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As CEO of the American Wind Energy Association, Tom Kiernan is one of the country's leading experts and proponents of wind power. Kiernan and the AWEA are dedicated to increasing demand for wind power, reducing cost and addressing implementation issues. Previously, Kiernan was CEO of the National Parks Conservation Association for 15 years, and served as the founding Co-Chair of the Healing Our Waters – Great Lakes Coalition founded by Peter Wege and funded by the Wege Foundation. Kiernan also spent three years in the EPA during George H. W. Bush's administration.
While U.S. wind energy development is ahead of the goal of producing 20 percent of America's electricity by 2030 (and more than 80,000 jobs have been created), offshore wind projects remain controversial in Michigan and onshore projects have slowed.
Kiernan will talk about the future of wind power in the U.S. and why it is so important for the future of Michigan's economy and its environment. "Today, wind provides four percent of America's energy," Kiernan said. "We can get to 20 percent by increasing demand, reducing costs, addressing implementation issues and continuing to educate legislators and the public."
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Amreeka: A Chronicle of Arab Americans
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The book by Alia Malek explores the Arab American immigrant experience
Review by Mischa Geracoulis
Reading Alia Malek's A Country Called Amreeka: Arab Roots, American Stories (Free Press 2009) is like bearing witness to the evolution of America by way of the hyphenated American—specifically, Arab-Americans of various origins. A Country Called Amreeka also lends itself as an examination of America's polemical issues with those of Middle Eastern extraction. The examination is mostly biographical, yet its academic and legal rigors render author Alia Malek's work weighty and authoritative (Malek is a civil rights lawyer after all). Though many of the stories here are inherently tragic, this book is not a portrayal of helpless victimhood. Rather, the emerging theme portends societal awakenings and human efforts to do the right thing.
The author presents narrations of the Arab-American experience of Amreeka (Arabic for America) from 1963 to 2003, while attempting to answer the compelling question, "What does American history look and feel like in the eyes and skin of Arab-Americans?" Structured around key historical events in and by waves of immigration to the United States, the visage of the Arab-American is vivified. Through intimate accounts, surprising historical facts and immigration data, Amreeka walks us down the American memory lane; albeit hand-in-hand with a coinciding-yet different-recollection than that of mainstream consciousness.
Malek's book evokes an archaic sadness. Despite our advances as a race, we humans are still holding back, singling out, categorizing, and quarantining one another on the bases of ethnicity, race, and systems of belief. Excepting the occasional hermit, we human beings are a tribal lot with an innate need to belong. This is well reflected in the lamentable example of Luba and George, a young Palestinian couple living and working in a British protectorate in the late 1950s. Their faux pas was in assuming a right to socialize with co-workers at the British company club. Luba and George were prohibited simply because they were not Brits. Their time in this British protectorate describes what would have been desolation had it not been for the Greek couple who too were excluded from the British community.
In A Country Called Amreeka, human stories persistently weave among statistics to uncover a parallel universe. Take the case of Ed Salem, Palestinian-Lebanese-American in Birmingham, Alabama. While Rosa Parks was getting arrested for violating segregation laws, real estate laws were obstructing Ed Salem. The house for which he'd saved up and promised to his family was in a neighborhood publicly zoned for white homeowners only.
Malek's book reminds us of America's institutionalized prejudices that a predominant part of the nation might prefer to forget. Up until 1952 in the United States, xenophobic naturalization laws stated that immigrants had to legally prove to be white, free, and of good moral character before citizenship could be attained. Not exactly white or black, Arabs, like other Levantine races, no matter how free or good they may be, fell between the cracks of color.
The book's depiction of the non-white immigrant's subjection to a scrutiny inapplicable to the rest of society is disheartening. The feet of the non-white immigrant are held to a fire of evidence and corroboration, demanding a ridiculous impossibility of "whiteness." Throughout this book, we see that the fire is sometimes a wild blaze, and at other times a smoldering ember; much in the way the wildfire threat level is measured in California, racism fluctuates from red to orange to yellow and back again depending on the wind.
The stories in these pages exemplify strength of spirit, and a belief in the guiding forces that brought America into being. At times when native-born Americans may be faltering or forgetful of their country's founding ideals, it's the immigrant who gives them meaning. Indeed, the immigrant with a burning desire for freedom and democracy is one who willingly submits his or her own culture to a superimposition of superpower.
In the '70s, there's the story of Mohammed who emigrates from Jordan to Chicago. Self-conscious of the way his name rang out singularly in the Midwest and in desperate need of work, he transformed himself into the more hire-able "John." During the Iranian Revolution of 1979, his Midwestern neighbors didn't care if he was John or Mohammed, Arab or Persian, they only saw him as Middle Eastern and therefore threatening. Initially hailed exotic and interesting, he was quickly reduced to an object of repulsion.
Khalil Gibran, Lebanese-American writer, poet, artist, philosopher, and theologian, sums up one of the overarching tenets of the book. Speaking to Lebanese and Syrian-Americans in 1926, Gibran says, "Be proud of being American, but also proud that your fathers and mothers came from a land upon which God laid His gracious hand and raised His messengers."
Amreeka lends itself as a manifesto, encouraging any immigrant or hybrid American to proudly stake claim to their heritage. Omar's story illustrates a kid who comes of age in the early '90s during a family visit to Egypt, and does just that. Though Palestinian, Omar was born in the U.S. and spent most of his life in small town Texas. Growing up amongst white Anglo-Saxons, he was embarrassed of his roots. But after a fateful trip to Egypt and connecting with his Palestinian family there, he finds dignity in his legacy. In fact, as a Yale-graduated lawyer, he moved to Palestine and served as legal counsel to the Palestinians during peace negotiations with Israel from 1999-2001.
The narratives of Amreeka question prevailing authority, and remind us that there is always more than one side to every story. They attempt to burst the bubble of political propagandizing and negative stereotyping of Arabs and Arab-Americans. Sadly, via events like the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and 9/11, we can see, however, that Arabs are still frequently characterized as shady or dangerous. Rabih, a Lebanese immigrant awaiting naturalization in Wichita, Kansas, was afraid to leave his apartment after media outlets reported that that "Islamic extremists" were suspected in the Oklahoma City bombing. As Rabih watched CNN, he later reported to his parents back home, "This looks like it's a video from Beirut." As a pharmacist and EMT, his first impulse was to rush to the bomb scene and offer assistance just as he'd done back in Beirut. Nonetheless, with the authorities on the loose gunning for Islamic extremists, Rabih knew better than risk going out.
Alex Odeh, Palestinian-American, former West Coast regional director of the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (1981-1985), husband, father, and poet was murdered for his conflict resolution work. An advocate for human rights in the Arab community, he also worked diligently to build relationships with other ethnic, religious and racial groups in the greater community. He surfaced as a role model because of his interfaith and interracial efforts. His position openly encouraged win-win outcomes. Win-win, however, was not the outcome favored by the Jewish Defense League (JDL), a devoutly Zionist organization with a history of legal troubles. Though the FBI was able to point to four JDL members, all of whom had dual American/Israeli citizenship, they escaped as free men to Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Lines from one of Odeh's poems published posthumously read, "Lies are like still ashes. When the wind of truth blows, they are dispersed like dust and disappear."
The issues of identity explored through personal experiences and events described in Malek's book may well be that of any non-white immigrant or spliced national. Arabs and non-Arabs alike might see some part of themselves reflected in these pages. Examining the development of America by way of the hyphenated American has the potential to vanquish insular thinking and categorical rifts.
A Country Called Amreeka pays tribute to the lessons of the underdog for the sake of healing and meaningful discourse. In the end, Malek casts a vote of victory for justice and a vote of confidence in her fellow Americans, Arab-Americans, and human beings.
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It's a Secret of Adulthood: for most people, outer order contributes to inner calm. I agree, in the context of a happy life, a crowded coat closet or a messy desk shouldn't much matter. Nevertheless, I've found that getting control of clutter gives me a disproportionate boost in happiness, and other people seem to feel the same way.
Having a clutter-filled home makes me feel overwhelmed. Everywhere I look, I see little chores that should be done. No one task is particularly difficult, but together, they add up to a big headache and a big jumble. Pretty soon, it's easier just to add to the piles than to try to attack the problem. That's another Secret of Adulthood: tidy areas tend to stay tidy, and messy areas tend to get messier.
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1. Make your bed.
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3. Follow the "one-minute rule" – push yourself to do any chore that takes less than one minute. Throw away the junk mail, put the peanut-butter jar back in the cabinet, close the cabinet door, put your dirty socks in the hamper, hang up your wet towel.
4. Identify a place or person to whom you can give things you no longer need – it's much easier to get rid of unneeded stuff if you can envision someone else getting good use from them. Also, figure out a place to store those things until you hand them over. We have a special shelf for books that we're taking to the Housing Works thrift store.
5. Be very cautious about letting yourself "store" something. Storing something means you don't intend to use it much. Other than holiday decorations and seasonal clothes, you should strive to "store" as little as possible.
6. Beware of freebies. Never accept anything free, unless you're thrilled with it. A mug, a tote bag, a hand-me-down toy, the lamp from your mother-in-law — if you don't need it, don't take it.
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8. Don't keep any piece of paper unless you know that you actually need it. I have a friend who, for years, carefully filed away the stubs when she paid her gas bill. "Why?" I asked, mystified. "I have no idea," she said. Along the same lines, don't keep anything that would quickly become dated — like travel information. Remember the internet! If you can easily find information online, you don't need to keep a hard copy.
9. Hang up your coat. I have a lot of trouble with this one, so now I use a hook instead of a hanger.
10. Before you go to bed, take five minutes to do an "evening tidy-up." Don't tackle anything ambitious, but just stack up the magazines, put your shoes away, shove the chairs into place, etc. Just a few minutes of tidying can make your house look a lot better, and it's a calming thing to do before going to sleep. Plus it makes the morning nicer.
What are some other quick, easy tricks you've found to make your life more clutter-free? Again, I realize that this issue seems fairly trivial, but it does seem to be a source of low-grade irritation for a lot of people.
Editor's Note: Gretchen Rubin is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Happiness Project. Each Wednesday is tip day on her blog.
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My best declutter strategy is this: every time I walk from one room to another in my house, I try to bring with me something that was elsewhere in the house but belongs where I'm headed. Then do the same when coming back the other way. If I get really into it, I'll spend 5 or 10 minutes just walking back and forth putting things away — but even without that extra time, just doing it when I'm going to another room anyway, it really makes a huge difference!


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Toronto's craft cocktail scene — once the province of a couple of small west-end bars — is on the verge of hitting the big time.
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To be able to simulate a benchmark, you first need to build a static binary of the benchmark for the target simulated architecture. To do so, you can either compile on the target architecture, or build a cross compiler for the target architecture on your host computer.
The crosstool is a toolchain for use in embedded systems development specialized in building gcc/glibc cross compiler. The crosstool is maintained by Dan Kegel, and is a third party software which is not part of the UNISIM Environment. The crosstool includes the settings to build a PowerPC 750 cross compiler, a PowerPC 405 cross compiler, and an Arm v5te cross compiler.
The generated cross-compiler includes some powerpc kernel headers, the glibc and should be used to build static target binaries than could be run within the target simulators.
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Faith-Based Center of Hope CEO Vancine Sturdivant and Mentor, Inc., presented school supplies and uniforms to Morven Elementary School. The supplies and uniforms were valued at $300. Mentor, Inc., was also one of the volunteer groups during Faith-Based Center of Hope's annual event on Aug. 17, when school supplies were donated to more than 500 students.
Sturdivant and Lilesville Town Councilwoman Juanita Williams also presented school supplies to Lilesville Elementary recently with the value of over $300. Principal Maresa Phillips, along with the staff, stated, "Thank you so much for your support of our students!"
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In college, I drove a Datsun 210 hatchback. It was a great car, but I'm not feeling the least bit nostalgic over news that Nissan Motor Co. is reviving the Datsun name. Nissan will use the brand for cars in India that sell for less than $7,000, and that has big implications for the global oil markets. Cheap cars in India mean more drivers in one of the fastest-growing economies, and increased demand for oil to power those cheap cars will lead to higher oil prices over the long term.
In the U.S., we're talking a lot these days about energy independence, but the return of the Datsun is a reminder of just how far we are from achieving that goal. Last night, I watched the documentary "Switch," narrated by Scott Tinker, a University of Texas professor and head of the Bureau of Economic Geology.
Unlike "Gasland Part II," the sensationalist all-fossil-fuels-are-bad screed that you're likely to hear more about this summer, "Switch" offers a scientific look at how we use energy and how difficult it's going to be to move away from fossil fuel. It also drives home the point that weaning ourselves from oil and coal in the U.S. is essential.
While coal is cheap and abundant, it's dirty, and "clean coal" technology simply isn't economically viable. "We probably could make coal clean," Tinker says, "but we probably can't afford to."
Even as India is adding cheap cars to its roads, it's also trying to bring electricity to some 600 million people who don't have it — double the U.S. population — in the next two to three decades. And it will be doing that largely with coal.
While emerging economies are likely to rely on carbon-heavy fuels much like the U.S. did in building its economy, developed countries are now working to diversify their fuel portfolios, which will be essential to powering economies of the future.
Tinker looks at a variety of alternatives — biofuels, wind, solar, geothermal, hydro. All have their advantages, but they lack the efficiency of oil. He also examines nuclear power and the implications of abundant natural gas unleashed through hydraulic fracturing. No fuel is perfect, he concludes, but over the next 50 years, Americans' use of coal and oil will continue to decline, replaced by a mixture of natural gas, nuclear power and renewables.
If 50 years seems too long to wait for that portfolio of cleaner fuels to surpass oil, Tinker points out a way to accelerate it: conservation. The point of "Switch" is to raise our energy awareness, and one thing it does effectively is drive home the really big numbers we're dealing with when it comes to energy consumption. "Our energy behavior is the most important part of our energy future," Tinker concludes.
Unfortunately, "Switch's" message is hard to find. It's being released through a series of select screenings, and it's also available on DVD. If you want to understand why fracking matters, why the Keystone pipeline is important, why we aren't all using wind-generated electric power right now, or what kind of cars we may be driving in the future, it's worth tracking down a copy of "Switch." It offers something that films like "Gasland," with its burning-facet scare tactics fail to deliver: rational explanations.


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1 tablespoon
olive oil
1/2 pound
boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
onion, finely diced
3 (14.5 ounce) cans
chicken broth
1 (14.5 ounce) can
whole peeled tomatoes
1 (14 ounce) can
great Northern beans, rinsed and drained
carrots, sliced
1 large
potato, diced
1/4 teaspoon
1/4 teaspoon
ground black pepper
1 cup
frozen green beans
1/4 cup
This is an excellent soup. I think the pesto adds a wonderful savory dimension so unless you dislike pesto, be sure to add a dollop to the top before you serve and then stir it in. I made only some minor additions to the recipe, and that was about a 1/4 tsp. of dried thyme and a Tbsp. of good quality margarine(watching calories). The latter contributed richness to the soup without alot of added fat. I'm going to try this again and make it with roasted chicken, although it's very good as is. Husband liked it too.
hearty meal, which is good, but the chicken wasn't tender. So maybe it just needs to simmer longer than the recipe says, but you don't want the veggies to overcook. I'll make again but will add the broth(probably add 1/2 cup) and simmer for 15 minutes or so before adding the veggies to simmer 15 minutes more.
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This soup was greatly enjoyed by my 82-year old father-in-law. I used canned green beans and omitted the pesto.
Great soup--quick, easy, and husband and 2 young sons love it. We're not crazy about pesto, so leave it out along with the green beans and sometimes substitute pasta (bowties, alphabet) for the potatoe. Wonderful served with garlic cheese bread!
this was delicious!!!!!
the only changes i made: i used fresh green beans, and stirred the pesto directly into the soup pot.
Love this soup! My only changes were I used1-1/2 pounds of chicken tenderloins instead of 1/2 pound breast, petite diced tomatoes instead of whole, a can of Italian green beans (drained) instead of frozen and some garlic powder. The dollop of pesto is what makes this soup special. Soooo good on a cold evening.
I made this at the last minute on a rainy Friday night after a hectic week. It was simple to prepare and hugely comforting to my family. I did add a couple of bay leaves and since I didn't have any pesto handy, added chopped parsley instead. It was delicious and tasted even better the next day for lunch. A perfect light meal with warm rolls/bread and fresh fruit.
This soup was very good, even my fiance liked it. I added the pesto to the soup pot just before taking it off of the heat. It was good before the addition of the pesto, but it adds just a little something extra.
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Jennifer Silverberg The "Which Came First...?" calzone: roasted chicken, applewood-smoked bacon, jalapeños, egg, onion and mozzarella; served with a salsa verde on the side.
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Under the town's charter, the BMA consists of the mayor and five aldermen (one of whom is appointed vice mayor by fellow aldermen).
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Sebastian Ingrosso and his burgeoning label Refune have become synonymous with bringing young talent through the ranks and turning them into forces within the scene,…
Sebastian Ingrosso and his burgeoning label Refune have become synonymous with bringing young talent through the ranks and turning them into forces within the scene, so when they signed up young Swedish talent Otto Knows, you would have been right to expect big things. Now, Casablanca Records is proud to bring the young prodigy's music to audiences here in the U.S.
Since originally surfacing in February of last year, Otto Knows' debut release "Million Voices" has traced an exponentially upward trajectory that is yet to show any sign of slowing down as we embark upon a new year. Following heavy support from the Swedish House Mafia camp's close circle, it spread across the length and breadth of the EDM world, quickly becoming a ubiquitous summer anthem from Ibiza to Miami and being named by the biggest names in dance music across the board.
Continuing to receive widespread attention, it climbed the top 10 in the Shazam chart and was added to the playlist at Radio 1 in the UK, reaching a surge of new fans with each airing. It has since gone gold in in Holland, Belgium and the producer's native Sweden, while Otto Knows was recently named one of international tastemaker Pete Tong's 'Young Stars.'
With its lush synths, immensely infectious vocal harmonies and huge drop, "Million Voices" has all the hallmarks of a future classic and signals the arrival of a new producer who you can be sure will be bringing a lot more to the table across the global dance floor for the foreseeable future.
Continuing to blaze a path through the music world, Otto Knows has now unveiled the official video for "Million Voices." Taking the instantly recognizable vocal harmonies as its cue, a technicolor collage of real, projected and animated mouths come together in a beautiful, hedonistic chant to the night.
About Otto Knows:
With a background firmly rooted in the vibrant underground of his home country, Otto Jettman's youth spent sneaking into nightclubs soon escalated into a deep love first for DJing and not long later, production. With his rapid ascent through the ranks it was not long before his prodigious talents were noticed by hometown legend and Refune label boss Sebastian Ingrosso. Taking him under his wing, things have accelerated at breakneck speed ever since. With "Million Voices" setting a new standard for breakthrough debut records and a hectic international touring schedule stretching out in front of him, the road ahead looks to be one of impending success for Otto Knows.


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Report 2007-2008
Research Training
Fellowships For Developing Country Scientists (RTF-DCS)
provided an annual grant of Rs. 20 lakhs beginning 2007-2008 FY to Centre for
Cooperation in Science & Technology among Developing Societies (CCSTDS) Chennai,
a unit promoted by Indian Science Academies & Indian National Scientific Agencies,
for execution of 10 Research Training Fellowships to Developing Country Scientists
(RTF-DCS) annually.
This program of fellowship is intended
for researchers from developing countries- Asia/Africa/Latin America/Arab region
who have aptitude for research and are desirous of working in an Indian research
/ academic institution for 3-12 months time period to equip themselves with research
and complementary skills so as to improve their pursuit of PhD study or diversify
their research competencies. Each fellowship consists of return international
travel cost, board and lodging expenses for period of stay in India and one time
grant to allow fellow's exposure to research related events within India and access
to scientific literature.
National Selection Committee, at its meeting
on Oct. 8, 2007, shortlisted following first set of candidates for RTF-DCS
Fast Track Scheme for
Young Scientists
FAST track scheme for Young Scientists has
evolved as one of the prestigious and popular programmes at the national level.
The scheme encourages Young Scientists to take up R&D in innovative and challenging
areas that they might have identified during the course of their research work.
This has resulted in training of scientific manpower required to meet the challenges
in the future. Screening and monitoring mechanism was strengthened further for
getting �quality� output from these scientists, thus making them candidates for
receiving prestigious awards in national and international forums. Special efforts
were made to identify and encourage active young scientists working in institutions
in remote areas.
During the current year, sanctions have been
issued for 232 new projects costing a total of about Rs. 3030.9 lakhs including
307 ongoing projects in various disciplines. Several projects in frontier areas
were supported. This support has helped young researchers to undertake independent
Some significant outcome from ongoing projects is given below:
Under Engineering Sciences, during the reporting period
the Expert Committee took a conscious decision of supporting candidates without
having Doctoral degree if their project has some �novel' or �unique' idea either
in basic research area or in applications oriented research. Under the Engineering
Sciences broad area, 62 proposals have been recommended for support out of 161
new proposals considered during the period. These proposals under implementation
by Young Engineers and Technologists are in the advanced area of Engineering R&D
such as Processing of Aluminum alloys; Development of electronic tongue; Microwave
sintering of alloy powders; Arsenic removal by ion exchange process; Intelligent
video surveillance; Development of nano-composites based engineering polymers;
Diversity in radar imaging; Development of micro-combustors etc.
a part of the monitoring and review process Group Interaction Workshops (GIW)
were organized at reputed Engineering Colleges including National Institute of
Technology (NIT). This effort is aimed at widening the net of Engineering Sciences
researchers at the root level. During GIWs invited talks by reputed experts are
also planned along with talks by the DST official on various schemes of DST.
the period, 52 ongoing /completed proposals have been reviewed so far as against
45 projects during last Financial Year. The individual projects were rated based
on the outcome presented by the individual scientists. The summary of the
ratings is as follows:
Rating No of Proposals
25 (14 projects completed,
11 ongoing)
23 (19 projects completed,
4 ongoing)
3 (3 project completed)
Five PIs who were awarded projects earlier have been chosen for the
INAE Young Engineers during the last 2 years. 1 patent application has been filed
in a project and 2 patents in 2 other projects are likely to be filed shortly.
Several interesting results were reported in Physical, Mathematical and Earth
& Atmospheric Sciences.
The studies undertaken under FAST Track scheme
(in life sciences area) have led to many interesting observations and results
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for Participation in International Conferences
The objective of the scheme
is to provide travel assistance to the Indian Scientists working in educa-tional/academic
institutions and National R&D laboratories enabling them to participate in
the International Conferences/Workshops etc. This provides an opportunity to the
Indian scientists to interact with their foreign counterparts which enable
them to present their findings and results at an International level for a better
peer reviewing.
During the current year, 1253 candidates supported out
of total number of 3746 applications received up to 31st December, 2007. Out of
this, about 389 young scientists were supported towards travel grants to participate
in International Conferences/Workshops, training programme etc. Some of the outstanding
scientists were given 100% travel grants as a very special case. Some of
the important conferences were International Conference on Materials for Advanced
Technologies, IUGG General Assembly, Solid State Dosimetry, Fluid Dynamics Conference
& Exhibition, Meeting of Nuclear Medicine, International Conference on
Plasma Science, International Chemical Conference etc.
Probe-Pilot Program
Under this program,
new project has been initiated in Himachal Pradesh and Technical Resource Center
has been established at Regional Center of GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment
& Development (GBPIHED) in Himachal Pradesh at Mohall, Kullu Distt. Program
Advisory & Monitoring Committee on U-PROBE (UPAMC) met under the chairmanship
of Prof. V. R. Gowariker on 15 th May, 2007 to review the progress of the project
and future action plan to be adopted after the completion of the project March,
In addition, the
Expert Committee on NCR-PROBE met under the chairmanship of Prof. B. L. Deekahstulu
on 15 th February, 2007. On the recommendation of Expert Committee two new Technical
Resource Centers at Jamia Hamdard University/Department of Physics and Indian
Environmental Society, New Delhi were established. A Teachers' Training Workshop
for Teachers of participating schools was held at IIT Delhi, in addition to Awareness
programmes conducted in several schools. An Inaugural workshop for Nanotechnology
in Schools was also held.
PROBE-Orissa, the three Technical Resource Centers were established at (a) Organization
for Social Change and Rural Development (OSCARD), Bhubaneswar, Orissa; (b) Action
Research for Health and Socio-economic Development (ARHSED), Patnagarh, Boolangir
Distt., Orissa; (c) SUPRATIVA, Cuttack, Orissa.
A project to impart training
to the trainers of various schools and TRCs has been funded in IMMT (RRL, Bhubneswar).
Empowering Youth
Through Geo-Informatics & Participation For Local Area Development (Eygiplad)
collaborative programme, �Empowering Youth through Geo-Informatics & Participation
for Local Area Development (EYGIPLAD)� has been developed in collaboration with
the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS). Goal of the programme is to enable the
youth to utilize the technologies of Geo-Informatics in local problem solving
and build the capacity of the rural youth in modern technologies related to watershed
Under the programme, five blocks in different zones of the
country has been identified which have NRDMS activities, under Rashtriya Sadbhavana
Yojna (RSY) programme of NYKS and having developmental priority of the District
authority. Three levels of training have been imparted to selected NYKS volunteers
in awareness about Geo-Informatics, application of Geo-Informatics in watershed
management and in spatial information generation for Watershed Management. As
a result village and watershed level spatial resources profiles have been developed
by the volunteers (Figures 4.2 & 4.3).
Awareness Programmes
- Geo-Informatics Applications
Ten Training programmes in the area of Remote
Sensing and GIS applications have been supported to various participating agencies
in the programme. The focus of the training courses was to apprise the participants
with the state of the art technology in Remote Sensing and Geographical Information
System. Efforts were also made to provide hand on training with specific exercises
with a view to ensure the interest and adoptability of such technologies by the
participants in their day to day work culture
A critical mass of personnel
in stakeholder/ user organisations need be exposed to the emerging tools/ technologies
being developed under NRDMS Programme. Training and user awareness thus form an
important component of the Programme's activities. A training workshop was conducted
at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay on �Schema Generator Utility' on 16-17
April 2007 (Figure 4.4) to enable scientists and GIS practitioners develop spatial
databases from Geography Mark up Language (GML) Application Schema and related
geo-spatial data. It has been decided to set up A �Centre of Excellence on Geo-Information
Science & Technology' at Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram with the active
support of Kerala S & T Council to promote research and conduct training in
frontier areas of Geo-Information Science & Technology.
4.4: Training session on Schema Generator Utility at IIT Bombay (16-17
April 2007)
Olympiad Programme
The Indian teams again performed very well in the International
Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology Olympiads. The medal tally this year
was as follows: in Mathematics : 3 Silver and 3 Honourable Mention; in Physics
: 2 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Honourable Mention; in Chemistry : 2 Gold, 1 Silver and
1 Bronze; and, in Biology : 1 Gold, 3 Silver medals.


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OSHA and MCAA Extend Alliance
On Monday, August 21, 2006, Mason Contractors Association of America President Frank Campitelli and Assistant Secretary Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. extended the OSHA Alliance between the two organizations for another two years. The MCAA signed its Alliance with OSHA in 2004 and for the past two years both organizations have partnered to provide education to contractors and employers on safe work practices. Through the Alliance the industry has had access to a wide range of OSHA safety educational materials and programs as well as access to OSHA's consultation program.
The Alliance has strengthened the image of OSHA to the industry's 20,000 contractors as well as strengthened the image of the industry to OSHA. The MCAA has long sought to dispel the image that mason contractors do not care about the safety and health of their number one resource, their labor force. Several years ago, many within OSHA may have felt that the average contractor cared more about profit than the safety of their workers. Today OSHA sees an association in the Mason Contractors Association of America that will partner with them to develop sound, cost effective and efficient programs that will protect the safety and health of masons and laborers without putting mason contractors out of business.
"The Alliance has been instrumental in putting a new face on OSHA. Before most contractors would have viewed OSHA as the evil empire; today they view OSHA more as a partner which is evidenced through their consultation process," said MCAA President Frank Campitelli. "During the signing ceremony and meeting with OSHA's officers, I was highly impressed with the relationship the MCAA staff and OSHA's staff have developed and the benefit to our industry."
The OSHA-MCAA Alliance can be viewed on our website.
For further information about OSHA educational materials, visit OSHA website at www.osha.gov. For further information about membership in the Mason Contractors Association of America call us at 800-536-2225.
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It will be his last stop, too: one more three-hour tour, one more hit, perhaps one more chance encounter with a hooker. But right now, heading back to the motel in the early daylight, he's in somewhat of an expansive mood.
He says his graduation to what he calls "100 percent hedonism" came when he got romantically involved with a stripper who worked on the east side. They'd do coke together, engage in threesomes -- whatever felt appropriately outrageous at the time. Somehow, he says, sex and drugs became the top priorities in his life. "You do the Clayton scene, the Harry's scene -- it just gets old," he says. At the Grand, he has found a way to cut through the typically requisite emotional red tape.
"I want to get right to the point -- dick sucked, coke, porno," he sums up. "I want it all."
Peter says he's growing weary of the motel scene. But he's having trouble reconciling the two disparate modes of his life. When he speaks of a new love interest, an established career woman, his impatience with her traditional values is palpable. The lure of instant gratification keeps bringing him back to the Grand and the Flamingo.
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stage lighting on a budget... help
my band is in need of some simple stage lighting.
as of now we have nothing.
we need something simple, inexpensive, small, and easy to transport.
we arent really looking for lots of flashing lights or anything.
what, if anything, do you guys use? what do you recommend?
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by the way,
i was thinking about it some more and would like to get at least some front and back wash lighting as well as some type of effect to shine on the ceiling or out into the crowd.
should we mount the stuff off the ground? on tripods? or all out with those spans?
we arent looking to blow peoples minds, just meet the needs of the customer.
Re: stage lighting on a budget... help
Years back I was in a band with no budget. For lights we went to a wholesaler and bought 24 reclaimed reccessed ceiling cans for a few bucks a piece. We used conduit clamps on the front of them for gel holders and ladder hangers put together to hang them from a truss made of old TV tower. We used lamp cord and cheap plugs to wire them to a homemade box full of stomp switches. It was done very cheaply and when all said and done, didn't look that bad with the lights out in a dirty bar. When we made a little money we bought a small light board and dimmer packs and then eventually bought a bunch of chrome PAR 56's on aluminum tripods.
Wanna see my paradiddle?
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after talking with the guys and looking around mf, i think were gonna use 2 lighting packages containing 4 - par 38s, a tripod stand, stomp box, and needed wiring at the back corners of the stage looking up, out, and across the stage with a plain white flood light directly behind me in the center. we also want to get a small fog machine to give the lights something to shine on.
we are wanting to give the stage a bluesier feel with all the lights mounted low without too much show. wed like to use mostly blue light for one set, full color for another, and pure white for the last.
does anyone else have any ideas, opinions?
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The first thing to realize when you step into the world of lighting is that traditionally, light are going to be you absolute largest power draw- way bigger than your PA, your stage amps, and anything else you can throw up there. In fact, stage lights will draw so much current that most bars won't be able to support much lighting (if at all). Expect to flip a few breakers.
That said, technology is finally starting to catch up. High efficiency, low wattage bulbs are finally starting to infiltrate (albeit slowly), and LED cans are slowly starting to come up to spec with PAR cans, and with far less power consumption. Unfortunately, the price is often prohibitive.
So, you want to get into lights on a budget? There are 2 categories that you've mentioned that you want- stage wash and color wash (pointing out at the audience). The color wash doesn't need to be high wattage necessarily, and depending on how dark the performance space is, the stage wash might not need to be super bright either. I'd also suggest getting a small fog machine if you don't play in a lot of smoky bars (go out on Nov 1 and buy one in the clearance Halloween section). The light will catch on the fog or smoke and really help out your color wash. Depending on how low your budget is, here are some options.
1) Cheapo, cheapo, cheapo- probably $30-100:
Buy some shop lights with clamps built in. I'd suggest at least one per band member. Clamp this light to a mic stand, amp, cymbal stand, or anything close to the band member. Point it AWAY from the audience and at the band member. :-) Now you can see him. For color, you can buy a regular cylinder fixture and tape a colored gel sheet at the end (do it loosely so the gel doesn't get too hot). Alternately, you can buy a colored bulb and use the same cylindrical fixture- this time, though, get some tissue paper or something (especially if using the cool low wattage bulbs) and put it over the end to diffuse the light a bit. Be aware that incandescent bulbs generate a lot of heat- enough to melt gel packs and set fire to other things.
2) Less cheapo, the nice "bar band" option- probably about $3-400:
One of these for stage wash, and one of these behind the drummer. Alternately, you can get two of the lighting truss packages and set them up on either side of the band, crossfiring across the stage.
You might try one or two of these LED lights, but I've got no experience with them and can't vouch for their brightness. Some say two cans can light up an entire stage. I don't know- two years ago I would have said no way after seeing some lousy ones in action, but today? Who knows.
For what it's worth, here was my first lighting system:
I bought some of those spotlight fixtures designed for outdoors, and plenty of 100W bulbs. I then bought some long plastic planters and mounted the fixtures inside. I bought some sheets of colored gel from a local audio rental shop and taped them to the edges of the planters. The plugs all ran out to a homemade dimmer made with household dim switches mounted in a Radio Shack box. Found out pretty quick that all that wattage was more than the dimmers were designed for... :-) So no matter what you do, your lights will be better than mine (although mine still worked perfectly).
Oh, one more thing. Please don't use a ton of color in your stage wash- not if that's the only thing you've got lighting the stage. Use your back line for color, and keep your front line fairly neutral- either naked bulbs or mute colored gels. To me, there's nothing worse than a band spending a bunch of money on lights just so that they will be washed out in green or red the whole night. Color will work if it's all on most of the time- the colors will mix to white- but you're just hurting yourself if the whole stage is one color all night long.
Check it out. Washed out. Red from behind, pink/magenta from in front. I'm sure this is just one scene of many in the concert, but imagine looking at this all night...
Much better. Red behind, some blues and yellows coming down, but the whole band is lit from the FRONT with neutral colors to make them visible and look good.
Another awkward example. Blue is coming from every direction. Would not be fun to look at for an entire show or an entire song.
Another really good one. You see some blues in the background, as well as some magenta, but the performers are in white.
Anyway, I'll get off my soapbox now. :-) Good luck!
Re: stage lighting on a budget... help
yeah look like ill do what we were planning except some small white on each band member.
and keep in mind we have NO crew so we cant really have moving or changing lights. its just the four of us all with another bigger priority. playing music. we just want something that will look good for a long period of time. not too distracting. just something to set the atmosphere and mood.
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I have seen the following from touring bands at large bar venues.
A very low key stage light (which you could replicate with cheaply from Lowes) with 1) a couple of household floor lamps or 2) only a lighted acrylic set (which, of course, not everyone owns).
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mf has par 36 spotlights for $10 each that can use colored plastic lens caps. i think were gonna get like 12 of those (four in each back corner, one on each person) and a cheap flood light behind me.
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The PAR 38 should cover your needs. Know that you'll need to be relatively close for the 38s to be adequate- more than about 5-10 feet, and they start to fade pretty badly. I use 8 38s on the front to cover stage wash. I mount 3 cans to the speaker stands with at least one on each side pointed back toward the drummer. One can mounts to a 2x4 on the group in front of the guitarist and the bassist (2 cans total). If we're really hurting for light, I'll break out a couple of 36 spots and point them at the drummer. I then use a couple of effects lights shooting up from behind the drummer to give some color.
This setup is fairly "adequate". We plug the 6 lights into a dimmer box set on chase, which provides some variety in the color scheme, as well as the effects lights in the back.
We've thought about getting more extensive, but we already pop breakers in some locations with the lights we have.
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that sounds cool, but we dont need nearly that much. we just want some light and color.
we played at a fraternity house last may and played in a dark room with almost no light.
now, technically it was our responsibility to bring light but we were told that it would be provided. all in all it was kinda cool because it was just a dark jam session with a few fans, but we need to have something to brighten the room.
we did like the feel of that and just want a little back lighting. i think were starting with just 8 colored 38s - 4 in each of the back corners. as of now we are planning on not using front lighting. we are shooting for a dark yet colored stage with silhouettes of the band. if the 38s are too much or not enough we can still use those in another place (either up front on the band or something else) and get bigger cans for the backlighting. on musicians friend, 8x par 38 cans, 8 lamps, and 2 standard color gel sets come out to about $155. we will look for a fog machine at a halloween shop like you were talking about ($30ish), and might get a flood light behind me ($15ish)...
all together it should cost around $200 total. not too bad split between four people. sure id like more but having only $600 in the pa and knowing that the best thing for our "image" is that we sound good and play well (most bands around tuscaloosa are really lame) makes a bigger investment unnecessary.
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How do you plan to mount the lights? Clamps are going to be necessary if you don't buy them in a pack... that's why I recommend the packs.
You CAN semi-permanently mount them by bolting them to a 2x4, and you could even lean that up in a corner, but it won't be very portable.
If you're going specifically for the silhouette look, that's fine, but be aware that some people will want to see you. That's why people go out for live music- to see and feel what they can normally hear. After all, isn't that the major difference (besides price) between bands and a DJ?
Anyway, best of luck to you and enjoy your new purchase!
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we are just going to build a box frame to mount them in.
and tuscaloosa is not a beacon of musical talent. at most of the places we play, we are just a jukebox... sucks.
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And yet they still hire a band. Why? Because for whatever reason, people there like live music. It might get more people in the door, or it might simply sell more drinks once the patrons are inside. In any event, there's something different about "live" music. I submit that while there is certainly an audible difference, the general public really just prefers the excitement of live music over recordings. Part of that excitement for many is the chance to connect with the music by connecting with the musicians performing it. That means being able to see them.
I'm not advocating turning it into a concert. After all, you're hired (I'm gathering) to be background music- something danceable, yet not so overpowering that patrons are unable to carry on a conversation. All I'm saying is that you lose a certain part of that excitement if the band is nearly invisible, and if live music is what's pulling people in and keeping people there, you don't WANT to be invisible.
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you are right i dont want to be invisible. as of right now, we are. any light should help. we will get somekind of frontlighting.
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Let the beat of the music activate the projector nowadays. This Mini Laser Stage Lights Projector can be activated by sound or you can select automatic and it will keep projecting visually interesting patterns.this cool Mini Laser Stage Disco Lighting Projector will provide the ultimate environment for having a good time.
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Sounds just like the ones we put up for years! Now that the kids are grown, I gave my daughter all her "special" ornaments to use on thier tree. My grandson is adding his own creations now, and it's the best decorated tree in the world, to me!
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A parent should take the time to ride with their teen during various situations to teach them how to handle a car in bad weather, rush hour, and other situations, as stated in the article. We did that with both of ours, and while I'm sure that is what helped my hair go "platinum", it's worth the peace of mind!
The County needs to set about learning to function without this illegal tax, and stop wasting our money on these appeals! As for the lawyers, they get paid whether they win or lose, so what's to stop them?? At the end of the day, they will always come out ahead!
Good luck to Ms. Florie, she will need it!
I'm glad there was a citizen who cared enough to tip the LEOs to where they were! I bet they were SO surprised when the cops showed up at their door! Velvet looks like she is still mellowed out.....
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This happened last summer to a couple with a large farm, and it turned out to be instigated by someone who had done work for them, and had been in their house. I recommend a large dog or two to go along with the guns they had...
Lara~Black ladies often show a lot of versatility in their hairstyles. I know a lady at one of the local stores that has a different "do" every time I see her, but the face stays the same. Glad the police got them!
bhamgrl~Norwood is full of beautiful old homes like this! Kudos to BF&R, thanks for what you do!
My SIL is an engineer with NS, and trnrider is right! He suffers terribly when things like this happen, even though the crew is helpless to prevent it. My condolences to the family of this poor lady, and the crew!
How very sad, for both families! My condolences.
Kudos to Mrs. Parker, she works hard for her constituants! This should have been done ages ago!
Our legislators are going to have to learn to live without their free lunches and dinners when this reform goes through. They can make use of that fat raise they gave themselves and quit grumbling! Better yet, they should give it back to the people who elected them, but let's not hold our breath on that one!


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