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That's tough. I do think that, for people who don't have the opportunity to see NASA people every day, that it was a little bit of a shock. I think most people's images are like the Apollo 13 version of NASA: the traditional white shirt, the narrow black tie, the horn-rimmed glasses.
But the reality is, even if you look back at some of these older pictures of Mission Control, there's an old picture here at JPL of some guys wearing Spock ears for one of the launches. So I think there's always been a sense of having fun for these things. All these missions are so much work and so hard that you have to find ways of enjoying them as well.
Like I said, I don't think my hair is all that crazy for JPL and NASA.
PHOTOS: High-res images from Mars
Who else on the Mars mission has their own distinctive style?
Our esteemed Dr. Adam Steltzner, he's got a pretty awesome rockabilly hairstyle. One of our other EDL people from Langley, she has a little red streak going on in her hair. So we have all types. Sitting right next to me was Steve Collins, and people affectionately call him a hippie guy -- he's got long grayish hair and a good beard going on. So yeah, I think we have all sorts.
Obviously we have more typical looks as well but I think for people here, that diversity is really valued. What it really boils down to is we admire each other for the work we do.
What's the next hairstyle going to be?
I don't know. Maybe if we somehow make an amazing discovery in the next few weeks, maybe I'll do something for that. Otherwise I think it'll kind of grow out naturally, go back to a normal mohawk or faux-hawk. Maybe not so vibrant.
It just sort of evolves. I don't want to be that guy who has the same haircut until I'm 70.
Do you think your image will inspire more kids to think NASA -- and science in general -- might actually be cool?
That would be like a dream come true for me. I would love to be working here 10 years from now and some guy who was in high school or middle school at the time sees me and is like, "I remember you, you're one of the reasons I got into NASA." Even if one kid is like that, I'd probably get a little emotional.
I think the stuff we do here so is so cool, and I'm OK with kind of being an example of 1) it takes all types and 2) you don't have to look like anything -- you can be who you are. As long as you have a passion and a willingness to work hard, you can work here.
I can't really explain how incredible an experience this whole thing has been.
Follow me on Google+ and on Twitter @aminawrite.
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Android-ready: Rhodes 1.0, Ruby Framework for Mobile Applications
The first full version of the new Rhodes framework allows application developers to embed HTML in mobile devices, now also including Android.
The Rhomobile company out of Cupertino CA and St. Petersburg, Russia promises speedy platform-independent programming using HTML-embedded Ruby code in their Rhodes mobile framework. The mobile platforms supported are Android, Symbian, iPhone, Blackberry and Windows Mobile. The first version of Rhodes came out November 2008 and supported only the iPhone, Blackberry and Windows. Symbian was added in January, and now Android. The company licenses the framework in two ways: GPLv3 for open source projects and on a cost basis for proprietary applications.
Rhomobile considers an ideal use for its Rhodes framework to be connecting mobile applications to software-as-a-solution (SaaS) entities such as customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP). Their own Rhosync product helps synch hosted backend applications with mobile devices. The mobile phone would then execute the Rhodes applications locally. The company emphasizes that application programmers can thereby also access the phone's hardware features, such as its camera.
Downloads of Rhodes 1.0 are available via github and the Ruby installation method gem install rhodes. Some sample applications are provided, such as connecting to SugarCRM.
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Travel in Uzbekistan
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|Uzbek 74%, Russian 14%, Tajikistan 4%, other 8%.
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History - geography - weather - climate - tourism
Uzbekistan has an area of 447,400 square kilometres (172,700 sq mi). It is the 56th largest country in the world by area and the 42nd by population. Among the CIS countries, it is the 5th largest by area and the 3rd largest by population.
Uzbekistan lies between latitudes 37° and 46° N, and longitudes 56° and 74° E. It stretches 1,425 kilometres (885 mi) from west to east and 930 kilometres (580 mi) from north to south. Bordering Kazakhstan and the Aral Sea to the north and northwest, Turkmenistan to the southwest, Tajikistan to the southeast, and Kyrgyzstan to the northeast, Uzbekistan is not only one of the largest Central Asian states but also the only Central Asian state to border all the other four. Uzbekistan also shares a short border (less than 150 km or 93 mi) with Afghanistan to the south.
Uzbekistan is a dry, landlocked country. It is one of two doubly landlocked countries in the world – that is, a country completely surrounded by landlocked countries – the other being Liechtenstein. Less than 10% of its territory is intensively cultivated irrigated land in river valleys and oases. The rest is vast desert (Kyzyl Kum) and mountains.
The highest point in Uzbekistan is the Khazret Sultan, located at 4,643 metres (15,233 ft) above sea level, located in the southern part of the Gissar Range in Surkhandarya Province, on the border with Tajikistan, just north-west of Dushanbe (formerly called Peak of the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party).
The climate in the Republic of Uzbekistan is continental, with little precipitation expected annually (100–200 millimeters, or 3.9–7.9 inches). The average summer high temperature tends to be 40 °C (104 °F), while the average winter low temperature is around −23 °C (−9 °F).[12]
Major cities include Andijan, Bukhara, Samarkand, Namangan and the capital Tashkent.


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The vision of the OSUCCC - James cancer program is "to create a cancer-free world. One person, one discovery at a time". The need for more students to be involved in cancer research has never been greater. Students infuse new ideas and make valuable discoveries and may eventually compete for prestigious, multi-million dollar grants.
The Pelotonia Fellowship Program provides one-year research fellowships to the best and brightest OSU undergraduate students who want to help cure cancer. Cancer is a complex disease and curing it will take a multidisciplinary effort. So, no matter what the field of study, from traditional scientific fields to fields like engineering, history and business, all OSU undergraduate students may apply.
These fellowships will pay a $12,000 annual stipend.
There will be up to four dedicated fellowships to support Diversity Enhancement.As you look at our funded projects, you may notice a lack of project diversity. This is simply because we have not received applications that meet our criteria. We are very motivated to fund diverse projects and strongly encourage students from all areas of study interested in cancer research to apply. To be eligible, an applicant must:
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Love my twins. I do. But I also love sleep. I'm not being a hog -- I am only asking for 4 hour blocks. Is that so selfish??
It just seems like if it isn't one thing, it's another. (Welcome to the world of motherhood, right?)
Babes are sick now, each with a cold. So, they are not STTN right now -- poor things feel miserable. Between the two of them, I felt like I was up every 45 minutes through the night. And it's hard to get their naps to overlap more than 5 mins, it seems.
So, I am just venting about sleep. I know every stage is hard and has its challenges. I just hope I don't have to wait a full 18 years before I am able to sleep again.
Thanks for listening...pity part over.
PS: when they are well again, I am putting them in plastic bubbles. Sick kiddos are not fun!!


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Exploring the 10 biggest engineering projects in the world is a study in enormous ideas ranging from transportation solutions to an oasis paradise in a once-barren desert. Some of these projects will take you to subzero temperatures, and others will transport you miles above the Earth. What they all have in common — in addition to their gigantic scope and size — are hefty price tags. And while some have yet to come to fruition (and others have been nixed on the drawing table), each of these projects will leave you in awe of what we're capable of when equipped with some tools and sheer ingenuity.
10 Biggest Engineering Projects in the World
10: International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest manned object ever sent into space [source: Houston Public Television]. Picture two Boeing 747 airplanes next to each other, and that will give you an idea of the ISS's living and working area — 43,000 cubic feet (1,217.6 cubic meters) to be exact. In fact, it's such a large project that it will soon be visible to the naked eye from 90 percent of the Earth's surface.
Sixteen nations, numerous corporations and 100,000 people have collaborated to pull off this stellar project. The most expensive single object and the largest space station ever built, the International Space Station has already cost the United States alone $100 billion, an amount roughly equivalent to the price tag for all Apollo missions to the moon combined [source: Boyle].
We'll return to Earth for the next project on our list.
10 Biggest Engineering Projects in the World
9: Three Gorges Dam
Some say the Three Gorges Dam was China's largest engineering project since the Great Wall. The dam stretches nearly a half-mile (0.8 kilometers) high and spans a mile and a half (2.4 kilometers) wide, creating a reservoir big enough to bring massive cargo ships 1,500 miles (2,414 kilometers) inland. A team of 20,000 workers scheduled in round-the-clock shifts constructed the Three Gorges Dam, which was completed in 2009. More than 1.5 million people relocated to make way for the construction of the dam, and 100 towns were leveled in the process. The dam's turbines were designed to generate nearly 10 percent of China's electricity supply. After the dam's completion, China continues with its post-construction plan, which includes eco-management and helping people get settled after relocation [source: China.org.cn].
The next project took nearly three decades to conceive.
10 Biggest Engineering Projects in the World
8: Big Dig
Boston's Big Dig, one of the most complicated engineering projects in the world and the most expensive public works project in the United States, finally opened in 2003, five years behind schedule and 30 years in the making. With an original price tag of around $4 billion (figure adjusted for inflation), the Big Dig ended up costing more than $14 billion. Workers constructed the Big Dig while traffic roared overhead on Boston's main highway, Interstate 93. Giant boring machines pushed prefabricated tunnel sections below frozen earth and beneath existing underground train lines. Rearranging centuries-old gas, water, electric, phone and cable lines further complicated building a new tunnel with as many as four highway lanes in each direction. The project also included a tunnel to Logan Airport as well as a cable-stayed bridge to replace the double-decker truss bridge over the Charles River.
Admirers hail it as an architectural wonder. Ultimately, the project demolished the city's main traffic artery that for years split city down the middle, and it created a new landscape that will one day be teeming with parks and green space.
Some projects are doomed to fail before they even begin. We'll learn about one on the next page.
10 Biggest Engineering Projects in the World
7: Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository
There are more than 121 sites in the United States where nuclear waste is currently being stored. While some say disturbing this waste is too dangerous, others advocate for moving it to a centralized repository. And thus, the idea for the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository was born.
Although it hasn't stored one iota of nuclear waste yet — and may never do so — the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository has already cost $9 million. The proposed storage site for all of the radioactive waste produced in U.S. nuclear power plants is a giant tunnel bored into the side of a mountain some 80 miles (128.7 kilometers) from Las Vegas. The United States has already spent $58 million planning its waste storage project.
But the Yucca Mountain project has been caught in legal and political limbo for years, and in February 2010, it died on the drawing table. The Department of Energy announced it would be withdrawing its application for a license to use the Nevada site, and the Obama administration vowed to redirect funding away from the project [source: Mascaro].
Next up, we'll talk about a cleaner source of energy: water.
10 Biggest Engineering Projects in the World
6: Dubai Canal
In terms of engineering, most things having to do with Dubai are spectacular, and the Arabian Canal is no exception. Some sources claim it will be the world's longest man-made canal, measuring 46.6 miles (75 kilometers) long. Also known as the Dubai Canal, this waterway brings water inland to the vast desert from the Arabian Gulf. The elaborate plan includes creating a desert oasis along the entire stretch of the canal.
In terms of engineering, most things having to do with Dubai are spectacular, and the Arabian Canal is no exception. Some sources claim it will be the world's longest man-made canal, measuring 46.6 miles (75 kilometers) long. Also known as the Dubai Canal, this waterway brings water inland to the vast desert from the Arabian Gulf. The elaborate plan includes creating a desert oasis along the entire stretch of the canal.
For even more about canals, read on to the next section.
10 Biggest Engineering Projects in the World
5: Panama Canal
Some have called the Panama Canal the eighth wonder of the world. When it was originally built, the project entailed removing enough dirt to fill a tunnel 14 feet (4.3 meters) wide through the center of the Earth.
In 1914, the Panama Canal changed the world by opening up trade routes from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. This shortcut through the Isthmus of Panama, only 50 miles (80.5 kilometers) at its widest point, sped up the time it took for cargo to get from New York City to San Francisco. The canal reduced travel time for some ships from 60 to 30 days, and it shortened 13,000-mile (20,921.5-kilometer) trips that required sailing around South America to 5,000-mile (8,046.7-kilometer) journeys that passed through Panama.
Now, construction has started on a new and improved Panama Canal, widening the waterway nearly double its original size. Next up, we'll learn about another old project that's being revisited.
10 Biggest Engineering Projects in the World
4: Pathway Through the Bering Strait
For more than a century, visionaries have dreamed of a bridge or tunnel that connects Europe with North America. World War I foiled Czar Nicholas II's master plan for tunneling under the Bering Strait, but the project has regained momentum. One idea calls for a 64-mile (102.9-kilometer) tunnel running under the Bering Strait, with a price tag of $200 billion. Why a tunnel? The frigid temperatures in the area limit travel by bridge to only five months of the year, while a tunnel offers year-round passage. However, these severe weather conditions would also limit construction — work on the tunnel would only be possible four months out of the year.
Other proposals for tackling a pathway through the Bering Strait include the Trans-Global Highway, which would consist of a series of roads, tunnels and railways that connect all continents except Australia.
There's more about trans-Atlantic projects on the next page.
10 Biggest Engineering Projects in the World
3: Transatlantic Train
So, you want to have lunch in New York City and be back at the London office in about an hour? The Transatlantic Train can make it happen. A submerged oceanic tunnel housing a supersonic train capable of speeds of up to 4,000 miles (6,437.4 kilometers) per hour can scurry passengers from the Big Apple to Big Ben in just 54 minutes. At depths of 150 to 300 feet (45.7 meters to 91.4 meters) and anchored to the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, trains will glide through this neutrally bouyant vacuum tunnel in a magnetic field, ensuring passengers a smooth ride. Some estimates peg the project at a cost ranging from $88 billion to $175 billion — that's about $25 million to $50 million per mile (1.6 km) [source: Hoffman].
From trains to subways, it's all about getting somewhere fast and efficiently. Read about the pride of the Big Apple on the next page.
10 Biggest Engineering Projects in the World
2: New York Subway System
Each weekday, commuters tally more than 5.2 million rides on the New York subway system, for a combined total of 1.6 billion trips annually. Today, the underground rail network operates nearly 6,500 cars on more than 700 miles (1,126.5 kilometers) of track; it's the largest subway system in the United States. As of 2007, it was ranked the fourth-largest subway system in the world. Laid end to end, New York City Transit train tracks would stretch from New York City to Chicago [source: MTA]. The first line of New York's subway opened on Oct. 27, 1904, and now its 26 lines and 468 stations offer service throughout the city's five boroughs. The transit system, which is owned by the City of New York and leased to a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
From underground to up in the air, our final project is a real pipe dream — at least for now.
10 Biggest Engineering Projects in the World
1: Sky Cities
Move over, Space Needle: Here come sky cities, futuristic buildings towering above the Earth. Theoretically, sky cities will reduce overcrowding in urban areas, and some serious architects and engineers are determined to bring fantasy to life.
In 1989, an engineering firm proposed the mixed-use tower called Sky City 1000 that would house approximately 36,000 people in residential spaces and 100,000 in its commercial spaces. A report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat suggests that a tower similar to Sky City 1000 could open as soon as 2030 [source: CTBUH]. Then, there's Dr. Eugene Tsui's vision of the 2-mile (3.2- kilometer) high Ultimate Tower, which would create 1.5 million square feet (1.46 million square meters) in which to house 1 million people. One sky city building has gone so far as to anticipate emergencies: Plans call for elevators that will hold approximately 70 people and fire drills that would involve 35,000 occupants.


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An Unsavoury Interlude
Problem in The Castle tonight - when I converted the attic to bedrooms I "runned all the watter-pipes.. all along under the 'ang of the heaves, like... And well I hope it is a only a mouse and not, well I will let Rudyard take up the story..
To the left Stalky wriggled, and saw a long line of lead-pipe disappearing up a triangular tunnel, whose roof was the rafters and boarding of the College roof, whose floor was sharp-edged joists, and whose side was the rough studding of the lath and plaster wall under the dormer.
'Rummy show. How far does it go?'
'Right along, Muster Corkran—right along from end to end. Her runs under the 'ang of the heaves.
They crawled out, brushed one another clean, slid the saloon-pistols down a trouser-leg, and hurried forth to a deep and solitary Devonshire lane in whose flanks a boy might sometimes slay a young rabbit. They threw themselves down under the rank elder bushes, and began to think aloud.
'You know,' said Stalky at last, sighting at a distant sparrow, 'we could hide our sallies in there like anything.'
'Huh!' Beetle snorted, choked, and gurgled. He had been silent since they left the dormitory.
'Did you ever read a book called The History of a House or something? I got it out of the library the other day. A Frenchwoman wrote it—Violet somebody. But it's translated, you know; and it's very interestin'. Tells you how a house is built.'
'Well, if you're in a sweat to find out that, you can go down to the new cottages they're building for the coastguard.'
Hi! There's a bunny. No, it ain't. It's a cat, by Jove! You plug first.'
Twenty minutes later a boy with a straw hat at the back of his head, and his hands in his pockets, was staring at workmen as they moved about a half-finished cottage. He produced some ferocious tobacco, and was passed from the forecourt into the interior, where he asked many questions.
'I've found out how houses are built. Le' me get up. The floor-joists of one room are the ceiling-joists of the room below.'
'Don't be so filthy technical.'
'Well, the man told me. The floor is laid on top of those joists—those boards on edge that we crawled over—but the floor stops at a partition. Well, if you get behind a partition, same as you did in the attic, don't you see that you can shove anything you please under the floor between the floorboards and the lath and plaster of the ceiling below?
'An' then . . . They've been calling us stinkers, you know. We might shove somethin' under—sulphur, or something that stunk pretty bad—an' stink 'em out. I know it can be done somehow.' Beetle's eyes turned to Stalky handling the diagrams.
'Stinks?' said Stalky interrogatively. Then his face grew luminous with delight. 'By gum! I've got it. Horrid stinks! Turkey!' He leaped at the Irishman. 'This afternoon—just after Beetle went away! She's the very thing!'
'Come to my arms, my beamish boy,' carolled M'Turk, and they fell into each other's arms dancing. 'Oh, frabjous day! Calloo, callay! She will! She will!'
That night was the first of sorrow among the jubilant King's. By some accident of under-floor drafts the cat did not vex the dormitory beneath which she lay, but the next one to the right; stealing on the air rather as a pale-blue sensation than as any poignant offense. But the mere adumbration of an odour is enough for the sensitive nose and clean tongue of youth. Decency demands that we draw several carbolised sheets over what the dormitory said to Mr. King and what Mr. King replied. He was genuinely proud of his house and fastidious in all that concerned their well-being. He came; he sniffed; he said things.
The cat had gained in the last twelve hours, but a battlefield of the fifth day could not have been so flamboyant as the spies reported.
'My word, she is doin' herself proud,' said Stalky. 'Did you ever smell anything like it?
Next day Richards, who had been a carpenter in the Navy, and to whom odd jobs were confided, was ordered to take up a dormitory floor; for Mr. King held that something must have died there.
'We need not neglect all our work for a trumpery incident of this nature; though I am quite aware that little things please little minds. Yes, I have decreed the boards to be taken up after lunch under Richards' auspices. I have no doubt it will be vastly interesting to a certain type of so-called intellect; but any boy of my house or another's found on the dormitory stairs will ipso facto render himself liable to three hundred lines.'
The boys did not collect on the stairs, but most of them waited outside King's. Richards had been bound to cry the news from the attic window, and, if possible, to exhibit the corpse.
''Tis a cat, a dead cat!' Richards' face showed purple at the window. He had been in the chamber of death and on his knees for some time.
Down in the basement, where the gas flickers and the boots stand in racks, Richards, amid his blacking-brushes, held forth to Oke of the Common-room, Gumbly of the dining-halls, and fair Lena of the laundry.
'Yiss. Her were in a shockin' staate an' condition. Her nigh made me sick, I tal 'ee. But I rowted un out, and I rowted un out, an' I made all shipshape, though her smelt like to bilges.'
'Her died mousin', I reckon, poor thing,' said Lena.
'Then her moused different to any made cat o' world, Lena. I up with the top-board, an' she were lying on her back, an' I turned un ovver with the brume-handle, an' 'twas her back was all covered with the plaster from 'twixt the lathin'. Yiss, I tal 'ee. An' under her head there lay, like, so's to say, a little pillow o' plaster druv up in front of her by raison of her slidin' along on her back. No cat niver went mousin' on her back, Lena. Some one had shoved her along right underneath, so far as they could shove un. Cats don't make theyselves pillows for to die on. Shoved along, she were, when she was settin' for to be cold, laike.'
'Oh, yeou'm too clever to live, Fatty. Yeou go get wed an' taught some sense,' said Lena, the affianced of Gumbly.
'Larned a little 'fore iver some maidens was born. Sarved in the Queen's Navy, I have, where yeou'm taught to use your eyes. Yeou go 'tend your own business, Lena.'
'Do 'ee mean what you'm been tellin' us?' said Oke.
'Ask me no questions, I'll give 'ee no lies. Bullet-hole clane thru from side to side, an' tu heart-ribs broke like withies. I seed un when I turned un ovver. They'm clever, oh, they'm clever, but they'm not too clever for old Richards! 'Twas on the born tip o' my tongue to tell, tu, but . . . he said us niver washed, he did. Let his dom boys call us "stinkers," he did. Sarved un dom well raight, I say!'
Richards spat on a fresh boot and fell to his work, chuckling.
If you haven't got it in Hardback may I recommend Stalky&Co as a Christmas read - I enjoy the stories, though some don't;
'An unpleasant book about unpleasant boys at an unpleasant school'. [Concise Cambridge History of English Literature (Cambridge, 1942), p. 959.] Comments like this one of George Sampson's have dogged Stalky & Co. since the stories first appeared in book form in 1899. And this was by no means the harshest. From Wells's condemnation of the heroes as self-righteous bullies and A. C. Benson's description of them as `little beasts' to Maugham's magisterial `a more odious picture of school life can seldom have been drawn', [See Kipling, The Critical Heritage, ed. Roger Lancelyn Green (London, 1971), pp. 306-7, 318; A Choice of Kipling's Prose (London, 1952) p. vi.] the disapproval of Kipling's contemporaries was made thunderously clear. `Mr Kipling obviously aims at verisimilitude; the picture he draws is at any rate repulsive and disgusting enough to be true,' wrote Robert Buchanan, his most virulent critic. `Only the spoiled child of an utterly brutalised public could possibly have written Stalky & Co. ... It is simply impossible to show by mere quotation the horrible vileness of the book describing these three small fiends in human likeness; only a perusal of the whole work would convey to the reader its truly repulsive character ... The vulgarity, the brutality, the savagery ... reeks on every page.'


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Jahan \ja-han\ as a boy's name is of Hindi and Sanskrit origin, and the meaning of Jahan is "the world".
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Fourth NAROL.ARTE Festival ('Lord, Alderman and Vicar')
Narol (Poland), 20–27 August 2011
The NAROL.ARTE Festival will be held for the fourth time from 20 to 27 August 2011 in Narol, in the Podkarpackie voivodeship of Poland. It refers to the multi-national tradition of Old Galicia, whilst drawing attention to three sources of culture: the manorial tradition ('high' culture), the religious tradition (regardless of faith or rite) and the plebeian tradition (rural and urban).
With interest in artistic events organised by the Narol Academy in Narol growing every year, the need arose for a festival-type event. Hence the NAROL.ARTE Festival, organised at the same time as the NAROL ACADEMY Workshops, which take place in Narol towards the end of August. This annual event, held since 2008, enjoys huge interest among the media and the public and has been very highly appraised. Honorary patron of the festival is the Marshal of the Podkarpackie voivodeship, Mr Mirosław Karapyta.
The fourth edition of the NAROL.ARTE Festival will provide an opportunity to meet at the confluence of the three sources of culture that are the manorial, plebeian and religious traditions. Folk, religious and art ('high') culture are often treated separately, as exemplified by festivals and revues of an artificially narrowed profile. In actual fact, these influences penetrate and act upon each other, creating a full and diversified picture. And it is this diversity, allied to high performance standards and complete notional coherence (the three sources of culture), that makes the NAROL.ARTE Festival ('Lord, Alderman and Vicar') so attractive.
This year's edition of the NAROL.ARTE Festival is informed by the aim of presenting early Polish music – from the Middle Ages to the end of the eighteenth century. Works by Polish composers will be performed by leading Polish artists and ensembles specialising in the performance of early music.


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very good locationfrom woolys
5 min walk to Ka-De-We a very good location for sight seeing, all staff spoke english so no problems there clean, large room.
Booked via airmiles flights with BA and hotle £310 for three nights including breakfast - which was excellent - resturant is good quality but a little pricey when compared to walking 5 mins to the main street, also offerd a limited menu.
Not greatfrom Northernlassie
4 star servicefrom cibjto
It is a large hotel and very busy - when we visited there was an exhibition and the lobby and bars were full of men in suits manning stands. My feeling was that it is primarily a business hotel. Not much in the way of Tourist Information but it may have been tucked away because of the exhibition.
Spotlessly clean, the rooms were spacious. We had requested a quiet room - that is exactly what we got. We had to request bath towels as there were none but that was dealt with swiftly so no complaint there. The service was excellent and staff friendly.
We ate a couple of times at Julius' restaurant in the hotel and the food was excellent as was the service. Not particularly cheap though! In the morning, you can enjoy a quick coffee and croissant in the bar and although we did not have a proper breakfast in the restaurant, reports from other guests indicated that it was good.
All in all we liked Berlin – not a beautiful city like Paris or Prague but incredibly interesting especially the area that was East Berlin.
We would recommend a city break there.
great place to stayfrom toffo1
on a whole staff were very friendly and helpful.
agree with other reviews, people who have complained about being in seedy area with prostitutes etc. must have been staying in a different hotel as we experienced nothing that would worry us.
excellent location for visiting the city with a bus stop across the street as well as a u-bahn station around the corner. use the number 100 bus to get into the city centre it only takes about 3-5 minutes and runs frequently , berlin zoo only about a 10 minute walk away. would definately stay here again
Mid range hotelfrom vjy2k
The hotel itself didn't rate a 4 star, the service wasn't great and the bathrooms only had soap dispensers, one of which didn't work.
Saying that the room looked over the central garden area which was lovely and the windows were well sound proofed making for a peaceful night.
We didn't try the breakfast as it wasn't included in the price. Did go into the bar one night but it was pretty atmosphere-less - a lot of suits.
Definatly a mid range hotel which is fine if you get it cheap enough.
Much better than expectedfrom BPP101
The hotel itself was lovely and worthy of its 4 star status. My room was clean and comfortable and I was lucky to have a view over the Lutzow Platz.
The location is ideal for a weekend's sightseeing break. It is within walking distance to Tiergarten, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, the Zoo and Aquarium and several U-bahn and S-bahn stations as well as local busses. There are a few nice restaurants nearby though it is not the best part of town for eating. There is a very nice cocktail bar in Lutzow Platz itself where I spent a lot of time. Despite seeing a couple of prostitutes in the vicinity, I felt perfectly safe. In fact the prostitutes looked rather out of place as it seemed like such a nice area!
I would definitely stay in this hotel again and I would recommend it to anyone wanting to see the wonderful sights of Berlin.
Great situation, great room but awfully secruity!from ddee74
Clarion Hotel Berlin - superbfrom MrsIII
From the beginning of our stay until the minute we left the hotel staff could not have been more helpful and friendly. Our rooms were great - large and well appointed with lots of wardrobe space, great seating area and good bathroom.
The hotel is situated within very easy reach of the U Bahn - a short walk down Einemstrasse and the sight seeing bus stops just across the square opposite the main entrance to the hotel.
We had some excellent meals in the Lounge and the choice at breakfast was incredible.
Having read other reveiws about the hotel before we travelled I can only think that the people who mentioned 'the seedy area near the hotel - with the gay district and prostitutes on the streets' were staying somewhere else and got the name of the hotel mixed up!
The Clarion Hotel Berlin is excellent value for money and I would recommend it to businesses and families alike.
If you are travelling with 'picky teenagers' (as we were!) I can pass on their praise for the hotel beef burgers and especially the chips - rated as 'the best they had eaten - ever'. In fact all of the meals we had were of a very high standard - so compliments to the chef and team all round.
Our stay coincided with one of the hottest weekends in Berlin so the aircon was very welcome.
If asked for anything that could be improved we'd be hard pushed to come up with an answer- except maybe the addition of tea/coffee making facilities in the room. Balanced against everything else this is very minor!
Excellent hotel and excellent value for money.
Above Averagefrom A TripAdvisor Member
First the negative points, our room on the 4th floor had no fixed air conditioning, this meant that we either had to make use of the provided fan or open the window to the busy traffic outside. Another problem was the lack of wireless internet connection in the room, although it is generally provided as a free service throughout the hotel including in the lobby.
However, it was very easy to find, park, check-in and we got to the room very quickly. The staff were very friendly and polite. The room was clean, with comfortable beds, and the location was conveniently very near a bus stop and underground stop with plenty of restaurants and cafes nearby. There was no evidence of it being in the "gay distract" as mentioned by another user.
Mainly due to the low cost, I rate this hotel Above Average.
Not the best hotelfrom Global76
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For lovers of history The Soviet War Memorial in East Berlin is a must see - it doesn't seem to be on the standard tourist trail, as is away from the centre, but is well worth a visit. An awe inspiring piece of Stalinist architecture.
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp This was one of the first concentration camps set up in Germany and was used by the Russians after the second world war. I would recommend a visit to this camp which is now a memorial site and museum. If you take an S-Bahn train from the Friedrichstrasse station to the city of Oranienburg. After a 40-minute train ride, you reach the Oranienburg station; then it is about a 15 minute walk to the camp as it is signposted. The camp is very huge and takes about 2 hours to get round. It is free to get in but if you want an audio guide machine you pay a couple of euros. Definitely worth it, very interesting from a historical point of view but also quite sad due to what went on there.
a comedy of errors only stay here if you enjoy being ignored by management and badly manered and Incompetent check in staff.
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Chinese Medical Journal 2007;120(1):77-82
Should borderline personality disorder be included in the fourth edition of the Chinese classification of mental disorders?
ZHONG Jie, LEUNG Freedom
ZHONG Jie (Department of Psychology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China)
LEUNG Freedom (Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China)Correspondence to:ZHONG Jie,Department of Psychology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China (Tel: 86-10-62751093. Fax:86-10-62761081. E-mail:firstname.lastname@example.com)
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious personality disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of disturbances in mood regulation, impulse control, self-image and interpersonal relationships.1 In the United States, the prevalence of BPD has been estimated at 1%–2% of the general population, 10% of psychiatric outpatients, and 20% of inpatients.2,3 According to the 4th text revision of diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-IV-TR),1 about 75% of BPD patients are women. The BPD diagnosis has been associated with heightened risk (8.5% to 10.0% among BPD patients) for completed suicide, a rate almost 50 times higher than in the general population.4
In Europe and China, however, the DSM-BPD construct has not been uniformly accepted. Both the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10)5 and the third Edition of the Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders (CCMD-3)6 create different diagnostic categories to describe patients with clinical profiles comparable to the DSM-BPD construct. In this paper, we compare the diagnostic criteria of BPD in DSM-IV-TR,1 emotional unstable personality disorder (EUPD) in ICD-10,5 impulsive personality disorder (IPD) in CCMD-3,6 and evaluate the empirical evidence related to each of these diagnostic categories. Finally, we discuss whether the diagnostic category of BPD should be included in the CCMD-4.
The origin of the term "borderline" comes from the first description of this group of patients by Adolf Stern,7 who suggested this form of pathology fell on a "border" between psychosis and neurosis. However, this point of view was never accepted by mainstream psychiatry.8 The clinical definition of BPD that was eventually accepted into DSM-III9 was largely based on the work of Gunderson and Singer (1975).10 The diagnostic criteria of BPD in DSM-IV-TR1 have remained much the same, except for the addition of a criterion describing transient psychotic or dissociative feature (Table). According to the atheoretical and polythetic approach of the DSM system, each diagnostic symptom carries equal weight in its contribution to the diagnosis, and no necessary criterion is specified. A case definition is established if a patient fulfils any five out of nine symptoms.
Since its introduction in DSM-III, BPD has attracted tremendous research attention in the past three decades. A computer search of three databases including PsycINFO, Medline, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) for BPD yielded over 3000 studies on the topic, making it one of the most studied personality disorders. Research evidence supports that the DSM-BPD criteria set has good internal consistency and item-total correlations.11-13 Findings from factor analytic studies also support that the nine BPD symptoms form a unitary clinical construct.14,15 These findings indicate that the nine BPD symptoms belong together and form a coherent clinical construct.
The neurobiological functioning of BPD patients has also attracted a lot of research attention in recent years. Many researchers argue that neurobiological predispositions for mood and impulse dysregulation may represent necessary traits underlying the development of BPD.16-20 Extensive empirical evidence also documents that adverse upbringing experiences such as abuse, neglect, and inadequate parenting21,22 may exacerbate the neurobiological vulnerabilities for mood and impulse dysregulation and produce the ultimate cluster of behaviors we call BPD.16,17
Structural and functional neuroimaging studies revealed abnormalities in various brain regions that seem to mediate important aspects of BPD symptomatology, particularly those related to mood and impulse dysregulation tendencies. Marked impulsivity trait observed among BPD patients has been found to be associated with dysfunctional serotonergic neurotransmission23 and a reduction of frontal and orbitofrontal lobe volumes.24,25 Mood dysregulation has been found to be associated with hyperreactivity of the amygdale26 and weakening of prefrontal and hippocampal inhibitory control.27
Longitudinal research on the development of BPD symptoms indicate that they usually first appear during adolescence, peak during young adulthood, and decline in middle age.28 Paris28 (2003) argued that this long-term improvement is most likely a naturalistic outcome, rather than a treatment effect. Such normal changes with age could reflect the effects of brain maturation or social learning, and are probably one of the main mechanisms of recovery in BPD.
The studies about treatment outcomes in the past decades reveal that two structured psychotherapeutic programs are effective for treating BPD. Among the two, the dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), which focuses on teaching patients with specific skills to tolerate emotional distress, to regulate emotion, and to be more effective in interpersonal functioning, has received the most empirical support.29,30 A psychodynamic long-term partial hospital program has also been shown to be effective in a controlled study.31 Results of placebo- controlled trials suggest that pharmacotherapy for BPD could be used to target certain aspects, such as cognitive-perceptual symptoms, emotional dysregulation, or impulsive-behavioral dyscontrol.32 Neuroleptics have been found in some studies to be effective against cognitive-perceptual symptoms.33 Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have been reported to be effective in helping BPD patients to regulate their mood symptoms.34 Omega-3 fatty acids have also been found to be effective as mood stabilizers for BPD patients.35
Overall, research evidence indicates that the DSM-BPD criteria set represents a valid psychiatric syndrome with a well-defined clinical picture, well-documented neurobiological and psychosocial correlates and developmental courses.17,28 Evidence based effective treatments for BPD have also been documented.30,31 Many researchers agreed that while the term "BPD" may be a misnomer, it represents a diagnostic category of high clinical utility by virtue of the rich empirical information concerning its clinical presentation, etiology, course of development, and treatment response.8
Systematic studies on BPD are scarce in China. The available studies, however, provide preliminary empirical support to the construct validity and clinical utility of the BPD diagnosis among Chinese patients in China. For example, Yang et al36 reported good internal consistency of the DSM-IV BPD criteria set as measured by the PDQ4+ among Chinese psychiatric patients in China. Using the Chinese Personality Disorder Screening Inventory, Leung et al37 also reported good internal consistency for the DSM-IV BPD criteria set among Chinese female psychiatric patients.37 Moreover, when compared to the non-BPD group, the BPD patients displayed a personality profile characterized by a pattern of labile and negative mood, impulsive cognitive style, poor sense of self, and problematic interpersonal relationships as assessed by the Chinese Personality Assessment Inventory,37 an indigenous measure of general personality features. Other psychometric studies on different measures of personality disorders among Chinese psychiatric patients and Chinese college students also reported similar findings.38,39 Together, these preliminary findings suggest that BPD is a valid clinical diagnostic category among the Chinese population and deserves more research attention.
The construct of BPD met strong resistance among clinicians when it was first introduced in Europe during the 1980s.8 The committee of the ICD-10 originally did not consider BPD as a valid diagnostic category.5 Mounting empirical evidence supporting BPD as a valid and useful clinical diagnostic category has eventually convinced the ICD-10 committee to include BPD as a subtype of emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD) in its nomenclature. Currently, the EUPD in ICD-10 is divided into two subtypes: the EUPD-impulsive type and the EUPD-borderline type (Table). The five diagnostic criteria for the EUPD-impulsive type include two symptoms related to impulsive aggression (quarrelsome behavior and conflict with others when impulsive acts are thwarted; liability to outbursts of anger or violence), two symptoms related to general impulsivity (act unexpectedly and without consideration of the consequences, difficulty in maintaining course of action that offers no immediate reward), and one symptom related to unstable and capricious mood (Table). A person diagnosed as having EUPD-impulsive type must display quarrelsome behavior with others plus at least two other symptoms. The theoretical or empirical justification behind the requirement of this necessary criterion for diagnosing EUPD-impulsive type is not clear. A computer search of all major databases for research on EUPD-impulsive type indicates that the construct validity, clinical utility, and the phenomenology of this diagnostic category have in fact never been subject to systematic empirical evaluation. This diagnostic category appears to be based mostly on clinical opinions rather than empirical evidence.
Table. Diagnostic criteria for EUPD in ICD-10-R, BPD in DSM-IV-TR and IPD in CCMD-3
ICD-10 lists five diagnostic criteria for borderline type (Table). All the five criteria are adopted from the DSM-BPD criteria set: uncertainty about self-image, intense and unstable relationships, fear of abandonment, recurrent acts of self-harm, and chronic feelings of emptiness. A EUPD-BPD patient must display at least three EUPD-impulsive symptoms plus any two of the five BPD symptoms. Comparison of the diagnostic criteria for BPD in DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10 reveals eight common symptoms: fear of abandonment (DSM criterion 1; ICD criterion 8), intense and unstable relationships (DSM criterion 2; ICD criterion 7), uncertainty about self-image (DSM criterion 3; ICD criterion 6), general impulsivity (DSM criterion 4; ICD criterion 1 and 4), recurrent threats of self-harm (DSM criterion 5; ICD criterion 9), affective instability (DSM criterion 6; ICD criterion 5), chronic feeling of emptiness (DSM criterion 7; ICD criterion 10), impulsive aggression (DSM criterion 8; ICD criteria 2 and 3).
There are, however, two major differences between the two systems in diagnosing BPD. First, according to the ICD-10-R, a patient must display (1) at least three EUPD-impulsive type symptoms plus (2) two or more of the five BPD symptoms in order to be diagnosed as EUPD-borderline type. In other words, some kinds of impulsivity is a necessary condition for diagnosing EUPD-borderline type. Second, the DSM system has introduced "transient, stress- related paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptoms" (criterion 9) as one of the diagnostic symptoms for BPD since the DSM-IV, an item that is missing in ICD-10-R. Based on these differences in diagnostic criteria, BPD patients in Europe and the US may differ in at least two significant ways. First, while all EUPD-borderline patients must show some traits of impulsivity, some DSM-BPD patients may display no impulsive trait. Second, while EUPD- borderline patients will not display transient psychotic symptoms, some DSM-BPD patients, probably the most disturbed subgroup, may display transient psychotic features.
There is a groundswell of dissatisfaction with the name borderline itself. Some researchers argued that the term EUPD is more preferable than BPD as it frees the construct from its previous psychoanalytic theoretical baggage, and comes closer to capturing the crucial dimensions of BPD, namely, its affective instability and impulsivity.8,40 However, a computer search of all major databases for empirical studies on EUPD indicated that both the construct validity and clinical phenomenology of EUPD have not really been subject to empirical evaluation. At this moment, it is not clear which diagnostic system provides a better description of this clinical syndrome that we refer to as borderline. Nevertheless, clinicians in both Europe and the US seem to agree that there is a group of rather disturbed psychiatric patients who display a highly comparable clinical profile that deserve serious clinical attention.
The introduction of the BPD construct also met strong resistance in China. It was argued that the BPD diagnosis is a vague construct that lacks precise boundaries, and some of its diagnostic features (e.g., fear of abandonment, chronic feelings of emptiness) are not appropriate culturally when used in China.41 As a result, the CCMD-3 committee has adopted the diagnostic category of impulsive personality disorder (IPD) rather than BPD in its official nomenclature.6
CCMD-3 lists 10 diagnostic symptoms for IPD.6 A patient diagnosed as having IPD must display "affective outbursts" and "marked impulsive behavior", plus at least three out of eight other symptoms (Table). Among the other eight symptoms, the first five are basically adopted from the EUPD-impulsive type symptoms: (1) unpredictable and capricious mood (EUPD criterion 5), (2) liability to outbursts of anger and violence (EUPD criterion 3), (3) inability to plan ahead or foresee likely future events and circumstances (highly comparable to EUPD criterion 1), (4) difficulty in maintaining any course of action that offers no immediate reward (EUPD criterion 4), and (5) quarrelsome behavior with others (EUPD criterion 2). The other three symptoms include (6) stormy and unstable interpersonal relationships (EUPD criterion 7), (7) unstable self-image (EUPD criterion 6), and (8) frequent deliberate self-harm (EUPD criterion 9), all adopted from the EUPD-borderline type symptoms, with the deletion of items concerning fear of abandonment and chronic feelings of emptiness. Judging from its diagnostic criteria, the CCMD-IPD construct is basically a hybrid of both the EUPD-IPD and EUPD-borderline symptoms. In that case, CCMD-IPD patients bear closer resemblance in clinical profile to the EUPD-borderline type than EUPD-IPD type patients. A computer search for empirical studies on CCMD-IPD revealed that the construct validity and clinical phenomenology of this diagnostic category have in fact never been subject to any systematic empirical evaluation. At this stage, it is safe to conclude that the diagnostic category of CCMD-IPD is based mostly on clinical opinions rather than empirical evidence. Systematic empirical research evaluating the construct validity and clinical phenomenology of IPD is clearly needed.
Clinicians in the United States, Europe, and China observe a comparable clinical syndrome that is characterized by a pervasive pattern of mood and impulse control problems. Different conceptualization of this syndrome results in different diagnostic rules and divergent diagnostic categories: DSM-BPD, ICD-EUPD, and CCMD-IPD. This paper compares the characteristics of these diagnostic categories and evaluates the empirical evidence related to each of these clinical constructs.
Among these diagnostic categories, DSM-BPD has the strongest empirical foundation. Research evidence indicates that the DSM-BPD criteria set represents a valid psychiatric diagnosis with a well-defined clinical picture, well-documented neurobiological and psychosocial correlates, and well-conceptualized etiological models.8,17,42,43 Evidence based effective treatments for BPD have also been documented.29-34 Many clinicians agreed that while the term "BPD' may be a misnomer, but it represents a diagnostic category of high clinical utility by virtue of the rich empirical information concerning its clinical presentation, etiology, course of development, and treatment response.8,17,40 As a result, ICD-10 has also included the borderline construct as a subtype of the EUPD diagnostic category in its nomenclature.5
The BPD diagnosis met strong resistance among clinicians in China. The committee of CCMD-3 rejected BPD as a valid clinical construct. Instead, CCMD-3 has adopted the diagnostic category of IPD, which is basically a hybrid of both the EUPD-IPD and EUPD-BPD type symptoms from the ICD-10. The rejection of BPD and the inclusion of IPD in CCMD-3 raise several important questions. First, decision to add or drop a diagnostic category should be based on solid empirical evidence, not pure clinical opinions. Is IPD an empirically valid clinical construct? Computer search for empirical studies related to IPD, either as defined by ICD-10 or by CCMD-3, indicated that its construct validity, clinical utility, epidemiology, etiology, or treatment outcomes have in fact never been subjected to systematic empirical evaluation. At this moment, it is safe to conclude that the decision to include IPD in both ICD-10 and CCMD-3 was based largely on clinical opinions rather than solid empirical evidence. Systematic research examining the construct validity and clinical phenomenology of IPD is undoubtedly needed.
Second, since CCMD-3 does not contain the BPD diagnosis, most clinicians and researchers in China are not familiar with this clinical construct. Can we then assume that there are no BPD patients in China? Chinese clinicians reported cases of BPD from time to time in clinical journals.44 Preliminary empirical studies examining the DSM-BPD criteria set also demonstrated good construct validity among Chinese psychiatric patients in China.36-39 Taken together, these observations suggest that BPD patients do exist in China and systematic research to study the characteristics of this special population is clearly needed.
Third, Luo (2005) argued that even though CCMD-3 does not have the BPD diagnosis, it contains a significant number of diagnostic symptoms for BPD.44 Comparison of the diagnostic criteria between CCMD-IPD and DSM-BPD indicates that six of the nine DSM-BPD diagnostic features (with the exception of feelings of chronic emptiness, fear of abandonment, and transient psychotic symptoms) are found in the CCMD-IPD diagnosis. Can we then assume that the CCMD-IPD diagnosis is able to capture most of those patients who might otherwise be diagnosed as BPD? This is an extremely important clinical question because the prevalence of BPD has been estimated to be at 1%-2% of the general population in the West.2,3 If this prevalence figure is generalizable to China, a country with 1.3 billion people, it means 13 to 26 million Chinese could be suffering from BPD. However, CCMD-3 states that over sixty percent of the IPD patients are males.6 DSM-IV-TR, on the other hand, indicates that the majority of BPD patients (70 to 75 percent) are females.1 These reverse sex ratios for IPD and BPD suggest that a significant number of female BPD patients in China might have never been properly diagnosed and treated under the current diagnostic system.
Apparently, whatever the problems with the BPD diagnosis, there are also problems with not diagnosing this disorder. Thus, should the construct of BPD be introduced in CCMD-4? The BPD construct has received sufficient empirical support, and has been accepted as valid diagnosis in both ICD-10 and DSM-IV-TR. Clinical professionals in China need to benefit from the large empirical literature bearing on this complex clinical problem. Moreover, globalization means we have to provide a worldwide common language so that clinicians from different countries can learn from each other. Based on these considerations, we strongly argue for the inclusion of the BPD construct in CCMD-4, perhaps by following the ICD-10 EUPD construct, with its IPD and BPD subtypes.
Future research on BPD in China should focus on the following directions: (1) the epidemiological investigation of EUPD should be conducted in Chinese mainland; noteworthy is the studies focused on the difference between BPD and IPD in Chinese psychiatric patients; (2) the cross-cultural comparison studies on the construct of BPD should also be facilitated; (3) Chinese women have higher suicide rate than man, and especially the impulsive suicidal behavior was common among young rural females.45 Considering the suicide rate among BPD patients is fifty times higher than normal group,4 the relationship between BPD and higher suicide rate in young rural woman should also be investigated.
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2. Torgersen S, Kringlen E, Cramer V. The prevalence of personality disorder in a community sample. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2001; 58: 590-596.
3. Widiger T, Weissman M. Epidemiology of borderline personality disorder. Hosp Community Psychiatry 1991; 42: 1015-1021.
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2005 Toyota TacomaMore means more
Toyota's Tacoma has turned a corner. Back when it was introduced in 1995, this tough little truck endeared itself to a wide range of pickup enthusiasts, resulting in it having one of the highest resale values on the market. Tampering with success, Toyota wisely noted the general trend of the truck market, where bigger means better. So the new Tacoma is much beefier and more brawny. Instead of a compact pickup, the new Tacoma is a midsize truck that almost looks like a full-size rig.
That change in size is no illusion or trick of styling. Compared with the previous design, the Tacoma is nearly half a foot longer, four inches wider and roughly two inches taller, depending on the model (Regular, Access and Double Cab). Most interior dimensions have increased as well, notably the crew-cab models where the back seats are now comfortable enough for adult passengers.
For 2005, the Access Cab gains rear-hinged rear doors; the Double Cab retains four conventional side doors. Both have front bucket seats and a 3-place rear bench seat for 5-passenger capacity. Regular cabs come with front bucket seats or a 3-passenger bench.
One thing that hasn't changed, though, is the versatility of the lineup, with 18 model configurations across four cab-bed combinations. The wheelbase lengths range from 109.4 to 140.9 inches, and cargo beds extend from 60.3 to 73.5 inches, with various combinations of those lengths available. All of these variations come in either in 2- or 4-wheel drive.
Moreover, if you like the look of a 4x4, but prefer two-wheel drive, the Tacoma also continues with the very popular PreRunner models. They have the lifted suspension of the four-wheel-drive trucks sans the actual four-wheel-drive running gear.
Other new styles for 2005 include a long-bed version of the Double Cab and the high-performance X-Runner. The latter, designed as a sport truck for street duty, features a special X-shaped frame reinforcement (hence the name), tuned suspension and aero body styling.
This new model is far sportier than any truck ever offered by Toyota, with a cornering grip in excess of 0.90 g, more than a Nissan 350Z, the engineers' handling target. They achieved this surprising feat by lowering the suspension an inch, and adding 255/45R Bridgestone Potenza tires on 18-inch wheels, along with Bilstein shocks, stiffer springs and a rear anti-roll bar. A special brake package is also included on the X-Runner. The chassis feels a tad tighter than on the other Tacoma models, especially in hard cornering, and the suspension grips like a limpet on decreasing radius turns.
For power, the X-Runner boasts a 245-hp 4.0-liter V-6, also found under the hood of the Double Cabs. This larger engine supplies 55 horses more than the 3.4-liter engine, which was the previous max power offering. Such a substantial increase isn't surprising, considering the increased bulk of the new design.
Not only that, when equipped with the V-6 engine, the Tacoma's maximum tow rating is now 6,500 pounds, up from 5,000 pounds in the previous model. Toyota claims that a 4x4 V-6 equipped with the automatic transmission can run from 0-to-60 mph in just 7.5 seconds, and on the manual-tranny X-Runner, that time drops below seven seconds.
While the Double Cab offers either 5-speed automatic or 6-speed manual transmissions, the stick-shift is the only option on the X-Runner. That makes sense, given the performance persona of this model. In addition to allowing you to divvy up the powerband, the tranny's overdrive is remarkably tall. You can cruise at 75 mph with the tach showing only 2,500 rpm, and at 90 mph the revs still stay well below the 3,000 mark. This setup makes for smooth running and a comparatively quiet highway cruiser. (If there was anything to fault on the older Tacoma, it was that the engine seemed a bit buzzy at high speeds.)
On the low end of the engine lineup, an all-new 2.7-liter, 4-cylinder engine replaces both the 2.4-liter and 2.7-liter engines used previously. Producing 164 horsepower and 183 lb.-ft. of torque, the new 2.7 offers an increase in output while maintaining equivalent fuel efficiency.
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The remarkably diverse range of features and upgrades is a strong part of this pickup's appeal. Which means that for 2005, the Tacoma not only has turned a corner, but also is way ahead of the curve. (www.toyota.com)
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They got another easily checkable thing wrong this morning.
Battling blue fin poachers in the no-fly zone.
And their "mother ship"!
Jean and Scott Adam of Southern California, and Phyllis Mackay and Robert Riggle of Seattle are the lost sailors.
They were captured on Friday.
The couple had been cruising the world on a yacht.
Even though nobody was paying attention to them.
Abdiwali Muse apologizes and pleads guilty.
The pirate, who has displayed a range of emotions since his arrest for the hijacking of the Maersk 'Alabama,' has leveled out.
The Navy is investigating whether its own sniper team engaged in a little piracy themselves.
Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse, the lone survivor of the group of Somali pirates that attempted to hijack the Maersk Alabama last month, pleaded not guilty today. And he had some other things to say, too.
Remember the whole pirate thing? No? Maybe a little?
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Fit Chicks at home.
I come home glowing after a wicked work out. The best part is if I can get into the shower when I get home and do a body scrub, Clarins Tonic Body Scrub to remove dead skin cells and impurities and then I slather myself in it's Anti Eau Body Treatment Oil to eliminate toxins. Yes it is heaven and it's amazing how alive, stimulated, fresh yet relaxed after a work out and with the above mentioned products. With weight loss you have to take care of your skin plus it's just good for your mental well being. The aroma's are heavenly.
We worked hard and well. I stunk for sure. Thank you natural deodorants.
I liked that we focused more on the arms and abs this time around. Everything seems to be quads and glutes but my main concern is my waist and those stretched out ab muscles. I'd love to see more ad work as well but I try to remember to use my core strength in everything I do...like right now as I am typing. It's getting easier to hold in my stomach, LOL!
But with each class I get closer and closer to completing the Russian sit ups.
What's a Russian sit up? A sit up with weights and then using the weights and your core to stand up with out hands. I can't do them because I'm Ukrainian, hahaha (and a comedian)
Here's a pic of Charlie showing me(gotta love the half blink shot where he looks sauced up):
Fit Chicks proves I can!
Just an FYI...if you want a nice little taste of Fit Chicks their 2 week December classes are starting. I truly encourage you to give it a go. It's only two weeks, so if you don't have time for the spa(working out is more important so make the time) go to Fit Chicks and then have a hot shower use quality products and you will feel like a million bucks.
As a mom and WAHM(work at home mom) I look at these classes as my Get out of Jail free card(not that I think of my home or motherhood as jail, but I'm sure you get what I mean) But this is my ME TIME and if I'm lucky to get in the shower and do my body treatments I am GLOWING.
Now if only I could find my weights....Somebody is also joining Mommy in getting fit, LOL! He's 2 and lifting weights. That's my little viking.
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LOVE this! Do you mind sharing what natural deodorant you use? A lot of chicks look for a good brand, and they can be tricky to find!
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I posted on Fit Chicks Facebook page :)
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The Preserve is located at 350 E. Galleria Dr., near the intersection of Galleria Drive and Boulder Highway (look for signs in the medians). It is located within the Water Reclamation Facility and sits on approximately 140 acres.
The Preserve is home to thousands of migratory waterfowl as well as numerous resident desert birds. There are nine ponds available for birding, surrounded by both paved and soft surfaces. The paved path is approximately 3/4 of a mile long and is accessible by wheelchair. The soft surfaces are mostly level and allow for easy walking. When you visit, expect to do a lot of walking and allow yourself adequate time to visit the area. We also recommend that you wear appropriate clothing and comfortable, sturdy shoes. Bring water, a hat, and wear sunscreen. If you do not have binoculars, we have some available for loan.
Named "Best Place For Bird Watching" in Desert Companion's 3rd Annual Best of the City.
Please do not feed the birds or wildlife.
The Bird Viewing Preserve is located on the eastern edge of the Pacific Migratory Flyway and many of the birds that come here are temporary visitors. Feeding wildlife disrupts natural feeding behaviors and encourages an unhealthy association with humans. Pets are not permitted at the Bird Viewing Preserve.
While you're here, be sure to stop by our gift shop. We have a nice selection of souvenirs, educational materials, and gifts for every bird lover. We also offer programs for all ages. Please refer to Henderson Happenings.
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Both programs are licensed by the State of Michigan, Department of Social Services, and are accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
The Centers are professionally staffed including Head Teachers and Associate Teachers, many of whom have advanced degrees in Early Childhood Education and/or Child Development, and all are University of Michigan employees. The retention of the professional staff is exceedingly high and many staff members have been with each program since their inception.
The teaching staff is complemented by University students as either
a) undergraduate psychology practicum students, b) temporary student employees or c) graduate level researchers.
Each group of children is supervised by a staff of professionally trained teachers including a certified Head Teacher, an Associate Teacher, and also University students. The adult:child ratio ranges between 1.3 and 1.7 (depending on the ages of the children) for each of the classrooms.
The professional teaching staff and University students work as a team. The addition of University students' participation in the programs adds to the dynamic and stimulating environments provided within the Centers.
Training in the areas of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), First Aid and Bloodborne Pathogens occurs annually. Professional development for teachers occurs throughout the year including attendance at Early Childhood Conferences and in-service opportunities within the Center.
Each Center participates in monthly firedrills conducted by officers within the UM Security Department.
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If you have questions about your bi-weekly pre-tax payroll deductions for parking or alternative transportation, please refer to the Bi-Weekly Benefit Deduction Schedule for a complete list of the benefit deduction paydays. If you have questions about the bi-weekly payroll conversion, please see the Bi-Weekly Payroll Conversion FAQs.


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|The Nigerian Dwarf Goat is a miniature goat that originated from West Africa.
Their conformation is similar to that of the larger dairy goat breeds. Parts of the
body are in balance proportion, nose is straight and ears are upright. The coat
is soft with short to medium hair, any color or combination of colors is
acceptable. Silver agouti (roan) is considered a moderate fault. The ideal
height for does is 17' - 19" with 22.6' being the maximum and for bucks ideal
height is 19" - 20" with 23.6 being the maximum. The ideal weight is suggested
to be about 75 lbs based on HES evaluation information.
Animals disqualified from shows for: being oversize, curly coat, roman nose,
and pendulous ears or evidence of myatonia ( This is associated with fainting
Nigerians come in many different colors; the main colors or black,chocolate,
and gold. Random white markings are common, as are spots and other color
combinations such as red , white, gold and black. You never know what colors
the babies will be till they are born even then you don't know as they will
change colors many times.
They are gentle and lovable animals, even the males are easily handled. They
blend in with other farm animals so don't need special quarters. But they do
need adequate fencing to contain their size. They breed year round, many
breeders breed 3 times in two years giving the doe a 6 month plus break.
Newborn kids weigh around 2 lbs but grow quickly. They reach sexual
maturity at a young age. Be sure to separate young bucks from the does
because bucks are know to be fertile at 7 weeks of age.
Does can be breed at 7-8 months of age if they have reached a good size.
(Some breeders prefer to wait till they are 1 year of age.) Does have several
kids at a time 3-4 being common, sometimes even 5. They are generally good
mothers and provide a surprising amount of milk for their size. They can give
3-4 lbs per day of which 6 to 10 % butterfat.
Bucks are able to be used for service at 3 months of age and easily by the time
they are 7-8 months of age. They are vigorous breeders but are gentle enough
to be used for hand breeding or pasture breeding.
There are different goat registries that register Nigerians here are the main
American Dairy Goat Association (ADGA)
American Goat Society (AGS)
International Dairy Goat Registration (IDGR)
Nigerian Dwarf Goat Association (NDGA)
Feed: Orchard grass, Alfalfa hay, 16 % protein goat sweet-feed, raw
vegetables, and occasional sweet treats like pastries. ( Watch out for
medicated feed.)
Care: Trim hooves, vaccines, wormed periodically.
Breeding: Gestation period is about 152 days or 5 months
Babies are called kids and when does are in labor it's called kidding.
Dairy: Butterfat ranges from 6-8 % to 11 %
Protein ranges between 4 % to 5 %.