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Stacey Ford walked out of Uptown Vapor Lounge on Wednesday with an electronic cigarette filled with a flavored liquid, or juice.
She chose a sweet flavor reminiscent of her Uncle Jack's tobacco pipe. Ms. Ford smoked cigarettes for more than 20 years and for the first time, has put them down. Dealing with asthma and COPD, she was forced to.
"I tried going cold turkey and (with) will power," she said. "That didn't work. As soon as I bought this, I quit."
Ms. Ford still gets some nicotine, the addictive properties in cigarettes, but e-cigarette users tout that they are missing out on the thousands of carcinogens found in the real ones. In addition, they gradually wean themselves off nicotine.
Inside Uptown Vapor Lounge, e-cigarette smokers puff out thick white clouds of vapor. The store is faintly aromatic because of the more than 100 flavorful liquid solutions they use to fill e-cigarettes. Some bedazzled e-cigarettes look more like thick pens than smoking devices. Customers also can find adorned lanyards to hang their e-cigarettes.
There are two Uptown lounges, managed by Justin Campbell. They were the first to bring what they call "vaping" to Tyler. At least four more vaping stores have since opened in Tyler.
The $2 billion industry has seen upward growth in the past few years and shows no signs of stopping.
Meanwhile, government and health officials are leery about the trend, particularly the potential for children to develop a smoking habit.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week proposed a new rule that would allow them to regulate e-cigarettes the same way they regulate traditional cigarettes.
If the proposal is accepted, this would mean a ban on the sale of e-cigarettes to minors, prohibit the distribution of e-juice samples, prohibit the sale in vending machines, require warning labels and juices' ingredients must be disclosed.
E-cigarette shop owners who spoke to the Tyler Morning Telegraph say they agree with some FDA regulation. However, they don't want them to go too far.
"There has to be some type of regulation," Campbell said. "There has to be some type of standardization in the industry. You have a lot of people who get into this business because they feel it's a cash cow. They don't necessarily take the time to do the research and development of their products and juices."
He added, "They're exercising quite a bit more power than they should by regulating each and every device and each and every component separately. That's our personal stand."
J.J. Hubbard, owner of Times Square Vapor Lounge, echoed the sentiment.
"I'm OK with some of the regulations, as in people need to do it the correct way and use the correct stuff," he said. "Some of the regulations that they're trying to come down with is going to put a lot of people out of business."
Campbell said safety is important, and juices can be found at convenience stores. Customers may not know what chemicals are in the juice or where it comes from.
He also said dealers should guide people in their transition and tailor the juice to their smoking habits.
"Whenever they do get in the business, and they don't know these things, they're casting a shadow of a cloud over the industry because they don't know what they're doing," Campbell said. "They're making people sick. They're putting the entire industry in a bad light because of their lack of knowledge."
Campbell said the industry would be shaken if proposed FDA changes go into effect.
"Right now, I see an oversaturation in the market," he said. "Once the FDA slams the iron gavel, I think you'll see some fall by the wayside."
While e-cigarette enthusiasts say smoking the device is a healthier alternative to regular cigarette smoking, health officials say there is no evidence they are safe.
Cities across the country have been banning the use of e-cigarettes in public places, including New York City and Chicago. Groups like the American Lung Association point to initial studies that found formaldehyde, benzene and tobacco-specific carcinogens from second-hand emissions.
Earlier this month, Smith County banned the use of e-cigarettes inside county facilities. E-cigarette users have no problem with this policy.
"I am totally fine with people not being able to use it inside a public building," Campbell said. "If the owner said he doesn't want vaping in there, don't do it. Respect other people's business and other people's establishments."
George Roberts, chief executive officer at Northeast Public Health District (NET Health), said since Smith County's ban, he is considering discussing the issue with city leaders.
"We're kind of watching this thing right now," Roberts said. "We don't know enough about it. I haven't seen any studies that show these e-cigarettes are actually safe."
He also said public health officials are concerned that the marketing of e-cigarettes targets children and teens. They fear it is a gateway to nicotine addiction.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage of U.S. middle and high school students who use e-cigarettes more than doubled from 2011 to 2012. The CDC also reported earlier this month a sharp increase in calls to poison control centers related to nicotine in e-cigarettes.
Sellers disagree that their products entice children and note that even alcohol comes in fruity flavors. While there is no law that forbids selling to minors, Uptown and Times Square Vapor lounges do not sell to them.
Dr. Leslie Couch, a pulmonologist at UT Health Northeast, said youth could easily be poisoned by liquid nicotine, as it can be absorbed in the skin.
As for the other ingredients — propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin and flavorings — she and other health officials aren't convinced they are safe alternatives when inhaled. She said since the product is relatively new, there's no long-term study to prove that it doesn't cause adverse effects or cancer.
"Breathing it in long term, are you going to have a problem? We don't know," she said.
For some of her patients, though, she said it might be resourceful.
"It might have a small role in what I call hopelessly addicted patients who really can't get themselves off of it and are clearly having some significant health problem," Dr. Couch said. "In that population, you don't get as much nicotine. … I think there may be a role in a very select population. The problem is we don't have long-term studies."
Those opposed to the device say it's a drug delivery system, while users call it an effective alternative to cigarette smoking.
The device can resemble real cigarettes, but the most popular ones sold today are bigger and fashionable. Some are decorated with rhinestones or have decorative caps.
A battery heats up the chamber that contains the juice, the combination of nicotine and other liquids. The smoker then puffs on it and releases vapor.
Juice blends are mixed in the store and tailored to the customer's smoking habit. Nicotine strength ranges from zero to 24 milligrams, which represents a two pack-a-day habit.
"Nicotine is never a good thing, but it is much healthier than the carcinogens and the tar that are in a cigarette," Hubbard said.
Dr. Couch noted that there was a time when people didn't know the harmful effects of cigarette smoking. Many got sick before the surgeon general began putting a warning label on them in the 1960s.
"I'd want them to quit smoking all together," she said of patients. "All of the studies show that you have to want to quit and you have to change your habits."


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Knox prepares leaders to minister in a 21st-century context by emphasizing the application of Scripture to all areas of life, providing exceptional academic instruction, in the tradition of the Reformed faith, as well as guidance for spiritual growth. Students from other evangelical perspectives are encouraged to apply and are heartily welcomed. Attention is directed to the inner life of the pastor/teacher as well as an emphasis on community, blending the theoretical and practical in an urban environment. Knox seeks to become a blessing to the city where God has placed them, bringing spiritual, cultural, and community renewal to South Florida as well as around the world through Knox Online.
Knox's 35 full-time, adjunct, and visiting instructors give students enrolled in its four degree programs instruction designed to "train the mind and nurture the heart." The Knox faculty features some very gifted younger scholars and several of the nation's leading theological minds.
Knox received accreditation in 2003 through the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada. ATS accreditation is recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation for the accreditation of graduate professional theological education.
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Stan and his cohorts meet at a park to discuss planning a surprise 25 th anniversary for Bullock. Bullock, of course, is spying on them and Stan takes all of the credit for the party idea. Bullock is pleased. At home, Stan tells Francine the good news. She's in charge of planning Bullock's party for Saturday. Except that's the same night Francine is appearing in a play.
Meanwhile, Hayley and Steve take in the new Michael Moore movie, which features him making love to Angelina Jolie. Hayley is outraged by his selling out. It's Saturday night. Stan is getting ready for the party. Francine is dressed for her play. She's ignoring Stan's demands, declaring marriage to be an equal partnership.
At the party, Stan accidentally kills Jay Leno and has to perform the roast by himself. It goes horribly wrong and Stan is thrown out. Then Stan begins singing a song about how he doesn't want an equal partner, he wants a wife who will listen to his every demand.
The next day, Bullock relocates Stan and his family to Saudi Arabia as a punishment for the roast. The family seems to like a chance to experience new things, but Roger freaks out that Saudi Arabia bans alcohol. Meanwhile, Stan receives his new mission, overseeing guards protecting a pipeline that's being built.
As the family adjusts to the new culture, Francine finds that she likes the neighboring women, although she doesn't like how they cater to their men. Stan, however, learns about the country's strict moral codes from his new coworkers and finds that he loves it. Loves it. And Steve is thrilled to find out that not only is he considered a man, he can shoot guns whenever he wants.
Stan begins throwing orders around, but Francine resists. At the same time, Hayley is begging Steve to accompany her to the bazaar so she can leave the house. Roger, hidden in a burka, goes with them. At home that night, Stan introduces Francine to his new second wife. Back at the bazaar, Steve sells Roger to a man who thinks Roger is a woman. With his new money, Steve buys a Mercedes, sunglasses and grenades.
During a dinner party, Stan enjoys his new friends, even accepting a robe as a gift. But Francine engages in a brutal fight with Stan's second wife. Bullock calls and tells Stan he can have his old job in the States back, but Stan says he kinda likes Saudi Arabia. As for the family, well, Steve just crashed his Mercedes into an oil derrick in the middle of nowhere, Roger is being taken to a remote location by his new husband, and Hayley is running from the morals police. Stan angrily tells Bullock he renounces his American citizenship. He'll be staying on the Arabian peninsula.


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A 94-year-old former guard at the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp went on trial Thursday in Germany charged with being an accessory to the murder of thousands, a court official in the German city of Detmold said.
Reinhold Hanning, a former Nazi SS guard, is accused of having assisted the deaths at the camp in Nazi-occupied Poland between 1943-4, the official said.
CNN affiliate RTL reports that Hanning faces charges of being an accessory in 170,000 murders.
Hanning, who appeared in court wearing a tweed jacket, has denied being directly involved in the killings, the court official said.


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Apple has released a version of its MacBook Pro laptop with a 17-inch screen, though the company has still managed to keep it less than an inch thick and just over 3kg in weight.
The model features a 2.16GHz Intel Duo processor and 1GB of RAM as standard, upgradeable to 2GB. It has a 120GB 5,400rpm Serial ATA, which features Sudden Motion Sensor technology that stops the drive to protect data if it detects that the laptop has been dropped, and a 8x dual-layer DVD±RW 'SuperDrive'.


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Union fights Mineola on vacation rule
The Village of Mineola claims some of its employees are "overdrawn" on vacation time. Their union contends that for 20 years workers have accrued vacation under an unwritten but understood rule.
Now the union is taking the village to arbitration, alleging officials are breaking precedent and trying to take back time workers have earned.
The village said that after performing an audit this summer, it discovered that employees were earning vacation time beginning the first of the year, and not, as their contracts specify, on their anniversary date of hire. The union contends, however, that for two decades employees have accrued vacation time beginning Jan. 1, though such language was never written into the contract.
Now the union believes employees who have already taken vacation time this year, before their anniversary date of hire, will be deducted days from the reconciled cycle, to begin this year on the anniversary date.
John Spellman, village attorney, said the village is simply abiding by the terms of the contract. "People get awarded on their anniversary date; if they're given it earlier, it wasn't earned," he said. "Because we advanced vacation days erroneously, a correction is being made."
Jim Gangale, a labor union specialist who represents the union, said the village was changing the terms of the contract. "The folks have had their vacation period from January to December and they're changing it to their anniversary date, which means that some of the folks have already gotten days in advance and they're trying to take it back."
Spellman said employees were not losing any vacation time.
"They were overdrawn," he said. "They get every day they earn; they never lose a day."
The union filed a grievance with the board soon after, claiming a violation of the collective bargaining agreement. In September, the board voted unanimously to deny the union's grievance. Gangale said the union has filed with the Public Employment Relations Board, and the case awaits arbitration.
Gangale said he was taken aback by the village's decision, which he said came in the midst of contract negotiations.
"We wanted to handle it in negotiations," he said. "If we changed the language in the collective-bargaining agreement, it wouldn't have been illegal."
"They put notices in people's paychecks and that was it."
Spellman said the union was notified before letters were sent to the employees.
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ELYRIA — Elyria school officials said Wednesday they are aiming for total transparency concerning the construction of a new Elyria High, and at least one local leader put them to the test on the spot.
Lorain County Urban League President Fred Wright urged the school district to reach out to local minority contractors and laborers as the district begins seeking bids for construction contracts.
"No matter how hard we try, it seems like we always get that information after the fact," Wright said, referring to minority contractors negotiating the labyrinth of meetings and procedures wrapped up in large construction projects.
School officials promised Wright that the district and its construction manager, Regency Construction, would launch a sizable information campaign to provide minority contractors with guidelines to obtain work for the new high school.
Regency Construction has already signed on to attend a diversity-in-business conference at Lorain County Community College on Oct. 24, and school officials are scheduling information sessions where local construction contractors can familiarize themselves with the potential contracts that will be awarded.
Wright said he'd like to see 10 to 15 percent of the construction contracts go to minority businesses, including women and minorities.
Officials from Architectural Vision Group said the state — which is chipping in about 40 percent of the co-funded cost of the $68 million project — recommends that at least 5 percent of the contractors are minority-owned businesses.
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As far as open records go, Elyria school administrators said local residents can stop by the administration office on Griswold Road and examine detailed project booklets any time.
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I went sneaking around in your site, you have quite the well established style. I enjoyed the geometric designs and patterns most, but your print work was fresh as well. Welcome to the site.
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Thank you both very much for checking out my site and for the kind words. I just updated today in the print section. Thanks!
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great first sub here….really good voting score, I'm a sucker for all things tentacles (squid, jellyfish…ect.)...maybe there is something in the Chicago water;)
Yea I have been on a jellyfish kick for a lonnnggg time and I hope this gets picked and I can end this stage on a good note. Thanks for the votes and the welcomes, means alot. Pass my tee along to friends thanks!
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As I was peeling off one guy's layers–three pairs of socks, pajama pants then jeans then a jumpsuit, sweatshirt piled on top of sweatshirt and still his skin was just like ice–it made me think of how easily this could have been someone I knew and loved.
'Tis the season to tip just about everyone. But just what is the obligation to tip if you haven't been satisfied with the service? And what are the repercussions if you don't tip? A holiday cheer note from a newspaper delivery person prompts a discussion at Dealing in Subterfuges.
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The Crosstown Development Team, which is spearheading the redevelopment of the abandoned 1.5 million square foot Sears Crosstown building, presented their plan to transform the former Sears headquarters into a "vertical urban village" to the Memphis City Council's executive committee today.
The founding partners — ALSAC, the Church Health Center, Methodist Healthcare, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Gestalt Community Schools, Memphis Teacher Residency, and Crosstown Arts — will fill in 600,000 square feet of the building, and the rest will be a combination of residential property, retail, and arts.
The team has asked the city to help them fill in a $15 million funding gap for the $175 million project. Most of the redevelopment is being funded by private contributions, grants, and federal tax credits, but some help is needed from the city. The city's contribution will pay for blight removal on the site and demolition of some parts of building and parking garage. Robert Lipscomb, Memphis Housing and Community Development and MHA director, said the city plans to find alternative sources of funding that don't require dipping into the city's general fund.
"We have not committed to the $15 million. What we have committed to is helping find the $15 million," Lipscomb said.
Lipscomb proposed the introduction of a new city Center for Policy Change, Design, and Development (also called "The Studio") that would specialize in sourcing alternative funding for projects that approach city government for assistance. He said he'll begin meeting with city division directors to discuss Crosstown funding options next week.
Despite the questions concerning how the city will help pay for the project, Memphis City Council members seemed largely supportive.
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Construction is expected to begin at the Sears Crosstown building later this year with a projected move-in date of 2016.
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Fortegra Financial generated total revenue of $100.1 million, up 40.9% year over year. The outperformance was driven by higher service and administrative fees, higher brokerage, increase in commissions and fees, increase in net realized investment gain, net earned premium as well as other income. Total revenue surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $35 million.
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Telling Tales: Pakistani Students Share Their Culture's Lore Online
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Ayesah, a seven-year-old student in Karachi, Pakistan, clicks a link with her computer mouse and enters her username and password to open a page. She clicks Projects, then Language Arts, then Folk Tale, and finally the discussion window: Folk Tales from Pakistan. On the screen appear short folktales posted by Ayesah and her fellow students, who look on. Their faces brighten as they read responses to the folktale they posted the day before. From the other side of the globe, a student has sent a note of appreciation for their writing and shared her views on the story. In many schools in many countries, similar scenes play out.
These Pakistani students and their teachers are participating in the online collaborative project called Folk Tales, organized by iEARN (the International Education and Resource Network), a nonprofit organization of 25,000 schools and youth organizations and 1 million students in more than 120 countries. The group helps teachers and young people work together online using the Internet and other communication technologies.
One-hundred-fifty iEARN projects, designed and facilitated by teachers and students to fit their curriculum and classroom needs, create an extraordinary international network. To join, participants select an online project and look at how they can integrate it into their schools. Teachers and students enter online forum spaces to meet one another and get involved in ongoing projects with classrooms around the world.
The Folk Tales project is an exchange of the lore and fables that are a part of every culture, a sharing of the storytelling that is a centuries-old tradition in many societies. In a sense, the idea is a digital re-creation of the way stories were passed along by caravans and travelers taking goods to and from India and Central Asia along the old Silk Road. (In the real, analog world, in Peshawar, Pakistan, a city on the Afghan border, there still exists a place called Qisa Khawani Bazaar, a name that means "market of storytelling.")
Reviving Riches
In a modern childhood world, populated by Barbie and Harry Potter (not together, of course), schoolkids often know very little about the folktales of their own country and almost nothing about those from other parts of the world. And yet these old stories remain a rich source of learning about life's problems, customs, traditions, and beliefs. The iEARN Folk Tales project creates a new market of storytelling to revive not only the stories but also the shared experiences and learning they offer.
Osama, a student in Ayesah's class, talks about a crucial by-product of the project. "I like listening to the tales and then rewriting them," Osama says. "I also share them with my mother. Before this, I'd never written these kinds of stories."
Active involvement in the project offers a chance for real communication with a real audience that results in better understanding of other cultures, respect for others' ideas, tolerance, awareness of global issues, and improvement in language proficiency. Resources for teachers, including lesson plans, are provided on the project's online forum. Teachers can use these resources, share their experiences with other teachers, and discuss related issues.
The iEARN Folk Tales project enables students to go global using the Internet, sharing their ideas with students from around the world. Just as important, it gives opportunities for reflection on the lessons and morals of local and national folktales, stories told down through the generations as a way to pass along lessons that still have much to teach students today.
Saleem Ibrahim is senior program officer for iEARN-Pakistan, in Karachi.
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dear friends
IEARN projects are so fantastic and this is just one pearl of a treasure fulled with mmany other beautiful innovative ideas.. keep the good work my friends.. you are the best
thanks Saleem
Dear all!I admire your work and your presistance in teaching your students their traditions at the same time writing skills.
There lived a wise man man called GOHA he was so kind and very hummerous.one of his neighbours came to him asking him for money,he gave hime all he needs .then when he returns the money GOHA told him put the money in a certain place.
After 2 weeks the neighbour came asking GOHA for money, he told him to take it from the place he put the money in.But he never gave the money back
After 1 week the neighbour came asking for money GOHA told him go inside and take the money from the place that you have put the money in last time !!! the neighbour didnt find any money...
GOHA said "if you returned the money you would have found it"
this is one of many of GOHAs tales that EGYPT is famous of
Thanks alot
Dear all
Telling folktales is an art. There are people who have been offered this gift from God (a story teller). Others are gifted in producing a written folktale. What attract me in the story are its elements: Chracterization,plot and especially when there's a happy ending of the story.
Whatever folktales are,told or written they remain enjoyable...
Teacher of English
Dear Alshaimaa:
It is a great story. That is the power of folktales, simple or short but inspirational. Thank you for sharing with us the Egptian story.
Dear Saleen! It is really a fantastic idea to introduce folk tales among the participants. My students would really like to share their thoughts on the story.
With best regards
Muhammad Shaheen
Here is a falktale from Morocco that I would love to share with you. Please, Enjoy!
The Sherif and the saint: once there was a cocksure young Sherif who happened to be the ruler of all Marrakesh. While conversing with a friend--the saint Sidi Ali ben Hamdusa--he boasted of his endurance; then he wagered 1000 gold pieces that the saint could not sit out atop a tower all through one ice-cold winter night, without ever warming himself by a fire. This Sidi Ali did, wrestling with Jnun and bitter, evil winds, and when dawn came he prostrated himself in prayer before the eastern sun and said the Tzalat-l'Fajr (the morning office). Later in the day, the rash Sherif went to see him, saying, "Well, old wise one, did you do as you said?"
"Yes, Bism'ullah," said the saint mildly.
"Without a stove you sat out? Without a blanket, a hot stone wrapped in cloth, a coat?"
"Indeed not."
"No extra djellabas, no rugs to kneel on, nothing?"
"May God silence me forever if I lie! I had nothing, save my faith in Him."
"Ah," said the Sherif, "and stayed there all night long, till you saw the sun come up?"
"Yes, indeed, and said the morning office as a good man should, the moment I saw the sun rise."
"Aha!" the Sherif crowed, calling his friends to hear his triumph, "then you forfeit the wager, and I keep my thousand gold pieces--for since you saw the sun, you had its fire to warm you in your vigil."
Now the old saint went away saddened, and meditated for several days. At last, he shrugged his shoulders, and gave a private feast for the young Sherif and all his friends. Along they came, with the Sherif in their midst very full of wit and jokes, and at the hour of noon they were received at the Sidi's house and invited to sit on his finest rugs and richest silken pillows. The saint settled them down and went off the check the meal. An hour passed. The guests, a little perturbed, made polite conversation; meanwhile their host hurried in and out with apologies, trays of fruit and sweetmeats (just enough to whet the appetite) and more apologies--and more apologies yet! Another hour. The guests sang songs and told tales to while away the time. Their host muttered excuses for his half-witted servants, and said the kitchen must be infested with Jnun. At last the Sherif leaped to his feet. "What ails your kitchen," he exclaimed, "that the slaves cannot even cook couscous? Let us go and see for ourselves."
So the entire company, headed by the Sherif and Sidi Ali, rose and trooped into the kitchen. There they found a curious sight! There was the couscous, there was the meat, there was the chicken and succulent fish and a pie of spinach and sharp cheese . . . all raw, in the cooking-pots, sitting in the hot sun. "What trick is this!" cried the Sherif. "Are you trying to starve us to death?"
But the old saint shook with laughter. "Remember your wager, O Lord Sherif?" he inquired. "How you said my old bones were warmed by the fire of the sun? Well, you are wiser than I, and so here is your dinner. For six hours now, it has been cooking in the fire of the sun." And while the young Sherif squirmed with embarrassment (and all his friends hid their smiles) Sidi Ali picked up a dish and held it out. "Eat!" he said mildly.
The Sherif hid his shame behind his hands. "God be praised for your wisdom, O my father Sidi Ali ben Hamdusa," he said. "Subhan Allah I have learned my lesson. Tomorrow the wager will be paid twice over."
"You begin to learn," said Sidi Ali, bowing. He drew back a curtain, and disclosed an array of dishes filled with the most exquisite foods, perfectly prepared and steaming hot. "And now, barak'alluhu fik ajarak allah, here is our true dinner. Enjoy it, enjoy it, my guest!"
(Adapted from a story in 'The Voice of Atlas', by Philip Thornton. This version copyright by Sylvia Volk, 2000.)
Kindest regards
Mohammed I El Asri
I am a student of 2nd year in Army Public College For boys, westridge campus , Rawalpindi..
MY fellows we Pakistani,s are facing many problems now a days and terrirism is one of the biggest amongs them.
i am personally an eye vitness of a suicide attack but thanks to God i was at safe distance.
its becomming difficult day by day for us to move freely in our country...
And youth is directly being effected by terrirism.
our future is on threat and even terrirists are also exploiting the emosional young one,s for their dirty cause.
and the only way to ovoid this exploitation is to arrange and participate in healthy activities...
for this me and my fellows have also formed a society, and are trieng to bring awareness through our performances.......
my request to all of you is to come forward and serve your self on your own instead of waiting to be served.......
Dear saleem sir,
Congratulations! Your article is an entire amazing glance at IEARN and Folk tales. It opens up each and every detail IEARN viewer's need.
Thumbs up!
Best regards:
Dear saleem sir,
Congratulations! Your article is an entire amazing glance at IEARN and Folk tales. It opens up each and every detail IEARN viewer's need.
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UNIST team develops novel coated LMO cathode material with resistance to elevated temperatures for EVs
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|Schematic view of fabrication process and a spinel particle surrounded by layered phase surface. Credit: ACS, Lee et al. Click to enlarge.
While a large amount of research is targeting the development of new materials and chemistries for Li-ion batteries and "beyond Li-ion" solutions for electric vehicles, work is also proceeding apace on improving and optimizing materials currently in use for such an application. One such is LiMn2O4 (LMO); the material offers high power and a lower cost per kg, but cell life at elevated temperatures can be problematic. (Earlier post.)
In a paper in the ACS journal Nano Letters, a team from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea, led by Dr. Jaephil Cho, reports on a novel heterostructure LiMn2O4 material with an expitaxially grown layered surface phase. This layered surface phase provides an efficient path for ionic and electronic mobility for the host spinel, and also protects the spinel from being directly exposed to the highly active electrolyte. The heterostructure LiMn2O4 exhibited a discharge capacity of 123 mAh g–1 and retained 85% of its initial capacity at the elevated temperature (60 °C) after 100 cycles.
The commercialization of lithium ion batteries for the electric vehicles (EVs) requires a cathode material with high energy and power, high thermal stability, low cost, and other criteria such as excellent cycle life and low ion and electronic transport resistance. To meet the above requirement, many research groups have extensively and intensively investigated many possible cathode materials such as LiCoO2, LiNi1−x−yCoxMnyO2, LiMn2O4, and LiFePO4 for the applications in EVs' batteries. Among many cathode candidates, the LiMn2O4 has been considered as one of the most promising cathode materials to be used for EVs due to its advantages of low cost, abundance, environmental affinity, and low safety hazard, which are the key factors for a large scale EV battery.
However, it still suffers from a fast capacity fading at 60 °C because the manganese on the surface of the LiMn2O4 dissolves in the liquid electrolyte solution containing acidic species. To solve this problem, many researchers have attempted to have the LiMn2O4 surface coated by inorganic materials such as Al2O3, AlPO4, AlF3, ZrO2, and SiO2. The coating materials acted as a protective layer that prevents the host LiMn2O4 from being exposed directly to the electrolyte. However, the coating layer also acted as a resistance layer when its thickness is too large, which results in deteriorating electrochemical performance. For this reason, the electrochemically and electrically active materials have been considered as potential coating candidates for the LiMn2O4 cathode.—Lee et al.
In prior work, Cho's group found that an electrically conductive carbon coated on the surface of the LiMn2O4 was very effective for improving electrochemical performances and stability at the room temperature. However, when the carbon coated LiMn2O4 was tested at the high temperature of 60 °C under the same experimental condition, its electrochemical performances deteriorated rapidly.
Attempts by other researchers using other electrochemically active surface coating materials also have not fared well at the elevated temperature. Thus, said the UNIST team, there is a need for a new approach to designing an optimized coating layer for the LiMn2O4 cathode that can be operated in harsh and high temperature EV environments.
In addition to morphology, thickness, and electronic and electrochemical properties, the coating layer needs to satisfy an additional requirement such as a chemical affinity between a host material and a surface layer. This condition may provide a better sustainable coating layer on its host cathode material without forming any crystal defect so that it can be operated in a harsh environment for a longer time. For this reason, the Mn-rich layered phase has been considered as one of the potential coating candidates for the LiMn2O4 cathode. The Mn rich layered phase that consists of Mn4+ such as LiNi0.5Mn0.5O2 was additionally considered to eliminate the possibility of the Mn2+ dissolution in electrolyte. After many experimental trials and errors, herein, we reported a new class of the heterostructured spinel cathode.—Lee et al.
The researchers used a simple method of spray drying coating solution and further heat treatment; the Mn-rich layered phase (<10 nm thick) was epitaxially grown on the surface of the spinel LiMn2O4 host cathode without forming any defect. The developed coated material showed excellent electrochemical performances at various temperature ranges relative to the bare spinel LiMn2O4.
Min-Joon Lee, Sanghan Lee, Pilgun Oh, Youngsik Kim, and Jaephil Cho (2014) "High Performance LiMn2O4 Cathode Materials Grown with Epitaxial Layered Nanostructure for Li-Ion Batteries," Nano Letters doi: 10.1021/nl404430e
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I'm amazed when I read articles on this site that present a detailed analysis of how batteries are steadily getting better (and they are,) then read the lead-off comment which basically says it's all a waste of time.
My next car will be, most definitely, an EV with some sort of lithium pack. I should also note that I currently use lithium batteries in my bicycle headlamp, as I have found the whale oil ones messy, unreliable and producing a poor light.
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The rapidly evolving landscape of cyberspace, cyber operations and cyber warfare can make it difficult to adequately define and plan for, especially in comparison to the older domains to which the military is accustomed. Unlike air, sea, space and land, cyberspace and its requirements have changed considerably over the years. Now the Air Force is looking to make adjustments to how it is operationalizing cyber.
Top officials speaking Oct. 11 at AFCEA Air Force IT Day in Vienna, Va., said the service is reconsidering how it defines, equips and trains for operations in cyberspace.
"In 2006, the Air Force published a forward-looking document on cyber, but I think we'd all agree now that we started out too big and too ambitious, so we had to narrow our definition," said Gen. William Shelton, commander of Air Force Space Command. "In hindsight, I think this breadth had the unintended consequence of confusing everyone, including ourselves. And as a service charged with organize, train and equip responsibilities, this kind of definition is especially unhelpful."
Shelton said the first step is more narrowly defining the domain and the Air Force's role in cyberspace – including whether to be "full-spectrum," responsibilities in offense and exploitation and distinguishing top priorities. He also acknowledged that the ways the military delivers mission assurance and buys and equips for cyber operations must evolve from traditional models.
"Just as the environment has changed, I believe our approach needs to change," he said. "Our industrial-age acquisition system, designed to buy large hardware elements, like ships, airplanes, and vehicles, places cumbersome and, quite frankly, inappropriate requirements on our cyber acquisitions."
To that end, Shelton said the Air Force is in the process of formally establishing a number of the service's cyber programs as office Air Force weapon systems, a move he said will help normalize cyberspace operations and improve the system support structure. The service is also working to update science and technology development and investments, as well as reforming acquisition processes to better keep up with cyber speed, he noted.
"We're working on a multi-tiered approach as an initial strategy. At the base of this strategy, traditional system program offices will be used for foundational capabilities and systems as well as big modifications to existing Air Force network infrastructure," he said. "We're also establishing rapid cyber acquisition means for satisfying urgent taskings on the timescale of weeks to months…and developing processes to address gaps or needs that demand attention within hours or weeks."
Training, education and cyber workforce also is a top issue for the Air Force, and Shelton admitted the Air Force needs to make some changes to the ways it originally staffed for cyber operations.
"Just as we spooked the herd with our DC-to-daylight original definition of cyber, I believe we've correspondingly confused ourselves when we transitioned all of our legacy communications professionals into the cyber operations career field," he said. "With the importance of the cyber domain as a whole, and the critical nature of the technical talent and aptitudes required, the importance of [science, technology, engineering and math] education, in particular, cannot be overstated."
Shelton wasn't the only one at the Air Force event to address training and education. Earlier in the day, Air Force CIO Lt. Gen. Michael Basla also said the service must overhaul how it recruits and prepares airmen and reservists for 21st-century operations.
"The way we delivered capabilities in our Air Force in the past was through a [major command-centric] approach, because each [major command] had unique requirements. We can't afford to do that now for a couple of very important reasons," Basla said. "Number one, we don't have the dollars that we've had in the past…but most importantly, number two, you can't achieve the synergistic capabilities of cyber if you're going to do that from a number of different approaches."
Shelton acknowledged that with a dearth of skilled cyber professionals in the market, the military has to compete with industry to attract talent – at the same time as the services must work side-by-side with the private sector to develop and field cutting-edge capabilities.
"To sum up in this area of recruiting and retaining, we continue to seek the technical talent, provide them the best initial and advanced training we know how, and also give them superb continuing education along the way," Shelton said. "My question is simple: will this be enough?"
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Quick question... I have a freshly soft modded Wii (BootMii as boot 2, HBC, Hermes cIOS's, Waninkokos cIOS's & USB Loader GX).
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Corrupted micro-SD card?
- Hey folks,
I think that something is wrong with the micro-SD card in my DInc. I installed a 4GB card in it when I got the phone on release day April 29. I had not had any problems until about the middle of last month, when I started experiencing this problem. That problem was solved when I changed ringtones to a different custom MP3 that I put on the SD card (I think the original mp3 I was using somehow got corrupted?). In fact, the original mp3 I was using just "disappeared" from the sd card all together...I never deleted it, but it's "gone."
Then, about two days ago, my phone started acting up a lot. Last night, for example, I was trying to open an app that is stored on the SD card. As soon as I tapped it to open, the htc launcher crashed/forced closed and then a pop up came up to force close/report the app I was trying to launch. This happened every time I tried to load it until I unmounted the SD card and re-inserted it. In addition, throughout the day for the past few days, my SD card will suddenly and for no apparent reason unmount itself (which inadvertently changes my ringtone back to a default tone and apps on the SD card become unopenable.)
When I hook up my phone to my laptop and change the connection type to "Disk drive", the phone's internal storage pops up with Autoplay. But, the SD card pops up with "Do you want to scan and fix MICROSD (E: )? There might be a problem with some files on this device or disc. This can happen if you remove the device or disc before all files have been written to it. Scan and fix OR Continue without scanning." I click Scan and Fix and Check Disk opens. I check both "Automatically fix file system errors" and "Scan for attempt recovery of bad sectors" and click start. Then it just seems to close, and the SD card unmounts itself from the DInc.
Does anyone have any insight here? I suppose I'm looking for two different answers: 1) What happened to the old ringtone on my sd card? Where did it go, and could that single possibly corrupt file cause all of this?. And 2) If I want to switch to a different micro-sd card, how can I save all of the settings/apps/pictures that are currently stored on the card and transfer them to the new card without corrupting the new one too?
Thanks everyone.11-16-2010 08:40 AM
- If i'm understanding what ur saying....I would transfer my files to my pc...and scan them for corrupt/unusable files and do all my fixes from there. Second I would then re-format the SD card to get rid of anything corrupt there before I transfer the files back to the SD card. Not sure what caused ur initail problem but this could be a possible fix.11-16-2010 11:44 AM
- I had the same problem you describe. I'm running the uncommon sense ROM, are you stock?
Yesterday I took the card out of the phone and put it in the card reader in my laptop because Windows wouldn't even recognize the card when connected through USB. I tried copying everything over to my hard drive but kept getting an error in the .htcnews folder. When I omitted that folder everything copied over fine.
I formatted the card and copied everything back. When I popped it back in the phone it mounted fine and everything is as it should be. I haven't had the random unmount issue again yet.
I wonder if you would be able to identify the possibly corrupt file by copying everything over. And I further wonder if it would be in the .htcnews folder.
Please post your findings11-16-2010 12:25 PM
- So, copying everything onto my computer was a bit of a task. I clicked "continue without scanning" when the checkdisk thing came up, and was able to browse the card. I hit Ctrl+A and then copied everything into a folder on my desktop. While it was copying, it got caught up a few times, on the following files:
IMG0051 (which, when searched for later, DOES NOT EXIST on the card.)
Now, when I say that it got caught up, I mean this: Things were copying, and then an error came up saying that the file was corrupt and could not be copied (with options to try again/skip/cancel). When this error came up, my phone also lit up saying that the SD card had been removed/unmounted. So, I physically removed and reinserted the card. Went thru the above steps again, and then clicked "try again." Same thing happened... the sd card "removed" itself. So, repeating the steps, I this time clicked "Skip" and the copy continued...until it hit the next "corrupt" file. I copied the info down, repeated steps, and hit skip. Rinse and repeat until everything was copied over.
Once on my computer, I searched the files and discovered that the first 3 files listed are from the "/.thumbnails/" folder in DCIM. The IMG0051 file doesn't exist on the card, and the Webpageicons is from something called Tunnybrowser (I have no idea what that is), so I deleted it.
So, now what? Can I delete the entire thumbnails folder and assume everything is OK? Or do I need to format the SD card? If I format the SD card, how do I properly "reinstall" things on it so the phone doesn't freak out? How do I know that there aren't more corrupt files?
Thanks for the assistance folks.
Oh, for the record, I'm running stock Android and have the latest OTA update that came this weekend.11-16-2010 05:00 PM
- The removable SD card in my phone has been doing the same thing for a couple of months now too. I'll get a screen-top message that the SD card is now 'read only.' So, I have Windows scan & fix the SD card. It always finds corrupted and cross-linked files. After I run the fix, I use the Command Prompt to delete all the .chk files in the Found.000, Found.001, etc. directories, then delete those Found.00X directories. A few days later, the same thing happens again.
The last time I had problems with this phone (bluetooth quit working,) Verizon told me that an app was probably causing the problem. So, I reset the phone and re-installed the apps a few at a time to see if I could find which one was the culprit. Never did figure out which one was the bad guy though, probably because I only re-installed only the apps I actually used.11-18-2010 01:21 PM
- I had the same problem last week.
I tried everything I could think of (or read here) 16gb card half full as reported by INC. PC said it had 82 mb used and the rest free...Couldnt move data off card to PC. Ended up PC formatting it and using a 30 day old back up of the card from my pc. Thankfully I only lost some cam pix. A real pain. My buddy has nuked 3 16gb cards with his inc. Bad luck or is this phone an sd card killer??11-18-2010 10:28 PM
- Hey folks,
I think one of the main problems here has to do with the photos on my SD card. I'm pretty sure they or their thumbnails are corrupted.
I want to format the SD card and start fresh, but I want to save the apps that I have installed on the card, and the data that goes with them (scores in games, notes, etc.) How can I do this while still being able to get rid of the corrupted stuff?
Is it as easy as using AppBrain (does that handle the file-save information?) Should I just wipe the card and transfer back to it the folders that I've pulled off? Is it that easy?
Thanks...11-27-2010 10:13 PM
- I have never had SD problems on my incredible. Did any of you guys install an app to SD prior to the card failing? Could bad app coding be the issue? Someone mentioned tunny browser I believe that is dolphin hd.11-28-2010 12:27 AM
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It is one of those training-camp dramas that is being played out under the radar.
Chris Van Zeyl is quietly putting himself into position to challenge for the starting job as the Argonauts' right tackle.
It is a position that has been owned the past two seasons by Brian Ramsay and might still be if not for a knee injury last season.
"It's exciting for me right now," said Van Zeyl, 26, yesterday. "I don't look at it so much as Ramsay isn't playing and it's my opportunity. I'm still young and new to the position and I'm learning something new every day."
Converted from the defensive line after graduating from McMaster University, Van Zeyl started last year as a backup to Ramsay. But when Ramsay went down, Van Zeyl started the final three games.
Since training camp opened, he has taken most of the reps at right tackle.
"I wasn't sure what was going to happen. You don't expect to get more reps but you want to get more," said Van Zeyl.
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Selfie destruct: Football fans fear Brazil's mobile network is under par
ENGLAND fans heading to the World Cup with worries about disease, crime and ticket touts, face a new tournament horror – no online selfies.
Supporters wanting to post pictures of themselves with stars like Three Lions skipper Steven Gerrard, 34, or tweet about the games, will struggle to get internet access.
Brazil's ill-equipped mobile network will not be able to cope with the thousands of fans keen to boast to pals back home about their World Cup exploits.
More seriously, emergency calls could also be blocked by jammed mobile phone towers struggling to handle demand.
Locals say the South American country's mobile systems are severely lacking as a result of its government and telephone companies failing to prepare for the month-long tournament.
"We've learned from the Confederations Cup and put specific trucks outside the stadium to enhance connectivity"Thierry Weil, Fifa spokesman
Mobile network blackouts are also threatened. Even without a massive football tournament, Brazilians say calls often cut out and accessing the net on a smartphone is mind-numbingly slow.
Government investment was supposed to remedy the problem before the World Cup, with leaders promising a fast 4G mobile network in the 12 cities hosting the matches. But that did not happen.
During last year's Confederations Cup final, a dress rehearsal for the World Cup, it was nearly impossible to send a text message or make a call from inside Rio's Maracana stadium.
Fifa spokesman Thierry Weil said: "We've learned from the Confederations Cup and put specific trucks outside the stadium to enhance connectivity.
"But, to be honest, having 70,000 in a stadium where everybody wants to make a phone call at half-time…well, I'd say you better talk to your boyfriend or girlfriend ahead of the game."
American Christopher Gaffney, a visiting professor on urban planning at Rio's Federal Fluminense University, believes fans face a frustrating time.
He said: "World Cup visitors won't be able to communicate the way they want to.
"Instagram, Twitter, social media will not function at world-class levels but at Brazilian levels, so people visiting Brazil will experience the frustrations we face every day."
Problems with the mobile network emerged as demand soared and the nation's infrastructure failed to keep pace.
There are 272million mobile phone lines and 200million people in the country, according to Brazil's telecommunications regulator Anatel.
Telephone companies blame the authorities for what they say is excessive red tape required to construct more phone towers to improve mobile services.
But government officials complain the telecommunications firms have signed up tens of millions of customers without adequately improving the mobile network.


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