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Three years ago, Michael Wright was at Farragut Academy in Chicago, wowing the same high school fans who once cheered for Kevin Garnett. If Wright can produce a fraction of the results that Garnett has produced in the N.B.A., then last night's draft will be viewed as a success for the Knicks.
Wright, a 6-foot-7, 238-pound power forward from the University of Arizona, was the first selection by the Knicks, who had no first-round choices. He was the 39th pick over all.
Within minutes, the Knicks chose Eric Chenowith, a 7-1, 270-pound center from Kansas, with the 43rd pick. He averaged 9.2 points for his four-year career and 7.6 rebounds as a senior.
Wright, who entered the draft after his junior year, averaged 15.1 points and 8.4 rebounds in three seasons at Arizona. He was named a third-team all-American last season. Because of his burly build and bruising style of play, he has been likened to the former Knick Anthony Mason.
''He was on our list for a long time,'' Scott Layden, the Knicks' president and general manager, said. ''We were happy he was there. He played for a very good team. He's a very physical guy, very strong, and he scores very well.''Continue reading the main story
With 12 players under contract, including the soon-to-be free agent Allan Houston, neither Wright nor Chenowith is a lock to make the team. But Layden was excited to get two potentially serviceable players in the second round. Both players were scheduled to arrive in New York today to meet with the Knicks.
''When you draft in the second round and you have a chance to get two big guys that you've liked for a period of time, you have to be happy with that,'' Layden said. ''Eric's a big guy with good hands. He can score. He's got a nice soft touch. Both of these guys played in conferences where night in and night out, there's no nights off. The competition is incredible.''
The Knicks had two chances to select Wright's Arizona teammate, the free-falling center Loren Woods, but passed. The 7-1 Woods, who averaged 14 points in two seasons at Arizona, was projected to be taken in the latter stages of the first round.
The draft was chock full of trades, and the Knicks did their best to get involved in them. Layden said they tried to move into the middle of the first round but found no takers. They were offering their two second-round picks, along with the rights to the French center Frédéric Weis, a first-round selection from 1999 who has never played in the N.B.A.
The Knicks may have also dangled point guard Charlie Ward in attempting to move up. They are trying to trade him, in large part because of comments he made last season in a New York Times Magazine article that were viewed by some as anti-Semitic. Ward was subsequently booed at a few home games.
The Knicks talked recently to the Dallas Mavericks about trading Ward for Howard Eisley, but Don Nelson, the Mavericks' general manager and coach, said yesterday that the talks were over. In an appearance on the AM radio station KTCK, Nelson made a flip remark about Ward's outspokenness concerning his Christian beliefs.
''Charlie thinks he's a preacher, but we already have Rev. Tony Evans doing our chapel,'' Nelson said.
Trading Ward will be difficult because he has three years and $17.3 million left on his contract. He also had knee problems last season.
The Knicks' inability to improve significantly through the draft was par for the course. Not since selecting Patrick Ewing in 1985 have the Knicks acquired a player of major significance through the draft.
The list of recent Knicks selections reads like a middling summer league roster: Donnell Harvey, Lavor Postell, Weis, J. R. Koch, DeMarco Johnson, Sean Marks.
Ward and Mark Jackson are the only current Knicks who were drafted by the club, and the 36-year-old Jackson played most of his career with other teams.
LARRY JOHNSON's agent, GEORGE BASS, denied a report that Johnson was considering retirement. A family member who lives in Dallas, where Johnson has spent much of the summer, said Johnson had been working out every day in preparation for next season. ''I haven't heard him say anything about retirement,'' the family member said on condition of anonymity. ''He's getting ready to play. So far, so good.'' If Johnson, who missed 14 of the last 22 regular-season games and the playoffs because of chronic back pain, were to retire, it would be a drawn-out process. He has three years and $29 million left on his contract and would receive it only if the league's doctors determined he was medically unable to play. Without such a determination, Johnson's retirement would cost him the rest of his money. Since Johnson has played several years with the back pain, it is unlikely the league would rule him medically unfit to play.Continue reading the main story


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- Review Essay
- Intrinsic Meaning of Experience
- Structuring New Experience
- E-Mail Discourse with Philip W. Jackson
- An insight comment on how Dewey's concept of aesthetic experience
affected jeanne's response to the CFA Bargaining Meeting
John Dewey and the Lessons of ArtReview essay by Jeanne Curran and Susan R. Takata
Part of Love 1A Series
Copyright: Jeanne Curran and Susan R. Takata, June 2000. "Fair Use" encouraged.
This essay is based on the discussion of the meaning of experience in Philip W. Jackson's John Dewey and the Lesons of Art, Yale University Press, 1998. ISBN:0-300-08289-4.
Process Text
I just got Jackson's book on Saturday at the Norton Simon Museum. I am reading it together with Fellman's Rambo and the Dalai Lama and Jablon's Black Metafiction. But I figure that some of you might like to follow my thinking on this as it develops. Please write for clarifications and broader explications. I hope this will spark your thinking also on learning, teaching, measurement, and the liberal arts. jeanne
Jackson is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago. He is exploring the significance of Dewey's perception of art and its role in teaching and learning. I very much like that he suggests that the book will guide us towards living better. And he draws connecting links between this enlightenment and our teaching and learning. I would suggest the book to those of you who have already read Buscaglia and Fellman, as another step in that direction of listening and teaching with the goal of caring and mutuality. Jackson's book is more difficult to read than Fellman's and Buscaglia's, but I think that after discussing it here, you'll find it fits very well into our Love 1A sequence.
Intrinsic Meaning of an Experience
In the first thirty pages or so Jackson elaborates on the meaning Dewey gives to experience. He describes extrinsic meaning as the meaning the object takes on as the result its external, instrumental uses. For example, a hammer comes to mean all the things for us that the hammer can do. If the hammer was handed down to us in an emotional moment by a father who had used it all his life, then the hammer also carries for us many intrinsic meanings that have nothing to do with its instrumental use or extrinsic meanings. According to Jackson, Dewey considered objects and events interchangeable. For objects, and the situational context (event) in which they occur are interdependent in terms of the meanings we construct about them. A good example of this is given by Jackson on pp. 29-32 in "A Breakfast Teaspoon.
Relating Intrinsic Meaning to Feedback in Teaching and Learning
In Jackson's John Dewey and the Lessons of Art - around pp. 30 ff. - Jackson is talking about Dewey's recognition of intrinsic and extrinsic meaning to events, and how we enrich meaning by the intrinsic attachments that become part of the whole meaning of the event or object.
That helped me to understand a problem with teaching and learning. We all have experience with correction. Something didn't go right. We were corrected. Negative intrinsic meaning attaches to the object/event with which we associate that correction experience. The next time I am corrected, the old negative meaning attached to the old correction experience provides a general negative feeling. We speak of stimulus generalization in Skinnerian terms.
I think what Dewey, or perhaps I should say, Jackson, would see in this analysis is that the new experience has many connections, one of which would be to the previous correction experience and its intrinsic meanings. What I as a learner and teacher must recognize is the need to focus on experiences that have a good possibility of arousing negative intrinsic connections, and try to re-situtate the new experiences so as to avoid the old negative intrinsic connections.
For me, this is going to translate in new interpretations I have to give to the feedback that I give to students. That feedback must be given in ways that encourage them to do course-corrections with the feedback, and go on to learn more. This would seem to make the whole certification process potentially damaging to education, when it is carried on in close proximity and together with learning. There would seem to be inherent conflict between a ranking response and a positive intrinsic meaning to be attached to learning.
. . . . jeanne, June 21, 2000
Structuring New ExperienceJune 22, 2000
I have an all day meeting at school, so this must be very sketchy. Last night I read the last chapter of Jackson's John Dewey and the Lessons of Art. It was late, and I could not bear to wait for the ending. I had to know if Jackson saw the implications for teaching as I did.
I was very surprised. Jackson clearly admires Dewey. Yet, his interpretation of Dewey's own teaching (at university level) is that Dewey did not put his own lessons into practice in lecturing. I think Jackson is wrong about that. And I think he will be glad that he is wrong. I think I see another piece to what Dewey is doing, but it may very well be a piece that few of us would have seen.
I remembered Panos Morphos teaching 16th Century French literature In the 50s at Tulane. I could write precisely the same anecdotes of those classes Dewey's students wrote of his. And I felt the same conflict his students seem to feel over saying that the lecturer was dull and boring. And the other students derided me for hanging on Morphos' every word. But the 16th Century came to life in those "dull, boring" lectures, and Panos Morphos seemed not to care whether we noticed that or not.
I think there is something deeper here, a different kind of aesthetic experience. Dewey believed strongly that the meaning of events (objects) was situational. And he believed deeply in the world of the intellectual. He was doing philosophy in those lectures. I think Jackson is right about that. Panos Morphos was doing literary criticism in his lectures. And in many ways, the "doing" of professional thinking is the aesthetic experience of the professional. In that sense, Dewey and Morphos were not "dull and boring." Neither were they entertaining. But it should not be the "occupation" of the college student to be entertained. So entertainment probably did not concern either of them, and rightly so.
I needed very much to write this this morning before my meeting, so that I wouldn't lose the feelings of my reaction. I think that Professor Jackson has helped me find a clue to what I am trying to do with my college students. I agree with Professor Jackson that only a few of Dewey's and Morphos' students were capable of performing the professional activities into which they were invited by those teachers. But we can use Dewey's and Morphos' aesthetic professional experiences to guide us to more meaningful experiences to undertake with all our students. I wonder if we couldn't help students to better understand the aesthetic professional experience by pointing out the differences between entertainment and professional thought. Perhaps if they didn't confuse lectures with entertainment they would derive more aesthetic enjoyment from them.
And that brings me to A.S. Neill and Summerhill . . . . jeanne
Professor Jackson has kindly given his consent to post our e-mail exchange so that we can share this academic discourse. It is just such exchanges that encourage the development of our insights. Please join us in the development of these thoughts.
Sharing Academic Discourse
On June 21, jeanne went to the University of Chicago homepage and looked up the e-mail address for Professor P.W. Jackson:I found your book on Saturday at the Norton Simon Museum. As a teacher, I appreciate it greatly. Thought you might like to know.
I have begun to use it as a discussion with my students. The process text is at http://www.csudh.edu/dearhabermas/dewey01.htm#essay should you care to look.
Jeanne Curran
Professor of Sociology
California State University, Dominguez Hills
On Thursday, June 22, Prof. Jackson wrote:Ms. Curran,
Many thanks for your kind note. I'll check out the website.
[And later] I thoroughly enjoyed reading your review. Thanks for sharing it with your students. P.W. Jackson
Philip W. Jackson
Early Thursday morning, June 22, before the CFA Bargaining Meeting, jeanne replied:Dear Prof. Jackson:
I am rushing off to a meeting just now, but I wanted to share this with you. It's on the site at http://www.csudh.edu/dearhabermas/dewey01.htm#new
Again, I would like to thank you for prompting these insights. My writing them as a process text, which my students follow, is my way of trying to gain an aesthetic professional experience for them.
Jeanne Curran
On Friday, June 23, Prof. Jackson wrote:I think your reaction to Dewey's teaching and that of your French teacher was or is the same as mine. That's a great way to teach--for some students. But what about the vast majority who are bored to death or falling asleep? Is it enough to say that all they want is entertainment? Perhaps they do, but what, then, is the teacher's response to that condition? Is it to ignore their sleeping, as Dewey seemed to do? I have trouble with that. Don't you?
P.W. Jackson
On Friday, June 23, jeanne responded:
Yes, I do have trouble with "the vast majority . . . bored or falling asleep," which is why I developed Dear Habermas, for those students who do not have the background preparation to function at the level Dewey was addressing. I think you are absolutely right on that point.
It was your very discussion of Dewey's meaning of aesthetic experience that led me to try to re-situate myself in Dewey's or Morphos' classroom, in the thirties, or even the fifties. For both of them, I imagine that the world of higher education had never considered dealing seriously with the Gentleman's C. The University of Chicago and Columbia had in their missions to educate the scholars of the future, not mass education, as we have come to understand it, even in the sense of the state colleges.
Please forgive me. I'm still thinking this through, and I appreciate your responses. Dewey and Morphos transplanted today into a commuter state college, would, I agree, need to reconsider their teaching in terms of all students. I have difficulty knowing whether that would also be true at elite universities, but I suspect that it would because the pool from which students are drawn has changed drastically with the "postmodern" culture and a faster-paced world.
I think I always thought of this as a "mission" problem, but I never experienced an "elite" institution. I feel a certain trepidation in thinking of "the vast majority" of students at an elite university "bored and falling asleep." I am remembering Morphos' class. I was never bored, and never fell asleep. But the others did. And they did chide me for my eagerness and interest. I agree with you that my earlier assessment of them as seeking entertainment was superficial and inaccurate. You cause me to recognize that in the fifties I clearly judged my classmates at fault, and overlooked their discontent with Dewey and Morphos. But I am still not sure how to translate this into practice.
I think that Dewey's warning, and yours in reviewing recent research, on the superficiality of some "doing" activities, suggests that perhaps higher education needs to think more in terms of mission and clarify that mission, so that fewer of our students will be so unwilling to bestir themselves intellectually. But I also believe that we must provide alternative means to develop the advanced thinking skills that would enable the vast majority to bestir themselves for an aesthetic experience centered on "thinking philosophically or critically," at least the vast majority of students at elite schools.
I think that another factor you stress, Dewey's love and respect for scholarship, and his admonition that "doing" must not supplant that scholarship, but should be interdependent with it, gives us pause to consider whether there might not be some classrooms and some scholars who should focus on developing the expertise of our future scholars. I also think this broaches the sequencing problem in curriculum within a discipline. I am wondering why students on such different levels of intellectual skill development could not have satisfied their skill needs by appropriate sequencing, or, in the alternative, appropriate academic support. Now there's a value judgment for you! I am giving far heavier weight to the students' need to actively seek and digest the curriculum than to the teacher's need to be sensitive to their needs!
Sir, would you be kind enough to let me put this e-mail sequence up on the site for my student?. At some level, I realize that I am convinced that it is a necessary part of their education to be invited into academic discourse, and to be able to simply watch it happen.
I will continue to elaborate on my thoughts on the site. And should you so wish, I will share that with you. But I hesitate to intrude into your time by such correspondence.
Thank you ever so much for sharing this with me.
Jeanne Curran
On Friday afternoon, Prof. Jackson responded:By all means. Let's have your students know what you and I are talking about. I find the exchange exhilarating. That has to be what education is all about, don't you aqree? Maybe fewer of them will fall asleep!
P.W. Jackson


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The Philadelphia Flyers goalie has a way with words — and for saying bizarre things with those words. One might call him a "space cadet" to make fun of his seemingly head-in-the-clouds attitude, but that would actually be ironically accurate.
Bryzgalov's interest in space and space travel has been well documented. A little more than a year ago the netminder took some time to share his Jodie Foster in Contact-like thoughts on our insignificant place in a vast universe. Then, just a couple months ago, Bryzgalov tried his hand as a cosmonaut, going through something similar to space camp here in the U.S.
Now Bryzgalov is sharing his thoughts on meteors — specifically the 10,000-ton meteor that nearly touched down in his home country of Russia last week.
Recently WIP in Philadelphia spoke to Bryzgalov at length about a variety of subjects. But, luckily they also asked him about the meteor. The goaltender's comments are too good to truncate, so they are as transcribed by The Sporting News below:
"Probably every day, our atmosphere was penetrated with the smaller size of the meteors, and [they] just burned high in the atmosphere. This is a much bigger size, but that big that struck the earth like … back in the days, like when the dinosaurs was destroyed. On one thing it's very interesting. On the other hand, it's dangerous. And you know we can't protect ourselves from the space danger.
"I think we've gotta like be thankful, and be happy, and enjoy every day our life with our relatives, our wives, kids, and enjoy our work every day."
Sounds like if that cosmonaut thing doesn't work out for him, Bryzgalov might have a promising career with SETI after the NHL. Or an existential philosopher.
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Millions of gallons of crude oil are heading to Canada from North Dakota by train, the Associated Press reported. The oil, from the Bakken oil field of North Dakota, is crossing Maine in unprecedented numbers. Railroad companies in Maine are happy about the increased business. But environmentalists say that the train trips are risky.
People in the industry are celebrating the expected record year in US crude oil production, Bulk Transporter reported. Industry experts say that US crude oil production will to climb to 7.32 million barrels a day in 2013, and 10 percent of that crude oil comes from the Bakken field.
More from GlobalPost: In-Depth Series: Brazil's big deepwater oil push
The oil is mostly transported by trains and trucks. "Trucks are the workhorses of the Bakken, and they are the moving billboards of the shale gas and oil industry," John Conley, past president of National Tank Truck Carriers, announced at a conference.
But this isn't good news to those who aren't profiting from the boom. For starters, the more oil that's shipped, the more likely a spill becomes, according to the Sierra Club.
What's more, there was already an oil spill caused by a train crossing Maine on its way to Canada from Bakken earlier this month. On March 7, an oil train pulling 15 full 33,000-gallon crude oil tankers derailed and spilled oil, Bangor Daily News reported. Just 3 gallons spilled, but the accident happened mere yards away from the Penobscot River. Smooth.


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Bush Is Said to Seek Sharp Cuts In Subsidy Payments to Farmers
By ROBERT PEAR
Published: February 6, 2005
President Bush will seek deep cuts in farm and commodity programs in his new budget and in a major policy shift will propose overall limits on subsidy payments to farmers, administration officials said Saturday.
Such limits would help reduce the federal budget deficit and would inject market forces into the farm economy, the officials said.
The proposal puts Mr. Bush at odds with some of his most ardent supporters in the rural South, including cotton and rice growers in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi.
The new chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Thad Cochran of Mississippi, and more than 100 farm groups are gearing up to fight the White House proposal. The administration's willingness to push the proposal, despite such protests, suggests how tight the new budget will be.
Most of the subsidies are paid to large farm operators growing cotton and rice and, to a lesser degree, corn, soybeans and wheat.
Mr. Bush would set a firm overall limit of $250,000 on subsidies that can now exceed $1 million in some cases.
The proposal comes as the administration is seeking significant changes in other programs long considered sacrosanct, including a proposed revamping of Social Security to allow personal investment accounts and a move to shake up the Civil Service system.
Mr. Bush's farm proposal found support from some people who frequently criticize his policies.
Kenneth Cook, president of the Environmental Working Group, a research and advocacy group, said the proposal would reduce payments to big agribusiness operations. The savings, he said, would ease pressure on Congress to cut conservation programs financed in the same legislation.
''This proposal is a very big deal,'' Mr. Cook said. ''I am stunned and impressed. The Bush administration is opening the door to reform on the most contested issue in agriculture policy today. Taxpayers will no longer have to subsidize every bushel of grain or bale of cotton. They will no longer have to subsidize the demise of the family farm.''
In the past, when Congress considered limits on payments, Mr. Cook said, the administration took no position. The Senate approved a $275,000 limit in 2002 but dropped it in negotiations with the House.
Agriculture Department officials said Mr. Bush's proposals would cut federal payments to farmers by $587 million, or about 5 percent, next year and would save $5.7 billion in the coming decade. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they did not want to upstage the release of the president's budget, scheduled for Monday.
The budget includes other proposals intended to produce large savings in farm programs, the officials said, but they refused to give details.
In theory, the maximum payment to a farmer, through multiple entities, is now $360,000 a year. But Keith J. Collins, chief economist at the Agriculture Department, said that growers had found many legal ways to get around the limit and that some growers received several times that amount. One type of aid, which involves marketing assistance loans, is not subject to any limit, he said.
In setting a firm overall limit of $250,000, the president's plan would tighten requirements for the recipients of such payments to be ''actively engaged'' in agriculture, and it would generally prevent farmers from claiming additional payments through multiple entities.
Farm subsidies have been a major issue in global trade talks, as poor farmers in the developing world demand that the United States and other wealthy countries cut back subsidies for their domestic producers.
Efforts to cap farm payments have produced odd alliances. Fiscal conservatives like the Heritage Foundation have joined some environmental groups and family farmers in the Midwest in supporting stricter limits. Opponents include the American Farm Bureau Federation, the nation's largest farm organization, as well as many commodity groups and politicians of both parties from rice and cotton states.
Mr. Cochran, the former chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, said he would ''work as hard as I can to oppose any changes'' in current payment limits, set by Congress three years ago.
Speaking this week to the National Cotton Council, a trade group, Mr. Cochran said he knew that some people wanted to reduce farm program payments.
''We always know there is a threat to lower levels of payments to producers from some in the Congress,'' he said. But, he added, the payments are economically important to rural communities, and ''the risk caused by changing payment limits far outweighs the benefits.''
In a letter to Mike Johanns, the new secretary of agriculture, a coalition of more than 100 farm groups said they too would resist such cuts.
''With prices for many major commodities falling sharply from last year, reductions to farm programs would come at precisely the time that these supports are most needed in rural America,'' the coalition said.
The White House proposal is a vindication of sorts for Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, who has advocated ''reasonable payment limits'' for three decades.


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The Bilbao Effect: Architecture of Pattern Interruption?
Preamble: this essay about architecture isn't just about architecture, neither is architecture just about architecture.
I generally don't like saying "no" to reality but in this case I'll break my own pattern and resist a trend. But before I get in the way of this pendulum swing, some context. The ouroboros snake of architecture, that's been chasing form with function and function with form, is once again shedding its skin. In Cathleen McGuigan's Newsweek article "Starchitecture: A Modest Proposal" we learn, from the mouth of Rob Rogers, a partner at Rogers Marvel in New York, that the profession of architecture is on an economic diet and "has to cut back, regrow, and reimagine what it is we're all supposed to do."
McQuigan explains that "the Bilbao Effect," the trend of building "extravagant, eye-popping" trophy buildings, is over. The pendulum of architectural change appears to be swinging from form to function, from iconic, identity-building architecture towards more functional, more sustainable building. In sum, "In: clean and green. Out: all those pointless pointy tops."
I have a bit of a problem with this either/or (either form/or function) mentality. Let me, first, state this loud and clear: I am all for "clean and green." I am just not so sure about the presumed pointlessness of the pointy tops. Let me explain. I believe that "the Bilbao Effect" is a bit misunderstood.
"The Bilbao Effect" is pattern-interruption architecture, i.e. architecture of awakening. You see, mind thrives on clichés, patterns, stereotypes and schemas. Mind likes the same reality cereal for breakfast. So, when the mind stumbles upon the unfamiliar, it chokes and wakes up. Intentional pattern-interruption, as a method of therapy or architecture, surprises the mind-curmudgeon, and, in so doing, leverages presence and mindfulness. Understood as such, Bilbao-effect buildings, in general, and Frank Gehry's buildings, in particular, aren't iconic but iconoclastic, not just pointless slippery slopes of architectural excess but arrestingly provocative challenges to our incessant search for the point of something. Gehry-like architects are daring rascal sages that use form to organize sublime head-on collisions with essence. I don't really know if the Gehrys of architecture consciously operate as the zen masters of landscape but I know this: each Bilbao, on some level, is an architectural koan, and just like a koan, its pointlessness is the very point at which form meets function.
Elsewhere I read that Gehry "declared his independence from the angular" and that he "embarked on adventurous architecture of […] forms that had no precedent." Good for him and good for us. Independence from the architecturally angular is independence from psychologically linear. Architecture of adventure is architecture of openness. Sure, "green and clean" is logistically pragmatic. But what is emotionally pragmatic is a bit of freedom from pragmatism.
Consider Bilbao-effect (not necessarily, Bilbao-style) buildings not as pointless architectural excess but as existentially relevant topographical alarm-clocks for urban consciousness. Indeed, when you look at a building and you don't see one, you see the seer, the witness, the very you in the process of making sense of seeming architectural nonsense. Admittedly, Bilbao-effect, like all meditation, is a means to its own end, an essential opportunity for a rats-race mind to chase its own tail of self-referencing introspection.
Here's my own immodest architectural proposal: each borough needs an architectural ouroboros. No, not some eye-popping dinosaur obelisk of size-worship but something mind's-eye-popping. Stated differently: "Out: mindlessly-conspicuous consumption of form. In: mindful marriage of form, function and pattern interruption."
In sum, I heartily welcome the "green and clean" vision of future architecture. But might we also preserve the invaluable culture of pattern-interruption architecture that, upon encounter, wipes the mind's slate of preconceived notions clean? Economically-responsible clean-up of the environment best begins with mind-detox.
"Starchitecture: a Modest Proposal," Cathleen McGuigan, Newsweek, June 21, 2010
"Great Buildings of the World," Time, 2010
Somov, P. (2011). The Bilbao Effect: Architecture of Pattern Interruption?. Psych Central. Retrieved on September 19, 2017, from https://blogs.psychcentral.com/mindful-living/2010/06/immodest-proposal-architecture-of-pattern-interruption/


text: Morning all I had my S3 MOT'd on Friday last week and it was noted that the front tyres had excessive wear on the inside edges. I told the chap that I thought this was odd as I'd paid Audi, about 3 - 4 months ago, to track the car on their 'laser' machine! (which cost nearly £100 /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif) So he showed me and indeed the inside edge, about 1 inch, is completely worn, almost bald on both front tyres (which are ZZ3's) which I've had on the car about 7-8 months. The rest of the tred looks fine. I've thought about phoning Audi, but first thought I see if anybody else has had the same problem??? Your help is appreciated. Rgds N


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From the beginning of time, man has searched for peace. He has joined peace movements, marched for peace, given prizes for peace, and even gone to war for peace.
When you hear of someone being arrested for "disturbing the peace," you have to wonder where he found any to disturb!
Some tell us to "visualize world peace" on bumper stickers, then cut us off on the freeways!
The United Nations has displayed the words of Isaiah 2:4 over its doors: "They shall beat their swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks."
Only Christ will bring it
But neither the United Nations, nor politicians, nor people who "visualize it" will bring about the long-awaited peace on Earth that mankind so desperately longs for.
It will come only when the Creator Himself returns and retakes what is rightfully His and hangs a sign over this war-weary planet that says "Under New Management"!
Yes, Jesus is coming back again.
And God is not late, we are just a bit early. As 2 Peter 3:9 tells us: "The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."
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When Jesus comes back to this Earth to establish His kingdom, there will finally be world peace and much, much more. It's a picture of our future,and it may be coming sooner then we think.
This Thursday in Orange County, "Heaven on Earth" will be my topic. I will deal with what happens after the second coming of Jesus Christ to the Earth.
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Galactic, Everyone Orchestra, Grateful Grass and More Play Arise Music Festival (A Gallery)
August 21, 2014
ARISE Music Festival came to the Sunrise Ranch in Loveland, CO and brought an eclectic lineup that featured headlining sets from Beats Antique, Galactic, Grateful Grass and more. Galactic brought out a variety of special guests including Chali 2na and Lyrics Born. Keller Williams' Grateful Grass project also featured Billy Nershi, Allie Kral and Reed Mathis. Brian Pittaway shared some images from the show.


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What's more festive than a parade? Catch Santa Claus in Plant City's annual parade or head to a less traditional procession of golf carts or boats.
Plant City Christmas Parade, today, 6 p.m.
The 26th annual Christmas Parade starts at Collins and Alsobrook streets, heads north on Collins and east on Reynolds Street to the courthouse on Michigan Avenue. The parade often draws 100 entries, and Santa Claus always enters in a unique way. Check the weather before you go because the temperature drops after the sun sets.
Sun City Center's Holiday Golf Cart Parade, Dec. 12, 10:30 a.m.
This annual parade of festive golf carts starts on La Jolla Avenue, turns right on Cherry Hills Drive and ends at the gazebo on the Central Campus. Singers and a bluegrass band will entertain at several spots along the route, and refreshments will be served.
Apollo Beach Lighted Boat Parade, Dec. 12, 6 to 9:30 p.m.
Decorated boats will take off from the south channel, near the tip of Adalucia, and wind through the channels, ending at Symphony Isles. The best place to watch is from a house on the channel, although visitors may find viewing spots on a few empty lots.
Twinkle, twinkle! Rising power bills? No worries. It's time for the annual massive gift to electric companies. Feast your eyes on holiday lights. Thousands of them.
Christmas Lane
A 1-acre winter wonderland walk-through in the heart of Dover. It's a family tradition carried on by hundreds of volunteers. Christmas Lane is located on 2015 Wooten Road, just off Dover Road. It's open now through Dec. 30, weather permitting, from 6 to 10 p.m. Expect a train ride for the kids, hot chocolate and Santa! Jolly Ole' Saint Nick will make appearances Dec. 11 through Dec. 23, from 7 to 9 p.m., and Dec. 24 from 7 to 8 p.m. Visit christmaslane.org.
Barrington Oaks
For more than 20 years, residents in this Brandon subdivision near Lumsden and John Moore roads have decorated their homes. Now the holiday cheer is shared by all, with thousands of cars that come through the neighborhood. The display will be open to the public from Dec. 11 to Dec. 27, from 6 to 11 p.m. On Dec. 25, 26 and 27, gates to the subdivision will be open until 12:30 a.m.
Whether you'd like to be a volunteer or you're in need of a helping hand, local charities have plenty to offer.
Cynthia Pinckney Ministries' community dinner, Dec. 25, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For almost a decade, Cynthia Pinckney has been feeding the hungry in eastern Hillsborough County through her ministry, which holds monthly outreach dinners. In December, that means a Christmas Day meal for anyone who shows up to the Boys & Girls Club, 213 N Knights Ave., Brandon. The ministry could use donations of clothes, shoes, blankets and toiletries to hand out at the dinner. Interested in volunteering or donating? Call Pinckney at (813) 571-1556.
Emergency Care Help Organization (ECHO)
ECHO provides 10,000 needy people a year with food and clothing, and the holiday season is the group's busiest time of the year. It needs food, toys, gift cards for teens and gently used blankets and coats. Donations can be made from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday at 507 N Parsons Ave., Brandon. To give cash, go to echofl.org. Those in need of help can call ECHO at (813) 685-0935.
Religious observances
Make room Santa, Christmas is Jesus' big debut. See the babe in a manager at live Nativity productions. But get there early, crowds are almost certain.
Walk Through Bethlehem, Kings Avenue Baptist Church, Dec. 10-13, hours vary each day
It takes about 400 people to stage the live Nativity at Kings Avenue Baptist Church in Brandon. Park your car, get a tour ticket — each tour group accommodates 10 to 12 people — and prepare to be dazzled by the production, now in its 23rd year. It will feature baby Jesus, camels, donkeys, sheep, wise men and more. Last year, 7,000 people viewed the free production on the church grounds at 2602 S Kings Ave., Brandon. For more information, visit kingsavenue.org or call (813) 685-3095.
Drive-Through Nativity, Cornerstone Baptist Church, Dec. 11-13, 6:30 to 9 p.m.
From the comfort of your car, hear an angelic choir sing of the Christ child. Keep driving and gaze upon the babe and his doting parents. The free event at 818 N Parsons Ave., will feature approximately 185 volunteers. For more information, contact the church at (813) 689-3325.


text: Now's the time for WVU By Dave Hickman February 1, 2013 Story Share AP Photo WVU coach Bob Huggins makes a point to Mountaineer guard Gary Browne. LUBBOCK, Texas - If West Virginia still has any chance of making something out of this torturous-to-date basketball season - and Bob Huggins firmly insists that it does - the Mountaineers have to start now.Time isn't running out, it's already gone. With two thirds of the regular season in the books and the team sitting two games under .500, there's virtually no margin for error remaining.So what's the best recipe for success? Well, playing four of the next five games against teams joined with WVU at the bottom of the Big 12 standings is a great place to start. But not only do the Mountaineers actually have to go out and put a streak together - something they've not done yet - but they have to keep it going.A short burst of success at this point isn't enough."We're in a position where we have to win more than just those,'' Huggins said of the games the next few weeks against similarly positioned teams. "That would be a great start, but we have to win those and then a lot more.''It starts today when West Virginia (9-11 overall, 2-5 Big 12) faces Texas Tech (9-9, 2-5) at United Spirit Arena here. The 1:30 p.m. game will be televised by the Big 12 Network (locally on WQCW).After that, the Mountaineers face Texas, TCU, Baylor and Texas Tech in order. Of those, only Baylor is not struggling around .500 overall and none have more than two Big 12 wins.What happens over that stretch will determine just what this team has to play for after that, when the teams from the top of the league reappear on the schedule. Does West Virginia have any right to be talking about the postseason or are the Mountaineers simply what their record says they are 20 games into the season - a team that belongs among the basement dwellers?Huggins insists it is the former. In fact, he optimistically proclaims that not only is this team capable of getting into the postseason conversation (NIT?), but into NCAA tournament discussions. Really, he does."We can still make a run,'' Huggins said Friday, just before practicing and then heading for Texas. "We could conceivably get ourselves on the bubble or better.''Well, yes, the Mountaineers could. They've done nothing this season that speaks to an NCAA tournament resume, but the end of the schedule is loaded with opportunities. There's the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, too.Then again, little they have done this season suggests that they will. Any encouraging performance or spell to date generally has been followed by an almost mind-numbing lack of focus or execution, thus instances like last week's at Oklahoma State, where in a matter of less than 20 game minutes West Virginia went from leading by 13 points to trailing by 19 and losing badly.There is, though, reason for hope right now. In WVU's most recent game, Monday at home against No 2 Kansas, the Mountaineers did a lot of things right, trailed by just two deep into the second half and lost by just five points to a team that hasn't lost since November. In fact, West Virginia has done something that few teams have this season, which is play well and show signs of life against two teams ranked No. 1 in the country. Besides the Kansas game (the Jayhawks are No. 1 in the coaches poll this week), the Mountaineers staged a solid rally against Associated Press No. 1 Michigan back in December. Certainly a team that can compete with two No. 1s can put together something at some point during the season."If we'd played like this in all of our games, who knows how many more we might have won,'' center Aaric Murray said after the Kansas game. "We have to do it now. We don't have much time.''In Texas Tech, West Virginia will face a team that has struggled to do much right this season, not that it's much of a surprise given that the Red Raiders changed coaches in September. When Billy Gillespie resigned under pressure last fall, Chris Walker was elevated to the job on an interim basis. Walker is at least somewhat familiar with West Virginia, having graduated from Villanova in 1992 and serving two brief stints there as an assistant coach since 2001.He also has a few things to work with. Huggins said he really likes Tech's three inside players - 6-foot-11 junior Dejan Kravic (9.7 points per game), 6-10 Kader Tapsoba and 6-8 sophomore Jordan Tolbert. Tolbert had 18 points and 13 rebounds when last Tech played, a 73-57 loss at Texas. All shoot above 50 percent from the floor."They're efficient around the basket,'' Huggins said. "They take good shots and they make a lot that they shoot.''So, too, is 6-7 junior Jaye Crockett, who doesn't start but comes off the bench and leads the team in scoring (13.1), rebounding (8.0) and minutes played. Still, Tech has lost five of six since opening Big 12 play with a victory at still-winless TCU and has really just one quality win this season. The Raiders took a 56-51 home win over Iowa State 10 days ago.Part of the Red Raiders' problem is that they can't shoot from 3-point range. At 26.5 percent, they are one of the few teams in the country worse at making 3s than West Virginia. Tech is 340th out of 347 Division I schools. West Virginia is 322nd.But today WVU could again go into a game shorthanded. Freshman Terry Henderson is still not 100 percent after tweaking his back again, and Huggins said Friday that he doubted Matt Humphrey would play because of a shoulder that is swelling.Still, despite having lost five of six, being two games under .500 and everything else that ails this team, Huggins claims that it's not difficult to get his players believing that the season is long from over."Everybody wants to believe they've got some hope,'' Huggins said. "I don't think that's a hard sell.''Reach Dave Hickman at 304-348-1734 or email@example.com or follow him at Twitter.com/dphickman1. 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When it comes to mirrorless cameras which boast the ability to allow for interchangeable lenses, the sensor of choice for manufacturers is usually one which conforms to either than of an APS-C or a smaller Four Thirds form factor, right? Well, not for Nikon it it not; apparently a leaked image of what appears to be the sensor of an upcoming Nikon-branded mirrorless interchangeable lens camera has surfaced onto the Internet,
With mirrorless cameras boasting large sensors and the ability to support interchangeable lenses now being one of the most popular segments in the digital camera market today, it should be of little surprise that major players such as Nikon are slowly but surely starting to make their entry into this particular segment in order to claim a share of the market for itself.
And while there is still no word (save for some rumours) on the kind of specifications Nikon's first mirrorless interchangeable lens camera is expected to have, it seems that a leaked image of what is supposedly a prototype of such a camera has surfaced online to shed some light on what users can expect from the sensor in the company's upcoming mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, as shown in the image below.
Details are scarce, but if the leaked image of the camera's sensor is of any indication, it would seem that Nikon might decide to ditch the traditional APS-C and Four Thirds sensor used in such mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras in favor of a proprietary form factor which is reportedly said to feature a crop factor of 2.6X. This will mean that Nikon's sensor will be somewhat smaller than the Four Thirds sensor used by Panasonic and Olympus, which might not appeal to certain consumers.
However, if it is of any consolation, Nikon's proprietary sensor is still orders of magnitude larger than the 1.2/3-inch sensor that Pentax is using for its new Q-series of mirrorless cameras, so we do not think that image quality is expected to take too significant a hit.
Lastly, it has been claimed that this mirrorless prototype from Nikon reportedly goes by the name of "X810".
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Recipes / Giardiniera (55)
Antipasto Pie
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Grilled Jumbo Shrimp And Pickled 'Gazpacho' Roll Ups
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1 x lemon juiced, divided, 1 c. giardiniera (pickled warm pepper, cauliflower salad, found
Crock Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches
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fork and let it drain away. You can get Giardiniera that's packed in vinegar, but I found
Layered Mediterranean Dip
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the base of the bowl. Add the chopped giardiniera over the hummus and spread in an even
Filled Focaccia AKA Muffaletta
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kalamata olives (optional) 1 cup giardiniera (Italian pickled salad) 2 pepperoncinis
30 Days of Grilled Cheese with Land O' Lakes: Italian Beef Grilled Cheese
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the beef and cheese would pair well with the giardiniera and I was right. Give this one a
Mardi Gras Menu 1
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1 c chopped green olives 1/2 c chopped giardiniera mix 1 Tbsp capers 1 tsp dried oregano
Summer Giardiniera
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you will need to process in batches Let the Giardiniera sit for at least a couple of weeks
"MustGo" Gumbo
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MustGo" ingredients, use what you have) Giardiniera – about 1 cup (leftovers from 2 open
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Two men were arrested in Mountain View on Thursday following a car chase that ended in a crash, police said.
The chain of events kicked off at 8 p.m. when an officer tried to pull over a 1995 Honda Civic at El Camino Real and Grant Road. The vehicle had been reported stolen in San Jose, police said.
The driver — later identified as David Antonio Perez, 31, of San Jose — did not stop and entered Highway 237. The officer initiated the pursuit when the car turned onto northbound Highway 85, police said.
Perez took the Moffett Boulevard exit and collided with a vehicle stopped at a light, police said. He then veered off the roadway and crashed into a traffic control box, knocking out power to the intersection.
Perez fled from the Honda and into the Stevens Creek area while his passenger, Vance Edmond Howeth, 46, of San Jose, was detained, police said. With the help of a witness, police found Perez a short time later at the Quality Inn on Evandale Avenue.
Howeth was taken to a hospital for a complaint of pain but no one else was injured, police said.
Perez and Howeth were arrested and booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail for possessing a stolen vehicle, failing to yield, hit-and-run and theft with a prior conviction, police said. Perez was also charged with resisting an officer.
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A good start. Now to move on to an exoskeleton that incorporates complete mechanical legs and which doesn't require a wrist, as my friend Brandi Gregory was born with neither legs nor arms.
FDA Approves First Motorized Exoskeleton to Help Paraplegics Walk — Physician's First Watch
June 30, 2014
FDA Approves First Motorized Exoskeleton to Help Paraplegics Walk
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD
The FDA has approved the first motorized wearable exoskeleton device to allow patients with paraplegia due to spinal cord injury to sit, stand, and walk with help from a caregiver.
The ReWalk device consists of the following:
a metal brace that supports the legs and part of the upper body;
motors that allow movement at the hips, knees, and ankles;
a tilt sensor;
a backpack that holds a computer and power supply.
The patient wears a wireless remote control on the wrist, which is used to command ReWalk to stand, sit, or walk. Crutches are also used for extra support.
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Newly Renovated New York Apartment #41
Size800 ft²
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- Lockable room
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Baby cot
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|Henry Street, 10002 New York, United States
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The apartment features 3 double bedrooms, the master bedroom has a large flat-screen TV. Guests can prepare meals in the fully equipped kitchen, which includes a coffee machine. The bathroom has a walk-in shower.
The surrounding area is busy with, with a wonderful selection of an excellent selection of bars, bakeries, delis and more on offer nearby. The famous Brooklyn Bridge is a 20-minute walk from the apartment.
East Broadway Subway Station is a 5-minute walk from the apartment. Times Square, and other world famous sights centred around Midtown Manhattan, can be reached in just 20 minutes using public transport.
House rulesPlease respect the neighbours and keep noise to a minimum at night.
Please treat the house as you would your own home.
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The property is located in Little Italy, close to China Town and therefore very central if you want to know the city of New York. As positive the attention of the owner, value, location and cleanliness. As a negative, a bit noisy which is solved with plugs and the fact that there only one bathroom for four rooms. Strongly recommended
El alojamiento está situado en Little Italy, muy cerca de China Town y por lo tanto muy céntrico si quieres conocer la ciudad de Nueva York. Como positivo la atención del propietario, calidad-precio, ubicación y limpieza. Como negativo, un poco ruidoso que se solventa con unos tapones y el hecho de existir únicamente un baño para cuatro habitaciones. Totalmente recomendable
Buna availability has provided information requested. speed of responses.
Well in general.
buna disponibilidad, ha brindado información requerida. rapidez en las respuestas.
Bien en general.
Housing super location!
drawback: the room is small (no light, no possible opening of windows).
Logement super bien situé!
inconvénient : la chambre est petite (pas de lumiere, pas d'ouverture possible des fenetres).
Mike, the guy who is linving in the house is a nice guy, however John ask us for more money than the web request.
The room is a little small and the neighborhood from time to time noisy but otherwise the apartment is clean, it feels like a home ... the most is the metro station which is on the corner of the street !
La chambre est un peu petite et le voisinage de temps en temps bruyant mais sinon l'appart est propre, on s'y sent comme a la maison ... Le plus c'est la station de métro qui est au coin de la rue!
Our apartment rental on Wimdu went pretty much exactly as planned. We found something we liked; we checked availability; we booked; John got back to us promptly; we confirmed; we showed up (very late, as the flight into JFK was delayed) and we had an apartment to ourselves for 10 days, without a hitch.
Okay, there was one glitch with the heating in the apartment, which could have been a disaster, as the temperature was beastly cold when we arrived -- but John had taken care of it already by bringing in some portable heaters, and the problem was sorted out by the next day.
The apartment was more or less what we expected from the description and the photos, so there were no issues there. The wireless internet was very good. The location in Chinatown is great -- and the little Chinese bakery downstairs became our regular breakfast haunt. The one drawback (which of course we were aware of from the description before we booked) was that there's no washing machine in the apartment. But there are a number of laundromats (both self-serve and drop off) around the block, so dealing with laundry just needs some planning.
The location is perfect for a pan-New York visit. The apartment is close to the Canal St subway (which links you to pretty much everywhere) and is a stone's throw from the Manhattan Bridge with downtown Brooklyn just across the river. Great restaurants are right on the doorstep and fantastic shopping is within walking distance.
John and his contact person Mike were both very helpful and we had no issues there.
New York is always a great experience, and despite the cold, this time was no exception!
Great place and Mike was really nice! The appartment itself was very clean and I really liked that there were 2 seperate double beds. We had to share the bathroom and kitchen with 3 others, but this never caused any problems, since we could sign in for the bathroom each morning. The appartment is also almost next to a subway station, so you can easily travel all through Manhattan. Only downside of it that there was one window, but this could not be opened... Overall a great place for a good prize!
I Was in New York for one Week and I Was in this apartment. It's small badroom but really clean, very well equipped the kitchen, and really clean the restroom. Near to te subway, THE restorants too.
The room was really warm in comparison to the heavy cold weather outside. The bathroom and the kitchen was pretty clean. The neighborhood was safe and beautifull.
However our room was very very small and uncomfortable, it was never cleaned up and the towels were the same during the whole days of our stay. What is more, no only we never saw the owners of the appartment but also John (with whom we only spoke via viber/whats app) was not helpfull with some problems that we had.
My teenage daughter and I rented a room in january 2015. It was during wintertime so it was cold outside. The heater in the house works perfectly but it was a little bit too warm for us compared to the outside temperature. Opening the only openable window in the living room, or sleeping with the airconditioning on, helped a bit to reduce the heat.
The room is located at an ideal, central place in Lower Manhattan. The beds were fantastic to sleep on. Mike is a very friendly and hospitable man who gave us the feeling that his house was our house.
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Little says Eldora rules package on its way
March 26, 2013, Zack Albert, NASCAR.com
Chad Little, director of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, indicated Tuesday that a rules package for the tour's first dirt-track race at Eldora Speedway would be released soon. Fittingly, the timetable for the announcement will be close to the series' next race at Martinsville Speedway, another historic short track and perhaps a nod at what could become part of the series' identity.
Everything from race structure to tires to ride heights will have to be decided before July 24, when NASCAR will hold its first national series race on dirt since 1970. It's one of the more intriguing wrinkles for Little's first season on the job as series director.
"We are getting very close to finalizing all of the details for Eldora, from the procedural changes for that race to the rules package," Little said. "We've bounced around several ideas internally here and we're visiting with the teams. We'll probably finish our final visits at Martinsville, and then I expect that we'll have an announcement very shortly after that race."
"Short-track races are definitely important."
-- Chad Little
Adding the half-mile dirt track in Rossburg, Ohio, to this truck year's schedule might be the start of a shift in emphasis to short-track races. NASCAR vice president of racing operations Steve O'Donnell said last fall that series officials visited Greenville-Pickens Speedway, a long-running half-mile asphalt track in South Carolina, as part of a feasibility study.
"You're always looking for new venues and evaluating the opportunities at any race track, but the short-track races are definitely important," Little said. "Getting back to the grass roots has always been very important for NASCAR."
In accordance with that directive, the truck series returns from a five-week hiatus April 6 at Martinsville, a .526-mile track steeped in racing heritage. It's another reason for Little, who took over the job of truck series director last December, and the series' drivers to be eager to get back to work.
"Most of (the drivers) come from the short-track circles and it's most near and dear to their heart," Little said, "so that's another reason we're excited about it."
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Professional society dues (such as IEEE or ACM) are generally tax deductible as a career expense, even if you aren't working for yourself.Ā These are up there with uniforms (pity suits aren't included) and conferences.

Did you stick a mileage counter on your bike?Ā I'm trying to figure out how you'd measure that.

Christie

Then again, IANAL nor am I a tax accountant.Ā Consult with a professional you're willing to pay if you want advice you can count on.
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On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:41 PM, dpc<firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
 >> Another interesting thing... often employers will match, or completely pay
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 > w/o the emplyer match (if you're itemizing) these dues are tax deductable.

They are not tax deductible as a donation, employer match or no,
 because they aren't one.

 Maybe they qualify as a business expense or somesuch, but I don't know
 that side of things. Any tax lawyers / accountants in the audience
 able to give a definitive answer?

 > i tried to count my bike as a 'commuting vehicle' expense when i was working for myself. the cost per mile computation was a little weird though.

That is awesome.

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text: Gael Varoquaux wrote: > On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 12:00:03PM -0800, Brian Granger wrote: >> I see that people are starting to use multiprocessing to >> parallelize numerical Python code. I am wondering if we want to >> allow/recommend using multiprocessing in scipy. > > Too late! I use it in almost all code :). OK, none if this is in > Scipy, but multiprocessing is starting to creep in various places. > ... > I must admit I would really like to see IPython using > multiprocessing as a backend for single-computer parallel computing > (I have 8 cores, so I do a lot of that). I don't know if it is > compatible with IPython's architecture. Specifically, I would like to > be able to use the same API than IPython, with a fork-based > mechanism. I would also like the easy process management. +1. With multiprocessing I have been finally able to resolve the problem of showing and updating matplotlib plots when doing a long computation with sfepy - the application feeds data to a Log class, that sends them via a pipe to another process plotting as the data arrive. To conclude, in my application it plays with a GUI (GTKAgg) well, and I certainly would use it in relevant algorithms in scipy if someone is willing to implement it. r.


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Democrat Hoffman Forms Committee to Explore 13th Dis. Congressional Run
A former state lawmaker from southwest Illinois says he wants to run against incumbent Republican Tim Johnson in the new 13th Congressional District.
Democrat Jay Hoffman of Collinsville said he is forming an exploratory committee to see if a run for congress is feasible. If he runs, Hoffman will face David Gill in the Democratic primary. Hoffman said he likes Gill and appreciates his stand in favor of health care reform. But the Collinsville Democrat said he is better suited to work for job creation and debt reduction in Washington.
"What is happening out in Washington right now, is not putting the people of Champaign-Urbana or central Illinois or southwestern Illinois first," Hoffman said. "It's putting the individual congressional members first. And I think people are just tired of that and want to see a fresh approach, an approach that's going to use our natural resources and create jobs and economic op for all of central Illinois."
Hoffman said Johnson has been serving in a congressional district --- the 15th --- that leans Republican, but he said the new 13th District is more of a tossup between the two parties. Hoffman said a race between him and Johnson would provide a clear choice.
"You want someone in Washington who's going to fight for job creation, and fight for working families, or do you want someone who's owned by the special interests and big business?" Hoffman said. "That's the distinction that'll be made."
The 49-year-old Hoffman served twenty years in the Illinois House. He gave up that seat in 1996 to run for Congress, but lost the race against John Shimkus. In October 1997, Hoffman was appointed to the Illinois House again, and served in the General Assembly before losing a re-election bid last year. He faced criticism for being a close ally of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Hoffman defends his ties to Blagojevich, saying everybody has a friend who has done things wrong. He said that when the time came, he voted to impeach Blagojevich in the Illinois House.
While not yet a formal candidate, Hoffman plans to campaign in the new 13th District on Labor Day. He said he also plans to appear in the Decatur Labor Day parade, and at Labor Day picnics in Bloomington-Normal and Champaign-Urbana.


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In its first fundraising event, the Veterans Golf Park for Disabled Vets is holding a tournament on Friday, Oct. 19, starting at 7:30 a.m., with a shotgun start at the Sunset-Whitney Country Club in Rocklin.
The cost is $150 per player. Included with the entry fee are: green fees, cart rental, range balls, tee prizes, breakfast burrito, dinner buffet, on course food and non-alcoholic beverages.
The fundraiser is designed to purchase a Paragolfer golf cart, which is a custom golf platform that rotates a wheelchair-bound individual from a sitting position into an upright position so that they can play golf.
The group also hopes to build and maintain a Paragolfer friendly golf course.
There will be a putting contest prior to the start of tee off and a change to win a $1,000. Dinner is included and will include both a live and silent auction
According to event organizers, the Jack Nicklaus Design group has offered its services to prepare the preliminary study details for a golf course designed to assist the disabled.
Currently Mather Golf Course in Sacramento has offered the use of their facilities to start the rehabilitation program. There currently is a sister course located in Lakewood , Wash., which is managed and maintained by more than 150 active volunteers.
Sunset-Whitney Country Club is located at 4201 Midas Ave., in Rocklin.
To see video of the Paragolf golf cart platform in action -- or to get more information about the project please go to http://veteransgolfpark.com.
For more information about the fundraiser visit http://veteransgolfpark.com or contact Phil Gruidl, Golf Tournament Director at 908-0540.


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Popularly known worldwide as Nigeria's King of Soul music, Soul E Baba was born in the oil-rich(Delta) region of Nigeria. His musical career started at the young age of 8yrs when he was known to open crusades for his father. At 13yrs, he joined a group called 'Honey Voices' and went on to start a group called 'Soul Brothers' alongside 'Soul T' and 'Soul D'. At the teenage age of 21, he signed a record deal with 'Colossal Entertainment' from whence his first album titled 'Naija Is Blessed' was released with his hit song being 'Soule Baba Dey Here'. Soul-e has created a niche for himself in the Nigerian music industry with his unique and smooth voice as well as dynamic performances which as hell touches your soul. He has various albums to his credit. Some of which are: 'Naija Is Blessed'; 2006. 'Excellency 1'; 2007. 'Excellency 2'; 2007. The king of soul music can boast of several awards too numerous to mention to his credit. Here's to name but a few listed below: 1. Gbedu Awards for 'Most Creative Act' (2008). 2. Kanbitoons Special Award for Excellence. 3. Teens Favorite Video. 4. D'Love Villa Award for 'Most Inspiring Songwriter of the Year'. 5. D'Love Villa Award for 'Best Male Vocal'. 6. Dream & Become Intl' Award for 'Most Versatile Act'. 7. Dream & Become Intl' Award for 'Entertainer of The Year' (2007). 8. Hip-hop Revolution Award. 9. Gbedu Award for 'Best Music Video'. 10. Doel Entertainment Award for 'Excellence'. 11. Successville Intl' Award for 'Best New Act'. 12. Successville Intl' Award for 'Video of The Year'. 13. Nigezie Award for 'Artist of The Month. E.t.c... Others worthy of note to buttress Soul-E's capabilities are his International/Local Collabos: 1. Soul E and Wonderous; Overcomer (Houston, Texas) 2005. 2. Soul-E and Ghost Writers; Street Life (Houston, Texas) 2005. 3. Tu Face and Soul-E; E be like say (Nigeria) 2006. 4. Soul-E and Koldproduck; Rock this party (South Africa) 2007. 5. Soul-E and Kokoveli; You got your life (Ghana) 2008. 6. Rough and Smooth Feat. Soul-E; Mona Lisa (Ghana) 2008. 7. Soul-E Feat. Takara; Ayele (New York) 2006. 8. 360Degrees Feat. Soul-E; Pepe Rest (Nigeria). 9. Jesse Jagz Feat. Soul-E and WizKid; Intoxicated (Nigeria) 2010. 10. Mackssime Feat Soul-E; Don't Let Go. Etc...https://hype.co/soule


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Emergency Healthcare in Adults with IDD; An Introduction to the Issues and Challenges.
Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) often have complex and fragile health issues which commonly result in the need for acute health interventions. The ability to provide accurate and safe health practices in an acute health emergency is often very challenging due to a number of circumstances including language barriers, miscommunication, lack of chronic disease data, as well as a lack of training by health professionals of the complexities of health issues in those with IDD. Health outcomes, quality of life, support staff and family burden as well as a significant economic strain could be alleviated by the creation of educational events and the development of standards of care practices.
The AADMD in association with its partner organizations is offering a series of Webinars in which we will review the various challenges and issues too often encountered to those with IDD. Each Webinar will reveal personal stores by self advocates as well as a presentation and discussion by national and international leaders in the field who will offer suggestions and recommendation to help alleviate many of the health disparities which currently exist. A brief Q & A will follow each talk. The first presentation will be an introduction to the entire series. We will provide a broad outline and discussion of the various emergency healthcare challenges and issues that exist.
The Webinars are offered free of cost, and registration is required. Professional educational credits and participation credits will be available for future Webinars. These presentations would be of great interest to self advocates, advocates, health professionals, emergency care professionals, as well as to organizations and agencies that support those with IDD.
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Elderly residents have been the victims of a spate of distraction burglaries.
Sussex Police is appealing for more information about several crimes in Brighton and Hove and Crowborough and officers are urging people to be extra aware.
In Freshfield Road, Brighton, an elderly couple in their 80s allowed a man into their home only to discover later on he had stolen a wallet before riding off on a bright red bike.
The incident happened at about 6.50pm on May 21 and the suspect is described as being in his mid-20s, 6ft, slim, clean shaven, wearing blue trousers and a sweat shirt and carrying a small black bag.
At 6.30pm on the same day a 77- year-old man allowed three men into his house in Blackness Road, Crowborough, to clean windows. He later found four blank cheques had been stolen.
The men were believed to be using a grey Mitsubishi L200 pick-up in which they had a jet wash hose.
On May 22 a man called at an elderly woman's flat in Westbourne Street, Hove, at about 5.30pm, claiming to be from the Community Health Service and needing to check her pulse.
Once inside, he asked for a cup of tea and when she returned she found the man bent over near her handbag.
She then discovered her purse was missing.
The suspect was white, in his 20s, 5ft 10in, thin, with short hair and wearing jeans and a navy blue jacket.
Officers think the incidents in Brighton and Hove may be linked.
Police are also investigating an incident in Rottingdean on May 20, at 8pm, when a woman wearing a blue uniform knocked on the door of a 78-year-old woman claiming to be a carer.
All these incidents involved the use of plausible excuses to gain entry to the homes of vulnerable elderly people.
Inspector Jon Greetham said: "It is important to remain vigilant at all times, and to never allow cold callers or strangers into your home, however convincing they may sound."
Police advice to householders is to keep the security chain on when answering the door and to not let in someone that you are not expecting.
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After a recent scan, we can see that Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGM:PTGX) has a Shareholder Yield of 0.00% and a Shareholder Yield (Mebane Faber) of -0.01127. Companies may issue new shares and buy back their own shares. This may occur at the same time. Investors may also use shareholder yield to gauge a baseline rate of return. The first value is calculated by adding the dividend yield to the percentage of repurchased shares. The second value adds in the net debt repaid yield to the calculation. Shareholder yield has the ability to show how much money the firm is giving back to shareholders via a few different avenues. Investors may be wondering how to tackle the markets at current levels. Many investors may feel like they have missed out on the markets getting to where they are today. It may be a case of missed trades or being too cautious, but a stellar forward thinking strategy may be just what is needed to get back on track. Studying various sectors may help provide some insight on where to go from here. Investors may become very familiar and comfortable with a certain sector, and they may be completely missing out on opportunities from other fast growing sectors. Investors may also need to take a long-term approach which may include creating a diversified portfolio that takes many different factors into consideration. With the enormous amount of uncertainty that follows the global investing world on a daily basis, it may be helpful for investors to be able to keep their emotions in check. Studying the hard data may prove to be very useful when trying to separate truth from fiction in the equity markets.
Valuation Scores
The Piotroski F-Score is a scoring system between 1-9 that determines a firm's financial strength. The score helps determine if a company's stock is valuable or not. The Piotroski F-Score of Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGM:PTGX) is 2. A score of nine indicates a high value stock, while a score of one indicates a low value stock. The score is calculated by the return on assets (ROA), Cash flow return on assets (CFROA), change in return of assets, and quality of earnings. It is also calculated by a change in gearing or leverage, liquidity, and change in shares in issue. The score is also determined by change in gross margin and change in asset turnover.
The ERP5 Rank is an investment tool that analysts use to discover undervalued companies. The ERP5 looks at the Price to Book ratio, Earnings Yield, ROIC and 5 year average ROIC. The ERP5 of Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGM:PTGX) is 16899. The lower the ERP5 rank, the more undervalued a company is thought to be. The MF Rank (aka the Magic Formula) is a formula that pinpoints a valuable company trading at a good price. The formula is calculated by looking at companies that have a high earnings yield as well as a high return on invested capital. The MF Rank of Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGM:PTGX) is 15847. A company with a low rank is considered a good company to invest in. The Magic Formula was introduced in a book written by Joel Greenblatt, entitled, "The Little Book that Beats the Market".
The Q.i. Value of Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGM:PTGX) is 87. The Q.i. Value is a helpful tool in determining if a company is undervalued or not. The Q.i. Value is calculated using the following ratios: EBITDA Yield, Earnings Yield, FCF Yield, and Liquidity. The lower the Q.i. value, the more undervalued the company is thought to be.
The Value Composite One (VC1) is a method that investors use to determine a company's value. The VC1 of Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGM:PTGX) is 87. A company with a value of 0 is thought to be an undervalued company, while a company with a value of 100 is considered an overvalued company. The VC1 is calculated using the price to book value, price to sales, EBITDA to EV, price to cash flow, and price to earnings. Similarly, the Value Composite Two (VC2) is calculated with the same ratios, but adds the Shareholder Yield. The Value Composite Two of Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGM:PTGX) is 83.
Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGM:PTGX) has a Price to Book ratio of 4.254078. This ratio is calculated by dividing the current share price by the book value per share. Investors may use Price to Book to display how the market portrays the value of a stock. Checking in on some other ratios, the company has a Price to Cash Flow ratio of -6.599049, and a current Price to Earnings ratio of -5.442331. The P/E ratio is one of the most common ratios used for figuring out whether a company is overvalued or undervalued.
Free Cash Flow Growth (FCF Growth) is the free cash flow of the current year minus the free cash flow from the previous year, divided by last year's free cash flow. The FCF Growth of Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGM:PTGX) is . Free cash flow (FCF) is the cash produced by the company minus capital expenditure. This cash is what a company uses to meet its financial obligations, such as making payments on debt or to pay out dividends. The Free Cash Flow Score (FCF Score) is a helpful tool in calculating the free cash flow growth with free cash flow stability – this gives investors the overall quality of the free cash flow. The FCF Score of Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGM:PTGX) is . Experts say the higher the value, the better, as it means that the free cash flow is high, or the variability of free cash flow is low or both.
The Gross Margin Score is calculated by looking at the Gross Margin and the overall stability of the company over the course of 8 years. The score is a number between one and one hundred (1 being best and 100 being the worst). The Gross Margin Score of Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGM:PTGX) is 50. The more stable the company, the lower the score. If a company is less stable over the course of time, they will have a higher score.
Price Index
The Price Index is a ratio that indicates the return of a share price over a past period. The price index of Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGM:PTGX) for last month was 1.27152. This is calculated by taking the current share price and dividing by the share price one month ago. If the ratio is greater than 1, then that means there has been an increase in price over the month. If the ratio is less than 1, then we can determine that there has been a decrease in price. Similarly, investors look up the share price over 12 month periods. The Price Index 12m for Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGM:PTGX) is 1.15315. Some of the best financial predictions are formed by using a variety of financial tools. The Price Range 52 Weeks is one of the tools that investors use to determine the lowest and highest price at which a stock has traded in the previous 52 weeks. The Price Range of Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGM:PTGX) over the past 52 weeks is 0.585. The 52-week range can be found in the stock's quote summary.
Ever wonder how investors predict positive share price momentum? The Cross SMA 50/200, also known as the "Golden Cross" is the fifty day moving average divided by the two hundred day moving average. The SMA 50/200 for Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGM:PTGX) is currently 0.91326. If the Golden Cross is greater than 1, then the 50 day moving average is above the 200 day moving average – indicating a positive share price momentum. If the Golden Cross is less than 1, then the 50 day moving average is below the 200 day moving average, indicating that the price might drop.


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That was 20 years ago, and attitudes in Magadi, a Maasai heartland 50 miles south of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, have changed. Mr ole Kushuni is now regarded with envy. Now he has nine camels, each worth 60,000 shillings (£440). But it is not just their financial worth that is so prized. It is their hardiness. During last year's drought, Mr ole Kushuni, who has six wives and more than 40 children, lost 70 of his 150 cattle - but no camels. "They are resistant to drought," he said.
The value of animals more suited to the desert shows how severe the problem of drought has become for the Maasai in Kenya. They have coped for centuries, but the new weather patterns are threatening their way of life. As the rains have become shorter, and less predictable, in recent decades, the herders have had to leave home for many months at a time to look for pasture and water. The sight of Maasai men from Magadi, with their red "shuka" cloaks, guiding cattle through Nairobi in search of grass has become so common it barely draws attention.
The women, children and elderly are left to fend for themselves, hoping that their only source of wealth - the cattle - can survive the dry season. If not, the devastation can be too much to bear. "One man lost 500 head of cattle last year," said Julius Lekurra, a Maasai elder in Magadi. "When he saw how many were dying, he fell over and died too."
Mr Lekurra, who lost 80% of his herd, said the Maasai were used to hardship, but the harsh weather was causing people to drop out of pastoralism. "Thirty years ago we used to have enough grass here. The rains used to come regularly, and we had little stress," he said. "But now the atmosphere has changed. We are no longer sure that the rains will come every April. There must be politics in heaven."
Environmental scientists say global warming is causing the prolonged droughts in the Horn of Africa. The developing world has released the lowest share of harmful greenhouses gases, but it is bearing the greatest burden. Countries such as Kenya are scarcely equipped to deal with the effects and fund programmes to help the most vulnerable adapt. "Climate change is having a very, very negative impact on the Maasai," said Sharon Looremetta, project manager for the charity Practical Action, which works in Magadi. "Men and women are moving to towns to try look for jobs. Their traditional way of life disappears."
But Practical Action's work is proving that this process is not inevitable. By introducing a range of simple yet highly effective projects, it has helped hundreds of Maasai women to cope with the increased hardship caused by drought - and to retain their pastoral lifestyle.
During dry spells in Magadi, women typically left home at 6am with their donkeys to fetch water, returning at 3pm. Practical Action designed canvas panniers that enable each animal to carry four jerry cans holding 80 litres of water - eight times as much as before. "Now if we use 12 donkeys to collect water for two days we can concentrate on other activities for the rest of the month," said Joyce Kipaseyia, a Maasai woman. Two donkeys were hitched to a metal cart, also designed and funded by Practical Action. It could hold firewood normally carried by a dozen women.
In their newfound free time, many women now care for their own livestock. Practical Action has helped women's groups buy small herds of goats, which they rear and sell in the market. The money they make enables them to send their children to schools and the hardy goats give the family a kind of insurance should their cattle not survive.
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It functions a bit like a satellite, except substantially cheaper and much more versatile.
The largest robot in the AUVSI expo hall last week belonged to Titan Aerospace. It was a model of their Solara 50 robotic atmospheric satellite, and they had to chop off the tail and most of the wings to get it to fit. The Solara is intended to lift a payload to 20,000 meters and then keep it there for five years, running entirely on solar power. It functions a bit like a satellite, except substantially cheaper and much more versatile. And, you can get it back when you're done.
It's a little bit hard to tell from the video, but these UAVs are big. The Solara 50 is 15 meters long with a wingspan of 50 meters, and there's an even larger one called the Solara 60, with a 60-meter wingspan. Despite its size, the Solara 50 only weighs 160 kilograms, and it can carry a 30 kg payload, which is fairly respectable.
What makes the Solara actually functional as an atmospheric satellite are two things. The first is the altitude that it's designed to fly at: at 20,000 meters, you're above pretty much everything. You're looking down on clouds and weather, and the winds and temperatures are generally very stable, or at least predictable. Being that high also gives you a field of view encompassing about 45,000 square kilometers. If you were to, say, mount a cellular base station on a Solara, it would take over for a hundred cell towers on the ground.
The second thing that makes Solara work is that it's solar powered. Every available surface on the wings and tail are covered in solar panels, and there are batteries inside the wings. During the day, Solara generates kilowatts of power, and there's enough left over in the batteries to provide hundreds of watts all night.
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A banned driver who climbed into his van's passenger seat when he was spotted by police has been sentenced to a 12 month community order with 250 hours of unpaid work.
Matthew Wade, 21, of Alma Street, Laisterdyke, Bradford, was caught behind the wheel on the city's Sticker Lane at 2.30pm on September 20 last year.
He admitted driving while disqualified bef-ore Bradford and Keigh-ley magistrates and his case was sent to Bradford Crown Court for sentence.
Yesterday, prosecutor Simon Haring told the Crown Court that Wade was banned from driving for an offence of dangerous driving and was in breach of suspended sentence order.
His solicitor advocate, Ashok Khullar, said his client had completed all the requirements of the suspended sentence order. He was a naive and immature man who was easily led by others.
Judge Colin Burn disqualified Wade from driving until March, 2015.
He also warned him that he would go to prison if he appeared before the courts again.


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Fedriades is an elegant Hotel, situated in the heart of the city of Delphi, the "navel of earth". Built in traditional Greek style, within an easy walking distance of the Archaeological Museum and the sights.
It overlooks the magnificent view of the Corinthian Gulf and the valley of Pleis tos. Offers free Wi-Fi and use of the hotel's PC. The well known Epikouros Restaurant serves a variety of fine Greek and Mediterranean dishes. The hotel also features stylish and spacious lounges and a cozy Bar-Café.
Fedriades has an excellent reputation that founded on care, enthusiasm, and nice location of the hotel. As a family-run hotel, it assures personal attention to guests' needs in a warm and comfortable interior.


text: Located in the southern part of the city, Sangam Vihar is the Asia's largest unauthorised colony that falls under the Delhi Constituency. This is a slum colony with many small houses and temporary settlements. The area is mostly inhabited by underprivileged sections of the society who do odd jobs to sustain in the city. The area is a home to many domestic helps and drivers. The area also has small shops that sell items of daily use. The locality has no water supply and electricity is also sparse. The people living here fight for their basic survival in the tough city life.