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Berlin's signature dish is Currywurst, a sausage covered in tomato sauce and curry powder. From that nugget of information you might assume that the cuisine on offer in Berlin is a) not terribly sophisticated, and b) meat-heavy.
These two conditions become less true each year, and the capital of Germany now offers a healthy choice of distinguished eateries for vegetarians, vegans or those who simply want to take a break from animal-derived food. Here's a handful.
Cookies Cream one of a new wave of vegetarian restaurants which recognizes that you don't have to do away with style when you do away with meat. Connected to Cookies nightclub, the restaurant is hidden away in a converted cinema off an unpromising alleyway, while the food is fresh and inventive with an emphasis on seasonal ingredients.
In a quiet corner of central Berlin, Chipps is fitted out in sleek matt grays and offers fare dominated by modern, meatless takes on Central European classics. In a neat twist of the usual ratio, the few meat offerings are confined to the side dishes.
No animals were harmed in the making of your meal at La Mano Verde, a completely vegan restaurant just off the prestigious shopping boulevard, Kurfürstendamm. Soaring windows, industrial fittings and attentive service await.
It's no surprise that Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin's heartland of organic-shopping, environmentally-aware consumers, has its own vegan restaurant. But if you're imagining uninspiring plants and grains unimaginatively prepared and unattractively presented, Lucky Leek will change your mind.
Just because you forego meat doesn't mean you don't want some fast food every now and then, which is where Kreuzberg's Yellow Sunshine comes into its own. As well as veggie burgers and (excellent) fries, you can even try a vegan version of Currywurst.
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The 15th annual Salon Du Chocolat fashion show opened in Paris Wednesday and will run through Oct. 16. The runway models are featuring dresses and outerwear made of real chocolate by over 400 exhibitors. Top designers and chocolatiers from Leonidas and Austrian crystal specialist Swarovski worked together to create the partly edible outfits for the five-day event.
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I watched as the clock in my classroom turned to 3:10 p.m. I practically sprinted down the hall, then dashed through the parking lot and sped off to pick up my oldest child from school.
We plowed through the door, carrying backpacks, lunch bags and my work totes, as I was tackled by my two toddlers, before I could even sit everything down.
I didn't have my coat and shoes off yet - and would have loved an opportunity to get out of my work clothes and take half a minute to get to the bathroom - but everyone needed a snack, my oldest needed to show me her work from the day, the baby wouldn't let me put her down and there I was. It was all I could do to put one foot in front of the other.
Is it my children's fault I'm exhausted from my work day of teaching 20 7-year-old students? Is it their fault I'm carrying our fourth child and I'm so fatigued that a nap is all I can dream about at that very moment? Is it their fault that all of my patience and tolerance already have been distributed and used up for the day and it feels there is not one single ounce of me left to give?
I find the monotony of some of my days more draining than anything else. I get up, drag myself out of bed, have our normal morning crazy rush of scooting children around, changing diapers and picking out the fourth outfit for my daughter that she is somewhat satisfied with, hastily pour bowls of cereal, then, as I take a quick glance in the mirror, catch a glimpse of what I'm about to head out in public looking like.
And then come the nighttime rituals: baths, hair, jammies, teeth, books and prayers. My husband and I almost have everything down to a science and move the kids through somewhat of a factory line, "Your turn, up on the stool. Open your mouth. Good, you're done. Daddy's waiting to dress you."
There are times it's painful for me to push through the same old routine, all the while thinking, "Did I even brush my teeth today? I know I didn't brush my hair as I did another quick ponytail this morning before running out the door. Which reminds me, I'll need to set my alarm a few minutes early since I'll have to take my three-minute shower tomorrow morning since I didn't today ... or yesterday."
We get so caught up in the daily routine, the typical chaos that comes with each day, that we are just going through the motions. There are times it leaves me emotionless. I just pray that everyone's alive and healthy. To think that we survived another day (including myself), is a feat in itself.
As I find myself running on "cruise control," sometimes for days at a time, it takes something to pull me out of it.
And the ironic thing of it is, it's never some monumental, earth-shattering, life-changing act, but rather it's some tiny act of love, a small moment (one of many that I can ensure I have missed over the past several days), that leave me standing speechless, in total awe of why I wanted to be a mother in the first place.
"Mommy? Mommy? Mommmmmmy?" The incessant calling of my "name" truly happens more than 23 hours out of the day so naturally, I don't or am unable to turn for each call.
However, then I stop and think how many times I've missed an "I love you," for no apparent reason, just because they wanted to tell me. Or how many times they actually needed me or my help for a legitimate reason. And then there are the times that I turn to my toddler after he has demanded my attention several times in a row, and he just smiles his most perfect smile. That was all he wanted.
He wanted my attention to simply smile at me as his way of showing his affection. Or maybe it's the time we are followed around by a determined little toddler for the longest time as they chase us with a crinkly piece of paper, their special artwork they had made just for us.
The times I take for granted of how much I ask of our oldest daughter. I must say her name almost as much as I hear my own. "Can you get this for Mommy?" "Wait, where's the baby? Oh no, go find her. Is she in there?" "Could you please play with your brother and sister while Mommy tries to get this done?" The demands and requests I make of her must be incessant at times.
But I'll never forget the night I took her aside and apologized for being snappy with her when it wasn't even her I was frustrated with.
She sat on my lap, fell into my chest, wrapped her arms around my neck and whispered in my ear tearfully, "Thank you, Mommy. That just means so much to me. Thank you, Mommy."
At that moment I was sure my heart was breaking into pieces.
I know that she is my big girl - however, she also wants to be picked up and held, and consoled just as a baby or toddler would.
As an adult, I think we can relate; we all would love that reaffirmation of total affection and love at our fingertips.
I've come to realize that although I find myself more times than not, having close to an empty tank and feeling that I can't give my children or husband what they really deserve, it turns out it doesn't matter. They just want me. However little it may be.
They want my focus and attention and to know that when I'm with them, my attention is not being held hostage by the computer or my phone or the daunting list of work that awaits me.
As you find yourself buckled in for your typical daily adventure, no matter what that may look like, remember to be in tune to the moments that are constantly surrounding you.
There are hundreds that are available to us on a daily basis. How many are we not only not witnessing, but not experiencing?
Truth be told, my children aren't going to remember days that we spend together, but rather the special moments that we have shared. And our very best moments are never planned.
All they need are open hearts in order to embrace them before they slip away.
Make every moment matter.
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May 7, 2009, 09:39 PM
I can't find an article, but I heard on Lou Dobbs this evening that Nordyke is appealing to the SCOTUS. This could be interesting.
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May 10, 2009, 12:32 AM
Can anybody help me verify?
May 10, 2009, 12:39 AM
I heard it too, but nothing solid.
May 10, 2009, 10:21 AM
May 10, 2009, 10:23 AM
Yeah,you might start with who Nordyke is and what he's appealing...
For those of us that have absolutely no idea what you're referring to...
May 10, 2009, 10:59 AM
For those of us that have absolutely no idea what you're referring to...
... and are too lazy to search for "Nordyke" in Google and click on the first link. ;)
"Nordyke v. King is a case challenging an effective ban on gun shows on county property by the county of Alameda. While the case was originally about gun shows on county property, it's mainly interesting recently (Mar 2009) because it may be the first case to "incorporate" the Second Amendment against the states."
May 10, 2009, 11:15 AM
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May 10, 2009, 12:15 PM
For those interested in catching up on what Nordyke means to gun rights, I DO NOT recommend the calguns site linked above. It has a lot of armchair commentary that is remarkably ignorant of the law and what the ruling really means. The THR thread is much leaner/cleaner and better:
Synopsis: The 9th circuit court of appeals (governing all Pacific and many western states - in addition to AK/CA/HI it includes WA, OR, MT, ID, NV and AZ - or about 35% of the land mass of the US) ruled that it agreed that the 2nd Amendment was incorporated against the states - meaning it was a right that states, not just the federal government, could not violate. This made gun-fans very happy.
At the same time, they ruled that states and cities could discard the right if more than a few citizens were gathered together in public. Most folks ignored this aspect of the ruling during the rejoicing over the incorporation issue. Thus, unless you live in a state with a pre-emption law (banning gun laws other than at the state level of legistlation), any local administrator can discard your 2nd Amendment rights, D.C. v. Heller or not.
I am not trying to start another Nordyke thread - just recapping and directing folks to the main discussion above, which is a more thoughtful recap than the one previously linked in this thread.
May 10, 2009, 08:39 PM
Thanks for posting a better link - my response (as is obvious) was meant pretty much just a snarky response, with a tiny bit of helpful information as well. I probably shouldn't have done it, but court cases are almost always online somewhere, and it pays to do at least a quick search before posting.
All right, I'll try to stop being as snarky from now on. *SIGH* :o
May 10, 2009, 09:08 PM
Remember, "carry for self-defense" wasn't an element of Nordyke at all, it was solely about the ability to hold a commercial function, involving guns, on county property. To look for the ruling on this limited a case to do more than incorporate was hoping for a lot. Even Heller only focussed on possession and carry in the home.
The sensitive places portion of the ruling was left formally undefined, just vague verbiage about "large numbers of people maybe being an okay reason", as opposed to a hard test or standard being created.
So, that portion of the ruling wasn't "ignored" by most of us, it was simply recognized as requiring further court action to define what "sensitive places" were.
I believe the panel erred in that particular part of the ruling but, since they went far beyond Scalia's language in the Heller ruling on "sensitive places" I can see that being easily challenged with a later suit.
I guess my point is, it was huge win as it sets up a Circuit controversy on incorporation for SCOTUS to deal with sooner rather than later. It also provided the basis for SAF and the others to immediately file their planned suits against "may-issue" AND the handgun safety list. I'm betting an AWB case will be filed shortly as well (if it hasn't).
None of that would have happened without Nordyke. Once SAF wins the "may issue" case, that will provide the basis for defining "reasonable restrictions" on where that "shall-issue" carry can occur. That is, if SCOTUS doesn't do it first.
There isn't a "downside" to the ruling, as no one should have expected to get everything cleared up by that case, given the limited circumstance it actually addressed.
May 11, 2009, 01:05 AM
There is nothing on Calguns.net about an appeal. Until I see it there I doubt the validity of any such statement.
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Mother Accused of Child Abuse for Not Agreeing to C-SectionCarolyn Castiglia
Imagine giving birth to a beautiful baby and then immediately having that child taken away from you.
That's what happened to a New Jersey mother, identified in court papers as V.M., who refused to sign a pre-consent form for a c-section at St. Barnabas hospital in Livingston. A c-section she didn't need, since her baby was born vaginally without complications.
Pregnant women hear lots of talk from hospitals and doctors encouraging them to take charge of their labor and delivery. Indeed, even the St. Barnabas website says, "You should take an active role by talking with your physician or midwife and asking specific questions such as when a c-section would be recommended; what steps would be taken prior to performing a c-section; whether to seek a second opinion. It is important that you feel comfortable with the views of your physician or midwife on c-section deliveries." But St. Barnabas has a 50% c-section rate, and New Jersey hospitals have the highest overall cesarean rate in the nation.
We know c-section rates have been steadily on the rise. C-sections are easier and more convenient for doctors to perform, but they generally require more recovery time for the patient. Plus, if hospitals are going to encourage women to breastfeed by making them bring their own formula, then they should be encouraging drug-free vaginal birth as well. Time reports that among "women giving birth for the first time, those whose labor was induced were twice as likely to have a c-section delivery." And Pitocin inductions are known to cause breastfeeding problems.
So who can blame V.M. for not wanting to pre-authorize a c-section? As it turns out, St. Barnabas could. Court records indicate that "hospital staff referred V.M.'s case to the Division of Youth and Family Services at least in part because of concerns regarding V.M.'s decisions during labor, including her decision not to preauthorize consent to cesarean surgery."
But it gets worse. V.M. had a history of psychiatric issues, "having been on a range of medication including Zoloft and Prozac and in psychotherapy prior to her pregnancy." Newman writes, "She went off her medication during her pregnancy for fear of its effect on her fetus. Prior to coming to the hospital to give birth, there was no indication that she was a danger to herself or to others."
Since hospital staff described V.M.'s attitude during labor as "combative," she was deemed a danger to her unborn child and has not been able to raise her baby, who is now 3-years-old.
New Jersey law states, "Family court judges may not consider pregnant women's medical decisions in terminating parental rights" because "that law does not apply to pregnant women or their fetuses." Though a New Jersey Superior Court ruled last week that V.M. should be reunited with her child, "there is a possibility that the NJ Department of Youth and Family Services will repeal the Appellate court decision; they have thirty days to do so." Even if they don't, the family cannot be reunited until the case goes back to lower court.
I simply cannot imagine the horror of having to go through something like this. Despite being assured throughout my pregnancy that I would be in charge of my birth experience, I know first-hand how easy it is to feel like you're in the back seat once you're in the delivery room. Based on the training I'd received in my Lamaze classes, I came prepared to walk around and stretch the pain away during my labor, but since I was induced, I was hooked up to all kinds of tubes and monitors almost immediately and told to stay in bed. And while I did sign a waiver while I was being prepped for my c-section, the thought of being asked to sign one upon entrance to the hospital – especially in hindsight – seems to me to be a terrible abuse of power.
Amie Newman wrote on The Huffington Post, "If women are consenting to a c-section right off the bat (not to mention fetal heart rate monitoring, antibiotics, episiotomies and epidurals!) regardless of whether one is actually medically indicated, it's certainly blurring the lines between what's medically necessary and the power of suggestion from a medical 'authority'."
But what is beyond horrifying is the punishment St. Barnabas – a religious institution! – has executed against this woman. Not only did they try to bully her into getting a c-section, but then they stole her precious child. This is truly incomprehensible to me. Home births have never looked so good.
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using codes from the wound exploration category requires the coder to assess the extent of the procedure.
a needle biopsy is a way of obtaining a piece of tissue out of the body, using a tiny incision, so the tissue can be examined under a microscope by a pathologist . because this biopsy is performed through the skin, it is called a per-cutaneous biopsy.
an orthopedic surgeon cannot report the service of ultrasonic guidance because this is a radiologic procedure, and only a radiologist can report services represented in the radiology section.
codes for arthrodesis include the bone graft and instrumentation, and these cannot be coded separately.
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exploration, including enlargement;debridement, removal of foreign body(ies), minor vessel ligation, repair.
wound exploration cods have the following service(s) bundled into the codes:
interstitial fluid pressure
insertion of a device into the muscle to measure the pressure within the muscle in monitoring of:
fast becoming the treatment of choice for many orthopedic surgical procedures is what type of procedure?
free osteocutaneous
which of the following flaps describes a bone graft that is taken along with the skin and tissue that overlies the bone?
the restoration of a fracture or dislocation to its normal anatomic alignment by the application of manually applied force is known as:
fracture site is surgically opened and visualized or opened remotely
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The Global Development Program has made improving the quality of education in the developing world one of their goals. Shruti Nag, a community surveyor who works with ASER in India, assesses a young Kenyan boy's reading and math abilities. ASER conducts community surveys in India to determine levels of student achievement, and was in Kenya to share its techniques with Uwezo, a Hewlett grantee. Photo courtesy of Uwezo.
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|Innovative takeout food comes to Cotati
Gourmet take-out sandwiches and entrees make Ruthys Real Meals a welcome local eatery
Oh sure! You can always drive up to Burger King or Jack-In-The-Box and get a sack of burger and fries. Or, to upscale it a bit, pick up a few take-out cartons of chow mein and noodles at an Oriental restaurant.
But what if you crave an order of Baby Back Ribs, or Fish Fillet with Saffron and Pine Nuts, or Roasted Vegetable Enchilada or Barbecued Tofu and Tempeh with Balsamic Vinegar? Now we're really talking upscale. And we're talking about Ruthy's Real Meals and the culinary talents of Ruth Lefkowitz, owner, designer and master chef of this innovative takeout restaurant in Cotati.
Menu changes every week
"Our food is mostly organic, including ground beef, and I rely heavily on local farmers, organic gardeners, poultry and cheese sources. Only our steaks are not organic but they come from grass-fed cows," she said. "Our menu changes every week so it probably produces quite a few surprises each time you come."
A sample takeout menu lists sandwiches with modest titles, like meatloaf, chicken salad, turkey and cheese, and BLT. But they're handcrafted and with such modest titles, it's like hanging a "fur coat" label on a full-length ermine coat. Entrees on a sample takeout menu include Grilled Steak with Melon Salsa, Spaghetti with Roasted Eggplant and Vegetarian Mushroom and Pecan Burger. They're all upscale but the costs are not. Sandwiches are $7.50 and entrees are $9 to $15 for large single portions and more for multiple containers. For people who are curious about what Ruthy's Real Meals is all about, walk-ins are always welcome. There are even a few tables inside and out for those who can't wait to tackle their sandwich or entrée.
Home deliveries are popular
"People call or come in wanting something they can take home in their car that's not too messy," said Ruth. "Our refrigerators are filled with entrees ready to go when people drop by. We also do home deliveries if people call in a day ahead of time. I also have four full or part time employees helping me out plus a driver who has almost a fulltime job making deliveries."
Ruthy's talents have been channeled by Food for Thought, the group supplying HIV and AIDS patients with meals and medical assistance. "For six years I voluntarily catered their picnic for employees," she noted. Her wall has a special "thank you" certificate from Food for Thought.
"We've been in this new location only since March 1st of this year," she said. "Before this I was working for about 10 years out of Pasta Sonoma kitchens on Martin Avenue. Now I have my own place and it's getting pretty busy. I look out my window at the vacant Star restaurant across Gravenstein and wonder to myself if maybe some day I could …? But not yet, I'm busy now."
Ruthy's Real Meals is in the shopping center on Gravenstein Highway where Johnny's Java and Cotati's Park 'n Ride is located. Phone number is 888-0128 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Born in Scranton, Penn., she grew up in Philadelphia, majored in horticulture at Temple University, moved to Berkeley, got a BA at Sonoma State University, then an MA in the Hutchins School of Liberal Studies at SSU. Married, then divorced, the 59-year old Ruth Lefkowitz is also a certified Pastry Chef. We talked while enjoying a cup of coffee and a slice of Peach chiffon cake she just made. On the table was a box of orange and red heirloom tomatoes just delivered by Volkerts Ranch in Hessel.
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He was a co-founder of the Advanced Water Management Centre, the leading water and wastewater R&D group in Australia. Paul is also establishing a reputation as a leading chemical engineering educator, receiving awards for undergraduate teaching and postgraduate supervision innovations. He was a member of teams winning national teaching awards for both undergraduate and postgraduate education in 2005 and 2006.
Paul has successfully started up a number of commercial ventures. He is the Founder and a Director of Wastewater Futures Pty Ltd, a wastewater technology company which specialises in wastewater treatment solutions for industrial applications.
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Steven is a Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at The University of Queensland. He is a chemical engineer with a PhD in wastewater engineering, and has expertise in industrial wastewater treatment and environmental biotechnology. Prior to working at UQ, Steven worked as a Lecturer in Environmental Engineering at Massey University, New Zealand, where he consulted to local government and the dairy industry on sustainable wastewater treatment, focusing on passive wastewater treatment systems and energy recovery from domestic and agricultural wastes.
Steven is driving a variety of exciting research projects, including producing algal biodiesel and biodegradable polymers from industrial effluents. He is a co-developer of the TOGA Sensor, an innovative high-tech instrument which enables greater insight into biological processes, such as advanced wastewater treatment systems. Technology New Zealand, Massey University and Scion (NZ) have partnered to commercialise the TOGA Sensor.
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Greg Leslie is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and the deputy director of the UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology at the University of New South Wales. Prior to joining UNSW, he worked in the public and private sector on water treatment, reuse and desalination projects in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong and the United States.
Greg's experience includes work on the Singapore NEWater recycling projects at Bedok, Kranji and Seletar and at the Orange County Water District (OCWD) in California as the deputy program manager for the Groundwater Water Replenishment System; the largest indirect potable reuse project in the United States.
Greg has served on the Water Advisory Committee for the Prime Ministers Science Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC – 2007) , the National Health and Medical Research Council Sub-committee on water issues (2007-2009), the World Health Organisation Technical Committee preparing guidelines for desalination (2006-2007), and currently serves on the Independent Advisory Panel for the Orange County Groundwater Replenishment Project (2008-present).
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Gayle holds an Adjunct Associate Professor position at the University of South Australia and is the author of over one hundred and fifty publications - research reports, book chapters, conference papers, and peer-reviewed journal papers - on different aspects of drinking water treatment. She is currently an editor of Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA.
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Mike is the Director of Johns Environmental – a specialist environmental consulting company based in Brisbane and focussed on industrial wastewater treatment and recycling issues. He has 25 years experience consulting on water and wastewater issues of concern to Australian and New Zealand industrial facilities with clients both large and small. His services are highly sought after across Australia. His speciality is providing innovative process design and troubleshooting for wastewater plants discharging to rivers, land and sewer and increasingly for high quality reuse.
Mike has formal qualifications including a BTech and PhD in biochemical engineering from Massey University, New Zealand. He worked for 15 years at the Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland conducting research into biochemical processes and crystallisation technologies including struvite. Mike continues to provide technical advice for the environmental R&D program for Australian red meat processors under contract to Meat & Livestock Australia. This role refreshes his knowledge of leading edge environmental technologies and practices and the issues surrounding their successful adoption.
Mike has been a regular lecturer at IWES courses, and he is regarded as an engaging and inspirational speaker.
Daniel Deere
Dan Deere is a water quality scientist with Water Futures Pty Ltd, specialising in quantitative and water cycle risk assessment and risk management planning. He has worked in scientific roles in the UK, Sydney and Melbourne as an academic research fellow and consultant, specialising in microbial water quality monitoring and process validation. More recently, he has worked in technical management roles in water utilities in Melbourne (South East Water) and Sydney (Sydney Catchment Authority) and was the part-time CRC for Water Quality and Treatment Catchments Research Program Leader for 7 years.
Dan has provided training in the ADWG Framework, Water Safety Plans (WHO), the Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling Framework and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) across Australia, Asia and in Europe. He holds Lead Auditor status and is an Auditor Skill Examiner under the RABQSA Drinking Water Quality Management System (DWQMS) certification scheme. He is a Principal Auditor for Water Supply Systems under the RABQSA Food Safety Management Systems (HACCP) scheme and holds current RABQSA competencies in implementing Food Safety Management (HACCP) systems, Quality System Auditing, Leading Audit Teams and DWQMS.
David Cook
David Cook is a Senior Scientist, Water Treatment and Distribution Research, Australian Water Quality Centre, SA Water Corporation.David has been investigating water quality issues associated with drinking water treatment processes and distribution systems since 1997.
Through the participation and management of laboratory and pilot scale projects, David has gained experience in the following areas:
- Natural organic matter removal
- Optimisation of disinfection strategies (chlorination, chloramination and ozonation)
- Impact of source water quality on water treatment plant process performance and distribution system water quality management
- Removal of algal metabolites with powdered activated carbon
- Membrane process, particularly nanofiltration and reverse osmosis
David regularly provides advice to SA Water and other water utilities regarding drinking water treatment and has presented outcomes of research at national and international conferences and in scientific journals.
Cara Beal
Cara Beal is a Research Fellow at the Smart Water Centre, Griffith University where she manages research into urban water end use analysis. Prior to this appointment Cara worked in DERM (Qld. Department Environment & Resource Management) on various aspects of sustainable urban and decentralised water management including the development of a pilot project for urine separation toilets at the Currumbin Ecovillage. This followed on from her PhD work on the hydrogeochemistry of septic absorption trenches, on which she became an acknowledged world expert.
Reid Butler
Reid is the Manager of the BMT WBM Water and Environment Office in Sydney and has over fifteen years experience in sustainable water management. For the past seven years he has been conducting water audits and has achieved significant water savings through improved efficiency and innovative water reuse ideas for government, commercial and industrial clients.
Reid has been one of the key developers of water auditing and monitoring methodology and regular service provider to Sydney Water's Every Drop Counts Business Program.
He is active in promoting water auditing as an effective means to save water and money in high water use industries. This includes several international conference presentations and publications, as well as providing training for on-site staff in identifying issues and effectively managing water systems.
Arran Canning
Arran is the Water Quality Product Manager for Seqwater, responsible for the overall drinking water quality management for the organisation which includes 47 water treatment plants. A part of this role includes the implementation of the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (2004) for the whole system in the context of the Water Supply (Safethy and Reliability) Act 2008 (Qld). He has extensive experience in the practical implementation of risk management frameworks in South East Queensland. Previously, Arran worked for Gold Coast Water as the Coordinator of Product Quality, where he was responsible for the risk management systems, including HACCP, for a catchment to tap water supply, recycled water systems, wastewater systems and trade waste management.
Heather Chapman
Dr Heather Chapman has been involved with urban water research and management for the last 12 years with significant experience in water recycling R&D. She is an Associate Professor and Program Leader for the Health and Environment Program in the Smart Water Research Facility located at Griffith University in Brisbane. From 2003 – 2008 she was the program leader for the Sustainable Water Sources program in the CRC Water Quality and Treatment. The program had a range of multidisciplinary projects, mostly on alternate water sources, and with a large focus on water recycling from the technical, health risk, governance and planning perspectives. At the same time she maintained her involvement in research on water quality monitoring and assessment, and the use of the scientific outcomes in risk management of hazards in water relating to chemical water quality. She was a member of the working group who developed the Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling, Phase 1 and contributed significantly to the supporting work behind the Phase 2 guidelines, Augmentation of Drinking Water Supplies (EPHC/NRW/NWC, 2008).
Ted Gardner
Ted Gardner is a part-time Senior Research Fellow at Central Queensland University where he works on a broad range of water issues. He recently retired as a Principal Scientist from DERM (Qld. Department Environment & Resource Management) and CSIRO where he led research into the urban water cycle, focusing especially on alternative water sources. He has published extensively in the area of decentralised water & wastewater systems. Ted was awarded the Australia Day Public Service Medal in 2005 for his work on urban water recycling.
Adam Jones
Adam is an Environmental Engineer in the BMT WBM Water and Environment Group Office in Sydney. He has been involved in more than 100 individual site water audits in Sydney and throughout New South Wales – many of these with the 'Water Savings Section' of the NSW Department of Commerce and Sydney Water's 'Every Drop Counts' Business Program. His skills range from hydraulic system analysis to flow monitoring and detailed flow data analysis. He has extensive experience in auditing industrial plants, hospitals, shopping centres, office buildings, universities, TAFE's, entertainment facilities, stadiums, hotels, swimming pools, parks and a range of other unique sites – and he has managed to achieve average savings of more than 40% of potable water use. He has also been involved in training Council, TAFE and university staff in water efficient management of sites under their control.
Ben Kele
Ben Kele is the Principal of Midell Water, a consultancy company that specialises in the design & operation of decentralised water & wastewater technologies at cluster scale or larger, particularly those located in environmentally sensitive environments. Midell Water recently designed & constructed the sewage treatment facility at the Woodford Folk Festival which successfully treats the effluent from 150,000EP over a 6 day period. Ben is completing his PhD thesis on the use of zeolites for wastewater treatment, and also lectures part time for Central Queensland University.
Jurg Keller
Jurg is the Director of the Advanced Water Management Centre and a Professor in Chemical Engineering at The University of Queensland. He has a strong international reputation in environmental biotechnology and wastewater process engineering with particular emphasis on biological nutrient removal and novel process technologies. He has made valuable contributions in process design and optimisation in wastewater treatment processes for optimal nutrient removal and energy recovery, most recently focussed on nitrogen removal processes and microbial fuel cells.
In the last 12 years, his focus has been on establishing the AWMC as the leading wastewater research group in Australia. Under his leadership, the AWMC has grown to over 50 acdemics, research fellows and students, addressing major R&D challenges of the water industry in Australia and internationally, with an increasing emphasis on water recovery to convert wastewater treatment plants to resource recovery processes.
Jurg has consulted widely in the Australian water industry and has taught IWES courses for many years.
Stuart Khan
Stuart Khan is a Senior Research Fellow at the UNSW Water Research Centre where he leads the research stream on trace organic contaminants in water. Much of his recent research has been focused the presence and fate of trace chemical contaminants in wastewater and recycled water systems. Stuart currently holds a Fellowship from the National Water Commission to investigate techniques for the quantitative assessment of chemical risks in water recycling schemes. He is also a member of the Water Quality Advisory Committee appointed by the National Health and Medical Research Council to advise on issues including indirect potable water recycling. Stuart is an experienced presenter and has taught IWES courses for several years.
Andrew King
Andrew has twenty five years of engineering experience, primarily in the oil and gas and wastewater sectors. He has worked in industry, government and as a consultant – where he is currently a director of the consulting company EECO. During the last ten years he has worked with Origin and has been intimately involved with the development of their Coal Seam Gas fields and the management of associated water.
His formal qualifications include a BE (Chem), MEngSc (Env) and a PhD (Chem). He is a member of Engineer's Australia and the immediate past chair of the Queensland Chapter of the Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering.
Konstantinos Athanasiadis
Konstantinos leads the Brisbane Office Industrial Water and Waste at GHD. He has 15 years professional experience as an engineer with a particular emphasis on industrial water and wastewater management. This covers option studies, troubleshooting, pilot plants, concept and detailed design, specification, tendering, installation and commissioning. Konstantinos has an international reputation and is an invited reviewer for several leading international scientific journals. He was recently awarded the Lord Mayor's Leaders of Innovation 2010 Award for demonstrating a high degree of leadership in Product Innovation contributing towards the long term economic growth of Brisbane.
Chris Lund
Dr Chris Lund is Technical Leader and Managing Director of Climate Change Response (CCR), a specialist climate change and sustainability professional services company. CCR provides professional services and training in the areas of climate change and sustainability, including corporate climate change and sustainability strategy, greenhouse gas inventory and lifecycle assessment, greenhouse gas reduction and sequestration, as well as climate change impact, risk and adaptation. Until recently, he was Principal Sustainability Consultant with GHD where he coordinated the company wide climate change and greenhouse gas management services.
He has 20 years multidisciplinary experience in the areas of sustainable energy and greenhouse gas management including teaching, research and consulting. More recently he has experience in eco-efficiency and triple bottom line corporate sustainability. He has worked on projects involving a range of industries including utilities, energy, petrochemical, mining and minerals processing companies to improve their sustainability.
Chris is also an adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Engineering and Energy at Murdoch University.
Jeff Foley
Jeff is a principal process engineer, with over ten years' experience in the areas of wastewater treatment, odour control, life cycle assessment and greenhouse gas emissions. He is the Manager of the GHD Western Australian Water and Wastewater Services Group. He holds a PhD from the Advanced Water Management Centre (UQ) on the Life Cycle Assessment of Wastewater Treatment Systems, with a special focus on fugitive methane and nitrous oxide greenhouse gas emissions.
For the past four years, Jeff has acted as the technical advisor to the Water Services Association of Australia, in their negotiations with the Department of Climate Change on industry concerns regarding measurement and liability issues under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System (NGERS). He is also the principal author of the recently released National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System: Guidelines for the Water Industry (WSAA, May 2011).
Paul Smith
Paul is General Manager and Principal Consultant of the Waste Solutions business unit of Pacific Environment Operations Pty Ltd. Paul first established a private consultancy in 1988 to provide services in key environmental management disciplines including hydrogeological assessment, waste management and contaminated land remediation. He has worked throughout Australia and South-East Asia in a variety of service sectors.
Paul has over 30 years of experience in hydrogeology and the assessment of groundwater resources, and is regularly sought as an expert witness. Some current projects include monitoring and assessing the impact of a clients borefield on a sub-basin of the Great Artesian Basin, assessing final void monitoring for a coal mine, and monitoring and reporting annually on the groundwater resources under a hazardous waste treatment facility. In addition, Paul is currently advising a consultancy in Singapore on control of leachate entering surface water storage. This $30 million project includes design of cut off walls, interception bores, and a treatment facility for leachate.
Being a respected name in the environment management industry, Paul was appointed for three consecutive years as President of the Waste Management Association of Australia (Qld Branch). During this time, Paul developed a draft Code of Conduct for the WMAA. Paul is also certified as an environmental practitioner (CEnvP) with EIANZ, an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Griffith University, and is regularly invited to contribute to international waste management/land assessment projects.
Daryl Stevens
Daryl is one of Australia's leading experts in the use of recycled water in amenity and production horticulture. He is a Principal Scientist with Arris Pty Ltd, and he provides project coordination and scientific services for the Environmental Risk Component of the National Guidelines on Water Recycling, and is the National Coordinator for Recycled Water Development in Horticulture. He was also an advisor to the World Health Organisation.
His research has won several industry and university awards for excellence, and his expertise in the area of recycled water is recognized nationally and internationally. His research work with the University of Adelaide and CSIRO Land and Water has specialised in environmental toxicology and beneficial use of solid and liquid wastes, with a major focus on water recycling in horticulture.
During his research career, Daryl has contributed significantly to more than 100 scientific papers, conference proceedings, technical reports and books. Recently he has been the Senior Editor/author for a book published by CSIRO publishing on 'Growing crops with reclaimed water' in Australia.
Simon Toze
Simon Toze is a Research Group Leader with CSIRO Land and Water in the Urban and Industrial Water Research Theme. He also leads the Indirect Potable Recycling research area for the CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country Flagship. He obtained his PhD in Microbiology from The University of Queensland in 1992 and has been working with CSIRO since 1994 on a range of water based topics. His current principal research focus is on the reuse of water in urban environments, in particular involving Indirect Potable Reuse and Managed Aquifer Recharge.
Joe Whitehead
Joe Whitehead is an Environmental and Engineering Geologist with over 35 years experience in ground related problems, wastewater and waste management in Europe, North America and Australasia. He has wide experience in the design and management of decentralised wastewater systems and has prepared and delivered in excess of 100 professional short courses in on-site and decentralised wastewater management in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. Joe is Principal of Whitehead & Associates Environmental Consultants Pty Ltd, Director of the Centre for Environmental Training and an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of Newcastle.


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The WWU Libraries Special Collections Oral History Program was initiated in 2003. Our goal is to enhance the resources of our Campus History Collection with the recorded memories and observations of those deeply familiar with aspects of Western's history, development, culture, and contributions to the community. Participants include former faculty members, administrators, staff, and alumni, as well as individuals with special affiliations or connections with Western and attendees of the Campus School, a public school at Western from 1899 to 1967. We are deeply grateful to those who agree to share their recollections with us and with researchers of the future. Selected transcripts are available online. Others may be accessed at Special Collections (restrictions may apply).
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|Carol J. Diers
|Rob Brand
|Joan (Hoppe) Campbell
|Philip Campbell
|Jack Carver
|Barbara (Barker) Congdon
Roland L. De Lorme
|Harold Fisher
|Marion (Cowell) Krabbe
|Theodore A. Mork
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|Mary E. (Johnston) Bond
|Gerald (Jerry) Punches
|Joan (Hoppe) Campbell
|Jack Carver
|Anne Valum-Johnson
|Barbara (Barker) Congdon
|Betty (Anderson) Watson
|Harold Fisher
Theodore White
|Howard Wilder
|Brian Griffin
|Frank "Moose" Zurline
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|Charles Robert ("Bob") Hitz
|Harlan Jackson
|Larry E. Johnson
|Jack Kienast
|John R. Kienast
|Mary (Haggen) King
|Marion (Cowell) Krabbe
|Henry Klein
|George S. Lamb
|Margie Lee
|Judy (Hall) Lewis
|Barbara (Welsh) McCollum
|Bob & Marilyn Monahan
|Theodore A. Mork
|Henrietta Moseley
|Neill Mullen
|Janis R. Olson
|Gerald (Jerry) Punches
|Hartley Seeger
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Verbinski-helmed pic garners $29.7 mil for a $238 mil cume
"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" continued to dominate the B.O. in a slew of territories last weekend, but the pressing problem for exhibs is that few other films are making money.
That's no surprise when the alternatives were domestic duds "Hollywood Homicide," "Down With Love" and "The Order."
The pacesetter for the fifth consecutive weekend, "Pirates" pillaged $29.7 million on 5,139 screens in 43 markets, hoisting cume to $238.5 million. With that kind of wind in its sails, swashbuckler is destined to top $300 million.
Gore Verbinski-helmed adventure stole $3.4 million on 245 prints in Australia, $670,000 on 50 in Denmark (commanding half the territory's B.O.), and $520,000 on 68 in New Zealand — in all, a BVI live-action record, outgunning "Pearl Harbor."
Even more impressively, Johnny Depp starrer seized $1.1 million on 95 in Greece, hailed by BVI as the industry's second-biggest debut of all time behind the first "Lord of the Rings" pic.
Fueled by word of mouth in its soph sessions, "Pirates" minted $6.2 million in Germany (down 29%, repping a market share of nearly 60%) and $20.5 million to date. It made $3.3 million in Italy (off 35%) for $12.5 million and $2.6 million in South Korea (up 24%, buoyed by the Harvest Moon holidays) tallying $6.8 million — No. 1 in all. Progressive tallies include Japan's $49 million, the U.K.'s $37.1 million and Spain/France's $20.3 million.
"The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" was the victor in Mexico (nabbing $1.6 million on 489), Brazil ($649,000 on 219), Thailand ($574,000 on 145), Belgium ($442,000 on 73), India, Argentina and Indonesia. Despite plunging by 55%, the Sean Connery starrer retained the lead in Spain, mustering $1.7 million, for a sturdy $7.5 million. "League" captured $6.6 million on 1,749 screens in 21 territories, sending cume to $23.3 million.
BVI's comedy "Calendar Girls" was the pin-up in Blighty, fetching $2.7 million on 461, outstripping the bows of "Billy Elliot" and "The Full Monty." Adding its one-week London platform, it's pocketed $3 million.
"Bad Boys 11" arrested a beefy $621,000 on 83 in Sweden and $469,000 on 66 in Norway, including sneaks, in both overtaking the lifetime earnings of the original. But the actioner was hurt by an age-18 tag in family-oriented Mexico, drumming up $749,000 on 500. Earlier, restrictive ratings curbed its potential in Malaysia and Singapore. Cume is $20 million in 18 markets, highlighted by South Korea's $8.2 million.
"Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde" took a fair $1.3 million on 261 in Oz. Reese Witherspoon starrer has performed poorly in Asia, Mexico and some Euro markets (as did the original), collecting $22.3 million in 18 territories. Brightest spots are the U.K.'s $8.4 million and Germany's $5.2 million.
"Bruce Almighty" reigned again in France, coining $3.3 million in its second weekend (falling by 43%), upping its total to $9.6 million. Jim Carrey starrer has earned $211.9 million ($192.7 million in BVI's markets plus $19.2 million in Spyglass' territories), with Japan ahead.
"Finding Nemo" eased by a modest 35% in its third lap in Australia, catching $2.6 million to lift its total to $13.6 million; cume climbed to $82.3 million with Japan and Europe ahead.
"American Wedding" partied along to $64.7 million in only 11 countries, spurred by Portugal's $407,000 on 55, Israel's $210,000 on 30 and Mexico's $2.3 million in 10 days.
"Hollywood Homicide" was D.O.A. in Germany ($739,000 on 339) and Austria and only fair in Russia and Taiwan after blah runs in Oz, Mexico and the U.K. Cume is a paltry $6.2 million in 22 markets.
"Down With Love" wasn't totally unloved in Spain, fetching $929,000 on 250, but it flopped in France with $440,000 on 181 and held little appeal in Taiwan and Russia.
"The Order" (aka "The Sin Eater") failed miserably in the U.K., its first offshore market, managing just $241,000 on 159.
"Turn Left Turn Right," a romantic comedy co-directed by Johnnie To and co-produced by Warner Bros., triumphed in its native Hong Kong, wooing $808,000 on 38, and took a strapping $280,000 on 26 in Singapore.


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- Former cricketers spill dressing room secrets
Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) From Sachin Tendulkar taking a liking to buying good clothes on foreign tours to Navjot Singh Sidhu and Ajay Jadeja staying dishevelled, dressing room secrets of former India cricketers tumbled out in a talk show at the Eden Gardens here on Friday.
- Cricket Association of Bengal lines up carnival and fan zone to lure Test crowd
A carnival zone, complete with games and goodies, a fan zone where cricketers will meet and greet their fans, a hair styling zone and talk shows with former cricketers: Welcome to the sideshow at the second Test match between India and New Zealand at Eden Gardens.
- I play better cricket post 'MS Dhoni...': Sushant Singh Rajput
Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) "MS Dhoni: The Untold Story" has been an enriching experience for Sushant Singh Rajput. The actor, who always wanted to be a cricketer and has portrayed the star player in the forthcoming Bollywood biopic, says he has not just improved his game but has also learnt from Dhoni to be a better listener.
- Jharkhand cricket body to select members through written test
Ranchi, Sep 27 (IANS) If you want to become member of the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA), affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India, based in the hometown of India limited-overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, then you have to appear in a written examination.
- India v New Zealand, Kanpur Test: Ashwin is a priceless cricketer, says Kohli
Ashwin took 10 wickets and also scored a 40-run cameo in the Indian first innings, playing a crucial role in the 197-run win in the match. "Bowlers are the one I feel that win you Test matches and Ashwin is one of them," Kohli said after India's big win.
- Dhoni biopic won't reveal cricketers he wanted ousted from ODI team
The audience won't get to know the names of three cricketers whom M.S. Dhoni wanted to oust from the Indian cricket team at one point, as the makers of 'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story' have decided to do away with their mention from the movie.
- Dhoni biopic won't reveal cricketers he wanted ousted from ODI team
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The audience won't get to know the names of three cricketers whom M.S. Dhoni wanted to oust from the Indian cricket team at one point, as the makers of "MS Dhoni: The Untold Story" have decided to do away with their mention from the movie.
- No question of playing cricket with Pakistan: BCCI chief
BCCI president and BJP MP Anurag Thakur ruled out any cricketing ties with Pakistan at a time when India is trying to act tough against the neighbouring state in the backdrop of the Uri attack. There is no Indo-Pak match scheduled this year, he said.
- Wanted in PoK: Barbed wire, cricket bats from India
URI: As tensions escalate in the valley, a strange demand for goods from across the border in PoK has stunned Indian authorities. Barbed wires and cricket bats have appeared in the proposed list of 72 items to be exported from Kashmir to PoK. Not many know that apart from the Karvan-e-Aman bus service, a trade service has also been functioning since 2008 between the two sides where six-wheeler trucks are allowed to ferry commerical goods on a barter service. The service is operated between Salamabad in Uri in India and Chakothi in Muzaffarabad, PoK. It's only one of many medieval trades that involve no money. "Even we were surprised when we discussed the items demanded with the PoK director of trade. Farmers and sports lovers are the same everywhere. The reason for barbed wires is the pressure from both governments to ensure no intrusion from either side. The list is now lying with the MEA," said Farooq Ahmad Shah, custodian, Trade Facilitation Centre, Salamabad. The list of items to be exported to POK also include namaz prayer caps and are as wide-ranged as mouth fresheners, gent suits, wedding card boxes and coir mattresses. The only "handicap" Kashmiris face is that they can't dial in their Pakistani counterparts. "Due to laws here, we wait for them to call when the list is prepared," said Hilal Tirkey, a trader in Srinagar.
- India's 500th TestPink ball not the way to save Test cricket, says Sachin Tendulkar
"I am not sure how the pink ball will respond to evening dew. Pitches in different parts of the world behave in different ways. Like Durban has a different surface when the sun goes down. Possibly, a better way is to have wickets that favour bowlers equally," said Sachin.
- Tendulkar sees red over use of pink balls to save Test cricket
How to get in the crowds in, day-and-night format, pink ball, better wickets – all that was on top of the minds of India's cricketing greats, past and present, on the eve of India's 500th Test to be played here from Thursday -- 84 years after CK Nayudu led the Indian team at historic Lord's in England on June 25, 1932.
- 'M.S. Dhoni – The Untold Story' song 'Har gully mein Dhoni hai' celebrates the theme of gully cricket
The latest theme song 'Har gully mein Dhoni hai' from 'M.S. Dhoni - The Untold Story' plays on the trend of gully cricket in India. The country where cricket is a religion, the song features how kids or adults, girls or boys and people from all walks of life are united by their love for the game.
- Dipika is quite clued into cricket now: Dinesh
Dinesh Karthik is on cloud nine, and why not, for he has steered his team, Tuti Patriots to a stellar win in the finals of the first edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). But he is also quick to add that this is just the start and what is important is to maintain the momentum for him to be back in the Indian squad soon. Excerpts from a quick chat with him... How does it feel to have won the first edition of TNPL? It's been a great tournament and I am extremely happy that I could play the league and also be a part of the winning team. As for winning, all the credit goes to the young talents we had in the team. The support staff was also really encouraging and they never put pressure on the boys anytime during the tournament. That made the boys really comfortable about playing in their own styles. And once we started winning a few games and gained momentum, we never slipped back. What was it that really worked well for you in the finals? For the finals, our strategy was to cover the stumps and get closer to the ball rather than playing shots away from the ball. The boys executed the plan well and we put up a mammoth score. Your chances of being back in the Indian squad, considering your performances in the domestic cricket in the recent past... It's just the start of the season and it is really important that I try and do my best. I've already started off well with my performances in the Duleep Trophy and TNPL. Now, what is important is to maintain this momentum and I should be back in the squad soon, hopefully. How do you think this league would help develop Tamil Nadu cricket? The league was on par with any other competitive cricket. It was great to find a few promising talents who stood out and played really well under pressure. And this will give the selectors a border idea about the new players from Tamil Nadu for ODI and T20 teams. What next for you? Next is Ranji Trophy for me and the camp is starting on September 25 in Dehradun. Did you manage to interact with any foreign ex-cricketers who were here as part of the league? Of course, I met all of them, including, Matthew Hayden, Allan Border, Brett Lee... I have played a lot against Hayden and Brett Lee. This time, it was great to know them on a personal level. Dipika has said that she doesn't follow cricket much and watches only your matches... She is quite clued into cricket now. In fact, she was there for the TNPL finals on Sunday. Apart from my matches, she also follows matches played by my close friends.
- Days before Dhoni biopic release, Gautam Gambhir takes dig on movies made on cricketers
Out-of-favour India batsman Gautam Gambhir on Sunday stoked a fresh controversy asserting that films shouldn't be made on cricketers but on those people who have contributed for the welfare of the country and hence are more "deserving" of biopics.


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if you have to fight, let them punch first so you can claim self defense
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Dodge it and then slam the ************ in his lung and then left hook (or right, depending which arm you used first) to his head.
#113 to #112 - trolololerLung as in side, you won't actually be able to hit his lung
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I wouldn't do that, throwing the first punch gives you a massive advantage in a fight. The person who throws the first punch, tends to win it.


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Dan Schultz
My actual job title is "satellite systems engineer", but we usually call ourselves Flight Controllers. I am a member of the team which is on duty in the Mission Operations Room 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We are located at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, about 40 miles from the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. The team members who work on the Hubble program at Goddard are engineers rather than astronomers. Like the night assistant in a ground-based observatory, our job is to keep the astronomers a safe distance away from the telescope!
Our group is primarily responsible for maintaining the correct operation of this very complicated and delicate (not to mention expensive) machine. We do this by constantly watching the engineering telemetry data that the HST transmits to the ground by radio. Telemetry refers to the ability to make measurements at a distance. The engineering data tells us how the spacecraft is behaving, we watch the data to monitor temperatures, voltages, current, mechanism positions and software execution. There are about 700 temperature sensors on the HST which tell us how hot or cold things are getting up there. If a certain piece of equipment gets too warm or too cold it could be damaged and might fail to operate properly, so we watch the temperatures closely and we are prepared to turn on heaters if some item gets too cold or to shut things off if they get too hot. The electrical power system is also watched closely to make certain that the solar arrays are generating enough electricity to keep the batteries fully charged.
In this job we take turns working all three shifts- days, evenings, and night shift, for one week at a time. Shift work is not too bad for me, I'm used to staying up all night, and I hate to get up in the morning (some of you probably have that problem too), in this job I only have to do that one week out of every four. On very rare occasions there may be a problem that requires immediate attention even in the middle of the night, if that happens I have a list of telephone numbers that I can call to wake up other people and ask their advice or ask them to get dressed and come in to work to deal with the problem. But it is very rare that I have to do that. I don't like to wake people up in the middle of the night, so unless the problem is serious I usually let them sleep and tell them about it when they come to work in the morning.
Probably the best thing about the job is the chance to be right in the middle of things, watching over one of the most important satellites that our country has ever launched. Hubble is not just a very complex machine, it also seems like a living, breathing creature, it has an electronic heartbeat and a pulse. Late at night there are only a couple of other people here besides myself, we are the only people on Earth who are watching over the minute by minute behavior of the spacecraft. It is also a thrill when I see our photos in the newspaper or on TV and knowing that I had a part in making it happen.
Probably the worst part of the job is that the HST project is so vast and so complicated that one person cannot understand everything that there is to know about the spacecraft and its ground control systems. People sometimes do not understand the work that other people on the team are doing. This can cause problems and frustrations when you know that you could be doing things better, easier, and more efficiently but the system won't let you do it that way. The other frustration is that when Hubble was first launched in 1990, the astronomers from the Science Institute had a workstation here at Goddard and we all got to see the raw images as soon as they came down from the spacecraft, which made the job a lot more interesting. After Hubble was in orbit for a few months, they moved back to Baltimore with their equipment and now I never see the images that we obtain until the latest issue of Sky and Telescope shows up in my mailbox, months after the fact.
I grew up in Sterling Heights, Michigan, a little bit north of Detroit, and received degrees in engineering and physics from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. I lived in Iowa City, Iowa for a time while I was studying physics at the University of Iowa. My mother and father still live in Michigan along with my brother and two sisters. I manage to get back there two or three times a year. Although I have been interested in astronomy since the day that my father took me to the Cranbrook Planetarium when I was 7 or 8 years old, I studied engineering in college and I was hired for my engineering background and not to do astronomy. My mother tells me that I was fascinated by electric lights even before I could talk, and soon afterward I was taking apart every electrical appliance in our home to see how it worked so I guess it wasn't a big surprise that I should decide to study electrical engineering in college. I was in seventh grade when Apollo 11 landed on the moon, and I sort of decided right then that that was the team I wanted to play on when I grew up. In those days the TV coverage of space missions was much better that what you get today, if you paid close attention to the television during an Apollo mission you could learn quite a lot about spacecraft construction and space flight.
For a young person who is thinking about a career in science or engineering, I would advise you to read everything that you can get your hands on, but don't just rely on books, try to get some practical experience as well. Build and launch model rockets, build a radio from a kit, or a simple telescope, and learn as much as you can from them. If you have a computer in your home or school, don't just use it to play games or to run store-bought software, but get a book about programming and learn to write your own software to make the computer do what you want it to do. Your high school and college courses will be much more fun if you can see some immediate interesting and practical uses for the things that you are learning. On the other hand, don't make the opposite mistake and think that your other school work is unimportant just because you don't see how you will ever use that knowledge. Believe me, you will use it someday.
Don't be afraid to try difficult things even though you may fail sometimes. Take the hard courses in school, and don't be afraid to open a book that may be "over your head", you might not understand it the first time, but eventually you will. Find some interesting project that you care about and stick with it until you get it working. Above all, be very persistent and NEVER give up. There will be many setbacks and failures along the way. The job market for scientists and engineers is rather poor at the present time and many science graduates are having trouble finding jobs in their field. Perhaps this will get better by the time you graduate from college, but be prepared to make many sacrifices if you truly want a career in science.
Outside of work, I like to design and build electronic and mechanical things in my home workshop, and to travel to new places far from home. We have an astronomy club at Goddard for people who like to do astronomy as a hobby (as opposed to a job), and also an amateur radio club for people who are interested in ham radio. The Goddard Amateur Radio Club transmits the voice communications between Houston and the space shuttle for most missions. If you have a shortwave radio you may be able to tune in our signal and listen to the astronauts as they work in space. Click here to see the radio club's home page.
I am also a member of Amsat, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. Amsat is a group of ham radio operators and engineers who design, build, and launch our own homemade satellites to relay amateur radio signals to other parts of the world and to do some simple science experiments in space. Amsat presently has a very large ham radio satellite under construction in Orlando, Florida, with parts coming from different amateur groups in about a dozen countries. We hope to have it launched into space later this year or early next year on a European Ariane 5 rocket. When it flies into space, it will carry a small radio antenna that I made in my home workshop. Amsat also works with NASA to operate the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) which sets up ham radio contacts between astronauts in space and school students on the ground. Click here to see Amsat's home page on the web
In the fall of 1994 I was able to visit Bolivia and Chile to watch a total solar eclipse. I had previously traveled to Mexico in 1991 for an earlier eclipse, but the weather was cloudy on the day of the eclipse and I never got to see it. So I decided to try again and I flew to South America for another chance three years later. On the morning of the eclipse, just as the sun was rising, there were clouds coming in from the east. I started to think that I had traveled all this way just to get clouded out again! But the clouds mostly got out of the way in time for the eclipse, which was an awsome sight. It was as if someone had flipped a switch and turned off the sun for three and a half minutes! There was just a dark hole in the sky where the sun had been a few minutes earlier, surrounded by the sun's corona, a sight that is only seen from Earth during solar eclipses. The sky got very dark even though it was 9:30 in the morning, Jupiter and Venus were visible in the sky. To make it even more interesting, there was a volcano in the distance with steam coming from its summit. After the eclipse I traveled farther south to Santiago, Chile, where I visited with a local astronomy club and showed some slides from the HST. Afterwards we went outside to look at the southern sky through the club's telescopes. Just as it was getting dark, we looked up in the sky and saw the Hubble Space Telescope passing overhead. It is a very odd feeling to be 5000 miles from home on another continent and to look up in the sky and see your job go floating by!


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I need my website translated from English to Turkish.
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A person fortunate enough to have enough money to support a steady diet of delicious cocaine.
"I had to get a third job and start turnin tricks, but it's all good because I can afford to buy another gram of booger sugar!"
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Can you define these popular missing words?
Someone who physically depends on cocaine.
John is a cokehead. That's why he's crazy.
Anonymous tarafından 21 Ağustos 2003, Perşembe
Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Ritchie, Mary-Kate Olsen, etc. . .
Nicole Ritchie is so gross looking. I think she's a bonafide cokehead.
monica21 tarafından 20 Eylül 2005, Salı
one who does cocaine
yeah his mom's a coke head.
Christina tarafından 15 Ağustos 2004, Pazar
the current president
Back in the 70's when W thought no one was looking.....
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A crackhead that won the lottery.
Those people on True Hollywood Story who won the lottery and who are now broke again because they are "cokeheads"
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people who blow too much yay
that kids a hella big cokehead, he drops like 1g every other day
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Mac DVD ripping: DVDRipper Pro, RipIt updates released
Is there still a big need to get movies and other video content off shiny plastic disks? Not so much here, but the two of most popular apps in the Mac DVD ripping space are offering updates, which is good should you find yourself in the need.
DVDSuki Software has released Mac DVDRipper Pro 3.4 (release notes), which comes to market with more than just bug fixes:
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Mac DVDRipper Pro sells for $19.95 and a five-rip trial is also available.
For their part, Little App Factory has released RipIt 1.6.6, which includes only bug fixes.
That said, once upon a time, Daring Fireball John Gruber espoused the virtues of RipIt. Now, he's touting Mac DVDRipper Pro.
Which Mac DVD ripper do you use?
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Cooper and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal have led the charge seeking efforts to make social networking Web sites safer. New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram has also taken up the cause, asking dozens of social networking sites in August 2007 to determine whether convicted New Jersey sex offenders had created online profiles.
An inquiry to MySpace found at least 269 convicted New Jersey sex offenders had profiles on its site at that time.
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Convergence 2015
Digital Media Revenue
Conference Agenda:
"It's All About The Money"
May 27
1-1:15 p.m.
Opening Entertainment
Seth Glier, Grammy-nominated recording artist
Convergence is pleased to put the spotlight on multi-talented Seth Glier. A seasoned troubadour, Seth is a singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who averages over 200 live performances annually. Along with his Grammy-nominated sophomore album, The Next Right Thing, his conference sets will include music from his fourth album for MPress Records, If I Could Change One Thing, being released in April 2015.
1:15-1:30 p.m.
Opening Remarks
Eric Rhoads
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Bryan Kramer
"Human to Human #H2H: Learning to Speak Human, Share Human and Market Human"
2:30-3:10 p.m.
Strategy for Selling Digital -- Debating the Platform Options
Ever since radio began consolidating multiple properties under one roof, managers have been faced with how to sell stations: one seller for all? Or separate staffs? And as today's revenue pie has expanded from traditional radio inventory to include digital platforms, the challenges of how to most effectively sell all the assets have become even more complex -- even as the opportunities have grown. We have gathered successful sales leaders and trainers to compare results and present the facts that can help you decide what's best for your station and your market in the years ahead.
Moderator: Sean Luce, Head National Instructor,Luce Performance Group
Tracey McCormack, Founder/CEO, McCormack Media Services
Grey Persons, Director, Borrell Associates
Don Wachsmith, Chief Revenue Officer/Revenue Sales, AdLarge Media
3:10-3:20 p.m.
Audio Audience Measurement: Convergence Insights
Sponsored by
Consumers increasingly tune in to their smartphones, laptops and in-dash entertainment systems for their favorite audio content. As broadcasters and advertisers seek to understand these audio listening habits, the need for in-depth audience metrics becomes even more critical. Matt O'Grady, EVP, General Manager, Nielsen, will share the latest from Nielsen on how it will provide insights on converged audio audience measurement.
Matt O'Grady, EVP, General Manager, Nielsen
3:20-4:05 p.m.
Programmatic Buying: The First Ever Live Demonstration of a Programmatic Radio Buy
Marketron will facilitate a programmatic buy for a leading radio broadcaster: The broadcaster will publish inventory to Marketron's Marketplace platform, and the advertiser will buy this inventory using a demand-side platform.The demo is designed to illustrate the interoperability between Marketron's Mediascape and programmatic platforms — just as programmatic is being adopted across the media landscape to maximize inventory and revenue. Following the demonstration, a discussion, including Q&A, about the potential of programmatic buying and its impact on the radio industry will follow.
Jeff Haley, President/CEO, Marketron
Michael Dougherty, CEO & Co-Founder, Jelli
4:05-4:50 p.m.
Innovators and Inventors: Looking Ahead on the Digital Highway
Convergence 2015 puts the spotlight on a few select companies whose strategies and imagination are ahead of the curve, providing the solutions and road maps that will be driving many of tomorrow's platforms and adapted technologies. They'll give you a look at what's new on the horizon, and you'll have the chance to follow up later for information you may want to take back to your company.
Moderator: Larry Marcus, Managing Director of Walden Venture Capital
Charlie Bennett, Director, HelpmeSOCIAL.com
Meredith Flynn-Ripley, CEO, HeyWire
Tim Sinclair, CEO, RINGR
4:50-5:35 p.m.
How Radio's Automotive Dominance Will Change: What You Need to Know to Take Advantage of Changes on the Auto Dashboard
Today's new cars are connected, capable of keeping consumers constantly in touch with their audiotainment, services, and contacts. Everyone from Apple to Zubie is involved, and industries from pizza delivery to insurance are facing lifestyle-altering shifts as a result. Almost since its inception, radio has owned the dash, but today's tech toys and digital platforms are changing the landscape. How can it continue to hold a primary spot in this now-crowded space and stay engaged with the new opportunities of the connected car? This panel will deliver the upside, downside, and driver's-side view of what's on deck for the automotive dash and what the radio industry needs to do to keep "drivetime" "radio time."
Moderator: Fred Jacobs, President, Jacobs Media
Michael Kocheisen, Head of Analytics Services, General Motors, Palo Alto
Michele Laven, President/Business Development and Partnerships, iHeartMedia
Ty Roberts, Co-founder/Chief Strategy Officer, Gracenote
Alan Taylor, CEO, Entertainment Radio Network
5:35-5:45 p.m.
Sponsored by Westwood One
"Radio Is Trending: The Emergence of Social Radio"
Zach Sang & The Gang is a music-intensive, interactive live show featuring the biggest and brightest stars in music, movies, and TV, mixed with breaking pop culture news, lifestyle trends, and a huge social media platform that's always trending. Engaging millions of 12-34-year olds who find Sang extremely relatable, in great part because, at 21, he is part of the demo, the socially-savvy Sang is a radio prodigy, pop culture junkie, and everyone's best friend. Zach will showcase some of the talent that has his star rising in this presentation.
Zach Sang, Zach Sang & The Gang
5:45-7 p.m.
Opening Reception
Sponsored by Westwood One
May 28
7:45-8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Nielsen
8:30-9:00 a.m.
Ken Rutkowski
The Future of Entertainment"
A "Business Rockstar" in his own right, Ken Rutkowski provides a fascinating worldview of your next generation of customers and how they will impact your business. He'll also pinpoint lessons on disruptive innovation from brands in fast-growing, emerging markets, how to leverage digital anthropology to drive your innovation agenda, and what it takes to compete and win on customer experience in the 21st century. Finally, why do you need to move beyond social media to building an integrated brand engagement platform? Ken shares some thoughts on this and more that will help you better understand the future -- today!
9:00-9:40 a.m.
Podcasts Are Back! And Profitable!
Podcasts are back in fashion, thanks to smartphones and Bluetooth-enabled cars that have made them more accessible to listeners than ever before. Downloading has also become easier: Rather than downloading from iTunes onto a computer and syncing with an iPod, listeners can capture podcasts straight from the Internet onto their mobile devices. That ease of access has no doubt helped drive subscriptions of podcasts through iTunes to reach 1 billion over the last year. And because ad messages are read by the hosts of the show themselves, they tend to sink in better than traditional ads. As a result, this second wave of podcasts is becoming a greater revenue channel. Learn how to cash in on the podcast phenomenon in this session.
Moderator: Jordan Harbinger, Co-founder, The Art of Charm
Kyle Bylin, User Experience Research/SoundHound & Co-Host of The Upward Spiral
Steve Goldstein, Founder/CEO, Amplifi Media
Kit Gray, President, PodcastOne
9:40-10:20 a.m.
Technology Overload
Overwhelmed with technology? This session provides everything a manager needs to know about how to oversee a fruitful, successful digital operation. What's hot, what's not, what works, what is a waste of resources, and where does the most fruit (money) come from (hint: it's not low-hanging). But you have to be willing to stretch and reach for the right shiny new tech. This session will be a great primer for everyone who knows they don't know everything about digital.
Moderator: Scott Wallace, CTO, YouPlus Media
Susie Hedrick, VP/Radio Sales, Wide Orbit
Neal Polachek, Independent Industry Observer and Board Advisor -- BuzzBoard
Raul Velez, Chief Engineer, Univision Radio/San Francisco
10:20-10:40 a.m.
Sponsored by Dot.fm
10:40-11:30 a.m.
Delivering Mobile Consumers to the Cash Register
How do you "mobilize" your audience to engage in mobile activities that deliver better, more targeted, and more efficient opportunities for your station and your clients? Mobile apps and mobile sites are both accessed by mobile devices, but the vast majority of consumers find apps more convenient, faster, and easier to browse. Even so, only 28 percent say mobile apps offer a better user experience. So how do you deliver the fast, reliable mobile experiences consumers demand -- one that provides a seamless experience between mobile sites, mobile apps, and traditional online channels -- and bottom line results for you and your clients? Our panel of experts will show you the way.
Moderator: Russ Gilbert, Founder/Managing Director, Blue Sun Media
Shahab Choudhry, Co-Founder/Partner, Propelics
Bill Freund, EVP/Chief Revenue Officer, Clip Interactive
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Digital Advertising: The Key to Unlocking Dollars, From the Client Perspective
This panel brings advertising and digital marketing agencies together in a frank and detailed discussion on what clients want from your digital assets, and their expectations for a return on investment their investment. What do they need specifically from radio stations in terms of both content and accountability -- and what's the best way for stations to present their digital platforms? What tools provide the kind of measurement that meshes digital delivery with broadcast ratings? Get the perspective from key advertising agencies, in elementary terms, about what every radio rep, manager, and owner needs to know.
Pierre Bouvard, Chief Marketing Officer, Cumulus Media/Westwood One
Jason Kelley, CEO/Founder, Oōtem Advertising
Ryan Pamplin, VP/Digital Evangelist, Extreme Reach
David Staas, President, NinthDecimal
12:15-1:30 p.m.
Sponsored by:
1:30-2:10 p.m.
E-Mail Renaissance: Why E-Mail Is Hot Again and How to Use It
What's old is new again. As Facebook's organic reach has waned, marketers are returning to e-mail, fueled by the belief that it's better to ask for someone's e-mail address than wait for them to "like" you. In fact, a big, clean e-mail list and a high open rate have become critically important as a digital marketing tool. Getting content in front of as many eyeballs is the obvious "why" -- but what is the best way to do that? And how can you best ensure delivery with so many roadblocks like "Google bots" affecting placement of your e-mail? Achieving maximum open rates is possible, once you learn the secrets this panel will deliver. And their presentation will remind you of something else: Registration at social media sites requires one independent, powerful tool: your e-mail address. Now do we have your attention?
Moderator: Ruth Presslaff, President, Presslaff Interactive
Daniel K. Berman, Ph.D., Director, BurningBullseye.com
Erika Brown, Regional Director/Marketing, Bay Area News Group
Charlie Sislen, Partner, Research Director
2:10-3:00 p.m.
Dan Zarella
"The Science of Social Media"
3:00-3:20 p.m.
3:20-4:00 p.m.
Making Money Outside the "Radio Box"
Don't let the words "future" and "innovative" fool you. Those forward thinkers who are able to experiment outside the black-and-white lines of radio and dare to creep into the gray areas of technology, digital, streaming, videos, and pay-to-play are cashing in on those concepts right now. Yes, you've heard of YouTube and Spotify and Pandora -- but how does that translate into cash? Let our experts share with you their secrets -- from startup to future improvements and everything in between.
Moderator: Shelly Claman, Digital & Events Manager, Digity Silicon Valley (KBAY & KEZR)
Paul Brenner, President, NextRadio/TagStation
Drew Larner, Vice Chairman, Rdio
Jared Waxman, Sr. Director of Growth, Yahoo
4:00-4:50 p.m.
Joel Comm
"Five Ways to Make a Fortune on the Internet"
4:50 p.m.
Closing Remarks
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