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Hey there everyone!
Just wanted to introduce myself to everyone, and express my enthusiasm towards Adagio's INCREDIBLE tea. I've always been a light tea drinker, usually during various holidays/family gatherings my family has mixed some silly brand of green/black tea together, and never been much of a fan. I discovered this well-known secret Adagio through my favorite podcast DIGGnation, and seeing Kevin Rose always pump it up. I myself decided to take the leap and dive head first into the world of TEA, and so far on day 3.... and many many many cups later here I am.
Here's my Teaware and Tea Selection so far:
Glass Teapot -- Tea Party anyone?
Glass and Mug Infuser -- Good way to enjoy a nice cup of Chamomile before bed
IngenuTEA Teapot -- Great to share a cup with a friend
UtiliTEA Kettle -- LOVE IT!
Herbal Tea Sampler
Green Tea Savant Sampler -- Finishing up my Gyokuro and Dragonwell, I hear Gunpowder is good, need to order a sample.
8oz Bag of Chamomile -- Much better than those silly tea bags I remember
Signature Blend Mintastic
Signature Blend Executus -- Very inspiring citrus flavor, just the zing I need
Signature Blend Love Child -- OOOHHH WEEEEEEE!!!!!11!!!1!ONEONE!
Nepal First Flush Sample -- First tea I'll try in the morning, very excited
Still learning, and determining how I like my Tea, but its been very helpful to read these forums to find suggestions and advice. Looking forward to learn more about the different teas and live the good life drinking vast amounts of Tea


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IT Desktop Newsletter – March 2012 Edition
We have a new team member! We are still growing! We would like to extend a warm welcome to Ryan Watson as the latest member to join the Desktop Support Team! He will be based in the London office, and … Continue reading

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Area Police Reports
MAYVILLE – Jedediah J. Shaw, 30, was charged with third-degree criminal mischief and second-degree obstructing governmental administration. While incarcerated at Chautauqua County Jail, Shaw used a broom handle to smash three sprinkler heads in a fire-suppression system, resulting in $460.19 in damage. Shaw was and will appear in Chautauqua Town Court at a later date.
JAMESTOWN – Dennis L. Penhollow II, 39, of Fairmount Avenue, was arrested on a secret Chautauqua County grand jury indictment warrant. Penhollow had been indicted earlier by a grand jury based on an investigation by the district attorney's office and Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force. It is believed Penhollow sold quantities of crack cocaine to agents in the city of Jamestown over the past several months. He was arrested and turned over to the sheriff's office where he is awaiting arraignment.
KIANTONE – Scott A Nelson, 43, of Columbia Street, Jamestown, was charged with inadequate headlights, driving while intoxicated and aggravated DWI per se. Deputies on Monday stopped Nelson in the town of Kiantone for not having adequate headlights. Investigation found him to be intoxicated and was placed into custody. Nelson was released and is to appear in court at a later date.
CHAUTAUQUA – Rachael A. Blanchard, 30, of Erie Street, was charged with second-degree aggravated harassment. Deputies on Monday charged Blanchard after they said she called and sent unwanted and harassing messages to another person. She was issued appearance tickets and will answer the charge at a later date.
Jordan K. Freeman, 18, was charged with petit larceny Monday at Spencer's Gifts at the Chautauqua Mall. Police say Freeman stole a bracelet from the store. He was issued an appearance ticket to be in Town of Busti Court at a later date.
An 18-year-old youth was charged for unlawful possession of marijuana. Police walking the beat noticed a suspicious person. Further investigation found the person to be in possession of marijuana in plain view of officers. He was arrested and will appear in Village of Westfield Court at a later date.
Dustin W. Hale, 28, of West Avenue, Portland, was charged with speeding, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument. Police on Sunday stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. Investigation found Hale to have a suspended license and a hypodermic needle under his seat. Hale was arrested and is to appear in court at a later date.
Min S. Yim, 24, of Ithaca was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and speeding. Police on Jan. 12 observed a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed. Investigation found Yim to have a suspended license. He will answer the charges in court at a later date.
Michael Pollaro, 27, of Foote Avenue, Jamestown, was charged with criminal possession of stolen property. Police say Pollaro pawned a stolen necklace in late October.
Steven D. Schrecengost, 18, of West Fifth Street, Jamestown, was charged with second-degree aggravated harassment. Police investigated a reported harassment complaint from a town resident. An arrest warrant followed the investigation. Schrecengost was located, arraigned and committed to Chautauqua County Jail and is to appear in court a later date.


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How Heat May Affect Male Infertility
According to the World Health Organization, if a man's sperm count is less than 20 million per milliliter, he is considered at risk of being infertile. Low sperm count, otherwise known as oligospermia, is one of the most common causes of male infertility. There are several factors that can lead to a low sperm count, but one of the most preventable is exposure to excessive heat.
Researchers have found that the reason why a man's testicles rest outside the body in the scrotum rather than in the abdomen like the ovaries is because the ideal temperature for sperm production is three to four degrees below normal body temperature. Any warmer will affect sperm count, slashing it by about 40 percent per one-degree rise. Temporary overheating of the testicles can result from exposure to things such as saunas, hot tubs, heating blankets, even waterbeds.
Research has shown that men who sleep in waterbeds are up to four times more likely to suffer fertility problems than those who prefer a traditional mattress. Frequent bike riding and wearing tight clothing can temporarily trap heat as well, although tight underwear has not been shown scientifically to cause any increase in testicular heat. Nevertheless, a change to looser clothing couldn't hurt when fertility is a concern.
Other factors that can cause overheating and decreased sperm production inside the testicles include climate and work environment. One study found that "semen specimens obtained in New Orleans during the summer had significantly lower sperm concentration, total sperm per ejaculate, percent motile sperm and motile sperm concentration than samples provided at other times of year," suggesting that men may be more fertile in cooler climates and during cooler months of the year. Sperm counts are about 30 percent lower in summer and, while heat may play a role, the seasonal rise and fall may be a legacy of our ancestors who bred seasonally.
In addition, exposure to heat over an extended period of time, such as in occupations which involve long hours of sitting, may result in permanently impaired fertility. One experiment showed that scrotal temperature rises by up to 2.2 degrees within two hours of driving a vehicle, putting truckers and taxi drivers at risk for a low sperm count. As for those who work with computers, another recent study warned young men to limit the time they use laptops on their laps after tests showed the heat from the battery might impair sperm production.
According to Dr. Yefim R. Sheynkin, director of male infertility and microsurgery at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, men who balance their laptops on their laps risk infertility problems because of the combination of pressing their legs together, which constricts the scrotum, and the heat from the laptop, which raises its temperature. The study found that after sitting with a computer in their laps for 15 minutes, men's scrotal temperatures had risen 1.8 degrees, and 2.8 degrees after an hour. It is not known whether the effects of the exposure would cause permanent damage, but the study recommended that men keep laptops off their laps to avoid the potential for "irreversible changes."
As far as damage from other factors, such as saunas, hot tubs and heating blankets, it is believed that sperm generally recover quickly from heat exposure, so a man's sperm count should return to normal within about a week. However, at least one study has shown that the production of sperm is a process requiring approximately three months, which suggests that even when a factor that may be harmful to production is taken away, a normal sperm count may not occur again for at least three months.
Whatever the case, when considering future fertility, it is important for men to consider the impact of prolonged exposure to heat. The best way for a man to protect his fertility is to avoid high-heat situations whenever possible.


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"Nature" at 7 p.m. Sunday examines the evolution of dogs and their infiltration in to human society in the part one showing of "Dogs that Changed the World."
Scrappy orphan Sally Lockhart faces deadly villains as she uncovers the truth of her father's death in "Masterpiece Theatre" at 8 p.m. Sunday.
Seemingly unconnected events set young sleuth Sally Lockhart on the trail of an evil mystery in "Masterpiece Mystery!" at 9:30 p.m. Sunday.
"American Experience" at 8 p.m. Monday follows Ronald Reagan's controversial presidency after rising from Hollywood to the Whitehouse.
"Nova" at 7 p.m. Tuesday details the missteps that made the U.S. lose to the Soviets in the first round of the space race.
The struggles of four critically ill Americans showcase the nation's growing health care crisis on "P.O.V." "Critical Condition" at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
"RX for Change" at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday explores health issues set against the healthcare platforms of the two presidential candidates.
Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi's life and legacy is celebrated, featuring Suri music and popular poetry, in "Rumi Returning" at 10 p.m. Tuesday.
"Secrets of the Dead" at 7 p.m. Wednesday investigates shocking evidence from the Hawley Crippen murder in 1910 in "Executed in Error."
"American Masters" at 8 p.m. Wednesday explores the life and career of the man who single-handedly influenced the direction of contemporary music in "Atlantic Records: The House that Ahmet Built."
Filmmaker Joanna Rudnick faces her deepest fears when she tests positive for the breast cancer gene in "P.O.V." at 10 p.m. Wednesday.
"Texas Monthly Talks" at 7 p.m. Thursday features an interview with Matthew McConaughey.
"Docubloggers" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday pays tribute to the men and women fighting overseas, and those that have fallen in the line of duty.
Gwen Ifill moderates the Vice Presidential Debate, focusing on domestic and foreign policy at Washington University in "PBS Newshour Debates 2008: Special Report" at 8 p.m. Thursday.
"American Masters" at 10 p.m. Friday examines the life and career of the Mexican muralist, who had a profound impact on American Artists, in "Orozco: Man of Fire."
"Austin City Limits" at 11 p.m. Friday presents performances from San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park.
Influential superstars R.E.M. take the stage in support of their latest acclaimed record, Accelerate, in "Austin City Limits" at 7 p.m. Saturday.


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Gee, I hope THIS doesn't dissuade the loonies in Congress from committing political suicide:
A new poll done for Republican members of Congress has found huge public opposition, and solid opposition among Republicans, to the idea of shutting down the government over the issue of funding Obamacare.
In a national survey of 1,000 registered voters done July 31 and August 1, the question, from pollster David Winston, said, �Some members of Congress have proposed shutting down the government as a way to defund the president�s health care law� and asked respondents whether they favored or opposed that plan.
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Asustek Computer has demonstrated its forthcoming Eee-branded high-definition TV-set at Computex Taipei 2008 trade-show. The company did not disclose any details during the demonstration, or put any emphasize on this fact at all, but Asus HDTV is still highly-expected among enthusiasts.
At Computex Taipei 2008 the company that is mostly known for its computer components, demonstrated its "Eee TV" device, which is believed to be an HDTV with an integrated personal computer. According to Engadget web-site, Asus Eee TV demonstrated Blu-ray version of Pixar's "Cars" via Sony PlayStation 3 game console at Computex Taipei 2008 show.
Asus Eee HDTV, according to previously released specifications, should feature 42" LCD HDTV screen with build-in Linux based PC. Nothing is known about the device itself, but it is believed that it the system will full-HD capability.
This is not the first time when Asustek attempts to enter the market of consumer electronics: about four years ago the company unveiled its DigiMatrix device that was a barebone for building home theatre personal computers. At the time the product failed to become successful, but the company has not forgotten its intentions to find itself on the market with Samsung or Sony.
A potential problem that Asus may face with its E-TV is that neither "Asus" nor "Eee" are well-known outside the world of personal computers. While "Asus Eee PC" name may cause some kind of "innovative" attitude, given the fact that Eee is widely discussed in the press, it may also cause negative attitude, as many know that the Eee PC is an inexpensive and simplistic solution, not a high-end high-performance device.
Asustek Computer has not revealed any additional details on the news-story.


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U.S. Men's Update: Winter Training
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 14, 2010) – The winter training block for the U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team began on Jan. 11 at the American Training Centers in Anaheim, Calif. The following players were in the gym, with more players expected as the Puerto Rican league finishes its season:
Brook Billings (Opp, Santa Barbara, Calif., USC)
Jonathan Charette (Opp, Fullerton, Calif., BYU)
Oleksiy Gutor (OH, Kiev, Ukraine, Penn State)
Tyler Hildebrand (S, Mesa, Ariz., Long Beach State)
Jayson Jablonsky (OH, Yorba Linda, Calif., UC Irvine)
Mark Ribeiro (OH, New York, N.Y., Springfield College)
David Smith (MB, Saugus, Calif., UC Irvine)
Dustin Watten (L, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach State)
Matt Werle (S, Meadville, Pa., Juniata College)
Puerto Rico
U.S. Men's middle blocker and Olympic gold medalist Tom Hoff (Park Ridge, Ill.) has joined the Guaynabo Mets for their playoff run in the Puerto Rican men's league.
The move proved to be a good one for the Mets as Guaynabo has won its first two playoff matches. Guaynabo defeated Changos de Naranjito in its first playoff game on Jan. 10, 3-2 (25-19, 25-20, 22-25, 22-25, 12-15). Hoff scored 10 points on nine kills and one block. His U.S. teammate Eric Vance (Camarillo, Calif.) scored 12 points on 11 kills and one block. For Naranjito, C.J. Macias (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) scored 17 points on 16 kills and one block. Andy Hein (Carol Stream, Ill.) scored seven points on six kills and one ace.
On Jan. 11, Guaynabo beat Nuevos Gigantes de Carolina, 3-2 (25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 20-25, 15-10). Vance scored 20 points on 20 kills while Hoff had five points on one kill and four blocks.
On Jan. 7, Plataneros de Corozal swept Patriotas de Lares, 25-18, 25-13, 25-18. Matt McKinney (Santa Ynez, Calif.) and Nils Nielsen (Fallbrook, Calif.) led Corozal with 12 points each. McKinney scored on 11 kills and one block. Nielsen scored on 10 kills and two aces. Their teammate Casey Patterson (Newbury Park, Calif.) scored 10 points on seven kills, one block and two aces.
Naranjito defeated Carolina, 3-2 (19-25, 17-25, 25-21, 25-22, 15-10) on Jan. 8. Hein scored 14 points on 12 kills and two blocks for Naranjito while Macias added 13 points on 10 kills and three blocks.
Also on Jan. 8, Leones de Ponce swept Patriotas de Lares, 25-20, 25-23, 25-22. Delano Thomas (Sacramento, Calif.) led Ponce with 16 points on nine kills, four blocks and three aces. Tony Ching (Hawaii) added 12 points on 12 kills.
U.S. players squared off on Jan. 10 as Corozal topped Ponce, 3-1 (18-25, 25-14, 25-17, 28-26). Nielsen had 12 points for Corozal on nine kills, one block and two aces. McKinney scored nine points on eight kills and one block. Patterson totaled two points on one kill and one ace. Ching led Ponce with 18 points on 13 kills, three blocks and two aces. Thomas added five points on five kills.
On Jan. 11, Ponce came back to sweep Lares, 25-20, 25-20, 25-16. Ching led Ponce with 14 points on 10 kills and four blocks. Thomas had 13 points on 10 kills, one block and two aces.
On Jan. 12, Carolina got past Naranjito, 3-2 (25-22, 23-25, 23-25, 25-16, 15-12). Hein led Naranjito with 22 points on 17 kills, four blocks and one ace. Macias added 16 points on 13 kills, two blocks and one ace.
There are two more quarterfinals on Thursday and Friday. The semifinals will begin Jan. 18.
The Turkish league resumed on Jan. 10 and Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediye, the Turkish league team of Ryan Millar (Palmdale, Calif.) and Scott Touzinsky (St. Louis, Mo.), maintained its league lead with a 3-1 (25-13, 24-26, 25-23, 25-15) victory over Bozkurt Belediye, which includes U.S. player Ryan Burrow (Racine, Wis.). Millar scored 11 points on three kills and eight blocks. Touzinsky added 10 points on nine kills and one ace. Burrow scored 14 points on 11 kills and three aces.
Fenerbahce, which sits second in the league, continued its winning ways with a 3-2 (20-25, 25-16, 24-26, 25-23, 15-13) victory over Galatasaray. U.S. Men's player Gabe Gardner (San Clemente, Calif.) scored 11 points for Fenerbahce on 10 kills and one block.
Halkbank, which is in fifth place in the league, was also victorious, defeating Ozel Diltas Egitim K., 3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-19). Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.) substituted in all four sets for Halkbank and scored three points on three kills.
Russian Super League leader Zenit Kazan, featuring U.S. players Lloy Ball (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii), remained in first place on Jan. 10 after defeating Lokomotiv Novosibirsk, the team of Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) and David Lee (Alpine, Calif.).
Kazan swept Novosibirsk, 25-18, 25-20, 27-25. Stanley led all scorers with 21 points on 14 kills, one block and six aces. Ball set all three sets and scored two points on two aces. Priddy scored 11 points for Novosibirsk on 10 kills and one block. Lee had four points on four blocks.
To view photos from the match, click here.
Fakel Novy Urengoi, the Russian team of Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.), beat Tyumen Tyumen, 3-1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-20, 25-15) on Jan. 9. Rooney started the first three sets and scored seven points on seven kills for Fakel. Hansen started the first three sets at setter and scored one point on one ace.
To view photos from the match, click here.
Fakel Novy Urengoy will not advance to the next round of the CEV Cup after losing a second match to Russia's Iskra Odintsovo on Jan. 12. Fakel fell, 20-25, 23-25, 17-25.
To view photos from the match, click here.
Max Holt (Cincinnati, Ohio) and his team Marmi Lanza Verona defeated Rpa-Luigibacchi.It Perugia on Jan. 10, 25-22, 26-24, 25-21, in Italy's Serie A league. Holt started all three sets and scored six points on five kills and one ace.
Donald Suxho (Korce, Albania) and his team Prisma Taranto defeated Aran Cucine Abruzzo Pineto, 3-1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-22, 25-16). Suxho started at setter for all four sets and scored seven points on three kills, two blocks and two aces.
Delecta Bydgoszcz, the Polish league team of U.S. Men's libero Rich Lambourne (Tustin, Calif.) fell to Zaksa Kędzierzyn Koźle on Jan. 10, 13-25, 17-25, 19-25. Lambourne started all three sets.
Poitiers, the French league team of Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.), defeated Rennes, 3-2 (25-21, 21-25, 24-26, 25-22, 15-11) on Jan. 9. Lotman started the first three sets and scored 10 points, including eight kills. Poitiers is in second place in the league.
Poitiers will advance to the next round of the CEV Challenge Cup after winning a second victory over Slovenia's Salonit Anhovo Kanal on Jan. 13. Poitiers won 25-14, 25-13, 25-21.
Middle European Zone
Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) and his Austrian team Hypo Tirol Innsbruck defeated Hungary's Diamant Kaposvar on Jan. 9, 25-21, 25-21, 25-21. Holmes started all three sets and scored three points on two kills and one block.
CEV Indesit Champions League
The Russian team Kazan is the only one still undefeated in the CEV Indesit Champions League. On Jan. 13, Kazan improved its record to 5-0 with a sweep of Spain's Unicaja Almeria, which includes U.S. player Matt Denmark (Edmond, Okla.), 25-15, 25-20, 29-27.
Stanley started the first two sets and substituted on the third for Kazan. He scored seven points on five kills, one block and one ace. Ball started the first two sets at setter for Kazan and scored two points on one kill and one block. For Almeria, Denmark started all three sets and scored six points on five kills and one block.
To view photos from the match, click here.
Hypo Tirol Innsbruck is in second place in its pool with a 3-2 record. It outlasted Belgium's Noliko Maaseik, 3-2 (15-25, 25-19, 12-25, 25-22, 15-12) on Jan. 13. Holmes started all five sets for Innsbruck and scored 10 points on five kills and five blocks.
Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediye is in third place in its pool with a 2-3 record. It swept Slovenia's ACH Volley Bled on Jan. 13, 25-23, 25-20, 25-21. Millar and Touzinsky each started all three sets for Istanbul and each scored five points on five kills.
Each team has one final pool play match on Jan. 20. Many Champions League matches can be viewed at http://www.laola1.tv/.


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Recreational Sports
The Campus Recreation Program at Virginia Wesleyan College strives to provide quality recreational opportunities to the campus community regardless of skill or experience. Our primary mission is to promote personal growth, social fellowship, and healthy lifestyle choices through participation in challenging and fun activities. All of our programs emphasize student involvement and leadership to determine the direction of our yearly goals. Students may get involved through working as an Intramural Official, becoming a certified outdoor trip leader, developing a club sport or volunteering for the Recreational Advisory Board. For more detailed information about any of our programs, our policies, or for general rules please stop by the Campus Recreation Office.
Intramural Sports
The goal of Intramural Sports is to enrich student life by creating opportunities for wholesome competition and fun in various organized activities. It is hoped that students will gain a sense of fair play, sportsmanship and an increased awareness that active participatation will benefit them for life. The Intramural Sports program features both team and individual events from one day tournaments to full length seasons.


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The general manager of ATI, graphics product group of Advanced Micro Devices, said in an interview that although the market of discrete graphics processors remains strong, the economy slump is highly-likely to impact its negatively as consumers are cutting their expenses.
"I don't know if graphics will be singled out in terms of impact [of economic slump]. We are heavy on the consumer side compared to the enterprise. Everyone in the world is hanging on to see how bad the storm will be in the quarter and going forward," said Rick Bergman, a vice president of AMD and general manager of graphics products group, in an interview with Venture Beat web-site.
It is hardly surprising that the head of ATI remains cautious. According to estimates of Craig Berger, a chip analyst at Friedman Billings Ramsey, Nvidia Corp., the arch-rival of ATI, plans to reduce the number of wafer starts (which means reduction of chip manufacturing) by 25% in Q4 2008, and further reduce production by 20% in Q1 2009.
Rick Berger remains optimistic about the future of discrete graphics chips, but regrets that consumers are not investing heavily into graphics cards required for video-games due to current state of the world's economy.
"Yes, we're feeling good. I wish the economy were better. We have a strong product line. The amplitude of our gains would be higher if the market was stronger. But the flip side is that you better have a good lineup in a slow market or things will get ugly," said Mr. Berger.
Earlier this year ATI/AMD set itself a goal to capture 50% of the global market of standalone desktop graphics chips in the fourth quarter. In Q3 2008 the company commanded 40%, whereas 60% of the market was captured by Nvidia.


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Improved delivery model for Level 3 Coaching qualification
30 November 2012
Following a recent pilot, customer feedback and an internal review the IoS have launched a new delivery model for the ASA/UKCC Level 3 Coaching programme.
Not only does this review bring us in line with the transfer of the Level 3 Certificate to the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) as per other qualifications offered by the IoS, it sets a firm foundation for future developments and innovation in delivery and content.
This particular reviewing phase involves some small but fundamental changes in the recruitment and delivery process to learners. Instead of having rolling recruitment, where learners can register any time in the year, we have restructured our provision to recruitment 'windows' designed to fit in appropriately to the coaching and competition calendar.
Learners will be now be assigned a mentor at the start of the programme to visit and support them throughout, helping to tailor the learning to individual needs and be more beneficial in terms of added value, support, organisation and quality for all learners.
The next recruitment window for learners to enrol will likely open around February/March 2013.


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Sixteen active duty U.S. military personnel are competing in the London 2012 games. But, they're by no means the only American troops taking part in the games. Some 300 service members, stationed at UK Royal Air Forces bases, are getting to take part in the games from behind the scenes.
Captain Kurt Nemmer serves in the 501st Combat Support Wing. But, for the Olympics, he's serving in an athlete support role as a volunteer. Prior to the Opening Ceremony he worked to make sure Team USA looked its best when it took the field in Olympic Stadium. "We just have them try everything on," he said. "If anything needs fitted, there's a team of tailors that come in and adjust sizes. We'll switch sizes and just work from there to make the team look the best they can for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies."
U.S. troops stationed at RAF Stations Lakenheath, Mildehnal, Croughton, and Alconbury have been working with Team USA. Other roles they've been working in include team processing, hospitality, and security. "They have worked super hard, they get the job done, they're organized, they listen to direction," said Team USA Processing Director Katie Clifford. "They are just fabulous. I don't think we could have pulled this off if we didn't have the military with us."Editor's Note: This entry appeared first on the U.S. Embassy in London's blog.


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Visitors to Saturday's Gallery Hop will notice 10 new outdoor murals in the arts district. The murals, which range from 120 to 200 square feet, are high-resolution vinyl photographs of works on view in exhibits at 10 Short North galleries this month. It's all for "10 x 10 x 10: 10 Murals, 10 Galleries, 10 Openings," a celebration of local artists for Columbus' bicentennial. Here's a look at three of the exhibitions on the lineup.
Marcia Evans Gallery
Painter Juan Carrera has had one of those archetypal artist years — hard on the heart, good for the art. He left a job and a relationship and handed over the reins of Abx, the abstract expressionist collective that he founded in 2010.
So earlier this year, he holed up and did what he wanted to do most: paint.
"Hard times make us wiser. It really puts us in touch with maybe what we need to discover. … I'm a result of all my limitations," Carrera said during an interview at MoJoe Lounge, wearing a new short hair cut and a sense of tired peace befitting of people who have just waged and won a personal life war.
"These paintings are a little more my own style," he said of his new work. "It's more mature, more cohesive."
See his thoughtfully colorful, emotive new voice alongside the work of fellow abstract painter Michael Halliday.
Ray's Living Room
This gallery again proves to be a hot spot to see work by young local artists. Amandda Tirey Graham takes up the torch with her solo show featuring about 27 new oil paintings. Graham attributes her free-hand technique to watching her father pinstripe old cars when she was a kid (everyone asks her if she stencils her painting's patterns, she said).
"For this show I pulled out a few new tricks mixed with my usual cast of odd germy characters," Graham said. "I'm working more toward an ambiguous mix of macro and micro science in each painting, starting with more nebulous grounds. I like to imagine someone let me in on a big secret and I'm sharing what I learn with the viewer by documenting the weird stuff we don't [and/or] can't see."
Terra Gallery
More than 30 of the gallery's artists contributed a total of 200 pieces to this new show, titled "200 Visions." All of the art is inspired by Columbus and the people who have helped it reach such a prominent milestone.
"Mariposa," by Juan Carrera


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There is no question the final months of the year are a critical time for companies in the retail industry. On average, holiday spending accounts for about 20% of retailers' annual sales. (The number can be higher for stores that specialize in big-ticket items such as jewelry and electronics). Shoppers are expected to spend an average of $750 per person on gifts and decor, but the bad news for small, independently owned stores is that a significant percentage of that spending goes to large corporations such as Amazon (AMZN) and Wal-Mart (WMT) .
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In a recent NRF survey, gift cards were the most requested and most purchased holiday gift item; 80% of the people surveyed planned to buy at least one. While gift cards used to be perceived as an impersonal cop-out to buying a "real" gift, they have become more widely accepted in recent years, especially among younger shoppers. (Teenagers, in particular, tend to be more excited about a gift card to their favorite store than a sweater hand-picked by grandma.)
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After gift cards, the two most popular categories for holiday shoppers are toys and clothing. Specialty retailers should get those items front and center, marketing them as gift choices to casual browsers. The advantage here goes to independent retailers that can position themselves as an alternative: offering unusual toys or unique items of clothing that can't be found at the local mall. The key is to have items that meet shoppers' practical needs while setting your particular stock apart from the crowd.
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Air Line State Park Trail
55.9 miles
Air Line State Park Trail winds for just over 55 miles from the northeast corner of Connecticut, where the state borders Massachusetts, down to East Hampton in the heart of the state. Over the state border, you can make a contiguous connection ...
Ashburnham Rail Trail
1.3 miles
More than a mile of the Ashburnham Rail Trail opened in 2015 from a point just south of Ashburnham's center to Turnpike Road. The rustic route, planned to be paved in the future, offers a natural-surface course through dense woodlands, providing ...
Billings Trail
3.3 miles
Open in several disconnected segments, the Billings Trail is a dirt path that traverses a lovely scenic and wooded landscape outside Norfolk in northern Connecticut. Built on the abandoned railbed of the former Connecticut and Western Railroad, ...
Blackstone River Greenway (MA)
3 miles
The Blackstone River Greenway (previously known as the Blackstone River Bikeway) is a 3-mile trail that represents the first open segment of the Massachusetts portion of a pathway that will eventually link Worcester, Mass. with Providence, RI. The ...
Branford Trolley Trail
0.5 miles
The Branford Trolley Trail is essentially a long footbridge occupying an old bridge along the route of an abandoned trolley track. The bridge links nature trails on both sides of the water through a marsh habitat that is home to many shorebirds, ...
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Burrillville Bike Path
1.2 miles
Burrillville Bike Path runs for just over a mile through its namesake rural community in northwest Rhode Island. It connects the villages of Pascoag and Harrisville through a corridor that once belonged to the York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad. ...
Charter Oak Greenway
11.1 miles
The Charter Oak Greenway is a paved, multi-use trail connecting parks with residential and commercial areas. The trail runs for 11 miles between Bolton and downtown Hartford, though there is currently a gap in the trail between Hartford and ...
Cheney Rail Trail
1 miles
The Cheney Rail Trail follows part of the corridor of the South Manchester Railroad, built by the Cheney brothers in 1869. The line was a 2.5-mile spur from the main Hartford, Providence, and Fishkill Railroad and it went to the Cheney silk ...
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Chicopee River Canal Rail Trail
0.21 miles
The Chicopee Center Canal Walk offers a short pleasant route in Chicopee, a small city on the outskirts of Springfield in southern Massachusetts. The pathway closely follows the slow-moving canal and is lined with tall elm, maple and sycamore ...
Columbia Greenway Rail Trail
2 miles
Columbia Greenway Rail Trail offers 2 miles of paved, tree-lined pathway through Westfield in southwestern Massachusetts, from Main st, across the Great River Bridge over the Little River to the Southwick town line. Most of the trail is elevated, ...
Connecticut Riverwalk and Bikeway
5.4 miles
The Connecticut River Walk and Bikeway, which will one day run 21 miles along the river, currently has two open segments. The longest stretches 3.7 miles from the Chicopee town line to the South End Bridge in Springfield. Unique features of ...
CTfastrak Multi-Use Trail
4.4 miles
A part of Connecticut's first bus rapid transit line, the CTfastrak Trail serves as recreational and multi-use path for walking and bicycling between Downtown New Britain and Newington Junction. The paved trail is 10 feet wide and separated ...
Derby Greenway
1.85 miles
The Derby Greenway runs between Division Street and Main Street, paralleling the Naugatuck and Housatonic rivers. The trail runs on top of a flood control dyke for the rivers; a portion of it goes across O'Sullivan's Island. One of the centerpieces ...
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
40 miles
Running north from the Yale University campus in New Haven through the heart of Connecticut, the multi-use Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, when completed will stretch uninterrupted more than 80 miles from New Haven to Northampton, Massachusetts. ...
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Farmington River Trail
14.9 miles
The Farmington River Trail is built upon the former Central New England Railroad corridor and runs between the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail near Tunxis Meade Park and the Simsbury town line. A short disconnected section of trail extends between ...
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Grand Trunk Trail
4.4 miles
Grand Trunk Trail is part of a larger trail network, the Titanic Rail Trail, which will stretch more than 60 miles through south-central Massachusetts and the northeastern corner of Connecticut along the approximate route of the never completed ...
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Hop River State Park Trail
20 miles
The Hop River State Park Trail is one of Connecticut's longest rail-trails. Narrow cuts and a lush tree canopy make for enjoyable visits year-round. Near its western end is the Charter Oak Greenway, which heads into the state capital of Hartford. ...
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Kress Family Trail
2.5 miles
The Kress Family Trail follows an old rail bed of the former Shepaug Railroad, which winds along the Shepaug River. The flat, 2.5-mile trail is popular with cross-country skiers and snowshoers in winter, while hikers enjoy the trail during the ...
Larkin State Park Trail
10.4 miles
Canopied with deciduous trees for most of its 10.4 miles, the Larkin State Park Trail (a.k.a. Larkin Bridle Path) is primarily a wilderness trail, with wooded vistas, wetland views and sparse residential development. Its railroad past began ...
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Manhan Rail-Trail
9 miles
The Manhan Rail Trail wends its way between Easthampton and Northampton, with a spur trail leading out The Oxbow near Mt. Tom. Easthampton is a typical New England factory town brimming with commerce and community, as well as historical and ...
Mass Central Rail Trail
31.9 miles
A 104 mile rail line was shattered by hurricane in 1938. Now, more than 60 years later, dedicated volunteers in 33 communities are working to reconnect it. Instead of trains there will be cross-country skiers, bicyclists, hikers, and joggers. It ...
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Middlebury Greenway
4.4 miles
The delightful asphalt Middlebury Greenway winds 4.4 miles through the residential community of Middlebury, connecting businesses, parks and neighborhoods. The popular trail offers residents an off-road option for running errands and welcomes ...
Moosup Valley State Park Trail
5.8 miles
This 5.8-mile trail is part of the planned East Coast Greenway, an off-road path that will eventually run from Calais, Maine, to Key West, Florida. The Moosup Valley State Park Trail will connect with Rhode Island's Washington Secondary Bike ...
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Naugatuck River Greenway (Beacon Falls)
0.3 miles
The Naugatuck River Greenway segment in Beacon Falls offers a short, but scenic route along the river that is paved and well-lighted. Just north of the trail's end at the Depot Street Bridge, lies Volunteer Park, a pleasant place to stop and ...
Norwottuck Rail-Trail (Francis P. Ryan Section)
4.9 miles
In central Massachusetts, the Norwottuck Rail-Trail (formerly the Northampton Bikeway) runs between New South Street in Northampton and the neighborhood north of Look Memorial Park in Florence. Whether you start your trip from either trailhead ...
Norwottuck Rail-Trail (Mass Central Section)
10 miles
Stretching east from Northampton, the 10-mile Mass Central Section of the Norwottuck Rail-Trail connects the towns of Northampton, Hadley and Amherst. Part of the Connecticut River Greenway State Park, the route takes in a variety of landscapes, ...
Pequonnock River Trail
12.8 miles
The Pequonnock River Trail—portions of which are also known as the Housatonic Railway Rails to Trails, Monroe Housatonic Railbed Trail and Pequonnock Valley Greenway—is a developing system stretching from the urban hub of Bridgeport to the rural ...
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Putnam River Trail
2 miles
The Putnam River Trail extends between Arch Street in the Putnam District and Providence Street to the south. The trail follows the east bank of the Quinebaug River between the river and Kennedy Drive, with views of Cargill Falls. The trail ...
Quinebaug River Trail
4 miles
As of January 2012 the Quinebaug River Trail has two segments. The southern segment follows the course of the Quinebaug River in Danielson, beginning at the intersection of Palmer Street and Prospect Avenue, crossing a bridge over Fivemile Pond ...
Quonset Point Bike Path
2.5 miles
Quonset Point Bike Path is a fantastic two and a half mile trail. The Quonset Point Bike Path is a part of the beautiful town of North Kingstown.The Quonset Point Bike Path is paved and off road and is ideal for biking, walking, and inline skating. ...
Railroad Ramble
1.7 miles
The Railroad Ramble occupies a corridor abandoned by the Central New England Railroad, which provided service from 1871 through 1967. In Lakeville, the trail can be found just off of Route 41 behind the recreational complex. You'll have to climb ...
Redstone Rail Trail
1.4 miles
The Redstone Rail Trail is built on the former New York, New Haven & Hartford Armory Branch, which in turn is a former branch line of the New York & New England RR. Its name comes from the numerous red sandstone quarries in the area that gave ...
Savin Rock Trail
1.2 miles
The Savin Rock Trail offers just over a mile of paved pathway along West Haven's coastline. Along the way, you'll enjoy picturesque views of Long Island Sound and access to its sandy beaches. The west end of the trail is anchored by historical ...
Shoreline Greenway Trail
2.3 miles
When complete, Connecticut's Shoreline Greenway Trail will be a scenic 25-mile route through four quaint New England towns off Long Island Sound. From Lighthouse Point to Hammonasset Beach State Park, the trail will connect parks, schools, town ...
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South Spencer Rail Trail
1.62 miles
The South Spencer Rail Trail runs for less than 2 miles from downtown Spencer to an area south of town near Spencer State Forest. The path, which is also known as the Depot Trail, occupies a former spur line of the Boston and Albany Railroad ...
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Southern New England Trunkline Trail
21 miles
The Southern New England Trunk Line Trail (aka the "SNETT") was designated as a National Recreation Trail in 1994. It is built upon a segment of the former right-of-way of the New Haven Railroad's Midland Division, which operated between Boston ...
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Southwick Rail Trail
7.1 miles
The Southwick Rail Trail is now complete from the Massachusetts–Connecticut state line, where it continues south as the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail. On the north end, the trail extends to the Westfield town line and connects to the Columbia ...
Stratton Brook State Park Trail
1.2 miles
The Stratton Brook State Park Trail presents a great way to work up an appetite for a picnic at Stratton Brook State Park, the first state park in Connecticut to be entirely wheelchair accessible. The park also offers picnic areas, as well as ...
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Sue Grossman Still River Greenway
2.9 miles
The Sue Grossman Still River Greenway runs for nearly 3 miles through a wooded corridor between Lanson Drive and Harris Drive in Torrington. The paved trail occupies the old right-of-way for the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad's Naugatuck ...
Trolley Trail (CT)
0.75 miles
The Trolley Trail runs through Plainfield and is a key link the East Coast Greenway. Plans are to use this trail as a link between the Moosup Valley State Park Trail and the Airline State Park Trail.
Vernon Rails-to-Trails (Hop River State Park Rockville Spur)
4 miles
Thanks to skilled engineers with the former Hartford, Providence, & Fishkill Railroad, the pretty Vernon Rails-to-Trails overlooks ravines and streams and passes between rock walls verdant with ferns and lichen. Crossing a wooded terrain of ...
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Ware River Rail-Trail
12 miles
This unpaved state-owned trail is open for public use from Coldbrook to Baldwinville. An on-road detour is necessary through the village of Baldwinville, but the right-of-way is open for public use on an informal basis from the outskirts of ...
Washington Secondary Bike Path
18.9 miles
The Washington Secondary Bike Path actually comprises four trails along an old Hartford, Providence, & Fishkill Railroad corridor. Together, the Cranston Bike Path, Warwick Bike Path, West Warwick Greenway and Trestle Trail create nearly 19 ...
Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail (WIndsor Locks Canal Towpath)
4.5 miles
Note: Per the State of Connecticut's website, the trail is open from dawn to dusk March 1–November 30." The 4.5-mile Windsor Locks Canal Trail follows the Connecticut River and the Windsor Locks Canal between Windsor Locks and Suffield. ...
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EL PASO, Texas – The father of a missing child whose body was found buried in New Mexico has been charged in connection with the baby's death. The defendant remains lodged in a Texas jail in lieu of a $1.5 million bond.
Jeffrey Farrey, 22, and his wife, Jenna May Farrey, 20, of El Paso, Texas, were arrested in Escanaba on Sunday after police located them at the Eagle's Nest Motel. Last Friday, the couple and their two sons were reported endangered and missing from their home where a suicide note was found.
The father, a soldier from Fort Bliss Army Base, was held in Delta County Jail on a federal AWOL charge. The mother was lodged for being a fugitive of justice on a probation violation relating to a July 2012 charge for abandonment of a child.
Their 19-month-old son, Blake, was taken from their custody and placed under the care of local Child Protective Services. A five-month-old son, Jackson, was not with the couple when police arrested them at the local motel.
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Jeffrey Farrey was extradited from the Delta County Jail to El Paso by military officials earlier this week.
Upon Farrey's arrival in Texas on Wednesday, the El Paso Police Department's Crimes Against Persons Unit took custody of him. He was booked into the county jail on a charge of injury to a child by omission. According to court records, he is under suicide watch.
According to the Texas statute, a person can be charged with the felony if that person is suspected of intentionally, recklessly, or with criminal negligence, by act or unintentionally, knowingly, or recklessly by omission, causes serious bodily injury to a child.
Jenna Farrey remained lodged in the Delta County Jail as of this morning, awaiting extradition to El Paso County. During a court proceeding in circuit court on Wednesday, she waived her right to a extradition hearing allowing the judge to issue an order of extradition to El Paso authorities.
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When opponents of a bill are reduced to talking about the literal, physical size of the legislation, they've completely given up on the pretense that public policy matters. If opponents of immigration reform want to debate the merits of the proposal, great. But focusing on pages and pounds is the absolute worst form of debate.
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Now the Timberwolf Comes with a Pistol Case and is Enhanced in Every Possible Way
The Timberwolf now comes with a cool pistol carrying case for easy and safe transportation. With many great features the Timberwolf has a culmination of enhancements to a pistol platform that many will be familiar with. It is a TM compatible pistol that has improved ergonomics to suit any operators hands. It is simple to use, reliable, and powerful.
Positively Manipulate your Pistol with Front and Rear Cocking Serrations
The Timberwolf features a metal outer barrel and metal slide with front cocking serrations. The serrations give you more surface area to grab the slide, so you can positively manipulate your gun in a variety of situations such as press checking or chambering a round.
Oversized Magazine Release for Quick Reloads
The oversized mag release on the Timberwolf is larger than other pistols on the market. Most guns have smaller buttons that are hard to reach. Changing mags is easy and instant when you can reach the release with little to no effort.
Improved Integral Rail with More Slots and Flexibility
The full-spec integral rail has been improved with the addition of more slots giving you more flexibility. Not all lights or lasers were created equal and some of them may require that you mount them closer or further away from the trigger guard for activation and the extra rail slots will allow you to do that.
24 Round Magazine or Optional 50 Round Mag Available
You won't have to change the mags too often with a double stack magazine holds 24 rounds. This will give you a sizeable round count for all your skirmishing needs. If the fight is going to be longer than expected, upgrade to the extended 50 round magazine.
- Model Number: JP-52
- FPS (Feet Per Second): 320
- Weight: 1.7lbs / .77 kg
- Features: Polymer frame and metal slide
- Product Support: 30 day limited warranty
- Inner Barrel Length: 3.75in
- Overall Length: 8.5in
- Barrel Caliber: 6.06mm
- Magazines Included: 1
- Magazine Capacity: 24
- Magazine Type: Gas/ Double Stack
- Recommended BB: .25g or Higher
- Power source: Green Gas
- Battery and charger included: n/a
- Lithium Polymer (LiPo) Ready: n/a
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- Battery Rate of Fire with 9.6v: n/a
- Battery Rate of Fire 11.1 Echo1 LiPo: n/a
- BB Caliber: 6mm
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- Body type: Metal and Polymer
- Gearbox Reinforced: n/a
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- Motor Type: n/a
- Sights included: n/a
- Outer Barrel Construction: One piece metal
- Metal Specifics: Slide and upper
- Polymer Specifics: Frame
- Scope Mount: n/a
- Sling Attachment: n/a
- Spring Guide: Metal
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- Hop Up: Adjustable Hop Up
- Piston Body: Plastic
- Piston Head: Cup seal
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Announcement: Moodle Maintenance and Downtime
As announced earlier this spring, we will be upgrading from Moodle 1.9 to the newest version (2.5) this summer. The new version of Moodle provides a significant improvement over the existing server and we are very excited about the new features and user interface. In order to make the transition from the current server to the new server, Moodle will be unavailable from 12 noon on Tuesday, June 25th to noon on Wednesday, June 26th. Please plan accordingly.
Beginning on Wednesday, June 26th at noon, the old Moodle server will be available for viewing and download only (no uploads) at moodle-archive.gac.edu; the new Moodle server will be available at moodle.gac.edu. The old Moodle server will have all of your past courses available, whereas the new Moodle server will only have non-academic courses/committees and Fall 2013 courses on it.
For Moodle updates, a list of Moodle 2.5 classes, or to schedule an appointment to migrate your 1.9 course materials to Moodle 2.5, please go to the Moodle 2.5 website (gustavus.edu/gts/instructionalservices/moodle_2_4.php). If you have questions or concerns about the upgrade process, please contact email@example.com.
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#DigitalSkeptic: E-Books Have Peaked
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- As summer reading fades into the falling September light, it appears investors must bone up on a familiar tale. Yet another so-called Digital Age miracle -- e-books -- has hit its slow middle chapters.
"To suggest that e-books have not been a success for large publishing houses is simply not the case," Jeremy Greenfield told me. "Their revenue has been incredibly resilient. It's not like what you see in music or newspapers."
Greenfield is editorial director at Digital Book World, a New York online digital publishing industry news and conference service. And he has been explaining to me over the past several months the new realities of books delivered virtually on platforms such as the Amazon
In spite of that e-book upside, Greenfield has been blogging on the fact that 2013 has seen a decline in e-books sales in some categories, due to the lack of hits such as as recent years' The Hunger Games or Fifty Shades of Grey.
Based on American Association of Publishers numbers he's familiar with, children's e-books saw revenues collapse by an Information Age-like 42% in the first four months of 2013. That drop was offset, in part, by a jump in adult and religious e-book categories of 8% and 12% respectively, which led to an overall flat 0.7% e-book growth.
Jesse Chiang, an IBISWorldwide analyst based in San Francisco whose work I respect, confirmed for me in an email that while e-books continue to be a growing source of revenue, he projects that domestic e-book sales will slow in the next five years to 7.5% annually.
"This is in stark contrast to the annual growth rate in the five years to 2013, when domestic e-book sales grew 76.2% annually," he said.
Tellingly, the sense of a more targeted upside story in electronic books is being felt by the industry's most entrepreneurial, self-avowed e-book nerds.
"What you are seeing now is opportunities in unique parts of the e-book market," Michael Smith told me. Smith was both the former executive director for the International Digital Publishing Forum and chief technology officer for EasyPress Technologies, an online digital publishing technology provider in New York City.


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Los Alamos National Laboratory
Martian laser surpasses 100,000 zaps
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Los Alamos's ChemCam team fills scrapbook from Mars road trip
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Dec. 5, 2013—The ChemCam laser instrument aboard NASA's Curiosity rover fired its 100,000th shot recently, chronicling its adventures on Mars with a coffee-table-book's worth of spectral data that might rival snapshots gathered during a long and satisfying family vacation here on Earth. ChemCam zaps rocks with a high-powered laser to determine their composition and carries a camera that can survey the Martian landscape.
"ChemCam has greatly exceeded our expectations," said Roger Wiens, Los Alamos National Laboratory planetary scientist and Principal Investigator of the ChemCam Team. "The information we've gleaned from the instrument will continue to enhance our understanding of the Red Planet, and will nicely complement information from the other nine instruments aboard Curiosity as we continue our odyssey to Mount Sharp."
Curiosity landed on Mars at the edge of Gale Crater near the base of Mount Sharp on Aug. 6, 2012. The rover is a rolling laboratory about the size of a small SUV that will roam the Martian landscape for at least another year in search of clues about the planet's habitability. Using a suite of 10 instruments that can perform diverse and amazing tasks ranging from digging up and baking soil samples, to shooting rocks with pinpoint accuracy with a high-powered laser, Curiosity already has helped show scientists that Mars apparently once had a very wet history and still retains enough moisture in its dust and rocks to quench the thirst of future astronauts.
Curiosity's laser instrument, ChemCam, fires a short laser burst that packs the wallop of nearly one million light bulbs into a single pinpoint of light to vaporize rock and dust. A camera aboard the instrument reads the spectral signature of the resultant flash and translates the information into the composition of whatever happened to be in ChemCam's crosshairs at the moment. The instrument also has a camera that scientists have been using to survey the Martian landscape. A slideshow of images can be found at http://www.msl-chemcam.com.
The ChemCam concept was developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory, but the instrument aboard Curiosity is a partnership between Los Alamos and the French national space agency, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) and research agency, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS).
The U.S. operations center for the ChemCam team is located in downtown Los Alamos. Wiens said a teleprompter showing the latest slideshows from Mars will soon be erected in downtown Los Alamos for public viewing.
"Like those family slideshows from summer vacations along Route 66, people will be able to enjoy and experience the highlights of our trip," Wiens said. "ChemCam was designed to fire one million shots, so we'll have lots of stories to tell later on."
More information on Curiosity's travels can be found at http://www.nasa.gov/msl.
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Fig. 1. This figure is a ChemCam Remote Micro Imager (RMI) image of the target "Ithaca." The image is a mosaic of three separate images taken on Sol 439, with the scale as shown. The image shows the scars from the ten LIBS points labeled from point 1 to point 10. One of the 30 shots at point no. 1 was the 100,000th firing of the ChemCam laser! The distance to the target from the ChemCam telescope at the top of the mast was 4.04 m. The vertical line of ten points taken by ChemCam on Ithaca, starts in a pitted lower coarser grained unit and crosses into a finer grained, smoother, upper unit. The chemical composition appears to be very similar between units. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP)
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Fig. 2 This context image was obtained by Curiosity's Mast Camera on Sol 439. The area outlined in black is the area of the ChemCam RMI image. From this image, the "Ithaca" rock appears to be a piece of the local sedimentary bedrock protruding from the surrounding regolith or soil. (Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
Image of ChemCam spectrum
Fig. 3 The averaged spectrum of point 1 from the target "Ithaca", which includes data from the 100,000th laser shot by ChemCam. This spectrum is typical of Martian volcanic (basaltic) material, from which the sediments in Gale are derived, with a standard major element suite of Si, Mg, Al, Ca, Na, K, O, and Ti. There is an enrichment in Fe (>20% FeO) and Ti (>1% TiO2). Chromium and Mn (not shown) are also present. (Image Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory)
About Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory, a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security, is operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC, a team composed of Bechtel National, the University of California, BWXT Government Group, and URS, an AECOM company, for the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.
Los Alamos enhances national security by ensuring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile, developing technologies to reduce threats from weapons of mass destruction, and solving problems related to energy, environment, infrastructure, health, and global security concerns.


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I use containers that have a little gizmo on the top to relieve the pressure. See here:http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,22232.msg230016.html#msg230016- Mitch
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May Arts & Stampendous Day Two!
June 4, 2013 by Ellen
Filed under Core Blog, May Arts Ribbon, Stampendous
We are here with DAY TWO! We have an ENTIRE week of hopping with ALL THREE of our teams. RIBBON, STAMPS & CARDSTOCK all in once place? It is going to knock your socks off. You can win on all three manufacture blogs AND we have picked ONE special Design Team Member's blog for a random winner as well. SO keep commenting all week long for your chance to win. Who doesn't want some of this ribbon in their stash? So if you do keep reading.
You never know when we give out winners around here….I mean, over the last few weeks we gave away cardstock EVERY DAY! So stay close, have fun and get ready to get inspired. And if you didn't email us last week and you are a winner make sureyou check out our winners list HERE.
And with all the excitement I forgot to post our winner of the Tillie Cardstock pack from Friday ….
Love the spots, looks like it could be fun working with this paper.
Winners must email firstname.lastname@example.com by June 7 to claim their prizes with the cardstock they won in the subject line. Please include address and phone number in the email.
And Today's line up is another good one!
Core'dinations (where you are now 🙂 )
Jennifer Edwardson: http://www.3dfoamandasandingblock.blogspot.com
Jill Lebbin: http://everydayisanoccasion.com
Tracy Gruber: http://www.owlbecraftin.blogspot.com
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Emily Lanham http://createserendipity.blogspot.com/
Erin Theim http://www.homemadecardsbyerin.blogspot.com/
Jamie Martin: http://stampthis.blogspot.com/
Tenia Nelson: http://jazzypaper.blogspot.com/
And here is a sneak of something you might see along the way….
Hmmm…so are you looking for some hints for the secret DT blog?
So to recap:
Hop along to each DT blog and the company blogs. There are chances to win all over the place! Each manufacturer's blog has multiple prizes and we have a surprise DT blog that we will be picking a winner from as well. I will be giving hints all week long as to whose blog it is. 😉 Might be here…might be Facebook…
Core'dinations AND May Arts winners will receive a roll of May Arts ribbon of their choice AND some Core Tags (see below)! (Colors of the tags may vary due to availability) AND Stampendous THREE prize packages that include a Jumbo Butterfuly Trio stamp set, Perfectly Clear Handle, some David Tutera Celebrate cardmaking system goodies, a Sand It Gadget AND some May Arts ribbon…what??!? All that is up for grabs this week!


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I am working on an ecommerce website for a college project and I am working on the admin user section of the site. I was using the micheal hartl tutorial (http://ruby.railstutorial.org/chapters/ tive_users) but I've run into a problem, - undefined method `admin?' for #<#<Class:0x38d9540>:0x38d5e20>. In the tutuorial he doesn't define a method call admin?
Can anybody shed some light on where I'm going wrong, or if there is a better way to make admin users?


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A Flying Mansion
When the only thing that will suffice is your own home and office in the sky, these jets can deliver.
For some, a traditional large business jet just won't do. These demanding travelers require something more like Air Force One, with room to stretch out, walk around and even exercise. They want privacy for working and sleeping and, if the mood strikes, the proper environs for a party. Luckily, Airbus, Boeing and Embraer make such "bizliners," special models based on commercial airliners and built for the wealthiest globetrotters.
A chief pilot of a major company based in Southern California flies his CEO boss in a 5,390-cubic-foot Boeing Business Jet (BBJ), which seats around 19. The pilot says his boss "likes to do his work and then retire to his cabin where he feels like he's at home. He can sleep in comfort in his own bed and arrive in the Middle East fully rested and ready to do business."
Having a layout with dedicated sections means you can work or relax without having to worry about a disruptive and exhausting in-flight conversion—such as, say, turning seats into beds, as you have to do in a "traditional" business jet. The largest of those jets—the Gulfstream G650 and Bombardier Global Express—provide about 2,200 cubic feet of cabin volume. The Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) models, built from single-aisle airliners, ramp things up considerably, with 5,300 to 8,547 cubic feet over their four models. Similarly, the cabins of three models of single-aisle Boeing Business Jets deliver 5,390 to 7,290 cubic feet.
Buckled up for the price? Such bizliners cost $70 million to $110 million fully fitted and largely appeal to U.S. billionaires, Middle East oil sheiks and Chinese high-fliers. Private individuals account for about 60 percent of sales, with multinationals making up the rest. Airbus says it has sold about 170 such large corporate jets, about half of them in the Middle East, but with China coming on strong. Meanwhile, Boeing Business Jets has sold 208 bizliners, primarily in North America, naturally, but it is now seeing the most activity in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Last year, the two companies delivered 21 bizliners of varying sizes, up from 13 in 2005 but down from 27 in 2010.
Smaller and larger versions of these airborne stretch limos are also available. Embraer's Lineage, at almost 4,100 cubic feet, costs about $53 million fully decked out (see table). For more walk-about space, the Airbus twin-aisle A380 and Boeing 747-8 offer enough room for 525 and 467 seats respectively, before being converted to private use. These jumbo bizliners appeal to an even tinier customer base, primarily a few royal families and heads of state trailing large retinues. The U.S. President, for example, travels on one of two highly modified Boeing 747-200Bs, a model that carries 366 passengers in a three-class configuration.
Still, the cabins of the ACJ and BBJ models, at 5,300-plus cubic feet, provide more than sufficient room for eight to 19 or so passengers. "Elegant" and "classy" are common descriptions of ACJ and BBJ interiors. Typically, they include a meeting/dining area, a stateroom/bedroom with a master lavatory and maybe a shower, a full galley, another lav for other passengers and crew and an enclosed, closet-size crew rest seat.
One BBJ interior we saw had a galley with a center island, a high-definition entertainment system with 46-inch and 42-inch monitors and a stateroom with a king-size bed, private lavatory and shower. Returning home with antique furniture and art? No problem.
And "more and more prestigious designers are hired to give a unique touch to the cabin," says Richard Gaona, CEO of Comlux The Aviatio
Group, a firm that operates several bizliners. Bespoke tweaks might include greatly reduced noise levels, coordinated designs from crystal decanters to throw pillows and dedicated storage for the owner's watch collection.
Bizliner crews typically consist of two pilots (three for long international flights) and one or two flight attendants. One of the Boeing bizliners we know is fitted with 19 seats, but mostly carries only four passengers in the cabin and no flight attendant. "They are people who like to take care of themselves," the airplane's chief pilot says. Another carries along two aircraft mechanics who double as flight attendants.
Airliners are built to fly 3,500 to 4,200 hours per year; a business jet typically flies about 350 to 400 hours per year. Airbus and Boeing promote their airplanes' reliability and lower cost of parts, and the ability to find a maintenance facility almost anywhere. One of the chief pilots we spoke with confirms he has never had a mechanical problem with his BBJ on a trip during the six years he has been flying it, and claims clients are typically moving up from a Gulfstream G550 or a Bombardier Global Express. The buyer "would have to be willing to trade some speed and altitude capability for more living space," he says. "He would also have to accept about a 25 to 30 percent increase in the cost structure."
Downside? Almost two years can pass from the order of an aircraft to delivery and completion of the interior, which Steve Taylor, president of Boeing Business Jets, says can cost "$20 million to $30 million." If that's too long a wait for your flying residence, consider one of the preowned BBJs and ACJs for sale, usually about 10 percent of the existing fleet. Want a new interior for a preowned bizliner? You will still have to get in line. They are fitted by the same companies busy finishing the new jets.
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About the Author: Billie Gross serves as a Public Affairs Specialist in the Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science at the U.S. Department of State.
On April 22, people all over the world will celebrate Earth Day 2009 through various programs, activities and events. However, for the nearly 200 employees in the Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science (OES), every day is Earth Day as we work diligently to promote diplomacy through advancing environmental stewardship, encouraging economic growth, and promoting social development around the globe to foster a safer, more secure and hopeful world.
These lofty goals are carried out through programs and activities concerning infectious diseases, biodiversity, natural resource conservation, climate change, access to water, ocean and polar affairs, and science and technology cooperation.
The OES bureau leads U.S. participation in the Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (CAWT), which focuses public and political attention and resources on ending the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products. The U.S. works with its CAWT partners to improve wildlife law enforcement by expanding enforcement training and information sharing and strengthening regional cooperative networks. It also focuses its efforts on reducing consumer demand for illegally traded wildlife by raising awareness of the impacts of illegal wildlife trade on biodiversity and the environment, livelihoods and human health; its links to organized crime; and the availability of sustainable alternatives. In addition, CAWT works to catalyze high-level political will to fight wildlife trafficking by broadening support at the highest political levels for actions to combat the illegal trade in wildlife.
The OES bureau also leads the Department of State's active participation in international negotiations and initiatives related to sustainable tourism in order to maximize tourism's social and economic benefits to local communities, while reducing negative impacts on the local cultural heritage and environment. For example, through the Congo Basin Forest Partnership, the U.S. supports ecotourism development in several regional parks in Africa. These efforts have resulted in transboundary cooperation and tourism revenue-sharing among parks in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda, home to the endangered mountain gorilla.
The U.S.'s Initiative Against Illegal Logging is aimed at protecting forests and the livelihoods that depend on them. Illegal logging costs countries $10-15 billion each year in lost revenues. Illegal logging and the trade in illegally harvested forest products destroy valuable forest ecosystems and the wildlife that depend on them, undermine legitimate commerce, fuel conflict, and have serious economic and environmental consequences. The initiative aims to address the problem by working with producer and consumer partners to build capacity in developing countries to clarify and enforce forest-related laws, and to establish good governance at all levels. The partnership facilitates the engagement of forest-dependent communities in sustainably managing forests and promotes the use of technologies such as remote sensing to monitor changes in forest conditions and compliance with forest-related laws. In addition, the partnership promotes good business practices, transparent markets and legal trade.
Through its participation in and promotion of these activities and initiatives, the OES bureau demonstrates its commitment to policies that make concrete improvements in people's lives and the individual desire of each employee to leave this world a better place than they found it, thus making every day Earth Day at the Department of State.
Helen in Pennsylvania writes:
I thank everyone who works for OES for all they work they do to protect our planet.
Monika in Maryland writes:
Many thanks to the staff in OES and especially the author of this blog for all the hard (and caring) work they do to protect the planet.