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Contenido: | An overview of the American community college -- Community colleges: private benefit or public good? -- Financing community colleges -- Measuring community college effectiveness -- Governance -- A changed pedagogy -- Leadership to guide the dream -- Global adaptations: international implications of the American community college model -- Developmental studies -- The transfer experience -- Economic and workforce development -- English as a second language -- Programmatic challenges of diverse demographics. |
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Community college trustees are a passionate force behind one of America's greatest innovations - the community college. Minding the Dream is a must-read for anyone in a position to effect change within communities and states, including higher education policymakers at all levels. -- J. Noah Brown, president and CEO, Association of Community College Trustees The exceptional value of Minding the Dream is that it was written by insiders, giving us a relatively rare opportunity to hear from leaders who live the story they have written. They know the successes and they know the challenges firsthand. They are not afraid to address sensitive topics such as undocumented immigration and the failures of the U.S. education system from pre-kindergarten through graduate school, including those of community colleges. -- George R. Boggs, President, American Association of Community Colleges From The Foreword Minding the Dream reminds us of our past successes, and it challenges us to take the essential steps necessary to advance the community college movement. Written by passionate and committed practitioners who understand the essence of community colleges, Minding the Dream should be required reading to assure deep understanding of our unique place in the educational system, not only for current leaders, but for those to whom we will pass the baton. -- Mary Spilde, President, Lane Community College This book picks up on a new set of issues on which the future of the communitiy college now seems to turn...Its vision and passion are appealing...Many of the chapters will be eye-openers for people not fully immersed in the community college world. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, September 2008 For 11.6 million students nationwide on over 1200 campuses, community colleges serve a uniquely valuable niche. They provide first-rate education to aspiring Americans, they grow the middle class and they energize our democracy. -- Senator Charles E. Schumer, D-New York Leer más
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Now that Season 7 has aired all its episodes I wanted to give my two cents. I enjoyed this season more than the last two (Season 1 was still the best). When Season 6 concluded many of us thought that was going to be the grand finale of the show. With Cheryl finally having enough of Larry's antics, pairing up with the underwear salesman who befriended her in her time of great fear (Larry was too busy with the TIVO guy at the time) and Larry settled in with Loretta and the rest of the Blacks.
Well Larry got the itch to do a type of Seinfeld reunion show to make up for the disappointing ending of the original series. He put together the idea that this could be used as a platform to get Cheryl back. As the series started, we see Larry bored with Loretta and trying to get out of the relationship. Larry learns that Loretta may have cancer prompting Jeff to let him know that he better break up with her before she tells him because "you can't break up with someone with cancer." It then becomes a race with Larry to get to Loretta before her doctor so he can break up with her before the doctor gives her the devastating news. (brilliant writing).
Usual battles with Susie and Marty Funkhouser crop up during the season.
Episodes that followed dealt with Larry dating women in wheelchairs that he has code names for, killing the country club owner's pet swan and a lesson in proper tipping. To top it off Larry tries to get the Seinfeld cast together only because he meets Cheryl on the way to an audition and he feels that if can give her a part in the show he can slowly win her back.
For those have you that have not seen it I do not want to spoil the fun. I will say that the last two episodes dealt with the actual Seinfeld reunion and the show will definately not disappoint like the original series ending from 1999. If you have a chance to watch some of these episodes and you like Seinfeld, I would recommend that you watch them!
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The board is expected to add either Timothy Flynn or James Bell to the committee, the Journal said. Flynn and Bell have backgrounds in risk and finance, the report said.
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Hey there, EI fans! Exciting updates this week with both Song of Amour and Paramour's Break! Almost as exciting as what happened to me last weekend. I was at the mall minding my own business and fell asleep inside the smoothie shop at the food court. (Seems that 64 oz. of mango smoothie knocks you right out!) You'd think there would be plenty of smoothies to drink while waiting to be let out the next morning, but they emptied the big vats and the blenders before they left for the day, so I made my own smoothie out of both of my socks and one of my shoes. It tasted awful but it kept me alive until they unlocked the doors 45 minutes later. Oh yeah, the items!
- Paramour's Break - After clearing out the area, the lovers quickly ran across to their next destination. Vera's heels clacked against the pavement as they made their way for new cover. They knew all too well that more of their former brethren would soon infiltrate. Although they were a skewed type of family, the members were loyal to only one man and they would receive no assistance. The syndicate's cardinal rule was that once a member was initiated, they could not leave-- not unless they had a death wish.
As expected, another wave of henchmen came upon them. As projectiles began to fly in their direction, Knox emptied his clip and quickly pulled out two smaller pistols from his jacket and continued to fire until they all went down.
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Song of Amour - Fidel fights through the kidnapper's men and reaches the end of the corridor. He opens the door and is surprised to find Faith locked away in a cage. With only the kidnapper now between them, he lunges upon the man and runs his sword through him. He frees Faith and the two make their exit before being caught by the kidnapper's men-- smiling and looking into each other's eyes, they leap out of an open window.
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"The past fifteen months have been very exciting for BDSI as we have made significant progress in prudently deploying our resources and moving our company forward," said Dr. Mark A. Sirgo, President and Chief Executive Officer of BDSI. "We are very pleased to partner with a company of the caliber of Endo Pharmaceuticals for BEMA Buprenorphine for chronic pain, with whom we are working towards initiation of two Phase 3 studies in the third quarter of this year. With Endo's added involvement in this development program and experience in pain, we believe the probability of a positive outcome in this program is enhanced. In addition, BEMA Buprenorphine is extremely complimentary to Endo's already impressive pain franchise and represents the only Schedule 3 opioid in their branded portfolio. We continue to believe that BEMA Buprenorphine has the potential to achieve peak sales in excess of $500 million."
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So I was at the bowling pin range this week and fired some of my self defence pistols. Nothing like watching things fly off a table!
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With P32, hits well but if you hit the pin in the fat section it will only wiggle it takes the second shot to knock it down.
With PF9 one shot knocks them down
With 45 one shot knocks them off the table
With 357 Mag one shot knocks it off the table further with more uumph
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Prospects for the survival of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) are bleak, and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan expects to be banned from politics, senior colleagues told Reuters Sunday. They said the party is thinking of fashioning itself as a new political movement. The nation's highest court is considering a case that seeks to shut down the AKP on grounds that it has violated the secular Constitution by supporting Islamist activities.
At least seven people were killed and more than 50 others required hospitalization in Johannesburg, South Africa, late Saturday night as rampaging residents of a poor suburb shot, stabbed, and beat immigrants. Many of the casualties were Zimbabweans who'd left their own country because of its economic ills. The trouble began when the immigrants were accused of monopolizing scarce jobs and housing.


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Grilled cucumbers with almond cream
1 When the temperature on your wood-fired oven has reached roughly 220C on your wood-fired oven (check with your thermometer) and the smoke and flames have died down, start cooking. (Or preheat your regular oven to 220C/gas 7.)
2 Gently bash the cucumbers with a rolling pin so they split slightly, then pop into a roasting tray, drizzle with olive oil and season. Roast in the oven for 15 minutes, or until starting to char and caramelise. Add the cumin seeds for the last few minutes.
3 Tip the contents of the roasting tray onto a board and roughly 'clank up' into different sized chunks. Finely slice the spring onions, parsley and mint. Add everything to the bowl and dress with a squeeze of lemon juice.
4 For the almond cream, blitz the nuts in a liquidizer along with the chickpeas, tahini, honey and vanilla seeds until smooth. Add a splash of milk to loosen, if needed.
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Roland Updates Classic Synths, Drum Machines With New Digital Line
Beloved TR-808, TR-909, and TB-303 live again in whispered-about new product line
Historically, Japan's Roland Corporation has been behind some of the most iconic sounds in both rap and electronic music. The kick and cowbell of the TR-808 drum machine have been hip-hop staples since the '80s. The TR-909 has been an EDM essential for about as long. And the TB-303 is basically the sound of acid house. All of those classic machines, and more, are now getting a timely reboot via the forthcoming AIRA product line, which has been inspiring fervent whispers ever since it was teased in an enigmatic clip last month. Now, the details have been released.
Above, you can see various producers — from Arthur Baker and A Guy Called Gerald, to Ricardo Villalobos and Boys Noize — geeking out over the new stuff, but Roland's AIRA site is more helpful. It touts the TR-8 as a "performance rhythm machine that melds the legendary sound and vibe of the TR-808 and TR-909." The TB-3 bass-maker is "based on the wildly influential TB-303 ... wrapped in a modern package." There's also the VT-3 Voice Transformer, offering "heavily processed vocal sounds" for studio and stage, and SYSTEM-1, a full-service synthesizer with "buckets of fat synth tones."
Much of the speculation (see Create Digital Music) leading up to the full specs reveal has revolved around whether the new machines will be analog (like the classics) or digital (like everything else). Nostalgists prefer the warmth of the former, of course. According to Roland, the AIRA series will use new tech called Analog Circuit Behavior (ACB), "which we use to carefully analyze every aspect of analog circuits and then faithfully recreate them down to the finest details." Which is a nice way of saying "digital, but..." While the news may disappoint some purists, it's hardly surprising.
Ultimately, the proof will be in the pounding. With the TR-8, Roland promises "the boom and snap of the 808; the thud of the 909; the robotic click of an 808 rim shot or a classic 909 snare roll. It's all here. But not content with mere recreations, we've enhanced these classic instruments with capabilities that go far beyond the original units ... With the authentic tone and character of the original units and new sound-tweaking capabilities inspired by legions of users, the TR-8 breathes new life into the sounds we all know and love."
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"Take tea and carry on" – a special Arts&Excursions event is planned for the daytime, instead of an evening meeting. The return of the PBS series Downton Abbey has prompted aficianados to plan an occasion to commemorate the beginning of the fifth season. Members and guests are invited to an Afternoon Tea, Tuesday, January 27 at 1 p.m. at the home of member Ann Thomson. Contact Ann at email@example.com for more information. RSVP by January 23, please. The United Kingdom Tea Council notes that "dresses are the ultimate solution for teas and pants are also acceptable." So, put on your proper dress, if you wish.
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Yoga Ameliorates Performance Anxiety and Mood Disturbance in Young Professional Musicians
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Yoga and meditation can alleviate stress, anxiety, mood disturbance, and musculoskeletal problems, and can enhance cognitive and physical performance. Professional musicians experience high levels of stress, performance anxiety, and debilitating performance-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs). The goal of this controlled study was to evaluate the benefits of yoga and meditation for musicians. Young adult professional musicians who volunteered to participate in a 2-month program of yoga and meditation were randomized to a yoga lifestyle intervention group (n = 15) or to a group practicing yoga and meditation only (n = 15). Additional musicians were recruited to a no-practice control group (n = 15). Both yoga groups attended three Kripalu Yoga or meditation classes each week. The yoga lifestyle group also experienced weekly group practice and discussion sessions as part of their more immersive treatment. All participants completed baseline and end-program self-report questionnaires that evaluated music performance anxiety, mood, PRMDs, perceived stress, and sleep quality; many participants later completed a 1-year followup assessment using the same questionnaires. Both yoga groups showed a trend towards less music performance anxiety and significantly less general anxiety/tension, depression, and anger at end-program relative to controls, but showed no changes in PRMDs, stress, or sleep. Similar results in the two yoga groups, despite psychosocial differences in their interventions, suggest that the yoga and meditation techniques themselves may have mediated the improvements. Our results suggest that yoga and meditation techniques can reduce performance anxiety and mood disturbance in young professional musicians.
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- Title
- Yoga Ameliorates Performance Anxiety and Mood Disturbance in Young Professional Musicians
- Journal
Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
Volume 34, Issue 4 , pp 279-289
- Cover Date
- 2009-12-01
- 10.1007/s10484-009-9103-4
- Print ISSN
- 1090-0586
- Online ISSN
- 1573-3270
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- Yoga
- Meditation
- Music performance
- Anxiety
- Mood
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Sat Bir S. Khalsa (1) (2) (5)
- Stephanie M. Shorter (2)
- Stephen Cope (2)
- Grace Wyshak (3)
- Elyse Sklar (4)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- 2. Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Lenox, MA, USA
- 5. Sleep Disorders Research Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- 3. Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- 4. Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA


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How about June 19 at 7pm eastern time? Get out to your favorite range, shooting spot, set up a target and let the sound of freedom ring. 5-10 shots slow fire. Be it pistol, shotgun or rifle, let's make some noise.
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June 25, 2014
DECISION ALERT Today the Supreme Court issued two decisions, described below, of interest to the business community.
Copyright Act—Right of Public Performance—TV Broadcasting
American Broadcasting Cos., Inc., v. Aereo, Inc., No. 13-461 (described in the January 14, 2013, Docket Report)
Section 106(4) of the Copyright Act of 1976 gives the owner of the copyright in an audiovisual work, such as a television show, the exclusive right to "perform the copyrighted work publicly," which includes "transmit[ting] or otherwise communicat[ing] a performance or display of the work … to the public, by means of any device or process, whether the members of the public capable of receiving the performance or display receive it in the same place or in separate places and at the same time or at different times." Today, the Supreme Court held in a 6-3 decision that Aereo, an online service that captures and retransmits broadcast television to subscribers over the Internet, infringes the right of public performance held by those who own the copyrights in the television programs.
When a subscriber logs on to Aereo's website and selects a program to watch, a specific Aereo antenna is assigned to that subscriber and tuned to his or her desired program, which is then captured and streamed to the user over the Internet. Aereo subscribers can use the service to watch live television or schedule programs to be recorded for viewing later.
TV networks and broadcasters brought a copyright infringement suit against Aereo, claiming that Aereo's business model threatened the future of free, over-the-air television by undermining TV copyright holders' ability to collect retransmission fees from cable and satellite companies and from licensed Internet services such as Hulu. But a divided Second Circuit panel refused to enjoin Aereo's service, holding that Aereo does not "perform" television programs "publicly" because each individual transmission from Aereo uses a stream from a different antenna and is received by only one particular subscriber's household.
In an opinion by Justice Breyer, the Supreme Court reversed. The Court first rejected Aereo's claim that it is merely an equipment provider and that its subscribers are the parties who "perform" copyrighted TV programs using its service. The Court observed that Congress had amended the Copyright Act in 1976 to make clear that cable systems "perform" broadcast TV programs when they retransmit them. Because Aereo's service retransmits programs in the same way, Aereo similarly "performs" the TV programs that it streams to subscribers.
The Court went on to hold that Aereo transmits TV programming "to the public," rejecting the Second Circuit's reasoning to the contrary. The Court explained that Congress's intent, reflected in the text of Section 106(4), was to regulate cable systems. Because Aereo's "commercial objective" was identical to cable providers and "the viewing experience of Aereo's subscribers" was the same as that of cable-system subscribers, Congress "would as much have intended to protect a copyright holder from the unlicensed activities of Aereo as from those of cable companies."
Justice Breyer emphasized that the ruling in Aereo is a "limited holding" that does not impose copyright liability on other services such as the "remote storage of content" by cloud network services providers. Like cable subscribers, Aereo's customers did not "receive performances in their capacities as owners or possessors of the underlying works." But "an entity that transmits a performance to individuals in their capacities as owners or possessors"—which is what service providers could do when they enable their customers to access remotely-stored works—"does not perform to 'the public,' whereas an entity like Aereo that transmits to large numbers of paying subscribers who lack any prior relationship to the works does so perform."
Justice Scalia dissented, writing for himself and Justices Thomas and Alito. The dissent underscored that the Copyright Act requires a volitional act for direct infringement. In the dissenters' view, because Aereo's network system is user-directed, Aereo does not commit any volitional act.
Any questions about this case should be directed to Andrew J. Pincus (+1 202 263 3220) or Paul W. Hughes (+1 202 253 3147) in our Washington office or to Donald M. Falk (+1 650 331 2030) in our Palo Alto office.
ERISA—Fiduciary Duties—Investments In Employer Stock
Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer, No. 12-751 (described in the December 13, 2013, Docket Report)
Fiduciaries who administer retirement plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") owe a duty of prudence to plan participants. See 29 U.S.C. § 1104(a). To comport with that duty, fiduciaries are generally required to "diversify[] the investments of the plan so as to minimize large losses, unless under the circumstances it is clearly prudent not to do so." Id. § 1104(a)(1)(C). But because Congress wanted to encourage employees to invest in their own companies, it waived the duty of prudence "to the extent it requires diversification" for fiduciaries of an "employee stock ownership plan" (ESOP). Id. § 1104(a)(2).
Several federal courts of appeals inferred from this exemption that an ESOP fiduciary's decision to hold or buy employer stock should be presumed prudent, and that the fiduciary could not be held liable unless the company was in such dire financial straits that its viability as a going concern was in doubt.
Today, in a unanimous decision by Justice Breyer, the Supreme Court rejected a presumption of prudence but replaced it with substantive guidance on the limits of the duty of prudence.
As to the presumption, the Court held that ERISA's text governs—although Section 1104(a)(2) expressly exempts ESOP fiduciaries from the duty of prudence, to the extent that duty requires diversification, it makes no reference to any special presumption. Slip op. 9-15.
Having resolved the question presented, the Court proceeded to "consider more fully one important mechanism for weeding out meritless claims, the motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim," and explained how, in light of the substance of the duty of prudence, motions to dismiss should be assessed.
The Court effectively ruled out stock-drop claims based on publicly available information, invoking its two-day-old decision in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. that investors may reasonably rely on the market to incorporate public information into a stock's price. For circumstances in which fiduciaries are alleged to possess nonpublic information that belies the prudence of company stock, the Court held that "a plaintiff must plausibly allege an alternative action that the defendant could have taken that would have been consistent with the securities laws and that a prudent fiduciary in the same circumstances would not have viewed as more likely to harm the fund than to help it." Slip op. 18. The Court emphasized that ERISA fiduciaries cannot be required to trade on inside information, in violation of the securities laws. And the Court cast doubt on other theories sometimes offered by ERISA stock-drop plaintiffs—that fiduciaries should have ceased making new investments in company stock or disclosed the previously nonpublic information. The Court noted that ERISA's requirements must be in harmony with "the complex insider trading and corporate disclosure requirements imposed by the federal securities laws" and the objectives of those laws, and indicated that ERISA's fiduciary breach requirements do not require plan fiduciaries to take actions that "would do more harm than good to the fund by causing a drop in the stock price and a concomitant drop in the value of the stock already held by the fund." Id. at 19-20.
The Court's decision fundamentally reconfigures the landscape for ERISA stock-drop actions and is significant for public companies offering employer stock through their retirement plans. Although the rejection of the presumption of prudence is likely to result in more suits against retirement plan fiduciaries, the Court's substantive guidance arms fiduciaries with potent defenses that can be invoked at the motion-to-dismiss stage. The lower courts will be required to define in greater detail when, if at all, fiduciaries must act on public and nonpublic information.
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Get dirty, have fun and grow more food with great gardening tips from real-life gardeners.
By Nan K. Chase
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A new generation of urban settlers is moving back into city centers, back into the sometimes distressed properties and devastated industrial landscapes that hold so much promise for the future. Pedestrian lifestyle! High-density living, with neighbors and shops and schools nearby!
It all sounds great in theory, but sometimes the actual scene on the ground can be disgusting…rusting metal, oil-soaked dirt, rank weed growth, trash.
As one of those urban pioneers myself (but a grandmother already, one of the older set) I want to give you first-time city center wannabes some encouragement. Don't worry how bad the land looks now; it can be fixed by plants alone, in many cases over just a few growing seasons. The healing power of plants can remediate years of soil and water pollution and create unexpected islands of beauty.
The trick is just to plant one plant. Just get one thing into the ground (suggestions below), and then next one and the one after that will be easier.
Over the last few years I have been discovering some great urban success stories. Once you see how quickly results come, you too can branch out on your own urban "wasteland-to-wonderland" projects.
In many cases a new garden can act as an economic engine, not just a pretty place to sit. The beginnings of any urban garden are cause for celebration, the more so when courageous investors use new green space as the foundation for additional people-scaled development.
Elevated train tracks once carried tons of meat, vegetables, and industrial goods into Manhattan's lower West Side, near the Hudson River. Finally abandoned in the late 20th century, the last decaying tracks were about to be demolished in the late 1990s when several local residents created a fruitful partnership between a new nonprofit group and New York City's parks department. Together they salvaged the tracks, had them structurally upgraded, then added walkways, comfortable benches, performance spaces, and, incidentally, some outrageous fresh-air vistas of the skyline…all situated 20 feet or more above the street.
Their idea was to make a park, and today the High Line, which opened its first section only in 2009, attracts awestruck visitors from around the world. Just a few years after it opened, this broad footpath meanders through a lush wilderness floating above the noise, the visual distractions, and the idling engines along 10th Avenue. On the High Line, there's little to obstruct views of the Empire State Building, the Hudson River, and even some gauzy new architecture by Frank Gehry.
Plants were key. The High Line's designers and supporters have put in 100,000 plants along the almost mile-and-a-half-long trail. All along the way new buildings are springing up, and new art installations on the sides of old buildings, and there's the music of a dozen languages along this must-see destination.
I just visited the High Line again this winter, and even with snow cover the vegetation looked spectacular. Nothing fancy or exotic, but hardy grasses, ferns, holly trees, and other mid-size perennials made for an interesting array of textures and colors. None of these plants requires much care, or water, or depth of soil. Check out the High Line in person if you possibly can, and get inspired.
Here in my hometown of Asheville, a quiet fiber artist has spent some two decades transforming a severely degraded industrial dumping ground along busy train tracks into a stately and serene garden.
The creator is Pattiy Torno, owner of CURVE Studios and Garden, who bought some old industrial buildings in Asheville's now busy River Arts District in 1989, in order to have an isolated place to work and play music at high volume.
As I wrote in Carolina Gardener magazine recently, "She bought the land from a family who fixed cars in one building, painted trucks and buses in another, and detailed cars in the third building...literally, the dirt was greasy." Pattiy had a further challenge in 2003, when a former land partner left, taking with him lots of scrap metal but also all the topsoil he had created.
So Pattiy brought in a few loads of mulch, began planting anything that might live, and laced the entire half-acre property with pathways and handsome retaining walls made of reclaimed stone, brick, and steel. She has added a medley of found and donated plants, until the whole composition is one of color, structure, artistic expression, and quiet shade. You hardly notice the loaded freight trains rumbling by, and today the CURVE gardens have become a garden tour destination and an anchor of a booming artists' community.
I belong to a garden club, the Asheville E-Z Gardeners. We formed three years ago to have fun, make friends, and learn new things about gardening. We also like to do community garden projects, and our first one was a doozy.
We got to transform a parking lot into a garden, and without ripping up any asphalt.
The Open Hearts Art Center, an arts-based community center for people with special needs, had a fenced-in parking area that was almost covered with dirt that had washed down from a hillside. The E-Z Gardeners, working with a host of other volunteers, managed to scoop up all the dirt; meanwhile a skilled carpenter built several box frames to lay on the parking area.
Once the boxes were done we filled them with that rich silt and planted with flowers and vegtables. Presto! Instant garden, with a nice paved sitting area built in.
At my own 5-year-old house, I have watched how quickly the bare clay soil surrounding it was transformed just by adding plants. Today that space holds a colorful, fruitful garden.
Among plants that can help remediate difficult soil are day lilies and sunflower (tough root systems), willows (any kind, they suck water out of wet soil), foxgloves (countering heavy metals), grasses, and tough vines like kiwi and rose.
Nan K. Chase writes about gardening from her home in Asheville, N.C. She is the author of "Eat Your Yard!" - Edible trees, shrubs, vines, herbs and flowers for your landscape and lectures about edible landscaping.
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The show ended with the crowd turned to frenzy, craving just one Iron Maiden song. Myself included. So, to appease us Maidenheads the DJ threw on Number of the Beast. It was at that moment, in the summer of 1990, that I just knew Dickinson would soon embark on a maiden voyage of his own.
By the summer of 1993, Dickinson had left Iron Maiden (amicably) to work on his second solo effort, Balls to Picasso. He made the CD three times, used three different producers, and spent a wad of his own money before he handed it over to Mercury Records. "With Tattooed Millionaire, it was really a genre-based album and didn't tickle too many brain cells," says Dickinson. "With Balls, no pun intended, I wanted to push boundaries musically that needed to be crossed."
After twelve years and more than 30 million records sold, Dickinson says he felt he had to leave his old group to find the sound he wanted. "I saw Maiden differently from the way [bassist and founding member] Steve Harris saw it. My desire was for Maiden to get bigger than it got," says Dickinson. "I feel that with metal bands, they get to a certain number of album sales then hit a creative wall. They can either take a chance and bust out of their genre or stay where they're at musically."
Dickinson's choice was to see what was on the other side of that creative wall. In the spring of '92 he recorded thirteen songs with producer Chris Tsangarides, but they came up with still more traditional heavy rock. Dickinson scrapped the project. Then he recorded his last I.M. CD, Fear of the Dark, and launched a world tour with the band. In December he went back into the studio with producer Keith Olsen and wrote new music. They finished in February 1993, and this time the result was radical and dark, but lacking depth. The engineer on this second attempt was Shay Baby, a Vietnam vet who worked with Whitesnake and Foreigner.
Shay Baby played Dickinson demos from Tribe of Gypsies, a Los Angeles Latin metal band. Dickinson was impressed enough to begin writing music with Tribe guitarist Roy Z. Then Dickinson pulled the plug on the Olsen project and took members of Tribe back to his home in London to record what became Balls to Picasso, with Shay Baby as producer.
Various tracks were added at a couple of other studios, and for "Tears of the Dragon," the last track recorded, Dickinson had to call in Dickie Fliszar of Skin because the Tribe's drummer had already left London. (Fliszar was Dickinson's drummer on the Tattooed tour.) At the end of January 1994 the CD was mastered -- twice. But that still wasn't a wrap. Mercury's A&R rep asked Dickinson to add one more hard-rock song. So back in Los Angeles Dickinson and Roy Z wrote "Shoot All the Clowns" in two days and added that to the CD.
"The power of rock and roll is harnessing chaos and insanity and turning them into music," says Dickinson. "But there's no point in going to see a live rock band and getting a carbon copy of the record. Like with Hendrix, you never know what you're gonna get." And like a Whittman's sampler, Dickinson packs variety, taste, and crunch into the surprises.
Balls explores a different side to the singer, known from his Maiden days as metal's air-raid siren. But that's not to say that this CD doesn't sound like I.M. in spots. "When I was seventeen I used to do things without thinking about them," the singer says. "You try to sound like the people who influenced you, then eventually you hit on something unique and it becomes your own personal style. As you grow you start to make a conscious effort to create music that comes from deeper places within you."
On the first single and video release, "Tears," Dickinson unleashes soulful lyrics, electrically charged solos, and an acoustic intro and outro that help make it the strongest cut. Dickinson rewrote the words and the music for "Tears" six times before recording it three times.
One of the heavier offerings, "Gods of War," highlights Dickinson's vocal prowess and his drummer's percussive melodies. Another hard hitter, "Sacred Cowboys," combines guitar-muffled rhythmic chops with chant-style singing. The only disappointment is the last-minute addition, "Shoot All the Clowns." There's some fancy fretwork, but the choruses beam their commercial intent.
Dickinson has spent recent days shooting the "Clown" video and beginning a tour of the Midwest and Europe. Afterward he will return to the States to tour for an indefinite period of time with new backup. (Tribe of Gypsies are currently busy in the studio recording their debut record for Mercury.)


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This Nutella lover claims Frank Ocean, Justin Bieber and Michael Jackson as just a few of his many inspirations and influences. He even wakes up every morning to Michael Jackson's Off The Wall album. His ultimate goal is to tour the world and have an impact on people's lives, like having a 'first dance' song for weddings one day.
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Title: | Long-Term Monitoring and Maintenance Plan for the Mixed Waste Landfill |
Author: | Sandia National Laboratories/NM |
Subject: | MWL LTS ER monitoring requirements closure vegetative cover physical controls institutional controls contingency procedures engineered cover vadose zone soil-vapor soil-moisture long-term Solid Waste Management Unit SWMU LTMMP |
Abstract: | This Long-term Monitoring and Maintenance Plan (LTMMP) describes how the United States Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) and Sandia Corporation (Sandia), hereinafter referred to as the DOE/Sandia, will meet the long-term monitoring requirements for the Mixed Waste Landfill (MWL). This plan describes the necessary physical controls and institutional controls (ICs) to be implemented, the maintenance and monitoring activities for the cover, and the frequencies at which they will be conducted. These activities will be performed to ensure that the MWL vegetative soil cover and biointrusion barrier will perform as designed and will continue to protect human health and the environment. |
Date: | 2007-09-19 |
Publisher: | National Nuclear Security Administration |
Series: | SAND2007-6302P |
Description: | 306 p. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1928/11070 |
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Daring special forces raid shows Somali pirates are on the run
The SEAL Team Six rescue of an American hostage shows US special forces are tightening the noose on increasingly desperate Somali pirate groups, military analysts say.
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The SEAL Team Six raid on a pirate compound to rescue an American hostage early Wednesday morning is one signal that the US military is tightening the noose on marauding criminal gangs who kidnap civilians for ransom.
The abduction of Jessica Buchanan and her Danish colleague Poul Hagen, who were snatched from a car in late October, is a sign, too, of the growing desperation of pirate groups increasingly feeling the pinch of stepped-up maritime operations, according to military analysts.
It is particularly notable, analysts point out, that the self-proclaimed pirates seized their hostages on land, rather than at sea.
"I think they're looking to expand their markets and looking for any vulnerable targets that they can use to do that," says Rick "Ozzie" Nelson, Director of the Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
That's because preemptive strikes by naval forces have helped to reduce by half the number of successful strikes by Somali pirates, according to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), which monitors pirate attacks.
Indeed, while the number of attempted hijackings increased from 237 in 2011 to 219 in 2010, the number of hijackings that were actually successful among Somali pirates decreased from 49 in 2010 to 28 last year.
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Welfare Reform Becomes More Urgent in Many States
UNDER budget pressure, half the states in the country are now experimenting with ways to change a burgeoning ``welfare culture.'' In general, the experiments are aimed at moving those on welfare from ``stop and stay'' to ``up and out.''
The efforts are driven by a staggering $210 billion spent annually on welfare by both the states and the federal government. In the past five years, more than 3 million recipients have been added to welfare rolls, Donna Shalala, secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), noted last week before Congress.
A total of 25 states, including 10 designated during the Bush and Reagan administrations, now have demonstration projects designed to cut welfare benefits, tighten and restrict eligibility, and demand that recipients look for jobs. Many states have introduced other innovative, and sometimes controversial, measures to monitor or change recipient behavior and to train or educate.
Fifteen of the states have moved urgently toward their own welfare reforms in the past 18 months without waiting for Congress. As a former governor, President Clinton believes states know best how to shape and implement federally funded state programs. This kind of encouragement from Washington has increased under Mr. Clinton.
Last week, a California appeals court reversed a 1992 decision to lower welfare benefits stemming from a federal waiver granted to California during the Bush administration. The court said the state had not taken into consideration the resulting hardships on families. The ruling could influence future actions by other states in seeking waivers.
But much of what states are doing to reverse the bureaucratic and social nightmare that has become the welfare system has already found its way into the Clinton proposal.