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San Antonio Marketing Workshop - Saturday March 2nd
District 55 Toastmasters
Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 10:00 AM (CST)
Event Details
San Antonio Marketing workshop
Saturday March 2nd, 10am to 4pm
San Antonio TX 78230
Mega-Marketing WORKSHOP! Bring your Laptop and a notebook, because we're going to get to work building club websites, developing marketing plans, and building social media outreach!
Bring your enthusiasm and your thinking cap too!
Get ready to learn now to be a Mega-Marketer!
Please begin your registration by clicking the "Register" button above. When finished, you will receive a confirmation email with a ticket as a PDF document. Please print out your ticket and bring your ticket with you.
Please contact Lt. Governor of Marketing, Crystal Dyer for more information.
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Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 10:00 AM (CST)
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By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING Vigilant Internet users spotted news photos of a housing official and posted heated online discussions about his $15,000 Swiss watch and $22-a-pack cigarettes.
Two weeks later, Zhou Juigeng in Nanjing was fired. He is under investigation for an apparent "lavish lifestyle" that exceeds his government salary, according to the state-run China Daily.
The case illustrates how China's Internet users, operating in groups, can go after people they think have done something wrong by putting information about them online and allowing others to join in the harassment.
The phenomenon, in a country that heavily censors the Internet, has an unusual name — "human flesh search engine" — a Chinese phrase describing how individuals are hunted down and exposed on the Web.
"The frequency and variety of human flesh searches really flowered (last year), ranging from exposure of misbehaving children and corrupt officials to the nationalistic chasing down of people connected to the Tibetan riots," says Jeremy Goldkorn, founder of Danwei.org, a website focused on China's media.
"The searches can reveal corruption and corporate malfeasance, and issues that should be aired in an open society," he says. "But it is by nature a sensationalist phenomenon that can invade people's privacy."
China has more Internet users than any other nation: more than 250 million. These searches provide a form of grass-roots democracy in a communist country that tightly controls the news and public debate.
The Chinese government blocks access to many websites it considers subversive or too political. This week, the government launched a one-month campaign to delete vulgar and pornographic content from China's websites — but the power of human flesh searches is recognized.
People's Daily, the official newspaper of the Communist Party, posted a list from Internet user Lan Feng of the top nine cases of corrupt officials overthrown by the Internet in 2008. Recent articles by the state-run Xinhua News Agency herald the new cyberpower: "Chinese netizens flex their muscles in 2008," and "Free voices on Internet new path to democracy in China."
Typical human flesh searches on Mop.com, a popular Chinese website, included a hunt for the identity of a pretty woman photographed on a Guangzhou bus and for a stall owner at Changsha railway station accused of bilking rail users of their change.
Six officials in Hengyang in Hunan province who were asleep during a speech commemorating China's 30th anniversary of economic changes last month were fired after people raised a ruckus online, Xinhua says.
Some searches turn ugly fast.
Wang Fei, a former employee of the Beijing office of advertiser Saatchi & Saatchi, won China's first court case last month against a human flesh search engine.
He was the target of harassment and death threats — including some painted on his parents' door — because his wife committed suicide after learning he had an affair. His wife's diary describing her pain was later posted online.
Wang sued an individual and a website that led the cybermanhunt reviling him and won $1,400. Justice "has been done with this result," says Wang's lawyer, Zhang Yanfeng.
The court decision could force Internet providers "to pay more attention to improper comments by their users," Zhang says. "You cannot violate other people's right to privacy and right of reputation."
Liu Renwen, a law professor at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing, says new laws are needed.
"The level of privacy protection shows the development of a civilized society in any country," he says, "but ethics on the Internet have yet to be established in China."
Contributing: The Associated Press
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Estela Portillo Trambley was born on 16 January 1936 in El Paso, Texas. Raised in Mexico and El Paso, she received a B.A. and M.A. in English literature at the University of Texas at El Paso. She taught at high school and community college levels in El Paso, hosted local radio and television shows, and wrote and directed plays. In 1975 Trambley became the first woman to win the Premio Quinto Sol award for her short story collection
Written works and biographical materials, 1969- , of El Paso, Texas playwright and novelist Estela Portillo Trambley. Written works include drafts of eight plays, notably "Day of the Swallows," "Blacklight," "Sun Image," and "Sor Juana." Prose works include "Rain of Scorpions," "Woman of the Earth," "After Hierarchy," and short stories. Haiku poetry and a multimedia presentation on the Haiku form, notes and notebooks, interviews, letters received, reviews and critical essays about Trambley's work and clippings of articles about Trambley are also included. A transcript of an interview with Trambley by Juan Bruce-Novoa is part of the collection.
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Cite as: Estela Portillo Trambley Papers, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.
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Aonach Mor
The Trails
The Skills Loops – There are green, blue, red and black-graded skills loops here with terrain similar to what you will find on the trails. Each loop is only a couple of hundred meters long, but packed with features. If you're not sure which level of trail is right for you, the skills loops will help you decide. See the trail grades page for full explanations of the trail grades.
The waymarked trails – There are four different trails for you to try.
- Small World – This is a 1km blue-graded loop that gives aspiring champions a taste of world-class mountain biking, giving a quick trip round the start of the World Championship trail and back along the old World Cup circuit.
- Cour Loop – Offering a mix of singletrack and forest road, the 19km, blue-graded Cour Loop follows the route of the old puggyline (narrow gage railway) out to the Cour river near Spean Bridge, then tracks the river for a while before returning to the car park via forest road.
- World Champs trail – Specially devised for the 2007 World Championships held here, this 8.5km, world-class singletrack loop features 270m of climb and descent. It's red-graded, but has black-graded options along the way. Technical features, hard climbs and fast descents on exhilarating singletrack.
- 10 Under The Ben – Red-graded with black options, 10 Under the Ben is used for the big event of the same title each year in June. This 16.5km loop trail is a mix of dedicated singletrack and forest road. Watch out for Nessie – a real monster of a descent! For more information on the 10 Under the Ben event, see www.nofussevents.co.uk.
Aside from the trails, there's plenty of forest road to be explored in Leanachan Forest.
Getting There
All the trails start from the Forestry Commission Car Park. You are directed to the car park by green Forestry Commission signs along the Aonach Mor access road. The Aonach Mor access road is signposted off the A82 with brown tourist signs for cable car / Nevis Range gondola.
The Forestry Commission car park is to the east of the Nevis Range car park. OS Grid Ref: NN174775.
- Parking – You can park at the Forestry Commission car park beside the Nevis Range. Follow green signposts.
- Toilets – Public toilets are available at the Nevis Range during opening hours. There are also public toilets at Spean Bridge near the shops.
- Cafes / food & drink – There is a cafe at the Nevis Range base station (see the Nevis Range website for opening hours). Local services and shops are available at Spean Bridge.
- Bike and equipment hire – Off Beat bikes, 117 High Street, Fort William. Call 01397 704008, email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.offbeatbikes.co.uk – Nevis Cycles, 4 Lochy Crescent, Inverlochy, Fort William. Call 01397 705555, email email@example.com or visit www.neviscycles.com.
For any Witch's Trails or Leanachan Forest queries, please contact Lochaber Forest District:
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Telephone: 01397 702184
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Supermarket Chic, Water Into Wine and a Food Personality Quizby Amy Reiter in News, March 8th, 2014
Attention, grocery shoppers: The fashion world now thinks you're cool. Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld has a history of creating over-the-top settings for his Paris fashion shows — an airplane, an art museum. This year he built a faux supermarket stacked with brightly colored goods labeled with Chanel-inspired names — Coco Chanel Coco Pops, anyone? — which models plopped into Chanel-branded shopping baskets. (We'd like to see those couture catwalkers try this.) "Fashion editors posed with shopping trolleys amid this Warholian fashion extravaganza," the Guardian reports, adding that a full-on riot broke out when show attendees briefly believed they could take the cleverly labeled goods home. [Guardian]
What food are you? The line at the top of Buzzfeed's What Food Matches Your Personality quiz — "God, you're such a burrito" — made us laugh, but only until we diligently answered all the questions and were labeled a burrito ourselves. "Here comes the burritoooooooo! (That's you.)," the results jeered. "You're a Renaissance man/woman. You've got a little bit of everything. And everybody better watch out because your flour tortilla is homemade." Not satisfied, we took the quiz again and totally changed our answers. (Whatever, we're such a burrito.) This time, we were cheese: "You go well with almost anything … and … make a lot of people happy." Yeah, that's better. [Buzzfeed]
Realize your cookbook-organizing dreams. You know how, all too often, you reach for a favorite cookbook and spend half of your allotted meal-prep time hunting for it amidst stacks of food tomes you haven't cracked in years? Might be time to organize your cookbook collection. Minneapolis Star Tribune food editor Lee Svitak Dean offers a simple, individualized, adaptable cookbook organizational system to get your kitchen shelves into shipshape. [Minneapolis Star Tribune]
Just add water. You will either be appalled or thrilled to hear that a startup company, founded by a Napa Valley sommelier and a Silicon Valley wine website entrepreneur, has created a device that turns water into wine and is seeking funding on Kickstarter. The aptly named Miracle Machine puts sachets of ingredients and water through an accelerated process — controlled by a mobile app — to produce wine that, for about the same price per sip as fruit juice, approximates the taste of the priciest Pinot Noirs, Cabernet Sauvignons and Chardonnays in just three days. Whoa. [New York Post]
Quote of the Day: "Culinary professionals who have devoted their lives to sourcing and preparing high-quality food probably aren't going to serve you something worse than a hot dog that's been slow-roasting on a roller for who knows how long." – New York Chef Josh Grinker on the absurdity of one of the world's best, most-expensive restaurants, Per Se, receiving a New York health-inspection grade of C, while the Gray's Papaya hot dog joint down the road got an A. [CNN Eatocracy]


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Want to buy cheap tickets? Purchase promo phone spy mobile tickets in advance. But that is an old day suggestion, now there must be added a new suggestion. That is purchased via the Internet. Last year my friends was made a little annoyed because of buying airline overseas tickets via travel agents, at the night he tries to check on the mobile spy phone internet was cheaper. Garuda Indonesia cell phone spy software video is now also imposing the same, cheap tickets sold online via the internet, and this has naturally many times.
From the cost structure, an online ticket was supposed to be cheaper because the airlines no longer pay sales commissions to agents, no longer need a lot of officers to serve a purchase, reducing the ticket printing costs, and reducing other costs. But it turns out tickets online can be even cheaper and is influenced by the strategy of each airline.
Promo only via Internet. Garuda Indonesia for example, sells more tickets promotion through the Internet than through a ticket agent or sales counter. At certain moments Garuda ticket prices differ greatly between via the internet and regular sales. In fact, Air Asia has a strategy to encourage customers to buy tickets from the internet and hence reduced costs of sales. Foreign airlines also have much to do this strategy. My experience to get a ticket promo H class Garuda Indonesia via the Internet, while at
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Transaction Security. Several years ago the majority of people are still reluctant to buy tickets order essay via the internet for security reasons. Now all airline websites have been equipped with layered security standards to reduce the risk of fraud and Internet crime. I had long been accustomed to buy tickets via the internet and so far safe.
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Besides the practicality of the transaction and the possibility of getting cheaper tickets were not all purchase transactions, it can be done entirely over the Internet. In almost all airlines, transactions such as ticket cancellation, change of flight schedules, refund cannot be completely done from the internet and still need to contact the call center or sales counter. Happy flying…..


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I started cutting out my patterns and made the first draft of Pocahontas' necklace.
This Friday I think I will start sewing something or maybe redo the gems for Raven. It all depends on how the weather is.
Anyway! here are some more pics of my progress.
Bloody Rose, on 26 March 2013 - 08:20 AM, said:
But anyways, here's my keyblade progress for Kairi, it's kinda sorta almost done...yay!
that look awesome! And I have to agree about the Gradient paint job! It looks great! I look forward to seeing more from you~!


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text: I had problems during the install of this. I got to the point where it does the actual install and at the top it showed 20% and below it took an hour just to show 5%. I realize that the xorg takes a while to install but when I installed it before I used the DVD image since the USB image was not working and I had no problems doing the install. Another thing I noticed is that I have to pick option 6 when it first starts to set up xorg to use vesa but then it works fine. It would be nice if you would include the ati driver even just the xf86-video-ati driver. I noticed that before the install where you pick what desktops you want that you have the nvidia driver under the hardware drivers section but not one for ati. I do appreciate that you have the hplip in that section as it is nice to have it there so I do not need to install it later on.


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I recently posted a message asking for advice about people with Alzheimer's becoming preoccupied with the 'people in mirrors'. I received positive and helpful comments from all who responded and was most grateful for this.
May I offer a little advice based on my experience? Should the person you care for become angry at the people in mirrors, or begin to threaten them, or become very afraid of them, then it is time to contact their GP or someone at their Memory Clinic for support. There are treatments which can help the person who sees these strangers as unfriendly or intrusive. Their 'real presence' can lead to fear, paranoia and unpleasant defensive behaviours.
Some have told me that their family members are happy to chat to their reflection all day and that is just fine if they are happy.
I realise now that I sought advice on this forum as I felt things were getting out of hand with my father. I have since got medical intervention which seems to be helping. I therefore thought I should share my experience as I am now medically enlightened.


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THE jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering ex-Pendle schoolgirl Jayden Parkinson was sent home yesterday and will resume deliberations on Thursday.
Ben Blakeley, 22, has admitted killing 17-year-old Jayden, who studied at Colne Primet High, and burying her near Didcot in Oxfordshire, but has denied the girl's murder.
A panel of six men and six women heard at Oxford Crown Court that Jayden died at the hands of violent and controlling ex-partner Blakeley in the countryside on December 3 last year, just hours after she told him she was expecting his baby.
Blakeley, of Christchurch Road, in Reading, Berkshire, has admitted manslaughter and perverting the course of justice.
His younger brother Jake Blakeley, 17, of Venners Water, Didcot, denies a charge of preventing lawful burial, but has also admitted perverting the course of justice.
The court previously heard that after strangling the teenager, the former binman enlisted the help of his brother to bury Jayden's body in their uncle's grave at All Saints' Church in Didcot.
The jury is to now separate for two days to allow one of its number to attend a hospital appointment and will return to court to continue deliberations at 10am on Thursday.


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Chapters Canada: Hot Romantic Reads Up to 73% Off
Chapters Canada has a great sale happening right now that will kick start your Valentine's Day. Save up to 73% off hot romantic reads for a limited time only.
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As an added bonus, use the Chapters Canada coupon code FEBRUARY2013 to save an additional $5 on a $30 spend. Chapters Canada offers free shipping for all orders $25 or more, which is also a great deal.
If you are looking for more gift ideas for Valentine's Day, we have a ton of them listed on the Valentine's Day Idea Board.
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Your choice between 1/2 lb or 1 lb our Vegan un-blended mica. EXAMPLE: 1 lb=454 grams (Approx). Typically companies sell their eye-shadows in 5 gram jars. Sometimes they go up to 10 gram jars. 5 grams retails for $8.00-$14.00 each and 10 grams retails for $16.00-$18.00 each
TASH cosmetic pigments include cosmetic-grade oxides, oxide, beautiful pearlescent vegan, and gluten-free mica powders, and silky specialty fillers, such as zinc oxide and serecite. These pigments can be used to create shadows, liners, blushes, lip product color blends, face powders, and foundation.
Our un-blended mica's are a beautiful, natural selection of pigments that are free of dyes and carmine. These shades vary from semi-matte to shimmer to sparkle, and can be used to create mineral eye-shadows, liners, blushes, glosses, lipsticks and shimmers. If you have never used our mica to create cosmetic products before, it would be best to begin with one of our making cosmetics kits. These kits offer small portions of our pigments and mica's, plus blending instructions.
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i understand your looking for the size air compressor to pneumatic tools. i found a link while searching google under ehow. this question will give you some instructions on how to pick the correct size. i attached the link below, i hope this helps!!!!!!!
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thank you for your question.
it is good that you want to get the correct size air compressor for your air tools. this will eliminate disappointment later when you have to wait for the air-compressor to catch up because it is not big enough.
it will depend if you are going to use these tools occasionally or on a daily basis.
you will need to look at the tools you are going to use to see the volume of scfm it uses and at what psi. (scfm) standard cubic feet per minute.
the compressor's are rated in two scfm and psi ratings. one at 40 psi that will deliver x scfm and one at 90 psi at x scfm . most of your spray equipment is rated at 40 psi and your impact wrenches and sanders and grinders ect. are rated at 90 psi.
so i would look at the tool you have that has the highest scfm at 90 psi to select the size compressor you need. this should be listed on the side of the tool on the model tag.
an example would be 1/2 inch impact wrench that has an average cfm rating of 4.7 would need a compressor that would deliver a constant 4.7 cfm at 90 psi. the rule of thumb tells us in actual use you would need a compressor with a larger output of 4.7 cfm to keep up with the tool. as in the case of a body sanders that eat a lot of air it would have to be a lot larger.
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It used to be easy to create a zoom blur, just take a long exposure and rotate the zoom during the exposure, but with more people using compact digital cameras instead of SLR and DSLR varieties, this is not often possible.
If you want to recreate this effect with a picture taken without a manual zoon lens it is useful to know how to create a zoom blur effect when editing your pictures, and luckily with Gimp it's easier than ever.
Here we have an image that will look great with a zoom blur applied. The colours in stained glass windows always make for an exciting burst of colour, so they are always a good subject to practise with.
Step 1 Open the image and as usual duplicate the layer and rename the top layer 'Blur'.
Step 2 In Gimp there is already a preconfigured Zoom Blur tool, however it is hidden in the depths of the blur filters. Open Filters>Blur>Motion Blur, and then in the dialogue box that opens set the options so that the Blur Type is 'Zoom' (no surprises there).
The point from which the blur is calculated will automatically be set to the centre of the image, if you want to move it around you're going to have to try to work out where abouts it is that you want it in terms of pixels or distance.
Set the Length of your blur as far as you want, this is measured in pixels so in higher resolution images you're going to need higher values to get a noticeable effect.
When you're happy choose to apply it and wait (this effect takes its time to apply).
Step 3 If you want a spot in the centre of your image that is not blurred, which is always a good way to direct the viewer's attention, apply a Layer Mask to the blurred layer by right clicking it in the Layers pane and selecting 'Add Layer Mask'. Use a soft-edged brush to create an opening at the origin of the blur by painting the Layer Mask black here, if you want a perfectly round hole set the brush to the size of the hole you are after and click in the centre.
If the area you want clearing is bigger than the largest brush size, use the Ellipse tool to draw a selection in where you want the clearing and then go into Select>Feather and feather your selection before painting it black.
Right click the layer mask in the Layers Pane and select 'Apply Layer Mask' once you are done, and then your image is ready to export.
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Improve Body Contours with CoolSculpting Treatment
Proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle are essential to a person's physical health and well-being. Unfortunately, even individuals who practice these healthy habits may find themselves with problem areas on the body that seem stubbornly resistant to diet and exercise. These pockets of fat can prevent patients from achieving the slim, toned physique they desire. Dr. Amir Moradi offers a solution to these patients in the form of CoolSculpting® treatment.
Dr. Moradi was one of the first doctors in Southern California to offer CoolSculpting® treatment and has been using this technique since 2010 to help patients achieve their aesthetic goals. CoolSculpting® at our San Diego office can freeze away unwanted fat in order to help patients achieve the body contouring results they desire. Individuals who are interested in learning more about this treatment are invited and encouraged to contact Moradi MD for their complimentary consultation.
CoolSculpting® is safe for nearly all patients and can benefit almost anyone looking to reduce unwanted fat deposits. However, in order to achieve best results, candidates should meet certain criteria. First and foremost, it should be understood that CoolSculpting® is not a weight loss solution. While CoolSculpting® can successfully target and eliminate limited areas of fat, it is not likely to be successful for patients who are more than 30 pounds over their ideal weight range. Instead, CoolSculpting® should be seen as a way to enhance body contours and address common problem areas, including the following:
- Abdomen/tummy
- Hips/flanks
- Arms
- Thighs
Candidates who understand the limitations and benefits of the treatment tend to have more realistic expectations, be better prepared for the treatment outcome, and approach treatment in a more positive frame of mind. Any individuals who are considering undergoing CoolSculpting® treatment at the San Diego office of Dr. Moradi should take this into consideration.
CoolSculpting® treatment is a non-invasive alternative to liposuction treatment. This treatment can be performed without the use of anesthesia or needles. Patients are free to lie back and relax, or even read, while the treatment is performed. While each procedure will vary based on the patient's specific needs, a typical treatment is complete within one to two hours.
During treatment, Dr. Moradi uses a proprietary technology called Cryolipolysis™ to literally freeze away unwanted fat cells. This is a very precise and controlled procedure that enables Dr. Moradi to freeze and destroy fat cells without damaging surrounding tissues. Dr. Moradi will apply the CoolSculpt® applicator to the treatment site so that the controlled cooling can be delivered to the unwanted layer or deposit of fat. Typically, each treatment will involve two treatment sites (one on the left side of the treatment area and another on the right side) for uniform results.
CoolSculpting® is generally described as a tolerable procedure. Patients may experience some minor discomfort during the beginning of treatment while the tissue first begins to cool and some late-onset discomfort after treatment.
One of the many benefits of CoolSculpting® treatment is that it really does not require any downtime for recovery. Because the procedure is completely non-invasive, most patients are able to immediately return to their regular activities. In fact, many patients go back to work as soon as treatment is complete.
The results of CoolSculpting® are gradual, which is often preferable because it is not immediately obvious that the patient has undergone cosmetic treatment. In this way, patients can obtain the results they're seeking without having to feel overly self-conscious or conspicuous post-treatment. During treatment, unwanted fat cells are frozen and destroyed. In the weeks and months following treatment, the body will naturally and gradually get rid of these treated fat cells. Over time, as these fat cells are eliminated, patients will begin to see their figure change. Within two to four months, most patients find that their figure is more toned and slender, and they have achieved the body contouring results they desired.
Once fat cells have been eliminated, they are gone for good. As long as patients continue to maintain a healthy lifestyle, they should continue to benefit from the results of CoolSculpting® treatment. Every patient who undergoes CoolSculpting® treatment with Dr. Moradi will also receive a complimentary Z wave treatment, which combats cellulite to further enhance results.
Contact Moradi MD to Schedule a Consultation
Patients who find themselves battling unwanted and stubborn fat deposits are encouraged to contact Moradi MD at their earliest convenience to set up a free consultation. Dr. Amir Moradi is happy to answer any questions patients may have regarding treatment options, and can advise them on whether or not CoolSculpting® treatment is the right solution for their body contouring needs.


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In Reply to: RE: Stromberg AP-55 question posted by gkargreen on March 09, 2010 at 10:22:46
I restored a pair of Stromberg Carlson APH-50's with completely new PSU caps, signal caps, a few old resistors and new tubes.... the same 120 Hz hum is present.
The only way I was able to reduce the hum was ny using Vintage 5U4G rectifiers vs. the Sovtek's. But the hum is still audible from 2 feet away. As long as the music is loud it doesn't affect me, it's between songs that the 120Hz bothers. I guess I have learned to live with the imperfections and listen through them.
As far as the speaker connections are concerned, I jumpered the relay connector board direct to the 8 Ohm and Ground connection on the Octal Output Socket.
I would assume that the safet place for the ground is the DC Ground and not the Chassis ground, but you can experiment with both and see which works best.
Often with equipment of this vintage, the Chassis and DC ground are the same.
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Monday, 21 October, 2002, 15:33 GMT 16:33 UK
Inside Diana butler's home
The jury in the trial of the former butler to Diana, Princess of Wales has been given a video tour of his home.
Royal memorabilia strewn around Paul Burrell's home included signed portraits of the princess and pictures showing him on tour with the royals.
Mr Burrell, 44, from Farndon in Cheshire, denies stealing 310 items from Diana, the Prince of Wales and Prince William.
He filmed the video before the ongoing trial but after police seized hundreds of items from his home during a raid in January 2001.
His defence counsel, Lord Carlile QC, said the amount of memorabilia that remained demonstrated the people living there "either had royal connections or were nuts on royalty - or both".
Tour snaps
The video begins outside Mr Burrell's house in Farndon, with green ivy creeping up the outside of the three-storey brick building.
Through the blue front door, the former butler's hallway, painted burnt orange, is lined with photographs.
There was a picture of Diana in Pakistan in 1991, posing with a group of people, and another formal pose from Czechoslovakia, signed by both Charles and Diana.
Turning left into the study the video shows a desk cluttered with papers and a computer and printer.
The room has coloured box files arranged on a set of free-standing shelves and a pine bench seat by the door.
Empty case
The seat tilts up to reveal storage space beneath - the place where police found many of the items Mr Burrell is accused of stealing.
On the wall of the study is a 45rpm record signed "Diana".
Across the hall into the living room, the white feathers of the Prince of Wales are arranged in the fireplace.
Next there is the empty black wood and glass case on the wall where a ceremonial sword was once on display.
Listed as number 281 on the list of possessions Mr Burrell is accused of stealing from Diana, the sword was engraved at Griffin International Wilkinson Sword and the scabbard bore the inscription: "A historical tribute to General Sam Houston Battle of San Jacinto April 21st 1836."
Taking the jury up the stairs, the QC pointed out a framed watercolour painting of a landscape, signed "Charles".
In the Burrells' main bedroom, the green walls are again covered with pictures.
Across the hallway, still on the first floor, Mr Burrell walks the camera into a lounge and dining area.
Model posters
Photographs of members of the Royal Family include a signed picture of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh and of the Duchess of York, inscribed with a "fond and close" message to Paul Burrell.
In another collection of framed snaps is a striking black-and-white photo of Diana taken by society photographer Mario Testino and used in Vogue magazine.
It is signed: "Dearest Paul and Maria, fondest love from Diana."
Other pictures are signed "To Paul with love from Diana" and "Fondest love from Diana."
There is also a porcelain kingfisher statue which was a wedding gift to Charles and Diana from the former US President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy.
Only the bedrooms of Burrell's teenage sons Nicholas, 15, and Alexander, 17, escape the royal touch - they are adorned with posters of female celebrities popular with young people, including model Caprice and pop group Atomic Kitten.
In one of the boys' bedrooms, Lord Carlile pointed out a signed poster of Lennox Lewis - "a boxer" he informed the judge.
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The Warner Bros' stone age epic drama opened at number 1 on the North America box office ended Sunday, March 9.
The prehistoric epic "10,000 B.C." about a Mammoth hunter roaming to the end of the Earth to save his lover and his tribe from extinction has claimed the top spot on the North America weekend box office ended Sunday, March 9. The Roland Emmerich's drama adventure movie became the second Warner Bros' film following "300" to dominate the box office at the first weekend of March by grossing an estimated $35.7 million.
Despite its success of being the number one movie in North America, the Steven Strait and Camilla Belle-starring film was shy of the record-setting $70.9 million that "300" garnered in its debut weekend back in 2007 as well as of the $40 million or more prediction from some box office analysts'. The movie also came in behind other Emmerich's film "The Day After Tomorrow" which opened at $68.7 million in its first weekend in 2004.
Still, the tale of a hunter turned to ultimate warrior managed to also become film headlines overseas. According to Warner Bros' head of international distributor, Veronica Kwan-Rubinek, "10,000" opened at No. 1 in 19 of 20 territories where it is screened, among them were Spain, Mexico, Germany and Australia. It was reported that from those foreign markets, the epic drama brought home a total of $25.3 million, including $4.5 million from Spain and $3.8 million from Mexico.
This weekend box office chart saw another newcomer "College Road Trip" in the second place. The Walt Disney Pictures' family comedy starring Martin Lawrence and Raven-Symone pulled in a decent number of about $14 million in its opening weekend regardless of the bad reviews. Following in the third position was Dennis Quaid's drama thriller "Vantage Point" with $7.5 million.
Falling down three spots from its top position last week, Will Ferrell-starring comedy "Semi-Pro" took the fourth place. Posting an upsetting 60.9% decline in sales, the New Line Cinema's movie earned only about $5.9 million in its second week. Further, the Lions Gate Films' heist thriller "The Bank Job" debuted on number 5 at the box office. The film that is inspired by the infamous 1971 Lloyds Bank's robbery in Marylebone, London pulled in a decent $5.7 million from 1,603 theaters.
Pushing aside "Step Up 2 the Streets" from the film's last week position, Paramount Pictures' drama fantasy "The Spiderwick Chronicles" stepped in the sixth slot with $4.8 million while garnering the cume of $61.7 million in its fourth week. The next spot went to Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson-starrer romantic drama "The Other Boleyn Girl" that grossed an estimated $4 million.
Hayden Christensen's sci-fi adventure "Jumper" continued its constant slips on the box office. This week, the 20th Century Fox's film experienced a 50.1% sales drop. Hence, it came up only with $3.8 million on the fourth weekend. Dancing drama "Step Up 2" dropped to the ninth place bringing in about $3 million, while gold seekers' film "Fool's Gold" landed the last place of the top ten box office this week by grossing about $2.8 million.


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Shanghai | Australia is the third country to be granted direct currency trading rights with China in a deal that will start on Wednesday with
The agreement was announced by Prime Minister
Foreign banks have struggled to gain significant market share in China, partly due to heavy government restrictions around the areas in which they can operate. The PBOC, China's central bank, appears to have relaxed some requirements for Westpac and ANZ to become "market makers" between the dollar and yuan.
Ms Gillard was flanked by Westpac chief executive
"This is a big step forward for Australia," Ms Gillard said. "It is a strategic step forward in the relationship between our two countries."
Previously, companies wanting to exchange dollars for the yuan (or renminbi) had to buy US dollars or the yen.
Westpac has been operating in China for about 40 years and has full branches in Shanghai and Beijing. ANZ is Australia's largest bank in China.
Business Council of Australia president
"There are tremendous opportunities for Australia to become a major RMB [renminbi] trading and settlement location, and business leaders from a number of Australia's leading financial services companies look forward to raising this at the roundtable discussions tomorrow," he said.
Westpac's global head of foreign exchange,
"Exporters to China have been happy to receive yuan in payment, as the currency has generally been on an appreciating trend against the US dollar," he said. "This is likely to keep yuan trade settlement volumes on an upward trend in the near term."
Mr Killen said trade invoicing in yuan would provide a natural hedge to Chinese businesses that are importers and exporters, as well as potentially attracting new trades.
"Commodities generally are quoted in US dollars and that's where the greatest trade is between Australia and China," Mr Brennan said.
Ms Gillard said the Chinese government's objective of greater internationalisation of its currency would be "significantly advanced" by the agreement with Australia.
Mrs Kelly said the deal was a "truly a strategic development for our two countries".
"It certainly improves convenience for our customers and takes cost out for our customers to have the direct convertibility between the Australian dollar and the Chinese renminbi," she said.
Mr Smith said the direct trading would be small in the beginning, but if the trading of the yuan in Hong Kong was any indication, it would one day run to many billions of dollars.
Ms Gillard will discuss China's interest in expanding its range of financial products when she meets with Premier
"Australian companies have the expertise and the desire to make a significant contribution to the development of China's financial services sector," she said.
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He takes careful sips while passing down the collective knowledge of his ancestors, accrued over countless generations.
The petition has accrued 413 signatures so far, as well as multiple comments of support.
At random, one of the members was then awarded the $144 that had accrued.
The show looked and felt nothing like the one that accrued eight seasons of fans.
He goes beyond Haass to focus on the immense profits that accrued to American contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan.
I would merely sum up the advantages which I conceive have accrued to us by this march.
But David counted out his debt to her methodically, with the accrued interest.
Estimate the benefits that would have accrued to this country in the last 250 years if he had been paid 500 to suppress his epic.
Here are children in abundance, and what benefit could have accrued to me from his purchasing Vernon?
None could be issued, used as security for loans, or bought up by the government, at less than par plus the accrued interest.
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UC researcher wins inaugural women's world croquet title
UC researcher wins inaugural women's world croquet title
October 29, 2012
University of Canterbury (UC) researcher Jenny Clarke has won the inaugural women's world croquet title in Cairnlea, Victoria, Australia.
Dr Clarke yesterday won the final 3-0 to become the first women's world croquet champion. It was the first time anyone had won a world singles title without dropping a game.
UC Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor Lindsey Conner said today Dr Clarke had been working toward the title for a number of years.
``We are delighted for her to have achieved such high world recognition for her skills. She is a great role model to our students and staff in our physical education and sports coaching degree programmes.
``Jenny achieves her goals while being an examplar of someone who advocates for fair play, ethical practice in sport and high achievement. We are extremely proud to have her as part of our teaching and research team,'' Associate Professor Conner said.


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It's a rumor no longer -- Sony is dropping the price on its PlayStation 3 console.
Available September 1, a slimmer version of the PS3 will hit retail for $299. Sony will also drop the prices of the current 80GB and 160GB models to $299 and $399 respectively.
Initially brought to market for $500 or more in 2006 -- a $499 model with 20GB hard drive and a $599 60GB model -- Sony dropped the prices of the system last year to $399 for a 80GB model and $499 for its 160GB model.
"We have always felt that we had future-proof technology and a device that was going to stand the test of time," said Jack Tretton, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America. "The challenges were getting the development community up to speed with the PlayStation 3 and getting the software out there that was going to deliver on the promise of what the PlayStation 3 could do. ... (Now), we have got great games (and) great technology, but we are in an incredibly difficult economy and dollars are difficult to come by right now. The third piece of the puzzle that we think has now fallen into place is this new $299 price point. This puts us in the position to do extremely well this holiday season."
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The price drop totally changes the PS3's positioning in the marketplace, says Jesse Divnich, director of analyst services at Electronic Entertainment Design and Research. "The PS3 price drop finally puts the Sony home console on par with its main rival, the Xbox 360. In fact, in terms of value, the PS3 is a much superior product in comparison to the Xbox 360; however, this is not to suggest that hardware sales will suddenly shift into Sony's favor. It would be safe to assume that this recent price cut will slowly begin to close the gap between the two consoles."
Even though Sony priced the PS3 higher than competitors the $250 Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360, the electronics giant sold more than 8 million PS3s in the U.S., according to market tracking firm the NPD Group.
Despite the PS3's status as a "feature-laden console," says Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter says, "consumers are hesitant to pay for Blu-ray, Wi-Fi and a cell processor, and Sony needed to price competitively with 360 and Wii. This makes them competitive, and hats off that they have some price/cost discipline."
The PS3 got off to a rough start for two reasons, says Divnich. "First, the recession made consumers over-sensitive to pricing. It didn't matter what the price of the PS3 was, the fact that it was the most expensive, compared to its competitors, hindered sales. Consumers simply could not justify purchasing the 'latest and greatest'. Second, the Wii revolutionized how we view the hardware life cycle. Nintendo went against the grain and said, 'We are going to introduce a hardware system that anyone can enjoy and everyone can afford.' The late majorities or price-sensitive consumers did not have to wait three years before systems like the PS3 or the Xbox 360 were within their price range."
In no way does this price cut suggest weakness at Sony, he says. "It has always been Sony's plan to reach the $299 price point. Sony is still operating under a business model that most consumer electronics follow. The first price point is usually just out of reach of mainstream consumers, but just in reach of the technology innovators and early adopters who must always own the latest and greatest. As time progresses and manufacturing efficiencies increase, a product's price is lowered within the reach of the mainstream market. We believe the $299 price point is a mainstream or mass market price. At $199, you begin to capture the price-sensitive consumer and the late majorities."
At its previous prices, there were nine million consumers in North America who thought the PS3's technology justified the price, Divnich says. " The problem is that we have seen a shift in consumer demand and expectations over the last three years," he says. "Hardware is no longer the main selling point of a console, but rather its software and services, areas where Microsoft and Nintendo excel."
Regardless, Sony stuck to its plan, Tretton says. "We have preached 10-year product life cycles and executed against 10-year product life cycles for two generations in a row now. When we debuted PlayStation 3 we really debuted a state-of-the-art gaming system and a multimedia device that we really felt had a feature set that consumers were going to want and need if not immediately, over the course of time . And I think a lot of the technology we have put into the box and a lot of the stuff we said people were going to need has come to fruition. Blu-ray has won the format war ... People now want to be connected to the Internet with their console device and the only system with a Web browser built-in is PlayStation 3. It's the only system with built-in WiFi. All these things have consumer value and have costs associated with them. We are able to deliver all of that for $299."
Why is this the right time for a price reduction?
Tretton: "In terms of timing, it is very consistent with what have done in past. We have reached production efficiencies and we have been able to pass those savings onto consumers through previous generations. From the debut at $599 to $499, then $399 and now $299, it is kind of part of the product life cycle for us on each subsequent generation. And even the new form factor, it is consistent with what we did with the original PlayStation and PlayStation 2. We came out with the slimmer lighter PSOne in year four, the same with the slimmer lighter PS2. Now we are doing it with PlayStation 3 as it approaches its third anniversary in October of this year."
So the current 80 GB and 160 GB models will go away?
Tretton: Right now there is an 80GB PS3 on shelf and 160 GB/Uncharted bundle currently on shelf. Quantities of both models are extremely low. In anticipation of the new introduction, we ran our inventories down to a very low level. We have some residual inventory (but) the de facto model will be the 120GB PlayStation 3. That will literally take care of itself over the course of this week. We expect a flood of consumers to hit retail. They have been waiting for this price announcement and I think a lot of people will go out and grab one.
Will the new slim PS3 be have backward compatibility with PS2 games?
Tretton: No. We are three years into the PlayStation 3 life cycle. The library for PlayStation 3, both disc-based and network-based, is extensive. The consumer is playing PS3 games on the PS3. And given the fact that we have got a 140 million PS2s out there and it is currently available at $99, we really feel the PS2 serves the consumer who wants to play PS2 games. The PS3 is all about the PlayStation 3 experience.
By Mike Snider
Mike Snider began covering the video game industry during the Super Nintendo-Sega Genesis clash in 1992. An original pinball wizard, he eventually was seduced by Robotron: 2084 and Tempest. These days he is a fan of action/shooters and lives out his Keith Moon fantasies playing a mean drum kit on music games. More about Mike.
Brett Molina has been writing about video games for USA TODAY since 2005. He is well-versed in Madden NFL, the fighting genre and first-person shooters. The first video game he played was Asteroids at a local arcade. He has been hooked ever since. More about Brett.


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The Rev. G. Ted Taylor, Columbia Baptist Church
transitional pastor -- front row, far
left -- and other members of the church join the LWC football team
on Sunday morning
before a game-day chapel service at the church.
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Members of the Lindsey Wilson
College football team were recognized Sunday morning at Columbia
Baptist Church at a special chapel service.
In his message to the players, coaches and staff, the Rev. G. Ted
Taylor, transitional pastor, said that "uncommon people do hard
things for the glory of God."
LWC football coach Chris Oliver said he plans to hold a game-day
chapel service before each game. The Blue Raiders had an
inter-squad scrimmage game on Sunday afternoon at Blue Raider
Stadium in the Lindsey Wilson Sports Park.
LWC's season-opener is 1:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Sept. 4,
against Notre Dame (Ohio) College at Blue Raider Stadium.
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Video of Rev. G. Ted Taylor's sermon:
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Man accused of threatening Niagara Wheatfield co-workers
WHEATFIELD – A Niagara Wheatfield Central School District employee has been arrested for allegedly making threats to co-workers he blamed for upcoming layoffs, authorities said.
Ronald D. Mantell, 49, of Niagara Road, was charged earlier this week with second-degree harassment, Niagara County sheriff's deputies said. He also has been placed on paid administrative leave by the school district pending further investigation of the case, deputies said. Mantell works at the district bus garage on Saunders Settlement Road, deputies added.


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I have 2 year old triplets and a three year old all boys and I was about to go crazy. I was frustrated with my weight this long after having the babies and totally stressed about doing the same thing everyday (wake up, dress, breakfast, work, come home, screaming kids, dinner, bath, bed, flop on couch...). We joined our local YMCA and now go EVERYDAY! It was only $59 a month with free kidzone and classes so everyone gets a break. The kids get to play with other kids and get out of the house and my husband and I do our own thing for an hour. LIFESAVER!! (Lost 27 lbs so far since Nov.)"
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Following Cheshire West & Chester Council's hideously misconceived "ban" on my statutory FoI and personal Data Protection querying rights, the time has come to release the opinion of Senior Counsel Hugh Tomlinson QC, who has granted his permission.
This "ban" lasted for 20 months, between October 2009 (my leaving date) and June 2011 – original www.whatdotheyknow.com request here – It took an instruction to possibly the country's most senior privacy lawyer for the council to realise its behaviour was ultra vires and it had gotten too big for its little boots.
The "ban" flew in the face of the council's own internal Freedom of Information and Data Protection policies (and certainly every other council's policies up and down the country). These are always phrased to embrace accessibility, to promote openness and transparency and to speak up for the free and uninterrupted flow of information. However, the Council's most senior Data Protection person on site, who understandably had a large hand in drafting Council policy, admitted to me that he was "never consulted" over this defensive and retrograde step.
Neither was this "ban" democratically scrutinised by elected councillors – possibly because there was a danger elected officials may have taken their role seriously and "raised a red flag" upon spotting the folly of it all.
So it became the private, back-office, unscrutinised work of the monitoring officer, Simon Goacher, and his "team" – as trotted out in an email, heavy on the "flannel", from Councillor Alan McKie, chair of the Staffing Committee. Despite the council's lofty public claims to "democratic accountability", when a "ban" on freedom of information and data protection became a necessity, the legitimate and compelling public interest never really got a look in.
The council have now claimed, in response to a subsequent FoI request of mine that "no information is held" on this subject.
With that, the obvious question arises, "Why on earth did they feel the need to do it in the first place?"
And now, into the mix comes Hugh Tomlinson QC's opinion, which gives clarity, and makes an important distinction between historical and future requests. For me, the key statement is made in paragraph 5:
The Council failed to give any assistance by clarifying the meaning of the clause, preferring instead to cave in enigmatically.
With the prospect of serious litigation being mounted, the council declared they "did not accept the provisions within the agreement were unlawful", but it was all a long time ago, and they were now "happy to confirm that [I] was not prohibited from making requests under the [FoI and DP Acts]".
I've interpreted this as the Council running away, taking their little ball with them, and turning back to shout, "We were right all along anyway…."
My reading of counsel's opinion is:
If an employer proposes a compromise agreement with an FoI / DP gagging clause which seeks to prevent an employee or ex-employee from making FoI / DP requests of this employer, specifically related to the historical circumstances which have led to an employee's departure, that is OK.
If an employer proposes a compromise agreement with an FoI / DP gagging clause which seeks to prevent an employee or ex-employee from making FoI / DP requests of this employer (or any other employer) in the future that is not OK.
The fact that the agreement is signed in the presence of independent legal advice appears to have some bearing on the former, but not the latter – which appears to maintain that contract law trumps statutory rights.
But I am NOT a lawyer. Any comments on this subject are most welcome…


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"The key to the future lies in the past"
The Department of Earth Sciences at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich strives to gain a better understanding of our planet – from the interior of the Earth and the continents, oceans and biospheres to the atmosphere.
We study materials from the Earth from atomic to planetary scale and try to understand the evolution of the planet and the processes that shape it, with respect to the past, present and future. This understanding is of increasing importance to humankind and has a growing influence on the way we see the 'earth system' both on a regional and global level. The future development of the Earth concerning the availability of geological resources like petroleum and fresh water, or the disposal of radioactive waste and carbon dioxide are issues that need to be solved.
One of our most important tasks is the education of the future stakeholders in science, technology, politics and public administration. This encompasses natural resources, protection of water supplies, natural hazards, energy resources, climate and environmental challenges, existing waste deposits, and structural and civil engineering that ranges from building ground to tunnelling. Our department is externally oriented. Teaching and research activities are closely linked with the department of agricultural sciences, life sciences, engineering sciences as well as physics, chemistry, and materials sciences. In order to face future challenges, our courses offer subjects in fundamental as well as applied natural sciences. The study is enhanced by close contact to research, collaboration with industry, and relationships to other universities worldwide.
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Institutes and Professors
Our central research questions are worked on by research groups that are assigned to one of the three institutes in the department.
Interdisciplinary research areas
Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the research fields in the area of Earth sciences, several cross-departmental projects have been established. One example is the so-called SCCER-SoE (the Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research – Supply of Electricity), led by Prof. Domenico Giardini. The aim of the SCCER-SoE is to carry out innovative and sustainable research in the areas of geo-energy and hydropower. The SCCER-SoE researches, develops, and tests new technologies and optimizes existing infrastructures for energy production in the future (within the Energy Strategy 2050). Working in close cooperation with the industry, the SCCER-SoE creates innovative research units, establishes technology platforms, invests in laboratories, and coordinates national as well as international research projects.
Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research – Supply of Electricity
Research questions
Earth scientists at ETH Zurich together with scientist from the University of Zurich try to find answers to the following questions:
- How can we find essential resources which are buried deep in the Earth, or how can we gather geothermal energy in an economical way?
- Why are earthquakes an issue in Switzerland and why can't we predict the next rock fall or a landslide in the Alps?
- Where can we safely deposit waste and how can we undertake new building developments and traffic infrastructure that pose no risk to our groundwater or to future generations?
- How did the earth form in the solar system, and how did life develop on our planet – from the first DNA to microbes and dinosaurs to the first humans?
- What is the origin of the earth's magnetic field and how can we assess earthquake hazards and volcanic eruptions?
- What can meteorites tell us about the origins of the planets, what is the history of the moon and the earth?
- Why and how did the Alps and other mountain ranges form, and what determines their development and their topography?
- Will the Gulf Stream loose its intensity in the coming millennia? And if so will this lead to Europe disappearing underneath an ice sheet? Or will the atmosphere warm up and cause worldwide flooding? Given this situation – what can we do?
To reach our goals, we carry out laboratory experiments, extensive field campaigns, computer simulations as well as remote sensing, for example using satellites. The Earth provides us with an archive, which we use to understand complex global processes. The exploration of this archive, which includes rocks, deep-sea sediments, glaciers and ice sheets, is essential for the understanding of our current problems: "The key to the future lies in the past".


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Former Penn State kicker Anthony Fera expects to land a job after going 22 of 26 on field goals the last two seasons for Texas; he was 14 of 17 during his lone season as Penn State's regular.
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Wallace's doubts about William Carey University's ability to launch a medical school were rooted in his understanding at the time of how medical education worked.
For decades, North Carolina has been home to some of the nation's top medical programs and university-run hospitals. UNC-Chapel Hill's medical program dates back to the post-Civil War era, while Duke University Medical Center traces its roots to the early 1930s. They and the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and the Wake Forest School of Medicine are all affiliated with large medical centers that serve as both classroom for the students and hospital for the general public. That's where the big costs come into play — funding and manning a hospital. That's why Wallace found it difficult to believe William Carey, which has about half the enrollment of Campbell, could handle such a large undertaking.
"My first interview was with the dean," Wallace recalls. "I wanted to make sure the school was behind this and that establishing a medical school was not robbing Peter to pay Paul. I wanted to make sure the English or math departments weren't being affected and that the school could finance itself and not drain everyone else."
As Wallace interviewed the dean, the school's vice president and the president, he learned more about the osteopathic medical education model and how it differs from the "MD" model. Unlike the medical schools at UNC and Duke, osteopathic schools do not house a hospital. The didactic portion of an osteopathic education occurs on campus (usually the first two years), while the clinical part is distributed among partner hospitals and clinics.
"As I learned this, I thought … 'goodness, this is the way we're doing pharmacy,'" Wallace said. "Instantly, this whole idea just really took hold of me. I kept asking questions, and when I returned home, I read about other osteopathic medical schools."
Wallace didn't just learn about osteopathic education, he read as much as he could about osteopathic medicine in general. His one experience with a DO had come a few years earlier when his son, McLain, then an attorney in Rocky Mount and chief counsel for Nash General Hospital, was scheduled to have shoulder surgery. Before the procedure, Wallace met his son's surgeon, and noticed a "DO" where he thought the "MD" should be.
"I knew nothing about DOs," Wallace says. "This surgeon was a nice young man, but I thought he was some kind of specialist in orthopedics. McLain explained 'osteopathic' to me briefly, but I didn't think much about it until, of course, just recently."
What Wallace learned is that a DO degree is the equivalent of an MD degree, legally and professionally. The big difference? Osteopathic physicians are trained to take a holistic perspective of medicine based on a belief in treating the whole patient (mind, body and spirit) and the primacy of the musculoskeletal system and utility of manipulative medicine, while DOs emphasize prevention.
Because of their equality, in addition to substantial decrease in costs to launch one, osteopathic schools have nearly doubled in the United States since 2000. In 2011, there were about 74,000 osteopathic physicians, compared with about 29,500 in 1990.
With the additions of Campbell, Alabama College in Dothan, Ala., and Marian University in Indianapolis — all opening this fall — there are now 29 colleges of osteopathic medicine, four branch campuses and four additional teaching locations.
A quarter of all medical students in the United States are currently studying to become a DO.
North Carolina ranks 30th in the nation in physician density, with approximately 202 practicing physicians per 100,000 people. For primary care physicians — the "front line" physicians who are typically the first contact for an undiagnosed patient with a health concern — the state ranks 34th.
Despite North Carolina's reputation as a mecca for medical education, the state simply isn't meeting the needs of the population, according to Dr. John Kauffman, the founding dean of the Campbell School of Osteopathic Medicine.
"One of the first questions in Campbell's feasibility study was whether or not the state needed a new medical school," Kauffman says. "The question was answered in a 2007 white paper put out by the Institute of Medicine, which concluded that by 2020, our state will be 90,000 physicians short. And that's not just primary care physicians … we're short on surgeons and specialists as well."
The need is even greater in the rural parts of the state, according to Kauffman. Twenty of North Carolina's 100 counties are without a single general surgeon, many of those counties are east of Harnett. Kauffman pointed out that counties without an obstetrician suffer from a higher infant mortality rate.
"So to answer the question, 'Do we need a new medical school?' … the answer is yes," Kauffman says. "Our current doctors are getting older. People are living longer. If our graduates head out into primary care, emergency medicine and other areas, and if the majority of them are practicing in underserved regions of our state, that would justify Campbell's decision to launch this school."
Wallace learned of these shortages while reading the 2007 report as part of his feasibility study for the PA program. Wallace says Campbell's PA program — a two-year program which will graduate around 40-plus students each year — will provide much-needed manpower and assistance to MDs and DOs across the state.
"Launching the PA program was a very important step for us," Wallace said. "The idea of the medical school was born out of the research that justified bringing in physician assistants. The stars have lined up for us, and the PA program has been eminently successful."