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Maginnis: Districts look funny for good reasons
This just in: Louisiana congressional districts look funny. According to a study performed by a geospatial software company and released last week, Louisiana's congressional districts are among the least "compact" in the country. The underlying notion is that less compact districts, not conforming to traditional squares or circles with tidy, smooth borders, could be the result of political gerrymandering. That tracks the popular claim by Democrats that Republican-led state legislatures, like Louisiana's, conspired to gerrymander the most recent congressional redistricting to ensure long-term GOP control of the U.S. House.
This state's 2nd District, represented by Congressman Cedric Richmond, ranked seventh out of 435 for being the least compact. Seven of the 10 least compact districts are in states with Republican-controlled legislatures.
Truly, if drawn on a piece of paper, the 2nd District looks a mess, squiggling north by northwest from New Orleans to north Baton Rouge. That it is a 63 percent minority district, surrounded by three very white Republican-held districts, follows the Democratic narrative that Republicans "packed in" African-Americans to make whiter the adjacent 1st, 3rd and 6th districts.
In congressional redistricting, the players were the Republicans and black Democrats, both of whose numbers have increased dramatically in the last four reapportionments, at the expense of white Democrats, who, as the game ball, got kicked around a lot. The same goes for legislative redistricting.
If there is something wrong with that, there is nothing illegal. A long line of court decisions have banned discrimination by race in reapportionment, but have said it's perfectly fine to discriminate by party.
Yet, as the study concedes, there are logical reasons the 2nd District offends geospatial sensibilities: the Mississippi River and the Voting Rights Act.
Regardless of political motives, the Legislature did a reasonable job drawing the district as it did.
The VRA doesn't grant a pass for population dispersions caused by busted levees. So when thousands of New Orleans residents after Hurricane Katrina moved up the river to Baton Rouge and beyond, the new 2nd District followed them, retracing population patterns going back over 200 years. In terms of communities of interest, one can argue that north Baton Rouge residents have more in common with those in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans than with the denizens of the Country Club of Louisiana, on the south side of the capital city.
Those former 6th District residents were replaced by folks in the river and bayou parishes, most of them white. As a result, the 6th District, represented by a Democrat in 2008, is now redder than Red Stick.
Some would say the state's most gerrymandered district is the meandering 5th, which plunges from the Arkansas border down the delta, takes a hard left at St. Francisville and cuts across the top of the Florida parishes to Bogalusa. But its shape has less to do with partisanship or race than with the region's demands (backed by the threat of a gubernatorial veto during the redistricting session) to maintain two north Louisiana districts, one each based in Shreveport and Monroe. An alternative plan would have put both cities in an east-west district along Interstate 20.
With the 4th District approaching Lake Charles and the 5th Baton Rouge, by 2020, if the south keeps growing and the north doesn't, there may be no escaping the I-20 alignment. If folks in Lafayette and Lake Charles can share a district, so can those in Shreveport and Monroe. That's what happens when a state loses two congressional districts in 20 years, with most of the population loss occurring north of Interstate 10.
What would suit redistricting reformers — and provide more business for geospatial software companies — would be for states to follow the lead of California, which has an appointed non-partisan board to draw congressional and legislative districts. That might happen in Louisiana some time after it happens in every other state, and perhaps not then. When and if it does, non-politicians will still have to grapple with community interests, minority rights and a landscape covered mostly by water, forests and cow pastures. What they come up with might not make any more sense or look any less funny than what our politicians have wrought.
— John Maginnis is an independent journalist who writes about Louisiana politics.


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The Big East Conference took another step toward expansion on Tuesday, and the University of Houston is in the league's plans.
The Big East's presidents unanimously voted to formally extend invitations to schools after a meeting in Philadelphia on Tuesday, conference commissioner John Marinatto said.
Marinatto declined to identify the schools but did say formal invitations would go out to some institutions for all sports and some for football only. According to a person with knowledge of the meeting's discussions, UH is among the schools set to receive invitations from the Big East.
Air Force, Boise State, Central Florida, Navy and SMU are the other schools the Big East is planning to formally invite. Air Force, Boise State and Navy's invitations would be for football only, while Central Florida, SMU and UH would be invited to participate in all sports.
While an exact timetable is unclear, Marinatto told reporters he's hopeful this part of the expansion process can be wrapped up within the next week.
"Our presidents voted unanimously to extend invitations to specific institutions, including both football-only and all-sport members, to join the Big East Conference," Marinatto said in a statement he delivered after the meeting. "I will be speaking to representatives of those schools shortly and look forward to announcing with them their acceptance into the Big East."
UH officials were unavailable for comment.
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UH is a charter member of its current league, Conference USA. The Big East is looking to expand in an effort to retain its automatic-qualifying Bowl Championship Series status and stabilize its football membership. Marinatto stated the goal is to have a 12-team football model.
"The addition of these members will extend our reach, bring us to exciting new markets, strengthen our status within the BCS, and lay the foundation for possible further expansion, all while maintaining the high quality and standards our conference is known for," Marinatto said.
Last month, UH received an unofficial invitation from the Big East. On Thursday, the UH board of regents voted to give chancellor and president Renu Khator authority to make conference realignment-related decisions, specifically the approval to "negotiate and execute a contract for athletic conference affiliation and to negotiate and provide notice of contract cancellation as necessary."
C-USA bylaws specify that a member institution must give the conference one calendar year's advance notice before withdrawing. According to the bylaws, if a year's notice is given, the withdrawal fee is $500,000 plus the total of any lost television rights fees for the affected institutions during a five-year period following the withdrawing school's departure.
Marinatto also reaffirmed the Big East's intention to hold West Virginia to a 27-month waiting period before its departure. West Virginia, which recently accepted an invitation from the Big 12, is suing the Big East in an effort to forgo that waiting period and join the Big 12 in time for the 2012 football season.
WVU has hands full
"In light of the lawsuit filed by West Virginia (Monday), the presidents also discussed and confirmed our continuing commitment to enforce the conference's 27-month notification period for schools choosing to leave," Marinatto said. "The conference believes these claims to be wholly without merit and will explore all its legal options to protect its interests and to ensure that West Virginia lives up to its obligations."
Meanwhile, interim Big 12 commissioner Chuck Neinas said Tuesday he fully expects West Virginia to start play next season despite the Big East's hard-line stance. Neinas attended Tuesday's reception in Morgantown, W.Va., officially welcoming the Mountaineers into the Big 12.
Neinas, West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck and university president James Clements were peppered with questions about the lawsuit and the timetable on the Mountaineers' Big 12 debut.
"I'm not concerned, because I trust the two gentlemen on each side of me," Neinas said.
Luck and Clements declined comment on the lawsuit.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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When Kathryn Cloward was 11 years old, she earned the nickname "Kathryn the Grape" for wearing purple all the time.
Now, "Kathryn the Grape" is the name of the central character in her series of children's books. The stories, which promote positive thinking, self-acceptance and kindness, are published by Cloward's own publishing company, Kandon Unlimited, Inc.
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Mercury Exposure In The Womb May Cause ADHD
December 9, 2012
by Robert Wascher
Filed under A Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human Race, ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Attentiveness, Fish, health, Lead, Mercury, Mercury and Fish, Mercury in the Environement, Pregnancy, tobacco, Weekly Health Update
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Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children may result from maternal exposure to mercury during pregnancy.
Over the past 10 years, there has been a significant increase in the number of children diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). While the reasons behind this rising number of ADHD diagnoses continue to be debated, there is emerging clinical research data suggesting that maternal exposure to specific environmental toxins during pregnancy may significantly increase the incidence of ADHD among the children of these exposed mothers.
Previous studies have linked prenatal ("before birth") exposure to lead, tobacco and mercury with a higher incidence of ADHD, but these studies have suffered from a significant limitation, in that they have relied upon surrogate measures of exposure to these toxins rather than direct, quantitative measures of exposure. Now, a newly published clinical study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine has overcome the limitations of previous studies, and strongly suggests that prenatal exposure to mercury increases the risk of ADHD.
There are multiple sources of potential mercury exposure in the environment around us. Indeed, more than half of all of the mercury introduced into the environment comes from manmade sources, including coal-fired power plants, steel plants, cement plants, mining operations, waste processing plants, battery manufacturing plants, and fluorescent bulb manufacturing plants, among other industrial sources. (Almost half of the mercury in the environment actually comes from naturally-occurring processes including, of all things, volcanic eruptions.) Once released into the environment, mercury then becomes concentrated, or "bio-amplified," within the plants and animals that we eat, as well as in the water that we drink and the air that we breathe. Once ingested, mercury is a known toxin, with adverse effects on the nervous system (including the brain), lungs, kidneys, and other vital organs. As is the case with many environmental toxins, mercury is especially toxic to the unborn fetus, infants, and small children.
In this innovative new study, two groups of children were evaluated. In the first group (421 children), hair samples collected from the mothers of these children at around the time of their birth were analyzed for mercury content. In the second group (515 children), maternal hair samples were not available for testing, but maternal fish consumption (the most common source of mercury exposure) during pregnancy was evaluated, and this information was used to assess the impact of maternal fish intake on ADHD incidence in this second group of children.
The findings of this study were quite surprising.
The most important finding of this study was that increasing levels of mercury in the hair of mothers were significantly associated with a greater number of ADHD-related behaviors among their children. In particular, impulsive and hyperactive behaviors were 70 percent more common among the children of mothers with hair mercury levels at or above 1 microgram per gram of hair, and attention-deficit ("inattentiveness") behaviors were 40 percent more common among these same children. Another interesting observation was that the association between maternal hair mercury levels and ADHD symptoms was identified primarily in boys, and was not commonly seen in girls.
Given that the single greatest source of mercury ingestion for most of us is fish consumption, one would expect that higher levels of maternal fish consumption would be associated with an increased risk of ADHD if, indeed, prenatal mercury exposure can lead to ADHD. However, this study actually found the opposite association between maternal fish intake during pregnancy and the risk of ADHD. In this study, maternal fish consumption of more than 2 servings for week during pregnancy was actually associated with a lower incidence of ADHD among the children of these mothers, including a 60 percent lower incidence of impulsive and hyperactive behaviors.
Mercury is a known nerve poison (neurotoxin), and there is data suggesting that the prefrontal cortex of the developing fetal brain is especially sensitive to the effects of even low levels of mercury and other environmental neurotoxins. As the prefrontal cortex (the "executive center" of the brain) is the area of the brain that exerts the greatest control on voluntary behavior, it is entirely reasonable to think that damage to this part of the brain could result in the inattentive and hyperactive behaviors that are the hallmarks of ADHD.
Based upon this study's findings, it appears that maternal exposure to even relatively low levels of mercury (based upon maternal hair mercury content) during pregnancy may significantly increase the risk of ADHD-related behaviors in affected children. At the same time, the finding of the more subjective half of this study, which assessed maternal fish intake during pregnancy as a risk factor for ADHD-related behaviors, is rather counterintuitive, as fish consumption is thought to be the greatest source of mercury exposure for most humans. If, as this study suggests, increased maternal fish consumption during pregnancy is actually protective against ADHD-related behaviors, then environmental sources of mercury exposure other than fish must be involved in mercury-associated ADHD symptoms.
In my view, the findings of this study are very important, and, as an accompanying editorial notes, short of intentionally exposing children to mercury contamination for the sake of research, the hair analysis utilized in this study is as close as we are going to get to a "perfect" study of prenatal mercury exposure as a risk factor for ADHD.
Fortunately, there is an increasing awareness by public health experts regarding the potentially adverse health effects of environmental mercury. However, the findings of this study suggest that more must still be done to reduce mercury levels in the food that we eat, the water that we drink, and the air that we breathe.
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Scientific literature is, to say the least, pretty dull.
It's rife with redundant phrases, confusing methodologies, and tiny graphs. Reading page after page of long words in small font is better than any over-the-counter sleep aid out there for getting the job done.
Occasionally, the rare gem will come along just when you least expect it, providing a readable (dare I say—enjoyable) account of the latest research.
So begins a paper published this past week in Neurology:
"It was a quiet Thursday afternoon when 'A.S.', a 68-year-old woman from a suburb of Chicago, awakened from a nap to the realization that something was terribly wrong.
What?! What's wrong! Must...keep...reading...
As the article continues, we learn how A.S. and another patient, J.D., adjust to their lives before and after their diagnoses of Bálint's syndrome.
A.S. couldn't find doors or cabinets in her house. She had difficulty naming familiar household objects, and she was unable to read a book or the numbers on her phone.
Armed with an ophthalmologist's' note declaring 20/20 vision with glasses, the next step was to visit a neurologist.
J.D.'s first experience with the disorder came at a much less opportune time. The 66-year-old "robust and active man" was driving to his son's house for Thanksgiving when he began to swerve. During dinner, J.D. held the spoon upside-down.
Loyola University of Chicago neurologist Murray Flaster, a co-author of the paper, explains: "If you ask somebody if you see a glass or a toothbrush, they'll say 'yes'. Then if you ask them to pick it up, they can't.
"There's nothing wrong with their movement or their eyes. They just can't easily understand how to reach the glass."
This strange affliction is known as Bálint's syndrome, named for the Hungarian neurologist Rezsö Bálint who first described it in 1907. Individuals with this disorder are unable to coordinate their physical movements in response to what they perceive visually.
Typically, visual information reaches our brains via the optic nerve, terminating in the primary visual cortex located in the occipital lobe (shown in light purple). In a parallel pathway, the shapes, colors, contexts, and dimensions of what we're seeing are analyzed by our parietal lobe (pink) and other regions known as "association areas."
(No, your brain isn't really multi-colored!)
Bálint's syndrome, however, is caused by a stroke or other injury that damages these association areas, creating a disconnect between the processes of seeing an object and understanding its context.
Although rare, the disorder can be devastating. According to J.D.'s wife, "He never once cried before, but now he cries often." There are no cures nor therapy, and patients cope by adapting.
To brush her teeth, A.S. puts the toothpaste directly into her mouth before scrubbing by trial and error. Her family has placed yellow tape around the doors of the house to help her find them. She gets her news via radio, and was "enthusiastic" to learn that she could read her beloved books by tape.
Indeed, this Neurology piece proved to be enjoyable, informative, and brought forth much-needed awareness to this unusual condition. As A.S. wants readers of the paper to know, "If more people know about it, they won't have to go through what I've gone through."
But now I must sadly return to my large red binder of "to-read" papers, with Wikipedia close at hand to translate.
Jason Cuomo, MA, Murray Flaster, MD, & José Biller, MD (2012). Right Brain: A descriptive account of two patients' experience with and adaptations to Bálint syndrome Neurology, 79 (11) DOI:10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182698d28
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Following the 7 December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the Army Air Forces to mount retaliatory raids on the Japanese home islands. A task force, commanded by Colonel Harry E. Halverson and composed of 231 officers and enlisted men and 23 B-24D Liberator bombers, was assembled at Fort Myers, Florida. The unit was given the code name "HALPRO" for Halverson Project. This organization, destined to be the parent unit of the 376th Bombardment Group, departed the United States on 20 May 1942 to begin attacks on Japanese targets from a base located in China. When HALPRO arrived in the Middle East, the unit learned that its' proposed base had been captured by Japanese forces. To make matters worse, the German Afrika Corps under General Erwin Rommel was poised to attack Allied forces in North Africa. HALPRO was quickly diverted from its' original mission to a new one: interdictory raids from airfields in Egypt against shipping and North African ports supporting Axis operations. On 20 June 1942, the Halverson Project was dissolved and the organization was renamed the First Provisional Bombardment Group. Attacks by the fledgling 376th,
the first heavy bombardment group to operate in the Middle East Theater, were focused on Axis supply lines between Italy and North Africa, airfields, and port facilities. Later, longer range raids were made against oil refineries, marshalling yards, and ordinance factories in Hungary, Austria, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. The Liberandos were also chosen to lead four other B-24 bombardment groups on the daring 1 August 1943 low level raid against Romania's Ploesti Oil Fields. After the liberation of North Africa late in 1943, the Group moved to San Pancrazio, Italy where it participated in an accelerated campaign against Axis targets in southern Europe and the Balkans. Group sorties extended as far as Vienna, Austria and Regensburg, Germany. In subsequent organizational change, all First Provisional personnel and B-24s were transferred to the newly activated 376th Heavy Bombardment Group. The order became effective on 31 October 1942 and as a subsequent gesture of unit identity, members of the 376th adopted the nickname "Liberandos". Rapid build-up of personnel and aircraft in early 1943 resulted in the formation of a fully formed group composed of the 512th, 513th, 514th and 515th Squadrons. During four years of operations,
the 376th and its parent units became integral elements of the 9th, 12th, and 15th Air Forces. The Group flew 451 missions, was awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations and earned 15 campaign awards. The Liberandos destroyed 220 enemy aircraft in aerial combat and suffered casualties totaling 1479 officers and enlisted personnel and 169 aircraft.
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Physical Therapist Assistant Professor Receives 2014 Distinguished Faculty AwardThursday, April 17th, 2014
A professor who has dedicated her career at SUNY Canton to ensuring student success will receive this year's Distinguished Faculty Award.
The College Council will present Deborah S. Molnar, DPT, with the award during the David V. Guccione Honors Convocation ceremony at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, in the SUNY Canton Roos House Athletic Center. Molnar is a professor and also the program director of the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program.
She was chosen for her unwavering dedication to developing the PTA degree into one of SUNY Canton's premier offerings. She successfully guided the program through two rigorous reaccreditation processes in 2002 and 2013, and the degree boasts students who consistently pass the national exam at a higher rate than other graduates nationwide.
"It is Deborah's passion for the subject matter and engagement with her students that uniquely qualifies her for this award," said SUNY Canton Dean of Academic Support Services and Instructional Technologies Molly A. Mott, Ph.D. "Her commitment to excellence in her teaching and the PTA program has enriched the lives of our students and that of the campus community."
Molnar was also instrumental in crafting a highly successful partnership between SUNY Canton and the International Institute for Health Sciences (IIHS) in Sri Lanka. Students enrolled in the program attend IIHS for a year and a half before traveling to the U.S. to complete an additional three semesters at SUNY Canton. The first international students graduated in May 2013.
"Deborah has worked tirelessly to ensure the international initiative is reviewed properly, accreditation guidelines are met and the students are given an opportunity to change not only their lives but also the future of their country," said SUNY Canton Visiting Professor and former Director of International Programs Marela Fiacco. "Bringing students from IIHS has also ensured that SUNY Canton students benefit from working side by side with students from Sri Lanka and gaining a better cultural understanding."
Students are quick to note Molnar's exceptional repertoire in the classroom and her dedication to helping others succeed.
"She was not just an instructor for us – she became one of the greatest teachers and friends we have ever met in our lives," said Roshan Peiris, a PTA graduate from Sri Lanka. "She was always with us – supporting every way she could."
Outside the classroom, Molnar is a member of numerous academic committees and serves as a faculty mentor. Her expertise in program development was instrumental in crafting the curriculum for the popular Health and Fitness Promotion bachelor's degree, and she assisted with developing the four-year Veterinary Science program.
"Deborah has distinguished herself by maintaining an exceptional quality of work while ensuring attention and kindness to the people around her," said colleague and Physical Therapist Assistant Professor Jennifer S. McDonald. "Her ability to listen attentively and act as a sounding board is unmatched. I consider it a privilege to work with her."
Molnar resides in Norfolk with her husband, George, and two children, Sidney and Bodie.
About SUNY Canton
SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier College for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and certificate programs. The College delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management, and public service to students in the North Country, New York State, and beyond. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to their academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as eight exclusively online bachelor's degrees. The College's 14 athletic teams compete in state-of-the-art facilities as provisional members of the NCAA Division III and the USCAA.


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I recently made a pair of custom peasant blouses for Sophia, who's momma is Terri of Get Sassed. And I was so pleasantly surprised when I logged onto my Google reader yesterday and saw her latest blog post. Terri featured my work and wrote a very nice little review of my etsy shop. Here's a little of what she had to say
I choose the fabrics (flora and fauna), sent her measurements, and she got to work. They arrived yesterday as if she was in the room when they were made for her. They fit perfectly . I couldn't be happier with them. Sophie loved them so much, that me and dad could not get them off her just after trying them on. She wore this pink one until bedtime. (with bright blue pants I might add)
The product arrived so professional looking, The clothes had care tags as well as the size I had ordered, packaged beautifully as if I had purchased them in a very high end boutique.. I am glad that I hired Heather for this Job, I am thrilled beyond with the outcome, and my Sophie is happy as well. What a win win.
So, so sweet. Thank you very much Terri! I'm so glad you and Sophia both like the blouses and I hope she gets tons of use out of them.
P.S. Terri makes the cutest crayon wallets and I can't wait to get Aidan and Olivia's.


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It's no secret that I've developed a major crush on Katy Perry. A girl who walks a fine line between sexy, camp, funny, serious, and majorly talented. I've criticized her live performances in the past, but I'm about to eat my words. The other morning I woke up unusually early and Mtv had an encore performance of her unplugged set from about a year ago. First of all, I had no idea that she did an unplugged show and second, I really miss that show in general. While I was watching she played a song she wrote called "Lost" (a song I was familiar with, but not a favorite). It's a combination of great pop songwriting, beautiful vocals, excellent arrangement, and a fragility that only she could give it. What else can I say, I'm now a MAJOR fan of the song. Check out the track below and clip from the Mtv show. Enjoy.
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How long does it take to install a hardwood floor?
Hardwood floor installation can take anywhere from a few days to more than two weeks, depending on demolition, wood type, the condition of your subfloor, total square footage of the project, and installation method. Demolition is necessary if you have existing flooring you want to replace with hardwood floors. New-construction homes do not require this step, as the subfloor is primed and ready for floor installation. During demolition, the flooring crew may find that your subfloor has damaged wood, uneven surfaces or other problems that must be addressed before the new wood can be laid down. Crews may charge on an hourly rate for subfloor repair, and the work can take a few hours to several days, depending on what's hiding underneath your floor. The wood for your new floor generally arrives a few days before any work begins. This allows the wood to acclimate to the relative humidity in your house, which prevents it from shrinking or expanding after installation and causing gaps or buckling. The actual wood installation may take several days or more, depending on the size of your home and what type of custom cutting and designs are desired. If your flooring is not prefinished, the unfinished wood must then be sanded and stained in the home to treat and protect your new investment. Typically, stain takes a full day to dry, and multiple coats are applied. Baseboards and trim must also be installed. With all these variables at play, you can see why it's important for a wood installation pro to provide an estimate only after seeing your home.
How do you find a good concrete contractor?
Concrete contractors pave driveways, build foundations for homes, install retaining walls, create hardscaping for front and back yards, build concrete steps, and so much more. When searching for a driveway contractor, read reviews from previous customers and ask for referrals. Ask the contractor for photos of examples of their work that's similar to what you want. Confirm they will get the proper permits so your driveway is up to code. Hiring a driveway contractor to install concrete can average $5-$6 per square foot, or more, depending on where you live, the slope and grade of the driveway site, and regional labor costs. For a new asphalt driveway, the cost could average from $3-5 per square foot. A standard concrete driveway of 500 square feet averaging $5-$6 per square foot would cost $2,500-$3,000 — so it pays to research someone who will do quality work. Excavation and grading work can increase your cost per square foot significantly. Ask whether the contractor provides a materials and labor warranty for their work. Some cracking of the concrete may occur as it settles, but you should talk with your contractor about any structural or aesthetic concerns you have. When hiring a concrete contractor, check out our tips for smart hiring on Thumbtack.
How much does it cost to redo a concrete driveway?
Here are some examples of average costs:
- The national average cost to hire a concrete specialist is $2,750, but that price can vary greatly depending on the work needed to repair and resurface your concrete driveway, the square footage of the project, current costs of concrete, and regional labor rates.
- Driveway contractors average $2-$3 per square foot to smooth and resurface your asphalt driveway.
- Resurfacing concrete driveways averages $3-$10 per square foot. Pricing can depend on repairs needed, project size and geographic location.
- Nationally, the average cost for resurfacing a 500-square-foot driveway ranges from $2,000 to $5,000.
- Sealant for a concrete drive can cost $20-$80 per gallon.
- Sealant for an asphalt drive averages 25 cents per square foot.
What do paving contractors do?
Paving contractors can be hired to install a concrete or asphalt driveway at your home, office or property. They can also repave an asphalt or concrete driveway that has been damaged by time, weather or heavy loads. When you are looking for a driveway contractor, request quotes from at least three professionals who are in good standing and have great customer reviews. They should do a site visit and write you a bid, detailing the work involved, materials needed, approximate length of the project and estimated cost.
The site for your new driveway will determine costs and the work required for your contractor. First, the ground must be excavated to lay a clear path. This means removing any trees, bushes and stumps. Next, the driveway contractor will grade the area, making a level surface for the concrete or asphalt. To ensure proper drainage, driveway contractors should install a sub-base of compacted gravel (or similar) 4 inches-8 inches deep, depending on your soil type. Then the concrete or asphalt may be poured and smoothed over the top. Your driveway contractor should recommend an appropriate sealant for your climate and advise you on curing time. When hiring a paving contractor, check out our tips for smart hiring on Thumbtack.
How much does it cost to install flooring?
On average, Thumbtack customers nationwide pay $5,500 for floor installation. The cost can range much lower or higher depending on the type of flooring you select (laminate is far less expensive than exotic hardwood), the square footage of the project, and other important variables like demolition and repair work needed. Here are some examples of average floor installation cost:
- Basic floor installation cost: $3 per square foot (not including product).
- This can range up to $7 or $8 per square foot when tear-out and prep work is required.
- Laminate floor and installation cost: $3-$8 per square foot.
- Laminate is one of the most affordable materials and can start as low as $1.50 per square foot.
- Wood floor installation cost: $3 per square foot (not including product).
- $7 and up for hand-scraped oak planks and other specialized work.
- Luxury vinyl tile installation: $3.50+ per square foot (not including tiles).
- Cost includes prep work, underlayment, leveling and grouting.
- Examples of additional floor installation costs:
- Pouring concrete to level the under-flooring: $1,000-$1,500 for materials and labor.
- Removing carpet: 35 cents or more per square foot.
- Removing difficult ceramic or porcelain tile: about $2.25 per square foot.
- Includes removal of the dura rock.
- Floor repair: $75 minimum.
How much does it cost to install hardwood floors?
The cost of hardwood floors will depend primarily on the total square footage of flooring, the type of wood you select, the cost of labor in your region, and any preparation or repair work that needs to take place before installation. Selecting exotic woods, such as teak, will result in a higher cost for the project than a more affordable wood such as oak. The national average cost of hardwood floor installation is $5,750. Here are some examples of different woods and their average costs; actual costs will vary depending on the factors listed above.
- Basic wood floor installation: $3 per square foot from a wood floor installation company.
- The product cost for hand-scraped ¾-inch oak planks: $7 per square foot.
- 620 square feet of maple floor:
- Residential installation, total project cost: ~ $2,400 with five days of labor.
- ¾-inch dark stained maple installed on top of new concrete in three rooms, a hallways, and a staircase.
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Using Ground Blinds
Ground blinds are makeshift or temporary structures located on the ground that conceal the hunter. Ground blinds can be as simple as a natural blind built behind a tree, bush, log, or rock or as sophisticated as a portable, enclosed camouflage cloth blind.
- You should situate ground blinds:
- Downwind, based on the normal wind pattern during a given time of day, such as morning
- Away from the sun
- Where the foreground and background are safest
- For safety when you are entering or exiting a ground blind:
- Keep the firearm's muzzle pointed in a safe direction and...
- Safely unload the firearm and put the safety in the "on" position.
Hunting From a Ground Blind
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- Rob
Nice. This is definitely a place to hunt for gobblers. Now, do you have any idea why I'm here the day before the season starts setting up this blind? Well, it's so that I can really check things out and set up in the daylight, which allows me to take advantage of the turkeys while setting up for safety. But come on, because you can really help us out.
- Rob
Turkey time, turkey time, turkey time. OK, so first we need to consider where the turkeys and the other hunters are going to come from. Hmm.
- Rob
Yeah, I think you're right. It's most likely that the other hunters are going to come from the trail. And we want them to be able to see our blind, our decoys, and we want to keep them out of our safe zone of fire. So where do we set up? Let's consider our options.
- Rob
All right, here's the deal—in option number one, if you place the blind there, you're creating a dangerous situation for yourself in the blind and other hunters. For instance, if other hunters come down that trail and shoot at turkeys in front of the decoys, they're shooting in your direction. Likewise, if you're in the blind shooting at turkeys by the decoys, you're shooting toward the direction of hunters coming down the trail. Not good.
- Rob
All right. In this option, if you were to put the blind there, then that trail access is dangerously within the line of fire of that decoy. Not a good option.
- Rob
All right. If we set up the blind there, we would be concealed just at the edge of the woods, and our line of fire will be directed away from the trail. And if a hunter came down that trail, they'd see the blind before they saw the decoy. I think this is the spot.
- Rob
All right. Let's set up this blind. So tomorrow, when we come back to hunt, we'll put this hen about 30 yards from the blind. Can't wait—see you then.
- Rob
All right. So the decoy is set.
- Rob
And the gobblers are ready. So Pablo here will be doing the shooting, and I'll call the turkeys.
- Rob
Now, we won't load until we're in the blind and all set. Let's do this.
- Rob
All right. So the turkeys could come from anywhere. So we have to choose our safe zones of fire and close the shooting windows which aren't safe. Now, which ones would you close? Here are your options.
- Rob
We decided that's an unsafe option because another hunter might come from that direction. Close that window and try another.
- Rob
That's the smart choice and the one we planned on. It's away from the trail, and we can see what's in the background. Keep these open.
- Rob
We don't shoot toward a horizon because we can't see what's on the other side. Not good. Close that one and try another. OK, we're all set with a plan for who's doing what. You ready to load?
- Pablo
- Rob
All right. So this is really exciting. But whether we get a bird or not, thanks for helping us put safety first so that everyone can enjoy the hunt.
- Pablo
Aquí viene.
Rob sees turkey feathers on the ground.
Rob picks up his gear and looks for a good spot.
The cameraman gestures to the trail.
On screen: OPTION 1
Place the blind with the decoy being directly in between the blind and the trail.
On screen: OPTION 2
Place the blind so that it is at a 90-degree angle from the trail, with the decoy in the middle.
On screen: OPTION 3
Place the blind by the trail and facing out toward the decoy.
Rob sits at Option 1.
Rob stands at Option 2.
Rob sits near the decoy at Option 3.
The sun rises the next day and Rob arrives at the blind with another hunter.
At the blind, Rob asks the other hunter, "You wanna go ahead and get in?"


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Life science is the field of science that deals with the study of variety of living organisms, such as, plants, animals, human beings and microorganisms. Life sciences is also considered as a multidisciplinary scientific and research field as it comprises of a wide number of fields of study, such as molecular biology, genetics, biotechnology, cell biology, biochemistry, biomedicine etc. Some of the major life sciences tools include, instruments, reagents, consumables and services that are offered to various academic, medical, scientific and research professionals worldwide.
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Life sciences tools market can be classified into five major segments, namely, genomics, proteomics, cell biology, other analytical tools and laboratory supplies & disposables. The genomics tools segment can be further classified into sub segments, such as, PCR, digital PCR, qPCR, CE sequencing, microarrays, next generation/third generation sequencing and molecular biology. The proteomics tools can be further segmented into segments such as, ELISA, protein isolation and analysis, protein microarrays, protein production and western blotting tools. And, the other analytical tools will include, media and sera, basic cell biology reagents, flow cytometry, electroporation, transfection, microscopy, cell culture equipment, whole cell imaging, cells and tissues. The laboratory supplies and disposables include sub segments such as, mass spectroscopy, liquid chromatography, multiplex technologies, in vivo study, sample preparation, glassware, LIMS and magnetic beads.
Some of the major driving factors for the growth of life sciences tools market include, rising demand from various research and pharmaceutical companies, increasing incidences of new and drug resistant diseases and technological advancement in various fields of life sciences. Various research and pharmaceutical companies increasingly demand for better and improved reagents and other instruments that will add to their faster research and drug development processes. Also, various life science tools do not face strict regulations for their approval and marketing such as other drugs and other medical devices. Increasing incidences of infectious diseases and related research and development of new treatment methods require assistance of various life science tools, which will further help in the growth of this market. Current ongoing innovations and technological advancements in life science instruments will add to the growth of life sciences tools market in the near future.
Geographically, North America dominates the life sciences tools market followed by Europe. Major factors responsible for the growth of this market in these regions were high rate of research and drug development activities in the region and most of the research and big pharmaceutical firms are located in these regions. However, Asia-Pacific represents the most lucrative market for the life sciences tools due to its rapid rate of growth in recent past. The major factors responsible for this region's fast rate of growth include increasing demand for various life sciences tools due to rising healthcare expenditure in the region along with the rising economic condition of various countries of the region.
Some of the major players operating in the life sciences tools market are Agilent Technologies, Inc., Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., EMD Millipore (Merck KGaA), Life Technologies (Thermo Fisher Scientific Corporation), F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. and Sigma-Aldrich Corporation.


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The Victory
Belles are a delightful vocal trio performing the music of the 1940's,
serenading audiences at The National WWII Museum and across the globe.
The music of
the 1940's brought hope and joy to our GIs and those on the Home Front alike—and
the Victory Belles keep that tradition alive in rich, three-part harmony. Their
repertoire includes all the treasured gems of the WWII era plus patriotic
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No, not that fat Barbie, sadly. According to WWD, shoe designer Christian Louboutin, who recently designed some high fashion Barbies, had to "reshape" the dolls because "He found her ankles were too fat" (according to a spokesperson).
I'll let you sit with that one a minute.
*wanders off, pours some booze, comes back*
Barbie's ankles are too fat for fashion. Barbie, the fashion doll. Barbie, the legendarily disproportionate model of femininity, whose feet are permanently molded for high heels, has cankles.
(Hat tip Broadsheet.)