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Chocolate lovers around the world have none other than Forrest
E. Mars, Sr. to thank for the milk chocolate candies that
melt in your mouth, not in your hand. The candy, of course,
is M&Ms®, and not only did Mars invent, patent, and market
the creation but he also built a chocolate candy empire via
the multinational conglomerate that would become M&M®/Mars,
Mars was born on March 21, 1904 in Minnesota and raised in
Canada after his parents' divorce.
He entered the University of California at Berkeley and later
transferred to Yale University where he completed a degree
in industrial engineering in 1928. He was a highly competitive
individual with a gift for business.
His father, Frank C. Mars, had been operating a successful
candy business of his own in Chicago. He reunited with his
son and invited him to work with him. From this company, Mars,
Inc., established in Franks home in Tacoma, Washington in
1911, came the ever-popular Snickers, Milky Way, Three Musketeers
and Mars bars. The younger Mars wanted to expand, but his
father did not, so he took a buyout from his father, along
with the rights to sell some of the Mars brands overseas,
and moved to England.
In Europe, Forrest Mars worked for Nestle and Tobler to
learn more about the candy business. He also set up a small
candy factory in England. Eventually he moved back to the
U.S. and opened his own food manufacturing business, Food
Products Manufacturing, where he established the Uncle Bens
rice line, and later, gourmet pet food. In 1940, he made his
first, independent move into the candy business in the United
Somewhere in his travels, Mars had come across a candy that
was essentially tiny chocolate pellets surrounded by a sugar
shell. He may have seen soldiers eating them during the Spanish
civil war; no one seems to know for sure. What is known is
that in 1940, Mars concocted his own version of candy-coated
chocolate drops and took them to the Hershey Corporation.
There he proposed an 80-20 partnership to Bruce Murrie, the
son of Hershey executive William Murrie, where Bruce would
be the 20-percent partner. At the time, World War II was developing,
and chocolate would be rationed during this period. The Hershey
Corporation, however, already had a deal to provide chocolate
for the troops.
The savvy Mars struck a deal with Hershey via Murrie, whereby
Murrie would provide some capital, and Hershey would provide
chocolate, sugar, and technology. The partners named the product
for the first initials of their last names: M&Ms®.
The design was patented on March 3, 1941. That year, M&M®,
Ltd. began production in Newark, N.J., and the first M&Ms®
went on sale. The candy, originally sold in paper tubes, came
in brown, yellow, orange, red, green and violet, later replaced
by tan. A year later, World War II began, and M&Ms® were
immediately popular among soldiers because of the candies
ability to travel well and withstand high temperatures. Soon
the Armed Forces incorporated M&M's® into soldiers' C-Rations
and sold them in Post Exchanges and Ships Service Stores.
In 1945, the war ended, and M&M's® become available
to general public again. Soon, Mars bought Murrie out and
took sole ownership of the M&M® brand. In 1950, the company
began imprinting an 'm' on each candy to ensure customers
they were getting the original, real thing. They also began
heavy national advertising.
In 1954 M&M® Peanut Chocolate Candies were introduced,
and the black M&M® imprint was changed to white. That
year the company also began television advertising using cartoon
characters and launched its famous M&M® slogan, "The milk
chocolate melts in your mouth, not in your hand." By 1958,
demand for M&M's® had surpassed 1 million pounds per week.
In 1981, M&M's® even went to space. They have since been
included with food rations for astronauts on more than 30
shuttle flights. M&Ms® were also the official candy at
the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
After his fathers death, Mars took over the family business,
Mars, Inc., and officially merged his company with it in 1964.
During the course of his career he also patented a line of
vending units that used electronic recognition system instead
of the typical weight drop mechanism.
He retired from Mars, Inc. in 1993 and started a new candy
company, Ethel M. Chocolates, which soon had sales in the
hundreds of millions. Ethel M., named for Mars mother, joined
M&M® Inc. and Dove as M&M®/Mars in 2003. Today brands
include Dove ice cream bars, Combos, Twix, Kudos, and pet
food brands Kal Kan and Pedigree.
Mars died on July 1, 1999, at the age of 95. At the time
of his death, his estimated net worth of $4 billion, according
to Forbes magazine, made him one of the richest people
in the U.S.; his sons, Forrest Mars, Jr. and John Mars are
now executives with the candy company and also said to be
of high net worth, along with his daughter, Jacqueline
Mars Vogel. Based in Hackettstown, N.J., M&M®/Mars employs
30,000 worldwide with sales of more than $20 billion per year.
[Updated January 2007]


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Introduction to Arc Welding
robotic arc welding with DX100, NX100 or XRC
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This course runs 2.5 days
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The INTRODUCTION TO ARC WELDING course is designed specifically for customers who have little or no previous experience in ARC WELDING.
Course Overview
The course is designed to combine the benefits of both classroom training and hands-on training in robotic welding. After doing a review of welding theory, students will have the ability to set up arc start and arc end files, weaving files and understand the purpose of a welder condition file At the completion of this course, students will be able to program and modify robotic welding jobs, set up and modify weld parameters and use both weaves and reference points. Course prerequisite is basic programming knowledge. Students must know how to create and edit their own programs before taking this course, as well as being familiar with the programming pendant
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Primary topics include: - manual mig welding theory - basic operation of robot, creation and editing of robot jobs - using the ARCON and ARCOF instructions - in-line instructions and ARC START / ARC END files - setting up of weld parameters - weaving and reference points
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Excellent Japanese Buffet – I was recently at Makino Japanese Buffet to celebrate a 90th birthday party! Kudos to the hosts who picked a terrific place. The food was excellent, with a large selection of excellent sushi and sashimi, and many other choices of food for those who don't eat raw fish. The desserts were also terrific. The staff was very helpful and the party was a great success. I would highly recommend you try this buffet. You won't be disappointed, but you might eat too much!
Best Sushi-Sashimi Buffet in Broward – I love this place, but maybe I've been lucky. More on that later.
Talk about selection of sushi and sashimi! 50 or so varities, plus a load of salads and appetizers. Add a 2 dozen hot dishes plus a hibachi grill where you can order anything your heart desires, and you have a GREAT place to eat for right around $17. (The pricing in these buffets varies according to day of week, with weekends being more expensive by a dollar or two than a weekday.)
I've never had a bad meal here, the only problem is one of self-control. You want to eat a lot for the money--sure, but the food is soooo good, that it's hard to stop going back for seconds and thirds of your favorites.
There's a dessert bar plus not-found-anywhere-else ice creams like bean and green tea.
I've read other reviews of customers complaining about brusk, rude waiters, but hey, this is a buffet. All they're supposed to do anyway is clear your plates from the table when you finish. They usually wait until you leave the table for more food to do it, so there's little interaction. If they smile and really are pleasant, then it's okay to leave a tip. In a restaurant like this, 5% is nice and 10% is generous.
I've also read a couple reviews reporting insects. I never saw any, and have never been grossed out by anything in the restaurant, including the bathrooms which are kept reasonably clean.
This is a GREAT VALUE and great food, especially if you fancy fresh sashimi and sushi. This restaurant has a "sister" restaurant--Kyojin-- owned by cousins on the east side of Broward County (Makino is on the west side, on University in Sunrise).
Very Happy Priced Right – One of the best Japanese Buffets I have been to. The Sushi was so good I had to make myself stop eating it. The kids loved the marshmellows and chocolate fountain, as well as the fish pond. The service was great and the rest of the food was excellent as well. It was way better than another local Japanese Restaurant close by (Kyojin) and cheaper as well. I definately recommend. However...don't go when it is pouring down rain. The parking lot floods and you could be walking in a foot of water.
makino buffet – Great place for lunch or dinner always fresh food, good sercice, great price no problem with children
Great Place, great food. – My family and I LOVE to go to Makino. If you Love japanese food then you WILL be in HEAVEN. The food is all buffet style and all of it is delicous. You can choose from Hibachi (which you pick what they put in it and cook it right there for you), mild sampling of regualr foods such as rice, spring rolls, and other assorted foods, or Sushi and sashimi. Everything I've ever had there has been wonderful. Even my kids love to go! There is a great little fish pond for them to stare at while i fill their plates with food for them. Dont hesitate to go. You'd expect it be pricey with all the great food, but its rather affordable. I recommend this place to all my friends!
Great Japanese Buffet! Cheap Price! – after spending a lot of time of chinese food, i decided to change it around and have a go at this japanese buffet, which i discovered when one of my friends recommended to me. i started with their seaweed salad with cucumber. then switched to their sashimi - salmon, tuna, white tuna, and so on. and next to that are many different types of sushi. their "volcano" specialty is my favorite. and tempura shrimp are great try as well. after all, the rum raisin ice cream with fruit on top finalized my great day. superb!
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The night before his appearance on FOX 29's Good Day, actor Mark Wahlberg was in Center City for a red carpet screening of his new film "Broken City" at the Prince Music Theater.
Fans lined up outside the theater's front doors early hoping to get a glimpse of the actor.
Director Allen Hughes was also in town for the movie screening.
The pair will appear on Good Day Wednesday morning.
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Doug Hecht - Vice President & Cofounder, Console
Services Provided: 10Mbps Internet Connection
Console, a world-class web application company, conceives, designs and implements business solutions for NBC Entertainment, Universal Studios and other national and local organizations. Obviously, reliable connections are key when providing such services, and Console needed a high-bandwidth, "always available" Internet connection that would create a solid environment for its clients. Plus, it wanted a partner that could provide good technical support to its in-house technicians.
SolutionsAfter looking at a variety of options, Console determined that Cox Business was the only one that could provide the reliability and customer service it needed, at the right price. Cox Business recommended a new 10Mbps fiber-optic connection along with a number of cable modems that would help Console conduct a range of services from hosting websites and video archives to managing every aspect of live audio and video streaming.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks at the United Auto Workers Legislative Conference. Below are the Leader's remarks:
"Thank you all very much. Is it still morning? Yes. Good morning everyone, GimmeFIVE!
"Thank you very much, Gary [Jones], for your wonderful, generous introduction. Thank you David, for your leadership and for explaining why people say making laws is like making sausage, when you see the behind-the-scenes of it all. It was important for us to hear from David, as we were in that important debate, because he was fresh from the trenches making the fight for America's working families. A strong voice for labor, for collective bargaining, for fairness, for a better future for all Americans – thank you, David, for your leadership. And where did he go? Thank you, David.
"It was also important to hear from him specifically as a voice of labor, because I almost always, in many of my meetings with my Members and in public as well, quote Walter Reuther who said something very, very important. We all know, well, some of you are too young to know, you know from history, the rest of us know from our younger days, what an important he was in our country, as well as a leader of the U.A.W. And he said, and I'm going to read it because I want it to be a direct quote: 'There's a direct relationship between the bread box and the ballot box, and what the union fights for and wins at the bargaining table can be taken away in the legislative halls.' I want Members to hear that all the time, because it talks about what our responsibility is. But it also talks about the fact that you cannot – he began the quote by saying that direct relationship between the bread box and the ballot box – you cannot separate them.
"So thank you to the GimmeFIVE. Thank you to U.A.W. Thank you to all of you. Thank you Bob King. Thank you Gary. Thank you all for what you did in this election to reelect President Barack Obama. Thank you [for] what you did to keep control of the United States Senate, under the leadership of Harry Reid. And thank you for what you did to hold and increase our numbers in the House. We did not win enough, we did not win it all, but we won a lot – and what we won, we won because of your help. And now we're ready for the next fight, and I say that because as Walter Reuther said: you can't separate the two. And if we are going to have the best possible policies for our country, and for our working families – we must have the best possible politics.
"And that's why a very important part of our agenda is something that I know that you share, which is to, is to overturn Citizens United. So the voices of the – overturn that, overturn that. I have issued a DARE – disclose. Where is that big money coming from, who are these people who want to undermine the opportunities for working families? Who want to continue the disparity in income and ownership in our country? D. A: Amend the Constitution to overturn Citizens United, as I said. R: reform our political system so that we have public funding of campaigns, instead of the big money influence.
"And E: Empower. The President said in his State of the Union, there's no reason people should be waiting eight hours in line to vote. That is an impediment to voting. So, we already have step one of empowerment – George Miller, a friend of the UAW, John Lewis, Mr. Jim Clyburn, they had on the first day of this Congress, a motion to say that the American people should not have to wait more than one hour in line to vote. That means you have to have early voting, that means you have to have adequate precincts, you have to have adequate machinery and all of that. But we will not allow those big money issues to suffocate the airwaves with their endless resources, to suppress the aspirations of America's working families. We will not allow them, and their elected representatives in states across the country, to suppress the vote – squeeze the air out of the airwaves, suppress the vote so they can have it all their way. The exploitation of working families in America, the exploitation of the environment, the exploitation of our children's future. We cannot have that happen. So that is going to be a very important, that is a very important part of our agenda as we go forward. To heighten the voices, if you heighten the civility and lower the role of money, I assure you, you will elect people to Congress who really do speak for the American people. And more women I might add, and minorities, and young people to public office.
"Okay, so I'm here to salute all of you on behalf of my colleagues in the Congress. To thank you so much for all that you do, and have done – politically, policy-wise, and in every way. I had the pleasure of working with Bob King on the auto bailout – congratulations to the most productive workers in the world – America's workers. And in the course of that, and speaking for my colleagues in the House, House Democrats at that table with the CEOs of the big three and with Bob King there, anytime there would be a path suggested to go down, our question was always – what do the United Auto Workers think of this? If it's okay with them, it's okay with us – if not, not so. So, that was, I think a very important, not just to say that people said: 'you're saving companies;' no, we're saving an industry. We're saving American jobs, and that is very consistent with your plan that you have. And I congratulate you on that – your National Community Action Program conference that you're having; and I saw what your agenda is, and God bless you, it is consistent with the values of UAW historically and into the future.
"But it is also about Make It In America – 'Make It In America.' We say this: we believe, and when I leave here later today, the Democrats will be going to our issues conference and our focus will be on jobs and growing the economy. And our jobs agenda is as simple as ABC: American-made, Make It In America. B: build the infrastructure of America. C: community involvement in all of those decisions, because that's very important. And again, part of your agenda that we share that innovation, clean energy, and keeping America number one. We can only be number one if we Make It In America. Two, in doing that, I think we will restore confidence in our economy. Recognizing we have a moral obligation to create jobs in our country. It's very essential to a thriving middle class, and middle class is essential to our democracy, so for every reason you can name, including what it means for individual families and their, and addressing their kitchen table concerns. We must, as I've said, honor a moral obligation to restore confidence in the economy by creating jobs.
"We must restore confidence. It's who we are as a people. We are, by and large, a nation of immigrants. So we must have comprehensive immigration reform, and I thank you for making that part of your legislative agenda – for making that part of your agenda. We must have confidence in the safety of our neighborhoods and our schools for our children. And so we must have gun violence prevention as part of our agenda as well. And again we must have confidence in our democracy, and that is why I issued the DARE – to recognize what Walter said: the bread box and the ballot box, that we have the voices of the people heard in elections. And UAW has been, and their GimmeFIVE program has been, a very important part of that.
"So, where do we go from here? Right now on the floor of the House, we're having a debate about the budget. The Republicans are getting up there and talking about how immoral it is to have a big budget deficit. They're deficit hawks all of a sudden. You didn't hear a 'hoot,' 'peep,' a 'roar' or anything out of them when George Bush was running up this [deficit]. Tax cuts for the wealthiest people in our country, which did not create jobs but did increase the deficit. A giveaway pharmaceutical program that did not meet the needs, commensurate to what we later had to correct in the Affordable Care Act – where health care is a right not a privilege. They also had two unpaid-for wars. So the bulk of this deficit has been presented to us by the Bush Administration. In addition to a massive downturn in the economy that reduced revenues coming into the Treasury because of their bad economic policy.
"So, all of a sudden their on the floor saying: 'oh, this budget, it's immoral, it's indecent.' Well, that's a new found value for them, because they didn't seem to mind for the eight years of the Bush Administration. But it is immoral, and we must reduce it. And we have already agreed – we have already agreed to $1.6 trillion, in the Budget Control Act, in reductions in spending. We've already agreed to protect Medicare, but to find savings to prolong its life. When they're talking about Medicare – well we want to save Medicare and protect it, that doesn't mean you take money from Medicare, and give tax cuts to the wealthiest, as they do in their budget.
"And we want to – but you know what, this is all about they're protecting the wealthiest people in our country. They refuse to put a balanced approach to it and that means we must have more revenue. And so we have on the floor – well, we don't have it on the floor because in all their openness and transparency and the importance of debate on the budget, they would not allow our amendment to come to the floor. Chris Van Hollen, our Ranking Member – anybody from Maryland – too busy celebrating the Ravens victory, I guess? As a 49er fan, born and raised in Baltimore, you can just imagine my interest in that game. But the point is, is that in the Van Hollen proposal, we had more spending cuts, we had revenue that comes from ending subsidies to Big Oil. Imagine, oil business will make a trillion dollars, a trillion dollars over the next ten years. A trillion dollars in profits, and they say: 'We need a subsidy, an incentive,' to go make a trillion dollars. But at the same time they want to cut Pell Grants and other investments in our children's future. It's just not right. It certainly is not a statement of our values.
"So, Chris has responsible spending cuts, serious revenue coming in by making millionaires pay their fair share and closing the special interest giveaways to Big Oil and others, and we, again, have something that is balanced to find a solution. My friends, the sequester is not a solution. It is something that is out of the question. And what I said on the floor before I came here is that the games that they are playing in February, they are giving new meaning to the term 'March Madness' because that is what this will become. This is what it will become as they try to make a voucher of Medicare, and a Medicare guarantee. We cannot let that happen, we cannot let that happen.
"And we won't, and with your help, and with your help, we will not let that happen. Imagine that they thought it was a good idea to raise the age – now don't take any money out of the subsidies to Big Oil – but raise the age on Medicare. It's just plain wrong, we rejected it, it didn't even find its way into the cliff legislation. So, in any event, that's the debate that is going on there. We believe a budget should be a statement of our national values, who we are as a people, as we invest in the future for our children, how our workforce thrives and contributes to a thriving middle class, which is the backbone of our democracy.
"The labor movement that UAW has been essential to that, not only for people who are in organized labor, but for all workers, every American benefits from what you do. And I am here to say 'thank you' to you for that. It's clear that – applaud yourselves, thank you UAW!
"It is clear, it is clear that the – that in order for us to have a real legacy for President Obama beyond all the wonderful things that Gary said we accomplished in the two years that he was President and we had the majority [in the House], and some of that was accomplished even under President Bush because we had a strong majority and we took our case to the public, and you helped us do that. I say to President Obama, President Lincoln said: 'Public sentiment is everything.' What we're doing, and as David described, what happens behind closed doors, the public doesn't see all that. They don't really know how different our values are, between the Democrats and the Republicans in Congress – I don't mean in the country, because I think most of Republicans in the country do not subscribe to this sequester, take-no-prisoners kind of approach, my way or the highway, that the Republicans in Congress do.
"And you don't want to be a fear monger, to go out there and say: 'You know what? Everything that we care about, everything that is important to the future, whether it's the education of our children, the safety of our neighborhoods, the competitiveness of our nation, the fairness of our tax code, ending the immoral disparity in income and equity in our country, which is a bad thing; not only for the economy, but also for our democracy and as an example to the world – not a good one? Not only for all of those reasons; but just in terms of the civility, the respect for each of the constituents – I respect my Republican colleagues because they have been sent there by the American people. But the American people have to know what the decision is, and we need you to be part of the messenger system, to [be] ambassadors to take the concern out there.
"Again, we're not fear mongers, but there is a lot to be concerned about. And we can make the difference in the debate, in the next 18 months; and then we can make the difference in the election in 2014. Either by changing the minds of some of the Republicans, so that they vote in support of America's working families, or by changing who they are by electing a Democratic majority, not only to the Senate, but also to the House of Representatives, where the gavel will be returned to the people of the United States. This is a moment, a very important moment for our country – a very important moment.
"So, I want you all to know your power in all of this. You come from a union that has a tradition of greatness in our country. Walter Reuther, and others over time, Bob King now – values based, visionary, visionary, central to the competitiveness of America, that keeps America number one. When President Kennedy said, when he was getting ready to announce the moon launch: 'If we are going to honor the vows of our founders, we must be first and therefore, we intend to be first.'
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Huseng wrote:nowheat wrote:The only thing that unravels is the traditional understanding; this isn't the same as the Dharma unraveling. The Buddha's dharma makes perfect sense without literal, after-death rebirth, and with karma being something we can see in action in this very life. This can be very hard to see, though, when one's understanding of Buddhism is entirely based on the traditional take.
Your reformed ideology is no longer Buddhism.
It is not your Buddhism, no. It is not the most popular Buddhism in the world, no. It's not what you define as Buddhism? Fine. But your definition of Buddhism is empty. (I believe this is what Dana was trying to say back a page or so.)
The Buddha's dharma was originally about how to overcome cyclic existence, i.e., involuntary rebirth.
The Buddha talks about rebirth with reference to Dependent Origination. DO is not a simple, one-dimensional teaching; it has many layers. One layer uses the structure of beliefs about rebirth that were common in his day to show that those beliefs are the cause of problems we create ourselves. The language used -- being centered on beliefs about rebirth -- gets mistaken for meaning rebirth is true. But what Dependent Origination is doing is using that structure -- of people's beliefs in rebirth -- to simultaneously deny that those beliefs worked out the way people thought they did, and to point out that something else entirely is happening. The structure simultaneously denies "atta" and describes "anatta"; the cyclic existence is of anatta, not of anything that can move from this life to a life after death.


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Laas Gaal (Somali: Laas Geel) is a complex of caves and rock shelters in Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia. Famous for their rock art, the caves are located in a rural area on the outskirts of Hargeisa. They contain some of the earliest known cave paintings in the Horn of Africa. Laas Gaal's rock art is estimated to date back to somewhere between 9,000–3,000 BCE.
During November and December 2002, an archaeological survey was carried out in northern Somalia by a French team of researchers. The expedition's objective was to search for rock shelters and caves containing stratified archaeological infills capable of documenting the period when production economy appeared in this part of the Horn of Africa (circa 5,000 and 2,000 BCE). During the course of the survey, the French archaeological team discovered the Laas Gaal cave paintings, encompassing an area of ten rock alcoves (caves). In an excellent state of preservation, the paintings show ancient humans of the area raising their hands and worshipping humpless cows with large lyre-shaped horns.[1]
The rock art had been known to the area's inhabitants for centuries before the French discovery. However, the existence of the site had not been broadcast to the international community. In November 2003, a mission returned to Laas Gaal and a team of experts undertook a detailed study of the paintings and their prehistoric context.
Northern Somalia in general is home to numerous such archaeological sites, with similar rock art and/or ancient edifices found at Haylaan, Qa'ableh, Qombo'ul and Elaayo. However, many of these old structures have yet to be properly explored, a process which would help shed further light on local history and facilitate their preservation for posterity.[2]
The Laas Gaal cave paintings are thought to be some of the best preserved in Africa. Among other things, they depict cows in ceremonial robes accompanied by humans, who are believed to have been inhabitants of the region. The necks of the cows are embellished with a kind of plastron. Some of the cows are also portrayed wearing decorative robes. Besides long-horned cattle, the rock art also shows an image of a domesticated dog, several paintings of canidae as well as a giraffe.[1]
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I've been building computers with the Intel Desktop Board DP67DE for several months now. All of the sudden today, I see that my board has 2 choices when I trying to download the Intel ME: Management Engine Driver. I have driver for Intel 6 series Chipset-Based and for Itel 7 series. I clicked on each one and my DP67DE motherboard is listed as supported. Do I load both???
Certainly not both. Since Intel's list of compatible boards for v8 includes a slew of 6 Series (and maybe older) boards, it must be backwardly compatible. Intel should have made the title clearer by saying something like "now with support for 7 Series" rather than making it sound like it was only for 7 Series.
That's interesting!
I hadn't noticed that. I downloaded and installed the latest Version for my DZ68DB which is ME Driver 126.96.36.1991. I visited the Z77 Boards Drivers Page too and saw the ME Driver 220.127.116.111. It is compatible with the Z68 Intel Motherboards according to the list of supported Boards. Since the ME Driver 188.8.131.521 is the newer one, it shouldn't harm to upgrade to it, just like when upgrading any other Driver to a newer version. Shouldn't this be OK?
With the introduction of Ivy bridge processors, motherboards will receive new bioses with Me 8 firmware along with existing Me 7 both included. Until now there was only Me 7. Me 8 is clearly meant for Ivy. Probably Sandy doesn't use Me 8 at all or doesn't know how. From software side of things probably Me 8 could be compatible with version 7. And what is this engine meant for anyway. I remember some sensor monitoring software used it, but there is plenty of other 3rd party that doesn't need it.
Such a BIOS is already available for Intel Z68 Boards, the 0040 version. It installs in the latest Revisions of DZ68DB ( AA# ending 105 or above) the ME Firmware version 8. The Z77 ME driver should be similar. So for DZ68DB Boards with older Revision Number, like mine, (AA# ending 101 or less) which didn't get the NEW ME Update via the BIOS update it should be OK, since the compatiblity to chipset 6 boards is clearly stated. Shouldn't it be like that? Otherwise the option is to wait for a newer BIOS Version.
@aris1978 That makes sense to me and if you look in the "System Identification Information" of the BIOS it reports (on rel 0040 for the DZ68DB with "version" < 105) IME firmware version 184.108.40.2062.
I think the safer option is probably to stick with the IME that has a version more closely matching the firmware. In this case the version number on the 6 series driver release is 188.8.131.521.
If you do try version 8 on a <105 board let us know how it goes!
So, a small update. I downloaded the version 8 of the ME Driver. It is also listed in the DZ68DB Drivers list for download. Installed, rebooted, and recognised normally from the System. In the Device Manager under "Intel Management Engine" under "Properties" and "Driver" I can see that an upgrade to Version 8 has been made. Seems to be OK. BIOS still shows 7.1.30 ME firmware and not 8.0.0.xxx, but it will be changend with a later BIOS update, when the 22nm CPUs will be launched I guess. As I stated above It could have already be done with the current 0040 BIOS update, but that's not the case with all z68 Intel Boards since the Revision #AA number is of importance. I also kept in my HDD the 7.1.40 ME Driver just in case that things wouldn't go as expected in order to downgrade if needed, but I think everything is fine.
I just noticed that IDU actually doesn't seem to function under the version 7 release of IME... installing version 8 brings it back to life.
This release approach that brings AA# boards up to speed by section (>=105, <105) is not working at all. Look at all the code drift and confusion it's creating.
Well it seems then that installing the Driver version 8 is the right direction I guess? 10c is your mobo's #AA number ending also <105?
Yep. 101.
OK!I have exactly the same.So to sum up i did the following during the last days.1)Installed 0040 BIOS update, 2)installed the 8.0 ME driver update.Now all we need is a BIOS update for 8.0.xx ME firmware upgrade for full 22nm CPU support.


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The fund seeks to maximize total return. This objective may be changed by the fund's board, upon 60 days' prior notice to shareholders. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in the securities of emerging market issuers and other investments that are tied economically to emerging market countries. The fund normally allocates its investments among emerging market equities, bonds and currencies. Emerging market countries generally are those countries defined as having an emerging or developing economy by the World Bank or its related organizations, or the United Nations or its authorities, as well as any other country the fund's portfolio managers believe has an emerging economy or market. The emerging market countries in which the fund may invest currently include, but are not limited to, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay and Venezuela.
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The term Professional Learning Community (PLC) has become commonplace in the field of education. Educators use this term to describe multiple combinations of individuals with an interest in education. Grade-level team meetings, groups meeting to read a common book, weekly data meetings, even a high school department meeting have been called PLCs. While these groups all have a place, they are not what is meant by a PLC. More accurately described, PLCs are a group of educators in collaborative teams that are committed to increasing student achievement. There are three big ideas that represent the core principals of a PLC: focus on learning rather than teaching, work collaboratively, and hold yourself accountable for results.
In a PLC, members work together to clarify exactly what each student must learn. They monitor each student's learning on a timely basis, provide interventions that assure students receive additional support for learning when they struggle, and enrich learning when students have already become proficient at the intended outcomes.
In order to help all students achieve at high levels, teachers can no longer work in isolation. Educators who are building a professional learning community recognize that they must work together to achieve learning for all. Therefore, finding time for teachers to work together collaboratively becomes a priority. Teams take part in a variety of activities including sharing a vision, visiting and observing other classrooms, and participating in shared decision making.
PLCs are results-oriented and judge their effectiveness on the basis of results. A strong accountability system is in place to ensure that expectations for student performance are being met. Each team participates in an ongoing process of identifying the current level of student achievement, establishing goals for improvement, working together to achieve those goals, and providing evidence of progress.
PLCs are considered one of the most promising educational reform efforts. The benefits include reduced isolation of teachers, better-informed and committed teachers, and academic gains for students. Area Education Agency 267 has resources and support staff for districts that are interested in, or are already working to develop strong professional learning communities within their schools. For more information please visit: www.aea267.k12.ia.us/plc/
Kim Swartz is the Assistant Director of Educational Services with Area Education Agency 267. She is based out of the Marshalltown office and can be reached at 641-844-2477. Area Education Agency 267 serves over 65,000 students. In addition, over 5,000 educators rely on AEA 267 for services in special education, school technology, media and instructional/curriculum support. The agency's service area reaches 18 counties and nearly 9,000 square miles.


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These are the words of Mathias, one of the thousands of Latin American youth that actively participate in events and actions geared to defend children and youth rights.
Many articles we read describe stories children and youths whose lives have been transformed through participation in programs implemented by different organizations working in the area of children and youth development.
This article aims to also depict some of those stories, the difference being that these youths have also decided to take more of an active role in generating a change so the communities where they live are safer and more catered to children and youth needs.
From a local youth forum to sitting with the country´s president to discuss about child labor - Uruguay.
Mathias is 14 years old he has been participating in the initiatives undertaken by the organization Gurises Unidos from Montevideo, Uruguay, since he is twelve.
This is where, in addition to participating in cultural and recreational activities, he found a place to express himself and discuss about different issues that affect his life, his school and his community. Because of this commitment and active participation in these spaces, at the beginning of this year Mathias was chosen as one of the 350 Uruguayan youths who participated in the consultative process leading to the drafting of the "Little Instructions XII year." These were drafted after an extensive process of assemblies and meetings that took place in many public secondary schools and where issues related to child labor were discussed. The instructions (or recommendations) were read one by one in front of the President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Jose Mujica, who also a received a scroll with them written on. Mathias was in charge of giving closure to this event, representing the children and adolescents from Uruguay.
For Mathias this was an unforgettable event "It was very exciting to be sitting next to the president and to know that he cares for what we think. I´ve also invited him to visit our school, so he can see how we work, I hope he will come ... "
This event took place in the context of the International Day against Child Labour, an event where more than 200 youths from across the country participated along with local and national authorities.
Photo: Leonardo Perla / Main photo: http://www.presidencia.gub.uy
From community activist to a representative of the voice of the Dominican Republic Youth - Dominican Republic.
Noranyi, is 18 years and since she is 10 she participates in various activities implemented by Caminante Proyecto Educativo.
She began participating in tutoring sessions in the community of Andres, a suburb of Boca Chica with high levels of violence. Years later, Noranyi became part of the youth group and, because of her leadership qualities, was chosen to participate in various national and international events representing her peers.
The last event she attended was held in Lima, Peru and was organized by Plan and Redlamyc and held in parallel to the Expert Consultation on Prevention of and Response to Violence against Children in Early Childhood.
Children and adolescents from Costa Rica, Honduras, Paraguay, El Salvador and Peru participated in the event and had the chance to reflect and discuss about the violence they are exposed to in their countries and the impact this has on their lives.
Noranyi said about it, "For me it was a very meaningful and enriching experience since I had the opportunity to make new friends and learn about other cultures and issues that affect children of different countries were represented. I also had the opportunity to explain to the experts on situations of violence about the situations to which the children and youth in the Dominican Republic are exposed to. "
Photo: Yesica Rosario
From Managua´s markets to Managua´s streets to fight for youth rights - Nicaragua.
Marcos is now 17 years old and is one of many youth to have participated in the programs of Nicaraguan NGO INPRHU.
"I first heard about INPRHU´s work when I was 8 and working daily to help my family in a market in Managua. This was when, without realizing it, my life began to change".
Despite the fact that in Nicaragua the "Code of Childhood and Adolescents" has been in place since 1998 many children and youth work while many others suffer from daily occurrences of violence.
Child labor is one of the reasons why the net rate of primary school attendance at 73% is, according to UNESCO, one of the lowest in Latin America.
In view of this situation, some months ago, Marco joined a demonstration where more hundreds of children and youth that work in the Managua´s markets participated to demand for their right to education.
During this demonstration also organized by INPRHU, they demanded for more secondary schools and requested for their rights to play and education to be respected. The demonstration also aimed to create awareness about the approximately 2300 children and youth that today work in Managua´s markets.
Marcos concluded, "This situation must change, youth must not be denied the right to education because they have to engage in child labor. We must defend our right to education".
Photo: www.hoy.com.ni
From street carnival demonstrations to discussions about Children Rights in Sao Paulo - Brazil.
In Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 6 young female youth involved in the activities of Projeto Meninos e Meninas de Rua were chosen to participate in a meeting that gathered children and adolescents with the objective of evaluating the implementation of the International Convention on the Rights of the child.
This meeting was attended by 120 children from different cities of the Greater Sao Paulo whom focused mostly on assessing issues related to the right to life, the right to education, the right to health and the right to participation.
Besides the fact that for some of them this was the first time they participated in an event like this one, many of them know and understand what is to take part in events to defend their rights because of their participation in the group EURECA (For "I acknowledge the Statute of Children and Adolescents "in Portuguese). The group uses the power of the carnival to raise awareness and speak out on issues affecting children and young people of Sao Paulo. Neia Bueno, the area coordinator commented "We really believe that the participation of young people in the EURECA encourages them to talk about issues that affect them and helps them realize that through the songs and banners they create, their message can be heard by the public and the authorities".
Because of their involvement in these events is that these girls were chosen to be part of the regional query.
Photo: Alan Silva
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Then regional vice president of UnitedHealth Networks, the Glen Ellyn, Ill., resident just loved the atmosphere of the combined retail store and cooking school in nearby Forest Park where she was taking the course.
"I kept thinking about what a happy place it was and how I could have a place like it," Foucré recalls.
Still, she might never have acted on the fantasy had it not been for a corporate reorganization that swallowed her job in 2010. Foucré turned down the new position she was offered, pocketing severance amounting to her salary of $260,000 plus a 30% bonus.
"That gave me the chance to try my own business," she says. Exiting in June, Foucré promised her husband, Bob, that she'd have a viable business plan by December.
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A weekend chef who's made everything from sushi to pheasant, Foucré was determined "not to continue treating cooking as if it were a hobby, but to have a plan for making money at it."
So she applied lessons learned in the corporate world to her plan. And for advice on running a food company, she interviewed a former caterer and cooking teacher (both of whom she later hired).
Satisfied she had a recipe for success, Foucré opened Marcel's Culinary Experience -- named after her grandfather, a French chef -- in September 2011.
The 3,400-square-foot space holds a retail store and a state-of-the-art teaching kitchen. Marketing via a website, social media, and community involvement, Marcel's did $1.1 million in sales last year.
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Because she had considerable overhead, Jill only managed to take home $30,000. But what she's gained can't be valued, she says: "The day Marcel's opened, I felt more professional satisfaction than ever before."
Amount Foucré has invested in Marcel's: $750,000
The money -- for a building, construction, and inventory -- came largely from her severance and exercised stock options. She and Bob still have ample retirement funds, "and that's money we won't touch," she vows.
When they plan to stop tapping savings: 2014
Jill and Bob collect $2,000 a month from rental units above the store. Even so, with living expenses of $100,000, they will need to earn $70,000 next year. (Bob, who owned a body shop, helps out at Marcel's.)
Expected annual sales growth for the next five years: 15%
To reach that goal -- which includes a salary of $100,000 in 2018 -- Foucré is exploring online sales. She's also marketing the store as a space for private affairs, like cocktail parties with demonstration stations. "We've got a beautiful, happy place to share," says Foucré.
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REU Final Poster Presentation
REU program 2012 final poster presentation
Funded by the NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF), Division of OCEAN SCIENCES.
Friday August 10, 2012 — School of Freshwater Sciences / WATER Institute
600 E. Greenfield Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53204
2:15 – 3:00 pm Ballroom- Poster session
3:00 – 4:30 pm Ballroom- Oral presentations
Samantha Barbour
Messiah College, PA
Hexagenia mayfly eggs enter dormant phase upon one-month exposure to benthic zones of southern Green Bay
Mentor: Dr. Jerry Kaster
Mikaela Cherry
Colorado State University, CO
Variation in the concentration and composition of dissolved organic matter in Lake Michigan
Mentor: Dr. Laodong Guo
Edna Diaz-Negron
University of Hawaii-Hilo, HI
Size selective analysis of growth limitation of phytoplankton in Lake Michigan
Mentor: Dr. Carmen Aguilar
Andrew Franze
Slippery Rock University, PA
Analysis of Dreissena bugensis shell Ca/Mg ratio variability in Lake Michigan
Mentor: Dr. Russell Cuhel
Katherine Harlan
Indiana University, IN
Drugs that keep us healthy can make essential aquatic microbes sick
Mentor: Dr. Rudi Strickler
Lauren Heeg
Washington University of St. Louis, MO
Ecosystem's relationship to climate warming: Quagga Mussels' effect on transmission and absorption of solar radiation in Lake Michigan.
Mentors: Dr. Russell Cuhel and Dr. Paul Roebber
Renee Jordan
Macalester College, MN
Effects of triclosan and metformin mixtures on fathead minnow reproduction and testosterone levels
Mentor: Dr. Rebecca Klaper
Bethany Lanham
Clemson University, SC
Shocking: a portable remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for underwater electrofishing
Mentor: Dr. John Janssen
Laura Mast
Vanderbilt University, TN
Heavy metals in urban agriculture
Mentor: Dr. Tim Grundl
Joseph Valencia
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI
Ammonia and phosphorous excretion rates of Lake Michigan Quagga Mussels
Mentors: Dr. Carmen Aguilar and Dr. Russell Cuhel


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A hemolytic transfusion reaction is a serious problem that occurs after a patient receives a transfusion of blood. The red blood cells that were given to the patient are destroyed by the patient's immune system.
There are other types of allergic transfusion reactions that do not cause hemolysis
Blood transfusion reaction
Blood is classified into different blood types called A, B, AB, and O.
Your immune system can usually tell its own blood cells from blood cells from another person. If other blood cells enter your body, your immune system may make antibodies against them. These antibodies will work to destroy the blood cells that your immune system does not recognize.
Another way blood cells may be classified is by Rh factors. People who have Rh factors in their blood are called "Rh positive." People without these factors are called "Rh negative." Rh negative people form antibodies against Rh factor if they receive Rh positive blood.
There are also other factors to identify blood cells, in addition to ABO and Rh.
Blood that you receive in a transfusion must be compatible with your own blood. Being compatible means that your body will not form antibodies against the blood you receive.
Blood transfusion between compatible groups (such as O+ to O+) usually causes no problem. Blood transfusion between incompatible groups (such as A+ to O-) causes an immune response. This can lead to a very serious transfusion reaction. The immune system attacks the donated blood cells, causing them to burst.
Today, all blood is carefully screened. Modern lab methods and many checks have helped make these transfusion reactions very rare.
Symptoms of a hemolytic transfusion reaction usually appear during or right after the transfusion. Sometimes, they may develop after several days (delayed reaction).
This disease may change the results of these tests:
Therapy can prevent or treat the severe effects of a hemolytic transfusion reaction. If symptoms occur during the transfusion, the transfusion must be stopped immediately. Blood samples from the person getting the transfusion and from the donor may be tested to tell whether symptoms are being caused by a transfusion reaction.
Mild symptoms may be treated with the following:
The outcome depends on the severity of the reaction. The disorder may disappear without problems. Or, it may be severe and life threatening.
Tell your health care provider if you are having a blood transfusion and you have had a reaction before.
Donated blood is put into ABO and Rh groups to reduce the risk of transfusion reaction.
Before a transfusion, patient and donor blood are tested (crossmatched) to see if they are compatible with each other. A small amount of donor blood is mixed with a small amount of patient blood. The mixture is checked under a microscope for signs of antibody reaction.
Before the transfusion is given, the health care provider will usually check again to make sure you are receiving the right unit of blood.
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Wu YY, Mantha S, Snyder EL. Transfusion reactions. In: Hoffman R, Benz EJ Jr., Shattil SJ, et al, eds. Hoffman Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2008:chap 153.
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