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Margaret ThatcherApril 09,2013
The death of Margaret Thatcher throws into bold relief an earlier era when conservative leaders were charting a new course, propelled by economic stagnation and dogmatic left-wing politics.
She is paired in history with Ronald Reagan, the president who came to power two years after Thatcher became the first and only woman prime minister in British history. Both leaders lived through harsh recessions brought on to tame runaway inflation. Both leaders transformed conservatism from a stodgy defense of the status quo into a force for reform, winning new converts when their nations economies rebounded.
Thatcher did not convey the sunny, buoyant optimism that Reagan did. She became known as the Iron Lady because she was an uncompromising, forceful leader who knew where she wanted to go and how she wanted to get there. Her steely qualities were all the more important in Britain, whose challenges were far more daunting than the challenges Reagan faced.
British politics had been dominated by the Labour Party, which pursued a socialist program that nationalized industry and created a generous welfare state. But by the late 1970s, Britains economic problems had grown dire. About half of the average workers income went to taxes, and the wages of a third of workers were set by the government because they worked for government-owned industries.
Thatchers war with the coal miners union and her decision to sell off government-owned industries, including coal mines, produced fierce labor wars and high unemployment. But as deficits, taxes, and inflation mounted, the government could no longer maintain the policies of the past.
Thatcher drew harsh criticism for coldly disregarding the interests of working men and women while serving the interests of business. Eventually, however, British business revived, and Britain became a European economic power.
Thatcher was of her time in standing up to the communist bloc. She and Reagan were soulmates on the topic of freedom. Thatcher enhanced her popularity in Britain by waging war against Argentina in order to take back the Falkland Islands, which the Argentine military junta had seized.
Thatchers death underscores the degree to which her and Reagans conservative revolution was the reform movement of its time. Their targets were regulation that impeded business and excessive government spending, which soaked up their nations wealth. They inspired new generations of conservative leaders who wanted to carry their policies forward.
In that light, its possible to see that the conservative movements in both countries are now the new status quo, dogged by their own failures. Free market, anti-regulatory policies have produced a buccaneering form of capitalism that has crippled the economies of both nations and led to a historically wide gap between rich and poor.
These are the logical extension of policies pioneered by Thatcher and Reagan, just as the inefficient welfare states of the 1970s were a logical extension of the pioneering reforms of an earlier era. Reform now is coming from the left, which is looking to assert control over the financial sector and to force business once again to behave as good citizens.
It is interesting to note a recent New York Times column finding that among young voters it is the millennials, those born after 1980, who are most receptive to change in a liberal direction. Previous cohorts of young people were still under the conservative sway of the Reagan-Thatcher era.
Thatcher fashioned herself as a resolute leader not a consensus politician, but a conviction politician. Many millions admired her for her strength, and British voters elected her three times. In the history of her time she stands in stark outline, though her death reminds us of the distance in the past to which her time has receded. Those battles are long over. We are engaged in new battles to wrestle policy from the iron grip of the Iron Lady.MORE IN EditorialsProtesters converged on a bank in Montpelier early this week to show their solidarity with the... Full StoryPhil Scott will take office next month after winning with a margin of 51.11 percent to 43. Full StoryIdeologues and partisans work from the outcome backward. Full Story
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LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — Botanical illustrator Wendy Hollender will exhibit her artwork of edible wild plants from the just published "Foraging & Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook" at Morgan Outdoors, 46 Main St. The display runs through December 30.
Hollender and herbalist/author Dina Falconi worked for three years, writing, drawing, designing and testing the recipes for this unusual book. Their effort weaves Hollender's artistic skills honed over 15 years as a botanical illustrator with Falconi's 30 years of investigations into wild-plant identification, foraging and cooking. The book, note cards and prints are also for sale.
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The drug Naloxone can reverse the effects of a heroin overdose, similar to the life-saving effects a defibrillator might have on someone suffering from cardiac arrest. Lawmakers are looking over a bill to allow a doctor to give Naloxone to a patient known to have a history of heroin abuse. The drug could also be made available to that person's family and friends.
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Something is seriously wrong here and I don't like it! Okay, just to lost two games in a row to the Dodgers in of itself is not that bad of a thing. BUT it is when you only score ONE run in both of those games!!
And last night's game was the stupidist thing I've seen all season. We scored no runs, were two-hit, but we allowed nine runs to the Dodgers!! NINE!!!!!!! How on earth did that happen?
I haven't been able to look at the boxscores closely to see if there's more than meets the eye here, and if my boys have an excuse, great. But they are seriously freaking me out here!! Those trades last week were supposed to boost our offense, not completely shut it down!!!
This scares me so bad because this is not my team. The San Diego Padres of 2010 do not score one or zero runs and lose two games in a row to the Dodgers. That's just not how we roll. I don't know what went wrong, and I may be overreacting, but when stuff like this happens, you've gotta throw up those warning signs and say, whoa, what happened here??
Okay, we've got game 4 tonight. Kevin Correia on the mound. We will win tonight and even up the series, which is not at all a bad way to leave. That's the best you can hope for in a four-game series. Then we'll go out to Arizona and take care of business there. We'll be okay. We will.
The one bright spot coming out of last night's game is that we still have our first-place lead. Thank you Lord.
Alright, boys, let's get back on track. You are the First-Place Padres. You can do this. Keeping the faith…
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Kaybee: I was freaking out about my Yankees because they lost 3 games in a row. I vented about that on my blog, and they won yesterday! The suckish streak is over! And the Yankees are back in first (tied) in the AL East. Hopefully, since you vented, your Padres will win the next game. Come on…they are too good to go through a long bad stretch.
What happened was the Padilla was pitching a heck of a game. He had a no-hitter going into the seventh. I thought finally I was going to see a a no-hitter in person.


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Well Westwood was included on the extraordinary campaign, so I'll disagree with you there.
My point on Tomkins was hardly a negative, I already commented that I like the ad - just an aside.
It's great but....
Isn't that negative. Why would ignore using Sam Tomkins whilst he is playing the sport. It's like saying I've got a lovely sports car that gets attention but I'm going to sell it maybe in a few months so I'll leave it in the garage and use my old car that no one gives a toss about.
Your average punter ,may just, have heard of Tomkins, they will not of heard of Ben Westwood.
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Distracted drivers are everywhere despite 2010 law
June is National Drive Safe Month
It's National Drive Safe Month. Wisconsin passed the Texting While Driving law in late 2010, but distracted drivers are still everywhere. Most people are guilty of texting, eating or surfing the web while behind the wheel. The problem is trying to enforce the law.
Even with all the statistics available, 11 percent of all drivers under 20 in fatal accidents were driving distracted. Since the law passed, Dane County only issued two texting while driving citations because it's difficult for law enforcement to catch drivers texting and driving.
"The problem with the texting and driving law is you have to be composing and sending electronic email or message," said Deputy Randy Wiessinger, Traffic Team, Dane County Sheriff's Office. "We haven't issued a lot of citations, but we'll frequently stop people for inattentive driving, if they're occupied by the phone, whatever they're doing, whether they're composing an electronic message, or just reading something on the Internet, that's inattentive driving."
A ticket in Dane County can set you back right at $175 dollars and three points on your license.
Even though 41 states and DC all ban texting and driving, according to Distraction.gov, at any given time more than 600,000 U.S. drivers are driving while distracted.
"If you're frequently looking down at your phone, a lot of things can happen in a fraction of a second and you're not going to have time to react to it," said Wiessinger.
CESA #2 teaches Dane County students how to drive, and they're focusing a great deal on informing students the importance of keeping all their attention on the road.
"We talk a lot about how much is going on," said Adam Vaughan, CESA driving instructor. "I think when they first start driving, they see that it's easy to talk about it and they see that they can't. They even ask, they always put their phone away."
CESA #2 Driver Education Program Director, Kurt Schultz understands cellphone distraction is an ever-growing problem. They're working to revamp their curriculum while involving law enforcement to tailor their message to new drivers.
"We're relating it to all the different aspects of distracted driving, not just the texting," said Schultz.
"And then what they're leaning in class, tie those two together and they can relate to it with distracted driving in the future."
It's important to remember it's not just teen and 20-something drivers distracted behind the wheel.
"Adults are just as guilty of distracted driving," said Schultz. "One of the big excuses people use for being in a traffic accident is, 'Oh, I didn't see them.' Well, to me, if you didn't see them you weren't looking and why weren't you looking?
Distracted driving killed more than 3,300 people in 2011; http://www.Distraction.gov also says that's up from 3,200 in 2010.
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As part of the "The Reading Process," an education course at Bluefield State College, 30 students majoring in education recently participated in the "Yes! We Read Together" program, sponsored by the West Virginia State Reading Council. The program is a statewide, three-year campaign, in conjunction with the West Virginia Reading Association, dedicated to promoting lifetime readers.
Through this project, BSC students promoted literacy in a five-county region, investing approximately 300 hours' effort in work with 30 children (ages 6-12). Mitzi Litton, adjunct instructor for the course, noted, "Research has shown that a balanced reading program in which both oral and silent reading are practiced in school and out of school develops independent strategies and skills, as well as a love of reading."
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Sorry that this is long, I just need to vent.
I am a full-time working mom who's DH is a SAHD. DS is 10.5 months old and I plan to BF until at least 18 months, and then we'll go from there.
However, ever since DS turned 6.5 months and started solids, I have struggled to bring home the amount of BM from pumping at work that DS drinks while I'm gone. Sometimes I struggled before he started solids. I would barely bring home what he ate while I was gone, even when he was very young.
And the last month + has been even worse. I got my first PP cycle a month ago and then got another one two weeks ago.
I know all the things to do to increase BM supply, but since I'm working and can't be hooked up to a pump all day long, nothing seems to be working.
Here's what I do:
-Drink only water - all.day.long!!
-Tried Fenugreek - didn't work
-I'm trying the tincture type of More Milk Plus right now (at least 2.5+ weeks, and it's not working at all).
-I eat oatmeal for breakfast every day (except the past 3 days)
Here's my facts:
-DS STTN and I pump around 9:30 or 10:00 pm, and then once I get to work around 8:30 am
-Before DS was on solids, I used to get 5-6oz out of my right breast for my first morning pump
-During the night (before STTN) I would feed DS from the left breast b/c it was easier for me to hold him on the left side and to not switch him to the right. This allowed for me to get 5-6 oz out of my right when I got to work. I would get about 3+ oz out of my left even if I had just nursed at 5:30-6:30 am.
-DH gives DS two 6-7 oz bottles while I'm at work. I can't pump 12-14oz while I'm at work (I never have been able to pump 14 oz while at work, ever).
-I now bring home about 4-6 oz from three pumping sessions at work.
-Lately, since my PP periods, I dropped to BARELY 3 oz from each breast for my first pumping session when at work. But the past week it's dropped to just 2 oz. Then if I've nursed DS before work from my left breast, I only barely get 1oz from the left and barely 2 oz from my right.
-DS is in the very distractable stage, and has been for at least 2 months now. He'd rather look around the room and "talk" to the ceiling fan or other objects in the room, instead of nursing for a while - even on the weekends.
I'm SO discouraged!! I know all the right things to do. I need DS's sucking stimulation. But it's hard being a full-time mom. And then when I get home at 5:00 to nurse him, sometimes he's barely interested and I have to make him nurse. But even so he only nurses for about 1 min to 5 min.
I saw the video (posted in the above sticky) about massaging breasts while pumping. Duh - why didn't I think of that before!!! It worked for my pumping session last night. And I was excited for my first pumping session today at work, but it didn't work this morning. This morning I barely got 1.5 oz from each breast (3oz total). The massaging didn't work as well this morning and I'm so discouraged and sad. I pump for 20-35 minutes each time.
We now, will definitely have to supplement with formula for DS since our freezer stash is now gone, b/c he eats 12-14 oz while I'm gone at work. And from 4 pumping sessions in a day, I barely pump out 7-9 oz!
I'm not sure what to do since I feel like as a working mom I'm doing everything that I can do. I'm fortunate enough to be about to pump 20-40 minutes at a time while at work, b/c other working moms may not have that luxury sometimes.
I know that I could wake up at about 3-5 am and add a pumping session then. But I want to know why my body can't keep up with DS without adding a mid-night pumping session. Why am I barely getting 4 oz total for my first morning session when DS eats 6-7 oz for his first bottle.
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I Rate this Thread : A Kyouya Win
Sai is alright but I would not go as far as calling him the best it's quite demeaning of all of the other great shinobi of his area and before and soon to be after, there are shinobi legends that will make Sai seem as if he were nothing but dust. For instance, Hashirama, the only man noted as fighting the Kyuubi and Madara with ease, there is also that of Rikudou, who would possibly trol everyone within the shinobi world. So dont downgrade other shinobi just because of the fact they are your favorite characters within the Naruto (Shippuden) series.
This was hella' funny lol xD. I almost cried @ the pic with Sai using Rasengan and the explanation he gave. Rep+
LMAO, I just noticed that pic, what an epic fail! X'D
to be honest this is one of the most funny and daring thread i have seen xD.. by the way who the **** is Sai?
Yeah!! Sai for hokage
Sai>broken mode Naruto
Sai>Rinen edo madara
Truely a Boss!
I like konohamaru to beat sai lol
http://dailyanimeart.files.wordpress...xnarutoall.jpg SAI IS PATHETIC
Sai could draw a new universe !
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Please tell me how he can stop 2 giant meteors.
Haha this^
i think i got now the OP point! yeah, Sai is the most broken motherfuka in the manga..
All he has to do is to Draw Goku!
and not even the rikudu sennin teaming up with jubii will save whoever faces sai!.
Sai is overpowered
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Originally Posted by numbers
I am sure of one thing....ink bird destroys the SO6P!
You must be on bath salts to say some dumb shit like this.
here we can clearly see sai using the rasengan. it is true because i found it on the internet. this shows that sai is the chosen one and will beat madara and obito at the end of the war and bring peace
Ur logic here truly amazed me... Apparently u didnt watch this episode and just decided from the pic.
Dats just plain STUPID of you... Dats NAUTO transformed to SAI!!
SAI,s awesome but man get ur facts right nd dont b an idiot
Originally Posted by wridacule
If sai is so great, why doesn't he draw the rest of his jacket?
he doesn't waste his ink on stupid stuff like that...
Originally Posted by Kirikoe
wow people took this thread waaaay to seriously.... this guy is obviously kidding he is just fed up with all the over=powered itachi, madara threads ect ...
:shrug: can't you see how many sensitive fanboys are getting hurt here?
Originally Posted by numbers
aaaand you still dont know what this threads about, ****ing hell some of these people are dumb.
shit man, I bet you got loads of -reps for making a supremely funny thread... Human stupidity is limitless
Originally Posted by Nathan Sympathy
it's funny how people take this so seriously
I Rate this Thread : A Kyouya Win
I Love your sig!!!
I lol'd.
look at how goo a ninja he is. about to be killed buy someone part one naruto could have beat
Originally Posted by kakashi owns all
look at how goo a ninja he is. about to be killed buy someone part one naruto could have beat
yeah... guess numbers will see the whole episodes again before making a thread :D:D
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The power of fatheringJune 15,2014There is an epidemic of fatherlessness in America, and I believe we are paying a steep price both economically and culturally.
In a recent article, Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker insightfully noted that as a society we may be reconsidering how family should be defined. We may be confused about gender roles. We may be struggling with knowing how to parent well in a complicated time.
But in the midst of all this confusion, there is a growing consensus among social scientists that what kids need, at least, is clear. Kids need their fathers as well as their mothers.
The United States is increasingly becoming a fatherless society and the consequences are taking its toll in our homes, in our schools, in our rehabilitation centers and most prominently in our prisons. The latest statistics reveal that almost 19 million U.S. children, or one in three, live without a father, and nearly 5 million live without a mother. In 1960, just 8 percent of American children lived in homes without fathers.
Here are some more sobering statistics: Sixty-three percent of teen suicides come from homes without involved fathers (U.S. Department of Health). Eighty-five percent of children with behavioral problems come from homes without involved fathers (Centers for Disease Control).
Seventy-one percent of high school dropouts come from homes without involved fathers (National Principals Association report). Eighty-five percent of youths in prison come from homes without involved fathers (U.S. Department of Corrections).
Robert Louis Stevenson once said, Everybody sooner or later sits down to a banquet of consequences. America, sorrowfully, is dining on the consequences, that I highlighted above, of fathers abandoning their posts. Frankly, it is well past time to get on the loudspeaker and megaphone and declare a national emergency.
Remarkably, over the past few years we as a nation have been engaged in a dialogue over economic inequality, and I firmly believe, and some of the statistical modeling bears this out, that if we could cut fatherlessness by just 50 percent, wed make tremendous progress in solving the economic inequality problem. I am not advocating that it would be a panacea, but it would be a giant leap in the right direction.
By way of example, the latest statistics show that married couples with children have an average income of $80,000, compared with $24,000 for single mothers. Yes, there are myriad challenges that our nation faces but unless we address the crucial issue of fatherlessness quickly the rest of the concerns that hamstring us wont matter.
It is not my intent here to cover all the social, political and public policy implications of a fatherless society but merely to encourage men that fathering is truly worth it, it is vitally important, and, as I often remind my six children, that any success I am on this earth will be written in their deeds.
Dad, what do you want your legacy to be? Every father has the opportunity to achieve something great, and it is the wise man who makes the most of the opportunity. I think President Lincoln summed it up best when he said, Whats important is not who my ancestors were. Whats important is what my children and grandchildren will become.
The first and most important thing a father can do is to develop a deep and enduring relationship with the childs mother. Dr. Theodore Hesburgh, the former president of Notre Dame once stated, that the most important thing a father can do for his children is love their mother. If youre married, this is imperative. If youre not, of course this is a challenge, especially if you no longer have any relationship, romantic or otherwise with the childs mother.
But even if that relationship is strained, it is crucial that you dont disparage her in front of the child, irrespective of how she may have treated you. Set a positive example of maturity and respect for your children to emulate. This will make an impact on your kids, I guarantee it.
A friend of mine had his mother abandon him and his father when he was 3 years old, and in all the years since he told me he never once heard his dad say a bad thing about his mother and that had an overwhelmingly positive impact on him and his siblings and how he now relates now with his wife and children. Remember, the way you interact with your childs mom is your way of communicating to your sons on how to treat women and to your daughters on how a man ought to treat a woman.
Second, fathering means involvement and investment. We cant be, as Steve Farrar has called it, NASCAR fathers. Most of us have surely seen a car race on TV or at Thunder Road. The car pulls into the pit stop, and about 18 seconds later the car pulls out. We must spend quality time with them. Put down the iPhone, turn off the Play Station and Netflix and meaningfully communicate.
We have to be intentional about it. Monday the starter pistol fires and were off and running. If we dont purposefully set aside quality interactive time to spend with our kids, we arent going to make a positive impact on them. Well make an impact, of that you can be sure, but it wont be a constructive one.
Please dont misread me here, I clearly dont have it all figured out. Just spend some time with my wife and six children and you will get the lowdown on me, warts and all. But over 28 years of marriage and fathering I have learned a few things, mostly the hard way, most notably that fathering requires sacrifice.
Sadly, sacrifice seems to be a foreign concept in our current instant-gratification society. I have no doubt most men would say that they would die for their children, the seemingly ultimate sacrifice. I believe it is time we started living for our children, which frankly may be much more difficult to do.
Moreover, I just want to state that this in no way minimizes the vital importance of mothers. So many valiant women are doing heroic jobs raising their children by themselves, and I salute their efforts. There is a quip we use around our house: Being a mother isnt easy, if it was, then fathers would do it. It is humorous, and there may be a modicum of truth to it; however, I have concluded that too many women are bearing a heavy burden that they were never meant to carry alone.
I do understand that some women make the decision to go it alone for a variety of reasons and that is their choice. I would say, however, that a majority of the women my wife and I have spoken to over the years would much rather have a father (positive male role model) present in the home, sharing the economic and child-rearing responsibilities, but for a host of mostly disheartening reasons that isnt practicable.
My primary motivation here is to encourage men to step up and step into the lives of their children, to become a full and value-added participant, not a disinterested bystander.
Finally, most of us fathers wont write the next great American novel, nor will we cure cancer or be a prominent world leader. Thats fine, but we will ultimately impact our country for generations by how we raise our children. Quite bluntly, I cant think of a higher honor or more awesome responsibility than that.
There is no better day than Fathers Day to make a commitment to father with courage, perseverance and intentionality. It wont be easy most things worth doing arent but I guarantee you it will be worth it. Generational impact: Thats the incredible power of fathering.
Lou Bello is a retired Army lieutenant colonel and father of six who lives in Barre Town.MORE IN CommentarySure, you can buy your uncle a necktie that he wont wear, or your niece an Amazon certificate... Full StoryA lot of serious long-term national issues simply werent addressed in the recent national election. Full StoryI have written on the anomaly of the separation of the private and public sectors in our society,... Full Story
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Jimmy Ballgame Will Be Back!
The news I've been hoping for all year finally came – The Cards have signed Jim Edmonds to a 2-year deal worth $19 mill! Of course, injuries caused Jim to have a sub-par season, but his leadership is worth a lot to this team and his good looks alone are worth the money for this and many other female Cards fans. Even when he's not hitting, his presence in center field makes me feel more confident. He really came through in the post-season with key hits and catches, plus he played courageously, having to get shots in his foot before every game. He's definitely a Cardinal icon and deserves the chance to finish his career with the team (not that he'll necessarily be finished at 38…as Asia would say, only time will tell).
Let's hope this is the first of many smart decisions that Walt & Co. make during this off-season.
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I felt bad you haven't been getting messages. I'm Vince, a huge Yankee fan, I blog on bosox banter and mark it down and Ian's before he suspended it. Nice picture and I also hate Bill Maher.
I'm a Royals fan but, I do think re-signing Edmonds was a smart move by the Cards. I just had to comment after reading your Asia reference! Good call, Cardinal Girl! 🙂
I turned on to baseball, and the Cards games really got my attention, so that is how it started 14 years ago.When I realized who was taking center field, a more that handsome, more than adequate ballplayer with a killer smile;I decided I had fallen in love not only with the game,the team, and yes Jimmy. I go into withdrawls when the
season ends. Whoever married that man gets my 100% of my respect for marrying someone that fine
Congrats on being the champs! My White Sox got it done last year. You guys got it done this year. Life must be tough for a Cub fan!


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Volume 2013, Issue 1, January 2013
Small particles, big impacts: A review of the diverse applications of nanofluids113(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4754271View Description Hide Description
Nanofluids—a simple product of the emerging world of nanotechnology—are suspensions of nanoparticles (nominally 1–100 nm in size) in conventional base fluids such as water, oils, or glycols. Nanofluids have seen enormous growth in popularity since they were proposed by Choi in 1995. In the year 2011 alone, there were nearly 700 research articles where the term nanofluid was used in the title, showing rapid growth from 2006 (175) and 2001 (10). The first decade of nanofluid research was primarily focused on measuring and modeling fundamental thermophysical properties of nanofluids (thermal conductivity, density, viscosity, heat transfer coefficient). Recent research, however, explores the performance of nanofluids in a wide variety of other applications. Analyzing the available body of research to date, this article presents recent trends and future possibilities for nanofluids research and suggests which applications will see the most significant improvement from employing nanofluids.
Crystallinity of inorganic films grown by atomic layer deposition: Overview and general trends113(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4757907View Description Hide Description
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is gaining attention as a thin film deposition method, uniquely suitable for depositing uniform and conformal films on complex three-dimensional topographies. The deposition of a film of a given material by ALD relies on the successive, separated, and self-terminating gas–solid reactions of typically two gaseous reactants. Hundreds of ALD chemistries have been found for depositing a variety of materials during the past decades, mostly for inorganic materials but lately also for organic and inorganic–organic hybrid compounds. One factor that often dictates the properties of ALD films in actual applications is the crystallinity of the grown film: Is the material amorphous or, if it is crystalline, which phase(s) is (are) present. In this thematic review, we first describe the basics of ALD, summarize the two-reactant ALD processes to grow inorganic materials developed to-date, updating the information of an earlier review on ALD [R. L. Puurunen, J. Appl. Phys. 97, 121301 (2005)], and give an overview of the status of processing ternary compounds by ALD. We then proceed to analyze the published experimental data for information on the crystallinity and phase of inorganic materials deposited by ALD from different reactants at different temperatures. The data are collected for films in their as-deposited state and tabulated for easy reference. Case studies are presented to illustrate the effect of different process parameters on crystallinity for representative materials: aluminium oxide, zirconium oxide, zinc oxide, titanium nitride, zinc zulfide, and ruthenium. Finally, we discuss the general trends in the development of film crystallinity as function of ALD process parameters. The authors hope that this review will help newcomers to ALD to familiarize themselves with the complex world of crystalline ALD films and, at the same time, serve for the expert as a handbook-type reference source on ALD processes and film crystallinity.
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Mechanisms of boron diffusion in silicon and germanium113(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4763353View Description Hide Description
B migration in Si and Ge matrices raised a vast attention because of its influence on the production of confined, highly p- doped regions, as required by the miniaturization trend. In this scenario, the diffusion of B atoms can take place under severe conditions, often concomitant, such as very large concentration gradients, non-equilibrium point defect density, amorphous-crystalline transition, extrinsic doping level, co-doping, B clusters formation and dissolution, ultra-short high-temperature annealing. In this paper, we review a large amount of experimental work and present our current understanding of the B diffusion mechanism, disentangling concomitant effects and describing the underlying physics. Whatever the matrix, B migration in amorphous (α-) or crystalline (c-) Si, or c-Ge is revealed to be an indirect process, activated by point defects of the hosting medium. In α-Si in the 450-650 °C range, B diffusivity is 5 orders of magnitude higher than in c-Si, with a transient longer than the typical amorphous relaxation time. A quick B precipitation is also evidenced for concentrations larger than 2 × 1020 B/cm3. B migration in α-Si occurs with the creation of a metastable mobile B, jumping between adjacent sites, stimulated by dangling bonds of α-Si whose density is enhanced by B itself (larger B density causes higher B diffusivity). Similar activation energies for migration of B atoms (3.0 eV) and of dangling bonds (2.6 eV) have been extracted. In c-Si, B diffusion is largely affected by the Fermi level position, occurring through the interaction between the negatively charged substitutional B and a self-interstitial (I) in the neutral or doubly positively charged state, if under intrinsic or extrinsic (p-type doping) conditions, respectively. After charge exchanges, the migrating, uncharged BI pair is formed. Under high n-type doping conditions, B diffusion occurs also through the negatively charged BI pair, even if the migration is depressed by Coulomb pairing with n-type dopants. The interplay between B clustering and migration is also modeled, since B diffusion is greatly affected by precipitation. Small (below 1 nm) and relatively large (5-10 nm in size) BI clusters have been identified with different energy barriers for thermal dissolution (3.6 or 4.8 eV, respectively). In c-Ge, B motion is by far less evident than in c-Si, even if the migration mechanism is revealed to be similarly assisted by Is. If Is density is increased well above the equilibrium (as during ion irradiation), B diffusion occurs up to quite large extents and also at relatively low temperatures, disclosing the underlying mechanism. The lower B diffusivity and the larger activation barrier (4.65 eV, rather than 3.45 eV in c-Si) can be explained by the intrinsic shortage of Is in Ge and by their large formation energy. B diffusion can be strongly enhanced with a proper point defect engineering, as achieved with embedded GeO2 nanoclusters, causing at 650 °C a large Is supersaturation. These aspects of B diffusion are presented and discussed, modeling the key role of point defects in the two different matrices.
Plasma processing of low-k dielectrics113(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4765297View Description Hide Description
This paper presents an in-depth overview of the present status and novel developments in the field of plasma processing of low dielectric constant (low-k) materials developed for advanced interconnects in ULSI technology. The paper summarizes the major achievements accomplished during the last 10 years. It includes analysis of advanced experimental techniques that have been used, which are most appropriate for low-k patterning and resist strip, selection of chemistries, patterning strategies, masking materials, analytical techniques, and challenges appearing during the integration. Detailed discussions are devoted to the etch mechanisms of low-k materials and their degradation during the plasma processing. The problem of k-value degradation (plasma damage) is a key issue for the integration, and it is becoming more difficult and challenging as the dielectric constant of low-k materials scales down. Results obtained with new experimental methods, like the small gap technique and multi-beams systems with separated sources of ions, vacuum ultraviolet light, and radicals, are discussed in detail. The methods allowing reduction of plasma damage and restoration of dielectric properties of damaged low-k materials are also discussed.
Oxidation of Al-bearing III-V materials: A review of key progress113(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4769968View Description Hide Description
Since the discovery of III-V oxidation by Dallesasse and Holonyak in 1989, significant progress has been made both technically and commercially in the use of oxides in compound semiconductor devices. Devices ranging from lasers to transistors have been fabricated that capitalize on the process-induced modification of refractive index and conductivity, allowing control of the two carriers of information in opto-electronic systems—the photon and the electron. Of particular note has been the use of oxidation for the fabrication of high-speed vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers, which have extensive use in optical data links found in enterprise networks, data centers, and supercomputing applications. The discovery of III-V oxidation and key technical milestones in the fabrication of photonic and electronic devices that use oxidation are reviewed.
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Constructal law of design and evolution: Physics, biology, technology, and society113(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4798429View Description Hide Description
This is a review of the theoretical and applied progress made based on the Constructal law of design and evolution in nature, with emphasis on the last decade. The Constructal law is the law of physics that accounts for the natural tendency of all flow systems (animate and inanimate) to change into configurations that offer progressively greater flow access over time. The progress made with the Constructal law covers the broadest range of science, from heat and fluid flow and geophysics, to animal design, technology evolution, and social organization (economics, government). This review presents the state of this fast growing field, and draws attention to newly opened directions for original research. The Constructal law places the concepts of life, design, and evolution in physics.
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Spin injection from Heusler alloys into semiconductors: A materials perspective113(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4802504View Description Hide Description
The notion of using electron spins as bits for highly efficient computation coupled with non-volatile data storage has driven an intense international research effort over the past decade. Such an approach, known as spin-based electronics or spintronics, is considered to be a promising alternative to charge-based electronics in future integrated circuit technologies. Many proposed spin-based devices, such as the well-known spin-transistor, require injection of spin polarized currents from ferromagnetic layers into semiconductor channels, where the degree of injected spin polarization is crucial to the overall device performance. Several ferromagnetic Heusler alloys are predicted to be half-metallic, meaning 100% spin-polarized at the Fermi level, and hence considered to be excellent candidates for electrical spin injection. Furthermore, they exhibit high Curie temperatures and close lattice matching to III-V semiconductors. Despite their promise, Heusler alloy/semiconductor heterostructures investigated in the past decade have failed to fulfill the expectation of near perfect spin injection and in certain cases have even demonstrated inferior behavior compared to their elemental ferromagnetic counterparts. To address this problem, a slew of theoretical and experimental work has emerged studying Heusler alloy/semiconductor interface properties. Here, we review the dominant prohibitive materials challenges that have been identified, namely atomic disorder in the Heusler alloy and in-diffusion of magnetic impurities into the semiconductor, and their ensuing detrimental effects on spin injection. To mitigate these effects, we propose the incorporation of half-metallic Heusler alloys grown at high temperatures (>200 °C) along with insertion of a MgO tunnel barrier at the ferromagnet/semiconductor interface to minimize magnetic impurity in-diffusion and potentially act as a spin-filter. By considering evidence from a variety of structural, optical, and electrical studies, we hope to paint a realistic picture of the materials environment encountered by spins upon injection from Heusler alloys into semiconductors. Finally, we review several emerging device paradigms that utilize Heusler alloys as sources of spin polarized electrons.
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Raman spectroscopy of piezoelectrics113(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4803740View Description Hide Description
Raman spectroscopy represents an insightful characterization tool in electronics, which comprehensively suits the technological needs for locally and quantitatively assessing crystal structures, domain textures, crystallographic misalignments, and residual stresses in piezoelectric materials and related devices. Recent improvements in data processing and instrumental screening of large sampling areas have provided Raman spectroscopic evaluations with rejuvenating effectiveness and presently give spin to increasingly wider and more sophisticated experimental explorations. However, the physics underlying the Raman effect represents an issue of deep complexity and its applicative development to non-cubic crystallographic structures can yet be considered in its infancy. This review paper revisits some applicative aspects of the physics governing Raman emission from crystalline matter, exploring the possibility of disentangling the convoluted dependences of the Raman spectrum on crystal orientation and mechanical stress. Attention is paid to the technologically important class of piezoelectric materials, for which working algorithms are explicitly worked out in order to quantitatively extract both structural and mechanical information from polarized Raman spectra. Systematic characterizations of piezoelectric materials and devices are successively presented as applications of the developed equations. The Raman response of complex crystal structures, described here according to a unified formalism, is interpreted as a means for assessing both crystallographic textures and stress-related issues in the three-dimensional space (thus preserving their vectorial and tensorial nature, respectively). Statistical descriptions of domain textures based on orientation distribution functions are also developed in order to provide a link between intrinsic single-crystal data and data collected on polycrystalline (partly textured) structures. This paper aims at providing rigorous spectroscopic foundations to Raman approaches dealing with the analyses of functional behavior and structural reliability of piezoelectric devices.
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Applications of high throughput (combinatorial) methodologies to electronic, magnetic, optical, and energy-related materials113(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4803530View Description Hide Description
High throughput (combinatorial) materials science methodology is a relatively new research paradigm that offers the promise of rapid and efficient materials screening, optimization, and discovery. The paradigm started in the pharmaceutical industry but was rapidly adopted to accelerate materials research in a wide variety of areas. High throughput experiments are characterized by synthesis of a "library" sample that contains the materials variation of interest (typically composition), and rapid and localized measurement schemes that result in massive data sets. Because the data are collected at the same time on the same "library" sample, they can be highly uniform with respect to fixed processing parameters. This article critically reviews the literature pertaining to applications of combinatorial materials science for electronic, magnetic, optical, and energy-related materials. It is expected that high throughput methodologies will facilitate commercialization of novel materials for these critically important applications. Despite the overwhelming evidence presented in this paper that high throughput studies can effectively inform commercial practice, in our perception, it remains an underutilized research and development tool. Part of this perception may be due to the inaccessibility of proprietary industrial research and development practices, but clearly the initial cost and availability of high throughput laboratory equipment plays a role. Combinatorial materials science has traditionally been focused on materials discovery, screening, and optimization to combat the extremely high cost and long development times for new materials and their introduction into commerce. Going forward, combinatorial materials science will also be driven by other needs such as materials substitution and experimental verification of materials properties predicted by modeling and simulation, which have recently received much attention with the advent of the Materials Genome Initiative. Thus, the challenge for combinatorial methodology will be the effective coupling of synthesis, characterization and theory, and the ability to rapidly manage large amounts of data in a variety of formats.
Efficiency droop in InGaN/GaN blue light-emitting diodes: Physical mechanisms and remedies114(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4816434View Description Hide Description
Physical mechanisms causing the efficiency droop in InGaN/GaN blue light-emitting diodes and remedies proposed for droop mitigation are classified and reviewed. Droop mechanisms taken into consideration are Auger recombination, reduced active volume effects, carrier delocalization, and carrier leakage. The latter can in turn be promoted by polarization charges, inefficient hole injection, asymmetry between electron and hole densities and transport properties, lateral current crowding, quantum-well overfly by ballistic electrons, defect-related tunneling, and saturation of radiative recombination. Reviewed droop remedies include increasing the thickness or number of the quantum wells, improving the lateral current uniformity, engineering the quantum barriers (including multi-layer and graded quantum barriers), using insertion or injection layers, engineering the electron-blocking layer (EBL) (including InAlN, graded, polarization-doped, and superlattice EBL), exploiting reversed polarization (by either inverted epitaxy or N-polar growth), and growing along semi- or non-polar orientations. Numerical device simulations of a reference device are used through the paper as a proof of concept for selected mechanisms and remedies.
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Role of the early stages of Ni-Si interaction on the structural properties of the reaction products114(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4818630View Description Hide Description
Nickel-silicon compounds, as most of the transition metal silicides, show peculiar thermodynamic and kinetic behaviours. The reason resides in the metastability of a rich variety of different phases, which are frequently favoured by the interaction with the substrate or by the limited amount of atoms available during the reactions (thin films). The large effort devoted to the comprehension of the phenomena governing Ni-Si interaction from the very beginning of the reaction process testifies the widespread interest in the field and it is driven by the need to push as far forward as possible the scaling down of micro/nano-electronics devices. Here, we provide a review on the crucial role of the early stages of the Ni-Si atomic interaction to show how this interaction has a huge impact on the reaction process and on the structural properties of the reaction products. The formation of a Ni-Si mixed layer at the deposition stage, its structure and its role in the further evolution of the reaction couple are discussed on [001] Si and amorphous Si substrates. Controlling the mixed layer properties becomes extremely important in a regime wherein kinetics upsets thermodynamic stability, i.e., in thin films interactions, and during low temperature and/or ultra-rapid thermal processes, as required by the scaling down of the devices. In the review, it is highlighted how the opportunity to control thickness and composition of the mixed (precursor) layer opens the field to tailor new materials possessing intriguing properties, such as the case of transrotational Ni-silicides. Compared to standard poly-Ni silicides, they offer large chemical and structural stability windows as well as a promising electrical behaviour.
Electrospun metallic nanowires: Synthesis, characterization, and applications114(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4822482View Description Hide Description
Metals are known to have unique thermal, mechanical, electrical, and catalytic properties. On the other hand, metallic nanowires are promising materials for variety of applications such as transparent conductive film for photovoltaic devices, electrodes for batteries, as well as nano-reinforcement for composite materials. Whereas varieties of methods have been explored to synthesize metal nanowires with different characteristics, electrospinning has also been found to be successful for that purpose. Even though electrospinning of polymeric nanofibers is a well-established field, there are several challenges that need to be overcome to use the electrospinning technique for the fabrication of metallic nanowires. These challenges are mainly related to the multi-steps fabrication process and its relation to the structure evolution of the nanowires. In addition to reviewing the literature, this article identifies promising avenues for further research in this area with particular emphasis on the applications that nonwoven metal wires confined in a nano-scale can open.
Challenges and opportunities for multi-functional oxide thin films for voltage tunable radio frequency/microwave components114(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4827019View Description Hide Description
There has been significant progress on the fundamental science and technological applications of complex oxides and multiferroics. Among complex oxide thin films, barium strontium titanate (BST) has become the material of choice for room-temperature-based voltage-tunable dielectric thin films, due to its large dielectric tunability and low microwave loss at room temperature. BST thin film varactor technology based reconfigurable radio frequency (RF)/microwave components have been demonstrated with the potential to lower the size, weight, and power needs of a future generation of communication and radar systems. Low-power multiferroic devices have also been recently demonstrated. Strong magneto-electric coupling has also been demonstrated in different multiferroic heterostructures, which show giant voltage control of the ferromagnetic resonance frequency of more than two octaves. This manuscript reviews recent advances in the processing, and application development for the complex oxides and multiferroics, with the focus on voltage tunable RF/microwave components. The over-arching goal of this review is to provide a synopsis of the current state-of the-art of complex oxide and multiferroic thin film materials and devices, identify technical issues and technical challenges that need to be overcome for successful insertion of the technology for both military and commercial applications, and provide mitigation strategies to address these technical challenges.


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June 12, 2013 —
HONESDALE, PA — The mural painters have a really big canvas—the side of a brick building at 7th and Main streets in Honesdale, and as the artists work, a rural farm scene emerges—a red barn in the distance under a brilliant blue sky, a contented brown cow in the foreground staring at passersby, a farmhouse surrounded by fields of dazzling green, a bounty of vibrant fruits and vegetables spilling into the foreground, and at the bottom of the canvas, a waving banner where the words "Wayne County Grown" will be painted. (More about that in a minute.)
On Sunday there was a good turnout of painters—a mix of talented local artists and average citizen volunteers. The on-site coordinator, Jeff George, a local professional artist and member of the Wayne County Arts Alliance (WCAA), gives each newly arrived volunteer a specific section to work on, helps each novice mix paint colors, and demonstrates how to paint with a steady hand. Soon a line of painters is hard at work.
"We get a lot of shout-outs when we're working here," George reports. "Someone driving by will holler, 'Lookin' good,' or 'Hey, you missed a spot.'"
The mural was conceived by a group of Wayne County farmers who are members of the statewide Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA for short). As the project came together, the farmers received plenty of guidance, encouragement and hands-on help from some members of the WCAA.
The project was funded by a grant from a small private foundation.
"The idea of the mural," explains Billy Templeton who, along with Amanda Avery Templeton and Susan Klikus, wrote the original grant proposal, "is to highlight both the area's strong agricultural roots and to show the future that we hope to see take place here. With PASA's eyes on sustainability, we are looking to build a community that's based on sustainable farming practices here in Wayne County, using that concept to bring a new era of farming here."
Sustainable farming is based on following natural, chemical-free growing methods; protecting the soil from erosion and loss of nutrients; and avoiding groundwater contamination. But that's not all; sustainable farming also seeks to create a living (sustainable) wage for farmers and farm workers and to rebuild rural economies and nurture strong local communities.
"Wayne County PASA has a core group of roughly 30 to 40 farming members," Templeton said. "The majority are farmers looking to share their knowledge and to help each other with farming, but we also want to spread the message of sustainable farming practices." The same grant also helped build several raised bed garden plots at Honesdale High School for use by some biology and consumer sciences classes, and helped purchase a generous supply of books about sustainability and sustainable agriculture for the school's library.
George, the mural's onsite coordinator, explained how the project came together.
"The first time we met was just to brainstorm," he explained, "and then everybody went home and put something on paper." At the next meeting they reviewed what major themes they had. "And then we picked a little bit of this and a little bit of that," George continued. "It was more of a collaboration bringing all of the ideas together."
How does he feel about the mural now?
"As an artist, I think every town should have public art," he said. "it's good for everybody—little kids, old people, everyone. If you have enough public art, it becomes a draw for the town."
Painter and farmer Roger Hill, a member of both PASA and WCAA, talked about what he hopes people will take away from the mural. "I think people will recognize the landscape and be able to relate to it. A lot of it is very stylized, but I think people will recognize parts of it say, 'this part is where I'm from.'" He also thinks the mural helps "bring the country to the downtown, in more ways than one."
The painters will still be at work on the mural this weekend during the town-wide arts and music festival, Roots & Rhythm.


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**(As many responses and as much help and opinions would be most appreciated. Different views and possibly more info and refs would be great too)**My baby is a few days shy of 6 weeks. My son was premature so we had to stay in the hospital longer because he had some issues. One of which was eating...he would not latch on nor would he even wake up to try. We had to supplement with a syringe for a while. Well the day after we came home we had to take him back to the hospital because he had jaundice. Still, we had trouble feeding. Finally I started pumping. Occasionally he would latch on, after coming home, but wouldn't feed real well. I finally gave up because our main concern was him gaining weight and getting fed. It seemed that the bottle was alot easier and he woke up for that, but slept thru trying to breastfeed. We stopped at around 3 weeks. Now I want to start breastfeeding again, but I'm worried it's too late. I still have a few drops that come out when apply pressure, but not alot. I pumped for a week, barely because it hurt so bad and when I pumped I would get only 2 1/2 oz once a day for like 3 days. After those 3 or 4 days I was only able to get a few drops. I want to know if it's possible to try to start trying to breastfeed again and how and EVERYTHING I can do to possible increase milk production if starting back up is possible. Please..as much info that can be given as possible. I especially want to start back up because it's the best for him and it's what I want because it's healthier and we can produce a wonderful bond and because he has some practice, is a bit older, and stays wide awake when he eats most of the time. ALSO..how can i get a more than a few drops when
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After premiering yesterday on MTV.com, the new music video from Fun. is now available on YouTube. Watch it above and click HERE to preorder your copy of their new album, Some Nights - out February 21st.
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|January 03, 2012
The Fueled By Ramen iTunes Holiday Sale is almost over but there is still time to check out all the $7.99 albums and new items like the eBook and video for our 15th anniversary. The eBook features contributions from dozens of the FBR bands including Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, Paramore, Less Than Jake and Cobra Starship. Click HERE to check that out!
Or get the video from our 15th anniversary concert in New York City. It features live performances from Paramore, The Stereo, The Swellers and This Providence and interviews with many of the FBR bands. Click HERE to get that!
Want more? HERE is the full list of everything included in our iTunes Sale!
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Here's the fourth video from This Providence's tour in Australia with Panic! At The Disco, All Time Low, Yellowcard and Story Of The Year. Look for another video from the band next week!
|January 02, 2012
The new music video from Fun. just premiered this morning on MTV.com! Check out ournameisfun.com to preorder your copy of their new album Some Nights and you can get a flipbook based on the new video. Look for the album out February 21st.
The 'We Are Young' will be available tomorrow morning on The Fueled By Ramen YouTube Channel.
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Dan from This Providence, Andy from This Providence and Andrew from A Rocket To The Moon discuss their most anticipated releases of 2012: William Beckett, No Doubt and Tayyib Ali. What release are you most looking forward to hearing this year?
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Fun. will premiere their new music video for 'We Are Young' Monday on MTV.com. Stay tuned to ournameisfun.com for all the details so you can be the first to see it.
|December 31, 2011
Tune in to Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest on ABC tonight at 8pm ET/PT to catch Gym Class Heroes performing live! They'll be playing the following songs alongside LMFAO, blink-182, OneRepublic, Nicki Minaj, Taio Cruz and will.i.am!
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|December 30, 2011
Click HERE to pick up the A Rocket To The Moon 'Skateboarder' t-shirt for $5 today only in The Fueled By Ramen Webstore!
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Check out some photos from Hayley Williams of Paramore's 23rd birthday party on Tuesday night!


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Table of Contents
Part I: Landing Page Basics.
Chapter 1: Introducing Landing Page Optimization.
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Chapter 16: Paying for Your Clicks.
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IQ Girls' Hooded Pink Leopard Jackets
The jackets have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines about drawstrings in children's upper outerwear. In 1997, those guidelines were incorporated into a voluntary standard. Then, in July 2011, based on the guidelines and voluntary standard, CPSC issued a federal regulation. CPSC's actions demonstrate a commitment to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on neck and waist drawstrings in upper outerwear, such as jackets and sweatshirts.
Ram's Imports toll-free at (855) 346-5950 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.ramsimports.com and click on "product recall" for additional information.
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This recall involves girls pink hooded jackets. The jacket is 97 % cotton 3% spandex. The jackets have pink and black leopard print drawstrings and pink and black leopard print on the sides of the jacket. "IQ girls" is printed on the sewn-in label located on the back of the neck. The model number included in the recall is 86557 and can be found printed on a sewn in label in the back of the neck. This recall involves jacket sizes girls 4 through 12.
None reported.
Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings from the garment to eliminate the hazard or return the garment to Ram's Imports Inc. for a full refund.
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Freedoms deteriorate as government gains power
I was born shortly before World War II. All I knew about the war was the Nazis and Japanese wanted to capture us. The atrocities inflicted on their captives were inhuman and sadistic. Our way of life was at stake.
For much of World War II, Germany ruled the Atlantic Ocean; and Japan the Pacific. There was a real possibility of an invasion. People responded. Many enlisted or went into the services when called. Women went to work in defense plants; some joined the services. It was a time of giving to preserve our nation. They were the "Golden Generation."
After the war, China became solidly anti-Western. Russia became an adversary, annexing most of Eastern Europe. They ruled the USSR and developed nuclear weapons. Two nations, the U.S. and USSR, with radically different political philosophies, were stalemated. The threat was real.
The USA believed in individual freedom. Individuals had the right to create their own destiny by their efforts. The central government was there to protect borders, defend the nation and reconcile interstate disputes and crime. States took care of their own problems. People in Idaho were unconcerned about medical care in Georgia. We attempted to export our type of government.
China and the USSR had all-powerful central governments, which assigned work, educated those deserving, provided food, clothing, medical care, shelter and privileges as they deemed appropriate. Armed services and military-style police kept order and provided defense. Individual freedoms were inconsequential. They attempted to export their type of government.
Thus came the Korean and Vietnam wars as the U.S., and like-minded nations, attempted to curtail the spread of communism.
The USSR collapsed due to an inability to support itself financially. China is flourishing because of the massive influx of Western currency and technology.
From the beginning of World War II until the collapse of the USSR, most U.S. citizens felt a viable threat to our way of life existed. Now, the fear is gone. Most people view hostile nations as thousands of miles and oceans away; and incapable of conquering us.
China is building scores of submarines (with modern weaponry) and numerous aircraft carriers. It has a huge merchant fleet. It is a nation of manufacturers, and is an "arsenal of communism;" as the USA was the "arsenal of democracy."
Russia is re-arming, and has budget surpluses as it exports oil and natural gas. They have upgraded their East-West railway systems, making it possible to deploy massive amounts of troops and armament to within eyesight of the U.S. coast efficiently.
Here, increasing numbers of people think the central government should provide their essentials, and more. We are becoming "fat, dumb and happy." As we extend our "beggar's bowls" and feel invincible, we zoom downhill. Historically, in countries embracing socialism, those accepting largess were the first assigned to labor gangs, while many in power, the elderly and the "educated" just disappeared. As governments assume more power, the governed relinquish their freedoms.
While our "Golden Generation" disappears, the "Plumbium Generation" emerges.


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September 3, 2013
ISBE DELL e-Broadcast Newsletter 2013-242: Annual Fall Bilingual Program Directors' Meeting
Dear Bilingual Program Directors:
With school back in session, we welcome you to a new school year.
We hope to serve you by providing information about English Language Learners via our DELL Listserv.
With additional information and topics to follow this school year, this newsletter will focus on leadership and comprehensive planning that will kick off with our Annual Fall Bilingual Program Directors' Meeting. Please take time to review the following announcement and call us at 312-814-3850 if you need additional assistance.
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Industry professionals regularly tell TAG Heuer R&D that they shouldn't reinvent the wheel. That what they're doing can't be done. But TAG Heuer R&D teams have always gone their own way. It is these experts need to consistently challenge long held principles about watchmaking that is behind the most innovative achievements in the company's history.
During 150 years at the forefront of Swiss avant-garde, TAG Heuer has frequently "reinvented the wheel". One of the brand's first patents was that awarded to Edouard Heuer in 1887 for the oscillating pinion - a major benchmark in modern watchmaking and still a vital element in most mechanical chronographs.
TAG Heuer R&D policy, to progressively reinvent the most basic principles of watchmaking – energy, transmission and regulation, while anchored in this impressive heritage, is taking them forward into the next millenium.
As an example, 2010's Concept Watch - the TAG Heuer Pendulum Concept, which presents the first ever oscillator in a mechanical movement without a hairspring. Since 1675, the regulating organ of all mechanical watches has been a balance wheel and spiral hairspring system. In the TAG Heuer Pendulum Concept, the traditional hairspring is replaced by an "invisible" or virtual spring derived from magnets.
Using the combined talents and skills of in-house designers, production and quality engineers, with other specialists from the watch, car and medical industries, allows TAG Heuer to "think outside the box". New ideas often take years of concentrated effort to come to fruition.
This was the case with the sensational TAG Heuer Monaco V4 Concept Watch, the results of 5 hard years of laboratory conception, simulation and construction. To make it, TAG Heuer engineers substituted the traditional pinion and gear transmission with an entirely new belt-driven mechanical transmission. Monaco V4 became a commercial reality at the end of 2009, when it was successfully launched in limited edition of 150 "Haute Horlogerie" pieces.


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By Liliana Castillo: CNJ staff writer
Ten years of being foster parents in Nebraska wasn't enough for the Stacys. Four months ago, the couple became foster parents again in Clovis, filling a need every community deals with, Marti Stacy said.
Stacy said the couple learned from a friend that the area was short on foster homes for children.
"I don't think it matters where you live. I think every community is hurting for foster parents," Marti said.
And she's right.
Children, Youth and Families Department Foster Parent Recruiter Renee Fitts said Curry County is in need of 10 foster homes for the area's 53 foster children. The area has 23 currently, 11 of those taking in relatives only. There are 30 children in foster care spread between 15 homes in Roosevelt County.
"A lot of our families go on to adopt, which is always a good thing, but then we've lost a foster home. We always need to replenish," Fitts said. "All of our children are in a home, but the homes are full to the brim."
Fitts said the licensing process to become a foster family can take four to six months and is used to determine if they are ready to be foster parents. Fitts, who is also a foster parent, said it can be difficult to bring children into your home and to let them go. Families go through background checks, CPR training, pre-service training and a series of interviews.
"We kind of get the family's story. It's a life-changing experience," she said. "Our kids have been abused and neglected so we really want to educate our families. We want to make a good match so the kids don't have to be moved over and over again. That just adds to the trauma."
The Curry County CYFD office is hosting an orientation about foster and adoptive parenting 6 p.m. Wednesday to help recruit families in the area.
Fitts said foster parents will be on hand to talk to interested families.
"Who best to answer their questions?" she said.
Stacy said she or her husband, Brian, will be at the open house. Stacy said most people ask about letting the children go.
"It is hard. But they are back with their family and it's OK," she said.
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|23 foster homes
|6 children from ages 0-2 in foster care
|12 children from ages 0-2 in foster care
|7 children from ages 3-5
|10 children from ages 3-5
|10 children from ages 6-14
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The Kenedy Chamber of Commerce will host a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Wednesday, May 15 at 8:30 a.m. for Brooks M. Mullen, M.D., P.A. in the Bonstetter Building, Suite D, at Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital, 3349 N. Hwy 181. All community members are invited to attend. Come and help us welcome Dr. Mullen to Kenedy.
Throughout the past couple of years, representatives of the Kenedy Chamber have judged the Kenedy Elementary School Gifted and Talented Science Fair. The topic for this year's Science Fair is Space-The Last Frontier. This event will take place on Tuesday, May 21. We are very excited to participate and wish good luck to all of the students.
Save the date for the Kenedy Chamber of Commerce Banquet. The event will be held on Friday, June 21 at the Panna Maria Diner in Panna Maria. This year's theme is "Celebrating Kenedy!" More details to come.


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Bacteria in the intestine influence motor dysfunction and neuroinflammation in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease.
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New technology probes the functional unit of nervous transmission.
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New technology probes the functional unit of nervous transmission.
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Neuroscientists are automating neural imaging and recording, allowing them to monitor increasingly large swaths of the brain in living, behaving animals.
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Two studies provide insight into the genetics of the disorder and show again how complex it is.
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Injection of microscopic particles of a plastic-like material protects mice from cardiac tissue damage following heart attack.
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A pair of one-act chamber operas takes the audience inside the world of imagined sound.
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The publisher of The Journal of Neuroscience has laid out plans for an open-access, online-only journal for brain research.
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A new study purports to show that post-learning caffeine consumption can improve memory, but some scientists are not convinced.
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Bacterial genes aid tubeworm settling; pigmentation of ancient reptiles; nascent neurons and vertebrate development; exploring simple synapses; slug-inspired surgical glue
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Neuronal precursors are partially dismantled during early development before they find their fate.
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