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Provides clinical education experience in an affiliated hospital or clinical CT department under the direct supervision of a registered technologist and radiologist. Includes the application of equipment use, manipulation and operation, CT imaging procedures, CT radiation safety and patient care. Requires attendance and clinical competencies, objectives, and performance assessments. Teaches skills that are required to function in the clinical area as a CT technologist, with a professional work ethic. May be repeated one time for credit. Prerequisites: (RAD 251 or CTT 103), (RAD 252 or CTT 101), RAD 253, and (RAD 254 or CTT 111).Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon completion of this course the student will:
1. Apply knowledge and appropriate skills in the operation of CT equipment.
2. Apply CT radiation safety principles and practices in the clinical setting in order to provided competent patient care.
3. Practice professional ethics in the CT clinical setting
4. Perform CT imaging procedures with supervision to assure quality patient care
5. Use professional communication skills with staff and patients
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The student will be required to develop skills by observing and assisting the CT technologist in CT examinations/procedures, patient care, radiation safety, equipment manipulation and infection control procedures.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
1. Successful completion of clinical competencies (CT procedures)
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· Proper CT patient assessment and screening
· Infection control, vital signs and monitoring
· Radiation safety practices in the CT department
· Patient confidentiality and informed consent
· ASRT Code of Ethics, Patient Bill of Rights
· Body mechanics and patient transfer
· Basic CT equipment and supplies
· Image formation and reconstruction
· Software and hardware components
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"Nunsense II" is the first of thre productions Oakwood will present this summer.
The sequel to last year's successful "Nunsense" continues the story of the five nuns and their hilarious attempts at putting on a musical revue.
The performance tonight start at 7:30 p.m. in the Davidow Theatre at Salem Community College on Hollywood Avenue, Carneys Point.
Tickets are $10.
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Title: | Evaluation of laser ablation threshold in polymer samples using pulsed photoacoustic technique |
Author: | Ravi Kumar, A V; Padmaja, G; Radhakrishnan, P; Nampoori, V P N; Vallabhan, C P G |
Abstract: | The acoustic signals generated in solids due to interaction with pulsed laser beam is used to determine the ablation threshold of bulk polymer samples of teflon (polytetrafluoroethylene) and nylon under the irradiation from a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser at 1.06µm wavelength. A suitably designed piezoelectric transducer is employed for the detection of photoacoustic (PA) signals generated in this process. It has been observed that an abrupt increase in the amplitude of the PA signal occurs at the ablation threshold. Also there exist distinct values for the threshold corresponding to different mechanisms operative in producing damages like surface morphology, bond breaking and melting processes at different laser energy densities. |
URI: | http://dyuthi.cusat.ac.in/purl/2501 |
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The flagpole that holds the Kansas University flag atop Fraser Hall broke, but it has been repaired.
Lauren Beatty, a KU spokeswoman, said Facilities Operations officials worked this week on fixing the flagpole. It flies atop the building, which is the highest point on campus, along with the American flag.
The KU flagpole was down at least since Friday, Beatty said, but it was up again Tuesday. It could have been broken during an early Friday morning storm that caused widespread damage in the Lawrence area.


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Product ID: 741
Sets fruit under heat or cold stress.
This productive, flavorful tomato has been a top yielder in numerous areas. Maturing early, the medium-sized (avg. 7-8 oz.), globe-shaped, red fruits are uniform ripening, firm, smooth, and crack tolerant. Growers report that Valley Girl continues producing longer than other early varieties. Our best early variety for fruit set under temperature stress. Widely adapted. Determinate. Packet: 40 seeds.
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INDETERMINATE: (climbing) varieties should be staked, trellised, or caged, and pruned for best results; fruit ripens over an extended period.
CULTURE: GROWING SEEDLINGS: Don't start too early! Root-bound, leggy plants that have open flowers or fruit when planted out may remain stunted and produce poorly. Sow in flats, using a soilless peat-based mix (NOT potting soil), 5-6 weeks before plants can be transplanted out after frost danger. Keep temperature of the starting mix at 75-90°F (24-32°C); tomato seeds germinate very slowly in cooler soil. When first true leaves develop, transplant into plug trays or 3-4" pots for large, stocky 7-8 week transplants for earliest crops. Grow seedlings at 60-70°F (16-21°C). Water only enough to keep the mix from drying. Fertilize with fish emulsion or a soluble, complete fertilizer.
TRANSPLANTING OUTDOORS: Transplant into medium-rich garden or field soil 12-24" apart for determinate varieties, 24-36" apart for indeterminate, unstaked varieties, and 14-20" for staking. Water seedlings with a high-phosphate fertilizer solution (see Index). For earliest crops, set plants out around the last frost date under floating row covers (see Index) which will protect from frost to about 28°F (-2°C). If possible, avoid setting out unprotected plants until night temperatures are over 45°F (7°C). Frost will cause severe damage!
FERTILIZER: Abundant soil phosphorus is important for early high yields. Too much nitrogen causes rampant growth and soft fruits susceptible to rot.
DISEASES: Learn the common tomato diseases in your area. Select resistant varieties. For prevention, use young, healthy transplants, avoid overhead irrigation, plow in tomato plant refuse in the fall, rotate crops, and do not handle tobacco or smoke before handling plants. Fungicides can reduce certain diseases when properly selected and applied.
BLOSSOM END ROT: Prevent it by providing abundant soil calcium and an even supply of soil moisture.
INSECT PESTS: Use row covers to protect young seedlings from flea beetles. Tomato hornworms can be controlled with bacillus thuringiensis. Use spinosad for potato beetle larvae and adults.
HARVEST: Fully vine-ripen fruit only for local retailing or use. To deliver sound fruit, pick fruit less ripe the further the distance and the longer the time between the field and the customer.
STORAGE: Store firm, ripe fruit 45-60°F (7-16°C) for 4-7 days.
DAYS TO MATURITY: From transplants.
TRANSPLANTS: Avg. 850 plants/1,000 seeds, 7,450 plants/oz., 119,000 plants/lb.
AVG. PLANTING RATE: Avg. 785 seeds to produce 667 plants needed to plant 1,000 ft. of row. Avg. 8,540 seeds, approx. 1 oz., to produce 1 acre of transplants, 18" between plants in rows 4' apart (7,260 plants needed).
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/OZ. (varies): 6,875-15,625 (avg. 8,750).
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Description: | xxvii, 499 pages : maps ; 23 cm |
Contents: | Continuity and discontinuity -- The quest for understanding -- The argument outlined -- Balkan Societies in the Modern World -- Modernity: modernisation -- Globalisation -- The Balkans, Europe and the world -- Markets, Industry and Trade before 1945 -- Some preliminary framing generalisations -- The Ottoman Empire and the explanation of backwardness -- The development of Ottoman underdevelopment -- Regional diversity in the Ottoman economy in the Balkans -- The roots of backwardness in the Habsburg lands -- The "First Yugoslavia" and the problems of modernisation -- The economic impact of the Second World War -- The "Second Yugoslavia" and the Contradictions of Modernity -- Post-war socialist reorganisation -- The re-evaluation of central planning -- The development of "workers' self-management" -- The reform process and its contradictions -- Economic factors in the break-up of Yugoslavia -- Economic Modernisation: the Agrarian Economy -- Why agriculture? -- Modernisation, commoditisation and capitalism -- The agrarian economy in the Ottoman lands -- The agrarian economy in the Habsburg lands -- Agriculture in the "First Yugoslavia" -- The impact of the Second World War -- Agriculture under "administrative socialism" -- Reappraisal-and stagnation -- Agriculture and economic reform -- The "Green Plan" -- Agriculture in the years of crisis -- The Movement of Population: Territory and Power -- The importance of population -- Four types of population movement -- Conquest and the changing character of new elites -- War and the displacement of the defeated -- Spontaneous driftor "metanastasis" -- Modernisation and the flight to the towns -- Differential population growth -- New Classes for Old -- New perspectives for old -- Social hierarchy under the Habsburgs -- Social hierarchy under Ottoman absolutism -- The chimera of Balkan capitalism -- Inequality and Communist revolution -- The development of social differences in the "Second Yugoslavia" -- Inequalities as a factor in the break-up of Yugoslavia -- State Formation and the International Order -- States and the system of states -- "Imperial borderlands" and the "Eastern Question" -- The First World War and the formation of a unified South Slav state -- The "First Yugoslavia" in the Balkan political space -- The rise of socialist Yugoslavia and the Cold War -- The break-up of Yugoslavia in its global context -- Dimensions of Political Modernity: the Failure of Democracy -- "Democracy" and political modernity -- The importance of "civil society" ... -- ... and the link with "citizenship" -- Representative institutions before unification of the South Slavs -- The populist pattern of interwar politics -- The political legacy of war: 1941-5 -- Communist hegemony and the one-party system -- Dimensions of Political Modernity: the Failure of Civil Society and Citizenship -- The underdevelopment of civil society before 1945 -- The failure of civil society in the Second Yugoslavia -- Citizenship -- Civility and "civil manners" -- The failure of citizenship and civil society -- The Forging of National Identity -- The construction of national identity -- The dialectics of national identity -- The nation as an "imagined community" -- Nationhood and the future of the South Slav peoples -- The Passing of Traditional Society? -- "Culture" and the nature of "tradition" -- Family life and kinship -- Land ownership -- Relationships of sponsorship and clientship -- Religion -- Politics as tradition -- Violence in South Slav Society -- Knowing the "other": the practice of knowledge -- Legitimacy, violence and social order -- The forms of legitimate violence -- The symbolic interpretation of violence -- Coda on "aberrant" violence -- Quo Vadis, Jugoslavijo? -- The place of the past: prison or patrimony? -- Why did Yugoslavia fall apart? -- Post-Communism in Yugoslavia: six theses. |
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Statistics don't lie?
There's a classic "Peanuts" comics episode in which Charlie Brown, after enduring Lucy's explanation of the numbers behind her club's won-loss record, says, "Tell your statistics to shut up."
So while current U.S. rig count numbers don't lie, they may not tell the whole story, either.
"The rig count decline is not only a function of lower commodity prices but also a good indicator of how to balance to the market," said Roger Read, senior energy analyst at Natixis Bleichroeder. "The decline is part of bringing supply and demand back into balance."
And according to Baker Hughes Investment Relations, decline it has been.
The company's data, traditionally a marker of industry health and vitality, showed a global decline in rig counts, from 7 percent from January to February; the decline from February 2008 to February 2009 was almost 20 percent.
Internationally, the rig count in February was down by 664 over the previous year.
In the United States alone, the drop was 15 percent from January and 25 percent from February 2008. Additionally, there are 520 fewer rigs being operated in the United States this year compared to last. The total stands now at 1,243.
Since 1940 the highest weekly U.S. rig count was 4,530 (December 1981); the lowest count was 488 just two years earlier.
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The Empire of Ice Cream | ||||||||
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A review by Rich Horton
The title story, indeed, is one of my favorite stories by anyone from the last few years. My interest was immediately engaged
by the Wallace Stevens reference, though Ford, in his introduction, disclaims any intention of alluding to Stevens' great
poem. The story is about a man with synesthaesia. He becomes an accomplished piano player and composer, even as he perceives
the notes he plays or composes as sights or smells or tastes. Somehow coffee ice cream causes a special
hallucination: a young woman. As he grows older, he finds that pure coffee allows real contact with this woman, and he
learns that she, too, is an artist and a synesthaesiac. The story climaxes as he tries to complete a major musical
composition -- coming to a predictable but still quite satisfying and moving conclusion.
Another brilliant piece is "The Weight of Words." This suggests that the placement and appearance of words can affect
their meaning in such mundane ways as subliminal advertising, or such more profound ways as causing death, love, or the
appreciation of beauty. It's told by a man who has lost his wife and hopes to regain her by the use of weighted
word -- instead he gains something quite different.
There is one new story in the book, a very long novella (nearly novel length): "Botch Town". This is a pitch perfect
and rather sad evocation of childhood in a lower middle class New Jersey suburb. The title refers to a model town that the
narrator's brother constructs in his basement -- somehow their sister, who is in some way brilliant but not very comprehensible,
seems to use this town to reflect real happenings in their own town, including the whereabouts of a mysterious visitor who
may be connected with the disappearance of a neighborhood boy.
There are many other jewels here. "The Annals of Eelin-Ok" is a tender, bittersweet, story of a Twilmish, a creature
that colonizes a sand castle and lives only until the castle is washed away. "The Beautiful Gelreesh" is quite different
in mood, a sardonic piece about a doglike creature with a rather extreme means of curing depression.
"A Night at the Tropics" concerns a cursed chess set and the bully who stumbles into possession of it. The story is
framed in a very Kiplingesque manner: the narrator, named Ford, tells of his return to his childhood house, and a visit
to a bar his father frequented, "The Tropics." It is there that he again encounters the bully, and hears the tale of
the chess set. And, much as Kipling so often and so brilliantly managed, the frame ends up blending with and enhancing
the central story. (And, to my relief after Ford's denial of the Stevens reference in "The Empire of Ice Cream," his
introduction here explicitly acknowledges Kipling's influence.) "Giant Land" is a story many won't have seen, from
the delightful tiny Journal of Pulse-Pounding Narratives, about a woman's curious travels after her escape from giants.
I won't mention the other stories, but I'll say that they are a varied and intriguing lot. The book itself is a lovely
physical object, as we expect from Golden Gryphon. And Ford's introductions are fairly brief but very interesting,
definitely significant value added.
This is surely one of the best story collections of the year.
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i've felt scared and alone now for awhile, thinking why it is i could possibly have a short cervix and what i could do to stop it, i am now 24 weeks and my cervix is measuring at 1.9 now starting out almost a week ago at 2.5 then two prior i was at 2.7.. i've been on strict bed rest and am at risk for preterm labor which is scary! this is my first pregnancy so i didn't know what to expect.. but believe it or not bedrest does help! ( it's kept me from being admitted to the hospital thank god!) even though it feels kinda crappy to feel so dependent on someone else, it's better to be safe than sorry i know! i just don't understand why i would have to be put on bed rest at the hospital if i can be on bedrest at home... the babys head is pushing on my cervix, so i'm hoping bedrest is still going to be beneficial so i can atleast make it to 30 weeks.. i go back in 2 weeks to get checked and am hoping i don't get admitted to stay in the hospital.. last appointment a week ago i was in triage so it was kinda scary to think i could possibly give birth this early! any kind words, suggestions, or just someone who could relate to my situation would be a big help as support!
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missmelly; welcome to MDC and congratulations on your pregnancy. I was on bedrest for some of my pregnancy and everyone said to me "oh, that must be great. you can read, you can watch movies, you don't have to do anything." And I thought, um, yeah, for a day maybe! Not to mention that there's a big difference between being on vacation and taking a day to rest, relax, and read and being on bedrest because of a complication or potential in your pregnancy. I'm sending lots of support to you.
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I was on bed rest my entire pregnancy fro 6 weeks to 37 weeks. I also have an IC cervix as well as other issues. It really depends on what is making your cervix shorten. I have preterm labor that starts at 13weeks on the dot and lost my daughter and my first son at 18 weeks (different pregnancies) So for me hospital bed rest was what I needed because I needed interventions to stop the labor. I tried at home bed rest and it wasn't enough so I spent 4 months in the hospital. My cervix was .4mm when I was discharged at 34 weeks and I was dialated to 3 or 4. I literally put my feet above my head almost the entire time. Now if your cervix just shortens from the normal progression of pregnancy then bedrest will probably be much more effective because it relieves some pressure.
It sucks to be on bedrest but so worth it. I will say that my history made it pretty paramount and I was a stickler (even peed in a pot or two if I felt like getting up would be too much when i was at home) I am not sure how good I would have been if it had been my first pregnancy so you are doing great. I read a lot of books and joined a lot of forums. And watched a lot of trashy tv.
The thing I liked about hospital bed rest was the monitoring. I always knew the baby was ok and I never had to worry about food. My family and BF helped out a lot but there would be days where people would be hours late and I wouldn't be able to eat a meal besides snacks. This way I just ordered my food and it was fine. When my cervix hit 2.5 I was automatically admitted to the hospital. I also sewed 7 baby blankets and ordered so much baby stuff online. I also read books on my kindle.
The funny part is that at 32 weeks my contractions stopped and I actually had to be induces at 37 weeks because of complications. I would not change a thing about what we went through during this last pregnancy for our son. He is 10 months old and the joy of our lives.
At 24w the doctors see it as a viable pregnancy. Before that all I could do was bedrest and pray. So OP be prepared to be admitted now that you are viable. Also depends how close you are to a hospital that can handle such a young preterm.
Even though most of the medical professionals didn't think I would make it to viability, I made it to full term. Cervix never went lower than 9mm and even though I had lots of funneling, I never dilated past 2cm.
Overall very stressful. Dh was given a job transfer when I was 23w. Marriage went to hell.
The mental stress of a high risk pregnancy is often overlooked.
Not to run you off MDC, but there's also a great IC message board out there, forgot name.
I did lots of sudoku and word puzzles.
Best of luck!
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Also diabetic and wondering about the fruit
I have sent for the 80-10-10 diet book but I am concerned at the amounts of fruit that Dr Douglas recommends. He talks about fruit being the original food but fruits today are very different than they were in the past. With hybridization they have been bred for super sweetness. Most wild fruits are sour, except in the tropics.
I am definitely going to give it a try. I am an insulin dependent diabetic so I can get my blood sugar down if it goes too high but I'm a little nervous about it. Recent research came out that fructose was a cause of diabetes but I know that research is often wrong. Only testing will tell, I guess.
I haven't read the book but if it recommends 20 bananas or something I wouldn't do it. If you want to eat a lot of fruit I would suggest navel oranges - they are lower in sugar that fruits like grapes and bananas and I don't think they are hybridized much. Just experiment with certain amounts of fruit - and increase the amount as you go. Measure you sugars and see what happens, but increase the fruit slowly so your sugars don't just shoot up.
You can see if it works for you, but the 80-10-10 diet really doesn't have any scientfic backing. Dr. Graham needs to do a longitudinal study including both fast oxidizers and slow oxidizers, and if both groups do well over the long-term, then I believe he's got something. I've heard about people healing their blood sugar issues on this diet, but what you don't hear about are the people for whom the diet didn't work. Make sure you distinguish between testomonial and hard science.
The Phase 1 diet in Rainbow Green Live Food Cuisine I believe is the way to go. You don't have to be on it forever, just about three months or so. You've got to stop feeding the fungi all that sugar in order to heal! You can use Xylitol and stevia as sweeteners, although they are not raw (in new upcoming version of Rainbow Green). LOL. :)
I'm not sure about the navel oranges. I believe they are seedless, and therefore they are extensively hybridized. So they are likely higher in sugar, and lower in minerals. The lowest glycemic sweet fruits when coming off the Phase 1 diet (Phase 1.5) are berries, cherries, grapefruit and pomegranate (pomegranate will be added to the new phase chart coming out in the new version of Rainbow Green).
why do you want to do 80/10/10? just normal raw is enough to heal you. It can be difficult to go raw at first, putting further restrictions on it seems like a hard way to go raw. If I hadn't enjoyed my raw food, and eaten a wide variety of breads, cakes, pies and all kinds of raw foods during my transition, I doubt I would have made it.
There has to be a journey done in stages for this to work long term. If you start out slowly by increasing your raw intake and gradually eliminating cooked foods. And at the same time making delicious recipes to replace the gap, you will be successful...it will still be hard and require will power and a bit of yo yo ing.
I just can't imagine going raw straight into 80/10/10, but good luck if that's the way you want to do it. Let us know how it goes.
I just read on your profile that you went raw 8 years ago but failed because you ate too much fruit. Aren't you setting yourself up for failure again here? Wouldn't it be more self supportive to take a different approach this time?
Hi Zoe,
Since getting diabetes I have tried many diets. I did blame the diabetes on the fruit I ate but I no longer think that was the cause.
So I have been doing a very low carb diet, high in fats and protein to keep the diabetes under control.
But I feel toxic. I don't think all that fat is good for me, even the good fats. I just read about the 80-10-10 diet in an interview the doc did and he said that it is fat that causes diabetes and candida.
So I thought I'd give it a fair shot. I'll try anything not to stick myself with needles all day long.
I eat a lot of raw now so it's not such a big jump really. I don't go for all those pretend foods, pretend hamburger and pretend pizza. I'd rather just eat a bowl of fruit than mess with all the recipes.
I didn't realize my old profile from so long ago was still here :-) Can't hide on the internet, can I?
Check out beyondveg.com there are some testimonials there about 80/10/10 bringing on diabetic like symptoms.
I got the type II diagnosis in august. I reversed all of my symptoms and got my blood sugar under control in 6 weeks of raw eating about 55-65% carbs. I was off my meds within 8 weeks. I was eating 4 bananas per day, plus a couple pounds of other fruit. It has been about 14 weeks now, I am med free and my blood sugar always tests normal even if I 'stray' from my raw food and have something like pie and ice cream, my blood sugar response is now normal without meds. Of course, the refined sugar gives me a raging headache.
Thanks, Stevio, that's encouraging.
I'll check out the link.
Hi Pam, I too couldn't figure out why I was diabetic although I do have a family history of it. I have done a lot of research and analysis over the past few months and as I mentioned on my thread, I am sure that it is rogue bacteria behind a lot of our health issues.
I am sure in my case that it was probably triggered by anti-biotics when I was a child - they were given out like sweeties back then and for years after and in many cases totally unnecessarily. The damage they do to the gut flora can take years to manifest, but certainly I know that systemic Candida overgrowth has been a problem for me for years and that is a sure sign that the flora is out of balance. A healthy gut would keep it under control and in its rightful place as part of the normal gut flora. If the 'soldiers' have been decimated by the Anti-biotics and other drugs then there is nothing there to protect the digestive tract from opportunistic 'invaders'. Hippocrates said that 'all disease begins in the gut'. Wise man.
Candida can travel all around the body causing mayhem anywhere. There are other 'beasties' too like Klebsiella which is linked to Ankylosing Spondylitis, and Proteus which is linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis. Who knows what other little beggars are getting up to mischief in there! It is an area with very limited understanding unfortunately but there are signs that there is more investigation going on in this field and recent tests very much back this up.
We often talk about certain health issues being 'inherited'. Although we may inherit genetic weaknesses or pre-dispositions to certain things, what I rather suspect is more likely to be inherited is the bugs that trigger the diseases. Close family members share everything - including their bacteria.
I agree with Achin70 about Dr. Cousens' plan, and I just added some suggestions to AliBee's thread that you may want to check out as well.
Well, I didn't even get the 80-10-10 book yet but, thanks to all your input, I will definitely take it with a grain of salt. I've done a lot more reading on the net now.
I read Dr Cousins book ages ago and all that fancy food did not appeal to me. The recipes seemed like a lot of trouble. Mono meals are much more appealing.
But I ordered the Diabetes video yesterday also so that should be interesting.
My doc cut back on my thyroid meds for hashimoto's yesterday because he is a disosaur and goes by tests instead of how I feel. So I'm hoping that a raw lifestyle will solve that problem as well.
I also found a meetup rawfood group locally and will see them in a couple of weeks.
So, now I'm off to Thanksgiving with the family where I will eat whatever is put in front of me as my last supper as an omnivore.
Have a great holiday,


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The utilities sector is far from perfect. Most of the sector is levered to its teeth with debt as companies scramble to expand and update existing electrical grids. They do this on the idea that the end product (i.e., electricity) will always be in demand regardless of economic conditions -- and to a majority extent they're right.
Oil and natural gas prices can also positively and negatively affect the bottom line. A company that finds itself levered to the max can encounter serious issues if commodity pricing doesn't go its way. Dynegy (NYSE: DYN ) , for example, has already warned that it may not be able to meet its debt obligations in the second half of this year as the company has struggled mightily to return to profitability. Luckily for us, there are only a handful of bad seeds in the utilities sector; weeding out the best of the best is actually the toughest part. I consider this just the tip of the iceberg and encourage further research, but these five utility companies have unparalleled dividends and other encouraging similarities.
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DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE ) |
41 |
4.53% |
0.51 |
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK ) |
27 |
5.31% |
0.59 |
FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE ) |
13 |
5.66% |
0.46 |
Progress Energy (NYSE: PGN ) |
26 |
5.33% |
0.53 |
Entergy (NYSE: ETR ) |
29 |
4.88% |
0.53 |
Sources: Yahoo! Finance and Dividata.com.
As you'll notice, this list could have been 30 companies long -- but there's a reason I chose some of the largest names in the sector.
For starters, larger companies have even more stable dividends. Take DTE, for example, which has paid a dividend for 41 years. Outside of a special dividend paid in 1988, the company has never lowered its quarterly distribution.
More importantly, the trend in the utilities sector has been and probably will continue to be consolidation. Last year FirstEnergy purchased Allegheny Energy for $4.7 billion in order to decrease competition and take advantage of the cost savings of merging their two businesses. A buyout in this sector entails not only purchasing power grids, but also taking on sometimes substantial amounts of debt.
As you can see by the listed enterprise values above, debt makes up a larger portion of what the theoretical buyout values would be for these energy behemoths. It only seems likely then that these companies will continue to explore opportunities which can help reduce debt and lower costs by merging. There's not only a solid dividend underlying these utilities, but a good chance their stock prices could move higher if the sector continues to consolidate.
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If you've traveled much around Europe you know how wonderfully handy it is to hop on a streetcar to move around the city. You'll have the very same feeling in South Lake Union. This is the home of Seattle's first modern streetcar, now serving the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to the north, Westlake Center in the heart of downtown to the south, and all of South Lake Union in between.
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This isn't as much of an issue for me, since I generally pass on the grass, and since I don't live anywhere where you have to do a lot of walking around. (Fuck that shit!) But if you're a black kid and you live in New York, you might seriously want to think twice about walking around with weed in your pocket.
As it turns out (and perhaps this isn't news to some of you), one of the main ways the NYPD fucks with black people in New York – other than shooting them 50 times for trying to drive home drunk from the strip club – is busting people for walking around with weed in their pockets.
A story in the Village Voice the other day has all the grim statistics about how widespread this has gotten (it's actually even worse now than it was during the Giuliani administration), and the disproportionate effect it's had on black people despite the fact that black kids don't even fuck with weed like white kids do.
Especially with the state the economy is in these days.
Here, I'll excerpt the operative bit, though, if you're especially committed to learning, you might even consider reading the entire thing. It contains vital information for the type of people I assume read this site.
More people get arrested for misdemeanor pot possession in Bloomberg's New York—about 35,700 a year, or 97 per day—than in any other city in the U.S. and "almost certainly" the world, says the author of a new study. [...]
Drug surveys routinely indicate that a higher percentage of whites smoke pot than blacks or Latinos, but [the author of the study] found that African-Americans have consistently accounted for about 52 percent of these low-level marijuana arrests over the past decade, even though they're only about 26 percent of the city's population. Latinos, at 27 percent of the total population, account for 31 percent of the arrests. Whites are 36 percent of the population but account for only 15 percent of pot arrests.
The way it works is, the cops will see someone who looks suspicious, or who they claim looks suspicious, and they'll go over and fuck with them. A stop and frisk, they call it, And if, during the course of a stop and frisk, they can get you to pull some weed out of your pocket, they'll lock your ass up.
Here's the thing though, and this was a shock to me, since I'm not one of these who stays extra up to date on weed laws: it's hardly that illegal to walk around in New York with a little bit of weed in your pocket. As long as it's under 25 grams (and I'm not sure if this is a lot of weed or not – I'd imagine it's enough to get a decent buzz on), they're just supposed to give you a ticket and be done with it. Like if you're a kid and you're out past curfew, where I grew up.
The crime most of these insane number of people who are getting locked up for weed in New York are getting charged with is having weed out in plain sight. Like, if you were actually standing out on the street smoking a bowl. (Or if you're black, smoking a blunt – right?) But the fucked up thing about it is, these people aren't actually smoking weed in the street. Or at least most of them aren't.
Most of these people just had some weed in their pockets, which the cops tricked them into pulling out by asking them what they had in their pockets. At which point the cops then charged them with having weed out in plain sight and locked them up, rather than just giving them a ticket for possession.
I suppose one strategy, if you absolutely have to walk around with weed in your pocket (like, if you're going over a girl's house who'll fuck you if you give her some weed), is to explain to the officer that you have some weed in your pocket, but you're not about to pull it out, since you're not trying to go to jail. Like Jay-Z in "99 Problems."
However, I wonder what's the likelihood of anyone actually getting away with some shit like that in an age when 41 has now become 50. What's next, are they gonna start strapping grenades to black people and blowing them the fuck up?
At any rate, this is definitely some fucked up shit. As the story in the Village Voice points out, not only does it suck having to go to jail just for having a little weed in your pocket, but it also fucks up a lot of people's records. Which makes it that much more difficult for them to go to school, and find a job and what have you.
It makes you wonder if this is just a matter of racist cops trying to look busy, or if there's something even more sinister at play. What do you fruits think? Speak on it.


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Released: Dec 01st, 2003
Running Time: 70
Director: Rob Spallone
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Tiffany Cox, Alex Milano, Kitten (I), Holly Hollywood, Mikayla (I), Nina Bonet, Drew Hurlie, Dana Vespoli, Kenya, Kikki Lynn
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I'm not sure I know exactly what we're supposed to be swirling in Lesbian Swirlfest, but, then again, I don't really care. Given the group of girls that are participating, I'm in. Whatever it is.
Very few women on Earth are as hot as Holly Hollywood, with her perky little nipples and perennially wet pussy, and the scene that she's in, which starts us all off, is so much better for her presence that you will want to whip out your cock and thank the lord she's among us. While her two cohorts eat her pussy, she squeals in such delight that it seems as if she might explode, starting with those nipples, which are among the hardest ever committed to tape. Add to that the fact that she squirts when she cums, and you're going to have to go a long way to beat this scene.
And no one really does, but you won't care, because they come pretty damn close. There are so many opportunities for you to pump your cock in enthusiastic joy along with the swirling ladies onscreen, that you might never get through the whole thing. And there's nothing wrong with that at all.


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April 28, 2011 | by Brendan CosgroveEVANSTON, Ill. --- As colleges and universities around the country enter the final stretch of the academic year, many members of the Class of 2011 are eagerly searching for gainful employment once they complete their degrees. With a still-fragile economy, how are students doing with their job quests?
"All indicators right now are that everything is up in terms of hiring," said Lonnie Dunlap, executive director of career services at Northwestern University. "One of the things we are seeing is that our students, especially those who started their job search early, are getting multiple offers."
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The April 1945 journey of FDR's funeral train became a thousand-mile odyssey, fraught with heartbreak and scandal. As it passed through the night, few of the grieving onlookers gave thought to what might be happening behind the Pullman shades, where women whispered and men tossed back highballs. Inside was a Soviet spy, a newly widowed Eleanor Roosevelt, who had just discovered that her husband's mistress was in the room with him when he died, all the Supreme Court justices, and incoming president Harry S. Truman...
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The April 1945 journey of FDR's funeral train became a thousand-mile odyssey, fraught with heartbreak and scandal. As it passed through the night, few of the grieving onlookers gave thought to what might be happening behind the Pullman shades, where women whispered and men tossed back highballs. Inside was a Soviet spy, a newly widowed Eleanor Roosevelt, who had just discovered that her husband's mistress was in the room with him when he died, all the Supreme Court justices, and incoming president Harry S. Truman who was scrambling to learn secrets FDR had never shared with him.
Weaving together information from long-forgotten diaries and declassified Secret Service documents, journalist and historian Robert Klara enters the private world on board that famous train. He chronicles the three days during which the country grieved and despaired as never before, and a new president hammered out the policies that would galvanize a country in mourning and win the Second World War.
—Gay Talese, author of A Writer's Life
"A riveting, sumptuously detailed look inside a luxurious, mysterious private train swaying from one presidency to another—the picture windows in its last car showcasing a bronze coffin to thousands of trackside mourners ignorant of the vivid tensions in the cars ahead."—John Stilgoe, Robert and Lois Orchard Professor in the History of Landscape, Harvard University and author of Outside Lies Magic: Discovering History and Inspiration in Ordinary Places
"Robert Klara's FDR's Funeral Train is a well-written and vivid account of America's greatest national mourning since Abraham Lincoln was shot. Every page here is illuminating. At times Klara practically transports the reader back to 1945. A major new contribution to U.S. history."—Douglas Brinkley is author of The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America
"No fan of FDR and his presidency can afford to pass up this book. Robert Klara takes you inside FDR's funeral train, and into the minds and hearts of those who made the president's last journey with him. Klara offers a unique, never-before-told perspective on the sudden transfer of power, the players who wanted to grab some of that power and the widow whose grief was tinged with the bitter taste of betrayal. A remarkable story by a true storyteller."—Lorraine Diehl, author of The Late, Great Pennsylvania Station
"No one in 1945, friend or enemy, was unmoved by the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, after his dozen critical years in the White House. FDR's Funeral Train vividly recalls the nerve-racking week behind the headlines, when his family and his government rose above a trainload of personal problems to help the nation across the chasm left by his demise. An exciting addition to the Roosevelt bookshelf, Klara's book is overflowing with the stuff that every history reader craves – fresh, original research."— Julie Fenster, author of The Case of Abraham Lincoln and FDR's Shadow
"With great skill and riveting detail, Robert Klara uses a three day train journey to provide readers with a fascinating glimpse into the inner-workings of the Washington elite in the days after FDR's death. This fast-paced narrative is filled with vivid portraits and plenty of intrigue. It also manages to shed new light on a critical moment in our nation's history."—Steve Gillon, author of 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America and Resident Historian, The History Channel
"An intriguing account of FDR's last journey and a must read for all those still caught up in the romance and mystery of rail travel"—David B Woolner, Senior Fellow, Roosevelt Institute and Associate Professor of History, Marist College
"FDR's Funeral Train is a fascinating tale well told. Hop aboard with the skilled storyteller Robert Klara. You'll be glad you did."—James Bradley, author of Flags of our Fathers and Flyboys
"Klara charms as he informs. A little gem."—Kirkus (starred review)
"Evocative account of the sometimes awkward juxtaposition of those who had served and now mourned one president and those who were eager to begin working for, and influencing, another."—Asbury Park Press
"A riveting tale of how several railroads brought Franklin D. Roosevelt's body home."—Trainstalk
"A book that reveals much of the heretofore hidden angst and intrigue that had accompanied a dead president on his final journey back home."—Charlottesville Daily Progress
"Klara, a veteran reporter, has put together a thrilling piece of history. Sixty-five years after FDR's death, Klara has managed to provide a fresh look at history as well as the political landscape of the 21st century."—The Daily Beast
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A rainy weekend was on the way and I had exhausted my supply of eBooks in the queue. I was searching for something new to read and none of the current popular listings interested me. Almost desperate, as a lifelong rail fan I typed "train" into the on-line search function and got all sorts of hits on children's books, especially Thomas the Tank Engine. But several pages in, I came upon one that caught my eye, FDR's Funeral Train by Robert Klara. I did not quite make it into the same era as FDR, missing it by a bit over four years, but my parents, especially my mother, had wonderful memories of his years in office, wife Eleanor, and particularly the sad occasion of his funeral train. I took a look at the summary overview and thought this could be pretty interesting, about how the great eastern railroads of the time – Southern, Pennsylvania, New York Central – handled that sad event. What I read was all that and much more.
Klara's story begins with the logistics and security of FDR boarding his Presidential train [at an undisclosed location] bound for Warm Springs GA. If you are a rail fan, you'll enjoy the detailed descriptions of Southern steamers, Pennsylvania GG-1s, and New York Central 4-8-4 Hudsons. There are detailed descriptions of Pullmans, diners, and everything else that was coupled together for presidential travel and even an amusing anecdote on multiple coupler breaks leaving Washington Union Station for Hyde Park. And of course there are excellent profiles of the railroaders that operated and staffed the presidential trains.
As FDR's train heads south en route to Georgia, Klara weaves into the story an unexpected sense of the pressures of office as the war wears on and other issues of the times. There are detailed profiles of those who surrounded the president and their respective roles in the story that unfolds. Well researched narrative details what happened in the president's final hours in Georgia, and upon his passing, the extraordinary plan-on-the-run efforts to deal with the many issues that followed to bring the president home and continue the business of a two-front war, not the least of which was swearing in a new president.
The long slow train trip back to Washington, and then on to New York City to upstate New York, is a superb backdrop to facilitate Klara's discussion of the many heartfelt gestures of a mourning nation, illustrating the sense of nationalism of that age. The travel from Washington to Hyde Park and back also provides the framework to highlight the extreme issues new president Harry Truman had to quickly assimilate and act upon, not the least of which was learning about a most top secret weapon and its potential use to shorten the war...while aboard the train.
There are also very touching and sensitive discussions on Eleanor and their children throughout the story, examining sub-dramas that accompanied their husband's or father's death. All of the Roosevelt sons were deployed at war, but only one got home in time for the funeral.
FDR's Funeral Train provides a superb compilation of everything surrounding President Roosevelt's death and the transition to the Truman administration. It's a delight to read, especially for somebody who is simply searching for a book…about trains.
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Enjoyed this book very much.
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This book is not only of value for those interested in U.S. History. The author also gives us a lot of information about the days when passenger trains were the favored method of long distance travel for many people. The book also talks about President Truman's reliance upon cronies who did not serve him well and who used their government positions to engage in petty graft. That aspect of Truman's Administrations is oftentimes soft pedaled by many historians.
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Posted August 8, 2014
I have been reading historical fiction and non-fiction mixed in with my other reading tastes for many years. I decided this sounded like a subject I would really get into since I knew of FDR, but not of his death.
For most of my life I have heard my mother sing the praises of FDR, but I never really knew just how much he was loved until I read this book. Not being from the time period I was fasicanated by the love and respect the citizens showed their President.
It is amazing for the average person to read the just what goes into to protecting a President and what goes into to planning a President funeral.
There are parts of this book that after a while I found a bit tiresome, but if you are a train enthuses you will love those parts. You find a while new appreciation for FDR and Eleanor in this great historic book.
Posted July 22, 2014
This is the kind of book that a history lover savors. Having been a fan of FDR history, I was astounded at the new things I learned as I read this detailed account of the event, the people, and the trains surrounding this great man's death. Mr. Klara made this event alive to me, and I felt as though I were a guest on that train.
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Ferroelectric properties of epitaxial Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 thin films on silicon by control of crystal orientation
Dekkers, Matthijn and Nguyen, Minh D. and Steenwelle, Ruud and Riele, Paul M. te and Blank, Dave H.A. and Rijnders, Guus (2009) Ferroelectric properties of epitaxial Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 thin films on silicon by control of crystal orientation. Applied Physics Letters, 95 (1). 012902. ISSN 0003-6951
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Abstract: | Crystalline Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 (PZT) thin films between metallic-oxide SrRuO3 (SRO) electrodes were prepared using pulsed laser deposition on CeO2/yttria-stabilized zirconia buffered silicon (001) substrates. Different deposition conditions for the initial layers of the bottom SRO electrode result in an orientation switch. Either (110)- or (001)-oriented SRO thin films are obtained and the PZT films deposited on the bottom electrode continued both growth directions. The ferroelectric characteristics of the SRO/PZT/SRO capacitors are found to be strongly dependent on their crystalline orientation: PZT (001)-oriented thin films showed stable, high quality ferroelectric response, while the remnant polarization of the PZT (110)-oriented thin films only show high response after multiple switching cycles. |
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If you speak of absolute Truth. Religion shields individuals from the damage that can be done once the Truth of the relationship between all that is finite and the Infinite is realized. Very, very few will remain sane if it suddenly is realized instead of being nursed into It over a decades long sojourn.
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Thier are always variations of "truth" because "truth" is based on perception. My truth is plainly obvious, while others who see the same, have a different definition of what their "truth" is.
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Grooves, Pulses/Florals and Lines with Vicky Chow
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
A fixture in New York's new-music scene, often as a member of the Bang on a Can All-Stars, pianist Vicky Chow has worked with a formidable and varied roster of composers and performers, from John Adams and Terry Riley to Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo. Her Mixtape includes piano-driven music by Terry Riley, Nik Bartsch, Donnacha Dennehy, Thomas Adès, Chris Cerrone, Alva Noto and more.
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Monday, March 17, 2014
Experiments in Opera on the Excitement of New Sounds
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
The composer collective known as Experiments in Opera presents a Mixtape that ranges from the obscure to the icons of the American experimental tradition. Listen on Wednesday at 3 pm.
Laurel Halo's Tribute to Space, Pause and the Dynamics of Recording
Wednesday, March 05, 2014
New York composer, vocalist and electronic-music artist Laurel Halo draws from traditions of drone music, Musique concrète and pop. Her Mixtape spans music by Robert Ashley, Vladimir Ussachevsky and Toru Takemitsu.
Quatuor Béla on the Early Metamorphosis of György Ligeti
Monday, March 03, 2014
The French string quartet Quatuor Béla tackle the restless and kinetic chamber music of the legendary Hungarian composer György Ligeti. Stream the album all this week on Q2 Music.
Notes from Down Under: Australian Keyboard Music
Monday, February 24, 2014
Pianist and new-music specialist Lisa Moore closes her Hammered! residency with a week of music exploring the thriving contemporary-music scene and pianists of her native Australia. Listen weekdays at 10 am.
The Bad Plus's Ethan Iverson on Living Piano Music
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Pianist for the adventurous jazz trio The Bad Plus, Ethan Iverson has performed with such legends as Fred Hersch, Lee Konitz and Charlie Haden. His Mixtape features piano music from Rzewski to Birtwistle.
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Monday, February 17, 2014
Pianist and Hammered! guest host Lisa Moore presents a slew of recent live keyboard recordings selected by the players themselves, including Ursula Oppens, Sarah Cahill, Nico Muhly, Timo Andres and more. Listen weekdays at 10 am.
Wilco's Glenn Kotche Spins His Offbeat Influences
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
At Fives, Sixes and Sevens
Monday, February 10, 2014
This week on Hammered! pianist and guest host Lisa Moore explore a range of musical groups in which the piano finds itself. Tune in weekdays at 10 am for piano quintets, piano sextets and piano septets composed over the past century.
Visceral Connections with Jóhann Jóhannsson
Wednesday, February 05, 2014
The music of Iceland composer and producer Jóhann Jóhannsson draws from a palette of ambient music, post-rock and orchestral music. His Mixtape includes visceral music from Mahler, Messiaen and Stockhausen.
Lisa Moore Takes it Outside the Box
Monday, February 03, 2014
Australian pianist Lisa Moore has performed with a slew of contemporary ensembles around the world, including the Bang on a Can All-Stars and Steve Reich Ensemble. She guest-hosts Hammered! for the month of February. Week One: the bleeding edge of experimental piano. Listen weekdays at 10 am.
Hospitality's Nathan Michel Shares Music for Man and Machine
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Brooklyn-based trio Hospitality released their latest album "Trouble" on Tuesday. On Friday, they join youth ensemble Face the Music for this week's Ecstatic Music performance in the Greene Space. Drummer Nathan Michel offers a Mixtape that fittingly alternates music for man and machine. Listen Wednesday at 3 pm.
Jennifer Higdon on Finding her Opera Voice
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon has had her music performed by many top orchestras and soloists. Her Mixtape alternates American spirituals with the music of Maria Schneider, Kenji Bunch and more.
Lansky's 'Notes to Self': An Electronic Music Pioneer Goes Unplugged
Friday, January 03, 2014
The Princeton-based electronic music pioneer Paul Lansky describes the pieces on his new album as "later-in-life adventures in music that needs no electricity." Hear why on our exclusive album stream.
New York, Mid-Winter with Laurie Spiegel
Wednesday, January 01, 2014
Since the reissue of her seminal 1980 debut album "The Expanding Universe," computer music pioneer Laurie Spiegel has enjoyed a resurgence of attention. She offers music for the season on this week's Mixtape.
Eight Artists Remix Caroline Shaw
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Each Wednesday for eight weeks, New Amsterdam features a new remix of Caroline Shaw's Pulitzer Prize-winning Partita. The remixes will appear exclusively on Q2 Music. This week's featured artist is Peruvian-American electronic musician Violetness.
Music to Leave this World with John Luther Adams
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Composer Gregory Spears has collaborated with So Percussion, Eighth Blackbird and JACK quartet among others. His Mixtape illustrates his fascination with the parallels between early and contemporary music--a juxtaposition that appears frequently in his own music.
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NewsThree Athletes Honored as Big 12 Cross Country Runners of the Week
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Talgo IV Hotel Train used by RENFE and CP in cooperation for a direct night link from France to Lisbon Portugal ( Sud Expresso)
Wikipedia: "The Talgo Pendular (Talgo IV and Talgo V, also VI & Talgo 200 or 6th generation), introduced in 1980, created the "natural tilting" train, a tilting train system that is passive and does not need electronic sensors or hydraulic equipment to move the carriages.
The wheels are mounted on monoaxles between the carriages. Sitting on top of these monoaxles are suspension columns. The carriages are attached to the top of the suspension columns and swing outwards when the train travels round a bend, thereby giving the illusion to the passengers that the train is tilting into the bend."
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights. In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states. Text by Steve Smith.


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"I join all those marching for life from afar, and pray that political leaders will protect the unborn and promote a culture of life," he tweeted Jan. 25.
From coast to coast, pro-life marches and rallies in America continue to mark the week of Jan. 22 as the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade – the Supreme Court decision that effectively legalized abortion throughout the nation.
San Francisco's Walk for Life West Coast on Jan. 26 will be attended by Archbishop Carlo Viganò, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
The March for Life in Washington, D.C. is occurring today, Jan. 25, and has drawn hundreds of thousands of participants.
Bishop Carrasco de Paula, head of the Pontifical Academy for Life, told CNA Jan. 23 that "These marches for life that are taking place across the United States are very important, not only for the country, but for the whole world."
"These events which favor human life without limits, from conception until the end, have become a very important historical reference for all other Catholic countries worldwide," he added.
"And if we talk about the Vatican as another face of the Church, then we can say the Church supports these marches in the whole world because the participants are the Church themselves."
Pope Benedict's tweets reach 2.5 million followers. He tweets in nine languages, English, Spanish, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Latin.
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A surprising answer to the question: what do teachers make.
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I'd like to thank Kevin for making me aware of Taylor Mali's answer to the question: what do teachers make . I think teaching is a tough gig and we need to support one another as much as we can. Over the years, I've gotten great support from the insights and resources Kevin shares in his blog, and I'd like to express my gratitude for his support by paying his support forward. I hope you find the video as enjoyable and useful as I did. I'm tired of people focusing on how much money teachers make and forgetting about the other important things teachers make. Next time someone asks what do teachers make, surprise them with Mali's answer.
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New pastry pantheon: Four international treats at New York City bakeries
Forget dime-a-dozen cupcakes and croissants—expand your pastry palate with far-flung treats like merveilleux and tebirke.
New Yorkers are savvy when it comes to sweets, with Chinesehopia, Jewish rugalach and, of course, meteoric French-American mash-up cronut all part of our everyday pastry lexicon. But the category is widening, with bakeries and restaurants offering unsung pastries from far-off locales like Scandinavia and Turkey. Featuring both savory snacks and sweet options, here are four must-try bites to add to your pastry Rolodex.