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Binational office in Tijuana will benefit region
The election of Bob Filner as mayor of San Diego can bring positive trans-border economic growth with his plan to open an office in Tijuana for direct and timely communications with that city's mayor and other city, state, business and community leaders. It's a move that is long overdue.
To be sure, the idea of closer cooperation between the cities of San Diego and Tijuana has been important with former San Diego mayors as most recently exemplified by Mayor Jerry Sanders, who had a strong and amicable relationship with Tijuana mayors. There was also Pete Wilson's successful efforts in locating the Otay Mesa Port of Entry and Susan Golding establishing a direct telephone (Red Line) between her office and the then-mayor of Tijuana, Hector Osuna Jaime. A long line of binational affairs directors have kept close communication with Tijuana over the years.
However, Mayor Filner's establishing the first San Diego office in a foreign country, albeit its immediate neighboring city, is not only historic, it also takes the relationship to a more positive, higher level. It demonstrates the importance Filner gives the relationship and the desire and intention of creating a true binational region in which both cities have much to win.
There are numerous public political issues needing close bilateral cooperation and agreement that Filner is uniquely qualified to undertake due to his tenure, first as San Diego city councilman from 1987 to 1992, and thereafter for nearly 20 years in Congress representing much of the San Diego border with Mexico – issues such as expediting border crossings; the Tijuana airport terminal annex bridging over the border to Otay Mesa; bringing about the construction of a new port of entry east of the present Otay Mesa II; the continuing search for remedies to wastewater treatment crossing from Tijuana to San Diego; and various concerns regarding our common environment such as air quality and cross-border health.
Though these issues are classified as social-political, their successful resolution will create numerous economic opportunities on both sides of the border, as did Pete Wilson's binational cooperative efforts in locating the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in 1983, which opened the area to attracting billions in investment and employment.
The timing for Filner could not be more perfect. He will find Tijuana's present leadership to be dynamic and progressive. Mayor Carlos Bustamante, part of a multigeneration Tijuanense family that has been highly successful in business and involved in the community, has surrounded himself with competent and progressive leaders and will bring with him the full cooperation of the numerous nongovernmental organizations who will welcome Filner with open arms.
Filner's Tijuana office can be instrumental in promoting the binational region as one mega metropolitan entity providing a level of high interest in the international business community with the potential of attracting investment and significant job creation on both sides of the border. The combination of San Diego and Tijuana provides opportunities not found anywhere else along the U.S.-Mexico border.
In the San Diego region, Filner will find numerous allies strong on business development, such as San Diego Councilman David Alvarez, who represents Filner's old City Council seat; Assemblyman Ben Hueso, who represents part of the border; and, of course, Congresswoman Susan Davis and Juan Vargas, who was recently elected to Filner's former congressional seat.
Filner will also find that in the South Bay, the South County EDC; the Otay Mesa and San Ysidro chambers of commerce; and CaNeMexA, whose members are Mexican-American and Mexican business owners, will be most willing to cooperate and work with him.
Filner's idea and vision resonate with aspirations already expressed. At a recent meeting of CaNeMexA exploring the topic "Challenges and Opportunities for Cross-Border Business Relationships," Jose Antonio Gonzalez, president of the Mexican Entrepreneurial Council for Export Technology and Investment, stressed the need for more dialogue and effort to jointly formulate plans for our region, adding, "We are only divided by a political line that should not interfere with our well-being, development and understanding."
Mayor-elect Filner not only merits congratulations for this historic first but also deserves our support. As outgoing Mayor Sanders noted, "What is good for San Diego is good for Tijuana and vice versa."
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Have you ever wondered what your yoga teacher means when she instructs you to "go deeper into the pose?" What exactly does this cue mean? Let's say you've been holding the pose for a while, and are already shaking and trembling. Then instead of calling out a new pose, your teacher calls out "drop deeper into the pose!" You summon the courage to try it … but you aren't exactly sure how, or what component of the pose needs further deepening.
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Holocaust Denial on Trial, Trial Transcripts, Day 15: Electronic Edition
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1996 I. No. 113
2Royal Courts of Justice
3Strand, London
4 Thursday, 3rd February 2000
10Claimant -and-
14The Claimant appeared in person
15MR RICHARD RAMPTON Q.C. (instructed by Messrs Davenport Lyons and Mishcon de Reya) appeared on behalf of the First and
16Second Defendants
17MISS HEATHER ROGERS (instructed by Davenport Lyons) appeared on behalf of the First Defendant Penguin Books Limited
18MR ANTHONY JULIUS (of Mishcon de Reya) appeared on behalf of
19the Second Defendant Deborah Lipstadt
21(Transcribed from the stenographic notes of Harry Counsell
&Company, Clifford's Inn, Fetter Lane, London EC4
22Telephone: 020-7242-9346)
23(This transcript is not to be reproduced without the written permission of Harry Counsell &Company)
1 <Day 15 Thursday, 3rd February 2000
2 (10.30 a.m.)
3 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Mr Rampton and Mr Irving, really not for
4either of your benefit but for the benefit of members of
5the public who are following the trial, we are not sitting
6tomorrow and that is going to be the pattern, generally
7speaking, for the future. That is just to save anyone a
8wasted journey.
9 MR RAMPTON: Your Lordship may wish to consider what happens
10next week because Monday, everything being equal, it will
11be Professor Browning. I do not know how long he will be.
12After that will be Professor Evans. Your Lordship has
13said that Mr Irving may have time, I do not know however
14long your Lordship thinks is needed, perhaps a day or
15whatever, to prepare cross-examination for Professor
16Evans. It may, therefore be that we shall be taking a day
17off before Friday next week.
18 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Yes. We will deal with that if and when it
19arises. I am anxious that Mr Irving should be given ample
20opportunity to prepare, because it must be exhausting, the
21burden that you are bearing at the moment.
22 MR RAMPTON: I quite agree.
23 MR IRVING: I have indicated that I would want one extra day
24between Professor Browning and Professor Evans.
25 MR JUSTICE GRAY: That is certainly reasonable. If you need
26more, say so.
1 MR IRVING: Monday I will be pretty well prepared, but to save
2the court time actually in session it will be better if
3I come well prepared.
4 MR JUSTICE GRAY: That is true too, yes.
5 MR IRVING: My Lord, at sometime this morning I will be calling
6a witness who has not arrived yet, Mr Peter Millar, on the
7Moscow matter. I do not anticipate we will need more than
8one hour with him so, with Mr Rampton's consent, I would
9propose that we continue with the cross-examination of
10myself until my witness arrives, and that we then find a
11suitable point to interrupt and slot my witness in.
12 MR RAMPTON: I am sorry, I was being badgered. Is that
14 MR IRVING: Peter Millar.
15 MR RAMPTON: Is that today?
16 MR IRVING: That is this morning.
17 MR RAMPTON: Any time.
18 MR IRVING: Yes. My Lord, the only other thing I want to say
19is that we mentioned yesterday the book by Gerald
20Fleming. It is right that I should say that I have now
21looked at the book and I have seen that I have marked it
22up in part. And I will give your Lordship a copy of book
23to see, which you can then pass to Mr Rampton. You will
24see that I have read, obviously, the first 22 pages of it
25from the annotations in the margin on one occasion, and
26then on another occasion I read into it specifically
1concerning the Bruns episode.
2 MR JUSTICE GRAY: I will take what you have just said as
4 MR IRVING: Perhaps I should repeat it from the box.
5 MR JUSTICE GRAY: No, do not bother because we have a
6transcript. I will take it as your evidence because it
7does arise out of your cross-examination and it is
8something that Mr Rampton can pursue as and when he wants
10 < Mr David Irving, recalled
11< Further cross-examined by Mr Rampton QC.
12 MR RAMPTON: I will not take time with that now, my Lord.
13 A. [Mr Irving] They have, obviously had the book already in discovery.
14 MR IRVING: Not the actual book?
15 A. [Mr Irving] That is the actual book. Those are their flags still
16stuck to the pages, and you will see that there are
17annotations that I made presumably about five or 10 years
18ago for the first 22 pages, pages five to 27, indicating
19that I have read into it for 22 pages, and then I went
20back at a later time, which is the second set of stickers
21and I looked just specifically at the Bruns episode, as
22I remembered yesterday.
23 MR RAMPTON: We will look at it in due course. Thank you,
24Mr Irving.
25 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Give it to your side, as it were.
26 A. [Mr Irving] I shall also be writing to the solicitors of the
1Defendants to suggest that I wish to have more information
2about the provenance of that document of August 1st.
3Having seen it, it is a document I would like to know more
5 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Yes.
6 A. [Mr Irving] Also one other point the transcript we were reading
7yesterday of the speech I made in Bow, it is wrong by one
8year. It is May 1993. It should be 1993.
9 MR JUSTICE GRAY: It is dated '92 at the moment.
10 A. [Mr Irving] It is dated 1992 at the moment. I have checked the famous
11diary and it is May 1993, by which time, of course, many
12things had happened to justify the remarks I made in my
14 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Yes, Mr Rampton?
15 MR RAMPTON: One small point first, MR IRVING: do you remember
16the discussion, I think on Tuesday, that is two days ago,
171st February, about the Nuremberg document PS 3051?
18 A. [Mr Irving] Yes.
19 Q. [Mr Rampton] It is at any rate one version of a telex from Heydrich at
201.20 a.m. on the morning of 10th November 1938.
21 A. [Mr Irving] Yes.
22 Q. [Mr Rampton] You in court would not accept that your reference to that
23document as 3052 was wrong and that, indeed, you were
24referring to 3051. Do you remember that?
25 A. [Mr Irving] I was referring to two documents in my source reference.
26The other one, if you remember, was Karl Wolff. I have
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Did you know the Coast Guard has its own island, sandwiched between Oakland and Alameda? That it has more than 3,000 personnel in the Bay Area? That it directs all commercial traffic in San Francisco Bay from a control center on Yerba Buena Island?
Welcome to the least understood branch of the U.S. military, which has among its missions search and rescue, boating safety, homeland security, resource preservation and narcotics interdiction.
It was a lot to absorb during a recent tour of District 11 headquarters, where multi-tasking is part of the job and law enforcement duties distinguish it from the Army, Air Force and Navy.
Commander Claudia Camp, a 27-year veteran, is chief of the enforcement division, responsible for an area that reaches from Oregon to Peru. Her division polices maritime smuggling -- "anything from human beings to Gucci bags," she said -- but its foremost target is illegal drugs, which usually means cocaine.
Drug trafficking organizations -- DTOs in Coast Guard lingo -- are well financed and shrewdly run. Sometimes they "leapfrog" up the coast from Colombia, docking in a new country each day. Sometimes they navigate hundreds of miles at sea, refueling at supply ships along the way.
"They're very adaptable," Camp said. "They'll do whatever works."
That makes the Coast Guard's success noteworthy -- more than 120,000 pounds of cocaine seized in the past three years and a lot more dumped at sea. Traffickers rarely resist when confronted; they dump weapons and evidence to skirt harsher penalties.
They travel in low-profile "go-fast" boats, 30 to 50 feet long, propelled by outboard motors capable of exceeding 45 knots; in "mother ships" disguised to look like fishing vessels; or in semi-submersibles that barely bob above the surface.
Intelligence gathering -- from informants and listening devices -- is the first step to interdiction. Then an intercept course is plotted, and the race is on.
Executive Officer Ross Stroebel said his 418-foot Cutter Waesche can cut through choppy waves at 30 knots. On calm seas, its over-the-horizon chase boat can hit 45. If more speed is needed, the two helicopters onboard have yet to find a boat they can't catch. A marksman can quickly end a chase by shooting out enemy engines.
"Surprise is our best ally," Stroebel said, noting that cameras atop the ship's mast can zoom in on vessels as far as 10 miles away.
Patience is another ally. During a recent mission, a trafficker dumped contraband (and locator beacons) before being boarded. He planned to retrieve it days later. Because the Waesche can stay at sea for a month without refueling, it cruised nearby until the bad guys returned and caught them in the act.
"We have to catch them in control of the contraband or photograph them throwing it overboard to prosecute," Stroebel said.
Agreements with Central American countries allow the Coast Guard to board vessels outside international waters. Guatemala is so rife with drug trafficking it's even turned over prosecution to the U.S.
Camp concedes some drugs get through -- the Pacific Ocean is a big place -- but every thwarted shipment is a win. She sees her enforcers as a lid on a pot of boiling water.
"If you remove the lid," she said, "the pot will boil over, get into the stove and burn down the house."
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The ShibSibs video with the YuzuTwist has been uploaded!
The ShibSibs video with the YuzuTwist has been uploaded!
oh my God I'm going to HIT something!
I seriously can't watch this because they used some music that blocks the whole video for my location??? (I'm about 5 seconds away from throwing a tantrum! )
Interview with Daisuke he saids something about Yuzuru, can someone translate pretty please
Just general translation, the interviewer says, is there a hidden side to the your skating buddies? For example Hanyu? Seems like a prince but is actually clumsy...
Takahashi says, Hanyu looks like a 'grass eater' that means someone who is passive and submissive, but his personality is a 'meat eater' that means a person who is aggressive and assertive.
Thank you... He really does since to be a very strong person isn´t he?
To go from being a skater from the disaster area to moving away from home to maintaining the mentality that was necessary to become both Olympic and World Champion, others would have broken down and stopped but he really does have the heart of a champion! Such an inspiration
Daisuke also states that he is the opposite of Hanyu. He looks like a 'meat-eater' but is actually a 'grass-eater'.
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It's been a busy week but I managed something small. We found this old fireplace mantel/surround in the barn when we moved in. I love that it's original to the house and new I wanted to add it to a wall in our dining room. I love the flexibility of moving things around, so I boxed it in so it is 'freestanding' and not attached permanently to the wall.
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DIY Show Off – Dining Room Transformation
Our Dining Room Makeover:
- Took down old ceiling tiles
- Installed smooth drywall ceiling
- Ripped out old filthy carpet
- Sanded and poly'd hardwood floor
- New light fixture
- Painted
Spring 2011…new distressed bamboo floor:
Decorated for fall…
Door before…
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When we bought the house…
Christmas 2011:
Faux fireplace – pallet shelving:
Seasonal dining room mantel:
Christmas in the dining room 2012…
along with a new area rug…
The sliding door gets a paint job:
See all dining room related posts in the DIY Show Off home tour.
DIY Holiday Highlights Linky Party ~ Empty Fireplace Card Holder and Vintage Soda Crate Advent Calendar
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Remember when I found this old mantel in the barn?
I'm guessing it's original to the house.
Yarn pumpkins with pinecone stems…
Fall monogram wreath…
Pinecone votives on pedestals…
included in a post of DIY Project Parade highlights later in the week!
Electric Fireplace Before and After – DIY at the Wright House!
Isn't that header adorable?
First up, Natalie had one of these electric fireplaces. Red mahogany and glossy:
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Long slow whistle. This fireplace transformation is smokin'! DIY, creative and the best results ever. Kasey from Beautiful Mess has an amazing transformation to show off!
Here is the fireplace before. Pretty enough – just having a fireplace is special…
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Jen from Let's Make it Ours has my same philosophy when it comes to DIY..
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Decorating Obsessed – Wall Stenciling & Fireplace Makeover
Was it the most tedious process ever? Yes. Do I love it and find it totally worth it? Definitely.
When I won a stencil from Cutting Edge Stencils thanks to DIY Showoff's giveaway, I knew right away houndstooth was the only way for me to go. I was nervous that the stencil would be a single houndstooth, so I was thrilled to discover how large the stencil was when I got it in the mail.
My biggest issue with the stencil was there was no way to keep the middle part flat against the wall. The instructions said to paint with a sponge roller –but not only would that get messy but I would not get the crisp lines I was wanting.
So I decided to use the stencil to trace the pattern onto the wall and then tape everything off. Yep, the project I envisioned to take me a day took me 4 weeks.
Some readers wanted to know how I fly through so many audio books last month – paint a houndstooth wall and you'll figure it out too. ☺
Honestly though, it wasn't as bad as it sounds, once I figured out a system. I got the majority of the project done over 3 Sundays, so I don't feel as thou
Considering the stencil was free, I only spent $18 and that was on painter's tape. I used leftover paint from my office stripes.
I'm blogging and drinking wine. You have been warned.
I wanted to spare the length of the previous post, and do all the talky talky in this post.
I never hated my fireplace, but I never liked it. It was this thought right there that made me take the plunge.
My fireplace was dirty. There was grout that would just fall off if you looked at it the wrong way. Brick is tricky like that, because it takes more work than running a vacuum over it (although, don't worry, you have to do that too).
1. Use sandpaper. You aren't using sandpaper to rough up the brick, you are using the sandpaper to get all the crap out. During this process, I recommend focusing mainly on the grout regions.
2. Vacuum. Now it's time to vacuum, to get all the loose nasty out.
3. Wipe down. I used several damp paper towels over it, to further clean it.
I decided to use the same white paint I have been using everywhere else in my house – Ralph Lauren's Frost in semi-gloss. I wanted to stick with semi-gloss, because the brick would suck up a lot of the shine to it and it would be easier to clean.
The brick on my fireplace is very textured and rough, because of this I didn't use a primer. But if your brick is of a smoother quality I would recommend one.
Once I was done painting, I moved on to caulking bricks that were cracked.
Addressing the screen was the scariest part of this project for me. I decided to take my friend Leslie's advice and spray paint everything indoors, like she did on hers.
When picking a spray paint – make sure you are using one that is heat resistant. Sure, it doesn't come in as many fancy colors, but it also doesn't set your house on fire. (Food for thought).
Here's my screen all taped off and ready to go:
Unfortunately, I'm a moron and got the spray paint on my feet and neglected to realize it. And of course I walked around the family room, leaving a nice film of spray paint dust everywhere. So, if you are wanting to spray paint indoors – stay on your plastic tarp.
While it's might be hard to tell in this photo, the shelves looked terrible once the fireplace went white. Like everywhere else in the house, the previous homeowners were a fan of beige with a yellow tint. When you pair this with white, the beige transforms into a pastel yellow.
Once the shelves went white, I painted the background a different color for a pop.
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This thing was so ugly, I was very close to putting it to the curb. As a matter of fact, it sat by the trash can for 5 days. Until I remembered I had some leftover spray paint…The transformation is unbelievable. My husband couldn't believe it was the same piece…
I had planned on pulling up the dirtiest carpet in the world in front of the fireplace, but found some crumbling asbestos tiles underneath.
This was one of the most cost effective transformations I've done in my home. All it took was a little primer & paint. It makes such a difference and really brightened things up.
Those sunburst mirrors are another reminder that I'm suffering sunshine withdrawal. Don't tell me if you're living in a warm climate! I'm freezing and we have about a foot of snow. I'm ready to snuggle back under the covers until I see my shadow or is that "don't" see my shadow? Whichever one brings spring closer.
Mr. DIY is out of commission with some back pain recently. I'm a 1-person DIY team for the time being. Anyway, I had the brilliant idea to attempt to fire up the wood stove myself. It's in the basement (another future DIY project) and connected to our duct work and sits directly below my office. Nice and toasty when the fire is going. It didn't work out though. I filled 3 stories of our home with smoke. Ooops.
Best to stick to the gas furnace for now and dream about an upcoming vacation in the works for March. It's Mr. DIY's birthday gift to me. I'm considering Playa del Carmen, Mexico (my favorite place) or Aruba or even a warm U.S. city (I need help with that one. Booking a resort vacation is so much easier or I'm maybe I'm just lazy).
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LAND AREA: 682.19 square miles
White: 82.3%
Black/African American: 13.3%
American Indian: 1.3%
Asian: 1.5%
Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Two or more races: 1.5%
Hispanic/Latino: 12.9% (of any race)
From State & County QuickFacts, US Census Bureau, 2014.
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REGION: Piedmont
RIVER BASIN: Cape Fear
NEIGHBORING COUNTIES: Alamance, Durham, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Orange, Randolph, Wake
See also: Devil's Tramping Ground.
Chatham County, located in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, was formed from Orange County in 1771 in response to troubles stemming from the War of the Regulation. The county was named for William Pitt, earl of Chatham, who defended American rights in the British Parliament. Early inhabitants of Chatham County included Iroquoian and Siouan Indians, who were followed by Scottish, English, and German settlers. The county seat is Pittsboro-also named for William Pitt-which was incorporated in 1778 as Chatham but renamed Pittsboro in 1787. Other communities in Chatham County include Goldston, Siler City, Bennett, Brickhaven, Silk Hope, Moncure, Bynum, and Mount Vernon Springs. Physical features of the county include B. Everett Jordan Lake, a sprawling reservoir popular as a recreation area, and the Cape Fear, Deep, Haw, Rocky, and New Hope Rivers.
On the western edge of the booming Triangle area that includes Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and environs, Chatham County is growing at a rapid rate. Nonetheless it still raises many agricultural products, including swine, tobacco, corn, soybeans, hay, poultry, and beef cattle. Manufactured products from the county include textiles, yarns, fabrics, furniture, and lumber. Sandstone, shale, coal, and iron are mined in the county.
Chatham County's historic landmarks include the Green Womack House (ca. 1819), the Pittsboro Masonic Lodge (ca. 1840), and the London Cottage (1861). The Devil's Tramping Ground, a mysterious and legendary 40-foot circular path in which no vegetation will grow, is located in Chatham County near Siler City. The Carnivore Preservation Trust is a sanctuary for unique endangered species located in Pittsboro and open to the public by appointment. The county's cultural institutions include the Chatham Theatre Guild and the Siler City Arts Council. Popular annual events and festivals include the Silk Hope Old Fashion Farm Days, Deep River Crescent Celebration, and Siler City Chicken Festival. In 2004 the population of Chatham County was estimated to be 55,000.
Additional resources:
Chatham County Government: http://www.chathamnc.org/
Chatham County Chamber of Commerce: http://www.ccucc.net/
DigitalNC, Chatham County: http://digitalnc.org/counties/chatham-county
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Rudersdorf, Amy. 2010. "NC County Maps." Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.
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Irving v. Lipstadt
Defense Documents
David Irving, Hitler and Holocaust Denial: Electronic Edition, by Richard J. EvansTable of Contents
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(H) Falsification of statistics: official estimates.
1. In 1966 Irving wrote that the 'competent authority in Berlin for air raid relief and welfare services accepted an estimate of between 120,000 and 150,000...' There is no source given for this.148 In 1966 Irving wrote further that 'according to the Federal Ministry of Statistics in Wiesbaden immediately after the attacks the local authorities were estimating the figure as 180,000 to 220,000.' The source runs simply, 'Dr. Hans Sperling, Federal Ministry of Statistics'. Without Dr Sperling's letter to see what these estimates consist of the reader is hard put to comment on their provenance. Irving does not care to enlighten us further. In 1995 we are no nearer the source. Again he attributes the figure 180,000 to 220,000 to 'official sources in Berlin' and this time a lower figure of 120,000 to 150,000 to 'the authority responsible for relief measures in blitzed cities'. Dr. Sperling's letter is still quoted.149 This figure of 120,000 to 150,000 makes a reappearance in the 1995 edition, again attributed to 'the Berlin authority for responsible for welfare in blitzed cities'. Bizarrely the upper figure of 150,000 cited in 1966 has become 'half a million' by 1995, while still being attributed to the same source as previously.150
2. Sperling's letter is included in Irving's microfilmed documents pertaining to Dresden. Indeed Sperling had informed Irving that: 'Immediately after the attack their number [the dead] was estimated by local authorities at 180,000 - 200,000. A few days later the competent authority in Berlin for relief of those cities effected by air raids reckoned with a loss of 120,000 - 150,000.' Sperling made no mention of a figure of 500,000. Moreover he provided a clear proviso to these figures: 'As a result of the shock the offices in the badly affected cities and the higher authorities directly involved were, out of experience, in the habit of being prone to initial overestimation. A typical example is the attacks on Hamburg in July 1943 when the losses were initially estimated at more than double.' Sperling then proceeded to outline a number of difficulties in establishing the number of those killed in Dresden, concluding: 'Besides, as a result of the number of those fleeing the destroyed city being hard to estimate people were counted as dead who had actually fled the city and later returned. After weighing up all demographic factors and technical numeral [zähltechnischen] influences most probability is attached to a figure of 60,000 losses.'151 Irving deliberately garnered the highest possible figures from Sperling's letter, suppressed his proviso, and suppressed the then official West German figure in this context.
3. By 1977, however, there was good evidence that a lower number was circulating in March 1945. Situation Report no. 1396 of the chief of Berlin's police force [Ordnungspolizei] concerning air attacks on the Reich, 14 March 1945, contains an appendix from the commander [Befehlshaber] of Dresden's police force which states 'some 12,000 fallen recovered until now'. Bergander argues that the appendix was penned at the beginning of March 1945 and there is no reason to doubt him.152
4. Thus in publishing TB 47, Irving had no evidence to support the document. On the contrary, he was forced to rely on hearsay, gossip, and speculation by unattributed sources, whilst suppressing and manipulating more valuable sources. His evidence has no historical credibility whatsoever. TB47 was cited by him in the face of far more reliable evidence for the true figure of deaths in the Dresden bombing raid, evidence of which he was only too well aware at the time.
148. Corgi edn., 1966, p. 225.
149. Focal Point, p. 243 and fn. 35, p. 299.
150. Corgi 1966, p. 241; Focal Point, p. 263.
151. DJ 10, Hans Sperling to Irving, 25 April 1962. See also Irving to Hans Sperling, 16 April 1962.
152. Lagemeldung Nr. 1396 des Chefs der Ordnungspolizei Berlin, quoted in Bergander, p. 264.
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5th Inning Funny Business Afoot at Fitch
Just missing a grand slam HR, 18-year old Korean OF Jae-Hoon Ha clubbed a bases-loaded triple high off the left-centerfield fence to cap a five-run 5th, and fellow 18-year old Korean Hak-Ju Lee (presently rehabbing from 2008 TJS at Fitch Park) doubled twice and drove-in two runs, as the EXST Cubs outlasted the EXST A's 10-7 at Fitch Park Field #3 this morning in hot & sunny Mesa, AZ.
19-year old RHP Tarlandus Mitchell had the most-impressive outing of the four Cubs pitchers who worked today, tossing 2.2 IP of hitless ball. Mitchell may be only 5''8, but his mid-90's fastball really packs a wallop. The young Texan was an all-state football player (QB/DB) as well as a two-way star baseball player (P/OF) at Alto HS before getting drafted by the Cubs in the 22nd round of the 2008 Rule 4 Draft. He fell to the 22nd round only because he was considered a "tough sign" who was more-likely to play college football than pro baseball, but the Cubs are no doubt glad he chose a career in baseball.
Converted 3B Josh Lansford (son of Carney Lansford) also got an inning of work today and looked good, retiring the side 1-2-3 with one strikeout. Although his father and uncles were MLB third-basemen, his brother is a pitcher in the A's organization, and so maybe it's not surprising that Josh looks like a natural on the mound.
Here is today's abridged box score (Cubs players only):
1. Francisco Guzman, DH #1: 2-4 (L-5, K, 1B, BB, 2B - 1 R)
2. Jose Valdez, CF: 1-4 (F-8, BB, 1B, K, L-6 - 2 R)
3a. Matt Cerda, C: 1-1 (BB, 1B, BB - 2 R, SB)
3b. Juan Medina, C: 0-2 (L-8, 4-3)
4. Ryan Keedy, 1B: 1-3 (1B, BB, BB, 4-3, 1-3 - 1 R, 1 RBI)
5. Logan Watkins, 2B: 0-3 (K, FC, BB, F-9 - 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 SB, 1 CS)
6. Jesus Morelli, RF: 0-4 (6-3, 6-3, K, F-9)
7. Jae-Hoon Ha, LF: 1-3 (HBP, 6-3, 3B, 5-3 - 1 R, 3 RBI)
8. George Matheus, 3B: 1-4 (F-9, 1B, K, 6-3 - 1 R)
9. Robert Bautista, SS: 1-3 (1B, F-8 SF, K, 4-3 - 1 R, 1 RBI)
10. Hak-Ju Lee, DH #2: 2-4 (2B, K, 2B, 4-3 - 2 RBI)
1. Jon Nagel - 3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, 2 GIDP, 1 WP, 1 PO, 5/3 GO/FO
2. Josh Lansford - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/FO
3. Tarlandus Mitchell - 2.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, 3 WP, 1/4 GO/FO
4. Eduardo Figueroa: 1.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R (4 ER), 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 1/2 GO/FO
NOTE: Figueroa's innings in both 8th & 9th were stopped before three outs after he reached the maximum pitch count for that inning ("roll it!").
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I don't even remember Mitchell being drafted. Signability issues aside any idea where he would have gone (3rd or 4th?).
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5'8" and throwing mid90s at age 19.
ha. neat.
Tonight's lineup from Wittenmyer
sori, riot, fuky, rami, hoff, milt, font, soto, lilly.
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Wow, lot of x's on the bullpen usage chart for Marmol & Gregg. Only off day was Lou's faux off day Tuesday.
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they pitched 5 out of 6 days in a row for 100-120 pitches...got a 7th day off, marched out on day 8.
it's weird how they're both being used together to me. i wonder if they hold hands on the bench.
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Let's hope they are not holding hands on the DL in September when their arms are falling off from overuse.
Speaking of arms falling off after tonight's performance I am guessing two more appearences until Fox's arm falls off again. Not pretty!!
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Russ Ortiz is old. And sucks.
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russ ortiz is old and sucks but he also looks like he has lost alot of weight if i remember he was definatly heavier
before some of his injurie problems hmmmmmmmmmmm
juice=injuries=weight loss?
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Well well well fellas. This is a little more like it. I'm not the stats hound most of you are but I bet the walk ratio is creeping up a bit. A little more patience at the plate, and you can start teeing off. Nice.
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Right now the team has 2 issues that they need to work on:
1. The last few spots in the bullpen. I've got a feeling we are going to see just about everyone from Iowa or free agents before this thing is settled.
2. Hitting with runners in scoring position. I don't know the numbers but they can't be very good. It seems like we have more bases loaded walks than hits. Part of this will work itself out when Bradley and Soto get going.
Tomorrow it will be interesting to see Wells, but the expectations are low.
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The relief on Bradley's face when he got that single with runners on was painfully apparent. Now if he will just relax and quit trying to jerk everything out of the park, maybe he'll get going.
Re: Bradley
I assume he's just pressing, but for a guy with great patience, he's been hacking at everything lately.
The spring training/first week Bradley needs to come back.
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so i guess the question is what is the roster move friday?
lee to dl
gathright to iowa
scales to iowa
fox to surgeon
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I don't believe Gath would take an Iowa assignment.
He is bad, though.
Fox - I like the other one. Happy to return this one.
Keep Scales.
I think Jim Hendry has to finally let Chad go on his merry way.
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Fox had good stuff tonight. Was throwing 94 and the slider looked good. I think he was just really amped up. He was overthrowing everything very badly.
Gotta at least give him more than one outing. Would have helped if Gathright hadn't cost him about 5 bases with two bad plays.
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Marmol was nice, too tonight, although what do I know I didn't pitch anywhere like you did. But I noticed he was pretty much delivering where Soto was spotting him. Of course, when he's really on the ball dives but Soto is so fucking good at bringing the mitt up that I sometimes wonder if he was why Cubs minor league pitchers had such a good rep for years. I mean, shit, the dude can pick a downward facing slider that's heading for the dirt and push it up and make it look like a strike? That's fucking art.
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I was watching on Gameday so I didn't see the plays in CF. But I was wondering if these were plays that shoulda/coulda been made.
Seems like Fox didn't have the same benefit as Lilly, who (again, according to Gameday) looks like his ass was SAVED by some well-placed moon shots that landed 435 feet away, but still in the park.
(please look past the poor syntax of that last sentence).
Who wants donuts?
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Yeah, Fukudome made those catches, Gathright was afraid of the wall and pulled up on one (which then put him too close to the wall, letting it bounce off for a triple) and then didn't call it and pulled up for fear of running into Soriano and let the ball drop between them. Not good.
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I've seen Scales for two years now in spring training and he just looks like a baseball player. Got a nice even, and pretty quick swing (on Scoriano scale where Scoriano is 10 I would say a 6) and has range and a decent arm. I have no opinion on Gathright cuz he just hasn't exposed himself that much to me. LOL.
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I really like the way this Mitchell guy plays. He's definitely short but that doesn't mean he can't toss the ball. Baseball suit him well.
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Kershaw, Fernandez and Syndergaard are your current leaders and all will be pitching meaningful games down the stretch that could make or break them. Hendricks will not be and his saber-numbers aren't anywhere close to those 3 and he'd split votes with Arrieta and Lester whom all are basically neck-and-neck for WAR and FIP. If Kershaw pitches like just okay Kershaw in September he deserves to win in a landslide. Voters are pretty much saber-inclined now so it would take a crazy shutout streak or something for Hendricks to jump in the picture.
AZ PHIL: With starters the likes of Edwin Jackson, even Chris Rusin or Michael Bowden could look good on their staff. At best, he is a #5-6. But as always, LH are at a premium.
Sure we would all want consistency. He is not even 24, has played 5 (!) positions this year. Can you imagine what is in his head? He was only a part-time player at 2 spots last year. And THEN think about hitting?? Cut him some slack...You sure are picky lately. First wishing #6 NL RBI guy Russell have a better average, and now an "unncessarily fancy pick". Geez tough crowd!
it's going to be hard to take down scherzer.
kershaw is supposedly coming back soon, though he'll probably need a good amount of deep innings to match up with scherzer...probably too late at this point. tanner roark, bumgarner, and hendricks are probably going to steal some votes along with kershaw.
I absolutely love Javy's game, and I love the way Maddon changed the perception of him as a ballplayer, but I really wish he would just make the routine plays routinely. On the ground ball in the 9th, he made an unnecessarily fancy pick. He made the play, but tried the same thing last night and made an error.
How many wins does Kyle need for serious Cy Young consideration? Would 17 be enough if he leads the league in ERA? My goodness, what a season -- makes a Dartmouth alum proud.
hendricks WHIP drops to 0.98 over 159 innings after throwing 7ip 3h 1bb 4k, 0r/er
ERA down to 2.09 on the season.
crazy good.
I am pretty well fed up with the majority of home plate umps. Just terrible inconsistencies.
Oh shit forgot about that
Shark and Sczur right?
Yes, football player?- check.
If it was 2006 Hendry would be there w a Bible and a contract
he subscribes to my twitter, he's beyond TCR. #yolo #swag
Whoops. Maddon must have been reading TCR (for his daily crunch) and got confused.
kuhl is a righty, not a lefty.
i think maddon might think kuhl is a lefty, too. i wonder what the reasoning is for baez leading off vs a rightie.


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As part of FDA's Office of Generic Drugs' (OGD) ongoing effort to streamline the review process and reduce the number of deficiencies cited for abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs), a series of articles is being published to provide transparency and clarity to applicants submitting applications in the question-based review (QbR) format. The articles highlight the need and significance of science-based justification in establishing drug substance (DS) and drug product (DP) specifications, in-process controls, choice of formulation, selection of a product design, and selection of the manufacturing processes. Part 1 of this series, which dealt with the deficiencies cited in the drug substance section, was published in January 2010 (1). Part 2 of the series regarding drug product composition and excipients and Part 3, regarding the control of the drug product and stability, were published in August 2010 (2) and February 2011 (3), respectively.
The current article is the last of this series, with the focus on providing clarification regarding some common deficiencies cited in the drug product manufacturing (3.2.P.3) and the container closure system (3.2.P.7) portions of ANDA submissions using the Common Technical Document (CTD) and Question-based Review–Quality Overall Summary (QbR-QOS) format as a guide. See the sidebar for a list of some of the deficiencies and comments related to these sections. This is not an all-inclusive list of comments and deficiencies pertaining to the drug product manufacturing and container closure controls and information; but includes some questions that are cited frequently.
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Before delving into IPCs, we would be remiss without noting a common deficiency with regard to proposed batch formula. A deficiency is often cited when the information regarding the actual manufacturing formula for the exhibit lot and the proposed commercial lots is not provided. It is preferable that the quantities of all the raw materials used in the formulation including those, which do not appear in the final formulation, be provided in a clear tabular format for ease of comparison. Any overages should be indicated clearly and justified. Overages and their acceptability have been discussed in detail in Part 2 of this series (2).


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To say Peter Runyon was a political novice when he first took office as an Eagle County Commissioner is a bit of an understatement.
When he was first elected to the post eight years ago, it marked the first time he had ever run for anything. But what he lacked in election experience, he made up for in abiding love for Eagle County and its environs. That commitment to this place earned him his first four-year term back in 2004 and his re-election back in 2008.
Runyon will leave office next week on Tuesday, Jan. 8, when newly elected Commissioner Jill Ryan has her swearing-in ceremony. But Runyon isn't going far because his heart has been in Eagle County even though he wasn't born and raised here and he ventured away from the Colorado high country during his lifetime.
Runyon is an East Coaster by birth, but after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania back in 1970, he decided to take a detour before getting on with his life.
"I had planned to be a full-time commercial photographer," he said. But some good fortune related to the Vietnam lottery - he received a medial deferment - combined with a desire to take a break found him living a cliche.
"Like so many people at that time, we drove our Volkswagen van out west singing "Rocky Mountain High,'" he said. "Actually, that song didn't come out until 1973 and I moved here in 1970, but the sentiment was definitely the same."
Aspen was Runyon's original Colorado destination, but on the way he stopped in Vail for a night. "Everyone seemed so friendly here," he said. He did trek on to Aspen, but decided he liked the energy in Vail better so he returned to see if he could find work. "Before I got a job bussing tables, I thought I would see if there was any photography jobs available," he said.
Runyon heard that Vail Associates was looking for a staff photographer and when he approached the personnel department secretary to inquire about the position, she told him she was authorized to ask two questions: Do you know how to do your own darkroom work and do you ski? Runyon answered "yes" to the darkroom question but he admits he fudged about his skiing abilities. Eventually he met with Bob Parker to discuss the position.
"Bob shoved over 10 rolls of film at me and told me to shoot photos of Vail getting ready for the ski season," Runyon said. Once the images were developed, Parker liked what he saw and he offered Runyon the photographer job for $800 per month.
"You have to understand, that's like $3,000 a month in today's dollars," said Runyon.
He stayed with Vail Associates for 10 years. "Many of the iconic photos I did are ones they still use today," he said.
As a sidelight, Runyon launched a postcard business in the mid 1970s with partner Margie Chapman. Ultimately his position with Vail ended up financing the next phase of his life. As a company manager, Runyon was offered a special price on a lot in the Potato Patch area. He held onto the property for a number of years and then sold it for a tidy profit. By this time, he was ready to try something new.
"After being the staff photographer of a major ski resort, what could I do to top that? So I decided to go sailing," said Runyon.
During his decade on the high seas, Runyon figures he racked up 50,000 or so miles off shore sailing. He eventually designed and built what he thought would be "the perfect world cruiser."
"That was a classic case of hubris," he said, with a laugh.
But while he was out sailing, that postcard company he established kept chugging along. When he returned from his travels in 1991, Runyon started a company called Mountain Sights, which produced an array of items such as shot glasses and coffee mugs with Vail images emblazoned on them. Runyon also was one of the first local shooters to embrace the potential of a new computer tool called Photoshop.
"I created a unique line of postcards - kittens skiing in deep powder- and images like that," said Runyon.
Twenty years ago marked a heyday for Runyon's commercial ventures. Between Peter Runyon Postcards and Mountain Sights, he was selling 2 million or so pieces per year. But even as he enjoyed that commercial success, Runyon was becoming increasingly concerned about what was happening in the valley. The decade away from the place he called home provided Runyon with a unique perspective on the valley's growth. Because he wasn't around to see the increments, the impact of the local building boom hit him at full force.
'Basically, that's the primary reason I decided to run for county commissioner," Runyon said.
"The reason I wanted to become a county commissioner is I saw how the valley grew from 1970 to 2003," said Runyon. "There was a mind set at that time that all growth was good and I was afraid that we could end up killing the goose that laid the golden egg."
Runyon said his real "a-ha" moment happened when he attended a presentation by the Colorado State Demographer. The meeting was chocked full of facts and figures but the one that stood out in Runyon's mind was if growth trends in Eagle County continued, the area's population would hit 90,000 people by 2030.
"But after he said that, the state demographer turned around and said, 'But that's up to you.' It was like he was talking directly to me," said Runyon.
Runyon shared a statistic he often quotes: Currently Eagle County has approximately 26,000 dwelling units - homes, duplexes, apartments, condos - built. However, there is an additional 15,000 dwelling units approved for construction in the valley. "That's always something that's in the back of my mind," he said.
Runyon is quick to note that the economic landscape in Eagle County today is far different from when he first took office in 2004. After the housing bubble burst in 2008, the county followed the rest of the nation and new construction skidded to a halt. But even though many local residents have urged him to be more proactive in approving new development, Runyon remains cautious.
"The reason why we don't have construction jobs isn't because of a lack of places to build. It's because of the national economy," he said.
As he reflects on his early days as an Eagle County Commissioner, Runyon said he often acted as the board's referee. During his first two years in office, Runyon served with often arguing commissioners Tom Stone and Arn Menconi.
"Those first years in office were why good people don't run for office," he said.
Eventually, both Stone and Menconi came up against the same two-term limit that is now forcing Runyon from office. For the past four years, Runyon has served with Sara Fisher and Jon Stavney.
Runyon said that in addition to a more civil environment, the new board has instituted a policy governance system that promotes a more professional atmosphere at the commissioners' table. The new policy specifically defines a commissioner's role and gives a structure for proper interaction in the county organization and in the community as a whole.
"In the past, if you could get one other county commissioner to go along with you, you could tell the health department or road and bridge to do something," said Runyon. "Now we are not allowed to go to staff and ask for anything more than information or a report."
But Runyon noted while the past four years have seen improvements in professionalism for county leaders, they have also seen lots of hard decisions. With the national economy tanking in 2008, the county was faced with drastically dwindling dollars. The county had to cut its budget and that meant people lost their jobs.
Runyon noted 75 people are gone today who worked for the county back in 2008. "We gave a number of people early retirement," he said. 'We also tried mightily to get people transferred within the organization."
Those were difficult days on the job, Runyon said. "When you are talking about 75 people, you are also typically talking about 75 spouses and 100 or so kids that you are affecting," he said.
However, Runyon also noted those tough decisions simply had to be made for the county to remain in business. Today, he said, the county's financial position is both stable and ready to weather additional tax revenue declines. That is one of the legacies Runyon is proud of. Better countywide communication is another.
Runyon said his proudest accomplishment during the past eight years was institution of quarterly Mayors and Managers forums. Every four months, the mayors and managers of all Eagle County communities gather with the commissioners and other county officials to discuss issues of mutual concern.
"I hope that will carry on forever," said Runyon.
He is also proud of the county's tightened land use regulations and collaborative work the county has done with other entities, including the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Runyon cited open space acquisition as another boon the county has seen over the past eight years.
As a commissioner, long range transportation planning has been a particular interest for Runyon. "I have found that fascinating, frustrating and rewarding," he said. "Transportation planning is an exercise in frustration because there is no money for what you know needs to be done in Colorado."
However, Runyon has learned that dollars spent planning for transportation projects can prove fruitful. For instance, when federal stimulus dollars became available for local projects, the planning was done for the Edwards roundabouts and the state was willing to channel money to that project.
"We understood that in a limited money environment, you have to have things shovel-ready," said Runyon.
A conversation about accomplishments inevitably also leads to talk about regrets. Runyon is very forthcoming about the decision he would like to take back.
"We didn't ask enough hard questions on the jail issue," he said. Two years ago, the county approved and built a large addition to its jail on the basis of reports showing the current facility could not meet the long-term need. But shortly after it opened, the addition was shut down when the inmate numbers were too small to support the additional jail beds.
"We took the advice we received as fact. If we had delayed a couple of years, we would have realized we didn't need it immediately," said Runyon. "
As he prepares to hand over his duties to Ryan, Runyon's best advice to the new commissioner is to "be reasonable."
"You can argue passionately but you need to understand that every decision has both pluses and minuses," he said. "I think Jill is going to be a very good commissioner because she has experience working here at the county."
As he leaves, Runyon said he will miss the people he has worked with for the past eight years, but he knows the organization will do just fine without him.
"I would put the staff of Eagle County up against any private corporation," said Runyon. "I think they are great and that we have come a long way."


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Physics (PHY)201, 202 General Physics
A non-calculus-based course emphasizing general principles in physics. This course considers objects from our daily environment and focuses on their principles of operation, histories, and relationships to one another. The emphasis for PHY 201 is on mechanical and thermal objects. PHY 202 emphasizes objects involving electromagnetism, light, special materials, and nuclear energy. Prerequisite: MTH 103 or 105 or 111. Additional prerequisite for 202: PHY 201.
Five hours, four credits each.
203, 204 Fundamentals of Physics
Designed for science, engineering, and computer science majors. The four fundamental forces are investigated using the ideas and terminology of both differential and integral calculus. Topics covered include Newtonian mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, quantum effects, and special relativity. Prerequisites: MTH 211. Additional prerequisite for 204: PHY 203.
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390, 490 Special Topics
A course that allows the physics faculty, in response to student interest, to offer a class not normally in the schedule. Prerequisites: PHY 203.
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A few weeks before he died eight years ago, my 81-year-old father wiped out a handicapped parking sign at the Fish Market in Palo Alto.
With my brother and me in the car, he pulled fast into the handicapped slot and kept going, leaving the pole and blue handicapped parking sign at a 45-degree angle to the ground.
My father had always been a careful driver. As he edged into his 80s, however, he drove faster. He reacted more slowly. Had he lived longer, we would have had to talk.
All this comes to mind because of the sad story of Edward Nelson, a 90-year-old Woodside man who last October jumped the curb in Menlo Park and pinned twin 6-year-old boys against a wall with his BMW sports utility vehicle. One boy suffered a broken arm. The second survived after extensive surgery.
Nelson now faces a lawsuit from the Cadigan family, which has argued that he had an accident in 2012 and should not have been driving. Police say he apparently mistook the accelerator for the brake.
In turn, Nelson's attorneys have argued that the two boys, who were accompanied by a babysitter, contributed to the accident by behaving "recklessly and negligently."
Deal with the big picture first. Anyone with an elderly parent still driving knows how much they prize the privilege. To them, it symbolizes independence and vibrancy. A lot of people older than my father are still sharp and more than adequate at the wheel.
Modest brake
California's DMV laws, all told, put only a modest brake on elderly drivers. After you turn 70, you have to show up in person and pass a written and vision test. Sometimes you have to get behind the wheel.
Even if a license is revoked because of health reasons or a bad driving record, the DMV offers avenues of appeal, particularly for the affluent who can hire lawyers or doctors.
A friend of mine who follows the Nelson case says, "We've gotten to the point where people lose their license only after the family intervenes."
That brings me to my larger point. Stricter laws might help. But the onus ought to fall on family. We're too quick to shrug after a relative passes a less-than-rigorous DMV exam. My wife's father passed the test in his late 80s, when he had trouble seeing the road.
Hard conversations
These talks are not easy. My father loved cars and would have rebelled at the notion his driving was dangerous. But as gently as possible, the talk about surrendering the keys often has to take place. We put others at risk otherwise.
And the Nelson case? Two things bear mentioning: First, the 2012 accident was apparently not serious, and maybe not his fault. Someone backed into Nelson's vehicle in a grocery parking lot (According to the lawsuit, Nelson's license was suspended for several months afterward).
The most troubling part of the Woodside man's case, however, is his lawyers' assertion that the 6-year-olds contributed to the accident.
You can read that as a lawyer's boilerplate defense to punitive damages. But what exactly was the reckless behavior? Two boys skipping down the sidewalk with a babysitter?
I don't pretend to know the ins and outs of Nelson's mental acuity. I don't know why he mistook the accelerator for the brake. But there's a meanness to that claim that suggests we'd be better off if he gave up driving permanently.
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21.The last 5 lines of page 13, page 14 and the first two lines of page 15 are extracts from Gray's judgment (7.61, 13.76, 13.84)
22.The arguments put forward at page 15, 16 and 17 are all contained in the Gray Critique. All the footnoted documents pre-date the trial with the exception of FN 9, which is dared "2000". However, that date is misleading because the English language version of the Mattogno article "Auschwitz 1270 to the present. Critical notes by Carlo Mattogno" (not available at the web-link provided by Rudolf but available on Russ Granata's web-site 'http://russgranata.com/irving-eng.html') has a 1999 copyright (see "MDB 4" tab 4 page 1).
23. As noted by Rudolf at page 16 he draws on the Mattogno article referred to in 22 above. Points A, B, C D and E are all lifted direct from it (see "MDB 4" tab 4 page 9).
24.The argument used by Rudolf on page 17 as to how corpses got into the crematorium had already been used by Irving when he wrote to van Pelt on 29th May 1997. (see "MDB 4" tab 5 page 7).
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Pet allergy is an allergic reaction to proteins found in an animal's skin cells, saliva or urine. Signs of pet allergy include those common to hay fever, such as sneezing and runny nose. Some people may also experience signs of asthma, such as wheezing and difficulty breathing.
Most often, pet allergy is triggered by exposure to the dead flakes of skin (dander) a pet sheds. Any animal with fur can be a source of pet allergy, but pet allergies are most commonly associated with cats, dogs, rodents and horses.
If you have a pet allergy, the best strategy is to avoid or reduce exposure to the animal as much as possible. Medications or other treatments may be necessary to relieve symptoms and manage asthma.
Pet allergy signs and symptoms caused by inflammation of nasal passages include:
If your pet allergy contributes to asthma, you may also experience:
Some people with pet allergy may also experience skin symptoms. Allergic dermatitis is an immune system reaction that causes skin inflammation. Direct contact with an allergy-causing pet may trigger allergic dermatitis signs and symptoms, which may include:
Some signs and symptoms of pet allergy, such as a runny nose or sneezing, are similar to those of the common cold. Sometimes it's difficult to know whether you have a cold or an allergy. If symptoms persist for more than one week, you might have an allergy.
If your signs and symptoms are severe — such as severe nasal congestion, difficulty sleeping or wheezing — call your doctor. Seek emergency care if wheezing or shortness of breath rapidly worsens or if you are short of breath with minimal activity.
Allergies occur when your immune system reacts to a foreign substance such as pollen, mold or pet dander.
Your immune system produces proteins known as antibodies. These antibodies protect you from unwanted invaders that could make you sick or cause an infection. When you have allergies, your immune system makes antibodies that identify your particular allergen as something harmful, even though it isn't. When you inhale the allergen or come into contact with it, your immune system responds and produces an inflammatory response in your nasal passages or lungs. Prolonged or regular exposure to the allergen can cause the ongoing (chronic) inflammation associated with asthma.
Allergens from cats and dogs are found in skin cells the animals shed (dander), as well as in their saliva, urine and sweat and on their fur. Dander is a particular problem because it is very small and can remain airborne for long periods of time with the slightest bit of air circulation. It also collects easily in upholstered furniture and sticks to your clothes.
Pet saliva can stick to carpets, bedding, furniture and clothing. Dried saliva can become airborne.
So-called hypoallergenic cats and dogs may shed less fur than shedding types, but no breed is truly hypoallergenic.
Rodent pets include mice, gerbils, hamsters and guinea pigs. Allergens from rodents are usually present in hair, dander, saliva and urine. Dust from litter or sawdust in the bottom of cages may contribute to airborne allergens from rodents.
Rabbit allergens are present in dander, hair and saliva.
Pet allergy is rarely caused by animals that don't have fur, such as fish and reptiles.
Pet allergies are common. However, you're more likely to develop a pet allergy if allergies or asthma runs in your family.
Being exposed to pets at an early age may have an impact on your risk of pet allergies. Some studies have found that children who live with a dog in the first year of life may have better resistance to upper respiratory infections during childhood than kids who don't have a dog at that age.
Ongoing (chronic) inflammation of tissues in the nasal passages caused by pet allergy can obstruct your sinuses, the hollow cavities connected to your nasal passages. These obstructions may make you more likely to develop bacterial infections of the sinuses, such as sinusitis.
People with asthma and pet allergy often have difficulty managing asthma symptoms. They may be at risk of asthma attacks that require immediate medical treatment or emergency care.
If you're experiencing runny nose, sneezing, wheezing, shortness of breath or other symptoms that may be related to an allergy, you'll most likely start by seeing your family doctor or general practitioner. Because appointments can be brief, and because there's often a lot of ground to cover, it's a good idea to prepare for your appointment.
Preparing a list of questions will help you make the most of your time together. For symptoms that may be related to pet allergy, some basic questions to ask your doctor include:
In addition to the questions that you've prepared to ask your doctor, don't hesitate to ask questions during your appointment.
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions. Being ready to answer them may reserve time to go over any points you want to spend more time on. Your doctor may ask:
If you've already been diagnosed with asthma and are having difficulty managing the disease, your doctor may talk to you about the possibility of allergies. Although allergies are a major contributing factor to asthma, the influence of allergy on asthma isn't always obvious.
The impact of a pollen allergy may be noticeable because the allergy is seasonal. For example, you may have more difficulty managing your asthma for a short time during the summer.
Pet allergy, on the other hand, may be due to a pet that you're exposed to throughout the year. Even if you don't have a pet, you may be exposed to pet allergens in other people's homes or that have been transported on people's clothes at work or school. Therefore, you may not recognize allergy as a factor possibly complicating your asthma when, in fact, it may be a primary cause.
If you suspect that you may have a pet allergy, take steps to reduce your exposure to your pets. Keep pets out of your bedroom and off upholstered furniture, and wash your hands immediately after touching pets.
Your doctor may suspect a pet allergy based on symptoms, an examination of your nose and your answers to his or her questions. He or she may use a lighted instrument to look at the condition of the lining of your nose. If you have a pet allergy, the lining of the nasal passage may be swollen or appear pale or bluish.
Your doctor may suggest an allergy skin test to determine exactly what you're allergic to. You may be referred to an allergy specialist (allergist) for this test.
In this test, tiny amounts of purified allergen extracts — including extracts with animal proteins — are pricked into your skin's surface. This is usually carried out on the forearm, but it may be done on the upper back.
Your doctor or nurse observes your skin for signs of allergic reactions after 15 minutes. If you're allergic to cats, for example, you'll develop a red, itchy bump where the cat extract was pricked into your skin. The most common side effects of these skin tests are itching and redness. These side effects usually go away within 30 minutes.
In some cases, a skin test can't be performed because of the presence of a skin condition or because of interactions with certain medications. As an alternative, your doctor may order a blood test that screens your blood for specific allergy-causing antibodies to various common allergens, including various animals. This test may also indicate how sensitive you are to an allergen.
The first line of treatment for controlling pet allergy is avoiding the allergy-causing animal as much as possible. When you minimize your exposure to pet allergens, you should expect to have allergic reactions that are less often or less severe. However, it's often difficult or impossible to eliminate completely your exposure to animal allergens. Even if you don't have a pet, you may unexpectedly encounter pet allergens transported on other people's clothes.
In addition to avoiding pet allergens, you may need medications to control symptoms.
Your doctor may direct you to take one of the following medications to improve nasal allergy symptoms:
Decongestants can help shrink swollen tissues in your nasal passages and make it easier to breathe through your nose. Some over-the-counter allergy tablets combine an antihistamine with a decongestant. Oral decongestants can increase blood pressure and shouldn't be taken if you have high blood pressure, glaucoma or cardiovascular disease. In men with an enlarged prostate, the drug can worsen the condition. Talk to your doctor about whether you can safely take a decongestant.
Over-the-counter decongestants taken as a nasal spray may briefly reduce allergy symptoms. If you use a decongestant spray for more than three days in a row, it can contribute to congestion.
Avoiding exposure to pets is the best remedy for pet allergy. For many people that doesn't sound like a good option, because family members are often very attached to their pets. Talk to your doctor about whether reducing exposure to your pet, rather than finding a new home for your pet, may be sufficient for managing your pet allergy.
If you do find a new home for your pet, your allergy symptoms won't disappear immediately. Even after a thorough cleaning, your house may have significant levels of pet allergens for several weeks or months. The following steps can help lower pet allergen levels in a newly pet-free home:
If you keep your pet, you can help minimize the allergens in your home with these tips:
If you don't have a pet but are considering adopting or buying one, make sure you don't have pet allergies before making the commitment.
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Muses and Meaning: An Interview with Yogi Elena Brower (Part One)
I first met Elena Brower this October when we both presented at the Ojai Yoga Crib, although we'd been acquainted through email for about a year prior. Elena walked into the faculty dinner and seemed to carry a piece of the sun in her essence.
Now I know that might sound a bit "woo-woo," and if you've been reading my blog for the past five years, you know that I am a straight shooter and tend to refrain from sharing heavy doses of mystical or esoteric phenomenon with my readers. But I tell you, I can also recognize a galvanizer when I see one, and I was immediately drawn to Elena's intense stare, clarity of tone and poetic spirit. She's awesome! And I am happy to now call her my friend.
So when I found out she was about to publish her very first book Art of Attention, a yoga workbook designed to inspire your yoga practice, contemplation and creativity, which she wrote with co-author Erica Jago, I wanted to have a heart-to-heart interview: teacher-to-teacher, innovator-to-innovator and woman-to-woman. Here is the result of that conversation:


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TRUCKEE, Calif. - If you're like me, you'll be glad when the presidential election is over. I can't recall an election in my lifetime that was this close in the polls and saw our country so divided. The partisan vitriol seems to have hit levels lower than I ever could have imagined. Regardless of your political leanings, you should be aware of how the election results could affect stocks.As the presidential election nears it may be prudent to review your portfolio for holdings that could be impacted by the election result. CNBC has put together some model portfolios that are based on the outcome of the presidential election. Remember, the election is just one of several variables that can affect the performance of a stock and the portfolios should not be considered as investment recommendations.CNBC has compiled data from variety of sources and concluded that a Romney win would be good for coal, oil and gas exploration, aerospace and defense and managed health care. Tobacco stocks are also favored with a Romney victory. Some of the names that they have mentioned include Arch Coal, Philip Morris, Lockheed Martin, United Health and Haliburton.On Obama win should favor health care facilities, automobile manufacturers, semiconductors and industrial conglomerates. Some of the names mentioned in the President Obama portfolio include, Healthsouth, First Solar, Tesla and Jack Welch's old company General Electric. General Electric makes wind turbines, engines for high speed rail and Jack Welch is the former CEO who was widely criticized last week for saying that the unemployment numbers were suspect.One interesting thing I noticed about their model portfolios was that the Romney portfolio was focused on a few specific sectors and the Obama portfolio has more individual names spread out across more sectors of the economy.Four years ago the stock market was in a serious decline and has roughly doubled since then. The fed has pumped trillions of dollars into the economy from the rounds of quantitative easing and operation twist and a lot of those funds have found their way into the stock market.Another interesting trend over the last four years that is likely to continue is the move towards energy independence. This year the US has produced 83 percent of the energy that is has consumed up from 73.8 percent in 2008.Natural gas production is up 18 percent since January 2009 and we produce 1.5 million more barrels of oil per day and import 1 million fewer barrels per day than in 2008. Energy could be a good play regardless of the election result.Kenneth Roberts is a Truckee based Registered Investment Advisor. Information on his money management service can be found at www.fusiontargetretirement.com or by calling 775-657-8065. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Consult your financial adviser before purchasing any security.
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I've been using PS3 Media Server for years, and a couple of times out of no where it will stop working, or rather the Service will stop working if you have it installed that way. In the past, I would just open the Server and leave it running, because soon after there would be an update, and everything would work again.
On Sunday Jan 20th, I was watching using PMS, and everything worked great. I went out for a couple of hours, and when I came home, I tried to access PMS, and it was not running. I simple thought the computer it runs on was turned off. I checked, no that was not the problem... I tried to start the Service multiple times, and it always came back with the same Error 2.... so I reinstalled the software... still did not work. I could open the PMS on my desktop, and it would work fine.
I searched high and low of answers, nothing seems to be posted about this.... then I saw a message somewhere about the log for the "Wrapper" software that is executed by the Windows Service. When I checked the log, all of this made sense. The problem that was happening was the "Wrapper" is looking for Current Version 1.6 of Java. I looked at the registry entry that it was looking for, and sure enough, my system must have updated, and the current version is 1.7.
Because I could not find any fix, I thought about rolling back my Java, but then realized there was a recent warning about a security issue, so I simple decided to change the Current Version number from 1.7 back to 1.6.
I started the Service, and all has been running perfectly since then. Maybe the next update will be looking for Version 1.7, but my system is working now.
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EAST ROCHESTER — A Swedish meatball supper will be hosted at Bethany United Methodist Church, 24 Main St., East Rochester, on Saturday, Jan. 19. The menu will include Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls, coffee and homemade pies. Two seatings are scheduled at 4:45 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Cost of meal is $8 per adult and $4 for children. For more information, call (603) 332-3618. Advanced tickets are available in the church's Thrift Shop open on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10 a.m.-noon and Saturdays, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
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A visitor to the Genealogy Research Room at the Quitman Public Library, Teresa Williams, was visiting in-county looking for the burial place of Louida May Taylor Bulger (or Bulgier).
She had information that Louida May had been buried in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Mineola. However. a handwritten note in the office there indicated that Louida May had been moved to the Quitman City Cemetery in 1982. Teresa said she had found what she considered to be the location of Louida May's burial site at Roselawn but is puzzled by the move since she believes there was no family here in 1982 to request that removal.
If you have any information which might help Teresa with this puzzle, you can contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com. Also, please post here so that we all can also know more about this story.
Also, Teresa said that she was told while at Roselawn that all of their records prior to 2000 had been destroyed.
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The Bass Museum of Art along with Dr. Bill Beckwith will offer memory screening tests in August for those with memory concerns or who wish to enroll in Artful Minds – A unique brain stimulation program at the museum.
Dates: Fridays in August | 8/9, 8/16, 8/30, 2013
Time: 10am-1pm (appointments required)
Contact for appointments: Kylee Crook, Education Program Manager,
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Cost: Free
Artful [email protected] | Pamela Beckwith, Program Director I Wednesdays | 1-2:30pm | Free
Artful Minds is a stimulation program for individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or in the early stages of memory loss/Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers. This 10-week class will meet Wednesdays from 1-2:30pm at Bass Museum of Art. Through this program, participants will receive training with museum exploration, experimentation with art materials, reminiscing, storytelling and many other interesting projects. This program is intended to improve self-esteem, stimulate memory, provide a safe and comfortable space to socialize and reconnect.