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Links to Other Organizations Supporting Religion Teachers
This page provides links to a vibrant community of educators, activists, and organizations working to promote interfaith understanding through more effective teaching about religious diversity in American schools. You're just a click or two away from helpful lesson plans, provocative scholarship, primary sources, demographic data, and much more. We hope you'll find some of these resources helpful in your classroom -- and perhaps find a sense of common cause in these organizations' vision of a more inclusive American society.
Also click here for links to downloadable teachers' guides and other resources prepared by three of the most important organizations in this field, the American Academy of Religion, the First Amendment Center, and the Society of Biblical Literature.
Education about Religions and Beliefs Clearinghouse
A wide-ranging set of resources, on a website sponsored by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations. The site features an extensive searchable database of curricula, syllabi, and other classroom resources; links to other organizations in the field; recent news articles on religion and education; and a journal of scholarly research on K-12 religious studies pedagogy.
Religion and Public Education Project
The Religion and Public Education Project at California State University, Chico, provides information for teachers about the ethical, legal, and educational issues surrounding the study of religion in public schools. Their work rests on the conviction that the academic study of religion not only makes an indispensable contribution to historical and cultural literacy, but is also an integral part of education for citizenship in a pluralistic democracy.
Religious Freedom Center, a project of the Newseum Institute
The Religious Freedom Center (formerly the First Amendment Center) is a leading voice in national debates about religion and public education. Their website's page of resources for teachers includes articles, publications, and other resources on religion in public schools and public life more broadly, as well as accessible introductions to a range of Free Exercise and Establishment clause issues. The site also includes detailed lesson plans for teaching on the First Amendment.
Pluralism Project and On Common Ground Web-Based Resources
For over twenty years, Harvard University's Pluralism Project has been exploring the religious diversity of the United States, in order to discern the emerging meanings of our religious pluralism. Its extensive website offers many resources for teachers, including interactive maps, syllabi, slideshows, and the pathbreaking On Common Ground web-based multimedia resource collection, which combines text, video, graphics, music, and the voices of believers themeslves to map America's diverse culture of faith.
The Interfaith Youth Core is a leading national non-profit organization working towards an America where people of different faiths, worldviews, and traditions can bridge differences and find common values to build a shared life together. IFYC works primarily with students and faculty on college and university campuses, but many of their downloadable online resources can be adapted for use in K-12 schools as well.
Islamic Networks Group (ING) is a California based non-profit organization that counters prejudice and discrimination against American Muslims by teaching about their traditions and contributions in the context of America's history and cultural diversity. Among other programs, ING offers both an Islamic Speakers Bureau and an Interfaith Speakers Bureau, which connect schools and public institutions with religiously diverse speakers available to supplement existing curricula and cultural diversity programs.
Institute on Religion and Civic Values
The mission of the IRCV (formerly the Council on Islamic Education) is to strengthen civil society by exploring the intersection of faith, citizenship, and pluralism, and to help align public policymaking with our nation's core values of religious liberty and tolerance. Their website provides a wide range of lesson plans, publications, and other resources for educators, primarily—though not exclusively—designed to support effective, unbiased teaching about Islam and contemporary Muslim communities.
Sikh Coalition, Resources for Educators
The Sikh Coalition is a community-based organization working toward the realization of civil and human rights for all people. In particular, they work to build an American society where Sikhs may practice their faith freely while fostering strong relations with their diverse local communities. Their website includes a range of resources for elementary, middle, and high school teacher who wish to enrich the discussion of Sikhism in their religious diversity curricula.
The Religious Literacy Project is an ambitious new initiative that builds on the work of Harvard Divinity School's influential Program in Religion and Secondary Education. It offers teachers a virtual resource and research center, including scholarly sources on the study of religion, and on specific religious traditions. The RLP also hosts a certificate program in "Religious Studies and Education," offering online graduate coursework in religious studies for K-12 teachers with a serious interest in the field.
Teaching About Religion in Support of Civic Pluralism
This website is supported by the non-profit organization Objectivity, Accuracy, and Balance in Teaching about Religion. It provides background information and instructional materials to support teaching about both religious and nonreligious worldviews in public schools. Its resources for teachers include very brief summaries of diverse worldviews, as well as curricula and pedagogic guidelines designed to ensure that America's public schools are welcoming places for students of all worldviews, religious or nonreligious
An innovative program for middle and high-school students, developed by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Generation Global (formely Face to Faith) connects students worldwide (in 19 countries and growing) via a secure website where they interact. The program features facilitated video conferences where students discuss global issues from a variety of religious and secular perspectives. Through Generation Global, students gain the dialogue skills needed to prevent conflict by breaking down religious and cultural stereotypes.
Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture
The Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture sponsors research and public education programs to explore the relationships between religion and other aspects of American culture. Most of the Center's activities are oriented toward college and university faculty, but the website also includes a selection of lessons plans and other instructional materials developed by NEH summer scholars in the 2010 summer institute "The Many and the One: Religion, Pluralism, and American History."
Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, Resources for Educators
Religion and Ethics Newsweekly's lesson plans use stories, online video, and other resources to address a broad range of current events from bioethics and the role of faith in politics, to Islam and terrorism. Lesson plans for all grade levels are broken down into background information for teachers; lesson procedures, including activities and resources; "organizers" for students which provide handouts and other study aids; and supplemental material to help students conduct research and to stimulate classroom discussion.
National Humanities Center, Divining America Collection
This is a collection of essays by leading scholars on various topics in American religious history. The topics cover a wide variety of disciplines and religions communities. The essays are brief, but sufficiently nuanced to provide the reader with a solid, and scholarly, introduction. Topics are divided into three general sections: 17th and 18th century American religious history, 19th century religious history, and 20th century religious history.
Association of Religion Data Archives
The Association of Religion Data Archives strives to democratize access to reliable data on contemporary religious life. The ARDA Learning Center provides educators high-quality religion resources and learning modules at various academic levels, ranging from junior high school to college and seminary. The site also provides a forum where teachers can share syllabi and resources with one another.
American Religious Sounds Project
What does religion in the United States sound like? The ARSP offers resources for interpreting American religious life by attending to its varied sonic cultures, including a unique sonic archive, documenting the diversity of everyday religious life through field recordings, interviews, oral histories, and related materials. The website includes valuable pedagogical resources that can be integrated directly into the classroom, inviting students to consider: How does our understanding of religion change when we begin by listening for it?
Center for the Study of Material and Visual Cultures of Religion
The website of Yale University's Center for the Study of Material and Visual Cultures of Religion (MAVCOR) includes academic reflections, photo essays, and other resources exploring the material stuff of religious life, including sacred arts and architecture, religious dress, devotional objects, and much more. MAVCOR's work is primarily oriented toward unversity audiences, but also includes rich primarily source materials for K-12 teaching on religion.
Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
The Tanenbaum Center is committed to the vision that people of all beliefs, from the most religiously devout to the most ardent atheist, can live, learn, and work peacefully together in a spirit of true respect. Their site features a number of resources for educators, including the book Religions in my Neighborhood (a resource for K-4 teachers), curricula on the conflict around the Park51 Muslim community center and other topics, etiquette guides, lesson plans, and reading lists.
For more than 30 years, Facing History and Ourselves has believed that education is the key to combating bigotry and nurturing democracy. Facing History works with educators to improve their effectiveness in the classroom, as well as their students' academic performance and civic learning. Their website features resource collections, lesson plans, and other instructional materials on antisemitism and the Holocaust, the African-American Civil Right movement, and other social justice issues.
Teaching Tolerance, a program of the Southern Poverty Law Center
Teaching Tolerance is working to foster school environments that are inclusive and nurturing – classrooms where equality and justice are not just taught, but lived. The program points to the future, helping teachers prepare a new generation to live in a diverse world. The website is not focused on religious diversity, per se, but it features a wealth of classroom activities and teaching kits on a wide variety of subjects relevant to pluralistic education, including some on religious pluralism and tolerance.
9/11 National Day of Service & Remembrance
The website of the 9/11 National Day of Service & Remembrance includes a collection of lesson plans and resources for K-12 teachers, to help educators introduce students to the events of 9/11, and to the spirit of empathy, unity, and service that arose throughout the United States and beyond in response to the attacks.


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Are you thinking about buying Business Insurance? The first thing you will want to do is choose the right business insurance company. It can be hard to understand which is correct for your life insurance needs, with so numerous businesses to choose from. Business insurance is the most important thing whenever you do any company. Because in company, there are many dangers of liability or sudden happenings, so Business Insurance is essential. You will also get distinct options and price.
Benefits of Professional Liability Insurance:
Now the question is that what's business Insurance? It's for your security benefit. In case your business is in the downfall and any other natural disaster appear, then you will be helped by insurance. There are many types of business insurance like professional liability insurance, workers insurance, business auto insurance, and liability insurance. These kinds of insurances will insure your all obligations. Requesting friends and co-workers can be an one way to find a great Business Insurance Prince Albert company. You should make sure the insurance company is financially secure, and has a superb claim payment history, customer's service, competitive costs also. It can help you to discover the insurance company not or that you are contemplating is licensed in your state.
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The kinds of life insurance are also an important factor. Most firms offer a wide variety insurance products and policies. But some specialize in offering just special kinds of policies, so be sure to ask. Business insurance represents a significant monetary investment for most people, and it can also be very confusing. Make sure the company that you're considering takes the time to reply all your questions when it comes to agents, products, rates, and policies. It's also wise to check if there are any complaints made about your firm on file a national claims database to learn. Your state insurance department will have the ability to provide this kind of info to you also. Make sure that you pay attention to what the criticism is about should you locate criticisms. The size of the business should not be the determining factor. Many moderate-sized and big companies also have outstanding reputations and are with the capacity of supplying quality service like their big competitors.Having an excellent notion of what your needs are is significant when contemplating firms. It only makes sense to make sure the business you're contemplating carries the types of policies you are interested in.

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It really sounds weird when someone says that still mysteries exist in this modern world. We all have one perception in our mind that in this technology driven era, everything is possible with the help of science. Science made us capable enough to reach moon and other planets and what not.
India Is a Mysterious Place – A Big Challenge To Scientists
But what if somebody is telling that there is a shrine in India where a 70 kg rock can only be displaced by one particular means. What is somebody is telling that there is a temple famous for Visa. Likewise, there are many more mysteries in India which is worth knowing.
HANGING PILLAR at LEPAKSHI
As India is a historical place, you would find many temples for its unique architecture and designs. But, the mystery behind this beautiful temple is its hanging pillar. A temple situated in Andhra Pradesh is solely dedicated to Lord Shiva.
It has been said that among all 70 pillars, only one pillar is there which is without support. People has one belief that if they will pass their objects beneath the pillar, they will be blessed by Lord Shiva and brings prosperity in their lives.
2. VILLAGE OF TWINS at KERALA
Twins is very rare but it doesn't seems like in Kodinhi village in Malappuram, Kerala. This village is known for its largest twin babies. If you step into this area, you would witness twins of almost everyone staying there.
As per the report, this village has over 200 pairs of twins and two sets of triplets. It has been said that women who gt married outside this village would also end up having twins.
3. HAZRAT QAMAR ALI DARVESH SHRINE at MAHARASHTRA
One more mystery in India is Hazrat Qamar Ali Darvesh Shrine which is known for its stone weigh 70 Kg. This shrine is located in Shivapur, Maharashtra. The mystery about this stone is that it can only be displaced by one single means.
To lift this rock, 11 people have to gather around it, touch it with their forefingers and call the name of the Saint who has placed a curse on it. Then, this rock rises upside in the air magically. It has been said that the Saint Qamar Ali has placed a curse on this rock which was being used as body building 800 years ago.
4. THE RED RAIN at KERALA
We have heard about first rain, acid rain etc. But I am sure, you didn't heard about Red Rain even. It is really shocking to know that in Idukki, a place at Kerala. This place is often known as Red Region. In 25th July 2001, red rain was first fell down here and it occurs at irregular intervals.
When local people goes on collecting this water, it turned out into clean water and red particles settled down. During the rain, people witness many problems like staining clothes. It has been concluded that red rain are airborne spores of the local glowing alga in the region.
5. THE IMMORTAL FLAME OF JWALA JI TEMPLE at HIMACHAL PRADESH
India is full of worships, spirituals, beliefs and uniqueness in every single temple. Likewise, there is one temple named Jwala Ji temple in Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh.
It has been said and seen by lot of people that a central pit of hollowed stone has been burning from past 100 years and without any support or igniting substance. People have a lot beliefs in this temple and they blindly follow that temple and its magnificent magic/customs.
Well , in all these mysteries, we actually don't know how they are working. I am sure there must be something from which we can understand the real truth behind that. Till we didn't have anything n our hand as a evidence, these will be considered as ALMIGHTY's MAGIC.
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Timber industry mounts an offense
The timber industry this winter launched a $1.5 million campaign in the Pacific Northwest to derail President Clinton's Option 9 forest plan and lift court injunctions on timber sales. In addition to radio and television ads, the industry created three citizen committees in Washington, Oregon and northern California that have sent mailings to 1.5 million households. The committees' founding members were primarily drawn from the non-timber business community and include the chairman of the Boeing Company, the publisher of the Spokane Spokesman-Review, and prominent members of the AFL-CIO. But the campaign is financed by the American Forest and Paper Association. The mailings by the Oregon and Washington Citizens to Protect the Northwest Economy predict that Clinton's plan will cause the loss of up to 65,000 jobs, place a strain on safety-net programs, and wreak havoc on banks, retail and service businesses. Conservationists criticized the industry for resorting to scare tactics it has used in the past. "The packaging may appear different," said Dave Crandall, executive director of the Inland Empire Public Lands Council, "but the product remains the same."


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Have you ever taken the time to think about what your dog is eating? Sure, dog food is readily available and even table scraps might do in a pinch, but are these enough to provide the nutrition your pet needs? If you want to ensure they're eating right, perhaps you should consider a raw diet for your dog.
A raw diet for dogs? What's that about?
This kind of diet for your pet is exactly what it says it is: raw food. It mostly consists of uncooked meat, organ meats (like liver and kidney), raw eggs, vegetables, fruit and a little dairy.
Since dogs are obviously not the same as humans, it makes sense that their dietary needs are different as well. Some breeds even require extra amounts of certain nutrients in their meals and a raw diet can provide that.
Why should I give my dog a raw diet? Aren't table scraps and regular dog food good enough?
Humans need to cook food so that it can be processed in our digestive system. But because the pH level in a dog's stomach is much lower (i.e. more acidic) than that of a human, they're able to break down raw meat.
And unlike highly-processed dog food, it's a lot closer to the diet of animals in the wild. This means it's actually better suited for your dog's body which can lead to the following:
- Healthier teeth and fresher breath
- Less stomach irritation (as they're eating foods they were designed to)
- Less flatulence and firmer stools
- Improved energy levels
Is there anything to worry about a raw diet for my dog?
Cooking food helps to get rid of bacteria so some people worry about feeding their dog raw ingredients. However, bacteria isn't as big a problem for dogs as it is for humans since their bodies are made to handle raw food and the things that come along with it.
Another thing is that a raw diet for dogs can be tough to get right if you don't know the basics of dog nutrition. Dogs need a whole range of vitamins and minerals, some of which may not be found in meat from the supermarket.
Do I just feed my dog raw meat? Or is there a better alternative?
Instead of only relying on raw meat bought from the supermarket and preparing it yourself, a better way is to add in specially prepared raw dog food. They're made with the needs of your pet in mind to make sure they get proper nourishment.
In addition, purchased raw dog food is typically dehydrated for packaging. This not only preserves the meal but also kills off the bacteria in the raw ingredients since they need water to survive,
Because of all this, you won't have to wonder if your dog is getting the right nutrition or if the meal is free of bacteria. All you have to do is rehydrate the food with warm water and add in your dog's favorite raw meat to complete the meal.


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I'm not breaking any new ground here, but presidential politics have gotten more ridiculous than marketing StairMasters to Daleks. Everyone seems to have gone completely cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the fact that presidential candidates have apparently become prime subjects for pornography.
This actually isn't new. You can find examples of this sort of thing going all the way back to Thomas Jefferson, who was dealing with accusations of fathering children with Sally Hemings, his slave and half-sister to his wife. There were a fair few ribald poems published dealing with the subject. One came from the pen of a future president himself, John Quincy Adams. It opens with...
Dear Thomas, deem it no disgrace
With slaves to mend thy breed
Nor let the wench's smutty face
Deter you from the deed
That's actually one of the tamer ones, but it's got a lot of cachet since it comes from not only a fellow president but the man who defended the crew of the Amistad in court. It appeared in Joseph Dennie's anti-Jefferson periodical The Port Folio in 1802, along with more lurid texts from Dennie himself like...
When press'd by loads of state affairs,
I seek to sport and dally,
The sweetest solace of my cares
Is in the lap of Sally
So there's a history of eroticizing the figure of the chief executive, and God knows there have been sex scandals in a great number of administrations, but things really changed in the 2008 election. That was when Hustler put out a full-on pornographic parody of the life of then vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Lisa Ann starred as Serra Paylin', an Alaskan governor who opens the film in a threesome with a pair of Russians that have hiked to her house, and eventually ends up in bed with Hilary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice in the least likely orgy ever.
Though it's just another porn film with a juvenile script and an inflated sense of its own importance, it was still very unique to be living in a country where I could watch a woman debate her opponent for the second-highest office in America, and when finished watch another women mimic her voice and mannerisms with eerie accuracy while engaged in acts of hardcore penetration. Clearly, the bar had been raised.
This year, though, we don't have Palin. We have President Obama and Mitt Romney, and the pornography surrounding them both has taken a pretty frightening and bizarre turn.
For only a dollar or so on Amazon, feel free to pick up the latest in literary erotica, Dressage: A Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan Presidential Slash-fic by Bailey Marie. Marie does plenty of smut...novellas of women using sex to get out of legal trouble, schoolgirl episodes, things like that, but here she attempts both political satire and über-weird boy-on-boy stuff. A choice quote...
"Paul?" Mitt asked, curiously. 'Is that you?'
A meaty neigh came out of the man before him, stark naked and on all fours. He wore a mohawk of a wig, a $20,000 polished leather saddle over his back, and a plug stuffed into his backside that gave him a beautiful arching tail. He reared up onto his hind legs, revealing the horse-like manhood on his underside.
Rule 34 states that if it exists, there is porn on the Internet of it, so no subject matter is too out there, but that is still miles beyond a professional porn actress doing an impression, and light-years away from Adams's little limerick. Still, you can't be too surprised. After all, this is a world where you can read about Elrond getting it on with Captain Picard if you're so inclined, and the number of people that have Googled "Paul Ryan shirtless" prove that he at least has a sexually charged audience.
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Plus, they've formed a community! There's a full-on Romney/Ryan slash-fic Tumblr now, but don't think that a sudden fixation on horseplay and Ryan's abs means that people have forgotten to immortalize the sitting president in the creepiest way possible.
Artist Dan Lacey has decided that the best way to fantasize about Obama is by painting a series of portraits that show him nude riding a unicorn. Often with rainbows because if you're going to have unicorns, you might as well have rainbows. The unusual series isn't overtly sexual; you never see any genitalia, for instance, but there is something very nonconsensual about watching the unicorn spread suntan lotion across the bare butt of the man who controls our nuclear missiles.
What must it be like to run for or to execute the office of the president here in the age of 4chan? Sure, before, a candidate could have his private life dragged through the mud. Jackson, Kennedy, Cleveland, Buchanan and a whole lot more dealt with charges ranging from adultery to bastard children to homosexuality. But I'm willing to bet Teddy Roosevelt never thought he'd end up in a comic watching Amelia Earhart get down on Sacagawea. These days, though? That's what happens.
Like it or not, the leaders of our nation, both current and potential, are no more immune to Rule 34 than Gwen Stacy, the Bubble Guppies, Final Fantasy characters or even Jesus. Maybe Romney's wish to crack down on hardcore pornography on the Internet isn't a moral stance but merely a desire to not run across himself shouting, "Screw me like we'll screw the poor."


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If you are looking for something totally different when it comes to mood lighting for a room or hallway then consider the latest in fiber optic night lights.
No longer are night lights those big ugly single bulbs that plugged into the electrical outlets to help light up a dark corner or the bathroom. They used to get quite hot and did not look that interesting.
With lighting technologies in LEDs and fiber optics getting better and safer all the time, you can now combine a useful night light with beauty. These do not have to be used just for that dark corner or bathroom for anyone getting up in the night, these can now be used as mood lighting or soft lighting for any room. You can get them in all shapes and sizes such as a night light photo frame that shows off your greatest photographs, or battery operated ones for kids rooms and areas without power. There are glass shaped ones such as a hummingbird and more, the variety is endless.
But if you really want to try something different then you should check out this butterfly fiber optic color changing night light.
Not only is it beautiful but at night you can really see the different colours as the tips of the butterfly change color. It has a calming effect and would be great for bedrooms, bathrooms, hallways and even for mood lighting when you don't want the big lights on, but just want a little light.
These make a great alternative to candles, and these look great in a kitchen too. You plug this into any electrical outlet, and then you watch it change colours and light the way. They have an on/off switch and you can always put them away during the day, but I find they are a great way to decorate and "hide" the electrical outlet. Just keep the switch turned off until you want that soft lighting, then turn it on.
These make great gift ideas for anyone on your list that is hard to buy for. Who couldn't use a night light? Especially one that is really beautiful like this butterfly fiber optic night light. These are very useful and use very little power.
Fiber Optic Butterfly Night Light
You can't help but keep staring at this little and yet powerful fiber optic night light. You could place a few around a room for great mood lighting, or an intimate dinner party or in the bathroom for guests.
Night lights have made a comeback in a big way, and there are many styles on the market now. You can get these is most lighting stores, but the largest variety can be found online at such sites as Amazon.
Fiber optics are being used in many items for the house, as well as decorations. They use very little power and are fun. You can even get fiber optic hair strands to dress up your hair for that next party or Halloween or just for fun.
If you are looking for some soft lighting for that intimate dinner or simply to light up a dark hall or bathroom at night, but want something more interesting that a plain bulb then consider the latest in night lights with the fiber optic butterfly night light with the beautiful changing colours.


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15 minute orange smoke Man Overboard day time Lifebuoy marker. Identical to Manoverboard MK9 Light & Smoke Signal - but without the lighting system. This version is required for USA and Japanese flag vessels who require 15 hour lifebuoy lights (SOLAS only 2 hours).
Order Codes:
SOLAS / USCG Approved Product
One is required to be mounted on each Bridgewing in its stainless steel bracket. It can be positioned upto 60m above sea level (SOLAS only requires 30m). Ideal for high freeboard vessels or rigs. Automatically deployed on release of the attached Lifebuoy. Can also be manually deployed. Safe for use on oil or petrol covered water. Day time signal which is attached to a 4 Kg lifebouy (not supplied) and used in an emergency to mark the position of a man overboard.
Ideally should be stored in a dry, easily accessed location at ambient temperature
Hazardous item! Dispose of responsibly through approved channels in accordance with local regulations.


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Geology, remote sensing, oceanography, hydrology, and geographic information systems (GIS).
I am a geologist, remote sensing scientist, and hydrologist. While pursing my PhD, I have utilized field monitoring, remote sensing, computer programming, GIS, and modeling to understand how the Greenland Ice Sheet impacts the rivers that drain it and the coastal ocean. To do this have developed new techniques to monitor river water and sediment dynamics from space. I also am experienced in extended field campaigns to ground truth imagery and field instrumentation. I have conducted fieldwork in northern and south-central Alaska, Greenland, the eastern Pacific Ocean, Washington, and Colorado.
To list a few projects:
- I have utilized airborne LiDAR and aerial photography to study braided rivers in West Greenland and Alaska
- tasked NASA's hyperspectral satellite EO-1 (Hyperion) to investigate constituents of the coastal ocean.
- used MODIS to monitor the Wrangell and St. Elias Mountain Range glaciers.
I am a skilled programmer using Python integrated with ArcGIS and open source solutions such as GDAL, QGIS, and Matplotlib. I also use Matlab and JavaScript. My current research involves daily development and testing of automated image processing code.
My interest in water issues extends before my time at INSTAAR. After earning my undergraduate degree at Brown University in Geological Sciences I spent three years working in the Environmental Enforcement Section of the Department of Justice (http://www.justice.gov/enrd/) primarily on Clean Water Act enforcement cases.


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New Hampton, IA – Fall fundraisers are taking place for the Mercy Medical Center in New Hampton. Three of them will be happening within the next month.
The Huge $6 Sale will be taking place Tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jewelry accessories, gifts and more will be available for purchase. These items are being sold for 80% below retail value. Jenny Monteith, public relations coordinator at Mercy, says more.
There will be items for men, women and children with all of the benefits going to the Friends of Mercy. This event will be held at the Health Education Center.
Ten days later there will be a Scrubs Sale by Emerson's at the Willow. This will be held on Oct. 13 and will run from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Mercy's final fundraiser is a Fudge Sale that will be held on Sunday, November 5. This will be held at the New Hampton Community Center. Monteith says why they are adding another Fudge Sale this year.
Fudge will be available for pre-order or pickup that day.


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St. Anthony Music Ministry
October 26, 2017
Rehearsals for the adult choir are held on Thursday evenings at 7:30pm in the choir loft of the church and have just begun. The choir is preparing for several events in the coming months including the Diocesan Mass for Hope and Healing this month, the Advent evening of reflection with Gregory Norbet, and the celebration of Christmas. Consider becoming a part of this important and vital ministry in our parish. Join us this Thursday! If you would like some more information, speak with Frank Macari, our music director, after Mass.


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Online CV samples
So, it's now time to look in more detail at some exceptionally creative online CVs. We've selected these to show you what can (and is) being done with online CVs, but, while we'd encourage you to develop such CVs if you have some coding skills, we also recognise that they need specialised skills. For the following task, you need to read the article below and then go to the comments area to debate the topics later. What are your points of agreement? What are your points of disagreement? Why aren't video CVs more popular? Are they appropriate for every job?
Let's now widen our study of CVs a little. Read these interactive CVs.
Which would you consider using? Which would you reject? Why?
Let us now summarise the positives and negatives of these interactive CVs. A good online CV is unique but is also fit for purpose. Let's say that you are planning to apply for a job in marketing or retail. It's absolutely fine to create your CV based on an 'Amazon' look then, or if you are applying for a job in the film industry, why not to make use of videos and sound clips as you don't want your CV to end up on the cutting room floor. It might not be a bad idea to ask some help from professional designers. The table below will also help you in developing your CV (make sure you pay particular attention to good characteristics. Don't mix them up.):
|Good CV:
|Bad CV:
|markets you for a particular job
|is too general
|summarises your career and educational history
|is too long (or short)
|emphasises skills and knowledge needed for a particular job
|has misspellings and typos
|focuses on your achievements
|speaks in passive voice
|provides your contact details and makes use of your social networks (LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Academia.edu etc)
|is designed unprofessionally
|is clear and structured well
|presents uncomfortable personal details
|looks good (focus on uniqueness)
|has no structure or logic
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Damon Albarn has said that some of his choices for collaborators on Gorillaz's new album were influenced by his teenage daughter's music tastes.
Gorillaz – Albarn's virtual band with Jamie Hewlett – release their fifth album 'Humanz' on April 28. Guests on the record include off-kilter artists such as DRAM, Kelela, Zebra Katz and Popcaan.
Albarn recently told Billboard of his 17-year-old daughter, Missy: "Some of the decisions for this record were fuelled by wanting to impress her still". Missy, according to the article, is a big fan of Vince Staples and Danny Brown, both of whom appear on 'Humanz'.
So far, 'Humanz' has been preceded by Pusha T and Mavis Staples collaboration 'Let Me Out', plus four other songs from the record: 'Saturnz Barz', 'Andromeda', 'We Got The Power' and 'Ascension'. Read NME's reviews of those latter tracks.
Gorillaz are currently letting fans listen to their album in full via their app at select locations around the world.
Yesterday saw Murdoc and 2D – two of the four virtual characters from Gorillaz – give their first ever live interview. They also spoke to NME (watch in the video below).
Elsewhere in his Billboard interview, Albarn explained why he removed every Donald Trump reference from their new album.


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Oral Mucositis
Mucositis is a common complication of cytotoxic chemotherapy. The incidence of mucositis in patients receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy for solid tumors is estimated at 5% to 40%.1 The terms mucositis and stomatitis have been used interchangeably in medical and nursing literature but are not synonymous. Mucositis refers to the inflammatory process involving the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and the gastrointestinal tract. Stomatitis refers to inflammatory diseases of the mouth including not only the mucosa, but also dentition, periapices, and periodontium. Stomatotoxic or mucotoxic refers to agents or procedures capable of causing injury to the mucosa, as in stomatotoxic chemotherapy.2
Historically, oral mucositis (OM) has been thought to result from damage to the epithelium by chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Chemotherapy agents target nonspecific proliferative tumor cells, but they cannot differentiate between tumor cells and rapidly dividing normal cells. Ultimately, basal cells are injured and die, with no new cells to replace the damaged cells, leading to a thinning and atrophic mucosa, with ulceration development.3
Sonis et al³have created a pathobiologic model for the development and resolution of mucositis, which involves 5 phases:
Figure 1
Courtesy of Stephen T. Sonis, DMD, DMSc, Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital. Reproduced with permission.
The initiation phase includes the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) caused by chemotherapy or irradiation, which leads to biologic events and subsequent mucosal injury. Upregulation and message generation result from the activation of transcription factors by both radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Once activated, these factors control the synthesis of proteins (cytokines), which target specific tissue, resulting in further tissue damage. During the signaling and amplification phase, there is direct damage to the cells by the cytokines, with tumor necrosis factor a (TNF-a) activation, creating a feedback loop that leads to additional proinflammatory changes. Damage here occurs beneath the mucosal surface. Ulceration is most clinically evident, extending from the epithelium to the submucosa, with exposure ofneuron endings leading to pain. The ulcerated region undergoes colonization that penetrates into surrounding tissue, leading to stimulation of proinflammatory cytokines. In the healing phase, the surface of the ulcer becomes covered with epithelium, leading to layering of cells and establishment of normal healthy mucosa.1, 3, 4
Risk Factors
Early identification of patients at risk for mucositis is critical. Preventive measures and management strategies may be incorporated into the treatment plan. Risk factors have been classified into 2 categories3-5: patient related and treatment related.
Effect of OM on Patient Outcomes
Patients often state that OM is one of the most distressing side effects of chemotherapy. Chen8 studied 57 patients in an ambulatory chemotherapy unit and found that 75.4% had experienced at least 1 episode of OM since their first chemotherapy infusion. Dry lips were the most common symptom, and pain on swallowing was considered the most distressing OM-related effect.8
OM is uncomfortable and distressing, and can lead to treatment delays or discontinuation. Severe OM can have additional serious effects. Grade 3/4 oral mucositis is associated with3,9
Assessment Tools
Accurate oral assessment is critical in the prevention and management of OM. A number of grading and assessment tools are available for assessing the oral cavity:
Additional information on these assessment tools to measure oncology nursing–sensitive outcomes may be accessed at:http://onsopcontent.ons.org/toolkits/evidence/Clinical/pdf/MucositisTools.pdf. Accessed January 27, 2010.
Additionally, there are tools available for grading OM, such as the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria (NCI CTC v.3) used by the World Health Organization: CTCAEv4.02.pdf. In version 4.02, mucositis is listed under GI Events page 18. http://evs.nci.nih.gov/ftp1/CTCAE/CTCAE_4.02_2009-09-15_QuickReference_8.5x11.pdf Accessed February 18, 2010.
Prevention and Treatment
Most preventive and treatment strategies for OM are based on limited, anecdotal clinical data. Good oral hygiene and comprehensive patient education form the basic components of OM preventive interventions.10 Evidence-based information on the ONS PEP® card11 recommends initiation and maintenance of oral hygiene protocols. These should involve multidisciplinary teams including dentists, frequent oral assessments, and patient teaching on oral care. Patients should
Nonpharmacologic approaches for prevention include oral cryotherapy for patients receiving chemotherapy with bolus 5-FU.12-14 Patients undergoing bolus 5-FU therapy should hold ice or ice-cold water in their mouths for 5 minutes prior to infusion, during infusion, and for 30 minutes after completion of infusion.11 Oral cryotherapy should not be used for patients undergoing continuous 5-FU therapy in combination with oxaliplatin because of the risk of oropharyngeal paresthesia (cold-induced neuropathy) associated with oxaliplatin therapy.12 Treatment of established OM remains a challenge and currently focuses on palliative management.13
Clinical Guidelines
The Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)14 in conjunction with the International Society of Oral Oncology developed guidelines for the evaluation, prevention, and treatment of OM. The 2005 MASCC guidelines have been revised and can be accessed at http://www.mascc.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=88037. Accessed January 27, 2010.
Patient Care Management Resources
The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) has published an evidence-based practice quick reference card (ONS PEP®Card) on the management of OM. The ONS resource card can be accessed at http://www.ons.org/Research/PEP/Topics/Mucositis. Accessed January 27, 2010
Key Definitions
atrophic-wasting away or diminution
cytotoxic-chemicals directly toxic to cells, preventing their reproduction or growth. Cytotoxic therapies kill cells outright, as opposed to cytostatic therapies, which only suppress or inhibit growth
cytokines-a small protein released by cells that have specific effects on the interactions between cells, on communication between cells, or on the behavior of cells
dentition-type, number, and arrangement of a set of teeth
epithelium-membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells separated by very little intercellular substance and forming most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs
neuron-any of the impulse-conducting cells that constitute the brain, spinal column, and nerves
periapices-area surrounding of the bottom of the root of a tooth
periodontium-specialized tissues that surround and support the teeth, maintaining them in the maxillary and mandibular bones
proliferative-rapidly growing and increasing in number
tumor necrosis factor a (TNF-a)-serum glycoprotein produced by activated macrophages and other mammalian mononuclear leukocytes
transcription factors-proteins that bind to DNA and regulate gene expression
xerostomia-decreased flow of saliva. May be due to aging, disease, treatment, or medication
Video credit
Jennifer Hester, DNP, RN, AOCNS®, ACHPN, Oncology/Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Health Alliance-University Hospital and Barrett Cancer Center, Cincinnati, OH. This study was funded by the J. Patrick Barnes Grant for Nursing Research of the DAISY Foundation.
Poster 3911 presented at the 2009 Oncology Nursing Society Congress in San Antonio, TX. The Efffect of an Oral Care Protocol on the Incidence and Severity of Chemo-Induced Oral Mucositis. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2009;36: 53-54. http://ons.metapress.com/content/b768w05v4u151322/fulltext.pdf
Interviewed by Carolyn Grande, MSN, CRNP, AOCNP®, an oncology nurse practitioner at the Abramson Cancer Center at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the www.manageCRC.com Advisory Panel.


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Sooner or later the magic is over and it's time to walk the dog. And take out the trash and clean the gutters.
The Royals are in a tizzy over photos of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's honeymoon photos that leaked to the Australian gossip rag, Woman's Day. How do you guys feel about Kate and Wills? Do they have a right to privacy, or is part of being a royal mean also being public domain?


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Grade 5
Grande Prairie,
Home is Where the Heart is
A house is just a building, a place with a roof and walls.
A home is where your family is, they can catch you when you fall.
A material thing is what a home doesn't give.
For a home gives love the thing you need to truly live.
Some people don't even have a house or a home, the only gift they wanted.
So if your house is safe and warm don't take it all for granted.
Habitat for Humanity wants to fix this situation.
So they are asking us to make a donation.
I really want these kids to have a home like me.
To experience peace, love, and have a family.
I want them to experience a parent's kiss.
For home is where the heart is.


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Bridge Information Modeling (BrIM) Standardization
Supporting Organization: U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Bridges and Structures
IFC Bridge Design to Construction Information Exchange (U.S.) was developed under contract to the U.S. Federal Highway Administration by the National Institute of Building Sciences. In the future a BIM Council committee will need to be formed to advance and further develop the work started here for bridges and other infrastructures and to support the introduction of this work to a future version of the National BIM Standard–United States® (NBIMS-US™).
Scope / Problem
Advancing the capability of computer modeling and analysis tools and techniques is clearly in the best interest of the U.S. bridge engineering practice. Without industry consensus standards for Bridge Information Modeling (BrIM) and related data exchange protocols, there is no common way to integrate the various phases of a bridge design and construction project and benefit from that information in the inspection, maintenance, and operational phases associated with its asset management. This work seeks to develop, validate, identify gaps, implement, and build consensus for standards for BrIM for highway bridge engineering.
Description / Background
Over the last several decades, many industries have benefited from the efficiencies generated by moving from document-based information exchanges to integrated data models. The construction industry (including the building and heavy/highway industries) has lagged behind the manufacturing industry in this regard for various reasons. These include much lower economies of scale due to larger numbers of industry participants, larger diversity of domain specialization, and the high level of detail that is often very project-specific and might not be leveraged for future use.
Following the pattern of other domains, progress will be made as business processes are mapped and implemented throughout the bridge industry. When the steps in a business process are defined, one sees how data changes form as it is passed from one job function to the next, similar to the old "telephone game". Very often data is transformed as it is passed to the next job function as paper or in a PDF format, both of which require the receiving party to have to re-enter partial data for use for their job function. The steel industry (AISC) defined a business process many years ago around a standard they had implemented called CIS/2. In documenting their business process, they were able to observe the number of times data was transformed at each job function (information exchange) and the time and effort it took to accomplish that along with the data and integrity loss. Recently, AISC moved to a new standard, Industry Foundation Class (IFC) (International Standards Organization (ISO) 16739), because they realized that they could not interface with the rest of the construction community, or expect the rest of the industry to change to CIS/2. In changing to IFC, it gave them the opportunity to re-examine their original business processes (2nd generation) and work to eliminate some of the cycling between paper/PDF and data, and keep data in a usable format throughout the business process, only printing documents when needed for legal purposes from the full set of data. They are now using the data as the truth, and the paper as the physical representation of that truth. This reversal of thinking allowed them to optimize significantly their business processes. They from an IFC data model by delivering CNC (computer numerical control) commands to robotic fabricating equipment, thus eliminating significant risk, job steps, and the chance for error, without affecting their ability to print off a paper/PDF version, if needed, at any point in the process. This advancement has eliminated the need to generate and approve shop drawings, for example.
When industry practitioners, as has been demonstrated in the steel industry, obtain consensus on their common business processes and therefore standardize those business processes, it becomes cost effective for software vendors to develop software built around business processes they can rely on as representing common needs. Having common processes potentially expands their market making it more profitable to develop the software.
Expected Result
Today the bridge industry remains largely paper centric. It operates as if the paper is the primary document and is not yet of the mindset that paper is only a representation of the data that can be produced when or if needed. The end result is that in current practice digital formats are typically provided for convenience only, and are explicitly disclaimed to be relied upon as part of a contract. It is felt that the cost of doing so exceeds the benefit, which is in reality, the absolute reverse of the desired state. It has always been the case that the data is what drives the production of the paper. This project seeks to reduce this barrier by establishing the digital standards necessary for bridge information modeling (BrIM) with process documentation that can be referenced in contracts, similar to how other reference standards are used today, such as ASTM design standards.
In developing BrIM standards, as with any information standard, the primary goal is to create, interoperable and repeatable processes that will ultimately result in optimized technical solutions from engineers, owners, and software providers.
Additional Information:
A complete project report entitled Bridge Information Modeling Standardization that summarizes the study of domain data models for bridge engineering in a format usable by A/E/C/O domain experts is available from the FHWA website here. The Report is in 3 volumes plus an introduction:
As part of this work, a detailed analysis of data structures, schema extensions, process workflows, and testing of sample data was carried out. It is provided within separate documentation intended for software developers, referred to as the IFC Bridge Design to Construction information exchange (U.S.), it can be seen here. To obtain a zip file containing the complete specification, contact Roger Grant at NIBS. The exchange specification is subject to the following licensing.
IFC Bridge Design to Construction Information Exchange (U.S.) was developed under contract to the U.S. Federal Highway Administration by the National Institute of Building Sciences. Extensions to the IFC model developed under this contract are copyrighted by National Institute of Building Sciences and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
References to this work should be in the form of: National Institute of Building Sciences (2016) "IFC Bridge Design to Construction Information Exchange (U.S.)", National Institute of Building Sciences, Washington, DC. https://www.nibs.org/bimc_brim (cited DD-MMM-YYYY).
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French Montana nabs another plaque.
If there's one rapper who has had the most quietly impressive year, it's probably French Montana. Though you might not hear his name thrown around in any of the forthcoming discussions surrounding the best album of the year, the Moroccan-born emcee has enjoyed a very successful 2017 while flying mostly under the radar. On the strength of his single, "Unforgettable," his latest album Jungle Rules has vaulted French into a new category of bankability within the music industry. That song, which lives up to its title, also enlisted the services of Swae Lee and, due in no small part to its peaking at No. 2 on Billboard's Hot 100, it has helped raise the profile of the Rae Sremmurd rapper as well. Yesterday, Montana got even more good news about his ongoing musical success, receiving a new plaque from the RIAA.
As per a photo that the rapper shared on his Instagram page, Jungle Rules has been officially certified Gold, after crossing the threshold of 500,000 sales plus streaming units moved since the LP's release this past summer. "Shout out to all the wavyyy fans out there," Montana wrote in the caption, showing love to all the fans who have stuck by him and, in a way, grown with him over the years. After taking home BET Hip Hop Awards for his work on "Pop That" and "All The Way Up," French Montana had positioned himself for success prior to the release of Jungle Rules, but the new RIAA plaque definitely solidifies the album as some of the best work he's done to date.
Montana is also coming off his recent collaboration with Diddy on his new flavor of CÎROC French Vanilla vodka. "When you work with someone like Diddy, it's about more than sales or getting your name out there," he explained. "[Diddy] looks at everything like an investment in the future of our culture and we all have to own our part in being a better example for the next generation, that means working harder and celebrating responsibly. Whether it's the music I'm working on or developing my own flavor of CÎROC, he wants me to win as a testament to the hustle."


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Gordon has been in the Construction and Design industry for 30+ years, starting at a young age as an apprentice at his father's construction company. He learned the craft by watching, doing, and asking lots of questions. After high school, Gordon attended the Art Institute of Colorado and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design focusing on architecture, furniture design, environmental space planning and color theory. After so many years of "constructing", Gordon imagined that sitting behind a desk would be a nice change of pace, but instead he found himself drawn back into the design and construction and assisting clients with how their vision can become a reality.
An expert in design, Gordon will care for your home as much as if it was his own. His chose his Labrador, Noah, as the mascot for his company logo because he's handsome, but mostly for what Gordon values and for what a Labrador is known for: openness, noble, friendliness and loyalty.
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Wythe, Marshall remain positive despite losses at state tourney
Fred Jeter | 3/10/2017, 7:41 p.m.
Both George Wythe and John Marshall High schools are looking forward to continued basketball excellence next season — and the next, and the next.
Two freshmen who made their mark this winter figure to provide the Bulldogs and Justices with long-term success.
George Wythe's Ikechi Chantilou and John Marshall's towering Isaiah Todd are rare talents around which coaches can build championship foundations.
George Wythe's season ended Friday, March 3, with a 42-32 loss to I.C. Norcom High School of Portsmouth in the State 3A semifinals at the Siegel Center in Richmond. The Bulldogs finished 23-7 in Coach Willard Coker's fifth campaign on the South Side.
John Marshall fell to Northside High School of Roanoke 72-59 on Thursday, March 2, in the 3A quarterfinals, also at the Siegel Center. The Conference 26 champion Justices ended the season 19-7 under veteran Coach Ty White.
The George Wythe team should be formidable in 2017-18, as all the headliners are returning, with the exception of rugged rebounder Qyante Parham.
Chantilou is a slender 6-foot-2 wing with a smooth outside stroke and quick-striking moves to the basket. The ninth-grader popped in 17 points in Wythe's quarterfinal win over Heritage High School of Lynchburg.
A year ago, Chantilou averaged 28 points for the Bulldogs JV team.
Coach Coker goes so far as to compare Chantilou to former George Wythe All-State guard Maliek White, now a freshman player at Providence College. White was State 3A Player of the Year in 2015 for the state champion Bulldogs.
"My first year here, I was fortunate to have Maliek as a freshman," recalled Coach Coker. "Ikechi is as advanced as Maliek was then, perhaps even more so."
Also expected to return to Coach Coker's roster next year will be rising seniors Eugene Williams, Ja'Rec Brown and Darrell Purdie, and rising junior Antonio Bridy.
John Marshall High certainly looms as a future state contender, with the 6-foot-10 — and growing— Todd the centerpiece. Also expected back as juniors will be the backcourt tandem of Levar Allen and De'Marr McRae.
Coach White will lose James Madison University-bound Greg Jones, the Conference 26 Player of the Year, and Isaiah Anderson from his frontcourt.
A Baltimore transplant, the surprisingly quick and nimble Todd averaged 13 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots as a 15-year-old ninth-grader.
He figures to be the most heavily recruited post player from this area since Douglas Freeman's Colin Ducharme in the mid-1990s. Already with a national reputation, Todd has scholarship offers from the likes of the University of Kansas, the University of Maryland and the University of Virginia.
Since the Virginia High School League went to a six-tier classification system for high school athletics four years ago, George Wythe High has won one state title, a state runner-up finish and this year's state semifinal run.
During that time, John Marshall High has won one state crown, a semifinal finish last year and this year's quarterfinal effort.
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I wasn't the only one who said "wow" when the earth moved under Microsoft Exchange the other day (ref: Exchange 12: 64 bit only?). Some other blogger views:
Andrew Pollack:
Exchange 12 will do what every previous version of Exchange has been targeted to do. It will have enough new features and bug fixes along with performance gains that users will want to move to it, and in order to move to it new operating systems will have to be sold by the truckload.Alex Scoble:
Microsoft is and has always been about LEVERAGE. To run the newest THING you need the new OTHERTHING, which means the new OTHERSTUFF.....etc...etc...etc...
Firms that are already on decent hardware and have Exchange 2003 will find this hard to swallow. ...or perhaps Lotus Domino, Alex?
At any rate, this will probably push companies that are looking to upgrade their collaboration infrastructure to look at other packages such as Scalix or Open Xchange.
Ferris Research:
64-bit support makes great sense and is good for everyone.You can read my comments on Ferris's site for why I don't agree with that. (Also picked up by Tom Duff).
Some other responses are linked in the previous thread. Net net -- I'm glad Notes/Domino still stands for investment protection, not rip-and-replace.
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This article was also published in the Financial Times.
With the unveiling of 700 seats in four new restaurants across central London this autumn, restaurateurs at least seem to be doing their utmost to address the alarming rise in the capital's unemployment.
The precise number of jobs that the renovated Arts Club on Dover Street, Novikov Mayfair, no more than 500 metres away on Albemarle Street, Scott's Grill by Grosvenor Square and The Delaunay on Aldwych will collectively create by the time they are all open at the end of November is difficult to calculate precisely but it will certainly not be fewer than 400. And, in addition, these restaurants will be vying for the crucial pre-Christmas trade with the emerging The Balcon on Pall Mall, chef Joel Antunes's return to Mayfair at The Embassy Club and the third Hawksmoor steakhouse in the City of London.
The first four high-profile restaurants mentioned above also represent a considerable investment, probably close to £30 million collectively, as well as a not insignificant display of ego on the part of their owners Arjun Waney, Arkady Novikov, Richard Caring and the experienced duo Chris Corbin and Jeremy King respectively.
But for those who prefer their restaurants on a more modest scale, here are three new openings that, I believe, are particularly worthy of attention.
The 10 Cases in Endell Street, Covent Garden, and Duck Soup, Dean Street, Soho, represent significantly lower investments, £500,000 and £300,000 respectively, on the part of their younger owners. And in both instances half of that has been spent on simply securing the premium to take over what were rather tired Italian restaurants from their previous owners.
The 10 Cases is the culmination of a dream Ian Campbell and Will Palmer, both 30, first had while sharing digs at university. Their stated ambition to run a friendly, bistrot à vins is obvious even from the outside: four tables on the pavement; large glass folding-doors; a simple interior that comprises 10 tables plus eight stools round the bar (there is also a small private dining room in the basement); and, most appetisingly, eight blackboards hanging from the walls.
These convey the bar snacks and menu, which falls into two categories. Three dishes that never change: a house salad, a whole lemon sole, and a fillet of beef with foie gras. From the other blackboards, we enjoyed snails on toast, a fillet of stone bass, a Barnsley lamb chop and absolutely correct versions of crème caramel and a pear and almond tart. Dinner for four without wine was £100.
But it is the wine that gives this place its sparkle, as well as Annabel, the friendliest and most efficient waitress I have encountered this year. Their policy is to buy no more than 10 cases of any wine – to maintain customer interest and to make their suppliers work harder, Palmer explained – and to concentrate on wines that they can sell at between £18 and £40. The principle of including vegetables and potatoes in the price of the main courses is also highly commendable.
Duck Soup, which takes its name from the Marx Brothers film, is a partnership between Julian Biggs, Rory McCoy and Clare Lattin (pictured above, left to right), whose mortgage secured the site and whose credit card financed the basic furniture and refurbishments.
These are minimal in a slip of a building with a long bar and a few tables along the ground floor and basement which seat 26 each. Its idiosyncratic design includes a very old record player and a stack of vinyl by the front door; the drinks and wine lists written in black on the white walls, including something called a Little Ron, a third of a pint; and the handwritten menus, which invariably include several spelling mistakes. The shelves behind the bar include full bottles, the ones opposite are all empties, and every wine on the list is available by the glass.
Biggs' The Chef, as opposed to the train robber, as he described himself, seems to be reveling in the challenge of recreating dishes he has enjoyed on his travels. Mackerel roe on toast from Scotland; a fritto misto from Venice; simply grilled lamb cutlets with lemon and salt as eaten in Spain; and quail with pomegranate, rosewater and tahini yoghurt from further east. All served by McCoy wearing a foulard and plain white shirt that would not have had him looking out of place behind a bar in Paris in the 1950s.
Rohit Chugh has spent probably more than double the investment required for 10 Cases and Duck Soup combined on his initial Roti Chai, over two years in the planning, but it occupies a much larger site in the shadow of Selfridge's.
Roti Chai will immediately appeal to those who have already enjoyed Dishoom in St Martin's Lane with its humorous and nostalgic twist on the subcontinent's street food. Chugh aims to emulate this with simple, inexpensive dishes that are resonant of the food served on Indian trains in an era when he himself was growing up in England but eating Indian food cooked by his mother. This is an experience that, his cooks are now telling him, has left him far more demanding than many professional chefs they have previously worked for.
The ground-floor menu includes a railway lamb curry; idli sambar, steamed rice cakes with a vegetable and lentil stew; spiced lamb burgers; vegetable samosas; papri chat, moreish wheat crisps with chickpeas and a sweet chutney; and chicken lollipops followed by mango kulfi, a combination that seems to be a tremendous lure for Indian children in their school uniform, their mothers as well as numerous shopping bags, who call in for an early supper.
The 10 Cases, Duck Soup and Roti Chai are very different from one another. But each distinctively reinforces London's reputation as a city where the market is forcing price and value to be increasingly harmonious.
10 Cases www.10cases.co.uk
Duck Soup www.ducksoupsoho.co.uk
Roti Chai www.rotichai.com


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Our long-term goal is to understand the molecular basis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)-a common life threatening birth defect. However, our ability to identify key molecular interactions involved in CDH development is hindered by a general paucity of known CDH-related genes, an incomplete understanding of the histopathologic changes that underlie CDH development and the lack of a cell based/culture based system in which to study diaphragm development. These limitations could be minimized by studying CDH-related genes that are also involved in the development of related organs, such as the heart, that are more amenable to study. Since up to 40% of individuals with CDH also have cardiovascular malformations (CVMs), it is likely that some key developmental programs/pathways are shared between these organs. In this proposal we will identify these commonalities by studying SOX7 and GATA4-two retinoid-responsive transcription factors located together in the CDH/CVM minimal deleted region on chromosome 8p23.1-using novel mouse models, cell based systems, and unique human resources.
Specific aims for this proposal include: 1) identify the histopathologic changes associated with disruption of Sox7 and Gata4 in the diaphragm, 2) define the role of Sox7 in cardiac development, 3) identify the molecular basis of SOX7-dependent up regulation of Gata4 and determine if Sox7 interacts genetically with Gata4 in diaphragm and cardiac development and 4) identify deleterious changes in retinoid-related genes that cause or predispose to the development of CDH. We have shown that a portion of Sox7 mice develop anterior CDH similar to that seen in Gata4 mice. We will first determine the histopathologic changes that predispose to CDH in this model and then determine the role of Sox7 and Gata4 in the posterior diaphragm by conditionally disrupting their expression using an Nkx3-2 Cre. To define Sox7's role in heart development we will alter Sox7 expression in differentiating P19 cells in vitro and analyze the in vivo cardiac phenotype of Sox7-/- embryos and mice in which Sox7 expression has been disrupted in the first and second heart fields using an Nkx2-5 Cre. The molecular changes that underlie these phenotypes will then be identified using standard molecular techniques. We will also determine if direct binding of SOX7 to the Gata4 promoter is responsible for SOX7-dependent up regulation of Gata4. By comparing the incidence and severity of CDH and CVMs in single and double heterozygous mice, we will also determine if Sox7 interacts genetically with Gata4 in vivo. To confirm their individual roles in human CDH, and to discover novel genotype/phenotype correlations, we will identify deleterious changes in SOX7, GATA4 and two other retinoid-related transcription factors, COUP-TFII and FOG2, in a cohort of CDH patients. In the short term, these studies will help us to understand the key molecular and biological pathway regulated by SOX7 and GATA4 in both the diaphragm and heart whose disruption leads to development of CDH and CVMs. This, in turn, may lead to the development of novel therapeutic or preventative strategies for these birth defects.
SOX7 and GATA4 are two genes that are important for both diaphragm and heart development. These studies will help us understand how changes in SOX7 and GATA4 cause these life- threatening birth defects and what other genes may be involved. This knowledge may lead to the development of new ways to diagnose, prevent or treat these birth defects.
|Jordan, Valerie K; Beck, Tyler F; Hernandez-Garcia, Andres et al. (2018) The role of FREM2 and FRAS1 in the development of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Hum Mol Genet 27:2064-2075
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KASHMIR- heaven turned into hell !
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Gar Firdaus bar-rue zamin ast, hami asto, hamin asto, hamin ast." – A famous quote by Mughal Emperor Jehangir when he visited Kashmir in the 17th century is often quoted by many when they visit Kashmir.
We all have always heard about the beauty of Kashmir, the aura, the view, the dal lake, everything. We have also seen this white land turn red with blood. With every day rising issues in Kashmir, the so-called heaven has become a hell for the people in the state.
Soldiers and paramilitary recruits from distant, culturally different regions of India are there in Kashmir because successive Indian governments have failed to tackle cross-border terrorism at its source from across the border: of failing to take any effective action against terrorist masterminds in a neighboring country, the same masterminds and their military patrons plotting more killings.
Instead, a reactive policy of waiting for militants — brainwashed mercenaries who are mostly unemployed, uneducated youth — to sneak into India has kept the Indian army and the people it protects in an ironic, tragic conflict. Intensive presence of heavily armed, nervous, homesick, stressed soldiers in a high-density civilian area is asking for more of the mistaken deaths that Kashmir has suffered for three decades. And each violent death feeds the cycle of anger, hate, violence and more misery.
While it was ruled by a Hindu Maharaja, its population was predominantly Muslim. In this fact, lay the real problem, Pakistan claimed it as its own, for it has a predominantly Muslim population.
The Hindu Maharaja was still hesitating whether to join India or Pakistan, when Pakistan encouraged her-war like tribes to enter the state. They were supported by regular Pakistan army. Having no other option left to him, the Maharaja acceded to India and urgently requested for help. The accession was endorsed by the popularly elected constituent Assembly of Kashmir.
Indian armies were flown over to Srinagar immediately, and the invaders were pushed out of the Kashmir valley. They could not be thrown out of the rest of the state territory, for to do so would have meant bombing of military bases in Pakistan. As India wanted to avoid an all-out war, it complained to the Security Council against Pakistan. A cease-fire was declared immediately, as a result of which Pakistan remained and still remains, in illegal possession of a part of the state which is called "Azad Kashmir" by Pakistan.
The Instrument of Accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India was signed by the Maharaja Hari Singh in October 1947 and a special status was given to the State through the Article 370.
The fact is that Article 370 is the only legal window through which the Republic of India maintains its territorial link with J&K and extends its jurisdiction to the State. To scrap this special provision would mean reverting to the Instrument of Accession. Such reversion would merely offer an opportunity to the secessionists in Kashmir to demand a plebiscite and proved further ground to those seeking to internationalize the issue. After Kashmir's accession, this state was permitted to enjoy two special rights – a separate Constitution and retention of Kashmir State subject laws, in vie the unusual historical circumstances leading to the accession.
In July 1988, the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) began a separatist insurgency for the independence of Kashmir from India. The group targeted a Kashmiri Hindu for the first time on September 14, 1989, when they killed Pandit Tika Lal Taploo, an advocate and a prominent leader of Bharatiya Janata Party in Jammu & Kashmir in front of several eyewitnesses. This instilled fear in the Kashmiri Pandit community especially as Taploo's killers were never caught which also emboldened the terrorists. The Pandits felt that they weren't safe in the valley and could be targeted at any time. The killings of Kashmiri Hindus continued that included many of the prominent ones.
Ever since these issues have been in the insight the problem faced by the people are growing. With every day passing there is news of our Indian army and Kashmiri police getting martyred. Our government might not do anything very appropriately but it does do one thing with outmost love that it paying up for the losses and show hues and cry over the death, next what? All put to rest!
When will this all be put to rest once and for all, when will the Kashmiri pundits get justice who has been fighting for their own lands? We all are worried about Rama not getting his own house, but we aren't worried about our own people who were thrown out of their own house with utmost atrocity and no one bat an eyelid.
When will be realize the pain of human beings more than the pain of anything else, fighting for land is not we want, we want justice for the army that has been dying every day.
We are sure with the fact that they live in heaven but what is the use of that if the surroundings are nothing but hell.
If the some verdict is not out casted on article 35-A, the nuisance would never stop, for India to become a powerful country it needs to prove its people first that it is capable of doing so!
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Pink Tower in the Desert: Diary of a Montessori teacher in Saudi Arabia
Karine Perkins announces immediate availability of her Book 'Pink Tower in the Desert: Diary of a Montessori teacher in Saudi Arabia'. The book tells the story of an inspirational journey embarked by a woman, an educator who is passionate about making the world a better place. This remarkable account has proven to be an invaluable guide for all parents, teachers and homeschoolers.
According to a reviewer, "Pink Tower in the Desert nourishes the mind and the soul of all of us who dream of making our corner of the world just a little bit better."
This book is evocative and honest in its approach to convey the due diligence of the ever-evolving Montessori educational system and its lasting importance—both to the education of today's youth, and to the author. Seen through the eyes of a visitor in a fascinating new environment, readers get a bird's eye view of the delicacy by which Montessori education has been introduced within a traditional community.
"This is an awesome book. You won't be disappointed," said an Amazon customer. Treat yourself to this dazzling account of struggle, triumph, determination, and spirit by grabbing your copy of Pink Tower in the Desert today!
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Karine Perkins is a passionate educator whose commitment to her students is evident in everything that she does. She specializes in early childhood, with a particular emphasis on children between the ages of 3 and 6. West Africa is now her day-to-day diary of activities in her Montessori classroom, where she keeps track of all the latest goings-on and developments. Karine has worked as a Montessori teacher, Montessori teacher trainer, and workshops organizer. She is passionate about developing and passing on effective teaching strategies that transcend traditional beliefs and habits. Karine earned her Bachelor of Education from Oxford University. She also holds her AMI 3-6 Montessori Diploma. A world traveler, she has visited many exotic locations far and wide, learning about cultures and people along the way in her quest to come to a richer understanding of the world. She is fluent in both French and English.
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Wow! Already Saturday. Can you believe it? I am a little bit excited for my birthday on Monday (eeeek! I am turning 28. 2-8!) and did some serious baking with the help of the Mr. today! He's the best ❤
But anyways. I have been thinking of a DIY I could share with you and making a bag you already own (or buy for 1 $ at a craft store) really cute seems like a good idea.
You will need: A linen bag, some leftover fabric and some lace (or ribbon) to decorate it all. You can stitch this by hand or use your sewing machine.
First, cut your fabric to match the part of the bag you want to "cover". Please leave 1.5 cm seam allowance. Then fold the seams.
Use some pins to hold it all in place and start sewing!
Yep. It's THAT easy!
I added some lace to the bottom of the bag as well as a cute lace bow.
This is a 5minute craft to spice up your tote bags or simple grocery store bags. I am using mine to carry my journal and some yarn. HA!


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What Do Your Kids Want To Wear?
You might be wondering how you can deal with your kids who are not behaving properly. Well, you can actually think of a lot of ideas but the question is whether that idea is good or not. The dealings is just very hard as it starts in the morning until night time. In fact, one of the toughest things about being a parent is dressing them up. And it is not just every week or month that you have to deal with this, but the reality is that it is every single day until they learn to dress themselves up all by themselves. The other challenge is for you to be able to choose a good outfit that they could wear. It could be a cowboy outfit, a sparkly princess dress, practical pants or a warm jumper. There are actually times when all you have to do is just let them choose what they want to wear.
The truth is that there are times when these kids can behave differently. Kids, as they grow, tend to become vocal especially with their choices of apparel. If this is the case, you just have to be calm and stop all the worrying. You have to understand that this is normal for every kid out there. It is a common behavior for them to really like being independent as soon as possible. Their fashion sense begins to unfold once they start going to school and that is where their desired identity begins to sink in. Good thing there are too many choices these days that you can choose for them.
It is best if you give your kids the chance to choose the clothes they want to wear. It does not matter how old they are, just as long as they are happy with the clothes they choose, you are giving them a sense of independence. The truth is that kids love to feel as if they are in control of everything, when it is just about clothes. You can bring them with you every time you go out for shopping. If you are looking for kids clothes that are good and less expensive, the Dolce and Gabbana kids clothes are all you need. For sure, your kids would love to shop from this brand because of the many great options that it has. They have items for both genders. The truth is that the options they provide to their customers are also exciting for the kids. You can let your kids choose based on their taste and style. The truth is that there is nothing to worry about with this is because you are just giving them a way for them to express themselves. In fact, you get to find clothes available that are fit for all types of seasons.


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Warp Drive Bio Launches With $125 Million from Third Rock Ventures, Greylock, Sanofi (France)
This groundbreaking and innovative business model launches Warp Drive Bio, fully defines the collaboration deal structure - including a possible future acquisition of Warp Drive by Sanofi if certain milestones are achieved - and provides up to $125 million in initial funding, including up to $75 million in equity investment, to accelerate the development of Warp Drive Bio's platform and establish proof of concept. Importantly, Warp Drive Bio is founded as a fully independent company and retains strategic direction, operational management and full rights to select assets. This approach enables Warp Drive Bio to advance its programs in collaboration with Sanofi, while also maintaining the ability to secure additional future partnerships to advance its programs.
"This innovative collaboration between Sanofi and Third Rock Ventures provides the opportunity to build significant value and the potential for venture capital levels of return," said Alexis Borisy, partner at Third Rock Ventures and interim chief executive officer of Warp Drive Bio. "Importantly, it also enables us to advance and accelerate the development of our proprietary genomics platform, unlock 'nature's drugs' and, ultimately, create breakthrough therapies for patients."
Warp Drive Bio is leading the reemergence of natural products in the era of genomics to create breakthrough therapies targeting critical biological pathways, particularly those that are currently considered "undruggable." Built upon the belief that nature is the world's most powerful medicinal chemist, Warp Drive Bio is deploying a battery of state-of-the-art technologies to access powerful drugs that are now hidden within microbes. Key to the Warp Drive Bio approach is the company's proprietary "genomic search engine" that enables hidden natural products to be revealed on the basis of their distinctive genomic signature. Warp Drive Bio is developing additional breakthrough technologies to induce the production of these novel drug candidates and to determine their mode of action, ultimately enabling Warp Drive Bio to convert genomes into drugs.
"Revolutionary advances in microbial genomics have provided the blueprints for nature's factories that assemble natural products, and have revealed vast treasure troves of novel natural product drugs hidden within microbes," said Dr. Verdine, professor of chemistry in Harvard University's department of stem cell and regenerative biology, venture partner at Third Rock Ventures and co-founder of Warp Drive Bio. "Prior to Warp Drive Bio, no one had created a comprehensive discovery engine that selectively mines from nature those products with transformative pharmaceutical potential. Warp Drive Bio has developed that capability and is using it to discover powerful next-generation drugs that target the central circuitry of human cells in completely new ways. We are thrilled to be working closely with Sanofi and our other partners as we aggressively move forward to bring these desperately needed medications to patients suffering from life-threatening and debilitating diseases."
"We are very excited about this investment and collaborative partnership in a start-up biotechnology company based on outstanding science," declared Elias Zerhouni, president, global research & development, Sanofi. "By combining Warp Drive Bio's unique proprietary technology and Sanofi's extensive drug development capabilities, we are convinced that this open and creative model of pharma-biotech partnership will boost innovation for the benefit of patients."
About Warp Drive Bio
Warp Drive Bio is driving the reemergence of natural products in the era of genomics to create breakthrough treatments that make an important difference in the lives of patients. Built upon the belief that nature is the world's most powerful medicinal chemist, Warp Drive Bio is deploying a battery of state-of-the-art technologies to access powerful drugs that are now hidden within microbes. Key to the Warp Drive Bio approach is the company's proprietary "genomic search engine" and customized search queries that enable hidden natural products to be revealed on the basis of their distinctive genomic signature. Launched in 2011 through a groundbreaking strategic partnership with Sanofi and with financing from Third Rock Ventures and Greylock Partners, the company was founded by renowned scientist Dr. Gregory Verdine, along with Dr. George Church and Dr. James Wells. For more information, please visit www.warpdrivebio.com .
About Third Rock Ventures
Third Rock Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 with the mission to launch transformative life sciences companies. With more than $800 million and two funds under management, the firm is focused on working with passionate entrepreneurs to build exceptional companies working in areas of disruptive science that will make a difference in the lives of patients. The firm has assembled a team with deep expertise and a proven track record of building respected and successful life sciences companies. With decades of complementary, cross-functional operational and leadership experience, the Third Rock team actively engages with its portfolio companies to provide hands-on strategy and experience to successfully launch companies with the best vision, science, operations, people and culture. With offices in Boston, MA and San Francisco, CA, Third Rock is well positioned geographically to closely collaborate with its portfolio companies to achieve their goals. To learn more about Third Rock and its portfolio companies, please visit www.thirdrockventures.com .
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