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(noun) The area on a female that is between the lower part of the vagina and the anus. It's a combination of the hoochi coochi la la and the booty area. This area is known as the "taint" on a male body.
While shaving my cooty booty in the shower this morning, my legs were in such a weird position that I felt like I was stretching for an Olympic gymnastics routine.
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Cisco Security
I like Cisco and seeing what they can do with all areas of security running Cisco products is impressive. From your standpoint, would it be better to diversify the equipment to different vendors or have one manage them all. I know that Cisco might not be #1 in all categories, but when all their equipment is working together, I feel that you have a tighter network.

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Don't be fooled by the nature of the questions Daven. especially from Justice Kennedy. I would tend to believe that in the end the court (by 5-4 or 6-3) will UPHOLD the individual mandate.

I think they will be very reluctant to overturn an act of Congress. I would think the basis is that since the Congress has the power to regulate commerce under the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution, they will decide that all Americans are, by definition participants in the commerce of Healthcare. therefore the Congess has the power to compell US citizens to purchase insurance.

I believe that the individual mandate is unconstitutional, but I believe the court will uphold it.

But how can they say that all Americans are "by definition" participants of Health care "Insurance" it's entirely possible to not have Health Care "Insurance" but still pay for your own Health Care.
Health care insurance and health care are separate things.
I sincerely hope that at least the individual mandate is over turned because to me it seems obvious that our government should not have the ability to force it's citizens to pay for a product that they don't particular want or need.
The argument of thr administration is that Health Care insurance and "Health Care" in general are the same market. One supports the other. I just have a feeling that Kennedy is not apt to overturn an act of Congress unless there is a blatant violation of the Constitution. The argument is gray at best.

I'm not saying that I agree, I just think thats how they would rule. And given Roberts repect for the Supreme Court, I would not be surprised to see him go over to the "wrong" side" in order to avoid a 5-4 decision on such a monumental issue.

I would obviously be happy to see them overturn the mandate and then the entire bill. Its a horrible law. But I'm just not sure they will.


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|This report by Laura Topham is a comparative analysis of two modern penal reformers, Pauline Campbell and Violet Van der Elst. Topham uses both primary and secondary research to provide better awareness of two of the most dedicated penal reformers of modern times.
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|A collection of thirteen essays from a variety of sources examines one of America's most serious domestic problems, investigates its historical and sociological roots, and grapples for solutions.
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|The simple answer to the question, "what is policing?" is that policing is what officers do! Or is it? Waddington unravel the psyche of police men and women.
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In the Care of the State
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Took a tricycle with our guide to the Boat where we left the port at 10.45am. It took 2 hours to get to Apo Reef. We first stopped to snorkel just 10minutes boat ride from where we were staying on the Island. It was nice, but the water wasn't overly clear only about 15 meters visibility. Went to the Island to set up tent and get some lunch. The guides set all the tents up. Had a bit of a chill out and chatted with the other locals that were on our trip
Our guide cooked us some rice, so that was our dinner! Haha. We spent the night talking with Jeff and Stephanie who were in our group. They were a very nice couple. Jeff works in Darwin and Steph in Manila but is trying to transfer to Australia too. Sat down on the beach for a while just Sarah and I chatting and hoping the other big group would turn there fricken techno music off! Haha. They didn't till after midnight.
We moved our tent down on to the beach at 1am in the morning as we had had enough of listening to everyone snoring! And the tent was really hot. It worked out really good as there was a nice breeze and much quieter!


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FDA Approves First Rapid Test to Detect HIV-1, HIV1/2 »
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(megestrol acetate, USP) Oral Suspension
MEGACE® (megestrol acetate, USP) Oral Suspension contains megestrol acetate, a synthetic derivative of the naturally occurring steroid hormone, progesterone. Megestrol acetate is a white, crystalline solid chemically designated as 17α-(acetyloxy)-6-methylpregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione. Solubility at 37°C in water is 2 μg per mL, solubility in plasma is 24 μg per mL. Its molecular weight is 384.51. The empirical formula is C24H32O4 and the structural formula is represented as follows:
megestrol acetate, USP
MEGACE Oral Suspension is supplied as an oral suspension containing 40 mg of micronized megestrol acetate per mL.
MEGACE Oral Suspension contains the following inactive ingredients: alcohol (max. 0.06% v/v from flavor), citric acid, lemon-lime flavor, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, purified water, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, sucrose, and xanthan gum.
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Probability and poetry were unlikely partners in the creation of a computational tool
Brian Hayes
Probability theory has its roots in games of chance, where every roll of the dice or spin of the roulette wheel is a separate experiment, independent of all others. It's an article of faith that one flip of a coin has no effect on the next. If the coin is fair, the probability of heads is always 1/2.
This principle of independence makes it easy to calculate compound probabilities. If you toss a fair coin twice, the chance of seeing heads both times is simply 1/2×1/2, or 1/4. More generally, if two independent events have probabilities p and q, the joint probability of both events is the product pq.
However, not all aspects of life adhere to this convenient principle. Suppose the probability of a rainy day is 1/3; it does not follow that the probability of rain two days in a row is 1/3×1/3=1/9. Storms often last several days, so rain today may signal an elevated chance of rain tomorrow.
For another example where independence fails, consider the game of Monopoly. Rolling the dice determines how many steps your token advances around the board, but where you land at the end of a move obviously depends on where you begin. From different starting points, the same number of steps could take you to the Boardwalk or put you in jail. The probabilities of future events depend on the current state of the system. The events are linked, one to the next; they form a Markov chain.
To be considered a proper Markov chain, a system must have a set of distinct states, with identifiable transitions between them. A simplified model of weather forecasting might have just three states: sunny, cloudy and rainy. There are nine possible transitions (including "identity" transitions that leave the state unchanged). For Monopoly, the minimal model would require at least 40 states, corresponding to the 40 squares around the perimeter of the board. For each state there are transitions to all other states that can be reached in a roll of the dice—generally those from 2 to 12 squares away. A realistic Monopoly model incorporating all of the game's quirky rules would be much larger.
Recent years have seen the construction of truly enormous Markov chains. For example, the PageRank algorithm devised by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the founders of Google, is based on a Markov chain whose states are the pages of the World Wide Web—perhaps 40 billion of them. The transitions are links between pages. The aim of the algorithm is to calculate for each web page the probability that a reader following links at random will arrive at that page.
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I've searched for the last 2 hours on youtube, here, google and either I'm not using the right terminology or it's soooo simple that It's not worth posting about - but I can't find my answer anywhere! So at the risk of people having to repeat themselves, can someone tell me what those little "igloo" looking comb builds are that seem to be popping up on the sides of my topbar hive and on the floor?
They look like an igloo or thatched hut made of a dirty honeycomb. Is it that stuff that I see mentioned all over the place, that they use to cover unwanted stuff? Is it bored bees? Should be be worried? I also seem to have a few queen cells in the centre of comb. Emergency queens I think, as the current queen isn't doing too well. The bees seemed agitated, but it's also been quite hot and humid the last couple of days... But I'll leave that particular question to another day - I think I have it solved anyway.


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Overview: How a solar hot water system works
If you've ever left a garden hose lying across your lawn on a sunny day and felt the nice hot water coming out the end, you know that sunlight is an effective water heater. Solar hot water systems of yesteryear were often leaky, failure-prone and ineffective, but the industry has matured. Today, you can choose between super-efficient, professionally installed collectors and this less expensive DIY-friendly system. And if federal tax credits are available or additional state and local incentives, you may be able to recoup your investment in a few years, and enjoy cheaper hot water for years beyond that.
Using a solar water system doesn't mean surrendering the convenience of your regular hot water system. Solar hot water systems are designed to tie in to conventional electric and gas water heaters. The tank stores the solar-heated water and serves as a backup heat source. Even if the water from the collector isn't shower-hot, you'll still save money since your tank will have had a head start heating the water. With all solar water systems, it's vital that the panels be installed where they will receive the most direct sunlight. Ideally, you'll want to use a south-facing section of roof. An east- or a west-facing roof will also work, but you'll need additional panels to collect the same amount of heat.
Closed-Loop Solar Heating System
Here's how it works. When the controller senses that the sun is shining and your tank needs a warm-up, it signals the pump to send water through the black collector panels. The heated water then flows into the storage tank before it's channeled into the heat exchanger. There, it transfers its solar heat to the cooler water coming from your hot water tank. In this closed-loop system, the water in the panel never mixes with the water in the tank, so there's no chance of contamination. When the sun is down or the temperature drops, the controller protects the panel from freezing damage by automatically draining the rooftop panels into the storage tank.
A dependable, affordable DIY system
Until now, most solar hot water systems have required professional installation with a price tag of $4,000 to $8,000.
But here is an affordable (about $2,000) alternative that you can install in a weekend if you have rudimentary plumbing skills. FAFCO's Hot2O system (search fafco online) uses unglazed polymer collectors (photo above) instead of glazed flat-plates. Although the system is less efficient than professionally installed systems, the lightweight panels don't require roof reinforcement and are easy to install.
The kit includes everything you need to connect the solar panels to your existing electric water heater on a single-story house (you may need extra tubing for two-story homes). If you have a gas water heater, you'll need to add a second tank to store the solar-heated water and purchase a hook-up kit from FAFCO. Or you can use your old water heater as the storage tank and replace it with a new, more efficient water heater. The solar-heated water from the second tank is connected to your water heater, saving you energy and money.
Estimate the Payback
To estimate the cost, system size and payback of a solar hot water system for your home, go to the American Solar Energy Society's Web site, ases.org, and click on "Go Solar." This site can also help you locate a professional installer for higher-efficiency systems to help determine the actual costs.


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Hi there! Just wanted to introduce myself to the forum. I live in central Virginia on a small farm and I got my first bee hives 3 weeks ago! The first one is from a package of bees, the second from a 4 frame nuc (per my beekeeping class instructors' recommendation). I don't have prior beekeeping experience and am taking my family on a learning journey along with me So far we've been enjoying observing the bees as they go about their daily activities, and learned that pollen comes in a variety of different colors! Very novice of me, I know
We took a look at the hives yesterday to see how they are progressing and they are about 50% full (in deep boxes). There was one thing that struck me as being odd, the hive from the nuc has made a queen cell I'm just wondering, is that normal? Has the other queen died and they're making a new one?
I'm looking forward to being part of this great group!
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We talked about heading to the other casino for a look, however I was keen to head back to the Hotel, so they guys walked me back. Got to the hotel at around 2.30, what a fun day!!


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You can make these extra-creamy mashed potatoes up to 1 day ahead. Reheat at 350 degrees in a foil-covered baking dish for 10 to 20 minutes.
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- 2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
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- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream, warmed
In a large pot, cover potatoes by 2 inches with salted water. Bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer and cook until potatoes are tender, about 12 minutes. Drain thoroughly and pass potatoes through a ricer or food mill into pot.
Over low heat, add butter and stir until melted. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until potatoes are stiff, about 1 minute. Gradually add cream, stirring constantly to combine. Using a rubber spatula, pass potatoes through a fine-mesh sieve. Season with salt and pepper.


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On Tuesday evening Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola held a press conference at Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal TV Online's cameras were present as the Spaniard looked ahead to Wednesday's Champions League Quarter-Final first leg. He discussed:
- what would be a good result for Barcelona
- the importance of the away goal
- Cesc Fabregas
- Arsenal's dynamic squad
- the motivation of his players
- his tactics for the match
- how much his side will miss the injured Andres Iniesta
- the pressure of being Barcelona manager
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Q: I did a search on KiwiSaver and invalids beneficiaries and found you had answered one lady previously. I have a similar question.
I am 47 years old, live alone and am on the invalids benefit and disability allowance. I am told that it is very unlikely that I will ever be well enough to work again. I partly own my home ($300,000) and the remainder is owned by a family trust. I have about $1500 in savings and no debts. Life is not easy!
My question is should I join KiwiSaver? If the answer is yes, and I can get help from my brother or a friend, how much a month would they have to pay into my scheme? And when I turn 65, how much would I have, and how much would I have to reimburse my brother/friend?
It all seems too good to be true - and effectively it makes my brother have compulsory saving also, and the interest rates are favourable for him also.
I'm so pleased to have found your advice on this, as I thought (from all the advertising) that I needed an employer to contribute.
A: I agree that it's really misleading when people talk about KiwiSaver as a workplace savings scheme. It's more than that. Every New Zealander under 65 can benefit from it - including you.
Firstly, regardless of whether someone else helps you, you should sign on. That will give you the $1000 kick-start and you don't need to contribute anything. At a conservative return of 2 per cent a year after fees and tax, you would have more than $1400 at 65. In a riskier fund returning 5 per cent after fees and tax, it would be nearly $2400. That's not to be sneezed at.
But wait! As you've read, with the help of your brother or a friend - let's call him Buddy - you can do much more.
The idea is that Buddy makes a loan to you by contributing to your KiwiSaver account. Preferably, he'll put in $1044 a year - perhaps an automatic $20 a week or $87 a month, but it could be a lump sum or any other pattern of contribution between July 1 and June 30 each year. In July or August the Government then contributes 50c for every dollar from Buddy, up to a maximum of $521.
Buddy can reduce or stop his contributions at any time. But of course it's better if he keeps it up.
How much are you likely to have at 65? The KiwiSaver calculator on sorted.org.nz says about $52,000, or nearly $37,000 adjusting for inflation, if you invest in a middle-risk balanced fund. (Note the "inflation adjusted results" button at the top of the results page.)
However, that calculator assumes Buddy's contributions increase with inflation each year, whereas we're simply looking for steady contributions to maximise the tax credit. Let's just say you can be pretty confident of ending up with at least $40,000 - without adjusting for inflation.
At that point, you repay Buddy. There are two ways to work out how much:
• Use Sorted's savings calculator, with the inflation adjustment at the top switched off because in this context it just confuses things.
The calculator tells us that, if Buddy has put in $87 a month and you assume he gets a net return of 2 per cent a year, you will owe him about $21,800. If you want to give him 4 per cent - a pretty good after-tax rate - you will owe him about $26,200.
• A simpler way is to firstly subtract about $2000 to allow for the kick-start and return on it (see above). On the rest of the money, Buddy put in two-thirds ($1044 a year) and the Government put in one third ($521 a year), so give Buddy two-thirds and keep the rest.
If you have a total of $40,000 at 65, Buddy would get two-thirds of $38,000, or $25,333. His return is whatever the KiwiSaver account has earned.
The rest, of course, is yours.
We should note here that the age at which you get access to KiwiSaver, and the tax credits stop, is NZ Super age. By the time you get there it might be older than 65. But that doesn't really matter. In fact, it gives you a bit more in tax credits.
It would be best if you put your arrangement with Buddy in a letter signed by both of you. You might want to put your copy of the letter with your will.
Reverse mortgage
Q: My wife is 71 and I'm 83, and due to health problems we are unable to work.
Some years ago we wished to renovate our home unit, which is built of permanent materials in a good residential area.
To assist with these alterations we reluctantly took out a reverse mortgage for $41,290 and this has now increased to $61,835.
Before undertaking this mortgage we sought my solicitor's advice and some from successful business friends who felt it a good idea.
This problem is causing us both many sleepless nights and we would greatly appreciate your help.
To complicate matters we have both been previously married, and any monies from our estate will be shared proportionately.
Mary, we need help and your advice.
A: As I said in this column late last year, reverse mortgages have their pluses. They enable people to borrow against the equity in their home, usually in retirement, and make no repayments until the house is sold.
Presumably your home is now nicer and more valuable. But the big negative is that the loan value grows fast because of compounding interest. Your solicitor and friends should have pointed that out to you.
I suggest anyone contemplating a reverse mortgage should get the following in writing from the lender:
• How much the loan will be in five, 10, 20, 30 - even 40 years if you're in your 60s - at current interest rates.
• The same data but with interest rates three and six percentage points above the current rate. Who knows what's in store decades from now?
The longer-term numbers at higher interest rates are likely to be shockingly high. Keep in mind that the value of your house will probably also rise over a long period. But nobody knows how much, given the volatility of property values and the huge variation from house to house and region to region.
If the numbers make you feel uneasy, borrow less.
That's not much help to you two, though. I can only suggest that you have an honest discussion with your heirs to see if they could help you repay the loan, knowing that will mean more money for them after you die. Check first, though, whether there's a substantial early repayment penalty.
I wonder if your solicitor could help set up a family meeting - perhaps at a low or no fee - given that he or she seems not to have fully explained what you were getting into.
If family help is not feasible, you may be able to take some comfort if you borrowed the money from a member of the Safe Home Equity Release Plans Association (Sherpa). Current members are:
• Sentinel, from around 2005.
• Bluestone Equity Release from 2007.
• DPL Insurance (formerly DorchesterLife) from 2007.
Also, Saving and Loans was a member from 2007 to March 2008, when it stopped writing new loans, says Rob Dowler, Sherpa's executive director.
Sherpa's code of practice includes some provisions that members have voluntarily committed to. Under normal circumstances, the borrower:
• Will never owe more than the net sale proceeds of their property.
• Is guaranteed the right to live there for life.
• Won't have to repay the loan until they no longer live in the house.
• Can transfer the loan to another suitable property without financial penalties.
The code also says that a member must ensure the borrower has got independent legal advice. And "prior to completion the member must receive a certificate from the solicitor confirming the borrower's legal competence, and that the product's benefits and obligations have been explained to them".
If your lender is a Sherpa member, you might ask your solicitor about this. For more on the code of practice and other info, see sherpa.org.nz.
Anyone getting a reverse mortgage from a non-Sherpa member might also find this a useful source of questions to ask their lender and adviser. Speaking of solicitors, the Law Society has made available to its members "Reverse Mortgages Guidelines for Solicitors". One way of judging whether a lawyer is up with the play in this area would be to ask him or her if they use those guidelines.
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Q: Regarding reverse mortgages, maybe I am being naive but surely the lending risk is very low in most instances. Surely 7.25 per cent interest is rather high in a situation where the lender is guaranteed repayment on what would be only a small fraction of the overall value of the property.
Therefore your idea of family coming to the rescue makes a great deal of sense. I am sure there could be many pitfalls. But as you say, with careful legal agreement it could be beneficial, especially if the load is divided between several parties.
A: You're quite right that family arrangements can be better than a reverse mortgage, as discussed in this column late last year. (See nzherald.co.nz or maryholm.com and do a search on reverse mortgages.)
But I don't think 7.25 per cent - ASB Bank's rate - is excessive for a lender that operates under the Sherpa provisions or ASB's similar provisions. That's because reverse mortgages are riskier for a lender than ordinary mortgages.
Why? For one thing, if the borrower lives for many years and the compounding loan gets really big, it's possible the loan will exceed the house value. This is particularly true in areas of slow or no population growth, where house values are more likely to fall. Sherpa members or ASB would have to take a loss if that happened.
Another risk is that customers - like the ones in the previous Q&A - won't fully understand how fast reverse mortgages can grow. This could lead to negative publicity for the lender.
Reverse mortgages also take considerably more time to set up than ordinary mortgages.
More on this topic next week.
• Mary Holm is a freelance journalist, part-time university lecturer, member of the Financial Markets Authority board, director of the Banking Ombudsman Scheme, seminar presenter and bestselling author on personal finance. Her website is maryholm.com. Her opinions are personal, and do not reflect the position of any organisation in which she holds office. Mary's advice is of a general nature, and she is not responsible for any loss that any reader may suffer from following it.
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Options for Consideration is an informational video that demonstrates possible actions to take if confronted with an active shooter scenario. The instructive video provides precise definitions of common terms and reviews the choices of evacuating, hiding, or, as an option of last resort, challenging the shooter ("Run-Hide-Fight"). The video also provides important information on how to act after law enforcement personnel arrive on the scene – to understand their role and to avoid being mistaken for a shooter.
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tourist committees such as ' Say Leeds and you're already smiling'. Well
PD's could be... 'port douglas,where the posh people come and rotten
backpackers can't afford.' This place is really rather nice with all of
the restaurants being way out of our budget (hmm and helicopter rides and
scenic flights are?) a lovely 4 mile stretch of beach-aptly named 4
mile beach, a modern marina complex, boutique shops and stunning views
over the water. Don't get me wrong this place will help to releave you of
your money just as happily as cairns will but under a mask of
pleasantries and the promise of a nicer calibre of tourist
emptied our wallets and bought a boat trip to the reef and a jolly up
to cape tribulation.
Now the great barrier reef is named not because of its vast size but
because it is great. It could be called the brilliant barrier reef or the
wow this really is amazing reef. Our carefully chosen boat (despite
chris being adamant he would never board a vessel called the poseidon)
took us to to agincourt ribbon reefs. The best kind of reef we hear and
boy they were not wrong.we both opted for different underwater
experiences as I was happy to snorkel and chris was keen to top up his log book
with more dives. It was one of the most beautiful experiences you could
imagine.coral gardens everywhere,large bommies appearing before your
eyes with more fish than I can begin to tell you about
hold an orange knobbly rubbery thing (not sure if it an animal, vegetable
or mineral or that I should be touching it at all but we were all
encouraged to do so). I also saw my first shark which I reckon was the same
size as me and a comfortable distance away. Nice sharkey shark, theres
a good boy. I was so excited to see one and anxious to point it out to
my swim buddy that I forgot to poo my pants. Well done me. Having
survived swimming with sharks maybe I will try my hand at crocodile wrestling
...then again maybe not.
The next day we trotted off to the Daintree NP and Cape Tribulation.
Sadly the weather was a bit rubbish and so none of it looked like the
Peter Lik photos we were expecting. Nevertheless we walked through
beautiful lush tropical rainforest, gazed at crystal clear waters in Mossman
Gorge, discovered deserted beaches at Stingray Bay that only the tribes
people visit for fishing, took a ride down the Daintree river keeping a
beady eye on those riverbank crocs and ate tropical fruit icecream made
of fruits I had never even heard of like jaboticaba, sapote and jakfruit. Answer me this...why in the world would anyone plant durian fruit to flavour icecream? It smells like
rotting monkey flesh and tastes like ghandi's armpit. seriously what's
wrong with plain old raspberry ripple?
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UTSA community invited to design UC mural
By Marlon Anderson
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Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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(June 20, 2007)--The UTSA Inclusion and Community Engagement Center, a new component of the Office of Student Affairs, is sponsoring a competition to design a mural for the expanded University Center at the 1604 Campus. The competition is open to UTSA students, faculty and staff.
Planned as the centerpiece of the main reception area, the winning mural will be selected based on the artist's interpretation of the Inclusion and Community Engagement Center's mission and core values. (Read the center's mission and values statements below.)
The new center is responsible for helping to create a campus climate that celebrates ethnic and cultural diversity and promote volunteerism and service to the community. The center will be a vibrant, active place for students to learn from one another, participate in and receive support for diversity programming, and utilize a resource library that provides opportunities for self-exploration.
Entries in the mural design competition must be in color and can be submitted electronically or on paper. If submitted on paper, the entry can be no larger than 11 inches by 17 inches.
The entry deadline is 5 p.m., Tuesday, July 31. Review of entries will begin Aug. 1; the competition will remain open until a winner is selected.
E-mail electronic entries to Marlon Anderson. Paper entries must be delivered to the Office of Student Activities, University Center Room 1.02.08, 1604 Campus. Entries must include a cover sheet with the artist's name, address, phone number and e-mail address.
A committee will judge entries, and the winner will have the opportunity to paint his or her mural on a wall measuring 6 feet wide by 10 feet tall. Entries become the property of the Inclusion and Community Engagement Center.
For more information, contact Marlon Anderson, director of inclusion and community engagement, at (210) 458-4770.
Mission Statement (proposed)
The Inclusion and Community Engagement Center is committed to fostering a campus culture in which issues relating to ethnic and cultural diversity and volunteerism are addressed with sincerity and respect and within which all members of the campus community feel safe, welcomed and valued. We seek to empower and develop all members of the UTSA community and to celebrate our diversity by providing varied educational opportunities and support services.
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The Inclusion and Community Engagement Center strives for cross-cultural understanding and appreciation of all our diverse histories and experiences.
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UTSA to enhance public safety with launch of outdoor notification system
By Tim Brownlee
Assistant Director of Public Affairs
(July 1, 2008)--UTSA will launch in September an indoor and outdoor mass notification system at the 1604 Campus to augment UTSA's emergency notification system. Called Giant Voice, the system will feature four outdoor speaker arrays that will deliver recorded or live voice announcements that optimally can be heard within 1,600 feet of each speaker array.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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In an emergency, the high-power speaker arrays will broadcast a siren alert followed by a live or recorded voice message tailored to the situation. The system will have the capability to alert the entire campus or smaller areas, depending upon the scope of the emergency.
To prepare the UTSA and surrounding communities for system testing, the university will work with apartment complexes, neighborhood associations, businesses, media outlets, the San Antonio Office of Emergency Management and other officials to provide information on the new system and an installation and testing timetable.
"UTSA is building a rigorous, multi-layered and multifaceted notification system," said Donovan Agans, UTSA director of business continuity and emergency management, a component of the UTSA Police Department. "Our Reverse 911, Giant Voice, closed-circuit TV and the Internet are all facets of an intensive effort to ensure UTSA has multiple ways to inform students, faculty, staff and visitors of emergency situations. We are not relying on any one means to inform our community of a crisis."
The system also will be integrated wirelessly into existing building voice-alert fire alarms. As additional buildings are equipped with voice fire alarms, they will be integrated into Giant Voice. Research also is underway on systems appropriate for the UTSA Downtown Campus and UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures.
"Because of the broadcast range of Giant Voice, it is the right choice for the 1604 Campus," said Agans. "We will plan for appropriate and effective systems for the Downtown Campus and ITC that do not unnecessarily disrupt surrounding neighborhoods and businesses."
UTSA officials selected Cooper Notification, part of Cooper Industries Ltd., to install the WAVES (Wireless Audio Visual Emergency System). The company provides critical, campus-wide emergency communications for universities across the United States including George Mason University, James Madison University, University of California-Santa Barbara, several University of Maryland campuses, University of New Hampshire and University of Southern California.
For more information, visit the UTSA Police Department Office of Business Continuity and Emergency Management Web site or call (210) 458-6851.


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Discussion in 'Lighting Discussion' started by MTM, May 21, 2012.
Has anyone bought LED tail lights for old body chevys like mine? I want to upgrade mine to LED's
They make them I know that because I was looking at some for my old 97. But it'd be just like a new truck, you'd have to put a whatchyamacall it on there so the truck doesn't think a light is burned out.
I believe the term you're looking for is 'load resistor'.
Yes that ^ brain had to fart.
Or you can do the fronts and rears and purchase a new flasher made for LEDs
i have installed led light on a utility body but not to fit the origional lights. If you switch to leds you may also have to change the flasher, the leds do not draw enough and it seems like you have a bulb out. At least mine did and the flasher fixed it.
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A guide to getting started with boost::asio
boost::asio is "is a cross-platform C++ library for network and low-level I/O programming that provides developers with a consistent asynchronous model using a modern C++ approach." It currently has many users and is part of the boost family of libraries.
Before getting started, we will want to read over the boost::asio overview. It covers a lot of useful information that we should understand the basics of first. This guide is not meant to teach the complete ins and outs of boost::asio library; that is what the documentation is for! This guide will point us in a practical direction for learning the library and getting on our way to using it in our own applications.
In addition, we might also want to check out the blog of the boost::asio author as well. There is a plethora of tidbits of useful information there as well as many stream of conscious posts by the author. Another good site to reference is this one. It is actually a book that has been released online so consider supporting that author for their hard work!
At this time, the purpose of this guide needs to be explained. This guide is not going to teach any programming languages. The reader must already be comfortable with C++ to get the most out of the boost libraries, especially boost::asio. This guide is not going to teach network programming in general. The reader should already understand that topic. This guide will simply help get the reader started using the boost::asio library for practical network programming. In other words, this guide's goal is to direct the reader along a path of learning that is most useful for learning boost::asio. It is still up to the reader to spend the time reading the official docs and doing the other research required when using a new library for their projects.
Another thing to note is the examples were compiled only on Windows. While an effort has been made to make them mostly portable, there are a few that might need a few logic changes to compile on other platforms or using other compilers. All of the source examples have been zipped up and attached. No project files are included, only the actual source files. This is to make looking over the code more convenient if we do not want to copy and paste the examples. Boost must be properly setup and installed to use them though! We can refer to the main boost site for such instructions.
Lastly, this guide is written from my own personal opinions and experiences. While I work hard to make sure no misinformation is spread, sometimes mistakes are made. Please point out any errors or inconsistency if you are also experienced in this domain and I will be happy to correct them.
Without further adieu, let us get started!
1. The basics of io_service
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4. Serializing our workload with strand
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7. Networking basics: connectors and acceptors (TCP)
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After a short 1 � hour flight, we landed with excitement in Guatemala. As soon as we stepped off the plane and into the airport, the eye candy began! Good looking Guatemalan men everywhere: stamping our passports, getting our luggage, securing the airport - welcome to, as I like to call it, the land of the Guattie Hotties!
We were quickly welcomed by Andres, our driver sent by the hotel. He would be driving us to the colonial town of La Antigua Guatemala, which is where we were staying for 2 days. Andres was friendly and welcomed us with a huge smile. We boarded the comfortable van and were amazed at what we saw along the way: excellent highway systems that could have easily been plucked from the U.S. and a well-signed and organized city that reminded us a lot of Santo Domingo, there was even Bachata and Merengue music being blasted in the streets - we felt so at home!!
In South America, I fell in love with Chile (though I don't believe in long distance relationships, so we've broken up since then!). In Central America, I fell in love with Guatemala, though it will have to be a fling, since I'm on a plane back to Costa Rica in two days!
La Antigua Guatemala was a colonial city dream, with cobblestone roads, colorful 16th Century architecture and so much charm packed in every corner, park, and craft store! The people of La Antigua were also spectacular. They were warm, open, friendly and extremely engaging. The men of La Antigua, in addition to being easy on the eyes, were also full of "saz�n" and loose with the beautiful compliments.
We enjoyed walking around the city, browsing in the many shops specializing in hand-made local crafts, and sitting in "Parque Central" and people watching. The city was so vibrant and we felt at home immediately.
After lunch, we could not resist the urge to go native and each of us bought a hand-woven purse at very good prices and sported the beautifully textured fabric for the rest of our trip. We continued to walk and take in all the sites, churches, colonial ruins, and all of the charm La Antigua had to offer. The city felt very safe and there were tourism police officers everywhere. It was nice to finally be somewhere we could walk around at night. All tourists and locals kept the city alive at night, with music and local folklore. We felt very safe walking around at night and really took advantage of it, since we knew that walking around in Costa Rica at night is a no-no.
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Austin-Lehman Adventures Ranked Among Top Five of World's Best Tour Operators by Travel + Leisure
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Factoids on Fall Travel Whet Curiosity for Adventure Vacations into America's Still-Wild West
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Austin-Lehman Adventures to Donate $200 to Wheels of Change In Name of Each Client Who Books a Biking Tour in the month May
100th Anniversary of Discovery of Machu Picchu by Yale Archaeologist
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Austin-Lehman Adventures Adds Three New Family Adventures: Yosemite, Bryce/Zion and Arches National Park
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Austin-Lehman Adventures Introduces Electric Bicycle Option on European Biking Tours
Guides New Trips from Austin-Lehman Adventures Explores Italy by Bike: Innsbruck to Lake Garda and through Tuscany
Austin-Lehman Adventures Announces Online Travel Resources For the Media, Travel Trade and Consumers
Ten Tips to Planning Active Vacation: From World's Top Tour Operator – Austin-Lehman Adventures
ATTA Taps Dan Austin to Serve On its 2011 Adventure Travel World Summit Advisory Committee
Austin-Lehman Adventures Announces 2011 Family Rafting Trips
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French Wines, Apollo's Temple, UNESCO Heritage Sites Attract Fall Travelers to Austin-Lehman – Cultural Cycling Adventures
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July 2010 – Retreat to South Dakota's Black Hills for the Long Labor Day Holiday
June 2010 – Calling All Aspiring National Park Travelers: There Is Room at the Inn this Summer
April 2010 – Cycling and Multi-Sport Travel Specialist Austin-Lehman Adventures Embraces Bicycles for Humanity
April 2010 – Philanthropic Pedaling – Cyclists to Bike Through Italy to Aid a Rural Village in Namibia
April 2010 – ALA Sees Burgeoning Growth in Custom-Designed "All-Generation Active Vacations" For Extended Families
April 2010 – ALA Continues Expansion with New Biking and Multi-Sport Trips in Eastern Europe
February 2010 – Springtime and the Tulips are a-Bloomin' on ALA's Five-Day Highlights of Holland Bike Tour
Austin-Lehman Adventures Invites Adventure Travel Enthusiasts to Help "Preserve a Park"
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World's Top Tour Operator Adds Bike and Hike-Only Programs to Award Winning Portfolio of Adventures for Adults and Families
October 2009 – National Park Vacations Are In The Spotlight
August 2009 – ALA Co-founder Dan Austin on Travel Talk with Ellen Barone
August 2009 – Strong customer demand spawns two new US adventure itineraries for 2010
July 2009 – Travel + Leisure Names Austin-Lehman #1 Tour Operator!
May 2009 – 10 Questions for Dan Austin, Austin Lehman Adventures
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April 2009 – Mosel Magic: Two-Wheeling Along Germany's Most Beautiful Waterway
April 2009 – Beyond the Traditional African Safari
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January 2009 – Value-Minded Families Hot for Adventure Travel Should Cool Their Heels in America's National Parks
January 2009 – Luxury Active Travel Company Rises to the Top In Survey of the World's Best Adventure Travel Outfitters
January 2009 – Giving Thanks – National Geographic Adventure's Best Outfitter Award
December 2008 – Austin-Lehman Adventures Targets School Holidays For Educational Family Safaris to South Africa
September 2008 – Austin-Lehman Adventures Adds Trips to Europe in 2009
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Pacific Palms Resort is located within a few miles (5 km) of Puente Hills Mall and Babe Zaharias Golf Course. This 292-room, 4-star resort has a golf course, a full-service spa, and 2 restaurants. Also close to this City of Industry resort are La Puente City Hall and La Puente City Park.
This resort is home to 2 onsite restaurants, perfect for a quick bite to eat. Savor a meal from the comfort of your room with room service, or make new friends over drinks at the bar/lounge. For your convenience, breakfast is available for a fee.
All of Pacific Palms Resort's 292 air-conditioned rooms provide balconies, minibars, and coffee makers. Guests can expect free WiFi and 42-inch LED TVs. Bathrooms have hair dryers, free toiletries, and bathrobes. Free weekday newspapers, safes, and phones are other standard amenities.
Guests of Pacific Palms Resort have access to a golf course, a full-service spa, and an outdoor pool. A stay here includes free parking. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. Other amenities at this spa resort include a health club, a spa tub, and a sauna.
Property features
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Free parking
- Onsite dining
- Spa
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Pacific Palms Resort
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
RED serves steaks and seafood in a casual, yet upscale atmosphere; Cima restaurant serves fine California cuisine; and St. Andrew's Station features mountain views and casual fare.
The 650-acre Pacific Palms Resort provides a range of leisure activities, including an outdoor splash pool and two golf courses. The Spa at Pacific Palms combines unique treatments and techniques that can be customized for each guest. Services also include a beauty salon, and a retail boutique. A 24-hour fitness center has free weights, cardio and strength-training equipment, saunas, and spa tubs.
This Los Angeles resort has 45,000 square feet of meeting and event space, with event catering, audiovisual equipment, and high-speed Internet access available (surcharge).
A staffed business center provides printing, faxing, copying, and shipping; fees apply. Wireless Internet access is complimentary throughout this hotel in California's City of Industry.
- Outdoor pool
- Spa tub
- Sauna
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Health club
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Business center
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms 28
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Express check-in
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 292
- 24-hour front desk
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- ATM/banking
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Laundry facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Television in common areas
- Elevator/lift
- Number of floors - 11
- Golf course on site
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Wedding services
- Full-service spa
- Hair salon
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Luggage storage
- Free RV, bus, truck parking
- Free self parking
- Conference space size (feet) - 45000
- Conference space size (meters) - 4181
- Spa services on site
- Concierge services
- Free WiFi
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Smoke-free property
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Valet parking (surcharge), Free RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
Pacific Palms Resort offers 292 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Rooms open to balconies. LED televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary weekday newspapers, and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Refrigerators, in-room massages, and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
- Premium TV channels
- Room service (limited hours)
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- Free weekday newspaper
- Phone
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- In-room massage available
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Daily housekeeping
- Free toiletries
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- In-room safe
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
RED - The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner, and serves high-quality steaks and fresh seafood. Cocktails, microbrews, and lighter fare are served in the bar that offers a weekday happy hour.
Cima - Floor-to-ceiling windows overlook the resort's landscaped grounds from this Asian-fusion restaurant. Open for weekday buffet breakfast and à la carte breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Outdoor dining is available.
St. Andrew's Station - Offering sweeping city and mountain views, this café is housed in an old train station adjacent to one of the resort's golf courses. Light fare is served from early morning until mid-afternoon.
Nearby Things to Do
Golf facilities include two 18-hole courses, a two-tiered driving range, three putting greens, and a clubhouse and pro shop; fees apply.
The resort's 24-hour fitness facility offers stair steppers, stationary bikes, treadmills, elliptical machines, free weights, strength-training machines, and men's and women's locker rooms with saunas and spa tubs. Guests enjoy an outdoor pool and spa tub, and a jogging path weaves throughout the property.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golf driving range on site
- Miniature golf on site
- Golfing on site
Spa Services
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Swedish massage
- Prenatal massage
- Steam room in spa
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Minimum age to access spa is 16
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 35 per day.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 35 per pet, per night
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 9 and USD 17 per person (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: USD 14 per night
- Pet fee: USD 35 per pet, per night
- Refrigerator fee: USD 35 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 35 per day
Hotel Name
- Pacific Palms
- Pacific Palms City Of Industry
- Pacific Palms Resort
- Pacific Palms Resort City Of Industry
- Palms Pacific
- Palms Pacific Resort
- Palms Resort
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The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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The following chart summarizes the circulation policies and amounts of the overdue fines.
Material TypeLoan PeriodRenewalFinesBooks3 wks1 week$ .50/d per itemLeisure Books3 wks1 week$ .50/d per itemBound journals3 days3 days$ .50/d per itemReserve2 hrsif no hold$1.00/hr per itemReserveovernightNone$1.00/hr per itemILLas notifiedby lender$1.00/d per itemAudiovisuals2 days1 for 2 days$1.00/d per item
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Loan Period
Problems concerning overdue policies for fines/fees and lost material procedures are handled by the professional in charge of lending/circulation services between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Student workers are not authorized to mediate difficulties involving policies or procedures
Overdue Notices are sent to individuals as courtesy reminders. Individuals with items, which have been declared lost or declared returned, must contact the library within four days from the date of the first notice, or the fine will be assessed. When items have been declared lost or declared returned within this period, the patron has an additional seven day grace period to either locate the material or pay for it. If neither is done within this time period, the fine automatically continues to accrue.
Fee Notices are mailed to individuals who have unpaid fines and/or fees. Fees are assessed for computer searches, photocopy cards, interlibrary loan materials, faxing services, lost or damaged items, and other services. Individuals paying cash for services will be assessed sales tax at the current state rate. A $20 processing fee is added to the cost of lost or damaged items in addition to the overdue fine that has accrued.
Circulation privileges will be suspended for any individual with a total accumulation of $75 in fines and/or fees, or when items are overdue for four months. items are overdue for four months.
Students with past due fines and fees will not be allowed to register for classes until payment is made. Employees with unpaid fines/fees for a three-month period will receive automatic payroll deduction.
UMMC students, residents and fellows may check out a key for a student study carrel for one day on a first come, first served basis. Study carrels are for private use. Two students may use the carrel if they can study quietly without disturbing others.
Present UMC ID and sign for assigned key at library circulation desk. The key must be returned to the Circulation Desk each time the students leaves the library. Students will be assessed a $25.00 charge for lost keys.
Carrels are available during regular library hours.
Personal items may be kept in carrels for the key check-out period only.
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#1 Sun 22 Apr 07 12:43am
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Bob is it possible
Hi Bob,
Apologies if someone has already asked…
Is it poss to have an area within the site for posting recipes by category/food type etc perhaps these could then be user rated etc. I am sure that I am missing out on some wonderful stuff.
FYI I am a database developer and would be more than happy to help out with the back end gratis.
Keep up the great work
#2 Sun 22 Apr 07 5:52am
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- From Bradford, West Yorks
- Member since Mon 03 Jul 06
Re: Bob is it possible
Wonderful idea!
I've been pondering some sort of "recipe extractor" which would go through the forums and extract just the recipes.
Most recipes follow a common format:-
It ought to be possible to do it at least semi-automatically, ten classify tgem manually oce extracted.
But having it done on tgesite would be even better.
#3 Sun 22 Apr 07 10:47am
The White Rabbit
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Re: Bob is it possible
I think there is something similar on the nigella forum. You click on the name of the forumite and their recipes are listed. I think they are searchable.
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A Colorado student space research consortium led by the University of Colorado Boulder teamed up with a Virginia space consortium led by the University of Virginia this week to help aspiring rocket scientists from around the country learn how to design, build and fly payloads.
The program allowed more than 120 students and educators from around the country to delve into the world of rocket science June 15-21 during Rocket Week at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore. All participants -- including 10 CU-Boulder students -- were present for a sounding rocket launch carrying various experiments developed by students that successfully lifted off June 20 at 5:30 a.m. EDT.
Activities during the week included a "RockOn!" workshop for 50 university and community college-level participants led by Chris Koehler, director of the Colorado Space Grant Consortium, or COSGC. RockOn! introduces participants to building small experiments that can be launched on suborbital sounding rockets and supports a national program known as STEM that uses classes in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to improve the nation's competitiveness in technology.
"Working with NASA, we have developed a step approach to expand the skills needed for students to enter careers in STEM," said Koehler of CU-Boulder's aerospace engineering sciences department. "RockOn! is the first step, followed by RockSat-C and then RockSat-X. Each step is technically more challenging than the previous one, allowing the students to expand the skills needed to support the aerospace industry."
The RockOn! participants built standardized experiments that were launched Thursday on a NASA Terrier-Improved Orion suborbital sounding rocket. The 35-foot-tall rocket flew to an altitude of about 75 miles. After launch and payload recovery, the participants began conducting preliminary data analysis and discussing their results.
Nine custom-built Rocksat-C experiments, developed at universities that previously participated in a RockOn! workshop, also flew inside a payload canister on the rocket, said Koehler. About 50 students who designed and built the experiments attended Rocket Week.
Also attending were university participants in RockSat-X, said Koehler. They are previous Rocksat-C participants who flew six custom-built experiments aboard a sounding rocket from Wallops in August.
COSGC is a statewide organization involving 17 colleges, universities and institutions around Colorado and is funded by NASA to give students access to space through innovative courses, real-world, hands-on telescope and satellite programs, and interactive outreach programs, said Koehler.
COSGS is one of 52 space grant consortia in the nation -- including Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia -- and is one of the most active, having flown scores of payloads on high-altitude balloons, sounding rockets and even space shuttles, giving thousands of undergraduates and graduate students a taste of space research since the program began in Boulder in 1989, said Koehler.
The week's activities also included activities by the Wallops Rocket Academy for Teachers and Students, or WRATS, for a high school audience. The rocket programs at Wallops continue NASA's investment in the nation's education programs by supporting the goal of attracting and retaining students in STEM disciplines critical to the future of space exploration.
The RockOn! and WRATS workshops are supported by NASA's Sounding Rocket Program. RockOn! also is supported by NASA's Office of Education and NASA's National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program in partnership with the Colorado and Virginia Space Grant Consortia.
For more information on COSPG visit http://spacegrant.colorado.edu and for information about NASA's education programs visit http://www.nasa.gov/education.
Chris Koehler, 303-378-4765
Jim Scott, 303-492-3114


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Psychiatrist and neuroscientist Eric Kandel is professor of biochemistry and biophysics at Columbia University. In 2000 he shared a Nobel Prize with Arvid Carlsson and Paul Greengard for research on the physiological basis of memory storage in neurons. His most recent book is In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind (W. W. Norton, 2006), which chronicles his life and research.
Could you tell us a bit about yourself?
I am a Kavli Professor and University Professor at Columbia and senior investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. I do research on the biological basis of memory. If you read In Search of Memory, it will tell you all you will ever want to know.
What books are you currently reading (or have you just finished reading) for your work or for pleasure? Why did you choose them, and what do you think of them?
Because I have just finished my own autobiography, I have recently been reading a number of biographies and autobiographies: For example, I read Elie Wiesel's memoir, All Rivers Run to the Sea (Knopf, 1995)—the first volume of his autobiography—and I'm about to start And the Sea Is Never Full (Knopf, 1999), the second volume. I find the Wiesel autobiography quite remarkable. I earlier had read Wiesel's Night (Hill and Wang, 1960), which is a classic, especially now in its new translation by Marion Wiesel.
I much liked Ruth Sime's Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics (University of California Press, 1996). On the other hand, I read a very well-advertised book by Barbara Goldsmith, Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie (W. W. Norton, 2005), and I found it to be rather uninteresting and uninspired. It's clear that Curie was a highly gifted, superb experimental physicist. She also was a very complex woman. But somehow the inner workings of her mind never emerged in this book. I have skimmed Kay Jamison's book Exuberance: The Passion for Life (Knopf, 2004), which describes the importance of enthusiasm in various areas of creative life—science, writing, painting, music. This I found to be fascinating in part but a bit repetitious, as the same idea returns time and time again.
I am currently reading an excellent biography of Willem de Kooning by Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan (De Kooning : An American Master, Knopf, 2004). This extraordinary book gives a fine insight into the creativity of de Kooning and his willingness to tolerate poverty and terrible working conditions in order to allow expression of his inner creativity to bring new dimensions to painting. I read lots of things on art: For instance, I've recently read large sections of the marvelous catalog of the Paris exhibit on Klimt, Kokoschka, Schiele and Moser.
When and where do you usually read (specific location, time of day, etc.)?
I do a fair bit of reading while I travel by plane or train, and I do some reading on weekends, at home, when I have the time, and I usually read for a half hour in bed, although a good part of that time goes to the New York Review of Books and the Times Literary Supplement when these arrive. I don't have a particular spot; I read in a chair, in bed or the plane.
Who are your favorite writers (fiction, nonfiction or poetry)? Why?
In fiction my favorite 20th century writers are, working backward, Saul Bellow, Imre Kertész, Philip Roth, William Faulkner, Robert Musil, Thomas Mann, Marcel Proust and James Joyce.
Among nonfiction writers I like Elie Wiesel and Ian Kershaw (who wrote a fantastic biography of Hitler [Hitler, Longman, 1991]), and I like the essays of Fritz Stern, Lewis Thomas, Gerald Weissman and George Steiner. I don't read very much poetry these days, but the 20th-century poets I like are Dylan Thomas, W. H. Auden, T. S. Eliot, Rainer Maria Rilke and Stefan George.
What are the three best books you've ever read? Explain.
I really don't think I can give you an answer to that. Certainly of the books that have moved me recently—I would have to say Night, especially the new translation by Marion Wiesel, and Fatelessness (again, the new translation) [by Kertész, Vintage International, 2004]. Books about the Holocaust and surviving the Holocaust move me a great deal. Although I was never in a concentration camp, that history haunts me.
What book has influenced you most? Explain how.
Two books that had a big influence on me are scientific autobiographies: The Way of an Investigator, by Walter B. Cannon (1945), and The Statue Within, by François Jacob (Basic Books, 1988). I like Jacob's writing a great deal, and in general his insightful and poetic way of expressing scientific ideas I find extremely attractive.
Name three books you want to read but haven't gotten to yet.
There's a book I have called A War Like No Other, by Victor Hanson (Random House, 2005), on the Peloponnesian War, which I'm very eager to read but for a number of reasons have not read.
What book recommendations do you have for young readers?
Depending how old they are, that would vary. I think the essays by Lewis Thomas and Gerald Weissman are very inspiring for young people. I think Edward Wilson's Naturalist (Shearwater Books, 1994) and Jim Watson's The Double Helix (Atheneum, 1968) are fantastic books. Horace Freeland Judson's The Eighth Day of Creation (Simon and Schuster, 1979) is a fantastic introduction to biology, but it's really not for a very young reader. But for a person who would enjoy Judson, I would also recommend that they might try my book, In Search of Memory.
What science book recommendations do you have for nonscientists?
I think the best books that are out there for nonscientists are The Double Helix, The Eighth Day of Creation and The Statue Within.
Name one book in your discipline that you would recommend to scientists outside your field. Explain your choice.
I think our textbook Principles of Neural Science (edited by Kandel, James H. Schwartz and Thomas M. Jessell, McGraw-Hill, 2000) is a very good introduction to the brain and has been used by many people. I think Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th edition (by Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts and Peter Walter, Garland Science, 2002), is an exemplary book, and almost any of Jacob's writings are excellent for people outside the field.
You can find this online at http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/eric-kandel
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