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Lung blight marijuana vs. cigarettes?
Lets say a pack a daylight of cigarettes v.s 2-3 joints...What are your thoughts/Yq expert opinion?
The first thing you know is that most folks don't have a clue going on for these subjects except what they read in the weekly and they don't remember that very very well.
Don't accept answers from anyone who can't donate you references, and giggle out loud if anyone cites antidrug.com as a source. The US Government have had an freely stated campaign of lying in the order of marijuana since at least the 1930s. You can find an entertaining history of the subject at http://druglibrary.org/schaffer/history/...
You can find a ton of research on the vigour effects of marijuana at http://druglibrary.org/schaffer...
If deaths produced from lung devastate is the measure later tobacco wins hand down, and it isn't even close. You can find a chart of how many ancestors are killed by drugs at http://druglibrary.org/schaffer/library/...
Both plants produce largely alike kind of smoke and can produce impossible to tell apart kinds of bring down, with a few exceptions.
Tobacco have nicotine which is a potent poison and highly addictive. It also may contain radioactive elements from the fertilizers that are used on the plant. It is believed by some that the radioactive elements within the fertilizer may be one reason tobacco have a high association beside lung cancer.
Marijuana contains THC which has anti-tumor properties. The most recent research by Dr. Donald Tashkin of UCLA (the ascendant expert on the subject) found that marijuana smokers actually own a LOWER incidence of lung cancer than average. This may be due to the anti-tumor properties of marijuana. You can find newspaper articles chitchat about this research by penetrating http://www.mapinc.org
As for the fertilizers used on marijuana, those will vary according to who is growing it but I own met a large number of growers and every one of them expressed great diligence about choosing the correct (and safe) fertilizers for their product. They put slightly a bit of work into each plant so they tend to examine these things very obligingly. (This would not apply to ordinary Mexican weed.)
Tobacco also cause emphysema, while marijuana does not.
You will see people allege that marijuana have ten times (or 50 times, as they can't remember their own urban legends) as much tar as tobacco. It is something of a mystery how equal measures of two roughly equivalent plants can produce such hugely different measures of pitch, but that is really beside the point. The authentic point is the measurable overall effects.
One the overall effects, tobacco wins for the highest problems -- lung cancer and emphysema. It is not even a contest.
One of the explanations for the differences is the THC vs. nicotine. Another explanation is the fertilizers used. Another explanation is that pot smokers generally don't consume as much as tobacco smokers do. (Although this would not be true surrounded by places like Jamaica where on earth some people smoke 28 times as much as the typical US pot smoker. Even at those level, pot does not come close to the damage done by tobacco.)
One other point to consider is that it is entirely possible to avoid all the lung disrupt associated with using marijuana. Marijuana can be eat or vaporized. Vaporization heats the marijuana to the point (less than 200 degrees) where on earth the active ingredients come past its sell-by date as a gas. There is no smoke and, therefore, none of the tars. If you tried impossible to tell apart thing near tobacco, you would be one sick puppy in short proclaim, possibly dead.
You can find a ton of form references on the effects of marijuana at http://druglibrary.org/schaffer... The largest study to date of the strength effects of marijuana was done by Kaiser Permanente. They surveyed 65,000 patients over a long time of year of time and found no significant differences in the form records of pot smokers versus non-pot-smokers. On the other mitt, there is a pretty clear difference in the robustness records of tobacco smokers. The full manual of the study is online at http://druglibrary.org/crl
Weed is unfiltered so it will cause more despoil.
And yet cigs enjoy chemicals in them so conceivably they will.
But then the singular thing I can rely on is governing body sanctioned studies which are all lies.
Can I purely go near I don't Know on this one?
If you're going to cause lung break, you might as well attain a high out of it. I'd walk with the 2-3 joint. Screw cigarettes, they never did anything for me. Haha. Cigarettes cause smaller quantity damage though, I'd conjure up.
Marijuana will be less dicey
If your smoking weed, are you really caring roughly your lungs? You care more roughly what is in the fridge.
neither choice is virtuous for your lungs, marijuana carries oodles of the same toxins as cigarettes, and it is unfiltered to boot. Not with the sole purpose that, marijuana, unlike cigarettes, is a known depressant and will worsen symptoms of clinical depression.
Studies show that marijuana smoke is around ten times more harmful than cigarette smoke. Not singular are the chemicals more harsh, the smoke is unfiltered. Most populace underestimate the dangers of marijuana smoke. Of course, ethnic group that actually smoke marijuana are going to disagree. The research is out here. Look it up.
From the information I've seen, 2-3 joint is considerably worse for your lungs than a pack a day, probably man closer to a pack and a half. But from experience, I don't believe marijuana is nearly as impossible for your lungs as the experts would suggest. I played 3 sports throughout high college while smoking a lot more than 2-3 joint a day in need any real problem. Currently I smoke roughly speaking a pack a day and don't smoke marijuana, and I struggle to run a mile a light of day, which is much less than the workload I have in big school sports solitary 2 years ago.
Weed causes smaller number damage to the lungs it is a proven reality. The fiber glass contained by the filters of cigerttes is what does majority of the lung despoil
Cigarettes are certainly worse. Tobacco typically have more additives and poisons. With pot, it depends on what you're smoking. If you get pot from a apt place, it's grown orgaincally, it's not too bad for you. Especially, if the pot is VERY STRONG. I don't protection who you are, if you're smoking some of that ****, you can't smoke 2 or 3 joints a daylight -- a few hits will do ya. You just can't compare the amount of smoke you're pulling into your lungs by smoking a few hits of weed compared to a pack a sunshine of cigarettes!
The lung damage comes primarily from the solids within the smoke you inhale and how long they have to settle out surrounded by your lungs and secondarily from gasses. Also, there are other factor like what heat the plant material burned at (and so what solids result as economically as some gasses) and just what is contained by the plant material to start next to.
But mostly, it is all swamped simply by the sheer consignment of tobacco smoked vs. the weight of the marijuana. Neither have any noticeablely worse composition to start with so 20-40 cigarettes a light of day, although filtered (which loses value the longer (i.e.: the farther down you smoke) you smoke), simply race long chronological what even the most dedicated Grateful Dead admirer can afford when it comes to amount of damage cause.
Lastly, in this world harm doesn't usually mount up linearly (as in 40 cigs a daylight being 2x as desperate for you as 20 cigs a day). Usually damage is amplified if done at the double enough that your body cannot repair fully between hurtful events. So 40 cigs a day might be 13x worse than 20 instead of lately 2x. Interestingly, it then become sort of important to your ask just when contained by the day you smoke the joint. Do it at the end of the smoking daytime and each shared cause more prejudice than the first cig of the day. Just to be industrial about it. Of course, if you weave down with the pot and don't get the impression an urge to smoke 8 more cigs that evening, then it save you damage by smoking the pot. So would enjoy going to bed earlier though, and in need adding posterior in the vandalize from the joints. Lifestyle choices are tough, eh? Make life span complicated.
But unless you REALLY need relaxed and own a LOT of extra money, that 2-3 joints a light of day sounds like a large estimate (sorry, I had to write that) for the hours of daylight vs. the 20 cigs in a morning which is probably low for most smoker so you can likely rest smooth about the marijuana mortal a noticeable issue.
Oh Lordy!!! Get concrete folks. Unless you grew it yourself, you know absolutely nil but what some piece of garbage passed on give or take a few the pot when trying to get a short time more cash out of your pocket for it. Both contain adjectives the same poisons and obnoxious agents. As for additives, if pot cost in the order of 50 times less, you'd put them into it within a second and you could burn half of it sour while not near your mouth approaching cig smokers do. At least the tobacco poisons be grown and handled near an eye toward preventing stupid contaminations that would result in lawsuits! Who ever sued a drug broker and won anything other than a bullet? Organically grown pot is pot the vendor thinks you'll pay envelope more for if he tells you (lies to you) it is organically grown. It get the same fertilizers and pesticides the rest of the corn pasture got.
the doctor said solitary one joint a light of day for that arthiritis. as far as lung damage...any foreign substance goin into your lungs will produce some sort of weaken. a pack of cigarettes is only somewhat more hazardous than smoking three joints from what medical journal say. both will head off residue in your lungs. atleast you can fight cancer, arthiritis, ibs, and the lemons life throws at you beside marjuana...cigarettes make you annoying to be around, smelly, and repulsive.
i believe smoking green will do less injury to your lungs cuz cigarettes have fiberglass within them even tho there filter it still don't make a difference
For every pooled you smoke it is equal to smoking 10 cigarettes. You do the math and figure out which is worse.

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Hello Texan.I'm moving to North Carolina tomorrow, got a job doing reloads there, with my girlfriend.I'll keep in touch.Give em hell.Barney you fail to impress, I do not care to impress. True friends do not evaporate, however should the time come that I must stand alone, so let it be written, so let it be done, and I WILL face it UNAFRAID!
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There are 24372 comments on the El Paso Times story from Nov 2, 2010, titled Longtime GOP Texas Gov. Perry wins another term. In it, El Paso Times reports that:Republican Gov. Rick Perry has defeated Democrat Bill White to win a third four-year term as Texas governor.
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#17257 Apr 12, 2013
Good luck waco, catch a Panthers game for me. Be safe and God bless.
#17258 Apr 12, 2013
Hey there baby; Go back into your time machine and link me to who first proposed the issue of Impression. Hmmm. Waco is leaving Texas and the exodus continues.
Unafraid? For heavens sake why fear. Let in on a secret. You really have nothing to fear other than fear itself. Imagine there is no Hell below us.
First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Most of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added.
This gives two possibilities:
1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.
2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.
So which is it?
If we accept the postulate given to me by Sally that, "It will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you," and take into account the fact that I slept with her last night, then number two must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over. The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is therefore, extinct......leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a divine being which explains why, last night, Sally kept shouting "Oh my God."
This demonstratets that we are but stewards of this world and we own nothing within it. The cycle of life...
#17259 Apr 12, 2013
Waco has insight to the enlightenment of the cosmos. All of our atoms will be predisposed to a Varity of forms and Energies. Perhaps a fitting epitaph for you and me would go something like this;
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
Im not there, I do not sleep.
Im a thousand winds that blows.
Im the sunlight on the ripened grain.
Im the gentle Autumn rain.
When you awaken in the mornings hush,
Im the swift uplifting rush of quite birds circling into the light.
Im the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave.
Im not there.
Im not dead.
Sounds like the poet Rupert Brooke not sure though. Just some stuff I pick up in the books that I read. I as you, in the winter of my years. The Harvest moon is settling on the horizone. Jack Frost has cast his shadow and it grows out reaching to take my hand and no doubt to nip at my nose!
#17260 Apr 12, 2013
Yeah,yeah,yeah; what ever Barney. Not impressed.
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#17261 Apr 12, 2013
Well Mr.Forand, fate takes me from my beloved Texas, or perhaps destiny.It was a lot easier for me to relocate to North Carolina, then for my true love to come to Texas, although it hurts me to do so, as I leave a friend I love dearly in Texas, to go to North Carolina.I've arranged to return once a month to visit my friend in Texas for a week at a time.Oddly enough, I seem to fit in in North Carolina as if I'd been there all my life.Strange.
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I'll still show up on Topix, after all,I met my girl on Topix.In a strange accident of fate, when I got on the Trinity, Texas forum, it took me to the Trinity, North Carolina forum, where I met the woman of my dreams.God bless you as well Texan. I got your back!
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#17263 Apr 12, 2013
Not bad, Mr.Forand.
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#17264 Apr 12, 2013
Anyone who doesn't believe in GOD should delve into Quantum Mechanics for awhile.
#17268 Apr 13, 2013
Mr waco you say your an old man? really? You have a girlfriend? Your getting a new job doing reloads?Sounds to me like your a young fellow although i,am clueless as to why you told that nutcase beonard guy that your an old man, somehow i dont believe that. The person that gives the hell on this forum would be me. I don,t think mr texan can do the job like i can.
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Yes i bet you will show up on topix now and then and i bet you i will be here too. Yeaaa meeting girls on topix? one that you don,t know very well? sounds strange if you ask me. How old is this girl? You said once you were an old man? When you say girl what am i thinking? It makes me wonder if your talking about some-one under age my friend. I certainly hope not!
#17270 Apr 13, 2013
Yeaaaa how do you know that? Are long have you known this person? I have often thought many times i found the woman of my dreams and she was only interested in my money. Next thing i knew she left one day writing me a letter saying she married a goofball college football player. How can a person know that fast that they have met the woman of there dreams?Now i do wish you good luck on that but if things go south on you then don,t say i didn,t warn you. You should get to know a woman before you say woman of your dreams. Yeaaa enjoy the goofballs that live in that state and don,t come crying to me that you want to move back to texas.
#17271 Apr 13, 2013
...very funny guy ...
#17272 Apr 13, 2013
Yeaaa i have been known to post 4OO MESSAGES IN ONE HOUR.
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#17274 Apr 15, 2013
If I ever attempt to do anything like you do BBJ I can only hope someone will slap some good sense back into me.
#17275 Apr 15, 2013
Mr texan i have never been slapped before even by my wildest of lady friends. This is still my city and my forum....
#17276 Apr 15, 2013
Dear Waco. I once spent some time in Jacksonville and New Bern North Carolina out by Moorhead beach. for a couple of years. Nothing like the Carolinas in the Morning. Two seasons. 6 months brown and 6 green. You will enjoy it. Went by there a couple of years ago and what a change from the 70s.. Tex you like that?Time
#17278 Apr 15, 2013
Waco funny you should mention that. Quantum Physics I do dabble in. Here let see how about quantum consciousness. Hmmm
Collective Conscience
Presently we have the internet and its components, such as the cloud programs. Note the similar evolution to our evolutions. Cloud, Internet created in the image of humanities consciousness .. We contribute knowledge through the internet by communicating with various conscious entities. Knowledge is refined as communication increases. A collective intelligence begins to evolve.
Just as our consciousness increases with each of our experiences through our individual lives and as to how we communicate it to other conscious individuals our collective consciousness increases.
Presently quantum physics has discovered how interrelated particles have connections at a distance. What force is impressed upon one particle, will have an immediate affect on the related particle at a distance. Even at a distance of thousands of miles.{CERN Collider} Einstein called it spook physics. This harbors on the metaphysics and physical realms. Wave particle is affected by the conscious observations of that wave particle.{Energy is manipulated by consciousness}
Metaphysically, we can presently observe consciousness effect on another conscious at a distance. Perhaps some of us have had and are experiencing this affect. Some may call it Des-Javeu, predications, out of body experiences, etc.
Now; the entity of all consciousness, exist in all living organisms. With Various degrees of communication, to a collective consciousness. Some tap into this reservoir from time to time to obtain information or add additional knowledge. Psychics?
Physical Energy is not created nor destroyed; therefore the metaphysical collective conscious is equally eternal. Individual communication determines as to the dimension it has chosen. Abnormalities will be taken into consideration, genetic variants, DNA evolutionary existence, etc.
Here is where your meditations can begin and build upon the varieties of ideologies. Collective Consciousness .God? Embracing through us all.
Fun to mediatate on one of those gorgeous Sunday Carloina Mornings. Sunsets are unique, good time to lay back and smell the flowers.
#17279 Apr 15, 2013
I was there in 1976 north carolina when my mama was still wiping my snose at age 12 and i did not like it. I thought the smokey moutains were ugly and i do not remember anything good about that place. Hill bums and rude people. Now do you actaully think mr texan and waco are actaully going to talk to you?? yeaaaa your wasting time and besides you caused them trouble my friend now get back to florida to were the awamp monsters are in the aligaters.
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On the same day, a Chinese manned submersible vehicle set a deep-diving record when it descended 7,020 meters into the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean.
The three men on board the sub -- dubbed oceanauts in China -- sent greetings to the three astronauts on the Shenzhou-9 space craft.
"We wish for a great success of the manual docking and brilliant achievements in China's manned space and manned deep-sea dive causes," Xinhua quoted Ye Cong, Li Kaizhou and Yang Bo as saying.
Both endeavors have been a source of pride for China and could help bolster support for the Chinese Communist Party as it undergoes a once-in-a-decade leadership transition later this year and handles the fall-out from the demise of former politician Bo Xilai.
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Good morning …
We are a vast institution and a complex organization.
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We teach everything — from courses entitled: Physiological Ecology of Plants in Natural and Managed Ecosystems … to one of my favorite courses, in our English Department.
Entitled: "Weird Books by Women."
How's that for diversity!!
Amid that enormous scope, we are, I believe, one curious and energetic University community … walking or biking or using our wheelchairs on our campus paths across the state, speaking many languages while sharing opinions about all sorts of things.
Lots of opinions.
And those opinions and views make up the sweet symphony and colorful mosaic of the University of Minnesota.
We are, despite our differences, one 'U.'
For this morning — and beyond — I hope the U stands not only for University, but for Unity.
Because we must be unified to meet our challenges.
We must be unified to make this a safe, diverse, equitable, accessible and respectful community.
I pledge to you: that is the kind of University of Minnesota I want to lead.
I am very pleased that the Chair of our Board of Regents, Linda Cohen, is here with us today. Please welcome her.
To the leaders of Ernst & Young who have joined us today … thank you very much for being the premier sponsor of this event for the second year in a row.
Thank you to the other 11 sponsors who you will find listed in the program. Thank you.
And thank you to each of you for being here today to show your support for the equity and diversity work we do on all of our campuses, and through Extension, and through our statewide centers, clinics and offices.
Thank you to the staff of the University's Office for Equity and Diversity for all the work you have done to make this fourth annual breakfast possible.
Congratulations to all of our award recipients today.
Let me talk about progress.
Over the years, we've made some progress here at the University, but it's been slow.
Frankly, the data is not all that impressive.
In the year 2000 — system-wide — about 11 percent of our students were students of color.
This fall, a decade later, we're at 14 percent.
And among our faculty, about 16 percent are people of color, also up 3 percentage points since 2005, but lagging behind many of our peer institutions.
I have heard people across the University ask this question: "Are we doing EVERYTHING we can to make people feel like this is the place they want to be?"
My answer is: If we're not, we need to get our creativity and ideas together to make it happen.
Why? Because I can think of no community, no challenge, no classroom that is not enhanced by diversity … of thought, of background, of language, of values, of religion, of gender, of sexual orientation, of ability, of ways we have of knowing.
Diversity pushes us to challenge our assumptions. It enables a richer and, frankly, more interesting life.
A student who, by accident or by plan, has a narrow and homogenous education will be spectacularly ill-equipped to succeed in a modern life.
That's because diversity is an asset to be cultivated — as well as an economic and civic imperative.
Why is it an imperative? Why is it more than just 'good to do'?
It is imperative because by 2035 more than one-third of the citizens in the Twin Cities metro area will be people of color or American Indians.
And one-quarter of all Minnesotans will be people of color.
Yet, today, our state has one of the nation's largest achievement gaps between students of color and white students from kindergarten to twelfth grade.
That gap extends to higher education.
Everywhere I go, I speak about this achievement gap, and everywhere I am —
- Whether with scientists at 3M
- With state leaders at the Governor's Job Summit
- Or with stakeholders of our University's own Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center …
When I detail the sad statistics and massive drop-off in school achievement between white students and students of color, the room falls silent.
Everyone understands the implications for a state that is increasingly divided by educational achievement and, as a direct consequence, by the possibility for good jobs and a high quality of life.
As the state's only research university and as a center of innovation, we MUST bring University expertise and resources to this achievement gap crisis.
I am actively engaged in conversations with the state's education, government and business leaders about how to address this situation.
Quite simply, we have an emergency on our hands and we MUST respond.
The path to a better life is paved by education. It always has been, and will be even more so in the future.
While I believe our successes are not yet at the level they should be, the awards today prove there is much excellent equity and diversity work underway right now on all of our University of Minnesota campuses.
Plus, there is a deep commitment by all of our leaders on this front.
We are proud of our winners and their work.
But we all must do more. We WILL do more.
For example …
I am currently working with the Office for Equity and Diversity and senior academic and administration leaders to create regular opportunities for me, and for members of my leadership team, to hear directly from members of the faculty, staff and student body about the University's progress on achieving inclusive excellence.
I want to hear from you.
Being candid, even blunt, may not be Minnesota Nice.
But it can serve to drive progress and the pace at which I want this University to operate.
Also, I am considering ways to establish accountability measures for meaningful action toward achieving strategic equity and diversity goals that will be applied throughout the University.
Also, I want to more closely examine the ways in which the University engages in partnership with diverse communities.
I want to see if we can enhance efforts to ensure that we engage in authentic, mutually beneficial collaboration that strengthens our communities while enhancing the core missions of the University.
Finally, I am excited to announce this morning that we are launching a nationwide search for a new Vice President for Equity and Diversity.
By appointment of a vice president, I am keeping this position at the highest level of our leadership.
That is an indication — and, in fact, I hope it is a clear and unmistakable signal — of how important this issue is to me and our University system-wide.
Senior Vice President Robert Jones and I will appoint the search committee next week for this important leadership post.
We will seek the best person in the nation to advance all aspects of this critical work.
As we begin this search, I want to thank Kris Lockhart for serving — and continuing to serve with great energy and effectiveness — in the interim leadership position. Thank you, Kris, very much.
So, why does this all matter? Why are equity and diversity so critical?
Here's why.
This University educates the best and brightest of Minnesota's future business, civic, cultural and political leaders.
If they go on to work for Ernst & Young, BlueCross Blue Shield, Target or the Minnesota Twins, they will be operating in a global environment.
In our labs, in our classrooms, through community partnerships, and on those campus paths we all travel, we create the future.
The world's and Minnesota's future will be increasingly diverse.
It must be inclusive, and it must be equitable.
No one — no one University President — can achieve excellence in this area, or any area, alone.
So today I'm asking you —
- Students, faculty, and staff,
- Elected officials and business leaders,
- Alumni, Regents and community members —
I am asking you all to join me in moving this University — THIS UNIFIED UNIVERSITY — forward to a future of excellence, which requires a future of diversity.
Thank you.


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Notts will welcome the return of David Hussey when he turns out in the LV= County Championship fixture at Tunbridge Wells on Friday. The popular Australian batsman returns for his fifth season with the county and will have the added responsibility this summer of captaining the Outlaws for the FP T20 campaign.
This illustrates the respect the club have for this quick-scoring Australian, as the stakes are incredibly high in this competition. Huge prize pots combined with a potential home quarter-final, can make a significant difference to the club's bottom line, but Director of Cricket Mick Newell and Captain Chris Read believe that Hussey's energy and experience can be a significant factor in a successful campaign.
Hussey is a dynamic cricketer in all forms of the game and is feared by bowlers around the world. He likes to dominate with the bat and is a bustling 'up and at em' style cricketer – in contrast to Notts recent overseas signing Hashim Amla.
Where the productive South African is relaxed at the crease and pierces the field with crisply timed shots, maintaining a steady tempo to his innings, Hussey is far more energetic. An incredibly fast runner, Hussey will look to turn two's into three's and pinch quick signals at every opportunity. Once he has got himself in, Hussey's strike-rate will increase rapidly. And on his day, he will bully the bowlers into submission while his power and timing helps him find the boundary whatever the size of the ground.
"Hussey is a dynamic cricketer in all forms of the game and is feared by bowlers around the world."
Notts have enjoyed a superb start to the season, especially in the County Championship – thanks in no small part to Amla's contribution. Hussey will be desperate to build on these foundations at a club he happily calls his "second home". He is one of the game's thinkers and will often be seen chatting to Chris Read during Championship games, debating tactics that would give Notts the upper hand.
In the shorter formats, Hussey's prowess in the field is such that he stands out, even when playing for an incredibly athletic Australian one-day side. A gun second slip in the longer form of the game and dynamite in the covers in one-day cricket, Hussey makes every run the batsmen take near him a contest. He is one of the Outlaws cheerleaders, and will be heard both sides of the boundary willing his side on. And as a part-time off spinner, he also provides a valuable bowling option in one-day cricket.
Hussey has obviously been wearing his Outlaws cap, even before touching down in the country, after playing a pivotal role in the signing of one-day specialist Dirk Nannes. The Australian left arm seamer revealed after signing for Notts: "Dave approached me at Victoria and said that Notts were interested and would give me a call. His endorsement was a big factor in why I wanted to sign."
Nannes has fantastic pedigree in Twenty20 Cricket, having won tournaments with the Middlesex Panthers and Victoria Bushrangers, and forced his way into the Australian side, so this should be regarded as a huge coup for the club.
With Notts currently sitting third in the Clydesdale Bank 40 and on top of the LV= County Championship table, there are tangible reasons to be optimistic about bagging some silverware at the end of the season. Much will depend on the fitness of the squad as the schedule begins to take its toll and form will obviously play a part. They certainly won't be lacking in the effort department, and will be giving 100 per cent every step of the way. David Hussey will see to that.


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This staff members of this organization treats those who are served with dignity and respect. The staff is very committed to assisting individuals and families, and expanding awareness of the organization within the San Antonio community. Providing a Diaper Bank allows our organization to address a great need in our community, as there is no government assistance for diapers. We are very pleased to partner Methodist Healthcare Ministries' Wesley Nurse Health Ministries in offer parenting education classes. We feel strongly that this non-profit organization is helping families and individuals with babies the essential item of diapers to raise healthy children.
The first time I heard about HRPCH I was so moved by the work they were doing through their parenting classes, I seized a corporate opportunity to partner with them. We met with the director to see if our company Nationwide Insurance, could plan a "baby shower" in order to help with baby item donations. Since then, we have had 2 events and HRPCH's story was selected for Nationwide's United Way campaign in 2012. Teaching parenting skills is so needed in our Community but often not an option for those who are already struggling to make ends meet. HRPCH gives individuals a chance to succeed by teaching them life skills they will use for a lifetime. At the same time, they use resources to help individuals with other needs. They treat everyone with dignity and respect. The Community feels blessed when they leave that place! I have also had the privilege of serving on the board this year and I have seen firsthand how this organization is truly lead by passionate individuals with a heart to serve our Community and show Christ's compassion through example.
An unmet need of economically struggling families with very young children is having sufficient diapers to maintain proper sanitation and health. In addition to meeting emergency food needs of San Antonio's households, the Hispanic Religious Partnership for Community Health has identified this unmet need and addresses it by not only supplying diapers but also, and perhaps more importantly, providing parenting classes to those parents receiving the diapers. Classes address the very important subjects of health, stimulation, guidance, discipline, and nutrition. As a ministry of the United Methodist Churches in the area, clients receive treatment with care and compassion as the mission and core value of the board and staff are undergirded with the teachings of and belief in Jesus Christ. Early childhood care is recognized as a key factor, perhaps THE key factor, in future growth and development. The Hispanic religious Partnership for Community Health is recognized as a prime and effective force in this area.
I have been blessed by being serving as a board member of this organization for the last ten years. When I began serving, Jorge Medina had just started working as the director. He has helped guide this organization to reach out to various parts of San Antonio providing first class service to the clients. While the staff has changed through the years, Jorge has been the consistent person helping the board seek to provide vision, planning, guidance, monitoring, and hope for the future as the program and outreach has expanded. As board we have been pleased that with limited resources but a dedicated, caring staff we have been able to provide a holistic service to our clients and are continuing to seek new partnership to better serve people. We are proud to know that our organization is finally beginning to be recognized as it stives for excellence in all its programs through its staff and volunteers. As a board we know there is still much that needs to be done and improved, but pray that God will help us fulfill our responsibility to better serve people.
My church is located in an area of San Antonio, TX, that is underserved by social service agencies and non-profit ministries. We have a high level of unemployment and underemployment among residents near our building. We were overwhelmed by requests for help, especially for groceries. We could only afford to have the Mobile Food Pantry come to our site 4 times a year. Thanks to the HRPCH, we will be able to host them every month for the next year. What a great ministry! Besides food, HRPCH makes parenting classes and a diaper pantry available to needy families. They sponsor Baby Boutiques for parents to be able to earn new baby clothing and equipment by attending classes. They have helped many of our folks with utility bills and eye care. We thank God for their ministry!
My church operated a small Food Pantry out of the church building consisting of mostly canned food donated by the congregation. Our targeted recipients were those who came to the church seeking immediate and temporary assistance with food. However, as we began to serve more people, we realized we needed to expand our food ministry to keep up with the demand. When we approached the Hispanic Religious Partnership for Community Health, we learned they just happened to be looking for a new distribution site in our Zip Code. With minimal advertisement, we had our first Mobil Food Truck from the Food Bank, sponsored by the HRP, come to our church parking lot. We understand the usual turnout for a first such event is around 70 people. We had 125 come for food! HRP's sponsoring the Mobil Food Truck in our neighborhood has been an immediate success and blessing. We look forward to a long relationship.
I am a member of a church that parner with HRPCH about 7 months ago. we are so happy to been able to serve the comunity through the mobil food pantry and the diaper bank. we help about 200 families each month with food and about 110 famies with diapers each month. all this we can not be done without the support of ameilio and this ministry. thabks for all the support and help you give us
I started as volunteer with HRPCH almost two years after it began. I am a Food Pantry volunteer for El Divino Salvador U.M.C. located on 1701 W. Woodlawn, San Antonio, TX 78201. The Food Pantry was started by three elderly ladies and the customer base was about 10 or 15 clients. We opened one day a week each month. HRPCH partnered with the City and we were guest at the City Health Fairs. We grew from one to one greet and introduce the community to our services and letting them know where we are located. Very soon we were feeding 125 clients each week of the month. Our volunteer pool grew to twelve regular church members volunteering to pickup the food, stock the shelves, interview the cliens and distribute the foods. The friendly caring manner in which the client is welcomed and treated with dignity makes our Food Panty tops. The fact that Hispanic Religious Partership for Community Health Inc. is housed at our church makes it convient for our clients to access other services offered by the staff of HRPCH. The HRPCH staff is friendly and ready to greet and serve the clients that we refer to them. I became a board member about three years ago and we have taken training class to ensure that we are meeting the requirements of a Non-Profit Help Service Agency. Jorge Medina continues to seek ways to help city families with services that can reduce the financial strain in many households with small children and babies. Health maintenace is a high concern for board members. During client interviews by the HRPCH staff and Food Pantry volunteers we can see what help services the clients need. Many choices are made by young families and elderly. Decisions about providing medical care or nourishment for themselves or their families is often last in their budget because of their low income and high cost of living. When they come to HRPCH they are treated with dignity and helped promptly.
I was looking to help families who struggled to keep up with the diaper demands when I came across the HRPCH's website. I called and spoke with a person not a machine! The gentleman exuded enthusiasm and a real commitment to the cause he worked for. And, he was SO welcoming when he found out that I wanted to help by having a diaper drive in my neighborhood. This was my first real Drive and I needed guidance. He went out of his way to support me through the whole thing. Afterwards, he was so grateful (along with the rest of the staff)! This is a wonderful group who truly want to serve the community!


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Good student leaders are also scholars. We reward our exemplary student leaders by providing two scholarship opportunities.
Hiatt/Wickham Scholarship
The Hiatt/Wickham Scholarship is available to students who complete the Phase 1 of Excellence in Leadership (EIL) and are willing to commit to the Phase 2 of the program and serve as an Ambassador. Interested students must complete an application and participate in an interview process. Interviews are conducted in March. Award winners are announced in April.
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Texas State Board of Insurance, Health Maintenance Organization Division:
An Inventory of Charter Files and Approval Correspondence at the Texas State Archives, 1975-1991
Agency History
The Texas State Board of Insurance regulates the state's insurance and fire prevention industries primarily under the provisions of the Texas Insurance Code, the basic objectives of which are to ensure the financial soundness of the insurance industry and to protect the insurance consumer. The board appoints, with the consent of the senate, the commissioner of insurance, who acts as the executive and administrative officer of the agency. Associate commissioners, under the direction of the commissioner, oversee operations of four of the agency's major programs: the Regulated Lines and Licensing Program, the Financial Program, the Compliance Program and the Administrative Services Program. Under the Regulated Lines and Licensing Program is the Insurance-Related Activities Section whose duties include the regulation of health maintenance organizations. All health maintenance organizations (HMOs) must operate in compliance with the Health Maintenance Organization Act (HMO Act), enacted in 1975 in regular session of the 64th Legislature, Senate Bill 180.
Scope and Contents of the Records
These records of the Health Maintenance Organization Division of the Texas State Board of Insurance range in date from 1975 to 1991 and consist of charter files, approval correspondence, memoranda, and other documents generated by the compliance of health maintenance organizations with articles of the Health Maintenance Organization Act.
To prepare this preliminary inventory, the described materials were cursorily reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of content lists, to provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.
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- KristinOctober 12, 2010 at 11:06 AM
i love your bag! do you mind sharing where you found it? thanks! :)ReplyDelete
These are gorgeous - how cool to be there!ReplyDelete
Love ArtPrize. I was just about to write a post about it as well. Anyone can enter and it's better every year (well, this is only the second year, so...).ReplyDelete
Those are amazing...what amazes me is not so much the content, but how patient each artist has to be with their pieces...how long must each spent on them? Months and months and maybe years. I could NEVER do that part of it! I can hardly wait for the paint to dry in a room before I get impatient seeing the finsihed result!ReplyDelete
And thanks for your nice comment today...it made me laugh out loud.
Beautiful artwork! If you find out who wins, can you post??? Also LOVE your bag too. : )ReplyDelete
Health and happiness,
@ kristin and angela - the bag was a birthday gift from my sister in law... i think its from forever 21.ReplyDelete
@angela - you can check out the winner on the link in my post....it is a man who did a HUGE pencil sketch. its amazing. :)
We made it to art prize three different evenings. There is so much to see!ReplyDelete
Maybe we are "neighbors"!
Sounds like a perfect date.ReplyDelete
quick correction :) my bag is from charlotte russe! :)ReplyDelete
This is fantastic! My hubby and i loves walking through art exhibits and enjoying the creativity in the air.Its a healthy and fun way of dating.ReplyDelete
what a cute couple you are. and what a fun date.ReplyDelete


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Mecklenburg County Bar is made up of more than 5,000+ attorneys who live, work and entertain in the greater Charlotte region. Many members are entrepreneurs, community leaders and policymakers with vast networks of colleagues, friends and vendors.
The Bar, established in 1912, serves our members and the public in preserving the administration of justice. We offer numerous events and programs throughout the year, ranging from intimate gatherings of a few dozen attorneys to large-scale events with hundreds of attendees. Because our events and publications serve a broad spectrum of needs - for our members and the for the Mecklenburg County community - each attracts and receives a diverse section of our membership.
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By Sara Jacobs | UCLA - Labor Occupational Safety & Health (LOSH) Program
Since 2004, the national Occupational Health Internship Program (OHIP) has played a vital role in mentoring and inspiring a new generation of occupational health and safety (OHS) professionals. OHIP has grown substantially over the past eight years and has successfully responded to workforce changes by recruiting a more diverse group of students who have different academic and technical skills, and who speak the languages of the workers involved in their projects.
"OHIP students bring a lot of energy, focus and intelligence to their projects. It's great to watch them work well with stakeholders and become excited about what they are doing to help prevent a workplace injury or illness. For many it's a life changing experience," commented 2011 OHIP mentor and supervisor David Harrington from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Occupational Health Branch.
This year may have been OHIP's most successful summer, with 28 interns playing a crucial role in some of the most exciting worker health and safety movements across the country. Placed at seven OHIP training centers (San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Chicago, Boston and New York City), each 2011 OHIP student worked on one of 15 team projects during the nine-week summer internship. Students were paired with a particular union or worker organization to explore health and safety concerns among workers employed in underserved or high hazard jobs. They had the unique opportunity to talk with workers, visit worksites and develop something useful to "give back" to the workers.
Three notable 2011 OHIP projects were from the San Francisco Bay Area. The first investigated the impact of policies and procedures on violence-related injuries and illness, including stress, experienced by mental health care workers at Napa State Hospital. The second evaluated the usage and barriers of silica dust control tools and methods among construction workers since the adoption of Cal/OSHA construction regulation on controlling silica dust. The third researched living and working conditions of Filipino caregivers in South San Francisco.
OHIP interns Michelle Santizo and Cassandra Porchas worked on the Silica Project with San Francisco Bay Area Bricklayers and Roofers Unions. "The moment you understand a construction worker's job is the moment you appreciate everything they do from pouring cement to standing in the sun for many hours," said Santizo. "Sometimes breathing in silica is their only way of making a living."
Santizo and Porchas, along with their apprentice programs and contractors, produced the video Don't Let Silica Dust You! Their OHIP "give back" video is intended to increase awareness of silica dust issues and controls.
"My expectations for the project were exceeded," remarked Porchas. "I am grateful I had the opportunity to gain access to so many worksites with the help of the participating unions and with the efforts of my site supervisor. There was never a dull moment."
Santizo and six other 2011 OHIP interns presented their summer projects at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 139th Annual Meeting in Washington DC on November 2. Details about all the 2011 projects and OHIP funders (NIOSH, the California Wellness Foundation, NIEHS, CDPH, Kazan Foundation, and other partners) will be posted on the new OHIP website that will launch early next year.
For more information about OHIP visit www.aoec.org/ohip/ or contact National OHIP Program Coordinator, Sarah Jacobs, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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|Geography of Cultural Diversity - change from 375 to 275
|Submitting Dean
|Dr Ron Levant, Arts & Sciences
|Submitting College
|Arts & Sciences -- Annabelle Foos x7937
|Departments Generating the Proposal
|Geography and Planning
|Objection Deadline
|Proposal Status
|College status: approved
|Proposal Last Updated
|February 27, 2008 by AS dean's ofc Cathy Moore
|Effective Date
|Fall 2008
|Brief Summary of Proposal
|Change course number of "Geography of Cultural Diversity" from 3350:375 to 3350:275 in conjunction with similar change in World Civilizations courses (see History department's proposal AS-08-105). Both types of courses meet the same General Education requirement, so they should be similar in level.
|Type of Proposal
|Course changes only
|Graduate School Endorsement Status
|Not required
|Graduate School Endorsement Updated
|February 28, 2008 by GS Heather Blake
|Institutional Research Status
|IR Status Updated
|March 12, 2008 by IR Diane Maffei
|Library Status
|Library Status Updated
|February 28, 2008 by UL Peter Linberger
|Distance Learning Review Committee Status
|Not required
|DLRC Status Updated
|General Education Advisory Committee Status
|Under review
|GEAC Comment
|Concerns and questions about this proposal were raised, as listed below, in no order of priority. The rationale provided by the Dept. is based on AS-08-105, so our response is in that context. The proposal cannot be approved in its present form, and needs to be substantially revised. A. Having these courses at the 300 level ensures that students are engaged in writing and cultural awareness through their academic careers. Moving these courses to the 200 level could reinforce the idea that some students may have of "getting Gen. Ed. out of the way" which is not in our best interests. Integrating liberal education throughout the student experience is important, and was one of the reasons that these courses were originally set at the 300 level. B. The proposal did not describe any course changes to the current offerings. How can a current 300 level course be changed to 200 level without a change in the curriculum and expectations of students? Either 200 level students will be over-taxed and ill-prepared for the rigor of the class and the writing required, or 300 level students are not being appropriately challenged. The department should consider what course changes are needed to more clearly distinguish these as 200 level courses. Entirely new curricula should be proposed, not simply a number change, or an explanation of how current offerings have migrated toward being more appropriately defined as meeting the rigor of a 200 versus a 300 level course. C. We fear that students will not be well served by the change as proposed, and that faculty may find that teaching to a different group of students (those less academically mature and with less writing and presentation practice) challenging. D. How will this proposed change in pre-requisites affect transfer and articulation? E. How will this pre-requisite change affect other General Education offerings which also have the 64 credit hour requirement? Coordinating changes with other departments ahead of time will avoid objections being filed and a potentially long process that may include hearings before the Curriculum Review Committee. F. Learning outcomes and their measurement metrics are missing, and need to be added to all Gen. Ed. syllabi. The Department of Geography and Planning is invited to work with the Institute for Teaching and Learning to ensure that this happens.
|GEAC Status Updated
|March 06, 2008 by PR Rex Ramsier
|Resource Requirements
|No additional resources
|Resource Requirements Updated
|February 27, 2008 by AS dean's ofc Cathy Moore
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There are lots of new faces in the Moderncat Gallery. Please keep them coming!
Sat, Jan 3, 2009
There are lots of new faces in the Moderncat Gallery. Please keep them coming!
WOW! Love the new photos and the older ones as well. Every cat is a star on ModernCat.net!
Teehee. That's my sable beauty Serif at the bottom!
HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!
Serif is SO adorable! I wanted to compliment Serif but didn't know how. Thanks for helping to make it happen and give Serif some huge rubs and scritches under the chin and at the base of that irresistible tail from the clowder and me!
The first photo looks just like my Meiko, I just love cats…
@jmuhj: aww, thanks!
*extra chin scratches (which he loves) etc etc*
Could anyone tell me the breed (if there is one) of the cat by the white… it looks like a dresser. The cat has a tiger like stripe on its legs and has an orange nose with stripes down the sides. I rescued a little kitty three days ago, she appears to be about 8 weeks old. She's now found a place in my heart and in my home. I was just wondering if she had a breed or was just a cute mixture.
I meant black dots along the sides of its nose.. My bad.
Lauren, I think its just a cute mixture. One of my cats looks very similar to this one except she has a bobtail. Her mother was a Tabby with a bobtail and we believe her father a Siamese.


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What the hell happened to Paris Hilton?
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The Parisian flag is flying so low these days that paparazzi tried to make a big play out of the almost-blonde's visit to a Baja Fresh burrito restaurant in Beverly Hills yesterday. Heavens, she had lunch! Did she go with the pinto beans or the black beans? The public demands an answer.
It's been a full week without a single real story about Paris Hilton in the tabloids. And, even then, it was just your run-of-the-mill, 'Paris gets drunk and fights with boyfriend and cops are called' story. Been there, done that.
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Eat, drink & be merry at the Eastern Shore's Own Craft Beer & Music Festival on Virginia's beautiful Eastern Shore! Sample 30 great regional microbrews along with mouth-watering local seafood, BBQ and more from our beer and food vendors. Wine and non-alcoholic beverages are also available. Live music from the great party band The Mystic Soul Bubbas, featuring Steve Bassett and Ammon Tharp! The event will open with the foot-stomping Irish jigs and Scottish reels of Glasgow Kiss from Virginia Beach. This event is a fundraiser for ESO Arts Center, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization, and net proceeds will benefit arts education programs for the residents of Accomack and Northampton counties.
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I've had this watch for 6 months now and it has served me well. The dial is simple and clear (how i like it) and the watch is not huge on my wrists which is commonplace in other watches as i have a small wrist. I replaced the original strap with a NATO style one which i think fits better with the watch and is more robust and comfortable than the original which was scratchy and begun to fray a little. The watch keeps it's time very well, in fact i have not changed it since the day i got it. The glass has resisted scratches better than a lot of watches i have owned but it is not exceptional and there are now some visible scratches on the face but it has been through a lot so it is not too bad. One downside is that i found the watch very difficult to read in the dark even though the hands are GITD as they are very faint.
A simple easy-to-read watch was all I needed. That and the ability to take everyday wear and tear without ending up scratched and scruffy lead me to buy the Lorus RXD425L8 Titanium Sports Watch. For years I had bought cheaper Casio watches, either analogue or dual display but every one of them let me down by the strap breaking, sometimes after only a few months. Replacing a strap is possible but not cost-effective. My other gripe was the unreadable multi-lingual instruction manual in near-microscopic type and the complicated method for adjusting the time involving pressing and holding buttons in the right sequence. Not only was it hard to remember but if you went past the time you wanted you couldn't wind backwards! This was particularly inconvenient when I was making frequent trips between the UK and Spain. Although I am a creature of habit I decided that this was one I had to break.
Looking at the watches available in my modest price range (under £50) I was attracted by the design of Lorus watches, which seemed to resemble Citizen and Seiko but cost rather less. The Titanium model stood out from a number of similar looking offerings precisely because of its titanium case. I knew this metal as a rather exotic one mainly used in the construction of aircraft and racing cars, as well as in the engines of super cars like the Ferrari. It has an exceptional combination of properties combining lightness, strength, toughness and resistance to corrosion. Although it has become more widely available in recent years, some up-market bicycles and even hammers are made of it, I was surprised - and pleased -to find a titanium case watch in my price range; almost as impressive was that it featured a scratch-resistant mineral glass. So, even though it didn't look too special, I decided to order one (from Amazon).
It arrived in the usual bulky Amazon packing that once opened revealed a rather ugly plastic case resembling a deep oblong prism with one end rounded off. The colour was a grey-blue which I took was meant to resemble titanium and the Lorus name and symbol were printed on the top in silver. Not a pretty box but then I doubt I will use it again. Opening the box was a pleasant surprise: this watch looks far better" in the metal" than in the illustrations I had seen. The titanium casing is almost battleship grey with a near matt finish. The face is what I would call ivory with clear marking of all the numerals in a sans serif script. The date window is small, almost square in shape but even for my eyes it is perfectly readable. The hour, minute and second hand have "Lumibrite" inserts so they glow at night after previous exposure to light, while the winder is thoughtfully protected by raised shoulders. The watch boasts 100 metre water resistance, which makes it OK for swimming or skin diving but not for scuba diving.
In the box I also found the two-year guarantee card and instruction manual. Thankfully the typeface was readable and only in English. I even learnt for the first time the correct way to set the date on a watch (set it to the day before and then wind the hour hand forward to the time and date you require) avoiding the annoying situation where you set it 12 hours out. Even setting the time was explained properly for maximum accuracy (go past the time you want, then turn the time backwards to the time you want). All so clear and correct.
Putting the watch on I immediately noted its lightness and that it looked quite small. I have a narrow wrist so this is fine for me but might not suit you if you are heavier set. The strap was a little stiff at first - it is a military-style webbing in olive green - and fitted on the second hole, which was another clue that this was a smaller watch since most of my watches do up on the last hole. After ten months of regular use, the strap is no longer stiff and shows minimal wear - just a slight frizzing on the leading edge of the strap where it passes through the buckle. In fact, I wouldn't mind if the strap did break; I think this watch would look even better with a good quality leather strap, which I intend to get as soon as any real wear becomes detectable in the existing one.
As a simple watch, it is doing its job well. It keeps excellent time and as noted before it is easy to reset the date and time when necessary. The titanium casing has not marked at all and the glass remains unscratched. I have been reasonably careful with the watch but even so have occasionally knocked it. Any mark left has polished off with a soft damp cloth showing that it was the thing knocked into and not my watch that was damaged (that titanium really is tough). The slim casing has probably helped to avoid knocking the glass too, as it is not scratch proof, only scratch resistant. There are no fancy functions such as alarm clocks, moon and tide indicators or what not, but then I really don't need these and I hate any watch that beeps (this doesn't). It does tick though, very quietly in my opinion.
I have compared this watch to a Swatch Irony I have owned for many years and use for more formal situations. The Swatch and Lorus have the same size face but the bezel on the Swatch is wider and much deeper (about 10 mm deep compared to 7 mm for the Lorus). This makes it seem far chunkier and it does seem to weigh about twice as much. But then it is only made from stainless steel not titanium. However, I would say that for daily use the Lorus is the better watch with the proviso that you cannot easily change the battery yourself unless you have special tools. On the Swatch you only need a coin to undo the battery cover.


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There's nothing particularly sexy about rail cars — especially when they are covered in graffiti. However, there's big money to be made building those cars that are needed to supply the shale boom. American Railcar Industries (ARII) is chasing a bright future by doing just that.
ARII is one of the leading producers of tank cars and has benefited greatly from the crude-by-rail movement. As regions like the Bakken and Eagle Ford lack sufficient pipeline infrastructure, the refiners have be using rail roads to ship crude oil out of these fields and into their facilities. That torrid growth has caused a lack of tank car supply and ARII is filling that niche.
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UAlbany's Center for Technology in Government Holds First Annual Institute on International Digital Government Research in New York City
ALBANY, N.Y. (July 10, 2007) -- The University at Albany's Center for Technology in Government (CTG) is holding the first annual Institute on International Digital Government (DG) Research in New York City this week, which is being funded by the National Science Foundation. Sixteen doctoral students from around the world will attend the week-long, residential program focused on ways to advance, study, and understand digital government research in an international context.
This year's Institute is organized around the theme of "The City" as a coherent unit of government that operates within a larger world. It includes both academic activities and practical field visits. The faculty team comprises internationally known researchers as well as senior government officials from New York City.
"The overall goal is to help young scholars develop an appreciation for the global impact of information and communication technologies on the public sector," said Sharon Dawes, director of CTG and Institute director. "During the institute, students will compare DG research themes, methods, and results; develop a deeper mutual understanding of the multi-disciplinary and international nature of DG research; and to establish international professional relationships that will continue throughout their careers."
The nationalities of the sixteen students chosen to attend include Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, India, Italy, The Netherlands, South Korea, Togo, and the United States. They come from multiple academic disciplines and are currently studying at 14 different universities in the U.S., Europe, and India.
The institute's academic program will cover cross-cultural and interdisciplinary research strategies and digital government research frameworks. The practical focus will emphasize city management, citizen services, urban regeneration and simulation, and migration and border security. Senior government officials will serve as guest faculty and hosts of site visits to agencies that use information and communication technology, along with innovative public management approaches, to provide services to citizens and to support the ongoing business, regulatory, and policy processes of city and state government. Site visits and discussions with these government leaders will provide the essential link to government needs that characterizes digital government research.
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- Sharon Dawes, (Institute director) director, Center for Technology in Government (CTG) and associate professor of public administration and policy, University at Albany
- Valerie Gregg, (Institute co-director) assistant director for development, Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California
- Alan Borning, professor of computer science, University of Washington
- Steven Curwell, professor, Built Environment and scientific director, IntelCities Project, University of Salford, United Kingdom
- Gale Brewer, member of the New York City Council and chair of the Technology in Government Committee
- Rey Koslowski, associate professor of political science and public policy at Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany
- Denis Simon, provost of the Levin Institute of International Relations, State University of New York (SUNY)
The Institute is hosted by CTG and supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of a larger four year $1 million grant from NSF to build and sustain an international digital government research community. Other major activities included in the grant are a reconnaissance study describing the current status of international digital government (DG) research and a framework for supporting the formation of several international working groups. This project is being carried out in partnership with the Digital Government Research Center (DGRC) at the Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California.
The Center for Technology in Government is an applied research center devoted to improving government and public services through policy, management, and technology innovation. The Center, located at the University at Albany, works with government to develop well-informed information strategies that foster innovation and enhances the quality and coordination of public services.
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