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TWU members from local 234 and a contingent from Local 100 joined nearly 30,000 of their brothers and sisters from other unions on Aug. 11 in Philadelphia to bring forth America's Second Bill of Rights for the middle class and to rebuild the American Dream at the Workers Stand For America Rally. "This rally brought solidarity to another level," said TWU International President James C. Little. " It brought us a platform where we spoke as one against the attacks government officials have brought on us. We will continue to fight now and after the election to ensure the rights we have do not weaken or die at the hands of those who neglect to invest in us and by those who have ignored our role in building this nation." TWU Local 234 welcomed and hosted TWU Local 100 and the TWU New York State Conference representing Locals 501, 2001, 504, and 101, along with the state of Delaware AFL-CIO staff and the Wilmington ILA and Coalition of Black Trade Unionists. "The Workers Stand for America Rally is the re-emergence of the labor movement strength as the true protector of the middle class," said John Johnson, President of Local 234. Union members proudly wore their local unions shirts as they chanted 'Union, Union' while holding signs that read 'Americans deserve employment and a living wage' as they heard from labor leaders, politicians and workers at the Workers Stand for America rally.
They, along with others, addressed the Second Bill of Rights for rebuilding the middle class and our nation by addressing principles that should guide the government, business leaders, organizations and individuals in a common goal of a just and fair society.
"This is a new beginning for the labor movement that's needed now more than ever," said John Gilchrist, TWU 234 member. Gilchrist joined thousands of others in signing the Second Bill of Rights for the right to full employment and a living wage, the right to full participation in the electoral process, the right to a voice at work, the right to quality education and the right a secure and healthy future. Under the summer sun in Eakins Oval, the crowd heard from people who each represented one of the rights in the bill. One in particular, Katrina Forman, a worker at SugarHouse Casino and member of UNITE HERE, drew cheers of 'Never Give Up' as she explained her organizing efforts, the intimidation by management and even the firing of her pro-union co-workers. "Not many know this, but there is a law in this country that you have the right to organize and collectively bargain, you have the right to have a voice on the job without fear or intimidation," said Forman. "Employers have to respect employees wishes to join a union of their choice, but too many employers think this law doesn't apply to them." Forman's sentiment was shared with the 30,000 in the crowd as union members have faced numerous attacks on their fundamental right to collectively bargain across the country. President Obama also spoke about the strength of the middle class and the importance of investing in them via a video message. But, an even more important message was shared by everyone there that day- keep fighting. The signatures collected for American's Second Bill of Rights will be delivered to delegates at both the Democratic Convention and Republican Convention. You can sign the bill here: http://www.workersstandforamerica.com/
America's Second Bill of Rights
The Right to Full Employment and a Living Wage: All Americans willing and able to work have the right to safe, gainful employment at a fair and livable wage. We call on the public and private sectors to invest in America's infrastructure and promote industrial development, maintaining job creation as a top policy priority.
The Right to Full Participation in the Electoral Process: Recent initiatives to disenfranchise citizens seek to reduce the rolls of eligible voters and empower money instead of people. We believe these actions constitute an assault on our nation's democracy and history of heroic struggle against voting restrictions based upon property ownership, religion, race and gender and call for reinforcing our fundamental right to vote.
The Right to a Voice at Work: All workers have the right of freedom of association in the workplace, including the right to collectively bargain with their employer to improve wages, benefits and working conditions.
The Right to a Quality Education: Education is a fundamental bedrock of our democracy, vital to America's competitive position in the world and the principal means by which citizens empower themselves to participate in our nation's economic and political systems. Quality, affordable education should be universally available from pre-kindergarten to college level, including an expanded use of apprenticeships and specialty skills training to prepare Americans for the workplace.
The Right to a Secure, Healthy Future: Americans have the right to a baseline level of health care, unemployment insurance and retirement security, all of which have been badly eroded by the disruption of the social compact that served the nation well for decades. We call on government and private industry together to confront the issues of declining access to health care especially for children, weakening of unemployment coverage, and inadequate pension plans that undermine the ability of working men and women to retire in dignity, even as Social Security and Medicare are under strain and threatened with cutbacks.


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Friday, January 27, 2012Supplementing the dynasty rankings (Part 1)Last year, Josh Shepardson, Paul Singman and I did a series of articles on our top 25 guys who are 25 or younger. It was pretty well received at the time, and looking back there were a lot of rankings that would make you go "hmmm" with hindsight. This year, Nick Fleder, Josh and Ben Pritchett did a 2012 edition of the top 25 who are 25 or under. I had no time to complete a list in time to participate, but I felt that my list was different enough to warrant presenting and explaining separately. More than a mere ego thing, this article began as an in-depth response to the original articles that Josh and others in the fantasy division encouraged me to publicize. This article will cover players ranked No. 1 through 15 on my list. Part 2 will cover players ranked No. 15 through 30. I always welcome discussion in the comment section, so have at the list when you are done reading. TLDR: THE LIST Rank Name 1 Justin Upton 2 Mike Stanton 3 Clayton Kershaw 4 Desmond Jennings 5 Felix Hernandez 6 Matt Moore 7 Stephen Strasburg 8 Carlos Santana 9 Andrew McCutchen 10 Jay Bruce 11 Jesus Montero 12 Mike Trout 13 Bryce Harper 14 Jason Heyward 15 Mat Latos 16 Michael Pineda 17 Yu Darvish 18 Buster Posey 19 Pablo Sandoval 20 Madison Bumgarner 21 Brett Lawrie 22 Eric Hosmer 23 Daniel Hudson 24 Logan Morrison 25 Tommy Hanson The next five 26 Starlin Castro 27 Matt Wieters 28 Yovanni Gallardo 29 Dee Gordon 30 Paul Goldschmidt And five more 31 Jason Kipnis 32 Jeremy Hellickson 33 Craig Kimbrell 34 Dustin Ackley 35 Cameron Maybin Plus two guys it pained me to cut 36 Anthony Rizzo 37 Brandon Belt 1. Justin Upton: Upton tops this list because he is an all-around, five-category real life and fantasy player who has proven himself capable of excellence, is still improving, and is still only 24, though because he came up so young, Upton might seem like he has been around "forever." The junior Upton has averaged 25 home runs and 17 stolen bases per 162 games in his four-plus year major league career—hard to find production. Upton had a down year in 2010, and it soured a lot of people's opinion of him heading into 2011. Still, a .273 batting average with 17 home runs and 18 stolen bases is nothing to sneeze at. If 2010 is the floor for a rising superstar, then sign me up. Upton's walks dropped to merely league average last year, but he sliced the strikeout rate in a big way (18.7 percent after posting a 29.0 percent rate in 2008, a 23.3 percent rate in 2009, and a 26.6 percent rate in 2010) while re-upping the power (.240 ISO, .211 career ISO). I expect Upton to repeat his 2011 numbers in 2012, only with a little more batting average and closer to 100 RBI. Upton might not offer the best overall numbers in any given category, but balanced production is a rare commodity these days. Balance is valuable because balanced players mitigate risks, making replacement production easier to find if a player hits the disabled list. Upton is going to easily push it as a top 15 overall hitter next year, and if you don't value him as much as I do, I assure you that you will lose him to me at the auction table. We'll see who's laughing in September. 2. Mike Stanton: Putting Stanton behind Upton was a hard choice. On one hand, Stanton is only 22 and he has 56 career home runs in fewer than 1,000 plate appearances. Stanton also draws walks at a strong clip, for a player who is of the age of most college draft picks. Of all the players in baseball not named Jose Bautista, Albert Pujols or Prince Fielder, Stanton has the greatest potential to hit 40 or more home runs next season if he stays healthy. On the other hand, Stanton strikes out quite a bit (although he improved his strikeout rate last season. Stanton swung-and-missed more often than in 2010 (and chased more pitches outside the zone) and is unlikely to produce an elite, let alone decent, batting average without some luck dragons breathing fire in his direction. That makes him a liability in at least one fantasy category, unlike Upton. Stanton is also moving to a new park that is predicted to play at least as poorly on righty power as the Marlins' old stadium. Then again, adding Jose Reyes to the lineup certainly bolsters RBI opportunities for the young slugger. I have high hopes for Stanton in 2012, and he is likely to end up being more valuable overall than Upton next season. Alas, he is the more "incomplete" player compared to Upton, who poses a little less value risk than Stanton and his batting average liability. Maybe I am just looking for hairs to split, though. The difference in value between Upton and Stanton is slim, and will vary depending on what you are seeking in the player you draft. 3. Clayton Kershaw: Although I was skeptical of Kershaw a few years ago, he has become one of my favorite fantasy pitchers. Kershaw has done everything necessary to establish himself as a superstar pitcher working on skill rather than luck. He's substantially improved his walk rate—more than halving it over the past two years—while keeping the strikeouts and slightly upping the groundball percentage. Few pitchers with who strike out 25 percent of the batters they face walk batters at even a league average rate, let alone post K/BB rates just north of 4.50. Kershaw's curveball might be the best in baseball, and 2012 is going to be Kershaw's age 24 season. Stephen Strasburg might arguably have a higher ceiling than Kershaw, but Kershaw has no injury history to worry about and he's already a Cy Young-caliber pitcher who will undoubtedly rank top five among starters in my 2012 fantasy rankings. Strasburg, only a few months younger than Kershaw, should be tickled pink if he ever reaches Kershaw's level. Do not be surprised if Kershaw is the next pitcher in baseball to rack up 300 strikeouts in a single season. 4. Desmond Jennings: Jennings is a special talent who proved a lot of skeptics wrong last year when he made his major league debut. You could confuse Jennings as a Cubs prospect given how long it took the Rays organization to promote Jennings, but he proved himself capable of what we expect from B.J. Upton every year, only with higher batting average potential. Expect big things from Jennings, now 25, these next few seasons. I would not be surprised to see him hit 110 or more home runs with 220 or more steals over the next five years, all the while batting .275 or better. That kind of power and elite speed combination is hard to find, and it's just another reason that I will never have to draft Carl Crawford again. 5. Felix Hernandez: Over seven major league seasons, he has logged 1,388.1 innings with a 3.24 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, a 3:1 K/BB ratio, 1,264 strikeouts and a career groundball rate of 55 percent. Oh, and he's still only 25 (Okay, technically he'll turn 26 in the second week of the season, but he's too good to ignore). Over the last three seasons, his numbers are even better: 722 innings, 2.73 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, and 671 strikeouts to 208 walks (8.4 K/9, 3.2 K/BB). Even on the offense-less Mariners, he has been able to "win" fantasy owners a respectable 27 games over the past two season—that's about as "no-decision proof" as an elite player on a crappy offensive team gets. Last season was a "down" year for Hermandez, who still posted a sub-3.50 ERA, sub-1.25 WHIP, plus-8.0 K/9 and double digit wins for fantasy owners. His peripherals were really no different last year than they were in 2009 and 2010 (a few more strikeouts, but a few fewer groundballs), so there is no reason for worry about the production of this workhorse next season. The Mariners have added Jesus Montero, who should add run support, and it's not like their 2012 offense could be much worse than their 2011 offense. Just imagine what kind of numbers Felix Hernandez would put up on a good team or in the National League. Needless to say, he is a top 10 major league pitcher in terms of talent. Matt Moore and Strasburg might have higher ceilings, but Hernandez is the safer pick given his record, home park and division. He'll cost more at the draft table, but he's worth it if money doesn't matter. 6. Matt Moore: Okay, I know what you are thinking: "Yeah, I get Kershaw above Strasburg, and maybe Felix, but Matt Moore? Are you kidding me?" Answer: No, I am not. Matt Moore, in my mind, when you consider his floor and lack of injury history, has similar fantasy potential to Strasburg with less risk. If his end-of-season and ALDS performance are any indication of what this special arm can do, we are likely looking at a potential top 10 pitcher in the making. Moore projects as a guy who can strike out 30 percent of the batters he faces while walking three batters or fewer per nine innings. Moore has no injury history, and is likely to get a higher innings load than Strasburg in 2012 since he pitched 170 innings between the majors and minors last year. My projection for 2012? Only a 3.25 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and a K/9 rate between 9.5 and 10.0. Expect big, big things from Moore. Even in the AL East. 7. Stephen Strasburg: Strasburg could strike out 300 batters, post a sub-3.00 ERA and a low ones WHIP at his peak, but he is coming off Tommy John surgery. Sure, Strasburg's recovery has been smooth, and he showed us that major league batters are still no really problem for him in limited action last year. However, 2012 is going to see Strasburg get the Jordan Zimmermann treatment, limiting his value. Plus, there is no real guarantee that Strasburg will both reach his peak and stay healthy. Tommy John surgery has a substantially higher full recovery rate than it used to, but surgery can't heal bad mechanics. Tom Verducci explains: The answer to why Strasburg blew out—and why his future is a risky one—may lie in his mechanics. Several pitching coaches quietly predicted Strasburg was at risk before he broke down. He will continue to bear risky loads on his elbow and shoulder unless he changes the way he throws. Strasburg, thus, has some serious red flags that prevent me from ranking him top five. Still, we are talking about a once-in-a-lifetime arm here: a guy who can consistently throw in the upper 90s as a starting pitcher and strike out batters like Randy Johnson. That kind of potential is more than enough to outweigh most of the risk if you plan your team properly. 8. Carlos Santana: Santana is a really good hitter who is not only catcher-eligible, but decent enough a defender that he can likely stick at the position until his knees give out. Santana's batting average was pretty poor last year—at .239—but his .263 BABIP was much lower than his peripherals otherwise indicated. Santana has monstrous power for a catcher (27 home runs, .217 ISO last year), but will need to cut down on the number of popups if he is going to hit above .260. Position eligibility is playing a big part of Santana's ranking on this list, but Oliver's 2012 forecast—a .259/.370/.489 triple slash line with 25 home runs, 79 RBI, 73 runs and a handful of stolen bases—says Santana is a good enough hitter in his own right to deserve recognition as a top young fantasy talent. Santana shares a birthday with King Felix, so this will be his last year on this list. 9. Andrew McCutchen: Seemingly a breakout player last year, McCutchen had a second half as bad as his first half was good. His overall season line was still pretty close to his likely true talent line, and that's a pretty excellent level of production. McCutchen is a high .270s/low .280s batter with good on-base skills, an above-average strikeout rate and above-average power. A line of .280/.380/.470 is totally in the cards for 2012, and McCutchen has 20/30 upside. The Pirates may stink, but their young center fielder is a bona fide fantasy stud with five-category potential if he has a little luck on his BABIP. 10. Jay Bruce: Bruce is a frustrating player. His overall line is pretty solid, and he has 2008 Alfonso Soriano-like stretches where he is absolutely the best player in (fantasy) baseball, able to win owners weekly match-ups single-handedly. Alas, he has been the definition of hot-and-cold the last two years, doing his best Luke Scott impression. For Roto, Bruce is great for an owner with patience who is a believer. In H2H, however, Bruce is every owner's worst nightmare. The only thing that you can guarantee with Bruce is that he'll be a deadweight for the first three weeks. After that, you gotta ride the streaks. Bruce has similar fantasy value to McCutchen, swapping out less speed for more power and a slightly lower batting average true talent line. McCutchen is the more balanced player, and the edge always goes to balance. Expect .270/.350/.490 next season, with 28-35 home runs, five to 10 stolen bases, and 100 RBI. The question is whether you can be patient enough to leave Bruce in daily to get those numbers. 11. Jesus Montero: A change of scenery from New Yankee Stadium to Safeco Field is never a positive move for a prospect whose key tool is his power stroke. Montero has enough raw hitting ability to survive the move and pay loyal believers in spades. Not only would all three of Montero's home runs at home last year have been home runs at Safeco Park (sample size, sample size, sample size, I know), but we're talking about a prospect whose MLE over the past few years has been above an .800 OPS/.350 wOBA. Oh, and did I mention that Montero just turned 22? True, Safeco tends to be harder on right-handed batters than left-handed batters, but Montero still projects as a high .280s hitter with .350 OBP potential and .200+ ISO power despite the move. Oliver's 2015 forecast for Montero is a .289/.347/.508 line with 25 home runs per 529 PA. Those are ridiculously good fantasy numbers. The best part? Montero might keep catcher eligibility for the next few years as the Mariners figure out where they want to play him to maximize his value. (He's young enough that his defensive shortcomings might not result in a position change until 2014 if the Mariners feel a strong enough need at catcher). Montero is a young star in the making with the potential to make me regret not ranking him in the top 10 by the end of the season. 12. Mike Trout: Trout is also very young: He will not turn 21 until after the All-Star break this season. But Trout has already made his major league debut and is arguably baseball's top prospect—ahead of the legend of Bryce Harper. After ridiculous numbers in Single-A and Double-A ball over the past two season, (combined minor league line of .338/.422/.508 with 22 home runs and 102 stolen bases), the Angels called Trout up last season for a pair of brief stints. He struggled in his first taste of major league pitching—batting a less than encouraging .220/.282/.390—but he is still has projectable potential as baseball's next five- category fantasy stud. THT Forecast's Oliver system for 2016 projects Trout, in his age 24 season, to hit .307/.378/.500 with a 20/20, potentially 20/30 campaign over a full, healthy year. It's worth buying low on Trout and getting in on the ground floor early in dynasty leagues. He likely won't come cheap for a player with such little (successful) major league experience, but Trout has the potential to be a long term bargain in the right league. 13. Bryce Harper: Harper rounds out three guys (the other two being Montero and Trout) who are among baseball's next big thing in hitting prospects. Harper gets ranked lower than the other two simply because he might spend 2012 in the minors. Of course that might change in a heartbeat, depending on how the Nationals start the season with their pitching phenom Strasburg back on the mound and whether they sign an outfielder. If you do not yet know why Bryce Harper has a lot of buzz behind him, then you need to watch this video of him blasting a 500-foot-plus home run at Tropicana Field a few years ago. He is baseball's premier power prospect—ahead of even Mike Stanton. Not even 20 years old (he'll turn 20 in October), Harper projects as having .300 ISO potential power in his prime. Not only does Harper have raw power, but he is also pretty athletic and has good bat speed, according to the scouting reports I have read. He also has solid plate discipline for a 19-year-old, walking 59 times over 109 games last year. Put it all together, and you have a guy who can hit .290 with good on-base numbers, excellent power (30+ home runs) and double digit stolen bases. Harper's only real flaw is 14. Jason Heyward: In his age 21 season, Heyward walked 91 times in 142 games (14.6 percent rate). That's a rare level of excellence, and top 10 all time in number of single season walks for a player 21 years old or younger. In fact, in 2010, he was tied for eighth in the league in total walks, behind seven players who all played 150 or more games, top five overall in the league among qualified batters. One more walk would have made him top three. That is elite plate discipline for any batter, let alone one who was barely old enough to drink. Combine that with a .179 ISO and you have yourself one of the top prospects in baseball. But 2011 was largely a disappointment for Heyward, who battled injuries. His groundball rate remained high (53.9 percent), his popup rate skyrocketed (21.8 percent), his line drives fell off (13.1 percent) and his power dipped (.162 ISO). All of that can be expected when batting nagging shoulder injuries. What is important is that Heyward's mastery of the strike zone largely stayed intact, proving his 2010 plate discipline was no outlier. Heyward still walked 11.2 percent of the time while striking out at the exact same rate in 2011 as he did in 2010. This will be Heyward's age 23 season, and he has plenty of time to get back on track as one of baseball's elite young hitters. If he is healthy, he should pick up where he left off at the end of 2011 (you know, before the playoffs). Even with an injury-stifled 2011 skewing his career numbers, Oliver forecasts Heyward to hit .273/.367/.475 this season with 20 home runs and double-digit stolen bases. By the time he is 27, I would not be shocked to see Heyward log at least one 30 home run season and one 20/20 season, and there is no reason, with a little luck on his side, that he can't hit .280/.390/.480 this year. I'm expecting a 25/15 campaign as well. Now is the time to buy low. Heyward is ranked this low only because of injury risk. 15. Mat Latos: When healthy, Latos has one of baseball's most electric young arms—a potentially top 20 arm. With a mid-90s fastball, mid-80s power slider and solid change-up, Latos has been able to dice through both handed batters with minimal platoon splits (career 3.49 xFIP versus LHB and 3.53 xFIP versus RHB, 23.1 K percentage versus LHB and 23.9 percentversus RHB). Sadly, health has proven an issue in his short career. Latos had with a shoulder injury that forced him to the disabled list to start 2011 and limited his effectiveness in the first half of the season. With a 25-plus percent slider rate, health may be an issue in the future as well. Oliver's 2015 forecast for Latos' age 27 season is a 3.18 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 9.1 K/9 and a +4.5 WAR per 180 innings. If healthy, Latos should be able to pitch 200-plus innings a year. "If" is a big word, however. Consider Latos a moderate-risk, high-reward player at this point. Comments? Questions? Concerns? Feedback? Leave it all in the comments below. Make sure to check back for the second part. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||


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In this canoeing worksheet, students use their workbook to answer short answer questions about canoeing and safety. Students complete 10 questions total to get their merit badge.
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Students practice engineering while analyzing canoes. In this teamwork lesson, students discover the history of canoes on the Internet and discuss how the building process has been modified by new materials. Students work as a group to plan, create and test their own canoe made from household objects.
Students collect data and analyze it using a graph. In this algebra lesson, students identify different bodies of water and relate the flowing to math. They collect data on the rate of flow and the height of flow. They analyze the data using a scatter plot.
This Boy Scouts of America workbook provides 11 pages of short answer questions about whitewater safety, safety equipment, and boating rules. It includes questions about potential injuries and their treatment.
Pupils read from the Bible about the travels of Paul, particularly the boat rides. They trace Paul's travels on a map of Asia Minor. Students review a field trip they took and make a graph showing the numbers of each type of boat they saw. Pupils use Kid Pix to make their graph.
Young scholars explore the origin and design of a traditional kayak. In this Alaskan culture instructional activity, students examine distinct people groups and their usage of the kayak. Young scholars complete one short answer question and design a paper model of a kayak.
Students evaluate water properties by completing worksheets in class. In this Alaskan culture lesson, students discuss the purpose of the kayak and how Alaskan residents created the device to travel safely through waves. Students complete a worksheet about the kayak and create miniature model kayaks from arts and crafts.
In this boy scout merit badge: motorboating worksheet, 8th graders research the topic with the websites listed, answer 6 detailed questions about safety, first aid, types of motors, maintenance, laws, and equipment, then demonstrate boat-handling skills.
Young scholars design clay boats and test their floating ability. They sketch and record each test different boat designs. They compare their designs to those of native Inuit vessels by looking at images and attempting to determine the function of each type.
Students work in groups and note similarities and differences between their boats: size, shape, color, and unique features. They discuss 3 typical means of propulsion: propellers, sails, and paddles then share their charts with the class.
Learners discuss Newton's laws of motion. The conduct motion experiments by building "Newton Rocket Cars" from assorted materials. They propel the cars with rubber bands and wooden blocks and record the distance traveled on data sheets.
In this rowing worksheet, students fill out short answer questions using their workbook about rowing in order to get a merit badge. Students complete 11 questions total.
In this water sports worksheet, students answer short answer questions about water sports and safety. Students complete 6 questions to get their merit badge.
In this boy scout merit badge: lifesaving activity, 8th graders research the topic using the websites listed, answer 15 detailed questions about rescues, water safety, lifesaving aids and equipment, first aid, plus demonstrate swimming skills, rescue techniques and CPR.
This merit badge workbook for swimming provides a checklist of achievements necessary to secure this Boy Scout badge. It includes 10 potential health concerns related to swimming and asks about their prevention and treatment. This is a thorough evaluation of swimming-related knowledge.


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Unstoppable Software and EchoSign
I am happy to announce that Unstoppable Software is now an affiliate partner with Adobe EchoSign (http://www.unstoppablesoftware.com/echosign).
EchoSign is a fantastic web-based electronic signature product that solves a gap that we sometimes face with our current product and service offerings.
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- M-Files does have electronic signature abilities, but only WITHIN a given firewall, and for users on the same domain
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Through the IL State Grants program, the ARRA provides support to States to improve and expand independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities, especially in unserved and underserved areas, to maximize their leadership, empowerment, independence, and productivity, and to promote the integration and full inclusion of individuals with disabilities into the mainstream of American society.
Expected public benefits from the ARRA funds invested in this program include:
(1) improved and expanded provision of independent living services, especially to populations that are currently unserved or underserved within States;
(2) enhanced capacity of designated State agencies, Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs), and independent living service providers to meet the independent living needs of individuals with disabilities;
(3) increased numbers of individuals with significant disabilities who are able to live in integrated community settings, as a result of independent living services provided with ARRA funds;
(4) more students with disabilities who are able to transition easily from school to postsecondary education, employment, and independent living, as a result of independent living services; and
(5) increased employment opportunities and economic benefits for individuals with significant disabilities consistent with the goals and objectives established by these consumers.
1) The Department of Education will award $18.2 million in ARRA funds available under the State IL Grants program through formula grants to States.2) States needing to modify their State Plans for Independent Living (SPIL) to reflect the additional funds available under the ARRA will be required to submit SPIL amendments that comply with all Department of Education regulations, including public hearing requirements. The Department will complete its review of any SPIL amendments.
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(2) creating more efficient and effective ways of increasing IL services to students with disabilities transitioning from school to postsecondary education, employment, and independent living;
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Bristol City have appointed Michael McBride as the club's new physio.
McBride, physio for the Scottish national team, will leave his current post at Coventry to succeed the outgoing Nick Dawes in the position.
"I was fortunate because Bristol approached Coventry for my services, which is always nice to hear, but it was important for me to stay at Championship level because there is an international break in the Championship and there isn't in League One, so that was a big factor for me," McBride told Bristol City's official club website.
"I was in America with Scotland in the summer for my 80th international game and I really enjoy doing that as well as my club stuff, so working in the Championship was what I wanted to continue doing."
McBride, 38, will take up his post at Ashton Gate on July 1, bringing to an end nine years at Coventry.


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Need to fix the 'why' behind violence
Why is the Obama administration more concerned with how these shootings, in a gun-free zone, are taking place then WHY are they happening? It seems to me if we fix the WHY then there will not be a how, will there? When I went to high school, you would see guns in the windows of pickup trucks and cars, but there were not any type of shootings like there are now. No one was committing the horrendous crimes that are happening now. So what has happened to this country to change that? I would think if we work to find a solution to fix the WHY, then the problem could be solved and honest Americans do not have to pay for what the criminals do. I fail to see how any more gun laws are going to stop criminals from breaking the law. Anyone who watches the news might know there is a lot of gun violence in Mexico and it is against the law for people to own guns or bullets there. I would like to hear Vice President Biden logically explain how more gun laws are going to solve anything except make it safer for a criminal to do business.
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- 1995
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Abstract: Abstract A redundancy resolution technique devoted to grasp synthesis is presented. Given a set of contact points and a certain robot arm and gripper, the goal is to select both the best assignment of gripper fingers to contact points and the best joint values that allow the fingers to reach such contact points. The system proposed is based on the generation of an inverse kinematics tree where fast searches can be performed in order to find the optimum configuration. Optimality is defined as similarity to previously stored examples over a hierarchical structure of configuration data, which includes finger assignments and robot joints.


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So what are the top game app for iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch – basically for iOS devices? Are you a gamer who loves challenges? If yes, then stunt bike games are the right thing for you. You get to avoid exploding obstacles, jump from heights and perform death defying stunts, all while keeping a good time. Here are three of the best stunt bike games developed by iOS.
1. MotoTrialz
This game has a lot of stunts to challenge you. You have to ride through a series of obstacles in the shortest time period. You get a range of controlling options to help move your bike with ease. There is on the right to get gas or apply brakes, on the left you have the option to slide or accelerate and tilt the bike. These controls are easy to learn.
The game requires you to have a lot of precision as there are loops and jumps and weird obstacles that you have to bypass. There are 27 tracks for you to play. You unlock succeeding tracks after completing the previous level. The game is not a mere racing game and you will be disappointed if you expect it to be so.
Although the obstacles are good, the game is not that great when it comes to graphics. The animations are not adequate enough for you to judge the rider's position from an obstacle and this makes jumping troublesome. Still, overall this is one if the best games that are developed by iOS till date. You can give it a shot at motorbike dash games.
2. Xtreme Wheels
Xtreme Wheels is similar to MotoTrialz. The right hand controls are similar, but on the left in addition to the slider, you have the arrow buttons. The control is better in this game, thus giving the feeling that you are much more in control.
The game doesn't make the special effects like breaking of a barrel or splintering of wood more sensational with the use of better graphics. The camera is too close to the rider and you miss out on these effects. The graphics is, however, far better than the MotoTrialz. The game is a good one, with interesting obstacles and improved graphics but there are some problems that need to be fixed, or if you're a big time motorbike games fanatic, you may choose to blissfully ignore them.
3. Bike Baron
This stunt biker game has been developed by the makers of some top-notch games like Death Rally and Aqua Globs and this show in the way it has been developed. The controls are minimalist with just one set of controls. The left arrow is for you to tilt the bike, the right is for brake and the buttons are for gas. Even though the game doesn't have many controls, you will have a better control over the bike in this game than the other two. The game has a cartoon like effect, with obstacles comprising of farm animals and exploding barrels. In this game, you can race through 40 tracks. You also have the option of choosing between four skill levels where you can challenge yourself to beat your own time. Baron Biker is a good stunt bike game with good graphics and easy controls.
These stunt bike games with great graphics and difficult obstacles make for a great game and you want to keep coming back for more.


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Sunday evening, more than 30 hours after NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue steps to the podium in New York and announces the first pick in the 2005 NFL draft, 78-year-old Paul Salata will announce the 255th overall pick.
Maybe No. 255 will be one-time Nebraska center Richie Incognito. Perhaps it will be Oklahoma wide receiver Will Peoples or Syracuse safety Diamond Ferri.


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Now a new gene has burst on the scene. Two international collaborations-one comprising scientists from the U.S., Saudi Arabia and Tunisia and led by Teepu Siddique, Northwestern University, and the other led by Joh-E Ikeda, Tokai University, Japan-report in this month's Nature Genetics that they have independently identified the gene responsible for ALS2, a juvenile-onset, familial form of the disease.
Both groups have localized the gene on chromosome 2. They show that it undergoes alternative splicing, resulting in a short and a long transcript, both widely expressed. The function of the protein is unknown, though it contains several guanine-nucleotide exchange factor domains, and regions that may be involved in membrane attachment and phosphatidylinositol signaling.
The disease phenotypes result from single or double-base pair deletion mutations, which cause truncating frameshifts. The papers report different single base-pair deletions in exon three of the gene, which reduce the protein to 49 amino acids. Ikeda's group located a double base-pair deletion in exon five, shortening the protein to 545 amino acids, and Siddique's group found a two base-pair deletion in exon nine, causing premature termination after 645 amino acids. This latter mutation occurs in families affected with juvenile primary lateral sclerosis (JPLS), providing the first molecular link between this disease, which affects only upper motor neurons, and ALS.
"This is an important advance for the field of ALS research," states Pamela Shaw of the University of Sheffield in an accompanying News & Views article. The loss of function associated with these mutations should be more amenable to study than the gain of function associated with the SOD1 mutations. "The field of ALS research is therefore at the start of a new endeavor," Shaw adds.-Tom Fagan.
References: Hadano S, Hand CK, Osuga H, Yanagisawa Y, Otomo A, Devon RS, Miyamoto N, Showguchi-Miyata J, Okada Y, Singaraja R, Figlewicz DA, Kwiatkowski T, Hosler BA, Sagie T, Skaug J, Nasir J, Brown RH Jr, Scherer SW, Rouleau GA, Hayden MR, Ikeda JE. A gene encoding a putative GTPase regulator is mutated in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2. Nat Genet. 2001 Oct;29(2):166-73. Abstract
Yang Y, Hentati A, Deng HX, Dabbagh O, Sasaki T, Hirano M, Hung WY, Ouahchi K, Yan J, Azim AC, Cole N, Gascon G, Yagmour A, Ben-Hamida M, Pericak-Vance M, Hentati F, Siddique T. The gene encoding alsin, a protein with three guanine-nucleotide exchange factor domains, is mutated in a form of recessive amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Nat Genet 2001 Oct;29(2):160-5. Abstract
Shaw PJ. Genetic inroads in familial ALS. Nat Genet 2001 Oct;29(2):103-4. Abstract
PRIMARY PAPERSA gene encoding a putative GTPase regulator is mutated in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2.The gene encoding alsin, a protein with three guanine-nucleotide exchange factor domains, is mutated in a form of recessive amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Genetic inroads in familial ALS.
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The interview deals largely with Simmons' love of comics books, and Superman specifically. The interviewer is asking what Simmons' wife, Shannon Tweed, thinks of Superman:
Q:I'm wondering what she thinks of Superman.So there you have it ladies: you're not cut out for this superhero stuff. And if you don't appreciate things like this...
A:Oh, women don't have a clue. They never did. It's biological. Our aspiration to be heroes, to physical greatness and ruling the world is something totally foreign to them.
...well, it's all biological. Let us men aspire to rule the world while you go blog about Little Lulu or something.
Gene Simmons, whose deep understanding of women's "biology" include authoring the songs Burn Bitch Burn, Love 'Em and Leave 'Em, Christine Sixteen, and Plaster Caster. Gene Simmons, who is so radical he let A& freakin' E do a reality show about his life. You go, Gene, you outlaw, you.
Full text on Simmons' enlightenment can be read here.
Monstrobot's previous encounter with Simmons' comic books can be found here.


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Sophia Loren knew what lay ahead—30 days in the slammer to pay her longstanding debt (for tax evasion) to Italian society. All that had been delicately negotiated by lawyers. But the 47-year-old actress had delayed for one final weekend with her sons: Carlo Ponti Jr., 13, and Edoardo, 9, were making their First Communion at a Jesuit school in Geneva.
The Swiss morning was warm as Loren and husband Carlo, 68, entered the chapel. When their boys in white tunics passed in the ranks of their classmates, the actress appeared moved. She reached out and patted Edoardo's head.
After the ceremony the Pontis ate brioches and sipped hot chocolate with other parents and took photos in the courtyard. At 11:30 Carlo left in a taxi. Then Sophia gathered up her boys and drove downtown to the family apartment.
Three days later, dressed in the same olive-and-beige outfit, Loren took Alitalia Flight 411 to Rome and walked into the arms of the police. Her trouble, she explained to the press massed at the airport, stemmed from a "disagreeable error" back in 1964. That year she failed to file an income tax return in Italy. A tax accountant had told her it was unnecessary since she had become a legal resident of Switzerland. But that argument didn't cut it with the Italian Supreme Court. Although she later paid back taxes and penalties totaling some $200,000, in 1980 her conviction was upheld, leaving her liable to arrest should she set spiked heel on the boot of Europe.
Loren was driven to the women's prison at Caserta, 19 miles northeast of Naples, where her stay shouldn't prove too harsh. Her "cell" is a 13-foot-square room with private bath (and color TV) on the second floor of a converted convent. Nuns and civilian staffers look after the inmates—there are only a dozen or so, doing time for minor crimes. Inevitably, there was grumbling among Italians that Loren was enjoying "a vacation at our expense"—she was seen listening to music on a Sony Walkman and reading her telegrams. But prison director Liliana de Cristofero, 28, insisted the film star would be "treated like other prisoners." By week's end Loren was entertaining some of them with cookies in her cell.
Why did she pick this time for a stretch in the pokey? Sophia is due to start filming a Lina Wertmuller production in late June, a portion of which must be shot in Italy. She had hoped for a full pardon from Italian President Sandro Pertini, but the Oscar-winning actress, called La Simpatica by her countrymen, was getting precious little sympathy. In a land where tax dodging once was nearly a national sport, tax probity is now the more fashionable stance, and there was no public hue and cry to let Sophia go.
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Scarlett Johansson, 27, has already tired of playing the ingénue. Which basically means she's tired of easy money and roles that contractually-require biscuit. Moreover, she's tired of trying to seduce you, since that's boring too. Which would be why she's jumping around in skintight leather as Black Widow in The Avengers and will wear something tighter still in her own spin-off. Maybe. Asked in a recent interview with NY Mag, Johansson said she's hoping for more gritty roles. Which means spinstery roles, in Hollywood. 'I think that as I get older, I'm now looking at roles that move away from that kind of ingénue mold and are more based on women that are experienced and have had life before the point you find them in,' she said. 'That's refreshing for me. It's nice to be able to kind of transition into that. I feel like for me, right now, I don't wanna take on any roles that aren't challenging in some way. I never wanna play something I've done before. I wanna be able to just have everything be hard in some way. Otherwise, what's the point?' Johansson was asked asked the same question again by USA Today, to which she replied: 'The roles that are really available for young women most of the time are the ingénue, the other woman, the girlfriend of someone, and as I've gotten older, it's nice to be able to move into territory where the characters that I'm playing and looking at are women who are established. It's nice to be kind of transitioning into that phase of my career.'
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Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95; Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42
Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 or Matthew 17:1-9
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7; Psalm 32; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11
Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 or Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 51:1-17; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Luke 19:28–40
For a number of years our church has had a pastoral internship program designed for intensive discipleship training and character formation. From time to time, our interns are asked: "Is your church a cult?" We laugh about this, but the concern is understandable, especially given the society we live in.
Lessons in dying
Our teacher cautions us that the corpse pose is the most difficult of all yoga postures to master, but after an hour's exertion in warrior pose, downward-facing dog and cobra, the prospect of relaxing horizontally on one's yoga mat brings both relief and the impertinent question, "How hard can it be?" Fascinated, I report to my husband, "Every day at the conclusion of yoga class we practice dying." "That's interesting," he says, trying to share my enthusiasm. "It's kind of like Lent," I venture. "Lent is when we're supposed to practice dying, right?"
Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Luke 13:31-35
It turns out that the center of the Milky Way may smell like rum and taste a bit like raspberries. Ethyl formate, one of the molecules that gives raspberries their flavor and rum its smell, has been found in space. In a way this is hardly remarkable. After all, it's no surprise that we are made of the same stuff as the stars.
Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Luke 4:1-13
"Tell me a story." No bedtime liturgy would be complete without these four magical, sacred words, or the four magical words that follow: "Once upon a time. . . ." Story shapes us. Fantastical bedtime stories fill us with fervent hopes for lives full of high adventure and romance, through which we learn chivalry, fidelity and courage.
Isaiah 50:4-9a; Philippians 2:5-11; Mark 11:1-11; 14:1–15:47
When I was a child, I loved Palm Sunday because we got to act out the biblical version of a ticker-tape parade. Later I learned of the ephemeral quality of stardom and parades and decided that Palm Sunday and Passion Week belong together. As a pastor, I have accepted the dismal fact that most of our people skip Thursday, Friday and Saturday, slipping from parade pandemonium to Easter ecstasy with none of the suffering and pain.
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Blogs from Tianjin, China, Asia
Saturday- Day One Beijing to Tianjin and sailing. The cruise company, to our delight, posted a sign in The Great Room at breakfast yesterday advertising that there would be a bus to take us to Tianjin and the port TangGu. Be there 9am it said, the hotel staff knew nothing, we had not been told that this would be happening, so we had plan B just in case. Plan B was take a taxi to Beijing South train station, a train to TangGu, then taxi to the ship. And lo and behold a bus did arrive, in fact 3 buses. I'm suspecting that this bus is for people who have pre- arranged transport with the cruise organization. But we climbed on board, no ID needed, plenty of seats, and no questions asked. The trip ... read more
My first experience with China came early in my career when I landed the opportunity to oversee a field trial on a Chinese owned and operated platform somewhere in Bohai Bay. I was so excited for this project. Not only had I never been to Asia before, I had just started studying Mandarin a few months earlier, so it would be a great chance to put it to use. I probably prepped for six months in advance; analyzing production data, ordering chemicals and equipment, coordinating dates with the customer and my local team. Finally, all was in order, and I jumped on a plane for Beijing. I remember arriving around midnight and sitting in the backseat of my driver's car and just soaking everything in. I was in China; this mysterious, Communist party-led, emerging global superpower. ... read more
Today's original plan was to start at 8:30 am. However, due to rain (not heavy at all), the outing was delayed at least an hour. We visited Tianjin Cultural Centre. The beautiful music fountain was put on show just for us. Then we visited the Music Hall, 2 art exhibitions and a gift store. We were back on campus for lunch at around 1:30 pm. In the afternoon, some students rehearsed for closing ceremony and some watched Kongfu video. Tomorrow, we'll have breakfast at 7, closing ceremony from 7:30 - 8:30. Then we'll hit the road. All of us are very excited because we are going to the Great Wall tomorrow! This is the third time I'm doing this entry. The internet is very unstable. I lost what I wrote twice because I thought it's not ... read more
Our kids are doing a lot of Kongfu now - Morning, evening and at Kongfu class. Now everything is geared to preparation for closing ceremony, which we may not be present. This afternoon we made dumplings. Our students enjoyed it a lot. Adrian (16) I'm having an amazing time at this camp, but it's only thanks to the people I've met here, not the organized events. Today was fun because we actually got to go shopping and leave the campus for half the day. The staff really here care a lot about safety and all, but their limitations and punishments are just borderline retarded. But the people I've met here are amazing. I'm closer to them than half of my school friend. There's just something that gets us close, and I have no clue what it ... read more
Yesterday, as everyday, we woke at 6:50 a.m. with the usual wake-up call. We very quickly prepared ourselves for morning Kongfu exercises. These sessions, from run from 7:15 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. are led by teachers from the camp. It's comical to watch each other try to master this art since we all demonstrate various levels of competency and energy levels at this early hour. Immediately following breakfast we attended our first session which was Chinese Language. Again, various levels of competency are demonstrated by our classmates during these Language sessions. Moving on to more exciting activities, we were also introduced to the ancient art of calligraphy, using ink and brush, and then painting, using only your hand as a brush. Practising the art of holding the calligraphy brush correctly and then working with the ink ... read more
We arrived around 8:l0 pm on July 15. The camp site is about 40 KM north of Tianjin city. The first day was relaxing with Mandarin oral skill assessment in the morning and opening ceremony in the afternoon. I was out whole day to pick up a late arriving student at Bejing Airport. On July 17, Language and culture classes started. Our students had oral Mandarin, opera face painting, Chinese fashion history and calligraphy. Yesterday July 18, we went to TianAn Men Square and Forbidden City. The weather was not very hot and cloudy. We had to walk a lot, but our students were in high spirit. We have a few singing boys in our group. They kept singing all day. We had to stop them on our way back because other people needed to rest! ... read more
Yesterday I went on my first train adventure, which can only be preparation for the upcoming train journeys in the months ahead! So we decided to go to Tianjin, I have no idea why since we actually had no idea what was there, we pretty much rocked up to the city and were like, "well, now what?" We got out of the train station and luckily the architecture pretty much jumps out and slaps you in the face. So we went for a wander along the river and took lots of photos. The architecture was really European and really modern in style so it was very interesting. It was really ridiculously hot though so we didn't really make it very far. We then met up with one of Ralph's friends who is studying there and went ... read more
We have had a few problems accessing the TravelBlog site lately and they have just upgraded to a new version. I worked in the software industry for years and know how this can cause some excitement. I have finally been able to complete the Tianjin blog while taking a break on our Hong Kong/Macau trip. Tianjin - the city Tianjin is one of the four municipal areas in China that are so big they are like provinces. Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing are the others. It is directly west of Dalian, about an hour by air. You can't get there directly as the Bohai Sea is in the way. The Tianjin municipality is between Beijing and the sea and historically was the gateway to the Capital. It was the home to many foreign concessions after the Opium ... read more
19 March 2011 Qingdao (pronounced Chengdow) Arrived alongside Qingdao wharf at approximately 7:00am this morning to be greeted by lion dancers (not the Billy Ray Cyrus type as Barrie had thought!) and a Chinese drum and brass band. It is not as cold as it has been, so we were looking forward to going ashore on the German Heritage Tour. Qingdao is still emerging as a tourist destination and is touted as "a dynamic city on the east coast of China's Shandong Province". I think they have a long way to go to live up to such a statement as my first impressions were not enhanced during our tour of the city. Everything was shabby verging on the ramshackle and a thin layer of dust blanketed everything including cars, buildings and trees. Every now and then, ... read more
These days, it only takes 120 mins to get from our apartment building to a hotel in Tianjin. Only 30 mins of that is spent on the intercity train - 71% of the time is used up from getting to our house to the 'local' train station. Anyway, all in all, a great excuse for a weekend away! Tianjin presented us with freezing cold weather and a strange mix of China, Europe and antiques. And a Mario castle. After asking random colleagues and friends, we had a Tianjin to-do list. 1. Goubuli baozi This brand is famous in Tianjin. They make baozi and beer. Unfortunately, the baozi were the most expensive we've ever eaten, and frankly, were a disappointment. (1.3 ducks for 1 small serve: yikes!). We're not quite sure what all the fuss was about. ... read more


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South African Animator Creates HappyLand Shorts Series
South African animator Mike Scott has created a new 52-episode shorts series called HAPPYLAND SHORTS. The shorts follow the silly adventures of bell-shaped Heavy and the nimble Paper, who often gets Heavy into mischief. The characters originally appeared in a HAPPYLAND TV pilot in 2007.
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Microwave ray gun controls crowds with noise ..Microwave ray gun controls crowds with noise July 2008 by David Hambling A US company claims it is ready to build a microwave ray gun able to beam sounds directly into people's heads. The device – dubbed MEDUSA (Mob Excess Deterrent Using Silent Audio) – exploits the microwave audio effect, in which short microwave pulses rapidly heat tissue, causing a shockwave inside the skull that can be detected by the ears. A series of pulses can be transmitted to produce recognisable sounds. The device is aimed for military or crowd-control applications, but may have other uses. Lev Sadovnik of the Sierra Nevada Corporation in the US is working on the system, having started work on a US navy research contract. The navy's report states that the effect was shown to be effective. MEDUSA involves a microwave auditory effect "loud" enough to cause discomfort or even incapacitation. Sadovnik says that normal audio safety limits do not apply since the sound does not enter through the eardrums. "The repel effect is a combination of loudness and the irritation factor," he says. "You can't block it out." Sadovnik says the device will work thanks to a new reconfigurable antenna developed by colleague Vladimir Manasson. It steers the beam electronically, making it possible to flip from a broad to a narrow beam, or aim at multiple targets simultaneously. Sadovnik says the technology could have non-military applications. Birds seem to be highly sensitive to microwave audio, he says, so it might be used to scare away unwanted flocks. Sadovnik has also experimented with transmitting microwave audio to people with outer ear problems that impair their normal hearing. James Lin of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Illinois in Chicago says that MEDUSA is feasible in principle. He has carried out his own work on the technique, and was even approached by the music industry about using microwave audio to enhance sound systems, he told New Scientist. "But is it going to be possible at the power levels necessary?" he asks. Previous microwave audio tests involved very "quiet" sounds that were hard to hear, a high-power system would mean much more powerful – and potentially hazardous – shockwaves. "I would worry about what other health effects it is having," says Lin. "You might see neural damage." Sierra Nevada says that a demonstration version could be built in a year, with a transportable system following within 18 months. They are currently seeking funding for the work from the US Department of Defence. Weapons Technology – Keep up with the latest innovations in our cutting edge special report. |
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- 1-2 trillion dollars of economic loss.
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May 6, 2008: At 11:18 AM on the cloudless morning of Thursday, September 1, 1859, 33-year-old Richard Carrington—widely acknowledged to be one of England's foremost solar astronomers—was in his well-appointed private observatory. Just as usual on every sunny day, his telescope was projecting an 11-inch-wide image of the sun on a screen, and Carrington skillfully drew the sunspots he saw.
On that morning, he was capturing the likeness of an enormous group of sunspots. Suddenly, before his eyes, two brilliant beads of blinding white light appeared over the sunspots, intensified rapidly, and became kidney-shaped. Realizing that he was witnessing something unprecedented and "being somewhat flurried by the surprise," Carrington later wrote, "I hastily ran to call someone to witness the exhibition with me. On returning within 60 seconds, I was mortified to find that it was already much changed and enfeebled." He and his witness watched the white spots contract to mere pinpoints and disappear.
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Directed Energy Weapons 101 – Infrasonic, Sonic, Microwave, and Laser
This article is part of the series: The Radiation Database: HAARP Research HQ
In case you didn't know, bullets, bombs, and nuclear weapons are old school. War mongers were far more interested in the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) "side-effect" of nuclear blasts than the explosion itself. They sought to harness these energies, in new pain-generating ways, to subjugate and demoralize all opposition. This page will contain extensive information on the history, current use, and future of directed energy weapons.
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The two met a decade ago while working at an amusement park inside the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn.
They did not become romantically involved until the past year.
Initial notification to family members in Minnesota was made by a New Hampshire state trooper who called Brian's parents after getting telephone numbers from his cell phone as the couple was undergoing treatment.
"A week ago they were the model bride and groom and now one is in the hospital and one is dead," he said. "How can you process that; to think that it could change so quickly."
"She had a great smile and she was very articulate," he said. "I remember her making me smile at some of her jokes, but she was not pushy in any way; she was just a sweetheart."
"It was probably the funniest wedding I've been to because it was so relaxed and so personal," Czech said. "Brian and Leah just created this great environment for people."
"When they planned their honeymoon, obviously it was going to be a road trip and they picked Boston," Czech said. "He mentioned to me that on their way out to New England, they were going to stop at a theme park in Ohio, which is kind of a Mecca for theme park enthusiasts."
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