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Resolved: An Achievable Plan to Reach Your Dreams
I'm in the business of helping people build happiness, both here and at my day job. An important part of that is to help you reach your dreams. To do that, you need to turn your dreams into goals, and your goals into achieveable objectives.
It's a whole lot easier than it sounds, and I'm here to help you learn to reach your dreams.
Turning a Dream into a Goal:
[amazon_link id="B00AA8FYTE" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ][/amazon_link]To start, pick one overreaching goal to strive for during the year. Everything else falls into place under that goal.
Ask yourself: 'What one thing do you want to change (improve) (maintain) in your life in the next year?' and keep in mind that this goal needs to be something you at least have the power to influence. In other words, your goal will primarily change your behavior or outlook, not someone else's behavior or outlook. A goal of 'identifying what I want in a relationship and look for relationships able to provide that' is a more useful goal than 'I want to be married to (insert name here) by next December'.
A goal doesn't necessarily have to be measurable, but it needs to be achievable. It can be a dream that you have held for a long time, or it can be a piece of that dream that you think you'll be able to accomplish in a year. My goal for 2013 is to 'see my way forward toward writing full time within five years'. In other words, my own personal business plan for this year is to lay the groundwork for changing careers, not actually change careers.
[amazon_link id="0470399937″ target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ][/amazon_link]Your goal should be stated positively ('I will' vs. 'I won't') and should be one sentence that doesn't run on too much.
What do You Have Going for You? Strengths and Resources.
Before you can harnessthis really awesome goal of yours to reach your dreams, you need to identify the tools you'll be working with. To do this, you need to identify your strengths and resources.
Strengths are things you have going for you that come from within yourself, and Resources are things that provide help from outside yourself. List between three and five of them that will help you reach your goal.
Strengths might include:
- Excellent writing skill
- Determination to meet goal
- Outgoing
- Loving
- Sense of fun
- Good coping skills for stress
[amazon_link id="1400069289″ target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ][/amazon_link]Resources might include:
- Good job with benefits (or spouse or partner or parent with good job and benefits)
- Support from (specific family members or friends)
- Reliable vehicle
- Fast computer and comfortable writing desk
- Gym membership with helpful employees
- Letters of recommendations
What Might Get in the Way of Reaching Your Dreams? Liabilities and Weaknesses
Now that you have identified what you have going for you, you need to honestly examine what might get in your way. Weaknesses, like strengths, come from within, and liabilities are life situations outside yourself that might pose a challenge.
[amazon_link id="0767920082″ target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ][/amazon_link]Weaknesses might include:
- Tendency toward procrastination
- Low tolerance for stress
- Poor coping skills for anger
- Chronic health problems
- Ignorance of (insert needed skill here)
- Inability to say 'no'
- Inability to say 'yes'
Liabilities might include
- High debt
- Underemployed or unemployed
- Critical family members or friends
- Legal matters that are in the way
- Inadequate housing, health care, or food
- Inadequate work area to achieve goal
The point of listing weaknesses and liabilities isn't to cause you to despair or to lose hope, but to help you identify specific changes you need to make in order to reach your dreams. When you know that your inability to say 'no' to other peoples' requests is getting in the way of your dreams, you can target it as something to change. When you know that you won't be able to reach your dreams until you have a good enough job to begin paying down some old debts.
Measurable Objectives: Defining How You're Going to Reach Your Goal
Once you've come up with your main goal and figured out what you have working for and against you, you need between 3 and 7 objectives that are measurable. It's not a bad idea to mine your strengths and weaknesses for ideas for some of these objectives. With each one, ask yourself how it will help you reach your dreams and tie back to your original goal.
It can help by working toward the change you are trying to make, or by conserving things you already have in your life that you don't want to lose in this change.
Measurable objectives could look like this:
I will exercise three times a week for 45 minutes each time. (notice a number of times per week and an amount of time per session.)
[amazon_link id="1583334386″ target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ][/amazon_link]Not like this:
I will work out more often. (this objective has no numbers in it. What does 'more' mean? More than what? More than who? How will I tell?)
The definition of 'numbers' in this case includes words like 'all, half, and none', but not words like 'more', 'less', and 'some'. The key is 'is it specific' and 'can I measure a difference'?
Maintenance Objectives
1-3 of your objectives should be 'maintenance' objectives: objectives that 'keep you going' day to day. The sample exercise objective above is a maintenance objective for most goals, unless your goal is specifically to improve your health.
A maintenance objective 'maintains' something you already have, ensuring you don't give up something important in your quest to reach your dreams. Think carefully what values you have now that you want to make sure you retain as your life changes. For me, my family, my financial well being, and my health are among those things. What do you treasure and want to conserve?
For instance, exercising 3 times a week might be a good maintenance objective for my goal, as it would help me with the energy I need to essentially work two full time jobs, without being overwhelming in terms of time commitment. On the other hand, 'losing 30 pounds' would be a 'change' objective (and not necessarily related to my larger goal, so probably not included this year).
Here are some sample maintenance objectives:
- I will go to all of my scheduled doctor and dentist appointments this year and follow their recommendations at all times ('all' serves as a quantity in this objective. If you really need a number, 100% or even 90% would be fine.)
- I will pay all of my bills on time and in full this year.
- I will spend 4 hours of every Saturday morning doing deep cleaning and maintenance tasks around my house and yard.
Action Objectives to Reach Your Dream:
The rest of your objectives should be action objectives. Like the maintenance objectives, you should be able to measure them. These are going to be the rungs on the ladder that lead directly to your main goal and enable you to reach your dreams. Some sample action objectives might look like this:
- I will schedule a post for publication every day this year on my website. (I phrased this very carefully. It allows me to not write every day so long as I write enough articles that some days I can schedule extra posts for vacation days.)
- I will plant a garden that provides over half of my food in summer and fall this year (for someone with a goal of sustainable living)
- I will participate in one demonstration per month, in person, for a cause I believe in. (for someone wanting to get involved in activism).
- I will work on my novel 30 minutes every day. (for someone whose goal is to finish a novel)
- I will go out with friends once per week to places where the kind of person I would like to meet might hang out (for someone wanting to build relationships, and perhaps develop an intimate relationship)
- I will put $10 (or $50 or $500) out of every pay check into a bank account until my emergency fund is full (define full… most experts say $1000)
- I will read one professional article in my field per week. (for people wanting to increase their professional skills)
- I will search for a job for 20 hours per week including a minimum of five employers per week.
You get the idea…
Finally, you write or type the whole thing up neatly, and keep it somewhere you can look at it often. I have made this easy for you by providing a .pdf form (down there at the bottom of the post) that you can print out at home. At least once a month, read through it and review your progress. Have you achieved an objective? Cross it off and add another. Have you decided that one of your objectives no longer lines up with what your goal is? Cross it off. Has something else come up that needs to be added to your objectives? Go ahead, add it. You can even adjust or even completely change your overarching goal if you want to.
Make the changes, and date them. No need to type. The scribbles show you that it's a work in progress. When working on the objectives gets hard, go back and re-read your main goal. Your goal should be very important to you. If it isn't, you won't work toward it consistently. So if re-reading your main goal isn't helping you get motivated, re-examine it and start over.
You can't fail. You really can't. You can only give up. Even if you give up, it doesn't need to be permanent. It is the nature of goals to be written and re-written, and for dreams to adjust as we age and grow. Plan to reach your dreams and your life gets better, over time, even if it doesn't quite take the direction you intended.
Enjoy working to reach your dreams, and enjoy building them into a new future for you. You can do it!
Related articles
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- A Simple But Powerful Tip For Sticking To Your New Year's Resolution (yourmindyourbody.org)
- Dream a little dream… (thirtyoneladies.wordpress.com)
- Use Confidence and Self-Esteem to Fulfill Dreams, New Year Resolutions and Daily Goals (theselfimprovementblog.com)


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Johnson Bros. Bakery Supply has provided wholesale products to commercial bakeries for nearly 20 years. Last month, owner Kevin Johnson opened the company's first retail store for the public, Over the Top Cake Supplies.
Johnson and retail manager Chelsey Cure discussed what the store has to offer, and what customers can find there that they can't find anywhere else in town.
Were a lot of your Johnson Bros. customers asking for a retail store?
Johnson: They've been asking us for 19 years. I fought it because we were so busy on the wholesale side, and plus, I would never have a retail location that competed against our own customers. But, I thought I'd try it here at our own location. It's a great way to test the market.
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Cure: The class on Sept. 19 is on Glimmer Glaze, which is an exclusive Over the Top product. It's a flavored and colored glaze that you can add to or put on top of your buttercream frosting.
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Peter Parker is going back to high school in The Amazing Spider-Man as a teenager dealing with both contemporary human problems and amazing super-human crises.
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Fresh: At 28, Garfield's slightly older than Maguire was when he played Peter Parker in 2002, but his combination of fresh-faced innocence, nervous agitation and wry humor is immediately appealing.
Rotten: Dumbed down, tarted up, and almost shockingly uninspired, it's the worst superhero movie since Green Lantern.
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I've always been a huge Spider-Man fan, so seeing this movie was an absolute must for me. I'll admit, I was also a bit reluctant to see it, since Sam Raimi's trilogy did such an impressive job telling the story of the web-swinging superhero. Nevertheless, I ended up seeing "The Amazing Spider-Man" on opening day, and I couldn't have been any more pleased with the results. Andrew Garfield was the perfect choice to play Peter Parker, as were Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curt Connors (The Lizard). Garfield and Stone's on-screen chemistry, in particular, blew me away with how genuine and real it felt. As for the action sequences, don't even get me started. The state-of-the-art visual effects, combined with James Horner's epic score, kept me on the edge of my seat almost the entire time. Don't get me wrong, while this film definitely gets a lot of things right, it isn't perfect. The script lacks some of the charisma and soul that the original flicks had. Plus, the dramatic scenes frequently feel darker and more self-serious than they need to be. But in the end, I can't deny the fact that I had an awesome time with "The Amazing Spider-Man". It was fun, fast-paced, and full of energy. It may not have reached the same heights as the original Spidey movies, but for what it was, it more than delivered. I definitely recommend this film for any hardcore superhero fan. Personally, I can't wait to see where the franchise goes from here!
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"The Amazing Spider-Man" tells the story of Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen) and Aunt May (Sally Field). When Peter finds a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance, leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans), his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering decisions to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.
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Research Overview
Cytokines are critical for host defense, but are also key mediators of immune-mediated disease. CD4+ helper T cells are important producers of a range of such cytokines, and it is through the production of these factors that they orchestrate immune responses to eliminate a range of microbial pathogens. At the same time, though, helper T cells can also drive autoimmune disease. The goal of the Molecular Immunology and Inflammation Branch (MIIB) is to understand how CD4+ T cells differentiate to selectively produce these key immunoregulatory cytokines and to better define the molecular basis of cytokine action. By studying how engagement of cytokine receptors transduce signals that, in turn, regulate transcription factors and epigenetic events to modulate gene expression, we hope to understand, more in depth, how T cells participate in host defense and contribute to the pathogenesis of immune-mediated diseases. The insights gained from these studies are used to facilitate the development of new therapeutic approaches.
Figure 1: Helper T cell differentiation (O'Shea and Paul. 2010. Science)
Host defense against pathogenic microorganisms requires extensive communication between innate and adaptive arms of the immune system. Signals from innate immune cells, induced by pathogens and inflammatory stimuli, drive naive CD4+ T cells to differentiate into one of several effector fates, including T helper 1 (Th1), Th2, and Th17 cells (see Figure 1). The products of differentiated T cells subsequently tailor immune responses to effectively eliminate intracellular and extracellular pathogens. Other stimuli cause CD4+ T cells to become regulatory T (Treg) cells, which dampen immune responses. Still, other stimuli allow CD4+ T cells to reside in lymph nodes and provide help to B cells; these T cells are termed follicular helper T cells. These effector and regulatory CD4+ T cell lineages protect the body from infection when appropriately activated, but can also contribute to the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases.
We now know that a plethora of cytokines is produced by innate immune cells, and that these cytokines are critical for the development and specification of CD4 subsets. A substantial portion of cytokines (more than 60) bind to receptors that associate with a class of protein tyrosine kinases, termed Janus kinases or Jaks (illustrated in figure 2). MIIB first cloned human Jak3, a kinase predominantly expressed in immune and hematopoietic cells, and, with our colleagues, demonstrated that Jak3 associates with the common γ chain (γc). This shared cytokine receptor is used by interleukin-2 (IL-2), IL-4, IL-7, IL-9, IL-15 and IL-21, and we found that mutations of JAK3 underlie autosomal recessive severe combined immunodeficiency. Patients suspected of having JAK3 mutations and other primary immunodeficiencies may be evaluated at the NIH Clinical Center under Protocol 99 AR0004. Because of the critical functions of Jaks in cytokine signaling, pharmacological Jak inhibitors have been developed as a new class of immunomodulary drugs. The NIH holds patents pertaining Janus kinases and identification of immune modulators (United States Patent 7,070,972 and United States Patent 7,488,808). NIAMS also has an ongoing Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Pfizer, which is part of the ongoing work dedicated to understanding the mechanisms of action of Jak inhibitors in vitro and in vivo .
Figure 2: Illustration of cytokine signaling through JAK-STAT
(adapted from O'Shea et al. 2004. Nat. Rev. Drug Discovery )
Upon activation, Jaks phosphorylate receptor subunits, thereby providing docking sites for downstream signaling molecules, such as the signal transducers and activators of transcription (STATs). STATs bind to the phosphorylated receptors and become phosphorylated, allowing them to dimerize, translocate to the nucleus, and regulate gene expression. MIIB demonstrated that IL-12 activates STAT4, a key factor that initiates the development of Th1 cells that produce the signature cytokine interferon-γ (IFN-γ). MIIB has continued its interest in dissecting the function of STAT4 over the last 16 years since this initial discovery. Most recently, we have used second generation, deep sequencing technology to define the genomewide targets of STAT4 and to relate this knowledge to the roles of STAT4 in regulating gene expression and changes in the epigenome of differentiating CD4+ T cells (Figure 2). Capitalizing upon the opportunities provided by deep sequencing technology and computational biology tools, defining the genomewide functions of STAT4 and other STATs has become a major focus of the lab.
A relatively new effector CD4+ T cell lineage that selectively produces IL-17 has recently been recognized. Cytokines that promote Th17 cell differentiation signal through STAT3 and the MIIB showed that Th17 cell differentiation is dependent upon this transcription factor. Importantly, the disorder Job's or HyperIgE syndrome is due to mutations of Stat3. MIIB, in collaboration with other NIH scientists, showed that a major defect in this disorder is impairment of Th17 cell generation. MIIB has used Chip-seq methodology to identify STAT3 target genes in developing Th17 cells and dissecting the functions of STAT3 in this interesting subset of cells is an ongoing interest of the lab.
In addition to Th cells, regulatory T (Treg) cells represent another important immunoregulatory subset of CD4+ T cells. MIIB showed that Stat5 is critical for Treg cell differentiation, and binds to the gene encoding the transcription factor Foxp3. Conversely, we showed that STAT5, in response to IL-2 stimulation, also inhibits Th17 differentiation. We further showed STAT5 and STAT3 compete in the Il7a-Il17f locus and that this is an important mechanism underlying the ability of IL-2 to limit Th17 differentiation.
A major ongoing issue in T cell biology is the extent to which different T cell subsets behave as terminally differentiated lineages or if they retain flexibility in their differentiation programs. By assessing the epigenomes of the different helper cell subsets, we have identified mechanisms through which flexibility is retained, even in polarized "lineages". Most recently, we have explored the issue of plasticity of follicular helper T cells. We have found that in functional Tfh, the epigenetic "marks" of master regulator transcription factors allow for their flexible expression. Functionally, this is reflected in the ability of Tfh to transit to other subsets. In related studies, we are also investigating the stability versus plasticity of regulatory T cells.
Figure 3: Genomic organization encompassing the interferon-γ (Ifng) locus in T helper (Th) cells (O'Shea et al. 2011, Nat. Rev. Immunol.)
Selected Publications
Steward-Tharp SM, Laurence A, Kanno Y, Kotlyar A, Villarino AV, Sciume G, Kuchen S, Resch W, Wohlfert EA, Jiang K, Hirahara K, Vahedi G, Sun HW, Feigenbaum L, Milner JD, Holland SM, Casellas R, Powrie F, O'Shea JJ. A mouse model of HIES reveals pro and anti-inflammatory functions of STAT3. Blood. 2014 Mar 14. [Epub ahead of print]
O'Shea JJ, Kanno Y, Chan AC. In Search of Magic Bullets: The Golden Age of Immunotherapeutics. Cell. 2014 Mar 27;157(1):227-240. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.03.010.
Nakayamada S, Poholek AC, Lu KT, Takahashi H, Kato M, Iwata S, Hirahara K, Cannons JL, Schwartzberg PL, Vahedi G, Sun HW, Kanno Y, O'Shea JJ. Type I IFN induces binding of STAT1 to Bcl6: divergent roles of STAT family transcription factors in the T follicular helper cell genetic program. J Immunol. 2014 Mar 1;192(5):2156-66. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1300675. Epub 2014 Jan 31.
Roychoudhuri R, Hirahara K, Mousavi K, Clever D, Klebanoff CA, Bonelli M, Sciumè G, Zare H, Vahedi G, Dema B, Yu Z, Liu H, Takahashi H, Rao M, Muranski P, Crompton JG, Punkosdy G, Bedognetti D, Wang E, Hoffmann V, Rivera J, Marincola FM, Nakamura A, Sartorelli V, Kanno Y, Gattinoni L, Muto A, Igarashi K, O'Shea JJ, Restifo NP. BACH2 represses effector programs to stabilize Treg-mediated immune homeostasis. Nature . 2013 Jun 2. doi: 10.1038/nature12199. [Epub ahead of print]
Adamson A, Ghoreschi K, Rittler M, Chen Q, Sun HW, Vahedi G, Kanno Y, Stetler-Stevenson WG, O'Shea JJ, Laurence A. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 is preferentially expressed in Th1 and th17 T-helper cell subsets and is a direct stat target gene. PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e59367. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059367. Epub 2013 Mar 26.
O'Shea JJ, Laurence A, McInnes IB. Back to the future: oral targeted therapy for RA and other autoimmune diseases. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2013 Mar;9(3):173-82. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2013.7
O'Shea JJ, Holland SM, Staudt LM. JAKs and STATs in immunity, immunodeficiency, and cancer. N Engl J Med. 2013 Jan 10;368(2):161-70. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1202117.
Sciumé G, Hirahara K, Takahashi H, Laurence A, Villarino AV, Singleton KL, Spencer SP, Wilhelm C, Poholek AC, Vahedi G, Kanno Y, Belkaid Y, O'Shea JJ. Distinct requirements for T-bet in gut innate lymphoid cells. J Exp Med. 2012 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print]
Vahedi G, Takahashi H, Nakayamada S, Sun HW, Sartorelli V, Kanno Y, O'Shea JJ. STATs Shape the Active Enhancer Landscape of T Cell Populations. Cell. 2012 Nov 21;151(5):981-93. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.09.044.
Laurence A, Amarnath S, Mariotti J, Kim YC, Foley J, Eckhaus M, O'Shea JJ, Fowler DH. STAT3 Transcription Factor Promotes Instability of nTreg Cells and Limits Generation of iTreg Cells during Acute Murine Graft-versus-Host Disease. Immunity. 2012 Aug 24;37(2):209-22.See extended list of publications
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Eighteenth Meeting
November 30, 2004
Name and Specialty Affiliation Role________
Kyra J. Becker, M.D. University of Washington School of Chair
Neurology Medicine
Seattle, Washington
Jonas H. Ellenberg, Ph.D. Westat Voting Member
Statistics Bethesda, Maryland
Stephen J. Haines, M.D. University of Minnesota Voting Member
Neurosurgery Minneapolis, Minnesota
Annapurni Jayam-Trouth, M.D. Howard University College of Voting Member Neurology Medicine
Washington, DC
Mary E. Jensen, M.D. University of Virginia Health Sciences Voting Member
Interventional Neuroradiology Center
Charlotte, Virginia
Christopher M. Loftus, M.D. Temple University Voting Member
Neurosurgery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Crissy E. Wells, R.T., M.B.A., M.H.S.A. Western Regional Community Clinical Consumer Healthcare Services, Engineering, Oncology Program Representative
Radiologic Science Phoenix, Arizona
Andrew K. Balo DexCom, Inc. Industry
Regulatory, Clinical, Quality Affairs San Diego, California Representative
Alexa I. Canady, M.D. Sacred Heart Hospital Deputized Neurosurgery Pensacola, Florida Voting Member*
Isabelle M. Germano, M.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine Deputized
Neurosurgery Annenberg, New York Voting Member*
David T. MacLaughlin, Ph.D. Harvard Medical School and Deputized
Toxicology Massachusetts General Hospital Voting Member**
Boston, Massachusetts
Michael R. Egnor, M.D. State University of New York at Deputized
Neurosurgery Stony Brook Voting Member***
Stony Brook, New York
* Drs. Canady and Germano, consultants of this panel, are deputized voting members for this meeting.
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text: Drexel's Adjunct Faculty Initiative Adjunct Salary Equity (12/7/15) Health Care Benefits for Adjunct Faculty Members (6/18/15) Update on Drexel's Adjunct Faculty Initiative (10/14/14) Please note that as of 2/1/16, the Office of Faculty Development & Equity has transitioned to the Office of Faculty Affairs. Adjunct Salary Equity (12/7/15) We are pleased to announce the first phase of our Faculty Salary Equity Plan, which begins with addressing salary issues for our adjunct faculty members. Beginning in January 2016, adjunct faculty who teach a complete course as the sole or supervising instructor will receive a minimum of $1,000 per course credit. This increase, which affects our adjunct faculty members at the lowest end of the pay scale, reflects a serious commitment from the Office of the Provost and the Office of Finance to identify permanent resources to help compensate our adjuncts equitably and in line with market rates. We recognize that increasing the salaries of adjunct faculty members at the lowest end of the pay scale causes salary compression among many of our adjunct faculty members who make more than $1,000 per unit. Please know that this increase is part of a phased plan to ensure that all faculty, including adjunct faculty, teaching faculty, and tenure track/tenured faculty, are paid equitably and in accordance with market rates. We will continue to make progress in this regard, but feel compelled to begin by addressing our most acute need first. Comments or questions about this process can be directed to Janet Fleetwood, Office of Faculty Development & Equity, at firstname.lastname@example.com. Brian Blake Executive Vice President and Provost Helen Bowman Executive Vice President, Treasurer and COO Health Care Benefits for Adjunct Faculty Members (6/18/15) Many faculty members, both full and part-time, have raised questions about how the new Affordable Care Act affects health care coverage for our adjunct faculty members. Effective January 1, 2015, all Drexel non benefit-eligible employees, including adjunct faculty members, who worked an average of at least 30 hours per week over the previous 12 month period, are offered health benefits in accordance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). We recognize that classroom hours alone do not adequately account for the time and energy that goes into teaching a course. Consistent with ACA guidance, Drexel calculates adjunct teaching hours by multiplying each credit hour by a "reasonable" factor to account for preparation time, office hours, grading, etc. For a standard lecture course, the ACA provided an example of a factor that would be considered reasonable of 2.25, which is what Drexel - and most colleges and universities across the country - has chosen for calculating hours worked. However, the factor varies depending on the type of course being taught (e.g. lab, lecture, full instruction). Each school's academic administrators have a chart defining how to perform these calculations. For example, a three-credit lecture course would count for 6.75 work hours per week. At Drexel, each adjunct faculty member's total workload is calculated by looking back over the previous 12 months and determining what would constitute 9 months of the equivalent of 30 hours per week of work. While the ACA mandates medical coverage only, Drexel goes beyond the minimum and offers all ACA-eligible adjunct faculty dental, vision and prescription drug coverage as well. ACA-eligible adjunct faculty members are offered the same four medical plan options as full-time faculty and professional staff, at the part-time benefit-eligible rates. Coverage is offered for 12 months, provided the adjunct faculty member continues to be employed at Drexel. Through May 1, 2015 a total of 81 Drexel faculty and professional staff have been offered coverage under the ACA, 54 of whom are adjunct faculty members. Only about 20% of the 54 adjuncts who are eligible have actually opted to receive Drexel health benefits. This isn't surprising given that many of our adjuncts are professionals in fields outside higher education and have full-time jobs elsewhere. If you have specific questions about the Affordable Care Act or benefits eligibility, please contact Chris Brutsche, Director, Drexel Benefits, at firstname.lastname@example.com. In addition, Drexel continues to explore other ways to improve the working conditions of our adjunct faculty members through the university Adjunct Initiative and welcomes your suggestions at www.drexel.edu/fde. James Herbert Louis Bellardine Update on Drexel's Adjunct Faculty Initiative (10/14/14) Dear Member of the Drexel Faculty, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome new and returning faculty as we begin the new academic year. I am writing to update you on an important initiative that directly affects all faculty members, but is especially applicable to those faculty members who hold adjunct appointments. Since 2009, the Adjunct Faculty Initiative has continuously examined the needs and interests of our adjunct and part-time faculty members. Through actively engaging faculty with adjunct appointments and responding to their feedback, this initiative has led to an expansion of available resources as well as adaptation of key institutional policies to foster career development among adjunct faculty members. This reflects the important role of our adjunct and part-time faculty members in the education of Drexel students. In 2013-14, a multi-disciplinary Adjunct Faculty Committee was established, chaired by the Provost, and with representation from full-time and adjunct faculty, the Faculty Senate, Human Resources, and members of Drexel's administration. Through analysis of peer institutions and from the data we gleaned from Drexel's 2014 Faculty Satisfaction Survey – which many of you completed – we have identified key action items. This letter summarizes those items below, and the efforts to provide substantive improvement both now and in the future. Improve Two-Way Communication The 2014 Drexel Faculty Satisfaction Survey indicated a strong and widespread desire to improve two-way communication. In light of this, a new section of the Faculty Development & Equity (FDE) website has been dedicated to topics of interest to faculty members who hold adjunct appointments and the Adjunct Faculty Resource Guide, published by the FDE, has been updated and revised. A concerted effort is being made to include new content of interest to adjunct faculty and highlighting their achievements in the Provost's quarterly newsletter. In addition, particular attention has been focused on ensuring that communications to all faculty members, be it via email, the web, or in other forums, include adjunct faculty members in both consideration and delivery. Two-way communication also necessitates having channels accessible and available to faculty. Feedback will continue to be sought from all faculty members through regular faculty satisfaction surveys and we hope that many faculty members will participate. All faculty members are also encouraged to share their thoughts and suggestions via the Office of Faculty Development & Equity at firstname.lastname@example.com or by visiting the office on the University City campus located in 234 Randell Hall. Foster Shared Governance The Drexel Faculty Senate voted unanimously last spring to give voice to adjuncts beginning in the fall of 2014-2015. Including adjunct faculty members in university governance reflects a cultural change, one supported enthusiastically by both President Fry and myself. In addition, the Director of the FDE and I will meet quarterly with the four adjunct faculty representatives on the Faculty Senate. Support Professional Development The Office of Faculty Development & Equity will pilot an Adjunct Faculty Professional Development Award program. This competitive award will fund a maximum of six faculty members who have adjunct appointments, at a maximum of $1,000 each, to attend professional conferences. Priority will be given to those applicants who are presenting professional work or otherwise participating in the conference. More information on this program can be found on the FDE website. Adjunct faculty members have also indicated an interest in developing their teaching skills. To this end, the Drexel Center for Academic Excellence (DCAE) is increasing outreach efforts to include adjunct faculty members in all relevant events. In addition, Drexel has recently secured online subscriptions for all of its faculty members to The Teaching Professor, an online newsletter published 10 times per year which provides ideas and insights to educators, and to Academic Leader, which fosters leadership development skills. Watch your email for the links to these important publications. Technology also offers tremendous developmental opportunities in regards to teaching and learning, and all faculty members have access to numerous technology resources from the Office of Information Resources and Technology (IRT), such as training and workshops, classroom and online teaching technology, and downloadable software. Finally, access to the Drexel Libraries includes free online, off-campus access to journals and publications for all faculty members, including those with adjunct appointments, during the terms in which they teach. Review Grievance Procedures During a review of Drexel's faculty grievance procedures we noted that adjunct faculty members have access to the same mediation and grievance procedures as full-time faculty members. For more information, please refer to the policy found on the Office of the Provost website. Improve Contractual Issues The faculty hiring and appointment process was reviewed with Human Resources and the colleges to ensure consistency for all faculty members – including those with adjunct appointments. We recognize that there are special complexities for our adjunct faculty who may teach in terms that are not consecutive and we will try to address those issues. Beginning in the 2015-2016 academic year, all adjunct faculty members will receive written information about title, salary, period of appointment, course(s) assigned, approximate number of students, duties, etc. To the greatest extent possible, adjunct faculty members will be appointed or reappointed at least 30 days before the start of classes and adjunct faculty members who will be rehired in the fall should be notified in the preceding spring term. Provide Performance Evaluations Qualitative feedback about teaching is very important to our adjunct faculty members. A performance evaluation system is being planned to evaluate adjunct faculty members when they teach their first course and periodically thereafter. The specifics of this performance evaluation system will be consistent with the performance evaluations for all Drexel faculty members, with adjustments for typical adjunct workloads and expectations. It will be based on national best practices, adapted by the Adjunct Faculty Committee, reviewed by the Senate Committee on Faculty Affairs, and revised by the Deans and the Department Heads. The goal is to provide both summative and formative feedback to enable both developing and strong teachers to improve. Foster Salary Equity & Opportunities for Promotion A salary benchmarking study is underway to ensure that Drexel is compensating our adjunct faculty members fairly. We anticipate having results in the spring term. Adjunct faculty can also receive recognition for their productivity and commitment to Drexel by applying for promotion in academic rank from adjunct instructor, to adjunct assistant professor, to adjunct associate professor, and to adjunct professor. We will work closely with the Senate Committee on Faculty Affairs to begin revising the policy governing adjunct promotions in the 2014-2015 academic year to make the process and criteria for advancement more streamlined and more transparent. Explore Health Benefit Options While our faculty survey showed that many adjunct faculty members do not need health care coverage from Drexel as they have coverage from their own full-time employment elsewhere or through coverage obtained by a partner or spouse, some adjunct faculty members would be interested in participating in a Drexel health care plan. To explore this possibility, an experienced consultant is working with Human Resources on the feasibility of providing access to health benefits for long-term adjunct faculty members beyond what will be mandated by the Affordable Care Act for faculty who teach full-time. The goal is to ensure that faculty members with adjunct appointments who have a substantial workload and whose long-term and primary commitment is to Drexel are offered access to a high-quality and affordable plan. We are exploring the possibilities and will have additional information in the spring term. Review Voluntary Benefits Voluntary employee-funded benefits are available to adjunct faculty in the same manner that they are made available to all other full-time and part-time Drexel employees, including free admission to the Academy of Natural Sciences, discounted membership for Drexel employees to the Recreation Center, and access to flexible spending accounts and other self-funded benefits. In addition to the voluntary benefits enumerated on the Human Resources website, adjunct faculty members may also take advantage of many vendors offering Drexel employee discounts. Provide Access to Meeting and Work Space Space for faculty members to work and to meet with students outside regularly scheduled class time is a key issue for faculty as well as the students. While the limits of our urban campus restrict the space available, we have identified campus spaces for faculty members to meet one-on-one with students, in small groups, or for larger review sessions. A good way to find space quickly is through the Adjunct Resource section of the Faculty Development & Equity website. Commit to Continuous Improvement We look forward to making steady improvements for all our faculty members, but especially for those who hold adjunct faculty appointments. To discuss the Adjunct Initiative in more detail, please contact Janet Fleetwood, Ph.D., Vice Provost, in the Office of Faculty Development & Equity. Sincerely, James D. Herbert, Ph.D. Interim Provost & Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Professor of Psychology


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On the Optimality of Portfolio Insurance
- Abstract
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- Author(s): SIMON BENNINGA, MARSHALL BLUME
- Published: Apr 30, 2012
- Pages: 1341-1352
- DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1985.tb02386.x
This paper examines the optimality of an insurance strategy in which an investor buys a risky asset and a put on that asset. The put's striking price serves as the insurance level. In complete markets, it is highly unlikely that an investor would utilize such a strategy. However, in some types of less complete markets, an investor may wish to purchase a put on the risky asset. Given only a risky asset, a put, and noncontinuous trading, an investor would purchase a put as a way of introducing a risk‐free asset into the portfolio. If, in addition, there is a risk‐free asset and the investor's utility function displays constant proportional risk‐aversion, then the investor would buy the risk‐free asset directly and not buy a put. In sum, only under the most incomplete markets would an investor find an insurance strategy optimal.


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Health Tip: Is Diverticular Disease Causing Problems?
Latest Digestion News
(HealthDay News) -- Diverticular disease, which includes diverticulosis and diverticulitis, occurs when inflamed pouches form from bulging weak spots in the intestines.
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KaiGai Kohei <kaigai(at)ak(dot)jp(dot)nec(dot)com> wrote: > > Can we remove such path and raise an error instead? > > Also, even if we support the older servers in the routine, > > the new bytea format will be another problem anyway. > > OK, I'll fix it. I think we might need to discuss about explicit version checks in pg_restore. It is not related with large objects, but with pg_restore's capability. We've not supported to restore a dump to older servers, but we don't have any version checks, right? Should we do the checks at the beginning of restoring? If we do so, LO patch could be more simplified. > The --schema-only with large objects might be unnatural, but the > --data-only with properties of large objects are also unnatural. > Which behavior is more unnatural? I think large object metadata is a kind of row-based access controls. How do we dump and restore ACLs per rows when we support them for normal tables? We should treat LO metadata as same as row-based ACLs. In my opinion, I'd like to treat them as part of data (not of schema). Regards, --- Takahiro Itagaki NTT Open Source Software Center
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He had other visits scheduled, but decided to verbally commit to Georgia Monday.
"Basically Georgia has a good laid out plan of how they're going to use Brandon," Miller Grove coach Sharman White said. "He can thrive in their system."
Morris is the third commitment in the 2012 class, joining guards Charles Mann and Kenny Gaines.
Miller Grove has been a successful recruiting ground for Mark Fox--Donte Williams joined the team in the 2011 class.


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Some soft tissue treatment may cause discomfort during treatment. Your Osteopath will tell you what to expect, and will want you to let them know if you are in pain. You may feel a little stiff or sore after treatment. This is a normal, healthy response to the treatment. After your first visit you will receive a welcome pack with further information and advice on post treatment care.
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"We like to contrast inexpensive materials with more high-end stuff," Kanner says, listing his own bathroom as an example. An exposed-edge plywood countertop with a laminate finish seems to hover above corrugated fiberglass cabinet doors. Green glass mosaic tiles from Ann Sacks' Beaulieu collection provide the luxurious backdrop. Glass mosaic lovers can choose among numerous shapes and color palettes. Ann Sacks, 800.278.8453; www.annsacks.com/home.html
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Friday, 18 January 2013
Devil's Food Cupcakes
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That frosting looks fabulous, I'm going to have to make some!ReplyDelete
Mmmmm...These look super tasty!ReplyDelete
Those will do for me! Divine, decadent and devilishly good! KarenReplyDeleteReplies
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Thank you for leaving comments - I'm so glad you like them! :)
I've never tried a US style 7 minute frosting, it does indeed look very sweet. Perfect for a massive sugar hit!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes - you can almost feel the sugar seeping off the screen! Lovely in small doses. :)Delete
These look lovely Susie - the frosting looks so light!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Yes - it's has the texture of a soft, light marshmallow. It pipes beautifully as a result, but after a couple of day can start to go a bit flat.That's if they are around that long, of course. :)
Great looking cupcakes...I love the contrast between the dark chocolate and the white frosting. I'm sure I could give the frosting a good go! :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
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I really liked the look of them, too. I thought the plain white might be a bit boring, and tried a couple with some sifted cocoa sprinkled over. But they just didn't look as good. There is definitely something about the fluffy white against the intense dark chocolate. :)
Lovely - I can get a sense of how delightfully sticky the frosting is from the photos!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks CC - definitely sticky! :)Delete
These look very devilish. Bet the kids loved these.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Denise - yes, especially the chocolate sponge, which is really chocolatey! Perfect for them. :)Delete
These look gorgeous and I love the frosting. I tried to make a seven-minute frosting once and it didn't turn out very well, so I'm impressed!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Caroline - I'm so glad I had an electric beater, as my arm was aching enough as it was. Not sure I would make it regularly. :)Delete
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Merci! Glad you like them. :)Delete
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Reported: 9/25/1998 01:09
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Location: Eugene, OR
Shape: Unknown
Duration:2 seconds
|Bright Light/Metor
I was at the Eugene Airport and was facing north at about 21:06 in the evening, when I saw a very bright white object in the sky. At first I thought it was an airplane landing light, but it was far too bright. The object was about a quarter the size of the full moon. It appeared at about 45 degrees above the horizon and disappeared at about 10 degrees above the horizon.
When I first saw it it looked like the tail was coming from the front end of it, and then it formed into a ball, then it formed a tail out of the back end like a normal metor. This all took place in just a few seconds. The object was a very very bright white. It looked like it was going toward the Northwest, it looked like it was about 10 degrees West of due North.
I heard a caller on Art Bell's show describe the object as green, but he also said that was through his visor, I am assuming this was the same object I saw. The object appeared to me as if it punched throught the atmosphere or something, that's why I saw the tail at the front first then turn to a ball then form a tail out the back.


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The likes of 'Iron Man 3', 'Lone Ranger' and 'Star Trek Into Darkness' are set to unleash their new promos, while 'Fast and Furious 6' will debut its first footage during the February 3 telecast.
Which movies will drop their trailers during the Super Bowl XLVII telecast this Sunday, February 3? Words are, there will be at least six major studio films that will unveil their promos on the highly-anticipated CBS airing. One of them is a much-awaited movie which will reveal its very first sneak peek.
According to Deadline, Walt Disney, Universal and Paramount Pictures have all booked the $4 million ad space from CBS to promote their upcoming releases. Disney will boast a 63-second preview of "Oz: The Great and Powerful", a 60-second spot for "Iron Man 3", and a 90-second spot for "The Lone Ranger" during the big NFL game.
Universal keeps its Super Bowl ads under wraps, but it is reported that the studio will drop the first ever screening of a 30-second footage of "Fast and Furious 6". Vin Diesel fueled the report by writing about it on Facebook a few weeks ago.
As for Paramount, the studio will be running a 30-second spot for "World War Z", a zombie apocalyptic movie starring Brad Pitt, during the pre-game. For the big part, the studio will unleash another 30-second sneak peek at J.J. Abrams' highly-anticipated "Star Trek Into Darkness". Paramount will also use the Super Bowl as a platform to launch its new app for the Star Trek flick.
This year, Warner Bros. Pictures, The Weinstein Company, Sony Pictures and 20th Century Fox decide not to buy ad spots on CBS to promote their upcoming films. Lionsgate Films also doesn't book a spot despite the fact that it has "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" set for a Stateside release later this year.
Last year's Super Bowl telecast broke record by scoring 111.3 million viewers. This year, CBS raises the price for a 30-second spot to $4 million while NBC charged for $3.5 million last year.


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Heart attacks are one of the leading causes of death in the UK. Each year in England, over 80,000 heart attacks occur. Also called myocardial infarction, or MI, heart attacks can be deadly if medical care isn't received quickly. Besides taking steps to keep your heart healthy - such as eating healthily, exercising, maintaining a healthy weight, keeping your blood cholesterol and blood pressure well controlled - recognising and responding to heart attack symptoms is key to survival. Follow the links below to find BootsWebMD's comprehensive coverage about heart attack, what it feels like, how to treat it and much more.
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New Mexico Telegram » Featured » CREW names Martinez as one of 'worst governors in America'
CREW names Martinez as one of 'worst governors in America'
The ethics watchdog group CREW named Susana Martinez to an unflattering list — that of the worst governors in America.
The liberal-leaning group had previously named Gov. Bill Richardson to the list. This year, however, there are just two Democrats and 16 Republicans on the list.
CREW says that Martinez's political adviser Jay McCleskey used the Public Education Department for political gain when he asked the department for a list of non-union teachers and their email addresses. The department did not have such a document and created a list for McCleskey.
In many cases, requests for public records through the Inspection of Public Records Act are rejected if they require compiling new documents. IPRA allows public agencies to reject requests for this reason — but does not bar agencies from doing so.
CREW also mentioned the saga of the racino, where critics say that the lucrative state contract was steered to a company with political connections to Martinez and other Republicans. The FBI has investigated some former Martinez campaign staffers about the racino deal — and other issues.
The FBI has not made an arrest in the case and it is unknown if it is even still being investigated. However, the FBI has filed charges of another former campaign staffer in hijacking of emails
Republicans have highlighted that they don't exactly take CREW seriously and said it was as partisan outfit.
Former executive director of the Republican Party of New Mexico:
@steveterrell That's newsworthy. They attack every prominent or swing-race GOP gov.
— Adam Feldman (@AdamFeldmanABQ) July 17, 2013
Former Martinez spokesman Greg Blair:
@steveterrell CREW a blatantly partisan org using low hanging dem fruit as cover to attack GOP. Always has been their MO, always will be.
— Greg Blair (@gblair06) July 17, 2013
Former GOP congressional candidate, head of state police and Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White:
CREW funded by convicted felon George Soros, who also funds Progress Now. LOL #nmpol
— Darren White (@darrenPwhite) July 17, 2013
Filed under: Featured · Tags: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, ethics, Susana Martinez
One Response to "CREW names Martinez as one of 'worst governors in America'"
The Martinez administration is systematically dismantling public education in the state of New Mexico. The Secretary-designate, Hannah Skandera came armed with a GOP agenda of Jeb Bush political reforms. Within six months of taking office, they riffed 40 employees from the Public Education Department and have been creating and filling high salaried management positions, some gov-ex, with out of state political pundits, TFA graduates and friends of Deputy Secretary, Paul Aguilar; the "Bernalillo" connection. The email gate was about using IT staff and School Budget staff to gather information during working hours for political reasons, using personal emails to hide their actions. Google Independent Source PAC for more of the sorid details about this story and many more.


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Seacrest Stokes the 'Hills' Fires
It should have been a quick in-studio stop-in with KIIS-FM's Ryan Seacrest to pump a new episode of The Hills. Minor characters, even Lo Bosworth and old buddy Stephen Colletti, pushing the old company-line "Tune in Monday at 10."
What no one realized is that Ryan inexplicably LOVES this show so much he thinks he "should be on the MTV payroll."
So, he pokes and prods, and soon the dirt is flying. Among the mudpiles:
- Lo learns that despite the nicey-nice to her facer, ShePratt does not like her at all.
- Stephen is all for bagging Kristin Cavallari, Lauren Conrad and Hayden Panettiere. (Ryan:"Dude, we gotta hang, what are you packing?"
- Whitney Port is not hot on the show but redeems herself in person.
- Stephen got a weird vibe off Heidi Montag even back when he first met her long before Laguna Beach.
And then Spencer Pratt called in to address the end of Heidi and Lauren as BFFs:
"There were never rumors, Lo and L.C. weren't speaking when all this was going on, and I know for a fact she can make things up. The bottom line is I heard L.C. crying about the sex tape Jason Wahler did have and was trying to sell, so many times for six months. Jason and L.C. have this. Heidi tried to get it back. They blame Heidi once it goes public."
Lo and Stephen stay mum during the call, then let fly. No real answer on why they don't "just sit down at a restaurant, have a conversation and say life's too short," but suffice it to say that ain't happening.
And so are the real haps on The Hills. Oh, and tune in Monday at 10.


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Edward Snowden, the former intelligence contractor on the run from US authorities, formally requested temporary asylum in Russia on Tuesday, submitting an application that seemed aimed at insulating President Vladimir Putin from US pressure and blame.
Mr Snowden said he feared that if returned to the United States he could face torture or the death penalty, according to a Russian lawyer who helped prepare the documents. Though he has not been accused of a capital crime, experts here said that his fears, whatever their merit, could support his bid.
At the same time, by seeking temporary - and not political - asylum, Mr Snowden is pursuing the easiest path under Russian law, requiring only an administrative decision by the Russian Federal Migration Service rather than Mr Putin's personal approval.
There is little doubt, however, that Mr Putin controls all decisions on Mr Snowden - just as the Kremlin has permitted, if not orchestrated, his stay in the transit zone of Sheremetyevo airport since his arrival from Hong Kong on June 23.
Mr Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, quickly said the decision was out of the President's hands.
If the Migration Service grants his request, Mr Snowden will be able to live and work in Russia for one year, with the possibility of renewing his status for another year. Just by his applying, it seems likely his stay in the airport transit zone is nearing an end.
Officials said that as an asylum applicant, Mr Snowden could be moved from the airport to a shelter for refugees while awaiting a decision, which could come in days.
Mr Putin has said Mr Snowden could potentially stay in Russia, provided he ''cease his work aimed at inflicting damage on our American partners'', and he reiterated that offer on Monday. Mr Snowden has said he does not believe his leaks have harmed US interests.
In a meeting at the airport on Friday with lawyers and rights advocates that the Russian government helped organise, Mr Snowden said he would apply for shelter in Russia because the US was blocking him from travelling to Latin America, where three countries say they will accept him.
The White House on Tuesday repeated its demand for his extradition.
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Might as well be Cowriter: phearless-d
Some great work from various users on the board made this possible. I ran into a ton of issues when trying to set my Acer 1600 up with EMUs in a Live enviornment so I thought I would compile everything into a Acer specfic thread. This should work for most Live installs, but there were certain issues on the Revo that Duffman and I solved. I'm going to cover SNES, NES / GBA / GB, and Genesis / Sega CD. This should be enough to get any Linux emu running though. There are other emulators than the ones I used, but I found them all to be problematic with in the Live/Acer enviornment (Kega, FCEU, etc.). The writers are seeing NO slow down in boot times, or any problems within XBMC using this method.
BIG thanks to phearless-d, Zosky, Leo2, fuz1on, grassmunk and TheDuffman. Also to http://lifehacker.com/5523672/turn-your-...me-console that gave Duff and I the initial inspiration to being on the quest for an Acer Revo XBMC EMU enabled box.
The big starting point for me was this thread:
I'll be repeating some of the information there.
All below is paraphrased from phearless:
Follow the first post in the thread above to the letter.
Terminal: sudo apt-get update then sudo apt-get install zsnes.
Install Launcher to XBMC if you haven't already:
Download Launcher from http://code.google.com/p/xbmc-launcher/downloads/list
---> Addendum: JustSomeUser has a patch for Launcher, DuffMan and I are using it - http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=464...tcount=582 - highly recommended.
unzip and sftp it over to /home/xbmc/.xbmc/plugins/programs
Create a directory tree /.xbmc/userdate/plugin_data/Launcher if it does not exsists, and a create/edit a launchers.xml file to phearless's directions.
Edit the Launcher script according to phearless.
End paraphrase.
Now as an Acer user you'll have ZSNES running, but without sound.
Here's how to fix that (credit TheDuffMan):
.asoundrc has only the following line, nothing else:
defaults.pcm.device 3
XBMC Audio settings:
Audio Output Device: DEFAULT
Passthrough Output Device: CUSTOM
Custom Passthrough Device: plughw:0,3
--> A note on hardware devices for non revo users when setting up plughw. If you're trying this guide on something other than a Revo, your HDMI audio device may be different. Run "aplay -l" in the terminal and check the HDMI results for card X, device Y, and fill in plughw:X,Y accordingly.
With that we solved a whole world of issues, and we don't lose any sound options in XBMC (even menu nav sounds).
Suggested args for ZSNES:
<args>-m -s -v 18 -ad sdl -r 6</args>
Complete args here: http://zsnes-docs.sourceforge.net/html/advanced.htm
I personally use -v 22, which is the custom resolution. By editting /.zsnes/zsnesl.cfg:
; Custom Resolution X and Y for Custom Video Modes [256x224..2048x1536]
On a 720p TV try:
; Custom Resolution X and Y for Custom Video Modes [256x224..2048x1536]
When you need to exit a game on ZSNES and return to XBMC hit ESC.
Genesis / Sega CD:
Gens is fairly simple once you've setup ZSNES and followed the phearless instructions.
Open up terminal or Putty in:
sudo apt-get install gens
You may need to add the -f argument to the above to get additonal packages that are needed for Gens to run/install properly.
sudo apt-get install -f gens
Terminal will tell you if this is needed.
Edit launchers.xml and add:
<name>SEGA Genesis</name>
Launch it and see if it is working. It probably is but not in true fullscreen and possibly without audio. To fix that hit ALT+ENTER while a ROM is running, and click through the menus in Gens to change your backend to OpenGL+SDL. While you are here you can also set a custom fullscreen resolution through the menu that best fits your TV. This can all be done by editting the .cfg file in your /.gens folder as well. When done hit ALT+ENTER again to get back to full screen. When you need to exit a game and return to XBMC hit CTRL+Q. DuffMan added --quickexit so Gens would have the same functionality as other EMUs and exit upon hitting ESC. I required no args but I did make some personal changes to the cfg file based on preferences. Complete args available are here:
*If someone has a better list of gens args please let me know.*
Mednafen's setup follows the same route as the Genesis set up.
sudo apt-get install mednafen
Add this to launchers.xml (for NES)
<args>-nes.xres 960 -nes.yres 700 -fs 1 -sounddriver sdl</args>
-nes.xres and -nes.yres are optional, they are what fits my TV. The other args are not optional.
Complete mednafen args here:
This one gave me some headaches, but in the end, it's actually VERY simple. If you are using a HID USB gamepad, this is going to be a cinch, otherwise you are in for some trouble that I cannot cover here... It would be it's own thread most likely. MOST gamepads in from the past 5 years or so are HID. Xbox gamepad setup is a little different, but if you have it working in general it should be the same (NOTE: As grassmunk pointed out some of the buttons on X360 controllers are considered sliders, this is true of some Logitech controllers as well, in that case you're going to need to use sudo apt-get install joystick, then run jscal -c /dev/input/js0 to set them up again that is an incomplete tutorial but there are plenty on the web for that). After you read this you'll wonder why it took me so long to figure out, but honestly there is little to no documentation for this and a lot of conflicting data out there.
ZSNES: Remove -m from your arguments in launchers.xml, this way you can get to the gui (with esc). From the gui enter the control setup.
Gens: ALT+ENTER to get to the gui, set up through gui.
Mednafen: ALT+SHIFT+x (which x is the number controller you want to set up, ALT+SHIFT+1 sets up controller 1) and follow on screen instructions.
Other possibilities: You can use a program like joy2keys to mimic specific keystrokes, including ESC and CTRL+Q to have remote exit. This is a bit messy so I opted for a $15 wireless keyboard (logitech "Wii" keyboard).
Common Issues:
I cannot import ROMs when scanning for them through XBMC!
Solution: sudo nano on launchers.xml may have jacked up your permissions, depending on how you editted the file:
NOTE: Make sure you properly set the permissions for this file so XBMC can write to it - if you created with sudo nano it may be set to root/root. Here's how to fix it from Terminal:
cd /home/xbmc/.xbmc/userdata/plugin_data/programs/Launcher/
write ls -l in the command line.
It should spit out something like this:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 570 2010-04-25 17:12 launchers.xml
See the "root root" there, well if that's the case XBMC cannot write to the file because it's owned by root and the group root.
sudo chown xbmc:xbmc luanchers.xml
sudo chmod 666 launchers.xml (optional)
Make sure it's correct:
ls -l
-rw-r--r-- 1 xbmc xbmc 570 2010-04-25 17:12 launchers.xml
I've still got sound issues!
You may be using a different sound driver package. This setup works for me with sudo apt-get install libsdl1.2-alsa. This seems to vary from user to user, some do better with -all some with -sdl some with -esd. I can tell you -alsa works perfectly for me on the Acer Revo 1600.
I need to see error logs!
grassmunk Wrote:To trouble shoot the other issues:
1) I created a script /home/xbmc/launcher.sh
echo "Launching... " > log.txt
echo $@ >> log.txt
echo "Program Log" >> log.txt
$@ >> log.txt
and made it executable (chmod +x /home/xbmc/launcher.sh)
2) I changed the launcher line to /home/xbmc/launcher.sh and the args line to /usr/bin/zsnes -m -v 20 -s
3) When I ran the script it would exit but only because of spaces when running games with no spaces in the name it would load (this is because of the script, not because of launcher just be aware). Now I was finally able to see zsnes logs and errors
My setup: Acer Revo 1600, 2GB ram, HDMI out to Sony Receiver, video passthrough to LG 1080p TV. Logitech Wireless Rumble 2. "Wii" Logitech Wireless keyboard (for remote exit of games and Terminal commands).
Again a BIG credit to everyone who worked hard on compiling this data, especially phearless and Duffman.
The final product in Alaska:
Screen caps provided by TheDuffMan.
For approval for How-Tos.


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New Zealand on Google Maps
Mike Pegg here from Google Maps Mania just letting you know I posted another roundup of New Zealand Google Maps mashups. Among the latest is a map of all New Zealand windfarms and a guided tour of New Zealand satellite maps on Google. I've also assembled all previous mashups I've made mention of in the past in this post.
Here is the permalink for the post:
And the short URL for my blog for folks to remember:
Also, not sure if you've taken a look at the new Google Maps site that lets you tag locations "wiki-style".. It's called Wikimapia:
Here is New Zealand specifically:
(You see more locations the further down you zoom)
I personally think it's one of the BEST innovations to come from the Google Maps mashup frenzy and it even includes quite a few wiki'ed up spots around New Zealand. You can just use it to explore places or select a specific point on the map using the satellite layer. After quickly framing the spot you can enter a text description for the next person to read about, or quite easily, change if the text is wrong. All very similar to Wikipedia.com. I really like it and spend hours on it just browsing around. I'm also in touch with the guys that have created it in Russia if you wanted to make contact. AWESOME site.
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Rome Water Utility will be flushing water mains beginning Monday May 22 and continuing through the end of May. Pressure fluctuations and water discoloration is possible during this time. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Rome Water Utility at 715-325-2600.
To All Rome Residents:
It seems that there are a lot of questions about whether there will be brush pick-ups performed in the Town of Rome this year. There will be a pick up this year, but in the fall only. I will explain why.
For the past several years, the Town of Rome has been grant funded through the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to perform "hazardous fuels mitigation projects" throughout the Town. This is the DNR's way of saying "brush pick-ups". Unfortunately this year, due to a big increase in applicants for this grant, the grant funding given to each community was substantially cut. In prior years, we were able to get up to $30,000 in grant funding, with the Town providing an in-kind match of the same amount. This year, we were capped at $10,000.
With this drastic cut in funding the Town felt that we would be more efficient by only performing one pick-up and that the fall would work best because the weather would tend to affect a fall clean-up less. In late June we'll decide the fall clean-up areas. The areas of participation will be based on parcel counts in the individual areas. Letters will be going out to affected landowners right after Labor Day and the pick-up will be occurring in mid-October.
Several landowners have placed brush in the road right of ways in the Town. Please understand that these piles represent a hazard to the motoring public and therefore they must be removed. Your best alternative is to use the Town of Rome Transfer site. The site is free of charge for property owners and we do accept logs, brush, and stumps. The site is located at 1371 Apache Avenue and is open Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday from 9 – 5 for your convenience.
We are requesting grant funding be increased for this program and hope we can offer more service in the future. Feel free to contact me with any Public Works questions you may have at 715-325-8017 or via email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Also be sure to Like Town of Rome on Facebook and sign up for email/SMS alerts on the Town website www.romewi.com.
Thank you.
Jon Sonnenberg
Superintendent of Highways and Public Works
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The library is holding a Monarch Butterfly presented by Pat Paulus from 11 am – 1 pm on Saturday, June 17. The audience we hope to draw are youth through adults. Pat will be giving out free milkweed that people can plant in their yards to draw the Monarchs.
The Book Sale is scheduled for June 24 from 9 am – 1 pm and a Scavenger Hunt for children. More information can be found on our Facebook page and eventually on our library website.


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Tomato Stacks
Photo: Phil Reid "The Dominion Post"
350g fetta cheese [a firm variety}
600g – 700g (6) tomatoes ( with calyx intact
30ml {2 tbsp} extra virgin olive oil
½ tsp flaky sea salt
1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
12 medium-sized basil leaves (plus extra to garnish}
· Preheat oven to 180ºC. Slice feta into 12 pieces, aiming for squares.
· Using a sharp serrated knife level base of each tomato to enable tomatoes to stand upright. Slice tomatoes evenly into 3 pieces horizontally.
· Using some of the oil very lightly grease a small roasting tray. Lay out base pieces of tomatoes, with the largest cut side upwards. Onto each tomato piece place a piece of feta. Season with salt and pepper.
· Top each with a basil leaf and then the next piece of tomato. Continue in the same fashion, finishing with top of the tomato, calyx intact.
· Place into oven and bake for 10-12 minutes or till hot through.
· Plate or platter and drizzle with remaining oil. Slice or tear additional basil to garnish plate or platter.


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Sick, Alexandre! Do you HDR tweak all your pics? They're so vivid and detailed.
thanks mate, none of the pics from last post were HDR. (only the sun rise and set from the others previous posts)
for the b&w pics I worked my way from an infrared b&w preset which seems to render the best details for my moutains/volcano pics.
LR3 is also improved for sharpening.


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Extended Ping Testing
2 Bundled T1(3Mbps)
I am pinging across the Wan to test the circuit and it is pinging fine with the default extended ping 5 repeat count and 100 Datagram size. I was told that I need to up the repeat count to 1000 and the datagram size to 17999 to test the line. Also when performing this test Txload is 255/255.
Is this really needed to test the load on the line, that big of a datagram size?


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Water main break forces PV Drive North to close
Palos Verdes Drive North was closed Friday between Via Alameda and Palos Verdes Drive West in Palos Verdes Estates after a water main broke.
The water main broke about 9:15 p.m. Thursday under a dirt embankment in the 2500 block of Palos Verdes Drive North. The water flow caused a large amount of dirt and mud to slide onto the roadway. A utility pole nearby fell and required repairs from Southern California Edison.
The road was entirely closed for a few hours, but was reopened to eastbound traffic in the midafternoon. Westbound lanes are expected to reopen Friday.
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Ryan Hunter-Reay struck gold in more ways than one when he captured the IZOD IndyCar Series championship at the Auto Club Speedway, in Fontana, Calif., on Saturday evening. And he did it by coming from behind. Entering the race down by 17 points and starting in the back of the field, the MAVTV 500 featured continuous drama until the checkered flag dropped, thrilling fans and viewers alike. As the lengthy race wound down, Hunter-Reay needed to finish fifth and he did it one better by garnering fourth place, earning the crown by three points.
"This is unbelievable," said Hunter-Reay, nearly overcome with emotion. "I can't put it into words as to how hard I had to fight. We came back, and we really earned this one. This is a dream come true, and this is what I've wanted since I was six years old."
The last 20 laps of the race was the most pressure I've ever had in my life.
Regarding the 500-mile season finale, Hunter-Reay said, "I was on edge the entire time just trying to hold on to the car. It was stressful down to the last bit. Then the red flag comes out, and I have to sit there and think about it some more while we had a good rhythm going. The last 20 laps of the race was the most pressure I've ever had in my life. This (championship) is just amazing and what racing and sports are about."
Hunter-Reay drove the Team DHL/Sun Drop Citrus Soda Chevrolet fielded by Andretti Autosport. For Andretti Autosport and its owner Michael Andretti, it was their fourth IndyCar championship with the others coming with Dario Franchitti in 2007, Dane Wheldon in 2005 and Tony Kanaan in 2004.
Hours before securing the championship, Hunter-Reay signed a two-year extension with the Andretti Autosport team, ending speculation that he might join the opposition going forward. "I was really flattered with the interest, but I'm definitely happy where I am," he said. "I am happy to be a champion and looking forward to what lies ahead." He heaped praise on the total-team effort that propelled him to the championship rung of the ladder. "It is a group effort."
"It was a crazy, crazy night," Andretti said. "It actually played out exactly the way I thought it would because we knew it was going to be tough. Ryan did one hell of a job and he drove his butt off when he needed to do. He got this thing done. We got it done and it feels really good." He went on to praise his team for their extended effort.
Olympic champions toil for years preparing for their shot at glory, working in virtual obscurity and giving up their lives in pursuit of the top step of the victory podium. When it works out and the National Anthem is played in their honor, the sweat and tears are all worth the investment. Hunter-Reay's biography reads like that of an Olympic champion, as he has been up and down racing's highest mountains in search of success. He knows adversity but he has never thought about surrendering, even Saturday evening when he wasn't running well. Keeping his head down while focusing on his life-long dream, Hunter-Reay came through when it counted – the mark of an Olympic champion.
And the payoff was not only advancing to the top step of the victory podium but a lucrative $1,000,000 bonus for winning the coveted Astor Cup. His payday far surpassed that of an Olympic champion, as the United States pays its medal winners $25,000 for bringing home a gold medal.
For Hunter-Reay and the Olympic champions, the money isn't nearly as important as the quest to succeed – winning is everything to them. Their goals are lofty and difficult for the average person to understand, but the thrill of victory never ends.
In addition to the Astor Cup, Hunter-Reay also was awarded with the A. J. Foyt trophy for his oval-track championship. Two of his four victories in 2012 came on oval tracks. "It means a lot to me to be the oval champion," Hunter–Reay stated. "It is tough to succeed on ovals, and now I've got my sights set on Indy."
Added Andretti, "I think it's great when an American beats the best in the world. If it was just Americans out there, it doesn't mean as much. When an American can beat all these other great drivers from different countries, it's a great thing. I'm very proud to be an American, and I'm very proud of Ryan."
And Hunter-Reay scored his gold medal in California, the same state where John Sutter discovered gold in 1848. Today, gold is synonymous with success and accomplishment, and Hunter-Reay is the epitome of an American success story.
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text: If the dealer for your brand turns out to be a useless SOB instead of a source of support for parts and such, would you bail to something else? I had dealt with the Scag dealer here in town some, but not much. After having dealt with him a couple times now, I'm thinking that 65 miles to the next Scag dealer is nuts, and that the Everride mowers are looking pretty good. Especially being as how the Everride dealer is only another 1/2 mile down the road, and he actually does what he says he will, and is civil to the wife. Anybody else in this boat? Or had it happen in the past?


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WHITE SULPHUR SPRING, W. Va. – Beyond golf, the Greenbrier Resort is one big mountain valley playground.
There's whitewater rafting, horseback riding, archery, mountain biking and much more. This time around at the Greenbrier Classic, Phil Mickelson will stick to the golf.
Last year, Mickelson and his family had a great time at play. But on the course, Mickelson missed the cut. It was his only missed cut in 21 PGA Tour events in 2011.
"Right now, it's just practice. … I'm going to have to let everything else take a back seat," Mickelson said Wednesday after playing in the Fourth of July Pro-Am.
"We had a great time last year doing the white water rafting and doing the falconry (with birds of prey), doing laser tag and going to the pool and just hanging out. But I want to make sure (of) my game this week because I don't feel good about how I played last year, and I want to improve on that."
Last year, Mickelson shot a 70-73 over the par 70 course. The tournament was won by Scott Stalling at 10 under par. In the inaugural Greenbrier Classic in 2010, winner Stuart Appleby finished 22 under.
Mickelson will play with Stallings and Appleby in the first two rounds this year.
"I don't normally like to watch my playing partners, but this might be a good week for me to do that, given that they both won here the last two years " said Mickelson.
Mickelson said he was impressed by the Greenbrier cleanup following last weekend's storm damage.
"It's amazing that just a few days ago there was so much storm damage. … You never would know if you just showed up. It's pretty spectacular what the people here in the community have done," he said.
In the Pro Am, Mickelson played in a group that included Virginia Tech football Coach Frank Beamer and Kentucky Governor Steven Beshear.
"It was really interesting to have such range of conversations … talking football with Coach Beamer and then being able to talk politics. … It was a fun day, a very insightful day."
But no laser tag or riding the rapids for Mickelson.
Reid Cherner has been with USA TODAY since 1982 and written Game On! since March 2008.
He has covered everything from high schools to horse racing to the college and the pros. The only thing he likes more than his own voice is the sound of readers telling him when he's right and wrong.
Michael Hiestand has covered sports media and marketing for USA TODAY, tackling the sports biz ranging from what's behind mega-events such as the Olympics and Super Bowl to the sometimes-hidden numbers behind the sports world's bottom line.


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Ask a Vet and Get Your Veterinary Questions Answered.
HEllo this is Dr. Aaron
I can definitely understand your concern with your puppy.
should we be concerned?
How much did your dog ingest?
less than 1 ounce
I would not expect there to be a significant problem with this amount.
It could cause vomiting and or diarrhea but that should be the extent of it.
Ok, we'll watch her. Thanks so much!
If your dog does start to become lethargic, experience non stop vomiting...then I would recommend taking her to your local emergency vet ASAP..but I would not expect this to happen.
If you do not have any further questions please click on the GREEN ACCEPT button.
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Beer Man: Crisp Apple cider hits the sweet-sour spot
Beer Man is a weekly profile of beers from across the country and around the world.
This week: Angry Orchard Crisp Apple
Angry Orchard Cider Co., Cincinnati
Hard cider can be a confusing beverage to pinpoint.
Cider is apple juice, though the general thought seems to be that real cider is not pasteurized and contains no outside sugars. Hard cider is even trickier. Since it is fermented apple juice, it seems that it would naturally be classified as wine -- a fermented beverage made from fruit.
However, some states have strict definitions as to what is hard cider and wine. Under some laws, a fermented apple beverage with less than a 7% alcohol content is hard cider; above that, it's classified as wine. Some industry people say adding sugar to produce a higher alcohol content separates a hard cider from apple wine. Those are good enough boundaries for me.
I've had a number of ciders in bottles and on tap from the United States, England and Canada, and I can't say they floated my boat.
Most were well made, but my personal tastes got in the way. No. 1, apples are not at the top of my favorite fruit list -- I'm more of a berry person. No. 2, many ciders are dry, which is traditional, but my tastebuds react better to a touch of sweetness, whether it's beer, wine or cider.
That is why I thoroughly enjoyed Angry Orchard's Crisp Apple. It was exactly like biting into a delicious, fresh, sweet-tart apple.
The carbonation avoided being overly fizzy while still providing a crisp, clean mouthfeel that allowed the flavors to pop on my tongue with no noticeable alcohol presence. As with the best apples, there was an excellent sweet-sour combination. The company combines culinary apple varieties from Italy with bittersweet apple varieties from France in its ciders.
Angry Orchard also makes a Traditional Dry and Apple Ginger cider. I'd like to see a "Crisp Pear" version.
Angry Orchard is a subsidiary of Boston Beer Co., best known for its Samuel Adams beers. Because Samuel Adams is distributed in every state, expect the same for Angry Orchard.
Many beers are available only regionally. Check the brewer's website, which often contains information on product availability.
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