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Gay marriage goes to Washington
By Paul Moomjean 04/04/2013
On March 26 and 27, the Supreme Court of the United States set into motion what it is hoped will be the final go-around on the issue of gay marriage. I've argued that this one issue has become too distracting during election cycles, forcing Republicans to answer no-win questions and look like bigots on the nightly news. Like abortion, the gay marriage issue takes a religious and moral issue and completely politicizes it to the point that people don't even feel comfortable saying, "I feel this issue should be legal but that doesn't mean I agree with those who exercise this particular freedom." With the Supreme Court weighing in on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA to all those cool acronym aficionados out there, it is hoped the issue will be finalized this year.
But let's talk about what a "progressive" final judgment on Prop. 8 and DOMA will do in America. Think about how this will affect everything from adoption to gender identity.
Evangelical leader Dr. Michael Brown, president of ICN Ministries, sees the acceptance of gay marriage as the Pandora's box from hell. Literally.
Brown, in an interview on a Christian blog, was asked if people could hold conflicting attitudes about being for the legalization of an issue you morally are opposed to.
"Not if they are being consistent," Brown said. "If they believe homosexuality is wrong, then there's no reason to redefine marriage based on someone's romantic attractions and sexual desires. … And it is not right to put a child in a home that guarantees he or she will have either no mother or no father. And if the child was given up for adoption by a parent years earlier, wasn't it with the goal of putting that child into a home with a mom and dad?"
While Brown is taking the hard-line position, his analysis does raise the question, will the acceptance of gay marriage prohibit churches and synagogues from being able to preach against the lifestyle, and will Catholic orphanages be forced to give children to parents they deem unacceptable, therefore potentially shutting down the entire industry?
And will churches be sued if they don't marry same-sex couples? Think about it.
While I've argued that marriage should be out of the government's hands in general, and since that ruling will most likely not be the outcome, I will clarify that I believe gay marriage is not what is best for society. Well-respected conservative writer and radio show host Dennis Prager wrote in 2012, "To argue that opposition to same-sex marriage is immoral is to argue that every moral thinker, and every religion and social movement in the history of mankind prior to the last 20 years in America and Europe was immoral. About no other issue could this be said."
If gay marriage passes, then, essentially, there are no real gender differences. Right? If men can marry men and women can marry women, then basically what is the point of calling anyone a man or a woman?
Essentially "men" will just be people with a penis. And "women" will be people with breasts. Kind of like how some people just have bigger muscles than others.
If marriage does not define gender, than what does? Biology? But those are just names given. Once we, as a society, have abandoned the suppression of gender labels, so can the secular science world. No?
Our society is already becoming more and more genderless. High schools are voting for boys as homecoming queens and girls as kings. Father-daughter dances are being canceled due to gender discrimination, and even dating sites like eHarmony are being forced to offer same-sex dating options.
Gay marriage will be the next step to a genderless society. As for those who ask why that is wrong, since we are all just people, I would ask them if they would feel comfortable with coed public bathrooms and coed showers and locker rooms at the gym?
My guess is that most of these progressives would feel uncomfortable if McDonald's or Gold's Gym adopted such new advancements in restroom philosophies.
Be honest and ask yourself. Wouldn't you?
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Women get 77 cents to a man's $1.00 of pay. It is time for a genderless society that treats everyone as equals. Ask any working woman if she would like to get equal pay to men's pay and I think you will hear a resounding yes. I remember going through Marine Corps boot camp and having to use the toilet without doors or dividers for privacy and recruits looking on, I wished for privacy. Privacy has nothing to do with a genderless society. If privacy has anything to do with anything it has to do with privacy. If you don't like this change you need to find a better argument, Mr. Moomjean, because the one you have just makes Gay rights look like a very good thing.
Even though I don't agree with Mr. Moomjean most of the time, I'm happy to accept him in the VC Reporter because he's practically Voltaire compared to, oh, Forrest Mize. Furthermore, I agree with some of the things he says here, such as that the gay-marriage issue is a ridiculous waste of time and that it shouldn't be discussed in the political arena.
But there are two points Moomjean made that really should be addressed, because they are wrong. One has to do with religion, while the other concerns the very nature of humanity.
First, Moomjean writes: "[W]ill the acceptance of gay marriage prohibit churches and synagogues [incidentally, I can't help noticing he didn't mention mosques] from being able to preach against the lifestyle...?" This question has already been answered, and the answer is "No." The people advocating same-sex marriage are generally the same people who believe in the strict separation of church and state; they have promised that religious institutions will be exempt from accusations of violating civil rights.
Moomjean also writes: "Once we, as a society, have abandoned the suppression of gender labels, so can the secular science world. No?" He is, like many people, confusing "gender" and "sex." "Sex" is strictly a biological term, while "gender" is not biological or even particularly social. It is - or should be - a purely subjective classification, one that designates whether an individual views oneself as masculine or feminine, or even male or female. "Sex" for humans is cut-and-dried; only some of the lower animals, such as fishes, can naturally change their sex, so Moomjean's worry that the biological sciences are about to be rewritten is unfounded.
I wonder if Mr. Moomjean is also afraid of robots, since they could cause us to abandon the suppression of distinctions between persons and machines.
Your article "Gay marriage goes to Washington" had to be brought to my attention recently and reminded me why I never bother to pick up the Reporter (and why I will continue to dismiss it). The author's ridiculous fear-mongering and bigotry are such an embarrassment to your newspaper – and ought to be an embarrassment to every business that advertises within. Why should I, or anyone with a shred of self-respect, bother to "eat out more often" and patronize local businesses that advertise in the Reporter when your paper prints such trash?


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Alberta Premier Alison Redford has just given Sad Don Iveson a reason to be Glad Don Iveson. The Edmonton mayor whose LRT ambitions were previously spurned by the provincial government just became the civic beneficiary of a $515 million toward Iveson's plan to extend the LRT south into Mill Woods.
The extension is slated to cost $1.8 billion.
Oh what a difference some atrocious polling numbers -- born on the back of Redford's misuse of government aircraft -- can make. If you live in Edmonton and are staunchly in favour of Iveson's LRT plan this is good news. If you live anywhere else in Alberta, the news isn't that good at all.
Recently, Finance Minister Doug Horner rolled out his budget in which he boasted a surplus. Although it was also noted that the budget adds nearly $4 billion in additional debt. Any Albertans who may wonder how this can be need look no further than the analysis offered by Derek Fildebrandt of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
As it turns out, Horner's claim that the 2014-15 budget has produced a deficit is purely political. If the price of oil remains as forecasted, the budget will produce an operational surplus of $2.6 billion. However, this only includes the cost of operating the government and paying for its regular obligations. Infrastructure investments will run the province $3.9 billion into the red. Or, I should say, at least $3.9 billion, because the Redford government seems to be making additional promises.
The LRT funding promise seems oddly akin to the Ontario Liberal government's decision to pay $1 billion for the privilege to cancel planned gas-powered electric plants. Both decisions seem to have been made purely for the political benefit of the governing party. At least in the case of the Edmonton LRT Albertan taxpayers will see some benefit from it.
But as Redford stumbles from embarrassing scandal to embarrassing scandal, what other promises will her government make as poll numbers worsen? How many unbudgeted promises will she make?
Just how red will the new black get? Only Alison Redford knows for certain.

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nc -l -p 10000 > /dev/null
And on my desktop I was running:
cat /dev/urandom | nc 192.168.0.20 10000
I'm using urandom for some poor-mans fuzz testing. However I find that even at this rate I can break something quite quickly.
So I've been playing with trickle to rate limit how fast I'm generating data:
cat /dev/urandom | trickle -u 10 nc 192.168.0.20 10000
But it's hard to tell if this is working. What would be really useful is a the pv equivilent of trickle that can work with pipes.


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The ANC is a national liberation movement. It was formed in 1912 to unite the African people and spearhead the struggle for fundamental political, social and economic change.
The ANC's key objective is the creation of a united, non-racial, non-sexist and democratic society.
This means the liberation of Africans in particular and black people in general from political and economic bondage. It means uplifting the quality of life of all South Africans, especially the poor.
The ANC is in an alliance with the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). Each Alliance partner is an independent organisation with its own constitution, membership and programmes. The Alliance is founded on a common commitment to the objectives of the National Democratic Revolution, and the need to unite the largest possible cross-section of South Africans behind these objectives.
Author : Gwede Mantashe
9 January 2013
On Tuesday, 8th of January 2013, the African National Congress celebrated its 101 years anniversary of its existence. In this context, we send our congratulatory messages to members and supporters of our glorious movement for this greatest achievement. The ANC continues to inspire the confidence of the great majority of our people whose aspiration for a better life remains at the heart of the movement`s policies and programmes. The movement is indeed proud of its achievements in the first 100 years of its existence, and is confident of the future as we complete the first year of the second centenary.
The ANC will this year hold its main anniversary celebrations in KwaZulu-Natal at Kings Park Stadium in Ethekwini Region on Saturday, 12 January 2013. These celebrations mark the start of the calendar year of activities of the ANC, with President Jacob Zuma delivering the annual January 8th Statement on behalf of the new National Executive Committee (NEC) elected at the recent 53rd ANC National Conference in Mangaung.
We are expecting full capacity and are ready to accommodate overflow in the adjacent grounds. The main event is expected to be attended by people from around the country and in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
The event will be attended by ANC members and supporters from accross the country from all sectors of society including business, religious and traditional fraternity, the academia and alliance structures.
Transport has been arranged to ferry thousands of supporters to the stadium from in an around the province of KwaZulu-Natal and from other provinces. A total of 1120 buses, 670 minibus taxis and eight (8) trains with the capacity to carry 16 000 passengers have been arranged. The rest of those expected will use other means of transport such as private cars or walk to the venue.
The programme will start at 09:00 with musical performances and the formal programme will begin at 10:00 with messages of support from alliance partners (SANCO, COSATU and SACP). President Jacob Zuma will present the January 8th Statement at 11h00, to be broadcast live on SABC television.
There will also be the cutting of the 101 birthday cake by the President, ANC NEC members, and leaders of ANC Leagues and the Alliance. The ANC`s 101 birthday will not be eaten by those present, but will be donated to orphanages, old age homes and hospices in and around eThekwini.
The programme will be concluded with the presentation of awards to ANC structures and leagues which have performed well in the year 2012.
Saturday`s main January 8th event is being preceded by a number of activities, which include mass mobilisation programme led by the national officials, NEC members and ANC provincial leadership. These activities, which serve as the build-up to the Saturday festivities, include anniversary lectures on the stalwards of the ANC in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, door-to-door visits and mini ralies in different regions of the province.
These activities will continue throughout the week until Friday, 11 January 2013.
This week started with the official conclusion of the Centernary Celebrations, a musical concert which took place on Sunday, 6th of January 2013 at Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban. The concert was addressed by the President of the ANC, Comrade Jacob Zuma.
The ANC National Executive Committe will hold its first meeting since it was elected in Mangaung on Friday, 11th of January 2012, in Durban to consider the January 8th statement.
The ANC will further host a fundraising Gala Dinner in the evening on Friday, 11th of January 2013 at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre. The dinner is expected to be attended by invited guests from the ANC, business and civil society. President Jacob Zuma will deliver the main address.
We are pleased with our state of readiness around Saturday`s main event, particularly the levels of excitement and expectation amongst the residents of these province around the movement`s 101 birthday celebrations. We can now confidently declare that the ANC is ready to host the 101 years anniversary celebrations.
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Hobie Alter, known initially as one of the pioneers of modern surfboards, passed away at his home on Saturday, March 29th. Alter was also instrumental in bringing large group acceptance of fun sailing and sail racing.
Alter was a shaper and surfboard designer in the late 1950's, working to bring innovative designs to an ever-growing popular sport. Like most shapers, his early work was on balsa wood designs. However, as it became more difficult to obtain quality balsa, Alter and his friend Gordon Clark began experimenting with foam-cored boards. These, as before, were covered with fiberglass. However, the foam boards were considerably lighter than the balsa boards, and allowed almost anyone desiring to try surfing to become successful.
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Alter sold the Hobie Cat business, but the popularity of the brand continues even today. Championship regattas are held worldwide and sailors are still on the water, going fast, getting wet and having the time of their lives.


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What are the standard methods of computing the rank-k truncated SVD of large dense matrices? My literature search yields results only for large sparse matrices.
I assume for k small that you use a Krylov subspace method (this is what Matlab's svds does). But (empirically) how large can k get before these methods become impractical, and then what should one resort to?


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Friday, August 21, 2009
Phoebe Howard
23 comments:
- The Decorated House said...
Oh yes, me too! I don't associate her with the blues. Love this!
Have a great weekend.
- August 21, 2009 at 10:33 AM
- sarah @ realestatestyle said...
I love this! i am into beachy theme. My living room has similar turquoise coral prints, and glass lamps.
- August 21, 2009 at 10:34 AM
- Candi said...
Gorgeous! I love the coral above the mirrored dresser. Love that dresser as well!
- August 21, 2009 at 11:06 AM
- Clayton Gray Home said...
Love that armoire with it's circle designs. Very uplifting!
- August 21, 2009 at 11:16 AM
- Roberta said...
Oh my!! That lamp!!! I have a clear glass one from Ikea but I adore the color of this one! xo Roberta
- August 21, 2009 at 11:55 AM
- Cristin said...
This bedroom by Pheobe is beautiful. I love her work.
- August 21, 2009 at 12:43 PM
- Kristin said...
The whole room is stunning. So calming.
- August 21, 2009 at 2:23 PM
- Dream Mom said...
Beautiful, just beautiful!
- August 21, 2009 at 2:36 PM
- kathi said...
This bedroom IS utterly fabulous!
Love everything about it!
- August 21, 2009 at 5:44 PM
- Fleur de Bee said...
The Decorated Room referred me. LOVE Turquoise. I actually am NOT a blue person. Purple is my color BUT I do love turquoise and lighter shades of Aqua...and that's about it lol! This room is fantastic! love the bed!
Nice to "meet" you!
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- August 21, 2009 at 6:38 PM
- Yansy said...
Erin- I love this room! That dresser is perfection! I would love to visit Pheobe's store one day.
- August 21, 2009 at 7:13 PM
- Ann said...
Erin, I'm swooning here! Absolutely incredible!!!!
- August 21, 2009 at 10:58 PM
- Maria Killam said...
I adore that cabinet! Love the simplicity of the entire room!
- August 22, 2009 at 3:02 PM
- cate said...
It is soo Gorgeous !! & being a BLUE person I just adore your Blog. Thanks for creating such a fun place to discover beautiful blue things...:) Cate
- August 22, 2009 at 6:53 PM
- sinnlighet said...
Oh my, I like your amazing, nice & gorgeous blog!
Regards from Agneta in Sweden o;)
- August 23, 2009 at 2:29 AM
- sealaura said...
that first pic had me at hello. I wish I could turn my room into something more civilized and beautiful. i seem to keep it looking like a tornado just hit lately. That last pic of the armoire is really neat and different.
- August 23, 2009 at 10:08 AM
- fergusandme said...
hi Erin, I too am obsessed with turquoise; my house really reflects my family's love of the beach, and we've used many of the "classic" turquoises (F&B powder blue, BM Palladian and Wythe blue, etc) love them, love your photos! lynn-anne
- August 24, 2009 at 12:27 AM
- travelingmama said...
This is so light and serene! Love it!
- August 24, 2009 at 4:49 AM
- Things That Inspire said...
Mrs. Howard and Max are my favorite stores in Atlanta - they are in a high end shopping complex that is made up in townhouse style. So, each store is like its own townhouse, and the Howards created the most beautiful architectural detail in each of them.
The room vignettes are beautiful, all created by Phoebe Howard and her talented team, and everything is for sale off the floor - no waiting! People go there and literally purchase entire rooms full of furniture.
- August 24, 2009 at 3:39 PM
- down and out chic said...
the mirrored dresser is too cool!
- August 25, 2009 at 9:49 AM
- Chic Coles (Cole Design) said...
I love everything Phoebe Howard does! That bedroom is just so fabulous, I wish mine could look like that.
- August 25, 2009 at 5:33 PM
- Down Pillow said...
Wow, that mirrored armoire is just amazing :)
- August 30, 2009 at 9:50 PM
- Clipping Path said...
Wonderful room and bed. I just adore the table lamp.
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Re: [fw-wiz] scanning...
From: Julian M D (julianmd_at_gmail.com)
Date: 11/03/05
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To: "firstname.lastname@example.com" <email@example.com> Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 00:10:07 -0500
I feel your pain, I'm exactly in the same situation. Here's what helped me
get the big picture!
On 11/2/05, email@example.com <firstname.lastname@example.com>
> NMAP would be an excellent tool... you can put in the IP range or subnet
> with that... As far as traversing firewalls... it will only report what
> ports are allowed through the firewall for each host... so you are firewall
> ruleset dependant so it may not give you complete results for a host on the
> other side of a firewall... It will report as an example port 80 is allowed
> through and httpd is running on the host in question so it will report that
> service but smptd is also running on the server however its not allowed
> through the firewall from you so you will not know its listening because you
> cant see the port... so you are basically bound to your firewall rule set
> there could be servers beyond your firewall that are up and functional but
> that you do not have access to any of the services running on them so from
> your perspective they will essentially be down.
> William
> *Brian Loe <firstname.lastname@example.com>*
> To
> William Hile/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA cc
> email@example.com,
> firstname.lastname@example.com Subject
> Re: [fw-wiz] scanning...
> I was going to mention nmap - which I wouldn't mind using in this effort
> at all. The question is, will it traverse the firewalls?
> Isn't there a "true" management network operation you can use on Cisco
> boxes that work as a "private VLAN" and be passed via most any device - even
> a PIX (and they think they're a part of VLAN 1 or whatever, right?)? Words
> in "s are there for a lack of better ones, or my lack of understanding.
> On 11/2/05, *email@example.com* <firstname.lastname@example.com><
> * firstname.lastname@example.com* <firstname.lastname@example.com>> wrote:
> Brian,
> I think I would approach this from a ummm hacker mentatility... I know a
> little info and I need to gain all the information I can.. I think I would
> probably start with something simple like angry IP scanner and input the
> subnet (of course make sure you have permission to scan the network) and go
> from there. There are tons of free tools out there that can ip walk and OS
> guess but just make sure you have full permission to make you scans before
> doing so. humm seems that whatsup gold (there's a free trial out there) will
> do network discovery and even seems that it will do so via whatever port you
> choose... Its been awhile since i used it... and I know it will monitor your
> server/workstations via whatever port but I cant remember how it does net
> discovery... And if you have free reign of the network use this as a
> learning exp and try out several ways to do what you are trying to
> accomplish... and see which one is better and or produces the most output...
> I wish you luck
> Let me know how things turn out.....
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> Let me ask all of you a fairly generic question that should garner
> lots of different ideas. Let us say that you have gone to work for a
> new company as a network admin. It is a fairly complex network with
> multiple routers, switches and firewalls (a firewall for every router,
> let's say). The current network team has no formal training and have
> done all of their learning on the job, following a contracting company
> who was paid to initially setup the network.
> Okay, so how would you go about mapping out this network? You don't
> have the understanding of devices by name yet, and each device is
> likely to have 20 interfaces on it, with 20 IPs for 20 networks! You
> live on a "management network", but it's only "management" because
> it's a subnet which has been given telnet access to all of the devices
> on the network - in other words, scanning with your usual tool (LAN
> MapShot from Fluke - in my case, because it CAN start a pretty good
> network diagram directly in Visio) from your "management" network
> won't show you anything than it will from any other subnet.
> Follow what I mean? Ideas? Pretend the network is yours and you're
> free to change anything you want - where would you start?
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A Groundbreaking Event for Women in Science
|Senator Joe Bruno, Sage President Jeanne Neff, and other leaders break ground at the site of INVEST at Sage on Dec. 8, 2005.
State Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno, Jeanne H. Neff, President of the Sage Colleges, and representatives from Evident Technologies, Inc. broke ground today on the $5 million Incubator for New Ventures in Emerging Sciences and Technologies - INVEST at Sage. The INVEST incubator is the first of its kind nationally to be located at a women's college.
In June, Senator Bruno announced $2.5 million in funding to create INVEST at Sage with Evident Technologies as the founding partner and first tenant. The $2.5 million from Senator Bruno will be coupled with $2.5 million in private funding for the facility, which will help technology companies grow and expand while advancing Sage's programs in science and technology.
"Today's groundbreaking is great news and represents a major accomplishment toward our efforts to transform the Capital Region into a 21st Century global leader in nanotechnology," said Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno. "INVEST at Sage is a major investment that will attract businesses that utilize these emerging technologies to develop cutting-edge products, create new jobs, and generate economic growth throughout Tech Valley. It shows what can be achieved when the public, private sector and the academic community work together."
Retrofit & Renovate
The top three floors of John Paine Hall, a building at the center of the historic Russell Sage campus, will be renovated for use by Evident and its successor businesses. The upgraded facilities will be located immediately adjacent to Sage's Science Hall and include occupant-ready laboratory facilities for Evident in John Paine and two updated chemistry labs for Sage. A glass-walled bridge construction will connect the two buildings.
Architect's rendering of glass atrium connecting Science Hall
and John Paine Hall, home of INVEST at Sage.
INVEST will help to fill the growing regional need for incubator space, a model that has proven to be successful in promoting cross-fertilization of ideas and new technologies among businesses and universities. The initial partnership with Evident will support the company's next stage of growth; when Evident needs a larger facility, the INVEST incubator will be ready to accept new tenants.
Economic Stimulus: Educational Importance
Evident Technologies, headquartered in Troy, is a pioneer and world leader in the development of quantum dots -semiconductor nanomaterials engineered to enable the creation of advanced products for numerous markets including life sciences, solid state lighting, energy, security, telecommunications and emergent nanotechnology markets. Evident anticipates the company will add 32 jobs in its first year of operation in the incubator, including 15 new lab technicians. That number of jobs is expected to double over the course of the three years Evident plans to remain in the incubator.
As an emerging company that has been successful in business as well as scientific development, Evident can help Sage understand the needs of future start-up companies that will occupy the incubator space, prepare to meet those needs, and can offer interns, students and faculty the perspective of an experienced five year old company.
Three Russell Sage College women are already employed at Evident or serving as interns. Kayla Leach (RSC '05) was the first Sage student to intern at Evident. Before her internship was over, she was offered a full time job in technical inside sales for Evident's Life Science products. Darcie Palmer, a senior biochemistry major and Nicole Surace, a senior chemistry major are both interns at Evident.
Honors & Accolades
Evident recently received the nano-industry's top honor--Frost & Sullivan's 2005 Technology Innovation Award for development of T2-MP EviTags (tm). EviTags are quantum dot-based fluorescent labels that enable myriad and novel life science applications, from clinical diagnostics to cell microscopy to bio-threat detection.
President Neff has been named to the Tech Valley "Hot 10" list, released Dec. 2 by the Albany-County Regional Chamber of Commerce, as an agent for transformational change in higher education and as a leader in the economic development of Tech Valley.
"The incubation of a business requires the technology, of course, but is also dependent on capabilities to market and sell products and raise money to support the growth of the business," said Neff. "INVEST at Sage is more than laboratory space, it is a place where all the disciplines come together to study the inner workings of a science and technology-focused enterprise. This is consistent with Sage's long tradition of learning for application in the real world."
Evident is a role model for progressive business practices. Sage appreciates Evident's commitment to education, as well as its "open-source mindedness"--the willingness to freely share scientific information. Such a collaborative approach fuels scientific innovation and discovery. For example, The Evident Nanotechnology Web(tm) Program is a no-charge, unique offering, developed to support higher education institutions with research opportunities in the nanosciences.
"Evident's growing success is built upon individual innovation, a strong management team and partnering with best-in-class research institutions, universities and companies," said Clinton Ballinger, Ph.D., CEO of Evident. "This multidisciplinary approach, which made us a leader in the development and manufacturing of quantum dot nanomaterial systems, can provide Sage students and professors with hands-on ways to link science and business and accelerate the development of start-up companies."
Evident has strong intersections with Russell Sage College programs in chemistry, biochemistry and forensic science, and with the College's innovative business major that develops strong management skills in a context of social responsibility.
Important Pipeline Programs for Women in Science
In addition to enhancing science education at Russell Sage College, which is consistently ranked one of the top 10 comprehensive colleges in the Northeast by U.S.News & World Report, the INVEST incubator will have links to Russell Sage's successful GEMS program - Girls Excited about Engineering, Math, and Computer Science - for middle and high school girls, aimed at increasing the number of girls and women studying and entering technical careers in engineering, mathematics, and science.
Another attractive option for young women with talent in science, math, and engineering is the Early College at Russell Sage, one of only two such programs in the U.S. for young women ready for college after their junior year of high school or the equivalent in home schooling.


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The phylum Platyhelminthes represents all flatworms in the kingdom Animalia. Flatworms are relatively primitive animals that represent an early lineage in the kingdom. Unlike the even more primitive phylum cnidaria, all flatworms of the phylum Platyhelminthes are bilaterally symmetrical, having an anterior, posterior, dorsal, and ventral end and two seemingly identical lateral surfaces. However, flatworms are the only type of bilaterally symmetrical animal that lacks any type of body cavity, a fluid filled space between the digestive tract and the body wall. In the flatworms, this area is filled with tissue. Flatworms have primitive brains, comprised of clusters of nervous tissue. Two long nerve cords run the length of the body, and they branch to form small nerves running throughout the body. Another hallmark of flatworms is a lack of a complete digestive tract. Flatworms take in food and excrete waste from one single hole. The opening in the gastrula never fully evolves in flatworms to make a tract that travels from one hole in the anterior end to another hole in the posterior end, which would make the tract complete. There are four classes that make up the phylum Platyhelminthes, each with unique structures and living styles.
Here are the classes in the phylum Platyhelminthes. Click on any of the names to see the characteristics of the class:


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Having worked in the golf industry for ten years without ever playing a hole, I understand the appeal of golf course residential development. Players and non-players alike appreciate the open space that golf courses offer, and the wildlife they bring. If you haven't seen a bluebird or fox lately in your neighborhood, you will find them at local golf courses. Once, a snapping turtle went for a leisurely stroll in front of the clubhouse. (His pond was too crowded; he was relocated - carefully - to another.) However, it's accepted within the industry that golf courses are currently overbuilt. This leaves developers looking for new ways to market homes. With the growth of the local food movement, some developers are choosing to build communities around farms.
"People are willing to pay more for a smaller lot, because the lot comes with a 100-acre farm and 300 acres of forest or green space," Ed McMahon, a senior fellow with the Urban Land Institute in Washington, told the Los Angeles Times. "Agriculture is the new golf," he said.
One model community, Prairie Crossing in Grayslake, Ill., was begun in 1992. This development has many green features, but the farming operation in particular has three facets: A profitable, organic family farm, an incubator farm for new farmers, and a learning farm serving local schoolchildren, as well as residents and the public. Located forty miles north of Chicago, there are two train stations to facilitate the commute.
Another community found outside one of our major cites is Willowsford, a Loudon County, Va, development begun in 2011, near Washington. Like Prairie Crossing, it was originally slated for dense, uniform development, and that idea met with opposition. Also, in common with Prairie Crossing, the preserved space that includes the organic farm is not controlled by the homeowner association, but by separate, non-profit, entity. This community is still building, with 2014 forecast as the peak for new home sales.
An even more innovative community is planned for the west coast, in Berkeley, Calif. Garden Village is a 77-unit, mixed use development, with 18 three to five story buildings planned on 27,000 square feet. On 16 of the 18 roofs, rooftop farms are planned. These farms, the first in the state, will be managed by Spiral Gardens, an organization working to promote food security in Berkeley. A CSA is planned to distribute the produce grown there.
The developers have tackled the transportation question, as well: in fact, the project includes a transportation master plan. Key to the plan is a car-sharing operation, for residents, of four to ten autos. Mass transportation passes may be included in the cost of a unit, and bike sharing facilities are available, also.


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Welcome to Distilled History! If you know me, you know I'm a big fan of two things: history and drinking. Specifically, St. Louis history and specifically, drinking well-made cocktails.
I'm from upstate New York and I have lived in St. Louis for about eighteen years. I've always enjoyed living in this town, but I never thought I'd be here long. Recently, I've started to realize that my stay in St. Louis is a bit more than temporary. I have a great little house in south city and I have a ton of great friends here. I'll always consider myself an upstate New Yorker, but I'm comfortable here for now. I've also started to become really interested in the history of my new city. I have started reading books, articles, and blogs about the history of St. Louis and what life was like here over the past few hundred years. It's turned into a great new hobby.
The history in St. Louis is deep and rich. It abounds with tales, monuments, and landmarks that rival the oldest and largest cities in America. The more I read, the more I realize much of the history of St. Louis is unknown, hidden, or even lost. I want to point some of this stuff out to my pals.
So, I started heading out on my bike to find some of the places I was reading about. In January of 2012, I also started volunteering at the Campbell House Museum in downtown St. Louis. This place is like a window into the past. Great people with similar interests work there. Each time I walk through the door, I learn something new and fascinating. I've had a great time there.
As all of this came together, I started sending emails to friends and posting facts on Facebook describing the bits of history I was uncovering. I included square format photographs with pretty photo filters applied (some of the places I find need something to add to the allure). I was simply having fun, but the feedback was very positive. People suggested it could be a blog. That's where this whole idea started, but I needed to make it a bit more fun.
So, I decided to add a bit of alcohol to it. As I stated earlier, I love to make and drink cocktails. My favorite drink is the Manhattan cocktail, and I have often struggled finding a great Manhattan in St. Louis. Still, I have had fun walking into bars and ordering one just to see what I get. As I did this, I started becoming interested in the history of the drink. I learned just a few years ago that the original Manhattan was made with rye whiskey and used bitters. This lead me to researching other drinks like the Old Fashioned, the Sidecar, and the martini. Where did these drinks originate? How did they evolve? And most importantly, where can I get well-made versions of them in St. Louis?
Wrap it all up, and that is what I'm doing here. I plan to scour St. Louis for its bits of history and post it here. As I go after a topic, I'm going to stop and get a drink or two. I hope to learn more about my drink and write about the places that serve them well. I'll invite friends to join me and add to the fun. I will certainly post about topics that are well-known, but my focus is the stuff that goes a bit under the radar. I want to find things that native St. Louisans may not even be aware of.
Please bear with me as I do this. I am no academic. I'll eventually start citing sources and give credit where it's due. I hope my research skills improve along with my blogging skills. For now, I'm going to focus on what I find and I'll try to mention how I got the idea or give credit to the people who pointed me in a certain direction. My guess is I have much to learn about all aspects of this endeavor. I think I'll simply get better as I go.
Update: Eight months after starting this blog, I'm proud to report that the Riverfront Times voted Distilled History as the "Best Personal Blog in St. Louis" at the 2013 RFT Web Awards. They also wrote a great article about this blog and how it came to be. The article was printed in the January 23, 2013 issue that announced all of the 2013 RFT Web Award winners. Thanks RFT!
Thanks and have fun reading this. I look forward to any comments or suggestions you may have.


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The infrequency of sex, the increasing infrequency of sex, and the lack of passion in bed is what leads the majority of middle aged married women to have affairs even though these women are not interested in divorce. This is the conclusion of research conducted by Eric Anderson, a professor at the University of Winchester in England, and colleagues that was published in the National Post On Aug 15, 2014, and will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. The study adds to the body of evidence that women are equally interested in extramarital sex..
The study group included 100 heterosexual women between the ages of 35 and 45 that were married. This age group is considered middle aged even though women are living longer and may take umbrage at the distinction. The women's responses to the advances of potential suitors on the website AshleyMadison.com formed the basis for the study results.
The majority of middle aged women (67 percent) seek affairs because they want more passion and sex in bed. The entire group of 100 women had no intention of divorcing their husband. The entire group claimed to feel love for their husband and the majority portrayed their husband in a positive light except in the bedroom. Sexual monotony not marital disharmony was the major driver in women seeking to have affairs.
The study points out several facts that run contrary to societal norms as presented by government, schools, and religion. Women are as randy as men. Women cheat to find passion and better sex. The majority of women in the study sought to have an affair with a single individual while men seek to have numerous extramarital partners.
Anderson concludes that the societal norm of a single sexual partner for life is a massive failure and the stigmatization of people the "cheat" is not a measure of the love a person has for their marital partner. Women are more stigmatized than men for cheating. Men might want to wake up, bone up on better sex, and pay more attention to their wife if they do not want their wives to cheat


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We've suspected for a while that The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct would be bad. The very concept – a first person shooter based on the television show – tasted pretty sour to mouths still savouring the flavours of Telltale's wonderful episodic offerings, and the first footage we saw was legendarily horrendous. We expected a bit of a glorious train wreck; the sort of game that we could laugh through the tears on, like Night Trap or Big Rigs Racing. Instead, Survival Instinct is a bit of a sad failure, one that was obviously rushed out the door as fast as humanly possible.
You're placed in the redneck boots of Daryl Dixon (who is, apparently, a fan favourite: I've largely stuck to the comics myself), whose quest to find his brother Merle makes up what little story the game possesses.
If you're using a melee weapon against a single zombie, it will simply stand still while you stab it in the face.
Structurally, Survival Instinct has some smart ideas – instead of progressing straight from level to level, you're faced with a map in-between sorties and given options as to which destinations you're going to set, and how you're going to get to them. Travelling between waypoints, and can choose to either take main roads, highways or back alleys, which vary your chances of running out of fuel, finding resources or suffering from a breakdown.
The problems start the moment any of these things occur and you're forced out of your car. When you're out in the field, hunting and stabbing away at zombies, Survival Instinct is shockingly inadequate on every level. Whenever a zombie gets all up in your face it feels like a morose riff on ZombiU.
If you're using a melee weapon against a single zombie, it will simply stand still while you stab it in the face – if you're facing multiple enemies and don't want to attract more with gunshots, you're screwed unless you can climb to higher ground. Stand on a car, a bench, anything higher than your waist really, and the zombies will have a hell of a hard time getting to you, letting you to leisurely stab them all in the face (which will take ages).
This is all clearly partly intentional – zombies are best avoided in general – but these encounters are just so unendingly dull. It doesn't help that there only seem to be about eight generic zombie models, or that they constantly swarm you at inopportune times. The encounters with zombies simply feel ill-conceived and irritating rather than intense, which is a problem for a game based entirely around fending them off.
There are very few areas to explore along the way, but some of them can take time to work through properly, especially if you concern yourself with the bothersome side-missions that pop up from other survivors. The fact that you can't save mid-mission and come back later is intensely irritating, and if you die on your way to one of the 'main' areas, any progress you made during pit-stops is lost. It's simply bad design through and through, and there's really nothing to redeem it – no clever winks for fans, no interesting story elements to speak of, and no graphics that wouldn't have been heavily criticised on the PS2.
But Survival Instinct's worst crime, by far, is the way it peppers its campaign with moments and ideas that, while not brilliant, at least hint at a level of creative thought that went into the title. Were you able to pull aside one of the game's designers, it's not hard to imagine that they'd put the game's faults down to budget and time restrictions, withheld resources, and trampled ambition rather than laziness. This is one of the most genuine attempts at survival horror we've seen in ages. There's a low ammo count, few health pick-ups, an emphasis on evasion over confrontation, and a handful of horror-movie moments scattered throughout that kind of work, cheap though they are. The ideas of gathering resources and finding other survivors to assist on your journey, while not particularly well implemented, are also fairly sound.
For all its ambitions, The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct simply feels cheap and tawdry. It's ugly, dull and thoroughly unenjoyable. It looks like we're going to have to wait for Telltale's next effort before we get a Walking Dead worth playing again.
Ben said: Wii U is going to be a quality console (in Australia) if Activision continues to not release its shit games on it.
ManicPanda said: Saw this coming, the idea was nice though, but it was destined to be a flop. =/
Ghosty said: And to think i was waiting for this game.First Dead Island then RE 6 and now this
1wiierdguy said: Ghosty said: And to think i was waiting for this game.First Dead Island then RE 6 and now this
You can add Dead Space 3 to that list too. What happened to survival horror?
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gammaray13 said: wow could this be game of the year
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Baltimore Co. Students Win $10K In BGE's Video ChallengeA group of Baltimore County students plugged in their thinking caps and beat out more than two dozen other schools in the 4th annual BGE Wires Down Video Challenge.
BGE Launches Energy Savings Day For ThursdayBaltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) is asking customers to conserve energy as a part of its Energy Savings Day Wednesday.
BGE Debuts Super Hero To Teach Kids Dangers Of Natural GasChildren at summer camp get an important lesson in staying safe. BGE is teaming up with the YMCA of Central Maryland to teach them about natural gas and electricity.
Storms Down Trees, Power Lines In Maryland, DCSevere storms brought down trees and power lines throughout the mid-Atlantic region, affecting some roads and rail service.
BGE Tackles Energy Restoration Following Tuesday Evening StormsBaltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) crews announced they have restored power to nearly 93% of people affected by the thunderstorm, heavy rains and high winds that struck central Maryland Tuesday evening.
Some Still Without Power In DC, Md. After Powerful StormPower companies in the Metro area worked to restore power to thousands of residents Sunday after a storm caused flooding, downed trees and outages.
Gas Line Struck During Construction In Baltimore CountyCrews in Baltimore County are making repairs to a gas line that was struck during construction work on Harford Road.
BGE Holding Air Conditioner Recycling Event In MarylandBaltimore Gas and Electric says residential customers can get $25 in exchange for turning in old air conditioners and dehumidifiers at an event in Maryland.
Widespread Power Outage Reported In Harford, Baltimore CountyAbout 9,000 people are without power because a pole was struck and hit a distribution line.
Towson Building Evacuated Due To Gas Main LeakBaltimore County fire department has evacuated a building after there was an odor of gas.
BGE Has Programs To Help In Cold WeatherRecord low temperatures this winter is forcing BGE to send customers a dire warning: don't wait to settle your energy bill. The company says it has several programs to help keep your lights and heat on.


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This article is an overview of the critical procedures performed over a one-year period at Cincinnati Children's, a large, well-respected, level 1 trauma center with a pediatric emergency medicine fellowship program. In theory, this facility ought to provide trainees with top-flight training, including adequate exposure to critical life-saving procedures.
Not exactly.
In that one year period, the PEM fellows performed 32 intubations, 7 intraosseus line placements, 3 tube thoracostomies, and zero central line placements. This accounted for approximately 25% of all available procedures – attending physicians and residents poached the remainder of procedures during the year. Therefore, based on this observational data, these authors conclude the training in PEM might not be sufficient to provide adequate procedural expertise. Then, the authors note pediatric emergency departments have such routinely low acuity – 2.5 out of every 1,000 patients requiring critical resuscitation – that it is inevitable these skills will deteriorate.
Essentially, this means the general level of emergency physician preparedness for a critically ill child is very low. PEM folks might have more pediatric-specific experience – but very limited procedural exposure – while general emergency physicians perform procedures far more frequently – but on adults. The authors even specifically note 63% of PEM faculty did not perform a single successful intubation throughout the entire year.
Their solution – which I tend to agree with – is the development of high-quality simulation tools to be used for training and maintenance of skills. Otherwise, we won't be providing optimal care to the few critically ill children who do arrive.
"The Spectrum and Frequency of Critical Procedures Performed in
a Pediatric Emergency Department: Implications of a
Provider-Level View"
Musings on publications and studies relevant to EM & otherwise.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Critical Deficiencies in Pediatric EM Training
Posted by Ryan Radecki
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This one hits home. While children aren't little adults, critical care is still critical care. To get the exposure, I think PEM fellows should work some in critical care sides of adult EDs. While pedi airways are different from adult airways, they're closer than *No* airways. Same for IOs, chest tubes, central lines, etc. Sure, adults don't get UA catheters, but neither do most kids.ReplyDelete
With the infighting between who "owns" PEM, I doubt this will happen.
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We're impressed with the creepiness displayed by the Halloween Skellie Toile Tablecloth ($80) from Williams-Sonoma. Sure, skeletons are always creepy, but the tablecloth manages to exude the creepiness of an evil anthropologist or avid bone collector. Fashion a centerpiece out of old natural history books and a couple of spare faux bones and your Halloween bash will be off to a spine-chilling start.
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This is the first sentence of which ground-breaking document:
"The importance of a Web page is an inherently subjective matter, which depends on the readers interests, knowledge and attitudes."
In the paragraph above, is "This is... document" correct English? Also, theoretically, shouldn't there be two punctuations after "document", a colon, and a question mark, since it's a question. What do you do in such a case?
Possibly related question: A colon after "following"


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Some Republican office holders are often criticized as RINOs - Republicans In Name Only. A judicial candidate in Dallas, Texas, however, has taken that concept one step further, by forgetting to update her Twitter account, which still identifies her as a Democrat.
In 2010, Judge Susan Hawk switched parties from Republican to Democrat and was reelected to the bench in the 291st Judicial District. It was a smart move in a county going Democratic blue while the rest of Texas went Republican red. In the past, she was even endorsed by Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price. In 2013, however, Hawk saw an opportunity for political advancement, by challenging Craig Watkins for Dallas District Attorney. According to the Dallas Morning News, Hawk said the Democratic leadership in Dallas supported Watkins, so rather than facing him in a primary (and surely losing), Hawk switched back to the Republican party to go ahead-to-head with him in the November 2014 election.
Hawk may talk like a loyal Republican now, and she has a number of local GOP leaders endorsing her. However, she forgot to remind her old Twitter account what a faithful Republican she is.
Although Hawk has a Twitter account specifically for her District Attorney run, @HawkforDA, it appears she also has an abandoned account, @JudgeSusanHawk, that still identifies her as a Democrat. The account features a campaign graphic with the words "Democrat for 291st Criminal District Court" and a personal portrait. The account is easily found via internet search, but seems to have escaped Hawk's memory. Although no tweets appear to have been posted, Judge Hawk's account does have 64 followers, including a number of local Democratic politicians, reporters, and the Dallas County Democratic Party. The account followed 82 Twitter users, including President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Her District Attorney campaign account, on the other hand, has been active since late December and has a largely Republican slant and following.
Tom Nowak, Hawk's opponent in the Republican primary, was the first to expose Hawk's old Twitter account on his Facebook page. He used the incident to point out Hawk's professional hypocrisy. "My opponent claims she was retiring from her bench yet was holding fundraisers last June and paying printers for reelection materials in August. Nor has she updated the twitter page," he said.
Nowak is a former Dallas County prosecutor who was fired by Watkins after he attended a GOP election night watch party. It is the kind of story that should win him a lot of GOP support, and he told the Morning News that electing Hawk would play into the Democrats' hands. "Dallas County Republicans won't be fooled by this. By having her run against me, I'm sure the Dems hope to have two Democrat candidates in the general election, but I'm confident Republican voters will see through the ruse. … I don't think that changing your beliefs depending on the political winds is an example of integrity in a leader."
Victor Medina writes for Yahoo News and his political blog WhenLiberalsAttack.com. His other writing credits include The Dallas Morning News and SportsIllustrated.com. He has served as a Dallas County election judge and on the Board of Directors of The Sixth Floor Museum. You can follow him on his blog, VictorMedina.com or on Twitter at @mrvictormedina. He can be reached by email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Click here to receive a weekly email update from WhenLiberalsAttack.com. To be notified of future stories by Victor Medina, click the SUBSCRIBE link here or at the top of this page.


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You know those days that you buy your first vanilla bean with grandiose plans to turn in into something other than a vanilla bean, possibly the most sublime dessert on earth, because you've been reading a baking book that devoted 100 pages to the virtues of fresh ingredients?
But then your puppy tries to eat your cockatiel and the next thing you know your husband is driving 50 miles on a Sunday night to the closest emergency avian vet in Los Angeles and you're happy that he doesn't have to drive 70 miles because that's the second closest. And the kids are traumatized and your traumatized and the puppy is puking and no one will sleep.
You know those days, right?
When at 11:00 you get a call saying that the bird will survive and the kids finally sleep and the puppy stops puking and you're so relieved and happy about the cockatiel that you forget about the vanilla bean and don't remember it until later when you spy it on the counter at 12:30 while you and the husband give the bird her antibiotics and pain killers.
Two separate medicines. Have you ever administered medicine to a bird before?
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As a young, stay at home, mom with a toddler I wasn't sure what I could really do for exersize. But the last few weeks I've been able to be fairly consistent and I'm proud of myself! It's not an expansive routine, and I don't spend very long on it, but it IS a routine, and its SOMETHING! I can't go to a gym and drop my baby off at a daycare, and I don't have a nanny. Taking walks is good, but not always practical. So, I've found that the best routine I can commit to is 20 minutes a day, during Joanna's nap time! I can do 20 minutes generaly even on those days she doesn't sleep very long. It's a small goal, but it's an attainable goal. This week Joanna had a fever for half the week, and a more expansive program would have been completely blown, but as it is I only missed one day! So here it is, My Nap Time Work Out Routine! 20 minutes a day, 6 days a week!
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Saturday: 22 min. Yoga on Wii Fit Plus: My Routine: Deep Breathing, Sun Salutation, Half -Moon, Tree, Warrior, Palm Tree, Spine Extension, Gate, Cobra, Bridge, and Spinal Twist.
Realitivly a simple routine! But also challengeing!
The Zumba Game is new to me, and I've found works me a lot harder then I tend to push myself on a walk, dance cardio burns calories and with not a lot of time I need a high burn! But it's also really fun! Though I admit I'm in no way as good a dancer as the game thinks I am. Still, I see myself improveing as different songs turn up over again during the different classes (they have 15 seperate ones in just the 20 minutes level, and I haven't touched the 40 min and hour classes yet) So its fun, challengeing, and gives me something to work on improveing!
The Strength Training is admitedly not as fun, but it IS challengeing... Sure it's just four exercises, but at least one of those is one I've NEVER been able to do. (Modified Push Up) and with every day I do them, I'm getting better and better and closer to actually doing all of them PROPERLY.
The Yoga is a wonderful set to do on an off day, I chose things that wouldn't work me to hard, but give my muscles a chance to stretch and relax after a week of workouts... and I have to say, by the time I'm doing the spinal twist, I'm just about set to fall asleep on the floor.
The key that I'm hopeing to accomplish here is to keep this routine up, for a month, for two months for three, four, five.... and on and on and on... of course over time the Strength Training Workout will change, I might find a different option for cardio... I might fit in more walks.. add more time... depending on what I find I can do with a little one around. But here is the point, to start somewhere, and to start with something that is attainable for you.. not attainable for some person with a budget for the gym, or childcare, or the time for an hour workout every day... figure out what you can fit into your life right now, and then choose to do that! Over time you might find you can build on that... but for now, just do what you can do, find what works for you! My goal is to break my 90 minutes a week streak of 9 weeks that I set back before I got pregnant... since then I've basicly done nothing, because I could't do everything. Don't do that. 10 minutes a day is 10 more minutes then you were doing before! So start somewhere, and just begin!
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I will go out for a run either early a.m. before h-band is off for work, or when he gets home. On Wednesdays, my dad picks up my oldest (of three) from first grade. If he shows up early that day, I will run then.
I've set a new goal of 6 miles every five days, and I'm on my forth 5-day set and meeting the goal! Also, new -- I'm adding a minimum of 100 minutes per 5 days. I've learned to fit in fitness, and keep this as my mantra:
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alias wine='/Applications/Wine.app/Contents/Resources/bin/wine'
alias simion='wine "/Users/hpek/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/SIMION 8.0/simion.exe"'
alias inkscape='wine "/Users/hpek/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Inkscape/inkscape.exe"'
I do not think that this is the right way to do it. The aliases does not work from within bash scripts, and when installing something through
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apt-get, it does not create an alias like this.
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The sexy diva turns 34 today... Kareena Kapoor Khan has been one of the topmost heroines of B-Town in the recent past. Of late she has not been… Read Article ▶
Abhijeet Bhattacharya: Besharam is the final outcome of other besharam music!3 years ago 4
Singer Abhijeet is back to playback singing after five or six years. In an exclusive chat, he talks about his latest track, his upcoming projects and… Read Article ▶
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IPL 2013 opening ceremony video: Shahrukh Khan and Pitbull rock the stage!3 years ago 8
Watch SRK perform to Chammak Challo at Salt Lake stadium, as his wife Gauri Khan and children Aryan and Suhana look on. Also watch Pitbull, Katrina… Read Article ▶
IPL 2013 Opening Ceremony pictures: Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone and Pitbull set the stage on fire!3 years ago 12
SRK, Katrina, Deepika and Pitbull upped the glam quotient at the sixth edition of Indian Premier League opener in Kolkata King of Bollywood Shahrukh… Read Article ▶
Paris Hilton visits Siddhivinayak temple and Ashray orphanage in Mumbai: view pics!4 years ago 0
The hotel heiress and socialite prayed at the temple and later gave Christmas gifts to orphans. She also danced to Shahrukh Khan's song Chammak… Read Article ▶
Has Shahrukh Khan become a better dancer with Ishq shava from Jab Tak Hai Jaan?4 years ago 16
SRK is not really Michael Jackson when it comes to dancing, but it's always fun to watch when he shakes a leg in typical King Khan-style Shahrukh… Read Article ▶
Ranbir Kapoor's 'Rockstar' leads GiMA Awards 2012 nominations4 years ago 0
Rockstar has 11 nominations including seven for AR Rahman, while RA.One and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara have eight nominations each at the 3rd Global… Read Article ▶
Are Kareena Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor at war?4 years ago 3
Looks like Bebo has neatly laid out her to-dos for movies she would like to do in the near future. And surprisingly, those involving dear friend Ekta… Read Article ▶
Kareena Kapoor: Insecurity is an emotion that has no place in my life4 years ago 1
The Heroine actor is confident about her relationship with beau Saif Ali Khan Kareena Kapoor is probably going through the best phase of her life… Read Article ▶
Will Kareena Kapoor's 'Halkat jawaani' steal Chammak challo's thunder?4 years ago 7
Bebo's sensual look for the sizzling song from Madhur Bhandarkar's ambitious film Heroine is out Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar tweeted a photograph of… Read Article ▶
What made Kareena Kapoor change her mind about working with Emraan Hashmi?4 years ago 3
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This Milk Bottle Lamp Chandelier by Droog is kind of weird, yet so amazingly cool. And it's really useful (unlike the chandelier of gleaming chrome vibrators we once saw in a design store in Venice, CA – it didn't light up, just, um, buzzed). Made from 12 repurposed milk bottles, each with their own light bulb emitting a soft-diffused glow, it's guaranteed to be a conversation piece. Of course, if you don't have room for the full dozen, there's also the single bottle version.
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McCain Minus Palin Equals Smaller Crowds
Elizabeth Holmes reports from Jacksonville, Fla. on the presidential race.
John McCain began Monday with his first solo rally since he named his running mate on Aug. 29–and there was plenty of room to spare.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, it seems, took the crowds with her.
Roughly three quarters of the 16,000-seat Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena was empty when McCain took the stage with his wife, Cindy. The empty spots were littered with dozens of signs prepared in advance–the hand-painted ones meant to look like supporter-made signs but were actually made by campaign staffers. Among the discarded, untouched signs: "We (heart) Todd" and "The Winning Team McCain Palin."
To be sure, the unofficial crowd estimate of 3,500 is much larger than many of the events McCain held over the summer. But it is a far cry from the more than 15,000 that have shown up at joint McCain-Palin appearances both before and after the Republican National Convention.
The campaign contained the attendees to key spots within the view of the cameras. They encouraged folks to stand on the hockey rink around the stage and seated others strategically in front of and behind the podium.
Despite the early, humid Monday morning, the crowd was energetic. While waiting for the senator, the audience—led by cheerleaders with pom-poms in hand—chanted "Sarah Palin!" and "Country First!" At one point, they attempted "the wave." A line of young men painted their chests with white paint spelling out "McCain" and "Palin."
On stage, McCain repeated much of the introduction he usually gives to Palin and her husband, Todd–despite their absence. To applause, McCain proclaimed he couldn't wait to introduce Palin to Washington. He also bragged about the snow-mobile accomplishments of Todd Palin.
McCain had plenty friends to surrounding him, including Florida Sen. Mel Martinez and a pair of former Sunshine State governors: Bob Martinez and Jeb Bush.
McCain won't be without his running mate for long. The pair have a four scheduled appearances together this week, beginning in Ohio on Tuesday.


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According to news reports today, March 4, a New Jersey teenager is suing her parents after they threw her out of their home, and cut her off from monetary support due to her unwillingness to follow their household rules.
Apparently the parents argue the case is baseless, because it's simply that their daughter has refused to follow their house rules, and left on her own accord. The parents said, the rules are the easiest to follow like; being "respectful, keeping a curfew and doing some chores."
But the teenager, who is an 18-year-old, a honor student at a private Catholic high school doesn't agree. In fact Rachel Canning states that her parents kicked her out a few days shy of turning 18, even though she has not finished high school yet, and they told her she is on her own. Rachel isn't the only one saying this. Rachel's older sister has confirmed this story and said, Rachel was in fact forced out.
This has left Rachel without funds to pay for her school tuition. But the private high school personnel said, if her 2014 tuition isn't paid, they will not be looking to kick her out since they know her situation.
Rachel's father is a former Lincoln Park police chief, but now works as the Mount Olive town administrator. He confirmed his wife and him do have a few typical disagreements on how to handle the kids, but they both agree "their door is wide open" for her to come home.
Although Rachel claims she was thrown out without money to live on her own or pay bills, especially for her private high school tuition, Ms. Canning found refuge at her best friends house.
But how does Rachel have money to pay for a lawyer?
It just so happens that her best friends father, John Inglesino, is paying for the lawsuit, according to newspaper reports.
Could this set a precedent that kids who disagree with their parents on any level can leave home and legally have their parents pay their bills?
Chair of The Family Law Section, Jeralyn Lawrence said, yes, and it just depends how this case goes.
Both child and parents are to show up in court on Tuesday in Morristown to hear what the judge has to say on the merits of this case.
The question remains, if there is not a real danger or threat to the girl's life, like mental or physical abuse are the parents still on the hook to pay her bills?


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I made this cute camera case for my compact Nikon Coolpix S640. Decided to share how-to in case anyone else is interested in making their own. It is simple and quick - wordless tutorial, photos pretty much more than enough.
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Last week, when I reviewed the options that serious listeners would have to consider for the final weekend in March, I enumerated four events that would be taking place on the evening of Friday, March 28. While these were not all at the same time, the evening was still tightly packed. It therefore seems appropriate for me to observe that there will be yet another option likely to appeal to those with a particular interested in chamber music from the twentieth century.
The occasion will be the return of Paris-born violinist Solenn Séguillon to give another recital accompanied by Allegra Chapman on piano. Séguillon is known to many as the violinist in the Aleron Trio, but she has also established her reputation for both concertos and violin chamber music. Almost exactly a year ago, she and Chapman prepared a program of two of the major violin sonatas of the nineteenth century; and this new recital will reflect changes in composition from both the early and late twentieth century. The program will feature side-by-side performances of the two major violin sonatas of Claude Debussy (composed near the end of his life in 1917 in the key of G minor) and Maurice Ravel (composed between 1923 and 1927 in the key of G major). The program will then conclude with the violin-and-piano version of Arvo Pärt's "Fratres," the music that introduced many to his work when it was performed by Gidon Kremer and Keith Jarrett on the ECM Tabula Rasa recording.
This recital will take place on Friday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. The venue will be Salle Pianos, located at 1632C Market Street, just behind the Zuni Café. Fine food and wine will be served in conjunction with the event. A $20–$30 donation is requested to cover the performance, a glass of wine, and the food. Reservations may be made in advance by sending electronic mail to email@example.com.