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A couple of years have passed since we lost our dear Cocobear. Yesterday was the anniversary of one of the best days ever- Coco's Gotcha Day. How our whole family wishes we still had our dear boy with us! We have Juna now, and she ended up being my daughter's best friend. Kolton spends his time with Roper and Gypsy, but some day he will have another Chihuahua rescue boy. For now, I think our first entry says it all. How one special little dog who was someone else's trash became our forever treasure and turned our family on to small dogs:
Wow, this is a hard one to write. See, I was supposed to still be with my family this year. I went to the Bridge a month ago, and I was still a youngster. Yes, you see some white on my face, but my vets didn't think I was more than 2 or 3 when I was adopted less than three years ago. My holistic vet said that some dogs get white fur where there has been trauma. She thought the white on my rear came from being kicked, and the white on my face came from my teeth being neglected. I got two teeth pulled when I first was adopted.
My story started pretty sad- I was collected by a hoarder. They didn't seem to be breeding us, but just keeping us in tiny kennels. We didn't get to see the sun, feel the grass or even be in a basic clean environment with healthy food to eat. Thank goodness we all got rescued- there were small dogs, cats, and farm animals.
That's where my story sure improved. My mama and the kids had been looking for a small dog for a while. They submitted countless applications and scanned Petfinder. But no one would adopt to a family with bigger dogs, cats and young kids. Mama thought a shelter might be more willing, and she finally found out about us on Petfinder at the end of June. She saw my pic plus some other pups from my "family" and called the shelter. They didn't know much about us, but said to come on up and meet us. July 3, 2007 mama and the kids made the hour and a half trip to the shelter. It wasn't exactly love at first sight. I barked and growled because I was in a kennel with a not so nice roomie and I was scared. I did okay on my first trip outside with the family, but they wanted to try out a few more Chihuahuas. Mama had fallen in love with MY picture, and went to look at me again. THIS time, I came running to the front of the kennel wagging my tail! That was it- and to my new home I went.
Boy, did I have fun with my furever family- I got to go to work with mama (she's a groomer at a vet hospital), I went to the kids' school, got to go on lots of off-leash hikes and to the beach. I LOVED my family- the humans more than the dogs :)
My oldest boy, Kolton, was my special person. He took such good care of me and loved me so much. He was sure I'd be around to go to college with him. But that was not meant to be. My family tried many things to help me, but I was in too much pain. And Kolton's little heart was shattered when I was gone. He now has a mug, a magnet and a photo book about me, but he still cries at night some time.
Would my family do it all again? You bet! Some day they will be ready- and they will adopt another Chihuahua from a shelter. This one will be Kolton's pick- I will make sure I find a good one for him.
There are many Chihuahuas in shelters and rescue right now- please do what you can to help them or even adopt one if you are able. Thank you for reading my story.
Today my whole family was in a horrible mood. Work, school, home...everything just seemed to go wrong. Nothing earth- shattering happened. Just a rotten day.
Then they looked at the calendar- today is the 1 year anniversary of the last day I was with my family on earth. THAT was a truly horrible day. My family wishes that I was still with them- healthy, happy and unconditionally loving. But it just wasn't meant to be. I am free from pain now, and they know they will see me again, but it didn't make today any better.
A whole year has gone by, and they are still missing me so much :(
When the kids looked at the calendar yesterday, they noticed that today is not only our middle child's birthday (he is 8 now) but also the day they chose as my woofday. They were hoping to have many more years with me, and when the calendar was filled in January, my birthday was eagerly added- now it is a sad day for my family.
On a happy note, today my sister Gypsy went on her first therapy dog visit. She did GREAT- she was born to sit on people's laps and be patted. Many of the residents didn't want to give her up- Gypsy and mama will be sure to return as it was so good for everyone.
And my sister Juna is doing so much better, too. She and Levi don't much care for each other, but Levi IS hard to get along with ;)
I started a trend around here as the first small dog in our pack. It is a trend that will continue, and I will be forever remembered as a wonderful friend and companion. My family just wishes they could tell me in person today...
Thank you for the beautiful gifts on my page. Redford, Tawni and S&S, I think you all know how much your families mean to us, and you made our day brighter with your kindness.
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How many of you badasses are training for the marathon? I'm more of a biker chick, but all my runner friends keep saying their feet are taking a major hit from hitting the pavement. While some calluses help keep feet safe from all the impact, that doesn't mean you should walk around like a total troll (you're way to hot for that, come on now).
So, does it work? Totally. I may not be training for a marathon, but my rock climbing shoes do a number on my heels, which are now way smoother sans nasty scrubbing. A tip, though: pick up a pair of these gel lined socks if you're going to slather on a heavy layer, since a little bit of cream seeped through the socks onto my sheets. (And you wouldn't wanna ruin your brand new linens, would you?)
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I have some PHP & MySQL book, C#, HTML5 & CSS3, but honestly, I barely read 150 pages of PHP & MySQL. I just can't, I'm more of a "open source and analyze" learning type of guy Also, Google is my friend. And lot's of good guys who share their knowledge and various solutions to some common or not so common problems. What about you?
Usually yes, Stackoverflow and Google are very helpful, but there are some cases when you can get info only from books. For example I have read "Professional PHP Design Patterns / Saray A. – 2009" and I've got tons of important info. Don't think I would ever know all patterns by just examining source code of some projects.
I have "jQuery Black Box", an Indonesian book about jQuery. This is the most complex book about web design I ever had. And I just left it in my closet, lol.
At this point I'm not even buying the books for many university courses anymore – I, too, learn much easier by example.
After reading 150 pages, I still couldn't understand some pretty much basic things and it bothered me and made further progress much more difficult. As soon as I opened some script and started playing with it, dozens of back then "non-logic" things became very logic.
never read book and I offer stop read book because:
- personified knowledge and easy to go wrong.
- too much text , the technicial need simple and clear expands.
- easy to be old technology , knowledge. Author may need 1 year to write and then it maybe become old.
- you learned what you may never use. We're in sea of knowledges , if we learn all , we can spend more than 100 years. choose what you want to learn , google what you find
anyway , books maybe good for start. when you don't know anything and need some good points to start , you will learn something not even true 100% but you will figure it out later.
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I love to read books, but only for Typography, HTML and CSS. (geek books)
Yes. I like Dostoyevsky.
Very rarely but in timely manner got some help from paper books. Sometimes, even reading the fundamentals require few reference diversions and comebacks to complete properly, so linear reading almost vanished and paper books doesn't fit!
Started feeling it no longer matters how well a book written; a book can be helpful only according to the timing and accuracy of selection from reader. So google fits majority cases!


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[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Three months after announcing he was gay and retiring from soccer at the age of 25, Robbie Rogers is
returning to the professional game. The Los Angeles Galaxy acquired MLS rights to Rogers, who was born and raised in Southern California, from the Chicago Fire for Mike Magee, who will himself be returning to his hometown.
Rogers was released by English club Leeds United, where he played infrequently after joining it as a free agent from the Columbus Crew in 2012. Because Rogers was a free agent who moved abroad, his MLS rights were retained by the Crew. In February, the Fire sent Dominic Oduro to the Columbus Crew for Dilly Duka and the rights to Rogers.
Rogers, who will become the first openly gay male athlete to play in a major American pro league, already had a stellar career before retiring in February.
-- He won the NCAA Division I title with Maryland in 2005.
-- He played all five games for the USA at the 2007 Under-20 World Cup, where the USA reached the quarterfinals with a team that included Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley and Freddy Adu.
-- He won the MLS Cup title and earned an MLS Best XI selection in 2008 with the Columbus Crew at the age of 21.
-- He played all three games for the USA at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
-- He came on as a sub and assisted on goals by Bradley and Jonathan Bornstein that gave the USA a 2-2 tie with Costa Rica in their final 2010 World Cup qualifier. The result sent Honduras to South Africa at the Ticos' expense.
-- He scored on his first touch after coming off the bench to give the USA a 1-1 tie against Mexico in Jurgen Klinsmann's first game as U.S. national team head coach.
Rogers will give the Galaxy an out-and-out winger it has lacked this season -- Swede Christian Wilhelmsson didn't return after half a season in MLS -- but he hasn't been the scorer Magee has been for the Galaxy,
Rogers scored just four goals in his last three seasons in MLS. Magee scored just 14 regular-season goals in his first four seasons with Los Angeles, but he had three playoff goals in each of the last two seasons during the Galaxy's MLS Cup runs. Magee has already scored six goals this season -- just one shy of his career-high of seven with the MetroStars in his debut season in 2003.
Both players have taken similar career paths in that they attended Catholic high schools famous as sports powerhouses, spent time in the U.S. U-17 residency program, played for the USA at the Under-20 World Cup and turned pro at young ages.
Rogers was born in Huntington Beach, Calif., and grew up in Palos Verdes Peninsula. He attended U-17 residency for one semester in 2002 before returning home and graduating from Mater Dei High School. (He played on a local PDL teamgala alongside Klinsmann, who was playing under an assumed name.) Rogers was 19 when he signed with Dutch club Heerenveen after one season at Maryland.
Magee was born in Chicago and raised in suburban South Barrington. He left home before his sophomore year at St. Viator High School to enter residency in Bradenton and debuted with the MetroStars at the age of 18.
The trade should be about a wash for the Galaxy in terms of its impact on its salary situation. Magee's 2013 guaranteed compensation is $191,667, a big jump from the $105,350 and $126,635 he made in 2011 and 2012. Rogers made $140,000 with the Crew in 2011 before he tested the free agent market in 2012.
The deal is the second this week for the struggling Fire, who acquired defender Bakary Soumare from Philadelphia on Thursday.


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Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
H10 Lanzarote Princess Hotel Introduction
Superbly designed, friendly and laid-back, the H10 Lanzarote Princess is just the ticket for that much needed holiday in the sun. Not only do you have a great chilled-out swimming pool to laze around, but you're also brilliantly located for reaching the sandy beach - home to a number of watersports - and the clear-blue sea. The location wins several points, too. You are set away from the fishing village of Playa Blanca - yet still within easy reach of it's lovely Rubicon marina and attractions - perfect should you wish to take a wander along the promenade, watching the sun set. Combined with a long list of on-site amenities and entertainment, this friendly and welcoming hotel will ensure a relaxing and fun time for everyone!
- All Inclusive
- Half Board
H10 Lanzarote Princess Hotel Facilities
• Hotel room for up to 3 adults consists of • Twin beds • Bath, shower and wc • TV • Minibar (on request, charge) • Minifridge • Safety deposit box (charge) • Air-conditioning • Balcony or terrace • Sole occupancy, Suites for up to 3 adults or 2 adults/2 children, Superior rooms for up to 3 adults with pool view (on request) and Family rooms for up to 4 (max 3 adults/1 child or 2 adults/2 children) with extra sofa bed available at a supplement
• Gym • Table tennis • Pool table • Tennis court • Minigolf • Giant chess • Sauna
All Inclusive means
• Upgrade to All Inclusive and receive: • Meals: Full board with buffet-stye breakfast, lunch and dinner. Vegetarian menu available. Theme dinners 5 times a week. One meal in the Asian à la carte restaurant (minimum 7 night stays) Late breakfast, tea, coffee, sandwiches and cakes from the 'Choza' bar 10.30am-12.30 midday. Cold snacks and ice-cream served from the 'Choza' bar 3.30pm-6.30pm. • Drinks: Self-service soft drinks, juices (excluding fresh juice), mineral water, local beer and wine served during lunch and dinner. Coffee, tea, juices (excluding fresh juice) and mineral water served during breakfast. Selected locally produced alcoholic drinks, branded spirits and non-alcoholic drinks served from the piano bar 11am-1am and disco bar 8.30pm-1am.
• Regular day and evening entertainment • Shows
• 2 swimming pools, 1 swimming pool is heated • Sunbeds • FREE parasols • TV/card room • Internet access • FREE WiFi access in lobby
For Children
• Separate children's pool with slide • Hotel kids' club (4- 12 years) • Teen club • Playground • Playroom • Games consoles • Mini-disco • Daytime entertainment • FREE cots
Key Facts
• Nearest beach: 200 metres • Main resort area: 500 metres • 407 rooms • Lifts: 3 • Child age: 2-12 years • Official rating: 4 star • Some facilities and activities may incur a local charge
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• Buffet-style restaurant with show cooking • Dress code applies: long trousers to be worn • Asian à la carte restaurant • Pool bar serving snacks with à la carte menu (lunchtimes) • Lobby bar • Disco bar • Coffee area
Special Features
• Christmas and New Year gala meals included
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Nathan Fillion to participate in environmental charity. Nathan Fillion and his White Noise: The Light costar, Katee Sackhoff,will be participating in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Celebrity Sports Invitational, an annual environmental charity event.
The star-studded hoopla will take place Jan. 18 to 21 at Fairmont Banff Springs hotel and Sunshine Village in the Canadian Rockies.
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wow. That is so cool! And I see Ben Browder and Joe Flanigan will be there as well! And carl weathers too(I loved him from Arrested Developmentg). Is anyone capable and intending to go this?
Incredible... check out that guest list! And in Banff? So many pretty people in that gorgeous setting for a cause that matters? Shiny overload. :)
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Research group takes on very early signs of Alzheimer's
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Molotov remix#unknown
The story - in part: Molotov remix was made between 12:00 - 2:30 on 03/05/04 in response to a call for "Joywar" among Rhizome.org users after artist Joy Garnett was threatened with a law suit by a photographer who holds copyright to the photograph that served as a model for Garnett's painting Molotov. see the full Rhizome thread here http://rhizome.org/thread.rhiz?thread=12168&text=23419#23419
Hear Joy talk about sampled media and copyright as well as "Joywar" as part of Columbia University's Art & Technology Lectures.
Molotov remix consists of a reproduction of Joy Garnett's painting sliced into 121 43px X 52px images. Each table cell is randomly loaded with one of 121 images. Users may click on either the "recompose" or "automate" links to manually or automatically generate new compositions. The chances of users hitting upon a perfect realignment of image slices is less than winning the lottery, but just in case i have a "fair use" argument ready.


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D3100: sharpening in Light Room
mobi1 wrote:
Sometimes I photos look soft. However, using Light Room, I find that same images can been sharpened quite dramatically.
Sharpening can be magical - but there are always limits. If you shot is blurred, then software hasn't quite solved that one yet. Also, some subjects can take a lot more sharpening than others.
How does LR do it? Does it actually alter the image or using special algorithm? I increased in-camera sharpness settings a bit but still I find that LR can make it more sharp compared to photos coming straight out of camera.
LR will be looking for edges, then it will increase the contrast at the edge to give a sharper looking image. If the edge is between two flat areas of colour, you will be able to get up close and personal and see that the lighter colour will have been made lighter towards the edge and the dark area made darker. If this is pushed too far, it starts to look ugly.
Selective sharpening has its uses, but as with most enhancements, if overdone things start to look unnatural.
Much depends on the output size of the final image - the larger you make it, the softer an image appears, but the more you will notice over-sharpening.
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I purchased one of those FAW-VW MK6 4DR GTI models on eBay and now I'm waiting for the boat to arrive from China, hopefully soon! Before I purchased that one I did some research to see what was available on the market. Here is what I found for MK6 models:
Static Scale Models
1:18 FAW-VW Mk6 GTI 4DR Candy White, Tornado Red, Deep Black body with black interior and DSG
1:18 FAW-VW Mk6 Golf 4DR Candy White body with tan interior
1:18 Norev Mk6 GTI 2DR Candy White, Deep Black body with Interlagos seats and manual transmission
1:18 Norev Mk6 Golf 4DR Shark Blue body
1:43 Norev Mk6 Golf R 2DR Candy White body
1:43 Schuco Mk6 Golf 4DR Amaryllis Red, United Gray, Reflex Silver body with black interior OR Deep Black body with tan interior
1:43 Schuco Mk6 GTI Concept 2DR Flat black body with black wheels
1:87 VW DriverGear Mk6 GTI 2DR Steel Gray body
1:87 VW DriverGear Mk6 Golf 2DR Candy White body
1:87 Wiking Mk6 Golf 2DR Silver Leaf Metallic body
1:87 Wiking Mk6 Golf 4DR Amaryllis Red body
1:87 Wiking Mk6 Golf GTD 2DR Shadow Blue Metallic body
1:87 Wiking Mk6 Golf GTI 2DR Black Magic Pearl Effect body
Radio Controlled Scale Models
1:12 Rastar RTR Mk6 GTI 2DR Candy White, Tornado Red body with black leather
1:24 Rastar RTR Mk6 GTI 2DR Candy White, Tornado Red body with tinted windows
I hope this info proves useful for someone!
Nice collection! Any MKIV R32?
Many people enjoy eating apples and oranges, but in the end they are still just apples and oranges. The R32 is passion fruit. . Live Long and Prosper.


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Sunday, March 28, 2010
Where do i even start with Taiwan?
I got to admit that preparing for a trip like the one we went to Taiwan was earth shattering. To say it was a daunting challenge to go for a D-I-Y 8 day and 7 night trip was probably being too humble.
Back in those days, if one wanted to go for a holiday, it usually involved stepping inside a travel agency and picking up brochures then choosing one that suited the destination and the budget. You will pack your bags and meet at the airport. From the moment onwards, you will basically be hand held throughout the number of days including be told what to buy, what to eat, where to sleep and probably where and when to take your dump.
Over the years, i suppose people become more daring with information so widely shared amongst the online community that alot of people are going to countries often with a guide printed of the internet or if they are rich enough, buy one from the bookshop.
Amongst all the DIY holidays that i had, Taiwan is probably the most difficult for these few reasons:
1. Language barrier - Apparently 80% of the population speak Mandarin only and it doesn't mean the other 20% automatically speak English. If you haven't noticed by now, i can't speak and read mandarin words apart from the ones appearing at the karaoke videos.
2. Taiwan is not just about eating and shopping - Holidays in Thailand and Hong Kong were purely for the eating, if not shopping. Taiwan is filled with many scenic places that you would be considered to be too foolish not to visit.
3. Reliability of the information online - You have no idea whether what is being posted online is real or not. If the fellow says take Bus 9 and its not, you are screwed.
4. Transport - how do you plan out your itinerary using solely their public transport. As it is, if one was to ask me how do we take the bus or the LRT in KL, i would be clueless, so furthermore a transport system overseas?
Well glad to say despite these few hurdles, we survived the trip without being conned, kidnapped and didn't end up in any wrong places.
Since this is a food blog after all, i will let the readers decide what they want to read about first from the list of food we managed to stuff ourselves with:
1. El Toro - opened by Chef Daniel who had worked before at El Bulli, the top restaurant in the world, if not the second best.
2. Ji Jia Zhuang - according to online articles, the place to visit for some chicken loving, so famous that their waitress apparently is Japanese to cater for tourists.
3. Celestial Palace - 3.6kg duck, done Peking style for 2 fellows, gone mad?
4. Hana sei - What is Japanese food doing in Kaohsiung?
5. Ding Tai Fung - originated from Taiwan, really miles better?
6. Shilin Market / Liuhe Market - Street food all around!
7. Screw the food, show me Taipei and Kaohsiung in pictures!
Vote, vote, vote!
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Screw the pictures of Taipei and Kaohsiung. Do what you do best .. show us the food.
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- March 28, 2010 at 11:05:00 PM GMT+8
- Sean said...
i vote for el toro! =)
- March 28, 2010 at 11:44:00 PM GMT+8
- Life for Beginners said...
My vote's for Shilin Market / Liuhe Market! :)
- March 29, 2010 at 7:09:00 AM GMT+8
- qwazymonkey said...
Hahaha I know how daunting it feels to be in Taiwan for a week+ and not being able to speak/read Mandarin cos I've been through it before! Mwahahahaha! We're both survivors!
Anyway, my vote would be El Toro or Hana Sei (Japanese food in Taiwan is blardeeee good)
- March 29, 2010 at 9:19:00 AM GMT+8
- J said...
Aiyo. How to choose??
Do you first swear that you will finish reviewing all on your list and not stop half way? If yes, then I vote for El Toro bcos I'm really curious what the food there tastes/looks like.... :)
- March 29, 2010 at 9:19:00 AM GMT+8
- CUMI & CIKI said...
1. and 3. haha
- March 29, 2010 at 9:39:00 AM GMT+8
- PureGlutton said...
Just blog about the food 1st - the rest, take your time, haha!
- March 29, 2010 at 9:42:00 AM GMT+8
- "Joe" who is constantly craving said...
at this rate, i think i better start drafting everything!
- March 29, 2010 at 9:46:00 AM GMT+8
- thule a.k.a leo said...
anything that you can possibly write la... I'm not picky. But differentiate between the food and scenic places ok???
For once I swear that I read kana sei :P instead of hana sei
- March 29, 2010 at 12:50:00 PM GMT+8
- zewt said...
- March 29, 2010 at 1:22:00 PM GMT+8
- thenomadGourmand said...
Wahtever la. Jz bring them on!
- March 29, 2010 at 6:19:00 PM GMT+8
- mimid3vils said...
street food!!!!
- March 29, 2010 at 6:26:00 PM GMT+8
- UnkaLeong said...
Faster postlar. But I'm leaning towards the street market foods :)
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tiles over tiles
can i tile a floor over tiles and what should i use
What kind of tiles? Ceramic over ceramic? Vinyl over vinyl? Ceramic over vinyl? Vinyl over ceramic?
Ceramic tile can be installed over the top of existing ceramic--IF-the original tile is sound and properly installed. (some times it's not--cracks,loose grout--all indicate failure)
The old tiles need to be cleaned of all dirt,oils and wax--roughed up a bit if shiny--a grinder with 60 grit sand paper is handy.
Use a two part thinset --powder and liquid latex--Kerabond and Keralastic by Mapei is a good example of a two part thinset.----Mike---
Carefully think through how adding to the height of the floor will affect things. If you have an exterior door that swings in over the tile, how will you deal with the threshold? Even interior doors may need to be cut down.
Like I said before. Without more info, no way to answer.
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Esther is a research associate at the Centre for Advanced Structural Ceramics (CASC) at Imperial College, London. She joined the university in 2011 with a Barrie de la Maza fellowship, after completing her PhD at the Instituto de Cerámica de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela University.
Her research is focused on new colloidal processing approaches based on responsive building blocks, 3D printing and manufacturing complex architectures for key technologies such as energy storage and conversion, catalysis, tissue engineering or structural applications. Her interests include the development of novel approaches in colloidal processing for additive manufacturing. Her research is focused on surface engineering with responsive polymers, rheology of complex fluids and the characterization of the mechanical response of complex structures.
10/2011-03/2012 Postdoctoral research fellow of the Barrie Foundation.
06/2011-09/2011 Postdoctoral Researcher, Galician Institute of Ceramics, University of Santiago de Compostela.
12/2007-06/2010 "María Barbeito" Predoctoral Contract of the "Consellería de Innovación e Industria" of Galician Government, and the European Found.
02/14/2011 PhD in Chemical Engineering, Santiago of Compostela University, Galician Institute of Ceramics, Spain.
26/09/2005 Degree in Chemical Engineering. Santiago of Compostela University, USC. School of Engineering. Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Undergraduate Fellowship awarded by Ministry of Science (BSc Chemical Engineering) 2005-2006
Research Fellowship awarded by Government of Galicia (PhD Materials Science) 2006-2010
Fundacion Pedro Barrie de la Maza Fellowship (Postdoctoral Research Fellow) 2011-2012
Best oral presentation in the 5th Postdoctoral Symposium at the Department of Materials, Imperial College London (runner up prize).
et al., 2017, Complex ceramic architectures by directed assembly of 'responsive' particles, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Vol:37, ISSN:0955-2219, Pages:199-211
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SOURCE InfoSonics Corporation
SOURCE InfoSonics Corporation
InfoSonics (IFON) stock is plunging after the company reported a steep decline in earnings and revenue for the 2015 fourth quarter.
These under-$10 are making big moves higher today. Keep them on your breakout trading radar.
These under-$10 stocks are within range of triggering breakout trades.
InfoSonics (IFON) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from Sell to Hold with a ratings score of C.


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I'm technically on vacation this week, so I don't feel too badly about my lack of posting, but I had still expected to be able to do more casual blogging this week. Unfortunately, my Macbook Pro (first rev) refuses to connect to the WPA-locked access point I was planning on using. Just gives me a "connection failed" message after I put in the password.
This is the second time that this inability to access some WPA Wi-Fi access points has screwed me. I had a similar lack of connectivity in a hotel just a few weeks ago, essentially making it impossible for me to work or (more realistically) waste hours of my life on the internet.
My question is this: has anyone been able to figure out if this is a problem with Apple's implementation of WPA or with the firmware of the wireless routers to which I'm trying to connect? There are clearly tons of other people with the same issue, but since I haven't seen any recent fixes from Apple, it makes me wonder if there isn't something wrong with the older routers, especially since it's more likely that routers never have their firmware updated. I use WPA on my network at home, though, so it's clearly not every WPA router.
Anyway, not a mindblowing kvetch or anything, but I was wondering if anyone has suffered from the same issue and figured out a way to work around it.


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Criminalizing Heroism
The island that was once Great Britain is charging schoolboy James Killen with murder for killing the guy who was murdering his mother. This seems sick even by British standards, which is saying quite a bit these days.
The island that was once Great Britain is charging schoolboy James Killen with murder for killing the guy who was murdering his mother. This seems sick even by British standards, which is saying quite a bit these days.
Ann Coulter thinks the criminal-minded ACORNies in the Brooklyn video are guilty of criminal conspiracy. I'm not so sure. I don't recall the ACORNies conspiring with each other on the tape, only attempting to conspire with two people they thought were a pimp and a prostitute but who actually weren't. Can you have a conspiracy of one?
"Alleged" cocaine dealer left a welcome mat on his front door inviting cops to "come back with a warrant." So they did. 'Hat tip: DRJ.
Doubts, (which are not to be confused with reasonable ones) notwithstanding, is justice delayed finally about to mean something other than justice denied?
One can only hope.
John McCormick of Bloomberg "News" has an uncommonly silly piece on the poor, downtrodden gun-grabbers whose continuing efforts to blame the gun lobby for the failures of their own unconstitutional gun ordinance are being largely ignored. I counted five flat-out lies in the article, which are in addition to the overall whiny tone, but what I'd really like to know is, does writing for Bloomberg actually require the reporter to be as obnoxious as Bloomberg himself?
UPDATE: Insty has more. Or less, actually, unless less is more, in which case he does have more.
Poland is enacting a new law providing mandatory castration of anyone convicted of raping children under the age of 15, unless the rapist was a really famous guy and the rape occurred nowhere near Poland.. Or something like that. There's a bad Polack joke in there somewhere…
Contrary to popular opinion, getting acquitted of a crime by reason of insanity is harder than you might think. In most states, you either have to prove you were so crazy that you didn't know right from wrong, or that you were so crazy that you didn't really understand what you were doing, e.g., you thought you were slaying a dragon when you actually murdered some innocent bystander. In Washington, it's harder still. There, you have to prove that you were sane enough to douse your victim with gasoline to cover your tracks, and the person in charge of your loony bin has to be insane enough to think that sending you on a day outing to the local fair is a good idea.
Not sure that going from ACORN's point man to a guy who's barely heard of the organization and had no idea that they get a lot of money from the federal government is exactly the kind of change his supporters envisioned, but YMMV.
Now that Sting #4 contains what seems to be a flat out admission to first degree murder, you're probably wondering to yourself, is this murderer going to be prosecuted? Your guess is as good as mine, but bear in mind that the video itself probably will not be admissible. The California Legislature, in its infinite wisdom, enacted Penal Code Section 632, which provides in subsection (a) that:
Every person who, intentionally and without the consent of all parties to a confidential communication … eavesdrops upon or records the confidential communication, whether the communication is carried on among the parties in the presence of one another or by means of a telegraph, telephone, or other device, except a radio, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or in the state prison, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
OK, you say, but this conversation wasn't really "confidential," was it? It's not like the lady said "keep this under your hat" or anything. Not so fast. Subsection (c) generally defines "confidential communication" to include "any communication carried on in circumstances as may reasonably indicate that any party to the communication desires it to be confined to the parties thereto," excluding only communications made in public gatherings, legislative, judicial, executive and administrative proceedings open to the public, and "any other circumstance in which the parties to the communication may reasonably expect that the communication may be overheard or recorded." Any ACORN worker who now expects a consultation like that not to be overheard or recorded is probably relying on an unreasonable expectation. But unless O'Keefe and Giles told Murderer-Lady that this consultation may be recorded for quality assurance, Murderer-Lady had no reason to suspect that at the time.
All right, all right, so maybe Jerry Moonbeam can throw a misdemeanor charge at these two if he's as politically tin-eared as his Maryland counterpart. That shouldn't stop the state from using the woman's statements against her, right? Wrong. Subsection (d) of this same brilliant statute provides that evidence obtained in violation of Section 632 is admissible for one purpose and one purpose only: to prove the violation of Section 632. Isn't that special?
UPDATE: Then again, she may have another, more straightforward defense, namely the fact that the ex-husband she claimed to have murdered is … um … alive. How convenient.
In the nation's capital, "bitch set me up" is just an empty campaign slogan, but in Maryland, it's official policy.
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By February last year, Paul O'Neil, 33, had grown so angered by his partner's love for their son, Aaron, that he held his face against a gas fire. Four days later, after spending hours drinking and smoking cannabis with friends, he returned to the home he shared with his partner, Jodie Taylor, 21. He waited for Taylor to visit her mother before killing Aaron by shaking him and either hitting the baby's head or striking it against hard surface.
A post-mortem examination revealed 37 separate injuries and marks on Aaron's body, caused by a catalogue of non-accidental burns, bruises and broken bones during his 92-day life.
Some of the injuries, among them a healing skull fracture, had been inflicted days or weeks earlier, Newcastle crown court heard. There was also evidence of a cigarette burn on Aaron's shoulder and a scalding injury.
Paul Worsley QC, prosecuting, said jealousy had been the motive for Aaron's murder. "The defendant resented Aaron and the way Jodie Taylor gave him attention. He held his face to the fire to punish him," Mr Worsley said. "He inflicted serious harm, which caused so many bones in his little body to be broken."
"The defendant was alone with Aaron when he collapsed and alone with him when he was repeatedly burned.
"He was responsible for all those injuries and kept Jodie Taylor in such fear that she dare not take Aaron to a doctor."
O'Neil, of Banbury Road, Kenton, Newcastle, had admitted cruelty but denied murder and five charges of GBH with intent between November 2004 and February 2005. The jury was unable to reach verdicts on three charges of GBH, which the judge ordered to lie on file. O'Neil was jailed for life, with a recommendation he serve at least 22 years. He was also sentenced to 14 years for GBH and five years for cruelty, both to run concurrently to the life sentence.
Passing sentence, Judge David Hodson, the recorder of Newcastle, said O'Neil had apparently treated his son without "a scrap of compassion or a morsel of remorse". He added: "Aaron was entitled to expect that as his son you would care and attend for him."
Judge Hodson jailed Taylor for three-and-a-half years, telling her she had "failed as a mother" in not protecting Aaron.
It emerged after the trial that O'Neil had fathered five children by two other women before meeting Taylor, and that his access to those children had been restricted because he had been violent towards them and their mothers.
It was revealed that the local Safeguarding Children board had commissioned a report into Aaron's death, which discovered that Taylor's probation officer was concerned about the baby's welfare after hearing of her pregnancy.
The officer alerted social services who looked into the threat O'Neil posed. Despite completing an initial child protection assessment, they failed to protect Aaron. The report said cooperation between the parents and social worker and health visitor was "superficial" and in the case of the O'Neil "non-existent".
Catherine Fitt, executive director of children's services at Newcastle city council, said health and social workers should have done more to see the baby.


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A my variable used inside the loop is local to the loop: you don't need a different variable name for each iteration through the loop so you can just use my $sock.
If you want to create all the sockets and have them accessible outside the loop, then you should declare the variable outside the loop and set it inside the loop. In this case, if you want to use integers to access the various sockets I suggest you use an array, rather than differently named variables. Something like:
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Your lifeIt's here girls, that string of inclement months that will test the mightiest of Midwest mamas. We'll struggle to maintain some style under the puffiest of parkas while reminding ourselves to "enjoy this precious time" trapped in the house with our kids.
There might not be a cure for cabin fever, but here are some ways to help reduce its effects.
1. Treat yourself. Don't wait until the first snowfall to get your feel-good affairs in order. Make a list of stuff you find decadent (dark chocolate, fuzzy slippers, a yummy candle?). Hit a drugstore, gather some goodies and tuck them away. Pull one out at the first sign of cabin fever.
2. Put on your gamer face. Instead of being the human timer who always tells the kids when their fun is up, grab a controller, jump in and shout "Game On!" You'll be amazed at what they can teach you and they'll think you hung the moon. Plus it's super fun.
3. Channel Picasso. Little ones love the sensation of finger paints on shiny paper for a reason. It feels good, is blissfully creative and just makes them happy. Borrow your kids' colorful paints, brushes and paper, throw on a smock and let the colors brighten your mood.
4. "Blow the stink off." This charming phrase is my husband's way of saying we all need to get outside. When it's 6:30 p.m. and the natives are restless, bundle them up and take a brisk walk to the coffee shop, library or around the block. It's remarkable what a bit of fresh air can do.
5. Plant a garden. Bring some chlorophyll and oxygen into your home by creating a house plant garden. You'll need a card table, bench or shelf and some festive house plants. Your grocery store is a great place to find small, inexpensive varieties. Your kids can help tend and talk to the plants and you'll love the way they make you feel.
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My apologies if my first ever BT forum post is a bit of a 'noob' / RTFM type, but here goes:
When using KPackageKit to check for updates, etc. I have no qualms selecting any 'security' updates that come from the BackTrack repository, but as to 'updates' that are sourced from Ubuntu repositories, etc. I'm not sure what the deal is.
I'm new to BackTrack but have been using Red Hat / Fedora for sometime. I understand BackTrack is based upon Ubuntu to some degree but the FAQ states that adding Ubuntu repositories can break one's BackTrack installation... In that case, what is the correct method in updating my BackTrack 5 OS?
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$83 so far it could be better thoDecember was good so far, 180$ alreadyfor me 230$ in december, today the marketplace is picking some speed ;P
132$ so far, not bad, not good.
At least I hope to get my silver paw in the next few days
I had the slowest two weeks ever! unbelievable how slow it was. I had only 3 or 4 sales these two weeks.
I have no idea what went wrong, I can't thing of anything but just bad karma…
I hope December will be good to me.
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3. Conference Presentations
I. Individual Conference Presentations:
A. National
"On getting buy-in from campus stakeholders for starting a campus-wide internship clearinghouse." Council of Writing Program Administrators (CWPA). Albuquerque, New Mexico, July 21st, 2012.
"Complicating "transfer" articulating thresholds for writing and learning across disciplines." College Composition and Communication Conference (CCCC). St. Louis, Missouri, March 21st-24th, 2012.
"Using inquiry and meta-reflection to promote teacher development: An interactive discussion."
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference. Chicago, Illinois. November 18th, 2011.
"Making use of citation data for historical research in composition studies." College, Composition and Communication Conference (CCCC). Louisville, Kentucky. March, 18th, 2010. <News-archives/cccc-participants10.html>.
-Chair: "Virtual Environments, Augmented Realities: Practices Inscribed by Interfaces." College Composition and Communication Conference (CCCC). New Orleans, Louisiana, March, 2008.
B. International
"Making a publication mean something: Using longitudinal citation data to qualitatively study the role(s) that a book has played in the history of a field." Writing Research Across Borders II (WRAB) Conference. George Mason University, Washington D.C. February, 2011.
-Participant: Writing Research Across Borders I (WRAB) Conference.
University of California Santa Barbara, California, February, 2008.
C. Regional
"An English Department split in half: Debates on the teaching of writing at Phillips-Exeter Academy in 1961." The James Moffett Summit (JMS). University of Nevada, Reno, July, 2008.
"The Novels of Orhan Pamuk." The Curriculum Study of English (CSE)/Asilomar 57. Monterey, California, September, 2007.
-Participant: "Politics and George Lakoff." The Curriculum Study of English (CSE)/Asilomar 56. Monterey, California, September, 2006.
D. Local
"Assessing Course Management Systems within the Writing Program's Writing-in-the-Professions Courses." University of California Santa Barbara, Writing Research Colloquium. Presented with Dr. Karen Lunsford. July, 2010.
"Archive Research -A 1930′s Education in 1961: James Moffett and the Birth of "Harkness Teaching" at Phillips-Exeter Academy (1931-1961)." University of California Santa Barbara, Writing Research Colloquium. March, 2009.
"Creating Instructional Writing Videos on Camtasia and Web-share Technologies." University of California Santa Barbara, Writing Research Colloquium. Santa Barbara, California, May, 2008.
II. Invited Presentations & Lectures
"Identifying and Responding to Arguments-in-Texts." Teaching Demonstration: Thomas Henry's Utah Valley University English Writing 0890. April 11th, 2011.
"Writing Consultation Techniques as Strategic Dialogue and Why They Work." For Senior Professors in Physics -Department of Sciences. Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. Puebla, Mexico. March 17th, 2011.
"On the Uses and Value of Robert Merton's "Notebook": Taking Inventory on Field-Notes and Revisiting Research Questions." Writing and Research Presentation (for graduate students in Global Studies returning from their year of field-work, data-gathering). Barbara Walker's University of California, Santa Barbara Global Studies 251. January 26th, 2010.
"Teaching Science Writing Units." Writing Program: Teaching Assistant "501A" Training Sessions. University of California, Santa Barbara. September 16th, 2010.
"1960's and the Expansion of English as a Discipline." Substitute taught one course of Dr. Bazerman's, "Education 202: Applied Rhetorics, Poetics and Linguistics." University of California, Santa Barbara. October 15th, 2009.
"On Teaching the Autoethnography." Invited to present on autoethnographies and pedagogical approaches to teaching it. South Coast Writing Project (SCWriP) summer institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara. May 12th, 2009.
"Steps for Defining Effective "Research Gaps" in Grant Writing and Dissertation Proposals." Across-the-Curriculum Graduate Writing Workshops at the University of California Santa Barbara, through the Diversity Initiative for Graduate Study in the Social Sciences (DIGSSS). August 11th, 2009.
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Man, what a time to lose my wallet!
Oh well, at least now i know it exists...
adammperry wrote:I've bought this stuff before. It doesn't taste very good. It doesn't taste like bacon. It tastes like the stuff that is used to flavor bacon but it lacks that porky goodness.
I was going to buy until I read this. Now, you have made everyone else suffer even longer until the next item.
This goes great on eggs for anyone that is interested.
Yaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy! Bacon Salt! In for 3!
Bacon Salt + serendipity = Good Times
glindashady wrote:kosher?
In addition: dairy, even!
In for 3 4 the win
It's BACON!!!!!!!!!
The end is near ... not leaving over my lunch hour. Livin' for the Baggie of Cthulhu.
"zero calorie, zero fat, vegetarian and Kosher"
Get Thee behind me, Satan!
It tastes smokey and does taste like bacon to me. Great on eggs and kicks grilled cheese up a notch for sure!
Ive only had original... might as well try these. in for 1
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Low-Sodium, Kosher Bacon Salt. I don't think I even want to know how they managed that.
low sodium???
It's surprisingly low in sodium.
Just what my heart needs. More bacon and salt!
Shanebob wrote:Maybe if it were a refurb.
Certified used...
Oh heck yes, totally in for 3!! Forget the dog, Bacon is man's real best friend!
Yes you do have a soul and it tastes like butterscotch pudding, Unless you use this. Personally after using this product I found devouring my own soul much easier and enjoyed every bacony bit. If you dont like bacon please assume the party pickup position and we can baconofy that soul of yours for consumption..... I mean so that you can recieve cake
The Cheddar is REALLY good on popcorn.
Got two. This is my first time trying the famous bacon salt.
This stuff is great for getting kids to eat their veggies! In for 3...
This stuff have MSG in it? is it gluten free?
Utah does not like bacon.
Yipee! I got the Bacon Salt. I've missed this the last couple of woot-offs! My family is going to love it.
Love this Stuff
Sorry but it is the same price in my local grocery store.
troman84 wrote:I was going to buy until I read this. Now, you have made everyone else suffer even longer until the next item.
Trust me the original tastes like bacon and it is reeally good.
Still have mine that I ordered on New Year's. Don't need any more. It tastes like BacOs if anyone remembers them. Not quite like bacon, but decent.
Armagedon wrote:Turn off caps lock!!!!
It was actually supposed to represent yelling. You know.. the old beggin strips commercial? With the dog running around screaming about bacon? Bah, its no fun if I have to explain it...
Whoo Hoo !!! Bacon Salt. Now I can bacon salt my bacon while wearing my chuck norris periodic table woot shirt!
Life is good. Thanks woot!
Just a note to all health-conscious people:
This product contains MSG and HSCF, amongst other things.
Hmm...bacon-y goodness on popcorn. Might almost be worth it. Dang...sold out.
Ok, now that it is all gone I can say that I was very disappointed in the bacon salt. Its just not that great.
Armagedon wrote:This goes great on eggs for anyone that is interested.
Why is this so good? What's wrong with buying bacon? And salt?
drummermeg wrote:Utah does not like bacon.
It does not taste good on their electronics.
I bought this stuff and I'll tell you, The only thing better is a 2lb bacon wrapped, bacon stuffed sausage log! I even tried this on Ice Cream!
Bacon products precede the bag! It's coming up soon. Hope I don't miss it, by typing this.
Does this work with a MAC?
Bah, all gone. This would have been perfect for one of my $5 coupons.
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UPDATE 1-Dozens wounded as Moroccan police beat protestors
* Dozens wounded as Moroccan protestors defy rally ban
* Government stepping up efforts to restrain demonstrations
* More anti-royalist slogans chanted as defiance grows
(Updates with protests in Casablanca)
By Adam Tanner and Souhail Karam
RABAT/CASABLANCA, May 22 (Reuters) - Moroccan police beat dozens of protesters who defied a ban on demonstrations on Sunday, leading to several injuries and arrests, witnesses said.
The police violence appears to signal a tougher government line against the protest movement, which has become more defiant after festive demonstrations starting in February.
Some are also becoming more outspoken about criticising the king, but the protests have failed to match the scale of those in several other Arab countries.
"Protest is a legal right, why is the Makhzen afraid?" crowds in Casablanca chanted, referring to the royal court. "Makhzen get out. Down with despotism." Continued...


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I may not be organized or athletic or the best possible volunteer for the PTO, but I still have one thing I thought was lost somewhere between college graduation and the birth of my first child.... my ability to rock out! This hit me last week when I went to my first Def Leppard concert. It was Friday afternoon and after a long week of work, entertaining out of state relatives, and back to school shopping the last thing I wanted to do was go to a packed stadium with blaring music. The call came about 3pm. The voice at the other end said, "We're on for tonight. We'll meet you at 6!" Because the voice at the other end was a good friend (and knows me well) she gave me no time in which to come up with a creative excuse not to go.
Preparing was a little harder than you'd think. It had been ages since I had gone to a concert that didn't feature an oversized yellow bird or a grouch in a trash can so I had no idea what to wear. My older brother and sister-in-law were lucky enough to be the judges as I narrowed my selections. Hopes of being one of the coolest looking spectators was dashed soon after I tried on my last ensemble and my brother said, "Are you trying to look like you have no idea who Def Leppard is?" I decided on an outfit that didn't scream, "I'm a mom and this concert is wayyy past my bedtime" but was conservative enough that I didn't look like someone auditioning for the third season of Rock of Love.
My friends and I met at a central location and everyone piled in. The excitement was palpable. It had been awhile since any of us had been out without a container of baby wipes or snack bag in tow. I actually started to feel younger until one of the girls wanted to listen to some music and the only CD I had was KIDZ BOP VOLUMN 10.
Concerts have changed since college. Before we didn't worry about "fitting in", odds are if you were all going to see the same band you'd fit in just fine. Safety wasn't a high priority either. If there were 6 people riding in a car with 5 seatbelts you didn't take an extra car... you'd take an extra passenger. The conversations that go on before the show are similar though. But instead of asking questions like, "Does my hair look big enough?" it was, "Does this minivan make me look fat?"
I wasn't familiar with all of Def Leppard's music before the show. It had been years since I really listened to "Hysteria" or "Rock of Ages" but when the band started my girlfriends and I were magically taken back to our teenage years where you're more concerned about makeup than mortgage payments and your world revolves around you and not school fundraisers. For a few hours on a hot August night we were just three girls laughing, talking and listening to music. We were 16 again and one friend who has a teenager finally "got it" and decided she has more in common with her teenage daughter than hair color.
The show ended and I noticed there were several groups of friends that were heading out to the same parking lot. As the convoy of Mini Vans and SUV's -filled with 30, 40 and 50 something's- left downtown Nashville I realized that it doesn't matter how old you are, how many children you have or how many pounds you've gained since high school, if you can still remember the words to the music you grew up with….YOU STILL ROCK!
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They were discussing the outpouring of emails, calls and responses to their column "Telling Tales" and wanted to find a way to capture that community spirit. People were stopping them wherever they went to share their own "tales." They suddenly realized everyone has a story to tell and many of these stories were amazing. And in that moment, Wilson Living Magazine came to life. Be sure to check out Wilson Living Magazine at www.wilsonlivingmagazine.com
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Working with Alzheimer's is possible, healthy
Lately we've been hearing from public figures we cherish for their work but who eventually will be unable to do this work because of an irreversible brain disease.
Pat Summitt, the 59-year-old University of Tennessee women's basketball coach, has won more games than any other college coach. Country singer Glen Campbell, 75, has eight Grammys.
Both announced they have Alzheimer's disease. Both plan to stay in the spotlight.
STORY: Summitt's desire not a surprise
STORY: Guidelines define pre-Alzheimer's
MORE: Andrea Kay's column index
Campbell just released his final album, Ghost on the Canvas, and is on his Goodbye tour. Summitt is determined to continue being a leader.
They likely will have good and bad days. But overall, work is a good thing.
"When people stop being productive in some fashion, it's hard on them, and it's probably not good for what happens in the disease," says Executive Director Susan Gilster of The Alois Alzheimer Center in Cincinnati, a pioneer in the treatment, research and care of Alzheimer's. "The more you use your mind and body and stay engaged, experts believe it will benefit us."
As Campbell's wife has said, his work "really does help his memory and helps keep him from declining."
The work may change, be more limited — or be something very different. In Summitt's case, her duties will be redistributed.
But is that doable for everyone? Should you even tell your employer if you've been diagnosed with Alzheimer's?
No two workplaces or jobs are alike. If you're making decisions that affect people's lives — you're a pilot, a surgeon, a Supreme Court judge — you probably should step down, Gilster says.
She also has seen people maintain their ability well into the disease.
The symptoms are subtle, Gilster says. In the beginning, you hardly know anything is wrong.
There's the accountant who can't quite balance the books, the person who orders twice as many supplies as needed. You forget an important meeting or go to one but can't remember why you're there. You might see personality changes or find that too many things on a person's plate can cause confusion.
In most cases, workplaces are supportive, Gilster says. Co-workers care enough to keep a person functioning. Others may peer over the person's shoulders all the time.
"I don't see any reason, if people are watching over someone and it doesn't hurt anyone, why they can't continue to do what makes them feel whole and creates purpose in their life," Gilster says.
To announce this diagnosis, you have to feel confident and comfortable yourself. Others have to allow for behavioral changes, such as taking longer to accomplish a task.
It also means "having people around you who will help you when needed — and in time, who will tell you when it's no longer working," Gilster says. "Employees loyal to colleagues or a boss hold those people up as long as they can.
"There will come a point when that can't happen anymore." Planning is key.
"Think through, when the time comes, (about) here's who will help me make decisions," she says.
At what point do you say it's time to quit or change what you're doing?
When it's clear you're not carrying out your responsibilities or aren't productive, Gilster says.
But you can do something else: One retail business owner still came to work to greet customers every day. Another woman decided to teach English to underprivileged children.
Whether to tell others at work is a difficult decision. You never know how people will react. An announcement of a diagnosis is going to change things.
"You have to be a brave soul to say so," Gilster says.
Perhaps brave souls like Campbell and Summitt will make it easier for the rest of us.
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09-Jun-2017 Roland Most Recommended Digital Printer Brand According to Study
Signet Research Inc. is a highly respected marketing firm specialising in media research that uses innovative tools and solutions to measure the awareness, familiarity and perception of brands. The Signet BrandStudy was sent to more than 9,300 Signs of the Times subscribers, with results in the digital printing category based on those who responded as having "buying influence" for digital printing equipment.
Roland also ranked number one in the categories of Brand Familiarity, Purchase Consideration, Service, Value and Quality, over other manufacturers such as HP, Mimaki, Epson, Canon and Mutoh.
"These results, collected and analysed by a trusted independent research firm, show how Roland is known for product quality and reliability as well as unsurpassed customer service. It's a testament to our engineering, manufacturing and after-sale support," said Roland DGA President Andrew Oransky. "While we are extremely pleased to receive such high marks, our priority is to continue exceeding the expectations of our customers."
With its award-winning product lineup and renowned Roland Care customer service programs, Roland DG is world-renowned as a leading provider and innovator of digital printing equipment. The company pioneered integrated print-and-cut technology, which has gone on to become the world's best-selling print and cut solution. In addition to its wide selection of advanced digital printers and printer cutters, Roland is a top manufacturer of vinyl cutters, benchtop CNC mills, dental mills, and other state-of-the-art digital imaging technologies.
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Roland DGA Corporation serves North and South America as the marketing, sales and distribution arm for Roland DG Corporation. Founded in 1981 and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Roland DG of Hamamatsu, Japan is a worldwide leader in wide-format inkjet printers for the sign, apparel, textile, personalization and vehicle graphics markets; engravers for awards, giftware and ADA signage; photo impact printers for direct part marking; and 3D printers and CNC milling machines for the dental CAD/CAM, rapid prototyping, part manufacturing and medical industries.
06-Jun-2017 Roland DG Extends Trade-In Program to End of June
Sydney, Australia, June 6, 2017 – Roland DG Australia, a leading manufacturer of wide format inkjet printers and 3D devices, has announced that it is extending the end date of its popular trade-in program until the end of June.Launched in late April, the trade-in program provides the opportunity to upgrade to the latest Roland wide format print technology, and receive up to $4,000 cash back when you trade-in your old printer. To qualify for the cash back offer, simply purchase an eligible Roland wide format printer and register your old printer for trade-in. Roland DG will then verify and arrange for the collection of the old printer and provide the cash back*.
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12-May-2017 TrueVIS SG Series Printer Cutter Wins High-Profile EDP Award
Roland DG is delighted to announce that the latest addition to its advanced and versatile TrueVIS printer cutter range, the TrueVIS SG Series, has won 'Best Print & Cut Solution' at the prestigious EDP (European Digital Press) Awards. The success of the SG-540 and SG-300 integrated print and cut devices follows that of the TrueVIS VG Series, that won in the same category in 2016.
Speaking at the awards ceremony, that took place at FESPA, Gillian Montanaro, Head of Marketing EMEA for Roland DG commented: 'Roland DG is very proud to have won this award. It's an exciting time for the industry with manufacturers striving to innovate and bring the very best solutions to market. This EDP recognition demonstrates that as a pioneer of digital wide format technology, Roland DG continues to lead the way with an unmatched product portfolio offering an award-winning combination of reliability, precision engineering, quality and return-on-investment.'
The EDP (European Digital Press) Association annually evaluates and celebrates the best new developments in print production, presenting awards to the very best solutions in the industry. The Technical Committee's comments on the TrueVIS SG Series: 'Based on the new print engine with FlexFire print heads, it speeds up the production a lot compared to the older models in the market. These SG models are delivered as a good price and value combination.'
Gillian Montanaro explains: 'The TrueVIS range takes integrated print and cut to the next level in terms of innovative features and performance-enhancing functions that deliver true benefits to the user in terms of efficiency, ease and stunning quality of output. The SG Series delivers advanced TrueVIS technology at an unbeatable price and is the ideal versatile solution for print service providers who are starting out, or for those looking to boost their production capabilities.'
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Pacific Cup 2005: The Future Is Here.
Passion. It's a word often thrown around in the world today. Much like the words 'Love' and 'Hate'. When used constantly to describe things or people or moments in time, their acute applicability becomes somewhat mired. But if there is one word, in its truest and purest form, that I could use to describe the 2005 Pacific Cup, it would be 'Passion'. Follow swiftly by 'Determination'.
The 2005 Pac Cup was once again a 2 day proceeding. It marked the Pacific Cup debut of a man who will be making his return to ECCW for this years Pac Cup, Davey Richards. Also in the brackets for the tournament were "Jumpin'" Jesse Jimenez, T. Kasaki, JJ Perez, Puma, and a returning "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson. These grapplers would put their skills to the test against ECCW mainstays Memphis Raines, MR2, Black Dragon, the defending Pac Cup champion Scotty Mac, Chance Beckett and a grappler who had improved by leaps and bounds since his previous outing in this competitive meat grinder called the Pacific Cup Tournament, Aaron Idol.
After Pac Cup 2004, something clicked for Aaron Idol. Since his debut on ECCW shows he had quickly become one of my favourite guys to watch. To see him back then, he was very unassuming. He'd come out to the ring in a t-shirt with the sleeves cut off, he had long greasy-looking hair and his ever faithful companion, a steel chair, was always in tow. But he would put on some of the fastest paced matches I had ever witnessed live. He had a very memorable feud with Backyard Billy, and later White Tiger, that thrilled me and my friends. When those two were on the card we were sure not to miss it. The White Tiger/Aaron Idol feud culminated in a Mask vs Chair match to be contested under Tables, Ladders and Chairs match rules. Idol's chair was hung from the ceiling of the Bridgeview Hall. Idol ultimately lost the battle but, when he swung his chair (which he had previously NEVER used as a weapon) and crushed the Tiger's skull with it, he won the war. He got a hair cut, he got in great shape and got rid of that no-sleeve t-shirt. His style became more aggressive and hard-hitting. He became the reason many people would come to ECCW events. Leading up to the 2005 Pac Cup, though Scotty Mac was the reigning Pacific Cup Champion, Aaron Idol seemed to be the one to beat.
In the opening round on Day 1, Aaron Idol defeated Memphis Raines to advance to the semi finals at the Croatian Cultural Centre in Vancouver the next night. In a shocking turn of events, our 2003 Pac Cup Champion Scotty Mac lost in the opening round but, he lost to a formidable opponent with whom had a storied past, the Black Dragon. Also in opening round action were two guys that I have admired and enjoyed watching from the first time i saw them in a ring: "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs Chance Beckett. I was going to be happy no matter who won. It was AmDrag that moved on. Having lost in the finals the year before, he was determined to make his mark on history as the winner of the 2005 Pacific Cup. And with him sporting "The World's Sexiest Beard" and wearing a hooded cloak to the ring that year, it looked like that goal was within his grasp.
The semi finals brought us the battle of the New Japan Dojo as Puma and Davey Richards took each other to the mat. Both of them had been spending time training down in Los Angeles at New Japan's training facility there. It was a quick paced, stiff contest. When the smoke cleared it was the young, masked Puma that had his hand raised. The semi finals also offered a rare opportunity for the fans to witness a showdown between two dragons: "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs Black Dragon. On this night, it appeared that "The World's Sexiest Beard" proved to be to much for Black Dragon to handle but, who could blame him? That thing was GLORIOUS! Aaron Idol also bested his opponent, APW standout, JJ Perez. And therein we had our final match for the evening, and what a match it was.
Puma vs Bryan Danielson vs Aaron Idol. Idol's style had developed into strong, striking and grappling, quite heavily influenced by Japanese wrestling. There were no tougher opponents for him to meet in the finals than two men who had been touring Japan and were well versed in their interpretation of professional wrestling. This match was 30 minutes a beautiful carnage. A main even worthy of any arena, anywhere in the world. After eliminating Puma from the Three Way Dance style matchup, it was a thunderous top rope Backdrop Suplex that dazed Danielson long enough for Aaron Idol to get the victory and become the 5th gladiator to hoist the Pacific Cup trophy high. Idol had trained hard, fought hard and after only 4 years in wrestling he had defeated two of the best the world had to offer.
Passion. Determination. Aaron Idol.
Onwards we go to the 2006 Pacific Cup. A curious set up it was for that one. Just another example of the constant evolution of one of the most prestigious tournaments in independent wrestling. We'll see you back here tomorrow for more ECCW history.


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Rookie Governors: Who's Struggling?
In this final installment, Louis Jacobson looks at seven governors who are struggling while in office.
In the last of four installments, I look at governors from the Class of 2010 who are struggling to gain their footing. Bad economies, poor political skills -- or both -- are marring these governors from winning favor from legislators and voters.
As I indicated in my initial article last week, I am evaluating the 26 governors who took office at the start of 2011. I include governors who served previously, but had, until 2010, been out of office for years (Iowa's Terry Branstad, California's Jerry Brown and Oregon's John Kitzhaber). I'm not including governors who replaced their predecessors mid-term and were then elected to full terms in 2010 (Alaska's Sean Parnell, Arizona's Jan Brewer, Illinois' Pat Quinn and Utah's Gary Herbert).
To gauge these governors' performances, I reached out to several dozen experts in the states in question and looked at news coverage of their tenure. I considered gubernatorial performance from two perspectives -- how popular the governor is and how much of their agenda was enacted. I then assigned governors into one of four categories -- those who seemed to be doing very well, those who seemed to be doing well, those who seemed to be having mixed results and those who appeared to be struggling.
In all, I concluded that seven governors, with four Republicans, two Democrats and one Independent are struggling. Here's the rundown:
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D)
Returning to the governorship after decades away from it, Brown is leading California through a period notable for its downbeat economy and grim fiscal picture. Much of Brown's first year was taken up with a futile attempt to pick off a few Republican legislators to support his tax plan. Even Democrats suggest that the minority GOP tactically outmaneuvered him. Now, he's trying to get his tax proposal -- which would combine a sales tax increase with a hike on the income tax for high-earning taxpayers, both of them temporary -- on the ballot for November 2012. Meanwhile, Brown made his Democratic base unhappy by implementing nearly $1 billion in mid-year cuts to social programs. The personally monastic Brown made high-profile nods to austerity, cutting government cell phone and car use and trimming his own staff; he even installed what amounted to wooden benches in the once ornate Ronald Reagan Cabinet Room. Still, the deficit has decreased on his watch, and a December 2011 Field Poll had Brown at 47 percent approval, 36 percent disapproval.
Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie (D)
Abercrombie, a longtime U.S. House Member, has had some trouble adjusting to the governorship. By late last year, he was declared the least popular governor in the nation by Public Policy Polling, with an approval rating of just 30 percent. It got to the point where several staffers left Abercrombie, including his chief of staff, his deputy chief of staff and his director of communications. His refusal to reveal the names of his judicial nominees prompted a successful lawsuit by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, and he failed in efforts to tax sugary drinks and increase the alcoholic beverage tax.
His popularity seems to have recovered a bit of late, with a 39 percent approval rating this month in the Hawaii poll. The state's largest bond issue has pumped money into construction projects, and the state's pivotal tourism industry has experienced a slow but steady turnaround. Abercrombie has also managed to chalk up some policy successes with the help of a strongly Democratic legislature. He signed a bill creating civil unions in the state, an issue his Republican predecessor Linda Lingle had vetoed and which became a significant campaign issue. Also, he turned a $1.2 billion deficit into a positive general fund balance, thanks in part to aggressive union negotiations and government restructuring, among other initiatives.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R)
Few governors in recent memory have produced a record like Walker's. He's accomplished a ton -- but he's done so in such a polarizing way that he's now facing a recall election brought about by more than 1 million signatures, almost twice as many as was needed. Walker won the battle over state employee unions' collective bargaining rights -- despite the efforts of Democratic lawmakers fleeing Madison to block a vote. He's also enacted a number of other promises applauded by conservatives, including a voter ID law, a concealed-carry law, a castle-doctrine law, and a flurry of tax cuts, according to PolitiFact Wisconsin.
More notable than Walker's relatively low approval numbers (he had a 38 percent rating in the November 2011 St. Norbert-Wisconsin Public Radio poll) is how differently Wisconsin voters view him based on partisan affiliation. Last summer, in the wake of the labor-led protests, Walker's gap in approval ratings between Republicans and Democrats was a stunning 78 percentage points -- the widest of any governor at the time. Walker can take some comfort, though, in a January poll by Marquette Law School, showing him with a 51 percent approval rating. With a recall to contend with, it's unclear how much Walker will be distracted from advancing additional pieces of his policy agenda.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R)
Haley attracted national attention when she won the governorship with the backing of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. But despite a strong Republican lean in the state, Haley only won by a 51 percent to 47 percent margin over Democrat Vincent Sheheen. Her approval ratings went as high as the 60s, but by late 2011, a Winthrop University poll had her at 35 percent, and an even weak 53 percent among Republicans. Observers attribute her poor ratings primarily to the state's economy, which is one of the weakest in the nation. Haley cites $5 billion of business investment and 20,000 jobs on her watch, but her numbers aren't likely to rebound until the economic situation shows greater improvement.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R)
Scott, the hard-charging conservative and former CEO, largely lived up to expectations. With a few exceptions, he's kept many of his campaign promises, including many at the expense of teachers' unions. But the Sunshine State's economy remains cloudy. This, combined with a backlash against some of his policies -- including his push to test welfare recipients for drugs (which has been mocked by The Daily Show) -- has kept his approval ratings low.
But his ratings are ticking upward. A December Quinnipiac poll found Scott's approval rating at 33 percent; that ticked up to 38 percent in January. A late-January poll by Mason-Dixon found his approval ratings at 43 percent. The modest improvements may stem from a course correction. Scott has "reshaped his image in ways big and small -- from ditching his dark business suits for khakis and casual button-down shirts, to reversing course on cuts to education funding, to blitzing talk radio shows across the state," the Tampa Bay Times reported. He's all but given up on a plan to eliminate the state's corporate income tax, and he's given the green light to a high-speed train project known as SunRail, dismaying fiscal conservatives who had cheered his earlier refusal to take federal funds. Private-sector jobs have increased by 120,000 on his watch, but he acknowledges that a second term will depend on faster growth than that. "If the issue is jobs [in 2014] and I've done a good job on jobs, then absolutely" he would win, Scott told the Orlando Sentinel. "If it's totally different issues than what I'm involved in, people elect different people."
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee (I)
Chafee has found that it's lonely being an Independent. The last Brown University poll had his approval rating at 22 percent. He notched a few accomplishments: civil unions (though not gay marriage), a voter ID law, improved DMV service. But his support for municipal pension reform irritated unions that had supported him (though a previous Brown poll found that 58 percent of voters support a uniform plan for what today are 36 locally-run municipal plans). He also endured some self-inflicted wounds, including calling the statehouse Spruce a "holiday tree" rather than a "Christmas tree."
Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R)
Kasich racked up a number of accomplishments during his first year. He balanced the budget without raising taxes, got rid of the estate tax, cracked down on prescription "pill mills" and reformed sentencing laws for nonviolent criminals, instituted education reforms (including teacher evaluations), and privatized the state's economic development office. But like Wisconsin's Scott Walker and Florida's Rick Scott, voters have been at best polarized and at worst unhappy about the rapid pace of change. Kasich's biggest overstep was to push a public-employee collective bargaining law that went even further than the one Walker enacted. Its defeat by the voters in an off-year election cast a pall over the rest of Kasich's first year in office, since he had spent so much political capital on it. In a January 2012 Public Policy Polling survey, Kasich was 20 points underwater: 33 percent approval, 53 percent disapproval.
Research assistance: Daniel Lippman
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I am working on a l shaped kitchen that is 64"x135-140" just depending on the cabinet sizes. My plans are to put the refrigerator on the 64" wall along with a 9" cabinet butted up against the other wall to create a dead space in the corner.. This will put me using exactly 63" leaving 1" for an end panel. Will this work or do I need to put the range where the refrigerator is because of cabinet clearances? This is my first remodel from scratch so I'm really needing some help... Any other ideas would also be great, I am trying to get a range, refrigerator, and dishwasher in this pace if possible.
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Yily doll!!! DR..happy w results!
Hello everyone . I'm 25 y.o. I am 5'5 and weight 149. I don't look that bad but my butt shape is like sponge bob I want a nice round booty. I've been searching for the right dr for the past year after I had my third and last child (lol) yes I have 3 kids my oldest is 8..anyhow I'm from the Dominican Republic as ya may kno surgery is super cheap there but I won't put my life at risk like that.... READ MORE
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This rich, intense, sherry-cask influenced Talisker is a powerhouse, smelling of nutty caramel, leather, salt, liquorice and oranges and tasting of creamy hazelnuts, fruit cake, caramel and smoke. Pair with an oily fish like mackerel or a dark meat like roasted duck to keep levels of intensity similar between your food and dram.
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As a rarity for Glenfiddich, this whisky has a peated, smoky influence mixed in with the more classic apple and oak notes the company's releases tend towards. Pair this with a char-singed salmon or duck confit with apple and celeriac coleslaw, to work with both the smoky and sweet notes of the whisky.
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Accessing The Recently Used File List With Your Keyboard
As we all know, in the MS Office programs there's a list of recently used files at the bottom of the File menu.
Most people access these with the mouse—not a bad way, works well—but did you know that you can accomplish the same task with just a few keys?
Well, you can, so let's get to the "how" part.
First hit Alt + F (to activate the File menu).
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Reloca/move an AC condenser
Hey Everyone,
I am trying to relocate an AC condenser on the same wall about 6-10 feet from its current location to build a deck where it is now. If I move it, the freon lines would have to be shorter. I am wondering, if I move the condenser without disconnecting the freon lines, would that cause any problems in the future? Is there anything I should be concerned of, such as how much the lines can bend, or anything else?
Thank you in advance for any responses.
OPTION #1...if the deck is going to be off the ground then you can keep the lines under it and just move the condenser but use the old location as the turn point for the lines as you pull the condenser down along the wall.try to keep the bend pretty round looping it in the biggest circle possible.where the lines go into the house and the exsisting condenser location what is the distance.i am taking for granted your looking at soft copper with black armaflex suction(cold line) and a exposed copper line 3/8" wire tied to the armaflex?OPTION #2 if the lines comes out of the house at the foundation wall ground level there should be no problem swinging the condenser from EXAMPLE:the right side(exsisting) to the left side(new locaion) 180 degrees just have somebody hold the line out of the foundation wall at ground level as you start your 180 swing degree.trick with the condenser lift.... cut (2)2x4s about 3' long 2 strong people,and put the wood on each side just below the top of the condenser and pinch the wood together and lift..its not that heavy but do a test lift.OR .....put it on an old piece of scrap carpet and pull the carpet..carpet side down! in the new location use a level if its dirt or grass and lift it with some brick pavers to keep it out of the dirt and moisture.a couple of bags of concrete mix and bang out a 2x4 box as a new pad if your not going onto a concrete base.
Thank you Biggles. It seems pretty straight forward. I guess I will do that this weekend. It should be very easy to move since the line can easily be moved from it's current location.
with cooler weather the pressure in the both lines will be in the 50 to 70 PSI with the freon reacting to the colder air outside just so you know,,,compared to a summers day with the sun hitting them and standing around 150PSI+ ranges.:thumbsup:
So, with what you said about the pressure, I would assume it would be easier to bend the lines with cold weather compared to hot weather? is that right?
the "MOVING" :eek: of the lines(AC techs don't like that word BEND)isn't pressure sensative ,just was giving you an idea of the days temperatures and how freon within a system reacts..the most critical point is where it comes out of the foundation,and going into the condenser to pay extra attention too.the moving of the lines or condenser will have minimal effect of the pressures or exsisting charge... within the pipes.the worst case after the move would be if a line got bent or crimped with the swing you would see it in the spring when you run the unit.TIP....obviously your killing power to do this when you reconnect the line voltage back tothe condenser let it sit for 24 hours* with the power up but not running on the stat.if you have a Crankcase* heater and with the cold temps at night that needs to heat the compressor up on its base to boil off any refrigerant that might of migrated into the compressor.just powering it up and running it to test it you will do damage to the compressor...even with out a CCH the sun hitting it for a couple of days would be OK then test it.
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Birth Certificate Awareness Gains Momentum
By Chris Nyenapee, LINA Grand Gedeh County Correspondent
ZWEDRU CITY, March 22 (LINA) - The Registrar of Birth and Death Certificates at the Martha Tubman Memorial Hospital in Zwedru, Mr. Joseph N. Dwuye, has disclosed that an outreach program is underway in all the six health districts for on-the-spot birth registration.
He said the outreach team has been authorized to monitor and check the ledgers of the 52 general town chiefs for registration of births.
Mr. Dwuye, however, clarified that only children born in Liberia, regardless of parents' nationalities, are to benefit from the registration and not those born elsewhere, even if their parents are Liberians.
Mr. Dwuye called for collaboration between the Ministries of Health and Social Welfare and Internal Affairs to ensure the success of the ongoing birth registration.
The birth certificates are for travel, school-age placement, inheritance rights, nationality and other benefits, he explained.
Mr. Dwuye told the Liberia News Agency recently that before the Liberian civil crisis, research showed that only five percent of births in urban areas were registered, while the rural areas accounted for only three per cent.
He said this alarming pre-war record caught the attention of government, resulting to the official launch of the birth registration program.
Those being registered are from zero to thirteen years, he said, noting that the process has been highly embraced by all Liberians and foreign residents.
Dwuye disclosed that from September 2010 to July 2012, some 25,000 births were recorded and certificates issued by the County Health Services in Grand Gedeh County.
Since then, there has been a decline in birth registration, a development he attributed to lack of awareness about the process among members of the public, about the UNICEF-supported program.
Mr. Dwuye emphasized that when a child is registered early, the Liberian government shoulders the cost of US$25 per child through UNICEF support.