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n8vz posted a topic in Evernote IntegrationsI just used my ScanSnap EE to scan in a 49 page document. One page is crooked and needs to be straightened. I can think of several ways to do this, but wondered what might be the easiest and quickest way to accomplish this task. Perhaps someone else has encountered this problem and has a slick solution. My best solution is to load the PDF file into Graphic Converter 9 and then straighten the page in that app. Right now, however, I'm on a PC and not my Mac, and I don't have a program on this machine that will do just a simple straighten rather than a 90 degree or more rotation. Thanks for


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History of Aberdeen Airport
Aberdeen Airport opened in 1934 and with the discovery of North Sea oil in 1967, soon became a major centre for helicopter activities linking oil rigs to the mainland, as well as business and leisure flights. Take a look at the milestones in our history.
December 2014: Airport officially transfered to ownership under AGS, a consortium of Ferrovial and Macquarie.
November 2014: Awarded 'Best Airport (under 6 million passengers) in the UK' at the AOA awards.
July 2014: Airport celebrates its 80th birthday.
January 2014: Confirmation that 2013 was the busiest year ever for the airport, with a record 3.5 million passengers.
December 2013: Plans approved for a £13 million redevelopment, due to be complete by 2017.
October 2013: Carol Benzie takes up position of permanent Managing Director.
August 2013: Becomes the first airport in the UK to be awarded prestigious Customer First accreditation status.
April 2013: Shortlist for 'Airport of the Year' at the Scottish Transport Awards.
April 2013: Free wi-fi is launched for all customers using the airport, both before and after security.
March 2013: Managing Director Derek Provan moves to role at Heathrow Airport and Nick Barton joins the Aberdeen International Airport team as interim MD until August.
January 2013: Aberdeen International Airport launches a brand new Customer Charter.
April 2012: Draft 2012 Master Plan launched for public consultation (final version published in January 2013.
February 2012: Named "UK's Fastest Growing Airport" for 2011 by CAA.
October 2011: The extension to the airport main runway is officially opened, 8 months ahead of schedule.
November 2010: The official announcement is made that that work on the 124 metre runway extension will start in 2011.
September 2010: Derek Provan joins Aberdeen Airport as new Managing Director.
July 2010: A major Economic Impact Study is released by Aberdeen Airport and ACSEF (Aberdeen City and Shire Economic Future) which confirms that development plans at the airport over the next 30 years could contribute a net benefit to Scotland's economy of as much as £620 million.
November 2009: War memorial unveiled at the front of the terminal, in honour of the men who served here when it was home to the RAF 612 squadron.
July 2009: Aberdeen Airport celebrates its 75th birthday. Thanks to the helicopter industry and a growing demand for fixed-wing services, Aberdeen has the busiest runway/airspace in Scotland and the fifth-busiest runway in the United Kingdom.
June 2009: Opening of the new International walkway, an investment of £5 million.
Early 2009: Runway resurfacing project commences, costing over £9 million and adding 15 years to the life of the surface.
July 2008: Work begins on a £2 million forecourt project to improve passenger access, with a new dedicated access lane for taxis and a drop off area for passengers.
June 2007: Scotland's First Minister opens the newly refurbished £10 million departure lounge.
January 2007: We appoint Kevin Brown as Aberdeen Airport's new Managing Director.
December 2006: We unveil our future vision for Aberdeen Airport, including runway extension.
June 2006: Ferrovial takes control of our airport.
2005: Aberdeen launches its blue print master plan for the next 25 years investment and growth.
March 2005: Aberdeen Airport granted permission for 24-hour opening.
2004: We unveil a third helicopter base and the first phase of £1.5m development, a new security search area, opens.
1998: Broomfield terminal opened.
1992: £2.5 million common departure lounge development completed.
1977: £10 million invested and new passenger terminal opened, with a continuing investment programme at an average rate of £3 million per year.
1975: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) handed over to the British Airports Authority.
1967: First offshore helicopter flight by Bristow and more rapid growth of services.
1939: Taken over by RAF and some civil flights mainly to Northern Isles, followed by gradual post-war expansion of scheduled services until the arrival of the oil industry.
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Today I had to help a customer to make their upgraded invoicing system to work correctly…and as quite often, the source of the problem was a bad denormalization.
From now on, each time I can do it without revelaing too much of the customer, I'll try to write a post so to it will be clear to anyone (developers in particular) what are the dangers of denormalizing without taking care of consistency.
Denormalization is not bad "a-priori", so there are situations in which it can help performances and so it make sense in these cases. Plese note that I'm talking of denormalization, which is the conscious decision to denormalize after having normalized the database schema because actual system cannot give use the needed performances. I'm absolutely not talking of un-normalized situations. Unnormalizated database are simply bad, dot. They suffer of a pletora of problems among which, of course, the consistency of data is one of the biggest. So this post is useful in both situations, but please keep in mind that they are two completely different things!
Now, if you decide to denormalize, you simply cannot avoid to implement a constratint that enforces the integrity of the information you're going to duplicate. And it cannot be an application level constraint, but it must be a database-level constraint….otherwise you can find yourself in the following situation: you have a column "InvoiceType" that holds the information about the type of the entity; If it's an invoce it holds "I" and if it's a pre-invoce (a sort of notice that an invoice will be issued) it holds "P". Also a column named "InvoiceNumber" exists, and it stores the – guess? – invoce number. But of course pre-invoices doesn't have any number so for them this column will always be zero.
Now – you're probably seeing where I'm going – what happen if you have a row with InvoiceType = "P" and InvoiceNumber = 1234? You're in trouble. Well, actualy the company is in trouble, since no-one can tell if this is an Invoice or a Pre-Invoce. And of course this affects the Gross Margin and you can bet the Boss won't be happy to know this!
This should have never happened….but despite everything it happened. A human error, a bug in the (ugly) application….it happened. But it would have never ever happened if a simple CHECK CONSTRAINT would have been used (as you can see I'm not discussing that the table is not normalized).
The situation created by such omission results in a more complex ETL Phase for the BI solution we've built, plus some additional work by a person who job is simply to check and solve the identified anomalies.
The conclusion is that, if denormalization is the choosen way, constraint to preserve information integrity must be put in place. Put it in another way: if you decide to denormalize you're taking the responsibility to keep information consistent. And this is not an option. Apply some basic logic, the result is that constrains are not an option! (You think they will slow you down during insert, update and delete? They may do…but that's what you decided when you started to denormalize!)
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It's best to keep your transaction (OLTP) system normalized, then every so often run a stored proc or SSIS job to create a denormalized version for reporting purposes (OLAP).
@Charlie: Exactly! :)
Great article!
We've been having similar conversation here. One item of interest is the consequences of normalizing to possibilities versus normalizing history. Lot's of brownfields here where the inputs are normalized to the entities without any versioning. Net effect is being able to rewrite history. So we've been replacomg the hard constraints to possibilities and adding normalization to what happened.
What do you think? Any experience there?
@Jason, just to make sure I understand the problem you depict correctly, let me do an example.
Let's take an Invoce. After the Invoice has been generated, no-one should be able to change, say, customer data since from now on is "writte in stone".
But if the invoice has a relationshop with the Customer table, what happen if you change customer attributes values?
If this is the question...the aswer is a little bit long...and deserves it's own post :) I'll write it during this summer vacation. :)
Normalization should be very popular and widespread. Unfortunately I can say that the 99% of developers


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The Phoenix Suns have deployed more than 100 Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets over Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network for use by the team's business personnel, players and managers in the current basketball season.
The Suns is the first professional sports team to use the tablets across the company's entire operations, Verizon said Wednesday. The tablets will be used for business development, presentations made to season ticketholders and for in-game promotions, the team said.
The Suns will also integrate use of the Galaxy Tab into various parts of their TV and radio broadcasts, although no specific plans were offered.
The tablets will also by used by players and coaches for game preparations on and off court. Each player will receive a tablet loaded with a custom Suns playbook, as well as video from team practices and games, scouting reports and travel itineraries. Loading that data on to the tablets is seen as away to reduce paper.
The team's announcers are also using the tablets in place of cue cards and related functions, a spokesman said.
The rollout has been "overwhelmingly positive, from both a business and basketball perspective," said team public relations manager Casey Taggatz in an email interview. "We are always looking for a more sustainable, efficient way to operate."
Taggatz said the integration has been "seamless" although training on the devices and in building a level of user comfort is in the early stages.
While coaches and players will use the devices both on and off the court, players will not be allowed to bring their tablets to the bench, according to NBA rules. Coaches can bring the Tab to the bench during games, but no video from the current game can be used.
The 4G LTE capability is backed by Wi-Fi connectivity. The Tab 10.1 weighs 1.25 pounds, with a 10.-in. HD touchscreen at 1280 x 800 resolution. A 1 GHz dual-core processor helps video playback and supports video chat with a 3-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
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HTC is not out of the woods yet.
The Taiwanese smartphone maker on Monday gave grim guidance for the first quarter, predicting up to a 17% decline in revenue from the fourth quarter and a razor-thin operating margin, meaning it's close to not making a profit from every phone it sells.
A lot will be riding on the new flagship phone the company plans to launch in February. Details on the new product are scarce, but Chief Financial Officer Chang Chia-lin said he is confident that second-quarter revenue will likely rise from the $1.69 billion-$2.03 billion range tipped for the first quarter, thanks to the new flagship product which he "feels very strongly about" and the growth in emerging markets.
HTC has come a long way down from 2010, when it was the top seller of Android phones in the U.S. and considered a hip brand because of its early adoption of the Windows and Android operating systems. Now it's being squeezed by Samsung and Apple in developed markets and Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. in emerging markets. HTC's comeback bid last year–the launch of the One series of smartphones–also fell flat.


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EPA Region 2 Administrator Honors Environmental Achievers in the Virgin Islands
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|(#04058) New York, New York In celebration of Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 Administrator, Jane M. Kenny, will honor two people and organizations that achieved success in improving the environment in New York. Regional Administrator Kenny will present EPA's Environmental Quality Awards and a President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) at a ceremony in EPA's offices in Manhattan tomorrow. Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, the renowned Director of the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History, will be the keynote speaker at the ceremony.
"The superior winners we are honoring today are truly environmental trail blazers," said Regional Administrator Kenny. "By taking a leadership role and making local changes, the award recipients demonstrate that we can all have a positive impact on the environment."
EPA selected Environmental Quality Award winners come from non-profit, environmental and community groups, individual citizens, environmental education and business organizations and members of the news media. The honor is given to those individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions to improving the environment in EPA Region 2, which covers New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and seven federally-recognized Indian Nations. The Agency receives nominations for the awards from both inside and outside.
The PEYA program promotes the study of environmental science and the development of leadership skills in young people. Students from kindergarten to twelfth grade who actively participate in noteworthy environmental projects are eligible to receive PEYA certificates of commendation signed by the President of the United States. One winner from each of EPA's ten regions is selected to participate in an expense-paid trip to the national award ceremony in Washington, D.C.
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The Environmental Rangers program is a science study program that educates youth in the Virgin Islands about the importance of preserving and protecting their fragile ecosystem. It emphasizes the idea that "as we learn we teach." It provides field activities, such as educational tours of the Mangrove Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Bovoni Landfill, exploration of the Mandahl Bay Salt Pond, and a walk along Paradise Point Tramway Nature Trail. These activities demonstrate the importance of preserving natural habitats and resources and highlight Virgin Islands natural history. The program, sponsored by Camp Umoja, is committed to inspiring youths to enjoy environmental recreation and education.
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Ann Marie Gibbs, a science and math teacher at the St. Croix Central High School, has involved youth in the Virgin Islands in hands-on experiences that protect and preserve natural habitats. Her students participate in the St. Croix Environmental Association's Mangrove Restoration Project, and programs through the Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Services and the Virgin Islands Energy Office. Ms. Gibbs has taught and supported environmental organizations in the St. Croix and St. Thomas/St. John school districts for twenty-three years. Ms. Gibbs is a co-recipient of a 2002 bio-energy grant for generating a bio-fuel from waste cooking oil and creating a bio-fuel instructional vehicle.
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LOS ANGELES – With shaggy hair and a gap-toothed grin, Zack Kassian may look old school but that's not where he went for classes last summer.
Like a lot of university age kids, Kassian figured he would squeeze in a few extra credits because you can never go wrong with an education. So he spent a couple of weeks at the University of the Sedins, then took some grad classes at the Nike U. He was conditioned by his own personal trainer, tutored by skills coach Glenn Carnegie and mentored by Stan Smyl.
It seems it takes an entire National Hockey League organization to raise a prospect. The 22-year-old Kassian is emerging from classes a quicker, leaner, more confident and mature Vancouver Canuck this season.
"We asked him to do a lot of things and he didn't complain," Canuck general manager Mike Gillis explained Monday before his team faced the Los Angeles Kings. "He looked forward to the opportunity. It shows a sense of maturity and a determination to get himself ready for the next level. We thought it would be an opportunity for him to grow."
Like Jack's beanstalk.
Kassian was arguably the Canucks' best forward through five games. Not only is he asserting himself physically, finishing checks and fighting twice on behalf of his team against the opposition's toughest player, but he is demonstrating poise and vision with the puck that did not seem to exist in his NHL game only last season.
He has done so well that Cody Hodgson's West Coast fan club has stopped bleating, however briefly, about the trade 11 months ago that brought Kassian from the Buffalo Sabres.
Even if Hodgson had loved the Canucks, the team wouldn't swap Kassian back for him now despite the key absence of injured second-line centre Ryan Kesler.
Hodgson didn't want to play behind Kesler and Henrik Sedin. Ironically, it's playing – and training – with Henrik and brother Daniel that has most helped Kassian's growth.
The Sedins asked him to train with them in June, and Kassian travelled back to Vancouver from his off-season home in Windsor, Ont., to see how two of the best players in the world do it.
"That came out of our wrap-up dinner last year," Gillis explained. "I was talking to Henrik and he was telling me about what he thought of Zack's potential. Then Danny joined us. . . and they asked if it would be OK for them to invite Zack to train with them. It was better than OK; it was great. They both see tremendous potential in Zack and they want to do everything they can to help him. It's true leadership, unselfish and generous."
"Both me and Danny just had a good feeling about him," Henrik said. "He's been through some tough things in the past. But meeting him last year and seeing him and being around him, we started to like him as a guy and a player. I've never been traded, but talking to a lot of players who have been traded, it's tough. And in Zack's situation, where he gets traded for Cody, there's so much expectations and that's tough for him, too."
The Sedins' commitment to their craft is famous. Even after their rise to world-class status several years ago, the Swedes still push one another each summer to get even better.
"I know in Sweden there are a lot of young players who work hard to get in the Elite League when they're 18 or 19, then they stop trying to get better and are happy where they are," Henrik said. "I think that's a problem for a lot of young guys. The thing I'm most impressed with Zack is the way he wants to learn, wants to get better. He asks a lot of questions."
"You hear things – how hard they work and what not and how dedicated they are away from the ice," Kassian said. "To witness it first-hand, it was an eye-opener. You realize how hard they work to get that good on the ice. It's great for a young person like me to realize that early in my career.
"I changed my perspective about training. I got a new personal trainer back in my hometown of Windsor. I went to the Nike facility (near Portland) with a bunch of guys and I worked with Glen Carnegie. And when you put all those trainers together, their different strengths, it definitely helps."
Nike runs a high-performance centre for its elite athletes.
Gillis said the Canucks have a sports science "relationship" with Nike, and were able to send five of their top prospects to Oregon for a summer camp. Kassian said there were NFL players there, as well as soccer players from Manchester United.
Canuck assistant coach Newell Brown, assistant general manager Lorne Henning, conditioning coach Roger Takahashi, Carnegie and Smyl, a senior adviser to Gillis, also visited Nike's campus. The Canuck prospects – Kassian, Chris Tanev, Jordan Schroeder, Kevin Connauton and Darren Archibald – were in Oregon for a week.
"It was an opportunity to look at how philosophies are changing with respect to training techniques and working with high-performance athletes," Gillis said..
Kassian made a second summer trip to Vancouver to work one-on-one with Carnegie, and has been mentored extensively by Smyl.
Kassian had no idea what he didn't know.
"I did a lot of learning," he said. "I definitely feel better on the ice but, saying that, we're only a few games into the season and there's still a lot of work to be done. It's a matter of getting better. Sometimes, you get used to something for so long. But change is good, and this was good for me."


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As part of an effort to reduce their asthma symptoms, new, filter-style vacuum cleaners are being delivered to 150 Detroit (Mich.) families in the first wave of Community Action Against Asthma, a project funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Environmental Protection Agency, and carried out by local agencies and organizations in partnership with the University of Michigan.
The state-of-the-art, filtering vacuum cleaners and other household items such as plastic mattress covers are being provided to see if these will reduce allergens -- the triggers for allergic attacks -- significantly.
The project, on the east side and southwest areas of Detroit, is part of a program to reduce the levels of household allergens that trigger asthma that will eventually involve more than 300 Detroit families with asthmatic children between the ages of 7 and 11. The second wave of families will receive their new vacuum cleaners and other household materials next spring.
"Vacuuming--with the right kind of filters--can help rid the house of things that can 'trigger' asthma symptoms, such as dust mites, or cat dander," says Randy Brown, M.D., a pediatric pulmonologist working with the group. Dr. Brown is also a board member of the Detroit Asthma Coalition and the American Lung Association.
The study protocol calls for regular home visits by community environmental specialists, or outreach workers, over a two-year period, as well as other interventions that are designed to reduce some of the household allergens that make asthma worse for children. The group is also studying exposure to air pollutants to determine the effects pollutants may have on asthma symptoms.
The families were located through a screening questionnaire, which was distributed through the mail and the schools. Community environmental specialist Jean Patton reports, "The families are eager to work with us, both to help their children and to help their community."
The families are part of a five-year project called Community Action Against Asthma, or CAAA, an effort of the newly-established Michigan Center for the Environment and Children's Health jointly supported by NIEHS and EPA. Other cooperating groups include the Butzel Family Center, Friends of Parkside, Warren/Conner Development Coalition, Community Health and Social Services (CHASS), Latino Family Services, United Community Housing Coalition, Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice, Kettering Butzel Health Initiative, the Detroit Health Department, and Henry Ford Health Systems.
Rose Smith, the mother of one of the children in the project, says, "I like the project very much. It has helped me to learn more about asthma and how to control it."
For further information, contact: Katherine Edgren, Project Manager, at 877-640-4064, or email@example.com.
For an earlier NIEHS release (May 8) on allergens found in the home that might trigger asthma, see http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/news/bedding.htm
For a release on the creation of the Michigan Center for the Environment and Children's Health (and other regional children's environmental health centers) by NIEHS and EPA, see
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Microsoft has announced that adverts that make use of Kinect gesturing will be coming to Xbox Live this autumn/fall.
Already signed up to get their target markets flailing around in front of their marketing messages are Toyota, Unilever and Samsung Mobile USA.
These so-called NUads "reinvent" television advertising, according to Microsoft although it would say that.
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Based on the video Microsoft released to explain the new adverts (below), it looks as though you get to choose your own marketing adventure using the motion or voice control as well as providing the brand with a whole bunch of interesting statistics that it can use next time it wants to sell you some stuff.
That's not hugely different to some online video ads, but this time it's on your TV.
No word on whether or not the autumn roll out applies to the UK as well as the US yet, but we've asked the question. We're sure you'll be on the edge of your seat barely daring to breathe as you await the answer.
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For researchers at the UK's Rothamsted research center, the past few weeks must have felt like a train wreck in slow motion. The team engineered a strain of wheat to carry an enzyme, found in many other plant species, that will produce an aphid-repelling chemical. After what was undoubtedly a lot of time in the lab spent preparing the wheat, the Rothamsted staff was finally ready to test whether their modified wheat actually did what it was supposed to in the field.
But starting in early April, they had reason to wonder whether they'd be able to learn anything from their test. In mid-April, a group calling itself 'Take the Flour Back' issued a blunt threat: "Pull up the GM wheat, or we will." Now, their deadline for action is fast approaching, and efforts to defuse the situation have gone nowhere, leaving researchers facing a potential confrontation this Sunday.
In Europe, genetically modified crops have met a very high level of public resistance. Derided as "frankenfoods," the crops have attracted a broad spectrum of fears, from technical concerns like the possible spread of the engineered genetic material, to vague worries about what is "natural" and the role of modern agribusiness. As a result, a number of countries have attempted to ban them outright, and many have strict labeling requirements. In general, consumer demand has kept food derived from genetically modified crops from making it to market.
(In the US, genetically modified crop products are considered indistinguishable from unmodified versions, and no specific labeling is required. There has been no significant consumer backlash, although some research fields have been vandalized.)
The lack of local consumer acceptance, however, has not stopped European researchers from working on various ways of modifying crop plants. Rothamsted, for example, participates in many international research projects, and offers training to fellows from developing nations. Even if there were no local market for the results of its research, it could still find a home in a variety of other countries.
This specific trial is actually designed to test a strain that has the potential to reduce pesticide use. Aphids, which feed on many crop plants, signal to each other via pheromones, one of which includes an alarm signal. A number of plants naturally produce this chemical (including, apparently, the peppermint), but wheat doesn't. So the researchers engineered a DNA construct that contains the two genes necessary to produce the chemical, along with sequences to let them select for the presence of the DNA in plant cells. This DNA was then inserted into wheat cells, which have now been developed into a viable wheat plant.
The next step is to actually test whether this alarm pheromone does repel aphids in real-world situations, which is why the Rothamsted researchers have planted it in a nearby field, while taking several precautions to prevent the spread of any transgenic material. They have planted buffer zones surrounding the field of genetically modified wheat, and have destroyed nearby plants following the test.
The genes used in this experiment are actually so common that they're found in many mammals; the ones used in this experiment have been modified to work well in wheat, but this has (somewhat ironically) left them most similar to the versions of the gene found in cows. That gave Take the Flour Back inspiration for its logo, which is a hybrid of a cow and a loaf of bread.
The group fears... well, just about everything, and often makes a hash of the science in the process. For example, in a summary of concerns on its website, the section entitled "Unknown health / environmental impacts" mostly describes the European public's lack of interest in foods derived from genetically modified crops; it doesn't actually list a significant health concern. It does mention the use of an antibiotic resistance gene in the work, but neglects to mention that the gene originally came from bacteria. In one paragraph, it suggests that the whole approach is flawed, while in the next, it complains that if the tests do work, they'll simply drive the aphids into the fields of farmers nearby.
In any case, the group has concluded that it must destroy this test planting. "This crop is a threat to our thriving wheat industry and our food security," the group writes, calling for what it terms 'a decontamination.' "We'd rather not have to clean it up, but there simply aren't any other avenues open to us." This action has received the support of other groups, including the UK's Green Party.
Late in April, Rothamsted responded, pointing out that their work was an effort to reduce pesticide use, that cross-contamination isn't much of a problem with wheat, and that they had taken several precautions to prevent the spread of any transgenic plants. Its open letter also points out that Rothamsted contains some experiments that have been going on for over a century, so inviting a bunch of people to invade its fields to tear up crops might lead to a truly tragic loss of some one-of-a-kind resources. The scientists invited the people at Take the Flour Back to meet and talk with the researchers, rather than tear up their crops.
The offer was not well received. The response from Take the Flour Back again shows serious misunderstandings of the science behind the tests, lumping all approaches to genetically modified crops together where convenient and focusing on the risk posed by the antibiotic resistance gene. The response ends by reiterating the group's threat: "You ask us not to pull up the GM wheat. We ask you not to recklessly endanger livelihoods and our food supply by letting it remain in the open air. We do not believe that it should be lawful for you to spread contamination in this way. If the government, through its close bio-tech industry ties, refuses to take responsibility for this problem, then we are left with no other choice."
While the district council that has jurisdiction over the Rothamsted fields has restricted public access to the area over the weekend, the protesters may find some other form of confrontation. The key question appears to be what sort of damage results.
Full disclosure: a family member volunteered at Rothamsted for several years, but was not involved in any research there.


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The westbound lane of "A" Street between 45th and 48th streets is expected to reopen about 4 p.m. today. The eastbound lane is expected to remain closed through most of Thursday for continuing repair of a water main leak and restoration of the roadway. Motorists are advised to use South Street from 40th to 48th streets.
The street was closed shortly after noon yesterday because of a gas leak. While crews were working on the water main leak, a piece of pavement that had been removed fell and damaged the gas line. The gas leak was repaired by 5 p.m. The water main repair requires crews to turn off water service in the area, and that work will take place tonight to avoid disrupting business operations in the area.


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We all know the saying: variety is the spice of life.
Everyone craves variety on some level, especially when it comes to what we're eating. What is the easiest way to add variety to your meals? Turn that phrase around and you'll have the answer: Spice is the variety of life in the kitchen.
Take a look at your spice rack. Salt, pepper, maybe some dried oregano. How about paprika and cinnamon? What about cumin, turmeric, or coriander? These aromatic seasonings can enhance anything you're cooking. If you're overwhelmed by all the options in the spice aisle, consider using a spice blend such as curry powder, Cajun rub or Chinese five spice. A tablespoon or less sprinkled over meat before you cook it will add a whole new dimension of flavor. If you're feeling adventurous, buy a bunch of different spices and play around with combinations.
A blend of cumin, paprika, coriander, turmeric and cinnamon gives chicken and cauliflower a Moroccan twist. The spices mostly add depth of flavor, with just a little bit of heat. If you want a dish that's truly spicy, that's where cayenne comes in.
If you're just starting to add a new variety of spices to your pantry, the spice aisle at a grocery store is a decent place to get started. If you're really serious about exploring spices, though, you'll want to look for either a store that specializes in just spices or an ethnic grocery store where you can buy small amounts in bulk. Ideally, buy your spices whole and grind them with a coffee grinder right before use.
Either way, remember this – spices don't stay fragrant and flavorful forever. They fade over time. If you've had a spice for six months or more, stick your nose in the jar. If there's no aroma it's likely there won't be any flavor either.
1 head cauliflower
2-3 pounds of chicken
2 tablespoons butter
1 onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons ginger root, finely chopped or grated
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
3 carrots, peeled and sliced
2 teaspoons cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon coriander
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 tsp cayenne (optional – the other spices will already add a bit of spiciness to the dish, so only add the cayenne if you want a really spicy dish)
1 red pepper, cut into thin strips
28-ounce can of diced tomatoes (do not drain)
1/2 cup minced parsley or cilantro
2 tsp salt
1 lemon
Preheat oven to 375.
The base of the casserole is cauliflower grated into a rice-like texture. Chop the head of cauliflower into small pieces. Push the pieces through a food processor using the grating blade. Spread the grated cauliflower out in a 9×13 rectangular baking pan.
Salt and pepper the chicken. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a deep pan over high heat. Add the chicken, browning well, about 3-5 minutes a side.
Remove the chicken from the hot pan and set aside. Turn heat down to medium and add onion, ginger, garlic and carrots. Cook until the onions are soft. Add remaining tablespoon of butter and all spices. Stir well.
Add red pepper, the can of tomatoes, minced parsley or cilantro and salt. Return the chicken to the pot and simmer for 3-5 minutes.
Pour the chicken mixture over the cauliflower and mix really well, so the cauliflower is completely covered by the sauce. Slice a lemon into thin slices and lay on top of the casserole. Cover the pan with tin foil and bake for 35 minutes. Remove the tinfoil and cook for 25 minutes more.
Garnish with more fresh parsley or cilantro before serving.


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Aditya Birla Group Hiring Mechanical Freshers As Graduate Engineer Trainee @ Bangalore In February 2017
Organization : Aditya Birla Group
Job Role : Graduate Engineer Trainee
Location : Bangalore
Qualification : BE/B Tech(Mechanical)
Experience : Freshers
Salary : Rs 4 – 5 LPA
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A US $40 billion corporation the Aditya Birla Group is in the League of Fortune 500. It is anchored by an extraordinary force of over 136000 employees belonging to 42 different nationalities. The Group operates in 36 countries Australia Austria Bangladesh Brazil Canada China Egypt France Germany Hungary India Indonesia Italy Ivory Coast Japan Korea Laos Luxembourg Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Poland Russia Singapore South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Turkey UAE UK USA and Vietnam. Ultra Tech Cement Limited has an annual capacity of 52 million tonnes. It manufactures and markets Ordinary Portland Cement Portland Blast Furnace Slag Cement and Portland Pozzalana Cement.
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* Candidate should have an aggregate of 60% through out academics.
* Should have knowledge in railway siding operation and maintenance.
* Must have specific maintenance knowledge in belt conveyors, air slides, packers, compressors & blowers is preferable.
* Should be able to implement & maintain EHS, WCM & QMS system in his area of working.
* Having experience in operation and maintenance of packing plants includes bulk cement unloading system, cement transportation, storage & packing will be an added advantage.
* Must ensure safe work practices by adhering DuPont safety standards and procedures
* Should possess basic computer skills and learning instinct.
* Should have good communication skills.
* Must have good presentation and problem solving skills.
* Should also have experience in planning the method of inspection (dimensional and attribute) to ensure design intent is met and maintained.
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Urge Congress to Support the Arts! - (February 1, 2011)
Urge Congress to Support the Arts
Washington, D.C. - The President and Congressional leaders have announced their plans for making the U.S. more globally competitive and fiscally sound. Your orchestra can take action to influence whether and how the arts are supported in the new federal policy and funding debate.
Congress is beginning to make budget decisions that could dramatically impact funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and arts education . Late last month, the Republican Study Committee (RSC), a caucus comprising 176 conservative members of the House of Representatives, presented a proposal that calls for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and arts education programs at the U.S. Department of Education. And, throughout this year, the new Congress and the Obama Administration will consider tax reform proposals that could considerably alter incentives for charitable giving to all nonprofit organizations.
In a year in which policymakers on both sides of the aisle are making tough decisions about their priorities, the very last thing we want to hear from any elected official this year is: "My constituents have not contacted me to say the arts are important to them."
Take Action Now
Help us make sure that every member of Congress is reached with a compelling message about the civic value of the arts:
1. Invite Them. Contact your federal elected officials and invite them to participate in an orchestra event. Congress is at home an unprecedented number of days this year. Take advantage of this opportunity to develop a relationship with your elected officials and show them - first hand - the impact of an orchestral experience. Take them backstage, let them see the workforce involved in presenting an orchestra event. View our Congressional Calendar to see when they will next be home.
2. Surprise Them. Ask an "unlikely suspect" to contact your elected officials in support of federal arts funding. This might be a business leader, mayor, local celebrity, or other individual with influence. The League's online resources will help you craft your messages on key policy issues such as the NEA, Arts Education funding, and Charitable Giving.
Every Vote Counts, So Please Stay Tuned!
Federal support for the arts is a bipartisan policy matter, and every vote will count. Watch your inbox for League action alerts, calling on you to contact Congress when key votes arise.
No urgent letter or phone call can be as effective as establishing relationships with elected officials who directly experience your orchestra in action. Please begin that process now and keep us informed of the connections you've made to federal policy leaders.
Thank you for building relationships locally, and partnering with the League nationally to improve federal support for the arts.
The League is a member of the Performing Arts Alliance, a coalition of national performing arts service organizations dedicated to advocating for national policies that recognize, enhance, and foster the contributions the performing arts make to America


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Wishful Thinking
If I could have a wish right now, one that wouldn't backfire, it would be to squash this stupid bug I have. I'm blogging with a clogged head and fever. Thankfully, tonight's repeat at least cheered me up. The dialogue in Wishing Thinking is so freakin' funny I think I'll let it do most the work.
Sam and Dean are in a TGIF contemplating their next assignment. The waiter, with his flashing buttons and nauseating cheerfulness, is getting on Dean's nerves almost as much as Sam asking him why Uriel said he remembered hell. Dean insists he doesn't, but the three shots he downs in quick succession seem to say different.
Sam backs off and rattles some possible cases. One in Concrete, Washington has Dean throwing bills down and ready to hit the road.
Dean: "Women. Showers. We gotta save these people."
Turns out a Mrs. Candace Armstrong was accosted in the shower by a ghost. At least that's what she tells Sam when he questions her for the book he's writing. The title? Supernatural.
After his meeting with her at the Lucky Chin's restaurant, Sam decides she's just a little loony. The boys plan to leave and Dean is bummed because he didn't get to save any naked women. Before they can get to the Metallicar they bump into a man claiming he saw big foot. Some big freakin' prints lead them to a store where they find broken liquor bottles, missing porn mags and a hunk of fur.
Dean: "He's a girl drink drunk."
The scene outside the story has the boys seriously flummoxed and seeing them mentally suggest and dismiss possible explanations is just priceless.
Dean: "Or it's a big foot. You know, he's like some kind of alco-holer-porno addict. Kinda like a deep woods Duchovny."
They follow a trail of Busty Asian Beauties to a house.
Dean: "What is this? Like a Harry and the Henderson's deal?"
There they meet Audrey, a young girl who went to the wishing well and asked for a teddy that was "big, real and talked." Sam and Dean convince her they're teddy bear doctors and when she lets them into her room they find a gargantuan Gund with a depressive disorder.
Sam: "Are we gonna kill this damn bear?"
Dean: "How? We shoot it? Burn it?
Sam: "I don't know. Both."
Dean: "How do we even know that's gonna work. I don't want some giant flaming pissed off teddy on our hands."
After assuring Audrey she should go stay with a neighbor while they treat her bear for Lollipop disease, Dean and Sam head for Lucky Chin's and the wishing well.
Dean tests the well by ordering a foot-long italian sandwich with jalapenos. It shows up seconds later. While he chows down they discuss what they should do.
Dean: "What're we supposed to do? Stop people's wishes from coming true? That sounds like kind of a douchey thing to do."
Sam tells him things like this always come with a price, often a deadly one.
Claiming to be health inspectors they shut the restaurant down due to rats.
Dean asks Sam if he's tempted to make a wish? Maybe go back to before everything started where he'd most likely be a yuppy lawyer with a nice car and white picket fence. Sam says he's not that guy anymore and if he were to wish for anything it would be for Lillith's head on a plate. Bloody.
They find an old, unbudgeable, coin in the well. Dean is assigned to figure out what it is while Sam decides maybe the "ghost" needs a closer look. He captures the Peeping Tom and makes the kid swear he won't do any more invisible stalking. When Sam returns to the hotel Dean is hurling his jalapenos. Between breaths he tells Sam that the wishes turn bad, real bad, and that the coin is Babylonian. It comes from Tiamet, the God of primordial chaos and the only way they can stop things is to find the first wisher. Only that person will be able to remove the coin from the well.
Meanwhile, Teddy has shot his stuffing out, but lived to sob about it and Dean's sleep is plagued by hellish nightmares. When Sam confronts him about his bad dreams and drinking, Dean brushes it off. "Can we stow the couples therapy?"
They come to realize a beauty and her geek may be where the wishing started. They confront Wes, a nerd who inexplicably has a gorgeous fiancee who loves him more than anything, and learn that his grandfather found the wishing coin in North Africa. Wes used the coin because he could never get Hope's attention, but he has noticed that her desperate love is not healthy. Still he's unconvinced that things in town are really that bad until he sees Tiny Todd terrorizing a group of boys who'd previously bullied him. When Todd overturns a SUV, Wes thinks maybe things are out of hand. Dean stays behind to deal with the kid while Sam rushes Wes to Lucky Chin's only to be struck right out of his shoes by a bolt of lightning that Hope wished upon him. She didn't want anyone to take away her love for Wes. Scared, but seeing just how insane things are getting, Wes pulls the coin from the well. Hope doesn't remember him, Sam lives, Dean is saved from his pint-sized tormentor and everything else reverses. The brothers melt the coin down to make sure it can never again create chaos.
As they're about to leave town, Dean tells Sam he doesn't want to lie anymore. He does remember. Everything.
"The things that I saw. There aren't words. There is no forgetting. There's no making it better. Because it is right here. Forever. You wouldn't understand. And I could never make you understand."
And there, amidst a hugely funny episode, is something heart wrenchingly raw and real. The juxtaposition is brilliantly played out. We laugh. We cry. And we remember...be careful what you wish for.


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Rajasthan Royals' Sanju Samson says,"Everyday should be Valentine's Day!!"
TV actress Malvi Malhotra stabbed by a producer for rejecting 'marriage proposal'
SRH batsman Manish Pandey and his wife actress Ashrita Shetty are major travel junkies
Unmissable pictures from Neha Kakkar and Rohanpreet Singh's wedding ceremonies
TV actress Preetika Chauhan arrested by NCB for possession of drugs
Rana Daggubati and Miheeka Bajaj celebrate their first Dussehra together post-wedding
Glamorous pictures of Nepali beauty Aditi Budhathoki make heads turn
PM Narendra Modi condoles demise of Gujarati musician Mahesh Kanodia and actor Naresh Kanodia
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Is the NFL Planning to Eliminate the Extra Point?
Do you think the extra point after each touchdown is boring? NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell might be looking for a way to improve or even eliminate the post-touchdown score in the NFL. Wait, what?
Watch Roger Goodell discuss the future of the extra point in the NFL
Would changing the extra point benefit the fans without ruining the sport? Let me know in the comments below.


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Beckman Bits was produced to highlight the Beckman Instruments Systems Division's aerospace equipment and projects. In addition to project summaries, it contains photographs and original artwork depicting spacecraft and…
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- Subject Saturn launch vehicles, Space vehicles, Aerospace telemetry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Project Apollo (U.S.), Computers, Ground support systems (Astronautics), Beckman Instruments, inc., United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Astronautics and civilization, Project Gemini (U.S.)


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Health System offers first Summer Institute on Race and Health
Posted July 20, 2011
With a growing need for more health professionals to pursue careers in community clinics in diverse and underserved communities, UC Davis Health System launched the 2011 Summer Institute on Race and Health in June to help first-year School of Medicine students better understand culturally appropriate approaches to care.
"The Institute's training strategies went beyond a cultural-tourism approach," said Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing Consulting Faculty Member Jann Murray-Garcia, who taught the intensive four-week pilot program. "The students reflected on and explored together deep issues of identity, power imbalances and the historical contexts that result in disparities in both health status and health-care delivery."
Encouraging culturally appropriate care
Students participated in several different assignments and fieldwork designed to create personal responses and provoke reflective thinking captured through journal writing. They toured Oak Park, a neighborhood adjacent to the UC Davis Sacramento campus, to see public policy and geography impact race and health. The students met with Jesus Hernandez, a doctoral student in sociology at UC Davis, to discuss "redlining," a discriminatory practice in the first half of the 1900s where financial services to specific neighborhoods, generally based on poor economic status and race, are limited or denied. In Sacramento, especially in Oak Park, this practice led to many of today's health and housing disparities, Hernandez said. Students also explored mapping technology and its use to illustrate the complex intersection of policy, health, populations and geography.
"The goal of the program is to prepare future health-care providers to use a person-centered approach to care that is based upon the individual's needs and experiences and not just the injury or illness itself."
— Jann Murray-Garcia
The program emphasized migrant health to study the impact of race and immigration on health. Participants toured Locke, a Sacramento-Delta community developed in the early 1900s by Chinese immigrants. They also met with the leader of a Hmong charter school in the Sacramento area.
In another activity, the students met with a farm owner of Mexican descent in Woodland and spent a few hours on his land. According to Murray-Garcia, such experiences provide opportunities for students to see firsthand the various factors, many related to race, work and lifestyle, that influence people's health and access to health care. The goal of the program, Murray-Garcia said, is to prepare future health-care providers to use a person-centered approach to care that is based upon the individual's needs and experiences and not just the injury or illness itself.
"I remember looking at [the farmer's] hands and comparing them to my own," one student, Charlie Wang, wrote in his journal. "I think I'm coming to the realization that all stereotypes are dehumanizing, even if they aren't overtly so. Anything that suppresses — oppresses — the human experience can't be anything but. So I'm learning even more so to listen to my patients, and make no assumptions."
Building health-care teams
The Race and Health Institute also prepares students to work together cohesively in teams, a critical need in today's health-care workforce, according to numerous researchers and health-care leaders. Murray-Garcia and other guest lecturers discussed race and power issues that exist in all layers of work within an institution, a community and society.
Murray-Garcia collaborated with Amy Doroy, a registered nurse at a critical care unit and a master's degree student at the School of Nursing, to create the fieldwork that would bring this concept to life for the students. Doroy shared a history of nursing with the students and coordinated job-shadow experiences with nurses at UC Davis Medical Center. She plans to analyze their experiences as part of her master's thesis.
"The institute is an innovative way to further develop interprofessional health-care teams," Doroy said. "It's fascinating to see how positively both nurses and students responded to this new discussion."
Community-based learning experiences
UC Davis Health System improves health and health care, around the corner and across the globe. Diverse in expertise but united in purpose, UC Davis faculty, staff and students collaborate daily to solve urgent real-world problems, translate research into new cures and eliminate health disparities.
Whether treating complex injuries, improving cancer care or explaining autism, UC Davis Health System's unique combination of academic excellence and social responsibility advances health for all.
For more information, visit healthsystem.ucdavis.edu.
The summer institute was funded as part of the $1.7 million Transforming Education and Community Health for Medical Students grant funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration. Tonya Fancher, a physician with a master's degree in public health, is the principal investigator and leads the four-year, multidisciplinary, community-based experience for UC Davis School of Medicine students interested in primary care and care for the underserved. The project also provided stipends for several students to reside in Sacramento to focus on these studies.
Murray-Garcia created the summer institute curriculum in collaboration with Fancher and other faculty at UC Davis Health System. As a pediatrician in the Bay Area, Murray-Garcia helped train health professionals in cultural humility, a concept she wove into the institute's curriculum. At UC Davis Health System, Murray-Garcia also leads the Interprofessional Book Club for students, faculty and staff.
Fancher and Murray-Garcia plan to offer the institute again in 2012, taking what worked best from this pilot program and considering possible ways to expand.
"Racial disparities in health care cannot be eliminated without looking at ourselves and the circles in which we live and work," Murray-Garcia said.


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We travelled down a blast tunnel, passed through a set of thick, lead doors and entered a radiation decontamination unit to get here. Not your average vacation spot you'd think, but we're part of the 25,000 or so visitors who this year will search out some of our nuclear nostalgia.
"One nuclear bomb can ruin your entire day." That bleak message on our tour guide's T-shirt pretty well summed up the location.
We're underground in a place they call the Diefenbunker. Almost a half-century ago this was the spot to hunker down if twitching fingers had dared push the Doomsday button. In the tumultuous 1960s, this was Canada's answer to surviving oblivion in a crazy nuclear weapons race that brought the world's superpowers to the brink of extinction.
Originally called The Central Emergency Government Headquarters, the underground fortress lies just outside Ottawa in the small Ontario town of Carp. The complex quickly lost its formal name and became the "Diefenbunker," an irreverent moniker given because it was constructed during the Diefenbaker administration in the late 1950s and early '60s.
A half-hour drive west of downtown Ottawa, this underground lair was the ultimate in nuclear survival. Once the most secret facility in the country, its solid lead doors are now fully open to visitors wanting to discover a fascinating piece of Canada's Cold War legacy.
It's worth the trip. From the moment you step inside, you enter a partially forgotten nether world of the early 1960s, where fallout, radiation, mushroom clouds and megatons were words edged with terror in the minds of the general public.
From its steel-lined blast tunnel to its crowded mechanical room, where powerful generators, air filtration systems and electrical units are now still and quiet, the facility was a self-contained fortress community. In the central command room, surrounded by mural-sized wall maps, dated computers, telephones and Telex machines sit silent and operator-less.
Next door in the situation room, where wartime leaders would have gathered to discuss what to do next after the unthinkable had happened, ominous clocks showing the different time zones across the continent stare down at empty chairs. Dated perhaps, but you need little imagination to travel back to what was a very real Cold War.
Is it the constant 17-Celsius temperature, or the half expectation of a cameo appearance by Dr. Strangelove and his electric wheelchair that brings on my goose bumps?
About 20 metres above our heads, the tranquil, picture-perfect landscape right off the cover of Country Life magazine seems a long way away from the bright lights of the operations room we were touring.
But if the unthinkable had happened, most of us would never have made the guest list here.
With room for a maximum of 600, its cramped bunks were reserved only for Canada's top movers and shakers among the government and military elite. Even if you did make the invite list, you could forget about bringing an extra suitcase, not to mention the spouse and kids. There was no space.
Even the prime minister's spartan quarters would discredit a cheap motel. Still, accommodation here beat the alternative.
Unlike all the secretiveness during its heyday, the site now welcomes about 25,000 visitors a year with open arms. For the $14 entrance fee, you can see how the other half would have survived had Armageddon descended. Daily tours take place through the year, with the exception of the Christmas holiday period, but you have to phone ahead to make a reservation.
Construction on the site began in 1961, a time when international sabre-rattling had gone nuclear.
The Diefenbaker government of the time followed through with a program to build communication bunkers across the country that would house top politicians, military leaders and civil service mandarins -- the necessary team required for rebuilding the country after the nuclear winter had thawed.
The Diefenbunker was a contractor's dream job, with 32,000 cubic yards of concrete and 5,000 tonnes of reinforcing steel used in a 100,000-square-foot, four-storey complex. Fortunately, the builder's handiwork was never put to the ultimate test.
The building in the fenced-off parking lot at the edge of town looks innocent enough. It's when you step inside that you see beyond the camouflage. The unimpressive building provides the discreet entrance to the 115-metre-long blast tunnel, a novel construction plan configured to protect the main bunker complex.
The place was so secret, during the two-year construction period, local farmers continued to plant corn and milk their cows unaware their cattle were grazing atop Canada's biggest defence secret of the 1960s.
Ironically, an energetic Toronto reporter got wind of the construction and soon aerial photographs filled the front pages of the country's newspapers.
The complex was pretty much an underground mini-city with its own doctor, dentist, a capacious dining hall and a CBC radio studio.
The Bank of Canada built a massive vault in the bunker to hold the nation's gold reserves, but the safe was never utilized for its original purpose. The bunker was decommissioned in the mid-1990s and opened to the public in 1998.


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I feel this is something that might interest a few people here. Went2Play Games are developing a, HD fan remake of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. They have made a lot of progress and it is looking very impressive in my opinion, with playable demos already available:
They are now trying to get the rights from Disney to make a proper remake and have started a petition. There has been over 5,000 signatures so far and I felt that this may be a good place where they may get more. The petition can be found here
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Ongoing policy uncertainty is detrimental for stem cell scientists
While there is no doubt that the ethical controversy surrounding human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research has given rise to an uncertain policy environment, the true impact of years of frequent policy changes has not been fully assessed. Now, an article published by Cell Press on February 3rd in the journal Cell Stem Cell reports on a recent survey of several hundred stem cell scientists in the United States and begins to reveal the substantial negative impact that this uncertainty has had on them, including both those who work directly with hESCs and those who work with less contentious types of stem cells.
"In the United States, scientists have faced several hESC policy changes with changing administrations," says author Dr. Aaron D. Levine from the School of Public Policy and Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience at the Georgia Institute of Technology. "Most recently, a legal challenge to the Obama Administration's new stem cell policy led the federal government to briefly stop funding hESC research and to ongoing questions about the future of federal funding for this field."
To better understand the impact of this ongoing policy uncertainty, Dr. Levine conducted a survey of stem cell scientists in November 2010 which assessed how the temporary funding ban and uncertainty about the future of federal funding for hESC research was impacting their work. Scientists reported a range of negative impacts associated with both the temporary funding ban and the ongoing policy uncertainty, but were more likely to indicate that the continued policy uncertainty had a substantial impact on their research plans. Scientists reported changes to the type or quality of science that they engaged in and delays in plans to begin new ESC projects and hire new staff, as well as hindered collaborations.
"It is interesting to note that much of the legal wrangling to date has focused on identifying which scientists are harmed by policy changes," explains Dr. Levine. "However, the results reported here conflict with judge's assertion that his ruling on the legal challenge would have little impact on hESC scientists and suggest that this injunction substantially changed the playing field for many hESC scientists in the United States as well as a lesser number of scientists working with other cell types." The author recommends that lawmakers who aim to support stem cell research should strive for policies that reduce uncertainty for stem cell scientists and provide a clear legal basis for federal funding of hESC research.
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Here's a quick and easy way to keep that barbeque going- even during the nine days of Ab!
This easy grilled tilapia recipe was especially simple because the salsa and marinade ingredients are staples in my fridge. By 4 o'clock the fresh fish was delivered to my home from I and D Glatt in Brooklyn, and I was able to have the first batch of grilled fish ready for the little ones that come off the camp bus at 4:20.
(Of course the day NEVER ends, being that color war broke out today, and right after dinner we were off to buy BLUE TEAM face paint from Michael's Crafts…by the way- if you decide to shop there any time soon, make sure you print out your 20% off coupon!- I was the only one in the store that didn't have one!!!! )
Enjoy this delicious recipe! Even the picky eaters loved it!!! Marlene
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- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 squeezes of lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons crushed garlic
- zaatar spice
- ground black pepper
- salt
- 2 lbs tilapia, or lemon sole fillets.
Mango Salsa:
- 1 large ripe mango, peeled, pitted and diced
- 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
- Kernels from one whole corn
- 1 cubed avocado (add at the last minute with lemon)
- 2 tablespoons minced red onion
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced (check out the video above- How to seed a chili pepper)
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
- Whisk together the extra-virgin olive oil, parsley, garlic, basil, 1 teaspoon pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl and pour into a bowl. Zest one lemon, add the zest ,and then squeeze the juice from the lemon into the bowl. Add the tilapia fillets, coat with the marinade and let rest until salsa is chopped.
- Prepare the mango salsa by combining the mango, red bell pepper, red onion, parsley, and jalapeno pepper in a bowl. Add the lime juice, lemon juice and toss.Season to taste with salt and pepper, and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and light spray grill pan.
- Remove the tilapia from the marinade and discard marinade. Grill the fillets until the fish is no longer translucent in the center, and flakes easily with a fork, 3 to 4 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of the fillets. Serve the tilapia topped with mango salsa.
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The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is a professional program providing directed studies in eight studio concentrations within the visual arts. The program is designed for students seeking in-depth preparation for specialized goals selected from one of the following areas: ceramics, crafts (including jewelry and metalsmithing), creative photography and experimental media, drawing and painting, entertainment art/animation, graphic and interactive design, illustration and sculpture. The program develops the understanding and advanced specialized skills applicable to professional practice and to meet entrance requirements to graduate school.
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- Elliptical machines lessen stress on your ankles, knees, feet, and hips. This dramatically reduces the chance of inflicting injuries or experiencing pain as a result of working out.
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Since the Leap Motion has arrived in the homes of the fans and the curious, it has drawn a lot of attention. But while the support on Windows platforms is at least acceptable, the Leap Motion is not very well supported on Linux systems. At the moment, there is no official ready-to-use app for Linux […]... Read More


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Albert Einstein declared, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." He wasn't describing the federal government's nearly century-long war on drugs but he might as well have been.
Despite ample lip-service for "hope" and "change," the Obama administration's cynical response to the escalating drug prohibition-related violence around the Mexican border epitomizes Einstein's oft-quoted observation.
Since 2008 more than 7,000 people—over 1,000 last January alone, including Mexican civilians, journalists, police, and public officials—have been killed in clashes with warring drug traffickers. Wire-service reports estimate that Mexico's drug lords employ over 100,000 soldiers—approximately as many as the Mexican army—and that the cartels' wealth, intimidation, and influence extend to the highest echelons of law enforcement and government. Where do the cartels get their unprecedented wealth and power? By trafficking in illicit drugs—primarily marijuana—over the border into the United States.
The U.S. Office of Drug Control Policy (more commonly known as the drug czar's office) says more than 60 percent of the profits reaped by Mexican drug lords are derived from the exportation and sale of cannabis to the American market. To anyone who has studied the marijuana issue, this figure should come as no surprise. An estimated 100 million Americans age 12 or older—or about 43 percent of the country—admit to having tried pot, a higher percentage, according to the World Health Organization, than any other country on the planet. Twenty-five million Americans admit (on government surveys, no less) to smoking marijuana during the past year, and 15 million say that they indulge regularly. This high demand, combined with the drug's artificially inflated black-market value (pot possession has been illegal under federal law since 1937), now makes cannabis America's top cash crop.
In fact, according to a 2007 analysis by George Mason University professor Jon Gettman, the annual retail value of the U.S. marijuana market is some $113 billion.
How much of this goes directly to Mexican cartels is difficult to quantify, but no doubt the percentage is significant. Government officials estimate that approximately half the marijuana consumed in the United States originates from outside its borders, and they have identified Mexico as far and away America's largest pot provider. Because Mexican-grown marijuana tends to fetch lower prices on the black market than domestically grown weed (a result attributed largely to lower production costs—the Mexican variety tends to be grown outdoors, while an increasing percentage of American-grown pot is produced hydroponically indoors), it remains consistently popular among U.S. consumers, particularly in a down economy. As a result, U.S. law officials now report that some Mexican cartels are moving to the United States to set up shop permanently. A Congressional Research Service report says low-level cartel members are now establishing clandestine growing operations inside the United States (thus eliminating the need to cross the border), as well as partnering with domestic gangs and other criminal enterprises. A March 23 New York Times story speculated that Mexican drug gangs or their affiliates are now active in some 230 U.S. cities, extending from Tucson, Arizona, to Anchorage, Alaska.
In short, America's multibillion-dollar demand for pot is fueling the Mexican drug trade and much of the turf battles and carnage associated with it.
Same Old "Solutions"
So what are the administration's plans to quell the cartels' growing influence and surging violence? Troublingly, the White House appears intent on recycling the very strategies that gave rise to Mexico's infamous drug lords in the first place.
In March the administration requested $700 million from Congress to "bolster existing efforts by Washington and Mexican President Felipe Calderón's administration to fight violent trafficking in drugs . . . into the United States." These efforts, as described by the Los Angeles Times, include: "vowing to send U.S. money, manpower, and technology to the southwestern border" and "reducing illegal flows (of drugs) in both directions across the border." The administration also announced that it intends to clamp down on the U.S. demand for illicit drugs by increasing funding for drug treatment and drug courts.
There are three primary problems with this strategy.
First, marijuana production is a lucrative business that attracts criminal entrepreneurs precisely because it is a black-market (and highly sought after) commodity. As long as pot remains federally prohibited its retail price to the consumer will remain artificially high, and its production and distribution will attract criminal enterprises willing to turn to violence (rather than the judicial system) to maintain their slice of the multi-billion-dollar pie.
Second, the United States is already spending more money on illicit-drug law enforcement, drug treatment, and drug courts than at any time in our history. FBI data show that domestic marijuana arrests have increased from under 300,000 annually in 1991 to over 800,000 today. Police seizures of marijuana have also risen dramatically in recent years, as has the amount of taxpayer dollars federal officials have spent on so-called "educational efforts" to discourage the drug's use. (For example, since the late 1990s Congress has appropriated well over a billion dollars in anti-pot public service announcements alone.) Yet despite these combined efforts to discourage demand, Americans use more pot than anyone else in the world.
Third, law enforcement's recent attempts to crack down on the cartels' marijuana distribution rings, particularly new efforts launched by the Calderón administration in Mexico, are driving the unprecedented wave in Mexican violence—not abating it. The New York Times states: "A crackdown begun more than two years ago by President Felipe Calderón, coupled with feuds over turf and control of the organizations, has set off an unprecedented wave of killings in Mexico. . . . Many of the victims were tortured. Beheadings have become common." Because of this escalating violence, Mexico now ranks behind only Pakistan and Iran as the administration's top international security concern.
Despite the rising death toll, drug war hawks at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) remain adamant that the United States' and Mexico's "supply side" strategies are in fact successful. "Our view is that the violence we have been seeing is a signpost of the success our very courageous Mexican counterparts are having," acting DEA administrator Michele Lionhart said recently. "The cartels are acting out like caged animals, because they are caged animals." President Obama also appears to share this view. After visiting with the Calderón government in April, he told CNN he intended to "beef up" security on the border. When asked whether the administration would consider alternative strategies, such as potentially liberalizing pot's criminal classification, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano replied that such an option "is not on the table."
A New Remedy
By contrast the Calderón administration appears open to the idea of legalizing marijuana—or at least reducing criminal sanctions on the possession of small quantities of drugs—as a way to stem the tide of violence. Last spring Mexican lawmakers made the possession of personal-use quantities of cannabis and other illicit substances a noncriminal offense. And in April Mexico's ambassador to the United States, Arturo Sarukhan, told CBS's Face the Nation that legalizing the marijuana trade was a legitimate option for both the Mexican and U.S. governments. "[T]hose who would suggest that some of these measures [legalization] be looked at understand the dynamics of the drug trade," Sarukhan said.
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox recently echoed Sarukhan's remarks, as did a commission of former Latin American presidents. "I believe it's time to open the debate over legalizing drugs," Fox told CNN in May. "It can't be that the only way [to try to control illicit drug use] is for the state to use force."
Writing recently on CNN.com, Harvard economist and Freeman contributor Jeffrey Miron said that ending drug prohibition—on both sides of the border—is the only realistic and viable way to put a permanent stop to the rising power and violence associated with Mexico's drug traffickers. "Prohibition creates violence because it drives the drug market underground," he wrote. "This means buyers and sellers cannot resolve their disputes with lawsuits, arbitration or advertising, so they resort to violence instead. . . . The only way to reduce violence, therefore, is to legalize drugs."
Growing Support
Americans' support for legalizing the regulated production and sale of cannabis—an option that would not likely rid the world of cartels, but would arguably reduce their primary source of income—is at all an all-time high. In May a national Zogby telephone poll of 3,937 voters by the Republican-leaning O'Leary Report discovered, for the first time ever, that a slight majority (52 percent) of Americans "favor the legalization of marijuana." A separate Zogby poll reported even stronger support (58 percent) among west-coast voters.
Predictably, critics of marijuana legalization claim that such a strategy would do little to undermine drug traffickers' profit margins because cartels would simply supplement their revenues by selling greater quantities of other illicit drugs. Although this scenario sounds plausible in theory, it appears to be far less likely in practice.
As noted, Mexican drug lords derive an estimated 60 to 70 percent of their illicit income from pot sales. (By comparison, only about 28 percent of their profits are derived from the distribution of cocaine, and less than 1 percent comes from trafficking methamphetamine.) It is unrealistic to think that cartels could feasibly replace this void by stepping up their sales of cocaine, methamphetamine or heroin—all of which remain far less popular among U.S. drug consumers anyway. Just how much less? U.S. Department of Health and Human Services survey data show that roughly two million Americans use cocaine, compared to 15 million for pot. Fewer than 600,000 use methamphetamine, and fewer than 155,000 use heroin. In short, this is hardly the sort of demand that would keep Mexico's drug barons in the lucrative lifestyle to which they've become accustomed.
Of course, it's unrealistic to think that pot legalization would wipe out prohibition-inspired violence altogether. After all, ending alcohol prohibition in America didn't single-handedly put the Mafia out of business (though it greatly reduced its power and influence). And it's always possible that Mexico's drug cartels would continue to engage in violent acts toward one another as competing factions fought over the crumbs of America's drastically shrunken illicit-drug market.
That said, it's equally unrealistic, if not more so, to think that continuing our same failed drug war policies will do anything but exponentially increase the catastrophe they've spawned, both in Mexico and at home. It's time to engage in a different strategy. It's time to seriously consider legalizing marijuana and other drugs.


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Which came first: supermassive black holes, or the galaxies that orbit them? Recent observations of a distant quasar with no apparent host galaxy and a nearby companion galaxy suggest that it is possible for quasars to build galactic homes for themselves using the jets of particles they propel out of their poles. Not only could this relationship explain the order of events, but it could also provide a causal explanation for the direct relationship between the size of galaxies and the black holes they orbit.
The quasar in question is named HE0450-2958, located about 5 billion light-years away from Earth. Researchers who used the Very Large Telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile were intrigued by the apparent "nakedness" of the quasar—that is, the lack of a host galaxy. They were uncertain whether the host galaxy was obscured by large amounts of dust, but they couldn't detect any of the infrared light that is usually given off by dust.
Widening their search, the astronomers found a companion galaxy not far from the quasar, about 23,000 light-years away. The companion galaxy consisted of young and very hot stars, most of which fall between the ages of 40 and 200 megayears. The rate at which new stars are appearing in this galaxy was also high, the equivalent of 340 new suns per year.
The researchers' earlier observations had shown that the quasar was shooting out a radio-wavelength jet of high-energy particles and gas. They noted that this jet is directed at the companion galaxy, indicating that it might be supplying matter that eventually becomes incorporated into new stars in the companion galaxy. The quasar and the companion galaxy are also moving toward each other, suggesting that the quasar will eventually merge with and settle at the center of the galaxy it has helped construct.
The astronomers were at first uncertain what is fueling the quasar's jets. Quasars are sometimes theorized to be fueled by matter from their host galaxies, but that's obviously not the case for HE0450-2958. They note that 90 percent of baryonic matter is not part of any galaxy, and that nearby galaxies could be giving off cold gas that is drawn in by the quasar, providing fuel for the jet it emits.
If the quasar does end up merging with its companion galaxy, this process will provide a nifty explanation for why larger galaxies generally have larger nuclei. They were the product of clouds of gas getting hit by a quasar's jets; the larger the jets, the larger and more massive the galaxy.
The astronomers suggest that this quasar and companion galaxy system deserves close observation in the future, so we can see whether the two bodies eventually merge. Unfortunately, they are currently moving toward each other at a rate of 200 km/s, and they are on the order of 10^17 kilometers away from each other. Though they could, and probably will, speed up as they get closer, it will be a while before scientists will be able to track any acceleration.
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2009. DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200912848
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Women's HealthThe Life Benefits of Pistachio Nutrition
An important way for women to keep fit is to reduce the risk factors for health problems that they face. Maintaining a healthy heart and blood vessels is one of the most important things a woman can do. Several studies suggest that including pistachios as a part of a well-balanced diet may help support healthy cholesterol levels in individuals with already healthy cholesterol levels. Read more about the science showing the heart health benefits of pistachios.
Maintaining a healthy weight is also a major concern for women. According to nutrition experts, a key component to weight maintenance is eating small snacks throughout the day. Snacks are an important part of a balanced diet. Consuming planned, portion controlled snacks is a way to keep your metabolism going and maintain energy levels between meals. Healthy snacks are made up of nutrient rich foods that contain fiber, lean protein and healthy fat. Pistachios are a one-stop shop, containing 3 grams of fiber, 6 grams of protein, and 11 grams of heart-healthy fat per serving – about 49 nuts. Additionally, pistachio calories may be even lower than previously thought. Read more about the nutrition content of pistachios. Or, view information about weight management and pistachios.
Exploratory clinical studies suggest that when consumed in moderation, pistachios may support healthy blood glucose levels in individuals with already healthy levels. Read more about pistachios and blood sugar control.
The International Food Information Council* found that top dietary concerns include limiting fat, such as saturated fats and trans fat, high fructose corn syrup, and refined carbohydrate. In addition, they found that one-third of people surveyed agree that protein helps you feel full and is especially beneficial as people age. Just as importantly, protein can help with weight loss.
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