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Verdana">New York, New York: As the United States threatens to target Syrian militarily, how can we expect the military strikes to be covered? 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">First, there are very few US or western journalists stationed in Syria the citizen reporters on the ground have become casualties, 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">That assures poor coverage of those who will be hurt or become predictable and disposable "collateral damage." 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">A front page New York Times article on Friday reporting on Syria, carries no dateline and was filed from Beirut. The Times explains that mainstream journalists cannot work freely in Syria, and contends that social media offers better coverage. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">The paper quotes Absi Smesem, Syrian journalist, as saying, "There are no objective sources of information on either side, neither with the regime nor the rebels. We need to get out of this Facebook phase, where all we do is whine and complain about the regime," he said. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">Writing on Salon, in a piece picked up by Mediachannel.org, Patrick L. Smith indicts western "lapdog media," asking, "When was it that journalists began thinking of themselves as national security operatives? It is getting unbearable, this errand-boy act in the face of power. If journalists did their jobs properly we would get into fewer messes such as Syria and would be more nationally secure. As it is now, the press is a defective piece in the democratic mechanism." 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">There will likely be western reporters embedded on American naval ships expected to unleash "tomahawk "cruise missiles, but they realistically tell us little, except some technical details as the missiles lift off in flashes. They certainly cannot report on expected civilian casualties and other likely collateral damage. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">(The very use of the nickname "Tomahawk" is considered offensive to Native Americans who also resented the Navy Seals referring to Osama bin Laden as "Geronimo" in the raid that killed him. This use of racial stereotyping comes just days after the President, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, spoke at a ceremony praising the late Martin Luther King Jr, also an eloquent critic of U.S. militarism, a fact omitted in his remarks.) 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">The debate in the media and in Congress on the coming war is intensifying and seems to have forced President Obama to delay his promised "limited" missile attacks. He now says he going to wait for Congressional approval as dissent among legislators grows. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">As a candidate in 2007, he said that unless the country is threatened presidents must win Congressional support for war like actions. As President, he seemed to have abandoned that earlier position until noisy protests on the right and left–and the actions of the British Parliament– led him to announce that he will now seek Congressional approval. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">This development has more to do with anti-Obama Congressman in The Tea Party and other groups than demands by the press, although liberal and left critics have made made the planned missile strikes a bi-partisan cause. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">The media coverage itself has become an issue too. Example: mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana"> indicting news outlets for promoting war on Syria as it did for war on Iraq. In a heavily watched segment on YouTube, they challenged media cheerleading. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">Liberal publications like the Huffington Post also focus on media flaws, while conservative media dwell on Obama's reluctance, until today, to bring his war appeal to a Republican-dominated Congress where more and more voices challenge unilateral military action and cite public opinion polls to back them up. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) notes: "One tendency in the corporate media seemed to be to jump to the conclusion that the chemical attacks were launched by the Assad regime, while admitting that perhaps this was not yet proven." Suggestions that the "rebel forces" used sarin gas have not been proven either. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">As the bombs and missiles are readied for use against preselected targets, we have Secretary of State Kerry, a one time anti-war activist, formerly a leader of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, is leading the rhetorical charge for war. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">The often-hawkish Washington Post reported 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">This is a unilateral determination on the part of the United States, to rush to war, even as UN inspectors who were in Syria, have yet to report the findings of their investigation. They are expected to confirm chemical weapons were used without saying who used them. UN Secretary General Ban is calling for a resumption of diplomacy and to let the inspectors finish their jobs 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">The Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz, citing their government's intelligence services, insist that the Syrian government has been using chemical weapons all along, and speculates that there was some internal military screw-up in Syria that led to the recent mass gassing incident that was clearly not in its interest to be associated with. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">Syria officially denies all responsibility, and, in the last day called on the UN to probe what they say are gas attacks by rebel forces. They accuse the Saudis of supplying chemical weapons to the militias they back. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">As UN Secretary General calls on the US to take a diplomatic route, the reverberations of the British Parliament nixing U.K. involvement, widely seen as a "set back" to Prime Minister David Cameron's government, is cited in the U.S. debate. Former British PM Tony Blair's "dodgy" (i.e. misleading) dossier justifying British backing of the Iraq War was widely referenced in the debate. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">France's former conservative government was among the biggest critics of US policy then, but now, under a nominal Socialist government, is backing Obama's decision to go ahead with a bombing raid that experts say is expecting to be targeting 38 sites, 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">Others say that the West's rush to war is intended to pre-empt any finding of responsibility by Syrian "rebels," and, also, to try to alter the strategic balance of the internal military conflict that had running against the "rebel" offensive fighting the Assad government. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">The United States initially called the UN involvement "too late," a clear effort to pre-empt its relevance and ignore its findings. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">This conjures up George Bush giving Saddam and his sons an ultimatum to leave Iraq in 48 hours. When the UN does not jump to Washington's orders, it often become dispensable and ignored. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">"Too late" on what calendars? The UN inspectors were fired upon 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">Who did it? Was the Syrian government that invited them the culprits, or, more likely, the self-styled "rebels. Who would have the most to gain by delaying an investigation? The "rebels," said to include 6000 jihadis from Al Qaeda and like-minded groups that would certainly have more of an interest in the keeping the question of responsibility muddled. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">The chemical warfare controversy mushroomed just as US backed "rebels," trained in Jordan, were being infiltrated into Syria. This calls into question President Obama's claim that the missile attack he has authorized does not have any "regime-change" mission. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">The US outrage over the use of chemical weapons is also selective and being questioned. Foreign Policy Magazine reported that the CIA now admits the the US was complicit when Saddam Hussein used nerve gas: font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana">"The U.S. government may be considering military action in response to chemical strikes near Damascus. But a generation ago, America's military and intelligence communities knew about and did nothing to stop a series of nerve gas attacks far more devastating than anything Syria has seen, Foreign Policy has learned." 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">So far, memories of the fabricated Iraq War rationalizations have hung over the issue, as has massive used by American forces of chemical agents like Napalm and Agent Orange in Vietnam. Canada's CBC wonders if any one will ever be able to confirm who used the gas. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">Reported the NY Times, "The White House faces steep hurdles as it prepares to make the most important public intelligence presentation since February 2003, when Secretary of State Colin L. Powell made a dramatic and detailed case for war to the United Nations Security Council using intelligence — later discredited — about Iraq's weapons programs." 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">The best known UN weapons inspector at that time, former Swedish foreign minister Hans Blix, has just written in the Guardian that the US does not have the right to attack Syria. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">"Unlike George Bush in 2003, the Obama administration is not trigger-happy and contemptuous of the United Nations and the rules of its charter, which allow the use of armed force only in self-defence or with an authorisation from the security council. Yet Obama, like Bush and Blair, seems ready to ignore the council and order armed strikes on Syria with political support from only the UK, France and some others," he says. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">Such action could not be "in self-defence" or "retaliation", as the US, the UK and France have not been attacked," he adds. "To punish the Assad government for using chemical weapons would be the action of self-appointed global policemen — action that, in my view, would be very unwise." 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">Iraq war critics are now saying that the protests back then, might be what influenced the government now. Writes David Swanson 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">A majority in the United States, still very much aware of Iraq war deceptions, opposes arming the "rebel" force in Syria, so heavily dominated by foreign fighters and al Qaeda. And as many as 70 percent in recent polls oppose U.S. military action in Syria." 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">This point of view had been all but missing in most press accounts but a new round of protests against the illegal nature of the planned attacks, held this weekend in London and Washington may put the issue more forcefully on the news agenda, even as the New York Times has run an op-ed calling for Washington to act even if it is illegal. It has since waffled editorially on the morality and logic of the planned attacks. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">The Obama Administration has been scrambling to find support. Van Jones, a former Obama appointee who he forced out of his post after his history as a radical was questioned, is now an on-air commentator on CNN's new version of "Crossfire" and seems to currying offical favor with an 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana"> of Obama's decision to strike Syria, the first voice on "the left" to do so. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">More telling is that many members of Congress, Democrats and Republicans want Congess called back into session and are threatening to vote against the attack. Writes Kevin Zeese: "The irony of the Obama presidency may hinge on whether he attacks Syria. He began his presidency prematurely winning the Nobel Peace Prize and could end it being impeached for starting an illegal war without congressional or UN approval — violating both domestic and international law." 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">Facts and arguments are being marshaled on all sides with Israeli intelligence claiming that it overheard phone conversations of Syrian Generals discussing their involvement. The Wall Street Journal examined 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">An explosive potential angle in all this is that one of the media's most powerful players now has an apparent self interest in encouraging a conflict that may rearrange existing borders. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">Former British Ambassador Craig Murray reveals 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">(The SEC reported: "In November 2010, GOGAS sold a 0.5% equity interest to Rupert Murdoch for $1.0 million paid with a promissory note. The note is secured by a pledge of the shares issued in exchange for the note. The note accrues interest at 1.58% per annum, and the principal and accrued interest is due and payable on November 15, 2015.") 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">I have not seen this connection explored in any major media outlet. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">Washington is increasingly being isolated. China has urged a diplomatic resolution, the Arab League opposes military action, NATO is on the sidelines, and most of the Iraq-era "coalition of the willing," except France and Israel, have not rushed to be supportive. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">At the same time, Russia is dispatching its own war ships to the region while its Intelligence service is offering counter-evidence that the so-called "rebels," not the government, are to blame. Russia's Putin is increasingly denouncing Obama's stated intent to lob cruise missiles on to Syrian targets and demanding that he submit what evidence he has to the UN. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">National Public Radio's Greg Myre went back to examine earlier attacks of the type being considered to "punish" U.S. adversaries and enemies, claims they were largely unsuccessful, and fears they may lead to counter-attacks. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">He writes, "The Obama administration and several before it have seen limited attacks as a way to send a tough message without drawing the U.S. into a larger conflict. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">"But critics say such strikes rarely, if ever, inflict serious damage or change the behavior of those targeted. And worse, limited U.S. military action has been followed by some of the deadliest attacks against American targets over the past three decades." 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">Critics also fear that the Obama Administration will not let "the facts get in the way" of its decision to attack Syria. This war is supposedly modeled on the the earlier US attack on Kosovo. Most news accounts don't remind readers that that went on for 78 days although this one is being sold as quick, surgical and not aimed at regime change. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">They also don't note that in 2013, according to the Institute of Public Accuracy, the House of Representatives, by a vote of 213 to 213, failed to give the President the constitutionally required authorization he needed to carry on the air war against Yugoslavia. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">Today, Obama's promise of bombing for peace–to uphold his "red line," a phrase with origins in Israeli propaganda–rings hollow to many, while most experts (mostly from center and right think tanks) quoted in "mainstream" newspapers say Obama's threatened display of limited military muscle can not alter the conflict, and certainly not resolve it. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">This press analysis itself has lacked balance and diversity because critics on the anti-war left are seldom quoted. 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana">These issues may be urgent, but in late summer, with newsrooms downsized for vacations, and the public soaking up the last rays of summer or watching the U.S. Open tennis champioships, the troubling issues of a new war have only barely registered, even as a majority of the public who are following the coverage of the build-up to war are 'agin, it while, true to form, a a majority of the pundits seem to be cheering it on.
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eBook Category: Gay Fiction/Romance
eBook Description: In the year 2060, a Terra on the verge of dying sends ships to its nearest neighbors in hopes of finding a suitable site to relocate the human race. While returning from Mars, the crew of the Mission Reconnaissance Mars travel through a magnetic field that crashes them? somewhere. As they explore the unknown world with its dangers, Doc, Nick, Hank, and Ed will struggle to come to terms with their new reality and find their own paths to happiness. A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2012 Daily Dose package ""Time Is Eternity"".
eBook Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspinner Press, Published: 2012, 2012
Fictionwise Release Date: July 2012
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Chapter One
"Sorry I kept you waiting, General." I hurried into the room set up for me. I'd met with Dr. Perkins at Roswell a few weeks before regarding some of the artifacts discovered there, and when he'd called today to discuss his latest find--2060 was proving to be an excellent year not only for him, but for the future of Terra--I'd been so fascinated that I'd lost track of time.
"Not at all, Dr. Van Allyn. We just got here ourselves. Thanks so much for meeting with us."
"I'd say it was my pleasure, but there's nothing pleasant about this." I glanced at the major who stood at his elbow.
"Major Reiner is the liaison between the Air Force and the press. Major, this is Elwyn Van Allyn, the premier authority on--"
I cleared my throat.
"--nanoparticles." He gave a tight smile.
"Dr. Van Allyn."
"Major." I nodded at him. In the normal course of events, there would be some civilians involved in a meeting of this nature, but this wasn't normal in any sense of the word, not with Air Force Air Police cordoning off the building to discourage anyone who was curious about what was going on inside. Mankind had been going into space since the first Sputnik more than half a century ago, and there were still conspiracy theorists who believed we'd never been to the moon. They'd have liked nothing better than to throw a monkey wrench in the works, even if that meant the ultimate destruction of the human race.
"I've read a good deal about your work." The major laughed deprecatingly. "Of course, I could only follow two words out of five."
"That many?" General Banks patted his shoulder.
Major Reiner smiled, then became serious and tapped the com-link in his ear. After listening for a moment, he murmured something, tapped it again, and turned to the general.
"If you'll excuse me for a moment, sir? There seems to be a minor glitch...."
"Yes, of course, Major." Banks waited until we were alone before saying, "All right, now, let's get on with this. Just let me make some room on this table." He pushed aside the platter of sandwiches the commissary had provided.
"Thanks." I opened my briefcase, took out the specs regarding this meeting, and spread them out.
"We're finally, really doing this. I can hardly believe...." The general looked over them, his expression becoming more and more dazzled. "This drive you've developed is absolutely amazing, Doctor! Sheer genius!"
"Mmm." It was amazing, but I could hardly agree that I was a genius. What I was supposed to have discovered had been with an assist from Roswell.
Roswell had been--was still--so highly classified that most people had forgotten about it completely. Everyone thought we scientists had discovered all this new technology on our own.
Except for the same conspiracy theorists who expounded that nothing indicated our science was advanced enough to come up with any this.
It was fortunate no one took them seriously.
I tapped one of the images. "This is what enabled us to launch the MRV two days ago. Venus was closer to Terra at that point, only about twenty-six million miles, and we needed to get the MRV aloft."
"Hmm. But you're taking off for Mars this afternoon?" Banks asked.
"Yes. After a few last minute tweaks, we got the final approval to launch earlier today, which is great: Mars will be about forty-two million miles away. The next time it's closer than this will be in 2287. That's more than two hundred years from now, General, and we just can't wait that long." Unbeknownst to many, the population of Terra would reach critical mass a good deal before then. "Unless mankind gets its head out of its collective asses and pays attention to what the ecologists have been telling us for decades, we'll need to find a planet suitable for colonization. And if neither of these happens before 2100, then Malthus's theory will unfortunately come to pass."
The general shuddered. He was a smart man and knew what that meant. But it wasn't just cannibalization that Homo sapiens had to worry about. We'd poisoned the seas and the air, and the population had grown to a point where soon we wouldn't be able to sustain the billions on Terra.
"But, of course, once the population balances out...?" He sounded hopeful. Did he think that if the population decreased to a more manageable number, Terra would be able to once again feed her children? His expression became grim. "Unless there's a possibility we'll develop a taste for our fellow man?"
"That's a valid point." I couldn't help the gruff tone of my voice. I was sixty years old, and I had another good sixty years to look forward to. I was going to do my damnedest to make sure it didn't happen on my watch. "However, it's not one we need to be concerned about just now."
"The press is making a big thing about these missions, you know," the general said.
"That's exactly what we want." I studied the specs. "They think we're testing a new method of propulsion, and if the major does his job right, that's what they'll keep thinking."
Multiple MRs--mission reconnaissance ships--were being built around the world, but only two were ready to take off. My friend, Colonel Sam Johnston, was taking the MRV to Venus, while I was helming the MRM to Mars.
"What are the odds that the MRV will be successful, Doctor?"
"I wouldn't bet on this one, even if I were a betting man," I told him. "For one thing, Venus is much too close to the sun. For another, there's that blanket of clouds."
"Is there any hope that under the cloud layer there might be something we can work with?"
"There's always hope, General." I didn't say whoever had come up with this bright idea must have read one too many of those pulp science-fiction magazines of the last century. Certainly we had terraformers who were working on the moon, but at least there they were able to set up their equipment. But dealing with clouds that rained sulfuric acid or winds that were so fierce they would scour the flesh off bones?
I just hoped Sam and his crew made it back in one piece.
"In that case our biggest hope is the Argos." Banks pulled a sheet of paper from his own briefcase.
The launch of the MRM and, to a lesser extent, the MRV, was to give the world hope that the scientific community, aligned with the military, was doing something. But there was a third ship, whose mission was so highly classified her name wasn't listed on the rosters. Even the men I'd be journeying with were unaware of the Argos.
"Considering what she carries," I mused, "she really should have been called Noah's Ark."
The planet's leaders had recruited as many scientists, skilled craftsmen, agrarians, and people who knew the front end of an animal from its tail as there was room to hold. Embryos of all domesticated breeds were stored cryogenically, along with human embryos, as a safeguard.
"I'm not thrilled with the selection of her crew." Banks pushed aside the papers.
"You never struck me as chauvinistic, General." Every nation on Terra was represented in the Argos's crew.
"No, no, not that. I have no objection to all those civilians. I just feel a larger contingent of soldiers should have been required. A company isn't enough."
"This is a peaceful mission."
"We don't know what's out there."
"This is true." The Argos's destination was simply "out there," and it would be foolish of us to think that we were the only intelligent life in the wide universe, especially considering what we had hidden away in Roswell. "We don't have much choice."
"That's why you and your crew will be armed."
"Weren't you informed?"
"Obviously not."
"Do you object?"
"Of course not," I growled. "These are good men, and I'll do whatever needs to be done to make sure they return home safe and sound."
"I wish I understood how the eggheads plan to accomplish this thing with the Argos."
"I'll have you know I'm an egghead, Banks!"
"Sorry. You were one of us for so long...."
I'd retired from the Air Force five years earlier, but I still worked in the space program. "I have to bring my crew in now and brief them on what we'll really be doing on Mars, General." I left copies for him to give to Major Reiner when he felt the time was right and placed everything else into my briefcase. I'd be taking these with me to study during any downtime on the MRM.
"Of course. Good luck, Doctor. I'll see you in about three weeks, and I hope to God you'll have good news for us."
"So do I. Good-bye."
We shook hands and he walked out, his briefcase clutched tightly in his fist. I stared after him thoughtfully. I couldn't tell him what the government planned to accomplish, not because I didn't know, but because his security clearance, as high as it was, simply wasn't high enough. He thought the Argos would maintain contact with Terra, that the new drives we were testing would enable us to send more colonists after them. But the fact of the matter was that once safely beyond Terra's atmosphere, the Argos's crew would go into suspended animation, except for a select few whose task it was to see the capsules stayed viable. If nothing compatible with human existence was found within the ship's first year, they would awaken the next rotation and go into suspended animation themselves. And so on, and so on, until, God willing, they found a new Terra.
If the MRV found nothing but noxious gases, if the MRM was unsuccessful, then that shipload of colonists would be the last, best hope for the survival of our species.

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Smartphone App Promises Perfect Wine Pairings
Posted by: Lois Manno on Mar 26, 2010
Ever wonder which wines go best with "green food," such as asparagus, chile peppers and peas? How about other fresh vegetables that we'll enjoy this summer and fall?
"Green foods are the problem children of the wine world," says Natalie MacLean, editor of one of the largest wine sites on the web at www.nataliemaclean.com. "But as a stubborn hedonist, I've found some terrific wines to drink with them."
Natalie has just launched a new mobile application for iPhone, iPod Touch, BlackBerry, Droid and other smartphones. Developed by Cerado, this app builds on the success of her Drinks Matcher and includes all the pairings in the original app, plus thousands of wine reviews, recipes, articles, blog posts, glossary definitions, cellar journal and winery directory. You can access the new app at www.nataliemaclean.com/mobileapp.
In the spirit of going green (and giving back green), the new app is free. With the Nat Decants Mobile App, you can find the right wines, whether you're in a restaurant or at the liquor store restocking. It's like having a sommelier in your pocket.


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I had a template question for you. On the old template, clicking on the name logo in the top left corner sent you back to the UNL home page. I see this used a lot in other corporate sites as well. The new template 3d N doesn't link to anything, nor does the red bar that says 'University of Nebraska-Lincoln'.
Just curious what the thinking was on removing that feature. Granted, there are no visual clues other than the cursor changing shape that there is a link there. But I've gotten used to it from other sites.
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WHEN the adrenalin starts pumping, it's not just your body that responds.
Stress is known to dampen the immune system. Now researchers have shown that it can also directly affect disease-causing bacteria. Tesfaye Belay and his colleagues at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, cultured two species of pneumonia bacteria with and without the human stress hormones adrenalin and noradrenalin. Both strains grew faster when one of them was present, reaching concentrations 4000 times higher than controls in a day, Belay reported at the American Society for Microbiology meeting in Los Angeles.
This suggests that stress hormones can help infections take hold, Belay says. "When people are injured, for example, they have a big increase in hormones."
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The normal heart rate for children is contingent on age and activity. A faster rate occurs when the child is undergoing some sort of physical activity and a slower rate occurs when the child is resting. Abnormal heart rates may indicate a problem in the child's heart and should be immediately examined by a physician or specialist.
What is the Normal Heart Rate for Children? Learn About Childhood Cardiovascular Health
The average heart rate of a ten year old child typically runs about 95 beats per minute. A healthy heart rate range for children is between 70 and 110 beats per minute. This is the normal range when the child is resting and is also referred to as the resting heart rate.
The target heart rate in children is the rate that is recommended for maximum benefit. When a child is exercising, the target rate is the rate that is perfect for maximum physical fitness levels. This is true in both children and adults.
The maximum heart rate in children is the rate that the heart beats while the child is exercising. This rate can be calculated with a formula. For example if a child age 10 is exercising or playing you would take the number 220 and subtract the child's age of 10 years old leaving the number 210. 210 is the maximum heart rate.
The target rate is approximately 50% of the maximum rate. For the same 10 year old, the target rate would be 105. Doctors recommend that children never exceed 85% of their maximum heart rate. This can also affect the normal blood pressure for children.
Top Factors that Cause a Rapid Heart Rate in Children
- Fever – a fever can cause an elevated heart rate in children. The heart must work harder when the child has a fever in an attempt to cool the body down. It is not uncommon for there to be an abnormal heart rate in children when they are experiencing a fever.
- Dehydration – dehydration often causes the body to work overtime in an attempt to hydrate the body. An irregular heart beat may be witnessed.
- Hormone imbalance – hormone imbalances may cause an irregular or rapid heart rate.
- Congenital heart defects – a normal heart rate for a baby may be affected by congenital heart defects.
Top Warning Signs of a Slow Heart Rate in Children
A slow or low heart rate in children can indicate that the child is very healthy or extremely ill. Warning signs include:
- Dizziness
- Listlessness
- Confusion
- Weakness
Normal heart rate for children varies from child to child. The age and fitness level of the child may play a huge role in the heart rate. Not all children can be lumped together.


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San Antonio native Damon Cardenas receives Beldon doctoral scholarship
(Aug. 11, 2010)--Damon Cardenas, a San Antonio native who entered the Ph.D. program in biomedical engineering this fall, is the recipient of the 2010-2011 Louise and Michael Beldon Doctoral Scholarship. UTSA offers the Ph.D. program in biomedical engineering jointly with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. For donors Louise Beldon and Mike Beldon, Cardenas' qualifications and his appreciation for the excellent faculty and laboratory facilities at both institutions strengthens their commitment to support UTSA's vision to become a premier research university.
"We have been so impressed with the previous three Beldon scholars and the successful progress they are making toward obtaining their doctorate degrees that we decided it was a sound philanthropic investment to make a multi-year commitment to sustain this annual scholarship award," said Mike Beldon.
Cardenas discovered a strong interest in the neurological basis for human paralysis while obtaining his electrical engineering degree from a local private university. "One of the most prominent issues on my mind is the occurrence of paralysis," he said. "I cannot imagine what it would be like to live life unable to move my arms or legs, or worse, nothing below my neck."
According to Cardenas, pursuing his graduate work at UTSA is appealing because of the university's commitment to research excellence.
"Through engineering, there is the potential to change the world with the development of new technology and physical techniques," he said. "The changes you make are typically specific to the field of engineering, and I would like to focus my research in the field of micro-imaging. The scholarship allows me the freedom to concentrate on my work and gives me a significant boost in my motivation and inspiration to become a successful researcher."
Attracted by the scholarship support he was awarded, Cardenas also had personal reasons for continuing his graduate studies at UTSA.
"San Antonio has always been my home, and despite anticipating future travels through the course of my professional and educational careers, it will always be my home," he said. "I come from a family who claim UTSA as their alma mater, including my parents, and I would love to contribute to our family's Roadrunner legacy of achievements."


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OPPS Drugs and Biologicals with Quarterly Change Request Restated Payment Rates
Some drugs and biologicals based on ASP methodology may have payment rates that are corrected retroactively. These retroactive corrections typically occur on a quarterly basis as a part of the OPPS payment system quarterly update change request. Beginning with the January 2015 OPPS payment system quarterly update change request, the list of drugs and biologicals with corrected payments rates, for a particular quarter, are accessible from the left menu link titled "Change Request Restated Drug and Biological Payment Rates".
Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Rulemaking
The CY2015 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment – Correction Notice including related links to the CY2015 Correction Notice addenda and supporting files are available on the CMS website at CMS-1613-CN.
Previously published OPPS Rulemaking is available on the CMS OPPS Regulations and Notices Page at: http://cms.hhs.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/HospitalOutpatientPPS/Hospital-Outpatient-Regulations-and-Notices.html
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Every new student should plan on attending Badger Orientation because this fun two-day welcome is the very best way for you to transition smoothly into Snow College. You will meet other new students, connect with experienced orientation leaders, become familiar with campus, prepare to succeed in your academic goals, and have A LOT of fun!
Snow College Badger Orientation begins with check-in Monday August 18, at 8:00 a.m. at the Horne Activity Center and goes through 8 p.m. on Tuesday August 19. There is a $15 dollar charge to your student fees. You will receive a lunch on Monday and a hot breakfast on Tuesday, entrance into some great activities, opportunities to meet some wonderful professors, listen to amazing speakers and the chance for prizes just for participating!
You can register for New Student Orientation, (GNST 0990) with your advisor or you can register on your own. To register with your advisor, call (435) 283-7313.
To register on your own at click on this link www.snow.edu/registration then click, "Log on the Badger Web System", then click, "Login." Enter your User ID and pin and hit enter. Click "Registration" then "Add/Drop Classes" from here, find GNST 0990 and add it as a class.


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Dioramas II - Custom Action Figure Contest!
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Your little plastic friends would all like a space to call their own and this is your opportunity to give it to them! Whether it's the Bat Cave, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Snake Mountain, the Technodrome, or just a rotten log lying in a festering swamp, a detailed environment can really spice up your toy display and add that extra touch of realism. The goal of this challenge is to create a custom base, diorama, playset, or similar structure, that you can use to exhibit your figures. The three best chunks of toy real estate will net Figure Realm's gold, silver, and bronze awards!
- You don't have to re-create a large location or structure in its entirety; a single room/area or small section of it is sufficient. Nobody expects you to make a complete X-Mansion or Death Star!
- As the diorama will likely be a lot of work all by itself, you are not required to make a custom figure to go with it (although you're welcome to do so if you wish.) IMPORTANT: You'll probably want to take some photos of characters interacting with the environment that you've crafted, when you do so, please use unaltered toys, not your other custom creations (unless it's an all-new custom figure that you made specifically to go with your diorama submission.) Remember, the contest entries are supposed to remain anonymous until the voting is over; if you were to place old customs in your diorama, Figure Realm voters might recognize them and identify you!
- You may modify or repaint an existing base or playset, create a new one from scratch, or anything in between. Your diorama can be any size/scale and you may use whatever materials, tools, or techniques that you like to make it. If you're stumped for ideas, or would just like to see examples, check out some of the submissions from the original 2009 incarnation of this challenge:
Diorama Custom Contest
What are the rules of the contest?
It's hard to choose just one custom to vote on when there are tons of great entries, so Figure Realm has a unique voting system where you can vote on ALL the customs! When you click on an entry to view, there's a bar with buttons on it that lets you give the custom anywhere from 1 to 5 Stars. 1 Star means you think they could have done a better job on the custom while 5 Stars means you think they did a perfect job. The votes for each entry are added up when voting is closed and averaged-out to determine the winners. Also, don't abuse the system. Don't give your own custom 5 Stars and then give everyone else 1 Star to boost your rating. Remember, the votes are monitored.
Some points you might consider when casting your vote: Is the figure well-made? Is the paint smooth or crusty? Are there noticeable fingerprints on the sculpted parts? Is it an original custom? Is it accurate to the source-material (comics, photos, description in a book)? Are the pictures clear enough to see the details? Did the creator take the time to include a back-story or recipe? Is the custom so unbelievably awesome that you'd trade your girlfriend for it?
Craftsmanship and creativity are major factors to consider, but ultimately your vote should depend on how much you like the custom, and how well you feel it fits the contest theme.


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NFL: Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson talks to Sky Sports about his running style
Adrian Peterson talks to Inside the Vikings about patience being the key to his dynamic running style.
By Paul Higham Twitter: @SkySportsPaulH
Last Updated: 23/04/13 5:24pm
The Minnesota Vikings took it easy with their superstar rusher at the start of the 2012 season as he was coming back from serious knee surgery - and many feared he would not be the same dynamic back as before.
However, Peterson returned to have an amazing season, and despite opposing teams planning specifically for him as Minnesota's only real offensive weapon, he led the team to the play-offs.
With limited carries at the start of the season, Peterson still managed to rush for 2,097 - an agonising nine yards short of Eric Dickerson's single season rushing record.
Fans in the UK will be able to see Peterson in action this autumn when the Vikings face the Pittsburgh Steelers at Wembley Stadium on September 29.
Ahead of this appearance, Sky Sports has been showing a special 'Inside the Vikings' show every week, and this week the man himself talked about how he manages to make all those hard yards in the NFL.
Peterson has the speed, the strength and the toughness to battle NFL defences week in and week out, but he says the biggest key to success is patience.
"That's one thing my coach always talks about," Peterson told Inside the Vikings. "Slow to the hole - and fast through.
"In the run game you wait to give the offensive line time to develop the play and that play to develop and you're able to put those guys onto the linebackers.
"It's something that I've been trying to focus on, being patient and waiting for that hole to open up in front of me - then turn the jets on and burn through."
Along with player interviews, Inside the Vikings, and another show Inside the Jaguars, go behind the scenes at the two NFL teams to be playing in the UK this year as well as showing archive footage of games gone by.


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A Guide to the Rules and Regulations of Trade Show Exhibiting
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Display Types and Guidelines
While there is no fail-safe substitute for reading and adhering to the show's exhibitor services manual, here are the most common exhibit-related regulations.
Exhibit Height and Hanging Signs:
Linear or in-line exhibits may be up to 8 feet tall, unless they are on the perimeter of the exhibit hall, in which case they can be 12 feet tall. No inline exhibits may have hanging signs of any kind. Exhibits that are 20-by-20 feet or larger, whether they are island exhibits (aisles on all sides) or peninsulas (aisles on three sides) can be higher, with limits from 16 to 20 feet, depending on the show. These larger exhibits may also have hanging signs. For regulations on less common booth layouts like end-cap booths, extended header booths, or corner booths, consult the guidelines in your show book.
Hanging signs may hang only above your contracted booth space, at least 10 feet away from adjacent booths. Drawings approved by a structural engineer are usually required, and signs must be sent to the advance warehouse prior to the show to be hung before exhibitor freight arrives on the floor.
Line of Sight:
Exhibitors may not place anything taller than 4 feet in the front half of their exhibits, so they don't block the view from the aisle into adjacent booths. If you can get your neighbors to agree to overlook this rule, show management will usually grant you a variance. This rule is often not enforced at gift, apparel and craft shows.
Fire Regulations:
Your booth must be fire retardant according to the rules stated in your exhibitor services manual (rules vary depending on the specific venue and local fire regulations). To test your compliance, fire marshals can hold a flame to your exhibit properties for three seconds to see whether they are combustible.
Any type of fire apparatus, such as hoses or extinguishers, may not be blocked or hidden from view. Any fire apparatus will be noted on floor plans as FHC (fire hose cabinet) or FA (fire apparatus). If you're building rooms in your exhibit with ceilings, depending on the size of the area covered, the fire marshal might also require smoke alarms, additional fire extinguishers, or full sprinkler systems.
Electrical Regulations:
Before bringing your own extension cords and power strips to a show, check with the facility's electricians to see if they allow their use or if you must rent theirs. Generally, the criteria for electrical cords is that they must be Underwriters Laboratory (UL) approved, 14-gauge flat (not round) wire, and grounded with a third prong. Most UL-rated power strips with surge protection are allowed, but it's always safer to ask.
Vehicles on display should have less than one-eighth to one-fourth of a tank of gas. Additionally, the gas-tank filler cap must be sealed with tape to prevent vapors from escaping, both battery cables needs to be disconnected, and the vehicle must be driven on the floor by one of the GSC's material handling crew, who will keep the keys for the duration of the show. The fire marshal may also require that an extra fire extinguisher be placed near the car.
Confines of Booth:
Any and all activities you plan on conducting, such as distributing literature or demonstrating your product, must take place within the perimeter of the space you've rented, which your booth space contract and exhibitor services manual refer to as "confines of booth". This prevents exhibitors from distributing literature at the entrance to the convention center, in the convention center lobby or restaurants, or in the exhibit-hall aisles.
Sound Levels:
Sound coming from your booth space should only be audible as far as the center of the aisles surrounding your exhibit - 85 decibels or less. If you exceed this limit, show management will likely ask you to turn down the volume. If after being asked to resolve the problem, you continue to violate this rule, show management may choose to cut power to your exhibit.
Copyrighted Music:
Any music played in your booth, whether live or recorded, may be subject to copyright laws. There are three authorizing licensing organizations that collect copyright fees on behalf of the composers and publishers of the music: Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI); the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP); and the Society of European Stage Authors and Composers (SESAC).
After you have chosen a song, contact one of these organizations to find out which one owns the rights that specific song. You will then have to pay that organization to use the song, based on the frequency you will play it and other factors.
Exhibit Lighting:
Exhibit lighting should be directed within the boundaries of your booth space, not on the surrounding aisles, walls, or exhibits. Show management may require drawings of proposed lighting plans. Many shows prohibit flashing lights, spinning or pulsating lights, and lighting that could be potentially harmful, like lasers and ultraviolet lighting.
Quartz halogen lighting fixtures can be a fire hazard and are banned in some convention centers. The show facility may even have a different set of lighting rules than the show manager, so be aware of all restrictions before you arrive on show site.
Structural Integrity:
Exhibits should be designed to withstand some contact, including wind coming through open freight doors and minor bumps from attendees and fork trucks. Exhibits with second stories and upper decks usually have to submit floor plans for approval by both a structural engineer licensed in the state where the exhibit will be erected and the facility's structural engineer to confirm their safety and assure conformance to the local building code.
Such exhibits may also need to be rigged to the ceiling - at the exhibitor's expense - for structural stability. Some shows require drawings for any exhibits larger than 20-by-20 feet, so make sure you know if and when you need to submit your plans in order to avoid on-site hassles.
Food and Water:
If you are a food or beverage distributor, you will generally be allowed to provide small amounts (1 ounce of solid foods, 2 ounces of fluids) of your product. If you are not in the food business, check with the exclusive caterer for the convention center before distributing food items in your booth. The caterer will generally charge you a fee based on the amount of revenue it would have gained from selling the food or beverage you are distributing.
Insurance Regulations:
An increasing number of shows are requesting a Certificate of Insurance, not just from Exhibitor Appointed Contractors (EACs) but from the exhibiting company as well. They may request the policy to list as additional insured, the names of the show organizer, the facility, show management, and the official general service contractor. Standard policies are for $1 million comprehensive general liability and $250,000 in workers compensation coverage.
Suitcasing and Outboarding:
This rule prevents companies from soliciting trade show attendees without purchasing exhibit space. "Suitcasing" is selling within the exhibit hall without purchasing a booth space. "Outboarding" refers to non-exhibiting companies who attempt to piggyback off of the event by booking space near the convention center to hold meetings and events with show attendees.
Banned Items:
Show management may ban some items that are just downright messy or a nuisance to clean up, such as glitter, confetti, adhesive stickers, and popcorn. Don't plan on using helium balloons either, as they have a tendency to get loose and head straight for the ceiling.
Mylar balloons are also generally banned, as they can actually short out overhead lighting and cause fires. If you violate this regulation and distribute balloons that end up floating to the convention center's ceiling, you may be billed for the equipment and labor to remove them after the show.
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Women's Soccer Loses 5-0 vs Shawnee State
CIRCLEVILLE, OH - The Lady Blazers hosted NAIA affiliate, Shawnee State on Wednesday night and came up on the losing end of a 5-0 score. Shawnee scored the first goal and never looked back as the Bears proved to be too much for the Blazers.
OCU (1-3) was coming off of their first win of the season against Grace Bible College before running into SSU. The Blazers were also coming into this game after enduring a week and half layoff in between games. Shawnee State came into the game fresh off of wins vs Bluffton University and West Virginia Teach.
"We are getting healthy and we looked really good at the beginning of the 2nd half," commented OCU Head Coach Josh Murton. "If we can stay healthy and stay at full strength we should be able to gain some momentum heading into October."
The Blazers are back in action on Thursday when they travel to Cincinnati, Ohio to take on Ohio Mid-Western University.


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Higher prices land on school lunch trays
Sarah Gardner
Sep 22, 2011 Rising food prices are making most everyday shoppers a bit more cost-conscious. So imagine what it's like for people who are trying to buy healthy foods for schools' hot-lunch programs. Sarah Gardner reports.
Consolidating student loans
Mar 28, 2008 If you're sitting on a mountain of student loans, doing nothing for a few months might actually be your best move. Tess gets the details from Anna Maria Andriotis.
Teaching Iraqi children to look ahead
Alisa Roth
Mar 25, 2008 Three-quarters of a million Iraqis displaced by the war are in Jordan. They're spread throughout the local communities, where they've had to find places to live, enough to eat, and an education for their children. Alisa Roth reports.
Combo ID/debit cards snare students
Mar 21, 2008 Some universities are offering students ID cards that do double duty as debit cards. Lisa asks Kathy Chu about the controversial move.
Keeping doors open for students
Jeremy Hobson
Mar 14, 2008 Congress is concerned about an imminent crisis in the student loan industry. Jeremey Hobson looks into the subprime crunch's spillover into educational funding and why some lenders are closing up shop.
No funds for biomedical breakthroughs
Jeremy Hobson
Mar 11, 2008 The National Institute of Health has been flat for the last five years. Today, a group of researchers is warning of the potential losses a weak NIH budget can cause for the future of biomedical research. Jeremy Hobson reports.
Sharia student loans
Rico Gagliano
Sep 22, 2011 Avoiding interest has forced some Muslim student loan seekers to get pretty creative. Rico Gagliano learns about financing higher education under Sharia law.
Refugees in Jordan's schools
Alisa Roth
Mar 7, 2008 When Ayssir's family moved from Baghdad to Amman, Jordan, the children weren't allowed to enter the public school system. But how could the family afford private school? (Last in a series)
China vows to fight bureaucracy
Bob Moon
Mar 5, 2008 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledged to fight inflation and government bureaucracy, which have been pushing the cost of living up for the Chinese working class. Bob Moon reports on whether his words will result in real reforms.
Income still weighs in on kids' future
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Feb 20, 2008 A report out says the nation's wealthiest children still have a 23 percent chance of staying on top, even if they don't go to college. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports reasons include built-in advantages and learned behavior.


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A strong alumni network enhances the value of a degree from a university. Many UALR alumni have discovered ways to show their Trojan pride by giving back to the community and by excelling in their professionals lives.
The following University of Arkansas at Little Rock Alumni were recently recognized for their contributions:
- Carolyn Pharis McCone, B.A. '77, M.S.W. '78, was named executive director of The Centers for Youth and Families Foundation.
- Greg Joslin, M.P.A. '92, became a partner at Irwin Partners.
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Other variants, where one can take a non-integer amount of an item, the weights are real numbers (and instances where other constraints become real instead of integer) are NP-complete.
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Middle East/North Africa Writing Centers Alliance
Guidelines for Regionals:
The function of regional Writing Center Associations is to provide local writing center professionals, particularly tutors, opportunities to meet and exchange ideas, to present papers, and to take part in professional conferences in their regions so that travel expenses are not prohibitive.
To accomplish these goals well, regionals should, at minimum, enact the following criteria within the first year of their IWCA affiliation:
- Hold regular conferences.
- Issue calls for conference proposals and announce conference dates in the IWCA publications.
- Elect officers, including a representative to the IWCA board. This officer will at minimum be active on the board's listserv and ideally will attend board meetings as feasible.
- Write a constitution that they submit to the IWCA.
- Provide IWCA with regional reports when asked, including membership lists, contact information for board members, dates of conferences, featured speakers or sessions, other activities.
- Maintain an active membership list.
- Communicate with members through an active distribution list, website, listserv, or newsletter (or a combination of these means, evolving as technology allows).
- Establish a plan of co-inquiry, mentoring, networking, or connecting that invites new writing center directors and professionals into the community and helps them find answers to questions in their work.
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IF fuel consumption is a major factor for you A sidecar outfit isn't where to look.
My Ural which I don't run above 60 mph gets about 28-34 mpgs depending on road, load etc. A buds 200x Electra Glide w/ factory chair gets 25 mpgs. Buds Goldwing w/chair gets 18 mpegs. Another bud w/hacked 1200GS gets about 30-32 mpegs. A neighbors 07 Enfield w/cozy car does pretty good at 40 mpegs but it'll only run at a steady 40-45 mph. Just from my talking to folks with sidecars I figure adding a chair to a solo you can expect about 1/4 to 1/3 less mpegs than you got as a solo especially if hwy speeds are your intended use. Building a sidecar outfit for good fuel consumption and hwy use seems counter productive to me. If I were to build an outfit for local use I'd consider an evo Sportster or 650 klr. For hwy flying probably an oilhead GS. In any case adding a chair is going to give you a substantial hit in fuel consumption. PS: above numbers are all on the camel piss government mandated gasoline(E10).
Good luck.
I know that an outfit isn't a fuel efficient vehicle per sey, but the better the mileage the further I can go on a fixed income (retired). That's why it needs to be a carbureted older bike, cost. I avoid the dual lanes as much as possible anyway. Goldwings are a bit too heavy for me at this point. I did buy one of the first Wings on the east coast back in 75. It was a little too smooth for my taste. I do like the parallel twins.
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In a fascinating essay called "The Ploy" in the current Atlantic, Mark Bowden explains how an elite group of Special Operations troops in Iraq known as Task Force 145 got the information that led to the killing last year of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq. In an online discussion forum regarding military affairs that I belong to (it's called the Warlord Loop), Bowden's article has been criticized by current and former intelligence officers for being overly detailed and for revealing our TTP's (tactics, techniques, and procedures) to the enemy.
That seems a legitimate concern, but his essay raises another issue as well: have we handcuffed our soldiers with overly restrictive rules for the handling of detainees? The story repeats claims made in the New York Times, Washington Post, and other outlets that prior to the Abu Ghraib scandal of 2004, Task Force 6-26 (the predecessor to 145) had used some rough tactics: "Interrogators . . . were reportedly stripping prisoners naked and hosing them down in the cold, beating them, employ 'stress positions,' and keeping them awake for long hours."
All that ended after Abu Ghraib. "Physical abuse was outlawed, as were sensory deprivation and the withholding or altering of food as punishment," Bowden writes. "The backlash from Abu Ghraib had produced so many restrictions that gators [the nickname for interrogators] were no longer permitted to work even a standard good cop/bad cop routine. The interrogation room cameras were faithfully monitored, and gators who crossed the line would be interrupted in mid-session."
In the Wall Street Journal, Kyndra Rotunda, a former officer in the Judge Advocate General's Corps who served at Guantanamo, offers further details on what sort of practices are no longer allowed. Interrogators cannot withhold detainees' access to Qur'ans or any food or water. (All detainees receive their filling halal meals and their Qur'ans, no matter what they do.) They cannot stop piping in the call to prayer or refuse to tell detainees the direction of Mecca. They are even having a hard time using teams of shrinks (known as Behavior Science Consultation Teams) to monitor suspects for signs of duplicity.
In other words, in the rush to crack down on abuse, practices that would seem to stop well short of any reasonable definition of torture (the good cop/bad cop routine, for Pete's sake!) have been jettisoned. Interrogators are left with a battery of approved techniques from the new army field manual on interrogation. As described by Bowden these include "'ego up,' which involved flattery; 'ego down,' which meant denigrating a detainee; and various simple con games—tricking a detainee into believing you already knew something you did not, feeding him misinformation about friends or family members, and so forth."
Bowden's article describes how, in the hands of first-class interrogators, such "con games" could be used to elicit information from a couple of al-Qaeda operatives—information that led Task Force 145 to pinpoint Zarqawi's location. But one wonders how much information coalition forces in Iraq or Afghanistan aren't getting because interrogators aren't as skilled, or detainees as gullible, as those in "The Ploy."
Even in the case chronicled by Bowden, one threat was used effectively to elicit information. He writes: "The well-publicized abuses at Abu Ghraib and elsewhere put all detainees on edge, and assurances that the U.S. command had cracked down were not readily believed. The prospect of being shipped to the larger prison—notorious during the American occupation, and even more so during the Saddam era—was enough to persuade many subjects to talk."
By now, any sentient detainee will know that Abu Ghraib has been shuttered (its replacement is Camp Bucca in southern Iraq) and that there is not much that their American captors can do to them. If they didn't know that already (and all the smart ones do), they surely will after al Qaeda translates Bowden's article and places it online as part of their training for handling captivity.


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First News Summer 2008
Cool in the Summertime
Cool in the Summertime El Raton Theater is a historical building that has been part of
the heart of Raton's downtown since construction was completed in the 1930's. It
recently celebrated its 78th anniversary in April, three days after its new owners
purchased it. The new owners and good friends who purchased El Raton Theater are Kerry
and Kristie Medina, Ted and Traci Kamp, and Neil and Donna Emiro. They took over
ownership and reopened the theater three years after previous owners had closed it. The
group felt very strongly that the town was in desperate need of a theater that would
provide the community with good wholesome entertainment for individuals and families.
The Medina, Emiro, and Kamp families
The 569-seat theater gained formal listing on the New Mexico State Register of
Cultural Properties in August 2006 and was added to the National Register of Historic
Places in January 2007. On May 23, 2008, with much local fanfare, the movie reels
began to roll again and the theater has since been a place where many families have
come to grab some popcorn and watch a good movie and reminisce of days gone by.
Although there continues to be some renovations needed to the building, business has
been good and the response from the community has been overwhelmingly positive and
The theater also boasts a full stage and orchestra pit. Although they have not been
used in the past, many creative plans for their use in the future are being considered
such as concerts, plays and possibly classic movies. The owners see this business
venture as an opportunity to help revitalize downtown Raton and hope that the
excitement created by reopening the theater will reverberate throughout the community.
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Gulf Coast Pain
discs can occur in any part of the spine. They are most common in the
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emergent surgery is indicated surgery is considered as a last resort,
after other treatments fail. It is appropriate for certain people with
certain conditions. Further considerations for surgery include your age,
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the symptoms on your life, such as the inability to work or the onset of
emotional problems. For example, surgery may be considered if a person's
job requires a quick recovery, and there is no time to wait for the
herniated disc to heal itself. Surgery may also be considered for older
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surgery is considered, it is the most successful when done within 2 to 6
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Demerger of ICI Pakistan Limited – Diversification Gone Wrong?
Demergers of successful conglomerates are normally lead by the imbalance between the role as a Parent (strategic management and planning) and somewhat mindless diversification, ICI Pakistan Limited being an example.
The information on the company's website hints at it as it cites that the non-paint businesses of ICI Pakistan Limited are not aligned with AzkoNobel's future strategic ambitions.
In the pretext of such restructurings, it would be interesting, if at some point the Regulator (Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan) decides that it would monitor or intervene in the diversification initiatives in case of listed companies.
Internationally ICI faced more or less the same problem that lead to a demerger resulting in ICI and Zeneca and each of the two companies are doing far better than before owing to better strategic planning, so was it internationally flawed strategy?
ICI Pakistan Limited disclosed its plan to restructure in a press release dated 12 May 2012:
"The Board of Directors of ICI Pakistan Limited today decided that ICI Pakistan should be divided into two entities, both of which will be listed on the Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad Stock Exchanges. One such entity will be AkzoNobel Pakistan Limited (comprising the Paints Business) and the other will be ICI Pakistan Limited (retaining all other businesses of ICI Pakistan).
The Board of Directors has also decided that the separation of the Paints Business should be achieved through a demerger, sanctioned by the Court, and that this should be on the basis of the financial statements of the Company as at 30 June 2011.
The demerger is contingent upon approval by the shareholders, regulators and the High Court of Sind."
AkzoNobel informed the Board of ICI Pakistan Limited that it has conducted a strategic review of its businesses in Pakistan and concluded that ICI Pakistan's Paints Business offers clear commercial benefits for AkzoNobel and has sufficient opportunity to create value within its transformed portfolio and future strategic ambitions.
AkzoNobel further informed the Board that while the remainder of the ICI Pakistan portfolio (four major businesses including Polyester, Soda Ash, Life Sciences and Chemicals ) is made up of robust and promising businesses with a strong and professional management team, they are not aligned with AkzoNobel's transformed portfolio and future strategic ambitions.
At times when the organizations are excessively lead by competition, the corporate units either suffer if lead by the obsolete and crippling strategies or they grow because they are on their own, once they have been given the enabling and capable management.
Outright divestment is not always the only answer, when the diversification has been based on linkages between different businesses that add value, the company has a clear vision that comes with a capable management and when corporate upheaval, short term pressures do not guide the decisions.
Currently Akzo Nobel has stake of 75 percent in the parent company of ICI Pakistan and it would divest its holding in ICI Pakistan to prospective buyers. According to the scheme, the share capital, capital and revenue reserves, inappropriate profits and losses are to be split between the non-paints and paints businesses on the basis of split ratio of 66.5:33.5 respectively, based on net asset share valuation method.
Among the interested Corporate Giants for the controlling interest in ICI Pakistan Limited, are Nishat Mills Limited, Lucky Brothers Group (also known as Lucky Cement) and Fajr Capital.
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The NAUTeach program features mentor teachers to help our student teachers transition into a live classroom environment. A terrific example of a mentor teacher involved in the NAUTeach program is Christine from Coconino High School. Christine is instrumental in both the Coconino Institute of Technology (CIT), and the Coconuts robotics team (pictured below). The CIT is a school within a school at Coconino High School that serves students who are academically focused and intellectually gifted. CIT provides unique curriculum and social support within Coconino High School. At NAUTeach, we strive to pair our students with excellent science and math teachers in the real world.
The Coconuts, a robotics team at Coconino High. Christine is pictured on the far right.


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Jason Yates Artist Bio:
Jason Yates is a visual artist who began exhibiting his art in 1991 and in 1992 collaborated with George Clinton (Parliament/Funkadelic) on a series of drawings and paintings. He was raised in Beverly Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Northwest Detroit. He attended Seaholm High School in Birmingham, Michigan. He later attended the Center of Creative Studies in Detroit. He was affiliated with Detroit artists John Bell and Matt Blake, former members of Propellar Studio. Yates moved to Los Angeles in 1997 and attended Art Center's Master of Fine Arts Program. Yates studied with artists Mike Kelley, Mayo Thompson, Larry Johnson, Liz Larner, and Bruce Hainley. Yates is best known for the decidedly influential Fast Friends Inc. project, a body of work that synthesizes various cultural histories in the form of highly obsessive, large format xerographed drawings that are hand colored. Within the context of concert posters- the highly regressive and tension filled works on paper are covered in novelty stickers, googly eyes, reflective mylar, yarn, and glitter. These extremely labored, one-of-a-kind posters were exhibited, free for the taking, in public spaces around Hollywood and proliferate on internet social networks such as MySpace. The art decadently promoted assorted Los Angeles bands such as Ariel Pink (aka Ariel Rosenberg), Holy Shit, and The Bubonic Plague. Yates has also made sculptural environments, mixed media paintings, and various projects for Animal Collective, Black Dice, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Don Bolles, Portland Oregon's Dead Moon, and created the covers for Los Angeles art and literary journal - penny-ante.
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The TSTC Waco Airport is located less than one mile from I-35 on the Texas State Technical College Waco campus, eight miles north of downtown Waco which is central to the four largest cities in the state. The Dallas / Fort Worth metroplex is 90 miles to the north; Houston is 180 miles to the southeast; San Antonio is 180 miles southwest; and Austin lies 100 miles to the south down I-35.
The I-35 corridor is one of the fastest growing areas in the nation. Projections indicate that economic development along the corridor will continue to outpace the growth of the rest of the state and much of the Sunbelt.
The airport at Texas State Technical College Waco is a full-service flight facility located on the site that once served as James Connally Air Force Base. Outstanding features include two parallel runways that can be used for simultaneous approach and departure. The primary runway measures 8,600 feet by 150 feet; the dimensions of the alternate runway are 6,400 feet by 150 feet.


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Home > apparel > LRG x Beat Junkies 20th Anniversary Pack and Documentary
It seems crazy that the Beat Junkies are already 20 years in the game but not surprising that the ground breaking DJ and beat making crew are being honored by LRG with a micro collection for their 20th anniversary. LRG has also produced a short form documentary For The Record, digging into the Beat Junkies impressive history. A look at the collection after the jump.
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Ella has to deal with the aftermath of breaking off her engagement to Zach, like canceling all the wedding arrangements. Aria tries to make her feel better, but her mom is pretty depressed about it. " retty Little Liars" airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC Family. « Less ... Show More »
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Our most detailed wall map of Central America, extensively updated with new National Parks in Guatemala, new administrative boundaries in Guatemala and Panama, and revised elevation figures for Panama and Costa Rica.
Map coverage includes the countries of: Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Features thousands of place names, accurate boundaries, national parks, archeological sites, and major infrastructure networks such as roads, canals, ferry routes, airports, and railroads. The region's diverse terrain is detailed through accurate shaded relief, coastal bathymetry, and symbolism for water features and other land forms. Elevations, depth curves, and soundings are expressed in meters.
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Asus A45V
SpecificationsNotebook: Asus A45V
Processor: Intel Core i7 3610QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M
Display: 14.0 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 2.4kg
Price: 1000 euro
Reviews for the Asus A45V
Source: PC Online.com.cn zh-CN→EN
Positive: Good performance. Negative: No color choices; Relatively thick.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/25/2012
NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M:
Multiple models based on various chips of the Fermi generation. Specifically, the GT 630M exists in GF108/GF106/GF116 variants, but are all essentially renamed GeForce GT 540M or 555M GPUs. A 28nm GF117 variant exists as well with reduced power consumption.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.
An Ivy Bridge-based quad-core processor clocked at 2.3 GHz with Turbo Boost support up to 3.3 GHz. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4000 GPU running at 650-1100 MHz on a dual channel DDR3 memory controller.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.0": 14 inch display size is a mixture between the small formats of subnotebooks and the 15 inch standard display. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.4 kg: This notebook is lighter than the average of all notebooks. It is too heavy for sub-notebooks. 14 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated, a Taiwanese multinational company, produces motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, PDAs, computer monitors, notebook computers, servers, networking products, mobile phones, computer cases, computer components, and computer cooling systems. The company's 2007 revenues reached US$6.9 billion. ASUS also produces components for other manufacturers. The Eee PC initiated the netbook boom in 2008.
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Since my family and friends aren't interested, the two free two-month subscription cards I've received from Lovefilm are up for grabs… and I will be plucking two names from the mailing list on Friday.
This competition is only open to UK residents unfortunately.
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When I asked Steve Upham to do the text layout for Gary McMahon's forthcoming collection, what he has produced just confirms my decision that I really should leave such matters to the experts – it really has heightened an otherwise gorgeous piece of cover art from Paul Mudie:
… and there's still signed copies available to pre-order, but they are selling rather quickly.
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Barrett Says Walker Likes The National Attention, Ignores State
The challenger in the recall race for governor of Wisconsin has his focus on the Badger State...not on a national stage.
Democrat Tom Barrett tells reporters in La Crosse that he has tried to concentrate on statewide issues in his second run against Scott Walker. The mayor of Milwaukee believes Governor Walker has been too eager to make the recall race a preview of the presidential election.
La Crosse Congressman Ron Kind drove Barrett up to Jules' Coffee House on Pearl Street for a local appearance this morning.