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Young People And Newspapers: Survey Shows Print Still Alive
In an age of high-speed Internet, iPads and 5.9 billion mobile phone subscriptions, it's safe to say the online world has replaced the newspaper as the chief of the media landscape. But there's some good news for those in the print media industry: young people still read newspapers.
According to a data by GfK MRI, a German company specializing in media and consumer research in the United States, those between the ages of 18-24 are on track with adults when it comes to moderate newspaper reading.
Roughly 52 per cent of young adults are picking up newspapers at least once a month and at times, read the dead-tree edition of the news fourteen times a month, reports NPR. Yes, actually reading, as in not noticing newspapers on a table, not using newspapers to line bird cages and not using newspapers for paper-mâché art but reading newspapers for the sake of seeking new information.
SEE: Other uses for newspaper. Story continues below:
1. Use newspaper instead of cloth rags or paper towels to clean your windows, mirrors, and other glass surfaces. Rags leave lint and paper towels will streak. For some reason, newspaper is the perfect solution for a shining polished finish.
2. Planning a garden this year? Start your indoor seedlings using newspaper pots, which can be transplanted directly into the ground!
3. Stuff loosely wadded newspaper into rain-soaked shoes. The paper will help absorb the moisture and allow the shoes to dry much faster, while avoiding mold or mildew and other sources of stank.
4. Use a kneepad when gardening or scrubbing floors -- the layers will soften the impact of the ground or floor, and you won't feel badly about getting rid of it when it's all messy afterwards.
5. In a similar vein, throw some crumpled newspaper in an old suitcase, briefcase, backpack, or duffel bag. Leave it there for a few days and let it draw out that old musty odor. Like baking soda in the back of your fridge, you'll marvel at how well it works!
6. Using the comics as wrapping paper is as old as it is cliché, but you can actually create some charmingly elegant gift wrap, using the simplicity of black and white print. See here for some examples.
7. You can also use newspaper in the garden (most use soy ink and are totally safe, but check with your local paper if you're concerned), either as a makeshift weed barrier/ground cover, or as much-needed "browns" in your compost bin.
8. Gently wrap hard avocados or under-ripe tomatoes to speed up their maturation. It's a simple trick but it works like a charm.
9. Use a few layers of newspaper underneath your tablecloth. This offers a bit of padding for the elbows, while also providing some additional protection for the wood beneath.
10. Use newspaper to clean up broken glass. Wet and soften the paper, then use it as a sort of "sponge". The smallest shards will cling to the moist paper, and you can just transfer the whole thing into the trash.
The data published also reveals that young adults remain on par with their older counterparts, except when it comes to heavy readership (those who read a newspaper at least 25 times a month) with only eight per cent of millennial doing so, compared to 20 per cent for adults.
The gap in readership still applies in Canada, with baby boomers holding onto 81 per cent of the total weekly readership, compared to millennials who only hold 74 per cent of the weekly total readership, according to the latest data from the Newspaper Audience Databank.Despite the dominance of digital media, some millennials say that they're attached to paper due to trust and ease of use, noted a separate 2011 study by TRU, a youth research group. The study found that: 65 per cent of the 600 young adults surveyed said that "it is easier for me to view or read something on paper than to read it on a computer screen or some other tech device."


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One Bedroom Apartment near the Buzzing City of London
Size45 m²
Floor No.1
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Internet/WiFi
- Towels
Accommodation summary
|Hayfield Passage, E1 3LG London, United Kingdom
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A luxury one bedroom apartment in Stepney Green, close to Liverpool Street,Brick Line, Aldgate East. The underground only one minut walk (Stepney Green Station), Accommodation comprises double bedroom, bathroom, fully fitted kitchen, reception room whit double sofa bed, Stepney Green which is located minutes from Liverpool Street, Bank and Aldgate East which offer a broad range of shops, restaurants and cafes. Brick Line is a short walk away.
The closest underground stations are (District and Circle lines) and Central Line is only 12 min Walk)..
* Central heating.
* Fully fitted kitchen. Washing machine and tumble dryer.
* 24hr hot water. .
* Free high speed wireless broadband internet.
.Ideal for couples, friends, family, professionals visiting the City.
* Towel
* Double Bed
* Plasma TV
* Freezer
O B S - very close to OLYMPIC VILLAGE and WESTFIELD shopping centre.
House rulesnot smok
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we had a very nice 10 days stay.
It was bloody hot during our stay, so we had to have the windows wide open at all times.which was a nuisance that the corner beneath was a metingpoint with people yakking loudly and smoking.
apart from that it suited us fine - family of 4 - and recommendations!
we met Marcos at the keys that was conducted in a timely and accurate, we explained what is necessary and it is always made available to cover every need, very good impression.
the apartment feel clean even if a bit 'older than the photos published, is located in a neighborhood predominantly Muslim and South American, still in a good position with regard to transport.
real flaw: overlooking a busy street and noisy and near a large hospital (ambulance sirens pass very frequently).
all in all the value for money for London prices, I would say it's good.
abbiamo incontrato Marcos alla consegna delle chiavi che è avvenuta in maniera puntuale e precisa, ci ha spiegato quanto necessario e si è sempre reso disponibile a fronte di ogni necessità, ottima impressione.
l'appartamento ci è sembrato pulito anche se un po' più vecchio delle foto pubblicate, si trova in un quartiere a prevalenza musulmana e sud-americana, comunque in un'ottima posizione per quanto riguarda i trasporti.
vera pecca: si affaccia su una strada molto trafficata e rumorosa e nelle vicinanze di un grande ospedale (passano ambulanze a sirene spiegate molto di frequente).
tutto sommato il rapporto qualità prezzo, per i prezzi di Londra, direi sia buono.
While it was a stretch to call this a luxury apartment, it was acceptable for the price. The best feature of the apartment is the location, which was very convenient for catching the tube into the city. Also, the shower has great pressure and heat. There is an excellent cinema just a block away which was a fun discovery. Unfortunately, the flooring needs to be repaired in spots and the pull out couch sags in the middle. Overall, this was a good accommodation for 3 adults on a budget.
I've been stayed in Marco's flat for 4 days; the stay was quite good overall, Marco has been gentle and available for any request. The flat is a bit noisy because the bedroom faces on a big street and there aren't the double glasses. The heating is good and it is very close to the underground tube station (about 100metres).
Very conveniently situated next to the tube station. Marcos was very responsive via email and would like to stay there again in the near future. Would highly recommend to friends and family.
Nice apartment close to stepney green tube station, shops and restuarants. The host is very helpful.
We are 3 girls and we spent 5 days here. The apartment is nice, the bedroom is small but the bed is confortable.
The sofà bed in the living room has a band matress with a hole in the middle.
The bathroom is reaaaally small but it's fine For few days.
The kitchen is small but has everything you need.
The wifi wasn't working and we also had trouble with the sink in the bathroom.
Marcos was really nice with us...
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nice, I've already got the 2xtm magwell, I doubt I'll buy the flat only because I already have a flat bent up, but that is cool.
I went to AK-builder to order some flats and saw this: http://ak-builder.com/ak/modules.php...howpage&pid=91
I've been thinking about a 9mm AK for awhile now. After seeing that I'm convinced it is time to get started.
nice, I've already got the 2xtm magwell, I doubt I'll buy the flat only because I already have a flat bent up, but that is cool.
Cool, I do not have my 2xtm magwell yet. I will have to send Curtis an order for one tonight.
yea I definitely recommend the magwell, it is very solid and well built, the drum slides right in. I thought I would have had this build done by now except the bolt welding makes me nervous.
pjm204 you have any pics or insights? It sounds pretty straight forward, a bit of a twist on a regular AK build but not much different. The only thing I'm not sure about is where to position the bolt in the carrier.
Are you using a 74 bolt or the adapter for the 47 bolt?
I have a bunch of pics that other people have sent. I am using a 47 bolt with a bolt face sleeve. A bunch of milling or grinding needs to be done to the carrer and the bolt handle needs to be moved back and welded. If you weld the bolt to the carrier then you either are forced to have a none removeable firing pin or need to resolve that issue. Asside from the bolt and carrier it is a very straight forward build
Are you using the same meathod as Rhino did on his .45 build for the bolt/carrier mods? I was thinking of doing the same as Rhino's mostly b/c I haven't seen any other meathods and it looks pretty good.
I got most of my info from a member named cntrlrider , its a direct copy of the original doubletapme suomi conversion. Search around and you will find it on yahoo or google, there were some posts on AKfiles and whatnot, also azhonkey made one on here.
Thanks for the info for the flats.Did anyone try a stick mag yet?yea I definitely recommend the magwell, the drum slides right in.
on the site it says that you can get stick mags to work but it will take a little bit of fitting. I don't see any reason why they wouldnot work, although I think the drums would be a lot more fun.


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Lanzarote, Canary Islands
UTSA hosts annual Canary Islands symposium
By Adi Pavlovic
Student Writer, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
(March 1, 2006)--UTSA will host "The International Symposium of the Canary Islands" 7:45 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, March 4 at the Buena Vista Street Building Aula Canaria (1.328), Downtown Campus, to celebrate the 275th anniversary of the founding of municipal governments in San Antonio by Canary Islanders.
The event is free and open to the public. Registration is 7:45 a.m. with the program at 8:15 a.m. Simultaneous translation equipment will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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The symposium will include more than 20 speakers including representatives of UTSA and San Antonio, academicians from Mexico and representatives of the governments of Spain and the Canary Islands.
Parking will be available on the upper level of the UTSA Downtown Campus garage and at the UTSA Cattleman's Square lot.
Local presenters will include Isabel de Pedro Marin, honorary consul of Spain in San Antonio; Felix D. Almaraz Jr., UTSA professor of history; and Francisco Marcos Marin, UTSA professor of modern languages and literatures.
Other speakers at the event include D. Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar, minister of justice for the government of Spain; Maria del Mar Julios, vice president of the Canary government; Carlos Westendorp y Cabeza, ambassador of Spain in the United States; D. Julio Montesino Ramos, consul general of Spain in Houston; Elena Acosta Guerrero, director of House of Colon for The Palms of Great Canary, Spain; Eduardo Aznar Vallejo, history professor at the University of Lagoon; Carmen Maria Evora Garcia, vice president of research and development at the University of Lagoon; Manuel Lobo Cabrera, principal of the University of the Palms of Great Canary; Jorge Pedraza Salinas, president of Company Nuevoleonesa of History, Geography and Statistics, Monterrey, Mexico; Todd Chiscano, international studies adviser at Southern Methodist University.
In 1731, more than 275 years ago, 56 Canary Islanders (or "Islenos") arrived to establish what is known today as San Antonio. Ordered by King Philip V of Spain to establish the settlement, the Islanders organized the municipal government, and the first mayors of the city were original settlers or their descendants.
In 1738, the Islanders began construction of a church, now the oldest part of San Fernando Cathedral. Islenos descendants were instrumental in developing the culture and institutions of San Antonio.
The Canary Islands are often described as Spain's tropical paradise. In mainland Spain, they are synonymous with holidays, as they are for thousands of foreign tourists who pack the islands' resorts year round. Colonized and populated by Spaniards, the seven islands lie 1,150 kilometers off the west coast of Africa.
The symposium is sponsored by UTSA, the Government of the Canary Islands, Friends of the Canary Islands Foundation in San Antonio, Los Bexarenos Genealogical and Historical Society, and the Bexar Country Historical Commission.
For more information, contact Felix D. Almaraz Jr. at (210) 458-2616.


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Taking your Guitar to the Beach
TAKE your guitar to the beach! A bright, beautiful afternoon, the sound of the waves, seagulls overhead... a great place for musical inspiration! Why not take your guitar to the beach?
With a quality guitar like a Voyage-Air folding travel guitar, there's no reason not to. But there are a few things you should be aware of.
An afternoon at the beach usually means an 'onshore breeze.' No big deal, but it does mean that very fine sand particles are picked up with the wind. This sand accumulates on the neck, and abrades against the strings and the frets. Not only does this cause abrasive wear on the frets, the dust and dirt gets into the winding of the strings, and dulls the sound of the strings. A good idea is to get a 2" wide soft paintbrush, and store it with your guitar. When at the beach, use this paintbrush to 'brush off' the fretboard and the strings. Do this first thing before you play the guitar, and then again when you finish, before you put it back into the case. When you use your guitar on the beach, this will make the strings last a lot longer - and the difference is not slight... this is a huge difference in sound and life for the strings.
Also note that this onshore breeze carries humidity and 'salt air' from the ocean. After even one afternoon exposure, you can see a sheen of this salt that dulls the guitar's finish. This should be removed when you get home. Wipe down the body of the guitar with a very slightly damp rag. Then use a quality guitar polish, like Martin Polish to completely clean the surface of your guitar.
The black Voyage-Air guitar case is padded and provides a good degree of heat protection. Kind of like an insulated picnic cooler. But the dark color of the case can also be a problem: if the case is left exposed to direct sunlight, it can get hot and cook the contents (your guitar) FAST! NEVER leave your guitar case (with the guitar inside) exposed to direct sunlight on a hot day.
If it's a hot day at the beach, park your guitar in the shade. Bring an umbrella or a pop-up windscreen to keep your guitar out of the direct sunlight.
IF SAND gets into the inside of your guitar, there are a couple of ways to remove it: remove the strings and 'blow out' the interior with a good air compressor. Or you can use a vacuum with a small brush attachment. Shake guitar until the sand is all in one corner and then zap it with the vacuum.
Quick Reference Points for taking your guitar to the beach:
• KEEP the guitar in the shade, at about the same temperature you are.
• Clean the strings before and after you play.
• NEVER leave the guitar case exposed to direct sunlight - it can cook the guitar!
• When you get home, clean and polish the guitar to remove surface salt.


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Town Square
Losing 2 great businesses downtown!
Original post made by PDA Hopeful, Del Prado, on Aug 28, 2007
When investigating the rent prices these businesses were charged, it is no reason why Pure Girl went of business and Day Art is trying to stay in business by finding a less expensive space.
The owner of Day Art studio is so gracious and complementary to Pleasanton: "DAY Art Studio will be moving to a new home. We have thoroughly enjoyed our downtown location and I believe, as Pleasanton residents, we have something to be proud of in our charming downtown." "Alas, our costs in this location are just too high." "We will close our doors on Main Street on August 24th and hope to reopen in Pleasanton in Mid October. We will of course email our plans when they become more solidified."
Will we see 2 more family owned business pay the enormous rent hoping to make a living, only to see them go out of business in 2 years $100,000 in debt?
Does one need to be independently wealthy to open a store in Downtown Pleasanton?
a resident of Valley Trails
on Aug 31, 2007 at 6:42 am
Sounds like those businesses should never have been downtown in the first place. There are plenty of other (less expensive) places in Pleasanton to lease a space. It's a simple market situation: if the rental prices are too high, they will eventually drop; if they are just right, someone else will come in and open a business.
Palo Alto is a great example of a very successful downtown. Businesses there get an incredible amount of traffic and can therefore pay the high lease prices.
a resident of another community
on Sep 2, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Perhaps it was the name "Pure Girls" that prevented folks from becoming customers. Was it appropriate to aim such a double entendre at adolescent girls? It was an obnoxious choice...
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 4, 2007 at 10:44 am
Those businesses would not of survived in downtown Pleasanton for too long. Rent prices are too high, and the type of business is niched for the weekend crowd when parents bring their kids. General downtown is catered more to the older crowds and too quaint for the younger folks. The Day art studio and Pure Girls would need steady traffic on daily basis, not just on the weekends to keep business going...
a resident of Foothill Knolls
on Sep 10, 2007 at 6:58 pm
Yes, I agree with Leigh's posting! Main Street Pleasanton serves a special retail market and those choosing to rent or lease here need to be fully aware of this market. The owners of these businesses knew exactly what their rent was when they signed their leases - they either over-estimated their potential or did not understand the customer profile of Main Street. This is the hard reality of opening your own business - know the market or die and this is exactly what happened. Good, bad or indifferent - what happened was fair and square and exactly defines the nature of free enterprise.
a resident of Downtown
on Sep 23, 2007 at 10:37 am
i'm so sad to hear about these 2 downtown businesses leaving!! i was googling the day art studio to get the schedule for my boys and i to visit today, and discovered this news. being a downtown business owner for 5 years now, i can understand the frustrations. retail is a HARD business, with little profits, and the little profits don't come overnight. we didn't even see a profit until after 3 years, and, yes, the rent is rediculously high, but location is key! and you get what you pay for. more than anything, it's perserverance. and long-term goals!! good luck to these business owners!
a resident of Downtown
on Oct 1, 2007 at 10:07 am
I'm shocked at the responses! So if family businesses isn't what Downtown Pleasnton needs? What does it need?
It's obvious that the previous postings are new to Pleasanton and didn't see the downtown 15-10 years ago when it was a less than desirable place to visit. What makes downtown Pleasanton so fantasic? It's the small businesses. It's a great place to dine, shop and walk around becuase our small businesses are supportive and proud of the area.
a resident of Dublin
on Oct 17, 2007 at 12:52 pm
My family moved into the area because of the vibrant energy and quality of life that downtown Pleasanton offers....an oasis out here. I'm saddened by the loss of the Day Art studio as it was a fantastic amenity...I was actually looking forward to booking my daughter's birthday there (last year she was too young) & was very surprised to hear the news: art leaving our community.
The Day Art studio would benefit from a merger with a local art-group/center/zeum. Together they would create a greater whole than the sum of their parts & bring art back into our community, in an engagingly meaningful way.
a resident of Pleasanton Village
on Nov 19, 2007 at 3:31 pm
I am discouraged by the very high lease rates in downtown Pleasanton. I have been searching for a place to start my business but have only found that costs are way too high in these spots.
a resident of Downtown
on Nov 21, 2007 at 1:44 am
Well, if the price is too high, don't buy. I think that's a lesson Pleasantonians or hopeful Pleasantonians often overlook or ignore in their pursuits of living here or starting a business here. Too many people with dreams that find the bankroll if not the plan to back it up.
I think this harsh market actually serves the people of Pleasanton quite well in one respect. The businesses downtown have to be good and deliver the people something they want. Or else they fail. In the case of Pure Girls, I'm glad that the 10 moms who thought "Math makes me dizzy" sparkely tee shirt were good things to give their daughter couldn't support that business. In my opinion, that place was a pink splotch on the downtown. Take it to Stoneridge, tweeners. Or rather, have your parents take you.
Conversely, Day Art is useful, and is just moving somewhere where economics make sense.
a resident of Canyon Creek
on Jan 9, 2009 at 10:01 am
Has the condition in downtown improved? I always try to shop downtown Pleasanton as much as I can to support the shops there. Now, I'm planning to open a business there but reading these posts makes me a little reluctant to do so.


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Too cool. That puppy picture is so cute! Don't let them eat the puppy. :) We are in the middle of a blizzard here. They say it's the worst snow storm in 15-20 years. Everything is shut down. I so wish I was there. What a great experiance. Keep posting, I love reading & seeing what you two are doing. BTW, you both look 15 years younger in these pictures, Talk to ya later.
Kuta Beach-- Hot,lazy days on the beach
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The next day WW saw the bungalow and was in love. So on December 2 we packed up and moved over there.
Been pretty much lazy beach bums, swimming, lazing around the bungalow most of the time so far
Celebrated out 18th anniversary on December 6 with a catered dinner of jumbo prawn and lobster, grilled by Made (mah-day)-a guy WM used to teach English during a Feb-March 2009 stay here- delivered to the bungalow where it was enjoyed by candlelight. (WM won some good romantic husband points for this.)
WW bought a lovely sarong (cotton, not rayon) on Sunday market day for 40,000 rupiah ($4, see pics).
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Collins was a coward, much like Sanchez, and David Carr.........afraid of contact he would step in the bucket and throw off his back foot constantly
Both guys (Collins and Sanchez) have NFL all time Pick Six legacys.............Simms must have been disgusted watching Collins
easy to say when the likes of glenn parker, dusty zeigler, old lomas brown, jeff roehl were protecting him with one WR the entire time
His one highlight was Minny 41-0.........then he came out in the SB throwing Piks like he was getting a Pik bonus
The sad part was he replaced a guy who took us to the playoffs- Danny Kannel- a great game manager, and nifty runner. Its always about the arm......when as Parcells once said- 90% of the QB position is between the ears
that Ravens defense stripped him of his manhood.
due to the fact that I am from the Woodstock generation ...
my opinions may be chemically enhanced and influenced by severe episodes of memory loss
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it is important how the Maras feel about it
and they feel he is one of the best Giants of all time.......retired his number out of respect for what he did for this organization
and his bust sits in the Legacy room of the stadium....and it also sits in a little room Canton Ohio
so yours and my opinion = absolutely meaningless
Maras opinion = everything
opinion of his peers = everything
and the Peyton comparison is completely ridiculous
Peyton and Montana have championships in their previous cities......they are heroes there....icons
YA did not have that type of impact in SF
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It was a tough week. First, there was the death of a young race car driver – a bizarre incident involving one of racing's biggest stars. Days later, America mourned the loss of an actor and comedian beloved by many.
Then, unrest in a small Missouri town where the fatal shooting of a teenager by a police officer prompted anger, protests, riots and looting.
On behalf of the more than 40 nonprofit, law enforcement, and school district members of the Lancaster County Coalition for Healthy Youth, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to the many partners who helped make the Seventh Prevention of Youth Substance Abuse in Rural Communities Conference such a success.
Lancaster should be proud to host the only national conference that focuses on the unique challenges of working with youth from rural communities.
I've decided to write something positive for a change. Most all my other letters to The Lancaster News are political in nature. But this one is different. Over the last year or so there have been dozens of letters opposing future development in the county – mostly the Indian Land section and Van Wyck.
I can understand that some of the neighbors are upset because the landscape will be changing.
It is always easy to see where we have been; it is so much harder to see where we are going or where we need to go.
Ask anyone who has lived in Lancaster County for the last 40 years and they can tell you a story of how Lancaster County has changed.
Some people you talk with, their story ends when Springs Industries closed up. They can only talk about the past; they seem to not appreciate today and they cannot imagine the future.
John's Gospel records seven miracles of Jesus so people will believe he is "the Christ, the Son of God" and thereby find eternal life (John 20:31).
The fifth of these miracles, Jesus walking on the water, happened less than 24 hours after he had fed the multitudes with just five barley loaves and two fishes. The Gospels of Matthew and Mark also describe this miracle.
First things first: every nation must secure and control its borders. This is not political rhetoric or an ideological judgment, but a simple geo-political fact.
Whether it's the Ukraine and invading Russians, Japan defending obscure costal islands or ancient Rome resisting Hannibal and his elephants coming over the Alps from Carthage, it is exactly the same. A nation's borders must be secure.
In 1972, 42 states had laws in their constitution that forbid the killing of children in the womb – 42 sates out of 50. At the time that would have been the representative voice of about 220 million people.
However nine judges decided that this majority, or preponderance of voices, should not and would not be heard as they ruled that women may kill their unborn child. So much for majority rule and democracy.
Late last year, the University of South Carolina Lancaster archivist posted on the USCL Facebook page a 1963 clipping from The Lancaster News.
Mrs. T.W. Boyce urged the citizens of Lancaster to support the continued growth of the four-year-old extension of USCL by donating money for the construction of Hubbard Hall.
They boast about how they "bring home the bacon." They take credit for new buildings, new parks and new programs for which they've secured public funding.
But all too often, politicians forget to thank the people who made it possible – the taxpayers.
Many of you may know that recently the Lancaster County School District filled another top-level position entitled director of secondary education.
What many of you may not know is that of the three finalists interviewed for this top-level position two were minority females, who I think had more qualifications than the person selected for the position.
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Often, I wonder how disconnected advertisers must be to craft some of the commercials that appear on TV. I've been known to not buy products just because the commercials that advertise them annoy me so much. Call it reverse advertising. OK, so maybe I'm not the most rational consumer if I'll willingly forgo a quality product at a low price, but, really, is it so hard to make a compelling commercial?
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"Burpo, a Wesleyan pastor in rural Nebraska, recounts the story of his son's mystic vision of heaven while the youngster was suffering from a near-fatal illness in the spring of 2003. Through the course of the work, Burpo recalls conversations he had with his son about what heaven was like. Christians will be encouraged, non-Christians not at all. This work is written in a plain, conversational style that Dean Gallagher narrates with great skill. Gallagher reads at a pace that is never hurried, even when recalling stressful incidents. He is expressive, but never melodramatic—especially when relating the anguish Burpo and his wife felt at nearly losing their child."
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Day of Caring and tick talk
Chip Rankin, Pequot Lakes High School principal and U.S. Marine, was in charge of overseeing the Day of Caring project Thursday, May 9. I enjoyed the day with five energetic ninth-grade boys and their Pequot Lakes High School science teacher, Ben Starns, working in the woods to clear fire trails on my property.
The boys were first instructed to spray 40 percent DEET repellent to keep ticks away, to avoid areas of tall grass or weeds and to check themselves for ticks after being in the woods.
Prevention is the best medicine, but if a deer tick bite is found with a bull's-eye rash, a doctor can diagnose and treat the Lyme infection with Doxycycline antibiotics.
For information on diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease from deer ticks, check out a DVD at the Crosslake or Pequot Lakes Library or order a copy for $36.98 (includes a 30-page Discussion Guide) at www.underourskin.com (click "Contact").
Thanks to all the kids who volunteered for the Day of Caring. It was a teaching and learning lesson for all — old and young.
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James and I were the other day in Zürich for a Helena Rubinstein press conference, it turned out that I struggled a little bit finding what to wear... This is the kind of moment when you simply crave the Margiela for H&M blanket coat which would have been so so perfect for the occasion, isn't it? I know I did. Another great trick to fight the cold is simply to buy a hot drink on the go, it will keep your hands and body warm. Not to mention that it is so comforting. The press conference went out really well, I was more than excited to hear more about the brand and discover some of their upcoming products for 2013. Well it turns out that we are really going to be spoiled since the brand came up with a real revolution in terms of mascara, ever heard of a mascara that doesn't dry out? I haven't. Yet Helena Runbinstein's team came up with the concept and created the perfect one which you'll be able to purchase in march 2013. More to follow!
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You might be sick of hearing about this generation, but two recent surveys show they can't, and shouldn't, be dismissed.
Two words: tax carbon.
Cities stand at the very center of each and every one of the biggest challenges the world now faces.
They cost more, and they aren't necessarily any safer.
New research finds that businesses loathe bad traffic at the regional level, but benefit from it locally.
In an autonomous world, many long-delayed improvements will be rendered obsolete.
The exploding housing prices we see today are a result of policy decisions made decades ago.
Gentrification isn't new -- it's actually baked into the economic forces that have been driving urban development since the 1950s.
Though there's a delicate balance to strike between access and speed.
Charging tech companies to use city stops opens up a discussion about who else should pay to hog the street.
It's not too soon to start discussing how to keep the Highway Trust Fund from bankruptcy.
High tolls can keep a transportation network efficient and equitable. Right now, the city's system accomplishes neither.
Without a cash infusion, it'll be broke by 2015. What's Chief Steve Spade to do?
Lessons that bear repeating to residents of large cities around the world.
Ponte Tower began as a haven for Johannesburg's white elites. but fell into disrepair when they began to flee the city.
Are designers preoccupied with making artistic statements rather than spaces where people would actually want to be?
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Great blog ! Congratulations for your spirit of adventure !
So jealous when I see the pix of the whale shark, it is one of my dream to see one
Take care and hope to see you soon
Whale sharks again.... yeahhhh ;-)))
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Actually, at first we wanted to give this place a miss, as the whale sharks are being fed. However, we were told that this came about quite naturally, as the whale sharks always used to feed off the leftover of the fishermen or since they used to fish with krill (small shrimp) which is also highly on the sharks food chain. Also, the whale sharks do not depend on this food since only a couple out of their whole population in the area show up. Well, and then it was just too good an opportunity to see these wonderful animals once more up close and personal
And yes, it was once again an absolutely fantastic experience! It was so amazing to see these gorgeous animals sooo close - really unforgettable moments for us ;-))).
We have been almost eight weeks in the Philippines and when we are looking back we are happy to say that the time here was very pleasant and we appreciated every day above and under the water. The one and only thing which could have been better was the weather; a bit less rain and more sunshine would have made it perfect. And we know it for sure already that we will be back to the Philippines!
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How unexpectedly sharp has this month's bond selloff been? Look no further than a couple of Pimco bond funds for an answer. Min Zeng and Kirsten Grind report in today's Wall Street Journal that Bill Gross's $285 billion Pimco Total Return Bond Fund (PTTRX) - the flagship of all flagship bond funds - has lost 3.65% in June alone, making it the 12th-worst performer among 177 similar bond funds tracked by data firm Lipper:
The June losses come after investors pulled $1.32 billion out of the fund in May, its first outflow since 2011. Newport Beach, Calif.-based Pimco is a unit of Allianz SE. The fund is now on a two-month losing streak, the latest evidence that the weekslong selloff in bonds ranging from ultrasafe Treasury debt to emerging-market securities has unnerved some of the most trusted hands in the investing community.
Mr. Gross isn't alone. Bond-market fears have pummeled mutual funds across the industry. All similar bond funds tracked by Lipper have performed poorly so far in June, posting an average loss of 2.65%. They are down an average of 4.29% since the end of April....
The bout of poor performance after years of strong returns is a blow for Mr. Gross, who for years has presented himself as the face of the surging bond market. The Pimco Total Return fund has returned 6.69% a year, on average, over the last 15 years, according to Morningstar, as of Monday. That compares with 5.49% average annual returns on the benchmark Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. In 2010, Morningstar named Mr. Gross the best manager of the decade.
Meanwhile the story reports the $11 billion Pimco Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund (PBDAX) has lost 4.48% in June through Monday, making it the biggest loser among intermediate investment-grade bond funds tracked by Lipper. That fund is run by Gross protege Mark Kiesel, who was named in January as U.S. fixed-income fund manager of the year by Morningstar after his fund posted a 15% return in 2012, beating 98% of its competitors:


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Walking seems so simple: Just put one foot in front of the other. Yet every step you take is a precarious act. When you walk, your body's center of mass is rarely located over one of your feet. Each step forward is really a fall that you must catch by swinging your leg forward so that your foot lands on the floor just in the nick of time. The successful execution and timing of each step is aided by the way that the leg swings like a pendulum, but it still requires precise muscular coordination and excellent balance.
People who suffer a stroke, brain injury, or a partial spinal cord injury lose some of these essential abilities. Damage to the brain itself, or interference in the communication between the brain and the muscles, results in weakness or unwanted muscle activity, which limits the person's ability to simultaneously propel and support the body during locomotion.
Fortunately, it turns out that the body has some built-in redundancy, at least in some species. Although the brain normally directs bodily motions, animal studies show that complex movements of the limbs are possible even after the spinal cord has been completely cut off from the brain. Such independence was first documented more than a century ago by British neurophysiologist Sir Charles Sherrington.
In the early 1900s Sherrington and others experimented on dogs and cats whose spinal cords had been severed (referred to as "spinal" animals). The studies revealed that the stepping motions of walking can be produced by spinal reflexes alone. The stepping reflexes discovered in those experiments were much more complicated and coordinated than the simple knee jerk that is elicited by tapping a rubber hammer on the tendon below the kneecap. Sherrington observed rhythmic stepping motions in which one limb of the animal was drawn toward the body while the limb on the opposite side of the body was pushed away—all without any master coordination by the brain.
Those findings in spinal cats and dogs suggested that control of locomotion in healthy, intact animals originates at least in part in the spinal cord rather than in the brain. But it took many decades before anyone found practical applications for that insight. In the 1970s researchers showed that if the body of a spinal cat were supported over a treadmill, the cat's legs would step in time with the moving belt. When the same types of experiments were performed on spinal kittens also given a drug to enhance nerve signal transmission, the animals' stepping motions would even adapt to changes in the speed of the treadmill.
More amazing, the stepping behavior of spinal cats improves with practice, implying that their spinal cords, not their brains, have done the learning. Daily training on the treadmill causes spinal cats to take longer steps, achieve more normal muscle excitation patterns, and support more of their own weight, although learning appears to be specific to the activity that is practiced: Cats that are trained to stand do poorly on locomotion tests.
The animal results inevitably raised human questions: Do people have the same neural circuitry that permits reflexive locomotion in cats? And if so, is recovery of walking ability possible for patients with injuries to the brain or spinal cord? Anecdotal evidence points to such "central pattern generators" for locomotion in humans. For instance, there have been reports of involuntary stepping motions in patients who suffered incomplete spinal cord injury. Also, newborn babies make alternating stepping motions with their legs, displaying timing patterns that roughly correspond to those seen years later in their mature walking.
Encouraged by those insights, neuroscientists and physical therapists have attempted to adapt the training procedures for spinal animals into therapeutic regimens for patients who have an incomplete spinal cord injury or are recovering from a stroke. Those programs have largely taken the form of body weight-supported treadmill training, in which the patient's torso is suspended above the treadmill using a harness while two therapists (one for each leg) manually move the legs through the repetitive motions of normal walking.
Treadmill training has been shown to improve strength, stability, and walking ability, but the technique has a significant drawback: It is highly labor-intensive. At least two therapists are needed to move the patient's legs, and even a single 30-minute training session is fatiguing for the therapists' arms. Something better was needed. And this time the answer came not from animal studies, but from the world of robotics.
Robotic arms have been common in industrial settings for decades, but recent reductions in the cost and size of sensors, actuators, and computers have led to a proliferation of applications for robots outside of factories. One exciting development is the robotic exoskeleton, a motorized, jointed scaffolding attached around the body to enhance strength and other abilities. Some experimental exoskeletons have been developed with funding from the military to improve a soldier's ability to carry heavy loads or march over long distances, but exoskeletons have also been designed to assist the disabled, including those undergoing treadmill gait training in rehabilitation.
The most well known and well studied of these rehab devices is the Lokomat, developed by a Swiss team in the 1990s. It looks like a treadmill attached to a small crane, from which the patient is suspended in a harness. The patient's legs are strapped into an adjustable linkage that has motors and sensors located at the hip and knee joints, as well as passive straps that pull up the patient's toes to keep them from hitting the treadmill belt when the leg swings forward. The Lokomat exoskeleton's motors do the work of moving the legs, taking over the job that otherwise would need to be done by human therapists, while the sensors measure the hip and knee joint angles. A computerized controller uses the sensor readings to calculate the forces and torques that the Lokomat applies to the patient's body.
To assess the effectiveness of robotic rehab training, researchers have compared it with conventional therapy, which involves tasks such as strength and balance exercises, walking between parallel bars, and walking unassisted on a treadmill. Which of those exercises a patient performs depends on the therapist's judgment of his or her progress. Several groups have looked at stroke patients who are randomly selected for either robotic or conventional therapy, but the results so far are inconclusive. Some studies suggest that walking improves more after robotic training, whereas others suggest the opposite, and still more report no discernible difference between the two approaches.
Other studies have compared the results of robotic gait training with those from treadmill training in which therapists manually move patients' legs. Here again the results are mixed, but it seems that robotic training offers the greatest benefits to patients early in their rehabilitation programs, when they may not be able to walk at all without the assistance of a robot.
Those preliminary evaluations probably understate the potential of robot-assisted therapy, perhaps significantly, because researchers do not yet have a clear idea of the best way for a robot to interact with a patient's legs. Robots have made impressive inroads in industry because of their capacity to perform the same tasks over and over with high precision, and specialists in robot rehabilitation initially employed those machines the same way: Robots would guide patients as they moved their legs on the treadmill, with the exoskeleton providing consistent corrective assistance when its sensors detected the patient deviating from a predetermined normal gait pattern. The end result is that the patients' legs would always move normally, with the patients doing what they could with their muscles, and the exoskeleton making up the difference with its motors.
That approach, called position control, is an excellent way to program a robot tasked with machining identical engine parts on an assembly line, but it may not be ideal for helping people relearn to walk. True, moving the patient through a normal walking motion would show him or her what such movements feel like, and it might even generate sensory signals in the patient's own nerves that would be helpful in relearning gait. Robot-guided motions would be preferable to no motion at all for patients with a severe disability. On the other hand, position control may rob patients of the motivation to generate normal motions because the robot produces all the movement patterns for them.
David Reinkensmeyer of the University of California at Irvine calls that possible loss of motivation the "slacking hypothesis." When a robot guides limb motions, the patient's body may adapt automatically by minimizing energy expenditure. Such compensation presents a problem, Reinkensmeyer says, because the rehabilitation patient needs to expend effort to learn how to walk again.
If you have ever taught a child to ride a bike, you know that when a motor skill is first learned, there is considerable fluctuation in the movement. But does that variation represent deviation that the nervous system will attempt to eliminate, or does it actually aid in learning? Russian neurophysiologist Nikolai Bernstein theorized that movement variation allows the nervous system to practice solving the problem of planning motion, in much the same way that a fourth-grader develops computational skills by completing a worksheet of many different long division problems. "Repetition without repetition," according to Bernstein, is the key to motor learning.
The challenge, then, is to find the best way for the robot to allow the patient to deviate from perfect repetition. To that end, several groups are now exploring an alternative to position control, called impedance control. Mechanical impedance is resistance to motion; the idea behind impedance control is that the robot would simulate a springlike resistance to deviation from the desired movement trajectory. The spring might be very soft or even nonexistent for small deviations, giving patients the opportunity to learn how to correct their own errors. Larger deviations would be met with greater resistance that would move the patient along the preferred path and perhaps prevent him or her from becoming frustrated early in the course of rehabilitation.
Robots that guide patient motions in this way may behave much like the way our own limbs respond when we encounter a disturbance, such as when someone jostles your arm while you reach for a cup of coffee. In a 2004 study, kinesiologists David Franklin and Theodore Milner of Simon Fraser University in Canada, along with Udell So and Mitsuo Kawato of the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute in Kyoto, asked healthy people to perform reaching movements while gripping a handle attached to a robot arm that attempted to destabilize their motion. Test subjects were still able to make straight movements by modifying the springlike behavior of their own limbs: They stiffened their arms in the direction perpendicular to the path of their reach, but not in the movement direction.
A similar strategy underlies a variant of impedance control called path control. In this approach, the robot produces less resistance along the desired line of movement so that patients have more control over the timing of their motions. The legs are therefore free to move when the patient propels them in the right direction, but the robot applies a gentle correction when they stray too far from the prescribed path, creating virtual "walls" that prevent too much sideways deviation.
As promising as impedance control may be, that kind of therapy presumes that the patient has a nervous system capable of accurately sensing and responding to deviations from correct limb motions. Patients who have difficulty walking because of conditions such as incomplete spinal cord injury or stroke frequently also have sensory deficits that prevent them from making full use of neural feedback from their muscles, tendons, and joints.
Fortunately, there are ways for sensors to provide this missing feedback by translating the changing configuration of a robotic exoskeleton into an animation on a virtual reality (VR) display that the patient views on a video screen. Such electronic sensors can also produce cleaner signals of motion than the noisy biological sensors in our bodies.
In 2009 Anat Mirelman and Judith Deutsch of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and Paolo Bonato of Harvard Medical School put the theory to the test. They found that stroke patients undergoing robotic gait training were able to walk farther and faster when their therapy was enhanced with a VR display. The researchers attributed the improvement partly to VR showing the subjects how their limbs were moving, and partly to the display functioning like a video game that kept patients engaged during training.
If patients relearning how to walk benefit from knowing the true positions of their legs, some neuroscientists have reasoned, why stop at telling them the truth? Patients may be able to learn even better and faster through error augmentation, which sounds much better than "lying." In this scheme, when the patient moves in a manner that deviates from what is desired, an exaggerated depiction of the deviation is presented to him or her on a screen. Like a teacher circling mistakes on a test with a red pen, robotic sensors' output may be amplified to draw the patient's attention to movement error and thus motivate stronger and faster corrections.
Curiously, it seems that patients learn more rapidly when their errors are moderately embellished, but there is no benefit in telling big whoppers to the nervous system. James Patton of the University of Illinois at Chicago explains that there seems to be a "sweet spot" for achieving the greatest benefit from amplifying errors. Early trials indicate that there has to be enough magnification to involve more of the nervous system in the learning process, according to Patton, but not so much that the patient begins to doubt that he's really observing his own behavior.
Although the first Lokomat was introduced two decades ago, researchers are still just beginning to explore the ways robots can help injured patients walk again. If robotic exoskeletons do become a fixture in the gait rehabilitation clinic, the role of the physical therapist is likely to change. Early on, some therapists worried that the engineers' goal was to replace them with robots, but it is now clear that robots have great potential for freeing therapists to do what they do best. Robots do not mind the drudgery of working with patients on repetitive motions, which allows the therapists to concentrate on helping patients master the more intricate and varied tasks of daily living.
As robotic gait therapy matures, it will need to become more versatile. Walking on a treadmill is an excellent first activity, but patients need to do more than put in long hours walking at a constant speed in a straight line. Adding turns, stops and starts, and obstacles such as curbs will make rehab training more practical and more useful. Ultimately my colleagues and I hope to see robots help patients regain the ability to walk freely on normal ground. Newer, more compact and battery-powered exoskeletons that can operate away from the treadmill and even outside the clinic should help meet this objective. Eventually robots may be used to train patients to perform more complex everyday activities, such as climbing stairs, negotiating ramps, and getting into and out of cars and bathtubs.
"Robotic therapy" may evoke images of a powerful automaton yanking on one's limbs, but the reality will be a lot less intimidating. In 2040, barring unforeseen circumstances, I will be 72 years old. By then there will be 80 million other Americans age 65 or older, twice the number of older adults in the United States today. I hope that I won't have any serious mobility problems to overcome, but it is inevitable that many of my fellow elderly will be dealing with the consequences of strokes, limb amputations, joint replacements, and falls. And it is very likely that robots will be helping.
The public has already grown accustomed to smartphones, smart appliances, and even smart cars. The robots we encounter in physical therapy tomorrow will not be very different from smart versions of the exercise machines we use today. We look to the heart rate monitor on an exercise bike to keep from slacking off or overtaxing our cardiovascular systems. Rehabilitation robots will be used in a similar fashion to get a customized workout for the nervous system. My expectation is that my generation will not only welcome robotic therapy assistants, we will demand them.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1857359/) Bt toxins are not even broad based in their effects on insects. Due to the host-specific nature of a couple of the steps, Bt toxins only affect certain classes of insects, depending on the Bt species from which the toxin was isolated.
On top of all that, to produce HFCS, the corn kernels are subjected to high heat and strong acid in order to convert the starches into simple sugars. Both of those things are VERY hard on proteins, and tend to destroy them quite quickly. So, the chances of much protein even making it into the final HFCS product is pretty small.
As far as long term effects go, sure, anything is possible. But, the most likely effect would be the same as is in insect guts, and that is a VERY short term effect, which would be noticed quite quickly.
I deeply respect a lot of the writing you do and your experience as a beekeeper, but I think that in this case, the implication you make about Bt being present in HFCS and being able to do *anything* in a human digestive tract needs some evidence to back it up. Otherwise, it's pure hand-waving speculation.


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Dec 12, 2011
International university deploys managed video conferencing to attract more international students and further broaden the teaching options for its students.
It facilitated face-to-face interactions with international guest speakers in traditional lectures. Also it's impacting staff development and enhancing collaboration. The University turned to high definition video conferencing and Telepresence to deliver a "new way of learning".
The Dimension Data solution not only enhanced the teaching toolkit at Essex but has given the University a strong competitive advantage.


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arrest for harrasement with no conviction possibly cause me problems?
arrest for harrasement with no conviction possibly cause me problems?
yes and maybe
So what would prevent me if there was no conviction?
from form 4473
b. Are you under indictment or information in any court for a felony, or any other crime, for which the judge could imprison you for more than one vear?
h. Are you subject to a court order restraining you from harassing, stalking, or threatening your child or an intimate partner or child of such partner'?
this is just the federal form for a FFL purchase
if you are talking about a CCW, then you will also have to go thru your local sheriff and his ability to deny you is much more lenient
No this happened in 2001.
then if you answer the questions honestly, and you dont have any other disqualifying answers on the 4473, shouldnt be a problem for a ffl purchase.
washington permits private party sales, no background check required.
the harassment arrest may be an issue for any CCW tho, depends on the facts and the issuing authority.
New to all this,what is a ccw?
never mind got it.Not an issue as of now.I'm just concerned with my right to own.Thanks Ted.


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ArchiveVisual Arts Articles
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Expanding the Book: An Interview with Badlands Unlimited
Dec 2012
Under the motto "books in an expanded field," Badlands Unlimited aims to challenge ideas about publishing to encompass everything from art shows curated for the Kindle and iPad to experimental typography and artist e-books. In an interview with Barcelona-based Latitudes, Badlands' Paul Chan, Ian Cheng, and Micaela Durand discuss their work "embracing every facet of a book's social life today."
Letters to the Army of Three: Andrea Bowers on Abortion, Then and Now
Brooke Kellaway
Dec 2012
In the years before Roe v. Wade passed in 1973, a trio of activists received a flood of letters from people seeking a list of doctors who provided safe abortions. Recognizing the continuing significance of the work of Rowena Gurner, Patricia Maginnis, and Lana Phelan—dubbed the Army of Three—Andrea Bowers began an activist project of her own, carefully copying the letters by hand, word-for-word.
Synaesthetic Fantasia: David Breskin and Nels Cline on DIRTY BABY
Doug Benidt & Paul Schmelzer
Nov 2012
"A synaesthetic fantasia, DIRTY BABY marries music to pictures, pictures to poems, and poems to music," writes David Breskin of the new work he's orchestrated that combines Ed Ruscha's paintings, music by Wilco's Nels Cline, and his own poems, written in the ghazal form. In an e-mail exchange, Breskin and Cline tease out the threads of this transglobal, interdisciplinary, multimedia experience.
Gardening Between Hope and Doom: Fritz Haeg on Edible Estates
Paul Schmelzer
Nov 2012
Confronting a symbol of the American Dream, Fritz Haeg will visit Minnesota in May to plant a garden in an unlikely place. Situated between "simultaneous, equally valid points of doom and hope," his Edible Estates will turn a suburban front lawn into a vegetable garden—an optimistic, if possibly "ridiculous," act. His aim: to explore the "fantastic notion of what the city I want to live in looks like."
Cindy Sherman: Interview with a Chameleon
Kenneth Baker
Nov 2012
For years, Cindy Sherman tried to lose herself in her work, "literally and figuratively, so that I would never be recognized." But in recent years, she tells the San Francisco Chronicle's Kenneth Baker, she's let go of that pressure to hide. "I didn't want the challenge of constantly trying to reinvent myself or invent new characters; that shouldn't be the reason why I'm doing what I'm doing."
Homeland Security: Erik van Lieshout Searches for the Iraq War
Brooke Kellaway
Oct 2012
Four years after the Iraq War started, Dutch artist Erik van Lieshout and a friend set out on a mission of their own: to track down evidence of the war. In LA, New Mexico, and, ultimately, Israel, the duo trekked, videotaping their often bawdy encounters at border checkpoints and holy sites. The resulting video, Homeland Security, presents an unsettling and incisive alternate report on war.
Orbital Geography: Trevor Paglen's Cave Painting for Space
Paul Schmelzer
Sep 2012
If all goes as planned, the communications satellite EchoStar XVI will launch from Kazakhstan in October and reach a final orbit some 24,000 miles above the equator. On board will be a disk etched with 100 images from Earth, left for future civilizations to discover and decode. In a new interview, Trevor Paglen discusses these "last pictures," which he dubs a "cave painting from the 21st century."
JoAnn Verburg on Newspapers as Portals to the Political
Paul Schmelzer
Sep 2012
JoAnn Verburg has featured newspapers in her photos since 1990, piercing idyllic scenes of her napping or lounging husband with news about poverty, war, and—in a work on view in the exhibition The Living Years—the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In a new interview, Verburg discusses how she sees the newspapers as portals into the political, reminding us of the myriad realities coexisting in the world.
What Can Saddam Teach Us About Democracy?
Paul Schmelzer
Sep 2012
Paul Chan is fully aware how strange it might seem to publish a book on Saddam Hussein's 1970s speeches about democracy. But as an artist and publisher, Chan found the publication of On Democracy by Saddam Hussein "perversely pleasurable," "profoundly confusing," and particularly instructive on the eve of a US presidential election.


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so ive been searching the forums to determine the definitive dye mixture for the jumpsuit.
so far, ive found whojedi's recipe, as follows:
"I dyed my jumpsuit with 70% RIT purple dye and 30% RIT royal blue dye. After it dried I redyed it with 1/4 package RIT navy blue. After it dries, it looks dead-on the right color.
has anyone used this?
are there pics of suits dyed with this formula??
are there alternatives?
will this recipe give me film accurate results?????
im starting with white cotton twill.
When Im done with the new jumpsuit (hopefully soon) Ill be selling my old one. if anyones interested LMK.


text: 2000 K2500 7.4L AT 4x4 Now that the lifter noise is gone, (Seafoam is the best!) I can hear water rushing behind the dash. At first I thought it was a leaking heater core, but I notice the noise when the thermostat opens. When the engine starts to warm up, that is when it sounds like water rushing through the dash. I have noticed low coolant, but I can not find any leaks on the ground. I am guessing there is an air pocket. I also have noticed the oil fill cap has a green color on it. I suppose that means a head or intake gasket? I was going to pull a few plugs and check them for color. What do you think?


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March 9 – 11, 2011
The New York Academy of Sciences
Presented by the New York Academy of Sciences
Early Bird Deadline: January 07, 2011
Poster Abstract Deadline: December 10, 2010
During the past decade there has been a marked decline in the number of novel drugs developed and approved for treatment of schizophrenia despite a significant investment in research and development by the pharmaceutical industry. The goal of this conference is to facilitate the translation of discoveries in basic neuroscience into the development of innovative pharmacological agents for the treatment of schizophrenia by convening and encouraging dialogue among clinical, translational and basic neuroscientists. Plenary sessions will include discussion of genetic and epigenetic approaches to studying schizophrenia; new molecular targets and approaches to small molecule therapeutics; and the relationship between genes, function, and clinical symptoms.
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At night, we went to a free concert at Betty Ford park in the Gerald Ford pavilion. The tribute group, Queen Nation, was pretty good in their recreation of the original, Queen. They used the house PA that was insufficient for the level of music played. They were very, very, very loud.


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PwC's Central Bank Working Group series, January 2014
Since the financial crisis, confidence in traditional monetary policy has been shaken, forecasting tools are being modified, central bankers' objectives are being debated, and the issue of financial and operational independence has been tested. The central banks operating environment is also in transition. Financial markets remain fragile, sovereigns' debt laden, central banks are providing massive amounts of liquidity, banks are under regulatory pressure, economic growth is limited, and there are concerns about the future impacts of current interventions.
All of these and more suggest that we are likely to remain in interesting times as we continue to navigate our way through the crisis. In September 2013, PwC organised a two day round table to discuss these and other issues with invited central bankers and PwC representatives from around the world.
This report sets out the challenges of a new era of central banking in which longstanding economic and policy making certainties no longer apply and central bankers are taking on responsibilities and an associated public profile that few have encountered before.


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Daddy Dearest! A new tome to be published next month blames part-time Palm Beach County resident and New York Jets owner Woody Johnson for many of his late daughter Casey Johnson's emotional problems! In an explosive book about the Johnson & Johnson founders' family, Woody allegedly ignored his daughter's continued need for love and attention -- something that may have contributed to her descend into her tragic drug-fueled death in … [Read more...]
Ahmad Rashad, Sale Johnson Divorced!
NBA broadcaster Ahmad Rashad and socialite Sale Johnson were officially divorced about 10 a.m. today in a Palm Beach County family court. A spywitness at the Delray Beach courtroom said neither the 63-year-old football legend nor Johnson showed any emotion when a judge made it official. The former lovebirds' prenuptial agreement and settlement papers were sealed. They could be made public if either Rashad and Johnson fails to abide with the … [Read more...]
Ahmad Rashad, Sale Johnson File For Divorce
Multi-millionaire Palm Beach County socialite Sale Johnson filed for divorce from football legend Ahmad Rashad this week in a Palm Beach County court. Records show former model Johnson filed against Rashad, the former Minnesota Vikings receiver turned NBA analyst. She filed a simplified petition that indicates that the ex-lovebirds already agreed to a settlement. The petition shows that Johnson deems the six-year-old union "irretrievably … [Read more...]
Ahmad Rashad Loses Custody of Dead Celebutante's Baby!
Football great and NBA analyst Ahmad Rashad has signed over the sole custody of his step-granddaughter to his socialite wife Sale Johnson, Gossip Extra has learned. The move clears another hurdle for a quick settlement in Rashad's yet-to-be-filed divorce from Jupiter resident Johnson! It's another story you won't find anywhere else: Court papers filed in Palm Beach County show multi-millionaire Johnson petitioned a family court to … [Read more...]
Ahmad Rashad Kicked Out of Bears Club by Wife!
The split between NBA TV analyst and former NFL star Ahmad Rashad, and his multimillionaire socialite wife of eight years is getting downright ugly. Rashad, 63, is no longer allowed in the fancy Jupiter community of The Bears Club after wife Sale Johnson asked security guards not to let him in unless she approves it, a Club insider tells Gossip Extra. Sale Johnson, the ex-wife of Johnson & Johnson heir Woody Johnson, owns a $5 … [Read more...]
Ahmad Rashad, Sale Johnson in SoFla Split
NBA sportscaster Ahmad Rashad and his Palm Beach society wife Sale Johnson are quietly trying to negotiate a divorce settlement before they file later this year, Gossip Extra has learned. Former fashion model Johnson, the ex-wife of New York Jets owner and Johnson & Johnson heir Woody Johnson,and the Emmy Award-winning sportscaster Ahmad Rashad have been hitched since 2005. But the former lovebirds, who share a $5 million home in the … [Read more...]
Palm Beach NFL Owners Gang up on Obama!
No fewer than three -- count 'em -- three owners of National Football League teams are among the organizers of one of the last Florida fundraisers for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney before the November 6 election. Gossip Extra has learned that Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, Washington Redskins part-owner Dwight Schar and New York Jets owner Woody Johnson are among those involved in two big-money anti-Barack Obama … [Read more...]


text: Up for sale is a slightly used Magnaflow Stainless Cat Back Exhaust for a 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007(Classic) Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra Extended Cab/Short Bed (15778) It was installed for 10 minutes by a tech that I work with and it is not loud enough so we are selling this like new kit. THIS ITEM HAS FREE SHIPPING TO THE LOWER 48 STATES!! Asking $375/SHIPPED! Please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com Thanks for looking!


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There's a 20 lb lot of fabric on there that the current bid is only $25.50 & it ends in about 3-4 hrs. Of course, you have to tack probably $20 on for shipping too. But, at 3-4.5 yards per pound, that's 60+ yards of fabric for less than $50. No wonder Nancia is hooked!
I also noticed a 5-6 lb batch of international coins on there. The current bid was about $40 & the few that you could see up close that were already in the cardboard holders they use to sell them in shops looked like they were worth way more than the $40 bid.


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Manuel Berriozabal (top) and Dhiraj Sardar
Faculty Honors: Manuel Berriozabal and Dhiraj Sardar
By Shelley Kilpatrick
Student Writer, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
(May 10, 2007)--Professor Manuel Berriozabal received the 2007 Chancellor's Council Innovation in Education Award at the UTSA Faculty Honors Convocation May 3.
The award is supported by the UT System Chancellor's Council and includes a stipend to reward extraordinary and creative innovations in teaching and outreach that reach many students, further the mission of the university and involve interdisciplinary or inter-institutional collaboration.
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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Professor Dhiraj Sardar was named as recipient of the Ashbel Smith Distinguished Professorship. A recipient of the five-year professorship meets the highest possible standard of excellence for the professional scholar.
This individual must have attained national recognition by faculty peers for his or her research, creative works and scholarly endeavors. The awardee possesses personal characteristics that serve as an example to students and faculty. Additionally, the professorship recognizes academic distinction and is accompanied by a stipend.
The convocation honors recipients of teaching, research and service awards and acknowledges recent retirees.
Manuel Berriozabal
Manuel Berriozabal is a UTSA professor of mathematics. He has helped shape the landscape of Texas education as a teacher and administrator since the early 1970s. His career includes positions at some of the most respected educational institutions in the nation including UCLA, Columbia, Tulane and others.
He arrived at UTSA in 1976, before the institution had seen its first decade. Since then, he has continuously driven the university toward excellence in academic achievement and community outreach.
An entire generation of San Antonio students has grown up with Berriozabal's teaching through PREP, UTSA's Prefreshmen Engineering Program.
Since it was founded almost 30 years ago, the summer program that stresses the sciences, mathematics, engineering and computer science, has educated thousands of students from middle school through high school.
In 1986, the PREP program expanded across Texas and through partnerships with NASA, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities and other organizations, Proyecto Access has replicated the PREP program nation-wide.
Berriozábal is the architect of a program whose participants consistently achieve a 99.9 percent high school graduation rate, 97 percent college attendance and 89 percent college graduation rate.
Collectively, San Antonio PREP, TexPREP and Proyecto Access have raised at least $35 million in financial or in-kind support from a range of donors and agencies at every level of government.
He remains a key member of PREP, serves on various faculty boards and participates in numerous civic activities.
Dhiraj Sardar
Dhiraj Sardar is a professor of physics and astronomy and has played a critical role in establishing a nationally recognized research laboratory in lasers and their applications, including in the biomedical field, with research recognized by the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense and major commercial industries. His research is considered cutting-edge.
Sardar has brought to UTSA a significant sum of external funding -- approximately $2 million -- from federal agencies such as the NSF, Petroleum Research Fund of American Chemical Society, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force.
He has published more than 80 papers, many of them in collaboration with his students, in major refereed journals and presented more than 100 papers at national and international conferences. As a testament to his international recognition, Sardar has been invited to give talks at international conferences and universities around the world.
His ongoing legacy is found in his devoted students. Since his arrival at UTSA in 1984, he has trained more than 50 students by in the field of lasers and their applications. Many of his students have gone on to graduate school and successful careers.
Since 1990, six of his students have received awards for outstanding presentations at the Texas section of the American Physical Society. His devotion to his students in providing advanced research training has been exemplary.


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Stylophora pistillata, a reef coral in the Northern Red Sea, thrived in simulated global-warming conditions.
Get Off the Pot
October 15, 2013|
Researchers demonstrate the successful treatment of marijuana abuse in rats and monkeys.
October 15, 2013|
Researchers demonstrate the successful treatment of marijuana abuse in rats and monkeys.
October 8, 2013|
Responses to RoboRoach, a behavior-controlling cockroach backpack, vary from enthusiasm to ethical concerns.
October 1, 2013|
Thanks to a book, a war, and a big green caterpillar, John Hildebrand found himself mapping the exquisite and surprising wiring of the insect olfactory system.
October 1, 2013|
Meet some of the people featured in the October 2013 issue of The Scientist.
October 1, 2013|
An issue devoted to the latest research on how smells lead to actions
October 1, 2013|
The modern technique of optogenetics stimulates the complex act of smelling with a simple flash of light.
September 30, 2013|
The areas corresponding to balance in the brains of trained ballet dancers differ from those of non-dancers.
September 26, 2013|
David Hubel, who helped revolutionize the understanding of visual information processing, has passed away at age 87.
September 24, 2013|
Ruth Patrick, who pioneered freshwater pollution monitoring, has passed away at age 105.
September 23, 2013|
Candace Pert, who helped discover opioid receptors, has passed away at age 67.


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Write to the FBI forensic ballistics lab. They'll know a lot more than anybody on this forum.
Failing that, try the forensic ballistics lab of your state police, or of the nearest big city.
Or, you could ask Charlie Petty at: Make Ready Forum
He's a well-known gun expert, with a specialty in ammunition.


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The Internet is such a giving thing. Another book site for us to love? Sign me up!
Launched on Tuesday, Bookish is like the love child of Goodreads and Amazon. Like Goodreads, Bookish allows you to rate books with a star system, review them, and add them to a virtual bookshelf. It expands upon that, though, with a chance to order books directly from the site (prices are discounted, but not as deeply as on Amazon). With the intent to connect readers with books and authors, Bookish also offers exclusive content and author interviews.
I set up an account yesterday to check it out, and I have to say, it's pretty slick. Continue Reading "Bookish Launches New Site for Book Lovers" »


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Spacious Flat in Peaceful Location
Size60 m²
Floor No.
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Pets allowed
- Parking available
- Towels
- Internet/WiFi
Accommodation summary
|Kolarjeva, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Comfortably furnished, the apartment boasts a large bedroom with a double bed and ample storage facilities. A double sofa bed can be found in the bright lounge, and the apartment features wooden flooring throughout. The kitchen is fully fitted, and the tiled bathroom includes a walk-in shower.
Ljubljana Brinje Metro Station is only a 10-minute walk away. Guests can access the city centre within a 20-minute walk, and will find a range of delicious restaurants and small cafes to enjoy.
A children's park is located just 200 metres from the apartment, and guests will find a fitness centre just 5 minutes away on foot. The hosts are happy to offer tourism and transport advice on request.
House rules
|Price for > 2 guests
|$ 9 US per guest/night extra
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Reviews of this property
We have in Ljubljana with Misa felt very comfortable during the time of the European Basketball Championship 2013. We could always rely on advice and help from Misa, it was fun to be a guest there. We are happy to recommend the district, it is close to the city. It has there not miss anything. The distance to major shoping centers or sports facilities in Ljubjana we have bridged own car quickly.
Lutz and Peter Voss
Wir haben uns in Ljubljana bei Misa während der Zeit der Basketball Europameisterschaft 2013 sehr wohlgefühlt. Wir konnten uns auf Tipps und Hilfe von Misa immer verlassen, es hat Spaß gemacht dort Gast zu sein. Wir empfehlen das Quartier gern weiter, es liegt citynah. Es hat uns dort an nichts gefehlt. Die Entfernung zu großen Shoping-Centern oder Sportstätten in Ljubjana haben wir im eigenen PKW schnell überbrückt.
Lutz und Petra Voß
apartamentto beautiful and spacious, misa and very kind and helpful. comodisissimo to visit dense. I recommend this place to everyone, I want to go again!
apartamentto stupendo e spazioso, misa e molto gentile e disponibile.
comodisissimo per visitare la fitta. io consiglio a tutti questo posto, lo voglio andare ancora una volta!!
We had a great time in Ljubjana. The appartment was very clean and comfortable, quiet at night but still very near to the centre of the city. Slovenia is a very nice country: from seaside to mountains, from mountains to Maribor, everything is only one hour driving. Friendly people, good food and wine, not to much traffic and so on.. To be repeated!
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I simply loved it here ❤ The apartment is located just a walk from the center of beautiful Ljubljana. It was nice and clean and had everything I needed - and Miša is the perfect host. I would like to go back one day.
After taking a better look at the pictures we were afraid the apartment would be a little too small and especially the bed wouldn't fit us. Upon arriving there we were pleasantly surprised. The bed fit us easily and of all the apartments we visited this summer on our trip to Europe this was the best equipped apartment.
The garden was wonderful including nice garden furniture and a grill. There were a lot of mosquitos but Miša thought of that and made sure there were plenty of citronella candles to scare them away.
We forgot a pair of shoes which Miša was so kind to send to us by post. Wonderful host and a wonderful apartment.
Really nice guest !!
We spend a comfortable stay in this Cottage which is next to the city.
The terrace is really pleasant and quiet.
This apartment was wonderfully appointed and had every convenience provided. There is even a washing machine and laundry detergent! The wifi worked very well and the satellite TV was good, as well. We were 2 couples and we had plenty of room. There is a bus stop just up the hill, but we chose to walk into the city. I would definitely stay here again!
Misa is a nice friendly host and the cottage was splendid.
If you are planning to travel to the seaside, kindly talk to Misa because
she is also renting out a place to stay in Piran.
Hopefully we will be back one day.
Alle the best, Emmanuel and An
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