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This isn't a quaint ski village.
It's a full-blown city in the middle of Europe's most renown mountain range.
With a cosmopolitan feel and all the modern amenities, this winter sports metropolis is unrivaled in the Alps. Perfect slopes and openness to snowboarding has dubbed Innsbruck "The Boarder's City."
A Metropolis in the Alps
Innsbruck has almost 130,000 residents and is the fifth largest city in Austria. Only Grenoble in Switzerland has a bigger population in the Alps.
Sitting in a historical pass between two huge mountains, it has been inhabited since pre roman times. It was the pioneering location for snowboarding and today remains a haven for boarders looking to get their X Game fix.
A Snowboarding Paradise
There are nine resorts within 45 minutes of the city center, five of which have fun parks with half pipes, rails, kickers and jumps. With free transport to any of the resorts and reasonably priced tickets that can connect you to all of them, you could easily spend a week or two snowboarding in a diverse paradise.
Where to Snowboard in Innsbruck
Ask any avid boarder and they will tell you that Axamer Lizum is the place to be in Innsbruck. It's not big, or flashy, meaning the crowds go elsewhere while you thrash on one of the best fun parks in the world. Many days there are more boarders than skiers, all taking advantage of the natural pipes and jumps.
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Nordpark- Seegrube is called the "The Snowboard Mecca" for a reason. It is insane. Not for the faint of heart, this resort towers above Innsbruck with some very steep slopes that can be dangerous to those who are less than skilled. If you are an expert however, this park with its 400 foot (120m) Superpipe has all the challenges you could want and the thrill of speed is never far away.
Stubai Glacier is the biggest, boldest and highest resort around Innsbruck. It takes 20 minutes in a cable car just to get to the top at 10,400 feet (3,150 m). Because of its elevation and location it has skiing year round, but unfortunately this also draws the huge crowds. If you can get there early, there is a good snow park with a great halfpipe and some fast, wide open bowls. Otherwise, long lines and busy slopes await you.
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Schlick 2000 is a free riders mountain and comes with a "ride at your own risk" tag. A short hike from Kreuzjochbahn Mountain Station gets you to this all but secret park, however, it's a big avalanche area so you will need to pass the safety inspection before you ride. If you are allowed, fresh powder, a natural half pipe and lots of fun are ahead of you.
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Best of the Rest
There are also two small funparks in Muttereralm and Kühtai, and another which is great for kids and beginners at Rangger Kopfl. Igls has a renovated resort open to snow boarders, but there is no funpark or natural elements for great boarding.
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Other Activities
Being a big city, Innsbruck offers more than your traditional ski village. The Apres Skiing is great with loads of bars and restaurants, but with the added cultural value of museums and art galleries, something mostresorts don't have. Otherwise, the usual extras such as cross-country skiing, sledding, ice skating, and bobsledding abound.
Snowboarding is an activity that is very popular with people who do not feel that regular skiing is lethal enough. – Dave Barry
When To Go
The slopes are usually open from late November until early March, but it depends on the weather. The best time to go is before or after the the Christmas holidays, when the resorts are crowded and prices go up considerably.
The average temperature in winter is 32°F (0°C) during the day, and in the evenings it can drop below 5°F (-15°C).
Getting There & Around
The closest airport is Innsbruck International Airport located 2.5 miles (4km) away from the city center. Frequent shuttles take you to Innsbruck city center in 18 minutes and from there, buses and shuttles go to all the Winter Sport areas.
Average Costs
- Mid-range accommodations: $100-120
- Week pass: from $200
- Meals: $10-20
- Beer: $3
- Use Innsbruck's full-service ski rental. The rental shop sends a car to pick up visitors at their hotel for fitting, returning them with their equipment. When they are finished, they collect it from the hotel.
- Visit the casino in Innsbruck.
- Go for the Air and Style Ski Jumping Competition in December.
- Austrian businesses typically close for lunch between 12 and 2 pm, and shops are closed on Sunday.
- Don't forget to carry change if you are driving a car. There are several toll roads around Innsbruck
- Go without checking the weather. Avalanches are frequent and roads in the Tyrol are prone to being closed due to heavy snow.
Fun Facts
- Innsbruck hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics as well as the 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics.
- Innsbruck is the European home to Burton Snowboards, the largest and most famous manufacturer in the world.
- Innsbruck is the headquarters for the International Snowboard Federation, the governing body for snowboarding.
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Glaucoma is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, according to the World Health Organization. And like many of the most insidious diseases known today, it often goes unnoticed until it's too late.
"Most of the time, it's an asymptomatic disease, and only late in the disease process does central vision become affected and evident to the patient. You can lose a lot of (peripheral) vision before you even notice it," says Dr. Michael Donahoe, an ophthalmologist with Ophthalmology Consultants Ltd.
Considered a disease of the optic nerve, the most common type of glaucoma affects about 3 million Americans. "Open angle glaucoma is caused by fluid building up inside the eye, even though the drainage area appears to be significantly wide. This is the most common type," explains Dr. Karen Rosen of Rosen Optometry. "Closed or narrow angle glaucoma is caused because the drainage area is narrow or closed, causing the fluid pressure to rise, sometimes to a very high level."
Although glaucoma falls into these major categories, Donahoe points out that some people who have high pressure in the eye never develop glaucoma. Likewise, some individuals may develop the telltale optic nerve damage although their eye pressure falls within a normal range. Heredity plays a role—people who have a parent or sibling with glaucoma are two to four times more likely to develop it themselves.
"During the eye examination, higher intraocular pressure (IOP) can be detected, alerting that the patient is at risk for developing glaucoma," says Dr. Mujtaba Qazi, director of clinical studies at Pepose Vision Institute. "The IOP is measured similar to detecting the air pressure in a tire, by pushing on the wall of the eye and measuring how much resistance there is."
Ophthalmologists also examine the optic nerve using specialized instruments that allow them to detect 'cupping,' which indicates potential nerve damage. If high intraocular pressure or nerve-cupping is present, patients will be examined with additional tests to determine if there is any loss of peripheral vision, the earliest symptom of vision loss.
The good news is that, when detected early, glaucoma is very treatable. Prescription eye drops can lower pressure and help prevent further nerve damage. For patients who do not respond well to drops, laser procedures can allow eye fluid to drain more easily, also decreasing eye pressure.
Donahoe is involved in clinical trials for new treatments, including an implantable device that would deliver pressure-lowering medication, similar to insulin pumps that deliver sustained medication to diabetic patients. Another new therapy involves placing tiny shunts in the eye during cataract surgery to help drain fluid.
"It is important to have periodic eye examinations from an optometrist or an ophthalmologist in order to diagnose or rule out glaucoma," Rosen says. "And if treatment for glaucoma is required, it's important to continue with treatment unless an eye doctor says that it can be discontinued."


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Last evening I watched a three hour documentary on the Amish on Public Television. For the most part it was excellent, although it felt a little like voyeurism. The Amish don't like to be photographed and they obviously were being filmed--often from a great distance. (Some apparently didn't mind appearing on camera. They're not all alike in what they allow.)When I watch something like that I always look for the theological aspects and how well they are represented in the documentary. Too … [Read more...]
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Demolition "is likely to remain an emotional flashpoint, pitting opponents, including housing advocates, politicians and some residents, against city officials trying to clean up the ruined streets and neighborhoods."
"The lawyers and activists who have sued the city say that [piles of rubble] are houses and that dispersed residents should be given the chance to search for their possessions. They accuse the city of surreptitiously beginning to raze houses, a charge that officials vigorously deny."
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Good morning. Can you tell me in what state your dad resided at this death? Do you live in the same state?
colorado, i also live in colorado. the will states that everything goes to me, if i die before he was to decease everything wood have gone to my younger sister.
Thanks. Colorado does not have an inheritance tax. And, there will be no Federal estate tax on that amount.
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text: Let me say first, that I am a huge fan of Joey Votto and have followed him since he was in the low minors. I also believe Votto will be the captain of this team eventually. Having said that, he needs to learn to walk away. He got to say his piece last night on what was obviously a bad call and should have walked away but he just couldn't help himself, but he truly could have cost his team the game last night. Votto is the best player on a team coming home after losing six straight with a struggling young pitcher on the mound for the Reds, and he gets tossed in the first inning of a game. I love his fire and his intensity, but they don't do much for you when your best player is watching because he cannot control his temper enough to go have a seat.


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Remembering Wen Luo
Wen Luo. M.D., a long-time USC faculty member, researcher and educator passed away on Jan. 21, 2015.
Wen Luo. M.D., a long-time USC faculty member, researcher and educator passed away on Jan. 21, 2015.
The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC will hold its annual Research Day on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at the USC Galen Center. Click through for more information about submitting an abstract.
Carol Gomez Summerhays DDS '78 will serve as president-elect for a year before ascending to presidency in 2015.
Paul C. Denny, professor and scholar at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, passed away suddenly this weekend. He was 76.
USC Trustee Ronnie C. Chan MBA '76 and his wife Barbara have dedicated $20 million to USC's pioneering occupational science and occupational therapy program.
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Morris N. Poole DDS '76 elected during the AAO's 114th Annual Session in New Orleans on May 28.
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Committee Highlights 10 and 11 October 2012
Committee Highlights
10 and 11 October 2012
Environment and Policy Committee
Parking Fees in the CBD
Parking fees were raised from $1 per hour to $2 per hour in the CBD in July to increase income from fees and reduce rate increases. It was assumed the higher fee would result in a revenue increase of at least 50%. Revenue from fees has increased but not to that level.
Three reports went to the committee this week including a petition forwarded by Mayor Meng Foon with 69 signatures asking Council to take the fee back to $1. There was also a report from Councillor Manu Caddie and a staff report.
Staff will work with Heart of Gisborne and report back to Council with an analysis of the situation, the potential impact on CBD businesses and alternative policy proposals.
Crown Minerals Bill
The issuing of royalties was raised in a submission by Local Government New Zealand on the Crown Minerals Bill. Council has prepared a submission that builds on that.
It suggests that a proportion of royalties be payable to local councils in whose area the mineral extraction activities take place. This is to provide for local benefits to the community that may be adversely affected by the activity and to support the Council that is likely to incur costs as a result of local exploration initiatives.
The committee endorsed the staff submission on the Crown Minerals (Permitting and Crown Land) Bill as a Council submission.
Who won the tenders
• For trenchless wastewater pipeline renewals in Customhouse Street and The Esplanade Hydrotech Drainage and Plumbing Ltd.
• For 52km of sealed road resurfacing in 2012/13 the tender was awarded to Downer New Zealand.
NZ Transport Agency – State Highway Safety Projects
Ken Holst, NZ Transport Agency Traffic and Safety Engineer, discussed upcoming road safety projects for the Gisborne district including:
• proposed speed reductions at Tolaga Bay and Wainui
• relocation of speed signs at Makaraka
• Intersection SH2/Salesyards Awapuni Road passing bay
• Awapuni School road safety improvements
• Esplanade/Wainui Road (SH35) intersection changes
Rural Transfer Stations changes
Since changes were introduced to Council's rural transfer stations on 1 October rubbish volumes have dropped, Ruatoria residents are using their kerbside collection more instead of travelling to the transfer station and composting courses have been well attended.
Other things to note:
• Mailing out refuse stickers will be reviewed as it is hindering Council's ability to send out rates invoices electronically.
• There will be additional opening hours over Christmas/New Year from Saturday 22 December 2012 to Friday 18 January 2013 in Te Araroa, Te Puia Springs, Tokomaru Bay and Tolaga Bay transfer stations. These areas tend to get large number of visitors/campers at this time of year.
• Skip bins at Onepoto Bay and Waipiro Bay will no longer be provided.
Finance and Monitoring Committee
Gisborne Holdings Annual report
Council owns Gisborne Holdings which operates Tauwhareparae Farms.
The farms had a good result from their farming operations in the last 12 months. Council gets a $2.017 million return on its investment this year; more than $1million above what was expected. The farms pay Council a dividend equal to 70 percent of cashflow profits.


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marking a node as down is different than marking a node as offline. Are you sure you see the problem with -o and you aren't using -d to mark them down?

current versions of torque do not allow you to mark nodes down with the -d command

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Ragnarök: End of the world
What is Ragnarök?
The Vikings belived that the world oneday would end as we know it, they called this day for Ragnarök, (old norse Ragnarökr). Ragnarök is the doom of the Gods and Goddesses and everyone will die even the humans. It will be the final battle between the Aesir and Giants. The battle will take place on the plains called Vigrid.
During Ragnarök the walls of Asgard, the home of the Aesir, and the huge bridge Bifrost, will be set on fire by Surtr the fire giant. The mighty Midgard serpent will be emerging from the sea at the Vigrid plains, while it splashes its tail and sprays poison in all directions, causing huge waves crashing towards the land. The Fenrir wolf will break free of his chains and spread death and destruction. The sun and the moon will be swallowed by the wolves Sköll and Hati. Even the world tree Yggdrasil, will shake the ground.
"Surtr has engulfed the world with fire" by Carl Emil Doepler (1905)
"Odin and Fenrir" by Carl Emil Doepler (1905)
Odin will die
Odin will be killed by the Fenrir wolf and Thor and the Midgard Serpent will kill each other. Loki will turn on the Aesir, and fight Heimdall, and they will kill each other. Tyr and the watchdog "Garm" from Hel, will also kill each other. Freyr will be killed by the fire giant named Surtr. Finally Surtr will set all the nine worlds, in a flaming inferno and they will sink into the boiling sea. There is nothing the Gods can do to prevent Ragnarök. Odins only comfort is that, he can predict that Ragnarök, will not be the end of the world.
The signs of Ragnarök
There will be some warning signs if Ragnarök "the end of the world" is coming. The first sign is the murder of the God Baldr, the son of Odin and Frigg which has already happened. The second sign will be three uninterrupted long cold winters that will last for three years with no summer in between. The name of these uninterrupted winters are called "Fimbulwinter" during these three long years, the world will be plagued by wars, and brothers will kill brothers. The third sign will be the two wolves in the sky swallowing the sun and the moon, and even the stars will disappear and send the world into a great darkness.
"Thor and Jörmungandr" by Carl Emil Doepler (1905)
"The Giant with the Flaming Sword" by John Charles Dollman (1909)
A beautiful red rooster "Fjalar" which name means the "All knowner", will warn all the giants that the beginning of Ragnarök has begun. At the same time in Hel, will a red rooster warn all the dishonorable dead, that the war was started. And also in Asgard, will a red rooster "Gullinkambi" warn all the Gods.
Heimdall will blow his horn as loud as he can and that will be the warning for all the einherjar in Valhalla that the war has started. This will be the battle to end all battles, and this will be the day that all the Vikings "Einherjar" from Valhalla and Folkvangr who had died honourable in battle, to pick up their swords and armor to fight side by side with the Aesir against the Giants.
The Gods, Baldr and Hod will be returned from the dead, to fight one last time with their brothers and sisters. Odin will be riding on his horse sleipnir with his eagle helmet equipped and his spear Gungnir in his hand, and lead the enormous army of Asgard with all the Gods and brave einherjar to the battleground at the fields of Vigrid.
The Giants will together with Hel, and all her dishonorable dead, sail in the ship Naglfar, which is made from the fingernails of all the dead, sail to the plains of Vigrid. The dragon Nidhug will come flying over the battlefield, and gather as many corpses for his never ending hunger.
A new earth rises from the sea
When most of the Gods had perished in the mutually destruction with the Giants, it is predetermined that a new world will rise up from the water, beautiful and green. Before the battle at Ragnarök, two people, Lif "a woman" and Liftraser "a man", will find sheltering in the sacred tree Yggdrasil. And when the battle is over, they will come out and repopulate the earth again. Several of the Gods will survive, among them Odin's sons Vidar and Vali and his brother Honir. Thor's sons Modi and Magni will inherit their father's hammer Mjölnir.
The few Gods who survive will go to Idavoll, which has remained untouched. And here they will build new houses, the greatest of the houses will be Gimli, and will have a roof of gold. There is also a new place called Brimir, at a place called Okolnir "Never cold". It is in the mountains of Nidafjoll.
But there is also a terrible place, a great hall on Nastrond, the shore of corpses. All its doors faces north to greet the screaming winds. The walls will be made of writhing snakes that pour their venom into a river that flowes through the hall. This will be the new underground, full of thieves and murderers, and when they die the great dragon Nidhug, is there to feed upon their corpses.
"After Ragnarok" by Emil Doepler (1905)


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Washington, D.C. According to a Bloomberg report on Thursday, female plaintiffs in the sex discrimination case against Wal-Mart Stores have filed a briefing opposing the retailer's request to the U.S. Supreme Court that it review a lower court's class action decision.
The information came from a statement by law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.
In April, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of class-action status for the case, which alleges gender discrimination over pay for female workers. In August, Wal-Mart Stores asked the Supreme Court to throw out the class-action lawsuit, which was first filed by six women in federal court in 2001.


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Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney attacked each other over their records in the first of two debates this week before the Florida primary.
Romney sought to portray the former House speaker as an "influence peddler," while Gingrich said he is the only "genuine conservative in the debate."
We live blogged the event, held at the University of South Florida in Tampa. USA TODAY's Susan Page will have a story in Tuesday's editions.
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10:41 p.m. ET
NBC's Brian Williams says the debate is now over.
10:40 p.m. ET
Romney says America is still great, but people are suffering. "We're still a great nation but a great nation doesn't have so many people suffering," he says. Romney advocates a less-intrusive role for government.
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Gingrich is asked what scares him about the presidency. "We have tremendous institutional biases against doing the right thing and getting things done," he says. "I never ask anyone to vote for me. I ask people to be with me. This is going to be a very hard, very difficult journey."
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Romney is defending his record as a "conservative record." He defends the Massachusetts health care law he signed that contains a health insurance mandate.
"I did not support a federal mandate. I did not support a federal one-size-fits-all plan," he says.
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Paul says the problem is no one is defining conservatism. "We've lost our way completely," he says, but "our rhetoric is still pretty good."
He says conservatism is about protecting liberty and cutting spending. "If you're conservative you want small government across the board, especially in personal liberty," Paul says.
10:35 p.m. ET
Santorum says there's a "problem" with two of his rivals, as he laces into "Obamacare" and support for an individual health care mandate by Romney and Gingrich. "They didn't stand tall for conservative principles," Santorum says about his rivals. "They rejected conservatism when it was hard to stand."
He says there's no difference between Obama, Romney and Gingrich.
10:33 p.m. ET
We're back. Romney is asked what he's done to further the cause of conservatism. "No. 1, I've raised a family," he says. "No. 2, I've worked in the private sector ... and created thousands and thousands of jobs."
Now he's talking about his record as Massachusetts governor. "We were able to reach across the aisle to fight for conservative principles."
Gingrich says his conservative bona fides date back to a seminar he went to in 1964 organized by Barry Goldwater. "I've spent most of my lifetime trying to build a conservative movement in this country," he says, noting only a "genuine conservative" can debate President Obama.
10:25 p.m. ET
Now we're talking about the impact of the Bush-era tax cuts on creating jobs. Gingrich says tax cuts are only part of the equation; the other is government regulation.
10:24 p.m. ET
Our colleague Rich Wolf notes the Democratic National Committee has sent out a press release criticizing Romney and Gingrich, instead of just Romney.
10:23 p.m. ET
Now we're talking about the space program, which is a huge deal for Florida. Romney says the president should talk to people from NASA, the Air Force, universities and commercial enterprises to talk about what's next for the Space Coast. "Excite our young people about the potential of space," he says.
10:22 p.m. ET
We're back and talking about Terri Schiavo, the brain-dead woman at the center of a legal case that President George W. Bush and Congress weighed in on in 2005.
Santorum is explaining what he did as a member of Congress. He said he went to Florida to make sure the judicial proceedings to work properly. He says do-not-resuscitate memos are not immoral.
Gingrich says "having a bias in favor of life" would be "automatic" if we're talking about a criminal on death row.
Paul says the whole incident shows the importance of a living will.
10:12 p.m. ET
Romney just finished denouncing Obama's policies, which he says is the real issue in Florida. We're back to local issues, and Paul is asked about the Everglades.
10:10 p.m. ET
The topic is the sugar subsidy, a big deal in Florida. "In an ideal world you would have an open market" for the sugar industry, Gingrich says.
Romney says he'd get rid of subsidies and let the markets work.
10:09 p.m. ET
Santorum says people who continually break the law shouldn't be rewarded. "You come to this country and the first thing you do is respect the laws of America," he says. "We reward that kind of behavior."
10:07 p.m. ET
Romney advocates "self-deportation" for illegal immigrants. "We're not going to round people up," he says. His plan calls for a transition period for illegal immigrants to stay in the country to work for a period of time and then apply for legal residency in the United States.
He says it's not fair to people already waiting in line by "giving amnesty of some kind" to people who are here illegally.
10:06 p.m. ET
Gingrich says he would work to get a "signable" version of the DREAM Act. He advocates that children of illegal immigrants who are prepared to join the military should be able to earn American citizenship. He doesn't support the part of the bill that says you can have a path to citizenship if you go to college.
Romney agrees.
10:05 p.m. ET
Paul agrees, but he says he doesn't want a federal law that would prohibit Florida from having city ballots or other ballots in another language besides English.
10:02 p.m. ET
Next topic: English as the official language and courting Hispanic voters.
Gingrich says there are 86 languages at Miami-Dade College. "How do you unify the country?" he asks. He says in a campaign its common to go to people and appeal to their culture, which is why he has news releases in Spanish.
But he says it is "essential" to have a central language and says ballots should only be in English.
Romney basically agrees. "English is the language of this nation," he says. "We don't want people limited in their capacity to achieve the American Dream because they don't know English."
1o:01 p.m. ET
Santorum is asked about the BP oil spill and its impact on tourism. "It is absolutely essentially we have as much domestic supply of oil as possible," he says, advocating the Keystone XL pipeline. "It's the best way to create a good economy for the state of Florida."
10 p.m. ET
Santorum is asked about Iran and what happens if it gets a nuclear weapon. "Obama's Iran policy has been a colossal failure," he says. "The theocracy that runs Iran is the ... equivalent of having al-Qaeda in charge of a country with huge oil reserves."
Santorum says there is a long "list of attacks of war-like behavior" from Iran.
9:53 p.m. ET
Paul says we've already committed an act of war by blockading in response to Tehran's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz.
9:50 p.m. ET
Romney is criticizing Obama for cuts to the U.S. Navy, saying he wants an aircraft career in the Persian Gulf to show force to Iran.
Gingrich says it was "dangerous" for Obama to cancel a military exercise with Israel. The topic is the USS Abraham Lincoln moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
9:48 p.m. ET
Santorum says sanctions on Cuba should continue "until the Castros are dead," referring to Fidel and Raul Castro. He notes there are a "growing network of folks working with jihadists," and mentions Venezuela and Nicaragua.
9:47 p.m. ET
Gingrich says: "I don't think Fidel will meet his maker. I think he's going to the other place."
He says he would put in a "very aggressive policy" of reaching out to Cubans who want to leave the dictatorship. He says he would use every asset including covert operations to minimize the survival of the Cuba dictatorship.
Paul says he's still got work to do on Gingrich when it comes to foreign policy, adding he'd do the exact opposite. The congressman calls for an end to isolationism and wants more talking with Cuba. "We're living in the dark ages when we can't even talk to the Cuban people," he says.
9:43 p.m. ET
Romney is asked about what he would do if he gets a call that Cuba's Fidel Castro has died. "You work very aggressively with new leadership and try to move them forward to a more open degree," Romney says.
9:42 p.m. ET
Romney says the Dodd-Frank law made it harder for people to renegotiate their mortgages. Gingrich wants to repeal that law, which imposes rules on the financial industry. "It is crushing independent banks," he says, "and is crippling small-business borrowing."
Gingrich says if Dodd-Frank is repealed, the housing market would be better.
9:40 p.m. ET
Just in from our colleague David Jackson: Former senator and actor Fred Thompson endorsed Gingrich during an appearance on Sean Hannity's Fox News show.
9:38 p.m. ET
Paul says the government owes people a free-market system, but gave Americans a "mess" instead. He's slamming low-interest rates. "The whole bubble was easily seen, and the consequences were anticipated," he says. "The best thing you can do is get out of the way."
Paul advocates wage and price controls, and argues debt has to be liquidated.
9:37 p.m. ET
We're back from the commercial. Santorum is being asked about the foreclosure crisis, which has hit Florida hard. He says government policies made it too easy for Americans to own a home.
He says he signed a letter opposed to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on a bill to help ease the problem. "Let capitalism work," he says. "Create an opportunity for folks to have houses" but not allow them to deduct losses on their homes.
9:32 p.m. ET
Romney says if Gingrich meets with members of Congress and advocates a position on legislation, then that's influence peddling. Gingrich looks at Romney incredulously. "You just jumped a long way over here, friend," Gingrich said earlier.
9:30 p.m. ET
Gingrich shoots back that Freddie Mac is only one example of government-sponsored enterprises, and says there are other examples. He also explained he paid overhead and other expenses with the money from Freddie Mac.
Romney is fighting back, saying there are people who say Gingrich lobbied and did influence peddling. "We have congressman who say you lobbied on Medicare, Part D," Romney says, referring to the legislation that set up payment for prescription drugs for seniors.
Gingrich is chastising Romney for his debate techniques. And he says he's proud of the work he did to support Medicare Part D.
9:28 p.m. ET
Romney says Gingrich said at a previous debate he was paid $300,000 as a historian. "This contract proves you weren't a historian, you were a consultant," Romney says, and charges Gingrich was hired by Freddie Mac's chief lobbyist.
"You were making over $1 million at the same time people were being hurt" by Freddie Mac's decisions, Romney says.
9:25 p.m. ET
Gingrich is asked about his Freddie Mac work and the release of his 2006 contract. Gingrich says read the contract, saying it is clear that he provided consulting work. He insists he has "never done lobbying."
"I have never, ever gone and done any lobbying," Gingrich says, disputing what Romney calls influence peddling.
9:24 p.m. ET
Santorum asks Romney and Gingrich: "If you believe in capitalism, why did you support the bailout of Wall Street?" He said financial institutions should have gone through the bankruptcy process.
9:23 p.m. ET
Romney is asked about his enormous wealth, estimated to be at least $190 million. "I will not apologize for being successful. I did not inherit what my wife and I have. I was proud of the fact I created jobs," he says.
Romney notes that he was prepared for these attacks, but thought they'd be coming from the left.
9:20 p.m. ET
"I'm sure people will talk about it," Romney says about his taxes, noting it will show his charitable contributions and his income. "I pay a lot of taxes."
Gingrich says it's the right thing for Romney to release his taxes. He pivots to his flat tax, noting that it is an optional 15% rate and says he wants Americans to pay the same rate as Romney.
Romney asks if that plan includes a 15% rate on capital gains and Gingrich says no. Romney says "under that plan I would have paid no taxes" because his income is from investments.
9:18 p.m. ET
Romney is asked about his 2010 tax returns, which he'll release in the morning. He promises "no surprises" and says his most extensive disclosure is his personal financial disclosure report.
"The real question is not so much my taxes but the taxes of the American people," he says. "Who is going to help the American people?"
9:17 p.m. ET
Gingrich says he likes "endorsements from Texans," but notes he got a big one last week from Texas Gov. Rick Perry, when he dropped out of the race before the South Carolina primary.
9:16 p.m. ET
Paul says again he has "no plans" and "no intention" to run as a third-party candidate. But he's hesitant about backing Gingrich if he's the nominee, saying he wants to change him on foreign policy issues.
9:14 p.m. ET
Ron Paul is asked about his path to victory. "I just don't sit around and daydream about it," he says about being in the Oval Office.
"We have a pretty good chance" of getting delegates in Iowa. Santorum was declared the Iowa caucuses, but no delegates have been officially awarded yet.
Now he's on to Gingrich, saying he "didn't have the votes" to be speaker again.
9:13 p.m. ET
Santorum is defending his 2006 election loss. He was beaten by 18 percentage points by Democrat Bob Casey for another term as Pennsylvania's senator. "I stood tall, stood for what I believed in," he says.
9:12 p.m. ET
Santorum is drawn into the debate. "The idea that this is a two-person debate ... has been wrong about eight times. My path to victory is to tell the people of Florida that there's a clear contract."
He says he'll emphasize his vision and point out contrasts with President Obama.
9:10 p.m. ET
Gingrich says he asked his House GOP colleagues to vote for the ethics reprimand to get past the troubles. And he insists he didn't pay a fine -- that the $300,000 he paid was to reimburse for the costs of the investigation.
"The fact is ... I'm the only speaker since the 1920s to lead the Republican Party to three consecutive victories," and charges Romney wasn't a good party builder when he was Massachusetts governor.
9:09 p.m. ET
Romney says he learned from his defeat in the South Carolina primary. "I'm not going to sit back and take fire day in and day out," he says.
Now, he's trying to tie Gingrich and his Freddie Mac work to the housing problems in Florida.
9:08 p.m. ET
Romney says Gingrich's own GOP members moved to replace him during a failed coup. "He did resign in disgrace ... the first time a speaker of the House has resigned," Romney says. "His approval rating was down to 18%."
Now he brings up the Freddie Mac contract and notes that it was brought up by the "chief lobbyist at Freddie Mac."
9:05 p.m. ET
Romney says the election will come down to a question of leadership. "At the end of four years he had to resign in disgrace," Romney says about Gingrich's tenure as speaker.
Now he's charging that Gingrich has been working as an "influence peddler" ever since, and brings up his public service ad with Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi.
Gingrich says he'll unveil a new website in the morning rebutting all of Romney's attacks. "This is the worst kind of trivial politics," he says.
9:04 p.m. ET
Gingrich says when he was speaker there were four consecutive balanced budgets and low unemployment. He says he left after the 1998 elections, when the GOP suffered losses in House races.
9:03 p.m. ET:
First question from moderator Brian Williams to Gingrich is about electability.
Gingrich invokes Ronald Reagan and the attacks on the conservative icon in the 1980 campaign. "A solid conservative ... who has the courage to stand up to the Washington establishment is the kind of bold leader the American people want," he says.
Updated 9:01 p.m. ET: Here we go. Watch the debate on NBC.
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Welcome to Republican Fight Night, Round 18 and our live blog of the GOP presidential debate.
A newly aggressive Mitt Romney is ready to attack Newt Gingrich in tonight's face-off in Tampa, as he tries to steady his campaign after losing soundly to the former House speaker in the South Carolina primary.
Gingrich, whose recent surge in the polls is partly attributed to his performance in the past two debates in South Carolina, is out to build on his momentum. He says Romney is now serving "desperate baloney" by attacking his tenure as House speaker and his work for Freddie Mac.
Tonight's debate is the first of two before the Florida primary on Jan. 31. Follow our live tweets on @ElectionsUSAT.
The stakes couldn't be higher: The winner will get 50 delegates toward the 1,144 needed for the GOP nomination, making Florida the biggest prize so far in the race.
Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum and Texas Rep. Ron Paul will also be on the debate stage tonight at the University of South Florida, as they try to remind voters that this isn't a two-man race.
NBC will air the debate starting at 9 p.m. ET with news anchor Brian Williams moderating. Debate sponsors include National Journal and the Tampa Bay Times.
The next debate is Thursday in Jacksonville and will air at 8 p.m. ET on CNN.
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U.S. Rep. Steve Daines, R-Mont., joined the House Natural Resources Committee this week in approving legislation to allow construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, bypassing the need for President Obama's approval.
The Northern Route Approval Act, which Daines helped introduce last month, now advances to the House floor for a final vote.
"After four and a half years of waiting on President Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, enough is enough. The American people deserve action on this job-creating project, not more of President Obama's delays," Daines said. "With today's advancement of the Northern Route Approval Act, we are one step closer to getting this pipeline approved. The construction of the Keystone XL pipeline means hundreds of good-paying jobs created for Montanans, it means millions of dollars injected into our economy, and it even means lower utility rates for Montanans -- we can't afford to wait any longer."
The Northern Route Approval Act makes it possible for the pipeline to be constructed in its entirety by removing the need for a presidential permit for the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline, which is planned to run from the Canadian border to Steele City, Neb.
It also maintains that the final environmental impact statement issued by the Secretary of State on Aug. 26, 2011, satisfies all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the National Historic Preservation Act, taking into consideration the Nebraska re-route evaluated earlier this year.
Daines recently completed a two-week statewide tour of Montana's natural resources. While meeting with representatives from Montana's resources-based industries, Daines heard repeatedly of the benefits that Keystone XL construction would hold for the state. Notably, the pipeline will take on 100,000 barrels of Bakken crude each day at an "on-ramp" near Baker.
Daines has been a vocal proponent of the Keystone XL pipeline and has been spearheading efforts in the House to approve the pipeline's construction. In late January, Daines led a group of 150 House members in calling on Obama to approve the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in light of Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman's approval of a new route through the state of Nebraska.
Daines serves as a member of the House Energy Action Team and the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Minerals.
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During yesterday's Student Poster Day at the State Capitol, South Dakota legislators learned about the many opportunities that Black Hills State University students have at Sanford Underground Research Facility.
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Black Hills State University presents a New Music Extravaganza concert Thursday, Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Clare and Josef Meier Recital Hall. The Extravaganza features new music composed by, and written for, Spearfish composers and musicians including the premiere of a piece inspired by the science at the Sanford Underground Research Facility.
Not even a week into the job and the new Black Hills State University president, Dr. Tom Jackson Jr., encountered a whole different world when he visited the Sanford Underground Research Facility (Sanford Lab) to visit with faculty and researchers about their work nearly a mile underground in the former Homestake Mine near Lead.
Black Hills State University student Rachel Williams, physical science major from Spearfish, and Madison Jilek, recent Spearfish High School graduate who will enroll at BHSU in the fall, were two of the 10 students awarded special scholarships to study underground science for five weeks this summer.
Black Hills State University students in Dr. Wei Song's integrated marketing communication class this semester had the opportunity to blend theory and their coursework into a practical learning experience. However, their projects also had a larger purpose – to make a contribution to the surrounding community.
Black Hills State University will host a public presentation on the Sanford Underground Research Facility Wednesday, April 30 at noon in the Jacket Legacy Room of the David B. Miller Yellow Jacket Student Union.
For artistic director and choreographer Jodi Lomask, it is the mysteries of the world that inspire her work, and the creative minds of scientists and artists that collaborate to unravel those mysteries.
Lomask brought her unique perspective on art and science to the Black Hills State University campus earlier this week.
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Bioremoval of Nickel Using Pseudomonas fluorescens
R. S. Akram Husain1,, A. J. Thatheyus2, D. Ramya2
1PG Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The American College, Madurai, India
2PG and Research Department of Zoology, The American College, Madurai, India
American Journal of Microbiological Research, 2013 1 (3), pp 48-52
DOI: 10.12691/ajmr-1-3-3
Received December 29, 2012; Revised May 08, 2013; Accepted May 10, 2013
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- Husain, R. S. Akram, A. J. Thatheyus, and D. Ramya. "Bioremoval of Nickel Using Pseudomonas fluorescens." American Journal of Microbiological Research 1.3 (2013): 48-52.
- Husain, R. S. A. , Thatheyus, A. J. , & Ramya, D. (2013). Bioremoval of Nickel Using Pseudomonas fluorescens. American Journal of Microbiological Research, 1(3), 48-52.
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The bioremovel of nickel ions by Pseudomonas fluorescens was studied for the period of eight days by exposing to different concentrations of nickel (250, 500, 750 and 1000ppm). Experiments were designed to study the effect of dead cells and sugars on the biosorption of nickel ions. Atomic absorption spectrophotometric (AAS) analysis was carried out for the samples at an interval of two days. The highest nickel uptake was at 1000ppm concentration. Metal binding by bacteria has been shown to be profoundly influenced by the concentration of the metal.
nickel, Pseudomonas fluorescens, bioremediation, atomic absorption spectrophotometry
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There are no fireworks, but the O'Farrell government's third budget has a distinctive Coalition flavour.
There are goodies for one of its core constituencies – small business – in the form of a payroll tax cut.
The budget is also hard on the public sector. It was spared the big job cuts of previous years but wages growth for public servants has been slashed and government departments have been forced to deliver more with less.
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Religious institutions have been grappling for years with their responses to the LG in LGBT: gay and lesbian couples. The Catholic hierarchy has yet to come to terms with the growing acceptance of gay relationships in civil society. But a glance at the polls shows that the Catholic laity is much more accepting of gay relationships than are the bishops. A majority (57 percent) of Catholics favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry legally.
Even the B (for bisexual) in this acronym is less problematic for the public than the T, which stands for "transgender." But transgender people are now becoming more public, telling their stories, seeking understanding and acceptance.
One church has moved ahead on transgender issues: the Episcopal church. On June 22, the Rev. Cameron Partridge, who serves as the Episcopal chaplain at Boston University, became the first openly transgender person to preach from the prestigious Canterbury pulpit at the Washington National Cathedral. As part of his message, he quoted from the Gospel of Matthew: "What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops."
He noted in his sermon, "These sentences have quietly moved me, for years, prompting me to wonder: What troves of trouble do we hear from God in the recesses of our hearts? What might it mean for us to tell them in the light? ... In what ways might God be drawing us into the project of revelation?"
And now, Partridge has told his story "in the light." I interviewed Partridge this week on "Interfaith Voices" along with Joy Ladin, a transgender Jewish woman who teaches at Yeshiva University.
What I learned from them is this: There is a lot about sexuality and gender that we do not fully understand because we live in a world that has long organized itself into girls and boys, males and females. Or, as they put it, "life is more complex than the 'gender binary' would have it."
But God's love knows no boundaries. We need to begin to understand more deeply the richness of God's creation as more and more transgender people move into the light.
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What is the best phone to develop for ? There are so many PC apps that it seems pointless to develop a PC app but mobile app,there is many things possible. I personally am not a Apple fan so iPhone is out of my plans, I do have a liking for Windows Mobile and Android despite not owning a smart phone. How do you tap into the touch screen aspect as well as the keyboard aspect of these phones to develop for ? Being a creative guy, I have an idea for a creative app
Well, both platforms have an SDK that you use to develop for. I do android development. It is done in java using eclipse, where Windows Phone 7 is done ins C# / XAML using Visual Studio. So I would suggest looking into each platform and make your decision based on that. Do you have any other programming background?
Just delving into Javascript. You have a suggestion?
Well, in that case, I do not think it makes much of a difference. Java and C# syntax is very similar to that of javascript. There are tons of resources available for both platforms. Just read up on them and decide like that.
Might want to take a look at jquery mobile + phonegap, which supports android and windows phone
If you want to dip your feet into an Android project, take a look at my article on it:
As for the "best" phone, I guess you'll want to research which are the best-selling phones on the market, especially in your target group, if possible.