text:
Summary Report for:
17-2131.00 - Materials Engineers
Evaluate materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance specifications. Develop new uses for known materials. Includes those engineers working with composite materials or specializing in one type of material, such as graphite, metal and metal alloys, ceramics and glass, plastics and polymers, and naturally occurring materials. Includes metallurgists and metallurgical engineers, ceramic engineers, and welding engineers.
Sample of reported job titles: Materials and Processes Manager, Materials Branch Chief, Materials Development Engineer, Materials Engineer, Materials Research Engineer, Metallurgical Engineer, Metallurgist, Process Engineer, Research Engineer, Test Engineer
Tasks | Tools & Technology | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Review new product plans and make recommendations for material selection based on design objectives, such as strength, weight, heat resistance, electrical conductivity, and cost.
- Supervise the work of technologists, technicians, and other engineers and scientists.
- Analyze product failure data and laboratory test results to determine causes of problems and develop solutions.
- Conduct or supervise tests on raw materials or finished products to ensure their quality.
- Plan and implement laboratory operations for the purpose of developing material and fabrication procedures that meet cost, product specification, and performance standards.
- Design and direct the testing or control of processing procedures.
- Monitor material performance and evaluate material deterioration.
- Perform managerial functions, such as preparing proposals and budgets, analyzing labor costs, and writing reports.
- Plan and evaluate new projects, consulting with other engineers and corporate executives as necessary.
- Guide technical staff engaged in developing materials for specific uses in projected products or devices.
Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation:
|Concrete or cement testing instruments — Concrete test hammers; Freeze-thaw test units; Stabilometers
|Laboratory mills — Ball mills; Jar mills; Rod mills
|Laboratory separators — Electrostatic separators; High tension separators; Isodynamic separators; Magnetic separators
|Tension testers — High temperature material testing systems; High-vacuum tensile testing chambers; Tensile testers
|Twin screw extruder — Balling drums; Twin screw extruders; Twin-screw extruders
Technology used in this occupation:
|Analytical or scientific software — ANSYS Multiphysics; Digital image correlation DIC software; Fault detection isolation and recovery FDIR software; Image analysis systems
|Computer aided design CAD software — Autodesk AutoCAD software; PTC Pro/ENGINEER software
|Computer aided manufacturing CAM software — Fused deposition modeling FDM rapid prototyping systems; Stereolithography SLA rapid prototyping systems
|Data base user interface and query software — Data entry software; MTS Testworks; QMC CM4D
|Development environment software — Formula translation/translator FORTRAN; Microsoft Visual Basic; National Instruments LabVIEW
|Engineering and Technology — Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
|Chemistry — Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
|Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
|Physics — Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
|Production and Processing — Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
|English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
|Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
|Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
|Design — Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
|Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
|Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
|Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
|Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
|Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
|Science — Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
|Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
|Mathematics — Using mathematics to solve problems.
|Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
|Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
|Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
|Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
|Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
|Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
|Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
|Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
|Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
|Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
|Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
|Mathematical Reasoning — The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
Work Activities
|Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
|Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
|Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
|Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
|Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
|Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
|Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
|Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
|Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
|Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Work Context
|Electronic Mail — 100% responded "Every day."
|Telephone — 69% responded "Every day."
|Face-to-Face Discussions — 62% responded "Every day."
|Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 79% responded "Every day."
|Work With Work Group or Team — 54% responded "Very important."
|Freedom to Make Decisions — 59% responded "Some freedom."
|Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets — 49% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
|Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 46% responded "Very important."
|Duration of Typical Work Week — 54% responded "More than 40 hours."
|Structured versus Unstructured Work — 67% responded "Some freedom."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
|Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
|Related Experience
|A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
|Job Training
|Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
|Job Zone Examples
|Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include accountants, sales managers, database administrators, teachers, chemists, art directors, and cost estimators.
|SVP Range
|(7.0 to < 8.0)
Percentage of Respondents
|Education Level Required
|Bachelor's degree
|Master's degree
|Doctoral degree
This occupation may require a background in the following science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educational disciplines:
Interest code: IRE
|Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
|Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
|Enterprising — Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
Work Styles
|Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
|Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
|Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
|Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
|Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
|Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
|Innovation — Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
|Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
|Independence — Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
|Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
Work Values
|Support — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
|Working Conditions — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
|Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
Related Occupations
|Logistics Engineers
|Aerospace Engineers
|Electrical Engineers
|Product Safety Engineers
|Industrial Engineers
|Biochemical Engineers
|Validation Engineers Bright Outlook Green
|Energy Engineers
|Materials Scientists
Wages & Employment Trends
|Median wages (2014)
|$42.16 hourly, $87,690 annual
|State wages
|Employment (2012)
|23,000 employees
|Projected growth (2012-2022)
|Little or no change (-2% to 2%)
|Projected job openings (2012-2022)
|State trends
|Top industries (2012)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2014 wage data and 2012-2022 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2012-2022). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Job Openings on the Web
Sources of Additional Information
Disclaimer: Sources are listed to provide additional information on related jobs, specialties, and/or industries. Links to non-DOL Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
- Materials Engineers . Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition.
- Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) , 111 Market Pl., Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202. Phone: (410) 347-7700. Fax: (410) 625-2238.
- ASM International , 9639 Kinsman Rd., Materials Park, OH 44073-0002. Phone: (800) 336-5152.
- Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) , 184 Thorn Hill Rd., Warrendale, PA 15086-7514. Phone: (800) 759-4867.


text:
Hasidic Movement: A History
The founding and flourishing of a Hasidism.
Reprinted with permission from The Jewish Religion: A Companion, published by Oxford University Press.
The Hebrew for Hasidism, hasidut, denotes piety or saintliness, an extraordinary devotion to the spiritual aspects of Jewish life. The term itself did not originate with the eighteenth-century movement.
Groups of Hasidim were found in talmudic times and even earlier. The Saints of Germany in the Middle Ages were called the Hasidim of Ashkenaz. In the early eighteenth century, the group surrounding the Baal Shem Tov ["Master of the Good Name", known as the Besht] was, at first, only one of a number of such groups of pneumatics. But eventually the Beshtian group became the dominant one; the others either vanished from the scene or became absorbed in the Beshtian group.
From the beginning, Hasidism centered on a charismatic personality, the tzaddik. (Zaddik in the usual English transliteration) This term has an interesting history of its own. In the Bible and the talmudic literature, the tzaddik ("righteous man") is the ordinary good man to whom the Hasid is superior. But since the members of the group were themselves termed Hasidim, a different term had to be found for the spiritual leader and for this the old term tzaddik was adopted. In this way the older roles were reversed. The Hasid is the follower of the Zaddik, with the latter being the superior pietist.
Mysticism for the Masses?
Hasidism was, at first, an elitist movement, consisting of a small company of pietists seeking proximity to the Baal Shem Tov in order to be guided by him in the spiritual path. But since the idea of loving every Jew was stressed by the Baal Shem Tov and his disciples as a highly significant religious ideal, it is not surprising that, as the movement spread, it attracted to itself Jews with no pretension to excessive piety who believed in the power of the Zaddik's prayers to help them in their distress.
The Zaddik then came to function both as a spiritual guide to the few thirsting for a closer relationship with God and as a man of prayer and a miracle-worker for the masses. Not to be overlooked, however, is that the masses, too, had mystical yearnings, which they believed the Zaddik could satisfy. The description of Hasidism as "mysticism for the masses" ignores the elitist aspects of the movement, but is nonetheless a fair representation of the appeal of Hasidism as it came to be.
Hasidism Took Hold
Dov Baer of Mezirech, the foremost disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, sent out his own chosen disciples to spread his understanding of the Baal Shem Tov's teachings abroad, and those men became Zaddikim in their own right in different Eastern European centers. Personalities such as Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev, Shneur Zalman of Liady, the "Seer" of Lublin and other disciples of Dov Baer are the spiritual heroes of Hasidism.
- 1 |
- 2 |
Did you like this article? MyJewishLearning is a not-for-profit organization.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
View more rhinoplasty before and after photos
Following Rhinoplasty surgery, there is a 10% chance that a small revision touch up will need to be performed. Dr. Portuese does not charge again for this surgery or for the operating room, however, there will be a nominal fee for general anesthesia.
Frequently Asked Questions
For more rhinoplasty frequently asked questions...Click Here.
Nose Issue Information and Diagrams...Click Here
Patient's Complete Guide to Rhinoplasty©
If you are considering rhinoplasty contact Dr. William Portuese at 206.624.6200
Facelift | Rhinoplasty | Blepharoplasty | Neck Lift - Neck Liposuction | Brow Lift
Otoplasty | Facial Implants | Botox® | Sitemap - William Portuese
Dr William Portuese
1101 Madison Street Seattle, Washington 98104
Telephone: 206-624-6200


text:
This year's Teddy Bear Surgery event at the Belmont Street Fair on a beautiful sunny day in September was another fun success. Annually our pesky bears get into our supply of toys and swallow them giving them terrible tummy aches and we rely on the skills of child surgeons to remove the foreign object at the Fair to help save them. These skilled surgeons keep the offending toy and hopefully learn a lot and have fun in the process. We even supply them with a Teddy Bear Surgeon tattoo to commemerate the occasion.
Preparing for surgery
We are thrilled to host this event and always have so much fun assisting the child surgeons. We appreciate all of your support for our annual event, the donations to Pound to Posh and for stopping by and visiting our booth.
Thank you note
Finn and his forever family
Teddy Bear Surgery experience complete!
Currently rated 5.0 by 1 people
Happy Monday all! Today is the first day since opening 4 years ago that we are opening on Mondays and on our Anniversary to boot! The transition to opening on Mondays has been a long process – planning, schedule arranging, hiring and that brings us to today – our first Monday, our 4 year anniversary!
Last night I was in the clinic, setting up our anniversary display and getting things ready for the big day. I was thinking about how far the clinic has come, how grateful I am for our fantastic staff, wonderful clients and joyful patients when I heard a loud pop and all of the power went out. Well, they are working on the new sushi place next door so I figured they blew a big circuit. I waited in the twilight a few minutes and still nothing so I went to check it out. They had power next door and in the rest of the building just none in our space. Upon investigation it turns out they drilled into our circuit box. No power, no email, no phones, no computers. This was 9pm Sunday... t minus 11 hours!
DeeDee loving the space during construction
The space pre-wall. Yes that's a truck in the kitchen!
Our actual anniversary is National Crepe Suzette Day – May 6th. Please stop by and celebrate with us, share your stories and enjoy a Voodoo donut on us (crepes don't keep)!
Monday OPEN 8-6; Tuesday – Thursday 8am-8pm; Friday 8-6; Saturday 8-noon
Currently rated 1.0 by 1 people
I love working with children and showing them what we do in the clinic. Last week we had a student visiting from our Day at the Vet program, Lauren. Her parents were the winners of the auction item we donated to the school Lauren attends and she was able to spend a morning with us, learning about what we do in the clinic. She got to meet some patients, observe us in the rooms doing physical exams and watch some anesthetic and dental procedures. We donate Day at the Vet auction items to 6 schools a year.
Lauren and Dr. Sulis
Lauren has fun with her pancakes at Slappy Cakes
Be the first to rate this post
Anna, age 9, has wanted to be a dentist since she was 2. She has always been fascinated by teeth and fell in love with animals at an early age. She now hopes to combine the two for a future in Veterinary Dentistry when she grows up.
Anna (the future Veterinary Dentist) and Dr. Sulis
Bella after her spay surgery with her healing art from Anna.
Anna's Art - in her spare time she likes to draw dresses.
Currently rated 5.0 by 4 people
Today is the Chinese New Year, taking
place on the second new moon after the winter solstice. The Dragon is
the only mythical creature in the Chinese Zodiac and for the Chinese
people, Dragon is the luckiest and most auspicious of all of the
animal signs. Chinese holiday traditions include forgiving past
conflicts, hosting elaborate feasts, setting off fireworks and giving
children money in red envelopes.
Gung hay fat choy is the traditional
new year greeting meaning "Best wishes and congratulations." We
wish you and your furry family an abundant and transformative 2012.
Currently rated 3.0 by 1 people
It's that time of year!! I would like to invite everyone to come down to the Belmont Street Fair on Saturday, September 10th for our 4th annual Teddy Bear Surgery event. In the past years this event has become more and more popular with local children. When I first conceived of this event I really thought kids would find it "lame" since it paled in comparison to any video game they could play. To my surprise, it has been well received since the beginning with even young teenagers participating.
Teddy Bear Surgeons save the lives of bears.
We are prepared for 600 this year! Last year we saved near 350. Check out the blogs from previous years to get an idea of what it's like!
This year we are asking for donations of $2 per surgery to raise much needed funds for a local organization, Paw Team. This organization provides volunteer veterinary services for low income and homeless people's pets and is in danger of shut down due to lack of funds. They recently sent notice that they needed help and we thought this would be a great way to help raise money. Check out their website to find out all of the great work they do and see how you can help.
Remember, the clinic will be closed for business on Saturday, September 10th and you can find us at the fair from noon-8pm. We look forward to seeing you there!
Currently rated 2.8 by 4 people
Mt. Tabor will be closed for business Friday May 13th and Saturday May 14th. We are converting our software system to a fully integrated Veterinary software from our custom software that we have outgrown. Rest assured we will all be there working hard, entering data and getting ready for our first week on our new system. We believe that this new system will allow us to help you and your pets more effectively. Like with any change, aside from the inconvenience of us being unable to help you at the end of the week, there will be a learning curve as we work out the kinks and learn how to optimize the system. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
What this means to you: stock up on food, medications and supplements before close of business (8pm on Thursday 5/12). If you have an emergency please contact Dove Lewis or Southeast Portland Animal Hospital. They are open 24/7 and will be able to assist you.
As part of these changes we are making to better serve you we will be eliminating the email notification system for new blog entries. Instead all new blog entries will be posted on facebook. Please friend our page! It's easy! We have a link at the left side bar or you can click here. We had a super fun idea - sign up your pet on facebook and have them friend us too! We will use our new page to stay better connected, let you know about changes in hours, new products, current news events that may affect your pet like pet food recalls and what's happening at the clinic. You can also sign up for the RSS feed at the top of the page.
One more seamless change that you can expect - a new phone system! Many of you have kindly given us feedback on our phone system - and it's not been pretty. It served us well in the begining and just like our software system, we have outgrown it. With how busy we have become we have found that clients are having to leave more voicemails. Many of these voicemails are getting lost in the system. We have been disappointed that anyone has to leave a message (I personally hate leaving messages for businesses) and finding out that some of these messages have been lost where we NEVER responded is horrifying. Please know that until this system is implemented, if you don't hear back from us please call again or email! We want to hear from you. This includes complaints as well. We cannot improve without your input. We do like postive feedback too so keep it coming.
Thank you all for following and reading this blog. I've been keeping it for 3 years now! If you're new, be sure to browse the begining where I recorded real time the creation of the practice. Cheers to new beginings!
Currently rated 4.0 by 1 people
We will be closing early this friday 3/25 and will be closed on Saturday 3/26 to participate in the SOLV Beach Clean Up and our Staff Retreat. Please be sure to pick up any food or medications needed for the weekend Friday by noon. We will be back open for business our normal hours on Tuesday 10am to 8pm. We apologize for any inconvenience.
In case of emergency please contact Dove Lewis Animal Emergency Hospital 503.288.7281 or Southeast Portland Animal Hosptial 503.255.8139 for care.
Wow! Have you seen the lastest issue of Spot Magazine?! The Top Dog awards for 2011 are out and you guessed it! We won! (and won and won and won!).
The clinic won Best Veterinary Practice 2011 which makes me so happy. We haven't even celebrated our 3 year anniversary and here we are winning accolades. I am so grateful to our clients who voted for us and for our fantastic team. This was a write in ballot which makes me extra honored to received these awards.
Thank you also for voting me Best Veterinarian for the second year in a row! This year I won by a landslide. I am not sure how this is possible and I am humbled by this kind recognition. The feature article in Spot Magazine was so sweet - I got teary when I read it! Check it out here. It's so much easier to talk about kudos when they are directed at someone else and I can't even tell you all of the girl squealing that went on when we found out that Krissy was the runner up for Best Veterinarian! I am so lucky to have her as my associate and you all clearly recognize how great she is to award her the #2 slot!
As an extra added bonus we also won Best Cat Medical. We do take care of a lot of cat companions and both Krissy and I really enjoy our feline patients. They are a special type of companion and present their own challenges both in the clinic and medically. When it comes to cats any show of being singled out means so much.
We are so grateful for your praise and support. Thank you again for voting and for making us the Best we can be!
Currently rated 4.0 by 2 people
Krissy and I both spent years in school to become veterinarians because we love the animals we work with (and their people too). We've created a clinic atmosphere to minimize the fear and our clients have really responded to that. Some of our patients however don't care that the surroundings are comfortable or that we have pockets full of cookies. Some become blinded by fear and think only "Oh no! It's the VET!!" They tense up, hide behind their human companions, pant, shake and cower. One particularly wonderful patient that both Krissy and I worked with was a large male Pit Bull that looked incredibly imposing until you approached him to examine him. I actually had his 95 lb body leap over my shoulder once to get away - he reminded me of the cartoons of the elephant with the mouse! Dogs become fearful of the vet from scary or painful experiences. They can even be mild. A vaccine poke that was unexpected can become a source of anxiety later.
Veterinarians are not a mean bunch but our patients can lump us into that catagory pretty easily (much like some of us view dentists from childhood experiences). We are sad when patients are afraid and we do have our share of success stories - usually involving tons of food and gentle human companions or sometimes kind sedation. There are still some that no matter what hate our guts. They are afraid. They won't be touched, they will bark, growl, snap and do everything possible to prevent the hands (and sometimes needles) of the vet from touching them. This makes a full physical exam and annual wellness care difficult. Early conditions that can be found through these means are not detected and the entire experience is stressful for everyone.
Thankfully Dr. Valli from Synergy Behavior Solutions is offering affordable classes to help Fido work through their fear of the vet in GET SET FOR THE VET. Sign up quick! The first class is this Saturday the 29th and the second in the series is scheduled for February 26th. Get more information on Synergy Behavior Solutions and their classes here. Many of you know Valli from her puppy classes and from her doing relief work at our clinic. You will love her fun style and her incredible knowledge as a trainer and veterinarian. She's had her share of patients viewing her as the "bad guy" and will provide practical exercises to help you and your dog.
Do you have any stories to share about how your pet feels about going to the vet?
© Copyright 2013


text: As a response to the Arctic Council Tromsø Declaration, the SAON process has now begun a second phase. The continuing process is lead by a steering group (SAON SG) consisting of representatives of the eight Arctic countries, permanent participants in the Arctic Council, and Arctic Council working groups. With the inclusio


text:
Frameworks5 is about moving as much stuff to the CLA-land known as Qt. That is as stupid as working for free on Mir. say no to drugs and say no to CLA.
Phoronix: Plasma 2 With KDE Frameworks 5 Looks Awesome
Sebastian Kügler of KDE has talked about progress made on Plasma 2, the port of the Plasma Workspaces desktop to using KDE Frameworks 5 that in turn works atop Qt 5. The possibilities opened up for Plasma 2 due to KDE Frameworks 5 and using an OpenGL scene-graph are impressive and awesome...
Frameworks5 is about moving as much stuff to the CLA-land known as Qt. That is as stupid as working for free on Mir. say no to drugs and say no to CLA.
That's eye candy, we had lots of graphics sugar (rotating cube, etc) for so long it's not even funny. They'd rather focus on usability which is the pinnacle of success for a GUI app.
Last edited by mark45; 03-11-2013 at 11:14 AM.
Making graphics effects is easy, using them properly is hard.
Let's hope Plasma 2 won't be a blur/transparency/wobble/particle/bloom clusterfuck
so i assume this guy just saw a shiny thing wobbling and said "Awesome dude" and proceeded to show with his absolute lack of understanding to bash it, using a very ambiguos concept like "Usability"[in a toolkit OMFG] trying to set a fuse for a flame war.
for originallty he have a A+? .... NO!
Plasma 2 have technical argument behind it over Plasma 1. So developing Plasma 2 is not only for "better eye candy"....
Now. Either convince me that Plasma 2 in only about "more eye candy" or go read my post again.


text:
The 143 inventors named as NAI fellows represent 94 universities, governmental and nonprofit research institutes. Together, they hold more than 5,600 U.S. patents.
In 2005, DeSimone and his students invented the PRINT (Particle Replication In Non-wetting Templates) technology, enabling DeSimone to launch Liquidia Technologies, Inc. which now has a major focus on the development of new vaccines. Applications of PRINT are also being explored for next generation cancer therapies, inhalation therapies, environmentally friendly marine coatings and synthetic blood.
Last December, Oliver Smithies, Nobel Prize winner and Weatherspoon Eminent Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UNC, and Holden Thorp, former Carolina chancellor and chemistry professor, were named inaugural fellows of NAI.
DeSimone is the Chancellor's Eminent Professor of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Chemical Engineering at N.C. State University and of Chemistry at UNC. He also is an adjunct faculty member at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
This article was originally published by UNC News Services. To access the original article, click here.
Date: Dec. 10, 2013]]>
"Screening is not the unqualified good that we have advertised it to be," they wrote in an editorial titled, "The Times They (May Be) A-Changin': Too Much Screening is a Health Problem." The editorial accompanied a research study reviewing physician practices around cervical-cancer screening and vaccination for human papilloma virus (HPV), which has been linked to cervical cancer.
The study, "Physicians Slow to Implement HPV Vaccination and Cervical Screening Guidelines," was published July 9 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
"Screening for cervical cancer and other cancers such as breast and prostate, has clear potential for harms as well as benefits, and these must be carefully weighed before a rational decision about screening can be made," wrote Harris and Sheridan, who are professor and assistant professor of medicine, respectively, at UNC's School of Medicine. They also hold adjunct appointments at UNC's Gillings School of Global Public Health.
The study noted physicians said they were comfortable with longer testing intervals, but were concerned their patients might not come in for annual check-ups if Pap tests, the screening test for cervical cancer, were not offered. The problem, Harris said, is that annual Pap tests produce more abnormal results leading to additional, invasive testing that itself bring risks.
"Many women have 'abnormal' [Pap test] findings that are not cancer, but may be a 'cancer precursor.' We know that the great majority of these abnormal findings would never progress to actual invasive cancer, yet these women are referred" for further, more invasive testing, Harris said.
One such test, called a "colposcopy," [cohl-PAH-scoh-pee], involves examining the cervix for possibly cancerous lesions, followed frequently by a biopsy, i.e., taking a small sample of the lesion, which can cause pain and bleeding, as well as potential psychological harm. "The screening test itself can raise concern about dreaded cancer; a positive screening test heightens this worry; finding a cancer precursor, even one of uncertain importance, just increases worry further," they wrote.
The authors recognize the important benefit of screening for cervical and other cancers, but "screening every three years [for cervical cancer] retains about 95 percent of the benefit of annual screening, but reduces harms by roughly two-thirds." Less-frequent screening also reduces costs significantly in terms of patient and physician time and laboratory testing supplies and other resources.
The newest cervical-cancer and HPV screening recommendations were released in March 2012, too recent to have been included in the July 9 study. Women should still begin Pap tests at age 21 and every three years afterward, but women between the ages of 30 and 65 may choose to extend the Pap test interval to every five years, provided they also get an HPV test, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the American Cancer Society, among others. However, the authors added, "the debate about a do-less approach to screening—for cervical cancer and other conditions as well—is ongoing."
The editorial concluded: "Bob Dylan sang about changing times before they actually changed, yet his singing moved the public discussion in a positive direction. Our sense is that the right song for the current discussion is about helping people come to appreciate the harms screening does … and move us toward a better balance of benefits and harms."
Date: July 10, 2013]]>
"Our collaboration with Professor Paula Hammond's lab at MIT demonstrates another opportunity to further tune precisely engineered PRINT particles for different applications."
The UNC particle technology, known as the PRINT® (Particle Replication In Non-wetting Templates) platform was developed in the DeSimone lab at UNC and is now being commercialized by Liquidia Technologies.
The research was published in the July 1 online edition of Advanced Materials. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.201302025/abstract
For more information, please see the news release published by MIT: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/customizable-nanoparticles-0702.html
Date: July 2, 2013]]>
Date: June 11, 2013]]>
Members of the 2013 class include winners of the Nobel Prize; National Medal of Science; the Lasker Award; the Pulitzer and the Shaw prizes; the Fields Medal; MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships; the Kennedy Center Honors; and Grammy, Emmy, Academy, and Tony awards.
With Bloom, UNC has 36 faculty members in the academy.
Throughout his career, Bloom has become an internationally recognized expert on chromosome segregation, which is key to understanding birth defects and cancer. He was the first person in the world to clone and molecularly describe a centromere, the region on a DNA molecule that directs segregation of chromosomes to daughter cells, and has developed biochemical and optical methods to visualize these dynamics – work that has pioneered the field of nuclear migration.
Bloom began his career at UNC in 1982, and received UNC's highest research award, the Ruth and Philip Hettleman Prize for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement, in1989. During his tenure, Bloom has received numerous honors and awards, including election to the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2011.
In addition to his distinguished professorship in the College of Arts and Sciences, he is also a member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Date: April 24, 2013]]>
Sylvia Novinsky, assistant dean for public service programs at UNC School of Law, says that the project furthers the law school's mission to educate and serve. "Our students will learn some very valuable skills, such as client interviewing and document drafting," she says. "At the same time, it's a tangible way for students to give back to the residents of our state."
She says that she hopes that the venture will ease the minds of patients. "This project allows cancer patients to get their affairs in order without worrying about the cost, which is a real issue for many cancer patients," says Novinsky. "We are so grateful to be able to serve in this way."
Last May, while attending the ABA Equal Justice conference, Novinsky heard about a pro bono legal program at George Washington University Law School, which helps cancer patients without access to legal services. After learning that program founder Chrissy Cianflone was moving to the Duke Cancer Institute, Novinsky approached her about a UNC-Duke partnership to create a similar program. "We have been lucky to work with great partners, including Chrissy," says Novinsky. "Having the cancer hospitals support this, as well as pro bono attorneys in the health law and estate law sections of the North Carolina Bar Association, has made this project possible. And UNC has also been fortunate to partner with Blue Cross Blue Shield's legal department on this pro bono project."
Novinsky says that the reaction among Carolina Law students has been heartening. "We have 60 UNC students signed up, each of whom has completed two three-hour trainings," she says. "So many of the students have been touched by cancer, whether they have had it themselves or have seen a family member suffer. This program offers a way for them to use their skills to help people at what is probably their most vulnerable time."
"We're in the fortunate place of having more volunteers than we need for the clinics so we are able to look at how else we can provide services," says Novinsky. "We also have really committed partners who all say, 'How can we do this better?' I'm really looking forward to helping people in this way."


text:
Steamed Mussels with Lemongrass, Thai Basil, Chilies, and Coconut Juice
There is an "inner celebrity chef" in me.
I always daydream about my "celebrity chef" moments–giving speeches about my cooking and recipes to applauding fans; authoring a series of Rasa "fill-in-the-country-name" cookbooks (starting with Rasa Malaysia, of course); hosting glitzy food schmooze fests attended only by the crème de la crème; looking-and-cooking pretty in the highest rating lifestyle and food show; and the list goes on. All these are fantasies, but I indulge in them whenever possible.
This past weekend, instead of just dreaming, I actually made a celebrity chef dish. Thanks to the abundant celeb chef-authored cookbooks out in the market, now everyone can cook like one in your home kitchen…
Since I bought the acclaimed "Asian Flavors of Jean-Georges" cookbook, I have been wanting to try out his steamed mussels recipe. The picture on the cookbook was practically calling my name, and it's no secret that I am partial to shellfish. It was a great choice as Jean-Georges's steamed mussels recipe is exquisite–the flavor delivered was simply "ambrosial."
The most interesting ingredient used in Jean-Georges's steamed mussels recipe is coconut juice–the soul of this dish and the base of the highly addictive broth. While I have tried coconut juice steamed herbal chicken in Malaysia, I have never thought about the possibility of using it with shellfish. What a brilliant idea! The refreshing taste of coconut juice infuses the steamed mussels with just the right tint of natural sweetness, while it brings out and complements the complex flavors of lemongrass, bird's eye chilies, galangal, and Thai basil. The steamed mussels were delicious and I kept not a single drop of the broth to waste. When food is that good, it's a satisfaction. My stomach and taste buds were thoroughly fulfilled.
Jean-Georges's steamed mussels is a 5-star recipe and it's Rasa Malaysia certified.
To get a copy of Asian Flavors of Jean-Georges, please click here. To see my recommendations of "Must-Have Cookbooks," please click here.
P.S.: Previously, I tried to be Nobu Matsuhisa and here is the recipe of Nobu's famed Black Cod with Miso.
Sign Up for Email Updates
Enter your email for new updates: recipes, giveaways, and more!
41 comments... read them below or add one
LOVE this book!!!! Thank you again for sending me this book.
xoxo, your blog sista!
Awesome. I love steamed mussels. I too dream of being a celebrity (pastry) chef, heh heh :)
You are killing me here with those fantastic flavours: lemongrass, Thai basil, chilies and coconut juice?! I've just died and gone to heaven! :)
yummy . . . . .
i like Mussels too…. looks so yummy… must taste well…
In Msia, I normally get to cook those smaller size one, we call it as "thin shell"… mini size one..
I love it very much.. I miss my mum's favorite dish….
Oh Yum! I haven't tried this recipe yet but i had my celebrity chef moment when i went to the book release party and got my copy autographed by the man himself. They were serving all kind of goodies from the book at the party. Okay, I know you hate me now! :-) nah nah nah nah nah
I wrote a post about it a little while ago.
This a very beautiful dish – the flavors, the colors. Coconut juice has got so much going for it — lots of fragrance and flavor with a lot less fat than coconut milk (though coconut milk is good stuff).
My dear, I think you definitely have the making of a celebrity chef… think a sweeter, more tanned, Asian version of Nigella Lawson? :)
I think i would LOVEEE that. I recently found out how much I like mussels…but I've always known I enjoy those other flavors! Mmmm…
I love shellfish more than anything else… and your steamed mussels look so good that I almost lick my screen! LOL!
I love shellfish too. I am so tempted to get this book!
never thought of using coconut juice for cooking before. sounds like a great idea! and it also sounds easy enough for someone like me. lol.
love your photos–crisp and clean…
your work is so inspiring. And those
glad i found your site!
This looks incredible. Simply bloody incredible. Great job as usual. I now hate you even more. I didn't think that was possible! LOL.
This looks really wonderful! I think I will try it out sometime. Mussels are one of my fave seafoods.
Hey miss! I got the same book for christmas. It's fantastic and you've just reminded me to use it. Great looking moules!
Thanks for sharing, this looks really good!
That look and sounds absolutely great. I'm definitely going to be giving this one a try! My mouth is watering already!
I have this book and absolutely love it! Thank you for reminding me to dig it out and give it a go again.
A truly wonderful recipe. I have this book too,like you, I think the dish on the front cover should be great!
my goodness! The combination of flavors sound wonderful!!
Been around but lazy to drop comments. Afterall, what can I say more other than great recipes & superb pictures, almost a norm now. :>
The reason I broke my silence is that I promised a friend to tell you this, "I followed your recipes to a 't' and they all worked! Now my hubby is complaining about growing a bigger tummy while my MIL has been asking me for tips!"
Cass, happy? Remember to feed me those butter prawns!
That looks and sounds amazing! I love anything with coconut, basil, and lemongrass. It's the standard for Thai!
You're making my mouth water.
mm i love mussels! and your photography is stunning. i adore your style. so glad to have found your blog.
I can see that you're a fan of Fuschia Dunlop. Her books are my most-used cookbooks.
Girl, you're already a celebrity chef. =)
Yummy mussels… Can you cook this next time you come to penang ??? :-) haha… Yes, I am so drooling at delicious food after a week of low fat diet!!! Drool drool drool…:-P
I went to Jean Georges a couple years ago during Restaurant Week when there were prix fixe menus for under $25. The place was gorgeous and the service was magnificient. The food was okay.
I didn't try the lemon grass mussels but your photos definitely make them look delicious.
These look like a million bucks! I need to go grab some lemongrass from the garden and try this dish. I see myself licking the plate clean already!
Your mussels look FANTASTIC! And my dear, "celebrity chef" is definitely in your future!
I have not tried this recipe but i have made another one in the book. It's Roast chicken with chunky miso sauce and grapefruit salad. I was happy with the results – easy to make and the end result was elegant and quite original. Well worth trying!
I love mussels! This one is interesting with the addition of lemongrass and coconut juice. And I also do not waste the broth when eating these mussels. I will always try to scoop up as much broth using the shells and down them together with the flesh.
Beautiful mussels! I usually steam/poach in stock but I can imagine the lovely aroma coconut milk would add!
This steamed mussels with lemongrass, thai basil, shillies and coconut juice is making me drooling. I really like the combination.
It's a beautiful and tasty recipe.
I would wish to know how many persons this recipe is provide for ?
Thanks for your answer
is "coconut juice" the watery liquid inside a coconut? not the squeezed out coconut milk used in SEA cooking?
I love mussels and this recipe is very easy.
This was delicious – but we must have used some super hot peppers because this was SPIIIIICY. Would make again adjusting the pepper level (and we like things fairly hot).
Its like you read my mind! You seem to know so
much about this, like you wrote the book in it or something.
I think that you could do with a few pics to drive the message
home a little bit, but other than that, this is magnificent blog.
An excellent read. I'll definitely be back.


text:
If you signed up for an account during checkout, from this
point forward you may view your complete online-purchase history with
MySigg.com, as well as tracking all purchases
made from MySigg.com.
MySigg.com is
operated by BrandShop. Copyright ©
2015 BrandShop All Rights Reserved.
*Free shipping is for standard shipping and applies ONLY to Continental US orders.
Come find us.


text:
Book this hotel and collect nights after your stay
Situated in the heart of Columbia, The Tiger Hotel is close to University of Missouri, Columbia College, and Stephens College. Also nearby are Faurot Field and Mizzou Arena.
Hotel Features.
The Tiger Hotel has a 24-hour fitness center and complimentary bicycles. Complimentary wireless and wired high-speed Internet access is available in public areas and a computer station is located on site. Business amenities at this 3.5-star property include a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. Dining options at the hotel include 2 restaurants along with a coffee shop/café and 2 bars/lounges. The staff can provide concierge services, tour/ticket assistance, and wedding services. Additional amenities include multilingual staff, a snack bar/deli, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Guest parking is available for a surcharge. This is a smoke-free property. A total renovation of this property was completed in February 2013.
The 62 air-conditioned guestrooms at The Tiger Hotel include iPod docking stations and laptop-compatible safes. Beds have Tempur-Pedic mattresses, Egyptian cotton sheets, down comforters, and premium bedding. Guests can use the in-room complimentary wireless and wired high-speed Internet access. 37-inch flat-screen TVs are equipped with digital channels. All accommodations provide desks, complimentary newspapers, and phones; local and long-distance calls are free of charge (restrictions may apply). Bathrooms offer shower/tub combinations with deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads. Bathrooms also include bathrobes, designer toiletries, and hair dryers. In-room minibars and coffee/tea makers are provided. Additional amenities include slippers and irons/ironing boards. In addition, amenities available on request include refrigerators and hypo-allergenic bedding. Turndown service is offered nightly and housekeeping is available daily.
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility without adult supervision.
|Food and drink
|Things to do
|Working away
|Home comforts
|Sleep well
|Freshen up
|Be entertained
|Stay connected
|Food and drink
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility without adult supervision.
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
We are now watching this hotel on your travel dates
( - )


text:
Sunday June 16- 9 AM - Looks like a GREAT night to bring DAD and the rest of the family to the Seymour Speedway for a full 6 division racing program sponsored by Jackson Point Sports Bar.
Bring dad early and enjoy a Steak Sandwich Special at our concession stand.
Kids - the BIG 6 bike giveaway sponsored by GSR/Johnny's Racing Parts will be held at intermission. Winners not only get their NEW bike, but their picture taken in victory lane with their favorite driver.
Also, the kids get to race in the Big Wheel event.
The 4 Cylinder Bump and Run will close the action tonight.
Pit opens at 3:00 with sign in closing at 5PM.
Grandstand opens at 4 PM
Racing at 6 PM ...SHARP.
Thanks for choosing the Seymour Speedway for your weekend racing fix.
Let's Go Racing.
|< Prev
|Next >


text:
The Lovin' Spoonful, 1965, clockwise from top: Steve Boone, John Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky, Joe Butler (Wikimedia Commons / Kama Sutra Records)
When you think of rock stars, Zal Yanovsky probably isn't the first name that comes to mind. But as lead guitarist for the Lovin' Spoonful, Yanovsky – who died 10 years ago today – helped shape the groovy sound of a generation.
Yanovsky got his start playing in coffee houses in his native Toronto, eventually teaming with future Mama and Papa Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty (a fellow Canadian) to form folk group the Mugwumps. Then in 1964 Yanovsky founded the band that would make him a rock star.
Referring to their sound as "good-time music," the Lovin' Spoonful captured the zeitgeist of the mid-1960s with groovy tunes made for singing along. A talented and versatile guitarist ("He could play like Elmore James, he could play like Floyd Cramer, he could play like Chuck Berry," said Spoonful co-founder John Sebastian), Yanovsky helped build that signature sound – and as we remember his life today, we're listening to a few favorite tunes.
You Didn't Have to Be So Nice
Summer in the City
Do You Believe in Magic
Written by Linnea Crowther


text:
See your black on these designs right now!
Enter your colors here, then click the icon below any design to preview it in your colors.
Recommended Just For You
Customer Raves & Reviews
Neo-Classical Chic Save the Date Magnets OMG! This Save the Date is perfect...keep up the good work. Great customer service. loving it.


text:
Open Ecosystem
Competing platforms often depend on exclusive alliances with other vendors; choosing those platforms may force you to switch to a new Professional Services Automation (PSA) platform, backup/disaster recovery (BU/DR) tool, antivirus/anti-spam service, or other third-party technology.
AVG is committed to broad vendor support. AVG Managed Workplace remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform, Network Operations Center (NOC) and Help Desk Services are all built on a vendor-agnostic, open ecosystem that offers true flexibility. Choose the solutions you feel are best for your business and end-users—yes, even where AVG offers competing products or services—and manage all technologies from a single dashboard.
How does this benefit you?
Choose your tools
Eliminate needless changes to your strategic alliances or disruptions in your service offerings when you choose AVG Managed Workplace. Our RMM and NOC deliver deep monitoring and reporting out-of-the-box for over 400 third-party technologies from leading IT vendors, as well as configurable support for thousands more.
Keep up with evolving technologies
Strengthen your ability to compete as technology and business evolves; with AVG Managed Workplace RMM, NOC and Help Desk, you can change or add integrations with new or better third party applications whenever you want.
Increase efficiency
Simplify workflow management and reporting by managing your technology choices from a single pane of glass. AVG Managed Workplace RMM offers deep integration with hardware, software and cloud vendors so you can perform management functions for third party applications directly from the central dashboard.
Collaborate easily
Reduce costly technical and communication errors by using AVG Managed Workplace to collaborate more efficiently with other service providers, including end-user IT staff, external NOCs, and specialized technical experts. AVG Managed Workplace RMM allows you to assign monitoring and management access to third parties by group or by group of devices, which means that different collaboration partners, all potentially using different systems, can use AVG Managed Workplace to synchronize alert, asset and case details.
What does Open Ecosystem offer?
Two-way integrations with PSA/service desk tools
Simplify workflows and increase efficiency with deep two-way integration between your PSA tool and AVG Managed Workplace RMM, NOC and Help Desk for comprehensive ticket tracking and issue management.
Management from a single pane of glass
Eliminate the hassle of context-switching between your most commonly used applications. AVG Managed Workplace offers deep integrations with many third-party tools that allow you to perform critical remedial or management actions for those applications from right within the AVG Managed Workplace RMM dashboard.
Built-in best practices
Be confident that you're collecting the data you need and being alerted on things that matter with AVG Managed Workplace's best practices monitoring, alerting and management rules for hundreds of third-party technologies—which can be customized in a few clicks to match unique business or customer requirements.
Web services API
In the rare case that you want to monitor and manage something we haven't already formally integrated with or defined best practices monitoring and alerting rules for, we offer a web services API to enable fast integration with just about any third-party application.
Quick access to:
Account Manager
Technical Support
Partner Portal


text:
We are in the process of working on our re-charter. With the recent hike in charter fees per person we are trying to be smart as we have limited funds. For the Troop Committee I know that by the rules we must list at least 3 members on the charter. Normally those would be the Committee Chair, Committee Treasurer, and Secretary or another position. At the same time we have upwards of ten parents who attend the meetings, including the 3 I've listed, with some having official roles and some not. One member has stated that any parent not listed on the Charter is not on the Troop Committee and can not sit on Boards of Review. It was stated that this is a BSA rule. Although I wouldn't be surprised if it is indeed a BSA rule, I have not been able to find it worded specifically like this. Would anyone know if it is a BSA rule and if so, where it comes from? In many ways this seems a bit overstated since I've seen some Troops use their Assistant Scoutmasters on Boards of Review (which I know is not correct), or parents/leaders from other Troops when necessary (for example, while at Summer Camp). Ultimately we want to do the right thing, but we have very limited funds and plans that will need those funds. At $25 a person including these additional members would take our charter from around $500 to about $800.
AnnouncementAnnouncement Module
No announcement yet.
DO TROOP COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE TO BE ON CHARTER TO SIT ON BOARDS OF REVIEWPage Title Module
Move Remove Collapse
Conversation Detail Module
new posts
DO TROOP COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE TO BE ON CHARTER TO SIT ON BOARDS OF REVIEWLast edited by Scoutmaster Jim; 11-26-2013, 10:10 AM.Tags: None
BOR consists of "three to six unit committee members". If they are not registered, they are not "unit committee members". There is no BSA rule about having "others" present, but should not be the SM, ASM or boy's parent, unless they just want to observe. I agree with qwazse...in my units, the adults always paid their own registration fees. If we raised funds for the troop, it went for the boys. Also, technically, there are no registered positions called "Advancement Chair", "Treasurer" or "Secretary"...just "Committee Chair (CC)" and "Committee Member (MC)". And there is certainly not a position called "Unregistered Parent with Official Duties".
perdidochas commented11-25-2013, 01:23 PMEditing a commentIt also says that if less than three committee members are available, parents or other adults over 21 can be part of a BOR. This should not be the routine, but is allowed.
Actually under the 2013 Guide to Advancement there is come leeway that troops now have on the composition of the BOR, and it can involve non registered adults. As noted below, this leeway should be the exception, not the rule.
18.104.22.168 Particulars for Tenderfoot Through Life Ranks (or Palms) - ....The board is made up of three to six unit committee members—no more and no less. In units with fewer than three registered committee members available to serve, it is permissible to use knowledgeable parents (not those of the candidate) or other adults (registered or not) who are at least 21 years of age and who understand Boy Scouting's aims. Using unregistered adults for boards of review must be the exception, not the rule. Registered committee members familiar with the unit program, who have had a background check, and who are Youth Protection trained are preferred. Scheduling boards of review when and where committee members can attend usually alleviates the problem of not having enough committee members for a board.
Do your troop a favor and pick up a copy of the Guide to Advancement. If you have parents who are functioning as committee members, but are not registered, they should register as soon as possible.
At our recent committee meeting we were trying to whittle down the number of paid adults. I specifically asked our UC, who just happened to be at the meeting, what was the minimum number of registered adults we needed to stay legal in the eyes of BSA: "Two, an SM and a CC."
He is wrong, from the New Unit Application.
"The Chartered Organization selects one of its members to register as chartered organization representative who may also serve as chair or as unit committee member if needed. All units must have a unit leader and a minimum of five paid youth. There must be at least three committee members, with one named chair..."
Three committee members, one as the chair who can also be the COR, and a scoutmaster would be the minimum.
From 2013 Guide to Advancement:
22.214.171.124 Composition of the Board of Review
A board of review must consist of no fewer than three
members and no more than six, all of whom must be at
least 21 years of age. For further specifi cations, see
"Particulars for Tenderfoot Through Life Ranks (or Palms),"
220.127.116.11, and "Particulars for the Eagle Scout Rank,"
18.104.22.168. Unit leaders and assistants shall not serve on a
board of review for a Scout in their own unit. Parents or
guardians shall not serve on a board for their son. The
candidate or his parent(s) or guardian(s) shall have no
part in selecting any board of review members.
1. The board is made up of three to six unit committee
members—no more and no less. In units with fewer
than three registered committee members available to
serve, it is permissible to use knowledgeable parents
(not those of the candidate) or other adults (registered
or not) who are at least 21 years of age and who
understand Boy Scouting's aims. Using unregistered
adults for boards of review must be the exception,
not the rule. Registered committee members familiar
with the unit program, who have had a background
check, and who are Youth Protection trained are
preferred. Scheduling boards of review when and
where committee members can attend usually
alleviates the problem of not having enough
committee members for a board.
Basementdweller commented11-25-2013, 02:42 PMEditing a commentNever had a BOR with 6 member. most of ours are three or four.
11-26-2013, 04:04 PMEditing a commentOnly boards we ever did with 6 members were Eagle boards, back when the troop picked the members, and a district rep. was present.
This is just me personally. I am running the same issue.. It is great if you are a Pack/Troop who have an abundance of volunteers, I have been in units and cheerfully paid my own dues.. My pack is still pulling teeth to get enough volunteers signed up so we can recharter.. Asking them to please, please, please take a position.. Then turn around and say "By the way that will cost you $25".. But, we don't have scouts/parents selling popcorn or volunteering to help with any other fundraiser.. So funds are also tight..
Personally, my feeling is to charter all direct contact leaders, (maybe not as important in a pack where parents seem to come along on most things, but very important if my Web leaders want to take the Webs on outings without parents in tow, and similarly a troop where there are only 2 or 3 direct contact leaders going out on overnights. If they don't charter with BSA, they are not getting that background check. You also have no way to track if they are keeping up on Youth Protection unless you ask for a paper copy proof from them.. Where I plan to cut corners is on the registration of Committee members.. Register the 3 you need, others are just volunteers.
11-25-2013, 03:22 PMEditing a commentI agree with Moosetracker here. If you have leaders who have frequent direct contact, or who attend activities/camping trips, they should be registered for BG check/liability/insurance purposes. Don't gamble!
So mossetracker, if you only register the three, and the others are just volunteers, are volunteers permitted to sit on Boards of Review? Also, what do you guys think about my Assistant Scoutmaster issue, where I have some that can't come to meetings, and others who aren't coming on trips. Yes, I can ask them if they want to be on the charter again, but they would likely just say "yup, put me on". It just seems difficult, like someone wrote above, to say "thanks for stepping up, now pay $25".
Yeah, I would let them sit on the BOR.. I would still take my active committee members, but we just aren't registering you because of the expense.. Over a parent that is not involved.. Basically the wording in the Advancement gives you the wiggle room to use non-registered parents.. Do it.. Especially if you know they are active enough in the troop that they know their stuff. Believe me, Council will not double check to come back and tell you that you have over used this option.
As stated, doesn't matter that they are not there all the time. For my piece of mind, I would register direct contact leaders if they are going out on troop events with the scouts.. I do not want some law suit about some sort of youth protection issue have the teeth by pointing out that the adult leader perpetrator was not registered in BSA, and no background check was issued and he never took Youth protection or it was 6 or 7 years since it was taken.
Perhaps think about changing your policy on what your unit pays for. It would have to be assessed the following year, but have something that the unit pays if the Adult promises to make 85% of the events.. They will only pay 1/2 if the person plans to make 50 percent and the person can pick up their own tab if it will be occasional.. The following year, you would have to look at their participation levels and if they didn't follow through on their promise, tack the difference onto the next years charge.. A little complex, but yeah if the Troop is picking up the tab, they should expect a commitment from the Adult..
I would not though remove any direct contact leaders from the rosters, and still use them as direct contact leaders though.. CYA yourself and your CO..
- 1 like
11-25-2013, 03:25 PMEditing a commentOops, didn't read ahead before posting my last comment. Absolutely yes.
Because of games being played at the national level. Why give them the extra money to pay for the summit?????
I would register the bare minimum adults to maintain the charter, still get them youth protection trained.
First Thing ...OH My Gosh...If Ya Can't afford $25 a Year to Register...Get out of Scouting. Adults should foot their Own Bill. For $2.083333333333333333 a Month You can be registered.
My Gosh when I was a Youth I paid $0.50 a week Dues..Did not Kill me..Did not Prevent me from spending Money on Uniforms, I never missed a Campout, I never Missed a Camporee, I never Missed a Scout-o-Rama, I never Missed First Aid Meets. I went to Summer Camp...$2.00 in Dues a Month Never prevented me from participating in Scouting. A Year of Registered Scouting costs less than a Movie with a Soda and a Tub of Popcorn.
Since I have been back in Scouting I have paid my own Registration fees. I have paid My Own Registration Fees to Events.
Only Fees a Charter Organization should pay for is the Unit Charter Fee.
Unit Funds should pay for Boy Orientated things like Awards, Rank Advancements, Skill Badges, Merit Badges, Activity Participation Patches such as Scout Sunday..Cub Scout Neckerchiefs, Boy Scout Troop Neckerchiefs.
Unit Funds also should pay for Transportation fees to events, Banquets, Equipment, Facilities (especially if the Scout Unit has Facilities no one else uses), Yearly Vehicle Registration and Maintenance Fees if Unit has them.
A former youth member from the Troop I was last with sends in his Adult Registration each year even though he has never attended a Single event and even lives 175 miles away because he wants to remain on the Troop Rolls as a Member of the Troop but he pays his own dues. For 6 Years now
Second Thing: Quit trying to Skirt the rules people...A Scout is Honest....What has happened to a Scouters integrity? An Unregistered Adult is Not a Committee Member. An Unregistered Adult is Not allowed to Function as a Committee Member. if you Knowingly allow an Unregistered Adult to perform Functions you are Lying.
moosetracker commented11-25-2013, 07:22 PMEditing a commentAgain, your talking about people who want to be a part of scouting.. If you have a bunch of parents who want everyone else to do it for them, and you are pushing someone to step up, the $25 is just and extra reason why then don't want to do it.. Right now, the lack of Adult participation is what will make or break this pack, we may not recharter Dec 7th due to not enough people stepping up. When you are looking at it from that perspective then Adult Leadership is worth using Pack funds on. Way more important then if the boys get ice cream, or the pack pays for them to go to the local hockey game.. Because if the Pack folds, then they won't get ice cream or go to the hockey game anyway. Unless it's at some big bash we throw for closing shop.
We don't do a committee meeting, we do a Parents meeting and we let all parents vote, we did that before the rate hike, again if you want parents to participate then you do what you can to try to bring them in. So, in my book, you don't need to be registered to organize summer camp registration, or do popcorn or write up minutes to a meeting, and send out thank-you's .. The CC and the treasure, Advancement, those would be my three..
j stud of tex ass:
"If Ya Can't afford $25 a Year to Register...Get out of Scouting."
I'm trying to take your advice. I keep asking our committee to fire me.
But while you're riding up on that high horse, would you mind looking around for me and tell me what my troop is getting for the $1,500 plus check we'll be writing for our charter?
JoeBob commented
Yesterday, 08:37 PMj stud of tex ass: "If Ya Can't afford $25 a Year to Register...Get out of Scouting."I'm trying to take your advice. I keep asking our committee to fire me. But while you're riding up on that high horse, would you mind looking around for me and tell me what my troop is getting for the $1,500 plus check we'll be writing for our charter?
Well Well ..Well..Well... I will let Your Typing Skills speak for it self or Your Eyesight but back on Topic.
anyways back to Fees
Recharter Fee....$40.00 per Unit...So assuming that Your Charter Organization does not charter More than 1 Unit of Each
Pack 40.00
Troop 40.00
Crew 40.00
Total So Far 120.00
No Idea why Your Being Charged $1500.00 To Recharter
How Many Youths are you Recharter?
Maybe consider asking the scouts if they Want Boy's Life..Why Waste Money on Boy's Life if it is Not being read or Saved?
Are You Buying Everyone new Uniforms and Handbooks Also
If Your running Short of Money..Fundraiser
Better Management of What Ya Spending Money On.
At $25 a person and say a $1 per registered person for insurance (varies by council and is rolled into recharter) plus the unit fee, $1500 equals about 56 people. Forty boys, eight SM/ASMs, eight CC/MCs and a COR, and you're there.
Last year you could've gotten Boys Life for all the youth and hit around $1500 for the above group.
Well If Adults paid there Own Fees and Boys paid $2.00 per Month Dues Lets See where we are at
Troop Recharter Fee 40.00
Insurance X54 54.00
Total Recharter Fees 94.00
jps toad:
National BSA has decided that we, Scouts and Scouters alike, are a piggy bank. I can see from your comments that you were not aware of the lucre demanded, so your blind defense is understandable. $94 is almost half what BSA requires for the smallest unit allowed: 6 paid youth and two adults.
Nike & qwazse:
Thanks for letting me vent. Fees go up, but services either go down or remain the same. There is no return on our investment.
You know what really sticks in my craw? That $1500 is an annual payment. Every year we pay again for the same material.
qwazse commented #7.1 So, it sounds like your adults don't pay dues. Are you concerned because the boys will have to raise more funds to pay for adult registrations if you keep your pool of adults large? Or, is this about more than just money?
Nope, this is just about funding. We're a small Troop with just 13 Scouts. We have 4 Assistant Scoutmasters of various levels of involvement and a Troop Committee of maybe 8. So effectively we have just as many adults as we do Scouts, and maybe that's a good thing. I do see both points of the responses above. It's the whole $25 a person, which equals a big portion of our treasury, versus what we are getting for that, versus the rules. And having been informed that these funds effectively go 100% to National, the question of what the local Troops get, meaning what the Scouts get, is very valid. Sure, we've discussed whether adult leaders should pay their own charter fee, but as far as the leaders, the ones that attend the events are already paying for their son's camping/food, their gas to get to the camping grounds, etc. To say, now give us another $25, seems a bit unrealistic. At the same time I do like one recommendation above that whether a leader is paid for should be based on their involvement. If they meet a minimal requirement of attendance/involvement then they are paid for, and if not then they either pay for themselves, or it's based on how involved they've been. Maybe for the Troop Committee it should be that anything beyond the Committee Chair and Treasurer has to pay for themselves.
So it's funding. Think of it this way:
Adults pay from their own pocket, or
Adults pay from their boys' pocket.
Either is fine as long as everyone knows what's going on. The treasurer's expense report should specify "amount paid from dues collected" vs. "amount paid from troop fund". Chances are your more active adults if they understand what's happening will want to make a donation to offset their membership costs, if they can.
Like everything in life, there are pluses and minuses to either approach, leave that for your committee to hash out while you're tending the boys.
moosetracker commented11-27-2013, 07:49 AMEditing a commentScoutmaster Jim - you need 3 on committee.. Perhaps for a troop the Advancement Chair should be your 3rd paid seat. At least if your troop runs the Advancement Chairs position the way our troop did, he had about the same amount of direct leader contact as the ASM's did. He was the one then went to see to figure out MBC's in the local area and to turn in blue cards. Also although the older boys did most of the Advancement of the youth, he played a part in the guiding of the older boys if they were too easy or too hard with their expectations.. Perhaps you as SM do all of that though.. Our SM always saw the Advancement Chair as an ASM who was focused on a specific task.
PS. Since your Advancement Chair should be on most BOR's it also gives you at least one registered Committee Member signing the BOR paperwork.Last edited by moosetracker; 11-27-2013, 07:54 AM.
We write off our adult fees on our taxes, every little bit helps. If you want to help your adult volunteers with their fees, drop their son's and have them pay the adult fee. This also helps in recruiting.
At the pack level one smart CC we had would cover adult fees the first partial year by his own donation. This helped him recruit, as he found it hard to convince someone to step up, then ask for $ 15. Once they were in the job for a while it wasn't as much a problem to get a check.
I love working with the boys, and if it means $ 2 a month, happy to do it.
No one has demanded you pay anything...Pay or leave simple. You don't like it move onto an Organization.
creative typing about my Name ain't gaining you no sympathy..keep it up
Obvious you have no idea what it means to be Kind or Friendly Have a good Day sir
jipped stud:
"OH My Gosh...If Ya Can't afford $25 a Year to Register...Get out of Scouting."
" if you Knowingly allow an Unregistered Adult to perform Functions you are Lying."
Let's work on 'mentally awake':
" The term "Volunteer" sometimes can mean Adult Leader depending upon context but can also refer to non-registered adults who help."
If you can find a written citation that requires all adults working with a troop to be registered, I'll pass that on to our Unit Commissioner, who believes otherwise.
You may want to re-think picking a fight with someone who knows how to use the 'shift' key...


text:
This desk is made out of a recycled cardboard called "BeeBoard", which is a low-impact construction material, but the acrylic used to coat it might be toxic. Here's the description: BeeBoard is a layered cardboard with a honeycomb structure. By keeping the BeeBoard exposed, he lets the material provide a densely textured surface that contrasts […][Read More]
You are here: Home / Archives for textured surface


text:
Milwaukee, WI (SportsNetwork.com) - The St. Louis Cardinals have activated infielder Mark Ellis off the 15-day disabled list.
Ellis began the season on the DL because of left knee patella tendinitis and was on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Memphis.
The 36-year-old veteran signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals in December and appeared in 12 games during spring training. He hit .270 with six homers and 48 RBI in 126 games last season with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Ellis is a career .265 hitter with 105 home runs and 538 RBI in 1,362 career games with Oakland (2002-11), Colorado (2011) and the Dodgers (2012-13).
The Cardinals optioned infielder Pete Kozma to Triple-A Memphis following Monday's game against Milwaukee.
Kozma, the Cards' starting shortstop last season, was relegated to a utility role after the signing of Jhonny Peralta and had appeared in just four games this season.
© 2015 Ramar Communications |
Site Map |
Terms Of Use |
Privacy Statement |
Copyright & Trademark Notice |
EEO Report |
FCC Public Files |
Closed Captioning |


text:
Posts tagged Elle Macpherson
fall color inspiration: jewel tones
With the arrival of fall fashion, we're putting away our summer neons and busting out our favorite shades for autumn: jewel tones. From to amethyst, to sapphire, to emerald, jewel-like colors instantly make us feel glamorous and alluring. We'll be rocking pieces like these from now through New Year's.
From left to right: 3.1 Phillip Lim peplum top, Elle Macpherson Intimates lace and mesh briefs, Christian Louboutin heels, Jil Sander satin bomber, T by Alexander Wang skirt, Thierry Lasry sunglasses, Current/Elliot corduroy jeans, Zero+MariaCornejo dress, Oscar de la Renta tassel earrings and Sara Designs woven wrap watch.
What deep hue and you planning on making a fashion indulgence this fall?
Sep 14th


text:
Or find a doctor at another Johns Hopkins Medicine Member Hospital:
Jennifer Lanier Payne, MD
Director, Women's Mood Disorders Center
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Appointment Phone
Main Location
The Johns Hopkins HospitalView All Locations
Out-of-State & International Patients +
Out of State Patients
Call 410-464-6641 (8a.m. to 6p.m., EST, Mon-Fri)
International Patients
Call +1-410-502-7683 (7a.m. to 6p.m., EST, Mon-Fri)
- Director, Women's Mood Disorders Center
- Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Centers & Institutes
- Women's Mood Disorders Center
Adult Psychiatry, Depression, Mood Disorders, Psychiatry, Women's Mood Disorders
Research Interests
The genetics of depression and bipolar disorder; Women and mood disorders; Hormonal influences on mood and mood disorders; Clinical trials of novel therapeutics in depression and bipolar disorder
- English
Additional Resources
Education +
- Washington University School of Medicine (St Louis MO ) (1997)
- Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science / Psychiatry (Baltimore MD ) (2001)
- National Institutes of Health - Credentialing Services Section / Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program (Bethesda MD ) (2003)
- Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (2013)
Research & Publications +
Selected Publications
- Payne, J.L., Potash J.B., and DePaulo, J.R. (2005). "Recent Findings on the Genetic Basis of Bipolar Disorder." Psychiatric Clinics of North America; 28 (2):481-498.
- Zarate, C.A., Payne, J.L., Quiroz, J.A., Sporn, J., Denicoff, K.K., Luckenbaugh, D., Charney, D.S., and Manji, H.K. (2004). "An open-label trial of riluzole in patients with treatment-resistant major depression." American Journal of Psychiatry, 161: 171-174.
- Manji, H.K., Quiroz, J.A., Sporn, J., Payne, J.L., Denicoff, K., Gray, N., Chen, G., Zarate, C.A., and Charney, D.S. (2003). "Enhancing synaptic plasticity and cellular resilience to develop novel, improved therapeutics for difficult to treat depression." Biological Psychiatry, 53: 707-742.
- Manji, H.K., Quiroz, J.A., Payne, J.L., Singh, J., Lopes, B.P., Viegas, J.S., and Zarate, C.A. (2003). "The underlying neurobiology of bipolar disorder." World Psychiatry, 2(3): 136-146.
- Payne, J.L. (2003). "The role of estrogen in mood disorders in women." International Review of Psychiatry, 15: 279-289.
Academic Affiliations & Courses +
Activities & Honors +
Videos & Media +
Events +
Contact & Locations +
LocationsThe Johns Hopkins Hospital600 N. Wolfe Street550 N. Broadway308Baltimore, MD 21287Phone: 410-955-2295Appointment Phone: 410-502-7449Fax: 410-502-3755Location Map
- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences


text:
Please tell me when PulseAudio comes in handy, because I don't see the benefit.
If you need normal playback, Alsa is the way to go.
If you need low-latency for professional music-production, Jack is the way to go.
I don't want to appear arrogant in this context and am very open to your words on this topic, because I may have not spent enough time in this area to really see the benefit of the PulseAudio-Layer. Feel free to state your points more clearly.
I agree on the eudev-talk, but as I am involved in this project, I have to say that they know what they are doing and I am glad to work with them on this essential project, considering the fact that udev is about to merged into systemd in the next versions.
In regards to systemd, I forgot about the most important module: OpenRC.
Please tell me where OpenRC (and now DBUS) lack in comparison to Systemd.


text:
photo 1 of 128
Luke Rockhold
TRAINING: Training starts with 12 ounce coffee curls at 8am. Then I drive the best gym in the world (AKA) and proceed to kick asses from 11:30am to 2pm. Eat, nap and back at it again at 6pm for pads, cardio, drilling and weight training. Done, go home and die.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training MMA when I was 22 because I liked to fight and needed a job. I also had been training different disciplines for most of my life, from judo to wrestling to jiu-jitsu, so I knew I could compete at a high level.
What ranks and titles have you held? Strikeforce middleweight champion, California high school wrestling state qualifier. Blue belt and purple belt world champion in jiu-jitsu. Black belt (Jiu-Jitsu), Red belt (Legitsu).
Do you have any heroes? No specific heroes, just a lot of people I look up to and try to learn from.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Yes, no degrees though; I dropped out to fight and pursue my dreams.
What was your job before you started fighting? Construction / solar panel installation.
Specific accomplishments in pro competition? I never sat on the stool.
Favorite grappling technique: Wrestling / jiu-jitsu
Favorite striking technique: Kickboxing
Getty Images reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this image or clip. If you violate our intellectual property you may be liable for: actual damages, loss of income, and profits you derive from the use of this image or clip, and, where appropriate, the costs of collection and/or statutory damages up to $150,000 (USD).


text: San Francisco: Living On Borrowed Time? Category Local News Photo Galleries Weather 1989: Disaster strikes Firemen search for occupants in a heavily-damaged building in the Marina District of San Francisco, October 17, 1989. (Getty Images) Disaster struck San Francisco on on October 17, 1989. In this image, firemen search for occupants in a heavily-damaged building in the Marina District of the city, one of the areas hardest hit by an earthquake estimated at 7.0. The so-called Loma Prieta earthquake lasted between 10 and 15 seconds - striking during the World Series between two local teams, the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland A's coincidentally - leaving 63 people dead and more than 3,700 people injured. San Francisco and Oakland were rocked after a section of the San Andreas fault located around Santa Cruz, Calif., ruptured over a 45 kilometer stretch. The force of the temblor reminded the country - and even San Francisco old timers - about the risks of building in an earthquake zone. And while it may have been the first such quake in most Americans' memories, it had antecedents going back to the 19th century. After the recent tragedy in Japan, is complacency still an option? If past is prologue, the answer may be one we won't like very much. San Francisco after the earthquake of 1868 (Photo Credit: Bancroft Library, University of California) On October 21, 1868, San Francisco was rocked by an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0. At the time, about 260,000 people lived in the Bay Area. The earthquake, felt throughout the northern part of the state and Nevada, left five people dead and 30 injured. Damage was estimated at $300,000. Following the quake, one conclusion reached by engineers was to avoid erecting buildings on land reclaimed from San Francisco bay. Unfortunately, that concern was quickly forgotten as the city rapidly rebuilt - with tragic results in 1906. Flour mill & warehouse, Hayward, Calif. after the 1868 earthquake (Photo Credit: The Bancroft Library, University of California) The next day, the San Francisco Morning Call recounted how the city "was visited by the most severe earthquake" residents had ever experienced. "The great shock commenced at 7:53 A.M. and continued nearly one minute, being the longest ever known in this region. The oscillations were from east to west, and were very violent. Men, women, and children rushed into the streets--some in a state of semi-nudity--and all in the wildest state of excitement. Many acted as if they though the Day of Judgment had come. for a time the excitement was intense, and the panic was general." You can read the entire dispatch here (http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/1868eq.html). Harper's Weekly, 1868 (Photo Credit: Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco) Since 1800, 21 earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater have hit San Francisco area (Six of them have registered between 6.5 and 7.0.) Hayward, California after the 1868 quake (Photo Credit: The Bancroft Library, University of California) The Hayward Fault runs through the San Francisco suburb of Hayward, California. During the 1868 earthquake, the southern end of the fault ruptured, sending seismic shock waves throughout the region. Active traces of the Hayward Fault (Photo Credit: USGS) Periodic movements in the Hayward Fault have jolted the region for decades. According to the USGS, scientists consider the fault to be a tectonic time bomb, one likely to generate earthquakes in the 7.0 range. Fire during 1906 San Francisco earthquake (Photo Credit: California State Library, Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building) The 1906 San Francisco earthquake is estimated to have been in the 7.8 range (and possibly even larger.) Like the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989, the San Andreas Fault was responsible for the 1906 temblor. More than 3,000 people died due to a combination of the earthquake and resulting fire. At the time, the area had a population of 400,000 people. Deep cracks left by the 1906 quake (Photo Credit: The Bancroft Library, University of California) San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake. The image shows a fissure in the road at Eighteenth and Folsom streets. Building left destroyed by 1906 earthquake (Photo Credit: USGS) Building left destroyed by 1906 earthquake Ruins left after the fire and earthquake of 1906 (Photo Credit: The Bancroft Library, University of California) This picture was taken downtown near Sacramento and Montgomery. San Andreas Fault (Photo Credit: USGS) This photograph taken 1908 shows the surface rupture along the San Andreas fault near Point Reyes Station, north of San Francisco. The fault represents the classic boundary between the North American and Pacific Plates. West shore of Tomales Bay (Photo Credit: USGS) A 1908 photograph of a pushed up shoal in the marsh flats along the west shore of Tomales Bay. Eyewitnesses in the area said that the 1906 earthquake generated tsunamis more than 6 feet high along bay. Cypress Street Viaduct of Interstate 880 in Oakland (Photo Credit: Wikipedia) More than 40 people died after the two-level Cypress Street Viaduct of Interstate 880 in Oakland collapsed during the 1989 earthquake. Although the structure had been retrofitted 12 years earlier - the viaduct was built on what had been marshland - it collapsed after soil liquefaction occurred. The San Francisco bay area sits along major fault lines and thus runs the risk of suffering devastating consequences should it ever get hit by a monster-sized earthquake. But the problem isn't necessarily that earthquakes are increasing in frequency or size. In fact, says Colin Stark, Lamont Associate Research Professor at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, the problem is that we prefer to keep believing the dice will fall in our favor and so we keep building. "Megacities across the world continue to grow, and many are along major faults. Most of these faults have not generated giant earthquakes in recent memory, but historical and geological records, supported by abundant geophysical data, show they do so every few hundred years," he wrote in an op-ed piece for CNN.com. Next Gallery: Cactus League Play View Comments


text:
Southeastern Oklahoma harbors an interesting set of reptiles and amphibians, dominated by species typical of southeastern deciduous forests. However, a small group of related salamanders are endemic to the east to west chain of mountains collectively known as the Ouachita Mountains. Also known as the Interior Highlands, these are the only mountains between the Appalachian Mountains to the east and the Rocky Mountains to the West. Each mountain has a name (e.g., Kiamichi Mountains, Winding Stair, Boktuklos, Rich Mountain), and almost all have their own endemic salamander species. The salamanders have been collectively called "slimy salamanders" and are in a large group of salamanders known as lungless salamaders (Family Plethodontidae). They are "slimy" because they produce a viscous liquid from glands in the skin that is first slimy, but then sticky. They are "lungless" because they do not have lungs, but rather breath entirely through their skin!
Slimy salamanders of the Ouachita Mountains have recently been studied in detail by Dr. Don Shepard, formerly a graduate student at the University of Oklahoma and here in the Sam Noble Museum. One of the salamanders is shown above and a future blog will detail what Don has discovered about these interesting salamanders.
Another interesting point about southeastern Oklahoma is a growing interest in Bigfoot, the large, hairy, man-like beast that purportedly runs wild in the forests near the tiny town of Honobia. A fall festival (the Bigfoot Festival) occurs each year in which various groups attempting to gather evidence of Bigfoot's existence meet and discuss their findings. Honobia is remote and located equidistant from Oklahoma City, Dallas, and Shreveport. Limited lodging is available at Dancing Rain Ranch and the Honobia Creek Country Store, with additional lodging in Talihina. Each year, Bigfoot researchers claim to have gathered additional evidence, but firm verifiable physical evidence that Bigfoot exists has still not been presented to the public. Perhaps in the next few years, Bigfoot will step on a slimy salamander and lose some hair so that DNA can be collected and analyzed—but please, don't hold your breath, unless you are a slimy salamander!


text:
by acupxpa » 13 May 2010, 16:04
by Squigy » 14 May 2010, 06:33
acupxpa wrote:I am concerned about this for my children should I obtain Italian citizenship for them....
I understand that the military is voluntary at this point and there is no mandatory service with citizenship. However if there is a draft instated due to a war, is there anything similar to CO status in the US? Are there non-combatant options? I am a pacifist, although my children may not be when they get older, just in case they are...
by johnnyonthespot » 14 May 2010, 11:29
Squigy wrote:Also, you have the right to renounce your citizenship by doing so in an Italian Embassy or Consulate.
by johnnyonthespot » 14 May 2010, 12:35
by PeterTimber » 17 May 2010, 15:28
by johnnyonthespot » 17 May 2010, 16:18
PeterTimber wrote:You know with all the dual citizenship benefits and obligations that abound in our complicated society, I am reminded of the fate of those whose rights are limited to those rights granted by their fellow human beings who happen to be in Command of their lives. Laws are written by lawyers for lawyers.
Nothing really has changed...Its always the combination of Kings, nobility and peasants either in combination kings/peasants against the nobility, Peasants'/nobility against the King and Nobility/Kings against the peasants which is what we are currently experiencing in Italy and the USA =Peter=
by PeterTimber » 17 May 2010, 21:08
by acupxpa » 18 May 2010, 03:45
When conscription was enforced, legal provisions for conscientious objection were laid down in the 1998 Law on Conscientious Objection (230/19988). If conscription is reintroduced in case of war or national emergency, COs will be called up to serve in civil protection or the Red Cross (Article 13 paragraph 4).
In addition, according to Article 2 of the 1998 Law on Conscientious Objection, the right to conscientious objection to military service did not apply to those "who have presented a request within less than two years to serve in the Military Armed Forces" or any other government institutions which involve the use of weapons. This restriction practically excludes professional soldiers from claiming the right to conscientious objection.
The law was last modified in 2007, to bring it up to date to a situation where conscription is generally not enforced9.
There are no legal provisions for conscientious objection for professional soldiers.
Return to Italian History & Culture
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests


text:
New Albums from Morrissey, M. Ward, and 18 More
February 17, 2009 Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today:
Morrissey, Years of RefusalMayor of Mope is back for another term. Read Review >>
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, The Century of SelfFormer major-label brats recover art-rock equanimity. Read Review >>
Asobi Seksu, HushLoveless children mature into ultracool geeks, natch. …
Read on


text:
To guarantee this part fits your vehicle, click here. If it doesn't fit your vehicle, we'll recommend similar products.
Our Advantage
Need Help?
Compare Related Products
Replacement REPK504602 Ignition Coil
Our price: $13.50
Our price: $13.50
Beck Arnley 178-8152 Ignition Coil
Our price: $14.28
Our price: $14.28
Auto 7 023-0089 Ignition Coil
Our price: $19.80
Our price: $19.80
view image gallery
StandardUF-606 Ignition Coil - Coil pack, Standard, Direct Fit
Part #: SIUF606 | Mfr #: UF-606
In Stock
Ships out in Same day - 1 business day
Ships out in Same day - 1 business day
- Low Price Guarantee
Be the first to write a review.
- Overview
- Manufacturer info
- Extended Warranty
- Related Products
- Related Products


text:
Copyright © 2013 - Games For Girls : Entertainment social network Games For Girls
Games For Girls - We have thousands of cool games and add new free games every Thursday from popular developers including girlsgogames, didigames, girlsplay and many more. Our viewers can rate games and send them to friends making Girl Games a fun and safe place to play games and interact with others. Explore the site and find out for yourself why our fans have made this the most popular girl game site online!
Archive -
Rss Feed