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|Bilayer Graphene Gets a Bandgap
Graphene is the two-dimensional crystalline form of carbon whose extraordinary electron mobility and other unique features hold great promise for nanoscale electronics and photonics. But without a bandgap, graphene's promise can't be realized. As with monolayer graphene, bilayer graphene also has a zero bandgap and thus behaves like a metal. But a bandgap can be introduced if an electric displacement field is applied to the two layers; the material then behaves like a semiconductor. A team of researchers from Berkeley has engineered a bandgap in bilayer graphene that can be precisely controlled from 0 to 250 meV. With precision control of its bandgap over a wide range, plus independent manipulation of its electronic states through electrical doping, dual-gated bilayer graphene becomes a remarkably flexible tool for nanoscale electronic devices.
Previously, in 2006, researchers at the ALS observed a bandgap in bilayer graphene in which one of the layers was chemically doped by adsorbed metal atoms. But such chemical doping is uncontrolled and not compatible with device applications. Researchers then tried to tune the bilayer graphene bandgap by doping the substrate electrically instead of chemically, using a perpendicularly applied, continuously tunable electrical field. But when such a field is applied with a single gate (electrode), the bilayer becomes insulating only at temperatures below 1 K, near absolute zero—suggesting a bandgap value much lower than predicted by theory.
To better understand exactly what was happening electronically, the Berkeley team built a two-gated bilayer device, which allowed them to independently adjust the electronic bandgap and the charge doping. The device was a dual-gated field-effect transistor (FET), a type of transistor that controls the flow of electrons from a source to a drain with electric fields shaped by the gate electrodes. Their nano-FET used a silicon substrate as the bottom gate, with a thin insulating layer of silicon dioxide between it and the stacked graphene layers. A transparent layer of aluminum oxide (sapphire) lay over the graphene bilayer; on top of that was the top gate, made of platinum.
Then, rather than measuring the device's electrical resistance, or transport, they decided to measure its optical transmission. The problem with transport measurements is that they are too sensitive to defects. A tiny amount of impurity or defect doping can create a big change in the resistance of the graphene and mask the intrinsic behavior of the material.
Using infrared Beamline 1.4.3, the researchers measured variations in the light absorbed by the gated graphene layers as the electrical fields were tuned by precisely varying the voltage of the gate electrodes. The absorption peak in each spectrum provided a direct measurement of the bandgap at each gate voltage.
The results from the ALS measurements were obtained with relative ease and efficiency, and showed that by independently manipulating the voltage of the two gates, the researchers could control two important parameters, the size of the bandgap and the degree of doping of the graphene bilayer. In essence, they created a virtual semiconductor from a material that is not inherently a semiconductor at all. Moreover, their experiment was conducted at room temperature, requiring no refrigeration of the device.
The researchers emphasize that these first experiments are only the beginning. The electrical performance of the demonstration device is still limited, and there are many routes to improvement, for example through extra measures to purify the substrate.
Nevertheless, they've demonstrated that we can arbitrarily change the bandgap in bilayer graphene from zero to 250 meV at room temperature, which is remarkable in itself and shows the potential of bilayer graphene for nanoelectronics. This is a narrower bandgap than common semiconductors like silicon or gallium arsenide, and it could enable new kinds of optoelectronic devices for generating, amplifying, and detecting infrared light.
Research conducted by Y. Zhang, T.-T. Tang, and C. Girit (University of California, Berkeley); Z. Hao (Berkeley Lab); M.C. Martin (ALS); and A. Zettl, M.F. Crommie, Y.R. Shen, and F. Wang (University of California, Berkeley and Berkeley Lab).
Research funding: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES), Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science, and National Science Council of Taiwan. Operation of the ALS is supported by BES.
Publication about this research: Y. Zhang, T.-T. Tang, C. Girit, Z. Hao, M.C. Martin, A. Zettl, M.F. Crommie, Y.R. Shen, and F. Wang, "Direct observation of a widely tunable bandgap in bilayer graphene," Nature 459, 820 (2009).


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Cleanup has begun and water pressure has returned in several northeast Philadelphia neighborhoods flooded by a massive water main break.
The 48-inch cast iron pipe burst around 9 a.m. Monday. Dozens of schools and day care centers in the affected area were forced to close early due to lack of water pressure.
City officials said 19 locations, all of them businesses, had reported that they were without power because of the flooding.
It's unclear what exactly caused the 106-year-old pipe to break. City officials said the age of the main may be the reason but an investigation is ongoing. Meanwhile, repairs are already underway.
The city has insurance adjusters going through the neighborhood assessing damage. Officials will also assess the damaged buildings for safety hazards.


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Katharine: I thought, "I can make top 12. I can do this." I always imagined it – but you don't really know that it can happen. So no, I guess I didn't. When I talk to my family and friends, I'm like, "I made it to top two – can you believe it?"
Taylor: When I told my dad, "I'm trying out for American Idol," he said, "Well, why don't you just go buy a lottery ticket?" But my friends have been very supportive through the whole process. They're just as excited as I am.
Do you have a good luck charm?
Katharine: I don't have any gimmicks. I just go out there and look fabulous and try to sing my best. I try to be as modest as I can possibly be, because I know that people will think, "Oh, well she's too confident." But I'm really not; I'm just going out there and doing my thing.
Taylor: Sometimes when I'm moving around a lot onstage or I'm not playing my harmonica, I don't have it on me. But I keep the harmonica around.
Why did you audition for Idol?
Katharine: I was in this pop-rock musical over the summer. I was doing backup stuff and people were like, "Oh my gosh, you should totally audition for American Idol." I was like, wow, I really should audition. So I just drove up (to San Francisco).
Taylor: There were a few people that really, really pushed me to do this. About two months before I tried out, I was in New Orleans the night before Hurricane Katrina hit. I called Southwest (airlines) and told them that I was in the path of the storm. They gave me a free ticket … I ended up getting a ticket to Las Vegas, which land(ed) me here.
What are your competitor's strengths?
Katharine: Taylor is really free onstage. If I get nervous, a lot of times I can kind of clench up and not be as free and spontaneous, and that's something that he is really, really great about doing.
Taylor: She has amazing vocal runs. It's so cool to see somebody that talented and with that amazing vocal talent. I'm a fan.
What kind of album do you hope to make post-Idol?
Katharine: I want to put out a pop album, but I definitely want to have some bluesy sounds to it and some soulful stuff, along the lines of Joss Stone and Norah Jones.
Taylor: It's going to be a really good representation of who I am as an artist. There are things that I want to do creatively that I've never been able to get to do before American Idol, possibly (something) a little bit cutting-edge.
What else do you hope to do after Idol?
Katharine: I would love to do films. Before American Idol, that was what I was pursuing. Now it's cool because I have doors opened. Well actually, I don't know that, but I'm hoping.
Taylor: I'll probably live on my tour bus. My home has been the road since even before American Idol. A tour bus with some good, cold iceberg lettuce is probably where I'm going to stay.


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quote: Some tablets support docking stations, some have wireless peripherals, and others have built-in ports for HDMI, USB and removable memory cards. The point behind tablets is that you can unplug them from those devices when they aren't needed.
quote: I see tablets and laptops merging at some point in the future. Tablets will be laptops without a keyboard. I'm not sure if the problem is that I'm not explaining myself well, or if I'm just talking to a bunch of Archers who don't get core concepts.


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Homeowners Urged to Use Licensed Contractors for Repair of Damages Caused by Recent Storms
Baltimore, MD (June 2, 2012) Scott R. Jensen, Interim Secretary of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) urges homeowners to use caution when hiring a contractor to repair damage from the recent storms. Because the storms caused severe damage, homeowners need prompt repair. However, to protect themselves and their homes, owners are advised to be careful before hiring contractors.
Homeowners should remember that Maryland laws protect consumers by requiring contractors to hold a current license in order to perform home improvement, electrical, plumbing, or HVACR (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration) work. Often the first available or the cheapest contractor is the wrong choice, according to Interim Secretary Jensen.
Too often, unlicensed contractors follow storms with offers to help, when their true intent is to prey upon individuals and families in distress, said Jensen. Hiring an unlicensed contractor can lead to many other problems.
Only homeowners who hire licensed home improvement contractors are protected by the States Home Improvement Guaranty Fund. This fund is administered by DLLRs Home Improvement Commission to compensate homeowners who suffer economic damages at the hands of a licensed home improvement contractor. No coverage is provided to the homeowner if the contractor is not properly licensed.
It is unlawful for any home improvement contractor, electrician, plumber, or HVACR contractor to work in Maryland without a license. Penalties include fines and/or imprisonment.
Consumers may contact DLLRs Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing at 410-230-6309 or visit the website to check on the licensing status and complaint history of any contractor.
The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation protects and empowers Marylanders by safeguarding workers, protecting consumers, providing a safety net and cultivating a thriving workforce that can meet the demands of Marylands dynamic economy. Follow DLLR on Twitter (@MD_DLLR) and Facebook.


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Rein"Vick"erated in 2012; Don't Forget About Michael Vick
A year ago right now, Michael Vick was being considered as a top five overall fantasy football draft pick.
Now, he is not even being considered amongst the top five overall fantasy quarterbacks; his overall current ADP is just a remarkable 45th overall.
2011 was a step back for the entire Eagles franchise, not just Vick.
Still, he set a career high in passing attempts (423), yards (3,303), and third highest passing TD total (18). Vick's 76 carries were his lowest season total as a starter, yet his 7.8 ypc was his 2nd highest.
589 yards from your QB on the ground? That's 45 YPG, son, as good as many a RB #3.
Sure, w/Vick you're always going to worry about him missing games. That's why you grab a QB like Carson Palmer, Ryan Fitzpatrick or Josh Freeman to use in Vick's week 7 bye or for general use, post-injury, should one occur.
Wake up– Don't sleep on Mike Vick in 2012.
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The magazine, on newsstands Friday, reveals more new details about Britney's delivery, as Spears and Federline showed up at Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center early Sept. 14 with Spears's mom, Lynn, and sister Jamie in tow.
Originally, Britney had been scheduled for a C-section the next day, but the surgery was moved up after she began experiencing early contractions. With her husband at her side, Spears, 23, was wheeled into the operating room, and both parents were crying when the baby was born. Sean Preston weighed in at 6 lbs. 11 oz.
Now home in Malibu, Sean has a brand-new nursery in Mom and Dad's just-renovated, 9,000-sq.-ft. crib. And he already has a substantial wardrobe to supplement the gifts Britney got at her Aug. 6 Moroccan-themed baby shower.
On one visit to Kitson Kids on Aug. 2, "Britney was completely in baby mode," owner Fraser Ross tells PEOPLE.
Among her purchases: onesies and a cashmere sweater with a faux Mommy tattoo on the sleeve – to go with such gifts from friends and family as a pair of Yo My Booties angora booties, a tunic and a hat from an assistant and some T-shirts from a pal.
The message on the T's? What else: "Just Had a Baby."


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The recent transformation of 359 King St. has revealed a great building that few knew was even there.
For decades, its storefront was dark and a bit cramped. The big blue awning of The Sportsman's Shop further shaded its metal and glass door, the only source of daylight for the interior.
Also, the pressed metal cornice was blown off in Hurricane Hugo and never replaced.
Architect Glenn Keyes oversaw the renovation with architect Reggie Gibson and developer Anthony McAlister. The three-story granite-face building recently reopened as a Williams-Sonoma store with offices above.
"It was a handsome building, but with it losing two of its most major features — the storefront and the cornice — it was a building you never thought twice about when you walked by it," Keyes says. "We didn't really know it was so cool until we started doing some research."
The renovation is being held up by the city of Charleston as an example of how to do things right.
City Architect Dennis Dowd says the nicest aspect of the project is its details.
"They respected preservation, but at the same time, it's fresh but very retro," he says.
For instance, the height of the "Williams-Sonoma" letters is limited to about two-thirds the height of the frieze or sign band.
"You can see it looks comfortable," Dowd says, adding many businesses push to make their signs as large as possible.
And the new copper-clad storefront not only has abundant windows but reveals the newly restored ceiling height, almost double what it was.
"It's like many of the historic ones on King Street," Keyes says, adding he and Gibson walked up and down King to find the oldest, most original storefronts.
The second big change was restoring the pressed metal cornice. Keyes says that design was based not only on old photographs but also on a section of the old cornice salvaged after Hugo and stored in a warehouse.
"We were able to find enough pieces of it to replicate it new," Keyes says. "It's very accurate because we had pieces of it and we had good photographs of it."
The cornice is nearly identical except for the McAlister name.
While the city at first resisted the move, it seems at peace with it now.
"If you put this kind of money into a building, it's yours," Dowd says.
One final nice detail is how the restoration left the remains of several metal hooks on the second floor that once supported a large awning.
Dowd says he's glad these remain, and Keyes agrees. "I always like to leave that stuff," he says. "It just tells a story, and it's not hurting anything. It's an interesting relic from the past."
Mayor Joe Riley is among the fans of the renovation, saying, "It shows when you restore a building in many respects, you create something that you never knew was there before."
What's also special about the building is how dramatically different it looks than its red-brick, Romanesque neighbor to the north, even though both cornices show they were built in the same year, 1891.
"That's such a great thing," Dowd says of the different styles. "One of the issues we've had with the new buildings on Meeting Street is they look too much alike."
The city's 2013 design awards also were given to two projects already featured in this space: a public realm project and a new building outside a historic district.
The city gave itself an award for the recent landscaping to the Septima Clark Parkway, also known as the Crosstown Expressway, a project designed by DesignWorks.
And it gave a design award to the Charleston ENT Clinic & Headquarters, 2295 Henry Tecklenburg Drive in West Ashley, designed by Stubbs Muldrow Herin Architects, Inc.
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We are all familiar with the daily routine on our own farms and maybe how dairy producers in other regions of the country operate their facilities, but a select few have ventured internationally to learn more about dairy production on another continent. One young lady, Anna Gibson, is excited to be spending her summer on a dairy farm in Tasmania (Australian island) and reporting to us on her dairy experiencing throughout her trip. Her internship begins in May. Look for reports on "Dairy Down Under" throughout the summer on the HD Notebook blog and our Hoard's Dairyman facebook page. Following is a brief introduction to Anna.
"My name is Anna Gibson and I'm currently an agriculture education student at Washington State University (WSU). I grew up in the small town of Puyallup, Wash., and have a passion for agriculture.
This summer, I will be going on an amazing trip to Tasmania to live, work, and study dairy production and dairy management. This is an astonishing opportunity because I have always wanted to go "down under," and the idea of going to Australia to work with cows is a dream come true.
Last summer, I was an intern with WSU livestock nutrient management working on the digester project. Not only did I learn a lot about nutrient management, but I also learned more about what I want to accomplish as a student and what I have to do to accomplish those goals.
My professor, Dr. Larry Fox, received an email from the Shoestring Dairy herd manager in Tasmania, Australia, asking for an undergraduate student who was interested in an overseas internship where he or she would be responsible for the day-to-day activities on the farm. When I heard about this once-in-a lifetime opportunity, I quickly jumped on the computer to email the dairy a personal letter of interest. After an application, listing my five-year personal goals, and statement letter, I became the newest member of the Shoestring Dairy team. This summer will be the first time living and working with all the responsibilities as a farmer, and I could not be happier!
I love dairy and dairy farms. An opportunity like this may only come once in a lifetime! I plan to develop my networking skills and dive further into the areas of animal health, parlor, heifer, and pasture management."
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5 Awesome Things With Inexplicably Bad Reputations
There are some things that everyone agrees are awful, like paper cuts, or cancer, or paper cuts from the hospital bills you receive after getting cancer. But not everything in life is that certain. It turns out that a lot of the things you've been using as synonyms for "terrible" are actually not that bad. Like ...
#5. Snake Oil
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If you were sick back in 19th century America, your options were limited. The germ theory of disease hadn't caught on yet, and the ACA website was even slower than it is now. So it wasn't uncommon for salesmen to travel the country selling bottled "miracle tonics," which they touted as a cure for everything from muscle aches to syphilis. A common ingredient in these tonics was snake oil, because apparently grinding up rattlesnakes was less work than just filling the bottles with morphine or something. Unsurprisingly, these snake-based tonics were less useful than the bottles they were sold in, and the term "snake-oil salesman" soon caught on as a name for anyone selling a phony product.
At least they ended up with a better reputation than the kitten-oil salesmen.
The tonic pushers didn't just dream up the concept while cleaning out their grill after a snake barbecue: They got the idea from Chinese immigrants to America in the 1800s, who at the time were using their own version of snake oil. So in other words, the deathly reach of Big Snake Oil was global.
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Well, that's what everyone assumed until someone finally got around to testing the original version of the oil, which is still in use in China. The tests showed it to be incredibly high in omega-3 fatty acids, which have anti-inflammatory properties and can help with pain. So when Chinese workers told Americans that their magic snake oil was the bee's knees, they were telling the truth.
"Good for termite tendons, beetle's elbow, and roly-poly dick."
But if that's the case, why was American snake oil so fucking useless? Well, the Chinese version was made from Chinese water snakes, which as the name implies are not easily found on the American continent. American snake-oil producers either used rattlesnakes, which have much lower omega-3 levels, or simply substituted cow fat. So the next time you call someone a snake-oil salesman for trying to sell you a homeopathic herpes remedy, remember that a more accurate insult would be "19th century entrepreneur without access to a wildlife import license."
#4. American Space Pens
If you have ever stepped into a gift or novelty store in search of a good souvenir from the local Pirate Sex Museum, you've probably seen one of these:
In case you're on a phone and can't read the small text, the story is this: During America's space race with the Soviets, NASA spent a million dollars designing a pen that could work in a zero-gravity environment, while the crafty Soviets simply used a pencil. Other common versions of the tale have NASA spending $12 billion and researching space pens for a full decade (because apparently the American side of the space race was held up for 10 years by crucial pen research), and nobody noticed. Hell, if we'd all just been smart enough to use pencils, we could have reached the moon in 1959 and communism would have died of despair. Whatever the details, Americans love the space-pen story because it's a clear example of out-of-control government spending being defeated by simple common sense.
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"And then the Soviet guy said, Why don't you just swim across the river? Demolition starts Thursday."
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Angry taxpayers everywhere can put down their Ron Paul stickers, because the space-pen story is bullshit. The reason NASA didn't like using pencils in space wasn't that they were a bunch of money-eating bureaucrats, but because pencils in space are dangerous. Ever have the tip of a pencil break off while you're drawing Hitler mustaches on the people in pharmaceutical advertisements? In a zero-gravity environment, surrounded by sensitive instruments that are the only thing protecting you from a horrible Battlestar Galactica-airlock-scene death, those little pencil bits suddenly become a big problem. Pencils are also flammable, which didn't endear them to astronauts living in fire-happy high-oxygen environments.
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Above: more dangerous to an astronaut than poisonous helmet spiders.
But did NASA really have to spend a million dollars on the pen? Couldn't they have been doing something more useful with the money, like building us a goddamn city on the moon? Apparently not, because the pen was developed by the Fisher Pen Company, which funded it with its own money. NASA then bought the pens at $6 apiece, and within a few years the Soviets were using them as well.
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Then America decided that the pens were communist and started using crayons.
#3. The Ford Pinto
The Pinto, a car produced by Ford throughout most of the 1970s, is famous for the badly designed gas tank that made it burst into flames after rear-end collisions. Even more notorious is the fact that Ford apparently knew the car was a hellish death trap and neglected to take it off the market: In a leaked memo, they calculated that paying out "you barbecued our relatives" lawsuits was cheaper than recalling the car (a human life was valued at $200,000). If this piece of corporate evil sounds familiar, it's because it formed the basis of Edward Norton's existential angst in Fight Club.
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"Actually, the first rule of Fight Club is don't mention Ford, because they spent our legal budget on my wardrobe."
Outcry over both the safety issues and the memo caused a Pinto recall in the late '70s, and since then "Pinto" has come to refer to super-explodable cars in general. Exploding Pintos have become so seared into our consciousness that at some point Hollywood decided to apply explosions to any car hit by anything ever, and we've been dealing with the fallout ever since.
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On the plus side, it gave us fodder for about 12 MythBusters episodes.
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Although media coverage at the time made it seem like the Pinto was littering America's highways with burned corpses, the car was actually no more dangerous than other similar cars of that era. And the notorious "$200,000 per life" figure was calculated not by greedy Ford execs, but by the National Highway Transit Safety Authority. In fact, the "memo" was actually part of a letter from Ford to the NHTSA that discussed the risks of all Ford vehicles (not just Pintos) during rollover crashes (not rear-end collisions), which is perhaps why it was ruled inadmissible in the biggest anti-Pinto lawsuit. Which is not to say that you should plan on driving a Pinto in your next local Burning Racetrack competition, but when it came to driving small cars in the '70s, you were about as safe as average in a Pinto.
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Emerging bird and swine flu variants during the past decade haven't turned into the epidemics some feared, but they have still sent a firm message to governments and drugmakers: Current manufacturing procedures are not ready to produce enough vaccine fast enough to counter such threats. As a result, the U.S. government has invested heavily in vaccine production technology. Beyond filling a health need, it's building up an arsenal of production and manufacturing systems to ensure that flu vaccines can be delivered efficiently in the face of biological threats. And vaccines for other pathogens are hitching a ride on the funding tailcoats, modernizing technology across the entire field. At the "World Vaccine Congress" next month, vaccine-makers will gather to discuss their innovations.
"The pandemic threat that started eight years ago with avian flu is what really spearheaded this focal point to try to find a cell substrate that can handle high generation," says Deborah Mosca, vp of product management at PaxVax. "We think novel cell substrates can respond much faster in the three-to-six month time frame with millions and billions of doses. And you can't get there with eggs."
Modern flu vaccine production methods haven't changed much since the 1950s, and are still egg-based. Vaccine manufacturers inject thousands upon millions of chicken eggs with virus and let them incubate for 9–12 days. Then the eggs are cracked, and the virus is purified and prepared into a vaccine.
The process is slow, and occasionally entire batches of contaminated eggs have to be thrown out—hence the push toward cell-based production methods. "What makes cell culture attractive are the concerns about a bird flu," says Tim Hahn, senior vp of manufacturing at NovaVax. "With a bird flu, the birds are infected, the eggs are infected, and eggs are used to make the vaccine."
At NovaVax, researchers are harvesting virus-like particles (VLPs) grown inside insect cells to use as vaccine antigens. VLPs contain proteins that mimic viral structure but lack genetic material. Thus the immune system will form antibodies to the viral proteins, but there is no danger of replication and infection.
To generate the particles, the antigen sequence for pandemic or seasonal flu, two main disease areas at NovaVax, is encoded into a baculovirus, which then infects Sf9 insect cells grown in culture. Influenza spreads by budding new viruses off the cell membrane, and the researchers "keep that natural mechanism in the DNA coding," says Hahn, so that the VLPs simply bud off the insect cell membrane. They're then density-separated and purified, ready to generate an immune response.
The insect-based method isn't cheap, however, so NovaVax has turned to other aspects of manufacturing to save money. It grows its cultures inside disposable bags housed in stainless steel incubators, reducing cleaning costs between batches. Its purification system also has disposable parts for the same reason. "It saves on infrastructure, saves on time, and gives us a better turnout between batches," reports Hahn.
NovaVax' seasonal flu vaccine will begin Phase II trials early this year, and it plans to begin human trials for a pandemic flu vaccine in the second quarter.
It's taken a long time to get to the point where companies could even consider testing cell culture-based vaccines in people because regulatory authorities were unsure of their safety. NovaVax had some paving laid before it because GlaxoSmithKline has already broken in the FDA with its Cervarix vaccine against human papillomavirus, which is VLP-produced using an insect-baculovirus system.
"There has been tremendous resistance for introducing new cell types because of the unknowns," says Mosca. "But when there's been a need, there has been push and the regulatory authorities have acquiesced."
One way to baby-step the regulatory dance is to use protocols already widely accepted, and tie in a new innovation—and this is exactly what PaxVax is doing. The antigen for its pandemic flu vaccine is encoded on an adenovirus vector, which has been used in military vaccinations for decades. "We had the benefit of all the experience from the military," says Mosca. "Ten million recruits have taken it over the years with no significant adverse events."
However, its real innovation is pioneering the use of a human cell line, A549, for use in vaccine production. Several human cell lines are already used to make vaccines, but one benefit of A549 is that it is immortal and thus can be used to continually produce vaccine proteins without having to restart cell cultures from scratch every 100 generations.
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The former Miss Alabama, who was brought to the nation's attention by an ESPN announcer during a football game last year, married the Cincinnati Bengals player at United Methodist Church in Orange Beach, Alabama, on Saturday, Webb's rep confirms to PEOPLE.
Webb was walked down the aisle by her father, Alan, and was attended by 10 bridesmaids, including her sister, Laurie, while the groom's best man was his brother Corey, Alabama Media Group reports.
McCarron, 23, and Webb, 25, who started dating in 2012, announced their engagement in March. McCarron proposed with a huge sparkler that he designed himself.
WE'RE ENGAGEDDD!!! @10AJMcCarron pic.twitter.com/f1abwtv9Fo— Katherine Webb (@_KatherineWebb) March 29, 2014
The former Splash contestant posted a photo of the couple's wedding rings on Instagram Friday and shared their wedding invitation earlier in the week.
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The President's Innovation Network is a distinguished group of men, women, and corporate representatives who play a key role in the continuing renaissance of Westminster College. This exclusive network of investors provides important venture funds for President Steve Morgan to use in supporting the development of educational innovations and other strategic initiatives.
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During their P.E. classes in February, kindergarten through 5th grade students at Fort Dorchester Elementary School got the jump on heart disease and stroke. Under the direction of their P.E. teachers, Donna Williams, Missy Mortier and Kara Muller the students participated in the school's 11th annual "Jump Rope For Heart" event. During two of their P.E. classes, the students participated in a number of different jumping stations designed to increase their heart rate.
The "Jump Rope For Heart" program provided an opportunity for the students to perform community service, while promoting teamwork and building school spirit as they worked together for a good cause.
The event was a rousing success, as it taught the participants about the benefits of regular exercise, proper nutrition, a smoke-free environment and controlling blood pressure and cholesterol. It addressed the importance of physical fitness and an overall healthy lifestyle as a means of reducing the risks and consequences of poor health.
Fort Dorchester Elementary School donated $14,000.00 to the American Heart Association to help in the fight against two of the deadliest diseases in South Carolina and the nation, cardiovascular disease and stroke.
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A bill to require county liquor commissions to define the term "dancing" in establishments that serve alcohol advanced Tuesday from the state Senate to the state House of Representatives.
Bill 464 received unanimous approval from state senators, although it was opposed as unnecessary by the Maui County Liquor Commission as well as the City and County of Honolulu.
To permit dancing, Maui drinking establishments are required to have a dance floor of at least 100 square feet, clearly designated and alcohol free.
Maui County Department of Liquor Control Deputy Director Traci Fujita Villarosa has maintained the county rule is a safety issue because bar patrons dancing with drinks might spill them or get glass on the floor.
In addition, in written testimony submitted by the department, it contended that "dancing regulations are unnecessary because we have not cited any liquor licensees for any dancing-related violations."
Maui liquor-serving establishment operators have reported being aware of the rule and enforcing it with customers tempted to dance outside a dance floor.
In written testimony, the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii reported receiving a number of complaints about Maui's "Footloose" rule, referring to the 1984 film (remade in 2011) in which a hip teenager moves to a small town to discover that dancing and rock 'n' roll have been outlawed.
According to the ACLU, complaints from Maui allege that liquor control officers are "overzealous" in their enforcement of the no dancing rule in island establishments and that "the Liquor Control Commission has been unresponsive and outright hostile to complaints."
The Maui rule "fails to define dancing, and, as such, leaves small business owners and patrons without any notice as to what movements would be considered 'dancing,' '' the ACLU said.
Other people submitted written testimony in favor of the measure.
"It's just dancing, gosh . . . And it's fun . . . Much better than so many other things," said John Lyons.
"I love to dance!" exclaimed Takiya Covington Smith in submitted testimony. "It is something that my ancestors have done in celebration of many things, including life and even to bring rains. No one should be allowed to say where I can or cannot express myself in and through movement of my soul. We aren't out to hurt anyone, we just want to dance!"
"Dancing is not a crime," said Julie Jones.
Anthony Simmons added that, "as an avid dancer, I find it horrible how the system wants people to be afraid to dance. Dancing is a joyous activity as long as we respect each other. People should be allowed to bob their heads, snap their fingers and even shimmy their hips if the rhythm moves them."
A report by the state Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs said that in failing to define "dancing," the Maui ordinance "leaves business owners and patrons without notice as to what movements would be considered 'dancing.' "
The state measure would require county liquor commissions to prescribe by rule any limitations on licensed premises regarding dance, including a definition of "dancing" to avoid vagueness and ambiguity."
Maui Sens. J. Kalani English, Roz Baker and Gil Keith-Agaran are listed among lawmakers who introduced the measure.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Below are four essays written recently by second-grade students in Eric Harssema's class at Incline Elementary School. The students have been studying bears around the world, Harssema said, and first three essays focus on different types of bruins, while the fourth is a recap of the class's Spooner Lake field trip.
Sun Bears are interesting in many ways. The Sun Bear is the smallest type of bear is the bear family and it's the size of a large dog. The Sun Bear has a yellow patch on its chest which looks like the sun. The sun bear has black short fur. Habitat is in Southeast Asia in the tropical rain forest. Southeast Asia has mild to warm temperatures so they don't hibernate. The sun bear's food/prey includes termites, birds, honey and bees, the tips of palm trees and small mammals. They are omnivores. Farmers hunt the Sun Bear for fur and they are threatened. An interesting fact about Sun Bear is that they are nocturnal which means they are active at night. Most sun bears are found in zoos. The Sun Bear's babies make good pets, but become hard to handle at 4 years old. The sun bears have long tongues to dig out honey from the bee hive.
Spectacled Bears are interesting in many ways. They are very small black bears. They also have whitish cream fur, around their eyes. They live in the cloud forests which are found in South America. They have nests in trees where they eat and sleep. It is a very warm climate so they do not hibernate . They are omnivores which means they eat everything. They eat insects, fruit, flowers and rodents. They are threatened because farmers protect their crops so the bears don't get the food. Poachers hunt them for their bones, fat, and gallbladders which are . The interesting facts about the Spectacled bears are that they are nocturnal which means they sleep in the day and are awake in the night. They have 1 to 3 cubs per litter. They live with their mother for one year. Their mother carries them on her back and they are very shy and solitary animals.
Grizzly bears are interesting in many ways. The Grizzly bear is medium sized and it has a large hump of muscle and fat over its shoulders. The Grizzly bear only lives in North America. Some Grizzlies make dens in hollow trees. They eat salmon, moose, caribou, carrion, bulbs and roots. They have long claws for digging mice. Grizzlies are threatened bears meaning they have small populations. Habitat destruction and poaching is why there are so few grizzlies. Some facts about grizzlies are they can run as fast as a car, about 30 miles per hour. They are very solitary and territorial animals. They tolerate each other at rivers to catch salmon, but then they return to their own space for winter.
We did and heard lots of things at Spooner Lake. First we went on a nature walk, and we stopped for one minute to listen to some birds. Then we went on a scavenger hunt to find things in nature. Next we had a snack.
After that we tested the lake water. We tested the temperature of the lake and it was 42F. We also tested PH level and the dissolved oxygen. The dissolved oxygen and the PH level were both an 8. That means the water is fresh and healthy.
Then we went bird watching and my friend Denali got stung by a wasp. She had to go to the ER. We watched some Coots on the lake. Coots are a type of bird.
Lastly we ate lunch and learned about artifacts. We learned that the Washoe Indians would live in Lake Tahoe in the summer and go to a different part of Nevada in the winter. One of their camping spots was at Spooner Lake. They have proof of it because the Washoe Indians made grinding holes in the rocks.
After that we went back to school. All in all it was a great day.
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If you think value creation has anything to do with novel inventions and building good stuff anymore, think again. As private equity continues to look for places to put its moola, the future of Beckman Coulter, a pioneering company in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of diagnostic systems and life science research instruments, is uncertain. Last December the company put itself up for auction after receiving expressions of interest from potential acquirers.
Chairman, president, and CEO Scott Garrett resigned unexpectedly in September, and J. Robert Hurley was named the company's interim chief. Garrett's departure came after Beckman lowered its forecasts twice during 2010. The stock, which was down 13% at the time, rebounded from a low of $44.58 to $72.08 on September 7, 2010, the day Garrett's resignation was disclosed.
Hurley assumed leadership amid ongoing problems surrounding the firm's AccuTnI troponin test kits that run on its UniCel DxI immunoassay system. Last June, the FDA issued a warning letter to the company stating that Beckman Coulter was "marketing the AccuTnI on the Access Immunoassay System in the United States without marketing clearance or approval in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act."
Beckman Coulter said potential restrictions on kit sales could adversely impact its previously issued outlook for full year 2010. Acting CEO Hurley said the company had "identified root causes and developed remediation plans. Implementation is under way with some projects continuing through 2011." Although Beckman continues to work with the FDA to conduct clinical trials to support FDA applications for the troponin kit, product clearance is not expected before the middle of this year.
In 2009, Beckman Coulter recognized revenues of about $60 million in the U.S. for troponin testing, and 25% to 50% of this revenue was derived from test kits run on its DxI systems. The company said that the test kit recall would hurt its fiscal year 2010 earnings but reported third quarter 2010 revenues of $898.8 million, up from $822.8 for the same period the previous year. Analysts pointed out that the overhang from the product problems would also impact addition of new clients.
The troponin kit wasn't Beckman's only problem last year. In January the company issued a class I recall of its UniCel DxC Synchron Clinical System – Ion Selective Electrode Flow Cell, computer-controlled analyzers used to determine blood chemistries. The recall was due to the potential for excessive build-up of protein, bacteria, and sample tube additives in the instrument's ion selective electrode flow cell, causing incorrect sodium measurements.
These woes along with a shareholder class-action lawsuit against Beckman Coulter, which began on September 3, for financial damages over the troponin assay kits, is what the company believes makes it a takeover target for private equity groups and other buyers interested in diagnostic businesses.
Interested private equity firms include Blackstone and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., said to be teaming up, Apollo, and Carlyle Group, according to unnamed sources talking to Reuters. Corporate buyers, or strategic bidders, include big players in the biomedical instrumentation business including 3M, Danaher, GE, and Thermo Fisher Scientific, Reuters and Bloomberg reported.
Leerink Swann analyst Dan Leonard agrees with sell-side analysts predicting a "starry-eyed valuation" based on standards set by high multiples in prior diagnostics deals. Some have suggested a price north of $5 billion for Beckman Coulter, or $71.50 per share. Beckman's stock surged as much as 28% on reports that several large private equity firms and rival companies were interested in putting down that much money.
Leonard noted that previous deals in the space hint at an even higher price. He commented that Dade Behring was sold to Siemens in 2007 for 15x TTM (trailing 12 months) EBITDA. Although it did not come to fruition, Abbott Diagnostics' sale to GE was priced at 15x TTM EBITDA in 2007. "Recall that quality/regulatory concerns were a rumored factor as to why the GE/Abbott deal fell through," Leonard pointed out.
An acquisition price of 15x 2010 EBITDA would yield a stock price of around $160 for Beckman Coulter, he said. But a bidding war for Beckman Coulter has failed to materialize as the stock market for medical testing companies increased the value of such stocks. The disappearance of interested industry buyers is seen as leaving the bidding field to private-equity firms, which have been forming various alliances to strengthen their bids. Final-round bids for the company are reportedly due in early February.
Analysts say that private equity groups are becoming increasingly interested in healthcare companies in part because President Obama's Affordable Care Act is expected to increase demand for medicines.
Beckman Coulter is perceived to be the kind of cash-generating business that attracts private equity. Through the first nine months of 2010, the company had net income of $150 million on $2.7 billion in sales and as of September 30, 2010, had about $285 million in cash, despite its recent spate of troubles. Beckman remains an innovative company for medical and biomedical research instrumentation. For example, the company's flow cytometric analysis products enable a vast array of cell-based research.
And while Wall Street has carped that Beckman Coulter failed to refresh its business with the latest in genomic-based diagnostics, the company's spate of relatively recent collaborations and acquisitions suggest otherwise. In 2009, the company acquired Cogenics, the genomics division of Clinical Data, as well as the diagnostics systems business from Olympus, and then announced the creation of Beckman Coulter Genomics.
Earlier this month the company initiated a collaboration with Transgene for the development of a companion test to be used alongside its Phase III trials with anticancer candidate TG4010, an immunotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer. Under terms of the deal, Beckman Coulter will develop a test measuring triple-positive (CD16+, CD56+, CD69+/CD45+ lymphocytes) activated NK cells. In January, 2010, the company announced a collaboration with the J. Craig Venter Institute on validation of the SPRIworks Fragment Library System I for use with the Illumina Genome Analyzer.
The question remains whether an innovative company like Beckman will survive either a private equity takeover or a strategic investor. Warren Buffett once criticized private equity firms as deal flippers uninterested in building long-term value. On the other hand, big companies that buy others for the strategic fit often dismantle them to save money and consolidate redundant operations but may lose innovation, expertise, and employee motivation through restructurings.
Leonard told GEN that no matter who does the buying, he doesn't expect Beckman to be run much differently. "I know that private equity firms are known for taking out costs, but Beckman's efforts to reduce its costs in areas like technical service are part of what bothered its customers in the first place, and the company has subsequently been adding costs in these areas to keep customers happy.
"I don't think a shrewd private equity buyer would undo this work. Actually, a strategic acquirer might be able to take out more costs because it would have more redundancies in the various general and administrative functions, for example, C-level jobs, IT, finance, etc."
Meanwhile, another rumor out and about in early January has it that interest in the company is on the decline, and all bets are off as the deadline for final bidding in early February approaches.
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Classical guitarist Peter Fletcher will be presenting a concert at the Library on Wednesday, October 15 at 7 pm.
Fletcher spends seven months a year on the road where he often gives as many as four recitals a week. Each concert features a major Bach piece, a Spanish piece, and a work that he has transcribed for the guitar. He also includes a new commissioned work so to always offer something fresh to the audience.
Fletcher's recordings include The Art of Classical Guitar, A Peter Fletcher Recital, Federico Mompou: Guitar Works, Peter Fletcher plays Erik Satie, Peter Fletcher Plays Baroque Music for Guitar and the newly released Edvard Grieg. All have received critical acclaim.
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
`"Top o' the morning to ya"
This familiar Irish greeting basically means "The best part of the morning to you," and the response: "And the rest of the day to ya." So I offer this to all – whose blood runs green – as we approach St. Patrick's Day on Sunday. Being born a Lynch whose ancestors came from Galway and Cork and married to a man whose maternal fore bearers were Tobins, I've celebrated St. Paddy's Day – and that's not "St. Patty's Day," – all my life.
"Paddy" is derived from the Irish for the Feast of Saint Patrick: "Lá Fhéile
Pádraig," Thirteen years ago my family traveled to the Emerald Isle, one of the best trips of my life. And we came home full of traditions and tales including those of: Blarney, Claddagh, and Leprechaun, In researching for facts and correct spellings I learned history new to me as well as being reminded of a few doses of Irish humor
Blarney has often been connected to one definition of Irish diplomacy as being, "The art of telling someone to go to hell, and having them look forward to the trip." But as I'm Irish I prefer the legend of kissing the Blarney Stone at the castle near Cork as endowing the kisser with the gift of gab, meaning great eloquence or skill at flattery. Been there. Done that. So surely I would know! And I'm not the only one. As author John O'Connor Powers put it:
"Blarney is something more than mere flattery. It is flattery sweetened by humour and flavoured by wit. Those who mix with Irish folk have many examples of it in their everyday experience."'
Now the Claddagh – an ancient Irish symbol reproduced in many forms including art and jewelry – is a whole other story. "The Claddagh's distinctive design features two hands clasping a heart, and usually surmounted by a crown. The elements of this symbol are often said to correspond to the qualities
of love (the heart), friendship (the hands), and loyalty (the crown).
A Leprechaun is a fairy in Irish folklore, usually taking the form of an old man the size of a boy, clad in a green coat, who enjoys partaking in mischief, having a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and endowed with magical powers for granting three wishes. I have two semi-Leprechauns in my family, who tomorrow will be wearing green bowler hats, and taking part in the AOH's St. Patrick's day Parade. The Ancient Order of Hibernians was founded in 1836 .This Irish–Catholic fraternal organization has 10 divisions in South Carolina, including one in Summerville.
In the AOH's official publication for this year's parade I learned about Irishman James Hoban, from County Kilkenny who earned such a reputation as the architect of the Charleston County Courthouse, his name was mentioned to President George Washington in 1791 when he visited the Holy City, that he became the architect of the White House. He used the oval design in our president's office to enable a smooth flow of people. This was so that no one, including a politician, could be trapped in a corner. That sounds like anything but Blarney to me.
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May your Neighbors respect you,
Troubles neglect you,
The Angels protect you, and Heaven
Accept you.
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LEWISTON – Teams run into barriers each year and Niagara's men's basketball team finds itself facing a huge one as the season winds down.
Sunday's 77-70 loss to Canisius was the third straight in conference play for the Purple Eagles (14-11, 10-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). The three losses coincide with Antoine Mason's sore ankle that has kept him on the sidelines.
But Niagara remains in first place thanks to a 10-1 conference start that cushioned the blow of losing to Loyola (Md.), Rider and now Canisius. Then there's the fact that the MAAC is as topsy-turvy as any league in the country, which helps explain how bottom-feeding Marist can knock off MAAC contenders Iona and Loyola in the span of three days.
Niagara coach Joe Mihalich acknowledged the losing streak, but said every other team in the MAAC would be glad to trade places with the Purple Eagles.
"Name one team in this league that wouldn't like to be where we are right now?," he said. "Even with the three losses in a row, we're in first place."
Indeed, there's a collective sigh of relief at Niagara. A Loyola win Sunday would have put the Greyhounds into a tie with Niagara for first place. Instead, they stand with Canisius and Iona in a three-way tie for second with four league games remaining. That's something the Purple Eagles can live with.
"We're still confident," said sophomore guard Juan'ya Green, who finished with a team-high 21 points and five assists in 38 minutes. "We're going to go into our next game being confident but we have to bring our swagger up and have that attitude about ourselves."
It would help to have a healthy Mason and his 18.9 points a game. The sophomore swingman was injured during the Purple Eagles' 89-87 overtime loss to Loyola and didn't play in the loss to Rider last Thursday. Mason's ankle is so sore that he winced as he tried to jog back to the locker room at halftime Sunday when his team trailed, 35-24.
"He's physical and he's tough and when you need a basket he finds a way to put it in the hole," Mihalich said. "You might even be thinking, 'Doggone he's in trouble, he's in trouble,' and somehow, someway he makes that shot in the paint with people on him."
Canisius' Billy Baron, who scored a game-high 33 points, said there's a key element missing from Niagara minus Mason.
"They're pretty different, they don't have his slashing ability, which is big," Baron said. "They obviously lean a lot on him with his point production and when they don't have that they look for other guys to step up. They do have other guys who can step up but thankfully we hit some shots and came out on top. I think people might look at that and say, 'Oh, Mason wasn't playing.' But I think we did a better job hitting shots."
Mason's replacement, junior guard Marvin Jordan, had a rough afternoon, going scoreless and finishing 0 for 7 from the floor. Jordan was the hero in the first matchup, coming off the bench to score 23 points, including the game-winner.
"Poor Marvin, the guy who took his place, didn't make a shot," Mihalich said. "We still had our chances to win but doggone it, he's our leading scorer and he's a guy who can get a bucket when your team needs one. In the first half we needed one and that tough sucker finds a way to throw it in the hole."
The Purple Eagles didn't help themselves by shooting just 12 of 23 from the free-throw line and 9 of 17 in the second half against the backdrop of "C-Block North," otherwise known as the Golden Griffins' student section seated in the end zone.
"That shouldn't be why you lose but for a second I didn't know if we were at the Koessler Center or the Gallagher Center," Mihalich said. "That shouldn't matter, but 9 for 17 in the second half …"
More barriers lay ahead. Their next game Friday is at Marist, which can no longer be considered a pushover, and then Sunday at Manhattan, which blew out Canisius by 23 last Thursday. The BracketBuster game against Northwestern State on Feb. 23 is a tuneup for the final regular home games against Rider (Feb. 28) and Saint Peter's (March 2).
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An idea, invention or action that surpasses ingenuity in a sneaky way.
Now that's what i call ninjanuity!
What a ninjenuous idea!
What a ninjenuous idea!
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to react at a certian point in time where you would not be able to do something but only for that point and time, acrobatic like mind wise or even being sneaky
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One's ability to be a ninja
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Derived from the word ingenuity; meaning people with mad and hip type movements that always and continually keep things upbeat.
Hey bro use your awesome ninjanuity skills to bust these serves and make our paper homie.
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The act of swiftly, strongly, intelligently & creatively responding to any situation
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The art of sneaking deadly ideas into a project such that they are not detected until it's too late.
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Harsh weather everywhere. England gets 100 MPH-plus winds and sees wettest January on record. Blame it on global warming, right?
questioner, I won't argue with you over this one. At least you seem to recognize that there is a problem.
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Come on, D3, you gotta give me this one.
Just shows how a different perspective puts a different light on a situation.
(Not that we shouldn't have a concern for ecology--we are responsible for care of the earth)
But with that, I believe I am about done with this issue. (And I feel much better about us/US)
SO don't argue!
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Perhaps capitalism is the "greenest" of economic institutional arrangements for creating material prosperity in society. It is worth a look.
Wow, huh? Different perspective for sure.
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Using data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Database, we can divide the above greenhouse gas emissions statistics by the country's respective GDP (corrected for purchasing power parity to ensure a more direct comparison). This will reveal the environmental footprint that each nation imposes on the world per unit of economic prosperity created for its citizens.
In this way, if Russia generated $2.0 trillion of GDP in 2012, this means Russia produced 16.25 tons pf greenhouse gasses per dollar prosperity it created for its people. China ($8.2 trillion) produced 0.73 tons of greenhouse gasses per dollar and India ($1.8 trillion) produced 0.72 tons per dollar. The U.S. ($16.2 trillion), that poster child for capitalist countries perennially accused of acting as bad world citizens, produced the lowest level of greenhouse gas emissions per dollar of economic prosperity: just 0.36 tons per dollar of GDP.
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TripleD (and all), I read a very very interesting article. I hope it is something all can be okay with and glad about. I will need to continue it.
If greater economic activity is essential for raising the material prosperity of a society, and the level of material prosperity is roughly reflected by a higher level of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, then this means we should be less concerned about reducing aggregate pollution and be more concerned about producing economic prosperity with the smallest environmental footprint. In other words, a much more meaningful statistics would be:
Which country produces the least amount of greenhouse gasses per dollar of GDP that is generate for citizens to enjoy?
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"Redistributing money to the 3rd World by taking it off us. Just what I said at the start." Just what part of phony story / conspiracy did you not understand and why do you continue to pump such BS? Why not tell me how you have now backed me into a corner now? :>)
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God will take care of the planet, just ask the snake guy.
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Good news in 2009 numbers Australia and 10 other countries are worse than that the U.S. in per capita CO2 emissions. :>)
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OK, nevermind I see.. "According to the UN it is the US because it should be looked at as per capita"
Still I do not think that is the U.N. singling us out per se. I think the numbers probably do point to us being a per capita worst.
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OK, So then where did you get that it was the U.N. 'making the US out to be the "baddest" guy in terms of climate change.'
Everything I see says "U.N. climate change report points blame at humans" not the United States in particular, except for a little bit of the crackpot fringe that says they are gunning for us to pay damages.
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I don't do FOX, have no idea what you're talking about.
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No, no, no. I can't copy and paste from here. But look at Kerry's comments where he says the US and China are the worst with emissions--leaving out Europe. I then looked to see who has the worse emissions. According to the UN it is the US because it should be looked at as per capita--of course that bumps China down quite a bit.
Not old news, current news, not conspiracy, fact.
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Actually that is another one of the more famous U.N. conspiracy myths. In December 2011, the UN convened in Durban, South Africa to try and hammer out a deal over climate change. The deal stipulated that countries were "to begin a new round of talks on a new agreement in the years ahead," noted theWashington Post. There were some other provisions as well hammered out in Durban, including the creation of a global fund set up to help poor countries tackle climate change.
But Fox News wasn't having any of that, despite the fact that climate change threatens the long-term viability of the planet. On Fox and Friends, legal analyst Peter Johnson claimed that the agreement in Durban would set up an "international climate court of justice." There is no mention of such a court in the final draft of the UN agreement. Johnson also claimed that the agreement mandates that the West pay "reparations" for climate change — a claim that is entirely misleading.
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Beijing should, and if so, I'm glad.
State dept personnel in China get quite a bit extra pay because the air there is so bad--kinda like hazard pay.
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We recycle, reuse. We try to reduce waste.
We looked at solar houses in home state of WI and checked into building here, but we're so overcast it didn't make sense.
I even tried the water conservation thing (about 30 years ago) of "if it's yellow, let it mellow, if it's brown, flush it down"--and my kids don't let me forget that. (Sorry, gross but true.)
But I refuse to accept that cows are making the difference now in the weather, nor the industrial age.
And I resent the UN making the US out to be the "baddest" guy in terms of climate change. (And, yes, they do-- no conspiracy.)
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Time will tell how serious Beijing really is but the fact that they made a big thing about publicizing this gives me some hope for the future.
Keep in mind that many of these factories are actually run by powerful state-owned companies, with links to politicians in the upper echelons of government. But for the first time, there is a requirement to publicly acknowledge the environmental impact of mass-scale production…and to take steps to go green.
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"Kerry making an agreement yesterday with the Chinese to decrease our car emissions, I'm not as on board with that." Yes and that will mean another loss in Horse Power for cars. I am glad I have my Road King Classic. It gets 40 plus mile per gallon and I can twist that throttle and hear those pipes roar.
I heard that China was going to force Chinese Companies to reveal their level of pollution.
Beijing has ordered 15,000 factories to report details about their emissions: in public, and in real-time. The decree also calls for details on the release of pollutants like wastewater and heavy metals. This is a real first in China – an unprecedented mandate for transparency.
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Or we could keep doing things like we just did in forgiving debt owed us from Indonesia. There was a "debt-for-nature" swap--they agreed to conserve forests better.
Again, I'm not as on board with that.
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Hey, the research sounds positive-- I think most of us can get behind that.
Kerry making an agreement yesterday with the Chinese to decrease our car emissions, I'm not as on board with that.
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D3, I was simply quoting the next paragraph from the 1999 (!) article that Truth used to try to make republicans look bad. Just pointing out the stupidity there. Glad you caught it.
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"What would you like the USA to do about this global climate change?" The first thing we should do is stop living in denial and recognize there is a real problem here. There may be solutions that can be found in science. An example of that is UK researchers have developed a porous material that can preferentially soak up CO2 from the atmosphere. NOTT-202 is a "metal-organic framework" that works like a sponge, absorbing a number of gases at high pressures. Not a total solution, I know but promising research.
I know we cannot reduce our carbon footprint to zero and even if we could, developing nations would continue to raise the levels anyway. Does that mean we should throw up our hands and say their is nothing we can do about this? We need to understand the problem. I am sixty years old and I believe I may be dead long before this affects me, but I hate to see people just giving up.
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Without any further intelligent insight, I would have to assume that Grant is correct and that all we can do is react to whatever nature dishes out.
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TD, Watchdog is trying to ask you a simple question but you have yet to answer it. What would you like the USA to do about this global climate change? It's been pointed out that even if the USA went absolutely nuts, shutting down all industry and anything else deemed by environmentalists to cause any impact whatsoever to the planet, essentially making us all cavemen, that climate would still change. Especially considering that the rest of the world would continue doing bad things to the planet. So again, what would you have us do?
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questioner, What is your answer here? "Groups that have higher degrees of self-reported patriotism, such as older people and whites, are also more likely to correctly name the country from which America gained its independence." "Only 66% of those aged 18-29 know that America gained its independence from England" Really, Even the 'white' 18-29 year olds? So what percentage of older white people feel that they are more patriotic?
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Would tougher sentences deter heroin use?
Wait a minute . I just saw Grant walking on water,
How do you treat your employees Grant ?
lol kiddin right? employees? A business man in town treatin people like this? dude there goes your profits. what is the business i want make sure i keep my family away from it.
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Just googled Grant Mingus. Dude that pic with the Miller lite box on your head shows me where you get your wisdom.
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Dude, I don't think you are playing with a full deck of cards. Obamacare is kicking in soon, maybe you can get some help with that problem you have. Drug and mental.
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Still waiting Patti, I'm not going to call you. I'm not avoiding anything, I'm just here waiting.
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Grant, I don't know if you missed this with your attempt to legalize your passion of a illegal drug substance. The topic was HER OIN and the laws. Do you have any input on that?
I notice you skirted that issue. Give us your opinion.
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In fact, I am sick to death of seeing residents run off from people like you Grant. More Salem residents should be able to come on here and offer their opinions without the BS that is flung at them. This is a shame.
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....move along or make the call. About the only way you can save face now.
So therefore, NO, you don't know what you are doing. This is not a battle of wits. This is not scoring board. Your passion to make the world better is admirable but it is kicking your butt and it is in your approach. You can't keep being tacky to people in Salem and other residents and expect anyone to have respect for you. Or care less about what you say Especially when you attack them as if everybody is illiterate but YOU.
You think people don't see through your charade? Grant, many on here have asked you questions. YOU AVOID THEM. You can't bully people to your way of thinking. Chill out. Better yet, take rpmwwe advice. YOU don't know what you are doing.
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"Still waiting for the tough questions from Patti by the way."
Looks like you better call her then Grant because you backed yourself into that corner. You don't get to change the rules now.
You spouted off with something she probably has expertise in and she called your bluff. You immediately refused to debate her.
Here's what you stated.
"LOL. So says the people who ignore the science of the health benefits of marijuana. I'm not going to waste my time arguing with you." Then you proceeded to call her a nut job and few other disrespectful remarks.
She responded back and left a clear message. She busted you with a challenge. CALL HER. Treating her that disrespectful and she offered that too you? You know what Grant, knowing her background and her husband's. You might want to start hoping you never cross their paths genius. She was playing nice more than you deserved. She doesn't have to say another word. You lost that round, except it and move al
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rpmwwe totally agree and thank you! Best comments the Salem news has had in a long long time!
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Appreciate the advice rpm, and while I certainly understand where you're coming from, I'm not simply flying off the handle when I'm posting here. As I'm sure many assume. I know what I'm doing.
Still waiting for the tough questions from Patti by the way.
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Okay, I will admit, I am one that would lean to legalizing at least marijuana. But, I have several friends who felt that way until they started working with youth group homes or young adults in the legal system, etc. They made a 180 after that (and these are different people in different professions). So...this really is a subject that with time, age and experience one can develop a different point of view.
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rpmwwe, well said. Diplomacy. I just got a bumper sticker from my son (a diplomat) that I will not put on my vehicle, but...Goes something like: "Diplomacy is the art of telling someone to go to h--l in such a way that they want to go on the trip"
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In my twenties, I was passionate, too. A few topics easily brought my blood to an instant boil and I lashed out more quickly than I should have. I had more knowledge of facts on those topics than any of my challengers, but because I allowed my passion to get ahead of me, diplomacy went out the window and my points were not well received. In time, I learned to exercise more self restraint and refine my delivery. It has worked quite well for me.
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Grant, if you want to get your point across and gain credibility, then state your position on the topic, give an example or two that demonstrates why you feel your position is correct, and then add some facts, figures, or quotes to guarantee victory. Your challengers must parley with you in a like kind manner or risk losing all credibility. They won't be discredited any other way.
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We all need to avoid such exchanges because we do not all see eye to eye on every topic. For example, I have exchanged shots with bug, but there have been occasions in which I sided with his opinion and I think I even ended up exchanging shots with WatchDog one day. Same with you, Grant. On some days I'm right there with you on your opinions and on others we are in opposite corners. WatchDog said you are "passionate". She is correct, you are. That can be good and that can be bad. Its good when it drives you to accomplish great things. Its bad when it alienates others during an exchange of ideas.
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Scroll back through your comments and see how they are worded. Would you want someone talking to you like that? If someone did talk to you like that, would you take that person's point of view seriously or give that person any credibility? We regularly participate in daily conversations here. We are all pretty much aware of each others' points of view on politics, religion, etc. and we all pretty much get on the same teams each day and go at it, but we do it in a somewhat civilized manner without resorting to name-calling and expressions resonating with anger.
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Grant, I do not want you to interpret this as an attempt at an insult or an attack on your position. I'm just trying to help you out here. You need to choose the wording of your responses with more care. Diplomacy is the key to getting your point across to others. For a twenty-something year old, you do have an incredible amount of knowledge, but what you don't have is the life experience to guide you in using it. There's no way to gain that any faster than your age will allow. Only more experience will give one you wisdom.
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Mingus here's a tough question for you. Did the dope burn your brain buddy?
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The translation of what you said: I didn't read the article you posted.
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Basically Grant you provided nothing but your opinion.Which of course no one cares about. As far as your character . I didn't think you cared what people thought
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Before you want to start telling me I'm wrong and using that case to attempt to assassinate my character, please present some evidence. I'm thus far the only one who has provided anything other than conjecture.
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Wait a minute . I just saw Grant walking on water,
How do you treat your employees Grant ?
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"You're right Beaumont, I'm well aware of how many of you despise wisdom." Just how is all your wisdom working out for You?
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Can you read? I've invited her to ask the tough questions and make her case. I'm not side stepping anything. You're the one ignoring facts here. And apparently I am that conceited. What is her background? Is she a drug counselor or what? Like I said, it doesn't matter. There have been countless people more qualified in the science world who have published whole journals about weed that have proven to be false in the end.
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For those of you interested in real information, Sanjay Gupta is a neurosurgeon and a professor of neurosurgery. Apparently being an advisor for Hillary Clinton means his investigation into marijuana holds no water and being asked by the Obama administration to be the Surgeon General and removing his name from consideration clearly shows that he has clear motivation to expose the false propaganda around marijuana.
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