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Oscoda, MI
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Suite No. 6 · Lake Huron Resort
4 Guests
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathroom
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Kick back and relax on sandy Lake Huron! A part of the Hunger & Ransom Lake Huron resort, enjoy full access to all of the hotel amenities. Soak up the sun on the beach or head out into Oscoda and the surrounding Huron National Forest for a memorable adventure.
Suite 6 is the perfect vacation rental for a couple or small family. Inside, you'll find an open-concept living room/kitchen, two bedrooms and a full bath.
Located at the end of a no-outlet street in-town, the Hunger & Ransom Lake Huron resort is tucked away from traffic and noise. Enjoy the private beach or walk along the shore to the Oscoda boardwalk and public park with plenty of activities for the kids: a splash pad, playground, skate park, and even more sugar-sand beach.
Stay connected with reliable, high speed internet throughout the entire resort. And, when the weather's not cooperating, chill out inside with cable on the HDTV or games at the table.
The home is equipped and intended to sleep four people comfortably. When you're not traveling in couples, the living room futon provides an additional sleeping space.
Outdoor Space
Every suite at the resort shares a large lawn with picnic tables, charcoal grills and yard games. You'll also have full access to our 200ft of sandy Lake Huron beach frontage. Comfortably wade out 100+ feet in waist-height water; the lake is amazingly clean and free of rocks and vegetation.
If there's something we haven't addressed, send us a message and we'll get back with you asap (notifications go straight to our phones). If the dates you're looking for are unavailable, we may be able to fit you into one of our other properties in the area.
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Hunger & Ransom Vacation Lodging
205 Pack Avenue, No. 6 · Osocda, MI, 48750
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About the Area
The property is located on a short, no-outlet street on Lake Huron and is a part of the Hunger & Ransom resort. As close as we are the water, it's less than a mile walk to the downtown area where you can grab dinner, get drinks, cool off with some ice cream and even watch a movie at the local theater.
River Road—a national scenic bypass—runs into downtown Oscoda and has numerous activities along it's 19 mile length: including, the AuSable River Queen Boat Cruise (gorgeous during Autumn leaves season), canoeing/tubing launches and Lumberman's Monument Park.
Tawas is a short 20 minute drive from the resort and boasts additional restaurants, activities, and shopping. Like Oscoda, you'll have your pick of weekend events every week during the summer.
With the Huron National Forest on Oscoda's border, there are hundreds of outdoor activities within close range. Whether you've been coming to the area for a lifetime or this is your first trip, there's always something new and exciting to do.
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Pet Fee: $10/day
Optional, daily rate for traveling with pets.
Cleaning Fee: $69
Cleaning fee only applies for reservations less than one week.
Damage Deposit: $200
Temporary hold placed 7 days before arrival.
Michigan Use Tax: 6%
Oscoda CVB Tourist Tax: 2%
Accepted Payments: Cash · Check · Electronic ACH · Visa · Mastercard · AMEX · Discover
House Rules & Policies
Pets Allowed · Self-Checkin · No Smoking
We want you to have an awesome experience at our Hunger & Ransom rental and hope you enjoy your whole vacation. Our biggest philosophy is leave it as you found. I.e., clean up after yourself and treat the property as if it were your own. We think this is a place you'll want to stay again after you experience it the first time.
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Backbone Rock Tunnel
Backbone Rock tunnel near Shady Valley, Tennessee. Known as the shortest tunnel in the world, it was blasted through to make way for the Beaver Dam Railroad in 1901. This part of the Holston Mountain outcrop is 75 feet high and 22 feet thick. The railroad continued operation until 1918, when the lumber and manganese ore played out. In the early 1930s, the tunnel was widened for two lane Highway 133 to permit car travel between Damascus, Virginia and Shady Valley, Tennessee.
Bush MIll
Located in Nickelsville, Virginia, the original mill was built in 1831, but burned down later in 1895. Rebuilt thereafter, it operated as a commercial grist mill until the 1970s. It is still an operating mill and is open for visitors every Memorial Day and the 1st Saturday in October.
Roan Mountain Rhodos
Catabwa rhododendrons in full bloom in this view of the Blue Ridge from Roan Mountain. Catabwas usually bloom from May to June at this elevation in the Blue Ridge mountains
Copper Creek Trestle
The Copper Creek trestle near Clinchport, Virginia. The taller of these two trestles stands at 167 feet and was the tallest trestle on the east coast when it was built in 1908 by the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad. CSX railroad now owns the tall trestle and Norfolk Southern the shorter trestle. They were built to create quicker access to the coalfields of southwest Virginia and southeast Kentucky.
Far Blue Mountains
An early spring sunrise reflected off of the clouds in the Blue Ridge mountains of Ashe County, North Carolina.
Backporch of Mast Store in Valle Crucis, North Carolina
James River Reflections
Reflection of the mountains in the idyllic James River at milepost 60.9 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Grimes Cabin
Old Cabin hidden in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Ashe County North Carolina - originally owned by the Grimes family
New River Fog
A light fog settles over the south fork of the New River on a warm winter morning in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina.
Bobwhite Bridge
The Bobwhite covered bridge in Patrick County, near Woolwine, Virginia. Sadly, this bridge washed away in a flood on 29 September, 2015. Thus, I am glad to have taken this photo in the spring of 2014 to have preserved the memory of this venerable
Beautiful winter sunrise in the Blue Ridge mountains in Ashe County, North Carolina.
Corner of Pucket's cabin on the Blue Ridge Parkway (milepost 190) showing an intricately fashioned dovetail joint.
Mountain Laurels
Mountain laurels in full bloom in the Blue Ridge mountains.
I Am All Ears
A curious doe poses for a nice portrait along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.
Mountain Rosebay
Rosebay rhododendrons in full bloom along the Blue Ridge Parkway of North Carolina.
Blue Ridge Escape
Trail head for the Grassy Gap trail just south of Doughton Park along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Ashe County, North Carolina.
No Privacy
Ravages of time have taken their toll on this vestige from yesterday in Grayson County, Virginia.
Majestic Sky
A "Majestic Sunset" on the evening of the Super Moon. The moon turned out to be less than photogenic that night, but the sunset was gorgeous! Photo taken from the "Lump Overlook" at milepost 264.4 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Looking Glass Falls
Looking Glass falls in the Pisgah National Forest of the Blue Ridge mountains in North Carolina.
Mayberry Trading Post
The Mayberry General store in Mayberry, Virginia. Built in 1892, it still operates as a general store just off of milepost 180 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Mayberry, Virginia is thought to be the place that was the origin of the town of the same name in the famous American television sitcom, the "Andy Griffith Show". Andy's grandparents lived in Mayberry, Virginia and Andy visited their many times during his childhood.
Friday Night Jamboree
The Floyd Country Store, in Floyd, Virginia is the site of the famous "Friday Night Jamboree". It has become a traditional gathering place on Friday nights for musicians, dancers, and visitors from all over the world. The Friday Night Jamboree is an outstanding and authentic experience shared by old-timers and new visitors alike. Country Living magazine identified the Floyd County Store as one of the two best places in the country to hear bluegrass music (the other place was a club in New York City). The show starts on Friday nights at 6:30 and ends around 10:30 when they close. Admission is just $5.00!
Long range vista of the mountains taken from the Jumpinoff Rock overlook at milepost 260.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
The upper waterfall of a beautiful cascade of waterfalls in Allegheny County, North Carolina.


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Market Action Index Definition (MAI)
We developed the MAI so you immediately know if it's a Buyer's or Seller's market.
30+ indicates a Sellers market.
One of the unique market statistics provided in the Altos Market Reports our proprietary "Market Action Index" (MAI). Some of our subscribers ask about this stat and why we created it. In short, there are times in a market (both city and zip code level) that some of the key market stats that we use to analyze a market run counter to each other.
Perhaps median price is increasing at the same time that inventory levels are increasing while days-on-market is relatively flat. Using these three market stats individually makes it difficult to determine what is exactly is going on. We developed the MAI to roll together some of these key stats (and a few others) to generate a number, indexed to "30", to determine if the local market is trending towards a "buyer's market" or "seller's market."
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"Residential house prices are a function of supply and demand, and market conditions can be characterized by analyzing those factors."
"The Market Action Index (MAI) illustrates the balance between supply and demand using a statistical function of the current rate of sale versus current inventory. An MAI value greater than 30 typically indicates a "Seller's Market" (a.k.a. "Hot Market") because demand is high enough to quickly absorb available supply. A hot market will typically cause prices to rise. MAI values below 30 indicate a "Buyer's Market" (a.k.a. "Cold Market") where the inventory of already-listed homes is sufficient to last several months at the current rate of sales. A cold market will typically cause prices to fall."
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- This article is about a theory that explains the nature of online interactions. For a discussion of the information processing that occurs in large-scale and typically networked groups, see Social information processing.
Social Information Processing Theory (SIP) is an interpersonal communication theory developed by Joseph Walther in 1992 [1], explaining how people get to know one another online, without nonverbal cues, and how they develop and manage internet relationships in the computer-mediated environment. [1][2] However, online interpersonal interpersonal relationship development may require more time to develop than traditional face-to-face (FtF) relationships. Once established, online personal relationships may demonstrate the same relational dimensions and qualities as FtF relationships. Online relationships may help facilitate relationships that would not have formed in the face-to-face world due to intergroup differences, geographic challenges, etc.
A Theory of Online Communication[edit | edit source]
The nature of online interaction is a highly studied field that has experienced both positive and negative media ecology. While the earliest theories focused on the negative aspects of online communication - frequently depicting online communication as extremely impersonal - more recent theories have developed an increasingly optimistic view of online communication - explaining how those who interact online are highly capable of creating and maintaining impressions and relationships with others online.
Walther built SIP upon the larger notion of computer-mediated communication (CMC), or nonverbal communication transactions that occur through the use of two or more networked computers [3] While the term has traditionally referred to those communications that occur via computer-mediated formats (e.g., instant messages, e-mails, chat rooms), it has also been applied to other forms of text-based interaction such as text messaging.[4] Walther understood that the mediated nature of online communication required a new theory to describe it. [1]
CMC versus FtF[edit | edit source]
Social Information Processing Theory (SIP) endorses online communication. SIP proposes that despite the inherent lack of cues found in the nonverbal communication of online interactions, there are many other ways for people to create and process personal, or individualized, information.[5] Instead, people seek out and interpret cues that serve as substitutes of nonverbal communication, such as use of emoticons and time stamps.[6] Several comparable aspects - such as replaced cues, asynchronous communication, insightful interaction, desire for impression management, and maintained partner affinity - are all in support of SIP as a comporable, if not improved, alternative of FtF communication. One highlight of online communication is it's asynchronous nature, in which one can carefully create and craft messages. Walther sites this as a key factor in both understanding the benefits of online interaction, as well as helping to determine whether their messages can achieve the level of intimacy that others develop face-to-face. Because the sender of a message does not exude natural nonverbal cues, one can manage attitudes omit in CMC. Another study compared 10 minutes of FtF conversation with 40 minutes of CMC and found no difference in partner affinity between the two modes.[7] Walther also found that, proportionately, CMC partners ask more questions and disclose more about themselves than do their face-to-face counterparts. In this way, CMC may actually improve or assist FtF interactions. [8] Finally, similarto FtF interaction, people motivated in online interactions with others also wish to "reduce interpersonal uncertainty, form impressions, and develop affinity."[1]
Example[edit | edit source]
- A blind date: Imagine two people are being sent on a blind date by their friends. The date is scheduled three weeks in advance, so the friends give the two people going on the blind date each others' email addresses so they can get to know each other a little before the date. One initiates and sends the other an email, and after a couple of days they slowly begin to disclose information. Each person has the ability to carefully craft their message to the other, and to edit how much information to disclose to one another. With these initial conversations occurring over the internet, many of the initial uncertainties they have about meeting each other may be dissipated. Over the three week time period, the two people can grow close and be excited to meet each other, so when they do meet, the atmosphere will not be awkward but instead, the two people can feel like friends.
Criticisms[edit | edit source]
Despite the fact that social information processing theory offers a more optimistic perspective through which to perceive of and analyze online interactions, the theory is not without its criticisms. Even though Walther[1] proposes that users of computer-mediated communication (CMC) have the same interpersonal needs met as those communicating face-to-face (FtF), he proposes that the lack of visual cues inherent in CMC are disadvantages to be overcome over time.[5] Thus, more time is needed for interactants to get to know one another - although he maintains that the same intimacy can be reached, just over a longer amount of time.[1]
Furthermore, many of Walther's initial hypotheses relied on the assumption that positive social behaviors would be greater in FtF interactions than those in CMC. In a 1995 study, Walther used this hypothesis but added that any initial differences in socialness between the two media would disappear in time.[9] Walther was surprised to find that his results turned out to be contrary to this prediction. The results showed that, regardless of time-scale, CMC groups were rated higher in most measures of relational communication than those participating in the FtF condition.[9]
New Technologies[edit | edit source]
The label 'social media' has been attached to a quickly growing number of Web sites whose content is primarily user-driven.[10]. These communities are large-scale examples of SIP. Navigating the 'social' word of information online is largely a product of interpersonal connections online, and has prompted the creaton of aggregating or collaborative sources to help assist collective groups of people sort through inforamtion. Learning about others through the concept of "seamless sharing" opens another word for SIP. Some computer tools that facilitate this process are:
- Authoring tools: e.g., blogs
- Collaboration tools: e.g., Wikipedia
- Tagging systems (social bookmarkingsocial bookmarking): e.g., del.icio.us, Flickr, CiteULike
- Social networking: e.g., Facebook,MySpace, Essembly
- Collaborative filtering: e.g., Digg, the Amazon Product Recommendation System, Yahoo answers, Urtak
- Social Information Aggregation: e.g., scratchmysoul.com
The process of learning from and connecting with others has not changed, but instead manifested to the internet. These resources allow for people to connect and relationships to develop in methods alternative to the traditional FtF-exclusive past.
See also[edit | edit source]
- Groupware
- Hyperpersonal model
- Media richness theory
- Selective self-presentation
- Social identity model of deindividuation effects (SIDE)
- Virtual teams
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Walther, Joseph B. (1992). Interpersonal effects in computer-mediated interaction: A relational perspective.. Communication Research 19 (1): 52-90.
- ↑ Olaniran, Bolanle A. "Social Information Processing Theory (SIPT): A Cultural Perspective for International Online Communication Environments." IGI Global (2011): 45-46. IGI Global, 2011. Web. 25 Nov. 2011.<http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=55560>.
- ↑ McQuail, Denis. (2005). Mcquail's Mass Communication Theory. 5th ed. London: SAGE Publications.
- ↑ Thurlow, C., Lengel, L. & Tomic, A. (2004). Computer mediated communication: Social interaction and the internet. London: Sage.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Walther, J. B., & Parks, M. (2002). Cues filtered out, cues filtered in. Handbook of interpersonal communication. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
- ↑ Walther, Joseph B. "Selective Self-presentation in Computer-mediated Communication: Hyperpersonal Dimensions of Technology, Language, and Cognition." Elsvier 23 (2007): 2538-557. Www.newmedia.cityu.edu. Science Direct, 30 June 2006. Web. 27 Nov. 2011. <http://web.archive.org/web/20120227113919/http://newmedia.cityu.edu.hk/COM5108/readings/Walther%202006.pdf>.
- ↑ Griffin, Emory A. "Ch. 11: Social Information Processing Theory." A First Look at Communication Theory. 7th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2009. 138-47. Print.
- ↑ Farrer, James, and Jeff Gavin. "Online Dating in Japan: A Test of Social Information Processing Theory." CyberPsychology & Behavior 12.4 (2009): 407-08. EBSCO Host. Web. 25 Nov. 2011. <http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=51da6aa4-3bb8-4918-962f-379b986f4198%40sessionmgr14&vid=7&hid=14>.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Joinson, Adam. (2003). Understanding the psychology of Internet behavior. Palgrave Macmillan.
- ↑ Lerman, Kristina Social Information Processing. Google. URL accessed on November 2011.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- AAAI, Social Information Processing Symposium, Stanford, AAAI, March 2008.
- Camerer, Colin F., and Ernst Fehr, "When Does ''Economic Man'' Dominate Social Behavior?"
- Chi, Ed H., " Augmenting Social Cognition: From Social Foraging to Social Sensemaking," (video) (at Google), February 2007. (pdf), AAAI Symposium, March 2008, (video) (at PARC), May 2008.
- Crane, Riley (2008), Viral, Quality, and Junk Videos on YouTube, AAAI Seminar, March 2008, Archived from the original on 2008-11-19, http://web.archive.org/web/20081119213535/http://drrileycrane.googlepages.com/VQJ-YouTube.pdf
- Denning, Peter J. (2006), "Hastily Formed Networks", Communication of the ACM 49 (4), http://faculty.nps.edu/dl/HFN/documents/HastilyFormedNetworks_Denning.pdf
- Denning, Peter J., "Infoglut," ACM, July. 2006.
- Denning, Peter J. and Rick Hayes-Roth, "Decision Making in Very Large Networks," ACM, Nov. 2006.
- Fu, Wai-Tat (April 2008), "The Microstructures of Social Tagging: A Rational Model", Proceedings of the ACM 2008 conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work.: 229–238, doi:10.1145/1460563.1460600, http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1460600
- Fu, Wai-Tat (August 2009), "A Semantic Imitation Model of Social Tagging.", Proceedings of the IEEE conference on Social Computing: 66–72, http://www.humanfactors.illinois.edu/Reports&PapersPDFs/IEEESocialcom09/A%20Semantic%20Imitation%20Model%20of%20Social%20Tag%20Choices%20(2).pdf
- Hogg, Tad, and Bernardo A. Huberman, "Solving the organizational free riding problem with social networks"
- Huang, Yi-Ching (Janet), "You are what you tag," (ppt) AAAI Seminar, March 2008.
- Huberman, Bernardo, "Social Dynamics in the Age of the Web," (video) (PARC) January 10, 2008.
- Judson, Olivia, "Feel the Eyes Upon You," The New York Times, August 3, 2008,
- Lerman, Kristina, "Social Information Processing in News Aggregation," IEEE Internet Computing, November–December 2007.
- Nielsen, Michael, The Future of Science. A book in preparation.
- Nielsen, Michael, Kasparov versus the World. A blog post about a 1999 chess game in which Garry Kasparov (eventually) won a game against a collective opponent.
- Page, Scott E., The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies, Princeton University Press, 2007.
- Segaran, Toby, Programming Collective Intelligence: Building Smart Web 2.0 Applications, O'Reilly, 2007.
- Shalizi, Cosma Rohilla, "Social Media as Windows on the Social Life of the Mind"
- Smith, M., Purser, N. and Giraud-Carrier, C. (2008). Social Capital in the Blogosphere: A Case Study. In Papers from the AAAI Spring Symposium on Social Information Processing, K. Lerman et al. (Eds.), Technical Report SS-08-06, AAAI Press, 93-97.
- Spinellis, Diomidis, Wikipedia Faces no Limits to Growth(ACM article, subscription required).
- Stoyanovich, Julia, "Leveraging Tagging to Model User Interests in del.icio.us," (ppt) AAAI Seminar, March 2008.
- Whitaker, Steve, "Temporal Tagging," AAAI Symposium, March 2008.
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Wrong imidazole conc
- This topic has 3 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by JackBean.
October 30, 2011 at 2:44 am #15606biology_06erParticipant
Hi there,
Recently I've been purifying a protein and the first time I did so, I used increasing concs of Imidazole–the lowest I used was 5mM and the highest 100mM and at both and also the concs. inbetween (10,20,40,80mM) protein was eluted. So the next time I purified the same protein I planned on eluting straight away with 100mM….I stupidly however, added 1mL of my 1000mM imidazole stock to 14mL of my buffer making it 66.6mM instead of 100mM (I should have had a final volume of 10mL)…I came to realise this as I was collecting my eluted protein…so I collected using about 10mL of my 66mM conc and then basically collected any remaining bound protein with 10mL of 100mM…this is ok right?…I ran a gel and saw protein on the 66mM run but not on the 100mM (which is suprising so i'll run another one tomorrow)…but this is ok right? Even using the 66mM conc first and 100mM after is ok…last time I concentrated down my protein (after collecting 10mL from each conc=60mL) to about 10mL and used that for further purification using size exclusion. I can just do the same now right..say protein does show up on the 100mM run, I can combine the 66+100mM samples and concentrate protein right?
Hope I'm making sense!
October 31, 2011 at 8:37 am #107464JackBeanParticipantquote biology_06er:Hope I'm making sense!
not really
but if your question is simply, whether you can pool fractions with your protein, than of course yes. Just take care so that you won't pool all your franctions, then would be the chromatography quite useless. It depends, what is your aim. Is it lot of protein? Then look for protein activity. Is it pure protein (albeit in low amounts)? Then look for specific activity rather.
October 31, 2011 at 10:04 am #107478canalonParticipant
Well from what I understand, 66mM of imidazole was enough to elute your protein so you do not need to add more, and you can use your elution to do all your experiments further. NAd next time you can use any concentration >66mM to elute your protein.
And if I am right it appears that you were going through the motions of doing a gradient elution on you column (Ni-NTA I presume) but were not checking for the presence of the protein in each fraction to determine at which concentration the protein was leaving your column.
October 31, 2011 at 11:11 am #107479JackBeanParticipantquote canalon:Well from what I understand, 66mM of imidazole was enough to elute your protein so you do not need to add more, and you can use your elution to do all your experiments further.
I would agree, but he wrote, that the first time, he had the protein also in franctions 80 and 100 mM
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The mother of "Modern Family" actress Ariel Winter has denied accusations she was physically and emotionally abusive to her 14-year-old daughter and is asking a judge to reject an attempt to strip her of custody.
Chrisoula Workman filed an objection to guardianship proceedings for the actress on Thursday and states she would be willing to undergo joint counseling with her daughter if it helped resolve the case.
Winter, who plays Alex Dunphy on the hit ABC series, has been living with older sister Shanelle Gray since early October, when a judge temporarily stripped Workman of custody and ordered her to have no contact with her daughter. The ruling came after attorneys for Gray stated in court filings that Winter has been the subject of ongoing physical and emotional abuse, enduring slaps and insults from her mother.
"I have never slapped or hit Ariel," Workman writes in a court declaration. "I love Ariel very much and will do whatever is in her best interest."
She calls recent family turmoil the result of "a teenager's rebellion."
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A hearing on the guardianship is scheduled for Nov. 20. The court has appointed an independent attorney to represent the interests of Winter, who has been an actress since age 7.


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An abandoned boat is stuck in the the solidified salts at Lake Oroumieh, northwestern Iran, Feb. 16, 2014.
Oroumieh, one of the biggest saltwater lakes on Earth, has shrunk more than 80 percent, to nearly 400 square miles, in the past decade, mainly because of climate change, expanded irrigation for surrounding farms and the damming of rivers that feed the body of water, experts say.
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Visitors stand on salt-covered rocks that were once deep underwater at Lake Oroumieh,Feb. 15, 2014.
Experts fear the lake - famous in years past as a tourist spot and a favorite stopping point for migrating flamingos, pelicans and gulls - could disappear within two years if nothing is done.


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Velma Lee Carr Moore, known to everyone as "Madea,"transitioned peacefully on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Beauvais Manor Assistant Living, St.Louis, Mo.
She was born on December 14, 1916 in Cottonplant, Arkansas to Jack and Annie Mae Thomas.
Moore was the mother to 15 children, including Congressional Representative Maxine Waters. Rep Waters issued the following statement regarding the passing of her beloved mother:
My mother was an extraordinary woman who raised 13 children. Everyone lovingly referred to my mother, Ms. Velma Lee Moore, as "Ma Dear".
She taught her children strong values and that hard work and determination will always gain respect and lead to success in whatever you do.
She lived to be 97 years old and we are all proud that our mother lived a fruitful and rewarding life. Her life lessons to her family will never be forgotten. We will all miss her love, her admonitions, her humor, and the support she gave to all of her family."


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9 Hot Tips for Small Business Marketing on Facebook
With 845 million users, Facebook has become an increasingly useful tool for brands, and it's important to have a strong presence on the social network.
Whether your brand is fully established or just starting out, launching a marketing campaign can seem overwhelming. But, it doesn't have to be a timely or expensive process. There are several small and simple things you can do for your brand on Facebook. In fact, some of these marketing tactics are used by the biggest brands in the world.
Ready for your brand to get in front of the 845 million? Majestic Media, a global Facebook marketing agency, has come up with nine time-saving tips for marketing on Facebook.
1. See if Your Vanity URL Is Available
Before you launch your brand presence on Facebook, you need to make sure that your vanity URL is available — and that it's simple and easy to remember.
Rather than going through the time consuming process of manually figuring out what's available and what's not, use a simple but powerful service called Name Vine. It checks domain names, Facebook and Twitter extensions in a matter of seconds to see if your desired vanity URL is available.
2. Use a Third-Party Platform to Distribute Social Content
Copying and pasting content, logging in from one social media network and logging out from another can be a time consuming task — but it doesn't have to be. If you're looking to push content to Facebook and other social networks, you can benefit from using a tool like HootSuite, which allows you to publish once and distribute everywhere. You can integrate your Facebook Page, Twitter account, Google+ page, LinkedIn profile and other social networks — all within one easy-to-use interface.
3. Use an Application Publishing Platform
For small and medium-sized businesses, social media budgets are nowhere close to those of global brands, which can afford multiple custom applications and promotions on Facebook. However, large budgets aren't required to launch a lot of the basic applications seen on Facebook.
Services such as North Social and Pagemodo provide the kinds of applications that most businesses need. Also, most of these services provide a "freemium" model that offers some applications for free. Keep in mind that you won't get a customized app, but you can manage the content and visuals within pre-developed apps that are available. This may be a good first step into the Facebook world if your budget is a main concern.
If you do decide to launch some of these applications, you should set up the following applications/tabs:
A Welcome Page: This should be the default landing page that welcomes a user to an application. Typically, these pages are fan-gated, meaning the person is asked to "like" the page to unveil more content.
A Contact Us Page: This is a great and useful tool for converting your fans into potential sales leads.
You should set up at least one or two tab applications on your Facebook Page, so users aren't landing on your Facebook wall, but rather a page that's informative, engaging and able to convert those users into fans.
4. Utilize Social Plugins Wherever Possible
The most underutilized (free) tools are Facebook social plugins. A new study from Gigya shows that users who visit third-party sites through Facebook Connect spend 50% more time on those sites. Furthermore, those users view twice as many pages. The numbers speak for themselves.
Aside from use on third-party sites, social plugins can also be utilized on Facebook apps to provide a deeper level of engagement, while driving traffic back to the application. Above, you'll see the Facebook application Majestic Media built for Volkswagen, which invited users to participate in the next Volkswagen commercial. It was utilized to build meaningful conversations within the application, while driving new social traffic to the campaign.
It doesn't matter how big or small your company is — leverage the social plugins on your blog, Facebook apps and on your website. They're free to use and are a quick and easy way to market your brand or message through referral traffic.
5. Find Out When and What to Post on Facebook
If you're looking to see what your fans engage with the most — and when to post it on Facebook — you can utilize a third-party service called Edgerank Checker.
This time-saving application grades your fan page and determines the following key factors:
Most effective day of the week to post content
Popular keywords that drive engagement
What type of media is best for your audience
How often to update
6. Use Facebook Insights
If you have to provide a report of Facebook metrics to your boss or a client — or maybe you just want to see for yourself — the best time-saving tip is to export the Facebook Insights data to an Excel spreadsheet. You can see which status updates performed best, whether your audience responds well to video and get a sense of what's driving your Likes.
You can do this by clicking the "Export Data" button. In the pop-up that appears, select the data type and date range.
Once you've done this and downloaded the file, open it in Excel and apply a filter by going to the data tab and clicking on "Filter." You have to make sure that your cursor is at the very top row. In the example, we've chosen the "Lifetime Post Total Reach" metric to filter by.
Once this filter is selected, you can quickly filter any key metrics in ascending or descending order, which is a very powerful trick when analyzing your Facebook marketing and engagement efforts.
7. Provide Local Content
Nobody wants to visit a Facebook Page with an enticing offer, only to learn that it's not available in their region. Nor do they want to land on a brand page where all the content is in another language.
Here are some quick strategies for providing localized content:
Give your fans an incentive to visit your business by providing them with a recent, active "walk-in" promotion in their area.
Allow users to recognize that you are connected with their location by providing details and assets specific to where they are.
Geotarget your posts even if you don't have multiple locations — you wouldn't want to offer a walk-in special to your fans in New York if your business is in Los Angeles
When you have to target languages, Facebook allows you to make status updates for users with certain language settings. So, Facebook users who have French or Spanish as their default language on the site will only see your content that's in their native tongue.
1. Click on "Custom"
2. A pop-up will come up that will look like this:
3. Once you've entered your specific targeting information, you can hit "Okay" and proceed with your status update, geared for that specific audience. It's local and relevant for those language settings selected.
8. Create a QR Code for Your Facebook Fan Page
Setting up a QR code for your Facebook Page is a quick, simple and effective strategy for small or large businesses to use. QR codes can be leveraged on napkins, menus, business cards, billboards, magazines, brochures and other forms of marketing materials. Esponce is one of the most powerful QR code platforms on the market, and it offers a free tier that's typically geared to small businesses.
The process takes no more than a few minutes to set up and allows you to:
Create a custom QR code
Embed your logo into the QR code
Link your QR code to a dynamic URL — so you can customize and change the URL if you decide you want to later drive users to your website instead of your Facebook Page.
You'll have the ability to view analytics so you can see how many people have scanned your code, their location and the type of smartphone that scanned the image.
9. Buy Facebook Ads
Buying Facebook ads is a wise, cost-effective solution that can help increase your brand's visibility throughout the Facebook platform. Most people don't realize how easy they are to set up or that you can buy in with a small ad spend. A budget of $50 per month would be sufficient for a small business to make some waves.
Facebook's "Like" ads provide users the opportunity to "like" your fan page from any page they are on. If a user doesn't click on the "Like" button, don't interpret that as your campaign not working — these ads are relevant because they keep users engaged and informed with the latest in your marketing campaign. Think of them as a brand awareness play — just because they aren't clicked, doesn't mean they're not acknowledged.
More recently, one of the best ways to invest in Facebook advertising is by leveraging Sponsored Stories. According to a study by TBG Digital, Facebook's new Sponsored Stories ad units nabbed a 46% higher click-through rate, a 20% lower cost per click and an 18% lower cost per fan than Facebook's standard ad units.
Do you have other tips for Facebook Marketing? Let us know in the comments.
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PickupTrucks.com has put together the heaviest comparison of all time, pitting a Delta IV, the ULA's largest rocket, against a Ram 3500 Heavy Duty pickup. Although the pickup wins the 0-to-60 contest, that's about all it wins. Astounding infoporn below.
Today's one-ton Ram Heavy Duty 3500 has a gross combined weight rating (GCWR is the maximum allowable weight for a pickup pulling a trailer, including cargo and passengers, that the truck can handle without risking damage) of 24,500 pounds, though that number is going to be bumped to 25,400 pounds when a new Max Tow Package option becomes available, according to Chrysler.
Coincidentally, the maximum payload that the Delta IV Heavy, set to become the largest rocket ever launched from the West Coast of the U.S. on Thursday afternoon, can lift to geosynchronous orbit 22,300 miles above Earth is 28,650 pounds, just 3,250 pounds more than the Ram 3500's GCWR. So, if you ever had a need (and the money!) to put your truck, trailer and payload into space, the Delta IV Heavy would be just the ticket.
The GCWR for the Delta IV, by the way, is 1.71 million lbs.
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The 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV is the most-watched NCAA Tournament in 19 years, according to Nielsen. The 2013 NCAA Tournament averaged 10.7 million total viewers, up 11% from last year's 9.6 million total viewers. It is the highest average for the NCAA Tournament since 1994 (11.2 million viewers). Coverage for the entire 2013 NCAA Tournament across Turner Sports and CBS Sports averaged a HH rating/share of 6.7/14, up 10% from last year's 6.1/13. That's the highest average NCAA Tournament rating in eight years (6.9/15; 2005).
Adult Swim
Across April's first week in Prime Time, Adult Swim ranked as the #1 basic cable network for the week's delivery of adults 18-34. Compared to the same week in 2012, Prime delivery increased by strong double digits across the board of targeted demos - adults 18-24 by 33%, adults 18-34 by 29%, adults 18-49 by 16%, men 18-24 by 54%, men 18-34 by 46% and men 18-49 by 22%.
Adult Swim's weekly Total Day performance ranked #1 among adults 18-24, 18-34 & 18-49 and men 18-24, 18-34, & 18-49 on basic cable the first week of April. Compared to the same week in 2012, Total day delivery grew across all target demos - adults 18-24 by 14%, adults 18-34 by 10%, adults 18-49 by 8%, men 18-24 by 19%, men 18-34 by 18% and men 18-49 by 14%.
The new episode premiere of Loiter Squad (Sunday, 12 a.m.) ranked #1 in its time period among adults 18-24/18-34 and all key men, growing by double and triple-digits across the board vs. the same time period last year.
All new episodes that premiered during the action-adventure Toonami block - including Naruto and Bleach ranked #1 in their respective time slots with men 18-24/18-34, earning double-digit growth across the board vs. the same time period year ago.
Adult Swim episode premieres of American Dad (Monday, 10:30 p.m.) and Family Guy (11 p.m.) were up by double-digits across key adults and men vs. the same time period year ago.
Adult Swim programming - including Family Guy, American Dad, and Robot Chicken - accounted for 23 of the top 50 telecasts on basic cable for the week with adults 18-34, and for 29 of the top 50 telecasts with men 18-34, both more than any other network.
Cartoon Network
Across the first week of April 2013, Cartoon Network ranked as basic cable's #1 network for Total Day and Early Prime (7-9 p.m.) delivery of boys 6-11 & 9-14.
Cartoon Network was the #1 television destination for kids 2-11 & 9-14 and all boy demos on Saturday Night, the #1 network for all boy demos 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14 on Thursday Night (7-9 p.m.), the #1 network among boys 6-11 & 9-14 on Monday Night and the #1 network among boys 2-11 & 6-11 on Sunday Night.
Monday's new episode of Cartoon Network's original animated series, Regular Show (8 p.m.) was the #1 telecast of the week among boys 6-11, the #1 telecast of the day among boys 6-11 & 9-14, and #1 in its timeslot with all boy demos. Additionally, the new episode premieres of Adventure Time (Monday, 7:30 p.m.) and MAD (Monday, 8:30 p.m.) also ranked #1 in their respective time periods among all boys 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14.
Thursday night's new episode of the live-action sketch comedy, Incredible Crew (8 p.m.) ranked #1 in its time period among boys 2-11 & 6-11 on all TV and boys 9-14 on basic cable.
Saturday night's premiere of the movie Madagascar (7 p.m.) scored as the #1 telecast of the day among boys 6-11 & 9-14 on all TV.
After winning the first quarter as basic cable's top network in primetime delivery of key adult demos, TBS has continued its success with another weekly primetime win as basic cable's #1 network among adults 18-49.
With one more night to go in its fourth season, the TBS original comedy series Cougar Town garnered 2.4 million viewers in Live + 3 delivery for last week's episode. That's a +6% increase over the prior week. The show was also up among key demos, garnering 1.5 million adults 18-49 (+9%) and 676,000 adults 18-34 (+3%).
Cougar Town combined with telecasts of The Big Bang Theory to give TBS 19 of basic cable's Top 20 sitcom telecasts for the week with total viewers and adults 18-49, as well as 16 of the Top 20 with adults 18-34.
TBS's hit original sitcom Men at Work returned for its second season last Thursday, garnering 2 million viewers in Live+3 viewing. Among key demos, the show scored 1.2 million adults 18-49 and 620,000 adults 18-34.
TBS's late-night hit CONAN scored strong growth with a week of shows in Atlanta leading up to the NCAA Final Four. Last week, the show drew 1.0 million viewers (+19% over the prior week); 623,000 adults 18-49 (+29%); and 318,000 adults 18-34 (+27%).
Last Monday's episode of the hit TNT drama Dallas drew 3.6 million viewers in Live + 3 delivery, a +9% boost over the prior week's episode. The show also grew among targeted demos, attracting 1.5 million adults 25-54 (+9% vs. the previous week) and 1.3 million adults 18-49 (+16%). The two-hour season finale of Dallas airs next Monday night, beginning at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).
TNT's award-winning drama Southland delivered 2.1 million viewers in Live + 3 for last Wednesday night's episode, a jump of +7% over the previous week. It also averaged 1.0 million adults 25-54 (+4%) and 894,000 adults 18-49 (+8%). Leading into Southland, TNT's new unscripted police drama Boston's Finest drew 1 million viewers in Live + 3 delivery, including 462,000 adults 25-54 and 459,000 adults 18-49.
After landing its youngest first quarter ever in primetime median age, truTV has opened the second quarter with a growth story. Last week, truTV's delivery of adults 18-49 grew by +4% compared to the same week a year ago, while its delivery of total viewers increased by +8%.
The hit series Hardcore Pawn (Tuesday at 9 p.m.) led the truTV pack, ranking as the #1 unscripted program in its timeslot with its audience of 3 million viewers and 1.4 million adults 18-49. The show's strong performance helped truTV rank among basic cable's Top 10 networks for the night with key adult and male demos, as well as with total viewers.
Also performing strongly last week was the hit series Lizard Lick Towing (Monday at 10 p.m.), which scored more than 2.1 million viewers and 1.2 million adults 18-49, as well as 640,000 men 18-49. The show ranked among ad-supported cable's Top 5 programs in the timeslot in all three categories and fueled truTV to a Top 10 primetime ranking for the night with total viewers and men 18-49.
NBA TV's 19 NBA Fan Night presented by Sprint telecasts are averaging 468,000 total viewers, up 3% compared to last season (455,000 total viewers for 22 telecasts). NBA TV's Miami Heat/San Antonio Spurs game (3/31/13) was the most watched regular-season game among adults 18-34 this season. The game also was the third most-watched regular-season game among total viewers this season (731,000) and the network's fourth most-watched regular-season game ever.


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Etiology and Epidemiology:
Chlamydiae are obligate intracellular bacteria that form inclusions within the cytoplasm of epithelial cells. The life cycle of chlamydiae involves an alternation between the intracellular reticulate body and the extracellular elementary body, which is the infectious form of the organism. Several members of the family Chlamydiaceae have been associated with conjunctivitis in the host species they infect, including Chlamydia caviae (guinea pigs), C suis (pigs), C psittaci (birds), and C pecorum (cattle and sheep). Although chlamydial infection has been associated with keratoconjunctivitis in sheep and goats, a study that used molecular techniques to detect chlamydiae in sheep did not find a clear association between infection and disease. Chlamydial conjunctivitis in cats is caused by C felis (formerly Chlamydophila felis). C pneumoniae has also been detected in cats with conjunctivitis using molecular methods. C psittaci has been isolated from dogs with keratoconjunctivitis and respiratory signs in a dog breeding facility. Trachoma and inclusion conjunctivitis in people are caused by C trachomatis. Chlamydia-like organisms (Parachlamydia acanthamoebae) that reside and proliferate within free-living amoeba have been detected in the eyes of cats, guinea pigs, pigs, and sheep with conjunctivitis. The pathogenic role of these organisms and their amoebic hosts is unclear.
Although the disease in cats has been referred to as feline pneumonitis, chlamydiae rarely cause pneumonia in cats. The infection always involves the eye, occasionally causing signs of rhinitis, with sneezing and nasal discharge. Although antibody titers to C felis are common in some cat populations, the organism is rarely isolated from clinically healthy cats. Cats with chlamydial conjunctivitis are generally <1 yr old, and cats 2–6 mo old appear to be at highest risk of infection. Cats with conjunctivitis that are >5 yr old are very unlikely to be infected, and cats <8 wk old may be less at risk because of the presence of maternal antibody. Transmission occurs as a result of direct, close contact between cats, because the organism survives poorly in the environment. Infected cats also shed chlamydiae from their rectum and vagina, although whether venereal transmission may occur has not been confirmed. There is weak evidence that chlamydiae may be capable of causing reproductive disease and lameness in cats, although these associations have not been definitively documented.
Chlamydial infection is one of the most common causes of conjunctivitis in guinea pig populations, in which it is also known as guinea pig inclusion conjunctivitis (see Rodents:Bacterial Infections). As with cats, young guinea pigs, especially those 1–2 mo old, are predisposed. Subclinical disease may also occur. Rhinitis, lower respiratory tract disease, and genital infections, causing salpingitis and cystitis in female guinea pigs, and urethritis in males, may also occur.
Clinical Findings:
In cats, the incubation period after exposure to an infected cat ranges from 3 to 10 days. Signs can include serous to mucopurulent conjunctivitis, nasal discharge, and sneezing. Cats with signs of rhinitis in the absence of conjunctivitis are unlikely to be infected with C felis. Early signs include unilateral or bilateral conjunctival hyperemia, chemosis, and serous ocular discharge, with prominent follicles on the inside of the third eyelid in more severe cases. Keratitis is rare, and if present, may be the result of coinfection with organisms such as feline herpesvirus 1. The signs are most severe 9–13 days after onset and then become mild over a 2- to 3-wk period. In some cats, clinical signs can last for weeks despite treatment, and recurrence of signs is not uncommon. Untreated cats may harbor the organism for months after infection.
Guinea pigs may develop mild to severe conjunctivitis, with conjunctival hyperemia, chemosis, and mucopurulent ocular discharge.
Chlamydial conjunctivitis in cats should be differentiated from conjunctivitis caused by feline herpesvirus 1 and feline calicivirus, and in guinea pigs from mycoplasmal and other bacterial infections (eg, "pinkeye"). Diagnosis is best confirmed using PCR for chlamydial DNA on conjunctival swabs. Cell culture for Chlamydia is sensitive and specific but not widely available or practical for routine diagnostic purposes. Special chlamydial transport media is required for transport of specimens for culture.
A diagnosis of ocular chlamydiosis can also be made by demonstration of intracytoplasmic chlamydial inclusions in exfoliative cytologic preparations. Scrapings for cytologic examination are prepared by lightly but firmly moving a spatula over the conjunctiva and smearing the scraped material onto a glass slide; the preparation is air-dried and stained. Chlamydial inclusions, which contain reticulate bodies, are round and generally stain purple with Romanowsky stains. Conjunctival cytology from guinea pigs generally reveals a neutrophilic inflammatory response. Inclusions are generally visible only early in the course of infection and sometimes not at all. Melanin granules and remnants of some ophthalmic preparations may be mistaken for inclusions, leading to false-positives, so other diagnostic tests are recommended to confirm the diagnosis.
Prevention and Treatment:
Vaccines are available for chlamydiosis in cats but not for other species. Feline chlamydial vaccines do not provide complete protection from infection but may reduce disease severity and infection rates. Their use may be considered in catteries where chlamydiosis is endemic.
All Chlamydia isolates are susceptible to tetracyclines. The treatment of choice is doxycycline (10 mg/kg/day) for at least 4 wk. Systemic therapy is superior to topical therapy and is logical given that organisms are shed from sites other than the conjunctiva. Treatment for up to 6 wk has been required to eliminate infection in some cats. All cats in the household must be treated. Fluoroquinolones, such as enrofloxacin and pradofloxacin, and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, also have been used to successfully treat feline chlamydiosis, although their efficacy may be less than that of doxycycline. Azithromycin does not appear to be effective.
Zoonotic Risk:
On rare occasions, C felis and C caviae have been isolated from people living with infected cats and guinea pigs. Follicular conjunctivitis was described in a single immunocompromised person who was found to be infected with C felis. There was one report of detection of C caviae in a person with serous ocular discharge who worked with ~200 diseased guinea pigs. C caviae was also detected in conjunctival swabs of this person's cat and rabbit, the latter of which had signs of mild conjunctivitis. Routine hygiene practices, such as hand washing before and after handling sick pets, may reduce the potential for transmission of these organisms from affected animals to people.


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Compression bandage is also known as elastic bandage. These bandages form an essential part of first aid kits and are used extensively in hospitals and medical care facilities. They can be used limit the flow of blood to a wounded area or to hold a dressing in place or can simply be used to provide compression in case of strains and sprains.
Compression bandages provide high resistance to stretch that is caused due to pressure from internal muscle tightening and joint movement. The elasticated bandages that are mostly referred by medical and sports professionals include Cardinal Health Self-Adherent Bandages that come in various sizes and sticks to itself for great performance or the Medline Unna-Z Unna Boot Bandages that are designed to provide light compression for venous leg ulcers. Medline Matrix Elastic Bandages provide Velcro closure mechanism and is ideal for low compression requirements.
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Top This: Vignarola Pizza (à la Campo de' Fiori)
Learn how to work a new topping onto your pies.
A Roman antipasto celebrating springtime, Vignarola brings together fava beans, artichokes, and peas—vegetables which are traditionally planted in Roman vineyards in between the rows of vines. These vegetables grow in the shade of the grape leaves and help to enrich the vineyard soil.
Andrea Dal Monte of Campo de' Fiori (reviewed here) translates this Roman antipasto into a pizza perfectly suited for the warm summer months. We visited Dal Monte at his Park Slope pizzeria where he showed us how he makes the Vignarola pizza, topping the thin and crisp Roman-style square crust with a vibrant tomato sauce, a perfectly sweet pea spread, baby lettuces, arugula, sauteed artichokes, and green beans. Dal Monte artfully finishes the pie with lemon zest and paper-thin wisps of Pecorino Romano cheese. One bite, and you may as well be sitting in a Roman piazza in the springtime, sipping a caffè ristretto, conversing with Fellini. We urge you, do try this pizza at home.
What You'll Need (for one pizza)
- One dough portion (Bon Appetit's recipe for Roman-style pizza appears here)
- Canned, whole San Marzano tomatoes
- 1 cup fresh peas
- 1/4 cup onion, chopped
- A handful assorted baby lettuces*
- A handful arugula
- 1/4 cup green beans, blanched
- 3 baby artichokes, trimmed and quartered
- 1 lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon chives, finely chopped
- Large, thin shavings of Pecorino Romano
- Salt
- Extra Virgin Olive oil
*Andrea uses a mix of radicchio, red sangria lettuce, latuga riccia (curly lettuce), and arugula
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In what is very likely the opening scene of an upcoming holiday dramedy about a married couple who decides to weather an adultery storm by visiting family for Thanksgiving, Paula Broadwell and her husband were spotted arriving arm in arm at Broadwell's brother's home in Washington D.C. It appeared, according to CBS Evening News, that Broadwell and and her husband were putting on a "show of marital solidarity" in the wake of the sensationally lurid news that Broadwell had an affair with former CIA director and melting wax sculpture David Petraeus.
Can't you just read the On Demand synopsis now? A professional woman falls from grace after cheating on her devoted yet flaccid husband with one of the most powerful men in the world. In an effort to save their marriage, the couple decides to spend Thanksgiving with the woman's family, but tensions run high as the holiday approaches. It all sounds a little like The Family Stone mixed with Rachel Getting Married, and a little dash of The Proposal because, you know, there should be some levity to the proceedings. The Petraeus character (played by Bill Nighy because why not?) should probably show up on Thanksgiving day and totally invite himself to dinner and spend the whole meal grilling little Cousin Duane about smoking reefer.
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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal
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SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.99 n.11 Pretoria Nov. 2009
Facebook is smoking
To the Editor: As part of our Family Medicine rotation at a community health centre, we were struck by the number of patients who had started smoking at a very young age, some as young as 5 or 6 years old! These patients present in their late 20s and 30s with significant chronic lung disease. We were motivated to look into this public health tragedy as our group project.
The latest Cochrane review on the subject reveals the dismal fact that there is very limited evidence that any interventions up to now have been successful in curbing the long-term smoking habits of young people.
It was clear that something new and fresh was needed. An informal study of a class of Grade 8 learners showed that although most learners knew that smoking was 'bad for you', the learners were less knowledgeable about specific effects and many were keen to stop smoking but weren't sure how to go about it.
After discussion on a viable intervention strategy, we felt that something 'cool' and innovative was called for. Step forward 'Mr Butt', a Facebook character based on a fictional 14year-old boy. This champion of quitting smoking is everyone's pal and can be added as a friend on this vastly popular networking tool. Mr Butt's group on Facebook, 'Mr Butt wants everyone to quit smoking', is a source of information to learners about smoking, its dangers, and ideas on quitting the habit. Learners were informed about their new online friend and his group and encouraged to seek further information via him by accessing the web on their cell phones.
Much of the existing literature concludes that social support is a vital component of quitting smoking, and the Facebook interface provides us with the opportunity to give support to adolescents dealing with problems that may not be easy to share with family or face to face with peers. The Internet and its various social networking websites could perhaps be the next step in breaking through to teenagers in terms of health promotion.
Fictional Facebook, Mxit and Twitter characters and their groups could be used by doctors and the health authorities to get through to this traditionally neglected age group, the teenager in the corner playing on his cell phone.
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MOSCOW — Russia's top-ranking state broadcaster the First Channel set out to score its own winning goal Wednesday evening with its exclusive live transmission of the crucial Russia vs. England Euro 2008 soccer championship qualifying match.
The pubcaster was fielding no fewer than 22 cameras, two for every player, and 200 staff for its live coverage that began an hour before kick off at Moscow's Luzhniki stadium at 7 p.m. local time.
Coverage of fans arriving at the stadium — including some 1,000 England fans who had flown in to cheer their team on — and expert commentary was followed by live transmission of a match that cleared the streets of Russia's towns and cities.
The channel's coverage of the match included the first use on Russian television of a computer graphics system that allows viewers to see a goal scored from the player's point of view moments after a ball is netted.
"The First Channel has exclusive rights to the match and even viewers in England will see only footage shot by our channel and licensed to their own local channels," Vladimir Smirnov, a spokesman for the First Channel told Variety before the match.
"We are using a 3-D computer graphic system that has not been used in Russia before to enhance the viewers' experience of the live game; if it is a success we shall sign a longer term contract to license the technology," Smirnov added.
Program managers expected the match — a critical Group E qualifier for the Euro 2008 championship — to attract an audience share as high as 30% or more, Smirnov added.
Dmitri Anisimov, a producer with state channel Sport TV — which planned to screen edited match highlights Thursday, said that although he was disappointed his channel was not screening the game live he would be watching it.
"I'll pay close attention to how good the computer graphics are," he quipped.
Although the match was only a qualifier, the Russian side needed to beat England in order to maintain its hopes of playing in next year's Euro 2008; a draw would have substantially reduced its chances.
With the stakes high and the game being played in a country where national pride ahead of crucial parliamentary elections in December is noticeably on the rise, Russian police were taking no chances Wednesday: more than 5,000 including mounted police, dog handlers and the feared OMON riot police, were on duty at the match with another 1,000 patrolling Moscow's streets.
The British embassy officially advised British fans in the city for the match to be as inconspicuous as possible amid reports that Russian and English soccer hooligans had agreed to schedule set piece fights.
Four British fans were briefly hospitalized in Moscow Wednesday after being beaten up.
Russia won the match 2-1, after England squandered a second-half lead. Russia now needs to beat Israel on Nov. 17 and Andorra on Nov. 21 to advance to the knockout stages of the tournament.


text: December 29, 2017 (112.UA) Unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones, play an integral role on the modern battlefield. They are small and can transmit the information about the enemy's positions. They are hard to detect, but Ukraine's servicemen manage to locate and take them down. Ukraine has displayed the wreckage of what it says is a Russian spy drone shot down near the city of Donetsk on Wednesday, further adding to a mountain of evidence that the Russian military is directly involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.


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Garbage, recycling and food waste containers are not allowed to be stored on public sidewalks or streets.
In 2008 the City Council adopted changes to City Code explicitly banning the storage of these containers in the public right of way and assigning enforcement responsibility to BPS. Administrative Rules specify the requirements and enforcement of these restrictions:
- Containers currently placed in the right-of-way will be enforced by BPS with an emphasis on assistance to achieve compliance.
- Businesses and waste hauling companies are prohibited from placing new containers in the right-of-way for permanent storage.
- Business or property owners who are in violation of the prohibition but cannot comply without incurring an extreme economic hardship can apply for a limited term exemption to gain additional time to achieve compliance.
- New commercial buildings and major alterations will be required to provide sufficient space for on-site collection and storage of garbage and recycling.
Businesses with containers in the right-of-way should contact their waste hauling company or BPS to review service options.
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During the application for a permit allowing construction or major alteration of a commercial or mixed-use building, on-site storage space for garbage, recycling and food waste containers must be identified. Administrative Rules specify the minimum amount of square footage that must be designated for container storage, based on occupant load and building usage.
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For other assistance and information, or to register a complaint about a container in the right-of-way, contact BPS. Call 503-823-7202 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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This is reportedly a GameStop promotional poster dating Call of Duty: Ghosts' first DLC installment, Onslaught for Jan. 28. It was tweeted out yesterday and picked up by the Call of Duty enthusiast site CharlieIntel.
It describes four new maps—Fog, Bayview, Containment and Ignition—and two bonus weapons. Episode one of the Extinction-mode narrative announced back in mid-December also is included.
I've emailed an Activision representative to ask what's up, and if there's any additional information to share. We'll update if he replies.
Leaked GameStop poster reveals content of first DLC pack for Ghosts [Charlie Intel]


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Finishing a TV series.
Finishing a game.
Both of those give off that dreadful feeling that your life no longer has a purpose, until you find another game or TV series and then the cycle repeats.
I love being alone, I find joy in it as I can do whatever I want.
Maybe, I might sit on my mother's part of the couch.
finishing fave anime/ tv show (gives u dem feels)
and probably getting a headache everyday becuz of intense hotness
the one and only pineapple you grew up with and loved
Ign: iHans/Hansie
I hate friend stealers.
I hate being alone.
I hate being shouted at.
I hate it when I drop something.
I hate tofu.
I hate suck-ups.
I hate people who think random = funny.
I hate people who rant about things without a logical reason.
Seeing/Being with/Eating these make me feel really really angry.
((okay i sound really bratty but i seriously loathe these things))
I absolutely hate making great friends, and then leaving them. At the same time, I love making friends. This summer, I've met so many new people, and made so many new friends, just to never see them again. Some I miss for a day, but some friendships make me sad for up to a month. The feeling of guilt also kills you. Those would be my worst mental feelings.
The feeling when you pull a muscle getting up in bed is the worst physical pain.
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Electric car charging stations on the rise
Installs EV re-charge stations: RFR joins CL&P research project
The American consumer's acceptance of electric and electric hybrid cars, while arguably slow, has not stopped management of some area office buildings from installing charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles.
One of them, RFR Realty, has installed charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles at four of its seven Stamford office buildings -- three of the four Stamford Plaza office buildings and at 300 Atlantic St.
"We are keeping up with and anticipating the requests and needs of our tenants with this proactive initiative," said Frank Kozak, general manager of RFR Realty, adding that it signals RFR's belief in the growth of the clean technology. "It will help us to make future decisions about the type of infrastructure that is needed in our buildings as the vehicles become more common."
The installation is part of a collaborative research project with Connecticut Light & Power and its parent company Northeast Utilities. CL&P's electric vehicle research project is a comprehensive study of plug-in car recharging across the state, according to CL&P spokesman Mitch Gross.
RFR is among 30 companies and municipalities that have signed on to install and maintain the charging equipment, he said. CL&P provided the units at One and Two Stamford Plaza. RFR independently installed the charging stations in Four Stamford Plaza and at 300 Atlantic St.
"It's a two-year research program. We announced it in 2011. We were approached by towns and our customers," Gross said, noting that participants include the city of Stamford and the town of New Canaan. "We pay for the charging station. That's about $3,000, and the site sponsor is responsible for installation, maintenance and the power used."
CL&P also funded a charger at the Westport train station and has worked with DRS Consolidated Controls in Danbury for installation of a charger there.
Use of the stations is currently available free of charge to RFR tenants, but in the long term that could change with the addition of a minimal fee, said Margaret Carlson, portfolio director of RFR Realty in Stamford.
"We wanted to be proactive in accommodating the growing population of electric vehicles," Carlson said, as RFR responded to the requests of tenants, including Lori Penchuk, controller at Bennett Management at Two Stamford Plaza.
Penchuk decided to by a Chevy Volt, an electric hybrid, after she learned that RFR planned to installed the recharging stations.
"The reason that I purchased an EV is because RFR installed the charging station in our building. I have quite a long commute to work, and on-site charging provides an enormous savings and convenience," said Penchuk, who lives in Jericho, N.Y., on Long Island. "I was spending a fortune on gas. I think sooner rather than later there are going to be more and more people who switch to these kinds of cars for environmental and financial reasons."
Though there is a $7,500 federal tax credit and other incentives offered by some states, sales of hybrid electric cars are slow, as plug-in hybrids made up only 0.6 percent of new car sales in the United States last year. That, despite the fact that U.S. households each spent almost $3,000 in 2012 for gasoline.
But Jim Fagan, senior managing director of Cushman & Wakefield's Four Stamford Plaza office, is making use of the charging station where he plugs in his Tesla sedan following a 15-mile commute from Weston.
"It gets 300 miles per full charge. It's the coolest car I've ever driven," he said. "There is a growing interest in electric vehicles in the region, so it is commendable that RFR has taken the initiative to support the use of EVs by adding the convenience of charging stations in the parking garages."
CL&P collects and analyzes each station's meter data to study charging usage and system needs. The goal of the project is to acquire data and hands-on experience with researching plug-in stations in various settings.
"We are proud to be among the first area companies that are taking the necessary steps to bring the future to Stamford and being a technology pioneer," said Carlson, commenting that she expects to add charging stations at RFR's other Stamford office buildings at Stamford Plaza, 177 Broad St., and Canterbury Green.
Electric vehicle charging stations also are in place in other office complexes in the region, including River Bend Park in Stamford, where management installed six dual stations at a cost of $4,000 each.
"We installed them six to eight months ago," said property manager Jonathan Turner. "We think the trend of electric cars may take off. We want to take care of our tenants."
Joe Delco, vice president of property management at Shelton-based R.D. Scinto, which owns 32 office buildings, has seen the trend in electric vehicle charging stations.
"We don't have any yet, but I've been thinking of putting a couple in," he said, though he has yet to receive requests from tenants. "It helps the environment,"
Charging stations are becoming more popular at Fairfield County office complexes, said Debra Korf, president of Building Owners and Managers Association of Southern Connecticut, and director of facilities at Cartus in Danbury.
"If this service is available, many will take advantage while at work," she said. " I know that RFR has them, as well as GE in Fairfield, and I believe that one of the Mack Cali complexes has some as well. As gas prices continue to rise, I can only imagine the request from tenants for these charging stations will continue to grow and think that having these at any office complex would definitely be an asset. Many real estate managers and owners are investigating the cost and tenant benefit to installing these devices, and I would anticipate the installation of these will increase during 2013."


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The U.K.'s busiest airport is starting to affix radio chips to the luggage of passengers as part of an experiment aimed at reducing lost bags.
The six-month trial will involve tagging around 50,000 bags a month with RFID (radio frequency identification tags) for passengers traveling or transferring on Emirates Airline between Dubai and Heathrow, said BAA, the company that runs the airport.
Barcode tags are currently used, but the barcodes can be misread by scanners, especially if the tags are wet or creased. Those problems increase costs for BAA and the airlines, as well aggravating passengers with slower baggage handling.
The RFID tags, which will be attached by staff at nine specially-equipped Emirates check-in desks, will be encoded the passenger's name and route. Higher-capacity chips could contain more data but won't be used for this trial, BAA said. Barcodes will still be used with the RFID tags.
The RFID chips can be read by scanning equipment from a short distance away as the luggage passes through Heathrow's baggage system. Once at their destination, some passengers will receive a text message on their mobile phone informing of the baggage reclaim belt, BAA said.


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A four-year old hit-and-run fatality was solved this week, thanks in part to a NASCAR connection.
|Melissa Lech died August 7, 2008
On August 7, 2008, 20-year old Melissa Lech was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while walking home from a night on the town with friends. Police were unable to identify a suspect in the case, prompting to co-ed's family and friends to post a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. Those efforts also went for naught, and last summer, driver Kevin Conway featured Lech's photo on the trunk of his NEMCO Motorsports Sprint Cup Series Toyota, hoping to attract publicity to the case.
Still nothing, until Sunday.
While NASCAR Nation sat in the rain at Daytona International Speedway, waiting for a Daytona 500 that was ultimately postponed to the following evening, 27-year-old David McCarthy appeared on the doorstep of Lech's sister, Michelle, confessing that he was the driver who had struck and killed her sister nearly four years ago and saying his conscience could no longer bear the weight of his actions. He said he became uneasy seeing "the NASCAR thing" and told the family -- and subsequently police – how he had struck Melissa Lech, stopped to see if she was still alive, then sped away to avoid apprehension.
|McCarthy held on $1 million bail.
"He just came and said, 'I ran over your sister, I ran her over'," said Michelle Lech to WLS-TV reporter Chris Bury. McCarthy did not use his last name, but Lech's husband had the foresight to write down his license plate number and give that information to police.
McCarthy is jailed today on $1 million bail, charged with causing personal injury and leaving the scene of an accident.
Contacted today, Conway said he received word of the arrest while in Daytona Beach, telling reporter Bury the news was, "an awesome way to start the racing season. I hope this brings an element of closure so (the family) can begin the healing process.
"We have so many fans around the country; millions of people watching on TV and thousands in attendance," he said. "We wanted to use the platform that NASCAR gives us to tie it back into the community."
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This is equipment-related, which is why I posted it here. I'm in the market for a walking harness for Inara. I think it would be good exercise for her to be allowed to pull on a harness during some walks so I want a good, sturdy one that I don't have to worry about breaking or pinching her. That means nothing from Petsmart or anything like that with 3/4" straps and teeny plastic clips.
I really like CDPits walking harnesses, and they're right around the price I'm looking for, and they have a handle on the back, which I really like, but the harness is $45 and shipping is $20. I can't justify spending almost 50% of the price of the harness for shipping. Seems crazy.
Any other ideas for places that make harnesses in that style (thick straps with padding, d-ring in back of harness, handle on top) that perhaps don't charge as much for shipping?


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University of Alberta Graduate Student Uses AWR Design Environment to Design Graphene FETs
University Background
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada is home to ground-breaking engineering research. ECE graduate students work with an internationally-recognized faculty in world-class facilities. Graduate students are an integral part of the department, acting as researchers and teaching assistants. The experience gained is directly transferable to future academic work, public research, or a career in the industry.
The Design Challenge
The excellent electronic properties of graphene make it a promising alternative to silicon (Si) for use in future electronics, particularly for analog circuit applications. As the down-scaling of graphene channels continues, compact modeling approaches that can tractably predict terminal behavior, including effects arising from the zero bandgap such as variations in the densities of states between the channel and source and drain regions and band-to-band tunneling, are essential to exploring graphene's circuit capabilities.
Ahsan U. Alam, an ECE graduate student, set out for his doctoral program to develop a modified top-of-the-barrier model (TBM) for graphene field-effect transistors (GFETs) that includes variations in the reservoir versus channel densities of states and band-to-band tunneling. The model needed to show excellent agreement with state-of- the-art, quantum-mechanical approaches based on non-equilibrium Green's function (NEGF) and allow for the development of accurate, practical circuit models. It also had to capture band-to-band (Klein-Zener) tunneling, which is important in zero-bandgap materials, and account for variations in the densities of states between the channel and the source and drain regions.
The AWR Design Environment Solution
Alam used Microwave Office® circuit design software and worked with technical support as part of the AWR University Program to develop the TBM for simulating graphene FETs.
The graduate student developed a way to simulate electronic transport in GFETs through a modified TBM that captures both variations in the densities of states and band-to-band tunneling, while remaining numerically efficient. The new model was shown to produce accurate results when compared to a more rigorous, self-consistent, quantum-transport solver based on NEGF, and its potential was demonstrated by investigating the RF linearity of GFETs using Microwave Office. RF linearity is an important transistor property that is relevant for a variety of circuit applications, but which is notoriously difficult to predict, requiring both accuracy and tractability in the modeling approach. In addition, because of the nonlinear components in the GFET equivalent circuit, the designer needs to employ a nonlinear solver. The nonlinear solver in Microwave Office (in this case harmonic balance) proved to be the perfect tool for simulating such nonlinear circuits.
The model was benchmarked against a sophisticated self- consistent NEGF solver and showed excellent quantitative agreement. The utility of the modified TBM was demonstrated by investigating and comparing the RF linearity of GFETs to that of carbon-nano FETs (CNFETs) and conventional metal oxide semiconductor FETs (MOSFETs).
Note: An IEEE paper detailing the success of this venture was presented at the International Conference on Simulation of Semiconductor Processes and Devices (SISPAD 2013).
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