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MOJATUBA: Tuba and Dance Fusion Performance - Velvet brown,leading female solo tubist in the world, to give recital at IC
The project MOJATUBA: TUBA AND DANCE FUSION wants to showcase a unique ensemble, which features on the performance stage the artistic collaboration between solo tuba and dancers. The term MOJATUBA, a mixture between the acronym MOJA—which stands for Modern Dance, Original Works, Jazz Styles, and African Influence—and its distinctive association with the tuba, represents a sample of the stylistic creativity that this ensemble can execute. The diverse ethnic theme of the program, especially its African influenced music and dance, contributes to the creation of a soulful energy that connects performers and audience, rendering each performance a profound spiritual experience.
On Tuesday September 11, 2012 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm in Textor 102, the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance and the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute will co-present a live music performance and 'Stroke of Genius' film documentary.
The Friends of Ithaca College cordially invite you to the 21st annual Founder's Day Concert in the Park!
Director of Ithaca College Orchestras, Jeffery Meyer, conducted the Thailand International Composition Festival closing concert on July 14, 2012 in Thailand. This is his third international performance this summer, previously conducting in Russia and China.
Jazz Studies director Mike Titlebaum recently completed the recording of eight of his arrangements and original compositions for large jazz ensemble.
Part of the goal of the project was to collaborate between Ithaca College and the Eastman School of Music. To that end, the group was comprised of a combination of faculty, students and alumni of Ithaca and Eastman. Ithaca faculty included Titlebaum on saxophone, bass professor Nicholas Walker, and drum set instructor Greg Evans. Ithaca alumni included clarinetist Emily Pecoraro (B. MUED '12) and saxophonist Jason Juliano (B. MUED '12). Several Eastman faculty members, students and alumni were also in the ensemble.


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To the north an eerie, sulfurous-green sheen begins to ripple into the night sky. It arcs itself into an ebb and flow, slowly growing, then suddenly bursts across the full expanse of the night sky...
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Day Trips
You can fit a lot into a Yukon day. Or maybe it's all the things you aren't doing that make a Yukon experience so memorable. The natural highs of a Yukon adventure aren't limited to those with time for a longer vacation. Depending on how long you're staying, choose an exhilarating Yukon day trip to round out your itinerary.
Perhaps you're here on business or attending a conference, or maybe you're just passing through. Our Yukon operators offer a year-round smorgasbord of day trips, from action-packed adventure outings to cultural experiences to a relaxing tour of local attractions. Many offer custom tours and half-day options.
Summer Sights
From a flightseeing tour at dawn to an evening round of golf under the midnight sun, our long summer days squeeze in more than you can imagine. In a day you can raft the Tatshenshini River or paddle the Yukon River. Tour the Klondike gold fields and take in a music festival. Spend a day being guided through art galleries and historic attractions before dining on flavourful northern dishes.
Winter Wonders
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WASHINGTON — First Integrity Bank, N.A., Staples, Minnesota, was closed today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was appointed receiver. First Integrity Bank's primary markets were Staples and Motley, Minnesota. The bank, with approximately $53 million in assets, was established in 1919 and was chartered as a national bank in 1998.
The OCC acted after finding that the bank had experienced substantial dissipation of assets and earnings due to unsafe and unsound practices. The OCC also found that the bank had incurred losses that have depleted all or substantially all of its capital, and there is no reasonable prospect that the bank will become adequately capitalized without Federal assistance. The bank's unsafe and unsound practices also weakened the bank's condition and seriously prejudiced the interests of the bank's depositors and the deposit insurance fund.
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Man Booker Prize 'to admit US authors'
The Man Booker Prize risks "losing its distinctiveness" if it opens up to American authors, some British writers have suggested.
The Sunday Times reported American writers will be eligible to enter for the first time from 2014.
At present the literary prize only considers works by writers from the Commonwealth, Ireland or Zimbabwe.
Booker organisers said "some changes to the rules" would be announced on Wednesday.
"The information which is currently in circulation is incomplete," said a spokesperson on Monday.
I suspect the idea to make American novelists published in the UK eligible for the Man Booker Prize stems from changes in the publishing and literary prize landscape. The industry is consolidating; authors are increasingly peripatetic; American and UK publishing lists are converging; and digital downloads don't respect borders.
The chairman of this year's prize highlighted this cultural shift by describing the shortlist as striking for its "global range". Edges have become blurred regarding an author's nationality. Widening eligibility would help iron out some of these awkward anomalies.
It would also help in defending the Booker from the potential threat posed by the recently announced Folio Prize: a new £40,000 annual award for literary fiction for which any novel written in English and published in the UK is eligible.
According to The Sunday Times report, "the organisers increasingly believe that excluding writers from America is anachronistic. The Booker committee believes US writers must be allowed to compete to ensure the award's global reputation".
The writer and broadcaster Lord Bragg was quoted as saying he was "disappointed... though not that surprised. The Booker will now lose its distinctiveness. It's rather like a British company being taken over by some worldwide conglomerate".
Howard Jacobson, who won the prize with The Finkler Question in 2010 told The Telegraph it was the "wrong decision" but declined to expand on his comments.
Of the six authors announced last week on this year's Man Booker shortlist, four live and work in the United States.
Jim Crace, nominated this year for Harvest, told The Independent: "If you open the Booker prize to all people writing in the English language it would be a fantastic overview of English language literature but it would lose a focus.
"I'm very fond of the sense of the Commonwealth. There's something in there that you would lose if you open it up to American authors."
But Kazuo Ishiguro, who won the Booker in 1989 for Remains of the Day, told The Independent he was in favour of the move. "It's sad in a way because of the traditions of the Booker, and I can understand some people feeling a bit miffed, but the world has changed and it no longer makes sense to split up the writing world in this way."
Next March the newly-created Folio Prize will hand out its first accolade. The £40,000 prize will be awarded to a work of fiction written in the English language published in the UK - including American authors.
The Folio Prize was first announced in 2011 amidst a row in literary circles about the decision by Booker judges that year to focus on "readability", but organisers have denied it is a rival to the Booker.
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- Eleanor Catton - The Luminaries (Granta)
- Jim Crace - Harvest (Picador)
- Jhumpa Lahiri - The Lowland (Bloomsbury)
- Ruth Ozeki - A Tale for the Time Being (Canongate)
- Colm Toibin - The Testament of Mary (Viking)
It is backed by a 100-strong academy of authors and critics which includes Margaret Atwood and Philip Pullman.
Speaking to The Bookseller last week, Booker Prize director Ion Trewin said the organisers had discussed changing its entry requirements in the past year, but would stick with the existing rules "for the moment".
He said: "The problem of non-simultaneous publication between the UK and US is one of the reasons why [we limit geographic submissions], because we are a contemporary prize making the award in the year the books are published. Admitting any writer who writes in English isn't easy while - even with e-books - still there is often a gap between the US and UK. It's the reason we haven't taken that step."
The winner of the 2013 Booker Prize for Fiction will be announced on 15 October at an awards ceremony at London's Guildhall.


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Pack Gone Missing Migos & Rich The Kid Feat. Wiz Khalifa & Chevy Woods Produced by Zaytoven From Streets On Lock 3
Listen to Wiz Khalifa and Taylor Gang homie Chevy Woods team up with Migos & Rich The Kids for "Pack Gone Missing."
Migos and Rich The Kid just dropped the wildly enjoyable third release in the Streets On Lock series, and this time around, the tape had tons of hot features. One of the best comes from Taylor Gang's Wiz Khalifa and Chevy Woods on the Zaytoven-produced track "Pack Gone Missing."
On the track, Migos compare themselves to Houdini, using their fast-disappearing packs of drugs as evidence of their magical trap skills. Woods joins the club in mimicking the ATL trio's highly addictive signature flow, consisting of triplets rapped in four bar spurts.
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Natural Beauty Recipe: Green Clay Purifying Face Masque for Softer, Younger-Looking Skin
Natural Beauty Recipe: Green Clay Purifying Face Masque for Softer, Younger-Looking Skin
by Tracy Neely
French green clay, known as illite, is a 100% natural bio-organic material. Over thousands of years in the earth it absorbs a wealth of essential healing minerals from the plant kingdom including Silica, Magnesium, Calcium, Iron, Potassium, Cobalt, Manganese, Zinc, Selenium, Copper, Aluminium, Phosphorous, & Sodium. After removal from the ground the illite is naturally sun-dried, capturing the solar energy which activates the vital minerals and trace elements within.
French green clay takes its name from the fact that rock quarries located in southern France enjoyed a virtual monopoly on its production until similar deposits of illite clays were identified in China, Montana, and Wyoming. The clay's green color comes from a combination of iron oxides and decomposed plant matter, mostly kelp seaweed and other algae.
It is regarded as a beneficial treatment for stimulating the skin and removing impurities from the epidermis (outermost layer of skin cells). The clay works by adsorbing impurities from the skin cells, by causing dead cells to slough off, and by stimulating the flow of blood to the epidermis. As the clay dries on the skin, it causes the pores to tighten and the skin to feel firm.
Your Natural Face Masque Ingredients
Apple Cider Vinegar (Raw and Organic)
Raw Apple Cider Vinegar is unfiltered, unheated, unpasteurized and is made from the juice of pressed organic apples that have been put through the natural process of fermentation. It is allowed to ferment past the stages of sweet and dry cider into the vinegar stage. Unlike other vinegars, apple cider vinegar is not distilled (turned to steam by heat), as this destroys most of the enzymes, minerals, trace minerals, pectin and other valuable nutrients. All of these remain intact in the "mother," that is, the solid layer that forms on top of the vinegar during fermentation. Apple cider vinegar that has not been distilled, preserves its natural malic and tartaric acids, which assist the body in fighting toxins and unfriendly bacteria.
Healthy skin has a protective acid mantle that can be stripped away by overuse of alkaline body soaps, many of which also contain preservatives, synthetic perfumes, animal fats and hormones. Apple cider vinegar, on the other hand, helps keep the skin in an acidic state. It's important to remember that the skin is the major organ of elimination, so maintaining an acid mantle assists the normal detoxification process of the skin.
Juniper Berry Essential Oil
Juniper berry essential oil is distilled from the berries, twigs and leaves of J. communis. The essential oil from the berries is considered to be the most suitable oil for use in aromatherapy. The best juniper berries are collected in northern Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and France. The best juniper berry essential oil is steam-distilled from the crushed, dried or partly dried ripe berries. It is a clear to pale-yellow oil with a fresh, yet warm, rich balsamic, woody-sweet and pine-needle-like odor.
Juniper essential oil has traditionally been used as an anti-septic, astringent, digestive stimulant, and for purifying and detoxifying the body.
Beauty Note: Juniper Berry Essential Oil is contra-indicated during pregnancy.
4 Tbsp. French green clay
4 Tbsp. raw apple cider vinegar
3 to 4 drops juniper berry essential oil
Combine French green clay with apple cider vinegar, add 3 drops juniper berry essential oil and stir the mixture until it is a smooth paste – add more clay or apple cider vinegar if needed. Apply 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick layer of clay to the face and let it dry. Drying times vary, but times are generally 5 minutes for delicate skin and 15- 20 minutes for normal skin. You will feel a pulling and tightening sensation on the skin as the masque d
Beauty Tip: Please be sure to wet the masque completely with cool water before gently removing the masque with a wet cloth. Once masque is completely removed, rinse face with cool water and apply your favorite moisturizer.
I hope you enjoy this treatment as much as I do!!
p.s.It's one thing to have beautifully soft, young looking skin. It's another to know how to show it off with grace, poise and feminine charm that turns heads without you saying a word.
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We launched on May 16, 2011 with 100 titles, and are adding more monthly from the best of children's content—Sesame Street, Weston Woods and Spoken Arts are just a few studios that are being brought to life!
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The Man-Moth Fear Quotes
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He [...] nervously begins to scale the faces of the buildings. (11-13)
The Man-Moth clearly has some level of scruples, since scaling the face of buildings should definitely conjure up some anxiety.
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He trembles, but he must investigate as high as he can climb. (16)
Folks don't usually tremble if they're just a little scared. This is bone-deep terror, and having no choice but to do it isn't helping much.
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he climbs fearfully, thinking that this time he will manage (19)
What is he fearful of here? The task or succeeding at it?
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Is The Mets Commercial Break Flopper The Worst Dude Alive?
July 2010:
Last Night:
So everyone and their mother tweeted me and emailed me last night when this dude ate it as the Mets went to commercial break. Making all sorts of stupid jokes about how its symbolic about the team and how they collapse and shit. Please. Can't you tell a fake commercial break TV flopper when you see one? Dude is worse than Lebron out there. Worst part of all is that Gary bought it and laughed at him. Just fueling the fire, Gar.
But seriously whats this guy's deal? Just makes an appearance at Citi Field once every couple years for a few seconds of air time pretending to fall for the cameras. Cool shtick bro. I'd love to punch you right in your fucking stomach.
One of these days he's gonna trip while getting to his seat and roll down the Pepsi Porch and break his neck and die or some shit. It will be the ultimate "by crying wolf" situation.


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BOSTON--MARCH 14, 2013-- Travelzoo Deal Experts have found weekend deals around the Boston area for both those who plan to stay or those looking for a last-minute escape -- all for as much as 60% off.
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In an effort to streamline regulations that govern new coverage plans and update existing products when it comes to insurance, the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) is proposing to give insurance companies that do business in more than one state the option of operating under federal insurance regulations. The ACLI, along with other industry groups, insurance representatives and legislation, is working to create a new office in the National Treasury Department called the Office of National Insurers.
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This new office would allow insurance companies to decide if they would rather operate under state or federal insurance regulation. It would also oversee consumer protection, regulation of premium rates and sales, as well as marketplace practice. Insurance companies would fund the office, and it is comparable to The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (for banks) or the Office of Thrift Supervision (for credit unions or institutions for savings).
What areas the Office of National Insurers would cover
If an insurance company opted to operate under federal regulation, they would be required to join the guaranty association for each state they do business with. If the guaranty fund doesn't meet federal insurance requirements for coverage and benefits of a policyholder, a national guaranty association would then be established. "It may be easier for an insurance company to operate under federal regulation rather than state," says David Roush, CEO of Insurance.com. "This way, they won't have to tailor their services to be conducive to that of the state."
If a company prefers to stay regulated by the state, there are a few changes they would have to look at, such as, product regulation, producer licensing and market conduct.
Opposed to the Office of National Insurers
To some insurance companies, the idea of being federally regulated makes no sense, because not every state has the same insurance needs. For instance, Florida residents would be more apt to purchase hurricane insurance instead of earthquake insurance, where as California residents would be more prone to purchase earthquake insurance instead of hurricane insurance. Some state insurance officials argue that if states are going to have a need for more customized homeowners insurance plans, then it would make more sense to let regulation remain at a state level. Property and casualty insurance trade associations are the biggest opponents, because their main focus is to overhaul state regulations-and believe that insurance annuities and products really don't vary that much from state to state.
National Insurance Regulations
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) hopes to establish state task forces to regulate insurance companies. These task forces, acting without help from the federal government, would in effect be the beginning of a "national treatment" plan. Depending on the number of states an insurance company does business with; it will be regulated by up to a total of nine of those states.
The main insurance group that is pushing for federal insurance regulations is life insurance and annuities companies. In being federally regulated, these companies will then be able to be on the same level as banks-since banks can be chartered and regulated at both a state and federal level. Insurance companies and annuities companies feel that banks have an unfair advantage over them, because they can bypass the state-based regulations system - saving them time and money. As it is now, banks and security firms can get new products on the market faster than insurance companies and annuity companies (typically within 30-90 days)-whereas insurers have to wait between six to 18 months.
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Superior vena cava syndrome in a child is a serious medical emergency because the child's windpipe can become blocked.
Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) in children can be life-threatening. This is because the trachea (windpipe) can quickly become blocked. In adults, the windpipe is fairly stiff, but in children, it is softer and can more easily be squeezed shut. Also, a child's windpipe is narrower, so any amount of swelling can cause breathing problems. Squeezing of the trachea is called superior mediastinal syndrome (SMS). Because SVCS and SMS usually happen together in children, the two syndromes are considered to be the same.
The most common symptoms of SVCS in children are a lot like those in adults.
Common symptoms include the following:
There are other less common but more serious symptoms:
The causes, diagnosis, and treatment of SVCS in children are not the same as in adults.
The most common cause of SVCS in children is non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
SVCS in children is rare. The most common cause is non-Hodgkin lymphoma. As in adults, SVCS may also be caused by a blood clot that forms during use of an intravenous catheter (flexible tube used to put fluids into or take blood out of a vein) in the superior vena cava.
SVCS in children may be diagnosed and treated before a diagnosis of cancer is made.
A physical exam, chest x-ray, and medical history are usually all that are needed to diagnose superior vena cava syndrome in children. Even if doctors think cancer is causing SVCS, a biopsy may not be done. This is because the lungs and heart of a child with SVCS may not be able to handle the anesthesia needed. Other imaging tests may be done to help find out if anesthesia can be safely used. In most cases, treatment will begin before a diagnosis of cancer is made.
The following treatments may be used for SVCS in children:
Radiation therapy is usually used to treat a tumor that is blocking the vein. After radiation therapy, there may be more trouble breathing because swelling narrows the windpipe. A drug to reduce swelling may be given.
Anticancer drugs, steroids, or other drugs may be used. If the tumor does not respond, it may be benign (not cancer).
This may include surgery to bypass (go around) the blocked part of the vein or to place a stent (thin tube) to open the vein.


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I had drive test yesterday for the 1.6 petrol Ford Focus. I kind of like the car overall, but there is something that I don't get...could be the back or tail lights...still have to figure it out
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SOUTHPORT -- There was an unusual showdown today on a Brunswick County soccer field today. Facing off were young soccer players and senior citizens.
It wasn't so much a battle as it was the place of a protest. The Smithfield Park near Southport is the site of a new senior center, but in order to build the senior center some of the soccer fields will be taken away which the players are not happy about.
The kids and their parents protested as Congressman Mike McIntyre presented a $250,000 check to help build the new senior center.
The center will take away three of the ten soccer fields there.
Parents say those ten fields are already overcrowded with about 400 players. County commissioners say they will have temporary fields for players while the senior center is built and also try to get some money in next years budget to build additional soccer fields.
Parent Kristi Leonard said, "While they talk about a plan for the youth, a plan doesn't equate to funds and until the funds are there nothing is going to happen for these kids."
Brunswick County Commissioner May Moore said, "You just have to have some inconvenience sometimes to make progress."
The new senior center will replace one in Southport which was built in the 1950s.
Construction on the project is expected to begin this summer.
The senior citizens say they have worked to get a new center for the area for years and some were not too happy to have the check presentation party crashed by the protestors.


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NEW YORK, NY—Today, Bill Lynch Associates, LLC (BLA), the premier African-American owned and operated public affairs firm in New York, announced that Senior Associate LaMon Bland will be named National Field Director of Al Sharpton's National Action Network (NAN), one of the country's leading civil rights organizations.
Bland, a Senior Associate of BLA, and who holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Georgia State University and Juris Doctor from Howard Law School, joined the BLA team in 2011, practicing in the areas of government relations and campaign strategy.
"LaMon has been a dedicated associate, he is focused, energetic, and will be a valuable addition to National Action Network," said Lynch. "I take pride in grooming young talent and I believe LaMon has the potential to be a great leader."
"Not only is Bill Lynch one of the top strategists in the state and is one of the best organizers of our time, but he is a great teacher that encourages young leaders to grow," said Bland. "I am grateful and I am looking forward to applying the organizing knowledge I acquired under the tutelage of Bill Lynch, while combining Rev. Sharpton's leadership expertise in civil rights and social justice. This will be one of the most exciting challenges of my career."
In 2009, Bland served as manager of New York City Councilwoman Inez Dickens's re-election campaign. After a successful campaign, Bland worked in the City Council's Office of the General Counsel, serving as Counsel to the Rules Committee and Parliamentarian. During his tenure he was also Counsel to the 2011 New York City Lobbying Commission. Bland served as Co-Chair to of the Civic Engagement Committee of the NAACP Mid-Manhattan Branch. He is also licensed to practice in New York State.
In his new position, Bland will lead national organizing efforts for NAN and will implement a robust plan of action for chapter expansion.
Al Sharpton added, "anyone who graduates from the 'school of Bill Lynch' not only understands the fundamentals of great leadership, but knows the importance of our fight for one standard of justice, decency and equal opportunities for all people. We are looking forward to having him on board as our continue our work in Civil Rights."
About Bill Lynch Associates
Bill Lynch founded the lobbying and consulting firm Bill Lynch Associates LLC (BLA) in 1999 after decades of political experience in New York and around the world. The diverse BLA team has longstanding relationships with elected officials and government agencies at all levels. BLA draws upon these relationships to help clients communicate their message to people in government and other principals. BLA also manages and consults on political campaigns, and has worked on campaigns at all levels of government. Bill Lynch Associates is a certified New York State Minority Owned Business Enterprise.


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Zhou Xiang is playing with his mobile phone in a room just big enough for a desk and chairs at the year-old Wenzhou Private Lending Registration Center. Not a single prospective customer has shown up for hours.
At a time when China is cracking down on lending, small and medium-sized enterprises in the nation are being granted AAA credit ratings denied to the U.S.
Hours after a creditor and his gang of tattooed thugs hustled Zhong Maojin into a coffee shop in Wenzhou, he says he wouldn't yield to their demands.
To live out his retirement years, He Zhongkui was counting on steady income from an investment that promised interest payments five times higher than what he could earn in a Chinese bank.
China's Supreme Court suspended the death sentence for Wu Ying, a woman whose conviction for defrauding investors of $55.7 million highlighted the country's shadow-banking system and sparked a debate on the use of capital punishment for nonviolent criminals.
Jiang Xiangsong has 18 days to pay a 2 million yuan ($314,000) bank debt or his suitcase company in eastern China will go bankrupt. He's close to tears as he realizes his last hope, a government-backed office, won't help.
Smaller privately owned companies in China's Zhejiang province are paying almost five times the central bank's benchmark borrowing rate on loans from non- banking institutions, a local government report said.
The cost of fixing interest rates in China dropped to a one-year low on speculation policy makers will relax credit curbs that threaten to worsen a manufacturing downturn and labor unrest.
When a Chinese court sentenced 28- year-old Wu Ying, known as "Rich Sister," to death for taking $55.7 million from investors without paying them back, it sparked an unexpected firestorm that has drawn in China's top leadership.
China cut borrowing costs for the first time since 2008 and loosened controls on banks' lending and deposit rates, stepping up efforts to combat a deepening slowdown as Europe's debt crisis threatens global growth.
"We made some efforts and progress, but we did not achieve any meaningful breakthroughs."
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I've just turned in the manuscript for the next Imager Portfolio book — Madness in Solidar, which takes place some 380 years after the Wars of Consolidation. There's no official publication date, but it will likely be released in either spring or summer of 2015. I'm currently in the early stages of work on a comparatively near-future [a century from now] SF novel, but, as usual, I won't be saying much more about that until I'm much farther along. For those who are interested, the release date of Heritage of Cyador is set for this coming November 18th.
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[…] books: Mirror Sight by Kristen Britain, Half A King by Joe Abercrombie -L.E. Modesitt has turned in the manuscript for the next novel in the Imager Portfolio -Sarah is running a giveaway for all 3 books in the […]
Just wanted to say thank you. I've enjoyed the new Imager series between rereads off your other work. I only hope you enjoy writing them even a tenth as much as I enjoy reading them. Best wishes.
exciting news!
will the latest imager be a stand alone or will it be part of a vast new series? (fingers crossed for the vast new series)
will eagerly await the arrival of the new stories and anticipate the announcement of many many more of your wonderful stories.
Well, we all appreciate getting the books as fast as you can produce them
Thanks for all the reading pleasure you give us all!
Having 62 of your books, I look forward to each and every one that comes out. I still find myself re-reading them during those quiet times when I can sit and binge read a series at a time…lol. Thank you for your existing and continuing works.
Hope the new Imager book comes out soon. My copies are thoroughly dog-eared.Thank you for Imagination
Very happy to hear that two new Recluse books are coming out this year. This is my personal favorite of your book series. Hope there will be more books in this series in the future. Please keep up the fantastic work.
I would love to see continuation of the the Recluse series with Karl and Jeka after they have reached Cantyl. These two are one of my favorite books in that series.
Absolutely adore the characters in the Imager series. (spoiler alert)…The loss of Skarpa saddened me. He had a great supporting role. Thank you for the many hours of entertainment. I look forward to checking out your other series. Good luck with all the writing.
Question about Madness in Solidar… we've read about the pograms of imagers that are considered old history by the time Rhenn becomes an imager. Might this book highlight some of that time? I am a huge fan of all of your fantasy work, and I have been ever since I picked up a paperback copy of The Magic of Recluse many years ago. Thank you for your worlds and your literary genius!
I just finished "Cyador's Heirs". Well done, sir! A solid, entertaining read. No spoilers, but I thought the way you introduced all the ground that was covered, since the time of "Scion of Cyador", was particularly deft.
I look forward to November 18th.
Hi Mr Modesitt,
Quick question – do you think you will ever write a Recluce book that takes place after "The Death of Chaos?"
I read Cyador's Heirs too quickly…..it is a long time until November.
Thanks again for another very enjoyable read!
I'm feeling a bit left in the wind by "The Mage-Guard of Hamor" & "The Lady-Protector". Are you planning on finishing up those stories?
Each and every one of your books have entertained me. But what I find really interesting is how, especially in your first person present point of view, the character manages to withhold key thinking in order to spring the very satisfactory solution to problem looming in the future. This technique seems to be almost unique to your writing. I think it is what lends so much charm to your storytelling.
I have been a big fan of your books for many years and am looking forward to seeing the new Sci-fi book you have coming out next year, but i have always wondered three things.
the first is that in many of your different saga;s and even stand alone books you mention things that hint that the multiple universes that you are writing in are connected, but they are only hints, i have wondered how much they actually are connected and if you will ever write more about that. would be fun to see someone from recluse end up back in the world of the rational stars, or if the forever hero ended up in the world of the imagers.
the second is why so few of your books have been turned into audio-books.
And the third is why their have not been more fan-fiction stories written in your worlds. -
LEM, could you please add a 'Heritage of Cyador' link to the Recluce books list so you can get credit for the Amazon ebook purchase?
I'm curious. In Rex Regis, a character was introduced by the name of Poincaryt. Is this the same Poincaryt who is head of the Imagers in Rhennthyl's time? Would that even be possible considering that this next book takes place some 380 years after everything that happens with Quaeryt? I just wasn't sure if this was just a common or if there was something I was missing.
LEM, have you ever thought about a "right now" space novel that combines your working knowledge of Government and what our next step in space might/could be? I mention Government, because of their control of NASA as well as control / manipulation over any civilian space enterprise. What would the next space step be, and how might it come about / difficulties in overcoming bureaucracy.
Within this framework, you could make it as serious/real-world as you can stomach, or bring in something like an earth-bound Ecolitan; a scientist/engineer who knows how governments work.
I'm excited to hear about a new Imager novel. I'm currently reading Antiagon Fire and have Rex Regis sitting onmy bookshelf at home once I'm done. I was delighted to see that there will be two new Cyador novels as well. I enjoy your novels very much, they are so rich in detail and character. Many thanks for all your hard work.
The Green Progression just happens to be one of my favorite current time political/thrillers. I don't normally get books from re-sellers, but I was forced to in order to find this one.
I'm a big fan back to the old early days. Looking forward to both the next two books. thanks for the many hours of pleasure.
I'm astounded by the way you can turn the point of view to show both sides of the story. As in the Recluse Black Mages and White Wizards, and the Corean Alectors and Indigenes. I find both series very enjoyable.
If you run out of ideas, how about an early WT of Alectors. I'm curious as to what drove the Alectors to that first transit, which must have been truly terrifying to the first to fling themselves across the void.
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FEDEX ST. JUDE CLASSIC The FedEx St. Jude Classic is a popular event on the PGA Tour that enjoys a storied history in the world of professional golf. The tournament began as a business venture by seven Memphis, Tenn., investors that was originally called the Memphis Open. The event was a trailblazer in sports, as it combined sponsorship of youth-oriented charities with a world-class event that would attract professional golfers from all over the world. The event's initial purse was an impressive $20,000, but the FedEx St. Jude Classic has now grown into a $5.6 million tournament that is a major stop on the PGA calendar.
The event gained its affiliation with St. Jude Children's Hospital in 1969, when entertainer Danny Thomas promised to lend his name to the tournament in exchange for adopting the St. Jude's sponsorship. Since its inception, the FedEx St. Jude Classic was played at the Colonial Country Club in Memphis, but moved to the glittering new TPC at Southwind in the late 1980s. The current course is a par-70 and one of the largest on the professional tour, which offers expansive fairways and tough obstacles that have befuddled many pro golfers. In the event's early years, it was dominated by golfer Dave Hill, who captured top honors four times in the tournament's first few years in existence. The battles between Hill and Lee Trevino helped expand the profile of the tournament and establish larger sponsors.
The Celebrity Pro-Am portion of the event in 1977 featured one of the greatest moments in the history of golf. Less than a year after leaving the White House, President Gerald Ford hit a hole-in-one on the fifth hole in what the media called "the shot heard 'round the world." While this was a major milestone for the tournament, veteran Al Geiberger set the PGA Tour record by shooting a 59 during a round of the tournament that same year.
Over the years, the FedEx St. Jude Classic has seen many fantastic performances, but golfer Dave Hill still reigns supreme with four championships in 1967, 1969, 1970 and 1973, while Trevino won three in 1971, 1972 and 1980. However, the best round of golf during this storied tournament came in 1996, when John Cook posted the aggregate record for the course with a score of 258, as well as the to par score of 26 under.
Today, the FedEx St. Jude Classic has grown exponentially to become one of the largest sporting events in the state of Tennessee. The event plays an enormous role in raising funds for St. Jude Children's Hospital, which has received nearly $40 million from donations and sponsorship from Federal Express. The tournament attracts many of the biggest names in professional golf and is a major stepping stone on the PGA calendar. Best of all, the proceeds will go to support a worthy cause and help the St. Jude Children's Hospital continue its great work to find cures for many childhood diseases.


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One thing can be said about Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, and this you already know: it's a visual masterpiece. That's where my praise starts and ends. It's too bad. For the first twenty minutes or so of the film, you'll be blown away. You might even be able to ignore the nauseating self importance that the film spews throughout the film. Unfortunately your awe will eventually end, and your stuck with a save the earth: recycle film. The film has a wonderful cast: Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Ming-Na, Ving Rhames, Donald Sutherland, and James Woods. Sadly, the only actor who passes, and doesn't come off as being laughable, is Sutherland. The plot of the film will have the anime fanatics drooling with wonder. They will be pondering the meaning of life in their dark basements for days after seeing the film. People who don't worship anime, will be shaking their heads with wonder. Scary monsters, called phantoms, have taken over the earth. They have killed most of the population and taken over the cities. The earth is a barren place. What humans still live, they've come up with the plan to shoot down on the planet with a contraption called a 'zeus gun.' The good guys don't like this idea, because the earth has it's own spirit. So they've come up with the idea to collect a total of eight spirits, and this will stop the evil. I don't mind stupid movies, but moronic movies that are trying to be brainy, well there's nothing more offensive, in my opinion. When the film isn't preaching, and boy does it ever, it steals action scenes from Cameron's Aliens and Verhoeven's Starship Troopers. Defenders of the film, will say you can't compare the films. I beg to differ. The film does have ground breaking animation, but not action scenes. When the film doesn't have action in it, it drags. Surprisingly the film has hardly any dramatic tension in it. With the exception of Sutherland's character, I never thought that I was looking at anything other than computer graphics with voices. The realism of the film, but not quite being real, it really distracts. It's pretty yes, but I must say, I'm not a huge fan of it. Shrek was a much more pleasing film to the eyes. I just couldn't stand how the film tried so hard to be philosophical one minute, and then tried to be an amazing action film the next. Pick one. Princess Mononoke was able to do this, it had some action, but the film wasn't schizophrenic like Final Fantasy. Speaking of Final Fantasy, the film has nothing to do with the games. Not that anything is wrong with that, since the games are not sequels to each other, each one has their own story. The film could be called anything, Square simply put the title Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within to bring in fans of the games. If the film was a game, it would be one of the weakest in the series. There have been two video-game movies this summer, Tomb Raider and now this. Final Fantasy is certainly the more ambitious film, but it aims too high, and ultimately fails. Tomb Raider never tried to be anything more than a dumb action flick with a cute chick. In choosing which film is better, you have the film with the photo-realistic animation, and the film with the chick with the great rack. I'll take the knockers, over the animation, any day of the week.


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Man Punches McDonald's Manager In The Face After He Was Served His Ice Cream Sundae With Hot Fudge On The Bottom Instead Of The Top
Knox – A jury on Tuesday turned a cold shoulder to a Knoxville man's claims he was justified in punching an assistant manager at a fast-food restaurant after a dispute over a hot fudge sundae. It was February 2010 when Wilson rolled up at the McDonald's restaurant on Magnolia Avenue and ordered lunch. "The food appeared to be right, but the dessert, it had chocolate on the bottom," Wilson told jurors. "The hot fudge should be on top. It freezes up when you get fudge on the bottom of it. I asked them to redo it." Assistant Manager Brad Skelton insisted Wilson was gaming to save a dime — the difference between the dollar menu "plain sundae" sans hot fudge sauce and an actual hot fudge sundae. Sauce or no sauce, the pair verbally sparred before Skelton gave Wilson his dollar back. What happened next was the crux of the case, which Wilson has pushed from misdemeanor court, through a grand jury and all the way to Criminal Court. As Wilson headed toward the exit, Skelton darted toward a side door facing the exit. "I just wanted to make sure he actually (left)," Skelton said. "I took two more steps out the door, and he hit me in the face." Wilson insisted, via defense attorney Mary Ward, Skelton "charged" Wilson and called him a racial slur. "He was acting in self-defense," Ward argued. Noting Skelton was a white man half the size of Wilson, a black man, in a restaurant packed with black patrons, Counts dismissed Wilson's account with the rhetorical query, "Are you insane?"
I'm a pretty non-violent dude but if you don't think poorly distributing toppings and condiments and sauces warrants a punch to the face I just don't know if we can even have this conversation. Hot fudge is clearly a "topping" on ice cream. Therefore guess where it belongs? The fucking top, you burger flipping ass clown. Its not called a "bottoming." Did you put sprinkles on the bottom? What about the cherry? The phrase is "…a cherry on top" but you might as well just smush that in the bottom too. Idiot.
You know what the worst example of this sort of sloppy food making is? Condiments on a sandwich. There is nothing worse than when you're at Subway or a deli or wherever and they squeeze out the mayo in one giant thick line only on one side of the sandwich. They don't smear it on the bread. They don't do like an up-and-down wiggly squeeze so that the mayo or mustard is evenly distributed on the sandwich. Just one fat straight line on the inside of your sandwich. Thanks guy! Now any time I bite the outside of the sandwich I got nothing but dry turkey in my mouth. Next bite on the inside and its like a spoonful of mayonnaise soup. Can't tell if I took a bite of a cold cut sandwich or appeared in a Peter North movie. Would it have killed you to cover the whole hero dude? So that is the guy I'd like to punch. Lazy Deli Sandwich Condiment Distributor. I could maybe even stab the Subway guys with those Exacto knives they use to cut the bread.


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Weeden reportedly received a two-year deal for the league minimum.
Monday's news comes less than a week after Weeden was released by the Browns, who selected him in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
Weeden went just 5-15 in 20 starts with the Browns and completed only 52.8 percent of his passes in 2013.
The 30-year-old Oklahoma State product completed 438-of-784 passes for 5,116 yards with 23 touchdowns and 26 interceptions during his brief stint with the Browns.
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They're hungry, aggressive and can damage a pasture or field from one day to the next. That's how wildlife experts describe the country's booming population of feral swine.
"I've seen entire fields of alfalfa, peanuts, corn or other crops destroyed overnight by wild pigs," says Justin Stevenson, a wildlife disease biologist with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in New Mexico. "Once feral swine are introduced to an area, they will aggressively exploit its resources. They eat everything – from plant material to live animals."
In a series of surveys sent to thousands of Texas landowners the past five years, 75% of the respondents reported pasture damage – more than any other type – from wild hogs, says Billy Higginbotham. He's a wildlife and fisheries specialist with Texas AgriLife Extension Service.
Feral hogs in Missouri root underneath cow pies for insects and cause tremendous pasture damage, says Dan McMurtry, a USDA-APHIS wildlife biologist in Columbia, MO.
"They will put a large divot in every cow pie in a pasture," he says. "I've seen pastures with over 1,000 divots. When the hogs root, the soil is elevated, creating piles that tear up rotary mower blades."
Feral hogs also damage irrigation systems, roads, fences and water tanks. They eat young animals – including fawns, lambs and goat kids – and have been known to attack humans. "They're capable of harboring up to 30 viral and bacterial diseases, too," says Stevenson. "Two major ones to look out for are pseudorabies and brucellosis."
The term "feral swine" describes descendants of Russian or European swine brought here by explorers as early as the 1500s, domestic swine that have been released or have escaped and returned to the wild or hybrids of the two.
They've officially been documented in 37 states. Most prevalent in the South, they're causing big problems in other regions, too, including the Northeast and parts of the Midwest.
"Some reports estimate that economic losses from feral swine top $1.5 billion annually, but that's a tough figure to quantify because the total number of wild hogs in the U.S. is unknown," says Higginbotham.
Wild hogs are spreading because people transport them to many parts of the country for hunting purposes. "And that's done without folks realizing what negative impacts the hogs will have on agriculture, native wildlife, animal and human health and safety," says Stevenson.
Many states have implemented regulations to prohibit the transportation and/or release of feral swine. It's legal to hunt them, but regulations vary from state to state.
No toxicants or repellents are registered for their control. Snaring, live baiting and trapping, aerial or ground shooting and hunting with dogs have been effective.
Experts favor sour corn as a bait. Cage and corral-type traps are the most commonly used designs. Baits and traps are more effective during winter or early spring because less food is available to the wild animals.
Several types of cage or corral traps can be used. The primary differences between most designs have to do with door configuration, portability and size. A remote-control camera mounted near the trap or cage is a good way to monitor activity.
To stabilize a feral hog population, 60% of it must be removed annually, says Higginbotham. For more information, visit feralhogs.tamu.edu.


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Tap That App: Comics apps from Archie to zombies
Just in time for the San Diego Comic-Con, this week's Tap That App showcases three apps that will help you get your comics fix on your digital device.
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Sentara Family Medicine Physicians brings together quality, board-certified physicians ready and able to provide care for your whole family. Recognized for Quality We were recently recognized for our patient care model of delivering high quality care based on evidence-based, nationally recognized clinical standards by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. The recognition was for their Physician Practice Connections Program—Patient Centered Medical Home (PPC-PCMH), and we were awarded a Level III NCQA recognition—the highest level awarded. What Does This Mean For You? At the heart of patient-centered medical homes is the commitment to work together as a team to provide quality care and a positive experience. Achieving this recognition is just the first step in making real, long-lasting, tangible change to the way care is delivered. But this cannot be achieved without efforts by physicians, nurses, staff AND patients themselves. Learn more about our promise and your role in transforming care Putting Information in Your Hands Be sure to review our Patient Information page for links to additional resources and health information online. We've also included a basic list of services offered in our office below:
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Born in Long Beach, California, on August 9, 1928, Camilla Wicks led a stellar career in the dozen years after World War Two, one of a select group whose achievements helped to establish women violinists' prominence on the concert stage. It is worth considering that around that golden time, the likes of Heifetz, Milstein, Menuhin, Francescatti reigned supreme; the veterans Szigeti, Elman and Thibaud were still active and beloved; Stern was a firm favorite, Rabin a prodigious sensation, and Oistrakh and Kogan were just resoundingly breaking through the Iron Curtain. In this illustrious company, Wicks was considered one of the great soloists on both sides of the Atlantic, upheld by many as a queen among violinists. At the peak of her fame and subsequently, she retired more than once to devote herself to her family, but remained an outstanding if intermittent performer for many more decades. While her vinyl records have long been revered by collectors, this CD release of early live performances offers a vital opportunity for a more widespread audience to discover this astonishing artist.
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CD-1160(1) THE ART OF CAMILLA WICKS. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61, Philharmonic-Symphony Orch., Bruno Walter (2/15/53); Bloch: Baal Shem: "3 pictures of Hassidic life", Standard S.O. (Los Angeles), John Barnett (5/28/50); Sibelius: Concerto For Violin & Orchestra In D minor, Op 47: Allegro, Ma Non Tanto, Standard S.O. (Los Angeles), John Barnett (5/28/50); Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Standard S.O. (San Francisco), Arthur Fiedler (7/16/50). Sound restoration: Aaron Z. Snyder. Liner notes by Nathanael Vallois. Total time: 78:52 [AAD] UPC # 017685-11602-5.
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Tucked away in a seemingly remote wooded part of Japan, near the town of Morioka, sits a world-class watchmaking facility that has been quietly producing some of the world's finest mechanical watches for over 70 years.
Called the Shizukuishi Watch Studio (check out a movie about this studio here), the workshop is distinctly different from any other watchmaking atelier in Europe. Each watchmakers' desk is custom made out of a local wood called Iwayado Tansu and lacquered to a bright polish. The benches are all made to different heights – custom made specifically to the height of the individual watchmaker. Outside the studio hangs a large sign in Japanese stating "Building in Quality with Painstaking Care".
Within these workshops, the caliber 9S watch movement series (specs here) is produced and remains the iconic mechanical caliber of the Grand Seiko collection. In the final steps of the assembly of the 9S, each balance wheel is subjected to final adjustment in a surprising way to 'lock-in' the accuracy of the movement.
Rather than having a balance wheel with adjustable screws or a gyromax system, Seiko uses a labor intensive process that leaves very little room for trial and error. The watchmakers painstakingly remove tiny amounts of material from a solid balance wheel in order to perfectly adjust the watch the first time. The result is a balance wheel that is perfectly adjusted and cannot be modified from the beginning. The final adjustment can only be made with the hairspring, a process that is also done manually.
Once the watches are completed, they are subjected to a 17 day quality control test adjusting to temperature and 6 positions. In the end, Grand Seiko mechanical watches are accurate to -3 to +5 seconds per day compared to COSC at -4 to +6 seconds per day. Consequently, a mechanical Grand Seiko can hold its own with any Swiss chronometer.
To exemplify the degree of handfinishing that goes into a Grand Seiko, we were given the chance to participate in the "Varnishing Experience". We were each given a Grand Seiko rotor with our initials hand engraved by Seiko's master engraver and we were taught how to varnish the engraved Grand Seiko logo with shellac before final polishing. It was a nice way to see how the engraved portions of a rotor or bridge are elegantly colored – and it also made for some interesting photo ops.
The second watchmaking studio we visited was in the depths of Japan's central mountains near Nagano. Known as the Shinshu Studios, this massive workshop is where a number of high-grade Seikos calibers are assembled including the Spring Drive 9R series and high grade quartz 9F series, used exclusively for Grand Seiko.
The Shinshu studios are composed of three workshops: the Mastery "Takumi" Studio, the jewelry setting studio (mostly for Credor), and the Micro-Artist studio. Here we learned how about the various finishes that are used on Seiko bridges, plates, rotors, etc. such as perlage, sunray finish, circular finish, and even Geneva Stripes. We also saw where Seiko dials are made from scratch for Grand Seiko and we visited Seiko's most exclusive high-end watchmaking atelier.
Hidden under a flight of stairs, a la Harry Potter, a workshop of small size and massive importance produces some of the greatest works of Japanese horological art. It is simply known as the Micro-Artist Studio. It is within this studio, the master craftsmen produce the Credor Sonnerie, a repeating wristwatch that you have to listen to in order to understand. Click here for a video of this unusual watch that features striking on a miniature Buddhist temple bell, rather than the traditional gongs used in European repeaters.
On the wall is a small sign written in Japanese that shares the philosophy of this studio "Our watches bring long-term satisfaction, the feeling of Japanese and are reliable to wear until Grandchildren." Truly the words of the watchmakers, not the marketers.


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If you know about all of the above, then you should probably be on the stage Thursday night at the South Boston Boys and Girls Club along with other substance abuse professionals s who will speak about the state of drugs and alcohol in our community. If not, you could learn a lot from the speakers like Judge Robert Ziemian, who by the way is the Judge who runs the drug court out of the South Boston District Court, as well as a DEA agent who will talk about the effects and the devastation that crystal-meth has spawned across the country. A few South Boston youth who have felt the devastation of drugs and alcohol first hand and who are now clean and sober, will speak, as will members of the Joint Committee on Substance Abuse at the State House. We will hear from Captain Paul Russell and drug enforcement officers from Area C who will share their experiences and ideas. John McGahan from the Cushing House, Andy Ward, two people who have made a great difference in our town will be on stage, along with elected officials and parents who are fighting back.
"We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to listen to the people who are on the front line in the fight against drug and alcohol and to ask them questions which they will be more than happy to answer. This is the second in a series of community meetings sponsored by the South Boston Crime Watch, and South Boston's elected officials. This particular forum is also being sponsored by the Cityside Neighborhood Association. It all starts at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 16, and is free to the public. The Boys & Girls Club is located at 230 West 6th Street.
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I took mass readings of the three masses and the screw, and removed mass from one of the elongated masses, maintaining the mass distribution as much as possible:
CALCULATIONS: T/M = 1/b = 1/-0.312 = -3.2079 = -3 min. 12.5 sec. per gram per 24 hrs. To find the mass we need to remove, we need to find where the time change (i.e. gain or loss) is zero, the intercept, which is where T = 0, so M = 9.34 grams.
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DLR Group Goes Back to School By Putting a Classroom in its Office
Last year the Blue Valley School District of Overland Park, Kansas, had a problem: Its new Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) building wouldn't be finished for a year and a half. While the district, high school students, and teachers didn't want to delay the launch of the new program, they didn't have the money required to lease, remodel, and equip a temporary space. "So, we came up with the idea of companies gifting us the funds we needed to rent," says CAPS executive director Donna Deeds.
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When the district met at the DLR Group's offices in Overland Park, the architecture firm's senior principal Jim French, AIA, had a better idea. "I said, 'Forget cash.' How about having them move a class right into this conference room?' And, that's how a high school electronics lab ended up in our offices." During the 2009-10 school year, a total of 32 students have taken half-day classes there, learning how to design and build their own analog and digital circuits.
The CAPS program is unique, explains Deeds. After passing a rigorous application and screening process, students may enroll in an intensive educational program in engineering, business, biosciences, or human services that gives them real-world experience. "Half the day our students are in a profession," says Deeds. "They dress like professionals, and work on real-world projects given to us by our business partners. They have a business mentor that is attached to them, and who provides them with input. They spend the other half of their day at their home high school."
The special needs of an electronics lab meant that simply swapping desks for a conference room table would not do. DLR redesigned and upgraded the space, outfitting it with an independent heating and cooling system. Its electrical systems were improved so that laptops, instruments, and soldering irons could be safely used. Wi-fi was installed so students could download study materials. Costs were split between DLR and the Blue Valley Education Foundation.
The program has had unexpected benefits for both the students and the firm. "One of them," Deeds says, "is that students were propelled out of high school and into a professional setting. Their behaviors and attitudes and skills went way beyond high school, because they were in that environment. Another is that there was ready access to these experts who could easily come in and teach lessons beside a high school instructor. They coached them on their projects. That was unbelievably valuable."
French adds, "Hosting a CAPS living lab in our office has given us a hands-on opportunity to observe, and to help us understand, how teachers and kids use space while they are learning." And, because DLR has a nationwide K-12 practice, "we are applying that knowledge through design to benefit local communities across the country."
The DLR Group was not the only company to have an onsite classroom during the last school year. According to Deeds, six other businesses provided space. "What's incredible is that one of the businesses will maintain that site for another year. They don't want us to leave."
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I used mixed veggies instead of just peas and corn and used a bit more sauce and it came out reallly good! Good casserole to be devoured by alot of people real fast!
This recipe was pretty good, chock full of good food, like peas and corn. It was pretty popular at my New Year's party and it grows on my husband the more he eats it. However, this is more of a beef casserole with lasagne noodles than a lasagne. There's no ricotta cheese, so ditch the side dishes you'd use with a regular lasagne. I put aluminum foil over the top to keep the top layer from getting dry and poured some extra tomato sauce on it . Not dry at all. The layer of cheese on top is a great touch.


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