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Shaping Portland Through Centers and Corridors
Centers: Anchors to Complete Neighborhoods
Not all of Portland has safe and convenient access to local services like grocery stores and neighborhood businesses. In some areas, services are scattered or missing, or streets may lack sidewalks, bikeways or other safe connections providing local access. The draft Comprehensive Plan proposes a series of centers located across Portland to make it easier for people to meet their needs locally, expanding Portlanders' options to live a healthy, active lifestyle.
Centers are places with concentrations of neighborhood businesses and community services. Future housing growth will be focused in these areas to allow more Portlanders to live close to services. When services and other destinations are clustered in these compact centers, economic viability is strengthened and walking, biking or taking transit, and driving less becomes much easier.
The centers policies build on previous planning efforts in Portland over the past 30 years, reflecting community desires and best practices. Most of the centers identified on the maps are based around existing neighborhood business districts and already have zoning that allows the density of services and housing needed to create thriving centers. But some may require infrastructure improvements or other strategies to support their role as centers.
Centers: Anchors to Complete Neighborhoods (PDF) defines the characteristics and benefits of developing centers in Portland.
Types of Centers
The draft Comprehensive Plan proposes a variety of different types of centers, ranging from local to regional. The draft policies prioritize the greatest amount of growth and higher density housing in centers that have good transit service, are close to a substantial number of jobs, and are large enough to support a broad range of commercial and community services.
Centers range in scale from the Central City's Downtown, the metro region's center, to small neighborhood centers providing more local access to services:
- Central City – Serves the entire city and region.
- Gateway Regional Center–East Portland's major center.
- Town Centers – Anchor a large area or district of the city.
- Neighborhood Centers – Smaller centers that serve surrounding neighborhoods.
Larger centers with more population generally have taller buildings and a broader range of services. To support their roles, they will be a priority for public investments, especially in locations with infrastructure deficiencies.
Types of Centers (PDF) describes the scale and uses for the four types of centers identified in the draft Comprehensive Plan.
Corridors and Connections
The draft Comprehensive Plan proposes a system of corridors and connections to complement the role of centers in creating healthy, connected neighborhoods. Civic Corridors, Transit Stations and City Greenways will be enhanced as key connections that link people to the rest of the city and region. Besides getting people from here to there, these connections will be improved over time as distinctive places that support the community and livability. Areas of focused activity and development along corridors often serve as the commercial cores of centers.
- Civic Corridors are some of Portland's most important and busiest transportation corridors as well as the location of neighborhood business districts and increasing amounts of housing. Civic Corridors will need improvements to provide quality environments for people to live, work and visit.
Neighborhood Corridors are narrower main streets that connect neighborhoods with each other and to other parts of the city. They support the viability of neighborhood business districts and provide locations for additional housing opportunities close to local services, amenities and transit lines.
- Transit Station Areas, located around light rail and other high-capacity transit stations, will also be places for housing and employment growth, providing regional connections and expanding local access to opportunities.
- A different type of connection that will help weave nature into the city will be City Greenways, a citywide network of trails and greenways, park-like corridors linking major centers and open spaces to promote active living, both for recreation and transportation, for people of all ages and abilities.
Corridors and Connections (PDF) provides examples, including before-and-after images that show how Portland could be enhanced through improvements to these systems.
Portland's Five Pattern Areas
Portland's natural and built patterns — the hills and streams, street and block patterns, building types and open spaces — give Portland's neighborhoods and districts their distinct character. This is true whether you are walking along an Inner Eastside main street, live near forested hillsides and streams in Southwest, or have a view of buttes and fir trees in East Portland.
Future development and public infrastructure should respect and enhance each area's positive characteristics, strengths and assets. While all areas of Portland need features like safe connections and centers providing services and housing opportunities, these connections and centers will look differently in different parts of the city, contributing to each area's distinct sense of place.
Five Pattern Areas (PDF) recognizes these distinct areas within Portland: The Inner (PDF), Eastern (PDF) and Western (PDF) neighborhoods, the Central City, and the Industrial and River areas.


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While Donald Sterling spurned his date with Barbara Walters, V. Stiviano did appear on 20/20 this evening and told the ABC host that she believes the banned Clippers owner "comes from a different time," but is not a racist—and that they are still a couple. Other revelations: Sterling's been paying her off the books, and that he's "emotionally traumatized."
BW: You just left Donald Sterling. What is his state of mind right now?
VS: Confused. I think he feels very alone. Not truly supported by those around him. Tormented. Emotionally traumatized.
BW: Can you tell us about your relationship with him?
VS: I'm his right-hand arm man. I'm his best friend, his confidant. His silly rabbit.
BW: His what?
VS: His silly rabbit.
BW: Let me ask this. Do you and Donald Sterling have a financial arrangement? Does he pay you?
VS: Yes. he started paying me as an employee, and then off the books.
BW: Is Donald Sterling a racist?
VS: No, I don't believe that in my heart.
BW: Have you heard him say derogatory things about other races?
VS: Yes.
BW: Don't those sound racist to you?
VS: I think the things he says are not what he feels.
Stiviano averred that many of the problems that sparked the disagreement heard on the recording came from the Sterling company board's disapproval of her prominent role "when it comes to the NBA team."


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Forming part of Dragon's 'Cross Performance XP' range, the Seafarer X Sunglass is your reach for sunglass when heading to the water.
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We obviously hope that you will be delighted with anything you order from Igero. However should you wish to return anything that you have bought from us, we are happy to issue a full refund provided that the item is returned to us in fully re-saleable condition (Prescription Lenses are made to order and are non-refundable, we will however refund the cost of the frame).
Return requests should be made within 14 days of purchase to email@example.com. We will then email you a Returns Authorisation (RA) code and details of what to do next. We offer a free returns service for all UK orders and our Returns Authorisation email will also include details of how to print your Free Tracked Returns label. All returns must be as new and unworn and include all tags and labels.
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Then like before it just stopped, wouldn't drain and unlike times before wouldn't come back on when I let it cool down.
Have you seen a motor test good with the ohm meter and then turn out to be bad?
Can I test the motor function with the water lines disconnected?
Sure, we would be happy to give a review.
Maybe it's just the excitement of the new washer but she's glowing over it.
Tomorrow I will fill it with water and do the motor test on the old machine. I'll post it, and go from there.Thanks for all the help!
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Last week I found myself defending and explaining a string of endorsements the Michigan Chronicle made for the Aug. 4 primary.
Aside from being peppered for our support of some incumbents on the Detroit City Council, one particular endorsement created the biggest firestorm.
Our support of Raphael Johnson, a 34- year-old Detroiter who at the age of 17 went to prison in a murder case for 11 years, had some listeners on the Mildred Gaddis show on WCHB AM 1200 riled up.
Some of the callers on the show that I periodically frequent, asked in rhetorical deftness, how dare we endorse an ex-convict, a murderer?
They could not understand the rationale behind our support for a young man who made a terrible mistake growing up, but has since repented and dramatically transformed his life for the betterment of Detroit.
Since my appearance on Gaddis' show last week, I have been confronted by those who believe that Raphael Johnson does not belong to the Detroit City Council. Ironically they do not object to his transformation, but according to their own standards it's too soon for him to be part of the biggest civic institution in Detroit.
Currently, the City of Detroit has no clear set standards for those running for office. That is why the Charter Revision Commission is crucial in making it clear who is eligible to run.
But for now Johnson, like anybody else, can run.
We did not endorse a murderer. We endorsed a changed man.
Raphael Johnson paid the price for the crime he committed. The family of the victim could make a legitimate argument that there is no price to compensate for the loss of Johnny Havard.
And I fully agree with that, as in all such cases.
But Johnson, unlike many, came out of prison and changed his life and obtained a formal education from the University of Detroit Mercy. He is married and the father of two children. He is an example of the power of transformation and what can happen to those who were in the dark but now see the light.
He wrote his autobiography, "To Pose a Threat: My Rite of Passage," the foreword of which was written by former Detroit News senior editor and ARISE Detroit! founder Luther Keith.
In the book, Johnson explains his mistakes and takes the reader through the difficult period that eventually made him a productive member of society. He knows very well he's made a crucial mistake and continues to regret it as he acknowledged in an e-mail to me last week. "Lord knows I'm still paying for it," he said.
Because of the power of his story, Johnson's book was inducted into the African American Literature Special Collection at Wayne State University.
He was the national winner of Steve Harvey's Best Community Leader Hoodie Award and has been a teen advisor for "The Maury Show." He is a business owner who runs Total Package Lifestyle, LLC.
But there is something in life called "second chance." It is a tool that we have always used to allow those who've made serious mistakes to repent and become a great asset to society.
However, as I listened to some of the callers on the show vehemently opposing Johnson's candidacy, I asked myself if it was their own son that has changed his life so positively and now making a run for City Council, would they be putting forth much opposition?
Why can't we accept the idea that everybody deserves a second chance without limits when they've shown evidence to justify it?
Why do we have to push to close the chapter of someone's life after they have shown remorse for their mistake and moved on with their life?
Am I condoning the mistake?
And if it was someone else who had committed a similar crime and subsequently changed their life as Johnson has, I would still push for a second chance without limits.
All I am saying is that the human heart has the capacity for genuine transformation and remorse. And when that transformation happens it behooves us to give that person a second chance without any limitations that will hinder their growth and potential for the advancement of our community.
Last year, Johnson testified before the United States Congress during the passage of the Juvenile Justice Accountability and Recovery Act of 2007 HR 4300, which allows for young inmates to be considered for release if they've shown considerable progress in transforming their lives behind prison walls.


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Monroeville gun show attendance spikes
Organizers see 40 percent jump in sales, traffic
President Barack Obama hit the road to promote stricter gun laws, spurring a surge of customers at local gun shows.'
The two-day Showmasters' Gun Show wrapped up Sunday at the Monroeville Convention Center, and organizers said they've seen a 40 percent jump in sales and traffic, with many people buying their first gun.
"People that 10 years ago you would have thought they'd never own a gun, were scared of them, they've been going to the range, been introduced to (guns), been trained. They figured they want to protect their families," said manager Robert Elliott.
On Sunday, the National Rifle Association restated its opposition to background checks for all gun purchases. Wayne LaPierre, of the NRA, said background checks would lead to a national registry of gun owners, and that could lead to taxes on guns.


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MIT OpenCourseWare has free AP test prep for Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
At Online Learning Fun With Physics, Maryville University has groups of links to other educational websites (free) with topical lesson material and/or videos on physics topics under the headings Motion, Heat and Thermodynamics, Light, Electricity and Magnetism, and Gravity.
Dan Heim hosts a weekly blog (advertisement free!) that should be helpful to homeschoolers at junior high level and above. Topics addressed are generally from astronomy, meteorology, and earth science, often determined by current events. Search "Browse All Posts" for brief interesting coverage of many topics, often with links to vetted sites.
www.HookedOnScience.org is the website of noted science teacher Jason Lindsey that features a huge archive of relatively simple experiments for free.
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The software I use to store my genealogy data on my home computer is Legacy Family Tree from Millenia Corp. I use the deluxe (paid) version and currently have the latest release (v7). I've been using it nearly as long as I've been doing my genealogy research. I started with the standard (free) version 5. After several months, I decided to upgrade to the deluxe version for the increased feature set, and have continued to upgrade as new releases have become available. Along the way I've tried a few other products, but I keep coming back to Legacy as my software of choice.
Millenia introduced a source writer in version 7. I was very anxious to get this because I was hoping it would help me standardize my sources. I can't honestly say it's everything I hoped for, but it is certainly a big help in figuring out what relevant information to include – particularly for things like photographs and websites. Unfortunately the introduction of source writer appears to have generated some serious flaws in how the software creates footnotes, etc in the various reports. I am hoping that Millenia releases the promised patch soon as I have some reports that I would like to send out to various people and I really don't want to go thru the hassle of hand editing the reports to fix the sources.
Other than that complaint, which I'm sure they will soon fix, I have been pretty happy with the software. If you are looking for genealogy software for a pc, be sure to check out Legacy Family Tree.


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#ibmtechu Day 1 IBM Storage University - My Afternoon Break-out Sessions
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I finished of the first day of the [IBM System Storage Technical University 2011] by presenting two topics. These were repeated on day 3 for those who missed it today.
I like speaking the first day of these events. Often people come in just to hear the keynote speakers, and stay the afternoon to hear a few break-out sessions before they leave Tuesday or Wednesday for other meetings.
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IBM Information Archive v1.1 Announcement
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Hey everyone, its Tuesday, and that means IBM announcements!
Last October, IBM [unveiled their plans to take over the world] of archive solutions, and today, we make good on that threat with the announcement of the [Information Archive (IA) v1.1].
(Insert evil villain laugh here)
To avoid overwhelming people with too many features and functions, IBM decided to keep things simple for the first release. Let's take a look:
As we say here at IBM, "Today is the best day to stop using EMC Centera." For more information, see the IBM [Announcement Letter].
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Megaton is a fortified settlement in the Capital Wasteland. It is built in and around a crater with an undetonated megaton class atomic bomb at its center, after which the town is named. The town of Megaton is protected by large metal walls made from various scavenged materials, primarily the scraps of old pre-War airplanes, which were assembled and reforged together several decades ago by the founders of Megaton in an effort to make the town safer. With 28 named inhabitants, 10 unnamed Megaton settlers, and 4 Children of the Atom, it is surpassed only by Rivet City in terms of population.
The site of Megaton began as a gigantic crater left by a plane wreck that was carrying an atomic bomb. Shortly after the crash, several wasteland survivors, including Manya Vargas' grandfather, attempted to gain entry to Vault 101 and huddled down in the crater, since it provided shelter from the dust storms. Once things began to settle down, some people left and began to wander the wasteland. These people then returned later on to trade with the remaining settlers. As a result, Megaton had become a full-on trading center by the time Manya's father was born.
However, as a result of the town's expansion, raids by gangs and super mutants became an issue. Manya Vargas' father became rich on the caravan routes, and convinced the other settlers to construct their homes in the crater using aircraft debris and plane scrap from a nearby airport. Everything had been scavenged from the airport by other wastelanders and all that remained were the planes, which were used in the town's construction, and so the airport no longer remains.
Megaton's construction was aided significantly by the Children of Atom who had just began to worship the undetonated atomic bomb in the town center. The settlers were forced to leave the bomb untouched in exchange for their much needed help.
First contact with Vault 101 and raider attackEdit
As the years went by, Megaton remained a stable settlement. In February 2241, an expeditionary party of Vault 101, led by Anne Palmer and sent by the overseer of the vault, made contact with the residents of Megaton. Initially the locals were cautious of the strangers, but eventually they were accepted and welcomed into the settlement. Palmer appointed two vault residents, Agnes Taylor and Lewis, as vault ambassadors to Megaton and, as a result, remained in Megaton to further study the town and the surrounding environs before eventually returning to Vault 101. A record of this expedition was archived in the overseer's terminal in his office.
During the same year, a group of raiders attacked the town, resulting in the death of 14 year old Colin Moriarty's father. After the raid, Moriarty inherited his father's wealth and his bar, Moriarty's Saloon.
Many residents of Megaton came from the surrounding areas and weren't originally born there. The Stahl family came from the north, Moira Brown came from Canterbury Commons, which is the main source of Megaton's food and supplies and Doc Church came from Rivet City.
Boppo's raidEdit
By 2277 Megaton was still a large settlement and trading center, but still faced common wasteland threats. A gang of raiders who had been occupying Springvale Elementary School launched a raid on Megaton. A group led by Boppo staged the raid on Megaton, but the attack ended abruptly when Boppo was shot in the head and killed by the town's sheriff, Lucas Simms.
However, the raiders did not leave the area, choosing instead to remain at the Springvale school. Boppo's successor recognized the folly of any raid on Megaton, and instead began attempts to tunnel into Vault 101. This plan was terminated when the raiders tunneled into a nest of giant ants.
Megaton had commonly received people who had escaped Vault 101, due to the fact the vault is located very near to the site of Megaton itself. Around 2267, a girl from Vault 101 stumbled into Megaton and had Moira Brown armor her vault jumpsuit for her (though the girl never came back). Moriarty claims to have met an escaped vault dweller in 2272. James, Cross and the Lone Wanderer (as an infant) visited Megaton in 2258 on their way to Vault 101 and stayed in Moriarty's Saloon. 19 years later, James returned to Megaton to speak with Colin Moriarty. The Lone Wanderer (as an adult) entered the town in search of their father, and disarmed the atomic bomb during their visit. Lucas Simms died when the Lone Wanderer alerted him to Burke's plan leading to Burke shooting him in the back, and when drunk, Harden would speak about how the Lone Wanderer was responsible for Lucas' death.[1]
After the Brotherhood-Enclave WarEdit
Following the Brotherhood victory against the Enclave, and the activation of Project Purity and the distribution of Aqua Pura, Megaton slowly rose to a great fame throughout the wasteland, and was instantly put on the map. By 2297, the town became the hub of the Wasteland Survival Guide distribution, and brought in masses of assistants for the town. In addition, Harden Simms succeeded his father in the position of sheriff.[1]
The city of Megaton has been built in a steep-walled crater around an undetonated atomic bomb, which rests in a small pond of radioactive water at the bottom of the depression. This gives the city two roughly circular levels centered on the bomb. The main gate consists of two old aircraft wings and is powered by a jet engine, which can be opened and closed to protect the town's only entrance/exit.
Following the entry path to the bottom of the depression, the Megaton clinic will be on the right and The Brass Lantern on the left. Just past the bomb to the right is the Children of Atom building and past it to the left lies Mister Burke's house. Confessor Cromwell will be found here standing in the puddle and sermonizing to random Megaton settlers.
Turning right immediately upon entering and following the lip of the crater counter-clockwise will lead past Lucas Simms' house, around the water processing plant, down to Craterside Supply, then back up to the men's restroom, Moriarty's Saloon and Billy Creel's house. Going down the ramp from there will lead around Nathan and Manya's house (a blue bus) and to the women's restroom. Craterside Supply can also be easily reached by taking the ramp directly to the right of the Megaton clinic.
Turning left instead of right at the upper lip will lead to a locked house (which is a reward from Lucas Simms for deactivating the central atomic bomb and will subsequently be renamed My Megaton House), followed by Jericho's house. From there, going down will lead to Lucy West's house while going around to the left will lead to the end of the right hand path.
The Megaton armory, only accessible by either picking the very hard lock or with Lucas Simm's key, can be reached by going up the ramp and around the Church of the Children of Atom to the right or by going down the hill starting from the back door of Moriarty's Saloon. Inside, the player character will face a strong opponent, Deputy Steel, a unique Mister Gutsy.
The common house can be reached by going around the women's restroom to the right or by passing behind Moriarty's Saloon rather than going around the front past the entrance to the men's restroom. Just look for the couch sitting outside.
In front of the city, outside the walls, is a caravan stop; Micky the water beggar; and Deputy Weld. Behind the city, near the southwest corner, between a group of 3 scorched trees is the hollowed-out rock.
Megaton ruinsEdit
Revisiting Megaton's ruins after blowing it up in The Power of the Atom, the Lone Wanderer will find Deputy Weld's head with an orange (or purple) eye nearby, sticking out of a pile of debris. He says, ironically, "Welcome to Megaton. The bomb is perfectly safe. We promise. Please hold," in a garbled voice that sounds broken. The town will be completely inaccessible, as a high wall surrounds it. The sky will be green.
If the Wasteland Survival Guide quest has been started, Moira Brown will survive as a ghoul and show up to mention that she is relocating to Underworld. If the quest is not started, Moira can still be found in Underworld. If Jericho was hired and is following the player character at the time of the detonation, he will linger around the ruins for later recruitment. Detonating the bomb before retrieving the Strength Bobblehead will render it unobtainable. The area around Megaton will contain progressively higher levels of radiation closer to the town's ruins, up to 11 rads per second. Ground zero (only reachable using tcl) will count 26 rad/s.
- Billy Creel's house
- Children of Atom
- Common house
- Craterside Supply
- Jericho's house
- Lucas Simms' house
- Lucy West's house
- Megaton armory
- Megaton clinic
- Men's restroom
- Mister Burke's house
- Moriarty's Saloon
- My Megaton house
- Nathan and Manya's house
- The Brass Lantern
- Water processing plant
- Women's restroom
- Andy Stahl
- Billy Creel
- Colin Moriarty
- Confessor Cromwell
- Doc Church
- Gob
- Harden Simms
- Jenny Stahl
- Jericho
- Karl (formerly)
- Leo Stahl
- Lucas Simms
- Lucy West
- Maggie
- Manya Vargas
- Megaton settlers
- Micky
- Moira Brown
- Mother Maya
- Mister Burke
- Nathan Vargas
- Nova
- Rory McLaren (After being released from Paradise Falls)
- Silver (formerly)
- Deputy Steel
- Stockholm
- Wadsworth
- Walter
- Deputy Weld
Notable lootEdit
- Bobblehead - Strength - inside Lucas Simms' house, on a desk in the bedroom to the left on the second floor.
- Grognak the Barbarian - in Jericho's house, on the floor, between a teddy bear and a red pylon along the right wall.
- Nikola Tesla and You - in My Megaton house after buying the Science theme from Moira Brown.
- Lying, Congressional Style - in My Megaton house after buying the Love machine theme from Moira Brown.
- 4 pre-War books - in Billy Creel's house; must be stolen.
- A Stealth Boy, sniper rifle and the as requested note in the hollowed-out rock located outside Megaton along its southern wall. Look for the rock with three small trees in a triangular pattern around it.
- 300-700 bottle caps in The Brass Lantern. A Very Easy locked terminal unlocks a floor safe which otherwise has a very hard lock.
- A rolling pin, a rather hard-to-find and (mostly) cosmetic weapon, can be found in the water processing plant.
- The sheriff's duster and hat are found being worn by Lucas Simms.
- There are five boxes of Sugar Bombs: One in the Megaton common house to the right of the entrance on a shelf, two in Craterside Supply on the bottom shelf in the northwest corner, one on a shelf in the upper level of Lucas Simms' house against the northeast wall, and one in Lucy West's house upstairs on a shelf across from the bed.
- There are four teddy bears in Megaton: One is in Billy Creel's house in a box on the table upstairs, two are in Jericho's house to the right of the entrance and under the bed, and one is in Lucas Simms' house upstairs on a table in the southwest room.
- Schematics - Rock-It Launcher - Sold by Moira Brown
- Environment suit, armored Vault 101 jumpsuit, shady hat, repellent stick and schematics - bottlecap mine - Can all be obtained by helping Moira Brown with the Wasteland Survival Guide quest.
Related questsEdit
- This is likely the first settlement the Lone Wanderer will encounter, due to Megaton's proximity to Vault 101 and the fact that Following in His Footsteps, which starts upon exiting the vault, begins with a directive to investigate the town.
- The Strength bobblehead must be obtained before blowing up the town in the Power of the Atom quest, as the explosion will destroy Lucas Simms' house, rendering the bobblehead inaccessible.
- If the player character has very good Karma, a Megaton settler will approach each day the Lone Wanderer is in Megaton (after around 8am) and provide a random item of loot, saying a randomized quote, including but not limited to, "I wish there were more people like you in the world." The gift can range from ammunition (around 10 to 20 of any standard type) to medical supplies (stimpaks, Rad-X, etc.) to packaged food. She will sprint from wherever she happens to be in town in order to approach; occasionally this action will not be triggered, but finding and talking to her will produce the appropriate dialogue. With very bad Karma, the same settler will approach and mutter insults instead of providing something.
- Despite the completion of the Power of the Atom side-quest with the outcome of defusing the live atomic bomb, Megaton Settlers will still be rude to you if you attempt to speak to them. Karma does not affect their speech.
- Wearing a Vault 101 jumpsuit when entering Megaton for the first time will lead Lucas Simms and the other named settlers to comment on it during the initial greeting. This special greeting does not occur when wearing the vault security, utility jumpsuit or vault scientist coat.
- Megaton will occasionally be attacked by various enemies when the Lone Wanderer approaches or leaves it. These are usually one or two raiders or giant ants but can be more dangerous enemies such as giant radscorpions. Usually, Deputy Weld can easily dispatch them, with the help of Stockholm and any merchant caravan that may happen to be in front of Megaton when the fight happens.
- After The Waters of Life quest is complete, an Enclave Vertibird may drop off some Enclave soldiers south of Megaton.
- Looking up during Megaton's daytime will show a flock of birds circling the settlement.
- If Megaton is blown up, the fast travel point will be renamed "Megaton Ruins."
- Viewing Megaton Ruins, an eerie green glow will surround the wreckage, which will still be evident from places like Super-Duper Mart.
- Megaton cannot be entered after it is destroyed, and getting very close will result in a hefty dose of radiation.
- The player character will likely encounter Megaton refugees after destroying Megaton; they are hostile on sight.
- The first time the Lone Wanderer comes to Megaton, the gate is closed, but it opens upon approach. The gate never closes again after this.
- Even after gaining access to the empty Megaton house, performing various tasks for the locals, and spending a significant amount of time in Megaton, the Lone Wanderer is still considered an outsider by the settlers in their conversations. In fact, nobody besides the Simms' family and Moira comments on anything remotely related to the fact that the Lone Wanderer has a permanent house there.
- Megaton is an open environment, so fast travel is available into and out of town without going through the town gate.
- There are additional unused sniper towers seen on the inside perimeter of the town, although they cannot be seen from the outside and there is no visible way to enter them.
- It is possible to get to Stockholm by entering Lucas Simms' house, going through the trapdoor on the second floor, jumping on the fence on the roof, running along the fence, getting on top of the plane, running along the left side of the plane, and making a jump at the perfect time to land on the city walls. From here, carefully walk along the edge to his platform. Once up, it is possible to talk to him, and he will say he needs to keep his eyes open, and wonder how the Lone Wanderer got up there.
- The irradiated water source that the atomic bomb is sitting on can be very useful for the second part of the Wasteland Survival Guide quest.
- Behind Megaton there is a secret weapon stash containing a Stealth Boy and sniper rifle with ammunition.
- In the Megaton clinic is a holotape that will start the Replicated Man mission. You can also talk to Doc Church and Moira Brown after listening to the holotape to complete the next steps in the mission.
- The bomb in the center of Megaton is said to have come during the Great War. However, there is some inconsistency with the established lore of the Great War. In the original story itself, it was inter-continental ballistic missiles which created the wasteland, and not bombs. However, it is possible that the bomb itself is a reference to the several bombs lost during the development of the atomic bomb in the US, most notably one which was dropped on a small town in Virginia, but did not detonate. Given the EMP pulse from a nuclear explosion, as well as the shockwaves, it's entirely plausible that the bomb was in transit when the apocalypse came, and fell from its mounting as the aircraft (which Megaton is made of) crashed to earth.
- A note found near the Museum of Witchcraft in Fallout 4 mentions Megaton, containing the vague statement of "looks like history repeats itself".
- The Sheriff's duster appears in Fallout: New Vegas and has a sheriff's star with the inscription «Megaton».
Megaton appears in Fallout 3 and is mentioned in Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 4.
In Fallout Shelter, it is mentioned in the description for Sheriff's duster and as a question in the weekly quest Game Show Gauntlet.
Behind the scenesEdit
- In Beneath The Planet of the Apes, a cult is featured worshiping an undetonated nuclear weapon after the modern world has been destroyed.
- A megaton is a unit used to measure the force of an explosion, equivalent to that of a million tons of TNT.
- In the Japanese version of Fallout 3, Burke is completely gone, and therefore, the quest to blow up Megaton has been completely removed due to its parallels to real historic events,[2] referring to the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
- PC Playstation 3 Xbox 360 After Broken Steel is installed, if you pick up the note from your door, after completing the quest Holy Water, the note will respawn every day. This can be very annoying, and it is recommended to receive the note from a settler. [verified]
- Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Occasionally, the player will be shot at by the settlers of Megaton upon first entering, which can be rather troublesome for a low level character. [verified]
- Playstation 3 Rarely, after you fast travel to Megaton, a Brotherhood soldier may appear in the entrance of the city, a few seconds later he will leave the city. [verified]
- Xbox 360 Sometimes after you blow up Megaton, Harden Simms will still be walking around the outside of the ruins, and if you speak to him, he'll talk to you like nothing has happened. [verified]
- PC Sometimes Megaton settlers refuse to sleep at night, rendering the Mister Sandman perk useless in the city. [verified]


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TR10: Digital Imaging, Reimagined
Richard Baraniuk and Kevin Kelly believe compressive sensing could help devices such as cameras and medical scanners capture images more efficiently.
This article is one in a series of 10 stories we're running this week covering today's most significant emerging technologies. It's part of our annual "10 Emerging Technologies" report, which appears in the March/April print issue of Technology Review.
Richard Baraniuk and Kevin Kelly have a new vision for digital imaging: they believe an overhaul of both hardware and software could make cameras smaller and faster and let them take incredibly high-resolution pictures.
Today's digital cameras closely mimic film cameras, which makes them grossly inefficient. When a standard four-megapixel digital camera snaps a shot, each of its four million image sensors characterizes the light striking it with a single number; together, the numbers describe a picture. Then the camera's onboard computer compresses the picture, throwing out most of those numbers. This process needlessly chews through the camera's battery.
Baraniuk and Kelly, both professors of electrical and computer engineering at Rice University, have developed a camera that doesn't need to compress images. Instead, it uses a single image sensor to collect just enough information to let a novel algorithm reconstruct a high-resolution image.
At the heart of this camera is a new technique called compressive sensing. A camera using the technique needs only a small percentage of the data that today's digital cameras must collect in order to build a comparable picture. Baraniuk and Kelly's algorithm turns visual data into a handful of numbers that it randomly inserts into a giant grid. There are just enough numbers to enable the algorithm to fill in the blanks, as we do when we solve a Sudoku puzzle. When the computer solves this puzzle, it has effectively re-created the complete picture from incomplete information.
Compressive sensing began as a mathematical theory whose first proofs were published in 2004; the Rice group has produced an advanced demonstration in a relatively short time, says Dave Brady of Duke University. "They've really pushed the applications of the theory," he says.
Kelly suspects that we could see the first practical applications of compressive sensing within two years, in MRI systems that capture images up to 10 times as quickly as today's scanners do. In five to ten years, he says, the technology could find its way into consumer products, allowing tiny mobile-phone cameras to produce high-quality, poster-size images. As our world becomes increasingly digital, compressive sensing is set to improve virtually any imaging system, providing an efficient and elegant way to get the picture.
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Shocking decline seen in birds that eat insects in flight
17 species, from nighthawks to purple martins, in peril
FAIRFIELD -- Since the 1970s, the many species of birds that hunt insects in flight have seen their populations drop by 80 percent or more, and no one knows why.
On Friday, the Connecticut Audubon Society presented its eighth annual Connecticut State of the Birds 2013 report, which this year looks at the alarming condition of the so-called "aerial insectivores," the birds and bats that catch insects in mid-air, as opposed to foraging on the ground or on plants.
"They're disappearing much faster than any of the threatened perching birds," said avian scientist Shannon Kearney-McGee, of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, who co-authored the report with nine other biologists and researchers. "So there is something going on, and this is a Northeast-focused decline."
She said even the chimney swift, which by all accounts was a rugged species that adapted easily to change, has seen its population crash by a factor of more than 90 percent since the 1960s.
"A lot of these birds that return in the summer aren't breeding," she said. "And the common nighthawk -- we just don't see them anymore here in Connecticut."
Kearney-McGee said even though humans might consider the insect population plentiful, birds likely have a different perspective.
More InformationMany species, common in the 1970s, are now difficult to find
Eastern wood-pewee
Acadian flycatcher
Willow flycatcher
Least flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great crested flycatcher
Eastern kingbird
Common nighthawk
Chimney swift
Purple martin
Northers rough-winged swallow
Bank swallow
Cliff swallow
Barn swallow
"If they're not the 'right' insects, it would be like going to the supermarket and only finding celery," she said, noting that beetles could be lacking in the atmosphere.
She said that scores of scientists throughout the Northeast and eastern Canada are trying to unravel the mystery, but as yet, there is no obvious reason, or group of reasons, for the decline.
The centerpiece of this year's report was the paper, "The Seventh Habitat and The Decline of Our Aerial Insectivores."
The "seventh habitat" refers to our atmospheric layer, which scientists say is home to an unexpectedly large biomass of insects and spiders, animals that use high-altitude air currents to migrate from one place to another. For nearly a century, airplane pilots have anecdotally reported insect strikes above the clouds, and only recently have scientists had proof that there is indeed a sizable population of invertebrates in the sky.
Even troglodytic species, like termites and ants, have been found thousands of feet up.
"The drop in the populations of these aerial insectivores is quite likely an indicator that something is quite amiss in our environment," said Ralph Wood, board chairman of the Connecticut Audubon Society. "As you know, problems with the environment often manifests themselves first with birds."
There is no shortage of ideas as to why these species are crashing and why their numbers are dropping much faster than those of most other birds in the Northeast. Some of these include:
The populations of insects are dropping, too
Because of global warming, storms are more intense, making migrations treacherous.
Changing conditions in South America, where some of these species overwinter.
A buildup of contaminants in the environment.
Habitat loss.
Lack of nesting sites.
Non-native and invasive plants don't support the species of insects that these birds like to eat.
"If this entire 'guild' of birds relies on flying insects, and their populations are declining, well, something is rotten in the state of Denmark," said Milan G. Bull, CAS senior director of science and conservation. "There are lot of possibilities, but there seems to be no one answer as to why."
The decline is seen both in birds like the least flycatcher, which darts out from a branch to snare an insect in flight, to the "coursers," like the purple martin, which cruise through the air to catch insects and spiders in the sky. The only common dominator is that they all catch insects in flight.
"The decline is of serious concern to all of us," said Susan K. Whalen, deputy commissioner of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
About the only bright spot is the condominium complex for purple martins in the Westport backyard of TV host and producer Phil Donahue and his wife, actress Marlo Thomas.
"I have 48 gourds, and we had over 150 fledges last year," said Donahue, who attended the report's release at the CAS headquarters on Burr Street on Friday.
He said that people can check up on the martins by logging onto his website www.gazebophil.com, which has a view from a camera mounted inside one of the plastic gourds. "The birds arrive with the tax man, and the eggs appear in late April or early May. They fledge in August. I get mail from people all over the world who watch it -- soldiers in Iraq, people in Singapore, Venice, Montana -- even a bank in Rhode Island has it up on a monitor in their lobby."
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BalancePoint necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 519 diseños de 135 diseñadores freelance.
The founders of BalancePoint came together under a single united belief that there must be a better way of doing business; better for our clients and better for our consultants. We are an IT Solutions Company providing project based solutions and staff augmentation to a wide-range of clients. Corporate office is located in Kansas City.
The goal of the new logo/signage is to create a "version 2.0." In 2006, we created our old logo, it was very simple and incorporated a triangle. In 2008, we freshened up our website and incorporated our very simple triangle logo. In 2009, we incorporated another logo (see uploaded image, which is used as our auto signature). In 2010, we are looking for a clean slate and new ideas!
Company Awards/Recognitions we have received:
- Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies in America (ranked 1,836)
- Top Area Information Systems Outsourcing Firms – Kansas City Business Journal
- Top Area Staffing Agencies – Ingram's
- Top Area Staffing Services – Kansas City Business Journal
- Top Area Staffing Services – Kansas City Business Journal
- Top Area Staffing Services – Kansas City Business Journal
• Nominated several years for the Kansas City Chamber of Business Small Business of the Year Award
Our audience primarily consists of "C-Level" IT clients, they are sophisticated, forward thinking, high tech, and advanced.
Our company prides ourselves on transparency, trust, and creating confidence. We build a win-win partnership with our clients. Clients range from extremely technically savvy small/medium size businesses to Fortune 500 companies.
FEEDBACK: Though we are having a good response from designers, we are seeing a trend. Our company's name "BalancePoint" is in two different colors (please do less of this), we want colors to be more contemporary i.e. gunmetal gray, crisp orange, royal blue etc. Too cutesy of graphics and borderline too complex. Keep in mind "font becomes the character of the image" AND think architecture firm.
We are looking for a logo and building signage to represent our IT Solutions Company, BalancePoint.
Items to keep in mind:
- Design will be incorporated in many sectors: Building Signage, Website, Marketing Materials
- Logo needs to be crisp and easy to read from a 6-lane busy street
- Not overly simple design, but not highly complex/super busy
- Solid, yet contemporary and modern
- Borderline chic/hip...definitely fresh
- Catches peoples' attention
- Easily identifiable
- Feel free to experiment with colors
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo.
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Yes, definitely. You should only get professional help to fix the already installed wallpapers as the professionals know the tricks to fix it without tearing the paper.
If the wallpaper peels off itself then you may not have to repair the walls. It is always recommended to get help from the professional wallpaper hangers as with their help you will have less risk of damages to the walls.
The problem that you will face if you paint it over the wallpaper is that the wallpaper will start to peel off and so will the paint on the top and thus it will ruin the paint.
As most of the wallpapers are washable, wash it with plain water and a cloth but keep in mind not to use too much of water.
If you have installed wallpaper with texture and design then use vacuum brush and clean them regularly.
Keep food items away from the wallpaper to avoid staining the wall.
Wall covering helps to secure the durability of the walls.
Wall covering are maintenance free.
It is cost effective and because of its durability it is extremely economical.
Here are some unique bedroom wallpaper design ideas:
Fabric-Backed Vinyl Wallpaper: This wallpaper is perfect for bedroom. It is available in various colours and designs and is easy to repair.
Flock wallpaper: This kind of wallpaper creates a three dimensional effect and has a velvet like texture which makes it perfect for bedroom.
You can even go for some French floral wallpaper or pretty plaid wallpaper for bedroom walls.
Jacobean floral wallpaper: Create elegant and calm aroma in your bedroom with Jacobean floral wallpaper designs for bedroom.
Ombre Wallpaper designs:Embellish your décor with a stunning Ombre Wallpaper for walls. Two colors are perfectly blended together to create a faded composition of varied tones that makes ombre wallpaper designs. It give both unique and complimentary look to you bedroom walls.
3D wallpaper for bedroom: From 3D pattern wallpaper to 3D nature inspired wallpaper, 3D wallpaper designs for bedroom give a whole new and real look to your bedroom decor.
Living room is the place where you welcome guests and where the family members spend most of their time. Hence, it forms the most important part of the house. There are various wallpaper designs for living room such as Nature Motifs, Green garden wallpaper design, Fabric wallpaper designs, Subtle floral designs, white design wallpaper, Chinoiserie wallpaper or scenic wall murals and many more.
Here are some tips for choosing the right wallpaper for living room
Colour: The first important thing is colour. Choose the colour accordingly. It is recommended to avoid black and white wallpaper and choose any other colour wallpaper.
Eco-Friendly wallpaper: Always go for eco-friendly wallpaper as it accumulates less dust.
Lightning: lightning is the important part to consider. It is necessary to see how the wallpaper works with the light in the morning, afternoon and night.
Nature inspired wallpaper designs for living room is one of the best and beautiful ways to cover your walls. they just don`t look nice but also give serenity of nature to your place.
Damask wallpaper designs for living room give elegance and bold style statement to your living room.
Striped wallpaper for walls adds depth to your living room. They give extra space to your living area and look incredibly beautiful on the walls.
Here are some unique and new bathroom wallpaper design ideas:
Brown Geometric Vinyl Bathroom Wallpaper will go well.
Metallic wallpaper is also another popular wallpaper design for bathroom.
Black wallpapers work perfectly to add some drama and sophistication to a plain white bathroom suite.
Pretty florals, give you instant country appeal and of course are perfect for co-ordinating with towels and toiletries
Vinyl wallpaper is perfect for the bathroom as it is 100% waterproof wallpaper. It can be peeled and applied more than once. You can go for a large wallpaper pattern design if you want to reduce the size of the bathroom. Or vertical pattern in order to make your bathroom look taller.
Have a look at some unique and latest Kitchen wallpaper design ideas:
For kitchen contemporary non-woven patterened design will look best.
You can even go for batik flower design or green wallpaper design for kitchen.
A home office is a place where you bring your work to home, where you can catch on work over the weekend or run your home business, that place should be separate, isolated and quiet. Wallpaper for your home office come in a wide range. Our team of highly skilled wallpaper contractors in Thubarahalli, Bangalore brings to you wide selection of wallpaper for home office such as - geometrical shape, textile, pattern wallpaper designs in your home office to make it look more appealing.
We all need an atmosphere which is motivating. Quotemykaam brings you the perfect office wallpapers which will create a motivating atmosphere and helps to increase ideas. Choosing the right office wallpaper can make the work all the more exciting and eventually enhance the work environment. From inspiring quotes in your workforce to introducing spectacular nature views, you can choose any wallpaper design for office to suit your business needs.
We all need an atmosphere which is motivating. Right office wallpaper creates a motivating atmosphere and helps to increase ideas. Choosing a right office wallpaper can make the work all the more exciting and eventually enhance the work environment.
For conference room you can go for wallpaper decor like Black Beech, The Countryside, Vintage wooden letters, World map and many more.
There are various modern wallpaper designs for restuarant. Such as 3D Wall murals, Brick wall mural designs, Vinyl wallpaper designs and many more.
When a customer searches for hotels, they probably look at reviews. Undoubtedly, they would take note if they saw that one reviewer wrote, This place is dirty. There is some foul stuff on the walls! Wallpapers in your hotel rooms can help you to ensure that such negative reviews never get written. Your interior is crucial to the success of your hotel. With flawless wallpaper for hotels, you can guarantee that your place looks pristine.
For various locations, choose the following wallpaper for hotel:
High-traffic areas: For lobbies, meeting rooms, corridors, and other areas where they'll be lots of foot counts, textured wallpaper or pattern wallpaper with rich look will be the perfect pick.
Light-traffic areas: For guestrooms, bathrooms, and other areas with light traffic, go for damask wallpaper or motif wallpaper.


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The U.S. ranks 27th in a new study that ranks 195 countries based on "expected human capital" — the population's overall level of survival, health and education, considered a key determinant of economic growth. The analysis, authored by researchers at the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and published in the British medical journal The Lancet, ranked Finland first, followed by Iceland, Denmark, the Netherlands and Taiwan.
The U.S. fell from 6th place in 1990 to 27th in 2016 — just below Germany, Greece and Australia — "because of minimal progress, particularly on educational attainment," the report says.
"Our findings show the association — between investments in education and health and improved human capital and GDP — that policymakers ignore at their own peril," Dr. Christopher Murray, director of the IHME, said in a statement, according to CBS News. "As the world economy grows increasingly dependent on digital technology, from agriculture to manufacturing to the service industry, human capital grows increasingly important for stimulating local and national economies."


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Along with fasting during the day, some Muslims feel they should also start abstaining from Facebook and other social media.
Despite data showing a higher use of social media during the holy month of Ramadan, some Muslims see it as a time to also have a self-imposed fast from Facebook, according to Al-Arabiya.
While there are no official guidelines for Facebook use during Ramadan, Muslims can have a religious retreat where they stay at a mosque and refrain from jobs and other daily duties, according to Abdul Ghani Hindi, a professor of religious and social affairs at Al Azhar University in Egypt. Incessant social media use could mean "not fulfilling religious obligations," he said, but moderate tweeting or posting shouldn't pose a problem.
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In 1999, a handful of Einstein students, concerned about uninsured New Yorkers' lack of access to healthcare, founded the Einstein Community Health Outreach (ECHO) Free Clinic to provide care to uninsured Bronx residents. Their efforts made Einstein the first medical school in the New York metropolitan area and one of the first in the nation to establish a student-run free clinic.
The ECHO Clinic is based at the Walton Family Health Center in the South BronxThe clinic started as a joint project of Einstein and the Institute for Family Health (the Institute), a partnership that continues to this day. Institute staff members operate the clinic, while Einstein students coordinate its services. Staff includes Einstein faculty members Drs. Amarilys Cortijo and Sarah Nosal, ECHO's founding medical director and assistant medical director respectively, who serve as faculty advisors. Dr. Cortijo is the medical director of the Institute's Mount Hope Family Practice, and Dr. Nosal leads the Institute's Urban Horizon's Family Health Center and serves as its Chief Medical Information Officer.
"Dr. Cortijo has been a wonderful mentor to me and to our students," said Dr. Nosal, who is a member of Einstein's class of 2004 and began volunteering at the ECHO clinic as a first-year medical student, in 2000. "We view access to healthcare as a social justice issue."
Students assist with overseeing the clinic's administrative tasks Based at the Institute's Walton Family Health Centerin the South Bronx, and open on Saturdays, the ECHO clinic offers free, high-quality, comprehensive primary care—including routine medical exams, social services, counseling and referrals—to uninsured individuals. Working alongside licensed physicians, more than 200 Einstein students provide 1,000 medical care, health education and social service visits each year.
While ECHO initially served only the Bronx community, today it draws patients from all of New York City's boroughs, as well as from lower Westchester and parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
"At first, people brought their children," recalled Dr. Nosal. However, within two years of the clinic's opening, the federal government's Children's Health Insurance Program became available in New York, so ECHO began focusing exclusively on uninsured adults. Soon after that, additional federal programs allowed ECHO to offer patients a more complete array of medications than the free samples it had been dispensing.
Thanks to a generous grant from Robin Hood, the ECHO clinic now has two Institute providers at each ECHO session serving in supervisory roles. "Our goal is to bring every patient into a long-term relationship with a primary care provider," explained Dr. Nosal.
She added, "We've been able to transition some patients from the Free Clinic to full-time primary care providers while permitting us to take on new Free Clinic patients and doubling the number of patients we're able to see. Thanks to this support, ECHO serves more patients than comparably sized student-run free clinics."
More changes are in store under Obamacare. "This will be a transitional year for us," continued Dr. Nosal. "We're excited about new opportunities to provide our patients with long-term healthcare."
Dr. Cortijo discusses a case with studentsThis year, the ECHO Clinic turns 15. "Throughout its history, the clinic has embraced the spirit of community service embodied by Einstein's medical students and faculty," said Kimberly Ashayeri, a second-year medical student who serves as ECHO project director.
Exemplifying that spirit, she and her fellow ECHO volunteers recently co-hosted, along with six other New York area student-run free clinics, the National Society of Student-Run Free Clinics New England Regional Conference. Nearly 150 medical students representing 11 free clinics attended the event, which was held at Einstein for the first time.
"Volunteering at ECHO offers benefits for us students, as well," noted Ms. Ashayeri. "Early in our medical careers, we have the opportunity to be involved in patient care while learning about the barriers to care that exist. We also learn the administrative aspects of how a clinic functions as well as how we can improve the care we will provide by using evidence-based medicine."
Lauren Tannenbaum, a fellow medical student and ECHO volunteer, agreed. "ECHO is unique in that it allows us to combine the knowledge we gain in class with the compassion that brought us to medical school."
To mark the clinic's anniversary milestone, on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 7 p.m., its volunteer staff will host a special celebration at the Salon de Lafayette, in New York City.
"The event will serve as the kickoff for an annual fundraiser to raise money for services for our patients," explained Ms. Ashayeri. To purchase a ticket or make a donation, please visit https://echoclinic.webconnex.com/echo.
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Editor's Note: Due to the winter storm on Thursday, February 13, 2014, the anniversary event has been re-scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 7 p.m. at the same location noted above.
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Today is Spirit Day where individuals are asked to show their support for victims of bullies by wearing purple. I say it is about time the nation stand up and take notice of exactly how damaging bullying can be... and with the recent suicides of several victims of bullying, how dangerous.
I was the victim of bullying. I imagine people didn't really make much of it. They made fun of my hair, height, overall appearance, said I'm ugly, not worthy of talking to, isolated in the classroom, my BFF suddenly walking away from our friendship in 6th grade because the popular kids liked her and I was a liability.
All of that happened to me - and then some. And I kept it ALL inside and was hospitalized at the ages of 9 and 11 for stomach issues that were never diagnosed. Pardon the pun, but my gut tells me that it was a physical reaction to my emotional stress. I distinctly remember thinking about suicide in my early teen years and also began using drugs about the age of 13.
So. This is not just a gay/lesbian student issue, though that is the focus and I have no problem with that. But, ultimately, this is a call of support for ALL victims of bullying.
Below is a video of Enimem's that spotlights the bully/victim relationship. Below the video is a portion of the lyrics of the song. I love it because it tells the bully to go f*ck himself (or herself). Empowerment is the best anticdote. Let's help these children become empowered!
It's a little too late to say that you're sorry now
You kicked me when I was down
Fuck what you say, just (don't hurt me, don't hurt me no more)
That's right bitch: and I don't need you, don't want to see you
Bitch you get (no love)
You show me nothing but hate
You ran me into the ground
But what comes around goes around
I don't need you (don't hurt me)
You (don't hurt me no more)
That's right, and I don't need you, don't want to see you
You get (no love)
And I don't need you


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188.8.131.52 Other techniques for incorporating extremes into climate scenarios
While the changes in both the mean and higher order statistical moments (e.g., variance) of time-series of climate variables affect the frequency of relatively simple extremes (e.g., extreme high daily or monthly temperatures, damaging winds), changes in the frequency of more complex extremes are based on changes in the occurrence of complex atmospheric phenomena (e.g., hurricanes, tornadoes, ice storms). Given the sensitivity of many exposure units to the frequency of extreme climatic events (see Chapter 3 of TAR WG II, Table 3.10 (Carter and La Rovere, 2001)), it would be desirable to incorporate into climate scenarios the frequency and intensity of some composite atmospheric phenomena associated with impacts-relevant extremes.
More complex extremes are difficult to incorporate into scenarios for the following reasons: (1) high uncertainty on how they may change (e.g., tropical cyclones); (2) the extremes may not be represented directly in climate models (e.g., ice storms); and (3) straightforward techniques of how to incorporate changes at a particular location have not been developed (e.g., tropical cyclone intensity at Cairns, Australia).
The ability of climate models to adequately represent extremes partially depends on their spatial resolution (Skelly and Henderson-Sellers, 1996; Osborn, 1997; Mearns, 1999). This is particularly true for complex atmospheric phenomena such as hurricanes (see Chapter 10, Box 10.2). There is some very limited information on possible changes in the frequency and intensity of tropical cyclones (Bengtsson et al., 1996; Henderson-Sellers et al., 1998; Krishnamurti et al., 1998; Knutson and Tuleya, 1999; Walsh and Ryan, 2000); and of mid-latitude cyclones (Schubert et al., 1998), but these studies are far from definitive (see Chapter 9, Section 9.3.6, and Chapter 10 for discussion on changes of extremes with changes in climate).
In the case of extremes that are not represented at all in climate models, secondary variables may sometimes be used to derive them. For example, freezing rain, which results in ice storms, is not represented in climate models, but frequencies of daily minimum temperatures on wet days might serve as useful surrogate variables (Konrad, 1998).
An example of an attempt to incorporate such complex changes into climate scenarios is the study of McInnes et al. (2000), who developed an empirical/dynamical model that gives return period versus height for tropical cyclone-related storm surges for Cairns on the north Australian coast. To determine changes in the characteristics of cyclone intensity, they prepared a climatology of tropical cyclones based on data drawn from a much larger area than Cairns locally. They incorporated the effect of climate change by modifying the parameters of the Gumbel distribution of cyclone intensity based on increases in tropical cyclone intensity derived from climate model results over a broad region characteristic of the location in question. Estimates of sea level rise also contributed to the modelled changes in surge height. Other new techniques for incorporating such complex changes into quantitative climate scenarios are yet to be developed.
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