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There are many myths surrounding the electronic cigarette, some perpetrated by less scrupulous suppliers determined to make a sale at any cost. An e-cigarette cartridge is not equivalent to a whole packet of cigarettes, e-cigs don't just product water vapour and they are not designed to be a smoking cessation device. If your e-cig supplier states these as fact, it would be wise to find a more clued-in (or honest) supplier!
Electronic cigarette technology is very new - the first e-cigarette went on sale in China just 4 years ago in 2006. The infancy of the product is particularly noticeable in reliability of the component parts, particularly the length of atomiser and battery life.
Although hopefully one day all e-cigarette batteries and atomisers will last at least six months or more, at the moment no one should rightfully claim their products will last anywhere near as long before replacement parts are likely to become necessary. Before purchasing an electronic cigarette, always check that your supplier offers a reasonable warranty period.
E liquid, e-juice, smoke-juice...whatever it's called by the supplier, the majority of liquid produced for use in e-cigarettes consists of the same or very similar ingredients. There is no good reason therefore, for any supplier or manufacturer to insist you use only their brand of e-liquid in their electronic cigarettes.
Below are more common electronic cigarette myths to add to those above (taken from ECF, the world's largest electronic cigarette forum).
Any pub landlord, restaurant owner, airline etc has the right to request you stop using your electronic cigarette on their premises.
It is likely that electronic cigarettes are far less harmful than tobacco cigarettes, but to date there have been no official clinical trials to back this up.
Battery life depends on the model, but an e-cigarette battery that lasts for a full day is still in the future. See our E-Cigarette Battery page for more battery-related information.
There are many pleasant e liquid flavours out there, and although some of have a similar flavour to tobacco, none of them are indistinguishable from the real thing.
There are probably fewer than 10 electronic cigarette manufacturers, and the majority of those are in China.
Exhaled e-cigarette vapour consists largely of propylene glycol, contains virtually no nicotine and no carbon monoxide..
In fact a faint odour reminiscent of the flavour e liquid you are vaping can sometimes be detected by those in the immediate vicinity.
PG is sometimes confused with Ethylene Glycol which is used in anti-freeze. For more information on Propylene Glycol, see our Propylene Glycol & Vegetable Glycerine page.
If you'd like to see our own range of e liquid, electronic cigarettes and accessories - feel free to take a 'wander' around the liberro.co.uk store.

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I have the loose powder in 7YR MEDIUM LIGHT (Matt) and I love it. I normally use it to set my liquid foundation, but this powder offers decent coverage even without a foundation underneath. I find that it covers my pores and helps blur minor imperfections.This powder does nothing in terms of oil control, but I did not expect it to. I still have to blot my T-zone 2X - once before lunch and once after work. I also carry a small container of the loose powder so that I can touch up when necessary - usually once a day. I find that troublesome, so I'm actually on a look out for a good compact powder that I can use for touch ups.
I am not a fan of this product. Finely milled but on my dry skin it looks cakey. I much prefer Laura Mercier translucent powder. Very expensive for the unsatisfactory quality.
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I hadn't used powder in a long time but was encouraged to buy this product when watching a makeup artist's tips on essential products (yes I was bored). I have this in the colourless version - I am very fair - and I love it. I dust it on liberally with the puff provided, and then dust off the excess with a shu uemura powder brush. I find this sets my make up, helps fix any excess oil and provides a better base for blush. It also makes my skin glow and look flawless in photos, which is a nice bonus!
And a little goes a long way - I've owned mine for almost a year now, use it at least daily and it's perhaps a quarter gone.
I'm constantly on the search for the perfect powder, but Shu Uemura's isn't it. It's by no means a bad powder - just average.
- Good packaging
- Decent coverage
- No whitish cast
- Kept my face matte for a couple hours
- While it was good for setting foundation or being used as a sheer foundation, it creased up when used to set my concealer
- It oxidized on certain areas on my face leaving slightly darker spots, not a big problem, but kind of annoying
- Sometimes TOO matte
Conclusion: This is a decent face powder, but it might be too matte or too pigmented for some people. Also, it isn't fine enough (or at least in my case) to be used to set undereye concealer.
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RIS. I got the Shu Uemura Loose Sheer Face Powder in 7YR Light. I'm a NC20. It has good coverage and looks great in photographs.
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I've used this powder for almost a year now. Besides being remarkable for its seemingly endless contents, as well as the nice sifter that only lets a bit out, what's really amazing is how this finely milled powder looks good on me no matter water. Oily skin, dry skin, winter skin, summer skin, humid day or dry - somehow this just magically adjusts and does its job, leaving me a nicely polished surface that never looks "powdered," just clean and even. Given all of the loose powders I've run through in the past (most of which looked chalky or weird) this is a keeper, no doubt.
This is a very light, finely milled loose powder that is available either in translucent or coloured form. I use the 7YR medium and it is perfect for my C5/NC42 skintone. The colorless version may look ashy on darker skintones. I never use the puff provided as results are much better with a MAC #129.
I have this in colorless and it is so sheer, so fine that it blends perfectly into my Chanel Beige, Stila 30 watts, GA LSF 5.5 skintone. On most days I just apply a little bit of this powder over my nose and cheeks, blend and go. I don't get a whitish cast, nor do I get a cakey effect. The powder just evens out my skin and provides a velvety canvas for my cheek products. Its definitely a HG for me, and its one of the few products that I use daily. I will repurchase when I'm out.


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Happy July 4th everyone! Hope you are all celebrating with your family and friends this great holiday of our nations' independence. We are sleeping! Well, obviously I'm not sleeping, but we are taking some time to rest today after our busy night last night. Also, getting re-charged for what looks like a very full weekend.
I watched a bit of Despicable Me 2 last night and laughed until I cried. I didn't think it could be better than the first one but I was wrong. I LOVE those minions, "hehehehe Bottom" – oh that is hilarious! The minions are featured all throughout the credits as well, so don't leave early. Great family movie, don't miss it!
I'm missing my parents this week as they took a short vacation to Canada. Kudos and many, many thanks to our friend Jim Eddy who filled in on the the grill last night! Dad and I are very grateful.
The Top Ten list was great fun, and informative, as I found out. Congratulations to Sara L and Steve M, they were the winners of the blog contest this week. They'll be receiving two passes to join us this summer for a fun night under the stars!
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Simon Stephens' new play London is to premiere at Salisbury Playhouse later this year ahead of a national tour.
London will combine Stephens' previous work Sea Wall with a new play, T5, and both follow families and "the choices they make for the precious things they love". It is a co-production between the Salisbury venue, Paines Plough and Newcastle's Live Theatre.
London will run in the Salberg Studio in Salisbury from October 3 to 20, and will then tour the UK.
The Salisbury venue is to also to stage the premiere of a new adaptation of William Golding's novel The Spire. It has been adapted by Roger Spottiswoode and will be directed by Gareth Machin. It will run from November 1 to 24.
A revival of Stepping Out also forms part of the season. It will be directed by Adam Penford, who was the associate director on One Man, Two Guvnors, and it will be choreographed by Andrew Wright. It runs from September 6.


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This post was written by James Partridge.
You may have noticed that some Valve games haven't been working as smoothly as usual.
Well, there is a reason for this and James Partridge explains and offers some help.
Some people may have experienced problems with Episode 2 recently. Much of the dialogue has stopped working and Alyx and others just stand around looking weird. There have been lots of discussions going on out there about the cause of this and what's happening to the Half Life 2 games in general. As there seems to be a lot of confusion, I thought it would be a good idea to bring all of what we know together and explain how this is going to affect mods going forward.
Half Life 2, Lost Coast, Episode 1 and Episode 2 are all being upgraded to fit in with Valves more recent file system. Since Alien Swarm, Valve have been using a different type of compressed file type (like a zip file) called .VPK.
This new file structure is more efficient and allows for addons, maps, mods etc.. to be added and removed from a game in a far more flexible fashion.
This is all part of a project called, Valve Steampipe, their updated content delivery system, which is in preparation for the launch of the new Valve gaming console. The new console runs on Linux, so all of their game content has to be Linux compatible.
We're not sure but what we do know, is that in order to fix the problem, you can opt in to the Steampipe Beta which will update your games to the new VPK format.
Updating to Steampipe Beta will stop all your prior Half Life 2 mods from working initially.
MapTap will most likely not work either until it is updated. (Once we know exactly what changes are needed, we plan to release an update – Phillip)
The Valve SDK which contains Hammer and the mapping tools for Half Life 2 has experienced a lot of problems with this new update and Valve promise they are working on this. Many mapping and modding projects have been affected and delayed.
Mappers who are desperate to get on with work right now should read this thread over at Interlopers.net: http://www.interlopers.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=36965
See this post for more information about how to get your mods working again.
Older mods may need to be updated before they will work properly.
New mods may choose to release for Steampipe Beta only, as releasing to the older file format may affect how their mod plays due to the missing content and the fact that they will need to release an updated version pretty soon anyway.
At the moment, the choice is yours, you can continue using the current broken version of Episode 2 or take the Beta update and wait for the modding scene to catch up.
The important thing to remember is that sooner or later (and it's probably not far off), Valve will force everyone to take the new Steampipe version update. All mods will have to be updated.
Simple! Just right click on each of the Half Life 2 games, go to the Beta's tab and in the drop down menu select "Beta – Steampipe beta".
You'll then get a series of updates and be asked to convert the content to a new format.
Valve are releasing a lot of updates for the Half Life 2 games right now. There have been 6 beta updates in the last 2 days addressing a variety of bugs that existed for a long time.
Here's a link to the Half Life 2 announcements page that details what's being done.
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Did the update as stated, very simple thing to do! It seems to be working just fine, even my updated "BlackMesa"!
Just tried it with a new version of "Station 51″ a no go! With "Strider Mountain" it seems to work ok.
Most mods are totally buggered with steampipe including the one I was working on; Missing textures and models are common (Station 51 was the first one I tried and there was lots of them)
I think this is a time to take a step backwards and leave Valve work on fixing what they broke. Things are getting fixed and broken every a few hours so it's not wise or safe to do any changes in our contents until the tide goes out.
*sigh* Here we go again…
I just want to play my games and their mods in peace!
I understand all this is for the better in the end, but it just seems to do more damage than good. It's a good thing for all the Linux gamers, but just one headache after another for the rest of us.
it's obvious that these are not your games but their rat labs. Every new thing they'll want to try out will go through any of these source games first. If there's going to be an android steam version, then HL2 will have to run on it, with all the damage the porting journey will cause to the game for all users.
This was -by looking it with some insight- somewhat expectable. Since Half Life 2 has been the flagship (or trojan horse?) for Steam.
The first Trojan Horse for Steam was Counter Strike! Without forcing all the thousands of Counter Strike players into Steam Valve would have never reached the propagation they needed. HL2 then came later to force the single player gamers into Steam as well…
Yeh, I totally agree, the recent updates have made me realise how important it is to own a game you love so much on CD or DVD so if the developers screw the Steam version up, you always have it as it was in its golden day – providing your OS supports it.
Whilst I can understand certain games, mainly multiplayer needing cross platform support to enable users to play together, why the hell did games like HL1 SP, HL2 and so on need changing? Why cant Linux and Mac users have a completely separate build like some games do.
Its sad when I've spoken to popular mappers and modders who say they are quitting or not working on projects due to this. Valve is killing the community which founded them.
Welchen Code soll ich bei Beta eingeben ??
I'm not quite happy with SteamPipe, since it also affects the quicksaving, making the game freeze entirely for 1-2 seconds.
I'd rather stay in favour of the old, non-SteamPipe versions, since mods still work on that. It works quick enough without SteamPipe anyways.I was actually quite disappointed in Valve for SteamPipe, breaking everything in the process, but at least they didn't force this update on us, and they're actually working on getting the issues fixed.
At least, custom maps still work.
Steampoop already messed up HL1, now it's messing up HL2 and eps. Game over, modding community.
I have a question: is there a difference between gameinfo.txt for HL2 EP1 EP2 CSS Source SDK – based mods?
If you have a link to examples of how to modify these files for mods using EP1, Source, SDK CS:S?
What do you think about how to retest all the mods, as we already did it in 2010 and update the information in the theme
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1289845? (or here on the website of Phillip)
http://steamcommunity.com/app/221410/discussions/0/828938532638150996/#p7 here people start testing mods for Linux
(they found that some of the problems solved by the change in the names of file to lowercase – when I tested mods in 2010, I also changed all folders and files to lowercase (under Windows here is utils "Recase"))
I have tried to remake and run a few mods used the same files as the Deep Down – many are working, but with some problems (those that use the Source and CSS) would still be wondering how to connect the language resources and translationit would be great if after testing Valve and modders have made hl2mod_support.vpk hl2ep1mod_support.vpk hl2ep2mod_support.vpk and function of their autoload and connection when it detects / install mods
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CModelLoader::Map_IsValid: No such map 'maps/ep2_background03.bsp'
map load failed: ep2_background03 not found or invalid
SOLID_VPHYSICS static prop with no vphysics model! (models/props_foliage/tree_pine_tall_cluster_01.mdl)
SOLID_VPHYSICS static prop with no vphysics model! (models/props_foliage/tree_pine_tall_cluster_01.mdl)
SOLID_VPHYSICS static prop with no vphysics model! (models/cliffs/rocks_medium03_veg.mdl)
SOLID_VPHYSICS static prop with no vphysics model! (models/props_lab/corkboard002.mdl)
Hud element "CMapOverview" doesn't have an entry "overview" in scripts/HudLayout.resCLocalizedStringTable::AddFile() failed to load file "resource/deepdown_russian.txt". – if I want to translate subtitles it's enough to translate deepdown_english.txt ? after reading https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7388-QPFN-2491 still have some questions…
I have archives of all the gcf-files since December 2009 (I did backup before major upgrades) – they cover more than 1,5 TB – I think if now all transferred to SteamPipe probably I should extract their contents, to compare and delete duplicates – do not feel like to buy a new hard disk
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I've been avoiding the steampipe updates for awhile now by deselecting "automatically update" for hl2, ep1, and ep2 in steam. In doing that, in the past, steam would give me a warning that I needed to convert these apps before launching them (steampipe). I usually just clicked "cancel" and then the games would load with no problems. This worked for mods that called upon hl2, ep1, etc. But now, today, when I try to launch hl2 or any mods that rely on it, the warning pops up, but when I hit cancel the games don't load. So I'm assuming that steampipe is now officially out of beta and I'm forced to update to the new more "efficient" mod-breaking versions of hl if I want to play any mods? Is this true? When I try to run a mod that requires any of these games, steam automatically tries to update the hl games. And is there any current way to avoid the steampipe versions of hl2? Steampipe breaks a ton of other older mods not even listed in this thread. And up to now, I've been able to avoid installing the steampipe versions of hl2.
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Document Type Master's Dissertation Author Mangozhe, Gwarega Triumph URN etd-05152011-102254 Document Title The long-run investment performance of initial public offerings (IPOs) in South Africa Degree MBA Department Gordon Institute of Business Science Supervisor
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Date 2010-11-10 Availability unrestricted Abstract This study investigated the long-run investment performance of 411 South African IPOs during the period 1992 to 2007. Consistent with historical studies, no evidence of abnormal performance was found on a calendar-time approach using the Fama- French (1993) three-factor model. While the long-run performance did not differ materially, factors such as financial and industrial industry classifications were found to impact after-market performance of IPO portfolios. It was found that large new company issuances within the Financials and Industrials categories produced abnormal returns, but on a collective basis there was no evidence of abnormal performance. In particular, a positive relationship was found to exist between book-tomarket ratios and IPO performance in the financial and industrial sectors, but there was scant evidence on a collective basis. Market conditions were found to have an impact on IPO performance. In periods of market buoyancy, IPOs performed well and in periods of market distress, IPOs" performance suffered. The implications of this study are that investors, in making decisions on whether or not to invest in new issues, should not expect to make superior returns to the market over a five-year period by investing in IPOs. IPO performance after the five-year period was not part of the scope for this study and may form the basis for future studies.
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The Result Of Kiera's No-Shampoo Experiment
Remember when I vowed not to use shampoo for the month of January? Well, three months later, I'm still holding on strong. I went from shampooing every other day to using a clarifying conditioner about once a week. Here are the biggest takeaways—both good and bad:
No frizz!
Humidity creates soft, gentle waves instead. Now, I even think it looks better on rainy days. And experts agree: "Over-shampooing can cause dryness, which means strands will try to absorb moisture from the air to compensate," says celebrity hairstylist Marc Mena. The result? "The shaft swells, or frizzes." Unfortunately, your hair might also look flatter. If that's the case, boost volume with these tricks.
It's easier to style
"Hair holds a style better when it isn't squeaky clean," explains Mena. "There's less 'slip.'"
Surprisingly, it's not greasy
"A parched scalp produces more oil to counteract dryness, making it greasier faster," says Mena. But the more your scalp adapts to your no-shampoo routine, the less oil it'll produce—it won't need as much since you're no longer stripping it away. (Note: You may go through a greasy period while your scalp adjusts. Click here for a solution.)
Most importantly, I developed a new philosophy, one that's similar to how I approach food. See, I was in the habit of washing every other day religiously. But this means I wasn't focusing on what my hair really needed—it was a robotic act. It's like eating dinner simply because it's dinnertime, without asking yourself if you're even hungry. Instead, observe your body (in this case, hair), and act accordingly. Maybe you should shampoo today, but maybe you don't need to. Maybe you're truly craving an afternoon snack everyday at 4:00, but maybe it's just a matter of habit.
And like diets, no single strategy works for everyone. So forget wash, rinse, and repeat, and start paying attention: as a general rule, you can tell if you're washing your hair too much if it seems dry or frizzy, and not enough if you start to notice build up.
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TOMMY L. WATSON, lyric baritone, has a varied background as singer, voice teacher, vocal coach, music director, and now Director of Opera Workshop at Anderson University. Watson made his operatic debut in Cortona, Italy while performing a charming and critically acclaimed Pascariello in Domenico Cimarosa's opera Li Sposi Per Accidenti. He has seen other success on stage while appearing with the South Carolina Opera Theatre and Brevard Music Center including: the Commendatore in Gazzaniga's Don Giovanni, Zuniga in Bizet's Carmen, Tobia Mill in Rossini's The Marriage Contract, Strombone in Pergolesi's La Vedova Ingegnosa, Luther in Jacques Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann, and Rocco in Beethoven's Fidelio; among other roles. His requiem, oratorio and cantata performances include: Duruflé, Mendelssohn, Händel, Saint-Saëns, Dubois and Stainer; and has performed a sacred composition by composer John B. Valerio entitled In This Dark Hour.
As a concert artist, Watson has performed professionally both internationally and nationally. Watson's most recent international performance was in Ho, Ghana. This performance was given at the end of an intensive research study course on West African Culture through the Arts, sponsored by Ohio University. Additionally, he has given solo performances in Santa Cruz, Spain, Nassau, Bahamas and Canada. Watson has also debuted with the South Carolina Philharmonic (Nicholas Smith, conductor), Anderson Symphony, and the Benedict College Community Orchestras. He made his official debut with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra (Neil Casey, conductor) as a soloist in the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, USA held in Charleston, SC while performing the Concert Version of Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess.
Further, in addition to repertoire that Watson has performed professionally, his prepared standard operatic baritone roles include: Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), Valentin (Faust), Hérode (Hérodiade), the Elder Germont (La Traviata), Riccardo (I Puritani), Papageno (Die Zauberflöte), Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni); and the baritone solos from Ein Deutsches Requiem (Brahms) and Requiem (Fauré).
He is a member of: National Association of Negro Musicians (Vice President for SC Chapter), Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honors Fraternity, Delta Omicron (an International Co-ed Music Fraternity), National Association of Teachers of Singing, National Opera Association, the Center for Black Music Research, and the South Eastern African-American Conference. In past years he has been a member of the: College Music Society, Music Educator's National Conference, American Choral Director's Association, and the South Carolina Music Teachers' Association.
A graduate of Anderson College (BA in Music), Watson earned both a Master of Music and the Doctorate of Musical Arts degrees (Performance) from the University of South Carolina. He has coached with renowned artists such as the late William Warfield (Uncle Bill), John Keene, founder of Elysian Opera Group in New York City; both Mark Oswald (baritone) and George Darden of the Metropolitan Opera (New York City); and Alessandro Amoretti, Maestro of The Royal Opera, Stockholm, Sweden.
At present, Dr. Watson lives in Greenville, South Carolina and serves on the music faculty at Anderson University as Associate Professor of Music, and Founder and Director of Opera Workshop at Anderson University. While at AU, he has: earned tenure (spring 2006) and promotion to Associate Professor (spring 2008); taught the Freshmen Year Experience (FYE) class, Opera Workshop, Opera Coaching, Applied Lessons, Vocal Pedagogy, Class Voice, Song Literature Music Appreciation, Liberal Arts Lab, FA200-Experiencing the Arts, and Introduction to Gospel and Contemporary Worship Music. At this time, Watson's teaching responsibilities include the: Freshmen Year Experience (FYE) class, FA200-Experiencing the Arts, Musical Masterworks, and Applied Lessons.


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Cognitive Neuroscience: How the Brain Generates Cognitive Function
Guest: Dr. Gary Aston-Jones – Neurosciences/Neuroscience Research
Host: Dr. Linda Austin – Psychiatry
Dr. Linda Austin: I'm Dr. Linda Austin. I'm talking, today, with Dr. Gary Aston-Jones, who is Professor of Neurosciences and holds the Murray Chair of Excellence in Neuroscience at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Aston-Jones, tell us about, first of all, the Centers of Excellence and the Center for Neuroscience, in particular.
Dr. Gary Aston-Jones: Okay. The Centers of Excellence is a program that is funded partly by the state and partly by matched funding from private donors. The idea behind it is to attract senior investigators to universities in South Carolina, including MUSC, that would then establish a nexus for attracting other investigators in a particular area, the overall idea, then, being to attract more economic activity to the state by attracting high-tech, biotech, pharmaceutical jobs and opportunities, and investments.
Dr. Linda Austin: Tell us, now, about the center of which you are director.
Dr. Gary Aston-Jones: The center that I'm directing, the main focus is cognitive neuroscience. We're just starting this. We are in the midst of recruiting a couple of new faculty members, junior faculty members, to join us. The idea is to understand how the brain generates cognitive functions, such as learning, memory, and attention, the kinds of functions that are important for everyday life, but that go awry, very badly, in disorders like Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and a whole host of other disorders.
Dr. Linda Austin: So, as you look into the future and envision the Center of Cognitive Neuroscience explorers, do you see that involving animal models, human models? What do you envision?
Dr. Gary Aston-Jones: Both. My vision is to have animal researchers and human researchers working side-by-side. We have a new animal and a new human imaging system, here at MUSC, that could work in conjunction with people doing animal experiments that are more invasive. We're obtaining electrophysiology and other types of signals in animals. I've found, in my experience, that the combination of people working at a very basic level in animals, combined with people working at a more psychological level in humans, yields more applicable results and better translational activity from basic neuroscience that then can be applicable to clinical issues.
Dr. Linda Austin: Okay. So, for those us who do not have PhDs in cognitive neuroscience, break that down, give an example of how you might develop an animal model, how the imaging technology, that you just referred to, might work, and how that scientist might work, cheek by jowl, with someone who studies human psychology to understand a particular disorder better.
Dr. Gary Aston-Jones: Okay. Well, one example would be Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Human researchers have studied that over the last several years with increasingly sophisticated psychological tests and found that it involves deficits in what's called response inhibition, the inability to inhibit a response once it's been generated. They've been able to develop very sophisticated behavioral tests to tap into the ability to inhibit responding. Then, they've been able to image humans, including those with ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, while they're performing that test, and they've found altered activity in brain areas of ADHD, compared to normal, people while performing these response inhibition tests.
That, then, can lead animal researchers to go in, in more invasive studies, and do more detailed recordings of neurons in those areas, and in areas connected to those areas, and look at how the different neurotransmitter systems are interacting in those areas of the brain. That, then, can lead to insights as to what kinds of new drugs might be used to treat disorders such as ADHD.
Dr. Linda Austin: So, currently, now, what is the thrust of your research? What disorders are you particularly interested in?
Dr. Gary Aston-Jones: The thrust of my research is attentional disorders like that and, also, addiction disorders. The attentional disorders, it's a very broad subject, include not only attentional function, but also, really, what's called executive control, or behavioral control, and response inhibition. We're studying areas in the brain that we think are really important for determining what you decide to do at any moment, day-to-day, and year-to-year.
Dr. Linda Austin: Which areas of the brain in particular?
Dr. Gary Aston-Jones: There's an area of the brain called the locus caeruleus, which means blue spot, because it's blue, in your brain, right now, even thought it's not stained. Most of the brain is just sort of this milky white color, but there are a few areas that have some pigment, and this is one of them. The locus caeruleus has two different modes, or patterns, of activity. One pattern of activity encourages focused attention, which is, of course, important and adaptive. But, another pattern of activity encourages what we call exploration, and that's also important.
You can imagine that if the locus caeruleus is in an overly exploratory mode, that's a little bit like ADHD, because it would prevent focusing properly. And if the locus caeruleus was too much in the focus mode, that's a little bit like autism, because, then, the subject wouldn't be able to disengage when the context changed, and it was adaptive to change what the focus was. So, we think this area, and its connected regions in the brain, are important for adaptively transitioning from focused attention, when that's adaptive, to disengaging from what you were focused on and finding the next thing to focus when it's adaptive to make that change and explore for other sources of reward or other things that need your attention at any particular moment.
Dr. Linda Austin: So, I would imagine, then, that, as you examine the locus caeruleus, there might be some folks who are in the exploratory phase too much of the time; there might be some folks who are in the focused phase too much of the time, but I would think there might be other people who have trouble shifting back and forth as optimally as they might. Is that true?
Dr. Gary Aston-Jones: We study this in animals, and we do see that kind of thing in animals. I'm sure it would also happen in humans. But, in our animal models, there's a lot of variability even among animals. People don't fully appreciate that sometimes. But, not all rats are the same. I've done a lot of studies in primates also and, certainly, not all monkeys are the same. Some animals have a very exploratory type of behavior. Basically, they're highly distractible, and it can be difficult to engage them in a task that requires focused attention. Other animals are so overly focused that it's difficult to get them to attend to other stimuli while there in the task context.
Dr. Linda Austin: When you say other animals, do you mean other species?
Dr. Gary Aston-Jones: I mean other individuals within a species.
Dr. Linda Austin: Within a species, you see a lot of variability?
Dr. Gary Aston-Jones: There is a lot of individual variability, just like in humans. And the effectiveness of drugs in improving performance varies a lot with the animal's baseline activity on the task, and the baseline activity of the locus caeruleus. So, for example, in highly distractible animals, if we give a drug called Clonidine, which is used in treating ADHD, that improves performance. But, if an animal is already performing well and we give Clonidine, that worsens performance. So, the individual variability corresponds with individual responsiveness to the drugs, and it underlines the need to understand, in each individual, how these systems are functioning to really tailor the best pharmacological treatment for disorders that they might have along these lines. <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><!--[endif]-->
Dr. Linda Austin: Dr. Aston-Jones, it's fascinating work that you're doing.
Dr. Gary Aston-Jones: Thanks.
Dr. Linda Austin: We're lucky to have you. Good luck with your center.
Dr. Gary Aston-Jones: Thank you very much.


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Marijuana: Free joints promised for adults 21 and over at anti-pot-taxation rally today
Miguel Lopez, organizer of the annual 4/20 rally at Civic Center Park, has obtained a permit to stage what's described in a press release as a "'No on Proposition AA' Campaign" to fight against a proposed state tax on recreational marijuana -- one that could be as high as 30 percent.Miguel Lopez.
And Lopez has announced that free joints will be given away to attendees who are 21 and over.
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As you'll recall, the most recent 4/20 rally was planned as a two-day affair -- but a shooting on the first day caused the cancellation of the second.
Lopez was injured and nearly trampled in the resulting melee. And then, to compound his distress over what happened, Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown publicly questioned whether the rally was political in nature -- a designation that radically lowers the fee required for use of Civic Center Park and threatened future 4/20 events.Photo by Brandon Marshall Civic Center Park after the shooting on 4/20.
Against this backdrop, Lopez notes in the release about today's rally, expected to get underway at 11 a.m., that "this is an officially, permitted political event," adding, "Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown challenges our legitimacy and claims our argument that the taxes will push people back into the black market is false, without explaining why. We challenge him on his relationship with the truth."
Likewise, Lopez maintains that the recreational marijuana tax structure established by the legislature -- an excise tax of 15 percent and a state sales tax of up to 15 percent, not counting local taxes -- undermines the spirit of Amendment 64, the November measure whose passage allowed adults 21 and over to use and possess small amounts of marijuana.
"Amendment 64 was sold as the 'Alcohol Marijuana Equalization Initiative,'" Lopez writes. "Marijuana taxes should be fair and equivalent to Colorado alcohol taxes, which are less than 1 percent."Photo by Brandon Marshall Another photo from this year's 4/20 rally.
He also believes that "passage of Proposition AA creates public safety problems. A bloated and greedy government does not serve the Public Interest."
The cannabis giveaway -- which is permitted under A64, Lopez argues -- is intended as a symbol of such avarice. In his words, "the joint handout is a real-time demonstration of basic economics: Proposition AA's extreme taxes will undercut the Regulated Marijuana Market, and illegal Black Market and legal Gray Market (which is legal, but untaxed and unregulated) will both expand when the Government parasite kills the Industry host."
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Elephants in the Room at an Obama Fundraiser
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Other speech highlights included Trillin's deadpan reading of more than a dozen short satirical poems about topics including McCain, Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, and the subprime-mortgage crisis (the poems will be published in Trillin's upcoming book, Deciding the Next Decider: The 2008 Election in Rhyme), and a lengthy, off-beat joke from Lethem about moose hunting in Alaska. (The beauty was in his descriptive telling, so I won't attempt to retell it.) The Brooklyn novelist, who is finishing a new novel, told VF Daily afterwards that he's spoken at "two or three" Obama fundraisers, though he modestly confessed, "I'm not quite sure why they ask me." The mood, among both the speakers and the audience, was generally upbeat, with people optimistic about the Democrats' prospects.
Colbert, who is Canadian, told VF Daily he has been active in conservation and ecology causes for many years, but that this is the first time he has felt compelled to get involved in an American election. "There's been a feeling in the past that we can't really have an impact, that we're throwing soup into the lagoon—that we can't change the world," he said, referring to "people who have been outside the political process," as well as foreigners concerned about America. "But maybe we can add a millimeter to the house."
One curious aspect of the event was the ubiquity of elephants, both in Colbert's African- and Asian-inspired work and in the loft's decorative touches. None of the Dems in attendance seemed too nonplussed by the pachyderms, however. Colbert sees the creatures as emblematic of nature and considers himself an "ambassador" for them. "They say in India that when a person rises, an elephant laughs," he says. "And when I saw Obama rising, I heard the elephants laughing."


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Loving Annabelle (www.myspace.com/weloveannabelle) is the most recent production of director Katherine Brooks (www.myspace.com/katherinebrooks). The story is about a Catholic School teacher's romantic affair with a student (Annabelle). It's a very tasteful and realistic story that has won a number of awards in recent Lesbian and Gay Film Festivals across the US, UK, and Germany, it even gathered an award in Barcelona. Director Brooks is now working on her next project: Mad World. Fans can access www.myspace.com/madworldmovie and www.myspace.com/weloveannabelle, and join a growing community that actively participates with Katherine in chatrooms, forums, and blogs to comment ideas for the new movie's music, cast, and script. In the next weeks, the new site www.madworldmovie.com will be available for anyone who subscribes freely to be witness of the making of the movie.
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BBSRC notes with interest The Bow Group Target Paper, "The Case for Energy Crops", and welcomes that the Group has highlighted a role for sustainably produced energy crops in meeting the UK's 2015 target of delivering 15.4% of electricity from renewable sources.
However, we would wish to see this contribution from energy crops set in the context of wider energy demands, and in particular in terms of meeting the need to substitute fossil-based liquid transport fuels.
Duncan Eggar, BBSRC Bioenergy Champion, said, "While this report focuses on renewable electricity generation, the UK needs an holistic policy for the production and use of renewable and other energy sources. We believe that this requires using sustainably produced energy crops. BBSRC-funded research, including that at the BBSRC Sustainable Bioenergy Centre, is exploring a variety of biomass feedstocks that have the potential to be harnessed for a wide range energy uses, including electricity generation and liquid transport fuels. Work at the Centre underpins the bioenergy sector through research that addresses the bottlenecks of bioenergy production - from plant growth and composition through to fermentation and energy production. The Centre is also analysing the environmental and social impact of bioenergy production along the whole of this bioenergy pipeline."
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I should have gone to the hospital - I only live ½-block away, but I didn't. I thought whatever was happening was over, so I went to bed. When I couldn't walk to the bathroom after getting out of bed later that morning; my girlfriend called an ambulance.
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Every Picture Really Does Tell a Story: Art of Norman Rockwell coming to Detroit Institute of Arts
Monday, December 15, 2008
December 15, 2008 (Detroit)—Family … innocence … heroism. These are the core themes interwoven throughout the work of Norman Rockwell, one of America's most recognized and beloved artists. American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell, on view at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) March 8-May 31, 2009, explores Rockwell the artist, his images, and their impact and influence on American culture.
From idyllic childhood scenes to commentaries on the post-war era and segregation, many paintings in Rockwell's six decades of work have become American icons. A number of Rockwell's signature works are among the 44 paintings and 323 original Saturday Evening Post covers in the exhibition: No Swimming (1921); Four Freedoms (1942); Christmas Homecoming (1948); Triple Self Portrait (1959) and the famous The Problem We All Live With (1963), dealing with school desegregation, and was painted to mark the 10th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.
"Rockwell's pictures grow in meaning and significance because of his profound impact on American culture," said Graham W. J. Beal, DIA director. "As part of the mass media for decades, Rockwell's images have come to be seen as defining the core American experience. To our 21st-century eyes, they present complex questions about who and what is American. We invite you to take another look at one of America's most well-known artists."
American Chronicles explores the themes of family, innocence and heroism that permeate Rockwell's work. His paintings of families include storylines filled with love, affection and humor, and are free of difficulties such as disease, loneliness, and death. Rockwell knew that uplifting sentiments appealed to people's emotions, and he used them effectively in his commercial and advertising work during his 47 years with the Saturday Evening Post.
When Rockwell wanted to express innocence, he painted children, portraying American childhood as carefree and charming. His cheerful pictures of happy kids untouched by hard realities prompted viewers to recall similar feelings—if not similar scenes—from their own childhoods. These desirable, happy scenes were ones people wanted to associate themselves with, and the images were advertising gold for products like cereal and magazines. However, some of Rockwell's most poignant and affecting images portray innocence lost, where the idealization of childhood is contrasted against the far more complicated world of adults. Girl at Mirror (1954) shows a young girl tentatively applying make-up with a celebrity magazine on her lap. Another moment of lost innocence is seen in The Discovery (1956), which shows a little boy with a shocked expression who has just found a Santa suit in his father's dresser drawer.
When depicting heroism, Rockwell focused on reassuring images of leaders, such as President Dwight D. Eisenhower or John F. Kennedy, but he also cast everyday Americans as heroes, focusing on their personal sacrifice and duty to the nation. Some of his most powerful images are those made in support of America's involvement in World War II. Rockwell's heroes are rarely shown on the front-line; he preferred to portray the quiet heroism of those who waited for loved ones left behind, such as the miner with two sons in the military featured in the poster Mine America's Coal (1945). When Rockwell created images for the extremely successful war bond posters Four Freedoms, he shows citizens at home enjoying the liberties that America fought to preserve.
At the height of his fame and recognition, Rockwell sought out difficult themes of the day in what he referred to as "big pictures." Up until the early 1960s, Rockwell's illustrations served the needs of the conservative Saturday Evening Post, which during the early- and mid- 20th century celebrated white, middle class, small hometown values to the exclusion of many other kinds of American experience. Rockwell left The Post for Look magazine in 1964, where he was able to take on issues of social consciousness, such as war, racism, poverty and injustice. He used his illustrative and storytelling skills to make injustice visible. His image of Ruby Bridges in The Problem We All Live With (1963) or three civil rights workers in Murder in Mississippi (1965) are still powerful reminders of America's struggle for civil rights for all.
The exhibition will also display photo murals of one of Rockwell's studios and his working process. He often posed for his own paintings and viewers will get a glimpse into his technique of preparing to create a painting.
A fully illustrated catalog is available in the Museum Shop: soft cover, $30; hard cover, $45.
Tickets include museum admission and audio tours for adults and youth. Adults: $15; Youth ages 6-17: $8.
American Chronicles has been organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Additional support has been provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, American Masterpieces Program. Publication support has been provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Media sponsorship has been provided by the Curtis Publishing Company and by the Norman Rockwell Estate Licensing Company. Conservation support has been provided by the Stockman Family Foundation.
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Museum hours are 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Fridays, and 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is $8 for adults, $4 for ages 6-17, and DIA members are admitted free. For membership information call 313-833-7971.
The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), one of the premier art museums in the United States, is home to more than 60,000 works that comprise a multicultural survey of human creativity from ancient times through the 21st century. From the first van Gogh painting to enter a U.S. museum (Self Portrait, 1887), to Diego Rivera's world-renowned Detroit Industry murals (1932–33), the DIA's collection is known for its quality, range, and depth. Programs are made possible with support from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the City of Detroit.
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88 Slivnitsa blvd (הצג מפה)
Located next to the Slivnitsa Metro Station, the Bon Voyage Hotel Alexander offers stylish, air-conditioned rooms. Free Wi-Fi and free private parking are available.
Boutique Apartments Sofia 3 stars
48 Sveti Naum Blvd. (הצג מפה)
Boutique Apartments Sofia enjoys a quiet location just 1.2 km away from Sofia's city centre and Vitosha Boulevard.
Boutique Hotel L do Rado 3 stars
16 Tsvetna Gradina str., Gorubliane (הצג מפה)
Situated in Sofia City, the modern Boutique Hotel L do Rado offers elegant rooms and a stylish restaurant with a summer garden serving traditional cuisine. Free Wi-Fi is available in the entire hotel.
Budapest Hotel 3 stars
92 A Budapest Street (הצג מפה)
Budapest Hotel is within a 5-minute walk from the Central Train Station, in the very centre of Sofia. All rooms feature free Wi-Fi access.
Bulgari Boutique Hotel 3 stars
50 Pirotska str. (הצג מפה)
Located in the heart of Sofia, the Bulgari Boutique Hotel is within walking distance to the major business, government and shopping district. Housed in a recently renovated building, it is part of the city's historical heritage.
California Hotel 3 stars
30, Bigla St. (הצג מפה)
Hotel California is located in the central part of Sofia, in "Lozenetz" area. The Hotel features 14 standard rooms, 3 de luxe rooms, 4 superior de luxe rooms, 3 suites and 1 penthouse apartment.
Casa Ferrari Bed & Breakfast 3 stars
16, Lyulin Planina St. (הצג מפה)
The recently refurbished Casa Ferrari is located in the centre of Sofia, boasting Italian furniture from the early 20th century. It is only a 5-minute walk from the NDK metro station and from Vitosha Boulevard.
Central Perk Apartments 3 stars
23 Fridtjof Nansen Str (הצג מפה)
Perfectly situated opposite the National Palace of Culture in the heart of Sofia, the cosy and self-contained Central Perk Apartments offer superb facilities for an individual, unforgettable stay.
City Avenue Hotel 3 stars
49 Osogovo Str (הצג מפה)
Located in Sofia's city centre, Hotel City Avenue offers elegantly furnished rooms with air conditioning and high-speed Wi-Fi quality connection, which is free of charge. Free parking is also available on site.
City Avenue Hotel 3 stars
Osogovo 49 (הצג מפה)
Hotel City Avenue enjoys a perfect location, just five minutes walking distance from the central Sofia square – Sveta Nedelya. It features 35 rooms and 3 Suites, on six floors, decided in an interesting interior design, a Bistro, Lobby Bar, Conference room and Piano Bar.
Consul Airport Hotel 3 stars
37 Pop Gruyo Street, Botevgradsko Shousse Boulevard, Sofia, BG, 1517 (הצג מפה)
Managed by a former diplomat, the hotel is located in a quiet area not far from the city center. It was built in 1998.