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Hagy Belzberg is fearless when it comes to tweaking the tenets of modern design. But the Belzberg Architects principal was less intrepid when good friends asked him to plan their house on a prime 1-acre lot in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles. "No family, no friends," Belzberg says, stating his usual cardinal rule of practice. "I was nervous about doing it."
He needn't have been. Especially since the organized, construction-savvy husband-and-wife clients knew what they wanted, enticing Belzberg with their vision of a serious structure. In addition, designer Meg Joannides, MLK Studio principal, came on board at the design development phase.
The wife's directives were clear: flat roofs, overhangs, and windows shaded by the architecture. Raised on the East Coast, "She grew up with modern architecture," Belzberg notes. Her style choices ran to rectilinear and cubist forms, nothing curvy or remotely flashy. The husband's primary request was straightforward: a place to play his guitars.
Along with these cues, Belzberg took one other element—perhaps the property's most impressive feature, a 200-year-old oak—as the basis for his design concept: "a campus of buildings" framing the venerable tree, which stands at the far end of the mostly level lot. The commission ultimately became two works of architecture: a 10,000-square-foot main residence and a 2,000-square-foot guest house, sandwiching a large courtyard with a swimming pool and grassy lawn, play space for the couple's two children. Behind the guest house, the tennis court is shaded by the mighty oak.
Belzberg planned the main house as three interlocking cubelike pavilions. Again, the clients knew what they wanted. "They were specific about how the rooms should unfold," says Belzberg, who put the garage, informal entry, mudroom, and home office at the front of the first—and largest—pavilion. Immediately beyond them is the light-filled great room, comprising an open-plan kitchen plus breakfast and TV areas, with sliding glass doors opening to the courtyard.
Belzberg wrapped the underside of the roof and sidewalls of the adjoining pavilion in a ribbon of Mangaris. This cube contains the dining room and celebratory stairway, a precision-engineered construction of walnut-wrapped steel treads and sapphire-white glass that's almost free-floating. "It's like its own folly," Belzberg notes. Directly above the dining room is the master suite; the children's bedrooms and bathrooms top the first pavilion. To the left of the main entry and its 4-foot-wide front door, the third pavilion is given over entirely to the formal living room.
The house unveils its interlocking complexity through procession. In the interest of harmony, Belzberg opted for a unified and minimalist materials palette: white-painted walls and walnut flooring throughout the public spaces; Calacutta marble countertops in the kitchen; Turkish and French limestone walls and flooring in the his-and-her master bathrooms. But he punched up the envelopes with detailing. At the main entry, a stacked bluestone wall extends into the foyer and wraps into the living room. The same stone recurs on the room's fireplace wall, where it underscores a flamelike painting by James Nares.
Joannides took charge of furnishings, and chimed in on material selections, too. Meetings, however, got off to an inauspicious start. "We fought," she says of her initial conversations with Belzberg. He counters: "I liked that she stood up to me."
But before that, Joannides, who has a strong background in visual merchandising and store planning, had to nab the commission. To clinch the deal, the designer focused her presentation boards on the house's toughest space: the living room, its 900 square feet and 16-foot-ceiling height in desperate need of taming. "It was like a sales job," Joannides recalls. Clearly, she nailed it.
Her cues came from the clients' entertaining and downtime needs. The living room is where large frequent fund-raisers and guitar practice take place. "I divided it into two sections approximately 1/3 and 2/3 in size," says Joannides, who anchored each with a neutral gray-cream wool rug and sleek armless chairs, some upholstered in oatmeal-colored silk mohair, others in leather. A Robert Bristow daybed and five porcupinelike glass pendant fixtures define the smaller area. The larger area, near the fireplace, features a generous 9-foot long sofa, its silk a rich mushroom color.
Dimensions are equally expansive for the dining room's furnishings. Made of the exotic wood Paldao, Joannides's table is a lavish 13 feet long and seats 14 in chairs covered with ecru leather that's been sting-ray stamped. A crystal pendant fixture runs the length of table, while Belzberg's bluestone-topped walnut console hangs on the opposite wall.
More walnut cabinetry appears in the great room, where Joannides reveals her product-placement talent. Sharing space with Ivan Baj's shaggy cubes and Gordon Guillaumier's black bucket chairs in the TV area are an Antonio Citterio sectional and an Arco lamp by the Castiglioni brothers. Arne Jacobsen high chairs line the gray and white–veined marble kitchen island. Eero Saarinen's table and chairs populate the breakfast area.
Upstairs, the master bedroom is a study in restrained luxury. Wengé-and-walnut nightstands flank the Christian Liaigre bed, which backs up to a wall padded in taupe-silk panels. A pair of Kevin Reilly's lanternlike pendants gently illuminate a dreamlike watery landscape by Matthew Brown.
Across real water—the property's 50-foot swimming pool—stands the guest house. "It's a reflection of the main house," says Belzberg, but it's more flexible. Sliding glass walls completely open the first floor to the courtyard, and a bluestone kitchen counter extends outdoors for party needs. Upstairs there's not only a full quota of Pilates equipment, but also a close-up view of the towering oak.
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Listen to while he may have one -- I really.
You have been getting -- I mean for you haven't seen it did just I'm so looking at that you know -- every little thing.
My guess is -- all agree with everything -- If you -- 1% more.
That is a taste of the back and forth today between the Obama campaign and Mitt Romney.
As Democrats look to hang.
Donald Trump and his speculation speculative questioning.
About the president's nativity.
Around Mitt Romney is Mitt Romney gets ready two have aids fund raiser with the Donald and -- Gingrich out in Las Vegas.
This is power plant I in Crist.
And I am glad -- beyond description to be able to say that Eddie Lee is back with us she is our democratic friends.
Former senior advisor.
Two senate majority leader Harry -- she's principles and strategies she's a good person Brad Glickman is also a good person you -- former senior advisor to president George W.
Bush and eight Republican console -- extraordinary.
A professor at Georgetown University we thank you both for being here was did you both have a fantastic Memorial Day and I don't think -- an absolutely still don't have.
And we noted mine was better.
OK so.
Right now what's going on is -- first let's put it in perspective.
Six months ago if you would have said that Willard Mitt Romney would clinch the Republican nomination today.
No significant opponent Ron Paul having.
Doing is wrong we've we -- just like got a footnote about Ron Paul every time we mention his name of the Broncos -- the race but.
None of the top.
Not Romney's.
Even in the race anymore.
And winning in a winning -- walk compared to what we expected so that's the first thing to remember that this is not where we expected to be today right right.
I -- I was very confident that Romney would be in this place.
By -- eventually and hopefully -- -- shall -- I was he'd get there yet.
Any kid and I and it civil and Republicans are not mutiny in their direction rallying behind.
Mitt Romney of all stripes then and this is exactly what the Democrats didn't want to just.
But will it's -- to -- -- court well.
That not a lot -- remember the knock down drag out Hillary Barack -- 2008 parties have a way -- their wounds and coming together because they've been bigger fight as we've seen.
Coming our way enough.
Now part of though what polls tell us any.
Is that Democrats.
Because the president has had more time to.
Coddle his base he's had time many months whether it is on the in the game -- or whatever okay.
Good to be out and and make the -- feel good and and talk to them.
Now he's trying to hit it is using the attacks on Romney and capital and other things -- talked to blue collar.
More moderate voters.
Is it is it not true though that some Romney he now has to spend some time it just gets them get -- -- -- in the days back together Rick Santorum is still looks.
Only moderate everything yet only moderately on board.
It will and they think this is what happened today and I almost came into an Indian army was saving -- -- to go to the primaries and that's why he's -- himself back characterized himself as a severely conservative -- really moves hearts they're right it's gonna be interesting is going to be hard for him to do that and just -- moment and really come back isn't because he staked out.
Decisions that were fundamentally a on the opposite side when he was governor so it's -- to be itching to see how far to the middle of the right is actually gonna land.
But I will say we are seeing this in poll after poll the polarization.
Of both parties I think is at a highest level we've ever seen in this early into -- presidential.
You are eastern C 8090% of Republicans 8090% of Democrats say we're not -- -- -- that is really an interesting dynamic coming into this race more so than in past races so that -- trump.
Sorry Brad.
But the -- up a little more trouble got a little bit more get -- -- -- Now but they in the -- thing is this Donald Trump is despite being famous for being really rich.
It plays really well with downscale voters less.
Less wealthy voters.
This is the very folks that Romney has trouble talking to.
These are the very people that the president is targeting when he puts these these care dreads out -- -- and says this is that a bad person.
And he likes to fire people and that stuff.
Trump taken on the whole you -- you also include these other people who appealed to Tea Party middle middle class Tea Party blue collar voters.
You're talking about Sarah Palin you're talking about hurricane you're talking about Newt Gingrich you're talking about Rick Santorum.
How does Romney use these folks without having Obama wrapped them around his neck when it's time to go campaign.
Margaret several personal trump gives billionaires of bad bad.
All ended and around the look if you can't shake Donald Trump are gonna do and the design and all the rest of better.
Shake this guy you don't need to really that you just you -- up there.
-- I don't even win.
And catering to people like Donald Trump is bad news and I wish he wouldn't do it -- -- you know they hit and run endorsement he had it right in the -- they got a great right but that would land they.
-- But don't be associated with this guy anymore the fact is if you -- to him -- like the -- who asked for your lunch money.
-- -- once then you're dead man but moved beyond Donald Trump he is not going to win new.
Or lose you the election he's he's somebody who has nowhere to go he's already endorsed you enough of double -- in the.
Look at the stories are coming up it is not about you know bringing people -- to attend this is about nurseries is this is exactly everything neatly but actually expanding that -- so you know the pluses and minuses that she got away and I -- -- -- there's a lot more.
Best that there are getting cold -- of the fund raiser tonight for.
That's -- replacement is fired up -- today he would he did have a good we can't now there is the thing though to be said right about.
Especially with an endorsement complicated endorsement like this one you take it you get literally.
And then you say okay.
I -- yeah investment that he he NE -- didn't happen he's gone even further now taking money and actually asking him to raise money and actually -- -- daddy.
That move on his I understand why he didn't yet.
I don't want to -- and at and raise money that's pretty.
But don't appear within don't have your wife appear of them have like some -- surrogate had a third cousin twice removed.
Thank -- yeah.
Bill Maher.
He's gonna continues to trip up here is gonna be more and more sound -- out there that now because not only endorsed but the fundraising they're going to be attached to the end of this race.
And what about what about that.
-- sure Agassi issues for the Obama campaign.
They -- and they're having fun now.
Because they get to do -- But how much can you really practically politics connect a candidate.
-- -- somebody who is -- -- The they've tried it the Obama campaign has tried it with the motor city madman Ted Nugent who went by the way if you can trust a man seriously Ted -- -- scratch fever is telling you that you're.
But whatever.
The how much can you really make that stuff stick.
-- if you can't make it stick it's it's so.
Out of the mainstream of what Americans are facing and it's it's it -- desperation however we do -- Democrats.
An issue.
When we do.
Have Donald Trump and a high profile fundraiser when we do have circuits that we should not be embracing.
It is this pandering on our part makes absolutely no sense it just gives little nuggets -- For the Democrats demanding as it did just to continue and forced air and he -- it is it just wasn't needed similar to the -- -- was outspoken about.
Having and return that money immediately would never ever expected since it's another unforced error or Joseph Biden moment we got.
The -- or pounds.
Now the Internet is wise and says -- following things Marc thanks as.
Only -- in DC care about this stuff no one in real America actually cares you know what there's probably.
Truth in that -- -- because.
When you get right down to it.
People we've now entered the blessed days of the election cycle -- people stop.
Caring about all of it we get the Olympics coming up we have one more big inflection point that's gonna come this month and that's going to be the decision on the president's health law.
But basically.
And immigration may be -- maybe immigration and I think there's there's there's two other guest keep to keep pointing that is the convention speeches.
Oh sure they're okay and then it we always want and you -- -- -- you know what if Romney were to announce a running.
In an endless summer though if he does that I think that that will add a pretty good.
Bit -- -- power that he will need to zero coming into the fifth -- -- -- -- that look no matter.
And being news event all added alluding to dominate the news I'm not negative but of course it.
But yeah but we know this and you know this you're obviously a political junkie if you are watching this.
But normal people regular human yeah.
Turn off the volume on politics now basically Memorial Day to the fourth of July minimum but probably the first of August.
And that you like I guess we going to -- we're actually going to have to have this election and then we go.
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There is nothing sexier than a strong man who grabs you, tells you exactly what he's going to do to you, then does it...like a fucking boss.
My parenting skills these days consist of going room to room, shaking my head, announcing, "This is some bullshit!" and exiting the area.
Dear privileged white teenaged boys:
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Books: Because your mind is an infinitely darker more terrifying place than any film director's interpretation.
My wrinkles are all from laughter. Except those lines between my eyebrows...those are my "WTF?" lines, and those fuckers are deep.
The ultimate betrayal is realizing you fought for something with everything you had only to discover that you were the only one in the ring.
My son, who was on the autism spectrum, graduates High School this week. I may beam with pride, but he shines with possibility.
If women came with instructions, most men would still be too dazzled by the packaging to read the warning label.
Missing someone is most painful when sitting across from them, remembering who they used to be.
You don't need to buy me things or take me fancy places. Just love my mind, hold my heart and have my back. And put your hands all over me.
I just popped over to Facebook and replied "WHO FUCKING CARES?" on everybody's status. Because, thug life.
When traveling abroad it's good to learn basic language. "I'd like a beer." "Where's the bathroom?" "I need a taxi." "Just not in my hair."
The girl at Whole Foods told me she was "peachy keen, jelly bean." So now I'm making Molotov cocktails in the parking lot.
While the world continued to turn, a remarkable man died yesterday. I just want you all to know he was here…and he mattered.
He was my Dad.
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My 12 year old daughter just asked, "Mom, what's an orgasm?" I took a deep breath, then stopped, dropped and rolled right out of the house.
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DNA forensic analysis relies on one key characteristic of DNA: the configuration is the same in all cells of an individual. Altogether each person carries around 200,000 genes in each cell, comprising three billion "base pairs" -the chemical building blocks of DNA. Analyzing all these base pairs and genes in order to identify an individual would be impossible, with current technology. Instead, forensic scientists focus on certain genetic sequences called "markers". Here, the arrangement of genetic information is highly variable and particular to each person.
Recombinant DNA Chapter Directory
Charles Brenner's Forensic Mathematics Page which mostly pertains to DNA indentification.
Certification of DNA and Other Forensic Specialists (PDF format)
The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence
The Forensic Science Resource Guide to a Criminal Fact Investigation: DNA
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Freedom at the Cross and Power in the Resurrection | |
By gkeylon | 5 Apr 2012 | |
As we remember the final events that preceded Jesus' death and resurrection, please take time to reflect on what Jesus provided at the cross and what God did in the resurrection of Jesus. There was pain and agony on Jesus' face, but his thoughts were toward us. We needed a savior and a sacrifice for our sins and Jesus took on all past, present, and future sins and created a way in which all of humanity can have a right relationship with God the Father.
Accepting the grace and forgiveness that the cross provided is the beginning of our spiritual journey and realization that we can live free from the bondages of sin and death. According to Paul in Romans 8:11, "It stands to reason, doesn't it, that if the alive-and-present God who raised Jesus from the dead moves into your life, he'll do the same thing in you that he did in Jesus, bringing you alive to himself? When God lives and breathes in you (and he does, as surely as he did in Jesus), you are delivered from that dead life. With his Spirit living in you, your body will be as alive as Christ's." MSG
Salvation gives us entrance into our heavenly home, and the same power that raised Jesus from the dead gives us the ability to overcome life's challenges. To live free from those things that so easily become life-controlling problems requires our acceptance of God's Word as truth, reliance on God's Holy Spirit to guide us, and dependence on our fellow believers in Christ. This is what takes place in the Living Free small group.


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NAMI Sacramento General Meetings
Everyone is welcome
Everyone is welcome at NAMI general geetings, whether you are a member or not. Our monthly general meetings are a great way to connect with others struggling with mental health issues, learn about mental illness, learn how to assist loved ones, and find resources in the Sacramento area.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Location and time for the 2013 meetings:
6:30 pm–8:30 pm
Conference Room 1B
Sacramento County Division of Mental Health Building
(the building with the clock tower)
3331 Power Inn Road, Sacramento, CA 95826
Light refreshments are served at the meetings. Attendees are welcome to bring a dish of finger food (doesn't require forks or utensils) to contribute to tthe potluck. Bringing a dish is not required.
NAMI Sacramento general meetings are free and open to the public.
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Typically, the second Monday of every other month at 7:00 - 8:30 PM:
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Conference Room 1B |
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Tthe Sacramento County Division of Behavioral Health building is at 3331 Power Inn Road, just a few blocks south of US 50 and Folsom Blvd.
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Less than forty years ago few people knew anything about background checks. The majority of individuals familiar with the procedure for background checks obtained that familiarity while examining a felon's criminal record. Today, however, more and more people have found themselves becoming the focus of some sort of background check criminal.
In the 21st Century background checks have been initiated for many different reasons. Often, someone who has applied for a job will find that he or she must undergo a background check. Yet sometimes, when one sees those who have been behind bars getting a high-profile job, one wonders why job applicants must receive a background check.
Perhaps this fact shows that society has not put a stamp on the background check. "Criminal" has no longer become equated with all background checks. This absence of stereotyping is commendable, but it can be dangerous. Sometimes a lax attention to the results obtained by background checks leads to the hiring of people of disrepute.
Moreover, not everyone who is hiring an employee can afford a background check. Hence many small businesses, in addition to those hiring help for around the home, can fall prey to unscrupulous workers. The need for fostering a wider use of background checks became apparent recently on the TV show Oprah.
Oprah had as her guest a woman who had taken a boarder, a man who lived above her, her husband and her three children. Later she discovered that this gentleman was a known child molester. Had this woman used background checks, she would have known that fact, before her friend discovered it while viewing Oprah.
Sometimes a search for a date can put one in the position of seeking to discover evidence of past criminal behavior. After all, almost no one wants to date a criminal. Hence, even today's dating services must consider using background checks.
What do dating services look at in a background check? Criminal activity would of course hold most importance. Dating services might also investigate the nature of indictments against any client. After all, we are all innocent until proven guilty, but one has a right to seek a date without a long history of court appearances.
A dating service would want to be sure that its background checks could unearth any evidence that a man being considered as a possible dating partner has not been accused of participating in date rape. Other disturbing behaviors that might disqualify a male or female dating partner would be:
-a predilection to shoplifting
-a history of drug use
-a history of abuse of alcohol
-evidence of child abandonment
-an attempt at identity theft
When dating services make efficient use of background checks, then their clients can feel guaranteed that any date they are given has not engaged in any of the above behaviors.
When a dating service offers its clients the security of a background check, then that dating service has helped to increase the chances that the date will be a safe and pleasant experience.


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The power steering return hose may leak at the radiator cooler fitting. If the clamp is not properly tightened, the hose can blow off, causing increased steering effort and a mess under the hood.
Car Problem Reports
Mercedes-Benz ML320 Power Steering Return Hose May Leak at Radiator Cooler Fitting
Mercedes-Benz ML320 Problem
14 Reports
Model Years Affected: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Average Mileage: 107,600 mi (45,000 mi - 170,000 mi)
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power steering leak.
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Government better prepared to manage pine forests |
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The Turks and Caicos Islands are now better prepared to handle wild fires and manage pine forest reserves after government officers received hands on training in controlled-burning techniques at a recent workshop. Bryan Naqqi Manco, manager of the Caicos Pine Recovery; Dr. Eric F. Salamanca, scientific officer at the Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs (DEMA); and Nicholas Turner, director of the Department of Agriculture (DOA) attended a two-day conference hosted by the Miami-Dade County Parks, the Nature Conservancy and the Everglades National Park, which was held at the University of Florida. The Caicos Pine Recovery Project's first controlled burning exercise took place in May and was part of new management strategy aimed at controlling the scale insect that have been devastating the pine trees in the TCI since 2005. The project also includes replanting in an effort to replace the plants which have been destroyed. To date 75 Caicos pine seedlings were planted on Pine Cay, with plans to established pine restoration plots on Middle and North Caicos in the near future. At the conference, Manco presented an update of the Caicos Pine Recovery Project's challenges and accomplishments, and Salamanca presented a poster on TCI's first controlled burn and subsequent monitoring. Both presentations received accolades from the 200 participants, with a few expressing interest in collaborating with TCI to address the Caicos pine ecosystem. Turner also established a network of contacts to obtain vital information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help develop TCI's agriculture. DEMA and DOA staff also visited newly restored wetlands habitats, which presented an opportunity for environmental mitigation in TCI. "The conference allowed us to network with a wide variety of intrepid and undauntedly enthusiastic researchers, conservationists, and stewards of pine rocklands," Manco said. "We have gained valuable management capacity experience from this network, and will continue to use these contacts in the development of our pineyard management in the long term." The Caicos Pine Recovery Project is financially supported by U.K.'s Overseas Territories Environment Program (OTEP). For more information on the Caicos Pine Recovery Project, contact DEMA or visit the website at www.environment.tc or find it on Facebook.
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TCI Protected Areas Series
The fp is publishing a series of articles on the Turks and Caicos Islands Protected Area System to increase public awareness and respect for the beauty and value of this "beautiful by nature" country.
The authors, marine ecologist Marsha Pardee and terrestrial ecologist Kathleen Wood, are long-time TCI residents and respected scientists in their fields.
Below are links to their articles, plus related news articles, documents and laws.
- 29/7/10: Chalk Sound National Park: Beauty and ecology
- 22/7/10: Protected Areas designations and differences
- 15/7/10: Long-term prosperity vs. short-term gain
- 8/7/10: Protected Areas save environment, generate revenue
- 5/8/10: Frenchman's Creek: Prime real estate of TCI wetlands
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- 1/7/10: Expert report warned about encroachment on protected areas
- 8/7/10: More than 250 lots carved in Provo parks
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Online Tools for Teachers: Google Docs
Lauren M. Bronson, Elementary School Teacher, Hillsborough County, Florida
With an often-dizzying volume of tasks to juggle each day, educators typically are keen to find new classroom tools that offer convenience, dependability and speed.
Among the more recent options is Google Docs, an online toolbox that includes word processing, presentation, spreadsheet and other applications. The "cloud-based" program allows teachers, students and other users to work on assignments and projects from any location with Internet access.
Google pitches the program as a way to achieve a "paperless classroom."
Google Docs allows users to share documents via email and decide whether recipients will be allowed to edit documents, comment only or view only. Users and recipients can make edits and leave comments together regardless of their physical locations.
A history of all revisions made to a document can be accessed at any time and users can revert to a previous version if desired.
To limit the risk of losing work in the event of a computer crash or dead battery, the auto-save mode updates and stores a document whenever changes are made.
For teachers, Google Docs can offer opportunities and advantages in several areas:
Real-Time Feedback: Teachers can access student assignments during and after the writing stage to provide encouragement, guidance and feedback. Once the project is complete, teachers can make notes and assign a final grade directly onto the document.
Saving Paper: Educators can share class notes, project assignments and other information online, potentially cutting down on the time and cost associated with traditional paper-based classroom management.
Google Docs also can be enlisted to track students' grades and attendance, as well as to improve communication with parents about school events.
School-wide Collaboration: Teachers and students can participate in collaborative projects with other classes, such as entering data from science experiments and comparing the results.
Writing Portfolios: Teachers can have students create a Google Docs account to keep an online portfolio of all their writing or other projects. At the end of the school year, students can review their portfolio to discover how their writing and other coursework has improved.
Classroom management duties that may once have imposed heavily on instructional time no longer need be as arduous given today's technological advances. Google Docs and other Web-based tools such as Microsoft's SkyDrive can provide teachers with greater efficiency in tracking student assignments and also may boost collaboration among students and across campuses.


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Autism treatment: Can special diets help?
By Mayo Clinic staffOriginal Article: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/autism-treatment/AN01519
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Dr. Jay Hoecker, an emeritus member of the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, brings valuable expertise to health information content on primary care pediatrics. He has a particular interest in infectious diseases of children.
He's a Fort Worth, Texas, native, certified as a pediatrician by the American Board of Pediatrics and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He was trained at Washington University's St. Louis Children's Hospital, and in infectious diseases at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He has been with Mayo Clinic since 1989.
"The World Wide Web is revolutionizing the availability and distribution of information, including health information about children and families," Dr. Hoecker says. "The evolution of the Web has included greater safety, privacy and accuracy over time, making the quality and access to children's health information immediate, practical and useful. I am happy to be a part of this service to patients from a trusted name in medicine, to use and foster all the good the Web has to offer children and their families."
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Autism treatment: Can special diets help?
Can special diets help children who have autism?
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There's no evidence that special diets are an effective autism treatment.
Some people believe that diets that are free of a protein found in dairy products (casein) and a protein found in many grains (gluten) affect the brain development and behavior that causes autism in children. However, there's little evidence that diet triggers autism or that restricting gluten and casein improves autism symptoms. And for growing children, restrictive diets can lead to nutritional deficiencies. Research is ongoing on the effectiveness of casein- and gluten-free diets.
Autism is a complex brain disorder that has no known cure. For this reason, many frustrated parents turn to unproven alternative treatments — such as restrictive diets that eliminate gluten and casein — in an attempt to help their children.
If you're considering an alternative autism treatment, talk to your child's doctor. He or she can help you identify the treatments that are most likely to be effective for your child, as well as local resources that may provide additional support. If you decide to pursue a restrictive diet, work with a registered dietitian to create an appropriate meal plan for your child.
Next questionPaternal age: How does it affect a baby?
- Marcason W. What is the current status of research concerning use of a gluten-free, casein-free diet for children diagnosed with autism? Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 2009;109:572.
- Whiteley P, et al. The ScanBrit randomised, controlled, single-blind study of a gluten- and casein-free dietary intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders. Nutritional Neuroscience. 2010;13:87.
- Millward C, et al. Gluten- and casein-free diets for autistic spectrum disorder. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2008;2:CD003498.
- Peregrin T. Registered dietitians' insights in treating autistic children. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 2007;107:727.


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Putting Lesbian Politics Front and Center with LPAC
By Winnie McCroy | Tuesday Jul 16, 2013
In an effort to influence politics and bolster lesbian visibility, a group of forward-thinking women formed LPAC, the political super PAC that works to get progressive candidates elected.
Scandal Forces Florida's Youngest Gay City Official to Resign
By Dylan Bouscher | Friday Apr 19, 2013
It turns out that Morrison is no longer officially a resident of Boca Raton and it was his mother, Andrea Riggin, who alerted city officials of his residence and ineligibility to serve.
Mark Herring Releases ''Equality Agenda'' for Virginia
By John Riley | Thursday Apr 18, 2013
One of two Democrats seeking to become the commonwealth's next attorney general released an ''equality agenda'' on issues related to LGBT rights.
Six-Way Race Splits Support
By John Riley | Tuesday Apr 16, 2013
No obvious LGBT favorite for D.C. Council seat in April 23 special election.
Thousands Marc h for Equality in SF
By James Patterson | Sunday Mar 31, 2013
Joy at the prospect of marriage equality and sorrow for countless LGBT families that never were due to AIDS and bigotry rested in the hearts and minds of an estimated 3,000 people who gathered in the chill at Harvey Milk and Jane Warner plazas.
L.A.'s Gay and Lesbian Center Condemns Arizona Anti-Transgender Bill
Saturday Mar 30, 2013
The bill, introduced by Arizona state Senator John Kavanagh, follows another bill he introduced-and was ultimately pressured to withdraw-that would have made it a criminal offense to use a bathroom other than one which matches the person's birth gender.
Political Notebook: UCSF Faces Questions on Commitment to LGBT Issues
By Matthew S. Bajko | Tuesday Feb 19, 2013
A campus debate at UCSF over the university's commitment to LGBT concerns has broken out publicly due to questions about the status of its Center for LGBT Health and Equity.
Obama Nominates Openly Gay Judge For Court Of Appeals
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In order for Hugues to become a federal judge, he would first have to be confirmed by the Senate.
New Laws Ring in 2013
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Several LGBT-related bills took effect Tuesday, January 1, but the implementation of one piece of legislation signed into law in 2012 is being delayed.
Lesbian Names to Bench
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Characters Discussed (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters, Revised Third Edition)
Billy Pilgrim
Billy Pilgrim, a conservative, middle-aged optometrist living in upstate Ilium, New York. Born in 1922, Pilgrim leads a very bland life, except for the facts that at the end of World War II he came "unstuck in time" and began to jump back and forth among past, present, and future, and that in 1967 he was captured by a flying saucer from the planet Tralfamadore. The novel's jerky structure mirrors his interplanetary and time travel. Pilgrim is thus a schizophrenic character: An apathetic, almost autistic widower in the present, he is also a crackpot visionary who claims to have visited another planet and to speak as a prophet. The cause of Pilgrim's schizoid behavior, as the author makes clear, is the horror he witnessed in Dresden as a prisoner of war when that beautiful old German city was systematically incinerated by American bombers.
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., the author of the novel and a character in it, living on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The first and last chapters of the novel form a frame around the narrative proper. In them, Vonnegut describes his trip with his wartime buddy, Bernard V. O'Hare, back to Dresden, Germany, where they were imprisoned during World War II, as well as current events (for example, the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy). The persona of this narrator is naïve, idealistic, and fixated on World War II, especially on the...
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A novel about man's folly, Slaughterhouse- Five traces the wanderings through time and space of Billy Pilgrim, a survivor of the fire bombing of Dresden. Billy marries an optometrist's daughter, fathers two children, and finds himself a kidnap victim on the night of his daughter's wedding. His kidnappers are green creatures from outer space who place him in a zoo and provide him with a mate, a luscious pornographic film star named Montana Wildhack. According to the Tralfamadorians, earthlings are the only creatures in the universe to believe in the concept of free will. Thus, although Billy adopts the Tralfamadorian notions about time and shuttles among past, present, and future events, he must come to terms with the knowledge that he has no control whatsoever over his immediate actions or his ultimate fate. His motto—"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom always to tell the difference"—points up the value of maintaining composure in the face of stark destiny.
Billy is spastic in time, has no control over where he is going next and the trips aren't necessarily fun.
The mass destruction of Dresden by Allied forces serves as Vonnegut's metaphor for the absurdity of life. An underlying theme is the extent to which technology has magnified humankind's capacity for cruelty; Vonnegut is appalled by the idea that a bombing raid could destroy a civilization hundreds of years...
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Character Analysis
Billy Pilgrim's father
Billy Pilgrim's father, whose full name is not given, is a barber in Ilium, New York. He dies in a hunting accident while Billy is in military training in South Carolina. Billy attends his funeral shortly before being shipped overseas.
Billy Pilgrim's mother
Billy's mother, whose name is not given, survives into old age. Billy visits her in a rest home in 1965.
Wild Bob
Wild Bob is an American prisoner of war who dies en route to Dresden. Shortly before he dies, he gives a speech to imaginary troops encouraging them to continue fighting the Germans and inviting them to visit him in the United States after the war. His delusions as to his troops and the glories of combat represent the overall absurdity of both war and the attempt to control the uncontrollable.
Howard W. Campbell, Jr.
An American who has gone over to the Nazis and works in the German Ministry of Propaganda, Campbell visits the American prisoners in Dresden and tries to convince them to leave the Allies. Campbell is also the main character in Vonnegut's earlier novel Mother Night.
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Edgar Derby
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Don't tell Bill O'Reilly. He's got it all figured out. It's those EVIL oil speculators.
Good video.
In short…OBlahBlah wants us to be even more dependent on his muslim brothers and on Chavez.
He wants the price to go up.
Because he wants us broke and on our knees.And 'blaming it on Mideast unrest' is especially lame since he had a hand in instigating it.
Even though the corrupt liberal media is giving him a complete pass on this…I hope that enough people will be fed up with him by Nov 2012 to vote against him.
Personally, I suspect it's because he's an Ivy League philosopher and not much more. In his Utopia, we have cut out all gas power and use all solar and wind. We have water powered cars, but usually choose to take our solar-powered magnetic train system.
It's beautiful!
It's also about 200 years from being reality, but he'll destroy us trying to force it work during his administration, but man is it ever beautiful!
(Oh, and there is no USA because we are all holding hands across the seas and across all faiths. I need a tissue!)
I dunno, Steprock.
I hope you're right.But he' a Marxist.
And I think that all that 'green Utopia' stuff is just an act to appeal to his base.
If he could get away with nationalizing the Oil & Gas Industry, all that concern for the environment would go out the window.
I guess this proves that Obama is in league with BIG OIL companies! That's what high gas prices meant when Bush was president! These oil companies must be making HUGE profits, right?
If Barry is so concerned about 'clean energy'…then he could be doing things to encourage converting automobiles to Natural Gas.
- Tax Credits for vehicle conversions.
- Tax Credits for creating new CNG stations.
- Removing burdensome regs on new Gas WellsIf he were to ask Congress for these things, I doubt that he would get much resistance.
This may disappoint some of you, but the truth is the president does not control oil prices. Presidents historically get blamed when the price of gas increases and they aren't necessarily rewarded when it falls. Oil is an international commodity, fungible commodity, traded on international markets.
Supply and demand, along with market speculation, is what controls prices.
All the president has to do is SAY that he is ceasing the moratorium on the Gulf oil rigs, begin drilling in ANWR, and quit portraying the US as such a victim who can't do anything for herself w/o the towel-heads' oil and wah-lah. Our stock would go up & oil prices would magically fall. They need us more than we need them & it's about time we acted like it!
(The term "towel-head" is used jokingly from the daughter of a towel-head… )-
See the last line of the first bullet point, which reads: "A Wall Street oil analyst told us the moratorium has had "zero" effect on prices."
Uhh, do we really listen to random "wallstreet analysts?" While I'm not an economics genius, I do have some sense of less supply = higher prices. Maybe he's one of the "experts" who is surprised every week when unemployment goes up and housing prices go down?
You are right. The last time Bush lifted the ban, prices dropped quickly. The President DOES have some control (though indirectly). He's not helpless.
Bush used our oil reserves during his tenure, which did result in a drop. But now, oil demand is going down thanks to more fuel efficient cars, so there is no need to tap into the reserves. As a matter of fact, our dependence on foreign oil has dropped to below 50% of our supply for the first time in a decade.
And I know it's hard to notice, but gas prices are on the decline this past month. Which isn't thanks to Obama, since presidents have little to do with gas prices.
I would be very leery of any stats/"facts" posted on HuffPo.com. I do not believe that a few thousand fuel-efficient cars truthfully impacts the overall US consumption of oil. There are many factors at work that drives the cost of oil to go up. One is the de-valuing of the US dollar. It's simply not worth as much as it used to be. We have the means and ability to significantly reduce our necessity to do business with those who want to kill us en masse. It's ridiculous to me that we continue to act helpless and dependent as a nation.
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yes CONCERN TROLLelvis , "SUPLY AND DEMAND"
and fyi we ALL know "factcheck.org" is a dmc soros funded site. it has as MUCH basis in reality as " PIGS FLY", which is true apparently if you are a dumbocRAT.
NO drilling says barry and his dumbocRAT buddies.
posted this BEFORE:
the BIG LIE.
by Steve McCann (Full article at americanthinker dot com)Yet the United States is sitting on the world's largest untapped oil reserve. A natural resource that would not only mitigate the over $400 Billion sent overseas to other countries but could create untold millions of jobs and put the country on a sound financial footing.
The untapped reserves are estimated up to 2.3 Trillion barrels, nearly three times the reserves held by the OPEC countries and sufficient to meet 300 years of demand, at today's levels — for auto, truck, aircraft, heating and industrial fuel, without importing a single barrel of oil.
The US could become the single largest exporter of oil and oil related products in the world, thus potentially eliminating its trade deficit, and increasing the national standard of living as well as making a massive dent in the national debt.
Here is a look at some of the largest untapped reserves:
The Bakken Fields in North and South Dakota. New drilling and oil recovery technology is making the capture of this oil feasible and some development is now underway. It is estimated that there is at least 200 Billion barrels of oil in this region. At a price of $100 per barrel the value of this find is $20 Trillion.
The Outer Continental shelf. It is estimated that around 90 billion barrels of oil sit beneath the ocean bed 50 to 100 miles off the shore of the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts. The value: $9 Trillion.
The Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. About 10 billion barrels are locked up here with a current value of $1 Trillion.
Tar Sands: Around 75 Billion barrels of oil could come from these areas which are similar to the Canadian tar sand fields and which now produce about 2 million barrels per day. The value: $7.5 Trillion
Oil Shale. This is the most massive area of potential oil production in the world with an estimated 1.5 Trillion barrel potential. The technology necessary to extract this oil is now in place and being operated on a pilot project basis. The value of this resource: $150 Trillion
There also the very real potential that further finds will be discovered as technology continues to improve.
In total the value of the potential oil reserves of the United States listed above exceeds $187 Trillion. The current national debt is $14.2 Trillion or less than 8%.
Despite the protestation of President Obama and the environmentalists the world and particularly the United States is not running out of oil. Their foolish tilting at windmills and solar will never produce energy sufficient to operate a $14Trillion and hopefully growing economy. It will be decades if not the rest of the 21st Century before any meaningful substitute for fossil fuels will be developed and additional time and investment will then be necessary to distribute the product.


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(By Balachander) Gen-Probe Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRO) shares were downgraded to "Sector Perform" from "Outperform" by RBC Capital Markets, which raised price target on the stock to $82.75 from $72.00.
The brokerage is of the view that Gen-Probe shares are fairly valued in light of the announcement that Hologic (NASDAQ: HOLX) will by the company for $82.75 per share.
"Given the EV of about 17x 2013 EPS, and widespread reports of the company running an unsuccessful sales process last spring, we do not anticipate any higher bids for the stock," RBC analyst Bill Bonello wrote in a note.
[Related -Hologic Inc. (HOLX) Q3 Earnings Preview: New, Old Management With A New Tone?]
Gen-Probe provides molecular tests and instruments, with a focus on products to detect sexually transmitted diseases (primarily Chlamydia and Gonorrhea) and screen donated blood.
RBC raised 2012 EPS estimate for the company to $2.65 from $2.60 and revenue estimate to $645 million from $642 million.
The brokerage said risks to its price target include any meaningful delays in new product launches, market share losses, unforeseen changes to the regulatory environment, and the potential that a sale of the company does not transpire for unknown reasons.
The stock, which has been trading in the 52-week range between $53.92 and $86.96, edged 0.06 percent lower to trade at $81.50 on Tuesday.


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Assedic (Welfare) - Les Escrocs - Acoustic France - Putumayo(2008) - Les Escrocs (The Crooks) got its start playing on the subways and street corners of Paris.
Fleur Carnivore - Carla Bley - Fleur Carnivore - ECM(1989) - The title sounded worldly and I know Carla composes and performs excellent jazz.
Green Fields of France - The Fureys - Poppies - Dressed For Peace(1997) - Eric Bogle's song a natural for Memorial Day.
Rocket - Goldfrapp - Head First - Warner(2010) - An uptempo number from UK duo's new CD.
The Journey - Dolores O'Riordan - No Baggage - Zoe(2009) - Former Cranberries singer having a successful solo career.
Orion - These New Puritans - Hidden - Domino(2010) - a new band from Southend-on-Sea, England.
This Flower - Kasey Chambers - The Captain - Asylum(1999) - Kasey shows her versitility on this CD. Part Australian, part Nashville.
Runaway Train - Kasey Chambers - Barracades and Brickwalls - Warner(2001) - You've heard her duet with Shane Nicholson (Rattlin' Bones); she's just as good flying solo.
The One Thing I Know - Kate Miller-Heidke - Curiouser - Sony(2010) - I recently reviewed this CD for our website. You'll be hearing more cuts on upcoming shows, I promise.
Jagged Edge of A Broken Heart - Bering Strait - self titled - Universal(2003) - Bering Strait are: Natasha Borzilova (vocals, acoustic guitar); Ilya Toshinsky (electric guitar, banjo, background vocals); Alexander "Sasha" Ostrovsky (lap steel guitar, steel guitar, dobro); Lydia Salnikova (keyboards, background vocals); Sergei "Spooky" Olkhovsky (bass); Alexander Arzamastev (drums).
These Roses - Gin Wigmore - Extended Play - Island(2008) - A wonderfully unique vocal ability makes you listen carefully to the music.
Woman of The Island - Phyllis Morrissey - Woman of The Island - Lorelei - From Newfoundland to your radio, enjoy a fine singer.
Mabou Hall Dance - Kinnon and Betty Beaton - The Heart of Cape Breton - Smithsonian(2002) - Recorded in 2000 on location in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. A collection of local fiddlers at live music venues.
Vi∂ og Vi∂ (Every Now and Then) - Olof Arnalds - Vi∂ og Vi∂ - One Little Indian(2010) Icelandic Indie/folk, newly reviewed on this website.
Cheating Side of The River - Ivan Drever - Waterfront - Originally from Orkney, his vocals are easy to listen to.
Streets of London - Jim Brannigan - Troubadour - self - Transplanted Scot in Vancouver sings originals and covers, and produces his own CDs.
Ivases Lament - Dark Patrick - Riddles - Eva is from the Ukraine and Paul from England; they sure make beautiful music together.
My "Little Slice of Americana" this week:
Arthritis Blues - Ramblin' Jack Elliott - I Stand Alone - Anti(2006) - Listening to Jack makes my arthritis feel better.
Indigo Rider - Country Dick Montana - The Devil Lied To Me - BarNone(1996) - A legendary performer (drummer and lead vocals on certain numbers for the 80s country rock band, The Beat Farmers), Dick is profiled in my CD review.
Crimson and Crystal - Julia Ecklar - Divine Intervention - Prometheus(2003) - A sequel album is due later this year, I've already got mine on order. Read my review of this CD and find out why.
Passing Through - Catie Curtis - Long Night Moon - Compass - Few songs convey personal values like this one by Mark Erelli, convincingly performed by Catie.
"So I'll sing of love and truth
And try to practice all I preach
And if I can't change the world
I'll change the world within my reach
And what better place to start
Than here and now with me and you
We are only passing through"


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Opinion 244 Inclusion of Name of Nonlawyer Partner in Firm Name Assuming compliance with the requirements of Rule 5.4(b), the name of a nonlawyer partner may be included in the name of a law firm. However, the firm must make clear on firm stationery, business cards and professional listings that the nonlawyer partner is not a lawyer. Applicable Rules
Inquiry Discussion A lawyer may practice law in a partnership or other form of organization in which a financial interest is held or managerial authority is exercised by an individual nonlawyer who performs professional services which assist the organization in providing legal services to clients, but only if:This rule, unique to the District of Columbia, permits lawyers to form partnerships or other organizations in which nonlawyers have a financial interest—as partners or otherwise—so long as the specified conditions are met. On the basis of the representations made by the inquiring lawyer, it appears that those conditions are met in this case. The business of Smith & Jones will be limited to the provision of legal services to clients; Jones will undertake to comply with the Rules of Professional Conduct; Smith will undertake to assure that compliance; and these undertakings will be set forth in writing. The next question is whether Jones's name may appear in the firm name. Nothing in Rule 5.4 or the Comment to the Rule suggests that the name of a nonlawyer partner may not be included in a firm name. The question remains, however, whether the inclusion of the name of a nonlawyer in the name of a partnership or other organization devoted to the provision of legal services is inherently misleading. Rule 7.5(a) provides that "a lawyer shall not use a firm name, letterhead, or other professional designation that violates Rule 7.1." Rule 7.1(a), in turn, provides in pertinent part that "a lawyer shall not make a false or misleading communication about the lawyer or the lawyer's services. A communication is false or misleading if it: (1) Contains a material misrepresentation of fact or law, or omits a fact necessary to make the statement considered as a whole not materially misleading." In Opinion No. 45 (1978), issued under the former Code of Professional Responsibility, we held that the name of a nonlawyer could not appear in a law firm name. However, that opinion was based on a construction of DR 2-102(B) as explicitly limiting firm names to those of "lawyers in the firm."1 And it was also influenced by the explicit prohibition of DR 3-103(A), which provided that "a lawyer shall not form a partnership with a non-lawyer if any of the activities of the partnership consist of the practice of law." Under the Rules of Professional Conduct now in effect, however, the situation is quite different. The traditional bar against partnerships with nonlawyers has been eliminated by Rule 5.4(b). And the detailed restrictions of the Code of Professional Responsibility with respect to names of firms have been replaced in Rule 7.1 with the general injunction not to mislead. In light of these changes, we believe that it is no longer misleading to include the name of a nonlawyer partner in the firm name of a partnership that is devoted to the provision of legal services to clients and that complies in all other respects with Rule 5.4(b). The firm name of a law firm constitutes an implicit representation that the firm is engaging in legal services, but, given Rule 5.4(b), it does not inherently constitute a representation that every partner in the firm is a lawyer. Nonetheless, we believe that if the name of a nonlawyer partner is included in the firm name, there is some possibility of misunderstanding unless an appropriate disclosure is made. In such a case the firm must make an appropriate disclosure, on firm letterhead, business cards, and professional listings, that the firm includes a nonlawyer partner. If individual names are not listed on the letterhead, the fact that a nonlawyer is a name partner must be indicated in some fashion—e.g., by adding the phrase "a partnership including a nonlawyer" after the firm name.2 Of course, in any case, if individual names are listed on the letterhead, business card or firm listing, any listed nonlawyer partner should be identified in an appropriate manner—e.g., "investigator," "firm administrator," "economist"—that makes clear that he or she is not a lawyer. See Opinion No. 38 (July 19, 1977) (nonlawyer patent agent employed by law firm may be listed on firm letterhead followed by the designation "patent agent"); ABA Informal Opinion 89-1527 (Feb. 22, 1989) (nonlawyer executive director may be listed on firm letterhead and business cards, so long as listing makes clear that person is a nonlawyer or responsible only for administration of the office). Inquiry No. 92-11-46
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A laboratory investigation of the effects of water content and waste composition on leachate and gas generation from simulated MSW
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A laboratory investigation of the effects of water content and waste composition on leachate and gas generation from simulated MSW
Mudau, Avhasei
Leachate emitted by landfilled municipal solid waste may cause many and cumulative adverse effects ranging from health problems to environmental impacts. South Africa is one of the few countries in the developing world to have a sound regulatory framework for waste disposal by landfill. Municipal solid waste, however, is not differentiated by content. It is well established that the characteristics of waste produced by affluent suburbs are very different from poor suburbs and informal settlements. The regulatory framework for landfilling is presented as a set of the Minimum Requirements that specifies the design of landfills on the basis of the potential to generate leachate and the type of waste being disposed. The current study interrogates aspects of the Minimum Requirements classification system, namely the classification of waste and climatic water balance. The climatic water balance is used as a guiding tool to assess the potential for a landfill to generate leachate. The end result of this classification is a determination of the proposed site falls under B+ (water surplus) or B- (water deficient) class. The Minimum Requirements ensure that all sites which fall under the B+ class must be equipped with an underliner owing to the potential for leachate generation, while B- sites do not require any underliner since leachate will be only generated sporadically. However, there is no differentiation on the basis of the content of municipal solid waste from rich and poor suburbs. The present study investigates the generation of leachate from landfills situated on the borderline between B+ and B- sites, as well as the degradation of refuse having a range of basic constituents, and representing waste from rich and poor suburbs, as well as a mixture of the two. Laboratory lysimeters were filled with synthetic waste consisting of varying proportions of paper, putrescible material (grass cuttings) and coal ash (power station fly ash was used to ensure consistency). This was intended mimic the waste coming from "poor" and "rich" suburbs in South Africa. The effect of waste types grading from "poor" to "rich" on leachate quality was investigated. It has been found that a content of 60 % of ash on a dry mass basis, characterizing poor waste, has a neutralizing capacity which results in a better leachate quality than waste with little or no ash, mimicking rich waste. It has been also established that poor waste has lower leachate generation rates than a 1:1 mix of poor and rich waste as well as rich waste alone. A range of water applications was made bracketing the climatic divide between B+ and B-. It was also established that poor waste is characterized by high degradation owing to the high percentage of ash as compared to ash deficient rich waste. It was also noted that different standards for landfills receiving either only poor or only rich waste under the same climatic conditions (B+ and B-) in the Minimum Requirements may be advantageous. A relaxation of Minimum Requirements for landfills receiving poor waste could significantly reduce the cost of establishing a landfill under this range of climatic water balance conditions.
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Can we call it variance or is there a high chance I'm currently an awful player ?
I used to play inhouses with some, now quite renowned, players in france so this is the level I want to get back to.
How do I improve beside the usual watch replays, learn to juke etc ?
I'm a casual player.
Simple. Play with friends.
It teaches you how to play in a competitive team setting as long as your friends are half decent. But no matter what you will all get better
Lol i've given up doing games with my friends as I win more often with random people who I can actually set up a lane combo with. My friends aren't into the competitive side.
I have no idea how you could play this genre of game without friends and enjoy it. I can't stand 9/10 people I play with.
I have the same problem. I have a very hard time to stay above 1650. I usually play alone, and when the other team are 4 or 5 friends i cannt win a match even i do my best. The problem is above 1600 most of players play with friends or clan mates, so playing alone means to be on the Hellbourne side with other 4 people you dont know at all.
Thanks to my clan mate Minaxter for the awesome signature!
If you want to win more, just play Legion whenever possible. Hellbourne loses far more often, because:
1) Host is usually on Legion side and statistically he/she is better that some random player
2) Legion side often has several friends.
Personally I play Hellbourne mostly and I have less than 50% victories no matter how hard I try or how well I play. It does not matter when your team has two feeders and a leaver.
I always play with a friend ... which is the only reason why I still play. Most of my losses are because of a newb friend but the other friend I play with is as good/better than me - though our PSR says different. Regardless we play a lot of Hellbourne and we win plenty.
I will still say that it is statistically safer to be on Legion's side.
I got as high as 1880 playing with only pubs; right now I think I'm around 1850 (few bad matches).
It's not impossible. Avoid noob only games. Avoid bad hosts (hosts that locks himself and three others right before he autobalances, Hosts that swap players manually at the last second to move the high KDR people to his side, etc). I've actually had a host swap players manually to make his win % around 85 and then start the match. You don't get a leaver's mark for leaving during countdown.
Check your teammates kdr. If they are all below 1.0 and everyone on their side is above 1.0, you'll probably lose for various reasons.
Be a leader. Take hold of the team and keep them organized. Don't rage; stay positive. Teams often lose not because they are worse, but because no one wants to take that leadership position, or because they give up after just one 5v5 loss.
Make smart hero choices. Even if you prefer playing the carry, if you already have one or two, pick a strong support instead.
Edit: Sometimes, you're going to get bad games with leavers, feeders, etc. Don't freak out or stick on them. Play until the end the best you can and try to learn something from it. If losing tends to put you in a bad mood, stop playing for a bit: being in a bad mood during the next match will make you play significantly worse.
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Learn to trust yourself and never trust pub(well unless they show that they're worth your trust lol.)
Play with people who you know are reliable.


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