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A training consultancy is celebrating 10 years in business with a day of tips and support for its friends and clients.
SWA was launched a decade ago by Steve Walker and is now based in offices in Watermead Business Park, Syston.
The company provides training and development for some of the country's biggest businesses, and saw turnover grow from £1.4 million in 2011-12 to £2.2 million in 2012-13.
Managing director Steve Walker – who is also chairman of the Institute of Director's East Midlands Young Directors Forum – is hosting an invitation-only day of celebration at the City Rooms in Leicester on Wednesday.
He said: "We are expecting about 100 organisations attending from organisations.
"Moving into our 10th year in business is a very proud time for everyone at SWA. This celebration event is an opportunity for us to thank our customers and to discuss our future plans."


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Ha! I hear they are doing another taping in November for something else. That show will be co-ed - will keep you posted!
Ah. That is annoying. I didn't realize that- thanks for the heads up. I'll look at the fine print next time!
Thanks for the thanks! I appreciate it!
You're welcome! Enjoy - just picked mine up =)
Hmm. I don't know - have you tried it? It's been the first coupon on the page that pops up for me. I don't know why it wouldn't be for you too. Just printed mine!
PS: Kick backs!? LOL… I'd be happy if someone threw me a free burrito once in a while -- no such thing ;)
Hmmm -- I go to the one in Clifton, NJ right off Route 3 all the time! It's awesome.
There's also one in Edgewater, Pompton Plains, Mahwah, Parsippany, Millville, Deptford, Mays Landing and more.
I listed the location finder above but here's another link for around my neighborhood:
Sorry that you couldn't find one near you!
Really? That shouldn't have happened. Please send me a personal message with the location you visited so I can work that out. Thank you for letting me know.
You are welcome! PS: I think they send a $.75 off coupon with the sample!
Briefster - you nailed it. I just spoke to her and sent her a link about 'quick change scam' and this is pretty much exactly what happened. Thanks, while it still sucks it gives her a little comfort to know how it happened.
My sister recounted the story to me as best she could - she felt utterly confused with exactly what happened. They really did a number on her. She said they were lovely and talking about stuff to do with toddlers, the summer coming, etc, etc… She felt totally suckered. It wasn't until they were gone that she realized what hit her.
I think when someone STEALS from you, it's actually the fault of the thief, though I (nor would she) argue that ultimately it's her responsibility to keep an eye out on what's going on.
Yes she feels foolish for being distracted and for naively letting her guard down. There's no more sickening feeling than knowing that you made a huge blunder. The point of the story is that you should never let your guard down and people will try to take advantage.
The other point was to give a 'heads up' to fellow NJ garage sale holders that this is going down so be on alert.
Awesome! Thanks for the kind words =)
Ha! No wonder it's so cheap to eat there now!
But seriously - many are closed but I guess a few are still operating since they are still advertising and even mentioned "Mother's Day" specials… If you like CB's better get some before they are all gone!
Thanks for the review. I've been considering picking up a pair of these - my knees are pretty good but I do get hip pain when I run. I wonder how they would do? Hmm.
OOPS! HA! Was so excited about this that I missed my "sketchy" spelling job. (My whole life I thought it was spelled that way. Eeks.) I have fixed it. Thanks for bringing my attention to the error!
Oh boo! I was able to get this one. I'll investigate and find out what the problem is.
Could be - I've never been to Circus but judging from the website, yep. That looks like a pretty cool place too.
I used to love "Rolling Thunder" as a kid. Nothing was more exciting than pulling into the parking lot and seeing that old-school wooden coaster looming in the distance.

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SARASOTA, Fla. --- Cal Ripken was at Ed Smith Stadium on Tuesday promoting his new children's book, "Squeeze Play." During a media session, he was asked about one of his successors.
The Orioles have had a number of great shortstops. Ripken is the best, but J.J. Hardy is on the list. Before Tuesday's game, Ripken warmed up for his first pitch by playing catch with Hardy. Mark the Iron Man as a Hardy admirer.
"He does it without a lot of fanfare. He does it consistently. He makes all of the plays and is in the right spot all the time. And it doesn't going to go unnoticed to me," Ripken said. "Being able to see him in an Orioles uniform gives you a chance to see him a little bit more every day and you fully start to appreciate what his presence means in the middle of that lineup, in the middle of that field. He is a very good shortstop – I don't know if you know that or not," Ripken joked.
He'd like to see the Orioles extend Hardy.
"Think about what you have now. You have one of the best shortstops in the league playing shortstop for you every day, being productive. And then you have a young kid [Manny Machado] next to him that has proved out that he can be considered one of the best third basemen in the league. So you have a great left side of the infield. So who wouldn't want that? Now having said that if JJ goes down to injury or J.J. ends up moving on, it's interesting to look at the skills set that Manny Machado brings. And to project him at the position," Ripken said.
"I'm not in the inner meetings of Buck Showalter and Dan Duquette and kind of thinking about what they are doing. I'm saying it from a shortstop's perspective seeing a skills set that Manny brings and the strength of arm. At some point it would be interesting to see him apply those types of skills to the position of shortstop. But if you had a choice of having those two guys for five, six more years, that's a pretty good left side of the infield."
[RELATED: Ripken on Orioles additions: 'Exciting and a surprise']
Ripken spent his entire career in the American League, and only in the last five years was there interleague play. As a broadcaster with TBS, Ripken gets to see the National League.
"I really enjoyed being around the St. Louis Cardinals last year. It's interesting to see the youth and how the youth was embraced at the big league level. And some of their organizational philosophies were pretty cool to witness first hand," Ripken said.
"Individual players around the league I tend to peek in on Troy Tulowitzki every once and a while to see his skill set because he is a big strong guy and has a unique set of skills where he almost plays in a running style similar to smaller shortstops. He has different gears, which I found fascinating. And he's a thinker in that position, so I like talking to him.
"You know, the Bryce Harpers and the Mike Trouts, they are interesting. The success they have had at such an early age and the way that they keep modifying and evolving their games. That's really interesting to watch. So I can't say that I have a favorite team that I am following around or a favorite player. I am a fan of the game but some of those storylines kind of interest me," Ripken said.


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Reverse Varieties Of The
1959 Franklin Half Dollar
by Ken Potter
Copyright Ken Potter 1999
(Originally published in Coin World's Variety Notebook Column August 1999)
A reader recently asked if there were two or three 1959 Franklin half dollar reverse varieties. He had been told by a friend that there were three "types" yet the only reference he could find addressing the subject was in "Walter Breens Complete Encyclopedia of United States & Colonial Coins" where two distinct design "types" are listed.
Breen was correct in that there are only two "types" (or what I prefer to call "varieties") and as he notes, the variations primarily affect the small eagle to the right of the Liberty Bell. They are referred to by me as Variety 1 - Low Relief Eagle and Variety 2 - High Relief Proof Style Eagle (the later as a "proof style" because the enhanced design was intended for proof coins).
Every so often rumor has it that there are three design varieties. This is because one early reference mentioning the varieties, "Major Variety and Oddity Guide of United States Coins" by Frank Spadone lists three "types" in all seven editions of his book. In addition to the first two "types" discussed, he lists a "Type 3 - Low Relief Eagle; three feathers to the left of the eagles perch."
While Spadone was correct in identifying low and high relief eagle varieties, what he failed to recognize was that his Type 3 was not a distinct design variety at all, but a Class III / Dual-Design Hub doubled die created by impressing a die first with the low relief eagle design hub and subsequently with the high relief eagle design hub. Since both styles of eagle occupied the same area on the coin, the act of hubbing (impressing) one image over the other created more of a composite eagle than one with distinct doubling or notching (though some clear separation lines can be seen on the left leg). To complicate things further, the earlier impression(s) of the low relief eagle were of insufficient strength and relief to allow the later high relief eagle impression to fully form. The result was a pretty confusing eagle that at first glance doesnt look anything like either of its parents! However, when the observer studies both designs closely and then relates them to the doubled die it becomes apparent that the disheveled appearance of some of the feathers and the general weakness of this craggy bird is due to both designs of this composite not complimenting each other and from a less than compatible hubbing sequence.
The variety also displays moderate doubling on most of E PLURIBUS UNUM, the bell hanger and bell striker.
The differences in the style of the eagle found to the right of the Liberty Bell on the reverse of the 1959 Franklin Half are shown above. The first is the Variety-1/Low Relief Eagle followed by the Variety-2/High Relief Proof Style Eagle and lastly by the High over Low Relief Eagle Doubled Die Reverse. Photos copyright 1999 Ken Potter.
Due to a phenomenon known as work hardening, (which causes the metal of the face of a die to become too hard and brittle to allow a complete image to be sunk into a die in one operation), several hubbings are required to produce working dies produced via the multiple hubbing process. Between each hubbing the die is removed from the press and annealed (softened) thus allowing for another impression without shattering the die. If for any reason a misgauge of images occurs when a hub is lined up with the image of an incomplete die then doubling results. In this case its apparent two different hubs with variances in design were used interchangeably to create one die.
In regard to scarcity, my findings (as reported upon in Breen) indicate that approximately 20% of the 1959 mintage was made with regular Variety 1 reverse dies while approximately 80% were struck from what appears to be retired proof dies featuring the Variety 2 reverse. The doubled die reverse is restricted to just the one die and may have seen a production run ranging anywhere from 250,000 to 500,000 pieces.
Ken Potter is the official attributer and lister of world doubled dies for the Combined Organizations of Numismatic Error Collectors of America and for the National Collector's Association of Die Doubling. He privately lists U.S. doubled dies and other collectable variety types on both U.S. and world coins in the Variety Coin Register.
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MacArthur Fellows / Meet the Class of 2008
John Ochsendorf
Structural Engineer / Architectural Preservationist
Department of Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Age: 34
Published January 27, 2008
John Ochsendorf is a structural engineer and architectural historian who works to preserve historic structures and to reinterpret ancient technologies for contemporary use. In a discipline whose practitioners rarely venture into comparative cultural and historical studies, Ochsendorf is a pioneer in exploring alternative engineering traditions. His early studies investigated the construction of hand-woven, fiber suspension bridges that spanned the deep ravines and connected the territories of the Inca Empire. In addition to conducting fieldwork in Peru and analyzing historical accounts of these bridges, he developed a method for testing the strength of the ancient rope-weaving technique to produce the first data on its performance. His cross-cultural interest in bridges also led him to in-depth studies of suspension and cable-stayed bridges in Japan. More recently, Ochsendorf has turned his attention to identifying the causes of vault and buttress failures in French and Spanish Romanesque churches. Applying his understanding of structural mechanics to problems of masonry construction, his detailed analyses of barrel-vaulted churches are helping to evaluate the safety and condition of particular buildings and to develop practical strategies to address their vulnerabilities, stabilization, and restoration. For another recent project, Ochsendorf led his students in the design of England's Pines Calyx dome, a robust, energy-efficient structure built from local resources using a tile vaulting system patented in the 19th century by Spanish architect Rafael Guastavino. While conducting structural assessments of historic monuments around the world, Ochsendorf develops new methods for establishing the stability of ancient buildings and draws important lessons from them that will guide the construction of more efficient architecture in the future.
John Ochsendorf received a B.Sc. (1996) from Cornell University, an M.Sc. (1998) from Princeton University, and a Ph.D. (2002) from Cambridge University. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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The seminars are part of DoD's support, marshaled by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Equal Opportunity William E. Leftwich III, of the President's Initiative on Race. University students from many institutions in New Mexico will participate in the Nov. 13 discussion. The aim of the "One America Conversation" is to move the country closer to a stronger, more just, and more unified society, one that offers opportunity and fairness to all Americans. The forums offer the chance for every citizen in our country to be part of a great national conversation about America's racial diversity and about the strength diversity brings.
Media interested in covering the session at the University of New Mexico should contact the event coordinator, Laura E. Valdez, at (505) 277-3361.


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The Colorado Rockies third baseman of the future has been stuck in the past.
That's about to change. On Monday night, the Colorado Rockies recalled third baseman Ian Stewart, ending his highly successful return to the Sky Sox. He hopes – as everyone who supports the Rockies hopes – he revived his sagging career in Colorado Springs.


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Vegan crepes and desserts here are awesome!
Posted by Anonymous on 01/09/2009
I pretty much eat here every day- healthy, fresh, and cheap! The people are really cool and there's also cool music playing while you wait for your food. Best for a quick laid back meal (the place is cramped) or take out. Get goat cheese on your sandwhiches- so good!
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I ordered lunch from Atlas on delivery.com. It showed up relatively fast, but the condition it arrived in was obscene. I ordered the cous cous with vegetables, which also comes with a side container of "sauce" that you're supposed to dump over the platter. I also ordered a side salad and some iced tea. I could see as soon as the bag was handed to me that the container of sauce had spilled. But, because it's supposed to go over the platter of cous cous anyway, the delivery person didn't seem to view this as a problem or mistake. Unfortunately I was too hungry to fight him, so I paid and sent him along. Upon closer inspection I probably should have sent him packing with the food and no money. The sauce was EVERYWHERE. The salad had opened and carrots were falling out all over the place, and the iced tea wasn't properly packed up so that spilled a bit too. Opening everything was a nightmare that resulted in veggie sauce on my desk and t shirt. And i couldn't really take anything out of the bag. I just had to eat over the plastic and paper bags. And to top it all off - the food was only so so. Most of the reviews of this place are pretty good, and I may try going to the cafe, but I will never order their delivery again.
Posted by Andrew on 06/10/2008
For a long time lover of all things New York, it amazes me that there are places I've not yet been to but last night friends took me to Atlas for the first time. Yes the place is tiny and the staff a little abrupt (I would be too if I worked in such small quarters) but even though we just had dessert, I am sold on the place. The chocoloate yougurt was phenomenal and the blueberries I had mixed in with it fresh and fruity. It's one of the last vestiges of old New York and well worth the visit.
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I visited NYC on vacation with my boyfriend. I am a vegan and he's an omni, so I searched for some local places we could both eat, and this was one of those I came up with. We went initially to stock up on some Vegan Treats desserts for the week, but the place was just cool overall! Don't expect to be pampered - the staff is really chill and not afraid to yell "next!" over your shoulder, but only by necessity. Small staff, small space, large following! The food is flavorful, the soft-serve is huge, and the desserts are the best I've ever had, period. Try any of the cakes (and they sell huge slices for the best price in Manhattan!), and you'll see what I mean.
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we eat here all the time and it is delicious and affordable. great soups, salads, and sandwiches.
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The Artichoke Chicken Sandwich is amazing! The Teriyaki Chicken Sandwich, not so amazing- too salty, I felt like I was getting a chemical peel in my mouth. However, the soups are great, as well as some of their pasta entrees. There menu can be a bit overwhelming, knowing what you want ahead of time is incredibly helpful. Yes the place is small, but forgiveably so. The staff is quite friendly, and the service is lightning quick! Take-out is the way to go here. Even for you claustrophobes, you'll be out of there before you can spell claustrophobia. If you are determined to dine there, the turnaround is decent- by the time your food is ready, you should have a place to sit. Bring a book and Enjoy! It's worth my trip in from Brooklyn.


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PIONEER VILLAGE - A new business is planning a grand opening on Nov. 21.
However, there is just one little problem - the property is not zoned for commercial use.
The Pioneer Village City Council may be able to solve that dilemma as it will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
Brookland Realty Co. is hoping to rezone a .75-acre tract near the corner of Preston Highway and Hebron Lane from R-1 Residential to B-2 Central Business.
SHEPHERDSVILLE -- A Shepherdsville police officer returned to work on Saturday but his appeal of disciplinary action taken against him is still pending.
Brent Dawson returned to work for the Shepherdsville Police Department on Saturday after serving a 30-day unpaid for his involvement in an allegedly illegal gambling operation in Hillview.
The long-time officer was charged in Bullitt District Court with loitering in a gambling establishment off Bells Mill Lane in August. He was not on duty at the time.
FRANKFORT - Chief Circuit Judge Rodney D. Burress and Family Court Judge Elise Givhan Spainhour, who serve Bullitt County, participated in the 2009 Circuit Judges Fall College held Sept. 20-24 in Lexington.
The Administrative Office of the Courts offered the college for Circuit Court judges and Family Court judges throughout the state.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - City officials closed down the use of its new gym due to issues over maintenance and vandalism.
Now, Shepherdsville officials are looking at what needs to be done on its community center located behind the old city hall on Frank E. Simon Avenue.
Bob Meek, scoutmaster for Troop 686, recently wrote a letter to city officials voicing some concerns about the community center, which the Boys Scouts remodeled several years ago.
SHEPHERDSVILLE -- He called it the most difficult decision he's had to make while serving on the Bullitt County Public School Board.
And Gary Wooldridge has had to make that decision twice in less than two full terms on the board.
While just one parent spoke on Tuesday, Wooldridge knows that many parents and students may be unhappy with the redistricting plan approved. At the same time, he knows there would be no way to make everyone happy.
LEBANON JUNCTION - William Clay Greenwell wasn't a man who sought out publicity.
In fact, several said he would probably be very humbled by the dedication service.
A special ceremony was recently held to name the Lebanon Junction Firehouse in his honor. It is a place he spent 55 years of his life.
With his wife, Peggy, and family on-hand, local friends and dignitaries, including U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie, paid their respects to the man who passed away during the winter.
While all the numbers are still being assembled, it appears the school district leadership is pretty pleased with the strides made in the latest round of testing.
While the CATS test has been put to rest, the federal No Child Left Behind remains.
The district made a great stride when students with disabilities tested at a level where they were shy of the goal but made significant progress to be granted Safe Harbor.
Few districts can claim to reach this level.
But the district has too many schools which are not reaching their individual targets.
When Kentucky's college basketball coaches are mired in a down year and look to build their teams for the future, they go to the proverbial ends of the earth to find prospects.
Knowing that competition for new players is fierce, they act aggressively to sell their program and their team ee" often concentrating on areas where previous recruiting successes have built relationships with local coaches and scouts.
State officials must employ a similar strategy in preparing Kentucky's economy and its work force for growth and success.
The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about two companies that claim to be Louisville-based businesses, but they are actually scams. Consumers across the country are contacting the BBB of Louisville, Southern Indiana, and Western Kentucky to inquire about these "companies."
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BBB has received over 100 inquiries on JC Henning, Inc from across the country. These scammers prey on the unemployed. They have a professional looking website at www.jchenninginc.com that features a photo of the corporate
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I'm not sure what hurts more after last night's season three finale of The Vampire Diaries, my eyes from all the crying or my neck from all the head-spinning. Like every finale (and yeah, every other EPISODE) the show has given us before, this was a game changer for Elena, the Salvatores, their friends and their enemies. So, if you haven't seen the episode yet, you definitely should stop reading now.
Though it was pure torment, I absolutely loved how everytime I started sobbing about a character dying, the next scene showed them to be alive and well. Perhaps because of all those twists, I was left feeling just a bit unsure about what went down after all. Here are my biggest questions — and a few answers.
1. Wait, so who's alive and who's dead now? And which actors aren't coming back next season?
Alaric, definitely. But maybe Matthew Davis will stick around as a friendly ghost, since Jeremy could really use a father figure around. Klaus was staked, but Bonnie did that spell that put him into Tyler's body, the way he once possessed Alaric. So Tyler's fine too. But does that mean Joseph Morgan's gone? Not necessarily, according to what exec producer Julie Plec told EW: "It's the same magic that was able to put Klaus into Alaric's body and Esther into Rebekah's. So you can extrapolate the future of Joseph Morgan on this show from that logic," she said. In both of those cases, everyone eventually returned to their own bodies. But Klaus burst into flames this time. "You know, I myself did not see his entire body burned to bits. So I can't say 100 percent that we've seen the last of him." Gotta love those TVD loopholes. Oh, and btw, Matt's OK. "I think for Matt to not survive that after everything would be just too damn tragic," Plec told EW.
2. Elena's finally a vampire! Does that mean we're going back to L.J. Smith's books as source material?
I have no idea the answer to this. Plec did explain that they always felt it wouldn't be good for the show if Elena turned as early in the series as she did in the books. But then again, in the books, she turns, dies, comes back as an angel-like thing and then becomes human again. Which sounds twisty enough for the show, if a little weird and complicated. Regardless, this makes me want to go back and reread all about her early vampire days.
3. Why do vampires' super speed and strength suddenly disappear at inopportune moments, like when saving people from an underwater car?
Seriously, shouldn't Stefan have been able to rescue everyone from both crashes, either by grabbing everyone really quickly or by lifting the whole car out of the water? Things are lighter underwater, you know.
4. So, will Elena stick with her choice of Stefan?
Hmmm. Something tells us that being a vampire will change a lot about Elena. She's not going to be the fragile doppelganger that everyone either wants to kill or use, and she got to do what she's wanted all along: sacrifice her life for those she loves. Maybe that will free her up to indulge in her wild side with Damon. Or maybe she'll be so pissed off at all vampires that she'll choose to be with someone else entirely. Hey, Matt's single!
5. What the hell are we going to do until fall?
Well, True Blood's coming back next month. Also, Kevin Williamson's original show about angsty teen love triangles in the South, Dawson's Creek, is now on Netflix on-demand. Who's up for rewatching that with me? Also, confession: I never watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer. So, when we finally stop crying, I think we'll find plenty to love about summer.
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Although some celebrities go all out for their nuptials, Salma Hayek insists she and new hubby Francois Henri-Pinault will not follow up their City Hall wedding with a lavish ceremony.
"I think a wedding is about love, friends, family, and fun," she said. "I think spending millions of dollars on a wedding is ridiculous and it has never been my dream. I would never do that."
Salma wed Francois in February after welcoming cutie daughter Valentina in September. [Source: People; Photo: Getty Images]


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Snowboy, you won't get to see the Rays blow it. And by Rays I mean Fernando Rodney. 8-6 BoSox. Joe always pulls him one batter too late.
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Jacklab Audio Distribution 1.0 for Media Artists
The Jacklab Audio Distribution (JAD) 1.0 aims to offer what the media artist's heart desires, audio, video and imaging. And it aims to help users migrate from Windows.
The distribution is a modified version of Suse 10.2 which uses a real time kernel. A real time kernel is better suited to multimedia applications and music software, as it prioritizes these processes.
JAD 1.0 is aiming to keep the bar low for Linux newcomers to help musicians and multimedia artists get started. After the install, users can start recording sound tracks with the Ardour 2 recording software, or edit videos with Kdenlive. The software synthesizer ZynAddSubFX, and the Rosegarden sequencer are included. Sound plugins can be integrated via the Linux LADSPA interface, and thanks to Wine plugins in the commercial VST format are also supported. The image manipulation programs Inkspace and Gimp are also included.
Thanks to Wine and Jost, the distribution integrates VST (Virtual Studio Technology), an interface between the audio software and effect plugins.
Jacklab is a community project by OpenSuse. For a more complete description of the JAD media distribution, check out the release notes. You can download JAD from the project website as a live CD or installer. The site also has a Wiki and a support forum.
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Qemu Flaw Lets the Guest Escape
Xen project announces a privilege escalation problem for Qemu host systems
Android Bug Threatens Millions of Users
Attackers can compromise an Android phone just by sending a text message
Lenovo and Canonical Announce Laptop Deal
PC vendor will pre-install Ubuntu on portables in India.
Mozilla Firefox Blocks Flash
More embarrassment for Adobe's embattled multimedia tool
Security Problem in Firefox's NoScript Add-On
Mozilla's script blocker add-on could be putting malware sites on the whitelist.
RIP SSLv3
The Internet community officially banishes the notoriously unsafe Secure Sockets Layer protocol.
Mate 1.1 Arrives
Popular desktop environment continues the Gnome 2 legacy – with new support for the Gnome 3 toolkit.
US Government Requires HTTPS
The Obama White House has issued a memorandum telling all US government agencies they must use HTTPS for all websites and web communication.
Mozilla Signs Firefox Add-Ons
New program will dial up security for the Firefox browser.
Fedora 22 Arrives
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Step 1: Materials
wood stain ( oil or water based)
clear polythene varnish
aluminum sheet
nails and screwdriver (or drill and screwdriver)-for tin punching
bulb holder
insulated wire
on/off switch
1/4" square dowels
wood glue
miter clamps
barbecue skewers
drill bit with 1/8" bit ( the size of the barbecue sticks)
Step 2: Chop your wood
Some reclaimed wood will also look nice as it would add to the texture of the lamp.
Find the center of the blocks and drill a hole through
For the base cut a larger square block and cut a thin plywood the same size. Drill the hole only in the base plate..cut a slot for the wire and drill pilot holes in the plywood to screw and fix it to the base plate.
Sand the blocks...I sanded the edges too as i have children. Now treat the wood with wood preservative.
Stack the blocks randomly till you achieve the height you want. If you are going to stain all the same color then it's not a problem. As I was doing this for my cousin and she wanted assorted colors...I marked around the hole which colors that particular block would be.
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Thursday, October 17, 2013
While Community Weekend and peak foliage have just passed, and unseasonably warm temps continue, there is a big change coming this weekend. Crickets are still chirping in the evenings now, but in the next few days, the prevailing temps should be twenty degrees colder. The stark quiet of stick season and winter are coming.
We usually receive our first snowfall right around now and the forecast is looking good for some flakes on Friday and Saturday nights and again next Thursday into Friday. Keep an eye on the higher elevations. Got your pass yet?
Speaking of winter, be sure to vote in the Powder Magazine Ski Town Throwdown. We are up against Stratton in the first round.
Snowliage on its way? Early turns at MRG from a previous season.
Many thanks to everyone that joined us for Community Day and Oktoberfest last weekend. The weather was perfect and the smiles were wide. Sunday's Sugarbush Mad Dash to benefit the Mad River Path Association was the biggest it has ever been.
Community Day Dog Hike.
Olivia riding during Egan's bike clinic on Community Day.
Go! The Sugarbush Mad Dash was a huge success this year.
Mad Dash Kids Fun Run!
This winter will be the first one in 48 years that Heli will not be coaching in Ski and Ride. We are honored by your service!
Aww, what a cute little pumpkin. The squash is nice too.
Watch for biker gangs taking over the courtyard.
Owl howl.
Oktoberfesting at Castlerock Pub.
Ski and Ride Conditioning Class at the SHARC. Still time to join!
Fall fun continues.
Fall has fallen in many spots already, but good to great color lingers in sheltered lower and middle elevations. Some of the best areas currently are Chase Brook Town Forest near the bottom of German Flats Rd, the east face of Bragg Hill, Center Fayston, the Valley downtowns and anywhere with a lot of beech trees and big strong maples. The Waitsfield and Moretown Commons are also good.
Village Chair on Saturday.
Summer and fall mountain activities have concluded for the season, but the Sugarbush Golf Club is still open for a few more weeks. In case of inclement weather, the course may close for the day. Call the Pro Shop at 802-583-6725 for updates.
Enjoy the last bits of warm weather, winter is just around the corner.
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How Inappropriate Drug Shortages Are Compromising Emergency Medical Care
Although we used to have any drug we needed at our fingertips (regulatory interference notwithstanding) today we don't. So, what has changed? Have they run out of the rare "zine" compound that is needed to make Compazine, or the "tron" in ondansetron? Hardly! We can only order what the pharmaceutical companies are willing and able to produce.
In the Journal of the American Medical Association, January, 2012, Gehrett published an interesting article about the drug shortage. To no one's surprise, the shortages are strongly related to financial incentives of the pharmaceutical companies. Although some chemotherapeutic agents have also fallen in short supply, the drugs experiencing national shortages are usually low-cost agents such as metoclopramide, prochlorperazine, morphine sulfate and even ondansetron. The shortages are often with injectables that require more effort to produce, as quality assurance mechanisms for injectable drugs are often more involved, and expensive, than orally delivered medications. Generic drugs (off patent) that are expensive to produce, but inexpensive to purchase are most likely to make the shortage list.
Unfortunately, patients are the most likely to be harmed by these shortages as free enterprise influences what drugs are to be produced. Common medications for acute migraine management, including prochlorperazine and metoclopramide, are rarely available anymore. This results in substandard management of migraine sufferers. In addition, benzodiazepines, such as diazepam (Valium) and lorazepam (Ativan) are also becoming scarce. In some cases, the unavailability of these drugs leaves clinicians with no suitable substitute, forcing the provider to use a substandard treatment.
I know we live in a capitalist society, and I'm fine with that. It's usually a good thing. However, when financial motivation is allowed to impact drug availability, we all suffer. Driving the market by advertising, drug reps, doughnuts, pens and fancy brochures is one thing. Influencing our prescribing patterns by way of production levels – or a lack thereof – is something quite different.
Drug shortages are not a new problem, but they do seem to be getting worse. In 2005, the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research reported 62 drug shortages. There were 157 (72 injectables) in 2009, 178 (132 injectables) in 2010 and somewhere between 200 and 300 for 2011.
So, who's to blame? From my perspective, the burden lies on the pharmaceutical industry and the Federal government. However, to be fair, this is a complex, multifactorial problem with no easy fix on the horizon. Although some drugs are produced by multiple manufacturers and at multiple sites, they're often supplied by a single vendor. In addition, foreign countries supply 80% of the components needed for drug manufacturing, and many drugs have limited shelf lives. The propofol shortage a couple of years ago was actually due to quality control and not due to low production levels. Two of the three manufacturers had their supplies recalled due to contamination from bacteria and particulate matter. So, there are legitimate shortages that are, perhaps, out of the drug companies' control. However, many are due to a lack of financial incentive for their production and distribution. Plain and simply, drugs without a return on investment take a back seat to those that cost more. With benefits managers contracting for volume discounts (lowering the selling price) and Medicare rates equaling the selling price plus 6%, the financial incentive for generic, injectable drugs is almost non-existent.
The government has fallen short with respect to policing the pharmaceutical industry and ensuring production of the drugs our ED patients need. If a drug company is the sole producer of a drug or they are producing a "medically necessary product" (whatever that means), they are required to report their intention to discontinue production to the FDA. Otherwise, reporting of product discontinuation or anticipated shortages are only subject to voluntary reporting. Given advance notice, the FDA has proven success in averting or limiting some shortages. The FDA averted 38 shortages in 2010 and 99 shortages in 2011 when advance notice was provided. Fortunately, the FDA is working toward managing these shortages and avoiding them. In October of 2011, an executive order was signed by President Obama, providing the FDA with expanded authority. This new power will require adequate, advance reporting of shortages. In addition, this may include fast tracking new manufacturing sites. This process currently takes approximately three years. Although this is a good start, our troubles are far from over. The medication crisis is in the hands of the Federal government and the pharmaceutical industry. And that just doesn't sound like a winning combination.
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I don't see this problem so much in the ED, but if docs didn't succumb to pen/donut/disco unt card fever (looking at you dermatologists) and write for trendy new brand name drugs without having the patient failing standard therapies first maybe the drug companies wouldn't abandon old standby generics for revenue.
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Dr. Klauer, you are right on target to the significance and breadth of the problem. You are way off base as to the reason for it. I refer you to a recent statement before the Senate Finance Committee by Scott Gottlieb, MD of the American Enterprise Institute. See http://www.aei.org/speech/health/healthcare-reform/drug-shortages-why-they-happen-and-what-they-mean/
Dr. Gottlieb's testimony is very helpful in pointing out that the Federal government has a significant part to assume not "by policing" as you suggest but to back off on price control and limiting regulation that affects the manufacture of the products we know to be so necessary in our daily practice. Price controls never have been effective in their intent, there are always consequences. Neither is centralized control from Washington. Thank you for raising the issue. Please read the work of Dr. Gottlieb, I believe you will find it quite informative and a path to a better solution.
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"ORTON, a parish in the ward and county of Cumberland, 5 miles S.W. of Carlisle, its post town, and 7 N.E. of Wigton. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricultural. The parish includes the townships of Great Orton and Baldwinholme. The village is of ancient date, and was formerly defended against the moss troopers by earthworks. From an elevation called Parson's Thorn, upwards of a dozen churches may be seen, among which are several in Scotland. Coal is found."
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More than 300 athletes from 27 countries are in town this weekend for the 2006 Nissan Velocity Games, a three-day event along McGee Beach. This year the games will combine the AT&T U.S. Open Windsurfing Regatta, U.S. Open Kiteboarding Championship and the Wells Fargo Open SkateJam with C-101's Rex Gabriel serving as master of ceremonies.
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As practitioners of the emerging science of geology dug up previously unknown creatures of enormous size, readers of their books and articles responded with a mix of fascination and anxiety.
These finds open up a new horizon of research into the earliest hominins and how they lived. They also provide us with even more clues in our ongoing search for the last common ancestor.
Though the fossil record does not include every plant and animal that ever lived, it provides substantial evidence for the common descent of life via evolution. The fossil record is a remarkable gift for the study of nature.
Sometimes when I am studying evolution, I take a step back and worship my Lord because I am so in awe.
From geology to biology to research into the origin of life itself, the power of water shows the faithfulness and creativity of our Creator.
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A common challenge to evolutionary theory is that while life does indeed change over time (what is known as microevolution), no one has ever seen one species evolve into another species (macroevolution).
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How to Play Beer Pong
Two Methods:Beer pong etiquetteBabe Ruth (Advanced Player Rules)
Few games are so well-known and well-liked across college campuses as Beer Pong, which is also known as Beirut Party. While technically a drinking game, beer pong requires a great deal of skill and a little luck, and it can be enjoyed by just about anybody of legal age. Want to master the art of beer pong? Read on.
1Beer Pong can be played one-on-one or with teams of two.Ad
2Half-fill several 16-oz plastic cups with beer. You can vary the amount of beer per cup, so each side has an equal amount of beer in each cup.
3Prepare a clean-up bucket. While sanitation isn't exactly the cornerstone of beer pong, nobody wants to drink a tainted cup of beer. Have some clean water, a bucket and wipes to clean up spills, splashes and the balls.
4Set up the cups. Arrange the plastic cups into a 6-cup or 10-cup triangle at each end of the table.
5Determine who goes first. Many games are started by a member of each team playing rock, paper, scissors. Another variation is 'eye-to-eye' where the first team to make a cup while maintaining eye contact with the opponent gets first shot.
6Throw the balls into cups. The goal is to attempt throwing two balls on each turn across the length of the table and into the cups of the opposing team. In one variation, each ball must be lobbed (not bounced) directly into a cup. If bouncing the ball off the table or off your opponent's body is allowed, then the opposing team can catch or swat a ball away once it has bounced or come in contact with a player.
7Drink up! At the end of a turn, each cup containing a ball is drank by the opposing team. When a team wins a double or triple drink score (see Scoring), the opposing team must select another drink or drinks from the table, in addition to the one the ball has landed in.
9Throw two balls per round. The same team continues throwing 2 balls per round until there is a miss. After the turn is completed, the opposite team throws at the first team's cups, and the process repeats.
10Remove cups. At the end of a round, each cup containing a ball is drunk by the opposing team, and is thus removed from the table. The remaining cups stay in their place. Usually, each team is allowed two "re-racks" per game, in which the opposing team is required to rearrange their cups in a pattern such as a diamond or a sword, making it easier to make shots.
11Keep playing until one team has no cups remaining. The object of the game is make a ball in each of your opponent's cups.Ad
Method 1 of 2: Beer pong etiquette
1No touching the ball before a bounce. If your opponent touches the ball before it goes into a cup or hits the table, the person that shot the ball gets to repeat the shot.
2If opposite team shoots on their turn before drinking cup made by other team, the game is lost.
3Play fair. If a ball balances between the rim of two cups, is it generally frowned upon to blow the ball into a cup, and is considered cheating.
4A bounce shot counts as 2 cups and the player that made the shot can pick the other cup that he/she wants to be removed.
5An island shot is when a cup is completely isolated from the rest. If you call island and shoot and get it in the "island" cup, it counts as 2 cups and the same rules for a bounce is followed about picking which cup also gets removed.
6In most variations, if your team is down to one cup and the opponent makes a ball in that cup, you have a chance to save the game from being a loss. This is called a 'rebuttal'. Each player on the now losing side gets to shoot until they miss. If the losing team sinks all cups it is no longer a loss and goes into 'overtime'. Overtime consists of a smaller set of cups than the original game. This is usually 3 cups for a 6 and 10 cup game.
7A popular house rule is the "Party Cup Rule". Once the ball touches beer in a cup it is considered a party cup until there is no beer left in that cup. If at any time the opposing team sinks your party cup you lose the game. This also includes your side beer.Ad
Method 2 of 2: Babe Ruth (Advanced Player Rules)
1Call out which cup you are going to hit before you throw. If you hit the cup you called, your opponent drinks that cup. If you miss your target and it goes in the wrong cup, it counts as a miss, and that cup remains on the table.
2After a team has won all the cups, the opposing team gets a last turn. They keep shooting until they miss, at which time the game is over. If they make all the cups in their last turn, then a 3 cup overtime is played, again starting with rock, paper, scissors.Ad
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- Don't stand close to the table when your opponent is shooting. If you stand too close to the table you give them a better perception of distance, and it will be easier for them to sink a cup.
- The largest factor in having a good technique is that you follow through. Your hand should not just release the ball into the air, but follow it through all the way into the cup that you're aiming at.
- Always aim for a specific cup. Even when you're throwing at large groups early in the game, if you do not aim for a single target then you will never get any better!
- In many games, the players can designate a "foul line" beyond which a player's hand (or elbow) may not pass when he or she is throwing the ball. This foul line is often designated as the edge of the table.
- While everyone should develop their own style, the easiest way for beginners is often to put your shooting hand on a 90 degree angle and to ensure your arm goes straight when you throw.
- Designate a table specifically for playing beer pong.
- Everywhere beer pong is played there will be variations in the game.
- "Bounce back", when you get the ball after you've already shot it and it bounces or rolls back to your side of The table, you get a chance to shoot that ball behind your back and potentially make it in.
- Don't throw both balls at the same time. That would be painful!
- If you are playing bounce, fake distractions behind people and then simply bounce it easily into their cups.
- For all-ages fun, or to avoid the harm of too much alcohol, replace the beer with a non-alcoholic beverage. Apple cider is a good alternative, as its taste is somewhat similar to wine.
- Do not drink if you plan to drive after your games.
- To reduce the risk of germ infection and "pong flu" from contaminated beer, use water instead of beer in the game cups, and drink clean beer stored separately when you lose points.
- Always drink responsibly.
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- 16 ounce plastic cups
- Beer
- Standard ping pong balls
- Two Teams of 1 or more
- Long Table
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Anglicized form of Gaelic Domhnall. The final -d of the Anglicized form derives partly from misinterpretation by English speakers of the Gaelic pronunciation, and partly from association with Germanic-origin names such as Ronald. This name is strongly associated with clan Macdonald, the clan of the medieval Lords of the Isles, but is now also widely used by families with no Scottish connections.
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Alter Ego A Worldwide Documentary About Graffiti Writing: This documentary film gives us a close inside look into the biggest art movement the world has seen so far, and into an art form that is not really accepted as such and yet not understood by most of the people.
INFAMY is an intense journey into the dangerous lives and obsessed minds of six of America's most prolific graffiti artists. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Doug Pray ("Hype!" and "Scratch") who teamed up with writer, publisher, and graffiti guru Roger Gastman, the movie takes you deep into the world of street legends SABER, TOOMER, JASE, CLAW,...
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Of Germanic origin. The name referred originally to a member of the tribe of the Franks, who are said to have got the name from a characteristic type of spear that they used. When the Franks migrated into Gaul in the 4th century, the country received its modern name of France (Late Latin Francia) and the tribal term Frank came to mean 'Frenchman'. The name is now also used as a short form of Francis or Franklin.
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My wife's brother has entered into a part-tim business venture that I think is really neat. His wife is a graphics artist and after having their child, decided to stay at home. In looking for some way to add extra income they came up with this idea.
They are designing their own T-shirts and I think they are great. I have placed these pictures along with contact information. I am planning to use them with our youth outings.
Brother Van came up with this as an inspiration from God. I encourage you to visit his website and read the history behind the inspiration. This much I can tell you. Gail's dad fought cancer for over 10 years. Van has made it possible that a percentage of the proceeds goes to the Cancer Society.
You can contact him at his website, which is linked above, or you can write:
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Michel Serres - The Natural Contract
"Now if there is a law, and thus a history, for subjective wars, there is none for objective violence, which is without limit or rule, and thus without history.
The growth of our rational means carries us off, at a speed difficult to estimate, in the direction of the destruction of the world, which, in a rather recent backlash, could condemn us all together, and no longer by locales, to automatic extinction. Suddenly we are returning to the most ancient times, whose memory has been preserved only in and through the ideas of philosophers who theorize the law, times when our cultures, saved by a contract, invented our history, which is defined by forgetting the state that preceded it.
In conditions very different from this first state, but nonetheless parallel, we must, therefore, once again, under the threat of collective death, invent a law for objective violence. We find ourselves in the same position as our unimaginable ancestors when they invented the oldest law, which transformed their subjective violence, through a contract, into what we call wars. We must make a new pact, a new preliminary agreement with the objective enemy of the human world: the world as such. A war of everyone against everything.
If we must renew our ties with a history's foundations, that is a clear indication that we are seeing its end. Is this the death of Mars? What are we going to do with our armies? This astonishing question has come back to haunt our governments. But more than that is at stake: the necessity to revise and even re-sign the primitive social contract. This unites us for better and for worse, along the first diagonal, without the world. Now that we know how to join forces in the face of danger, we must envisage, along the other diagonal, a new pact to sign with the world: the natural contract.
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This is likely the tenth time Pentax says that they are working on a new Full Frame camera (Source: Pentaxforums). But that timeit's said that Pentax has already a working prototype. And seeing how hard it is to really compete in the Pro segment against the Nikon-Canon dominance I would not be surprised to see a Mirrorless Full Frame from Pentax. The advantages would be clear:
1) No real competition yet (Leica doesn't count). And no Canon-Nikon hegemony to deal with.
2) It would have the famous "WOW" factor. It would be a unique product and certainly many would look at it.
So let's go Pentax...just (finally) do it! :)
P.S.: It is rumored that Samsung may announce a FF mirrorless in Spring. While more reliable rumors are coming from the Sony front where a new NEX-FF system will be launched in 2014.
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Newport Jazz Festival 2008
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JOE FAILK gave props (18 Dec 2009):
Excellent Composition!
dp * gave props (18 Dec 2009):
Very cool capture. LuvIt. dp
Llorenç Rosanes (Deleted) said (18 Dec 2009):
There must be a studied relation between the music that they play and the shirts that they dress, because I have seen many Jazz concerts and there is always someone in the band with a shirt of these... Nice capture!
nö (Deleted) gave props (18 Dec 2009):
haha Llorenç, it's so true. and again john, very very cool capture.
Debrah Leonard (Deleted) gave props (18 Dec 2009):
I can always hear the music when I see your photos, John.
Yasmina Baggili (Deleted) gave props (18 Dec 2009):
great image!
Maura Wolfson-Foster gave props (18 Dec 2009):
Terrific photo - love his shirt :)
Jüri Vissak gave props (18 Dec 2009):
Great timing! Well done.
aokhotin (Deleted) said (18 Dec 2009):
Love his album with Pat Metheny "Beyond the Missoury Sky"
david ong gave props (18 Dec 2009):
excellent capture, great lighting!
Donald Garrett gave props (18 Dec 2009):
Great shot, John!
Lanis Rossi gave props (19 Dec 2009):
Very dramatic capture and entry!
PINAKI SARKAR gave props (19 Dec 2009):
nice shot
elfriede fulda gave props (19 Dec 2009):
Excellent capture,,love his concentration, and of course the shirt !
Andrew R. Weston (Deleted) said (19 Dec 2009):
Cool capture
Nelson Campbell (Deleted) gave props (20 Dec 2009):
Great entry and great shirt.
Judy Wanamaker (Deleted) gave props (20 Dec 2009):
This would be a wonderful promotional shot, John. Excellent capture and entry.
marilu (Deleted) gave props (20 Dec 2009):
Excellent shot!
eithne mythen gave props (21 Dec 2009):
Love the composition..
JamesHarmon McQuilkin gave props (21 Dec 2009):
Effective portrait with backlighting
Ioana Caravan gave props (21 Dec 2009):
In this light he is alive! Excellent!
Carl W. Nunn gave props (21 Dec 2009):
Leanna Lomanski gave props (22 Dec 2009):
I believe he would be known as a "cool cat"? Nice.
francesco scipioni gave props (25 Dec 2009):
A fantastic image quality!!!! great work!
Tridibesh Sanyal said (7 Jun 2010):
Great portrait / study ... one of my most fuv bassist.
Zapata Juan P gave props (25 Nov 2012):
Great portrait !!!
Sarah Springer gave props (7 Feb 2013):
Just saw this fab portrait on the JPG home page...awesome
Andrea Petersen gave props (27 Jul 2015):
I missed seeing this earlier...The lighting is perfect. Great portrait...Got my vote!
Tiia Vissak gave props (28 Jul 2015):
a great shot! voted!
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Sheila Ping gave props (31 Jul 2015):
oh yeah! you can see how much he is in to the music, rad shot!
Sonia Adam Murray gave props (31 Jul 2015):
Absolutely, I voted YES!
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BRILLIANT BLUNDERS: From Darwin to Einstein. By Mario Livio. Simon and Schuster. 341 pages. $26.
Sometimes a wrong turn is the quickest way to an unexpected but important new destination.
In his book "Brilliant Blunders," Mario Livio makes clear that great advances in our understanding of the world around us do not generally occur in an inexorable, linear progression like a falling row of dominoes. More often than not these advances are due to one scientist carefully refuting the insightful and creative, although incomplete or incorrect, idea of another.
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Linus Pauling, perhaps the most influential chemist in history, came up with the triple helix turned inside out as the model for the DNA molecule. Watson and Crick got a Nobel Prize for showing that it was, in fact, a double helix.
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The remaining two scientists were Fred Hoyle and Albert Einstein.
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He takes his contacts off when he's playing football, that's amazing to me.
At a young age, like 12 or 13, he wrecked his right ring finger jamming a bball and the tip of that finger has no muscle control or feeling. His ball flutters because he can't really spin it.
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He obviously has vision issues. He can't see signs from the sideline. Maybe it helps having blurred vision looking down field.
If I'm a potential first round pick, I'd get those corrected. Just wondering if anyone else noticed this stuff.
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He takes his contacts off when he's playing football, that's amazing to me.
This thread is funny....I hope Sefo can inherit the saw flaws as Jameis!!
He was a Texas recruit wannabe if they would have offered him but Mack Brown wanted another Mccoy instead.
Mack missed out on RG3, Luck and now Winston. The guy has an awful track record recruiting QBs.
I used to wear the nerdy rec-spec "glasses" that Dickerson used to wear when I played football in the early 90's because I couldn't get used to contacts and I'm blind. At least I never got poked in the eye again in the pile though.
There's a new Bull**** Moderator in town.
He didn't miss on Vince Young, Major Applewhite or Chris Simms. (Say what you will about Simms, dude did play in the league for a few years).
I love Chris Simms.
He was our MVP in the Big 12 CCG.
JW throws some pretty pitching from the mound...
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In the joint interview with her husband on the Today show on Thursday, Michelle Obama had this to say:
The fundamental changes that he has made in just 15 months in the way people see themselves, the way people see their futures, the way young people are looking at their possibilities, the way we're talking about politics, even though we slip sometimes and we still get pulled down into the old ways of playing the political game — changes have happened. And it makes every challenge, every frustration, worth it.
I must say, even for the Obamas, the arrogance is quite striking. Has his mere presence on the scene transformed the way people "see themselves"? Tony Robbins doesn't get results like this. I haven't noticed school achievement records soaring, divorces plummeting, addiction rates declining, teen pregnancy and drop-out rates abating, crime disappearing, or any other sign that we have transformed our culture or ourselves through the experience of Obamamania. We've seen a lot of enthusiastic young people at rallies and some impressive voter registration numbers, but let's be honest: that's not much in the grand scheme of things.
This type of talk suggests several things: the predilection to mistake feelings for concrete accomplishment, an absurd faith in the ability of untested political figures to effect serious social and personal change in a large, diverse population, and a jaw-dropping arrogance about Obama's "accomplishments." Heck, if you believe Michelle, he's already done more than many two-term Presidents.
But aren't all politicians allowed a little hyperbolic? Yes. But from the viewpoint of someone who's never been proud of her country before now, this suggests that she, and likely he, actually buy into this notion of Obama's greatness. That's a remarkable (and perhaps troubling) dose of self-regard for a potential future President. And perhaps if they sounded less grandiose, they would not have the problem of debunking a "caricature" of themselves they don't recognize.


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Lifelong Learning Academy Spring Semester Starts March 10
SARASOTA – The Lifelong Learning Academy's spring semester will run from March 10-May 1, 2014. The LLA, which holds 64 courses in a variety of subjects, including literature, the arts, history, current affairs, science, psychology, health and wellbeing, technology, and languages, holds most classes at the USF Sarasota/Manatee campus. In addition to classes, lectures and Einstein Circle discussions will also be offered throughout the eight-week semester.
"Human History—The Big Picture," La Storia: The Italian American Experience," 19 Ways to Generate Retirement Income," and "Robert Frosts' Greatest Hits." This is only a sampling of the 64 in-depth courses offered this spring by the Lifelong Learning Academy (LLA). While courses are primarily offered on the campus of the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee (USFSM), some classes are also offered at Kobernich-Anchin-Benderson in Sarasota, Westminster Tower and Shores in Bradenton, and Anna Maria Island Community Center.
Weekly classes run six to eight weeks, March 10-May 1, 2014. Each class costs $75 and registration is through March 13, 2014. To register or learn more about spring semester courses, visit www.lla-sm.org. For more information about the Lifelong Learning Academy, call 941-359-4296.
Janna Overstreet is the Lifelong Learning Academy's executive director, having previously served as the founding director of the Academy of Lifelong Learning at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL. Education that lasts a lifetime is both her passion and profession. "Our academy sets the standard other educational organizations follow," she says. "I'm thrilled and honored to be a part of it."
Overstreet praises LLA, celebrating its 15th anniversary, for, "creating intellectual and cultural stimulation in an informal, supportive atmosphere. Our students experience lively discussions promoting personal growth and social engagement. It's a true meeting of the minds." She adds that LLA's instructors come from, "the top of their fields," and include CEOs of major companies, professional artists, writers and photographers, experts in science and medical research, and educators from renowned universities and colleges." Overstreet adds that LLA's instructors aren't the only top minds; the students have great minds of their own resulting in lively classroom discussions. She describes the Sarasota-Manatee region as, "a mecca for lifelong learners. This is definitely the place to be if you want to continue to grow and experience an active retirement."
Lifelong Learning Academy offers four course terms per year on the USFSM campus, at 8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. In 2014, the Spring term runs from March 10- May 1. Each course lasts six to eight weeks; most classes meet for one hour and 20 minutes each week. For more information about the Lifelong Learning Academy, call 941-359-4296 or visit www.lla-sm.org.
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Understanding Full Steps
Step count grading, using the four quarter step count, was introduced by the F.S.N.C. in 2000. In this short time it has made a great change in the grading of full step Jefferson nickels. This system serves as a protection for collectors and dealers alike. It is a very simple grading system that will give all the gem quality Jefferson nickels a fair rating, equality, and advanced collectability.Many rare date gem nickels, not in 5 full steps, that are known with weak strikes and poor step count get over looked and misgraded. This grading and number system will give each coin and step pattern its fair designation. Also, in this method, one can read the four digit number and basically know what the steps on the coin look like without actually seeing it.The step count is performed by mentally dividing the step area vertically into four quarters, between the pillars of the porch. Take a look at the sample:
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Many questions arise when asked "What is a full step nickel and how do you count the steps?"In 1938 the die engraver's first attempt at producing steps on the Jefferson nickel was far from successful. The steps were weak and wavy and the dies would wear quickly resulting in the steps 'bridging' together and going flat.Ā
ĀA redesign in late 1939 was a much better attempt. The steps were cut in a straight and deeper line. The new Type-II die would last much longer, but with such fine detail, the steps would eventually bridge together and go flat. Not a perfect design but that's what makes our hobby fun!
Another problem with the die design was with the obverse die. The high point on the obverse isĀ Jefferson's head and hairĀ details. It is exactly opposite the lower steps under pillar number three.
This is why you see many almost full step nickels missing a very small part of the fifth step under the third pillar (5-5-4-5). Also, the die materials in the earlier years of the Jefferson nickel's production was much inferior to today's super alloy, resulting in broken dies and chipping (die cracks and CUDS).
The die is designed to strike six steps, five CUT lines, the sixth step being the bottom of the fifth cut line. With the problem of the alignment of the obverse die stealing metal flow, the sixth step is rare or non existent on many dates. Many proof nickels do not have the sixth full step either. The early collectors and the first Full Step Nickel Club (P.A.K.) determined that five full steps would be the standard for the "Full Step Nickel".The answer to how you count the steps starts with the die engraver. By cutting the five deep straight lines it gives the appearance of steps (tread and riser). A 10x+Āloupe or 10x30x microscope should be used for examination. When viewing the steps, slowly tilt the coin back and fourth. This will let the light find it's way into the cut area and highlight the steps. The SHINY line being the tread and the DARK line being the riser.
Imagine walking up the steps of Monticello. To climb the steps you first must step up to step number six. The next step up would be number five, then four, three, two, and the last would be the top, number one step. Once at the top you would be standing next to one of the four pillars.
When counting the steps on your Jefferson nickels start with the top, number one, step and work your way down the remaining five. Starting with step number one your count must be completed from the side cut line on the left to the side cut line on the right. If the line breaks or flattens into the step above this will stop the step count. Severe bag marks and deep cuts will also stop the count.ĀRarity will determine the problem of bag marks in the steps.
There are many types of problems that happen in the step area, from very small to very large. These problems may be caused by poor or rough planchets or can be caused by production and shipping techniques. Many of the nickels in the Jefferson series are rare to very rare in full steps. Because of this we believe a full step nickel with a nick, tick, cut, or bridge should be graded accordingly and given a full step designation with the problem listed. This method tends to 'level the playing field' and provide more precise value to your full step nickels. To date, S.E.G.S is the only third party grading service that utilizes the 'four quarter' step grading system as well as noting any flaws on their holders. A description of each step flaw follows:
A very small indentation ON or ACROSS the steps. This could be caused by light scuff during striking, bagging, or rolling. It also could have been in the planchet before striking. I believe rough planchets are the cause of the majority of ticks. Almost every full step nickel has a tick somewhere. Generally, ticks cannot be seen with the naked eye so 10x or stronger magnification will be needed to spot this small infraction.
A small indentation or light nick ON or ACROSS the step area. This is also caused by rough planchets and the striking or bagging process. A magnifying device will be needed to spot the majority of nicks. We do not believe a nick should stop a full step nickel from receiving it's fair full step designation. It's a full step nickel WITH a nick, and, in many dates and Mints, it's a rare coin.
A very large or deep cut ON or ACROSS the steps. A cut can usually be seen without the aid of magnification. A low powered magnifying glass will spot them easily. Cuts happen after the coin has been struck and will usually stop the nickel from receiving a full step designation.
Two or more steps run together in a small area. This problem usually occurs under pillar number two on the third and fourth steps. The problem was on the master die and occurs many times on 50's and 60's nickels. The SMS nickels of 1965, 1966, and 1967 show a good example of this. Frosted nickels also show a lot of bridging due to the beading process of the die. It should be said that depending on the grading service bridged coins are sent to they may or may not come back as full steps.
NGC and PCGS both have different guidelines for grading FS nickels. To learn more about those see here:
NGC GuidelinesĀ|ĀPCGS Guidelines
*Pic'sĀused with permission, per the old Varietynickels.com "Image Policy"*