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Video Games: Helpful or Hindrance?
It's no secret that gaming on a social level is a huge market, with BAFTA's for gaming, sales making billions yearly and with millions of young people globally engaging in multimedia gaming outside of the school environment on a daily basis, so it seems sensible for education providers to bridge the gap between the enjoyment of gaming and the enjoyment of learning.
I found the video by Peterson and the article by Armchair Empire incredibly interesting, and i feel the argument for the use of gaming in place of words is certainly convincing on the surface level. Peterson even goes as far as to claim a sharp increase in mathematical proficiency after prolonged exposure to the use of games to learn, however i feel the question is not whether these tools are successful, but instead should we be using them in a class INSTEAD of teaching students at the front of the classroom?
Lets attempt to address this question by unpicking Peterson's argument first. Peterson claims that students can break down language and word barriers presented through learning difficulties such as dyslexia, language barriers posed by geographical issues and allow students to learn mathematical principles by successfully completing tasks and getting a penguin to cross the screen. Is this learning, or is this trial and error? Perhaps one of the biggest successes of teachers, is their ability to present students with the means to learn a concept in a multitude of different ways, but also honoring their obligation to prepare students to complete exams successfully. Video games cannot successfully complete this, if a student is learning fundamental mathematical principle without words to make sense of something, without the use of concept, but rather trial and error are the students truly learning or instead dealing with the situation presented to them?
Furthermore where Peterson claims students have successfully learnt what mathematical concepts, obviously this has to be done with reinforcement on a conceptual level, with words always retaining their meaning. In the video he shows a brief excerpt of a completing the square game, a game which if you told students to just do without any prior or after learning would seem incredibly challenging I'd wager.
So perhaps instead of approaching learning through video games the argument is better suited to supplement learning with another tool in an already large arsenal of techniques available to excellent teachers globally.
Gee argues that to an extent video game present students with a relational understanding, by identifying relationships between concepts. This is a strong argument to support the use of video game learning, but ultimately the determining of those links is somewhat left to the student to generate and then understand the relationships.
Ultimately i feel video game learning while supported by academics, should be a tool of the teachers, to be used for students where words fail, but not to replace the importance of face to face teaching, because without that students will be lost in their ability to understand and pose questions which is necessary to learning.
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marcus10 April 2016
There are some interesting points made here, Glen. I completely agree with you that we shouldn't be looking to replace face to face teaching with video games entirely… Do you think that we should use gaming at all? Or is it better to look at why people have more success with gaming, and then apply that to education? For example, can we transfer the structure of gaming to the teaching of mathematics?
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I deeply enjoy the act and art of collaborating with people who share similar beliefs about the ultimate goals for the piece, but have sometimes drastically different methodology or tactics. The experience of molding the piece with designers who attend to the work in its many facets is thrilling to me. How might film unpack the story in a vital way? How can the text be driven to new meaning? How do color, sound, objects, spatial sculptures allow us to enter the narrative in an unforeseeable way? Having artists who challenge, interrupt, and inspire me is my favorite way to make art, out of the vacuum of solitude and into the air of the greater community.
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Making Bkjkt is a coming of age story within a dystopian society, years after a megalomaniacal dictator took over the country. Born before the recent election, the inspiration was to play out our worst fears to their horrific end result. Now that we find ourselves watching the dismantling of democracy, the show has taken on exponentially higher stakes. We follow a girl, Bookjacket, who inexplicably has not accepted the status quo and refuses to accept fear as her great motivator. We watch, through her eyes, a society that has given up empathy, resistance, or personal desire, as she fights her way through the forces that oppress them. Is there a happy ending? Does she dismantle the systems that bind them? Can she awaken her neighbors to the truth that has been withheld from them their whole life? A work in process, created through the Musical Theatre Development Lab at 92Y, this piece lives at the intersection of Concert Dance and Musical Theatre, probing dance for narrative and infusing storytelling at every moment.
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Dual Weapons is a weapon skill that was to appear in the canceled Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel 2. Weapon skills work like skills do in other Fallout games, with the exception of Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel.
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Honolulu shifting homeless out of tourist hot spot
Police issue tickets, try to shift the homeless out of the tourist mecca of Waikiki.
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It was just before 7 a.m. and the streets of Waikiki were filled with tourists, surfers, early morning joggers — and Ronnie Cruz, a 34-year-old homeless man getting a ticket from a Honolulu police officer for pushing a shopping cart piled high with his belongings along the sidewalk.
"Happens all the time," Cruz said after he made his way to the other side of Kalakaua Avenue. "They won't let you stand over there."
"I've got four of them," he said, reaching into a billfold as he displayed the tattered tickets.
This Hawaii tourist mecca has seen a surge in its homeless population, up 32 percent over the past five years. The explosion has prompted one of the toughest police crackdowns in the nation, sounded alarms among civic leaders that aggressive panhandlers are scaring off tourists, and set off an anguished debate on how to deal with the destitute in a state that prides itself on its friendly and easygoing ways.
Honolulu officials say they are confiscating up to 10 tons of property left on the sidewalk by homeless people every week.
"It's time to declare a war on homelessness, which is evolving into a crisis in Honolulu," Mayor Kirk Caldwell, a Democrat, wrote in a provocative essay that appeared in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser in June. "We cannot let homelessness ruin our economy and take over our city."
In an interview in his City Hall offices, Caldwell said that many of the homeless are people who were drawn here from the mainland by the promise of balmy weather, only to find some of the highest housing costs in the nation and no family nearby to help them through tough times.
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In addition to seizing the belongings of homeless people, Honolulu is closing public parks at night and banning tents and lean-tos in public spaces.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development reported that in 2013 there were 6,335 homeless in Hawaii, a state of just 1.4 million people, and that the state had the second highest proportion of unsheltered homeless individuals, after California.
"It is generally true in sunshine tourist states that there is a war going on between tourism and development versus helping the homeless," said Michael Stoops, director of community organizing for the National Coalition for the Homeless.
But the stakes here are particularly high because the Hawaiian economy is so dependent on tourism. Caldwell said he had received letters from tourists complaining about run-ins with homeless people, and had responded with notes asking them to give the city another chance.
The crackdown has led to what many people say is a noticeable reduction in the Waikiki homeless population. But despite what officials say is a concerted attempt to house the homeless, they acknowledge the steps taken so far have simply displaced many people to parts of Oahu that are off the tourist track.
"We're so sleep-deprived, we're running around," said Bill Garcia, 51, who has been living on the streets of Waikiki since coming from Los Angeles in search of a job. "We ask them, 'Where do you want us to go?' and they just say, 'Get out of Waikiki.' "
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Nigel writes: Despite it being a bank holiday weekend, the weather today was lovely, with warm sunshine and very little wind all day. Not surprisingly there was a good turnout for today's ride, with eleven riders at Brookside and more joining later. In fact by the end of the day I think I must have seen over thirty members at various stages in the ride. Gareth was our leader today, and led us down Brookside and through the back streets to Hills Road.
Setting off from Brookside. Compare with this photo from the 1930's
We followed Hills Road to Addenbrookes's, where we turned left onto Wort's Causeway for the gentle climb over the Gogs. This is one of my favourite hills. The climb is gentle and not very high but it still allows some fine views over Cambridge and is rewarded by a satisfyingly-long and fast descent down the other side to Fulbourn.
Climbing the Gogs. Addenbrooke's is behind us
After regrouping at Fulbourn, and riding on the flat once more, we continued through Great and Little Wilbraham to Six Mile Bottom. There we started the long climb up to Brinkley.
Going up the hill from Six Mile Bottom toward Brinkley. Photo: Gareth Rees
At Brinkley we turned onto the B1052 for a couple of miles to Dullingham, where we turned right towards Stechworth and Woodditton.
Gareth inspects the Orrery on Woodditton Green
We continued to Saxon Street where we turned for a long and rather bumpy descent into Newmarket, where we stopped at Coffee & Co for (obviously) coffee.
Coffee & Co were very busy. At least half a dozen members were already there, together with another cycling group and lots of locals, which rather overwhelmed the staff and it took a very long time to get our drinks and cakes. This was rather frustrating but when we complained about being forgotten the staff were genuinely apologetic and things were was put right quickly.
The extended coffee stop meant that it was approaching 12 noon when we set off once again for our planned lunch stop in Cavendish.This was rather later than planned, but it didn't matter. It was a lovely day.
Gareth's route was fairly direct and very pleasant, through Kirtling, Cowlinge, Stradishall, Denston, Stansfield and the extremely pretty lane that leads from there to Glemsford.
Between Denston and Stansfield. Photo: Gareth Rees
From Glemsford it was only another couple of miles to Cavendish. Most of us stopped for a picnic on the village green whilst others went off to a cafe or a nearby pub. With few people about, a lovely setting, several pubs, a grocers's shop and a cafe this is an excellent place for a lunch stop and I hope we will return there before long.
After lunch we set off again. We split into two groups led by Rupert and Gareth. Rupert's group took a fairly direct route to the tea stop in Horseheath whilst Gareth took a longer route, riding south-west to Great Yeldham and Finchingfield before turning north-west to Helions Bumpstead and Horseheath.We paused briefly on the green at Finchingfield. This is a pleasant spot, but there were dozens of motorcyclists about and it was nowhere as tranquil as the green at Cavendish.
I stayed with Gareth's group, which arrived at The Old Red Lion in Horseheath a few minutes late at 4.40pm. The breakaway all-day group was already there and a few moments later the afternoon ride arrived led by Peter D, making about twenty at tea in total. Tea was entirely satisfactory, with sandwiches, cakes and some particularly satisfying chocolate fudge cake.
Afterwards we all returned back to Cambridge via West Wickham, Balsham and Fulbourn. After pausing to allow everyone to re-group at Balsham, Gareth set off down the hill towards Fulbourn at a fast pace. I heard XL say "no-one can keep up with Gareth", which was enough to inspire Peter D to set off in hot pursuit. I tagged on behind for a rapid descent to Charterhouse Bridge, where the road crosses the A11 and levels off. The two mile section from there to Fulbourn is flat, completely straight and very boring and I challenged Peter and Gareth to see if we could make it all the way to the Fulbourn city limits without allowing our speed to drop below 20mph. By close drafting and taking turns at the front we achieved this, just, which was most satisfying. I paused in Fulbourn to wait for the others and to make sure that everyone knew their way home, before setting off into Cambridge via Fulbourn Old Drift and Cherry Hinton. I arrived back home at 6.20pm, having cycled an excellent and most enjoyable 86 miles.
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Everything has been sown, planted and transplanted and all that is left now is to try and get rid of the weeds that are everywhere.
Today I've cleaned my bean beads and covered them with deer protection. Although I've placed a protective branch fence on top of my existing fence to make it look taller I've also placed protective net, just to be on the safe side.
The string beans are on the other side of the garden so I'm hoping they will not get eaten so I'm not placing any protection on it.
Potatoes were cleaned and covered last week and growing nicely.
Peas have started blooming. Villo will come a bit later and American wonder should be ready in a couple of weeks.
The first zucchinis are blooming while the rest of them that were sown directly into the garden are forming their first real leaves.
The only part that will not be cleaned is my small lettuce/onion bed. On this bed I had my potatoes and beans and a big bunch of wild mint started growing during the year. Now I've noticed that the mint is starting to grow again so I will leave it.


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The idea that there is one "normal" or "healthy" type of brain or mind or one "right" style of neurocognitive functioning, is no more valid than the idea that there is one "normal" or "right" gender, race or culture – Nick Walker, September 2014
Neurodiversity has been part of the Autistic UK vision from the very beginning.
The Constitution reads:
The objectives of the Association shall be;
To campaign throughout the UK and elsewhere to advance the interests of autistic people and those people with "related conditions".
[For the purposes of this document the term "related conditions" is used to refer to: dyspraxia, developmental co-ordination disorder, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (AD(H)D), attention deficit disorder (ADD), hyper-kinesis, dyslexia, Tourette's Syndrome, pervasive developmental disorders (PDD and PDD(NOS)) and all other neuro-developmental conditions and all other related neurological conditions.]
The organisation is committed to promoting "the concept of neurodiversity".
Neurodiversity has become the rallying cry of the first new civil rights movement to take off in the 21st century – Steve Silberman, April 2013
The Neurodiveristy Paradigm
by Nick Walker
Neurodiversity is the diversity of human brains and minds, the infinite variation in neurocognitive functioning within our species.
The Neurodiversity Paradigm is an emergent paradigm in which neurodiversity is understood to be a form of human diversity that is subject to the same social dynamics as other forms of diversity (including dynamics of power and oppression).
Neurodiversity is an essential form of human diversity. The idea that there is one "normal" or "healthy" type of brain or mind or one "right" style of neurocognitive functioning, is no more valid than the idea that there is one "normal" or "right" gender, race or culture.
The classification of neurodivergence (e.g. autism, ADHD, dyslexia, bipolarity) as medical/psychiatric pathology has no valid scientific basis , and instead reflects cultural prejudice and oppresses those labeled as such.
The social dynamics around neurodiversity are similar to the dynamics that manifest around other forms of human diversity. These dynamics include unequal distribution of social power; conversely, when embraced, diversity can act as a source of creative potential.
Pychotherapists who integrate the neurodiversity paradigm into their work do so by refusing to label neurodivergence as intrinsically pathological.
Instead of attempting to "cure" autistic or bipolar clients, for instance, these therapists seek to help autistic or bipolar people thrive as autistic or bipolar people, finding ways of living that are more in harmony with their natural neurological dispositions, and helping them to heal from internalized oppression.
The Neurodiversity Movement has its origins in the Autistic Rights Movement that sprang up in the 1990's. The term neurodiversity was coined in 1998 by an autistic Australian sociologist named Judy Singer, and was quickly picked up and expanded upon within the autistic activist community.
The focus of work within the neurodiversity paradigm has broadened beyond autism to encompass other forms of neurodivergence, while at the same time the paradigm has increasingly gained footholds in various realms of scholarship, literature and praxis.
Read more at: http://neurocosmopolitanism.com/throw-away-the-masters-tools-liberating-ourselves-from-the-pathology-paradigm/
Neurodiversity: Some Basic Terms and Definitions
New paradigms often require a bit of new language. This is certainly the case with the neurodiversity paradigm – even the word neurodiversity itself is still relatively new, dating back only to the late 1990s.
I see many people – scholars, journalists, bloggers, internet commenters, and even people who identify as neurodiversity activists – get confused about the terminology around neurodiversity. Their misunderstanding and incorrect usage of certain terms often results in poor and clumsy communication of their message, and propagation of further confusion (including other confused people imitating their errors). At the very least, incorrect use of terminology can make a writer or speaker appear ignorant, or an unreliable source of information, in the eyes of those who do understand the meanings of the terms.
For those of us who seek to propagate and build upon the neurodiversity paradigm – especially those of us who are producing writing on neurodiversity – it's vital that we maintain some basic clarity and consistency of language, for the sake of effective communication among ourselves and with our broader audiences. Clarity of language supports clarity of understanding.
And, as I increasingly find myself in the position of reviewing other people's writing on neurodiversity – grading student papers, reviewing submissions to journals, consulting on various projects, or even just deciding whose writings I'm willing to recommend to people – I'm getting tired of running into the same basic errors over and over.
So, as a public service, I'm posting this list of a few key neurodiversity-related terms, their meanings and proper usage, and the ways in which I most commonly see them misused.
Full article: http://neurocosmopolitanism.com/neurodiversity-some-basic-terms-definitions/
Ten 'Autism Interventions' for Families Embracing the Neurodiversity Paradigm
By Briannon Lee
In most places, as soon as a child is identified as autistic, they are funnelled straight in to early intervention therapies. Based on a medical model of disability, these therapies see autistic children as disordered, and aim to change autistic children so that they will play, communicate and move more like their 'typically developing' peers.
In contrast, the neurodiversity paradigm views autism and other neurodivergence as a natural and valuable part of human diversity. There is not an 'ideal' brain or correct style of neurocognitive functioning; all are valued. There is not an ideal or correct way for children to play, communicate and move; all are valued.
If families, caregivers and health professionals accept the neurodiversity paradigm, 'autism early intervention' looks very different. The target of intervention is not autistic children, but their social and physical environments. Autistic children are supported in families and communities to develop as unique and valued human beings, without conforming to the developmental trajectory of their neurotypical peers.
1. Learn from autistic people
Learn as a family about autistic ways of being and autistic culture, neurodiversity, and disability. Autistic people are the only experts on autism; find us and our work. Don't ask us to educate you, but listen and learn.
2. Tell your child they are autistic
Tell them now, tell them early. Talk about autism matter-of-factly. Explore what being autistic means for them. Teach your child about disability and how they are disabled by society. Build pride and an understanding of human rights from a young age.
3. Say NO to all things stressful & harmful
Say no – to quackery, to intensive normalising therapy, to excessive socialising, and to inappropriate school environments. Say no to anything that causes stress or harms their bodies. Say no to anything that will interfere with their ability to say No themselves in the future. Model self advocacy early.
4. Slow down your life
Autistic children need time and space to develop in their own way at their own pace. Ideas about happy 'productive' childhoods are based on neurotypical norms. Cut out all of the extra activities and socialising, and busyness of life. Discover the pace that works for your children. You might find that lots of downtime at home is vital for their healthy development.
5. Support & accommodate sensory needs
Observe your child closely, talk with them, and tune in to their sensory needs. Meet their sensory needs creatively (you don't need to spend lots of money). Defend and protect your child from sensory assaults. Frame this as an accommodation they require as a child with disability, in the same way other children require ramps or interpreters.
6. Value your child's interests
There is no right way to play. Special interests are good for autistic brains, and a natural way that autistic children learn and develop. Don't use them as a 'way in' for other learning, therapy or change. Don't attempt to broaden their interests, or restrict access to special interests. Join in, learn about and share their interests; but also respect your child's wishes for time alone with their favourite things.
7. Respect stimming
Stimming (self-stimulatory behaviour) is like breathing for autistic children and adults. It feels good, helps us feel connected and focused. It is harmful to interfere with children developing and enjoying their own stims. Unless children are hurting themselves or others, respect their need to stim; never shame them or stop them. Stimming is beautiful!
8. Honour & support all communication
Don't overly focus on the development of verbal speech. Human communication is much more than speech, and many autistic people are non-speaking. Honour and respond respectfully to all communication from your children. Support your child to access communication supports such as symbol-based AAC, sign language, typing, or RPM so that they have access to alternative ways to communicate with family, friends and others.
9. Minimise therapy, increase accommodations & supports
Intervene with therapy only for issues impacting health and wellbeing. A good question to ask: "Would my non-autistic children access this therapy?" Focus your energy and advocacy efforts on accessing accommodations and support for your child to participate in family and community as they choose. Autistic children may require 1:1 support more often or at different times than other children. They also have a right to accommodations to enable inclusion in school and community.
10. Explore your own neurocognitive differences
Explore similarities between you and your child's sensory, cognitive, and social needs. Accepting and valuing your own unique brain, goes a long way towards respecting and accommodating your children's needs. Many autistic children have neurodivergent parents; exploring your differences might help you identify something really important about yourself!


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CONSOL Energy Center owned by the Pittsburgh Sports and Exhibition Authority and home to the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins was a design assist project. Lighthouse Electric was chosen for the electrical construction because of our ability to provide a substantive design contribution and then manage the project to an on time completion. CONSOL Energy Center was the third major project that Lighthouse constructed for the Sports and Exhibition Authority, having previously built PNC Park and the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Lighthouse also had experience working with the architectural team of Populous (Formerly HOK Sport) / L.D. Astorino & Associates at PNC Park. As a design assist contractor, it was our duty to review the engineers design, estimate the construction cost, and then provide, if appropriate, alternate options to keep the project on budget and on track.
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One of our commitments to the owner was to support M/WBE. Lighthouse pulled several projects from its contract and subcontracted them to disadvantaged companies. These companies, without Lighthouse support, would not have qualified to construct the project as a whole. Lighthouse was able to give them the backing they needed to work on a major construction project and at the same time learn how to deal with the reporting, project coordination and documentation aspects of the job.
CONSOL Energy Center was a Virtual Design and Construction (VDC)/Building Information Modeling (BIM) project. Lighthouse took the 2D design intent drawings and turned them into a 3D model. We coordinated the model with other trades to create a clash free building installation document. Our Lighthouse team drew and accurately represented each piece of equipment, cable tray, power distribution conduit, bus duct risers and underground utility conduit. With this information, we were able to order materials more accurately as information put into the model can be exported directly to a bill of materials. Looking good on paper and being able to buy materials smarter are only a part of a CDC/BIM project; the installation too must be accurate. With our design model we were able to locate, using our Robotic Total Station, all points of installation including manholes, duct banks, conduit stub-ups, pour sleeves, and hanger inserts accurately and quickly. The final product was a living document that continues to serve the owner by supporting all aspects of the building management.
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Each year we transform a slice of Stratford into a Medieval thoroughfare of games, stalls, food and entertainment. Our Faire Day is one of the highlights of the festival and attracts hundreds of people to our beloved Stratford upon Avon.
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BRASILIA, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Vice President Michel Temer is increasingly seen as the man who could lead Brazil out of political crisis if President Dilma Rousseff is forced from office, but people who know him say he will do all he can to see her serve out her term.
Even members of Temer's PMDB party who want Rousseff to step down say Temer, a seasoned politician and discreet, soft-spoken constitutional law expert, will hold the fort for Rousseff as long as long as he can.
They doubt, though, that he can do much to save her if the current pro-impeachment drumbeat results in a trial in Congress.
"He is anguished. He wants the best for the country, but he constantly repeats that he respects the constitution and will use all his strength to help her finish her term," PMDB lawmaker Darcisio Perondi, a friend of Temer's, said in an interview.
Opinion polls show seven out of 10 Brazilians want to see Rousseff impeached for running Latin America's largest economy into the ground and not preventing a massive corruption scandal at state-run oil company Petrobras.
With no evidence that she benefited from the bribery scheme, or even knew of it, her opponents may have a better chance of impeaching Rousseff for allegedly doctoring government accounts last year to allow more state spending in the run-up to her re-election.
Her fiercest adversaries are waiting for an audit court ruling as grounds for impeachment. They would need two thirds of the votes in the Chamber of Deputies to begin proceedings.
Support has clearly grown in recent weeks but it is not clear whether there are enough votes for an impeachment trial, which would be held in the Senate and require another two-thirds majority to vote Rousseff out of office.
Temer, 75, would take over as acting president during the impeachment and be confirmed if Rousseff is voted out.
Temer is Rousseff's main political liaison with Congress and his support strengthens her defenses but he may not be able to control members of his party in Congress who want to impeach her.
Perondi said Temer will have a "Herculean" task mustering support for her inside the rebellious governing coalition.
"The majority of the party wants her gone. She is totally discredited and the economic, moral and political crisis is so deep," said Perondi, the PMDB's deputy leader in the lower chamber, who believes the best solution is for Rousseff to resign.
Rousseff says she has no intention of resigning because she was democratically elected. "I can resist threats ... No one will take away the legitimacy I won at the ballot box," she said in a speech on Friday.
Brazil's main opposition party, the PSDB, which narrowly lost to Rousseff in October, is divided over impeachment because it would make Temer president and likely enhance the PMDB's chances of winning the next elections in 2018.
Younger PSDB leaders close to former presidential candidate Aecio Neves are seeking the annulment of October's election, alleging the Rousseff-Temer campaign received funding from bribe money. Some senior party leaders prefer to see the PMDB worn down by Brazil's economic downturn, believing it will ensure a PSDB victory in 2018.
Rousseff's loss of control over her coalition became patent last week when two parties defected and the lower chamber almost unanimously passed a spending bill that undermines flailing efforts by Finance Minister Joaquim Levy to reduce Brazil's fiscal deficit. Most lawmakers from her own Workers' Party voted against the government.
A tense statement the following day by Temer saying Brazil needed "someone" to unite the country raised speculation that he was putting himself forward as that leader. Annoyed Workers' Party officials suspected Temer was plotting against Rousseff, and the president called him in for an explanation.
People close to Temer say he is fully dedicated to ensuring Rousseff's government succeeds in balancing fiscal accounts to save Brazil's investment grade credit rating, restore growth and revert a slide towards the worst recession in 25 years.
"There is no Plan B. Only Plan D, for Dilma," said one Temer aide, who asked not to be named.
Many in Brazil's business community wish there was a Plan B.
The two largest industry lobbies, Sao Paulo's FIESP and Rio de Janeiro's Firjan, endorsed Temer's call for national unity last week, signaling they would back him as president if Rousseff is forced out.
While Temer opposes impeachment, aides say he would step in and run the country if she is forced out.
"If Temer becomes president, business confidence will be restored, investors will be back and the government relations with Congress will be good again, because he is well respected," Perondi said. "He is the constitutional alternative." (Additional reporting by Silvio Cascione; Editing by Christian Plumb and Kieran Murray)


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Size: 3/5 - 6/9 - 10/12 years
Chest measurements: 54/58 - 60/66 - 70/76 cm / 21"/22 3/4" - 23½"/26" - 27½"/30"
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DROPS CROCHET HOOK size 4 mm / G/6 - or size needed to get 17 dc x 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4'' x 4'' and 2.5 repetitions of A.1b = width 10 cm / 4''.
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Awesome thread man! I want to get into tree work as well later down the road. The Dodge dually is beautiful! Is it strictly a work truck or is it personal as well? Are you going to do any mods to it?
Thanks bro, the dodge has been working great she took some body damage to the dual this storm plowing unfortunately big old dent in the front portion of the fender. This storm has been a nightmare. 3' of heavy snow. Picking up a backhoe tommorow for the week, should be a long week. Especially with the light rain we may be getting Tommorow to really weight down the snow. Picked up a go pro camera before the storm and had it mounted on the dash just gotta figure out how to edit the videos.
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No mods planned yet was considering 19.5" Alcoas but that's about it id like to keep it on a 3 or 50,000 mile year replacement plan. I'm already at 21000 and I got it back in march so we shall see
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Oh no! She got hurt haha! and what do you mean by the 50,000 mile year replacement? Wow 21,000 already thats a lot very quickly. What mileage are you getting out of it? Sorry not trying to hijack your thread haha.
Once u get over 50,000 miles the value drops significantly I noticed. It's like that halfway point on the motor warranty etc. so a new buyer see's it the glass (truck) half full instead of half empty with time left. Even though these can be 300,000 mile motors
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It just means I want to sell it an get a new one before 50,000
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What thats crazy? I would be sad to sell it before it's even broken in. How much would you get for it? Just curious.
sell that new cummins and get a 12v lol! a just busting your balls. the truck looks good though.
My identical twin truck just sold at a used car lot here for 46995 with 30,000 miles
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Here goes an early morning inspiration message as shared on new Mother, Lilian Esoro's page!
My parents raised me to be independent.. Not in a angry defensive kind of way.. But with soft confidence. I grew up learning to have a plan B,C, D.. Because people will be people.. In this journey of independence my fuel is GRACE. I am fully fully covered and insured by Gods grace. We often make the mistake of leaning on the promises and well meaning words of "people". The thing is ; PEOPLE CHANGE & PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR MINDS. You can't get angry or be broken by that because they are PEOPLE. GOD DOES NOT CHANGE. He is faithful. I never over estimate my priority status with anyone .. You do that.. You get set up for disappointment. But God says.. I am the apple of His eye.. He knows me by name.. He is mindful of me. Sometimes God will use strangers to do the work He sent other people close to you to do... Just so you are never tempted to glorify a person.. Sometimes God will let people break their word so you learn to stand on your own feet. Know that people have their own lives , their own goals, their own problems.. You can't be their "priority/responsibility "My help is in the name of the Lord.. Learn that ..


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Palestine is Still the Issue | Reflections on the current state of popular resistance in Palestine
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Palestinians gather outside UN building in Ramallah to protest inaction over hunger strikers, May 5 2012 (photo: Asa Winstanley)
I recently returned from a stay in Palestine, living in the West Bank. I wrote dispatches for the Electronic Intifada on topics including the Palestinian Authority's (PA) recent campaign against journalists and free speech, and a major demonstration in support of the right of return held by the Palestinians in 1948-occupied areas. But I primarily wrote about the Palestinians prisoners movement and the historic hunger mass strike which began on 17 April (Prisoners' Day) and carried on for almost a month.
At its peak, it involved over 2000 of the 4600 prisoners in Israeli jails. It concluded with an agreement which won two of of its three demands: family visits and the end of solidarity confinement. The third demand was an end to administrative detention (internment without trial, charge, or even knowing what you are suspected of), and on this point a certain compromise was reached with Israel promising not extend the terms of those currently held as administrative detainees.
I also attended various Palestinian demonstrations, getting a feel for the current state of affairs on the ground right now. Demonstrations in local villages affected by Israel's apartheid wall and settlements continue. The popular resistance of people in places such as Bil'in, Na'lin and Nabi Saleh are ongoing, attracting a decent amount of support from international and Israeli supporters.
The prisoners' struggle also meant regular demonstrations outside of Israel's Ofer prison, near Beitunia, a town on the southern outskirts of Ramallah. These events are usually small, but spirited. Young Palestinians use little more than rocks and burning tires to respond to Israeli attacks on peaceful protest. The Zionist soldiers regularly attack with tear gas, plastic-coated metal bullets and other measures such as the "Skunk Truck" — which sprays a foul-smelling chemical which can linger for months.
The overall state of such resistance is mixed. While sustained popular resistance of local communities — often over several years — is an achievement itself, the demonstrators are lacking an overall strategy. Local communities respond to particular expressions of Israeli occupation, resisting them as best they can. But there is little or no effort to unite such struggles into a unified Palestinian strategy.
In large part, the fault must be laid at the door of the collaborationist Palestinian Authority (PA). The Dayton regime of "security cooperation" with the Israeli enemy does its best to co-opt, block or dissipate popular protest. For example, during the aborted "Global March to Jerusalem" in March, PA police in Bethlehem reportedly blocked protesters from reaching an Israeli checkpoint (On that day I was at the demo to the Qalandia checkpoint on the road to Jerusalem — there was no PA presence because they are not permitted to operate in that area according to Israeli "security" diktat).
Add to the mix the neoliberal agenda of unelected Prime Minister, Salim Fayyad, the former World Bank and International Monetary Fund man. This has had a noticeable effect on the situation on the ground compared to two years ago (the last time I was in Palestine).
First of all, there has been a construction boom — although it has slowed recently. Its effect was noticeable to me, but instead of building infastucture useful to the general population, it is mostly manifested in Ramallah in the form of expensive hotels, restaurants and (I'm not joking) a KFC.
While inside this Ramallah bubble the number of new restaurants opened was hard to miss, the comparative lack of patrons was obvious. There is a facade of prosperity while more and more people are struggling to make ends meet and to find work. Prices are through the roof as inflation hits hard. Some essential commodities are totally unaffordable.
The price of petrol in the West Bank, for example, at the time of my visit was almost the same as the UK's notoriously high petrol prices (currently over £1.40 per litre). This unsustainable situation has led to street protests against Fayyad's economic policies.
Even where money has been put into infrastructure projects, these are designed to help entrench Israel's system of apartheid. A USAID-funded road between Ramallah and Bethlehem is a good example. The most direct route is the go via Jerusalem, which should take little more than 20 minutes. But of course, Palestinians from the West Bank are blocked from that road by Israel's system of apartheid roads so must take the far longer Wadi Nahr route which takes about an hour.
With such projects increaingly built with American ("from the American people" a sign proclaims, without irony) and EU money Israel does not even have to pay to sustain its own occupation.
The negative effect of Fayyadism on Palestinian resistance to Israel has been twofold. First of all, growing consumerism has provided a potent weapon of mass distraction, as people chase after status symbols and the latest consumer gadget. But this is again based on an illusion of prosperity. The vast amounts of cash injected into the West Bank are coming mostly from Western donors who cause severe inflation before cutting and running and leaving Palestinians to pick up the pieces.
Such donors can and do cut off the funds for political considerations (as we saw happen when Hamas won elections in 2006). This consumerism is built on a new culture of loans, now being aggressively marketed by banks. And this leads to the second major negative effect of Fayyadism — people are often too busy worrying about paying off loans and bills to be able to be involved in demonstrations and popular resistance.
Nevertheless, there are hopeful signs, as a new generation of young Palestinian activists maintains the pressure on the Palestinian leadership not to sell out Palestinian rights, or give everything away to Israel in negotiations. The popular and creative campaign of solidarity with the prisoners' movement on streets all over Palestine was testament to that.
Although now partly dissipated after the agreement to end the hunger strike was reached in May, according to the latest information from Palestinian prisoners' right group Addameer, there are signs that Israel has already reneged on the deal. So the movement is likely to be rekindled soon, especially as several long-term hunger strikers have resumed their campaign of refusing food.
Watch this space.
See also:
Comment | Richard Falk: Palestine's hunger strikers have created a Gandhian moment
Comment | Ilan Pappé: the boycott will work, an Israeli perspective
Comment | Hind Awwad "Six Years of BDS: Success!"
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Though the activist group is obviously appealing to a certain segment of the population, some of its rhetoric has sparked significant controversy. In particular, critics pounced on one Facebook image depicting a group of demonstrators displaying the message: "End White Terror."
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Declaring "right wing [sic] domestic terrorists" the "real threat to American security," numerous social media users weighed in to challenge the group's assertion.
The post was in direct response to the ongoing tension between authorities and armed militia members at a wildlife refuge in Oregon. OLB included in its commentary the statistic that Americans are seven times "more likely to be killed by a radical right wing [sic] terrorist than a Muslim extremist," an ostensible statement the group nonetheless chose to end with a question mark.
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Hammertime Construction becomes the first company in the southeast to achieve LEED Platinum certification for a remodel.
Decatur, GA, Nov. 24, 2009 - This week, the home of local architects Doug Glasgow, AIA, LEED® AP and Yun Lee, RA, LEED® AP at 715 Kirk Road was awarded LEED Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for achievement in green home building and design.
LEED for Homes is a green home certification system for assuring homes are designed and built to be energy- and resource-efficient and healthy for occupants. LEED certified homes complete a technically rigorous process that includes a home energy (HERS) rating and onsite inspections to verify that the home is built to be energy and water efficient, environmentally sound, and a healthier place to live.
The home is the first renovation project to achieve LEED certification in Georgia, and the first to achieve the LEED Platinum certification in the Southeast. Currently, only 4 other new homes in Georgia are certified Platinum. This project serves as an example of how sustainable design can be successfully used on all types of projects, not just new homes. The home was renovated by Hammertime Construction, known for their expertise in building "green" homes.
"As a LEED certified home, 715 Kirk Road serves as a model of greener living for the entire community," said Nate Kredich, Vice President of Residential Market Development for the U.S. Green Building Council. "The home is at the national forefront of quality; and their example can help us all to live better by reducing our environmental footprint, cutting our utility bills, and coming home to a healthier place to live."
Located less than two miles from Downtown Decatur, 715 Kirk Road is within walking distance of public transportation, shops and other conveniences. The home heavily focuses on reducing energy use and the reuse of materials. . The 4 bedroom, 3 bath project features triple pane low-e argon windows, high efficiency Energy Star LED lighting fixtures and compact fluorescent bulbs and spray foam insulation. Other energy efficiency and water saving upgrades include a solar thermal hot water system with an on-demand hot water circulation loop, dual-flush toilets and low-flow bathroom fixtures, Energy Star Appliances, programmable thermostat with high efficiency gas furnace and air conditioners, mechanical ventilation, as well as a 5000 gallon rainwater collection system for irrigation. The necessary plumbing, for the future use of greywater or rainwater for toilet flushing, has also been installed.
Low VOC (volatile organic compounds) paint, a radon mitigation system, local harvested and milled flooring and high recycled content countertops have been used throughout the house. As a result of incorporating energy saving products and technologies, 715 Kirk Road has achieved a 53 Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score. (Homes must achieve a minimum score of 86 - on a 100 point scale -- to be deemed "ENERGY STAR" qualified).
The home has also achieved certification for Earthcraft Renovation as well as becoming certified as an Energy Star home.
About Doug Glasgow, AIA, LEED® AP and Yun Lee, RA, LEED® AP
Doug and Yun are registered architects and LEED Accredited Professionals for the firms Lord, Aeck & Sargent and HDR CUH2A, respectively. Doug graduated with his Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology. Yun graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Art and Architecture from Rice University and a Master of Architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology.
About Hammertime Construction
Focusing on residential construction services in and around metro Atlanta, Hammertime Construction offers a wide range of residential construction services from a simple bathroom/kitchen remodel to high-end new construction homes. Hammertime Construction specializes in energy efficient building techniques utilizing clean energy and green living practices. For more information, please visit www.hammertimeatlanta.com.
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The U.S. Green Building Council is a nonprofit membership organization whose vision is a sustainable built environment within a generation. Since USGBC's founding in 1993, the Council has grown to more than 20,000 member companies and organizations and a comprehensive suite of LEED® green building certification systems. Its membership includes corporations, builders, universities, government agencies, and other nonprofit organizations all sharing the Council's commitment to a prosperous and sustainable future for our nation through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. For more information, please visit www.usgbc.org.
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As a ministry, New England Frontier Camp relies heavily on the generous giving of individuals, families, churches, and businesses like you.
Will you join us in our mission to raise the next generation of young men?
As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, all gifts to New Engand Frontier Camp are tax deductible and will receive a receipt.
Here is an overview and an explanation of where your financial support can help:
Our general operations account pays expenses like utilities, repairs, and maintenance. Additionally, staff payroll comes out of this account, as well as things such as office expenses, brochure printing, and postage. Donate to the General Operations Fund here
With 300 acres, nine buildings, twelve cabins, and five outbuildings, we are never short on building needs. We are about to begin Phase Two of our Dormitory Building Project which will expand the ministry as well. Maintaining and improving the facilities is vital if we are to continue to operate. Donate to the Building Fund here
Currently we are able to pay our camp director only half of his annual salary. This payment comes out of the Operations account. Money that is given and earmarked for Camp Director Support will be paid to the director, above and beyond the current amount that we pay him. Our goal is ultimately to raise enough support so that his entire salary is covered by designated gifts. Donate to the Camp Director's Support Fund here
There are many families that have a hard time affording camp tuition for their son. If they have more than one boy, it is even more difficult. This is where Camper Scholarships can be a very large blessing to some of these boys. This past summer our focus was to provide a half scholarships to those in need, and encourage local churches to cover the other half of the tuition. The more that is given for our scholarship fund, the more we can help boys spend a week at camp, who might otherwise be unable to attend. Donate to the Camper Scholarship Fund here


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New research reveals over a quarter of multinational corporations are anticipating an upsurge in business disputes and litigation over the coming year.
Transatlantic law firm Norton Rose Fulbright surveyed general counsel of 600 large corporations, finding that 24% anticipated litigation to increase. Only 13% expected a drop.
A perceived increase in global regulation and "interventionist" policies inform the reasoning behind many of the predictions.
Around 40% of general counsel viewed contractual disputes as the chief cause of litigation - as well as the most troublesome.
Employment disputes took second place, particularly with regard to long-term, ongoing litigation.
These were closely followed by regulatory investigations, personal injury and intellectual property disputes, product liability claims, general class actions and insurance.
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Like a lot of us, this snake is taking on more than it can chew.
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July 13th, 2011 — kento's posts, photo credit unknown, reptiles and amphibians, via
Like a lot of us, this snake is taking on more than it can chew.
Photo credit unknown. Via Haha.nu.
April 29th, 2009 — reptiles and amphibians, Uncategorized
I saw this picture, and I had no idea what it was of. I thought it was perhaps a photoshop, or perhaps an eocaecilian, but it turns out eocaecilians are EXTINCT. Bummer for them, and my identification of whatever this is. The filename was dog-248.jpg, but I was also pretty sure it was not a dog.
I had to use TinEye image search (full discloser I think TinEye is pretty neat) to figure out it was a Mexican mole lizard, also known as the ajolote lizard, although when I searched for other pictures of it, it was either the same picture (so it could have just been mislabeled) or the picture was of a completely different animal.
But then I found a video, which is obviously of the same thing. It is really cool. BUT THE OWNER DISABLED EMBEDDING. Why would anybody do this? HERE IS A LINK TO IT ANYWAY, because it's cool. Only 324 views in two months. It deserves better than that.
Thanks Mr. Self Destruct of the Something Awful forums for finding this picture. Although I would also like to thank the person who took the picture, but tineye couldn't help me find the photographer. ALSO, video owner person: don't disable embedding!!! I almost didn't use your video because of that, and I only ended up using it because it is like, way cool. But disabling embedding: totally not cool?
April 26th, 2009 — kento's posts, reptiles and amphibians, via
That smile… I know I'm in for trouble, but it's so deviously charming.
Photo by Matt Hansen who seems to have taken a number of pretty cool pictures.
April 24th, 2009 — animal friendships, aquatic, arthropods, kento's posts, reptiles and amphibians
I've missed a lot while I was gone. Apparently this has been everywhere, but I hadn't seen it. I'll share it with you just incase you somehow missed it too.
These people say they found them like that. It is the best thing.
Thanks Mirick from the Something Awful Forums!
June 20th, 2008 — chordates, kento's posts, laurasiatherians, pets, reptiles and amphibians, via
Blue and blue-black tongues occur in several animals.
Blue-tongued skinks are named after them.
Some rattlesnakes have them.
The members of giraffidae, the okapi and the giraffe, have them.
And it's one of the most notable features of the chow chow.
I doubt there is a common explanation for all instance of blue tongues. The Wikipedia article on Northern Blue-Tongued Skinks says that they "have a bright blue tongue that is often used to warn off or startle predators." While it's clear they're not closely related at all, it seems like a plausible explanation for the rattlesnake as well, as their "rattles" are also used to warn off predators.
It's hard to imagine that's true for the members of giraffidae and the chow chow though, giraffes being so tall it's difficult to imagine any predators even seeing the tongue, and dogs usually being predators not prey. The page on giraffes on the San Diego Zoo's website says "some people think the color is to keep the tongue from getting sunburned," which I guess might be possible, but it doesn't seem to explain its relative the okapi, which I imagine wouldn't have too much risk of getting sunburns, as its short enough to get shade from tree cover, and lives in the rainforest, where there often isn't too much sunlight that reaches the ground anyway. I wasn't able to find an explanation for the okapi's tongue color, most sources were more interested in the fact that they were able to lick their own ears.
I wasn't able to find an explanation for the chow chow either, but I imagine that it's due to human controlled breeding.
My favorite explanation for all of these tongues though is that they just eat blueberries.
May 30th, 2008 — kento's posts, reptiles and amphibians, via
May 17th, 2008 — animals, kento's posts, reptiles and amphibians, via
From the Flickr description:
It should be noted that the red-eyed tree frog is not actually venomous. The snake likely would not know that, so if the snake is able to detect the color of the frog, this explanation might be correct. Still, I wonder if there's anything more to it?
Via Tom's Flickr photostream.
Thanks Kimberly!
May 16th, 2008 — kento's posts, reptiles and amphibians, via
From the Flickr description:
May 1st, 2008 — kento's posts, reptiles and amphibians, via
April 15th, 2008 — animals, kento's posts, reptiles and amphibians, via
A quick update, I'm feeling a little bit sick and I should be going to sleep.
(Oh, I should say, I am thinking about putting a small watermark on hotlinked images (images that are being hosted on uglorable.com but are being displayed on other sites), something that says the image is being hosted on uglorable.com and that attribution details can be found by going to the site. I feel like a jerk doing that though, because almost none of these pictures are really ours. It would allow people to find the original photographer though, and promote our site a little bit. What do you think? Leave a comment. Aaand this made this not so quick of a post.)


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Card Games - 4 Pack
By John Rouda
This app is only available on the App Store for iOS devices.
4 Classic Card games:
- The classic Solitaire game
- 5-card Draw (video poker style)
- One player Texas Hold'em (play against the 4 virtual players
- BlackJack (play against the dealer)
What's New in Version 2.5
Minor bug fixes
new icon
improved performance
iPhone Screenshots
Customer Reviews
Card Crap
Slow and mechanical. Very boring and not very user friendly. Downloaded 3 min ago, bout to delete.
Start with more
Needs to give more money to play with.
Too many bugs!
Too buggy, and has an easy formula to figure out for Texas Hold'em
- Free
- Category: Games
- Updated: Jun 26, 2012
- Version: 2.5
- Size: 3.5 MB
- Languages: English, Spanish
- Seller: John Rouda
- © John Rouda 2010
Compatibility: Requires iOS 3.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.


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HIGH FLYING: If acrobat Megan Louise wanted a good view over Oxfordshire, all she had to do was poke her head outside this tent.
The aerial silks artist appeared at the annual White Horse Show in Uffington, a weekend celebration of Oxfordshire's famous prehistoric hill figure, which is carved out of the county's highest point.
This year's show featured a falconry display, a dog show and a fun fair.
- Our top stories
- Helicopters land on school field to launch Oxford Poppy Appeal
- WESTGATE: Major clothing brand announces it will open store
- Veterans remember soldiers who died at Battle of Passchendaele
- American-style restaurant chain wants to open at the new Westgate Centre
- New faces around the county council cabinet table
- Oxfordshire detective is a contestant on Channel 4 survival show The Island with Bear Grylls


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|Kenneth Burch
|Spectroscopic studies of novel solids, interfaces and nano-materials. Materials of interest include: Topological Insulators, Unconventional Superconductors, Spin/Valleytronics, thermoelectrics and 2D atomic crystals.
|Laura Anne Lowery
|Cytoskeletal dynamics during cell migration, axon outgrowth, development of the nervous system. One of the most remarkable feats in early neural development occurs when each neuron sends out an axon tipped with a growth cone, which navigates through the embryonic terrain and interprets guidance cues to find and connect with its final target. Abnormalities in axon guidance are associated with a multitude of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and schizophrenia. Many decades of axon guidance research have defined key extracellular cues and signaling pathways for this process, yet we still do not understand how these cues translate into the coordinated cytoskeletal dynamics that drive the morphological responses (advance, retraction, and turning) of the growth cone.
A long-term goal of our lab is to understand how cytoskeletal coordination occurs in the embryonic growth cone. Specifically, we focus on the regulation of the plus-ends of microtubules (MTs), which play a key role in growth cone steering. An important feature of MT plus-ends is the presence of a conserved set of proteins called 'plus-end tracking proteins' (+TIPs) that localize to the plus-ends and regulate their behavior. Evidence suggests that +TIPs act in response to upstream guidance cues by coordinating the downstream MT response.
Our research utilizes high-resolution live imaging and computational analysis of cytoskeletal behavior in cultured Xenopus laevis embryonic neurons to answer the question of how +TIPs interact and function within the growth cone to drive directed cell motility.
|Eranthie Weerapana
|Our research program applies chemical probes and mass spectrometry-based proteomics to investigate and perturb protein activities in complex proteomes. In particular, we focus on understanding the role of cysteine-mediated protein activities in cancer and degenerative diseases associated with aging. These activities comprise proteases, oxidoreductases and metabolic enzymes that rely on cysteine residues for catalysis and regulation. Functional cysteine residues demonstrate heightened reactivity relative to non-functional cysteines, and are sensitive to a myriad of oxidative protein modifications that serve to regulate protein activity in vivo. In cancer and age-related degenerative diseases, the cellular redox homeostasis is severely disrupted and the resulting oxidative stress can have dramatic consequences on cysteine-mediated protein activities. Through a multidisciplinary approach that encompasses aspects of synthetic chemistry, cell biology, proteomics and mass spectrometry, we will investigate the dysregulation of cysteine-mediated protein activities to identify therapeutic targets and small-molecule drug-leads for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as cancer.
|Michael Naughton
|Experimental condensed matter and materials physics and nanoscale integrated science; nanoscale manipulation of light, for high efficiency photovoltaics, subwavelength waveguides, optical metamedia, and nanoscale coaxial optical microscopy; nanoscale devices for biochemical sensing and neural optrode interfaces; molecular organic superconductivity; magnetometry in large magnetic fields. Support provided by NSF, NIH, and the W.M. Keck Foundation.
|Thomas C. Chiles
|The laboratory is interested in understanding how extrinsic signals influence B lymphocyte growth and survival. We are currently focused on investigating the regulation and function of D-type cyclins in splenic B-2 and peritoneal B-1a cells in response to B-cell antigen receptor engagement. Effort is also directed toward investigating the bioenergetics underlying B-2 lymphocyte survival, specifically identifying signaling and nutrient energy metabolic pathways linked to IL-4 receptors. Specifically, we are using 13C-glucose/13C-glutamine together with 2D-NMR and mass spectrometry to elucidate metabolic pathways that support lymphocyte survival. We are also designing novel carbon nanotube structures in order to efficiently introduce macromolecules (e.g., siRNAs, genes, proteins) into primary B lymphocytes. Additional interests are directed toward developing nanosensors for multiplex detection of disease biomarkers (e.g., cancer and infectious diseases).
|Dunwei Wang
|Photosynthesis harvests solar energy and stores it in chemical forms. When used to produce fuels, this process promises a solution to challenges associated with the intermittent nature of sunlight. Theoretical studies show that photosynthesis can be efficient and inexpensive. To achieve this goal, we need materials with suitable properties of light absorption, charge separation, chemical stability, and catalytic activity. For large-scale implementations, the materials should also be made of earth abundant elements. Due to the intricacy of these considerations, a material that meets all requirements simultaneously is absent and, as a result, existing photosynthesis is either inefficient or costly or both, creating a critical challenge in solar energy research. At Boston College, we have developed strategies to combat this challenge through rational material design and precise synthesis control. Guided by an insight that complex functionalities may be obtained by combining multiple material components through homo- or hetero-junctions, we have produced a number of material combinations aimed at solving fundamental challenges common in inorganic semiconductors such as poor charge collection, mismatch of energy levels, and weak light absorption. Much of our effort is focused on using these materials for solar water splitting. More recently we have started devising highly specific reaction routes for carbon dioxide photofixation. Exciting new progress in a technologically relevant field of rechargeable batteries has been made by us, as well.
|John Christianson
|The focus of John Christianson's research is to determine how stress interacts with the neural systems that permit individuals to adapt to potentially dangerous and changing environments. The current emphasis is on the neural mechanisms that underly safety learning. The laboratory employs a multidisciplinary approach to study brain circuits and behavior including sophisticated behavioral paradigms, electrophysiology and optogenetics. The overall goal is to provide new insight into the organization of the brain and behavior and improve treatment for psychological illness.
|Marc-Jan Gubbels
|Genetic approaches towards the cell biology of Toxoplasma gondii. The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii is a member of the phylum Apicomplexa and can cause severe disease in humans. This parasite is easily grown and manipulated in vitro and has in recent years developed as a safe and versatile model for other apicomplexan parasites (e.g. malaria). We are using and developing forward, reverse and functional genetic tools using enzymatic as well as fluorescent protein reporter assays in combination with cell sorting and fluorescence microscopy to learn more about the parasite's cell biology.
Parasite replication is conserved, yet are variations on a theme in different apicomplexan parasites. Toxoplasma divides by an internal budding process called endodyogeny where two daughters are being assembled inside the mother, which is significantly different from mammalian cell division. The parasite's cytoskeleton, consisting of microtubules as well as a membrane skeleton in combination with intermediate protein filaments (the inner membrane complex or IMC) serves as a scaffold for daughter assembly. Recently, we identified several components that act in the cytoskeleton assembly as well as daughter formation which are currently being characterized in detail.
Host cell invasion is an essential step in the life cycle of Apicomplexa and identifying essential steps and/or molecules in the process would provide attractive potential therapeutic targets. To identify key molecules in invasion, a set of conditional parasite invasion mutants has been generated through chemical as well as insertional (conditional) mutagenesis. Mutants are being analyzed through a set of cell biological assays while at the same time the mutated genes are being identified using cosmid library complementations as well as plasmid rescues.
|Jan Engelbrecht
|Theory of strongly correlated electron systems, including pairing correlations in high-temperature superconductors, Fermi Liquid vs. non-Fermi Liquid metals, local Fermi liquids and the metal-insulator transition.
|Renato Mirollo
|Nonlinear dynamical systems and applications, with an emphasis on coupled oscillator networks, synchronization and other collective phenomena.
|Timothy van Opijnen
|We work on microbial systems biology and try to understand a bacterium as a complete system by applying a combination of high-throughput robotics, next generation sequencing and computational biology. The goal of the lab is to develop new antibiotics and engineer bacteria with new properties that can aid in curing disease. To make our research go lightning fast we are the proud owner of a unique state-of-the-art robotics system, which we use extensively to focus on three subjects:
Antibiotics, Genome-wide strategies and Engineering bacteria.


text: when sharpening a blade and not sharpening at the right degree could that have a effect on cut quality and dispersal of the clippings. Boss wont buy a blade sharpener so i have to you a hand grinder to at least come close to the factory angle. I have used a bench grinder which is almost impossible at times to come close and i end up sharpening at to steep of a angle. Im getting stringers and dispersal problems at times


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The Flow: Vitaminwater Lawsuit Proceeds; PepsiCo 10 Finalists
- A federal judge has allowed a class-action suit alleging that Coca-Cola Co. Inc.-owned Vitaminwater employed false advertising in making health claims about its products. Link
- The 20 finalists in the high-tech PepsiCo10 Competition have been chosen; the final 10 will work with industry mentors and activate new PepsiCo pilot programs. Link
- EB Performance launches new performance beverages, Whey Juice and Whey Juice Skinny, to appear in Florida and Southwest regions of Whole Foods Market stores. Link
- New Leaf has doubled production of its lemonade in the New York metro area as part of increased distribution and marketing efforts by Manhattan Beer. Link
- Innovative Beverage Group and Premium Brands of northwest Arkansas collaborate will distribute drank across the state. Link
- RelaxZEN has increased its New England distribution and will be sold in all 54 Nouria Energy Travel Centers and Gas Stations. Link
- Reuters: Pregnant women who drink artificially-sweetened beverages may be more likely to give birth early. Link
- Baltimore retailers find the new beverage tax to be a headache as they work to cover the new costs while retaining customers, reports the Baltimore Business Journal. Link
- Coke's VEB Unit plans to introduce an Asian zero-calorie drink in the next few months, and may put new VEB groups in Europe and Asia, according to interviews with Reuters. Link
- New Leaf plans a guerrilla marketing campaign in NYC and is casting "Defenders of Taste" to hand out samples and raise awareness of unhealthy beverages. Link
- See Celsius spokesperson Mario Lopez discuss his role and the upcoming "Ultimate Workout Challenge" promotional campaign. Link
- EQ Labs, Inc. launches promotion with Wallgreens' stores nationwide for an EQ Smart Energy Drink consumer to win a free personal poker seminar from poker celebrity Vanessa Rousso.
- Seeking to reach yoga practitioners, Steaz Zero Calorie Sparking Green Tea will celebrate September's International Self-Improvement Month. Link
- Zipfizz plans to host the first annual golf tournament in Echo Falls, Washington, to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of King County. Link
- Gatorade and STACK Media unite to develop the social network platform and online training tool, Gatorade Performance Center. Link
- Smart Balance announced the launch of its Earth Balance non-GMO soymilk line at nationwide Whole Foods Market stores. Link
- Spartan Beverages has launched a new protein water in Amcor Rigid Plastics' hot fill bottles that incorporate active Hinge technology Link
- Aquitina collapsible and refillable water bottles were a big hit in London — the inaugural batch of 400 sold out in 3 days in Carnaby Street store. Link
- Loaded magazine team up with Podium Brands to produce the magazine-sponsored Loaded Stamina Shot, the The Herald Scotland reports. Link
- Healthy U, the Hyatt Regency Chicago and area schools unite to bring the company's health-conscious vending machines to employees and students in the city of Chicago. Link