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After waking up outside of the gas station (don't believe a trucker when he tells you it's not a roofie) we headed to the Warribee mansion that was built in the mid 1800's and went for a stroll around the grounds. People sure had alot of money back then because that masion was huge with tons of rooms and expensive shit all over the place. We had a lunch of cheese and crackers on the lawn in the midst of a whole bunch of abstract art sculptures that were on display. Let me (James) say this: abstract art is by far the dumbest form of art in the world, you can literally put a bunch of cutlery inside of a fishing net and call it 'a beautiful autumn sunrise' and nobody could say otherwise because they would just think you are an amazingly deep and complicated person. It took us about 2 hours to see the whole thing then we went and walked around the rose garden that was filled with every color of rose known to man, too bad for us they were already done blooming so we saw mostly dead or very faded flowers, it was cool none the less
After leaving the mansion we drove around for the better part of an hour looking for somewhere to park for the night. We ended up in a little parking lot that was the start of a walking trail in some small town that we can't even remember the name of.
We drove straight to Melbourne this morning and I (James) had a hell of a time in the big city since they had some crazy rule about how to make a right turn, it goes like this: since they drive on the left side of the road if you wanted to turn right you would have to cross the other lane of traffic. So to ease congestion, instead of staying in the right lane and letting cars build up behind you, you have to pull off to the left and wait until all the cars have gone by and the light has turned red before you can proceed with your turn. Needless to say I simply could not grasp this concept and wasn't sure if I was supposed to do it at certain intersections or not. I was getting increasingly agitated considering we had to take several rights to get to our destination. We decided to forego the information centre we were trying to get to and instead ended up at a market (called Queen Victoris Market which had shops, produce, organic stuff, a huge fish and meat market and dairy stuff too) and picked up some fruit and a tube of pepperoni
I'm writing this while sitting in a campground watching the birds and Jackie is dutifully doing our laundry. Thank god for showers and laundry because we do not smell very good at all.
Jackie: � like how he used the word dutifully like it was my job and he made me do it cause he`s the man and he just gets to laze around, but he left out the part where he got to dutifully make supper and dutifully do the dishes while I sat in the laundry room playing games and listening to music on my ipod! haha


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Myriad argued that its patents are not on the genes as they exist in the human body, but on isolated, modified versions that have been made useful in a laboratory
In the legal case of Myriad Genetics vs Association for Molecular Pathology, the US Supreme Court's verdict unanimously struck down patents on isolated, natural human genes, in June. Patents on synthesized DNA were however held to be valid. Commercially important patents on cDNA (segments of DNA synthesized using an RNA template) too are included in this category. Even as all the sides claimed victory in the case, Myriad's patents on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene were held invalid.
For the last four years, this case was debating whether human DNA can be claimed as intellectual property, sealing the fate of the life sciences industry in unimaginable ways and that of the treatment of a disease that kills one in every eight affected women across the world. Above all, the lawsuit was being looked upon as the most defining chapter in how the world would take forward human genomic and the progress that can be achieved in breast and ovarian cancer treatment - for better or for worse.
The case of Myriad Genetics vs Association for Molecular Pathology has, in recent times, had become an argument between the former and the world. Even as the US Supreme Court examined various aspects of the case since November last year, all the stakeholders in the case made their perceptions publicly clear.
The long drawn legal battle heard every argument including, turning the ethical spotlight on the issue of patenting, the alleged 'forced monopoly' on testing, the apparent impact patenting was said to be having on scientific research, and even the future of the 100,000 or so genetic patents already awarded.
Some had called Myriad Genetics' BRCA gene patent tangle, a move towards blatant corporatization of breast cancer treatment in the US, while others argued that patenting is a way to pay for the investments made by the company in developing the test.
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Family: Cheloniidae, Sea Turtles view all from this family
Description Flattened body covered by a large, teardrop-shaped carapace and a pair of large, paddle-like flippers. It is usually lightly colored, although parts of the carapace can be almost black in the Eastern Pacific. 4 coastal scutes, bride has 4 scutes. Light plastron. Normally weighs around 150kg (330lb).
Dimensions 71-153cm. (28-60 1/3")
Endangered Status The Green Turtle is on the U.S. Endangered Species List. Breeding colony populations in Florida and on the Pacific coast of Mexico are classified as endangered. The Green Turtle is classified as threatened in all other parts of its range (Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Washington). Because its feeding and nesting grounds are well known and unchanging, this sea turtle is extremely vulnerable to human predation. Products derived from it - gourmet meat, flipper leather, cosmetic and cooking oils, and "turtle soup" calipee - are still in demand worldwide, although international trade of these products is now illegal.
Breeding Nests along southern coastal Florida. 2-4 year cycle. Up to 8 times in a season. Up to 100 spherical eggs laid in a urn shaped cavity dug in the ground. Incubated for 2 months. Mature after 20-30 years.
Habitat Shallow water near breeding. Open waters during migration.
Range Warm Atlantic ares as far north as New England. Also Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Discussion After hatching, young make their way to the water after which they are essentially 'lost' at sea for a year. They drift along with currents to unknown locations feeding on floating plants and small invertebrates. After a year they surface in shallow waters and graze until they mature. Travel around 3,200km (2000miles) to return to their birthplace to breed. Return to birthing place with pinpoint accuracy. In the tropics its meat is used as a protein source for the impoverished.


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iBasso D-Zero, with FiiO E7 Comparison
Pros: Looks, build quality, sound quality, battery life.
Cons: No volume indicator, no EQ
I would like to thank iBasso for the opportunity to review their new USB and portable D-Zero amp/DAC. iBasso has been making quality amps and DACs for audio enthusiasts for years and I consider it an honor for them to allow me to review their product.
Pros: Looks, build quality, sound quality, battery life.
Cons: No volume indicator, no EQ
Equipment Used
Sources: MacBook Pro, iPod Classic
Headphones: Fostex T50RP, Audio Technica Ad900, HiFiMAN RE272, Marley Audio Get Up Stand Up Earphones
Very sleek packaging here. It's the kind of beautiful minimalistic packaging I would expect out of Apple, I mean that in the absolute best way possible. The top simply says "iBasso Audio" and the front side has the company's website. The box slides out of this little sleeve to reveal a white covering. When removed the user is greeted with a carefully packaged D-Zero. Foam surrounds every inch of the D-Zero to ensure it's safety. After the D-Zero is removed the user is greeted with a plastic warranty card similar to a credit card with a hand written date and model, I absolutely loved this it gives personalization in a time where almost everything else is automated. Once the last piece of foam is removed the user is greeted with another white covering that says "iBasso Accessories" in a fun looking font.
Once removed you'll find the included accessories. A USB cord to connect the D-Zero to your computer, a 3.5mm male to male aux cord and a leather pouch as opposed to a pleather pouch. Little things like this add much class to the packaging and company.
Overall the packaging is very Apple like. Everything is neatly placed and kept snug. The warranty card with personalized writing on it, the real leather pouch and the simplicity of it all has really caught my attention.
Design and Build Quality
Like the packaging the D-Zero is minimalistic and sleek. The anodized aluminum housing provides a beautiful, yet strong housing for the internals. On top D-Zero by iBasso Audio Headphone Amp+USB DAC is written in an unobtrusive way. On the front there's a headphone jack, an aux jack, a power switch with accompanying white LED to let you know it's on, and a volume knob. Everything on the front feels quality. The headphone jacks are solid, the power switch is very durable feeling and the click feels high quality, and the volume knob spins smoothly.
On the back there's a USB output for charging the D-Zero and for connecting it to a computer, a gain switch and a USB charge switch. Everything back here feels very solid. There's two LEDs as well, a red one to indicate charging which also blinks to let you know when to charge it and an orange one indicated USB connection.
As for the battery's supposed 30 hours of use unplugged, I have ran this into the ground and got 28 hours before it caved. It's no 70+ hours of the E7, but realistically that much is overkill.
Overall this is built great, I have no qualms with it at all. It screams class to me, I absolutely love the looks of it as well.
Sound Quality
I don't believe in electronics burn-in, but for the sake of doing a proper review I gave the D-Zero 50 hours of burn-in before I made judgements on it.
Overall this is very similar to the E7 in sound. This is due to both of the companies choosing to use the excellent Wolfson WM8740 DAC which has been a popular choice for quality in budget minded DACs, as well as the same Texas Instrument's PCM2706 USB receiver. The amp is where things differ. The E7 uses a TPA6130A, while the D-Zero uses an amp based on the AD8656, which is a highly regarded amp. The D-Zero's amp is not only much cleaner sounding, but it is also stronger.
The D-Zero does sound very similar, it's a clean boost that doesn't favor any frequency to my ears, much like the E7 which is said to be rather neutral. The biggest surprise to my ears though was even with the lack of bass boost on the D-Zero, my Ad900 still sounded as bassy as with +1 bass boost on my E7. That isn't to say the D-Zero has a dark signature, because with my T50RP the bass actually seems punchier, but not more abundant and the highs are brought out. Everything simply sounds clear, boosted and full through the D-Zero.
When I plugged my T50RP into the D-Zero the difference was immediately noticed between the E7 and the D-Zero. The T50RP opened up, the highs felt more alive, the mids came forward, and the lows gained some punch to them without losing extension. Considering the same DAC and receiver chip are used, I can only assume that the D-Zero's amp is in-fact better. The T50RP felt more alive, more separated and faster than on the E7, which I'd always thought the T50RP sounded a bit lifeless and slightly bloated through.
Through my Ad900 I was worried about the loss of bass from the EQ on the E7 being a problem. I put on my bass test, James Blake's "Limit To Your Love" and my worries disappeared. The bass was just as strong, fast and extended as ever. The mids and highs were completely unaffected though, they even sounded a bit cleaned up and less congested.
Overall I'm very impressed with the D-Zero. It's a very nicely rather neutral boost in sound that has a decent amp attached to it in a slim package.
This is a great piece of equipment. I would buy this any day over the E7. The build is solid, the packaging and design is sleek and the sound quality is fantastic for the price. The clean boost in sound and decent amp on this make it a great value that is hard to pass up on.
Comparison of the D-Zero and the E7
With these two being very similar products I feel a direct comparison in addition to a review is necessary. All of the pros and cons are from the view of the D-Zero looking at the E7
-Slimmer design
-Feels better built
-More power for higher impedance headphones
-Hi/low gain switch
-Cleaner sound
-On/Off switch and Volume are more responsive
-Nice rubbery matte feel
-Only has 1 output
-Battery life is 1/2 of the E7
-No bass boost
-Volume knob isn't numbered
-No LED Screen, though this isn't really a con, just a preference
Between the two I find myself liking the D-Zero more. The build quality is good on both, but the D-Zero feels more solid while being slimmer. The sound of the E7 and D-Zero are very similar due to them both using the same DAC and receiver and the amps are actually very similar due to the D-Zero amp being based off the same amp the E7 uses. The D-Zero sounds a bit cleaner though, the E7 actually sounds a bit, even if only very slightly, muddy in comparison. The amp on the D-Zero is also a bit more powerful, it definitely gives my T50RP more juice than the E7 and it's easy to hear the difference. The battery life is less than half of the E7, but honestly 30 hours is fantastic.
When using the D-Zero I find myself missing two things that I really miss. The first is the additional headphone output. It's definitely unnecessary, but I've become very accustomed to listening on one headphone and burning in another with the E7 I'll have to compensate. Lastly I miss the volume indication. I do wish iBasso would put knobs from 1-10 on the D-Zero. Nothing major though, the D-Zero is a quality product.


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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 5:35 PM GMT on November 23, 2012
Celebrations of the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States in 2012 were aided by some of the most tranquil travel weather ever seen on what is America's busiest travel week. Unusually warm and precipitation-free conditions prevailed over almost the entire nation on Wednesday and Thursday, with many locations in the Midwest reporting their warmest Thanksgiving Day on record. At least three cities set records for their warmest temperature ever recorded so late in the year: Valentine, Nebraska (76° on Wednesday); Rochester, Minnesota (70° on Wednesday); and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (65° on Thursday.) While the quiet weather was a boon for travelers, the lack of rain in the Midwest allowed the nation's worst drought since 1954 to expand; the U.S. Drought Monitor reported that the area of the contiguous U.S. covered by moderate or greater drought expanded by 1% to 60% this week. This reversed a seven-week trend of slowly decreasing drought that began on September 25 and extended until November 13, when the area covered by drought declined from 65% to 59%. The latest ten-day forecasts from the GFS and ECMWF models show much below average chances of precipitation across more 90% of the U.S., including the drought regions. These dry conditions will allow the drought to expand over the next two weeks, and potentially cover 65% of the contiguous U.S. again by mid-December. The next chance for significant rains in excess of one inch in the Midwest will not occur until December 2, at the earliest. The lack of rain will potentially cause serious trouble for barge traffic on the Mississippi River by December 10, when the river may fall below the level of -5 feet at St. Louis needed to allow barges to not scrape bottom.
Figure 1. This week's U.S. Drought Monitor shows 60% of the contiguous U.S. was in moderate or greater drought.
Figure 2. Predicted 8-day precipitation amounts from the 06Z (1 am EST) November 23, 2012 run of the GFS model. For the 8-day period ending on Saturday, December 1, only the Northwest Coast, Central Gulf Coast, and portions of the Tennessee Valley are predicted to receive rains in excess of one inch. Image credit: NOAA.
Quiet in the Atlantic
There are no threat areas in the Atlantic to discuss today, and none of the reliable models is forecasting tropical cyclone development between now and the Friday, November 30 official end of hurricane season. I wouldn't dismiss the possibility of one more named storm forming in December in the middle Atlantic between Bermuda and Puerto Rico, but late-season storms forming in that location rarely affect land.
Have a great holiday weekend, everyone!
Jeff Masters
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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|In an unforgettable "Save the Date" video for his bar mitzvah, 12-year-old Atlanta boy Daniel Blumen raps to "Welcome to Atlanta" by Ludacris and Jermaine Dupri and hosts celebrity cameos from the likes of Shaquille O'Neal, Ne-Yo, and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. "Welcome to Atlanta where the playas play," Blumen sings. "Hopin' you can make my bar mitzvah day/ Thirteen years since I was born / And the party won't stop 'til Sunday mornin'." Daniel's father, Rick Blumen, declined to say how much it cost to produce the video, but told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "it was not expensive. The paper invitations are more expensive, and they are not fancy."
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|In 2005, David Brooks spent an astonishing $10 million on his daughter Elizabeth's bat mitzvah, which featured live performances from Aerosmith, 50 Cent, Tom Petty, Don Henley, and Kenny G. The guests received gift bags valued at more than $1,000, and the bat mitzvah girl even got to perform a duet with Steven Tyler. But two years ago, Brooks, a defense contractor, was indicted for insider trading, tax evasion, and other charges. "Right off the bat, he's going to have a problem with the jury that's going to be able to comprehend spending $10 million on a bat mitzvah, when most people won't ever see $10 million in their lifetime," defense attorney Joe Tacopino said at the time. And he was right—David Brooks pleaded not guilty, but was convicted on 17 counts of securities fraud in 2010.
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|"I performed at a bar mitzvah," Snoop Dogg told Esquire in 2008. "And I'm telling you, man, these little [expletive], they were singing my [expletive], they was cussin', they were singing the dirty version. I'm talking about 12- and 13-year-old little white kids singin' this real gangsta [expletive]. Man. I was shocked. I just gave them the mic and let them [expletive] go."
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|Last November, Donald Trump did a menschy thing and made an appearance at his lawyer's son's bar mitzvah. According to TMZ, Trump "hung around and schmoozed for a while—and even gave a speech at the coming of age celebration." And one guest told the site, "It was very heartfelt... everybody loved it... and he took tons of photos with everyone who asked." Mark the calendar now—in 2024, Ivanka Trump's daughter with Jared Kushner will celebrate her bat mitzvah.
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|For his son's bar mitzvah in 2005, British billionaire Philip Green went big. He spent a reported $7.5 million on the three-day event, which included flying more than 200 guests to the South of France and performances by Beyoncé and Andrea Bocelli. And for his own 60th birthday last year, the Topshop mogul flew celebrities—including Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Hudson, and Simon Cowell—to Mexico, where they played touch football on the beach and took in performances by Robbie Williams and Stevie Wonder.
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|Where else would Flo Rida make a bar mitzvah appearance but in … Quebec? In 2011, the rap star gave a reportedly shvitzy performance at a Canadian teenager's celebration, performing several hits, including "Low," "Who Dat Girl," and "Right Round." No word, however, on his rendition of "Hava Negila."
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|"I had a bar mitzvah in an Italian restaurant, a very nice Italian restaurant," Drake revealed in an interview several years ago. "The song of the night was Backstreet Boys' 'I Want It That Way.'" Last year, he was "re-barmitzvahed" in his video for "HYFR," which begins with video of young Drake wishing viewers "mazel tov." And in 2011, the Young Money rapper earned some serious coin when he performed at TV executive Jeff Zucker's son's bar mitzvah. Drake was paid a reported $250,000 for the appearance, which was considerably cheaper than Andrew Zucker's first choice, Kanye West, who wanted $1 million.
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|In a celebrity-packed video on YouTube, LeBron James, Tyra Banks, Whoopi Goldberg, Andre Agassi, and other stars wish "Brian" a happy bar mitzvah. But it's Goldberg who dispenses some practical advance to the new man. "It's Whoopi," she says conspiratorially. "Listen, do not—and I repeat, do not let them give you this in lieu of a cash gift. You understand... Happy bar mitzvah. Take the cash."
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|Before he became a movie star, Paul Rudd supported himself as a bar mitzvah deejay—but he started out clueless as to how extravagant they were. "I had never seen bar and bat mitzvah receptions that were such huge deals," he told The Daily Beast last year. "The Laker girls were at one. It was surreal." As for his set list, Rudd revealed: "'U Can't Touch This' was pretty big at the time and 'I'm Too Sexy,' by Right Said Fred. You had your classics like 'What I Like About You.' It was good to start a set with 'In the Mood' by Glenn Miller, because then you got the grandparents up and dancing. You don't throw MC Hammer at them right out of the gate. These are the tricks of the trade." Rudd also ran a killer game of limbo—while wearing a yellow tuxedo."
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Shares of NXP Semiconductor (NXPI) today closed up $1.14, or 2%, at $58.09, after Morgan Stanley's Craig Hettenbach raised his rating on the shares to Overweight from Equal Weight, with a $70 price target, writing that despite a near-doubling in the shares in the past 52 weeks, there's more room for upside based on sales of chips for secure identification and authentication.
"We think NXPI should continue to work if it beats estimates like we expect," writes Hettenbach.
"More so, the stock has only modest multiple expansion and trades at a P/E of just 12X on 2015e, a 25% discount to peers and tech."
In particular, Hettenbach is encouraged by prospects for the company's microcontrollers in the identification and authentication applications, after talking with folks in the field:
Our conversations with OEM partners and competitors underscored NXP's strong competitive position in e-Government, Banking and embedded secure element. Highlights include the company's broad portfolio of secure Microcontrollers (MCUs), R&D scale/leverage due to technology reuse across different markets and entrenched relationships with customers. Additionally, we now have greater confidence on the significant growth potential for NXP's identification business as penetration in markets such as Banking and NFC are low. Importantly, our conversations with investors point to many unanswered questions in ID, suggesting room for additional buy-in to NXPI.
The ID market, as he terms it, is likely to grow faster than the overall analog semiconductor market, thinks Hettenbach, helped by emerging applications such as electronic payments:
The Identification market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15% from $2.8 billion in 2012 to $4.5 billion in 2015 (ABI Research). We see new eGovernment programs and banking, including EMV, driving the next leg of growth. Furthermore, we expect a solid rebound in NFC in the 2H14 (emerging ID modeled up 44% y/y in 2H14), even without meaningful upside potential at Apple following a recent IP deal (see page 18). We model double digit revenue growth in NXP's ID business in the coming years, reaching 30% of sales in 2016, up from only 15% in 2010 [...] Our analysis of the chip based payment cards (contact and dual interface) shows the market growing at a 20% CAGR to $1.1bn in 2018. And, our Bull case (faster EMV adoption in the US and more benign pricing environment) represents 26% CAGR with the market growing to $1.5bn over the next 5 years. Looking at our bear case, which incorporates further push outs in domestic EMV roll out and pricing pressure, we see a 11% CAGR for the market.
Hettenbach sees ID making up an increasing portion of company revenue, as he outlines in a slide:
Hettenbach's estimates for this year go to $5.33 billion in revenue and $4.39 per share in EPS, excluding some costs, up from a prior $5.21 billion and $4.10. His 2015 estimates go to $5.79 billion and $5.15, up from $5.56 billion and $4.59.


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The creator of the hit television show "The Wire," David Simon, will join Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter in a discussion about America's urban issues at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
Simon, an author and journalist, created a pair of acclaimed television shows that dramatized criminal justice and urban issues in Baltimore: HBO's "The Wire" and NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street." His copanelist, Nutter, became mayor of Philadelphia in January after serving for nearly 15 years as a city councilman.
Their discussion, titled "The Wire: Policy and Politics in America's Urban Crisis," will be moderated by Julian Zelizer, a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton.
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My friend Pat Meadows, a very, very smart woman, has a wonderful idea she calls "The Theory of Anyway." What it entails is this - she argues that 95% of what is needed to resolve the coming crises in energy depletion, or climate change, or most other global crises are the same sort of efforts. When in doubt about how to change, we should change our lives to reflect what we should be doing "Anyway." Living more simply, more frugally, using less, leaving reserves for others, reconnecting with our food and our community, these are things we should be doing because they are the right thing to do on many levels. That they also have the potential to save our lives is merely a side benefit (a big one, though).
This is, I think, a deeply powerful way of thinking because it is a deeply moral way of thinking - we would like to think of ourselves as moral people, but we tend to think of moral questions as the obvious ones "should I steal or pay?" "Should I hit or talk?" But the real and most essential moral questions of our lives are the questions we rarely ask of the things we do every day, "Should I eat this?" "Where should I live and how?" "What should I wear?" "How should I keep warm/cool?" We think of these questions as foregone conclusions - I should keep warm X way because that's the kind of furnace I have, or I should eat this because that's what's in the grocery store. Pat's Theory of Anyway turns this around, and points out that what we do, the way we live, must pass ethical muster first - we must always ask the question "Is this contributing to the repair of the world, or its destruction."
So if you told me that tomorrow, peak oil had been resolved, I'd still keep gardening, hanging my laundry, cutting back and trying to find a way to make do with less. Because even if we found enough oil to power our society for a thousand years, there would still be climate change, and it would be *wrong* of me to choose my own convenience over the security and safety of my children and other people's children. And if you told me tomorrow that we'd fixed climate change, that we could power our lives forever with renewables, I would still keep gardening and living frugally. Because our agriculture is premised on depleted soil and aquifers, and we're facing a future in which many people don't have enough food and water if we keep eating this way, and to allow that to happen would be a betrayal of what I believe is right. And if you told me that we'd fixed that problem too, that we were no longer depleting our aquifers and expanding the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, I'd still keep gardening and telling others to do the same, because our reliance on food from other nations, and our economy impoverishes and starves millions, even billions of poor people and creates massive economic inequities that do tremendous harm. And if you told me that globalization was over, and that we were going to create a just economic system, and we'd fixed all the other problems, and that I didn't have to worry anymore, would I then stop gardening?
No. Because the nurture of my piece of land would still be the right thing to do. Doing things with no more waste than is absolutely necessary would still be the right thing to do. The creation of a fertile, sustainable, lasting place of beauty would still be my right work in the world. I would still be a Jew, obligated by G-d to Tikkun Olam, to "the repair of the world." I would still be obligated to live in way that prevented wildlife from being run to extinction and poisons contaminating the earth. I would still be obligated to make the most of what I have and reduce my needs so they represent a fair share of what the earth has to offer. I would still be obligated to treat poor people as my siblings, and you do not live comfortably when your siblings suffer or have less. I am obligated to live rightly, in part because of what living rightly gives me - integrity, honor, joy, a better relationship with my diety of choice, peace.
There are people out there who are prepared to step forward and give up their cars, start growing their own food, stop consuming so much and stop burning fossil fuels...just as soon as peak oil, or climate change, or government rationing, or some external force makes them. But that, I believe is the wrong way to think about this. We can't wait for others to tell us, or the disaster to befall us. We have to do now, do today, do with all our hearts, the things we should have been doing "Anyway" all along.
With specific reference to Peak Oil preparations, I think there's a terrific psychological difference determined by the frame of mind in which one takes certain actions. Supposing, for example, you are going to cover your windows with clear plastic in winter, to save on energy. Well, you can think of yourself as being forced into this act by Peak Oil, by global warming, or for economic reasons. There's not much joy in taking defensive actions. But if you can think of it as contributing to "the repair of the world," then you have a totally different view of the action. Over time, these points of view have an effect on your personality and character. The defensive or "forced to do this" motivation tends to harden and close you, shutting you away from others. The "repair of the world" motivation tends to awaken compassion in you, to soften you towards others. "A human being is a part of a whole, called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." (Albert Einstein)Read Pat's full post over at Entire of Itself blog. -AF
[1] http://www.casaubonsbook.blogspot.com/
[2] http://entire-of-itself.blogspot.com/2007/01/theory-of-anyway.html


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Join us at the Piazza at Schmidt's for a special FREE screening of Josh Fox's extraordinary and impactful documentary Gasland. As part of Rooftop's ongoing expansion to new cities, this will be our first show in Philadelphia. We couldn't have picked a better film, venue and set of partners to work with.
Limited chairs are available. Other seating is on astroturf, or in the surrounding bars and restaurants. You are welcome to bring your own seat or blanket.
This show is presented in partnership with PennEnvironment. We all want clean air, clean water, and open spaces. But it takes independent research and tough-minded advocacy to win concrete results for our environment--especially when powerful interests stand in the way of environmental progress. That's the idea behind PennEnvironment. We focus exclusively on protecting Pennsylvania's air, water and open spaces. We speak out and take action at the local, state and national levels to improve the quality of our environment and our lives.
We've been working aggressively to tackle the environmental and public health threats related to Marcellus Shale gas drilling. From air and water pollution to protecting public health to preserving our state parks and forests from drilling, PennEnvironment is lobbying the legislature and environmental officials; educating and engaging the public; doing the hard-hitting research to uncover the facts; and garnering media attention across Pennsylvania to highlight the threats posed by drilling--now and for future generations of Pennsylvanians.
This show is also presented in partnership with Protecting Our Waters Protecting Our Waters is a Philadelphia-based grassroots alliance committed to protecting the Delaware River watershed, the state of Pennsylvania, and the surrounding region from unconventional gas drilling and other threats to our drinking water, environment, and public health. We are building a fast-growing network of community-based activists putting increasing pressure on every level, from Philadelphia City Council to the Delaware River Basin Commission (the four-state entity which makes decisions about our watershed); from state legislators in Harrisburg to the halls of Congress and most importantly, the court of public opinion. This is a movement.
Right now the are urging everyone in the five-county area (Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware, Bucks Montgomery) to contact their City Councilperson and the Councilmembers at large regarding your concerns about hydrofracking, and ask them to press the DRBC not to issue permits until the EPA study is complete. They are excited to support PA Senator Ferlo's SB 1447, and PA Representative Mundy's HB 2609, for a one-year statewide moratorium. Dates for your calendar include: Sep. 15th DRBC meeting; Sep. 21 statewide lobby day for clean water; Sep. 28th special event TBA.
Gasland (Josh Fox | 24 States Across America | 1 min.)
When a natural gas mining company offered Josh Fox and his upstate New York neighbors $100,000 each for the right to drill for gas on their land, Fox thought he'd better examine what was going on before he signed away his property. The result is the powerful and eye-opening documentary Gasland. Fox playfully derides his neighbors and historical precedents as "Pete Seeger and other banjo-playing freaks," letting the audience know that he's not predisposed to being a bleeding-heart environmentalist, but a moment later Fox is there plucking the five-string, whiling away the time waiting on hold in an endless loop of phone calls to the mining companies. He is, after all, an otherwise light-hearted everyman artist, trying simply to get to the heart of the matter.
Throughout the film, Fox is the emotional divining rod, wandering and wavering throughout the US, picking up on tragic tales of people, animals and places contaminated beyond repair, pointing always toward the hazardous link between "clean" natural gas and dangerously polluted water. Explaining the problem, Fox says, "Let me start at the beginning: this is Dick Cheney." In 2005, Cheney's secretive Energy Commission designed a bill that was able to overturn parts of various decades-old environmental-protection legislation, allowing for a relatively new process of gas drilling, invented by Halliburton. Commonly referred to as "fracking," in this new process, the mining companies inject a cornucopia of toxic chemicals deep into the ground and explode the rock beds. Companies across 38 states are doing this with almost no oversight or regulations, often operating within feet of homes, schools, streams, wells and aquifers. An EPA spokesmen describes the legislation as "Orwellian" and "Un-American."
As Fox chases the companies' operations across the country, he encounters cats and horses losing their hair in clumps, men and women with sudden painful illnesses, and houses where you can literally light the tap water on fire. Cowboys and roughnecks in the far west and deep south--certainly not your granola-eating tree-huggers--decry the situation with pathos, charm and a bit of mordant humor. The gas companies deny, deny, deny.
Fox is able to explain the process and the repercussions with an easy-going verve and a dire sense of urgency. With a swelling populist love for America, Fox gets the viewer to understand the problem and care deeply. Gasland begins as a personal query about Fox's own land, morphs into a documentary as he encounters people with stories to tell, and ends as activist rallying cry exposing one of America's most dangerous environmental secrets.
Rooftop Films, The Fledgling Fund and International WOW Company are proud to help expose these horrifying stories--amazingly wide-spread and consistent wherever natural gas is drilled--in the hopes that this won't be a secret for long. Get involved at Rooftop Films and gaslandthemovie.com.
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Three Tupelo High swimmers – Cris Roberts, Bailey Scott and Colton Fremont – won two events each Saturday in the MHSAA North Swim Championships in Ridgeland.
Roberts and Scott led the defending state champion Lady Wave to the Class II team championship. Tupelo's boys, also the defending state champ, placed second.
"The girls did really well, about what we planned on," Tupelo coach Lucas Smith said. "They'll need to swim faster at state for us to win."
The Lady Wave scored 128 points to outdistance Starkville and Oxford, who tied with 86 apiece.
Madison Central won the boys North title with 124 points to Tupelo's 111. The Wave has won five straight state championships in the pool.
"Our boys did a good job, but there's a lot of room for improvement," Smith said. "Madison Central's a good team and experienced. We're young, but we're going to state to win it."
Scott won the 50 free in 24.50 and the 100 free in 54.69 while Roberts won the 100 fly in 1:01.05 and the back in 1:03.14.
Fremont won the 100 fly in 55.48 and 200 IM in 2:03.99.
Tupelo Christian Prep's girls and boys teams recorded the program's best finishes in Saturday's North meet.
The Lady Eagles placed fourth overall while the boys placed fifth in the Class I competition. TCPS was the highest-placing 1A team.
Benjamin Jones won the 500 freestyle North state title.
Ripley junior Rachel Dees won the North 100 butterfly in 1:03.13 and the 100 breaststroke in 1:09.09. Her time in the breast was faster than the Class II winner's.
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Mosaic Select: Woody Herman (MS-031)Mosaic Select
"The Phillips recordings of Woody Herman, spanning the mid 1960s, are considered by many to be the greatest of all the Herman Herds with stellar soloists including Sal Nistico, Phil Wilson, Bill Chase and Jake Hanna."
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There are great bands and then there are phenomenal bands. The "Swinging Herd" that Woody Herman led during the mid 1960s is one of those bands. Collectively it possessed remarkable power. Individually, the soloists were imaginatively progressive. In total, it seemed like there was never another band like it.
Herman's soloists capture us like a deer in the headlights. The sheer energy of trumpeter Bill Chase, the tremendous drive of Phil Wilson's trombone and the unbelievable Sal Nistico (especially on a live version of "Apple Honey") is nothing short of breathtaking.
The albums included are "Woody Herman - 1963", Woody Herman: 1964", "Encore", "The Swinging Herman Herd Recorded Live" and the classic "Woody's Big Band Goodies". The liner notes to the original albums by Ralph J. Gleason, Willis Connover, and Leonard Feather convey the raw excitement of this once-in-a-lifetime band.
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|Amazing Band
|Cant believe I waited so long to buy this set. This band is amazing. The arrangements, the soloists, wonderful music. Jake Hanna is awesome.
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|I don't know why I waited so long to get this Select. The music is great, and the bands are some of the best Woody had. Awesome arrangements and sound quality too!
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|These guys cook - upbeat, high energy band, good material, and excellent solos from guys I never heard of - no dead wood in this one.
|I wasn't familiar with this herd or the musicians in this band. So, this was bought on a whim and a fortunate whim it has proven to be. This is one of the most consistent Mosaic releases I own - the high level of musicianship is sustained throughout and not a whole lot of alternate takes. The soloists are superb, as is the rhythm section - lots of new musicians/names in my night sky. This is quite a reissue - lots of precision and passion!
|One of the "Great" Herds
|Chase, Nistico, Hanna, Wilson, Andrus, Pierce and most of all Woody, made this one of the best herds ever! Five Notes for every session, and Five Notes to Mosaic for finally giving us these sought after sessions!
|A BIG BAND ,like no other!!!
|I had followed the Herman band since 1943,but this was the greatest band he or anyone else had ever put together.Whenever the band was within 3 hours drive of Chicago,I was there.Chase,Wilson,Hanna,Nistico,Southall et.al Gave me many happy moments.I am so glad that Mosaic released these recordings because my original records are shot
|I had the opportunity of seeing this band quite a few times during the early & mid 1960s and they were always at the top of their game. Every musician was an all-star in his own right. I can only hope that these recordings bring the greatness of Sal Nistico, Bill Chase, Paul Fontaine, Phil Wilson, Jake Hanna and Nat Pierce's writing to a new generation of jazz listeners. You just cannot go wrong with this collection. Thank you Mosaic for bringing it all back!
|FINALLY! After searching for CD re-issues of Encore, Woddy's Big Band Goodies, and Woody Herman 1963, I have found them!! My LP copies have long since worn out. Now I can hear Chase, Hunt, Southall, Wilson, Nistico, Pierce, Hanna, and Woody in the clarity of digital sound, hearing things I never heard on the analogue LPs. Thanks, Mosaic. You haven't heard the last of me!!
|The wait is over! A thousand thanks.
|Kudos to Mosaic for reissuing this great band on CD. The Philips years saw Woody at the helm of a powerful, swinging group. Bill Chase's lead trumpet, Sal Nistico's tenor, and Jake Hanna's drums were a big reason why. This band has to be heard to be believed. If you have any of the vinyl, you already know what I'm talking about it. If not, man, are you in for a treat.
|Essential Herman
|At long last Mosaic has released a complete collection of Woody Herman's big band recordings on Philips. Of the five original albums, only Woody Herman 1963 has found its way onto CD, although assorted tracks have appeared on compilations. But it is wonderful to have everything in one package which complements beautifully the Mosaic single of Woody's Winners. A pity additional unreleased material could not be unearthed from the vaults as occurred with the Count Basie Complete Live Roulette recordings. How about a similar package of the Trend/Discovery recordings of two other outstanding big bands - Gerald Wilson and Bob Florence.
|The Best Big Band Ever
|This is a staggering reissue, well worth waiting for. NO band at the time could touch this band, they were THAT hot, swinging, intense. The section work was mind-bendingly tight, led by the late, great lead trumpet of Bill Chase -- There is also a young, fire-breathing Sal Nistico on tenor and Phil Wilson leading the trombones. And the superb Jake Hanna and Chuck Andruss anchored the "Rolls-Royce" rhythm section. This is absolutely not to be missed by any serious big band lover -- this band has to be heard to be believed. Sound quality is of the usual high Mosaic standards -- the band literally jumps out at you . Get this -- NOW!!!
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The Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center is on the east side of the Mercer Slough Nature Park. The Douglas Fir Community Room provides a quiet and tranquil atmosphere with lots of natural light and a sweeping view of the Slough. With meeting and lounge areas as well as a kitchenette, the community room is ideal for business meetings, retreats and classes, as well as small social gatherings such as weddings, receptions, anniversary and birthday parties, and memorials.
Capacity: Maximum capacity is 50 people.
Equipment: Rental fees for the room include 13 upholstered chairs with four small side tables, plus 13 six-foot rectangular tables, 50 stacking chairs, laptop, LCD projector, PA/wireless mic, podium, portable whiteboard easel, pull-down screen, and two rolling coat racks. The kitchenette is equipped with a refrigerator/freezer, microwave, dishwasher, sink, hot water pot and a 40-cup coffee urn. Use of the private balcony is also included, and free WiFi is available.
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Haleakala Crater is now a cool, cone-studded reminder of a once-active volcano. Streaks of red, yellow, gray, and black trace the courses of recent and ancient lava, ash, and cinder flows. The volcanic rocks slowly break down as natural forces reduce them to minute particles which are swept away by wind, heavy rain, and intermittent streams.
A fiery birth beneath the sea
Modern geology indicates that the Hawaiian Islands are situated near the middle of the Pacific Plate, one of a dozen thin, rigid structures covering our planet like the cracked shell of an egg. Though adjoining each other, these plates are in constant slow motion, the Pacific Plate moving northwestward several centimeters per year. Scattered around the world are many weak areas in the earth's crust where magma slowly wells upward to the surface as a "plume". Here volcanoes and volcanic islands, such as Maui, are born.
This constant northwestward movement of the Pacific Plate over a local volcanic "hot spot", or plume, has produced a series of islands one after another in assembly line fashion. The result is a chain of volcanic islands stretching from the island of Hawaii along a southeast/northwest line for 4,050 kilometers (2,500 miles) toward Japan.
Mountains Above the Sea
Maui, one of the younger islands in this chain, began as two separate volcanoes on the ocean floor; time and again, eon after eon, they erupted and thin new sheets of lava spread upon the old, building and building until the volcano heads emerged from the sea. Lava, wind-blown ash, and alluvium eventually joined the two by an isthmus or valley, forming Maui, "The Valley Isle". Finally, Haleakala, the larger eastern volcano, reached its greatest height, 3,600 meters (12,000 feet) above the ocean - some 9,100 meters (30,000 feet) from its base on the ocean floor.
Waters Upon the Mountain
For a time, volcanic activity ceased, and erosion dominated. The great mountain was high enough to trap the moisture-laden northeast tradewinds. Rain fell and streams began to cut channels down its slopes. Two such streams eroding their way headward created large amphitheater-like depressions near the summit.
Ultimately these two valleys met, creating a long erosional "crater". At the same time a series of ice age submergences and emergences of the shoreline occurred; the final submergence formed the four islands of Lanai, Molokai, Kahoolawe, and Maui.
Lava Down the Valleys
When volcanic activity resumed near the summit, lava poured down the stream valleys, nearly filling them. More recently, cinders, ash, volcanic bombs, and spatter were blown from the numerous young vents in the "crater" forming multi-colored symmetrical cones as high as 180 meters (600 feet).
Thus this water-carved basin became partially filled with lava and cinder cones, and it came to resemble a true volcanic crater.
Stillness Within the Volcano
Several hundred years have passed since the last volcanic activity occurred within the crater. This stillness in Maui is attributed by modern geology to the constant northwestward movement of the pacific Plate. As the oldest islands on the northwest end of the chain have moved farther away from the plume - the source of new lava -they have ceased to grow; the ravages of wind and rain and time have thus been able to reduce them to sandbars and atolls.
Maui has shifted a few kilometers from the plume's influence, and Haleakala, too, is destined to become extinct. Though dormant now, about 1790, which is quite recent in geologic time, two minor flows at lower elevations along the southwest rift zone of Haleakala reached the sea and altered the southwest coastline of Maui. Today, earthquake records indicate the internal adjustments are still taking place in the earth's crust, but at present, no volcanic activity of any form is visible in the crater nor at any other place on the island of Maui. Perhaps Haleakala could erupt again; we just don't know.
Though Maui is no longer growing, the youngest island in the chain, Hawaii, is enlarging. And as plate drift continues, it is even probable that in the distant future, a new volcanic island will appear to the southeast of Hawaii, the Big Island.
The General park map handed out at the visitor center is available on the park's map webpage.For information about topographic maps, geologic maps, and geologic data sets, please see the geologic maps page.
A geology photo album has not been prepared for this park.For information on other photo collections featuring National Park geology, please see the Image Sources page.
Currently, we do not have a listing for a park-specific geoscience book. The park's geology may be described in regional or state geology texts.
Please visit the Geology Books and Media webpage for additional sources such as text books, theme books, CD ROMs, and technical reports.
Parks and Plates: The Geology of Our National Parks, Monuments & Seashores.
Lillie, Robert J., 2005.
W.W. Norton and Company.
9" x 10.75", paperback, 550 pages, full color throughout
The spectacular geology in our national parks provides the answers to many questions about the Earth. The answers can be appreciated through plate tectonics, an exciting way to understand the ongoing natural processes that sculpt our landscape. Parks and Plates is a visual and scientific voyage of discovery!
Ordering from your National Park Cooperative Associations' bookstores helps to support programs in the parks. Please visit the bookstore locator for park books and much more.
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Information about the park's research program is available on the park's research webpage.
For information about permits that are required for conducting geologic research activities in National Parks, see the Permits Information page.
The NPS maintains a searchable data base of research needs that have been identified by parks.
A bibliography of geologic references is being prepared for each park through the Geologic Resources Evaluation Program (GRE). Please see the GRE website for more information and contacts.
NPS Geology and Soils PartnersAssociation of American State Geologists
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Currently, we do not have a listing for any park-specific geology education programs or activities.
General information about the park's education and intrepretive programs is available on the park's education webpage.For resources and information on teaching geology using National Park examples, see the Students & Teachers pages.


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It may come as no surprise to most that having a video on your website to describe your product or service can help increase conversion rates. It has become quite common place these days with many leading retailers, brands and startups creating quirky, funny or just plain informative videos to help turn a visitor into a customer. But that's not all video is capable of with statistics showing that it can also also assist in reducing customer support requests, increasing social shares and even in helping sites rank better on search engines.
With this in mind I decided early on that I wanted to create a video to help describe my startup, +Fotostat [fotost.at]. Based on our experience, describing a service in words is not all that hard, but really conveying how a service can be beneficial to a customer is much harder. Fotostat is a central hub where photographers can manage their online presence by scheduling uploads of their photos across multiple networks. It helps guage how well each photo performs by showing all relevant statistics available from each network and allows the photographer to engage with their audience in one easy to use location. That's all well and good, but what does it actually DO? The main value proposition we wanted to convey to our customers is how much time could be saved by using our product. With that in mind, I set out to write a script for my video, first just in key points (who, what, why etc..), then expanding it into paragraphs.
Putting the script together took a little time, but the most difficult part for me was always going to be the visual side of things. I am not typically what anyone would describe as a creative. Apart from my photography interests, I am not artisticaly inclined whatsoever and find the idea of trying to be quite scary!
Thankfully I came across +PowToon [powtoon.com], a service that provides you with all the tools needed to create a captivating video. One of the great things about Powtoon is their ease of use. If you are familiar with any kind of slide presentation software (like powerpoint), then you will be comfortable with Powtoon. They provide a large array of clipart (some animated!) that you can simply drag and drop onto your slides to create the scenes that you are looking to create in your video. You are able to change the time that each object is visible for (entry and exit points) as well as choose from multiple transition animations.
Powtoon really is great, but it is currently a beta service and not without some (minor) problems. Any video worth watching needs audio, whether it be music or a voiceover or both. Unfortunately at the time of creation it was not possible to add individual sound effects to each object, leaving it up to the user to cut in any effects with their background music which could be uploaded as a single file. This was a bit of a pain to sync up but not a huge issue. Another missing feature that I would have liked to see is the ability to add simple shapes, like a square or circle or even a line. Whilst it was possible to upload your own images, it is certainly much more compelling to keep with the general theme of the existing clipart.
The audio for the Fotostat video was a combination of background music, sound effects for certain objects and a voice over. The background music was made by a talented guy named Kevin MacLoud [incompetech.com] who has created a huge amount of royalty free music (CC Licensed). Donations are appreciated and you can also purchase a non-attribution license which I did for the video which allows the music to be used without a visible reference to Kevin. Sound effects were sourced from +AudioJungle [audiojungle.net] and the voiceover was provided by someone I found on +Fiverr [fiverr.com] for a tiny sum of just $15, which was simply astounding to me.
In total my costs for the video were around $50 for Powtoon, $30 for the music, $15 for the sound effects and $15 for the voiceover. That is just $110 for something that would have cost me well over $1000 to have done professionally. Is it of the same quality? Probably not, but I certainly could not justify the higher price, not this early in my startup's life.
Here at Fotostat we are extremely happy with the end result but we'd love to hear your thoughts so be sure to leave a comment!
Daniel Treadwell is a Developer, Amateur Photographer and Founder of Fotostat, a central hub where photographers can easily manage their online presence.


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Roundworms are intestinal parasites. They are common in a number of different animal species, including dogs and cats. Each animal has a roundworm that is specific to that species. There is a roundworm specific to humans, but this parasite is rarely found in developed countries. Humans can become infected with animal roundworms by accidentally ingesting eggs or larvae. Having direct skin contact with larvae of certain types of roundworms may also cause an infection.
Puppies and kittens are often infected with roundworm larvae from their mother. This can happen before birth (puppies) or from the mother's milk (puppies and kittens). The larvae travel into the lungs, are coughed up, and swallowed. Larvae also get into the intestine after hatching out of ingested eggs. Larvae then mature into adult worms and begin to lay eggs, which are excreted in feces. The eggs contaminate the environment. Puppies can be infected with several hundred worms. Because each worm can produce thousands of eggs per day, the environment can be contaminated with millions of eggs over a short period of time. The eggs can survive for months or even years in the environment. Some wild animals are also infected with roundworms that can infect humans. A roundworm of raccoons can cause a very severe disease in humans. Extra care must be taken when pets, raccoons, and other wild animals are in your area.
What are the symptoms of roundworm infection?
In most cases, signs are mild to non-existent. In children the disease can be more severe, with fever, coughing, nausea, vomiting, and sore muscles. Sometimes infections occur in the eye or brain. Hookworms, a type of roundworm, may cause a severely itchy skin condition.
Anti-parasitic drugs, often in combination with anti-inflammatory medications, are usually successful in treating roundworm infections. Eye and brain infections are more difficult to treat, and treated persons may not fully recover.
There are a number of steps that can be taken to prevent infection of you and your children:
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There continues to be a high demand for bachelor's degree prepared medical imaging professionals. Graduates have excellent opportunities for employment in hospitals, clinics, private practice, state and federal agencies, and with appropriate experience, in supervision, education and industry.
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Otsuka Joint Venture to launch Pocari Sweat replenishment drink in Vietnam
Singapore: Otsuka Pharmaceutical reached an agreement to establish a joint venture (JV) in the functional food and beverage category, called Otsuka Thang Nutrition. This new JV is expected to launch Pocari Sweat in Vietnam starting the middle of August 2012 and will mark the 17th market where the beverage is sold.
Pocari Sweat was first developed in 1980 under the concept of a 'replenishment drink' and is designed to quickly replace water and electrolytes in the body lost due to perspiration. The beverage has become popular outside of Japan, especially in Asia. Today some 30 years after it was released, the overseas sales volumes of Pocari Sweat have outstripped sales in Japan.
Otsuka first became acquainted with the new JV partner through the Vietnam IV solution business in 2002. As this partner is well versed in the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) business as well as the IV solution business, Otsuka Pharmaceutical decided to form a JV in 2012 for functional foods and beverage and launch Pocari Sweat.
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Description Small, grayish to brownish mouse, frequently with dark stripe along mid-back, and white underparts. Tail sparsely haired and indistinctly bicolored, tuft of hairs on tip less than 5mm long.
Dimensions 150-205mm, 65-95mm, 15-25g
Warning White-footed Mice are carriers of the ticks that cause Lyme disease. These ticks are tiny and their nymphs are almost microscopic; both nymphs, active May through July, and adults, active on warm days from August through May, can be infectious. They inhabit woods and fields, and occur on both deer and mice. Lyme disease is a dangerous bacterial illness. Initial symptoms vary, but about 75 to 80 percent of all victims develop a circular, expanding, bulls-eye-shaped red rash around the tick bite, up to 35 days after the bite. Other symptoms include stiff neck, headache, dizziness, fever, sore throat, muscle aches, joint pain, and general weakness. Antibiotics are most effective in early stages of infection. Untreated Lyme disease can be difficult to cure, and may cause chronic arthritis, memory loss, and severe headaches.
Similar Species Very similar to other species of Peromyscus: North American Deermouse typically has a distinctly bicolored tail (although not in the northeastern United States); Cotton Deermouse has a longer hind foot; Oldfield Deermouse is smaller and pale cinnamon to almost white in color, and Brush, White-ankled, Piñon, Saxicoline, Northern Rock, and Texas Deermouse all have longer tails.
Habitat Meadows & fields, Scrub, shrub & brushlands, Grasslands & prairies, Forests & woodlands, Cities, suburbs & towns
Range Plains, Great Lakes, New England, Mid-Atlantic, Rocky Mountains, Southeast, Southwest, Texas, Eastern Canada, Western Canada
Discussion Favors warm dry forests at low to mid-elevations. This is the most common Peromyscus in eastern mixed deciduous and coniferous forests, and it also frequents the edges of agricultural areas, where it forages in the fields.


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LCC offers many programs and opportunities for the continuing education and professional development of all LCC employees, including administrators, faculty, and staff. Human Resources - Organizational Development is committed to the philosophy that people are the organization. The department supports LCC through training opportunities that contribute to the development of a learning community that builds the competency of staff and organization. The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) assists faculty with training, aids and tools to support our faculty with their learning goals as these goals relate to academics.
LCC's Learning Management System
On October 15, 2014, LCC HR-OD launched a new Learning Management System (LMS). This new system has enhance capabilities, including:
- Ability to enroll online for both online and face-to-face offerings
- Ability for administrators to enroll others in their department in offerings
- Ability for administrators to create and run their own reports to monitor usage and compliance
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Step-by-step instructions for the LMS can be found at the link below. Please note that there is a link to the whole job aid, but if you need just one section of it, you can select that link and just obtain that information:
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To access the LMS, log in to myLCC and select the "Work" tab. In the column on the right, select Learning Management System.
For questions regarding the LMS or how to access it, please contact the LCC Help Desk at x5221.
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HR-OD supports the 2014 Speakers' Series, an AQIP initiative. The College welcomed Dr. Adolph Brown on September 5, 2014, when he gave the audience a lot to think about related to how we interact with students and each other.
On November 14, 2014, the College welcomed Lyndsey Fennelly. Lyndsey fired up the group, encouraging a positive attitude and outlook.
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nymia: You don't have to study Latin alone. There are several open (and free) adult latin study groups and mailing lists. When I was brushing up my Latin 5-6 years ago, I joined a group that started with Wheelock and moved on to the Oxford Advanced Reader. I also joined a Beginning Greek group and a medieval Latin group (using the Latin Vulgate: you must read Ecclesiastes in Latin before you're through), all because it was so much fun to study with a motivated group. The group included folks from all over the world, all professionals and very nice as well as smart. Of course all that ended when life fleeced me of my disposable time :-)
I think this page represents the same community, and it looks as if they've expanded their coverage even more. I also find this page, which I think is a different group, catering more to Latin teachers. These guys have the advantage of having a group using the Oxford Latin Series, which I somewhat prefer to Wheelock.


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