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So You Think You Can Dance – A Sentimental Favorite Goes Home
September 07, 2005 11:03 PM by Joe Blackmon
Snow Urbin, Melody Lacayanga, Allan Frias and Ryan Conferido are the four contestants up for elimination on the Wednesday, September 7, 2005 episode of So You Think You Can Dance. Nigel Lythgoe praises both female dancers saying Snow is "possibly the best performer on the show" and Melody is" possibly the best technical dancer on the show". Nigel adds "the only loser tonight is this show" because one of them will be going home.
The judges have a little more decisive option when it comes to the male dancers. Mary Murphy feels that Allan did not crossover as well as some of the other dancers in the show. Allan Frias was a long shot coming into the competition. He was one of the few heavy dancers to make it through the early rounds, and the only heavy dancer to make it to the sixteen finalists. Allan Frias received several compliments from the judges in regards to his personality, but he often struggled learning new dance styles.
Lauren Sanchez informs Snow that she will be going home on the girls' side, and she informs Allan that he will be going home on the boys' side. Lauren also tells Melody that she received the highest vote total and can select who she does not want as her partner. Melody selects Jamile McGee as the partner she doesn't want to dance, giving the reason that he is too tall of a partner for her.
Each dance team gets two performances. The dance teams are Melissa & Artem, Kamilah & Nick, Melody & Ryan, Jamile & Destiny, and Blake & Ashle. After both performances, the judges select Melody & Ryan and Jamile & Destiny as the bottom two couples. The crowd is shocked by Jamile & Destiny's nomination because their second performance was probably the best performance of the show.
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freakgrrrrrl Says:
September 8th, 2005 at 12:17 am
Seriously, I`ve only watched clips of the show, but it seems like everyone is always crying. I haven`t even seen people on Idol cry that much-not even Paula. These guys really need to get a grip!
THIS SHOW IS RIDICULOUS! (but I watch) Says:
September 9th, 2005 at 12:54 am
This show needs a makeover. C'mon. Make it fair. Have the couple all dance the same style so you can see who excells, and change that style from week to week. Also don't chose the worst couples but the worst individual dancers. That would at least make it fair.
Cassie Says:
September 13th, 2005 at 9:26 pm
Well i like it cuz i wanna b a dancer
kentsmole Says:
September 15th, 2005 at 2:10 am
There's no remedy for this turkey. When I saw the lardass queen Alan Frias dance, and then realized he wasn't voted out the 1st week, I knew this show was a loser. Bad as he was, the truth is NONE of those dancers are very good. The judges don't seem very knowledgeable or likeable either. But the worst, most laughable, aspect of the show is the overblown drama-mode everyone, including the judges, go into when it's eviction time. My god, don't these people have lives outside this competition? Olympic athletes who have trained all their lives don't cry and ham it up to this extent when they miss medaling. Give me a break.
Wendy Says:
September 15th, 2005 at 10:43 am
I like the show. Really enjoy the dancing. However, I cannot stand the judges. They ruin the show and I have quit watching. Lets change the rules and the audience votes off a judge each week!
jappeth Says:
November 15th, 2005 at 10:06 pm
i love snow…..!!!!


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James Camerons Avatar is like Aliens meets Lord of the Rings if it were written by Al Gore, with the battle of Endor thrown in for good measure. Its preachy, its repetitive, its derivative, and in spite of that when you see it up on a movie screen theres a pretty good chance itll be the coolest thing youve ever seen.
The early draft of Camerons script that this review is based upon, includes almost no actual lines of dialogue. Instead its pages are filled with lavish descriptions of places, creatures, and events. When characters must speak, the focus in the script is more on what their thinking, than in coming up with clever lines. If someone gives an impassioned speech, the script simply says he gave an impassioned speech, rather than telling you what he said. By contrast, Cameron has written volumes describing complicated visual sequences. Its pretty clear he had special effects on the brain when he wrote it.
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So what the heck is this movie about? Its pretty standard stuff really. A distant future where man has spoiled and overpopulated the Earth so badly that weve gone out into the cosmos searching for other planets to rape. The human races prime candidate is Pandora, a planet in a nearby star system inhabited by intelligent, bipedal natives. Our window into this world in this early draft of the script is a disillusioned, poverty-stricken, paraplegic war veteran named Josh Sully. There are other minor characters involved, most notably Grace, a haggard, rebellious scientist played by Sigourney Weaver and Zuleika, a way too sexy alien babe being voiced by Zoe Saldana, but Josh is the real focus of everything. My understanding is that in the most recent script being used to shoot the flick, Joshs name has been changed to Jack Sully and hes played by Sam Worthington. Us Joshs never seem to get a shot at being the hero. For now though, well call him Josh.
Josh is, by a series of coincidences, ushered into the Avatar program. The Avatar program is what humans are using to communicate with Pandoras natives, the Na'vi (because aliens love names with apostrophes). Its the movies prime gimmick, so let me explain it. Human DNA and Navi DNA is fused together to create a clone which is, essentially, a Navi with no brain. They call it an Avatar. Human operators then use some sort of linking device which allows their mind to inhabit the Avatar, and then walk amongst the Navi and (in theory) better communicate with them. Those series of coincidences send Josh to Pandora to operate an Avatar, and thats where the script gets into trouble.
Once Josh gets to the planet, the scripts first 90 of its 166 pages are spent almost entirely repeating this sequence: Josh or some other humans are attacked by the vicious alien animal and plant life on Pandora. They repel/escape/die from the attack. Repeat a few times. Take a break to tell us something about the human settlement on Pandora and the horrible way in which dumb, stupid, humans are raping the planets environment. Another attack by the planets much lauded environment. More preaching about how awful the humans are for shooting everything in sight. Keep repeating this until your eyes roll back in your head.
This will probably work better on screen, since well all be much too busy being wowed by whatever amazing beasties Cameron has dreamed up to notice all the over the top (and frankly illogical in light of the planets hellish, anti-human nature) environmental messages were being clubbed to death with, or to realize that basically the movies just doing the same thing over and over again. At least I hope so. Otherwise, Cameron needs to step down off his soap box and then cut about 40 or 50 pages out of his script.
Eventually, Avatar does break out of that cycle of animal attack, escape, animal attack, escape, but in doing so it only gets more hippy dippy. Josh starts sympathizing with the primitive aboriginal Navi, who are wonderful and spiritual while humans are all dumb caricatures obsessed with blowing things up and burning them to make fast food wrappers. The other humans with him start sympathizing less with the natives, and decide to blow them up. This doesnt sit well with Josh and the movie turns into Quigly Down Under. Actually, change that. Ive just had a revelation: Avatar doesnt turn into Quigley Down Under, it absolutely is Quigley Down Under right from the start. Cameron has just copy/pasted the entire script onto an alien planet, removed its sense of humor, and added more action sequences.
The whole thing culminates quite literally in an Ewoks versus Empire style super-battle, with the natives using such familiar Ewok battle tactics such as falling rocks, log battering rams, giant nets, and bolos to fight a desperate war against the encroaching death machines of Earths military industrial complex. The only difference really is that these Ewoks arent cute (though Cameron does seem to spend a lot of time trying to make his aliens are incredibly sexy and erotic), they dont do much singing, and when they do kill something its in horribly gruesome, rated-R ways.
Youre probably getting the idea by now that I hated this script. Hate might be too strong a word, but disappointment is pretty accurate. However, I remain convinced that itll work as a movie. Its just not much of a read. The real focus of Avatars script is in stunning, massive, over-sized, awe-inspiring visuals and I expect the movie to deliver those in such massive quantities that the stupidity of the pages on which its based on will go almost entirely unnoticed. I think the word Im looking for here is spectacle. The visuals really are over the top, and if youve heard the rumors that this may end up being a primarily computer-generated movie, theyre dead on. Judging from whats in the script, its likely that for at least 75 percent of the film you wont see anything on the screen that isnt a computer rendered construct. The entire planet and all the aliens on it will have to be completely CGI, and most of the movie is spent following them around in Pandoras forest, with no real human present on screen except those which are wearing alien (and CGI rendered) Avatars.
Its a visually ambitious project, and how well it plays on screen is likely to have more to do with how good WETA Digitals computer artists are than whether or not the script bears a strange resemblance to Quigley Down Under. Besides, this is a pretty early, rough draft Im talking about, from what I understand written several years ago. Its a decent framework to start with, and with a few rewrites it could easily have gotten better. I guess what Im saying here is that the script kind of sucks, but that doesnt mean Avatar will suck as a movie too. It has big-budget, brainless popcorn potential, assuming they tone down the extremist environmentalism guilt trip and focus more on aliens, aircraft, and blowing shit up. But dont expect anymore from that. It has lofty ambitions of making grandiose statements about the nature of humanity and the dangers of technology and disrespect for the environment, but its too clumsy, too cartoonish, too unrealistic, and too heavy handed to do any of that. Its a blockbuster, and if it tries to be more than that expect Avatar to fall flat.
Avatar Release Date
In Theaters December 18, 2009
Avatar Credits
Starring: Sam Worthington (Jake Sully), Zoe Saldana, Wes Studi, Sigourney Weaver, Joel Moore, Giovanni Ribisi, Michelle Rodriguez, Peter Mensah, Joel David Moore, Laz Alonso, C.C.H. Pounder
Written by: James Cameron
Directed by: James Cameron
Produced by: James Cameron, Jon Landau
MPAA Rating: [ PG-13 ]
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
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1 November 2012
UK science gains £1bn in funding - Pharma Times
"The UK Government has given a £1 billion cash boost for seven new projects in science and research.
The new projects double the number of winning bids from the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund to 14. The RPIF which was launched in May this year allocates all funding across two rounds with the support of government and industry..."
17 October 2012
Quotient completes Bioanalytical Facility - Labmate online
"Quotient Bioresearch, a provider of early stage and specialist drug development services, has finished the £1.5m expansion to its Fordham, Cambridgeshire site.
The building work, which took place over the summer includes a new bioanalytical facility with a capacity for 30 mass spectrometers and new laboratories for immunoassay and cell-based work with biopharmaceuticals and biomarkers..."
9 October 2012
Major funding boost for UK science research - Pharma Times
"The UK government is adding an extra £200 million to the Research Partnership Investment Fund in order to boost science research.
With the government contribution rising to £300 million from the initial £100 million which it provided when the Fund was launched at this time of this year's Budget, the total investment is expected to be at least £1 billion, say ministers..."
2 October 2012
Quotient Bioresearch Investment in Bioanalytical Facility - Quotient Bioresearch
"Quotient Bioresearch ("Quotient"), the leading provider of early stage and specialist drug development services, has today announced the completion of a £1.5m expansion to its Fordham, Cambridgeshire site.
The building work took place over the summer and included a new bioanalytical facility with a capacity for 30 mass spectrometers and new laboratories for immunoassay and cell-based work with biopharmaceuticals and biomarkers. The expansion is in response to an increase in demand for Quotient's services in this area..."
25 September
Liberal Democrats pledge support for UK science - RSC
"In Brighton yesterday morning, the Liberal Democrat party voted to support a 15 year strategy to support science and research in the UK. The policy paper passed without opposition and was proposed by Julian Huppert MP, who left a research career to become a politician in 2010..."
20 September 2012
Drug majors combine to tackle clinical trial inefficiency - Pharma Times
"Ten of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies have formed a non-profit organisation, called TransCelerate BioPharma, to accelerate the development of new medicines.."
19 September 2012
Teaching science in schools: the appliance of science - The Telegraph
"With university places ever more competitive, and jobs at the end of a course far from guaranteed, parents are increasingly seeking the best ways to help their children on the ladder to a secure career.
Certain core skills, including those in which the UK has traditionally excelled, such as science and technology, are currently in short supply and the problem is likely to escalate.."
13 September 2012
Breakthrough in Alzheimers Research - Scientist Live
"A drug used by diabetes sufferers could have the potential to treat neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimers, a study by scientists at the University of Ulster has revealed..."
13 September 2012
Scientists in quest to unravel health secrets of the DNA twist - Scientist Live
"People suffering from genetic conditions such as cancer and premature aging could benefit from new research that seeks to explain how changes in the structure of DNA inside cells can cause disease..."
11 September 2012
Industrial Strategy - Cable outlines vision for future of British industry - BIS
"Today is an opportunity to set out an industrial strategy following the comments in Parliament yesterday. Industrial strategy is a cross-government product, which I have worked on specifically with my colleague David Willetts and Lord Heseltine in developing..."
11 September 2012
CRT, ICR and Astex come together again in blood cancer pact - Pharma Times
"Cancer Research Technology (CRT) and the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) have forged a new alliance with US group Astex Pharmaceuticals with the aim of discovering and developing drug candidates for blood cancer..."
24 August 2012
COUNTRY'S TOP MANUFACTURING EXPORTER SAYS SALES, INVESTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT ARE INCREASING - Chemical Industries Association
"In the chemical and pharmaceutical industry – Britain's number one manufacturing exporter – sales, investment and jobs are on the rise..."
23 August 2012
RSC calls for GCSE reform to enable teachers to inspire science students - RSC
"The Royal Society of Chemistry welcomes today's GCSE results, which show an increase in the number of students taking chemistry, but made a call for reform of the GCSE curriculum to enable teachers to inspire and engage science students in the future..."
16 August 2012
'Maser' source of microwave beams comes out of the cold - BBC
"Researchers have shown off a microwave-emitting version of the laser, called a maser, that works at room temperature..."
15 August 2012
Commercial ebola vaccine 'unlikely' say researchers - BBC
"Scientists researching the lethal ebola virus have told the BBC that a commercial vaccine to prevent the onset of infection may never be developed..."
8 August 2012
Healthy Incoming Order Situation for Analytik Jena in the Summer Months - analytik-jena
"Jena, August 8, 2012 – Analytik Jena AG has received a healthy number of incoming orders in its core business of Analytical Instrumentation and in the growth segment of Life Science, exceeding last-year's figures. Two major orders for delivery of analytical instrumentation to China and of products for automated nucleic acid purification for a laboratory well-positioned on the market in Germany have contributed to this. Both orders will also result in follow-up business for the upcoming financial year..."
8 August 2012
Ashoke Sen: India's million-dollar scientist - BBC
"Indian scientist Ashoke Sen became a millionaire overnight when he won the $3m (£1.9m) Fundamental Physics Prize, the world's most lucrative academic award, recently. Science writer Pallava Bagla speaks to the physicist.."
8 August 2012
New human species identified from Kenya fossils - BBC
"Researchers studying fossils from northern Kenya have identified a new species of human that lived two million years ago. The discoveries suggests that at least three distinct species of humans co-existed in Africa..."
3 August 2012
Pfizer secure Sandwich buyer - Chemistry World
Pfizer has found a buyer for its R&D site in Sandwich, UK: the site – now called Discovery Park – has been bought by a private consortium, according to...
27 July 2012
Coating heals itself after damage - BBC
"Scientists have taken a new approach to creating coatings that heal themselves when they are damaged. The research could potentially have applications in scratch-resistant phones and "self-cleaning" cars. "Functional" coatings that, for example, repel water and dirt have previously been dogged by relatively short lifetimes...."
25 July 2012
Results announcement for the second quarter 2012 - GlaxoSmithKline
"GSK delivers Q2 core EPS of 26.4p and dividend of 17p. Core EPS of 26.4p and dividend of 17p. Pharma and Vaccines sales in EMAP +9%, Japan +6%..."
23 July 2012
Artificial jellyfish created from heart cells - BBC
"Scientists in the US have created a free swimming artificial jellyfish. The team members built the replica using silicone as a base on which to grow heart muscle cells that were harvested from rats. They used an electric current to shock the Medusoid into swimming with synchronised contractions that mimic those of real jellyfish..."
18 July 2012
SANOFI ANNOUNCES 2012 PATIENT GROUP BURSARY WINNERS - Pharmiweb
"Ataxia UK, Crohn's & Colitis UK and Muscular Dystrophy Campaign share £50,000 to help better the lives of patients throughout the United Kingdom. Sanofi is delighted to announce the three winners of its 2012 Patient Group Bursary scheme: Ataxia UK (Gold – £25,000), Crohn's and Colitis UK..."
18 July 2012
SANOFI ANNOUNCES 2012 PATIENT GROUP BURSARY WINNERS - Pharmiweb
"Ataxia UK, Crohn's & Colitis UK and Muscular Dystrophy Campaign share £50,000 to help better the lives of patients throughout the United Kingdom. Sanofi is delighted to announce the three winners of its 2012 Patient Group Bursary scheme: Ataxia UK (Gold – £25,000), Crohn's and Colitis UK..."
16 July 2012
GSK to acquire Human Genome Sciences for US$14.25 per share in cash - GSK
"GSK to acquire full ownership of BENLYSTA®, albiglutide and darapladib. Acquisition will be accretive to GSK core earnings in 2013. Tender offer amended to US$14.25 per share and extended until 27 July 2012. GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE: GSK) and Human Genome Sciences..."
GlaxoSmithKline celebrates its role in supporting the biggest anti-doping operation in the history of the Olympic Games - GSK
"GSK launches new advertising campaign to highlight the role that science will play in keeping the London 2012 Games clean. GSK today marks its role as Official Laboratory Services Provider for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by launching its first UK advertising campaign..."
UK science to be freely available - BBC News
"The government is to develop plans to make publicly funded research results freely available to all. Currently, scientists and members of the public have to pay the leading scientific journals to see research that has already..."
15 July 2012
Light trick to see around corner - BBC News
"Scientists have found a novel way to get images through "scattering" materials such as frosted glass or skin, and even to "see around corners". Much research in recent years has focused on correcting for scattering..."
12 July 2012
Sanofi Group in the United Kingdom - Sanofi
"The ambition of Sanofi is to become a diversified global healthcare leader, focused on patients' needs. Sanofi UK, a subsidiary of the global pharmaceutical company Sanofi, is a dynamic, rapidly evolving organisation that is working to meet the needs of healthcare professionals and their patients..."
9 July 2012
Jan Van Ruymbeke to become new CEO of Daiichi Sankyo Europe - Daiichi Sankyo
"The Belgian executive will replace Reinhard Bauer in October. Jan Van Ruymbeke, 53, will become the new Chief Executive Officer of Daiichi Sankyo Europe. The native of Belgium will replace Reinhard Bauer, who is retiring after 10 years in this position. Van Ruymbeke will assume responsibility for the pharmaceutical company..."
5 July 2012
UK 'biorenewables' centre opens - BBC News
"A facility designed to make the UK a world leader in green chemistry has opened at the University of York. The Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC) aims to bridge the current gap between laboratories and the chemicals industry, say researchers..."
29 June 2012
New chief scientist to bring forthright approach - BBC News
"Prof Sir Mark Walport has been appointed to be the UK government's chief scientific advisor. He is seen as a "big-hitter" who knows his way around the Whitehall machine. He is earthy, forthright and a great communicator..."
28 June 2012
Putting a little structure in your drug design - Laboratory News
"Five pharmaceutical giants including Novartis AG and Sanofi SA remain in the running for Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc, as the auction of the diabetes drugmaker with a market value of $4.5 billion enters the last leg, according to people familiar with the matter. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, AstraZeneca Plc and Merck & Co Inc..."
26 June 2012
Novartis, four others weigh Amylin final bids - Reuters
"Five pharmaceutical giants including Novartis AG and Sanofi SA remain in the running for Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc, as the auction of the diabetes drugmaker with a market value of $4.5 billion enters the last leg, according to people familiar with the matter. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, AstraZeneca Plc and Merck & Co Inc..."
25 June 2012
'Twisted light' carries 2.5 terabits of data per second - BBC News
"Researchers have clocked light beams made of "twisted" waves carrying 2.5 terabits of data - the capacity of more than 66 DVDs - per second.The technique relies on manipulating what is known as the orbital angular momentum of the waves..."
19 June 2012
We can only solve the challenges of the 21st century through closer international collaboration, says RSC Chief Executive - Royal Society of Chemistry
"Closer collaboration is the ultimate way for scientists to combat the challenges of the 21st century, Dr Robert Parker will say today at the official opening of the Royal Society of Chemistry's Brazil office. The RSC Chief Executive will tell an audience..."
Report calls on government to back open access science - BBC News
"A group of experts has urged funders of UK research to encourage scientists to publish their results in journals that offer free public access to findings. A report by Dame Janet Finch argues that there is a powerful "moral" case..."
18 June 2012
Boehringer Ingelheim BioXcellence: Distinctive brand for the biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing business - Boehringer Ingelheim website
"Ingelheim/Germany, 18 June 2012 - With Boehringer Ingelheim BioXcellence the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim set up an own brand for its biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing business. Customer value has always been in the focus of the biopharmaceutical..."
Shenzhou-9 docks with Tiangong - BBC News
"China's Shenzhou-9 capsule, with its crew of three, has docked with the Tiangong-1 space lab. The coupling of the vehicles occurred at 14:07 Beijing time (06:07 GMT; 07:07 BST). The latest Shenzhou mission was launched on Saturday..."
14 June 2012
Ten-year-old girl gets vein grown from her stem cells - BBC News
"A 10-year-old girl has had a major blood vessel in her body replaced with one grown with her own stem cells, Swedish doctors report. She had poor blood flow between her intestines and liver..."
13 June 2012
Human Microbiome Project reveals larger microbial map - BBC News
""When I get up from my chair, ten times more bacterial cells get up than human ones," says Dr Bruce Birren. He is one of the hundreds of US scientists involved in the world's most extensive map of the microbes that live in and on us..."
11 June 2012
Stiefel signs worldwide acquisition and license agreement for Toctino - GSK
"Stiefel, a GSK company, today announced that it has entered into a worldwide agreement to acquire Toctino (alitretinoin) from Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. (Basilea). Toctino is a once-daily oral retinoid..."
6 June 2012
Green decline "may bring irreversible change" - BBC News
"With forests and fish stocks declining, water demand rising and lack of action on climate change, humanity's path is anything but sustainable, the UN warns. The Global Environmental Outlook says significant progress is seen on only four out of 90 environmental goals..."
31 May 2012
GSK and EPSRC announce creation of new Chair in Sustainable Chemistry at the University of Nottingham - GlaxoSmithKline website
"GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) today announced that they will jointly contribute to the funding for a Chair in Sustainable Chemistry to be based..."
30 May 2012
Glasgow to host Fraunhofer laser research hub - BBC News
"Europe's largest contract research organisation is to create a hub for laser research and technology in Glasgow. The move by Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is a strategic collaboration with the University of Strathclyde..."
28 May 2012
£73m powerhouse of biomedical research opens at Imperial College London - Imperial College London
"A major new research facility at Imperial College London designed to expand and accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries into new ways of preventing, diagnosing and treating diseases was officially opened by George Osborne MP..."
"Olympic rings" molecule olympicene in striking image - BBC News
"Researchers have succeeded in taking a stunning image of a newly synthesised molecule called olympicene.The molecule - just over a billionth..."
24 May 2012
£6.5m investment to stimulate growth in synthetic biology - Technology Strategy Board
"The Government is to boost innovation and stimulate growth in a key emerging technology by investing up to £6.5 million to encourage businesses to explore new industrial applications for synthetic biology...."
Intel to use London as a smart city lab - BBC News
"Chip maker Intel has set up a laboratory in London to test the technologies that could power the cities of the future. The Collaborative Research Institute for Sustainable Connected Cities was unveiled at 10 Downing Street. Intel is partnering..."
23 May 2012
Drug watchdogs mark out global territory - Chemical World
"Commenting on today's Energy Bill, Steve Elliott, Chief Executive of the Chemical Industries Association said: "Manufacturing in the UK needs help and support to deliver the green future we all want to see. That help do..."
Skin cells turned into healthy heart muscle cells - BBC News
"Scientist say they have managed to turn patients' own skin cells into healthy heart muscle in the lab. Ultimately they hope this stem cell therapy could be used to..."
22 May 2012
Lower carbon and climate change levels should not always have to mean higher costs for industrial consumers - Chemical Industries Associations
"Commenting on today's Energy Bill, Steve Elliott, Chief Executive of the Chemical Industries Association said: "Manufacturing in the UK needs help and support to deliver the green future we all want to see. That help do..."
Rewritable DNA memory shown off - BBC News
"Researchers in the US have demonstrated a means to use short sections of DNA as rewritable data "bits" in living cells. The technique uses two proteins adapted from viruses to "flip" the DNA bits..."
17 May 2012
Nanopore readers for DNA sequencing - Laboratory News
"A nanoscale sensor able to electronically read the sequence of a single DNA molecule could lead to affordable personalised medicine, potentially revealing predispositions for afflictions such as cancer, diabetes or addiction..."
17 May 2012
Nanopore readers for DNA sequencing - Laboratory News
"A nanoscale sensor able to electronically read the sequence of a single DNA molecule could lead to affordable personalised medicine, potentially revealing predispositions for afflictions such as cancer, diabetes or addiction..."
15 May 2012
Viruses used to power tiny device - BBC News
"Scientists in the US have developed a way to generate electricity using viruses..."
GlaxoSmithKline to fully acquire Cellzome for £61 million - GlaxoSmithKline
"GSK to further expand its platform technology expertise with acqusition of chemical proteomics company..."
14 May 2012
Campaigners win fight to reform English libel laws - Royal Society of Chemistry
"A major reform of the defamation of law for England and Wales - aimed in part at protecting scientists and journalists who voice legitimate concerns about the validity of scientific evidence from the threat of libel action..."
10 May 2012
Robots of the future designed at new Bristol laboratory - BBC News
"Electrical engineers, pyschologists, surgeons and more work together creating robots of the future at the University of the West of England..."
9 May 2012
Britain's top manufacturing exporter tells government to regulate for growth - Chemical Industries Association
"Chemical and pharmaceutical businesses have urged government to ensure its newly announced legislative programme focuses on supporting growth to deliver social and environmental benefits..."
GSK to commence tender offer to acquire Human Genome Sciences for US $13.00 per share in cash - GlaxoSmithKline
"GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE: GSK) today announced that it will not participate in Human Genome Sciences strategic alternatives review process and will instead commence a tender off this week to acquire all of the outstanding shares..."
7 May 2012
Magnetic bacteria may help build future bio-computers - BBC News
"Making-making bacteria may be building biological computers of the future, researchers have said..."
6 May 2012
Sniffing out explosives - Royal Society of Chemistry
"Can science compete with the sensitivity of a sniffer dog's nose? Timothy Swager often finds his mind drifting back to the 7 July 2005 bombings. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)..."
26 April 2012
AstraZeneca seeks to refill dry pipeline with gout drug - Chemistry World
"AstraZeneca is to acquire San Diego, US-based Ardea Biosciences in a deal worth $1.26 billion (£777 million). The biotech company specialises..."
Stain-shedding coating gets tough - BBC News
"Chemists have devised a better method of coating fabrics with a water-repellent, 'self-cleaning' coating. Many such "super-hydrophobic" coatings..."
18 April 2012
3D printers could create customised drugs on demand - BBC News
"Scientists are pioneering the use of 3D printers to create drugs and other chemicals at the University of Glasgow..."
13 April 2012
Majorana particle glimpsed in lab - BBC News
"Scientists think they may finally have seen evidence for a famously elusive quarry in particle physics..."
10 April 2012
Corning to acquire Majority of BD Discovery Labware - Corning
"Corning Incorporated announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement with BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) to acquire the majority of its Discovery Labware unit..."
2 April 2012
Meeting India's mandate for serialisation - Manufacturing Chemist
"The Indian serialisation movement has led to the first large-scale, cost-effective serialisation of packages..."
30 March 2012
UK Biobank opens to researchers - Manufacturing Chemist
"The UK Biobank, one of the most detailed large-scale health resources, is now available to researchers worldwide..."
28 March 2012
Early days in a DIY biological revolution - BBC News
"In a back-street in Manchester's old garment district, now buzzing with students and bars, 20 or so people have gathered to do something unimaginable even a few years ago..."
27 March 2012
'Thermal cloack' hides objects from heat - BBC News
"The range of physical phenomena that scientists are trying to "cloak" objects from has a new entry - heat..."
EU project develops mini-sphere drug delivery system - Manufacturing Chemist
"The European Commission has welcomed the development of a novel drug delivery method based on mini-spheres in capsules by a €362,000 EU-funded research project..."
Safe selection of biocides - Cleanroom Technology
"Consideration of the antimicrobial efficacy of different biocides is an important basis on which to choose an effective disinfectant regime regime appropriate to the hygiene requirements in a production plant..."
21 March 2012
Will we ever grow replacement hands? - BBC News
"It might seem unbelievable, but researchers can grow organs in the laboratory. There are patients walking around with body parts which have been designed and built by doctors out of a patient's own cells..."
20 March 2012
Cardiff University food safety device to detect E. coli - BBC News
"A chemical which lights up fireflies is being used to develop a device for detecting salmonella, E. coli and listeria in contaminated food..."
9 March 2012
Genetic manipulation boosts growth of brain cells linked to learning - Technology Networks
"Genetic manipulation enhances effects of antidepressants, UT Southwestern researchers report..."
8 March 2012
Antihydrogen undergoes its first-ever measurement - BBC News
"The antimatter version of the hydrogen atom - antohydrogen - could soon finally give up its secrets..."
7 March 2012
Killer crystals turn pyroelectricitiy on bacteria - Royal Society of Chemistry
"Crystals of lithium niobate and lithium tantalate powdered and formulated as nanoparticles can act as a disinfectant, killing bacteria at only moderate temperatures, according to researchers in Germany..."
Gorilla genome could hold key to the human condition - BBC News
"Researchers in Cambridge can now compare human DNA with that of all the other apes..."
6 March 2012
Special treatment for scientists under immigration rules - Royal Society of Chemistry
"Scientists are to be given special treatment under new immigration rules, as part of the government's drive to attract the brightest minds to work in the UK..."
5 March 2012
Researchers climb to the highest laboratory in the world - Labmate Online
"A new laboratory is being set up on Mount Everest to examine the effects of low oxygen levels on the body, making it the highest lab in the world..."
1 March 2012
A deadly solution - Laboratory News
"As Big Pharma struggles to find the next blockbuster drug, could nature have some clues? One company thinks so - and they think the key lay in some of the world's most deadly animals..."
27 February 2012
Drug discovery - it's a gas! - Laboratory News
"Drug discover is only as good as the analytical instruments used in the industry - and a surprising number of those are dependent on high purity gas..."
23 February 2012
Faster-than-light neutrinos could be down to bad wiring - BBC News
"What might have been the biggest physics story of the past century may instead be down to a faulty connection..."
Could vegetarians eat a 'test tube' burger? - BBC News
"The world could get its first lab-grown burger this year, with scientists using stem cells to create strips of beef. But could vegetarians eat it?..."
17 February 2012
DNA nanorobots seek and destroy disease - Royal Society of Chemistry
"Researchers in the US have created a DNA-based nanorobot that can work its way through cell cultures, delivering cargo only at specific targets. The development could pave the way for programmable therapeutics, in which nanorobots would provide medical treatment only to certain types of cell or tissue..."
15 February 2012
Students get taste of science and engineering - Laboratory News
"Students are getting a taste of science and engineering thanks to the Royal Society who have awarded grants totalling over £45,000 to help scientists and teachers establish innovative classroom projects..."
14 February 2012
FDA proposes biosimilars approval pathway - Royal Society of Chemistry
"The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its long awaited guidance to assist in the development and approval of so-called 'bio-similars' - biological drugs that are very similar to licensed ones. The draft guidelines, released on 9 February, were cautiously welcomed by industry..."
3 February 2012
Creating the perfect laboratory - Laboratory News
"Oxford University's new research laboratories have been designed by Make Architects and Nightingale Associates - Laboratory News learns what goes into making the perfect lab..."
2 February 2012
Graphitic naowiggles - Laboratory News
"Caterpillar-like graphitics nanowiggles have exceptional conductivity and magnetic properties which can be tuned for purposes say American researchers..."
UK chemistry student numbers hold steady - Royal Society of Chemistry
"University chemistry departments across the UK are breathing a sigh of relief as the number of people applying to study chemistry has held steady despite a large increase in tuition fees..."
Magnetic soap created - Laboratory News
"A soap that can be controlled by magnets has been created by scientists at the University of Bristol, who hope it can be used to clean up after oil spills..."
26 January 2012
Cambridge team first to grow smooth muscle cells from patient skin cells - Technology Networks
"This work could lead to new treatments and better screening for cardiovascular disease..."
Dundee researchers seek to beat "Molecular Obesity" - Technology Networks
"Researchers from the University of Dundee have come up with a new innovative approach in the quest to reduce failure rates in the drug discovery process..."
Measuring what makes a medicine - ScienceNews
"A new method for rating the attractiveness of a compound could help a chemist discern potential new drugs from duds..."
23 January 2012
Scientists reveal first 3D image of a cancer-prevention molecule - Drug Discovery Today
"Cancer Research UK scientists have created the first 3D structure of a key protein that protects against the development of cancer..."
19 January 2012
Understanding regulation - Laboratory News
"An unexpected discover has opened up new opportunities for targeting cancer..."
Olympic anti-doping lab unveiled as most high-tech ever - BBC News
"A laboratory hailed as the most high-tech in the history of the Olympics has been unveiled..."
17 January 2012
Speculate to accumulate - Laboratory News
"Rapid microbial methods can save a laboratory time and money - but incorporating them can be a battle with management..."
10 January 2012
How to explore the human genome - Laboratory News
"It's been over 10 years since the first draft of the human genome was published and since then the race has been on to identify disease-causing genetic variations..."
9 January 2012
Gold nanorods to cook cancer from within - Laboratory News
"Chemists in America have loaded more than 2 million gold nanorods into a single cancer cell in a breakthrough that could see the particles used as tiny heating elements to cook tumours from the inside..."
5 January 2012
Piecing together quality and compliance - Laboratory News
"Julian Rutherford explains that quality assurance and compliance need not be two separate entities..."
30 December 2011
Scientists aim to improve Photosynthesis to increase food and fuel production - Technology Networks
"UK and USA scientists have been awarded £6.11m/$10.3m funding to improve the photosynthesis process..."
5 December 2011
David Cameron eyes NHS-life sciences partnership - BBC News Politics
"Every NHS patient should be a 'research patient' with their medical details 'opened up' to private healthcare firms..."
1 December 2011
Creating the super-heavy - Laboratory News
"The search for super-heavy elements is on - two international teams of scientists are currently in a battle to create super-heavy elements in the lab..."
25 November 2011
Explosion in China kills 14 / Gilead to buy Pharmasset for $11bn / Merck to pay $950m in Vioxx case - The Commercial Chemist
21 November 2011
Bioterror fears could block crucial flu research - NewScientist
"A US biosecurity committee is deciding whether crucial research on HN51 bird flu is too dangerous to publish..."
Correcting the genome - Laboratory News
"Scientists have successfully and cleanly corrected a gene mutation in a patients' stell cells, removing all traces of exogenous DNA..."
18 November 2011
SPECIAL REPORT: Nobel Prizes head to America - Laboratory News
"The immune system, quasicrystals and the ever-accelerating universe - this was the science that scooped the Nobel Prizes in medicine or physiology, chemistry and physics this year..."
14 November 2011
Cooking up the perfect plastic - Laboratory News
"Scientists have solved a long-standing problem that could revolutionise the way plastics are developed..."


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Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) Executive Director Reggie Bicha announced Monday, Sept. 30 a significant step forward in Colorado's Child Welfare Plan "Keeping Kids Safe and Families Healthy 2.0."
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I've briefly looked at Zimbra in the past but have had concerns about it's ability to scale to large numbers of users. After recently reading that Comcast has chosen to use Zimbra, I thought I'd revisit to see what's changed. I see that RHCS is supported now and that's interesting. I've not been able to locate any statistics that can help determine number of machines/number of accounts though. We currently have --
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5 - 1x Squirrelmail for webmail.
6 - 1x Netapp for mail storage.
We currently have approximately 40,000 users with a total of 850GB of mail and about a dozen domains. Most users have <100M of mail about a dozen are in the 1-3GB range. In the last week we processed just at 17,000,000 messages of which, about 1,000,000 made it to users mailboxes. ~75% were deleted at the mail relay level and ~25% were deleted by spamassassin at the MTA level.
Since Zimbra utilizes many of the same programs and the architectural layout is nearly identical, I expect that the hardware requirements would be pretty much the same. Is that the case? What are other large installations utilizing? How's it working? Pointers on where to look would be ok too.
I expect that Zimbra would replace 2-5 above.


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A horrific crime resonates, nearly 25 years later
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There was almost no physical evidence in the case, which was noted as a curious thing since the crime was brutal, and the Golub basement, according to detectives, was in a state of complete disarray. Still, only a partial bloody palm print was found in one doorway; DNA tests linked the print to Robert Golub. There was the phone call to the Tinyes house the afternoon of the murder, but no one knew who placed it. There were the other boys in the house, but they claimed to know nothing. There was the statement of a 7-year-old neighbor who said she saw Kelly walking into the house. The Golubs floated the idea that an "intruder" had come inside and committed the crime.
Despite a case based almost entirely on circumstantial evidence and despite his protestations of innocence, Robert Golub was found guilty. It was a "stop the press" moment at the Heralds. We had a different story and headline on the front page, but when we got the phone call that the jury was in, the publishers stopped the press and put the "Golub guilty" banner on the front page.
In the years that followed, bitter fighting continued on Horton Road, where both families lived. Police were called to the scene frequently, when name-calling and accusations escalated into confrontations.
In November, Robert Golub was eligible for parole. At his hearing, he said, for the first time, that he was responsible for Kelly's death, concocting a story about her falling down the stairs, his losing his temper in a steroid rage and her dying, nearly accidentally, according to his account.
Speaking as a columnist, not as a reporter, which I was at the time, I view his statement as self-serving and contemptible. It is inconsistent with the facts presented at trial, and a transparent bid to get out of jail "free." In addition, his description of Kelly's death can only heap pain upon suffering for her parents and her brother. Robert Golub claimed remorse in his parole statement, but I don't believe him.
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FCC Hearings on Sandy Cell Service--Away from the ocean flooding
here in central northern NJ suboonia, the wind took down many, many trees, especially huge tall pines. I was without power for 10 days, which meant no phone service from by cable company. It was out for about the same amount of time, which meant no cable TV, broadband internet, or phone service through Cablevision.
My cell phone was almost impossible to use as many cell towers lost power --or something-- which resulted in terrible transmissionl. I could catch maybe every 4th word, if any.
Fortunately, a neighbor had a regular land line which did continue to get power. And the lines weren't down for the phone. Or they were fixed much more quickly?
A local church opened its basement and made their electricity available to people who needed to charge cell phones and computer batteries. They also served hot food and coffee, which meant there was a chance to talk to other people. I gave them quite a bit from freezer as I was going to lose everything given the time without electricity.
The township put messages about their own shelter where people could sleep when it got too cold in their houses on their web site, which, given the local monopoly internet service was down, meant few people learned about the shelter. I only heard about it from someone in the church basement.
And, when I did see their web site, I actually couldn't find the message on their rather poorly designed web site.
I hope they've learned something from Sandy. "They" meaning both private and public entties.


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Family comes first for The Bunnell Strings quintet
If ever there was a family that turned a whole bushel of lemons into lemonade, it's the Bunnells of Chula Vista, five siblings who will perform as a string quintet for Sunday's Classics at the Merc.
The five Bunnell children lost their father, a career Navy man, to skin cancer in 2007. In 2010, their mother passed away of colon cancer.
It was a combination of parental foresight and a strong faith that carried them through the hard times and even gave them a future that would not only see to it they were not separated for even a day, but would have a future as musicians.
Classics at the Merc
Who: The Bunnell Strings
When: 3 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $12 adults and $5 students
Phone: (951) 308-6377
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Her father was not a musician, recalls Kimberley Bunnell, but their mother played violin in church, and would haul her progeny to lessons, sometimes over their objections.
"Sometimes I would cry when mom took us to lessons," said Kimberley. "She would tell me that I could do two things at once. I could cry and play the violin at the same time."
But the Bunnells gave their children more than music lessons. Their mother left a will that created a foundation for their financial stability. At the time of their mother's death, the oldest, Keren, was old enough to take legal custody of her four younger siblings and that is what her mother put into her will, that and a foundation operated by a lawyer and financial advisor.
So, as difficult as those times were, said Keren, through her mother's planning and the help of a grandmother and an aunt they made the transition to a family of siblings.
"The five of us were our main support," said Keren. "We got ourselves through it."
Keren said there was never a question of breaking up the family.
"(My mother) told me very clearly she did not want that," said Keren.
Not only have the Bunnells stayed together, but are today the Bunnell Strings, thanks to their mother's urging and a church program from which their got their first instruments and early lessons.
The youth music program included child-size violin loans with larger instruments available as the youngsters grew.
"The teacher bought them cheap," said Keren. "She went to yard sales and encouraged donations."
She also provided individual and group lessons, which were paid off with three church concerts a year on their church provided instruments.
The Bunnell Strings did not arise from their mother's death, though, said Corrie.
"We always played together. We had already formed," she said.
Although all of the youngsters started on violin, Kimberley changed to cello and Keren converted to viola. Ross and Cara still play violin, as does Corrie.
It was their music teacher that got them started in performance, said Keren by passing along requests for string musicians to play at weddings and other such functions.
"It just grows," said Corrie, who has since also taken on a job as a store manager.
All of the Bunnells attend San Diego State University, where 24-year-old Keren is an accounting major and viola student. Her role in the day-to-day operation of the family is to keep the finances straight.
Corrie, 21, is the group's first violinist and leads the quintet.
She has also become a composer and either writes or arranges the music played by the Bunnell Strings.
The 21-year-old Kimberley takes care of bookings and seeing that everyone eats.
At 19, Cara is a sophomore with a violin performance major. She and 17-year-old Ross provide the comic relief, say their others.


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The hallmark of this Taormina luxury boutique hotel is the passionate dedication by the owner and employees to serving its guests
The Villa Carlotta is a luxury boutique hotel of Taormina with stunning views of the Mediterranean Sea and Mount Etna
Our first stop was Villa Carlotta and we fell in love with this delightful Taormina hotel
A sicilian gem: We arrived in August having been recommend by a friend to book the Taormina Hotel Villa Carlotta
We were looking for somewhere that met our luxury standards and was also child friendly.
Great hotel with outstanding staff: Villa Carlotta is a perfectly positioned hotel in Taormina within easy walking distance of all the main attractions
this Taormina boutique hotel has many many pluses and it is a really good place to stay
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From the moment we arrived we felt welcome; nothing was too much trouble, any request was met with a smile. The location is gorgeous
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We spent 5 lovely nights at the Villa Carlotta. The hotel, which has been beautifully decorated, has lovely sea views
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Testimony :: Dr. Clarence Lusane
- American University
Good morning. I want to thank the Committee for providing the opportunity to discuss what is emerging as one of the most important issues confronting the future of Europe: the status and means of social inclusion for people of African descent.
For more than 20 years I have worked with minority communities and NGOs, including people of African descent, in Europe focused on issues of human rights, immigration, racial equality, and intolerance. This work included several years as Assistant Director of the 1990 Trust, a black human rights organization based in the UK. In that and other capacities I also worked with governments and regional institutions, such as the European Union and the Council of Europe regarding these concerns.
Although the oldest skull ever found in Europe belonged to an African, and even African Americans have been living in England since the late 1800s, for most people in Europe a settled presence of black people is viewed as a relatively new phenomenon. In fact, there have been several waves of blacks to Europe since the end of World War II. In England, France, the Netherlands, and even Germany, black migration was critical to the rebuilding of Europe. Waves of blacks came to Western Europe to drive the buses, nurse the sick, and sweep the streets of its great cities. In Eastern Europe, communist states from Russia to Poland to Yugoslavia welcomed African students, scholars, artists, and other professionals as part of an effort to aid liberation movements and newly-independent states. These new populations merged with older small black communities.
However, in both Western and Eastern Europe, blacks and other minorities were never fully integrated into these societies. First, they have often been the target of violent, racist attacks. Skinhead and neo-fascist organizations in Russia, Austria, Germany, and other states have specifically targeted blacks and a number of individuals have been murdered in recent years.
Second, there remain persistent disparities in the social arena. In housing, education, health care, and other areas, blacks in Europe are at or near the bottom. In the UK, one of the few states where racial statistics are kept, black students are expelled at 2-3 times the rate of White Europeans, have an employment rate that is 18 percent lower than the general population (57%-75%), and are 50 percent more likely to die of a stroke.
Third, racial issues are also acute in the realm of criminal justice. Police violence, deaths in custody and disproportionate incarceration are major concerns in England, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, and a number of other states in the region. Again, in the UK, black people are six times more likely to be stopped and searched by the police, and three times more likely to be arrested than whites. In France, police-community tensions erupted into deadly riots in 2005. The racialization of crime and the criminalization of a race both are having a devastating impact on black communities in Europe.
Fourth, blacks are also suffering from the often harsh, unfair, and discriminatory immigration policies that exist in the region. Anti-immigrant sentiments are rampant and not just restricted to the far-right, making it difficult to pass needed reforms.
First, it is important that states begin to collect social and economic data on the situation of racial and ethnic minorities in the region. Understandably, the history of Nazism, fascism and ethnic cleansing has generated a reluctance to gather racial data, but the lack of empirical data continues to hamper the development of concrete policies that can effectively address the social exclusion of Europe minorities.
Second, there is a need to strengthen the content and enforcement of anti-discrimination laws and policies. The 2000 Race Directive from the EU provided a foundational framework for constructing polices that can address discrimination. However, the legislation only covers EU member states, and is focused on anti-racism. Legislation must begin to address the issue of racial equality and means by which progress can be made to close the disparities that currently exist and are growing.
Third, along these lines, it is critical to establish effective and empowered government agencies that are focused on anti-discrimination. These entities should be built in such as manner that they maintain independence from political parties and narrow government interests. The United Nations has outlined specific guidelines on the development of these types of government-related bodies.
Last and perhaps most urgent, there is a need to include the voices of black communities in the development of anti-discrimination and equality policies. A wide range of black and anti-racist NGOs have developed over recent years but have too often been excluded from the policy debates that are critical for the communities they seek to represent.
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Mission Possible: The Perfectly Sized Hat for Your Head
Why Measure Your Head?
Did you know that your head size frequently changes? Something as simple as getting a hair cut or losing just a couple of pounds can change the size of your head, which of course means that your hat size changes.
For this reason, measuring your head, each and every time you order a hat, is vital.
Our hats fit head measurements from 20 3/4 inches to 25 inches. With standard head measurements for men's hats being 22 3/4 inches, and the standard head measurement for women's hats being 21 1/2 inches, you can see that we cover every head, from small to medium to extra-large.
Measuring Tips - Before You Start
To get an accurate measurement, use a non-stretch cloth measuring tape instead of a plastic one. If you don't have a cloth measuring tape, you can use a ribbon or string (as long as it is non-stretch).
Measure your head repeatedly until you get the same measurement a few times in a row.
When measuring, choose a comfortably snug fit, not too tight and certainly not too loose. The use of a hat may also determine its best fit: a tighter hat stays on better when its windy outside.
Take Time To Measure
Place the measuring tape around the widest part of your head, resting it where you like your hat to sit.
Usually a hat is worn slightly above the center of the forehead and the ears. At the back of the head, a hat tends to rest about halfway up -- on the bump (which I first thought was a personal deformity, but now understand to be something we all have), called the occipital bone.
There is no right or wrong to this. Fit is subjective: some people wear their hats low, some at an angle and some quite high. Some prefer their fedoras to be angled while porkpies or bowlers sit level.
Eyeball it: use a mirror to ensure the measuring tape is level around the circumference of your head (unless you want to wear the hat at a slight angle).
When you've got the tape positioned, join the leading edge to the tape at any comfortable spot on your forehead and note the number of inches, including fractions of an inch.
Then simply compare the number of inches to the chart below and choose from size Small to 3X, or from Size 6 5/8 to Size 8.
Hat Sizing Conundrums
Remember, if your measurement falls somewhere in the middle of a size range, it's usually advisable to choose the next largest size. Same with when you're trying to decided between "S/M" or "L/XL".
You will notice that some of our hats are "one size fits most". These hats generally have an elastic sweatband to accommodate a wide range of sizes.
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The office of Testing and Evaluation Services provides Information regarding admissions, placement, and certification examinations. The office is located in Brotman Hall 216. For information, phone (562) 985-4007, FAX (562) 985-2415, or visit the Testing Office website at www.csulb.edu/testing.
Test programs currently offered include the SAT and Achievement Tests, ACT, EPT/ELM, WPE, PRAXIS, and the Nelson-Denny Reading Test. Information racks immediately outside the office offer registration bulletins for the above-mentioned exams as well as the MCAT, LSAT, CSET, CBEST, GRE, RICA, and TOEFL exams.
The Testing Office also provides services to faculty, staff and administrators regarding research design, questionnaire construction and data analysis.
Freshman applicants must submit SAT I and/or ACT scores directly to CSULB. Students should take these tests no later than December of the prior year. Registration forms and the dates for the SAT and/or ACT are available from high school or college counselors or from a CSU campus testing office. Students may also write to or call:
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The California State University requires that each entering undergraduate, except those who qualify for an exemption, take the CSU Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) examination and the CSU English Placement Test (EPT) prior to enrollment. These placement tests are not a condition for admission to the CSU, but they may be a condition of enrollment. These examinations are designed to identify entering students who may need additional support in acquiring college entry-level English and mathematics skills necessary to succeed in CSU baccalaureate-level courses. In order to matriculate students admitted to CSULB, they are required to take the placement tests by the published deadlines. Undergraduate students who do not demonstrate college-level skills both in English and in mathematics will be placed in appropriate remedial programs and activities during the first term of their enrollment. Students placed in remedial programs in either English or mathematics must complete all remediation in their first year of enrollment. Failure to complete remediation by the end of the first year may result in denial of enrollment for future terms.
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The EPT is designed to assess the level of reading and writing skills of entering undergraduate students so that they can be placed in appropriate baccalaureate-level courses. The CSU EPT must be completed by all entering undergraduates, with the exception of those who present proof of one of the following:
To file for one of the above exemptions, students may obtain an Exemption Form from www.csulb.edu/testing (select EPT from the menu) or call Testing and Evaluation Services (562) 985-4007. Information bulletins and registration materials for the EPT will be mailed to all students subject to the requirement. The materials may be obtained from Testing and Evaluation Services.
The ELM examination is designed to assess the skill levels of entering CSU students in the areas of mathematics typically covered in three years of rigorous college preparatory courses in high school (Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry). The CSU ELM must be completed by all entering undergraduates, with the exception of those who present proof of one of the following:
To file for one of the above exemptions, students may obtain an Exemption Form from www.csulb.edu/testing (select ELM from the menu) or call Testing and Evaluation Services (562) 985-4007. Information bulletins and registration materials for the ELM will be mailed to all students subject to the requirements. Required exams will be indicated in the Letter of Admission. The materials may also be obtained from Testing and Evaluation Services.
California State University, Long Beach grants credit toward its undergraduate degrees for successful completion of examinations of the Advanced Placement (AP) Program of the College Board. Students who present scores of three or better will be granted up to six semester units (nine quarter units) of college credit for each AP course. Refer to the Advanced Placement Examination Credit table in the Academic Information section of this Catalog.
More specific information is available from the Office of Enrollment Service at (562) 985-5471 or a student's major department.
Students with scores of 5 or higher in International Baccalaureate Higher Level courses will be awarded baccalaureate credit of 4 to 10 units, depending on course equivalency. Applicants to CSULB who wish to obtain lower-division course credit for completed International Baccalaureate Higher Level examinations must submit an official IB transcript. Course equivalency for Higher Level examinations completed with a grade of 5 or higher is listed in the International Baccaluareate Examination Credit table in the Academic Information section of this Catalog.
For questions or information, please call the Office of Enrollment Service at (562) 985-5471 or consult the department.


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Working on a few key locations for an adventure by MJD for Avenger Enterprises.
It takes place at Independence Spaceport - a partly underground urban and heavy industry complex on a low gravity world with a very thin atmosphere (like Mars).
Just some rough ideas sketched to help work out the details ...
I like the look of this. Are you going to keep theses maps in gray-scale or are you going to color them?
I prefer greyscale, so these will stay greyscale.
The original images that I started with were compiled at 1 pixel = 1 foot.
Compiling them ino a multi kilometer image required steping down to greyscale and dropping the resolution.
Even so, I had to break the images into smaller pieces and then spend thirty hours of processing time stitching them together.
I would need better hardware to try this in color.
Nine million people is just too large of a city for learning to do this.
But thank you for the compliment.
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Consider me drooling! Thanks for sharing & Rep on the way!
Cool stuff. The detail you're adding is very nice. Have some rep!