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Earthbound instruments in local laboratories are poised to help scientists decipher the streams of data expected over the next two years from NASA's latest Mars mission.
Much of the attention to the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft has focused on the tightly choreographed maneuver required to get Curiosity, the car-sized rover, safely into the planet's Gale Crater, which occurred in the early hours of Monday morning. But for a handful of local scientists on the mission's science team, who began arriving at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., last week, getting there safely was only the first step.
After Curiosity's systems are checked out and instruments tested, the rover will begin the brunt of its work for the next two years: traversing the surface, taking images with its many cameras, drilling and scooping samples, and shooting rocks with powerful laser pulses to analyze their chemical makeup.
Using doppelgangers of some of the instruments on Mars in laboratories on earth will help scientists understand and interpret data. Here, they can analyze a range of substances and use the results as a kind of benchmark to understand what the rover is seeing on Mars, which should begin to unravel the history of the planet, in particular of the presence of water on it.
"It's basically like reading a history book of Mars; we're going to learn when water was on Mars, and if it existed for a long time," said Darby Dyar, a professor of astronomy at Mount Holyoke College who is a member of the science team.
"We're getting really close to knowing if there was ever life there. How much more an important question could there be?" she said.
Dyar is focused on one instrument aboard the rover, called ChemCam. The device has a powerful laser that Dyar compares to experiments conducted by high school students who place a substance in a flame and then observe the flame's color to discern what the substance is made of. For example, put sodium in a flame and it glows an intense yellowish orange.
ChemCam does that on a much more powerful and long-distance scale, shooting its laser beam at rock or soil, heating it to about 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit, and detecting the chemical components of the target from the resulting flash of light, from as far as 23 feet away.
The rover will take as many as 10,000 such readings over its two-year mission, Dyar said. Where her laboratory at Mount Holyoke College will come into the picture is in making sense of the data the rover sends back.
In her laboratory sits a vacuum chamber that can maintain Mars-like conditions: very low pressure and a carbon dioxide atmosphere. In it, she and her students have begun carrying out measurements on a library of 10,000 rock samples. The diverse array of minerals will be a helpful reference set, allowing scientists to better understand the rocks, soil, and dust that the rover is sampling.
At geobiologist Roger Summons's laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an oven heats up soil samples, allowing another instrument to detect the presence of organic compounds, seen as hallmarks of an environment suitable for life. The spacecraft will do the same thing to select samples, so scientists will be able to compare the measurementson Mars to ones they make on well-characterized substances in their lab on earth.
"The instrument package is effectively as close [as it can be] to a field geologist who might be exploring early Earth, looking for clues about the environment," said Summons, who like other members of the science team will live on Mars time, with days about 40 minutes longer than on earth, so they can better coordinate and direct the rover's activities.
Ralph Milliken, an assistant professor of geological sciences at Brown University, has seen the potential and the limitations of using a rover on the planet. A few years ago, in a simulation scenario near the Guadalupe Mountains in New Mexico, Milliken worked as if he were the rover.
The science team, operating remotely, would receive only the data he sent them, including images like the ones the rover might collect on the surface of Mars.
Then, they would provide commands about what to explore more in depth and which samples to collect.
He said the exercise, which was mainly to familiarize the science team with the kind of control they would have once the rover was on the surface of Mars, also demonstrated to him some of the limitations of depending on a rover, instead of having a human walk around, picking up rocks and observing the environment firsthand.
"I definitely smiled a few times, when they'd choose certain rocks over another, because it was very curious — things look different in real life, versus images," Milliken said.
Now, Milliken is a member of the science team and is most interested in understanding how the small amount of water present on Mars cycles through its environment, using equipment aboard the rover, including a detector that can measure the distribution of water in the soil.
The rover will first explore the area where it lands. Then, it will climb a mountain in the crater, called Sharp Mountain — sampling, photographing, and doing chemical and other analysis of the mountain's sedimentary layers as it goes.
John Grotzinger, the chief scientist of the mission, said that the larger goal is to look for environments that could have been habitable, and to illuminate the history of the planet.
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New Years Colockum Snow Run
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On Saturday January 1st, 2011 we had a Yakima/Kittitas Forest Watch run up Colockum Road. The drivers on this run were Foxracer in his Rubicon, 4WheelingPlus.com in his XJ, Tiny in his XJ, Don in his XJ and Test Dummy in his XJ. Foxracer was the Trail Boss. I rode with Test Dummy. We started the run at noon from Olmstead State Park which was not to far away from Colockum Road. We Ran Colockum Road to about the 4900 foot elevation. The snow at that point was deep powder and would not pack. The four rigs that went into the last area got stuck. Don parked just before the deep powder area and came up to help with recovery. Once everyone got back to where Don was parked, we headed back down. Once at the bottom we aired up and were headed home just before 5 PM.
This was a great run with good people. The area looks to be in good shape for the most part. We did not see anyone doing any resource damage but saw some tracks that were close. We pick up some trash left by target shooters across from where we aired down.
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"No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." 42 U.S.C. § 2000d
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The Holocaust is one of the most intensively studied phenomena in modern history. The volume of writing that fuels the numerous debates about it is overwhelming in quantity and diversity. Even those who have dedicated their professional lives to understanding the Holocaust cannot assimilate it all. There is, then, an urgent need to synthesize and evaluate the complex historiography on the Holocaust, exploring the major themes and debates relating to it and drawing widely on the findings of a great deal of research. Concentrating on the work of the last two decades, Histories of the Holocaust examines the 'Final Solution' as a European project, the decision-making process, perpetrator research, plunder and collaboration, regional studies, ghettos, camps, race science, antisemitic ideology, and recent debates concerning modernity, organization theory, colonialism, genocide studies, and cultural history. Research on victims is discussed, but Stone focuses more closely on perpetrators, reflecting trends within the historiography, as well as his own view that in order to understand Nazi genocide the emphasis must be on the culture of the perpetrators. The book is not a 'history of the history of the Holocaust', offering simply a description of developments in historiography. Stone critically analyses the literature, discerning major themes and trends and assessing the achievements and shortcomings of the various approaches. He demonstrates that there never can or should be a single history of the Holocaust and facilitates an understanding of the genocide of the Jews from a multiplicity of angles. An understanding of how the Holocaust could have happened can only be achieved by recourse to histories of the Holocaust: detailed day-by-day accounts of high-level decision-making; long-term narratives of the Holocaust's relationship to European histories of colonialism and warfare; micro-historical studies of Jewish life before, during, and after Nazi occupation; and cultural analyses of Nazi fantasies and fears.


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Debbie Brocato-Casias
Debbie Brocato-Casias was stunned by the statistic she heard at a Go Red For Women luncheon two years ago: Cardiovascular disease kills one in three women.
"I looked around the table and did 'one, two, skip … one, two, skip' and realized how many people sitting there could be affected," she said. "Heart disease affects all different ages. It's scary."
Devastating illness had already made a major impact on Debbie and her loved ones' lives. Debbie was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis eight years ago, at 32, a month after her son was born. She has very limited use of her right hand and leg.
Many years ago, Debbie's uncle Bob survived a massive heart attack. The image of her aunt in the back of the ambulance watching the paramedics revive her husband still haunts her. "I can only imagine what was running through her head. That's something that will always stick with me."
After another heart attack two years later, her uncle survived bypass surgery. Debbie took away the message that heart disease and heart attacks don't have to be fatal. "I'm amazed that my uncle survived and is alive and well today. There is help and hope, thanks in large part to the work of the American Heart Association."
Debbie's dad, Skip Viragh, was a successful businessman who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2002 and died of it in 2003. Her dad led his daughters and his workers by example, generously supporting many causes. "We didn't always have the greatest relationship but after I got sick with MS we got a lot closer."
The stress and sadness of losing her dad worsened Debbie's MS symptoms but fueled her desire to help others.
Skip left his three daughters a trust, with the stipulation that a certain amount be donated each year to help others. Debbie has made several very generous donations to the American Heart Association, supporting Go Red For Women, Heart Ball and Start! Heart Walk. "This is possible because of my dad's wonderful gift. I can't tell you how gratifying and amazing it is to help, whether it's one person, one thousand or a million."
Debbie, who lives in Arlington, Texas, is married to Rene Casias. She has two children, Angela, 16, and Dillon, 8. Debbie loves supporting social events for the American Heart Association, although she describes herself as standoffish, shy. When people thank her for her generosity, she's not sure what to say. "It's not about putting your name out there, it's just about helping."
If she's had a tough day, Debbie said she fights the stress by giving back. "I'll go in my office, close the door and see what I can do in the world."
Debbie wants to spur potential donors to take action, despite the economy. "I want to get things started and encourage people to dip into their pockets," she said. "If I can sell them on giving, I've done my job."


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In 1962, Ann and Henry Brunnier pledged to Iowa State a collection of dolls and decorative arts amassed over fifty-five years. The donation included a comprehensive European, North American and Asian doll collection. Ann's total collection included more than 4,000 objects, filling two semi-trucks. Since this original donation, the doll collection has been carefully curated to include some of the best of Ann's collection. Victorian era games and toys are also in this collection, many of which are on display at the Farm House Museum.


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The Religion & Philosophy Department offers a major or minor in Christian ministry; a minor in philosophy; and the possibility of completing a contract major.
Mission of the Religion Program
The Religion Program strives to support students in become astute interpreters of sacred texts; bearers of historical, institutional, and personal religious convictions for an increasingly pluralistic world; partners in conversations that engage faiths and beliefs that are not one's own; servants sensitive to the needs of others; and academics prepared for future graduate study in the field of religion.
Bethany provides a solid and diverse classroom foundation for Christian ministry through courses in: the Bible, theology, church history, world religions, psychology, social work, education, music and philosophy. In addition, students have many opportunities for hands-on learning through Experience Based Education, campus ministry organizations and specialized ministry courses.
Each student chooses an area of academic concentration: youth and family ministry, outdoor ministry, or pre-seminary.
A Christian ministry minor (a less extensive program of study) is also offered. This allows students interested in Christian ministry to combine that interest with preparation for another career. For example, students interested in Christian education are encouraged to combine an education major with the Christian ministry minor, and those interested in social justice and service are encouraged to combine a social work major with the Christian ministry minor. Students interested in sacred music can pursue the sacred music major.
Philosophy is, literally, the "love of wisdom." Philosophy courses at Bethany College encourage this love, develop intellectual tools vital to the search for wisdom, and study the best human efforts (past and present) at attaining wisdom. We believe everyone should be a philosopher, a lover of wisdom.
Philosophy deals with basic questions that impact all academic disciplines: what can be known and how it can be known, what it is to be human (human nature and the purpose of human existence), how humans ought to act (right and wrong), what is real and what is good and evil (the nature and purpose of the universe), what can be known about the existence of God and of God's nature. Philosophy courses at Bethany College examine these (and many related) issues from a broad perspective that includes contrasting viewpoints within western culture as well as insights from other cultures. The careful examination of these issues strengthens any major course of study, providing the foundation and breadth needed to use that knowledge in a wise manner.
Philosophy requires careful deliberation. It is sometimes described as thought that has been thought out. The intellectual skills vital to the search for wisdom include critical thinking (the ability to examine arguments and claims) and introspection (the ability to examine one's own opinions and way of life). The philosophy courses at Bethany College, both directly and indirectly, develop and encourage these abilities. Of course, these skills are not just vital to the search for wisdom, but to success in any profession and endeavor.
Oftentimes philosophy professors are stereotyped as skeptical individuals who, because they question everything, don't believe in much of anything. This is not the case at Bethany. Philosophy is taught within the scope of the academic mission of the College, which includes the fostering of Christian faith. Courses are taught with the ideal of integrating faith and learning, but with the recognition that thinking about one's beliefs is crucial to both faith and learning. Thus, philosophy courses at Bethany College are very beneficial to students that are serious about their faith.
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John Mullen, Ph.D.Chair of the Department of Religion & Philosophy Associate Professor of Philosophy
John Mullen, Ph.D., is a retired U.S. Naval Reserve Commander, who earned his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame and specializes in epistemology and philosophies of religion and science. He has previously taught at St. Gregory's University, Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, Oklahoma Baptist University, and Valparaiso University. Mullen began at Bethany in 2012.
Tyler Atkinson, Ph.D., M.Div.Assistant Professor of Religion
Professor Tyler Atkinson received his Ph.D. (with distinction) from the University of Aberdeen and his Master's of Divinity from the Divinity School, Duke University. His interests are in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, historical theology, theological ethics, Martin Luther, J.G. Hamann, theology and race, and sustainability. He has written a book titled, "Singing at the Winepress: Ecclesiastes and the Ethics of Work" published by London: Bloomsbury, 2015 and written articles for the Scottish Journal of Theology (forthcoming), and Studies in Christian Ethics (November, 2013). He is married to his high school sweetheart, Rachel Ann, and has a son. He enjoys playing and listening to music, trail running, and travel.
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Arminta Fox, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Religion Director of Varenhorst Center & Peer MinistryDepartment of Philosophy and Religion
Dr. Fox teaches a broad range of religion and interdisciplinary courses, including Introduction to New Testament, Early Christianity, Christianity in its Global Contexts, Christianity in Chains: Imprisonment in Christian History and Theology, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. She earned her PhD in Biblical Studies from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey in 2015. Her first book, "Paul Decentered: Reading 2 Corinthians with the Corinthian Women," will be published by Fortress Press in 2017.


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Syndicates: Politics in Prime Time
By: Rob Tornoe
When it comes to politics, it doesn't get much better for the nation's political cartoonists than election season, which is like the playoffs, Super Bowl, and World Series all wrapped into a two-month span of silliness on par with any episode of The Benny Hill Show.
Cartoons are more popular than ever, and as newspapers adjust to the digital world, many editors seem unable to figure out how to best position their cartoonists to take advantage of all the new tools available to them. Editorial cartoons are no longer relegated to a rectangular box on the op-ed page, intended to bring some humor to an otherwise gray mass of text — social media and new technology allow for cartoonists to reach into new areas of potential growth.
One cartoonist always on the frontier of what cartoons can offer is Pulitzer prizewinner Ann Telnaes of The Washington Post. A couple of years ago, Telnaes switched from traditional pen-and-ink cartoons to producing short animated cartoons three times a week for washingtonpost.com. The result has been an impressive flow of traffic and a unique voice that keeps readers coming back.
This election season, Telnaes teamed up with The Cartoonist Group to produce POTUS Pick, an iPhone app that gives users the ability to interact directly with both Obama and Romney, thanks to the 24 original animation sequences Telnaes produced especially for the app.
"This is an app cartoon, not a cartoon app," said Telnaes, who has been intrigued by how smartphone applications could allow cartoonists to approach their work in new and interesting ways. "In print, users are passive — meaning that editors determine what they see," Telnaes said. "With apps, the evolution of the relationship between users and cartoons takes a big step forward due to the potential for interactive and non-linear content."
Another cartoonist who took a big step forward is Matt Bors, a Pulitzer finalist last year whose work is syndicated by Universal Uclick. Frustrated by what he calls "lady-hating legislators" focused on limiting women's rights when it comes to everything from abortion to contraception, Bors created the Avenging Uterus, a superhero that stands for truth, justice, and women's reproductive rights.
At first, the Avenging Uterus appeared exclusively in Bors' traditional cartoons, but the character developed an instant following on Twitter when Bors created an account in her name, leading animator Jeremy Joseph of Headache Films to approach Bors about working together on an animated short.
"A staff cartoonist could do much of the work if they were willing to learn," said Bors, who has pushed the boundaries of traditional cartooning with graphic journalism reporting from global hot spots such as Afghanistan and Haiti. "It's definitely a new skill set and even more time consuming than comics."
Unlike Telnaes, Bors doesn't have a regular client to produce animated political cartoons for, so for the time being the Avenging Uterus is a loss leader that hopefully will generate buzz for the young cartoonist and bring new readers to his website.
"I don't know if there's more value (in animation) than a static comic, per se; it's just different," Bors said. "Avenging Uterus is a character who's an anthropomorphic organ that fights people. If that wasn't made to be animated, I just don't know what was."
Rob Rogers, staff cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (syndicated by Universal Uclick), covered both political conventions in a unique way this election season. Due to budget cutbacks, Rogers decided to team up with the ToonSeum in Pittsburgh and launched a fundraising campaign on indiegogo.com to crowdfund his coverage of both conventions and produce a documentary.
Readers liked the pitch, and Rogers successfully raised more than $5,400 — enough to film, edit, and produce a mini-documentary about the conventions from his unique perspective as a political cartoonist.
The documentary wasn't the only fun Rogers had while attending the conventions. The left-leaning cartoonist faced off against the more conservative Scott Stantis of the Chicago Tribune (syndicated by Tribune Media Services) in a cartoon draw-off for PBS NewsHour.
Following both conventions, the two cartoonists had PBS film them as they drew their differing thoughts about what they experienced. Despite their strong differences of opinions, the two cartoonists have a friendship and a mutual respect for each other that's lasted more than 20 years.
"I think when you're in the same field, maybe it's James Carville and Mary Matalin, we seem to get along outside of our own political views," Rogers said.
According to some estimates, as many as 15,000 journalists descended on the conventions. Despite the deluge of coverage, there's something to be said about a political cartoonist's ability to cut through the muck.
"As cartoonists and journalists, we're looking for the humorous angle," Rogers said. "When we see the delegates getting very excited and wearing those funny hats, it's much funnier if you can draw that than just report it."
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Markings on bearings
Each super-precision double direction angular contact thrust ball bearing has various markings on the side faces of the washers/rings (fig. 1):
- SKF trademark
- Complete designation of the bearing
- Country of manufacture
- Date of manufacture, coded
- Identification/serial number of the shaft washer / inner ring
- Identification number on the housing washer (for BTW series only)
Identification numbers on BTW series bearings
Identification numbers on the washers indicate bearing components that must be kept together as supplied. To distinguish the two halves of BTW series bearing washers, the identification numbers are followed by the letters "A" or "B" (e.g. 121A in fig. 1).
Identification numbers on BTM series bearings
A "V-shaped" marking on the outside surface of the outer rings indicates how the bearings should be mounted to obtain the proper preload in the set (fig. 2).
The deviation of the mean bore diameter from nominal in microns is marked on the inner ring side face.


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Galith G necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 54 diseños de 9 diseñadores freelance.
Galith Garmy Life Coach
I'm a Life Coach.
So what does a Life Coach do?
A Life Coach helps you to take control of your life and future; helps you to achieve your goals and live your values, whilst maintaining life balance. But Life Coaching is more than that; as your Life Coach I will acts as your guide and cheerleader, providing support, focus and motivation.
Life Coaching is a mental make-over. It will boost your self confidence and you will feel successful in every way!
My visual identity needs to represent the following keywords:
- Warmth, Empathy, Passion
- Inviting, Open, Low Key, Down to Earth
- Sense of humor, Enthusiasm
- Professional and Human
Designers, please stay away from the typical "lotus flowers and positions", piling stones, reaching hands etc logo's that usually represents coaches. It's too vague and a cliché. I'm trying to stay away from "the new age feeling" that people get when they hear the word "Life Coach".
I would like you to create an avatar of myself which will give my clients the feeling that they are dealing with a real person, a caring person who's there to lend a hand and a friendly ear.
My avatar can be a silhouette of my face but I'm also interested in a cartooneske version of myself . Needless to say that I don't want to mock myself or my profession so the cartoon has to have a serious touch to it.
Or a face where the eyes are the main focus.
Too sexy/girly is not an option! I will attract a whole different kind of clientele I'm afraid.....
My avatar should have inviting/encouraging pose which will trigger my clients to come into action (see attached document)
Text should read: Galith Garmy
Life Coach
My coaching sessions are about to make you feel good about yourself again and lend you a hand when you feel that you are stuck..
I'm there to help you keep those self-esteem levels up. I can offer you handles which help you stay away from old patterns and key insights to outsmart your mental pitfalls.
Target group:
I live in the South of Spain (Marbella area) and my target group will be women, just like me, who are both mothers as well as wives/girlfriends and who forgot their own identity as well as their life goals. Women/men who want to talk about their private issues without being judged as they usually are by family and friends.
My target group is classy, loves designer's clothes but is happy with a bargain at Zara's as well. Loves to read Vogue and Elle but secretly reads People and Hello Magazine at the hairdresser. Is interested in spirituality but keeps her pretty manicured feet firmly on the ground.
But of course men with the same issues are more than welcome in my practice.
If you need more info, please feel free to contact me anytime. Good luck to you all!
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery
601 W 26th Street, Suite 1240
New York, NY 10001
November 2, 2006 6:30PM
In conjunction with the exhibition On and Off at the Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, celebrated artist and net.art pioneer Olia Lialina will discuss her work with curator Caitlin Jones. Using her iconic work "My Boyfriend Came Back from the War" as a springboard, Lialina will address issues such as the changing aesthetic and thematic landscape of the web, new models of authorship and participation; and the outward expansion of network based ideas and practice into off-line spaces and contexts.
Lialina is one of the original net.artists. All the true heads will be in attendance I'm sure ;-) And note, this is also in conjunction with Rhizome's Tenth Anniversay Festival.


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Low MOQ Stainless Steel Bose Stereo System Parts Manufactured By CNC Machine
Stainless steel, carbon steel
Turning, grinding, assembly
Plastic bag with PE Foam, or as per customer's requirements.
Both accepted
ISO factory, ROHS, CE Certificate
Lead Time:
30 days
We Provide the luxury precision furniture hardware, high quality and custom made.
This is the stainless parts for stereo system in home, very precision, because it can change sound system of the audio speaker.
Small order, OEM and ODM are acceptable.
We help customer to find the OEM solution with good quality and competitive price.
We produce various products on CNC machining rod, screws, nuts, molded insert, bolts, shaft, fittings, terminal block and connectors, etc. , metal stamping, and springs and electronic hinges, especially on the precision products. And the materials we are using are very wide.
The production process includes the CNC turning machining, CNC milling machining, CNC taping, CNC boring, CNC grinding, CNC drilling etc.
Our Capability
Our Customers
Parker, TTI, E-cigarette customers, etc.
Machinery, Electronics, Automatic equipment, Hardware, Automobiles, Computers, Chemical, Medical instrument, Defense, Printing etc.
Materials Choice
Aluminum Alloy: 5052, 6061, 6063, 2017, 7075 etc.
Surface Finishing:
Anodizing, Black Oxide, Electroplating, Heat Treating, Brushing, Grinding, Polishing, Painting, Powder Coating, Nickel Plating.
Inspection Equipment
Outer Micrometer, Inside Micrometer (Machine), Digimatic Micrometer, Internal Micrometer, Mechanical Caliper, Vernier Caliper, Caliper (Digital), Calipe (Machine), Caliper (Dial), diameter Scale, Depth Micrometer, Digital Caliper, Altitude Gauge, Electric Balance, 2D Measurement Inspection Instruments etc.
Quality Control:
Strict quality control before warehouse entry of the material
Equipment List
If you are interested in our low moq stainless steel bose stereo system parts manufactured by cnc machine, welcome to buy our high quality products. Known as one of the leading China metal products manufacturers and suppliers, we can assure you of its high precision. And the customized service is also supported. Check the quotation now.


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The other day, I was trying to fix something in my firefox and found that the way to go was to login to IRC and go to the mozilla server and join #firefox.
Though IRC is quite native to Linux, I did not know where to start. So, I noted down the list of steps that need to be done to get you started. (Note this may not be new to most of you).
First install a IRC client like xchat-gnome. To do that
sudo yum install xchat-gnome
Once that is done, just fire up your xchat-gnome. you might have to enter some details for the first time 🙂
If you want to join a server not listed in the list, then you can add the server:
Go to Edit -> Preference -> Network -> Add
and add the server.
Note: If you are running squid and getting an error
for being behind open proxy then you should deny all hosts and allow just your intranet or just your host 🙂
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Tom Laughlin's memorial was filled with compassion, love and admiration for a man who's life was well lived. Known as "Billy Jack" for the success of this iconic character, Tom Laughlin wrote, directed, produced and starred in four Billy Jack films. He even battled Warner Brothers to buy back the distribution rights after they poorly released and marketed the first "Billy Jack" film and won!
Laughlin rereleased "Billy Jack" which became the most successful, yet controversial independent film of all time. The film also introduced Hapkido a form of martial arts to the American audiences and was the first to cast native Americans and their beliefs onscreen.
Tom Laughlin was a kind and generous man who lived by his own philosophy of following your passion. Something he instilled in his three children and something all of his friends and family knew about him.
He was passionate about so many things and competitive enough to go after so many goals. Some he achieved with utter greatness and some were a failure, but most were profoundly touching the lives of so many. People from difference races, backgrounds, and beliefs were touched by Tom Laughlin.
To many people Tom was their hero, role model and guide for them to follow. There was nothing too big that couldn't be achieved. There was nothing to fear and there was no one that was unimportant that didn't have a voice. He made sure everyone knew they were seen and heard at least by him. Even though I only met him a couple of times within the past year, I didn't know this man and so wished that I had been given that privilege. To hear what a difference he made in so many people's lives was indeed inspirational.
Tom was also an educator and political activist who campaigned for president in 2004 and 2008. Tom battled illnesses such as cancer and strokes and ultimately died of pneumonia on December 12, 2013. He is survived by his wife of 59 years and co-star of "Billy Jack" Delores Taylor and their three children, Frank, Teresa and Christina.


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Community News
Hopkins receives car
- Details
- Category: Community News
- Published on 21 January 2012
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Valera Hopkins of Mount Vernon received a 2012 Mary Kay 50th Anniversary Special Edition Black Mustang on Thursday, Jan. 12. The car is designed with a special pink interior lighting system. This vehicle is her 12th car earned through her efforts with Mary Kay. She has been with the company for 22 years. "I appreciate my Mary Kay unit, friends, and customers for their many years of support," said Mrs. Hopkins.


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Telford's Folk Sessions
Free Entry
Hosted by local folk pioneers The Deportees will be inviting down folk musicians to join them in an organised folk session on Telford's intimate window stage. Playing is by invite only or you can get in touch with them direct via contact.deportees.com and arrange a show with them as house band.
Mick Adrian and Graham play guitars, mandolin, mandocello, bouzouki and banjo as well as harmonica and melodeon – almost entirely acoustic, but with some subtle electric guitar touches.
Most of all they sing – three voices finding unexpected harmonies in a mix of old and recent songs from both sides of the Atlantic, some written by themselves, others by their heroes like Woody Guthrie, Richard Thompson, Hank Williams, John Martyn, Bob Dylan, Guy Clark, Robert Johnson, Buddy Holly, Tom Waits and good old Trad Arr.You'll hear songs to join in with, songs to make you think, songs to move you and songs to get you moving


text: NY Times, Feb. 9 2014 College Football Star Michael Sam Says He Is Gay; May Become First Publicly Gay Player in N.F.L. By JOHN BRANCH Coaches at the University of Missouri divided players into small groups at a preseason football practice last year for a team-building exercise. One by one, players were asked to talk about themselves — where they grew up, why they chose Missouri and what others might not know about them. As Michael Sam, a defensive lineman, began to speak, he balled up a piece of paper in his hands. "I'm gay," he said. With that, Mr. Sam set himself on a path to become the first publicly gay player in the National Football League. "I looked in their eyes, and they just started shaking their heads — like, finally, he came out," Mr. Sam said Sunday in an interview with The New York Times, the first time he spoke publicly about his sexual orientation. Mr. Sam, a 6-foot-2, 260-pound senior, went on to a stellar season for Missouri, which finished 12-2 and won the Cotton Bowl. He was named a first-team all-American. He was the defensive player of the year in the Southeastern Conference, widely considered the top league in college football. Teammates voted him Missouri's most valuable player. Now Mr. Sam enters an uncharted area of the sports landscape. He is making his public declaration before he is drafted, to the potential detriment to his professional career. And he is doing so as he prepares to enter a league with an overtly macho culture, where controversies over homophobia have attracted recent attention. As the pace of the gay rights movement has accelerated drastically in recent years, the sports industry has seen relatively little change, with no publicly gay male athletes in the N.F.L., the N.B.A., the N.H.L. or Major League Baseball. Against this backdrop, Mr. Sam could become a symbol for the country's gay rights movement or a flashpoint in a football culture war — or both. Mr. Sam, 24, is projected to be chosen in the early rounds of the N.F.L. draft in May, ordinarily an invitation to a prosperous professional career. He said he decided to come out publicly now because he sensed that rumors were circulating. "I just want to make sure I could tell my story the way I want to tell it," said Mr. Sam, who also spoke with ESPN on Sunday. "I just want to own my truth." But the N.F.L. presents the potential for unusual challenges. In the past year or so, the league has been embroiled in controversies ranging from antigay statements from players to reports that scouts asked at least one prospective player if he liked girls. Recently, Chris Kluwe, a punter, said that he was subject to homophobic language from coaches and pushed out of a job with the Minnesota Vikings because he vocally supported same-sex marriage laws. And last week, Jonathan Vilma, a New Orleans Saints linebacker, said in an interview with the NFL Network that he did not want a gay teammate. "I think he would not be accepted as much as we think he would be accepted," said Mr. Vilma, who has played 10 seasons in the league. At a showcase game for college seniors last month, several scouts asked Mr. Sam's agent, Joe Barkett, questions about whether Mr. Sam had a girlfriend or whether Mr. Barkett had seen him with women. The league, which has a policy prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation (among other things), is the largest of the major sports leagues in the United States, with about 1,600 players on rosters at any time during the season. But it has never had a publicly gay player. Over the decades, some players in the major sports leagues did little to conceal their sexual orientation, but they were not out to the public during their careers. A few players have come out upon retirement, like the N.F.L. player Dave Kopay in the 1970s and the N.B.A. player John Amaechi in 2007, both considered pioneers by many gay people. Last spring, Jason Collins, a 12-year veteran of the N.B.A., mostly as a little-used reserve, came out after the season. A free agent, he has not been signed by another team. Also last year, the soccer player Robbie Rogers, a former member of the United States national team who later played professionally in England, revealed that he was gay after he announced his retirement. Encouraged by the supportive response, he resumed his career, playing for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. While Mr. Sam's professional prospects are far from certain, several N.F.L. draft forecasters have predicted that he will be chosen in the third round. (Thirty-two players are selected in each round.) Rarely are players who are drafted that high cut by teams, and often they become starters, sometimes in their rookie year. Between now and the draft, Mr. Sam plans to attend the scouting combine, where players are put through a gantlet of physical and mental tests to judge their readiness for the N.F.L. Mr. Sam might be considered too small for a professional defensive end, meaning he would have to learn to play as an outside linebacker. But it is reasonable for Mr. Sam to wonder what sort of impact — positive or negative — his declaration will have on his professional prospects. "I'm not naïve," Mr. Sam said. "I know this is a huge deal and I know how important this is. But my role as of right now is to train for the combine and play in the N.F.L." Launch media viewer Michael Sam, a defensive lineman at Missouri, is projected to be chosen in the early rounds of the N.F.L. draft in May. Brandon Wade/Associated Press Mr. Sam said he graduated from Missouri in December, the only member of his family to attend college. He grew up in Hitchcock, Tex., near the Gulf Coast about 40 miles southeast of Houston, the seventh of eight children of JoAnn and Michael Sam. It was a difficult childhood; three of his siblings have died, and two brothers are in prison, Mr. Sam said. He was raised mostly by his mother, and he spent some years with another family who took him in. All have been supportive of his coming out, Mr. Sam said. Mr. Sam said he began to wonder if he was gay in his early teens, though he had a girlfriend in high school. It was after he arrived at Missouri in 2009 that he realized for certain that he was gay. Teammates increasingly suspected as much, and some knew that he dated a man on the university's swim team, but it never prevented Mr. Sam from being one of the most popular players on the team. He was known for his intensity on the field and his booming voice off it. "When I first met him, you could be downstairs and you could hear Mike all the way on the second floor of the dorms," said Missouri wide receiver L'Damian Washington, who met Mr. Sam on a recruiting trip and quickly became a close friend. "He's just a loud guy. Everybody knows when Michael Sam is in the building." Mr. Sam came out to two of his friends on the team, Mr. Washington and Marvin Foster, about a year ago. It was not a huge surprise. Mr. Washington was with Mr. Sam when Mr. Sam said he needed to go pick up a friend. He told Mr. Washington that the friend was gay and asked Mr. Washington if that would bother him. Mr. Washington said no, and Mr. Sam came out to him. Last April, the Missouri athletic administration held diversity seminars for all athletes, part of the You Can Play project, focused largely on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. Mr. Sam was one of several athletes to approach Pat Ivey, Missouri's associate athletic director for athletic performance, to compliment him for the lesson. But Mr. Sam was the most effusive, Mr. Ivey said, as if trying to tell Mr. Ivey something. "When Mike finished the conversation, he said, 'Coach, I know I can play,' " Mr. Ivey recalled. "And we kind of had an understanding of each other, that this wasn't just him saying, 'Good job.' This was him saying: 'Coach, I'm involved in it. I'm a part of what we just discussed.' " During practices in August, Missouri mixed players from different position groups on the team and put them into small meetings of 8 or 10. Mr. Washington, a wide receiver, happened to be in the same group as Mr. Sam. "I knew that something was about to come because of the way he was balling up the paper in his hands," Mr. Washington recalled. "He kept rolling it up. So I kind of knew something was coming, but I didn't think it was that." Mr. Sam was a senior and longtime friend to other team leaders. Younger players looked up to him. But on a team with about 100 players, of different ages, backgrounds and beliefs, there were varying levels of discomfort. "I think there were, just like in society, there are people who don't understand, and don't want to understand, and aren't accepting," Mr. Ivey said. "And we worked through those issues." Mr. Sam played down any repercussions, saying he had the full support of teammates, coaches and administrators. One teammate, he said, accompanied him to a gay pride event in St. Louis last summer, and others went with him to gay bars. "Some people actually just couldn't believe I was actually gay," Mr. Sam said. "But I never had a problem with my teammates. Some of my coaches were worried, but there was never an issue." One lingering issue, Mr. Washington said, was trying to get players to change their casual language in the locker room. Loosely lobbed homophobic remarks suddenly had a specific sting. Mr. Sam played down that, too. For him, coming out to his football team was a positive step, on a path that seems as if it will lead to the N.F.L. "Once I became official to my teammates, I knew who I was," Mr. Sam said. "I knew that I was gay. And I knew that I was Michael Sam, who's a Mizzou football player who happens to be gay. I was so proud of myself and I just didn't care who knew. If someone on the street would have asked me, 'Hey, Mike, I heard you were gay; is that true?' I would have said yes." No one asked. "I guess they don't want to ask a 6-3, 260-pound defensive lineman if he was gay or not," Mr. Sam said. And he laughed.


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John De Goes (of N-Brain) let us know about a screencast he's posted on Vimeo of how he's set up the UNA Editor (Personal Edition - now free!) to work with PHP.
UNA Personal Edition includes full support for standard features of source code editors, such as syntax highlighting, auto-complete, regular expression search and replace, and external tool integration. [...] UNA Personal Edition allows developers to edit, compile, test, and execute files in any and all languages, and is a nice complement to heavyweight IDEs such as Eclipse and IntelliJ Idea.
The screencast lasts about five minutes and shows the creation of a new PHP project, how to set up a "launcher" to access the PHP online documentation right in the browser, use the built-in syntax checker PHP has (lint) and execute the current file.


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Re-lubrication metering devices for single-line lubrication systems
Series 370 re-lubrication metering devices were developed for use with single-line, centralized lubrication systems for oil. Designed for installation directly on the machine/system requiring lubrication, these metering devices are available in two-, three- and five-port models. Series 370 metering devices can be ordered with fittings for the main line connection by selecting the appropriate order code.
Features and benefits:
- For use with distributor bodies having two, three and five ports to match number of lubrication points
- Designed for installation directly on the machine/ system requiring lubrication
- Choose optional metering nipples and push-in or screw-in type fittings for feed line connections
- Select SKF Quick Connector or screw-in type main line fittings
Current metering nipples are easily exchangeable to yield different output quantities
Configure the product according your needs, download the CAD file


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Kahului, Hawaii – July 15, 2017 – Unemployment in Hawaii is at a decade low. There are plenty of jobs, and this is great news for people who live in the state. It's also another reason for people to consider moving to the area. However, it could mean trouble for employers and there has never been a more important time to use an employment agency. Contact Aloha International Employment, one of the top staffing agencies in Hawaii, to find the right staff for your business.
In the past few years, the unemployment rate in Hawaii has been declining. In March 2017, the unemployment rate was 2.7%. This is lower than it was earlier this year at 2.8% in February. Hawaii hasn't had an unemployment rate as low as 2.7% since June 2007. When you put faces on the statistics, the number is shocking. There are about 677,700 people with jobs in Hawaii, and only about 19,100 people in the state are unemployed. In general, most of the state has a low unemployment rate. In Maui, the rate is at about 3%.
Although the decrease over the years hasn't been drastic, it's been a steady one. Even the national unemployment rate has been declining, but this fact doesn't mean that Hawaii is on par with the other states. Hawaii has one of the lowest unemployment rates of all the states in the US. In May of 2017, the national unemployment average was 4.3%. In the same month, Colorado and North Dakota were the only two states to have lower unemployment rates. North Dakota was second with a rate of 2.5% and Colorado came in first place with a whopping 2.3%. Every other state ranked higher than Hawaii that month.
It's unknown if the unemployment rate will continue to decline. No matter what happens, one thing is sure. The low rate makes it hard for employers to find workers since there are fewer people looking for work and those who are can be picky. Some businesses report only a small percentage of applicants showing up for interviews. Similarly, low numbers show up for the first shift.
About Aloha International Employment:
Aloha International Employment is an employment agency in Hawaii that offers affordable, high-quality services to satisfy your employment needs. It's never been a better time to use an agency, screen applicants, or test their skills to find qualified and professional employees. For employment opportunities or more information, visit our website https://cainandherren.com/ or give us a call to learn more about how we can help you.
Media Contact
Company Name: Aloha Employment Services
Contact Person: Alexis
Email: email@example.com
Phone: 808-555-1234
Country: United States
Website: alohainternationalemployment.com


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thepig23 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 33 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
We're in the process of creating a new Elance type site for the gaming industry. We plan to enable all gamers (ie. World of Warcraft gamers) the ability to post jobs & projects (ie. powerlevel my character). Pro gamers are then allowed to bid on these jobs. Think of 99designs for the gaming industry. We need a high quality design that appeals to our target audience - pro gamers and mmorpg players looking to outsource gaming tasks.
World of Pwnage - Gaming Marketplace
This will be worldofpwnage(dot)com version 3.0 - a marketplace for gamers. As mentioned previously, we are planning to create a 99designs.com, scriptlance.com, rentacoder.com, etc type of site for the gaming community where you can post or bid on jobs related to gaming.
The site audience will be gamers from ages 20-45. The site's look &feel should appeal to gamers.
The expected users of this site will be predominately MMORPG players of World of Warcraft, Age of Conan, Warhammer Online, etc.
*However, the design cannot be too biased (graphic wise) to just one gaming group like world of warcraft players. The layout and feel of the site needs to be general and appealing enough towards all gamers.
This project is for 2 uncoded psd files:
1) a clean and professional welcome/registration page layout that includes a new, creative, and appealing Header & Logo.
2) a job listings layout that will list all the jobs. Just look at 99designs.com and scriptlance.com to get an idea of how the list jobs layout should look - has a search navigation, category, user profile box, etc.
A rough sketch of the main welcome layout is included here:
The main buyer and seller blocks need to be appealing enough to get users to clik and register.
A gaming site with a design we like is http://www.mpsgames.com
If you have any questions or feedback for us please leave a comment in the discussion thread. We will be checking this on a regular basis while the contest is happening.
Good luck on the contest. We look forward to seeing your work!
Future Opportunities:
Even if you don't win this contest we are still interested in quality designers for future projects. We will exchange contact information with 4 and 5 star entrants for the potential to work on future projects.
Pig and Payne
- Wants:
- Professional welcome layout that is more visually appealing and more suitable for the envisioned version 3.0 of the current worldofpwnage.com site and homepage.
- - Blues and/or other professional gaming colors
- - Original design concept
- Usable site
- Fast loading graphics
- Professional imagery that shows gaming
- Item 1...


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What a time to return! As the nation yet again storms and protests for national immigration policy clarification and reform, Serbian immigrant and writer/director Darko Lungulov has crafted a love-story that intersects our very own passions on this topic with cosmic forces wherein love, marriage and a green card become a truly winning combination.
At last year's Tribeca Film Festival, "Here And There" garnered the prize for "Best New York Narrative Feature" in competition, a category juried by Adrien Brody, Karen Durbin, Richard Ledes, Melissa Leo, Parker Posey, Andre Leon Talley and Beau Willimon. Since then, "Here And There" has been everywhere: winning hearts, minds and prizes at major film festivals both stateside and abroad.
Starring David Thornton ("Civil Action" and "John Q") and Serbia's Leading Lady, Mirjana Karanovic, "Here And There" is chock full of star-crossed lovers, unintended romantic trysts, and bereaved lonely hearts. All align to create a humorous pathos that transcends simplicity and stuns profundity.
The ethical compass that guides "Here And There" is zero tolerance for lies. Each and every character in "Here And There" refuses to lie - either ultimately to themselves and/or each other. While their own individual worlds - in both New York and Belgrade - are disintegrating, the characters sustain their faith in each other and the promises they made to one another.
As Rose, Grammy and Emmy-award winner Cyndi Lauper delivers with an opening so stunningly landscaped yet spare that it raises the bar for all that follows thereafter.
In opening sequences with Thornton, her real-life husband, Lauper portrays a gal who is hell-bent on proving that girls really want and really will just have fun.
Art has a way of imitating life, yet who would have forecast in 1991 when Lauper and Thornton tied the knot that they would share scenes almost two decades later in a film where no one can easily mount the marriage carousel? En route to Belgrade in high-octane pursuit of redemption while unexpectedly rekindling a love for music and life, Thornton's character finds a paramour in a woman half his age who passionately yearns for a reunion with her true sweetheart in New York.
Wherever "Here And There" is - New York or Belgrade – it's got rhythm. As the credits rise, Lauper's original intense homage soars off the theatrical scrim. Courtesy of an exquisitely talented composer, Dejan Pejovic, "Here And There" swings with soul-filled sounds that flower the passageways en route from high-in-the-sky schemes to realized dreams. Within a back-drop jazz refrain that alternatively wipes out, wallows, and wails, the characters discover their true tempo. At the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, Lungulov was invited to jury the "Best New York Narrative Competition" along with fellow jurors Selma Blair, Zach Braff, Zoe Cassavetes, and Andrew McCarthy.
Lungulov's documentary "Escape" won the Audience Award at the 2004 Hamptons International Film Festival.
"Here And There" earned the support of, amongst others, the City of Belgrade, the Ministry of Culture Republic of Serbia, and has been promoted by the United States Agency for International Development via the USAID Serbian Competitiveness Project.
Lungulov, a graduate of the Film Program at City College of New York, intends to pay an ultimate homage 'old school'-style to his Alma Mater if he 'makes it.' Lungulov is well on his way with "Here And There".


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LP Field has implemented an NFL policy this year that limits the size and type of bags that may be brought into the stadium. Small or clear bags are only permissible. Please review the diagram and CLICK HERE for LP field game day policy video.
To provide a safer environment for the public and significantly expedite fan entry into LP Field, the Tennessee Titans in 2013 announced an NFL policy that limits the size and type of bags that may be brought into the stadium.
The NFL Committee on Stadium Security in May unanimously recommended the implementation of this measure that will enhance public safety and make it easier for fans to gain access in all stadiums. It was discussed with all clubs at the May league meeting and will be implemented at all NFL stadiums beginning with preseason games.
The TEAM strongly encourage fans to not bring any type of bags, but outlined what is permissible. Fans will be able to carry the following style and size bag, package, or container at stadium plaza areas, stadium gates, or when approaching queue lines of fans awaiting entry into the stadium:
• Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl or PVC and do not exceed 12" x 6" x 12." (Official NFL team logo clear plastic tote bags are available through club merchandise outlets or at nflshop.com), or
• One-gallon clear plastic freezer bag (Ziploc bag or similar).
• Small clutch bags, approximately the size of a hand, with or without a handle or strap, may be carried into the stadium along with one of the clear bag options.
• An exception will be made for medically necessary items after proper inspection at a gate designated for this purpose.
Prohibited items include, but are not limited to: purses larger than a clutch bag, coolers, briefcases, backpacks, fanny packs, cinch bags, luggage of any kind, seat cushions, computer bags and camera bags or any bag larger than the permissible size.
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Euphrates River
Euphrates (yōōfrā´tēz), Turkish Frat, Arabic Al Furat, river of SW Asia, c.1,700 mi (2,740 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Kara and the Murad rivers, E central Turkey, and flowing generally S through Turkey into Syria, then SE through Iraq, joining with the Tigris River in SE Iraq to form the Shatt al Arab; the united river flows into the Persian Gulf. The Euphrates is unnavigable except for very shallow-draft vessels; a drainage project was begun in the 1960s involving the construction of a 342 mi (550 km) canal running between the Tigris and Euphrates to serve as a route for river barges.
In its upper course, the Euphrates flows rapidly through deep canyons and narrow gorges, and Turkey has constructed dams on the upper river and its tributaries since the 1970s. In 1990, the Atatürk Dam, the first in the Southeast Anatolia Project in Turkey, was completed. Plans ultimately call for 22 dams on the Tigris and Euphrates that altogether will provide enough water to irrigate over 3,700,000 acres (1.5 million hectares) of land. A series of hydroelectric power stations is also being built; by 2014 more than half the dams had been completed. This huge diversion of water in Turkey has had serious implications for Syria and especially Iraq, which also rely on the river.
The middle Euphrates traverses a wide floodplain in Syria, where it is used extensively for irrigation. Euphrates Dam, 230 ft (70 m) high, constructed with Soviet aid at Tabqa, N Syria, is the main unit of the Tabqa Barrage Scheme. The huge reservoir impounded by the dam provides electrical power but has failed to transform the region into a productive agricultural area. Below the dam the Euphrates receives the Belikh and Khabur rivers, its only major tributaries.
Entering the Syrian Desert and the plains of Iraq, the river loses velocity and becomes a sluggish stream with shifting channels. In N Iraq it is studded with islands, some with remains of old castles. The river's lower course supplies water through a system of dams and canals to allow wheat and barley cultivation, but since the first Turkish and Syrian dams were constructed in the 1970s the amount of water the river carries into Iraq has declined by two thirds. Flooding and overirrigation have resulted in serious problems of soil salinization. Before merging with the Tigris at Basra, Iraq, the Euphrates divided into many channels, forming a marshland and Lake Hammar. The marshes were drained in the early 1990s to increase Iraqi government control over the Shitte Marsh Arabs living there; restoration of the marshes began in 2003, and roughly 75% of the wetlands were restored. Drought and water losses, however, have reduced the size of the marshes.
The modern waterworks along the Euphrates do not equal in scope those of ancient times when Sippar, Uruk, Ur, and Babylon flourished on the banks of the lower Euphrates. Mesopotamia, birthplace of many great civilizations, depended on the waters of the Euphrates and the Tigris for survival. However, as the maintenance of irrigation and drainage networks was neglected, the siltation of canals and the salinization of fields eventually made the land unsuitable for agriculture.


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So my marathon training starts on Monday. The funny thing about the plan that I am following (Hal Higdon's Novice, slightly modified) is that it has me running less mileage per week for the first 4-5 weeks than I am already running. I have been trying to maintain roughly 25 mpw since I recovered from running my half marathon back in October. This coming week I will only be running 15. At first I was really concerned about this and considered starting my training later and jumping in where I was in my mileage. I have since decided that it would probably do my legs (and body) good to ease up a little for the next few weeks. I have had some shin and calf issues on my right side that could use some TLC. I have added in some yoga & more stretching & foam rolling to manage the tightness. Another change is cross training. Previously I was running 5 days a week. This plan calls for 4 days of running & 1 day of cross training. I didn't like the sounds of that at first, but also think that this will be a good thing in my training. For cross training I use the Arc Trainer, spin bike or elliptical. I would love to swim in my gym's pool, but I am not sure I swim well enough to call it exercise! For the next 18 weeks I will hopefully prepare my body well enough to run 26.2 miles on May 16th.
Training for a marathon calls for some fun gear. I have my trusty Polar heart rate monitor/watch and Garmin that I use for running & tracking my outside miles. These tools allow me to monitor my progress a little easier. I have to give a shout out to Chris at Polar for helping expedite the repair of my Polar watch over the past 2 weeks. I thought that my battery just needed replaced, so I took the watch to a Batteries Plus store. The store manager informed me that he placed 3 brand new batteries in the watch & the watch completely drained them. I was told to contact Polar. Fortunately my watch was still under warranty, so I sent it right off. I sent my watch out on 12/23/2009 and it was fixed & back in my hands on 12/29/2009! Amazing, especially considering there was a holiday in there! Talk about great customer service. Thank you to Chris & Polar for helping me out. I may also be purchasing some YakTrax here shortly for my long, weekend outside runs. These are supposed to help grip the ground in snow or ice. As much as I hate to be cold, I don't think I can run any longer than 8 miles on the treadmill. Anyone have any input on the YakTrax?
Training also calls for careful planning with food and fueling. I am always learning how to do this better. I don't think you can learn to much about this topic, so if you have some tried & true tips you would like to share, I am all ears. I have recently tried Zing Bars and will be doing a review on them here shortly after I try all of the flavors. I really enjoyed the Cranberry Orange bar that I sampled the other day. These have more protein in them than Lara or Pure Bars, so better for fueling, especially after a run to help repair muscles. Love that they are gluten-free! There are so many more choices out there now.
Hope you all have a great weekend! I kept thinking that yesterday was Sunday! I just couldn't wrap my head around the fact that it was Friday. Now I have a whole weekend ahead of me!
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Undrafted rookie free agent Don Barclay may not be Green Bay's answer at right tackle, but the Packers' coaching staff is at least entertaining that possibility.
The 23-year-old Barclay took over at the position after veteran T.J. Lang went down with a left ankle injury with 6:42 left in the first half of Sunday's 23-14 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.
Coach Mike McCarthy said Barclay did well.
``I thought he did a nice job - pretty much what I thought last night when I left here,'' McCarthy said Monday during a news conference at Lambeau Field. ``(When) he went into the game, we tried to protect him a little bit there in the 2-minute drive. Then at halftime, we made some protection adjustments.
``I thought in the run game, he was physical. That's a trait that we really like in Don. I thought the pass protection, a lot of his (mistakes) were technical. I thought he did a solid job. When a rookie comes in for his first time in game action and you're able to keep playing throughout your game plan, I think that's a big credit to him.''
Now, the Packers must decide if Barclay played well enough to merit starting Sunday night at home against Detroit.
``That was his first real playing time. He's been on some special teams a little bit at times throughout the year, but it was his first time playing a lot on the line,'' offensive coordinator Tom Clements said of Barclay. ``He went in and did a good job. He wasn't perfect, wasn't expected to be perfect, but he's a battler and he did well.
``He's on the roster for a reason. He earned his way on the roster and we always say when someone has a chance to play, they have to step in and do the job. He did that.''
Lang had moved to right tackle from his customary left guard spot on Nov. 4, when starting right tackle Bryan Bulaga, the team's 2010 first-round draft pick, suffered a dislocated hip that landed him on season-ending injured reserve.
If Lang is able to play Sunday night, he could return to his left guard spot and Barclay could get the nod at right tackle. Evan Dietrich-Smith, who has been starting at left guard since Lang's move, would then return to being the first lineman off the bench. Or, Lang could remain at right tackle, Dietrich-Smith could stay at left guard and Barclay could return to the bench.
If Lang can't play, the Packers' decision would be made for them. Barclay would make his first NFL start and Dietrich-Smith would remain at left guard.
Lang's sprained ankle was one of two injuries to starters the banged-up Packers suffered against the Vikings, as wide receiver Jordy Nelson left after the second offensive series with a strained hamstring. Coach Mike McCarthy said Monday that the injuries ``are not of serious nature'' but said Nelson would be ``pressed hard to play this week.''
As for Lang, McCarthy said, ``I feel probably a little bit better about T.J. than I do about Jordy,'' but the coach admitted he didn't know if Lang would be ready to play against the Lions, so Barclay will get snaps at right tackle when the players return to practice on Wednesday.
The only other offensive lineman on the 53-man roster as of Monday night was Greg Van Roten, another undrafted rookie free agent. The Packers have two linemen on their practice squad: seventh-round pick Andrew Datko, a rookie tackle, and Joe Gibbs, a first-year guard.
``The first couple of plays was (I) kind of getting used to it. And then the second half I think I settled in and I got comfortable with it,'' said Barclay, who'd been a three-year starter at left tackle at West Virginia and made the team coming out of training camp. ``The first play was maybe a little tunnel vision. I was just out there. It happens to everyone. But after that I got comfortable.
``You know, a couple plays probably weren't as pretty. But every play I was out there fighting my butt off and that's what it's all about.''
The other issue the Packers must consider is how playing an undrafted rookie at right tackle might prevent them from doing what they prefer to do offensively. The coaches schemed to give Barclay help with a tight end or a running back on most pass plays against the Vikings, and both McCarthy and Clements acknowledged that Barclay was appreciably better as a run blocker than pass protector.
``Pass protection is probably a little harder than run blocking, especially at this level,'' Clements said. ``But he did a good job.''
The Packers like to use spread formations with quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the shotgun in an empty backfield, so keeping an extra tight end or fullback John Kuhn on the field to help with protection takes that away. At the same time, protecting Rodgers, who'd been sacked an NFL-high 37 times entering Sunday's game but was sacked only twice by the Vikings, is the first priority.
``Anytime you can keep the quarterback upright and completing passes, I wouldn't say that's counterproductive,'' Clements said. ``If we had our druthers, we'd tell (opposing defensive linemen) not to rush at all and just (let us) stand back there and throw it.''
Since that's not an option, the Packers may have to sacrifice for protection, regardless of who's playing right tackle.
``It may (limit the offense),'' Clements admitted. ``But if things we want to do, we're having trouble executing for one reason or another, it doesn't make sense to try to do them.''


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DURHAM — Following a roughly 10-year trend of declining enrollment for the district as a whole, Oyster River Cooperative School District officials are looking at the possibility of enrolling additional tuition students at the high school.
The district has reported a decrease in enrollment numbers from about 2,400 or 2,500 over the years to 2,000.
High School Principal Todd Allen said that as enrollment numbers decline, particularly at the high school level, it becomes more difficult to maintain desired programs with fewer students since the per pupil cost gets higher.
He explained the high school has taken students from Barrington, one of the three towns that may possibly enter into negotiations with ORCSD, in small numbers for the last five years. Currently there are 64 Barrington students attending the high school.
"What we're looking at is a more long-term, exclusive arrangement with another town so it's a more dependable number," he said, which would make it easier to plan budgetarily.
Deerfield, whose high school students currently attend Concord High School, and Newmarket, a school district faced with a looming decision of whether to build a brand new junior/senior high school in order to address safety concerns at the current facility, are the other two towns considering sending students to ORHS.
Allen said it is too early yet for the district to be acting on anything and will do so once voters from Deerfield, Barrington and Newmarket decide whether to enter into negotiations with ORCSD.
Deerfield has three options for its high school students — Concord High School, Pembroke Academy and ORHS.
Allen said ORHS may be desirable to voters since Concord High School is a much larger and more urban community than what students are used to.
Deerfield has a 20-year contract with Concord that does not expire completely until 2025, he explained. However, at the mid point of that contract, which is where the district is currently, they have an "opt out" clause that allows them to go somewhere else if they can.
Barrington has the options of Coe Brown Academy, Dover High School and ORHS.
Allen said one reason Barrington may find ORHS as the right choice is rising tuition fees with their other options, such as Dover.
Newmarket is to decide the economic practicality of constructing a new building for its students, a cost Allen said is around the $40 million range, versus sending students to ORHS.
"It's a pretty major price tag," he said.
He also said the two communities are already linked in many ways, including recreational activities students from each town participate in.
Newmarket school warrant article 12 reads: "To see if the residents of the community desire the school board to enter into a non binding discussion with the ORCSD to consider jointly serving grades 9-12 and to provide a report to the community by 2014."
Though the process is still very theoretical, Allen said, the goal is for the three towns to narrow their choices, and then if pursuing ORCSD, begin negotiating a specific agreement.
"Our thought is if we can come up with a long-term agreement with somebody it would help stabilize our enrollment," Allen said.
"Once they decide that they want to pursue us as a specific option, we can sit down and talk about the exact terms of the agreement," he continued.
The ORCSD community will also have the option of whether this is even a route they wish to take should a town choose to send their students to the high school. Allen said the community may decide that they are happy with a smaller enrollment number and fewer programs.
"I think people in general recognize the need to do something with tuition students to expand revenues," he said.
While he said he is very confident that at least one town will choose ORHS, there is the possibility that no one will, or that a combination of tuition students from more than one of the towns may enroll.
"I'm confident that there's enough kids out there that need to go to high school that we can continue to take in tuition students," he said.


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Art by decree
Its reputation as a safe, clean and efficient state is something Singapore worked hard to attain. But now the time has come to loosen up a little – with state-funded art
Dick Lim had to wait until he was all of 60 before he could fulfill his dream. "Becoming an artist just wasn't possible when I was a young man," he says. But eight years ago, he quit his job at an advertising agency in Singapore, rented a studio and became a painter. Now the quirky artist with the wispy beard shuffles across the concrete floor of his studio in cropped, paint-splashed trousers. "There was simply no interest in art," he says, "but that's changed." He has just sold four paintings for 6000 Singapore dollars, roughly 4000 euros.
The new enthusiasm for art was decreed from above. In the 1990s, Singapore established itself as an economically successful state, but it was full of sterile shopping malls, so the government decided it was time to bring in some culture. In 1996, the Singapore Art Museum opened in a former mission school; the spectacular ArtScience Museum has resided at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel since 2011; and this month, the National Gallery is due to open in the extensively refurbished Supreme Court building. It will be the largest museum of its kind in the entire region – 64,000 square meters of space devoted exclusively to works from Southeast Asia, the idea evidently being: If we're going to sponsor art at all, then on a grand, identitybuilding scale. But Singapore's art offensive isn't limited to large projects. The government has started all kinds of grant programs for artists. That's why Lim's rent is subsidized. In the USA or Europe, a movement will begin underground, grow and then seep into the mainstream. In Singapore, art is decreed from above, as a locational factor.
Lim has joined with other artists to form an artists' enclave in the Wessex Estate , a neighborhood of white, boxy buildings with pointed gables and open stairwells that looks like an English garrison town transplanted to the tropics. Tourists seldom stray here, but twice a year, people come out from the city to trample the grass between Block 5, where Lim works, and the adjacent buildings housing other studios, as they sate their hunger for art – at Art Walk, for which the artists open their studios to visitors each spring and fall. Singapore's 5.5 million inhabitants earn an average monthly income of 3800 euros, one of the highest in the world, and are increasingly investing in paintings and sculptures.
Meanwhile, the Affordable Art Fair is taking place in the Pit Building on Marina Bay. It's a half-hour drive from Block 5, that takes us through the hipster Chip Bee Gardens district with its design shops and cafés, and on past the glass skyscrapers of the banking district. The first evening, there's a veritable rush on the 74 galleries – who knows, maybe there's a future star among the artists? "And plus, the white wine is free," Daryl Goh adds conspiratorially, alluding to the high price of alcohol. The 27-year-old artist and curator is visiting some gallery owner friends, but finds the quality of what he's seeing "mixed." One artist has copied classics like the Mona Lisa but added cat motifs. Another work immortalizes in Warholian pop colors the state's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, who died in March. Lee was the country's prime minister from 1959 to 1990, and it was the rule of iron discipline he imposed on his fellow Singaporeans that helped them achieve prosperity. Given his mantra,"The exuberance of democracy leads to undisciplined and disorderly conditions…inimical to development," it's no wonder that for a long time there was little demand for cultural diversity.
Later on, Goh calls in at the Timbre , a bar with several rows of tables and taut sunshades set out in front of a yellow-and-white colonial building on the banks of Singapore River. Goh has built up a group of collectors from financial circles. At the moment, he is organizing a program to provide artists with studios in an old printworks. People here, he tells me, still have o bonuses? "In their eyes, you either lead a glamorous life or you're totally destitute."
If there's one place showing exciting art, it's The Deck , says Goh. A container building on a small plot of wasteland, it was modeled on the Platoon Kunsthalle in Berlin. "We are the first establishment of our kind that wasn't set up by the government," says Gwen Lee, 38, curator and co-founder of the photo gallery. "And we aren't commercial." An unusual statement in a city where consumerism is the measure of all things.
Students wearing baseball caps wander through the exhibition blocks. Inside darkrooms, the founders demonstrate how photos were developed before the dawn of digital memory cards. Visitors to art openings behave differently here than in Europe or America. At first they are too shy to enter because they think they will have to buy something. Then they stand in front of huge paintings loudly engaged in Facetime phonecalls. Smartphones are ubiquitous. Whether walking, standing or appraising a picture, everyone is busy swiping or writing on some mobile device or other. Even visiting gallerists have adapted to this trend and now upload pictures onto Instagram in a bid to reach clients.
Lee is glad about the opportunities Singapore offers artists today, but she is also skeptical about whether every initiative makes sense. Gillman Barracks is a case in point. The former barracks was converted into a gallery complex in 2012 with the aim of bringing the international art market to Singapore. But for many, it feels alien, unconnected to the local scene. The barracks, built in 1936, still has its old entrance barrier, but instead of a soldier checking papers, today, there's a machine dispensing car park tickets. Inside the leafy grounds, ShanghART from Shanghai, Mucciaccia from Rome, and Arndt and Michael Janssen from Berlin are just three of 17 galleries exhibiting their artists' work. But the passing trade and crowds of art lovers out for a day's stroll cannot compare to those in Soho or Kreuzberg, and openings are attended mostly by local buyers.
Although Singapore's art scene has in recent years taken possession of some unusual venues, such as Gillman Barracks and The Deck's containers, art is still not permitted to stray outside of the state-decreed framework. That goes for street art, too, as two sprayers from Leipzig discovered last year, after they graffitied a subway car – and ended up spending nine months in jail. Legal wall art does exist at the Blu Jaz Café in the Arab quarter, though. There, huge murals adorn the walls of the laneway, where tourists and locals sit at tables over wine and beer – talking, perhaps, about which painting they will buy next.
Addresses you'll like
New Majestic Hotel
Boutique hotel in Chinatown with 30 rooms lovingly adorned with small artworks.
Sky on 57
Franco-Asian cuisine by top chef Justin Quek at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel.
The General Company
Still a rarity in Singapore: a craft shop that sells trendy regional design.
Blu Jaz Cafe
DUniversally popular bar with live music, open-mike events and gigantic murals.
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Ulf Lippitz
Ulf Lippitz experienced travel restraints when living in East Germany, but once the borders opened, he was able to travel the world. A Berlin-based journalist for 20 years, Ulf's reportage and interviews have appeared in publications like the Berlin Tagesspiegel, Die Zeit and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung.


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