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Correcting Sensor Metadata in the Project Warehouse
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06 Jun 2014 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): Cheng Song
The presentation provides a quick guidance for editing and correcting sensor metadata after they are successfully uploaded to the Project Warehouse. Researchers are encouraged to consult the...
NEEScomm Curation Requirements 2014
21 May 2014 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): Stanislav Pejša
This recorded presentation from NEEScomm Data Archiving Training at Davis in April 2014 reviews the basic requirements for data archiving in the NEES data repository. The purpose of...
Documenting Sensor Metadata in the NEEScomm Project Editor
21 May 2014 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): Cheng Song
The recording shows how to provide sensor metadata in the Project Warehouse. It reviews the required fields, proper form of sensor types, and their corresponding units of measurement.
Documentation of an Experiment in the Project Warehouse
01 May 2014 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): Cheng Song
What documentation is required and which is optional? The presentation provides guidance how to upload documentation and how to indicate what genre is uploaded. It also touches on the issues of...
Data, Data, Data and How to Upload, Archive, and Describe Research Data
How to correctly upload and describe research data? What are the different types of data and how they shoudl be organized? The presentation focuses on data archiving in the Project Editor. It...
Drawings - How to Archive Setup, Instrumentation, and Speciman of an Experiment in the Project Editor
The presentation shows proper archiving of the setup, instrumentation, and specimen of an experiment in the Project Editor. While researchers are free to upload additional technical documentation...
Documenting a Specimen in the NEEScomm Project Editor
This short presentation shows how to document a specimen in the Project Warehouse, so that it satisfy the curation requirements. Length: 6:44 minutes.
Introduction to the NEEScomm Project Editor
This short presentation shows how to create an experiment and provide key descriptive metadata for a dataset that will help to identify and retrieve the datasets. Length: 4:23 minutes.
The Data Archiving Training at NEES@Davis 2014
30 Apr 2014 | Series | Contributor(s): Stanislav Pejša, Cheng Song
The series is composed of recorded sessions that were presented in the morning 2014-04-25 at the NEEScomm data archiving training at the UC Davis facility. Standa Pejša and Cheng Song demonstrated...
Summary of the NEEScomm Curation Requirements - UCLA edition
10 May 2013 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Stanislav Pejša
A short presentation of NEEScomm curation requirements with examples of metadata and documentation transferred from the NEES@UCLA data package to the Project Warehouse. The presentation also...
Curation of Earthquake Engineering Research Data
13 Apr 2013 | Publications | Contributor(s): Stanislav Pejša, Thomas Hacker
Earthquake engineering brings together researchers from seismology, structural, mechanical, and geotechnical engineering whose research results in saving lives and protecting property during...
Summary of Curation Requirements for Research Data
29 Jan 2013 | Active Documents | Contributor(s): Stanislav Pejša, Jared Gray West
The document contains several frequently asked questions regarding the Project Warehouse, data sharing policies, and curation. It also contains list of metadata and documentation required for...
registry of file formats uploaded to NEES Data Repositry
Procedures for Data Sharing and Archiving in the NEES Project Warehouse
27 Apr 2011 | Active Documents | Contributor(s): Ellen M. Rathje, Stanislav Pejša
Data archiving is critical to the vision and success of NEES. The Project Warehouse found on the NEEShub (http://nees.org) is the repository for experimental, computational, and simulation data...
Data Sharing and Archiving Policies
11 Apr 2011 | Active Documents | Contributor(s): Stanislav Pejša, Dawn Weisman
NEEScomm (NEES Community and Communications) facilitates the use of the NEES Equipment Sites and establishes data archiving and sharing policies for all data submitted to and archived in the NEES...


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Ellis-van Creveld syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that affects bone growth.
Chondroectodermal dysplasia; EVC
Ellis-van Creveld is passed down through families (inherited). It is caused by defects in one of two Ellis-van Creveld syndrome genes (EVC and EVC2) that are positioned next to each other on the same chromosome.
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Horton WA, Hecht JT. Disorders for which defects are poorly understood or unknown. In: Kliegman RM, Stanton BF, St. Geme III JW, Shor NF, Behrman RE, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 691.
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Medkila Team Statistics and Soccer Results Toppserien
Medkila - ToppserienThe Soccer Team Medkila plays this Season Toppserien in Norway.
Medkila is currently in the Toppserien league table on the 11. place.
The full current placing in the League Tables please see here Toppserien Table.
The next Match is on 04/09/2016, 13:00 o`clock away against the Team LSK Kvinner.
The complete Toppserien Season, all Teams and League Statistics Toppserien Norway.
Results MedkilaNewest Soccer Results of the Team Medkila.
Medkila lost all recent 5 Matches Away of the League in Streaks.
Team Medkila won no one of their recent 10 Matches.
Goal Statistics MedkilaMedkila scored in the current Toppserien Season a average of 1.1 Goals per Game.
On Games home Medkila scored a average of 1.3 Goals per Game and on
Games Away 0.9 Goals per Game scored by Team Medkila.
Other Teams scored within Games against Medkila a average of 2.6 Goals per Toppserien Game.
On Home Games of Medkila the Guest Teams scored average 2.3 Goals per Game and on the
Away Games of Medkila the Opponents scored a average of 3 Goals in a Soccer Game.
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1. Divisjon Kvinner ( Norway )
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Last Refresh of the Statistics for Medkila Games and Soccer Results for Toppserien was 02:05 o`clock.
The Statistics and Estimations for Medkila will be refreshed within the next Game
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Brundage Snow Blog
February 8, 2013 by April
I've really got to hand it to our grooming crews this week.
Aside from a skiff here and a trace there, it's been nine days since we've had fresh snow.
But you would never know it from the slope conditions.
Through some stroke of genius, luck or magic, our groomed runs are in amazing shape. Not just better-than-you'd expect shape, but actually super-smooth and REALLY carvable.
Fast in places, but VERY forgiving.
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Our grooming crews do an excellent job of reading the slope and weather conditions then blading, re-grading and tilling the runs into top shape.
Their skill, dedication and artistry are really showing right now.
The weekend forecast inspires confidence that these strokes of magic will continue. Look at those overnight lows:
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Yukio Ninagawa Gives Japanese Play European Debut
Last night saw Japanese theater director Yukio Ninagawa receive a standing ovation from London's Barbican Theater audience for the European première of a recent Japanese play, "Musashi" by Hisashi Inoue.
Set in the early 17th century, six years after the Duel of Ganryu between legendary swordsmen Kojiro Sasaki and Musashi Miyamoto – played by Ryo Katsuji and Tatsuya Fujiwara respectively – the play joins Kojiro on a mission for retribution and examines how they reach the understanding of the ultimate futility of seeking vengeance.
"Musashi" also looks at how the protagonists come to terms with the end of the samurai era, which no doubt was written with parallels in current world events in mind, aided and abetted by the of ghosts of the past – a very Japanese theme.
After working within the Kabuki tradition with his last London production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," this piece draws on the different traditional elements of Noh and Kyogen (Kyogen is a comic form performed as an entr'acte between Noh acts). "Musahi," which is very much an ensemble piece, gives each actor a set piece in the spotlight.
The play is set in a Zen temple courtyard in Kamakura, and as with all Ninagawa productions, there is huge attention to detail on the sets, costumes and sound design. With trees that sway in the breeze and lighting that evokes dawn and dusk in the courtyard, the design recreates the charged atmosphere of a darkened sky, before the lightening strikes.
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For you specifically, Fast Five allowed you to get more involved in the action and the stunts finally. Did that feel really long overdue?
It was, yeah! Especially in the fourth one, I was just the chick at home, holding down the fort. It was like, "Come on!" And before we started making this one, Justin was like, "You're gonna get to do so much more action in this one," and I was like, "Bring it on! I can't wait." I was so happy that I was able to do that. It's so gratifying, it's so much fun. And then to be able to see that on screen was so amazing. I loved it.
It's always difficult, though, the first time you do a stunt. Like, the first time you jump, or the first time you're getting used to a rhythm. But then it gets really fun, and you're like a kid in a candy store—"Let me do it again! I want to do it again!" [Laughs.] When we were shooting in Puerto Rico, though, I did rip my hand open, and I had to get stitches and I went to the hospital, but that was about it as bas as it got, which isn't that bad. And now I have a nice scar on my hand, which I'm very proud of.
How'd you rip it?
Well, my hand got stuck in the metal roof, and then I was just dangling from my hand. We super-glued it initially.
Wait, you super-glued your hand? Aren't they supposed to have top-notch medical units on big Hollywood sets?
[Laughs.] You'd think so, right? Well, I call it "super glue," but it was actually something a bit more professional, though it was basically super glue. It was kind of like we just used Elmer's glue. [Laughs.] There's kind of this rule where after three hours it's not worth getting stitches anymore, but we kind of broke that rule.
Aside from hand-ripping, what keeps the character fresh for you after all of these movies?
Just like any other human being, she keeps growing. She keeps evolving, which is awesome. She went from being a girl in her brother's shadow, not completely knowing what's going on, to being betrayed and having to forgive Brian [Paul Walker], and now she's kicking ass on her own and she's with the boys on the run, and she has a lot to protect. So to be able to play all of those things, and go on that evolution, is really fun.
You've been playing the character since 2001, so you can definitely take ownership of her at this point. Are you able to provide input to the screenwriters and help direct her storyline, or do you just leave it up to the writers?
Justin is really good about meeting with each of the actors before we start shooting, and he talks about where each character is going. It's definitely a collaboration with Justin, which is amazing, and this was my third movie with him, so it's really easy and wonderful to work with him at this point. He'll ask me, "So, where you do you think Mia is at now?" And we'll email back and forth. And also, working with the writer [Chris Morgan] was great. He was on set a lot, so that was awesome.
With Justin Lin's direction, you can see such an evolution from when he directed The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), particularly in Fast Five's extremely ambitious action scenes. The vault sequence on the highway at the end, for example, is a knockout. How's it been to see Justin Lin evolve into this legitimate blockbuster filmmaker?
Well, working with him on Annapolis, I was a huge fan of his movie Better Luck Tomorrow, and one of the things I loved about Better Luck Tomorrow was that there was so much frenetic energy and cool camerawork in that—he brought a lot of that into this movie. Of course it feels like a big-budget Hollywood movie, but, on the other hand, you feel like you're with the characters. In the foot chase scene in Brazil, he used a lot of handheld cameras, and I think he stays close to that independent world in that way. It shows in the action scenes.
With that vault sequence, and a lot of the action stuff in general, they have this thing now where they can show you what you're character is going to do; it's this little animated version of your character. [Laughs.] They can show you what you're doing in the car. It's like, "Oh, great, I'm going to copy that." That makes things a lot easier—they didn't have that 11 years ago when we made the first one.
When you see that animated version of yourself crashing, do you have second thoughts? "Wait a second, there's no way in hell I'm doing that!"
No, not at all! I'm like, "Man, that's going to look amazing!" [Laughs.] It gets me really excited about it.
Were you able to get directly involved with any of the DVD/Blu-ray bonus features?
There were always cameras shooting us, getting behind the scenes, and showing us what's going on in Video Village, which is where you get to see the takes played back and where Justin hangs out with the producers, watching what they're shooting. So I can't wait to see it—I haven't seen any of the extras yet myself.
Hopefully we'll get to see some of the animated Jordana Brewster.
[Laughs.] I know! She has bangs, actually—she looks very different from me. It's hysterical.
Seeing the Fast & Furious movies with a packed crowd does them so much justice—the fans shout and cheer during every scene, and it's this real communal vibe. Have you ever seen one of the movies in a packed theater like that?
Oh, yeah—I love doing that. I'll call my parents and friends and ask, "OK, so what theaters have you seen it in?" I'll get crowd reports from my friends. [Laughs.] "OK, how crowded was it? What were people saying?" That's part of the fun of opening weekend, and the excitement of it.
The producers and everyone involved with these movies totally understand their audience, perhaps better than any other franchise out there, and they always deliver exactly what the audience wants and expects. Why do you think the franchise has been so good at that?
I think the action is awesome, and it keeps building on itself. And I think it's the characters, the sense of family and the sense of code that they have amongst each other—people really like that, as well.
In terms of the next one, what would you like to see happen for Mia? In Fast Five, we learn that she's pregnant, so there are various different directions they could go with her now.
Well, I'd love to see her continue to get involved in the action, especially now that she has the baby—I think the stakes are higher, and she has more to protect. She should get even more ferocious about protecting her family.
How many more of these movies can you see yourself making? Is there an expiration date for you?
It's really hard to get tired of doing something so that's so fun, so I can't imagine that I'll get tired of making these movies any time soon. If we get to Fast Ten, I'll be all for it!
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So my dad just sent me a text message to remind me it is World Bread Day today. What?
I'm embarassed to say I didn't even know about this but, luckily, I baked 7 loaves of bread this morning anyway. World Bread Day is "hosted" by Kochtopf, which you can find here.
I have a great little community thing going on with my bread and it has scored me some pretty interesting neighbourhood treats, including some of the most gourmet rocky-road I'm ever likely to eat (Lindt chocolate, pistachios, cranberries…). Several of my neighbours receive bread weekly and occasionally in return I receive home-made yoghurt, cakes and muffins or other goodies. Of course, the joy is not in what I might get in return but in hearing how much my neighbours enjoyed the fresh loaves!
Today I accidentally baked 7 loaves of light rye with golden linseed and buckwheat. Buckwheat is an interesting character because, as you will have no doubt read on countless other blogs, it is actually a fruit rather than a grain. This means it has an alkalising effect on your body's pH. Wheat has an acidifying effect, which can lead to shortness of breath, stiffness and an over-stimulated sympathetic nervous system. Whatever bollocks that means, the buckwheat actually does the opposite, so as an addition in bread it actually offsets some of the less desirable effects of eating wheat.
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The 3-star Mercure Hotel Bad Oeynhausen City is located in the city center with great transport links. All 57 rooms have free WIFI. Enjoy a swim and workout at the nearby Bali thermal springs or some great evening entertainment at the GOP Varieté theater. Our conference room with WIFI is the perfect venue for your event, with space for up to 30 people. The hotel is ideally located just 547 yards (500 m) from the train station and 40 miles (65 km) from Hanover airport. Reach us by car via the A2 and A30.
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The nickname of the laziest mutha' you will ever meet. Often used in reference to pulling a stupid move in a video game, such as killing yourself or scoring for the other team. Usually phrased as 'Pulling a Kamel.'
"Again... I just jumped of the damn bridge!"
"You pulled a Kamel!"
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Another word used to describe one of those STD ridden slags found at any common night club. These slags could also apply for a Sperm bank license seeing as they practically leak cum everywhere.
Pimp Daddy dan: Oooo man look at that sweet piece of booty over there
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End-user attitudes towards location-based services and future mobile wireless devices: The students' perspective
Lohan, Elena-Simona; Rusu-Casandra, Alexandru; Cramariuc, Oana; Marghescu, Ion; Cramariuc, Bogdan
Publication type: Artikkeli - Article
Issue date: 2011-07-18
Citation: Lohan, Elena-Simona, Rusu-Casandra, Alexandru, Cramariuc, Oana, Marghescu, Ion & Cramariuc, Bogdan 2011. End-user attitudes towards location-based services and future mobile wireless devices: The students' perspective. Information 2, pp. 426-454.
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University: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto - Tampere University of Technology
Faculty: Luonnontieteiden ja ympäristötekniikan tiedekunta – Faculty of Science and Environmental Engineering
Tieto- ja sähkötekniikan tiedekunta – Faculty of Computing and Electrical Engineering
Tieto- ja sähkötekniikan tiedekunta – Faculty of Computing and Electrical Engineering
Department: Fysiikan laitos – Department of Physics
Tietoliikennetekniikan laitos – Department of Communications Engineering
Tietoliikennetekniikan laitos – Department of Communications Engineering
Nowadays, location-enabled mobile phones are becoming more and more widespread. Various players in the mobile business forecast that, in the future, a significant part of total wireless revenue will come from Location-Based Services (LBS). An LBS system extracts information about the user's geographical location and provides services based on the positioning information. A successful LBS service should create value for the end-user, by satisfying some of the users' needs or wants, and at the same time preserving the key factors of the mobile wireless device, such as low costs, low battery consumption, and small size. From many users' perspectives, location services and mobile location capabilities are still rather poorly known and poorly understood. The aim of this research is to investigate users' views on the LBS, their requirements in terms of mobile device characteristics, their concerns in terms of privacy and usability, and their opinion on LBS applications that might increase the social wellbeing in the future wireless world. Our research is based on two surveys performed among 105 students (average student age: 24 years) from two European technical universities. The survey questions were intended to solicit the youngsters' views on present and future technological trends and on their perceived needs and wishes regarding Location-Based Services, with the aim of obtaining a better understanding of designer constraints when building a location receiver and generating new ideas related to potential future killer LBS applications.
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That's an excellent question! I've often wondered myself. My guess is that they are rebuilding the Intellisense information used to display the Class View itself. Since the data can change, they probably clear out the items in the view so they don't have to implement a huge solution to keep track of updating the displayed data. For those of you who think the Class View should keep your selected node displayed when building, you can always send your feature request to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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On Dec 11, 12:46 am, ge...@plan9.bell-labs.com wrote:
> PDF versions of the papers presented at this year's International
> Workshop on Plan 9 are now available athttp://plan9.bell-labs.com/iwp9/papers.
> One correction: we somehow didn't receive the final version of `Using
> the 9P Protocol in High-Performance Computing' until this week, so the
> paper in the printed proceedings is just the extended abstract; the
> final paper is on the web.
> My local copy of Adobe Reader 7.0 has trouble with Noah Evans's paper,
> but page displays it correctly and our local printer had no trouble
> with it.
I would like to take a look at the paper by Dennis M. Ritchie: ¨UNIX
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Building strong muscles, joints and bones are your first defense against osteoporosis, obesity and various joint and muscle disorders. Working out with hand weights is one easy way to get leaner muscle tone and increase full-body strength. Don't worry about building up bulk. You're far more likely to burn fat than build bulky muscle, according to IDEA Fitness. Target larger muscles groups and focus on movement rather than focusing on the muscles themselves.
Items you will need
- Two 10-pound dumbbells
- Two 15-pound dumbbells
Dumbbell Squats
Step 1
Stand with your feet about shoulder-distance apart and hold a 15-pound dumbbell in each hand over your shoulders. Point both feet forward and keep your elbows close to your ribs.
Step 2
Inhale as you squat as low as you can while keeping your spine upright. Keep your knees and feet pointing forward or slightly turned out. Do not flex your spine.
Step 3
Exhale as you stand straight up, using your legs and buttocks to help you get up. Do two to three sets of eight to 12 reps.
Dumbbell Lunges
Step 1
Stand with your feet together and hold a 10-pound dumbbell in each hand by your sides. Step forward with your left foot about 2 feet in front of you.
Step 2
Inhale as you lunge down until your right knee gently touches the ground. Do not move your knee pass your toes.
Step 3
Exhale as you stand up and step back to the standing position. Do two to three sets of eight to 10 reps per leg.
Dumbbell Curl and Press
Step 1
Stand with your left foot in front of you about 1 foot. Hold a 10-pound dumbbell in each by your sides.
Step 2
Exhale as you curl the weights up to your shoulders, pressing them overhead without pausing at your shoulders. Hold this position for one second.
Step 3
Inhale as you lower the dumbbells to your shoulders and down by your sides. Do two to three sets of 10 to 12 reps.
Bent-Over Row
Step 1
Stand with your feet about shoulder-distance apart and hold a 15-pound dumbbell in each hand by your sides. Bend your torso forward at your waist between 30 to 45 degrees without rounding your spine. Bend your knees slightly and extend your arms below your torso.
Step 2
Exhale as you pull the weights to your torso near your ribs and armpits with your elbows close to your ribs. Do not hunch your back or shoulders.
Step 3
Inhale as you lower the weights until your arms are fully extended. Do two to three sets of eight to 12 reps.
- Use a lighter weight if you cannot do the exercise with proper form or the recommended number of reps. Use a heaver weight if you can do the exercises easily. Vary your workout by using one dumbbell instead of two.
- If you have any pain or have any medical issue with your cardiovascular, metabolic, nervous or respiratory system, check with your health care provider before doing any exercise program.
- Athletic Body in Balance; Gray Cook
- Advances in Functional Training; Mike Boyle
- IDEA Fitness Journal: Weight Training For Women
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Is it ok to "pop your zits"?
What do you think? I'm sure you've heard the sermon from your mom, "Don't pop your pimples, you'll only make your acne worse…Blah, blah, blah… That's why your skin looks awful now. Stop that!" We've all heard it.
But really, will popping zits make your acne worse or is it just another Utah acne myth?
Dermatologist Alexa Boer Kimball, MD, decided to place pimple popping into the skin malarkey category, as scientifically unfounded acne aggravator.
The question remains, "Does zit popping make acne worse and what evidence is there to prove it?"
The Real Issue: Why People Pop Zits in the First Place
To solve this issue, first, you need to know why you pop zits. The clear-cut answer is because zits are ugly and make you feel ugly and depressed.
Research supports this finding. For instance, a study published in the 2006 edition of the Journal of the American of Dermatology found that out of 387 dermatology patients who completed the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, 37 patients (9.6%) suffered from major depression.
Similarly, in 2000, a report in the same journal found that of 268 dermatology patients, 11.9% suffered from body dysmophic disorder (BBD), that is, they had a preoccupation with feeling ugly or having a nonexistent flaw in their appearance.
Another study published in Dermatologic Surgery in the June 2004 that examined facial scarring that resulted from acne excoriée concluded facial scarring could be controlled by first removing the underlining psychological disorders to control the impulse for desire to squeeze pimples.
Collectively, this data tells us that people pop zits because pimples the make them feel ugly and in order to stop bursting zits, you need to control the impulse to correct a bodily flaw.
This can be done by reminding yourself that your zit does not look as big to everyone else as it looks to you. Never let a zit make you feel like the village freak.
Even if that self-esteem booster does not work and you go ahead and pop the zit, will it make your acne worse? At first glance, that zit you targeted embodies a number of traits including compromised skin shedding, blockage of the pores and inflammation.
What Matters to Your Skin Is What Happens After You Pop the Zit
Given these circumstances, what will happen after you pop the zit? Well, you will create a mess and after that your skin will need to start the repair process.
Wounds heal in a series of steps. The bleeding must stop, inflammation starts to disinfect the area, this inflammation causes more cells will grow to replace the damaged ones and the finally then skin will begin to renew itself.
The Acne-Triggering Chain Reaction
So, when you squeeze a zit, you immediately trigger more of the traits of acne, which include inflammation. Not only this but squeezing affects multiple pores located next to you target pimple to pop.
This leads us to another cause of acne- premature breaking of a pore that is congested with excess oils and proteins. Busting such a pore promotes the inflammation response to remove the oils and proteins from surrounding tissues. Yes, this means more zits!
There Is a Time to Squeeze and a Time Not to Squeeze
Long answer short, pimple popping can aggravate acne because your skin contains a community of pores and what you do to one pimply-puss infested pore will affect the neighboring pore. The key is to time the popping of your zit right. Not all pimples are ideal for popping. Pop-ready zits are puss filled and above the surface of the skin. Such pimples are easily extracted with a sterile needle.
Acne-inducing pimple squeezing happens when you attempt to pop a pimple that is still beneath the surface of the skin and bordered by healthy, non-infected pores. Such pimples need time to rise to the upper layers of the skin and in some instances, may require medical extraction.
So, listen to Mom and please do not pop your pimples prematurely. Nevertheless, if pimple popping is an uncontrollable problem for you, a report published in Dermatologic Therapy found that hypnosis does help control the impulsive behaviors that can lead to pimple popping. The next time you are gazing into the mirror and that zits looks grossly humongous, but truly should not get squeezed, remove your hands from your face and just repeat after me, "I will let my zit heal, I will let my zit heal, I will let my zit heal…" Good luck.


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12 Days of Zybez: Day 4Edit This Entity
With the holiday season in full flush, there's no better time to show some Zybez pride, and display to the world what keeps users coming to our pages. Today is day 4 out of 12 days of Zybez pride, in which the skills of all Zybez teams will have their time to shine, and site aspects highlighted.
Today, the Suggestions forum is being recognized, with a Saradomin God Wars event being hosted at 5:00 PM EST, 10:00 PM GMT.Suggestions
The Suggestions forum is the place to post all of your great ideas about the game of RuneScape. Whether it be a new item you've thought of, a new quest that blew open in your head, or a new boss monster, the Suggestions forum is the place to post it. Within the Suggestions forum are both the Hall of Fame and Competition forums, with the Hall of Fame being where all of the greatest suggestions are reserved.
The points of interest are:
- Short Suggestions Sticky - A sticky to post all of our quick and short ideas
- Suggestions Blitz - A new competition where the ideas are flying, come up with the best suggestion that fits the theme
- Suggest an NPC Sticky - A sticky to post all of your NPC suggestions
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Tune-in to NBC Nightly News Tonight!
Tune-in to NBC Nightly News this evening, February 17, at 6:30 p.m., ET, for an interview with Geri Dawson, Autism Speaks Chief Science Officer. Dawson will discuss the Autism Speaks funded Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) reported online today in the American Journal of Psychiatry. The new study suggests the changes in brain development that underlie autism may be detectable in children as young as 6 months of age, even before symptoms emerge.
For more details, here's a link to a Science news item on the study.Vodpod videos no longer available.
If environmental factors can lead to autism, why does only one of my twin boys have autism?
This week's "Got Questions?" response comes from Alycia Halladay, PhD, Autism Speaks' director of research for environmental science.
Today's question came in response to my last blog post. In it, I explained that when scientists talk about the "environmental factors" that increase the risk of a disorder, they're referring to pretty much any influence beyond genetics.
In the case of autism, the clearest evidence of environmental influence seems to surround very early events such as conception, pregnancy and birth. Those with the strongest link include parental age at time of conception (both mom and dad), maternal nutrition or illness during pregnancy, and certain birth complications.
The commenter's question is a great one that scientists are actively exploring. The short answer is that inherited genes (DNA) and environmental factors seem to interact to influence whether an infant goes on to develop autism. So if the commenter's twins are fraternal (meaning they share about half their DNA), the difference in their genetic makeup might explain why only one developed autism.
But what if the boys are identical twins–meaning they share exactly the same DNA? In this case, something beyond genes likely accounts for the different outcomes. Comparing the rates of autism among identical and fraternal twins provides clues.
In July, researchers used our Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE) to complete the largest autism twin study to date. They found a 70 percent overlap in autism among identical twins and a 35 percent overlap among fraternal twins. That overlap between fraternal twins is much higher than the estimated 19 percent overlap between different-age siblings.
These numbers tell us that it's not always genes alone that determine whether a child develops autism. If it were, two identical twins would always share the same outcome, and the rate of a shared autism among fraternal twins would look more like that for different-age siblings. So we conclude that shared environmental influences are also at play.
Although twins share very similar pregnancy and birth environments, those environments aren't exactly the same. For example, twins can have different positions in the womb or different placentas, and this can affect such environmental influences as blood and oxygen flow. Indeed, twins often have different birth weights, a known risk factor for autism.
It's important to remember that "environmental" influences such as these don't cause autism by themselves. Rather, if a child has a genetic predisposition for developing autism, these influences may further increase the risk.
Autism Speaks continues to fund and otherwise support research on both genetic and nongenetic risk factors for autism. EARLI is a network of researchers who follow mothers of children with autism beginning at the start of another pregnancy. IBIS is a study of early brain development in the younger siblings of children with autism. These studies depend on the participation and support of the autism community. Please visit our Participate in Research page to learn more.
Importantly, these studies provide insights into the underlying biology of different types of autism. This in turn becomes a basis for developing ways to treat and possibly prevent autism. As always, the goal of the research we support is to improve the lives of all on the autism spectrum.
And thanks for the question. Please keep them coming.
The importance of studying environmental factors in ASD
Last week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee convened a panel of experts to investigate the role of environmental factors in autism spectrum disorders (ASD; link to web archive for video). Although genetic factors are known to contribute to the risk of autism, we also need to understand environmental factors and their interactions with genetic susceptibility.
The dramatic increase in autism prevalence over the last two decades—over 600% during this period—underscores the need for more research on environmental factors. Our understanding of typical brain development combined with what we've learned from examining the brains of individuals with autism have focused efforts on the prenatal and early postnatal environment. To investigate environmental factors that may be active during this time, researchers are casting a wide net on potential environmental agents that can alter neurodevelopment, including exposure to metals, pesticides, polybrominated diphenylethers and other chemicals.
Isaac Pessah, Ph.D., Director of the University of California, Davis, Children's Center for Environmental Health and Disease Prevention, participated in the panel and said in his testimony, "We must identify which environmental exposures and combination of exposures are contributing to increased overall risk in the population and identify the most susceptible groups. Only by bringing together the concerted effort of multidisciplinary teams of scientists can we identify which of the >80,000 commercially important chemicals currently in production promote developmental neurotoxicity consistent with the immunological and neurological impairments identified in individuals with idiopathic autism".
To help speed an understanding of environmental factors, Autism Speaks is supporting research on several fronts. In 2008, Autism Speaks launched the Environmental Factors Initiative to fund investigators researching aspects of environmental causes and autism.
A collaboration with the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has resulted in a network of 35 international scientists who gathered at this year's International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) to promote collaboration, identify gaps in our understanding and foster opportunities for innovative research which is discussed in more detail in Dr. Dawson's 2010 IMFAR recap. This fall, Autism Speaks and NIEHS will co-sponsor a workshop to help identify the most promising strategies and scientific directions for understanding the role of the environment in ASD.
A large collaborative study which will pull together data from six international registries is being funded by Autism Speaks to explore early environmental risk factors for ASD.
Autism Speaks is also leveraging longstanding investments to make the best use of research resources that currently exist. For example, the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE), a premiere genetic resource for scientists studying autism, is now collecting environmental data from families to pair with the genetic and medical data. Autism Speaks has partnered with the National Institutes of Health to fund the the EARLI and IBIS research networks to study environmental factors in infants at risk for autism. The EARLI network is following 1200 mothers of children with autism from the start of another pregnancy through the baby sibling's third birthday. The IBIS network is charting the course of brain development in infant siblings of children with autism. Together with Autism Speaks, these groups are exploring both genetic and environmental risk factors for ASD.
Taken together, Autism Speaks' investment in research on environmental factors promises to shed light on an important area of autism research that has until recently remained in the shadows. We look forwarding to following the new directions illuminated by the discoveries made possible by these various research opportunities.
Focus on Environmental Causes of Autism in the New York Times
In the 25 days leading up to Autism Speaks' fifth anniversary, we summarized significant advances in autism science and updates since these advances occurred. This is a time for celebration and reflection, as well as focusing on next steps. On the eve of the fifth anniversary, this opinion piece, written by Nicholas Kristof, appeared in the New York Times and has generated considerable interest.
At Autism Speaks, we are investigating environmental links to autism as well as gene-environment interactions through our various grants and initiatives. In our environmental portfolio, we are currently supporting grants that examine the effects of environmental agents in animals, in which we look for some of the hallmarks of autism. Researchers in this area are studying animals with different genetic mutations and environmental exposures to the response of the immune system, the effectiveness of the body's systems at clearing toxins and in changes in the expression of certain genes that occur as a result of the early environment. In addition we are also funding an expansion of epidemiology and brain development projects, including the Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation (EARLI) and the Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) to learn about gene-environment interactions that may affect the developing fetus. In the next weeks, we'll be posting several pieces about gene-environment interactions to educate our community on these important interactions and inform you of the latest autism research in this area.


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Philip Tan - On Illustrating Final Crisis: Revelations
by Vaneta Rogers
Date: 13 August 2008 Time: 04:55 PM ET
Greg Rucka: Final Crisis: Revelations
With this week's first issue of Final Crisis: Revelations, readers are getting their first good look at Philip Tan's work on the miniseries.Considering the other Final Crisis pencilers are names like J.G. Jones, George Perez and Scott Kolins, drawing one of the main tie-in mini-series for the publisher's big summer event is quite a high profile gig for a DC newcomer like Tan. But talking with the artist makes it obvious that he's downright giddy with excitement over the opportunity to work on the series with writer Greg Rucka. "I couldn't ask for more. Greg has been awesome and is always surprising me with what happens in each script, and I just can't wait for the next script to show up every time I finish reading the last one. I'm drawing the book, but I'm almost like a fanboy reading the first draft of the scripts," Tan said. "The whole project has been a new experience for me. I'm working with a writer who helps me out so much with how I can make my work be its best. It's been wonderful. It's been such a blast working with Greg so far. We're more than halfway through it, so I think I'll be sad when we're near the end."


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Issue No.06 - November/December (2001 vol.21)
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DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/40.977753
As RFID chips and smart cards become pervasive, the need for strong security measures will increase. The authors introduce the eTRON research project, which is addressing these security issues.
Ken Sakamura, Noboru Koshizuka, "The eTRON Wide-Area Distributed-System Architecture for E-Commerce", IEEE Micro, vol.21, no. 6, pp. 7-12, November/December 2001, doi:10.1109/40.977753


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RingTV.com has live, round-by-round updates on this page for Saturday night's light heavyweight bout as RING and WBC champion Adonis "Superman" Stevenson dominated all seven rounds against former IBF beltholder Tavoris "Thunder" Cloud, whose cornerman stopped the fightt for a TKO victory in Montreal and on HBO.
Stevenson (22-1, 18 knockouts) scored his 10th straight stoppage victory, having primarily campaigned as a 168-pounder before scoring June's 76-second stoppage that dethroned RING 175-pound champion Chad Dawson in Montreal.
Meanwhile, Cloud (24-2, 19 KOs), who was bleeding profusely from both eyes, had been derailed as IBF beltholder via unanimous decision loss to 48-year-old Bernard Hopkins in March.
Stevenson out-landed Cloud, 108-to-36, overall, and 85-to-15 in power punches.
The HBO broadcast begins at 10:15 p.m. ET/ PT.
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Referee: Michael Griffin
Judges: Steve Morrow, Daniel Van de Wiele, Claude Paquette.
Tavoris Cloud enters the arena first wearing army fatigue motif. Promoter Don King is with Cloud.
Adonis Stevenson enters wearing the Kronk Gym colored yellow trunks, with "Adonis" on the waist and red "Superman" cape..
Ring announcer Michael Buffer: LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!!
Round 1: Crowd chanting "Superman!!" Here we go. Stevenson has broken a sweat. So has Cloud. Cloud pursuing. Jabbing. Stevenson, a southpaw, circling. Cloud lands right, Stevenson, a slight left. Cloud jabbing, reaching with right. Little landed. Probing punches. Clean double-left by Stevenson bothers Cloud. Maybe thumbed. Cloud's left eye seems to bother him as he covers up. Brief advantage to Stevenson. Cloud's recovered. Decent straight left by Stevenson. Cloud's right hand falling short. Stevenson, 10-9.
Round 2:.Cloud's corner wants him to be busier. "You took his best shot," says Al Bonanni. Vaseline caked on Cloud's bearded chin. Stevenson's getting comfortable. Stevenson takes a double-jab, but Stevenson's boxing well, jabbing and following with his left. Decent jab by Stevenson, and another. Two left hands for Stevenson to the body. Hard left by Stevenson. Cloud misses a wild puch and goes down. It's a slip. Another couple of lefts, one an uppercut, by Stevenson prior to the bell. Stevenson, 10-9; Stevenson, 20-18.
Round 3:. Cloud's a step too slow and off the mark with his punches. Stevenson getting the edge with his jab and counter left. Good left uppercut from Stevenson, and the constant jab. Decent left counter by Stevenson. Another left by Stevenson pops back Cloud's head. Good lateral movement by Stevenson, and another left hand delivered. Cloud's a willing partner, following along. Two more jabs by Stevenson, and one by Cloud. Stevenson, 10-9; Stevenson, 30-27.
Round 4:.Stevenson's trainer, Sugar Hill, wants him to sit down on his punches. Harold Lederman has it 3-0 for Stevenson. Stevenson nails Cloud with lefts and rights on the ropes. Stevenson steps it up, landing that hard left to the eye. Cloud's left eye has begun to bleed. Cloud's trying but falling short with his reaching right hand. Cloud's landing to the body, but takes a hard left to the eye and then another. Stevenson mugs, clowns, holds hands wide. Stevenson lands hard to the body, then rises to the head with both hands. Crowd is loving it. Cloud's befuddled. Stevenson, 10-9; Stevenson, 40-36.
Round 5:. Cloud's clearly cut over his left eye, right on the eyelid. So far, very easy, comfortable night for Stevenson, who was told to go to the body more. Stevenson warned for rough housing on the break. Cloud goes down. Another slip by referee Michael Griffin. More of the same. Stevenson pitching, Cloud catching. Cloud's displaying a solid chin, but little else. Stevenson's circling left, then right, jabbing all the while. Solid left uppercut by Stevenson. Left by Cloud, but only grazing. Jab by Stevenson prior to the bell. Stevenson, 10-9; Stevenson, 50-45.
Round 6:. Hill tells Stevenson that Cloud's ready to go. Wants the left hand down the middle. Stevenson's breathing heavier. Takes a left and two straight rights. Decent shots. Nice left uppercut by Stevenson, and a right by Cloud. Two grazing lefts by Cloud and a right. Best touches for Cloud in the fight. Right to the body by Stevenson, four hard lefts by Stevenson and a left uppercut as well. Hard left to the head and a right to the body by Stevenson. Good stuff. Double left to the body and head by Stevenson. Stevenson, 10-9; Stevenson, 60-54.
Round 7:. Again, Hill advises Stevenson to "step to" Cloud. Cloud's corner says Stevenson's getting tired. We shall see. Stevenson's back on the stick with the jab. Lederman has it a shutout for Stevenson. Cloud's Hard left by Stevenson. Another left knocks Cloud backward. Stevenson's at ring center, hands down, clowning. Cloud's right eye begins to bleed. Cloud's getting busted up. Hard left and right by Stevenson. Easy work. Lots of blood pouring from Cloud's right eye. Left on the top of Cloud's head legitimately wobbles Cloud. Stevenson pounds away at the bell. Stevenson, 10-9; Stevenson, 70-63.
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Paul Allen's Suit Should Stay on Hold, Apple and Google Say
Paul G. Allen's claims that 11 companies including Google Inc. and Apple Inc. infringed his business's online-shopping technology should remain on hold while the U.S. government reviews the quality of its patents, the defendants said in a court filing.
U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman in Seattle ordered on June 16 that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office be given time to evaluate whether the four patents cover novel inventions, a decision that Allen's Interval Licensing LLC has asked to be reconsidered. The defendants, which also include EBay Inc., Facebook Inc. and Netflix Inc., said yesterday that the judge's decision "was correct and based on a reasoned analysis."
In granting the request to put the case on hold, the judge, who has yet to rule on Interval's request, said the agency review could "reshape" the patents. The patents, which mainly cover common electronic-commerce applications for displaying and categorizing product information, were obtained from a defunct computer-science and communications research business Microsoft co-founder Allen and David Liddle formed in 1992.
Allen, 58, controls Seattle-based Interval, a patent-licensing company that is seeking unspecified cash compensation and a court order to block further use of the inventions. The other six companies named in the lawsuit, filed in August, are AOL Inc., Office Depot Inc., OfficeMax Inc., Staples Inc., Yahoo! Inc. and Google Inc.'s YouTube.
Pechman said that since Interval doesn't compete with the companies, it won't lose any market share from the delay.
The companies in March had asked the patent office to take a second look at the patents and then asked the court to put the case on hold until that review could be completed. Interval said the case had progressed while awaiting the judge's decision and in a June 24 filing called the delay "unproductive." The patent office has rejected some of the arguments the companies put forth, Interval said.
The companies said people hired to analyze the case "could simply pick up where they left off" if the patent office upholds the patents in their current form, so no work would be lost.
Interval Licensing owns the patents from Interval Research, a computer-science and communications researcher that Allen shut in 2000. Interval Research helped fund outside projects, including work by Google founders Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page, according to a statement announcing the suit. Allen has maintained ownership of the patents through companies he controls.
The lead case is Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL Inc., 10cv1385, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington (Seattle).


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Kitikmeot Region
Kitikmeot Region (Inuktitut: Qitirmiut ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ[pronunciation?]) is an administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. It consists of the southern and eastern parts of Victoria Island with the adjacent part of the mainland as far as the Boothia Peninsula, together with King William Island and the southern portion of Prince of Wales Island. The regional seat is Cambridge Bay (population 1,477).
Before 1999, Kitikmeot Region existed under slightly different boundaries as Kitikmeot Region, Northwest Territories.
Access to the territorial capital of Iqaluit is difficult and expensive as there are no direct flights from any community in the region. For example, Iqaluit is approximately 1,069 km (664 mi) from Kugaaruk, the closest Kitikmeot community. A one way flight to the capital costs about $2212 (as of October 2009)[1] and involves flying to, along with an overnight stay in, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, approximately 1,310 km (810 mi) southwest of Kugaaruk. In total a trip of about 3,627 km (2,254 mi).
The region is home to the only two communities in Nunavut that voted "no" in the 1982 division plebiscite: Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk (Coppermine).[2]
The region has four electoral districts;
- Akulliq, which covers Kugaaruk and Repulse Bay in the Kivalliq Region. It is the ony electoral district in Nunavut to cross two regions. The seat is held by John Ningark.
- Cambridge Bay, which covers Bathurst Inlet, Cambridge Bay and Umingmaktok. The seat is held by Keith Peterson.
- Kugluktuk, which covers Kugluktuk. The seat is held by Peter Taptuna
- Nattilik, which covers Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak. The seat is held by Enuk Pauloosie. The previous incumbent is the federal Minister of Health, Leona Aglukkaq.
In 2007 at their AGM, Bob Lyall, a board member of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association, suggested the formation of a political party called the Bloc Kitikmeot to run in the next general election and to advocate for a separate Kitikmeot Territory. Bobby Lyall, along with his brother Kitikmeot Corporation president, Charlie Lyall and delegates Martina and Connie Kapolak, argued that the Government of Nunavut had spent most of the infrastructure money available from the federal government in the Baffin Region (Qikiqtaaluk Region).[3] However, the party was not formed and consequently no members ran for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut which continues to run as a consensus government.
- Hamlets
- Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuuttiaq)
- Gjoa Haven
- Kugaaruk (Pelly Bay)
- Kugluktuk (Coppermine)
- Taloyoak (Spence Bay)
- Other
- Bathurst Inlet
- Umingmaktuuq (Bay Chimo)
- Kitikmeot, Unorganized
Protected areas[edit]
The Kitikmeot Region also doubles as one of three census divisions in Nunavut, the others being the Kivalliq[4] (also known as the Keewatin) and the Qikiqtaaluk[5] (also known as the Baffin) regions. Of the three the Kitikmeot is the second largest in size being 1,618.33 km (1,005.58 mi) bigger than the Kivalliq.[4][6] It has the smallest population and is the least densely populated of the three. The population is predominantly Inuit (88.3%) with 1.3% other aboriginal peoples, 0.6% North American Indian and 0.7% Métis, and 10.3% non-Aboriginals.[7]
- Population: 5,361
- Population change (2001–2006): +11.3%
- Private dwellings: 1,540
- Area: 446,727.70 km2 (172,482.53 sq mi)
- Density: 0.012 inhabitants per square kilometre (0.031/sq mi)
- National rank in terms of population: 285th out of 288
- Territorial rank in terms of population: 3rd out of 3
See also[edit]
- ^ First Air
- ^ Detailed Break down of Plebiscite results
- ^ Jane George (October 26, 2007). "What's next? The new territory of Kitikmeot?". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
- ^ a b 2006 Canada Census Kivalliq Region
- ^ 2006 Canada Census Qikiqtaaluk Region
- ^ a b 2006 Canada Census Kitikmeot Region
- ^ 2006 Aboriginal Population Profile
Further reading[edit]
- Bromley, Robert Graham H., and Bruce D. McLean. [ Raptor Surveys in the Kitikmeot and Baffin Regions, Northwest Territories, 1983 and 1984]. Yellowknife, NWT: Dept. of Renewable Resources, Govt. of the Northwest Territories, 1986.
- Gunn, A. Polar Bear Denning Surveys in the Kitikmeot Region, 1977–86. Coppermine, NWT: Dept. of Renewable Resources, Govt. of the Northwest Territories, 1991.
- Inuit Gallery of Vancouver. Kitikmeot Land of the Spirits. Vancouver: Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, 1991. ISBN 0-9693315-6-8
- Kassam, K.-A. S. 2002. "Thunder on the Tundra: Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit of the Bathurst Caribou, by Natasha Thorpe, Naikak Hakongak, Sandra Eyegetok, and the Kitikmeot Elders". Arctic. 55: 395.
- Kitikmeot Education Resource Centre. Living and Teaching in the Kitikmeot Region. [Cambridge Bay, N.W.T.]: Kitikmeot Education Resource Centre, 1984.
- Kitikmeot Inuit Association. Central Arctic Regional Land Claims Proposal for Social, Education Self-Determination. [Cambridge Bay, N.W.T.?]: Kitikmeot Inuit Association, 1979.
- Northwest Territories. Economic Facts, Kitikmeot Region. [Yellowknife]: N.W.T. Dept. of Economic Development & Tourism, 1989.
- Northwest Territories. Kitikmeot Health Care. [Yellowknife]: Northwest Territories Health, 1982.
- Sato, Riki. The Directory of Community Groups, Inuvik and Kitikmeot Regions. Inuvik, N.W.T.: NOGAP Steering Committee, 1988.
- Todd, John. North Slave Kitikmeot Mineral Development. Yellowknife, N.W.T.: Govt. of the N.W.T.], 1993.
- West Kitikmeot Slave Study Society. West Kitikmeot Slave study. Yellowknife: West Kitikmeot Slave Study Society, 2002.
External links[edit]
- Kitikmeot Region information at Explore Nunavut
- Kitikmeot Heritage Society
- Kitikmeot Inuit Association
- Kitikmeot Corporation, economic development
- Kitikmeot Economic Development Commission, education and training
- Kitikmeot School Operations
- Kitikmeot information


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And As the World Turns, Senators Bicker Over Judicial Confirmations
Congress and President Obama could do at least this much to move the unemployment needle down ever so slightly: nominate or confirm 102 judges to the federal bench.
We've written a lot about this in recent months, yet this truth remains: that almost one in eight federal judgeships is vacant in the country. According to this LAT article, legal experts are warning that the "increasingly politicized confirmation process threatens the administration of justice across the nation."
According to the LAT, here's how the two sides are approaching the situation:
Democrats and Obama administration officials are accusing the Republican minority in the Senate of systematically opposing the president's nominees.
Meanwhile, Republicans and conservative analysts say the stalling is part payback for congressional Democrats' efforts to scuttle some Bush nominees and part indifference on the part of President Obama, who they say has been slow to nominate judges.
According to the LAT story, Obama's judicial confirmation rate is the lowest in decades, with 47% of his 85 nominations winning Senate approval so far. That compares with 87% confirmed during the first 18 months of the previous administration and 84% for President Clinton.
If the current rate of replacing judges continues, Assistant Atty. Gen. Christopher H. Schroeder warned, nearly half of the 876 federal judgeships could be vacant by the end of the decade.
Schroeder, whose Justice Department Office of Legal Policy helps the White House vet nominees, said the GOP strategy appears to be to block Obama's choices across the board.
But Curt Levey, executive director of the conservative lobby Committee for Justice, said neither Obama nor Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has made a priority of filling judicial vacancies.


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Ireland scored the winning goal for City against Blackburn on Saturday just days after Trap's team lost their World Cup warm-up game 3-0 to Australia in Limerick.
As he reflected on that poor performance Trap also warned Irish fans to stop treating stay-away Stephen Ireland like a World Cup Messiah.
And the World Cup boss has also admitted for the first time that an Ireland return could lead to tension in his squad.
Trapattoni fears the weight of expectancy being placed on Ireland's shoulders is too much for the young man from Cobh, Co. Cork.
The Manchester City star has been built up as the nation's World Cup savior in some quarters ahead of an expected international return.
But Trap is fearful that those very same expectations could force Ireland into a permanent exile from his national team.
"People think that if and when he comes back Stephen Ireland will be a God, he will be the Messiah," warned Trapattoni in the Irish Star Sunday.
"There is a great weight being placed on him, it is a great responsibility on his shoulders and he is very young.
"All over Ireland people are saying to him, 'Come in, come in, come in' and it is not an easy call for him to answer.
"I am sure that in the future he will come back but you have to have the fire, you have to want to play.
"With him there is a great expectancy and it is a great responsibility, not for me but for him."
Trap also revealed that any potential return for Ireland needs to be handled delicately, almost two years after his last international appearance.
The Man City schemer hasn't played in a green shirt since the 2-2 draw with Slovakia in Bratislava in September 2007.
Some senior Irish players have claimed any Ireland return will lead to dissent in the ranks from those who have soldiered on without him in the bid to reach South Africa.
And Trapattoni conceded, "You have to be gentle with the squad; you have got to stroke the squad like a cat.
"The squad have got the results so far in the World Cup group and in this instance you have to treat the squad like a cat.
"If you rub a cat in the right place it will purr and everything will be all right but if not....."
Irish coach Marco Tardelli has also warned Ireland that his international return is entirely in his own hands.
Tardelli is not of the opinion that Trapattoni should make the running in any bid to entice Ireland back to the fold.
"My opinion is that Stephen Ireland has got to call Giovanni Trapattoni and say he wants to come back," said World Cup winner Tardelli.
"He has to pick up the phone, call Giovanni and say that he wants to play for the Irish team, either on the bench or in the side.
"Stephen Ireland has to say that he has no problem coming back in either circumstance, whether it is in the team or on the substitute's bench.
"He has to make the call; no one else can do it for him."
Australia were full value for their Thomond Park win last week when two Tim Cahill goals just before halftime and a late David Carney cracked exposed the frailties of this Irish defense.
But veteran left-back Kevin Kilbane is adamant lessons will be learned ahead of next month's visit to Cyprus.
"The manager was a little disappointed, he always goes on about concentration and we have to be concentrated through the whole game," said Kilbane.
"We had a few lapses in the first half and they took advantage of that. They've got Tim Cahill and he's a master of finding space in the box.
"That is something we have to take from the game and learn from. I think probably there'll be a lot read into the result but we know qualification is what counts next month.
"We've used this game as a fitness exercise because we know we want to try and get sharpness going into the season and prepare for the Cyprus game. We will be fitter and stronger then, so we remain calm."
Trapattoni, who was also keen to play the fitness card after the heaviest defeat of his reign, said: "I am not worried. This is pre-season and many of the players did not have minutes behind them.
"Australia were in 30-40% better condition than us. We deserved to score two goals. Cyprus will be a different game and, for sure, we can play differently. With three or four games in the league, my players will improve."
Likewise new Fulham winger Damien Duff was none too concerned about the long-term World Cup implications of the friendly defeat.
"It is a disappointing result that we probably didn't deserve, we had a few chances but it's good to get it out of the way and move on," said Duff.
Striker Kevin Doyle is a major doubt for the Cyprus game on September 5 after aggravating a hernia problem during the first-half in Limerick while Trapattoni has admitted that he may consider playing Preston's Eddie Nolan at left-back in Nicosia.


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On March 20th alumni, parents, family, and friends cheered on the Men's Volleyball team as the Eagles took on their interleague opponent, the Princeton Tigers. Much fun was had by the fans and the team as the two parties met and talked about Juniata at the pre-game lunch. After the lunch, the fans took to the stands to root on first year Head Coach Kevin Moore '02 and his Eagles as they battled the Tigers. All in all, it was an exciting day. In 2012, the Men's Volleyball Team will compete, for the first time ever, for an NCAA sponsored DIII Championship. We hope for your continued support as the Eagles look to make history!
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Conservative Group Opposes Budget Deal-in-Progress
A vocal conservative political group Monday stepped out in opposition to an emerging House-Senate budget agreement even before the deal has been inked and announced.
Heritage Action, a political group that often weighs in on legislation and political campaigns to push the GOP farther to the right, put out a statement pointedly criticizing reports that the compromise being drafted by Rep. Paul Ryan (R.,Wis.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D., Wash.) would include no major cuts in spending for entitlement programs like Medicare.
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The deal, which could be announced as early as tomorrow, is expected to call for easing scheduled cuts in defense and domestic spending that are due to take effect mid-January. The Murray-Ryan deal is expected to replace those immanent cuts with a multi-year plan to raise certain government fees and cut spending in mandatory programs such as federal employee pensions.
"Heritage Action cannot support a budget deal that would increase spending in the near-term for promises of woefully inadequate long-term reductions.'' said the group.
The opposition from Heritage Action could put new pressure on congressional Republicans to oppose the deal if, after the details are released, the group decides to "score'' the vote in its annual analyses of lawmakers' voting record on conservative issues.
The likely opposition of many conservatives to the emerging deal means that House Democrats will have to vote for the deal in significant numbers — and many liberals are also unhappy with the emerging deal because it is expected to include cuts in pensions programs for federal employees.
Heritage, like many conservatives including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), argue that the across-the-board spending cuts, known as the sequester, represent a major accomplishment for fiscal conservatives that should not be tampered with.
"While imperfect, the sequester has proven to be an effective tool in forcing Congress to reduce discretionary spending, and a gimmicky, spend-now-cut-later deal will take our nation in the wrong direction," the Heritage statement said.
However other Republicans including Mr. Ryan argues that mandatory program cuts over time are a more durable contribution to fiscal austerity than immediate, one-time cuts. And others, including Ms. Murray and many economists, argue that it makes more sense in a still-fragile recovery to postpone spending cuts into the future when the economy is stronger and better able to absorb cuts.


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Published: Saturday, February 1, 2003 at 4:12 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, February 1, 2003 at 4:12 p.m.
My fellow Americans, this day has brought terrible news and great sadness to our country. At 9:00 a.m. this morning, Mission Control in Houston lost contact with our Space Shuttle Columbia. A short time later, debris was seen falling from the skies above Texas. The Columbia is lost; there are no survivors.
On board was a crew of seven: Colonel Rick Husband; Lt. Colonel Michael Anderson; Commander Laurel Clark; Captain David Brown; Commander William McCool; Dr. Kalpana Chawla; and Ilan Ramon, a Colonel in the Israeli Air Force. These men and women assumed great risk in the service to all humanity.
In an age when space flight has come to seem almost routine, it is easy to overlook the dangers of travel by rocket, and the difficulties of navigating the fierce outer atmosphere of the Earth. These astronauts knew the dangers, and they faced them willingly, knowing they had a high and noble purpose in life. Because of their courage and daring and idealism, we will miss them all the more.
All Americans today are thinking, as well, of the families of these men and women who have been given this sudden shock and grief. You're not alone. Our entire nation grieves with you. And those you loved will always have the respect and gratitude of this country.
The cause in which they died will continue. Mankind is led into the darkness beyond our world by the inspiration of discovery and the longing to understand. Our journey into space will go on.
In the skies today we saw destruction and tragedy. Yet farther than we can see there is comfort and hope. In the words of the prophet Isaiah, "Lift your eyes and look to the heavens. Who created all these? He who brings out the starry hosts one by one and calls them each by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing."
The same Creator who names the stars also knows the names of the seven souls we mourn today. The crew of the shuttle Columbia did not return safely to Earth; yet we can pray that all are safely home.
May God bless the grieving families, and may God continue to bless America.
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