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NEWS UPDATE: The House approved a controversial GOP amendment Thursday that would terminate the salary of Mark Lloyd, the Chief Diversity Officer for the Democratic-led Federal Communications Commission.
When the FCC hired Lloyd, a former civil rights activist and professor, in 2009 for this newly created position, Republicans in Congress were outraged because he had criticized conservative talk radio and suggested that the Fairness Doctrine, a long-defunct rule requiring equal airtime for opposing views, was never formally repealed. Dubbed the FCC's "Diversity Czar" by critics, Lloyd received death threats but hung onto his job.
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The measure from Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., which passed 249 to 179, was added to the Continuing Resolution that would fund the government for the remainder of fiscal 2011. Lloyd also holds the position of Associate General Counsel for the FCC.
The amendment further targets the salaries of other so-called Obama administration czars on automotive issues, climate change, energy, executive compensation, health care, urban affairs and closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
In another swipe at the FCC, the House Thursday approved a measure from Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., that would block the commission from using its 2011 appropriations to implement network neutrality rules approved by the agency's Democrats in December. See related coverage here.
"It is time that we end this practice by President Obama of creating a shadow government run by czars with cabinet-level powers who circumvent the accountability and scrutiny that comes with Senate confirmation required by the Constitution," said Scalise, a member of Walden's panel, in a statement.
"Hardworking American families should not be forced to pay millions of dollars to fund these czars who are implementing radical policies under the cloak of darkness rather than going through the open and transparent process that we were promised," Scalise added.
Defending Lloyd on the floor was Rep. Anna Eshoo, the subcommittee's ranking Democrat, who said the FCC official should not be targeted because he's tasked with expanding opportunities for women and minorities "in the marketplace."
"Mark Lloyd, a respected civil rights activist and historian, is the victim of a Fox News-fueled conspiracy theory that has no basis in reality," insisted Craig Aaron, managing director at Free Press, a media watchdog group, in a Thursday statement. "For the House of Representatives to target a public servant for abuse based on the incoherent ranting of Glenn Beck is appalling and absurd," he said, referring the Fox TV host, who has denounced Lloyd on his show.
"Anyone who believes the media should strive to represent the diversity of this country should be nauseated by this disgraceful attack," Aaron added.
Among the lawmakers incensed back in 2009 over Lloyd's hiring was Walden, who told National Journal at the time that he finds the regulator's views "offensive."
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In my earlier post expanding on Joe Nocera's column on Madoff's victims, I'd meant to include an excerpt from this article from a while back in the New Yorker. The article was compelling for going at least some of the way toward answering a question that many of us have asked ourselves, but maybe never expected to get an answer: Who falls for those Nigerian scam emails? I mean, if they keep sending them, the scammers must be finding victims. But who? The article profiles an ordained minister and Christian psychotherapist from the suburbs of Boston who got drawn in, and was victimized, by some Nigerian email scammers in a check fraud scheme—and was prosecuted for his role in the scheme. Part of the burden of the article—besides answering that question we thought no one ever would—is to assess the victim's culpability. He was victimized, but he did also participate in fraud. There's a paragraph early in the article that struck me, and that I've been thinking about in recent weeks as the Madoff victims have their say (including especially Elie Wiesel's public expressions of scorn and retributive sentiment for Madoff):
Robert B. Reich, the former Labor Secretary, who has studied the psychology of market behavior, says, "American culture is uniquely prone to the 'too good to miss' fallacy. 'Opportunity' is our favorite word. What may seem reckless and feckless and hapless to people in many parts of the world seems a justifiable risk to Americans." But appetite for risk is only part of it. A mark must be willing to pursue a fortune of questionable origin. The mind-set was best explained by the linguist David W. Maurer in his classic 1940 book, "The Big Con": "As the lust for large and easy profits is fanned into a hot flame, the mark puts all his scruples behind him. He closes out his bank account, liquidates his property, borrows from his friends, embezzles from his employer or his clients. In the mad frenzy of cheating someone else, he is unaware of the fact that he is the real victim, carefully selected and fatted for the kill. Thus arises the trite but none the less sage maxim: 'You can't cheat an honest man.'"
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We recommened our two set menus Mou Chotto and Sawagô. They are both a reflection on Minamis gastronomy. This is "Family Style" menus meaning the whole table is sharing a large amount of dishes - served in diffrent serving on the table. A culinary journey through Asia in a modern, social and fun way.
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Sulfur dioxide is one of several types of sulfites used to preserve foods, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires that the presence of sulfur dioxide in foods be declared on the product label. Consumers who have a severe sensitivity to sulfur dioxide may run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume these products.
The recalled dried apricots and recalled dried golden raisins were distributed in Harris Teeter stores starting May 1, 2012. The dried apricot product is packaged in a six ounce, clear plastic bag and the dried golden raisin product is packaged in an eight ounce, clear plastic bag. All lot numbers and code dates are affected.
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It is rhubarb season now. Mine was taking over the raised bed at my unit like a large leafed trifid getting in the way of my tenants desire to grow vegetables. I harvested its pinkening stalks and then the big D hacked it out of the soil and we brought it home in a pot. More
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The shortening days and chill breeze have my thoughts turning to things to cosy up with this winter. I've been trawling Etsy for gorgeous floral things to warm up winter for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere. More
Hot Beverages: Rose Hot Chocolate
I have a Saturday morning ritual that is quite important to my sanity. I usually get up before the big D, put on my track pants and a comfy top and head on out to the lounge. I make myself a hot chocolate and some toast and curl up on the couch to listen to Saturday Morning with Kim Hill on National Radio. Once bolstered up by hot chocolate and edified by Kim Hill I feel sufficiently recovered from the working week to get on with my weekend. More
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I listened to a radio interview with poet, essayist and teacher Mary Ruefle on Saturday Morning with Kim Hill. In it she talks about doing the things you love and the presenter challenged her with the need to earn a living. She responded by saying that 80% of adult life is maintenance and talked about spending the remaining 20% doing things you love. More
WIP: Apricot & Lavender Vodka
A couple of weeks after doing the final decant of this flavoured vodka, all hell broke loose in our liquor cupboard. Either the other bottles were super jealous of the Apricot and Lavender Vodka and beat it up or some serious fermentation was going on which resulted in the bottle breaking open. Possibly using honey instead of sugar in this recipe caused this to happen so it is back to the drawing board for this one! More
Skin Clearing Gel: Flowering Thyme and White Willow
This one is for the Earth Mamas – the wood nymphs who like the smell of leaf litter in their nostrils and the earthen sprites who like the feel of mud between their toes. I say this because this gel has a very distinctive odour. A decidedly unfloral and earthy odour. When I was receiving my nightly tucking in… More
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The Big D and I spent the afternoon at Te Henga (Bethell's Beach). It was a warm early autumn afternoon and the blue sky was dotted with white clouds, similar to the photograph below. We walked along the edge of the lagoon with the warm water lapping at our ankles and played in the mouth of the Waitakere River where the retreating tide pulled back out to sea creating pint-sized rapids which rushed past our calves and sucked the sand out from under our feet. Walking barefoot on the wet sand has smoothed the bottom of my feet and calls to mind many a summer where I grabbed handfuls of wet sand and rubbed them over my legs and feet to exfoliate them. More
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The bright orange of this soup is enhanced by the flecks of deep orange calendula petals so it is as beautiful to look at as it is to eat – soulfood for your eyes. More
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I have a hankering for a rich and sweetly scented hand cream that I can also slather with gay abandon over my legs and feet should I so choose. This cream is close but not quite there – hence the WIP (work in progress) in the title of this post. The combination of essential and fragrance oils I chose did not work well together (jasmine, coconut, cypress and ylang ylang) and think I can smell a hint of fishiness in the final product. For hygiene reasons I'd rather have a less viscous cream that I could pump out of a bottle rather than scoop out of a jar with my fingers (which have probably been fondling pugs or dipping into the Big D's dinner).
Salad Sprinkles: Tomato, Almond and Calendula Petal
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Four new features and a bugfix. - Center the clock on the user's terminal. - Check that the terminal is sufficiently large to fully display the clock (about 61x9.) If not, exit immediately with an error. - Introduce a short delay in the scrolling when -s is given, so that it can be better appreciated on syscons(4) and local xterm(1). The default delay is 120 milliseconds. - Add a new option, -d, to allow changing the scroll delay to any duration from 0 to 5000 milliseconds. The -d option implies -s. - Make it so that, when the optional argument is omitted, the clock really does run forever. (Before this, it would have stopped after about 65536 seconds due to wraparound.)
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The great crusade of the coffee nerd is to try to get the good word across to the food people. It should be so easy, right? Sure, these people understand flavor, nuance, deliciousness, and think about all that farm-to-table blahbetty blah all the time. So why are they drinking stale deli coffee? As Serious Eats: New York's coffee columnist, I took it upon myself to quietly inquire as to how the SE core office crew enjoys their caffeine on a daily basis. The answer was not as bad as it could have been—but it wasn't pretty. More


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Taiko no Tatsujin Portable 2
Translation Guide by K_Genjuro
Version: 1.2 | Updated: 08/05/07 | Printable Version
############################################################################## ##..........................................................................## ##...................... TAIKO NO TATSUJIN PORTABLE 2 ......................## ##..........................................................................## ##............................ TRANSLATION GUIDE ...........................## ##..........................................................................## ##........................... WRITTEN BY KGENJURO ..........................## ##..........................................................................## ############################################################################## Version: 1.2 (First edition: May, 28th 2007) System: Playstation Portable (Japanese) Author: Torsten Hartmann (KGenjuro) Feedback: insertcoins ( at ) retroarts.de Xbox Live Gamertag: ShinobidoN LEGAL NOTICE: This file is the property of Torsten Hartmann (A.K.A KGenjuro) and is subject to all applicable copyright laws. Anyone wanting to post this file on any websites or other form of publication must request permission in writing by emailing me at the address found at the top of this document. UPDATE INFORMATION: August, 5th 2007: added section 3.1.1 PROFILE SCREEN PAUSE MENU June, 1st 2007: added section 184.108.40.206 TWO PLAYER CO-OP MODE (using one PSP!) May, 30th 2007: added section 22.214.171.124 PREPARE FOR DOWNLOAD. 0.0 CONTENT .................................................................... 1.0 TAIKO NO WHAT? 2.0 HOW TO PLAY 3.0 MENU TRANSLATION 4.0 CHARACTER INDEX 5.0 CREDITS 1.0 TAIKO NO WHAT? ............................................................. The "Taiko" or "Daiko" (meaning big drum) is a traditional Japanese stick percussion instrument originated from buddhistic and shintoistic rites. They were also used for military motivation. Taiko are often made out of one piece of keyaki wood and have a barrellike appearence. Taiko are being played with two sticks, the so called "bachi". A typical bachi is about 22mm thick and 400mm long. If you like to experience some real Taiko music, you might try to visit one of those groups concerts all over the world: Yamato (http://www.yamato.jp/) and Gocoo (http://www.gocoo.de/) 2.0 HOW TO PLAY ................................................................ Unlike its big brothers, the PSP version won't be shipped with an external Taiko controller. Of course not. Sitting in the subway and drumming on a large Taiko might earn you some dimes but more likely will cause you a lot of trouble. So you have no choice but to play your drums by tapping those plain buttons on your PSP. This won't be any problem if you are a lucky member of the new mobil phone SMS generation typing about 40 messages a day using only your thumbs and superhuman speed. However, if you are just a lame videogamer aged 30+ who is using his cell phone only to make calls, then you have to face the bitter truth: You're not likely to ever finish even one simple song on the highest of the game's four difficulties, the Oni Mode. But that's not a big problem at all. Taiko No Tatsujin Portable 2 offers a high value of enjoyment and challenge even on the "Flower" and "Bamboo" difficulties. In fact it's one of the nicest games I played on the PSP yet and I am 30+ using my phone seldom. THE BUTTONS As you have two sticks when drumming or two bachi when playing a taiko you will have two buttons for both the Don and the Kai symbols. This way you can perform quick rolls by alternate pressing left on the d-pad and the O-button for example. D-PAD LEFT / O-Button : Don (the red circles) L-Button / R-Button : Kai (the blue circles) Analog Nub : Bell (Bell symbol) THE SYMBOLS On the top of the screen you will see notes in form of symbols moving from right to left, each one representing different actions you have to perform at the moment they hit the cirlce on the left (the one beneath the cute Taiko). Hit those notes within the right moment and you will get points depending on your timing. A silver Kanji popping means good timing, a gold one means perfect. Blue means you missed (your combo resets). Here are the symbols, than can occur: SMALL RED CIRCLE (DON) Hit D-PAD LEFT or CIRCLE SMALL BLUE CIRCLE (KAI) Hit L-BUTTON or R-BUTTON BIG RED CIRCLE (DON) Hit both D-PAD LEFT AND CIRCLE. You can also hit only one button but then you will only score half the points. BIG BLUE CIRCLE (KAI) Hit both L-BUTTON AND R-BUTTON. You can also hit only one button but then you will only score half the points. SMALL YELLOW LINE (DON) Alternate hit D-PAD LEFT and CIRCLE repeatedly until the line is over. BIG YELLOW LINE (DON/KAI) Alternate hit D-PAD LEFT, CIRCLE, L-BUTTON or R-BUTTON repeatedly until the line is over. SMALL RED CIRCLE WITH A BALLOON ATTACHTED TO IT (DON) Alternate hit D-PAD LEFT and CIRCLE repeatedly until the balloon pops. BELL Cycle the analog nub as fast as you can until you gain the bonus. *** !REMEMBER! *** During the whole game while browsing the menus "O" confirms a selection or let you enter a sub menu and "X" takes you back or cancels a selection! 3.0 MENU TRANSLATION ........................................................... 3.1 TITLE SCREEN Press Start to advance to the Game Select Screen. Continue a previous game (3.3) or select an empty space to start a new game (3.2). The option to the far right is a quick guest game, where you can't save your progress. 3.1.1 PROFILE SCREEN PAUSE MENU (contributed by chibi_syw from the GameFAQS board. Thanks!) Press Start on the PROFILE SELECT PAGE to access the following options: From right(!) to left: - BACK TO PROFILE SELECT SCREEN - PROFILE DELETE - PROFILE RENAME - GO TO MAIN MENU (3.3) 3.2 NEW GAME Here you have to put in your name. You can only use Hiragana characters. Check out the web for a hiragana chart. It's not that hard to write your name or nickname in Hiragana. Of course you can just hit a few characters and then select the third option (the red one) in the bottom line to submit your name. 3.3 MAIN MENU Welcome to the main menu. Here you can access the following game modes/sub menus (from left to right): - ARCADE MODE [red] (3.4) - MINI GAME [yellow] (3.5) - STORY MODE [orange] (3.6) - DOJO [green] (3.7) - MULTIPLAYER [light Blue] (3.8) - RECORDS AND HIGHSCORES [blue] (3.9) - GAME SETTINGS [purple] (3.10) 3.4 ARCADE MODE [red] ........................................................ Here you can select any unlocked song and try to beat it on up to four difficulties. Press left/right to select a song and up/down to switch between the difficulies "flower", "bamboo", "tree" and "oni", flower being the easiest and oni to most difficult. You can also check out your selected song in a demo mode. Press select to switch between "play mode" (a red taiko in the lower left corner) and "demo mode" (a yellow laughing taiko in the lower left corner). In "demo mode" the cpu shows a perfect run of the selected song. Press Start at the Select Screen to access a special Pause Menu (3.4.1) Press the circle button to actually start your chosen song in either "play" or "demo" mode. Press Start during gameplay to access the Pause Menu (3.4.2) After finishing a song you will get your bonus depending on your performance. After the bonus you will get your Don Points on a second screen. You need those points to unlock stuff in Taiko No Tatsujin. You can see your gained Don Points and how much points are needed to unlock the next bonus content. In the lower left part of the screen all your Don points will be shown. 3.4.1 SELECT SCREEN PAUSE MENU During the Pause Menu you have the following options: From right(!) to left: - RESUME - JUMP TO SPECIFIC MUSIC CATEGORY - SELECT TAIKO SOUND FX - BEGINNER MODE ON/OFF (184.108.40.206) - TWO PLAYER CO-OP MODE ON/OFF (184.108.40.206) - GO TO MAIN MENU (3.3) 184.108.40.206 BEGINNER MODE This is the kids mode. Turn on this option if you want to play "don" and "kai" with any button you like. Just hit the notes with the right timing and you will score. But hey! Leave it to the kids, this is no fun at all ;) 188.8.131.52 TWO PLAYER MODE CO-OP MODE Now this is very funny. Here you can play any song from the Arcade Mode together with a friend using one PSP! Player one uses the left buttons of the PSP to play and player two sticks to the buttons on the right side. When switching to co-op mode, you will see two Taikos in the lower left corner of the screen instead of one. Just like in the single player mode, you earn Don points for every song performance. 3.4.2 GAMEPLAY PAUSE MENU During the Pause Menu you have the following options: From right(!) to left: - RESUME - RESTART SONG - GO TO SONG SELECTION (3.4) - GO TO MAIN MENU (3.3) 3.5 MINI GAME [yellow] ....................................................... Here you can choose one of four mini games: - PAPER PLANE MINI GAME (3.5.1) - TOWER MINI GAME (3.5.2) - EATING CONTEST MINI GAME (3.5.3) - BALLOON MODELING MINI GAME (3.5.4) !Remember you can unlock achievements with a decent score in all four mini games! 3.5.1 PAPER PLANE MINI GAME Alternate press the d-pad left and the circle button to gain speed. Once up in the air try to avoid the planes and pick up time bonus and speed ups. The game ends when you crash or the time runs out. 3.5.2 TOWER MINI GAME Turn your PSP 90° to the left to enter the tate mode :) Press d-pad up/down to turn your taiko and press down to drop your character/ item. Try to drop it right in the middle and keep up the towers balance otherwise it will break down and result in a game over. Reach the moon to finish the mini game. 3.5.3 EATING CONTEST MINI GAME Try to remember the shining dishes shown to you at the beginning of every round. When the plates are served press d-pad left or cirlce to eat it (if you think it's a shining dish) or throw it away (if you think it's not eatable). The game ends when the time runs out. 3.5.4 BALLOON TWISTING MINI GAME Press the buttons shown in the text bubble above your head to create funny balloon models. Do it quick to serve every customer in line. The game ends when the time runs out. 3.6 STORY MODE [orange] ...................................................... Here you have three options: - NEW GAME (3.6.1) - CONTINUE (3.6.1) - ENDING PHOTO ALBUM (3.6.3) 3.6.1 NEW GAME/CONTINUE Okay, this is basically a little bonus game as well. The key is to travel around town using the map and meet up with different characters of the game. Eventually you trigger a handfull of song performances until you can end the game and earn one of the eight different endings the story mode has to offer. If you don't understand a word everyone is saying, simply go around town and check out every spot. You can easily gain a few endings doing so. Press Start on the map to bring up the options screen. Eventually you will enter a quiz game during the story mode. Here you will be asked questions. Select the right answer by drumming the combo shown below the three possible answers (left, middle or right). Good luck ;) 3.6.2 OPTIONS SCREEN - RECRUTED CHARACTERS - SAVE - SONG DIFFICULTY (EASY/MEDIUM/HARD) - RETURN TO MAIN MENU -> YES/NO? (3.3) - RESUME 3.6.3 ENDING PHOTO ALBUM Here you can check out wich of the eight endings you already have unlocked. 3.7 DOJO [green] ............................................................. Time to train your taiko skills, getting ready for the things to come. Visit Ojii-Chan often to train different drumming techniques. - BASIC TUTORIAL (3.7.1) - SPECIAL LESSONS (3.7.2) - PRACTICE MODE (3.7.3) 3.7.1 BASIC TUTORIAL You should visit this mode, when you play the game for the first time. Join Ojiri-chans weird circus of musicians, showing you the basic gameplay and the assigned buttons to pull them off. 3.7.2 SPECIAL LESSONS Here you can train various techniques. They range form easy to pull of to damn hard. If you beat a scroll with 100%, it gets stamped. During the lesson you can press select to turn on/off the voice of the taiko steadily yelling "Don" and "Kai" at you. 3.7.3 PRACTICE MODE This nice little feature lets you play all of the available songs in a unique practice mode. At anytime during a song you can press select to pause it. From there you can either rewind, fast forward or resume the song, allowing you to seek and train complex pattern again and again, all in one session. Press "Start" during gameplay to access the pause menu (from left to right): - GO TO MAIN MENU (3.3) - GO TO SONG SELECTION - RESET PERCENTAGE VALUE - TURN ON/OFF PERCENTAGE VALUE - RESTART SONG - RESUME 3.8 MULTIPLAYER [light blue] ................................................. Here you can play the available songs of the game with up to four friends in multiplayer. You can use gamesharing so you only need one game for this. - MULTIPLAYER ARCADE (3.8.1) - MINI GAME MULTIPLAYER - MULTIPLAYER RECORDS (3.8.3) 3.8.1 MULTIPLAYER ARCADE - CREATE GAME - JOIN GAME - GAMESHARING 3.8.2 MINI GAME MULTIPLAYER - CREATE GAME - JOIN GAME 3.8.3 MULTIPLAYER RECORDS Here you can check your statistics to see how well you did battling against your friends. 3.9 RECORDS AND HIGHSCORES [blue] ............................................ Here you can check your statistics and records of all game modes. - RECORDS (3.9.1) - ACHIEVEMENTS (3.9.2) - HIGH SCORE TABLES (3.9.3) - MOVIES (3.9.4) - MAIN MENU (3.3) 3.9.1 RECORDS See how well you did on all the songs on all four levels. Here you can see your records for the "Mini Game" mode (the option far to the right). On the left next to it you can check out your song records in "Arcade Mode". The scrolls in this screen represent difficulties you cleared (Flower, Bamboo, Tree and Demon). 3.9.2 ACHIEVEMENTS This is the Achievement menu. Here they keep track of your records and achievements including the time and date you unlocked or finished them. This menu includes unlocked songs and finished game modes. 3.9.3 HIGH SCORE TABLES Here you can check out the top four local players for every song in the game. This is for single player competition only. So only the game profiles on your memory stick will compete. 3.9.4 MOVIES Here you can find all the movies you unlocked in the game like the intro sequence or the ending credits. You can also replay the interactive ending credits by selecting them from this menu. 3.10 GAME SETTINGS [purple] .................................................. Welcome to the center of game settings. Here you are able to change a lot of stuff and settings the game provides. - DOWNLOAD CONTENT (3.10.1) - SETTINGS (3.10.2) - MEMORY STICK (3.10.3) - BUTTON CONFIGURATION (3.10.4) - RESET SETTINGS (SELECT TO RESET ALL VALUES YOU CAN CHANGE IN THIS MENU) - GO TO MAIN MENU (3.3) 3.10.1 DOWNLOAD CONTENT Here you can download and delete additional songs from the internet. In the past you had the oppertunity to download songs from the internet directly via the PSP or by using a PC. However, Bandai/Namco stopped the latter one, so you now need a working WLAN connection on your PSP to download anything from Bandai/Namcos website. From right(!) to left: - PREPARE FOR DOWNLOAD (22.214.171.124) - DOWNLOAD SONGS FROM THE INTERNET (188.8.131.52) - CHECK/DELETE DOWNLOADED SONGS (Be careful, pressing circle on one of the songs will delete them from your memory stick!) - GO BACK (3.10) 126.96.36.199 PREPARE FOR DOWNLOAD This option will create a download folder on your PSP's memory stick. You then can place downloaded songs in that folder. However, this option isn't supported anymore. You now have to download them directly via the PSP. It might still be a good idea to create the folder. I dunno if you need it for the direct download, too. 22.214.171.124 DOWNLOAD SONGS FROM THE INTERNET This is one of the best features of the game. However you need to have a configured WLAN connection. Be sure to activate the WLAN switch on the left of the PSP and enter this option to conncet yourself to Bandai/Namcos site to download one or all of the songs they provide. After selecting the option, the game will ask you some questions like are you sure and security stuff like that. Like in most Japanese games, the left option is always "Yes" and the right is always "No". So select the left option of all three questions to access the download page. The game uses the build in browser to download the songs. Select the first of the three options on the download page (the red one) and scroll down the next page. There you need to agree to the user agreement (the left option). Remember doing all this with the "circle" button! Scroll down the page to select the songs you want to download. There are always two files that can be downloaded for every song. I think you need them both. At least I always did. By the way, the red ones are songs. The blue ones are bonus items, like a new title screen and stuff like that. To exit the download mode, simple press "X" and select the left option using the "circle" button. You will then return to the title screen. After you have downloaded one or more song from the internet, they will be uploaded to the system before the intro starts. It's the page with a lot of text and a percentage value on the bottom and a bunch of Chouchin (laterns). 3.10.2 SETTINGS Your basic game settings. Enjoy! From right(!) to left: - TAIKO SOUNDS (188.8.131.52) - SOUND MODE (188.8.131.52) - VOLUME BALANCE (184.108.40.206) - GO BACK (3.10.2) 126.96.36.199 TAIKO SOUNDS Use the digipad to select the sound you like to hear when you play the taiko. The first sound you will hear represents the "Don", the second one the "Kai". Pretty crazy stuff in here. You probably will stick to the subtle ones, like I do. 126.96.36.199 SOUND MODE Switch between the PSP lousy speakers (the right option) or headphones (the left option). Personally, I prefer to play this game using headphones. Dunno what Sony thought, when they build in that good-for-nothing piece of crap as speakers. 188.8.131.52 VOLUME BALANCE Arrange the balance of the backgroundmusic and the Taiko sounds. Changing it to the left means louder BGM/low drum effects and vice versa. 3.10.3 MEMORY STICK From right(!) to left: - SAVE DATA - LOAD DATA - AUTO SAVE (LEFT OPTION = OFF / RIGHT OPTION = ON) - DELETE DATA (contributed by chibi_syw from the GameFAQS board. Thanks!) 3.10.4 BUTTON CONFIGURATION Here you can select one of two pre-defined control setups. Preset one is for playing the game using four fingers (one for the digipad, one for the right buttons and two for each shoulder button). Preset number two is for playing the game with only two fingers (one for the digipad and one for the buttons on the right of the PSP). If you plan to master this game on all four difficulty settings you guessed right. You need to play it using four fingers then. However, if you just want to have some fun on the flower and bamboo level you can always finish those songs using only two fingers. 4.0 CHARACTER INDEX ............................................................ WADA DON This is the red Taiko. It's your main character in arcade and minigame mode. WADA KATSU This is the blue Taiko. It's joining the red drum in story mode. TAMASHII A little soul. It appears whenever you miss a note. BACHI O SENSEI A pair of drum sticks. WADA INU A yellow dog. WADA JION A gray and white dog. SUZU DON The little bells. KINGYO Little gold fishes. WADA TETSUO The little boy drummer. HANA-CHAN The little girl that feeds the don taiko in the eating contest mini game. OJII-CHAN Grandpa of Hana-chan and Tetsuo. Acts also as dojo master. NEKO MO SHAKUSHI A cat carrying a ladle. This is based on a Japanese idiom (NEKO MO SAKUSHI MO) known to english speaking people as "every Tom, Dick and Harry" or "Hinz und Kunz" in Germany. WADA MIMIZU An earthworm carrying a flower. TAKOYAKI Little food balls made of squid and vegetable. CHOUCHIN The little laterns you see on every kind of Japanese festivals. WATAGASHI Cotton Candy. Nuff said. Yummy! HIYOKO A bunch of cute little chicks. DON KO A female taiko you meet during story mode. CHOUCHIN UNAGI An Eel with a latern attached to his head. Yeah, sure. KAME A dancing turtle. Not your average ninja turtle but still above the ordinary. It also appears in the balloon twisting mini game as a turtle twisting balloons. Yeah. OMENKOZOU A Teddybear wearing a fox mask? Why not. IKA Cute little squids. Wait, squids aren't cute! SHISHIMAI A festival lion dancer. NAMAHAGE An ugly demon carrying some strange shinto device. TORAMAI Someone/something wearing a Toramai festival tiger costume. MECHA-DON The latest high-tech device from Japan. A robot taiko playing the songs in demo mode. I want this to be my pet! MIZUMARIKO Strange little water balloons. BARUUN Little animals twisted of balloons. DARUMA-SAN A lucky charm made of paper. UUCHAN Well, some little birds. 5.0 CREDITS .................................................................... Thanks goes out to: CHIBI_SYW from the GameFAQS boards for contributing the PROFILE MENU and the translation of DATA DELETE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (c) 2007 Torsten Hartmann .................................................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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Victor H. Peterson, age 92, of Lantz Corners, formerly of Kushequa, passed away at home unexpectedly Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.Â
He was born May 14, 1920, in Bradford, son of the late Ivan and Beda Samuelson Peterson. On Aug. 16, 1947, he married Joyce V. Martinson in the Kushequa Union Church.Â
Victor enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Corp on June 29, 1940. He was with the 44th Pursuit Squadron at Bellows Field, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941, during the attack of Pearl Harbor. He was honorably discharged in September 1945. He was a member of the Mt. Jewett American Legion, Veterans of VFW and the PA and National Associations of Survivors of Pearl Harbor. He actively served on funeral detail.
Victor worked for South Penn Oil Company and retired from Quaker State Oil Refinery.
He was a Hamlin Township School Director on the Smethport Area School Board for eight years and a forest fire warden for 35 years. He was active with the Mt. Jewett  Boy Scout Troop 410 for over 65 years, serving as scout master for 15 years, helping put up flags on holidays for over 50 years and also serving as a committee person. He also served on the McKean County Solid Waste Authority for 13 years.Â
He was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Mt. Jewett, where he taught Sunday School and served on church council. He also was a member of the Lutheran Brotherhood.
Victor is survived by his wife of 65 years, Joyce; three daughters, Susan (Gary) DeVore, Savannah, Ill., Sonja (Larry) Geer, Kane, and Victoria (Aaron) Hill, Madison, Ohio; one brother, Allen (Diane), Aliquippa; and seven grandchildren, Stephanie (Kevin) Kost; Craig (Grazyna) Geer; Ryan (Kira) Geer; David (Lisa) Geer; Erin DeVore and Shirley and Daniel Hill; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Donald Craig; and three brothers, Donald, Paul and Kenneth.
The family will be receiving friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Cummings Funeral  Home in Mt. Jewett on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Friends may also attend a funeral service at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Mt. Jewett, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, at 1 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests, if desired, memorials be made to St. Matthew's Lutheran Church or Boy Scout Troop 410.
Online condolences can be expressed at www.cummingsfuneralhome.com.


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The Healthcare Information Initiative is a little project of mine that lives within this very website. As I prepare for my medical career, I will be learning about the frameworks in which I will be working. Since much of the American public is unaware of the workings of their healthcare system, and since the Internet is all about sharing information, I intend to share little bits of what I find interesting.
While this series of postings will be about the U.S. healthcare system, it may occasionally include information about the technical side of medicine or even international systems. The primary focus will be on the support frameworks, however. So stay tuned, and join the discussion as we proceed through our investigation.


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Phone: 919-660-7292
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Box 90383
Durham, NC 27708-0383
Duke Dog Cognition Lab Email: dukedogcognition AT gmail DOT com
we have two websites:
www.3chimpsduke.com & www.dukedogs.com
Email: b DOT hare AT duke DOT edu
Associate Professor
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience
Evolutionary Anthropology, Arts & Sciences
DIBS Faculty, Member, DIBS Center
What is human about our mind and brain and how did it get that way?
Brian Hare leads the The Hominoid Psychology Research Group which compares the psychology of hominoids (human and non-human apes). Specifically, we seek to identify which features our social problem-solving abilities have evolved since humans, bonobos, and chimpanzees shared a common ancestor. In addition, we compare the psychology of various primates (e.g. lemurs) and non-primates (e.g. dogs) to identify cases of psychological convergence. Such cases of convergence may provide a unique opportunity to infer how human-like social skills evolved. We conduct our non-invasive behavioral research in accredited African sanctuaries, The Duke Lemur Center and accredited zoos.
Ph.D., Harvard University, Biological Anthropology, 2004
M.A., Harvard University, Anthropology, 2000
B.A., Emory University, Anthropology and Psychology and Human and Natural Ecology, 1998
Hare, B. Kwetuenda, S. 2010. Bonobos voluntarily share their own food with others. Current Biology. 20, R230-231.
Wobber, V., Wrangham, R., Hare, B. 2010. Bonobos exhibit delayed development of social behavior and cognition relative to chimpanzees. Current Biology. 20, 226-230.
Herrmann, E., Call, J., Hernández-Lloreda, M., Hare, B. , Tomasello, M. 2010. The structure of individual differences in the cognitive abilities of children and chimpanzees. Psychological Science. 21(1) 102-110.
Wobber, V., Hare, B., Maboto, J., Lipson, S. Wrangham, R., Ellison, P. 2010. Differential reactivity of steroid hormones in chimpanzees and bonobos when anticipating food competition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. www.pnas.org/cgi/idoi/10.1073/pnas.1007411107
Herrmann, E., Hare, B. Call, J., Tomasello, M. in press. Differences in the Cognitive Skills of Bonobos and Chimpanzees. PLoS One. 5, e12438.
Rosati, A. & Hare, B. in press. Chimpanzee and bonobos distinguish between risk and ambiguity. Proceedings of Royal Society: Biology Letters.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Events
On Knife's Edge: The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia's Impact on Violence Against Civilians
July 22, 2015 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Global Europe Program
This talk will draw on the ICTY's experience as the first wartime international criminal tribunal to provide insight into how and when these institutions might affect violence against civilians.
Victim's Justice in the Aftermath of Genocide: Lessons from Efforts in the Balkans
June 24, 2015 // 10:00am — 11:00am
Global Europe Program
With the rise of transitional justice globally, the role of reparations in war has changed. This talk focuses on the global significance of reparations efforts in Balkan states in the aftermath of the 1990's genocide in Yugoslavia. Who can pursue reparations, in what venues, for what types of reparations, at what cost?
From Sarajevo, 1914 to Southeastern Europe, 2014: Wars, Transitions and Controversies
October 15, 2014 // 11:30am — 1:00pm
Global Europe Program
Drawing on recent scholarship and addressing recent controversies, John Lampe, traces the saga of Southeastern Europe from the explosive mixture of Balkan states and imperial borderlands before the First World War, through the trials that their successors faced during two world wars, the Cold War, and finally the wars of Yugoslavia's dissolution.
Having Faith in Diplomacy in the 21st Century: Distinguishing Between Noises and Signals
September 10, 2014 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Global Europe Program
Dr. Mustafa Cerić, Grand Mufti Emeritus of Bosnia and Herzegovina, will address current global geopolitical challenges, notably schisms in the Middle East and its consequences for the European security project and integration of the Western Balkans into European Union and NATO.
Change in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Mission Impossible 5?
April 22, 2014 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Global Europe Program
What can be expected from the dissatisfied electorate in Bosnia and Herzegovina? What are political parties offering and what difference can their promises make? Is the demand for change going to result in significantly different election results? Would a 'lebanonization' of Bosnia-Herzegovina provide for more prosperous society or societies, or would it lead to final fragmentation?
War Crimes, Youth Activism & Memory in the Balkans
January 27, 2014 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Global Europe Program
Past post-conflict justice processes in the Balkan region were comprised of a variety of protagonists, such as governments, international institutions, and civil society. Mechanisms to cope with mass atrocities committed during the conflict in the 1990s included international trials in The Hague, domestic trials in many of the former states of Yugoslavia, and several truth commission attempts. In recent years there has also been a rise in youth activism to confront war crimes.
Can Culture be Shut Down? Bosnia's Cultural Institutions and World Heritage
September 20, 2013 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Global Europe Program
On October 4, 2012, Bosnia's National Museum in Sarajevo closed its doors. Another six key cultural institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina likely face the same future, due to uncertain funding and legal status. On October 4, 2012, Bosnia's National Museum in Sarajevo closed its doors. Another six key cultural institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina likely face the same future, due to uncertain funding and legal status
The Politics of Nation-Building: Making Co-Nationals, Refugees and Minorities
May 07, 2013 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Global Europe Program
What drives a state's choice to assimilate, accommodate, or exclude ethnic groups within its territory? In this pathbreaking work on the international politics of nation-building, Harris Mylonas argues that a state's nation-building policies toward non-core groups - any aggregation of individuals perceived as an unassimilated ethnic group by the ruling elite of a state - are influenced by both its foreign policy goals and its relations with the external patrons of these groups.
The Sandzak Divided: Language and Identity Politics on Either Side of the New Serbian/Montenegrin Border
March 28, 2013 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Global Europe Program
In the post-Yugoslav context, members of these Muslim communities have largely self-identified as Bosniaks, an ethnic/national term that gained prominence among Bosnian Muslims in the period immediately following the dissolution of Yugoslavia in 1991 and the outbreak of the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. While language policies in this region were centrally formulated in the joint state, with the dissolution of the Republic of Serbia and Montenegro in 2006, the two halves of the Sandžak experienced divergent language policies. In his presentation, Robert Greenberg, professor of linguistics at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, argues that the division of the Sandžak may have been a catalyst for destabilizing and radicalized forces to emerge in the years following the formal Serbia/Montenegro split.
Euro-Atlantic Integration and Ethno-nationalism – Two Dynamics at Work in Bosnia and Herzegovina
November 16, 2012 // 9:00am — 10:00am
Global Europe Program
Bosnia and Herzegovina still has the potential to catch up with other countries in the region on the Euro-Atlantic path and to achieve sustainable peace and prosperity. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, will discuss the international and domestic factors that may facilitate, or impede the country's Euro-Atlantic integraton.


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Toothbrush sized bristle bots are for kids. Lets take these bots one size bigger and see if we can get them to clean our floors.
Only $3 and takes all of five minutes. Completely solderless to boot.
For a smaller bristlebot kit thats great for adults and kids, visit BrownDogGadgets.com. You'll have a little bristlebot running around your place in no time.
Step 1: What You Need
Most everything you need can be bought from the local Dollar Store, Radio Shack, or you probably have it in your house right now.
We also sell Bristlebot kits on the Brown Dog Gadgets website.
Dollar Store Items
$1. A Cheap Electric Toothbrush. We're stealing it's motor.
$1. A cheap scrub brush. Try to get one with little to no rubber grips on it.
Radio Shack
AA Battery Holder. With attached leads.
$0.50 A little switch. Optional really.
Around the house
Copper Wire. Steal from other stuff if you can, you only need a tiny bit.
Hot (melt) Glue Gun
Wire Strippers (Optional)
AA Batteries.
Step 2: Solder if you want...
So my battery holder didn't have attached wires, so I added some with solder. Again, you don't need to solder anything if you don't want to. Just buy a battery holder with wires.
Step 3: Switches Me On
Oh cheap little switch, how nice you are.
Hook up your positive wire to the middle of the switch. Be sure to wrap that wire around there nice and tight!
Then wrap another wire around one of the other legs.
Seriously though, you only need like 2 inches of wire for this entire project.
Step 4: Motor Mouth
Hook up the wire from the switch to the motor.
Hook up the negative wire from the battery.
Don't worry about positive and negative when it comes to two tabs on the motor. In this case it doesn't matter one bit.
Make sure you wrap the wire around!
Now... give it a test....
Step 5: Glue Me Tight
Hot glue the battery pack, switch, and motor on.
Try putting the motor out front first. Rip it off and move it around if your bot starts going in circle.
You're finished. Gee, that was easy.
What is a "switch"? It says they're 50 cents at Radio Shack.I searched their website and got many hits, but none looked like what i need.
How long does it really works???
Post a photo of your finished bot here! I'd love to see.


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10 Must-See Common Core Resources
The Common Core resource contest is coming along nicely! Thank you for all of the great resources you've been sharing.
Here are some of your favorite shared resources so far:
- Common Sense Media
"This website has free downloadable lessons for digital literacy and citizenship. Within the lesson are the listed NETS standards the lesson aligns with." - jfulsaas55
- Gilder Lehrman History Site to support Common Core in Social Studies
"I used the resources from this site several times and the students and I love it. Several primary source documents and several lessons that can be used as is or adapted to our learners. The new website also includes 10 Common Core units by 2009 National History Teacher of the Year Tim Bailey. For more literacy-based learning, you can also take a look at our new Featured Primary Sources, from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, annotated and accompanied by teaching guides and questions. The Collection search has also been enhanced, and now offers improved search capabilities and a digital catalog that offers images and transcripts—as well as curator notes, filterable searches, images for classroom use, and cross-referenced resource content." - Susan L. Fisher
Teaching Channel"Watch teachers already practicing the new Common Core State Standards. . . and doing it well. Teaching Channel is a video showcase online and on TV of inspired and effective teaching practices." - Paige
IXL Common Core Math Standards"Their site states, 'IXL's math skills are aligned to the 2010 Common Core State Standards, providing comprehensive coverage of math concepts and applications. With IXL's state standards alignments, you can easily find unlimited practice problems specifically tailored to each required standard'." - rajenkins
Updated 4C's Comparison Chart to Technology Standards"Here is a comparison chart [Common Core Standards to NETS-S] that will be used during my upcoming webinar." - Andrea Gardner
Language Arts: Analyzing Text Structures"For this unit, you will need at least two paired passages based on a historical event, nonfiction and fiction or nonfiction and poetry. Essential Question: In what ways do authors use details from historical events to create writing in different genres, informational and descriptive?" - scasassa
Common Core Standards App"[A free] app that allows me to view the CCSS quickly and on the fly. The app includes Math standards K-12 and LA standards K-12. The Math includes both traditional and integrated pathways." - Dr. G. Martinez
Teacher Tools for Integrating Technology"Teacher Tools for Integrating Technology provides technology-rich tools from sites that are frequently used by educators in creating teaching and learning activities. Links to these sites include access to quiz generators, course & lesson authoring tools, flashcards, testing, surveying, web authoring, podcasting & presentation tools and more to help teachers implement the Common Core Standards." - Paige
Pinterest Common Core BoardA great example of how you can use Pinterest for educational purposes.
Hunt Institute & The Council of Chief State School Officers"A number of short videos were developed for several of the Standards writers to explain the Common Core Standards in greater depth. The can be used to help teachers, parents and members of the community understand the expectations of the Common Core Standards." -seawink
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STAFFORD and Stone School Sport Partnership (SSSSP) hosted a sportshall athletics final for year five and six pupils.
The event took place at Blessed William Howard High School and featured six finalists, who had come through qualifyng rounds to reach the final.
Races included obstacle, 2-lap relay, 4-lap relay, 6-lap relay, a 4x1 lap relay. In the field, the boys and girls also took part in the vertical jump, chest push, javelin, long jump and triple jump.
All events were officiated and timed by sports leaders from the host school.
After many events the first two teams were seperated by only two points with victory going to Barnfields Primary School in Stafford.
They won from Burton Manor, with St John's CE in third place. Barnfields will now represent SSSSP in the County School Games Finals at Fenton Manor, Stoke in January.
"It was a thrilling and exciting event to watch. All the teams gave maximum effort and I congratulate Barnfields on their win," said Steve Glover, partnership development manager for the SSSSP.
"The spirit of the Olympic Games is still very much alive in Stafford and Stone."


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Titanium is abundant in the Earth and has been detected in meteorites, in our sun and other stars, titanium oxide bands being particularly prominent in the spectra of M type stars. Titanium is also found on our moon, rocks obtained during the Apollo 17 mission showed presence of titanium oxide (TiO2).
Titanium is immune to corrosive attacks by saltwater and marine atmosphere and exhibits exceptional resistance to a broad range of corrosive gases, acids and alkalis. Titanium is immune to microbiologically influenced corrosion and is physiologically inert and hypoallergenic. Titanium is virtually non-magnetic, making it ideal for applications where electromagnetic interference must be minimized. Pure titanium is about as strong as steel yet nearly 50% lighter. When added to various alloys, its hardness, toughness and tensile strength can be increased dramatically.
Titanium is never found uncombined and occurs as an oxide in ilmenite, rutile and sphene, and is present in titanates and in many iron ores. Titanium is present in the ash of coal, in plants, and in the human body. Titanium is ductile only when it is free of oxygen and nitrogen (air), melting at 1660C (3020F) and boiling at 3287C (5949F). The complex process of converting titanium ore into metal has only been commercially viable for a little more than 50 years. The use of titanium has since then expanded by an average of 8% per year.
Titanium was first discovered in 1791 in Menachan Valley, Cornwall, England, by clergyman and amateur chemist William Gregor. Gregor analyzed gun powder-like sand and found a reddish brown calx he could not identify. Four years later in Berlin, renowned chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth independently discovered the element in rutile. Klaproth named the element Titanium, after the mythological Titans, first sons of the earth.
But isolating titanium would remain elusive for almost a century. Many failed attemps were made by scientists such as Vauquelin, Heinrich Rose, Bezelius and Klaproth himself, and it was not until 1887 that titanium was first isolated (95% pure) by Lars Nilson and Otto Pettersson. Henri Moissan then used his electric furnace to produce 98% purity. Titanium was finally isolated at 99.9% purity in 1910 by Matthew Albert Hunter at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in cooperation with the General Electric Company. The metal remained a laboratory curiosity until 1946, when William Justin Kroll of Luxembourg showed that titanium could be produced commercially by reducing titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) with magnesium. This method is widely used for titanium metal production today and Kroll is recognized as the father of this modern industry.
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Titanium's many desirable properties have made it the metal of choice in many industries. No other engineering metal has risen so swiftly to pre-eminence in critical and demanding applications. Titanium and its alloys have proven to be technically superior in a wide variety of industrial and commercial applications in such fields as aerospace, architecture, sporting equipment, military hardware, watch making, eyewear, medical implants, dental products and more.
The physiological inertness of titanium makes it available as a replacement for bones and cartilage in a variety of surgeries. Titanium is used for heart valves, pace makers, dental implants, artificial hips and joints. Titanium is also used in surgery equipment and wheelchairs. Titanium is used in metallic alloys as a substitute for aluminum because of its strength and lightweight, along with its heat and corrosion resistance. Alloyed with aluminum and vanadium (aircraft grade titanium 6.4), titanium is used in aircraft for firewalls, outer skin, landing-gear components, hydraulic tubing, and engine supports. The compressor blades, disks, and housing of jet engines are also made of titanium. A commercial jet transport uses between 3500 and 12000 kg (7000 and 25000 pounds) of the metal. A supersonic transport uses much more, between 14 to 45 metric tons of titanium. The use of titanium has made space exploration possible. The Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo capsules were made largely of the metal. The space shuttle has many titanium parts as well as the international space station. Titanium is also widely used in military hardware such as jet fighters, missiles, tanks, ships and submarines.
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is extensively used for both house and artist's paint because it is permanent and has a good covering power. Titanium paint is an excellent reflector of infrared, and is widely used in solar observatories where heat causes poor visibility. Titanium dioxide is also common in the production of pigments for paper, plastics, rubber, cosmetics, textiles, glass and ceramics. Titanium is used in heat exchangers and in desalinization plants because of its outstanding ability to withstand saltwater and atmospheric corrosion (regardless of pollutants). This also explains why it provides total reliability in many marine or naval applications. In metallurgy, titanium alloys are employed as deoxidizers and denitrogenizers to remove oxygen and nitrogen from molten metals.
The main alloy used by Titanium Era is Titanium 6.4 (6Al/4V). It is composed of 90% titanium, 6% aluminum and 4% vanadium. Titanium 6.4 was developed in the 1950's and is known as aircraft grade titanium. Aircraft grade titanium has a tensile strength of up to 150,000 psi (pounds per square inch) and a Brinell hardness value of 330.
For even stronger jewelry, extra hard Titanium 6.6.2 is used (6Al/6V/2Sn). It is composed of 86% titanium, 6% aluminum, 6% vanadium, 2% tin. This is practically the strongest titanium alloy on the market and is mainly used in the aerospace industry for its great strength and lightweight. Titanium 6.6.2 has a tensile strength of up to 180,000 psi and a Brinell hardness value of 389.


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Interim Vice President for Human ResourcesAppointed as Interim Vice President for the Division of Human Resources in 2013, Joseph S. Vitale, Jr. is responsible for leading the Division of Human Resources in its mission of attracting, retaining, and developing a community of talented and diverse individuals in support of the university's Excellence Agenda. The division works to attain the university diversity and inclusion agenda by working with hiring authorities to recruit and retain talented and diverse faculty and staff and create a welcoming, affirming, and empowering culture of respect and inclusion. The division promotes leading practices in developing and recognizing outstanding faculty and staff, as well as enhancing communications to employees at all campuses. The division further strives to serve as consultant, partner, and advisor to all departments on a wide range of compliance and non-compliance issues; facilitates professional development of employees; and promotes effective employee communication in the university community.
Currently, the division is focused on growing a robust university-wide wellness program to support the work and personal lives of faculty and staff in their efforts to be productive members of a vibrant university community.
The division is comprised of the departments of Benefits, Communications, Compensation, Employee/Labor Relations, Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action, HR Outreach & Initiatives, Records, Talent Acquisition and Training & Development.
Vitale joined the Kent State University Human Resources division in 2005 and holds over 20 years of human resources experience. He has worked in the past as a Deputy Finance Director for U.S. Senator John Glenn and elected as a Council Pro Tempore for the City of Olmsted Falls. In 2013, he was a finalist for Cleveland Crain's Business' HR Leaders Award for the "2013 HR Executive of the Year" (http://www.crainscleveland.com/section/HR13).


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Penn set sail for North America shortly after receiving a royal charter from King Charles II of England to cover a debt, by which he became the proprietor of a huge tract of land in what is now Pennsylvania and Delaware. Arriving in the fall of 1682, he landed first at New Castle, before sailing further up the Delaware River to Upland (later renamed Chester) where he moored.1 Continuing his journey another fifteen miles by barge, he came to an area known today as Penn's Landing—a ten-block stretch along the river from Vine Street to South Street in Philadelphia. The importance once accorded this event is reflected by a superb menu from a banquet in 1854 celebrating the 172nd anniversary of his arrival. Hosted by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the dinner was held at La Pierre House, a new luxury hotel distinguished by a large statue of a bald eagle on the roof over its entrance.2
|La Pierre House (ca. 1854)
An American eagle also appears at the top of the menu shown below, perched here over a portrait of George Washington flanked by American flags, creating a splendid trifecta of patriotic images. Gilded and tinted in a lithographic process using three stones, the menu was made by Eugene Ketterlinus, one of the first printers in the country to produce colored and embossed lithographs. He received an award for his work from the Franklin Institute in 1858, sixteen years after establishing his printing house at 40 North Fourth Street, a few blocks from the wharves that lined the river where Penn landed.
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1. The settlers in the three southernmost counties of Pennsylvania were permitted to split off in 1704, establishing the semi-autonomous colony of Delaware with New Castle as its capital.
2. La Pierre House opened in 1853 on the west side of Broad Street, between Chestnut and Sansom Streets. It was designed by John McArthur, Jr., the architect of the Philadelphia City Hall, a landmark building that is topped with a statue of William Penn. La Pierre House, later renamed the Lafayette Hotel, closed in 1900.
3. The most prevalent story is that the Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving in 1621. Some maintain that it was held at Berkeley Plantation on the James River in Virginia in 1619.


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Split Nail – Causes and Prevention
Glamorized, long and shining fingernails are a part of ones wardrobe as they can make one look beautiful. So, what to do if fingernails or toenails incur damage or are splitting? Hiding a split nail by using nail polish is easy but it can be painful and nail cuticles can also be wounded if splitting of nails is not treated properly.
Causes for Split Nails
For proper treatment, it is required to determine the various causes of splitting nails. The below mentioned are common causes of splitting nail problem.
People who have splitting nails basically face two problems, breakage of nails and wounds. Therefore, it is necessary to treat the wounds underneath the nails as this would prevent the problem of split nail.
How to Treat a Wound?
The wounds are often addressed under the toenails or fingernails and people require necessary measures to disinfect and clean these wounds. They can use topical cream, antibacterial soap and anti-inflammatory balm to recover the wounds.
Split Nail Prevention Tips
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At the end, it can be said that proper maintenance and preventing nails from chemicals can easily prevent the problem of split nail.


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Rappahannock Central is a beautifully restored apple packing facility from the 1930s with touches of modern architecture like stainless steel railings, corrugated steel and ultra-chic European light fixtures combined with rustic wood floors and sliding stable doors. It currently houses the River District Arts studios, Old Rag Photography Gallery, The Confluent Gallery, The River Gallery, Artisan Market, Middle Street Gallery, Living Sky Foundation and El Quijote, a restaurant specializing in tapas and traditional Spanish dishes.
Next door, you can also spend hours looking for antiques at the Copper Fox Antiques in what must be one of Virginia largest antique warehouses or tour the famous Copper Fox Distillery, home of Wasmund Single Malt Whisky. Or get your grassfed beef or lams at the Heritage Hollow Farm Store or youir natural skin products at Valley Green Naturals. They are literally just steps away!
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It's a Tuesday evening, and local blues-rock duo Little Hurricane are slowly ascending the stairs of the Grantville trolley station. Anthony "Tone" Catalano has his small acoustic guitar casually slung over his back. Celeste "C.C." Spina carries a beaten-up, '60s-style green suitcase in her hand—her drum for the day.
When they reach the trolley platform, they pause.
"How was that? Was that good?" Tone asks a group of videographers and photographers.
"Yeah, that looked really cool," one of the videographers says. "I think that'll work."
That day, Little Hurricane participated in an installment of A Trolley Show, a locally produced YouTube series that features bands performing on the San Diego trolley. Inspired by popular web videos like Black Cab Sessions—a British series in which artists perform a song in the back of a cab—A Trolley Show provides an uncontrolled, even tumultuous setting for a band and the video crew. And it challenges bystanders, too, making them an unwitting part of the live performance.
The series was started by Andrew Rowley, a content provider for the Rancho Bernardo-based Internet-radio service Slacker Radio, along with five friends he met at SDSU and through 91X and Slacker. He graduated from SDSU a couple of years ago, where he studied theater arts with an emphasis in TV and film design. He came up with the idea for the series on a whim.
"One day, I was just driving under a bridge with a trolley going over it," Rowley says. "The idea of a band playing in there just kind of hit me. I thought, Yeah, that could work."
He and a team of friends began filming the series late last year. At first, they tried to fly under the radar of the Metropolitan Transit System, which runs the trolley, and sometimes they got in trouble with MTS security. But in March, they struck a one-year contract with MTS allowing them to film on the trains.
MTS spokesperson Rob Schupp says the contract is "pretty informal." Rowley and his crew get to ride the trolley for free while shooting, and they're supposed to let MTS know when and where they're going to film. Otherwise, the contract doesn't specify any interaction between the two entities.
"We all thought it was a really cool idea, and it shows the trolley system in a new light, too," Schupp says.
With sponsorships from Taylor Guitars and Audio-Technica, Rowley now hopes to produce one video a week. So far, he and the crew have worked with a range of artists, from local acts like Maren Parusel and The Silent Comedy to big names like Allen Stone and Disney star Shane Harper. While a noisy trolley car might seem like a poor substitute for a stage, the setting puts artists outside their comfort zone, making for intimate and spontaneous performances.
At the Grantville trolley station, Little Hurricane and the crew load onto the Green Line train. Tone starts plucking on his guitar and lets out soft, howling vocals. C.C. enters as the song picks up. As she strains to sing over the noise of the clamoring train, she keeps a steady, stomping rhythm, beating a drum pedal against the side of the suitcase as she gingerly raps on the top with her drumsticks.
Many of the trolley-goers look surprised when Tone starts playing, but as the song goes on, nobody rises out of their seats to get closer. The train stops four times between Grantville and the crew's destination, Mission Valley Center. People get on, but nobody lingers long near the band.
At one point, a group of elderly people dressed in tuxedos and evening gowns practically walk right over the band mid-song as they board the train. The elderly folk avert their eyes from the performance. One man says to the others, "So, should we find seats?" They walk to the other side of the car without looking back.
"Not everyone's as into music as you are, especially if you're someone like me, who's spent their whole life in music," Rowley explains later. "Some people are just kind of zoned out."
But the trolley audiences aren't always apathetic. In a video featuring local pop musician Kevin Martin, the crowd on the train comes alive. The band starts clapping to the beat during the song, and many people on the trolley merrily join in.
The underwhelming reaction to Little Hurricane—a band that's sold out local venues like The Casbah—underscores the Trolley Show philosophy. Some crowds might react as if it's The Beatles playing their famous rooftop show. Others might feel like they're being accosted by noisy hipsters.
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Twitter For Administrators
The following is a guest post from our good friend, Steven Anderson, who is a District Instructional Technologist in Winston-Salem, NC. Steven works with district and school administrators on how to harness the power of technology to enhance learning.
Twitter For Administrators
So, you've heard about Twitter. You are curious. You think it would be a great means of communication for your school or your district. But where do you start? How do you proceed?
It's simple my friends!
Here is my primer and some advice for schools (and districts) that want to start using Twitter.
Think First - There are a few questions you and your team (and it should be a team) will want to ask and answer before you jump in:
- What do you want to do with this account? What do you hope to accomplish? What do you want to communicate? So, you are going to have a Twitter account. Great! Why? What do you want to tell people? The possibilities here are really endless. But think beyond the basic stuff like picture day and what's for lunch. Consider taking pictures of kids doing collaborative projects or highlighting staff of the month. It can really go beyond all the regular communication and show the community what your school (or district) is all about.
- Who will be in charge of the account? Will there be just one person who will post or will you have multiple people who post? This is all situation dependent. I would say more than one person is great but too many and things can get out of hand and duplicate information could easily be posted. Keep it simple and experiment to find what works for your group.
- Will you follow anyone? Again, this is situation dependent. You may want to follow other schools and the teachers in your school but will you follow parents? Students? Community members? If you are just going to be broadcasting following becomes less of an issue. If you want to facilitate interaction then following is important and your group will need to decide some guidelines on who to follow.
- If someone sends you an @ message, will you respond? Often times your account will get mentioned or someone will send you a question. Your group will need to decide how to handle these questions. My district has a Twitter account but it is a one way conversation. It rarely will respond to questions from the general public. I believe it should be interactive. So take time to get back to folks who need information from you.
What's In A Name - Now you are ready to set up your account. You will need an email address that is not already associated with a Twitter account already. If you can have a generic email set up by the district that is the best way to handle that. Otherwise you will have to find an email address to use. (You could always set up a dummy gmail address as well.) The email address is used to confirm the account and sent notices of DM's and new followers and such. You will want to pick a name that is easy to remember and is your school's brand. This is the point where you will define who your school will be on Twitter. Remember though, users only have 140 characters to tweet with and if your user name is @RonaldReganHighSchool that doesn't leave a lot for others to tweet with. So maybe you go with @RRHS. Adding your location like town or state doesn't hurt either. Just keep it simple. And remember, there are several hundred million Twitter users so don't be disappointed if your first choice for a username is taken. Get creative and find something that can become your brand.
Who Are You - A profile will go a long way in letting people know who you are. This is the place you can put in your full school name, location, description and link to your school website. You will also want to put in a picture, either of a mascot or school symbol. That helps other users identify, quickly, who you are.
Hashtags - A good idea is to also come up with a hashtag. This will allow you to track conversations even if your account is not mentioned in a tweet. So for example we use in our district, the initials as our hashtag, #wsfcs. The hashtag is good because classes and teachers can send tweets and still reference your school without mentioning you in the tweet. You can then collect them and retweet them as you see fit. And you don't have to follow everyone either to see what folks are saying. If you have monitors set up near your entrance you can use a program like Twitterfall to display all the tweets coming in on your hashtag. That might also entice folks to check out your Twitter account and learn more about your presence there.
Promote - The account does no good if no one knows about it. Let everyone know. Put a widget on your website so every time folks visit they see your updates. Tell parents about it in mailings home. A simple "Follow Us On Twitter" and a link will go a long way into getting folks to see what you are saying. You may also want to make some videos on how to find your updates and what you will be using your account for.
But I Don't Want To Be On Twitter - You may find resistance to the idea of a school Twitter account because folks don't want one of their own. That's cool. They don't have to have one. The easiest way to follow updates is to have their own account but they can also subscribe via the RSS feed found on your profile page, subscribe through SMS (text) messages on their phone (they have to have an account for this) or they can add the Facebook widget to their page and see the updates every they visit. And remember, you should have the widget on your school webpage so there are many ways to see the updates without actually your community using the service themselves.
There are some other basics you will need, especially if you haven't Tweeted before. Check out my Twitter In Education Livebinder for the basics.
So there it is. Are you, your school or district on Twitter? What advice do you have for folks?
About the Author
Steven Anderson is a District Instructional Technologist in Winston-Salem, NC. He is a strong advocate for incorporating social media into education. You can connect with Steven via Twitter by following @Web20classroom and subscribing to his blog, Blogging About The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom.
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Mallett Street Campus
What is there?
Sydney Nursing School and the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre
This campus houses the Sydney Nursing School, which has courses that lead to registration with the NSW Registration Board and to qualification in a range of nursing specialisations. The faculty has access to 300 clinical centres where trainee nurses can gain practical experience. The University's NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre is also on this campus.
Brain and Mind Research Institute
The Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI) is a collaboration of basic, translational and clinical researchers devoted to reducing the adverse impacts of brain and mind disorders. BMRI research is making a difference to a range of neurological and mental health conditions such as depression, autism, brain cancer, multiple sclerosis, and dementia. In addition to research, the institute offers a postgraduate program in Brain and Mind Sciences. Also located on-site at the BMRI is: headspace, Central Sydney, a youth mental health clinic; and the Clinical Centre.
Where is it?
- Sydney Nursing School
Level 4
88 Mallett Street
Phone: + 61 2 9351 0693
- NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre
Level 2,
610 Mallett St
Phone: + 61 2 9562 5000
- Brain & Mind Research Institute
94–100 Mallett Street
Reception: 100 Mallett Street
Phone: +61 2 9351 0774
Getting there
By bus from the City
For stops on Parramatta Road (closest to the Quadrangle at Camperdown/Darlington Campus) catch routes 412, 413, 436, 438, 439, 440, 461, 480, 483 or metrobus M10 from George Street or Railway Square.
There is no University-sponsored parking. Some street parking of 1 and 2 hours is available.


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Wolfpack to Play in Carolina Fall Classic
Oct. 2, 2003
Men's Tennis Match Notes (No. 3)
NC State men's tennis will send four freshmen to compete in the Carolina Fall Classic, with William Noblitt, Tyghe Carstens, Matt Simeon and Ryan Johnson making the trip to Chapel Hill. All four competed last weekend in the UVa. Fall Invitational. The event will be held Friday, Oct. 3 until Sunday, Oct. 5 at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.


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New look doubtful, but boost to innards expected.
With so much chatter about a new PSP emerging at E3, talk of a rejigged PS3 has been non-existent. Until now.
Over in the US, the FCC has unleashed four new model numbers, pointing towards two new editions of the PS3 rocking up next week. Two of the four touted are debug consoles, therefore suggesting two newer models are on the cards.
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- E3 2010 rumours: What to expect
- PS3 and Xbox 360 set for price cuts
The model listed as CECH-2501B by the FCC is said to be the same as the other CECH-2501A model, expect it'll have a different hard drive. That could well mean the PS3 getting even bigger than its current top end 250GB incarnation.
The changes are not expected to be cosmetic, with new chips likely to be the only other major tweak alongside the HDD boost. Of course, all will be revealed at E3, which gets under way next week. Stay tuned for all the news from the show as we get it.
Via Gizmodo