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Letter to death penalty lovers on Facebook
The death penalty for some of those who raped and killed Jyoti Singh Pandey may bring a sense of satisfaction to some. But let's not fool ourselves by calling it justice. It's more like revenge, says Debolina Dutta
Patriarchal underpinnings of caste violence
Dalits are not allowed inside temples in 12 districts of Tamil Nadu, and 460 tea shops in Madurai still follow the two-tumbler system for dalits and non-dalits. Why is this state, with its 100-year-old anti-caste movement, a shadow of its former self, asks Subhash Gatade in this comment sparked by the recent death of Ilavarasan
Triple oppression of dalit women panchayat members
Affirmative action might get dalit women into panchayats, but caste compounds the gender discrimination they face and stymies real empowerment, says Subhash Gatade 20 years after panchayati raj in India
Impunity under AFSPA
The impunity under AFSPA of law-enforcement personnel guilty of sexual offences against women is most pronounced in the Northeast, writes KS Subramanian
Schools of discrimination
The removal of a dalit cook from the anganwadi in Majure village, Karnataka, indicates that top-down measures to address caste discrimination are changing little on the ground
The ashes of Dharmapuri
The dalits whose homes were attacked by dominant castes in Dharmapuri district on November 7 would do well to invoke the special provisions of the Prevention of Atrocities Act in pursuing justice, as the dalits of Tsundur, Andhra Pradesh, did over a 20-year struggle, writes Subhash Gatade
Crime and punishment
A nation consumed by outrage and a sense of retribution easily confuses punishment and revenge, justice and vendetta, says the PUCL in a statement following the hanging of Ajmal Kasab and asking for a rethink on the death penalty
Can we afford to be culturally blind?
India's state and market institutions promote only a passive respect for religious and cultural co-existence. Ethnic sensitisation stops at caste-based affirmative action. What are the perils of the absence of institutional diversity-education in a country as heterogeneous as India?
Assam violence: Land, identity and immigration
The conflicts in and around the Northeast have little to do with religion and everything to do with land and identity, writes Walter Fernandes, detailing the history of immigration to the Northeast
Dronacharyas all: Caste discrimination in higher education
A committee has recommended legal action under the SC/ST Atrocities Act against faculty of the Vardhman Medical College for caste-based harassment of 35 students. This is only the latest in a long list of similar cases in India's institutions of higher education. Subhash Gatade provides the details


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My friend and direct connect to all things Philly, John Barber, forwarded the good word for the week: The LIVEPOD is coming back to Baltimore this Thursday...by way of Philly, of course!
The LIVEPOD was birthed in Philly but the good folks at COME KLEEN PRODUCTIONS & ADAJ MUSIC have been periodically bringing the experience to Baltimore and I'm so glad they have!
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The 29th Annual Stellar Awards was held January 18, 2014 in Nashville, TN at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium. The show, which was hosted by Rickey Smiley and Sherri Shepherd aired live on Uplifting Entertainment and will air in national syndication January 25th through March 22, 2014.
The show featured performances from Erica Campbell, Jekalyn Carr, Latice Crawford, Lexi Allen, Anthony Brown and Group Therapy, Shirley Caesar, Jennifer Holliday, Hezekiah Walker, Donald Lawrence, Isaac Carree, Tasha Cobbs, Rickey Dillard, The Canton Spirituals, The Gospel Legends, The Wardlaw Brothers, Jonathan McReynolds, Jonathan Nelson, VaShawn Mitchell and Zacardi Cortez.
Special honors were bestowed upon Hezekiah Walker (Lifetime Achievement Award), Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (Most Notable Achievement Award) and Pastor Maceo Woods (Legends Award).
Tamela Mann was named Artist of the Year and also received an award for Song of the year for the Kirk Franklin penned "Take Me To The King." See full list of winners here.


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UCLA --- McLeod figures to add depth at the quarterback position this season.
2006 --- Redshirted after making the team as a non-scholarship freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL --- Lettered three seasons (2003 - 2005) in football for coach Keith Minor at Balboa HS in San Francisco ... Selected first-team All-City, Player of the Year and All-Metro honors after his senior season ... Threw for 2,100 yards, 22 touchdowns and six interceptions as a senior ... As a junior, he was named first-team All-City and Back of the Year ... Threw for 1,800 yards, 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions in his junior season ... As a sophomore, he earned second-team All-City honors ... Also lettered in baseball, basketball and soccer at his high school ... Named second-team All-City in baseball after hitting .610 with two home runs as a senior ... Hit .575 his junior season with five home runs and was named second-team All-City and honorable mention All-Metro ... Earned second-team All-City honors in baseball as a sophomore ... His club soccer team advanced to the state cup finals three times.
PERSONAL --- Full Name: McLeod John Baltazar Bethel-Thompson ... Born: August 3, 1988 in San Francisco, CA ... Parents: Patricia Thompson and Mark Bethel ... Has one brother, Dylan, and one sister, Cassady ... Lists boxer Muhammad Ali as the famous athlete he most admires ... Grandfather, Wilbur Thompson, won an Olympic medal in the shot put in the 1948 Games ... Hobbies include playing and watching all sports.


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College Hockey:Minnesota-Duluth Gets Crack At First Silverado Title
Lessard Nets Winner With Five Ticks Left To Top Yale
DULUTH, Minn. — The battle of Bulldogs turned out to be a true dogfight in the first round of the 2001 Silverado Shootout.
Junior Lessard scored the game-winning goal with five seconds left as the University of Minnesota-Duluth defeated Yale 3-2 before 3,787 at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center.
UMD (7-11-1) will take on Boston College in the championship game at 7 p.m. CST on Saturday. The Elis (4-6-2) will face Miami at 4 p.m.
A scoreless first period included UMD outshooting Yale 8-3. The biggest play of the stanza came from Yale goalie Dan Lombard (29 saves), who poked away a breakaway opportunity at the 9:40 mark.
Duluth forward Tyler Brosz picked up a loose puck at mid ice and skated in on the Yale net with blueliner Michael Grobe on his tail. Lombard came out and sticked the puck away from Brosz, but Grobe was called for hooking, one of two Eli penalties (Mutter had the other) in the first 20 minutes.
The host squad took advantage of the fourth Yale penalty of the night in the second period. Nathan Murphy was whistled for slashing at 17:41, and Minnesota-Duluth pounced on the chance.
Almost a minute into the infraction, UMD won the faceoff and got the puck back to the top of the left circle. Defenseman Andy Reierson's slapshot beat Lombard high on his glove side from the top of the left circle for his sixth goal of the year. Forward John Francisco picked up the assist at 18:39 on the only score of the period.
Duluth outshot Yale again (13-7) in the period, but this time there was much more offense on both sides.
UMD goalie Rob Anderson, who finished with 24 saves, might have been thinking about his first shutout of the year early in the final stanza, but Yale busted out of the locker room and played its best hockey of the night while outshooting Duluth 16-11 and lighting the lamp twice.
Midway through the period, Minnesota native C.J. Nibbe, playing his first game of the year, fired a shot off Anderson that was not controlled by the UMD goaltender. Eli forward Mike Klema, another resident of Minnesota, was in position to bury the rebound at 12:30 to even the score at 1-1.
Brosz gave the Elis a golden opportunity with a five-minute crosschecking penalty at 13:47. Fifteen seconds later, Jeff Dwyer fed captain Luke Earl who fired a hard wrister past Anderson from the right circle. The puck slid inside the near post to give the Blue a 2-1 lead.
Yale was still on the advantage when Bryan Freeman's shot from the blue line bounced off the pads of Matt Mathias and kicked away from the Eli defenseman. Mathias picked up the puck and raced in alone on Lombard before firing a 12-footer at 17:09 to knot the score at 2-2.
But with 10 seconds left in the game, the home team won a faceoff in the Yale end and got the puck to Lessard, who fired the game-winner from 15 feet away on a shot that screened the Eli netminder and crossed the goal line with five ticks left.
Yale has not won a first-round tournament game since beating Wisconsin in the 1998 Badger Showdown in Milwaukee. UMD, which has never won the three-year-old Silverado tourney, is now 5-0 when leading after two periods.
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While the fall colors are fading fast in many parts of southern Wisconsin, you should still be able to see plenty of fall colors next weekend by taking a trip to Ogle County, Illinois.
The trip is sure to have something to interest everyone in the family as the beauty of nature is abundant, the area is jam-packed with history, there are three Illinois State Parks nearby, as well as, opportunities for those with varied interests, such as trains and rural architecture
To get to Oregon, which is the county seat of Ogle County, Illinois, you may want to travel south through the rolling hills of Green County taking in some of the Barn Quilts, which you have not already seen.
Heading south into Illinois, the rural countryside remains breathtaking with hills, streams, and wetlands in abundance giving you plenty of opportunity to enjoy nature. On a recent trip Day Trip Examiner, saw a doe and her twin yearlings grazing in an already harvested cornfield near the road.
Make sure you check out the barns of the area. One style is prominent and you will likely begin to notice it in the very southern portion of Wisconsin, but will be repeated in some size or color over and over again once you travel south of German Valley, Illinois. The barns have a traditional gambrel style roof line upon which is perched a dormer of sorts that runs perpendicular to the main wing of the barn. Typically both ends of the dormer has windows. (see slide show).
In Oregon, take the time to check out the progress being made to restore the Oregon Train Depot built in 1913 and used to serve rail passengers until 1971. The stucco exterior has been restored and is being repainted. Plans are to return the building, which had been damaged through years of neglect and vandal to house the five main rooms it did during the glory days of train travel.
Some of the must see buildings in Oregon include the Ogle County Courthouse. It has now been refurbished and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Also, check out the Chana School Museum built in 1883 it now houses a museum with artifacts about education in the area in the late 1800s.
If you go to Oregon on the weekend and have a train enthusiast in the family, make sure to stop by Conover Square and check out the Blackhawk Model Railroad Club.
The Rock River runs south from Wisconsin through Oregon and you will not be able to miss the statue perched on the east bluff of Chief Blackhawk. Blackhawk was a Sac Indian Chief who fought against American military in battles throughout southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois because of the loss of lands once called home by the Sac and Fox tribes. The statue honoring the old Indian chief who so loved the land is built of concrete. The statue itself is forty-eight feet tall and stands atop a six foot high platform. Located in Lowden State Park, the statue towers far above the river below. A steep wooden staircase leads to the river level where visitors can enjoy the river on a gravel walking path.
The views from the bluff where the statue stands are as impressive as the statue itself and should not be missed. Across the river, sits the Pride of Oregon Paddle Wheeler adjacent to the Maxson Riverside Restaurant.
Two other nearby state parks also provide recreational opportunities and sightseeing opportunities. They are the Castle Rock State Park and the White Pines Forest State Park.
More history is nearby in Grand Detour where you can visit the blacksmith shop set up by John Deere when he moved from Vermont to the Midwest. It was here that in 1837 that Deere fashioned what he called a self-polishing plow blade to help area farmers having difficulties cultivating the sticky Midwestern soil.


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Summer is in full effect and to maintain a healthy at home manicure, celebrity manicurist Skyy Hadley has a few top tips for keeping hands looking youthful.
From years in the beauty industry as a respected trend setter and nail expert, Skyy Hadley has multiple editorial shoots, celebrity clients and fashion week experience including work with Janelle Monae, Uma Thurman, Liv Tyler, Vogue and Glamour Magazine. Skyy also owns the popular As U Wish Nail Spa in New Jersey.
During summer months, hands can become easily irritated from dry heat and of course continuous hand washing. During travel season, hands are also commonly dry from hand sanitizers and unpredictable weather exposure. Skyy's best secrets to a 'Rejuvenating Hot Cream At-Home Hand Treatment' is a simple and attainable way to feel like one of her celebrity clients without a high profile budget.
First, Remove all nail polish with a gentle polish remover, slough off dead skin from palms, backs of hands and avoid drying salt scrubs. Instead opt for an easy to make sugar scrub by mixing 'sugar, a few drops of vegetable glycerin and an uplifting essential oil like peppermint or rosemary in a medium sized bowl.'Exfoliate hands thoroughly and remove the sugar granules with a warm, wet cloth. For a quick treat, finish with a healthy helping of hand cream concentrating on dry patches like the cuticles and tops of hands.
If more time is available, Skyy recommends warming '2 plastic baggies full of a thick, luxurious cream and add a few drops of invigorating essential oil such as tangerine, ylang ylang or chamomile.' The essential oils will help provide an aromatherapy quality just like an in spa service. Relax hands in the warm cream for a couple minutes, remove hands from the bag and massage desired amount of cream onto hands. The result is a pair of hands that 'should instantly feel smooth and look radiant.'
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(by Bob Przybylo) OU is sitting pretty heading into its last five regular season games, but the Sooners still have a lot work to do to put itself in better position. By now it's no secret that every Big 12 game is a grind. It's all the players and coaches have talked about. But...Read more


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I just got Windows 7. However, I'm now unable to connect to the internet.
Doing the diagnosis gives me these:
- There might be a problem with the driver for the Local Area Connection Adapter
- The Local Area Connection 2 Adapter is disabled
How do I resolve those?
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A demonstration of the PoodLL set of plugins.
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This is a collection of activities from a course used to accompany the Firsthand Success textbook. The activities were chosen from amongst many, because they require little background or preparation, and do not use images/media from the textbook.
Feel free to play around.
It is preferable to use videos from YouTube for copyright reasons, but I have bundled some with the course because videos on YouTube come and go.
Most of the activities are designed to be performed in pairs.
A demonstration of the Generico filter and Atto Plugin.
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Sept. 15, 2011
PORTLAND, Ore. - Goals are beautiful things, especially the 22-yard strike that Kristy Zurmuhlen blasted into the net to ice Stanford's 2-0 victory over Portland on Thursday night.
But Stanford women's soccer has different dimensions of beauty. There are the goals of course, but there is also the possession. That's what Cardinal soccer is all about - controlling play, being patient, setting the tempo, and taking the opponent out of its rhythm.
Stanford (7-0-1) did all those things to Portland, plus striking at the right times to quiet the boisterous crowd of 3,410 at Merlo Field. Teresa Noyola provided the spark with a goal and an assist.
Noyola's first-half penalty kick and Zurmuhlen's second-half strike were enough for Stanford to earn its first victory at Portland (3-4-1) in three tries and extend the Cardinal's regular-season unbeaten streak to 50 matches.
"The team had a strong performance, especially in possession," Stanford coach Paul Ratcliffe said. "I would have liked to have seen them execute better in the final third, but the possession was exceptional."
Noyola opened the scoring in the 40th minute when she converted a penalty kick after being pulled down in the box, for her fifth goal of the season.
Her pass to the right in the 75th minute found Zurmuhlen in stride and the senior unleashed a right-footed blast into the upper left corner for her first goal since her freshman season.
The Cardinal was unable to convert several good chances down the stretch. Freshman Chioma Ubogagu had two of them, including a late try in which a long ball from central defender Alina Garciamendez split the defense and caught Ubogagu in stride. But shooting perhaps a step too early with no one to beat but the goalkeeper, Ubogagu played the ball just wide.
However, Stanford maintained control of the match until the final whistle.
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Royal Flush Shuffles the Business Models: Low Cost - Targeted Distribution
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
How do you make money on an independent magazine these days? Well, you start by keeping your content expenditures as low as possible. Take, for example, Josh Bernstein, editor and publisher of the music, comics and culture magazine Royal Flush, which launched its 112-page sixth book yesterday with a cover story interview with Hugh Hefner and contributions from comics legend Harvey Pekar, rocker Joan Jett and others. "It costs not one penny to make," says Bernstein. Well, at least the content doesn't cost much to make. Since it began as a photo-copied zine in the late 90s, Royal Flush has grown to become a beautiful work of hand-drawn art, with high production values and a following that has grown to 40,000.
"The business model is don't hire insider staff," says Bernstein, who considers his bedroom the home office. Much of the content, mostly hand-drawn, is developed by Bernstein and a crew of freelancers who have day jobs at other magazines. For the last decade Royal Flush has been a labor of love. Now, Bernstein believes the project is about to hit break-even as it leverages the brand and the audience outside of print and finds new methods of distribution. The recently completed Royal Flush Festival was a five-day event in New York that included independent film screenings, music fests and art gallery showings, all synched with the magazine's indie tastes. "No magazine will survive being just a magazine," he says. "You have to do the 360 thing – be active on the Web, in TV, on social networks."
"The breakthrough for us was sponsoring band tours," says Bernstein. Royal Flush recently sponsored a national tour along with apparel store chain Hot Topic. The band appeared on the back of the magazines, and Hot Topic carried the issues in-store. But the band tour itself became a distribution platform, since Royal Flush would be sold at concerts alongside all of the other pricey merchandise that make touring lucrative for musicians. "A $10 magazine is cheaper than a $40 T-shirt," says Bernstein. And a highly targeted distribution network is more effective than mass market any day. "We made more money this way than selling magazines at Barnes & Noble or on Amazon," he says. "In the magazine world there are too many middlemen taking too many cuts of the money."
Royal Flush is still distributed at major chains, but its release schedule is, well, occasional. Book Six is the one and only issue of the year. He has 15 pages of ads in the new issue and wants more, but Bernstein doesn't think counting ad pages is where magazines need to head. The events and marketing opportunities outside of the book's pages are where the real money will be, he expects.
"The goal is to do this quarterly, because then it will activate international distribution," Bernstein says. He knows there is interest worldwide if he can find a way to get more copies overseas other than the Web site orders. "One day last week I got orders in one day from seven different countries," he says. "For a kid in his bedroom this is pretty amazing."
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I was doing the first exercise in the paper Lattice QCD for Novices. This is the expected result:
With the default "GlobalAdaptive" method for NIntegrate it threw errors saying that the error had increased more than 2000 times, so I switched to "LocalAdaptive". The result had some jitters, but was recognizable.
I decided to go back to "GlobalAdaptive" despite the warnings and slower time, and it actually looks really good despite the warnings.
However, the documentation says global adaptive is generally faster for multidimensional integrals. I'm looking for insight for why it is not true in this case, and in general, any settings that would give a better and faster result. I'm just getting into the options for the Monte Carlo methods. Here's the code:
stepSize = 1/2; stepCount = 8; potential[x_] := x^2/2; mass = 1;
action[x_List] :=
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Join[{E^-action[Join[{b}, Table[x[i], {i, stepCount - 1}], {b}]]},
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March 11, 2012 By Andy Conli
By Andy Conli
FRESNO, Calif. - The Bulldogs will travel to America's Finest City to play in the Callaway Farms Invitational. The tournament, hosted by San Diego, is held at the 6,945-yard, par-72 The Farms Golf Club. The field is highlighted by No. 15 San Diego State and features four top 100 players, including Fresno State Lexus Classic medalist No. 19 Alex Ching. The last time Fresno State competed in this tournament was in 2010 when Bhavik Patel won the individual title by three shots (-8) and the 'Dogs finished in third place.Rufie Fessler 2. Nate Jessup 3. Jack Mulroy 4. Johnny Partridge 5. Macgregor Hoobery
Field: San Diego (host), Connecticut, Fresno State, Missouri, SMU, San Diego State, Santa Clara, St. Mary's, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UTEP, Wyoming, Yale
Course: The Farms Golf Club
Yardage: 6,945 Par: 72
Format: Monday - 36 Holes (Shotgun Start), Tuesday - 18 Holes (1st & 10th Tees)
Time: Monday - 8:15 a.m. PST, Tuesday - 7:27 a.m. PST
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
Updates: GoBulldogs.com
Top 10 Finishes
T6 Rufie Fessler - Wolf Pack Classic (73--73)
T7 Bhavik Patel - MacKenzie Invitational (70-63-71--204)
T8 Bhavik Patel - Wolf Pack Classic (74--74)
Lexus Classic Wraps Up With Wild Weather
The weather during the final round of the Fresno State Lexus Classic, which included scattered showers and high winds, was a major factor as the Bulldogs finished their home tournament in 12th place (363-367-400--1130, +50). The top `Dog of the tournament was Jack Mulroy who finished in a tie for 37th at 7-over.
Patel Named Bulldog Student-Athlete of the Week
Senior Bhavik Patel's performance at the Alister MacKenzie Invitional earned him his second Student-Athlete of the Week honor. Patel shot a career low 8-under, 63 during the second round of the tournament in Fairfax, Calif. He also tied current PGA star Nick Watney and Todd Angel for the lowest round during head coach Mike Watney's 34 years at Fresno State.
Success On and Off the Greens
Along with his success on the golf course last year, senior Brian Sunker also excelled in the classroom which led to him being named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar. To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete must be a junior or senior academically, compete in at least two full years at the collegiate level, participate in 70-percent of his team's competitive rounds or compete in the NCAA Championships and have a stroke-average under 76.0 in Division I.
Watney's Legacy
Mike Watney is in his 34th season as the head coach of Fresno State men's golf and is looking to add to his already Hall of Fame résumé. In his career, Watney has produced 29 All-Americans and 18 Academic All-Americans, led his teams to 13 conference championships and named conference Coach of the Year nine times, most recently in 2010.
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Guests walk the new dike at Port Susan Bay Preserve after ribbon-cutting celebration.
Two projects to restore the health of Port Susan Bay, improve habitat for salmon, birds and other wildlife, and improve flood protection for farmers have wrapped up and The Nature Conservancy celebrated their completion with partners Wednesday, Dec. 5.
The Conservancy completed a 150-acre tidal marsh restoration at the Port Susan Bay Preserve at the mouth of the Stillaguamish River, and a 10-acre pocket estuary restoration at Livingston Bay, an inlet on the eastern shore of Camano Island that is part of the much larger Port Susan Bay.
Together, the Port Susan Bay restoration and the Livingston Bay Pocket Estuary restoration are bringing essential natural processes back to more than 4,000 acres of tidelands at the northern end of Port Susan Bay. Tidal wetlands that support estuary-dependent animals have been restored, juvenile Chinook salmon now have access to restored habitats, and a stronger connection between the river and tidal habitats in the northeastern portion of Port Susan Bay will improve the resilience of the bay and estuary to sea level rise. Healthier tidal wetlands will mean more food in the system for salmon, waterfowl, Dungeness crabs and people.
At the same time, these restoration projects touched more than 130 jobs, including construction, science, engineering and project management.
"This is a good example of public money providing multiple benefits," said Rep. Hans Dunshee, D-Snohomish. "Good habitat restoration also creates jobs, reduces the risk of flood damage, protects farmland and gains local landowner and community support."
"Estuary restoration is important for the overall recovery of Puget Sound as is one of the areas we are seeing progress thanks to efforts like this," said Anthony Wright, executive director of the Puget Sound Partnership. "The Port Susan Bay project is a prime example of a community coming together to fix a problem and not leave it lingering for future generations."
At Port Susan Bay, the Conservancy removed 1.3 miles of sea dike that had been built in the 1950's in an attempt to create more farmland. The Conservancy built almost a mile of new dike roughly following the original shoreline that will protect neighboring farms. In collaboration with the Stillaguamish Flood Control District, new emergency floodgates were installed to improve flood relief for those farms and the ability of fish caught in floodwaters to return to the natural system.
At Livingston Bay, the Conservancy removed a section of manmade dike that blocked natural inlets and outlets for the estuary. This effort allowed the tide back in, and with it fish and other organisms looking for a pocket of estuary habitat for food or shelter.
Both of these projects are highlighted in the Conservation Action Plan for the Port Susan Marine Stewardship Area. This collaborative planning effort is coordinating strategic conservation actions among over 30 partners around the bay to work toward a healthy and sustainable Port Susan for years to come.
The Port Susan Bay project cost about $4 million from feasibility through the end of the project, while the much smaller Livingston Bay project cost about $380,000.
Funding for the projects came from the state Salmon Recovery Funding Board, the state Jobs Bill, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the state Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration Program, Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program, and private donations.
Because of the scope of the Port Susan Bay project and the importance of estuaries to a broad array of people, the Conservancy engaged a broad-based technical advisory committee to help inform and guide project design including the flood district, landowners, biologists, permitting agencies and tribal officials.
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Matt Stajan, Toronto's player representative to the National Hockey League Players' Association, was reportedly one of the most strident voices opposing former executive director Paul Kelly, who was fired on Aug. 31 in what could best be described as highly questionable circumstances.
Matt Stajan, Toronto's player representative to the National Hockey League Players' Association, was reportedly one of the most strident voices opposing former executive director Paul Kelly, who was fired on Aug. 31 in what could best be described as highly questionable circumstances.
Yesterday the controversy widened, as Sidney Crosby called for more information regarding the firing, following a statement on Thursday made by his powerful agent Pat Brisson and his partner J. P. Barry. It has also been reported that Chris Chelios, another player rep, is trying to talk other players into overturning the dismissal.
When asked about the possibility, Stajan was adamant the union had made the right move.
"You know what, I would strongly disagree that that's going to happen," he said. "We made a decision, and I don't think there's any turning back now. The proof's there, we had everything laid out in front of us, I'm fully confident we made the right decision ... at the end of the day, we're looking out for the best interests of 750 players, and in my opinion, a change needed to be [made]."
Stajan also defended the timing of the move, which occurred at the end of a 10-hour marathon meeting, with the 30-player executive committee voting at approximately 3:30 a. m. Some players have expressed a wish that the move had been brought to the wider membership with training camp mere days away.
"If we brought it back, we're just delaying it two months until we can all get on a conference call again," Stajan said. "And then, the media gets a hold of it and things kind of snowball and it gets worse. We make a decision there, and we move forward. The [collective bargaining agreement]'s up in three years, and we felt a change had to be made, overwhelmingly we felt that, and the longer we wait the worse it's going to be for our union. I don't know what else to say about this.
"It's not like [the executive committee is] just doing this to have a few beers and come up with something. We interviewed all the staff, and did what we had to do. Now that people are questioning this, I'm just disappointed that there are guys out there doing this. None of this is helping the union out ... if people really cared, this stuff wouldn't keep coming up."
Six days after being rushed to hospital, and three days after undergoing minor heart surgery, goaltender Jonas Gustavsson was back at training camp with the Toronto Maple Leafs yesterday.
"I feel better and better," the 6-foot-3 Swede said. "It was good that it happened now, so I can be back on the ice as fast as possible. They said it would be no problem."
The surgery involved a catheter inserted through an incision in Gustavsson's groin to correct an irregularity in the electrical flow to the heart. Gustavsson said he is still a couple of days from returning to the ice.
"I'm going to tall to the doctor today, and do some biking tomorrow, and we'll see," the 24-year-old said. "[The incision] has to heal, and I'm just waiting for that to happen.
"Of course you get a little bit scared, but the doctors told me right away that it's no danger ... and we can fix it easy, so it's no problem."
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A broad introduction to the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) within the geosciences. The relationships between geography, geology, and society will be pursued. Students will be exposed to both pertinent computer and analytical skills common to GIS, including both field and computer based projects that explore spatial data (regions, rocks), and their associated attributes (feature data).
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- 3 pounds medium red potatoes
- 5 bacon strips, diced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1-1/4 cups sugar
- 1 cup cider vinegar
- 3/4 cup water
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- Place potatoes in a Dutch oven; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes or until tender. Drain and cool.
- In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp; using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 4 tablespoons drippings. In the drippings, saute onion until tender.
- Stir in the flour, salt, celery seed and pepper until blended. Gradually add the sugar, vinegar and water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
- Cut potatoes into 1/4-in. slices. Add potatoes and bacon to the skillet; cook and stir gently over low heat until heated through. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve warm. Yield: 8 servings.
Reviews for Authentic German Potato Salad
"There is no typo in this recipe. This is an old fashioned German Potato salad recipe. Our family loves it and still uses the same bowl my mom prepared it in. The only thing I don't add is the parsley--which is really just for looks.I've never tasted any German Potato salad that could stand up to my moms. I hope everyone enjoys as much as we have."
"I have made this twice. Delicious! And easy! I half the recipe and only used about 1/2 to 2/3 cup sugar. Loved it!"
"It just didn't taste right to me or my family. Way to sweet & tangy. Had to cook up more bacon and onions & add some baking soda to offset the vinegar. Couldn't do anything about the over sweetness. Somewhat like Oma's, but something was definitely off."
"I love German potato salad! This recipe was a little sweet for my taste and I added a TBSP. more vinegar and a tsp. of celery seed to offset the sweetness. When I make again will definitely cut down on the sugar. Loved the bacon in it!Field Editor since 2013"
"Absolutely delicious (after a few changes)!! I used 8 pounds of red potatoes, 1 1/2 pounds of bacon, 3/4 C flour, 1 C sugar, 2 C vinegar & 2 C water. I thinly sliced 6 green onions for garnish. I also omitted the celery seed."


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Potential XMRV-Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Link Not Easy to Tease Out
The controversy surrounding XMRV, a virus that has been linked to chronic-fatigue syndrome and prostate cancer, has been heating up recently.
Earlier this month, CDC researchers published a paper in Retrovirology that reported the absence of XMRV in either the CFS patients studied or healthy controls. A much-anticipated study by researchers from the FDA and NIH supposedly reached a different conclusion, finding the virus in the blood of CFS patients. It's expected to run in the journal PNAS but has yet to be published.
So lots of people are waiting for answers — patients anxious to find out whether their disease is linked to XMRV, scientists interested in learning more about what is only the third known human retrovirus and public health officials trying to determine whether XMRV could affect the nation's blood supply.
And that wait may not be a short one, say experts participating in a webinar today sponsored by the advocacy group CFIDS Association of America. Vincent Racaniello, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Columbia University, said that there's a lot of work yet to be done in patients in order to answer the key questions surrounding the issue, and the full dimensions of the XMRV story will take time to understand.
"We can learn a lot from history," he said on the webinar, noting that it took 15 years from the time clusters of AIDS patients were identified to the development of effective therapies. Racaniello doesn't study XMRV in the lab, but he blogs about the controversy.
In a follow-up chat with the Health Blog, Racaniello said that so far, all the published studies have been done in relatively small numbers of patients — 50 or 100 people.
What's needed to really get answers, he says, is a 500- or 1,000-person, federally funded study conducted at more than one research site. Ideally participants would be existing CFS patients who'd be available to be interviewed for detailed medical and case histories, and who could give fresh blood samples. And centers would use uniform definitions of CFS and lab methods, he said.
Another webinar participant, Lucinda Bateman, an internist who evaluates CFS patients at her Salt Lake City clinic, says that up until now there's been "no consistency in the way we diagnose and treat patients" with CFS. Potential treatments for XMRV infection exist, she says, but there are plenty of questions about which are safe and effective — and sorting all that out will take (you guessed it!) — time.
Still, that's not to say that the scientific process — and the debate — hasn't been fruitful, she says. Even negative studies help shape the direction of future research, and the differing results of the published studies have led to greater scrutiny of the way CFS is defined.
Interest in CFS is growing in major academic centers and attracting more scientists. And more people are donating money to help fund CFS research, she adds — which eventually should lead to the kinds of trials that Racaniello and others want to see done.
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Natural Bridge, Virginia: Natural Bridge Wax Museum
Wax museum features lots of lighting and effects, along with a behind-the-scenes look at how wax figures are made. Presented by wax figures, of course.
Natural Bridge, Virginia: Foamhenge
Mark Cline, fiberglass sculptor, may have built the world's most accurate Stonehenge replica. Out of styrofoam.
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia: Coal House
30 tons of hard, shiny anthracite were used in its construction.
Talcott, West Virginia: John Henry Statue
The steel drivin' man endures the ravages of time (and people) in the West Virginia hills.
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Opened in 2007, the Gloria Plaza Hotel Kangqiao is located in the Nanhui Economic Area in the Pudong New District. It is about 45 minutes' drive to the Shanghai South Railway Station, Pudong Airport and city center and 50 minutes' drive to the Hongqiao Airport.
The Gloria Plaza Hotel Kangqiao offers a total of 168 guest rooms of various types, including apartments. All rooms are provided with free broadband internet access and IDD/DDD phone and other service amenities. As for dining service, there are cafe, bar and lobby bar in the hotel and meal delivery service is available. Other facilities in the hotel include business center, meeting room, parking lot, wireless intenret area, spa center and fitness center, etc. Apart from these, the Gloria Plaza Hotel Kangqiao also provides service such as foreign currency exchange service, laundry service and postal service and so on.
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Chaplin Restaurant & Bar to Open: Mixologists and brothers Ari and Micah Wilder will be opening this new 20's themed venue this month, complete with Asian dishes and fabulous cocktails.
Newly Opened Tico Starts Happy Hour: From Monday to Friday between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. enjoy $5 small plates such as fries, spicy olives, a shredded cabbage salad, and a Spanish tortilla with piquillo pepper aioli. Drink deals include $5 beers and wines, and 4 $6 cocktails including a margarita and caipirinha.
Moet Imperial Ice Now Available In Dupont: Moët Ice Impérial, the first champagne especially created to be enjoyed over ice, hit local shelves just a few weeks ago. Head to P Street Wines to pick up a bottle.
New Tea-Infused Cocktails at Blue Duck Tavern: Four new cocktails made with teas from the rare Tea Cellar at Park Hyatt Washington, are also being introduced at brunch. Priced at $12 each, the drinks are the Morning Dew, made with Cherry Blossom Green Tea, tequila, Cointreau, agave, and lime; the Sweet Tea, a concoction of Earl Grey infused vodka, sugar, lemon, and soda water; the Sparkling Mojito, a medley of Mint Meritage, house made ginger syrup, and Prosecco; and finally the Rum Rooibos, with Fields of France Rooibos, infused cream, spiced rum, and white chocolate liqueur.
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Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians
Levinovsky, Nick (Nikolay Jacovlevich)
Levinovsky, Nick (Nikolay Jacovlevich), pianist, composer; b. Saratov, Russia, 14 December 1944. His father, Jacob Levinovsky, was born in 1895 in Suvalki, Poland and died in 1974 in Saratov, Russia. He was an opera singer. His mother, Tamara Bezotvetova, was born in 1911 in Yaroslavl, Russia, and died in 1979 in Moscow, Russia. She also was an opera singer. His brother, Sergey Levinovsky, was born in 1950 in Saratov, Russia. Hes a musician, playing saxophone and flute and working as an arranger.
Nick attended Saratov Music College (1959-1963) and Saratov State Conservatory (1968-1974). As a young boy growing up in Saratov in the former Soviet Union, was expected to become a classical pianist or orchestral conductor. His parents, both opera singers, started their son on the piano at age 6. Gifted though he was, Levinovsky nevertheless drifted through his musical training until one day when his father tuned their short-wave radio to the Voice of America and jazz entered Levinovsky's life for the first time. "I was knocked out," Levinovsky recalls about that day when he was just 13. He had never heard music so alive, music that spoke directly to him. "Jazz turned my life upside down," and from then on Levinovsky knew what he wanted to do, what he had to do -- be a jazzman.
Levinovsky went to the Saratov State Conservatory of Music to study composition, piano and theory. He entered the Soviet Army and was soon leading the jazz ensemble for the army orchestra, which won the grand prize at the local jazz festival. Returning to Saratov after his military service, Levinovsky formed a quartet and began to combine modern jazz techniques with Russian folk music. It would become a hallmark of the Levinovsky sound. Gaining recognition from his performances at jazz festivals and on Soviet radio, Levinovsky soon came to Moscow and became music director and arranger for the top jazz bands in the city. He met and jammed with all the jazz greats passing through Moscow including Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, Milt Hilton, Thad Jones and Dick Hyman and he played piano on a recording by Ray Coniff, the first American artist to record in the USSR.
In 1978 Levinovsky formed his own group, Allegro, and quickly became nationally famous. They recorded 8 LPs and Allegro was named "best jazz band in the USSR." Levinovsky himself won "musician of the year" honors four times, one of the very few artists accorded that honor repeatedly. As a member of the Union of Soviet Composers and the Jazz Federation, Levinovsky and Allegro were representing the jazz of their country at jazz summits and major festivals the world over. One particularly memorable performance was in Bombay, India alongside the great Don Cherry. According to newspaper accounts, "Playing together they achieved what the Soviet and American diplomats could not -- creative interaction, beauty, harmony."
But all was not harmonious back home. As Russian Jews it was increasingly difficult for Levinovsky's family to remain in the Soviet Union, and for a jazz artist the siren call of the New York jazz world had become impossible to ignore. So Levinovsky immigrated to New York, his fantasy since he first embraced jazz as a boy. Since arriving in New York in 1990 Levinovsky has performed with Rafael Cruz and his Latin band, Wade Barnes and his septet, Major Holly, Tom Harrell and many others. He then formed his own trio and debuted in New York City. Peter Watrous of The New York Times wrote, "Nick Levinovsky has abundant technique and his music offers moments of reflection and lucidity." His charts are played by the Vangaard Orchestra and New York University's Jazz Orchestra, and his revived group, Allegro, has performed everywhere from Boston's Hancock Hall to the JVC Jazz Festival at Lincoln Center.
In the early 1990s Levinovsky met and subsequently married singer Kathy Jenkins. The union has had a profound effect on his music. "Kathy's emotional approach to lyrics has been transferred to me. When she sings "My Funny Valentine," a song I have played for many years, I hear and understand the lyrics as I never did before." In 1996 Levinovsky and Jenkins formed the 17-piece Nick Levinovsky Big Band, a group whose repertoire is Levinovsky's original compositions as well as jazz evergreens. Its debut CD, "Listen Up!" was celebrated at New York's Birdland and Jack Bowers noted in Cadence magazine that Levinovsky "is an excellent jazz pianist and an even better composer/arranger whose memorable charts are the wings on which his band soars above the commonplace." The Levinovsky Big Band soon became in great demand, performing in New York at The Supper Club, Birdland, Roseland Ballroom, Waldorf- Astoria, The Plaza, Red Blazer, Visiones and Atlantic City's Taj Mahal, among other venues. It has performed for organizations including the UJA Federation, New York Swing Dance Society, the Arthritis Foundation, National Organization for Women and many others.
Having achieved his desire to work in the jazz capital of the world, are there any challenges left for Levinovsky? The answer comes quickly. "I want to do what I was put on this earth to do -- be a creator of music."
Contrasts (1979); In This World (1981); Golden Mean (1983); Sphinx (1985); Around The Blues (1987); Classical Jazz Ballads (1988); Five Novels (1989); Listen Up! (1996); Kind of Red (1999); Quiz (2002)
As sideperson: Ray Coniff in Moscow (1975); Wade Barnes Septet (1993); Kathy Jenkins: From This Moment On (1998); Oscar Walden: Skipper (2000); Kathy Jenkins: Swing Madness (2003)
Radio and television broadcasts: Radio Moscow, Russia Central TV, Moscow, Russia Dillenburg, Germany, Local Cable Pori, Finland, Local Cable LeMann, France Various Cable Stations throughout Europe WBGO 88.3, Newark, NJ; CD 101.9, New York, NY, WBAI, New York, NY WNYC, New York, NY Various Public and University stations throughout the USA
Film soundtracks: Night Crew
Unissued recordings: Five Hours of Audio Tapes recorded for Moscow Radio Coltrane Legacy 1989
1992 - 1997 aprox. 20 hours of private video tapes from NYC Clubs, Shows
Bibliography: Books: Sovetski Dzaz (1972), (1986); Unzipped Souls (1991); Red & Hot (1989); Jazz Silhouettes (1995); Encyclopedia of Jazz (1995); Jazz: 20th Century (1998)
Numerous magazine and newspaper articles around the world.
Awards: Musician of the Year, U.S.S.R. Four Times
Best Jazz Group, U.S.S.R Two Times
Websites: Jazz.ru


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July 27, 2009 — Joelle Froese of Abbotsford, BC, won the Individual Bronze Medal in Show Jumping on Sunday, July 26, at the 2009 Adequan FEI North American Junior/Young Riders' Championships (NAJYRC). Presented by Gotham North, the Championships were held July 21-26 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, also the site of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
Froese, 21, began the competition on Thursday, July 23, by placing sixth in the 1.45m speed competition with Condor, her nine-year-old Westphalian gelding. Her speed round time was converted in to 1.64 faults, a score that she carried forward to the team competition on Friday.
"The speed round was very challenging, so I was pretty cautious and careful," said Froese, who is coached by 2008 Olympic Team Silver medalist, Jill Henselwood. "I wanted to be clean."
In the team competition, Froese and Condor jumped the large 1.50m course with four faults in the first round and eight faults in the second, giving the pair a total of 13.64 faults and placing them fourth in the individual standings.
"The team competition course had the biggest fences that I have ever jumped," said Froese of the course set by Olaf Petersen, Jr., of Germany. "I am really proud of my horse. He really tried hard."
In Sunday's Individual final, Froese and Condor produced two clear rounds to secure the Bronze Medal.
"We have made a lot of progress since the spring," added Froese. "All the flat work and my time competing at Spruce Meadows is what allowed me to be this successful at the Championships."
On Saturday July 25, Canadian riders were also victorious in the 1.40m Farwell competition. Brie Etcheverry, 21, of Calgary, AB, won the Farewell with Pilgrim VD Paddepoel, her 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding. Kim Denroche, 21, of Kanata, ON, and her horse, Ralocia, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare, placed third.
For more information on NAJYRC, please visit www.youngriders.org.
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Verse A generic term used to describe poetic lines composed in a measured rhythmical pattern, that are often, but not necessarily, rhymed. See also line, meter, rhyme, rhythm.
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Tokyo mayor resigns: The mayor of Tokyo, Naoki Inose, who has received praise for being the brains behind the city's successful Olympic 2020 bid, has resigned. Mayor Inose, it turns out, had received an undeclared loan of 50 million yen, prior to his election, from Japan's biggest hospital chain. According to The Telegraph, the chain, called the Tokushukai Group, is currently under investigation due to alleged "illegal electioneering practices, including the provision of money to campaign workers when a family member ran for the lower house of parliament."
Detroit mayor to share power: It hasn't exactly been clear what the role of Detroit's new mayor, Mike Duggan, would be, considering the city has declared bankruptcy and is under the control of emergency manager Kevyn Orr. However, after six weeks of meetings, Orr and Duggan declared on Thursday that they would be sharing power. According to USA Today, Orr will be responsible for the city's financial matters and will oversee the Detroit Police Department; while Duggan will manage daily operations and make city appointments.
Sharing is caring, indeed, and while Duggan's position doesn't allow him to go against the decisions and efforts of Orr where finances are concerned, he may well be finding creative ways to skirt certain undesired outcomes, like cutting city retiree pension benefits. According to the aforementioned article, Duggan is seeking $500 million in grants to "spin off the Detroit Institute of Arts and use the money to shore up pension underfunding."
Bloomberg delivers last big address: In New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is speaking his way through his final days and, on Wednesday, he delivered his last big policy speech as the mayor of New York. Speaking at the Economic Club of New York, Bloomberg (perhaps as a plug for his new urban consultancy) noted that the "golden age of the suburb is over, and it has been replaced by a new urban renaissance that is re-defining the future." He also called for benefit reform, citing extravagant retirement costs for city workers.
And in a different address yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg announced that New York's total employment is at a "record high," and that the city is "on course to hit the 4 million job mark for the first time in our city's history" by the end of 2013. Bloomberg noted that private sector jobs have grown by over 13 percent in New York since he took office in 2001. Further, said the mayor, "for the first time since 1950, more people are moving into New York City than are moving out."
Blow to Boris's airport plan: London mayor Boris Johnson's plan to increase airport capacity in the British capital with a new airport on the Thames Estuary, to the east of the city, was dealt a big blow this week. On Tuesday, the Davies Commission published an initial report that set out its three preferred options for increasing London's airport capacity, with two focused on developing a third runway at Heathrow and one looking at the potential to build a second runway at Gatwick. But "Boris Island" was not placed in this top three...
Some say Boris's plan is sunk, but he is not convinced and railed against the report's author Sir Howard Davies in an interview with the BBC: "Our contention is that building another runway in the west London suburbs is completely crackers," he said. Davies' final decision is due in 2015, but this decision has a long and tortured history so I wouldn't advise Boris to hold his breath...
And that is all the news that's fit to type for today, but surely you have something to add, yes? We just know you do. So please feel free to weigh in on the above, and anything we missed, on the boards below.
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New Year's Eve was the last known sighting of Australian Army Soldier Capt. Paul McKay.
A veteran of the war in Afghanistan, McKay is said to be suffering from PTSD and recent emails with his father could indicate that he went missing on his own; no foul play is suspected.
Capt. McKay, 31, was last seen on train tracks near Saranac Lake in Upstate New York. Prior to that, he had checked in at the Best Western Motel in the community of Saranac Lake. It was unknown if he had bothered to check out.
Local authorities using canine teams, as well as forest and park rangers have organized searches in the area, but as of today, Jan. 12, they have turned up nothing.
There is no indication why Capt. McKay was in the Saranac Lake area.
McKay isn't the first Soldier to go on the lam, in fact, Air Force Capt. Robby Williams, III, 30, of Shaw A.F.B. has been missing since Dec. 18, 2013, and a Navy recruiter from Seattle, Nick Guidry went missing on Dec. 3. Williams was spotted in Waco, Ga., on Jan. 9, and Guidry returned to his home Dec. 18, with no public explanation of why he disappeared.
Capt. McKay is believed to be dressed and mentally equipped for outdoor survival, although the messages to his father indicate survival wasn't necessarily his goal.
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Klonopin, also known by its generic name Clonazepam, is a prescription medication that is used to both treat seizure disorders and anxiety symptoms. Klonopin is in a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines. Klonopin works by affecting certain chemicals in the brain that become unbalanced.
Seizures are episodes of disturbed brain function that can cause changes in attention, behavior, function, sensation and awareness. Seizures are caused by an excess of excited electrical signals in the brain. Seizures are often associated with a sudden and involuntary contraction of a muscle group and is often accompanied with loss of consciousness. Klonopin is most commonly prescribed to treat epilepsy, petit mal seizures, akinetic seizures, and myoclonus. Klonopin is also used to treat Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Your doctor may choose to treat you with Klonopin alone or in conjunction with another medication.
Anxiety is a disorder that causes nervousness, fear, apprehension and worry. Although we all feel anxious in certain circumstances, severe anxiety can be debilitating and take a serious toll on everyday lifes. Anxiety can also cause physical symptoms as well. Though Klonopin or Clonazepam will not cure anxiety disorder, it will help to alleviate anxiety symptoms. Klonopin should only be used for short-term relief of anxiety symptoms.
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Kebun Baru Court BTO review
Ang Mo Kio is a huge estate. It spans from Upper Thomson Road in the west all the way to Serangoon North in the east. Kebun Baru Court is found on the western fringes of Ang Mo Kio town, close to the Thomson area, not the best spot to be in AMK for sure. Still, there are many positives for this BTO containing only 4- and 5-room Standard flats in two blocks 26 and 28 floors high. It's a small BTO too, with only 283 units here.
This part of Ang Mo Kio is definitely not congested like the town centre. In fact, the area is very green and peaceful. Bishan Park is a short walk down south. If you head west for about 10 minutes, you'll end up at the untouched wilderness of Lower Peirce Reservoir, across Upper Thomson Road.
As mentioned, Ang Mo Kio MRT and town centre is nowhere near. But fret not, there are shops, an eating house and a supermarket planned for Kebun Baru Court. And let's not forget that the upcoming MRT station Mayflower will be within walking distance too. Good eh?
The closest neighbourhood mall is found 500m away to the east - Kebun Baru Mall - there you'll find shops, a market and two food centres. Win! That's why Singaporeans are willing to pay top dollar to live in a mature estate.
Do also note that the North-South Expressway will be built along Ang Mo Kio Ave 6, so by 2020 residents of Ang Mo Kio will get two major expressways linking them to the city - NSE and CTE.
One more thing. A few weeks back the Govt announced a new line called the Cross Island Line. Details are still vague but the line does go across Sin Ming and Ang Mo Kio. That could mean, and we are taking a big big guess here, that either Mayflower or Sin Ming MRT station could end up being an interchange for the Cross Island Line. Worth thinking about eh?
Site Layout
This is a really really small BTO with only two blocks and a MSCP. The commercial areas can be found facing Street 21 in the MSCP itself. All around this BTO are high rise residential except for the south - where a school will be built, and the east - where you'll find Mayflower Secondary School.
Right now, where the school is planned are existing HDB blocks. According to the URA Masterplan 2008, these blocks will make way for the school. The best part is that units facing the school will get a great view of Bishan Park.
Blk 253 to the north looks like they are 12-floors high (counting from Google Street View) so try to go for units above this block to ensure an unblocked view of the north.
As for the empty land to the west, the plot ratio is 3.5, same as this BTO, so expect your views here to be blocked when the high-rise developments get built.
Unit Layouts (See Editor's Note below)
Not the usual layouts. Note the special windows on the side of the master bedroom. [Editor's Note: This is WRONG. No window on the other wall only wraparound windows (top arrow). Many apologies. Thank you H88 readers for pointing this out.]
Best 5-room units
For best unblocked views - the ones facing the school (157 and 151). Get as high floor as possible.
The next best would be 141 facing the MSCP.
Note that the 5-rooms here are quite special as the Master Bedroom has wraparound windows
and an extra window on one wall. Quite surprising we have to say as these special features are usually given to Premium flats.
Best 4-room units
Do also note that there are two unit layouts for 4-rooms here.
One is the standard layout while the other has windows on two sides of both the Master Bedroom and the second Bedroom wall. More windows will make your room seem bigger and brighter. Only two unit stacks here get this special layout - 159 and 149.
That said, we prefer 153 and 155 facing the school. Get high floor units to minimize noise from the school and to maximise your views of the park. What's more, neither of these two get any hot noon sun.
Understandably, thanks to its location, this BTO is not cheap. $380,000 for the cheapest 4-room unit and $482,000 for the 5-room. Teck Ghee Parkview - found on the other side of Ang Mo Kio near the CTE - had 4-rooms going for $398,000 while 5-rooms began from $498,000. Teck Ghee Parkview has the advantage of a neighbourhood mall right downstairs hence the difference in price. But we think between the two, Kebun Baru is better due to the upcoming MRT and the quieter environment.
Should I go for this?
If you can afford it, we say go! This place has got its own supermarket and eating house, it's got special units with extra windows, it's near Bishan Park and Upper Thomson Road, it's in a quiet area and it's got an upcoming MRT too. We like it very much.
Images and info via HDB.
Posted on 04-02-2013 11:00 | By John
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The fine dining steakhouse, Eddie Merlot's, is experimenting with culinary influences with its menu, Steak and Wines from Around the World. From the Caribbean to Tuscany and even Argentina, the diverse flavors explore the many culinary influences from around the world. This special menu is available until May 31.
"The Steak and Wines from Around the World is one of our favorite menus to create, because it allows us to experiment with new culinary influences," says Executive Chef Anthony Dee. "Beef is such a versatile protein that lends itself to a variety of flavors, and these specialty offerings allow us to explore how other cultures celebrate the steak."
Chef Dee begins the international culinary tour with Jamaica and the Caribbean Mojo Steak, a prime flat iron steak served with Andouille red rice, grilled scallions, tostone or "fried plantain slices," and vegetable medley known as soffritto. Eddie Merlot's Platte River Ranch Natural New York Strip will feature in two preparations, the traditional Argentinean Churrasco, served with chimichurri; and the Tuscan New York Strip complemented by olive tapenade and tomato-basil relish.
Diners can also savor renowned classic steak preparations, including a French-influenced Steak Frites, a 10 oz. prime flat iron steak topped with maître d'hôtel butter and served with fresh-cut French fries; and the Steak Americana, a 20 oz. cowboy natural ribeye accented by grilled mushrooms and onions.
Building on these delicious special menu items, Eddie Merlot's is offering Let It Flow. Let It Flow is a program of premium wine flights composed of varietals with a rating of 90 or higher from standard-bearers Wine Spectator, Wine Advocate, and the Beverage Tasting Institute. It will be offered for prices ranging from $11 to $34.
"Eddie Merlot's has always been synonymous with wine, and the Let it Flow wine flights gives our team the opportunity to showcase some of our favorite varietals," says President and Owner Bill Humphries.
As part of the Let it Flow offering, Eddie Merlot's is offering a three-glass white wine flight, including King Estate Pinot Gris, Honig Sauvignon Blanc, and Ramey Chardonnay, for $11. A four-glass flight of red varietals, including Belle Glos Los Alturas Pinot Noir, Alexander Valley Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Duckhorn Merlot, and Tablas Creek's Esprit de Tablas, is available for $24. Guests also have the option to experience a tasting flight of all seven wines for $34.


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The new board certainly seems to boast such functionality on paper, with VIA saying it can withstand temperatures as cold as -20C or as hot as 70C. The company guarantees maximum stability at these temperatures, indicating it may operate far beyond those limits – despite its fanless design.
The N700-10EW is based on a plethora of other common VIA components, such as the VX800 chipset, onboard gigabit LAN, audio, USB and Compact Flash. They even mention its media functionality, but clearly their aim here isn't the standard media center or highly integrated niche markets they generally pursue. You can catch all the details on the product page, but things such as pricing and what sort of manufacturing differences this board has over other EPIAs are not mentioned.


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K-pop's sexiest girl group, Nine Muses, are back with a predictably sexy new single, "Gun."
Three cheers for sexiness!
The sixties-themed single bares strong similarities to Rainbow's 2010 hit, "A," which probably stems from the two songs sharing the same producer. The Muses have produced a retro video to match the music, playing hot mechanics who hang out at a gas station and, well, look hot. They're all drop dead beautiful, and it's a breath of fresh air to finally see a K-pop music video filmed outside for once.
Who do you rank as the hottest member? We're stuck on Sera, Hyuna, Erin, and Kyungri, but really, it's anyone's game.


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Rechenberg, D K; Göhring, T N; Attin, T (2010). Influence of different curing approaches on marginal adaptation of ceramic inlays. Journal of Adhesive Dentistry, 12(3):189-196.
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of different curing protocols on marginal adaptation of ceramic inlays after thermomechanical loading (TML).
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-eight human molars were randomly divided into 6 groups (n = 8). After Class II cavity preparation (mod), ceramic inlays (Cerec) were fabricated. In groups I to IV, the cavities were conditioned with XP Bond mixed with Self Cure Activator (SCA) and the inlays were placed with the luting composite (LC) Calibra Mix (dual curing). The teeth in groups V and VI were conditioned with XP Bond without SCA and the inlays were placed with Calibra base (only light curing). In groups III, IV and V the adhesive was separately light cured prior to, and in groups II, IV, V and VI, after the inlay insertion. Before and after TML, marginal adaptation was measured using scanning electron microscopy (200X). Continuous margins (% of the total) were compared between groups using analysis of variance (ANOVA). A Bonferroni correction was applied to correct for multiple testing (alpha < 0.005).
RESULTS: Light curing after inlay insertion improved marginal adaptation on the occlusal interface between LC and enamel significantly, regardless of the LC's curing mode. Separate light polymerization of XP Bond did not result in superior marginal quality. Investigation of the interface between LC and proximal dentin margins showed improved adaptation by dual curing the adhesive and LC, irrespective of light application.
CONCLUSION: Light curing after inlay insertion showed improved marginal adaptation. Using dual-curing adhesive and LC, advantages in marginal adaptation between LC and dentin were observed.
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