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text: Sachs Construction understands the complexity of constructing a medical or dental office. Accuracy of infrastructure installation, coordinating with the Dr.'s equipment suppliers, understanding the systems and terminology are a few of the distinct things that create the need for a contractor who is familiar with such a project. Sachs understands the difference between a model trimmer and a CT scan. We understand why a practice is designed and constructed in a specific way. Our experience makes Sachs a quality team member along with the Architect, Dr. and various vendors.

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The Social Roots of Discrimination
Un libro in lingua di Bernstein Peretz F. Van Praag Bernard (INT) Saraph David (TRN) edito da Transaction Pub, 2008
- € 34,10
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The Social Roots of Discrimination explains the phenomenon of anti-Semitism. In this classic volume, Peretz F. Bernstein looks for objective reasons why anti-Semitism flourished in European countries. Some civilized people would consider the notion of race uncivilized, but the existence of different races and the inequality of races with their specific race characteristics and on top of that the existence of superior and inferior human races was accepted as a fact of life and as a scientific truth long before the Nazis came to power. Although there is a marked difference in dealing with anti-Semitism in continental Europe in 1920 and the anti-Semitism in, for instance, the US in 2000, Berstein's ideas remain valuable.
Starting from a concrete problem, anti-Semitism in Central Europe, Bernstein puts anti-Semitism in a general sociological theoretical framework. Far from limiting himself to fruitless elaborations on the common perceived unpleasant characteristics of Jews, he recognizes that the group is heterogeneous and that the usual arguments to justify anti-Semitism do not have any general validity, although they may hold for some specific individuals of the hated group, like individual members of any group may be less pleasant. Bernstein's ideas remain valuable.
Bernstein tries to explain the hatred of Jews as the working of a more general mechanism--one that has nothing to do specifically with of Jews as a collective or as individuals. In doing so Bernstein attempts to sketch a general theory of social groups and conflicts between groups. The Social Roots of Discrimination gives an important message both for social scientists and for all intellectuals who are concerned with the strifes between nations, races, and social groups.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: The Social Roots of Discrimination
- Lingua: English
- Autori : Bernstein Peretz F. Van Praag Bernard (INT) Saraph David (TRN)
- Editore: Transaction Pub
- Collana: (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 31 Gennaio '08
- Genere: Social science Sociology General
- Argomento : Antisemitism
- Pagine: 300
- Peso gr: 566
- Dimensioni mm: 228 x 152 x 25


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Israel Must Restore Southern Israelis' Trust
This is a task of no less national importance than fighting Hamas, aiding in the rebuilding of the Gaza Strip or reaching negotiated settlements.
The protracted ending of Operation Protective Edge, during which communities in southern Israel have again come under rocket fire, highlights the crisis in the confidence felt by residents of border-area communities in the government and the army.
This crisis began before the latest round of fighting, but it reached a peak last week: Many Israelis who live near the border with the Gaza Strip expressed their distrust in the statements of the government and the Israel Defense Forces and have not yet returned home despite promises that they can do so safely. Many also complain about what they say was the failure of the IDF and the government, before Operation Protective Edge, to respond to residents' warnings about threats, chief among them the tunnels dug from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory.
Gaza-area Israelis point, among other things, to the Defense Ministry's decision, less than a month before Operation Protective Edge began, to cut funding for civilian security coordinators in their communities. The residents' claims are underscored by the IDF's statement that it knew about the tunnel threat prior to the operation and had informed the political leadership, which failed to act on the information.
"Even if they knew about the tunnels, they decided not to address it, turning us into a human shield," said Meir Kozlovsky, who heads the security committee of the Hevel Shalom Association of communities in the region. "There was no preparedness, no special forces on hand, and the terrorists could surprise us," he added.
The problem of the tunnels joins other complaints about what residents say is insufficient state spending on their security prior to Operation Protective Edge. According to residents, until the military operation in the Gaza Strip began, the defense of their communities was entrusted to teams of untrained volunteers from the communities themselves. In the event of a terror attack, these citizen watch teams were to hold off attackers for a minimum of 20 minutes, until IDF troops could arrive.
There is a factual basis for the hard feelings of Gaza-area inhabitants and their fears that they lack sufficient protection from the threats posed by rockets, mortar shells and tunnels. The IDF and the Defense Ministry should investigate their complaints and endeavor to restore their trust in the army and the Israeli government. This is a task of no less national importance than fighting Hamas, aiding in the rebuilding of the Gaza Strip or reaching negotiated settlements.
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BPMW has been playing home to some of Japan's coolest under the radar brands. For the past week, Cav Empt & HEADPORTER have be camping out in our showroom and although their stint here is done, we decided to blow up their spot a little.
Cav Empt, also known as C.E. is a majorly cool street wear label introduced by Sk8thing, the graphic king behind iconic images featured on A Bathing Ape, HUMAN MADE, BBC & Ice Cream Clothing. Between Sk8thing and Toby Feltwell, the ex Cheif of Staff at NOWHERE Co. Ltd., the two come together to create a high meets low feel. The brand works heavily off their supreme ability to understand the importance of exclusivityone of the reasons that BPMW only houses the label for a short one week per season. Exclusivity aside, this shit is crazy cool, and we think you should be in the know.
HEADPORTER, established in 1998, designs and creates some dope original quality products. All pieces in the label are manufactured by Yoshida Kabanthe owner of the classic "PORTER" brand, and we can personally attest to the unreal clothing and bags the brand puts out.
Go check them out online: Cav Empt, HEADPORTER


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The reason that the jaw can grow via stretching by forwarding positioning and bite-jumping appliances is that it is not as constrained by ligaments as other bones. It's possible that other movable joint regions like the wrists, fingers, and toes would also be stretchable. The wrists would come under extreme stress due to the farmers walk so if this true there should be anecdotal evidence of longer arms due to the farmers walk. It is possible that a new height increase method could be invented that causes enough tensile strain in the articular cartilage to activate endochondral ossification in that region. The ligaments holding the bone together would constrain this. This would also help explain why people with Marfan's become taller as they have more flexible joints and therefore their growth is less constrained by ligaments. Here's another connective tissue disorder that may affect longitudinal bone growth. It's also possible that differences between condylar cartilage and articular cartilage allow this to happen in the mandible but not in other joints.
So if anyone could look for instances of longer arms due to heavy farmers walk. This would be much easier to do than LSJL. So any research on this would be a great boon to further the cause of height increase.
The adaptive remodeling of condylar cartilage—a transition from chondrogenesis to osteogenesis.
"Mandibular condylar cartilage is categorized as articular cartilage but markedly distinguishes itself in many biological aspects, such as its embryonic origin, ontogenetic development, post-natal growth mode, and histological structures. The most marked uniqueness of condylar cartilage lies in its capability of adaptive remodeling in response to external stimuli during or after natural growth. The adaptation of condylar cartilage to mandibular forward positioning{basically bringing your jaw forward} constitutes the fundamental rationale for orthodontic functional therapy, which partially contributes to the correction of jaw discrepancies by achieving mandibular growth modification. The adaptive remodeling of condylar cartilage proceeds with the biomolecular pathway initiating from chondrogenesis and finalizing with osteogenesis{so basically by stretching the articular cartilage you activate enchondral ossification enabling you to grow on the longitudinal ends of the bone}. During condylar adaptation, chondrogenesis is activated when the external stimuli, e.g., condylar repositioning, generate the differentiation of mesenchymal cells in the articular layer of cartilage into chondrocytes, which proliferate and then progressively mature into hypertrophic cells. The expression of regulatory growth factors, which govern and control phenotypic conversions of chondrocytes during chondrogenesis, increases during adaptive remodeling to enhance the transition from chondrogenesis into osteogenesis, a process in which hypertrophic chondrocytes and matrices degrade and are replaced by bone. The transition is also sustained by increased neovascularization, which brings in osteoblasts that finally result in new bone formation beneath the degraded cartilage.The repositioning of the mandibular condyle in adult rats led to a reactivation of chondrogenesis in condylar cartilage which otherwise is at resting status, and finally results in increased bone formation
"chondrogenic activity of BMP-2 in vitro involves the action of the cell-cell adhesion protein, N-cadherin, which functionally complexes with beta-cateninthe change of condyle position relative to the glenoid fossa constitutes an important trigger for [the endochondral ossification related adaptation of the mandible]."
The deviation of the condyle from the glenoid fossa by mandibular forward translation is the basis for orthodontic functional therapy, which aims to enhance condylar growth and therefore to eliminate the discrepancy between upper and lower jaws.
"a decrease in compressive loading enhances condylar growth, whereas an increase in loading inhibits growth"
Note that they do say that condylar cartilage is distinct from articular cartilage.
Here's another study:
Murine TMJ loading causes increased proliferation and chondrocyte maturation.
"The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of forced mouth opening on murine mandibular condylar head remodeling. We hypothesized that forced mouth opening would cause an anabolic response in the mandibular condylar cartilage. Six-week-old female C57BL/6 mice were divided into 3 groups: (1) control, (2) 0.25 N, and (3) 0.50 N of forced mouth opening. Gene expression, micro-CT, and proliferation were analyzed. 0.5 N of forced mouth opening caused a significant increase in mRNA expression of Pthrp, Sox9, and Collagen2a1, a significant increase in proliferation{These alone will not increase height except maybe the increase in proliferation}, and a significant increase in trabecular spacing in the subchondral bone, whereas 0.25 N of forced mouth opening did not cause any significant changes in any of the parameters examined. Forced mouth opening causes an increase in the expression of chondrocyte maturation markers and an increase in subchondral trabecular spacing."


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Outlook for Mac
Microsoft Outlook 2011 Features
Check out these Microsoft resources to learn about the new features available in Outlook 2011:
- Outlook Basics - a great overview to get comfortable with Outlook 2011
- What's New - click on the Familiar, Easy and Professional tabs to see all the new features
- Learning Roadmap for Outlook 2011 - videos and tutorials to teach you about basics and new features
Accessing your email
There are several email client options to choose from to access KU email services. Older versions of clients, not listed here, are not compatible with Exchange 2010. KU Information Technology can support the following configurations:
- Outlook Web App (OWA)- OWA 2010 supports the complete, premium experience on Mac OS X with Safari or Firefox. More information about OWA.
- Outlook 2011 for Mac - KU IT recommends that all Mac users who are running Mac OS 10.5 or higher use Outlook 2011, part of the Microsoft Office 2011 package. Current KU faculty, staff and students can purchase this software for their personal computers through KU's Microsoft Campus Agreement. More information about Outlook 2011.
- MacMail - Mac users who are running Mac OS 10.5.4 and 10.6 can also use MacMail.
- Entourage Exchange Web Services (EWS) edition - If you have an older Mac, you may need to upgrade to Entourage EWS.
- The ideal email client for you is dependent upon the processor and Mac OS 10 version on your computer. See chart below:
*To determine the version of Mac OS, go to the Apple menu, and click About This Mac.
Getting Ready to Use Outlook 2011
- Make sure your computer meets the installation requirements
- Purchase Office 2011 (see instructions for purchasing Microsoft products).
- See what's new and learn how to use Outlook 2011
Minimum Installation Requirements
|Minimum requirement
|Mac computer with an Intel processor
|1 GB of RAM recommended
|Operating system
|Mac OS X version 10.5.8 or later
|Hard disk
|2.5 GB of available hard disk space
|Office 2011
|1280 x 800 or higher resolution monitor


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"I thought we played as well as we've played all year in the first half. Then, we played as bad as we have all year in the second."
"I think we lost a little bit of our intensity in the second half. When we lose our intensity and focus like that it is really disappointing because we are a team that prides ourselves on playing hard all four quarters."
"Tonight was night for us to play with a little emotion, and I thought our kids did a great job doing that. On the defensive end, especially, we came out with some emotion."
"Our defense let down. We just did not have that same intensity or same energy that we had. For about 2 1/2 minutes there they made a run and we did not answer at the offensive end."
"I think their experience showed a little bit. They're a senior-dominated team. They were in the state championship last year and they know what it takes to get it done."
"The biggest thing is we have to continue to get better. We still have a long way to go to get to where we need to be, and we need to continue to develop our skills."
"We definitely would have liked to have had him out there, but what we've got there is pretty solid."
"He's still learning, but once he gets things figured out he could be one of the best distance runners we've had."


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Not likely. Although Lake says she's "so psyched" to be a part of Queens, the native New Yorker insists she has no plans to put down her microphone anytime soon. "My talk show is not going anywhere," she says. "I truly love going to work every day. I love talking to people about the inner-most details of their life.
"But I love acting, too," adds Lake, who has agreed to return to Queens on a recurring basis next season. "So, this is a great opportunity where I'm able to come in and play this really funny part. It feels like just enough for me right now."
Besides, if ever the Hairspray actress wanted to ditch her self-titled show currently in its eighth season now's not the time. As Lake explains, she's never been more proud of the increasingly issues-oriented Ricki Lake, which during the month of November has tackled such hot-button teen topics as gang violence and drug addiction. And this Friday, unwanted pregnancy comes under scrutiny.
"The idea this time around was to have teenagers who are actually hiding their pregnancies, reveal it to their parents [on the air]," explains Lake of Friday's show, another joint venture with Project Cuddle, a rescue program that provides around-the-clock support for women contemplating abandoning their babies. "Project Cuddle has raised almost 300 babies, and the Ricki Lake show has been responsible for 77 of them, which is powerful. It just makes my job that much more rewarding. I feel like we're doing something to make a difference."
It's no small coincidence that the pregnancy-themed program will air the day after Thanksgiving. "Families will be together, so it's that much more likely to make a difference," says Lake. "Hopefully, young women who are hiding their pregnancies might feel compelled to tell someone after they see this show."


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Workplace Fun Increases Productivity
There's evidence that people who have fun at work are happier, healthier, motivated, and more productive than their stressed-out counterparts. Who'da thunk it?
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The Bradenton Herald uses examples from large companies such as Google, LinkedIn, and Zappos to make the argument that fun at work increases employee productivity. One of Zappos' core values is to "create fun and a little weirdness." The fun, silly atmosphere is at the heart of their corporate culture, and they believe this is what has made them so wildly successful.
Google and LinkedIn have gone so far as to make playing games a part of the workday. Google has a rock wall in their California facility, and they encourage employees to use it on company time. Other Google-approved activities include beach volleyball and bowling. LinkedIn has similar policies, with ping-pong and foosball games available during the day.
It is reasonable to think that time spent playing games would decrease time spent working and, therefore, decrease productivity. However, in these companies, just the opposite is true.
One piece of this puzzle is that fun increases creativity and thinking skills. Problem solving often requires looking at things from different angles. Getting out of the same four office or cubicle walls and doing something fun gives your brain a boost.
An environment that encourages play has another cognitive benefit: it makes taking risks safe. When risk feels safe, people are more likely to suggest a variety of creative ideas or solutions to problems.
Stress and Health
Stress can drain creativity, and make coming up with solutions to problems more difficult. Fun decreases stress.
Too much hard work and stress also have ill effects on physical health. Employees who are sick are less energetic and less productive. They may not be able to come in to work, or if they do, get everybody else sick, which further decreases office productivity.
Not every office can afford to put in a rock wall, billiard table, or swimming pool. However, a healthy sense of humor is an inexpensive and healthy way to increase fun and decrease stress in the workplace.
Forbes explains why humor is a key to professional success. Humor is fun, decreases stress, puts others at ease, and is a component of fun workplace culture.
Introverts Welcome
You don't have to be an extrovert to benefit from a corporate culture of fun. Introvert fun may be different from extrovert fun; for example, a strong introvert would likely rather garden than play team sports.
At Introvert Energy, experts claim that 75 percent of the U.S. population is extroverted, and 25 percent introverted. In a company culture that encourages breaks for fun and productivity, introverts should be accommodated. Their fun break may be going for a walk or to the gym.
Tell Us What You Think
Do you have fun at work? Does it increase your productivity? Leave a comment or join the discussion on Twitter.
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2 Comments on "Workplace Fun Increases Productivity"
Great post! I used to work for a telco company before kids and the hours we used to work were so long and thankfully we had a great workplace where we used to do some fun pranks on each other and the bosses were always rewarding staff. Made the 60+hours weeks more enjoyable
Thanks for the awesome tips! Working nonstop will not only result in burnout; it can also diminish your creativity and lead to health-related problems.


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William Furnisswrote a review of MSR Alpine Stainless Steel Water Bottle on July 24, 2012
Great Bottle - With Necessary Modifications
I originally bought two of the white 1-Liter bottles. I bought them specifically because they mate right to the MSR WaterWorks and MiniWorks filters that I own.
The problem is that they leaked every time I used them - I thought it was a faulty lid and o-ring at first, but discovered that the culprit was the seam between the plastic threads at the top of the bottle, and where this cap piece mates with the body of the bottle itself. (not at the very top of the opening, but inside the bottle)
Once this was identified, I took a fingertip bead of clear silicone sealant and ran a quick swipe around the seam that can be felt at the inside top of the bottle. Let the silicone cure for at least 24-hours with the cap off. This completely cured the problem, and I've been very happy with them since!


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Demon bowlers drop Southeast Conference dual at Keokuk
KEOKUK — The Washington girls' bowling team dropped a Southeast Conference dual meet to Keokuk on Saturday at Arrowhead Bowl. The Chiefs tallied a team score of 2,397, outdistancing the Demons by 713 pins.
Junior Brandi Hagans rolled games of 147 and 131, and her two-game series score of 278 led the Demons. Sophomore Ivy Hamilton had nearly identical games of 125 and 126 for a 251 series, and sophomore Abbey Tisor had a 211 series. Sophomore Kalie McDole had a two-game total of 199, and sophomore Rylee Arbogast had a 189 series. Washington added 556 pins in the Baker round.
The Washington bowling team will host Pleasant Valley at Melody Lanes at 1 p.m. on Jan. 5


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We are using Apple TVs at the church a lot now – making presentations with our leaders a lot easier – just bring their iPhone or iPad and we will airplay it to a TV or a projector. As long as that projector has an HDMI input.
There is one projector in our building – the main one in the sanctuary – that doesn't have an HDMI input. It has an DVI-D input – but no HDMI. They make adapters that can make an HDMI into an DVI-D but if the projector can't handle HDCP (a certain protocol that only geeks understand), then the adapter is worthless. In other words – not all DVI-D inputs are the same, apparently.
So I google it.
Get the spec book online from Panasonic – can't really find the answer for our particular model projector one way or the other.
Panasonic has this cool little link that will let you chat with one of their representatives. Below is the transcript:
Dec 11, 2013 4:16:24 PM
System: Welcome to Panasonic Chat. A transcript of this chat will be emailed to you once you disconnect.
Agent Natasha Fitzgerald says: Thank you for contacting Panasonic Solutions for Business. How can we assist you today?
Customer Grant says: I have this projector already – the PT-DW6300US. I see it has a DVI-D input – not an hdmi. I'm wanting to hook up an Apple TV to it – will it do HDCP?
Customer Grant says: I'm guessing you don't get that question everyday… ha ha ha
Customer Grant says: you there?
[Let the record show that there was about a 5 minute wait for the above three sentences.]
Agent Natasha Fitzgerald says: This is Pre-Sales.
Agent Natasha Fitzgerald says: To better assist your technical questions, please contact our Projector Technical Support Center at 1-855-772-8324 option 3.
Agent Natasha Fitzgerald says: Is anything else that we can assist you with today?
Customer Grant says: no. I've tried those options and no one seems to be available. Just imagine that I'm going to buy another one but I want to know if I can hook up an Apple TV to it.
Agent Natasha Fitzgerald says: Support.
Agent Natasha Fitzgerald says: We cannot do Technical Support in the Pre-Sales Division.
Agent Natasha Fitzgerald says: Is anything else that we can assist you with today?
Customer Grant says: How is -"I want to hook up an HDMI product to this projector – can I do that?" a technical support question?
Customer Grant says: Never mind. This is pointless….later.
[Let the record show again a long, awkward pause between those two lines.]
After I ended the chat, I took their 'customer service survey' which didn't bode well for them.
I went over the support side, found another chat icon for support.
Never would connect me – kept getting the "all of our CSRs are currently helping other customers" message which I think was being a bit optimistic. I finally sent an email and haven't heard back.
Aiming to please, Panasonic.


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As I cleared the next room, I found a weird looking crate up ahead. Ghost recognized it immediately and said, "A loot cache. Let's see what's inside it," and I opened it. There was these little blue cubes that I now know is called Glimmer, I guess you can say it's the currency that everyone uses. Along with it was a sniper rifle, and I was glad I found it, because I usually like shooting from afar. As I slung the sniper rifle on my back, since using it in a cramped space that I was in, would've been very difficult, I heard something cling to the walls in the hall ahead and Ghost yelled out, "Trip mines! Don't touch them." They were indeed trip mines and they shot a laser and if you touch said lasers, you can guess what'll happen. So I navigated passed the trip mines and continued down the hall. I reached this open room with more enemies and there was a giant hole in the back which made me really nervous. So I started clearing out the room, taking out one enemy at a time and I soon cleared out the room under a minute. "The Fallen have a tighter hold on this place than I thought. Just a little bit further. Let's hope there's something left out there…" Ghost said. I hoped there was something on the other side of this wall too. I'm surprised the wall itself is still standing, makes me wonder if the wall of China is still standing too. Once I got outside, the place was a mess. "This is an old Cosmodrome," Ghost said. "There's got to be something we can fly out of here." The moment he stopped talking, I heard howling and someone shot up a flare. At first I thought it was someone looking for me for assistance, but it turns out it was more Fallen. Suddenly that red orb of light appeared in the sky, just like before; it was another Fallen ship and flying towards my position. "Fallen ships! This close to the surface?!" Ghost said. I started running to the next big building just down the beaten path and I see enemies guarding the entrance, which gave me the perfect opportunity to try out my sniping skills. I grabbed my sniper rifle, got in a crouch position, and lined up my shot. I found it much easier to snipe than how it used to be. It was like playing a video game. I shot their heads, one after another until I killed a good amount of them for me to continue on. As I got inside, I found what looked like an incendiary grenade so I grabbed it and held onto it just in case I need to use it. "I'm picking up signs of an old jumpship. Could be our ticket out of here," Ghost said. "Are there any more Fallen up ahead?" I said, but my question was already answered when I walked around the corner and saw more of them, including a Fallen Captain, standing on top of a jumpship; our ticket out of here. The ship itself looked old, like something you would find at a junkyard. It had a few missing exterior parts here and there, but overall, it was still holding together. "There's a ship," Ghost said, "Clear them out!" I started with the Captain since I thought; take care of the lead, the rest of the troops will be disorganized. He proved to be stronger than the rest. For one, he had some sort of energy shield that protected him from damage, but only for so long. The moment, his shield went down, I threw the incendiary grenade I had and let the fire do the rest while I took care of the rest of the enemies in the same room. Once the room was cleared, me and my Ghost took a closer look at the ship. "Alright, let me see if I can get us out of here," Ghost said, as he was scanning the ship. "It's been here for awhile. Hasn't made a jump in centuries," Ghost said, and that made me a bit nervous. "We're lucky the Fallen haven't completely picked it clean." "Will it fly?" I said, having my fingers crossed. "I can make it work," Ghost said. So he got in and started working his magic and watching the ship as it comes back to life. Once all its systems were back online, the ship started to level out. "Okay," Ghost said, "It's not going to break orbit, but it just might get us to the city. Now—about that transmit…" Just as he said that, more Fallen appeared and one of them was big; bigger than any of the foot soldiers I've encountered. "Bringing you in," Ghost said. Before I knew it, I was somehow in the ship and it was taking off. I assumed that either Ghost was controlling it, or it was on auto pilot. "We can come back to them when you're ready. Let's get you home," Ghost said, and we took off and left the Cosmodrome. And that is how this journey of mine began. My name is Chilly, and this is my story.
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Score one for MI6, who correctly predicted that Sebastian Faulks, most recently the author of ENGELBY, is the newest author aboard the James Bondenterprise. DEVIL MAY CARE is scheduled to be published on May 28, 2008 – just in time for the 100th anniversary of Ian Fleming's birth – by Penguin in the UK and Doubleday in the US. Doubleday president and publisher Steve Rubin bought US rights from Gillon Aitken with Deb Futter to edit.
"Three pages into DEVIL MAY CARE and you are immediately thrown back into the world of James Bond and all those wonderful characters we have come to love," Rubin said in the announcement, reprinted on Doubleday Broadway's official blog. "DEVIL MAY CARE is pure Fleming channeled by Faulks – a madcap adventure, a romantic romp and a book you can devour in one sitting. It all starts in Paris, and no one alive writes better about Paris than Sebastian Faulks."
The book will be set in 1967, when, Faulks said yesterday, "Bond is damaged, ageing and in a sense it is the return of the gunfighter for one last heroic mission". His own interpretation of the spy, he hinted, would show all the caddishness of Bond's previous incarnations, tempered with just a shade of new-mannish sensitivity. He has been widowed and been through a lot of bad things … He is slightly more vulnerable than any previous Bond but at the same time he is both gallant and highly sexed, if you can be both. Although he is a great seducer, he really does appreciate the girls he seduces and he doesn't actually use them badly."


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(FengShuiDiva.com) Food and flowers are fine once a year, but reducing stress in the workplace by creating a healthier workspace is a gift that lasts all year. Administrative professionals handle incoming clientele at the door and on the phones. They field calls and get messages and information to you. And they do many other things to support the office staff. Here are a few basic things you can do to create a less stressful work environment for them, and the whole office gang.
Cover Your Back
Sit with your back to a wall. If there is activity going on behind your back and you can't see it, you won't be relaxed on the job. You'll be more tense than you need to be and this will drain your energy. If your back has to be exposed, add a small mirror in your workspace so you can see behind you.
Get Out Of The Line Of Fire
Don't sit directly across from an entrance door. Make sure you are sitting off to the side of the door. Standing in the doorway, if someone can toss a ball straight ahead and hit you in your chair, energy or "chi" flowing into the office will also hit you. This is very draining. Low energy is bad for your mental and physical health. When you don't feel good at work, you may not like your job as much.
Reduce Your Exposure To EMFS
Electromagnetic Frequencies from computers and other electronic equipment lower your body's melatonin levels. Melatonin is a hormone that controls your mood and sleep. High exposure to EMFs can cause you to be moody, angry, or depressed. Don't put your leg against the computer tower, or your feet near the power strip or transformer plugs. High EMF exposure also adds to road rage on your ride home.
Always Remember "You Are Not Your Job"
Work is just one part of your life and it's very important for you to remember while you're working that you have a life outside of your job. Make sure you support yourself psychologically in your work space by displaying photos of the special people and pets in your life, and your favorite hobbies and activities. This kind of psychological support will help keep your spirits up during your stressful days.
Don't Let Your Job Make You Sick
Studies show stress in the workplace causes anxiety, irritability, tiredness, fatigue, insomnia, depression, headaches, tardiness, absenteeism, and accidents. This article takes an in depth look at the psychological and environmental sources of workplace stress with helpful information from the World Health Organization, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the American Institute of Stress, and more. Pass it on to your boss or human resources manager.


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Bulgarian Police Arrest Gunman who Endangered Four Presidents
Bulgarian police arrested a gunman who endangered the lives of four foreign presidents in Sofia Thursday, during the course of a summit of 10 NATO candidate states, the interior ministry announced Saturday.
"The lives of four presidents were in danger," Interior Ministry Secretary General Boiko Borissov told Bulgarian radio, without naming the heads of state involved.
The presidents of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Croatia, Macedonia, Albania and Bulgaria met NATO Secretary General George Robertson in Sofia Friday.
"A particularly dangerous criminal armed with a Scorpio machine gun and 40 cartridges was arrested Thursday night near the Hilton hotel where four of the presidents were staying," said Borissov.
"The man put up a fierce struggle when police tried to arrest him, breaking one officer's arm," he said.
Bulgarian chief of police, General Vassil Vassilev said security services had warned of a meeting of anti-globalization protesters in Sofia. With the aid of European security services they discovered an internet site called Phantom, containing information on a meeting in Sofia.
Exceptional security measures were taken to protect the summit in Sofia, during which the 10 former East bloc countries assured NATO of their full support for the battle against terrorism -- SOFIA (AFP)
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Web hosting and data center provider InfoRelay Online Systems announced on Tuesday it has released its cloud hosting platform, SnapScale V2.1, which provides customers with a virtual hosting environment that can scale on-demand and incorporates multiple layers of network security and data protection.
The move comes a few months after InfoRelay Online Systems expanded its network infrastructure in the Chicago data center ORD1 to meet the growing customer demand.
SnapScale brings an additional layer of infrastructure redundancy to InfoRelay's suite of services, reinforcing clients' disaster recovery systems.
The platform also serves as a standalone hosting solution for small and medium-business, enterprise, and compliance-seeking organizations.
The SnapScale Cloud provides remote virtual computing in public, private and hybrid environments for hosting email servers, websites, databases, backup and data storage, and enterprise applications.
Following the successful launch of its V1 series of Cloud platforms, InfoRelay says it spent over a year engineering an "even more advanced, secure, and redundant hosting environment" using its Northern Virginia-area data center infrastructure.
Using a web-based interface, the platform's remote hosting environment allows clients to turn up and turn down virtual machines on an as-needed basis.
The platform's billing structure allows users to pay on an as-needed basis, making it easier for end-users and reducing excess.
"The initial capital investment needed to turn up physical network systems in any hosting environment can be very costly," said InfoRelay senior systems administrator and lead cloud engineer Marc Kaplan. "The SnapScale cloud platform relieves companies of this burden. InfoRelay provides all of the physical and logical amenities needed to engineer a highly secure and fully redundant remote IT system. InfoRelay maintains the data center real estate, cooling infrastructure, network and power redundancy, fire suppression, storage arrays and hypervisors. InfoRelay leveraged the large investments it had previously made in redundant network systems and secure data center infrastructure to offer a more competitive solution for clients that require highly-secure hosting solutions and a simplified billing structure."
The SnapScale Cloud provides infrastructure as a service in the first stage of its rollout, and will soon be released as a platform as a service.
InfoRelay also recently announced disaster recovery consulting and planning as a service in February of 2013, which now encompasses the SnapScale V2.1 Cloud Platform.
SnapScale aligns with other data center solutions such as colocation hosting, dedicated servers, server and desktop backup, and bandwidth to provide a comprehensive solution for clients' IT Continuity of Operations and Disaster Recovery Plans.
InfoRelay Online Systems recently relocated its headquarters from its current location of Sterling, Virginia to a larger office in Herndon, Virginia.
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Cirque du Soleil's 'Quidam' an adventure of aerial imagery
The opening of "Quidam,'' the Cirque du Soleil production currently playing at the Agganis Arena, feels like it was lifted right out of "The Cat in the Hat.'' A bored little girl named Zoe (Alessandra Gonzalez), stuck at home and ignored by her parents on a rainy day, finds a hat left behind by a mysterious visitor. She dons the hat and is led on an adventure, not by "The Cat in the Hat,'' but by a quirky ringmaster named John (Mark Ward), whose look and attitude is reminiscent of Pee-wee Herman. Although Zoe reappears consistently throughout the piece, for "Quidam,'' the theme of a lonely girl's imaginary dreams is less important than Cirque du Soleil's extraordinary mix of jaw-dropping circus acts and old-fashioned comic clown routines, held together by an eclectic and dramatic musical score, played by a stellar six-piece band.
"Quidam,'' which refers to an anonymous passerby, is one of Cirque du Soleil's earliest shows and offers a lovely insight into the vision of the creators - Guy Laliberte, Gilles Ste-Croix, and director Franco Dragone - for the company: serious art meets serious fun. The imagery in "Quidam'' is filled with highbrow artistic references, with even a juggler (Patrick McGuire) referencing Rene Magritte's "Son of Man'' series, as well as lowbrow bawdy humor, particularly by Toto Castineiras, who elicits some hilarious performances from audience volunteers.
In the midst of the thoughtful vision for the show are some outstanding circus acts, including a German Wheel, in which Cory Sylvester spins, flips, and twists in and around a life-size wheel; Diabolos, a Chinese yo-yo act, in which a quartet of Chinese performers execute intricate dance steps and complicated combinations of spinning and throwing the yo-yos in a routine that is utterly hypnotizing; and an outrageously high energy display of jump rope that combines somersaults, speed, and up to 20 performers in synchronized jumping patterns.
There are also several gasp-inducing balancing acts with a crowd of artists flying through the air, and just two performers - Laetitia Bodin and Remi Chai-Debeauvais - creating a series of statues by balancing on each other.
But the highlight of "Quidam,'' are all the aerial acts, which utilize a unique piece of equipment called the telepherique, which arches over the stage, allowing different combinations of performers to glide into position, perform, and then slide offstage at the conclusion of the act. These entrances and exits added extra drama to the Aerial Hoops, in which Danila Bim, Lisa Skinner, and Meaghan Wegg fling themselves gracefully around, through and dangerously down from the hoops while suspended in the air; the Spanish Webs, in which the performers slide down, spin around, and climb up ropes; and the Cloud Swing, in which Christy Shelper swings on a rope swing and then flings herself off, held on to the rope by an ankle or leg.
"Quidam,'' ends back in the house, and like the "Cat in the Hat,'' order has been restored, but neither Zoe, nor the audience, will ever be quite the same.
Terry Byrne can be reached email@example.com.
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Seattle Urban Trek Recap
On Saturday April 27th, the Northeastern University – Seattle campus sponsored a checkpoint at the Seattle Sports Commission's first occurrence of their annual urban race adventure, the Seattle Urban Trek. Braving the urban environment and the natural elements, 38 teams of 3 participants competed in a 7-10 mile race around the downtown Seattle area stopping at various checkpoints and local landmarks to complete physical and mental challenges along the way. Challenges included obstacle courses, relay races, and artistic re-creations. Safeco Field, Chihuly Garden and Glass, and the Seattle Great Wheel were some of the other checkpoints on the race course.
The Seattle campus sponsored a checkpoint for the race at the downtown location of the Seattle Public Library. The Seattle team and Seattle University student volunteers had racers answer library trivia and take a picture while re-enacting a pose from famous sport movies. The movies included Rocky, The Karate Kid, Old School, and Jerry McGuire. The Seattle team enjoyed cheering the racers on and evaluating their performances.
The Seattle staff gave each participant a runner-friendly wristband to use.
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Tetra Technologies in Houma dunked its president and raised thousands of dollars for abused and neglected children in Terrebonne Parish last month.
Tetra Technologies in Houma dunked its president and raised thousands of dollars for abused and neglected children in Terrebonne Parish last month.
It all started when employee Millie Gooch wanted to raise money for a nonprofit at the company's annual safety banquet.
Gooch contacted CASA of Terrebonne's executive director Laci Melancon about her idea a few days before the banquet.
CASA, which stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates, pairs trained volunteers with abused and neglected children going through the state's foster system. In a system where children can often get lost in the shuffle, volunteers meet with the children regularly and act as advocates for their needs in court.
Gooch wasn't sure they'd raise much money, but she said she wanted an opportunity for the employees to give back to the community.
Tetra, an oil and gas service company, held its annual banquet on April 14. As part of the fundraising effort, employees were able to bid and pay for chances to dunk manager Edward Stegall in a dunk tank.
Employees became competitive in dunking their boss, and by the end of the afternoon had raised much more than expected for CASA.
Tetra matched the donations and presented CASA of Terrebonne with a total of $4,924 for its work serving children in Terrebonne.
"I'm truly humbled that Tetra chose CASA," Melancon said. "It all began with a simple phone call and an idea and it turned into something much bigger than we all could imagine."


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Noah Isakov is the Joseph H. Krupp Professor of cancer immunobiology and Chair of the Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel. Isakov has served on faculty at Ben Gurion University since 1986. His work is focused on mechanisms of regulation of T-lymphocyte activation, signaling pathways mediating cell growth regulation and differentiation, determination of the role of oncogene and protooncogene products in neoplastic processes, and mechanisms of cell transformation. Isakov earned a B.S. degree in biology (with distinction) from the Ben Gurion University of the Negev in 1974 and an M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in immunology from the Weizmann Institute of Science in 1976 and 1981, respectively. Isakov undertook a postdoctoral fellowship at the Immunobiology Research Center and the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the University of Minnesota in 1981–1983. He then worked at the Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, at the Department of Immunology, as a Research Associate (1983–1986) and as a Scientific Associate (1986–1988). During the 1990s, Isakov spent five two-month stints as a Visiting Scientist at The Scripps Research Institute and the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology. From 1993 to 1995, he served as a Visiting Scientist at the Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. From 2003 to 2004, he was on Sabbatical at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation in Oklahoma City, where he held the Esther Z. Greenberg Honors Chair in Biomedical Research.
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Mark Lyons hit a contested layup with seven seconds left and No. 8 Arizona rallied from a six-point deficit in the final minute to pull...
TUCSON, Ariz. — Mark Lyons hit a contested layup with seven seconds left and No. 8 Arizona rallied from a six-point deficit in the final minute to pull out an improbable 65-64 win over No. 5 Florida on Saturday night.
The Wildcats (8-0) used their press to force consecutive turnovers on inbounds plays, pulling to 64-63 after Brandon Ashley made one of two free throws.
Arizona fouled Kenny Boynton, who missed the front end of a one-and-one, then raced to the other end for Lyons' driving shot.
Florida (7-1) botched its final possession, fumbling the ball away before taking a wild three-pointer.
Solomon Hill had 18 points, Nick Johnson added 15 and Lyons 14 to give Arizona its best start since opening the 1998-99 season with eight straight wins.
Other Pac-12 games
No. 16 Creighton 74, California 64
Doug McDermott had a season-high 34 points, and nine rebounds as Creighton (10-1) downed California.
Justin Cobbs led the Bears (6-3) with 18 points.
At Arizona State 61, Dartmouth 42
Jahii Carson scored 18 points and Arizona State (9-2) used a late second-half run to put away Dartmouth (2-7).
At UCLA 95, Prairie View A&M 53
Shabazz Muhammad scored a career-high 25 points and UCLA (7-3) rolled to a victory over Prairie View A&M (5-6) for its third straight win.
Fellow freshman Kyle Anderson added a career-best 16 points and 11 rebounds.
At Oregon 60, Nebraska 38
Oregon center Tony Woods scored 14 points as the Ducks (9-1) handled Nebraska, improving to 8-0 at home. Dylan Talley led the Cornhuskers (6-3) with 11 points.
At Stanford 75, UC Davis 52
Dwight Powell scored all 20 of his points in the second half in leading Stanford (7-3) past UC Davis (1-6).
At USC 70, UC Riverside 26
Jio Fontan and Eric Wise each scored 14 points and USC (4-6) ended a five-game losing streak with a rout of cold-shooting UC Riverside (2-8) which shot 19 percent from the field and was 1 of 14 from three-point range.


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EditThe Reaper Update
This major update includes a new mech, The Reaper. [1] Below are the full patch notes. Coming January 24, The Reaper Update introduces the new Reaper mech, gameplay balance tweaks, important bug fixes, and a whole lot more!
- NEW Mech: Reaper
- Mech specs and loadout reveal coming January 24!
- NEW Prestige Weapon: AM-SAR (Unlockable at Level 25)
- A rapid fire single shot high accuracy rifle. Successive shots decrease accuracy, but recovery is very quick.
- Damage: 2/6
- Rate of Fire: 5/6
- Accuracy: 3/6
- Effective Range: 5/6
- Heat: 2/6
EditWeapon Upgrades
- First: Reduced heat generation.
- Second: Reduced weapon spread.
- Third: Increased effective range.
EditNEW Ability: Power Shot
- Greatly increases all damage dealt within two seconds of activating the ability.
- This ability adds a greater damage bonus than Ballistic Barrage, the Sharpshooter's previous ability.
- Small adjustments to some mech descriptions and lore.
- Mech leveling upgrade descriptions have been updated to clearly reflect what is affected.
EditExplosive Weapons
- Knockback effect significantly reduced for all explosive weapons. This should remove the "stunlock" effect players are experiencing.
EditMini-Flak Cannon
- Slightly increased rate of fire.
- Slightly increased damage.
EditAssault Rifle
- Increased maximum spread.
- EOC Repeater
- Decreased heat generation.
EditFlak Cannon
- Slightly decreased damage.
- Slightly decreased damage.
- Increased damage.
- Slightly increased rate of spread.
EditNEW Offensive Item: Detonator
- A slow hovering explosive charge with a massive damage radius. Press the firing mechanism a second time to detonate in mid-air. Veteran pilots are known to use the Detonator in both offensive and defensive situations.
- Effect duration reduced from 7 seconds to 5.5 seconds.
- Area of effect now matches the size of the visual effect.
- Reduced projectile speed.
EditRocket Turret
- Projectiles will no longer excessively lead enemy targets. Fewer near misses, more near hits.
- This item has been renamed Portable Scanner. Because it's portable. And a scanner.
EditNEW Chassis: Spree (A Class)
- The Spree is common among Reapers not only for its rogue-like style, but also for its surprising flexibility. Mobile, yet offering tremendous stability, it is ideal for assignments which require venturing alone outside of friendly territory. When challenged by the ever changing battlefield, Spree pilots are known to overcome, endure, and excel. Even when swathed in dirt and dust it is highly functional, so some pilots claim that cleaning their Spree would wipe away years of hard earned "natural camouflage". But we all know that's just an excuse.
- "Clean? Whaddaya mean, this baby IS clean!" - Deadeye Bill Buser
EditNEW Repair Drone: RD-SHCK
- Shocks your mech back to life with streaks of electricity.
EditNEW Thrusters: JT-BluS
- Fires a broad neon blue blast.
EditNEW Camouflage: Boom-Red
- A blood-red and black classic fatigue pattern.
EditNEW Camouflage: Mos-Blu
- A light blue and dark blue digitized fatigue pattern.
EditNEW Camouflage: Crease-Sky
- A faint blue and sky blue jungle pattern.
- An experimental Accurate Reticule option which improves reticule accuracy is now available.
- This feature makes the crosshairs more accurate but may be dizzying to some players.
- It can be enabled in the Settings menu as it is off by default.
- Please provide your feedback on this new feature in the forums!
- Players will now receive bonus XP based on their time alive in a match. Fight smart!
- The leveling curve has been evened out from level 12 to level 25.
- Mechs still require the same amount of XP to reach the level cap of 25.
- Please note that this change may cause your mech's Optimization Points to be reset.
- Equipment slots and alternate primary weapons now unlock sooner for all mechs.
- Death from falling is now considered a suicide and will count towards pilot statistics.
- Crushing Kills: Daring pilots will now be able to cause significant damage by landing on enemy mechs. These death-from-above maneuvers will grant bonus XP, and will be tracked in your pilot statistics.
- Crushing damage scales per mech class and velocity. With the current formula, an A Class mech does the following:
- ~11 damage from a small building in Prosk.
- ~44 damage from the highway in Prosk.
- ~100 damage from the highway in Origin.
- ~144 damage from the top of the AA in Origin.
- B Class mechs do 1.5x crushing damage and C Class mechs do 2x crushing damage.
- Items can no longer be deployed or consumed while your mech is repairing.
EditSiege Mode
- Battleships now become more difficult to kill as the match progresses, which should prevent excessively long matches.
- Say hello to Laila! New users will receive a warm welcome from their Garage's resident mechanic.
- While her main function is tutorial instructor, she aspires to take on new jobs in the future.
- Notice a bug? Report it using the new Report Bug button in the upper right dropdown menu.
- The order of game modes in the Matchmaking tab is now Team DM, Missile Assault, Siege, and Deathmatch.
- Players can now mute other players' voice chat by pressing ESC during a match and clicking the speech icons next to their names.
- Players can now use the ESC button to close menus.
- Mechs previewed in the Garage and Staging panes now have additional animations.
- The Deploy button has been renamed Play.
- The Paint Shop tab has been renamed Style.
- The Restock button (Countermeasures) has been renamed Refill.
- Player scores will now be included in the "Your Team Won/Lost!" screen.
- HAWKEN Credit Boosts and Meteor Credit Boosts now display decimal points to indicate partial days.
- Improved collision on a ramp which was causing heavy mechs (C Class) to get stuck.
- All maps have been adjusted for improved performance.
- New and improved ground vehicles now populate the maps.
- Miscellaneous
- Edited and added names in the credits.
- Tweaked ambient sounds.
- Polished damage visuals and death ragdoll animation.
- The Switch Team button will no longer appear on the Scoreboard as the cursor cannot access it while the player's mech is alive during a match.
EditBugs Squashed
- Fixed an Energy Unit (EU) collection bug where more than three players collecting EU would cause the player with the most EU to stop collecting.
- Deployable items will no longer fail to deploy while standing directly in front of a wall.
- Fixed player being placed into an incorrect game mode if the game client fails to join the selected game mode.
- The field of view setting can no longer be accidentally adjusted while zoomed in with a weapon.
- Weapons will no longer lock on to invulnerable enemy base turrets.
- Fixed an issue where the Scoreboard would not close if the player had been killed while changing the Texture Detail setting.
- Fixed mech play time not being recorded for mechs still alive at the end of the match.
- Fixed an issue where the low health alarm would not always trigger.
- Fixed a bug where visibility inside the Shield was being obscured.
- Players can no longer accept game invites to games they are already in.
- The Double Kill message will no longer overlap XP messages.
- Voice Chat will no longer remain active after a match ends.
- Music near the end of a match will no longer cut out when a player dies and respawns.
- Players will no longer receive a "Server Unreachable" message when attempting to buy a trial mech from the Mech Shop while having a different mech selected in the Your Mechs tab.
- Fixed a bug that caused placeholder text to appear on the in-game map when a player marks an enemy player.
- Fixed localized mech names. The mech names are proper nouns and will not be translated.
- Fixed the "Chat to All" text truncating in the Chat window.
- Localized text will no longer randomly appear when a HAWKEN Credit Boost or XP Boost is purchased during a match.
- Countermeasure uses will now display correctly for numbers greater than 999.
- Items and internals will no longer appear to be equipped on incorrect slots.
- Fixed an issue that caused the Your Mechs tab to appear in the wrong language.
- Thrusters that have been previewed on a mech will no longer appear to remain equipped to that mech until the player enters Staging or selects a different mech from the Your Mechs tab.
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