text:
Training in Kiribati
|Training in [[{{#explode:Training in Kiribati| |2}} {{#explode:Training in Kiribati| |3}} {{#explode:Training in Kiribati| |4}}]]
|Pre-service training will probably be the most intense period of your Peace Corps service, as you will need to gain the knowledge and experience necessary to successfully serve as a Volunteer in just 10 weeks. While the training period will be extremely busy, it should also be a time of excitement, discovery, and self-fulfillment. The effort and challenges of adapting to a new culture will draw on your reserves of patience and humor but will be handsomely rewarded with a sense of belonging among new friends.
|[[Image:Flag_of_{{#explode:Training in Kiribati| |2}}.svg|50px|none]]}}
See also:
For information see Welcomebooks
Your first stop after leaving your home will be staging, where you will receive last-minute information about service in Kiribati and have the chance to rethink your commitment to Peace Corps service. Your flight to Kiribati may involve a one-night stopover in Fiji. Don't unpack; you are not there yet! Once you arrive in Kiribati, you will begin the nine-and-one-half-week pre-service training program. One purpose of this training is to help trainees make an informed commitment before they are sworn-in as Peace Corps Volunteers.
Week one takes place on South Tarawa, where you may stay in a modest local hotel. The week includes an initial orientation to Kiribati and Peace Corps staff, along with completion of some preliminary medical and administrative paperwork. There will also be language, cross-cultural, and project overview sessions. During week two, you will visit a current Volunteer at his or her site on an outer island to gain a realistic perspective of Volunteer life and work. This will help you take full advantage of the learning opportunities presented during training. The rest of the training occurs on North Tarawa, where you will be dispersed in small groups to villages away from the training center and live with a host family. Language and cross-cultural instructors accompany each small group and will live and work with you in the community. They will be staying with other host families. Your host family will provide you with lodging and food throughout training. You will come to the training center about once a week as a group for technical, medical, and core training (which covers safety and security, administration, and Peace Corps policies).
Training will cover language, culture, history, government, preventive health practices, and safety and security. Although some sessions will be attended by all trainees, technical training sessions generally will be separated by project (primary or junior secondary education or health and community development). There will be changes of instructors during training to expose you to a wider group of I-Kiribati.
North Tarawa is an ideal setting in which to get a taste of what your life will be like when you become a Volunteer. Remember that it is only a taste, however, as living on rural North Tarawa with other trainees is very different from living on an island by yourself. Although living with a host family may be awkward at times, such an arrangement is valuable for learning the I-Kiribati language and culture. Your host family will make every effort to see that you are comfortable and have what you need.
Young female trainees will face a particular challenge that they will have to deal with throughout their service. Villagers will not want you to be alone in the house or to go anywhere alone or with a single male. This practice is meant to preserve your reputation as a "good" woman, since you are considered part of their family, as well as to protect you against the possibility of sexual harassment. Such loss of privacy and independence is one of the hardest adaptations Volunteers—especially young females—have to make.
At the end of pre-service training, there will be a formal ceremony to swear you in as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Special guests including the president of Kiribati and the U.S. ambassador are usually invited, and sometimes attend.
Technical Training
Technical training prepares you to work in Kiribati by building on the skills you already have and by helping you develop new skills in a manner appropriate to the needs of the country. The Peace Corps training staff, I-Kiribati guest presenters, and current Volunteers will conduct the training program. Training places great emphasis on learning how to transfer the skills you have to the community in which you will serve as a Volunteer.
Technical training will include sessions on the environment, economics, and politics in Kiribati and strategies for working within such a framework. You will review your project's goals and will meet with the Kiribati ministries and organizations that invited the Peace Corps to assist them. You will be supported and evaluated throughout the training to build the confidence and skills you need to undertake your project activities and be a productive member of your community.
Language Training
As a Peace Corps Volunteer, you will find that language skills are the key to personal and professional satisfaction during your service. These skills are critical to your job performance, they help you integrate into your community, and they can ease your personal adaptation to the new surroundings. Therefore, language training is the heart of the training program, and you must successfully meet minimum language requirements to complete training and become a Volunteer. Kiribati language instructors teach formal language classes five days a week in small groups of four to five people.
Your language training will incorporate a community-based approach. In addition to classroom time, you will be given assignments to work on outside of the classroom and with your host family. The goal is to get you to a point of basic social communication skills so that you can practice and develop language skills further on your own. Prior to your swearing-in as a Volunteer, you will work on strategies to continue language studies during your two years of service.
Cross-Cultural Training
As part of your pre-service training, you will live with an I-Kiribati host family. This experience is designed to ease your transition to life at your site. Host families have gone through an orientation conducted by Peace Corps staff to explain the purpose of the pre-service training program and to assist them in helping you adapt to living in Kiribati. Many Volunteers form strong and lasting friendships with their host families.
Cross-cultural and community development will be covered to help improve your skills of perception, communication, and facilitation. Topics such as community mobilization, conflict resolution, gender and development, and traditional and political structures are also addressed.
Health Training
During pre-service training, you will be given basic medical training and information. You will be expected to practice preventive healthcare and to take responsibility for your own health by adhering to all medical policies. Trainees are required to attend all medical sessions. The topics include preventive health measures and minor and major medical issues that you might encounter while in Kiribati. Nutrition, mental health, safety and security, setting up a safe living compound, and how to avoid HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are also covered.
Safety and Security Training
During the safety and security training sessions, you will learn how to adopt a lifestyle that reduces risk in your home, at work, and during your travels. You will also learn appropriate, effective strategies for coping with unwanted attention and about your individual responsibility for promoting safety and security throughout your service.
Additional Trainings during Volunteer Service
In its commitment to institutionalize quality training, the Peace Corps has implemented a training system that provides trainees and Volunteers with continuing opportunities to examine their commitment to Peace Corps service while increasing their technical and cross-cultural skills. During your service, there are usually four in-service training (IST) events. The titles and objectives for those events follow.
- Reconnect/IST: Provides an opportunity for Volunteers to upgrade their technical, language, and project development skills while sharing their experiences and reaffirming their commitment after having served for four months.
- Technical/IST: Provides Volunteers with an opportunity for dialogue, information sharing, and skills upgrading. This event is conducted approximately eight months into service.
- Mid-service conference: Assists Volunteers in reviewing their first year, reassessing their personal and project objectives, and planning for their second year of service.
- Close-of-service conference: Prepares Volunteers for the future after Peace Corps service and reviews their respective projects and personal experiences. This event is held three to four months prior to the end of your service.
The number, length, and design of these training events are adapted to country-specific needs and conditions. The key to the training system is that training events are integrated and interrelated, from the pre-departure orientation through the end of your service, and are planned, implemented, and evaluated cooperatively by the training staff, Peace Corps staff, and the Volunteers.


text:
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/58208
- Title
- XPS and surface-MALDI-MS characterisation of worn HEMA-based contact lenses
- Author(s)
- McArthur, Sally L.; McLean, Keith M.; St John, Heather A. W.; Griesser, Hans J.
- Abstract
- XPS and MALDI-MS were used to analyse initial adsorption events in the fouling of HEMA-based contact lenses. All of the lenses tested accumulated tear film deposits within 10min of wear. XPS indicated the presence of mainly proteinaceous deposits, with indications of some contributions by mucins or lipids on some lenses and the nature of the deposit being influenced by the lens chemistry. MALDI-MS detected the presence of surface-adsorbed species with molecular weights <15kDa. While lysozyme could be identified by comparison of MALDI-MS signals with known protein mass and assignments are suggested for some other signals, several other species, with MWs less than that of lysozyme, could not be identified as no ocular proteins with corresponding MWs had been reported in previous biochemical tear film analyses. These species, and others, were also detected in MALDI-MS analysis of reflex tear film, suggesting that the adsorbed unidentified species were not simply products of surface-induced dissociation of adsorbing higher-MW proteins. This short-term wear study detected rapid interface conversion and demonstrated the utility and surface sensitivity of XPS and MALDI-MS in characterising contact lens deposits at the initial stages when sub-monolayer adsorbed amounts are present on lenses.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Source
- Biomaterials, Vol. 22, no. 24 (Dec 2001), pp. 3295-3304
- Publication year
- 2001
- Keyword(s)
- Adsorption; Biocompatible materials; Contact lenses; HEMA contact lens; Hydrophilic contact lenses; Interface conversion; Lipids; Lysozyme; MALDI-MS; Mass spectrometry; Materials testing; Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry; Methacrylic acid; Molecular weight; Monolayers; Mucin; Polyhydroxyethyl methacrylate; Polymacon; Povidone; Protein fouling; Proteins; Surface properties; Tear films; Tears; X ray emission spectroscopy; XPS
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- 0142-9612
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd.
- Additional information
- This work was partially supported by The Commonwealth Government of Australia through the Cooperative Research Centre Scheme, and by an Australian Postgraduate research award.
- Peer reviewed

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Wordsmith Talk
|About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us
You are not logged in. [Log In] Wordsmith.org » Forums » General Topics » Miscellany » Disinterment Register User Forum List Calendar Active Topics Search FAQ
Topic Options
#208202 - 12/03/12 12:57 PM Disinterment
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/23/08
Posts: 8541
Loc: Land of the Flat Water
Once there was a picket fence
Of interstitial excellence.
An architect much liked its look;
Protected by the dark he took
The interspaces from the slats
And built a set of modern flats.
The fence looked nothing as it should,
Since nothing twixt its pickets stood.
This artefact soon fated it,
The senate confiscated it,
And marked the architect to go
To Arctic -- or Antarctico.
-- Christian Morgenstern_________________________
----please, draw me a sheep----
#208237 - 12/06/12 06:20 PM Re: Disinterment [Re: LukeJavan8]
old hand
Registered: 11/13/11
Posts: 1075
Loc: Lancaster, UK
Very interesting: any idea who the translator was? I have a version translated by R.F.C.Hull, who has translated many (perhaps all?) of Morgenstern's poems, which, whilst essentially the same, is very different in approach, as follows:
The Fence
There was a fence with spaces you
Could look through if you wanted to.
An architect who saw this thing
Stood there one summer evening,
Took out the spaces with great care
And built a castle in the air.
The fence was utterly dumbfounded:
Each post stood with nothing round it.
A sight most terrible to see.
(They charged it with indecency.)
The architect then ran away
To Afric- or Americay.
Christian Morgenstern
[trans. R.F.C.Hull]
Interesting different approaches_________________________
I'm immortal until proven otherwise
#208238 - 12/06/12 06:31 PM Re: Disinterment [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
old hand
Registered: 11/13/11
Posts: 1075
Loc: Lancaster, UK
This is the German original, for those whose Deutsch is up to it!
(Which doesn't include me!)
Der Lattenzaun
Es war einmal ein Lattenzaun,
mit Zwischenraum, hindurchzuschaun.
Ein Architekt, der dieses sah,
stand eines Abends plötzlich da -
und nahm den Zwischenraum heraus
und baute draus ein großes Haus.
Der Zaun indessen stand ganz dumm,
mit Latten ohne was herum.
Ein Anblick gräßlich und gemein.
Drum zog ihn der Senat auch ein.
Der Architekt jedoch entfloh
nach Afri- od- Ameriko._________________________
I'm immortal until proven otherwise
#208244 - 12/06/12 10:25 PM Re: Disinterment [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/23/08
Posts: 8541
Loc: Land of the Flat Water
All I remember was the translator was named Ross (surname)._________________________
----please, draw me a sheep----
#208246 - 12/07/12 02:24 AM Re: Disinterment [Re: LukeJavan8]
Registered: 06/05/10
Posts: 1554
Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi
The machine at Google translates in rote like this..
The Picket Fence
Once there was a picket fence,
with space, through zuschaun.
An architect who saw this,
was one evening when suddenly -
and took out the space
out of it, and built a large house.
The fence was however quite stupid
with battens without which around.
A horrible sight and mean.
Drum drew him to the Senate also.
The architect, however, escaped
to Afri-od-Americo.
Moderator: Jackie
Forum Stats 8968 Members
16 Forums
13870 Topics
222531 Posts
Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM
Newest Members Tatanka17, Marci, dorrick, thedesertsimmom, LostAuthor
8968 Registered Users
Who's Online 0 registered (), 45 Guests and 3 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters (30 Days)
wofahulicodoc 57 LukeJavan8 41 may2point0 37 delirium 4 DavidLaurence 1 Curtis 1 A C Bowden 1
Top Posters
wwh 13858 Faldage 13803 Jackie 11613 tsuwm 10538 LukeJavan8 8541 Buffalo Shrdlu 7210 wofahulicodoc 6942 AnnaStrophic 6511 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400
Board Rules · Mark all read Contact Us · Wordsmith.org · Top
Disclaimer: Wordsmith.org is not responsible for views expressed on this site. Use of this forum is at your own risk and liability - you agree to hold Wordsmith.org and its associates harmless as a condition of using it.
Home | Today's Word | Yesterday's Word | Subscribe | FAQ | Archives | Search | Feedback
Wordsmith Talk | Wordsmith Chat
© 1994-2016 Wordsmith


text:
Royal Mail hires investment expertise for DC plan
The Royal Mail Pensions Trustees, who oversee the postal group's pension schemes, have hired an investment expert from consultancy JLT to run the group's £100 million defined-contribution scheme, in an unusual move for the industry.
Ben Piggott, formerly a senior manager researcher at JLT, will take up his post as scheme secretary to the Royal Mail DC Pension Plan at the start of May, according to a statement from the trustees.
Despite the increasing shift among UK companies from old-style final-salary or defined-benefit pension schemes to defined-contribution, it is still rare to find pension funds hiring in-house staff to work full-time on the latter.
DC plans often account for the majority of the workforce at companies that have introduced them, but their members tend to be younger on average and have not saved as much as their colleagues with DB pensions.
The bulk of the investment assets in the pensions industry are still held in DB portfolios, though most schemes are now closed. This means that in-house investment expertise also tends to be concentrated on running this money.
While Piggott's investment skills will also be called on by team running Royal Mail's £3.2 billion DB fund, led by chief investment officer Ian McKnight, his primary responsibility is at the DC plan.
DC funds in the UK are having to re-examine their investment strategies following the UK Chancellor's radical overhaul of pensions tax in his 2014 Budget last month. Piggott's appointment was finalised before this, but it will be one of the key challenges facing him as he takes up his post.
The DC pension scheme was set up in 2008 and is now the group's primary pension scheme for new staff, with almost 40,000 members.
In January, the group agreed to increase contributions into the plan as part of a pay and pensions deal with unions, meaning it is set to grow in significance in the years ahead.
The hire follows the recent appointment of Australia-based alternative-investment expert, Bev Durston, to assist with the Royal Mail Pension Plan's absolute-return and alternatives strategies.
Piggott is the latest departure from JLT, following the exits of Peter Ball, head of investment, and Paul Francis, director of investment consulting, in January.


text:
« Back
"How Europe is Losing Africa"
Op-Ed, Business Daily, (Nairobi)
December 13, 2007
Author: Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Science, Technology, and Globalization; Science, Technology, and Public Policy
In a hopeful tone about the recent summit of European and African leaders, Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates declared: "We are here to write an entirely new page in the history of relations between Europe and Africa." He said the summit made Lisbon "once again the perfect bridge" between the two continents.
Despite Lisbon's genuine interest to serve "once again as a bridge"between the two continents, the summit came decades too late. Most of Europe has not woken up to the fact there is a new Africa that is unlikely to cross a bridge built with remnants from a previous era. New design criteria are needed to reconstruct relations between Africa and Europe.
In the last two decades, Europe has been pre-occupied with its integration and enlargement. It is understandable that Europe has urgent concerns arising from the collapse of Communism.
But instead of acknowledging the neglect and seeking a fresh start, some European countries have sought to blame Africa for the impacts of their diplomatic failures.
Haphazard summits aimed at responding to China's challenge are a poor substitute for thoughtful relations with Africa. Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade is right is saying that Europe is close to losing the battle for influence in Africa. It may not be too late though.
One way to reverse the trends is to put a moratorium on summit diplomacy and "bully forums" and start to craft new economic relations with Africa. China has taken this approach and other countries like Brazil, India and Japan are starting to explore new ways to engage Africa.
African countries are redefining their diplomatic relations with the rest of the world around the need to stimulate economic growth. They are focusing on critical issues such as free international trade, infrastructure development and technical training.
African countries are anxious to expand their presence in the global trading systems. But they have had little support on this by their European allies. Colonial vestiges such as tariff escalation and European protectionist measures such as subsidies continue to shut Africa out of its markets.
Preferential trade deals imposed on Africa are hardly the best way to improve ties. The most likely outcome of this arm-twisting will be stronger desire on the part of Africa to deepen relations with countries such like China.
The European Union has failed to use its leadership in global forums to help improve the continent's infrastructure. The failure is not due to lack of funds. Its European Investment Bank is the world's largest multilateral lending institution. It disburses about US$75 billion a year.
Finally, Africa is starting to pay particular attention to technical training and access to such opportunities will start significantly shape relations between the continent and the rest of the world. The UK is providing considerable leadership in this field and there are hopeful signs that Japan will join the league of countries that want to see Africa strengthen its technical competence.
Two decades of neglect have resulted in renewed self-confidence on the part of Africa leaders. There is a new Africa that is learning to relate to the rest of the world differently. For example, the focus on economic diplomacy is already reshaping the way the continent chooses its friends.
Portugal should be commended for helping to build a bridge between Africa and Europe. But its efforts will fail if it relies on outdated design concepts. Such a bridge will not lead Africa to new economic destinations. It is time for Portugal to lead Europe back to the drawing board.
Prof Juma teaches at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
For more information about this publication please contact the Belfer Center Communications Office at 617-495-9858.
Full text of this publication is available at:
For Academic Citation:


text:
We have been Alabama's leader in eye care for more than 25 years. It is our focus on science, style and service, the three pillars of the "Schaeffer Eye Center Experience," that has helped us grow to 17 eye center locations.
Is it more important that you have perfect vision or that you can wear glasses and maintain a sense of style? At Schaeffer Eye Center, you never have to make a compromise. Our vision specialists stay on top of the latest eye care techniques and we carry over 2000 styles of eyewear and sunglasses. Whether you need new eyeglass frames, an eye exam or a laser vision consultation you can contact one of our eye care experts today to schedule an appointment. We even will help you keep up to date on the latest celebrity styles with StarFrames.com.


text:
Welcome to the CRG Discussion Forum!Forum registration problems: Make sure you enter your email correctly and you check your spam box first. *Then* email KurtS2@gmail for help.
Chevy was also working on a cowl induction hood for 1970 but cancelled it I have the 1970 prototype CI hood. I bought it from Bill Grumpy Jenkins who got it from Chevy in 1970


text:
When Mother Marianne first entered the convent 150 years ago, she embraced a life of poverty, chastity and obedience - the life of a Franciscan sister. Very few of us can imagine convent life, let alone in the 19th century.
"I feels so privileged to walk in the footprints where she has been, where she was. We live the gospel. The daily life, we work, we pray, we give and we do service," said Sister Rosemarie Pelligra.
Morning prayer is the first common gathering of the sisters everyday where they are reminded of the Franciscan heritage. The sisters are also reminded of Mother Marianne's journey to Hawaii and her service on Oahu, Maui, and Kalaupapa. At St. Anthony's, Mother Marianne's remains rest in a reliquary flanked by 3 kahili, each feather a prayer.
"I'm sure it was hard for the people in Hawaii. We're happy to have her here. We hope her burial place will be a shrine," said Bishop Robert Cunningham.
Much changed in the Franciscan order since Marianne's day. Sisters are not required to wear the habit, and can use their birth names.
"I went with the modified habit, now the contemporary, which is fine because I know Jesus loves me," said Sister Lorraine James.
Modest jewelry is allowed as are trips to the salon to style, perm or color their hair.
Though the average age is 80, most still work in the community as nurses and teachers. The most common misconception of the sisters is that the church pays them a salary. Most still work in hospitals and schools, pooling their paychecks to make ends meet.
"In the past there were hundreds of sisters coming in to input financially, but now there are fewer younger sisters and a greater number of senior sisters," said Sister Rosemarie.
Once there were 200 in the convent, but now about 40. The sisters hoped Mother Marianne's big promotion will lead more women to the spiritual life.
We would like to thank all at St. Anthony's who allowed us an exclusive stay in their convents.


text:
Was $99.95 NOW $19.95
Additional Handset for The Home Phone And iPhone Unifier.
Lifetime Guarantee
Additional Handset for The Home Phone And iPhone Unifier comes with The Hammacher Schlemmer Lifetime Guarantee at no additional charge. If this product ever disappoints you, for any reason, you may return your Hammacher Schlemmer purchase for exchange, credit, or refund.Should you have any questions, we are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Please call 1-800-321-1484 to speak with a product specialist or email us at email@example.com to receive a response within one hour.
Sale item quantities are limited — please order soon.
May we recommend:
(based on 1 review)
Ratings Distribution
5 Stars
4 Stars
3 Stars
2 Stars
1 Stars
Reviewed by 1 customer
Displaying review 1
Back to top
Hard to link to base.
By Gary
from San Diego, CA
Best Uses
Hard to get base unit to speak to handset.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Was this review helpful? Yes / No
- flag this review
Share this Review
COPYRIGHT © 2016 HAMMACHER SCHLEMMER & COMPANY, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. W106147 E. 57th ST • NEW YORK, NY • 10022 • 1-800-_321-1484


text:
Last edited by Haley's mamma; January 12th, 2007 at 07:50 PM.
??? was there a question here?
All over the world there exists in every society a small group of women who feel themselves strongly attracted to giving care to other women during pregnancy and childbirth. Failure to make use of this group of highly motivated people is regrettable and a sin against the principle of subsidiary. ~ Dr. Kloosterman, Chief of OB/GYN, Univ. of Amsterdam, Holland
Mama to:
Shiloh (5/6/06) Nursed for 13 months and Josephine (7/26/08) Nursed for 23.5 mos Currently nursing my new little firecracker, Finley Catherine, born on the 4th of July!!
Hi, I was checking to see what was going on...
Caught this too, ladies. Just wondering if she didn't realize something was deleted?


text:
Healthy and Overweight Myth?
By Health Day
There's been a great debate about whether you can be fat...and healthy at the same time. In fact, there's a subset of obese people that stay free of metabolic issues like diabetes. But now, a large study looking at data dating all the way back to 1950, tells us being obese, with or without metabolic disease, is a ticket to a shorter life. This study presented three important findings.
First, compared with healthy, normal weight people, metabolically healthy obese people were still at higher risk for cardiac and other death. Second, those with metabolic disease were at risk...no matter what their weight.
Finally, blood pressure, waist circumference,
and insulin resistance increased, and HDL cholesterol, the healthy kind,
decreased, as BMI rose.
Moving forward, you and your doctor may want to consider your BMI...and whether you have any metabolic conditions as you manage your long term health.
I'm Dr. Cindy Haines of HealthDay TV with the news doctors are reading Ð health news that matters to you.
Most Popular
Sunday, December 11, 2016, Watertown, NY


text:
Related Products
Ask a question
Product Questions
The sound is present for all air gap faucets and basically is a side effect how they work that you can't really get around. While physically possible to bypass the faucet by disconnecting the two waste water lines and connecting them with a 3/8" to 1/4" union that isn't really advisable as you would be bypassing all the safety features that you have the air gap faucet for.
Full Details
Recommend for use on a reverse osmosis system with a drinking water system attached. Air gap faucet will prevent sink drain water from entering the system via the waste water line. This is particularly important if your home experiences a sewage back up.
Air gap faucets do emit some amount of noise while the storage tank fills.
There are no videos related to this product.
Silent Air Gap! By Rod on 11/21/2016Rod would recommend this product to a friendThis thing is completely silent! What a huge improvement over the old model. I had no idea. My wife now thinks I'm some sort of plumbing god! Thanks BRS, you guys rock!
Great product! By a9reef on 12/24/2014a9reef would recommend this product to a friendGreat product! It is a little noisy but gets the job done! I find the overall product finish/quality better on the Nickel one than the Chrome one.
Air Gap too noisy By Brian on 1/25/2013Brian wouldn't recommend this product to a friendI would not recommend getting this option. The air gap faucet noise is very loud and can be heard very loudly. It would be one this if it only did it while you were getting RO water then stops but it keeps doing it until the tank is full and the whole time while you are filling DI water.


text:
The Reusable Tote Shop
Sort By:
The Reusable Grocery Tote Shop at Pinnacle Promotions has the latest environmental craze to take the retail sector by storm. Now, your brand can incorporate reusable grocery totes into your next marketing campaign and capitalize on the positive publicity that goes hand in hand with these eco-friendly products. Think green by using these products to champion environmental initiatives because of their superiority to disposable paper styles. Clients and employees who carry these items prominently imprinted with your brand's marketing message will ultimately become valuable role models for their friends and families, leading to greater support for sustainability as a result of your organization's eco-conscious campaign. And no matter what industry your organization is a part of, custom bags can serve a useful purpose for your target audience. From insurance to healthcare, financial services to non-profits, there are a diverse array of ways to incorporate custom bags into your marketing mix today.


text:
ArborNo Reviews Available | post a review
Venice, CA US
(310) 577-1120 / Arbor
Store Website
Send Them an Email
About Arbor
|Venice, CA based Arbor is focused on feeding diversity. We offer an alternative line of boards to the greater mix. Using environmentally friendly materials, we are committed to improvement of board durability, performance, and style through unique materials, methods, and designs.
Arbor began operations in 1995
Bad info? Tell us
Arbor Contact Information
Arbor Website
New Gear From Arbor This Season
Another collaboration with our AWOL friends at Rogue Status - this advanced mid-wide design was developed for deep, multi-dimensional park and street performance. A bamboo-reinforced core provides massive pop and durability, while a progressive directional-twin shape and dialed flex give it a buttery feel for spin, slide, and press initiation and control. Sizes: 155, 159cm. Max Stance: 25.20"/64cm
Bamboo is an amazingly renewable, environmentally friendly material that's incredibly strong; yet light, flexible, and resistant to compression. The natural bamboo adds structure for significantly improved return and resilience.
Where to Buy Arbor Online
Route 31 Bike, Board & Ski
Fully Stocked Since 1990
Arbor - Their Specialties
|Arbor combines style with natural technologies that create a unique means to ride. The company is all about the different approach we take to snowboard, skate and apparel design. An approach based on the use of unique organic materials, exclusive construction methods and unusual artwork - all of which combine to improve the performance, style and relevance of the Arbor line. By following this approach, Arbor creates the stand-out, alternative choice.
Arbor Service
|Arbor's Showroom is open in Venice, CA! email@example.com for details.
Arbor Products
Alpine Skiing
Alpine Skiing Accessories
Men's Alpine Apparel
Women's Alpine Apparel
Other Alpine Softgoods
Snowboard Accessories
Men's Snowboard Apparel
Women's Snowboard Apparel
Other Snowboarding Softgoods
Other Gear


text: Hi - My 3mo. old was eating 6 oz/meal until about a week ago. For the past week he is eating 8oz/meal, 4-5 times/day. I don't think it's a growth spurt - he's doing it consistently still after 7 days. I pump 3x/day (he eats 3x/day while I'm at work) -- and I pump long enough for a second let-down. And when at home, I pump after each feeding. So I'm trying to stimulate my body to produce more by pumping all I can get, but see no results after several days. What else can/should I be trying?


text: The Meyers Library; Women of Keneseth Israel and The Temple Judea Museum are co-sponsoring an exhibition in the Temple Judea Museum entitled "Circles Within Circles: Jewish Time Frames." It features photography by Lloyd Wolf and Poetry by Sherri Waas Shunfenthal. It is an innovative and beautifully thoughtful body of work that explores aspects of time as understood and expressed in Judaism. The exhibit opens on Sunday February 3 and runs through March 15.


text:
The common perception is that most identity theft occurs from Internet use, but the number one cause of identity theft is actually mail theft. Every day the US Postal Service safely and efficiently delivers millions of checks, money orders, credit cards, bank statements and other valuable items. Unfortunately, such items of value are also attractive to thieves.
Here's what you can do to protect your mail:
The Mill Valley Police Department offers "8 Ways to Protect Your Identity" packet that includes information on mail theft, how to get free credit reports, reduce junk mail and guard your personal information.
If you are a victim, please report all mail theft to the US Postal Inspector at 877.876.2455. Contact your local law enforcement agency to file a report, also.
Free viewers are required for some of the attached documents.
They can be downloaded by clicking on the icons below.
Site Map
| Privacy Policy & Disclaimer
| Contact Us
Mill Valley City Hall: 26 Corte Madera Avenue | Mill Valley, CA 94941 | City Hall Phone: (415)388-4033 | City Hall Fax: (415)381-1736
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon; 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.; Closed Alternate Fridays
© 2016 City of Mill Valley | Webmaster | Website developed by Vision Internet


text: My daughter is 9 1/2 months old and seems to be cutting back significantly on nursing. She night weaned at about 8 weeks (on her own, the child loves to sleep at night) but still nursed every 1-2 hours during the day. We started solids at 6 months, and she is finally enjoying them, she eats 3 "meals" and one snack every day. I have noticed over the last month that she has cut back to nursing only 3-4 times during the day, always once when she wakes up, once before bed, and then 1-2 times during the day. She is still having about 6 wet diapers a day. I guess my questions is whether or not 3 nursing sessions a day is enough. She sleeps a long time at night, so she is really only up for 10-12 hours with a couple of short naps during the day. It is just such a dramatic change from nursing her every 1-2 hours since birth! She is pretty small for her age, so I want to be sure she is consuming enough. Thanks for the help!


text:
Cart is empty
Track my order(s)
Read reviews (1)
A great accessory for optics gear freaks to mount two optics to one range finder.
Works with or without quick release plates.
The WeatherFlow Wind Meter is just so simple and cool I had to offer it here at the LRH Store!
Simply plug into your I Phone or Android phone.
Measure... More →
The Weather Hawk WM-100 is the perfect no-frills wind meter for the long range shooter.If you just need super accurate wind speed, this is the handheld wind meter for you!
Read reviews (3)
This Weatherhawk Skymaster SM-28 was my very first wind meter. I misplaced it and bought a Kestrel 3500 wind meter. Found this one years later in my basement and started using it again. Same quality as Kestrel 3500 for less money.
"It would be hard pressed to find a better made pack! Thanks Len for the quick service on shipping..."
– Bruce R, 06/12/2015
"There are millions of folks out there selling merchandise and a widget from one is much like a..."
– R M Bourassa, 06/12/2015
"I wanted to send a big thank you to Andy for getting the order right on my Eberlestock just one..."
– Ben H., 04/22/2012
My account
© 2001-2016 Long Range Hunting, LLC. All rights reserved. Powered by Longrange Hunting


text:
A couple shoots and kills an escaped inmate in their kitchen after he held them for four hours.
No email address was supplied by
To complete your registration on this site, please supply an address.
Please confirm or modify the email address to which you will have subscription offers sent.
For a more personalized experience, please supply the following optional information.


text:
6.5 Ackley Improved
None available at this time.
Contact Superior Ammo…
for all your ammo needs. www.superiorammo.com 843.830.3139 firstname.lastname@example.com
Now offering Proof Research barrels
Now offering Proof Research barrels click href="http://www.superiorammo.com">here
Order your McWhorter Rifles Gear
New! McWhorter Rifles Accuracy Services
New Products and Services by McWhorter Custom Rifles...more
McWhorter Rifles Brochure
McWhorter Custom Rifles Brochure is now available...more


text:
BSC Alerts
News & Events
October 20, 2005
Members Present: Dr. Louis Aikens, Mr. Jack Caffrey, Mr. Edward Knight, Reverend Garry Moore, Mr. Norris Kantor, Mr. Daniel Frost, Mr. Elijah Sharp, Dr. Norman Mirsky, Chairman John Barnes
Members Absent: Dr. Lyn Guy, Mr. Jack Stafford, Mr. Jeffery Forlines
Guests Present: Dr. Albert Walker, Mr. John Cardwell, Mr. Jim Nelson, Dr. Tom Blevins, Dr. Don Smith, Ms. Shelia Johnson, Mr. David Lord, Dr. Felica Blanks, Dr. Elaine Scott, Dr. Steve Bourne, Ms. Carol Baldwin, Ms. Anita Barilla
Call to Order – Chairman John Barnes
Chairman John Barnes called the meeting to order in the Private Dining Room of the Harris-Jefferson Student Center at 6:45 p.m.
Approval of the Minutes – September 15, 2005
Chairman Barnes asked for additions or corrections to the September 15 minutes. Dr. Mirsky called the group's attention to a typing error in the section "Action items from Executive Session" on the third page which reads "3.75 increase for non-classified." This should read "4.75 percent increase for non-classified. Motion was made (LAikens/JCaffery) to approve the minutes as amended. Motion carried.
Legislative Committee Report – Mr. Jack Caffrey reported that the Committee, along with Dr. Walker, met on October 6, 2005 at Concord University with Dr. Jerry Beasley and Ms. Amy Pitzer to discuss what strategy the Committee should take when talking with legislators in our region. The result of the meeting was that the two presidents will prepare a statement which will be the background to determine how the two institutions will interact with legislators. Both presidents felt that a one-on-one approach is most effective when informing legislators of issues concerning the institutions. Mr. Barnes reminded the group that most legislators are measured in their discussion when in a public forum and will talk more freely when approached individually. Mr. Kantor reminded the group that time is growing short and any dialog with legislators should take place soon to be effective for the session in January 2006. Discussion followed.
Human Resources Director – Mr. David Lord
HR Update – Mr. Lord called the attention of the group to a letter and materials explaining the Higher Education Policy Commission's Series 8 titled "Personnel Administration."
New Non-Classified Position – Mr. Lord called the group's attention to the Business Development Project Director Position Justification included in the Board information packet and explained that this is a new position for the Research and Development Corporation. Motion was made (NKantor/GMoore) to adopt the Business Development Project Director position as outlined in the Board packet. Mr. Frost questioned the source of funding, the salary, and the experience and qualifications required for the position. Dr. Blanks informed the group that the salary will be $45,000 and will be initially funded by Title III. Dr. Mirsky commented that funding from Title III is appropriate initially, possibly for a year, but that there should be a long range plan to provide income for the Research and Development Corporation. Mr. Kantor told the group that the goal is to generate enough income from projects and grants to be self-sufficient. Mr. Kantor explained that the Code provides for the position to be funded by Title III as long as the position will carry out certain goals in the By-Laws of the Research and Development Corporation. The only requirement of the Code is that the majority of the Board of the R&D Corporation be from the institution. This will enable the R&D Corporation to have a full-time director to oversee the multiple activities of the Corporation in the former AEP building. This will be a non-classified position and the person will be securing tenants and grants to generate enough income for the R& D Corporation to stand alone without the help of the college. Mr. Frost asked for clarification of the requirement that one year of experience equals one year of education. Mr. Lord explained that BSC currently does not have a policy or a rule that discusses equivalencies and but that this issue will be further researched as the policies are updated. Mr. Frost asked if policies from other institutions in the state which have policies on equivalency could stand as precedence in the case of a grievance at BSC? Mr. Lord answered that they could. Discussion followed. Mr. Barnes called for a vote to adopt the position. A vote revealed eight votes for and one opposed. Motion carried.
President's Report – Dr. Albert L. Walker
-School of Business Revised Graduate Program Proposal – Dr. Smith spoke concerning the need for Bluefield State to move in the direction of offering graduate courses in order to move the college toward university status in the future. Dr. Elaine Scott, Dean of the School of Business, and Dr. Steve Bourne, Endowed Chair of the School of Business, discussed the Masters in Business Administration (MBA) with the group. Dr. Bourne informed the group that the MBA can be carried out without additional resources or personnel. He explained that the program has been structured for the working individual and can be implemented in eight week segments. Dr. Bourne reviewed the program and informed the group that accreditation will be sought quickly. The motion was made (NKantor/DFrost) to authorize the School of Business to proceed with submission of the MBA Proposal to HEPC. Motion carried.
-Dr. Walker referred to the PowerPoint material handed out earlier and reviewed the recent BSC Homecoming activities and other activities and accomplishments across the campus including the upcoming NCATE visit for the Teacher Education Program.
Due to another commitment, Mr. Frost asked the group to deviate from the current Agenda and go into Executive Session.
The motion was made (NKantor/DFrost) to go into executive session at 7:50 p.m.
The motion was made (NKantor/DFrost) to return to regular session at 8:30 p.m.
Legislative and Media Relations – Mr. Jim Nelson
Annual Report Publication
Mr. Nelson called the group's attention to the BSC Annual Report and reviewed items included in the report. He explained that this report will be done annually and will be sent out to state legislators and area chambers of commerce. Formerly this report has been done about every four to eight years with the last one done in 1991-92. Mr. Nelson also informed the group that BSC will be hosting the Shott Lecture Series in March 2006 which is sponsored by the Shott Foundation and First Century Bank.
Vice President for Financial and Administrative Affairs – Ms. Shelia Johnson
-Ms. Johnson updated the group on the October 4, 2005 incident in the Basic Science lab and explained that two labs were closed by the Fire Marshall until various chemicals were labeled and spills cleaned up. BSC will be receiving reports from the Fire Marshall and the EPA outlining their findings and the appropriate actions the college needs to take. The EPA will be billing BSC for travel expenses but all other expenses will be paid from other sources.
-Ms. Johnson informed the Board that the auditors are scheduled to be on campus next week. Ms. Johnson explained the auditors' plan for reporting both BSC and New River Community and Technical College's financial status. Ms. Johnson has requested a two week delay because of the extra work needed to prepare both institution's financial records for the auditors' visit. Next year there will be separate audits for each institution.
Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Report – Mr. John Cardwell
Student Housing Update
-Mr. Cardwell reported that there is now eight approved facilities for student housing. The Upper-Classman II currently has 76 students with 32 of those being athletes. He reported meeting with Mr. Roger Workman to discuss scheduling a commercial shoot that will begin an extensive public relations campaign. The facility is 99% complete.
205 Fall Student Enrollment Information
-Enrollment stands at 1,779 which is 2 students behind the enrollment at this time last year. Fall recruiting is underway with recruiting efforts focused on a three hour radius of Bluefield. Mr. Cardwell informed the group that work is being done with the Saudi Arabian Embassy to bring 20 students to Bluefield State in the fall semester. He informed the group that the international market is beginning to open up again. Enrollment Management is working together with the Alumni Association and the Director of Alumni Affairs in recruiting students from various areas.
-Mr. Cardwell reported that efforts are underway to actively recruit students who attended the College Summit this summer.
Student Profile
-Mr. Cardwell handed out the Student Profile and reviewed pieces of information contained within the report. Discussion followed. Mr. Cardwell asked for permission of the Board to pursue the border county tuition rates. The Board granted Mr. Cardwell permission to pursue this initiative.
Dean of Technology, Virtual College, and teacher Education – Dr. Tom Blevins
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Re-Affirmation
Dr. Blevins called the attention of the Board to the NCATE material included in their packets and reviewed the Schedule of Events and the Summary for the NCATE visit to take place on October 29 – November 2, 2005. Dr. Blevins reviewed various activities taking place to prepare for the visit.
Old Business
New Business
Next Meeting Date – November 17, 2005
With no further business to conduct the meeting was adjourned at 9:34 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,


text:
|Thread title
|Last replied
|Now searching...
quote TisPsychoManWell that's ridiculous. There's also MILLIONS of cashed-up gamers (like me) who can afford a Vita.The reason for this is cos there's still MILLIONS of moneyless gamers(like me) who can't afford the vita.
quote TisPsychoManThe problem is that the PS3 eventually got support, like a few months after it launched it started picking up, but the VITA is nearly out for a year already and it hasnt picked up at all, not to mention it has a poor third party support and a so so first party supportDid PS3 kill the PS2? NO. I won't buy a Vita unless they make it free(who wouldn't?lol). Sony will continue to support it for probably about a year unless no one decides to buy the vita anymore or something. The reason for this is cos there's still MILLIONS of moneyless gamers(like me) who can't afford the vita. Or some people think that the vita is just an uninteresting tweaking of the PSP and would rather save up for something a bit more worthwile, e.g. a silver slim PS2.
quote Rablai digress, but i cant elaborate futher horrible day and too tired.
quote Duncan Idahoi doubt the vita will be supported for much longer and sony will be back to the PSP that or whidraw from the business of gaming.
Powered by neoforums v3.0.0b
Copyright Neo Era Media, Inc. 1999-2016


text:
Marriage Equality and Obergefell's Generational (Not
Glucksberg's Traditional) Due Process Clause
Ronald Turner
Gender Essentialism and American Law: Why and How to Sever the Connection
Melina Constantine Bell
American law presumes that all persons are born either female or male, and rests a surprising number of legal entitlements on this presumption. Persons' legal rights to express their identity at work, to use public accommodations, and to retain legal parenthood status with respect to their children may all depend on whether they are female or male. Yet we, as individuals, generally have no choice regarding whether we are legally designated female or male, just as people had no choice as to whether they were designated "colored" or "white" under past racial discrimination schemes. The American legal system plays a significant role in the construction, maintenance, and coercive enforcement of the binary gender system that requires people to conform their identities in distorting ways to be included politically. By sustaining the gender system, legal institutions unnecessarily undermine human well-being, and unjustly and disrespectfully constrain individual liberty. The United States and state governments should re-examine laws that use sex or gender as a category by adapting the Law Commission of Canada's methodology in Beyond Conjugality. In this fashion, American law can begin to move gradually away from the creation, maintenance, and enforcement of the gender system.
Perceiving Orientation: Defining Sexuality After Obergefell
Mary Ziegler
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's recent decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, constitutional jurisprudence will have to more clearly define sexual orientation itself. The Obergefell majority describes sexuality as binary and suggests that any sexual orientation is immutable, normal, and constitutive of individual identity. Other scholars have shown how the kind of binary created by Obergefell excludes those with more fluid sexual identities and experiences from legal protection.
This Article illuminates new problems with Obergefell's approach to sexuality by putting that definition in historical context. While describing sexuality as a matter of orientation may now seem inevitable, this Article shows that nothing could be further from the truth. In the 1970s, leading GLBTQ activists considered and rejected the language of sexual orientation. Instead, movement members battled for civil-rights laws banning discrimination on the basis of sexual or affectional preference.
The rhetoric of preference gained support for reasons that remain relevant to sexualorientation jurisprudence today. Drawing on the history of debates about sexual orientation, this Article proposes a definition that protects individuals on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation. A perceived-orientation approach addresses problems mentioned in leading studies as well as those spotlighted by activists in over time. First, this strategy will make it harder for discriminators to separate conduct and status. This approach also protects those who do not fit within established heterosexual or homosexual categories, but does not depend for its success on the rejection of those entrenched binaries. Perhaps most importantly, a perceived-orientation approach promises relief to all victims of orientation-based stereotyping, not only to those who can prove their "true" status.
Effects of EEOC Recognition of Title VII as Prohibiting
Discrimination Based on Transgender Identity
Lauren Sanders


text:
Today, North Central College attracts international students who seek to pursue majors in business, math, interactive media studies and the sciences—even musical theatre. Naoko Takada '13 of Japan wants to pursue a career in the musical theatre field and found North Central's program by researching on the Web. She didn't like the limited opportunities at the small school she was attending in Ohio so she transferred to North Central to enroll in theatre and dance courses. "Oh my gosh, it's amazing!" she says of her experience so far. "My instructors push us to a higher level."
Takada enjoys International Club and the wealth of events that the club sponsors. She has also visited Chicago ("It's a fun place to be around") and she made a friend for life when she roomed with an international student from Turkey. "If I hadn't transferred here, I wouldn't have this good friend in my life. We had so many good times together."


text:
You have no items in your shopping cart.
Problems Adding to Cart? Click here for assistance.
We review anti-aging serums, moisturizers, eye creams and more. To find the best natural skincare, we test products for 30 days and share our experiences in objective reviews. Only products recommended by our community are sold in the Truth In Aging shop.


text:
Sultana of Soap
Lusciously fruity, supremely creamy soap
Revel in Sultana's majesty, and have a wash with the royalty of soaps. It looks like a fancy Italian dessert; a giant nougat cake topped with succulent currants and apricots. Smooth a slice of our soft decadent soap all over your body for a creamy lather and the most dazzling bergamot and olibanum scent. Your skin will be delighted and you'll be left softer and smelling like a fancy candy shop with a touch of fruity sweetness. If you weren't invited to the wedding, at least you can brush shoulders with royalty in the shower.
VeganThis product does not contain animal products of any kind.
Fresh ingredients
Fresh ingredients
Water (Aqua) linkHolder, Rapeseed Oil (Brassica napus) linkHolder, Glycerine linkHolder, Coconut Oil (Cocos nucifera) linkHolder, Sorbitol linkHolder, Fragrance linkHolder, Dried Apricots (Prunus armeniaca) linkHolder, Dried Currants (Ribes Nigrum) linkHolder, Titanium Dioxide linkHolder, Dried Cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon) linkHolder, Olibanum Oil (Boswella Carterii) linkHolder, Bergamot Oil (Citrus Aurantium bergamia) linkHolder, Sodium Chloride linkHolder, Sodium Hydroxide linkHolder, EDTA linkHolder, Tetrasodium Etidronate linkHolder, *Limonene linkHolder, *Linalool linkHolder, Lilial linkHolder . *Occurs naturally in essential oils
Natural ingredients
Safe synthetics
Customers who like this item also like:
Bubble Bar
Hide away from the world underneath a blanket of blackcurrant bubbles
Shower Smoothie
Luxurious rose-scented shower lotion for the softest skin that ever was
Shower Smoothie
Luxurious Body Conditioner with a sophisticated floral scent


text:
Former Victoria Parks and Recreation Director Doug Cochran assumed the post Wednesday and then handed in his resignation Friday. According to City Secretary Pam Long, Cochran said he received another job offer.
Cochran served as Victoria Parks and Recreation Director for 23 years before resigning in February.
City administrator Larry Zermeno was unavailable for comment Monday. Long said the city will bring in other candidates to begin the process of hiring for the position.


text:
Star Sunset Dinner & Show Cruise
A fun and exciting evening await with crab and sirloin steak dinner plus the "My Hawaii show"! Prices Include: • Roundtrip transportation from selected Waikiki hotels. • 3-course crab and sirloin steak dinner includes half baby romaine, Kamuela tomato and sesame star puff pastry with papaya seed dressing, steamed snow crab legs and sirloin steak with port wine sauce with fresh lemon, clarified butter and citrus ponzu, homemade mashed potatoes and sautéed fresh vegetables and macadamia nut ice cream. Freshly baked poi loaf accompanies dinner. Freshly brewed coffee and tea are also served. (Chicken, fish and vegan meals are available with 24 hours advance notice) • One Welcome Mai Tai • Show • State and Harbor tax Departs from Pier 8, Aloha Tower Marketplace Cruise Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM. Tour is not available on July 4.
Please contact Allegiant's Travel Experts with any questions.


text:
Monk: Season 5 DVD
It's time to tidy up for another season with Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Tony Shalhoub in all 16 Season Five episodes of Monk, television's most fresh and funny series. Gumshoe Adrian Monk would never actually have gum on his well-polished shoes: in addition to intellect and instinct, he also has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Though his eccentric traits bewilder his colleagues Natalie Teeger (Traylor Howard), Captain Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine) and Lieutenant Disher (Jason Gray-Stanford), Monk's attention to detail keeps crime - and grime - off the streets. Included in this highly collectible, 4-disc set are both the black & white and color versions of the noir-style episode "Mr. Monk and the Leper," obsessively good bonus features and the pilot episode of the hit comedy-drama Psych. Follow the clues to Season Five of Monk, the quirky and original show TV Guide hails as "alternatively hilarious and touching."
Read MoreLess
More Details
- Format: DVD
- Rating: Not Rated
- Number of Discs: 4
- Run Time: 728 Minutes
- Region: 1
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
- Studio: Universal Studios
- DVD Release Date: October 2, 2012
- Cast: Tony Shalhoub, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
- Genre: TV Series
- Color: Color
- Release Date: 2006
Availability: In Stock
Ready to ship in 5-7 Business Days


text:
A group for atheists in Alberta to post local issues and concerns and just to get to know one another.
Members: 57
Latest Activity: May 16
Started by Mark Andersen. Last reply by Katie O'Grady Aug 22, 2013. 5 Replies 0 Likes
© 2016 Atheist Nexus. All rights reserved. Admin: Richard Haynes. Powered by


text:
WASHINGTON — It is Christmas morning, 1980-something, and the Braxton sisters of Severn, Md., have just unwrapped the gift that will change their lives: a VHS camcorder.
Without a tripod, the camera whirs away on the coffee table as the girls re-enact scenes from The Cosby Show.
Almost 30 years later, they're the stars of Braxton Family Values, a reality show that has made their family one of the most famous on American television.
The show initially centered on the superstar magnetism of eldest sister Toni, a million-selling R&B singer whose career exploded in the mid-'90s. But Braxton Family Values has also launched her kid sister into the pop stratosphere.
"I think it's real," Tamar Braxton says of the show's continued appeal.
After chasing her childhood R&B dreams down various dead ends for the past 20 years, Tamar saw her new album, Love and War, peak at No. 2 on Billboard's album chart in September.
Braxton Family Values returned to the WE tv network for a third season in March and scored its highest ratings ever with its midseason premiere this month. Tamar & Vince — a spinoff show starring her and her husband, recording executive and producer Vincent Herbert — just wrapped up its second season.
The Braxton sisters' collective ambitions can be traced back to one day at home in the '80s.
"I was in the bathroom, and there was no more toilet paper, so I started singing about it," Tamar recalls. "And my sisters all came to the door and started harmonizing. . . . Then it was like that every day in our house."
Tamar, 36, and her sisters — Toni, 46; Traci, 41; Towanda, 40; and Trina, 38 — learned to sing from their mother, Evelyn, and put their pipes to work at church every Sunday, where their
father, Michael Sr., was the pastor. (The parents have since split up, and Michael Jr., the second-oldest of the six Braxton siblings, doesn't spend much time in the spotlight.)
The sisters were discovered and signed to Arista Records as a pop quintet in 1989, but their 1990 single Good Life stalled on the charts.
In 1991, industry honcho L.A. Reid and singer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds whisked away Toni to a massive solo career. The siblings became Toni's backup singers.
Those years were blurry for the baby of the family, then a high-school freshman who didn't understand the reach of her sister's fame.
After her 2000 solo debut failed to make her a star, Tamar soldiered off on a decade-long slog through the music business until her budding friendship with Herbert provided a turning point.
"I remember Vince telling me, 'What's wrong with being you? We have a Toni. What's wrong with being yourself?' " Tamar recalls.
She married him in 2008, and they live in Los Angeles. They welcomed their first son in June — and have shared their parenthood journey on television.


text:
The Geography Blog focusing on all things geography: human, physical, technical, space, news, and geopolitics. Also known as Geographic Travels with Catholicgauze! Written by a former National Geographic employee who also proudly served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Columbus Day 2008
Columbus is an paradox. Great sailor, horrible administrator. The most celebrated and most hatted explorer of the New World. He was not the first European to come to the Americas. Finally, Columbus claimed a small Earth existed and thought he discovered Asian islands for the longest time. The continents are not even named after him.
However, Columbus' journey showed to the Europe that there was a New World. That the Europeans with their technology and Crusader-mindset could conquer it if they applied themselves. Saints and damned sinners came to the Americas and left their mark on the land and on the people, including the European colonists, American Indians, and Africans.
No one can deny Columbus changed the world. In evaluating whether or not this was a "good thing" one must remember history is still on going. All Americans, Northern and Southern, are children of Columbus and the rest of the world effects us and is affected by us. Continental Americans must play a direct and indirect role in bettering the world if Columbus' legacy is to be good.
3 comments:
- undustrial said...
actually lots of south americans are not children of columbus. unlike the isolated pockets of natives in north america, south america is full of native blood.
I would assume that "all Americans" does not include the natives that lived throughout the new world before Columbus arrived. To most Americans since Columbus he is a "good", but to the natives he is a "bad". I guess everyone will have a different viewpoint on different issues. Nothing wrong with that.
- Catholicgauze said...
Good point on the South American Indians. But what I meant to say was that even Indians are children of Columbus because they have been deeply impacted by his discovery.


text:
Life imitates art
Timeless themes bear fruit for modern audiences in 'The Grapes of Wrath' at A Noise Within
By Sara Cardine 02/28/2013
When California author John Steinbeck sat down in the late 1930s to write "The Grapes of Wrath," he must have drawn inspiration from what was happening all around him as America gasped for breath amid the Great Depression. At a time when one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed and struggling to survive, families were being uprooted from the lives and livelihoods they had known for generations.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, published in 1939, chronicles the story of the Joads, a family of Okies forced to flee the ravages of Dust Bowl and endure a harrowing cross-country journey westward in the hope for something better. Instead, they arrive to find a meager existence harvesting California fruit fields awaits them.
Today, nearly 75 years later, Americans recovering from the Great Recession once again struggle to find and keep jobs, wondering when, if ever, their economic vitality will return. Meanwhile, debates over climate change, immigration and income inequality and their impact on future generations rage hotly as ever.
In this context, "The Grapes of Wrath" retains an uncanny relevance to modern American audiences. But if we are doomed to repeat the worst parts of our history, then perhaps Steinbeck's portrayal of human endurance and his utter belief in the thin, bare thread of hope that binds us all hints at a promise of personal freedom on the horizon.
These themes, and more, take a local spotlight, as Pasadena's A Noise Within presents a Tony Award-winning stage adaptation of "The Grapes of Wrath," running now through May 11.
Directed by Michael Michetti, co-artistic director at Theatre @ Boston Court who is freelancing his talents for this production, this adaptation comes from Frank Galati of the Steppenwolf Theatre Co. It weaves traditional narrative elements with Dust Bowl-era songs and period hymns to create a moving theatrical experience that is at once both honest and uplifting.
"This story is still so relevant in so many ways," Michetti said in an interview with the Pasadena Weekly. "It remains a story about going on, about the willpower to move forward. That aspect of the human spirit is something we continue to need to have reminders of."
This is not Michetti's first time helming for A Noise Within — he previously directed four productions, including "Hamlet" and Molière's "Don Juan" — though he admits he worked with ANW producing artistic directors Geoff Elliott and Julia Rodriguez-Elliott for four years to bring this particular script to the stage.
"When I first began pitching it, we were going into a period of economic difficulty," he said. "There are so many ways in which I hope the audience sees the parallels of things we're still going through as a country."
Some of the novel's most memorable moments are retained, including the striking final scene between a still-grieving Rose of Sharon and an emaciated stranger. Another unforgettable moment, Michetti recalled, is a scene between Tom and Ma Joad in which Tom throws in his lot with all humanity, telling Ma if she looks she will find him in every human action. He says, "Wherever they's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there."
The beauty and grace of the characters and Steinbeck's message of human connection was something Michetti took care to preserve in his direction.
"We are all part of the human spirit, and if we work together we're more powerful," he explained. "I hope [audiences] see the beautiful life lessons in this and go away thinking about how we might apply this."
"The Grapes of Wrath" runs now through May 11 at A Noise Within Theatre, 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena. Tickets cost $40 to $52, with student and group discounts available. For more information, including show times, call (626) 356-3100 or visit anoisewithin.org.
DIGG | del.icio.us | REDDIT


text:
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/41754
- Title
- Peel-strength behavior of bilayer thermal-sprayed polymer coatings
- Author(s)
- Yan, Fengyuan Yuan; Gross, Karlis A.; Simon, George P.; Berndt, C. C.
- Abstract
- We prepared various bilayer polymer coatings of ethylene methacrylic acid (EMAA) copolymer and ionomer by the thermal-spray process under a range of preheat temperatures (PTs) to investigate their ability to be repaired. The thermal properties, crystallinity, microstructure, and interface strength of the coatings were investigated with differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and mechanical testing. Processing parameters influenced the final morphological structure of the coatings. The crystallinity of the coatings increased with a higher final temperature, whereas the coating density decreased. The decrease in density was attributed to the appearance of bubbles, 250 μm in size, formed in the coatings during the spray process. For the monolayer coating of polymer on a metal substrate, a higher PT produced a greater contact area of the coating to the substrate. The adhesion of EMAA ionomer to steel was always lower than that of EMAA copolymer to steel. This may have been largely due to the interfacial adhesion between the polymer and steel being dominated by strong secondary bond interactions. Experimental results also indicate that the peel strength between polymers was at least twofold stronger than that between the polymer and the steel substrate for PTs greater than 100°C. The mixed bilayer coating of ionomer on copolymer produced the highest peel strength. The interface between the plastic layers was clearly visible under the scanning electron microscope at lower PTs, becoming more diffuse with an increase in PT. On the basis of these observations, the adhesion mechanism between polymers was explained by the formation of welding points.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Source
- Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 88, no. 1 (Apr 2003), pp. 214-226
- Publication year
- 2003
- Keyword(s)
- Adhesion; Bilayer thermal sprayed polymer coatings; Coatings; Copolymers; Crystal microstructure; Crystallinity; Differential scanning calorimetry; EMAA; Ethylene methacrylic acid copolymer; Interface strength; Ionomers; Mechanical testing; Peel strength; Plastic coatings; Polymer; Preheat temperatures; PTs; Scanning electron microscopy; Sprayed coatings; Strength; Strength assessment; Strength of materials; Structure-property relations; Thermal spray process; Thermodynamic properties; X-ray diffraction analysis
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- 0021-8995
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Publisher does not officially support author/institution self-archiving of either the postprint (final, revised accepted draft) or published version of full text.
- Additional information
- This research was supported by NSF INT Grant Number: NSF INT 9513462.
- Peer reviewed


text:
Routing Performance for a Highly Networked World
In today´s highly networked world, unprecedented traffic levels converge with ever more complex content and service intelligence requirements. The innovative Cisco ASR 1000 Series 100-Gbps Embedded Services Processor (ASR 1000-ESP100), powered by the next-generation Cisco QuantumFlow Processor, delivers industry-leading bandwidth and performance with built-in intelligent services to meet these demands.
Features and Capabilities
- Hardware acceleration for built-in intelligent services and baseline packet routing operations
- Massively parallel processing:128 multi-threaded packet processing engines
- Advanced, flexible, real-time queuing and scheduling
- Sophisticated quality of service
- Dedicated co-processor for security encryption
Specifications at a Glance
- Up to 63 Mpps performance depending on features configured
- 40 Mpps performance for the combination of the following commonly used features: IPv4 forwarding, IP Multicast, access control list (ACL), quality of service, Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF), load balancing, and sampled NetFlow
- Bandwidth of 100 Gbps for the combination of commonly used features, plus firewall or Network Address Translation (NAT)
- 25 Gbps for the combination of commonly used features, plus IPsec encryption


text:
By Marlena Hartz: Freedom Newspapers
Colleges and universities in New Mexico that experienced drops in enrollment may not be penalized, according to New Mexico Higher Education Department Secretary Beverlee McClure.
The Department is considering a provision that would shelter college and university budgets for one year, according to higher education officials who met Friday at the Clovis Community College.
"We would hold funding at the same level and the institutions would have to earn back money," McClure told representatives from five regional colleges who attended the meeting.
Clovis Community College is one of five institutions that experienced enrollment declines last year. Others include Western New Mexico University at Silver City, Eastern New Mexico University's Ruidoso campus, University of New Mexico's Los Alamos campus and the New Mexico Junior College at Hobbs.
McClure said a task force would recommend the provision to the New Mexico Legislature in the next few weeks.
Under the provision, budgets for the five institutions would be kept intact, and the institutions would have access to the money as enrollment increased.
"Institutions would be working against the deficit," she said.
The impact of such a provision would be minimal, McClure told Freedom Newspapers. About $6 million would be needed to protect the budgets, she said.
Representatives from Clovis Community College, Eastern New Mexico University, New Mexico Junior College, New Mexico Military Institute and Mesalands Community College attended Friday's Higher Education Department meeting.
The meeting was held primarily to allow institutions to share their fiscal needs with officials from the Department, which lobbies the legislature on their behalf.
Problems with the state's funding formula have been highlighted as institutions statewide have struggled to hold onto their funding, McClure told Freedom Newspapers.
The formula is based on enrollment and the number of classes in which students are enrolled. Those figures are collected on the 21st day of enrollment, McClure said.
A 5 percent decline in enrollment corresponds to a loss in funding, according to education officials. CCC's enrollment declined by about 10 percent last year. As a result of the thriving economy and issues with Cannon Air Force Base, CCC President John Neibling said the slip could continue into 2008.
McClure said a performance-based funding formula is being considered instead by Department officials.
"Institutions are not rewarded for graduating students and student success," McClure told Freedom Newspapers.
McClure said student success is a major goal of higher education, and institutions should be "funded accordingly."
The New Mexico Higher Education task force is also set to make recommendations for a new funding formula in coming weeks.


text:
March 27, 2013 —
PORT JERVIS, NY — It's not often that ballet students get the opportunity to be taught by a professional dancer. On Saturday, March 23, students of all ages at The Dance Center in Port Jervis got that chance.
The dancer who came to teach is as unique as they come. He is Philip Martin-Nielson, the youngest and newest member of the company Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. Trockadero is an all-male comedy ballet troupe that dances both the male and female roles, requiring the men to dance en pointe.
"It's not as new and unusual as a lot of people would think," says Martin-Nielson. He explained that men have been dancing en pointe for many years, and it is especially popular in European companies. He started when he was 12, and said his teachers knew he would join Trockadero. "They told my mother when I was six years old that I would probably end up joining this company, before my mother even knew what it was." He said he always wanted to join a big ballet company and when he saw an ad for the audition he decided to go for it.
He auditioned when he was still in training at the School of American Ballet. The company liked him, but he was too young to join. On his 18th birthday, the director sent him an email with a contract to join the company. He said, "I was so excited and I was so ready and I said yes right away." Martin-Nielson joined in September 2012 at 18 years old, the youngest of the 15-member company.
Trockadero started in the '70s during the drag movement in downtown New York. Famous ballet dancers would watch the performances, like George Balanchine and dancers from American Ballet Theatre. Increasingly in demand, the company started doing longer shows earlier in the day, and then started internationally touring. Today it travels the world doing 30 to 40 weeks of touring. In one week it will begin its U.S. tour, where it will perform in Binghamton on April 2.
A show by the "Trocks" has the original choreography of famous ballets with gags thrown in. The jokes play on the world of the ballet dancer, yet are still funny to an audience unfamiliar with that very exclusive world.
The spoofs are many. When a dancer accomplishes the difficult feat of doing the dreaded 32 fouettés, seen in "Swan Lake" and "Don Quixote," they just want to pump their fists and cheer. So, that's what they do in Trockadero. A ballet dancer falls, a lot. So, they put that in. During a pas de deux (a dance with two people) the female dancer will dramatically run toward the male dancer. Instead, in Trockadero, they somersault toward them. They are all at once subtle and theatrical, and always hilarious (just watch some YouTube videos). Martin-Nielson said that during his first performance he almost had to go off stage because he was laughing so hard.
Another big aspect of the company is the hair and makeup, emphasis on the big. Martin-Neilson says they have artistic freedom and can do it themselves. They can choose the color of their wig and have their lashes as long as they want, but they have to wear red lipstick. After his master class, he taught the students how to do stage makeup. Katie Krause of Matamoras, PA, said it was "A much-needed stage makeup session and another wonderful learning experience."
Don't be fooled, behind the wigs, makeup and jokes are renowned dancers who have had extensive training and are world-class ballet dancers.
The students at The Dance Center enjoyed Martin-Nielson's class. Margaret Polatnick, a 13-year-old from Shohola, PA, said, "I had a really fun time. It wasn't scary; he was extremely fun to be around and made a lot of jokes." After the class, they watched him tie up his pointe shoes and rehearse some of his repertoire, such as "The Dying Swan." Martin-Neilson served as an inspiration to them, proving it's possible to do what you love.
"I'm going to stay with Trockadero for a long time because I'm very happy here," he said. "I get to see the world, and I get to do what I love and have fun doing it."


text:
Law School Admissions Seminar to be Presented at BSC, March 18
CreatedThursday, March 05 2009
Created byJim Nelson/Media Relations - (304) 327-4103 firstname.lastname@example.com
(Bluefield)—The first annual "Law School Admission Seminar" at Bluefield State College will be held on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 1 p.m. in the Tierney Conference Center, Dickason Hall. This event is offered free of charge to participants and is sponsored by the College's Criminal Justice Program and School of Business, and is co-sponsored by the Mercer County Bar Association.
The seminar is open to all interested students and guests who are considering applying to law school in the immediate future. Representatives from the Appalachian School of Law, West Virginia University College of Law, and the Mercer County Bar Association will be in attendance to answer questions and give assistance.
Additional information can be obtained by contact Michael Lilly, Law School Admissions Advisor, at 304-327-4224.


text:
Educational Development
Teaching and Technology Community of Practice
Mar 21/13
Date: Mar 21/13
Time: 10:00 - 11:00
Location: Bricker Academic (BA) 208
Cost: Free
This community in practice is a forum where faculty and educators from multiple disciplines can come together to share experiences and lessons learned about how to engage and interact with technology in the classroom (or as the classroom!). It is an informal discussion open to the whole Laurier community. We will meet regularly (about every three weeks) to talk about successes, challenges and anything about teaching large classes that you would like to share!
Drop by and join us.
Visit the Teaching and Technology wiki for more information.
Contact: Mary Neil
Email: email@example.com
Phone: 519.884.0710 ext.3507
View all WLU events


text: A Tale of Two Books (3) tv-pg Play video Select your TV provider to log in to have full access to videos Select your TV provider See all providers Don't see your TV provider? Learn more You can access this video on the free HISTORY® app. *You must verify your TV provider towatch this video on the App Your Parental Control settings do not allow you to view this content. A Tale of Two Books (3 min) tv-pg Walt Whitman and Henry David Thoreau exchange books with each other in 1856.


text:
Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World
Development Planning Unit
University College London (UCL)Location: London, United Kingdom
Homepage: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dpu/
Phone: (+44 20) 7679 1111
Fax: (+44 20) 7679 1112
Postal: 34 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9EZ
Handle: RePEc:edi:dpucluk
Areas or Functions: Economic Development
Additional details:
People who have registered with RePEc and have claimed to be affiliated with this institution:Find all publications of all authors listed below conveniently compiled on IDEAS. Authors with publications are listed below with . We have lost contact with authors marked with ?, and they do not count towards the ranking of this institution.
- Aghayev, Vugar
- Kho, Mu-Jeong
- Oluyemisi, Kolawole Omolara
- Pareto, Vittorio Emmanuel IV
- Walls, Michael
People who have registered with RePEc and have received their terminal degree from this institution according to the RePEc genealogy:Find all publications of all alumni listed below conveniently compiled on IDEAS. Alumni with publications are listed below with .
- Pareto, Vittorio Emmanuel IV (1982)
This listing is provided to you by EDIRC at the Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Please send additions and corrections to Christian Zimmermann.


text:
Bill Miller | March 22, 2007
By Bill Miller • Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 09:58
The study by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California found fields of wheat, corn and barley throughout the world have produced a combined 40 million metric tons less each year from 1981 to 2002. Annual global temperatures increased by about 0.7 degrees Fahrenheit between 1980 and 2002, with even larger changes observed in several regions.
"There is clearly a negative response of global yields to increased temperatures," said David Lobell, a researcher and leading author of the study.
Christopher Field, co-author and director of Carnegie Institution's Department of Global Ecology, said while most people think of climate change as something that will impact the future, "this study shows that warming over the past two decades already has had real effects on global food supply."
Anonymous replied on Permalink
So *THAT* explains it!
Oh, wait. That didn't actually happen. Never mind!
But at least we have a nice study to chat about.
Although I think Desmogblog is doing a great service, unfortunately the format also draws in all kinds of uninformed deniers and easy spoilers, even denying food shortages for cripes sake, as though just saying it in a nasty tone (anonymously, but perhaps recognizably) will make it so. It might be an indication that Desmogblog needs a different type of blog in order to foster discussion. Humbly submitted - I don't want to sound like I'm saying you need to keep the riff-raff out, but you really need to keep the riff-raff out. Am I suggesting that you filter out those like above and exclude them from the discussion? You bet I am!
The Gore replied on Permalink
Global Warming ... or SATAN?
"It must be great not to have seen people suffering from famine in your life. Many of us can't say that"
True, especially those people in places like North Korea, Cuba, Zimbabwe, or Ethiopia. Strange how this Global Warming-caused Famine only seems to selectively affect countries with caring socialist regimes?
For instance, in the workers paradise of North Korea, people regularly starve to death, due to Global Warming Famine. Yet, paradoxically, the population just across the border in South Korea is well-fed. The same weird phenomenon is evident in the completely democratic Cuba. Cubans go hungry – due to Global Warming Famine. Mysteriously, though, just a short homemade-raft cruise across shark-infested waters, fellow North Americans have never had a food shortage.
Why even in Venezuela, almost as soon as their beloved leader began bravely instituting socialist policies, they are struck with Global Warming-caused Food Shortages!
Why does Global Warming Famine seem to only pick on the glorious vanguards of communism? Surely this is proof-positive that Global Warming Famine is created by devious capitalists, and decadent Western lifestyles, masterminded by George Bush and his CIA weather machine!
The science is clear. The Gore has spoken.
Anonymous replied on Permalink
it doesn't
"Global Warming-caused Famine only seems to selectively affect countries with caring socialist regimes? "
Kevin Grandia replied on Permalink
Socialism and global warming
I have never understood the link the deniers make between socialism, a social construct, and global warming, a physical reality. I've heard John Stossel use this comparison in the past and recently heard shock jock Geoff Beck make the comparison.
It would be the same as saying something like capitalism is the cause of, or is somehow related to, gravity.
I guess the reality of gravity was just never politicized to the extent that global warming is today. Oh wait, they didn't have John Stossel and Geoff Beck back then did they?
Anonymous replied on Permalink
That's odd ...
Yet, you are trying to link Global Warming and famine.
But when it is observed that this mysterious "Global Warming-caused famine" seems only affect socialist regimes, you don't like it.
Could it be that these famines are actually the result of some "social construct"? Naaaaah … Must be Global Warming.
But your irate response is fascinating.
what will happen
For those who have not had trouble getting up for a sandwich during the last few decades, it might come as a surprise that food has become scarce in some spots. Food production can be driven down by weather-induced problems (drought, grasshoppers responding directly to heat, locusts responding to altered air mass movement and rainfall, these and other weather-dependent pests can expand ranges, etc.), even in North America or Australia (is this news?). In Africa, it is more easily ignored. Weather-related famine keeps West Africa on the edge, and this may just get worse under the projections. And if someone gives you the tripe that it is all about distribution, just laugh. I was there, beginning in 1988-89, when the drought and locusts came back, the first of many.
Famine in Niger and Mali
Earth Observatory maps ; Visible earth
"Images of starving children have once again turned the attention of the international community to Africa. Food shortages have left more than 2.5 million people in need of food aid in Niger, where over 20 percent of the population is suffering life-threatening malnutrition. Nigers western neighbor, Mali, is facing similar food shortages, with as many as 2.2 million hungry by UN estimates. Mauritania has also been affected. The current famine throughout western Africa is a result of drought and locusts decimating crops in 2004. The seeds of famine were evident in satellite imagery acquired in July 2004. Streaks of brown in the top image reveal where drought thinned crops across the western Sahel…"
21/07/2005 - "Up to a third of Niger's population suffers from food scarcity, every day children die from under nourishment."
Or were the famine deniers disputing recent famines or previous famines, like Mali 1988-, Ethiopia, 198385, etc. Or is it "famines occurred thousands of years ago and are natural, therefore nothing we could do could influence them".
And the "related causes" consequences of famine.
- "In 2005, about 10.1 million children died before they reached their fifth birthday. Almost all of these deaths occured in developing countries, 3/4 of them in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, the two regions that also suffer from the highest rates of hunger and malnutrition.
- "Most of these deaths are attributed, not to outright starvation, but
to diseases that move in on vulnerable children whose bodies have been weakened
by hunger.
- "Every year, more than 20 million low-birth weight babies are born in developing countries. These babies risk dying in infancy, while those who survive often suffer lifelong physical and cognitive disabilities.
Anonymous replied on Permalink
Yup, must be Global Warmening
Huh! Who would have thought that an incredibly prosperous country like Mali, located in that fertile farming area known as The Sahara Desert, and who's chief industry is agriculture, would ever have a famine. Obviously, this is caused by Global Warming.
And Niger, a country so modern and sophisticated, they actually banned slavery in 2003. Hard to imagine such an economic powerhouse could possibly have a famine. But there you go, Global Warming strikes again.
DanJ replied on Permalink
look again
DanJ replied on Permalink
hey, Kevin
Kevin Grandia replied on Permalink
Nope, not me
Anonymous replied on Permalink
Has the media supressed this too?
I guess that explains all those famines in Saskatchewan we keep hearing about.
Carl Szczerski replied on Permalink
Soil quality has nothing to
Soil quality has nothing to do with the prevalence of droughts. Droughts of course are linked to weather patterns namely rainfall of course. Mali is a country that has the risk of severe droughts (CIA Factbook). Luckily for most of Canada there is no shortage of fresh water, and severe droughts are infrequent, though not impossible. Getting more extreme weather is obviously bad for a place like Mali which is already at risk for nasty droughts.
Anonymous replied on Permalink
Explain, then
Carl Szczerski replied on Permalink
That would depend on what
That would depend on what you define as recent. Agnew and Chappell (2004) state that
The Sahel region of West Africa (Bukina Faso, Mali and Niger) is well known as a region of environmental degradation. The reported incidence of desertification has been challenged but persistent and widespread drought is still widely accepted. Drought, defined solely as a function of rainfall, is believed to have commenced in the early 1970s and continued through to the present.
So that would imply that the tendency of droughts before 1970's were low and infrequent, while the current risk of nasty droughts began in the 70's and continues to today. So yes I would be saying it is a recent phenomena.
Anonymous replied on Permalink
Riiiight ...
We'll take that as a "no".
Carl Szczerski replied on Permalink
Quite obviously you didn't
Quite obviously you didn't even read the entire post, as it's been a phenomena noticed over the last 30 years but not prior. That's recent enough in my books and the question was rhetorical but that concepts seems to have been lost or confused.
Anonymous replied on Permalink
last 3 decades
So *THAT* explains it! Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2007-03-22 10:35. Good thing we have this study – I was beginning to wonder why we were having these non-stop famines over the past three decades, and why food is in such short supply. Oh, wait. That didn't actually happen. Never mind! But at least we have a nice study to chat about.
anonymous replied on Permalink
It is healthy to be sick
It is healthy to be sick sometime and remove from sickness our body requires good and sound and healthy food.
Chicago food delivery
anonymous replied on Permalink
It is healthy to be sick
It is healthy to be sick sometime and remove from sickness our body requires good and sound and healthy food.
Chicago food delivery


text:
Senate committee homes in on tax changesBy DAVE GRAM
The Associated Press | April 24,2013MONTPELIER The Vermont Senate Finance Committee is expected to finalize a plan by the end of the week that raises $10 million in new revenue toward a $1.3 billion general fund budget, with capping the state income tax deduction for home mortgage interest likely to be in the package.
The Senate panels plan is likely to draw less complaint from Gov. Peter Shumlin than the $27 million in new or higher taxes approved by the House last month. Differences between the two plans likely will be worked out in the conference committee made up of three members from each chamber.
The $10 million figure came from Sen. Tim Ashe, chairman of the Finance Committee, who led his panel through an afternoon of deliberations Tuesday toward the expected completion of work on the tax bill Friday.
The committee was expected to approve a cap on the ability of homeowners to deduct home mortgage interest from their state income taxes; as currently written, the bill would cap the deduction at $10,000.
Chris MacDonald, lobbyist for the Vermont Realtors real estate industry group, complained that lawmakers seemed to think the cap would affect only wealthier homeowners. He said an estimated 51 percent of tax filers affected have household incomes below $100,000.
The bill also calls for increasing Vermonts cigarette tax by $1.50 a pack, from its current $2.62. The House version of the tax bill called for a 50-cent increase.
Ashe said in an interview he wanted to raise the cigarette tax mainly as a public health measure to discourage people from smoking. He said he might seek to pull the levy out of his committees bill and have it reviewed as separate legislation by the Senate Health and Welfare Committee.
Other committee members said they favored a somewhat lower figure than $1.50.
I dont think we should just be whacking the heck out of people who are addicted to something they just cant get off of, said Sen. Kevin Mullin, R-Rutland.
The bill expands the sales tax to covered bottled water; it does not levy the sales tax on soda and candy, as the House version would.
The bill also imposes a new 3 percent tax and new regulations on so-called break-open tickets, a betting ticket sold in service clubs and bars. Bettors rip open the tickets to see if they have a winner in which symbols on the outside match those on the inside.
Shumlin proposed a 10 percent tax; the House tax bill would not tax the tickets.
Committee members rejected a plan to save the states coffers $1.4 million by scrapping a tax credit designed to encourage families to save for college. Ashe complained that the benefit went mainly to upper-income Vermonters.
The bill also calls for new attention to future tax policy: It calls for a study of tax-exempt properties belonging to churches and charitable organizations.
The bill also delves into tax policy with an eye toward future changes.MORE IN Vermont NewsMONTPELIER Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. Full StoryVermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell plans to join the U.S. Full StoryMONTPELIER Gov. Full Story
- Most Popular
- Most Emailed


text:
Summer learning programs offered for JCPS students
Next video starts in : 7 Play
Summer learning programs offered for JCPS students
'A Monster Calls' on Neeson and Weaver
1:33Now watching Up next
Summer learning programs offered for JCPS students
Multiple summer learning programs are being offered to Jefferson County Public Schools students.
1:45Now watching Up next
'A Monster Calls' on Neeson and Weaver
At the film's New York premiere, stars Liam Neeson and Sigourney Weaver say their new fantasy drama "A Monster Calls" is "very entertaining" and not "sad and dull." (Dec. 9)
1:15Now watching Up next
Alabama death row inmate coughed and heaved during execution
Ronald Bert Smith Jr., an Alabama death row inmate, couched and heaved 13 minutes into his execution Thursday night. Smith, who shot and killed a store clerk in 1994, was pronounced dead at 11:05 p.m.
1:32Now watching Up next
Doping Probe: 'Unprecedented' Russian Corruption
A World Anti-Doping Agency investigation says Russia, backed by the government, corrupted the 2012 London Olympics on an "unprecedented scale." The head of that probe said Friday more than 1000 Russian Olympic athletes are now linked to doping. (Dec. 9)
1:48Now watching Up next
Carrier Union Leader Digs in on Trump Fight
A local union president slammed by Donald Trump on Twitter says he won't stop saying the president-elect is inflating the number of jobs being saved in a deal with Carrier Corp. to stop the closing of an Indianapolis factory. (Dec. 9)
0:49Now watching Up next
Italian Grandparents Hilariously Freak Out When Granddaughter Walks Alone At Night
Helen and Al Giugliano clearly hate when their 18-year-old granddaughter, Gabriella Rutigliano, walks alone at night while she's away at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut.
0:49Now watching Up next
Hillary Clinton decries 'fake news' as threat to democracy
At a tribute for the departing Sen. Harry Reid, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called fake news a danger to democracy. "It's now clear that so-called 'fake news' can have real-world consequences. This isn't about politics or partisanship. Lives are at risk," said Clinton, one month after she lost the presidential election.
0:42Now watching Up next
Raw: Syrian Civilians Flee Aleppo Rebel Enclave
Hundreds of Syrian civilians streamed out on foot from the eastern part of the city of Aleppo on Friday in the wake of the relentless campaign by government troops and their allies to drive rebels from their rapidly crumbling enclave. (Dec. 9)
1:32Now watching Up next
Fashion week travel tips from Vogue editor
International Vogue editor Suzy Menkes on how to make traveling to fashion weeks easy. (Dec. 9)
1:40Now watching Up next
Raw: 50-Car Pileup Near Cleveland
Authorities say an interstate east of Cleveland is open again after a pileup of about 50 vehicles in snowy conditions shut down the highway for more than 14 hours. (Dec. 9)