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Since joining the European Union in 2004, Poland has experienced one of the largest emigration flows in its postwar history. But the country has also received thousands of immigrants and refugees, mainly from its eastern neighbors, and is just beginning to invest in immigrant integration. Krystyna Iglicka and Magdalena Ziolek-Skrzypczak look at all aspects of migration in Poland in this updated profile.
In its newest five-year "roadmap" for justice and home affairs policy, the European Union has made migration a priority area. But while the Stockholm program offers plenty of detail on issues like illegal migration and asylum, it offers few specifics as to the final goal. MPI's Elizabeth Collett analyzes the program's action points and looks at challenges facing its implementation.
The global recession has caused countries that once welcomed foreign workers by the tens and hundreds of thousands — particularly Spain — to rethink generous immigration policies as unemployment rates have risen.
Over the past year, long-standing discussions and negotiations have resulted in several new information-sharing initiatives that seek to boost security while facilitating travel for legitimate travelers.
Swiss voters strongly approved a popular initiative to ban the construction of minarets in Switzerland. Julie Schindall reports on reaction to the vote and explains how the Swiss system makes such lawmaking possible.
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This policy brief explores the relationship between environmental change and migration to Europe in light of recent scholarship challenging the notion that environmental change triggers mass migration. It presents an overview of European policy response in this area and summarizes the spectrum of proposed solutions.
This MPI event discussed the Dutch model for fighting human trafficking and the strategic and operational dilemmas that public prosecutors in the Netherlands face.
Finding some of the deepest anti-Muslim sentiments in Europe within German public opinion, this report explores the relationship between German national identity and immigration. It provides an overview of demographics, trends, and current debates, with recommendation on how to challenge prevailing stereotypes of Muslims and ensure equal outcomes for immigrants and their descendants.
This report discusses the political debate surrounding national identity in the Netherlands against the backdrop of growing public anxiety about immigrants and their effect on local communities. While policies designed to mitigate these fears largely stress national identity and demand cultural assimilation, the report provides an alternative set of recommendations based on the notion of plural identification.
This report examines why Spain, one of the countries hit hardest by the economic crisis with some of Europe's highest levels of unemployment, has not seen a wave of anti-immigrant sentiment. The report describes how the government and general populace have responded to immigration before and after the onset of the economic crisis, and highlights possible reasons for Spain's exceptional openness.
The integration of mobile EU citizens as a specific target group has not been widely discussed, either at EU or national levels, and EU-level integration policies focus on the integration of legally residing third-country nationals. This report investigates the broad range of integration needs that exist in Europe.
This report assesses the connection between the recent rise of resentment against immigration and broader trends in Norwegian nationalism, and proposes a few policy recommendations with the aim of minimizing this rift in Norwegian society.
As the European Commission looks ahead to the next strategic program for immigration in 2014, this policy brief sketches the challenges in developing a strategic, long-term agenda on migration at a time when Europe remains beset by fiscal uncertainty and a jobs crisis that is particularly acute for the young. Against such a backdrop, few governments are willing to have a serious conversation about anything but skilled immigration.


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Then the phone rang, and Denise woke up for real. It was her son calling to wish her a happy Mother's Day.
Denise had had premonitions before. She always seemed to know when one of her six kids was sick or getting into mischief. Once she dreamed her son was in trouble, and when she called his middle school later that day to check on him, she learned that some bullies had chased him through the halls. But her visions had never been anything life or death; she'd never seen blood.
Before Denise left for her job at the Colorado Blvd. Laundromat, she heard from all of her children and six grandkids, each wanting to wish her a happy Mother's Day. Denise made sure to ask them if everything was okay. Although they assured her they were fine, she remained off-kilter for the rest of the day. She felt like she was moving in slow motion. "That dream was horrifying," Denise says.
And horrifyingly accurate.
September Dixon, Denise's twenty-year-old daughter, loved kids -- perhaps as much from necessity as desire. She'd had her first child, daughter Erica, at thirteen; in May 2000, her son, Daímon, was just a month old. And in the middle was Alexis, a happy, healthy, talkative four-year-old who would be starting preschool at Stedman Elementary in the fall. Alexis's nickname was "Kisser," because she was so outgoing that she always wanted to kiss people. She was the life of the party, just like her mother.
September enjoyed her job at a local daycare center. She was a happy-go-lucky soul, Denise says, moving through life with no cares except Erica, Daímon and Alexis. They all lived with Denise in Aurora.
On Mother's Day 2000, September took her three kids to a friend's house for a barbecue with plenty of food and lots of children to play with. When she'd talked to her mother earlier that day, Denise had said she'd pick them up at the party after her shift was over at 10 p.m. But by early evening, the kids were getting restless and wanted to go home, so September decided to meet her mom at work instead.
She and the kids caught the No. 15 bus heading east on Colfax Avenue. They planned to catch the 40 at Colorado Boulevard, then head north to 28th Avenue and Denise.
It was nice that evening, sunny and warm. As September's brood got off the Colfax bus and waited to cross Colfax, Alexis asked her mother if they were going home. Then the light turned green, the walk sign appeared -- and that was the last thing September remembers. Seconds later, all four were hit by a car speeding east on Colfax right through the red light. September and Erica were thrown to the curb; September blacked out. Little Daímon was bundled up in a car seat; the car made a tire track on its back. But the baby, who wasn't strapped in, simply rolled out of the seat and out of the street; blankets cushioned his fall.
Alexis was tossed into the intersection.
Denise heard the sirens screaming along Colorado sometime after 7:30 p.m. She remembered her dream and thought about September and the kids. But her shift wouldn't be over for hours, and she didn't think they'd be heading her way that early.
A half-hour later, while she was sweeping up near the doorway, Denise got a call from Denver Health Medical Center. There'd been a car accident, the nurse said; September and the baby had been transported to Denver Health, and Alexis and Erica were at Children's Hospital.
It took Denise a few moments to catch her breath and gather her scattered thoughts. September didn't own a car, she kept thinking. How could they have been in a car accident? Denise called her sister, Debbie, and they decided that Debbie and another sister, Gail Watkins, would go to Denver Health while Denise went to Children's, where she'd be joined by still another sister, Robin Spencer.
As soon as she spotted the blank faces that greeted her at Children's, Denise knew that one of her granddaughters was "seriously damaged." She saw Erica first, playing in a room with a police detective, laughing, talking. Aside from some scrapes and bruises, the six-year-old seemed unharmed.
But Alexis was another story. In the emergency room, Denise saw that the four-year-old was hooked up to a respirator. Alexis's heart had stopped on the way to the hospital, they told her. Paramedics had gotten it going again, but the girl was still unconscious, hooked up to machines. She'd suffered a lot of internal injuries, and blood was seeping from every opening: her eyes, her mouth, her nose.
"There was blood everywhere," says Denise. "The same as my dream."
Denise was in shock. She couldn't remember Alexis's middle name; she couldn't remember her granddaughter's birthday, either. She recalls asking the doctors why they couldn't stop the bleeding -- but if they gave her an answer, she didn't hear them. She remembers Alexis being taken somewhere for a CAT scan, but to this day, she doesn't know what the results of that test were.

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Yes, I'm stealing Parkes's "stray thought" title. Sue me. But since I'm keeping my eye on Getting Blanked for the next couple of days– along with the far more interesting and talented Drew from Ghostrunner On First– I kinda feel its within my right.
Anywho, here's a thought that somehow didn't occur to me while I laboured over yesterday's Frank Francisco trade reaction post: the key difference between Francisco and Frasor is very possibly that the Jays are actually view Francisco long-term as their closer, whereas with Frasor they don't.
Maybe that's crazy obvious, but I think it got glossed over a bit by our acceptance that these are similar pitchers with similar contract situations.
One assumes that offering arbitration to a Type-A Frasor was, and would be, simply a way to try to extract a pair of draft picks– and, as we saw this winter, not a very fruitful pursuit. But when it's a reliever you actually want, his Type-A status can actually be a good thing, exactly because it limits the market for him.
I don't know, it's just a thought. And maybe it's one that the Blue Jays share, because, to reiterate, as Jonah Keri wrote for FanGraphs, "the 31-year-old Francisco isn't some generic arm; the Jays got a criminally underrated relief pitcher here. Fueled by elite strikeout rates (11.8, 10.4, 10.3 per 9 IP) and manageable walk rates, Francisco has put impressive fielding-independent numbers over the past three seasons, with xFIPs of 3.34, 3.53 and 3.31 from 2008 to 2010. You could argue that Francisco's a more valuable relief pitcher at this point in his career than, say, Jonathan Papelbon. And that's before mentioning that Papelbon could make more than three times Francisco's salary this year."
Keri concludes that the deal is a win-win, even if Francisco isn't in the Jays' long-term plans, saying that "Napoli is a more valuable player on an absolute win basis, as any productive hitter would be vs. any relief pitcher, even a really good one. But there's a good chance that a near-elite reliever like Francisco could fetch more in a deadline trade than a defensively-challenged two-and-half-true-outcome hitter like Napoli, should the Jays fall out of contention."
Oh, but don't dare try to understand how the Jays see any positive in this deal.
The Voice of God(Frey)
Paul Godfrey showed up on Andrew Krystal's show on the Fan 590 this week, and Krystal asked him point blank, "I've heard that you were instrumental in keeping Vernon Wells here and getting that big contract signed, is that true?"
Shocker here: Godfrey deflects, saying that he "didn't make decisions on baseball personnel. Things were recommended to me by the General Manager and his staff."
But there's also a non-sarcastic shocker: Wells' agent initially turned down the $126-million offer. The club was dumbfounded by it, but the next day Vernon called back and said that he would accept.
And The Links
Jeff Blair of the Globe and Mail likes the Francisco trade, and suggests the Jays may still look to free agent Vladimir Guererro as a lefty-masher– though the latest I saw at MLBTR had his rumoured price tag as something like $8-million for one year.
Lost in the Francisco reactions yesterday was the fact that Kenny Ken Ken reported that the Red Sox approached the Jays several times over the winter trying to pry away Jose Bautista. The Jays, obviously, didn't budge, but this doesn't mean they're certain to keep him long-term– according to Rosenthal's colleague Jon Morosi, the Jays have yet to approach Bautista's camp with a long-term offer.
"It's hard to keep my emotions in check. Talking to the guys, it's saying goodbye to a family. I look back and cherish every moment that I had — good and bad," said Vernon Wells on his departure from Toronto, according to MLB.com. Awww.
"This is paradise. This is one of the best places to play in baseball," said Vernon Wells on his arrival in Anaheim, according to MLB.com. He added that "the exciting thing about joining this family, is they expect to win. To have that, to come and be a part of that, is special for us. We're looking forward to not being home in October anymore and for playing some meaningful baseball." He forgot to add, "Something that never happened during my time in Toronto, no thanks to my sorry ass."
Matthew Sekeres of the Globe reports on the excitement brought by the Jays winter caravan to the West Coast.
Parkes covers all your recently-released prospect ranking needs over at Getting Blanked.
The Orange County Register still can't get over what Alex Anthopoulos and Rangers GM Jon Daniels just pulled– with bonus awesome headline.
Mop Up Duty wants to see Darin "Don't Call Me Pat" Mastroianni on the 2011 opening day roster.


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When I graduated, I didn't know a lot about media or the industry and I often think about how unhappy I would have been if I hadn't have come across that advert on that wet afternoon.
I haven't done it too often! I think that today's media market is hugely challenging but, in turn, hugely exciting and rewarding. Felix has taken a number of calculated risks within his career and I think it is up to us, as the next generation, to take up the challenges that modern day media is posing us.
I used to work on a magazine that had over 700 ad pages a month. I had over 100 clients that I only communicated with by telephone and my first year sales as a 24-year-old was over £3m. Now I work across a department that has over 25 income lines. The industry has changed so much and the main difference is time. The speed in which we work and communicate has changed unrecognisably in the last 5 years. Taking time to think and plan is crucial despite these trends.
The service levels they have to provide and the work that they put into planning and delivery is huge. Ultimately, I know I am happier in a sales environment although agency new business is one of the toughest roles that I have ever had.
They are very good at communicating complex subjects well and can both inform and inspire. They are also hugely influential in our buying habits. I think demonstrating this uniqueness and the strength of magazines in a fragmented media market is an important job for PPA Marketing.
I really enjoy New Scientist and National Geographic and although it's my brand, I also enjoy The Week. However, with two artistic daughters my new favourite is Mollie Makes!
It was the role that I always wanted. I was so proud and I even wrote the job spec. I believe in the important role we play as sales people. We are the eyes and ears of the industry, we appreciate the fantastic brands that we work on and we are always dealing with change. As a Director I've always insisted on having advertising or sales in my job title because I am proud of it.
and hopefully being a good father whilst living a full media life.
Whether we have been innovative in dealing with these challenges is still very much up for debate. One of my favourite thoughts is how media studies courses will judge us in 20 years. In my role as Chairman of the PPA Marketing Board, I think it is hugely important to reach out to the new talent that will feed our industry and make them far more aware of what great careers media has to offer so that new talent can be found, better informed and attracted to our industry.
If I knew that I would be starting my own publishing company. But, the trends are working towards a more flexible way of working where communication is key with publishers using many different platforms to publish and broadcast.
Especially with all the changes and challenges that have become everyday in publishing. Luckily for the PPA and me, there is a lot of talent within our industry and I think the PPA has a vital role to play in developing insights, encouraging innovation and making sure that the wider industry is aware of our successes.
Watch what happens when the team at WIRED partner with Motorola for the new Moto X interactive advert.
No longer a passing buzz phrase, Native Advertising is forming part of publishing and advertising strategy. But what is it?
The NRS has published a series of Infographics summing up the latest data release. Get up-to-date figures and topline trends here.
How much does £1 of advertising generate for the economy? Find out with the Advertising Pays campaign.


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A thirty-something single mother whose boundless potential was squandered through a series of failed relationships and a misguided effort to help her younger sister succeed in life finds the fruits of her labors finally coming together in this dark family comedy. Back in high school, the future looked pretty bright for Rose Lorkowski (Academy-Award®-nominee Amy Adams of THE MUPPETS, THE FIGHTER); not only was she the cheerleading captain, but she was also dating the star quarterback. Flash forward a little over a decade, and Rose is working overtime in hopes of getting her son into a better school. Her sister, Norah (Golden-Globe®-winner Emily Blunt of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA), is still living at home with their father, Joe (Academy-Award®-winner Alan Arkin of LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE), a failed salesman whose penchant for jumping into get-rich-quick schemes has left the family without a financial net to fall back on.
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"It's hard for me to remain neutral about the tales and recipes of Muy Bueno. You see, their stories are my stories, just like many of us whose grandparents came from Chihuahua to Texas and beyond. But you needn't have an abuelita who blessed generations by handing down her recipes–all you need is the love and spirit that Yvette, Veronica and Evangelina have filled within the pages of this book. Packed with authentic regional recipes, beautiful stories and gorgeous photographs, Muy Bueno is above all else a delicious family love story."
—Matt Armendariz, MattBites.com and author of On a Stick!
"This wonderful cookbook is filled with vibrant pictures and authentic Mexican recipes that are easy to make too! I just hope that one of these ladies invites me over for dinner some day!"
Every page invites the reader to step into the richness of Mexican culture, defined by exquisite food and lots of love. To see family recipes – both traditional and contemporary – recreated with so much care is a joy and I know I personally will look forward to making Muy Bueno's recipes for my own family.
—Nina Terrero, Web Producer – NBC Latino
Muy Bueno is a gorgeous collection and celebration of exciting Mexican recipes rooted in touching family stories and tradition.
"If you love Mexican comfort food and fantastic photography, you need Muy Bueno on your kitchen bookshelf."
Evangelina and daughters Yvette and Veronica wanted a way to honor their grandmother's memory and preserve their family's recipes and stories for future generations. They started the Muy Bueno Cookbook blog in 2010 with this idea in mind, and quickly attracted thousands of fans and followers who fell in love with Muy Bueno's flavorful Mexican recipes, heartwarming family stories, and beautiful photography.


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WASHINGTON The leaders of Iraq and Jordan warned yesterday that Iran is trying to influence the Iraqi elections scheduled for Jan. 30 to create an Islamic government that would dramatically shift the geopolitical balance between Shiite and Sunni Muslims in the Middle East. Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawer charged that Iran is coaching candidates and political parties sympathetic to Iran and pouring "huge amounts of money" into the campaign to produce a Shiite-dominated government similar to Iran's. Jordanian King Abdullah said more than 1 million Iranians have crossed the 910-mile border into Iraq, many to vote in the election with the encouragement of the Iranian government. The king also charged Iranians are paying salaries and providing welfare to unemployed Iraqis to build pro-Iranian public sentiment. Some Iranians, he added, have been trained by Iran's Revolutionary Guards and are members of militias that could fuel trouble in Iraq after the election. If pro-Iran parties or politicians dominate the new Iraqi government, Abdullah said, a new "crescent" of dominant Shiite movements or governments stretching from Iran into Iraq, Syria and Lebanon could emerge and present new challenges to U.S. interests and allies. Iran and Iraq have Shiite majorities. But modern Iraq, formed after World War I, has been ruled by its Sunni minority. Syria is ruled by the minority Allawites, an offshoot of Shiism. Shiites are the largest of 17 recognized sects in Lebanon, and Hezbollah is a major Shiite political party with the only active militia. U.S. death toll in November highest of any month WASHINGTON One hundred thirty-six U.S. troops were killed in Iraq in November, the highest monthly total of the war, fueled by casualties from the offensive to seize Fallujah from insurgents, the Pentagon said yesterday. The previous highest U.S. military monthly death count was 135 in April.
Other Pentagon figures released yesterday listed 1,274 U.S. military deaths since the March 2003 invasion to topple President Saddam Hussein. In addition, 9,765 U.S. troops have been wounded in action, more than 5,200 of them too severely to return to duty, the Pentagon added.
Court-martial set over driver's death BERLIN A U.S. tank company commander accused of killing a critically injured Iraqi driver for radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr will be court-martialed, an Army spokesman said yesterday. Capt. Rogelio Maynulet, 29, of Chicago will be tried on charges of assault with intent to commit murder and dereliction of duty, which carry a maximum combined sentence of 20-1/2 years, said Maj. Michael Indovina. In Iraq, meanwhile, a final witness testified yesterday in a separate case of a U.S. soldier, who is accused of murdering an Iraqi man and making a false statement regarding the incident. The U.S. military said a decision is expected by Sunday on whether to court-martial Spc. Brent May, 22, of Salem, Ohio, who is charged with the August murder of an Iraqi civilian in Baghdad's impoverished Sadr City. Chem dealer linked to Saddam faces trial AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Prosecutors said yesterday they will charge a Dutch chemicals dealer as an accomplice to genocide for supplying Saddam Hussein with lethal chemicals used in the 1988 attack on a Kurdish town that killed an estimated 5,000 civilians. Prosecutors said Frans van Anraat, 62, had been a suspect since 1989, when he was arrested in Milan, Italy, at the request of the U.S. government. But he was later released and fled to Iraq, where he remained until 2003. After the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, he returned to the Netherlands via Syria. The United Nations suspects van Anraat was a major chemical supplier to Saddam's regime, having made 36 separate shipments, including mustard gas and nerve gas originating from the United States and Japan, prosecutors said. Copyright © 2004 The Seattle Times Company
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2014 Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid. the world's first production car with a diesel hybrid and plug-in charging technology starts, with all the benefits of a comprehensive review of the mid-range series VolvoS60/V60 in the model year 2014. This provides the Swedish premium manufacturer of the drive design combined with visual and technical innovations as well as newly designed equipment. The result is a vehicle that stands out with the highest comfort, maximum safety and exemplary efficiency.
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The Volvo V60 AWD D6, produced in May 2013 and delivered from the end of June, based on the highest trim line and Summum is from 58,710 euros (recommended retail price including 19% VAT).In contrast to the 1,000 units sold the Pure Limited Edition of the model year 2013, which is currently being delivered, it is now possible to configure the innovative model individually according to their own ideas and requirements and to expand the Summum equipment line to provide additional features.
During the revision of the whole Volvo S60 / V60 Series benefiting the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid by numerous design modifications, enhanced safety features and comfort improvements. The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid is based on the highest trim line Summum and offers many luxurious features. These include dual-xenon headlights, a leather interior, heated front seats with electric adjustment for the driver seat, an interior air quality system as well as new digital instrument display, which provides specific information on request to the hybrid system.
Special 17-inch alloy wheels and more exclusive design features set from outside and inside the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid from the conventional versions of the Volvo V60 and underline its position as a technical pioneer. The Volvo V60 AWD D6 can be combined with any available for the Volvo V60 Series exterior color.
The hybrid concept
The innovative model of the Swedish premium manufacturer combines exemplary manner sustainable mobility with driving pleasure, high comfort and unrestricted everyday suitability and sets – as the best vehicle with electric motor with 5 stars in the Euro NCAP crash test – also standards in the field of automotive safety.
The powertrains consists of a 158 kW (215 hp) common rail-5-cylinder turbo diesel engine at the front and an electric motor with 50 kW (68 hp), which drives the rear wheels. Thus carries the innovative model D6 AWD labeling on the tailgate. The use of an advanced lithium-ion battery provides a range of up to 50 kilometers in pure electric mode Pure. In addition, the driver has the choice of which is designed for full power delivery power mode, and the hybrid mode, collaborate effectively in the diesel engine and electric motor and an average fuel consumption of just 1.8 litres/100 km (CO 2 emissions of 48 g / km ) permit. The lithium-ion battery is charged while driving through the brake energy regeneration, or the "Save for later" function that can be done at home by loading Babel to a standard AC outlet.
The 2014 Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid is predicted to become the leading of the V60 variety, with a price topquality above the present 2014 Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid price worth for $78,490, T6 R-Design, despite a high-class car tax lower price of about $7000 due to its low petrol intake.
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text: The Souls wiki last edited by icybankz on 04/26/14 04:04PM View full history The first game, Demon's Souls, was released exclusively on the PlayStation 3 in Japan on February 5th 2009. It was never planned to be released outside of Japan, but due to its positive reception and being import-friendly, it soon gained traction and popularity in the West. This led to it being published in the US and PAL region in October 2009 and June 2010, respectively.Dark Souls, which is not a sequel but a spiritual successor, was released in October 2011 on both PS3 and Xbox 360. It became an even bigger success due to it refining the previous game's features, as well as being released on multiple platforms. A PC port was also released in August 2012.


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Alsip factory closing to eliminate 480 jobs
By Mike Nolan email@example.com December 12, 2013 10:12PM
An aerial view of the Berry Plastics plant in Alsip that will be closed, costing 480 workers their jobs. | File Photo
Updated: January 14, 2014 1:13PM
A plastics manufacturer plans to lay off 480 workers at an Alsip plant, but some of those employees may be able to move into jobs at other factories the company owns.
Berry Plastics said the layoffs, which will begin next month, are part of a cost-cutting initiative that will result in five plant closings.
The former Landis Plastics factory, 5750 W. 118th St., will cease operations by the end of April, according to a news release from Berry, which in late 2003 bought Landis.
The factory makes containers and lids for the food and beverage markets, according to Eva Schmitz, a spokeswoman for Berry.
Laid-off workers would be able to take open jobs at other Berry plants, she said.
In the release, the Indiana-based company said it "will work diligently" to help workers who are losing their jobs in Alsip.
The company said the Alsip shutdown will enable the company to "maximize capacity utilization across its facilities, while increasing the service provided to its customers."
Landis Plastics' founder, H. Richard Landis, was inducted into the Plastics Academy's Plastics Hall of Fame last year. He has been recognized as a pioneer in plastic injection molding.
Landis and his father started molding plastic wall tiles in 1954 and in 1962 began producing plastic coffee can lids for Folgers coffee.


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Dana Point Marine Life Refuge
The Dana Point Marine Life Refuge is an intertidal habitat filled with an amazing variety of marine life. The refuge extends from Strands Beach all the way to Dana Point Harbor.
Visitors can walk along the rocky beach, explore sea caves, study ancient earthquake faults and discover an abundant amount of sea life at the public tidepool exhibit.
The refuge is a perfect family outing, where children and can learn how to respect the ocean habitat and all the creatures that depend on it for life.
At low tide, visitors to the Dana Point Marine Life Refuge can observe sea anemones, star fish, octopus, shell fish and more. You might even be able to see dolphins farther out past the break lines.
Visitors are asked to treat the sea life gently. This means never picking up or stepping on live animals and plants. You can access the refuge by parking at the Ocean Institute and following the paved path to the beach shore.
Exploring the Marine Life Refuge is sure to work up an appetite. Dana Point includes many great restaurants as well as boutique shopping.


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Global Hotspot: Pakistand
Course Description
Few countries in the world are more strategically critical yet less understood than Pakistan. This young country in an ancient land lies at the crossroads of history, religion, language, and culture. On the front-line in the war against terror, this nuclear power is in the midst of political turmoil whose outcome will have great implications for the rest of the world.
Content and Topics
Topics covered in this course about Pakistan include: the Taliban; the partition of British India; geography; history; foreign policy; Kashmir; culture; religion; nuclear weapons; language and tribalism; economics; Islamic militancy; the Afghan-Soviet war; and the 2005 earthquake. We also read and study Greg Mortenson's inspirational book "Three Cups of Tea." Except for Mortenson's book, all readings for the course, including student-written case studies, are posted on the course's 1-Learn site.
Goals and Objectives
It turns out the world is a big place, and the United States is just one piece of the pie. The purpose of this course is to show just how connected the nations of the world are. With Pakistan as a giant case study, we hope to help you do the following things:
- Analyze how factors such as history, geography, economics, religion, natural resources, and language shape nations;
- Acquire the skills to analyze current challenges facing this volatile nation with ancient roots;
- Be able to use these same analytical skills to better understand any nation or region of the world both from the U.S.'s perspective and the country's own perspective;
- Develop an interest in international affairs and appreciate how the nations of the world are connected and why understanding such matters is important from a gospel perspective; and
- Be able to identify and appreciate the strengths and weaknesses in other cultures and nations.
Course Requirements
What you learn from this course will hinge largely on what you invest in it. Your grade will be based primarily on the following components:
- Class preparation (reading cases, posting comments, reading background and digging deeper-all reflected in brief answers to questions on a class preparation form);
- A research exercise introducing you to library and other resources you will be expected to use throughout the semester (with the research going toward the creation of a case);
- Preparing a case in a group to be studied by the class (on a designated issue or episode in history);
- A principles project demonstrating your grasp of principles you have learned over the course of the semester;
- A brief oral presentation digging more deeply into an assigned subject;
- A weekly quiz on assigned reading from selected portions of "Three Cups of Tea";
- A research paper analyzing using the analytical tools and focusing on some aspect of the Essential Ingredients to Understanding Nations;
- A mid-term examination about the principles and information taught in the course;
- A final examination about the principles and information taught in the course;
- And class contribution (teacher's discretion).
Course Prerequisites
- Completion of Writing and Reasoning (FDENG 101) with a D- or higher
- Completion of American Foundations (FDAMF 101) with a D- or higher
- Completion of Foundations of Humanities (FDCA 101) with a D- or higher
Semesters Taught
Winter, Spring, Fall
Course Lead
Rex Butterfield


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Touchpanel Design
Mar 14, 2011 3:12 PM, By Patrick Barron
Understanding GUI considerations by vertical market.
Custom markets: Restaurants, bars, Entertainment venues, and hospitals
Many systems don't fit a typical mold because the functions they are called upon to perform are extremely unique. Restaurants, clubs, bars, entertainment venues, and hospital systems are often highly customized, and special considerations should be taken when designing a touchpanel because of the environments in which they will be used. A touchpanel in a restaurant, bar, or club might be used in low visibility areas by staff that are primarily occupied by other tasks, such as serving food or drinks. Have you ever been at a bar and asked the bartender to change the channel to watch your favorite team? You don't want to wait while they browse through the user's guide for the touchpanel to figure out which button on a page buried five layers deep on the panel they should use to change the channel.
A system in this type of venue should have menus that are extremely simple to navigate and buttons that are larger than normal with extremely high contrast colors and large fonts. The use of icons is highly desired because icons can be scanned and identified quickly instead of reading entire words. The same is true for a system used in a hospital either by a nurse that has to monitor patients or by a doctor in an operating room. The system must allow the nurse or doctor to focus their attention on the patient and not divert their attention to use the touchpanel. How would you like to be the patient on the operating table when the doctor looks away to figure out how to change the view on the endoscopic camera? These types of systems need to involve a high degree of input from the end-user. The design should be highly customized to optimize operation of the specific tasks needed.
Touchpanels in restaurants and clubs can benefit from having representations of the floor plan imbedded as part of the design. When trying to adjust volume, lighting, or TV in a particular area, it is much easier to see what the area looks like and select the action desired instead of trying to remember an arbitrary numbering scheme that might identify a TV location or audio zone. These floor plans can be obtained from system drawings provided by the architect or integrator. If these are not available, simple floor plans can be drawn on the panel to help identify key locations in the facility.
The same concept can also apply in residential systems to identify locations of TVs, lighting, and audio zones. Residential touchpanel designs are different in a fundamental way from corporate because there is not the same branding and corporate identity. It is much more accepted and appropriate to use templates in a residential system because the types of functions available will be similar from one residence to another. Once the basic system functions have been defined, the style of the touchpanel should be determined on the personal tastes and preferences of the homeowner. Style and colors can complement the users interests or décor of the room where the panel is located.
The complexity of a residential touchpanel is determined by the technical prowess of the end-user. The user might be a hardcore techie or an elderly couple in their 70s that doesn't know what a Blu-Ray is, much less how to use their touchpanel to watch it in the living room. The programmer for a residential system should spend a great deal of time communicating with the end-user. The touchpanel should reflect the aptitude of the person using the system and adapt if multiple people with different skill levels use the system. One approach is to design multiple touchpanels where each panel is custom to each different user. Another approach is to design several levels of operation into a single panel in such a way that the "skin" and available functions change based on the user. If children use the touchpanel, a simple kid-friendly interface with icons and pictures can be used to ease the operation of the system. Since a residential touchpanel is highly personal, the importance of knowing the user and their desires cannot be underestimated.
The Vertical Market Checklist
- Use their website as a guide for graphics, colors and style
- Keep basic operation simple for a variety of users
- For advanced operations, customize for primary user even if it might not be simple for others
- Create several modes with a single panel or use multiple panels to accommodate multiple users
- Limit use of templates and be sure not to hide corporate identity
- Ease of operation by multiple users especially important
- InfoComm's Dashboard For Controls is a useful resource here and in other venues
- Customization possible even in similar systems with a standard design
Restaurant, bar, club, hospitals
- Simple layout with quick to find buttons and simple to navigate menus
- Larger buttons, higher contrast, larger fonts
- Use icons to quickly find desired functions in fast-paced environment
- Incorporate floor plans help to identify locations
- Get to know the homeowners so the touchpanel can incorporate their personality and style
- Floor plans in panel can simplify operation by making areas easy to locate
- Templates are more common
- Adapt complexity of panel based on technical skill level
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Did you know that your favorite stuffed animal can enjoy the library too? Kids, ages four-six, and their caregiver can bring their furry friend to a special storytime on Thursday, July 19 from 7:00-7:45 PM. But it doesn't end there. Your stuffed animal can then stay at the library for a super fun sleepover. Don't worry, you can pick up your animal at the children's desk the next day. We will take pictures of all the animals' fun activities and post them on the library web site.


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The Buffalo Bills have promoted Jason Rebrovich to become the team's assistant defensive line coach.
Rebrovich enters his second season with the Bills after spending last season as a defensive quality control coach. The promotion comes a week after Pepper Johnson was hired to coach Buffalo's defensive linemen.
It's the latest move to a Bills defensive staff that's been in flux under newly hired coordinator Jim Schwartz. The former Detroit Lions head coach was hired by the Bills two weeks ago to replace Mike Pettine, who left after one season to take over as coach of the Cleveland Browns.
Rebrovich was previously a defensive assistant at Syracuse, where he worked under Bills head coach Doug Marrone.
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Reel 3.
01:14:05 Start of Part Two Titles.
01:14:14 VS Russian street scenes. People read newspapers. Signing of Anglo-Soviet agreement in Vyacheslav Molotov's office in Moscow. Assembled in the office are Molotov, Lieutenant General Mason MacFarlane, Air Vice Marshal Collier, Sir Stafford Cripps and Joseph Stalin. Horsemen in Mongolia are told about the invasion. VS of Soviets leaving to join the forces. VS of large number of people building road. Soviet troops leave from railway station.
01:15:24 VS of German troops advancing through wheat fields. Shots of Soviet Prisoners of War (POWs). German troops march in opposite direction. VS of damaged Russian war material. VS of German soldiers advancing through bomb damaged town. VS of street fighting. A German film cameraman is with the troops.
01:16:36 VS of British troops advancing in Persia /Iran. Shot of linking up with Russian troops. VS of equipment unloaded in Persian ports and loaded onto railway for Russia.
01:17:20 Long lines of Soviet troops retreating. Scorched Earth tactics begin used. Germans advance past abandoned vehicles. Russian POWs. VS of Adolf Hitler inspecting troops near the Eastern Front. German troops held up on road. VS of Leningrad under siege. CU dead child. VS of civilians in streets. Germans fire artillery. VS of factories and foundries in Russia still working. Guns and ammunition being made. VS of Russian partisans attacking. A fighter picks up his dead comrade's gun. Russian women attack a collaborator with sticks. A firing squad shoot and their target falls dead. Russian troops fighting, including woman soldier.
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Amsterdam Riverfront Center (RFC)
Cranesville Properties
In 1995 the Amsterdam Mall was purchased by
Cranesville Properties LLC
The Mall was renamed and now currently operating as Amsterdam Riverfront Center.
Currently the 255,000 Sq.Ft. building is 77% occupied,
with not Retail Stores but tenants with Professional Orientation.
The Riverfront Center does have a anchoring store though, it is the Amsterdam Riverfront
True Value Hardware. The 11,000 Sq.Ft. store facility features glass cutting,
lawn equipment, snow blowers, garden supplies, pipe cutting and treading, screen repair,
huge selections of electrical, plumbing, keys,
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Marlon M. Bailey, PhD
Marlon Bailey is Assistant Professor of Gender Studies and American Studies and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theatre & Drama at Indiana University.
Dr. Bailey earned his PhD in African Diaspora Studies with a designated emphasis in Women, Gender, and Sexuality, in the Department of African American Studies at the University of California-Berkeley. Currently, Dr. Bailey is working on a book manuscript that expands his performance ethnographic study of Ballroom Culture, a Black and Latina/o queer culture in North America: Butch Queens up in Pumps: Gender, Performance, and Ballroom Culture in Detroit, is under contract with the University of Michigan Press.
Professor Bailey's research interests include: African Diaspora studies, queer diasporas, race, gender, and sexuality, queer theory, Black queer studies, theatre/performance studies, ethnography, and HIV/AIDS (cultural politics, research, and prevention of HIV/AIDS in Black communities).
Farah Jasmine Griffin, PhD
Farah J. Griffin is the William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African-American Studies at Columbia University.
Dr. Griffin earned her B.A., from Harvard Unversity (1985) and her PhD fromYale University (1992). Professor Griffin's major fields of interest are American and African American literature, music, history and politics. The recipient of numerous honors and awards for her teaching and scholarship, in 2006-2007 Professor Griffin was a fellow at the New York Public Library Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. She is the author of Who Set You Flowin': The African American Migration Narrative (Oxford, 1995), If You Can't Be Free, Be a Mystery: In Search of Billie Holiday (Free Press, 2001) and Clawing At the Limits of Cool: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and the Greatest Jazz Collaboration Ever (Thomas Dunne, 2008). She is also the editor of Beloved Sisters and Loving Friends: Letters from Addie Brown and Rebecca Primus (Knopf, 1999) co-editor, with Cheryl Fish, of Stranger in the Village: Two Centuries of African American Travel Writing (Beacon, 1998) and co-editor with Brent Edwards and Robert O'Meally of Uptown Conversations: The New Jazz Studies (Columbia University Press, 2004).
Treva Lindsey, PhD
Dr. Treva Lindsey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at The Ohio State University.
She received her PhD in History and a Graduate Certificate in African and African American Studies from Duke University in 2010. Her research and teaching interests include black female expressive culture, African American women's history, critical race and gender theory, black feminism(s), hip hop studies, and sexual politics.
She is currently completing her first monograph, Re-Imagining Public Culture: New Negro Womanhood in the Nation's Capital. Honing in on the intellectual and cultural strivings of African American women communities in New Negro era Washington, the monograph uncovers an urban landscape in which African American women sought to configure themselves as authorial subjects. By entering into "public" cultures, many New Negro women challenged racial, gender, and sexual ideologies and norms that relegated African American women to subordinate political, social, and cultural statuses. Through exploring the contours of the lives of New Negro women in Washington, she unearths a new perspective on how African American women navigated the Jim Crow era. Furthermore, Re-Imagining Public Culture reveals the significance of Washington, D.C. and the African American women who inhabited this city to African American freedom and equality struggles of the early twentieth century.
At the core of her scholarship is historical and contemporary African American women's expressive culture. Dr. Lindsey researches, presents, and publishes on topics ranging from skin bleaching practices among African American women in the early twentieth century to explorations of hip hop soul as a unique space for African American women's storytelling. In her more recent research, Dr. Lindsey investigates digital feminism and how African American women use new and social media as dynamic expressive sites.
Kaila Story, PhD
Dr. Kaila Story is Assistant Professor, Women's and Gender Studies, with a joint appointment in the Department of Pan-African Studies. She holds the Audre Lorde Chair in Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
Dr. Story's current research explores the intersections of race, class, and sexuality in identity performance, mass media, body politics, and the like. "Currently, I am looking at how reality television posits Black and Female identity and reinforces past controlling images of Black women." Other research interests include Gender Socialization, Transnational Sexualities, Black feminisms, and Transnational Feminisms.
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President Clinton Announces 10 New Transplant Sites - Revolutionary New Islet-transplant Procedure to Begin This Fall
On July 13, President Clinton announced the 10 centers chosen to replicate the Edmonton Protocol.
The $5 million Edmonton Protocol replication will begin this fall and will be overseen by the Immune Tolerance Network (ITN), a research program jointly funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (JDF). As part of the replication, approximately 40 patients will receive islet transplants in the next 18 months through the ITN clinical trials.
"This is an important moment for people with diabetes," said Mary Tyler Moore, international chairman of the JDF. "We greatly applaud the Administration's commitment to diabetes research and are proud to partner with the NIH on replicating the Edmonton Protocol for human islet transplantation through the Immune Tolerance Network."
Bringing the Cure Closer to Home
James Shapiro, MBBS, BMed, a transplant surgeon for the Edmonton Protocol team, told DIABETES HEALTH he is pleased with the announcement.
"I am thrilled that the proposed study, together with the preliminary extraordinary results from the Edmonton Protocol, was considered important enough to gain the attention of the U.S. President," said Shapiro. "I'd be even more thrilled if the overall results of the multi-center study match up to the success we have seen in Edmonton. This will bring islet transplantation as a cure so much closer to all patients with diabetes."
10 People Off Insulin After One Year
The Edmonton Protocol research team recently published its findings in The New England Journal of Medicine. Shapiro and colleagues at the University of Alberta in Edmonton transplanted islets in 10 people with type 1 diabetes. In previous studies, only eight percent of islet-transplant recipients have remained off insulin for one year.
The Edmonton Protocol is the first study in which 100 percent of islet-transplant recipients were completely insulin-independent after one year. The keys to the success of the Edmonton Protocol are a new anti-rejection drug combination, the avoidance of steroids and the delivery of sufficient islets.
According to the JDF, only "brittle" type 1 diabetes patients, ranging from 18 to 65 years of age, who are unable to properly control their sugars with even the most rigid insulin schedule, are eligible to participate. Patients must also suffer from one of the following:
- hypoglycemia unawareness
- at least one hypoglycemic reaction in the last 1.6 years that cannot be otherwise explained and required medical attention
- progressive secondary complications, such as vision, kidney, nerve or vascular problems, despite an optimal insulin regime
- failure of intensive insulin management, as judged by an independent endocrinologist
People with type 2 diabetes and children are not eligible for enrollment in the trial. In addition, type 1s with severe cardiac disease, active or recent history of substance abuse (including smoking), insulin requirements greater than 0.7 U/kg per day or active infection (including hepatitis B or C, HIV or TB) are not eligible to participate.
U.S. residents who meet the requirements who are interested in participating are asked to visit the ITN Web site at www.immunetolerance.org or call the ITN Patient Referral Hotline at (773) 834-5341.
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Just wanted to give you a heads up about some upcoming shows in Columbus, Ohio and Des Moines, Iowa over the next two weeks. They are 'cd release' kind of shows featuring the lovely Jamie Price on cajon for some tunes and we will have copies of the new cd on hand to bestow upon you. If you are unable to make the shows but still want to grab a copy of the cd you can download it from iTunes or any other major downloading kinda company. Or buy a copy from cd baby : http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/martinelocke6/from/mll
Here's the thing though, I know times are tough for some of us and have always struggled with the idea of art being available regardless of income and balancing that with being able to continue doing what I love and paying my rent. The past year I have dabbled in the 'pay what you can' arena and would like to give you the option to 'pay what you can' for this cd.
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When it comes to touch-screen phones, the one thing that always gets to me is typing on it. It's just not the same as real buttons.
But the BlackBerry Storm comes pretty darn close to the real thing. You have to "click" the screen -- yes, actually press down on the screen, and it clicks like pressing a button -- to make a selection. With the Storm, it took me less than a day and I was typing faster and more accurate than when I typed on other touch-screen phones.
But it wasn't perfect. Once in a while it got a little quirky. A couple times it wouldn't respond to my screen "clicks" or it was a little too slow to respond. But it didn't stop me from loving this phone. Read the full review on MiamiHerald.com or watch the video below:


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we've had a gold fish for about 3 weeks. he has started to turn black on its sides and fins but i have been told this is normal however along with this i have noticed tha he is just floating in one spot and moves very little. he floats in a downward position and cant seem to get to the top of the tank to eat. please could you shed some light on the situation.
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What setup do you have? Is there a filtration system and how often do you test the water chemistry? It sounds like a fungal infection but most likely it's ammonia burns from wastes that have built up in the water. Change the water and add any needed additives....especially if you have chlorinated water. |
Black on a goldfish is normal only if it's a young black fish who is beginning to change to orange or some other color. Young fish are brown or black so they won't get eaten and their color usually develops later. If a fish is turning black, it usually indicates some sort of bacterial infection. The inability to swim correctly could be that he's dying from the infection or can be caused by a condition called swim bladder disease. Healthy goldfish are pretty active and easily come to the surface to eat. I would raise the temperature of the tank with an aquarium heater and add some kosher or aquarium salt (don't use table salt because it will kill him) to the tank and see if that helps, or you can treat him with one of the medications for bacterial infection you can get in the pet store. I don't think there's much you can do for swim bladder disease, but I suspect your fish's problem is bacterial. Goldfish don't usually need heated tanks, but higher temps help them recover from infection. You should also test the quality of the tank water with a kit you can get in the pet store. If ammonia is high, it will make your fish sick, so you'll need to do partial water changes to lower the ammonia. Hopefully, your fish is in a tank with aeration and a filter. Goldfish produce a lot of waste and don't live long in bowls or without filters. Fish diseases are very opportunistic and tend to show up whenever a fish is stressed, by a move, by dirty water, or from season changes for pond fish, so you didn't necessarily do anything wrong in caring for him. You could try the aquarium forum for further help. There aren't many fish keepers here and this forum is mostly owners of cats and dogs. |
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Welcome to Sri Lanka and the start of your holiday! Upon arrival at the airport, you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel in Negombo. The rest of the day/evening are at your leisure.
Today morning you have at leisure. Later this afternoon you will be transferred to Sigiriya. Sigiriya, meaning 'lion rock' in Sinhalese, is an ancient rock fortress and palace surrounded by jungle in central Sri Lanka. The entrance to the tip of the palace was designed in the shape of a lion's mouth. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, and declared the 8th Wonder of the World, it is enclosed by the remains of an extensive network of gardens and reservoirs. These gardens are some of the oldest landscaped gardens in the world and include water, boulder and terraced gardens.
Today you shall Proceed to visit Polonnaruwa - Which was the 2nd capital city of Sri Lanka, built in the 11th and 12th centuries AD. Here you can see the ruins of the Royal Palace, the Gal Viharaya – where 4 splendid statues of the Buddha in 'Upright', 'Sedentary' and 'Recumbent' postures carved out of rock. Late afternoon climb the 5th century Sigiriya rock fortress which is a world heritage site, built by King Kashyapa (477-495 AD). The 'Lion Rock' is a citadel of unusual beauty rising 200 meters from the scrub jungle.
Today you will proceed to Anuradhapura - It was the first capital and undoubtedly the grandest city of the ancient Sri Lanka, It is the home of two World Heritage sites. Many places of historical and archaeological interest shall be visited today.
Today you shall leave for Kandy – En route visit the Dambulla Cave Temple - Climb up to the temple, which was donated by king Walagambahu in the 1st century BC to Buddhist monks. Dambulla is a World Heritage site and is the most impressive of Sri Lanka's cave temples. The complex of five caves with over 2000 sq. meters of painted walls and the ceiling is the largest area of paintings found in the world. These caves contain over 150 images of the Buddha of which the largest is the colossal figure of the Buddha carved out of rock spanning 14 meters. You shall also visit a spice garden in Matale, to see the different spices, which Sri Lanka is famous for. You will be introduced to different spices and shown how some of these spices are grown and processed.
Today you shall visit the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens. This botanical garden was first built as a pleasure garden by a Sinhala king and was expanded by the British. It is 147 acres in extent and provides an amazing variety of trees, plants and flowers. In the evening you shall visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic and thereafter witness a cultural show featuring traditional Sri Lankan dancing.
This morning you shall proceed to the Peradeniya Railway Station to board the train leaving for Nanu Oya - This dramatic ride will give you the opportunity to view some of the magnificent sites of Sri Lanka. Stunning waterfalls, breathtaking views, long tunnels, etc are common sites you shall view on this trip. Later you shall continue onto Nuwara Eliya. This afternoon you shall go on a sightseeing tour of Nuwara Eliya – Drive through "Little England" – On completion return back to the hotel.
This morning proceed to the Horton Plains on a trekking journey. The coldest and windiest location in Sri Lanka consists of ecosystems such as Montane evergreen forests, grasslands, marshy lands and aquatic ecosystem. At an altitude of 2,100 meters above sea level, Horton Plains spreads over 3,169 hectares of the highest tableland of the island. In view of the large number of endemic flora and fauna species, Horton Plains was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 30th July 2010. The escarpment with a depth of 900 meters called World's End and Baker's Falls are the highlights of the Horton Plains.
Today you shall leave for Yala. En-route view Ella Gap. Ella is blessed with some of the most beautiful views, you could find in Sri Lanka. Sights in Ella include the Ravana Ella Falls, Little Adam's Peak and Bambaragala Peak. The Ravana Ella was named after the demon ruler of Sri Lanka Ravana who is the main antagonist in the renowned epic Ramayana. It is believed that he hid Sita whom he kidnapped in India, in the caves situated behind the falls. The Ravana Ella falls has a main drop which is 30 feet in height, and it is ranked as one of the widest falls in the country.
This morning you will go for a game drive in Yala National Park. This Park is famous for its high density of leopards, perhaps the highest in the world. You are also sure to see elephants – grumpy loan males during the dry months and large herds in the wet season. Sloth bears are also a big draw. You will also see other mammals such as wild boars, several species of deer and wild buffalo. There is a plethora of reptilian species and platoons of crocodiles as well. Later this afternoon proceed to Koggala
Today you will proceed to Balapitiya for the Madu River Boat ride. In the outset Madu Ganga is considered as Sri Lanka's second largest wetland consisting of 28 islands including two main islands providing shelter to 215 families. Over the past generations Madu Ganga has played an important role in providing food and shelter and of course providing easy access to the main land via small wooden boats. Late this afternoon you shall proceed to Galle Fortress. The Galle fort was built first by the Portuguese, and then modified by the Dutch during the 17th century.
Today you will Leave for Colombo. Late this afternoon you shall go on a city tour in Colombo. Drive through the Commercial area of the "Fort" so named, because both the Portuguese and Dutch had a Fort at this point. Drive passed "Pettah" – a noisy Oriental bazaar with a hotchpotch of Humanity, ancient vehicles, bargains, mosques & temples. Visit Hindu temple & drive pass Jumi-UL Alfar Jumma Mosque, Continue the tour through the Wolvendaal Dutch Church, Hultsdorf Law courts, to the residential area of Cinnamon Gardens and on to the Independence Square and Bandaranayke Memorial International Conference Hall. You shall also visit Gangarama Temple.
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Just this morning I noticed condensation forming on the mother board while doing my sheets in hot water. Have had this machine for eight months and never noticed this before. Have others had this experience with their Maytag Bravo?
I may have to call service. This is a concern because prior to deciding on a TL agitatorless Maytag, I did extensive reading and research. I do understand the mother board can go up, but nothing in my reading indicated condensation when using a hot water cycle. |
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I have noticed this with my Maytag Bravos washer. I washed towels today in true hot water, using the internal water heater. I've done that many times with different loads of laundry, without seeing the condensation you mentioned. |
Oops -- I left out a key word. Sorry 'bout that. I meant to say I have not noticed this with my Maytag Bravos washer. I apologize for the confusion. |
- Posted by nclakehouse (My Page) on Sun, Oct 24, 10 at 21:44
Motherboard? What are you referring to? Do you mean the control panel at the top back of the washer? If so, no I have never observed any condensation on it - hot wash or otherwise. No problems whatsoever, in fact, with this machine. |
A motherboard is a circuit board that controls a computer or other electronic machines. A motherboard is not the same as a control panel, the vertical area at the back/top of the washer where the control knob(s) and buttons are located. I have a new Bravos 850 and haven't noticed any condensation anywhere, except on the inside of the lid glass when I run a hot cycle. "Motherboard can go up..." This comment has me stumped. Yes, you should call service and describe your problem. |
Per the parts diagrams and service info I've seen, Bravos machines have two printed circuit boards. The user interface board (buttons, cycle knob, indicator lights) of course sits directly behind the panel. The machine control board is a separate module mounted down in the lower right of the console. |
- Posted by alywankin(email@example.com) onFri, Feb 18, 11 at 14:27
I too am having this condensation/moisture problem when washing with the "hot" cycle. I've had a Maytag Bravos 600 series for about 5 months. Has anyone gotten resolution to this problem? I am concerned because this moisture is on the digital control panel and am sure that moisture and electronics don't get along well. |
is the moisture just the steam from the hot water, escaping through the outer edges of the lid? If so, Im sure that will not bother anything. If the moisture got internally in the control panel, that may be different. Every top loader Ive ever had got moist on the control panel from hot water, never had a problem with it |
Yes, the moisture is the steam from the hot water escaping from the lid and if I had mechanical type knobs on the washer I wouldn't be concerned at all. But it seems to me that failure of this control panel is inevitable because moisture and electronics don't play well together. Has anyone had this condensation/moisture/steam resolved? |
what should they do? put air tight lids on HE TL's. Well that wouldnt work cause now your back to the same issue so many people have problems with on a Front loader. I dont see this as an issue unless someone pulls the control panel off and see's moisture in the control panel, not on the outside. Electronic panel have been out long before HE Top loaders...they survived |
- Posted by onemorejohnson (My Page) on Sun, Dec 4, 11 at 11:24
Hi! I'm curious if there ever was a resolution to the condensation issue when running the Bravos on a Warm or Hot cycle. I have a brand new Bravos X, and it throws tremendous amounts of condensation onto the control panel. I, at first, assumed it was "normal;" however, it made me wary enough to put a small towel along the back edge to prevent the dripping water on the controls. If it's just a faulty seal, I will initiate a service call. If this is how it's supposed to be, I will continue to use the towel. My concern that as the unit ages and the protective plastic on the controls begins to wear with use, they will quickly fry. Any input would be appreciated! Thanks! |
Onemorejohnson: I was about to suggest the same thing with the towel. My Mom did that years ago when she washed in Hot cause she didnt like the water being on the bottom edge of the control panel of her washer. It was a Maytag 810 nothing electronic but she wanted to keep it "new" and it still looks that way today--and it is 30 years old. |
- Posted by brownthumbia (My Page) on Tue, Dec 6, 11 at 9:09
I just got my washer, (Bravo Maytag) back yesterday from the repair shop. I don't really know what they all found wrong with it, but it started out by water running out onto the floor. When they took it apart to fix it they found that water had ruined the computer, sorry, I don't know the technical names for all these things. I must say I have not noticed steam from around the motherboard but I rarely wash in hot water. But, if you are going to call the customer service, do not expect them to work with you because they don't. When I called them they said they would send a repair man, which they did, but then they said that after they get his report it would take 7 to 10 days to decide what they would do about it. After close to a month I got my machine back. BTW I had water leaking on the floor 3 times before it was fixed. Best of luck. I hope you have better luck with them than I did. If I understood the repairman the company makes the parts as they are needed so they don't have any laying on a shelf that they can send in a hurry. Patience is that you need with this company. |
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Jian Wang is an Adjunct Instructor in School of Leadership and Professional Advancement (SLPA). He started teaching in Duquesne in 2012, and has taught a wide array of technical and managerial courses in information system management. Currently he teaches two courses: - CECE-425, Electronic Comm. and Cyberspace for the Leader - CECT-495, Leadership Trends in Information Technology Among his past teaching are the following SLPA courses: - Object Oriented Programming in Java & .NET - Programming for WWW in HTML, Javascript & ASP.NET - Advanced Application Development - System Integration Besides teaching at Duquesne, Mr. Wang is a full-time Internet Application Architect with UPMC, where he designs & develops web-based application for patients to access their medical records. He also conducts informatics research with Department of BioMedical Informatics (DBMI) of University of Pittsburgh. Following are some projects he accomplished there: - Use semantic distance metrics on SNOMED-CT & FMA for their ontological audit. This work was presented at American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2010 annual conference. ' Medical terminology & concepts Harmonization based on their definition in Wikipedia. ' Investigation of the association between UPMC HealthTrak patient secure message and the application's lab test feature through analyzing patient message logs with Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools. ' Applying Think Aloud method to identify key elements in expert coding process of UPMC HealthTrak patient secure message. ' UI design Evaluation of a dentistry software with Cognitive Walk-through method. ' On-site observation & investigation of EMR's integration status in variety of clinical environments with TPS tools. Prior to joining the UPMC, Mr. Wang spent a number of years in private industry working for Fortune 500 companies such as Deloitte Consulting and Motorola. He also taught for three years in the department of business administration at University of Phoenix Pittsburgh campus and 3 years in Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) on part-time basis. Mr. Wang claims himself a life time learner. He earned an MS degree in Bio-Medical Informatics at University of Pittsburgh in 2010, an MS degree in Information Systems Management at Duquesne University in 1999, and an MS degree in Climate Modeling at Chinese Academy of Atmospheric Sciences in 1991. In his spare time, Mr. Wang run half marathon, play guitar, read and parent kids. He and his wife both came from China. They have 2 kids; Joy is 17 and Thomas is 9. Mr. Wang is an active member in Pittsburgh Chinese Church (Oakland).