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I am working on setting up DrScheme for use in our SunRay lab. We are using RHEL 5 as an OS and Sun Ray Server Software 4.1. From the server's console (meaning the monitor plugged directly into the server), everything seems to work correctly and there are no issues. See: http://www.valdosta.edu/~jalee/SunRay_Issue/RHEL_Server_Console.png However, once we enable the SunRay thin clients and go login on one, the program stops displaying fonts. The File, Edit, View, etc. menus are gone except for the underscore and the titles for the Debug Check Syntax, etc. buttons are missing. Literally every where inside the window that there is supposed to be a letter or number, that letter or number is missing completely. Only the title bar of the window has any text in it. See: http://www.valdosta.edu/~jalee/SunRay_Issue/RHEL_SunRay.png Even the text in the "Are you sure you want to close" window is gone! See: http://www.valdosta.edu/~jalee/SunRay_Issue/RHEL_SunRay2.png What makes it even more strange is that the program works flawlessly if it is being displayed on a SunRay connected to a Solaris Sun Ray Server, only SunRays connected to Linux have this issue. I have a support ticket with Sun, but they want us to try to find some sort of way to debug DrScheme. Is this possible? How would I enable such a thing? Any other suggestions for fixing this? Jarrett Lee System Services Division of Information Technology Valdosta State University
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The real estate industry in Gujrat has seen similar boom as is depicted by overall real estate sector in Pakistan. However current hotel industry in Gujrat is still lagging behind where as respective demand for quality hotels is quite high. With increasing demand for hospitality venues in city of Gujrat, Pace Royal Gujrat would prove to be a great success with an early mover advantage
The hotel is designed to encompass 80 rooms in Phase I and 40 rooms in Phase II
This project is being developed by Paces associated company namely Pace Barka Properties Limited

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Pre-fall 2012 (part one)
Here we go again, breathlessly zig-zagging through the latest updates of our tireless, self-reinventing muse – Fashion! In other words, the pre-fall collections are breaking through, some of which present themselves as 'continuations of spring', others as pure Sptember-through-November delights! Holidays are always the perfect excuse for wide-eyed wishes, optimistic plans for the year to come (yees, we cannot resist making the same mistake over again – I wonder how many of us actually even remember those New Year's Eve plans and wishes, once life gets back to its boring course) and… gifts! Tons of gifts, I tell you. Even if most of them don't get to be finger-tipped at all. The greatest gift for me is having the time and peace of mind to indulge in the latest fashion, so pre-fall has come right on time! Can't imagine anything better than browsing through style.com near the Christmas tree and a plate of cake drowned in chocolate! (Well, forget the cake, the biggest nightmare would be not being able to slip into my party dress on New Year's Eve:) )
The more time passes by, the more I realise that Karl Lagerfeld's outings for Chanel are summed up by meticulously crafted fantasy, based almost entirely on a distinguishable theme, rationally developed through very elaborated detailing and unexpected textures, while the clothes themselves are actually quite simple and classical – the signature Chanel smart skirt suit, the tweeds, the simple tops and dresses, the statement bags, the two-toned shoes – all done with a twist, here and there. This time Mr. Lagerfeld turned to India for inspiration, although, as he himself stated, he's never been to India, which is quite funny because most of the designers who incorporate ethnical references in their collections are inspired by their trips. Still, most of the looks at Chanel were brilliant – I was especially wowed by the pant suit with layered blazers and by the (re)interpretation of the harem pants.
Carolina Ferrera
The slightly toned-down note of pre-fall is probably due to the retail-friendliness that these clothes bear, and also because the amount of work necessary to stay committed to the huge expectations for the fall/winter and spring/summer seasons is unimaginable. Still, even the designers choosing to stay within their comfort zone can hardly deliver something less than covetable. Although Carolina Ferrera's outing wasn't so unexpected and new, it encapsulated the best of her house: perfect midi and maxi dresses in utterly elegant colors and fabrics, exquisite outerwear and evening gowns ready to hit the red carpet. Ladylike at its fullest potential!
Jason Wu
Jason Wu is among the increasing number of designers who have started to treat the pre-collections every bit as seriously as the main fall and spring ones, and this shows in every one of the 35 remarkable looks from his pre-fall collection. Wu cited Indian maharajas and the illustrations of Charlie Harper as inspirations, and I couldn't help but notice a touch of Frida Kahlo as well – especially in the hair and make-up. The result – structural, smart tailoring with great attention to details and texture, and perfectly crafted, hand-embroidered evening gowns.
Michael Kors
As far as I can remember, it may be the first time that I happen to be very much into a collection by Michael Kors. His signature American casual minimalism is usually less than mind-blowing, but this time around, Kors went a bit farther than that, with an unexpected mix of uptown chic ensembles (despite of the Western influence, as seen in accessories- cowboy hats, boots and belts), pairing together utterly versatile separates. We can already spot a number of must-have pieces for the New York gals strolling around the Upper East Side: a statement coat (be it structural and simple, in pop-up orange, with a fur collar, or with a touch of wit (see the one with the deconstructed collar or that one with lace insert), a draped skirt/dress with that amazingly flattering 'short in the front, long in the back' effect, a two-toned fur vest or skirt, and nevertheless, a harnessed bag – instant retail hit, I'd say.
Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta is best known (and most beloved by red carpet veterans) for his way of celebrating womanly shapes and natural elegance – we could call him the New York based Valentino – , by means of creating exquisite pieces with a clean cut and a luxury approach to fabric and beading, whilst also incorporating color and print . This collection revolves around the house's signature hits: lightweight silk dresses in sorbet colors, embroidered and bright-colored coats, taffeta puffed skirts, heavily beaded couture gowns. Standouts were also dresses and skirt suits in Rothko-esque prints and flare trousers in yellow or blue.
Reed Krakoff
Reed Krakoff has been thinking a lot of uniform dressing – hence the development of his formerly used baseball shaped tee, translated into structured sweaters and coats, made of panels of wool, leather and felt. The color pallette is simple, but used to its best potential: black&white, grey and brown, vibrant green and peach pink. The accessories are also as amazing as it gets: pointed heels with a razor-like high heel and glossy frame bags.
Thakoon's pre-fall number is fresh and dreamy, like the first days of autumn chilly breeze. The silhouettes are girly, almost like schoolgirl uniforms (pairings of wool panelled sweaters with puffed full skirts, preppy shirtdresses with wool sleeves, jackets with boxy sleeves and wool coats with fur insert). As usual, the colors (pastel earth tones) are the perfect add-up to these extremely wearable, witty designs.
…To be continued, I'm heading to style.com as we speak, to see what the Proenza Schouler guys have been up to lately.
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Title:Do institutions and culture matter for business cycles? Author(s):ALTUG, Sumru G.; CANOVA, FabioDate:2014Citation:Open economies review, 2014, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 93-122Type:ArticleAbstract:We examine the relationship between cyclical fluctuations and macroeconomic, institutional, and cultural indicators for 46 countries from Europe and the Mediterranean basin. In the Mediterranean cycles are different: the ...
Title:Macroeconomic fluctuations and the labor market Author(s):MORTENSEN, Dale; NAGYPAL, Éva; GUERRIERI, Veronica; REITER, Michael; QUADRINI, Vincenzo; TRIGARI, Antonella; RAVN, Morten O.; SIMONELLI, Saverio; YASHIV, Eran; MOSCARINI, Giuseppe; THOMSSON, Kaj; ROCHETEAU, Guillaume; RUPERT, Peter; WRIGHT, Randall; DANTHINE, Jean-Pierre; KURMANN, André; BOONE, Johnathan; WATSON, JoelDate:2007Citation:Scandinavian journal of economics, 2007, 109, 4, 645-903Type:Article
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Hazards with a Falling Barometer
A falling barometer is an indication of falling atmospheric pressure. The affect of falling atmospheric pressure is significant to a coal mine environment. Methane from the coal seam is liberated into the mine atmosphere at a greater rate and may also appear in areas of the mine not normally prone to methane accumulations. Seals will begin to "out-gas" at a greater rate. Explosive methane/air mixtures may be present in the area of the seals. The atmospheres from gob areas containing methane and low oxygen concentrations will migrate toward the active areas of the mine. Also see information in a similar safety idea titled Hazards with a Rising Barometer.
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Mausoleum of Kumul Uygur Kings is also called the Tomb of Huiwang. The mausoleum is located in Shazaojin, the west suburb of Hami City. The buildings of the mausoleum cover an area of 1.3 hectares. There is a wall around the mausoleum. The buildings are divided into three parts: The first part is the tomb of Shuida (namely the tomb of Huiwang). Huiwang Ⅶ and his wives, and Mohammed-Huiwang VIII, his queen and his royalty were buried here. The number of these persons buried here was 40. The tomb is a typical Islamic architecture, which was famous in Xinjiang. The upper part of the tomb is square and the lower part of the tomb is round. It's 17.8 meters high. Its building area is 1,500 square meters. It's majestic and stately. It's simple but elegant. The second part is five small wooden arches in the form of Pavilion. They arrange in a row from east to west. They are the tombs of Huwangs of the earliest dynasties. Only two tombs are in a good state of preservation now. The third part is the Aitika Cult Temple. The temple is 60 meters long from east to west, and 36 meters wide from south to north. It covers an area of 2,280 square meters. It can hold 5000 people to make a chapel. There are 108 large engraved wooden supports that hold up the roof of the temple. The walls are decorated with floral designs and the Alcoran in Arabic script. It's the largest mosque in Hami Prefecture.
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By Dijon Rolle (USAG Baden-Wuerttemberg Public Affairs)February 10, 2010
HEIDELBERG, Germany - Seeing images of ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan flashing across television screens, and on the Internet has become a daily occurrence for most of us.
These images serve as constant reminders of the enemy that U.S. forces face every day.
However, there's another enemy lurking a lot closer to home. It's one targeting service members of every rank, from every unit, and from every background. As a result, Army officials across the service have launched a full assault to prevent it from taking another life.
Col. Rebecca Tomsyck, Chief of the Department of Behavioral Health at Heidelberg Medical Activity, and Lt. Col. Nathan Huck, officer in charge of the psychological assessment service at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center's Division of Behavioral Health, are serving on the front lines of the suicide fight.
Together, the two mental health professionals have over three decades of experience in the mental health field and they are just two of the many, lending their fire power to the Army's suicide prevention efforts.
Tomsyck and her staff in Heidelberg have been busy helping patients struggling with suicidal thoughts and other mental health issues. She says that at her facility, Soldiers are taking advantage of the suicide prevention resources available - some voluntarily and some not.
"It's never easy let me say that," Tomsyck explained. "Some patients come willingly, some don't come willingly, and when you're eminently suicidal by definition, your judgment is impaired. So it's often difficult to make that connection right away. But as a patient gets better they look back and they say 'oh my gosh, I had no idea I was that bad.'"
Elsewhere, Huck and his staff at LRMC are ensuring that patients there also receive the help they need to get well and get back to their normal day to day lives. Huck's job is to help with cases that need a more in-depth look or diagnostic work-up. Afterwards the individual is transferred back to another provider for treatment.
"The main role that I would play is assisting when cases are a little more complex. ... I would say my service here like any other service is one cog in the larger machine to address the issue of suicide prevention. We feel it's going well. It's an overall effort by many different components," Huck said.
Mental health professionals like Huck and Tomsyck know and understand that the fight they face against preventing suicide is not a simple one.
"Folks, especially those who may be critical of the behavioral health system in the military because of higher suicide rates, should realize that this really is a multi-factorial problem and a big part of it is simply the amount of strain on the force, on the service members," Huck said.
"You can look at a lot of different things. We have a population base here that is primarily young males who we know from different graphic studies are the most likely to commit suicide in or out of the Army. We have a very high op- tempo which even the sergeant major of the Army has come right out, and said is the biggest single factor contributing to this," he added.
Huck also cited family separations, pre-existing problems and relationship issues as factors affecting the alarming suicide trends seen across the Army.
In the midst of ongoing suicide prevention efforts, another issue still plaguing Army officials and mental health professionals across the board is the negative social stigma attached to suicide.
"It leaves a family with a terrible legacy, feelings of guilt, what did I miss and what could I have done differently or what could I have done better," Tomsyck said. "So there's an element of shame involved I think from the family's perspective. It's a horrific event for someone to take their own life so it stirs up all sorts of emotions in everyone."
For military members the stress can be further compounded. Many fear reprisal or discrimination from their peers or damaging their careers by seeking mental health services.
This is one of the most common misconceptions mental health professionals say they see in the ranks.
"We're all trained to be warriors. Tough. Rely on yourself, take care of your buddies," Tomsyck said.
"So when that occurs I think that there's an implied element of obviously trouble. Perhaps weakness, confusion, inability. I think another (reason) is that the patient doesn't know what to do about it. They're sort of lost. We're Soldiers. We're trained to get out there and do it and get things going. We're not trained to be lost."
Huck believes that counteracting this stigma among military members on the most basic level is critical to making any real sustainable progress in suicide prevention efforts.
"Continue to battle stigma, it really can happen most effectively at a unit level," he said. "We as the mental health types can rant and rave about reducing stigma all we want, but it really has to come down to the unit levels, the line units to start to battle this and say, look it's okay to get help. We're not gonna think you're weak or you're less than because you've gone to get help," Huck said.
Often under reported in the crush of statistics, released on suicides among service members, are the countless numbers of spouses, children, family members and friends left devastated in the aftermath. Yet there are some simple things that spouses, friends and co-workers can do to help their loved ones.
"You can notify your primary care physician, you can notify the chaplain, you can notify an FRG leader, anyone that you see as authoritarian and supportive," Tomsyck said.
"Don't ever think that you are alone, whether you're the patient or whether you are the family member, because you are not. You know, it may be as simple as going next door in the stairwell and knocking on your neighbor's door. You can also call us at any mental health clinic. Most mental health clinics have an emergency system in place," he said.
The job of the mental health professional is one that requires an extensive level of commitment, patience and compassion. There are no quick fixes or easy solutions for the patients that will walk through their doors but for Tomsyck, Huck, and others like them serving on the front lines of this fight, they know that there is indeed a light at the end of the tunnel, and their job is to help their patients, see it too.
"We're here to help. We're here to assist. There is an entire team in this system available to help. That's what our job is. Allow us to help," Huck said.
"Most of these things don't happen without no one knowing about them," Huck said. "So if you see someone is in trouble or you're experiencing difficulties yourself, come on in and get help from us. That's what we're here to do."


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File name changes to p.txt when downloading file using IBM Connections Mail
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Technote (troubleshooting)
File name changes to p.txt when downloading file using IBM Connections Mail
When trying to download an attachment using IBM Connections Mail the attachment name is changed to p.txt.
Resolving the problem
Within Websphere Integrated solutions console -> security -> global security -> Web and SIP security -> Single sign-on (SSO) settings the "domain name" field didn't include a period before the domain name. After adding the period before the domain name and restarting Websphere Application Server the problem was resolved.
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Software version: 1.0, 1.3
Operating system(s): Windows
Reference #: 1652287
Modified date: 09 October 2013
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Lake Street Dive goes down smooth at Hartwood Acres
They're listed as one of Rolling Stone magazine's 10 new artists you need to know in 2014, but it's pretty obvious that Lake Street Dive is exceeding expectations with their latest album, "Bad Self Portraits."
It was clear to see by the flow of traffic going into Hartwood Acres Sunday night that the word is out as a crowd of several thousand filled the hillside in front of the stage. Many of the younger fans responded when asked by lead singer Rachael Price if anyone attended the sold out performance in March at Mr. Smalls in Millvale, showing a healthily growing fan base in the short time since their last local show.
Before the tour, drummer Mike Calabrese was able to provide some insight into how the band has stayed humble throughout their recent success.
"We're all grateful for everything that has come our way," he said, "We try to take everything in stride and that stick-to-itiveness has always been at the core of how we function."
Although they pride themselves on planting their roots as a dive bar band, they're rapidly gaining recognition for some of their more high profile gigs. After gaining attention through a YouTube video covering the Jackson Five song "I want you back," which now has more than 2 million views, the band found themselves in the national spotlight. In promoting the release of "Bad Self Portaits," the group has made several TV appearances, including The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Colbert Report and The Late Show with David Letterman.
Another highlight moment came with an invitation to play part of a concert inspired by the Coen Brothers' film "Another Day Another Time" at The Town Hall in New York, performing alongside Joan Baez, the Avett Brothers, Marcus Mumford, Jack White as well as the star of the film, Oscar Isaac.
While rubbing elbows with celebrity performers has helped gain notoriety for the group, releasing their album has been one of the most exciting milestones, said Calabrese.
"After getting attention from doing bigger and bigger shows it felt like we were finally ready to have an album out that was representative of what we were playing live," he said.
Since its release in early 2014, "Bad Self Portraits" has reached number 18 on the Billboard 200 chart and has landed the band back on a summer tour, playing big name festivals like Bonaroo, Austin City Limits and a return to the Newport Jazz Fest in July.


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As founder, vice chairman and chief technology officer of Juniper Networks, Pradeep Sindhu has his eyes on sustainable business models and the bottom line. But Sindhu (CS'83,'84) remains a computer scientist at heart, with an interest both in the design of complex systems and in the work of the School of Computer Science. Recipient of an alumni achievement award in 2008, Sindhu says he values the connections he maintains with SCS.
In his role as Juniper's CTO, Sindhu is responsible for outlining the company's technical needs and developing future projects. Among the most important benefits of his CMU education was the foundation it provided for his career--a solid grounding both in the fundamentals of computer science and the technologies behind computer systems.
His involvement runs deep at SCS, from supporting a graduate fellowship, to hosting CMU's Silicon Valley Network Night events at Juniper's Santa Clara facilities in 2012 and 2013, to speaking on campus and facilitating delivery of Juniper's networking equipment to the Gates and Hillman Centers.
Sindhu says his involvement is motivated by a desire to give back and share his experiences. That's been manifested in gifts such as the one that created the Pradeep Sindhu Graduate Fellowship to provide support to a graduate student in the Computer Science Department. "It's a great way to stay in touch with students who are experiencing the rewards and challenges of earning a Ph.D.," he says.
Severin Hacker, a recipient of the Sindhu fellowship, had the opportunity to meet Pradeep during his visit to campus in the fall of 2011. "Pradeep Sindhu stands not only for outstanding technological achievement, but also exceptional entrepreneurial achievement," Hacker says. "Given Pradeep's professional and technological accomplishments, I'm very grateful to receive the Sindhu Fellowship."
Hosting Network Nights provides Sindhu with a way to help CMU build its presence in Silicon Valley--where a large number of alumni work and live--and promote the university's Southern California campus. Juniper's involvement for two consecutive years is a direct result of Sindhu's interest.
"CMU depends on its alumni for continued success," Sindhu says. "I feel strongly that alumni owe it to CMU and SCS to stay involved and provide philanthropic support."
Nearly 48,000 donors have made almost 222,000 individual gifts to the university as a part of Carnegie Mellon's "Inspire Innovation" Campaign, which has now raised $1.11 billion. About $560.3 million has gone into the university's endowment.
Until June 30, you can be a part of this historic milestone for CMU. To find out how you can help the School of Computer Science through scholarships, fellowships, faculty support or gifts to the Gates and Hillman Centers, please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com or call me at 412-268-8576. You can learn more about the Inspire Innovation campaign by visiting www.cmu.edu/campaign.
Jason Togyer | 412-268-8721 | email@example.com


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It is not very often that I find myself nodding in agreement with an article at Catholic World Report. But this article by Brian Jones critiquing libertarianism warmed my heart. I agree wholeheartedly with Jones' indictments, and it is only his qualifications and caveats that give me pause. It is worth a read.
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Measuring Sensitivity to Nonignorability
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The Banknote Era
Following the short run of the 1869 Pictorials, a new series of more traditional portraits was released by the National Banknote Company in 1870, ushering in a period of stamp production collectively called the Banknote Era. During this time numerous similar appearing stamps were produced as stamp production contracts changed hands among three contractors. Stamps varied by paper type and grill, but also by a series of intentional plate variations known as secret marks. While there are some accessible examples, stamps of this era are some of the most scarce and sought after in all of philately.
1870-71 National Banknote - Grilled
There are two sizes of grills found in this series, the H grill which is about 10 x 12mm with sharp tips on the grill points, and the I grill which is measures about 8.5 x 10mm and has blunt tips. The H grill was used on all values, while the I grill was only used on the 1 cent thru 7 cent values. Stamps were printed on thin to medium thick white wove paper, perforated 12.
1870-71 National Banknote without Grill
Identical to the above printing, but without the grill.
1873 Continental Banknote - Hard Paper
When the Continental Bank Note Company took over the printing contract in 1873, it took over many of the original plates and dies. The designs are therefore similar or identical to those printed earlier by Continental. The 1 cent through the 12 cent can be identified by "secret marks" added to the designs. The 15 cent can be distinguished by plate wear and shade variation, and the 30 cent and 90 cent can be distinguished by shade differences. Although both National and Continental printed the 24 cent Scott, there is no way to tell the issues apart; there is no secret mark or consistent color variation. There is one exception: a single example of the 24 cent exists on ribbed paper which was only used by Continental.
1875 New Color - New Value
In 1875 two new stamps were issued. The 2 cent Jackson from the 1873 series was reissued with the color changed from brown to vermilion in order to reduce confusion between the 2 cent Jackson and the 10 cent brown Jefferson. Also a new value, the 5 cent Zachary Taylor, was issued to pay the new standard rate to Europe.
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'Lost' Churchill Essay on ETs is Found
Researchers have uncovered an enlightening piece of writing from Winston Churchill which reveals the renowned British Prime Minister's thoughts on extraterrestrials!
Penned in 1939, the eleven-page article which was never published is provocatively titled 'Are We Alone in the Universe?'
It had somehow gotten lost amidst the voluminous files from his estate and, incredibly, wound up included in a collection that was sent to an American Churchill museum in the 1980's.
For nearly forty years, the enlightening essay sat unnoticed in the museum's catalog of Churchill materials until it was recently found.
Learn what the famed British Bulldog thought about the prospects for intelligent life out there in space at the C2C website.


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Iraqi scientist gives up 12-year-old nuclear parts
Date: 27-Jun-03
Country: USA
The former head of an old Iraqi centrifuge uranium enrichment program, Mahdi Shukur Ubaydi, turned over "a volume" of centrifuge documents and components he had hidden from U.N. weapons inspectors since 1991.
They were concealed in a barrel buried beneath a rose bush in a garden next to his house, said the official speaking on condition of anonymity.
"This is not a smoking gun," the intelligence official said, noting that it also does not mean that Iraq had a nuclear weapon. He said the items represented a "complete set of what would be needed to rebuild a centrifuge uranium enrichment program."
The U.S. official characterized the find as an illustration of how Iraqis have hidden their weapons of mass destruction.
"He (Ubaydi) also claimed this concealment was part of a secret high-level plan to reconstitute the nuclear weapons program once sanctions ended," the official said.
"What's significant is these documents and components were deliberately hidden at the direction of Iraq's senior leadership with the aim of preserving the regime's capacity to resume construction of a centrifuge that at some point could be used to enrich uranium for a nuclear device."
Ubaydi voluntarily came forward with the material and he and his family have been relocated, the official said.
U.S. President George W. Bush cited Iraq's alleged stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons and evidence of a nuclear arms development program and used that as the main justification for the U.S.-led war against Iraq.
American teams searching for banned Iraqi weapons have still not found any chemical or biological weapons since ousting Saddam Hussein from power in April.
Failure to find such weapons has prompted critics to suggest that Washington and Britain exaggerated intelligence reports about them.


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Endometriosis and pregnancy
How can endometriosis effect fertility and what are the types of treatment options are there for women? A few years ago I was told by my doctor I had very slight endometriosis and had surgery to remove some of the tissue, however this is something I often wonder and think about not only for myself, but also for my sisters who have endometriosis as well.
Thanks in advance!
30th May 2014 05:54 AM #2
Dear NatMari,
Endometriosis is caused by the lining of the womb growing where it should not. This could be in the ovaries or fallopian tubes or even the bowel and, rarely, the lungs. When a woman's monthly period occurs the womb lining becomes thicker as it prepares for an egg that, if fertilised, will be implanted. Normally when the egg is not fertilised the womb lining is shed and this is a woman's period.
However, in a woman who has endometriosis the parts of the womb lining growing elsewhere cannot shed their thicker lining each month. This can cause cysts, lesions and scar tissue.
As you say above, it does depend on how severe your endometriosis is as to the likelihood of you conceiving naturally. Women with more severe endometriosis may be offered IVF. For mild endometriosis, a flushing out of the fallopian tubes often helps a women to conceive. Surgery can also help in moderate to severe cases and often gives a good chance of conceiving naturally after this.
With best wishes,


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About 1,700 pounds of marijuana, several two-way radios and four ATVs were seized last week in joint agency operations that focused on smuggling groups operating in Southern Arizona's western desert, border officials said in a news release.
On Sunday, officers and Border Patrol agents of the West Desert Task Force found two ATVs, six radios and several batteries and a repeater southwest of Casa Grande. No arrests were made.
Two days earlier, Border Patrol agents assigned to the task force found 43 bales of abandoned marijuana and two ATVs near the Tohono O'odham village of Cocklebur. The pot, weighing 954 pounds, was turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
And on Thursday, members of the task force found an abandoned vehicle and 780 pounds of marijuana south of Vekol Valley, on the west end of Pinal County.
The task force is made up of Border Patrol agents, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office and Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations.


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|From: David S. Goldberg (goldberg at cs.utah.edu)
Date: Thu Mar 20 02:34:23 EST 2003
On Wed, 19 Mar 2003, Paul Graunke wrote: > Are structures to support dromedary? Are you (or others) planning to > replace modules or units with structures eventually? Dromedary is intended to be a teaching language and thus I currently have no plan to support structures or other complex ML concepts. -- David
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Washington — A major U.S. energy company, AgriSol Energy, is accused of engaging in land grabs in Tanzania that would displace more than 160,000 Burundian refugees who have lived there for decades, according to a report by the Oakland Institute, an organisation focused on environmental issues.
An ethics complaint from the Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) states that AgriSol is benefiting from the forcible eviction of the refugees, many of whom are subsistence farmers, and leasing the land -- as much as 800,000 acres -- from the Tanzanian government for 25 cents per acre. "All duty and tax free," the Iowa CCI adds.
Tanzania: Iowa Firm Accused of Displacing Tanzanians for Profit
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Sunday April 30, 2017
2017 Gabriel Awards
Three documentaries produced for The Sunday Edition, have just been recognised with Gabriel award.
Sunday July 02, 2017
THE SUNDAY EDITION How the Vimy myth was created, and why it's wrong to perpetuate it
If there's one thing bitter political foes can agree on, it's that the World War 1 battle of Vimy Ridge was the smithy in which Canadian nationhood was forged. But some historians take issue with this. They argue that the Vimy narrative of heroism, unity and triumph, was non-existent in the years after the war — that it was invented for purely political aims many decades later. Ian McKay is the L.R. Wilson Chair in Canadian History at McMaster University. He's the co-author, along with Jamie Swift, of "The Vimy Trap: Or, How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Great War."Listen 36:40
Sunday July 09, 2017
THE SUNDAY EDITION Using comics to explore foreign reporting and the isolation of being held hostage
In recent decades, there has been an explosion of comics and graphic novels dealing with very weighty subjects ... like grief, war, foreign politics and even the Holocaust. French-Canadian cartoonist Guy Delisle is renowned for his graphic novel travelogues, and his new book, "Hostage", is an intimate exploration of the experience of being kidnapped. Sarah Glidden made a name for herself with her graphic novel, "How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less," and her new book is "Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches from Turkey, Syria and Iraq."Listen 35:15
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Scientists know how to prevent catastrophic loss from forest fires. Why don't we follow their advice?
Lori Daniels is an associate professor of forestry ecology at the University of British Columbia. She says forest fires are natural and necessary for growth and regeneration, but the fierce blazes now threatening people's homes and towns are the predictable result of years of poor forest management and the failure to invest in basic preventive measures, all exacerbated by climate change and settlements built closer and closer to massive forests. More read comments
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How Russian interference in the German election could destabilize Europe
Constanze Stelzenmüller studies Germany, European foreign policy and security at the Brookings Institution. She recently testified before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence about the potential impact of Russian interference on the German election. MoreListen 25:46
Meet the Montreal optician on a radical mission to make glasses affordable for everyone
Philippe Rochette says multinational eyeglass manufacturers gouge consumers. When a pair of glasses in a stylish shop can set you back more than $1,000, Rochette says his for $100 or $200. David Gutnick's documentary is called "Two Sticks and Two Circles." More read commentsListen 21:14
U.S. preacher and writer delivers a sermon to white America: "white innocence" is your burden
The United States is perhaps more bitterly divided along racial lines than it has been for some time. Michael Eric Dyson is one of black America's most eloquent and searingly frank writers. He speaks to Michael Enright about race in the post-Obama era, and about his new book, Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America. More read commentsListen 36:27
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WetLand will reopen on the Schuylkill River at the Walnut Street Bridge in late August.
Below is a calendar of ongoing programs and events with the PPEH Lab.
Past Events:
Saturday, September 13th, at 12pm: Phickle: Demo Fermentation Class.
For millennia (that's right!) humans have pickled vegetables using only the microbes that live in the soil and on the surface of those vegetables. Want to learn how to harness the power of bacteria to make nearly any vegetable into a truly healthful, probiotic living pickle with no hot stove required? Join Amanda Feifer, author of fermentation blog Phickle and the upcoming vegetable fermentation cookbook (Fair Winds Press 2015), as she helps you learn to love your bacteria and eat them too. You don't need heat or vinegar, but a love for things that taste amazing is required!
September 7: From 1-2pm, Alison Gillespie, author of Hives in the City will do a reading of her acclaimed book on urban beekeeping, followed by a Q&A.
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August 15:
WetLand Opens! Stop by for some snacks from the gardens and Door to Door Organics, from 5-7pm.
Boat Banquet (for Alternative Energies)
When: Part I, Sat, August 16, 6-9 pm; Part II, Sun, August 17, 6-9 pm
Where: WetLand
Description: Artist Greg Lindquist, with Mary Mattingly, will host a dinner informed by research exploring sustainable alternative cooking energies and gathered largely from the WetLands garden. The meal will include summer cocktails made from infused herbs from the WetLands garden and locally sourced ingredients.
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The Land-Rover D130 used to be the "127" which is its wheelbase in inches. It was available initially only as a special order for special purpose vans and the like. When the name Defender was coined to distinguish the basic utility models from the Land-Rover Discovery and Range Rover, the 127 became the Defender 130 - the wheelbase did not change however.
The standard engine is Land-Rover's 2.5L 4cyl 300-series diesel (since late 1994). It claims good power and torque due to turbo-charging and inter-cooling, but it still seems rather small to haul such a big truck around. Suspension is by coil springs all round, doubled up at the rear.
The crew-cab consists of a sawn-off Defender station-wagon body. It can be bought with or without the high-capacity pick up (HCPU) tray (above). If without, a locally-made aluminium tray can be fitted (below):
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UNITED NATIONS – With a maturity and poise that belied her tender years, Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen shot by the Taliban for championing girls' education, stood by world leaders and called for books, not guns.
"Instead of sending weapons, instead of sending tanks to Afghanistan and all these countries which are suffering from terrorism, send books," she pleaded Wednesday at the first anniversary of the Global Education First initiative at the United Nations in New York. "Instead of sending tanks, send pens."
In October last year, Malala was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman as she was on her way to school, an attack that drew worldwide condemnation. Now she has become a global advocate for the right of all children, and in particular girls, to have a proper education.
"Instead of sending soldiers, send teachers," Malala argued at an event attended by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu and other luminaries.
According to the United Nations, some 57 million children around the world of elementary school age are denied an education, and 52 percent of them are girls.
"This is my dream: to see every child to be educated," Malala told the gathering. "This is my dream: to see equality for every human being. This is my dream: to see peace everywhere in the world — in Nigeria, in Syria, in Pakistan, in Afghanistan."
She added: "We want women to be independent . . . and to have equal rights as men have. We believe in equality and to give equality to women is justice. We are here to find a solution for all these problems that we are facing."


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On Friday, Cass Sunstein, the White House's 56 year-old Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (pictured at right), attempted to disavow a 42-page paper he wrote called "Lives, Life-Years, and Willingness to Pay," which recommended that the government reduce resources directed at benefitting the elderly in favor of increasing what goes to young people, because young people have more years of life ahead of them. His statement, as carried at CNS News:
"I'm a lot older now than the author with my name was, and I'm not sure what I think about what that young man wrote," he said. "Things written as an academic are not a legitimate part of what we do as a government official. So I am not focusing on sentences that a young Cass Sunstein wrote years ago.
So, dear readers, before you go to the rest of this post, guess how "young" Sunstein was when he engaged in his de facto "death panels" advocacy.
... Ready? Okay, here goes:
The paper was written a mere eight years ago, in 2003. Sunstein was an apparently "young" 48. Now he wants Americans to believe he's taken a U-turn (though the quote noted doesn't exactly do that, does it?).
If it weren't for CNS News, American Thinker, and Investors Business Daily, almost no one outside the hearing room would know what Sunstein said.
IBD's editorial skewered Sunstein's veracity, and the underlying idea he articulated in 2003 (bolds are mine):
... A commercial showing granny being pushed over a cliff by a person resembling Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., was recently put out by the Agenda Project, implying that the Ryan budget will kill old people by changing Medicare.
For the sake of accuracy, granny should have been dispatched by a character resembling Cass Sunstein, President Obama's head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
... Rather than ensuring that everyone get the best care possible, Sunstein wrote (in 2003) that government should rely instead on the "value of a statistical life year" (VSLY), which would likely result in significantly lower benefit calculations for elderly people and significantly higher benefits for children.
Government would assign a dollar value to your life in terms of what it's worth, and if you exceeded that limit, well, too bad. Britain's National Health Service has a similar measure of cost-effectiveness called the "quality adjusted life year" to see if your life is worth saving.
In the paper, Sunstein said, "I urge that the government should indeed focus on statistical life years rather than statistical lives. A program that saves young people produces more welfare than one that saves old people." He added that under the VSLY approach, "Older people are treated worse for one reason, they are older. This is not an injustice."
It isn't? When the man who would provide input into the establishment of the Independent Payment Advisory Board that would supervise cost reductions for Medicare got caught for suggesting seniors are expendable, Sunstein said he was "not sure what I think about what that young man wrote." Sunstein was 48 at the time. As for being "not sure," we are talking about people's lives here, Mr. Sunstein.
... This is called rationing and denial of service.
Here's Ethel C. Fenig's exclamation point at American Thinker:
They laughed when Sarah Palin (R) mentioned death panels.
... (Sunstein) is one of the chief proponents of death panels. Of course he didn't call them that but nevertheless Palin accurately picked up his intention.
It will surprise absolutely no one that in searches on Sunstein's last name, I found nothing relating his pathetic "young man" defense at the Associated Press, New York Times, Washington Post, or Los Angeles Times. A Google News search on ["Cass Sunstein" "young man"] (typed exactly as indicated between brackets) returns two results: the IBD and American Thinker pieces.
I don't have to speculate that the press would jump on a conservative or Republican who tried to use the "young man" excuse in an attempt to explain away something undesirable. That's because the press did just that to the late Henry Hyde in 1998. As Hyde pursued impeachment charges against Bill Clinton, Salon investigated Hyde's personal life and found that the Illinois congressman had an affair from 1965-1969 while he was an Illinois state legislator. When confronted with the evidence, Hyde described what he had done as "youthful indiscretions."
Of course, it was not Hyde's finest hour, but that's not the point. The point is that Hyde's three decades-old affair was major news at almost every broadcast and cable TV outlet, as the Media Research Center's CyberAlert noted on September 17, 1998:
The Salon online magazine hit on Judiciary Committee Chairman Henry Hyde led ABC's World News Tonight. CBS anchor Dan Rather read a short item on the charge Hyde had an affair in the 1960s, CNN gave it a couple of sentences in a larger story, FNC raised it three times in questions to reporters and analysts but NBC didn't touch it.
So a thirty year-old story about Hyde that was arguably irrelevant (Clinton's impeachment wasn't about sex; it was about lying under oath) got near-saturation coverage, while a White House official who will influence how Medicare costs are controlled -- to the point of potentially determining who lives and dies, and who only eight years ago advocated treating old people worse simply because they are old -- gets nothing. But the establishment press insists that there are no double standards. Horse manure.
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A novel approach that can more effectively use the structural information provided by the traditional imaging modalities in multimodal diffuse optical tomographic imaging is introduced. This approach is based on a prior image-constrained- minimization scheme and has been motivated by the recent progress in the sparse image reconstruction techniques. It is shown that the proposed framework is more effective in terms of localizing the tumor region and recovering the optical property values both in numerical and gelatin phantom cases compared to the traditional methods that use structural information.
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Like Canabalt and other "runner" games, the simple aim of Yoo Ninja! is to keep going for as long as possible without coming a cropper. There's only one control – a tap of the screen – with which you flip gravity on its head, allowing your little ninja to stick to the ceiling as firmly as an unwanted piece of macaroni in the school dinner hall.
Should you time your taps badly, the little warrior will either plummet to his doom or float off to the big dojo in the sky.
What is he running from? We're provided with no backstory, but an ever-present pair of dicing, slicing throwing stars criss-cross the left side of the screen provide a clue to his motivation. Should he get stuck or slow down too much, he'll be ninja Julienne in an instant.
The in-game music races along with the action, much of the time sounding strangely like a DragonForce cover with flutes. In no way is this a bad thing.
In keeping with the straightforward nature of the game there are just two modes. Story mode takes you through a variety of different level and obstacle styles with checkpoints along the way, while Endless mode tests your staying power as you go for a high score, much like Canabalt's standard "distance travelled" scoring system.


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José Cárdenas: César Chávez was an American farm worker, civil rights activist, and labor leader who cofounded the National Farm Workers Association which later became the United Farm Workers known as the UFW. A new book, "From the Jaws of Tragedy" is about the history and rise and decline of united farm workers, the most successful farm union in United States history. Joining me tonight is Matt Garcia, author and also director of ASU's school of historical, philosophical, and religious studies. Thanks for joining us on Horizonte.We said new book. It's literally just been published.
Matt Garcia: Yes.
José Cárdenas: I'm sure it's going to attract attention and quite frankly controversy. Let me frame it with some lines from your epilogue where you say, for example, Chavez was no plaster saint, colorful and noble on the outside, hollow and void of substance on the inside. Chavez possessed many valuable qualities that inspired hundreds of volunteers to dedicate their lives to the union and millions of people around the world to rally. Then you talk about one of his characteristics, that single-minded doggedness that was the reason for that success, but then you go on to say it was also the reason for his downfall and the deterioration of the union. And by saying rather than continue to see Chavez in the narrow light of celebration, I have widened the lens to show him as the tragic hero he was. Such a perspective allows to us honor his tremendous virtues as a leader while not forgetting the perils that come with autocratic leadership. That kind of summarizes the book, where it starts and where it ends.
Matt Garcia: Right. I think there's been a lot of attention heaped on Chavez. We know the street names, the statues, even the programs that have been named after him, the postal stamps. But I think the obscure real lessons of the man and the lessons of his life; I say that he's a tragic hero because he came so close to achieving greatness, a national farm worker movement, but because of his own tendencies towards autocratic leadership, they failed.
José Cárdenas: I want to trace the story as you've developed it in your book. Before we do that, a little bit about your own background and how you came to do the book. You yourself are the grandson of farm workers.
Matt Garcia: That's right. And it's been a passion of mine. My first book was about the citrus workers of southern California. You could say I'm working on a trilogy. This is the second one. I'm looking for the third one about farm workers. I'm very committed to the understanding of what it takes to get social justice for farm workers, people like my grandmother.
José Cárdenas: This book 10 years in the making.
Matt Garcia: Yes. It started out as an attempt to tell the story from the bottom up. But as I got into the archives, the archives at Wayne state, Luther library, and as I talked to veterans of the movement, I found that I had to deal with Cesar's legacy.
José Cárdenas: The book became much more focused on him and the impact he had, but that wasn't your original intent, as you said.
Matt Garcia: Part of what I was trying to do -- and it makes its way into the book -- was to tell the history of the boycott, the grape boycott, that helped make the movement an international phenomenon and to persuade consumers to stop buying grapes to bring social justice for the farm workers in the field.
José Cárdenas: Before we talk about that, a little more about your sources. You made a reference to Wayne State University where the archives are. Those include hours of recorded conversations.
Matt Garcia: That's right. In the 1970s, as we know from Richard Nixon, all great leaders were taping themselves, and Cesar was no different. He taped many of the executive board meetings where his leadership skills were on full display. I had access to them only by digging. They were not archived. They were there in the archives but were not cataloged, I should say. It was by my persistence that they finally opened it to me, and I listened over the years and dug up these very revealing tapes.
José Cárdenas: You had other sources including one of the persons we'll mention later in this interview, Gilbert Padilla, who was involved with the union movement almost from the beginning.
Matt Garcia: That's right. When you said Dolores Huerta and Cesar were the ones that started it, we have to add Gil to the list. Gil was the predecessor to the UFW and then followed Cesar to the National Farm Workers Association that eventually became the UFW. Cesar and Gil were together all the way through.
José Cárdenas: We have a picture of Chavez with that CSO organization that we've got on the screen. This was his first experience in organizing. Right?
Matt Garcia: That's right. When you say that he -- or I said that he had dogged determination. It's that moment in the CSO that he makes the decision that CSO is not going to serve farm workers. They were mostly an urban organization, an organization committed to electoral politics, and it was -- Cesar had said this organization is not the one that's going to deliver justice. I'm going to have to start my own. He moved to central valley and started it.
José Cárdenas: He learned from some of the people in that picture some of the basics of community organization. Saul Alinsky and Fred Ross, his mentor, and others such as that. He goes and starts the farm workers organization and comes to the boycott as a means of obtaining the success they couldn't achieve in the field.
Matt Garcia: In fact, he was convinced to do it. Right? He didn't believe that it was a critical strategy when they started. He thought the strike was the strategy. Right? The boycott was something to do between harvests. In fact, the boycott became the sequence of the movement. In the book, I talk about how in 1969 and the early part of the 1970s, when the boycott became international, that's when the pressure on growers forced them to the tables and forced them to sign the first contracts with farm workers in the history of California.
José Cárdenas: And we're talking about the boycott of grapes.
Matt Garcia: That's right.
José Cárdenas: There's a lot of discussion about the different strategies and how to do a boycott and some pessimistic reaction by Chavez to the initial efforts, but he became convinced that that was the way to go.
Matt Garcia: Yeah. And it was mostly a multicultural movement, young students from all walks of life, Pilipino and Mexican farm workers going well outside of their comfort zone to places like Boston and Toronto and Montreal and carrying that message. It was the success in those areas in the cities that brought justice for the farm workers in the field.
José Cárdenas: And they were getting people to decide not to buy the grapes as a measure of support, gesture of support for the farm workers.
Matt Garcia: That's right. In fact, initially it was not well orchestrated, but there was a young man whose name was Jerry Brown, and he was a grad student --
José Cárdenas: We're not talking about Governor Jerry Brown.
Matt Garcia: Not governor Jerry Brown. Another Jerry brown who said, if we could just lessen the number of grapes going to each one of these cities, the ten top cities in America by 10 percent, we'll force the growers into a deal. They did that in Chicago and Boston. Forty percent reduction.
José Cárdenas: Chavez was not the only labor leader who questioned the effectiveness of a boycott. Organized labor, people like Walter Luther. We've got a very famous picture of César Chávez with Walter Luther that we'll put on the screen. They questioned whether a boycott made sense.
Matt Garcia: That's definitely true, and that's because Cesar essentially was conflating his civil rights movement with the labor movement. The labor movement had supported themselves by strikes by appealing to allied workers. But to go out to consumers and have consumers be essentially the leveraging point for justice, that was unheard of. But Chavez was able to do that, and he rode the sentiments of the civil rights movement that was started in the African-American civil rights movement and all the other movements going on in the late '60s and pulled that lever for social justice for farm workers.
José Cárdenas: Now, eventually most of organized labor was at least supportive, at least sympathetic, but you also chronicle the very fierce, intense battles with the Teamsters for control of the workers in California.
Matt Garcia: Right. Well, the Teamsters were not foreign to the field necessarily. Many people believed that they just came in, were interlopers. In fact they had contracts prior to the UFW's formation. They were organizers of forklift drivers and packing house workers. But they were really not adept at reaching the sentiments of the Mexican people and the Filipino people. They were mostly an Anglo organization, and they really couldn't bridge that gap. In fact they were often very condescending. When many of the votes that went against them happened, they turned, and that's well documented.
José Cárdenas: Now, you mentioned several times so far the Filipinos who also were working in the fields with Mexicans and Mexican-Americans. The Teamsters eventually had some success with them in part because of their disaffection with the UFW.
Matt Garcia: This is where people stop telling the story frequently. I continue. The United Farm Workers was not an experienced union. It I didn't know how to run hiring halls, didn't know how to manage workers. In fact, they dropped the ball. From 1970 to 1973, the first three years, they didn't know how to dispatch workers. The Teamsters was an experienced union, and they offered an alternative. Now, they were, as they say, in bed with the growers, but they also offered a product that was more attractive in particular to Filipino workers, and so they started to peel off in the 1970s, in 1973, in favor of the Teamsters.
José Cárdenas: Now, we have the development then of a strategy that focused on state law, the agricultural labor relations act in California which Chavez initially endorsed, in fact entirely endorsed as a solution to gaining dominance over the Teamsters and also getting those contracts. That strategy ultimately failed.
Matt Garcia: Well, it failed primarily, I argue, because of César Chávez's withdrawal from that solution. And it's complex. First of all, the law was flawed. By and large, the United Farm Workers won the election.
José Cárdenas: But then the state legislature was more pro-grow or responded by cutting funding.
Matt Garcia: They ran out of funding about six months in, and so Chavez decided that he was going to redirect the resources on the boycott to winning a campaign for a proposition, proposition 14.
José Cárdenas: That would have ensured funding for the agricultural labor relations board, and that was a devastating failure for the union which you then say led to a decline or kind of a retrenchment by Chavez and made the union less democratic. How so?
Matt Garcia: Well, he needed to blame someone for why they failed. They'd been so successful up to that point, and Chavez turned to the young boycott organizers who he accused of dragging their heels coming from those cities back to California. And in fact it was his decision. Why was it an undemocratic union? Because they had never stopped to create a democratic structure. So Chavez essentially had all of the power to dictate what strategy they were pursuing. So even though he blamed the boycott workers, it was he who decided that proposition 14 was going to be the mechanism to fund ALRA into the future. When it failed, he looked for conspirators against him.
José Cárdenas: And he became increasingly isolated. You talk about the influence of the founder of Synanon and the game. Explain that.
Matt Garcia: Synanon was this drug rehabilitation center that became a religion in 1974, led by a man named Chuck Dietrich, and he had all control over this organization. It was a compound. It was an intentional community. And he had a game. They called it the game. It was an exercise, an encounter group where people were shamed by being outed amongst their peers. Chavez saw the value of this. He said if I could use that at UFW and the headquarters at La Paz, I could find the conspirators.
José Cárdenas: The game was used most famously perhaps on somebody that had been intimately involved with the union a gentleman by the name of Phillip De La Cruz. We've got a picture of him to show, too.
Matt Garcia: I argue that the game actually influenced --
José Cárdenas: The gentleman in the middle here?
Matt Garcia: That's right. I say that the game, while practiced in La Paz and somewhat separate of the executive board, began to influence relations on the executive board. So that fateful day and evening when Vera Cruz was expelled, it had a game-like quality. They were setting him up. They were very abusive. Later on Gil Padilla said it was the worst thing they'd ever done.
José Cárdenas: We've got a picture of Gil, too, we want to put on the screen. He was one of your principal sources. Tell us about his role in the union and his perspective on the UFW and César Chávez.
Matt Garcia: Gil was there, as I said, in the very beginning. For the book, he's most important because he's the first one who said, we need to tell the history of the UFW warts and all. We didn't complete the task, and Cesar wasn't the saint that everybody makes him out to be. I want to tell that story. He's in his 80s and basically ready to come clean. Fortunately for me, I was born at the right time to talk to the veterans who were all ready to speak, but it was Gil that basically led the way.
José Cárdenas: Matt Garcia thank you for joining us on "Horizonte" to talk about your new book.
Matt Garcia: Thank you, José.


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SYDNEY — Citizens in Cape Breton joined counterparts from around the world in the March Against Monsanto campaign on Saturday.
The global initiative took place in over 50 countries as part of efforts to obtain a boycott of genetically modified organisms and other harmful agro-chemicals.
"The world is marching against Monsanto for awareness and to show that we want the right to know what is in our food," said Michelle Morrow, organizer of the march in Sydney.
"This march is kind of like a solidarity between people around the world to say we don't want this."
The local group, numbering about 20 people, met in Sydney at the corner of George Street and Pitt Street at 2 p.m. to begin their march.
They then moved down Prince Street to the intersection at the Sydney Shopping Centre where they stayed for two hours with information and signs of protest.
"The issue people are having is that it is not labelled. We have no idea what we are eating."
Though global seed producing giant Monsanto was the target of the protest, Morrow said Saturday's rally was also a chance to promote food produced in Cape Breton.
"We are going to start something and see what happens," she said.
"There is a good, local farming community in the area and we want to do is to promote buying local."
Morrow, who has been eating organic foods for about a decade, said she organized the rally after meeting people at farmer's markets around Sydney area, and in Baddeck and Margaree.
"People are busy and doing things like this is how you get the word out."


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Client Executive – Dairy
- Recruiter
- Kantar WorldPanel
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £Competitive
- Posted
- 29 Mar 2012
- Closes
- 10 Apr 2012
- Ref
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- Function
- Category Management, Marketing
- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Client Executive – Dairy
When someone says "because that's the way it's always been done" your first instinct is to find a new way. When there's a challenge, your imagination kicks into overdrive to come up with an inspired solution.
All of which means you'll fit right in at Kantar Worldpanel.
We're the world's leading provider of consumer insight and research solutions into shoppers' purchase and usage behaviour from continuous consumer panels. In other words, we know more than anyone else about what people buy and use, and why.
Working within our fast-growing Fresh Foods division, you'll be the contact on a portfolio of accounts, immersing yourself in clients' businesses and presenting back key insights. This is about understanding a client, as well as they understand themselves or, as Alison, an existing team member describes her favourite part of the job:
"…being on-site and working across a range of clients, with different challenges, roles and corporate cultures. As an advisor on their strategy, I'm often talking to people at a senior level within my clients, and they value my opinion – not bad for my first "proper" job!"
To join Alison as a Client Exec in this team, you'll need to be experienced in this type of work, having been successful in a Research or Analysis and Insight focused environment (either agency or client side). You'll balance analytical skills and attention to detail, with commercial nous and the ability to network at all levels having already worked with internal and external clients on a day-to-day basis. You will also be pretty confident in your increasing ability to make key recommendations, drawing on your experience of drafting presentations, reports and other deliverables.
This is an opportunity to mix with some of the industry's brightest, most passionate and experienced people… you'll be like the cat that got the cream.
To apply, please click on the 'Apply' button
Or visit our careers site www.highlydefinedcareers.com to find out more about working for us.
Closing date for applications: Midday, Tuesday, 10th April 2012.
Selection dates: 10 and 17 April 2012.


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Coal Will Be King by 2030
Even as Germany cuts back on the enormous subsidies for renewables, it is becoming clear that, if present trends continue, the future of world energy is in coal. The above graph, based on figures from the International Energy Agency, shows the huge upsurge in coal burning in China over the past five years and projects it ahead through 2030. Projections, of course, aren't data but it is notable that the graph is actually optimistic, showing China's coal surge leveling off by the end of this decade. Coal burning in the West remains almost perfectly level as well. But the overall result is that by 2030 the world will be running 5 billion tons of coal, double the consumption of 2005. And of course coal consumption in the West may not stay level, either. Even now, Germany is planning a huge expansion of its coal plants to make up for closing its nuclear reactors.
If one thing can be blamed for this foreboding trend it is the West's failure to develop nuclear power. The technology has been known since the 1950s and was once seen as the logical replacement for coal, but except for France it has not been exploited. China and India are doing all they can to develop nuclear - China has 26 reactors under construction - but they could have been helped immensely America had continue developing the technology instead of opposing it. As early as the 1950s, Glen Seaborg, winner of the 1951 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, said that nuclear energy had come along at exactly the right time because we were reaching the limits of coal. He was right - but it didn't happen.


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Schemer should be Carly's middle name. This week, she can't help but wonder if Daniel is the solution to all her problems. Why has she singled him out? More importantly, will he do her bidding? In more dire developments, Stefano learns that Rafe has escaped from the asylum. Uh oh. Is Rafe on his way back to Salem? What will Stefano do to prevent his return? Speaking of Stefano, Chad tells him that he'll take the DiMera summer job. Does this make Stefano's day?
On somewhat of a romantic note, Chloe realizes that Nicole is still in love with EJ. Will she confront Nicole about it? If so, does Nic confirm or deny Chloe's suspicions?
Finally, watch for some new faces to grace the streets of Salem this week. Someone named Leah and a woman named Mrs. Helms. Why are they in town? Who will they interact with? Find out when you tune in to Days of our Lives this week.
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School districts rely on Medicaid reimbursements for special education, transportation for children with disabilities, social workers and more.
HMSES, a co-op between schools in Hancock, Madison and Shelby Counties, provides special education services across districts.
The state is re-writing the graduation requirements, and some people worry the more rigorous standards will keep special education students from graduating.
Doctors say parents should consider behavioral therapy before giving their children ADHD medication.
If Indiana schools were to lose the estimated $114 million in federal education funding, programs for students with special needs would feel a deep impact.
College graduates are taking more alternative tracks into teaching that don't involve going back to school for another four years.


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That there is some truth in these beliefs on both sides adds to the complexities.
For the fourth year running, the ICA has had to grapple with the complexities of coordinating a group show.
That level of time commitment is needed to stay on top of the complexities of a global financial institution.
I'd need thousands of words to get at its complexities, but here are a few hundred to get us started.
The Pakistani army, the fifth-largest in the world, is a maze of contradictions and complexities.
The network of complexities that was closing in upon Mr. Opp apparently affected his body more than his spirits.
The complexities of the subject are too great to permit of dogmatism.
complexities annoy me; they irritate me; then this progressive feeling presently warms into anger.
Life that had seemed simple just then had since shown her its complexities.
It will go deep enough down into all the complexities of our varying circumstances.


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|Figure 29. Geotextile material used with riprap allows water movement while preventing movement of soil particles. (Redrawn with permission from Figure 1, Amoco Fabrics and Fibers Company 1994a, p. 1)
|A geotextile is a synthetic permeable textile material
used with soil, rock, or any other geotechnical engineering related material. Geotextiles,
also called geosynthetics, are generally associated with high-standard all-season roads,
but can be used in low-standard logging roads.
Geotextiles extend the service life of roads, increase their load-carrying capacity, and reduce the incidence of ruts. These benefits are accomplished by separating aggregate structural layers from subgrade soil while allowing the passage of water (see description on Separation).
Geotextiles should be considered for use on any section of road requiring an aggregate (rock) layer for surfacing. Geotextiles can reduce the amount of aggregate required, thus reducing the cost of the road, as well as providing the benefits described in the previous paragraph.
For temporary road construction in environmentally sensitive areas, a biodegradable woven jute geotextile has been developed. This fabric will totally biodegrade after one to two seasons, eliminating the need to remove a synthetic geotextile from under the roadbed. It is economical for use on roads that will be decommissioned after use (Moran 1997).
There are many uses for geotextiles. The geotextile manufacturer can provide help in selecting the correct material for your specific situation. Rather than describe the many potential conditions under which they may be used, the principles governing their use are described in this section. These principles then can be considered in solving your particular drainage problem.
For example, in an erosion control application, rock or other riprap material may be placed over a geotextile along a streambank as shown in Figure 29. The role of the total system is to prevent erosion of soil materials along the channel. The geotextile performs the specific function of filtration, allowing water in the soil to pass through the fabric while retaining the soil particles.
There are a number of classifications for geotextile functions ranging in number from as few as four to several dozen. This document covers four that are closely associated with low standard roads: separation, filtration, reinforcement, and transmission. Not all functions are provided by each type of geotextile, so check before you buy.
The separation function refers to the separation of two dissimilar soils. The primary function of the geotextile is to prevent intermixing of the two soils throughout the life of the structure.
Geotextiles are commonly used for separation when used beneath road-way pavement sections. Although you will not be constructing pavement sections, you may want to use some aggregate over certain sections of the road, in which case the principles described here still apply. Roadway pavements are basically structures for taking the high contact pressures from the vehicle tires and reducing that pressure through the depth of the pavement to a level that can be supported by the underlying soil. Pressure is dissipated down through the various layers of materials within the pavement.
Figure 30. Geotextile material provides separation, which preserves the integrity and extends the life of the road surface layer. (Redrawn with permission from Amoco Fabrics and Fibers Company 1994b)
|Over time, vehicle load pressure causes subgrade soils to
migrate into the aggregate base of the pavement section. Contamination of the aggregate
base by the subgrade results in the reduction of the effective base thickness to less than
originally designed. This concept is illustrated in Figure 30. Reduction of the base
thick-ness results in a decrease in the load-carrying capacity of the aggregate base and a
reduction in the pavement life. Geotextiles prevent the subgrade materials from migrating
into the aggregate base, thus increasing pavement life.
Filtration is one of the functions most widely performed by geotextiles. The filtration function has two concurrent objectives: to retain the particles of the filtered soil, while permitting water to pass through the plane of the geotextile from the filtered soil. These two parallel roles are the key to filtration design (Figure 29).
In both the filtration and separation functions, water is permitted to pass through the geotextile. Occasionally, some confusion arises between the separation and filtration functions in this regard. A distinction may be drawn between the two with respect to the quantity of water involved and the degree to which it influences geotextile selection.
In the filtration function, the volume of water moving through the fabric is a key design element specifically addressed in the design and selection of the geotextile. It must be able to convey a certain quantity of water across the plane of the fabric through-out its design life to prevent the buildup of water pressure.
This is typically not the case with a geotextile used for separation. While water may pass in either direction across the plane of the geotextile, it is not typically an element of design as the quantities of water are relatively small, even in those cases of high groundwater and saturated subgrades.
In the reinforcement function, the geotextile is subjected to a sustained tensile force or load. Soil and rock materials are noted for their ability to withstand compressive forces and their relative low capacity for sustained tensile forces. In much the same way that tensile forces are taken up by steel in a reinforced concrete beam, the geotextile supports tensile forces that cannot be carried by the soil in a soil-geotextile system.
As shown in Figure 31 in a geotextile reinforced levee constructed over soft soils, the geotextile layers are placed across potential rotational failure planes to carry the tensile forces that cannot be carried by an unreinforced soil mass.
Figure 31. Geotextile material under the roadbed reinforces soft soil and preserves the road embankment. (Redrawn with permission from Figure 8, Amoco Fabrics and Fibers Company 1994a, p. 5)
In the transmission function, liquids or gases are carried (or transmitted) within the plane of the geotextile itself. This is distinctly different from the filtration function which involves flow across the plane of the geotextile. This function is often associated with geotextile composites, particularly those that incorporate a drainage net or a permeable core bonded on one or both sides by a geotextile as shown in Figure 32.
Fluid enters the composite through the geotextile and is carried in the channels of the core to a desired location in the application. As shown in Figure 32, a geotextile-drainage core composite can provide drainage adjacent to the face of a retaining wall.
Figure 32. Composite geotextile material allows water flow within the plane of the material, rather than across it, such as behind a retaining wall. (Redrawn with permission from Figure 10, Amoco Fabrics and Fibers Company 1994a, p. 6)
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WHO: Midwest Black Law Students Association (MWBLSA)
WHAT: Members of the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) across
the nation will hold rallies at college campuses in solidarity with the "Day of
Action for Opportunity" rally to be held at the U.S. Supreme Court on
October 10, supporting the affirmative action policy before the court in
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin ("Fisher"), which allows African-
American and other minority students greater access into higher education.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 10 from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST
WHERE: University of Michigan – Ann Arbor Campus | North Diag
1230 Murfin St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109
About the Case:
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On Wednesday, October 10, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Fisher. Fisher
revisits the issue of affirmative action in undergraduate college admissions. In the case, the
Court must decide whether it is constitutional for the admissions program at the University of
Texas at Austin to consider race as one factor, among many, in attempting to create a diverse
educational experience for its students. Earlier this year, NBLSA submitted an amicus brief to
the Supreme Court in support of the University of Texas at Austin's admissions policy.
NBLSA's amicus brief in support of the University of Texas at Austin can be found here.
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Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.comWhy NBLSA:
Equality in higher education is a cause that affects the members of NBLSA directly and
therefore, it is our responsibility to answer the call of fighting to ensure that the policy at the
University of Texas at Austin and public universities around the country are conscious of making
college education available to minority students. As law students, NBLSA is committed to
advocating for equality in access to higher education which will combat the historically low
numbers of minority lawyers in the field.
Why UofM?
MWBLSA chose the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor as the home of the "Day of Action for
Opportunity" rally because the last time the Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of
affirmative action, the case was based on the University of Michigan's admissions policy.
About The National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA):
Founded in 1968, the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) is a national, nonprofit
organization created and designed to articulate and promote the professional needs and
goals of Black law students; foster and encourage professional competence; focus upon the
relationship of the Black attorney to the American legal system; instill in the Black attorney and
law student a greater awareness of and commitment to the needs of the Black community; utilize
member expertise to initiate a change within the legal system that will make it more responsive
to the needs and concerns of the Black community; and do any and all things necessary and
lawful in order to accomplish these goals.
NBLSA is the largest student-run organization in America and has approximately 200 chapters
at law schools throughout the country. This represents almost every ABA accredited law school,
plus several non-accredited law schools. These chapters represent nearly 6,000 Black law
students in six regions that encompass 48 states including Hawaii and the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico. Recently, NBLSA has established an international connection with Black law
students in Canada, England, South Africa, and the Bahamas who have decided to model their
student organizations after NBLSA.


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Event Details
Spring Break in the Smokies
April 7-9, 2013
Gatlinburg/Sevierville, TN
Wilderness at the Smokies Waterpark Resort and Family Adventure Center is a luxurious vacation destination. Wilderness is a whole new concept of FUN for your Smoky Mountain vacation!
Their Guest Exclusive Waterparks are only for resort guests and Included With Your Stay!
Wilderness is home to the Wild WaterDome, Tennessee's Largest Indoor Waterpark, which features a see-through roof that will weather-proof your vacation. Along with year-round indoor waterpark fun, you will find two outdoor waterparks right outside your guest room door!
And remember to check out the NEW Adventure Forest dry, family adventure center. Featuring a 3 story ropes course, multi-level laser tag, black light mini-golf, mega arcade and much more!
In addition to all of these group activities we will also have a day at Dollywood. We will also have some fun at the Hollywood Wax Museum and The Track!
Package Includes
-Roundtrip motor coach transportation from the designated high school
-3 days/2 nights accommodations at Wilderness at the Smokie's
-Breakfast each day at local restaurant
-Waterpark Passes
-Adventure Forest *activities detailed below
-Passes to Dollywood with Lunch included
-Passes to the Hollywood Wax Museum, Castle of Chaos, and Hannah's Maze of Mirrors * (detailed below)
-Passes to The Track * (detailed below)
-Movies, music, and snacks on the bus
-A 2TC Travel Agent will escort the group
Hotel Information
1424 Old Knoxville Hwy
Sevierville, TN 37876
Package Prices with Transportation
Double Queen Sofa Room (Sleeps 6)
2 Queen Beds/1 Queen Sofa Sleeper
$300 pp – Sextuplet Occupancy
Chaperone Package Prices with Transportation
Double Queen Sofa Room (Sleeps up to 6)
2 Queen Beds/1 Queen Sofa Sleeper
$165 pp – Quad Occupancy
$190 pp – Triple Occupancy
$245 pp – Double Occupancy
Additional Package Details
Adventure Forest Pass Activities:
Ropes Course
Rock Climbing Wall
Daredevils Drop Ride
Moonshine Run
Black Lite Putt-Putt
Cataloochee Creek mini-golf
10 frames of mini bowling
1 game of Laser Tag
Hollywood Wax Museum Activities:
The new Hollywood Wax Museum has become an instant landmark in the Smoky Mountain community of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. High on the hill at the corner of Parkway Boulevard and Showplace Boulevard in Pigeon Forge, Hollywood Wax Museum is the only wax museum in the country devoted entirely to celebrity figures. The two-story Museum brings Pigeon Forge tourists and locals into the world of Hollywood Stars and allows visitors to get close to some of the most famous people in show business, recreated so faithfully that you'd swear they are were alive. Hollywood Wax Museum houses tons of uncanny replicas, lending themselves to fun photo opportunities for guests. If you're waxing for fun things to do in Pigeon Forge TN, the country's largest Hollywood Wax Museum is a must-see.
Castle of Chaos:
If you love an adrenaline rush, don't miss the world's first 5D ride and interactive shooting adventure. Put on your 3D glasses, pick up your pistol, and explore the eerie castle that's been rumored to host evil supernatural activity. Scary fun that touches all your senses and keeps your score
Hannah's House of Mirrors:
Are you the Chosen One? Find your way through the mirrored corridors of the Castle of Savannah. Discover 288 potential turns among hundreds of mirrored archways and infinite reflections in every direction. Fun for all ages!
The Track:
Race the Wild Woody, our three story spiraling wooden track, or take a spin on our classic track with overpasses. With single and double-seated karts, everyone in the family can get in and go!
Mini-Golf at The Track:
You won't find boring "hit it through the windmill" miniature golf at The Track. Play Gator Golf, and test your mini-golf skills while you encounter jungle animals, walk through dark tunnels and play through beautiful waterfalls
Blaster Boats:
Hop in a blaster boat to cool off and splash around! Our water cannons turn traditional bumper boats into an exciting water battle – get ready to soak your family and friends at The Track!
Bumper Cars
Get behind the wheel of our bumper cars for smash and crash fun that's always a hit!
Not included in the package but available at The Track
Bungee Jump $8.00
Take a 65 foot plunge at The Track! It's the guaranteed fastest ride in town.
SkyFlyer $8.00
Experience the thrill of skydiving when you fly first class on The Track's SkyFlyer!
Pick-Up Locations
Designated High school
Full itinerary to be published March 2013 but tentative plan listed below:
7 am Pick up at Designated High School
12 pm Arrival at Host Hotel
1 pm Takeover the Indoor Waterpark (included in the package)
6 pm Dinner for the group (included in the package)
7-10 pm Adventure Forest (included in the package)
10 am Breakfast
11 am Dollywood (included in the package)
1 pm Lunch (included in the package)
7 pm Dinner with the group (not included in the package)
9 am Check out of the Hotel
10 am Breakfast (included in the package)
11 am Hollywood Wax Museum/Hannah's House of Mirrors/Castle of Chaos (included in the package)
1 pm Lunch (not included in the package)
2 pm The Track (included in the package)
4 pm Depart back to Georgia
8 pm Arrive at host high school
Deposit Deadlines
$50 per person – February 1, 2013 or due now
$50 per person – February 15, 2013
$50 or more per person – March 1, 2013
$ 50 or more per person – March 15, 2013
Final Balances Due, if any April 1, 2013
-All payments are non-refundable/nontransferable.
-Name changes ARE permitted until March 1, 2013
-Payments received after the final pay date will result in a $25 late fee.
-No checks are allowed for payment within 30 days of departure.
-Prices are based on Group Discount Packages, therefore, prices are the same for all ages. No additional discounts apply based on age.
Pay online or mail payments to:
2 Traveling Chicks
Attn: Smokies Spring Break
PO Box 930064
Norcross, GA
Sharita Vann
(888)669-1194 ext. 2
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