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In "Astrology's four elements: Fire, earth, air & water" you'll learn that the elements divide the zodiac signs into four groups, each of which contain three signs. The elements describe four very basic and distinct personality temperaments. But each of the twelve astrological signs also has a mode of operation, or modality.
While the elements divide the twelve signs of the zodiac into four groups of three signs and the modalities divide the twelve signs into three groups of four signs. Each of the astrological signs has a distinct temperament and distinct way of expressing that temperament.
For example, consider the fire signs, Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. All three have fire in common, but each is unique in the way it expresses it's fire. Aries provides the spark that lights the fire. Leo maintains the fire and radiates its warmth, while Sagittarius adapts the fire to changing conditions and spreads it around. These different behaviors arise because each sign manifests it's fire through a distinct mode, modality or quality of expression.
In short: The elements describe the energy available to each sign, and the modalities depict how the energy moves or acts or behaves.
The Cardinal Signs, Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn
The Cardinal modality is associated with the beginning of each season. It represents the equinoxes and solstices. The Cardinal sign are Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn
In the Northern hemisphere, Aries begins the season of Spring. The Sun enters Aries on the Spring equinox, when day and night are equal (about March 21st).
Cancer marks the beginning of Summer, corresponding to the Summer Solstice and the longest day of the year (about June 22nd).
Libra begins the season of Autumn, corresponding to the Autumn equinox (about September 23rd), when day and night are once again equal in length.
Capricorn begins the season of Winter and corresponds to the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year and the rebirth of the Sun (about December 22nd).
Cardinal signs are the initiators and leaders of the zodiac, they get things moving. They are associated with impatience, forcefulness, power, and initiative.
The Cardinal Signs correspond to worldly activity and authority. They make things happen. They are the primary essence of the social order of our planet and in our personal lives.
Aries initiates, motivates and opens new territory. Cancer nurtures and cultivates so firm foundations can be laid. Libra brings about social interactions and relationships to further the process and Capricorn make the best use of what Aries initiated.
Cardinal Key Words: Beginning, generating, doing, initiating, originating, enterprising, active, direct, purposeful, impatient, dissatisfied, overactive, over commitment, forceful.
The Fixed Signs, Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius
The Fixed modality is associated with the middle of each season, and the deepening of all the qualities of that particular season. Because these signs are located mid-season, they neither initiate nor end the season. They represent the full power of the season.
The Fixed signs, Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius maintain and stabilize.
In the northern hemisphere, Taurus represents the full flowering of Spring, and begins about April 20th.
Leo represents the full heat of Summer, and begins about July 23rd.
Scorpio is associated with the full glory of Autumn, and begins about October 23rd.
Aquarius corresponds with the full coldness of Winter and begins about January 20th.
The fixed signs are associated with stubbornness, persistence, power and pride. Like the hub of a wheel, they provide stability and are the most resistant to change.
The essential nature of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius is to preserve and sustain what the cardinal signs initiated.
The cardinal signs start things moving, but it's the fixed signs that stay with it. Cardinal signs act, fixed signs draw action to them. All the fixed signs are similar in that they are persistent, have endurance, and fixity of purpose.
Keywords for the fixed modality: Concentrating, stabilizing, sustaining, finishing, establishing, preserving, conserving, steadfast, focused, powerful, persistent, constant, determined. stubborn, rigid, resistant to change, stuck. obsessed, overly retentive, inert, habit bound.
The Mutable Signs, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces
The Mutable signs are the last of the modalities. They are mark the ending of each season, dissipate the energy of the season they end and prepare us for the coming of season. Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces are the mutable signs.
In the Northern hemisphere...
The Sun enters the sign of Gemini on or about May 22. Gemini is associated with the ending of Spring and the beginning of Summer.
Virgo (about August 23) is associated with the ending of Summer and the beginning of Autumn.
Sagittarius (about November 22) marks the ending of Autumn and prepares us for Winter. Pisces (about February 22) moves us from winter to the beginning of a new seasonal cycle.
The mutable signs distribute energy. They are associated with flow, adaptability, friendliness, and nervousness. The mutable signs are the signs most adaptable to change. They are flexible, thrive on variety, and are resourceful.
Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces are go betweens that make contacts and connections.
The cardinal signs, like the rim of a wheel, move us. The fixed signs, like the hub of a wheel, hold things in place and generate power. The mutable signs, like spokes, connect power with action.
Keywords for the Mutable Signs: distributing, adaptable, flexible, adjustable, connecting, linking, learning, changing, versatile, dual, scattered, unfocused, diffuse, restless.


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WWE aired a live edition of Main Event and taped this week's Smackdown (airing Friday on SyFy) last night in Houston, Texas. Here are the results and spoilers (thanks to Chris Z.).
Cody Rhodes and Goldust defeat Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro via pin fall.
Naomi and Cameron defeat Layla and Alicia Fox via pin fall.
Big Show defeats Titus O'Neil via pin fall.
The Undertaker appeared and choked Paul Heyman, telling him he'll be on Raw this week and to tell Brock Lesnar to be there as well.
Kane opens the show with a promo, reading a letter from Triple H saying he was sorry for his actions on Monday's Raw.
Fernando defeats Fandango via pin fall.
Dolph Ziggler defeats Damien Sandow via pin fall.
The Wyatt Family cut a promo via the Titan Tron on John Cena.
Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins defeat Ryback and Curtis Axel, Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal, Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro in a four way tag match via pin fall to become the No. 1 contenders to the Tag Team Championship.
The Miz hosts Miz TV with guest Big Show. The segment leads to a Battle Royal.
Big Show wins the Battle Royal, lastly eliminating Sheamus.
Alberto Del Rio defeats Intercontinental Champion Big E Langston via pin fall in a non-title match.
Nikki and Brie Bella defeat Natalya and Summer Rae via pin fall.
John Cena defeats Luke Harper via pin fall.
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On the second day of the legislative session, the Utah Community Action Partnership (CAP Utah) luncheon served as the pickup point for legislators in search of a free meal.
According to the CAP Utah web page:
Utah's community action agencies are organizations established under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to fight America's War on Poverty….These agencies work collectively to provide families with the support and resources they need to obtain self-sufficiency.
An anti-poverty funded feeding program for legislators does make sense since, as everyone knows, Utah is the state of the free lunch and legislators will show up when they get the scent of free food.
Reportedly, Republican House members were encouraged to attend their caucus meeting so they didn't have a lot of time to spend with agency officials and their partner agencies. However, many found time to drop by and pick up a free box lunch, or two, rather than paying for their own caucus lunch.
Democrats were less busy and had time to pick up their lunches and spend time eating with other guests.
Apparently you have to spend money to get money on capitol hill.
The event raises the questions of (1) why do legislators feel it is appropriate to have poverty fighting agencies pick up the tab for their lunch, and (2) will legislators eventually pay for their meals by allocating millions of dollars of taxpayer funds for the war on poverty?


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March 20, 2002
Thursday, March 21, the Bruin diving team will begin competition at the 2002 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, hosted by the University of Texas in Austin, TX. UCLA will be represented by LeAnne Cadag, Cathy Coler, Elvira Fischer, Leslie Hovsepian, Kristen Lewis, Jackie Lobdell, Jen Noddle, Sara Platzer, Heidi Prosser, Erica Shugart, Malin Svahnstrom and Katie Younglove.
UCLA enters the NCAA Championships ranked no. 11 in the College Swim Coaches Association of America poll. The Bruins had a regular season overall record of 9-5 (2-5 Pac-10) and placed fifth at the Pac-10 Championships.
The NCAA Championships will end Saturday, March 23. For complete results, please go to www.texassports.com.


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Transit-Oriented Design
Encouraging Alternative Modes of Transportation
Improving Transportation Technologies
Trip Reduction Techniques
Collections of Transportation Success
Crossings is an exemplary transit-oriented project designed
by Peter Calthorpe and Associates in Mountain View, California.
It converts a shopping mall built in the1960s into a pedestrian-oriented
mixed-use development within easy walking distance of the new
CalTrain commuter station.
Transit-Oriented Village offers
a transit-based development revitalization story of a Hispanic
and Asian community along the BART line in Oakland, California.
Village Homes
Sustainable Community is an innovative
housing development in Davis, California where there are more
bike and pedestrian paths than roads.
Urban Transportation Planning in Curitiba, Brazil serves
as an international model of a city that is successfully integrating
transport and land-use planning.
Alternative Modes of Transportation
Context Sensitive Design is being implemented by the Michigan Department of Transportation on a directive from the state's governor. The project planning process invites public officials and groups to provide input on the process of developing transportation projects for specific locations.
ECO-Pass is a program in Boulder,
Colorado that encourages people to use the Denver metro area
transit system by offering passes at reduced cost to neighborhoods
that agree to participate.
New Century Transportation,
Inc. is a transportation company that specializes in
high-speed and high-capacity transportation. The company is
planning Phase 1 of a 165 mile long monorail system from downtown
Denver, Colorado along interstate highway I-70 to the ski areas
west of Denver.
Arrangers Program is a commuter-assistance program of
the Denver, Colorado Regional Council of Government that encourages
alternative forms of transportation, including car/vanpools,
bikepools and schoolpools.
San Diego Trolley
in San Diego, California, is one of the most successful public
transportation programs using trolleys. This is its homepage,
including fares, maps and tourist information.
Central Link light-rail Line is a 14-mile line running from the center of the city to
near the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Sound Transit,
which serves the three-county region around Puget Sound, expects
the rail project to carry 42,500 riders each day by 2020. Sound
Transit's first light rail project, a 1.6-mile line in downtown
Tacoma, started operating in late August 2003, and was exceeding
all expectations for ridership by early September.
Transportation Management
Association of San Francisco offers information on car-sharing,
ride-sharing, bicycle use, telecommuting, public transit and
air quality, as well as alternative commute ideas.
furnishes public transit service for Portland, Oregon, and provides
other options for getting around while helping preserve communities.
Tri-Met's website provides information on biking, carpooling,
and carsharing in Portland. Also in Portland, Community
Cycling Center raises awareness among area youth about
energy efficiency, ecology and community sustainability through
Transportation Technologies
floats were used in the 2003 Mardi Gras celebration
in New Orleans. Diesel-fueled floats were offered a chance to
use clean-burning biodiesel during the parades. About 1,400
gallons of biodiesel were provided for free by biodiesel marketer
Peter Cremer North America, Proctor & Gamble Chemicals,
and the Greater New Orleans Clean Cities Coalition.
Co-op is offering metered blending of biodiesel at a
fuel terminal in Jolietville, Indiana, perhaps marking the first
step in a wider acceptance of this fuel among farmers and consumers.
Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation, unveiled
a fuel-efficient hybrid-electric-diesel delivery vehicle in
May 2003 that could become a standard delivery truck for the
FedEx Express fleet. The FedEx OptiFleet E700 hybrid electric
vehicle increases fuel efficiency by 50 percent while decreasing
particulate emissions by 90 percent and reducing smog-causing
emissions by 75 percent.
has place three fuel-cell-powered delivery trucks in service
in California and Michigan. The vehicles are a fuel-cell version
of the Dodge Sprinter delivery truck, and have a range of about
155 miles and accelerate as well as current UPS vehicles. And
thanks to housing the fuel-cell system in the floor, the vehicles
also boast a 10 percent increase in cargo capacity compared
to the diesel-powered version of the Sprinter.
Green Book,
a site hosted by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient
Economy (ACEEE), provides information on the best and worst
rated automobiles by vehicle class.
County, Washington, purchased 235 hybrid diesel-electric
buses in May 2004. King County Metro Transit will operate 213
of the busesmaking it the country's largest hybrid bus
fleetwhile Sound Transit Regional Express will operate
the remaining 22 buses.
The U.S.
Postal Service in Los Angeles is home the largest fleet
of electric vehicles in the country. U.S.P.S. rolled out its
new 400-vehicle fleet of delivery vehicles in September 2002.
The L.A. Department of Water helped pay for the vehicles, which
increase the Postal Service's total number of electric vehicles
to nearly 600 nationwide.
Bus Development is an innovative
public-private partnership to develop, build, test and operate
electric transit vehicles and systems in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Electric Bus Initiative describes
Chattanooga, Tennessee's electric bus development program and
downtown shuttle system.
County Alternative Fuel Strategy is
a program in Las Vegas, Nevada that is designed to improve air
quality in the Las Vegas Valley by using compressed natural
gas as a clean-burning motor vehicle fuel.
Cities Program Awards for 2002 were announced by the
U.S. Department of Energy. The awards honor those who have made
significant, long-term contributions to advance the use of alternative
fuels in cars and trucks. This year's eight winners included
a public transit agency, local governments, a nonprofit organization
and a utility.
hybrid-electric Toyotal Prius was named by Motor Trend
magazine as its 2004 Car of the Year. After weeks of exhaustive
testing, the Motor Trend editors found the Toyota Prius to be
"a user-friendly gas/electric hybrid capable of delivering
an impressive 60 miles per gallon in city driving."
The University
of Idaho took first place in the Society of Automotive
Engineers' (SAE) Clean Snowmobile Challenge, held in March 2003.
The annual event marked its fourth year of challenging university
students to produce a snowmobile that is cleaner, more fuel
efficient, and quieter than existing models, while still being
fun to ride. The University of Idaho took first place in the
event's major categories -- emissions, noise, and fuel economy
-- while also performing well in the performance categories.
The team used a BMW four-stroke motorcycle engine to achieve
its impressive win.
Reduction Techniques
ZipCar is a car
rental service in Boston, Massachusetts that rents cars on an
hourly basis for those that drive infrequently. Fuel, maintenance
and off-street parking are part of the service. Environmental
benefits include reducing the number of cars on the roads and
ensuring that the cars being rented are up to the highest emissions
Go Green is a
project developed in British Columbia, Canada to provide alternatives
to single-occupancy vehicle transportation and to help create
a cleaner environment. This program was the first of its type
to be started in Canada.
and Trip-reduction Policies are
being instituted for city employees in Redmond, Washington. Also in Washington, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has a program to reduce vehicle miles traveled, encourage alternative transportation, and reduce the need for parking on their campus.
This effort is funded by Washington's Commute Trip Reduction Program.
Solutions-Trip Reduction Grant Recipients details programs
that were awarded grants by the International Council for Local
Environmental Initiatives Sustainable Transportation Program.
of Transportation Success Stories
with Success: How Local Governments Use Intelligent Transportation
Systems profiles 31 successful
projects in which local governments utilize intelligent transportation
system technology.
Empowerment Program: Nurturing Public Involvement in the
Transportation Planning Process offers studies of five
communities chosen for a pilot Community Empowerment Program
by the Surface Transportation Policy Project (STPP) and the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The purpose of this project
was to move each community from a basic level of understanding
to active participation in the transportation decision-making
Megalinks to
success stories on other sites provide links to success
stories on a wide variety of sustainable development topics,
including transportation.
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Consumption of omega-3 fatty acids and alpha-linolenic acid contribute to the delay
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease," is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. As motor neurons degenerate, they can no longer send impulses to the muscle fibers that normally result in muscle movement. Early symptoms of ALS often include increasing muscle weakness, especially involving the arms and legs, speech, swallowing or breathing.
Approximately 5,600 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with ALS each year. The incidence of ALS is two per 100,000 people, and it is estimated that as many as 30,000 Americans may have the disease at any given time. It is estimated that ALS is responsible for nearly two deaths per hundred thousand population annually.
ALS is a severe progressive disease that cannot be prevented or cured. Diet-derived long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are incorporated in brain lipids and modulate oxidative and inflammatory processes and could thus affect ALS risk and progression.
In this new study Kathryn Fitzgerald, MSC, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health in Boston and lead researcher along with colleagues examined the association between ω-6 and ω-3 PUFA consumption and ALS risk.
The analysis was based on 1,002,082 participants (479,114 women and 522,968 men) from five prospective cohorts; he National Institutes of Health–AARP Diet and Health Study, the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort, the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, the Multiethnic Cohort Study, and the Nurses' Health Study. Diet was assessed via food frequency questionnaire developed or modified for each cohort. The follow-up period ranged from 9-25 years, depending on the study group.
Researchers documented 995 cases of ALS during the follow-up. A greater ω-3 PUFA intake was associated with a reduced risk for ALS. Consuming both α-linolenic acid ( which can be found in foods including flaxseeds, flaxseed oil, canola (rapeseed) oil, soybeans and soybean oil, pumpkin seeds and pumpkin seed oil, perilla seed oil, tofu, walnuts, and walnut oil) and marine ω-3 PUFAs contributed to this association. Intake of ω-6 PUFAs was not associated with ALS risk.
Participants that were ranked in the top 20% in terms of their omega 3 intake reduced the risk of developing ALS by one-third in comparison to those in the bottom 20%.
In their discussion the research team writes "Overall, the results of our large prospective cohort study suggest that individuals with higher dietary intakes of total ω-3 PUFA and ALA have a reduced risk for ALS. Further research, possibly including biomarkers of PUFA intake, should be pursued to confirm these findings and to determine whether high ω-3 PUFA intake could be beneficial in individuals with ALS."
The research team found no significant evidence that BMI, carotenoids, smoking status and vitamin E supplements reduced the risk of ALS.
Lead researcher Kathryn Fitzgerald commented "individuals with higher dietary intakes of total omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids -- an essential type of dietary fat found in vegetable oils and fish -- had a reduced risk for ALS. '"We also found that higher dietary intake of alpha-linolenic acid, a type of fatty acid found in vegetable oils and nuts, is also associated with lower ALS risk,", as reported by WebMD.
In an editorial, Dr. Michael Swash, MD, MB,BS, FRCP, FRCPath, RSM, Consultant Neurologist and Profesor of Neuropathology, The Royal London Hospital writes "Fitzgerald and colleagues suggest that the fatty acid composition of cell plasma membranes, which could be measured in red cell membranes, might be important in modulating oxidative stress responses, excitotoxicity and inflammation, all factors that have been implicated in ALS and other neurodegenerative conditions," the author continues.
"As a note of caution and in contrast to their results, the authors note that in a mouse model of ALS pretreatment with high doses of eicosapentanoic acid, a long-chain ω-3 PUFA, accelerated disease progression," Swash notes.
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The film The Elephant in the Living Room, created by award winning film maker Michael Webber explores exotic animal ownership, the relationship forged between these animals and their owners and the inherent dangers of being an exotic animal owner.
The Elephant in the Living Room follows Tim Harrison, touted as one of the leading authorities on the rescue of exotic pets, as he works through the flood of calls he receives regarding dangerous animal sightings throughout suburban America. It also documents exotic animal owners like Terry Brumfield, a man who keeps two African lions as family pets
Premièring to accolades at the Santa Monica Film Festival, The film was screened on April 2, 2010 at the Vail International Film Festival and has been quickly gaining critical acclaim. The film makes an effort to provide an unbiased view of the dangers as well as the love and compassion associated with exotic animal ownership. In an era of state regulation of exotic animal ownership, I was surprised to discover that there are many places where large exotic animals like lions are not regulated. This movie is highly recommended for the in depth and educational information it provides about a situation that is relatively underground, the ownership of animals in areas where they necessarily do not belong.
For more information about the film as well as viewing places and dates visit:
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According to an Epson press release today
"Epson America today introduced the newest additions to its award-winning portfolio of photography media – Metallic Photo Paper Luster and Metallic Photo Paper Glossy. Designed over several years in collaboration with many of the industry's leading professional photographers and fine artists, this new Metallic paper provides rich color gamut, sharpness and depth for wedding photographers, portrait studios and event photographers.
These new Metallic media offerings give our customers incredible versatility, while upholding Epson's legacy of high-quality, display-worthy output," said Jeff Smith, product manager, Epson America, Inc. "Engineered with leading class technology to exceed the most demanding requirements, Epson's Metallic Photo Paper Glossy and Metallic Photo Paper Luster provide extreme sharpness and exceptional depth for true-to-life images that literally pop off of the page.
Made with a resin-coated base ideal for long-lasting prints, and offering a unique surface that adds a sophisticated degree of intensity to images, the Metallic Photo Paper Glossy produces vibrant, high-quality output for professionals with a dramatic flair, while the pearl-like quality of Metallic Photo Paper Luster yields an elegant combination of color contrast and saturation.
Epson Metallic Photo Paper Luster and Epson Metallic Photo Paper Glossy will be available through Authorized Epson Professional Imaging resellers at the end of March for rolls and May for cut sheets. Pricing information (MSRP) is available in the following table. For more information about Epson professional media, visit www.proimaging.epson.com."
If you print your own medium format images and want to deliver a product to your client that is truly "eye popping," you owe it to yourself to take a look at Epson's new line of Metallic papers. As a former magazine publisher, editor, and now Pro Photographer, I have reviewed countless numbers of prints and images. The quality of the Epson's new metallic papers is the perfect spark for the imagining arena and will definitely make waves in the photographic community!
Pricing for the paper as follows:
8.5" x 11" 25-sheets $24
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Keith B Dixon is a Professional Freelance Photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area. Keith specializes in corporate event photography, executive portraits, and editorial assignment work in the health care, computer technology, biotech, and real estate. Keith's work regularly published in print ads, various magazines in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Nationally, Internationally.
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We will rapidly develop even more intimate interfaces with technology. Three years ago, scientists at the University of Berkeley used computers attached to an MRI scanner to recreate moving images from the magnetic field created by the brain of a person inside the scanner watching a film on a pair of goggles. Last year, scientists at the University of Washington used similar technology to allow one of them to move the other's arm simply by thinking about it. Telepathy is now just technology, and the possibilities that technology creates over the next four decades will challenge what we imagine to be possible and natural.
Rather than simply letting those changes take place, what sort of world -- and what sort of cities -- should we try to use them to create? For me, that question is at the heart of a smart city. The limitations of our success in creating cities from previous generations of technology -- concrete, cars, and lifts -- can be seen in the difference in life expectancy of more than 20 years that exists between the richest and poorest areas of many cities. A Centre for Cities 2012 report. "Outlook for Cities 1901," analysed the relative success or failure of UK cities throughout the 20th Century and found that the single most significant influence on success was the ability to provide their populations with the right skills as technology and industry developed.
Applied in the right way, we know that technology can make lives, businesses, and cities better and more successful.
Through working on thousands of "Smarter Cities" projects around the world, we have developed a rich understanding of the benefits that technology can offer to cities. But we have also understood the complexity of city ecosystems, which encompass local authorities, businesses, communities, entrepreneurs, and social enterprises. We have learned to focus on the ultimate purpose of cities: enabling individual people to live safe, rewarding lives with their families.
Many urbanists, social innovators, and technologists have observed a common characteristic of initiatives that not only create efficiencies and resilience at city-scale but also succeed in benefitting the lives of individuals and communities: They involve big formal institutions and infrastructures engaging constructively with small-scale, local innovations.
The architect Kelvin Campbell designs cities to encourage this process and to create "Massive/Small" change. Open standards, APIs, and open data interfaces that allow innovators to adapt the operation of Smart City systems to their own purposes extend Kelvin's ideas into the realm of technology.
In Dublin, IBM is in partnership with the city to explore these ideas. Analysts from the city and researchers from IBM and the National University of Ireland are exploring the city's data and finding more intelligent ways for the city to provide services such as transport, energy, and social care. Community innovators and by local businesses are using the same openly available data and are attracting investment to export the solutions they develop in Dublin to cities across the world.
There is one piece of this picture that is still missing. We are at the very early stages of understanding how to finance the widespread deployment of these ideas. If we want cities of the future to demonstrate economic growth and social mobility more equitably distributed than they are today, then technology and architecture are not enough. We need to translate the objectives of city institutions and communities into financially investable businesses, infrastructures, and assets. The smart cities movement has not focused enough on those issues in the past.
I gave a speech based on the ideas in this article to an audience of financiers, developers, and politicians at the Mansion House in the heart of London's financial community recently, as part of the Lord Mayor of the City of London's "Tomorrow's Cities" programme. I hope that it was a small but useful contribution to addressing the most fundamental challenge in creating successful, smart cities in the future: how we pay for them.
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Heart Disease Health Center
Heart Disease and Caregiver Burnout
In this article
How Can I Prevent Caregiver Burnout?
Here are some steps you can take to help prevent caregiver burnout:
- Find someone you trust -- such as a friend, co-worker, or neighbor -- to talk to about your feelings and frustrations.
- Set realistic goals, accept that you may need help with caregiving, and turn to others for help with some tasks.
- Be realistic about your loved one's disease, especially if it is a progressive disease such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's.
- Don't forget about yourself because you're too busy caring for someone else. Set aside time for yourself, even if it's just an hour or two. Remember, taking care of yourself is not a luxury. It is an absolute necessity for caregivers.
- Talk to a professional. Most therapists, social workers, and clergy members are trained to counsel individuals dealing with a wide range of physical and emotional issues.
- Take advantage of respite care services. Respite care provides a temporary break for caregivers. This can range from a few hours of in-home care to a short stay in a nursing home or assisted living facility.
- Know your limits and do a "reality-check" of your personal situation. Recognize and accept your potential for caregiver burnout.
- Educate yourself. The more you know about the illness, the more effective you will be in caring for the person with the illness.
- Develop new tools for coping. Remember to lighten up and accentuate the positive. Use humor to help deal with everyday stresses.
- Stay healthy by eating right and getting plenty of exercise and sleep.
- Accept your feelings. Having negative feelings -- such as frustration or anger -- about your responsibilities or the person for whom you are caring is normal. It does not mean you are a bad person or a bad caregiver.
- Join a caregiver support group. Sharing your feelings and experiences with others in the same situation can help you manage stress, locate helpful resources, and reduce feelings of frustration and isolation.
Where Can I Turn for Help With Caregiver Burnout?
If you are a caregiver already suffering from stress and depression, seek medical attention. Stress and depression are treatable disorders. If you want to prevent burnout, consider turning to the following resources for help with your caregiving:
- Home health services: These agencies provide home health aids and nurses for short-term care if your loved one is acutely ill. Some agencies provide short-term respite care as well.
- Adult day care: These programs offer a place for seniors to socialize, engage in a variety of activities, and receive needed medical care and other services.
- Nursing homes or assisted living facilities: These institutions sometimes offer short-term respite stays to provide caregivers a break from their caregiving responsibilities.
- Private care aides: These are professionals who specialize in assessing current needs and coordinating care and services.
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Posted on Dec. 18, 2008.
Honey bees, faced with declining populations as a result of pesticide use and Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), will soon find themselves pampered residents of a specially designed, half-acre bee garden in California.
Otherwise known as the Honey Bee Haven, this bee-centric resort is the brain-child of the University of California (Davis campus) Department of Entomology and Häagen-Dazs, makers of world-famous ice cream.
It's hard to imagine two more disparate entities, but the goal - to encourage planting pollinators and other wildlife-friendly plants in back gardens, fields, roadsides and other "waste" lands - is part of an urgent effort to rescue the humble but vital honeybee. Along the way, wild bees, butterflies, birds and other denizens of nature will get a boost, too.
Using $65,000 of a $125,000 Häagen-Dazs donation, entomologists at the UC Davis Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility will transform a 100-foot by 200-foot section of land into a pollinator paradise. Aimed primarily at giving the Laidlaw bees a vacation spot, though other bees will undoubtedly visit the facilities, the bee garden will ultimately be used as a living laboratory to establish the preferences, pollination rates, nutritional needs and natural feeding behaviors of honey bees.
Open to visitors and planted with a variety of seasonal, indigenous, hardy plants like Echinacea, lavender, rosemary and hyssop, the garden will also be a superb resource for gardeners and amateur beekeepers who want to observe bee preferences and behavior with an eye to creating their own bee gardens. The garden is expected to be the first of many pollinator gardens at UC Davis.
The garden will be based on designs submitted by the public. The submission deadline is January 30, 2009, and submissions must include a site plan, planting plan, maintenance program and construction cost estimate, all for $65,000 or less. Planting plans should confine themselves to species that provide forage for honey bees, as well as a bee-accessible water source and environmentally friendly walkways for visitors. More design specifications and lists of bee-appropriate plants can be found at the UC Davis Depart ment of Entomology Web site.
The winning design will be announced in February (2009), and the winner(s) will be given recognition via an onsite plaque and a year's supply of Häagen-Dazs ice cream. The real winners, however, will be the bees.
Honey bees pollinate more than $15 billion worth of U.S. crops, from cantaloupe to strawberries, and are such an integral part of agriculture that Albert Einstein once predicted their disappearance would be followed by man's within a few years - a hypothesis no one wants to test.
In recent years, United States' beekeepers have reported losses of up to 40 percent. In France, the situation is even more disconcerting, with 90 billion bees lost over the last decade. Reports from the rest of Europe and the UK are not much better.
Bee experts cite a number of causes for honeybee decline, including pesticides, diseases, parasites, stress, and climate change. Another cause is malnutrition. Urban sprawl, which converts pasture to housing, recreation or shopping centers, reduces bee forage and makes bees more susceptible to disease, just like malnourished humans in third world countries.
In addition to its donation, part of which will support continuing research into creating a more healthful honeybee climate, Häagen-Dazs has also created an educational Web site at http://www.helpthehoneybees.com - all part of its introductory campaign for Vanilla Honey Bee ice cream.
Some may see the whole shebang as nothing more than an egregious advertising campaign for a new ice cream flavor, and perhaps it is. I prefer to view it as "hitting the sweet spot" in the American grower's (and consumer's) psyche. Awakening the population to the possibility that, without man's help, the honeybee - and then man - may become extinct is the first step down a long road toward rescuing the environment, and ice cream isn't the worst flagship I can imagine.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by quinng High Quality and Nice Sizing This quilt is very high quality, lies flat really well without wrinkling, and the sizing is perfect for my king-size bed, i.e., not too short and not too long. The color stays true after laundering, plus there is no shrinkage. Also, the quilt is not too heavy -- it's just the right weight and does not slide around on the bed. The color is fabulous. March 21, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by MamaBear99 Great Quality and beautiful color I love this quilt. The colors are as vibrant as seen in the pictures. I bought the king size to fit my Cal King bed and it covers it beautifully. I Combined this quilt with the Josephine Quilt and they go together beautifully. I received free shipping on my order because of a coupon I had. I wish World Market would offer free shipping all the time because I would definitely buy more often. November 12, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by TerryDactyl Beautiful quilt, very warm We have another quilt (not from World Market) and wanted to put a second quilt on top of it for the winter. The Ink Blue and Aqua in this quilt are perfect to pick up colors in the pattern of the other quilt When we make the bed, we leave it folded across the bottom of the bed on top of the other quilt, it gives the bed that "designer" look. It is also a very warm and well-made quilt. October 18, 2014
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Computer based software, skill task trainers and high fidelity simulation help to facilitate the provision of simulation into health care curriculum at all levels. SCLC is committed to multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary education, research, development and outreach with a focus on excellence in patient care throughout the state.
The Statewide Simulation & Clinical Learning Center (SCLC) was developed through the collaborative vision of the OHSU Schools of Medicine and Nursing. Our high-fidelity learning environments feature state-of the-art manikins, equipment, and the use of standardized patients to create innovative and meaningful experiential learning experiences. Our internationally renowned faculty and partners collaborate to implement simulation throughout our curriculum. We collaborate across the academic institutions, within the OHSU community and throughout the state of Oregon to provide high quality simulation training aimed towards improving patient care and enhancing safety in health care. We are recognized as a Laerdal Center of Education Excellence.
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From my understanding of the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, God agrees to spare the cities even if a few righteous people live there. In the Christian age, our righteousness is imputed to us by Christ's atoning sacrifice. Does this mean that God's judgement will not come to pass as long as there a Christians living in a region?
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The first passage is a reference to Abraham before Sodom, interceding with the Lord. The second is also speaking of Lot and Sodom.
In one sense, you could say that God is holding off judgment because of those who are and will be righteous because of Christ. This pattern is seen may times in Scripture.
There are some valid considerations, however.
In Sodom, the judgment was total, from which Lot was saved. Not all judgment is of the same degree. Certainly, God preserves His elect. But, no matter what it looks like, God is still just and faithful. One cannot judge adequately in this life what calamities God should and should not save people from, or what calamities are acceptable, or even who His elect even are (without personal insight, that is).
While the general truth is valid, even if God were to destroy the whole Earth with fire today, was He unjust? His righteous are with Him, whoever they are, and the wicked are consumed.
So, yes, as a general rule, but specific situations can be a little but tricky (e.g., whether God should or should not judge America similarly, which is how it is often raised).
Does this mean that God's judgement will not come to pass as long as there a Christians living in a region?
It seems as if there are two types of Judgment that God has.
Another example of intervention is one that shows the accumulation of iniquity up to a limit that brings judgment.
It may be that iniquity in the present age has not reached the upper limit. It may be that the tribulation described in Revelation chapters six through nineteen will be a judgment brought on the whole earth. However, even during this time there will be Christians because they will be hunted down and executed.
There is a present limit on evil.
I do not see God's judgment impeded by the presence of Christians especially at the individual level. However, I do see an accumulation of global iniquity judgment that will come.
No. Believers are protected through whatever tribulation. Noah and his family through the flood, Lot, his wife, and daughters from the destruction of Sodom, and the city of Nineveh from destruction.
Acts 1;11 Which also said, ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go up into heaven.
Jesus Christ is coming back just as he promised.
Matthew 24;3,4,5,1,
3 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the world? 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no one deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
God's plan is already set, believers are to watch, pray and be ready,
Matthew 24;13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
A class of Christians who believe in a Pretrib Rapture that occurs before a 7-year tribulation period of God's wrath believe that God's judgment will not be unleashed upon the world until He takes all Christians out. So for that class of believer's perspective, it's true.


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The residents of Metro Boston all want a healthy, secure, and prosperous future for the region as described in the MetroFuture regional plan. How are we doing in achieving that vision?
Join the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School for the release of MAPC's first regional indicators report, The State of Equity in Metro Boston. After a presentation of the report's findings, members of government, advocates, and service providers will lead participants in a discussion of inequities in the region, and potential solutions. Light refreshments will be served.


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This is an update to the previous forecast, which currently appears to be on track for the most part.
The National Weather Service has issued a *Winter Storm Watch* from late Thursday night through Saturday morning. Present indications are that snow will arrive in western/southwestern Indiana by early Friday morning, and could be mixed with freezing rain at times. Snow will overspread central Indiana by noon Friday and then persist through Saturday morning, with flurries possibly continuing through Saturday evening.
Areas along and south of a Crawfordsville to Portland line should expect 5 to 8 inches of snow on the ground by Saturday afternoon, with lighter amounts to the north. Winds late Friday and Saturday will also cause blowing and drifting of snow, reducing visibility and thus worsening travel conditions. Persons in or planning travel to central and southern Indiana are urged to prepare for severe winter weather during this period (late Thursday through Saturday morning).
This storm will be closely monitored. Latest forecast models continue to differ somewhat on placement and timing of the storm, as well as the amount of moisture available this far north. Further updates will be issued as necessary.


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Sprint's HTC EVO 4G sold out, after 200K unit weekend
You can not say we did not warn you.
Last Friday, as the sale of one of the hottest summer handset – Sprint HTC EVO 4G – started, we told you that, if you really want it, you might have to hurry, because EVO 4G can sell out pretty soon.
That's exactly what happened. After moving 200 000 HTC EVO 4Gs over the weekend (according to BGR), Sprint's shelves are now empty.
Customers all over country are reporting that HTC EVO 4G is nowhere to be found in any Sprint or retail partner store. And Sprint's website greets us with this message:
It's now the third HTC Android 2.1 flagship device in a row, that has some serious supply problems. Everyone in the U.S by now probably knows about Verizon's HTC Droid Incredible delays. European HTC Desire is also in short supply. Now we have shortages of HTC EVO 4G…
It seems that HTC didn't know themselves, what a cool bunch of devices they've made for us this summer. Maybe they were blindsided by the lackluster sales of Google Nexus One, maybe they are just too young and small, and not used to this level of success. I don't know.
But it's obvious, that HTC wasn't prepared enough for the launch of their latest generation of handsets, and now are scrambling to catch up.
Not a bad place to be, and might even be a marketing win, overall. Unless, something like Samsung Galaxy S comes along, and steals the show.


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If you can read the whole thing, please do. It's well worth your time.
A basic individual membership begins at $99 and entitles a researcher to publish one article a year in PeerJ. (The base price goes up a little if you wait to pay until you have an article accepted.) Membership doesn't guarantee publication; articles must make it through peer review, handled by a board of almost 800 academic editors who are established researchers in science and medicine.
THE INNOVATOR: Jason Hoyt, PeerJ
THE BIG IDEA: An open-access, peer-reviewed publishing platform offers a cheaper and faster alternative.
The advisory board includes five Nobel laureates, as Mr. Hoyt and PeerJ's co-founder and publisher, Peter Binfield, will happily tell you. As a start-up without the name recognition of, say, Nature, PeerJ counts on the reputations of its editors and reviewers to help persuade other scientists to give it a try. PeerJ authors and reviewers frustrated by the traditional closed-review approach can opt for open peer review, a feature that Mr. Binfield says has already proved popular.
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Spending on cell phone services now almost the same as residential phone services spending
December 18, 2007
Average annual expenditures for cellular phone services per consumer unit rose from $210 in 2001 to $524 in 2006, an increase of 149 percent.
Expenditures for residential phone services per consumer unit fell from an annual average of $686 in 2001 to $542 in 2006, a decline of 21 percent.
As a result, in 2006, the shares of these two components were almost equal. Residential phone expenditures accounted for 49.9 percent of total telephone expenditures and cellular phone expenditures constituted 48.2 percent. (Other services—phone cards and pager services—accounted for the remainder.)
These data come from the Consumer Expenditure Survey. Find out more in "Spending on Cell Phone Services Rapidly Approaching That of Residential Phone Services."
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Spending on cell phone services now almost the same as residential phone services spending on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2007/dec/wk3/art02.htm (visited June 26, 2016).
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Hossein Keshavarz, director of Dog Sweat: "Teheran is fun…New York is quiet compared to it."
by Richard von Busack
Filmed on the streets of Teheran, in defiance of "The Committee," Iran's morals police, Hossein Keshavarz' unauthorized film Dog Sweat has been playing the world film festival circuit playing this Thursday in downtown San Jose at Camera 3, Feb 23 at 7 pm. "It's been quite a great ride," says the New York based director. "We've been in more than 30 festivals. It's interesting to see the film in places where you wouldn't think there were Iranians, places like Sweden, Bulgaria or Japan."
METRO: Can you describe Dog Sweat's structure?
KESHAVARZ: It's Altman-like. There are a number of different characters, but all the stories on the same theme: it's about people want to be free. The title means "moonshine" in Persian, and some of the characters are looking for bootleg liquor. But all of them are searching for versions of their own freedom: the young couple is trying to find a place to make out; the gay man is being urged by his family to get married.
METRO: What made you decide to do this film?
KESHAVARZ: I feel the images of Iran are skewed and unrealistic. When I go to Teheran, I have fun—I always feel New York is quiet compared to it. It's a city of 20 million and it's got a lot of chaotic energy. I've always wanted to make a film that would be an alternative to the way the western media shows Iran as a threat. I also wanted to make it as an alternative to Iranian films: because of censorship they don't really show the way people live. They make idealized films about the family, traditional lives in villages, a lot of films about children.
METRO: At the same time, most Iranian films—such as A Separation—demonstrate tremendous sophistication and subtlety. One of the master directors of Iran, I forget which, explained "We have 5000 years of storytelling behind us."
KESHAVARZ: All I can add to that is that Iran us very focused on poetry, our national heroes are poets, and one of them, Rumi, is known around the world. There's a similarity between poetry and film: a poem doesn't try to tell everything in a story, but it does try to create understanding.
It's funny—Asghar Faradi was surprised. He thought A Separation was going to appeal to Iranians only. It's an engaging film it pulls you in like Kramer vs Kramer, it speaks to divorce, but it's also speaking to something that's really happening. The guy doesn't know if he should stay or leave. His wife can't take all the crazy political stuff—he wants to stay and he has obligation to his family and his culture.
That kind of issue comes up for a lot of people world wide, the question of whether to stay or flee. Also, the film talks about a little lie spirals out of control. All the people in the film are trying to be good people, the servant particularly—she's a hard worker and honest. All the people are trying to do the right thing, but society is trying to make them immoral.
METRO: I take it Dog Sweat wasn't made during your first trip to Iran.
KESHAVARZ: I grew up here in New York—then I went to back and forth—I spent 3 1/2 years there in the mid 2000s. Most of my friends there are actors and filmmakers. They make interesting shorts, but they didn't bother with authorities or trying to release them, which they couldn't do anyway because the actresses aren't wearing veils.
They do this because they wanted to make honest films. I knew a lot of them, and I wanted to work in a longer form, My producer and co-writer Maryam Azadi had the idea that we could write this film together and make something that was very close to their lives.
METRO: It must have been a frightening experience to make this.
KESHAVARZ: Yeah, very stressful. We had to be very precise about what we wanted to get, and about who to trust and how to work with limitations, and to know in advance what we wanted to shoot. We were using wireless mikes and a boom mike, and that may have been how we were ignored. We tried to go light. We weren't like these really massive productions with films and big crews that let you know something is shooting on the street.
METRO: How did you get the footage through customs?
KESHAVARZ: The most frightening part was just shooting it, with the worries about who was going to stop us or what's going to happen. Thinking back on it, though, I was a little nervous going through customs. I put the film on a hard drive, and took the hard drive on backpack. I kept a copy in Iran also.
METRO: You know how it is with people who go to Cuba; they're exasperated at the shortages, but they're also worried about what's going to happen when McDonalds and Starbucks start to take over. Do the people you talk to in Iran worry about an onslaught of western excess, if the Islamic Republic really liberalizes?
KESHAVARZ: I think that pretty possible there'll be some nostalgia eventually. But Iranians are very educated and they know a lot about the world, and they're angry they're removed from thge world. The change could come. Think about how much progress there's been in Dubai now from 30-40 years ago. From where my family lives in Shiraz, Dubai is only a half-hour away.
METRO: In your opinion what should the west do if Iran is indeed developing a nuclear arsenal?
KESHAVARZ: I don't think there'll be military action, but you never know. If there is action, it'll make the situation worse. These things always sound better when they're being planned then when they actually happen, and if you think of the Iranians as people it's much harder to have a cavalier attitude.
Right now the people want change. Demonstrations in Iran broke out in advance of the Arabic Spring. It was the first country in the region where people were demanding their rights. And right now they're not happy with the government. One thing that could kind of unite them behind the government is an attack.


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Video: BA unveils "glimpse inside our A380"
Published: 05/03/2013 - Filed under: News »
British Airways has launched a You Tube video giving travellers a sneak preview of what to expect from the carrier's A380 superjumbo.
The video shows footage of the aircraft's construction process, along with CGI shots of the superjumbo's interiors.
The video has been posted on You Tube and is also available on the carrier's dedicated A380 webpage, which has more images and details about the launch schedule for the aircraft.
BA today confirmed LA and Hong Kong as the two launch destinations for its A380 aircraft, which the carrier will take delivery of in July (click here for more information).
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Has anyone noticed in the video that there is an amendment to the New First cabin if you look carefully you will notice the shell size of the seat looks bigger as it extends further out.
edi-traveller - 05/03/2013 22:58
The external aircraft views are technically inaccurate - no missing windows in the FIRST cabin....
BA missed a big opportunity with the A380 to break away from the business class seating where you have to step over the legs of the person in the adjacent seat to get out from a window or middle seat. They could have done oh so much better. It is there seat, with little or no storage for small items like spectacles and the tiny IFE screens which have to be stowed at take off and landing which let there premium product down


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It was Mariah Turner's turn to shine as Tulsa took a 73-62 over UTSA in women's college basketball action Wednesday night in San Antonio. It was the Conference USA opener for both teams.
The junior forward from Norman (Okla.) led the Golden Hurricane (7-5 overall, 1-0 in C-USA) with 16 points, Kelsee Grovey and Ashley Clark finished in double digits with 15 and 14 points respectively. Clark was one rebound short of a double-double as she finished with nine boards.
Tulsa led by as much as six points in the first half, but found itself engaged in 34-34 tie at intermission after the Roadrunners rallied to tie it.
A 12-1 run capped by an inside layup from Erika Lane upped the score to 46-35 for the Golden Hurricane early in the second half.
TU"s largest margin was by 15 points on two occasions, the last on an inside the paint basket from Grovey with 4:10 left, extending the lead to 69-54.
The Golden Hurricane made half their shots from the floor as they converted 50 percent (24-of-48), including four treys. The Roadrunners hit 35 percent (24-of-69) and made only one trey. Both teams connected on 62 percent (Tulsa, 21-of-34; UTSA, 13-of-21) of their free throws shots.
UTSA finished with a 40-37 rebounding advantage over Tulsa.
"I am really pleased with way we rebounded in second half," Tulsa coach Matilda Mossman said. "We gave up too many offensive rebounds in first half, so the way we came back and battled, even though we got outrebounded, we got more box outs and more offensive rebounds in the second half."
Kamra King led UTSA with 15 points and Mannasha Bell scored 11. Niaga Cole-Mitchell finished with 10 rebounds for the Roadrunners.
TU remains on the road as it goes to El Paso, Texas, Saturday to meet UTEP. That game tips off at 2:30 p.m.


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Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire is situated in West Africa with a coastline on the Gulf of Guinea between Liberia and Guinea on the west and Ghana on the east. It is bordered on the north by Mali and Burkina Faso and extends between 4° and 10°N.
It shares the same climatic belts and sequence of weather around the year as that described for Nigeria. The coastal region has two rainy seasons, one peaking in May or June, the other in October, but in the north there is a single rainy season starting in May or June.
The climate of the coastal region is represented by the table for Abidjan which is wetter than Accra in Ghana. Abidjan has a climate very similar to that of Lagos in Nigeria. On the coast the period from December to February is least likely to experience rainy days.
Rainfall becomes progressively less inland and the two separate rainy seasons merge into a single wet season; there is a much longer dry season at the time of low sun.
At this time temperatures are warm to hot with a very low relative humidity and the dust-laden harmattan wind blows from the northeast. From December to February the harmattan affects the whole country, except a strip along the coast. The coast has southwesterly winds, the dry harmattan reaching right to the coast on only a few days.
Conditions in the north of the country are well represented by the climatic tables for Tamale in Ghana or Kano in Nigeria.
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April 3, 2013
Winding down his high school track career in Blaine, Wash. in the spring of 2009, Shayne Moore was expecting to give up the world of sports which had always been a part of his life, and attend nearby Western Washington University. But as the now senior captain of the Husky sprints group says, a call from UW assistant coach Raul Sheen changed that all around. Moore came in and scored for the Huskies in the 110m hurdles at the Pac-10 Championships his freshman year, but this final year has been his best yet. Moore and the Husky hurdlers will have a big meet in Eugene this weekend as they look to keep improving towards a postseason of big possibilities. He talked with GoHuskies.com this week out at the new outdoor track facility following practice.
GoHuskies.com: Coming off a good indoor season, you set a 110-meter hurdles PR in your first outdoor meet, and then matched that last week at Stanford. Do you feel like you're close to a breakthrough?
Shayne Moore: I feel really good right now. I'm still coming off some dents and dings but that's just part of the sport. I worked hard and lost about 20 pounds in the offseason. I'm feeling lean and fit, I ran my PR, and it's the fastest I've ever opened up by about half a second, so I feel great about that. Just going and running it again at Stanford just proves it wasn't a one-time deal. I'm ready to run.
GH: At Stanford it still seemed like you clipped a few hurdles and it wasn't perfectly clean.
SM: Definitely not. Once you go outdoors, I'm used to 60m hurdles, then you basically double the race. I'm just knocking some rust off still and planning things out; the season just started. Raul (Sheen), every race he tells me that I have all the base training, not to worry about having missed some time because I've had a hamstring and a knee problem, but my plan is just to be clean over the hurdles and run a clean race. Every race you need to get a little bit cleaner. So that's my plan right now. Every race, get a little bit faster and better.
GH: The hurdles have to be one of the most technical events in the sport of track. Talk about some of the details that go into becoming a good hurdler.
SM: Yeah, it takes years to be a good hurdler. I started when I was 13 so this is my eighth year hurdling and I still haven't figured it out yet. I'm still learning every year. Hurdles is kind of one of those things where you've either got it or you don't. If you're scared of the hurdles you're never going to learn how to do it. So when I was a little kid I was just running around with my hair on fire, and just went out and tried. As far as the technical stuff goes, that's every day practice. It's incorporated into all the drills we do and the fine motor skills. It just becomes muscle memory after a point. Now we're working on refinement -- finishing races, being clean. Another part is the stuff you don't practice, like when you do hit hurdles. You don't practice hitting a hurdle. How do you react to that in the middle of a race? Because you only have a fraction of a second to react.
GH: Knowing that just hitting one hurdle can ruin a race for even the best hurdler must be a tough thing mentally.
SM: It's tough. You have to be a battler to be a good hurdler. Everyone hits hurdles, even the best hurdlers in the world, like Aries Merritt, world record-holder, he hits hurdles every once in a while. You don't have a whole lot of time to think, you just have to go. You just have to keep pushing.
GH: What do your goals look like now for this last outdoor season?
SM: Pac-12 finals is definitely a big one. And I want to make it as deep into the post-season as I can. I've never made it to regionals, so I think this would be a great year to do it. I feel fast, I feel fit. This is a great team and I would love to accompany all of them. But we'll see. It's a tough sport; only the top 48 in the West Region go. So it's not just about me but what everyone else is running as well, but I think I'm in that mix. Regionals will probably be somewhere around 14.2 or 14.3. I've run 14.5 right now so I think that's definitely within reason.
GH: What did it mean to you to be chosen as a captain this year?
SM: It's a huge honor and I wasn't expecting it at all. James (Alaka), I've been with him for four years and I have so much respect for that guy. He's the true Mr. Track and Field for all of us, so I was definitely surprised but humbled and honored.
GH: The hurdles group as a whole has been having its best season in several years it seems like. What are your thoughts on how some of the younger guys are doing in practice and on race day?
SM: As long as I've been here this has definitely been our best year as far as times, and also team unity. I came in my freshman year and we weren't as much of a unit. I think this year we are a lot tighter as a team and we're working a lot better together in practice and it shows on the track. Chris Williams and Kaid Tipton are our two freshmen. And they are coming hard and working every day and their work is showing off already. Chris ran a 14.27 and he can go way faster than that. And Kaid actually reminds me a lot of myself when I was a freshman, a big, tall, strong kid. If he keeps grinding he's going to figure it out and be a good hurdler. And Howard (Lao), Howard has really been a big surprise for me. He was pretty beat up last year and having problems with his back, and this year he comes out and he's just killing it. He ran an 8.08 indoors and I think he's on our top-10 list now because of that. He's running great in practice, and he's a lot happier, you know? He's got a much better outlook; he comes to practice happy and joking around. So I'm definitely proud of him because you can see all the work he put in pay off.
GH: What have you studied and have you thought much about what's next after you get your degree?
SM: I'm an engineer. I'm in the bioresearch science and engineering major which is a type of chemical engineering that focuses on bioresources. So things we usually derive from fossil fuels, like petroleum, plastics, fuel is a big one, synthetic materials. That's what I'm studying. As far as what I want to do with it, when I came in to the University I was looking forward to learning about renewable energy and sustainable development. I wanted to learn about solar panels, wind turbines, things like that. But one thing led to another and I switched to this field, which is related. It's been a journey. I still see myself working in the energy industry, as an engineer.
GH: Will it be hard to step off the track for that last time?
SM: Definitely. It's been my life, I've been in sports since I was seven years old playing Boys & Girls Club flag football. Throughout my life it's been one thing that's always been there. I was a three sport athlete all through high school. I played football, basketball and track. Then here this is my family now. I met my two best friends through the athletics department. I met my very serious girlfriend here, potentially my future wife. It's just been a huge part of my life. I'll still be around because I have another year of school, probably helping out Raul if he needs it. I'm kind of scared, honestly, because it's opening a whole new chapter of my life, and kind of for the first time I don't know what's going to happen. But I almost never had this experience. I didn't get the call from Raul until about halfway through my senior high school track season, so like around May. I thought I was just going to be done with track, I was planning to go to Western and be a normal college kid. But he gave me the call, and it kind of changed my life.


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Lately on a shared host, the filesystem containing my home folder was mounted read-only for 45 minutes to 1 hour. The technical support did not know about the outage, evaded direct questions. After a bit more than three days I obtained the answer:
There are many explanations, but in the most times this caused by server issue on filesystem level.
I am somehow not pleased by this in-depth analysis, as my normal work environment runs on a RAID1 (
mdadm) and I never encountered such issues.
The shared host system is supposed to be a RAID1, and I became aware of the issue as a cronjob running uptime every 15 minutes sent me email about it.
I would really like to know, what you, the more experienced, think of this.


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A newly discovered filing by Roku with the FCC reveals a new remote for the company's Streaming Stick. The new remote features an audio out jack for use with headphones at times when you do not wish for the TV's audio to disturb others.
With only two batteries for power, issues of battery longevity have arisen, but as Engadget reports in their testing of previous models, the batteries lasted for hours even with headphones plugged in. No word when the new model will be released or on any pricing or retail partners.


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