text:
Squash Coach Sean Wilkinson Talks About His Coaching Journey, Philosophies
Sean Wilkinson, the new men's squash coach, talks about his journey to Princeton, as well as some of his coaching philosophies, while both Todd Harrity and Gail Ramsay share some thoughts.
You can see the GoPrincetonTigers.TV video by clicking on the link in the photo above (please note that the video link is available online only, and not if you receive this as an email). Below is the original release announcing the hiring of Sean Wilkinson.
With a wealth of experience at both the intercollegiate and international levels, Sean Wilkinson has been named the eighth head coach of Princeton men's squash, it was announced May 5 by Director of Athletics Gary Walters '67.
Wilkinson, who most recently served as assistant coach at Drexel University, takes over for the recently retired Bob Callahan '77.
"In appointing Sean Wilkinson as the new head coach of men's squash, the search advisory committee sought a candidate who possessed the coaching ability and personal qualities of former coach Bob Callahan," Walters said. "We believe that Sean will prove to be a worthy successor of Bob's, will be embraced by the Princeton squash stakeholders, and will eventually put his own stamp on the program."
Wilkinson, a graduate of Bates College and native of Zimbabwe, served as assistant coach at both Bates and Brown University before being appointed as the first assistant coach at Drexel.
"I am honored to have been offered the head coaching position at Princeton," Wilkinson said. "Bob Callahan, [assistant coach] Neil Pomphrey and all the Princeton players have created something very special here, and I am humbled to have been chosen to continue that legacy.
"This is a wonderful opportunity to work with some of the brightest and best squash players in the country, and I'm looking forward to playing an important role in their lives," Wilkinson added. "We have a wonderful group of returning players, and I can't wait to get to know them and to start preparing for next season."
Beyond his time coaching at the collegiate level, Wilkinson's experience includes a two-year term as the head coach at the PoliSquash Sports and Fitness Club in Milano, Italy. Selected as a PeterNicolSquash endorsed coach, Wilkinson held 50 sessions a week for individual and group squash players.
In addition to running these sessions, Wilkinson headed the junior squash program, recruiting new players and organizing their lessons. He also managed a league of over 150 players and put together club tournaments, including the annual 5Nationals International Tournament with 64 competitors.
Working closely with former world number one player Peter Nicol, he has also coached at the Nicol Champions Academy for the past three summers and the Squash and Beyond program at Williams College during the summers of 2008 and 2009.
A 2008 graduate of Bates College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, Wilkinson captained the Bates team which captured the Hoehn Cup in 2008. He was a New England Small College Association first team selection, and earned the Bates College Sportsmanship Award.
The sportsmanship honor will be a meaningful one to his predecessor, who prided himself on the class and dignity of Princeton Squash as much, if not more, than its overall success. Since 2000, Princeton has had five winners of the Skillman Award, "given annually to a senior men's squash player who has demonstrated outstanding sportsmanship during his entire college career."
No other school has won more than three during that period.
"Sean is going to be a terrific leader for this team," Callahan said. "He is poised, personable, and a very good coach. I believe he is going to have great success here at Princeton over a hopefully long career."
Princeton is coming off back-to-back Ivy League championship seasons, and returns a pair of All-America rising juniors in Samuel Kang and Tyler Osborne. The Tigers graduate two players from the top five spots on its varsity ladder, including 2011 national champion — and 2013 Skillman Award recipient — Todd Harrity.


text:
Be a Friend
A passion for the Library
The Friends of the Library is a group of dedicated volunteers who recognize the vital importance of libraries in our community. Their efforts support the Library and its programs – both financially and with time spent volunteering.
Community Supporters
The Friends organize and run the Friends Book Store located on Level 3 of the Main Library. The proceeds from the sales in the shop benefit the library and fund needs that might not be covered in the budget.
Membership Perks
For a minimum donation of $5.00 per year, you can be a member of Friends of the Grand Rapids Public Library.
Join Today
- Fill out the form.
- Fill out the volunteer application.
- Mail the form, volunteer application, and the $5 membership fee to:
Grand Rapids Public Library
Attn: Friends
111 Library Street NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Even after you take the time to clean the tank and keep the fuel entering the tank clean, you still need to run a quality high-volume filter. You will be using more fuel in a racing application than the previous street application so you need to up the capacity of the fuel filtering system on the car. There are many quality fuel system components on the market that will help you to achieve a trouble-free fuel system for your racer. Do the research, plan, and execute to make sure you are using sufficient filter size to supply the engine with clean fuel.
Cooling SystemWe are not as concerned with dirt in the cooling system as we are with covering the radiator with mud and blocking the flow of air and creating a situation where the radiator cannot do its job. Dirt on the radiator can cause overheating and we need to be concerned with potential damage to the radiator by an errant flying rock or dirt clod. It is not uncommon for the radiator to become damaged and start leaking. Aside from the potential damage to the engine from overheating, this damage can be an expensive repair, coming close to several hundred dollars. In a class where you are racing for smaller purses, it especially makes sense to avoid that type of expense. The solution to external damage may be as simple as placing a heavy metal screen on the front of the car to block foreign matter from impacting the radiator.
ConclusionKeeping the various systems of the car clean is all about planning and execution. Look at what could happen and take the actions to prevent it from happening to you and your racecar. This is something that does not require any innovative thinking in an attempt to create something new and special. It is a case where the racers who have come before you have developed some very effective methods to keep the dirt out. It is up to you to take the effort to install similar devices on your car. Make sure the lessons of the past are incorporated into your car. You can use the time you save not thinking about how to solve problems that are already solved and use that time to work on the problems that are yet to be solved. It's just that simple.
The author can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Reporting on 2014 UFO activity at a time when military drone technology is coming of age is tough business - as referenced in this February 21, 2014, testimony in Case 54192 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
The latest wave of smaller, even insect-sized drones is now being studied when witnesses report small hovering objects.
MUFON Case 54192 sites an Elizabethtown, KY, witness who recalls watching a hovering red ball that performed some extraordinary maneuvers about 10 p.m. on April 1, 2013.
The military veteran witness was standing outside talking on a cell phone when a "glowing red ball" was spotted to his northwest just hovering in the air.
"This was like nothing I had ever seen before," the witness stated. "It made no noise, but seemed to agitate the dogs in my neighborhood as many of them started barking."
And then the unusual-looking object did something even more unusual.
"The red ball/light object hovered for about 30 seconds and then abruptly broke into two identical red ball/light objects. Immediately after they separated both objects started to fly around erratically for approximately 15-20 seconds and then came back together forming one single object."
The witness soon realized he was not alone.
"I was standing by myself when I first noticed the object, but as the sighting continued two of my neighbors from up the street came running down to my location to view the sighting. We stood in silence while the object continued to divide into two objects, fly around erratically, and then form back into one object."
The object continued to repeat the maneuver.
"The red ball/light repeated this process three or four times before fading out. The only thing I could think of was that the object could have been was a UFO. Neither my neighbors nor myself had ever seen anything like that before and we were the only ones outside at the time of the incident. Ironically, I had never met these neighbors before and I have since moved from the location and have never have seen them again."
Another California report from the Los Angeles area - Case 54193 - describes a "fireball" type of light moving in a straight both about 11:29 p.m. on February 20, 2014.
In Case 54194, an Athens, Ohio, witness speculated that "star-like" moving overhead about 9 p.m. on February 20, 2014, might be drones.
"I was outside and I witnessed a yellow, star-like object flying slowly and not making a sound," the witness stated. "Then I saw another small, star-like object moving slowly after that one. There was a storm coming later on in the night and someone said that the local weather lab had drones up studying this storm before it hit at midnight last night."
Two often referenced MUFON cases where small red objects followed cars occurred in the Arizona desert in June 2011. See Fireball 'chases' Arizona couple through desert at ground level and Second case of red light reported chasing a car across Arizona desert.
MUFON STAR Team Manager Fletcher Gray, reached today in Texas, said that in addition to a military explanation, the field investigator must also look at Mother Nature.
"Some of these descriptions of hovering balls of light can also be compared to light associated with earthquakes," Gray said. "And then you also have ball lightning - another phenomena that must be taken into consideration."
Alexandra Witze, reporting in Scientific America January 3, 2014, stated, "A new catalog of earthquake lights—mysterious glows sometimes reported before or during seismic shaking—finds that they happen most often in geological rift environments, where the ground is pulling apart. The work is the latest to tackle the enigmatic lights, which have been described by eyewitnesses for centuries but are yet to be fully explained by scientists."
Elizabethtown, is a city in Hardin County, KY, population 29,335. Kentucky has a UFO Alert Rating of 5 with a low number of recent reports nationally. Kentucky had 8 UFO reports in January 2014 - the 22nd highest reporting state - while California had 102 reports - the highest reporting state in the nation.
You can read more details about other recently reported cases at the UFO Examiner home page.
The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please keep in mind that most UFO reports can be explained as something natural or man-made. If Kentucky MUFON investigates and reports back on this case, I will release an update. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.


text:
Producer and DJ Simon Green has been releasing music under the name Bonobo since 1999! The North Borders, the British DJ's first full-length since 2010's Black Sands, will be in U.S. stores this week. The North Borders features collaborations with Erykah Badu, Grey Reverend and more. In support of his new full-length, Bonobo will be touring with his live band throughout the U.S. this spring.
Listen to Bonobo and more SXSW Showcasing Artists on SXSWfm. Stay tuned and check the SXSWfm blog for daily updates, year-round. Thank you for listening!


text:
NEW YORK — Investors shifted their focus from politics to profits on Friday and liked what they saw, pushing the Standard & Poor's 500 index further into record territory.
Two days after Congress struck a last-minute deal to keep the U.S. from a devastating default on its debt, investors were bidding up stocks on surprisingly good profits from companies in industries both old and new.
General Electric and Morgan Stanley rose after reporting higher earnings than financial analysts had expected. Google surged nearly 14 percent, topping $1,000 a share for the first time.
"We've moved from the dysfunction of Washington to the reality of the global economy, and it looks pretty good," said Ron Florance, deputy chief investment officer at Wells Fargo Private Bank.
Investors were also encouraged by a rebound in Chinese economic growth in the latest quarter.
The rise in stocks follows a budget standoff in Washington that kept hundreds of thousands of federal workers from their jobs for 16 days and could have forced the government to miss payments on its debt. Congress agreed Wednesday to fund the government and allow it to borrow through early next year.
The S&P 500 set a record for the second straight day. The broad index of 500 companies, up 22 percent this year, added 11.35 points, or 0.7 percent, to a record 1,744.50. The gain this year is the index's best since 2009, when it began its bull run. Since its recession low in March of that year, the S&P 500 has soared 158 percent, driven largely by a rebound in earnings, a housing recovery, greater investor confidence and the economic stimulus program by the Federal Reserve.
The Nasdaq composite was up 51.13 points, or 1.3 percent, at 3,914.28. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 28 points, or 0.2 percent, to 15,399.65, and is 277 points below its own record.
Christine Short, a senior manager at S&P Capital IQ, said investors are relieved that Washington pulled back from the abyss by extending the U.S. borrowing authority until Feb. 7. But she's not so sure how long the celebratory mood might last.
"We just bought ourselves a little more time, and the market seems to like that," she said. "But we're likely to go through the same cycle again in three months."


text:
Fathers and Sons
by Ivan Turgenev
Fathers and Sons Quotes
Find the perfect quote to float your boat. Shmoop breaks down key quotations from Fathers and Sons.
Wisdom and Knowledge Quotes
"Without principles taken as you say on trust one cannot move an inch or draw a single breath." (5.60)
Society and Class Quotes
Piotr, being one of the modern 'up-to-date' servants, had not approached to kiss the young master's hand but merely bowed to him from a distance, now vanished again through the gateway. (2.14)
Philosophical Viewpoints Quotes
"A nihilist is a person who does not take any principle for granted, however much that principle may be revered." (5.57)
Pride Quotes
"An archaic survival! But your father's nice. He wastes his time reading poetry, and knows precious little about farming, but his heart's in the right place." (4.30)
Love Quotes
"And how is Uncle Pavel? Is he keeping well?" inquired Arkady, anxious, in spite of the genuine almost childish delight filling his heart, to switch the conversation as soon as possible from an emo...
Man and the Natural World Quotes
The sun blazed down. A smell of warm rye bread was wafted out of the dark passage of the inn. Our Nikolai Petrovich is lost in reverie. "My son... a graduate... my boy Arkady..." Again and again th...
Suffering Quotes
Pavel Petrovich had not undressed but merely changed his patent-leather shoes for a pair of heel-less red Chinese slippers. In his hand he held the last number of Galignani but he was not reading;...
Traditions and Customs Quotes
"Of course I ought to be ashamed," Nikolai Petrovich replied, turning redder and redder. "Stop, papa, stop, I implore you!" Arkady exclaimed, smiling affectionately. "What a thing to apologize for!...
Admiration Quotes
"Natural science is his main subject. But he knows everything. Next year he wants to take a degree in medicine." (3.15)
Cunning and Cleverness Quotes
"Go on, into the water with you, my young philosophers!" (5.11)
People who Shmooped this also Shmooped...


text:
"That's the thing about pain. It demands to be felt."
Last night I attended a press screening of The Fault in Our Stars. I had been told to be prepared and have some Kleenex handy, so I did. (Thank god). I was expecting a cheesy love story of two silly teenagers making all the mistakes of an hormone driven love, but instead I found a beautiful story, not only about love but also about pain, courage, friendship, passion, illness, life and death. Universal and very relatable subjects, like the fear to oblivion after we die, the need to transcend, to be remembered; the importance of having a meaningful live and to leave a mark on the people you find on your way. An ode to life, always beautiful no matter how painful it can get. Definitely, not a silly teenager story.
"I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, then all at once".
Based on John Green's novel of the same title, the story is about Hazel (Shailene Woodley) and Gus (Ansel Elgort) two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. They meet at a cancer support group where Hazel sits next to her oxygen tank, and Gus makes jokes about his prosthetic leg. It was meant to be. In other circumstances I would say that their love story is corny and exaggerated, but, since they are teenagers willing to live and feel like if it was their last day on earth, the cheesiness is totally is justified. I buy it. I'm pretty sure it will make you think about the first time you fell helpless in love. (Sigh)
The cast is completed with the always wonderful Laura Dern and True Blood's Sam Trammell, as Hazel's parents.
I didn't read the book before or didn't know much about the story, and I think that, that's one of the reasons why I enjoyed so much. So I won't tell you more about it. I will let you taste this sweet and sour flavor by yourself.
Okay? Okay.


text:
Results 246 to 250 of 280
Thread: Today my kid turned...
August 1st, 2013 07:54 PM #246
August 2nd, 2013 02:12 AM #248
Awww I just discovered this thread - all the berry babies are beyond adorable!Mummy of One:
-- Dominic Jameson: 3rd November 2013
Dom's future brother/s: Bennett, Bowen, Ciaran, Elijah, Elliott, Emmett, Finnegan, Grayson, Harrison, Quentin
Dom's future sister/s: Aveline, Aven, Calla, Eleanor, Helena, Iris, Noelle, Rosalie, Sadie, Wren
August 2nd, 2013 11:40 AM #250Senior Member
- Join Date
- Jul 2012
- Location
- London, England
- Posts
- 5,334
misschelseabeth; he's very cute !My darling Marian Illyria Aphrodite, March 2013 & Little Bunny (a girl!) due 9th of February 2014
August 2nd, 2013 06:34 PM #252Senior Member
- Join Date
- Mar 2011
- Location
- Flyover Territory
- Posts
- 1,191
Dawww, the teeny top piggy tail is beyond adorable, otter. She's getting sooo big!!
Misschelsea, that is one cute nephew you've got
Last edited by tk.; August 2nd, 2013 at 06:39 PM. Reason: spellingTara, proud mama to a Honey Badger
... and a Badger in Training
August 2nd, 2013 07:22 PM #254
Just wanted to share a quick pic of Ronan at 2 days old, he's 5 days old today and already looks so different!
http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/...psc8f40a04.jpgLeo Sebastian l Ronan Alexander
current loves
Felix l Finn l Moss l Heath l Fern l Veda l Tui l Blythe


text:
Obama's changing philosophy
June 8, 2013
President Barack Obama's position on the terrorist attack last fall at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, is puzzling in the extreme. U.S....
Veritas and anonym, I liked the posts about duties of Congress.
Good on ya!
0 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
willgrr: "I do trust this President, but can we trust the rest of the yahoos?"
I keep it simple: I trust no politician.
1 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Now that you've so painstakingly pointed out the rights and responsibilities of the people's elected officials -- please enumerate the rights and responsibilities of the people.
2 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Continued @ Veritas
To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
This text is from the US Constitution.
1 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Continued @ Veritas
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the*********of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;--And
1 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Continued @ Veritas
To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
To provide and maintain a Navy; To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
1 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Either you did not read Article 1 section 8 in its entirety, or you deliberately left out over two thirds of the text pertaining to the Power of Congress. The remaining Powers are: To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;
To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;
To establish Post Offices and post Roads;
To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;
To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;
To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations;
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
1 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
If Obama was voted in because of color....then Bushy boy must have been voted in because of his last name....
2 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
DonnaMay, why did you feel a need to re-post this?
Were you hoping it would make more sense the second time around?
You are the very definition of "troll."
4 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Who is in Charge of America???!!! . . . President Obama...I know Nothing
DOJ, Eric Holder...I know Nothing
Bengauzi, Hillary Clinton...I know Nothing
IRS, Louis Learner...I'll Take The 5TH
NSA, Spying and gathering Phone Calls, emails, Texts and Data of Billions of AMERICANS each day!
Russia's, Putin to Edward Snowden...wanna come to Russia???!! How's that for a stick in Obama's non-governing eye???!!!
A Non-Governing President = ObamaNation! . . .
OH...What fine Liberal Leadership WE Have
How many times did Bush say.. I don't know I wasnt informed??? NEVER!!! Bush stayed on top of the job and worked it.. Obama goes off to never never land.
1 Agrees | 4 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Did all the blacks vote for Obama? Or did they vote for McCain?
Now who is prejudice? Sure as heck looks like all the blacks were backing Obama were they not?????
You thinki prejuicdice only goes one way RR well your dead wrong.. It goes both ways..
You earn respect you don't vote it in..
1 Agrees | 3 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
OK Rugby Reader Where are Obama's grades from College?
Usually when a guy runs for POTUS he is not afraid to display his grades.. In doing so he shows the whole country the level of intelligence he posses..
Did Obama show his no!~!! @We were suppose to take his word.. Day after day we see him Lie and lie and lie.. And we are suppose to vote for a liar?
Only a fool would vote for a guy who lies thru his teeth and votes Present every time an issue came up in his past.
Obama is not smart enough to do this job as is being seen by all the world leaders as he spies on their countries phone calls ..
Obama is a loser.. You can paint him any color you want.. that does not make him intelligent or a good Prez!!!!
1 Agrees | 3 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
No Rugby your making the reference.. I'm trying to explain in plain English you cannot seem to understand that its Obamas lack of leadership that has 1/2 the country disliking the person.. because you can only see black and white then you think because he is black we dislike him.. Like I said before he could be sky blue pink but that won't make him one single bit better at leadership.
he wasn't even a good community organizer.. Why would a guy who graduated Harvard take a job as a community organizer? Was he not good enough to ge5t something with a paycheck? The guy has been wrong from the beginning but you guys just keep following the fool.. It amazes me that after 5 years you still think he is doing a great job.. I guess if your into the destruction of America then maybe he meets your goals..
1 Agrees | 3 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
So as usual Namexxx and Ruffbyreader Cannot figure it out.. Obama was voted in strictly on his color.. not on his qualifications..
1 Agrees | 3 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
The racism is clearly evident.
When will this public newspaper put a stop to it?
3 Agrees | 2 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
I can!
1 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
You cannot fix dumb!!!!!
1 Agrees | 3 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Rugby I bet you lose thousands of dollars at the race track betting on the prettiest car..or the pretties horse or picking one with an interesting name and never knowing anything about what it takes to win a race..
Can't believe what falls out of your ante military mouth.
1 Agrees | 4 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Racism in Rugbys mind is any one who has an R after their politicaL PARTY.
Lets see if I can explain this in easy to understand English for Rugby who only has about 3 words in his vocabulary.
If you go to a horse sale (I have attended many) Do you walk in and buy the prettiest horse in the ring because it's an albino or a black beauty.. Or do you look at the pedigree and research the back ground to see if the horse you are bidding on is of a decent bloodline to be able to improve the quality of the horses you raise??
ANY dammmm fool knows you find out the background of your breeding stock. You just don't buy because its a pretty color and expect to improve your bloodlines..
Ignorance at its finest. Elect Obama because he is black and you want to prove a point..
Point Proven!!! He is not qualified to be the President of the United States.. but the dumb fumble and bumbled along behind him as he destroys America..
1 Agrees | 4 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Garr Any idea whats under a Ponies tail?????
1 Agrees | 3 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Obama was the very first Prez ever elected on the color of his skin and not on his ability to lead the country..
1 Agrees | 4 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
What would liberals complain about if Obama was all white instead of half white? What if he had been born with white skin instead of black skin? Would he have not been elected? Would we have not had to give him a pass on his stupidity and dumb decisions he makes?
1 Agrees | 4 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Will Its not what Obama has done.. Its what he hasn't done and what he claims he doesn't know..
He is trying to slip out of all the scandals by saying he knows nothing..
Either is is a liar or a fool or just plain dumb.. Take your pick.. he fits them all..
So Obama is in a Gay pride march huh? Guess I missed that one but it doesn't surprise me..
2 Agrees | 5 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
notea4me.. Don't matter what color his skin is.. He cannot handle the job.
Go ahead and blame all his problems on his skin color but under the hair is suppose to be a brain.
I cannot help it if the guy is dumb.. His policies stink and you Dems know it as well as I do.. You use race to try to make him a hero.. he could be sky blue pink but he still is an extremely poor excuse of a President and he is NO Leader..
So you play the race card.. but it won't help the situation the country is facing.. Dumb is dumb and dumb is not a color.. Comprehend?
2 Agrees | 5 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Your so full of hope that all this stuff will go away.. Sorry lil buddy it ain't leaving. Obama will still be forced to answer and explain all the scandals he is involved in..
Just watch and see.. He is just beginning to feel the real heat coming his way..
What a legacy.. Killed people in Benghazi, has the IRS target political groups so he could win the election, had the DOH target the news people so he could get even with Fox and now Snowden has spilled the beans and made Obama look like a bigger fool then he already is..
Seems his parade is getting rained on day after day..Now boys don't forget to send Daddy Obama a fathersday card.. He needs all the love he can get. from his lil boys,...
3 Agrees | 5 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Showing 25 of 38 comments Show More Comments
News, Blogs & Events Web


text:
Each year, the City of Modesto recognizes local businesses and organizations for their waste reduction efforts, innovations in recycling and ongoing efforts to make their business more green and sustainable. This year's applicant's challenged themselves not only to be "greener", but to incorporate the reduce-reuse-recycle lifestyle each and every day.
The winners for their commitment in 2012 to both the environment and the community we live, work and play in are:
· Boyett Petroleum
· Center for Human Services
· Community Business College
· Community Hospice – Hope Chest Thrift Stores
· DoubleTree By Hilton Modesto
· Habitat For Humanity - ReStore
· Memorial Medical Center
· Modesto Junk Company
· United Cerebral Palsy of Stanislaus County
Together, these organizations have reduced energy through innovation, repurposed items for resale and donation, recycled materials for future use, created jobs and brought awareness that we are all responsible for doing our part as we continue to move forward to being "green" and creating a sustainable community for future generations.
"What we do today, right now, will have an accumulated effect on all of our tomorrows."
— Alexandra Stoddard
Thank you to the local businesses doing their part to help ensure the tomorrows of our community!


text:
Sign up to leave a comment
Please sign up to flag this comic.
5 comments
Ths stuff is great!
July 23rd
Ouch thats gotta hurt when ya come across it!
July 5th
Oh Shizal. This. Is. Scary. *Scared* And Jayson should be too.
July 4th
ay ayay
July 4th
July 4th


text:
Six Supplements for Better Health and to Boost Immunity
Regular zinc supplementation decreases the duration and severity of cold symptoms and the incidence of antibiotic use.
Whether you should take zinc year-round or just when you're feeling a cold coming on depends on your zinc levels. If you have excellent zinc stores, taking a supplement year-round likely won't be effective, because you don't need it. But if your tank is running low, supplementation may help you avoid colds.
If you eat foods rich in zinc, such as oysters, egg yolks, fish, meats, poultry, sardines, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, kale, and broccoli, your stores may already be healthy. If, however, you're susceptible to colds and you don't eat many of these foods, you may be deficient and taking zinc on a daily basis may be right for you.


text:
If you are a hiring manager with Upper Campus or Health Sciences, your employment specialist (ES) will send a new hire confirmation/OPUS approval email to you when the temporary/hourly appointment is reviewed and approved. This will include a review of the candidate's qualifications and meeting the minimum requirements for the position. This email will contain the information required for OPUS entry of the new appointment.
Complete the professional staff temporary appointment by following the steps below:
If you filled this position via recruitment you will need to update candidates that were not selected.
This process is done electronically within UWHIRES so candidates can check their statuses themselves. Follow these steps to update candidates not selected:
Note: On your hiring manager workbench, if you have filled requisitions on which candidates have not yet been dispositioned, you will see a tab indicating such. From this tab, you are able to go into a requisition and move candidates into their final disposition status.
Some temporary positions are benefits eligible. Learn more.
Prostaff Temp.
Appt. Hiring Topics
Reminder: All new appointments, including temporary appointments, must be entered into the UW payroll system on or before their first day of employment.
Need help with UWHIRES? Call or email our help desk at 206-543-2544.


text:
Striking The Motto:
Is It Defacing U.S. Currency?
Bobbi Needham
From: "Bobbi Needham"
To: "Positive Atheism" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Subject: Positive_Atheism_Letters_Section
Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 6:54 AM
Hi Cliff,
Regarding the "In God We Trust" motto -- For the times when I must use cash, I have been using a black marker and striking out this motto from all my paper money. A friend recently told me that this is considered "defacing US currency", and is a criminal act. Do you know if this is indeed a crime, and if so, what the penalty is?
(I assume that I have broken no laws by having my personal checks imprinted with "God is Just Pretend".)
Thanks for your time,
From: "Positive Atheism" <email@example.com>
To: "Bobbi Needham"
Subject: Re: Positive_Atheism_Letters_Section
Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 11:25 AM
I've heard it is illegal to deface coins, but not to mark currency (police do it all the time, and the treasury issued special pens designed to determine if the newfangled bills are fake). Of course, it would be illegal to make a $10 bill look like a $100 bill, and it might be illegal to truly deface a bill (beyond recognition). I strike the "GOD" part (and sometimes the "WE") part and then leave a little message such as "Religion OFF Our Money!" or simply "Religion OFF!"
In any event, I'd like to see our right to speak out against the actions of our country pitted against the treasury's right to have marking-free bills.
Cliff Walker
"Positive Atheism" Magazine
From: "Bobbi Needham"
To: "Positive Atheism" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Subject: Re: Positive_Atheism_Letters_Section
Date: Thursday, July 13, 2000 5:08 PM
Hi again Cliff,
As regards the altering of US currency, (In my case, blacking out the "In God We Trust" motto), and whether or not it is illegal, I found the following on the Hemp News website, dated 1995:
WOODSTOCK, New York -- A couple who habitually brand their one dollar bills with a marijuana leaf and the quote: "I grew hemp," were recently contacted by Woodstock police acting on behalf of the Secret Service. Joy Beckerman and James Horn, owners of the Heaven On Earth Hemp Store, report that the police came to them with Xerox copies of stamped dollar bills and a written warning from the secret service specifying that the practice of defacing United States currency was a federal crime. Although Horn admits that the local officers were laid back about the whole issue, he claims that the notice stated that the U.S. Attorney General would be contacted and charges would be pressed if the couple didn't immediately stop the stamping.
While Horn fully admits to stamping many of his dollar bills with the pro-hemp message, he is alarmed that the federal government seems to be targeting him alone. Since Heaven On Earth sells the "I grew hemp" stampers, the couple argues that the government has no way of proving that the bills in question were defaced by them.
Horn says that he will continue to both sell stampers and stamp some of his one dollar bills despite the warning. The couple see their action as a way of informing the community of hemp's industrial uses and its historical background as an integral American crop.
For more information, please contact either Joy Beckerman or James Horn of Heaven On Earth @ (914) 679-4990.
If any of your other readers are aware of similar incidents, I would like to know about them. I just ordered an "Atheist Money' stamp from United States Atheists. I wonder how long before Big Brother comes for me!
From: "Positive Atheism" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: "Bobbi Needham"
Subject: Re: Positive_Atheism_Letters_Section
Date: Friday, July 14, 2000 5:30 AM
I'd like to see the law.
Even if there is a law, I'd like to see it pitted against an atheist's First Amendment right to speak out against government irresponsibility and against what many Americans see as an illegal act (promoting religion).
This sounds fishy, considering that the Secret Service is deputized to protect the First Family. I didn't know their authority extended beyond that.
Cliff Walker
"Positive Atheism" Magazine
From: "Bobbi Needham"
To: "Positive Atheism" <email@example.com>
Subject: Defacing US currency, "In God We Trust"
Date: Sunday, July 16, 2000 8:37 AM
Hi again Cliff,
I just found this on one of the web pages of the Bureau of Engraving and printing.
Defacement of currency is a violation of Title 18, Section 333 of the United States Code. Under this provision, currency defacement is generally defined as follows: Whoever mutilates, cuts, disfigures, perforates, unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking association, Federal Reserve Bank, or Federal Reserve System, with intent to render such item(s) unfit to be reissued, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
Defacement of currency in such a way that it is made unfit for circulation comes under the jurisdiction of the United States Secret Service. Their address is: United States Secret Service, 1800 G Street, N. W., Washington, DC 20223.
You can find the page at:
What's of particular interest to me are the words "with intent to render such item(s) unfit to be reissued". Am I wrong in assuming that the government would then need to prove intent to render the bill unfit to be reissued in order to successfully prosecute for defacement of currency?
My intent is to remove (or blot out) the offensive phrase "In God We Trust" from the currency I earn and spend, with the hopes that as many persons as possible see the change and know that there are those who are offended by and oppose this phrase appearing on our currency.
It is not my intent to see the altered bills destroyed and replaced with crisp new bills that bear the same repugnant phrase.
The hundred dollar fine I could handle, but 6 months in jail would be tough. Still, if I don't have the courage of my convictions, what do I have?
From: "Positive Atheism" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: "Bobbi Needham"
Subject: Re: Defacing US currency, "In God We Trust"
Date: Sunday, July 16, 2000 3:49 PM
My intent is to remove (or blot out) the offensive phrase "In God We Trust" from the currency I earn and spend, with the hopes that as many persons as possible see the change and know that there are those who are offended by and oppose this phrase appearing on our currency.
This act directly pits their right to enforce defacing laws against the separationists' and anti-prohibitionists' First Amendment right to free speech. I would gladly risk the six months just to be a test case that pits my First Amendment right to criticize my country against a two-bit law protecting the physical integrity of our currency.
Thus, my intent is to protest and draw awareness to my country's use of a religious slogan on the money. I do this by crossing out the word "GOD" with a ball pen so that people who later possess the bill can tell what I have done.Blotting it out caused so many people to ask me, "What used to be there?" so the educational (speech) value is enhanced if I simply cross out the word and write a brief slogan of protest underneath. If I cross out the word "GOD" and write "Religion OFF!" or "Religion OFF our money!" underneath, I maximize the chance that others will think about this and become aware of the situation. This is why I do this rather than using the "ATHEIST MONEY" stamp or blotting out the entire phrase completely: I am trying to communicate to my fellow-citizens as well as to my government (the Treasury).
I don't think we'd have to do the time. I don't think we'd even be charged,
much less convicted. However, if I became a test case and lost, they would
slap me with the full amount as a symbolic gesture. As the loser of a celebrated
case, supporters of my cause would take care of my personal affairs for
me while I did the time; as a citizen with a spotless record dating back
to the 1980s, I would do some token time in a "farm" or other
country-club-like minimum security institution.
What's of particular interest to me are the words "with intent to render such item(s) unfit to be reissued". Am I wrong in assuming that the government would then need to prove intent to render the bill unfit to be reissued in order to successfully prosecute for defacement of currency?
However, when I used the "ATHEIST MONEY" stamp, bills often wouldn't work in such machines as the stamp machines in the Post Office. We found this out the hard way after laboriously stamping, folding, and labeling over 100 magazines, grabbing several $20s, stamping out the offensive slogan on each of them, and going down to the all night Post Office to buy some stamps. Good thing there are lots of "coke machines" (automatic teller machines) around, and that we had some money left in the account! However, I haven't notice this to be the case as much when I simply write on the bill with single strokes of a ball pen. So, if the blot is too big, someone could try to make the case that we are rendering the bill unfit for use -- considering that "use" now includes machines. By the way, stamped bills seem to work fine in Oregon Lottery machines, which may be a comment on government priorities!
We must keep in mind that activists who advocate breaking a law could get into more serious trouble than breaking the law itself. When I worked at KBOO-FM in Portland, we were constantly urged to use language such as "I am going to break such and so law" or "This group of activists are going to break this or that law" rather than "Go out and join the activists in breaking the law." This is why I have yet to market the "Religion OFF" stamps that I would like to sell. PAM may be broke, but we're not that broke!
Cliff Walker
"Positive Atheism" Magazine
Material by Cliff Walker (including unsigned editorial commentary) is copyright ©1995-2006 by Cliff Walker. Each submission is copyrighted by its writer, who retains control of the work except that by submitting it to Positive Atheism, permission has been granted to use the material or an edited version: (1) on the Positive Atheism web site; (2) in Positive Atheism Magazine; (3) in subsequent works controlled by Cliff Walker or Positive Atheism Magazine (including published or posted compilations). Excerpts not exceeding 500 words are allowed provided the proper copyright notice is affixed. Other use requires permission; Positive Atheism will work to protect the rights of all who submit their writings to us.


text:
If you are new to FluentSecurity, you can find the getting started guide on the FluentSecurity website.
Having trouble reading the docs? Try reading the docs on github.
Version 2.0+
- Securing controllers
- Policies
- Custom policies
- Policy violation handlers
- Profiles
- Caching
- SecurityContext
- Using FluentSecurity with an IoC container
- Testing - Verifying your configuration
- Diagnostics
Release notes for FluentSecurity v.2.0+
Version 1.0+
- Policies
- Policy violation handlers
- Using FluentSecurity with an IoC container
- Testing - Verifying your configuration
- Diagnostics
Release notes for FluentSecurity v.1.0+
The project
- Roadmap for FluentSecurity
- Contributing to FluentSecurity
- FluentSecurity - Official NuGet feed
- FluentSecurity - Nightly builds NuGet feed
Sample applications
- An ASP.NET MVC4 sample site, using Castle Windsor for DI and FluentSecurity for authorization. https://github.com/tiesont/CastleWindsorFluentSecurity - Thanks to Tieson Trowbridge
- Showing samples of various FluentSecurity concepts. https://github.com/kristofferahl/FluentSecurity/tree/master/SampleApplication
Blog posts
- Securing an ASP.NET MVC Application using FluentSecurity
- MVC3 Security: A Fluent Way
- Fluent security with VB.Net
- Implement secure ASP.NET MVC applications
- Secure your web app fluently
- FluentSecurity + MvcSiteMapProvider = Better .Net Security Management
- Setting Up FluentSecurity to Use Ninject for Dependency Resolution
- FluentSecurity without IoC-container


text:
Tuesday, August 5, 2014: Today offers some welcome relief from any intensity you've experienced over the last few days. You're more positive... and this can attract some favorable circumstances.
Honor today's urge to lighten up and laugh. Don't take things so seriously... loosen up your mental gears, stand back and look at yourself and life in an out-of-the-ordinary way. Be a clown. In the words of Groucho Marx: "A clown is like aspirin, only he works twice as fast".
Take a mental journey, nurture your comedic impulses and have faith that clarity will emerge.
Just make sure to temper your sunny disposition with a small dose of realism. You're motivated and on your way, and you don't want to limit yourself... but be realistic about what you can and can't do. If some problem or significant issue pops up... you'd be wise to stand back, look beyond the current circumstances and not let any doubt or negativity get in your way of having a fun day.
Today's Quote
[Humor] is a more significant process of mind than reason. Reason can only sort out perceptions, but the humor process is involved in changing them. ~Edward de Bono (a leading authority on creative thinking who coined the term "lateral thinking")
Please note: The sky speaks to you if you will let it. Every day it delivers a message that each person hears in a uniquely different way. What do these daily self-help messages mean to you and your life? Got a problem? Seeking insight into a current situation? Need some quick relationship advice? Need assistance identifying your options? A short astrology counsel, via email, may be perfect for you.Click here for more details. Or to find out more about Patricia ~ click here


text:
Mariner Energy is up 85.79% for the year while the market is down 6.09%
Traders are selling Mariner Energy (ME) and that may be bullish.
Mariner Energy is a Houston-based oil and gas exploration company. It's main properties are in the Permian Basin, Gulf Coast, and the Gulf of Mexico deepwater and shelf.
Short interest in the stock has gone through the roof. As of 6/15/10 short interest was over 25 million shares representing 30.20% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public).
A high short interest in a stock can actually be bullish. Short sellers have to eventually cover their positions. And they can only do so by buying the stock.
The shares of Mariner have done very well this year. The stock is up 88.89% vs. the S&P 500 index, which is down 3.63%.
Even though the overall trend has been up, the stock is down seven days in a row. It is trading as I write this at 21.57, down from a high of 23.87 just a little over a week ago.
ME may be ready for a bounce. A purchase at 21.57 with a stop loss of 20.39 may be good for a rally to 23.93, a little above the June highs.
For more information visit Grail Investing at grailinvesting.com.
Note: GrailInvesting.com and all services provided on its web site are for educational purposes only. Nothing contained within its Web site should be interpreted as a recommendation to purchase, sell or hold any security at any time. Always consult with an investment advisor familiar with your financial goals before making any investment or trading decisions.


text:
Hirado Dutch Trading House
(c) Nagasaki Prefecture Tourism LeagueDuring the period from the 17th to the 19th century, Japan adopted a policy of national isolation from the outside world. This was called "sakoku", and it meant that only very few foreign nationals were allowed to enter Japan; accordingly, it was not possible to engage freely in financial transactions and the buying and selling of goods in the way it is now. The site of the Hirado Dutch Trading House is a precious historic site that offers visitors an insight into the Edo period (1603-1868), when this policy of national isolation was in place.
The trading house was established by the Dutch East India Company in 1609. Over the course of approximately 32 until trade was relocated to Dejima in Nagasaki, this was the sole trading base linking Japan with the West. It was subsequently demolished on the orders of the government of the time, but a fully-fledged excavation survey commenced in 1987 and academic research is progressing.
The trading house site was formerly home to a dozen or so buildings. One of these, a stone warehouse that was the first Western building in Japan, has been recreated and is open to the public as a museum. Why not come and reflect on the progress in Japan and the rest of the world over the last 400 years or so, as you discover the history of this site?
Address: 2477 Okubo-cho, Hirado City, Nagasaki
Phone: 0950-22-4111 (Cultural Heritage Department, Hirado City Office)
Hours open to visitors: 08:30 - 17:30
Closed: 3rd Tuesday-Thursday in June
Directions: About 1 hour 30 minutes from Sasebo Station (about 2 hours 20 minutes from Hakata Station) on the JR Sasebo Line by Saihi Bus (destination Hirado Sanbashi); alight at the terminus, then about 5 minutes on foot
(Car) About 10 minutes from Nagasaki interchange on the Nagasaki Expressway


text:
Jonathan Isaby believes that the Daily Telegraph acted against the Press Complaints Commission Editors' Code of Practice (PCC) when entrapping Vince Cable. But is the PCC a credible enough body to investigate such a matter? How often have they taken on the cause of the public good – including promoting and protecting the long-term reputation of journalism – when it's diametrically opposed to the interests of one of their members? "The PCC is an independent body which administers the system of self-regulation for the press." Does the public believe that self-regulation can be independent?
At the beginning of the last century professional self-regulation was considered the best way to ensure standards. By the beginning of this century that belief had almost disappeared. Most systems of professional self-regulation have undergone reform and upheaval. Michael Moran has called this 'the crisis of club government'. He argues that governments have responded to changing social attitudes and perceived institutional failings by extending the reach of government control through regulation. Professions have had to demonstrate how they can continue to benefit the wider community in the face of allegations of self-interest – "chaps regulating chaps" – and a lack of focus on the public good.
Nick Robinson has written a great blog on the ethics of what the Telegraph did. He points out that their actions both feel wrong and could harm future reporting:
"Starting from today, politicians will be more wary about what they say to their own constituents, more suspicious of journalists and more keen to meet behind closed doors without the risk of microphones, cameras, prying eyes and straining ears. Candour will be less common, not more."
While Nick Robinson laments what has happened he does not touch on how to stop such an event happening again. This subject deserves wider consideration. Regulation in the UK generally has been transformed in recent years, with the emergence of "front-line regulators", accountable to a new tier of sectoral "meso-regulators", with over-arching responsibilities across sizeable and diverse professions such as law, accounting, and health care. Such bodies were designed expressly to address concerns about traditional regulators, namely that self-regulatory bodies have been more responsive to practitioners concerns than those of the general good. If such a move was necessary for lawyers, doctors, accountants and finally MPs, why should the press be thought to be special?
I do not know the answers to these questions and recognise that external regulation can be flawed. My instincts are in favour of less regulation, I believe self-regulation can work well, and know that having a free press – and a respected press – is a crucial part of living in a free society. But with freedom comes responsibility and in this case the responsibility of the PCC is to ensure journalism remains a respected profession; one that does more good than harm.


text:
Tired of having minimal sales and low volume traffic? Consult with the experts.
Your website is definitely the perfect sales machine. It's open 24-hours a day, seven days a week, doesn't call for sick leave and helps get more potential customers all year long. Want to pump up your income? Outsource and get high quality SEO Philippines services today.
Betting on amateurs could only bring mishap and deterioration to your business. There are more knowledgeable professionals who constantly research on the ongoing trends in SEO and Google! Invest in someone who can carefully study your market, evaluate comprehensive data and execute exceptional game plans for your business.
Beef up your brand, stand out in the searches and let's get your website in front of targeted eyeballs! I can connect your business to the right audience and will make sure that it's viewed by a large slice of the populace. Let me help you generate more profit from online.
I have worked with Fervil on a broad range of Internet-related activities, and can confidently state that he brings skill, enthusiasm and a willingness to 'roll with the punches' in order to achieve the goals of the task at hand.
Rob Levin, Director at Imprinsic.com
Fervil was great, we tested numerous SEO contractors on oDesk and finally narrowed it down to 3, Fervil was one of them. He was able to follow instruction well, he produced detailed reports and he was very easy to work with, would hire again most definitely!
Ben Sky, Online Marketer at Per Call
Fervil Von is a very efficient SEO consultant and has very reliable SEO experts in his team. They are goal-oriented and honest with their work. I would recommend his team for any SEO project.
Monnel Espiritu, CEO of Adventures of a Freelance Yuppy
Be Connected With Your Prospects
The Internet plays a big role in the lives of people in today's modern world. Most of us are surfing online to search for different things. With the growing number of people doing transactions in the internet, businesses took this as an advantage to get more sales efficiently. However, in most cases, web businesses are failing online because they can't be found by their targeted visitors.
If you don't have targeted visitors coming into your website, income will stagnate and decline or even worse... it will collapse. In order to survive in the web, you need someone to help take care of your website's online presence. SEO outsourcing from the Philippines would be the best weapon of choice.
I am Fervil Von and I've got the X-factor when it comes to SEO.
I DEVELOP STRATEGIES for:
I have a deep understanding of online marketing, social media and the Internet. With my positive background in SEO, I can help analyze your SEO competitors, improve your Google ranking, and bring in more sales leads to your site.
Fervil Von is a freelance SEO consultant from the Philippines with more than 5 years of mixed experience in internet marketing and search engine optimization. More about Fervil...


text:
This week, Anna Renault, Essex resident had a few moments of national and local television fame after interviews by ABC News in Washington, CBS NEWS and WBAL TV- Channel 11 (NBC's local affiliate). Topic of discussion was the benefits of the new healthcare reform laws. For Anna, it means no more lifetime cap on coverage or fear of coverage due to pre-existing conditions.
"With the change that takes place, under the healthcare reform, my insurance can't drop me," said Renault. "I don't have to worry about it anymore."
This reassurance allows Renault the freedom to pursue her passion for life. Some of her experiences include working at local schools and community colleges as well as the public library. As an eight time cancer survivor, Renault is a big supporter of the American Cancer Society and volunteers at the ACS Relay for Life at Essex Community College.
Read the entire report on Baltimore Brew.
Renault loves writing and crafts. She moved into the market just before Memorial Day 2004. By the end of July 2004, she was secretary/bookkeeper and shop owner at the Essex B & B Flea Market and Antiques Mall. She continued to work at the market as it changed owners until September 2009 when she started chemotherapy.
Renault has a gift for the written word. Many of her poems became handmade gifts, combining her zeal for crafts and the art of writing. She also writes a weekly editorial for The Avenue News.


text:
Raymond Dyral Mathews
Position: HB-E
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: February 26, 1929 in Dayton, PA
Died: December 20, 2015 in Marion, PA
High School: McKeesport
College: Clemson (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 7th round (81st overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (15060th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
Sponsor this page for $5 and help Pro-Football-Reference.com provide this service. Your message will replace this ad.
Output includes all games from 1920 to 2015.


text:
Educated Utah; UC.
NAME: Don (not "Donald") Leslie Lind (Ph.D.)
NASA Astronaut (former)
PERSONAL DATA: Born in Midvale, Utah, on May 18, 1930. Married to the former Kathleen Maughan of Logan, Utah. They have seven grown children. Recreational interests include amateur theatricals, play writing, and painting; and he is a swimmer and skier.
EDUCATION: Attended Midvale Elementary School and is a graduate of Jordan High School, Sandy, Utah; received a bachelor of science degree with high honors in Physics from the University of Utah in 1953 and a doctor of Philosophy degree in High Energy Nuclear Physics in 1964 from the University of California, Berkeley; performed post-doctoral study at the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, in 1975-1976.
ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the American Geophysical Union, American Association for Advancement of Science, and Phi Kappa Phi.
SPECIAL HONORS: Awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1974).
EXPERIENCE: Before his selection as an astronaut, he
worked at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center as a space physicist. He had been
with Goddard since 1964 and was involved in experiments to determine the nature
and properties of low-energy particles within the Earth's magnetosphere and
interplanetary space. Previous to this, he worked at the Lawrence Radiation
Laboratory, Berkeley, California, doing research in pion-nucleon scattering, a
type of basic high energy particle interaction.
Lind holds the rank of Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He served four years on active duty with the Navy at San Diego and later aboard the carrier USS HANCOCK. He received his wings in 1957.
He has logged more than 4,500 hours flying time -- 4,000 hours in jet aircraft.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Dr. Lind was selected as an astronaut
in April 1966.
He served as backup science-pilot for Skylab 3 and Skylab 4 (the second and third manned Skylab missions) and as a member of the rescue crew for the Skylab missions.
Dr. Lind was a member of the astronaut office's operations missions development group, responsible for developing payloads for the early Space Shuttle orbital flight test (OFT) missions.
Dr. Lind was a mission specialist on STS-51B (April 29 to May 6, 1985) and has logged over 168 hours in space.
Dr. Lind left NASA in 1986.
SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: STS-51B, the Spacelab-3 science mission, launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on April 29, 1985. This was the first operational Spacelab mission. The seven man crew conducted investigations in crystal growth, drop dynamics leading to containerless material processing, atmospheric trace gas spectroscopy, solar and planetary atmospheric simulation, cosmic rays, laboratory animals and human medical monitoring. Dr. Lind developed and conducted an experiment to make unique 3-dimensional video recordings of the earth's aurora. After completing 110 orbits of the earth, the Orbiter Challenger landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on May 6, 1985.
Birth Place: Midvale, Utah.
Status: Inactive.
Born: 1930.05.18.
Spaceflights: 1 .
Total time in space: 7.01 days.
The space vehicle, consisting of a modified Apollo command and service module payload on a Saturn IB launch vehicle, was inserted into a 231.3 by 154.7 km orbit. Rendezvous maneuvers were performed during the first five orbits as planned. During the rendezvous, the CSM reaction control system forward firing engine oxidizer valve leaked. The quad was isolated. Station-keeping with the Saturn Workshop began approximately 8 hours after liftoff, with docking being performed about 30 minutes later.
The space vehicle consisted of a modified Apollo CSM and a Saturn IB launch vehicle. All launch phase events were normal, and the CSM was inserted into a 150.1- by 227.08-km orbit. The rendezvous sequence was performed according to the anticipated timeline. Stationkeeping was initiated about seven and one-half hours after liftoff, and hard docking was achieved about 30 minutes later following two unsuccessful docking attempts. Planned duration of the mission was 56 days, with the option of extending it to a maximum of 84 days.


text: We present a model of overtaking behavior that can be used to simulate unidirectional pedestrian flow in routine. All pedestrians have the ability to determine whether or not to overtake other pedestrians according to their desired velocity and position. Although existing models such as cellular automata models, lattice gas models, social force models, etc., can be used to predict evacuation performance, most of these models are either computationally inefficient or do not account for some crucial elements of human behavior in a moving crowd. Furthermore, these models use either empirical equations developed from experiments or mechanical system analogies to determine movement decisions. The pedestrian flow patterns simulated by these models may deviate significantly from reality. In reality, pedestrians walk at different velocities and pedestrians with a higher walking velocity are accustomed to overtaking other pedestrians with a lower walking velocity and this paper aims to mimic this behavior as the original social force model developed by Helbing et al. does not reflect this pattern of collective pedestrian behavior. In this paper, we propose modifications of the social force model that reflects how overtaking behavior operates in routine. The comparison of the pedestrian flow pattern between the original social force model and the modified social force models with the real data collected by the camcorder is also performed in order to demonstrate our modified social force model can be used to achieve reasonable simulations of overtaking behavior among pedestrians.


text:
Constant Innovation and Translation of Scientific...
GEN's Expert Panelists Discuss Technologies and...
Focused Genetic Analyses Seek To Improve...
As Frequent Travelers Go, Viruses Are...
The EPA awarded contracts to NovaScreen Biosciences and Cellumen to profile potential toxins."The goals of this program: to better prioritize environmental chemicals while reducing costs and dependency on animal testing, are perfectly aligned with Cellumen's goals in developing cytotoxicity profiling panels," says Kate Johnston, vp of discovery programs at Cellumen.
"This project provides a strong opportunity to demonstrate our value for both environmental and pharmaceutical applications," Johnston adds. Cellumen reports that its cytotoxicity profiling method measures a full dose response for 11 cellular systems biology parameters at three time points, yielding 330 data points for each compound. Informatics is then applied to analyze, mine, and display the data to identify patterns of activity and provide insights into mechanism of action.
NovaScreen, the in vitro discovery services arm of Caliper Discovery Alliances and Services (CDAS), will receive from $1.4 to $69 million over the course of two to five years. The specific dollar value within this range will be based primarily upon the volume of testing requested by the EPA and the availability of funds for future years, according to the company.
As part of the EPA's ToxCast research program, CDAS will utilize biochemical and cellular assays, validated in the pharmaceutical drug discovery industry, to help predict how chemicals, such as pesticides, will interact with the environment, humans, and animals. CDAS will leverage its screening tools and Side-Effect Database (SED), representing screening results from 2,300 compounds tested against more than 70 biological targets, to provide comprehensive laboratory testing and analysis services across a broad range of specific protein targets of interest to the EPA.
To save this item to your Favorites,
log into GEN Select.
We'll be sure to take you back here after you do.
Not a member of GEN Select?
To comment on this article,
log into GEN Select.
We'll be sure to take you back here after you do.
Do you agree with the contention that Brexit will NOT have a long-term negative impact on the British biotech industry?
Be sure to add [email protected]
to your Address Book or Safe Senders List.
here for instructions.
If you have any questions about your subscription, click
here to email us or call at (914) 740-2189.
You may also be interested in subscribing to the GEN magazine, an indispensable
resource for everyone involved in the business of translating discoveries at the
bench into solutions that fight disease and improve health, agriculture, and the
environment. Subscribe
today to see why over 60,000 biotech professionals read GEN to
keep current in the areas of genomics, proteomics, drug discovery, biomarker discovery,
bioprocessing, molecular diagnostics, collaborations, biotech business trends, and
© 2016 Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News All Rights Reserved


text:
Things to see and do - Syria
Leaving for Syria
Safita Keep :
Nearby tourist sites
Top searches Syria, Jordan
Safita Keep
Safita Keep : Michelin's recommendations
A huge 27m-high keep on a hilltop is all that remains of a 12C-13C Crusader fortress. Built to protect the Latin states of the Near East, the Templars' Chastel blanc was, like Krak des Chevaliers, finally captured by Baibars in the late 13C. On the ground floor is a church, formerly the castle chapel, dedicated to St Michael. From the top of the tower, a panoramic view takes in the town of Safita and its surrounding countryside; at dusk the scene takes on magical colours.