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|[TenTec] Spec comparison of Ten-Tec Pegasus VS Kachina 505DSP
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Below is an indication of what Kachina thinks about the comparison between the 505DSP and the new Ten-Tec Pegasus Computer Controlled radio! Ten-Tec's published specs are rather vague, which makes it difficult for us to do a side-by-side comparison. However, based on what we do know, the Kachina has much better receiver sensitivity (.18 uVvs .35 uV), blocking dynamic range (118 dB vs 90 dB), 3rd order intercept point (+18 dBm vs +10 dBm), spurious and image rejection (>80 dB typical vs >60 dB) and audio output (4W @ 4 Ohm vs 2W @ 4 Ohm) The Kachina also has a number of built-in features not presently available on the Pegasus, such as built-in CW keyer and keyboard CW, built-in antenna Smith chart, built-in Logbook with callsign look-up via CD Rom database and optional remote control, antenna rotor control and built-in ATU. Technically, I suspect the comparisons are much the same as if you were to compare a $2,200 conventional radio with a $900 conventional radio. You do get more for your money but it's up to the buyer to decide whether he wants performance or economy. Does the Ten-Tec have any "holes" in its coverage, frequencies that are masked by computer noise or intentionally muted to cover such noise, such as is the case some inexpensive computer-based receivers? We don't know yet. We do know that we went to great lengths to add extra shielding to the 505DSP to make sure that this did not happen with our radio. We did not see extensive shielding on the TenTec when we viewed it at Dayton, so are anxious to find out for ourselves. I suppose we'll have to await the QST review to know for sure. Also note that the internal firmware of the 505DSP can be easily and completely upgraded via plug-in ROM cards. I don't know whether or not this is the case with the TenTec. I hope I have managed to answer at least some of the questions that we have been asked. Kachina Communications, Inc. -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tentecfaq.htm Submissions: email@example.com Administrative requests: firstname.lastname@example.com Problems: email@example.com Search: http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search.htm
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Joel Baumgart (Winter 2009, NAE/CEE) is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University Weill Medical College where he investigates the roles of sodium channels in exocytosis. Joel received his PhD in neuroscience from the University of Virginia in 2008 and holds a BS in biochemistry and BA in psychology from the University of Missouri. His doctoral research focused on the biophysical properties of voltage-gated calcium channels and was supported by an Epilespy Foundation predoctoral fellowship and a Sigma Xi Grant-In-Aid of Research. Joel is seeking to expand his perspective by observing and participating in the process of science policy and analysis. In his free time, Joel enjoys reading, cooking, and playing soccer. (Updated 10/2011)
Stephanie Bogle (Winter 2009, DEPS/NMMB) is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research in Stuttgart, Germany. She completed her PhD in materials science and engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2009. Her doctoral research involved determining the nanoscale structure of various amorphous materials via statistical analysis of nanodiffraction images (a technique known as Fluctuation Electron Microscopy). Stephanie's undergraduate studies were completed at North Carolina State University. She received degrees in both materials science and engineering, and science, technology, and society with a concentration in sustainable development in Latin America. In the long-term, she plans to stay in academia. Stephanie loves to travel and learn new languages. While in graduate school, she has served as project manager on two Engineers Without Borders projects, one in India and one in Guatemala. In her spare time, Stephanie enjoys training Capoeira (Brazilian martial arts) and dancing. (Updated 2/2011)Lauren (Brown) Everett (Winter 2009, DELS/PRB) is a Program Officer with the Polar Research Board and the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, where she has been involved in a number of studies such as The Arctic in the Anthropocene: Emerging Research Questions, Opportunities to Use Remote Sensing in Understanding Permafrost and Related Ecological Characteristics, and A Strategic Vision for NSF Investments in Antarctic and Southern Ocean Research. She holds an M.S. in marine studies with a focus on physical ocean science and engineering and B.A. in physics and astronomy from the University of Delaware. Lauren joined the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in 2009 as a Christine Mirzayan Science &Technology Policy Graduate Fellow and is interested in high-latitude environmental policy issues and the role of polar regions in global climate change. (Updated 4/2016)
Susan (Casper) Anenberg (Winter 2009, DELS/BASC) is a founder and partner at Environmental Health Analytics, LLC, a consulting firm working to enable data-driven decisions on energy, environment, and public health. Susan focuses on the health benefits of climate change and air pollution mitigation and works with a variety of governmental and civil society organizations. She is also a professorial lecturer at the George Washington University School of Public Health. Previously, Susan was the deputy managing director for recommendations at the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, senior advisor for U.S. Cookstove Initiatives at the U.S. State Department, and an environmental protection specialist at the U.S. EPA Office of Air and Radiation. She completed her Ph.D. in environmental sciences and engineering at the University of North Carolina, with a subfocus in environmental policy. She also received an M.S. from UNC and a B.A. from Northwestern University. (Updated 10/2011)
Michelle Crosby-Nagy (Winter 2009, PGA/GUIRR) is pursuing a master's degree in international science and technology policy with concentration in applied economics at the George Washington University. She holds a BA in international studies with emphasis in international economic relations in Europe from American University. She is co-founder and former executive director of two non-profit organizations dealing with issues such as the value of skilled foreign nationals in the United States, industrial organization and science for statecraft. During her Mirzayan Fellowship, she assisted GUIRR with projects relating to international research collaborations, the science and engineering workforce and industry-university partnerships. She hopes to pursue a PhD in economic sociology. In addition to her academic and professional pursuits, Michelle is an accomplished professional violinist with past solo performances at several area venues. (Updated 3/2010)
Ryan Davison (Winter 2009, NAE/CASEE) is a manager of advocacy at the American Chemical Society where he advocates for legislation that supports the chemical industry. Dr. Davison manages advocacy and policy development on priority issues including manufacturing, tax and trade, intellectual property, patents, biomedical research, innovation and competitiveness, agency funding, and appropriations. His time is spent on Capitol Hill meeting with lawmakers and their staff, attending Congressional hearings and mark-ups, and monitoring bills relevant to the chemical enterprise. Ryan possesses a distinct background of policy and science experience. Before joining the ACS he served as a Mirzayan Fellow at the National Academy of Sciences, worked as a biosecurity analyst at the Federation of American Scientists, was a post-doctoral Fellow at Georgetown University, and an adjunct professor at George Washington University. He holds and bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology from Appalachian State University, a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and is in a unique position to be able to personally highlight the importance of innovation and research to members of Congress and their staff. (Updated 2/2016)
Erin Fitzgerald (Winter 2009, DEPS/AFSB) works with the Basic Science Office in the Department of Defense (following a AAAS Fellowship in the same office) where she manages the Minerva Research Initiative, a university-based basic research program with the goal of improving fundamental understanding of the social, cultural, behavioral, and political forces that shape regions of the world of strategic importance to the U.S. As a Mirzayan Fellow, she worked on defense intelligence studies with the TIGER Committee in DEPS. Erin has a PhD and MSE in electrical and computer engineering (ECE) from Johns Hopkins University and a BS in ECE from Carnegie Mellon University; her thesis research in speech and language processing involved automatically transforming spontaneously-produced speech transcripts with disfluencies and speaker errors into fluent and content-preserved sentences. In early 2010, Erin had the opportunity to contribute to the design of the newest Barbie doll -- a computer engineer -- after Mattel contacted the NAE seeking a computer engineer's input, which led to a number of interviews, articles, and a lot of fun! (Updated 10/2011)
Todd Haim (Winter 2009, PGA/COSEPUP) is with the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute (NIH/NCI) as a Program Manager in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Development Center. In this position, Todd scouts for, funds, and mentors startup biotechnology companies that are pursuing innovative approaches to cancer therapeutics or diagnostics and would, when commercialized, meet a critical unmet medical need. Todd first joined the office as a 2009-2010 AAAS Science Policy fellow and since then, Todd has led many strategic initiatives and evaluation efforts for the center including the annual Investor Forum to facilitate partnerships between awarded companies and venture capital investors or strategic partners. He graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine with a PhD in biomedical research and earned his BA in biology at Rutgers College. Todd's graduate research focused on the cellular effects of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and his work helped elucidate mutation-specific pathogenic mechanisms of disease. Todd completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Pfizer on a project, in collaboration with Washington University School of Medicine, which illustrated a mechanism for altered cardiac contractility due to excess fatty acids. This novel finding advanced the understanding of how diabetes results in cardiac disease. Throughout his career, Todd has maintained a strong awareness of the "big picture", the net effect of scientific research endeavors on society. Todd's efforts in science policy first began as a member of the Biophysical Society's public affairs council, through which he learned of the need to make public and governmental support for science as deep as it is wide. Todd's personal interests are varied and he never shies away from a great discussion. (Updated 3/2012)
Pam Hassebroek (Winter 2009, DEPS/CSTB) is a research associate at the Internet Policy Project (IP3), Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), where she contributes to teaching, research, and communication of ideas related to organizational environments and management of information networks. Pam completed her PhD in public policy at Georgia Tech in 2007. She holds an MS in digital media from Georgia Tech, an MS in petroleum engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, and a BA in mathematics from Texas Christian University. Her primary research interests are societal influences on computer-based information technologies (IT) and related public policy issues. A native Texan, Pam has experience in a number of interdisciplinary IT areas, and includes ten years in engineering research and staff positions with major oil exploration and production companies. Her leisure interests include playing golf, watching movies, and traveling. (Updated 3/2010)
Cheryl Logan (Winter 2009, DELS/OSB) completed her PhD in marine biology at Stanford University in 2010. She holds a BA from the University of California, Berkeley where she double-majored in integrative biology and molecular and cell biology. Her doctoral research examined how marine fish and invertebrates physiologically cope with changes in environmental temperature. Cheryl's doctoral work was supported by an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Cheryl began postdoctoral work at Princeton University in Fall 2010 predicting the effects of temperature and ocean acidification on rates of coral bleaching using GFDL global climate models. Her career goals include finding ways to integrate species-specific physiological coping strategies into modeling the effects of climate change in marine ecosystems. In her free time, Cheryl enjoys snowboarding, hiking, camping, scuba diving, and competing in triathlons. (Updated 2/2011)
Melissa McCartney (Winter 2009, PGA/CWSEM) is a project director at AAAS and Science where she works on several education initiatives, including Science in the Classroom, a project aimed at making Science articles more accessible to students and the public. Prior to AAAS, Melissa was a Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the National Academies where she worked with the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine. In her academic life, Melissa was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Neurology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where she examined network dynamics in the hippocampus; specifically with regards to seizure generation in epilepsy. Melissa completed her Ph.D. in neuroscience from The George Washington University and has a B.S. in biochemistry from Binghamton University. Melissa sits on the Board of the Washington, D.C. chapters of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) and the Society for Neuroscience (SfN). A swimmer since she can remember, Melissa spends her free time starting at the black line at the bottom of the pool training for various open-water events. (Updated 2/2016)
Michael McElwain (Winter 2009, DEPS/BPA) is a civil servant in the Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics Laboratory (Code 667) at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. He is the Observatory Project Scientist for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Michael earned his Ph.D. in astronomy and astrophysics from the University of California at Los Angeles in 2007, after completing an undergraduate degree in physics at the University of Pennsylvania in 2001. He spent 3 1/2 years at Princeton University, supported by an endowed Russell fellowship and the NSF AAPF. Michael played a key role in the development of a facility-class infrared integral field spectrograph that operates behind the adaptive optics system at the W.M. Keck Observatory. At Princeton, he was a core instrument and science team member of the SEEDS survey at the NAOJ Subaru Telescope. Michael is actively researching science and technology issues for ground- and space-based observations of extrasolar planets. During his Mirzayan Fellowship, Michael worked on the Astro2010 decadal survey, and he hopes his Fellowship experience has initiated a long-term career as a conscientious scientist who contributes to the challenging policy decisions facing our country. In his spare time, Michael enjoys playing soccer, building stuff, eating French food, listening to National Public Radio, and experiencing new cultures. (Updated 2/2016)
Jessica Meisner (Winter 2009, PGA/CISAC) is currently finishing up her internal medicine residency in the HIV/primary care track at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine in 2013 and completed an M.S. in biohazardous threat agents and emerging infectious diseases from Georgetown University. She holds dual B.A. degrees from the University of Southern California in biological sciences and international relations, with a concentration in international politics and security studies. Jessica also completed a Study Abroad program in war studies at King's College, London. She has worked at a variety of organizations during her studies including the Defense Threat Reduction Agency in the Biological Threat Reduction Program and the U.S. Embassy in Manila. She is about to start an infectious disease fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania and hopes to eventually go into policy, specifically in areas related to HIV, global health and biosecurity. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, baking, and watching USC football. (Updated 4/2016)
David E. Myles (Winter 2009, DBASSE/BCYF) is serving active duty as a pediatrician in the U.S. Navy after having completed a residency in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He graduated Yale University School of Medicine and has also earned an M.S. in psychology at the same institution. His thesis work investigated the link between the provision of choice and the effectiveness of a social psychological intervention (self-affirmation) previously demonstrated to reduce the inter-ethnic academic achievement gap. Prior to entering Yale, he graduated Morehouse College with a B.S. in biology and a minor in Spanish. While at both institutions he tried to determine how he could most effectively ensure that all children realize their full potential by working with them in various capacities in both educational and medical contexts. He is currently working to improve the screening of mental health disorders in the primary care setting. Moving forward, he plans to continue working for the holistic betterment of children by working part-time as a pediatrician and spending a significant amount of energy shaping the policies that affect all youth. When he is not actively addressing those issues, he enjoys spending time with the family and friends that have allowed him to make it this far in his ongoing journey. (Updated 2/2016)
Leah Nichols (Winter 2009, PGA/STEP) is a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow in the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. She recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program at the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy. Her academic research examines the role universities play in the innovation ecosystem. In particular, she studies non-commercial mechanisms of technology transfer as a means of distributing knowledge and technology to benefit nonprofit, public interest goals. She also focuses on how non-academic actors (e.g. government and industry) influence the research agendas of academic scientists. Leah received her BS in environmental engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her PhD in energy and resources from the University of California, Berkeley. She was also a 2009 Christine Mirzayan Science Policy Fellow at the National Academy of Sciences, where she worked with the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy. (Updated 10/2011)
Sandy Polu (Winter 2009, IOM/PHPHP) completed a PhD in history at Harvard and is currently chief aide to the U.S. Ambassador to Italy. Her dissertation analyzed how perceptions of the economic, political, and epidemiological risks posed by malaria, cholera, plague and yellow fever influenced Indian and global public health policies from 1890 to 1940. It looked at how a variety of factors, including international public health diplomacy, epidemiology, new medical technologies, trade protection, and cultural norms, operated within a larger framework of risk to shape the Government of India's infectious disease policies. Prior to starting her doctoral program, Sandy was a Fulbright Scholar in Italy, where she studied early smallpox vaccination campaigns. Sandy also has a BA in history from Stanford. In her free time, she enjoys cooking Indian and Italian food and exploring the underwater world through scuba diving. (Updated 4/2009)
Ashton Powell (Winter 2009, PGA/CSTL) is currently a biology instructor at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics as well a faculty associate at the UNC-Chapel Hill Center for Genomics and Society. At NCSSM, Ashton teaches AP biology, anatomy & physiology, neuroscience, and science policy, ethics, & law. At the UNC-CGS, Ashton is designing educational modules that can be used to bring topics similar to those covered by the CSTL to high-school and college level students. An example of this a mouse embryonic stem cell lab designed for incorporation into the national AP biology curriculum. This lab will give high-school students hands on experience with actual mESCs, as well as offer a venue to discuss and legal, ethical, and policy issues surrounding this technology. Ashton received his PhD in neurobiology at the University of North Carolina in December 2007. His research was on the molecular mechanisms underlying development of thalamocortical connectivity inside the embryonic brain. After graduation, he accepted a fellowship at the Duke Center for Genome Ethics, Law, & Policy, where he studied how intellectual property law affects the availability of genetic testing to patients. Ashton returned to UNC, accepting a position at the UNC-CGS as an ELSI (Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of genomic research) fellow where he studied the legal framework surrounding biobanks and newborn genetic screening in the U.S. While a Mirzayan Fellow, Ashton worked with the Committee on Science, Technology, and Law. During the fellowship he was able to engage in topics such as synthetic biology and animal law, as well as experience the release of the 2009 Forensics report. (Updated 3/2010)
Miriam Quintal (Winter 2009, DBASSE/BOSE) works for a government relations firm, Lewis-Burke Associates, which represents universities and scientific societies such as Caltech, USC, UVA, and UCAR. She covers science education, space, computational science, and climate change for the firm. During her fellowship with BOSE she worked on a review of NOAA's science education programs and a workshop on gaming and simulations. Before coming to Washington, she was a PhD candidate in organic chemistry at Harvard University. Her doctoral research, supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, was focused on developing a synthesis of daphniglaucin C, a tetracyclic molecule that inhibits tubulin polymerization, a crucial process in cell division, and kills cancer cells. Prior to graduate school, Miriam spent a year in Israel at the Weizmann Institute of Science studying computational chemistry on a Fulbright Fellowship. Her undergraduate studies were completed at Smith College, where she earned an AB in chemistry with a self-designed minor in issues of church and state. She is an avid consumer of political news, and enjoys playing volleyball and juggling. (Updated 10/2011).
Kate Saylor (Winter 2009, DELS/BLS) is the Special Assistant to the Associate Director for Science Policy at the National Institutes of Health. She started at NIH as a Presidential Management Fellow (2010-2012), during which time she did rotations in science policy offices in several NIH institutes, the NIH Department of Bioethics, and the AAAS Program on Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law. After completing the Fellowship, Kate worked in the NINDS Office of the Director, and in the NHGRI Policy and Program Analysis Branch. Her policy interests include biomedical science policy, bioethics and biomedical science literacy. She was an ARCS Scholar (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) and completed an M.S. in neuroscience at Oregon Health & Sciences University, where she studied structural proteins in the stereocilia of inner ear receptor cells. As an undergraduate, she studied biology, neurobiology, psychology and music at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn. She then studied inner ear development as a postbaccalaureate fellow at the NIH/NIDCD before entering graduate school. She is a violinist and enjoys playing bluegrass, Irish, and classical music; she also likes baking, hiking, swimming, reading, singing and exploring new places. (Updated 2/2016)
Adam Schickedanz (Winter 2009, IOM/HCS) is a resident in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco, a graduate of UCSF medical school (MD, 2010) and Washington University in St. Louis (BA, 2003), and a native of Boston. At UCSF Adam has developed a clinical focus in urban underserved patient care, while also advancing research interests in medical professionalism and cultural competency in medical education, novel approaches to clinician-patient communication in medical decision making (particularly at the end of life), and the intersections of education and health, the latter carried over from years teaching science to St. Louis city middle-schoolers through after school programs he helped found. Thoroughly convinced that physicians need a strong understanding of health policy to substantively improve health care, Adam was thrilled to be immersed in policy with the Board on Health Care Services and he looks forward to applying the knowledge and skills he gained to benefit his patients. He is also an aspiring slam poet, a proud dog homemaker, a jazz enthusiast, and is always looking for people with whom to play ping-pong or throw a lacrosse ball. (Updated 10/2011)
Erin Sorrell (Winter 2009, DELS/ILAR) is a senior research scientist in the Department of Health Policy and Management in the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University. Erin works with partners across the U.S. government, international organizations, and ministries around the world to define, develop, and sustain programs for implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) and Global Health Security. In addition, Dr. Sorrell teaches graduate courses in global health diplomacy and science policy. Previously, Erin was a program officer in the State Department's Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) where she also worked as an American Association for the Advancement of Science Executive Branch Fellow. At BEP, she provided strategic policy planning, program management and oversight for foreign assistance activities in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa. Erin was a postdoctoral fellow at Erasmus Medical Center, The Netherlands and the University of Maryland researching influenza virus transmission, specifically identifying molecular markers that support interspecies transmission. She received a B.S. in animal science from Cornell University and an M.S. and Ph.D. in molecular virology from the University of Maryland. In her spare time, Erin enjoys travel, sports, being outside, wine tasting, and encouraging bench scientists to have a little fun outside the lab. (Updated 2/2016)
Matthew Stepp (Winter 2009, TRB/TRB Studies) is currently a clean energy policy analyst for the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). His focus is on building a green economy innovation economics and promoting technology policies aimed at fairly and sustainably reducing global carbon emissions. He holds a MS in science/technology public policy from the Rochester Institute of Technology and BS in meteorology from Millersville University. His NSF-funded graduate research created a systems dynamics model of the light duty vehicle population to analyze the synergistic effects of portfolios of greenhouse gas reduction policies. Matthew chose to ground himself in both science and public policy in an effort to bridge the gap between hard research and policy making as well as to present a unique perspective on important issues, such as climate change and energy policy. He viewed the Mirzayan Fellowship as a capstone experience, where he gained first-hand insight into federal science policymaking, the science policy community, and how important national decisions are made. When not working, Matthew enjoys staying politically active, reading, forecasting, traveling on road trips, camping, and baseball. (Updated 10/2011)
Clare Stroud (Winter 2009, IOM/HSP) is a program officer with the Board on Health Sciences Policy at the Institute of Medicine (IOM). She is the study director for the Committee on Prepositioned Medical Countermeasures for the Public, and she also works with the Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events and the Committee on Guidance for Establishing Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations. Dr. Stroud first joined the IOM as a Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellow. She received her PhD from the University of Maryland, with research focused on the cognitive neuroscience of language and face perception. During her doctoral program, she spent a year as an intern in the Congressional office of Rahm Emanuel. Dr. Stroud is also a member of the Associate Network at AmericaSpeaks, a non-profit organization that designs and runs large town hall meetings for citizens to participate in decision-making on important public policy issues. She received her bachelor's degree from Queen's University in Kingston, Canada, and also spent a year at the University of Salamanca in Spain. (Updated 10/2011)
Stephanie Wolahan (Winter 2009, DEPS/BEES) is completing her PhD in physical chemistry at UCLA. Her graduate research focuses on enhancing contrast and sensitivity in magnetic resonance imaging. Specifically, detecting early indicators of cancer by taking advantage of nonlinear magnetic fields and by developing multicolor MRI contrast agents. Upon completing her doctorate, she plans to work in research and development in the private sector. Stephanie gained invaluable knowledge and perspective from the Mirzayan Fellowship and working at BEES. She enjoys watching all types of movies, eating all types of food, and traveling in her free time. (Updated 3/2010)
Anna Woloszynska-Read (Winter 2009, IOM/NCPF) was a Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellow with the NCPF from January to April 2009. During her Fellowship, Dr. Woloszynska-Read contributed to the study Qualification of Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints in Chronic Disease and the study Cancer Clinical Trials and the NCI Cooperative Groups. She completed her Ph.D. in Molecular Pharmacology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., in 2009. She holds an M.S. in Human Biology from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland. Her dissertation work involved translational research relating to the epigenetics of ovarian cancer, with the hopes of developing early diagnostic tools and novel treatments for the disease. During her time as a graduate student, she worked with the Scientific Review Committee and the Institutional Review Board at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, focusing on translational research and cancer health disparities. (Updated 8/2010)
Lucie Yang (Winter 2009, PGA/BRDI) completed her MD-PhD at University of California, San Francisco in 2004. Her graduate research focused on determining the molecules and mechanisms regulating neuronal migration and cell fate determination in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans. Following further clinical training in surgery and radiology, she performed neuroimaging research on how caffeine-induced differences in physiology affect imaging measures of neural activity as a postdoctoral fellow at Wake Forest University Medical Center in North Carolina. Ever since she was an intern with Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) after college, Lucie has yearned to come full circle back to policy. Her long-term goal is to effectively combine her newly-gained policy knowledge with her passion for science to improve human health worldwide. Pursuit of this goal may take her into the public sector, private (including non-profit) sector, or a combination of these. She is currently a clinical team leader at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In her free time, Lucie enjoys traveling, hiking, discussing politics, tasting innovatively prepared foods, baking, and attending theater/music performances/film festivals. (Updated 2/2011)

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Lean On Me - Bill Withers
As one of only nine songs to become a number 1 hit for two different artists, there's something about "Lean On Me" that just stands out. Bill Withers' penned the song in 1972, following a move to Los Angeles that left him missing the community-driven life that he left in his coalmining town in West Virginia. His ache for togetherness led him to craft one of the most simple and poignant songs about friendship to ever exist.
What "Lean On Me" does is speak to the human condition in a way that few songs can. Musically it is unassuming, subtle, and has a great groove, allowing the power of the lyrics to nearly slip by. Indeed, the song didn't even truly hit me until I heard it during an interfaith worship service. Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and more had gathered, and this song was picked for worship as one that everyone could relate to. As I saw all of these different people coming together in support of one another, the power of the song overtook me and left a mark on my life from that point forward.
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Stand alone Air Traffic Control Tower Simulation - SINGLE PLAYER VERSION
Tower! 2011 is part of the Air Traffic Controller Suite.
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Tower 2011 has been developed from scratch. feelThere has received feedback over the past few years concerning air traffic control games and these suggestions have been implemented into this new simulation. The initial release includes three airports to challenge controllers of all skill levels. The smaller airport has been specifically selected to allow new controllers to learn the software and air traffic control procedures. After gaining experience the two major airports multiple runways and high traffic volumes will challenge experienced controllers.
Your assignment is to guide aircraft of various sizes and capabilities to and from the active runway for landing and takeoff. As TOWER you must assure that it safe for a plane to enter or cross a runway, assign taxiway routes, when to stop and start movement, and clear aircraft for take off. Tower 2011 by feelThere provides you with flight strips, ground and air radar screens and top down view photorealistic background for the airport. Tower 2011 is no arcade game. With a complex command structure, advanced AI and Speech Recognition technology Tower 2011 will allow you to experience of the thrill of being a real air traffic controller. **
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Come on in and get creative! Choose from 2 wine glass painting, wine bottle painting, and canvas painting (only $5 more). We have everything you need, even the wine and beer! Enjoy a few hours with friends or on your own to let your creativity really shine through. Pick from a variety of different colors available to create your own unique masterpiece!
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WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Blasting will begin today at Waynesboro Area Senior High School as crews prepare the footings for a 108,000-square-foot addition, school officials said Tuesday.
The detonations - promised to be done outside of school hours - will be accompanied by a public alert system of tones.
Three siren tones will signal the coming detonation, and one longer tone will mark its completion, Superintendent Barry Dallara said.
Blasting of the limestone is expected to continue through at least the end of the school year, Dallara said.
Seismographic equipment will be on site to ensure that safe levels of blast intensity are maintained, according to a school district press release.
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One of the most vital features of the CooperRiis approach is our community work and service program. Our residents spend 20 hours a week working at a task that is vital to the community…awakening each morning to a world that needs their contribution, a world designed to awaken their dreams and aspirations.
We developed this program because we know that social engagement heals. We know that being part of a community heals. And we know that healing does not happen in isolation. While it may sound almost magical, this basic, common-sense approach is backed up by science and research.
Residents at each of our campuses can explore a variety of experiences working with one of our many teams. As a team member, residents serve a critical function within the day-to-day functioning of community. Some of the tasks performed by our teams include cooking, raising crops, gardening, caring for animals, flower arranging, soap-making, drum building, carpentry, volunteer work and much more.


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We've been waiting for a price drop on Dragon's Crown to take it below the £20 mark as it's been holding its value rather impressively, and now GAME have delivered. We'd go so far as to say that the PS Vita version is probably a bit better than the PS3 equivalent that to the immediacy of the touchscreen and, if you have an original console, that OLED magnificence. Brendan had a blast with this surprisingly deep action RPG, and you should definitely give his review a read.
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As our project on the Messines model draws to a close, we would like to provide some additional information about the battle and the New Zealanders who fought there:
nzhistory.net.nz Has a selection of pages dedicated to Messines
www.army.gov.au has an article on the Australian involvement at Messines
plugstreet-archaeology.com is No Man's Land's site about the work we are doing in Belgium
We can now also confirm that the reinstatement will begin on Monday 14th of October, if any of our volunteers would like to assist or any
new volunteers would like to help it would be much appreciated. Please
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- Total:
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- Prep:
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- Inactive:
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- Cook:
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- Yield:
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- Level:
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Coffee-based liqueur simple syrup:
Biscuit Roulade:
Coffee buttercream:
Chocolate ganache:
For Kahlua simple syrup:
Add the granulated sugar and water to a small saucepan over medium heat and whisk until the sugar is completely dissolved. Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat and add the liqueur.
Stir to combine and allow syrup to cool completely.
For Biscuit Roulade:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Butter and flour a 15 by 10 by 1-inch jelly roll pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper and butter and flour the paper.
Combine the flour, baking powder, and cocoa in a small mixing bowl, set aside.
Beat egg yolks in a medium mixing bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until thick and lemon colored, about 5 minutes. Gradually add 1/2 cup of the sugar, beating on high speed until the sugar is dissolved. Thoroughly wash and dry the beaters. Beat egg whites in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form, about 5 minutes. Slowly add the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar, beating on medium speed until stiff peaks form.
Carefully fold the egg yolk mixture into the egg whites, using a rubber spatula. Once all of the egg yolk mixture has been incorporated, sprinkle the flour mixture over the egg mixture and fold in gently, just to combine.
Spread the batter evenly into the prepared jelly roll pan. Bake until the cake springs back when lightly touched near the center, about 12 to 15 minutes.
Lay out a clean, thin cotton kitchen towel on a work surface; dust the top with confectioners' sugar and set aside.
Immediately after removing the cake from the oven, loosen the edges of the cake from the pan using a knife.
Turn cake out onto the sugared kitchen towel, parchment paper side up. Carefully pull off the parchment paper.
Fold towel over the longest side of the cake and roll up the cake with the towel inside.
Cool on a rack with the seam side down.
For Coffee Buttercream:
Bring 1/2 cup of water to a boil in a small saucepan over high heat. Remove from heat and add the coffee grinds; allow to steep for 5 minutes. Strain through a coffee filter into a small bowl and set the coffee concentrate aside.
Mix the remaining 1/2 cup of water and sugar in a heavy 2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Clip a candy thermometer to the pan and heat to 240 degrees F, soft-ball stage, 18 to 20 minutes. Keep the edge of the saucepan clean by brushing it with a pastry brush moistened with water, as needed.
Once the temperature reaches 240 degrees F, remove the candy thermometer and remove the saucepan from the heat.
Beat the egg whites in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form, about 5 minutes. Gradually pour the hot mixture, in a thin stream, over the whites while continuing to beat for 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape the sides of the bowl as needed and continue to beat until a meringue forms.
Add the butter all at once, and beat on medium speed until incorporated. Increase speed to high and continue beating until smooth and shiny, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add the vanilla extract and coffee concentrate and mix for 1 minute until combined. Set aside.
For Chocolate Ganache:
Put the chocolate, butter, and honey in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
Heat the whipping cream in a small saucepan over medium heat until it begins to boil, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and pour the cream into the chocolate mixture. Whisk until smooth.
Set aside and allow the ganache to come to room temperature.
To Assemble:
Unroll the cake and remove the towel. Using a pastry brush, "baste" the cake with the coffee-based liqueur simple syrup.
Evenly spread the coffee buttercream over cake to within 1-inch of the edges. Reroll the cake to form the "log." Arrange, seam side down, on a serving platter.
Spread the chocolate ganache over the top and sides of the cake. Score the ganache with the tines of a fork to resemble the bark on a log. Decorate as desired and refrigerate for 1 hour to let the ganache set.
Cook's Note
Make sure you butter and flour the parchment paper after putting it on the jelly roll pan. This will make it easier to remove the paper from the cake when baked. Always thoroughly clean and dry your electric mixer beaters before using them for another procedure-especially when working with egg whites. If the beaters have any residue or water on them, the egg whites will not form as needed. You can decorate the yule log with meringue mushrooms, flowers, and leaves.


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March 23, 2016 16:24 ET
MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC--(Marketwired - March 23, 2016) - Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX:GIL)(NYSE:GIL) announced that Rhodri J. Harries, Executive Vice-President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, will present an overview of the Company's growth strategy at the CIBC 19th Annual Retail & Consumer Conference, in Toronto, Ontario, on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at 2:00 PM ET.
Gildan's presentation at the conference will be simulcast online and will be available on the Company's website at http://www1.gildan.com/corporate/IR/webcastPresentations.cfm. A replay of the webcast will be available after the conclusion of the live presentation for the next 30 days, at the location listed above.
About Gildan
Gildan is a leading supplier of quality branded basic family apparel, including T-shirts, fleece, sport shirts, underwear, socks, hosiery, and shapewear. The Company sells its products under a diversified portfolio of company-owned brands, including the Gildan®, Gold Toe®, Anvil® and Comfort Colors® brands and brand extensions, as well as the Secret®, Silks® and Therapy Plus™ brands. The Company also has the U.S. sock license for Under Armour®, and licenses for the Mossy Oak® and New Balance® brands. The Company distributes its products in printwear markets in the U.S. and Canada, as well as in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. The Company also markets its products to a broad spectrum of retailers primarily in the U.S. and Canada. The Company also manufactures for select leading global athletic and lifestyle consumer brands.
Gildan owns and operates vertically-integrated, large-scale manufacturing facilities which are primarily located in Central America, the Caribbean Basin and the United States, and are strategically positioned to efficiently service the quick replenishment needs of its customers in the printwear and retail markets. Gildan has over 42,000 employees worldwide and is committed to industry-leading labour and environmental practices at all of its facilities. More information about the Company and its corporate citizenship practices and initiatives can be found at its corporate websites www.gildan.com and www.genuinegildan.com, respectively.
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Excerpt: "Pacino is on a career high this year, delivering tender moments in his genuine performances. He can do cantankerous with ease, but he also injects his own personality into his performance, making it much more authentic. This film falls heavily on Pacino's shoulders, making his character's metamorphosis the center of the story, even when the pacing slows to a crawl. He does the best he can with they story he is given, relying on his great chemistry with Holly Hunter to get us through the particularly sluggish scenes."
RATING: ★★★★★ (5/10 stars)
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This is my photo journal where I post images of my life. Some of them are attempts of portraiture, learning the rules so I can break them, but most of them are just snapshots of things I do, the friends I have and the new friends I meet.
I shoot with a Canon 5D Mark II, a 24mm f1.4, a 50mm f1.2 and a 85mm f1.2


text: Since my main account is suspended due to the mess that guy made and my stupidity, I went ahead and registered this new one, which I was actually planning on doing for quite some time now cause I don't use Lynx the Dark outside LL anyway. I won't be posting on this until everything gets sorted out with the other account, but I want to ask, would it be ok if I use this account once that gets sorted out instead of the Lynx account? Again, sorry about this mess everyone, I was a moron for giving away my AIM password like that, which just so happened to be my GBATemp pass too lol


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'At least I'm not translating the King James Bible into Algonquian' my Academic Advisor once stated to our Colonial American seminar during the process of re-drafting his latest book. So in my anxiety relating my future, my family and life who am I happy I'm not? What historical undertakings am I happy I'm not groaning under the pressure of right now as I sit here in my pyjamas in a post-final exam state of catatonic laziness?
1. 'At least I'm not…' in East Anglia in the mid-1640s
Hammed up by the horror hero Vincent Price in the cult classic Witchfinder General, the real horror lies in the true story of the East Anglian witch-hunts. Beginning with the torture and interrogation of one-legged older lady Elizabeth Clarke in Essex, her shocking sleep-deprived confessions of meetings with the Devil and suckling imps sparked a witch-hunt that claimed the lives of hundreds of men, women and children across Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Norfolk.
Have you ever had a fight with your neighbours? With a friend or loved one? Have a pet or ever been seen near an animal? Have a predisposition towards speaking your mind, cursing or being a little odd or eccentric? A little worse off than your peers? Then East Anglia in the seventeenth century was not for you. From 'schollers fit for Cambridge', to older marginal ladies, to the litigous eighty-year-old Suffolk Parson John Lowes, nobody seemed safe from the sinister perambulations of the self-titled 'Witch Finder General' Matthew Hopkins and his assistant John Stearne.
You can stand trial and see whether you would be found guilty of witchcraft over at the BBC History Magazine website, or see if you could survive trial in the hysteria of the emergency court of Oyer and Terminer at Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 over at the National Geographic.
2. 'At least I'm not…' Anne Boleyn
The year is 1536 and the month is May, after three years of marriage and ten years (depending upon historian) of a cat-and-mouse game waiting for Henry to discard his Spanish wife, Anne Boleyn sits in the Tower awaiting execution. In a cruel quirk of fate she spent the last days of her fall imprisoned in the rooms that had once been sumptuously adorned for her Coronation; her greatest moment of triumph framing her utter destruction.
I cannot imagine the horror, pain and fear Anne would have gone through in her final moments. During her imprisonment the Queen's emotional state oscillated between dry humour, and hysteria to dark dejection and weeping. She famously joked with her jailer Sir William Kingston that she had but 'a little neck' as she clutched it within her small hands and giggled. She would tell her ladies too she would go down in history as 'La Royne Anne sans tête', Headless Queen Anne. A remarkable incite considering the future prevalence of ghost stories regarding the tragic Queen.
Why most of all am I not glad to be Anne Boleyn, other than brutal death? The delays in her execution allowed for her to begin to believe that Henry would forgive her, sending her into exile as he had done Catherine. Whilst the fact Bluff King Hal spent the day of her execution playing tennis and became betrothed to his next 'sweteharte' and Anne Boleyn's former Lady-in-Waiting Jane Seymour within a day of her being laid to rest in that too small arrow chest has to sting!
Dipping your toes into the life of Anne Boleyn? I recommend a perusal of the Anne Boleyn Files or On the Tudor Trail.
1. 'At least I'm not…' in James Town in 1609 – 1610
Rumours of cannibalism have lingered around the early English settlements in Virginia since the dry humour of seasoned soldier Captain John Smith (yes he was real, yes he knew Pocahontas, no they weren't in love – she was a child) described in his works a particular delicacy amongst the New World colonists – 'Powdered Wife.'
The first men who arrived under the banner of the Virginia Company in 1607 were piteously unprepared for the New World. Doting on 'mines of gold' to their 'utter undoinge' as the good Captain wrote in 1631, the men spent their time scrabbling for glittering rocks and not crops, realising their fatal mistake come winter. The worsening period from 1609 – 1610 has become known to history as 'the Starving Times.'
Chaos prevailed with violence, disease, summary executions and political instability rife. Men ate roots and dogs before finally boiling their boots and belts desperately eating the softened leather. Historians have poo-pooed the idea that the colonists were desperate enough to eat their own, classing Smith's tale as the wry sedition.
You can imagine then the shock, when archaeologists recently found this, the skull of a young woman they have named 'Jane' found with marks symptomatic of butchery hidden in a rubbish heap. It appears post-humously (I hope) Jane had the flesh scrapped from her face and her brain removed, probably to be eaten. Perhaps John Smith's 'powdered wife' was no joke after all? Whilst the results of the investigation are inconclusive, I would much rather be in my bed in Norfolk with some M&S brownies then supping on boots and early modern brain in a colony that had become hell on earth.
Of course there are a million other historical figures and contexts I would rather not be in, but these three popped from my recent Undergrad. Are there any historical places, peoples or times you are glad you are not? I'd love to hear from you.
Armstrong, Catherine, Writing North America in the Seventeenth Century (London, 2007)
Ewen, L'Estrange, Cecil, Witchcraft and Demonism (London, 1933)
Gaskill, Malcolm, Witchfinders: A Seventeenth Century English Tragedy (London, 2005)
Ives, Eric, The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn (London, 2004)
Middleton, Richard, Colonial America: A History (Oxford, 2003)
Starkey, David, The Reign of Henry VIII: Personalities and Politics (London, 1985) etc., etc.
Related articles
- The Rape of Anne Boleyn (thehistoricalnovel.wordpress.com)
- Writing History: Joanna Carrick's Anne Boleyn in 'Fallen in Love' (theculturetrip.wordpress.com)
- The Creation of Anne Boleyn (sarahshistoryblog.wordpress.com)
- 'Anne Boleyn was no soap seductress,' says US academic Susan Bordo (independent.co.uk)
- Review: Fallen In Love (londonhistorians.wordpress.com)
- "At least I'm not…" (thehistorygraduate.wordpress.com)


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TOKYO, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan board member Hitoshi Suzuki said there is room to debate a fine-tuning of the central bank's yield curve control (YCC) policy when inflation approaches its 2 percent target, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Saturday.
"It's inappropriate for interest rates to show no changes until the 2 percent inflation target is hit, and then jump abruptly once the target is achieved," Suzuki said in the interview with the daily newspaper.
"There is room to debate a fine-tuning of YCC once inflation heads near 2 percent, so that markets can gradually accept the changes," he said. (Reporting by Leika Kihara; Editing by Chris Reese)


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Under Section 585 of the Cities and Towns Act, anyone intending to claim damages from the Town shall, within fifteen (15) days after the date of incident, give or cause to be given written notice of such intention, or complete and send the form provided for that purpose, at the bottom of this page, to our Public Affairs and Clerk's Office Department, failing which the Town shall not be required to indemnify the claimant.
Information to include
Even if it was prepared without using our form, available at the bottom of this page, your notice should describe the circumstances of the incident and provide the following information nonetheless:
- Claimant's name, address, postal code and day telephone number;
- Location of incident;
- Date and time of incident;
- Police or Public Security report number, if applicable;
- Name, address and telephone number of witnesses, if applicable;
- The fact that you have mentioned the incident to a Town department, should that be the case.
Please attach to your notice the original invoices, estimates and photographs, if applicable, and forward them to the address at the bottom of this page. If the amount of claim is unknown at time of writing the notice, please mention that it will be supplemented at a later date to be able to preserve the subsequent exercise of your rights.
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Object on roadway
Under section 604.1 of the Cities and Towns Act, the Town is not liable for damage caused by the presence of an object on the roadway, whether or not the object comes from a motor vehicle or is projected by a motor vehicle.
Pot holes
The Town is neither liable for damage caused by the state of the roadway to the tires or to the suspension system of a motor vehicle.
Processing your claim
For the Town to be required to indemnify the claimant there must have been fault on the Town's part and a causal link between the fault and the damages.
After review of the situation, the Town may not be held liable for the incident. It is therefore recommended to advise your insurance company.
The Town shall have the right to have its inspectors, investigators or experts examine, at any time, movable and immovable property which is the subject of a claim. The law stipulated that in some instances, the Town shall not be responsible for water damages in the absence of a check valve in good working order.
If you are dissatisfied with the decision of the Town or its insurer concerning your claim, you may, under Subsection (5) of Section 585 of the Cities and Towns Act, institute an action for damages against the Town within six (6) months after the date of incident.
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I am married but separated, have been for several years now. My ex is learning disabled, and I'm not talking ADD. He was on disability for quite some time.Last year, due to a friend being in management there, he was able to finally get a job. And once he was properly trained (which, knowing about the disability, our friend made sure happened), he has done just fine and has kept the job.We are quite amicable, so when he had W4's to fill out he brought them to me. I advised him to claim 0 since we don't know when we will finally get around to divorcing, and I knew that otherwise they might not withold enough. I went over the forms, they got filled out, and everything was hunky dory.At least it was until he brought over his W-2's. As I fired up the tax program, I realized with horror that his employer had withheld NO taxes whatsoever. NONE! In disbelief, I asked if he had his most recent paystub. He did, and they weren't withholding any taxes!Well, long story short, he owes about $1900 to the feds. According to his manager, he was mistakenly put as exempt for being a student (?!?!?!?!)What I would like is some ideas. Given that I KNOW for a fact that his W-4 was properly filled out, do we have any recourse to the employer for penalties and interest? Should we try to get the IRS to forgive the tax for this year because of the situation? My ex saw all the withholding for FICA etc, and didn't realize anything was wrong, and I kick myself doubly--first because if I had seen the paystub last year I would have been able to help him, and second because if I had known before I filed, we could have filed jointly and the refund would have been more than adequate to pay what he owed.Any ideas? =(
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The Skateboard Mag #149
The "Next New Wave" Issue Out Now!
The Next New Wave has arrived in Issue 149 of The Skateboard Mag. The extra packed issue is 168 pages of new brands, innovative projects, upcoming skateboarders, and everything else making up The Next New Wave of skateboarding. Get ready to meet the future. Snag your copy here!


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Google's Internet Service Might Actually Bring the U.S. Up to Speed• David Talbot via TechnologyReview.com
Google's effort to install a blazingly fast, gigabit-per-second fiber Internet service in the two-state metropolis of Kansas City—a speed 100 times faster than the national average—is a radical new business direction for the company, and perhaps provides an unorthodox model for how to rewire parts of the United States.
At one level, the project reflects Google's desire to keep developing new businesses by giving people ultrafast speeds and then offering experimental services like Google TV. But if Google's business model for actually getting fiber built pans out, it may usher in a new era for privately built broadband.
Compared to many countries, the United States has slow and patchy Internet service. While a few areas enjoy very fast service, overall the United States ranks 24th worldwide in speed, with consumers receiving an average of 11.6-megabits-per-second download speeds.
An affordable service that is nearly two orders of magnitude faster began in one neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri, last Tuesday.


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What Do Moore's Law, Smartphones and Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers Have in Common?
One of my favorite activities in the summer is meeting up with friends, family and neighbors over a barbeque or fish fry. Generally, I can be counted on to provide my favorite treat, bacon-wrapped stuffed jalapeño peppers (known as poppers, and seriously, they're life-changing). My neighbor Blake has a different favorite activity that he enjoys … Read More


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Fisheries and Land Resources Minister Gerry Byrne says there's no evidence of a serious parasitic outbreak in Newfoundland's moose, but measures will be taken to address the reportedly low number of animals in some areas of the island.
In an interview Friday, the minister responded to a story reported earlier this week involving hunters who harvested a sick moose.
'Clarenville moose hunters concerned about possible sick moose hunted on Northern Peninsula'
The hunters from Clarenville shot the moose on the Northern Peninsula. After they cut it open, they noticed the meat was unusually sparse and had a pale colour to it. They also noted the bones of the animal seemed brittle and that droppings found near the kill did not look healthy.
Officials with the wildlife division later confirmed the moose, which the hunters handed over to authorities, had been stricken with parasites.
Byrne told The Western Star that it is natural for some moose to be afflicted by parasites and there was no evidence the parasites found in this particular moose were unusual or that the problem of parasites making moose sick is alarmingly rampant in the province.
While hunters who kill moose not fit for human consumption can be granted a new licence if they submit the carcass and their original tags, Byrne urged hunters to exercise caution while trying to bag their big game. He said it is incumbent on hunters to know the animal they are taking and to make sure as best they can that it is not a sick animal.
Hunters and outfitters on the Northern Peninsula in central Newfoundland have been reporting there seem to be fewer moose these days. Byrne said those concerns are being taken seriously and measures will be taken to try to relieve the hunting pressure on the stock.
He said government will be announcing there will be fewer licences issued for the big game hunting season that will start in late 2018.
He added that the province is continuously assessing the reasons for why moose numbers may be decreasing, but noted increased hunting pressure and possibly increased predation by animals such as bears, coyote and wolf are also important factors.
There were 5,000 extra licences added in 2012 and those same numbers of licences have been given out every year since, Byrne said.


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text: Do You Know Birmingham's Next Young Innovator? Launched in 2014, Millennium Point Trust's Young Innovator returns for its third year in 2017.For those of you who just think of Millennium Point as one big landmark building home to Thinktank (the city's science museum), faculties of Birmingham City University and Birmingham Metropolitan College you're missing out on so much.The building is indeed home to all of these leading institutions (whilst also happening to be one of the city centre's most exciting events destinations) but is operated by the charity Millennium Point Trust.The Trust exists to further and promote education (predominately) around the technology which has shaped the modern world and will go onto shape the future. Through a series of projects as well as programmed events using arts, culture and engagement as a platform for showcasing these ideas, the Trust has become a leading city institution in its own right - and the Young Innovator Prize is one of its flagship activities.The prize taps into the city's agenda of being a young, digital and diverse place - bustling with energy and opportunities and as a place for the next generation to train and start their career. The prize is also part of the city's rich legacy of invention, thought-leadership, entrepreneurialism and a birthplace of the industrial revolution. Over the last two years it has supported one lucky young person and offered them the chance to join a roll call of those famous names in a global city shaping the world.Applications are now open and you might very well know Birmingham's next Young Innovator!Designed to promote inclusivity, encourage diversity of thought and opinion across the S.T.E.M (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) agenda, the prize ensures that top talent is not only attracted to the city but that nobody is left behind or excluded from a great future because of their background, financial circumstances or other barriers.To a young person, the prize is worth over £27k(!) as the winner gets the chance to graduate without the need to pay back tuition fees and make connections with industry. Imagine what a difference that could make to any young person looking to start a career.To enter, applicants must visit the Young Innovator Prize website.The Millennium Point Trust Young Innovator Prize is developed in partnership with Birmingham City University and applicants must be a current Year 13 (or gap year) student looking to study a S.T.E.M subject, demonstrate a commitment and desire to study and train in Birmingham and have made an application to commence an undergraduate degree (for September 2017) at Birmingham City University's Faculty of Computing, Engineering or the Built Environment.Having registered their interest via the website, applicants have until midnight on 6th February 2017 to get their entry in. Entries comprise of a one minute video introducing themselves and what the prize would mean to them. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to a present at a live final on a subject selected from a list of themes.Opportunities like this don't come around very often and if you know a young person who you think has what it takes to become Birmingham's next Young Innovator, make sure you tell them about this life changing chance!For more information about Millennium Point Trust's Young Innovator Prize, please visit the website.


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Custom 3-Window Coupe! Fiberglass Body, 350ci V8 Crate Engine, Automatic, Disc
1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe Street Rod
This fiberglass '32 Ford Coupe body and frame are finished in classic style with PPG black. Inside you'll find a pair of bucket seats covered with 2-tone cream & beige leather along with the rest of the interior and trunk. Dolphin gauges, electric windows, hidden door latches, and a 350ci crate motor backed by a Lokar-shifted TH350 will get you down the road with power and style. Underpinnings include a dropped front axle with disc brakes and a four-bar rear setup with an 8" Ford rear end. Adjustable coil spring shocks give the car adjustability in ride height and ride quality. This thing is badass and well-done, so don't wait around for some other guy to steal your dreams.
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GM 350ci V8 Crate Engine (#: 10066036)
- Serial #: 1M0707 8VP
- GM Stock Type Heads
- Edelbrock Aluminum Intake
Edelbrock 1405 Single 4-Barrel Carb
- Manual Choke Not Hooked Up
TH350 3-Speed Automatic Transmission (#: 8640300)
- Billet Aluminum Fluid Pan
- Chrome Closeout
Ford 8" Rear End
- Ratio: 2.80:1
- Open Diff
- Tag #: WDA-AA 6JA
Front 4-Bar Suspension
- Vega Style Gear Box
- Chrome Steering Dampener
- Chrome Bars
- Chrome Steering Gear
- Chrome Leaf Spring
Rear 4-Link Coilover Suspension
- Chrome Bars
- Adjustable Coilovers
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Caught on camera: Is this the ghost of Winston Churchill that haunts a tube station?
A TUBE passenger believes he was stalked by the ghost of wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill – and says he has photographs to prove it.
Tourist Craig Cooper was travelling back to his hotel in London at about midnight when he found himself alone in a deserted Queenway station.
But as the 23-year-old coach driver sat waiting for his train he had a feeling someone was standing behind him.
Creeped out, he stood with his back against the platform wall until his train arrived.
Yet, an explanation for his heebie-jeebies was revealed moments later.
For Craig had taken a photograph of the tube station platform so he could text it to his girlfriend who had never been on the underground.
And when he clicked on the photograph to send he spotted a faint figure of a large, bald man stood in the centre of the shot.
Now, it is known Churchill used the now disused Down Street tube station on the other side of Hyde Park as a bunker during the Second World War.
But during the 1980s his "ghost" was said to be haunting Queensway station.
"I was very unnerved – there was no one else down there"Craig Cooper
Craig, who captured the image last summer, said: "I was very unnerved. If I had seen that while down there I would have run straight back up the steps very quickly.
"I'm a big believer in stuff like this but never ever seen anything like this before.
"Since then I have heard stories that people have seen the ghost of Winston Churchill down there. I know he had a bunker in a tube station nearby so it could have been him.
"Quite a few mediums I have shown the picture to have said the same thing. Some have said it could just be a reflection but the majority have said they think it is genuine.
"It could not have been a reflection as the figures hands were by his sides and if I was taking the picture mine could not have been in that position.
"There was no one else down there."
Craig, from Caerphilly in South Wales, is now terrified of taking a tube train.
He said: "I caught a taxi for the rest of that week while I was there. I would go on the London underground again at rush hour fine but not at night.
"Friends have had a bit of a laugh and taken the mickey out of me about it a bit if I'm honest.
"But the feelings I had down there were not nice."


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Diving In - iOS App Development for Non-Programmers
Book 1, iOS App Development for Non-Programmers - The Series on How to Create iPhone & iPad Apps
Kevin J McNeish
This book is available for download with Apple Books on your Mac or iOS device. Multi-touch books can be read with Apple Books on your Mac or iOS device. Books with interactive features may work best on an iOS device. Apple Books on your Mac requires OS X 10.9 or later.
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This first book in the series from Kevin McNeish, winner of the Publishing Innovation award, award-winning App Developer, highly acclaimed iOS trainer and conference speaker, is specifically designed to teach non-programmers how to create an App for the iPhone and iPad. Many books designed for the beginning Apple developer assume way too much. In contrast, this book series assumes you know nothing about programming.
This first book is your "easy in" and builds confidence that you can write Apps for the iPhone and iPad. The entire book has been reviewed by people like you--with no experience in how to make an App. Diagrams were added and examples improved until all "beta readers" completely understood each key concept.
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Kevin McNeish is a featured writer and blogger for iPhoneLife magazine as well as author of the best-selling iOS App Development for Non-Programmers book series, winner of the prestigious Publishing Innovation Award. Kevin is creator of iOS apps including iElectionDay (awarded iPad App of the week) and is also Chief Software Architect of Oak Leaf Enterprises, Inc. He has a knack for explaining difficult concepts in a way that you can truly understand. Kevin is a well-known speaker and trainer throughout North America and abroad including conferences such appsworld, MobileConnections, DevConnections, MobileTeach as well as numerous Code Camps and software developer groups.
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The Best Practices for the Beginner Programmer
While most programming books throw you into the middle of things, this book eases you into programming by showing you the process of creating a prototype app. I learned that making prototype apps is a good habit for serious app-makers. This book is perfect for the nonprogrammer who is serious about taking the first step in learning how to program well.
While this book contains no programming, it was a Programming 101 course for me that led right into learning Objective-C, the next book in this series.
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This is an account of my studies of vampirism. I lay down these words in the hope, that they will be used for the cause of Good. For is it not said, that without knowing an enemy, one cannot defeat him? I went through many sources of knowledge, known and forgotten, kept and lost, I have even consulted those loathsome creatures. Alas, I have learned much, perhaps too much, and I feel the lure of darkness gnawing at my soul. I trust that the reader will exercise wisdom and caution, and protect this text from the unwary and weak of mind. Even more should it be protected from those of a strong will, but weak morals.
The Origin Of Vampires
The vampires that really exist are distant relatives of those from legends. To the common man is known a little about their weaknesses and nature, most of the stories are nothing but hearsay. I am writing here everything that I have learned, as close to the truth as it is possible to know.
Of all the tragedies that befall mankind, few are as sad as great minds falling to evil, due to pride, fear, or even noble intentions.
The first dhampiri were such inquisitive minds, intent upon discovering the last secret, and crossing the final frontier: the death. First interested, and as their age advanced, becoming more and more desperate, they dabbled in dark, occult teachings, in the mystical and magical, and increasingly foul.
Finally, they have experimented on themselves, and a few went beyond any definition of normality, and, perversely, achieved the eternal life they longed for - for the price of their soul.
The legends I will not mention here speak with more colour, this seems to be their true origin.
Powers and Weaknesses
Vampires, as they see their kind, are not mere blood-sucking monsters, but philosophers of a very peculiar breed. But enough has been told about their beliefs, and philosophy. I shall inquire into the most disputed topic. There are too many legends, and too many misconceptions.
The key to their supernatural potential is their immortality. But how is it achieved?
An adept of vampirism has to learn the basic mystical techniques, with which he practices the refusal of Fate, and the binding of his life force to himself. These techniques are said to be sufficient for maintaining eternal life and great power, if one masters them to the uttermost level.
The practicing indeed offers some powers, but no known vampire has ever lived beyond death based on it alone, legends not considered. Only a legend claims, that Ur, the first vampire, that vanished aeons ago, become so powerful, and independent of the rules of this universe, that he has simply gone beyond it, and created a world of his own, a better universe. This they report as truth, providing no evidence.
Of Blood
Therefore, when the force of life threatens to leave their bodies, they resort to another technique: the transfer of life from other sources. Vampirism makes its practitioners greatly sensitive to their life force, and if it seems to dwindle, they will take it from elsewhere. And as the intelligent reader will have guessed, the most akin beings provide the best source of this power.
Romantic novels and popular tellings describe in detail, how a vampire will sink his teeth into the neck of a victim, and drain it's life and blood to sate its eternal hunger and preserve its immortality.
The truth is, that it is not necessary. This hallmark of vampires is only one of many rituals, preferred as it may be. For instance, records exist of a ritual of war, where a battlefield with warriors clashing, and the wounded and dying, all have become the feeding ground of a vampire. How effective are this other rituals at harvesting power, and how preferable, is a matter of some debate among the vampires themselves.
The "Bite" is one of possible ritual transfers of the life force. Some victims claim it is an ecstatic experience, some are horrified from it, a few unstable natures were driven mad. The loss of one's very Life is certainly unsettling, and can make a victim easier to beckon on the path of darkness.
Of Sunlight
The sun defines the cycle of Night and Day, a rule vampires cannot avoid in any way. Also, their very existence is a lie. Therefore, by entering the sunlight, the Vampire must confront the complex lie he has used to shield himself from reality, from death. 'The Light of the Sun,' so speak the holy texts, 'is the natural light of the Universe, it illuminates Truth and banishes Illusion.'
As vampires mature into their immortal roles, they become more and more averse to the day. Sunlight is a powerful source of life, a source they cannot use, and it will burn them if they are not careful to hide from it. But one day, they will become powerful enough to endure sun itself, or so they say. Be warned: the young vampires do tolerate sunlight.
The moon, in turn, changes constantly, defying rules, and that is much more to their liking. Thus they can tolerate the Night. Be informed, that eclipses are for many of them of the holiest significance- the darkening of the sun, a sign that He is calling out to the strong.
Stories and Truths
Many tales are told of vampires, and to explore them all would take many more texts than this one. I shall explore only a few.
The aging vampires begin to have a feeling for other old things. It is only natural that they prefer items, that have survived the test of ages, and many enjoy them, or even feel drawn to them. It is not rare for a vampire to collect or deal with antiques. Such items may reveal glimpses of their past to those more powerful, by feeling, or visions.
Some reports I could not verify, only doubt them. It may be only folklore, or worse, misinformation spread by the vampires themselves. Spreading grains around them does not make them count it. I have worn garlic on myself, when conversing with the creatures. But did they not harm me, because they were afraid, or merely were amused to keep this myth in circulation?
There is one last thing I must mention: holy symbols, and holy water, both are anathema to vampires. Gods do not tolerate creatures, that aspire to be gods themselves, not for anyone's good, but for their own power. Important is not present the divine by itself, but with strong faith, or the symbols become mere annoyances.
The Essence Of Vampires
Now I must reveal the most unsettling of their secrets.
It is not true, that vampires can spread their curse by biting, sharing their blood, or by a mere look at a pregnant woman.
Vampirism is a supernatural teaching. It is based on the philosophy, or as some say, a demented religion, of those unwilling to obey the eternal laws of the universe. Mortals become old and weak, and die in the end. That is one of the rules, and vampires have self-appointed themselves as supernatural rule-breakers. Their defiance to rules extends but further, and any rule is likely to be considered annoying, to be broken, or by-passed. Therein lies their danger to the peaceful society: that there is no deed evil enough to evade, or a moral principle holy enough that they would not break at convenience.
What separates this "religion" from others, is that its followers believe in the chance to become gods themselves. It is a worship of power, pure and unlimited. There is no greater blasphemy a mortal mind could bear in itself.
Vampirism is a teaching, therefore it must be taught - and learned. It does not pass to innocent victims from inhuman monsters, it is accepted willingly, it is a decision. Vampires spawn by having students.
"Think.", told me one of the creatures, a man of stature and good reputation, whose name I promised not to reveal. "If a bite is enough to increase our numbers, would not the world be overrun by our kind?"
And I pondered on this matter. Most vampires draw life from mortals, blood is the medium of choice. They are not animals, they are something worse, but few would choose to live in wilderness, with little comfort for study, and few chances to find prey. Therefore, the most likely place for vampires to live out their accursed lives is next to the living. They are not many, but they are among us.
How the undying live
If their beliefs are said to be a religion, then their church is not a solid institution, but rather a myriad of splintered sects that differ on the teaching, ways, mysterious rituals called Blood Riddles, and more.
Unless vampires choose to be completely alone and fend for themselves, cells are formed, that cooperate and squabble with other cells of their sect.
In this group, there is usually one leading vampire, and a few students, 'vampires-to-be'. The group protects its members, supports the students and their master in research and warns other cells of danger or trades with them information.
There can be numerous servants and protectors, who aid the vampire in daylight. Maybe they were promised immortality, even bitten to make them think it is enough, so when they die and are lucky, they will rise. Of course, they are not taught the necessary rituals. Then there are people serving as fodder, of which I learned little, except that many like, or end up liking their fate, and do so for years.
The Lure of Damnation
When discovered, vampires can be surprisingly open about their existence, and willing for discussion. This is how they find new students as well.
I talked to a man, an adventurer-upon-return, who survived an encounter with a vampire. He and his comrades fell to a trap, and were imprisoned. The creature would talk to them, explain its existence, apologize, that it has to feed to survive, and then it fed off them. It made a point, of how easily life's power is lost, and that they will be losing it for every day of their lives… until they die. And thus it would torment them, teasing with immortal life. It must have derived great pleasure from tempting heroes with the Darkness.
My contact was friendly as well. He was very supportive to my research, and interested in its outcomes. He talked at length about his existence, answered most of my questions, and allowed me to study some of his records.
And then, from one day to another, he declared that we shall not speak for a whole year.
Still present, I could see him at times, he refused to exchange even a word. My most reliable and exhaustive resource was at hand, and not reachable. I was dumbfounded, shocked, outraged! Only later that year I began to understand… it was not a whim, but a definite purpose. He teased me, with all that knowledge I so desired, and showed me how fast the time can be. He can wait a year, or a decade, for me it was a torture. Clearly, I was what they call a candidate.
I have found other sources later, but decided to abandon my research. Now, I have put my knowledge on paper, and will forget, if it is possible. It is years, since I have spoken with any of those creatures, and yet I feel their call. And be assured, dear reader: it is not the work of dark magic. It is simply a part of me, a very human part, that yearns to continue, to not feel old age coming, to avoid death…
I pray to the gods for my soul.
(This submission is actually a remake of a remake, of the great Dhampiri ( http://www.strolen.com/guild/index.php/topic,1440.0.html ). The mythical history, the bloodlines, even the Riddles can be integrated here seamlessly. Special thanks belong to the Captain and Siren!)
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Theresa Ortolano was her sister's maid of honor and Jeff Krill was best man.
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