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David A. Okken
The other day I came home from a village Bible study with greatly mixed emotions. On the one hand, I was filled with joy because the study had gone so well. After almost a decade of ministry in Karamoja, I could not remember a time when the word of God had been better received than it was that day as I spoke under the tree in East Kopetatum where we preach and teach. We were studying Noah and the Flood. The hearers paid good attention. There were many thoughtful questions and comments. They seemed to understand and eagerly receive the message as I showed from the Scriptures how the story points to the salvation from sin and judgment that comes from Christ Jesus, his death and resurrection. They were asking me to keep coming to teach them, and they were promising to invite many others to come. I was thrilled.
So why was my joy tempered by suspicions and even doubts? Of course, part of the answer is that I am a sinner who struggles to truly believe in the power of Christ. From such unbelief I need to repent! On the other hand, my guarded optimism is based on years of experience. I have seen many instances where groups have joyfully received the word, only to lose their enthusiasm over time. Furthermore, in the parable of the sower, our Lord teaches us that the presence of joy among those receiving the word does not always bring the promise of lasting fruit (Matt. 13:20–21). We know that the word can be choked and made unfruitful by the cares of this world (13:22). This is a big problem in Karamoja.
Should we then be rejoicing that men and women are receiving the word in places like East Kopetatum? Indeed we should! Ours is a judicious joy, but it is an unceasing joy (1 Thess. 5:16). We do not naively believe that every time the word is joyfully received it will certainly produce the fruits of eternal salvation. But we do rejoice because the very fact that the word goes forth and is received is a reminder that the kingdom of Christ is present. We are those to whom it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven (Matt. 13:10–11). We understand that even when the word does not bear the fruit that we long to see, the kingdom is still present. There will always be those who will receive it with joy, but whose faith will not endure. But just as surely as the seed sometimes falls on the paths, on the rocky soil, and even among the thorns, so also does it fall upon good soil, according to the timing and perfect will of King Jesus.
Let us rejoice that Christ has been pleased to bring his kingdom to East Kopetatum. And please pray that the Spirit would be sowing the seed of the gospel in the good soil of the hearts of those who, by God's grace, will hear and understand it and bear much fruit for the glory of our great King!
The author is an OP missionary to Uganda, laboring in Karamoja. New Horizons, May 2011.
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The Okaloosa County School Board will get input Monday from district administrators and parents about the first year of the Okaloosa STEMM Center.
The Okaloosa County School Board will get input Monday from district administrators and parents about the first year of the Okaloosa STEMM Center.
The presentations will come after a discussion at the last board meeting about the center and the future of the middle school housed there.
Superintendent of Schools Mary Beth Jackson expressed some concern about the enrollment, and after some back and fourth she said she would have a member of her staff make a full presentation at the next meeting.
Board members requested STEMM Center Director Rick Soria make the presentation, but Jackson asked Shawnea Tallman, a science coach in the district who works at the center, to do it instead because Soria is retiring.
Six adults and two students also have asked to speak about the STEMM Academy housed at the science, technology, engineering, math and medical center.
�This is an amazing school,� parent Cynamon Mishra said. �It is the only one like it in Florida.
�Our community should be extremely proud to have it.�
Mishra�s two daughters, who just completed sixth grade at the school, and her husband will speak Monday.
Mishra said she and her husband decided to pass up a job promotion because they wanted their children to attend the school.
�These kids want to be there. They love it,� she said. �Every day these kids come home and they�re thrilled with what they�re learning.�
Peter Loffler, whose son also was in the inaugural class, said he will be at the meeting and hopes to encourage the board to continue forward with the plan to add another class to the school in August.
�Why would you kill this glorious crown jewel?� he said. � � Look at the partners � They believe in it, too.�
Parents with students at the school met Wednesday to discuss how they could ensure that future students would have the same opportunity as their children.
They came up with several approaches, including reaching out to the local senator who helped secure close to $400,000 for the school to help cover start-up costs.
�I told them I certainly support the initiative,� said Florida Senate President Don Gaetz of Niceville. �I would be very disappointed if the funds I appropriated were wasted � but the decision has to be made by the School Board members.�
In his role as a state legislator, and a former schools superintendent in Okaloosa, Gaetz said it would be inappropriate for him to try to influence the future of the STEMM Center.
�The help and the support ought to come from the School Board members,� he said.
WANT TO ATTEND?: The Okaloosa County School Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at 120 Lowery Place in Fort Walton Beach.


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There's a middle ground between HTML5 and native apps. They're called hybrid apps and they fuse the best of both approaches: The cost-effectiveness and flexibility of HTML5, along with the performance and distribution advantages of native apps.
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Hey there! Over here! Actually, right behind you. Sorry to interrupt The Game. Or rather, the pre-game. Or the pre-game game.
You are just dying to catch up aren't you? What, this isn't a good moment? That's so silly! I mean, it's just a game right? A bunch of men in tights chasing a pigskin, yawn. How could anyone take it seriously? [Insert smell of microwaved popcorn] Ah, there you are. Hand me that remote for a sec. Yes, please, help yourself. I added some barbecue seasoning. Now where's the mute button? Why do they always make it so small? Why are there a hundred buttons on this frikking device, about three of which you actually use... there it is, good. Done.
You're looking great, by the way. Did you hear that The Huffington Post will be launching a Quebec edition this week? I know, right? They just launched France and now Quebec. "Le Huffington Post." Sounds like a cigarette. In Quebec's case, a cigarette with cheese curds and gravy. And really, really good news and content, like the other HuffPost sites, except better, because it's in French.
And then, did you hear... Wait, am I blocking the TV? It's just ads. Who watches ads? HuffPost U.S. just announced the launch of the Huffington Post Streaming Network. What does that mean you ask? Imagine a news site that is an ongoing conversation and also fully clickable. As in, you could be getting your pre-game show right now, while clicking on other random news and also interacting with the actual programming. You look puzzled. (May I refresh your beer?) So you could be getting this Super Bowl nonsense AND simultaneously weighing in with your views about Tom Brady (yes, I KNOW who he is -- he's married to Gisele) WHILE getting an update on Syria AND watching that unbelievably cute video of a slow loris holding an umbrella.
At least I think that's how it's going to work.
AND -- (here's the beer) -- there was so much more that happened this week. Sure, thank you, I don't mind sitting down. First, OMG, can you believe the father in that horrible honour killing is appealing the "so guilty" verdict? Good luck with that, right? It was good a group of Imams came out to say that, despite radical interpretations to the contrary, it's not okay under Islam to kill your daughters if they express a desire to go the mall or wear makeup. Progress.
And then there was Harper threatening at Davos to make old folks work an extra two years before they could retire, a threat he stands by despite rumours to the contrary. While many understandably complained, one of our (younger) bloggers, Yoni Goldstein, suggested grandpa should just suck it up and work the extra two years, as the system was going to bankrupt the next generation.
All those times you told us about how everything you did -- the back-breaking work, going without fancy clothes and cars, etc. -- was so we could have a better future? Well, turns out the future's going to suck. Thanks for that.
A lot of people objected to Yoni's tone and missed the humour of the piece. But hey, that happens.
Then there was this whole Komen Foundation breast cancer kerfuffle. (No, please don't un-mute it. It's so noisy. Why do they play that loud music?)
The nation's leading breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates -- creating a bitter rift, linked to the abortion debate, between two iconic organizations that have assisted millions of women. The change will mean a cutoff of hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants, mainly for breast exams.
Planned Parenthood says the move results from Komen bowing to pressure from anti-abortion activists. Komen says the key reason is that Planned Parenthood is under investigation in Congress -- a probe launched by a conservative Republican who was urged to act by anti-abortion groups.
Well, never mind. Komen reversed itself promptly, managing to anger absolutely everybody. Maybe the next Walk for the Cure will become a Begging for the Cure.
And then Sun TV was all over the news -- from faking a citizenship ceremony , to anchor Krista Erikson being found not guilty of an aggressive interview with a dancer.
I'm sorry guys -- but seriously? I get why the fake citizens are a story, but cross-examining a dancer on her right to receive taxpayer subsidies...?!
During the interview, Erickson quizzed Gillis about whether it was appropriate that she receive government grants to support her dance work. In its decision, the council ruled that there was no violation because Erickson was "entitled to be aggressive in her questioning and to reveal her personal biases."
If "aggressive questioning" and "revealing biases" on TV is going to be considered a crime, I'd like to nominate vulgar table manners in public to be subject to a watchdog agency. And, while I'm at it --
Excuse me, why are you raising the volume? Just because it's Madonna? Really, you still find her attractive? Because we could go get a watchdog opinion on that --
All right, I'm nearly done. (Try the nachos.) Coming up next week: Aside from the birth of our new Quebec sister, we will be birthing a couple of new series. First, for the next five weeks, we will offer readers an excerpt from each of the finalists for the prestigious Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction. Each author has chosen a 1,000-word excerpt especially for our HuffPost readers, and will explain why he/she chose this particular excerpt. Further, after the excerpts have run, our readers will be able to vote on their favourite. Then when the winner is announced on March 5, we will livestream the results.
Also, we will have a weekly diary from the leader of a unique and spectacular voyage from the Cape Horn to Cape Town, with the exploration of many previously unexplored (or barely so) islands in between.
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By Jonathan Roisman
It was more than three years ago when I first saw the Limousines on stage. I hadn't heard a song of theirs and the half-filled Nob Hill Masonic Center was waiting for Weezer to step on stage and take them back in time on their "Memories" tour time machine. In the meantime, we were stuck in the present, listening to an unknown indie electronic duo that danced their asses off as they performed. As lead singer Eric Victorino sang about crusty socks and stacks of pizza boxes, I realized the Limousines had a knack for entertaining a crowd.
Flash forward to Thursday night [Feb. 27] at the DNA Lounge at this year's Noise Pop festival. Two full-length albums later, including last year's Hush, and the Limousines' talent for energizing an audience had only gotten better.
Fronted by the aforementioned singer-songwriter Victorino and jack-of-all-trades instrumentalist and producer Giovanni Giusti, the band successfully weaved together a setlist featuring songs from their entire catalog, including their 2009 EP, Scrapbook.
The band kicked off the show with their 2010 viral hit "Internet Killed the Video Star," as Victorino tossed a red beach ball into the crowd to keep everyone's hands in the air. As the song ended and the ball made its way back to the stage, Victorino popped it with childlike amusement before rolling through more songs from their debut album, Get Sharp.
The Bay Area-based pair didn't take much time to talk to the crowd, but the nearly nonstop-dancing audience didn't seem to mind a bit. They just wanted more music. The Limousines delivered with the energetic Hush opening track "Love is A Dog From Hell."
When Victorino did decide to banter with the crowd, he was humble, if not particularly articulate. "This band means an awful fucking lot to us," he said. And it showed. The Limousines played their smooth blend of electro-pop and synth-rock for nearly 80 minutes, giving the crowd their money's worth. The mostly twenty-somethings on the ground floor danced and clapped and made out with one another for nearly as long. The balcony was filled with a slightly older and less energetic crowd, but they looked like they were enjoying themselves as well.
As the show went on I realized something: the Limousines are far from unique musicians. Their lyrics pine over heartbreak and wild nights. But it they set themselves apart from other performers with their attitude. Victorino and Giusti (and a third touring member from Texas) clearly wanted to be there. Their energy didn't let up as they neared the end of their set with a number of tracks from Hush, including "The Last Dance," and "Bedbugs," the latter of which dealt with the fallout of sleeping with a friend. "I could lie and tell you we could still be friends," Victorino shouted, "but you know it ain't true."
Before finishing the evening off with "Very Busy People," an anthem to masturbation and Donnie Darko, Victorino took a moment to look at the crowd and thank them for coming out on a Thursday night. "I'm too told for this shit," he said. But that was a lie. He was still young enough to care and put forth an effort to entertain a paying audience. The Limousines may not be the next smash-hit electronic band, but they know how to liven up a room — and that still counts for a hell of a lot.


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"The Chicago Sinfonietta enters its 24th season with a proud history of having enriched the cultural, educational, and social quality of life in Chicago, while gaining significant recognition on the national and international stage. Committed to promoting diversity and inclusiveness in classical music, the Sinfonietta performs at Chicago's Symphony Center, Lund Auditorium of Dominican University, Wentz Auditorium at North Central College and the Harris Theater. The Sinfonietta presents a full season of symphonic concerts as well as a Chamber Series...
under the guidance of founding Music Director Paul Freeman, the orchestra performs at the highest artistic level and has achieved an outstanding reputation for its innovative programs. The Sinfonietta is dedicated to the authentic performance of Classical, Romantic and Contemporary repertoire and excels at presenting imaginative new works by composers and soloists of color" (Jonathan Abarbanel)
When one thinks of the common man, everyday blue collar workers come to mind. People who work in stores or in factories. People who work hard to make a living through an honest days work. The music from The Symphony for the Common Man did just that. Songs featured were all inspired by the sounds of the work place. The roaring of machines, the buzz of an assembly line, medal being welded, all of these sounds were conveyed through various instruments. Michael Daughtery's 3 pieces entitled Volcano, River Rouge and Assembly Line featured the sounds of drums, trumpets and cellos all as a backdrop to the single solo violin, played by Tai Murray.
Following the same theme were pieces Fanfare for the Common Man (Copeland), Neue Slavische Tanze op. 72 no.7 in C Major (Dvorak), Sundowns Promise (Renee Baker) and On the Waterfront (Bernstein).
If this is the beginning, the Chicago Sinfonietta promises a great 2010-2011 season! Visit their calendar for performance listings.
Concert II: Day of the Dead
7:30 pm, Saturday, October 30, 2010
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Timothy M. Wolfe Returns to Missouri to Advance University of Missouri System
After nearly two dozen meetings and an almost year-long national outreach, the University of Missouri Board of Curators today announced the appointment of Timothy M. Wolfe, 53, as the 23rd system president. The MU business school alumnus will assume responsibilities presently held by Interim President Stephen J. Owens, effective Feb. 15, 2012.
Board of Curators Chair Warren K. Erdman said Wolfe "matches the qualities" that university employees and citizens across the state said they wanted from the next president during seven statewide forums and dozens of curator visits conducted earlier this year.
"Tim Wolfe comes back to us as a successful graduate with a 30-year career in business," Erdman said. "He comes back to us now with national and international experience, but with a heart that has always stayed in Missouri….Now he wants to come home and give back to the university that prepared him for his success."
Wolfe, formerly Novell's president of the Americas and a 20-year IBM executive, went to Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, where he led the football team to a state championship as its quarterback. He is the son of two university professors—a father who taught communications and a mother who is a law professor.
"During the months of interviews and conversations, we have learned that our next president cares deeply about Missouri and about our university," Erdman added. "He is highly motivated to protect its great traditions and reputation and see it to even higher levels….He listens and respects the opinions of others (and) values their knowledge. He respects the unique role of each of our campuses and understands the nature of our strong campus system….He has passion, vision, experience and humility. He can sell to others the vital importance of our university."
Erdman said that one of the world's most prominent voices on leadership and successful organization transformations, Harvard Professor John P. Kotter, gave Wolfe high marks saying:
"The U.S. Higher Education industry is clearly a global leader. Maintaining its leadership position will require significant change. Leadership and success will hinge on creating a sense of urgency for change that translates into a meaningful strategy that is embraced by the entire institution. I believe Tim Wolfe can help the University of Missouri System create the change agenda that will position them for success in this new global economy."
Those familiar with Wolfe's career in information technology, infrastructure software, consulting and sales acknowledge his ability to recruit, build and lead successful teams through creating innovative strategies and clear execution plans.
"He's a good communicator," Erdman added, noting that Wolfe's career path has required cultivating important relationships with governors and legislators, chief executives and valued employees, customers and other important stakeholders.
Wolfe said he considers his appointment as system president "an honor and a privilege--especially to have the opportunity to lead an institution that has had such a remarkable past and today is advancing this state in so many dimensions.
"Serving this great university and our state is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me, and I commit my full attention and energy to this endeavor," he added. "It is obvious to me, and it will be one of my goals to make it obvious to our fellow Missourians, that the University of Missouri System is the greatest asset in this state."
Wolfe underscored his plan to accelerate his knowledge about the university before moving into University Hall by extensive reading and having key meetings with university officials, campus visits, and meetings with other key stakeholders.
"I intend to initiate a dialogue with the entire university family of faculty, staff, students, administrators, alumni and supporters about how we will plan for emerging opportunities… where critical new revenue streams come from…and how we can address the learning challenge in the new information age that at the end of the day will result in more student success," said Wolfe. "But before I start this dialogue, I need to learn even more about the University of Missouri System. There is no short cut to this important education. It takes time and I will need to take advantage of the incredible experience and knowledge that resides in our faculty, staff, students, alumni and donors….But I am up for the challenge."
Wolfe added, "After absorbing as much as I can, collectively the system family needs a formal process for charting our future, setting our priorities, and engaging business, political and civic leadership of the state as we go forward."
"I will work tirelessly with all of you to enable our campuses to realize their full potential and to find the resources necessary to give Missouri the technology, the research, the learning, and the educated citizenry that it needs to compete and to provide meaningful employment for its young people in the future," said Wolfe.
Wolfe complimented each of the system's four campuses and University Health System, citing their growth, success and reach for their own individual excellence.
Wolfe underscored his belief that if the university is to keep up this momentum, which he believes it will, the university will have to continue to find ways to creatively deliver high-quality education to more people at lower cost while finding new sources of revenue to invest in the university's vital mission. He suggested that more extensive use of technology for e-learning delivery is essential.
During his remarks, Wolfe introduced his family, including his wife, Molly, twin son and daughter, Tyler and Madison, and his mother and father, Judith and Joe Wolfe. Joe Wolfe is a retired, tenured faculty member of MU's College of Arts and Sciences, and his mother earned four degrees at MU, including her law degree. She is a law professor at the Massachusetts School of Law in Andover, MA.
Wolfe thanked the curators, presidential search advisory committee, Owens and the system's general officers for their generous support and warm welcome, and extended special thanks to Erdman and former President Gary Forsee.
In commenting on Wolfe's appointment, former system President Gary Forsee said in a written statement, "I applaud the selection of Tim Wolfe as the next president of the University of Missouri System. As a Missourian, a graduate, and an accomplished executive, he will bring the requisite skills and passion to the role of president. He understands the critical role of public higher education and the unique role each of the four campuses of the system plays in our state. He understands the stewardship and accountability that he is being entrusted with and all Missourians should reciprocate by giving him their full support."
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Lake Zurich High School choir to perform in the Vatican, across Italy
Just a week after a new pope was named to lead the Roman Catholic Church, the Lake Zurich High School choir is headed to Italy and a performance in Vatican City.
The students will sing Friday at St. Peter's Basilica, one of the holiest Catholic sites.
Pope Francis, who ascended to that position last week, is not scheduled to attend. But choir director Nick Juknelis isn't ruling anything out.
"We are very excited because he does seem to be out and about and has been greeting people," Juknelis said in an email.
More than 120 students are participating, accompanied by 12 adult chaperones and about 30 parents traveling on what they're calling a fan tour. Some parents are going on their own, too.
The group left Lake Zurich on Wednesday afternoon. It was scheduled to first fly to Dublin, Ireland and see the sights before moving on to Italy.
The Lake Zurich Unit District 95 school board approved the trip last year, spokeswoman Jean Malek said, long before Pope Benedict XVI surprised the world by announcing plans to retire at the end of February.
Friday's performance at St. Peter's will be during a 5 p.m. Mass.
"It's a unique opportunity to sing in the Vatican," senior Nick Buto said. "It's a unique opportunity just to be in the Vatican."
Ron Graham and his wife, Nancy, are among the parents going as fans of the singers. The family is Catholic, and he's particularly excited about the Vatican performance.
"My wife won't be able to hold back her tears, I know that," said Graham, whose stepchildren, Holly and Billy Zummo, are in the choir.
The students also will visit Florence, Venice and other Italian locales. A total of four performances are scheduled.
The students will sing a mix of American secular and sacred music, Juknelis said. A few Italian pieces are planned, too, out of respect for the choir's hosts.
"We are traveling just before Easter during Lent, and we will be singing in some churches, so we needed to plan appropriately for the venues and for the church season," Juknelis said.
The group will fly back to Dublin for a short stay and then home on Friday, March 29.
Graham said he's never been to Italy or Ireland before.
"My wife and I said there is no way the kids will go to Europe before we do," he said.
The choir has traveled overseas before. In 2007, students visited London and Paris, and performed at the famed Notre Dame Cathedral.
"They told us we could sing one song and they let us sing five," Juknelis recalled. "It was awesome. But I think the Vatican performance will top that one."


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Google shut down all invitations to its new social network, Google+, after "insane demand," a Google executive said.
"We've shut down invite mechanism for the night. Insane demand. We need to do this carefully, and in a controlled way. Thank you all for your interest!" Vic Gundotra, senior vice president of engineering posted on Google+ Wednesday night.
Google+ is Google's latest offering, a social network created in Google's image -- with its signature minimalist design and easy navigation. So far Google+ is in beta testing and users can only join if invited by an existing user, but Google needs to fix its invitations quickly if it expects to benefit from some of its recent press. (Note: Google+ invitations are so hot they're selling on eBay, and even Mark Zuckerberg is part of it. We noticed several dozentweets also inquiring about whether or not anyone had any invites left.)
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"The utility of a social environment depends on your ability to invite people to it," Josh Bernoff, an analyst with Forrester Research, told Bloomberg News today. "If you want to try this out but your friends are not on the system and cannot get on the system because of the blocking of the invitation, it's not a very good test."
Google quietly launched the service June 28 in an obvious attempt to compete with Facebook. Google+ has streaming updates of photos, messages, comments and other content from groups of friends and integrates with Google Maps and images.
Although Google is still testing Google+ out, it needs to hurry and get invitations to join out while enjoying some pretty good media exposure. We don't necessarily think this project will go the way of Google Buzz or Wave, but most of its success will be based on how well its launch captures the interest of users. If they can't join, then Google will lose valuable momentum and possibly a chance to seriously challenge Facebook's social media dominance.


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"I don't even know if I can take credit for writing 'Cliffs of Dover,' " says Eric Johnson of his best-known composition. "It was just there for me one day. There are songs I have spent months writing, and I literally wrote this one in five minutes. The melody was there in one minute and the other parts came together in another four. I think a lot of the stuff just comes through us like that. It's kind of a gift from a higher place that all of us are eligible for. We just have to listen for it and be available to receive it."
While it is true that he wrote the song in a blessed instant, the fact is that Johnson, a notoriously slow worker, took his time polishing it up to form. "It took me a while to achieve the facility to play it right," he says. "I was trying to work out the fingerings and how I wanted particular notes to hang over other notes."
Even allowing for Johnson's perfectionism, it took an extraordinarily long time for him to record a song that "came to him" in five minutes. That epiphany occurred in 1982, and within two years "Cliffs of Dover" was a popular staple of his live shows. He planned to include the song on his solo debut, Tones (Capitol, 1986), but, ironically, it didn't make the cut. "It was ousted by the people who were doing the record with me," Johnson explains. "I think they thought the melody was too straight or something."
Luckily, wiser heads prevailed on Ah Via Musicom. Though he had been playing "Cliffs of Dover" live for four or five years by then, it still took Johnson multiple takes to nail the song to his satisfaction—and he was never pleased with any version. "The whole solo is actually a composite of many guitar parts," Johnson says. "I knew exactly how I wanted it to sound—almost regal—and though I had versions that were close, none quite nailed it, so I kept playing around with different permutations of the many versions I had recorded until I got it just right.
"As a result, I actually ended up using two different-sounding guitars. Almost all of the song is a Gibson 335 through a Marshall, with an Echoplex and a tube driver. But in the middle of the solo there's 20 or 30 seconds played on a Strat. It really does sound different if you listen closely and at first I didn't think it could work, but I really liked this string of licks so we just decided to keep it. It basically just sounds like I'm hitting a preamp box or switching amps.
"The difficulty on that song was to make the sound as clear as the melody is. It's just a simple little repeating melody, and for the song to work it had be very upfront and crisp. Unfortunately, the G third on the guitar has a real tendency to waver and not be a smooth, clear note. As a result, I had to finger it just right—like a classical guitarist, using only the very tips of my fingers to achieve the best efficiency of my tonality That's what took me so long: to be able to play all the fast licks with just the tip of my fingers, with just the right touch and tonality. Without a doubt, the most important thing is the song and melody, which in this case came very easily. But I like to do the best job I can of delivering it to the listener by the best possible way I can play it—and that came hard."


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Loomis, CA – My Babies Planet is proud to announce that they are launching their brand along with a new website aimed towards mothers and expectant mothers. The website provides thoughtful reviews of top baby products, gears, and gift ideas. They hope to guide couples in buying products that are best suited for pregnant mothers and their child.
"When mothers are going through pregnancy, their body can go through a lot of aches and pains on a daily basis. We want to provide some relief by listing the best products for them," Sarah Nielsen, the company spokesperson, said. My Babies Planet also understands that raising a baby is challenging, especially for first-time mothers. "Once your baby is born, there are things you need to buy to ensure their safety and comfort. We are your one stop source for best pregnancy, baby gear, and gift ideas," she added.
My Babies Planet wants to help mothers have a stress-free pregnancy. They do this by publishing different articles that will provide valuable information to pregnant women. They also create lists of different gears and things that can help pregnant mothers at https://www.mybabiesplanet.com/pregnancy/. They categorize these lists so it is easier for mothers to find what they are looking for. For example, they have a post about the best shoes pregnant mothers can use to provide relief and reduce the strain they feel when walking.
My Babies Planet also has a list of baby gears and products from play yards to jumpers at https://www.mybabiesplanet.com/baby/. The products they feature are the newest on the market and they make sure that they have passed the safety standards. Aside from the product descriptions, My Babies Planet also includes the advantages and benefits of each product they recommend. They give careful thought when creating their content, making sure they provide valuable information for mothers so they can save time instead of manually searching baby products on online shops.
My Babies Planet hopes that their website will make it easier for mothers to find the best for their babies. For those who are interested, they may visit their website athttps://www.mybabiesplanet.com. My Babies Planet's office is located at 3463 Sherwood Ct Loomis, California. They can be reached by telephone at (916) 300 – 4760 or via email at email@example.com.
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Betsy Byars began her writing career rather late in life. "In all of my school years, . . . not one single teacher ever said to me, 'Perhaps you should consider becoming a writer, '" Byars recalls. "Anyway, I didn't want to be a writer. Writing seemed boring. You sat in a room all day by yourself and typed. If I was going to be a writer at all, I was going to be a foreign correspondent like Claudette Colbert in Arise My Love. I would wear smashing hats, wisecrack with the guys, and have a byline known round the world. My father wanted me to be a mathematician." So Byars set out to become mathematician, but when she couldn't grasp calculus in college, she turned to English. Even then, writing was not on her immediate horizon.First, she married and started a family. The writing career didn't emerge until she was 28, a mother of two children, and living in a small place she called the barracks apartment, in Urbana, Illinois. She and her husband, Ed, had moved there in 1956 so he could attend graduate school at the University of Illinois. She was bored, had no friends, and so turned to writing to fill her time. Byars started writing articles for The Saturday Evening Post, Look, and other magazines. As her family grew and her children started to read, she began to write books for young people and, fortunately for her readers, discovered that there was more to being a writer than sitting in front of a typewriter. "Making up stories and characters is so interesting that I'm never bored. Each book has been a different writing experience. It takes me about a year to write a book, but I spend another year thinking about it, polishing it, and making improvements. I always put something of myself intomy books -- something that happened to me. Once a wanderer came by my house and showed me how to brush my teeth with a cherry twig; that went in The House of Wingscopyright (c) 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.
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Monthly and Weekly Nino 3.4 Region SST Index: East Central Tropical PacificEntry ID: NOAA_NWS_CPC_NINO34
Abstract: [Text Source: NOAA/CPC and NOAA/ESRL/PSD]
Nino Regions - for data sampling of SSTs the tropical Pacific has been divided into a number of regions named Nino 1, 2,3, 4, and 3.4 (which is encompasses part of both region 3 and 4). Nino 1 is the area defined by 80W-90W and 5S-10S, Nino 2 by 80W-90W and 0S-5S, Nino 3 by 90W-150W and 5N-5S, Nino 4 by 150W-160E and 5N-5S, Nino 3.4 by 120W-170W and 5N-5S. (see: http://ggweather.com/enso/nino_regions.gif)
The Climate Prediction Center has weekly data since 1990 and monthly since 1950. The Climate Diagnostics Center has monthly Nino 3.4 since 1948.
NCAR has Nino 3.4 data from Trenberth since 1871. (http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/catalog/climind/Nino_3_3.4_indices.html)
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Dataset Originator/Creator: NOAA/NWS/CPC
Dataset Title: Nino 3.4
Dataset Series Name: NOAA/NWS/CPC Indices and Forecasts
Dataset Release Date: ongoing
Dataset Release Place: Camp Springs, MD
Dataset Publisher: NOAA National Weather Service, Center for Climate PredictionOnline Resource: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/data/indices/
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Start Date: 1948-01-01
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Global Change Master Directory
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: Maryland
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Trenberth, K. E. (1997) The Definition of El Nino. Bulletin of the
American Meteorological Society, 78, 2771-2777.
Trenberth, K. E. (1996) El Nino Definition, Exchanges, Newsletter of
the Climate Variability and Predictability Programme (CLIVAR), Volume
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ASTM D5034 Textile Strength and Elongation Grab Test
This standard mainly applies to most woven textile fabrics, but can be applicable to fabrics produced by other techniques. The method specifies a procedure to determine the maximum force and the elongation at maximum force of textile fabrics using a grab method. A grab test is a tensile test in which only the center part of the specimen (not the full width) is gripped in the jaw faces. Two sets of specimens are prepared, one in the warp (machine) direction and one in the filling (cross) direction.
For this test, it is important to have an increased test data rate to ensure the capture a high number of data points. This is because when individual fibers within the fabric fail, the data rate must be fast enough to catch these peaks.
Pneumatic side action grips with rubber coated jaw faces are well suited for clamping of the grab specimens. While manual action grips will work, many prefer pneumatic side action grips for ease of use, productivity, and better repeatability. Adjustable grip pressure also allows users to fine-tune the gripping pressure to avoid jaw breaks or slippage.
The challenges of testing to this standard are:
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Emergency Preparedness BSA
|The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is pleased to partner with the Boy Scouts of America to increase the level of citizen preparedness across the country. DHS has asked the Boy Scouts of America to build upon the foundation of the Ready campaign and to help citizens across the country prepare for emergencies of all kinds.
Emergency management, emergency preparedness, and disaster services are common throughout the United States—we take care of each other. By whatever name, these activities encompass mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery related to any kind of disaster, whether natural, technological, or national security. Emergency preparedness means being prepared for all kinds of emergencies, able to respond in time of crisis to save lives and property, and to help a community—or even a nation—return to normal life after a disaster occurs.
It is a challenge to be prepared for emergencies in our world of man-made and natural phenomena. The Emergency Preparedness BSA program is planned to inspire the desire and foster the skills to meet this challenge in our youth and adult members so that they can participate effectively in this crucial service to their families, communities, and nation.
The emergencies of today's world demand more than ever that our young people and adults be trained as individuals and as units to meet emergency situations. The importance of this training is not new to the Boy Scouts of America, as Scouting has always taught youth to be prepared for all types of emergencies. Since Scouting began in the United States, Scouts have responded to the needs of their communities and nation in time of crisis.
From its beginning, the Scouting movement has taught youth to do their best, to do their duty to God and country, to help others, and to prepare themselves physically, mentally, and morally to meet these goals. The basic aims of Scouting include teaching youth to take care of themselves, to be helpful to others, and to develop courage, self-reliance, and the will to be ready to serve in an emergency.
In addition to the millions of youth and adults who are active members of the Boy Scouts of America, millions of former members were trained in Scouting skills that prepare them for meeting emergencies. They are a built-in source of help to meet the challenge of readiness for any emergency situation. As Scouting units across the country begin planning an emphasis on emergency preparedness, this foundation of former members can be a resource for support—a trained group to help assure a response that will benefit the homes and communities of our nation.
When an emergency occurs, it affects every youth and adult member of BSA in the immediate area, creating the responsibility to respond first, as an individual; second, as a member of a family; and third, as a member of a Scouting unit serving the neighborhood and community. Because of these multiple levels of responsibility, the Emergency Preparedness BSA plan includes training for individual, family, and unit preparedness. Special training in all three areas is a prerequisite for BSA members conducting any type of emergency service in their communities.
- Individual Preparedness
- The primary emphasis of this initial step in the program is to train members to be mentally and emotionally prepared to act promptly and to develop in them the ability to take care of themselves. Teaching young people to know and be able to use practical survival skills when needed is an important part of individual preparedness.
- Family Preparedness
- Since family groups will be involved in most emergency situations, this part of the plan includes basic instructions to help every Scouting family prepare for emergencies. Families will work together to learn basic emergency skills and how to react when faced with fires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, explosions, warning signals, fallout protection, terrorism attacks, and other emergency situations.
- Community Preparedness
- The program fosters the desire to help others and teaches members how to serve their communities in age-appropriate ways. By taking the age-appropriate First Aid for Children course (Tiger Cubs) and Basic Aid Training (Wolf and Bear Cub Scouts), these boys help ease the burden on the family and community resources. Through all Scouting ranks and for adult members, the responsibilities and skills for community service increase with the members' maturity.
The Award (National website link)
When a member has fulfilled the requirements, a completed application is submitted to the council. Upon approval, an Emergency Preparedness pin is awarded. The pin may be worn on civilian clothing or on the uniform, centered on the left pocket flap.
Your Kit (National website link)
What you have on hand when a disaster happens could make a big difference. Plan to store enough supplies for everyone in your household for at least three days.
Planning (National website link)
Planning ahead is the first step to a calmer and more assured disaster response
Resources (National website link)
These materials may be ordered from your local or state office of emergency management or from FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Include the full title, publication or item number, quantity, and your name, address, and zip code.


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After playing several hours of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, I can confidently say the game improves on the original in every way. After seeing this combat video for the game, I realize I've only scratched the surface of what the game has to offer.
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is the sequel to CD Projekt's 2007 hit PC role-playing game The Witcher, itself based off the fantasy works of Polish fantasy author Andrzej Sapkowski. As in Sapkowski's short stories and novels, the games follow Geralt of Riva, a monster-hunting Witcher with a mysterious past.
Geralt is a grade-A badass. He's an action movie hero for the fantasy set, utilizing magic, swordsmanship, and a little alchemical know-how to battle the evils that plague the land. It's a combination that's worked well for Geralt, known far and wide as someone you probably shouldn't fuck with.
Luckily there are a few folks left that haven't gotten the message, or The Witcher 2 would just be a virtual world filled with people apologetically getting out of your way.
The gist of the plot is this: There are some folks assassinating kings. Geralt has to stop them. There's a bit more to it than that, of course. Geralt is missing a chunk of his memory that could potentially resurface as the game progresses, and there are doubtlessly more women to sleep with (there's a sex scene within the first ten minutes of the game).
But when you get right down to it, the excellent voice acting, witty writing, and all of the bells and whistles packed into CD Projekt's custom-built game engine are simply filler, things to admire when you aren't busy diving headfirst into the game's deep, satisfying combat system.
The Witcher was one of the best PC role-playing games of all time. The Witcher 2 might wind up being one of the best PC games of all time. Find out on May 17.


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Rawlings nets for Ammies ladies but its home defeat to Heavitree
PUBLISHED: 15:14 21 November 2012
Exmouth Amateur Ladies 1, Heavitree Social Ladies 3
After three successive meetings with top side Alphington it got no easier for Ammies as they entertained a strong Heavitree Social side.
At full time Ammies were clearly disappointed not to have taken something fro the game, one that was a scrappy affair with both defences dominant throughout.
The opening exchanges were hard fought, but with little quality as both sides struggled to get any meaningful possession.
Ammies finally put a piece of quality football together with Hawkins, Sharpe and Rawlings combining to send Wills away down the left. Her pace took her into the box and it needed a fine tackle to force a corner.
Worsley swung over a great set-piece and Rawlings rose to head home. With both defences comfortably on top both keepers had very little to do so the quality of the Heavitree equaliser took everyone by surprise!
Heavitree's best player, who Ammies had managed to keep quiet for 40 minutes, and was becoming increasingly frustrated, finally showed her quality picking the ball up wide on the left, she drifted past three defenders before unleashing a terrific drive into the top corner.
Heavitree won the game in the first ten mins of the second half with a couple of goals. First a good move down the middle ended with their powerful striker holding off a defender prior to firing home.
A volley just wide and a goalmouth scramble could have increased the lead before another strike of high quality finished Ammies off.
A great ball inside the left back was smashed home from the edge of the box to beat the unlucky Rose who had hardly touched the ball all afternoon apart from picking three quality strikes out of her net!
Ammies tried hard to muster a response but were finding it hard to break down a resolute Heavitree defence.
Worsley had a good shot saved then the same player fired a free kick just over the bar and Rawlings headed a corner wide as the visitors held on to claim the points
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White-nose Syndrome
WNS Surveillance in Texas
WNS Surveillance in Texas
Texas is a state that is known for its many cave and karst resources and large bat colonies. Bat Conservation International (BCI) has been working closely with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) since 2011 to monitor north Texas caves for the arrival of the fungus, P. destructans, and the disease it causes, White-nose Syndrome (WNS).
This ongoing research program surveys caves in the Texas Panhandle and its surroundings (including western Oklahoma) to carefully inspect bats for any field signs of the fungus or the disease. Biologists collect skin swab samples from individual bats and cave substrates and count the numbers of hibernating bats in each cave as part of the ongoing national WNS surveillance program and research on WNS and its spread and impact on hibernating bat species in North America. This work seeks to collect baseline survey data of hibernating bats and provide early detection of WNS at high priority locations in northern Texas.
During surveys conducted in January and February 2017, P. destructans was detected on three species of hibernating bats in six counties in Texas: Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Hardeman, King and Scurry Counties. The fungus was detected on three tri-colored bats, seven cave myotis and one Townsend's big-eared bat. This is the first detection of the fungus on cave myotis and Townsend's big-eared bats nationwide. The disease – bats sick from the fungus invading their skin tissues - has not yet been detected in these species.
All data were collected in accordance to the guidelines outlined by the National Wildlife Health Center for Winter Hibernaculum Surveys and/or the sample protocol from the University of California Santa Cruz led study. White-nose Syndrome decontamination protocols were strictly followed between cave complexes according to the guidelines provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Texas bat species at risk from WNS
Texas, with 32 bat species, has the greatest diversity of bat fauna in the country. Of these 32 bats, 14 species are known to occupy and use torpor in subterranean habitat (caves, mines, bunkers, culverts, etc.) in the winter months, making them potentially susceptible to WNS.
These species include:
Ghost faced bat Mormoops megalophylla
Southeastern myotis* Myotis austroriparius
Western small-footed myotis Myotis ciliolabrum
Arizona myotis Myotis occultus
Fringed myotis Myotis thysanodes
Cave myotis# Myotis velifer
Long-legged myotis Myotis volans
Yuma myotis Myotis yumanensis
Tri-colored bat*# Perimyotis subflavus
Big-brown bat* Eptesicus fuscus
Townsend's big-eared bat# Corynorhinus townsendii
Pallid bat Antrozous pallidus
Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis
Pocketed free-tailed bat Nyctinimops femorosaccus
† Indicates species listed as Endangered under the Endangered Species Act
* Indicates species confirmed for either WNS or P. destructans outside Texas
# Indicates species confirmed for P. destructans in Texas
What does this mean for our Mexican free-tailed bats?
What we have learned from studying WNS in bats over the past decade is that this disease most severely affects bat species that spend long periods hibernating to avoid cold winters. During hibernation, bats use torpor to save energy by lowering their body temperatures, heart rates, and respiratory rates. Immune function is also suppressed during torpor. When bats are torpid during hibernation, they are cold and inert and can't fight off the fungus from invading their skin tissues. Some species may use torpor infrequently when there is a cold snap but can also be active and foraging during warm periods in winter. When bats are active, they can groom themselves and their immune systems work to fight infection. Mexican free-tailed bats, which roost in the millions at popular sites such as Bracken Cave, Austin's Congress Avenue Bridge, and Old Tunnel State Park, do not hibernate for long durations during the winter, and are therefore unlikely to be severely affected by White-nose Syndrome.
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|A Marcellus well drilled in Susquehanna County
For almost four years, officials in the legislative and executive branches of New York state government have been engaged in the conflict over shale gas development. Last week, the public focus turned to the judicial branch, with two high-profile rulings in test cases before the state Supreme Court. In both cases, New York's low court upheld local bans on shale gas development –first in Dryden then in Middlefield. As these landmark cases work their way through the appeals process, governor Andrew Cuomo's staff will be attempting to finalize the SGIES, the policy document intended to provide guidelines for DEC officials to begin issuing permits for high volume hydraulic fracturing. Meanwhile, lawmakers will continue to consider (pending the SGEIS outcome) a host of options and proposals of their own offered over the years to regulate high volume hydraulic fracturing in the state.
While the shale gas controversy spreads across the three branches of state government, there are dozens of low profile but equally important developments shaping up in town halls, from Albany to Buffalo. The outcome of the local governing process will have a critical role in defining the impact on shale gas development in decades to come in the northern sections of the Marcellus and Utica shales, which extend under Appalachia and well into upstate New York. While not all towns are pursuing outright bans, they are raising sticky questions about who will pay to regulate gas development. These questions are at the heart of substantial resistance to drilling in a state that has become a national example of the influence of the anti-fracking movement.
Earlier this month, Yates County legislators unanimously agreed to request state funding for increased workloads of local public health officials expected with gas well oversight. As reported by The Chronicle Express, local health officials will be the primary point of contact for health and water-related complaints related to drilling activities. Their duties will also involve educating the public about drilling, and overseeing testing and mitigation measures necessary to protect local water resources. Legislators told reporter Gwen Chamberlain that they expected additional resolutions to fund other costs in the planning and transportation departments related to shale gas.
The complaints about unfunded mandates related to the state's developing policy are not new, and Penn Yan officials are not the only ones raising them. Municipal officials from all over the state documented similar complaints in comments and testimony submitted on the latest draft of the SGEIS. A person that knows this all to well is Stuart Gruskin. Gruskin, who works as an environmental policy consultant, was assistant DEC Commissioner under governor David Paterson's administration. In that role, he was largely in charge of the initial two years of the policy review that brought about the first draft of the SGEIS. In his view, the state is in a good position to address the issues of local government control and funding before the final guidelines are issued. "If there was ever a time to dedicate the resources to address these issues it's now," Gruskin wrote me in a recent email. "It would be a good launching point to start talking about alternatives to the state being responsible." Ideally, funding and solutions to problems, would come from "collaboration among local governments, industry, and stakeholders -- without the risk of the funding getting high-jacked for other state purposes." That, he concluded, "will take some creative thinking as well as agreement" and success is dependent on "a high level of collaboration."
Collaboration of stakeholders with diverse and sometimes competing interests to regulate a process as controversial as high volume fracturing in New York would indeed be an achievement; but then, that's how our government is supposed to work. Some towns are dead against it, and others are for it. On this level, leaving the matter in the hands of local officials makes sense. But there are issue, including waste disposal and water consumption, that reach beyond any given locality and even state lines. Fracking waste – including brine and large volumes of chemical solutions -- produced in New York state, for example, would become another state's problem, as New York lacks treatment plants, injection wells and policy to dispose of it.
Meanwhile Pennsylvania, with a history and culture of mineral extraction antithetical to New York's, continues to follow a much different path regarding shale gas policy. Earlier this month, both houses of the Pennsylvania legislature restricted municipal zoning authority on drilling operations. Under the new law, municipalities have no control over well citing or hours of operation, and only limited control over setbacks. Most oil and gas operations, including wells, pipelines, and waste pits will be permitted uses in all districts. In return, lawmakers have allowed an impact fee for each well, roughly equivalent to a 1 percent to 3 percent tax on natural gas extraction. True to governor Tom Corbett's policy, this keeps Pennsylvania as one of the least restrictive states in which to drill.
New York and Pennsylvania straddle some of the largest gas reserves in the world. While the geology is similar, their political and policy approaches could not differ more. In the context of history, future generations will surely be able to measure one against the other in terms of successes and failures.


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Introducing REACH: EU's New Chemical Policy
by Mary Majors, Air Products and Dawn Speranza, Intel
On June 1, 2007 the European Union (EU) will enact a new chemical policy known as "REACH", an acronym for the "Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals". REACH applies to all existing substances, including those listed on the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EINECS) and any new substances manufactured for the first time in the future. Substances on the European List of Notified Chemical Substances (ELINCS) are considered already registered.
REACH is an extremely ambitious chemical strategy—replacing 40 existing EU laws and impacting multiple industries. The goals of the new regulation include:
- Improved protection of human health and the environment
- Enhancement of competitiveness and innovation in the EU
- Placement of responsibility for risk management on the legal entities that manufacture, import, place on the market, or use the substances
Due to the increased hazard information and improved exposure control for dangerous substances, the EU expects significant improvements in public health and pollution prevention. The new European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will administer REACH and coordinate the required activities.
REACH is a substance registration—not a product registration. REACH will require manufacturers and importers to register substances placed on the market in the EU above volumes of 1 metric ton (MT) per year (per manufacturer or importer), with some exemptions.
Exemptions include, but are not limited to:
- Substances regulated by other existing EU laws (e.g., active biocidal substances)
- Naturally occurring substances such as water, oxygen, nitrogen, and other gases (e.g., hydrogen and natural gas)
- Polymers (In some cases, registration of monomers may be required.)
- Substances used for process-oriented research and development.
A full list of exemptions is published in the appendices to the regulation and is available at:
After June 1, 2007, the old ("pre-REACH") chemical registration laws will disappear, and REACH will replace it. New chemical substances introduced into the EU after June 1, 2008, and in volumes above 1 MT per year, will require immediate registration, including the full REACH data set and risk assessment. Requirements for existing substances, also known as phase-in substances, are discussed below.
Phased Approach
REACH takes a phased approach to the registration requirements for substances currently on the market. As the term "phase-in substance" implies, the registration requirements for these substances will be phased in over a period of 11 years. A "phase-in substance" means a substance listed in EINECS or manufactured in one of the current EU Member States at least once within the period of 15 years before the entry into force of REACH, but not placed on the market.
The pre-registration process is a key element of REACH. Pre-registration is necessary for anyone wishing to achieve phase-in status for their substances and to receive up to 11 years to gather the required registration information—depending on the tonnage and classification of the substance. If you are unsure about the need to register, pre-register!
The designated pre-registration period is from June 1, 2008 through December 1, 2008. To ensure phase-in status of your substances, it is recommended that you identify substances needing to be registered and assemble the information required for pre-registration. If you neglect to pre-register, you lose the advantage of the 11-year phase-in process, and will have to register without delay. Pre-registration will also help establish the Substance Information Exchange Forums (SIEFs) initiated for the purpose of sharing hazard data.
Registration of any substance requires much more information than pre-registration. Registration timelines have been prioritized by volume and hazard. For example, substances in commerce above 1,000 MT per year and high-risk substances—such as carcinogens and reproductive toxins—must have complete hazards data and risk assessments completed by the year 2010. However, lower volume and less hazardous substances have a timeline that extends to 2018.
Registration requires submission of a technical dossier of information about the chemical that includes a complete set of hazard data. Compilation of hazard data is a joint effort by registrants of the same substance, through participation in a SIEF.
For substances manufactured or imported in quantities over 10 tons per year, the registration package also requires the submission of a Chemical Safety Report (CSR), which details a chemical safety assessment. This is a risk assessment where the registrant takes into account the risk management measures necessary for safe use. In addition, if the substances are considered "dangerous," then an "exposure scenario" is required for each identified use.
Exposure scenarios describe how to safely use and control chemicals during their life cycle. The exposure scenarios will be integrated into safety data sheets (SDS) for communication with distributors and downstream users.
In some circumstances, a substance in an article (i.e., a manufactured good) is subject to the REACH registration requirements. Specifically, this includes substances that are released from the article during normal and reasonably foreseeable conditions of use. Also, notification to the Agency may be required under certain conditions if the manufactured articles contain substances of very high concern (SVHC).
Evaluation is a process by which registration dossiers can be examined. It may result in a request for more information on a substance from a registrant. There are two types of evaluations, each with a different goal. Dossier evaluations take place as part of the registration process and are only checked for completeness by the agency. Member State substance evaluations take place for substances designated as a possible risk to human health or the environment. Substances selected for evaluation probably will be prioritized by volume and degree of hazard.
"High concern" substances will require authorization—regardless of the quantity on the market. Authorization will require a review of specific end uses for high concern substances, prior to use. Suppliers of these substances must demonstrate their use of appropriate risk management measures, the socio-economic benefit from substance use, and a substitution plan for the substance. Each authorized substance will be reviewed after a certain time limit that is specific to each substance. Downstream users must report use of authorized substances to ECHA.
While the final listing of substances of high concern is still being compiled, it will include:
- Class 1 and 2 carcinogens, mutagens and reproductive toxins (CMRs).
- Substances classified as persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBTs).
- Substances classified as very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB).
- Endocrine disruptors.
- Other substances causing probable serious and irreversible effects to humans or the environment.
Restrictions of substances may be proposed by member state authorities.
Understanding Supply Chain Role
Each link in the supply chain must understand both its role and subsequent responsibility:
- Material suppliers need to know what substances they are manufacturing and/or importing into the EU and expected volumes. They need to identify substances that will require registration and chemical safety reports (including exposure scenarios, risk management measures) and authorization information (where needed).
- Equipment suppliers (e.g., semiconductor equipment manufacturers) need to determine if chemicals are present in their equipment (i.e., "articles") and if the chemical is designed for release under normal use conditions. Exposure information on equipment use and equipment maintenance activities may be requested by downstream users. Clearly equipment suppliers should also consider any process recommendations provided to end users, plus any subsequent REACH obligations, which may get passed on to end users by the use of those processes. Also, it is recommended that equipment suppliers become aware of the REACH status of the chemicals processed in their equipment.
- Downstream users (e.g., chip makers) should be prepared to provide exposure scenario information and remarks on risk management measures. In addition, they need to communicate all new information observed on product/substance hazards to their upstream suppliers.
As industry continues to define the REACH requirements and determines how to meet those requirements, areas of concern are also being identified. Concerns include: potential supply chain interruptions, the availability of adequate information on imported formulations, intellectual property concerns, including management of confidential business information.
REACH is a reality and one that industry will be managing for many years. The investment made today—to understand the requirements that apply to all roles in the supply chain and make preparations to meet requirements—can help assure a smooth transition to this expansive EU regulation and minimize REACH efforts in the future.
For additional details on REACH requirements, see the following websites:
- The European Chemicals Bureau Page on REACH: http://ecb.jrc.it/reach/
- The European Chemicals Bureau, "REACH in Brief": http://ecb.jrc.it/DOCUMENTS/REACH/REACH_in_brief_council_comm_pos_060905.pdf
- REACH Implementation Projects (RIPs): http://ecb.jrc.it/reach/rip/
- Information on REACH Legislation and REACH Q & A:
- The European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) REACH Web page: http://www.reachcentrum.org/
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For more information, please contact Mary Majors, Principal Safety Specialist, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. at majorsma@ airproducts.com or Dawn Speranza, Senior Materials Technology Development Engineer, Global Fab Materials EHS Group, Intel Corporation at email@example.com.


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Research Programs and Affiliations
- Biomedical Sciences Program
- Cancer Research Program
- Pharmacology
Education & Fellowships
- PhD: Institute of Biological Sciences Russian Academy of Science, 1975
Research Interests
Biophysical mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias; fluorescence imaging.
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Spiral Waves and Cardiac Arrhythmias
The main objective of my research is to apply the concepts of so-called spiral waves to the analysis of complex cardiac arrhythmias, including ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation. Spiral waves have been predicted theoretically and demonstrated experimentally in a variety of biological and nonbiological systems (brain, retina, the social amoeba dyctiostelium, Xenopus laevis oocyte, autocatalytic chemical reactions). Similar to myocardium, these systems support propagating excitation waves akin to the cardiac action potential. A particular perturbation of the excitation wave in these systems causes formation of vortices with the shape of a rotating spiral. Spiral waves rotate very fast, and can change their location with time similar to hurricanes and tornadoes. Recently, spiral waves have been demonstrated in myocardial tissue and are thought to be a major cause of polymorphic ventricular tachycardias and fibrillation. We use new experimental methods that allow us to directly visualize propagating excitation wave on the surface and through the thickness of the myocardial wall. These methods employ high resolution computer imaging technology and voltage sensitive fluorescent probes. Studying the mechanisms of initiation and dynamics of spiral waves in myocardial tissue will help build better understanding of the pathogenesis of the most dangerous cardiac arrhythmias and eventually lead to therapeutic advances.
Selected References
Mitrea BG, Caldwell BJ, Pertsov AM. Imaging electrical excitation inside the myocardial wall. Biomed Opt Express: 2011;2(3):620-33.
Zemlin CW, Pertsov AM. Anchoring of drifting spiral and scroll waves to impermeable inclusions in excitable media. Phys Rev Lett: 2012;109(3):038303.
Zaitsev AV, Berenfeld O, Mironov SF, Jalife J, Pertsov AM. Distribution of Excitation Frequencies on the Endocardial and Epicardial Surfaces of Fibrillating Ventricular Wall. Circ Res: 2000; 86(4):408-417.
Gray RA, Pertsov AM, Jalife J. Spatial and temporal organization during cardiac fibrillation. Nature: 1998;392:75-78.
Vinson M, Mironov S, Mulvey S, Pertsov A. Control of Spatial Orientation and Lifetime of Scroll Rings in Excitable Media. Nature: 1997;386:477-480.


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After a three-day stretch during which police said Titans receiver Kenny Britt was refusing to cooperate with an investigation into a stabbing and shooting, Britt met with police today.
"He came in, and that's all I can tell you," Jersey City Police Captain Edgar Martinez told Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean. "The investigation is still going on."
Britt's attorney told Wyatt that Britt is not a suspect in the case and there is "no chance" he will be arrested.
Early on Sunday morning, Britt brought a friend who had suffered a stab wound to Jersey City Medical Center. Police said both Britt and the friend refused to help them investigate the stabbing. After leaving the friend at the hospital, police say, Britt was seen in the area just before a shooting. No one was injured in the shooting, and the friend with the stab wound is expected to make a full recovery.


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We've seen a few Windows 8 phones in the flesh, namely the HTC 8X and 8S, plus Nokia's Lumia 920 and 820, but no one's had a chance to thoroughly poke around Microsoft latest and greatest yet. Until now that is; courtesy of a leaked, final WP8 SDK, meet Windows Phone 8.
The folks over at WPCentral got their hands on the leaked SDK and put the WP8 emulator through its paces. It's a long video, about 10 minutes or so, but if you're interested in the inner workings of Windows Phone 8, and what you're likely to get on a shiny new Nokia or HTC, then its well worth a watch. [WPCentral]


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Bribe fighter's determination gets PMO's attention
Bribe fighter's dogged determination saw even the PMO take notice.
On June 9, Mumbaikar Leena Ganguly put up a brave fight against corruption. Her driver was arrested and her car was taken into custody by traffic policemen, who alleged that her number plate was faulty. Her driver was asked to pay a bribe of Rs 100, but Leena, who owns a Custom Clearance firm, refused to bow down. Instead, she chose to spend Rs 5,000 to fight for her driver in the court. Her Indefatigable determination saw the office of Prime Minister of India take notice.
Speaking to IPAB Leena said, "I had faxed two letters to the PMO on July 7 and 24, but didn't get any response. On Oct 13, the person at the PMO who received by fax was shocked to hear that a poor man was sent to jail for not giving a bribe of Rs 200," she said. She added that the PMO official promised prompt action. Soon enough, on Nov 29 Leena received a mail from PMO office that stating that the complaint has been forwarded to the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra for appropriate action.
Leena had posted the complaint on ipaidabribe this June. The story on her fight against bribery was also first reported on ipaidabribe. "I am really glad that IPAB took up this story when other leading dailies refused as media did not seem interested. I even pasted the story ipaidabribe did on me on Prime Minister's Facebook page. Thanks to the story, I got many calls from many places congratulating me, and supporting me in my fight," she said.
The incident:
Speaking about the harrowing incident, Leena says, "the incident took place on June 9, at about 6:30 pm. My driver, Popat Sathe called me at my office and informed me that he was being questioned by couple of traffic policemen at Thane Brahmand area. They apparently had an issue with my car's number plate, which they claimed was fancy." A charge, Leena vehemently denies. She adds, "My number plate, MH04 ET6082, is not a fancy one. The officials said that my car violated RTO rules because it displayed the vehicle dealer's name and contact no. at the bottom of the plate. Many cars have showrooms' names and numbers printed below the vehicle number, and this is not flawed either. I was not flouting any rules." To let the driver go, the officials asked him to pay Rs 100. Sathe asked Leena, and she advised him to tell the officials that the owner of the car has refused to pay and he, as the driver, couldn't do much.
As Sathe was explaining his stand to the police, some other policemen in civilian clothes appeared out of nowhere, forcibly opened the car's doors, pulled Sathe out and abused him in Marathi. Threatening him, they said that if he doesn't pay up, he will end up languishing in the jail for six days. Sathe relayed the same to Leena. She demanded to speak to the official asking for bribe, but the latter refused to speak. Leena then called up the control room to get the erring official's number, and on reaching him demanded for an explanation. When confronted by Leena, the official had a totally different story to say. He said that the driver almost ran him over and that is why he was detained. Leena, incensed over the false allegations, asked the man to quit spinning tales. "He then got irritated and told me to do whatever I wanted. But I refused to let this go, so I called the Control Room again and asked for Thane DCP's (traffic police) number. Initially he was sympathetic, but when questioned as to why I should be forced to pay money, he got angry and accused me of framing false charges against his class I officer. I also requested him to take a look at my number plate to see if it violated RTO norms, he just asked me to come to his office the next day, and banged the phone," says the exasperated 44-year-old. On the other hand, the driver was arrested and taken to Thane police station. Leena went to Thane police station to get her driver released. At the police station, she met the senior official, Suryavanshi who explained that currently the driver could not be released. He, however, suggested that she could bail Sathe out the next day when he will be presented before the court. The next day, Leena sent faxes explaining the entire incident to both Maharastra Home Minister, and Mumbai police Commissioner.
In the afternoon, she geared up for the court proceedings. "At the court, a lady lawyer helped me with the bail proceedings. Sathe was brought to court at 3:30 pm, and at 4:30 pm his bail came through," she says. "I had to pay Rs 5,000 to the lawyer, and Rs 200 to get the paper work done. All this because I refused to pay Rs 100 as bribe," says Leena. Leena also points out that false charges were leveled against Sathe. "He was booked under 353, 323, 504,506, 51 CMVR, and was also accused of not carrying a valid driver's license," explains Leena. The charges included attacking government official on duty, spoiling the environment with notorious activities, among others.
"On June 9, my car was also taken into custody. To get it released, I was asked to sign on a piece of paper that enumerated the charges against Sathe.Though I signed the paper, I also wrote a line saying I do not accept the charges," she adds. Leena refuses to keep quiet. Soon after the bail, she wrote numerous emails to both HM, and Commissioner. She also managed to get an audience with BJP's Kirit Somaiya and explained the case to him. Along with five friends, Leena met the DCP, who assured her of setting up an independent inquiry committee to look into the matter.
Leena is a true bribe-fighter. May her tribe increase!


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The Woodlands, TX – Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) will hold a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2012 financial results on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. ET. Fourth quarter and full year 2012 results will be released to the public at approximately 6:00 a.m. ET that day via PR Newswire.Call-in numbers for the conference call:
In order to facilitate the registration process, you may use the following link to pre-register for the conference call. Callers who pre-register will be given a unique PIN to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live operator. You may pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time. To pre-register, please go to: https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=P9P3QHHYU
Webcast InformationThe conference call will be available via webcast and can be accessed from the investor relations portion of the company's website at huntsman.com.
Replay InformationThe conference call will be available for replay beginning February 12, 2013 and ending February 19, 2013.Call-in numbers for the replay:
About Huntsman:
Huntsman is a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals. Our operating companies manufacture products for a variety of global industries, including chemicals, plastics, automotive, aviation, textiles, footwear, paints and coatings, construction, technology, agriculture, health care, detergent, personal care, furniture, appliances and packaging. Originally known for pioneering innovations in packaging and, later, for rapid and integrated growth in petrochemicals, Huntsman has approximately 12,000 employees and operates from multiple locations worldwide. The Company had 2011 revenues of over $11 billion. For more information about Huntsman, please visit the company's website at www.huntsman.com.
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Statements in this release that are not historical are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's current beliefs and expectations. The forward-looking statements in this release are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances and involve risks and uncertainties that may affect the company's operations, markets, products, services, prices and other factors as discussed in the Huntsman companies' filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Significant risks and uncertainties may relate to, but are not limited to, financial, economic, competitive, environmental, political, legal, regulatory and technological factors. The company assumes no obligation to provide revisions to any forward-looking statements should circumstances change, except as otherwise required by applicable laws.
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The Lindenwood University Men's Ice Hockey Team will play a charity game against the St. Louis Blues Alumni Team at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan.9, at the Lindenwood University Ice Arena in Wentzville, Mo. The game will be part of the Disabled Athlete Sports Association's (DASA) annual St. Louis Sled Hockey Tournament and proceeds will benefit the DASA Jr. Blues Sled Hockey Program.
Sled hockey is tailored for individuals with mobility limitations, such as amputees or those with injuries that limit their participation in standard hockey. The DASA Jr. Blues Sled Hockey Program has developed several players that have moved on to make the USA National 20U team and the USA National Paralympic Team.
Tickets to the game cost $5 per person and can be purchased at the Lindenwood University Ice Arena the day of the event. A limited number of VIP tickets are available in advance for $25 per person, and include a private meeting with current St. Louis Blues players and lunch.
Two VIP Coaches tickets, which give individuals the opportunity to join the St. Louis Blues Alumni Team behind the bench, are available for $150. One special Blues fan can lace up a pair of skates and hit the ice with his or her favorite Blues players for a $1,500 contribution to the DASA Jr. Blues Sled Hockey Program.
For more information, please visit www.dasasports.org. To reserve VIP tickets call the DASA office at 636.477.0716 or contact Lindenwood University Athletic Development Director Jane Baum at firstname.lastname@example.com, 636-949-4427.


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In today's world, where a shift from large scale agribusiness to smaller scale, localized growing can be seen, ideas such as hydroponics and aquaponics have begun to take hold in the urban environment. However, we won't be the first generation to have considered these possibilities. Indeed, hydroponics could possibly be attributed to Aztec cultures, but in Myanmar a large scale traditional hydroponics system can be located and is still being used today at Lake Inle. Hit the jump to learn about this historic growing process, and what we could learn from it.
The principle is very simple. Rather than growing on land and needing a labour-intensive watering system in place to get a decent yield, they float man made islands of matted organic material across a fresh water lake. Anchored into place, the islands are sturdy enough for crops to root successfully, and then the roots simply keep growing into the lake below, thus having access to as much fresh water as they require without the need for the farmers to continually keep them hydrated.
The process for creating the floating fields can take up to as much as 10 years until the requisite amount of growth and submerged, matted organic matter has formed. They try to speed up the process by dredging the silt from the lake floor and add this to the newly formed islands, as this is thought to aid with the fertility of the plant life, and the nutrients in the soil.
Once the islands have matured, they are sliced into 4′ x 600′ strips, and moved into position in the lake. Once in place, the islands can remain suitably fertile for growing purposes for up to 15 years, at which point the islands are rotated, and newly formed islands are put into place. The old islands are formed purely of organic matter, so will bio-degrade naturally and re-enter the life-cycle of the lake system. As the islands rise and fall with the water level, this approach to growing is completely resistant to flooding.
Vegetable crops have successfully grown in this way for many generations, and Lake Inle is particularly famous in that part of Asia for the tomato crops that tend to ripen around December time each year, providing both a sustainable food system and potential income for those in the local area. The lake is also full of fish, the most common being a breed of carp that combined with floating gardens has helped sustain the communities around the lake for many centuries.
As an example of a living, historical hydroponics system, Lake Inle should be a point of interest, and with refinement, the ideas incorporated within it could be very beneficial to a more holistic and less labor-intensive agricultural system in the future.
Images used coutesy of Hybernator / Shannon O'Donnell / Thomas Schoch & Ralf-Andre Lettau via Wikipedia Commons


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