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People most often think of gargantuan systems that cost millions of dollars when someone mentions nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. However, benchtop NMR systems have grown to become a major market segment due in large part to demand from the agriculture and food industry. There is also significantly more competition in the benchtop NMR market than the traditional high-field NMR market.
Similar to the high-field NMR market, a select few vendors, namely Bruker and Oxford Instruments, dominate the benchtop NMR market. Unlike the high-field market, however, there are a handful of small companies that compete in the benchtop NMR system market as well. The agriculture and food portion of the benchtop NMR market was worth close to $40 million in 2011, and should continue to see high single-digit growth going forward.The foregoing data were extracted from SDi's market analysis and perspectives report entitled The Global Assessment Report, 11th Edition: The Laboratory Life Science and Analytical Instrument Industry, October 2010. For more information, contact Stuart Press, Vice President, Strategic Directions International, Inc., 6242 Westchester Parkway, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90045, (310) 641-4982, fax: (310) 641-8851, strategic-directions.com.


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England Fan Snub Threatens Ukraine Economy's Soccer Stimulus
For some England fans, the 3,120-kilometer (1,939-mile) trek to a Ukrainian coal-mining hub for this month's European soccer championship is a voyage too far.
"With two of our games in Donetsk, we're virtually talking about going to a European tournament in Asia and there are no direct flights," said Mark Perryman, a spokesman for London-based supporters. "Unsurprisingly, the numbers are very low."
The reluctance of fans across Europe to travel to the former Soviet country's eastern edge threatens Ukraine's goal of as much as 1.5 billion euros ($1.9 billion) in tourist revenue from Euro 2012 as the continent's debt crisis imperils demand for its steel and grain exports. The final figure may be less than half of that target as supporters balk at transport and accommodation costs even after almost $14 billion of pre-tournament investment, Erste Group Bank AG and Capital Economics Ltd. predict.
"Money is unlikely to rain down on Ukraine," VTB Capital economist Dmitry Fedotkin said June 1 by phone. "I don't expect Euro 2012 to considerably spur economic growth."
While some fans are relishing the adventure of visiting the former Soviet republic, four times more would have traveled had England's initial games been held in neighboring Poland, the tournament's co-host, according to Perryman. England's first match against France kicks off at 7 p.m. local time in Donetsk's Donbass Arena.
Balotelli's Threat
Concern about potential racial abuse is also cooling the enthusiasm of potential travelers. The relatives of England player Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain joined the family of teammate Theo Walcott in deciding to stay away from the tournament, the London-based Independent newspaper reported May 25.
Italy's Mario Balotelli threatened to walk off the field if racially abused, saying he would "kill" anyone who throws a banana at him, the BBC reported May 30.
Ukraine has no racism, which is "Europe's problem," as the former communist country doesn't have significant immigration from Asia and Africa, Oleg Voloshyn, a spokesman for the country's Foreign Ministry, said May 30 on the government's website for the tournament.
Still, former England captain Sol Campbell advised fans in an interview with the BBC not to travel, suggesting they would be risking their lives by doing so. The Dutch squad reported racist chanting at a training session last week in the Polish city of Krakow, the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper said June 7.
Average Spend
English officials estimate 3,000 to 4,000 fans will make the trip to Ukraine and Poland, a tenth of the number that traveled the last time the team qualified for Europe's premier national soccer contest eight years ago in Germany.
At Euro 2008, visitors spent an average 1,327 euros and 983 euros a head in co-hosts Austria and Switzerland, according to Erste. About 500,000 tourists will probably visit Ukraine for the three-week tournament, leaving a combined 400 million euros, or approximately 800 euros each, it estimated.
"Ukraine is still far below European standards in transport quality and service industries," Erste analysts including Birgit Niessner wrote May 22 in a research note. In addition, "some football tourists may be discouraged by high room rates."
Flights Costs
A round-trip air ticket from London to the eastern city of Donetsk, 125 kilometers from the Russian border, costs as much as 880 pounds ($1,359), while a night in a three-star hotel can stretch to 455 euros. The cost of a similar room in Warsaw, where the tournament kicked off June 8, ranges from 200 zloty ($58) to 1,500 zloty and most flights to Polish cities are less than 1,000 zloty.
As of May 29, tickets were available for nine matches in Ukraine compared with one in Poland, according to UEFA.
"If they want to welcome the people, they have to do something because the people will not go if the prices are too high," UEFA President Michel Platini said in an interview in Budapest.
Construction of airports and hotels for the tournament went ahead even as the global credit crisis that followed Lehman Brothers Inc.'s collapse prompted Ukraine to sign a $16.4 billion International Monetary Fund bailout in 2008 and erased almost 15 percent of gross domestic product the following year.
Economic Boost
While the economy expanded 5.2 percent in 2011, growth may slow to 1.6 percent this year, Fitch Ratings said May 11. Ukraine's current-account gap may widen to 6.5 percent of GDP this year, according to the IMF.
The cost of insuring government debt against non-payment for five years using credit-default swaps has jumped to 851 basis points from 462 a year ago. The hryvnia lost as much as 1 percent to 8.147 per dollar June 8 amid speculation the government may devalue the currency. It was 0.1 percent lower at
8.0913 as of 12:52 p.m. in Kiev.
Ukrainian officials say the tournament will give the economy a shot in the arm.
As a result of Euro 2012 "Ukraine will not get less than
1.5 billion euros of revenue," Borys Kolesikov, the deputy prime minister responsible for Euro-2012, said May 30. The infrastructure built for the tournament should help turn Donetsk into a business center and other cities into tourist hotspots, he said today on the government's website.
Jail Sentence
Adding to fans' concern over costs, Ukraine's image has suffered in recent weeks as European Commissioners and other leaders from the continent pledged to boycott matches in the country in protest at the imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
The opposition leader was handed a seven-year prison sentence in October after being convicted of abuse of office in signing a natural-gas deal with Russia in 2009 that's harmful to Ukraine. She's complained of inhumane treatment including beatings, accusations prosecutors deny.
U.K. ministers won't attend the tournament's opening stages in Ukraine because of human-rights concerns, the British Foreign Office said June 7.
"This starkly underlines the country's problematic political climate," Amsterdam-based ABN Amro Group NV analyst Arjen van Dijkhuizen, the author of the Soccernomics 2012 report, wrote in a May 29 research note. "The boundary between sport and politics is once again blurring in the run-up to Euro-2012."
Still, logistics trump Ukraine's political backdrop as the priority for England supporters, according to fan representative Perryman, who laid out Poland's main advantages over its bigger neighbor in straightforward terms.
"It's a lot easier to get to and a lot cheaper," he said.

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Elegance and innovation, fashion and wearability – who says they have to be mutually-exclusive? Not Penny Preville. Her popular jewelry designs, known under her namesake designer jewelry brand beautifully blend those important attributes together. The pieces in her collection are the outlet for her innate creativity. She has been designing gems since her childhood years, mix-matching and glamorizing the contents of her grandma's jewelry box. Her well-accoladed and multi-awarded jewelries are also showpieces of Penny Preville's natural acumen in business and advertising. Most of all, it is an expression of herself as a woman and as an individual. The depth and personal style that Penny pours into each elaborate ring or necklace makes it attractive to those who also need to express their own. After all, that is really what fashion is about. Learn more about expressing your own style with Penny Preville's collections.
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FTC Urges Apps For Kids Must Disclose Data-Collecting Practices
The Federal Trade Commission urged developers of mobile apps for kids to provide more information on user-data collection and said it plans to review whether such software violates child privacy law.
The agency is taking a closer look at smartphone and tablet software mining phone numbers, subscriber IDs and other information from the devices, part of a broader push to toughen its privacy scrutiny. The FTC collected a $50,000 settlement from an app developer in August, in the agency's first case involving such programs.
The agency released a report Thursday that criticized developers and app marketplaces for not doing enough to disclose the data-collection practices of apps geared toward kids. It said it will conduct a six-month review to determine whether such apps violate the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
"Parents generally cannot determine, before downloading an app, whether the app poses risks related to the collection, use and sharing of their children's personal information," the FTC said in the report.
The FTC said apps should say what information they collect, how they will use it and with whom it will be shared. App developers should provide "simple and short disclosures or icons that are easy to find and understand on the small screen of a mobile device," the agency said.
The agency also said that app stores should provide clearer information about programs' data collection, and that third parties providing services within apps should play an active role in such disclosures.
The agency studied apps available in marketplaces run by Apple Inc. and Google Inc., the maker of the Android mobile operating system. It found "hundreds of pages" of programs intended for children, including some targeted to age ranges such as two- to five-year olds.
The survey followed the FTC collecting a $50,000 settlement from app developer W3 Innovations LLC, which does business as Broken Thumbs Apps, after allegations that some of the company's games violated the child privacy law.
The FTC alleged that several of the apps collected thousands of e-mail addresses from children younger than 13 without their parents' consent.
"The two drivers for collecting data are to personalize the experience, and then secondly to socialize the experience," said Ed Lewis, chief executive of Media Chaperone, which made an app to help parents set privacy and spending controls on apps.
"Where that becomes an issue is when apps are actually collecting personal data on kids without parents' permission," Lewis said.
The Application Developers Alliance, a newly formed industry group, also backed the FTC's views.
"Parents should have clear, simple, easy-to-use tools to protect their children's privacy," said Jon Potter, president of the association. "Privacy, particularly kids privacy, is paramount to our members."
Mobile devices have seen hot sales growth in recent years, and it appears the appeal of such products isn't lost on the young. Nielsen said Thursday that 70% of children under 12 in tablet-owning households used the gadget in the fourth quarter.
The most common way children used tablets was to play downloaded games, followed by educational purposes and for entertainment while traveling, Nielsen said in a blog post titled "American families see tablets as playmate, teacher and babysitter."
The push to regulate software meant for kids is part of a broader online privacy watchdog effort by the FTC.
The past year, the agency has charged Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Google with misleading consumers about the extent to which they protect their privacy. The companies each settled the allegations, agreeing to periodic assessments of their privacy practices by an independent auditor.


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LONDON: Retail sales in Britain surged in September, with the annual growth rate hitting the highest level for three years, official data showed on Thursday. On a 12-month basis, retail sales grew by 6.3% in September 2007, compared with the same month the previous year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
That marked the strongest growth rate since September 2004. The growth came mostly from non-food stores, with clothing and household good shops seeing particularly strong increases. On a monthly basis, British retail sales rose by 0.6% in September from August, the ONS added.


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Gas prices are steadily climbing and it's not just the everyday worker and families who are suffering, but students as well.
What do we do and how can we change these rising prices?Those are questions that people ask and never seem to get answers to. Drivers aren't afraid to voice their opinions.
People dont make that much money these days, this is hard," Jesse Prince says. "It takes away from bills you have to pay, food and things like that."
Especially diesel, it's a less refinery and I think that they are charging a little too much for whats its worth," Nick Bolleter says. "You know, here in the next year its gonna effect me a lot, trying to get out of school, and trying to be able to pay for all that gas like this. It's gonna clean my wallet out before."
Local students are being forced to take on an extra job in order to be able to drive to and from school.
"Don't make no sense," Kili Datcher says. "President Obama, whoever, Romney, whoever gonna be in office need to take that down. We struggling as it is, especially with teenagers that ain't got no job. I think gas prices are the most important thing we need down out of anything else."
According to AAA, a combination of the rise in the price of crude oil, the European debt crisis, slowed growth in China, and the worries about the U.S. Economy have all sent prices up at the pump. Right now, you can expect prices to continue to rise thru out the rest of the summer.


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Change is on the horizon though, thanks to the growing concern of the Obama administration says Kennedy.
"We have the courts, we have the Obama administration, and we have a very good Environmental Protection Agency. There's a lot more they should be doing, but they are largely sympathetic to trying to shut down mountain top removal."
There's a long road ahead before that reform happens, though. The Last Mountain begins, appropriately enough, at Coal River Mountain located deep in West Virginia in the valleys of Appalachia.
It is here that Massey Energy (the company behind the worst mining disaster in 40 years just last year) is literally removing mountaintops, one after another, in an environmentally devastating practice that mines coal as it contaminates the air and water, with no real intervention from Washington. And there's a good reason for that, says Kennedy.
"Lobbyists are running our government. The coal industry has tremendous political clout on Capitol Hill because of its alliance with the railroads and coal burning utilities, which have contributed over billions to campaigns and lobbyists over the last 10 years," Kennedy says.
"That buys you a lot of juice on Capitol Hill. One of the broader messages of this film is a warning to Americans about what happens when corporations take over our government."
The good thing about being a Kennedy (there has got to be something) is that you understand how the levers of power work better than most. So The Last Mountain excels at delivering a staggering amount of information in an overtly cinematic way -- lobbyists, politicians, environmental protection laws, mining jobs, energy needs, alternative innovations and the government all come into play.
But how do you interest a public who would much rather be watching American Idol?
"The biggest challenge we face is how do we inform the public what's going on when the press these days only wants to tell us about Charlie Sheen and not much about the issues that are important to making rational judgments in a democracy," says Kennedy.
There really is no more investigative journalism going on in America nowadays, Kennedy adds. Making documentaries has become the only way to get the word out about the mountaintop removal that's being hidden away from the American public's eyes.
The reason that Massey has been able to cut down 500 mountains in West Virginia and bury 2,500 miles of rivers and streams is because so far they been able to keep these images from the American public and the American press just doesn't cover them. That's why The Last Mountain was made.
There is hope for the future too. Alternative energy sources are rapidly overtaking coal in terms of effectiveness and job creation. Kennedy takes solace from the fact.
"There's actually more jobs now in America in the wind industry than there are in coal mining, according to the bureau of labor statistics -- 86,000 people are employed by the wind industry and only 81,000 people are employed by the coal mining industry," says Kennedy.
It's a numbers game, but it's trending in Kennedy's direction. That must be a sobering thought for the coal industries, who know that historically Kennedys only align themselves with the winning side.
(The Last Mountain is currently in limited release in New York and Los Angeles, with a wider distribution due.)


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Sebasticook Regional Land Trust has a mission to recognize and conserve the rich wild and working landscape of Central Maine. We work with willing landowners to conserve the lands they love and the resources our community relies upon clean water, family farms that provide local food and jobs, well-managed working forests, places to hunt, fish and recreate with our children.
Wesley Road Wetland is a 1.25 acre land parcel gifted to SRLT by the town of Unity. This forested wetland is amphibian breeding habitat and has also been designated as prime wood turtle habitat. With stream frontage on Sandy Stream, it is the perfect place to enjoy the sounds of spring.
Turn off School Street onto Wesley Road.
At the end of the street, youll see Sebasticook Regional Land Trusts preserve sign.
Walk in at the sign and go towards the wetland where the trees are wading and frogs are probably singing.
With the water to your left, follow it down and around until Sandy Stream is on your right.
Walk along Sandy Streams bank and youll eventually come across a huge downed tree, leaning into the stream.
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Among this year's annual line-up of the Presidential Concert Series were clarinetists, violin ensembles and high-profile string quartets.
Classical Mystery Tour, a Beatles tribute band, seems slightly misplaced.
Taking their name from a rendering of the Beatles' song and film "Magical Mystery Tour," the group is comprised of Jim Owen (John Lennon), Tony Kishman (Paul McCartney) and John Brosnan (George Harrison).
Classical Mystery Tour allows Beatles' fans the unique opportunity to not only experience live Beatles music, but to do so with the grandiose of a live orchestra.
To accompany the group, Robert Bernhardt conducted the Lee Univeristy Symphony Band.
The night's lineup featured 30 selections from the Beatles' most popular songs, including "Yesterday," "All You Need Is Love" and "Come Together."
The group is known for not only their sound but also for their physical resemblance to the band.
Throughout the concert, both image and attire evolve across the different eras of Beatles history, from the black suits and mop tops of their early years to the long hair and loud costumes from their "Sergeant Pepper" shows.
The Beatles' personas and mannerisms were displayed as was made evident through McCartney's signature two-fingered salute and Lennon's heavy British accent.
"Usually the orchestras we play with are much, much older," Owen said, after the show with his accent missing.
Those who had the opportunity to play with the group were exultant.
It was like they were reincarnated. I felt like a pop star,
sophomore violinist Hannah Daulton said.
At the end of the show, Classical Mystery Tour responded to a standing ovation by returning to the stage to perform "Hey Jude."
The audience sang loudly along and waved their hands as the band followed and ended finally with "Twist and Shout."
"It was exciting because the crowd got into it in a way they normally don't for symphony orchestras," sophomore cellist Caroline Kindiger said.


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Sixth Grand Slam final in series
Roger crushed Nikolay Davydenko 6-1 7-5 6-4 in the semi-final, looking for his third consecutive title at the US Open. He defeated the Russian seventh seed in 1hr 43min to become the first man in the Open era to reach six straight Grand Slam finals.
"I played a great first set and I thought I played really well today," said Roger. "Again in the final is a great feeling and it's great to be in the final of all four majors this year." He will certainly not have an easy task tomorrow as there will be several thousand spectators cheering for his opponent – Andy Roddick (USA/ 9).
He set the tone by breaking in the second game as he cruised through the first set in 22 minutes, keeping Davydenko off balance with a series of short, sliced backhands. Davydenko recovered early breaks in the second and third sets, but it was not enough to stop Roger cruising through to tomorrow's (AEST) Sunday against ninth-seeded American Andy Roddick or another Russian, Mikhail Youzhny.
Davydenko had never beaten Roger in seven previous meetings, though he pushed him to a fourth-set tiebreak in their last match, in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. He was never allowed to find his rhythm as Roger varied the pace and angle of his attacks.
"In Australia, I had control from the baseline but today he was hitting too fast," said Davydenko. "Today was short points and he tried to hit faster. It's really different tennis. He's No.1. That's why I think he's winning everything, because he plays completely different."
Having reached his second grand slam semi-final, Davydenko said he is satisfied with his efforts. "Okay, I'm happy to be in the semi-finals. I am disappointed with my play, but not for losing."
Congratulations on your win against Davydenko! May you have another match like that against Andy Roddick today!
I wish you all the luck in the world against Andy in the finals of the U.S. Open.
And I hope the crowd will be a little more fair than in the match against Blake, it seemed to crush your concentration :( But I'm confident you'll take the title once more :-)
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It was a great game between you and Davydenko! You played enourmusly well, and you hit your backheand slices so good, that the Russian had no choice to lose points...
I still have fingers crossed for you, for your final against Andy Roddic
I´m very happy to see you again in a Grand slam final and I´m sure you will bring all your fans a new succeed this night!!
Good luck and destroy Roddick my master!!
Your record are fantastic like you....
Another final...I hope another Grand Slam...
You are the best of all the time.
Good Luck Rog,
Best regards
What a fantastic display of tennis yet again from the master it gets better with every match and that point you did in the secound set that was amazing i no you ended up losing your serve but all the same it was a brilliant shot to be able t
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Stony Brook to join CAA Football in 2013
A new era of Stony Brook Football in the premier FCS conference to begin in 2013.
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Kitano Tsunetomi
minstrel player
hanging scroll, ink and colors on paper; signed
with artist's seal
, ca. 1910
painting 18 1/4 by 19 7/8 in., 46.5 by 50.5
overall 53 1/2 by 28 1/8 in., 136 by 71.5 cm
Although Kitano Tsunetomi was born in Kanazawa, he moved to Osaka as a young man where he would establish himself as a leading master of
and in his own lifetime, earn recognition as the first Nihonga artist from Osaka. He began his artistic career from 1892 to 1895 as an apprentice at woodblock printing shops in his hometown. In 1897 he worked for the carver Nakayama Komataro, before moving to Osaka in 1898 to study with the painter and print designer Ineno Toshitsune (1858-1907), a former pupil of Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908). In 1899 he began publishing illustrations in the monthly
('New Japan') while he also began studying
(Western-style painting).
During the first two decades of the new century, Tsunetomi emerged as a successful
painter and illustrator. His early work was particularly distinctive; while many artists of this period were portraying women as relatively sweet and innocent, Tsunetomi's beauties were infused with a compelling combination of mysterious sexuality and realistic vulnerabilities. In 1910 he began exhibiting his paintings at the government sponsored Bunten exhibitions, and from 1914 with Inten
the exhibition of the Nihon Bijutsu-in (Japan Art Institute). After he became a full member of the Nihon Bijutsu-in in 1917, Tsunetomi's paintings style changed. His depictions of
became more idealized and refined, with less emphasis on exploring further dimensions of their sexuality. He began self-publishing prints in 1918, and established his
(private teaching atelier), Haku-yosha (White Radiance Company) where he taught other prominent Osaka artists such as Shima Seien (1892-1970) and Nakamura Teii (1900-1982).
Helen Merritt and Nanako Yamada,
Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975,
University of Hawaii Press, 1992, p. 68
Ellen P. Conant, Steven D. Owyoung, J. Thomas Rimer,
Nihonga: Transcending the Past: Japanese-Style Painting, 1868-1968,
The Saint Louis Art Museum, 1995, pp. 309-310
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After all the courtly intrigues, the gossip, the rumors about who would become the next commander of the City Watch—that Ser Richard would be reinstated, or Prince Aegon was going to be chosen; that Ser Sarmion Baratheon had been interested in the office, or Lormon Buckler; that the king would invite Beslon the Bad to take up the position if he left Vaith in the hands of a garrison commander, or that his grace was looking to try a well-known justicar recently come from Braavos—it seems the king has made his choice, with the agreement of the small council. In the midst of deliberations, Ser Dagur Saltcliffe was invited to meet with them. Ten minutes later, he departed, and assistants to Lord Ryger went about the barracks where the Watch's officers have their lodgings.
The precise cause for why the ironborn-knight was chosen are unclear, but the Iron Serpent's growing fame in the field and the lists, his personal participation in the ending of the riot, and perhaps his youth—the Young Dragon appreciates youth when coupled with boldness, for it mirrors his own path to glory—doubtless played a part. It was later whispered that the new Commander would be making changes to the Watch, from commissioning new officers and sergeants from among his own band of fearsome sellswords and sworn swords, to beginning a policy of more active, and less gentle, vigilance on the city's behalf.
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I am getting email like the email below. People are very upset by the IRS – (of course I remove the name of the sender)
"I worked for the IRS Regional Counsel in the 70's in Denver, CO. Under IRS regulations, IRS "targets" are considered guilty until they prove themselves innocent. I witnessed IRS thugs go in, confiscate homes, businesses, computers, bank accounts; a targeted person has nothing left to defend themselves. Just ask anyone who has been a victim (i.e., most recently, Gibson Guitars; Ms. Englebrecht) Congress is going about this all wrong. I think the IRS should have to live by their own rules ! Lois Lerner and everyone mentioned in her emails (including the parade of lying IRS commissioners) should be considered guilty until they prove their innocence. Lerner and others under suspicion should be divested of pay, their homes, cars, retirement, bank accounts, and prosecuted to the full extent of the IRS/FBI and DOJ. It is then those conspirators' responsibility to prove their innocence. If innocent, I'll bet missing emails will miraculously appear! (Turn-about is fair play; we should play by the IRS rules!) And then SHUT DOWN THE IRS!"


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AVON PARK - When Larry Taylor dropped out of school in the 12th grade, he never imagined where life would take him but he found his way to South Florida State College. His education at the college prepared him for the next phase of his life by providing him with the credentials to begin his career as a fire fighter.
Taylor, DeSoto County Emergency Fire Rescue fire chief, took his first class with SFSC more than two decades ago. He earned his high school diploma after successfully completing his GED exams in 1991 and his advanced technical diploma in emergency medical technician in 1997.
After graduating from SFSC, Taylor went on to earn a fire certification, an Associate in Arts degree in fire science, a Bachelor of Science in organizational management and a master's degree in public administration. He is a certified American Heart Association instructor, fire inspector, fire officer and certified emergency medical services instructor for the state of Florida.
In his capacity as fire chief since 2013, Taylor strives to maintain a collaborative work environment by improving services and management. He performs a variety of technical, administrative and supervisory work in planning, organizing, directing and implementing fire prevention, suppression and emergency medical services to prevent or minimize the loss of life and property by fire and emergency medical conditions in DeSoto County.
"It's an exciting job," Taylor said. "When the tones go off, you have no idea what you're going to find when you get there. The aspect of touching people's lives goes beyond the call of going there. People's lives are at risk."
"It's all about being well informed," he said. "We have tough decisions to make and some could end smoothly or end disastrously."
Taylor has also held positions as a firefighter and fire deputy. Since graduating, he has been named DeSoto County Paramedic of the Year in 2004 and 2011, and was nominated for Adjunct Instructor of the Year at SFSC in 2007.
The hardest part of his job is dealing with family members and by standers. "That's something they don't teach you in a book or at school," Taylor said. "You have to take the time to console people and let them know what's going on. We try our best to protect the little things that have sentimental value."
In his spare time, Taylor has spent the last decade teaching SFSC students' emergency medical services and paramedic courses. He serves as a member of SFSC's EMS and Fire Science Committee.
"When I became an instructor I was glad to be able to give back to the community," he said. "I wanted to be an instructor because of the way I was taught and treated at SFSC. I found out about the instructing position through Steve Ashworth and it was one of those things that fall right into my hands."
"It takes a special person to guide EMS students," Taylor said. "Steve Ashworth, chair of EMS and fire science programs at SFSC, has a phenomenal way of teaching and influencing the people around him. He has a way of conveying the information so every student can understand it," he said. "I've modeled my teaching career and techniques after him. He has been an instrumental part of my professional and personal success."
"As much as Larry has learned from me, I've learned from him," Ashworth said. "Larry leads by impact and example. I'm proud to call him one of our graduates."
Taylor believes that teaching a student how to potentially save someone's life is all worth it. "Teaching is something I hold down deep in my heart," he said. "The feeling you get when a student comes to you and has completed a task successfully and correct is amazing."
"Larry has been instrumental to the success of SFSC's paramedic program ever since he became one of the first instructors and continues to be," Ashworth said. "I look forward to seeing him take DeSoto County Fire Rescue to the next level by providing excellence in the highest quality of care to his community."
In the future, Taylor hopes to be in involved with the new Fire Science program coming to SFSC fall 2014. "I have watched this program grow tremendously, and it's like a little part of me is being spread from generation to generation," Taylor said. "It's my goal to help the students gain the foundation to continue their education to the next level and help them develop a real commitment to the profession."
"I've dreamed about this opportunity and took my chance at following it," Taylor said. "I've been blessed beyond belief," Taylor said. "I want to retire knowing that I did my best and that every person on my watch made it home safely."


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A Jackson homeowner told police that he filed several shots at the men who were driving off in three of his vehicles.
As many as four men went into a home at 4621 Maury Road about 5 a.m. Monday and stole the keys to three vehicles, police said. The men stole a black Nissan Altima, a Volkswagon and a Mercedes Benz, police said.
But before the men drove off, the homeowner heard a noise and saw the men leaving the house, police said. He fired at the men, but told police he wasn't sure if he had struck anyone.
Police said officers are investigating the incident as a burglary of an occupied dwelling.
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School tax rate may go down
SEBRING - Preliminary numbers show the school property tax rate may go down as the School Board of Highlands County's budget increases with additional state funding. The school board voted July 2 to advertise its tentative budget on July 26 for a public hearing, scheduled for 5:05 p.m. July 29. Preliminary numbers show a 2013-14 budget of $121 million, which is an increase of $3 million from the 2012-13 budget. Assistant Superintendent of Business Operations Mike Averyt said, it's "just an estimate, but basically that's a balanced budget."The number will change because the school board has more budget workshops scheduled and the board can still change the budget, he said. The general fund shows a preliminary increase of $3.1 million to $89.4 million. "We did get more money from the state compared to last year," Averyt noted. The net new funding is $3.3 million, but a lot of that money is earmarked for things like the teacher pay raises. Superintendent Wally Cox said it appears the school property tax rate will be going down. The district's estimate shows a 4 percent decrease in the millage rate. Averyt stressed that the millage rate will likely change somewhat. The district will receive the actual "required local effort" millage rates from the state around July 15, he said. Once the property appraiser certifies the tax rolls to the Florida Department of Education, the "required local effort" will be recalculated. Along with the budget hearing on July 29, the school board will hold a workshop at 4 p.m. to discuss and review its conversion to an electronic agenda followed by the regular school board meeting at 5:30 p.m. email@example.com 863-386-5826


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Teaching Ethan Frome
Pack your North Face.
Like what you see? We've also got a complete Online Course about Ethan Frome, with three weeks worth of readings, activities, assignments, and quizzes.
You don't want your classroom discussion to be as chilly as a winter in New England or a dinner party with Ethan and his frosty wife. Instead, it should feel like a thick stew, and we're here to help you pick out all the ingredients that add to the flavor.
Pass on the pickles, please.
In this guide you will find
- literary and pop culture connections from Romeo and Juliet to Eminem.
- activities that let students do what they do best: be judgmental.
- modern resources, like the NPR book club, movie adaptations, and even an opera.
You don't have to go dashing through the snow on a deadly sled ride, either. It's all right here in one convenient place.
What's Inside Shmoop's Literature Teaching Guides
Shmoop is a labor of love from folks who love to teach. Our teaching guides will help you supplement in-classroom learning with fun, engaging, and relatable learning materials that bring literature to life.
Inside each guide you'll find quizzes, activity ideas, discussion questions, and more—all written by experts and designed to save you time. Here are the deets on what you get with your teaching guide:
- 13-18 Common Core-aligned activities to complete in class with your students, including detailed instructions for you and your students.
- Discussion and essay questions for all levels of students.
- Reading quizzes for every chapter, act, or part of the text.
- Resources to help make the book feel more relevant to your 21st-century students.
- A note from Shmoop's teachers to you, telling you what to expect from teaching the text and how you can overcome the hurdles.
Instructions for You
Objective: Why not keep up the Wharton torture? Let's give the students a few more tales of woe. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, "First let us notice that life is a continual story of shattered dreams" (source). It's not the most uplifting subject, but it's important for students to recognize this recurring theme in other works and realize how often irony is used to achieve this effect. Of course, we'll also have them think about how it's possible to change one's course in life and not succumb to those shattered dreams. See? Always a silver lining with Shmoop.
This lesson assumes that students have been introduced to the concept of irony, but if needed, a longer background lesson can be inserted for the literary device. Reviewing can't hurt—we promise.
Materials Needed: Copy of the novel, Internet for video (whole class), Internet access for pairs to read short stories online (or printed copies)
Step 1: Show this clip from A Knight's Tale (Warning: has "damn your stomach" at 3:00), and begin a discussion about a person's ability to make a change or "change his stars" vs. becoming a victim of circumstances.
Step 2: A Knight's Tale had a happy ending, yes, but today, your students will be looking at a few more stories with ironic unhappy endings like Ethan Frome.
First things first. Take a minute to review the three types of irony, but try to focus your discussion on situational irony, since that's mostly what's going down in Ethan Frome.
You might also want to take a few minutes to review the plot arc and ending of the book—especially if it's been a few days since they finished reading.
Step 3: We want the students to recognize similarities in themes, settings, character developments, and use of irony in various different works.
Give the students a quick introduction to each story (Shmoop link provided to help you out!) and then have them break into pairs and choose one of the following to read online. If there isn't Internet access in the classroom, you can print the stories out beforehand.
As you float, engage students in how they feel about the character and his/her choices. Where is the irony in the story?
Students should use a Venn diagram, being sure to notate as they read. They will be looking for similarities and differences between their story and Ethan Frome for the following aspects of the texts:
- Setting
- Main character's description/state of being
- Main character's dream
- Main character's sacrifice(s)
- How the ending is ironic
Once the groups are finished, create one giant Venn diagram for the class combining the ideas from each group.
Step 4: Independently, students will create a collage to demonstrate their hopes, dreams, and vision of the future (1, 5, 10, 20 years out—very difficult for some who don't know what they will be up to on Saturday) using Pinterest, Glogster, or other similar applications. In 2-3 paragraphs, they should include
- their overall vision.
- what obstacles they might meet or sacrifices they may have to make.
- how they might avoid becoming victims of irony or situation.
Instructions for Your Students
Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, "Now first let us notice that life is a continual story of shattered dreams" (source). Pretty bleak, right? But plenty of authors tend to agree with him and, throughout the years, have written depressing works of unfulfilled dreams like Ethan Frome.
But do agree? Or do you think anyone can change their path in life? Are these writers trying to warn us to make better choices? Is Wharton using irony to send us a message?
Step 1: Check out this clip of A Knight's Tale. This one had a nice "happy, guy gets girl, wins the contest and becomes a knight" ending. And he vows at the beginning that he "can change his stars." Do you believe someone can change a path in life? What would you do to achieve your goals?
Step 2: Most authors like to write about characters working toward something—but they do love them some irony along the way. Review the definition of irony—focusing on situational irony. And then, if you need a refresher on the irony in Ethan Frome, check our analysis here at Shmoop:
Step 3: Now, it is time to see that Wharton does not have the corner on the irony market. Short story writers love to add irony and zing the reader in a matter of pages. You will choose one of the following short stories about sacrifice and longing and compare and contrast it to Ethan Frome.
Try to think about how you feel about the characters and their choices. Where is the irony in your short story? Use your old favorite, a Venn diagram, being sure to notate while you read. Look for similarities and differences in the following aspects of the texts:
- Setting
- Main character's description/state of being
- Main character's dream
- Main character's sacrifice(s)
- How the ending is ironic
Once that's done, you will create one giant Venn diagram combining the ideas from each group.
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A response to Catherine Womack
On the D Magazine Front Row blog, Catherine Womack more than suggests that I am 1) sexist and 2) elitist and, judging by the headline, 3) have outlived my usefulness as a Dallas critic. Here is my response, which I've also posted on the D Magazine website:
I'm always happy to spark discussion of classical music, whether commenters agree or not. I'm sorry Ms. Womack finds my "tone" increasingly off-putting, but I'm having trouble following her reasoning here.
A wise colleague once warned us fellow writers to be wary of assuming or attributing motives. Ms. Womack here imagines my brief blog post on overuse of the word "maestro" as a slap at conductor Nicole Paiement, who had just been named to a conducting post with the Dallas Opera–and maybe at female conductors in general. It was no such thing. The Dallas Opera announcement of her appointment, using the word "maestra," did stir up long simmering annoyance at the loose application of the term to virtually any conductor. It's like grade inflation, or automatic standing ovations. It has nothing to do with the gender of Ms. Paiement or any other conductor.
For the record, I have criticized the Dallas Symphony for the lack of female conductors and female composers; I would love to see and hear more of both. I have written glowing reviews and some not so glowing of conductors both male and female. A conductor's gender makes absolutely no difference to me.
As to the applause-between-movements issue, it has become popular in some classical-music circles to advocate letting audiences do whatever they want. Yes, audiences in Mozart's day applauded between movements, which might prompt immediate reprise of said movement. But for more than a century we've pretty much agreed that a symphony or concerto or song cycle has a trajectory from first note to last. Applause after each movement deflates the concentration that really wants to be sustained through the whole piece. Performers then have to wait for the audience to settle down again, then try to crank up the concentration all over again. Once dispelled, the magic can be hard to revive.
This has nothing to do with elitism. Etiquette is a set of principles we agree to so we don't have to worry how to behave in given situations. When part of the audience is applauding between movements and the rest isn't, it's awkward.


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Gay Old Man Fist. The act of shaking your hand in the air the way a gay old man would. Used to show disgust with someone or something.
GOMF you!!!
I GOMFed that kid for saying something so stupid.
I GOMFed that kid for saying something so stupid.
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Acronym for "Get Outta My Face!" phrase derived from users of the Amiga computer, GOMF was originally a hack that dismissed critical errors called 'Guru Meditation.' These nerds expanded the use of the phrase to everyday situations.
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PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. (AP) - Workers have pulled out a 31-foot boat that sank next to a dock at the marina at the Port of Port Townsend.
State Ecology Department spokeswoman Linda Kent says a quick response by the port staff also contained a diesel spill.
The vessel had about 180 gallons of the fuel on board. Up to 50 gallons was collected in a spill boom and absorbent materials.
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Definition of blanch in English:
verb[with object]
1Make white or pale by extracting colour: the cold light blanched her face
More example sentences
- The wind blew, chilling their coffee and blanching their faces.
- The glare of the flash blanches some faces, while others are obscured by the frame's edges.
- The grey of the last forty eight hours had blanched it silver.
1.1Whiten (a plant) by depriving it of light: blanch endive by covering plants with large flowerpots
More example sentences
- Planting leeks deep in the soil blanches them, shielding the shanks from the sun and keeping them white, tender, and sweet.
- When seedlings are 10 to 12 inches tall, hill up the soil around the plant bases to blanch the stems.
- The traditional way to blanch asparagus is to mound mulch or sand around the spears as they emerge.
2 [no object] Flinch or grow pale from shock, fear, or a similar emotion: he visibly blanched at this reminder of mortality
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- The five remaining men blanched and trembled with fear as they were faced with something beyond their reckoning.
- I saw Mike's parents look at me oddly; his mother seemed to be blanching with fear of what I was going to say.
- Some of the proposals range from 20 to 30 percent and people blanch at the thought of paying that much.
3Prepare (vegetables) for freezing or further cooking by immersing briefly in boiling water: blanch corn in boiling water for one minute
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- In a separate pot of salted, boiling water, blanch the fava beans, then immediately drain and shock them in an ice bath.
- The colouring is important and he suggests that the mushrooms are first briefly blanched in boiling water, so they are moist without the need for prolonged cooking.
- Prepare the tomatoes for the sauce by blanching them in boiling water for 20 seconds.
3.1 (often as adjective blanched) Peel (almonds) by scalding them: blanched almonds
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- A small handful of soaked and blanched almonds or walnuts makes a nutritious mid-morning or afternoon snack.
- Before baking, the top is covered with whole blanched almonds.
- Because I didn't blanch the almonds or pistachios, the cake itself looked a bit dull and not as green as you might fancy.
scald, boil, dunk
Middle English: from Old French blanchir, from blanc 'white', ultimately of Germanic origin.
Words that rhyme with blanchBlanche, branch, ranch, tranche
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The Virginia Cavaliers rank first nationally in allowing just 55.5 points per game, which is important to consider when making your college basketball picks Friday, as they prepare to take on the Michigan State Spartans at Madison Square Garden.
Sports bettors will find that the Cavaliers are two-point underdogs in the NCAA basketball odds, with the betting total sitting at 127 in the market.
Let's take a closer look at this Sweet 16 matchup from a betting perspective while offering up a prediction along the way.
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According to the parent who shot the video at Weemes Elementary School in Los Angeles:
"This all started because my son's teacher was so unorganized. Basically because of budget issues all the kids had to share a cap and gown for pictures. One of the moms in the video was basically taking over and the other one didn't like it and told her something about it. The sad part wa
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Home Builder UCP Slumps in Trading Debut After Lackluster IPO
UCP Inc.'s shares slumped in their debut Thursday, after the West Coast home builder's $116.3 million initial public offering priced at the low end of its expected range.
The stock was down 6.9% at $13.96 in midafternoon trading. It opened Thursday morning at $14.75, down 1.7% from the company's $15-a-share IPO price. The shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "UCP."
UCP adds to a bumper crop of residential construction IPOs this year, following rising stock-market values and optimism around the housing market's recovery. But home-builder stocks have pared gains the last few weeks, as investors contemplate the end of historically low mortgage rates and rock-bottom land prices in the wake of the financial crisis, which bolstered builders' margins.
"Everyone's worried about land prices," UCP Chief Executive Dustin Bogue said in an interview. "They're thinking about what our space looks like in a couple years. There's a lot of thought going into which [home building] companies to choose, by the buy side, and how to run with them over the next few years."
The San Jose, Calif., company, with holdings in Washington state and California's Central Valley, sold 7.8 million shares for $15 each late Thursday, raising $116.3 million, before the potential sale of additional shares to underwriters. The company had expected the shares to fetch $15 to $17 each, according to a regulatory filing.
UCP is the fourth home builder to debut on the U.S. stock market this year. The previous three raised $1.24 billion, far exceeding the previous record of $198 million raised by five IPOs in 1993, according to Dealogic data going back
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Any knitting machines that can make scarfs/hats easily?
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I would think that just about any knitting machine would be able to handle scarves since they 're generally long rectangles. However, I'm not sure about using a machine to knit in the round for a hat. Perhaps it could be knitted flat on a machine and then seamed up by hand? It's certainly worth asking a knowledgeable person about!
One other place you might check for information on knitting machines is in knitting magazines. I know Knit 'n Style has reviewed knitting machines in the past. However, with that said, I wouldn't recommend getting a subscription to a bunch of knitting magazines just for that purpose. Instead, perhaps you could browse through some copies at your local library or even flip through some at a news stand.
Good luck in your search for a good knitting machine. I hope you can find something you enjoy and that fits your budget and needs perfectly.
If you are able to make some items via a machine, please do post some pictures for us to see. Even though most of us here hand knit, we are very much interested in all things knitting!
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Germany, with an almost 40% share of European public funded nanoscience research, is the clear nanotechnology leader in Europe. It is also one of the leaders globally in pushing research into potential risk and safety concerns associated with nanotechnology. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is the ministry responsible for federal activities in the nanotechnology sector in Germany. Within its framework of 'leading-edge innovations' the BMBF supports key areas of nanotechnologies with promising prospects (NanoMobil, NanoChem, NanoFab, NanoforLife,NanoLux). The project NanoChance aims to support small and medium-sized companies in particular. The cooperative project NanoCare currently mainly focuses on studying possible risks of engineered nanoparticles. Beyond that, the federal agencies BAuA (Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health), UBA (Federal Environment Agency) and BfR (Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) have developed a joint research strategy that addresses especially health and environmental risks of engineered nanoparticles. The strategy has been finalized in December 2007 and a final report has just been published.Posted: May 29th, 2008
High content analysis (HCA) is a powerful platform that combines cell-based assays with traditional microscopy and automated, sophisticated image processing and analysis software. This technology is capable of using living and fixed cells, typically with fluorescently labeled antibodies and reagents. It has been widely adopted in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries for target identification and validation. HCA has made particular inroads into research and development applications where high throughput screening has proven inadequate, such as measuring multiple biological pathways simultaneously, or revealing off-target drug effects. HCA has stepped into this void by demonstrating how particular proteins are affected by the application of a molecule to the cell line of interest.Posted: May 20th, 2008
Synthesized carbon nanotubes, especially single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), are in the form of bundles with other impurities such as catalyst particles and amorphous carbon debris. In order to be useful for many types of applications, for instance in nanoelectronic devices or biomedical applications, SWCNTs need to be purified and dispersed into individual nanotubes. One method to do this is by surfactant stabilization of the hydrophobic nanotube surface, which overcomes the van der Waals forces among the nanotubes and results in suspensions of individual SWCNTs. Researchers have now investigated the cytotoxicity of SWCNTs suspended in various surfactants. Their experimental results show that the conjugates SDS/CNT and SDBS/CNT are toxic to astrocytoma cells due solely to the toxicity of the SDS and SDBS molecules, which administered alone are toxic to the cells even at a low concentration of 0.05 mg per ml within 30 min. However, the proliferation and viability of the astrocytoma cells were not affected by SWCNTs and the conjugates SC/CNT and DNA/CNT.Posted: May 19th, 2008
The controversy over the use of nanoparticles in everyday products, such as cosmetics, has been going on for a while now. At best, the evidence is inconclusive - it's too early to say whether there is a risk or not. The cosmetics industry of course argues that their nanoparticle-containing products are perfectly safe because no problem has been reported so far. Consumer, health and environmental groups beg to differ and claim that there is a potential risk because we just don't know enough about this issue and that we rather should err on the side of caution. The fact is, as a recent report by the European Commission's Health and Consumer Protectorate states, that at present there is inadequate information on hazard identification, exposure assessment, uptake, the role of physico-chemical parameters of nanoparticles determining absorption and transport across membranes in the gut and lungs, the role of physico-chemical parameters of nanoparticles in systemic circulation determining biokinetics and accumulation in secondary target organs, possible health effects, and translocation of nanoparticles via the placenta to the foetus. The EU report concludes that conventional risk assessment methodologies may be adequate for products that contain soluble and/or biodegradable nanoparticles but not for insoluble and/or biopersistent nanoparticles.Posted: May 5th, 2008
The toxicity issues surrounding carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are highly relevant for two reasons: Firstly, as more and more products containing CNTs come to market, there is a chance that free CNTs get released during their life cycles, most likely during production or disposal, and find their way through the environment into the body. Secondly, and much more pertinent with regard to potential health risks, is the use of CNTs in biological and medical settings. CNTs interesting structural, chemical, electrical, and optical properties are explored by numerous research groups around the world with the goal of drastically improving performance and efficacy of biological detection, imaging, and therapy applications. In many of these envisaged applications, CNTs would be deliberately injected or implanted in the body. For instance, CNT-based intercellular molecular delivery vehicles have been developed for intracellular gene and drug delivery in vitro. What these CNTs do once inside the body and after they discharge their medical payloads is not well understood. Cell culture studies have shown evidence of cytotoxicity and oxidative stress induced by single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), depending on whether and to what degree they are functionalized or oxidized. A new study at Stanford University tested non-covalently pegylated SWCNTs as a 'least toxic scenario', and oxidized, covalently functionalized nanotubes as a 'most toxic scenario' in a study on mice. It was found that SWCNTs injected intravenously into nude mice do not appear to have any significant toxicity during an observation period of four months following injection.Posted: Apr 22nd, 2008
Following just two days after we wrote about the food industry's deafening silence on their nanotechnology research and development, the Investor Environmental Health Network today released a report that demonstrates that sectors affected by product toxicity risks are doing a poor job of informing shareholders of market risks they face due to toxic chemicals in their products. The report specifically addresses the situation for companies dealing with nanomaterials by noting that manufacturers are not disclosing the evidence of health risks of nanotechnology products, nor the lack of adequate product testing prior to their sales. An interesting observation is that some nanomaterial manufacturers are more open to communicating potential uncertainties than their customers. These customers of the nanomaterials are the manufacturers of an array of products from electronics to food and cosmetics - and they tend not to disclose the potential health and financial risks. IEHN's conclusion is that investors should be apprised of the state of the science by a company, instead of being misled to believe that the serious questions have been answered.Posted: Apr 18th, 2008
Despite their name, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are not made of 100% carbon. Depending on which of the various synthesis techniques is used in their production, CNTs have variable chemistries and physical properties resulting from their different metal catalysts or amorphous carbon coatings. As a result, they may contain large percentages of metal and carbonaceous impurities which will have different environmental and toxicological impacts. In early toxicological studies, researchers obtained confounding results - in some studies nanotubes were toxic; in others, they were not. The apparent contradictions were actually a result of the materials that the researchers were using, not appreciating that 'carbon nanotubes' are really 'carbon nanotubes + metal + amorphous impurities'. Ignoring these impurities prohibits scientists from fully understanding the material's electronic character, environmental transport, transformation, and ecotoxicology. To address these needs, a group of researchers measured the elemental, molecular, and stable carbon isotope compositions of commercially available single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) produced by ten companies in the United States, giving a true picture of their diversity and chemical complexity. This diversity and complexity is extremely important from both fate and toxicity perspectives.Posted: Apr 10th, 2008
Notwithstanding the mixed news (to put it mildly) that individual investors have been getting from their nanotechnology stock portfolios, industry as a whole is pressing ahead with incorporating nanotechnologies in their products and processes. Unlike many other areas of science, nanosciences are capable of influencing a wide sweep of industrial and medical processes, from cleaner energy applications, to smart materials and revolutionary medical applications. It is increasingly difficult to know which products use nanotechnology or incorporate nanomaterials; nanotechnology consumer product directories give an idea where nanomaterials are used but are increasingly useless in helping to understand the full extent of nanotechnologies penetrating industrial manufacturing processes. Some consumer companies embrace 'nano' wholeheartedly and advertise their 'revolutionary' face creams, tennis rackets and car waxes; some, after increased scrutiny, have become very quiet about their nanotechnology activities (especially the large cosmetics and food companies); and some even change their company name to something that doesn't include 'nano' ('cleantech' or 'greentech' has become the new nanotech). Combine this technological shift that is taking place in industries across the board with the still existing lack of conclusive answers about the toxicity of nanomaterials, and you get a worrisome mix of industry pushing ahead unconstrained, a regulatory environment where key constituencies are ill prepared and underfunded to address the issues with the speed required, and public opinion that covers the whole range from activists calling for a complete moratorium on all things nano to snake-oil salesmen who promise nanotechnology stock tips that will make you a gazillionaire. Oh, and apparently now you can also add to this mix certain religious types in the U.S. who find nanotechnology is morally not acceptable.Posted: Mar 12th, 2008


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It is with great pleasure that Regis college would like to announce that Dr. Gregory Baum will be launching his new book, Truth and Relevance: Catholic Theology in French Quebec Since the Quiet Revolution, at Regis College. The launch will take place on Wednesday April 30th, at 4:30pm - 6:30pm.
Weaving together theological and sociological reflections, Truth and Relevance is a fascinating account of modernity, secularism, and the evolution of the Catholic Church in Quebec since the Second Vatican Council (1962-65). Baum unfolds for an anglophone readership how theologians in Quebec since the 1960s uncovered the social meaning in the Christian message and engaged the vital, new self-understanding of Quebec with a basic sympathy & solidarity. Nationalism, gender equality, critique of an unregulated market system and engagement with the positive and negative features of modern society feature in this lively portrayal of the Church in active dialogue with society.
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BENTON -- Several bridges in Scott County will become safer over the next few years, thanks to repairs slated by the Missouri Department of Transportation.
On Thursday, county commissioners learned more about the upcoming work in a meeting with Andy Meyer, Southeast Regional field engineer for the Bridge Improvement Project.
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Lady Lazarus
by Sylvia Plath
The Holocaust
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The Holocaust—the systematic killing of millions of Jews by the Nazis during World War II—is a constant reference point for Lady Lazarus. She identifies with the victims of the Nazis, and consistently imagines that she is one of them. Critics and readers of the poem have mixed opinions on Plath's Holocaust metaphors. Is she being insensitive by comparing her problems to those of the murdered Jews? Or are the metaphors a legitimate, if super intense and dark, way for Lady L to express her feelings?
- Lines 4-9: Lady Lazarus compares herself to some of the horrific remnants of the Holocaust. The Nazis were rumored to have used the skin of Jews to make lampshades, and Lady Lazarus compares herself to one through a simile. Lady L compares herself to the Jewish people throughout the poem as a way of expressing her pain.
- Lines 8-9: After the reference to the Nazis, we see a reference to their primary victims—Jews. The Nazis took all of the possession of the Jews they kicked out of their homes, which may have included linens. This is an example of a metaphor—the speaker's face is being compared to linen, but no "like" or "as" is used to make the comparison. The comparisons of the speaker to things that Nazis had possession of makes us think that the speaker may feel that she herself is possessed by the Nazis.
- Line 24: When we think of annihilation, we think of World War II and the Nazis.
- Lines 64-72: In these lines, Herr, the German version of the word "Mister," is used, tying this poem back to Germany. "Doktor" is the German word for doctor, but the English word for enemy is used here, not the German one, which is "fiend." Here, Lady Lazarus starts speaking directly to the Nazis whom she imagines are persecuting her. She speaks to them teasingly, all while imagining that she's burning in a mass crematorium. That's…bold.
- Lines 73-78: There was a rumor that Nazis used the fat of murdered Jews to make soap in the Holocaust, and here Lady L imagines that she watches the Nazis going through the burned remains of their victims, looking for things they can use. There is only ash, a wedding ring, and a gold tooth filling. They have burned all of the humanity out of the crematorium.
- Lines 79-84: But out of the ashes rises a defiant Lady Lazarus, who comes back to life like the mythological phoenix. The Nazis can't kill her, she says. Now that she has resurrected, she will "eat men like air." Unlike the Jews slaughtered by the Nazis in real life, Lady Lazarus is reborn.


text: I don't know if any of you hipsters are familiar with the work of proto-punk band The Monks who released only one proper album, Black Monk Time, in 1966 before disbanding a year later. If so you might like to know that a "new" album, Demo Tapes 1965, was released last week. This shows the genesis of the BMT album but is even dumber, though the quality is excellent, with a couple of non-BMT tracks and a couple of pre-Monks (when they were called The Torquays) versions of Monks songs. There's also a bonus track - the version of Monk Hop by Jason Forrest from last year's Silver Monk Time tribute album.As 42 year-old recordings they are by no means new, but the sheer dumb simplicity of this garage music makes it a great deal more appealing than many contemporary efforts.______________________________"Crush Monkeyboy!" - 96dbFreak


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Arsenal announce Henry departure … On his day, Thierry Henry looks like the best player in the world. It's hard to imagine him not playing for Arsenal, but that's about to be a reality with his pending transfer to Barcelona.
Cruise aiming to be Galaxy's top gun … No surprise there … Beckham goes Hollywood.
Canada coach slates Gold Cup referee selection … Conspiracy theories abound … Really though, does anyone actually buy the argument that Gold Cup organizers would orchestrate a U.S.-Mexico final by manipulating the officiating?
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OAKLAND -- An interesting three days for A's center fielders ended Wednesday in a 5-4 loss to the Angels.
Starting center fielder Coco Crisp came out of Monday's 19-inning game with a hamstring injury and went on the disabled list Wednesday. Chris Young, who moved to center when Crisp departed, left Monday's game a little later with a quad injury, tested it before Wednesday's game and still doesn't know when he might be ready to go.
Yoenis Cespedes, who began the 2012 season as the A's center fielder and who is the de facto center fielder with Crisp and Young out, had his own issues Wednesday. He singled, was twice hit by pitches, scored the A's first run, had a run-in with the warning track at the center field fence and overslid second base as the potential tying run in the ninth inning.
Cespedes, hit by a pitch for the second time in the game to lead off the ninth inning, wanted to get into scoring position with the A's down 5-4. He got a great jump against Angels' closer Ernesto Frieri, but the momentum of his slide carried him past the bag and he was tagged out.
While Frieri walked two more batters in the ninth, the A's couldn't extend their streak of 13 consecutive wins against American League West teams.
"He certainly wasn't trying to go by the bag, but his velocity carried him," manager Bob Melvin said.
Cespedes, who declined to talk after the game, originally was called safe.
Wednesday just wasn't Cespedes' best day. He had a bead on Mike Trout's warning-track fly with one out in the eighth inning when the mixture near the center field wall gave way just enough to cause Cespedes to fall. Trout's fly ball fell in for a triple and he went on to score what would be the decisive run.
But the A's had a baker's dozen other ways to win. They left 13 men on base, seven of those in scoring position. Those are scenarios in which Oakland tends to shine, but on this day it didn't happen.
"We went into that last inning super-positive," said shortstop Adam Rosales, who had three hits, including an RBI single in the eighth inning. "We never give up. We always think there's a way to win. We try to be confident, and we are."
It's easier to be confident when you've got all your pieces, and right now the A's don't. Before the game, they put Crisp and opening day starting pitcher Brett Anderson on the disabled list.
Dan Straily will replace Anderson and Cespedes will take over in center, but the club doesn't really have another leadoff hitter. Jed Lowrie will get the call against left-handed pitching and John Jaso against right-handers.
And the A's don't know what to make of Young's injury. Melvin seems hopeful that Young will be good to go Friday against the Yankees in New York after a day off Thursday. Young, who tested his sore quad out before Wednesday's game, wasn't so sure.
"It was OK, but it's still not quite there," Young said. "We've got the off day and then we can test it again (in Yankee Stadium). Right now, I'd lean to no. I can jog, but I don't know if I'll be able to turn it up.''


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Bank Branch Closures Show Opportunities, Winners
After years of expansion, U.S. banks have been closing branches as they swap mobile and online services for physical ones in a bid to rein in costs.
But new research suggests that there might be pockets of hope for branch growth.
California and Rhode Island are the two states that offer the best opportunities for banks to open new branches, according to new research from analysts.
"Areas densely populated with households but not with branches may represent prime opportunities for branching," says AllianceBernstein in a Monday research report. The firm notes that markets in the West and Northeast might still represent the best branching opportunities, because they generally have high household income or net worth per branch. California and Rhode Island in particular "appear relatively under-branched compared with the rest of the country and thus may represent a significant branching opportunity," says Alliance.
However Alliance Bernstein points out that "while large, cumbersome bank branches have lost appeal amid heavy cost cutting measures, the branch is still the main point of sale for banks." They expect the number of bank branches to "contract modestly over the near-term."
As a percentage of the network, Huntington Bancshares, Regions Financial RF, M&T Bank and Zions Bancorp have closed the most branches over the last 10 years, while KeyCorp and U.S. Bancorp have closed the least, according to AllianceBernstein.
Stripping out branches that were acquired, Synovus Financial and Regions Financial Corp. have closed the greatest number of branches as a percent of the network over the last ten years, while J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. have closed the fewest. The firm's data shows that many of the recent closures were in states hit hard by the real estate bubble, such as California and Florida.
Overall, AllianceBernstein says that Fifth Third Bancorp and PNC Financial Services Group are transforming their branch networks toward more desirable locations, opening branches in counties that have better demographics than those in which they have closed branches.
Separately, AllianceBernstein singles out Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Synovus, and Capital One Financial as being the strongest in collecting new deposits.
As a percentage of all active branches, First Republic Bank California has built the most branches since 2006 at 40%. Meanwhile, SunTrust Banks and Bank of America have built the smallest proportion of their branches since 2006, at 7%.


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal prosecutors want a long prison sentence for a Pennsylvania woman who called herself "Jihad Jane" online, saying her punishment should serve as a deterrent to "other lonely, vulnerable people who might be enticed by online extremists promising fame and honor."
Colleen LaRose remains a threat and deserves a "very lengthy" sentence of decades in prison for plotting to kill a Swedish cartoonist who did a caricature of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, prosecutors said in a memorandum filed this week.
The 50-year-old Pennsburg woman and two others convicted in the plot — Jamie Paulin-Ramirez of Colorado and Maryland teen Mohammad Hassan Khalid — are scheduled to be sentenced next week in Philadelphia, with proceedings beginning Monday.
LaRose faces the possibility of life in prison after pleading guilty in 2011 to four federal charges, including conspiracy to murder a foreign target, conspiracy to support terrorists and lying to the FBI.
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