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"Nurses play an integral role in Ontario's health-care system. Our government is committed to ensuring our health-care providers, including our primary care nurses, are working to their full scope of practice. Working with our health-care providers, we have made tremendous progress in the advancement of primary health-care delivery and we look forward to continuing to make even further progress to realize the increased role our primary care nurses can provide to Ontarians."
Hon. Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
"As the province faces a ballooning deficit and crippling debt, it's critical that both government and stakeholders come together to find cost savings and innovative solutions. The RNAO's expert panel Task Force has put some legitimate ideas on the table, now it's up to the government to develop these ideas into good policies. Ontario's Progressive Conservatives look forward to working with RNAO to make Ontario's health care system strong and sustainable."
Christine Elliott, MPP, Progressive Conservative Party
"Ontario's New Democrats overwhelmingly support the recommendations in RNAO's Primary Solutions for Primary Care report and feel that registered nurses and all other health professionals must be enabled to work to their full scope of practice across the health system. Expanding the scope of practice of RNs to include the ability to diagnose and treat common conditions will transform access and quality within primary care and across the health system. We call on the government to provide decisive action by promptly implementing all of the task force's recommendations for the benefit of Ontarians and the health system."
France Gelinas, MPP, New Democratic Party of Ontario
"Many reports, like the Commission on the Reform of Ontario's Public Services, have made recommendations to improve health care. But it is vital for those working in the sector to bring forward their ideas. It is wonderful to see the RNAO engage so thoughtfully with proposals to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of health care. The focus on scope of practice, including an expanded role for nurses, addresses an area the Commission believed holds considerable promise."
Don Drummond, Chair, Commission on the Reform of Ontario's Public Services
"The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) is encouraged by this report, its recommendations and its emphasis on patient-centred care. This work underscores the important role interprofessional teams play in our publicly funded, not-for-profit health-care system. Having registered nurses and all other health professionals working to their full scope of practice in primary care teams produces better health outcomes, improves access to services, and will help sustain Medicare and strengthen it for future generations."
Barb Mildon, President, Canadian Nurses Association
"The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) was very pleased to participate in RNAO's Primary Care Nurse Task Force to respond to the gross under-utilization of thousands of nurses in Ontario's primary care system. The task force's solution-focused report addresses the key barriers to improving access to timely and quality care for Ontarians - and we urge government and employers to act now."
Linda Haslam-Stroud, President, Ontario Nurses' Association
"The Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC) believes the report of the Primary Care Nurse Task Force is a pivotal first step to ensuring that nurses and all members of the interprofessional team are fully utilized to deliver timely access to people and community-centred primary health care in Ontario. We are already acting on this report's recommendations. The Association's 73 Community Health Centres, 10 Aboriginal Health Access Centres and 15 Community Family Health Teams are working on a goal to ensure all health providers work to their full scope of practice within three years."
Adrianna Tetley, Executive Director, Association of Ontario Health Centres
"Ontario's 200 Family Health Teams recognize the significant role of nurses in delivering team-based primary care to patients. The Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) feels strongly that nurses and all health professionals must be supported to deliver the best value possible to Ontario's patients. AFHTO was a proud member of this task force, and we commend the RNAO for assembling a wide group of stakeholders to examine the evidence and explore how our health system can reap the full benefit of the competencies, knowledge, and skills of our primary care nurses."
Angie Heydon, Executive Director, Association of Ontario Family Health Teams
"Enabling all health care professionals to work to their full scope of practice is something the Ontario Hospital Association has long supported, so we welcome the RNAO's report and will read it with interest. We also appreciate the importance of a focus on primary care, as the underpinning of a high-performing health system."
Pat Campbell, President and CEO, Ontario Hospital Association
"The Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA) applauds RNAO's leadership in bringing about clear and achievable recommendations for system transformation and enhancements. OCSA sees this groundbreaking report as a starting point to strengthen the ability of interprofessional teams and support staff to deliver accessible and high-quality care to Ontarians, while promoting health system effectiveness."
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How do we deal with a God that is so transcendent that human beings have no ability to access Him?
This is a question humans have been asking since the dawn of time. We have an innate desire to connect with the Divine and many of us strive towards spirituality. We want to feel that we are connecting with something higher, something beyond the mundane physical world we inhabit.
Over history there have been many approaches to answering this question. Idolatry tries to bring God into the universe by taking a physical object and giving it the properties of a deity. Philosophy argues that a transcendent God is completely inaccessible, and the best we can do is recognize the actions of the Divine through studying His creations. Christianity suggests that God impregnated a woman to create a physical son of God. By connecting with God the Son, Christianity claims, one connects with God.
Judaism has an entirely different approach to this dilemma. If we follow the progression of the stories in the Torah, we notice that originally God was very close to mankind. Adam and the Garden of Eden story shows this clearly. God spoke to Noah and gave him clear directions. The same applies to the patriarchs and Moses. As the Hebrews begin to form into a nation as the people of God, however, it becomes impossible for each individual to have the same sort of relationship with God as did Abraham and Moses. Instead we find the story of a collective Divine revelation at Sinai. Here God talks to all of the Israelites as one.
One might have thought that when God reveals Himself to mankind and talks to them in a collective manner, the message should contain deep esoteric truths. Why, in fact, didn't God reveal at Sinai the answers to mankind's deepest questions and yearnings?
The answer, it seems to me, is that asking people to follow rules and rituals is more profound than revealing esoteric ideas and deep philosophical concepts. In the end, any type of idea or concept depends on the ability of the individual to grasp it.


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Muslims have beheaded two Christians in New Jersey, a cat in Sweden, and now an anti-jihad blogger...just this week. via Anti-Islamist blogger killed in Bangladesh: police | NDTV.com. h/t Atlas Shrugs
Dhaka: A blogger who had been critical of Bangladesh's Islamist groups was killed in the capital late on Friday, police said, a day after he attended a big rally against leaders of the country's largest Islamic party.
Protests championed by the country's bloggers have seen thousands of people take to the streets demanding the execution of leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami party who are under trial for war crimes.
Clashes between police and Islamist protesters demanding the trials be halted have also rocked the capital.
Police found the body of Ahmed Rajib, 35 — better known by his online identity Thaba Baba — near his home in Dhaka's Pallabi suburb, with his head hacked apart with a machete.
"We recovered the machete. It is clear the attacker wanted to murder him. They did not touch his laptop or other valuable objects," police official Sheikh Motiur Rahman told AFP.
Police have not commented on a possible motive for the killing, but Rahman, citing Rajib's relatives, said the blogger played a large role in organizing the anti-Islamist protests.
Rajib's brother, who declined to be named, told AFP his sibling had been "threatened frequently" by Islamists angry at his role in the protests and his writings against the religion.
The killing late on Friday was the second fatal attack in Dhaka against a blogger critical of Islamist groups in less than a month, after the stabbing death of a self-styled online "militant atheist" by three unidentified men near his office in the upscale Uttara district.


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For full details including pre-installation requirements and general installation tips, please download our hair care guide.
- Given that we provide approximately 2 extra inches of hair, we suggest that you have your stylist trim the ends, especially if you plan on doing a lot of heat styling. Hot tools can contribute to split ends, shortening the life of your extensions.
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While doing research for an article in Linux Magazine, I cobbled together a simple extension for the Google Chrome and Chromium browsers. This is a one-trick pony that fetches the latest RSS articles from this very blog and displays them in a popup window.
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The story of Beija Flor Naturals:
Beija-Flor is Portugese for hummingbird. Although known primarily for their beauty, hummingbirds are actually one of the toughest creatures in the animal kingdom — surviving in snow, desert, and, of course, the Brazilian rainforest. They are also natural apothecaries. Hummingbirds are instinctively attracted to plants like agave; the plant's healing qualities help the birds recover from ailments.
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When to call 911
Call 9-1-1 for any situation that requires the police, fire department, or an ambulance to respond to a location.
For Police, call 911 to:
- Report a situation that requires a police officer at the scene (for example: assaults, burglaries, kidnapping, domestic disputes, auto theft, accidents in which there are injures / or it is unknown whether injuries have occurred, etc.).
- Report a crime that is in progress
- Report suspicious criminal activity that you witness (for example: sounds of shots fired, cries for help, sounds of glass breaking or if you see an unfamiliar person carrying items from a house).
- There are certain non-emergency crimes that can be reported online or through the city's 311 service if they have not just occurred. For more information, click here.
Do not call your local police precinct if you need a response, all police dispatching is done through the Minneapolis 9-1-1 Center.
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Need a new addition to accommodate your family's new addition? Thinking green while remodeling or adding on to your home can improve the air quality, energy efficiency, and comfort of your home while saving you a fortune on future energy, water, sewer, and maintenance bills.
It's also important to reduce the amount of volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, that are released into your home from the building supplies and materials used in construction. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, contractors that use products containing VOCs "expose themselves and others to very high pollutant levels, and elevated concentrations can persist in the air long after the activity is completed." Green building techniques minimize the emission of VOCs and other pollutants so that you, your baby, and your contractor can all breathe a little easier. Here's how it's done:
- Start green. Don't wait until the construction has begun to start thinking green. Ask your designer or architect to incorporate green building into the design of the project to make the best use of energy efficiency, waste reduction, water conservation, and use of recycled materials.
- Minimize disruption. Heavy equipment and other vehicles compact the soil and destroy vegetation, so look for ways to minimize the disruption they cause. Limit machinery to areas that are or will be paved or built over.
- Salvage what you have. If you're remodeling your bathroom or kitchen, seek out ways to salvage the materials that you already have. Old floor tiles could be used as the backsplash behind your range or as part of a decorative counter top. Salvaging material saves you money on materials and keeps these resources out of the landfill.
- Banish toxins. Conventional building materials emit toxins that are dangerously toxic to the environment and your family. Keep these toxins out of the air by avoiding formaldehyde-based adhesives, as well as toxin-emitting paints, carpeting, and finishes. Breathe easier by replacing these solvent-free adhesives, water-based wood finishes, and low-VOC paints and carpets.
- Reuse and recycle construction waste. After your new room is finished, keep extra materials out of the landfill by making sure they are reused or recycled. In many cases, your contractor will be happy to take the materials off your hands for use on a future project. If not, post an ad on Freecycle or contact your local recycling facility or builder's exchange to ensure that extra materials are put to good use.


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I'm trying to install 13.04 64-bit server on an AMD Fusion based System (C60M1-i). Installation medium is a USB Stick created with unetbootin (or, better: several of them already).
Ubuntu Live boots well, only after installing Server/Desktop I get a black screen
Missing operation system.
Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key
I already - tried diverse downloaded Images (including Raring Desktop) - partioned the disk using GPT - ran boot-repair
boot-repair log: http://paste.ubuntu.com/5745089
to no avail.
But the EFI doesn't recognise the bootdisk (Sandisk SSD) as bootable (doesn't show as UEFI: Sandisk P4... in the Mainboard Setup).
I have no control over secure boot (Mainboard doesn't offer an option).
How could i get this system booting? I actually wouldn't care booting Legacy (BIOS) in the end...
Thank you for any advice.
Best Constantin
Edit #3: It seems that the problem is, that
efibootmgr cannot write the boot-entry to the NVRAM (seems like a bug with some or many EFI boards, at least it is mentioned with different ASUS models on the web. Some folks mention a bug in efibootmgr as well ... will try to figure out). I for now sort of worked around it by placing a copy of
grubx64.efi to the root of the EFI partition and then from the mainboard setup call 'Start EFI Shell from filesystem'. E voilá - there's grub and I can boot. Will need to find a complete solution, still.
Edit #4: Might have to do with this: Sony VAIO with Insyde H2O EFI bios will not boot into GRUB EFI


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The Neural Circuitry of Suicidality in Adolescent Depression
Hilary Blumberg, M.D., Yale University
2011 Standard Research Grant
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Bio: Dr. Blumberg received her medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in 1990 and is currently an Associate Professor at the Yale School of Medicine, Director of the Mood Disorders Research Program at Yale, and Co-Director of the VA Research Enhancement Award Program's Depression Center.
Research Categories: Depression, adolescents, brain imaging
Abstract: Dr. Blumberg will use a brain scanning technique known as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to identify differences between the brain circuitry of depressed adolescents who have made a suicide attempt and depressed adolescents who have not attempted suicide. Both groups will be asked to perform certain tasks while brain images are taken. In addition, the adolescents will complete an interview, perform behavioral tasks, and complete questionnaires relating to suicidal ideation and behavior, aggression, and impulsiveness. Dr. Blumberg will also measure the density of brain fibers, known as white matter. She is testing the hypothesis that adolescents with major depression and a history of suicide attempts show a decrease in regulation and structural integrity of the brain circuitry of the frontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for emotion and impulse control.
Impact: To understand the causes and development of suicidal behavior, and to design more targeted and effective methods for early identification of suicide risk.


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It's hard not to see the resemblance between Brenda Starr "Just My Type" doll and Sarah Palin, the VP candidate.
News, reviews and photographs of Modern Fashion Dolls including Kingdom Doll, Fashion Royalty, Sybarite, Tonner Doll, Gene Marshall, Barbie and my own experiences as a doll collector.
Juku Couture Dolls from Jaks Pacific
Jaks Pacific has released a new line of dolls. I heard about the excellent articulation and saw pictures and knew I must have her. There are four different dolls and several separately packaged outfits. Jaks Pacific has attributed certain personality characteristics to all four of these dolls. The character in my pictures is Jun. Jun is 9 inches tall. Her reddish/brown hair is rooted and the pink and white curls are attached to clip-on barettes which are easily removed. The hair has a lot of product to hold it's style. She has inset eyes which make her look a little cross-eyed because their placement is a bit off but her features are delicate and pretty.
Jun has 14 points of articulation including wrists and ankles and she can stand on her own.
I'm not a fan of the frilly, lacy, multi-layered baby-doll look but the clothes are cute, they fit well and are made fairly well. Fasteners are velcro. Boots are open in the back and go on and off easily. She comes with a poster which I have not removed from the box.
About the box...I always wonder why dolls in this price range have to be secured to the box with so many wires.
It took a good 10 minutes to un-twirl the wires and pull them out.
I think Jaks Pacific did an amazing job with this doll. I don't know how they managed to keep the price so low. Retail Price $19.95.
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On Monday, a mile-wide tornado tore through an Oklahoma City suburb and left a nearly 20-mile path of destruction in its wake.
The death toll has reached 24, including several children. Entire neighborhoods were flattened and hundreds of homes were destroyed. Rescuers are still searching the area.
Oklahoma is in "Tornado Alley," a region of the Midwest that is especially prone to twisters. When a tornado hits, the best place to seek shelter is underground. Unfortunately, as Oklahoma news anchors noted Monday, most homes in the state don't have basements.
In some areas of Oklahoma, bedrock lying beneath soil presents an obstacle. To create a basement in an area where bedrock is prevalent, explosives would be required. The cost is too much for most people.
Another problem is the damp soil and high water table in the state. Water seeping into basements could lead to dampness and mould, creating a safety hazard. There are methods for waterproofing basements, but those procedures are also expensive.
The number of homes with basements vary widely by region. Overall in the U.S., 30 per cent of new single-family homes in 2011 had full or partial basements, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
But the West South Central region, where Oklahoma is located, has the lowest share of basements in the U.S., according to a National Association of Home Builders data analysis from 2005. Of new homes built that year in the West South Central region, only 0.5 per cent had basements.
Here's a chart showing the foundation type of new homes in 2005:
The best bet for someone who lives in Tornado Alley is building a storm shelter. These shelters can withstand winds of up to 250 miles per hour. Monday's tornado in Moore, Oklahoma had winds of about 200 miles per hour at its peak, according to initial figures from the National Weather Service.
Moore, an Oklahoma City suburb of about 56,000 people, was hit with another massive tornado in 1999. The May 3 tornado had incredible wind speeds of more than 300 miles per hour.
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Summary: Here are places to look if you need to find out about HIV travel restrictions and testing requirements of countries around the world. For example, a database of all countries is now being maintained in Europe, and made available through the Web in English, German, and French.
If you are planning to travel across international boarders, take a look at "Quick Reference -- Travel and Residence Regulations for People with HIV and AIDS" compiled by Peter Wiessner and Karl Lemmen of Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe in Berlin, Germany. Updated every two years, it includes details from 169 countries. The Internet version of their latest research (finished in December 2004) is now being made available in English, German and French by David Haerry of Switzerland at www.aidsnet.ch/linkto/immigration.
Any new updates will be posted there first. But also, a complete 2004 "Quick Reference" booklet will be available to download from the website of Deutsche Aids Hilfe at www.aidshilfe.de (in English and in German).
Most tourist destinations do not restrict entry to HIV positive visitors who plan to stay for three months or less. Still, 24 of the 169 countries surveyed do frequently deport anyone with HIV. The "Quick Reference" database offers information for short-term visitors as well as for those seeking visas and residency. While the authors' main sources of information are each country's embassy in Germany and the German embassy in each country -- and the way travelers are treated may depend greatly on their country of origin -- the compiled information is designed for visitors from every nation. It includes details of particular rules for African visitors, for example, who may be more likely to be required by some countries to present (negative) HIV test results at entry.
Wiessner and Lemmen also consulted non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the countries concerned, the U.S. state department [see "Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Testing Requirements for Entry into Foreign Countries," http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/brochures/brochures_1230.html], United Nations and World Health Organization publications, and news reports and press releases. They asked about the official regulations of each country -- and how they are carried out in practice. When their sources provided contradictory information, the authors indicate where the different versions came from. Because the research is not definitive, they recommend that all prospective travelers contact AIDS service organizations or other NGOs located in their hopeful destination, and consult people with HIV who have visited there. They list contact information for such NGOs in most countries. Another source for international contacts is NAM's "AIDS Organizations Worldwide"; see www.nam.org.uk/en/orgs/ux/default.asp.
Peter Wiessner requests that readers contact him (firstname.lastname@example.com) or David Haerry (firstname.lastname@example.com) with any information you may have about regulations in various countries. The authors are eager to supplement their research with as much data as possible, particularly because the information about some nations is contradictory or entirely unavailable. If the 2004 "Quick Reference" book is not yet on the Web site www.aidshilfe.de, you may also email Wiessner to request a .pdf copy.
Visiting the U.S.
Despite the consensus among experts that HIV travel bans are unnecessary and harmful to public health (see www.iom.int/en/PDF_Files/HIVAIDS/UNAIDS_IOM_statement_travel_restrictions.pdf), the U.S. still shuts its borders to visitors with HIV. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) sometimes grants a waiver for HIV positive visa applicants hoping to stay for 30 days or less, according to the "Quick Reference" database. This is for family visits, medical treatment, business travel, or participation in a scientific, health-related conference. Be sure to apply several months in advance, and don't make irreversible travel plans until you hear back -- and you won't hear back until less than 30 days before you hope to enter the U.S. If you are changing planes in the U.S. but not planning to visit, check with your airline about whether you will need to go through customs.
There is no actual HIV test at the airport or border, says Vishal Trivedi, Immigration Project Coordinator at the Legal Services Department of Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) in New York City. But travelers carrying HIV-related literature or HIV medications may be turned over to an immigration official for further investigation, he says. "If there is a determination made by the immigration officer that the traveler is HIV-positive and is traveling without proper HIV waiver clearance, he or she can legally be barred from entry into the United States."
In other words: proceed with caution. "There is no legal requirement that you keep your pills in the original, labeled bottle in which they came," says Ronda Goldfein, executive director of the Philadelphia-based AIDS Law Project. Many people who take medications on a schedule like to use pill organizers, or an attached set of color-coded smaller pill cases for each day of the week. Still, prepare for any possible scenario. "In general," Trivedi warns, "the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department have wide discretion with regard to enforcement of immigration policies." And assumptions that visitors from particular countries of origin have links to "terrorist groups" or drug smuggling mean they "seem to be scrutinized more routinely," he says.
To be on the safe side, he says, travelers-to-be should consult with an immigration practitioner who is familiar with HIV travel restrictions to the United States. For individual consultation, contact the GMHC Legal Services Department at 212-367-1040 or the AIDS Law Project at 215-587-9377. Questions can also be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com. The UK's NAM offers more information about entering the U.S. with medication; see "Traveling with Medication," www.aidsmap.com/en/docs/F302D11F-2568-4AF3-9C5F-205ACE027BC1.asp.
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Dallas Area Accommodations
The following is a list of select hotels that are within an 8 mile radius of the seminary and local transportation options. This list does not represent an official recommendation. Rather, it is supplied as a free service for perusal. DTS encourages visitors to inquire directly about any particular hotel to make sure it is fitting for your needs.
Element Dallas Downtown East
(Offers DTS Discount)
Downtown Dallas – 0.3 miles from campus
4005 Gaston Avenue
Dallas, TX 75246
Under Special Rates, select 'Corporate/Promo Set' and enter S1933 for special DTS rate
Candlewood Suites
Downtown Dallas – 7.6 miles from campus
7930 North Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, TX 75247
Complimentary Internet Access, Complimentary Shuttle to DTS (based upon shuttle schedule)
Complimentary Shuttle to Love Field
Hawthorn Suites at Dallas Park Central
North Dallas – 10.1 miles from DTS
7880 Alpha Road
Dallas, TX 75240
Free hot breakfast, fitness center, free wireless internet
Hotel Indigo
(Offers DTS Discount)
Downtown Dallas – 1.4 miles from DTS
214-741-7700 (ask for Reservations Desk)
1933 Main St.
Dallas, TX 75201
Complimentary transportation within 3 miles of hotel (7:00am – 10:00pm), fitness center, high speed internet, free valet parking.
Hyatt Summerfield Suites
Downtown – 2.5 miles from DTS
2914 Harry Hines
Dallas, Texas 75201
Free shuttle service to DTS (7:00am – 8:30pm), complimentary continental breakfast, fully equipped kitchens in rooms, pool, fitness center, high speed internet, attached covered parking garage.
La Quinta Inn at City Place
(Offers DTS Discount)
2.8 miles from DTS
4440 North Central Expressway
Dallas, Texas 75206
Free wireless internet, free breakfast, swimming pool.
Book with DTS discount
Courtyard Marriott Medical/Market Center Dallas
4.2 miles from DTS
2150 Market Center Blvd
Dallas, TX 75207
Complimentary high speed internet, complimentary parking, outdoor pool, fitness center, Bistro Restaurant on site.
Fairfield Inn & Suites Medical/Market Center Dallas
4.2 miles from DTS
2110 Market Center Blvd
Dallas, TX 75207
Complimentary continental breakfast, complimentary high speed internet, complimentary parking, indoor pool.
La Quinta Inn and Suites at Northpark Mall
6.1 miles from DTS
214-361-8200 or 800-531-5900
10001 N Central Expressway I-75
Dallas, TX 75231
Located near many restaurants, nice location, complimentary continental breakfast, fitness center, outdoor heated pool, high speed internet.
La Quinta Inn and Suites, Dallas Love Field
7.3 miles – 11 minutes between DTS and hotel
8300 John Carpenter Freeway
Dallas, TX 75247
New Construction, Complimentary breakfast, Fitness Center, Guest Laundry, Outdoor Pool, Business Center, 37" Flat Panel HD TVs, Full Restaurant, Wireless Internet, "Discounted Rate" for DTS family
The Park Inn by Radisson Dallas Love Field
7.3 miles from DTS
1241 W Mockingbird Ln.
Dallas, TX 75247
Free Wi-Fi, Fitness center, Business Center, Pool
Courtyard by Marriott Central Expressway
8 miles from DTS
10325 North Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75231
Complimentary transportation within 5 miles of hotel (7:00am – 7:00pm), fitness center, complimentary high speed internet, close to Northpark Mall, swimming pool/whirlpool.
Yellow Cab Taxi
214-426-6262 or www.dallasyellowcab.com
Supershuttle (to/from DFW Airport and to/from Dallas Love Field)
817-329-2000 or www.supershuttle.com
- Call to reserve shuttle service, preferably 24 hours in advance.
- After you pick up your baggage at the airport, go downstairs to the "Share Ride" sign and wait for the Super Shuttle bus. Tell them what area code (75204) and have the DTS address with you.
DTS Address: 3909 Swiss Ave / Dallas, TX 75204 / 214-887-5000.
When scheduling drop-off and pickup, the best location is near the visitor parking located on Apple Street, which runs through the campus and forms a "T" with Swiss Avenue.


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Chris Handy is an acclaimed podcaster, dynamic keynote speaker and emcee and marketing strategy consultant who has been featured most recently by Content Marketing Institute and the Hubspot Blog. Chris's podcast was named one of the Top Ten Podcasts Produced By Agencies in 2015 by the Agency Post.
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Fast and Easy Homemade Tzatziki
Tzatziki sauce has a fresh vibrant taste that is an ideal accompaniment to summer grill-outs. It is traditionally served cold with Greek and sometimes Turkish foods. Most Americans may know this sauce as the creamy, flavorful sauce that comes on gyros. But if you only eat tzatziki on gyros you are missing out! It works well with conventional greek tastes--such as lamb--but you'd be surprised how lovely it is on other grilled meats--especially beef tenderloin and chicken--and with grilled vegetable skewers.
Tzatziki was in a class of foods, like yogurt and crackers, that I had irrationally decided could only be made by commercial food companies. It just descended fully formed from on high, and landed on my grocery shelves. Somehow I had gone most of my life without even considering that I could make tzatziki at home myself. But once we gave it a try, I was shocked at how fast and easy it was to make this delicious and healthy sauce at home.
Best of all, nearly all the ingredients for tzatziki are growing in my backyard garden right now! So it is a perfect spring-harvest gardener's delight.
Tzatziki Sauce
Recipe from: Real Simple April 2011
1 Cup low fat Greek yogurt (plain)
1 cucumber, seeded and grated (about 1.25 cups)
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
1/2 clove garlic, finely chopped
salt to taste (about 1/2 tsp, add more to taste)
pepper to taste (about 1/4 tsp or 5 turns of the peppermill)
Combine all of the above in a small bowl. I like to allow it to sit for a bit in the fridge before serving, so the flavors can really permeate. Serve it cold with whatever your heart desires!
Note: Other tzatziki recipes include dill, parsley, or lemon juice, so you may also enjoy experimenting with adding these flavors.


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I'm completely obsessed with childhood at the moment.
With stretching it. Prolonging it.
With getting out and getting dirty.
With making stuff and burning stuff.
With pretending and imagining.
With climbing and swimming.
With singing and telling stories.
With laughing.
With exploring and getting lost and falling over.
With grazing your knees.
There is a bit of a tug of war beginning in this house over independence.
Over mobile phones, shopping trips with friends and over outfits.
I acknowledge and remember those feelings.
But I am trying to slow it all down.
There is so much time for those things.
These times are precious and can be magical and wonderful.


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One of the best Southern restaurants in America is in Plainfield, Vermont. The man behind the restaurant is from Brewer, Mississippi. Jimmy Kennedy met his wife, Maya, in New York City, but they didn't find their true calling until they moved back to Maya's hometown of Plainfield and moved into the Post Office.
Well, the Post Office was gone by then, actually they just moved into the building.
There they opened up River Run, served up a mean breakfast, gained a loyal following and wrote a cookbook: River Run Cookbook. River Run is a hard place to describe. It is tiny, filled with two dozen mismatched chairs and a few tables. The main meal is breakfast, Southern breakfasts including fried green tomatoes, jambalaya, fried potatoes, and even traditional granola and pancakes. My favorite is the fried catfish with grits, eggs and biscuits.
Many times after breakfast, Jimmy would turn the restaurant kitchen over to someone else who would keep cooking into the evening. I can't recall ever going to Vermont with out going to River Run. It is a great hang out for writes, too. Lorrie Goldensohn, who wrote one of my favorite books about the poet, Elizabeth Bishop is a regular. Two other regulars contributed to the River Run Cookbook, David Manet wrote the foreword and Howard Norman wrote the afterward.
Southerners love their casseroles, a fact that surprised Maya Kennedy on her first Christmas in Mississippi. This is Jimmy's mother's casserole and a holiday favorite. My mother made a similar variation every Christmas.
Corn & Oyster Casserole
4 cups crushed saltines (about 90 crackers, or 1/2 box)
2 pounds canned creamed corn
1 pound fresh or canned oysters
Salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
Set oven to 350 degrees.
In a 1 1/2 casserole dish that is abut 4 inches deep, sprinkle some crumbled saltines-just enough to cover the bottom. Then, ever so gently, spoon or pour some of the corn over the crackers, just enough to cover. Next, place the oysters an inch or so apart on top of the corn. (If the oysters are really big, cut them into chunks.) Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Repeat this layering process until you reach the top of the dish, making sure you finish with cracker crumbs. (You may have a bit of creamed corn left over.) Dot with butter.
Bake until the top is browned and the sides are bubbling a little, 35 to 45 minutes. (A glass dish will take the longer cooing time.)
Don't even think of going to Vermont without going to River Run. If it going to be a while, you can order River Run Sauce online. And when you go, cross the street to visit Ben Koenig's Country Bookshop.


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Check out this great Autumn Scene vignette that Sir Nelson made.
It has a great use of brooms to make hay in a field and a new scarecrow construction. Discuss this great vig
TheOrk wrote:I love Autumn more then any other season.
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venvorskar wrote:What set do those brooms come in? I know there are brown in HP sets, but these are tan.
Rubberchickenknight wrote:that's a great vig , though i hate autumn (back to school, getting colder, etc.)
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Jamming of gun may have saved police officer's life
James Hill, 26, charged with attempted homicide in April 2013 incident
The prosecution in the trial of a man charged with trying to kill a Pittsburgh police officer is presenting evidence to suggest he might have succeeded had his gun not jammed.
VIDEO: Watch Bob Mayo's report
James Hill of Homewood is on trial for the shooting of Officer Morgan Jenkins and other crimes. The prosecution is trying to build a case that Hill had the live rounds and the will to use them, but that a problem with Hill's gun may have saved the officer's life.
Police Detective John Adams of the city's mobile crime unit testified they found nine live rounds still inside Hill's gun -- shots ready to fire had Hill's weapon not jammed during the gunfight.
They say Hill, while also wounded, was conscious and moving on the ground. Two officers testified Hill's hand was 6 inches away from the gun as they approached and that he appeared to be reaching for the weapon. An officer testified he stepped on Hill's hand to prevent him from regaining the gun.
A now-retired forensics expert from the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office used an animated video to show jurors how a semi-automatic handgun is supposed to work. When a bullet is fired, its cartridge is supposed to expel out of the side of the gun. A police mobile crime unit detective testified that Hill's 9-millimeter Smith & Wesson semi-automatic jammed because a cartridge did not fully pop out.
One of at least two shots Hill did fire wounded Jenkins' spine, partially paralyzing the officer for life.
Moments before the shooting, Hill had managed to resist arrest by Jenkins and Officer Michelle Auge before running into a wooded area with Jenkins in pursuit.
The prosecution could complete presenting its case Friday. Then the defense will begin presenting its witnesses.


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The Gift Tax is a "spin-off" of the Estate Tax. Its purpose is to make sure that individuals do not give away all of their assets before death to avoid paying Estate Tax.
First some background -
The Gift Tax is imposed on the "giver" (or "donor") – the person making the gift – and not on the person receiving the gift (the "donee").
A gift has no affect on federal or state income taxes. Over the years I have been asked many times something along the lines of, "I read somewhere that I can give my son a gift of $XX,000 each year. If I do this will it help reduce my income tax?". The answer is always "no". You cannot deduct a gift on your 1040, and the recipient of a gift does not have to report the gift as taxable income on his/her 1040.
For 2010 and 2011 there is an annual Gift Tax exclusion of $13,000 and a "lifetime exclusion" of $1 Million. These are two separate exclusions – one has nothing to do with the other.
You can give $13,000 to as many individuals you want – relatives, friends or even strangers – in 2010, and 2011, with no gift, or future estate, tax consequences. This $13,000 does not affect the $1 Million lifetime exclusion. A married couple can gift $26,000.
If you make gifts to one individual that total more than $13,000 in one year you still do not necessarily have to pay any current gift tax. You can apply the excess gift to your $1 Million lifetime gift tax exclusion amount. You can give up to a total of $1 Million in gifts that exceed the annual exclusion limit during your lifetime before you will owe any gift tax.
If you gave your son $15,000 in 2010 then $2,000 of this gift will reduce the $1 Million, so you have a remaining lifetime exclusion of $998,000.
The Gift Tax is reported on Form 709. If you do gift more than $13,000 to an individual during the year you should file a Form 709 to show the application of the excess toward your $1 Million lifetime exclusion.
The following items are not considered to be taxable gifts, and do not count toward the $13,000 per year annual exclusion or reduce the $1 Million lifetime exclusion amount –
* the support of a member of your household,
* gifts made to a spouse,
* college tuition paid directly to the educational institution for another person, and
* medical expenses paid directly to the provider (doctor, dentist, hospital, therapist, etc) on behalf of another person.
The Gift Tax also does not apply to gifts to political organizations or campaigns or to gifts to church and charity
The lifetime Gift Tax exclusion amount is supposed to be the same as the federal Estate Tax exemption, but under the "Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001" this amount was for some reason "frozen" at $1 Million. So, even though the federal Estate Tax exemption had grown to $3.5 Million for 2009, the lifetime exclusion for Gift Tax purposes remained only $1 Million. And even though the federal Estate Tax totally disappeared, for one year only, in 2010, the federal Gift Tax is still in place for 2010.
This makes absolutely no sense. The only reason for the existence of the Gift Tax is so individuals do not avoid the Estate Tax by giving away their assets prior to death. So the lifetime exclusion for the Gift Tax should always be exactly the same as the Estate Tax exemption. The Gift Tax amount should not have been frozen at $1 Million.
Without an Estate Tax there is no need for a Gift Tax. So why, if the Estate Tax is gone, is the gift tax still around for 2010? I expect that Congress knew that the Estate Tax would return in 2011 (it would not be permanently repealed by Congress in the interim) so it did not want taxpayers to escape future estate tax by giving away the store in 2010.
I would hope that when the federal Estate Tax is finally either repealed or reformed there is consistent treatment of the Gift Tax. If the Estate Tax is repealed there should be no Gift Tax. If the Estate Tax is reformed, the lifetime exclusion under the Gift Tax should be the same as the exemption under the Estate Tax.


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Yummy Plants: a vegan lifestyle website and community. We can help you start a vegan diet!
does organic wine contain casein
Did you know that most wines available in stores are not vegan? How can that be? Wines are made from grapes. Grapes are vegan. What's the problem? The problem lies in the refining process. Nearly all commercial wines use animal products as fining agents to clarify the wine and remove sediments formed during wine-making. Because translucence and clarity are deemed attractive characteristics of white and rosé wines, they receive the most fining. However, some fining is done with red wines as well. Luckily, there are vegan wines available!


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"Wine symbolizes fortune in our society. Our goal is to give the fortunate population an opportunity to fight for those who can't fight for themselves." – Wine To Water
Doc Hendley, founder of Wine to Water, dreamed up the concept of this water charity while bartending and playing music in nightclubs in Raleigh in 2003. The dream became reality in 2004, when he held his first fundraiser – a wine event that helped him pay for the installation of water systems in Darfur, Sudan. In fact, Doc was living in Darfur in August of that same year, installing the systems, himself.
Wine to Water is based on Jesus' first miracle of turning water into wine at a wedding. When the host ran out of wine, Jesus told the servants to fill six stone water pots with water and draw some out for the headwaiter of the party. When the headwaiter tasted the water that had been turned into wine, he called the bridegroom and said to him, "Every man serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now" (John 2: 9-10). Wine to water seeks to allow Jesus to turn this miracle around for the needy people of the world who don't have access to clean water by turning the funds raised from the sale of wine into clean water projects.
Wine tastings are the main type of fundraiser event supported by Wine to Water; however, Doc encourages anyone to be creative – to get involved by hosting other types of events as well, such as "a benefit concert, a fundraising dinner, a 5K race or walk, or school dance." Doc fullfilled this dream the only way he knew how at the time: by playing music and pouring wine; now he encourages others to use their unique talents for the common goal.
Wine to Water has helped to provide clean water to people in 9 countries since 2004. Those who don't wish to host an event can still donate to the cause directly on the website. The organization also makes and distributes their very own wine – Old Vine Zinfandel and Estate Chardonnay – by the bottle or by the case. A portion of all proceeds from every bottle sold goes toward supporting clean water and sanitation efforts.


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Barack Obama
Obama: rubbish at games, but really likes The Witcher
American president Barack Obama name-dropped The Witcher during a recent political visit to Poland, birthplace of CD Projekt RED and The Witcher RPG series. He's down with the kids, you see?
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President Obama calls for computer programming requirements in schools
President Obama has stated that all children should be introduced to computer programming in schools, due to the rise of computer-centric jobs and America's increasing interest in videogames.
US Vice President to discuss gun violence with games industry representatives
American vice president Joe Biden is to discuss the thorny and oft-debated issue of gun violence with games industry representatives, new reports suggest.
Quick quotes: President Obama says read a book, not play a game
"We know that every father has a personal responsibility to do right by their kids – to encourage them to turn off the video games and pick up a book; to teach them the difference between right and wrong; to show them through our own example the value in treating one another as we wish […]
Tell Obama how worthy games are, says ECA
The ECA wants you to tell president Obama how great games are, seeing as how he's always banging on about putting them "away". The form is apparently designed to allow you to "point out some of the ways that video games have empowered and educated you." We'll tell him about our shooting skills. They've improved […]
Moore to Obama: try EA Sports Active and say you'll "Yes you Can!" to videogames
In the wake of Barack Obama saying that a US Health Care reform entails "going for a run or hitting the gym, and raising our children to step away from the video games and spend more time playing outside," EA Sports' Peter Moore has issued the President a challenge: Try EA SPORTS Active and I […]
Watch Obama's inauguration on Xbox Live
American Xbox Live users can now watch the full inauguration of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama, on Xbox Live. Just head to the Spotlight area on your dashboard where you can download it for free. Thanks, Joystiq. By Mike Bowden
Obama and Palin to appear in Mercenaries 2 as DLC
As you can see in the video after the break, Barack Obama and Sarah Palin are to appear in Mercenaries 2 as DLC. Topical. Watch and believe.
Obama drops $44k on in-game election ads
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has spent $44,465.78 on in-game advertising in the run-up to the US election, Gamespot reports. The campaign, which was widely reported as appearing in Burnout Paradise, started on October 6 and ends on November 3. The ads span 18 games, apparently. Details were released through the Obama campaign's pre-election filing with […]
Obama wins Xbox Live presidential poll
Barack Obama has won an unofficial presidential vote through Xbox Live, with 43 percent of almost 100,000 people marking their X for the Democrat. Obama sailed to victory by a margin of 12 per cent, while rival McCain registered 31 percent of the total vote. More on GI.
Obama: Videogames are raising our kids
At a campaign stop in Indiana, Barack Obama made mention of the hype surrounding GTA IV and claimed that games in general are "raising" US children. From Game Politics: I was just catching the news this morning about Grand Theft Auto, this video game, which is gonna break all records and make goo-gobs of money […]
"Turn off the video games," says Obama
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama reckons parents should be encouraging their children to read instead of allowing them to level up, telling Americans that "government can't do everything" when it comes to education. "Turn off the television, turn off the video games," he said, as reported here. Anyone else from the "real" world want to slag […]
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President Obama calls for computer programming requirements in schools
US Vice President to discuss gun violence with games industry representatives
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Itching to get into your Hot Tub?
With spring just days away many of us are just "itching" to get into our hot tubs. Longer days and warmer weather is perfect hot tub weather.
On a serious note; we may be itching to get into our tubs but we really do not want to come out of the tub all itchy! If you have not drained your water in over three months it really is a good idea to hold off the first soak until you drain the old stale water and do some spring cleaning.
Spring is a great time to give the tub a good cleaning. Flush out your jets with Leisure Time Jet Clean, give the shell a good scrub with Leisure Time Citrabright All-Purpose Spa Cleaner , protect and shine to the shell with Leisure Time Fast Gloss Spa Polish , deep clean your filters with Leisure Time Spa Filter Clean. Now you can safely enjoy a nice soak!
If you could not wait and you decided to get a soak or two in before draining and cleaning the tub and you find you are itchy when you get out, or see a rash develop, DO NOT GET BACK INTO THE WATER UNTIL YOU DRAIN AND CLEAN THE TUB. Most people think that the chemicals in the water cause their skin to be dry and itchy, this is true only if the sanitizer level is way too high or if pH and Alkalinity are way out of balance.
The most likely cause for a rash from a spa is low sanitation. Using a hot tub with low or no sanitation can cause a condition called Folliculitis. Folloculitis is inflammation of the hair follicle caused by infection, chemical irritation, or physical injury. There are several different types of folliculitis, but a common type is called "hot tub" folliculitis, or pseudomonas folliculitis.
The rash of hot tub folliculitis consists of several small .5 – 3 cm red papules or wheals with a central pustule. The rash can erupt anywhere on the body that has been in contact with the contaminated water. Areas that are in contact with wet clothing tend to have more lesions. The rash usually resolves on its own in 7 to 10 days leaving a hyperpigmented lesion that resolves over months.
Some people experience fatigue in the first few days of the rash, but fever is uncommon. We strongly recommend seeing a doctor as soon as possible for proper diagnoses and not using the hot tub until it is properly sanitized.
We have a complete "how to" section on how to take care of your hot tub on the site.
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1. Literally, to remove nasal mucus (i.e., "boogers") with one's finger. Tommy! Quit picking your nose, that's a filthy habit!
2. By extension, to dawdle, fool around, or waste time idly. No wonder we're losing so much money—half our staff just stands around picking their noses for most of the day!


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Industrial furniture from india does not necessarily has to be dirty any more . There has been a reviolution of this style aroud the world in recent past. Most of our competitors have failed to notice that the furniture has to adorn a house in the end and it must passes all the funstional utility and aesthetic value . Very neat industrial stuff with wood and metal.


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One of our best is the professional covert acoustic kevlar noise isolating FDC 2 pin earpiece with double PTT (push to talk) button. Two PTT design to make it use widely and conveniently. This type of earpiece is designed to seal in your ear canal and comes with large high impact polycarbonate microphone / PTT which means you can listen and send messages uninterrupted by the noise around you.
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Some drunk ina hawaiian shirt helped with this.
If you blink at the end you'll miss the screen credit.
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Posted 30 October 2017 - 05:08 AM
Very cool Jay.
Posted 30 October 2017 - 12:53 PM
I was talking to him on the phone recently. He was at work and a minion kept coming in to ask him questions about where some exotic material or other was stashed, intended for rotor blades or something. Impressive fellow, but we already knew that.
Posted 09 November 2017 - 05:32 AM
Hans, i was lucky to meet Frank several years ago, and talk with him about his time at Platt-LePage.
The best part of researching the forgotten Platt-LePage XR-1, was talking to the people who were there back in the day.
Sadly, they are all pretty much gone now, I'm glad I was able to get some of their stories.
Posted 10 November 2017 - 11:26 AM
I want to know where they keeping the UFOs.
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Posted 10 November 2017 - 07:52 PM
Following the conclusion of flight testing, the XR-1 was returned to the Army Air Forces, who placed the aircraft in storage
Those they.
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Posted 21 November 2017 - 08:16 AM
Well, that's some rotorcraft history in the flesh. My dad transitioned from fixed-wing to rotors in the 50's. If I remember correctly, at that time Bell Helicopters provided some training directly. He had this "paperweight" as long as I can remember, now I have it. I think it's a UH-1 blade sample, not sure on that. My own little piece of history.
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If people saw film of what helicopter rotors go through in flight, they'd probably be a bit apprehensive, riding in one..
Never mind the rotors, the noise and the stench (exhaust) of a Huey were enough to dissuade me, but the riding was not optional, so ...
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Showing locally tonight
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Yeah. It's a grate documentary funny, yet timely and poignant.
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West End is a centre for diving, dining and nightly entertainment offering a great selection of accommodation styles. As one enters the main road of West End, properties heading to the right (north) offer a quieter, more laid back environment. Those wanting to be in the middle of all the action may wish to choose accommodation along the main road heading left (south). Evenings here can be very active with several restaurants and bars offering live music and the main strip busy with both foot and vehicular traffic.
The Lily Pond Guest House is located in Half Moon Bay, a two minute stroll from the beach, shops, bars and restaurants of West End. Lily Pond has created an oasis where outstanding service, beautifully appointed rooms and a tropical garden await your arrival. Full breakfast included. WEST END
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Oliver Hegglin
Class of 2013
Major/Minor: International Studies
I was born in a small town called Menzingen, in Canton Zug, in Switzerland. My father is from Zug whereas my mother is from Spain. I've lived in various homes and attended various schools in Switzerland, spending two years of my childhood in Toronto, Canada where I learned English. About eight years ago my family moved to New York. All in all, I have lived in about six homes in three countries and have attended about eight schools. My family constantly travels and this large exposure to the world is what sparked my interest in International Studies various years ago. To this day I plan on using my knowledge and experiences of the world for my future career and would one day like to end up in the real United Nations, if not a Consulate or Embassy somewhere.
Future plans? After college I may do my time in the Swiss Army. Either way, I plan to enter the work force and start as a diplomat and see where that path leads me.
Hometown? Mt. Kisco, NY
High School? Fox Lane High School
Favorite Class at WC? My favorite class is Model United Nations mainly because it is the most relevant class to what I am studying and has a large amount of active participation in practice models and workshops that helps the class prepare for model programs as well as skills that we can use in the real world including formal writing and public debate and speaking.
Recommended Professor? I would highly recommend Professor Tahir Shad as he is the head of the International Studies department and also leads the Goldstein Program. He knows a whole lot about his area of expertise and anyone you meet will say he's the coolest professor to talk to. And lets not forget the IS and Poli-Sci social events held at his house every year, great food there too!
Most Memorable Experience as a First-Year Student? My most memorable experience as a first year student must have been the trip the Model UN team took to the conference in Montreal, Canada. It was a lot of fun and to be able to take such a trek all the way to McGill University was a real adventure that helped me understand the complexity of how our world operates on the international level.
If I Could be an Animal, I'd be? An Arctic Wolf. Besides living in a cold, snowy place, that online animal personality quiz I took said I was independent and strong-willed, which I guess I am, but also care for my small pack and lead it with pride. I guess that's my little Peer Mentor Pack.
One Thing You Shouldn't Forget to Pack? Shower shoes or some form of flip flops. You don't want to enter the bathrooms barefoot, I don't even like walking around the halls barefoot.
Campus Involvement
- Major: International Studies
- Concentration: Western Europe
- Languages: German, Spanish, and English; learning French
- Pending Study Abroad: Summer 2010, Germany; Scandinavia, preferably Norway, Sweden, or Finland.
- Pending Internships: Swiss Embassy in DC, the Swiss Consulate in NY, and the Swiss mission to the UN in NY.
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At work we have some performance problems.
One application (not off-the-shelf software) is not performing good. The problem is that the design of the application is far from good (auto-commit is used, and the Oracle DB is doing too much writes for what the application is supposed to do because of this). During helping our DBAs in their performance analysis (the vendor of the application is telling our hardware is not fast enough and I had to provide some numbers to show that this is not the case and they need to improve the software as it does not comply to the performance requirements they got before developing the application) I noticed that the filesystem where the DB and the application are located (a ZFS if someone is interested) is doing sometimes 1.200 IO (write) operations per second (to write about 100 MB). Yeah, that is a lot of IOops our SAN is able to do! Unfortunately too expensive to buy for use at home. 🙁
Another application (nagios 3.0) was generating a lot of major faults (caused by a lot of fork()s for the checks). It is a SunFire V890, and the highest number of MF per second I have seen on this machine was about 27.000. It never went below 10.000. On average maybe somewhere between 15.000 and 20.000. My Solaris-Desktop (an Ultra 20) is generating maybe several hundred MF if a lot is going on (most of the time is does not generate much). Nobody can say the V890 is not used… 🙂 Oh, yes, I suggested to enable the nagios config setting for large sites, now the major faults are around 0−10.000 and the machine is not that stressed anymore. The next step is probably to have a look at the ancient probes (migrated from the big brother setup which was there several years before) and reduce the number of forks they do.


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Glamour UK is hosting a Best Dressed Brit poll. Head on over there and vote for your favorite Scot!!
View pics from the Untitled Peter Farrelly Project (possibly named "Movie 43"). Photos courtesy of Bob Bekian, Loyal Studios. Do not repost without permission.
Machine Gun Preacher moved production to South Africa earlier this month. Not much in the way of news from that location, which is all good. Nothing like getting work done being paparazzi free! Meanwhile, browse the set pics from Michigan to get your MGP fix!
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON is coming to DVD on October 15! Pre-order your copy from Amazon.com and help support GBNET!
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The green Avenger
LOS ANGELES – Easygoing Mark Ruffalo says he has "no visible actor pretensions" for two reasons:
First, when he initially made the rounds of Hollywood in the 1990s, he booked more gigs as a bartender than an actor.
Second, he considers himself fortunate, and humbled, by the fact that he survived surgery in 2001 to remove a benign brain tumour, and suffered no major after-effects.
Now, the 44-year-old is grateful to be a father (to Keen, 10, and daughters Bella, 6, and Odette, 4) and a husband to Sunrise.
He's also yet another performer willing to take on the difficult task of playing Dr. Bruce Banner, a.k.a., The Hulk, replacing the previously engaged Edward Norton in 2008's The Incredible Hulk, and Eric Bana in 2003's Hulk.
As Banner/The Hulk this time around, Ruffalo is part of The Avengers, which opens May 4.
Written and directed by Joss Whedon, the 3-D blockbuster features a team of superheroes called on to defend the world when it's threatened by an extraterrestrial invasion.
S.H.I.E.L.D director Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) enlists The Hulk (Ruffalo), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) to unite against Thor's adopted brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston), who is leading the assault against Earthlings.
Also on hand are S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg), plus Stark Industries' CEO, Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow).
Certainly, Ruffalo is one of the new kids on the superhero block, and, by some estimations, an unlikely candidate for the Hulk role.
"I had never done anything remotely like this before," said the actor, relaxing in a Beverly Hills hotel suite.
A theatre actor first, Ruffalo got his film debut as Laura Linney's troubled brother in the 2000 drama, You Can Count On Me. He struggled to find his niche after that, but received good reviews for his roles in the 2004 movies, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and 13 Going on 30.
Three years later, he played the harried cop in David Fincher's 2007 melodrama, Zodiac, (co-starring with Avengers' Downey Jr.) and was Leonardo DiCaprio's partner in the Martin Scorsese thriller, Shutter Island. His role as the philandering home wrecker in 2010's The Kids Are All Right won him his first Oscar nomination, and confirmed his talent as a character actor.
Maybe that's why aficionados of the Marvel comic-book world were skeptical that Ruffalo could pull off the Hulk role. But Whedon told the actor he wanted Banner to have a wry world-weariness about him. "So, I guess I thought I could do it by tapping into my bartender days," Ruffalo quipped.
More seriously, Ruffalo recalls being a little intimidated by the prospect of taking on such a famous part when he first accepted. "It was daunting," he confesses. "There were lots of expectations."
He discovered that reality quickly enough after his casting was announced. "The fanboys were kicking my (butt)," he says, referring to the online chatter deriding his selection.
Brooding was not an option, however. He had the arduous task of playing Banner at sound stages opposite the other cast members, and then transforming into The Hulk with the help of performance-capture GGI technology all by himself at a separate special-effects stage.
To get into the Banner backstory, Ruffalo watched the previous Hulk films for reference, but mainly focused on the Bill Bixby TV series, The Incredible Hulk (1978-1982), to get the emotions right. He also watched the shows with his son, Keen. It turned out to be a wise decision.
"At one point, Keen turned to me, and said, 'Papa, he's so misunderstood,'" says Ruffalo of Bixby's dual role. "I thought, 'He gets it.' It was a great way into Banner for me."
The physical challenge involved capturing the green monster's movements by doing exaggerated wrestling poses. Ruffalo also had to get over the giggles, as he was decked out in a skin-tight suit covered in motion-capture markers.
"I am standing there, a trained actor, and I look like a Chinese checkerboard, with little balls all over me," he says. "Once I made I peace with the idea I was going to be the butt of many jokes from the crew, I was fine."
It was worth it. Especially effective, says Ruffalo, "were the digital facial recreations" of the actor's expressions as The Hulk.
"Joss and I were fighting to persuade the studio to let us do the performance-capture, so The Hulk would look more like Banner, and it worked," he says.
Finding his inner Hulk anger was a little easier for the father of three.
"I have a hair-trigger temper," Ruffalo says, smiling. "And I have lots of practice: A parent who doesn't yell at (his) kids isn't spending enough time with them."


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The Thirty Second Sell – What's Your Website's Elevator Pitch?
- Zach Dunn
- Feb 17, 2009
- 17 Comments
- Business
You have thirty seconds to tell me why your website matters, and what it can offer me. Go!
Did you panic? It's a simple enough request, but did you manage to simplify everything down to half a minute? That's the idea behind the elevator pitch.
Five Minute Upgrade – Header Hierarchy
- Zach Dunn
- Feb 15, 2009
- 9 Comments
- Articles
Headings can be tricky business. In a continuation of our Five Minute Upgrade series, today we'll look at the effective use of heading tag family.
With a quick overhaul to your site's heading hierarchy, you'll see an increase of both usability and search engine rankings.
Color Scheme Inspiration – Breakfast Cereal
- Elyse Harrop
- Feb 10, 2009
- 10 Comments
- Motivation
Good morning designers! Looking for a little bit of color in your life? This round of color inspiration is especially for all the A.M. folks out there.
So wake up, and start the day off right with some well rounded color schemes from the breakfast bowl.
25 Font-tastic Type Resources for Web Designers
- Zach Dunn
- Feb 08, 2009
- 25 Comments
- Resources
There have been quite a few good typography roundups posted around recently with varying levels of design focus. This roundup of resources and articles directly useful to the everyday web designer.
Supersized – Full Screen Background/Slideshow jQuery Plugin
- Sam Dunn
- Feb 04, 2009
- 177 Comments
- Resources
Supersized is a jQuery plugin that automatically sizes (background) images to the size of the browser and runs them as a slideshow. It is lightweight and plays nice with all browsers.
Quick Tip – Consistent Border Weight in Internet Explorer
- Zach Dunn
- Feb 02, 2009
- 8 Comments
- Tutorials
Ever define a border weight in CSS only to find it heavier in Internet Explorer? Today's tip is on keeping consistent border width across browsers when using shorthand.
If you're familiar with CSS shorthand, you'll know that border width can be described in either exact units (pixels), or through one of several more general terms (like thin).
The Second Month
- Zach Dunn
- Feb 01, 2009
- 6 Comments
- Site News
We've just wrapped up our second month of blogging, and the growth since last month has been nothing short of amazing. January was a great step forward, here's the the full analysis and happenings.
ActionScript 3 vs Flex 3: Labels
- Zach Dunn
- Jan 31, 2009
- 5 Comments
- Articles
Flex can't do it all alone. While it's possible to build a RIA in strictly ActionScript 3.0 or Flex 3's MXML, sometimes you have to be familiar with both methods to get the best result.
In this post we'll look at two ways of making one of the most common components in Flash and Flex development: the label.


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A forum about Atari 16/32 computers and their clones. This forum is in no way affiliated with Atari Interactive.
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MiggyMog wrote:I believe Rich has just acquired some of them, see the 3500 disks thread.
Also there is another guy on this forum who had a bit to do with there creation....
keili wrote:Hi kalamazoo.
You can find some of your menus at planetemu:
http://www.planetemu.net/index.php?sect ... 372&page=s
http://www.planetemu.net/index.php?sect ... 363&page=s
Or try my just started ftp-server ftp://keilis-atari.dyndns.org
You'll find them there under 'TOSEC\Atari ST - Compilations - Demos' and 'TOSEC\Atari ST - Demos'.
Too bad, that you don't have your old disks any more. Many of your menus are missing.
WillieSea wrote:I wasn't complaining, just letting you know. I opened the compiliation-games directory and it took 3-4 minutes to show. I think because every compilation is in the one directory, it took a while get all the text filenames and links.
I think it is cool that you have an FTP server. I am not knowlegeable in that area to do it myself.
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If you're trying to figure out how to choose laminate wood floors for your home and wondering how thickness fits in, here are answers to your questions.
How is laminate flooring thickness measured?
For laminate flooring, plank thickness is measured in millimeters (mm). A millimeter is roughly 0.039 inches.
Flooring products like Swiss Krono will state plank thickness on their packages or in their advertising by measuring the entire plank thickness — from the bottom surface that rests on the subfloor to the top of the plank. So if a plank has an attached pad (meaning the underlayment is actually attached to each individual plank), you may see a plank thickness of 14 mm. That means it's a 12 mm thick plank with a 2 mm thick pad attached, equaling 14 mm.
Therefore, plank thickness doesn't refer strictly to the core of the plank but instead to the combination of all layers that make up the plank.
Is laminate flooring thickness a guarantee of durability?
Not necessarily. At Swiss Krono USA, we see durability provided by the aluminum-oxide wear layer that's on top. The wear layer makes the laminate floor able to stand up to foot traffic and minor abrasions, thus improving its durability.
Impact resistance, or the ability of a laminate floor to withstand the impact of a falling object, is related to plank thickness. In general, the thicker the plank the more resistant the floor becomes to fracture from a dropped object. Our floors meet and exceed a light commercial rating on "Large-Ball Impact Resistance" and "Small-Ball (Dart) Impact Resistance" tests.
Is thickness a guarantee of quality in laminate flooring?
Again, not necessarily; a thicker laminate could be manufactured with lower-quality materials. Swiss Krono USA uses a superior high-density fiber (HDF) core made of 50% southern yellow pine and 50% hardwood in our laminate floors, no matter what the thickness is. Every component of our laminate floor is important in every product we make.
Are there advantages to a thicker plank laminate floor?
Yes. BuildDirect sums it up this way in its blog article titled, "Choosing 12 mm Laminate Flooring": "The balance between this spectrum of ease of installation and hardy walking experience, 12 mm laminate flooring feels just like the real thing, and a floor surface that is DIY friendly, too."
- A thicker plank is easier to install. It's actually a bit forgiving because it can better span minor subfloor deviations without problems later. "Levelness" is important to a successful installation. Since a laminate floor is a floating floor, a subfloor that has a peak or valley of over 1/8th of an inch within 40 inches of grade is not good.
- A thicker plank can provide superior acoustics. Because the plank is thicker, sound doesn't travel as well.
- A thicker plank provides better impact resistance.
- Swiss Krono USA offers 14 collections with 12 mm of thickness.
What are the different thicknesses of laminate flooring?
There are four standard laminate-flooring plank thicknesses on the market. As you might expect, the thinner the plank the less expensive the laminate floor. Our planks come in the three thickest measurements: 8 millimeter (8 mm), 10 millimeter (10 mm) and 12 millimeter (12 mm). Get the details here.
What's the best advice regarding laminate flooring thickness?
As with most purchase decisions, there's no correct answer for how to choose the best plank thickness. Bigger (or thicker) is usually better for all the reasons we've examined here, but there's no reason to buy more floor than you need.


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