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Iconic designer Jonathan Adler aims to bring style, luxury and cheer to the home. Since opening his first boutique in 1999, the part-time Palm Beacher now has 20 stores, more than 1,000 wholesale locations, partnerships with national brands and a book series. Adler's latest book, 100 Ways to Happy Chic Your Life, hits shelves this month.
PBI: Your new book, 100 Ways to Happy Chic Your Life, is about how to live happily and stylishly. What's your personal secret for achieving this in your own life?
ADLER: It all starts with chic. Whether designing an environment—or designing your life—build a chic foundation and then layer in playful punctuation. My secret to a happy chic personal life is being part of a happy throuple with my husband of 18 years, Simon Doonan, and my Norwich Terrier of 14 years, Liberace. The people you love are the key to a happy chic life.
What decor trends are catching your eye at the moment?
There are squillions of trends—we live in an "anything goes, free-for-all" of an era, so you can do whatever you want. My personal faves are the return of brass as the metallic finish of choice (a movement I would like to think I had some role in), the advent of gray as the neutral du jour and the use of twinkly, jewelrylike stones in home decor.
Your sense of optimism is always reflected in your designs. Where do you find your influence?
Everything I do starts in my pottery studio; that's where I work out all of my design ideas. I have an amazing career. I get to make everything I want and need, and I'm extremely lucky to be creatively fulfilled. The sense of optimism in my designs is a reflection of my own contentment.
What do you know now that you wish you known when you started your career?
If I knew then what I know now, I never would have started my career. I've been through so much mishegoss over the 18 years I've been in business that I'm glad I went into it blind. I'm also glad it all worked out! My only regret is that I didn't have a more dissolute youth. I encourage everyone in their 20s to live a wanton lifestyle.
You're certainly not afraid of color. What color would you say represents you and why?
When I think of Palm Beach, I think of my favorite colors: the turquoise blue of the sea and the sky, the fluffy white of the occasional cloud and the blazing orange of the sun. If I could live in a world of turquoise and orange only, I'd be very happy.
What's the most unique item you own?
Obviously my husband is the most unique item—he's a real one-off. Other than him, I'm pretty partial to my four-poster Paul Evans chrome bed.
Can you give us some tips for setting a chic table this Thanksgiving?
This Thanksgiving I'm keeping it simple, symmetrical, and graphic. I'm using two of my giant brass horn objets from my new collection lying the length of the table with one of my Dora Maar bowls in the middle packed with gourds. These items are unexpected—and still leave room for plates with oodles of food.
What are some of your favorite stores or boutiques in Palm Beach?
OMG, there are too many to list, but here goes:
- Dolce Antiques
- Objets in the Loft
- Erhard Dannenberg
- And Bell and Maxwell's for a quick bite to eat


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Intel Corp. will boost clock-speeds of its next-generation Atom "Cedarview" system-on-chip devices for desktops in a bid to increase their performance compared to existing offerings. With boosted frequencies, improved video playback and graphics performance, the new Intel Atom D2000-series will be more competitive against Advanced Micro Devices' latest Fusion chips for netbooks and nettops.
In the fourth quarter of 2011, Intel will release two new-generation Atom code-named Cedarview-D microprocessors: D2700 (2.13GHz, two cores, Hyper-Threading, 1MB cache, 10W TDP) and D2500 (1.86GHz, two cores, 1MB cache, 10W TDP), according to a source familiar with Intel's plans. The chips will support a number of significant improvements and will support 64-bit instruction sets.
Intel Cedarview system-on-chip with a new Atom core will feature DirectX 10.1-capable graphics engine that will have integrated high-definition video decoder (in order to enable Blu-ray disc playback on all Atom-based systems), will support higher clock-speeds, will have improved DDR3 memory controller and will feature digital interfaces for displays. The document by Intel also claims that the new chip will consume lower amount of power, perhaps, because it will be made using 32nm fabrication process.
The new Cedarview processor will continue to utilize the NM10 input/output controller, which should make it easier for manufacturers to transit to the new Cedar Trail platform.
Thanks to integration of high-definition video decoder into the new Atom SoC, all systems powered by the new chip will be able to playback Blu-ray video. Unfortunately, since the new Atom SoC has outdated DirectX 10.1-class graphics core, it will be unable to use it for general purpose computing. As a result, even the forthcoming platform for ULCPCs from Intel will not be able to match AMD's Brazos in terms of functionality in many terms.
Intel did not comment on the news-story.
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Sliced Poached Chicken with Light and Lemony Gravy
- 4 small boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 onion, quartered
- 2 ribs celery, halved
- 1 carrot, peeled and halved
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced or pasted
- 3 tablespoons flour
- A few sprigs fresh thyme, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 lemon, zested
- 2 lemons, juiced
- 1/3 cup light cream, optional
- Bread, for serving, optional
- A few leaves fresh basil, torn or shredded, for garnish
Place the chicken in a deep skillet or pot with the onion, celery, carrot, and bay leaves. Cover with just enough water to come to the top of the meat. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and then simmer until cooked through, about 12 to 15 minutes. Remove the chicken to a plate with tongs and tent with foil. Strain the poaching liquid and reserve 1 cup.
Return the skillet to medium heat and add the butter to melt. Add the shallot and garlic and stir for 2 minutes. Sprinkle in the flour and stir another minute. Stir in the thyme and wine. Add lemon zest and juice, the reserved poaching liquid, and simmer to reduce the sauce and thicken a bit. Stir in the cream, if desired. Slice the chicken and add to the sauce to warm. Serve with bread or a simple pasta dish such as Egg Pasta with Leeks. Garnish with basil and serve.
Recipe courtesy of Rachael Ray
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What to Expect From China in the Year of the Snake
On the economic front, reacceleration seems likely. GDP growth bounced to 7.9% in the fourth quarter 2012, and January's combination of slowing inflation and a 15.9% increase in M2 money supply suggests the economy's in a "Goldilocks" sweet spot: Money, it seems, is flowing quickly enough to support continued growth, but slowly enough to keep the risk of runaway inflation in check.Looking ahead, money should continue moving, though perhaps not at a gangbusters rate -- the official 2013 loan quota is reportedly 8.5 trillion yuan, which implies a slight deceleration in loan growth.
But bank lending is only one driver of money supply. As China liberalizes its financial system, total social financing --which includes bank lending as well as peer-to-peer lending, corporate debt issuances, shadow banking and more -- is becoming an increasingly important measure. In January 2012, new yuan-denominated bank lending comprised 736 billion the month's 980 billion yuan in total social financing. But in January 2013, after a year of financial sector reforms, new yuan-denominated bank lending of 1.07 trillion was less than half the 2.54 trillion yuan in total social financing.
This widening discrepancy suggests China's efforts to expand corporate borrowing options have had some success. Recall, one reason China's economy didn't reaccelerate as quickly as officials hoped in 2012 was small businesses' difficulty securing financing.
Looser loan quotas were supposed to benefit the entire economy, but the banks, which are mostly state-run, lent primarily to state-owned enterprises, or SOEs, shutting out many smaller, private firms. In the past, this wouldn't have been a huge headwind, as China's 144,000 SOEs were its primary growth engine.
But the private sector has grown rapidly in recent years, from 23.5 million in 2004 to over 40.6 million today. Because most of these firms couldn't get bank loans, they had an unenviable choice between stagnation and borrowing from loan sharks at credit card-like rates in order to invest and expand. This made growth exceedingly difficult for most Chinese business owners last year.
Policymakers seemed to realize this last spring and unleashed a series of reforms to widen corporate bond markets, hoping state-owned firms would shift their primary financing means from bank loans to bond markets. They also launched pilot programs to liberalize off-balance sheet lending and peer-to-peer financing in the coastal city of Wenzhou, providing private firms cheaper, legitimate financing alternatives (plans to roll this out nationwide are pending). Hence why social financing grew throughout the year, likely contributing to the fourth-quarter reacceleration.


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The perfect way to celebrate the arrival of a new baby! This cute mouse in Tender Pink crystal has one ear in the shape of heart. The animal is sitting on a cupcake in porcelain, which is decorated with crystal chatons that can be used as a keepsake box. Decoration object. Not a toy. Not suitable for children under 15.


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Protecting a DSLR While Shooting Paintball
Posted 13 March 2013 - 06:52 PM
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Posted 13 March 2013 - 08:08 PM
Well, this may turn out interesting for me then. I'd want a natural control of the camera, but be able to protect it.
I've seen lots of people custom fabricate boxes from sheet metal.
Posted 13 March 2013 - 08:11 PM
Just have it encase in a cube and have the back side pointing towards you so you can adjust controls and press the shutter button.
Posted 13 March 2013 - 08:19 PM
Not sure if it would provide enough impact protection.
For sale in the BST: CP 14" AC Barrel, .685, 1-Piece, Dust Black
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Both my D3 and D7000 have taken incredible amount of beating with no issues. Yes I'm talking about direct hit left and right.
I would get a rain cover though. Saves time in cleaning.
Car guy, detailer and photographer
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I may try a rain cover. I might try Cassidy Sanders' paint case cover as well. Lenses will be covered for sure, and I'm hoping I don't get shot too much. I'll be using a 7D.
You will be shot a lot, trust me. I've been doing it for three years.
And I've been hit a lot in my camera, it works just fine. Something like a 7D is pretty rugged.
Just use a raincover or nothing at all.
Car guy, detailer and photographer
Posted 15 March 2013 - 08:52 AM
Edited by Snake Doctor78, 15 March 2013 - 08:52 AM.
Posted 15 March 2013 - 10:36 PM
I may look into it. I'm going to just do a rain cover of sorts for now.
You may want to look at something like this. Has a hard cover over the lens and waterproof.
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Take it from me, you absolutely don't need anything special for your camera body. i read in another thread you're using a 7D, which is what i shot with, so im speaking from experience.
my personal recommendation:
take your neckstrap off your camera, get a storm jacket for your lens, and keep a hand on your camera while you're shooting. thats what i did my entire photography career with paintball and it worked like a charm.
the problem with putting a big box or case around your camera is 2 fold. 1. you'll find it clumsy and im betting you'll miss quite a few shots. 2nd, and most importantly, you'd look fucking ridiculous.
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License fees and 3 to ski
Some license fees will go up and some observers will be removed if legislation making its way through the current legislative session becomes reality. House Bill 1130 deals with an increase in several license or application fees charged by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, while House Bill 1141 deals primarily with towing individuals behind watercraft.
Game and Fish has often touted at public meetings that they have held the line for years on increasing the cost of various licenses. HB1120 changes that substantially. The bill was amended by the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee to increase the amount of several fees to more than what was originally requested. The amended bill received a 12-0 do-pass recommendation in committee. The bill must pass both houses of the legislature to become law.
Sen. Randy Burckhard, R-Minot, is a co-sponsor of both the House and Senate bills targeting an increase in Game and Fish fees. According to Burckhard, the increases are necessary for the operation of Game and Fish.
"They've got a problem. Their operating fund balance is at $15 million, an all-time low. By law they cannot get below that level," explained Burckhard. "They are a special funding agency and do not receive general funds. The fee increases are projected for the 2014 hunting seasons, a fairly substantial increase. What will happen is, we'll decide which version of the bill to go with and agree on."
As amended, HB1120 would increases the cost of resident fishing licenses and resident husband and wife fishing licenses by 60 percent, from $10 to $16 and from $14 to $22 respectively. The cost of licensing a boat would increase too. Motorboats shorter than 20 feet would see a 50 percent increase in cost from $24 to $36. Registration of motorboats greater than 20 feet in length would rise 35 percent, from $33 to $45. Boats are registered for a period of two years.
Other notable increases for state residents include an increase from $3 to $10 for a paddlefish tag. A paddlefish tag lottery system is also under consideration. The non-refundable fee charged for applying for elk, moose or bighorn licenses would be increased from $3 to $5. The resident big game license fee, primarily deer, would go from $20 to $25. The cost of a combination license – popular with sportsmen because it includes small game, furbearer and fishing – would be increased from $32 to $38.
An increase in fees for some nonresident licenses is also being proposed.
HB1141 whisked through the House with ease, passing 78-9. The bill is expected to face additional scrutiny in the Senate. As currently written, HB1141 would permit operators of vessels equipped with mirrors with a wide field of vision to eliminate the requirement for an observer. Current law requires "three to ski," meaning a watercraft operator, a spotter and one or more individuals in tow.
While some of the newer and larger ski boats are equipped with wide-vision mirrors, skiers and tubers can move outside the field of vision during turns. An additional safety concern for legislators to consider is the divided attention of a boat operator who must watch both the mirror and for other boaters, swimmers or downed skiers in the water. Also, many of today's watercraft are much more powerful than they were when initial regulations were implemented, and therefore can achieve speeds that present a greater risk on the water.


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Running for Tea wrote:After admiring the teaware on this thread for weeks, I finally decided I should aquire some for myself. I believe it was Chip who had mentioned something about coming across a piece of teaware that "speaks" to you. Up until recently, I had never had such an experience. That being said, this chawan called out to me
Running for Tea wrote:I look forward to admiring and aquiring additional teaware from Shawn
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Beautiful piece, and multi-talented! Watch out, once you start hearing the teaware, it's hard to stop listening!
For example, this awesome shib and guinomi "set" called to me. I'm out on the porch enjoying them right now.
JRS22 wrote:Now I'm thinking about a tiny shib to add to my collection of tiny teaware.


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Hi, I was wondering if I could have a chance to make you a website for the USF paintball team. I have hand scripted hundreds oh websites and am a HUGE paintball player and fan! I can personalize the website to your liking and do anything you want. If you are interested my email is firstname.lastname@example.com!
USF Website
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Hmm.... Your first post is asking to build us a web site? Do you go to USF?
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The Florida State University is an internationally recognized teaching and research institution committed to preparing our graduates for the ever-expanding opportunities of a global society. Designated as a Carnegie Research University (designating very high research activity), Florida State awards over 2,000 graduate and professional degrees each year, and is recognized as a national leader in the number of doctorates awarded to African-American students and in the graduation rate of African-American undergraduates.
Our medical school, which graduated its first class in 2005, focuses on educating outstanding physicians for practice in community settings, while our law school is one of the fastest-rising in national rankings. The top five colleges by enrollment are: Arts and Sciences, Business, Social Sciences and Public Policy, Human Sciences, and Communication and Information. The top five majors by enrollment are: Finance, Biological Science/Pre-Med, Psychology, Political Science/Pre-Law and International Affairs.
Florida State students have the opportunity to work alongside Nobel laureates and Pulitzer-Prize winners, Guggenheim Fellows, members of the National Academy of Sciences and American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and other globally recognized teachers and researchers.
Our student body is diverse and represents every county in Florida, all 50 states, and over 128 countries. Minorities represent 30 percent, and women represent 57 percent of our 40,255 students.
The middle 50 percent of freshmen accepted in 2010 earned GPAs between 3.5 and 4.1, composite ACT scores between 25 and 29 and SAT total scores between 1720 and 1940. Students in the top quartile rival those in any selective school in the nation, boasting a mean GPA of 4.4, an average ACT composite of 31, and an average SAT total of 2072.
Florida State is a leader among the state's public universities, setting records in the award of national fellowships and scholarships. Since its inception in the spring of 2005, the Florida State University Office of National Fellowships has mentored and assisted some of our most talented students. In the last five years, our students have won more than 75 nationally competitive awards, including three prestigious Rhodes scholarships, three Truman scholarships, five Goldwater scholarships, five Hollings scholarships, three Pickering fellowships, and 36 Fulbright grants.


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 13, 2013) – The U.S. Women's Sitting Volleyball Team won gold while the U.S. Men's Sitting Team took silver on Sunday at the 2013 ParaVolley Pan American Zonal Championships, hosted at the University of Central Oklahoma Wellness Center.
|The U.S. Women's Sitting Team Plays Brazil
The women's squad went undefeated in the three-match weekend set with Brazil and swept the South Americans in Sunday's match, 25-21, 25-21, 25-14. The men's team lost its second match to Brazil in three sets Sunday, 26-24, 25-18, 25-11.
Both U.S. teams had already qualified for the 2014 ParaVolley World Championships; the men qualified by finishing in the top two and the women by finishing first.
"Our mission all along was to qualify both teams for the world championships, so we're very pleased that we were able to do that" U.S. Men's and Women's Head Coach Bill Hamiter (Bethany, Okla.) said. "I thought both teams played well throughout the weekend."
The U.S. women led Brazil in kills (29-18), blocks (13-9) and aces (9-5).
The U.S. Women's Sitting Team was led by Heather Erickson (Fayetteville, N.C.), who finished with 19 points on a match-high 12 kills, three blocks and a match-high four aces. U.S. Team Captain Katie Holloway (Lake Stevens, Wash.) added 17 points on 11 kills and a match-high six blocks.
"I think our focus was exactly where it needed to be," Erickson said. "It was important for us to try some different lineups and to play a lot of people and it leaves us where we want to be going forward."
|The U.S. Men's Sitting Team plays Brazil.
Allison Aldrich (Schuyler, Neb.) scored five points on three kills, one block and one ace. Monique Burkland (Ardmore, Okla.) totaled four points on two blocks and two aces. Nichole Millage (Champaign, Ill.) finished with three points on two attacks and one ace.
Michelle Schiffler (Lake Wales, Fla.) scored two points on one kill and one block. Abby Mueller (Houston, Texas) scored one point on one ace.
Libero Bethany Zummo (Dublin, Calif.) was credited with 12 receptions, 75 percent positive. Erickson added nine receptions.
Hamiter started Schiffler, Holloway, Erickson, Burkland, Aldrich, Kaleo Kanahele (Oklahoma City, Okla.) and Zummo at libero.
Lexi Shifflet (Waseca, Minn.) started the second and third sets for Kanahele. Millage started the second set for Schiffler and Mueller started the third set for Millage.
In the men's match, Brazil led in kills (37-16), in blocks (14-7) and in aces (3-2).
J. Dee Marinko (Norman, Okla.) led the United States with six points on four kills and two blocks. U.S. Team Captain Eric Duda (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) had five points on five kills. Roderick Green (West Monroe, La.) added five points on three attacks, one block and one ace.
James Stuck (New Kensington, Penn.) totaled four points on three kills and one block. Edgardo LaForest (San Juan, Puerto Rico) scored two points on one block and one ace.
Dan Regan (St. Louis, Mo.) and Samuel Surowiec (Everett, Wash.) each scored one point with a block while Charlie Swearingen (Gulfport, Miss.) scored one with a kill.
Libero Hugo Storer (Greensboro, N.C.) was credited with 18 receptions. LaForest led in receptions with 21 and Green finished with 19
Hamiter started Regan, Duda, Stuck, LaForest, Green and Marinko with Storer at libero. Swearingen started the third set for Regan. Travis Ricks (San Diego) and Benjamin Aman (Portland, Ore.) all played as substitutes.
U.S. Women's Sitting Volleyball Team
2 – Bethany Zummo (Dublin, Calif.)
3 – Lexi Shifflett (Waseca, Minn.)
4 – Michelle Schiffler (Lake Wales, Fla.)
5 – Katie Holloway (Lake Stevens, Wash.)
6 – Heather Erickson (Fayetteville, N.C.)
7 – Monique Burkland (Ardmore, Okla.)
9 – Abby Mueller (Houston, Texas)
10 – Kari Miller (Washington, D.C.)
11 – Allison Aldrich (Schuyler, Neb.)
13 – Nichole Millage (Champaign, Ill.)
14 – Kaleo Kanahele (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
16 – Nicky Nieves (Kissimmee, Fla.)
Head Coach: Bill Hamiter
Assistant Coach: Cara Lang
Assistant Coach: David Mullane
Team Manager: Dixie Collins
Trainer: Kazuma Akehi
Statistician: Jeffery Hicks
2013 ParaVolley Pan American Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships Schedule
Oct. 11: USA def Brazil, 26-24, 17-25, 25-15, 25-17
Oct. 12: USA def Brazil, 25-16, 25-17, 25-17
Oct. 13: USA def Brazil, 25-21, 25-21, 25-14
U.S. Men's Sitting Volleyball Team
1 – Travis Ricks (San Diego, Calif.)
2 – Dan Regan (St. Louis, Mo.)
3 – Samuel Surowiec (Everett, Wash.)
4 – Benjamin Aman (Portland, Ore.)
5 – Eric Duda (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
6 – Jese Schag (Sheridan, Ill.)
7 – Steven Doudt (Pendleton, Ind.)
8 – James Stuck (New Kensington, Penn.)
9 – Hugo Storer (Greensboro, N.C.)
10 – Edgardo LaForest (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
11 – Roderick Green (West Monroe, La.)
13 – Charlie Swearingen (Gulfport, Miss.)
18 – J. Dee Marinko (Norman, Okla.)
Head Coach: Bill Hamiter
Assistant Coach: Dixie Collins
Assistant Coach: Quinton Kraeer
Team Manager: Dixie Collins
Trainer: Patrick Lawrence
Statistician: Jeffery Hicks
2013 ParaVolley Pan American Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships Schedule
Oct. 11: USA def Canada, 25-19, 25-21, 25-14
Oct. 11: Brazil def Canada, 3-0
Oct. 12: Brazil def USA, 25-13, 25-21, 25-21
Oct. 12: Semifinal: USA def Canada, 25-10, 25-18, 24-26, 25-17
Oct. 13: Championship: Brazil def USA, 26-24, 25-18, 25-11


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Topic: Textmate: Rails Bundle Hack to Fix View File Creation
I don't know if anyone will find this useful, but I'll post it anyhow.
If you press command-option-down arrow while inside a controller action which does not have an associated view file in TextMate, you'll get a dialog asking you to give a name to create a new view file. I love this feature and I use it a lot, but there is one little annoyance. When creating the view file, it opens it in a new window, not the current project window. Here's a dirty hack that will fix this.
1. Right/Control-click on the Textmate application in the Finder and choose Show Package Contents.
2. Go into Contents/SharedSupport folder and copy over the Rails.bundle to ~/Library/Application Support/TextMate/Bundles directory. This will create a copy of the Rails bundle for you to hack.
3. Choose Show Package Contents on this newly created Rails bundle to see what's inside.
4. In the Rails bundle, open up Support/bin/go_to_alternate_file.rb. You should see something like this near the bottom of that file:
if choice == :view and !rails_path.exists?
if filename = TextMate.input("Enter the name of the new view file:", rails_path.basename)
rails_path = RailsPath.new(File.join(rails_path.dirname, filename))
Add one line to this file (right after rails_path.touch) to refresh the TextMate project drawer before attempting to open the newly created file.
if choice == :view and !rails_path.exists?
if filename = TextMate.input("Enter the name of the new view file:", rails_path.basename)
rails_path = RailsPath.new(File.join(rails_path.dirname, filename))
TextMate.refresh_project_drawer # <-- add this line!
There we go, save the file and relaunch TextMate. Now the problem mentioned above should be fixed - the newly created file should open up in the project window instead of a new window. Unfortunately this does add a bit of a lag, but it's not bad on my end.
I should mention that any updates made to the Rails bundle inside the TextMate application won't take place since this copied version overrides it. You may want to repeat this hack every once and a while to keep the bundle up to date.


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Student Financial Services
The Student Financial Service office is located in Room 212, Blaney Hall. Students can contact the office in person
during regular office hours, by phone (800)360-1222 or (610)606-4602 or by email to email@example.com.
Students are expected to use the Student Financial Services link on the my.cedarcrest.edu portal to view financial aid information, current invoices, account history, make on-line payments or enroll in installment payment plan options. Students can use the portal to set up access for users that they have authorized to view their account information and/or make payments on their behalf.
Cost Information
Full-time and part-time students admitted to the College through the traditional admissions office (Traditional Students) are subject to policies, fees and refund policies/regulations that refer to Traditional Students. Full-time and part-time students admitted to the College through the Center for Lifelong Learning (Lifelong Learning Students) are subject to policies, fees and refund policies/regulations that refer to Lifelong Learning Students. Students admitted to the College as Traditional students who are determined to be independent for federal financial aid purposes by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and enroll part time will be charged the published Lifelong Learning per credit tuition and fees. Traditional independent students enrolling part time must complete an appeal process with the Director of Student Financial Services and provide all requested documentation demonstrating financial independence due to marriage, or providing for legal dependents, including but not limited to copies of federal tax returns and proof of income source(s).
Traditional Student Cost Information for 2010-2011
The fees for full-time traditional students are based on per semester enrollment of 12-19 credits. Traditional
students enrolled in more than 19 credits will be charged $752 for each additional credit. Students who incur an overload charge for credits taken to satisfy College departmental scholarships requirements, or other co-curricular credits approved for waiver by the Provost, will not be charged for the approved overload credits. Traditional students enrolled for less than 12 credits in the Fall and Spring semesters will be charged a per credit tuition rate of $952. Any traditional student enrolled in the Winter, May, Summer I or Summer II sessions will be charged the per credit fee for courses. Students enrolling for these sessions should contact Student Financial Services for information about financing options.
All First Year and Returning Students
|Per Semester
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|Full-time Traditional Tuition
|Part-time Traditional Tuition
|$952 per credit
|Full-time Traditional Overload
per credit (over 19 credits/semester)
|Room and Board
|Single Room
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|Suite Single with 1/2 Bath
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|Commuter 5 Meal-per-Week plan
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|Resident Communications Fee
*Mandatory for all new students for entire first year
**Includes $50.00-per-semester flex plan
Academic Fee Assessments
*All Fees are non-refundable, unless otherwise designated
Applied Music Fee (MUS 191-192) – per credit: $210
Student Teaching Fee (EDU-372 or EDU-373): $300
Experiential Learning Application Fee: $50
Experiential Learning Fee – per credit awarded: $426
Proficiency Exam Fee – per credit attempted: $30
Clinical Nursing Fee (NUR 309, 311, 313, 320, 321, 330, 331, 333, 334, 335, 341, 342 per course): $250
School Nurse Preceptor Fee: $170
Nursing ATI Comprehensive Testing Fee: $376 first clinical semester
Nursing TEAS Exam Fee: $25
Hawk Mountain Site Fee per credit: $35
Nutrition Lab Fee (NTR 220, 320) (per course): $100
Course Audit Fee (per credit): $142
Other Fee Assessments
Application/Matriculation Fee: $30
Enrollment Deposit (New First Year or Transfer Students): $100
Housing Deposit (New First Year or Transfer Students): $100
Orientation Fee (New Full-time First Year Students): $100
Orientation Fee (New Part-time First Year Students): $50
Activity Fee Full-time Traditional and Transfer Students (per semester) $100
Activity Fee Part-time Traditional and Transfer Students (per semester) $50
Activity Fee Full-time Lifelong Learning Students ( per semester): $50
Activity Fee/Part-time Lifelong Learning Student (per semester): $25
Technology Fee (full-time) $100
Technology Fee (part-time) $50
Resident Communications Fee (per semester): $175
(includes local phone service, cable TV, internet connection and campus mailbox)
Accident/Health Insurance (per year): $489
Housing Broken Contract Fee: $200
Transcript Fee (with signed written request per copy): $5
Transcript-On-Demand Fee (with signed written request per copy): $10
Key Replacement Fee $50
Failure to return room key at check out (minimum): $50
Failure to return mailbox key at check out (minimum): $50
Failure to complete check-out of residence hall (minimum): $100
ID Replacement: $20
Vehicle Registration/Parking Permit: No Charge
Returned Check Fee: $35
Damage Fines: Assessed by the Director of Housing/Facilities
Library Fines: Assessed by Library
Traffic & Safety Violations: Assessed by Campus Security
Late Registration Fee $30
EZ Payment Plan Enrollment Fee $25 (per semester)
Full-Time Student Late Payment Fee (per month): $200
Part-Time Student Late Payment Fee (per month): $100
Tuition Deferment Late Fee (per month): $200
Breakage of laboratory equipment is assessed to the student responsible and must be paid by the close of each term.
Room and board charges do not include semester breaks.
All accepted traditional first-year and transfer students must make an enrollment deposit of $100. The deposit is applied to the charges of the first term of enrollment. The entire deposit is forfeited if the student fails to enter the College or withdraws from the College before the completion of the originally intended term. Other deposits, unless specified, are non-refundable.
Payment Due Dates and Late Fee Policy
All student account charges must be paid in full by the invoice due date before the start of each enrollment period. Students are not permitted to attend classes, occupy residence halls or use meal plans to eat in the dining hall unless full payment has been remitted or payment arrangements have been approved through Student Financial Services. Students who are not in good financial standing with the College will not be eligible to receive diplomas, transcripts or register/remain registered for future semesters. Information about and assistance with financial aid, financing resources, and payment plans are available through Student Financial Services.
Student Health Insurance
All Full-time traditional students are required to have medical insurance providing coverage for accidents or illness. If students do not have their own plan, the College provides an annual plan at a reasonable cost. Students who enroll in January are charged for a partial year's coverage. The insurance fee is included on the student's bill, unless the student submits a waiver/election form showing proof of other coverage. All waiver/election forms must be submitted prior to the first day of classes. Information about specific coverage provided by the plan is available at the Health Services Office. This basic plan may not cover all expenses incurred for the medical treatment of a student. It is strongly recommended that parents review the coverage provided to be sure it meets the student's needs.
Employer Tuition Reimbursement
If a student's employer provides tuition reimbursement after the student completes course(s), the student may apply to defer his/her payment to the College until payment is provided by the employer. Students are responsible for requesting grade reports or transcripts from the Registrar's Office to submit for employer payment. Deferred tuition must be submitted to Student Financial Services no later than four weeks after grades are available. To be eligible for tuition deferment, the student must complete an Employer Tuition Benefit Application. In addition, each semester the student must submit a Tuition Deferment Form prior to the semester due date. It is the student's responsibility to notify the College of any change in employment or benefits. Students are responsible for payment in full of all tuition, whether or not reimbursement is ever received from the employer. If payment is not received by the tuition deferment due date, students will be charged a $200 late fee per month. All forms are available through Student Financial Services, via email request to email@example.com or on the my.cedarcrest.edu portal.
Financial Refund Policies for Withdrawal/Separation from the College or Courses
It is a student's responsibility to notify the College when it is necessary to withdraw from course enrollment (from individual courses or from all courses) for any reason. Withdrawal or Leave of Absence Notification can be made through the Registrar's link at My.CedarCrest.edu on the College's student web information system. Students must have a valid User ID and password to access this function. For additional information regarding Withdrawal or Leave of Absence procedures, please refer to the Academic Policies and Services section of the Catalog.
All students who withdraw from all courses during a semester or session, either by official notification to the College, or by failing to remain enrolled in courses as expected without any notification to the College are considered to have Withdrawn/Separated from the College and are subject to the Financial Refund Policy for Students Withdrawing/Separating from the College.
If a student is withdrawing from individual courses during a semester, but will continue to be enrolled in remaining courses, or receives a letter grade for any course that session, they are not considered to have withdrawn or separated from the College and may be subject to a refund of individual course charges under the Financial Refund Policy for Students Withdrawing from Course(s).
Assistance with the withdrawal process can be obtained through Academic Advising, the Registrar's Office or Student Financial Services. Resident students must notify the Director of Residence Life whenever they plan to vacate a residence hall prior to the end of their contract period. Students who are withdrawn from the College or from housing for disciplinary reasons are not eligible for any refund, except pro-rated board, unless required by federal, state, or other regulations.
Financial Refund Policy for Students Withdrawing/Separating from the College
Students withdrawing from the College (or from all classes) after the first day of the semester, but prior to the 60% point of the semester, will have all tuition, fees designated as refundable, and financial aid (federal Title IV funds, state funds and institutional aid) pro-rated based on the number of calendar days remaining in the semester. Calendar days are calculated as the number of calendar days completed out of the total number of calendar days in a semester, excluding scheduled semester breaks of five days or more. After the 60%point of the semester, no adjustment to tuition, fees or financial aid will be made.
Resident students will receive a 90% refund if terminating their housing contract within the drop/add period (first week of the semester). After the close of the drop/add period, no refund of room charges will be made. Board charges (meal-plans) will be pro-rated to the 60% point of the semester and a pro-rata refund will be issued to the student.
There is no refund of the Resident Communication Fee after the semester begins. Title IV financial aid recipients will have the unearned portion of financial aid (grants and/or loans) returned to the Title IV funding source, in accordance with the federal Return of Funds policy governing Title IV assistance.
Recipients of Title IV financial aid who are subject to a calculation of eligibility after withdrawal will have funds returned to Title IV programs in the following order, as applicable: Unsubsidized Direct Stafford Loan, Subsidized Direct Stafford Loan, Perkins Loan, Direct PLUS (Graduate Student), Direct PLUS (Parent), Pell Grant, Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG), National SMART Grant, FSEOG, TEACH Grant, other Title IV assistance. Detailed Title IV policy regarding the adjustment of federal financial aid funds is available by request through Student Financial Services.
Financial Refund Policy for Students Withdrawing from Course(s)
Full-time traditional students who drop below12 credits after the end of the drop/add period, based on enrollment in a course or in an accelerated course and failure to attend, will receive no adjustment to the full-time tuition charge and may be subject to an adjustment to financial aid and other charges.
Lifelong Learning or part-time traditional students who drop during the drop/add period without replacing an equal number of credits in the same period, or who withdraw from courses after the end of the drop/add period, will receive an adjustment of tuition, fees (if applicable), and financial aid as required, based on the date of withdrawal, according to the following schedule:
Course Withdrawal Financial Refund Schedule:
Students must use the College's published requirement for notification of withdrawal in order to be subject to the College's refund policy regarding tuition/fees/other charges. Information about withdrawal procedures can be found in the Academic Policies and Services section of the Catalog or by contacting the Registrar's office or Student Financial Services.
For Non-accelerated Courses:
Prior to first class meeting 100%Tuition Refund
Prior to End of Drop/Add 1stWeek of Semester 90%Tuition Refund (if not replacing credits)
Prior to the End of the 2ndWeek of Semester 75%Tuition Refund
Prior to the End of the 3rdWeek of Semester 50%Tuition Refund
During and After the 4thWeek of Semester No Refund
For Accelerated Courses:
6-9 Class Meetings
Semester Schedule of Course Withdrawals % Refund
Prior to the First Class Meeting 100%
After First Class Meeting 75%
After 2nd Class Meeting 50%
After 3rd Class Meeting None
4-5 Class Meetings
Semester Schedule of Course Withdrawals % Refund
Prior to the First Class Meeting 100%
After First Class Meeting 25%
After 2nd Class Meeting None
2-3 Class Meetings
Semester Schedule of Course Withdrawals % Refund
Prior to the First Class Meeting 100%
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Composition FOR MAGNEXCefoperazone(1 gm),Sulbactam(1 gm)
food interaction for MAGNEX
alcohol interaction for MAGNEX
pregnancy interaction for MAGNEX
lactation interaction for MAGNEX
Animal studies have shown low or no adverse effect on the foetus, however, there are limited human studies. Please consult your doctor.
How it works
Common side effects
How it works
Common side effects
Patients taking MAGNEX 1GM/1GM INJECTION
- 67%Twice A Day
- 33%Once A Day
SUBSTITUTES FOR MAGNEXNo substitutes found
Expert advice FOR MAGNEX
- If you have history of allergy due to cefoperazone or any other cephalosporin or penicillin antibiotics.
- If you experience severe and persistent diarrhea after taking antibiotics.
- If you are already taking any other antibiotic like aminoglycosides or other cephalosporins as it may cause kidney toxicity.
Frequently asked questions FOR MAGNEX
Q. What is cefoperazone sulbactam?
Combination of cefoperazone and sulbactam (beta lactamase inhibitor) are used for the treatment of intra-abdominal infections
Q. Is cefoperazone nephrotoxic?
No, cefoperazona is not a nephrotoxic drug when given alone, but when given along with aminoglycosides (gentamicin, tobramycin) or other cephalosporins antibiotics, it may increase nephrotoxicity. Please consult your doctor before taking the drug
Q. Is cefoperazone safe?
Cefoperazone is safe if used at prescribed doses for the prescribed duration as advised by your doctor.
Q. Is sulbactam a sulfa (sulfonamide) drug?
Sulbactam does not contain sulfa. It is a semisynthetic beta lactamase Inhibitor
Q. What is sulbactam sodium?
Sulbactam is a beta-lactamase inhibitor used as the sodium salt to increase the antibacterial activity of penicillins
Q. Is sulbactam safe?
Sulbactam is relatively safe if used at prescribed doses for the prescribed duration as advised by your doctor.


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April 14, 2008 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: State Holidays in May
SUBJECT 2: 2007 Birth Data
SUBJECT 3: WIC Basic Orientation Training for CPAs
SUBJECT 4: VENA Education Committee March 27 Meeting Minutes
SUBJECT 5: Revised "Food To Grow On" Handout and Request Form (WIC 7)
SUBJECT 6: Description Change for Juice Food Item on WIC Checks
- State Holidays in May: The State WIC Office will be closed and there will be no HANDS Help Desk coverage on Truman's Birthday, May 8 and Memorial Day, May 26.
If you have questions contact mark Davis at firstname.lastname@example.com or 573-526-5323 or 800-392-8209.
- 2007 Birth Data: We now have provisional birth data for WIC and Medicaid for 2007. The data table includes 2007 births, prenatal WIC and prenatal Medicaid numbers by county of residence. This data provides a general picture of how well we are doing in getting Medicaid moms into WIC.
If you have questions contact Mark Davis at firstname.lastname@example.com or 573-526-5323 or 800-392-8209.
- WIC Basic Orientation Training for CPAs: Starting October 2008, the CPA/Nutritionist training will be extended by ½ day for a total of 2½ days. Delivery of the training will remain at the district offices. This additional time will allow training to expand on topics such as formula issues, high risk care plans, breastfeeding information, critical thinking skills, 3-step counseling, etc. Our goal is to continue improving training to meet staff needs during the ongoing implementation of Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment (VENA) in WIC. A new training schedule with training times and dates will be provided later. If you have any questions, please contact D'Anne Ward at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- VENA Education Committee March 27 Meeting Minutes: The VENA Education Committee had their most recent meeting on March 27. The meeting minutes and list of committee members are attached. The committee will be meeting or having a conference call on a monthly basis with the next meeting/conference call scheduled for April 17. If there are issues you would like to discuss with any of the committee members, the attached includes contact information.
- Revised "Food To Grow On" Handout and WIC Resource Request Form (WIC 7): The State WIC office is pleased to introduce the revised "Food To Grow On" handout. This handout is available at the warehouse now. Please begin ordering the handout using the WIC Nutrition Education Resource Request Form (WIC 7). If you have any questions and/or suggestions, please contact Takako Tagami at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Description Change for Juice Food Item on WIC Checks: At the beginning of April, information was mailed to each WIC Vendor and Local WIC Provider within the state to inform them of the cost containment steps being taken. One of the items that will not be authorized as of May 1, 2008 is the 46-ounce size of plastic bottled ready-to-serve juice. In order to assist WIC participants and WIC Vendors in assuring that the correct sizes of juice are purchased, the wording on WIC checks for ready-to-serve and concentrate juice has been changed from: "JUICE: CAN/BOTTLE/FROZEN/CONC" to the following:"JUICE: APPROVED TYPES/SIZES."
This change in the wording on the WIC Checks began April 9, 2008.
If you have any questions regarding this change, please contact Bridgett Henderson at email@example.com or by calling 573-751-6204.
WIC-7 Nutrition Education Material Request Form 04-09-08.doc
Birth Data WIC Medicaid.xls
Food To Grow On 04-09-08.pdf
VENA Education Committee Meeting Minutes March 2008.doc
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Skip to comments.Lawmakers to unveil new assault weapons ban
Posted on 01/24/2013 7:07:19 AM PST by pabianice
Democratic lawmakers plan to formally reintroduce a bill Thursday that would ban military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines, the most ambitious and politically risky element of proposals unveiled by President Obama to limit gun violence.
The Assault Weapons Ban of 2013″ is similar to one passed in 1994 that expired with little protest in 2004. The measure will be unveiled Thursday morning by a slate of Democratic co-sponsors, led by longtime gun control advocates Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.) and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (N.Y.), who have pushed for the ban before in part because of their personal histories with gun violence.
The bill is a far-reaching attempt to rein in the use of such weapons by prohibiting the sale, transfer and manufacturing of more than 100 specific weapons, including certain semiautomatic rifles, handguns and shotguns that can hold detachable magazines or hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Aides said Wednesday that sponsors were still sorting out specific details of the bill to make the package as politically tenable as possible.
But supporters face an uphill climb in a Congress stacked with Republicans and moderate Democrats who support Second Amendment rights and rely on political support from the National Rifle Association and other gun groups to win reelection. Regardless, Feinstein and McCarthy plan to press ahead.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
This will end badly.
If McCarthy's LATE husband had been armed when Colin Ferguson started shooting on that LIRR train, he might still be alive and that fool of a wife would be home tending to the house instead of trying to disarm all of us.
Republicans could be pro active and in the House, pass a bill that says the rights of American gun owners will be protected including defense weapons such as the AR 15 and the 30 round clips they came with.
Republicans could be pro active and in the House, pass a bill that says the rights of American gun owners will be protected including defense weapons such as the AR 15 and the 30 round clips they came with.
I just unveiled this to those lawmakers.
Why is it that every time some mental case shoots people, the first reaction of our politicians is to try to take everyone's guns who DIDN'T commit the crime?
That's a rhetorical question, because all of the most serious gun-grabbers are extreme liberals, all of whom believe that the government should rule us, rather than have the government serve us...and if we get too uppity about how they're spending our money or how they're regulating us to death, then they don't want to face any resistance when they send their goons to drag us off to jail.
I am not comfortable with allowing Congress to define the scope of our rights. A better solution might be to let Congress rule where it has legitimate power - they can define the general militia to be all men and women over the age of 18 who are not felons, and addressing the "well regulated" part, Congress can define the AR-15 or similar platform as the standard weapon for the general militia.
You have the 2nd Amendment right to own any other arm you feel you'd like or need, but you have the duty to keep an AR as part of the general militia.
Of course we all agree the insane should not have access to firearms.
But this is a Trojan horse.
Once the government can deny firearms ownership based upon this loosely defined term "mental illness," how easy will it be for the government to deem as dangerously paranoid (mentally ill) anyone who does not trust the government and who vocalizes support for the 2nd Amendment as a means of preventing tyranny in government?
The analogy is that of MADD trying to prevent drunk driving by making it difficult or impossible for sober drivers to purchase automobiles.
Obviously analytical skills are not this guy's forte.
Manchin Statement on White House Mass Violence Proposals
Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) issued the following statement today in response to the White House proposals on mass violence:
I appreciate the work that went into the Presidents recommendations. I have not had a chance to review them yet, because I have been meeting with West Virginians today to discuss school safety and the culture of mass violence that has permeated our society today. I will weigh each recommendation carefully.
However, I am disappointed that the President did not recommend the creation of the national commission on mass violence that I have proposed. A national commission can build the consensus we need for real action backed not only by gun control advocates, mental health experts and entertainment industry executives but also by law-abiding gun owners who fully understand the history and heritage of firearms in America. Violence destroys the dignity, hopes and lives of millions of Americans, and we have a unique opportunity to stop this epidemic but only if we can put politics aside and have an honest and effective conversation about what to do about our culture of mass violence.
Soooooo ...
This NRA endorsed, "A+" rated individual wants "real action backed by gun control advocates", eh? There's some real pro-gun leadership, there. That's a real Voice for Freedom in Washington. That's quite the dedicated defender of the Second Amendment. Right???
Hey, Joe! How about we not pass any new gun controls at all? Law-abiding gun owners who fully understand the history and heritage of firearms in America will not accept any gun bans, any restrictions on our Right to Keep and Bear Arms, any infringements on our ability to defend ourselves against criminals and tyrants.
In fact, that's the wrong discussion!
Instead, let's start REPEALING gun bans. Start with the idiotic, misguided, and misnamed "Gun Free School Zones Act". Show some real leadership, Joe. Repeal it. For the children.
Because, Joe, if letting teachers actually defend their students saves even one life, it's worth it.
It is easy to BAN something.(Soda, Guns, High Capacity Magazines, Ammo)
Enforcement is the Big Problem (remember Probation?) Will we end up with Boot Leg Guns & Ammo??
Will the Fed's come and break down our doors, shoot our Dogs, Search & Seize our papers, computers, Guns, Ammo, Bibles & books all without a lawful warrant?
Then what? Will they come for you & your Wife and Kids?
Will they make you get on the Train for a ride to the work camp after they have taken ALL of your Money, Car, House and everything you have worked so very hard to get.
When will we wake up and Draw the line in the Sand and say No more, you will not pass this line. They will not break the 2nd Amendment, they will NOT TAKE MY GUNs.
Molon Labe
Obviously analytical skills are not this guy's forte.
I don't recall much protest of its expiration in 2004 ... I and many others protested it for years before it was passed at X-42's urging in 1994.
I'm seriously thinking about starting my own focus group of DAMM (Drunks Against Mad Mothers). Heck, let's open up #18 again. A breath-alyzer in every car. Just in case you had a beer. Or you had a case of beer. How about we nail all windows shut above the first floor to prevent falls out of them? How about no tire pressure above 10psi to prevent injury from "exploding" tires? Sadly we can't legislate away stupid.
Breaking on Fox now. All the losers in one place. Where is a drone when you need one ?
My fear, as I posted on another thread is of Panetta's putting female personnel in combat. A judeo/christian country is taught to protect, not shoot, young girls and if they are the combat military troops coming for your guns - well hesitation can be deadly.
I feel that the end of the communists in the Democratic Party is about to end. So goes the corruption we have in Government. The Republicans should take note that there are millions of Americans that are getting real tired of this control over our lives. Guns will prevail, one way or another. Washington better wise up and damn quick.
> Why is it that every time some mental case shoots people, the first reaction of our politicians is to try to take everyones guns who DIDNT commit the crime?
Thats a rhetorical question, because all of the most serious gun-grabbers are extreme liberals, all of whom believe that the government should rule us, rather than have the government serve us...and if we get too uppity about how theyre spending our money or how theyre regulating us to death, then they dont want to face any resistance when they send their goons to drag us off to jail.
I can answer this because I've been around plenty of people that are of the anti-gun crowd; they all share one trait - They have NEVER fired any firearm. They simply side with the gun control lobby because they are scared of them and they think it is the trend for the more educated and want to be percieved as being more intelligent than YOU. It has NOTHING to do with reality or logic. They are naively stupid and don't consider the real reason that a tyrant would have for disarming the people. They blindly trust their government and think big Daddy will always have their best interests at heart. Try to get them to tell you what all the Amendments of the Constitution are and they are at a loss for words except for the first two. Ask them about U.S. History and what led to the Constitution and they have no clue.
How do you make this personal? Easy...
For example, anyone who was smaller growing up, was picked on for being the new kid in school, different for whatever reason (fat, wore glasses, too poor/too rich, wrong race/color, too smart, too stupid, too ugly, too attractive etc.), is female and vulnerable, is a parent or guardian with kid(s) to protect, is older, is living alone, was a victim or robbery and/or assault, rape, etc. will have little trouble coming to a personal understanding of both the fear of becoming a victim and having the right to self protection taken away.
Starting from this reality...
Your enemy is anyone or anything that wishes to cause you and yours harm. Anyone or anything that increases your vulnerability and/or the danger you face is your enemy.
The truth of our world is this: we are one of three types - sheep, sheepdogs and wolves.
Look closely at the world we live in. "Top of the food chain" is an illusion. We are all "food" for something and, with or without self defense, we all are prey in a world of predators.
Our enemy is anyone or anything that makes us sheep and increases the wolves' the advantage.
Actually I was referring to the fact that he said the expired ban and the soon to be proposed ones are similar. Other than both would not have done anything to prevent Sandy Hook, I think the two bills couldn't be more dissimilar.
I think they're similar the way a pinprick is similar to a sucking chest wound ...
Ain't THAT the truth...
McCarthy . . . has reintroduced the weapons ban every year since it expired.
This is different this time, people are more open to it, she added."
1. lack of reason or good sense: extreme foolishness, or an act that demonstrates such foolishness
2. psychiatric condition affecting legal circumstances: legal incompetence or irresponsibility that results from a psychiatric disorder
Synonyms: foolishness, irrationality, senselessness, absurdity, folly, recklessness, stupidity, craziness
Ahh, yep, that's a pretty good fit.
And that's a bad thing?
It's a sad commentary on the state of our culture to see any journalist formulate a thought such as the one above. It simply drips with reflexive condescension for one of the primary foundational blocks of our country -- the God-given, inalienable right to keep and bear arms.
The writer speaks of congressional reps who support the Constitution as though they're merely a political voting block, lined up in opposition to fellow lawmakers, who simply support a different angle of attack on some arcane and boring issue that is of little consequence to ordinary Americans.
The writer is obviously so thoroughly indoctrinated into the leftist mindset that he's blind to not only our history and the historical underpinnings of our culture, but also any view which runs counter to the Marxist dogma he's been marinating in, his whole life.
We're not even real to such people.
The unusually stupid journalists don't even know they are part of the marxist's groug called the 'useful idiots'.
Time to cowboy up and call and write. The first war is with words. Let's end it there.
My Congressman, Rep. Barrow (D-GA) is on the record as pro-2A and is on record as "will not support any new gun legislation."
Barrow also voted against the Fiscal Cliff Bill so that makes him more Conservative than most Republicans in the House.
I wrote and called him today anyway. Just to remind him that we are out here.
The progressives are staging this exactly the way they want.
Take away guns. Use healthcare to send people to prison. Their final step will be the American Holocaust.
Having been born and raised on that side of the political divide, I can tell you that most liberals have never closely inspected what conservatives believe in, and operate solely on the monolithic dogma they've been steeped in their whole lives.
To them, the liberal view is 'normal'. Conservatism is an extremist, dangerous political stance, which conflicts with common sense and all pro-survival considerations -- because 'everybody' says so.
If most people honestly examined both schools of thought, there'd hardly be any liberals in this country. Such examination would have to occur early in a person's social development for it to make a difference, and as we know, the left has a virtual monopoly on the educational establishment.
That, and the fact that they also control the news media and entertainment industry, virtually locks most Americans into enforced liberal indoctrination for much of their lives. It's a most diabolical trap.
Obama extends presidential power in bypassing Congress on gun control
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Conservatives and supporters of the 2nd amendment the Obama regime is using the 2nd amendment argument to blame gun owners for its inability to deal with the hundreds of gangland murders and shootings commited in areas under their solid control using illegally obtained firearms.
Obama's solution to those inner city problems is to remove those rights provided by the constitution to have and bear arms from all US citizens.
None of those 23 so called reforms and unconstitutional efforts being edicted by who some call an emperor do not deal with the following issues briefly outlined below .
They wont and don't instead of creating a uniformly democratic society where every citizen has an equal voice no matter what their race or ethnicity.
Obamas policies have divided races and ethnic groups gerrymandering congressional districts where much of this criminal activity occurs. GOPES {goverment of the people (republican party) elites} see this issue as a 3rd rail because most of it is black on black or illegal vs illegal (Mexican) activity .
GOPES are also afraid to say that policy also increased racial tension which has resited in deaths. But again GOPES accept this because of the influence of mainline socialist media which would be accusing them of racism if they dare to question it.
The purpose of all this hype on guns is to keep the right and conservatives focused on what the Demo-Coms describe as issues through their propaganda arm known as the MSM (mainline socialist media) not on the problems created by the Libs on their road of good intentions or the socialist/fascists/communists successors to comtrol over todays Democrat party; Which is the cost ,waste, and corruption of his administration which had led to a 16 trillion dollar deficit.
Not one word will address or offer a solution about the hundreds of gangland murders and shootings using illegaly obtained mostly handguns and revolvers .Using code words like assault rifles which are really single shot per trigger pull semi automatic rifles, used for small game hunting or target practice. That are legal in every state but made to look like their military counterpart..Called AR's since Viet Nam and a DOD decision ARs are really medium caliber (22.3) machine guns designed to wound not necessarilly kill which is why they are automatic and fire as many rounds that are in its magazine once the trigger is kept in the pulled position. .They replace quick kill 30 caliber semi automatic (single shot) M-1, Springfield rifles and carbines used during WWII and Korea and approved in most states for use in big game hunting.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2977901/posts NY Post pix of shooter using handgun
Obama certainly cant critique a system created by his ilk .Ignored in his 23 edicts is that when once caught, perps get set free with lenient sentencing from liberal judges or sob sister plea bargain prosecution (which Obama supports for when a Illinois state senator while introducing legislation to sentence any 15 year old as an adult, Obama voted "absent" with others on roll call ) promoted by the MSM,The New York Times CNN, NBC and,ABC. Theres certainly no criticism of no snitch mentality partcularly in areas where these shootings are rampant.
It would be nice at these rallys if speakers would point these facts out to Obamas adoring public.
I agree with you wholeheartedly. Remember, if the 2nd amendment is not safe, none are. As a matter of fact any law that hampers the advancement of their socialist/marxist world view needs to be demolished. These people are evil and I don't say that flippantly.
The one and only reason that this country bears any resemblance to its former self, is because of the 2nd Amendment.
The left has reduced the American people to near serfdom as it is, through infringements and violations of the Constitution, but without the RKBA, there's no question that we would have become a de facto Communist country by now.
If the left believes that further infringements of our last remaining bulwark against totalitarian Socialism will be tolerated, they're more willfully ignorant than I thought.
This country has been a tinderbox since at least the beginning of the new millenium. We've rarely been so deeply divided as a people in our history. Passions are running so hot on both sides, that it won't take much to spark a real breakdown in the civil order.
A new 'assault weapons' ban just might be the spark that ignites something that the left and the government are powerless to stop. Unfortunately for them, such a conflagration will result in an end to rampant leftism in America, and a full return to the form of government laid down in our Constitution.
Nothing less.
It is so obvious for those who have eyes to see. For those who can look at themselves in the mirror, it is as plain as the nose on their face. What saddens me is if these evil folks succeed, with the help of the useful idiots, the useful idiots who deserve their fate will be taking us down along with them.
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We are offering a comfortable environment in our Studio, the property has a cozy bedroom with two double beds, a bathroom and a kitchen.
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Our bedrooms will provide you a dream holidays, the kitchen is equipped with all the appliances for you cook.
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we had a great long weekend in New York in this appartment
the service was very good and the appartment was located close to times square.
the view was fantastic on the 34th floor.
also we arranged pick up from the airport via Ray and that was for a good price.
I can recommend this 3 bedroom appartment if you want a central location in NY.
In general the apartment is OK with a very good and central location very close to several subway stations. The apartment itself is big and comfortable (probably the only thing is living room is too small for 6 people as we were and lacks sofas). Two issues: we were provided with one towel for each of us for ten days (!) and we asked to leave our luggage (only the luggage) in the day of departure until 7 pm and we were informed that we were only allowed to leave it until 4pm since there were clients arriving this day and that we must leave the apartment by 11am to clean it. This was not true, nobody came to clean the apartment before the 'arrival' of new customers. The luggage is an issue (they offer the opportunity to leave the luggage in their office at a cost and only from Monday to Friday but is 10 streets far away from the apartment). So check this with your flights. We did not understand while they forced us to go to the airport more than 5 hours before our flight while the apartment was empty.
This apartment is great! The view is unbelievable, the location is perfect and the building very nice and elegant. I have been in New York more than 10 times and had never before such a great place to stay. It is very spacious and it looks exactly like the pictures show. We look forward to coming back!
Preparing for our visit to NY it was a great help to communicate pleasantly with the owner of the apartment. Everything we read about the location and apartment itself turned out to be correct! What a great opportunity to visit NY! Perfect location and all facilities directly at hand. The roomy apartment provides great views. It was well equipped and we didn't miss the tv set at all. We sure recommend this apartment to everyone who likes quality,space, perfect location and good service. Thanks, Ray and Jake! kind regards, Paul from Holland
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Ubicacion ideal, muy centrico
Habitaciones muy amplias
Baños y cocina bien equipados
Le faltaria un salon mas grande, pero tampoco pasamos mucho tiempio en el.
Finca muy cuidada y personal muy amable
Vistas espectaculares
Bien situé et bel immeuble, appartement correct.
Bis auf, dass zwei Matratzen sehr (zu) hart waren, haben wir uns sehr wohl gefühlt.
Allt fungerade utmärkt, lägenhet var toppen och vi är mer än nöjda. // Åsa
Appartement spacieux avec une très belle vue proche de times square et à deux pas du métro.
Nous avons été très bien accueillis par Jake lors de la remise des clés.
En un mot, nous avons passé une semaine de rêve à NYC
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Displacements have occupied a central role in the development of syntactic theorizing since the outset of Generative Grammar. They are taken as clear exponents of context-sensitive operations that take place in local domains. However, it is well established that some of these operations cannot take place in certain environments which are usually termed 'islands' after Ross (1967) (e.g. Complex NP Constraint, the Wh-island, Negative islands, Adjunct islands, Coordinate Structure Constraints). Over the years, there have been a wide range of accounts for the nature and source of the various island effects (for an overview cf. Goodluck & Rochmont 1992, Szabolcsi 2006, Boeckx 2007), with explanations in terms of syntactic locality constraints (e.g. Chomsky 1986, Rizzi 1990, Starke 2001), information structure (e.g. Erteshik-Shir 1973), language processing (e.g. Kluender 1998, Phillips 2006) or semantic well-formedness (e.g. Szabolcsi & Zwarts 1993, Abrusan 2007). Although there is no consensus emerging from these studies, it has become clear that the classical 'bounding node'/'barrier' type of explanation has to be revised and reanalyzed taking into account the latest trends in generative grammar (specially, phase-based computations, multidominance structures, etc.). Thus, some of the questions that we would like to address in this workshop are the following ones:
(1) What makes islands opaque domains? Do island effects reflect structural ill-formedness, semantic contradiction or language processing difficulties?
(2) Are some domains inherently islands or is islandhood always derivative?
(3) What do islands do? What are the different consequences of derivational and representational approaches to islands? (cf., i.a., Boeckx (2003), Gallego (2010) and Abe & Hornstein (2011) for discussion).
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Hi all, I have been running in Brooks Pure Flow for last month or so with no issues, really enjoyed them - transisition to fore foot running going better that I could imagine. Weather has been good for last couple of weeks and haven't done much running in the wet in them.
However ran my first race on damp ground in them at the weekend (did same race/route 3 weeks earlier with no issues), although it wasn't raining the ground was damp and i noticed a slight slip on these when running fast.
Not great thinking of trying the Cadence.
FYI - same posting on Cadence page..
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If you want better grip maybe try grits - not sure cadence has advantage in grip over flows - it's a stability shoe.
I haven't had much problems with grip on wet in flows either - they are useless in mud though, and all pure range shoes will be.
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Thanks all for updates, Pure are good but feel a bit slippy when running very fast in damp.
Have few more miles to do in these before looking and have the "summer" weather ahead - which should be drier....
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- This page is about the bacterial genus. For the class, see Bacilli.
Bacillus is a genus of Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria and a member of the faranack Firmicutes. Bacillus species can be obligate aerobes or facultative anaerobes, and test positive for the enzyme catalase.[1] Ubiquitous in nature, Bacillus includes both free-living and pathogenic species. Under stressful environmental conditions, the cells produce oval endospores that can stay dormant for extended periods. These characteristics originally defined the genus, but not all such species are closely related, and many have been moved to other genera.[2]
Industrial significance
Many Bacillus species are able to secrete large quantities of enzymes. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens is the source of a natural antibiotic protein barnase (a ribonuclease), alpha amylase used in starch hydrolysis, the protease subtilisin used with detergents, and the BamH1 restriction enzyme used in DNA research.
A portion of the Bacillus thuringiensis genome was incorporated into corn (and cotton) crops. The resulting GMOs are therefore resistant to some insect pests.
Use as model organism
Bacillus subtilis is one of the best understood prokaryotes, in terms of molecular biology and cell biology. Its superb genetic amenability and relatively large size have provided the powerful tools required to investigate a bacterium from all possible aspects. Recent improvements in fluorescence microscopy techniques have provided novel and amazing insight into the dynamic structure of a single cell organism. Research on Bacillus subtilis has been at the forefront of bacterial molecular biology and cytology, and the organism is a model for differentiation, gene/protein regulation, and cell cycle events in bacteria.[3]
Clinical significance
Two Bacillus species are considered medically significant: B. anthracis, which causes anthrax, and B. cereus, which causes a foodborne illness similar to that of Staphylococcus.[4] A third species, B. thuringiensis, is an important insect pathogen, and is sometimes used to control insect pests. The type species is B. subtilis, an important model organism. It is also a notable food spoiler, causing ropiness in bread and related food. Some environmental and commercial strains B. coagulans may play a role in food spoilage of highly acidic, tomato based products.
An easy way to isolate Bacillus is by placing nonsterile soil in a test tube with water, shaking, placing in melted mannitol salt agar, and incubating at room temperature for at least a day. Colonies are usually large, spreading and irregularly-shaped. Under the microscope, the Bacillus cells appear as rods, and a substantial portion usually contain an oval endospore at one end, making it bulge.
Cell wall
The cell wall of Bacillus is a structure on the outside of the cell that forms the second barrier between the bacterium and the environment, and at the same time maintains the rod shape and withstands the pressure generated by the cell's turgor. The cell wall is composed of teichoic and teichuronic acids. B. subtilis is the first bacterium for which the role of an actin-like cytoskeleton in cell shape determination and peptidoglycan synthesis was identified, and for which the entire set of peptidoglycan-synthesizing enzymes was localised. The role of the cytoskeleton in shape generation and maintenance is important.[5]
The genus Bacillus was coined in 1835 by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (who coined the genus Bacterium seven years prior) to contain rod-shaped bacteria, later amended by Ferdinand Cohn to spore-forming, Gram-positive/variable, rod-shaped bacteria.[6] Like other genera associated with the early history of microbiology, such as Pseudomonas or Vibrio, members of the Bacillus genus (266 species[7]) are found ubiquitously, and it is one of the genera with the largest 16S diversity and environmental diversity.
Several studies have tried to reconstruct the phylogeny of the genus. The Bacillus-specific study with the most diversity covered is by Xu and Cote' using 16S and the ITS region, where they divide the genus into 10 groups, which includes the nested genera Paenibacillus, Brevibacillus, Geobacillus, Marinibacillus and Virgibacillus.[8] However, the tree [3] constructed by the living tree project, a collaboration between ARB-Silva[disambiguation needed] and LPSN where a 16S (and 23S if available) tree of all validated species was constructed,[9][10] the genus Bacillus contains a very large number of nested taxa and majorly in both 16S and 23S it is paraphyletic to Lactobacillales (Lactobacillus, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Listeria, etc.), due to Bacillus coahuilensis and others. A gene concatenation study found similar results to Xu and Cote', but with a much more limited number of species in terms of groups,[11] but used Listeria as an outgroup, so in light of the ARB tree, it may be "inside-out".
One clade, formed by B. anthracis, B. cereus, B. mycoides, B. pseudomycoides, B. thuringiensis and B. weihenstephanensis under current classification standards, should be a single species (within 97% 16S identity), but due to medical reasons, they are considered separate species,[12] an issue also present for four species of Shigella and Escherichia coli.[13]
|Bacillus phylogenetics
|Phylogeny of the genus Bacillus according to [11]
See also
- Paenibacillus, a genus of bacteria that was formerly included in Bacillus
- ^ Turnbull PCB (1996). Bacillus. In: Barron's Medical Microbiology (Baron S et al., eds.) (4th ed.). Univ of Texas Medical Branch. ISBN 0-9631172-1-1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=mmed.section.925.
- ^ Madigan M; Martinko J (editors). (2005). Brock Biology of Microorganisms (11th ed.). Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-144329-1.
- ^ Graumann P (editor). (2012). Bacillus: Cellular and Molecular Biology (2nd ed.). Caister Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-904455-97-4. [1]. http://www.horizonpress.com/bacillus.
- ^ Ryan KJ; Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill. ISBN 0-8385-8529-9.
- ^ Scheffers DJ (2012). "The Cell Wall of Bacillus subtilis". Bacillus: Cellular and Molecular Biology 2e (Graumann P, ed.). Caister Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-904455-97-4. [2]. http://www.horizonpress.com/bacillus.
- ^ COHN (F.): Untersuchungen über Bakterien. Beitrage zur Biologie der Pflanzen Heft 2, 1872, 1, 127-224.
- ^ Bacillus entry in LPSN [Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". Int J Syst Bacteriol 47 (2): 590-2. DOI:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655. http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/47/2/590. ]
- ^ Xu, D.; Cote, J. -C. (2003). "Phylogenetic relationships between Bacillus species and related genera inferred from comparison of 3' end 16S rDNA and 5' end 16S-23S ITS nucleotide sequences". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 53 (3): 695–704. DOI:10.1099/Ijs.0.02346-0.
- ^ Yarza, P.; Richter, M.; Peplies, J. R.; Euzeby, J.; Amann, R.; Schleifer, K. H.; Ludwig, W.; Glöckner, F. O. et al. (2008). "The All-Species Living Tree project: A 16S rRNA-based phylogenetic tree of all sequenced type strains". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 31 (4): 241–250. DOI:10.1016/j.syapm.2008.07.001. PMID 18692976.
- ^ Yarza, Pablo; Ludwig, Wolfgang; Euzéby, Jean; Amann, Rudolf; Schleifer, Karl-Heinz; Glöckner, Frank Oliver; Rosselló-Móra, Ramon (2010). "Update of the All-Species Living Tree Project based on 16S and 23S rRNA sequence analyses". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 33 (6): 291–299. DOI:10.1016/j.syapm.2010.08.001. PMID 20817437.
- ^ a b Alcaraz, L.; Moreno-Hagelsieb, G.; Eguiarte, L. E.; Souza, V.; Herrera-Estrella, L.; Olmedo, G. (2010). "Understanding the evolutionary relationships and major traits of Bacillus through comparative genomics". BMC Genomics 11: 332. DOI:10.1186/1471-2164-11-332. ISBN 1471216411332. PMC 2890564. PMID 20504335. //www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2890564.
- ^ http://www.bacterio.cict.fr/bacdico/bb/anthracis.html
- ^ BRENNER (D.J.): Family I. Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937, Nom. fam. cons. Opin. 15, Jud. Com. 1958, 73; Ewing, Farmer, and Brenner 1980, 674; Judicial Commission 1981, 104. In: N.R. KRIEG and J.G. HOLT (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 1, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1984, pp. 408-420


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GERRY – The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office is investigating a single car accident that left a Jamestown man deceased Friday night.
Deputies are investigating the crash that occurred at 11:11 p.m. on Route 60 in the town of Gerry. Aaron Hartman, 48, of Jamestown was traveling on Route 60 when his vehicle left the road and struck a tree. Hartman was taken to WCA Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Police believe he may have suffered a medical emergency that caused the accident. The accident remains under investigation.
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Dunkirk Police responded to a motor vehicle accident that involved four cars on Jan. 27. At 7:06 p.m. Jermaine Kenner, 34, of South Margay Street was at the stop sign at the intersection of East Front and Webster streets. Kenner admitted to failing to stop at the stop sign and his vehicle collided with a vehicle operated by Austin J. Ganey, 17, of Mullet Street. Traveling with Ganey was Kevin Ganey, 16. The second vehicle then was pushed into a parked car, and subsequently the parked car was pushed into a second parked car. Kenner was charged with failure to stop at a stop sign. There were no injuries reported.
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At 8:40 p.m. John Sirianno, 52, of Bemus Point, was stopped in the village of Bemus Point for speed in zone. After an investigation it is alleged he was found to have a suspended New York State license for failure to answer a summons. Sirianno appeared in the Town of Charlotte Court and will appear later in the Town of Ellery Court to answer to the charges.
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PERRYSBURG – On Jan. 26, a Batavia woman was charged with DWI, aggravated DWI with blood alcohol content 18 percent or higher, failure to maintain lane and open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle after the vehicle she was driving got stuck in a snow bank.
Around 7:25 p.m., Jill E. Fried, 36, of Batavia was charged after her vehicle was found stuck in a snow bank which she struck on Prospect Street in the town of Perrysburg. She was released with traffic tickets to appear in court at a later date.
DAYTON – A Cattaraugus man was charged with DWI and failure to keep right after a motor vehicle accident in the town of Dayton. Jefferey A. Schosek, 29, of Cattaraugus, was transported to Lake Shore Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The accident remains under investigation and more charges may be filed.


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February 17, 2013, Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russia - Following on from a preparatory visit by Mikhael Pogodaev and Anna Degteva in late December 2012, the Nomadic Herders' team has been working hard last week to consult with the various Ministries of the Government of Sakha (Yakutia), during the CAFF Biennial meetings held 11 – 15 February 2013. They also had the chance to meet with various experts on land degradation and biodiversity conservation within the North-East Federal University.
What a week it has been for the Nomadic Herders' team!
Mikhail Pogodaev (Association of World Reindeer Herders), Svein Mathiesen and Anna Degteva (International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry), and Bjorn Alfthan (GRID-Arendal) have been participating at the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Biennial Meeting, held on February 10-15 in Yakutsk, Sakha Republic.
Mikhail Pogodaev presented an update on the Nomadic Herders project to the group, which included high-level representatives from the Government of Sakha (Yakutia), as well as Permanent Participants including the Saami Council, the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), and the Aleut International Association (AIA). His presentation got excellent feedback from the group and the Sakha Government, including about its important contribution to advancing the integration and co-production of traditional knowledge into the work of the Arctic Council. Dr. Syroechkovskiy also noted the important contribution the project can make on-the-ground in local communities and environments, complementing well the many other activities of CAFF that involve data sharing, assessment and monitoring of Arctic biodiversity.
The Nomadic Herders team also used this opportunity to consult with Ministries of the Government of Sakha (Yakutia), and meet with various experts on land degradation and biodiversity conservation from the North-East Federal University, in order to discuss concrete activities of the project over the coming years. Furthermore, the team visited the International Development Office of North-East Federal University to discuss joint education and outreach courses within the Nomadic Herders project. The Vice-Minister within the Ministry of Federative Affairs and External Relations, Ms. Faina N. Sokolova, expressed her enthusiasm for the first cooperation between UNEP (via the Global Environment Facility) and the Government of Sakha (Yakutia).
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Anna Degteva, Svein Mathiesen and Mikhail Pogodaev meet with the Deputy Minister, Ministry of Federative Afffairs and External Relations of Sakha Republic, Ms. Faina N. Sokolova. The team discussed the priorities and wishes of the Sakha Republic with regards to Nomadic Herders. © Bjorn Alfthan