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For a variety of reasons, many think the first stars to form in the Universe were monsters, hundreds of times the mass of the Sun. With that much mass, the stars were destined to have short lives that ended violently in a supernova, seeding the first galaxies with the elements that would form future stars and planets. There have been a few reports of gamma-ray bursts that are distant enough that they probably signal the end of the first generation of stars, but we have not observed any of these supernovae directly.
Now, researchers have used a survey that ran for several years to identify distant superluminous supernovae—explosions that are so bright they are thought to occur when the most massive stars convert light into matter/antimatter particle pairs at their core. Although these don't appear to have come from the explosion of the Universe's first stars, the more distant of the events dates from only 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang. Based on this success, they suggest their approach can be used to spot the demise of the Universe's first stars.
Why were these stars so big? A star is a balancing act between gravity and energy. Too much energy, and the gas cloud that could form a star would dissipate. Too much gravity, and it will quickly collapse into a black hole. As the gas cloud collapses into a star, this collapse liberates energy, which threatens to push the cloud apart if it can't be radiated away. And, as it turns out, pure hydrogen (which is most of the early Universe) is lousy at dissipating this energy. So it's really hard to form a star out of nothing but hydrogen (the complex mix of elements present after the first stars exploded makes the process easier).
To get around this inefficiency, the first stars formed from very dense gas clouds, where there was enough gravity to overcome their internal heat. Models indicate the results were enormous, 200 to 300 times the mass of the Sun, and they burned through their hydrogen quickly.
Theoretical considerations suggested stars with this mass would suffer a rather unusual fate. At their cores, the density of gamma-ray light would reach levels that were so high, some of it would spontaneously convert into pairs of particles and antiparticles (remember, e = mc2, so the energy of the gamma-rays can be converted to matter). Having antimatter at the core of the star was bad enough, but the sudden loss of radiation would essentially pull the legs out from under the core of the star. Without the steady outward pressure from the energy, the entire core of the star would suddenly collapse.
With stars this size, that's a rather extreme event. About 60 solar masses worth of carbon and oxygen fuse into heavier elements almost instantaneously. The resulting thermonuclear explosion tears the star to pieces, leaving nothing behind but a rapidly expanding gas cloud.
For years, theorists were waiting for astronomers to catch up with them and observe one of these supernovae, termed "pair instability." In recent years, they seem to have done so, spotting a couple examples of supernovae that reach extreme brightness, 10 times more luminous than the strongest type Ia explosions. They also have a distinctive pattern of brightening, with a peak several weeks after the initial explosion, powered by the decay of 56Ni formed when the core collapsed.
Normally, we can't detect supernovae out to high enough red-shifts to spot them in the early Universe, but the authors of the new paper note that these pair-instability events are extremely bright, saying, "The extreme luminosities of superluminous supernovae extend the redshift limit for supernova detection using present technology." They went back and examined a survey done from the years 2003-2008 called the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Legacy Survey Deep Fields. That ran for six months every year from 2003 to 2008. The authors simply looked for objects that weren't present in the first observations but appeared in later ones, and were bright in the ultraviolet at the source (though redshifted to longer wavelengths by the time they reach Earth).
As expected from pair-instability supernovae, these slowly climb to peak brightness, and that peak brightness is enormous: 1044 ergs/second, or 1037 watts. The authors estimate the progenitor of one of these explosions weighed in at 250 solar masses. The other one reached levels of brightness in the UV that aren't possible from the supernova alone, which suggests the explosion ran into gas that had been ejected from the star earlier.
The redshift values of these objects are 2.1 and 3.9, which places them at a time when the Universe was 3 billion and 1.5 billion years old. Follow-up observations with the Keck telescope suggest there were heavier elements around, which indicate these stars were not the first to form in the Universe.
It's hard to extrapolate too much with only two examples, but if the rate of discovery holds up, the authors say that pair instability supernovae may have occurred at a rate 10 times higher than they do in the current Universe. They say that a continued search for these events, along with follow-up observations that check their composition in greater detail, may ultimately reveal the details of the explosion of one of the Universe's first stars.
Nature, 2012. DOI: 10.1038/nature11521 (About DOIs).


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Recently the National Library of Australia released digital copies of The Portland Guardian onto their Trove website. This is very exciting for those researching family links in the Western District and along with the Camperdown Chronicle, Trove users have an opportunity to find out more about their families.
I thought it right that today's In the News should feature articles that appeared in The Portland Guardian on May 9, 1910.
On page 2, the lead story is an Obituary for a long-time Heywood resident Malcolm Cameron. I have some interest in Malcolm Cameron as he is the father in law of my first cousin four times removed, Emily Harman.
Malcolm was born in Perthshire, Scotland in around 1823. There is a record for a Malcolm Douglas arriving on the "Glen Roy" in 1854. Malcolm married fellow Scot Elizabeth Douglas in Victoria in 1860 and they had their first child, Fanny in 1861 at Heywood. They had a further nine children over the subsequent 21 years.
From the obituary, it can be seen that Malcolm Cameron was active in the community as a JP and Councillor. It mentions Malcolm was lost in the bush a few months earlier. An article about this appeared in The Portland Guardian and other papers including The Argus on December 8, 1909
Malcolm's son Malcolm Douglas Cameron was born in 1864 at "Cave Hill" near Heywood and married Emily Harman in 1900. They had two sons, Oliver and Alan.
An article on page 2 gives a hint on some major international news of the time. The Portland Post office would be closed the afternoon of May 9 out of recognition of a day of mourning which had been announced throughout the Commonwealth on the passing of King Edward VII on May 7, 1910.
On page 3, the headlines proclaim, "Death of the King" with details of the king's death and further on, the reaction of the Portland residents.
The people of Portland were sent into deep mourning according to this article with flags at half-mast and church bells tolling. Miss Allnutt, the organist who is mentioned in the article was a daughter of the minister of St Stephens Church at the time. Arch Deacon Allnutt was Minister for over 30 years.
Skating appears to be a popular pastime of the late 19th Century and early 20th Century. Two articles about skating appear on page 2, one announcing the opening of the Portland Skating rink and the second demonstrating the dangers of the sport.
The advertisement on the same page reveals skating was being held at the Free Library Hall and entry was sixpence. Unless of course one was an expert and wished to try the more advanced ball-bearing skates!
The second article relates to a skating accident at Casterton which resulted in a nasty concussion for Mr Allan Rowlands. If one considers the size of the average country hall, the thought of skaters hurtling around is rather hair-raising. No wonder women and children were only allowed to skate in the afternoon when hopefully it would have been a more refined pastime.


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Applied Building Science at CSG
Conservation Services Group (CSG) was launched in 1984 out of a small office in Boston's Back Bay. Its mission was, and still is, very simple: to protect the environment and build a socially responsible clean-energy economy.
In the early eighties, CSG employed a technique called nature's thermal camera. This enabled CSG to identify the most inefficient homes quickly and accurately. After a winter snowstorm, technicians would walk around Boston neighborhoods and check all the rooftops for snow. If the roof was bare or had little snow, it meant the house was not insulated properly. Polaroid picture in hand, a CSG staffer would knock on the door and show the homeowner the bare rooftop. The homeowner would then get an education about weatherization. This was applied building science in its simplest form.
CSG has come a long way since those early days, but one thing has stayed the same—the firm's unwavering commitment to applied building science. Currently, CSG runs dozens of programs coast to coast for utility clients, government agencies, businesses, and other groups. (For some humorous tips, see "Tips from CSG.")
Applied Building Science Group
In 2000, the management at CSG decided to take its building science capabilities to a new level. Instead of being embedded in individual residential programs, a new business line, the Advanced Building Science (ABS) Division, was spun off. This new group was responsible for bringing applied building science to CSG as a whole, and to the wider community. With just two staff members, ABS initially focused on supporting CSG's new-construction programs and clients, as well as the Residential Conservation Services (RCS) program in Massachusetts. (RCS was developed by the state to encourage energy efficiency and retrofits of existing homes.) The group also developed and delivered training to a wide variety of clients, including architects, builders, contractors, and others in residential design, construction, and systems maintenance.
Tips from CSG
- Waterproof bronze sealer is hard to wash out of wool carpets. Take off your shoes after sealing a ground cover barrier. Especially if you are working in the home of an art museum director!
- Don't use the #16 foam tank as a stepping stool to foam around the bathroom fan—unless you are not afraid of slipping and knocking off the hose. If this happens, you'll see the space between the sink and the floor fill up with sticky foam before you can say retrofit!
- Make sure contractors are paying close attention when filling an attic cavity. It is easy to spray in too much insulation, burying the upstairs bedrooms in cellulose.
- Don't forget to clean the A/C condensate line after the contractor packs all the ducts.
- Don't blow out the ceiling on the day before New Year's Eve. You might find yourself vacuuming a Christmas tree and buying the client a new sonic hologram generator, and other electronics that were ruined by static-charged dust.
New-Homes Program
In the late 1980s, CSG developed a new residential construction program called Energy-Crafted Homes for one of its first utility clients. (This predated the more widely known Energy Star Homes program.) This comprehensive building initiative comprised in-depth training, recruitment, technical plan evaluation and assistance, on-site performance testing, moisture control, and air quality standards. The program also included a marketing component to educate the public about residential energy efficiency.
Among the innovations that have emerged from this program, on-site testing of ground source heat pumps (GSHP) has been a key science-based approach. When CSG Technical Director Bruce Harley first encountered these in 1994, he set out to measure their energy efficiency. Since several clients were offering substantial incentives for GSHPs in new, energy-efficient homes, CSG wanted to ensure that its clients' investment was being protected. After developing an on-site test to measure the whole system operation, Harley discovered that some systems consumed too much energy. (This discrepancy was usually due to oversized well pumps or other installation problems.)
In 2009, after learning that the current GSHP rating standard did not include most of the pumping or fan energy needed to actually run the equipment, Harley worked with RESNET to pass an amendment to the 2006 Mortgage Industry National Home Energy Rating Standards (or "RESNET standards"). This amendment, titled "Auxiliary Energy of Ground-Source Heat Pumps," was designed to more accurately represent the real energy consumption of GSHPs in home energy ratings.
In 2010, CSG is collaborating with RESNET to clarify the treatment of conditioned and unconditioned basements and to improve and update some of the defaults used in HERS ratings to better represent the energy use of older homes. CSG is also working with a stakeholder group to bring empirically based cases to the software-testing process. In the new-homes arena, CSG promotes concepts such as optimum-value engineering, which reduces inefficient framing to allow for higher insulation levels. CSG also prioritizes investments in the building enclosure, which allows for downsizing and cost savings in heating and cooling systems.
"With every opportunity, we promote the good, science-based ideas and debunk the not-so-good ones," says Harley. "It is important to protect raters, code officials, and consumers against baseless claims by the makers of radiant-foil or paint products, as well as monolithic products like structural insulated panels, insulating concrete forms, and [Autoclave Cellular Concrete] ACC." He maintains that although this assurance is important during retrofits, it is even more essential for new construction.
Existing Homes
By 1990, CSG was beginning to roll out some of the first large-scale residential retrofit programs to incorporate blower door-guided diagnostics and air sealing in every home. Teams of CSG technicians would conduct an audit and seal up the house, monitoring leakage reductions and applying building ventilation standards and chimney backdraft tests to ensure that homes were not too tight. Air sealing, attic venting, and moisture mitigation were key components of all insulation retrofits. Within the year, CSG began incorporating duct sealing and heat pump diagnostics into these early audit programs.
CSG has followed thousands of homes through analysis of building design, construction inspections, and performance testing. To support this service, the firm has a number of tools for implementing and promoting its expertise in building science. One is a series of weatherization boot camps, for two of the firm's largest utility clients. These sessions provide hands-on training and field examinations designed to ensure that contractors are prepared to use appropriate tools and techniques.
By 2007, ABS had grown to 5 people. Today, ABS employs 13 people to keep up with CSG's rapid national expansion. The ABS Division functions as a training resource; sets standards for installations, products, and quality assurance; develops savings calculations and energy modeling techniques; and engages with technical policymakers in the industry, such as BPI, RESNET, International Code Council, and DOE. The ABS team brings its expertise to clients by providing customized industry training and courses for architects, builders, general contractors, code officials, weatherization contractors, energy raters, auditors, and others in the trade. Training topics include HERS rater certification, green building seminars, air and moisture control, BPI certification training, and energy codes.
Within CSG, ABS has a role in evaluating new technologies. According to ABS Director David Weitz, many product claims are "sketchy" or "overblown," making technical evaluation critical as the demand for energy-efficient equipment increases. ABS also works with clients who have varied approaches to calculating savings of new products or retrofit measures to ensure that the efficiency reporting is as up to date as possible.
ABS also plays a critical role in CSG's quality assurance operations. ABS supports all of CSG's RESNET-accredited activities and is home to Mark Hutchins, CSG's Home Energy Rating System quality assurance (QA) designee. According to CSG, it's critical to keep the individuals implementing the QA process separate from the production environment, so that there's no conflict.
The ABS Division supports a companywide technical committee, made up of quality service managers, directors, and other representatives from all six service regions across the country. The committee covers everything from combustion appliance testing to sprayed-urethane foam insulation. As issues are raised and resolved in the committee, technical bulletins are drafted to share the conclusions with CSG technical staff.
In the last few years, ABS has increasingly supported CSG's many existing-homes programs. An increase in the demand for residential energy audits—in both cold and warm climates—has led to a new focus on retrofit work; 70% of the group's work now comes from retrofit training and technical support for its retrofit programs. In recent years, ABS has taken on an increasingly central role in the development and deployment of the company's software. According to Weitz, "It's a natural evolution that ABS has become more engaged in CSG's home audit tool. When ABS guides our retrofit programs, we can provide the best building science based on energy modeling and savings estimates."
CSG launched an ABS technical library in 2008. This is an internally accessed database for the file sharing of documents, technical bulletins, Q&As, and other materials. The technical library has a chat function to cross-promote best practices among staff around the country. ABS is also launching an online help desk for technical questions. Like the findings of the technical committee, help desk resolutions are shared through the library.
Keeping It Simple
CSG's approach to building science is simple: Make buildings the safest, most comfortable, and most energy efficient they can be at every level. For CSG, ABS is the essential ingredient in providing the best service to the industry and its clients. CSG will continue to raise the bar for technical performance, construction quality control, and responsible installations and innovations as the firm expands its services nationwide.
Lisa J. Rinkus is a public relations consultant based in Newton, Massachusetts. She has worked with CSG for more than 12 years.
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5. Barsud.
6-11. As fine as An, woman with a holy (?) head, made perfect by the ...... lady! Nanaya, properly educated by holy Inana, woman who is as bright as the stars, wise lady who is available for everything, righteous sympathetic woman, lady who is always available on request, counselled by holy Inana, beloved by the Mistress! Nanaya, great judge, deity who occupies the high throne of Unug!
12. Cagbatuku.
13-16. Righteous woman who knows well the verdicts of the good decisions of the Land, Nanaya, who is wise in directing the city and the numerous people, exalted woman adept at holy speech, lady fitted for beauty, Nanaya, pride of E-ana, well-spoken one of the Land!
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42. Sa-jara.
43. A tigi of Nanaya.
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To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused, in the same condition that you received it and within 7 days of purchase. It must also be in the original packaging.
Please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com to receive an RA (Return Authorization) and address to return your item to. Returning your item without a RA will result in the item being refused and returned to you or possibly lost in our warehouse. We charge a 5% restocking fee on all credit card orders returned. If an exchange is requested, we will work with you to find an acceptable exchange.
Sale items (if applicable)
Only regular priced items may be refunded, unfortunately sale items cannot be refunded/exchanged unless item has defects.
Exchanges (if applicable)
If your purchase has defects and need to exchange, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com and after confirmation, please send your item to the address given as well as including the return authorization number. If an exchange is requested, we will work with you to find an acceptable exchange.
If the item was marked as a gift when purchased and shipped directly to you, you'll receive a gift credit for the value of your return. Once the returned item is received, a gift certificate will be mailed to you.
To return your purchase, you must mail the address given to you upon contacting American Heritage Mint and Bullion.
You will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item. Shipping costs are non-refundable. If you receive a refund, the cost of return shipping will be deducted from your refund.
Depending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you, may vary.
We highly recommend using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. We don't guarantee that we will receive your returned item.
We ship items using USPS, UPS, DHL, FedEx and will ship as soon as payments are processed and completed. Items typical ship within 3 - 5 business days from the day the order is placed unless otherwise stated on product page. (Please refer to notes with each item for additional information or adjustments).
Please note that all Money Orders, Cashier's, Personal and Business Checks will be held up to 10 business days or until said payment has cleared. Orders will be shipped promptly upon clearance of funds.
Items over $2000 may be sent using secured delivery to prevent fraud. A signature, photo, and other information (required by delivery company) may be required to prevent issues.
To prevent fraud, items with incorrect billing information might be cancelled if we can not verify. Shipments must be sent to billing address on file with your credit card unless approved by our risk department.
Shipping charges for returns are the responsibility of the party returning the item.
Orders may be returned shipped via USPS, FedEx or UPS. We highly recommend that you insure the package for its full value. American Heritage Mint and Bullion does not assume any responsibility for items lost or damaged while in return transit. We only assume responsibility of products while they are in our care, custody and control.
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Jennifer Shea
225 N. Michigan Ave; Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60601
Web Site: www.cancer.org
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Christine Carver, RN, MSN
IBCCP Program and Policy Supervisor
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 W. Jefferson St.
Springfield, Il. 62761
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Assistant Division Chief
Division of Epidemiologic Studies
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605 West Jefferson St
Springfield, IL 62767
217-785-3852 (direct line) 217-785-1873 (main line)
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Lung Cancer
Kathy Drea
Director of Public Policy
American Lung Association of Illinois/Upper Midwest
3000 Kelly Lane
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Prostate Cancer Screening
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Prostate Cancer
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Men's Health Program
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Infant Mortality Consultant(s)
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Center on Obesity Management and Prevention
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Nutrition and Physical Activity Section
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535 West Jefferson Street, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62761-0001
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Home / Home Health LPN - Penn Med Home Health (40 hours/wk, 1st shift)
At Lancaster General Health, our culture is what sets us apart and creates a lasting impression of our health system in the community and in the hearts of our patients and their families. A role with us is more than just a job, we ask that you Live Your Legacy at LGH by finding your passion in your everyday role, committing to those you serve, and reaching for your personal best.
We are recognized as 1 of only 9 hospitals in the entire country with awards in Medicare.Gov, LEAPFROG and Healthgrades Americas 50 Best Hospitals. We have attained four-year Magnet ® recognition status for the fourth time with the American Nurses' Credentialing Center (ANCC) and we are the 2018 recipient of the Foster G. McGaw Prize in recognition of the commitment to community service.
PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH offers a comprehensive benefits package:
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program so that our employees can stay actively engaged and committed to living their legacy every day. Together, we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
Join us and be part of a team that empowers you to do more than your job and encourages you to:
Live Your Passion. Live Your Best. Live Your Commitment. Live Your Legacy.
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Benefits of Joining Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health:
PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH combines a Nationally Ranked Hospital with great schools, safe neighborhoods, affordable housing, local community events and festivals as well as a wealth of cultural and recreational activities. The scenic Susquehanna River Valley provides opportunities for fishing, skiing, kayaking, hiking and mountain biking in addition to easy access to NJ shoreline or Delaware beaches. Urban life is easily accessible, with New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. a train ride away. Local universities, Fulton Theatre, the downtown shopping and dining district and local sports teams make Lancaster a great place to Live, Work and Play.
At Penn Medicine Home Health Lancaster General Health, your passion can touch and improve the lives of people in your community every day. We value our employees as our most important asset and we have been servicing adults and seniors with home health care services in the Lancaster area for dozens of years! If you enjoy helping others and making a difference in people's lives, working for Penn Medicine Home Health could be a perfect fit.
Why Should You Join Our Team? We have an EXCELLENT benefit package and clinicians who care deeply about their patients and peers!
Position Overview:
Provides direct nursing care to individuals in their place of residence in accordance with a physician certified Plan of Care and agency policies and procedures under the supervision of a RN.
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PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.
Search Firm Representatives please read carefully: PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH via-email, the Internet or directly to hiring managers at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH as a result of the referral or through other means.


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Fat Grafting also known as Fat injection has broad applications in cosmetic surgery. Fat injected into areas requiring volume-enhancement produces safe, long-lasting, and natural-appearing results as volume is replaced to tissues where fat is diminished. Fat grafting usually involves harvesting fat from one part of the body, washing/ purifying it, and the carefully re-injecting it with specially designed needles into the areas requiring augmentation. The procedure may need to be repeated several times to achieve the desired result.
Swelling, which is commonly seen after fat injection, usually resolves within 2-3 weeks. The degree of swelling is most dependent on the area injected.
Patients who benefit from fat grafting are people who desire augmentation or filling of volume-deficient areas. The most commonly grafted areas include the hands, face (including the lips), and depressions in the skin contour such as those that have developed following liposuction and scarring.
Generally, patients who are considered for fat injection are in good health. If you have a history of abnormal bleeding or swelling following a procedure you should notify your surgeon. A smoking history should be disclosed to your surgeon. Each patient's anatomy and proportions vary, and the decision to utilize fat injection techniques depends on the goals of the patient as well as the surgeon.
All patients requesting consideration for fat injection require a thorough pre-procedure evaluation. This may require several visits to your surgeon before the procedure. A full history and physical examination will be performed prior to the procedure. Your surgeon may take pre-procedure photographs, an informed consent will be obtained, and your skin may be marked. Either local ('twilight') or general anesthesia may be used, depending on your surgeon's preference.
Fat is harvested using a special suction cannula using sterile technique. Once enough fat is obtained from the donor area, it is then purified. This often requires the use of a centrifuge which spins the fat and removes impurities. The fat is then placed into the areas requiring augmentation. The injection needle is usually passed in and out of the areas to be augmented multiple times. This creates a 'grid' of threads of fat graft. The areas that were injected may then be massaged by the surgeon to create a satisfactory contour. A dressing may then be placed.
Fat injection or grafting is a technique that is growing in popularity. Fat is one of most well-tolerated fillers available to aesthetic surgeons, and thus has broad applications. It is natural-appearing, lasts a long time, and is safe. It is an effective filler used for changing body contour, revising scars, filling depressions created by liposuction, and rejuvenating the hands and face. Perhaps most importantly, it spares the patient the inherent risks associated with fillers derived from animals or cadavers.
Dressings may be placed on the injected areas. These dressings may include the use of tapes or compressive-type dressings. Your surgeon may request that you don't sit or lie on injected areas for a prescribed period. Your surgeon may also instruct you regarding a massage program after the procedure. Swelling and bruising usually resolve within 2 to 3 weeks.
*Disclaimer:The information provided on this site is for general informational purposes only, and does not replace the need for a consultation with a plastic and reconstructive surgeon before undergoing a surgical procedure. Results are not guaranteed and may vary according to health condition, weight, skin type, individual needs and other factors.


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Here we provide Top Modern Home Roof Designs And Advantage to help you add home design inspiration. For more home design ideas, read Beautiful Green Roof Design For Modern House. Full size of the picture: 1200 × 900 px
There are many latest home inspiration this year presented by the designers. This is due to the increasing demand of the consumers for private homes. To meet consumer demand, the designer has presented a variety of new home designs include exterior and interior design.
Various New Home Design includes design of bedrooms, living room, bathroom, kitchen, and the other parts of the house has been raised. Not only that, the designers also develop design of accessories, furniture, and home decor to complement the needs of consumers.


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Two guys in Corvettes achieve internet fame for all the wrong reasons.
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Usually an AC fan but come on. Guys racing their cars...mind blowing stuff here. I'm sure there is more ridiculous stuff out there..perhaps Scott Walker taking away the right to protest in WI.
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Printing Process:
Thermography - The process involves heat that joins ink and a resin-like powder together. The fusion of the materials results in the appearance of raised letters. This printing process is fast-becoming the most popular choice for invitations, because of its value and quality of appearance. This is the most affordable print process if you are looking for classic, elegant "raised" printing.
Letterpress - Letterpress continues to be one of the hottest trends in stationery. It's been around for hundreds and hundreds of years. Letterpress is an ancient printing technique that involves printing words or designs with ink while simultaneously debossing the image into thick, soft paper. The letterpress look is elegant, stylish, high-end and nothing short of stunning.
Engraving - The paper is placed on the press face down above the inked plate. It is then printed by pressure coming down on the back of the sheet while the front of the sheet meets with the plate. This "sandwich" effect creates the raised lettering and bruise on the back of the printed paper that are both classic features of engraver.
Foil Stamping - Printing process that fuses foil to paper. A thin layer of foil is pressed between a piece of paper and a heated die. The image on the die cuts and heats the foil, binding it to the paper. You might be thinking of mylar ballons when you think of the word "foil". But don't be fooled. You can find many matte-ink colors such as white or cream, which produces a gorgeous invitation.
Mygatsby was one of the pioneers of the "stacked" enclosure cards! We created these cards specifically so these accessory cards would complement your invitation stylishly yet with function.
Small Enclosure Card: 4.25"x4.50"
- This card is typically used as a Reception Card, Ceremony Card, Gift Registry or At-Home Card, or for any "simple" information you might be trying to deliver to your guests.
RSVP card w/ envelope: 4.25"x5.50"
- RSVP is derived from the French phrase, repondez s'il vous plait, meaning "respond if you please." It is a polite way of requesting a response to the invitation. It allows you to have an accurate guest count and can even help with allowing your guests to choose meal options, or any other information you will require in planning your reception.Mygatsby also nclude your name and return address printed on the envelope (or postcard for our smaller invitations) to make it easier for invited guests to respond. Traditionally, the sender provides postage, to make it easier for your guests to respond.
Large Enclosure Card: 4.25"x6.50"
- This card is typically used as a Directions Card, Accommodations Card, or any additional detailed information you might be trying to deliver to your guests.
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The first ink color you choose is included in the price of your order (invitation, accessory cards and envelopes). You may choose up to 2 ink colors per printed item (i.e. you can choose black & espresso for your invitation, and then gold & silver for your RSVP card, etc.). If you use the same 2 ink colors throughout your entire invitation ensemble, you will only be charged once, across all of your printed pieces (i.e. if you choose red & gold for your invitation, RSVP card and outer envelope, you will only be charged once for that 2nd ink color).
Pricing for each additional ink color is as follows:
- 1st ink: No charge. Included in price.
- 2nd ink: $30.00 one time charge. This same ink color may be used across all of your invitation ensemble pieces.
- 3rd ink and above: $20.00 one time charge for each additional ink color chosen.
*NOTE: If you have selected accessory cards, you may see 1 additional ink color charge in your total. Don't worry, you can adjust these ink colors accordingly to your preferences when you start customizing your accessory cards.


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Give your dog a stylish look with this adorable bandana for dogs featuring the Ireland flag inside an outline of a dog bone. This bandana makes an adorable accessory for your pooch to show off their love for Ireland on St. Patrick's Day or any day!
This bandana is designed for tie-on only — it doesn't feature any buckles or velcro.
- Made of 100% Cotton
- Tie on Bandana featuring screen print design
- Machine washable
- Made in the USA
Our bandanas are available in two sizes: small and large.
The small size is a 14″ x 14″ square that is easily folded in half to create the triangle look needed. Roll the bandana until the desired length down the back has been achieved, then tie around the dog's neck.
The large size is a 22″ x 22″ x 31″ pre cut triangle. While this size will fit most dog breeds, we recommend rolling the bandana to the desired look before tying around your pet's neck. Our designs are placed in the lower corner to allow for this.


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I haven't read Herta Müller, a Romanian-born German who won the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature today. But the good news about the Swedish Academy's announcement is that the award didn't go to Bob Dylan (the 25-1 favorite a few days ago with bettors at the London odds-making firm of Ladbrokes). Writers, no need — yet — to start taking electric guitar lessons to boost your chances of winning the world's most prestigious literary honor.
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NBC Wants George Zimmerman Suit Dismissed
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The judge in George Zimmerman's defamation lawsuit against NBC Universal is set to hear arguments on a request by the media company to dismiss the case.
A hearing has been set for June 19. The case had been postponed pending the conclusion of the Trayvon Martin shooting case. Zimmerman was acquitted of second-degree murder last July in the shooting death of the 17-year-old in Florida.
The former neighborhood watch volunteer sued NBC in 2012, claiming he was defamed when the network edited his 911 call to police after Martin's shooting to make it sound like he was racist.
NBC Universal said in a court filing that Zimmerman failed to comply with Florida's statute regarding retraction requests after the March 2012 broadcasts at issue. It also argued that the harms Zimmerman says he suffered weren't caused by the broadcasts.
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Morning Minutes: April 22
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Despot DES-puht (noun) A king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat - dictionary.com
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The Earth Day Network's A Billion Acts of Green is the largest environmental service campaign in the world. Check out their website to learn how you can help them reach their goal of 2 billion green acts.
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141: Number of countries that were participating in Earth Day celebrations by the holiday's 20th anniversary.
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Late last month, Global Tech News reported that Airbus was delaying its A380 superjumbo airliner due to problems with wiring. On Wednesday, the company announced that it was delaying its entire A380 program by a full year. As a result, the first production A380 will not be delivered until October of 2007.
The news has disappointed many airliners including Singapore Airlines and Qantas. In fact, Airbus has to fork over $22 million USD to India's KingFisher Airlines because of the delay. Malaysia Airlines, a company that has been in serious financial trouble lately, could cancel its order for six planes altogether or at the very least look for an interim solution. There's also word that EADS may sell off a 20% stake in Airbus that it aquired from BAE.
Airbus is trying it best with damage control and it is offering some insight into the problem that it is having. The following is from a speech given by Christian Streiff Speech, Airbus President and CEO:
The issue of the electrical harnesses is extremely complex, with 530km of cables, 100,000 wires, and 40,300 connectors. It is twice as complex as for our next largest aircraft, the A340-600! And the depth of the problem was not fully understood in June. The full analysis over these past weeks has revealed it is much worse than expected.
The root cause of the issue is that there were incompatibilities in the development of the concurrent engineering tools to be used for the design of the electrical harnesses installation. Quite simply, while the A380 is the most-advanced and modern plane ever made, the wiring harness installation design package in the forward and rear fuselage could not keep pace with the rest of the aircraft programme. Also, the learning curve for wiring harness changes was too steep during the complex development phase. We have to update and harmonize the 3D- design tools and data base – and it will take time to do this.
On top of all of that, Rolls-Royce announced today that it will halt production of its Trent 900 engine and that it will deliver at most 30 engines to Airbus by the end of 2006. According to contractual obligations, Rolls-Royce will supply 48% of the engines used in the A380 — the remaining 52% will be supplied by rival General Electric.
At this rate, the A380 will be entering service just ahead of Rolls-Royce-engined Boeing 787 Dreamliner which is due to go into service in 2008.
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Effective Training for Small Businesses
A Quick and Dirty Guide to Home Energy Upgrade Training and Coaching
Let's be honest: Perfect training doesn't lead to perfect results. That said, if you screw up your training, it could have a cascading effect, which could lead to losing money versus making a profit.
This is certainly true in the fiercely competitive home energy upgrade business, where building a successful company demands consistent job quality and great customer service, no matter which installer is on the jobsite. Ideally, you deliver comfort and cost savings to your customers and get referrals. You don't want your crew using the customer's door planter as an ashtray or pulling the tube out of a bicycle tire to stop a plumbing leak they created (a true story)—incidents that can lead to costly callbacks and negative word-of-mouth marketing by your customers. That makes training crucial. In fact, when a reputable company starts getting complaints about service or quality, it's almost always because of a poorly trained new hire.
Training can be a daunting challenge for a small business. The obvious reasons are time and budget. "Time is the biggest constraint" and "It's gotta be quick and effective" are what I hear time and again from home energy professionals.
This article addresses that challenge. It outlines a simple framework for creating a cost-effective training solution that actually works. It draws lessons from classroom techniques—instructional models used by companies like Microsoft—as well as from my own experience. I currently head the training department at Advanced Energy, an energy efficiency services company in Raleigh, North Carolina, a job that includes designing, developing, and providing training materials for home energy business owners, managers, and installers. My graduate degree is in teacher education, and I've spent more than 10,000 hours teaching and training.
The Model
A good small-business training approach lies somewhere between the Microsoft Learning Council and simply telling an employee to "go out and train the new guy," without further explanation.
Corporations don't say "go train the new guy" and walk away. Most corporate trainers use an instructional design model known as ADDIE:
Analysis – Identifying the training need and audience.
Design — Using the results to build a training program.
Development — Physically building training materials.
Implementation — Doing the actual training.
Evaluation — Figuring out what did and didn't work and making changes.
There's a wealth of information on ADDIE, but much of it is academic. For a small business, you can get the same results from a simple three-step model:
- Planning (analysis, design and development);
- Training (implementation); and
- Coaching (evaluation).
Here's how each of these steps works.
Planning consists of asking a few key questions and then using the results to design the actual training. The questions focus on whom you will be training (the audience) and what you will be training (the learning objectives).
Who is the audience? Get this wrong and it's over. Questions to ask include "What do they already know how to do?" and "Who hired them and why?" (Is this the boss's son or daughter?) A total greenhorn needs a different training approach than someone who worked at the same job in another state. Assume they have knowledge they don't, and you will overwhelm them; assume they don't know something they do, and the risk is that they will feel patronized and tune you out.
What are your training goals? Your company and/or local standards usually predefine your training goals. These goals and standards will define the results of your training.
Make sure you know how the results of the training will be measured. If you have no plan to measure the training results internally, you have just, by default, hired your customers to measure your results—which they tend to do by calling your office to complain of a problem and to demand that you come back out and fix it. Using your customers to measure your company's effectiveness is a very expensive alternative to an internal inspection process. It should also leave you wondering how many other jobs were botched.
The training typically will include documented customer service standards, standardized tools, materials, and installation techniques. If it doesn't, stop reading and start finding a way to get your goals and specs documented. There are good reasons why most societies moved from the oral tradition to the written word. If you don't have this documented, you are not alone—but you may not be in good company, either.
Design and development. Once you know where you are and where you're going, it's time to draw a map to bridge the gap. See the Design Document Template (Figure 1) as an example of how to document your audience, objectives, and needed tools and materials in each section of your training.
Job aids. One common mistake here is to omit key pieces of information. There are tragic examples of the consequences, including people dying on airplanes because the fire extinguisher training didn't include locating the fire extinguisher. You can avoid such problems with job aids that help people apply the knowledge in an actual field setting. In the home energy business, these aids might include standardized lists of tools and materials needed for the job, checklists for new employees, and step-by-step illustrated field guides.
Ideally during the actual training, you are constantly adapting to your audience's needs and checking for understanding as you go, so that you don't leave your audience behind. Here are two of many instructional approaches that will assist you in meeting the broad range of learning styles that you'll find in the installer population.
Tell, show, do, provide feedback. In it's simplest form, good training consists of Tell, Show, Do, and Feedback. Start by confirming what they know and don't know. Then TELL what needs to be done, SHOW them how to do it, let them DO it themselves and then provide FEEDBACK until you know they get it.
In Advanced Energy's hands-on Home Energy Upgrade courses, we typically introduce a topic like sealing small, medium, and large holes in metal duct with a discussion backed up with visuals, followed by a step-by-step walk-through of the tools, materials, and processes (Tell and Show). We then turn the participants loose on a simulated duct system with small, medium, and large holes (Do). Students receive feedback from instructors as well as from other students as they demonstrate their understanding or lack thereof.
The inquiry method. When training people with previous field experience, you can use a variation of the above approach, called the Inquiry Method. It consists of asking a series of questions that allow the trainees to demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and abilities. Using this method, you would show photos of a duct system and ask, "Where would you seal the holes shown here?"
Asking questions is far more effective than lecturing; studies show that people who discover answers to problems on their own remember the answers better than people who were simply told the answer to a problem. Instead of saying, "When we put on mastic, we use the term 'thick as a nickel' because it needs to be that thick to be effective," ask, "When we put on mastic, we use the term 'thick as a nickel.' Why do you think we say that?"
What to watch out for: lying. It's common, especially for new hires, to nod their head and give you every clue that they get it when they really don't.
Advice: Give them opportunities to take the "lie detector test" and demonstrate to you that they get it. Engage learners by providing opportunities to DO the thing they're trying to learn. It will make your checking for understanding a whole lot easier. Hold employees accountable by letting them know they do need to demonstrate understanding throughout the training, and hold yourself accountable by checking for understanding. This will allow you to report back to management with confidence what the employee actually knows.
Check for understanding. If you don't check for understanding, you don't know what you're doing, literally. Important as it is, there is no magic formula for checking for understanding. You need to be able to read your audience and make a judgment call as to whether they get it and you can move on.
Something to watch out for: Providing too much information.
Information ideally should be provided in sets of three to four items. There's a reason your phone number isn't an uninterrupted string of seven numbers; the information is grouped in threes and fours to help people remember. Use the no-more-than-four rule when checking for understanding. If you just explained more than four steps before checking for understanding, that was at least one step too many.
Simply put, a coach is a trusted advisor who assists employees in meeting mutually beneficial goals. Like your training plan, your coaching plan needs to be documented. This allows for structured succession planning in an industry known for high turnover. Remember that without internal checks on your company's work, you literally don't know what you're doing.
Coaching is an opportunity for you to evaluate workers in the field and to inspect their work.
The most popular way to discuss the different levels of evaluation was designed by training expert Donald Kirkpatrick, past president of the American Society for Training and Development. The levels and the questions they address, from the simplest to the most complex, are as follows:
Level 1: Reaction. How did you feel? (Known as the smiley face evaluation and unfortunately the most common.)
Level 2: Learning. What did you learn in the training?
Level 3: Behavior. Are you applying the new knowledge, skills, and abilities in the field?
Level 4: Results. Is the training producing the results that the business desires in a measurable way?
The coach should be a real-time trusted advisor. A coach ideally will act as a trusted advisor by offering newly trained employees real-time assistance on complex issues in the field. In an ideal scenario, employees will know when they are stuck and in need of help. They need someone they can call and/or e-mail pictures to for assistance. They want a coach who understands that mistakes happen, collaborates on solutions, and teams up with them to make sure it's done right moving forward. (Think opposite of a cop.)
The coach should use actionable future-focused feedback. This is where you decide whether you want to be a cop or a coach. Police officers offer a great example of what a coach should not do. Cops typically say, "Hey, I caught you speeding; this is bad; I'm punishing you with this ticket." If coaches replaced them, it would be a different story. Instead of sirens, a whistle would blow, and the cops would approach you, let you know what you did wrong, and ask you some questions. After they got to know you a bit, they would provide you with a driver's training plan with follow-up coaching. Any feedback would not dwell on the past, but would be future focused, of course. After training and coaching, if you demonstrated that you still didn't get it, you would be quickly fired for the sake of the common good. (Think no driver's license.)
Future-focused feedback helps the person to improve in the future, in contrast to berating the person for mistakes of the past. For example, if a duct sealer is painting on a thin layer of mastic to seal holes in metal, ask the duct sealer what he or she can do in the future to plug those holes instead of painting them. If need be, you can ask leading questions and give helpful answers. For example: "The mastic should always be as thick as a what?" (A nickel) "Is there anything that would help you remember this?" Let employees come up with their own solutions. ("Yes, you could tape a nickel to the back of your mastic hand. I never thought of that.")
What to watch out for: Pretending to be a trusted advisor when you're not. Employees have lie detector tests of their own. If you don't care about their well-being or their success, they'll know it.
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Advice: If you truly don't care, quit. Let someone else train who does care. If you find yourself just needing a little reminder of the importance of what you are doing, clearly define for yourself the benefits of being an excellent trainer. How does it benefit your company's bottom line? The environment? The customer? The employee's training? How does it benefit you and your friends and family?
That said, I wish you best of luck in reaching your personal and companywide training goals. This guide is not a substitute for a standardized companywide training plan and a robust self-inspection policy, but I hope it gets you closer to making your company more competitive through better customer service and improved word-of-mouth marketing.
Let us know how it's working or how you want to improve your training. The only caveat is that if you have constructive feedback, it has to be future focused. And if you are or ever have been a cop, you can't contact me.
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Q: Why do divers get sick if they ascend too fast?
A: Almost 10 million people in the United States scuba dive; there are about 1,000 injuries and 100 fatalities from this activity every year. To better understand diving injuries it is necessary to understand some basic physical principles and how they affect divers.
* Pressure on a specific gas increases how much of that gas dissolves in a liquid. This is the principle used to make soda; high pressure is used to force more carbon dioxide to dissolve in water. When the soda is opened at normal atmospheric pressure (the pressure at sea level), the carbon dioxide effervesces.
* Divers, and the liquid in their body (about two-thirds of the human body is water), are placed under increased pressure as they dive; every 33 feet (10 meters) of depth increases the pressure by 1 atmosphere.
* For a gas at a given temperature, the volume decreases with increased pressure (and vice versa). You can think of this as the higher pressure "squishing" the gas.
* Certain air-filled body cavities cannot sufficiently change volume in response to changing pressures during descent or ascent, possibly leading to complications (barotrauma).
Barotrauma is the most common type of diving injury and lung (pulmonary) barotrauma is the second most common cause of death in diving accidents (second to drowning). Minor barotrauma to the eardrums or sinuses is common. Pulmonary barotrauma occurs from the diver putting their lungs under higher pressure during descent, and then during ascent their alveoli (the small sacs in the periphery of the lungs) can "pop," especially if they hold their breath (confining the expanding air) as they ascend.
The compressed air a diver breathes must equal the pressure they are subjected to, or else the air would not enter their lungs. This pressurized air (70 percent of air is nitrogen) will dissolve in the blood more than it would at atmospheric pressure. If they ascend too fast the air will form bubbles (like the bubbles in soda). These bubbles can act like emboli (objects that can travel in the blood stream, possibly clogging small blood vessels), causing insufficient blood supply to body tissue. This is called decompression sickness; it occurs in about 3 per 10,000 dives.
Type I decompression illness, the most common type, is when the musculoskeletal system and/or the skin are involved; joint pain (most commonly elbow or shoulder) is the most common symptom. The affected patient may walk bent over to try to alleviate the pain, which is often worsened by "stretching" the connective tissue; this is how the condition became known as "the bends." The skin may also be compromised, for example with an itchy rash, most commonly on the upper torso.
Type II decompression sickness is often more severe, with the nervous and/or breathing system being affected. Symptoms may be mild, such as a headache, or more severe, like weakness or paresthesia (from spinal cord involvement), or more severe such as paralysis. When the brain is involved, the patient may lose their balance (called "the staggers"), develop confusion, vision changes, speech changes, memory impairment or other symptoms. Lung involvement (only 5 percent of decompression patients) can cause breathing compromise ("the chokes"), and may be fatal.
Decompression illness is treated with hydration and supplemental oxygen (to increase blood flow and minimize ischemia) and when severe, by placing the patient in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber. The high pressure can re-dissolve the bubbles, and then the patient can be slowly "decompressed."
Nitrogen narcosis ("rapture of the depths"), another possible diving condition, is where the higher level of nitrogen dissolved in the blood (generally at depths over 100 feet) may cause symptoms similar to being drunk, or more severe symptoms such as hallucinations and loss of consciousness (typically at depths over 300 feet).
Diving injuries are diagnosed from the symptoms and the history of a recent dive(s); symptoms from diving injuries typically occur within minutes to hours of the dive, and essentially always within 24 to 48 hours.
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Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine coached Lucca to second place during Season 2 of the reality show. PJ Morton and Rozzi Crane will also open at different points of the tour.
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"We are very excited to team up with the Honda Civic Tour," Levine said in a statement. "Kelly, PJ, Rozzi and Tony are all such unique and amazing artists. I'm really looking forward to hitting the road with them. Each night will be a great night of music."
In addition to hitting the road, Maroon 5 is preparing to release another album. "We're just getting started," guitarist James Valentine told The Associated Press. "We've got some great songs in the can. The stuff we're working on now, it definitely has gone maybe a little darker in its sound, maybe back a little bit more to what we kind of did on Songs About Jane. But at this point we do have all kinds of different songs and it is early."
No word yet on whether the tour and album will impact Levine's involvement on The Voice, which has already seen original coaches Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green depart to focus on other projects.
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Barr Hammock's unveiling draws a crowd
Mitchell Sapp, hiking poles in hands, had been waiting for Saturday for months.
The day finally came and Mitchell, along with about 150 others, got to see a prairie vista a stone's throw from Interstate 75 but a world away.
Saturday was the long-awaited opening of the Barr Hammock Preserve, the largest tract bought under the Alachua County Forever program.
"I do a lot of hiking and I've been coming out here for the past three or four months to see if it was open yet," said Mitchell. "We have so much land in this county for hiking, and this is a great addition."
Alachua County Forever is a conservation land program funded with a voter-passed tax. Other state and federal programs contributed to the purchase of the preserve from the family of Bill Whitehurst, which used to farm the land and provided a 20 percent donation toward county acquisition.
At 5,700 acres, it is the largest Alachua County Forever program and includes Ledworth and Levy prairies. Different parts of the preserve were bought separately at different times.
The north section, accessed off Wacahoota Road near Micanopy, has a six-mile levee along the prairie basin that serves as a trail for hiking, biking and horseback riding. The entire preserve will eventually include 25 miles of trails, observation platforms and interpretive signs.
The elevation of the levee affords a good view of wildlife and birds. Stephen Hofstetter, county environmental program supervisor, said 80 to 85 species of birds can be found in the preserve, adding that during the annual Audubon Society Christmas bird count he estimated 400 to 500 wood ducks were there.
Other animals include the expected alligators and otters, but also relatively rare roundtail muskrats.
Alachua County Environmental Protection Director Chris Bird said the prairie acts as a filter to cleanse water before it seeps into the aquifer.
Bird added that water eventually travels a long distance.
"We have a huge catchment basin that will help us in refreshing the Floridan aquifer," Bird said. "This prairie and the water that goes through the aquifer here is ending up someday probably coming out in the Suwannee River at one of the springs over there. We can feel good that this is helping to contribute to some of that really clean water as opposed to other water that we have a tougher challenge with."
The large crowd that came out for the official opening ceremony, which featured hayrides, is evidence of the popularity of land conservation in the region, participants said.
But hiker Jacque Steer of Marion County, a member of the Florida Trail Association, said Barr Hammock will be special because it most often will be filled with peace and quiet instead of people.
"The best thing about this is the panoramic views," Steer said. "And it doesn't have the crowds of Paynes Prairie. You won't see anybody else out here."


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Bill Ayers [above] believes President Obama should be put on trial for war crimes at The Hague, the Weather Underground co-founder told Real Clear Politics in an interview posted Tuesday.
Ayers told the website he "absolutely" believed the president was engaged in terrorism for his use of drone strikes in fighting the war on terror.
"Absolutely. Every president in this century should be put on trial, every one of them," Ayers said. "For war crimes. Absolutely."
Ayers also said he would give the president a "failing" grade, while admitting ...