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Service Learning Courses in Science
SCI 131 - Integrated Science for Future Teachers I-The Physical World
This is the first in a sequence of two courses designed to explore the basics of physical science, geological science, chemistry, and biological science in an interdisciplinary, inquiry-based approach for students wishing to pursue a career in childhood education. The physical world focuses on Earth's physical and geologic processes and how they govern and shape the dynamic world around us. Characteristics of energy, matter, chemical interactions, and electromagnetism are explored, along with the realms of weather, water resources, rocks/minerals, landscape development, and planetary change. Three class hours, three laboratory hours. (SUNY-NS)
4 Credits
Course Offered Fall and Spring
- Service Project (SCI 131-C01, C02):
Students will be teaching a science lesson at various RCSD schools of their choice.
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So how long do you think it will be before such technoloogy is widely availble to the public?
10 years? Maybe 25?
hey if you get satisfied with this how can you be called science lover .
there is no certanity that homo sapiens want more than they got in every field if they want more if they want to store their memories in full hd from their mind to hard disk where is the problem real track deployment videography should be an alternative
Except an atom is not the smallest unit, so that's as arbitrary as saying "the universe is made out of 2 halves, so 2 bits should be enough for everyone!"
I think it would be separated that the PCs for citizen and the PCs for (Technical) Workers.
People not need such a High Speck Computers for their daily laisures.
It can be required the thread for this board?
It may be fundamental to mention that the ultimate entropy of the Universe is bound by the area of the de Sitter horizon in Planck units. The radius of the horizon is about 1060 Planck lengths so the area is 10120 Planck areas. The largest entropy that our Universe may carry is therefore about 10120 bits.
Wow look how old this post is! It's almost been a decade is still getting pushed!
So how is that prediction going about the 128 bit pc may happen thing?
Risc-V looks promising on that front, with support for a 128bit address space. And as well as that it the ISA free and open which is always a plus.
I'd be more interested in a 128-qbit quantum computer.


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Judge Dixon Hood, age 87, passed away at the Haywood Park Community Hospital, Sunday, March 14, 2010 in Brownsville. Funeral Services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. ,Thursday, March 18, 2010 in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sammy Tillman officiating. Burial will follow in Trinity Cemetery in Nutbush. Judge Hood was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Ed Worsham Masonic Lodge and the Brownsville Rotary Club. Judge Hood was preceded in death by his parents: George and Lena Dixon Hood, a brother: George Hood, two sisters: Peggy Curlin and Doris Hargrove, and his wife: Eloise Bond Hood. He is survived by his son: Bill Hood, Apex, NC; three grandchildren: William "Dixon" Hood III and Ashley Jernigan, both of Jacksonville, NC and Dennis Chandler of Charlotte, NC and one great grandson: Payton Jernigan, Jacksonville, NC.
Visitation will be Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 5-8 P.M. in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home.
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Minor: Sustainability
Program in the Environment : Contact Information +
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Academics and Requirements
Program in the Environment Advising +
Students interested in declaring either a major or a minor must attend an information session. Information sessions are held throughout the Fall and Winter terms. Appointments may be scheduled with Program advisors on-line at: www.lsa.umich.edu/pite/academics/advising
Minors in the Program in the Environment
Students wishing to pursue a minor in the Program in the Environment must develop a specific plan for its completion in consultation with the program's academic advisor.
Students can either pursue an Academic Minor in the Environment or the Academic Minor in Sustainability, but not both.
Minor in Sustainability
Effective Winter 2012
A minor in Sustainability is not open to students concentrating in the Environment, to students in the School of Natural Resources and Environment, nor to those pursuing a minor in the Environment. Students who are electing a minor in Sustainability are excluded from earning the Sustainability Scholars Certificate.
Sustainability, although dealing directly and intimately with environmental issues, has as its core goal the development of systems of human behavior to enable both current and future generations to maintain a quality of life that is both productive and pleasing. To achieve such a goal requires an interdisciplinary approach to answer a variety of questions such that human needs and desires can best be met:
- How do groups and individuals compete or cooperate in the distribution of scarce resources? How can open, fair and effective governance structures be better developed and implemented to promote sustainable consumption?
- How can economies be modified to incorporate the value of ecosystem services critical for human well-being? What future business models can be developed that more quickly identify and respond to human needs while simultaneously minimizing consumption and maximizing wealth generation?
- How do various environments at different length scales (local, regional, continental, and global) respond to anthropogenic alterations due to resource consumption and waste generation? What is the time scale for such alterations to become visible, and perhaps irreversible? How can human societies best adapt to such changes?
- How do natural systems respond to changing anthropogenic inputs? What are the determinants of sustainable yield? What feedback cycles between natural and human systems determine health and welfare of humans and their domesticated biota?
- What is the role of technology and design in meeting sustainability goals, particularly in urban environments where the majority of the human population currently lives? How can goods and services best be provided such that a high standard of living can be achieved while minimizing resource use and waste generation?
The objectives of the sustainability minor are to:
- educate students from across campus on interdisciplinary approaches of historic and emergent sustainability problems
- engage students in team projects examining real-world problems both on and off-campus
- provide students practical experiences/leadership experiences that enable them to integrate their skills to address complex sustainability problems.
As part of the minor activities, the challenges of crafting a suitable definition of sustainability will be highlighted. This will be part of developing understanding of the need for clear and effective communication across disciplines, which will be stressed to ensure effective teamwork is pursued such that the interdisciplinary whole is greater than the sum of individual disciplinary efforts.
Prerequisites to the Minor
None for the minor per se, although individual courses elected to meet the requirements of the minor may have course prerequisites.
Requirements for the Minor
At least 18 credits of courses (at least 9 credits must be at the 300-level or above), to be elected from the following categories as stated:
- Introductory course: ENVIRON 207: Sustainability and Society.
- Practical/Field Experience Course:Students pursuing the Academic Minor in Sustainability are required to spend time off-campus participating in a pre-approved Internship or Field Experience/Study Abroad Course. This provides students with an opportunity to have greater exposure to sustainability issue(s) and develop greater skills in identifying and helping to resolve current and emerging sustainability issue(s).
The following courses have been pre-approved, but students may petition other courses to meet this requirement prior to enrollment, with approval granted by PitE if the course is deemed to have suitably focused on sustainability issues. Any petitions must be received and approved before enrolling in these courses. Courses with emphasis on basic aspects of environmental, social, and natural sciences and humanities are not acceptable to meet this requirement.
- EARTH 344/ENVIRON 344: Sustainable and Fossil Energy: Options and Consequences
- ENVIRON 302: Topics in Environmental Social Science (section titled "Sustainable Neighborhoods: Experiential Learning and Active Engagement in Detroit")
- ENVIRON 398: Environment Internship Program
- ENVIRON 344/EARTH 344: Sustainable and Fossil Energy: Options and Consequences
- STDABRD 303: UM at Institute for Central American Development Studies, San Jose, Costa Rica
- STDABRD 308: UM at EcoQuest New Zealand
- STDABRD 358 UM/CIC Political Science Internships in British Government and Politics, London, England
- STDABRD 452: UM at St. Peter's College, Oxford, England
- STDABRD 471: UM at Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
- Capstone Course /Design Experience. At least one upper-division course addressing major sustainability issues in settings with small sections emphasizing discussion and drawing on interdisciplinary experiences of students.
- CEE 307/ENVIRON 407: Sustainable Cities
- ENVIRON 302: Topics in Environmental Social Science (section titled "Sustainable Neighborhoods: Experiential Learning and Active Engagement in Detroit")
- ENVIRON 391/RCIDIV 391: Sustainable Campus
- ENVIRON 401: Modeling Human-Natural Systems
- ENVIRON 404: Cars, Energy, and Chemistry
- ENVIRON 407/CEE 307: Sustainable Cities
- RCIDIV 391/ENVIRON 391: Sustainable Campus
- Distribution Requirement:Students must take courses from a pre-approved in at least three of five areas. Courses with emphasis on basic aspects of environmental social and natural sciences and humanities are not acceptable to meet these requirements.
- Society, Culture, Justice and Citizenship
- AMCULT 496: Social Science Approaches to American Culture (section titled "American Values and Sustainability")
- ANTHRCUL 256/ENVIRON 256: Culture, Adaptation and Environment
- ANTHRCUL 439: Economic Anthropology and Development
- EDCURINS 382/ENVIRON 382: Intro to Environmental Education and Sustainable Development
- ENGLISH 320: Literature and the Environment, or
ENVIRON 377: Literature and the Environment
- ENVIRON 211: Social Sciences and Environmental Problems
- ENVIRON 222: Introduction to Environmental Justice
- ENVIRON 256/ANTHRCUL 256: Culture, Adaptation and Environment
- ENVIRON 304: Topics in Culture and Environment
- ENVIRON 320: Environmental Journalism: Reporting about Science, Policy and Public Health
- ENVIRON 360/PSYCH 384: Behavior and Environment
- ENVIRON 361/PSYCH 385: The Psychology of Environmental Stewardship, or
NRE 561: The Psychology of Environmental Stewardship
- ENVIRON 376: Environmental Ethics
- ENVIRON 377: Literature and the Environment, or
ENGLISH 320: Literature and the Environment
- ENVIRON 382/EDCURINS 382: Intro to Environmental Education and Sustainable Development
- NRE 501: Grad Experimental (section titled "Justice Issues in Conservation and Sustainability")
- NRE 561: The Psychology of Environmental Stewardship, or
ENVIRON 361/PSYCH 385: The Psychology of Environmental Stewardship
- PHIL 240: Environmental Ethics
- PHIL 355: Contemporary Moral Problems
- PSYCH 384/ENVIRON 360: Behavior and Environment
- PSYCH 385/ENVIRON 361: The Psychology of Environmental Stewardship, or
NRE 561: The Psychology of Environmental Stewardship
- SOC 415: Culture and Consumption
- Business and Economics
- BIT 445/STRATEGY 445: Base of the Pyramid: Business Innovation for Solving Society's Problems
- EARTH 380/ENVIRON 380: Mineral Resources, Economics, and the Environment
- ENGR 390: Special Topics (section titled "Social Entrepreneurship")
- ENGR 521: Clean Tech Entrepreneurship
- ENVIRON 380/EARTH 380: Mineral Resources, Economics, and the Environment
- SOC 315: Economic Sociology
- STRATEGY 310: World Economy
- STRATEGY 411: The Corporation in Society
- STRATEGY 445/BIT 445: Base of the Pyramid: Business Innovation for Solving Society's Problems
- Public Policy, Urban Planning, and Law
- AAS 426: Urban Redevelopment and Social Justice
- AOSS 480/NRE 480: Climate Change: The Move to Action
- ARCH 423/ENVIRON 370/UP 423: Introduction to Urban and Environmental Planning
- CMPLXSYS 391/POLSCI 391: Applied Complex Systems: Emergent Challenges
- EEB 318/ENVIRON 318/RCIDIV 318: Food, Land and Society
- EHS 588/ENVIRON 475/NRE 475: Environmental Law
- ENVIRON 270: Our Common Future - The Ecology, Economics and Ethics of Sustainable Development
- ENVIRON 306: Global Water
- ENVIRON 312/POLSCI 380: Environmental Politics and Policy
- ENVIRON 318/EEB 318/RCIDIV 318: Food, Land and Society
- ENVIRON 350: The Built Environment: Introduction to Landscape Change
- ENVIRON 365: International Environmental Policy
- ENVIRON 370/ARCH 423/UP 423: Introduction to Urban and Environmental Planning
- ENVIRON 405: Urban Sprawl: Policy and Politics
- ENVIRON 412: Environmental Values in Public Policy
- ENVIRON 449/NRE 449: Organizational Theory and Change
- ENVIRON 475/EHS 588/NRE 475: Environmental Law
- NRE 449/ENVIRON 449: Organizational Theory and Change
- NRE 475/ENVIRON 475/EHS 588: Environmental Law
- NRE 480/AOSS 480: Climate Change: The Move to Action
- NRE 501: Grad Experimental: (section titled "Urban Agriculture")
- PHYSICS 481/PUBPOL 481: Science, Technology and Public Policy
- POLSCI 380/ENVIRON 312: Environmental Politics and Policy
- POLSCI 391/CMPLXSYS 391: Applied Complex Systems: Emergent Challenges
- PUBPOL 201: Systematic Thinking About Problems of the Day
- PUBPOL 481/PHYSICS 481: Science, Technology and Public Policy
- RCIDIV 302: Advanced Issues in Science, Technology, Medicine, and Society (section titled "Environmental Literature/Social Justice")
- RCIDIV 318/ENVIRON 318/EEB 318/: Food, Land and Society
- UP 423 ARCH 423/ENVIRON 370/: Introduction to Urban and Environmental Planning
- UP 425: Urban Systems
- Natural Sciences & Public Health
- AAS 409/ANTHRCUL 408: Maternal/Child Health and Environmental Pollution in Africa
- ANTHRCUL 408/AAS 409: Maternal/Child Health and Environmental Pollution in Africa
- EARTH 380/ENVIRON 380: Mineral Resources, Economics, and the Environment
- EHS 500: Principles of Environmental Health Science
- ENVIRON 310: Toxicology: The Study of Environmental Chemicals and Disease
- ENVIRON 317: Conservation of Biological Diversity
- ENVIRON 380/EARTH 380: Mineral Resources, Economics, and the Environment
- HMP 200/PUBHLTH 200/PUBPOL 210: Health and Society: Introduction to Public Health
- PUBHLTH 200/HMP 200/PUBPOL 210: Health and Society: Introduction to Public Health
- PUBPOL 210/PUBHLTH 200/HMP 200: Health and Society: Introduction to Public Health
- Technology, Engineering, and Design
- ARCH 357/UP 357: Architecture, Sustainability and the City: Ideas, Forces, and People
- ARTDES 250: Art-Design Perspectives III: Technology and the Environment
- AUTO 533/MECHENG 433: Advanced Energy Solutions
- CEE 265: Sustainable Engineering Principles
- CEE 567/ESENG 567: Energy Infrastructure Systems
- CMPLXSYS 250/PUBPOL 250: Social Systems, Energy, and Public Policy
- ESENG 567/CEE 567: Energy Infrastructure Systems
- ENVIRON 309: GIS Explorations of the Past, Present, and Future
- ENVIRON 367: Global Enterprise and Sustainable Development
- MECHENG 433/AUTO 533: Advanced Energy Solutions
- NRE 574/PUBPOL 519/RCNSCI 419: Sustainable Energy Systems
- PUBPOL 250/CMPLXSYS 250: Social Systems, Energy, and Public Policy
- PUBPOL 519/NRE 574/RCNSCI 419: Sustainable Energy Systems
- RCNSCI 419/NRE 574/PUBPOL 519: Sustainable Energy Systems
- UP 357/ARCH 357: Architecture, Sustainability and the City: Ideas, Forces, and People
- Society, Culture, Justice and Citizenship
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Hey, I'm Chelbi!
I do lots of stuff and things with whatever art supply I feel like using at the time. I like crocheting, painting, sketching, sculpting and pretending I have a life outside of the internet and my art endeavors.
As of this time, I am starting my list for commissions for this summer! I will not be starting them until about Julyish, but I guess I can begin my list ahead of time. I need to focus on schoolwork right now, so when I'm done with this year I can focus on making the best possible amis.


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External drive enclosures are a great way to get use out of extra HDDs and SSDs that you have laying around taking up space. Sharkoon has announced a new enclosure that looks good and offers UDSB 3.0 connectivity.
The enclosure is called the Rapid Case and it is made from aluminum. The case supports 2.5 and 3.5-inch HDDs and can work with SSDs too. The case also works with USB 2.0 and has eSATA connectivity.
The external case measures 205mm x 115mm x 35m and weighs 460g. It can be connected to Windows XP, Vista, and 7 machines and ships with the needed USB 3.0 cable. The thing will sell for 29.90 euros.


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Billy Joel Self-Pops Cherry for Obama
Did he REALLY have to put it that way? Plus, Tom and Gisele are probs getting married — awesome, you guys! In Monday's gaggle o' gossip.
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen are supposedly planning a wedding reception at Tavern on the Green. Mad Men's John Slattery slagged off on Robert De Niro and Al Pacino while eating lunch at Pastis. Ed McMahon was in town to promote his new TV spot for FreeCreditReport.com, and while here ate at the Landmarc restaurant and requested that Dolly's "9 to 5" be played again. Ed Westwick was apparently saying Chuck Bass–type lewd things to a girl at Thompson LES who finally told him to shut up. Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen raised $7 million for Obama Thursday performing together, but decided not to do Joel's "Christmas in Fallujah" because it might cause political blowback on O. (Joel, coming out publicly for O., also said, "I'm popping my cherry with this endorsement," which is so not an image we can handle on a Monday morning.)
When a moderator asked 200 New York–area Republicans at a James Carville–Karl Rove debate to raise their hands if they were comfortable with the idea of Sarah Palin as president, only one raised his hand. Katie Holmes's parents were warm and friendly to Cindy Adams at Katie's Broadway show All My Sons, but Tom Cruise and his mom came and went kind of secretly and didn't schmooze with Cindy, who also goes on and on about a new Animal Planet show about a couple that lives with a pack of wolves. Liza Minnelli is working on a show about her godmother, Kay Thompson, who wrote the Eloise books and also sang "Think Pink" in Funny Face, Liz Smith writes. Lindsay and Sam fought quietly all the way to D.C. on the Acela, with Lindsay saying, "Don't [swear word] lie to me."
Mark Wahlberg had a veggie burger at Liquiteria. Marquee and 1Oak D.J. PS1 says he's been hit on by Britney, and is also very cute, with great hair. Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman made out at Spitzer's Corner on the LES. Rachel Zoe has helped spike sales at Chelsea Girl Vintage in Soho by mentioning the boutique on her reality show. Michael Phelps loves Patsy's Pizza and also loves his bulldog Herman. Billy Baldwin is a great kisser, says transsexual Candis Cayne. Mary-Kate Olsen left a fat tip on the table at Bottino, but somebody at her table also left a wad of gum.
Madonna wants to have A-Rod's baby, a UK paper says (lady, you're 50!), and the father of the boy from Malawi whom Madonna and Guy Ritchie adopted thinks the boy might be better off back in Malawi than staying in a rich-celebrity broken home. If Harper's Bazaar editor Glenda Bailey had been a judge on Project Runway, Kenley might've won over Leanne, because at a party Glenda talked admiringly to Kenley about her fifties style. Carrie Fisher writes that her ex-husband once told her she turned him gay. Pete Townsend says he relented and let Bill Maher use the Who song "The Seeker" in Maher's movie Religulous, even though Townsend is spiritual and Maher is cynical. Jenna Jameson shows off her baby bump and lacy panties on MySpace. Designer and longtime bitchy fashion critic Mr. Blackwell is dead at 86.


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Are you in the process of searching for a new job but can't seem to get the callbacks you want? It may be that you're making some common yet avoidable mistakes along the way. Don't continue your job searching without being sure. Take a look at the following seven job-seeking mistakes that you should dodge at all costs: 1. The Aimless Search If you're sending out resumes without knowing what your ideal job is, you're wa...
One Big Job Search Mistake That Can Make or Break Your Application!
by Jessica Holbrook Hernandez - Mar, 2012
It is amazing to me that even within the career industry (people who should KNOW not to do this), I still see this mistake again and again. Recently, an e-mail came across my desk from a colleague who is looking for a resume writer to add to their growing team. It made me think about the myriad of applications I've received over the years when I've made a similar call. Again and again, the biggest mistake I've seen involves...
Resume Branding 101: The Rule of Difference
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If I were to say Tiger Woods you would immediately think what? Golf. If I were to say Tom Brady you would say football. What about McDonalds? You don't go to McDonalds because it reminds you of Subway and you definitely don't go to Subway because it reminds you of McDonalds. What is my point here? You know the difference. You know what makes each one of these people and places different and it provokes an image in your head....
Save Your Job Search Today! Replace Your Outdated Resume Objective With A Powerful Branding Summary
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A resume objective serves no purpose other than to inform the reader of what your job search objective is—which is like any other job seeker—to find a job. And it typically sounds something like this: To obtain a position with a progressive organization that will utilize my experience and education. Awful, isn't it? If your resume includes anything similar to what is listed above, then you're just wasting precious space tha...
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As a proud member of the biotech industry—and a determined job seeker—it's important that you showcase your involvement in the industry by developing your brand. With the Internet in your corner, creating a brand is easier than you may think. But a bit of effort will be required to really make it "pop". What is a Personal Brand? A personal brand in the job seeking world is quite simple: it is the personal equivalent...
What are Executive Core Qualifications? And How Can I Incorporate Them Into My Resume?
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When applying for positions at the executive level, you may wonder what it is that companies hope that you bring to the table. According to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), executive federal job candidates should encompass five executive core qualifications (ECQs). ECQs are defined as "competencies needed to build a federal corporate culture that drives for results" and are required for entry into the Senior...
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When you're job hunting, you want to target organizations and companies with workplaces and cultures conducive to your lifestyle. And if you're looking for a job with some flexibility, you are in good company: A 2011 national study, conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of the flexible staffing firm Mom Corps, found that 42 percent of working adults are willing to forfeit some percent of their salary in exchange fo...
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I was talking with my career coaching client, Damon, the other day and he brought up a great point. He shared with me that in his previous job he was always motivated by the fear of not making sales, opposed to the passion for making them. As he was trying to find career fulfillment, he decided this was not something he wanted to continue. Until we looked at it, he had never realized that his motivation came from that fear rat...
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When people ask for help to prepare people for interviews, they inevitably ask how to respond to the "What is your greatest weakness?" question. But what about the times job seekers are asked about identifying their greatest strength or best accomplishment? It's important to be able to identify and discuss something you are actively improving regarding your qualifications (as long as it is not a major requirement of the jo...
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Spring is just around the corner and the Highlands Ranch Metro District is ready. Registration is open for all Metro District spring recreation programs including its newest offering, adult Cornhole leagues. Teams of two will compete against other teams in this fun, backyard game. If you're looking for an entertaining, laid-back activity you can enjoy with a group of friends, Cornhole is for you.
In addition to Cornhole, the Metro District has a variety of spring recreation programs open for registration. There is something for everyone, kids to adults, and beginner to experienced players.
Youth programs include:
- AYL Boys Lacrosse in conjunction with Warriors Youth Sports
- Flag Football
- CARA Recreational Lacrosse
- Skateboarding
- Baseball/Softball Clinics
- Field Hockey
Adult programs include:
- Softball
- Flag Football
- Cornhole
- Bocce Ball
- Kickball
If you are already looking towards summer activities, individuals and teams can sign up beginning Feb. 8 for the Metro District's summer youth T-ball, baseball and girls softball leagues. More than 3,000 kids participate in this popular program each year. A special registration day will be held Feb. 8 from 9-11 a.m. at the Metro District Parks, Recreation & Open Space Service Center, and noon – 1:30 p.m. at Dick's Sporting Goods at Park Meadows.
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Frey, Beat; Niklaus, Pascal A; Kremer, Johann; Lüscher, Peter; Zimmermann, Stephan (2011). Heavy-machinery traffic impacts methane emissions as well as methanogen abundance and community structure in oxic forest soils. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77(17):6060-6068.
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Temperate forest soils are usually efficient sinks for the greenhouse gas methane, at least in the absence of significant amounts of methanogens. We demonstrate here that trafficking with heavy harvesting machines caused a large reduction in CH4 consumption and even turned well-aerated forest soils into net methane sources. In addition to studying methane fluxes, we investigated the responses of methanogens after trafficking in two different forest sites. Trafficking generated wheel tracks with different impact (low, moderate, severe, and unaffected). We found that machine passes decreased the soils' macropore space and lowered hydraulic conductivities in wheel tracks. Severely compacted soils yielded high methanogenic abundance, as demonstrated by quantitative PCR analyses of methyl coenzyme M reductase (mcrA) genes, whereas these sequences were undetectable in unaffected soils. Even after a year after traffic compression, methanogen abundance in compacted soils did not decline, indicating a stability of methanogens here over time. Compacted wheel tracks exhibited a relatively constant community structure, since we found several persisting mcrA sequence types continuously present at all sampling times. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a rather large methanogen diversity in the compacted soil, and most mcrA gene sequences were mostly similar to known sequences from wetlands. The majority of mcrA gene sequences belonged either to the order Methanosarcinales or Methanomicrobiales, whereas both sites were dominated by members of the families Methanomicrobiaceae Fencluster, with similar sequences obtained from peatland environments. The results show that compacting wet forest soils by heavy machinery causes increases in methane production and release.
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Yahoo!'s Exceptional Performance team promotes best practices for improving web page performance. They conduct research, build tools, write articles and blogs, and speak at conferences.
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SPEARMAN — Flavil Shirley Ayers, 88, of Spearman died Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011.
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Mr. Ayers was born July 23, 1923, in Macomb, Okla. Mr. Ayers was a mechanic and owned and operated his own shops in Spearman and Gruver. He was well respected in the communities he lived in and was a loving husband, father and grandfather.
Mr. Ayers was a missionary in Faith, S.D., for more than 12 years. He had a major influence in the growth of the Church of Christ in the Dakotas and surrounding areas. He was a faithful member of the Church of Christ and preached part time, performing numerous weddings and funerals.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine Ayers; a daughter, Shirley Marlene Nesbeth Ayers; and two sisters, Oleta Thomas and Theresa Raugh.
Survivors include a son, Glen Edwin Ayers of Plano; two brothers, Vance Ayers of El Reno, Okla., and Altus Ayers of Oklahoma City; a granddaughter, Kasandra Harris of Canyon; and two grandsons, Glen Scott Ayers and Trevor Austin Ayers, both of Garland.
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Before the wheels came off of his career Mel Gibson struck it big one last time with "The Passion of the Christ." His "passion" project opened to a still standing box office record and this week its legacy helped "Son of God," which shocked analysts with as strong second place finish.
The Passion of the Christ
Original Release Date: February 27, 2004
The Line (in millions) – Budget: $25, Opening: $83.8, Total: $307.7, Worldwide: $622.4
Flicks Facts:
-Gibson also appeared on-screen…kind of. The actor's hands are the ones that nail Christ to the cross, his foot that is washed by Mary Magdalene, his arms that tie Judas' suicide rope and his voice later heard crying and screaming towards the end of the movie.
-"Passion" remains the highest-grossing R-rated film in history.
- The movie had the most pre-sales in industry history.
Other Notable Milestones
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Jack The Giant Slayer
Original Release Date: March 1, 2013
The Line (in millions) – Budget: $195, Opening: $27.2, Total: $65.1, Worldwide: $197.3
Flashback: While it did make back its money…eventually. This was a huge flop by many standards and one its studio would probably rather forget.
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Original Release Date: February 28, 2009
The Line (in millions) – Budget: NA, Opening: $12.5, Total: $38.1, Worldwide: $49.4
Flashback: While the 3D concert experience doesn't sell as well as it used to, this was one of the more profitable ones.
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Original Release Date: February, 26, 1999
The Line (in millions) – Budget: $40, Opening: $14.2, Total: $36.4, Worldwide: $96.3
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8 Seconds
Original Release Date: February 25, 1994
The Line (in millions) – Budget: NA, Opening: $3.3, Total: $19.5
Flashback: Luke Perry was still riding pretty high in 1994 and scored a modest hit with this true life bio-pic about a late rodeo star.
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Innovation goes hand in hand with creativity, and green remodeling alternatives certainly draw from both. Every week, there's something new to consider, and this week's no exception. Fortunately, the ability to choose between more options is always a good thing, especially when these options are designed to be good for the environment. From eco pack speakers to cork/rubber flooring alternatives, here are a handful of remodeling ideas from around the web to mull over.
- Glass tiles have beautiful, colorful patterns, and GetwithGreen found six manufacturers with an inventory of recycled glass tile options.
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I have a very reactive vascular system with Reynaud's and tendency to have blood pressure problems. I have been at least borderline hypertensive for 40 years.
When I was put on calcium channel blockers before MG diagnosis, that was a very bad move and instead of getting better, it climbed intermittently to 250-300/90-100. Even then it would also drop to 90/60. Since then I have been on beta blockers and ACE inhibitors and this spring had episodes of low pressure when standing.
I am now off all blood pressure medication with fluctuating but very acceptable blood pressure readings for the past month. Has anyone else had their blood pressure become NORMAL on Mestinon and prednisone?
I am thrilled to be taking one less medication, but would like to know WHY. b.
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This is so very exciting, B... but... YOU are the doctor around here! :-)
CONGRATULATIONS!!! I hope your new blood pressure will continue to hold!!!
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bee, that is awesome news about the med. but I can see how you would want to know why your body would do that. I hope your doctors are dang good, because if you don't know I think chances are they won't either.
I hope you never even have to know. One thing to go a little smoother, if you can remember to stand up like a pregnant woman, really slowly. I know it would be an easy way to take a good fall. Let us know what you find out and maybe someone on here has had this same thing, and was able to treat it. love ya bee, carl
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Hi B! Like you I too have very labile , reactive blood pressure and raynauds. Mine goes crazy high during exaccerbations and then suddenly drops very low with no real explanation. I have often wondered if it is as a result of autonomic instability or whether I perhaps have some concommitant vasculitis which causes it. Do you think it is possible that the pred is treating a degree of vasculitis and may be helping it and therefore stabilising your BP? Heaven forbid but I know that many of us have more than 1 autoimmune disorder. I'm also always searching to make sense of things and it must be even worse for you as a doctor. I hope the improvements in your BP are sustained and that you can tic those extra meds off the list for good!
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Wow! How nice is this - one less med for you!
You sure do have - a lot of autoimmune problems.
All your life, huh b?
Isn't Reynaud's itself?
Considered to be, at least somewhat autoimmune, in origin?
Commonly, vasospasm.
Narrowing blood vessels, that supply the hands & feet.
(My neighbor has the most startling case of Reynaud's, I have personally seen.)
Would it be possible? To experience undetected vasospasm, in other parts of the blood supply network?
Leading to fluctuating blood pressure?
There's a ton of undetected ''stuff''' - happening to many of us.
''Undetected'' - that's for sure.
We see it here, every day - in many postings, including yours, b.
Mysterious symptoms, defying diagnosis.
I can just imagine what a poor Neuro thinks.
When a new & possible MG patient - comes into the office.
Thoughts like: ''Well, I wonder what we're got here?''
True - for any doctor! Bless you all!
(Especially, Dear God: Bless those - who need to go back to medical school - for some refresher courses in diagnosis.)
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Reading your comment on mysterious symptoms Ross, when I was admitted two weeks ago the admissions clerk wrote my diagnosis as Mysterious Gravis. Lol! Now isn't that appropriate!
The thing about the vasospasm sounds feasible hey?
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Well I know I am hypersensitive and "spastic" and I might say I have gotten mellower in my old age ( if anyone would agree to it) and that is the reason my blood pressure is stabilized.
But in all seriousness, with MG, I am just waiting for the other shoe to fall. I don't have any other signs of Addison's and am on enough steroids for that anyway. Autonomic instability is definitely a consideration, but now it is normal, at least for me, I can't expect it to be even keeled when I am not.
Reynauds is an exaggeration of a normal protective reflex, save your central system from cold by shutting down nonessential activities like keeping your hands and feet warm. Of course, I don't find washing my hands in cold water in the middle of the summer a real danger to dropping my core temperature, but somewhere that message is being sent.
It would be reassuring if anyone else had this happen (and survived it!). :-) b.
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P. S. Angie, love the Mysterious Gravis, that so describes us! And so glad you are still pluggin'. And I certainly will have to be careful when tapering if this has been the result of major vasomotor spasm or vasculitis. Thanks for the ideas and the support, all. b.
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Laughing out loud @ Ross's prayer and Ange's Mysterious Gravis!!!
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b -
Okay, thank you!
Raynaud's is something different.
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Well Ross,
Raynaud's is what I have, just my bad spelling. It is an exaggerated reflex, it is just set off "unconventionally" and eventually the blodd vessels can be damaged.
When I am really exposed to cold (like Alaska) I can get the technicolor changes ( to go with the Northern Lights).
My dad had it, too and fortunately neither of us had diabetes because trying to get blood from a fingerstick is almost impossible in cold weather, even indoors. Stress can set it off, too.
You'd think I'd kmow how to spell a condition I have. :-) b.
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The answer was on the top of the mountain. At least, that's what I thought. I drank in the overview of the citadel city, its elegant stones shimmering in the sun, and when I was rested, I began my descent. I was feeling good, a little cocky even, as I swung on the rope banisters like a character out of The Jungle Book. At one point, there was a blessedly fl at plain of path and I charged onto it with relief—and that is when I fell, hard, on both knees and my right thumb, the pain so intense that I couldn't right myself. I sat for a while, contemplating the fact that I had fallen on the only level portion of the path.
"This is so like me," I finally say out loud and laugh. If I had wanted to find a home truth on this trip, it would be this: It's rarely the stuff you think will be hard that gets you. It's the stuff that's supposed to be easy. And I find, as I limp back down the mountain, that I am already crafting the stories I will tell about the llamas that blocked my path at Machu Picchu, about the Catalan woman who sells sweaters in Cuzco, about the orchids I saw at the tea plantation in the village of Machu Picchu.
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A North Carolina witness driving along Montford Cove Road near Union Mills reported watching a bright object moving toward the ground level that was about the size of "a large sized storage shed" when it reached the tree top level about 8:44 p.m. on March 4, 2014, according to testimony in Case 54460 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
The witness was driving home from work and had just passed a church and a convenience store when a light in the sky first appeared to be a star.
"Remembering that it was cloudy, I said to myself, 'that's no star,'" the witness stated. "When I first saw it, approximately a mile away, maybe less, it was about the size of a basketball maybe a little larger. As I got closer, it was about the size of like a large sized storage shed."
The object then appeared to descend behind a nearby hill.
"As I drove closer to where it was, I saw it in the trees above a house. Unsure whether it landed, as I was a little spooked, having seen the same thing where I work on October 25, 2013, beside Lake Lure, and wanted to get home before the kids went to bed."
The witness regrets not exploring further.
"I would've stopped in retrospect. It emitted a bright yellowish glow and then as I got closer it was more orange-ish and appeared to be circular, but could have been a different shape as the light was so bright. The shape was indiscernible."
The witness gave more details on his location.
"When I first saw it, I was near the county line for Rutherford/McDowell counties on Montford Cove Road."
Union Mills is in Rutherford County, NC, with a county population of 67,810. North Carolina has a current UFO Alert Rating of 4 with a higher than average number of recent reports nationally. North Carolina had 12 UFO reports in February 2014 - the 11th highest reporting state - while California had 59 reports - the highest reporting state in the nation.
You can read more details about other recently reported cases at the UFO Examiner home page.
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White River State Park, located in downtown Indianapolis, has a magical quality all its own, making it the ideal venue for Shakespeare's supernatural-infused "The Tempest." Seen by this writer Friday, the play was presented by Heartland Actors' Repertory Theatre (HART), on the second evening of its three night run.
The production was performed on a temporary stage, facing the park's grass amphitheater, divided into stone-edged tiers on which the audience sat on lawn chairs. The stage was flanked on the left by the old Washington Street Bridge, now a pedestrian bridge, which is accented by globe-shaped lights on tall poles. On the right was the NCAA headquarters building. Behind the stage the White River could be seen bordered by huge trees on its banks, making for an enchanting backdrop.
It was touch and go as to whether impromptu rain showers would cause the cancellation of the production but eventually the show did go on as scheduled. Unfortunately, a band called "Nothing Clever," which was supposed to provide pre-show entertainment, couldn't perform due to the ongoing drizzling rain that fell prior to the show. The unpredictable weather wasn't enough, however, to deter the hundreds who picnicked while sitting under umbrellas and blankets as they waited for the rain to subside, which it did eventually, once the show commenced.
Ultimately, those who attended the event (many of whom are themselves performers) knew to stay put because it isn't that often that one is able to see a first-rate professional production that offers free admission, such as that provided by HART.
But first, a bit about this company which makes White River State Park its summer home. Heartland Actors' Theatre is a professional theater company with Butler University Theatre department chair, Diane Timmerman, as its producing artistic director. Its members belong to the Actors' Equity Association. Responsible for the professional quality of its productions are its actors, designers and technicians who work at the Indiana Repertory Theatre, the Phoenix Theatre and other Equity theaters around the country.
Sponsors of "The Tempest", and responsible for its free admission, were The Lilly Endowment, The Christel DeHaan Family Foundation and The Indianapolis Foundation, a CICF affiliate.
Courtney Sale, the associate artistic director of the IRT, directed the production which included an all-star cast consisting of many of the city's most highly regarded actors. They included Adam Crowe (Alonso), Scott Greenwell (Sebastian), Robert Neal (Prospero), Antonio (Mark Goetzinger), Ferdinand (Ross Percell), Gonzalo (Charles Goad), Caliban (Ryan Artzberger), Trinculo (Chris Hatch), Stephano (Ben Tebbe), Miranda (Zoe Turner), and Ariel (Phebe Taylor).
The talented members of the company, astutely guided by Sale, all turned out well-crafted performances, interpreting Shakespeare's text with conversational ease, and without benefit of stilted British accents, making the language accessible and meaningful for the diverse audience representing all ages. Resulting from Sale's clever staging, the audience, as evidenced by frequent laughter, was also highly entertained. "The Tempest," a tragicomedy, tells a story about Prospero, his daughter Miranda, Caliban, a monster and a sprite named Ariel who live on an island and the mostly devious characters who show up after their ship wrecks. No doubt, the theatre goers were also inspired by the message of forgiveness. It is a major theme of the work and wonderfully conveyed by O'Neal as Prospero who forgives those who horribly betrayed him.
As far as the comic content of HART's "The Tempest," never was there a more hysterical treatment than that of Artzberger as Caliban, Tebbe as Stephano and Hatch as Trinculo, the jester, during scenes in which their clueless characters engage in a drunken plot to overthrow Prospero. Featuring loads of broad physical comedy and hilarious ad-libbing, the comic chemistry between the three was thoroughly evident, as was the obvious delight they disaplyed playing against one another.
Contributing to the stellar quality of the show's production values and its otherworldly setting were Rob Koharchick's set, Laura Glover's lighting design, Bart Simpson's props, Guy Clark's costumes and composer Todd M. Reischman's sound design.
Prior to curtain, during introductory remarks, Timmerman asked audience members to fill out surveys which the company uses for grants proposal purposes. At the same time she also pointed out that HART hopes to interest potential supporters in building a permanent structure in the park for their use as well as other arts groups. Based on "The Tempest," as well as HART's critically acclaimed past productions, not to mention the entire experience of enjoying food, drink and camaraderie while taking in the Bard for free, it is hoped that the community gets behind what is essentially a no-brainer.
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"The King of Country Music", George Strait, accepted his crown at the 49th annual ACM Awards on Sunday, April 6. The country legend was honored with the ACM Entertainer of the Year Award, to the cheers and applause of all his country music peers.
After celebrating a top ten hit in every year of his 30-year career, George Strait collected the reward for all his labor as LL Cool J and Chris O'Donnell presented his award.
As the names of the nominees for Entertainer of the Year were read off, there seemed to be a tension in the air that could only be relieved with the announcement of George Strait's name. Though Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift were all deserving of the nomination, none could contend with the man who is and always will be, a legend in country music.
When George Strait was announced as the winner, the room seemed to breathe a collective sigh of relief and instantly break forth in celebration. Miranda Lambert instantly threw her arms up in excited approval, Taylor Swift was seen applauding with a heartfelt gleam in her eye, and everywhere the camera roamed, country's finest were standing and cheering for George Strait.
George Strait collected a hug and kiss from his wife Norma, received a pat on the back from Tim McGraw, and approached the stage with a mix of disbelief and joy.
He only managed to say one word–"wow"–before the room erupted in loud cheers once again.
When the excitement calmed, George Strait delivered a sweet acceptance speech honoring his fans and the only record label he's ever worked with:
Thank you so much . You know I've always said I had the best fans in the world and I heard this was a fan voted thing, so I rest my case. I tell you what, this is so amazing. This has been such an amazing past 30 years. I want to thank MCA Records, the only label I've ever been on. What a great crew. Thank you for your support all these years.
George Strait continued, thanking his wife Norma and family and finished with, "Thank God for all this stuff he's blessed me with. Thank the Academy of Country Music. I love all of you. Thank you so much.
As applause resounded again it seemed everyone thought it fitting that the cowboy ride away with the Entertainer of the Year award in the year of his retirement from touring. George Strait is currently finishing up his Cowboy Rides Away Tour featuring special guest, Martina McBride.
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While she may be beautiful and talented, Lucy Pinder is best known for her all-natural 32G breasts. This British beaut has made a name for herself posing topless in publications like The Daily Sun, Nuts and Loaded, earning her legions of male fans the world over.
Lucy Pinder BiographyLucy Katherine Pinder was born on December 20, 1983, in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
The beautiful Brit lived a relatively normal life, but when she was 19 years old, she and one of her friends were minding their own business on a beach in their hometown of Bournemouth when she was spotted by a freelance photographer. As Lucy recalls, "I don't know why we agreed, but he took some pictures of us on the beach, and sent them off to The Daily Star and The Sun. The Daily Star wanted some more photos and on the back of that I got a contract."
lucy pinder is a page three girl Lucy Pinder's face and curvy physique have been seen nearly everywhere since that fateful day in August 2003. Since then, she has appeared on the covers of magazines like Loaded, Nuts, ZOO, Ice, and Fast Car, and she has appeared in prominent ads for PlayStation 2, the Yellow Pages and the National Lottery.
Lucy Pinder has also been photographed with a variety of naturally voluptuous glamour models, including Sophie Howard, Maria Swan and Saskia Howard-Clarke.
In the beginning of her career, Lucy Pinder did not pose topless, but all that changed in April 2007 when she bared all for Nuts magazine. She then became a Page Three girl for The Daily Star in July and August, and kept her shirt off in Loaded magazine in August.
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lucy pinder is named no. 69 in 2008 top 99In 2008, Lucy Pinder put on a little more clothing for her debut as a TV presenter on Nuts TV. She also made an appearance in the show Hotel Babylon.
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Remedy testing is an informational process. Remedies and their names are pointers to objects on the informational plane.
All holistic therapies agree that it is a highly individualized matter to find the right remedy, therapeutic protocol, energy, information or frequency required to facilitate the healing process. To use an analogy, one can say that gentle healing modalities work like keys that reopen the door to health. Similarly to door keys, they cannot do much damage if chosen wrongly but, at the same time, they will do nothing if they do not fit. Therefore it was always a key issue to find ways to test for the right remedy or for the cause of the disease, and many different approaches have been taken.
There were many precursors to remedy testing as we know it in the form of electro-dermal screening before Dr. Voll discovered it in its present form in the 1950s. In the beginning, one did not test against remedies but against people who actually had a confirmed case of the disease, then one replaced the people with samples of the diseased tissue and tested against homeopathic potencies of these diseased tissues (Nosodes). But the experiments did not stop at this point, and it was found that remedy testing would even work with the name of the disease or remedy alone.
For many practitioners, remedy testing today has reached a degree of abstraction that is not compatible with either a purely materialistic view or even an understanding of energy science. Remedy testing works with names, symbols and even thoughts of the item to be tested. In all these cases, there is neither substance nor energy involved and the remedy testing works either when the remedy representation is in close proximity to the patient or miles away, and whether he is electrically connected or not.
There were practitioners who would rather use electronic electro dermal screening devices because the above-mentioned testing methods were incomprehensible because they did not fit into material cause and effect thinking. Here, manufacturers would convince them that they were in fact measuring conductivity changes in response to some direct emanations of different remedies that were tested. To them, everything was an electric phenomenon and consequently one could only measure whether there were electric connections between the tested person, the remedy and the device. To this group of practitioners, these emanations or remedy signatures are electromagnetic in nature and thus it was only logical that they would store those signatures just like any other electromagnetic data on magnetic cards and hard drives.
Remedy testing is useful even in this stage, where one is holding on to traditional forms of thinking; however it clearly stops here in its development. How can one, for example, understand that one could ever store electromagnetic signatures of highly complex things like emotions and mental states, which currently are all offered on CD. Also how would this go together with the fact that no lab today is using these kinds of electromagnetic signatures to test for pollutants, toxins, microbial life in any automated testing, but still uses spectrometers and chemical testing? Apart from some fake spectra that were published and are upheld by some manufacturers, there exist no spectroscopes, oscilloscopes or other devices that would allow one to make visible these ominous signatures.
Seeing these obvious contradictions very clearly, those established in traditional physics who have not tried electro dermal screening (EDS) simply conclude its all placebo or it cannot work. The answer however lies not on the level of matter or energy; it is to be found on the level of information. With remedy testing, we are asking questions and the answer comes in the form of an indicator drop, the movement of a pendulum or as a sticky sensation felt on a rubbing plate in a more traditional radionic system.
From an energetic point of view, matter is just one form of energy, from an informational point of view energy and matter are different forms of information and in fact they are only pointers to objects in informational space. This way of looking at things makes it understandable that informational diagnostics and healing does not require an actual substance, but that in fact homeopathic or word only representation work just as well. Why? Because both are pointers only to an informational object. By analogy, all computer programming knows this difference between passing objects as value or as reference only. The latter is much more powerful because in order to affect or use an object one is not handling the object itself but a token of it. The same is the case when we use measures, words, or money we are not moving things but the representation of them, and life would be impossible, or at least much more difficult, without this possibility.
This was brought to its practical and technical conclusion in the Inergetix-CoRe System, which is based on the understanding that in remedy testing it is not the actual remedy, nor a homeopathic preparation nor an arbitrary name, that is required but instead any good representation of a substance or concept to be tested. Obviously, for example, A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Shakespeare) but equally truly, A rose tested on the basis of any other name or symbol that points to it would be equally effective in remedy testing. However, more truly we know both from art and from the difficulty of inventing any new names that really describe the essence of something, not every name or symbol works equally well to communicate information. For that reason the Inergetix-CoRe System uses not words but patterns that are created anew in every moment of testing and that prove to be statistically stable as references or pointers to the relevant objects on the informational level.
Again, this innovation gives you many advantages in that it frees you from buying thousands of test substances or arbitrarily sampled so-called virtual remedy banks that contain nothing but the names of remedies. Also it gives you the power of the moment, because just as the meaning of words changes over time, equally whatever it is that remedies or disease names point to on the informational level changes. Using the remedies that Hahnemann found to be working for what he called sycotic or syphilitic, we found that in many cases they do not work anymore. From this perspective it is not necessarily that the diseases have changed but rather that what the remedies point to has changed. With the Inergetix-CoRe System this is of no concern as words are only used as seeds in a process that creates the actual meta-language, which is the pattern that is created in the moment.
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Where Can Vitrified Tiles Be Used?As these tiles are strong, water resistant and stain resistant, many builders, architects, interior designers and consumers choose to use these tiles. These tiles can withstand more than granite or marble without using their functionality or appearance. These tiles also resist scratches and discoloration. One can purchase these tiles for various uses, flooring (living room, bedroom, dining area, kitchen), wall coverings and decor etc are the areas where vitrified tiles are used.
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"Earth, Sky, Water, Fire: Stories of the Americas," Afro-Native Storytelling by Elizabeth James
Come to the Museum of Natural History to hear stories from the Afro-Native tradition by storyteller Elizabeth James, who enjoys sharing tales of her ancestors from this land with the world. Elizabeth James is honored to be an Afro-Native third generation storyteller, following in the tradition of her grandmother and mother. She works inthe Department of Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan.
This storytelling event is offered in celebration of the Indivisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas Smithsonian travelling exhibit at the U-M Duderstadt Gallery, 2281 Bonisteel Ave., Ann Arbor, from January 9 though 31. The exhibit looks at the intersection of American Indian and African American people and cultures.


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Jake Towne for Congress: The Concept of "Our Open Office"
August 18th, 2009 12:27 am | by Jake Towne | Published in Activism, Big Government, Commentary, congress, Constitution, Liberty, Ron Paul Republicans | 1
Ever wonder how to make your elected representative be "accountable" and "transparent" to you? Well, wonder no more!
by Jake Towne, the Champion of the Constitution
Originally published August 16, 2009 at http://towneforcongress.com/economy/the-concept-of-our-open-office-1
"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty." – Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States, 1801-1809
"When citizens speak, their Representative must listen completely. Across our land, the so-called "Representatives" have not troubled to listen to We the People, and this is a key reason our country is in such dire straits today." – Jake Towne, 2010 Candidate for Pennsylvania's 15th District
Are you one of the few Americans who has picked up the phone to call your representative or senator? Ever wonder exactly how much good it really DID? Were you the only person who called, or were there hundreds more? Sure, the staffer might have tallied your call, but was your call seriously considered by your politician? The truth is stark. First, most of the time you truly have no real idea. Second, your Democratic and Republican politicians like it this way.
When the Tea Party movement started up on April 15, one of my observations is that people came out for many reasons those who wanted limited government, those aghast at the taxation and size of government, those fed up with our costly wars abroad, those who were just upset at the blatant favoritism shown to the big corporations and Wall Street but they had one key complaint in common.
They all wanted accountability out of their out-of-control politicians, and to be heard. The people in the streets (and many still sitting at home) are reaching record levels of dissatisfaction with the inane, verbal platitudes of today's crop of current Democratic and Republican incumbents. We the People can still remember how quickly the country went on the road to serfdom under a Republican President and Congress from 2000-2006, how it was somewhat slowed by a Republican President and Democrat Congress – who still managed to pass the Banker Bailout of October 2008 – and how we are now once again back on the express train to socialism under a Democrat President and Congress. Today's Republicans just represent the local train.
As an independent candidate competing with twin political machines which, at their rotten cores, are truly no more different than Coke and Pepsi – I have to pay close attention to what my constituents want. Just as in a free market economy where the customer is king, my constituents are both my customers and my sovereign employers. They control the votes that will elect me, and I must have their support if I am to represent our district in DC. So, I needed to find a way of delivering accountability and giving a voice to each citizen the top demands by my estimation. "Accountability" and "transparency" are often just empty buzzwords, so I needed to find a way to solidify them.


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Alessandro Pinto, Luca Carloni1, Roberto Passerone2 and Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
In [1] we advocated the need for an interchange format for hybrid systems that enables the integration of design tools coming from many different research communities. In deriving such an interchange format the main challenge is to define a language that, while presenting a particular formal semantics, remains general enough to accommodate the translation across the various modeling approaches used in the existing tools. In this project we develop a formal definition of the syntax and semantics for the proposed interchange format [2]. In doing so, we clearly separate the structure of a hybrid system from the semantics attached to it. The semantics can be considered "abstract semantics" in the sense that it can be refined to yield the model of computation, or "concrete semantics," which, in turn, are associated with the existing languages that are used to specify hybrid systems. We show how the interchange format can be used to capture the essential information across different modeling approaches and how such information can be used in the translation process. We plan to develop translators to and from the interchange format for many of the existing tools for hybrid systems [3].
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- A. Pinto, A. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, R. Passerone, and L. Carloni "Interchange Formats for Hybrid Systems: Review and Proposal," Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control, Zurich, Switzerland, 2005.
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Top Ten Reasons Why Drug or Alcohol Abuse can escalate during the Holiday Season
Holidays can be a depressing time for anyone, especially those who abuse drugs and alcohol. For abusers, depression can lead to an increased use of substances. Families and friends need to be alert to the effects that the added pressures of the holiday season can bring to an abuser. According to a survey of recovering addicts and alcohol abusers, here are the top ten situations that lead to depression and an increase in drug or alcohol abuse.
1. The holiday season is a time when money problems really come home to an abuser. Due to employment issues or spending all their money on drugs, many abusers don't have money to buy the presents that they would like for their loved ones. It's easier not to think about it.
2. Family members are more likely to try to ignore the abuse problem, even to the point of not noticing if the abuser spends very little time at holiday gatherings. According to those surveyed, the time spent away from the gathering is time spent getting high.
3. No matter what they say, most substance abusers realize that an entire year has passed and unless something changes, the New Year isn't going to be any different. This is hard to think about. It is easier to bring in the New Year in a fog of alcohol and drugs.
4. There are constant reminders through the media that this is supposed to be a "happy time" leaving the abuser feeling left out. They aren't happy, but these reminders accentuate any unhappiness.
5. During the Season most of us visit with relatives that we rarely see. Many substance abusers don't have much to say about what has transpired in their life over the last year – life hasn't progressed. This can push the abuser away from family gatherings. It also can contribute to guilt over receiving presents that may not feel deserved.
6. Sometimes relatives or families have contributed to the initial situation that caused the substance abuse to begin with and their presence can be a painful reminder, causing more substance abuse.
7. Along with the holidays is a message that this is a time for over indulgence. While for most of us, this means extra cookies and candy, for the abuser, it is an excuse to over-indulge in substances.
8. The overriding holiday message is that this is a time for celebration. For most abusers, there is the ill-fated idea that celebration includes drugs or alcohol. Most abusers can't control their habit and tend to go overboard during this time.
9. Most abusers are generally depressed, due to the damage that drugs have done to their bodies, and minds. Holidays stress can add to an already compromised physical and mental state, leaving little energy to fight cravings or do the "right thing".
10. For those abusers who have children, they are often estranged, or even if they see their children during the holidays, feelings of guilt and inadequacy as a parent can escalate, causing more abuse.
These are also the 10 ten reasons, why the best time for drug or alcohol treatment can be during the holiday season.


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Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald to speak at Fall commencement
Penn State Greater Allegheny's fall 2013 commencement will be held on Thursday, December 19 at 7 p.m. in the Wunderley Gymnasium on the campus. Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter will preside as diplomas are conferred to students receiving baccalaureate and associate degrees. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald will be the keynote speaker.
Fitzgerald took office on January 3, 2012. According to the Allegheny County website, he worked on the campaign to change the form of government in Allegheny County. In 1999, he ran for one of the district council seats on the newly-formed County Council and was elected to represent a district that included suburban municipalities and city neighborhoods. He held the seat for twelve years and was elected as Council President four times before leaving to run for the office of County Executive.
As County Executive, Fitzgerald is focused on economic development of the region and job creation. He works with companies on a weekly basis to address the issues that are priorities to them in growing and being supported in the county. That focus includes making the airport better, ensuring that the public transit system is reliable and sustainable, and providing a climate where a skilled workforce is a key component of the region's growth.
Fitzgerald's interest in making government more effective and efficient began with the consolidation of row offices when he was on Council. It has expanded to include a top to bottom review of county departments and functions by the County Manager and direction to make changes to ensure that county government is responsive to taxpayers and protects their interests.
Fitzgerald grew up in Pittsburgh's Bloomfield-Garfield neighborhood. He earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a business minor from Carnegie Mellon Universtiy. He started a small business, Aquenef, which provides water treatment equipment and services for industry in the Western Pennsylvania region. He and his wife, Cathy, a pharmacist, live in Squirrel Hill. They have eight children.


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Before UMass: Played high school ball for coach Jim Calabro at Brick Township (N.J.) Memorial High School ? Earned high school All-America honors from Prep Star ??Totaled 97 tackles and five interceptions as a senior, including one interception returned for a touchdown ? Rushed for 1,635 yards and 18 touchdowns as a running back during his senior season, while also catching 23 passes for 438 yards ? Averaged 29 yards on kickoff returns and 11 yards on punt returns ? Totaled 3,153 career rushing yards and 42 touchdowns, while catching 34 passes for 1,007 yards ? Set Brick Memorial records for career rushing yards, career rushing touchdowns and kickoff return average ? Earned All-State honors in 1997 ? Twice named All-South Jersey, All-Jersey Shore and All-Ocean County ? Played in the New Jersey North-South Game and the All-Shore Classic.
Personal: Full name is Shawn A. Murray ? Born November 5, 1979 ? Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences.
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Today Sade releases the first single from her new album, Soldier of Love. The title track, which Sade co-produced with Mike Pela, was written by Sade along with longtime collaborators Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman and Paul Spencer Denman. This song, featuring a pulsating and anthemic drum beat along with haunting vocals that Sade is known for, kicks off the countdown for Soldier of Love. Recorded in England and set for release worldwide on February
8th 9th, Soldier of Love marks Sade's first studio album since the multi-platinum release of Lovers Rock in 2000.
Sade to Release Soldier of Love on Epic Records
Soldier of Love, to be released worldwide on February 8th, 2010, will be Sade's first studio album since the multi-platinum album Lovers Rock, released in 2000.
Known for their timeless sound, Sade has enjoyed phenomenal success both internationally and stateside throughout the span of their twenty-five year career. Since the release of their debut album Diamond Life in 1984, the band has seen all five of their studio albums land in the Top 10 on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart selling a total of more than 50 million albums worldwide to date. Soldier of Love was recorded in England, and produced by the band and their longtime collaborator Mike Pela.
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Lizz Fields is re-PRODUCED
In 2003, Lizz Fields emerged with her instant indie classic album, By Day By Night. In 2008, Lizz carved her musical space with PleasureVille on Blue Fields Records. She embraced the grit and the grind, a stylistic fete that grows with each listen. Full speed ahead, Lizz Fields transmits another beautifully crafted message in her unexpected remix album, re-PRODUCED. Originally deemed a side project, re-PRODUCED was created by Lizz Fields and partner, Tristan Leral, co-piloting the boards and the mic.
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Animatedcartunes Releases Georgia Anne Muldrow and Adriana Evans
The indie soul and hip hop label animatedcartunes has some heavy releases out now in Georgia Anne Muldrow's Early and Adriana Evans' re-issue of Nomadic. Videos and downloads after the jump.
Adriana Evans' 1997 self-titled debut was critically acclaimed but commercially panned, leaving her disenchanted with the music industry. This led to a seven year hiatus in Evans' musical career, followed by the limited sophomore release, Nomadic. Nomadic was released on Evans' independent label to be sold only at shows and on her website… until now. Animatedcartunes is proud to re-issue this hard-to-find classic, now enhanced to include a music video for the lead single "7 Days". The album draws its inspiration from many genres of music including samba, reggae, rock and hip-hop, with soul firmly rooted at the base.
Georgia Anne Muldrow is a singer, producer, songwriter born and raised in Los Angeles, known for her abstract production and writing style. In 2005, she introduced herself to the indie scene with the self-released Worthnothings EP, eventually signed to Stones Throw and began to get attention from artists like Mos Def, SA-RA, and Erykah Badu. These are Georgia Anne Muldrow's "Early" recordings. She wrote, produced and recorded this lean, ten track album entirely by herself. Seventeen years young with an old soul, Georgia managed to blend the composing acumen of Roy Ayers and J Dilla with the vocal stylings of Billie Holiday and Lauryn Hill.
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Fela Kuti's The Best of the Black President Released Today
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FELA KUTI'S – The Best Of The Black President is released on Knitting Factory Records today. The impact of Fela Anikulapo Kuti's music in Africa – and worldwide – cannot be overstated. Hailing from Lagos, Nigeria, he was Africa's musical genius, the creator of Afrobeat – a genre combining traditional African highlife, jazz, James Brown funk grooves and latin rhythms into a unique toxic mix that is wholly his own – and a revolutionary. Fela's politically inflammatory songs laid bare the corruption, violence, and greed of the ruling regimes across the Continent and world. Arrested over a hundred times by the Nigerian government, ultimately 1000 soldiers invaded and destroyed the Kalakuta Republic – Fela's living and performing compound that he shared with his 27 wives and his mother – sending nearly all of the inhabitants to the hospital, or worse. Despite the death of his own mother after the siege, Fela never stopped fighting the powers of imperialism, colonialism and racism with – as the legendary Fela Kuti put it – music as his weapon.
With deluxe editions of The Best Of The Black President comes a 40 minute DVD, narrated by Sahr Ngaujah, interviews with Carlos Moore & Bill T jones, recorded concert footage, and excerpts from various Fela Kuti documentaries, including Music Is The Weapon.
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