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Matfen 23:11, January 18, 2010 (UTC)
I've started on this, just give me a day(ish). --Hugs and kisses, Black_Flamingo 00:56, January 25, 2010 (UTC)
|Ok Matfen, you have a pretty good article here and I don't think there are any dramatic changes that need to be made. The only real problems are a few slip-ups in things like tone and prose and a couple of jokes that could be expanded upon. In this section I'll basically just go through the jokes that I think could do with some work.
In the opening sentence, you continously mention that he's African-American, then go into sarcastic comment that he rarely raises the issue of race. This made me laugh, but I feel you would set this joke up better by starting with something like: "Chris Rock, in his own words, is an African-American comedian, African-American actor etc", or something similar. This way, you highlight the irony of the joke more, because you're making it clear that all Rock ever talks about is issues of race.
Another joke I feel doesn't work too well is in the Stand Up Success section. You refer to the Emmies as "African emmerican", which seems a bit silly and not keeping with the fairly realistic nature of the article. Perhaps it would be better if you said he won some Emmies in made up African-American-themed categories (like some kind of 'Richard Pryor award for outstanding contribution to racial stereotypes' - you get the idea).
The Film and Television section is a bit listy and doesn't add much. The only realy funny bit I felt was the synopsis of The Longest Yard. Maybe you should reduce this part to a short prose section about key performances (i.e. Dogma, Madagascar), still keeping up with the idea that all his characters are the same. Also in this section, you talk about Everybody Hates Chris, mentioning in passing how he suffers the worst racial steretypes known to man. I haven't seen the show, and had no idea what you were talking about, it might help to make this more accessible. Who are these stereotypes? And how do they relate to the version of Rock you're trying to present?
Your section on The 77th Academy Awards could do with trimming. Personally, I would get rid of the Jude Law bit, as I don't feel it really tells any jokes you haven't already made, but it's your choice of course, maybe you could develop it with some of the ideas I will suggest in Concept.
In Comedic Style and Views, you claim Rock has "pointed out the differences between black people and aliens?" This also sounds a bit silly, and I wondered, did he actually do this? I thought something like "difference between black people and other black people" might work better (which he definitely does do). This punchline, I feel, makes a little bit more sense and is about as unexpected as the seemingly random "aliens". Obviously, if you're basing this on a real joke he's made, it might just need clearing up to make it work.
Another part I would trim in here is the bit about him being critical of actors like Samuel L. Jackson etc, unless you can get more jokes in there. Claiming Robert Downey Jr. is a black man is a joke I've heard many-a-time.
Overall, there is some really funny stuff in here, and you do Rock justice. I acknowledge that it's hard to write something funny about comedy itself, but you've done well. The use of links for instance was great, particularly in the opening sentence of Comedic Style and Views secion. You may be thinking that I've told you to cut a lot out, however, but in Concept I will make suggestions on how to trim this without making it too short.
|Your concept is generally good and for what it's worth, I actually learned a few things about Chris Rock. I think that you can get a lot more out of this however, mainly in regards to the irony of Chris Rock actually being quite racist, which is an idea you hint at already.
For instance, you obliquely reference Rock trying to incite a black genocide (this part is confusing, what do you mean by it exactly?), then later you also mention the theory of him just being a racist white guy in prostethics. This is an interesting idea but is very underdeveloped, in its current state it's barely noticeable. It feels like your edging towards a joke without actually making it. You could try expanding this to find more jokes at Rock's expense, satirising and exaggerating his hypocrisy. If you remove some of the weaker parts I pointed out, this could become a good running joke to replace them.
|Prose and formatting:
|As usual your spelling and grammar are good, there are a few minor problems with prose and clarity, but nothing major. I will take you through them one at a time.
First the prose problems, starting with Stand Up Success. There is quite a confusing sentence in here, the one that ends: "African-American respectively" - that last bit that I quoted didn't seem to be there for any reason. Remove that, and the sentence seems to make sense (if there's something I'm missing here, you probably have to make it clearer).
Then in Film and Television you say he is "still not satisfied by race card deployments." This is rushed, you need to explain exactly what these race card deployments were as I couldn't really figure it out.
Again in 77th Academy Awards, there is a confusing sentence. You say Rock rambles "about how black people have to struggle". This just sounds awkward, tidy it up. Something like: "rambled about the African-American plight," for example.
Finally, there are two little slips in your encyclopaedic tone, I won't patronise you by explaining why that's problematic sometimes. The line: "Nigger and Blacker" in Stand Up Success is one such example. I would suggest just leaving it as "Nigger and Blacker", rather than swearing suddenly and correcting it. I found that title funny by itself, and the correction (particularly when paired with the swearing) spoils the flow. This happens again when you use the strikethrough on the word "crackers" in Saturday Night Live. I would suggest you change the wording here, maybe to a quote from Rock about how, despite their friendship, he was critical of the fact that they were not African-American. This will keep your tone encyclopaedic and your character racist.
|Your images are fine but a lot of them (particularly near the start) are plain, unfunny pictures of Rock. I feel your first two images, at least, miss opportunities to be funny. Later on, you have an excellent series of images and captions which riff on the line from Dogma about black people being written out of the Bible. I would recommend you do this throughout the article, from the start, with Rock's rants becoming even more hypersensitive and absurd.
However, I suggest removing the Bale picture - I know it's like your signature to put one of these in every article but I think you could replace it with a similar, but more relevant, joke.
|Final Score:
|Right, so like I say, this is another great article and I think with a bit of trimming in the weaker parts and some expansion in the bits related to Rock's own racism, it could be truly awesome. I'll probably read it again in the future to see how it's going, but even if you pay no attention to what I say it's still a nice piece for your bibliography. Get back to me if you have any questions or want an opinion on something I haven't mentioned.
|--Hugs and kisses, Black_Flamingo 23:51, January 25, 2010 (UTC)


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I'm surprised that you're having problems reaching and maintaining a 225 temp on you CharGriller. How many chimneys are you starting with?
I usually start with 2 chimneys worth of coals (a mixture of briquettes and lumps). The temp climbs up very quickly to 225 and stays there for at least 2 hours. In addition, I rarely have to add more than 1 chimney worth of coals every 2 hours of cooking. And I often use the lower grate to house my coals unless I'm smoking food for over 8 hours, then I will use the upper grate.
A friend of mine had a problem with temp control on his CharGriller, when I went over his house to check it out, I found out that he did not remove the perforated metal plate that separated the 2 chamber prior to installing the side firebox. Thus he was not getting enough heat into the main chamber. I'm sure you did not do that, but I thought I'd mention it for future reference.
Try to line up the lower part of the main chamber with foil. Also leave the charcoal tray inside the main chamber during smoking. The foil and the charcoal tray will act as insulators and deflectors.
These pictures show how the temp on the led gauge and a gauge located on the opposite side of the firebox is equal and around 225 degrees. These pix were taken shortly after adding 2 chimneys worth of coals to a cold grill. The coals were placed on the lower grate in the firebox.
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A BLACKBURN business boss whose six-year-old has a rare genetic disease is urging people to sign up to a stem cell register after a donor saved his son's life.
Sam Fletcher, director of marketing agency Twentyone, based in Eanam Wharf, went through the 'most traumatic period' of his life when his son, Charlie, fell ill with Fanconi Anemia.
The disorder, which affects one in 350,000 people, meant Charlie was unable to produce blood cells, leaving him fighting for his life last year.
Charlie then spent 12 months in and out of Manchester Children's Hospital, going through radiotherapy, chemotherapy and one unsuccessful bone marrow transplant.
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The centerpiece of your Easter table is sure to be a ham. Have you ever wondered why ham is the most popular food served for Easter in the United States?
Years ago, most families bought a pig each spring, fattened it up over the summer and then butchered it at the beginning of a cold winter. Some of the meat was eaten right away and some of it was preserved. The ham's curing process takes a long time, and the first hams were ready around the beginning of spring, just in time to celebrate Easter.
Ham is a delectable addition to any dinner, and following the package directions will always yield good results. However, if you want to take your holiday ham to the next level, try a glaze.
A glaze can be any combination of ingredients that is brushed on the meat to enhance the flavor. There are innumerable recipes for ham glazes. Most have five or fewer ingredients, and most are a combination of savory or spicy and sweet.
By keeping the glaze fairly simple will allow the flavors to come through, but not overpower the natural flavor of ham.
Chinese Glaze Recipe
I found this recipe on a food blog written by Sophia Young. It is certainly not a traditional ham glaze, but one to try when you feel like cooking something out of the ordinary.
1/2 cup hoisin sauce
1/4 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
1 finely chopped garlic clove
1 teaspoon finely grated ginger
Make a slit in the rind of the ham. Trim the rind and fat at the same time, leaving 1/4 inch layer of fat on ham. Make diagonal cuts along the surface of the ham, on the fat layer, making sure not to penetrate the meat. Next, make diagonal cuts in the opposite direction, forming diamond shapes in the fat layer.
In a small bowl mix together all of the ingredients and brush glaze over the ham. As the ham cooks, occasionally brush it with the extra glaze.
Onion-Glazed Baked Ham
Onions, brown sugar, and wine create a glaze sure to please on Easter Sunday.
1 envelope Lipton Onion Soup Mix
1 cup water
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup Madeira wine or sherry
2 tablespoons margarine
1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
5-6 lb fully cooked ham butt end
1 lb shallots or small onions, peeled and quartered
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Blend onion soup mix, water, sugar, wine, margarine, and parsley in small bowl; set aside.
Arrange ham in roasting pan. Score (lightly cut) fat with knife in diamond pattern; top with soup mixture. Arrange shallots around ham. Bake, stirring shallots and basting ham occasionally, 60 minutes or until golden brown.
Balsamic Glaze
Here is a versatile glaze that can be used for almost anything. It can be poured over fish, poultry, vegetables and even fruit. It has an intense flavor that is a perfect balance of sweet and tangy.
2 cups balsamic vinegar
½ cup brown sugar
Mix balsamic vinegar with brown sugar in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar has dissolved. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer until glaze is reduced by half, about 20 minutes. Glaze should coat the back of a spoon. Let cool and pour into a jar with a lid; store in refrigerator.
Baked Ham with Brown Sugar Honey Glaze
Trisha Yearwood is known for her Southern Comfort food, and her baked ham is no exception. Her two-ingredient glaze is sticky and sweet.
18-20 lb smoked ham, water added, ham hock removed
1 (16 oz) box light brown sugar
1 cup (8 oz jar) clover honey
Adjust the oven racks to accommodate a large covered roasting pan. Fit the pan with a shallow rack. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Unwrap the ham and rinse it in cold water. Place it on the rack in the roasting pan. Cover the pan with the lid and bake for half the estimated cooking time (total cooking time is about 20 minutes per pound). Halfway through the estimated cooking time, add the sugar and honey to a saucepan, cooking over medium heat until smooth and sugar is dissolved. Pour the mixture over the ham and continue baking the ham, basting occasionally with the drippings in the roaster.
Check for doneness at the end of the estimated cooking time by inserting a meat thermometer at a meaty point (not into fat or touching the bone). It should register 160 degrees.
Allow the ham to stand for 15 minutes before slicing to allow the juices to set.
Mustard Orange Glazed Ham
Many ham glazes call for mustard. In this recipe mustard has just enough spice to offset the sweetness of the sugar and orange glaze.
1 (9-10 lb) fully cooked bone in ham, butt or shank portion
1 cup brown sugar, packed
3/4 cup honey mustard
1 orange, zested and juiced (you'll use both)
Take ham out of the refrigerator 30 minutes before you are going to cook it. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lay the ham with the flat side down on a cutting board. Using a paring knife, score a crosshatch pattern around the outside of the ham. Try to just pierce through the top layer. The cuts will expand with the cooking process.
Line roasting pan completely with foil (a very important step). Place roasting rack in your roasting pan. Place the ham on the roasting pan flat side down. Then pour some water into the bottom of the roasting pan, about 1/4 inch deep. Place ham in the oven and bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes per pound.
When ham has 15 minutes left to cook, mix together the glaze ingredients. Place the brown sugar, mustard, orange zest and orange juice in a bowl and mix together.
Remove the ham from the oven. Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees. If there is no water in the bottom of the pan, add more. Brush the entire ham with a coat of the glaze. Once the oven has reached the 425 degrees, return the ham to the oven and cook for 15 minutes.
Remove the ham from the oven and baste with glaze for a second time and cook for 15 minutes. Baste the ham with the glaze 1 more time and cook for 15 more minutes (baste 3 times total).
Let ham cool for 5-10 minutes before slicing. Slice ham and serve. If any glaze remains, you can microwave it until bubbly, about 15-30 seconds, and drizzle over the ham sliced if desired.
Note: A 9-10 lb ham should serve 12.
Pineapple Glazed Ham
If you like pineapple, you'll love this glaze. By adding whole cloves to your Easter ham, you will not only add a bit of spice, but you will wow your family with a picture-perfect main dish.
1 (about 10 lb) cooked, smoked bone-in ham
1½ tablespoons whole cloves
2 cups pineapple juice
1 cup light-brown sugar
¼ cup Dijon mustard
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. With a sharp knife, remove skin and all but ¼ inch fat from ham, then score a diamond pattern into fat. Press in a clove at each diamond point. Place ham in a roasting pan and roast for 1 hour.
Meanwhile, make glaze by bringing pineapple juice, brown sugar and mustard to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Gently boil until thickened and reduced by about half, about 30 minutes.
Brush ham with glaze and roast for 15 minutes; then repeat, for a total roasting time of 30 minutes. Remove ham from oven and let rest for 15 minutes. Discard cloves and carve ham into slices.
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APPLE, GITHUB, AND THE BBC USE SINATRA. WHY? Sinatra has become the natural choice for building fast and efficient Ruby applications without the weight of Rails. In fact, consider that the entire Sinatra codebase weighs in at less than 2,000 lines—around 1% the size of Rails! And, unlike Rails, you have the freedom to choose the tools you prefer. So, for instance, you can write database-agnostic code complete with Ajax.
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I have two questions. I have no clue about Ruby (and of course, even less about Sinatra)
1) Is it better to set up a test environment in Windows or Linux?
2) How easy is to integrate Sinatra in existing applications or CMS (let's say an exisiting website in WordPress or Joomla)?
Hi Darren! Another complete programming noob here. I did dip my nose into a Ruby book once, but didn't get far. One thing that worried me about the concept of Rails was that it didn't seem all that straightforward to host whatever you build. It didn't seem possible to run a Rails-based site on my current hosting account, for example, while I don't have to think twice about using PHP on most servers.
What is the situation with Sinatra? I assume something special is needed in this case too? What kind of hosting does one need to organize?
Hi Molona!
I'd probably say Linux, basically because that's what I use! Traditionally it was quite hard setting up Ruby on Windows, but now it's fairly easy I think, so both would probably be fine.
Sinatra would be difficult to integrate with WordPress or Joomla because they're both based on PHP, but it is very easy to integrate into a Ruby on Rails application using Rails Metal (http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/12/17/introducing-rails-metal/). It's also not too difficult to produce your own simple CMS using Sinatra, such as Scanty (https://github.com/adamwiggins/scanty).Hope that helps,
Hi Ralph,
You basically need Ruby and the Sinatra gem installed on your server for it to run, so you'd have to check with your current hosts if they provide that (more and more are). In the book I recommend using a platform as a service such as Heroku (http://www.heroku.com/) that allows you to deploy Sinatra applications very easily.Their basic packages are free, so you can use them to experiment with.
Hope that helps,
It does indeed. Thanks, DAZ! Good luck with the book, too.
it does help, thank you.
I do wonder about the hosting though. If my server does not have Ruby or Sinatra gem installed, I assume that you can use Heroku' services to deploy business applications and to host the application that can't be hosted in my own server (even if that means to pay their fees). Or would it be easier to contract another web server where Ruby and Sinatra are installed?
Yes Heroku make it very easy to host as they deal with all the deployment and dependency issues you might run into. They have a free tier as well, so you can try things out first before deploying a big business application (lots of them are run on Heroku and they have a lot of experience of running Ruby apps). My own Cards in the Cloud site is running on Heroku (http://www.cardsinthecloud.com/). This would certainly be my preferred option, but there are also lots of other hosts that would provide you with Ruby and Sinatra hosting such as Engine Yard (https://www.engineyard.com/) or you could even deploy it yourself using Amazon's cloud services.
Hope that makes things clearer!
The best way to handle rails development is to use vagrant to spin up a VM with appropriate bits. If you really want to run totally locally, something *nix based is easier though you can get there on windows. You'll certainly want to look at RVM to run it properly and allow you to have multiple ruby stacks on the same box.
Depends on what you are doing. One angle could be building the sinatra app to handle something specific and exposing a RESTful service layer that the WP / Joomla site could consume.
+1 for using RVM or RBenv for managing your Ruby installation!
I see that I have lots of learning to do here
It's not too bad ... and all covered in the book!
Since I know absolutely nothing about Ruby nor Sinatra, I guess my question is, what expectations are there for someone who is new to Ruby and has never heard of Sinatra in regards to your book?
Would it be wise for me to pick up a Ruby book first or at least to go side-by-side with Jump Start Sinatra?
Hi cpradio!
You should be able to get along fine with the book if you are new to both Sinatra and Ruby, as long as you know a bit about HTML and CSS and have done a little programming before. You'll definitely learn how Sinatra works and hopefully learn a little bit of Ruby. Having said that, things will probably make more sense if you know more Ruby. A great place to start is with this online resource http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/ as well as the interactive http://tryruby.org/levels/1/challenges/0
This should be enough to get you started with Ruby and Sinatra ... and after that, the better you get at Ruby the better you'll be at Sinatra.
That does, Thanks. Ruby has been one of those languages that seemingly always sits on my To Do List but never gets past that list sigh. I'll get to it someday, maybe sooner now that we are using it a bit at work on some of our teams
If you're already familiar with similar "micro frameworks" like Python's bottle or flask, or Perl's Dancer, which are all really based on Sinatra, then I think you kinda know what to expect getting into Sinatra. The bigger difference might be the environment: Ruby, and Rails.
Unfortunately, I never jumped on the Python bandwagon (although I have written some snippets for systems that used a python plugin architecture). As for Perl, I haven't touched that for 7-8 years? Most of my work has been around .NET and the occasional PHP. Ruby has been on my radar for years and I tried getting into it a few years ago, but I just didn't have the free time then. Now I'm finding more free time, I may need to dig up that book and get back at it.
Is this the right place to ask technical questions about this book? I am working through it and am getting errors in chapter 3. Sinatra is reporting a line that doesn't even exist in my file.
Definitely the right site, but I'd probably post any questions in the Ruby & Rails forum so you get the attention from the correct set of experts


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For better, for worse: British marriages, 1600 to the present
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"FSC is a uniquely democratic space for environmental, social and business interests to debate forest management issues," says Scott Paul, director of the U.S. Forest Campaign at Greenpeace and FSC-US board member. "FSC continues to be the gold standard for forest certification."
The new standard retains key environmental, social, and economic concepts from the regional standards, but improves consistency and clarity in application. The distinguishing hallmarks of FSC certification remain intact in the revision, including old growth protection, restrictions on conversion and clear-cuts, restrictions on chemical use, and consultation with community groups, and protection of indigenous people's rights.
What's new in the revised FSC-US Forest Management Standard?
The Family Forest Indicators are designed to reflect that certain FSC criteria (such as the capacity for forest management to affect local economies, larger social conditions, and large scale ecological processes) may not apply to family forests individually. Additionally, the certification procedures take into account the potential cumulative impacts of multiple family forests in close proximity on these same issues. In some cases new indicators have been developed to address conditions unique to small ownerships.
The revised standard is available for use immediately, and all forests seeking FSC certification (but are not currently FSC-certified) should be evaluated to this revised standard. Those forests that are currently FSC-certified will have until October 8, 2011 to be in conformance to the new standard.
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All change, all change!
Huge news out of Facebook's policy department last week — You no longer need a 3rd Party Application to run a promotion.
There will be some of you thinking "Huh? We used to need to do what?" Some of you jumping for joy, shouting "Finally!!" at the top of your lungs and also some who have their heads in their hands at the news that news feeds are potentially going to be clogged up with Like contest after Like contest…
So, let's get down to the nitty gritty. What are the new rules?
First, lets clarify. You can still run a competition in an app so there is no need to delete your existing apps or throw away any plans to ever run an app promotion ever again – there are still very good reasons to run your promotion via an app.
The new rules are…
- You can now use Likes or comments as an entry mechanism and/or a voting mechanism.
- Private messages are also a valid method of entry.
- You cannot ask a Fan to Share to enter a competition
- You cannot ask Fans to tag themselves in your content as a method of entry.
The no Shares rules still stands as it would be tough to run a fair contest using this entry method since some profiles are private and you cannot track Shares accurately.
So, what are the pros and the cons to the new rules?
- Easier engagement
- More frequent promotions
- Timely and relevant content promotions – ability to capitalize on current events
- Harder to track and may be a manual process to gather the entrants
- Competition overload… Fans may reach social fatigue quicker with all the new contests in the stream
- Unable to brand promotions like you would within an app
- Rules still exist for Page promotions and you must still make those clear (manage submissions, choose winner fairly, agreement of terms, acknowledgement that Facebook in no way endorses your competition etc… More here — https://www.facebook.com/page_guidelines.php
- Cannot capture email addresses
In short, if you're looking to run a big campaign promotion then an app might still be best, it looks credible and it allows you to be more creative with your contest. If you're looking to do short daily giveaways then these new rules have just made that a whole lot easier.
For the words straight from Facebook's mouth, check out their blog post — https://www.facebook.com/facebookforbusiness/news/page-promotions-terms


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GALVESTON, Texas - The Texas Supreme Court placed private property rights ahead of the state's Open Beaches Act in a new ruling, which could impact which beaches Texans are and are not allowed on.
The Open Beaches Act states that a beach up to the vegetation line is state property and, therefore, open to the public.
The state had argued that the state's right to the land automatically shifts with the sands. The court disagreed.
In the past, under the Texas Open Beaches law, if a storm eroded the beach and pushed the vegetation line behind a building, that building became the property of the state, with no compensation to the owner.
But under a state supreme court ruling, that is no longer the law. In a 5 to 8 decision, the high court ruled that even after serious erosion, landowners still own the property in spite of the long-standing Texas Open Beaches Act.
"I think that's fair cause a heavily eroded area like ours, anything you have any kind of weather event your going to have a major impact. But if the beach isn't public, who keeps it up?" said Peggy Zahler of the Spanish Grant Beach homeowners board.
Local 2 has learned that when the Galveston park board meets later this week, part of the discussion expected is whether the board, a private entity, should continue cleaning beaches that could very well be private.
"I will find a way to get around that because that is not good for anyone for litter not to be picked up," Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski said. "We're going to have public beaches in Galveston one way or another."
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A Pataxo Indian celebrates after his tribe defeated their competitors in a tug of war competition during the 12th Indigenous Games in Cuiaba, Brazil. More than 1,500 participants from 48 Brazilian tribes, as well as from more than a dozen other nations, descended this week on Cuiaba, the capital of Mato Grosso state, for the games that end on Saturday.
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Magnetic Nanoparticles for Cancer Imaging and Therapy
Jinming Gao, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, University of Texas at Dallas
Friday, October 10, 2008, 3:30pm
Spanos Auditorium
This seminar is part of the Jones Seminars on Science, Technology, and Society series
Nanoparticles with advanced magnetic properties have been actively pursed for potential biomedical applications, including molecular imaging, diagnosis, and therapy of cancer. Our lab is interested in the development of novel superparamagnetic nanoparticles as ultra-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents for cancer molecular imaging and targeted drug delivery applications. MRI is an important diagnostic imaging technique that provides superb in vivo imaging capability with excellent soft tissue contrast. However, the primary limitation of MRI in molecular imaging applications has been its lower sensitivity for the detection of targeted agents compared to other imaging modalities (e.g. nuclear imaging). Here I will present several strategies in achieving MRI ultrasensitivity and cancer specificity through new SPIO compositions, clustering and ligand functionalization of micelles. Magnetic targeting via these micelle nanoparticles will also be discussed. These results demonstrate the exciting potential of magnetic nanoparticles for cancer molecular imaging and targeted drug delivery applications.
About the Speaker
Dr. Jinming Gao received his B.S. degree in Chemistry at Peking University (Beijing, China) in June 1991. He carried out graduate studies at Harvard University under the supervision of G. M. Whitesides. In May 1996, he received a Ph.D. degree in Medicinal Chemistry with thesis research focused on rational drug design and protein charge ladders. Following his doctoral studies, he completed his postdoctoral training in Biomedical Engineering under R. S. Langer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During his postdoctoral training, Dr. Gao worked on tissue engineering of vascular prosthesis and controlled-release drug delivery. In August 1998, Dr. Gao joined the faculty of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology in April 2004. In July 2005, Dr. Gao moved his lab to Dallas, Texas, where he holds a primary appointment as Associate Professor (with tenure) of Oncology and Pharmacology in the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a joint appointment as Associate Professor of Chemistry at UT Dallas. He is also the Founding Member of the Bioengineering Department at UT Dallas. Dr. Gao has published over 60 peer reviewed papers, 40 conference proceedings and 4 book chapters. He is currently serving as the Associate Editor for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Using a highly-interdisciplinary approach, his lab is focused on development of multi-functional nanomedicine platforms that incorporate tumor targeting, imaging ultrasensitivity, and controlled drug release for cancer-targeted therapy.


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The accredited United States medical schools, acting through the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), have arranged for a standardized test to be given to all applicants: the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). The all day test is computer based and administered several times throughout the year. Application forms may also be secured from most undergraduate premedical advisors.
Students planning to complete four years of undergraduate work are strongly advised to take the MCAT in the spring or summer of the junior year, but in any case, no later than November of the senior year. Students intending to begin medical studies after three years of undergraduate work should take the test no later than November of the third year. Students applying under the Early Decision Plan must take the MCAT no later than July of the application year. If Saint Louis University is designated as one of the applicant's medical school choices, results of the MCAT will be sent directly to this School of Medicine. Otherwise, applicants must make the necessary arrangements with American College Testing (ACT) to have their MCAT scores forwarded to the School.
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In the 11 years I've lived here, I've come to regard the Sarasota Orchestra as one of the finest instrumental ensembles I've heard. Young, vibrant, vigorous and highly musical, it is — as they say in the business — a great band. This weekend, my estimate of its members rose even higher as they, miraculously, pulled one of the most poorly conducted concerts I've ever witnessed out of a bag like a bunch of magic rabbits.
Alessandro Siciliani, who used to be the conductor of the Columbus (Ohio) Symphony, has a bio that reads a bit like a travelogue but doesn't put him in one place more than one or two times. Some of his past reviews don't read much better. Still, one would think he'd be able to lead an excellent ensemble and give a credible reading of two works familiar to him: Martucci's "Notturno" and Verdi's Sinfonia from "Aida," as well as the Beethoven Symphony No. 9, a work all too familiar to most audiences. Not so.
Attending one of this past weekend's performances was a perfect lesson in what a conductor does. A good ensemble — and the Sarasota Orchestra is more than just good — can play all the notes and, with a little help from the concertmaster, start and stop together. What the conductor does is mold, shape and give insight into the music. The conductor guides the musicians so the notes on the page become alive with his or her interpretation of what the composer meant. The conductor must, at times, be a good traffic cop, making sure wrecks don't occur at awkward moments when the composer has written a fermata, asking that a note be held, or a ritardando that slows things down a bit.
In the Martucci, a pretty piece that sounds like an Italian take on Mahler's famous Adagietto, there was little focus. Although Siciliani managed to hold things together at an uncannily slow pace, it was just a blur of meanderings, like a Delius work gone amok. The Verdi was equally muddy except that the opening pianissimo portion for strings was played beautifully by the violins, and the solo clarinet soared in the hands of principal Bharat Chandra.
The Beethoven, however, received a reading that, because of the conductor, almost fell apart several times. Cues, if decipherable, were sometimes afterthoughts. There was no focus, no sense of interpretation and no real understanding of the massive work. The excellent Festival Chorus, which Joseph Holt had thankfully well-trained, was hung out to dry without a word mouthed or even a nod of the head to bring them in or cut them off.
The solo quartet, placed by Siciliani for unknown reasons behind the orchestra, managed to make itself heard: soprano Heather Spence, who has a voice that could etch glass sharply but is perfect for the Ninth Symphony; Gabriela Garcia, who had the unenviable task of singing the alto solos, which are almost inaudible no matter who sings them; Yeghishe Manucharyan, an excellent tenor; and Mikhail Svetlov, a rather wooly bass.
Singers and instrumentalists were all heroic because Siciliani's grand display of gymnastics and gyrations served to distract rather than help. Having this encounter is painful, for the musicians as well as the audience. But it can also be a great learning experience, and I'm proud of the Sarasota Orchestra and Festival Chorus for having come through as well as they did. If they can do this, they can do anything.


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FTfm has been talking about the technicalities of more abstruse exchange traded funds for a while, so it's nice to see a lively debate going on across the blogosphere. Leveraged and inverse ETFs come in for a good spanking in particular.
While the good folks of IndexUniverse, Abnormal Returns and Seeking Alpha make some excellent points, it is important to bear in mind that the problems are mostly not with the plain vanilla ETFs most investors are using. It would be a pity if the move to low-cost passive investment were deterred by the problems of a few foolish investors in products they had failed to understand.
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I'm also not saying Cal struck out either. Yes this season has been one I'd like to forget but this is also a bridge year. Weak out of conference schedule, no senior leadership, a weak bench, and losing your star player middle of the season. If Goodwin and/or Poythress do decide to come back and have to actually fight for playing time, that could be the motivation used to take their game up another level and then this class is worth it.
I still stand by what I said in regards to this years recruiting class overall being weak, although I would take Marcus Smart and Ben McLemore (even though he's a redshirt). This is being called one of the weakest drafts coming up in NBA history and the majority of those players are going to be freshmen.
I have said it countless times on here. Cal's potion up until this point has worked. But he did something a little different this year......he put a completely inexperienced team on the floor. We can talk about playing hard all we want but the fact of the matter UK just aint very good by UK fans' standards. I know the expectations are high, and the bar has been set, and failure is not an option. But geez, talking about this year's UK team and throwing in freshman across the landscape, and then adding the NBA draft in there just doesnt seem to add up to what has happened/or is happening at UK this year.
I have marveled these years that Cal has been at the helm. But this is his chance to do his best coaching job ever. After what has transpired this year, what would all the UK fans think if the 'Cats got hot, found their way into the NCAA tourney, and managed a Sweet Sixteen appearance? It could happen, it aint like they are sub .500. What would you guys think about the season then? I know what I would say........Cal can coach. Everybody knows he can recruit.
...and this one belongs to the Reds.
This UK team is bad and I understand that everyone wants to get their shots in, I get that. People hate UK and they hate Cal. I'm sure if I wasn't a UK fan I wouldn't like either of them, just like I don't care much for our rivals.
I know that I personally hadn't given up on this team before Noel went down. I actually thought things were starting to come together a little bit right when he hurt his knee. Would it have happened? We'll never know. I do think that a couple guys let Noel's injury contribute to lowering their own expectations, which is unacceptable.
The season aint over yet and ya just never know. Hate and respect are two different words. I have always respected the Kentucky program, but root against them every chance I get. In my case, I do not try to 'dis UK, but when venom starts spewing I would like to think we are all grown men here...and even grown men lash out.
UK has a totally revamped team from last year. In anybody's book (other than UK fans) it has been a fine season for them considering the changes. Good luck fellas the rest of the way out.
...and this one belongs to the Reds.
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Heckuva UF/UK game goingon right now.
I heard your record..it's alright.
However, you're probably correct that if a coach was openly pulling scholarships it would reflect badly on the program, which is why the coach and the player come to a "mutual" understanding that the player's best interests lie elsewhere. Generally, a player will decide to transfer and the coach will help him by contacting coaches at the universities he is interested in.
I suppose it could backfire on a university if they are really adamant about pulling the scholarship from a player who really wanted to stay, but in the end if a university pulls a scholarship from a kid it has a little egg on its face and the kid is then left with no scholarship and is left searching for a new place to play anyway.
Ok, it's nice to win this game but it honestly pisses me off quite a bit. If the effort put forth today was put forth in every other game this team would have several fewer losses. Very maddening.
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Wow, talk about a 180 from the middle of the week. Impressive effort by the Cats, hold Florida scoreless for last 7 minutes.
It's funny that you say that WMR. I was actually thinking the exact same thing, how maddening to see a team go from zero effort to 100 effort in two nights.
"I have just been more than a little suspect of all the trades since the Willy (Scott Williamson) cash grab. That one left such a bad taste in my mouth that even a 1985 Dom Pérignon couldn't cleanse it." -- Creek14
...and this one belongs to the Reds.
Three young, inconsistent freshmen starters.
Two role players from the team the previous year, one in the starting role, the other a sparkplug off the bench.
One senior leader who came from out of nowhere.
A team that didn't win a road game in conference play until the last game of the SEC season.
All that team did was make it to the Final Four. I know that isn't going to happen this time around, but Cal did a marvelous coaching job with similar talent. I think the difference in that team was having a top PG in that class.
I have to disagree with you about the use of the word "logic" here, though.
See, certain folks loath UK and Cal to the point that they are using an emotional argument that Cal is simply a recruiter that cannot bench coach at all, instead of using logic, which simply doesn't suggest that Cal can't coach.
Using a parallel, there were/are people that loathed Bob Knight the person so much that they refused to acknowledge the fact that, at the top of his game, B.K had few peers as a bench coach. Same with Coach K and Dean Smith, among others.
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"I have just been more than a little suspect of all the trades since the Willy (Scott Williamson) cash grab. That one left such a bad taste in my mouth that even a 1985 Dom Pérignon couldn't cleanse it." -- Creek14
If Marquis Teague hung around another season he would not only be a probable top 10 pick in this upcoming draft, we're looking at an entirely different season for UK.
As we've said before, missing out on Shabazz and Anthony Bennett really hurt as well. Cal also tried to get Oriakhi and Lyons and failed.
I would love for any of the freshmen or Harrow to come back. Harrow would be a great backup for Harrison next year. He couldn't transfer except to a non D1 school and I cannot imagine him getting drafted and I really don't see Harrow having the mental fortitude to go live in Europe by himself.
Kyle Wiltjer has played some of the worst basketball I've ever witnessed out of a UK player the 2nd half of this season. His butt needs to live in the weight room this offseason. I can feel my blood pressure rise just watching him on the court.
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Most Arizona legislators and business leaders now recognize the value of international commerce to the state. It hasn't always been that way, but today there is broad agreement that exports from Arizona and foreign direct investment into Arizona from around the world create jobs and community growth. After all, 95 percent of the world's population is outside the U.S., along with 70 percent of the world's purchasing power. Why not tap into that power?
Arizona has made relatively slow progress with international trade compared to states such as California and Texas. Those states have each made greater per capita investments to encourage local companies to export and foreign companies to invest locally. Arizona is ranked in the bottom of U.S. states for foreign direct investment — No. 31 — according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. This creates an excellent opportunity for improvement.
With exports, the picture is a little better. Arizona businesses have done a reasonably good job of selling their products overseas. Exports from Arizona-based companies increased to $19.2 billion in 2007, contributing to good job and tax revenue growth. These figures rank Arizona as the 17th leading state for exports.
People all over the world know about the Grand Canyon, but few know about businesses within Arizona. Exports can help build global awareness of Arizona businesses, making the state a more viable candidate for foreign investment. That's important because foreign companies investing in Arizona pay higher wages than local companies, and with today's sputtering economy, the state's economy needs all the help it can get.
According to the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), if Arizona could increase foreign direct investment to be the 17th ranked state as it is with exports, it would attract 84,000 more jobs and $12.5 billion more in capital investment. How's that for an economic shot in the arm?
"We need investment to capture strategic industry growth for Arizona, like Germany-based solar companies," says Rod Miller, vice president of international economic development for GPEC. "In the current environment, increasing our investment in economic development initiatives will support a quicker and stronger economic recovery."
Miller's data shows a return in capital spending and taxes of as much as $110 for every dollar spent attracting companies to Arizona. GPEC is making progress despite Arizona's low per capita investment. The good news is that many know what's needed. The bad news is that Arizona, like other states, faces a challenging budget crisis.
It has been against this backdrop of both opportunity and challenge that the Arizona International Growth Group (AZIGG) was founded in 2007. AZIGG was created to provide a place for Arizona-based business owners to gain all the international information and connections they need to be successful overseas. Each of the existing business-support organizations has a piece of the international puzzle, but none has a full view of importing, exporting, international company attraction and international company retention. AZIGG brings it all together, including forums to attract and retain foreign companies.
AZIGG has quickly attracted more than 1,000 members from the Arizona business and business-support community. The group meets monthly to hear international business speakers and discuss ways to help Arizona-based businesses to export or to attract foreign direct investment.
AZIGG encourages cooperation between local international business and cultural groups, including the consulates, the Department of Commerce, GPEC, other city economic development resources, the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations, the World Affairs Council of Arizona, financial institutions working with the U.S. Export-Import Bank, trade associations such as the Arizona Technology Council, and international business service providers such as accounting, insurance, marketing and legal firms. AZIGG allows each resource to address the group monthly to keep business owners aware of the most recent ideas, news and opportunities.
In the same spirit of cooperation, the global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey is stepping forward as the first business sponsor for AZIGG. This month, the firm is hosting the AZIGG International Business Fair at its law offices in Downtown Phoenix in order to make local businesses aware of all the services available for companies to grow internationally. Arizona and Arizona-based businesses need to be especially creative to compete against other states for opportunity dollars.
AZIGG encourages both government and private business actions to grow international development. Monthly meetings feature Arizona-based entrepreneurs such as Lee Knowlton of Kahala Corporation (which owns Cold Stone Creamery), Colin Christie of MX Secure and Omar Sayed of Succeed Corporation, all of whom are pioneers for Arizona in connecting their companies to the global market place. Similarly, global service firms such Squire, Sanders & Dempsey show leadership to help others succeed internationally.
Business owners now have more choices with less risk to grow their businesses internationally. Their success ultimately will result in a more balanced and sustainable economy for Arizona. Besides AZIGG, the U.S. Commercial Service's Export Council and foreign consulates are available as resources to Arizona-based business owners. Additional resources are available on the AZIGG Web site, in AZIGG monthly meetings and as part ofthe AZIGG International Business Fair.
Besides international sales growth, there are other initiatives that all residents of Arizona can support to create a more level playing field for companies based in Arizona. They include:
- More direct international flights to Sky Harbor International Airport.
- Sending a clear message that Arizona is a state open to legal immigration.
- Improving education from below average to above average in the U.S.
- Providing tax incentives to attract capital-intensive industries.
- Supporting international sales with education and infrastructure to increase exports.
Doug Bruhnke is president and founder of the Arizona International Growth Group (AZIGG) and CEO and founder of Growth Nation. For more information, visit www.azigg.com


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You don't have to love the 1960's to appreciate tie-dye. It's easy to wear, without looking like you're headed to Woodstock.
Tie-Dye is already making a comeback. I guess we can't enough of the psychedelic print! It's definitely a fun print and can easily be found at your local thrift store, if you're a bargain shopper like me. If you're a daring and crafty fashionista, you might even attempt to create your own tie-dye fashion pieces! I'm calling dibs on #9!
My golden rule: Don't let this bold print take over. Choose colors that would compliment your skin tone.
- Delias Blowfish Tie-Dye Skimmer
- Evans Tie-Dye 2-in-1 Cardigan
- Macy's Tie Dye Cropped Leggings
- Nordstrom Rachel Pally White Label Long Caftan Dress
- Faith 21 Mineral Wash Spaghetti Strap Dress
- Faith 21 Tie Dye Knit Dress
- Macy's Tie Dye Scoopneck
- Torrid Tie Dyed Footless Tights
- City Chic Maxi Border Bling
- City Chic Top Tie Dyed Print Knit
- Torrid Fergie Fuschia Tie-Dye Satin Disco Heel
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An award-winning arts centre has received sufficient funding to secure its future in the borough for the next three years.
Artsdepot in Nether Street, North Finchley, is set to receive just over £900,000 from the Arts Council, allowing it to remain a not-for-profit organisation.
As well as hosting theatre performances and comedy acts, artsdepot also runs projects for hundreds of children with learning disabilities and works in partnership with Noah's Ark Children's Hospice supporting children with life-threatening illnesses.
Tim Burley, development director at artsdepot, said: "It's great news for us - we couldn't have survived without this funding.
"We have been on a journey which has not been without its challenges – we lost our funding from the local authority, and Barnet College moved out. But things are really great now."
Artsdepot faced an uncertain future in 2011 when Barnet Borough Council made a raft of funding cuts to artsdepot as well as Church Farmhouse Museum in Hendon and Barnet Museum in High Barnet.
Despite losing its £194,000 annual funding, the artsdepot managed to stay open and since then has welcomed dance group London Studios Centre to their North Finchley hub.
Mr Burley said: "This new funding shows that the Arts Council obviously really believed in our business plan, which is also about investing in our future."
A total of 110,000 people visited the artsdepot last year, and more than 50,000 tickets were sold for its events.
Mr Burley said he and his team are looking forward to another three successful years, and have already started planning a number of fun events including their 10th birthday celebrations in October.


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Let's Fly The Coop and Go To Vegas!
WBKR and Canary Outdoor Power Equipment in Cannelton have teamed up to give you the chance to FLY THE COOP! We're giving BKR Bunch members an exclusive chance to win a vacation getaway to one of five amazing destinations. One lucky winner from here in the tri-state is going to win and get to choose an exciting vacation from five possible getaways: Aruba, Hawaii, Disney, Jamaica and Las Vegas. And I can tell you from personal experience, Las Vegas is an absolute BLAST!


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Your gift protects the natural world.
A one-time or on-going donation will support our annual programming. Help us to understand and monitor these dynamic predators, or mentor students through hands-on wildlife biology experiences, or assist natural resources managers by providing up-to-date scientific information. You can direct your gift to a specific program or to the greatest need.
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Arctic Wings
Arctic Wings is a tribute to the birds that live and breed in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The forward is by Jimmy Carter, and essayists include Gretel Ehrlich, David Allen Sibley, and Peter Matthiessen. The book was awarded the National Outdoor Book Award for design and artistic merit.
Each chapter focuses on a major group of birds, including loons and waterfowl, hawks and shorebirds, gulls and terns, and owls and songbirds. Also included is a CD of the birdsongs of the refuge.
ORI President Denver Holt contributed the "Owls" chapter of the book. Because the book features the Arctic and Subarctic life zones of North America, the owl chapter is limited to six species: Great Horned Owl, Snowy Owl, Northern Hawk Owl, Great Gray Owl, Short-eared Owl, and Boreal Owl.
Denver drew from 16 years of research to write the section about Snowy Owls. Here are some tidbits from the book:
Diet. Although Snowy Owls can kill Arctic Fox and White-fronted Geese, their main food source is the two-ounce Brown Lemming (97% of diet). In fact, Snowy Owls don't breed unless lemmings are abundant.
Plumage. Adult males are brilliant white; females are speckled brown on white. The owls also have densely packed feathers on the legs and around the bill. Their plumage can withstand temperatures of -40'F.
Overwintering. Snowies can spend entire winters on the Arctic coastal plain or out on the pack ice. However, scientists still don't know what Snowies eat during long, cold Arctic months.
Learn more about Arctic Wings (editor Stephen Brown) at Mountaineers Books.


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Apprenticeship Laws & Regulations
Wisconsin Apprenticeship Manual is a document produced and maintained by the Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards and the Wisconsin Apprenticeship Advisory Council. It is designed to be a "plain language" compendium of the rules, laws and regulations governing apprenticeship in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Statute Chapter 106 Apprentice, Employment and Equal Rights Programs
Administrative Rule DWD 295 Apprenticeship
Administrative Rule DWD 296 Federal Equal Opportunity Standards for Apprenticeship Programs
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'Today I Found Out' Explains Why Superheroes Wear Trunks Through The Magic Of Video
There are few subjects in the world of superhero comics more controversial than trunks -- you know, the "underwear on the outside" look that you see on the classic costumes of Batman, Superman and other characters. Some of us like them, thinking that they provide a nice way to break up the blocky color of an otherwise solid outfit, while others redesign entire comic book universes and multimillion-dollar Hollywood films because they just can't take another crack about "underwear."
But just where exactly did those things come from? Well, if you've ever wondered, the folks behind the series of Today I Found Out videos on YouTube, which have previously tackled the origins of pirate words, are here to enlighten you. Check out the short but interesting explanation below!


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The Australian dollar is weaker after a fall in US unemployment benefit claims strengthened the US dollar.
At 1700 AEST on Friday, the local currency was trading at 94.15 US cents, down from 94.38 cents at Thursday's close.
The dollar had rallied on Thursday after positive Chinese manufacturing data.
A drop in US unemployment benefit claims to an eight-year low ended that rally.
Easy Forex general manager Francisco Solar said the local currency had been stuck in a range between 93 and 95 cents in recent days.
"On the back of good numbers from China and good inflation numbers locally it gave a nice push to the Aussie," he said.
"But it seems like there is some US dollar strength across the board as markets warm to an idea of a rate hike sooner rather than later out of the US, coupled with some geopolitical tensions."
A pullback in commodities such as iron ore had also weighed on the local currency, he said.
Traders will turn their attention to a US Federal Reserve meeting next week.
At 1700 AEST, one Australian dollar was buying 69.87 euro cents, from 70.17 euro cents on Thursday, and 95.77 Japanese yen, from 95.79 yen.
Australian bond futures prices are steady after the release of the positive US unemployment data.
RBC Capital Markets fixed interest strategist Michael Turner said positive manufacturing figures out of Europe had also weighed on bond prices.
"We were a bit weaker post the European PMI and a bit weaker post the initial jobless claims and then no one has any burning desire to go home short over the weekend given the Russia/Ukraine situation."


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Hobbit, Django, Les Mis drive final US weekend of 2012
In a spirited session, New Line/MGM/Warner Bros' The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ruled in its third weekend on an estimated $32.9m. Skyfall crossed $1bn worldwide (see separate story) and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures set a new company record for a calendar year.
The Hobbit edged out Quentin Tarantino's newcomer Django Unchained (pictured) to hold on to top spot. The fantasy saga has grossed $222.7m to date and approximately $687m worldwide following a number one international holdover.
Django Unchained opened second through The Weinstein Company on $30.7m over three days, rising to $64m since the Tuesday [26] launch. Sony holds international rights to the slave revenge fantasy, which stars Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Kerry Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio and Samuel L Jackson.
Working Title/Universal's Les Misérables debuted third on $28m rising to $67.5m since Tuesday's debut. The stage musical adaptation stars Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Samantha Barks and Eddie Redmayne.
Paramount's comedy Parental Guidance arrived in fourth on $14.8m and has grossed $29.6m since it opened on Tuesday.
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures said that on Friday [28] the company passed the $1.523bn domestic gross posted in 2003 to make 2012 the highest grossing year in its history.
TWC expanded Silver Linings Playbook in its seventh weekend from 371 to 745 theatres and brought in $4.1m for a $27.4m running total.
In its second weekend Annapurna Pictures' Zero Dark Thirty grossed a further $315,000 through Sony Pictures as the promising tally climbed to $1.4m.
Focus Features opened Gus van Sant's drama Promised Land with Matt Damon, Frances McDormand and John Krasinski on $190,000 from 25 sites. Miscarriage of justice documentary West Of Memphis opened through SPC on $13,900 from five venues.
Next weekend's wide release is Texas Chainsaw 3D through Lionsgate.
Estimated Top 10 North America Dec 28-30 2012
Film (Dist) / Est wkd gross / Est total to date
1 (1) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Warner Bros/New Line/MGM) WBPI $32.9m $222.7m
2 (-) Django Unchained (TWC) Sony Pictures Releasing International $30.7m $64m
3 (-) Les Misérables (Universal/Working Title) UPI $28m $67.5m
4 (-) Parental Guidance (Fox) Fox International $14.8m $29.6m
5 (2) Jack Reacher (Paramount) PPI $14m $44.7m
6 (3) This Is 40 (Universal) UPI $13.2m $37.1m
7 (5) Lincoln (Dwks-Buena Vista) Fox Int'l $7.5m $132m
8 (6) The Guilt Trip (Paramount) PPI $6.7m $21.1m
9 (7) Monsters, Inc (3D) (Buena Vista) WDSMPI $6.4m $18.5m
10 (4) Rise Of The Guardians (Paramount-Dwks Animation) PPI $4.9m $90.2m
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Not expecting this to be popular, but I am happy to of produced my first plugin. Discussion below...
as i said in the other discussion, thumbs up
i just tried it out, sadly it BONKS when i click on minecraft server to set up the options
Bonk means : get the details please
What to do if I get a Bonk Error?
i know, i know
but i just activated it and to set up a server to look for it bonked when i clicked the dashboard link, so i am not quite sure what it is, i am thinking of trying to first put in the server infos manually and then try again.
oh dear... I will have a look, it was working fine for me. Otherwise I would not of uploaded it. Yes I have managed to replicate the same problem. However, I have placed
$Configuration['Garden']['Debug'] = TRUE;
In my config and it isn't doing anything
I have uploaded new version, hopefully all works well now. I found another line from TopPosters which I hadn't deleted. Deleting it made the difference.
strangely didnt work for me, the error must be something else than your plugin then.
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strangely didnt work for me, the error must be something else than your plugin then.
Interesting, I was just going to play skyrim but it seems more time is to be put into this.
I just tested on live site, worked fine, must be your side. If you do find out why do tell me.
sure thing sir, enjoy skyrim!
Hey. This looks promising. However how can i enter my servers details? Atm. it just says localhost, and in the plugins dashboard there is no Settings button to click.
Ty and kind regards
Stubmled upon the settings page:) Its on the menu to the left under the addons section, just like other settings pages for other active plugins:) Just never noticed it before, and had used the settings buttons that show up next to the activate button on the plugin list:) Ty, works great
Sweet no worries, I don't know how to put the settings button down there. Might have a squizz tomorrow.
Nice idea, @clethrill. Is it on GitHub?
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Nice idea, @clethrill. Is it on GitHub?
Nope, yet to know how github works, I should probably start learning soon if I am into this programming stuff.
@Lincoln now on github. I commited all then was like, why is it not showing up? oh wait I need to push it... I will get used to it soon.
I will put the theme up too
Awesome, good onya for making the leap.
I'm just figuring some programming out. I've modified your plugin to display a dollar amount out of a dollar amount to track community donations. Way more basic than what you've done, but your clean code helped me create a new plugin. Thanks!
How often does this ping the server? I am getting alot of "Lost connection" in console lately. From same IP, every 8 so sec
rumvasen said:
How often does this ping the server? I am getting alot of "Lost connection" in console lately. From same IP, every 8 so sec
I did some fiddling around, it runs on page load. So if you have someone loading a page about every 8 seconds, that would be it.


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A NUMBER of jobs have been created after a training and recruitment firm opened a new centre in Redditch.
Nova Training, which delivers apprenticeship programmes to adults and young people, has moved into a former warehouse on Clive Road near Enfield.
The new centre includes classrooms with IT and plasma screen TVs as well as a motor vehicle workshop.
Director David Bucknall said the move would create 10 to 12 new jobs in addition to an existing workforce of 150 across the West Midlands.
He said: "We have already recruited five staff. Additional staff will be taken on as the provision develops.
"Building works have been completed, staff have been working in the local community and we are in the process of welcoming our first learners."
Ben Truslove, from property agents John Truslove, which helped with the move, said: "Their expansion is another boost for Redditch – every job created is so important given on-going unemployment figures."
For information, visit novatraining.co.uk or call 01527 591048.


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A few miles from my house in the Philly burbs. DAYUM !! These guys do it great. The Peruvian chicken is the killer dish. St. Louis ribs were excellent as well. If I didn't make my own better, I'd rave about the brisket as well, but I don't have to devote 12-16 hours to order theirs.
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The project is a formal study of opportunities to catalyze life sciences and life sciences-related economic development in Western Massachusetts. The $308,000 grant will:
• Enable UMass Amherst to increase the breadth and depth of industry collaborations;
• Enhance access of other stakeholders to assets at UMass Amherst and in the Pioneer Valley, such as the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute (PVLSI) in Springfield;
• Serve as a connector to the UMass system, the Commonwealth and beyond; and
• Catalyze the Western Massachusetts innovation ecosystem, especially in the life sciences.
The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center is the agency charged with implementing the state's 10-year, $1 billion Life Sciences Initiative, proposed by Governor Deval Patrick in 2007 and approved by the Legislature in 2008. The Life Sciences Initiative's enabling statute targets $95 million in capital funding for UMass Amherst to construct an additional building within its new life sciences complex, in which the school has already invested $270 million in recent years. The data collected during the project will inform UMass Amherst's and the Center's future life sciences-related investment plans in the region, including the building that is targeted for funding in the Initiative. The study will be conducted by a third party selected through an RFP process.
A leading center of public higher education in the Northeast, UMass Amherst has a reputation of excellence in a growing number of fields due to its wide and varied academic offerings, as well as for its expanding roles in education, research and public service. UMass Amherst also has a broad and diverse range of life sciences research assets, including expertise and facilities, which can be leveraged to foster a thriving bioeconomy in western Massachusetts.
"Governor Patrick and I want to see positive development within the life sciences industry for Western Massachusetts," said Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray. "With this planning grant, the information gathered will inform our strategy for life sciences growth in the region and further strengthen our state's global leadership in this important field."
"As we pursue our mission of accelerating growth in Massachusetts' thriving life sciences supercluster we are very focused on making investments across the entire Commonwealth, including the western part of the state," said Susan Windham-Bannister, Ph.D., President & CEO of the MLSC. "UMass Amherst is an important partner in that effort, and we are pleased to award this funding to support their forward-looking plans for life sciences growth in the region."
"UMass Amherst is the flagship campus of the UMass system and already a major producer of talent and innovation for the Pioneer Valley and the Commonwealth,'' said UMass President Robert L. Caret. "We're pleased to see both the Patrick-Murray Administration and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center's support for this strategic effort to help further develop and strengthen the campus's role in the life sciences -- especially in terms of university-industry partnerships and development of the bio-economy.''
"We are very pleased to receive this support from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, and we're excited to engage all of our stakeholders in this study to ensure that our life science strategy and plans have maximum impact," said UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy.
About the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) is a quasi-public agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts tasked with implementing the Massachusetts Life Sciences Act, a 10-year, $1 billion initiative that was signed into law in June of 2008. The Center's mission is to create jobs in the life sciences and support vital scientific research that will improve the human condition. This work includes making financial investments in public and private institutions that are advancing life sciences research, development and commercialization as well as building ties among sectors of the Massachusetts life sciences community. For more information, visit www.masslifesciences.com.
About UMass Amherst
The flagship, public land-grant campus is a leading research institution, enrolling more than 27,000 students from fifty states and nearly 100 countries. Founded in 1863, UMass Amherst has achieved a reputation for excellence, earning national and international recognition in fields such as computer science, business, nanotechnology, polymer science, linguistics, and engineering. The campus offers ninety-three undergraduate programs (including six associate degrees) as well as seventy master's and fifty doctoral programs. Sponsored research activities total more than $180 million per year, providing a major stimulus for the state's economy. www.umass.edu


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Started by Pat Merewether Z5 MI. Last reply by Sherry's Memory Garden Jul 24, 2012.
Primula kisoana, woodland shade primrose, blooms in spring but foliage looks attractive all season. Grows by underground runners in rich woodland soil , also comes in white form, Alba, though its not as easy for some reason.
Woodland ground cover for shade,Woodruff
Moist soil, rich soil for Forget me Nots and violets. Forget me nots are unattractive when they go to seed, but you can mow them down @ that stage and they just keep coming back. You need to love the wild cottage garden look to want these, but when they bloom it looks beautiful. Also you can plant other perennials that grow taller as the forget me nots fade away making them less noticeable.
Several varieties of low growing spreading sedums with rocks and blue fescue grass.
Burgundy Glow ajuga,
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Crews were called to the detached property in Infirmary Road shortly after noon today and are still on the scene.
They had received reports of a fire in the living room and that people might be trapped.
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Rita Ora + Snoop Dogg Shoot Video for 'Torn Apart' in Thailand [Pics]
Pop star Rita Ora was having a dog day afternoon, but it was all in good fun. The 'R.I.P' songbird was recently in Thailand shooting a new video for 'Torn Apart,' her new collaborative song with Snoop Dogg.
The Roc Nation artist did manage to get some sun and fun in during her shoot with the Doggfather. A bikini-clad Rita took pictures of her and Snoop on the beach and posted them on Instagram. In one photo, the West Coast legend drew "Rita" in the sand while the blonde bombshell posed for the camera.
As for the single 'Torn Apart,' it's rumored that the song will appear on Ora's U.S. debut album. "There's a few surprises," she said about the LP. There's still no official word on when the album will hit stores.
In the meantime, Ora will embark on a her first headlining tour in the U.K. at the end of January. The Radioactive trek kicks off in Manchester on Jan. 28 and wraps Feb. 9 in Birmingham.
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Here's a look at Pope Benedict XVI's career in photos.
Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he will resign on Feb. 28. The 85-year-old pope announced his decision in Latin during a meeting of Vatican cardinals. "After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths due to an advanced age are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry," he told the cardinals. Benedict, the first pontiff to resign in nearly 600 years, emphasized that carrying out the duties of being pope — the leader of more than a billion Roman Catholics worldwide — requires "both strength of mind and body." He says he is simply too infirm to carry on.


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Stalking is a crime that is frequently minimized and misunderstood, in part because it is a behavior that is socially normalized. Media plays a critical role in shaping our understanding of stalking, and other forms of violence. Media literacy is a tool that we can all use to better deconstruct media and deconstruct the culture at large as we work towards building more effective violence response and prevention methods. Using media clips and examples, this webinar will introduce basic media literacy concepts and deconstruction questions that can be integrated into stalking, domestic violence, and sexual assault response and prevention programs, workshops, and daily conversations.
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A SCULTPURE created by artist Andrew Sinclair has a starring role in a hit new German rap video that has already been viewed by millions of fans.
Andrew swapped his studio in Bucks for a film set in central Berlin to make a life-size image of music star Sido.
The stone-effect resin sculpture accompanies the song Einer Dieser Steine, which means One Of These Stones.
It is seen throughout the video, which has attracted more than six million viewers on YouTube in the space of a few weeks.
"I was pleased and honoured to be asked to do this by a contact, an ex-student of mine in the film industry, and I had a great time making the sculpture in Germany," he said. "I had a tight deadline of just six days to make the likeness of Sido, but I think they were pleased with the outcome."
However, Andrew, 52 - who runs The Sculpture School in Wendover - admits he had never previously heard of Sido.
"It was always my ambition to sculpt for an A-list celebrity, but the irony is that when this dream finally came true, I didn't actually know who he was," he said. "But my son tells me he is huge in Germany, and the song is actually very good."
The video comes during a whirlwind period of work for Andrew who is preparing to curate a major six-month sculpture exhibition at Hatfield House from next April. He and his partner, Diane Coates, have recruited several top sculptors to join them at the country house, which was once the home to Elizabeth I.
Andrew also made the news earlier this year when he sculpted busts of Doctor Who actor Colin Baker and Buckinghamshire County Council chairman Carl Etholen.
He said: "I suppose I can now say with some confidence that I have proved my diversity this year. I have a bust of a council chairman that will hopefully be kept for eternity in the Judges' Lodgings in Aylesbury - which will now be complemented by a German rap video that will stay for all time on the internet."
To see Sido's video, click here.