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Good Morning, and Welcome to Neurology Grand Rounds here at Blogmocracy General Hospital. Today's Topic is Aphasia in general and Wernicke's Versus Broca's Aphasia in particular. Please enjoy the snacks and macaroni art provided by the residents of Bedlam in the main hall as you leave for Grand Rounds.
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What is aphasia?
Aphasia is a disorder that results from damage to portions of the brain that are responsible for language. For most people, these are areas on the left side (hemisphere) of the brain. Aphasia usually occurs suddenly, often as the result of a stroke or head injury, but it may also develop slowly, as in the case of a brain tumor, an infection, or dementia. The disorder impairs the expression and understanding of language as well as reading and writing. Aphasia may co-occur with speech disorders such as dysarthria or apraxia of speech, which also result from brain damage.
Who has aphasia?
Anyone can acquire aphasia, including children, but most people who have aphasia are middle-aged or older. Men and women are equally affected. According to the National Aphasia Association, approximately 80,000 individuals acquire aphasia each year from strokes. About one million people in the United States currently have aphasia.
What causes aphasia?
Aphasia is caused by damage to one or more of the language areas of the brain. Many times, the cause of the brain injury is a stroke. A stroke occurs when blood is unable to reach a part of the brain. Brain cells die when they do not receive their normal supply of blood, which carries oxygen and important nutrients. Other causes of brain injury are severe blows to the head, brain tumors, brain infections, and other conditions that affect the brain.
What types of aphasia are there?
There are two broad categories of aphasia: fluent and non-fluent.
Damage to the temporal lobe (the side portion) of the brain may result in a fluent aphasia called Wernicke's aphasia (see figure). In most people, the damage occurs in the left temporal lobe, although it can result from damage to the right lobe as well. People with Wernicke's aphasia may speak in long sentences that have no meaning, add unnecessary words, and even create made-up words. For example, someone with Wernicke's aphasia may say, "You know that smoodle pinkered and that I want to get him round and take care of him like you want before." As a result, it is often difficult to follow what the person is trying to say. People with Wernicke's aphasia usually have great difficulty understanding speech, and they are often unaware of their mistakes. These individuals usually have no body weakness because their brain injury is not near the parts of the brain that control movement.
A type of non-fluent aphasia is Broca's aphasia. People with Broca's aphasia have damage to the frontal lobe of the brain. They frequently speak in short phrases that make sense but are produced with great effort. They often omit small words such as "is," "and," and "the." For example, a person with Broca's aphasia may say, "Walk dog," meaning, "I will take the dog for a walk," or "book book two table," for "There are two books on the table." People with Broca's aphasia typically understand the speech of others fairly well. Because of this, they are often aware of their difficulties and can become easily frustrated. People with Broca's aphasia often have right-sided weakness or paralysis of the arm and leg because the frontal lobe is also important for motor movements.
Another type of non-fluent aphasia, global aphasia, results from damage to extensive portions of the language areas of the brain. Individuals with global aphasia have severe communication difficulties and may be extremely limited in their ability to speak or comprehend language.
There are other types of aphasia, each of which results from damage to different language areas in the brain. Some people may have difficulty repeating words and sentences even though they can speak and they understand the meaning of the word or sentence. Others may have difficulty naming objects even though they know what the object is and what it may be used for.
How is aphasia diagnosed?
Aphasia is usually first recognized by the physician who treats the person for his or her brain injury.Frequently this is a neurologist. The physician typically performs tests that require the person to follow commands, answer questions, name objects, and carry on a conversation. If the physician suspects aphasia, the patient is often referred to a speech-language pathologist, who performs a comprehensive examination of the person's communication abilities. The examination includes the person's ability to speak, express ideas, converse socially, understand language, read, and write, as well as the ability to swallow and to use alternative and augmentative communication.
How is aphasia treated?
In some cases, a person will completely recover from aphasia without treatment. This type of spontaneous recovery usually occurs following a type of stroke in which blood flow to the brain is temporarily interrupted but quickly restored, called a transient ischemic attack. In these circumstances, language abilities may return in a few hours or a few days.
For most cases, however, language recovery is not as quick or as complete. While many people with aphasia experience partial spontaneous recovery, in which some language abilities return a few days to a month after the brain injury, some amount of aphasia typically remains. In these instances, speech-language therapy is often helpful. Recovery usually continues over a two-year period. Many health professionals believe that the most effective treatment begins early in the recovery process. Some of the factors that influence the amount of improvement include the cause of the brain damage, the area of the brain that was damaged, the extent of the brain injury, and the age and health of the individual. Additional factors include motivation, handedness, and educational level.
Aphasia therapy aims to improve a person's ability to communicate by helping him or her to use remaining language abilities, restore language abilities as much as possible, compensate for language problems, and learn other methods of communicating. Individual therapy focuses on the specific needs of the person, while group therapy offers the opportunity to use new communication skills in a small-group setting. Stroke clubs, regional support groups formed by people who have had a stroke, are available in most major cities. These clubs also offer the opportunity for people with aphasia to try new communication skills. In addition, stroke clubs can help a person and his or her family adjust to the life changes that accompany stroke and aphasia.
Family involvement is often a crucial component of aphasia treatment so that family members can learn the best way to communicate with their loved one.
Family members are encouraged to:
- Simplify language by using short, uncomplicated sentences.
- Repeat the content words or write down key words to clarify meaning as needed.
- Maintain a natural conversational manner appropriate for an adult.
- Minimize distractions, such as a loud radio or TV, whenever possible.
- Include the person with aphasia in conversations.
- Ask for and value the opinion of the person with aphasia, especially regarding family matters.
- Encourage any type of communication, whether it is speech, gesture, pointing, or drawing.
- Avoid correcting the person's speech.
- Allow the person plenty of time to talk.
- Help the person become involved outside the home. Seek out support groups such as stroke clubs.
Other treatment approaches involve the use of computers to improve the language abilities of people with aphasia. Studies have shown that computer-assisted therapy can help people with aphasia retrieve certain parts of speech, such as the use of verbs. Computers can also provide an alternative system of communication for people with difficulty expressing language. Lastly, computers can help people who have problems perceiving the difference between phonemes (the sounds from which words are formed) by providing auditory discrimination exercises.
What research is being done for aphasia?
Scientists are attempting to reveal the underlying problems that cause certain symptoms of aphasia. The goal is to understand how injury to a particular part of the brain impairs a person's ability to convey and understand language. The results could be useful in treating various types of aphasia, since the treatment may change depending upon the cause of the language problem.
Other research is attempting to understand the parts of the language process that contribute to sentence comprehension and production and how these parts may break down in aphasia. In this way, it may be possible to pinpoint where the breakdown occurs and help in the development of more focused treatment programs.
Although different languages have many things in common when specific portions of the brain are injured, there are also differences. Scientists are trying to understand the common (or universal) symptoms of aphasia and the language-specific symptoms of the disorder. Other researchers are examining whether people with aphasia may still know their language but have difficulty accessing that knowledge. These studies may help with the development of tests and rehabilitation strategies that focus on specific characteristics of one language or multiple languages.
Researchers are exploring drug therapy as an experimental approach to treating aphasia. Some studies are testing how drugs can be used in combination with speech therapy to improve recovery of various language functions.
Researchers are also looking at how treatment of other cognitive deficits involving attention and memory can improve communication abilities.
To understand recovery processes in the brain, some researchers are using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to better understand the human brain regions involved in speaking and understanding language. This type of research may improve understanding of how these areas reorganize after brain injury. The results could have implications for both the basic understanding of brain function and the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases.
Now onto something even more interesting:
When we want to speak, we formulate what we are going to say in Wernicke's area, which then transmits our plan of speech to Broca's area, where the plan of speech is carried out[citation needed]. Wernicke's Area is located posterior to the lateral sulcus, typically in the left hemisphere, between the visual, auditory, and somesthetic areas of the cerebral cortex. A person with this aphasia speaks normally but uses random or invented words; leaves out key words; substitutes words or verb tenses, pronouns, or prepositions; and utters sentences that do not make sense. They have normal sentence length and intonation but without true meaning. They can also have a tendency to talk excessively. A person with this aphasia cannot understand the spoken words of others or read written words. Speech is preserved, but language content is incorrect. Substitutions of one word for another (paraphasias, e.g. "telephone" for "television") are common. Comprehension and repetition are poor.[citation needed]
Patients who recover from Wernicke's aphasia report that, while aphasic, they found the speech of others to be unintelligible. And, despite being cognizant of the fact that they were speaking, they could neither stop themselves nor understand their own words.[citation needed]
The ability to understand and repeat songs is usually unaffected, as these are processed by the opposite hemisphere. Melodic intonation therapy (MIT) has been pursued for some years with aphasic patients under the belief that it helps stimulate the ability to speak normally. There is some question as to the effectiveness of MIT.[3] But more recent, and more rigorously conducted, research has revealed that MIT can be very effective at recovering language function.[4]
Patients also generally have no trouble purposefully reciting anything they have memorized. The ability to utter profanity is also left unaffected, however the patient typically has no control over it, and may not even understand their own profanity.
Damage to the posterior portion of the left hemisphere's superior and middle temporal lobe or gyrus and the temporoparietal cortex can produce a lesion to Wernicke's area and may cause fluent aphasia, or Wernicke's aphasia. If Wernicke's area is damaged in the non-dominant hemisphere, the syndrome resulting will be sensory dysprosody — the inability to perceive the pitch, rhythm, and emotional tone of speech.
Patients who communicated using sign language before the onset of the aphasia experience analogous symptoms.[5]
The symptoms of Wernicke's Aphasia reveal how important language is because people with the aphasia cannot express their thoughts. Some patients with the disorder do find a way to overcome this road block, and use facial expression and motor gestures to communicate instead.


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In 2006, 52.5 percent of women aged 18 years and older were married and living with a spouse; this includes married couples living with other people, such as parents. Just over 12 percent of women over age 18 were the heads of their households, meaning that they have children or other family members, but no spouse, living with them in a house that they own or rent. Women who are heads of households include single mothers, single women with a parent or other close relative in their house, and women with other household compositions. The remaining women lived alone (15.3 percent), with parents or other relatives (12.7 percent), or with non-relatives (7.2 percent).
Women in households with no spouse present are more likely than women in married couple families to have incomes below poverty (see "Women and Poverty" on the next page). In 2006, Black women were most likely to be single heads of households (28.9 percent) while Asian women were least likely (7.5 percent). Hispanic women and women of other races were also more likely than non-Hispanic White and Asian women to be heads of households (16.2 and 17.7 percent, respectively).


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When investor George Soros, often cited an an unlikeable guy but certainly someone with acute business acumen, bowed out from ownership of D.C. United after three years in a start-up role, those will less money should have paid attention. But they may have opted to keep plugging away because they thought you - the taxpayer - would be there to bail them out. Or at least, help them dig the hole deeper.
I live in a major metropolitan area beset by the same evil that people around the world face these days - greedy politicians and their friends. About forty minutes' drive from my home is a basically unused civilian airport costing a comparable $450 million (but in Thai Baht), and a nearly $2 billion (Baht) sports stadium that virtually empty 99% of the time. There is also an expensive taxpayer-supported cultural center down the highway, also over $100 million (Baht) that people can't afford to even pay for the lighting!
These projects and others of their ilk are sponsored by politicians and leading card sharks (aka bad investors with your money in mind) because of something called "far sightedness," or "vision of the future." They seldom have anything to do with that great stumbling block - feasibility study - which would quickly quash any such stupid debt-ridden and taxpayer funded schemes. The Bolivian influence in D.C. United's push for a new stadium is admirable as a joint effort, but we need to look at everyone in the city and not just the guys who like soccer. Soros saw this, bailed out to Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG). And one investor followed another until attendance began dropping off so alarmingly that the common sense resident of D.C. thanked God saying, "Thank God we don't have a mob asking to build a new stadium at our expense!"
But then the mob did ask. The ethnic backers, the local politicians sensing votes and re-election needs, the municipal dreamers who were able to create really neat perspective views and traffic plans and pictures of imaginary people attending a hypothetical stadium built with at least 50% taxpayer funding. One thing these mob members forgot to do was something called an economic feasibility study - "Economic Feasibility - The purpose of the economic feasibility assessment is to determine the positive economic benefits to the organization that the proposed system will provide. It includes quantification and identification of all the benefits expected. This assessment typically involves a cost/ benefits analysis."
The basic reason for this study is, of course, to find out whether this is going to be one of those buckets with holes in the bottom or a gold mine. But if you are a far-vision incumbent or member of an "in" group that likes nice parties and beautiful women and big spending with little accountability of ever paying anyone back, then perhaps an economic feasibility study is not needed - right?
I'm among the old generations. My grandmother and grandmother were born near the end of the 1800s and died in the mid 1060s. I recall my grandma's repeated observation even back then that "The world is going to Hell in a handbasket." Now I was kind of young and didn't really understand what she meant. But now, some six decades later, I know. Human nature is in some sense intrinsically greedy and selfish. It is rarely accountable. And in politicians, never. Ever get one to answer a yes or no question with yes or no? If you ask the D.C. Mob will this stadium pay for itself and will the taxpayers see their money back in their lifetime?...the reply will be something about understanding your concerns but that you need to appreciate the long-term impact to the people of D.C. who would be deprived of this by self-definition "winner." If, they do not admit, you can't prove something will be profitable up front, taxpayers have no place in paying for it. This is what's fair. What's right. It used to be what's American. So in a sense, then, agitators for pilfering public money to pay for self-infatuated pet projects are non American-spirited.
It goes beyond accountability and greed and secret plans known only to insiders as corrupt and wasteful. It goes to the essence of what America is, and what Americans used to be. We used to be caretakers of our land. We used to watch out for one another. At least in principle. But over time we've tossed those principles aside in favor of temporary photo opportunity glory and personal bank account fattening - at the expense of others. It's as if we assume the rest of the country is our insurance policy no matter what we get involved in. There are overtones of Democrat here, but it's more or less just greed and corruption. Cancel the stadium idea once and for all, or come up with an honest feasibility study that proves to us, all of us, that your head is screwed on straight.


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Glitchy, terrible physics Handles like an airport trolley on an ice rink and the visuals are dull, you go just as fast in a ditch as on the road and can drive straight through obstacles. Glitches constantly, just a sluggish badly designed game. Don't waste your bandwidth!
The Best Force Close Game This game would've been good, as i've seen on the video. Graphics is quite good. Really wanted to play this but it just FCs when i try to go into a race. I am using HTC Sensation XE which is 1.5Ghz dualcore and i think this is powerful enough. I can even run Real Racing 3, but why can't this game work on my device? Please fix!
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Great Great game! But also with problems, like always. What annoys me in this game is that you can just upgrade a car and it could even pass 5 speed... There are other problems... But... Well, keep up the good work! :D
So much potential! It stops working a minute into the gameplay, but it's so fun! Like the physics, although I believe that they can be even more improved. The game deserves a graphics upgrade, some optimisation and a fix for the breakdown and it will be amazing!
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|In six analyses using the Child Language Data Exchange System known as CHILDES, we explored whether and how parents and their 1.5- to 5-year-old children talk about writing. Parent speech might include information about the similarity between print and speech and about the difference between writing and drawing. Parents could convey similarity between print and speech by using the words say, name, and word to refer to both spoken and written language. Parents could differentiate writing and drawing by making syntactic and semantic distinctions in their discussion of the two symbol systems. Our results indicate that parent speech includes these types of information. However, young children themselves sometimes confuse writing and drawing in their speech.
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It is well known that the automorphisms of a group $G$ form a group under composition, and that the group of inner automorphisms $\phi (x)=gxg^{-1}$ forms a normal subgroup of $\mbox{Aut}(G)$. Thus, $\mbox{Aut}(G)$ is simple if and only if either $\mbox{Inn}(G)=\mbox{Aut}(G)$ or $\mbox{Inn}(G)$ is trivial. In the second case, since $G/Z(G)=\mbox{Inn}(G)$, $G$ must be abelian. My question is, when does $\mbox{Inn}(G)=\mbox{Aut}(G)$? Or, as it is unlikely that the general case is not fully understood, are there nice classes of groups for which there are a nice set of criteria for $\mbox{Inn}(G)=\mbox{Aut}(G)$.
Here is an approximation of an answer to "For what finite groups is Aut(G) simple?"
As Daniel Miller mentioned, Inn(G) is a normal subgroup of Aut(G), so for Aut(G) to be simple either Inn(G) = 1, in which case G is abelian, or Inn(G) = Aut(G) is simple. The former case should be somewhat easy to handle assuming G is finite. In the latter case, we have that G/Z(G) is simple. If G is also perfect, then G is called quasi-simple. Of course, G need not be perfect as G ≅ A5 × 2 shows. However, I believe this is the only obstruction, so ignoring a possible cyclic direct factor of order 2, G/Z(G) is simple, and G is quasi-simple. The finite quasi-simple groups and their automorphism groups are classified, but the classification is a bit long. For a fixed simple group, X = G/Z(G), there are only finitely many isomorphism classes of quasi-simple groups D such that D/Z(D) = X. In fact there is a unique largest one called the Schur cover, that I'll call D. If Z(D) is cyclic, then in fact Aut(G) = Aut(X) = Aut(D) does not pay any attention to the center. So all we need to do is find all X with Aut(X) = X [and each one works], and all X with Z(D) non-cyclic [and check which ones work].
Having done most, but not all, of that, I thought it might help to record the basic result:
If G = H×T where T=1 if H is abelian and T is cyclic of order dividing 2 otherwise, and where H is on the following list, then Aut(G) is simple:
Additionally if Aut(G) is simple, then G = H×T as above, except possibly H/Z(H) is on the following list:
These are groups with non-cyclic multiplier other than Sz(8) [definitely an example] and Ω+(8,2) [not an example]. The Ω+(4n,q) case should be mostly easy, as there are too many automorphisms to kill. The others would be easy in an ideal world, but as far as I know our computational knowledge of these groups is limited and/or flawed. Of course, I also need to check the abelian case carefully, but I think 3,4,6 and 2^n are the only abelian examples.
It would make another good answer: For what torsion abelian groups G is Aut(G) simple? This would handle the abelian groups here, as well as some of the original poster's interest, without delving into the nastier aspects of abelian groups.
Obraztsov has shown that if $p$ is a sufficiently large prime, then there exists a finitely generated infinite simple complete group $G$, all of whose proper subgroups are cyclic of order $p$. In particular, $G$ is an example of a group such that $Aut(G)$ is an infinite simple group. The relevant reference is:
V. N. OBRAZTSOV, `On infinite complete groups', Comm. Algebra 22 (1994) 5875--5887
This is not an answer to your exact question (which I interpreted to be 'When does $\mathrm{Inn}(G)=\mathrm{Aut}(G)$?'---as pointed out in the comments, this is not the same as asking for $\mathrm{Aut}G$ to be simple), and is only really interesting if you care about examples where $G$ is infinite.
If you do care about $G$ infinite, then a natural slight weakening is to ask for criteria for $\mathrm{Out}(G)$ to be finite. One such criterion is provided by Paulin's Theorem.
Theorem. If $G$ is word-hyperbolic and $\mathrm{Out}(G)$ is infinite then $G$ splits (as an amalgamated free product or HNN extension) over a virtually cyclic subgroup.
It is known that, using some suitable definition of 'randomly chosen', a randomly chosen finitely presented group is torsion-free, word-hyperbolic and does not split. So one can conclude that a 'randomly chosen' finitely presented group $G$ is of finite index in its automorphism group.
Does anyone know of any infinite simple groups which are the Automorphism groups of other groups? E.g. some $G$ with $Aut(G)$ infinite and simple?
let $G$ be non ableian group and $A$ be set of all groups including $Z(G)$. for All H in A,send H to Z(H)(Notice that this is a map from A to A). notice if Z(H)=Z(G) all H in A, it cause a contradiction(easy to show) if Inn(G)=Aut(G) then there is a uniqe proper group with Z(H)=Z(G) in A.


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The unorthodox strategy paid off, Ullrich ended up winning the tour. Bodybuilding is exactly the same, Dorian Yates was not the most gifted bodybuilder, Flex Wheeler was. Yet, Yates has 6 Mr. Olympia titles, Wheeler zero. The reason is: work ethic. Yates didn't take time off, never missed a workout, never missed a meal.
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Ever sit down at the dinner table, grab the pasta claw and dig out spaghetti, some sauce, a meatball and find a big green leaf in it? That's a bay leaf, and in some Italian families if you find the bay leaf you get chocolate for dessert.
But the bay leaf is much more than that. Oh, much more.
The leaves come from the laurel tree, also known as a myrtle or pepperwood tree. They can be found along the west coast, Spain, Mexico, the West Indies and parts of Asia. Eaten raw they are a tad bitter, but dried they become somewhat herbal making them perfect for cooking.
More about cooking with them later.
The ancient Romans and Greeks used bay leaves to fashion wreaths of laurel or headwear that symbolized victory. The bay leaf has also been used as an active ingredient in killing pesky insects and critters. Crushed bay leaves release vapor that kill moths, fleas, roaches, even mice. The leaves also deter mold.
They have also been used in herbal medicine. The essential oils of the bay leaf relive swelling. They can soothe an upset tummy and aid digestion. They also reduce unexpected farting. A rinse of bay leaves can reduce dandruff, and a tonic of boiled water and bay leaves can relive cold congestion, the flu and nasty coughs.
Now back to cooking.
Use the bay leaf in soups, stews and sauces. Grind them with other herbs and spices in a spice grinder for some pretty cool rubs. Or you can just use it as a base for a simple sauce that is primo on chicken or ham.
Bay Leaf Sauce
¾ Cup Brown Sugar
2tbs. Flour
Juice of 1 Lemon
6-8 Bay Leaves
1 Cup Beer
Combine all the ingredients in a pan and heat over medium temp for 30 minutes. Strain.
Which reminds of the old classic stand-by…Old Bay Seasoning.
Invented by a German immigrant in 1939 and named after an early passenger ship called the Old Bay Line, this seasoning is more than just a staple in crab, crawfish or shrimp boils.
Besides the bay leaf, Old Bay is a mixture of dried mustard, celery salt, paprika, cloves and other secret ingredients.
It can be used as a seasoning for popcorn, fried chicken, and corn on the cob or boiled peanuts.
Or it can be the highlight of a coastal style Bloody Mary.
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1 Qt. V-8, Chilled
¼ Cup Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice
1 Tbs. Whatsthishere Sauce
1 Tbs. Piri Sauce
2 Tbs. Horseradish
1 Tsp. Old Bay Seasoning
1 Tsp. Freshly Ground Black Pepper
1 Tsp. Celery Salt
¾ Cup Absolut Peppar Vodka
1 Habanero Pepper, Uncut
Lime Juice
Old Bay Seasoning
Dip the rim of a tulip glass with in lime juice and swirl it in a plate of Old Bay seasoning.
In a large pitcher combine all ingredients and mix well. Pour into glasses with ice and garnish this baby with almost anything you want.
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I am trying to install ubuntu for hours. I have an Asus UX32VD. I followed these guides.
But no matter what I always get a black screen. I googled this problem but the solution with
nomodeset doesn't work for me.
( My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it? and Problem installing Ubuntu 12.10 )
I replaced splash with nomodeset while pressing e on "try ubuntu without installing". Then I pressed F10.
I also tried this ubuntu install black screen - nomodeset not working But it seems we have exactly the same issue
I downloaded 12.04 and 12.10 64bit. I currently have installed Fedora on a GPT partiton. I "broke" it because I installed nvidia drivers and now it didn't boot to a gui anymore. I thought I give ubuntu a try.
I mounted my usb stick with several different tools. unetbootin and win32diskmanager.
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Gov. Scott Walker has approved $1.4 million to resurface about a half-mile of Highway 160 in Pulaski.
Construction is expected to start Monday, according to a WisDOT news release, and will target the highway between St. Augustine Street and Highview Road.
It will include upgrading a storm sewer, repaving and replacing the sidewalk and gutters.
Green Bay-based Peters Concrete Co. is the contractor. Construction is expected to be complete by November.
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Skrillex Equipment – What Skrillex Uses To Make Dubstep
– March 31, 2012Posted in: Skrillex
Skrillex uses all software to create his dubstep songs. Since it is electronic music, most dubstep artists use software like Skrillex. He also uses Midi controllers like a keyboard or Trigger Finger drum
Click Here To Watch Videos of Skrillex in the Studio
What Software Does Skrillex Use?
Skrillex uses Ableton Live as his sequencing software. It is one of the best programs to use for dubstep. You can make dubstep with virtually any DAW like FL Studio, or even Pro
Skrillex Trigger Finger
Skrillex also uses the trigger finger when making dubstep and also for live performances. You can use a M-Audio Trigger Finger to make tracks. You can also use an Akai MPD they are similar to the MPC.


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The New York Rangers have benefited from a solid stretch to move their way up the congested Metropolitan Division. The Rangers, who are one point out of third place in the division, look to improve to 7-2-1 in their last 10 games when they host the Dallas Stars on Friday. Carl Hagelin collected his team-high fourth game-winning goal on Wednesday when he scored with 5:57 remaining in the third period of New York's 3-2 victory at Chicago.
The Swede's 11th tally moved him into a four-way tie with Brad Richards, Mats Zuccarello and Chris Kreider for the team lead. Dallas suffered its season-high fourth straight loss on Thursday as it was shut out for the first time this season in a 1-0 setback to New Jersey. "I think right now we're wanting to win, but we're not hating to lose," forward Tyler Seguin said. "And I think that's a big thing we need to fix."
TV: 7 p.m. ET, FSN Southwest Plus (Dallas), MSG (New York)
ABOUT THE STARS (20-16-7): Kari Lehtonen rebounded from a brutal performance in a 7-3 loss to the New York Islanders on Monday to stop 33 shots against the Devils. Should the Finn receive a breather, Dan Ellis will vie for his first win since Dec. 17. Dallas could use a jolt from its power play, which failed to score on a four-minute stretch with the man advantage late in the second period and is 1-for-14 in the last three games.
ABOUT THE RANGERS (22-20-3): Pardon the pun, but Henrik Lundqvist was the star of the show in the teams' first meeting - a 3-2 victory over Dallas on Nov. 21. The Swede made 23 of his 41 saves in the first period and Kreider tallied early in the third to put New York ahead. A former Star, Richards has collected two goals and two assists during his three-game point streak.
1. New York captain Ryan Callahan had an assist in the teams' previous meeting and has set up a goal in each of the last three contests.
2. Seguin, who leads Dallas with 21 goals, has tallied just once in 12 career contests versus the Rangers.
3. Former New York D Wade Redden, 36, announced his retirement after 14 seasons in the league.
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Todd A. Gormley
Assistant Professor of Finance
Research Interests: applied econometrics, corporate finance, risk and insurance, financial intermediation, emerging markets
Links: Personal Website, PhD lecture notes, CV, Lecture slides for "Common Errors" paper, Guidance on implementing fixed effects estimation
Courses Taught:
FNCE 203 -- Advanced Corporate Finance (Undergraduate)
FNCE 726 -- Advanced Corporate Finance (MBA)
FNCE 899 -- Independent Study Project (MBA)
FNCE 926 -- Empirical Methods in Corporate Finance (PhD)
FNCE726 - Advanced Corporate Finance
The objective of this course is to study the major decision-making areas of managerial finance and some selected topics in financial theory. The course reviews the theory and empirical evidence related to the investment and financing policies of the firm and attempts to develop decision-making ability in these areas. This course serves as an extension of FNCE 611. Some areas of financial management not covered in FNCE 611 are covered in FNCE 726. These may include leasing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, financial planning, and working capital management, and some other selected topics. Other areas that are covered in FNCE 611 are covered more in depth and more rigorously in FNCE 726. These include investment decision making under uncertainty, cost of capital, capital structure, pricing of selected financial instruments and corporate liabilities, and dividend policy.
FNCE926 - Empirical Methods in Corporate Finance
The course will cover a variety of microeconometic models and methods including panel data models, program evaluation methods [e.g. difference in differences, matching techniques, regression discontinuity design] instrumental variables, duration models, structural estimation [e.g. simulated methods of moments]. The structure of the course consists of lectures, student presentations, and empirical exercises. I will utilize published studies in a variety of fields such as corporate finance, labor economics, and industrial organization to illustrate the various techniques. The goal of the course is to provide students with a working knowledge of various econometric techniques that they can apply in their own research. As such, the emphasis of the course is on applications, not theory.


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A DIABETIC foot team at East Lancashire Hospitals has been credited with giving Blackburn with Darwen the lowest level of diabetes-related limb amputation in the UK.
Kath Eccles, Gill Lomax and Carl Kenwright help hundreds of diabetic people stay on their feet.
Diabetes can cause severe problems with the blood vessels in the feet, meaning many patients experience numbness, swelling and severe ulcers as a result of the lack of blood flow.
When these ulcers appear, they are very difficult to get rid of, and can develop into infections so severe that the patient's leg has to be amputated.
Diabetic feet affect mainly older people, and studies show that the loss of a leg in later life is so devastating that a huge proportion of patients die less than three years after amputation.
Many of Gill and Kath's patients credit them with saving not just their legs, but their lives.
David Innes, 62, from Hoddlesden, was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, which later developed into Type 1 diabetes, 10 years ago.
He weighed around 23 stone and needed three injections of 300mg of insulin a day.
But with the help of diabetic specialists at Royal Blackburn Hospital and work on exercise and healthy eating he has got his weight down to 16 stone and his daily insulin intake down to 60mg, taken in two daily doses.
He said: "We've probably got the best diabetes unit in the country, if not the world.
"I cannot speak highly enough of them. They have probably saved my life on at least two occasions."
The team has developed the 'Blackburn boot', a plastic, padded covering used to protect ulcerated feet and prevent further damage, which is now used throughout the UK, and worn by David to manage his problems with foot ulcers and septicaemia.
He said: "I'm back in the Blackburn boot at the moment, because I have a blister on my big toe which they are concerned about.
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Came back from Moab with a bent rim? Splurged on a Zipp for your craigslist fixie? Found an old rusted rim while dumpster diving for your lost wallet? Make a pot rack! If you un-clutter your cabinets who knows what else in your life you might un-clutter. Just don't go cross-eyed from watching the wheel spin all day.
Third Wheel Pot Rack.
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Jennifer McCarthy, the ex-wife of Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Cormac McCarthy, is making headlines for weird news. The woman (who is not "The View" co-host) allegedly pulled a gun on her boyfriend. According to Huffington Post on Thursday, the so-called location of the gun has many people in shock and perhaps horrified.
That's right; the woman allegedly had it in her "special spot" as the couple were hanging out in the bedroom. With an apron and a gun, the two seemed to be pretty satisfied of the outcome, but the bizarre story doesn't end there. Apparently after the playtime was over, the two got into an argument in the kitchen and that's when the gun allegedly was pulled out.
So what fight had Jennifer McCarthy all steamed out that she used her sex toy to aim at her boyfriend? According to the Philly.com website the two were arguing about space aliens when the woman allegedly pulled the gun and pointed it at his head (to clarify the head above the neck.)
Pop culture always finds a way to glorify weapons on movies, television shows and even posters, but the location of where McCarthy originally put the glock might really have people thinking about gun control. It's not every day you want to get guns of out the wrong people's body parts. Yet, today is that day! Even Congress could agree on this bizarre concern.
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NEW YORK – University of Oregon running back LaMichael James became the school's first unanimous All-America after Sporting News named the NCAA rushing leader to its All-America team Wednesday.
Additionally, cornerback/return specialist Cliff Harris joined James as a consensus pick by adding the Sporting News award to his earlier selection by the Football Writers Association of America, and head coach Chip Kelly was tabbed as the publication's coach of the year.
James, this year's Doak Walker Award recipient as the nation's top running back, leads all players with 1,682 rushing yards and 21 rushing touchdowns. His scoring average of two touchdowns per game is also tops in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
The sophomore from Texarkana, Texas, who finished third in the Heisman Trophy race, was previously named to the other four All-America squads recognized by the NCAA, picking up honors from the American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Football Foundation, FWAA and Associated Press.
James is just the third Pac-10 running back to be a unanimous choice in the past 30 years, joining USC's Reggie Bush in 2005 and Stanford's Toby Gerhart last season.
Harris, a sophomore from Fresno, Calif., is the national leader with four touchdowns on punt returns and leads all FBS players with six all-purpose plays of 60 yards or more. He is second overall and leads the Pac-10 with an average of 19.5 yards per return.
The dynamic Harris, who didn't take over starting cornerback duties until the seventh game of the season, leads the nation with 15 pass breakups and an average of 1.67 passes defended per game.
The Ducks, who entered 2010 with two consensus All-Americans in team history, have now matched that number this season. Halfback Mel Renfro in 1962 was the first, followed by defensive tackle Haloti Ngata in 2005.
Kelly, UO's second-year mentor, oversaw the program's first 12-win season. The No. 2 Ducks lead the nation in scoring average at 49.3 points per game while ranking second in total offense at 537.5 yards per contest. Oregon is also one of the top defensive teams in the country, allowing the 14th-fewest points per game (18.4).
The Manchester, N.H., native was also the recipient of the Eddie Robinson national coaching award and took home his second consecutive Pac-10 coach of the year honor earlier this month. Kelly has a career record of 22-3 and is 17-1 in conference play.
Oregon will face top-ranked Auburn for the BCS National Championship Jan. 10 in Glendale, Ariz.
NEW YORK – University of Oregon running back LaMichael James became the school's first unanimous All-America after Sporting News named the NCAA rushing leader to its All-America team Wednesday.
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Samsung files for "Vita OS" trademark – another mobile OS?
Samsung is yet to show us what its newly-announced Bada OS is all about. Until we see any Bada phones, though, we have to mention that Samsung could be readying another mobile OS called Vita OS – or maybe that's just an alternative name for Bada, we can't know for sure.
What we do know is that Samsung filed for a "Samsung Vita OS" trademark on October 22, 2009, with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) – one day after it filed for the Bada OS trademark.
Like the Bada OS trademark, the Vita OS one is related to "mobile phones; mobile phone operating system software installed in mobile phones", so it's obvious that Samsung wanted or still wants to use this name for its mobile platform.
On December 23 last year, Samsung has also registered samsungvita.com, although there's nothing to see there at the moment.
Launching two different mobile OSes wouldn't really make sense, so the Vita name (vita means life in Italian, by the way) may be just a cover in case the Bada naming would somehow fail. How could it fail? Well, someone posted a comment at SamsungHub, saying that this may have "something to do with a trademark problem that could affect the European trademark of bada. There is a company in Germany that could block the German and EU registration of Samsung's bada trademark 'cause it's using an almost identical looking trademark in the same category."
Said company's website is this one – but I can't see any Bada references there.
We'll bring more details about Samsung's Vita OS as soon as new relevant info shows up.


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I'm a part time activist. (nothing I do is illegal in any democratic country) I receive files that could potentially include zero day exploits. The machine is a laptop.
I keep very regular backups so I'm not concerned as much with damage to the data so much as stopping the data on my machine from falling into the wrong hands.
There is 4 GB Ram so I would be happy to run a Virtual Machine.
I'm also happy to read books on security, so long as I'm confident that the effort will pay off.
I'd also like to create separation between the work I do for the day job and the activism work.
For work I require windows for Visual Studio 2010, SQL Server 2008 Developer Edition, Cisco VPN Client
In the Activism I use IRC, Thunderbird, Enigmail, Firefox, Jabber + Off-The-Record Messaging, openvpn
One of the ideas I had was to use a prohibitively secure yet light weight OS to act as a host OS for 2 guest VMs, Windows and some flavour of unix.
Then encrypt the whole lot and be allowed access based on the password used.
I would harden the Linux as much as is possible and then write over it using a backup once a month to prevent long term keyloggers/rootkits etc.
I'm very open to suggestions. Thanks in advance.


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The ability and influence of chief petty officers as individuals and as a group have resulted in "Ask the chief" becoming a household phrase even for people who've never worn a uniform.
Many wonder just what it takes to become a successful chief. The answers to that question are as varied as the thousands of men and women who have worn the fouled-anchor rank insignia. There is no one perfect method, no magic formula, but there are some basic ingredients to making a chief petty officer.
The recipe starts with a base created from infinite amounts of history, tradition, customs, and courtesies. The base cannot be overlooked because from it everything else develops. It holds all the other ingredients together.
Next, add one ton each of integrity and credibility along with one barrel each of blood, sweat, and tears. Stir in equal parts understanding, compassion, and tolerance, being careful not to dilute the demand for excellence. Gently fold in the ability to comfort a shipmate who longs for home or to hold a yet-to-be-seen child. If time permits, add a pinch of the same for yourself.
Now add a splash of haze gray and a ton of salt. To give the mixture some character, add one barrel of rum—minus one shot—to celebrate missed birthdays, anniversaries, talent shows, Easter egg hunts, or any number of family events. Pausing now for a just a moment, or as long as necessary, consume the single shot while remembering and honoring fallen comrades.
With all ingredients combined, work the mixture into a strong, sturdy form. Work it gently so as not to cause the entire effort to collapse, but maintain a strong will, unwavering commitment, and steadfast confidence. Place the creation on a three-tiered platform of honor, courage, and commitment. Adorn with brass, Navy blue, and khaki. Sprinkle with heavy amounts of deckplate leadership, pride, sleepless nights, countless mid-watches, and cold showers. Illuminate with the flicker of light that burns brightly in the hearts of loved ones awaiting a safe return home and the pride of service that burns inside each sailor.
Once completed, let this mixture stand for 20 years or longer. Remove a piece of the finished product each year and add it to the next batch of chief petty officers.
The combination of qualities, experiences, and character traits that builds chiefs does not end when a sailor attains that rank. Quite to the contrary, these ingredients are continuously refined, meticulously monitored, reformed, and reheated with passion.
This is not a secret recipe even though some of the steps in the process occur behind the closed doors of the CPO Mess, but most of it takes place on deckplates throughout the world. Chiefs have been making new chiefs for decades, ever fine-tuning the process to continue and enhance a 119-year history of excellence. That history has proven this recipe yields great men and women, trusted brothers and sisters, one helluva Chief Petty Officers' Mess, and the world's greatest Navy. It creates some of the world's best leaders, mentors, and counselors. It makes chief petty officers successful and enables the success of our entire Navy.
Master Chief Warrick served in numerous assignments throughout his 20 year career, including as a rating detailer, and as the Navy's Senior Enlisted Leader, Red Team Operations, where his work was vital to creating the Cryptologic Technician Networks rating. He resides in Pensacola, Florida, where he serves as the deputy program manager and senior instructor for the Joint Cyber Analysis Course.


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I helped my grandpa install a light fixture in his kitchen(he's in the process of remodeling) and noticed the wiring was a little weird. The wiring is going from the fixture to the switch which I thought, and a google search confirmed, is supposed to go like this:
However, this is how the existing fixture was wired and how my grandpa insists I wire the new fixture:
I'm not good with diagrams, but whats happening is the hot is coming from the breaker box(the neutral too, but it's ignored) going into the fan, and then out of the fan to the switch. The switch is then sent to neutral on the breaker box.
He's going to be due for an inspection once all the wiring is done and I'm concerned about this. The guy who did his wiring said he did all rooms like this. This area is under NEC 2005


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Live Blogging: Shopping CHAOS..aka StoreGate
Yep, it's pure chaos out here at the "Ghetto Shaw's " today because of Blizzard 2015. It's 10:30 am, and simply too late to prepare for the worst. I would suggest going to the "Gucci" Shaw's, or the "Beverly Hills Basket" where I hear is the only place to for for essentials.
And the check out lines? INSANE! Backed all the way up to the crappy tabloid zines!
Who's ghetto now? You can stand in line like the gubment is handing out cheese, or come to the hood and grab a few things. Thank you "South Side Shaw's" for making my day!


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At The Wall Street Journal and Elsewhere, Reporters Increasingly Give Face Time
Reporters at the Wall Street Journal and have been asked to look camera-ready in an attempt to cash in on the best advertising rates in the digital — those paid for video views…
By Neal Lavon
BBG Office of Strategy and Development
The traditional image of the newspaper reporter filing a scoop (at least as presented in early American movies) was a guy in a double-breasted suit, fedora cocked sideways on his head, breathlessly screaming into a candlestick phone: "Hello, sweetheart, get me rewrite!"
But evidence that those days are long gone was seen in a report this week on the website of the New York Observer. The Observer obtained a memorandum from the Wall Street Journal, in which the Journal reminded its reporters, "…to look camera ready and to avail themselves of the talents of their resident make-up artist."
As the memo put it: "You want the spotlight focused on your stellar journalism – not shining off your forehead." Reporters from the Journal often appear to discuss their stories on the company's video site, "WSJ Live." The Journal says WSJ Live, which is targeted primarily at tablets, also generates video output on 30 different platforms from Apple TVs to Xboxes, and received 35 million video hits in 2012.
It's likely that similar reminders have been dispatched to newspaper reporters across the globe. With print media focusing on digital content to the point of telling its staff to always be camera-ready, worldwide broadcasters have to look over their shoulders as their digital cousins flex their muscles in the contest for larger audience share.
Crashing production costs and the availability of broadband and tablets have combined to allow print newsrooms such as the Wall Street Journal, and nimble sites like Huffington Post Live to compete in the video space. In the digital space, it's no secret that the best advertising rates come from video views, hence all the attention.
International broadcasters helped lead the charge into cyberspace — not only repurposing traditional reports for the web but generated original content for the web in both short and long form.
However, with revenues from wholly print operations falling, and digital revenues rising, competition for eyeballs worldwide will increase and the battle may end up being fought on what the broadcasters once believed solely was their turf.
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In a recent interview with website Polygon, a spokesperson for Microsoft confirmed that the upcoming Xbox One will allow owners to start playing games shortly after purchase before the game is fully finished downloading. This will apply to disk-based games which will require a mandatory install as well as all digital titles.
Microsoft says that this feature will cover Xbox Live Arcade games, digital purchases, and any games that are already available as a physical copy--also known as" games on demand". This is similar to what Sony will be offering on its highly anticipated PlayStation 4 console which is presumably why Microsoft has added the functionality to the Xbox One.


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MOTOACTV W450 for T-Mobile now available
They say tough guys wear pink, and while Motorola and T-Mobile USA might agree, they would also try to tell you about the new MOTOACTV W450, a hardy clamshell phone that's got a rubberized external coating for an easy grip.
It doesn't offer much as far as high-tech features are concerned, since it only packs a 1.3 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom and 2.5mm headphone jack, but it should be able to rough it up with you, whether you are going for a run, hopping on your bike, or gearing up for a climb (according to Motorola).
You'll be thankful about its support for up to 2GB microSD cards, though, as well as its one click access to music, pictures and messages, if you're the type of person who likes to fiddle with his cellphone while on the move, that is.
It will be available in alpine white and black slate colors at an undisclosed price point. Starting now.


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24% of our community's waste isn't really waste at all, it is compostable organic material like food and yard waste. If each of us does our part, we could minimize our waste considerably.
Learn how to do:
Place garden and yard trimmings, and even food waste, in a pile or bin and allow it to decompose.
Explore the links below for detailed instructions.
This is one of the cheapest and easiest ways to compost. Yard wastes can be composted without a bin if you do not mind the look of a compost mound in your yard.
What To Do - Find a good location and loosen the soil where your pile will be. Pile your yard waste in a mound about 3 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet. Create alternate layers of green (grass clippings) and brown (twigs and leaves) waste. Remember, if you turn your compost pile it speeds up the process.
What You Need - All you need is a pitchfork or shovel and work gloves.
Can be made out of many types of materials - blocks or bricks, snow fence, used pallets, wire mesh, etc.
Blocks or Bricks - Just lay out the blocks or bricks without mortar. Leave spaces between the blocks or bricks to permit air to circulate. The best size is approximately 5 - 8 feet square and 3 - 4 feet high.
Snow Fence - Used snow fence is a simple way to build a bin. Just drive four corner posts into the ground and attach the snow fence.
Used Pallets - Find four clean pallets and fasten the corners together, and start filling. You may want to keep one corner loose, so the bin can be opened for turning and removing compost.
Small-Mesh Wire Fencing - Buy or find wire mesh, form into a circle or square and add your compost materials.
Bins do not have to be square, they can be rectangular or a circular structure, it's your choice. Remember, for a typical home garden, a bin 3-to-4 feet in height and 5-to-8 feet square will do. Locate it away from buildings and combustible materials.
Layering, watering, and turning the compost are the key steps to getting good compost in a reasonable timeframe.
Layer green (grass clippings) and brown (twigs and leaves) materials in your pile or bin. If your system is dominated by leaves, you may want to avoid adding any food scraps, which might attract rodents or raccoons during the slow decomposition process. If you start with grass and other green wastes and mix them with leaves and maintain moisture levels (damp but not soaking wet), food scraps should break down quickly before any pests become a problem. Food needs to be kept at least 6 inches from the sides, top, and bottom. To avoid pests do not compost meats, fats or oils in the bin. Chopping or mowing your wastes makes the process go faster.
A backyard compost thermometer is available at most garden stores and should be used to determine when to turn the pile. Cool temperatures below 100 degrees and excessively high pile temperatures above 130 degrees indicate a need to turn.
Locate compost close to a water source in case it becomes too dry. Good drainage is also important in order to avoid standing water and the build-up of anaerobic conditions. Avoid exposure to high winds which may dry and cool the pile, and to direct sunlight which may also dry out the pile.
The compost generated can be used to improve the soil in pots or incorporated into gardens and flower beds to improve growing conditions and moisture control.
|The compost has a bad odor
|Not enough air
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|The center of the pile is dry or white mold appears
|Not enough water
|Moisten and turn
|The heap is sweet smelling but will not heat up.
|Lack of nitrogen
|Mix in nitrogen source (green stuff)
|The heap is damp in middle but dry everywhere else
|Pile is too small or too dry
|Collect more material; moisten
Vermicomposting is the process of using worms to break down food and turn it into compost in your home. This is ideal for apartment dwellers, classrooms and others who are not able to have a compost pile outdoors.
Explore the links below for detailed instructions.
Food scraps that would otherwise be wasted are turned into high-quality, natural fertilizer that you can add to plants and gardens to help them grow faster and healthier.
The worms prefer dark and quiet conditions, so you want to avoid bright light, vibration, and excessive noise for your worm bin.
Bin must be in a place where the temperature range remains between 55 – 85 degrees at all times so the worms can survive and do their job.
Popular spots: kitchen, basement, pantry, mudroom, closet, or laundry room.
Get started! View a step-by-step video on how-to build a worm bin or follow the steps below.
Pick up a plastic tote from a home improvement store, and wash and rinse it out. (A typical worm bin is about 2 ft wide x 3 ft long x 1 ft deep.)
For aeration and drainage, drill about a dozen – ½" holes around the top and bottom of the bin.
Holes on the upper sides of the bin will help your worms get oxygen and get rid of the carbon dioxide, and they will help prevent any odors from building up in your bin. And in case the bedding gets too wet, excess moisture will be able to escape through the holes in the bottom.
Remember to get two lids. Worms like to work in the dark, but they also need air circulation, so keep a loose-fitting lid on top of the bin. Place the second lid, upside down, underneath the bin to capture any moisture that may leak out.
Cut a piece of mesh screen to fit the bottom of the bin and place it in first. This will allow any excess moisture to escape through the bottom without the worms falling through. You can mix this excess moisture with water to make homemade fertilizer, or compost tea, that you can use to water your indoor and outdoor plants.
Add an even layer of shredded paper on top of the mesh screen. You can use newspaper, junk mail, or other paper you would like to recycle, as long as it is not glossy or printed with color inks. (Colored ink is toxic to the worms.)
Worms breathe through their skin, and in order to breathe their skin must be wet, so you will need to add water to the paper. If the bedding gets too dry in the bin, the worms will not be able to breathe and will die. You can wet the paper as you drop it in, or you can spray it after you put enough paper in to cover the bottom. Aim for the bedding to be damp – not too dry, but not soaking wet (two or three drops of water might fall when you squeeze a handful of paper). Wring it out and fluff it up – never leave wet paper compacted in the bin as air circulation is a must.
Add a layer of peat moss that does not have any added chemicals or fertilizers. The worms will eat this along with the food scraps. Peat moss will help the worms digest by adding roughage to their diet, and it will provide more air circulation.
Again, you will want to add water to the bedding. Just spray a small amount of water on the peat moss, so that it's not bone-dry. You want it to maintain its "fluffiness."
Add a thick layer of moist soil to the bin. Do not add soil that has added chemicals or fertilizers. You can use soil from outdoors or purchase potting soil. Like the peat moss, the soil will help the worms' digestion process. Soil will also introduce beneficial microorganisms to the worms' new home.
You must use red wiggler worms (eisenia fetida) for your indoor vermicompost bin, as opposed to outdoor earthworms, because:
Even though they are smaller (usually grow to 4" long or less), they will eat a much larger amount of material – they can eat over half their weight of garbage in 24 hours!
You should start with about 1 pound of red wigglers. You may purchase them online. Usually, one pound will cost about $20-$25. Be sure to select a business that will guarantee their arrival within 1-2 days, because they probably won't survive much longer than that in the mail.
Gently place the worms on top of the bedding. Do not expose them to direct sunlight, as this may harm them.
Give them a minute to burrow down into the soil and get comfortable in their new home.
You can feed them a variety of compostable food scraps that are suitable for an indoor bin. See chart below.
This means fruits, veggies, bread, cereal, and tea leaves and bags. You can also feed them coffee grounds and filters once every week or so. Do not feed them any meat or dairy products, and do not put any F.O.G. into the bin – fats, oil, or grease.
You can collect the food in any type of sealed container (to keep odors in) and keep it under your kitchen sink.
To speed up the process, cut food scraps into ½" pieces before you add them to the bin.
Dig a small hole in the bedding / pull the bedding aside, and place the food scraps in the hole. Cover the food with at least 1" of existing bedding, or add more soil on top of the food. It is important to completely cover the food to avoid any odors.
After this first feeding, wait a week before adding more food. Leave them alone during this time to allow them to get used to their new surroundings.
After about 6 weeks, you will begin to see worm castings. This is a soil-like material that has moved through the worms' digestive tracts.
In 3-4 months, it will be time to harvest the castings or vermicompost. After harvesting, the compost can be mixed with potting soil and used for houseplants. lt can be used directly in the garden, either dug into the soil or used as a mulch.
Check out the links below for details on how to do this properly harvest your vermicompost as well as troubleshooting tips.
If you have questions or need more information, send us an email.
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What are your go to pieces of software, the pieces that you use day in and day out?
I think that for most of us and for most of our classrooms, this list would actually be fairly short and fairly "normal." I also believe that many of the go to pieces of your computing environment aren't stand alone pieces of software at all any more but are web based.
My own day to day list is probably fairly similar to yours: a word processor, spreadsheets, an image editor, a web browser to get me to my online services (WordPress, wiki software, Google drive, email, Evernote, etc.), and my lesson planning software.
We all have secondary lists as well. For me, this list depends on what I am doing at work and what I am teaching. This list is often just as important as our primary list, but they may rotate by what we are doing or what kinds of projects we are working on. This list for me includes 3D printing software, a Python IDE, Arduino IDE, a video editor, Audacity, etc.
Since I started working with Elementary, I've been impressed with the software that I can access and use with no difficulty at all. Elementary uses a software centre that gives you access to hundreds of tools at a no cost that can be installed with a few clicks. While I've tried to use open source tools consistently for the past years, I'm surprised how most of the tools that we use are available on almost any platform, easily, at no cost.
Since I've installed Elementary, I've installed Libre Office, Audacity, Repetier – Host (3D printing control software), GIMP (image editor), Blender, Arduino, Chromium, Python and a few others. Using the web I can access all of my online services and accounts. My point is that most of the software that we need and use on a regular basis is available in Linux. Linux has a reputation of being an operating system that requires strings of long commands and a lot of specialized knowledge to use and install software. While some knowledge of Terminal and command line will go a long ways, the software centre I've been using doesn't require anything outside of clicking the install button.
I still have a few pieces I'm working on. The lesson planning software that I use doesn't have a Linux version. Besides that, all of my essential software has been easily accessible. A free operating system. Free, easily installable software library filled with hundreds of tools. Another barrier down.


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This chunky, all-purpose tomato sauce can do anything. It goes with fish, it goes with chicken, it can be stirred into pasta, or it can be plopped onto disks of polenta, as we do here. It could even serve as a relish for Memorial Day hot dogs. Let's just call it the Wonder Sauce.
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John O'Conner has written a nice article on scripting for the Java platform. This is a well written article with sample code. One minor thing: there was a change in javax.script.Invocable interface after the article was written/reviewed. You may have to change the downloaded code -- if you are working with Mustang build 91 or above.


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Before UMass: A 2005 graduate of Wilbraham and Monson Academy where she was a four-year team MVP selection and won three New England Prep School Championship titles in the javelin and pole vault ... won back-to-back championship titles in the pole vault as a junior and senior ... earned her first championship title as a freshman in the javelin ... holds school records in the pole vault at 8-feet, 6.5 inches, the javelin at 105-feet, 6-inches and the shot put at 30 feet even ... was an honor student.
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