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MACON, Ga. - A Macon grandmother has died after police say her 22-year-old granddaughter attacked her, knocking her unconscious.
Authorities say 62-year-old Shirley Green was placed on life support at The Medical Center of Central Georgia and later died after the Wednesday confrontation.
Bibb County arrest warrants state that 22-year-old Kierra Thomas punched her in the head and kicked her in the stomach. She's charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of cruelty to children. The Telegraph reports (http://bit.ly/VKr851) that the cruelty charge stems from allegations that Thomas shook her 2-year-old daughter and held her to a sofa in a choke hold.
Jail records show that Thomas was being held at the Bibb County jail on $28,690 bond. The records do not indicate whether she has an attorney in the case.


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Infectious Coryza:
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How contracted: Bacterial disease; transmitted through carrier birds, contaminated surfaces, and drinking water.
Treatment: Birds should be destroyed as they remain carriers for life.
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Mareks Disease:
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Vaccine available: Yes, given to day old chicks.
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Treatment: Yes. Ask a vet for Nystatin or other antifungal medication. Remove moldy feed and disinfect water containers.
Vaccine available: No.
Mycoplasmosis/CRD/Air Sac Disease:
Symptoms: Mild form weakness and poor laying. Acute form breathing problems, coughing, sneezing, swollen infected joints, death
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Treatment: Antibiotics may save birds see a vet.
Vaccine available: Yes.
Newcastle Disease:
Symptoms: Wheezing, breathing difficulty, nasal discharge, cloudy eyes, laying stops, paralysis of legs, wings, twisted heads, necks
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Treatment: None. Birds under 6 months usually die; older birds can recover. Recovered birds are not carriers.
Vaccine available: Yes, but the U.S. is working to eradicate the disease.
Omphalitis (Mushy Chick):
Symptoms: Newly hatched chicks enlarged, bluish, inflamed naval area, bad smell, drowsy, weak chicks
How contracted: Bacterial infection of naval from unclean surfaces or chicks with weak immune systems. Can spread from chick to chick on contaminated surfaces.
Treatment: Antibiotics and clean housing sometimes help, but most chicks will die. Remove healthy chicks immediately to clean quarters.
Vaccine available: None. Use caution handling staph and strep that cause this disease may infect humans.
Symptoms: Chicks are inactive, may have white diarrhea with pasted rear ends, breathing difficulty, or die without symptoms. Older birds coughing, sneezing, poor laying.
How contracted: Viral disease; contracted through carrier birds and contaminated surfaces, clothing, and shoes.
Treatment: Destroy all infected birds birds that recover are carriers. Most chicks infected will die.
Vaccine available: No vaccine, but there is a blood test to find carriers. While the U.S. is trying to eradicate this disease, buy chickens from Pullorum-negative flocks only.

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House chairman visits AF base reeling from scandal
Sun., Sept. 9, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said the Air Force is diligently investigating a widening sex scandal at Lackland Air Force Base after he made a personal visit to the Texas installation on Sunday.
Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon spent three hours at the base, where he met with Gen. Edward Rice Jr., military officers, enlisted members and recruits. The base and the Air Force have been rocked by allegations that dozens of female recruits were sexually assaulted or harassed by their male instructors.
"Hundreds of investigators are following all kinds of leads," McKeon said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. In some cases, the investigators are going back two or three times, he said.
The California Republican, who made the stop in Texas on his way to Washington for Congress' return this week, said he received assurances from top military officers that they will do all they can to ensure the incidents don't occur again.
Military prosecutors have investigated more than a dozen instructors at Lackland and charged six with crimes ranging from rape to adultery. The most serious allegations involved an instructor sentenced to 20 years in prison in July after being convicted of raping one female recruit and sexually assaulting several others.
Lackland is where every new American airmen reports for eight weeks of basic training. About 35,000 graduate each year.
About one in five recruits are female, while most of the nearly 500 instructors are male.
McKeon's visit comes as the allegations at Lackland have prompted victims of sexual assault in the military to push for congressional investigations and hearings.
McKeon had an opportunity to meet with some 30 recruits, about half of them female, with few military officers in attendance. He described it as a unique situation.
"You can read about in the paper, watch it on TV or hold hearings, but you can't get 30 recruits to Washington," he said.
Last month, the military ousted the top commander over the basic training unit at Lackland. In addition, Texas Sen. John Cornyn held up the nomination of the White House pick for Air Force chief of staff while pressing for answers about the scandal. Cornyn finally ended his hold on the nomination of Gen. Mark Welsh after meeting with him to discuss the scandal.
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the historians
George Bancroft (1800 – 1891)
AB Harvard
PhD Gottingen University
See related posts below for considerable background information on Bancroft as well as the Biography section of "the books" for a listing of a number of books that profile Bancroft.
Book Review: George Bancroft
George Bancroft: American Historian
Some Writings:
The Office of the Peoples in Art, Government and Religion
The Progress of the Human Race
Charles Austin Beard (1874-1939)
PhD 1904, Columbia University
Some works: An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution (1913), Economic Origins of Jeffersonian Democracy (1915, reprinted 1965), The Economic Basis of Politics (1922). History of the United States (1921), The Rise of American Civilization (2 vol., 1927, repr. 1933) and its sequels (Vol. III and Vol. IV), America in Midpassage (1939), and The American Spirit (1943) were co-written with his wife, Mary Ritter Beard.
Mary Ritter Beard (1876-1958)
De Pauw University
Some works: Woman's Work in Municipalities (1915), A Short History of the American Labor Movement (1920). History of the United States (1921), The Rise of American Civilization (2 vol., 1927, repr. 1933) and its sequels (Vol. III and Vol. IV), America in Midpassage (1939), and The American Spirit (1943) were written with husband Charles Beard. Pioneered the field of women's history. Works on the subject include among others: Understanding Women (1931), America Through Women's Eyes (1933), A Changing Political Economy as It Affects Women (1934), and Women as Force in History (1946).
Gabor Boritt
Bruce Catton
Avery O. Craven
BA Simpson College, 1908
M.A. from Harvard, 1914 and a
Ph.D. University of Chicago, 1923.
He taught at Michigan State University, the University of Illinois, and the University of Chicago.
The Coming of the Civil War The University of Chicago Press, 1942, 1957.
The Growth of Southern Nationalism, 1848–1861, LSU Press, 1953.
William C. Davis
Drew Gilpin Faust
Holds the Lincoln Professorship of History at Harvard University and currently serves as its president. You can read more about President Faust here. She has authored six books, including The Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War , Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War, which won the Francis Parkman Prize awarded by the Society of American Historians and the Avery Craven Prize.
David Hackett Fischer
Princeton University, B.A. 1958
Photo credit: Brandeis University
Liberty and Freedom, Oxford: New York, 2005
Washington's Crossing, Oxford University Press, 2004
The Great Wave: Price Revolution and the Rhythm of History, Oxford University Press, 1996
Paul Revere's Ride, Oxford University Press, 1994
Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America, Oxford University Press, 1989
Growing Old in America, New York: Oxford University Press, 1977
Historian's Falacies, New York: Harper & Row, 1970
The Revolution of American Conservatism, New York: Harper and Row, 1965.
Edited/Co-Authored Books
With James Kelly. Bound Away, University Press of Virginia, 2000
Eric Foner
Photo source: http://www.ericfoner.com
Douglas Southall Freeman
BA University of Richmond
Ph.D. in History, Johns Hopkins University
Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command,
R. E. Lee,Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. 4 volumes
George Washington: A Biography, 7 volumes
Frank Freidel (1916 – 1993)
B.A. (1937), M.A. (1939) University of Southern California, 1937
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, 1942
Gary W. Gallagher
Ph.D., M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1982, 1977
B.A., Adams State College, 1972
Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten: How Hollywood and Popular Art Shape What We Know about the Civil War. University of North Carolina Press, 2008.
Lee and His Army in Confederate History. University of North Carolina Press, 2001.
Lee and His Generals in War and Memory. Louisiana State University Press, 1998.
The Confederate War. Harvard University Press, 1997.
Stephen Dodson Ramseur: Lee's Gallant General. University of North Carolina Press, 1985.
Edited/Co-Authored Books
Crucible of the Civil War: Virginia from Secession to Commemoration. University of Virginia Press, 2006. (Co-editor and co-author).
The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864. University of North Carolina Press, 2006. (Editor and co-author).
The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862. University of North Carolina Press, 2003. (Editor and co-author).
The Richmond Campaign of 1862: The Peninsula and the Seven Days. University of North Carolina Press, 2000. (Editor and co-author)
The Lost Cause and Civil War History. Indiana University Press, 2000. (Co-editor and co-author)
The Antietam Campaign. University of North Carolina Press, 1999. (Editor and co-author)
The Spotsylvania Campaign. University of North Carolina Press, 1998. (Editor and co-author.)
The Wilderness Campaign. University of North Carolina Press, 1997. (Editor and co-author)
Chancellorsville: The Battle and Its Aftermath. University of North Carolina Press, 1996. (Editor and co-author)
Lee the Soldier. University of Nebraska Press, 1996. (Editor and co-author)
The Fredericksburg Campaign: Decision on the Rappahannock. University of North Carolina Press, 1995. (Editor and co-author)
The Third Day at Gettysburg and Beyond. University of North Carolina Press, 1994. (Editor and co-author)
Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander. University of North Carolina Press, 1989. (Editor)
William E. Gienapp
William E. Gienapp was Professor of History at Harvard University and author of the award-winning Origins of the Republican Party, co-author of one of the best-selling college texts for American history, Nation of Nations, and editor of The Civil War and Reconstruction: A Documentary Collection.
Edward Hagerman
Peter Charles Hoffer
Photo credit: University of Georgia
VITA here
University of Rochester, BA
MA, Harvard 1966
Ph.D. Harvard 1970
Special fields of interest: Early American history and legal history.
Recent work:
Past Imperfect: Facts, Fictions, and Fraud in the Writing of American History (PublicAffairs, 2004)
Seven Fires: The Urban Infernos that Reshaped American History (PublicAfairs, 2006)
The Brave New World: A History of Early America (Johns Hopkins, 2007);
The Supreme Court: An Essential History (Kansas, 2007).
He is finishing two book length manuscripts, "The Treason Trials of Aaron Burr," and "History is Impossible: A Philosophy of History for Our Times."
Michael F. Holt
B.A. Princeton 1962
Ph.D. Johns Hopkins 1967
Co-author with Jean H. Baker and David Herbert Donald The Civil War and Reconstruction, 3rd ed revised, W.W. Norton, 2001
The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party: Jacksonian Politics and the Onset of the Civil War, Oxford U. Press, 1999
Political Parties and American Political Development from the Age of Jackson to the age of Lincoln, LSU Press, 1992.
Co-editor, A Master's Due: Essays in Honor of David Herbert Donald. Louisiana State University Press, 1985. With William J. Cooper, Jr. and John McCardell.
The Political Crisis of the 1850s. John Wiley & Sons, 1978.
Forging a Majority: The Formation of the Republican Party in Pittsburgh, 1848-1860. Yale University Press, 1969.
Edited/Co-Authored Books
"Abraham Lincoln and the Politics of Union," in John L. Thomas, ed., Abraham Lincoln and the American Political Tradition. University of Massachusetts Press, 1986.
"The Election of 1840, Voter Mobilizations, and the Emergence of the Second American Party System: A Reappraisal of Jacksonian Voting Behavior," in Cooper, Holt, and McCardell, eds., A Master's Due. Runner up for the Lincoln Prize, 2000
Pitt Professor of American History and Institutions, Cambridge University, 1993-94
Fellow of the National Humanities Center, 1987-88.
Fellow of the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, 1981-82.
William B. Cardozo Visiting Lecturer, Yale University, Spring 1979.
National Endowment for the Humanities Senior Fellowship, 1976-77.
Archer Jones
Archer Jones
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1926 – 2006
Bachelor's degree, Hampton-Sydney College, 1949
Master's in history (1953), Ph.D. (1955) from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Perry D. Jamieson
Gerald Linderman
Richard M. McMurry
James M. McPherson
Grady McWhiney
Allan R. Millett
Kenneth Stampp
B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1935
M.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1936
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1942
Studied with Charles A. Beard and William B. Hesseltine, who served as his dissertation advisor.
Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of History Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley (1946-1983)
An excellent summary of Dr. Stampp's career is available at History News Network here.
Emory M. Thomas
Retired University of Georgia Regents Professor of History
Photo source: onlineathens.com
University Professor and Warren Professor of History at Brandeis University.
The Johns Hopkins University, Ph.D. 1962
T. Harry Williams
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Was Lindsay Lohan's debut as the creative director of famed fashion line Ungaro fab or flub?
Flub, according to early reports.
VIEW THE PHOTOS: Lindsay Lohan - From Teen Queen To 'Mean Girl'
Fashion site Women's Wear Daily panned the line's Spring/Summer 2010 presentation at Paris Fashion Week on Sunday, a collection comprised mainly of skimpy dresses, plunging necklines and an emphasis on the color pink.
"The collection displayed none of the promised younger side Lohan was supposed to deliver," the site said, criticizing Lindsay's "nonskilled" influence on the line's designer, Estrella Archs. "Being a young, pretty, controversial woman who looks good in clothes and photo ops just isn't enough."
VIEW THE PHOTOS: New York Fashion Week 2009
Lindsay herself closed the show in a sheer white dress, taking the runway with Estrella.
The star is hoping for better reviews for her next creative effort – she recently wrapped production on the Robert Rodriguez film "Machete," which co-stars Robert De Niro, Rose McGowan, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez and Danny Trejo in the title role.
The film is slated for an April 16, 2010 release.
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text: orchunter13 0 Posted July 19, 2009 This game sounds great. However, being a Warhammer fan, I cannot sit idly as the same six races from the MMORPG (great as it is) are the same races getting the fame. Even though orcs are my favorite ( ), I still do pray that other races are not forgotten in later releases. Personally, I believe that this game really needs to release cards for all of the (or at least the cool ) factions and races in the Warhammer world. For example, I'd love to see Lizardmen, Skaven, and Ogre Kingdoms being released later on in the game's life. Thoughts? Comments? Arguments? -Kryzen Beastfang Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Work flow is like this:
i open child dialog from a dialog( which is launched from a toolbar of a window) after editing i close the child dialog, after closing child dialog shadow is retained on window but not on the parent dialog. Later when i close the parent dialog the child dialog shadow disappears.
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|System: Xbox 360, PS3
|Dev: Rogue Entertainment
|Pub: Electronic Arts
|Release: June 14, 2011
|Players: 1
|Screen Resolution: 480p-720p
|Blood and Gore, Violence
by Adam Dodd
It's been eleven long years since American McGee's Alice showed us a twisted and terrifying version of Lewis Carol's Wonderland. With the long-awaited sequel, Madness Returns, finally out, many gamers are only now being introduced to this unique take on the classic Alice in Wonderland story. I too missed out on Alice when it first came out back in 2000, but thankfully, Madness Returns brings with a chance to experience one of the most beautiful and haunting games of all time. So how has Alice's first adventure held up?
You might think that after over a decade's worth of evolution in technology, graphics, and visual effects, this game might not have fared well. Surprisingly, this isn't the case. Games that don't try to strive for realism tend to age better, and since Alice depends on its unique art style and gritty, cartoonish visuals, it still looks pretty good. Now, I'm not saying there's a chance a passersby will mistake this for a game made in the last couple years, but it definitely looks good for an eleven-year-old game.
Madness Returns is comprised of six chapters, each with their own unique look and feel, whereas the original game is broken up into nine areas, all of which look different from the next. This means there's plenty of variety in the environments, and, as opposed to its sequel, many of the puzzles and platforming segments in each area are actually unique to that part of the game. This means you won't be doing the same thing over and over.
Having not played the original until after playing through Madness Returns, I wasn't sure what to expect when it came to the combat, puzzles, and platforming. To my bewilderment, I actually found myself enjoying the puzzles and platforming in this game way more than its sequel (though the combat was vastly improved in Madness Returns). In the original Alice game, you'll be asked to solve a large variety of puzzles, from trippy illusions that have you walking through endless doors and rooms, to the more common puzzle type where you have to pull levers in a specific order. The variety in the puzzles is great, and would have been a welcome addition to its sequel.
The platforming is also pretty fun and surprisingly void of frustration. I welcomed the extra variety, but there were a few control issues that, on occasion, made the experience a little frustrating. Every so often, Alice would slide off a platform, plunging me to my death (or small loss of health), or I would get stuck on geometry forcing me to reload my last save (thankfully, there are plenty of checkpoints.) There were even a few times when Alice refused to pull herself up a ledge. (By the way, being able to grab ledges also would've been a welcome addition to Madness Returns.) For the most part, though, the platforming elements felt solid.
The combat is the only gameplay issue that could have used more work. As opposed to its more agile sibling in Madness Returns, the Vorpal Blade is a very slow weapon. Alice swings far too slowly, almost as if the air in Wonderland is as dense as molasses. My only saving grace in many of the fights was that enemies usually don't take very much damage before they're vanquished.
Unlike its follow-up, there's a lot more variety in Alice's arsenal of weapons. In Madness Returns, there are four to choose from, but here you'll have ten. There's also the added bonus that many of the weapons have a secondary ability. These range from turning a close combat weapon into a ranged one (by throwing it or firing projectiles from it) to far cooler abilities like creating walls of ice or summoning a powerful demon. The larger arsenal gives you more options during battle, and the secondary abilities only multiply that.


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In continuation of Deadspin's tradition of extremely close-up coverage of the elephant that is ESPN, we interrupt your regularly scheduled programming for a series of live transmissions from a reporter stationed at ankle level inside the Worldwide Leader's annual all-company meeting. That's Chris Berman kicking back in the green shirt.
Dispatch 1: "I've already been spotted."
Dispatch 2: second photo from inside the house:
Rob King, telescreen showing slogan: "Internally ESPN has always thought of itself as..."
Photo of train moving uphill and then "The Little Engine That Could"
[Correction: Due to an error by the rewrite desk as it tried to identify people in our correspondent's blurry cameraphone shots, Rob King was incorrectly placed at the scene. King, on Twitter: "I just stumbled across an ingenious blog post that reported my presence at a meeting in Bristol, CT. Which surprised me, as I'm in VT." Deadspin regrets the error.]
Dispatch 3: "Brand guy is talking"
"In a world where flat is the new up..."
"Barry Byln?"
Dispatch 4, 2:08 p.m.: "I'm in the copy room right now I don't know what to do."
"This is like Luke in the Death Star."
Dispatch 5, 2:14 p.m.: "Cris Carter, Robert Smith, Matthew Berry, Stephen A. Smith"
Dispatch 6, 2:19 p.m.: "Steve Anderson? VP of something or other: "Credibility, objectivity, bla bla bla"
Dispatch 7, 2:21 p.m.: "Now talking about internal dating policy. Rebecca lobo just walked by me. Good time to leave, she said."
Dispatch 8, 2:22 p.m.: "I think it was lobo, at least, Just caught a glimpse."
Dispatch 9, 2:25 p.m.: "Oh Jesus"
Dispatch 10, 2:28 p.m.: "Norby. Just talked to him."
Dispatch 11, 2:45 p.m.: "Getting tossed. Norby, doria, mike soltys."
This concludes our liveblog of ESPN's annual all-staff meeting. Full recap to follow.


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How We Learn:
It's about Engagement, Collaboration, and Flexibility
Wendy Beecham is the Managing Director of Executive Education at UC Davis. She has over 25 years of leadership experience, and has coached c-level business leaders on executive performance.
The recent Time magazine article, College is Dead. Long Live College, returned my attention to a critical issue in education: how humans learn. The debate about traditional brick and mortar learning institutions with professors providing lectures versus new online learning communities has quickly moved from an ancillary topic to the forefront of education as it's pointing out new innovative learning techniques that will impact traditional learning methods in years and decades to come.
In response to how the brain learns, the new wave of online courses are a far cry from yesterday's web-based classrooms, long characterized by one-dimensional lectures and dry downloadable PDFs. With the advent of the online gaming industry, there has been much discussion about leveraging gaming strategies and technologies to improve learning, especially for millenials with limited attention spans.
There are several new Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) systems called Coursera and Udacity, launched by Stanford Professors, and edX that was launched by MIT and Harvard, that are creating some new discussions and opportunities (follow a current discussion here). The Time article described an online physics class which stops every few minutes to ask the participant a question, reinforcing the information they just consumed. Humans need to be engaged to participate, and having constant interruptions prevents students from being distracted by other web sites or online chat. Furthermore, students of the physics class are invited to send in videos of themselves working on class experiments, and they are encouraged to interact with each other and help answer one another's questions – building relationships much like those found in a physical classroom.
Implications for Executive Education
This type of learning is in close alignment with what I have observed to be effective with corporate executives. Typically, it's been a few years since our "students" were in a lecture hall. They're seasoned leaders who know their jobs inside and out, and they've had decades of hands-on practice. Sitting quietly, listening to monotonous PowerPoint presentations, memorizing and regurgitating information just won't do the trick when it comes to higher-level strategy issues like improving productivity, changing corporate culture, or promoting innovation.
To engage the leaders with the curriculum, it's essential to incorporate constant interaction to evaluate how much they are retaining. Asking them to respond to questions with clickers for immediate survey results, providing the opportunity to break into impromptu discussion with questions, and constructing hands-on workshops are all methods that make a huge difference when it comes to retention and implementation.
The venue for learning is equally critical. Harvard recently opened a new building with teaching areas called "Hives" created specifically to foster teamwork, collaboration and flexibility – all skills related to the Agile Leader that we need to be in today's environment. At the UC Davis Graduate School of Management we use a combination of facilities depending on the needs of the client and more often than not are in rooms where there are no set seating arrangements.
These formats are also reminiscent of the Khan Academy. This version of online learning is based on short YouTube videos but they have created teaching guides to be used in the classroom. The teacher becomes the facilitator while the students teach each other. Those who learn faster coach others who struggle, while they themselves move forward through the coursework at a faster pace. The data is showing that students are more engaged with the content and are testing better as they have different levels of support based on where they might be struggling in class.
The Time Magazine article also mentioned a study published in the journal Science, where a group of researchers conducted an experiment on a large undergraduate physics class at the University of British Columbia. For a week, one section of the class received its normal lecture from a veteran, highly-rated professor; another section was taught by inexperienced graduate students using strategies developed from research into human cognition. The students in the experimental course worked in small groups to solve problems with occasional guidance from the instructor. They got frequent feedback. In the experimental group with novice instructors, attendance increased 20% and students did twice as well on an end-of-week test. This reinforces the idea that teaching methodologies are just as important as the reputation and experience of the professor.
All of these musings are indicative of the need for Executive Education providers to be more innovative not in just what is presented and how we interact with our clients, but how we coach our faculty and presenters to be more agile themselves in responding to how humans learn.
To learn more about executive education programs at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management contact Wendy Beecham today.


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O Thou, Before the World Began
31243, Hymns, O Thou, Before the World Began, no. 189
1. O thou, before the world began,
Ordained a sacrifice for man,
And by th'eternal Spirit made
An off'ring in the sinner's stead;
Our everlasting Priest art thou,
Pleading thy death for sinners now.
2. Thy off'ring still continues new
Before the righteous Father's view.
Thyself the Lamb forever slain;
Thy priesthood doth unchanged remain.
Thy years, O God, can never fail,
Nor thy blest work within the veil.
3. Oh, that our faith may never move
But stand unshaken as thy love,
Sure evidence of things unseen;
Now let it pass the years between
And view thee bleeding on the tree:
My Lord, my God, who dies for me.
Text: William H. Turton, 1856-1938
Music: Frank W. Asper, 1892-1973


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KDE and Slimbook Release a Laptop for KDE Fans
Today KDE is proud to announce the immediate availability of the KDE Slimbook, a KDE-branded laptop that comes pre-installed with Plasma and KDE Applications (running on Linux) and is assured to work with our software as smoothly as possible.
The KDE Slimbook allows KDE to offer our users a laptop which has been tested directly by KDE developers, on the exact same hardware and software configuration that the users get, and where any potential hardware-related issues have already been ironed out before a new version of our software is shipped to them. This gives our users the best possible way to experience our software, as well as increasing our reach: The easier it is to get our software into users' hands, the more it will be used.
Furthermore, the KDE Slimbook, together with KDE neon, offers us a unique opportunity to isolate and fix issues that users have with our software. When something in Plasma, a KDE Application or some software using a KDE Framework does not work as intended for a user, there are at least three layers that can cause the problem:
Of course KDE always tries to reduce bugs in our software as much as possible. Problems can occur in any of the aforementioned layers, however, and often times it is difficult for us to pin-point exactly where things are going wrong. Last year, KDE neon joined the KDE community with the promise to give us control over the operating system layer. This does not mean we won't make our software available on other distributions or operating systems, of course, but it allows us to eliminate that layer as a possible source of a problem.
This left us still with one layer we had zero control over, though: The hardware layer.
Fast-forward to late last year, when the Spanish laptop retailer Slimbook approached KDE with the idea to offer KDE-branded laptops that come pre-installed with Plasma and KDE Applications. We were excited about the idea, and put our designers and developers to the task of creating a branding for such a device and making sure that KDE neon runs without any hardware-related issues on it.
For now, the KDE Slimbook will always come pre-installed with KDE neon, but we are open to offering other distributions that come pre-installed with Plasma for customers to choose from.
The KDE Slimbook is for people who love KDE software, regardless of whether or not they are active contributors to KDE.
For more information, visit the KDE Slimbook website.
Now, that's a laptop I can get behind
It seriously makes me hesitate... even though I really wanted a cheap laptop this time. I wouldn't have minded a low-powered ARM laptop running KDE & applications, with some modern technologies on board, for example.
However, is it just me, or the technical description is verry succint? No ports list, battery information, or side pictures. Even the screen details, webcam presence, etc... are unknown. Well, there's this page, but I am not sure if this is the same laptop, since it's not directly linked.
By [email protected] at Thu, 2017/01/26 - 12:06pm
HW info
By Albert Astals Cid at Thu, 2017/01/26 - 3:07pm
So close...
It's very much a personal preference, but at this point I can't bring myself to go back to a non-standard charger, so the lack of USB C is a letdown. Oh well! Maybe the KDE Slimbook 2 ;)
By keithzg at Thu, 2017/01/26 - 7:10pm
HW - Features
great idea, but I miss a little bit the links to the HW features (yes in the comment above you added it, but in the rest of the websites it's missing).
Secondary I miss details of the specification, like a link to the Intel description of the Grafik Controller and CPU or at minimum more details (like speed grade from SD/MMC or HDMI interface).
In the future, it will be nice when USB 3.1 (Type C connector) will be used, with integrated possibility of an USB HUB. A nice implementation you can find at Intels Compute Stick 2m364. The nice Powersupply which integrates the 2 times USB-HUB you can see at 0:43 on the Intel Video. As last remark, it will be greate if a DP for e.g. EIZO EV3235 connector is available to have the option to use it with a 4k screen with 60Hz or via USB 3.1 Type C for use with e.g. EIZO EV2780-WT and the Video.
Hope the best for this project - regardsUbIx
By UbIx at Sat, 2017/01/28 - 1:27pm
I wonder what the "1 x
I wonder what the "1 x drivers disk" is?! For a Linux Laptop! Without a CD drive :)
By Anonymous at Sat, 2017/01/28 - 8:08am
403 Forbidden
I get this error when trying to view the website for the KDE Slimbook
By Yitzchak Schwarz at Thu, 2017/01/26 - 7:06pm
The spec is decent
and the price is quite reasonable IMO. The customs duty here will press my wallet flat, though :p
By Mario Ray Mahardhika at Thu, 2017/01/26 - 7:42pm
Given all the hardware/driver problems I have with my laptop (unreliable wifi, nvidia driver crashes triggered by kwin, etc. etc.) I like very much the idea of a laptop who is known to work well with Linux and KDE software! Very nice.
By David Faure at Thu, 2017/01/26 - 9:34pm
Hi! Will it be sold in Russia
Hi! Will it be sold in Russia? How can I get this notebook? :)
By True Mike at Thu, 2017/01/26 - 10:16pm
Let us talk about business.
Does KDE earn some money on that deal, like mint does with CombuLab.
For me it would be right if it is so, but it has to be transparend to the community.
By tuxnix at Thu, 2017/01/26 - 11:08pm
Win-key.. Nice linux-way xD
Win-key.. Nice linux-way xD
By Prot at Fri, 2017/01/27 - 5:05am
Stealed design is not something to be proud of
This keyboard layout and overall look tells the only message: no designer were involved. We can imagine how the internal design looks like, too. I'd not to trust, really.
"Look, ma, I can do the same as Apple!" but this is not Apple.
Older CPU, second-hand look, overpriced - nothing to be proud of, guys!
By Alex12345 at Fri, 2017/01/27 - 9:24am
That in particular is very
That in particular is very visible on the "design" choice that Fn is in the corner and Ctrl is one step inwards. Ctrl should always be in the corner (as is on desktop keyboards) :(
By ralesk at Sun, 2017/01/29 - 11:42pm
Windows Logo
Why does it have a Microsoft Windows logo on the keyboard and not Tux or KDE Plasma logo?
By Adomas at Sat, 2017/01/28 - 12:45am
I assume they won't sell thousands of the notebooks, and small batch of replacement keys may not be feaseble. But I agree, a Penguin button would have been very stylish.
By Michael at Sat, 2017/01/28 - 8:28pm
Penguin buttons are available for that KDE laptop
Penguin buttons are already available for that KDE laptop: https://slimbook.es/en/store/componentes/teclado-slb15tc-comprar
By Ganton at Sat, 2017/01/28 - 10:52pm
Penguin and German layout
Is it available for the KDE notebook too?
Unfortunately, the German layout lacks a button between the left shift and the Y (on the German) layout.
By Michael at Mon, 2017/01/30 - 4:53pm
very nice notebook
I really like the idea. I understand that Intel CPU are superior, yet I perfer to have AMD CPUs. I like the underdog. :)
Never the less, it is a great idea! Congratulations for all involved! Good work!
By Michael at Sat, 2017/01/28 - 12:46pm
That's great news! I hope many people buy it!
By Arne Babenhause... at Mon, 2017/01/30 - 9:14pm
DELL XPS Comparison
Quite some folks balk at the price and compare it to the Dell XPS 13. WTF?
A Dell XPS i5 with 8 GB ram and 256 GB SSD costs.. 1.309 €
That is a crazy good deal. Yes, the Slimbook comes with a 6th generation Intel Core, Skylake, not the 7th generation, Kaby Lake. Kaby Lake is about 5-10% more power efficient and can play H256 with lower power usage. Otherwise, no difference - the architecture is the same, Kaby Lake is a super minor refresh. And the Slimbook comes with a huge 6800 mAh battery vs Dell's 6000 mAh so you can expect similar battery life.
But it gets more interesting. You want a DELL with 16 GB ram? The CHEAPEST option available is 1.559 €
I am strongly considering buying this as it is simply better hardware for a much better price than what DELL offers. If it had Kaby Lake, I would have decided already, simply because I'm a sucker for 'the latest and greatest'. Even if it barely brings any benefits. And I'd like to see a hardware review, or touch it myself. But it is still SUPER tempting.
Oh and yes, I use KDE so yay.
By Jos Poortvliet at Fri, 2017/02/03 - 9:28pm
I just had this idea...

It's weird... I was just thinking about making something like this and here is is. Interesting... It could have a better design though. I guess my idea isn't obsolete yet...

By 27 at Thu, 2017/02/09 - 6:49am
love the idea but wish it were bigger

I would love to see this in a 17 inch size, maybe even a 15.

By jpj at Fri, 2017/02/10 - 7:00pm
Intel CPU = Management Engine
KDE, I am disappointed
I cannot understand that KDE Slimbook uses an Intel CPU without mentioning the Intel Management Engine anywhere. On the slimbook website it is clearly mentioned you strive for more privacy for your users, alas according to your hardware choices you do not take this seriously.
You, KDE, as part of the FOSS community, should have known that Intel is a hugely malicious company that handles according to the "Security by obscurity" principle and, moreover, uses this principle as an argument to put our privacy at risk. This becomes clear when we look at the libreboot FAQ page about the Intel Management Engine: https://libreboot.org/faq/#intelme. The most important paragraph on that page clearly states what is wrong with the majority of Intel CPUs: "In summary, the Intel Management Engine and its applications are a backdoor with total access to and control over the rest of the PC. The ME is a threat to freedom, security, and privacy, and the libreboot project strongly recommends avoiding it entirely. Since recent versions of it can't be removed, this means avoiding all recent generations of Intel hardware.".
I also cannot accept when you would make an argument like "There are no other, better possibilities", because both the Ministry of Freedom (https://minifree.org/) and Technoetic (https://tehnoetic.com) prove that this is not true.
I hope you'll reconsider these design flaws in the future
By Wouter Franken at Wed, 2017/02/15 - 12:36pm
Website is down
The website for the slimbook is down.
By Gregg Housh at Sat, 2017/03/04 - 7:05pm


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I wonder if any of those guns are of the Fast and Furious variety?
Obama, Holder, et al, I hope you're happy with overt act of war in arming the internal enemies of our neighbor, Mexico. You should all be extradicted for your crimes.
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Two dozen gunmen burst into a casino in northern Mexico on Thursday, doused it with gasoline and started a fire that trapped gamblers inside, killing 53 people and injuring a dozen more, authorities said.
The fire at the Casino Royale in Monterrey, a city that has seen a surge in drug cartel-related violence, represented one of the deadliest attacks on an entertainment center in Mexico since President Felipe Calderon launched an offensive against drug cartels in late 2006.
"This is a night of sadness for Mexico," federal security spokesman Alejandro Poire said in a televised address. "These unspeakable acts of terror will not go unpunished."
Calderon tweeted that the attack was "an abhorrent act of terror and barbarism" that requires "all of us to persevere in the fight against these unscrupulous criminal bands."
Nuevo Leon state Gov. Rodrigo Medina told the Televisa network that 53 people had been confirmed dead in the attack.
"But we could find more," said state Attorney General Leon Adrian de la Garza, adding that a drug cartel was apparently responsible for the attack. Cartels often extort casinos and other businesses, threatening to attack them or burn them to the ground if they refuse to pay.


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An 18-year-old college student is accused of breaking into a woman's home to log on to Facebook and peeing on her couch, according to police reports.
A 33-year-old Athens, Ga. woman returned to her home Sunday afternoon to find the 18-year-old woman in the living room using her laptop computer, according to Athens-Clark County Police. The intruder seemed surprised and apologized before grabbing her things and leaving, but forgot to close out her Facebook account, the Athens Banner-Herald reported.
That information was used to identify the 18-year-old University of Georgia student because photos on her Facebook page matched the intruder and she gave the victim's address to someone she was chatting with online. The resident was more upset that the intruder urinated on her couch, police said. The case is still under investigation.
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News from around the country and around the globe
Is logging on to Facebook so important that you would break into a house to do it? While we believe this woman was a bit more disturbed if she did allegedly break the law and pee on a couch, it does make us think about whether or not Facebook has taken too much importance in our lives.


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Karl Goosen necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 240 diseños de 62 diseñadores freelance.
Karl Goosen Photography
I'm a 32 years old photographer (mainly weddings and social photography) based in Belgium but I will move to Italy in 2010. This will be a fresh start for me and it will be a great moment to start with a Fresh and modern logo for my business.
My photography style is photojournalistic so more natural, story telling Photography.
My target audiance are young couples who enjoy life and for who photogrpahy is important. They are young, fresh, sparkling and stylish.
Most of them will be based in Italy but I work also international.
The logo should be : simple, Unique, Elegant, Fresh, Young. Colors are allowed. I like elements in a modern color (ex : lemon green).
Be creative and I would like it if you could do something with my Initials (KG).
The logo is needed for website, business card, blog and print materials.
It should fit on a black or white background.
Please no camera, filmstrip, rings, diamonds, human, birds, lens on the logo.
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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Used Caravans sale
Whether you're a regular caravanner or this is your first time venturing into the world of motor homes, you're in the right place. When it comes to spending your hard-earned cash on a used caravan, you want to make sure that you are getting the best value for money and that the used caravan you have chosen meets all of your requirements for your future holidays. Drawing on our many years of experience in helping customers buy their dream used caravans, we've created the Glossop guide to buying a used caravan.
When buying a used caravan, you need to consider how many miles it has previously travelled, and whether the owner has kept it in good condition. A bit like cars, caravans depreciate in value, and it can actually be a good money-saving move to buy a nearly-new caravan, or a used caravan that is just a couple of years old. At Glossop Caravans, we put all of our used caravans through rigorous testing to ensure that they are in a premium condition before we sell them.
However, the most important point when buying a used caravan is personal safety. Your vehicle should always weigh more than the caravan you are towing, which is why it is so important to select a caravan which is lighter than your car. Your car has a 'kerbweight' – this is the weight of your vehicle as it would be sitting in the kerb (i.e. without any passengers sitting inside it). When you know what your kerbweight is in kg, you know that you need to purchase a caravan that is no more than 85% of your car's kerbweight. The caravan's weight is known as the maximum technically permissible laden mass (MTPLM).
If you've decided to buy a used caravan sale, you'll need an idea of how you'd like your interior layout to look. Never choose a caravan based on its exterior appearance alone – it's all about how you can live inside it comfortably, and that all stems back to the layout of the van. Consider the following when deciding on the layout of your used caravan
− Who will be sleeping inside it? (Adults, children, or both?)
− How many beds will you need (these are known as 'berths' in the caravan world)
− What will you use the caravan for? (Camping, active/outdoors holidays)
− How active are you? (If you intend on doing lots of outdoor activities, you might need a van with a larger bathroom area to clean off and space to store outdoor gear)
Used caravans and affordability
It's always good to be realistic about your budget when considering buying a used caravan sale. You may have a dream caravan in mind, but you need to be realistic about what you can actually afford to purchase. We are always happy to help customers get the most out of their budget, and also offer finance packages, so speak to us today about our deals, models on offer and finance plans. We offer competitive pricing and always guarantee to offer you the best price available.
At Glossop Caravans we are passionate about finding our customers the perfect caravan for their budget. We love caravans, and believe they are truly the best and most exciting way to get outdoors and see some of the most stunning locations in the UK and Europe. We are here to help, and our friendly and highly experienced team are here to answer any questions you have about our used caravans, while assisting you in every stage of the purchasing process – right up until you drive away. We then go on to support our customers into the future with our regular maintenance services.
Since 1976 we've helped thousands of people find their ideal caravan complete with accessories, awnings and servicing. Our esteemed standing in the caravan retail world means that some of the country's leading caravan makers such as Coachman, Elddis and Swift produce models exclusively for us.
We have over 600 caravan models to choose from – have a browse on our website at some of the photographs and take a 360 virtual tour of our caravan interiors. Or why not come and visit us on site? We are located on the main A57 at Glossop, complete with the scenic backdrop of the Peak District. Give us a call or see us in store today to buy the used caravan of your dreams and see the world in a whole new way.


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Dell Inc. said Monday it has agreed to buy the information technology services company Perot Systems Corp. for about $3.9 billion as it looks to expand beyond the personal computer business.
Round Rock, Texas-based Dell said it will offer $30 per share in cash for Perot, which is based in Plano, Texas. That represents a 68 percent premium over Perot's closing share price Friday, and Perot shares shot up almost 66 percent in premarket trading Monday.
Dell said Perot, founded by former presidential candidate Ross Perot, will expand the company's IT services offerings for businesses and widen the pool of potential customers for its computers.
It expects the deal to close in the November-January quarter and start boosting its earnings beginning in fiscal 2012.
Analysts have been expecting acquisitions from Dell, which hired IBM Corp.'s former mergers and acquisitions chief earlier this year and has raised almost $1 billion by selling debt securities since March.
The company's revenue comes mainly from the hard-hit PC business, while competitors like Hewlett-Packard Co. have a wider set of products. As a result Dell's second-quarter profit slumped 23 percent.
The company said Perot will become Dell's service unit, led by Perot CEO Peter Altabef. Ross Perot Jr., the head of Perot's board, will be considered for a director slot at Dell.
Ross Perot Sr., who serves as Perot's chairman emeritus, founded the company in 1988. By last year it had about 2.8 billion in annual sales. Before that Perot had spent 22 years with Electronic Data Systems Corp., also a technology services provider, which he founded in 1962. He sold the company to General Motors Corp. in 1984.
Dell shares fell 90 cents, or 5.4 percent, to $15.79 in premarket trading Monday, while Perot's stock shot up $11.76, or 65.7 percent, to $29.67.
Dell to Buy Perot Systems for About $3.9 Billion
Deal could close in time to boost Dell's earnings in 2012
Dell Inc. said Monday it has agreed to buy the information technology services company Perot Systems Corp. for about $3.9 billion as it looks to expand beyond the personal computer business.


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Food & Milk Allergy
Food allergy is caused when the immune system mistakenly responds to food proteins thinking they are harmful substances. Symptoms include vomiting, itching, rash, and hives. Allergies in children are very common, but treatment with digestive enzymes may prove very helpful. Read More »»
Are you Coeliac or simply Wheat Sensitive?
In Coeliac Disease, gluten causes damage to the small intestines, however, more people are wheat sensitive. This shows negative in blood tests. Read how to diagnose and avoid false negative screening results and discover Glutenzyme, a digestive enzyme to help avoid associated symptoms. Read More »»
A Treatment for Baby Colic?
Baby colic is very distressing to both the baby and the parents. However, studies conclude that half the babies suffer due to lactase deficiency. This is easily treated by neutralising milk with lactase enzyme. Distressed parents have hailed the drops as 'A Godsend' and 'Miraculous'. Read More »»
IBS or Simply Food Intolerance?
Medical studies confirmed 50% of patients diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome may in fact be Lactose Intolerant. Omitting dairy products from their diet, or treating it with enzymes has helped them start a new life. Since IBS symptoms are similar to LI, diagnosis can be confusing. Read More »»
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The inability to break down starch and other sugars leads to bloating, wind, cramps, diarrhoea, etc. Now there is evidence that obesity may be related to carbohydrate intolerance. There is some good news with the help of digestive enzymes. Read More »»
Food Additives, & E Numbers - some banned in countries, in others not!
The Romans used them, they come in 'numbers' or in weird names. Some are healthy but others are 'bad' despite being approved for consumption and depending where you live. Watch out for the ones to avoid and the others not to worry about. Read More »»
Fructose Intolerance vs Fructose Malabsorption
Fructose Intolerance is a rare genetical disorder and leads to severe symptoms and may prove dangerous. Read More »»
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Alcohol Allergy & Intolerance
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In Demand Worldwide
Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the largest cotton producers worldwide. In Africa cotton is almost exclusively grown by smallholder farmers, and there are only very few large plantations. The cotton plant loves warmth – it needs about 200 days of sunshine in the season to flourish and bear fruit. For that reason alone, it does well in the dry or humid savannas of Africa. The climate, with its high average temperatures and alternation between dry and wet seasons favours the growing of this natural fibre crop.
It takes about six months from planting to harvesting of cotton. After the harvest, seed and fibre are separated from each other in the gins, and the thin coating of wax that surrounds the fibres and protects them from wetness is removed. At the end, the raw cotton is pressed into large bales, and sold onward to the spinning mills for yarn manufacture. Thus it starts its trip along the textile chain – from the spinning mill to the finished garment.
Vegetation Zones of Africa with CmiA Growing Areas
It Takes About Six Months from Planting Cotton to Harvest
Growing methods
In many parts of the world, cotton is grown in large plantations, but in Africa it is almost exclusively grown by smallholder farmers, using crop rotation. In other words the cotton is grown alternately with other crops such as the basic food crops maize, soy or groundnuts. That reduces leaching of soils and the occurrence of pests. Cotton is often a complementary cash crop – it is grown for sale, alongside the foods grown in subsistence farming. The growing methods which farmers are taught by Cotton made in Africa also help the smallholder farmers when growing food in subsistence farming, and thus play an important part in securing their food supplies.
Artificial irrigation, as often used in large plantations, is practically not used in Africa. The smallholder farmers work with rain-fed cultivation, in other words natural rainfall has to be enough for watering the crops. The wet and dry phases in the African growing areas are helpful to meet the needs of the cotton plant. In its growth phases, cotton is highly sensitive to excess moisture – in the first germination and growth phase, the cotton plant needs wet soils, but in the maturing phase the quality of the fibres may be damaged if conditions are too wet. The available rainwater has to be used efficiently, specifically in the dry areas of Africa. That requires balanced use of fertilizer or mulching. The soil between the cotton plants is covered with organic material such as leaves to reduce loss of moisture by evaporation.
Harvesting Methods
Man versus machine – the cotton in the US, Brazil and Australia is harvested with gigantic machines, but in African growing areas harvesting is mainly by hand. Of course that takes much longer, but it also gives major benefits compared with machine harvesting – the machine makes one pass through the cotton field, taking not only the cotton boll, but everything in the field; human pickers work in a much more careful and environmentally sound way. The hand pickers take only completely mature fibre bolls. Hand-picked cotton is also cleaner, because the machines take considerable quantities of soil, leaves, twigs, etc. with them.
Another benefit is that hand picking, unlike machine harvesting, does not use defoliant, so there is less chemical contamination of the cotton. However, there are also quality problems to be faced by African cotton picked by hand. The widespread plastic waste, which has unfortunately spread even to remote villages of Africa, may lead to the presence of foreign material. CmiA is tackling this problem in cooperation with the African partners.
Pesticide Use
No other plant is as attractive to pests and viruses as cotton. High use of pesticides is thus a negative side effect of cotton cultivation worldwide. Only a small number of alternative farmers completely abstain from using pesticides and sell their raw material as organic cotton. The percentage of organic cotton on the global market is currently still low which is partly due to the higher production costs.
Genetically Modified Cotton
Cotton pests show increasing resistance to the pesticides used. A part of the global cotton industry sees a solution to this problem in genetically modified cotton that protects itself against some of the pests with its own insecticide. More than 90 percent of cultivated cotton in the main growing countries USA, India, and China is now genetically modified. Many African cotton farmers view genetically modified cotton as a technical advancement from which they do not want to be excluded. Currently, genetically modified cotton in Sub-Saharan Africa, however, is only grown by smallholder farmers in South Africa, in Sudan, and Burkina Faso. Cotton made in Africa has made a commitment to not allowing genetically modified cotton to be grown under the initiative. The use of genetically modified seeds is part of the exclusion criteria (Exclusion Criteria No. 14) of the Cotton made in Africa standards.
Cotton made in Africa
Cotton by Cotton made in Africa is grown by smallholder farmers in Sub Saharan Africa, according to the CmiA standard criteria. Specifically, this means that the cotton is grown under rainfed conditions and with effective and responsible use of pesticides and fertilizers. The harvest is done by hand. Cotton made in Africa has defined the requirements of the farming methods in a list of criteria, with compliance regularly checked as part of the verification process.
Fine Fibres - Cotton from Africa
Cotton from Africa has relatively long fibres and is carefully picked by hand. That makes it a high-quality raw material. It is no coincidence that cotton is a popular material for T-shirts, trousers and shirts – cotton feels soft and pleasant on the skin, it is breathable and absorbent.
Cotton is a natural fibre obtained from the seed hairs of the cotton plant ("Gossypium spp.") and comprises mainly cellulose. After pollination, the bloom of the cotton shrub produces a capsule fruit (boll), about the size of a walnut. In this period, the cotton seeds are formed inside the capsule – they are bundles of long fibres ("staple") and a layer of shorter, fluffy fibres ("linter"). Only the long fibres are used for textile production. When the fruit capsule is fully mature, it bursts open and the "cotton fluff" spills out.
Cotton yarn is spun from the seed fibres, which can grow to a length of more than 40 millimetres. Their strength and their unique structure makes them ideal for spinning – the fibres are twisted like a corkscrew, so they do not tear during spinning. The short fluffy fibres (linter) cannot be spun, but are used for example in manufacture of cellulose.
Fibre length
The quality of raw cotton is assessed by a number of different criteria. These include colour, purity, fibre length (staple), fineness, strength, and evenness. The decisive factor for the textile industry is fibre length – the longer the fibre, the higher the quality. Staple length is between 18 and 42 millimetres. There are four staple categories: short, medium, long and extra long.
African Cotton is High-Quality
African cotton flourishes under good conditions with plenty of sunshine and in rain-fed cultivation. It has relatively long fibres, and comes into the medium staple length category (1 1/8 inch, that is about 28.5mm) and gives yarns that can be used for a range of applications, and are processed worldwide to make materials for fashion and home textiles.
African cotton is mostly grown by smallholder farmers and hand picked, which ensures its good quality. Cotton made in Africa has time to ripen, and is harvested by hand at the right time and taken for further processing. The high quality of African cotton is further improved by Cotton made in Africa – training programmes are provided for smallholder farmers, teaching them for example the use of modern, efficient growing methods that work with the minimum possible use of pesticides, helping them to increase their yields and the quality of the fibres. Trials are currently being conducted in Benin with the use of cotton bags for harvesting, to reduce foreign matter in the form of leftover plastic materials, which are unfortunately increasingly to be found in the fields of Africa. In some of the Cotton made in Africa growing regions, the cotton is cleaned of impurities again manually before it goes on to the next processing stage, that is ginning.
Biodiversity - Diversity Threatened
Biodiversity (coined as a short form of "biological diversity") is understood to mean the variations of all organisational forms of life – in terms of species, genetic diversity of flora and fauna, and in whole ecosystems. These three levels are very closely interlinked – animals and plants need intact eco-systems and sufficient genetic variability. But an ecosystem works only if it is home to a whole range of species. Intact habitats are essential for the genetic diversity of an ecosystem.
If this equilibrium is disturbed by external influences, that often has unsuspected consequences for people and for flora and fauna. At the end of a complex chain of cause and effect, whole species may become extinct and ecosystems be destroyed. This makes it increasingly difficult for nature to cope with extreme climatic events such as long droughts. And of course the consequences of decreasing biodiversity mainly affect the poorer rural sections of the population, because they are directly dependent on the fertility of the soil.
Sustainable cotton growing:
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Extensive agriculture:
= Threat to biodiversity
Problems Caused by Monocultures and Plantations
Large-scale agriculture, as it occurs in the cultivation of cotton in many cases, is often characterized by monocultures, heavy use of pesticides and high water consumption levels, and thus threatens biodiversity in its environment. There is too little time to enrich the soil with natural nutrients (which happens at Cotton made in Africa through crop rotation with legumes, soybeans, or peanuts, among other things). In the long term the soil becomes depleted, crop yields become increasingly poorer, and pests spread. As a result, some farmers have to use increasing amounts of pesticides and fertilizers in order to secure their crops. In the end what's left is barren wasteland and new crop areas need to be developed. The groundwater is heavily contaminated and causes disease among humans and animals. Another problem is the high level of water consumption: heavy use of artificial irrigation often leads to soil erosion and salinization. The groundwater level falls, rivers or wetlands dry out, drinking water for humans and animals becomes scarce.
The necessity of rethinking agricultural concepts
These effects can be countered by concepts for sustainable cotton growing, as set out and agreed in the criteria of Cotton made in Africa. They aim to get agriculture and nature into harmony, and to contribute in the long-term to the maintenance of biodiversity. There are a number of cultivation measures which contribute to protection of the diversity of species, including above all crop rotation in cotton growing, which helps to maintain the quality of the soils. Other characteristics of sustainable cotton growing are efficient use of pesticides and fertilizers and responsible use of water.
Extensive cotton growing demonstrably causes great damage in some parts of the world. It is necessary to rethink concepts in order to reduce the negative impacts on humans and the environment, and to maintain diversity as the web of life. Diversity is not only a value in itself, but also has economic significance, especially in the developing countries. Sustainable concepts in agriculture can help to secure people's livelihoods.


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Great news, a scientist finally did a dark vs light beer experiment,and the darker beer was healtier for you than the light. Something about flavoriods and coagulation. I have been telling all my friends that light beer is bad for them, but that less filling crap is what they stick with. I quess we'll live forever then. They Irish always did say Stout holds all you need to survive.
Amen to that, Fitz
Gimme my stout...light beer is for people that like to pee a lot.
I'm going to be immortal!
I've not drunk a light beer since junior year in college! Actually, I have also read that people who drink alcohol, reguardless of the type (wine, spirits, beer) have a lower chance of heart desiese. I guess that means we're health AND less apt to have heart desiese! Nice!
Thats interesting
I guess thats good news, except I can be barely keep a light beer down let alone a dark one!
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Monday, October 24, 2005
Paul Ryan
All of the paintings are long and narrow, like a narrower David Reed, a format which for me always brings to mind Japanese e-maki scrolls and an automatic invocation of narrative. I think most of the paintings in this show are 12 x 90 inches. Almost all of them consist of a band of six or seven vertical biomorphic shapes, each shape reaching and seeming to continue beyond both the top and bottom of the canvas. The paintings are mostly bright, all the shapes within a canvas are the same color and thinly painted over a lighter ground; vinyl-vivid, for example, has red-orange shapes over a yellow ground.
There is a bit of play, in parts, of positive and negative space, but because the slightly darker vertical shapes are so obviously the positives, painted over a brighter ground, it doesn't happen too much. They seem mostly playful and figurative - although in lift here and be happy I see a dog's head, maybe a German Shepherd, with a bird in it's mouth, and introducing attention, one of the most boring (and I think the only one without a clear band of vertical shapes), is like a too long and narrow Pangeic world map, in Baldessari orange.
I attended Paul's talk and he spoke a little about text, unfortunately I didn't take any notes and can't remember too many details of what was said. I do read most of these paintings from left to right, and one painting in particular, funny blue day, the only painting in which the vertical shapes do not reach the top edge of the canvas, looked like primitive simple Kanji. That painting and a couple others, with the shapes twisting across the canvas like motion study Muybridge, also brought to mind flickering candles and Degas ballerinas.
All of the shapes are made from cutouts from fashion magazines, which Paul supposedly has no interest in and uses for no reason other than that they are available. I couldn't tell and don't care. What I most remember from the talk is his stating a number of times that "concept follows form", something that seemed clear. If anything, any concept part seems like something played up a bit after the fact. Paul's wife Dinah Ryan's statement for the show claims that something about the paintings "forces attention to the ideas suggested by fashion's baroque elaboration and its pervasive, cultural grip". Uh? Nothing about the paintings or anything he said would lead one to think that. Paul's paintings are certainly okay, but might be stronger if he decided to abandon the less-than-barely-there (approval seeking?) concepts and more fully embrace his obvious interests in color, shape, space, form, and brushstrokes.
UPDATE: These Robert Moskowitz paintings, especially this one, remind me a little of Paul's and are a better example of concept and form working together. Maybe if Paul tried working from a source material that interested/motivated/inspired him?
Paul and Dinah Ryan both write for Art Papers and co-curated Adaptation Syndrome. Paul Ryan is also the replacement for recently retired Morris Yarovsky at VCU.
Paulette Roberts-Pullen on Paul Ryan for Style Weekly here.
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For what it's worth, I wrote about Paul Ryan's work when it was shown at the McLean Project for the Arts. Here are the two posts:
Good write up, Martin.
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Instrument's Characteristics
In this page are listed the main characteristics of the imaging mode and the filters of the instrument.
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Imaging mode: characteristics and sensitivity
The detectors
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The paint color is Benjamin Moore's Santa Barbara Green in high gloss.
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