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A. Scott Anderson: Give Utah cities power to increase transit funding
1covey Salt Lake City, UTJan. 27, 2014 10:00 p.m.
UTA took away a number of bus stops- that really encouraged using the bus. And it cost money to remove the signs. But, really, even if 90% of commuters/car drivers used mass transit, would air quality improve up to the next level (i.e. red to yellow; yellow to green), when we have an inversion? We should strive to reduce emissions; but, that may not be enough. Are there ways to actually clean the air? Hopefully, somebody is looking into this aspect of the problem.
Fitness Freak Salt Lake City, UTJan. 25, 2014 11:19 a.m.
I would certainly vote AGAINST any attempt to throw more money at UTA - unless - they take whatever steps are necessary to lower the obscene salaries of management at UTA.
UTA SHOULD be part of UDOT. Its' only natural since both UDOT and UTA are in the business of transportation.
As things currently stand; ANY extra money going to UTA, I fear, would go to nothing but higher salaries for the UTA bosses.
marxist Salt Lake City, UTJan. 25, 2014 12:22 a.m.
As my handle indicates I am a socialist mostly. I believe society needs some big time socialist solutions, particularly in areas like health care and the environment. But I do think private enterprise should continue in some areas, one of them being transportation. I am one of the decreasing number of people who remember the private Bamberger RR, operating between Salt Lake and Ogden. In terms of speed, frequency of service, and recovery from stops its service was vastly superior to that of UTA Frontrunner. One of my proposals, before the construction of Frontrunner between SLC and Ogden was to find a short line concessionaire to operate the old D&RGW trackage between those two cities to provide a reference point for UTA, and besides, the trackage was already in place! Think of the savings. My suggestion received no attention by anybody. It was a good idea nevertheless.
kiddsport Fairview, UTJan. 24, 2014 2:23 p.m.
How about giving employers an incentive to keep workers at home two or three days out of the week? So many employees could work from home but are not allowed because their managers need to see BIS.
Mike Richards South Jordan, UtahJan. 24, 2014 7:39 a.m.
No one has granted the "right" to government to rob from the poorest members of society to promote any "service" that does not serve everyone equally. TRAX and Frontrunner do not serve the needs of most of us. It is unthinkable that someone working for Zion's Bank would promote the confiscation of private funds for TRAX or anything like TRAX. What is he thinking? In a society where many of us work multiple jobs to pay our bills, why would he have us spend another two hours per day waiting for a bus to take us to the TRAX station and then taking a bus from the TRAX station to our workplace when we can drive there in ten minutes? I think that his "solution" is absurd and that it would unfairly tax those who cannot afford the time to dilly-dally with TRAX.
Makid Kearns, UTJan. 24, 2014 6:28 a.m.
I do agree that the cap needs to be removed. I also think that any bill that would raise or remove the cap needs to specify that a portion of the increase must be used to keep fares cheap.
By cheap I mean current bus and Trax fares would be reduced to between $1.00 and $1.25 each way. Frontrunner fares would also drop 50%-60% in price.
Doing this alone would increase ridership 50% from where it is currently. That would mean 7.5% of the population using transit.
Using the rest as follows would have similar increases:
Double Tracking/Electrification of Frontrunner - 15 Min service -- Estimated to be nearly 300% more riders or 40,000 daily
10 to 15 minute headways on major bus routes and tripling of high frequency service areas -- Estimated to be 200% increase in bus riders or roughly 150,000 daily riders.
BRT, LRT and Streetcar expansion on the unified plan would increase usage along their planned routes by between 50,000 and 75,000 daily riders.
The numbers above are based on ridership in 2020. In total we could see in 2020 between 350,000 and 500,000 daily transit users. Or in other words, 12% to 16% transit usage.
marxist Salt Lake City, UTJan. 24, 2014 12:19 a.m.
Frontrunner, along all of its route, must become more of a transit workhorse that it is now. How? More stops and more power in the train consists. Right now, Frontrunner is useless to many who live along its route.


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Slough off the Rough Stuff
Slough off the Rough Stuff
I remember back in the day, I had the luxury of leisurely mornings in the bathroom. I could brush teeth and hair. Wash face. A microdermabrasion, if needed. Serum. Moisturize. SPF. Even makeup, should the day warrant its use. My trick to such luxury? I knew the formula. Infant + bouncy chair = time.
With a 3-year-old, I'm on the go. Some might say, I'm a go-go dancer. Instead of white go-go boots and crazy dance moves, it's white cream along my hair line (no time to blend in) and crazy dancing around packed schedules.
Now that spring's here, it's important to put winter behind us…literally. This means adding an extra step to your cleansing routine in the morning. Exfoliating. Getting all those dry skin flakes off to reveal a glow of fresh skin. Ugh. More time.
Enter cleansing exfoliators. One product. Two steps. Beautiful skin. Another formula I like.
Benefit's Cosmetics Honey Snap Out of It Scrub: My all time fave. Soft almonds, natural honey and Vitamin E leave your skin simply sumptuous. Extra bonus if you have time: leave it on for three minutes for a mini-mask and exfoliator in one!
L'ORéAL Paris GO 360˚ Clean Deep Exfoliating Scrub: This even has a cute little pop-out "scrublet" cleansing disk. A high foam with natural apricot seed powder and salicylic acid sends skin full circle to renewed beauty.
Cat Cosmetics' Cleansing Grains: Use this one only twice a week on your entire face or only on problem areas. Helps diminish fine lines too. Yippee!
Kinerase Photofacials Daily Exfoliating Cleanser: I don't know what qualifies as a superfruit, but this has them. It polishes away rough skin with the enzymes and micro-exfoliating particles.
ZO Skin Health Offects Exfoliating Cleanser: Encapsulated Vitamin E and smoothing micro-beads for skin zo beautiful. OK, that was bad. Sorry.
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I have heard of Jamba Juice before. I have seen Jamba Juice before. In fact I've walked past it in our mall many times. I've just never taken the opportunity to step inside and see what Jamba Juice had to offer.
Jamba Juice offers a variety of fruit smoothies, steel-cut oatmeal, sandwiches, all-natural baked goods and other healthy treats. I knew whatever it was that they offered had to be good because every time I walked by there was a line. Never, ever did I see the place empty.
I learned that Jamba Juice was offering consumers a "boost" of Quaker in their smoothies (.25 cents extra). I am a fan of Quaker products. Plus just one boost can provide you with 16 games of whole grains, which is equal to a full serving. I know for a fact that I don't get enough whole grains in my diet. What better way to get whole grains in your diet than with a flavorful fruit smoothie.
I stopped by our local Jamba Juice at the mall and decided to try it out for myself. It was hard to select which smoothie I wanted. They all sounded so good.
Once I made my selection I asked the gentleman taking my order for a boost of Quaker.
I wasn't sure what to expect. I was thinking that the boost was just a spoonful of oats. It might very well be but once it's put in the blender is grinds it up into a very fine "powder" like substance. You can't even notice it in the smoothie.
I did noticed from time to time that a little piece of grain was in my mouth. Nothing horrible. It was barely noticeable. That had to be from the boost of Quaker.
To give you an idea of just how much I enjoyed my Jamba Juice smoothie with a boost of Quaker I went back to the mall two other times in a matter of two weeks and each time stopped by Jamba Juice to try a new smoothie flavor – all with a boost of Quaker. 🙂 It's my new favorite thing. Lucky for me Jamba Juice is only at our local mall. I am not a fan of going to the mall so I won't be stopping by daily. I have a feeling if one was closer I'd be there every day.
The new Quaker boost is available at Jamba Juice locations across the country. To find a location near you please visit www.JambaJuice.com. You can also check them out on Facebook and Twitter. They are also on Pinterest.
Do you have a Jamba Juice near you? Have you tried the new Quaker boost yet? What is your favorite Jamba Juice smoothie?
I have a $20 Jamba Juice gift card to give to a lucky reader so that he/she can try out a Jamba Juice smoothie with a boost of Quaker.
This giveaway is open to US residents only and will end on August 31, 2013 at 11:59 PM (EST). The winner will be chosen at random using a random number generator from all eligible entries. The winner will be notified via e-mail and will have three days to reply or a new winner will be chosen in their place.
To enter please comment on this post and tell me what you favorite kind of smoothie is AND if you plan on trying to Quaker boost if you are the lucky winner?
For extra entries you can use the Rafflecopter widget (below) but you must complete the initial entry requirement or the additional entries won't qualify (I do check). Extra entries are optional.
*I received a free gift card to try out a smoothie with the Quaker boost. All the additional trips were funded by myself. The opinions expressed are entirely my own and not influenced in any way.


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Seizures Post Intracerebral Hemorrhage
This study has been completed.
Wolfson Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First Posted: May 4, 2010
Last Update Posted: June 12, 2014
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Dr. Yair Lampl, Wolfson Medical Center
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This study examines early antiepileptic treatment with valproic acid for acute cerebral hemorrhage against a placebo group immediately post event to evaluate the outcome of these patients regarding seizures and neurological outcome.
|Post Cerebral Hemorrhage
|Drug: valproic acid Drug: placebo bid
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Are Post Intracerebal Hemorrhage Prevented By Anti-Epileptic Treatment?
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: COL4A1-related brain small-vessel disease pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent epilepsy
MedlinePlus related topics: Bleeding Seizures
Drug Information available for: Valproic acid Valproate sodium Divalproex sodiumU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Dr. Yair Lampl, Wolfson Medical Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- number of seizures [ Time Frame: study drug for 1 month and 1 year follow up ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- neurological outcome NIHSS [ Time Frame: during 1 month study drug and 1 year post follow up ]
|Study Start Date:
|February 2003
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: valproic acid
Valproic acid given orally 400mg twice daily
Drug: valproic acid
treatment of 1 month dosage of 400 mg BIDDrug: placebo bid
Placebo Comparator: placebo
Placebo twice daily for one month
|Drug: placebo bid
Information from the National Library of Medicine
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- cerebral hemorrhage spontaneous
Exclusion Criteria:
- early seizures
Contacts and Locations
Information from the National Library of Medicine
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01115959
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01115959
Sponsors and Collaborators
Wolfson Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|ronit gilad, md
|E Wolfson med center
|Principal Investigator:
|ronit gilad, md
|E wofson med center
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
|Responsible Party:
|Dr. Yair Lampl, Professor Yair Lampl, Wolfson Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01115959 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Submitted:
|May 2, 2010
|First Posted:
|May 4, 2010
|Last Update Posted:
|June 12, 2014
|Last Verified:
|May 2010
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Pathologic Processes
Intracranial Hemorrhages
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Valproic Acid
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
GABA Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antimanic Agents
Tranquilizing Agents
Central Nervous System Depressants
Psychotropic Drugs


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Amy Marie — Babe of the Day
Meet Amy Marie, a 26-year-old from Baltimore, Maryland. Think she's a Ravens fan? Yeah, we don't care either.
Meet Amy Marie, a 26-year-old from Baltimore, Maryland. Think she's a Ravens fan? Yeah, we don't care either.
Katie Sue is a 25-year-old living the good life in the Hamptons.
Brandi Nicole is a 26-year-old model from Indianapolis, Indiana.
Leanna Decker is a 21-year old model from Huntington, West Virginia. Leanne also happens to be Playboy's Cybergirl of the Year for 2012, so there's a good chance you've seen her online prior to now.
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Carole Ann is a 28-year-old model from Silver Spring, Maryland.
Miss Tracy King is a 26-year-old model from Columbia, South Carolina.


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RIVERDALE — Police were investigating an odd extortion case Wednesday involving two men who have both been married to the same woman.
The blackmailing came to a head over the weekend when one man demanded sexual favors from the other and threatened to kill him if he refused, according to police.
Michael Bruce Seach, 49, was charged Wednesday in 2nd District Court with forcible sodomy and object rape, both first-degree felonies, and possession of a weapon by a restricted person, a third-degree felony.
The alleged victim told police that for the past seven to 10 months, Seach has demanded that the victim pay him off to prevent him from releasing some undisclosed information that he obtained from being married to the victim's former wife.
"Through that relationship, the suspect had gained some information on the victim and was using that information to extort him for money. And then had eventually used that information to extort him for the sexual assault and then had threatened his life if he did not participate," said Riverdale Police Lt. James Ebert.
The victim initially declined the sexual proposals. That's when Seach threatened his life in the Willard area, Ebert said. Between Saturday night and Sunday morning, the man was sexually assaulted at the Motel 6 on Riverdale Road.Comment on this story
The man escaped and ran to the front lobby to call police. Officers found him with a blindfold still around his neck, Ebert said.
That's when the alleged extortion story began to unfold. Ebert said the victim gave Seach money and signed over the title of his vehicle to him. Based on surveillance video, the lieutenant said investigators believed the allegations were true.
He said additional people were being interviewed and there were "more unusual parts of the case" that would come out at a later time.
Editor's note: This story originally identified Seach as Seath, and has been updated to correct the error.
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Tom Edison Stakes winner Smart Enough looks to build a three-race winning streak and secure his first grade II victory when he headlines the Nearctic Stakes (Can-IIT) Oct. 21 at Woodbine.
The 4-year-old Horse Chestnut gelding moves back out to six furlongs for the first time since his victory in the Scotts Highlander Stakes (gr. IIIT) four races ago. His last two starts–and subsequent victories–came at five furlongs in the Oct. 6 Tom Edison Stakes at Meadowlands and the Sept. 3 Turf Monster Handicap at Philadelphia Park. In 13 starts for trainer Dr. John R.S. Fisher and breeder/owner Edith Dixon, he has only finished off the board once, when he threw in an uncharacteristic eighth-place finish in the 1 1/16-mile Oceanport Stakes (gr. IIIT)—his lone start beyond a mile.
Smart Enough is out of the Polish Numbers mare Quick 'n Smart.
Smart Enough shares the top weight of 119 with challenger Ecclesiastic, third in the Kentucky Cup Turf Dash at Kentucky Downs. The Marty Wolfson-trained son of Pulpit won the six-furlong Jaipur Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Belmont Sept. 22, but had not won a race prior to that event since March.
Seeking redemption after a 12th-place finish in the Woodbine Mile (Can-IT), George Mikhalides' Dead Red caries two pounds less than those two and looks to return to the winning ways that saw him gain a victory in the Aug. 11 Turf Sprint Championship Handicap at Calder, while the Christophe Clement trainee Quietly Mine seeks a win after a pair of second-place finishes in the Sept 9 Lights and Music Stakes and the Inside the Beltway Stakes at Belmont Park.
Moth Ball, Castle Heights, Dark Missile, and Heros Reward complete the field.
$500,000 Nearctic Stakes (Can-IIT), Woodbine, Oct. 21, race 9, approximate post 5:05 p.m., six furlongs for 3-year-olds and up, turf
PP, Horse, Weight, Jockey
1. Moth Ball, 117, Mike Smith
2. Quietly Mine, 116, Garrett Gomez
3. Castle Heights, 117, Emile Ramsammy
4. Smart Enough, 119, Christopher DeCarlo
5. Ecclesiastic, 119, Jose Valdivia, Jr.
6. Dark Missile, 114, Martin J. Dwyer
7. Dead Red, 117, Olivier Peslier
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Professional Sewage Damage and Sewage Backup Maryland and Washington DC
Regardless of what area of Maryland or Washington DC or any state in the United States you are in, sewage backups are dangerous and repulsive. While you can attempt to do the clean-up yourself, there are health hazards and risks to consider
Sewage damage victims often do not realize that cleaning up the damage with sanitizer is not enough to clean and disinfect your home or office. Disease carrying sewage can easily hide in areas such as drywall, carpeting, furniture, clothes and other porous items.
As recently as twenty years ago, insurance companies believed that carpeting could be cleaned and sanitized after sewage damage. The thought process was that the steam from a carpet cleaning machine combined with a disinfectant would kill any diseases that sewage and sewer water carried. However, it was realized that there was no guarantee that the areas inside of the fibers and in between the secondary and primary layers of the carpet were completely disinfected. Once it was recognized that carpet cleaning was not a guarantee of decontamination, it became standard policy that carpet must be removed and disposed of.
Drywall presents another problem. Like carpeting, drywall easily absorbs liquids. Sewage absorbed drywall creates not only mold growth, but can distribute communicable diseases such as hepatitis and AIDS. This is why it is vital to remove all infected drywall! Furniture and clothing pose similar challenges. These items absorb liquids they come into contact with and it is virtually impossible to guarantee decontamination.
The question then becomes how to remove the carpet, drywall and personal items without sewage splashing in your nose, mouth and eyes. Without training and experience, the chance of breaking skin and infecting a person becomes a very real possibility. As well, most citizens do not realize that is against certain state laws to dispose of sewage contaminated materials through your regular trash. Sewage is a biohazard material and thus MUST be discarded properly to prevent legal liability.
Many homeowners believe that the sewage backing up in their home is their own sewage from their own system. That belief is false as sewage from the man line leading to their home actually comes from other homes as well. Although people believe that their neighbors are good people, there are those neighbors that choose lifestyles that involve deadly diseases. Those diseases may flow into a home that has a sewage back up issue.
That is why it is crucial to hire a licensed and certified bio-hazard clean-up company when faced with a sewage problem in your home or office. They will come to your location in full protective gear, follow IICRC guidelines as well as all state and local laws. OSHA also has strict guidelines for cleaning up sewage in your home. This not only alleviates your legal responsibility, but keeps you and your family, tenants, employees, co-workers, etc. safe and protected!
So when faced with a sewage back in a home or business, realize there are many additional factors when cleaning up sewage back ups. Always remember to be safe when dealing with sewage and remember that sewage is a bio hazard material.


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Listening to the fight and argument over the nation's debt ceiling last month, one cannot help but feel that vast policy differences divide democrats from republicans. The democrats and republicans seem unrelenting in their shared willingness to fight, name call, and accuse the other side of bad faith. Given this, it may serve us well to investigate further what else the two men arguing have in common.
To analyze the differences between the democrats and the republicans on the nation's debt, the line chart below defines the spectrum of policy choices available. On one extreme, we could aggressively reduce the 14.5 trillion (T) in US debt by running surpluses and paying down obligations; on the other extreme, we could aggressively expand the debt by running greater deficits and borrowing more; or, we could pick some happy medium in between.
Using this spectrum, we can now compare President Obama's Budget (democrat) with the Ryan Plan (republican) to see their differences over the debt. The Obama budget calls for $5.7 trillion (T) in government spending in 2021, and the Ryan Plan calls for $4.7T in government spending in 2021. Discounting for an historical inflation rate of 3.21%, Obama's budget proposes that, in today's dollars, government spending should top 4.16T, up 15% from where we are today. In contrast, the Ryan Plan asserts that government spending should ebb to 3.43T, down 4.8% from where we are today.
While each side believes it can divine and increase economic inflows 10 years from now, it seems a less speculative approach to benchmark each proposal's spending against the actual inflows of today. Inflation adjusted, the Obama expenditure of 4.16T yields an annual deficit of 2.14T against today's inflows, and we would have to borrow $0.55 cents on the dollar to meet his expenditures (the writer notes that if Obama obtained his stated tax increases with no negative effects to the economy, the Obama deficit would only grow to 1.8T, requiring only $0.46 cents on the dollar in borrowing). Inflation adjusted, the Ryan Plan of 3.43T implies a deficit of 1.41T per annum against today's inflows, and we would have to borrow $0.39 cents on the dollar to meet Ryan's expenditures.
Option 1: spend to where we borrow $0.46 to $0.55 cents on the dollar; Option 2: spend to where we borrow $0.39 cents on the dollar. Option 1: increase the nation's debt by 12% to 15% EACH YEAR in real terms, or Option 2: increase the nation's debt by 10% EACH YEAR in real terms. Each of the next 10 years, both options materially add to the US debt that already stands at 683% of current inflows. Simply, when built against today's reality as opposed to tomorrow's dreams, the Obama Budget and the Ryan Plan are next-door policy neighbors, inhabiting the leftmost segment. Both plans reside on an extreme outpost, nowhere near the middle of the number line. In the case of the democrats and the republicans on the matter of the debt, two men arguing have much in common.
Given the policy proximity, we cannot help but recognize the irony of republicans accusing the democrats of profligacy and of the democrats dubbing the republicans "extremists." This reminds us of Charles Anderson, who said, "Observe which side resorts to the most vociferous name-calling and you are likely to have identified the side with the weaker argument and they know it." The republicans and democrats share a position and their antics, Anderson would posit, suggest a weak argument on both parts. It is little wonder they try to confuse the argument even further, labeling left as right, further left as center, and the center--no further debt--as terrorism. So, the next time you see the "left" and the "right" beating on one another and arguing their lilliputian differences, take a pause, scrutinize the facts, and always remember, two men arguing have much in common.


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Vaccine, microchip clinic at Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark Animal Foundation will host a microchip and vaccine clinic from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the animal shelter.
Microchips are $25 and includes free registration of the chip.
Rabies vaccinations, as well as yearly DA2PP, Bordatella and FVRCP vaccinations, for both dogs and cats, are being offered for $15 each.
All dogs must be on leashes and all cates must be in carriers.
Fairfield Animal Hospital's Dr. Bill Pollak is donating his time for the clinic. All proceeds benefit the animals and programs of Noah's Ark Animal Foundation.


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Jose Theodore and some locked-out Florida teammates are trying to make "the best out of a bad situation."
"Honestly, this group is having a good time together," Theodore said. "We're in Florida, so that's pretty good. It's starting to get cold everywhere else. We're coming here and working hard and it's not the best scenario - I would rather be playing games - but afterward we can play tennis or golf." The group consists of 10 players who meet at the Panthers' training facility three times a week.


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text: I would like a material cutting machine for christmas and trying to research a few to see which one works best. Do you have a cutting machine??? If so which brand, model and does it work? How costly is it to maintain? Would you buy that same one again or do you have another on your wish list? I do have a cricut but I have never used that for cutting material. Has anyone used it for that? if so what type of cutting blade, press. Does it work well?


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All Bright Electric – Out Now!
Our new album is out today! Great to finally get it out there. We hope you enjoy it. We'd love to hear your thoughts and favourite tracks via Feeder Facebook page, Twitter or Instagram. Thanks to all of those of you that have supported us so far – we'll see you on the road in the next 2 weeks! Grab your copy of All Bright Electric here. Cheers Grant and Taka x.


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Taliban offers to swap American POW for five Gitmo detaineesThu Jun 20, 2013
Cleveland victims in contact since rescueSat May 11, 2013
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'It was a sign': Lapsed Catholics lured back by Pope FrancisWed Apr 10, 2013
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Wal-Mart plans to hire 100,000 veteransTue Jan 15, 2013
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Richard Engel and NBC News team freed from captors in SyriaTue Dec 18, 2012
Barbara Bush recalls daughter's death: 'I saw her spirit go'Tue Nov 20, 2012
'Meatless Mondays': LA urges residents to turn vegetarian one day a weekSat Nov 10, 2012
- Funny remarks on what think of Meatless Mondays.I love meat but can't afford to eat it 7 days a week.So Meatless Mondays would be a good frugal way of purposely not eating meat on Mondays.Just learned Meatless Monday has been around since 2003 so this isn't a new concept. Also meatless days were don …


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Have you truly ever sat down and pondered the question: "What do my customers want?"
In this article, we'll explore this question along with strategies for uncovering the deepest desires of the ones that keep your business running.
Why the market matters
Thousands of industries, millions of products, and billions of consumers is what you're up against when you take the entrepreneur leap; a bad choice in the products you create (or promote) will lead to a disastrous venture.
Knowing what your market wants reveals the following:
- The solutions to a consumers needs (aka: the product)
- How much consumers are willing to spend
- Where you will find your desired customer
The answers all stem from the single question as stated in the beginning of this article but knowing this information is just the beginning – how do you implement these ideas generated from this query?
Five ways to discover a buyers market
Knowing the products to promote, how much consumers are willing to spend, and where you will find these individuals is only the first half of the equation that is … business. Now, let's example five different methods for discovering a market of hungry buyers.
- Keyword Research. Use keyword tools to discover the exact phrases and keywords consumers are using to find products and services on the web. The keyword, incidentally, will also reveal your market because it shows the buying habits, competition from advertisers, and related search terms they use for their online research.
- Social Monitoring. Begin monitoring social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter for both existing advertising campaigns and what real people are discussing such as their problems, ideas, and goals. Align your business to answering common problems and the ideas will lead you to the perfect product or service selection.
- Ask Them. Don't rely on your own judgment – ask your existing audience what they're willing to buy – find the solution to the problem. Few businesses pay close attention to their community; they should because the next big idea could come from within.
- Lurk Forums. Get active on hot-spots and online forums to see what users say about existing products from your competitors; find an alternative solution and begin marketing to these same individuals.
- Mirror Industries. Call your competitor on the phone and use social engineering tricks to reveal their direction for business; mirror the moves they're making but put your own spin on its approach. Beat your competitors to the punch with a better offering.
There you have it. You're not ready to conquer your market – go get 'em!


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A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
Cool As Ice Cubes, Sharp As Darts
Coming to you this week from The Town Hall in New York City, it's a live broadcast performance of A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. With special guests, masters of many musical moods, The Bacon Brothers, and composer Peter Schickele and the Semi-Pro Musica Antiqua. Also with us, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Erica Rhodes, and Fred Newman; The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band; and the latest News from Lake Wobegon.
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Segment 1
- 00:00:00 Logo
- 00:00:12 Tishomingo Blues - GK, The Semi-Pro Musica Antiqua and Shoe Band
- 00:04:45 GK Opens
- 00:09:08 Federal Law - GK and Shoe Band
- 00:11:18 Sugar Babe (It's All Over Now) - Pat Donohue, GK and Shoe Band
- 00:14:35 Guy Noir Script
- 00:25:20 Baby Sees Manhattan (Hush Little Baby) - GK and Shoe Band
- 00:31:12 Powdermilk Biscuit Break
Segment 2
- 00:33:12 GK talks about the Neglected Instruments
- 00:34:45 Rhubarb Script
- 00:38:32 GK talks with Peter Schickele
- 00:40:54 Joy to the World, Especially to Out-of-Work Musicians - Peter Schickele and The Semi-Pro Musica Antiqua
- 00:47:14 Mom Script
- 00:52:45 GK introduces The Bacon Brothers
- 00:53:28 493 Miles - The Bacon Brothers
- 00:57:24 GK talks with Kevin and Michael Bacon
- 00:58:45 Only a Good Woman - The Bacon Brothers
- 01:03:56 Intermission - She Loves You
Segment 3
- 01:07:50 GK Greetings
- 01:11:14 Diamonds in the Rough - GK, The Semi-Pro Musica Antiqua and Shoe Band
- 01:16:18 GK talks with Peter Schickele
- 01:17:15 The Mule - Peter Schickele, Michele Eaton and Brian Dougherty
- 01:18:44 Three Step Crab Dinner - Peter Schickele, Michele Eaton and Brian Dougherty
- 01:20:02 O Serpent - Peter Schickele, Michele Eaton and Brian Dougherty
- 01:22:28 In the Hearts of the Smallest Creatures - Shoe Band and Melanie Feld
Segment 4
- 01:25:15 News From Lake Wobegon
Segment 5
- 01:40:35 Memorize - The Bacon Brothers
- 01:43:58 GK talks with The Bacon Brothers
- 01:45:00 36 Cents - The Bacon Brothers
- 01:49:10 The Beautiful Blue Danube - GK, The Semi-Pro Musica Antiqua and Shoe Band
- 01:51:28 Cleaning Lady Script
- 01:53:45 Fiscal Script
- 01:56:32 GK Credits
- 01:57:40 Forked Deer - Richard Kriehn, Andy Stein and Shoe Band
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Old Sweet Songs: A Prairie Home Companion 1974-1976
Lovingly selected from the earliest archives of A Prairie Home Companion, this heirloom collection represents the music from earliest years of the now legendary show: 1974–1976. With songs and tunes from jazz pianist Butch Thompson, mandolin maestro Peter Ostroushko, Dakota Dave Hull and the first house band, The Powdermilk Biscuit Band (Adam Granger, Bob Douglas and Mary DuShane).


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Brighton Fringe: The Bob Blackman Appreciation Society
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Episode #207 of Six Pixels of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast is now live and ready for you to listen to. This is also episode #31 of Media Hacks.
It's not about whether or not banner advertising works, it's about how we are designing the Internet. More often than not, publishers create pages that are better for their advertisers than they are for their consumers. When that happens, consumers vote with their clicks, their Facebook status updates and with their tweets. The model for the Internet, Marketing and communications is more complex than ever. In this episode of Media Hacks, Christopher S. Penn, Hugh McGuire and myself explore some of the bigger changes that are happening online right now. This includes new developments like Apple's Retina Display as well as what email can (and should) do better. Enjoy the conversation...
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November 29, 2001
Calvin Wins State Math Competition
Calvin College has once again claimed the top spot in a state-wide math competition.
Calvin finished tied for first with Albion College on the Michigan Autumn Take Home (MATH) Challenge competition for 2001. Each team scored 84 points. This was the eighth year the competition has been held and the sixth time a Calvin team has come in first. There were 32 teams that competed from 12 colleges and smaller state universities with all but three of the competing schools in Michigan.
Calvin's winning team members were Ryan Admiraal (Ripon, CA/Ripon Christian), David Koop (Grand Rapids, MI/Grand Rapids Christian) and Michelle Visser (McBain, MI/Northern Michigan Christian). All three are Calvin seniors and math majors with Koop also doing a bachelor of computer science degree. The trio has a combined grade point average of 3.93 (on a 4.0 scale).
The MATH Challenge consists of a set of mathematics problems that teams of students solve at their home institutions. Calvin professor Tom Jager was the faculty advisor for the Calvin team.
The MIAA fared well in this year's contest. A Hope College finished third with 80 points. MIAA schools Alma and Kalamazoo colleges tied for sixth. A second Albion team finished eighth.
In the spring Calvin will compete in the Lower Michigan Mathematics Competition, held annually since 1977. During that time, teams from Calvin have won 12 times. Hope has claimed eight crowns and Kalamazoo College four. In addition to MIAA schools, many of the state universities compete as well.
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Jack Thompson Interview
play.tm interviews Jack Thompson, an attorney and a leading figure in the fight against violence in today's video games.
"[victims] sometimes harmed by kids made more aggressive and more violent by the murder simulators..."
I'm sure that many people in the gaming community don't disagree with most your views on selling violent games to minors. Given this, don't you think you would get more support for your cause by being less overtly threatening towards what remains a popular past time?
I'm not out to make friends. I have enough of those. I'm out to accomplish something to protect children and the innocent victims who are sometimes harmed by kids made more aggressive and more violent by the murder simulators on which they practice that violence.
[...] Cocaine is a popular "past time," too. That doesn't make its consumption, certainly by kids, something we ought to look away from. I don't gauge what I do based upon polls, and certainly not polls of gamers. I couldn't care less what some 14-year-old thinks is good or not good for him. I listen to scientists, health care providers, public safety officials, and I base what I do based upon their findings, not what some readers of Game Informer magazine wish was true because of how they waste their time.
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Attention All Estates and Trusts Professors (And Pet Lovers)
Jeffrey Toobin has written a must-read article about a $12 million trust that Leona Helmsley established for the benefit of her dog, Trouble. I usually cover the topic of honorary trusts quite quickly, but this semester I'm going to slow down a bit. If nothing else, Trouble's trust should force students to contemplate the extent to which they are committed to dead-hand control. Beyond the obvious concerns about spending millions on a single dog, as Toobin points out, Trouble herself probably would have been happiest if she had simply been adopted by a dog-loving family.
As an aside, we all know how prickly adult children can get when a step-parent receives the bulk of the decedent's property. But imagine if the children are disinherited because of a dog . . . .


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With a stay at Capella Marigot Bay Resort and Marina Saint Lucia in Marigot Bay, you'll be near the bay and minutes from Marigot Harbour and Marigot Bay. This 5-star resort is within close proximity of Roseau Valley Banana Plantation and L'Anse la Raye Beach.
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Every night I do up your 7 biggest songs on The Detroit City 7 at 7:07 and all this week during the countdown I will throw you tickets into our KRINGLE JINGLE before we hit number one!
Here is tonights 7 biggest songs!
7) Ed Sheeran – The A Team
6) Alex Clare – Too Close
5) One Direction – Live While We're Young
4) Justin Bieber / Big Sean – As Long As You Love Me
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If local area networks (LANs) were like plumbing, then Ethernet cables would be the pipes and routers the valve switchers. But data bits have a huge advantage over fluids. They don't require conduits to flow through your home or office to still be useful. Bits can be transmitted through the air, walls, and floors and arrive where needed intact. Wireless network technology has empowered the growing array of Wi-Fi appliances, and it's not just about computers anymore.
Since wireless routers usually contain four LAN (RJ-45) ports that accept Ethernet cables, they start out as wired routers. (An RJ-45 input is a wider version of the RJ-11 snap-in connection on phones.) The difference is that the wireless version also includes antenna (external or embedded) and a radio that sends and receives data to compatible devices within a couple of hundred feet.
Almost all routers include a wide area network (WAN) port, which is yet another RJ-45, for connecting the local network to the wider digital world known as the Internet. An Ethernet cable links the router most often in homes to a cable modem. Though they look the same, the WAN port usually sports a different color than the LAN ports.
With the rise of wireless Internet access through 3G cellular phone networks, some specialized routers let you create an instant hot spot for use by several of your Wi-Fi devices no matter where you happen to be, providing you can pick up the wireless broadband service to which you subscribe. People who own recreational vehicles or attend tailgate parties or go camping could bring along a notebook computer and iPod Touch and share a ramp to the Internet in their ad hoc hot spot.
Cellular routers typically get their broadband connection using the same types of modems you'd slide into the PCMCIA slot of a notebook computer or plug into a USB port. An important difference between them is which type of interface they accommodate. While the Netgear 3G Broadband Wireless Router only accepts USB-type modems, the D-Link 3G Mobile Router for EV-DO Networks and Aluratek 3G Wireless USB/PCMCIA Cellular Router (left) accept both types.
Wireless broadband speed still pales by comparison to that of a cable modem, so transmitting within a hot spot using the older Wi-Fi standards (802.11b/g) is good enough. However, if you're at home or in a hotel room using a cable TV-based Internet service provider or a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) from your phone company, you can take advantage of the faster throughput using a wireless router that integrates the newer 802.11n standard (or the less-supported 802.11a standard).
The 802.11n "standard" was finally ratified in September by an industry consortium. (For the previous few years, products with "n" specs were referred to as "draft -N.") So, now is a good time to replace your aging router with an 802.11n type, especially if you recently bought a computer or media receiver that supports the protocol or if you expect to buy one soon. (The 802.11n standard routers are downwardly-compatible to 802.11b/g equipment, so you can continue to use a range of devices.) The advantage of 802.11n wireless connections is that data is transmitted two to seven times faster than 802.11g networks. The performance gap is most noticeable at 300 feet � the outside range of a G-type network. If you send or receive high-definition video (originating from your camcorder or streamed from the Internet), and you do it wirelessly, you'll need an 802.11n or 802.11a network no matter how far apart your devices are placed . If you're using an 802.11b/g-type router, high-def video will stutter and stall. Without an upgrade, you're better off sticking to Ethernet cables.
The 802.11n router may incorporate a radio technology called MIMO (for "multiple input multiple output") that uses multiple antennas at both the transmitting and receiving ends to improve communication performance. The most advanced 802.11n routers are also dual band, transmitting simultaneously at 2.4- and 5 Gigahertz. This is a way of avoiding the crowded 2.4GHz frequency used by older Wi-Fi networks, some cordless phones and baby monitors, and microwave ovens.
Among your options are the D-Link Xtreme N Dual Band Gigabit Router (above) and Linksys Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router. The newest notebooks incorporate Dual-Band Wireless N transceivers, but if you want to upgrade an older notebook (especially one with built-in 802.11g Wi-Fi) or a desktop computer that can't be conveniently hooked up to an Ethernet cable, consider a USB or PCMCIA (PC Card) adapter with N Dual Band capability. Single band (2.4GHz) N routers include the D-Link Wireless N Router and Linksys Wireless-N Home Router (below).
The older 802.11b/g wireless standard continues to bring value to home network enthusiasts whose data requirements top out at music, photos, and standard definition video and don't push range limits. These routers are usually less expensive than N-type routers. They include the Linksys RangePlus Wireless Router and Netgear 54 Mbps Wireless Router. A b/g router with extra reach is the Bountiful WiFi BWRG1000 Long Range Wireless 802.11b/g Router. If you have DSL service, you might consider the Netgear Wireless-G ADSL Modem Router. It eliminates a separate DSL modem and the phone company's rental charge. Better still, if you want the advantages of a built-in DSL modem and N-type wireless connectivity, consider the Netgear Wireless-N Router with Built-in DSL Modem.
A benefit of installing any router � including ones conforming to the conventional 802.11b/g wireless standards � is that it contains a firewall to help protect your computer against malicious attacks from other users on the Internet. Additionally, routers feature network security software to protect your data as it is transmitted wirelessly, ensuring that outsiders can't access your files or piggyback on your broadband connection to the Internet. In the box with every router is normally a CD-ROM that you run on a LAN-linked computer. You use it to name your network, pick a password, and choose the type of security.
In terms of security, Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA2) has eclipsed the less secure Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) protocol. Also, 256-bit security is more secure than 128-bit, which is more secure than 64-bit. Other acronyms to recognize in the accompanying chart: Pre-Shared Key (PSK) mode; Personal Information Number (PIN); Push Button Configuration (PBC); Media Access Control (MAC) address. It's not necessary to understand this technical jargon in setting up your router. A lot of the setup today is guided and nearly automatic. What is important is that you remember your password and keep it secret unless you don't mind neighbors borrowing your bandwidth to access the Internet. Apple's AirPort Extreme Base Station lets you set up a separate Wi-Fi network with a separate password for guests so they can get on the internet without having access to your computers.
As for additional wired features, some routers now include a USB port for a shared printer or a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device. Apple's AirPort Extreme and D-Link's Xtreme N Gigabit (DIR-655) and Xtreme N Dual Band (DIR-825) Routers, for instance, each let you attach a compatible printer to its port so that several computers on your home or office network can share it wirelessly. As for a NAS device, the advantage is that several computers or media receivers on your network may be able to access such centralized storage. Two N-type wireless routers with USB ports are the Linksys Wireless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link and Belkin N+ Wireless Router (right). Alternatively, there are plenty of network servers available that you can attach to one of any router's Ethernet (LAN) ports. These include HP's MediaSmart Servers and the Media Hubs from Linksys. Finally, even while wireless speed has been increasing, so has wired speed. Historically, Fast Ethernet increased transfer rates from 10 to 100 megabits per second (Mbit/s). Gigabit Ethernet increases the speed to 1000 Mbit/s. N-type wireless routers with Gigabit Ethernet delivery include the D-Link Xtreme N Gigabit Router and Linksys Ultra RangePlus Wireless-N Broadband Router.
No matter which wireless router you choose, the benefits will accrue as you discover the freedom of using notebooks, netbooks, media receivers, Internet radios, streaming Blu-ray Disc players, Wi-Fi picture frames, VoIP phones, touch media players, handheld game players, Eye-Fi card-installed cameras, and more without necessarily being tethered to a jack.
A more detailed comparison of wireless routers mentioned in this article follows.
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With Manchester City FC set to take on Vancouver Whitecaps FC in a World Football Challenge (WFC) friendly on Bell Pitch at Empire Field on Monday, July 18, whitecapsfc.com will take a closer look at the English Premier League (EPL) giants in the build-up to their arrival on Canada's west coast next weekend.
Following today's introduction, the six-part series will look at the EPL club's coaching staff on Monday before looking at City's defenders on Wednesday. City's midfielders will be profiled on Thursday, while their talented set of strikers will be featured on Sunday. The final feature will look at City's goalkeepers on the day of the match, Monday, July 18.
Founded in 1880 under the original name, St. Marks (West Gordon), Manchester City Football Club play in the world-renowned English Premier League. City are owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who took ownership of the club in 2008. Considered one of the richest clubs in world soccer, Manchester City have won many accolades during their 130-year existence. They captured two English Football League First Division titles (1936-37, 1967-68), five English FA Cup titles (1904, 1934, 1956, 1969, 2011), two English League Cup titles (1970, 1976), three English FA Charity Shield titles (1937, 1968, 1972), as well as the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1970.
In the past decade, Manchester City re-invented themselves by developing a new culture and reviving their classic brand. In 2003, 'The Citizens' moved to the 48,000-seat 'Etihad Stadium' in Eastlands, Manchester, after previously inhabiting their traditional home of Maine Road from 1923 to 2003. City have also transformed their efforts on the pitch with a third-place finish in the 2010-11 EPL campaign and earning a berth in the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League 'Group Stage'. City also claimed their fifth English FA Cup title when they beat EPL rivals Stoke City FC in the final at Wembley Stadium on May 14.
Manchester City possesses some of the best talent currently playing in world soccer today. Spaniard David Silva, who won the 2008 UEFA European Championship and 2010 FIFA World Cup titles with his country, joined City in 2010 and scored 15 goals in his inaugural season. Along with a plethora of talented players like Vincent Kompany, Nigel De Jong, Yaya Toure, and Joe Hart, Manchester City currently boasts one of the most formidable-looking squads in England and Europe.
City's coaching staff is comprised of some of the brightest and most sophisticated soccer minds available. Roberto Manchini was named City manager in 2009, with Brian Kidd serving as his assistant. David Platt, Attilio Lombardo, and Fausto Salsano round out the City coaching staff, while Ivan Carminati and Massimo Battara oversee duties as goalkeeping coach and fitness coach, respectively.
While Manchester City are predominately known for their EPL squad, City's perspective on youth development closely follows their winning mentality. Manchester City Academy's primary goal is to develop young players for the future, a concept incarnated by Albert Alexander in the 1920's. After the successful development concept produced immediate results, City developed a second development team in 1955. After three decades, Manchester City Academy was brought to fruition in 1998. The venture has produced 35 players from within their system since that time, which is the highest production rate in the EPL. City will also field a reserve squad, which will compete in the 2011-12 NextGen Football Series. The U-19 league follows a UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League-style format, with the concept intended to promote opportunities through continued development and to produce high-quality talent inside the competitors' domestic countries.
As is the case with more successful soccer clubs, the backbone and heart of Manchester City is provided by a massive support base that are very loyal to their club. After their stadium move in 2003, City's average attendance consistently reaches over 40,000 fans per match. They rank sixth overall in EPL home attendances, with an estimated core fan base of over two million supporters. With a broad range of supporters groups and passionate fans worldwide, Whitecaps FC should prepare themselves for the singing of 'Blue Moon', which will undoubtedly be heard and chanted throughout the July 18 friendly at Empire Field.
With Manchester City in North America preparing for their upcoming EPL and UEFA Champions League campaigns, friendlies such as these may become an annual occurrence for Whitecaps FC and British Columbia soccer fans in the coming years. Yet, the prestige of hosting world-class squads such as Manchester City is an opportunity not to be missed.
On Monday, July 18, 2011, at 7 p.m. PT, Vancouver Whitecaps FC will face this year's English FA Cup winners, Manchester City FC, in an international friendly. Fans can purchase these tickets at all Ticketmaster Ticket Centres, online at ticketmaster.ca, or Charge-by-Phone at 1.855.6.GO-CAPS(1.866.646.2277).


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Management Professor Gordon Von Stroh dies at 69
March 15, 2012
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Gordon Von Stroh, professor in the Department of Management at the Daniels College of Business, died March 14 of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 69. Von Stroh was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, last summer.
Von Stroh joined the University as a professor of administration in 1967. He also was the longtime leader of DU's Commencement committee, preparing each year to usher new graduates across the stage and into the DU alumni community. He was director of the MBA-customized program and the master's of management program in the Daniels College.
Von Stroh was well known in Colorado for his quarterly apartment vacancy and rent surveys produced for the Apartment Association of Metro Denver and the Colorado Division of Housing. The reports were used by apartment owners, developers, analysts and news reporters for more than 30 years.
In recognition of his outstanding service to the University of Denver, the community and the professorial profession, Von Stroh received the first Faculty Service Award at DU's Convocation in October 2009.
"We will miss his wit, his wisdom and his great gift of student connection," Daniels Dean Christine Riordan said in a statement. "Gordon and his family will continue to be a source of inspiration to our students, faculty, staff, alumni and corporate leaders around the globe."
In addition to his work on numerous committees across campus, Von Stroh served in leadership positions for Rocky Mountain Communities, the Central City Opera, Cherokee Ranch and Castle Foundation, Rocky Mountain Mutual Housing, the Denver and Southwest Denver Chambers of Commerce, the Highlands Ranch Development Revenue Committee and the Highlands Ranch Communication Association Development Review Committee.
He is survived by his wife, Patrice Von Stroh (MA '91, PhD '98), and children Christina Von Stroh (BS '01, MA '03, MBA '03), Jonathan Von Stroh (MS '05, MBA '05, PhD '10) and Justin Von Stroh (JD '08, MS '09).
A celebration of Von Stroh's life will be held at 1 p.m. March 22 at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave., Denver.


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Evaporation experient
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Test purified luxR
- Aim: The aim of this experiment was to test if the purified luxR works and if the construct 2 works
- To test the purified luxR we used these protocols
- The results of this experiment can be found here
- The purified LuxR appeared to be functional in vitro, however there were stability issues that reduce the synthesis of GFPmut3b when pLux-GFPmut3b is used with purified LuxR.
- For the characterisation of the infector detector system the pTet-LuxR-pLux-GFPmut3b (construct 1) will be used.
Test pT7 in-vivo
- Aim: The aim of the test was to verify that pT7-GFP expresses in-vivo
- The test was carried out using these protocols??
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Vintage Sweetgrass Woven Baskets Collectible!!Welcome to this auction. Today's auction is for these three gorgeous small vintage baskets. These are three different designs. The three are in perfect condition. Around outside it has gorgeous decoration, please see picture 6, 7, 9, 10, 11. No darkened areas. No evidence of moisture damage. Perfect for your Collection! Dimensions are: Basket No.1 Picture 2: 11 1/4" from handle to handle x 8 1/2" cross x 1 3/4" high. Basket No 2. Picture 3: 8" cross top x 5" cross button x 1 3/4" high. Basket No.3 Picture 4: 8" cross top x 4 3/4" cross button x 2 1/4" high. Please feel free to ask for more pictures. Thank you so much!! The Sweet-grass Basket Tradition "Sweet-grass basket making has been part of the Charleston and Mt. Pleasant communities for more than 300 years. Brought to the area by slaves who came from West Africa, basket making is a traditional art form which has been passed on from generation to generation. Today, it is one of the oldest art forms of African origin in the United States. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, an old village and modern suburb on the north side of Charleston Harbor, enjoys the distinction of being the only place w this particular type of basketry is practiced. , the descendents of slaves from West Africa continue the tradition. ... read more


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Former Independent Liberal Party (ILP) chairman Robin Montano yesterday paid a six-figure number to the T&T Mortgage Finance Company (TTMF) to regain his Maraval home. In a telephone interview yesterday Montano said "all the outstanding monies and paperwork" were sent to the TTMF yesterday and it was just a matter of the bank dotting the "Is" and crossing the "Ts." He refused to disclose the exact amount he paid. "I have done everything that I needed to do and now it is up to the bank to give me back the keys," Montano said.
Bailiffs moved onto Montano's property on Monday for his failure to pay arrears on a mortgage. Insisting that the matter could have been handled in a more humane manner by the TTMF, Montano said he was given an "oral assurance" that his deadline date from December last year would have been extended to March this year. "I told the bank I had a big case coming up in March which would have more than paid out the entire mortgage.
"I was given the assurance that I would get an extension. The entire incident took me by surprise," Montano added. He said his brother, Danny, a former president of the Senate, called the TTMF yesterday informing it that all the necessary documentation which was needed was ready. Montano said the TTMF did not return the call until around 2 pm yesterday. "If they had one ounce of human kindness in them they would have called much earlier so I would have gotten back my keys today (yesterday).
"But I don't expect them to delay me any further than Thursday," Montano added. Calls to TTMF's chief executive officer Ingrid Lashley went unanswered yesterday. Messages also were not returned.


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Xen Project Developer and Design Summit 2017 CFP Guide
We're excited to announce the call for speaking proposals for Xen Project Developer and Design Summit 2017, which will be held in Budapest, Hungary, July 11-13, 2017. The Xen Project Developer and Design Summit combines the formats of Xen Project Developer Summits with Xen Project Hackathons in a larger and combined event, bringing together the Xen Project's community of developers and power users for their annual developer conference.
Dates to Remember
- CFP Close:
Friday, April 14, 2017, 23:59 PDTFriday, April 21 (Extended due to Easter), 2017, 23:59 PDT
- CFP Notifications: Friday, May 5, 2017
- Schedule Announced: Week of May 16, 2017
- Event Dates: July 11-13, 2017
Several Formats are Being Accepted for Speaking Proposals, Including:
- Presentation (2 speakers maximum)
- Panel (4 panelists maximum; New for 2017 at all Linux Foundation Events: All panels are required to have at least one female speaker.)
- Interactive Design and Problem Solving Session (2 speakers maximum): Design and problem solving sessions can be submitted as part of the CFP, but we will reserve a number of design sessions to be allocated during the event. Proposers of design sessions are expected to host and moderate design sessions following the format we have used at Xen Project Hackathons. (If you have not participated in these in the past, check out past event reports from 2016, 2015 and 2013).
First Time Submitting? Don't Feel Intimidated
We know that the open source community can be very intimidating for anybody who is interested in participating.
Xen Project events are an excellent way to get to know the community and share your ideas and the work that you are doing. You do not need to be a maintainer or a chief architect to submit a proposal. In fact, we strongly encourage first-time speakers to submit talks for all of our events. In the instance that you aren't sure about your abstract, reach out to us and we will be more than happy to work with you on your proposal.
Our events are working conferences intended for professional networking and collaboration in the Xen community and we work closely with our attendees, sponsors and speakers to help keep Xen Project events professional, welcoming and friendly. If you have any questions about participating please don't hesitate to contact us.
Suggested Topics for Presentations and Panels*:
Xen, QEMU, Linux and Other Operating Systems
- Architecture ports
- Community related topics
- Desktop virtualization
- Firmware: ACPI, UEFI, coreboot, u-Boot, etc.
- Graphics virtualization
- Hardening and security
- High availability and continuous backup
- Kernel performance and other improvements
- Live migration and fault tolerance
- Nested virtualization
- New storage features
- Real-time guest support
- Resource management (CPU, I/O, memory)
- Scaling and optimizations
- Schedulers
- Security features (including Disaggregation, XSM, Live Patching, KCONFIG, Isolation, etc.)
- Security practices
- Testing and Quality
- Unikernels and related technologies
- Xen Project in embedded and automotive
Management and Infrastructure
- Managing Xen: XL/LibXL, XAPI, Libvirt, OpenStack, etc.
- Network function virtualization
- Performance tuning
- Provisioning
- Security
- Software defined networking: Open vSwitch, OpenDaylight, etc.
*Panel Discussions: If you are proposing a panel discussion, please make sure that you list all of your potential panelists (4 maximum) in your abstract. We will request full biographies for each if a panel is accepted.
Note: New for 2017 at all Linux Foundation Events: All panels are required to have at least one female speaker.
Suggested Topics for Design and Problem Solving Sessions:
The aim of the Design and Problem Solving sessions are to give developers the opportunity to meet face-to-face to:
- Coordinate and plan upcoming features
- Discuss and agree on best practices and changes to how the community works
- Discuss and agree on the design and architecture of future functionality
- Interactive lessons learned sessions covering experiences of contributors, users and vendors
Examples of Design and Problem Solving Sessions from past Hackathons were:
- Cadence of Xen Project and maintenance releases
- Changes to the COLO architecture and interdependencies with migration v2
- Developing the architecture and design for Xen Project live patching
- Effectiveness of new Xen Project security policy
- Evolution of virtual machine introspection (including HW assistance) in the Xen Hypervisor
- How to de-privileging QEMU and the x86 emulator to reduce the impact of security vulnerabilities in those components,
- Implementing KConfig support which allows to remove parts of Xen at compile time and run-time disablement of Xen features to reduce Xen's trusted computing base.
- Planning the next stage of PVH (which led to a re-think and PVH v2)
- Planning sessions for Xen Hardware support, including:
- How to implement PCI passthrough on ARM
- How we can improve testing for the increasing range of ARM HW with support for virtualization
- How to implement alt2pm on Intel architectures
- Release planning
- Restartable Dom0 and driver domains
- Testing and testing frameworks
Proposal Guidelines
While it is not our intention to provide you with strict instructions on how to prepare your proposal, we hope you will take a moment to review the following guidelines that we have put together to help you prepare the best submission possible. To get started, here are three things that you should consider before submitting your proposal:
1. What are you hoping to get from your session?
2. What do you expect the audience to gain from your presentation?
3. How will your presentation help better the wider Xen Project ecosystem?
At the heart of Xen Project and open source is the technology. We definitely do not expect every presentation to have code snippets and technical deep-dives but here are two things that you should avoid when preparing your proposal; because they are almost always rejected due to the fact that they take away from the integrity of our events, and are rarely well-received by attendees:
1. Sales or Marketing Pitches
2. Unlicensed or Potentially Closed-Source Technologies
There are plenty of ways to hold about projects and technologies without focusing on company-specific efforts. Remember the things to consider that we mentioned above when writing your proposal and think of ways to make it interesting for attendees while still letting you share your experiences, educate the community about an issue, or generate interest in a project.
Sample Submissions
- This is your chance to *sell* your talk to the program committee, so do your best to highlight the problem/contribution/work that you are addressing in your session. The technical details are still important, but the relevance of what you are presenting will help the program committee during the selection process.
- This is the abstract that will be posted on the website schedule, so please ensure that it is in complete sentences (and not just bullet points) and that it is written in the third person (use your name instead of I).
Example: Kernel Weather Report (Jon Corbet, LWN.net) - The Linux kernel is at the core of any Linux system; the performance and capabilities of the kernel will, in the end, place an upper bound on what the system can do as a whole. In this presentation, Jon Corbet will review recent events in the kernel development community, discuss the current state of the kernel, the challenges it faces, and look forward to how the kernel may address those challenges.
Tell us how the content of your presentation will help better the ecosystem.
*Note: We realize that this can be a difficult question to answer, but as with the abstract, the relevance of your presentation is just as important as the content.
Example: Kernel Weather Report (Jon Corbet, LWN.net) - This presentation will help existing and new kernel developers better understand the state of the Linux kernel and will hopefully encourage them, and the companies that they work for, to participate more in upstream kernel development.
Panel Discussions
If you are proposing a panel discussion, please make sure that you list all of your potential panelists in your abstract. We will request full biographies if a panel is accepted.
Note: New for 2017 at all Linux Foundation Events: All panels are required to have at least one female speaker.
Design and Planning Sessions
If you are proposing a design and planning session, please clearly state:
- The problem that you are trying to solve
- How attendees of the session can contribute to solving your problem
- Whether any preparation work is desirable (including links to existing material)
The proposer of design and planning sessions is expected to moderate sessions, which are held in smaller breakout rooms that are equipped with whiteboards. Some rooms will also contain projectors. Moderators can give a short presentation to introduce the problem, but design and planning sessions are not presentations. As a guide, presentations should not exceed more than 25% of the overall session time. Sessions will not be recorded, but we expect that the moderator either takes minutes or nominates an attendee to do so. Minutes will be posted on the relevant mailing list. (Note that design and planning sessions only scale well to a maximum of 30 people.)
How to Submit
We have done our best to make the submission process as simple as possible. Here is what you will need to prepare:
- Choose a proposal title: A proposal must have a short, specific presentation title (containing no abbreviations) that indicates the nature of the presentation.
- Choose a submission type: Presentation, Panel, Design and Planning Session
- Select a speaker/moderator for your proposal: Name, email, title, company, and bio will be required for submission.
- Choose the category for your proposal: Hypervisor, Tools, Performance, Community, Unikernels, Embedded / Automotive, Case Study / User Story
- Choose the audience type: Developer, User, or both
- Select the experience level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Any
- Provide us with an abstract about what you will be presenting at the event (900 characters maximum).
- Tell us how the content of your presentation will help better the ecosystem (900 characters maximum).
- List any technical requirements that you have for your presentation over and above the standard projector, screen and wireless Internet.
- Review and agree to the Code of Conduct: Read here.
Speaker Information
Should your submission be accepted, please note the following speaker information and resources.
Complimentary Passes for Speakers
In the instance that your submission has multiple presenters, only the primary speaker for a proposal will receive a complimentary pass for the event.
For panel discussions, all panelists will receive a complimentary conference pass; maximum 4 panelists and moderator.
Submitting your session slides
Slides will be requested and expected in advance of the event. Further details on how to submit slides will be provided to accepted speakers. We only accept presentation slides in PDF format to ensure that there are no formatting issues.
How to Give a Great Tech Talk
In the instance that your talk is accepted, we want to make sure that you give the best presentation possible. To do this, we enlisted the help of seasoned conference speaker Josh Berkus (PostgreSQL Experts) who has prepared an in-depth tutorial on "How to Give a Great Tech Talk".
You may not instantly become a brilliant orator overnight, but we strongly encourage all of our potential speakers to watch this tutorial and hopefully you will see more of the audience watching and listening to you as opposed to checking their email during your presentation.
Skills you will learn include:
- Know your audience
- How to prepare for a talk
- Nobody cares about your slides…but make good ones anyway
- The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective Speakers
- Clock-watching
- Audience interaction 101
- When your demo crashes
- The audience outside the lecture hall
- Common presentation issues and tips


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May 1, 1977: Roughly 2,000 opponents of the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant in New Hampshire "occupy" its construction site. The next day, police arrest 1,414 of them on trespassing charges. The charges are dropped a few days later; the Seabrook plant is built and goes on line in 1990.
May 1, 2009: The CBS News program "60 Minutes" airs a segment on the legal battle between Chevron/Texaco and Ecuadoreans who say that decades of oil drilling has littered their homeland with hundreds of abandoned toxic waste pits (at right).
May 1, 2010: Radio talkshow host Rush Limbaugh, who has already accused environmentalists of staging the Gulf oil spill, wades in deeper: He suggests to his national audience that "environmentalist wackos" may have blown up the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig as a massive promotional event for the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day on April 22.
May 1, 2012: The biggest name in natural gas "fracking" gets the boot from the board chairmanship of the company he founded. Aubrey McClendon, founder of Chesapeake Energy, is revealed to have manipulated company investments in his personal favor, and was the recipient of an undisclosed billion-dollar loan from Chesapeake.
May 1, 2012: Former Washington Post reporter Steve Coll releases the book "Private Empire." It's an unprecedented look inside Exxon/Mobil, and how the oil giant often functions as if it were a sovereign nation.
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Extreme weather events in 2013 may look much the same as this year — but different.
The weather is difficult to predict, but if the weak El Niño forecast for next year holds, it brings with it the promise of continued drought in the Great Plains and nasty winter weather on the East Coast.
"The El Niño is very weak," said Jack Boston, a long-term forecaster for AccuWeather. "We really don't expect a strong one this winter so far."
Boston said he expects the polar jet stream to flow into the Northwest and across the northern United States, and the southern jet stream to flow south of Southern California and across to Baja, Calif.; Texas; and the Southeast.
Translation: "It's bad news for the drought conditions," Boston said. "Nationally, right now we think the drought conditions are probably not going to be relived much in the Plains, which is the worst area of drought right now."
The Plains region has been plagued by drought since last spring, and the Corn Belt, the central Plains, eastern Colorado and the central Rockies can expect no relief from those conditions.
While 2012's tornado season was relatively quiet in terms of total tornado counts, with the exception of Isaac and Sandy, don't expect the same quiet season in 2013, according to Boston.
"We expect more tornados than last year, and I would think it will end up a little bit above average for tornados," he said. "With all the rain that we're expecting to experience in the southern United States in the winter and this spring, that's completely different than last year."
That means those areas will likely have moister soil conditions come the severe weather season, which could amplify the impact of tornados, he added.
"It's going to be quite a bit more active severe weather season from the Southern Plains to the Southeast," Boston said, adding that he expects severe weather to spread to the Ohio Valley and the Central Plains in late spring.
Additionally, Boston said, "Next tropical season if the El Niño is coming back stronger next year as we think it will, that will mean it will be a less active season for hurricanes and tropical storms [to] occur." But it's "kind of a crapshoot" to figure out how many will actually reach U.S. coastlines next year, he added.
It's such a crapshoot that the official voice on hurricanes — the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Hurricane Center won't comment on next year's outlook — at least not until next year.
"NOAA doesn't issue any season outlook until the middle of May," noted Dennis Feltgen, a spokesman for the National Hurricane Center. "Most of the clues to the Hurricane season really don't show themselves until we get to spring."
Perhaps not, but historical climatologist Evelyn Browning-Garriss told a crowd of several hundred in the insurance industry that the weather phenomenon that generated the nearly 1,000-mile wide Superstorm Sandy that slammed into the East Coast is here to stay for a while.
In October, Browning-Garriss spoke at the Property Casualty Insurance Association of American meeting in Dana Point, Calif.,
According to Browning-Garriss, this year not only was the water in the Atlantic warmer than normal, but the warm water arrived about six weeks early, yielding coastal temperatures in May that were more like the temperatures seen around July.
Sandy drew its energy from that warm water, and the East Coast can expect more severe weather this winter and the next several seasons over the next 20 years, as a long weather cycle plays itself out, Browning-Garriss said.
"We have never seen the waters off the East Coast as hot as they've been this year," she said.
Browning-Garriss noted that warm waters will magnify the size of any storm that reaches the East Coast. And when a storm comes, it will be slower to leave the East Coast because of wind being brought in by a change in the historical climate cycle, she said.
"We're going to see slow, wet storms, and a lot of them," she added.