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Invasive Exotic Species in the Sonoran Region
Barbara Tellman
424 pp. / 6.12 in x 9.25 in / 2002
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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Studies in Natural History
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Biological & Ecology
All over the planet, organisms of many species are appearing outside of their natural habitatsoften carried by that particularly peripatetic species Homo sapiens. This book marks the first
A valuable contribution to our understanding of how nono-native species are changing one of the world's great biological realms.
Systemics & Evolution
This book is an outstanding tool for understanding and addressing native species and habitat protection, and will become a standard resource.
Desert Plants
Biological invasions are one of the hottest topics in contemporary ecology and conservation. . . . With this book in hand, both theoreticians and practitioners will be better armed to tackle the problem.
Progress in Physical Geography
A valuable contribution for anyone in this region attempting restoration in the face of exotic species, and will be a useful reference for those trying to analyze and understand the issue on a continental scale.
Ecological Restoration
comprehensive attempt to address problems posed by expanding populations of exotic plant and animal species in the Sonoran Desert and adjacent grasslands and riparian areas. It describes the arrival and spread of non-native species as diverse as rats and saltcedar, covering both their impacts and the management of those impacts. It is estimated that as much as 60 percent of the vegetative cover of the Sonoita Creek-Patagonia Reserve, the first Nature Conservancy area designated in Arizona, is dominated by exotic plants, and that introduced fish pose a recurrent threat to the native fish of that area. Meanwhile at the Grand Canyon, invasives such as tamarisk, red brome, carp, and catfish are pervasive either in the Colorado River or in the patches of desert scrub along its shores. Throughout the Sonoran Desert and adjacent areas, from islands in the Sea of Cortés to desert grasslands, some six hundred species of non-native plants and animals have become established, with bullfrogs and Mediterranean grasses now common where they once never existed. The book brings together contributors from academia, government, and nonprofit organizations, including such experts as Gary Paul Nabhan, Richard Mack, and Alberto Búrquez-Montijo. They review historic and even prehistoric origins of non-native speciesnot only exotic plants, amphibians, and mammals but also insects, fish, and birds. They then examine significant problems in each major subregion and ecosystem and discuss control efforts. The volume contains the first compiled list of more than 500 naturalized exotic species in the Sonoran region. Invasive species issues are rapidly emerging as major environmental concerns both locally and worldwide. This book will assist professionalsecologists, conservation biologists, and policy makersinvolved in invasive species control in the Southwest and will be a rich resource for all concerned with protecting native species and their habitats.
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Google AdWords can provide great online exposure for some small businesses, but if you're in an industry with a high cost per click (CPC), the tool may not be worth the money you'll spend. Wired recently revealed the priciest 20 keyword categories on Google, based on CPC, and found that keywords like "insurance," "loans," "mortgage," "attorneys," and "credit" lead the pack on price, costing as much as $50 per click. While you might reason that these businesses typically involve a high lifetime customer value that justifies the cost, consider that arguably less profitable services like "classes" and "treatment" round out the top 20 most expensive words. And remember that with an AdWords campaign, nothing is guaranteed; you'll pay Google for every click, whether any of them materialize into paying customers.
There are some alternative ways to increase your small businesses' presence online, for a fraction of the cost. Here are few tactics to try:
Optimize your website – Optimizing your website means a variety of different things, including making your site easier to find and use. Painless (and free) ways to increase search traffic include submitting your URL to Google and Bing, and creating sitemaps to ensure content is easily navigated by visitors and crawled by search engines. Work to understand how people search when looking for a business like yours, and integrate those terms into your site. While Google+ for business is still evolving, it can't hurt to get ahead of the game and add the "+1″ icon to your site now.
In related news, Google recently announced a new fee-based tool called Page Speed Service, which promises to decrease site load time by up to 60 percent. Although currently limited to selected participants, you can test your current load times and how they might be improved to determine whether your site could benefit from it.
Give customers what they want – The most highly clicked AdWords campaigns won't generate actual business without linking to a relevant offer and an appealing landing page. Use your existing traffic to test various offers and content using Google Analytics to better understand what brings visitors to your site, where they exit, and what keeps them coming back. The more you know about your audience, the more relevant your site will become.
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Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement is a program designed for students ranging from Kindergarten to 8th grade. It is a kid tested, kid approved free enterprise curriculum taught by community business leaders. Junior Achievement programs introduce students to economic concepts and workplace skills. Teaching students about business and economics is accomplished through the help of volunteers who serve as role models. Classes use fun, hands-on activities that reinforce skills and knowledge in social studies, reading, writing and math. Teamwork is encouraged, and development of workplace skills is a priority.
The Business Solutions Center solicits volunteers from the business community and partners them with EIU Business students to teach the courses. The BSC secures funding (costs $500 per class) in order to make the program available to Middle School students at no charge. If you are interested in sponsoring a class in your community, please click here.
For more information on the Junior Achievement program, visit their website at www.ja.org.
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Syracuse Football Home Opener Against Wagner – Uncle Smitty's Take
It took a few days to talk "Uncle Smitty" off the ledge after the Orange's 48-27 blowout loss to Northwestern last weekend. He's recovered finally and able to talk about Syracuse's home opener this weekend. Click for "Uncle Smitty's" take on the game.
It's a good thing The Orange were on the road last weekend. "Uncle Smitty" who soothes his nerves by consuming "Dome Dogs" when things aren't going well, may have eaten every "Dome Dog" in the Carrier Dome. 'Cuse didn't start well falling behind 20-0 early in the game.
After opening with 2 road losses to a pair of tough Big Ten teams, Syracuse plays at home for the first time this year. And speaking of firsts, they host Wagner College from Staten Island for the first time. The Seahawks come into the game with a 1-1 record beating Georgetown 28-21 and losing last week in a wild one 42-41 to Merrimack.
Uncle Smitty's Keys to the Game
- Getting off to a fast start, game plans go out the door when you're way behind early.
- Taking care of the football on offense, QB Drew Allen threw four picks last week and has six in two games.
- Less mental mistakes like penalties
For luck, Uncle Smitty says he will be switching to sausages this week instead of Dome Dogs. He rates the home opener a 3 sausage-er. Kickoff is at 4 p.m.


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C. Lawrence Jerome
March 24, 1971 — Rochester, MI
Macomb Daily [Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan], March 24, 1971:
C. Lawrence Jerome, 70, of Rochester, died Tuesday at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He was part owner of the Jerome-Duncan Ford Dealership in Utica, and owned and operated the Jerome Ford Agency in Rochester for over 40 years.
He was a charter member of the Rochester Kiwanis Club, was past president of the Rochester School Board and the Rochester Chamber of Commerce, was board member of The National Bank of Detroit, Rochester Branch of Camp Oakland, and of the Oakland County TB Association, and was a member of the B.P.O.E. No. 2225 of Rochester, the American Legion Homer Wing Post, Free and Accepted Mason, No. 5 and the Ford Dealer Council.
He is survived by his wife, Frances, a daughter, Mrs. John (Marion) Hartsoff of Lathrop Village; two sons, Richard of Rochester and Lawrence of Connecticut; one brother; two sisters; and ten grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday from the St. Paul United Methodist Church of Rochester. Burial will be in White Chapel Cemetery, Troy.
Friends may call at the Pixley Memorial Chapel, Rochester, after 7 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to Camp Oakland.


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'Coming into this season, the Sabres have at least eight defensemen, including Woolley, that could make the team. Besides Woolley they include Alexei Zhitnik, James Patrick, Dmitri Kalinin, Jay McKee, Rhett Warrener, Brian Campbell and Henrik Tallinder. It is no hidden secret that Ruff will keep seven defensemen. That could make somebody expendable.'
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Andros Townsend is on the brink of completing a move to Newcastle which could be worth £12million.
Standard Sport understands Townsend is close to finalising a deal which comprises an initial six-month loan spell with an option to make the transfer permanent in the summer for a fee in the region of £12m.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has placed a £14m price tag on the 24-year-old and is believed to prefer an immediate sale as opposed to a temporary arrangement but no club is willing to meet that valuation. It is thought that Townsend, by contrast, would rather move on loan until the end of the season before re-assessing his options in the summer.
Fiorentina were keen on taking Townsend to Italy but were unable to match the wages on offer elsewhere. Watford are thought to have indicated they would pay the winger around £37,000-a-week but Newcastle have offered in excess of £40,000-a-week and are in advanced talks to complete a deal.
Yet Watford have now signed another attacker who can play wide, with Nordin Amrabat arriving from Malaga for £6.1million. And while Newcastle remain confident of signing Townsend, they are also looking at other options in case the deal does not go through, with Aston Villa winger Scott Sinclair figuring prominently on their list.
Tottenham vs Sunderland - player ratings
Tottenham vs Sunderland - player ratings
1/12 Hugo Lloris: 6
The Frenchman was rarely troubled between the sticks but will have been disappointed he did not keep out Patrick Van Aanholt's opener.
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2/12 Kieran Trippier: 6
Arguably the full-back's best display for Spurs. Finally appears to be at home, rather than unsure of himself. Far from flawless defensively but attacked well.
3/12 Toby Alderweireld: 6
The Belgian defender's passing repertoire is superb. He put it to good use this afternoon and also ensured Defoe could only operate on the fringes of proceedings.
4/12 Jan Vertonghen: 6
The centre-back's ability to read the game helped him to stifle what little attacking threat Sunderland posed through the middle.
5/12 Danny Rose: 6
The full back claimed an assist for Dembele's goal and was also upended for Kane's late penalty but it was not his best afternoon. Went down a peg with a petulant dive.
6/12 Eric Dier: 6
A quiet afternoon for the Englishman, who was outshone by midfield partner Dembele. However, the Englishman's solid if not spectacular presence was just what the doctor ordered.
7/12 Mousa Dembele: 8
The Belgian's powerful presence in the centre park has clearly been missed. He took his goal well courtesy of a drilled finish and provided a sturdy presence in defence. Tom Carroll is unlikely to win his place back in the side.
8/12 Erik Lamela: 5
The Argentine huffed and puffed but little went right for him and it was no surprise to see him substituted with 20 minutes remaining. Dragged a shot wide of the mark after an excellent counter attack.
9/12 Dele Alli: 6
Missed a glorious chance early on and fell asleep for Van Aanholt's goal after drifting into the right back position. By no means poor but below the level we have come to expect from the youngster. Perhaps it could be time for a rest.
10/12 Christian Eriksen: 8
A return to form for the Dane. Deployed on the left flank, Eriksen helped himself to two goals thanks to Lee Cattermole's comical attempt to clear and a deflection off of Kirchhoff. The strikes should help restore his confidence.
11/12 Harry Kane: 7
The striker notched his 12th goal of the season from the penalty spot, which was just rewards for a fine display. He proved to be a constant menace and on another day would have had several strikes to his name but for Jordan Pickford's exploits in the Sunderland goal.
12/12 Joshua Onomah: 5
Did little of note during his cameo appearance but regular Premier League minutes will only aid his development.
Townsend had been keen to stay and fight for his first-team place at White Hart Lane but he has been left out of recent matchday squads with manager Mauricio Pochettino making it clear he does not have a future at the club.
England manager Roy Hodgson remains an admirer of Townsend but the winger needs to play regularly to ensure he is part of the squad for this summer's Euro 2016 finals in France.
Newcastle have already committed a total of £16.5m this month in buying Jonjo Shelvey from Swansea and Henri Saivet from Bordeaux and would welcome the opportunity to sign Townsend now but defer any payment beyond a loan fee until the end of the season, when the Premier League's £8billion television deal kicks in.
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Thirty to sixty million bison once roamed the great plains of North America. By the close of the 19th century, it's estimated that less than 1,000 bison survived. This is their story.
"I believe today that this place is bigger than the dream I had for it. What it means to anyone that will come here will be up to them. Tatanka was not designed as the white man's version of the Native American. Rather it stands as a centerpiece for two cultures, one whose very lives depended on the buffalo and one who saw it as a means to an end. It recognizes and accepts that this is our mutual history. It can also represent the chance to move forward." - Kevin Costner, Grand Opening Speech.
While at Tatanka, you'll enjoy:
Larger than life bronze sculpture featuring 14 bison pursued by 3 Native American Horseback Riders.
Norther Plains Peoples Educationl Interpretive Center
Native American Gift Shop
Sweetgrass GrillSnack Bar
Dances with Wolves movie costumes
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U.S. Highway 85 – One mile north of Deadwood, SD 57732
From Rapid City: Take I-90 (N/NW) to Sturgis - and use Exit 30 (last exist into Sturgis) - there is a stop light
at the end of the exist - turn left (west) which is Hwy 14. You will have a nice drive through Boulder Canyon and just as you see buildings in Deadwood be ready to turn right (towards Spearfish) - you will travel up a hill and at the top of the hill you will turn right into the entrance of Tatanka. Travel time is approximately 1 hour.
From Spearfish: Head east on I-90 and take exit 17 (approx. 10 minutes from Spearfish) - you are now going south on Hwy 85. This is a short drive that starts on level ground and then starts up a hill, dips down just a bit and then brings you to the top - Just as you are at the top you will see Tatanka on your left. Enter the left lane and then the turning lane. If you go down a steep hill it means that you passed us by - just turn around and go back up the hill (turn right at the top). Travel time is approximately 25 minutes.
If you are in Deadwood you will take the main road going through the town - head north (opposite of going to Lead) - you will find yourself at an intersection at the top of an incline - you need to turn left (towards Spearfish) - this is up a hill. At the top of the hill you will see Tatanka on your right. If you are going down hill or see a sign for Sturgis you missed your turn.
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MSHA News Release: [05/22/2006]
Contact: Amy Louviere Dirk Fillpot
Phone: (202) 693-9406 (202) 693-9423
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MSHA Launches Investigation into Cause of Kentucky Mine Blast
ARLINGTON, Va -The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) today announced the appointment of Thomas E. Light as the Darby Mine No. 1 investigation team leader. He will lead an investigative team to determine what caused the explosion at the Darby Mine No.1 in Harlan County, Ky. Five miners died following the underground coal mine explosion on May 20.
"We continue to pray for the family and friends of the five miners who lost their lives this past weekend. The MSHA investigation will thoroughly examine the scene of the mine explosion to determine the exact cause of the accident, so the families will know what happened and we can prevent this from occurring again," said David G. Dye, MSHA acting administrator. "I've appointed Tom Light as the team leader to head a team of mine safety professionals. He and the team will look for the root cause of the accident and look at any health and safety violations that may have contributed to the blast. They will interview potential witnesses and establish a chronology leading up to the event."
Light is MSHA's assistant district manager in New Stanton, Pa. A 31-year veteran of the agency, Light has held numerous positions within MSHA, including field-office supervisor, roof-control supervisor and mine inspector. Previously, he worked as a section foreman for Island Creek Coal Co.
Light and his team will evaluate all aspects of the mine accident, including potential causes and compliance with federal health and safety standards. The team will examine the accident site, interview mine personnel and others with relevant information, review records and plans and inspect any mining equipment involved at the mine. Once the investigation is complete, MSHA will issue a report summarizing the findings and conclusions of the investigative team, identifying root causes of the accident and how the incident unfolded. Any contributing violations of federal mine safety standards that may exist will be cited at the conclusion of the investigation.
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Under Pressure
Panic attacks may induce terror, but they're common and treatable.
WebMD Feature
A man in his mid-40s is rushed to an emergency room. He is sweating, his heart is racing, and he can't catch his breath. He and his wife are convinced he is having a heart attack. He could be-only, this time, the ER doctors tell him his heart is just fine. What he's having is a panic attack.
Though no one should ever ignore heart attack symptoms or assume one is having a panic attack instead, thousands of people each year share this man's experience.
Panic attacks are truly terrifying and can happen without warning or reason, causing sudden fear and extreme nervousness for 10 minutes or more. Physical symptoms intensify the attack: sweating, racing heart, rapid pulse, feeling faint or as if one is choking, and-perhaps worst of all-the sense of "going crazy."
These attacks are a symptom of panic disorder, a type of anxiety disorder that affects some 2.4 million U.S. adults. The disorder most often begins during the late teens and early adulthood and strikes twice as many American women as men. No one knows what causes panic disorder, though researchers suspect a combination of biological and environmental factors, including family history (panic disorder seems to run in families), stressful life events, drug and alcohol abuse, and thinking patterns that exaggerate normal physical reactions.


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The latest film from the 73-year-old Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki is an ode to flight and a celebration of living with one's head in the clouds. At the same time, the film, which Miyazaki (Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away) says is his last, is an uncharacteristically realistic historical story, set in the years leading up to and during the Second World War. The script is a highly fictionalized biography of Jiro Horikoshi, the aeronautical engineer behind the Zero fighter planes used to attack Pearl Harbor. It also takes its title and some story elements from Japanese author Tatsuo Hori's sanatorium-set novel of the mid-thirties, The Wind Rises, and is dedicated both to the writer and the engineer.
In Miyazaki's telling, the story of the engineer is really the story of an artistic quest. The film begins in 1918, when the young Jiro has a dream of the Italian designer Giovanni Caproni (Stanley Tucci), who tells him that "Airplanes are not for making war. Airplanes are beautiful dreams."
Too near-sighted to be a pilot, Jiro decides to make the beautiful dreams himself. A few years later, the young man (now voiced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) heads off to Tokyo to study, but en route he gets caught in the Great Kanto earthquake and fire of 1923, where he manages to help a young girl, Nahoko, who will subsequently become the great love of his life. The visually stunning earthquake sequence of the heaving ground and fire-lit sky shows far more destruction than the Second World War which remains off-screen.
Soon after graduation, Jiro and his best friend, Honjo (John Krasinski), begin designing planes for the Mitsubishi company, working under his blustery boss (Martin Short), making aircraft for the Japanese military. The engineers insist they are just creating good machines. There is considerable attention to details more interesting to aeronautic buffs (whose ranks include Miyazaki) than the average viewer: Jiro's ideas of using fishbone shapes in the plane's fuselage, or using wings as fuel tanks, and finding a way to make rivets flush, are examples of his endless ingenuity.
At one point, the two men are sent to Germany to study aircraft design, struggling with the German condescension and the Japanese engineers' sense of national inferiority, but eventually learn metal aircraft design from Germany's Hugo Junkers. Later, a German tourist at a hotel where Jiro is sent for a break approaches him (the voice is, unmistakably, that of director Werner Herzog) and warns that both Japan and Germany are headed toward destruction.
But by this point, The Wind Rises has become primarily a love story as the adult Nahoko (voiced by Emily Blunt) returns to Jiro's life, and the story of their wedding and a tragic illness spins out through last half of the film, where the focus is personal survival. The title comes from a Paul Valéry quotation that threads through the film: "The wind is rising! We must try to live!"
While there are dark hints of a totalitarian state (Jiro's bosses hide him away from the secret police), the focus is almost entirely personal, and the film, like Jiro, exists in a kind of a bubble of aesthetic and romantic denial. The work is more muted than Miyazaki's more fantastical films, but visually complex and gorgeous, from the rustic mountain scenes to the urban scenes and soaring aerial views.
The limitations are those of Jiro's narrow perspective as an artist-engineer who tries to stay from the horrors his masterpieces help create.
Having lost everything, including his love, Jiro notes sadly: "Not a single plane came back. That's what it means to lose a war."
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Panetta Exposes Rift With Obama Over Arming Syrian Rebels
The Obama administration's two top defense officials publicly acknowledged a policy rift with the White House over whether to send U.S. arms to Syrian rebels.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who is retiring, and Army General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, both said in congressional testimony yesterday that they supported a plan last year to provide weapons to the rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad.
Their comments before the Senate Armed Services Committee came in response to questions from Republican Senators John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Both senators have been leading critics of the Obama administration for failing to do more to help the Syrian rebels, who are heavily outgunned by Assad's forces.
"We did," said Dempsey, responding to McCain's question on whether they supported the plan to arm Assad's opponents by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and David Petraeus, who was director of the Central Intelligence Agency at the time.
"That was our position," Panetta said to Graham. "I do want to say, senator, that obviously there were a number of factors that were involved here that ultimately led to the president's decision to make it non-lethal."
The White House national security staff opposed providing military aid to any Syrian rebel groups, partly on concern that it would wind up in the hands of Islamic extremists, according to two officials who were involved in the policy debate. Both asked not to be identified because they weren't authorized to talk publicly about the issue.
'Overruled' Advice
The outcome means the president "overruled the senior leaders of his own national security team, who were in unanimous agreement that America needs to take greater action to change the military balance of power in Syria," McCain said in a statement after the session.
"I urge the president to heed the advice of his former and current national-security leaders and immediately take the necessary steps, along with our friends and allies, that could hasten the end of the conflict in Syria," McCain said.
Asked about disagreement on sending arms to the rebels, Victoria Nuland, a State Department spokeswoman, said at a news briefing yesterday that she wouldn't comment on "internal policy discussions." Tommy Vietor, a White House spokesman, said he had no comment.
Administration officials such as Nuland have said that U.S. assistance to the Syrians is limited to humanitarian aid and non-lethal equipment for the rebels, while some other nations may be providing weapons.
Islamic Radicals
U.S. officials have said publicly that sending American weapons risks increasing the bloodshed in Syria, where the United Nations estimates more than 60,000 people have been killed in the two-year uprising.
President Barack Obama has expressed concern that arms sent to the rebels might fall into the hands of Islamic radicals.
"We have seen extremist elements insinuate themselves into the opposition, and you know, one of the things that we have to be on guard about -- particularly when we start talking about arming opposition figures -- is that we are not indirectly putting arms in the hands of folks that would do Americans harm, or do Israelis harm or otherwise engage in, in actions that are detrimental to our national security," Obama said in a November news conference.
The White House national security staff also balked at sending arms to the rebels because they thought it would undercut Obama's election-year message that he was extricating the U.S. from costly overseas military ventures, according to the two officials involved in the debate.
Rebel Groups
U.S. intelligence agencies identified several rebel groups that favored replacing the Assad regime with a broad coalition of opposition factions until democratic elections could be held, the officials said. Yet there was no guarantee that weapons supplied by the U.S. or its allies wouldn't end up with Sunni extremists with ties to al-Qaeda's Iraqi affiliate, they said.
Despite that risk, the officials said, the White House's refusal to consider bolstering moderate rebel groups opened the door for Sunni extremist organizations such as the al-Nusra Front to seize the leading role in the battle. They said that also may mean an increased likelihood that a radical Islamist regime in Damascus could threaten Israel, destabilize Jordan, and strengthen Sunni radicals in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and elsewhere.
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One Carfree Life
(How I do it)
To live car-free is to engage in a revolutionary act in a culture based on the automobile. For many people, living without a car is a result of poverty, and considered a social stigma, a sign that something is wrong. For my partner and I it is a means to live a much more sensible lifestyle, and one that conforms to our deepest beliefs about the environment and how we should treat the world around us, for living with a car is the best way to commit easy, senseless, irreparable, long-term eco-destruction that there is.
My car-free life
When I was in second grade, I loved cars and hated girls, as did most of my fellow male classmates. A few years later, like most of my peers, I started liking girls; but unlike any other of my classmates, I started hating cars.
When I was 12 I began to exercise my independence by taking the city bus downtown to the public library. The city I lived in was small and the buses only ran until 6 p.m., but I was awed by them. This wonderful system took me where I wanted to go for just a little pocket change, and I could read a book the whole trip through. Once the rite of passage driver's education class approached, I wondered why anybody in their right mind would prefer a car to a transit system.
My parents were very interested in me taking my driver's education class, and could not understand why I was so opposed to it. Back then, I was not completely sure either, but part of my refusal to take the class came from my observations of how people in cars acted, that strange superiority that driver's exhibit, that shortened temper and inability to respect anything beyond the windshield.
My parents won and I did attend driver's training. I went to the class and I was filled with such horror but masked it with the alienated nonchalance that sixteen-year-olds do so well. As a final evaluation, my driving instructor wrote that I was "not yet ready for the driving environment." This pleased me, for I was beginning to hope that I would never be ready for an environment of driving. At that time I took something of a pledge that I would never drive, that I would never be a part of that hateful world, that "driving environment."
Now thirty-nine and counting, I have avoided that world, the world I now call the car culture. I bicycle, bus, and sometimes end up pleading with people for rides.
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Car-free on a Day-to-Day Basis
Living without a car is a joy, but no easy feat, especially in a city that has so sadly gone to the cars as Minneapolis has. But even in this car-gone city, the fossils of the transit and pedestrian-based transportation system that once powered this place remain, in a bus system that was itself established in part to undermine transit, and in a density of small blocks and houses that were originally designed to facilitate walking but have been re-engineered and rerouted to make it so easy for the automobile and, in some places, virtually impossible for any other form of transportation.
The language of the evening news, the paper, politicians, and most everyday conversation assumes that, in this city, the only way to get around is by driving. Yet 20% of the households in Minneapolis do not own a car. My household is in that 20% and shares with them something of a third class or third rate citizenship. Most of the taxes I pay go to supporting the car system which only goes to make my life (and all life in general) more miserable, while the transit system that I depend upon is severely underfunded, and my transportation needs are not taken seriously by government or most of my fellow citizens.
The assumption in Minneapolis is that you get around with your car. So living without a car requires planning and skill. For my partner, who is also carfree, and I it meant that we needed understanding employers, for many jobs today discriminate against non-drivers.
Because many neighborhoods in Minneapolis have no source of good food anywhere nearby and grocers no longer offer delivery services, our choice of house was based very strongly on proximity to a supermarket. We had to look out for streets safe for bicycling, and for walking after dark. We had to make sure that hardware and other necessities were not far off. Sometimes we do need a car to get something or do something. In those cases we ask a friend or relative or take a taxi.
What may suffer most is social activities, for our bus system severely reduces service at night. But two of our favorite movie theatres are within walking distance, though it is nearly an hours walk. But a long walk can be a revelation itself, whether it is a journey through the sounds and smells of summer or a heavy-footed tramp through a winter landscape.
In deciding on a place to live, we looked for a part of the city without a nearby freeway, for freeways are dangerous enough for cars, but even more deadly for other forms of transportation. Our old house was surrounded by two freeways and one expressway, and this meant that there were only a few streets that passed over these monstrosities, and those few streets were always busy with cars. Freeways also create environments unfriendly for all other forms of transportation with their ramps and speed-up requirements.
Most of all, living without a car requires the courage to do things a little differently than most people do, to resist the urge to plan your lives out around a large geographical region. Most of the places that we go to are located within a couple miles of our home, and because we live in a city that has a great deal of diversity and variety, within that couple miles are many theatres, museums, parks, restaurants, coffee shops and things to do and see, as well as our jobs.
To be carless is to be free, for cars require thousands of dollars every year to feed and maintain. Instead of four to five thousand dollars for a car, I spend a couple hundred dollars a year on bicycle repairs and tubes, plus another couple hundred on bus passes. The money we don't sacrifice to a car lifestyle allows us to maintain savings accounts, and to buy extra things for our house or for us. Not having a car frees us from the financial instability and anxiety that so many of the people we know suffer from.
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Why Carfree?
Living carfree is a necessity, a way to live out my most deeply held beliefs. I live without a car because of my love for this planet, and for the culture and heritage that human beings have developed over millions of years. Living without a car means that I am not playing as large a role in the destruction of all of that, because the car-based American lifestyle is a recipe for putting our whole planet out of business.
We power our cars with oil, a source of energy that took millions of years to create. We respect this so little that we hedonistically waste these millions of years of energy to go back and forth, living out lives and wasting our planet as if we were caught up in some kind of huge destructive metronome. We are burning up millions of years of energy to serve monotony, and basing our lives on that monotony and that stupid waste.
Those millions of years of oil are running out, and all those people who are spreading their lives out over dozens and hundreds of miles of roads are going to be left flapping wildly like beached fish once we reach the last drops. When we do reach the bottom, those of us who are living carfree now will then have to teach all those car-bound folks how to live life without enslavement to two tons of steel, wheels, monotony and waste. That's going to be the really big job.
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A new study published by Professor Abd Allah El Rasheed showed that 70% of the materials on Saudi Arabian teenagers mobile phones are pornographic materials! Obviously in a country where Islam is dominant religion and where there are strict traditions and values this is atrocious. The study then focused on men arrested for harassing women by the Amr Be Al Marof Wal Nahy An El Monkar group and their mobile phones. These mens phones further proved the study.
Pornographic Material on Saudi Teenagers Phones
In addition to this, the study showed that 88% of Saudi Arabian women say they have been harassed via Bluetooth! Obviously it is very hard for the country to curb this pandemic as there it is extremely difficult to catch those who spread these materials using Bluetooth. I also imagine its hard to completely ban Bluetooth in Saudi Arabia as it is also a great tool to share pictures of family members and clips of the Holy Quran for example!
This problem is not only present in Saudi Arabia, it occurs everywhere in the world and I have seen it in nearly every Arab country I have visited.
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yes no to pornographic materials coz, it well make us bad
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yes, im in favor to pornographic materials
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i know that many of the youth want this especially for the boys
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When the hype first began burbling for the upstart Californians with a cheeky moniker, I tweeted that "with a name like Foxygen, they'd better be good."
They are.
When I first began listening to Foxygen, on its promising 2012 debut EP Take The Kids Off Broadway and now on the fully realized long-player, I thought that if these two time-travellers were going to loot lysergic-era Rolling Stones, they'd better outdo Their Satanic Majesties Request.
They do.
And I guess I think if these two marmalade sky-divers were audacious enough to name their album We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic, they'd better be just that.
Mission accomplished; the representation is fine.
What's in the water of Agoura Hills, Calif., where singer Sam France and instrumentalist Jonathan Rado base themselves, is an open guess.
No one is going to take the key to a certain California city away from the late Scott McKenzie, who sang gentle and hippy-high about blooming hair accessories and a place where people were in motion. But Foxygen's easygoing San Francisco wears Lennon granny glasses and mellows any stressful situation. Somewhat similar to Tony Bennett, Foxygen's France left his love in San Francisco; unlike Bennett, France has a soothing vocal counterpoint assuring him, "that's okay, I was bored anyway."
The shape-shifting Shuggie is a slinky homage to the California soulster and afro aficionado from the seventies, Shuggie Otis, with bold intrusions of Godspell-style freakouts and softer string-and-flute moments.
In the Darkness imagines Mick Jagger strolling blissfully with George Martin along Penny Lane.
No Destruction has druggier Leonard Cohen likenesses, or maybe Velvet Underground, with some Lou Reed sass: "There's no need to be an asshole / you're not in Brooklyn any more." Throw in a little Dylan-y harmonica, too, why not?
So, sure, Foxygen is derivative. But cleverly, with a wink. Life is free and grand on the psychedelic playground, where the swings are set extra high – nothing is real, and nothing to get hung about. Peace? Magic? No one's had their fill of those things yet.
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"I got some tissues for your issues – tell 'em, blow this." At last, a rapper spitting 'bout blunts and broads, and putting the boots to sucker MCs whining the one-per-center blues. Harlem's A$AP Rocky won attention at first with his mixtape Live-LoveA$AP, revealing a lyrically dexterous New York rapper showing love for southern hip hop. His debut album's grim, muddy beats would be off-putting if they weren't complemented by Rocky's strangely charismatic brand of fatalism. "I thought I'd probably die in prison," he drawls, trying to sound blasé about his anger and desperation, and failing. Compared to this, most rap of the last decade sounds like a bunch of Swiss bankers reading a wine list out loud. – Dave Morris
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Dance music for people who don't like dance music: Is it a good thing? Critics praised Hendrik Weber (a.k.a. Pantha Du Prince) for the lush soundscapes and sonic variation that made Weber's 2010 album Black Noise stand out. His latest, a collaboration with several percussionists in Norway, almost seems like blowing a raspberry in the face of such acclaim; the principal sound on the record is of a carillon, an assembly of bells co-ordinated by a central player. To be fair, the bells and other percussion instruments here do sound magnificent. But minimalism depends on sparseness and repetition for its power, and Weber's shifting textures and melodies dilute that effect. The result is pleasant background music, but little more. – D.M.
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A jazz singer with deep roots in hip-hop and R&B, James's voice carries a bluesy edge that makes him seem soulful even when singing standards (as on 2010's For All We Know). This time, he's deep in the groove, working with pianist Robert Glasper and bassist Pino Palladino to drape some Sly Stone funk over Trouble or lend a dub-inflected feel to the sexy It's All Over (Your Body). His taste in rhythm is admirably eclectic, stretching from the pan-African pulse of Sword + Gun to the slow, spooky Bird of Space, but it's the passion beneath his laid-back phrasing that truly makes these songs sizzle. – J.D. ConsidineReport Typo/Error
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We examine the relationship between human capital and economic activity in U.S. metropolitan areas, extending the literature in two ways. First, we utilize new data on metropolitan area GDP to measure economic activity. Results show that a one-percentage-point increase in the proportion of residents with a college degree is associated with about a 2 percent increase in metropolitan area GDP per capita. Second, we develop measures of human capital that reflect the types of knowledge within U.S. metropolitan areas. Regional knowledge stocks related to the provision of producer services and information technology are important determinants of economic vitality.


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Health; Rare Venereal Diseases Increase Sharply
By WARREN E. LEARY, Special to the New York Times
Published: July 14, 1988
WASHINGTON, July 13— In a development all but obscured by the surge in such major sexually transmitted diseases as syphilis and chlamydia, cases of some little known but worrisome venereal diseases have also increased.
The increases have surprised specialists, who had expected a decline because of concern about AIDS. Among the better-known venereal diseases, the number of syphilis cases is creeping up after five years of decline and gonorrhea strains that resist antibiotics represent a growing proportion of the 800,000 cases of that disease reported annually.
Less publicized has been the rise of formerly rare diseases, and health officials are expressing concern. Chancroid, for example, a bacterial disease that causes genital ulcers and enlarged lymph nodes, has increased tenfold in a decade, from a few hundred cases annually to more than 5,000 last year.
Other diseases, such as granuloma inguinale and lymphogranuloma venerium, have increased from a few reported cases annually to hundreds. And, as with all venereal diseases, the reported cases are thought to represent only a fraction of the true incidence. Difficult to Diagnose
Health officials believe the true numbers for the diseases are still relatively small, compared with a million cases of genital warts or a quarter-million cases of herpes each year. But the rarity of these conditions makes them harder to diagnose and treat, the officials said.
Dr. Shalom Z. Hirschman, director of the Mount Sinai center for the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases in New York City, said recognizing even common sex-related diseases was difficult for doctors who are not specialists because there are so many diseases and the early signs can be so subtle.
Among the less-known diseases are these:
* Chancroid, a bacterial disease that causes genital ulcers and enlarged lymph nodes in the groin. It can be treated with antibiotic injections and pills, but this can be complicated because of a tendency for the bacterium to develop antibiotic resistance.
* Granuloma inguinale, a bacterial condition that causes ulcers in the genital and rectal areas and that responds well to antibiotic treatment.
* Lymphogranuloma venerium, a disease caused by a strain of chlamydia organism that can cause rectal infections, inflammation, fever and enlarged lymph nodes in the groin. The condition responds to tetracycline. #13 Million Cases a Year Any increase in the more than 50 diseases and syndromes classified as a sexually transmitted disease, or STD, is of concern because these conditions, even excluding AIDS, already account for more than 13 million cases and 7,000 deaths annually, according to the United States Public Health Service.
''The rare diseases coming back are symptoms of all STD's regaining a foothold on the population, and of the huge resurgence of STD's in general,'' said Wendy J. Wertheimer, director of public and government affairs for the American Social Health Association, a private group based in Palo Alto, Calif., that has battled sexual diseases for decades.
The Federal Government will spend $65 million this year on programs and studies against sexually transmitted diseases, and perhaps $40 million more on research, Ms. Wertheimer said. She called this an inadequate response to diseases that cost society $4 billion a year.
The current spread of diseases associated with unprotected sexual acts and promiscuity is especially alarming to health officials because of the associated heightened risk of the spread of AIDS.
Not only does such sexual behavior increase the chances that a person will be exposed to the AIDS virus, but research also suggests that some of these diseases, particularly those that cause blistering and ulcers, may increase the chance that the AIDS virus can find a pathway into the body during sex with an infected partner. Sex-for-Drugs Prostitution
Dr. Ward Cates, director of the division of sexually transmitted diseases at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, said health officials believe the rising incidence of these diseases is associated with increased sex-for-drugs prostitution and the diversion of local venereal disease control efforts to combat the threat of acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
When AIDS emerged as a major problem, several experts said, many local health departments turned to existing sex disease specialists and facilities to combat it, often providing no new people or money. Responding to the rise in conventional sex-related diseases, some departments are now putting more resources back into that battle, they added.
''It's tough to see something like syphilis increasing after years of decline, particularly in light of the drop seen in the gay male community connected with precautions against AIDS,'' Dr. Cates said. ''But the rates among heterosexuals are rising slowly to cancel out these gains.''
The resurgence of sex-related diseases appears to have started in late 1985, Dr. Cates said. The number of reported syphilis cases nationally has increased 30 percent from 1985 to more than 86,000 in 1987, and is still increasing.
While almost 60 percent of all syphilis cases and 80 percent of the increase were reported from South Florida, California and New York City, 25 of the 49 other reporting areas also had increases, the disease centers reported. Risk of AIDS Increased
The greatest relative increases in syphilis and other such diseases has occurred among young women and heterosexual men, particularly inner-city black and Hispanic populations. But experts say the increase in venereal diseases has occurred to some degree in all groups of sexually active men and women.
While there are no vaccines to prevent sexually transmitted diseases other than hepatitis B, most can be cured with no ill effects if detected and treated early.
More than five million new cases of chlamydia occur each year in the United States, according to the disease control centers. But this infection, which can lead to scarring, inflammation and infertility in women, goes largely unnoticed and untreated because it is often asymptomatic, specialists say.
Although there are therapies for most bacterial sex diseases, some can be difficult to treat, particularly in later stages when they may have caused organ damage. Gonorrhea and chancroid bacteria are examples of such organisms that present the added problem of developing resistance to antibiotics, said Dr. John LaMontagne, director of the microbiology and infectious diseases program at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Bethesda, Md.
While most bacterial diseases can be treated with a few days or a week of therapy, usually involving an injection and oral antibiotics, he said some are harder to get at because they hide, sometimes inside ordinary cells.
Among viral diseases, acyclovir is an effective drug for treating herpes lesions, but there is no cure for the millions of adults believed infected.
No treatment exists for human papilloma virus, which causes venereal warts and may be a factor in causing cervical, penile and rectal cancer. Early research indicates interferon, a natural immune system protein, may be effective against some genital warts and tests continue, Dr. LaMontagne said.


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The vacancy is to fill one Low-Income Sector membership. The Community Action Council is seeking an individual or agency to represent the interests and concerns of low-income individuals/families residing in El Dorado County.
The purpose of the El Dorado County Community Action Council is to act in an advisory capacity to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors and the county Department of Human Services about the needs of the community on issues relating to human services for low-income residents of El Dorado County. The council provides an avenue for collaborative participation of local government, private organizations and private citizens of the community in serving the most vulnerable populations. Community agencies that serve El Dorado County residents are encouraged to apply for membership.
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Nicolai Dalchimski, a mad KGB agent steals a notebook full of names of "sleeping" undercover KGB agents sent to the U.S. in the 1950's. These agents got their assignments under hypnosis, so they can't remember their missions until they're told a line of a Robert Frost poem. Dalchimski flees to the U.S. and starts phoning these agents who perform sabotage acts against military targets.Starring: Charles Bronson, Lee Remick, Donald Pleasence, Tyne Daly, Patrick Magee, Sheree North
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I have no contact with ex gf - it was a toxic abusive violent relationship that resulted in my getting an injunction out on her. I considered myself bi-sexual for many years before her but she put me right off lesbians.
Yes, I want to leave bf. I love him for the past we had together but can't see a future with him due to the way he manages (or not) his money, his drinking and he has a very small 'world' My kids have grown up and I want to travel and meet new people, he just wants to watch TV. He would be great for me if I was retired but I'm not! However, he was and is very nurturing which helped the healing process a bit from the two previous DV relationships. Today we are not talking again because of commnucation problems...again. When we first met, he felt I acted too white although he grew up around the corner from me. I don't want to 'act' any certain way, I just want to be me.
I guess I can only answer myself what is my sexuality? But I guess I need some understanding of my behaviour and an idea of what to do next. I can't keep going from white to black and back to white, then from boy to girl back to boy. I want companionship and to build a future with someone. A proper relationship. I'm lonely and miss sex. We haven't had sex in months because he was impotent with debt worries and more recently too tired because he has a new job. Sexually, he is normally very satisfying but as my feelings have changed for him, I'm not being satisfied anymore and was faking it in recent months. In the past, he has been verbally abusive under the influence of alcohol, so I don't see him and cut conversations short when he has been drinking. Right now I am entertaining crushes on Gary Dourdan and George Eads from CSI along with Catherine. Also Shane from The L Word who reminds me of my lesbian alter ego. If I'm gonna be straight, I want a man equally as confident and 'forward' as me. I feel like I'm his mother.
First there isn't really any way to talk white and speaking proper english is not talking white it's speaking the way you should speak in the first place, also you cannot help who you fall in love with whether they are male or female or black or white love is love and sometimes you can find love in the strangest of places and when you least expect it. If you are feeling like you are not getting the attention you need from your current boyfriend and you have tried everything to make it work maybe it's time to be on your own and explore the things you want to do and see and people you want to be with. First what you are going to have to do is figure out why you pick abusive relationship whether they are physical or verbal, abuse is abuse. What you are going to have to do is take time out from relationships altogether so that you can figure out what it is that you want but you shouldn't go back to your ex or even contact her because of how she treated you and you should never go back to that just so you won't be alone.
What you are going to have to do is figure out if being gay makes you more happy than being straight and don't just try to be straight to live up to others standards. Also just because you had one bad lesbian relationship doesn't mean they are all that way you just haven't given anyone else a chance because you are thinking it will be the same way but it won't you just have to stop picking such people that become or are abusive and when you see the warning signs don't stay just to be staying. You have to do what makes you happy and what satisfies you, I cannot tell you to be gay or straight you have to figure that out on you own, I wish it were that easy. What you should do when dating is write down five to ten qualities you want in a gay or straight relationship and when you go on dates if that person doesn't meet even half of your qualities then more often than not they are not the person for you. Just make sure you find closure in this relationship before going on other dates that is what you did wrong in the past you moved on to someone else before being emotionally done with the other relationships you've had make sure you don't make the same mistake again.
You have done everything that you needed to do to work on you but you are still making one big mistake you keep holding on to people that don't mean you any good it's almost like you think you can fix them but that never works you can't fix anyone that doesn't want to fix themselves. From now on learn from your past and if you see any red flags or major warning sign don't stay in a relationship as you get older you don't want to waste anymore years being unahppy, do what makes you happy and if the person you are with isn't willing to give 50% or half of what you are giving then don't stay there are other people out there for you that will give as much as you give.
Hi KimberlyF,
Thank you so much. In addition, I shouldn't have to say it but I am feeling your comments about speaking proper english even more considering your etnic background. I feel clearer now and a lttle more 'me'. You have clearly chosen the right vocation and I am truly blessed to have connected with you tonight. Thank You and God Bless!
I'm glad I could help and if you ever need my help in the future don't hesitate to ask for me by name I will be more than happy to help you again. Good luck!


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KABUL, Afghanistan — For his first overseas trip since becoming the 27th chief of the National Guard Bureau in September, Gen. Frank J. Grass traveled to Kabul on Jan. 15 to visit mobilized Guard soldiers from Texas, Georgia, New Jersey and Alabama.
"I came for two reasons: first, to see National Guard soldiers at work in Afghanistan — to see the great units here and better understand their needs — so I can represent them better at the Pentagon; second, to talk to senior leaders and ask, 'What can the National Guard do for you in the future?'" Grass said.
During an impromptu town hall meeting with soldiers and airmen stationed at Camp Phoenix, Grass talked to troops about the future role of the National Guard and how state Guard partnerships with international forces will become more important in the future.
He also asked the group if their Guard service over the past 10 years has lived up to what they expected.
Sgt. Calvin Byrd from the 179th Military Police Company, Georgia Army National Guard said, "Roger that, sir!"
Task Force Centurion soldiers hosted the one-day visit, which also included an aerial tour of the Kabul Base Cluster. The camps provide a safe place to live and work for nearly 9,000 coalition service members stationed in Kabul and includes Camp Phoenix and seven other locations managed by soldiers from the 136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Texas Army National Guard.


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Cats will play with a roach just like any other bug some will eat them others will just play with them until they die.
They will not kill them quick enough to provide roach control so if you are seeing them you want to do something. Many companies now have pet safe products. I have 8 pets and have my home treated bi- monthly with no problems.
The Raid roach traps (hotels) are not considered toxic to house pets. There is not enough bait in there to be toxic however if they ingest the plastic this can be a problem.
Here is a pet safe recipe for roach traps you can make yourself
I would call your local pet control company and ask if they use pet safe products.
I hope all goes well,please reply back if you have additional questions or concerns
Diatomaceous earth You do want to remove then form the room because this is a powder but once it is down and there is no duct even if they were to step in it or lick it would be safe
I would just put it along the edge of the inside of cabinets in the kitchen and under the sink in the bathroom that is often enough to control them. If they were to sniff it may cause some irritation but I can honestly say that we recommend it to all of our clients to help with flea control here in Florida and I have never seen any problems. All you need is a small line along the edge of the cabinets.You do not have to put it completely out in the open. You want to put it where the roaches hide
I would keep them out 5-10 minutes the dust settles quickly


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How to buy the best microfiber sheets
Microfiber is one of the most popular materials that is used for making textiles. Its popularity is attributed to its durable nature and its softness. Microfiber sheets are therefore popular since they are comfortable and most people enjoy sleeping in them. The sheets come in various colors, sizes and thickness. When purchasing the sheets there are things you should know in order to buy the best. Whether you buy a single sheet or a set of them make sure that the following guidelines are observed in order to get the best value for your money.
1. Determine the size of the sheets to buy
Microfiber sheets come in various sizes in order to suit the different needs of different individuals. Therefore it is advisable to know what the appropriate size is for your bed. The size combines both the length and the width of the sheet. The measurements of your bed are going to determine the size of the sheets to buy. Therefore get the length and the width of your bed.
2. Determine the color and pattern of the sheets
Since the sheets are available in many different colors decide on the appropriate color for your sheets. The color should match the color of the other beddings and should also be easy to clean. On the side of pattern, solid patterns are preferred as they are attractive to many. Therefore you can ask the seller to show you the available colors and patterns in order to choose the one that suits you the best.
3. Purchase the sheets in sets
Instead of buying each sheet individually, it is advisable to the sheets in sets. This will allow you to enjoy other offers that go alongside buying the sheets in sets. These include lower prices, free products such as pillows and pillow cases and many more. Buying the sheets in sets is also advantageous since consistency is maintained in all beddings.
4. Decide on the thread count of the sheets to buy
The sheets have different number of thread counts. Thread count affects the softness of the sheets and aeration while asleep. Higher thread count in the sheets ensures that the sheets are soft and breathable while the vice versa is true. Though the price is high for higher thread count it is advisable to buy them.
5. Enquire about customer services
Ask the seller about the customer services offered after purchase. This mainly involves how to clean the sheets in order to last long. Also inquire whether you can return the sheets if they do not meet your requirement such as the bed size. This is important in order to avoid any conflict between the buyer and the seller.
In order to get the best from the microfiber sheets, make sure that the above are observed. The sheets do not stain and absorb moisture and therefore keeps one dry while asleep. Taking good care of the sheets will ensure that the sheets last long and give you the desired service.


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Senior / Principal Economist, Financial Markets
Title: Senior / Principal Economist, Financial Markets
- Employer: Bank for International Settlements
- Location: Basel, Switzerland
- Job Description:
Principal accountabilities:
• Undertake high-quality research and policy analysis on financial markets, corporate finance or banking as well as on the interaction between the financial system and the macroeconomy
• Monitor global financial market developments across the globe
• Provide analytical support for the Basel-based committees and meetings of high-level central bank officials
• Contribute to the BIS publications, in particular Working Papers, the Annual Report and the Quarterly Review
• Publish research findings in academic journals
• Represent the BIS at international meetings and conferences; establish and maintain professional contacts with the central banking and academic communities as well as with the private sector.
Qualification required:
• PhD in economics or finance from a university of international standing (or equivalent experience)
• Track record in high-quality, policy-relevant research
Work experience required:
• A minimum of six years of relevant experience after final degree, preferably including several years in a senior position at a central bank or international financial institution
• Close exposure to monetary and/or macroeconomic policy analysis and formulation highly desirable
• Proven track record in undertaking research on policy issues; publications in refereed journals
Skills required:
• Very good knowledge of financial economics and experience in analysing topics in this field at a central bank, international institution, university of international standing or major financial firm; flexibility in applying economic analysis to unfamiliar issues and with limited data; resourcefulness in collecting data
• Excellent drafting and communication skills in English for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Self-starter, curious, team player; able to work independently as well as in small teams
The BIS employs staff on both open-ended and fixed-term contracts. However, all new entrants are initially recruited on a fixed-term basis. Due to our status as an international organisation we are in the privileged position to be able to recruit any nationality.
To apply for this job please visit the following URL:
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Carmen Lomas Garza Papers and Artworks, 1972-2011
Biographical Sketch
Carmen Lomas Garza was born in Kingsville, Texas, in 1948. Inspired by her parent's activism with the American G.I. Forum, Lomas Garza joined the Chicano Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. She is a graduate of the Texas Arts & Industry University, Juarez-Lincoln/Antioch Graduate School, and San Francisco State University where she earned her M.A. in 1981. Lomas Garza is a recipient of numerous awards and has exhibited her work in galleries and museums across the United States.
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"Cumpleaños de Lala y Tudy," 2003 © Carmen Lomas Garza
The personal papers of artist Carmen Lomas Garza include original artworks, books and manuscripts, press, and printed materials. Artworks currently include 20 framed works, nine unframed etchings, one paper cutout and one unframed digital print. Accessions to the archive and cataloging of materials are ongoing.
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Unrestricted. Cataloging of the archive is ongoing.
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Standard copyright restrictions apply. Requests for duplication or publication must be directed to the artist.
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Cite as: Carmen Lomas Garza Papers and Artworks, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.
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The Golden Globe-nominated actress portrays an alien in human form in the movie version of Michael Faber's novel of the same name.
A teaser trailer for Scarlett Johansson's upcoming movie, "Under the Skin", has made its way out via The Film Stage. As how a teaser usually works, the video does not give away too much of the flick, which is adapted from Michael Faber's novel of the same name. ScarJo is seen rocking short hair and flaunting her sexiness in undies.
The Golden Globe-nominated actress' character is named Laura, an alien that is sent from afar and equipped with enough human language and awesome seductive power to capture, destroy and presumably send home human males. However, her curiosity about her human body and an accidental act of pity disrupt her mission.
The film from FilmNation Entertainment is directed by Jonathan Glazer, whose works include "Sexy Beast" and "Birth". He directs from a script he co-writes with Walter Campbell. Paul Brannigan, Robert J. Goodwin and more take on supporting roles.
To L.A. Times, Glazer revealed that Brad Pitt was initially expected to star opposite Johansson, but the plans were then scrapped after the indie production failed to raise enough money to make it.
Recently screened at the Venice Film Festival and Telluride, it will also be premiered at the Toronto festival.