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Phantom III - Reactive Ion Etch (RIE) System
Trion Technology Mar 16, 2011
Designed to supply research and failure analysis laboratories with state-of-the-art plasma etch capability using single wafers, dies or parts using fluorine and oxygen based chemistries.
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Trion Technology Mar 16, 2011
The Minilock-Orion III is a PECVD system with a vacuum loadlock that produces production-quality films on a compact platform.
Sirus T2 - Table Top Reactive Ion Etch System
Trion Technology Mar 16, 2011
A basic plasma etching system designed to etch dielectrics and other films that require fluorine-based chemistries. The small footprint and robust design make it ideal for the lab environment.
Ultrasonic Motor Linear Actuator for Precision Automation
PI (Physik Instrumente) Piezo Nano Positioning Jan 28, 2011
PI's new M-272 linear actuator for automation applications based on a maintenance-free PILine® ultrasonic ceramic piezo motor. * Fast: 200 mm/sec (8"/sec) * Travel range 50 mm
Nano-Positioning and Piezo Technology Solutions for Medical Design
PI (Physik Instrumente) Piezo Nano Positioning Jan 5, 2011
Piezo & Motion Control Specialist PI has published a brochure on advanced motion control solutions for medical design
The TM3000 - the Next Generation Tabletop SEM
Hitachi High Technologies Europe GmbH Nov 5, 2010
The TM3000 Tabletop Electron Microscope with EDS analysis is an invaluable tool for researchers in all fields of science and engineering. The TM3000 is the most powerful tabletop microscope available.
Piezo Mechanics Catalog: Piezo Actuators, Piezo Motors, Piezo Stage Systems
PI (Physik Instrumente) Piezo Nano Positioning Nov 5, 2010
PI a leading manufacturer of piezo ceramic actuators and precision motion-control equipment for semiconductor, biomedical & nanotechnology applications has released a new catalog on Piezo Mechanisms
Fiber Optic Splitter PLC Types
Sunrise Intl Sep 29, 2010
Fiber optic splitter is used to split one beam of optical fiber light into several parts at a certain ratio.
Single mode to Multimode Fiber Optic Converter
Sunrise Intl Sep 29, 2010
We develop the single mode to multimode fiber converters for Gigabit network.
Fiber Optic Video Transmitter/Receiver/Converter
Sunrise Intl Sep 29, 2010
fiber-optic video transceivers can simultaneously transmit different channels of 8-bit digitally encoded video/audio/Ethernet/Telephone/Dry contact over optical fiber.
Microsystems & Nanotechnology MSc
Microsystem and Nanotechnology Centre Aug 18, 2010
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Fiber Optic Talk Set
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Fiber Optic Talk Set is an inexpensive solution to meet your needs.
AV6416 Palm OTDR
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The AV6416 Palm OTDR is designed for FTTx application.
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Exfiber Optical Technologies Co.,Ltd Apr 14, 2010
This new type indoor use fiber patch cord adopt bend insensitive fiber optic cable and are designed for FTTH networks.
Multi-Function Fiber Optic Converters
Exfiber Optical Technologies Co.,Ltd Apr 14, 2010
The multi-function converters combine media conversion, distance extension, and fiber optimization into versatile multi-function modules.
Single mode to Multimode Fiber Optic Converter
Exfiber Optical Technologies Co.,Ltd Apr 13, 2010
We develop the single mode to multimode fiber converters for Gigabit network.
Custom Surface Preparation & Analysis Systems
Henniker Scientific Ltd. Mar 9, 2010
Our custom, multi-technique UHV systems combine a wide range of thin film deposition/growth and UHV surface analysis techniques into a single, versatile system that doesn't cost the earth.
BNC Coaxial To Fiber Video Converter
Dailianxu Engineering Company Mar 5, 2010
BNC coaxial to fiber video converter,multi channel Video for CCTV fixed cameras,support 128channels video signals over one fiber.
Precision Optical Components
DeLn Optics Co.,Ltd.(China) Feb 17, 2010
We specialize in the manufacture of precision optical components. including spherical lenses, ball lens, cylindrical lenses, windows, prisms, filters, mirrors, waveplates, crystals etc.
Piezo-Nanopositioning System for SR-Microscopy: Slide Scanner for Bio-Nanotech
PI (Physik Instrumente) Piezo Nano Positioning Feb 1, 2010
PI introduced the new P-736 nanopositioning piezo Z-scanner stage at the 2010 BIOS /
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In light of the shuttering of its webOS hardware division, HP is knocking up to $350 off its 10-inch tablet. Up top you have Best Buy Canada.
In the US, Best Buy and HP both have them at yesterday's prices. But not for long…
UPDATE: Office Depot Has Touchpads in stock 16GB |32GB
HP: 16GB | 32GB. Wow save another $15 by using Coupon Code: save15hp or save30hp $30 off of $200
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$30 off $150 – use coupon code SAVE30HP (for 32GB model add a cheap filler such as paper [hp.com] and order them one at a time)
$15 off $75 – use coupon code SAVE15HP
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DO NOT USE PAYPAL! For some reason it did NOT work for me. I used Visa
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There's a trick to it.
Enter your EPP site/HP Academy.
Click tablets will show original price… instead, click the HP logo at top left, it'll bring you to the main intro site.
From there, click Shop for Products and services and follow the tablet trail, and you will see the adjusted prices.
This Actually Works!!
^This works, just got one for $90.81 after tax!
LIVE with .EDU! Google HP Academic Purchase Program! GET IT!
^Don't need to have a .EDU, you can be an alumni with a .COM and it will work!
another helpful tip, if still having trouble after using VoodooVyper method:
login to HP account (mine was Academic)
search for "webos promo"
this should bring up links for the 16 gig Touchpad @ 399 and the Veer, clicking on the Touchpad link will show the $99 dollar price
Corporate Perks EPP (available to anyone).
Signup for a new EPP account using company code: EP4297
Purchase 32 GB for $149.99 (must use these links):
Palm Pre 2 Unlocked GSM $49.99:
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OBS August Sale Ends With Increases
By Carlos E. Medina
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s August yearling auction enjoyed a resurgence, with its results surpassing 2009's key business figures even though the size of the catalog was down about 20%. The gross, average price, and median price all rose during both the select and open portions of the sale.
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Do Teens With Happy Home Life Have Happier Marriages?
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- People who experience positive family relationships as teenagers may be more likely to have a better marriage as adults, according to a new study.
Researchers found warm, supportive family interactions and effective communication in adolescence may be connected to relationships later in life. They noted the effects of early positive family engagement, such as greater relationship satisfaction and reduced hostility, extends to teenagers' future spouses as well.
For the study, released online Jan. 10 in advance of publication in an upcoming print issue of the journal Psychological Science, researchers led by Robert Ackerman, from the University of Texas at Dallas, analyzed the family interactions of 7th graders. Five signs of positive engagement were used to assess participants' family life: listener responsiveness, assertiveness, prosocial behavior, effective communication, and warmth-support.
The young people who had the most positive interactions in their families had the most positive engagement in their marriages 17 years later, the investigators found. They also were less hostile toward their spouse. The researchers noted the participants' spouses were also more positively engaged in their marriage and expressed less hostile behavior.
"Perhaps one of the most striking results from this work was that the quality of one marital partner's family climate during adolescence was associated with marital outcomes for the other partner," the researchers wrote.
In a news release from the Association for Psychological Science, the study authors noted that it's possible that teens who experienced positive family interaction may seek out partners with similar behaviors in relationships.
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Library trustees recommend keeping Haynes Library in Henrietta
After some contentious debate, the Rutherford County Library Board of Trustees voted unanimously to recommend keeping the Haynes Branch Library in Henrietta.
The board discussed a proposal from Amy Drum to move the library to the former First Citizens Bank building in Cliffside. But, board members said their mission has been to get the library out of a rental situation and into a building owned by the county.
The recommendation will be forwarded to the Rutherford County Commission who will make the final determination on the location of the library.
Drum offered to let the library move to her building with rent matching what the county pays for the Haynes Branch current location in Henrietta. Her arrangement included giving the county the first option to purchase the property at its tax value.
Trustee Chairman Robin Lattimore said the county has spent too much money on rent already. According to his figures, the county has paid $600 a month in rent for the current location since 1985. Prior to that, from 1977 to 1985, the rent was $400 a month with $100 subsidized by Cone Mills. All of that equalled $240,000 the county has paid in rent since 1977 for the Haynes Branch Library.
"We have collectively said this robs Rutherford County," Lattimore said. "A rental situation is not what this board has said it's looking for."


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The Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts Gallery will host the 8th Annual Student Art Exhibit May 10 through June 6. A special reception is planned for Friday, May 10 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The exhibit will feature works created by students enrolled in art classes at South Puget Sound from summer 2012 through spring 2013. Digital photography, printmaking, painting, drawing, ceramics and sculpture will be featured.
The Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts Gallery offers a diverse range of visual arts exhibits and programs to enrich the educational experiences of students and the community.
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So...I have two key points before I get in to the brief details of this blog:
The first is that I initially resisted writing this blog because I really didn't want to labour the point of the previous blog about what really causes heart disease. That it isn't cholesterol, or meat, or fat. That it's stress. Plain and simple. But that blog originally posted at the start of the month has had near 2,500 hits this month so it seems to have been greeted well. My hope is that the same number of people have gone out and bought the book "The Great Cholesterol Con" by Malcolm Kendrick.
The second point is that we should be very careful when we hear the term paradox in any scientific sense. A paradox is basically contradictory evidence. But it seems that in modern science if we just label something a paradox then we don't have to explain why it's a paradox. The reality of contradictory evidence is a bit of a vicious cycle - we have a hypothesis, then something doesn't fit the hypothesis so we label it a paradox and don't go any further. We stick to our original hypothesis because other evidence (perhaps the majority) supports it, and so we say "heck this can't be right!?", or we simply label it 'paradox' and move on. We know it doesn't support the hypothesis but if we look at it too long we'd have to bin the hypothesis and start over and that doesn't seem right. No; that seems ABSOLUTELY right. Enough with the paradox. A paradox means the hypothesis is wrong; no matter how many papers support it, the hypothesis needs amendment. The other way around contradictory evidence is a more simple process of what is almost denial. The example I often give my students is the black swan. If we consider the hypothesis that all swans are white but then we find a black swan then denial simply says "well it can't be a swan!", why? - because it's not white. We don't look at the hypothesis and say; "hmmm, maybe all swans are not white, maybe some are black!?" - we just reject and deny. Sigh.
So... to the Roseto 'Paradox'
Well the previous blog talked extensively about how it is not diet but rather stress that causes, or at least increases risk of, heart disease. Roseto is a small town in Pennsylvania, populated by a majority of Italian immigrants, that for quite literally decades had an incredibly low rate of heart disease. Most sources suggest that it was in the 1950's that it was first identified that there was almost no heart disease in anyone below the average of 55 years old, and that in men over 65 the death rate as a result of heart disease was about 50% the national average, and that the death rate from all causes was 30-35% lower than it should have been.
So how? It soon became a very well researched town, where the following conclusions were drawn about the Rosetans lifestyles:
- there was no suicide, alcoholism, drug addiction, and very little crime
- they didn't have anyone on welfare
- they cooked with lard not the supposedly healthier olive oil (if you read this blog regularly you'll find that this is a common theme in paleo health and in fact lard is much healthier)
- they ate more sausage, pepperoni, salami, ham and eggs (fatty meat, etc)
- their dietary analysis revealed approximately 41% of their calories came from fat
- there were no signs of early morning joggers, or yoga fanatics
- many Rosetans smoked heavily and were obese
Ultimately many of these factors are perceived to be risk factors for cardiovascular disease, but this small population seemed to be a paradox to this hypothesis. When people from the surrounding area were investigated they found them to be within normal US levels; e.g. they were suffering from heart disease, but somehow the Rosetans were eluding this condition in spite of these 'risk' factors.
Eventually researchers observed, that it was indeed the way Rosetans lived, but not the pre-conceived ideas. It was that they stopped to talk to each other in the street. That they cooked for each in their backyards. They had close-knit extended family support networks, including how many homes had 3 generations living under one roof, and how much respect grandparents commanded. They all went to mass and saw a calming effect from this. They picked up on the equality within the village irrespective of financial wealth or relative poverty and a system that discouraged flaunting wealth and seeked to obscure poverty.
In short this was a population of about 2,000 persons who generally lived a very relaxed lifestyle. There was little stress. Unfortunately if you look in to the more recent research on this town you'll find that with social evolution, a growing community and the likely unavoidable stresses of modern life they have gradually moved closer to the norm, rate of heart disease has increased, and so forth. The following article considers some of the changes. Sad times.
Anyway, I reckon that'll about do the stress discussion for now.
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Top Ten: Little-known facts about James R. Perry (call him Rick, not J.R.)
Every week, Texas on the Potomac presents your favorite postings of the previous week. Today, we offer an encore of the top ten postings for the week ending July 23. Gov. Rick Perry's will-he-or-won't-he saga again dominated the headlines. Some analysts said they are sure he will throw his hat in the ring, while others said they are not yet convinced. [Read More]
NASA administrator promises great new age for human spaceflight
A group of former astronauts and other critics have blasted the agency and the Obama administration for ending the 30-year-old shuttle program, once the cornerstone of NASA. But NASA Administrator Charles Bolden told a National Press Club luncheon that the agency is merely starting a new chapter of space exploration _ not abandoning human space flight.[Read More]


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A series of blog postings by D&S collective member Larry Peterson
A Meditation on The Monstrosity of Christ
OK, that was a seductively incomplete, or even misleading title for this blog entry. The reference is not so much to Jesus Christ as it is to the atheistic, Marxist-inspired philosopher/critic/psychoanalyst/you-name-it Slavoj Zizek, who has teamed up with the theologian John Milbank in this release by MIT Press, and gave a lecture with the same title at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA on Monday night. Like most of Zizek's offerings, the title involves wordplay (in this case, the signified work seems to be, as will become apparent later, I hope, the mediaeval devotional work The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis) which suggests that the object (Christ) is, in fact, of lesser significance than the historical and social conditions that, given their convoluted, not to mention tragic, historical play, or dialectic, if you will, have come to invest the former with an exaggerated significance. And this symptomatic, inevitably perhaps, fosters cultural and institutional distortions that, in this case, ensure that the plain words of Christ will be, in practice, turned upside down (thereby vitiating any real significance they might still hold for us). By coming in intuitive conflict with his "provocative" wordplay, Zizek hopes to provoke a materialist, common sense, Brechtian awakening. Needless to say, to go from Jesus Christ to matters as disparate as the nature of Lee Kuan Yew's regime in Singapore, contemporary capitalism's seemingly inexplicable resuscitation of rent-seeking, and on to the ideological significance of Batman, the Black-Knight, or whatever the hell he was, is no job for an amateur, and Zizek did not disappoint. In what follows, I will attempt to relate what I found to be the breathtaking intellectual ride Zizek led me on that night. I didn't begin to take notes (in the dark, with a pen almost out of ink, and on the 2″x5″ ticket to the event), so my rendition will be impressionistic and topical rather than chronological. Still, I found the argument, which, I felt, was not always made fully implicit, to be remarkably tight, in spite of Zizek's far-flung categorical forays.
The unifying theme of the lecture, to me, concerned the nature of the "Other" and of freedom in contemporary society. This sounds hokey, but Zizek made it clear from the start, and with the use of very explicit language, that his notion of the "Other" involves all those aspects of other human beings, which, especially in situations or under social conditions characterized by growing duress, tend to be perceived as unwanted and even unjustifiable constraints on freedom the ability of acting persons to do as they see fit. To some degree, the "Other" always impinges on our freedom, and, in certain cases, we readily and willingly hand over our freedom, at least temporarily, anyway: under the sway of charismatic authority, for instance; and even, as many people understand it, in the defining state of human experience or potential, that of love.
But Zizek seemed to hone in on cases in which the "Other" is already defined as that which precisely doesn't bear anything close to this kind of distinction, or on cases in which it's all too easy to fall back on available justifications in the culture to employ acceptable pre-existent barriers to prevent the "Other" from turning into something that could trip us up at all on any kind of purported advance toward wish-fulfillment at best, or avoidance of mere discomfort otherwise. Accordingly, the "Other", to Zizek, is the very sort of person who, far from corresponding to the super-abstract, ghostly presence one has come to expect from tendentious postmodern tomes, seems to go out of his or her way to bring out the worst in us, in terms defined by society in the most emphatic and primitive terms it has at its often considerable disposal.
Zizek illustrated with a telling example where he wanted to go with this. He mentioned a dinner party he went to with a professor and some graduate students here in Cambridge a while ago at which participants were instructed to introduce themselves by mentioning, besides their names, their profession or concentration, their sexual orientation. Now this is where Zizek, in my recollection, could have been more explicit, but my take was that his discomfort with this experience concerned the fact that it, inasmuch as it attracted no comment or surprise by the participants, seemed to evidence the pervasiveness of an exaggeratedly formalistic attitude towards sexuality which, though seemingly open and accommodative, is in fact restrictive in precisely those matters the society is most intensely conflicted about, and requires open discussion or, if you will, engagement with the "Other" if it is to resolve, or simply acknowledge the existence of, potentially serious conflicts.
Let me try to explain what I mean. Zizek seems to see that normative standards, especially in societies which privilege conceptions of the individual, often work more by appealing to self-conceptions (however accurate) rather than (and in precedence to) notions of others, especially those who are on receiving end. That being the case, the seemingly implicit object of the normative attitude, the "Other", almost invariably appears as an imposition to be avoided from the start, and engagements with that Other will tend to be seen from the start as overly restrictive of freedom. Under these conditions, a real temptation to employ normative conceptions in ways that advertise a strictly limited applicability will almost certainly prove popular, especially if constraints on action are already being vigorously enforced by the society in its everyday workings. And contemporary capitalism is doubly indicted on this point: for, as it provides for the meeting of needs (petty or essential, real or confabulated) more efficiently than any system yet created, it encourages demand for further convenience (or potential freedom), but demands more flexibility (or potential constraint) on the part of the vast majority at the same time, precisely in order to produce these means of fulfillment that forever lag behind their ability to provide true freedom or satisfaction (if such things exist).
Back to the dinner party. What Zizek is saying here, I think, goes like this: to define the acceptable limits of conversation and conduct, the question about sexuality is presented to the participants. Most likely, the host expected that it would set his or her guests at ease. But any ease on their part was almost certainly ensured by the fact that they were all enlightened, modern, affluent graduate students and faculty. Where sexuality was concerned, however, the implicit message seemed to be this: you look and act enough like us to gain admittance to our party. But if you have some sort of issue with sexuality, we will not recognize it unless it is strictly limited to the sort which has already been decided in a specific way by just about everyone who would conceivably come to this party. So, if you are homosexual or heterosexual, that's ok; but if you are by some small chance just someone who is a loser, and can't find a partner of whatever sort, or some sort of pervert (if only in demand for a cure, or a sliver of sympathy in dealing with being saddled with such monstrous desires), your situation doesn't fall into the category, and will not be discussed. In the even less likely event that someone who has made it through the implicit winnowing process insists on raising it, that person may be subject to censure, justified expulsion or worse. You have been warned!
The reference to Christ then becomes clear: Zizek actually spoke of the "neighbor" as the one who trips us (skandalos means "stumbling block" in Greek) up, or limits our freedom. This elicited in me thoughts of the parable of the Good Samaritan
, which, unfortunately, Zizek didn't cite. In this parable, Jesus famously spoke of a man who was beaten and robbed, and left beside the road to die. A priest came by, looked at the body, and moved on. A Levite (or member of a privileged religious caste) came along, and did likewise. Finally, a Samaritan came by, took pity on the man, took him to an inn, and nursed him back to health at his expense. That's where the story ends for most of us. Edifying, right?
Well, the way Christ told this story, as Zizek would no doubt affirm, involved a startling inversion. Samaritans, at the time of Christ, were referred to in the most derogatory terms possible; so Christ's reference to them then would have the much same effect as if a contemporary Christ used the n-word to refer to the Samaritan in an updated version of the parable. This is where Christ's words force us to truly confront the structural nature of the "Other". And that is why Christ matters to Zizek; it's not because of Jesus' historical significance, but because of our twisted perception of him, and what that reveals about us, and our society. Zizek knows that normative concepts, though liberally thrown around in our society, are becoming, in fact, less relevant in the way we actually live our lives (in part because the market has come to mediate so much more of our lives). This, coupled with the structural narrowing of the spectrum of free movement in capitalist societies mentioned above, almost ensures that normative thought and discourse will increasingly be employed to preemptively build walls around the "Other" than to engage, however tentatively, with the "Other". "Don't even go there" has become the golden rule of post-industrial, globalized capitalism. And it's for this reason that another society is necessary, one that more effectively, and more self-consciously interacts with the "Other", especially when temptations to ignore cascading categories of "Others" seem to build up as fast as the division of labor becomes more specialized. A society of freely associated producers would be a start. And, lest it be forgotten, it is the "monstrosity" of Christ, or his reference to, nay existence as an "Other" (inasmuch as we limit our conceptions of him to their exact opposites, when we entertain them seriously at all), that constitutes our own "Imitation of Christ". And it will only be by affirming his true "monstrosity", or "Otherness" that we may right this image, and perhaps be able to put to use any parts of Christ's message that remain truly relevant in this day and age.
I think this was the invisible string that Zizek held tightly to on his tightrope walk on Monday, but he also said many provocative things on sundry issues I'd like to comment on for the remainder of this post. One of the most interesting concerned his meditation on the opening of a split between capitalism and democracy worldwide. This is where he speaks of Lee Kuan Yew and Singapore. Zizek noted that this kind of authoritarian capitalism was in fact adopted as a model by Deng Xiaoping in China, and, earlier, played no small role in the development of South Korea from bombed-out semi-feudal society to post-industrial consumerism in less than two generations. Even Japan has been a one-party state except for a few years in the 1990s since the war. Zizek's take seems to be that capitalism is becoming less able to garner popular support except in societies in which it is rigorously imposed. And in other societies, its growth trajectory will, in all likelihood, be increasingly reduced. This may not be much of a surprise in the wake of the financial crisis, but given the almost religious belief in the symbiosis of capitalism and democracy that held before the crisis (in spite of the experience of places like Singapore) it is a development that requires keen monitoring. Especially if countries like Singapore, which tend to be export-dependent and hold large current account surpluses, diversify into consumer-led economies (remember China's large and growing income inequality), assuming they can successfully (and quickly) make this transition in the first place.
Not that Zizek expects a decisive movement towards socialism, or anything of that sort. I think this is precisely why Zizek focuses on his fears regarding a growing incompatibility between capitalism and democracy than on any promise of social movements that exist at the present. But he seems to insinuate something I have noticed myself: in the financial press, a lot has been written on the "failure" of capitalism, even by former Nobel economists (see, for instance, the Financial Times' series "The Future of Capitalism" http://www.ft.com/indepth/capitalism-future). But the same writers are quick to inform us, often in spite of their own recent myopia regarding capitalism's failures, that there is no alternative. Any elaboration on this juxtaposition is completely lacking, except for the employment of platitudes. I think Zizek is hinting that the repressed thought here goes like this: when such commentators speak of no alternative to capitalism, they are really saying that there is no alternative to capitalism unless we can spontaneously and rapidly adapt to the level of freedom which any removal of capitalism (which so effectively meets needs, but so implacably makes new, often unanticipated demands, and while it conditions us to seek out new sources of freedom, or at least seeming satisfactions) will require of us. And, for once, I must agree with these people: it's almost impossible to see us doing this. But it doesn't make it less necessary, especially given the environmental reckoning.
Zizek also notes with some tongue-in-cheek perplexity the fact that the most advanced capitalist economies are relying more and more on rent-seeking forms of revenue than on profits from sales (or generation of surplus value, or even exploitation). In strict Marxian terms, this is odd: society should be moving toward intensifying competition with technological advances, not on protection of existing means of production. Like the resuscitation of absolute surplus value (longer working hours), however, it is an indisputable part of the most advanced economies or, again, it was until the crisis hit. In this vein, Zizek cites all the usual suspects: the vast swathes of corporate America, from financial firms which patent their "innovative" investments and business practices to pharmaceutical firms which do the same with life-forms themselves, and on to the advertisers, media and software firms which are being relied upon more and more to balance our still ridiculously high consumption levels (70% of GDP, down only 2% from before the crisis) internationally. Here, I wish Zizek had mentioned another phenomenon, the seeming revival of something corresponding to primitive accumulation, too. He actually did refer to one of the main documentary sources for this phenomenon, Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine. But didn't make any connection between these phenomena. And he didn't speak of another area I think he should find most illustrative of the confused condition of contemporary social structures, the rise of shadow and underground economies, and their increasing overlap with legal and visible ones (assuming talk of reform by the G20 and others on tax havens turns out to be characteristic bluster). It seems to me that all these elements must be put together, while acknowledging the old-fashioned super-exploitation that takes place in many of the places from which we source our consumer goods (though these are more-and-more tied to licensing-based industries like media companies and so on to promote them) and commodities.
Where all this is relevant, though, concerns the productive sphere explicitly. Zizek sees that Marx's emphasis on the increase in producers' knowledge of their own processes of production and ability to cooperate in that process is being compromised mightily by just about all of the developments
mentioned in the last paragraph. It's funny, because I've seen economic commentary that lauds the fact that economically significant competition will occur more between units within the same company as between firms themselves (or that companies will extract profits more from this competition, presumably by reducing costs and protecting technologies, than by competing in markets for goods and services).
I'll wrap this up now. I have no doubt that I haven't done justice to Zizek's virtuoso performance (particularly inasmuch as my comments haven't been suitably critical!). But I hope that this post, if it does anything, will encourage others to see or read Zizek: he really does have his finger on a radical pulse that most writers don't even know exists.


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1. Deadline
- A list will be published with participating festivals + dates (NOVEMBER 5th, 2012) - You must submit a lineup by (NOVEMBER 12th, 2012)
- You must submit a poster by (NOVEMBER 19th, 2012)
2. Lineup
- You must book between 60-150 bands.
- At least 28 bands must be booked for 1 full day.
- Bands must be alive and active. No Beatles or Led Zeppelin. For reunions, please read rule 6.
- Comedy, Spoken word, art installations are all allowed. But it must be a music festival. If you want any special acts to perform, they have to be approved.
3. Dates and times
- Your festival may take place for 2 to 4 days. (half days are also possible with a min. of 15 bands) - Just like Bonnaroo there can be music at any time of the day. A new festival day starts at 04.01 A.M.
- A band can play for min. 20 minutes and max. 4 hours. Longer set times have to be approved.
4. Location and capacity
- Any place in the world. But realistic, not on top of Empire State Building or the bottom of the ocean.
- Your location must be able to hold your chosen capacity. EVERY location has to be approved.
5. Name
- Be creative, think about it and I'm sure you'll find a good name for your festival.
6. Reunions
- All reunions have to be send to me for approval.
- 1 headliner reunion or 2 non-headliner reunions a festival.
- Reunions can only happen if all members are still alive.
Other rules:
- If your festival makes it through the first round, you will then be required to submit set times for your festival within a week's time of your win. Your set times are not bound in any way. You can play all night, like Roo, or you can have a curfew, like Lolla.
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Cubs Press Releases
Cubs recall RHP Yoervis Medina, select RHP Ben Rowen from Triple-A Iowa
The Chicago Cubs today placed right-handed pitcher Neil Ramirez on the 15-day disabled list with left abdominal soreness and optioned right-handed pitcher Dallas Beeler to Triple-A Iowa.
Cubs recall RHP Dallas Beeler from Triple-A Iowa
The Chicago Cubs today recalled right-handed pitcher Dallas Beeler from Triple-A Iowa and optioned right-handed pitcher Yoervis Medina to Triple-A.
Chicago Cubs host the Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies July 24-29
The Chicago Cubs return to Wrigley Field for their first home series following the All-Star break when they host the Philadelphia Phillies July 24-26 and the Colorado Rockies July 27-29.
Cubs recall RHP Medina and RHP Beeler, LHP Richard designated for assignment
The Chicago Cubs today recalled right-handed pitchers Yoervis Medina and Dallas Beeler from Triple-A Iowa.
Cubs select RHP Rafael Soriano from Triple-A Iowa
The Chicago Cubs have selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Rafael Soriano from Triple-A Iowa.
Cubs place catcher Miguel Montero on 15-day D.L., recall catcher Kyle Schwarber
The Chicago Cubs today placed catcher Miguel Montero on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to July 12) with a sprained left thumb and recalled catcher Kyle Schwarber from Triple-A Iowa.
Cubs-Giants game on August 9 to start at 1:20 p.m.
The Chicago Cubs today announced the Sunday, August 9 game vs. the San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field, originally listed as "TBD", has been scheduled to start at 1:20 p.m. CDT. The game will air on Comcast SportsNet Chicago.
Cubs activate C David Ross from D.L., option OF Mike Baxter to Triple-A Iowa
The Chicago Cubs today activated catcher David Ross from the seven-day concussion disabled list and optioned outfielder Mike Baxter to Triple-A Iowa.
Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant named to National League All-Star Team
Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo and third baseman Kris Bryant were today named to the 2015 National League All-Star team. Rizzo has earned the second All-Star selection of his major league career while Bryant has earned his first. Rizzo and Bryant will represent the Cubs at the 86th Major League All-Star Game Tuesday, July 14 at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park.


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Charter Schools
Back to school: What's that book you're reading?Comment
Are high school students spending their formative years reading the same books as past generations? Now that school's back in session, we thought we'd get some answers from some area English teachers.
Montgomery County superintendent recommends charter schoolComment
Montgomery County, one of the top public school districts in the nation, may approve a charter school to open in 2012. Why is one needed?
School for Arts in Learning faces immediate closureComment
Saddled with debt and building violations, one District charter school may be forced to shut down before the school year ends.
Possibility Prep Stem Academy, charter school, closesComment
An Upper Marlboro charter school closes after a year of failures.
Two D.C. schools may have charters strippedComment
Both Nia Community Public Charter School and Ideal Academy Public Charter School face revocation by the D.C. Public Charter School Board on Tuesday night.
CentroNia founder to be named deputy mayor for health and human services
Otero founded CentroNia in 1986 in a church and served 15 children. It has grown to serve more than 3,000 children with expansion into Takoma Park and with a charter school.
Board takes another look at proposed charter school
Proponents of a new charter school in Frederick County made another pitch to the Frederick County School board, hoping this time to find a more receptive audience
Montgomery Co. told to reconsider charter schoolsComment
The Maryland Board of Education has directed the Montgomery County school system to reconsider its decision to reject two charter school applications.
A plea for peace among petulant pundits
The national debate over how to fix our failing schools attracts me for the same reason. But in my saner moments, I wish we were more considerate of those with whom we disagree.
About those Charter Schools…
After consuming some tasty morning bytes, I'm reading this interesting listicle from Smart Money.
Public input sought on charter school in Loudoun
Working with Loudoun Education Alliance of Parents, Imagine Schools officials hope to set up a series of meetings to gauge public interest.
School Board to vote on charter school proposal
Within weeks the Frederick County Board of Education will decide whether to approve the application for a second charter school in the area.
Charter school advocates say issue is about more than dollars and cents
School board members must decide how to fund up to two new charter schools in coming years.
School program for healthy kids includes families
Nearly 500 students at a D.C. charter school are taking part in a unique nutrition and exercise program.
Public hearing on charter school graduation requirements and accreditation
The District of Columbia Public Charter School Board is holding a public hearing October 18 at 7:30 pm on these two important subjects.
KIPP DC leaders unworried by drop in test scores
KIPP DC, the city's most successful charter school program, had a drop in test scores, but isn't bothered.
Frederick school board approves second Montessori charter school
School to open in 2012 if founders meet conditions and board finds $800,000.
Charter school org actively educating adults
FOCUS and charter school supporters have planted signs in yards across the city to raise awareness and show support for the movement.
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1. Teufels March, Suppe.
2. Overture, "Strad lla," Flotow.
3. Waltz, "Meerleuchten," Ziehrer.
4. Selection, "Wizard of the Nile," Herbert.
5. Nocturne and Wedding March from "Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn.
6. "Blissful Dream," Meyer-Helmud.
7. Introduction to Act III, "Lohengrin," Wagner.
8. Selection, "Fatinitza," Suppe.
9. Waltz, "Estudiantina," Waldteufel.
10. Overture, "Merry Wives of Windsor," Nicolai.
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The late Billy Joe Smith was born and raised in Toledo. He attended UT and Marquette University majoring in broadcasting. After graduating he started Hobbs and Smith, an advertising and PR firm. Then came an opportunity to help start a paving business. There was only one minority-owned paving company in Northwest Ohio at the time.
Smith partnered with Brent Gerkin and started Ebony Construction in 1986. Seventeen years later he won a coveted Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. That was in June, 2003. Billy Joe died a month later. His daughter Amy has followed in her father's footsteps.
Billy Joe was a friend of mine. He was soft spoken with a gentle manner. We had adjoining offices for a few years in a building at 29 South Erie Street … that orange brick place where the Trail ends at Erie. It overflowed with creativity, inhabited by people chasing their dreams.
Before he left to co-found Ebony, Billy Joe encouraged me to write a song for a local youth group. I called it "WE ARE THE FUTURE". Ten years later the song inspired me to start NTR, National Teen Radio.
The idea was a show where teenagers could call in anonymously and share what was on their mind and then exchange ideas with other teens who would be invited to call in from around the country. The only ground rules were no bad language and no screaming. Talk intelligently, take turns, be polite, exchange ideas, disagree but don't lose control.
Potential advertisers told me NTR was an admirable idea, but nobody was willing to sponsor it. Everybody wanted to be the first to buy the second one so to speak – after the show was established and there was no risk involved.
NTR was never meant to be a generation bridge. It was meant to be sovereign territory for young adults with older adults being able only to listen in … and in the process do some learning of our own.
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"A green murder, this one!"
There are times when Jack drives me demented. He may be the best pathologist in the business, but he's emotionally challenged, his development having arrested at puberty. He takes great pride in wearing one of those awful 'NFN' T-shirts under his greens—Normal For Norfolk—probably because he knows how much it irritates me, a Norfolk daughter.
I purse my lips, but I'm forced to play his silly game. "Green?"
"Just one blow to the head with the proverbial blunt instrument, then shoved under the compost heap and left to rot. From dust you came and to dust you shall return. No serial killer, this. IMHO, an impulse murder by someone who panicked, but who disposed of the body in an environmentally friendly manner."
"Spare me the conjecture and the quotes! Anything else? Anything I can actually use? Material, shape of blunt instrument?"
"Ouch! Tetchy! No need to get your knickers in a twist over this one, Detective Chief Inspector. Should be simple enough to solve, even for you. There's an indentation on the left temple which I'm not yet able to classify, but before you ask, I'm working on it. Let you know, sweetheart, as soon as I do.
"Bearing in mind the heat from the compost and the growth of weeds under the decomposed remains, I estimate he was killed around three months ago. Can't be any more accurate than that. Thirty-four year old male, poor dental care but he had seen a dentist at least once in his life, so should be easy to identify. Plenty of DNA, so no problem for a woman of your calibre."
I narrowed my eyes at him. "Any DNA from the perp?"
"'Fraid not, DCI Brooks. No helpful clues from the murderer. Something interesting, though." His eyes gleamed expectantly.
"It's not a TV game show, Jack. Just tell me."
He sighed, exaggeratedly. "You're no fun any more. Look." He held a tiny gem in the palm of his hand. "It's a diamond. Good one, too. I reckon this guy was part of a diamond heist and—"
"—thank you, Jack. Just concentrate on the forensics and leave the detecting to the detectives, will you?"
There are times when it's good to be a detective in Norfolk. Mostly our work is in Norwich or Yarmouth or Thetford, so taking a leisurely drive to a tiny country church out in the fields is like a day off, especially in early summer when that wide, Norfolk sky is azure blue and the air is sweet and fresh.
The rector and his tiny band of church devotees were waiting for me, as arranged. All eight of them looked to be aged about a hundred, what with their walking sticks and grey heads and rheumatic joints, but I noticed a few pairs of ancient male eyes intent upon my legs as I changed from my high heels to a pair of wellies. Not quite dead yet, then.
"Don't get up," I said to the three adorning the bench against the south wall of the flint-knapped church. "Lovely day, isn't it?"
The stout old bat dressed in a tweed suit despite the sunshine, looked down her nose. "I hardly think a violent death can be described as 'lovely'," she huffed. "It was my Rusty who first alerted us. Naturally I had to take the bone away from him, and I don't think he's quite forgiven me."
I glanced at the mournful spaniel lying at her feet. It was so fat it could hardly bring itself to raise its head, let alone wag its tail. I bent down to pet it.
"Be careful," warned the old bat. "He doesn't like strangers."
I had a feeling it wasn't only the dog who didn't like strangers. Eight pairs of rheumy eyes were regarding me balefully.
Clearly the friendly approach was failing. I adopted what that darned pathologist calls my 'officious voice'. "Rector, can you take me through the events of Thursday?"
He glanced nervously at the old bat, then his eyes switched to his churchwarden, who gave an infinitesimal nod of encouragement. "I—er—Mrs. Trumble here brought it to my attention. She used to be matron of the cottage hospital years ago, so she knows about bones. She recognised it immediately as being human, didn't you, Mabel?"
The old bat graciously inclined her head.
"That's it, really. Horace here—that's Major Wilkins, he's our churchwarden—he said we must call the police, so we did."
"We didn't touch nuffin'."
I turned to the new speaker. "And you are?"
"Oh, I'm sorry," said the rector. "Let me introduce us. I've already mentioned Mrs Trumble and Major Wilkins." He moved round the group from left to right, starting with the recent speaker. "This is George Adams—he was our butcher when we had a butcher's shop in the village. Sadly, it's long gone now. Adrian Harkness, retired schoolmaster. Olivia and Eric Bunn—the Bunns have farmed here for generations. Maurice Catchpole—he was the bank manager until the local branch closed. That was in 1982. And I'm the Reverend Clark Gable. I've been here forty years."
With a supreme effort, I kept my face straight. "Did any of you know the victim?"
There was a pause, and again that fleeting glance between them. Adrian Harkness, the schoolmaster, spoke up. "Oh yes, we all knew Vincent. One of my pupils, and a very troubled soul, I'm sorry to say."
I raised my eyebrows.
He continued, "He came to church regularly, with his grandmother. He was in the choir, when we had a choir. That was when there were rather more people in church than there are today. Vincent lived with his grandmother after his parents were killed in a car crash when he was eight. Terrible tragedy." He shook his head dolefully, and the others adopted similar expressions of sorrow. "I'm afraid young Vincent got into trouble with you police. Nothing serious, just a bit of shoplifting and joyriding, but it finished his grandma. She died soon after, and that was the last we saw of Vincent. He was taken into care, and none of us have seen him from that day to this."
"You didn't follow him up, keep in touch?" I addressed the rector.
An expression of guilt flitted across his face. He gazed at the ground.
Mrs Trumble rode to his rescue. "The rector can't be expected to follow up every child that moves away. He's kept very busy looking after his flock."
All eight nodded solemnly, like one of those Chinese dolls.
"How big is your flock, Father?"
This time it was Eric Bunn who rushed to his aid. "It's not so big now, of course. This is an estate church, built in the fifteenth century for the farm workers. That's why it's in a field, a mile and a half outside the village. Nowadays, the estate is managed by the farmer—that's our son, James—and one other man. Times have changed. So now there's just the eight of us in Clark's 'flock', as you put it."
"It's very peaceful," I remarked, listening to the bird song and the lowing of the cattle in the next field. "Can any of you think of a reason why Vincent might have come back here?"
Again, that surreptitious glance. Major Wilkins spoke up. "We have no idea."
"It would be feasible to imagine that he came to meet somebody. Why else would he show up in a remote place like this?"
George Adams growled, "He were a bad lot, that lad. 'Spect he came to meet a drug dealer or suffin'."
"A drug dealer? Here?" I endeavoured to keep the incredulity from my voice. "Sounds like you had experience of young Vincent?"
His already florid complexion turned a darker shade of puce. "Stole from me, he did. Used him as a butcher's boy, to deliver meat an' that, but the buggar pocketed the cash. I ain't got no time for the likes of him."
Little Mrs Bunn, one of those elderly beige types who generally blend in with the background, nodded a little too fervently. "Vincent wasn't very nice. He bullied poor James at school, didn't he, Adrian?"
"I had to keep the boy under control," the schoolmaster admitted. "Very disruptive element in class. To be honest, I was glad when he left. Not that I didn't feel sorry for him," he hastened to add, "coping with all those deaths, but I had the other children to consider. I had a duty to them."
I was about to enquire whether Mrs Trumble had known the victim, when she volunteered with another look down that long nose, "Dreadful boy. Vicious streak in him. Unkind to animals. Do you know, I once caught him throwing stones at a cat. I'm not ashamed to say I think he deserved all he got."
She glared at me with an expression of such defiance that I backed off, turning instead to the final member of the group, former bank manager Maurice Catchpole. "And you, Mr Catchpole? Did you know Vincent?"
There was just a hint of hesitation before he replied, "Only slightly, I'm afraid. Boys like that don't use banks!" He laughed, nervously. "I met him that time when he vandalised the church, but that's all."
"Vandalised the church?"
"It wasn't much," the rector said. "Damaged a few hymn books and left empty crisp packets and cigarette ash on the high altar. That's all."
I'd never seen a heaving bosom until then. Mabel Trumble was a picture of righteous indignation. "Nearly set the church on fire with his smoking. You're much too forgiving, Clark."
"Seventy times seven, Mabel. Let us not forget our Lord's wonderful words."
"Clark," she gushed, "you're a model for us all. We're so fortunate to have you as our rector and friend, guiding us in the way we should go."
They nodded in unison. What a nauseating bunch of geriatric hypocrites! I was beginning to feel the need to throw up. Instead, I asked casually, "Where would I find the nearest jeweller?"
They looked confused by the abrupt change of topic, but were suddenly anxious to please.
"There's one in Norwich—"
"Try Castle Mall."
"The antiques man in the market—"
"Maurice makes it. He's a brilliant jeweller, aren't you, Maurice?"
"Only a hobby," Maurice Catchpole demurred. "I'm not a professional."
"But he does lovely work." Olivia Bunn struggled to unfasten the crucifix around her neck.
I examined it with interest. "That's beautiful. I love that single diamond in the centre."
"Maurice's trademark," Olivia told me, as proud as if she fashioned the jewellery herself. "We all have some little piece with a diamond."
Indeed? I rummaged in my briefcase and withdrew the diamond found at the scene of the crime. I showed it to Maurice Catchpole. "Is this one of yours?"
His eyes widened in alarm. "Where did you find that?"
"Underneath the body. I think what happened was this." All eyes were upon me. "Vincent arranged to meet someone he knew from the past, perhaps one of you. There was an argument which threatened to develop into a fight. Whoever met with Vincent swung at him with whatever came to hand, happened to catch him on the temple and killed him—a lucky blow. The perpetrator panicked and hid the body in the nearest spot, the compost heap, but in so doing, lost a diamond. Now, are you going to tell me who killed Vincent, or am I going to have to take you all into custody and charge you as accessories?"
There was a collective gasp. The tired faces seemed to crumple, but stalwart Mabel Trumble spoke out. "You're very clever, Detective Chief Inspector. We didn't expect you to work it out so quickly. The truth is, we're all in it together and none of us will tell you who struck the fatal blow. You see, that young man terrorised this area for years. He made all our lives a misery. We tried to help him, but he was non-responsive. We thanked God when Vincent was taken into care. We were all here clearing the churchyard when he suddenly reappeared. He started again, threatening and abusing us. I'm afraid it dragged up all those painful memories, and we couldn't face it, not at our time of life. One of us lashed out, and unfortunately he died."
"Why didn't you call the police, if it was an accident?"
The rector said apologetically, "We panicked. We thought if no one knew he was here, no one would come looking for him, so we buried him under the compost. We held a little service over him and I said a prayer. Then, when nothing happened, it was if it had all gone away—until Rusty found the bone. Then we knew we must tell the authorities."
"Don't leave home," I warned, as I climbed back into my car. "I haven't decided yet how to charge you, but I'll be back."
"Easy-peasy," I boasted, as I sailed into the home I share with my husband. I gave him a triumphant peck on the cheek. "Solved it in an hour, but I don't think there'll be a case to answer. Self-defence."
I didn't notice the sombre look on his face. He held me tight. "Sweetheart, there may be a problem."
"While you were enjoying a jolly in the country, a guy called James Bunn came into the station. He's a local farmer. He told us about a village paedophile ring; church, primary school, butcher's shop, bank. Guess where it is?"
"No!" I whispered. "Not those harmless old fools? Please tell me it's not them?"
Jack nodded. "Afraid so. And apparently one of the most hapless victims was a very good looking young boy by the name of Vincent, who came back to confront them..."
I shuddered. "I'll have them all, even though the schoolmaster actually murdered him."
"How do you know that?"
"He had a white band on his ring finger where he'd removed his ring. And he uses a walking stick with a brass top in the shape of a dog's head."
My husband, the best pathologist in the business, nodded slowly. "That fits. Go get 'em, cowgirl."
So I did.
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By Nick Ranieri, Knicks Fan Since '80
The NBA Summer League came to a close on Friday and the Knicks were looking to finish strong with a win against the Los Angeles Clippers. They were able to control the pace early and led 22-17 after the first quarter thanks to quick starts from C.J. Leslie and Terrence Jennings.
New York came out on a mission and opened the second quarter and on an 11-4 run before ultimately taking a 48-33 lead into halftime. The Clippers fought back to narrow the lead in the third quarter but it was all Knicks from there -- they defeated the Clippers by the score of 91-80.
The final game brought so many encouraging signs from players looking to make last minute impressions to close out the Summer League. Jeremy Tyler, who has really showcased his potential in front of the coaches, had another strong outing, scoring 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field. Terrence Jennings scored 14 points on 7-of-12 shooting, pulled down nine rebounds, snatched two steals, blocked a shot, and dished out an assist to finish one of his strongest games during league play. Watch the exciting highlights from the victory here.
Carmelo Anthony joined fellow superstars Blake Griffin and Chris Paul over the weekend in Shanghai, China for the Jordan Flight Tour. They met with fans to talk about basketball, engaged in some sightseeing, judged a dunk contest, and took flight all around China. Watch all of the great highlights from the trip here.
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Metta World Peace isn't dreaming, he is actually a member of the Knicks roster and you can tell he couldn't be happier. World Peace sounded like he needed a pinch to wake up on Saturday after posting this on his Twitter account.
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I had to write this review to respond to the person who didn't like the broccoli. The broccoli is WHY I go to Maoz. Maybe that person went on an off day, but I go to Maoz just for that lovely salad bar. Get the salad box so you can cram as much roasted broccoli and cauliflower in there as possible. It is delicious and it is healthy. There are lots of other great things at the salad bar if you really can't stand broccoli (though you should still try it at Maoz). The lemonade is nice too.
Posted by vegetarianlover on 07/04/2009
The first time I went here the food was good. But the last 3 times in a row I ate here the broccoli on the salad bar was completely burned and gross. Is it really so hard to make broccoli? (Plus the falafel was greasy). Overall...underwhelming. I'd rather spend my money elsewhere.
Posted by Anonymous on 06/23/2009
I love Maoz!!! All of the stuff is so good and healthy and inexpensive.
Posted by jackr on 01/09/2009
i absolutely adore maoz....i've been going a few times a week to he union sqaure location and try to go as late after the lunch crowd as possible. there's just about always a line which is no biggie...what is annoying is all the idiots who either stand in everyones way after they've ordered or the totally tacky people who camp out in there and keep refilling from the salad bar and block everyone else out. how lame are you? get a salad box, fill it with what you like, and get the hell out! a test of your sanity like the other post said (on par with airports or malls where you see how dumb people really are)... otherwise wonderful!!! :-)
Posted by Mati on 09/29/2008
Okay, the lines are long, the salad bar is crowded, and people are inconsiderate. Sometimes going to Maoz is a test of my sanity, but their salad box is so worth it. I don't know what they do to the broccoli and cauliflower, but it is truly ambrosia. And the carrot salad is always perfect, too. Worth the rage-inducing experience for that awesome salad box.
Posted by Marlen on 07/16/2008
So as I walked in finally after 230 pm on a Wednesday and for the first time didn't have the ridiculous line that forms around the block basically. After I came in, they have absolutely no line formed just 6 people standing around randomly so I figure everyone is waiting for their food. Wrong. I ordered my number 2 junior falafel didnt want a drink she still charged me for one. The sauces were basically all empty. The brocolli looked like a group of dogs ran over it. But the falafel was absolutely AMAZING. It literally was one of the best tasting falafels I have ever had. The salad bar I am not a fan of, I feel like the workers should put it on the sandwich its the least they can do... Worth a try most definitely worth a adventure arguing with someone in there.
Posted by Julie on 07/09/2008
I've been walking by this place for a year now. Being both a vegetarian and a falafel lover, I'm not sure what took so long to try this place. I was very satisfied! The falafel was delicious! Very flavorful. I got it with hummus (hummus and falafel is like PB&J), eggplant, and avocado. This made it a little more expensive. You pay $.75 for 1 eggplant slice, and $1 for a decent slice of avocado. I was ok with it, but some of you may not want to spend the extra cash. I walked over to the massive salad bar, and was a little mad at myself for not getting the salad box! I tried stuffing some of the sauteed cauliflower on top of my falafel (much like that Simpsons where Homer puts Twizzlers onto a donut), and was very satisfied! You MUST try the cauliflower! Next time I'll be getting the salad box. A++


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Joplin, Mo. -- Kevin Greim will join the development staff at Missouri Southern State University as major gifts officer starting April 9, 2012.
Greim has worked at Missouri Southern since 1999 and currently serves as associate athletic director for external relations at the University. In this role he manages the marketing, sales, and radio activities for the athletics department, serves as the voice of the Lions, and also supervises the sports of baseball and golf.
"We're excited that Kevin is joining the development team," said JoAnn Graffam, Vice President for Development/Executive Director of the Missouri Southern Foundation. "He is passionate about the University and brings great experience that will help provide better opportunities for our students."
Greim conceptualized SouthernFest, which is a two-day fundraising event for athletics, and serves as co-chair for the steering committee. He also works with the department's annual fund campaign, and was the primary point of contact for the charity basketball games with the University of Missouri and Missouri State University, including securing sponsors.
"Working in the athletics department for the past 13 years has shaped who I am professionally," said Greim. "I've enjoyed my job probably more than a person has a right to and serving as the voice of MSSU athletics has provided me with countless thrills. It has been a highlight of my career so far, but I'm excited about this new challenge and I'm especially looking forward to assisting other areas of the University to serve the needs of our students."
Greim will continue to supervise baseball and golf through the end of their respective seasons, but will no longer be the voice of the Lions on the radio.
"Kevin has been an important member of our team and has helped strengthen the department," said Jared Bruggeman, Director of Athletics. "We're going to miss his energy and his dedication to the Lions."
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Hong Kong has always had a high level of construction activity. While this is a sign of prosperity, the waste generated by the construction industry has always been a problem. Here you can learn more about construction waste, how it is treated, the Government's waste management strategy, the Construction Waste Disposal Charging Scheme and what you can do to reduce waste production.
What is Construction Waste?
Construction waste is anything generated as a result of construction and then abandoned, regardless of whether it has been processed or stockpiled. It comprises surplus materials from site clearance, excavation, construction, refurbishment, renovation, demolition and road works. There are two types of construction waste:
- Inert construction waste
- Non-inert construction waste
Non-inert construction waste is around 20% of the total and usually comprises bamboo, timber, vegetation, packaging waste and other organic materials. Some of these can be recycled while others are disposed of at landfills. In contrast, inert waste - otherwise known as public fill - mainly includes construction debris, rubble, earth, bitumen and concrete, which can be used for land formation. Materials like concrete and asphalt can also be recovered for construction use.
- More on construction wastehttp://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/misc/cdm/introduction.htm
Construction Waste Treatment
The major approach to managing construction waste in Hong Kong is the use of public filling areas for inert construction waste and landfills for non-inert construction waste. However, this cannot continue unchanged in the future. The public fill banks temporarily stockpile the inert construction waste for later reuse in reclamation and site formation works. The three existing landfills, however, are expected to be full one by one by 2019. That is why the Government has set a high priority on waste reduction strategies.
- More on public fill facilitieshttp://www.cedd.gov.hk/eng/services/licences/index.html
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When determining management strategies for construction waste, the Government's objectives are to:
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- Maximise reusing and recycling.
- Reduce the intake of mixed construction waste at landfills.
The overall strategy involves the maintenance of a well-managed public filling programme with sufficient facilities and access. But given the high level of waste generation, the emphasis is also being placed on producers. This involves the Government encouraging the industry to:
- Sort mixed construction waste and not just dispose of it in a single place.
- Reuse and recycle as far as possible.
- Design better and construct more efficiently to minimise waste.
- More on the Government's management strategyhttp://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/misc/cdm/management_intro.htm
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Under the Construction Waste Disposal Charging Scheme, construction waste producers are required to open a billing account with the Environmental Protection Department before using waste disposal facilities and pay the appropriate charges for disposal of their construction waste. Construction waste producers under the scheme are typically:
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- Home owners
Application forms and information on eligibility and fees are available on the Environmental Protection Department's website.
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- Separate inert and non-inert materials for recycling/disposal as appropriate.
- Give your renovation contractor clear instructions on the separation and removal of construction waste.
- Arrange with recyclers for the collection of recyclable waste.
You should also remember to ensure that waste is disposed of legally, so we can all benefit from a clean environment.
- More on what you can do at homehttp://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/greenproperty/poll_pro/popup_ren_wastewater.html
- List of recyclershttp://www.wastereduction.gov.hk/en/quickaccess/vicinity.htm
- Waste reduction guidelines for construction companieshttp://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/misc/cdm/guidelines_intro.htm
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The Douglas Regional 911 Communication's Center provides dispatch services for Law Enforcement, Fire and EMS (paramedics). Our staff is trained and prepared to handle emergencies that are called into the Center everyday. Our Center dispatches for the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, in addition to 11 Fire Agencies and 4 Law Enforcement Agencies that are located in both Douglas and Elbert County. These additional agencies contract with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office for their Dispatch services. They are as follows:
United Fire Dispatch Authority, which consists of Castle Rock, Franktown, Jackson 105, and Larkspur Fire Departments, and the Elbert County Communication's Authority consisting of Elizabeth, Elbert, Rattlesnake, Big Sandy/Simla, Kiowa, North Central and Agate Fire Departments, Elbert County Sheriff's Office, Kiowa, Simla and Elizabeth Police Departments.
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The Communications Center received approximately 345,680 phone calls requesting service in 2012. More than76,090 of those were 9-1-1 calls. There were 6,921 Fire/EMS calls dispatched and 130,766 Law Enforcement calls for service.
Our Dispatch Center and its staff have received numerous awards both locally and nationally. Douglas Regional Communication's Center was the "Colorado Dispatch Center of the Year" in 2002 for their handling of the Hayman Fire. In that same year one of our supervisors was named Colorado APCO Supervisor of the Year. We also have on our staff the Colorado APCO Dispatcher of the Year for 2003 and 2006. We have also received national recognition from APCO International's Project Locate as a Model Community for leadership in being one of the first Centers in Colorado and the United States to implement Phase II wireless. In 2013 staff pursued CALEA Communications Accreditation.
Our staff is trained and certified in a nationally recognized Emergency Medical Dispatch system, Hazardous Materials, Incident Command, CCIC/NCIC, and a number of other specialized areas. Many members of our staff volunteer on the County's Incident Management Team and are prepared to respond to major incidents in Douglas County.
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|AIA Call-for-Nominations: AIA Athena Awards
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Administered by ATHENA International and presented to leaders across professional sectors, the ATHENA Award's rich history, international scope and focus on mentorship distinguish it as one of the most prestigious leadership awards one can receive. The ATHENA Award is presented to a woman - or man - who is honored for professional excellence, community service and for actively assisting women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills.
As part of the 2010 Women's Leadership Development Summit, the WLS Planning Committee is pleased to partner with ATHENA International and accept nominations for the following AIA ATHENA awards:
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I had to pray during a moment in time that there
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With no further ado the night of souls began to change.
The rays of light showed through each liquid drop
before they splashed upon the already moistened ground.
I'd like to think that all the people are becoming wiser
regarding the evil one's very real presence here upon the Earth.
Lucifer watches as Michael spreads his big silver wings as
he leaped into the air and engages in the spiritual warfare
that's at hand. Lucifer retreats for now, smiling to himself
thinking, "There are still ways for me to remain the prince
of this world. It is I who influences events, who uses certain
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Second-year guard who brings size, strength and foot quickness to the Lions' offensive line and earned the starting right guard job upon his arrival in Detroit in 2013.
Second-year guard who brings size, strength and foot quickness to the Lions' offensive line and earned the starting right guard job upon his arrival in Detroit in 2013.
2014: Contributed to an offense that gained 417 total yards while starting at right guard in Week 1 vs. New York Giants (9/8). Went on to start all 13 games he played in, missing only three games due to a late knee injury.
2013: Started all 16 games at right guard and helped pave the way for the Lions to average 392.1 net yards per game, the sixth-best mark in the league, and 15 rushing touchdowns. Part of an offensive line unit that ranked second in the NFL in sacks allowed (23).
A mainstay at guard during his time at Kentucky, started 37-of-47 games as a Wildcat and earned All-SEC accolades all four years of his career.
2012: Received All-American Second Team and All-SEC honors from The NFL Draft Report as the watch list member for both the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award. Started all 12 games at right guard, pacing the Wildcats with 48 knockdowns and 13 touchdown-resulting blocks as he did not allow a sack all season.
2011: Named All-SEC Second Team by the league's coaches as he led the league's interior blockers with a blocking consistency grade of 87.5-percent.
2010: Took over the starting right guard duties and started all 13 games to achieve All-SEC Second Team recognition.
2009: Appeared in 10 games as a reserve at right guard. Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.
First attended Oceanside (Calif.) High School where he lettered in basketball as a freshman and sophomore. During his second season at the school, he also earned a starting job at offensive tackle for the football team. Later moved with his family to Richmond, Kentucky prior to his junior season and enrolled at Madison Central High School.
The Detroit Lions are facing the prospects of playing without talented right guard Larry Warford for the foreseeable future.
Warford has been named the 2013 Detroit Lions Rookie of the Year, while Sims was the Media-Friendly "Good Guy" Award Winner
The rookie guard and veteran linebacker were named to USA Today's team that recognizes "unsung heroes" of the previous season
Last year's Senior Bowl proved to be fruitful for the Lions -- both Ansah and Warford drew attention with their practice and play in Mobile
DE Ziggy Ansah, G Larry Warford and P Sam Martin all made this year's All-Rookie team as voted on by the Pro Football Writers of America
Watch University of Kentucky OL Larry Warford perform at the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine.
Detroit Lions guard Larry Warford talks about his knee injury and Ndamukong Suh being suspended for Sunday's playoff game.
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China's five biggest state-owned banks stepped up their efforts to write off bad loans last year, highlighting mounting debt risks as the economy cools. The banks – Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China and Bank of Communications wrote off and transferred off their books a total of 63.92 billion yuan nonperforming loans in 2013, according to calculations by The Wall Street Journal. The amount is 2.5 times the 25.29 billion yuan in problem loans they erased from their books in 2012.
Janice Dickinson is too old and too broke to repay the huge debt she allegedly racked up by bouncing checks, but luckily she has a rich fiancé — this according to the bank that just settled up with her. According to bankruptcy docs, City National Bank claims Dickinson owes more than $300k in connection with checking overdrafts … but the bank just agreed to end the whole matter for a mere $100,000.
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