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hello, dustypuddle, from another Washington resident. i think you'll enjoy this forum. the moderators try hard to assure politeness, and there are very few aggressive exchanges between members. (most of those that i've seen have been over defensive ammunition choices).
i urge you to use the "search" function to hunt up subjects you find interesting, before asking a question. you will often find a great deal of information already posted, as many (most?) questions people have have been asked before.
i'd also be curious as to how many alias's you needed to try before finding one that wasn't already in use. with 60+K members, a lot of names have already been taken.
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The mining company Xstrata more than doubled its stake in rival Lonmin to 24.9% today, after walking away from its $10bn (£5.6bn) takeover bid for the platinum producer.
Xstrata raised its stake in Lonmin from 10.7% to 24.9%, the maximum level allowed by regulators. Xstrata bought 22.2m shares at an average of £19.79 each for a total of £440m. Under takeover rules, Xstrata can come back with another bid in six months' time.
"We continue to believe the medium and long-term fundamentals of platinum are robust and that the structure of the platinum industry remains attractive," said chief executive, Mick Davis.
News that Xstrata had abandoned its takeover bid sent its shares 8.2% higher, making it one of the biggest risers on the FTSE 100, while Lonmin was the biggest faller on the index, tumbling 16%. Xstrata jumped 141p to £18.57 by lunchtime, while Lonmin fell 371p to £19.03 after hitting a low of £15.80.
Xstrata said the credit crunch forced it to shelve its current £33-a-share offer.
"The current lack of clarity and certainty regarding the future availability of credit introduces significant risks into the financing package available to Xstrata," Davis said.
The terms would have required Xstrata to refinance a substantial portion of the debt funding within 12 months.
"Finalising the bank debt necessary to implement the offer on those terms would not be in the best interest of Xstrata," the company said. "As a result, Xstrata has no current intention to make an offer for Lonmin."
In August, Xstrata took advantage of a fall in platinum prices to snap up a 10.7% stake in Lonmin and propose a £33-a-share offer for the rest of the group.
The bid was rejected, and Xstrata had until Friday to make a firm offer. Lonmin, the London-based platinum miner created when the platinnum producer Lonrho split a decade ago, regarded the bid as an opportunistic move that undervalued the company's assets.
Today's news is the latest sign that the mooted restructuring of the global mining industry is running into trouble. The Indian mining group Vedanta Resources, has called off a proposal to split into three units, citing the turmoil in financial markets.

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Undergoing therapies for marijuana addiction without undergoing detoxification is a bit like signing divorce papers while the couple continues to live together. One step must follow another. An addict simply must have a clean system by going through marijuana detox before therapies can begin.
While it may be true that some addicts can stop taking marijuana on their own, completing a DIY marijuana detoxification at home without the help of outsiders, experts now say that marijuana detoxification is best undertaken under the direct supervision of consulting medical professionals.
Marijuana Detox Basics
Marijuana interacts with the central nervous system of the addict, producing the side effects that marijuana users find so pleasurable. Of those studied, chronic users displayed increased levels of aggression several days to a week after marijuana use was stopped. These displays can be confusing for the addict, to be sure, but they might also be frightening for people who are trying to care for the addict, especially if he or she is undergoing a marijuana detox regimen at home without supervision.
According to a study profiled on Neuropsychopharmacology, an oral version of THC has displayed promise in marijuana addiction as it has been shown to reduce symptoms of withdrawal. Some doctors use medications like antidepressants or sleeping pills to help addicts feel calmer as marijuana detox progresses.
Inpatient programs do more than simply provide medications, however. According to a brochure published by the Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, these co-existing disorders are remarkably common. Researchers discovered that, of those who entered a treatment program for marijuana addiction:
- 74 percent had a conduct disorder
- 77 percent had ADHD
- 37.7 percent had depression
- 28.8 percent had anxiety disorders
It's clear that some of these addicts had multiple mental disorders in addition to their addiction. These mental disorders can make rehabilitation even more difficult, and in some cases, the disorders could even be contributing to the addiction. When doctors spot these conditions, they can begin therapies to ease symptoms and help the person heal. These therapies may continue once detoxification is over, and they may form the cornerstone of the person's addiction treatment.
Once the assessment phase is over, the person begins the hard work of marijuana detox. Consulting staff may provide regular monitoring, just to make sure the addict is adjusting well. The addict might be asked to rate his or her symptoms on a scale of 1 to 10, or the addict might be asked to describe how he or she is feeling. Consulting physicians may prescribe medication, and the addict might also be given nutritious foods that can help the body heal and help the addict feel distracted.
Some people who undergo withdrawal symptoms and experience sobriety for the first time in years feel a crushing sense of depression. The changes in the brain, and thoughts of the behavior that took place during addiction, can become almost too much to bear. The staff at detoxification facilities are adept at spotting this depression, and they step in if they feel the addict is contemplating suicide in response.
It often takes one to two weeks for marijuana to clear the addict's system, but some people can emerge from the programs faster. Similarly, some people need more time to complete the process. Addicts and their doctors determine when the detoxification program is over, based on individual symptoms of their marijuana detox.
Benefits of Inpatient Detoxification Programs
Given that withdrawal symptoms from marijuana can be severe, an inpatient detoxification program starts to seem more and more beneficial. After all, it might be incredibly easy for an addict to return to drug use when he or she is living at home and has ready access to friends and dealers who have marijuana. It might be much more difficult for the addict to return to drugs when he or she is living in a facility with no drugs on the premises. This forces the addict to get through the entire withdrawal process and emerge on the other side with a clean system.
In addition, consulting doctors in an inpatient marijuana detox program can often provide medications that can help the addict move past painful symptoms. According to a study published in the journal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), detoxification programs also have a strong role to play in mentally preparing the addict for long-term addiction therapies. Your doctor might explain to you why you are feeling painful withdrawal symptoms, and your doctor might remind the addict that these symptoms are caused by the chemical changes the drugs caused in your system. Your doctor might provide encouragement to help the addict see the benefits of a sober life, or your doctor might discuss other stories of people who have endured detoxification and therapy and who are succeeding today. These sorts of conversations can help motivate you to accept long-term treatment strategies that can provide enduring help.
How Detoxification Programs Work
The first step in a detoxification program is to determine how much marijuana the person was using each day. Some programs ask the user to submit to a urine test, so experts will know exactly how much THC the person's body is accustomed to at any given time. These urine tests can also help consulting doctors spot any other drugs that the user might be taking. Some addicts might be taking other substances from time to time, and they may be too reluctant to admit that to friends and family members. Urine tests don't rely on the user to discuss the use out loud, and they can be helpful to pick up secrets the user might be hiding.
Next, medical staff tries to ensure that the addict doesn't have another mental issue that could crop up during treatment. According to a study published in SAMHSA, the staff members at detoxification centers try to make this quite clear to addicts in recovery, and often, some consulting doctors suggest that addicts begin participating in therapy sessions with a counselor and group sessions with other addicts as soon as they feel stable. This might be just a day or two into the marijuana detox program.
At Michael's House, we offer both detoxification and addiction therapies. It's easy for our clients to move right from one program to another, without experiencing any sort of break in services. This can be incredibly helpful, as the patient loses no momentum between steps and the patient receives a continuity of care from staff members who know one another intimately. This is a great way to provide services to people who want to kick a marijuana habit.
Not a Cure
Detoxification, in and of itself, is not a cure for addiction. Instead, it's just the first step the addict must take to leave the addiction behind. The behaviors that supported the addiction, and the chemical changes that took place in the addict's brain, are still very much in play. The addict will need to learn how to control urges and function in his or her day-to-day reality in order to truly overcome addiction. These are the goals of addiction therapies. Counseling, medications and support groups are the three hallmarks of addiction therapies, and they begin once detoxification is complete. These programs can help an addict stay clean for life, and they typically begin once detoxification is complete.Paying for care should not be painful to families, Obamacare can help.
People who complete a detoxification program without completing a marijuana addiction therapy program are at a high risk for relapse. They haven't dealt with the underlying cause of addiction, so the craving is still there and ready to take hold. Even if the addict feels strong and in control at the end of the
detoxification process, the addiction therapies should still take place.
According to SAMHSA, the staff members at detoxification centers try to make this quite clear to addicts in recovery, and often, some doctors suggest that addicts begin participating in therapy sessions with a counselor and group sessions with other addicts as soon as they feel stable. This might be just a day or two into the detoxification program.
At Michael's House, we offer both marijuana detoxification and addiction therapies. It's easy for our clients to move right from one rehab program to another, without experiencing any sort of break in services. This can be incredibly helpful, as the patient loses no momentum between steps and the patient receives a continuity of care from staff members who know one another intimately. This is a great way to provide services to people who want to kick a marijuana habit. Call us today to get started on your road to recovery.
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Toshiba recently unveiled a new range of DVD and hard-disk recorders, due out in the next couple of months, but if you can't wait that long then it might be worth tracking down this deck from its current range for a knock-down price. The D-R17DT is a standalone DVD recorder, which means there's no hard-disk on board, making it better suited to people who don't want to pause live TV or edit recordings before dubbing them to disc.
Its recording capabilities are limited to four formats - DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R and DVD+R. The lack of DVD-RAM might disappoint those who favour the format's non-linear versatility, but those people can seek solace in the presence of DVD-RW's Video Recording mode, which makes non-linear editing a possibility. Write-once duties are handled by DVD-R and DVD+R, but the lack of DVD-R Dual Layer and DVD+R Double Layer means eight hours is the maximum recording time you can squeeze out of this machine.
The deck boasts a built-in Freeview tuner, a feature you'll find on most new recorders in 2008 as digital switchover gathers pace, and with it comes digital text and a 7-day EPG. That means you can set the timer simply by clicking on the relevant programme in the guide, which is still one of the best things about Freeview-equipped recorders. You can't series link a particular programme though - that talent is reserved for the hard-disk models in Toshiba's 2008 range.
As for the outside, the recorder is styled in the same sleek black finish that made the company's HD DVD players (R.I.P.) look so darn sexy. Buttons are sparse, and a small flap on the fascia hides the AV inputs to preserve the minimal aesthetic. The front connections include S-video, composite and stereo audio inputs, but sadly there's no DV input or USB port for playing digital media files from flash memory drives.
The rear panel is much more generous. The most interesting socket is the HDMI output, which offers upscaled pictures in 1080p, 1080i or 720p flavours and it applies to TV recordings as well as regular DVD playback. To record pictures from an external source such as a Sky box, the unit provides a SCART input alongside a SCART output for non-HDMI equipped TVs. Component video, electrical digital audio and stereo audio outputs complete the decent connections roster.
The five recording modes (XP, SP, LP, EP and SLP) enable you to fit between one and eight hours of recordings onto a disc, but the picture quality decreases the lower down the list you go.
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John G. Lake Ministries (JGLM) brings a complete Biblical message of the New Covenant way of life, as originally intended by our Lord, to His people. While the benefits of Jesus' life, death and resurrection are available to all, John G. Lake Ministries are specifically looking for those who are not satisfied with the "status quo". We unashamedly bring a revolutionary message to the Body of Christ and the world. We believe that God is looking for a few serious, committed, and sold out people through whom He can show Himself strong. We believe that healing is only a part of the total Gospel of Jesus Christ. A large part, yes, but still only a part. We believe that God has provided a total Gospel with a total healing for the total man: spirit, soul, and body.
Curry Blake is considered by thousands to be the foremost authority on the subject of healing and the life of Dr. John G. Lake. The leadership of John G. Lake Ministries was passed on to Curry R. Blake due to a prophecy given by Dr. Lake about one year before he went home in 1935. To date, between the two men and those they have trained, this ministry has over 1 million healings /miracles as testimonies. Though often called a "healing ministry", our actual focus can be summed up as: Genuine Repentance, Genuine Life-in-God, and therefore Genuine Ministry.


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Maureen Dowd of the New York Times has long enjoyed flaunting her Catholic schoolgirl pedigree like a badge of honor.Still, the Pulitzer Prize winner took her game to another level in a recent column attacking Rome for its investigation of religious orders that shelter sisters who oppose many of the church's teachings.Wait, is "investigation" the right word?"The Vatican is now conducting two inquisitions into the 'quality of life' of American nuns, a dwindling group with an average age of … [Read more...]
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The sanctuary was dark, except for candles near the altar, and it was quiet, other than the priest's prayers and hushed responses from the pews.It was time for another execution in a North Carolina prison and, on this night more than two decades ago, I was kneeling with others opposed to the death penalty -- not covering the rite as a Charlotte Observer reporter.What I failed to realize was that other journalists would crash our vigil.The television crew entered just before midnight. The … [Read more...]
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Duane Bucheger received his BA in both Mathematics and Physics from Northland College in 1977, his M.S.E.M. in 1981 and his Ph.D. in Sensing and Signal Processing in 1993 from Michigan Technological University. He has teaching experience at University of Minnesota Mankato in both Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and has 20 years of industrial experience. He founded Optimized Technical Solutions Inc. an engineering consulting company that hires newly graduated top engineering talent and uses this talent to supply consulting services to industry. His consulting topics span the fields of manufacturing, electrical, mechanical, and metallurgical engineering. As of August 2010, Duane was appointed Professor of Practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Michigan Tech and heads the Senior Design program for ECE.
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Lenovo has launched its first ultra-thin notebook, the U350, positioned under its consumer IdeaPad brand in Taiwan.
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This is fresh from a barn sale in Hadar NE. It is an Isaiah Blood axe made in Ballston N.Y. The Ballston Axe and Scythe works began in the late 1800's. This is also marked as Extra Cast Steel. There is a fair amount of surface rust on it and I didn't clean it off. It doesn't appear to be pitted. I can ship it with or without the handle (which isn't in super shape). 9.00 with out the handle but more if you do want it.


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"We recognize that full responsibility for these violations rests with our company and we have apologized to each of the students for our role in this action," Foxconn explained in a statement. "Any Foxconn employee found, through our investigation, to be responsible for these violations will have their employment immediately terminated."
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Sacred Reich to release 'Ignorance - 30th Anniversary' reissue on July, 28th on vinyl and Digi-CD! For the first time ever with the original artwork!Read More
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text: LONDON, Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BT today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders Quadrant in the "Magic Quadrant for Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services"[i] report for the third consecutive year. The report by Gartner includes analysis of 21 global vendors that "deliver IT and process services in support of enterprise communications systems and network connectivity." The Gartner report says that "Leaders affect competitors by the choices they make to create IT service offerings to support business goals, how they align their messaging and personnel to industry needs, and their capability to differentiate value, price and service levels to be first to market with relevant products. Vendors in the Leaders quadrant are performing well today, and maintain a stable organization with a clear vision of market direction. Leaders are building competencies to sustain their leadership positions in the market." Additionally, vendor and customer experience weigh heavily in the Leaders quadrant. All these vendors have demonstrated they have significant network management and outsourcing experience, and understand the dynamics needed to deliver network-centric IT services successfully. Luis Alvarez, chief executive officer BT Global Services, said: "I'm delighted that the BT Global Services team has maintained our leadership position for the third year running. It's fantastic to see our strategy of investment in high growth markets as well as our solutions for industry sectors so clearly recognized in this report and in the eyes of our customers. "We've refreshed our whole portfolio over the last year and are pleased to see that reflected in Gartner's analysis," continued Alvarez. "We've built on the existing strengths of our core capabilities in BT Connect's portfolio of global connectivity solutions and are particularly pleased about the recognition of our capabilities in BT One's unified communications and collaboration services, and BT Contact centre solutions.


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She's gorgeous! Great pictures!
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Big Bang! Contestant Mixer
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text: rumor has it that some are showing up for some early rounds today at the Jungle. My plans are to be there by 1:30 to play a quick singles round, another player is scheduled to arrive about 3:00. I'm bringing my grill and propane for anyone that wants to fire up something good, but for me it's veggie sub day from the GREAT INTERMISSION DELI in Bay City. So if you;re grillin, bring all of the fixins, plates, silverware etc. - I'm just supplying the grillin and chillin part.


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T&E Care tries to help families who have come to us with a request for assistance. Because we cannot be a regular source of financial help for them, we work with families to get past their current hurdle and become self-sufficient. For some families, that hurdle is simply the need for a reliable car that can get them back and forth to work. For some families, auto maintenance or auto repairs are luxuries that are low on their list of their priorities, especially when food, clothing and paying utilities hold such importance.
There are a few ways you can help with this program. If you have a car to donate, please let us know! If you have a connection with a local auto retailer or repair shop - we are asking for donations any number of services that will help our families maintain an automobile so they can be assured that they will have a reliable way to get back and forth to work to earn a living. Even one donation per business per year would be a HUGE help!
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Re: Skinny Dip
Oh. My. Gosh.
I cackled so loud, my husband had to know what I was laughing at.
I would LOVE to have this as a greeting card. *waves my money at woot*
Re: Beach Blanket Bingo 5000
Inspired by the classic 60's beach film but with robots! It could happen.
Re: Fudge's Last Sunrise
This is for all the dog lovers! It's supposed to be of my dog Fudge watching the sunrise over the beach (Fudge passed on almost 3 years ago). Since she loved the water, and I loved the beach, I figured it was the perfect shirt.
benjaminleebates wrote:Still funny!
Round two! Lol...
Re: Inconspicuous Buried Treasure
I guess we're just going to have to set up a system whereby, if Patrickspens submits something, it automatically gets my vote. Because they always end up with my votes ANYWAYS. Clever and adorable, as always.
Re: surfin v2
Really enjoy the contrast of colors in Surfin v1, think this one could use a differing color than black for the shirt to stand out more (recommending an earth-tone orange).
Re: Surfer Who?
How's he gonna surf with that scarf on? Well, I suppose if he falls off he can lasso one end around the surfboard and pull it to him.
zwartepaard wrote: The font you chose for the speech makes it look like he's saying, "Don't forget the butter rack" .
I thought that too.
Re: A Night At The Beach
Simply amazing! , resub without text Tony.
Re: HYDROPHOBIA
Laughed right away. Love the contrast between the cute details (rubber ducky tube, water wings) and the cranky cat. Good job!
Re: As a summer day!
I fail to see the theme in this one, seems off topic to me. And no text this week.
I will be super sad if this doesn't win.
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zaydabarros wrote:You all are so rude.
They're referred as turbunguins for a reason, y'know.
That said, I will at least commend him for using one of him own characters instead of succumbing to pop-culture.
osadczuk wrote:It's a mad house! A mad house! But the weather is fantastic!
No... it's a sand castle.
Re: Surf team
Absolutely no offense to Mr. T, but I just find him a little distracting to the design. I totally get it's the A Team van as a surf wagon, but honestly, just as a V-Dub fan, I'd so want this more if it was just the van without Mr. T. Oh, and I think the red/black/sand color combos are very attractive as well! :D
Re: I Have You Now
Kite Wars! (Baby Bat Always won.)
walmazan wrote:I hope you enjoy it!
Piña colada:
3 oz light rum
3 tbsp coconut cream
3 tbsp crushed pineapples
Put all ingredients into an electric blender with 2 cups of crushed ice. Blend at a high speed for a short length of time. Strain into a collins glass and serve with a straw.
Source: drinksmixer.com
Equal parts rum to mixer? That's going to be pretty strong.
A standard Piña colada is:
1 part rum
1 part coconut cream
3 parts coconut juice.
Re: Cthulu Approaches
Best Cthulhu shirt I've ever seen. +1.
Re: Secret Spot
Bigfoot is going to surf in his secret spot this summer! Three color design in black. Hope you like it!
Have you even seen star wars? Everything is wrong! Does anyone else see it too?
Cute I guess...
Re: Island Drink
Looks like Smokey needs a drink. XD
Fun design!
Re: Troubled Waters.
I love that you were able to make a shark look scared, or a least somewhat concerned. Well done!
Re: Photosensitive
He seems so resigned to his fate.
Wonderfully cute design.
crazygirl325 wrote:!!!!!!!!!!!!
roboticdistraction wrote:Really enjoy the contrast of colors in Surfin v1, think this one could use a differing color than black for the shirt to stand out more (recommending an earth-tone orange).
i'll resub it today ;-))thanks
citizencoyote wrote:Awesome. Might I suggest a soundtrack for this entry?
thanks, nice tune, i'll add this one to my summer playlist ;-))
crazygirl325 wrote:I love this! I would wear this shirt
thanks a lot
Re: A Night At The Beach RESUB
Collab with Frickinawesome.6 colors on navy. Hope you like it.
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Re: Sunset
Looks amazing!
So many great details. I'll be up all night taking them all in.
TOO FLIPPIN CUTE! I totally want one! Perfect for the summer!
Re: kraken hunting
this will be my task this summer, hunting the kraken guy to feed my family :-))the bad point is that this guy has no sense of humor and its mouth smells awefully, the good point is that i'll need only one tentacle ;-))
3 colors on baby blue
Re: Where's the Sunscreen?
Oops! Someone forgot their sunscreen and fell asleep in the sun. Behind a very short section of picket fence. Which is on the beach for a very good reason. I just don't remember what it is...
I love the color! I need shirts in this hue.
zekecatz wrote:Lovely colouring and the Fibonacci sequence is a nice touch.
Thanks! I thought I'd try a new technique.
meedox wrote:Looks like Smokey needs a drink. XD
Fun design!
thanks very much
I know this is a super nerdy criticism, but shouldn't the tie fighter be chasing the X-Wing? I like the clouds though
Re: Sunset Pier
wow, great job!
Re: Almost There
That feeling you get when you can smell the salty sea air and you know you're almost there.
(Darth Vader is hidden in the very back, under the sand on the beach. You can almost see him.)
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The College of Wooster will offer a series of Faculty at Large Lectures this fall with topics ranging from deep-sea exploration to archaeological study of ancient farming practices to the history of violence in the Balkans.
The one-hour lectures, which are free and open to the public, will afford members of the faculty an opportunity to share some of their latest research initiatives with students, faculty, staff, and members of the community.
Each session will be held in the Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center, which is located on the southeast corner of Beall Avenue and University Street.
The first lecture will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m., with Bob Varga, professor of geology, presenting "Ocean Crust Revealed: Linking On-land Geology with Deep-Sea Exploration." This multi-media presentation will recount some of the highlights of Varga's exploration of the Hess Deep Rift in the Pacific Ocean last spring.
The second lecture is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. Nick Kardulias, professor of sociology, anthropology and archaeology, will present "Working the Fields: The Archaeological Study of Ancient Agriculture."
The third lecture will be held Tuesday, Nov. 2 at 11 a.m. Dijana Plestina, professor of political science, will address the question, "Will the Killing Never End? Closing the Century in the Balkans."
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Fall's Special Exhibition Is The Power of Poison
Opening Saturday, November 16, The Power of Poison is a new exhibition that explores poison's paradoxical roles in nature, human health and history, literature, and myth.
Museum Receives Piece of Rare Meteorite in Joint Acquisition
The main mass of a rare meteorite that exploded over California's Sierra foothills in April 2012 has been acquired through the collaborative efforts of five U.S. academic institutions, including the American Museum of Natural History.
Fourteen Documentary Directors in Contention for the 2013 Margaret Mead Filmmaker Award
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Conservation Easements
What Landowners Say About Conservation Easements
"By 1999, we were seeing urban sprawl on the horizon and wanted to protect our land from development. Under the easements, our use of the property for grazing does not change one iota. And when you look at this, and at how you want the Hills to be for future generations, everyone comes out a winner… I hope everybody would think about long-term options for their property and what they want the future to be like for their children and grandchildren."
Barry Knapp, Plymouth County, Iowa
"I certainly didn't want my grandkids to drive by a new subdivision and say, 'that used to be my granddad's ranch.' The main reason we're doing an easement is because I want my grandkids and great-grandkids to be able to raise their children in the ranching atmosphere… to develop a dependability, a work ethic, an ability to improvise and solve problems, and a love and respect for the land. I spent 45 years developing this land into a sustainable, holistic property. What good is all that if, when I die, it all changes? If I don't protect it, I've wasted my time."
Sid Goodloe, Capitan, New Mexico
"This is my land right now, but I'm just a steward, here to treat it gently. When I pass it on, I want to make sure it's treated gently down through the ages."
Bob MacVeety, Southern Berkshires, Massachusetts
"I think people are misinformed about conservation easements. They think, the minute you place an easement on your property they [The Nature Conservancy or other easement holder] will come in and tell you to get the cattle off, and later that they will turn the land over to the government.… Some of my neighbors wonder why I'm doing this. And I say, because I believe in what we're doing. It's what I want to see happening on the Front."
Karl Rappold, Rocky Mountain Front, Montana
"I am protecting these acres as a gift to our ancestors, remembering and appreciating all the hard work they put into this land. I feel really good about knowing that this land will be preserved forever."
Crestina Trujillo Armstrong, San Cristobal, New Mexico
"Some neighbors were pretty suspicious [of easements] at first, but things have changed. I've seen even a few of the old-time ranchers come around. This [the Silver Creek Valley] is where we're going to make our stand. It's got to be protected."
John Stevenson, Silver Creek Valley, Idaho
"Having a tool like a conservation easement allows us to still be able to use and enjoy our property, allow worthwhile public use of those lands, while at the same time ensuring its long-term protection for generations to come."
Tim Myrick, Shady Valley, Tennessee
"We realize our land has surging economic value, but it has overwhelming ecological value as well. Our goal is to preserve the property for future family generations and for the many native plants and animals which call our farm home."
The late Paul Taylor, Orem, Utah
"The conservation easement has had a very positive impact because my children and future generations can continue ranching without the fear of housing developments threatening their livelihood."
Stacey Scott, Casper Mountain, Wyoming
"We're not just evaluating the land's financial value. We want to leave the earth better than when we started. You can't put a dollar figure on benefiting the planet and future generations."
Cathy Fisher, Lewes, Delaware


text: BEIJING, Oct 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: HOLI) ("Hollysys" or the "Company"), a leading provider of automation and control technologies and applications in China, announced today that it signed a contract to provide the Line-side Electronic Unit (LEU) and Balise to Chongqing-Lichuan high-speed rail line. The contract is valued at approximately US $2.85 million or RMB 17.98 million. LEU and Balise together is a portion of the ground-based high-speed rail signaling system. The ground-based signaling system normally includes Train Control Center (TCC), Temporary Speed Restriction Server (TSRS), LEU, Balise and other auxiliary equipments. The TCC and TSRS supplying contract will be in a separate bidding in the near term. The separate biding of the main portions of the ground-based signaling system is mainly because of the different funding sources by Ministry of Railways to construct this line. Chongqing-Lichuan high-speed rail line connects Chongqing city and Lichuan city in Hubei Province, which is an important portion of one of the "Four Horizontals" - Shanghai- Wuhan- Chengdu high-speed rail line. Chongqing-Lichuan line's designed traveling speed is 200 km/h with 262km in total length. Dr. Changli Wang, Chairman and CEO of Hollysys, commented: "We are pleased of winning this contract to supply the ground-based signaling equipments to Chongqing-Lichuan line, which established a solid foundation to further explore the southwest high-speed rail market of China. We are expecting continuous contract awards by Ministry of Railways seeing that China has expedited high-speed rail construction to ease the transportation and to fuel economy growth. We believe that with our solid market position, strong R&D capability and well-reputed track records, Hollysys will continue to benefit from China's high-speed rail expansion and create value for our shareholders."


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As our economy recovers, stabilizing our housing market and getting homeowners the support they need is vital. Earlier this year, you may recall that the CA state Attorney General and the nation's five largest banks agreed to a $25 billion settlement for mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure abuses. These funds should provide important assistance for the struggling housing market and homeowners whose loans are owned or serviced by one of the five largest mortgage lenders may qualify for assistance.
The banks included in the settlement are:
Bank of America Corporation
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Wells Fargo & Company
Citigroup Inc., and
Ally Financial Inc. (formerly GMAC)
In addition to forcing these lenders to work with struggling homeowners, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac must be part of the solution. The California Democratic Congressional Delegation has been actively involved in trying to address the foreclosure crisis and resuscitate the housing market by repeatedly calling for action to help homeowners in California, and across the nation. For example, we sent a letter in February signed by 116 Members of Congress urging acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Ed DeMarco, to allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to engage in principal forgiveness.
Unfortunately, on July 31, the Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Ed DeMarco, decided to prevent Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac from offering mortgage principal write-down relief for underwater homeowners. I joined 31 of my California Democratic colleagues in issuing a press statement expressing our clear frustration with his failure to be part of the solution to our nation's housing crisis. You can read the statement here.
I will continue to work with my colleagues to insure that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are held to same standards as the private lenders and will continue working to steady our housing market to assist homeowners. If you need assistance on any housing matters, please contact my Salinas office at (831) 424-2229.
Source: http://farr.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=905&Itemid=36


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i understand dwarf puffers are brackish but will they live in a tank with no salt?
ive seen these in planted tanks but i dont want to add any salt into my tank incase it starts to kill my aquascape.. and also will they kill my smaller community fish.. cardinals guppys etc
They aren't brackish, 100% freshwater.
I have kept them in a large shoal in a heavily planted tank and they are just beautiful. But they will nip other fishes fins, so I would recommend keeping them as the only species in the tank.
Here is some good information and more links: Dwarf Puffer
there nice fish. however i allready have a community tank so if i do i might only get a pair.. ive allways wanted something different and my LFS's are all crap and stock nothing but the same old same olds. these were a supprise to see. but i think ill keep my tetra's for a while :)
I keep Dwarf Puffers in my planted tank along with amano shrimp and oto's which are really the only recommended tankmates for them.
I would like to invite you to vist my dwarf puffer site at: http://www.dwarfpuffers.com
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MicroRNAs have significant roles in brain structure and function. Here we describe a method to enforce hippocampal miRNA over-expression using stereotactic injection of an engineered miRNA-expressing lentivirus. This approach can serve as a relatively rapid way to assess the in vivo effects of over-expressed miRNAs in specific brain regions.
Date Published: 6/10/2013, Issue 76; doi: 10.3791/50170
Keywords: Behavior, Issue 76, Neuroscience, Neurobiology, Anatomy, Physiology, Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Molecular Biology, Surgery, Nervous System Diseases, Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, Nucleosides, Behavioral tests, hippocampus, learning and memory, microRNA, stereotactic injection, morris water maze, mouse, animal model
Barbash, S., Hanin, G., Soreq, H. Stereotactic Injection of MicroRNA-expressing Lentiviruses to the Mouse Hippocampus CA1 Region and Assessment of the Behavioral Outcome. J. Vis. Exp. (76), e50170, doi:10.3791/50170 (2013).
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small regulatory single-stranded RNA molecules around 22 nucleotides long that may each target numerous mRNA transcripts and dim an entire gene expression pathway by inducing destruction and/or inhibiting translation of these targets. Several miRNAs play key roles in maintaining neuronal structure and function and in higher-level brain functions, and methods are sought for manipulating their levels for exploring these functions. Here, we present a direct in vivo method for examining the cognitive consequences of enforced miRNAs excess in mice by stereotactic injection of miRNA-encoding virus particles. Specifically, the current protocol involves injection into the hippocampal CA1 region, which contributes to mammalian memory consolidation, learning, and stress responses, and offers a convenient injection site. The coordinates are measured according to the mouse bregma and virus perfusion is digitally controlled and kept very slow. After injection, the surgery wound is sealed and the animals recover. Lentiviruses encoding silencers of the corresponding mRNA targets serve to implicate the specific miRNA/target interaction responsible for the observed effect, with naïve mice, mice injected with saline and mice injected with "empty" lentivirus vectors as controls. One month post-injection, the animals are examined in the Morris Water Maze (MWM) for assessing their navigation learning and memory abilities. The MWM is a round tank filled with colored water with a small platform submerged 1 cm below the water surface. Steady visual cues around the tank allow for spatial navigation (sound and the earth's magnetic field may also assist the animals in navigating). Video camera monitoring enables measuring the route of swim and the time to find and amount the platform. The mouse is first taught that mounting the hidden platform offers an escape from the enforced swimming; it is then tested for using this escape and finally, the platform is removed and probe tests examine if the mouse remembers its previous location. Repeated tests over several consecutive days highlight improved performance of tested mice at shorter latencies to find and mount the platform, and as more direct routes to reach the platform or its location. Failure to show such improvement represents impaired learning and memory and/or anxiety, which may then be tested specifically (e.g. in the elevated plus maze). This approach enables validation of specific miRNAs and target transcripts in the studied cognitive and/or stress-related processes.
The role of particular miRNAs in nervous system functioning has recently been challenged by lentiviral injection in several studies. MiRNAs have been found to be crucial for maintaining and re-shaping synapse structure 1, synaptogenesis 2 and synapse remodeling and maintenance 3. These studies strongly suggest that miRNAs are engaged, via multileveled regulatory effects in both the shaping up and in maintaining the main output of the nervous system, cognitive function. Stereotactic injection of lentivirus particles into specific regions in the rodent brain enables searching for alterations in synapse morphology and neuronal activity, and was used for establishing the functional significance of over-expressed transcripts 4,5. Direct infection of neurons at well-defined brain areas with miRNA-expressing lentiviruses may be implicated in studies of aging, brain disorders and neurodegeneration; Studies of miRNAs in the realm of behavioral regulation 6-8 are at a far less advanced state, and stereotactic injection of miRNA-expressing lentivirus particles followed by behavioral tests may be useful for such purposes. A considerably more laborious method for inducing over- or under-expression involves genetically engineered knock-in or knockout mice. Genetic systems can further allow for conditional and temporal control on expression (e.g. Cre-Lox, Tet systems), but these hardly offer the spatial specificity of the injection procedure and there is almost always a certain amount of leakiness. Also, the engineering procedures do not require surgery and can be used across laboratories with relatively good reproducibility; however, they are slower and require much more manpower and financial resources. In addition, the temporal control of the over- or under-expression in injected mice is far more accurate compared to genetically engineered mice.
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1. Lentivirus Preparation
For more detailed protocol of lentivirus preparation see 10.
2. Preparing Animals for Surgery
3. Exposure of the Skull and Drilling
4. Injection of the Lentivirus
5. Wound Sealing and Recovery
In case of weight loss, inappetance, weakness/inability to obtain feed or water, moribund state or infection, euthanasia of the animal should be performed. Acceptable methods for euthanasia of rodents are barbiturates, inhalant anesthetics, CO2, CO, or potassium chloride in conjunction with general anesthesia.
After 4 to 6 weeks, assess the animal's navigation memory is assessed in the Morris Water Maze. The lentivirus will usually infect most cells within the injection sphere.
6. Behavioral Assessment in the Morris Water Maze
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Injection of 0.5 μl lentivirus into the CA1 region in the mouse hippocampus, with the flow rate indicated in the protocol section yields an infected sphere of about 1 mm in the rostral-caudal axis, and about 0.5 mm in the medial-lateral and the anterior-posterior axes (Figure 3).
Figure 1. Bregma point and injection apparatus. (a) Shown is a schematic map of the Bregma (coronal and sagittal sutures intersection) and Lambda (Lambdoid and sagittal sutures intersection) as seen after performing the incision. (b) Picture depicting the main mechanical components of the stereotactic apparatus.
Figure 2. Lentivirus principal components. The lentivirus includes components that enable resistance to antibiotics (Ampiciline, Amp R), a reporter gene (GFP), 5' and 3' long terminal repeats (LTR) for effective integration and expression of the virus and the gene of interest (miRNA).
Figure 3. Injection site and in vivo Lentivirus transfection. (a) Injection site according to the mouse atlas. Injection is directed to the CA1 region of the Hippocampus. (b) GFP quantification in arbitrary units (normalized measure of the amount of 'green' seen in each field) along 11 slices, each one 40 μm thick, in the rostral-caudal axis. (c, d, e and f). Specific fields for the positions marked on the graph in b. DAPI staining in red and GFP in green. Click here to view larger figure.
Figure 4. Behavioral assessment of mice in the MWM. (a) Mean latency to find the hidden platform for mice injected with lentivirus expressing a specific miRNA (designated miR-X in the figure, red circles, n=10) and mice injected with the scramble expressing lentivirus (green triangles, n=10). Error bars represent SEM. ANOVA P-value<0.05. (b) Representative trajectories of the last trial for the two groups. (c) Mean distance in 30 min in the open field for mice injected with the miR expressing tested lentivirus (green), scramble expressing lentivirus (red) and un-injected animals (blue). No difference in the global locomotion activity was identified (ANOVA P>0.1). (d) Representative trajectories of mice from each group in (c).
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Stereotactic injection of a lentivirus is a relatively rapid method for in vivo assessment for both up- or down- regulation of different genes and miRNAs. The main alternative is a genetically engineered mouse which is a much more laborious and time consuming technique then direct lentivirus injection. In addition, the up regulation, in lentivirus injection, occurs at a specific time in the adult mouse and does not include any possibility of leakiness during development, as is most often the case in the genetically engineered mice that include temporal control. Complete temporal control is essential when assessing the relevance of different genes in neurodegenerative diseases in which the altered regulation occurs late in the life of the animal. Additionally, lentivirus injection offers precise spatial control which, again, is subject to a certain amount of leakiness in the genetically engineered systems. The mouse engineering systems utilize the endogenous specificity of different transcription factors by adding an insert of a specific promoter that would be activated only in a certain region or cell type. In comparison, lentivirus injections can be limited in space without changing the vector. The disadvantages of lentivirus injection are the requirement for a laborious surgical procedure and questionable reproducibility between laboratories. After the injection surgery, a period of time, between a week and 3 weeks must pass for the virus to induce its effect and for the animal to recover, before additional protocols can be performed such as behavioral and biochemical assessments. For studies in which the time of induction should be in close proximity to the different assessments the injected lentivirus can include a temporal control system, such as the Cre-Lox system, and antibiotics can be used in such a case as the inducer long after the animal completely recovered. This technique was presented in 13. Regarding reproducibility between injections, groups that perform this method routinely have showed a fairly reproducible targeting and delivery of injected material between animals 13. Reproducibility between laboratories is a matter that requires great care, since different laboratories use different syringes, different types of syringe edge (blunt or sharp), and different flow rates, which affect the resulting injection sphere. In both methods a positional effect due to genomic integration site might occur. In the transgenic line the consequence would be gene silencing in the whole line. In the lentivirus injected population, on the other hand, the effect would be limited to a small subset of the population. Combining miR experiments together with shRNA experiments in vivo can shed light on the specificity of the effect of a certain miR on its target 6,8. Lastly, lentivirus injection can be used in a transgenic knockdown mouse for testing a knock-in effect in a specific brain region and serve for a loss of function / rescue of function experiments.
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This study has been supported by the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (SB fellowship), The Legacy Heritage Biomedical Science Partnership Program of the Israel Science Foundation (Grant No. 378/11, to HS) and the German Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development (G.I.F) (Grant No. 1093-32.2/2010, to HS).
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GigaOm and The451 Group released a survey this week ostensibly revealing changes in the reason most companies adopt cloud computing.
Until recently most surveys have shown companies adopt cloud or SAAS-based systems primarily because it would cost more or scale less to accomplish the same things themselves.
The conclusion of the survey of 413 vendor- and end-user company representatives was that scalability and cost are still the top drivers for companies adopting cloud computing.
Agility and innovation are moving up fast among companies that see cloud and SAAS as a way to add capabilities quickly and easily. But the whole industry is still too immature for customers to rely on that, the survey found.
Forty percent of respondents said they're experimenting with the cloud; 26 percent are waiting until the market matures before adopting a cloud strategy.
More than half of respondents (55 percent) though cloud had a lower TCO than alternative approaches; 39 percent thought cloud would change the level of complexity in their environments.
Despite GigaOm's results, and other surveys highlighting cost as a leading driver for cloud, studies that focus on the experience of cloud customers generally show the cost savings are often more in customers' minds than in their budget reports.
Symantec's global survey of 3,700 cloud and virtualization customers, for example, found widespread disappointment in both the performance and cost savings respondents got from cloud systems.
Private and public cloud systems in particular, fell 32 percent below performance and cost goals set by the companies buying them.
An April survey from the U.K.'s Cloud Industry Forum found the majority of cloud users saying flexibility is the best reason to start cloud projects, though cost was a top driver in companies that were expanding existing cloud implementations.
Even SMBs, which flocked to the cloud to save money and get better systems than they could build themselves, are starting to turn away from it to save money and to focus on more deeply integrating internal back-office and front-office applications, according to a June survey from IT integrator Cambridge Online systems.
CFOs – usually the first to support anything that will save money if they can do it without hog-tying some part of the business – are more concerned about security than they are eager to adopt the cloud, according to a January SunGard survey.
Almost three quarters of CFOs would like to jettison their data centers, but only a quarter expect to do it within five years.
Most are happy to wait until cloud providers can show a long record of good security and high availability, rather than jump at something potentially risky, even for good ROI projections, the survey found.
Almost half of companies are investing in cloud systems according to a CIO survey published this month. Many are doing it to get more bang for the same buck; others are going for the agility of new systems on new platforms, but aren't putting anything mission-critical in the cloud until it's proven itself.
Of course, it's possible they don't know how much they rely on the cloud already.
A recent Forrester survey showed 87 percent of business-unit managers thought good technology is the key to their company's success, but that 65 percent hold out part of their budgets specifically to buy IT services without having to go through IT.
That shows three things:
- That business units have different priorities for IT and different criteria for approving them than IT;
- Business units are willing to pay extra to get what they need on their own terms;
- SAAS and the cloud have democratized enterprise technology to the point that business managers with a credit card can take a big slice of responsibility off IT's plate while the CIO is debating cost vs. scalability vs. flexiblity vs. platform maturity.
The end result is that it doesn't matter why IT people decide to adopt or integrate the cloud into traditional IT. End users want it and are buying it with or without IT's permission.
If IT isn't there to help them do it safely and effectively, it's the IT bosses who will be out on their ears – not the business managers or cloud providers, no matter what anyone says about cost.


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If you used hardener, you are on a roll Cad170. You can start with the 1500 and sand out the bugs and nibs. What it won't do is level the paint (get rid of the orange peal). I used a new gun on the hood of my '36 and had so much orange peal I started with 800 and a 1 inch square aluminum block to level it. I then went to 1200 and finally 2000. What ever you decide to do the key is when you get to the 1500 or 2000, there can not be any sand marks left from the courser papers. I will frequently take a quick pass over the panel with the buffer and look for sand scratches. If you find any go back to the finest paper until all other sand scratches are gone. You will not sand through unless you go crazy. The buffing is where caution must be used. Color sanding and buffing is a time consuming process but is the crown jewel of the paint job no matter how bad it looked coming out of the gun. Keep us posted and good luck
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NDSU Admin module
The NDSU Admin module in CMS enables workspace managers to view and modify members of a workspace. Authors and publishers may use the module to view other members in the workspace.
To use the module, select it from the module list under User tools > NDSU Admin.
If you see an overview of workspace setup, change to the View/modify access screen to manage permissions.
Your role in the current workspace is listed under the Current workspace heading as Your access level is role.
Add a member
To add a member
Click the NDSU Admin module
Under the Add member heading, select a role from the Select role drop-down menu
Type the campus email address in the Email address field for the member you want to add.
Enter only one email address at a time
Click the Add button
Address any errors, if present.
What if it says no results are found? (see CMS service, below)
If no errors are displayed, the person whose email address you entered has been added to your site's group with the specified permission level.
Add a publisher
For example, to add publisher rights for email@example.com (assuming she is already an author):
Click the NDSU Admin module
Under the Add member heading, select Publisher from the Select role drop-down menu
Type "firstname.lastname@example.com" in the Email address field
Click the Add button
Remove a member
To remove a member,
Click the NDSU Admin module
Locate the member you want to remove from the appropriate section (managers, publishers, authors)
Click the button next to the member's name
Address any errors, if present
Change primary manager
The only way to change the primary manager for a workspace is for the current primary manager to submit a help request to the help desk by phone or in person. Electronic communications (email, online Web request) can not be accepted for this change.
Only university staff or faculty members may be primary manager. Students (student employees, graduate assistants, etc.) are not eligible for this role.
In the event the primary manager has left the university, the help desk will verify the employee is no longer affiliated with the university and attempt to confirm that the new primary manager is someone authorized to be responsible for the site.
Permission change notifications
For some permission changes, an email will be dispatched from the manager who initiated the permission change.
- If a manager grants manager permissions to a member, the primary manager will receive a notification email to alert them of the workspace permission change.
There is no opt-out option available
- If granted author permissions, the new author member will receive a notification email with information pertaining to CMS training, knowledge base information, and log-in.
There is no opt-out option available, she will receive the message for every workspace she joins
Permission change logging
You should be aware of the logging that occurs for this module:
- All membership queries, adds, deletes, successes and failures are logged to the CMS system log
- Workspace managers do not have access to these logs
- Help Desk representatives do not have access to these logs
- Workspace managers are responsible to "police" themselves. CMS administrators will not conduct research into who added whom and when
Logging occurs for the exclusive purposes to aid in troubleshooting, if needed, and to identify attempts to avert security measures.
CMS service
The NDSU Admin module does not create CMS accounts. Instead, it enables workspace managers to add persons who already have a CMS account to her workspace (group). If a prospective member does not have a CMS account, she may request an account.
Other questions
Numbers in member list
If an ID number is present in the list of managers-publishers-authors instead of a name/email address, it is because that person is no longer in the NDSU electronic directory (he/she has probably left the ND University System).
"Privacy Requested" in member list
If an entry displays in a member list as "Privacy Requested" it is because that person has a privacy flag set in a ConnectND system and we cannot retrieve their common name from public sources. Their email might still be available (hover your mouse over the link to see the email address).
Can't delete my own author rights
A manager may not delete her own author access rights. The author access is what enables the manager into the workspace where she can manage permissions and is required.
Can't delete my own manager rights
A manager may not delete her own access as a manager. This access is what enables her to manage permissions. Another manager must delete the access if appropriate. If you are trying to "hand off" the responsibility to another individual, add her as a manager and then have her remove your manager rights. This process is a good opportunity to be sure she will know how to manage permissions.
I manage more than one workspace but only see one list of members
You may change permissions for the current (active) workspace. To change permissions for another workspace where you are also a manager, you must switch to that workspace and re-enter the NDSU Admin module to manage permissions for that workspace.
I deleted a publisher or manager but they are still listed under authors
When a member who is both an author and a publisher/manager is deleted as an author, her publisher/manager rights will automatically be removed at the same time.
However, because it is possible that an author's publisher/manager rights would need to be revoked while they remain an author, deleting a publisher/manager does not automatically delete her authoring rights. If you want to delete both, you must either delete author rights first or delete both publisher/manager and author rights separately.
The member type "publisher" is disabled
There may be up to 10 publishers per workspace. To add another publisher, you must remove one first.
Name or email incorrect in member list
Information (name, email) listed in member lists comes from official sources. Given the person's record is not marked private, to change the information displayed, you should first confirm it is correct in official sources (HR self-service and Campus Connection). Alternatively, contact the ITS Help Desk to report any cases where ConnectND systems show correct information but member lists do not.
Can the help desk or a CMS administrator grant/remove access?
Primary managers are maintained separately from the CMS workspace, and requests for change of primary manager must go through the help desk.
The only way to add or remove other members is for a current manager to grant/remove access using the NDSU Admin module. The help desk is not able to manage CMS permissions. CMS administrators will not manage CMS permissions. It is the responsibility of current managers.
Can there be more than one primary manager?
There may be only one primary manager at a time for a workspace.
There must be a primary manager for a workspace in order for it to remain in good standing. If there is no primary manager, the workspace (and all the pages it contains) will be locked and later purged. If there is a secondary manager, CMS administrators will attempt to contact the workspace up to 3 secondary managers by email to identify if the workspace is still needed. No attempt will be made to recursively contact all workspace authors to identify if the workspace should continue.
Who else is a member of my workspace?
All members of a workspace are able to see all other members using the NDSU Admin module. Email links are provided to assist with communication efforts between members. Email addresses come from public records and will not be changed to an alternative email address.
How are members sorted?
Managers are listed in the order they were added as managers,
publishers are in the order they were added as publishers,
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The Strategic Plan sets out a series of measures by the Government's SRA to improve the network. However, the 116-page document is largely a collection of schemes already announced, both by Government and passenger train companies, in their plans for new and extended franchises.
The Government is claiming that £4.5bn of 'new' money has been added to the £29bn of taxpayers' cash already 'secured' by Transport Minister Stephen Byers.
However, the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions confirmed the extra money had already been announced in stages since the Government announced its first overall 10-year plan, covering all forms of transport, in July 2000.
Ministers emphasised the importance of a special £400m 'performance fund' available to both the passenger train operating companies and Railtrack which, from April, will be available to keep the services running on time. This will be used to provide immediate aide for the operators should another unforeseen crisis, such as the problems over cracked and broken rails which followed the Hatfield disaster, threaten to ruin the timetable. The rail plan itself is four months late arriving and has been overshadowed by a series of strikes and poor performance by the passenger train companies, particularly those serving London's busy commuter routes.
The Strategic Plan was unveiled by Richard Bowker, the SRA's new chairman. He said: 'This Strategic Plan marks a line in the sand; it is the point at which we say enough is enough and begin to deliver a railway fit for the 21st century.'
Wendy Toms, chairman of the watchdog Rail Passengers Council for Southern England, said the committee is 'disappointed in the sense that there is no long commitment to big spending on upgrading the infrastructure in general'.
Shadow Transport Secretary Theresa May said it is quite clear the SRA plan had failed to set out a strategic vision for the rail industry. She said: 'There is no new money. The Government thinks it can buy off passengers by spending money on painting stations. What the plan completely fails to address is how to restore the confidence of the private sector to invest in railways. By his bungling of Railtrack Mr Byers has broken that confidence. Without private sector investment all that passengers can look forward to is yet more delays and cancellations.'
CBI chief Digby Jones warned that 'talking down' the railways could harm the long-term future of the industry by further damaging the confidence of investors and users.
London's business leaders also stressed their disappointment with the report. Clare Convey, spokeswoman for London First, the consortium which promotes the needs of the capital, said: 'If early reports are true that there are few new proposals in the report then that is extremely worrying.'
Such is the state of the network, along with growing commuter anger and frustration, that support for a national boycott of the network to take place on 1 March is escalating.
Blueprint for our stricken railways
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Byers' answers - and our experts' verdicts
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During the past half century, Great Britain has welcomed to its shores thousands of immigrants from southeast Asia and the Middle East. A majority of these immigrants have successfully integrated their lives within the context of 21st century life, but large numbers cling to traditions and values of their home countries. Hundreds of children from these families, fearing for their lives are taking advantage of a new hot line called Honour Network which provides information and assistance. Many callers seek to escape parental pressure to enter unwanted marriages or fear if they become pregnant a family member will kill them in accordance with the concept of "honor killing."
The latest figures indicate 62 calls are made each week, one in ten being under the age of 16 and one 14 year-old said she feared being murdered because she had become pregnant. The network is run by the charity Karma Nirvana and is funded by the government Forced Marriage Unit. The charity was founded by Kasvinder Sanghera, who was disowned by her family for refusing a forced marriage. She believes the actual number of forced marriages is much higher than what is revealed by the phone calls. "These numbers will be just the tip of the iceberg."
Most callers say the source of violence against them comes from family members more often than husbands. Ms. Sanghera says, "it shows how violence is being perpetrated by the entire community." The issue is how does one best avoid the emergence of such attitudes in a modern post industrial society?


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Different students respond to different ways of learning, whether it's through repetition, aural or visual cues, or hands-on experiences. Using the arts to teach various subjects – such as literature, science, history – provides creative tools for learning that may help students grasp and retain information they wouldn't understand in other terms. In short, learning comes to life on stage.
Stages of Discovery presents multiple opportunities for learning from pre-school through 8th grade. Each of our school matinees has been carefully selected to complement curriculum standards. Show-specific Study Guides include lessons and activities for use in the classroom. Curtain Calls offer related learning opportunities with educational partners. Classroom Visits help your students prepare for their trip to the theatre. And, valuable Transportation Scholarships make it all more affordable!
Visit all three of our venues. Each delivers a unique theatre experience for your students: the intimate and contemporary baby grand (305 seats), the elegant and historic Copeland Hall at The Grand (1,188 seats), and the illustrious Playhouse on Rodney Square (1,252 seats).
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I'd like to get the same result as Show[g], but with all graphics
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Wolf by Branden Wolf
Branden not only makes each subtlety look effortless - his updated style brings coin magic out of the stuffy rooms of magic clubs and onto the streets of New York.
Wolf is a full hour of routines, moves and subtleties from the repertoire of Branden Wolf. This is magic that looks like you're using gimmicks - but you're completely clean. It's pure coins. The absolute must-have that picks up where Metal leaves off.
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Balance Palm
Back Thumb Palm
Edge Palm
Finger Palm
T. Nelson Downs Palm
JW Grip
American Drop
Retention Pass
Fingertip Click Pass
Click Tap
Click Trap
Whip Click
Downs Pop
Coin Roll Vanish
Grey Vanish
Gravity Pass
Grey Change
Wax Production
Oblique Change
Wolf Spider Vanish
Simple Coins Across
Gravity Pass Tenkai Penny
Iso Production
Two Tone
Pick up the Wolf today.
Format: DVD / Download
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 1 Hour
Customer Reviews
After watching and practicing this project for a while, its fun. This coin project really did have some fun and interesting sleights that my monkey hands loved to play with. Although to me most of the routines aren't strong, there was Mesmer and three coins across here that were definitely good. So overall, if you want something to play with, or increase your knowledge of coin magic definitely pick this up :D
This is totally worth the money and I'm very happy with this purchase! The content in here is not for beginners and more intermediate to advanced magicians or coin artists. I myself thought that I would be able to do this with ease because I knew how to do some coin tricks with a little sleeving and slydini tricks with coins that are really impressive but WOW! Was I wrong! This content caught me off guard and made me realize how little I knew about coin magic. As Branden Wolf said, when you do coin magic a lot of people think you've said to place the coin in one hand but actually kept it in the other, and I personally think as a spectator that, if that's all a person did with coins, that'll be a waste of your time, unless you've fooled them. Branden Wolf's coin work will take practice but in the end it's totally worth it BELIEVE ME!! ADD THIS TO YOUR CART RIGHT NOW!! YOU WONT BE DISAPPOINTED!
This is definitely worth the money and everything is taught clearly in such a way that you will be performing the moves with ease in good time. However, despite how easy a seasoned professional might find them, the moves taught on here are not the best fit for a beginner in coin magic. I would recommend getting your basic foundations in coin magic before moving on to this. All in all, its a great DVD. 8/10


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SEC Fraud Suit May Tarnish Goldman's Rep
Goldman Sachs' civil fraud suit could mean plenty of trouble down the road for the big bank.
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a suit against Goldman on Friday, saying that it sold risky mortgage investments without disclosing that the securities were crafted in part by a hedge fund manager who was betting they would fail, according to The Associated Press. Goldman has denied the SEC's allegations.
The AP reports that Goldman stands to lose $700 million in the case. If Goldman does win, analysts say the big Wall Street bank still may not be able to shake the charges in an industry based largely on trust.
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Tattoo artist Russell Van Schaick can definitely be classified as... well... different. His uniqueness translates into his tattooing style that is becoming more and more fun to look at with each passing day. When he doesn't have an artistic tool in his hand, you will probably find him inside a movie theater or winding down at home.
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Up-and-coming middleweight prospect Mike Jones (21-0, 17 KOs) will make his SHOWTIME debut against the tough Puerto Rican Irving Garcia (17-4-3, 8 KOs) in the 12-round main event of Friday's ShoBox: The New Generation event live at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) on SHOWTIME®. Jones is ranked among the Top 10 welterweights by all four major world sanctioning bodies in one of boxing's deepest divisions: #2 by the WBO, #3 by the WBA; #7 by the IBF and the WBC. Miami's Antwone Smith (18-1-1, 10 KOs) and Lanardo Tyner (23-3, 14 KOs) will face off in a 10-round welterweight fight in the ShoBox co-feature.
What the fighters had to say on Thursday:
"He's (Garcia) a good fighter but I come to win."
"I am in the best physical shape. I'm planning to give the fight of my life."
"I wish him the best of luck. It should be a great, all-action fight."
"I just hope he (Smith) wants it as bad as I want it."
The fight is being promoted by Peltz Boxing Promotions in association with DiBella Entertainment and will take place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ.
Curt Menefee will call the action from ringside with Steve Farhood and Antonio Tarver serving as expert analysts. The executive producer of ShoBox is Gordon Hall with Richard Gaughan producing and Chuck McKean directing.


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End Music: "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" by Vince Guaraldi Trio from the CD "Essential Standards: Vince Guaraldi" (Ojc).
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