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Why does everyone always bash Glocks? They are a great manufacturer and a well built firearm(i own 2 of them). I get the plastic vs steel deal but every time someone mentions polymer guns, people are always knockin' the Glocks. Why? There are plenty more polymer guns than glock to bash on.
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Why not Why ask? Why stir a pot thats been stirred to death ?
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Why does everybody bash McDonald's when having a fast food debate? Glock was the first plastic handgun to go mainstream and sell like crazy, thus being the standard by all others are judged. Some are better, some are worse, which is all subjective(not starting an argument). They are generally reliable, quality firearms, but I don't like them because they don't feel right.
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I like how they feel I'm not big on plastic, If they where made completely out of metal, had external safety's, no trigger safety I would buy one. I don't really "hate" them per say I just don't like them for me.
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moved to the appropriate section.
"Gun control: The theory that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her panty hose, is somehow morally superior to a woman explaining to police how her attacker got that fatal bullet wound." L. Neil Smith The problem with being stupid is you cannot simply decide to stop doing dumb things... "I crapped my pants to avoid the draft!!" -Ted Nugent
Some people don't like the grip angle. I don't own one. Don't have anything against them though. If I ran across a smoking deal I might get one...maybe.
Romans 1:16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
It could be because they go "Kaboom".http://www.thegunzone.com/glock/glock-kb2.html
I love my Glocks. I own a lot of guns of different brands and shoot the Glocks as well as any. They are simple, reliable, and have a ton of available accessories.
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Renal cell carcinoma
Renal cell carcinoma
Renal cell carcinoma is a type of kidney cancer that starts in the lining of very small tubes (tubules) in the kidney.
Alternative Names
Renal cancer; Kidney cancer; Hypernephroma; Adenocarcinoma of renal cells; Cancer - kidney
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Renal cell carcinoma is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults. It occurs most often in men ages 50 to 70.
The exact cause is unknown.
The following may increase your risk of kidney cancer:
- Dialysis treatment
- Family history of the disease
- High blood pressure
- Horseshoe kidney
- Polycystic kidney disease
- Smoking
- Von Hippel-Lindau disease (a hereditary disease that affects blood vessels in the brain, eyes, and other body parts)
- Abdominal pain and swelling
- Back pain
- Blood in the urine
- Swelling of the veins around a testicle (varicocele)
- Flank pain
- Weight loss
Other symptoms that can occur with this disease:
Signs and tests
The health care provider will perform a physical exam. This may reveal:
- Mass or swelling of the abdomen
- A varicocele in the male scrotum
Tests include:
- Abdominal CT scan
- Blood chemistry
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Intravenous pyelogram (IVP)
- Liver function tests
- Renal arteriography
- Ultrasound of the abdomen and kidney
- Urine tests
The following tests may be done to see if the cancer has spread:
- Abdominal CT scan
- Abdominal MRI
- Bone scan
- Chest x-ray
- Chest CT scan
- PET scan
Surgery to remove of all or part of the kidney (nephrectomy) is recommended. This may include removing the bladder, surrounding tissues, or lymph nodes. A cure is unlikely unless all of the cancer is removed with surgery.
Hormone treatments may make the tumor smaller in some cases.
Chemotherapy is generally not effective for treating kidney cancer. The medicine interleukin-2 (IL-2) may help some patients. Other medicines may be used to treat kidney cancer. Your doctor can tell you more.
Radiation therapy usually does not work for kidney cancer.
Support Groups
You can ease the stress of illness by joining a support group whose members share common experiences and problems.
Expectations (prognosis)
Sometimes both kidneys are involved. The cancer spreads easily, most often to the lungs and other organs. In about one-third of patients, the cancer has already spread (metastasized) at the time of diagnosis.
How well a patient does depends on how much the cancer has spread and how well treatment works. The survival rate is highest if the tumor is in the early stages and has not spread outside the kidney. If it has spread to the lymph nodes or to other organs, the survival rate is much lower.
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Too much calcium in the blood
- High red blood cell count
- Liver problems
- Spread of the cancer
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider any time you see blood in the urine. Also call if you have any other symptoms of this disorder.
Stop smoking. Follow your health care provider's recommendations in the treatment of kidney disorders, especially those that may require dialysis.
National Cancer Institute: PDQ Renal Cell Cancer Treatment. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute. Date last modified 02/08/2013. Available at http://cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/renalcell/HealthProfessional. Accessed March 7, 2013.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: Kidney cancer. Version 1.2013. Available at http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/kidney.pdf. Accessed March 7, 2013.
Pili R,Rodriguez R. Cancer of the kidney. In: Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE, et al., eds. Abeloff's Clinical Oncology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Churchill-Livingstone; 2008:chap 86.
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Authors like to use themes to create a sense of unity or cohesiveness within their work. Some extend themes to the names of the characters, often beyond the similarities that would be expected for characters from the same culture or who all speak the same language. One variation is to name a set of characters or groups after weapons or armor. This almost invariably has martial meanings. Characters with such names are likely to be fighters of some sort.
[[IThoughtItMeant Has nothing to do with]] the ThemeNaming of actual weapons.
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* Almost everyone in ''ScrappedPrincess'' is named after a type or brand of firearm or ammunition.
* All of the military characters in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' are named after actual planes, tanks, weapons, and other technology from World War I onward.
* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' we have the early trio of shinobi composed by Kabuto (Helmet), Tsurugi (Sword) and Yoroi (Armor). It's later revealed that [[spoiler:Kabuto didn't have a name and he was picked up by an orphan house. His "brother" put a helm on his head and named him after that]].
* Gally's Opponents in the "Moto Ball" arc of Manga/{{Gunnm}} are named for weapons. Chakram, Glaive, Scramasax, Arbalast etc.. Most likely taken from the TunnelsAndTrolls rulebook.
* Shinigami Brigade girls from ''Manga/{{Kurohime}}'' are named Axe, Mace, Hammer, Dagger, Lance and Sword.
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* The MarvelUniverse has the covert organizations S.H.I.E.L.D., A.R.M.O.R., S.W.O.R.D. and H.A.M.M.E.R.
* ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'':
** A family with theme naming. Strongbow's son is named Dart, and Dart's son is Bowki (combining his father's name with his erstwhile friend Geoki). The line can be extended to four generations if you use "archery" rather than "weapons" as theme: Strongbow's mother was named Trueflight.
** The Wolfriders also have Cutter (partly named for his swords[[strike:man]]elfship), Redlance (who's good with a spear) and Pike (likewise). On the other hand, Wolfrider women tend to have pastoral names.
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* ''Fanfic/FromBajorToTheBlack'' has a pair of Starfleet ''Excalibur''-class cruisers named the ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulfberht Ulfberht]]'' and the ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szczerbiec Szczerbiec]]''.
* Webley the farmer in ''Film/HotFuzz'' has a tremendous stash of unlicensed weapons in his barn.
* In ''Film/TheMatrix'' trilogy, the crew aboard the ''Mjolnir'' all have names that have to do with guns: Roland, Maggie, AK, Colt, and Mauser. Mjolnir itself, of course, is named after the weapon of Thor from NorseMythology.
* DonQuijote. In Spanish, ''quijote'' means cuisse, the thigh plate.
[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* The Winchesters from ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' are named after the rifle.
** When they get [[spoiler:mindwiped and false identity-ed]], they're Dean Smith and Sam Wesson.
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* ''MegaManLegends 2'' has a pair of [[SkyPirate air-pirate]] {{Recurring Boss}}es named Bola and Klaymoor.
* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' features several characters named for brands of guns, including Kyosuke '''Nanbu''', Excellen '''Browning''', '''Ingram''' Plisken and [[spoiler:his clone]] Viletta (presumably supposed to be '''Beretta''') Badim. Ingram's most famous HumongousMecha, the Astranagant, is another example (Astra + Nagant).
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestSwords'' has sword-themed names all over the place. The hero's father is named Claymore, the hero's two traveling companions are Fleurette and Anlace, the BigBad is called Xiphos, and a few of the game's locations are mostly named for legendary weapons ('''Caliburn''' [[NoobCave Cave]] and '''Arondight'''/Alondite Heights).
* In the ''VideoGame/{{Evolution}}'' games for Dreamcast, each of the playable characters are named after a type of fire arm ([[IdiotHero Mag Launcher]], [[TheQuietOne Linear Cannon]], [[ActionGirl Pepper Box]], [[BattleButler Gre Nade]] etc).
* In the original Japanese version of ''VideoGame/GhostTrick'', Kamilla's name is Kanon, while her dog is named Missile. Ironic, since they're two of the sweetest and weakest people in the game [[spoiler: until Missile dies and TakesALevelInBadass.]]
* Terran fighter ships in ''[[VideoGame/{{X}} X3: Terran Conflict]]'' have names of swords (specifically Rapier, Sabre, Scimitar, Cutlass, and Claymore). Their two freighter classes are named after things you put weapons ''in'' (Baldric and Scabbard).
* All members of Mizo's gang in ''[[JakAndDaxter Jak X: Combat Racing]]'' are named after something sharp. A mizo is a type of Bowie knife, and then there are Edje (edgy), Razer (razor), Cutter, Shiv (a prison-made knife) and Kleiver (cleaver), even though he wasn't originally a member.
* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' features Flak, Shrapnel, Barrett, Machete, Timebomb, and Hammer, all spread out throughout the wasteland.
* ''VideoGame/BattlestarGalacticaOnline'' has Colonial Escort ships named after weapons: Scythe, Maul, Glaive and Halberd.
* [[LaResistance Bora]] fighters in ''VideoGame/TachyonTheFringe'' are named for weapons: Cutlass, Battleaxe, Mace, etc.
* ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' has '''Ax'''ew, Fr'''ax'''ure and H'''ax'''orus. The last one is essentially a dragon with an axe for a face.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' has the Smithy Gang, which includes such members as Mack the Knife, Bowyer, Yaridovich (''yari'' being Japanese for spear), and the Axem Rangers.
[[folder:Web Comics]]
* The protagonists of ''Webcomic/{{Loserz}}'' are named Benjamin Winchester, Jodie Beretta and Eric Remington.
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The USC Teaching Honour Roll was released for the 2013-2014 school year. We are please to congratulate four of our course instructors whose efforts and contributions to the university are recognized as exceptional by their students.
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Peter completed his Ph.D., supervised by Professor Christopher Brown, in Western's Department of Classical Studies in the spring of 2014. His dissertation, "Athletes in Song and Stone: Victory and Identity in Epinician and Epigram," analyzes ethnicity, gender, and class in the literature of the ancient Olympics.
Students participating in the Vindolanda Fields School this summer have arrived on site along with Prof. Elizabeth Green and Prof. Alex Meyer! Read their blog and learn more about their experiences as they excavate a Roman settlement for the next five weeks. Read more
We are pleased to announce the appointment, effective 1 July 2014, of Dr. Kyle Gervais as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Classical Studies. Dr. Gervais was educated at Queen's University (BA 2006, MA 2008), and wrote his doctoral dissertation at the University of Otago (PhD 2013) under the supervision of William Dominik, one of the foremost scholars working on Flavian epic poetry. Although a very recent PhD, Dr. Gervais has already established an impressive record of accomplishment in research. In addition to a number of articles, book chapters, and reviews, he has a contract from Oxford University Press for a revision of his doctoral dissertation, an edition of Book 2 of Statius' Thebaid with translation and commentary. Dr. Gervais also has a strong research interest in the role of violence in Roman society (with a particular focus on the arena), and his involvement with the Tessarae project aligns nicely with the recent emphasis on Digital Humanities in the Faculty.
The Department of Classical Studies is proud to report that Peter Miller, one of our inaugural PhD students, successfully defended his dissertation on April 11, 2014. Peter came to us from the MA program at the University of Victoria and has had a stellar career during his time at Western, with his research excellence having been recognized by both SSHRC and OGS. Peter's dissertation, directed by Professor Christopher Brown, is entitled "Athletes in Song and Stone: Victory and Identity in Epinician and Epigram". He is currently the Crake Fellow at Mount Allison University. Congratulations, Dr. Miller!
Charles Stocking gives a fascinating history of the Olympic flame as millions of spectators from around the world watch the 2014 Sochi Winter Games.
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Western researchers Elizabeth Greene, above, and Alexander Meyer, along with nine Classical Studies students, journeyed 6,000 kilometres and nearly 2,000 years for the experience of a lifetime. For six weeks this summer, Greene and Meyer led students in an archaeological dig, below, at Western'sField School at Vindolanda. Read more


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Decorative Arts
17th century
This bronze figure group illustrates an episode from Ariosto's Orlando Furioso in a very dramatic manner. Comparison with a documented work allows the group to be attributed to Ferdinando Tacca, court sculptor to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. The group was part of Louis XIV's collection, before being forfeited at the Revolution.
Princess Angelica is here about to swallow the magic ring that will make her invisible, allowing her to escape the advances of the Roger the Saracen, the man who has saved her. Although there could otherwise be some confusion as to the figures depicted, the scene is identifed by an inscription on the front of the terrace on which the figures stand. The subject is taken from Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, a long narrative poem published in 1516. In inventories of the the Royal Furniture Repository, the work is identified as a standing figure of Mars looking at a seated figure of Venus.
The Artist
The working-up of the model and the casting of the group are attributed to Ferdinando Tacca (1619-86), who succeeded his father Pietro (1577-1640) as court sculptor to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Ferdinando is also responsible for a relief depicting the martyrdom of St. Stephen in the church of S. Stefano in Florence; the figures of the relief are stylistically very close to those of this group.
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This group was bequeathed to Louis XIV, along with thirty other bronzes, in 1693 by André Le Nôtre, the king's gardener. It is identified by an inscription on the armor on the ground as number 281 of the Crown Bronzes, under which number it is found in various inventories of the Royal Furniture Repository. During the French Revolution, in 1796, it was used to pay a supplier to the Republic, Jacques de Chapeaurouge; it was acquired by the Louvre in 1924 at an auction. The frontal presentation and the grand gestures that unite the two figures, alone on a terrace, show how style had evolved since the classical restraint of the sixteenth century and the twisting figures of Giambologna. The theatrical nature of the work is a facet of Ferdinando Tacca's art that can also be found in the altar frontal in the church of S. Stefano in Florence, which can be dated on documentary evidence to 1653.
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Attribué à Ferdinando TACCA (1619 - 1686)
Roger et Angélique
Seconde moitié du XVIIe siècle
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Don de Le Nôtre à Louis XIV en 1693 ; acquis en 1924 , 1924
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Well my girlfriend has known I carry for long before we started dating. She's been interested in getting hers for a while. It's always a good start to date a girl you know carries.
This is a discussion on Concealed Carry on Dates? within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Well my girlfriend has known I carry for long before we started dating. She's been interested in getting hers for a while. It's always a ...
Well my girlfriend has known I carry for long before we started dating. She's been interested in getting hers for a while. It's always a good start to date a girl you know carries.
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She'll ask, "Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?" If she grabs it and exclaims, "OOOh, it's a gun!" You've found the right girl.
Seriously, I'll know a girl well before taking her out, so the subject of guns has probably already come up. If she's cool with it, great. If not, I'll look elsewhere.
This has come up a few times, but your post is still a good one.
My advice (I'm not that much older than you, but I'm married, so I'm no longer in the same boat, I guess) is to carry anyway, and not go out of your way to bring it up.
No loss on girls you've just met. If they hate guns that much, odds are you probably wouldn't have gotten along for long anyway.
Hi, 20 something woman here.
If you've chosen to CC all the time then CC on the date. It's called concealed carry for a reason.
You should not be disclosing to someone you hardly know that you CC. No one should know but you. And, unless she is into guns she probably won't even notice that you are "printing" if you happen to. (How long have you been carrying? I'm sure you've figured out what movements result in printing.)
If things get intimate and she then gets in a position to feel your gun reassure her that you are not a nutcase nor are you violent (depending on how much you want her, offer to leave the gun in the car if it will make her more comfortable).
I know you're young and don't want to do the wrong thing, so for a quick example I share my own case.
Before my wife and I went out socially(to restaurants, movies, etc.) I asked her if she had any problem with firearms. She asked me "why, do you have one?" To which I said, "Yep, I have a couple." She then replied, "Cool, can we go shoot sometime?" End of that little question.
Now, I did that up front first because I didn't want to waste time on someone who wasn't on the same page with my core values
Yes, I was carrying when I asked her. Did I tell her I was carrying? No.
I wasn't sure of the response I was going to get to that question. And drawing from the past reactions I received from the Libtard girls I used to date, I didn't want to instill any false panic into her. I guess the thing is, don't tell her you're carrying until you find it appropriate to. You'll know, don't worry brother. Concealed is concealed.
In a nutshell, get it out in the open, if she's not on the same page with self defense and personal protection, you have just saved yourself a lot of time and energy to try to convince her otherwise. Carry on and don't fear, you will find the right woman for you.
Good luck
Last edited by dakotasdad; March 26th, 2010 at 11:11 AM. Reason: friday AM
don't tell her, continue to carry..If thing go well that would be the time to ask her if she wants to see your snubby.
"Arms in the hands of individual citizens may be used at individual discretion..in private self defense." John Adams
You snuggle up real close to her and tell her, "I'll show you mine if you show me yours."
yeah just dont to prematurely blow your ammo when she feels your hot steel
hahaha...sexual gun puns are fun!
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If you're going out, take the firearm! If you take a young woman on a date you must be a gentleman and not only show her a fun time, but a safe one. Why in the world would you consider leaving your best defensive tool at home???
As for some of the other comments, honestly if you're taking her out just looking to score on the first date than you are no gentleman and none of this applies to you. I kinda doubt that is the concern, but it's there anyway. Treat her like a gentleman, be up front with her and respectful of her intelligence, her reputation and character, and her safety, and you'll be great.
"...whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one." (Luke 22:36)
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Welcome to the group. You will learn alot. To answer your question "Do you carry on a date? Yes, the 1st-31st on every date in that month. J/K
As most stated Consealed is just that. Get to know the girl ask about the family, growing up, ever go camping, horseback riding, shooting, white water rafting, you get the idea. Family in law enforcement? Uncle in Fire department?
Work it into the mix. Let us know how thing work out.
fwiw, i'm old enough to be your GRANDfather, so a bit of advice from me: ALWAYS CARRY, every day, everywhere that it is LAWFUL to CCW.
the day that you do NOT carry, is the day that you will DESPERATELY need a handgun. - IF she is OFFENDED by your handgun, change GFs.
(YEP, i'm serious. on my "VERY BAD DAY, when i HAD to defend my life from a group of 5 thugs, i was REALLY glad that i was armed. had i NOT been armed, i'm convinced that i wouldn't be here to post to you.= fyi, i wouldn't wish that night on my worst enemy - the evening of 04/06/1986 was NOT FUN!)
just my opinion.
yours, TN46
I really appreciate all the replies, good to have some more insight.
In regards to the couple of comments hinting towards and extra-special fun night, if this were the case we wouldn't be "doing the deed" if she hadn't known me well enough that I carry. So in terms of surprising her like that, I wasn't too concerned with, haha.
I feel like when it boils down to it, I carry for a reason and I shouldn't have to compromise any of these reasons, values, or my (and her safety) just because I'm afraid I might offend or scare her. If she's worth keeping around, she'll be on the same page or open minded enough to make the second date a range.
Thanks everyone!
You are in college.
Your life is supposed to be about the appearance of conformity and lying to women in order to get them to do imoral carnal acts with you at the earliest possible opportunity without committment.
Didn't you get the memo in orientation?
Ask your academic advisor. He'll tell you.


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BANGALORE: Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) have to be careful while selecting brand ambassadors and the players have also to be equally careful while accepting assignments beyond capacity, an arbitrator who dealt the case involving Team India Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the state owned Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KS & DL) has said.
"It (PSU) has to be careful in selecting brand ambassadors.A government undertaking should be sure that the one who is selected is available. Otherwise, the money spent on him is wasted," said justice R Gururajan, a retired Judge of high court who was the arbitrator in the dispute has opined.
As regards to Dhoni, the judge observes that players must be careful while accepting assignments. " Leading players must be careful in accepting assignments in their own interest and also in the interest of the nation.The government, the BCCI have to ponder over the issue and find a solution keeping the interest of the industry and the game " the judge has further observed. Zero compensation in regard to the dispute, the Judge rejected the claims of both the parties as they were not in accordance with the terms of agreement.
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Societas Europaea | |
Traded as | FWB: AIXA, NASDAQ: AIXG |
Industry | Semiconductor industry |
Founded | 1983 |
Headquarters | Herzogenrath, Germany |
Key people
Kim Schindelhauer (Chairman of the supervisory board), Martin Goetzeler (President and CEO) |
Products | Metalorganic chemical vapour deposition equipment |
Revenue | €783.8 million (2010)[1] |
€275.5 million (2010)[1] | |
Profit | €192.5 million (2010)[1] |
Total assets | €823.4 million (end 2010)[1] |
Total equity | €600.3 million (end 2010)[1] |
Number of employees
780 (end 2010)[1] |
Website | www.aixtron.com |
AIXTRON SE is a German-based technology company, which specialises in manufacturing metalorganic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) equipment, for clients in the semiconductor industry. The company's shares are listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with ADRs on the NASDAQ, and it is a constituent of the TecDAX index.
AIXTRON was founded as a spin-out industry from RWTH Aachen University in 1983.[2] The company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's now-defunct Neuer Markt, in November 1997.[3] Since going public the company has made several acquisitions, with the Scientific Equipment Division of the British company Thomas Swan & Co. and the Swedish chemical vapor deposition equipment maker Epigress AB both purchased in 1999.[4][5]
The company completed a €118 million merger with American rival Genus, Inc. in March 2005[6] and bought British nanomaterial developer Nanoinstruments Ltd., a company spun out from the University of Cambridge, in 2007.[7]
In December 2010 the company converted from a German Aktiengesellschaft to a Societas Europaea to reflect its European and international nature.
91% of AIXTRON's revenues come from clients in Asia, with around 4% coming from Europe and the remainder from the United States.[1] The company produces metalorganic chemical vapour deposition equipment, used for making a range of electronic and opto-electronic products containing compound, organic and silicon-based semiconductors as well as nanotubes and nanofibers.[8]
Many AIXTRON systems use a "planetary reactor" process whereby gaseous semiconductor substances are deposited on revolving wafers,[9] while others utilise a close coupled "shower head" method of deposition.
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- ^ "AIXTRON acquires Thomas Swan's Scientific Equipment Division" (Press release). Aixtron. September 1999. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^ "AIXTRON acquires a 70% interest in Swedish CVD equipment manufacturer EPIGRESS" (Press release). Aixtron. October 1999. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^ Brandt, Nadja (31 March 2005). "Aixtron Says Business Climate to Remain Difficult in 2005". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^ "Aixtron acquires UK co Nanoinstruments for undisclosed amount". AFX News (Forbes). 8 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
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Former Estes Park resident Wally Betts, died at the Bettendorf Health Care Center in Bettendorf, lA Monday morning March 31, 2014. He was 85 years old.
Walter Leroy Betts, Jr. was born March 9, 1929 in Moline, lL. His parents were Walter Leroy Betts, Sr. and Kathryn Hynes Betts. At age 19 he served his country in the National Guard. In December 1949 he married Sylvia {Sally} Colegrove in East Moline, IL. He served a tour in Korea during the country's conflict. On July 3, 197O he married Elizabeth Lindholm in Moline, lL. Wally was an active athlete, Golf, bowling; cross country skiing and track were some of the sports he competed in- He was proud to have pitched softball for over 6O years and had participated in many Senior Olympic Games, winning numerous medals. After retirement in 1986 from the Rock lsland Arsenal, the couple moved to Estes Park, CO. He also retired as a major from the Army. Liz died in 2004 and Wally eventually moved to Bettendorf, lA. to be near his family. Wally is survived 2 sisters-in law, Ruth Ann Fullner, Priscilla Alberg, and brother-in-law Charles Lindholm, a son Steven Betts of Sterling, lL a daughter, Nanry Leppert of Bettendorf, lA, 5 grandkids, 13 great- grandchildren, two great-great- grandkids, and 12 nieces and nephews, 14 great- nieces and nephews, 12 great-great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, half brother James Pierce, Liz, and Sally.
A memorial service will be held to celebrate Wally's life at Shepherd Of The Mountains Lutheran Church in Estes Park on Sunday May 11th at 3:00 pm followed by a military burial at Estes Valley Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the family in care of Allnutt Funeral Service 1302 Graves Avenue Estes Park, co 80517. See www. allnutt to send a message to Wally's family.


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John Edwards's Commitment Problems
June 17, 2009
The Washington Post's Alec MacGillis gets on the phone with John Edwards, who says: "The two things I'm on the planet for now are to take care of the people I love and to take care of people who cannot take care of themselves." I'm in no position to assess how he's doing on the first score, but he's failing on the second--at least judging from the rest of MacGillis's article: One week before confirming the affair, he pulled the plug on College for Everyone, a program he started in 2005 at Greene Central High School in Snow Hill, N.C., which paid the first-year college tuition of any graduate
John Edwards's Tangled Web
May 04, 2009
How miserable is it to be John Edwards right now? Elizabeth's new book containing details of her reaction to his affair--she threw up--is about to come out and now federal investigators are combing through his campaign finances to figure out if he used any of that money to pay off his mistress in order to keep her quiet.
The Return Of The Edwards Scandal
February 03, 2009
Just when you thought you'd never have to hear about John Edwards and Rielle Hunter again, word comes that Elizabeth Edwards is publishing another book--this one called Resilience. It will come out in May and will, according to Elizabeth's publicist, address her husband's "affair and how she experienced it." On the one hand, I can see why Edwards would want to tell her side of this story. On the other hand, I'm not sure how her desire to do that--in book-form no less--squares with her impassioned plea for privacy. --Jason Zengerle
John, You're Too Hard On Obama's Speech
January 20, 2009
I want to dissent a bit from John's intelligent critique of Barack Obama's first inaugural. John, you write: Is Obama facing partisan warfare? Is Washington deeply divided? It may become so, but the evidence of the last month does not suggest that this is a critical problem. Huh? The evidence of the last couple of years have suggested this is a terrible problem. I got at this in a recent piece on the House conservatives; they are predisposed to view Obama and Democrats in general -- even the Blue Dogs -- with deep suspicion and animosity. And the feeling goes both ways.
The Imperial Vice Presidency
November 19, 2008
Angler: The Cheney Vice PresidencyBy Barton Gellman (Penguin Press, 384 pp., $27.95) As Americans prepare to choose a new president, it may seem a curious exercise to rehearse the manifest failures of the current one. But either Barack Obama or John McCain is going to be stuck with the burdensome legacy of the Bush years, and the rest of us will be too--possibly for a long time. The war in Iraq is still with us. So are Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan. The Wall Street cataclysm will ramify, locally and globally, for many months, perhaps years.
The Return Of John Edwards
November 12, 2008
In case you missed it, John Edwards crawled out of his hole last night. The Democrat's speech covered politics, poverty and his hopes for America and the world and he later discussed President-elect Obama and other topics from the audience. But the question-and-answer period featured only written queries that had been submitted before his speech. The affair he acknowledged with filmmaker Rielle Hunter wasn't mentioned. After his public statements in August, Edwards said he did not plan to speak about the affair again...
Open Tab
September 10, 2008
On the morning of February 21, David Perel, the editor-in-chief of the National Enquirer, was sitting in his Boca Raton office when he pulled up The New York Times website.
So Where Are Those Enquirer Photos, Anyway?
August 22, 2008
One of the unanswered questions of the National Enquirer-John Edwards sex scandal is that the tabloid never published photos of the now infamous encounter at the Beverly Hilton in the early morning hours of July 22, when a pair of Enquirer reporters and a photographer busted Edwards attempting to sneak out of the hotel. The tabloid ran with the story and on August 6, published a blurry photo of a guy who looks like Edwards holding what the Enquirer alleges is his love child (Edwards denies this).
Obama And Attack Politics
August 20, 2008
As people plead for Obama to "wake up" and hit McCain harder, here's something to keep in mind: After his period of semi-dormancy in the summer and fall of 2007 he never did lay into Hillary all that dramatically in the fall and early winter. He certainly did get tougher on her--in particular by hammering her vote for the Kyl-Lieberman Iran amendment. But as I remember it, it was actually John Edwards who played a crucial role in bringing down Hillary. Edwards was the one who truly started drilling into Clinton's ethics and honesty, and her connection to corrupt Washington-insider politics.
Rush Limbaugh: Relationship Counselor
August 13, 2008
Media Matters notes that, in his August 12 broadcast, Limbaugh floated the notion that maybe John Edwards got jiggy with Rielle because: We know -- we've been told that Elizabeth Edwards is smarter than John Edwards. That's part of the puff pieces on them that we've seen. Ergo, if Elizabeth Edwards is smarter than John Edwards, is it likely that she thinks she knows better than he does what his speeches ought to contain and what kind of things he ought to be doing strategy-wise in the campaign? If she is smarter than he is, could it have been her decision to keep going with the campaign?


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Turkey offers reforms for Kurdish minority
(Read article summary)Long-simmering tensions with Kurdish militant separatists led to a week-long incursion into northern Iraq in February to target bases.
The Turkish government has announced a significant aid package for the country's Kurdish population just weeks after it ended a military incursion into northern Iraq. That fight had been aimed at rooting out militants fighting for an independent Kurdish state.
The government appears to be appealing for greater support among Turkey's Kurdish population and preventing a domestic backlash over the recent attack. Turkey has long struggled to accept its Kurdish minority seeing them as a separatist threat. Approximately 12 million Kurds live in Turkey, equaling about a fifth of its population.
Since the US invasion of Iraq, Turkey's political and military establishments have grown more wary of Kurdish separatism following the establishment of a strong Kurdish entity in northern Iraq. From there, Turkish officials claimed the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has launched military raids on Turkey. The PKK is outlawed in Turkey and has been labeled a terrorist group by the United States and the European Union.
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Beautiful cards, Betsy! As always. :) Hope your week is starting off great.
Great cards, and a great idea for dealing with scraps. Now to find the time to cut them up!
Gorgoeus cards as ever - I love that stamp ;)
Beautiful cards, as usual.
I liked the way you used to list your supplies better then what you're doing now.
Just my 2 cents worth. Thanks.
Oh my Betsy...these are so lovely. I might have to buy the Hero arts set!!!
Your cards are always amazing. And I would also love to see your style of scrapbook too. It will be great if you can share it with us. Thanks.
I am so glad this internet thing works and your article really helped me. Might take you up on that home advice you
these are gorgeous! I'm with you on not cutting all my 12x12 up- but would love to see what you did with your scraps!
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Hello, SEDS-ers! Our first meeting of the new semester will be next Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 5:00PM in Kuiper 312. Join us to find out about all the events and activities planned for this semester! If you can't make it to our meetings, no worries! Keep an eye out for our emails, or check back here to see meeting recaps! See you all next week!
11/26/2013 General Meeting
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR GUEST SPEAKER, Patricio Becerra, FOR MAKING IT OUT TO OUR MEETING, AND TALKING TO US ABOUT his Mars research at at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory here at the University of Arizona!
Below you will find the full meeting minutes as well as the power point presentation!
You will find the power point presentation here: UASEDS 11/26 Meeting Presentation
10/01/13 General Meeting
Below you will find the full meeting minutes as well as the power point presentation!
22 Members Present
Space News
- Curiosity Found Molecules on Mars
- Water vapor released by minerals
- Cygnus docks with the ISS
- Falcon 9 version 1.1 demo launched Sept. 29
- Canadian satellite CASSIOPE
- Link to video:
- NASA Shutdown
- Government shutdown 10/1/13
- 97% of it's employees are off the job
- NASA.gov doesn't exist
- NASA TV is offline
- Social media inactive
- All public events are canceled
- ISS Astronauts are safe
- NASA's 55th Birthday
- October 1st 1958
- LPL Evening Lecture Series
- Kepler's Multiple Planet Systems
- Dr. Jack Lissauer
- 10/22/13 3:45-4:45 in Kuiper 312
- Flandrau Science Center Humanities Week
- 10/1/13 4:00-7:00
- SpaceVision 2013
- Networking
- Speakers
- Hackathon
- Volunteering
- Newspace Business Plan Competition
- Email Bobby if interested by TONIGHT
- Membership
- Pay DUES
- $15/semester, $25/year
- Talk to any officer to pay dues
- Office Hours
- Snack store
- Study space
- Check hours at seds.org/uaseds
- World Space Week
- Exploring Mars, Discovering Earth
- October 4th-10th
- Launch of first human-made satellite
- Signing of Outer Space Treaty
- Goal is to educate people about the benefits they receive from space
- Outreach Event
- Biosphere 2
- Saturday, October 5th
- Experience B2 at night
- 4-4:30pm on Saturday
- Signup sheet at meeting
- Social Event: Gravity
- Friday, October 4th
- Century 20 El Con Theatre
- 8:00pm Showtime
- $8.50 for student ticket
- Trailer link:
- Carmen's Weekly Video
- Square Kilometer Array
- New radio telescope being built in Australia and South Africa
- Video link:
Carmen's NASA Social Presentation
- NASA Socials take place at various facilities
- NASA randomly selects a certain amount of people to participate
- Astronaut Health, Fitness, and Rehabilitation
- Given a badge
- @NASASocial
- Nasa.gov/connect/social
- Nasatweet.com
- Visited Building Nine (mockups for the ISS)
- Mark Bowman, "The Soyuz Guy"
- Astronaut Doug Wheelock (@Astro_Wheels)
- NASA is building social media into astronaut's schedules
- Gave astronaut food to NASA Social attendees
- (it was gross)
- Got to see press conference with three astronauts that just arrived at the ISS
- Got to see exercise equipment that is used on the ISS
- NASA Social attendees got to stack dominos using gloves to simulate pain of astronaut gloves
- #NASA55 – use this hashtag to celebrate NASA's birthday – because they can't
9/24/13 General Meeting
We would like to thank our surprise guest speaker, Arturo Urquiza, for making it out to our meeting, and talking to us about Intel, and sharing interviewing tips!
Below you will find the full meeting minutes as well as the power point presentation!
- Orbital Sciences is delaying Cygnus docking to the ISS
- Due to Soyuz capsule arrival on 9/25
- Karen Nyberg
- Social media from the ISS
- http://pinterest.com/kynyberg
- Reminder to pay dues
- $15/semester, $25 year
- Office Reminder
- Office hours listed at http://chapters.seds.org/uaseds/calendar/
- Office hours listed at http://chapters.seds.org/uaseds/calendar/
- SpaceVision
- November 7-10
- $65 registration
- Volunteer opportunities
- Carmen's NASA Video
- Watch here
- Rocket Project
- Open to anyone and everyone
- This year's plan
- End of October – Get connected with SARA
- End of Dec – High-powered rocket build
- End of Dec – Get one or more certified to Level 1
- Fundraising!
- Next meeting next Tuesday, October 1
- Intro to Engineering at Intel
- Arturo Urquiza
- Mechanical Engineering
- UA Alumni
- Engineering for 20 years
- Intel
- $40B in annual revenues
- Biggest semiconductor manufacturer in the world
- 90,000 employees
- 41,000 technical degrees
- 12,000 Masters
- 4,000 PhDs
- 8,000-10,000 in Chandler, AZ
- What does Intel make?
- CPUs
- Silicon wafer
- CPU Package
- Servers all the way to tablets
- Trying to get into smartphones
- Currently consume too much power
- System-on-chip, integrating everything
- Intel Product Cycle
- Product Design and Manufacturing
- Fabrication and Assembly & Test Technology Development
- Development done in US, but manufacturing done offshore
- School you attend matters in salary at Intel
- But not a huge difference
- $106,000 for MIT
- $102,000 for UA
- But not a huge difference
- Intel Job Search Tips
- How to stand out from crowd
- What Employers Look For
- Relevant Education/skills
- Critical-thinking
- Initiative
- Flexibility/Adaptability
- Resourcefulness
- Team Player
- Results/Customer-Oriented
- Helps to know what you are looking for
- Character/personality is important
- GPA matters (3.0 or higher)
- Mental note: "That person can work in my organization"
- Most-Successful Employees
- Sense of humor
- Technically brilliant but first to ask "dumb" questions
- Ability to communicate well – especially in writing
- Thrive on group work for results
- Creative
- Not self-promoting
- Don't go with a know-it-all attitude
- But do this on a resume
- Willing to call BS/challenge the status quo
- Willing to work hard
- Not hung up on fancy offices/titles/appearances
- Don't stop learning, aware of shelf life of knowledge
- See peers as friends, know background and families
- Trustworthy – have their own honor code and it shows
- Passion for a greater good and the impact on peoples' lives
- What Employers Look For
- How to stand out from crowd
- Resume
- Have a targeted objective
- But don't be too specific
- How you want to experience this new job
- How the company will benefit from YOU
- Include functional keywords
- Sales
- Marketing
- Leads
- Technical terms on your degree, etc
- List accomplishments
- Boast about yourself
- Toot your own horn
- Include projects and work experience
- Highlight awards and relevant coursework
- Have to find ways to explain your skills, even without an internship
- Resume workshops
- Career center
- Network with past graduates
- Highlight what you're proud of
- Interview overview
- Bring at least 3 resumes
- List of professional references
- Work samples
- Recommendation Letters
- Certificates/Awards (eh)
- List of written questions
- Seems pretty important
- Job history details (for application)
- Telephone Interview
- Be ready for the call
- Speak loudly and slowly
- Stand up
- Enthusiasm
- Clarify for understanding
- Contact information
- Alright to bring notes – especially questions
- Communicate your agenda
- Memorize "Success Stories"
- Apply to behavior-based questions
- Situation
- Action
- Result
- Apply to behavior-based questions
You will find the power point presentation here: UASEDS 9/24 Meeting Presentation
9/17/13 General Meeting
We had a great time hearing from our guest speakers and fellow SEDS members, Andrew, Eric, and Joel! We hope to see you at our next meeting on 9/24.
Below you will find the full meeting minutes as well as the power point presentation!
Space in the Media
- Dancing with the Stars w/ Bill Nye
- Promoting space exploration through wide media
Voyager Goes Interstellar
- Furthest Man-Made Anything
Antares/Cygnus Launch
- Orbital Sciences Launch to ISS
- Wallops Flight Facility
LPL Evening Lecture
- Ed Beshore
- Deputy-PI ORex
- What's up with all the talk about Asteroids?
- 9/17 at 7pm
- Kuiper 308
Radio Club
- 9/18 6pm Old Engineering 303
- Get students to learn amateur radio
- http://k7uaz.com
- $15 dues per semester/ $25 per year
Office Hours
- MW 10-11 Eric
- TR 9:30-10:30 Bobby
- WF 2-3 Andrew
T-Shirt Design Contest
- Contest Ends Tuesday, October 1
- Design wins – get free shirt
Gravity Movie
- Social Event
- Oct. 4th
- $65 Registration
- Lower price for members
- Volunteers get free registration
- Abstracts due 9/20
- spacevision.seds.org
NewSpace Business Plan Competition
- Proposal for space industry businesses
- Contact Bobby for more information and to form a team
- spacevision.seds.org/Business_Plan_Competition
Weekly Video
- Unlock the Gravitational Universe
- Watch here
Next Meeting: 9/24 @ 6pm
Andrew's Summer with Boeing
- Worked for Boeing up in Seattle
- What is Boeing
- Seattle, WA
- Founded 1916
- One of the largest aerospace manufacturers
- Commercial airliners and defense contracting
- Worked in Engineering Operations & Technology
- Flight Test Safety
- Material flammability Tests
- Safety Risk from late test plan changes
- Plus meetings, tours, flight simulators, and more
- Email questions to email@example.com
- Application form sent to listserv
- Application due Friday, September 27th at 11:59pm
- Email applications or questions to email@example.com
- Video of last year's flight on Facebook page here
You will find the presentation here: UASEDS 9/17 Meeting Presentation
09/03/13 General Meeting (First Meeting of Fall 2013 Semester)
Our first meeting of the semester was a success. Thanks to all who joined us, and we hope to see you at our next meeting!
Below you will find the full meeting minutes as well as the power point presentation. Please let us know if you have any questions!
- What is SEDS?
- Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
- Mission Statement (available at http://seds.org)
- Just one chapter in a larger international organization
- Officers
- President – Amanda Urquiza
- Treasurer – Bobby Shely
- Trip Coordinator – Joel Mueting
- Communications – Eric Sahr
- Outreach – Carmen Austin
- Technology – Andrew McGuckin
- Activities of Past Year
- Microgravity
- Flew in Houston, TX in June 2013
- SpaceVision 2012 (in Buffalo, NY)
- Weather Balloon payload project
- 2 flights, November 2012 and March 2013
- Spring Break Trip
- Visited space facilities in Texas and New Mexico
- Spring Fling
- Big fundraising event for SEDS
- Microgravity
- Plans for This Year
- Flagstaff Trip
- Lowell Observatory
- Meteor Crater
- Kartchner Caverns
- SEDS-ASU Visit
- Projects
- Microgravity
- Flagstaff Trip
- SpaceVision 2013
- Co-hosted by UASEDS and SEDS-ASU at ASU Campus in Tempe, AZ
- November 7-10, 2013
- Registration is $65
- Speakers include Bill Nye, Phil Plait, and Dante Lauretta (among many others)
- http://spacevision.seds.org
- Raytheon Guest Speaker Jeff Scogin
- 3 Raytheon employees targeting engineering clubs to recruit future employees
- Resume workshop prior to Employment Fair
- Goal is to help people get hired
- Opportunities for SEDS Members
- Leadership
- Projects
- Research
- SpaceVision Poster Session (abstracts due 9/20)
- Travel
- Connecting with industry
- Build your resume
- Leadership
- Membership
- Basic
- Requires good academic standing
- Attend any one event
- Full
- Pay dues
- $15/semester
- $25/year
- Participate in officer elections
- Discounts on SEDS Items
- Discounts on trips
- Store items in the SEDS Office
- Be involved with projects
- Become a telescope operator
- Pay dues
- Basic
- Office Hours
- Eric MW 10-11am
- Bobby TR 9:30-10:30am
- Andrew WF 2-3pm
- Office located in Sonett Space Sciences, Room 21
- T-Shirt Design Contest
- Designs must be submitted by 9/15
- Winner gets a free shirt
- LADEE/Ice Cream Social
- 9/6 at 8pm
- Location TBD
- LADEE Mission Overview video
- UA Science Cinema Movie Night
- 9/7 6-10pm
- Armageddon
- Special Speaker: OSIRIS-REx Principal Investigator Dante Lauretta
- Free parking
- Located at Highland Commons
You will find the power point presentation here: UASEDS First Meeting Presentation
First Meeting 9.3.2013
Hey everyone, come out to the first UASEDS meeting of the new year this Tuesday, September 3rd at 6:00 PM in Kuiper Space Sciences Room 312! There will be free food served at the meeting and we'll be talking about plans for the new semester, including trips, projects, and outreach. We hope to see you there!
General Meeting 2.16.2012
SEDS General Meeting 2.16.2012
Space News
-Space X will become a publicly traded company in 2013
-Could be valued in the billions of dollars
NASA Budget
-NASA wants to build a manned space station in orbit on the far side of the moon. Lagrangian point EML-2
-Currently no funding or timeline
-President's preliminary budget has been passed, though party opposition will probably override almost all changes.
-New Funding for new missions, Uranus, Enceladus
LRO Image
-LRO imaged of a boulder goes HERE
Soviet Propaganda Poster
-Images go here
Upcoming Events
Game Night
-Friday 2.24.2012
-SEDS Office
-Bring food!
Job Opportunity at NOAO
-Special Projects assistant
-10 Hours per week or more
-Need to be able to work weekends
-Outreach type science events
-If you're still interested, the sign up sheet is on the clipboard in the office
– Opening ceremonies are Friday, 2.17.2012 at 4PM
– Free food!
-Prizes, yay!
Spring Break Trip
– Still one spot available
– 16 Total attendees
– Please pay dues today or ASAP
– $40 for Ellen our treasurer
General Meeting 10.29.2012
UASEDS Meeting 10.29.2012
Space News
SpaceX CRS X-1 splashed down yesterday
Eric has a link to some amateur video
Launch Video for Russian Soyuz
Mt. Lemmon with ASUSEDS
– Interested in visiting Mt. Lemmon
– Mid/early December
– Chapter collaboration encouraged with USA-SEDS
Outreach Event at Amphi High
-6th, 7th and 8th Graders
-Late November, early December
-Signup sheet passed around
Carmen's Goldstone Presentation
General Meeting 10.22.2012
SEDS General Meeting 10.22.2012
Canadian Space Agency Rovers
– Developing a fleet of next generation rovers
– For the Moon and Mars
– Some can be used as companion robots for astronauts
– Expect to be used by 2020
Exoplanet around Alpha Centauri B
– 13% larger then Earth's mass
– 4.3 Light years away
– Closest star to earth
– Orbits every 3.2 days at a distance of 3 million miles
Dyson Sphere Hunt
– $200,000 grant to use Kepler Data to search for Dyson spheres
– Will also search for lasers being used for communication
– Enclosed stars still radiate energy but in a different wavelength
Club Events Upcoming
– Astronomy Club Pumpkin Carving
– Friday 10.26th
– 5 or 6 PM
– Steward observatory courtyard
– Confirmed details will be sent via listserv
Biosphere 2
– Saturday October 27th
– Depart from SEDS Office at 10:00AM
– Cost is $10 for Dues paying members
– Need Drivers! SEDS will pay for gas.
– Contact Eric tonight (10.22.2012) if you still want to go
Titan Missile Museum/Pima Air and Space
– Saturday February 16th
– Depart Sonett at 8:30am
– Special extended tour
– Cost will be $15-$20 for dues paying members
– Need Drivers! SEDS pays for gas
– Need firm confirmation October 29th
Steward Observatory Public Evening Lecture
– 1999 RQ36 and OSIRIS-Rex
– Dr. Carl Hergenrother
– UA's Department of Planetary Science
Space News!
Soyuz TMA-06M
-Launching October 23rd, 2012
– Will launch members of ISS Expedtion 33
– Launches at 3:51AM Arizona Time
– Spaceflightnow.com or spacevidcast
– Potentially also on NASA TV


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Groups push for better access to Chesapeake Bay
Posted onEfforts to increase access to Chesapeake Bay's 11,684-mile shoreline are an ongoing and slow-moving process.
Only 2 percent of the bay offers public access points for kayaks, canoes, fishing, swimming and other activities, the Washington Post reported, and some of those places are so packed on sunny summer weekends that access is iffy.
"I call it the world's biggest gated community, the Chesapeake Bay. There are probably 100 beaches in Anne Arundel County, but they are private beaches," said Mike Lofton, a retired economic development executive and activist for bay access whose efforts helped open a public beach at Jack Creek Park, south of Annapolis, last week.
President Obama issued an executive order three years ago to build 300 access points by 2025 — to complement slightly more than a thousand that exist in the bay watershed — but progress is slow, the Post reported.
The National Park Service teamed with governments in the Chesapeake Bay region, including Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, to fund and construct about 30 water-access points, John Davy, outdoor recreation resource planner for the Park Service, told the Post.
Non-profit groups such as the National Parks Conservation Association, Potomac Riverkeeper and West-Rhode Riverkeeper also are pushing for ways to get people to the water.
"We've been saving the bay from pollution for years, and it's hard to get people invested in saving the rivers if they can't get to them," said Ed Stierli, the association's landscape conservation fellow for national parks in the Chesapeake. "The Park Service has been moving along, but a lot of it comes down to funding … and the Park Service is underfunded and have limited funds for a lot of these access sites."
Access to the bay and its tributaries is a larger issue than people just wanting to get their feet wet. A National Fish and Wildlife Foundation study two years ago found that recreational powerboating generated nearly $33 billion in revenue nationwide and $5 billion for the Chesapeake Bay region's economy.
On a more basic level, impoverished anglers across six states rely on the fish they catch to feed their families, said Pam Goddard, Chesapeake and Virginia program manager for the association.
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What is a good pressure cooker to purchase? Not the old type w/jiggle thing on top! Thank You so much, razenette |
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We have two Kuhn Rikon pressure cookers and love them. They are extremely well-made, like good cookware. We have the large Dutch oven type and the 5 quart "braiser" style. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Kuhn Rikon
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I wound up purchasing the "Fagor" ON SALE from HSN today.I got the 6qt.one you just put on the stove. No fancy things. Years ago I used this type & never had a problem. I'm excited to recieve it & try out. I think it comes w/Recipes too. It did have a 5-STAR rating. razenette |
I have a Kuhn Rikon 6 qt stockpot-style PC, and also a Fagor Multi set which consists of an 8 qt stockpot and a 4 qt saute-pan shaped fry pan with a pressure lid that fits both the stockpot and the fry pan. Both perform very well. The KR is a little slicker on 'fit & finish', but I can't tell much difference in the performance between the KR and the Fagor units. I am surprised as to how much I have used the fry pan, though. I often take some cheap cuts of beef, brown them, add a little liquid and pressure cook the heck out of them and I get fork-tender flavorful meat from a cheap cut. While the Kuhn Rikon is absolutely top-of-the-line, the Fagor certainly seems to be the best value for the dollar. The link is to that multi set I described; I got it at a local department store for around $100. The KR is more expensive. Two more observations: some PC's tout having a low pressure and a high pressure level. I've never used a low pressure setting and don't see much use for one; IMHO I don't see much point in it. Don't necessarily avoid one with two settings (the KR has two settings) but I wouldn't put too much stock in that as a selling point. The Fagor Multi has just one (high) setting and it works just fine. Finally, whichever one you get, you might want to get a copy of a Lorna Sass cookbook or two. She is the head honcho (honchess? Honcha?) of PC cooking. Her latest book, Pressure Perfect, is very complete. I have it, along with The Pressured Cook and Cooking Under Pressure and her Vegetarian PC book. All are excellent. Another good resource is missvickie.com. I didn't get my first PC until I was in my fifties; wish I had gotten one a lot sooner. I couldn't see having a kitchen without one. Finally, FWIW: on one of those Iron Chef shows I saw Mario Batalli use a Kuhn Rikon cooker. On an episode of Good Eats I saw Alton Brown use what looked like a Fagor cooker. |
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San people 'key to conserving land'
Comment on this storyCape Town - New research shows that the Khomani San will be instrumental to the success of conservation efforts on land around the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
In a thesis on the subject, UCT researcher Johane Dikgang looked at poverty and land restitution as well as conservation and commercial opportunities for the Kgalagadi land.
He looked at factors including household income, housing services, farming activities, and migration patterns.
"The research project's findings… may provide useful, policy-relevant information," Dikgang said. The information could help decisions on "sustainable resource use, equity and poverty alleviation".
The key finding is that the Khomani San will not impede conservation in the park. In fact, they must be involved for conservation to be successful.
The study found that 92 percent of respondents supported conservation on communal land. Dikgang also found that "there is scope to generate revenue that (the communities) could share (with) South Africa's national parks". - Cape Times
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GALLERY AROUND THE CORNER: Parkland Art Gallery
Date: July 14, 2010
by: Stephanie Hannum | Black Tie Editor
Local artists represented: Currently the gallery represents about 35 artists. About 20 of those artists are local. "Certainly our most colorful artist sculptor is David 'Scarbie' Mitchell," said gallery owner Kevin Hunter Greeland. "Many may recognize the work of painters Brian Miller, Elaine Charney and Jill Krasner, as well as ceramic artists David Heustess and Carla O'Brien, of Carla's Clay, to name a few."
The gallery's hottest new artists: Claudia Quintero, from Texas, and local artist Sandra Frick. "Claudia creates brilliantly delicious surreal oil paintings on antique plates," said Greeland. "Sandra is new to my gallery but not the art world — she constructs the most extraordinary structures/dwellings out of clay and other natural materials."
The gallery's most established artist: Brian Miller, of Duet Art Studios, in Sarasota. "He is wildly collected and works in a number of different genres," said Greeland. "Brian, along with (his) artistic partner Ed Pasternak, created the imaginative Clothesline series, which is very popular."
What the gallery looks for in an artist: "I look for an artist who has a little edge about them," said Greeland. "I would also say an artist whose work has an authentic voice and the work has a sense of 'craft' to it. I like an artist who pays attention to detail and has strong craftsmanship, plus a sense of humor goes a long way as well."
Modern misconceptions: "Well, I think it's one that's actually age-old — the perceived rift between what constitutes fine art versus craft, and can they be the same thing," said Greeland. "I say, 'Come in and see for yourself.' Certainly the artists/artisans have the same passion for their work. Regardless, collectors know what they like and they still collect, and that's what's important."
The kind of art found in his home: "The artwork in my home needs to have a little edge to it, and when the work displays good craftsmanship it's what makes that artwork seem sexy; that delicate balance between edginess and attention to detail is what gives contemporary craft its sex appeal," said Greeland.
What makes the job fulfilling? "Art collectors can be masters of their own domain — collectors are the emperors of the ephemera, barons of the beautiful, monarchs of the memorable, assembling deeply personal anthologies through objects," said Greeland. "I get to be part of that."
Current show: The gallery will showcase its summer collections of acrylic paintings by Miller, watercolors by Charney, mixed-media by Krasner and both acrylics and oils by Pamela Ross. Featured sculptors include Mitchell and Frick and glass creations by Josh Ryun. Jewelry by artists Doris Linton and Ruth Mazin are also being showcased, as well as the work of ceramic artists O'Brien, Heustess, Lynnie Siegal and Christine Stein.
Owner: Kevin Hunter Greeland
Location: 506 S. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota
Year established: 2008
Phone: 366-1649
Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. There are events from 6 to 9 p.m. the first Friday of every month.
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