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invizion necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 64 diseños de 29 diseñadores freelance.
Gemstone Auctions
We've been in the jewelry business for over 22 years and now we are giving shoppers the chance to purchase our jewelry at prices well below retail with a new auction based website. Our products are of the highest quality and sourced from around the world, shoppers will be able to compete with each other in our friendly and interactive auctions for the finest jewelry and gemstones. Our website is still in production but we are close to finishing and are in need of a fantastic logo that the world will come to know!
We aim to serve the anyone in the world with our website, however as most of you would guess our main audience is that of 20-50 year old women.
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As some of you may know, the official Forgotten Bookmarks scanner is dying.
I can't really post anything new until I get myself a replacement, so let's have a giveaway instead.
Instead of the usual classic titles, I decided to offer up three choices:
10 Romance paperbacks:
10 SciFi/Fantasy paperbacks:
10 Mystery/Thriller paperbacks:
I'll be picking a different winner for each of the three lots, so if you're interested, let me know which collection of books you'd like in the comments. I'll announce a winner on Tuesday, Jan. 25th at 12:00 PM EST. (tomorrow)
Good luck -
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I'm not saying I was hideous, but looking at this picture is kind of hard and posting it is even harder because I feel like a different person now. It was even hard to FIND a picture of me because of the fact that I did not like to see pictures of myself. I would rationalize and say, "that is a bad picture of me... I don't really look like that." Camera avoidance was key for me.
My problem back then wasn't cookies. Actually cookies, ice cream, having babies and expecting the weight to magically go away was the problem, but I wasn't making cookies back then, so they weren't the main attraction.
The good thing about these pictures is that I bear little resemblance to them now and they are a great motivator for keeping the weight off. I don't have a specific date that all the extra weight I was carrying around magically dropped off, but it was roughly this time of year 8 years ago that I became a lot more comfortable with myself and my weight. It is my 8th weightaversary!
Now for the age old question: How did I do it?
and now it's time for the age old answer: I ate less and I exercised.
My exercise of choice was running. It didn't start out that way. It started out as me frustrated and suddenly ready to get healthy and a double jogger stroller that fatefully fell into my possession. It needed some help from duct tape, but it rolled. I strapped my two girls in the stroller, pulled on my dusty sneakers and started walking. It quickly turned into a daily routine because the girls enjoyed it so much. I started walking to the grocery store, the library, and the post office instead of driving. When we went downhill the girls would yell, "Faster Mommy!" Such good little coaches! I listened and started running down the hills because they got such a thrill out of it.
Pretty quickly I found myself running the whole route and pretty quickly my jeans were literally falling off. A beneficial side effect from running was that I was more aware of how I was fueling my body and a realization that I was using way more fuel than I needed. It felt so good to have energy, to not worry about "if I looked fat in this" and not feel the need to rationalize how bad I looked in pictures.
|my kids cheering me on at my first 10K
|Yes, this is my running uniform :D I HAVE to have my Superman hat when I run!
Well, since starting cookies, some weight has been creeping back on. It's not all from eating cookies, but I am a real stickler for quality control and because I'm so devoted to my craft I simply MUST test
A plain and simple fact about decorated cookies is that they are time consuming and for me, they consume the late night hours when the kids go to sleep. After pulling a cookie all-nighter, the last thing I want to do is wake up and go running. Staying up late also affects the metabolism so cookie-ying is definitely a perfect storm of weight gain potential. In short I have been slacking!
The first purpose of this post is feeling the need to be accountable. I'm writing this because I see that I need to make some changes if I want to continue in my healthier lifestyle. Genetically speaking, my body wants to be fluffy! Hopefully posting this can help me get back on track and since it's taken me a couple of days to write this, I am proud to say I have laced up my sneaks and hit the road both days. {it's already helping me!}
The second purpose of posting this long-winded story/goal setting post is that I really hope it helps someone feel motivated to make healthy changes in their life. If someone told me 8 years ago that I would be a "runner" I would have laughed at them. Now I can't drive by someone running without getting "runner's envy" which is the thought: I want to go for a run right now too! If I can do it, anybody can.
I understand that not everyone can run or will love it, but I have seen the benefits in my life and would LOVE LOVE LOVE if my friends (cookiers and non-cookiers alike) would join me in getting active 30 minutes a day. While I'm not setting a weight goal this time, I am setting a goal of getting my butt moving for 30 minutes, 5 days a week.
So, who's with me? Pick your
My big reward??? Feeling confident at CookieCon in November!
I am doing this. Are you?
* Added 9/3: Because of the enthusiastic response to the fitness challenge, a group has been formed on Facebook to help everyone stay motivated, share their triumphs and struggles, and just plain feel the support of others who are ready to get moving. We're doing this together! XOXO
Join the Sugar Army here! To post your progress and cheer on others.
To read a great motivating post from Cristin of Cristin's Cookies go here!


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Postieboy wrote:This one magpie gave me 42 points on a single ride. I have never seen a magpie be so aggressive or have such a big territory. 20 individual swoops with 11 hits! I knew he was ahead so I turned the camera around becuase I knew it would make interesting viewing!
Season round up - that's the funniest post of the year


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A decomposed body found Friday near an isolated barn in Palmyra Township may be a woman who went missing in Sylvania, Ohio, in September, said Lenawee County Sheriff Jack Welsh.
Experts are to examine dental records on Tuesday to determine if there is a match between the body and Catherine Sackrider, a 58-year-old Indiana woman who disappeared after visiting her daughter in the Toledo area.
Sackrider was last reported seen at about 7 p.m. on Sept. 18 when she started driving toward her home in LaGrange County, Ind. She was reported missing on Sept. 24. Her 2003 Chevrolet Silverado pickup was found the next day, abandoned in Sylvania.
Det. Jake Albright of the Sylvania Township Police Department told the Sturgis Journal in September that no significant clues to Sackrider's disappearance were found in the truck.
The newspaper reported Nov. 1 that a LaGrange County Sheriff's Department detective said there were still no leads or suspects in the woman's disappearance.
Welsh said authorities began looking at a possible connection Friday evening with the body found off Scott Highway near Station Road.
A farmer spreading lime in a plowed corn field noticed the body lying near an unused barn near the edge of the field, Welsh said. Nothing was found with the body to help make an identification, he said.
"There was some evidence of foul play, but I can't reveal what that is," Welsh said Saturday.
An autopsy performed Saturday afternoon did not reveal any obvious causes of death, he said. Toxicology tests may answer how the woman died, he said, but that will take some time.
The focus now is on identifying the victim.
"We thought whoever it was, there would be a missing person somewhere," Welsh said.
At the scene Friday afternoon, he said, a sheriff's department detective recalled publicity about a woman missing from Sylvania in September. A detective from the Sylvania Township department was sent to the scene Friday evening after a contact was made.
"However, there was nothing to be determined 100 percent from the scene because of the condition of the body," Welsh said.
The scene was processed by a team of Michigan State Police experts and the body moved to ProMedica Bixby Hospital by 9 p.m., Welsh said.
If the body is determined to be that of Sackrider, then the investigation and all the evidence recovered from the Palmyra Township scene, will be turned over to Sylvania Township police, Welsh said. If it is not her, he said, the sheriff's department will continue working to identify the victim and how she died.
Sheriff: Body found in Lenawee County field may be that of Indiana woman missing from Sylvania
A decomposed body found Friday near an isolated barn in Palmyra Township may be a woman who went missing in Sylvania, Ohio, in September, said Lenawee County Sheriff Jack Welsh.


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A term to describe a meteroic fall from grace of a high ranking public official mired in political scandal as a result of activity that amounts to political suicide for the official and anyone else that has voluntarily enaged in the activity.
A politician that has been caught mishandling public funds and who then engages in political subterfuge in an attempt to cover up the error is doing a "Duffster Dive".
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The relation between spatial skills and early number knowledge:
The role of the linear number line
Elizabeth A. Gunderson, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago
Gerardo Ramirez, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago
Sian L. Beilock, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago
Susan C. Levine (Co-PI), Department of Psychology, University of Chicago
For the archival version of this research, and the preferred citation, see:
- Gunderson, E. A., Ramirez, G., Beilock, S. L., & Levine, S. C. (2012). The relation between spatial skill and early number knowledge: The role of the linear number line. Developmental Psychology, 48(5), 1229-1241. [DOI]
Evidence that spatial skills support math and science achievement usually comes from assessments with explicit spatial content such as geometry and engineering (e.g., Shea, Lubinski, & Benbow, 2001). Here we propose that spatial skills may also be crucial for success in domains that are less overtly spatial. Specifically, we suggest that spatial skills play a role in the math tackled in early elementary school, as children begin to form a mental representation of numbers. Children's ability to represent numbers linearly on a number line is a critical skill that is related to other skills such as arithmetic calculation (e.g., Booth & Siegler, 2008). We propose that individual differences in early spatial skills influence how quickly children develop a linear mental representation of numbers, and that this representation in turn helps children to succeed on numerical tasks that do not require overt spatial representations.
To support our claims, we present data from two longitudinal studies. First, we show that children's general spatial skills predict improvement of their linear representation of numbers over time. Second, we show that children's early spatial skills predict later non-spatial numerical skills and, moreover, that linear number line representations account for (mediate) this relation. Our results begin to explain how and why spatial skills are related to children's mathematics achievement even in math domains that are not overtly spatial in nature.
Study 1
First- and second-grade students' (N=152, 81 girls, 71 boys) spatial skills, number line knowledge, and math and reading achievement were assessed in a one-on-one session with an experimenter during the first three months of the school year. Students' number line knowledge was assessed again 6 months later.
Number line knowledge was assessed using the 0-1,000 number line task (Siegler & Opfer, 2003). Children were shown a number line (see Figure 1) and the experimenter said, "This number line goes from 0 at this end to 1,000 at this end. If this is 0 and this is 1,000,where would you put N?" The experimenter then held up a card displaying an Arabic numeral, and children responded by drawing a hatch mark through the number line to show the position of that number. Children's score was based on the linearity of their response (the percent of variance explained (R2) by the best-fitting linear model relating children's responses to the number requested).
Figure 1. Graphic depiction of the number line task. The child must draw a hatch mark to indicate where the number goes on the number line (adapted from Siegler & Opfer, 2003).
Spatial skills were assessed using the mental rotation subtest of Thurstone's Primary Test of Mental Abilities (Thurstone, 1938). Math and reading achievement were assessed as control measures, using the Applied Problems and Letter-Word Identification subtests of the nationally-normed Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement (Woodcock, McGrew, & Mather, 2001).
We found that children with higher levels of spatial skill at the beginning of the school year had larger gains in number line knowledge over the course of the year. That is, controlling for children's initial number line knowledge, children's initial spatial skills were a significant predictor of end-of-year number line knowledge (ß=.20, t=2.57, p<.05). In addition, controlling for children's initial scores on standardized tests of math and reading achievement did not change this relation. This suggests that general spatial skills that are involved in representing, maintaining and transforming visual representations may facilitate the formation of the linear mental number line.
Study 2
Forty-two children (25 male, 17 female) participated in Study 2 as part of a larger longitudinal study of child development.
Spatial skills were assessed at age 5.4 (SD=0.2) using the Children's Mental Transformation Task (CMTT; Levine, Huttenlocher, Taylor, & Langrock, 1999). This task requires children to choose which shape would be made by moving two separate pieces together. The CMTT is appropriate for younger children than the Thurstone mental rotation task used in Study 1, but is otherwise similar in content and presentation format.
Number line knowledge was assessed at age 6.3 (SD=0.4) using the 0 to 100 number line task (Siegler & Opfer, 2003), as described in Study 1.
Approximate symbolic calculation skill was assessed at age 8.0 (SD=0.4) using a computerized task in which number symbols are presented and then hidden, and children indicate which side of the screen has a larger total (see Figure 2; adapted from Gilmore, McCarthy, & Spelke, 2007).
Figure 2. Graphic depiction of the approximate symbolic calculation task. Images are presented sequentially and children must respond by saying whether Sarah or John has more cookies.
Vocabulary knowledge was measured as a control variable at age 6.2 (SD=0.6) using the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT-III; Dunn & Dunn, 1997). The PPVT-III requires children to choose one of 4 pictures that matches an orally-presented word.
Our main question was whether children's early spatial skills (age 5) predicted their later approximate symbolic calculation skill (age 8), and if so, whether this relation was mediated by children's number line knowledge at an intermediate time point (age 6). To test this mediation hypothesis, we conducted a series of regressions, controlling for children's vocabulary knowledge at age 6 in all models.
As shown in Figure 3, children's spatial skills at age 5 predicted their approximate symbolic calculation score at age 8 (ß=.32, t=2.21, p<.05). In addition, children's spatial skill at age 5 predicted their number line knowledge at age 6 (ß=.38, t=2.72, p=.01). Finally, when number line knowledge and spatial skills were entered simultaneously as predictors of approximate symbolic calculation score, number line knowledge remained a significant predictor (ß=.50, t=3.44, p=.001) while spatial skills did not (ß=.13, t=0.91, p>.10). Thus, number line knowledge mediates (accounts for) the relation between spatial skills and approximate symbolic calculation.
Figure 3. Mediation analysis based on series of regression models (N=42). All models control for vocabulary knowledge at age 6.
Results from two longitudinal studies converge to reveal a strong relationship between spatial skills, number line knowledge, and math achievement. Both studies are consistent with a causal model in which spatial skills facilitate children's development of a linear numerical representation, which in turn helps them to succeed on non-spatial numerical tasks. Thus, improving children's spatial skills may have positive impacts on their future success in STEM disciplines not only by improving the spatial skills that are necessary in many science and engineering fields, but also by enhancing the numerical skills which form the backbone of the advanced mathematics critical to all STEM fields.
- ♦ Booth, J. L., & Siegler, R. S. (2008). Numerical magnitude representations influence arithmetic learning. Child Development, 79(4), 1016-1031.
- ♦ Dunn, L. M., & Dunn, D. M. (1997). Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (3rd ed.). Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Service.
- ♦ Gilmore, C. K., McCarthy, S. E., & Spelke, E. S. (2007). Symbolic arithmetic knowledge without instruction. Nature, 447, 589-592.
- ♦ Levine, S. C., Huttenlocher, J., Taylor, A., & Langrock, A. (1999). Early sex differences in spatial skill. Developmental Psychology, 35(4), 940-949.
- ♦ Shea, D. L., Lubinski, D., & Benbow, C. P. (2001). Importance of assessing spatial ability in intellectually talented young adolescents: A 20-year longitudinal study. Journal of Educational Psychology, 93(3), 604-614.
- ♦ Siegler, R. S., & Opfer, J. E. (2003). The development of numerical estimation: Evidence for multiple representations of numerical quantity. Psychological Science, 237-243.
- ♦ Thurstone, L. L. (1938). Primary Mental Abilities. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press
- ♦ Woodcock, R. W., McGrew, K. S., & Mather, N. (2001). Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement. Itasca, IL: Riverside Publishing.


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Hello Handlobraesing,
OK, we are making progress here...
So far your crap cells have 0 mAh capacity after a normal charge and a 500 mA discharge, and 0 mAh capacity after a 0.1C charge and 0.2C discharge.
Yet you claim that under a 250 mA constant load they work fine.
It's time to put them in a direct drive light, turn it on and let it run for around 4 hours. Hopefully you have a single cell light. If you need to run a pair of cells, you will have to watch it to make sure you don't ruin your crap cells further by reverse charging.
At the end of this, you will need to jump start the cells to get them to have enough voltage to start the C9000. Once you get the voltage of the cell up to where the C9000 recognizes it, you can run another charge/discharge and see if you get past 0 mAh.


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Prescot Cables 0 Darlington 0
Darlington have now gone three games without a win after being held to a 0-0 draw today despite intense pressure on the Prescot Cables goal.
They dictated the game, enjoying lengthy spells of possession against a club struggling to avoid relegation, but the Merseysiders were stubborn opposition.
They defended in numbers, especially in the closing stages when Martin Gray's side had four up front as they pressed for a winning goal in what was a good reaction to the midweek demoralising defeat to Curzon Ashton.
That result means third-placed Quakers are now playing for a place in the play-offs and today they gained a point on second-top Warrington who lost to Northwich, but Lancaster are now three points behind with a game in hand.
It was a frustrating first half for Darlington, though, as they could not force a breakthrough and did not give Prescot keeper enough to do, but new signing Adam Mitchell did not wait long to make a good first impression.
He arrived yesterday after being released from Sunderland and immediately fired over a handful of crosses with Quakers' game-plan clearly being to play diagonal balls for him to chase up the right wing.
Mitchell is quick and direct and loves to dribble at players, just like Stephen Thompson on the left in what was a 4-4-2 formation which saw Gary Brown moved to central midfield in a reshuffle by Gray.
He dropped David Dowson to the bench while Jordan Robinson is injured with a hamstring strain.
Thompson had Darlington's first chance, breaking into the penalty area after being played in by Amar Purewal, but the play-maker fired wide of the far post.
Prescot's first shot at goal saw an Isac Kusaloka effort bounce wide from 18 yards, though Quakers should've had a free-kick in the build up when Phil Bannister fouled Brown.
To further frustrate Darlington, within minutes Jonny Davis was harshly booked after tripping Kusaloka.
Nathan Fisher went for the spectacular by volleying at goal from 25 yards after Purewal had flicked on a Terry Galbraith forward pass, but the shot was well off target.
Quakers' frustrations were summed up when Thompson had strong appeals for a penalty turned down after being handled by Craig Haynes.
Defender Haynes had a new centre-back partner when Lewis Coyle replaced Antony Shinks, who went down injured.
Darlington centre-back Alan White ended the game with his usual booking, this time when he shoved the ball into Phil Howard's chest just before the defender took a free-kick.
Quakers took a while to get going in the second half, when a goalmouth scramble in the Prescot penalty area ended with Kusaloka goes down injured, though Fisher missed a great chance when he headed wide from a great position after a Terry Galbraith corner, won by Mitchell.
Dowson replaced Fisher, a role reversal from most games, but there was a major let-off for Darlington on 65 minutes.
Phil Howard had only Mark Bell to beat after Alan White misjudged Phil Bannister's pass from the centre-circle, and although the striker took a touch to steady himself his shot was weak and straight at the goalkeeper.
The second change saw Jonny Davis replaced by Dale Hopson, who was soon dispossessed in the penalty thanks to a fine challenge by Prescott captain Jamie McCulloch. Hopson had been too sluggish in possession after fine a direct run through the middle by Thompson.
Thompson, however, did not enjoy his most effective game and he was guilty of an awful free-kick, which was so high over the bar it was out of the ground.
Gray's last change saw Steven Johnson come on for Stephen Harrison in the 78th minute, seeing Quakers change to a three-man defence.
They were really pushing and Purewal looked like he was about to score, but a heavy touch saw the ball run through to the keeper after Dowson's flick.
With five minutes to go it was one-way traffic, though with so many numbers pushing forward Quakers were vulnerable at the back and they almost got caught out.
Striker Phil Howard was allowed time to turn and take a touch in the penalty area after collecting a free-kick, but his shot was narrowly over.
It had been a scare for Darlington, but within seconds Mitchell hit the bar. The effort was probably a cross as it was from a tight angle.
The relentless Darlington pressure concluded at without a goal, though their best chance in the final minute when the Prescot keeper pulled off a brilliant save from Purewal when he headed towards goal from a corner.
Darlington are next in action against Wakefield on Wednesday at Heritage Park.
Bookings: Davis (29, foul), White (45, dissent); McCulloch (49, foul)
Referee: R Holmes
Attendance: 373
Prescot Cables (4-4-2): Mottram; Cairns, Shinks (Coyle 21), Haynes, Foy; Pinto Vierra, McCulloch, Bannister, Gilroy (Jarrett 82); Kusaloka (McGann 90), Howard. Subs (not used): Dempsey, Lowton
Darlington (4-4-2): Bell; Harrison (Johnson 78), Tait, White, Galbraith; A Mitchell, Brown, Davis (Hopson 71), Thompson; Fisher (Dowson 64), Purewal. Subs (not used): Jameson (gk), Wing


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Items where Faculty is "Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture > School of Surveying (until October 2008)"
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Blake, Leslie, Pointing, John and Sinnamon, Tim (2007) Over-regulation and suing the state for negligent legislation. Statute Law Review, 28(3), pp. 218-234. ISSN (print) 0144-3593
Chen, Z., Clements-Croome, D.J., Hong, J., Li, H., Kaluarachchi, Y., Jones, K.G., James, P.A.B., Jentsch, M. and Bahaj, A.S. (2005) A facade casebase for teaching and learning intelligent buildings. In: CISBAT 2005: Renewables in a Changing Climate - Innovation in Building Envelopes and Environmental Systems; 27 - 28 Sep 2005, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Corkindale, J (2006) Efficacite des instruments marchands et planification fonciere: l'experience reglementaire au Royaume Uni. In: Les ressources foncieres: droits de propriete, economie et environment : the VIth international conference, International Center for Research on Environmental Issues; 26-28 Jun 2006, Aix-en-Provence, France. ISBN 9782802734520
Corkindale, John (2007) Planning gain or missed opportunity? The Barker review of land use planning. Economic Affairs, 27(3), pp. 46-51. ISSN (print) 0265-0665
Corkindale, John (2004) Redress for maladministration: the role of economic valuation techniques. Judicial Review, 9(1), pp. 61-71. ISSN (print) 1085-4681
Corkindale, John (2002) The conservation of farmland birds. British Birds, 95(6), pp. 311-312. ISSN (print) 0007-0335
Corkindale, John (2004) The land use planning system: evaluating options for reform. (Discussion Paper) London, UK : Institute of Economic Affairs. 113 p. ISBN 0255365500
Cowling, Eddie, Lewis, Amanda and Sayce, Sarah (2007) Exploring the changing nature of students' attitudes and awareness of the principles of sustainability. In: Built Environment Education Annual Conference (BEECON 2007): Developing competent people; 12 - 13 Sep 2007, London, U.K..
Cowling, Eddie, Lewis, Amanda and Sayce, Sarah (2007) The changing nature of students' attitude and awareness of the principles of sustainability. In: Sustainability in practice: from local to global: making a difference; 06 - 07 Sep 2007, Kingston upon Thames, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Davies, M., Ucci, M., McCarthy, M., Oreszczyn, T., Ridley, I., Mumovic, D., Singh, J. and Pretlove, S. (2004) A review of evidence linking ventillation rates in dwellings and respiratory health - a focus on house dust mites and mould. International Journal of Ventillation, 3(2), pp. 155-168. ISSN (print) 1473-3315
De Leeuw, Aime and Sayce, Sarah L., eds. (1995) Theorie und Praxis der Wertermittlung von Gebauden, Grund und Boden. Peter Lang. 180p. ISBN 9783631492376
Dubben, Nigel (2008) Development properties. In: Hayward, R. E. H., (ed.) Valuation: principles into practice. London, U.K. : EG Books. pp. 359-377. ISBN 9780728205246
Eames, Katherine Ann Teresa (2008) A Langrangian trajectory and isotopic fractionation (FLEXPART-MCIM) approach to modelling the isotopic composition of rainfall over the British Isles. (PhD thesis), University of East Anglia.
Eccles, T (1995) A philosophical review of professionalism in surveying: the public and the private ethic. (Other) Kingston upon Thames, UK : Kingston University. 34 p. (Kingston University School of Surveying Occasional Paper, no. 2) ISBN 1871955114
Eccles, T. (1995) The vocabulary of development. In: De Leeuw, Aime and Sayce, Sarah L., (eds.) Theorie und Praxis der Wertermittlung von Gebauden, Grund und Boden. Peter Lang. pp. 89-108. ISBN 9783631492376
Eccles, T.S. (1998) Book Review of: The Builder Illustrations Index 1843-1883 by Ruth Richardson and Robert Thorne (eds.). Urban History, 25(1), pp. 132-133. ISSN (print) 0963-9268
Eccles, Tim and Holt, Andrew (2001) Accounting for investment properties in the UK: problems of definition and implementation. Briefings in Real Estate Finance, 1(2), pp. 122-134. ISSN (print) 1473-1894
Eccles, Tim (1995) Development education: university and professional obstructions to the training of professionals for development work. In: 12th Interschools Conference on Development: Educating for Real - The Training of Professionals for Development Work; Mar 1995, Oxford, U.K..
Eccles, Tim (1994) Environmental education. Chartered Surveyor Monthly, 4(2), p. 13. ISSN (print) 0964-3311
Eccles, Tim (1995) Green or greedy. Estates Gazette, p. 26. ISSN (print) 0014-1240
Eccles, Tim (1994) How green is the surveyor?: surveying and environmentalism. Kingston upon Thames, UK : Kingston University. 11p. (Kingston University School of Surveying Ocassional Paper, no. 5) ISBN 1871955068
Eccles, Tim (1994) Metrication. Estates Gazette(9419), p. 60. ISSN (print) 0014-1240
Eccles, Tim (1996) Misguided criticism. Chartered Surveyor Monthly, 5(5), p. 19. ISSN (online) 0964-3311
Eccles, Tim (1993) Non-cognate conversion courses. Estates Gazette(9342), p. 60. ISSN (print) 0014-1240
Eccles, Tim (1995) Sharing, caring. Estates Gazette, p. 22. ISSN (print) 0014-1240
Eccles, Tim (1996) Why we need those EU 'restrictions'. Property Week, pp. 18-19. ISSN (print) 1354-1471
Eccles, Tim (1996) Xenophobic outburst? Estates Gazette, 9610, p. 55. ISSN (print) 0014-1240
Eccles, Tim (1994) The great green con: surveying and environmentalism. (Other) Kingston upon Thames, U.K. : School of Surveying, Kingsston University. 53 p. (Kingston University School of Surveying Occasional Paper, no. 6) ISBN 1871955076
Eccles, Tim (1994) An investigation into the learning experience of overseas students. Education News(3), p. 3. ISSN (print) 1350-9225
Eccles, Tim (1994) An investigation into the learning styles of overseas students: a case study for the teaching of built environment studies in British universities. In: ISSED '94: Staff and student development in a multi-cultural setting; 15 - 18 Jun 1994, Cape Town, South Africa. (Unpublished)
Eccles, Tim (1995) A modern history of the labour process in the British construction history. Kingston upon Thames, UK : Kingston University. 46p. (Kingston University School of Surveying Occasional Paper, no. 4) ISBN 1871955106
Eccles, Tim (1997) A new management theory for professional organizations. In: Greenhalgh, Brian, (ed.) Practice management for land, construction and property professionals. London, UK : E & FN Spon. pp. 42-49. ISBN 0419213708
Eccles, Tim (1996) The professional concept of value within the built environment: a conceptual critique. Environments by Design, 1(1), pp. 39-52. ISSN (print) 1352-8564
Eccles, Tim (1993) The vocabulary and culture of the valuation. In: European Real Estate Conference: An Agenda for Research; 15 - 16 Jul 1993, Reading, U.K..
Eccles, Timothy and Holt, Andrew (2000) Accounting for property in the UK: the contradicting legal and professional framework paradigms. In: Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Cutting Edge 2000; 6-8 Sep 2000, London, U.K.. ISBN 1842190318
Eccles, Timothy and Holt, Andrew (2001) Accounting for property in the UK: the legal and professional framework. Journal of Corporate Real Estate, 3(2), pp. 132-149. ISSN (print) 1463-001X
Eccles, Timothy and Holt, Andrew (2003) Accounting practice in the post-Enron era: the implications for financial statements in the property industry. Briefings in Real Estate Finance, 2(4), pp. 326-340. ISSN (print) 1473-1894
Eccles, Timothy and Holt, Andrew (2001) Accounting standards and the property manager: a case study. Property Management, 19(5), pp. 417-433. ISSN (online) 0263-7472
Eccles, Timothy and Holt, Andrew (2002) Accounting versus surveying: value as a professional paradigm. In: Federation Internationale des Geometres / International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) 22nd International Congress 2002; 19-26 Apr 2002, Washington DC, U.S..
Eccles, Timothy (1996) Book Review of: Mixed-use development: concept and realities by the Department of Land Management and Development, University of Reading. Environments by Design, 1(2), pp. 222-223. ISSN (print) 1352-8564
Eccles, Timothy (1999) Book Review of: Trade unions and the management of industrial conflict by Rosemary Aris. International Labor and Working-Class History, 56, pp. 143-145. ISSN (print) 0147-5479
Eccles, Timothy (1995) Educating the "essential management tool": quantity surveyors in an international context. In: ICEC/AIQS International Symposium "Construction Economics - The Essential Management Tool"; 21 - 23 May 1995, Queensland, Australia.
Eccles, Timothy (1996) Environmental business strategies as green fakes: the surveying profession. In: 1996 Business Strategy and the Environment Conference; 19 - 20 Sep 1996, Leeds, U.K.. ISBN 1872677096
Eccles, Timothy (1996) Eurosceptic lacks economic proof. Property Week, p. 12. ISSN (print) 1354-1471
Eccles, Timothy and Holt, Andrew (2005) Financial statements and corporate accounts: the conceptual framework. Property Management, 23(5), pp. 374-387. ISSN (print) 0263-7472
Eccles, Timothy (1998) How the land lies. Property Week, p. 22. ISSN (print) 1354-1471
Eccles, Timothy (1996) Imperialism is out in the caring nineties. Property Week, p. 23. ISSN (print) 1354-1471
Eccles, Timothy and Holt, Andrew (2001) International Accounting Standards: a paradigm shift for corporate real estate? Journal of Corporate Real Estate, 4(1), pp. 66-82. ISSN (print) 1463-001X
Eccles, Timothy (1996) Private lines. Building, p. 25. ISSN (print) 0007-3318
Eccles, Timothy (2001) Professional boundaries. Environments by Design, 4(1), pp. 2-4. ISSN (print) 1352-8564
Eccles, Timothy (2002) Professional development: balancing globalism, sustainability and tradition. In: ICEC 2002: Environmental and Economic Sustainability - 3rd World congress on cost engineering, project management and quantity surveying incorporating the 6th Pacific association of Quantity Surveyors Congress (PAQS); 14 - 18 Apr 2002, Melbourne, Australia. (Unpublished)
Eccles, Timothy (2008) Professional identity in high modernity: the English building industry. In: Refleksyjny Aktor a Zmiany Spoleczne i Kulturowe; 29 Oct 2008, Warsaw, Poland. (Unpublished)
Eccles, Timothy (1995) Professional language, professional culture and university education: the case of quantity surveying. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 8(3), pp. 305-315. ISSN (print) 0790-8318
Eccles, Timothy (2000) Professionals and professionalism. Environments by Design, 3(2), pp. 2-5. ISSN (print) 1352-8564
Eccles, Timothy, Sayce, Sarah and Smith, Judy (1999) Property and construction economics. London, U.K. : International Thomson Business. 202p. ISBN 1861521588
Eccles, Timothy, Holt, Andrew and Fell-Smith, Wesley (2005) Revenue recognition and real estate companies: a preliminary analysis. Briefings in Real Estate Finance, 4(3), pp. 245-270. ISSN (print) 1473-1894
Eccles, Timothy (1996) Selling off the silver? Estates Gazette, 9627, p. 63. ISSN (print) 0014-1240
Eccles, Timothy (1996) There's nothing great about being 'Great'. Property Week, pp. 12-13. ISSN (print) 1354-1471
Eccles, Timothy (1994) Valuation in Europe: some educational issues. In: European Real Estate Society: First Conference; 9-11 Nov 1994, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Eccles, Timothy (1994) Water: public resource and private asset. In: Protection and management of water resources through land use planning; 16 - 17 Jun 1994, Strasbourg, France.
Eccles, Timothy (1998) Why the National Audit Office is right to lambast PFI. Building, p. 27. ISSN (print) 0007-3318
Eccles, Timothy (1995) The education and sustainability paradox. In: Sustainable Development: Counting the Cost - Maximising the Value; 13 - 17 Aug 1995, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Eccles, Timothy (2002) The final curtain. Environments by Design, 4(2), pp. 2-3. ISSN (print) 1352-8564
Eccles, Timothy S. (2007) Collaboration and innovation within professions: the case of the UK construction industry. In: IACCM EMEA 2007 Collaborate to Innovate conference: 3rd International Symposium on Commercial Management; 07 - 09 Nov 2007, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Ellison, Louise and Sayce, Sarah (2007) Assessing sustainability in the existing commercial property stock: establishing sustainability criteria relevant for the commercial property investment sector. Property Management, 25(3), pp. 287-304. ISSN (online) 0263-7472
Ellison, Louise, Sayce, Sarah and Smith, Judy (2007) Socially responsible property investment: quantifying the relationship between sustainability and investment property worth. Journal of Property Research, 24(3), pp. 191-219. ISSN (print) 0959-9916
Ervo, Laura, Pointing, John and Blake, Leslie (2008) Fair trial as discourse: the new Scandinavian communicative court culture contrasted with the decline of 'orality' in the English legal system. In: Curriculum, language and the law; 18-21 Sep 2008, Dubrovnik, Croatia. (Unpublished)
Ghiassee, Barham (2002) Nuclear terrorism & the environment. e-law(8), ISSN (print) 1475-7176
Ghiassee, Barham (2004) The long arm of environmental law. Estates Gazette(420), pp. 162-163. ISSN (print) 0014-1240
Ghiassee, N.B. (1986) Vapour-pressure equations for solid and liquid UF[sub]6. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 139(3), pp. 284-286. ISSN (print) 0022-3115
Gomes, Manuel and Lewis, Amanda (2007) C-SCAIPE and the decade: from local to global. In: Sustainability in practice: from local to global: making a difference; 06 - 07 Sep 2007, Kingston upon Thames, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Goodhew, Steve, Pilkington, Brian and Wilkinson, Dennis (2002) Listing traditional vernacular buildings has been detrimental to their condition. (Discussion Paper) London, U.K. : Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. 50 p.
Gullino, S. (2008) Urban regeneration in Baltimore: can CitiStat be one of the answers to build more social inclusive processes? In: Bucher, Ulrike and Finca, Maros, (eds.) The electronic city. Future urban research in Europe 1. Berlin, Germany : Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag. pp. 247-254. ISBN 9783830514527
Gullino, Silvia (2008) Book review of 'Partnership, collaborative planning and urban regeneration,' by John McCarthy. European Planning Studies, 16(7), pp. 1007-1008. ISSN (print) 0965-4313
Gullino, Silvia (2006) La rigenerazione urbana fra strategie passate e future : Urban regeneration between past and future strategies. In: Morandi, Corinna and Gullino, Silvia, (eds.) Milano: esercizi di urban design: exercises in urban design. Limena, Italy : LibreriaClup. pp. 17-24. ISBN 8870909093
Gullino, Silvia (2008) Mixed communities as a means of achieving sustainable communities: a comparison between US experiences and UK policy intentions. Local Economy, 23(3), pp. 127-135. ISSN (print) 0269-0942
Gullino, Silvia, Haworth, Anna and Raco, Mike (2007) Urban regeneration and sustainable communities: insights from the British experience. Milan, Italy : Libreria Clup. 95p. ISBN 9788870909685
Holt, Andrew and Eccles, Timothy (2001) Accounting for leasehold property in the UK: a triumph of substance over form? Journal of Corporate Real Estate, 3(3), pp. 232-247. ISSN (print) 1463-001X
Holt, Andrew and Eccles, Timothy (2004) Traversing professional paradigms: property profession involvement in accounting standards. (Working Paper) Kingston upon Thames, U.K. : School of Accounting and Finance, Kingston University. 19 p. (School of Accounting and Finance Working Paper, no. 2004/01)
Jones, Keith and Kaluarachchi, Yamuna (2007) Operational factors affecting strategic partnering in UK social housing. Engineering Construction & Architectural Management, 14(4), pp. 334-345. ISSN (print) 0969-9988
Jones, Keith and Kaluarachchi, Yamuna (2008) Performance measurement and benchmarking of a major innovation programme. Benchmarking : an international journal, 15(2), pp. 124-136. ISSN (print) 1463-5771
Jones, Keith and Kaluarachchi, Yamuna (2007) Promoting innovative technologies in the housing sector in the UK. In: CME 25 Construction Management and Economics: Past, Present and Future; 16 - 18 Jul 2007, Reading, U.K..
Kaluarachchi, Y., James, P.A.B., Jentsch, M.F. and Bahaj, A.S. (2005) Building facades: issues of sustainability, maintenance and refurbishment. In: EPSRC SUE Vision into Action; 28 Feb - 02 Mar 2005, Birmingham, U.K..
Kaluarachchi, Y., Jones, K., James, P., Jentsch, M., Bahaj, A. S., Clements-Croome, D. and Gann, D. (2005) Building facades: sustainability, maintenance and refurbishment. Proceedings of the Institute of Civil Engineers: Engineering Sustainability, 158(ES2), pp. 89-95. ISSN (print) 1478-4629
Kaluarachchi, Y. and Jones, K. (2006) The relevance of innovative environment technologies in the sustainable refurbishment of the social housing sector in UK. In: World Conference on Accelerating Excellence in the Built Environment (WCAEBE 2006); 02 - 04 Oct 2006, Birmingham, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Kaluarachchi, Yamuna and Jones, Keith (2008) Accelerating innovation in the built environment by research and education in the UK. In: Building Resilience: CIB International Conference on Building Education and Research; 11 - 15 Feb 2008, Sri Lanka. ISBN 9781905732364
Kaluarachchi, Yamuna and Jones, Keith (2008) Accelerating innovation in the social housing sector in the UK. In: COBRA 2008: RICS Construction and Building Research Conference; 04 - 05 Sep 2008, Dublin, Ireland. ISBN 9781842194348
Kaluarachchi, Yamuna and Jones, Keith (2004) Benchmarking Egan compliance in social housing in UK: using case studies from Amphion housing programme. In: Housing Studies Association Spring Conference 2004: Transforming social housing; 15 - 16 Apr 2004, Sheffield, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Kaluarachchi, Yamuna and Jones, Keith (2004) Improving the delivery of social housing in UK: using the Amphion initiative as a case study. In: 20th Annual ARCOM Conference; 01 - 03 Sep 2004, Edinburgh, U.K.. ISBN 0953416194 (Unpublished)
Kaluarachchi, Yamuna and Jones, Keith (2006) A sustainable maintenance and refurbishment strategy for the residential sector in UK. In: XXXIV IAHS World Congress Sustainable Housing Design: Emphasizing Urban Housing; 20 - 23 Sep 2006, Naples, Italy. (Unpublished)
Kaluarachchi, Yamuna D. and Jones, Keith (2007) Monitoring of a strategic partnering process: the Amphion experience. Construction Management and Economics, 25(10), pp. 1053-1061. ISSN (print) 0144-6193
Kızıl, M., Ozbayrak, M. and Papadopoulou, T. C. (2006) Evaluation of dispatching rules for cellular manufacturing. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 28(9-10), pp. 985-992. ISSN (print) 0268-3768
Malcom, Rosalind and Pointing, John (2005) Food law EU v UK? New Law Journal, 155(7184), pp. 1034-1035. ISSN (print) 0306-6479
McCluskey, William J., Plimmer, Frances A.S, and Connellan, Owen P. (2002) Property tax banding: a solution for developing countries. Assessment Journal, 9(2), pp. 37-47. ISSN (print) 1073-8568
McFarland, Olga and Sayce, Sarah (2008) Linking accurate data capture with unlocking land. In: AGI GeoCumminty '08 - 'Shaping a changing world'; 23 - 25 Sep 2008, Stratford-upon-Avon, U.K..
Morandi, Corinna and Gullino, Silvia, eds. (2006) Milano: esercizi di urban design: exercises in urban design. Limena, Italy : LibreriaClup. 138p. ISBN 8870909093
Ozbayrak, Mustafa, Papadopoulou, Theopisti and Akgun, Melek (2007) Systems dynamics modelling of a manufacturing supply chain system. Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 15(10), pp. 1338-1355. ISSN (print) 1569-190X
Ozbayrak, Mustafa, Papadopoulou, Theopisti C. and Samaras, Efstartios (2006) A flexible and adaptable planning and control system for an MTO supply chain system. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 22(5-6), pp. 557-585. ISSN (print) 0736-5845
Ozbayrak, Mustafa, Papadopoulou, Theopisti C. and Samaras, Efstartios (2005) A flexible and adaptable planning and control system for an MTO supply chain. In: 15th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing; 18 - 20 Jul 2005, Bilbao, Spain.
Papadopoulou, T C and Mousavi, A (2007) Dynamic job-shop lean scheduling and CONWIP shop-floor control using software agents. In: International Conference on Agile Manufacturing (ICAM 2007); 09 - 11 Jul 2007, Durham, U.K.. ISBN 9780863418167
Papadopoulou, T. and Mousavi, A. (2007) Performance modelling of dynamic lean job-shops with basestock shop-floor control using intelligent software agents. In: 5th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR07); 11 - 13 Sep 2007, Leicester, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Papadopoulou, T.C. and Mousavi, A. (2007) Control of constant work-in-progress in dynamic lean job shops using a multi-agent system approach. International Journal of Agile Manufacturing, 10(2), pp. 19-28. ISSN (print) 1536-2639
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Plimmer, Frances, Daly, Jacqui, Gronow, Stuart and Jenkins, Davie (2003) Consumer behaviour in the validation of residential property: a comparative study in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia. Property Management, 21(5), pp. 295-314. ISSN (online) 0263-7472
Plimmer, Frances (2002) Mutual recognition of professional qualifications. Property Management, 20(2), pp. 114-136. ISSN (online) 0263-7472
Plimmer, Frances, McCluskey, William and Connellan, Owen (2002) Valuation banding - an international property tax solution? Journal of Property Investment & Finance, 20(1), pp. 68-83. ISSN (print) 1463-578X
Plimmer, Frances and McGill, Greg (2004) An examination into the effects of land value taxation in the UK: an update of the Whitstable case studies. (Working Paper) Cambridge, MA, USA : The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. 123 p.
Pointing, John (2000) Case note: Falmouth & Truro Port Health Authority v South-West Water Ltd: have specific works notices finally run their course? Environmental Law and Management, 12(3), pp. 99-103. ISSN (print) 1067-6058
Pointing, John (2005) Crime and punishment. Estates Gazette(521), pp. 134-135. ISSN (print) 0014-1240
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Pointing, John (2005) Food crime and food safety: trading in bushmeat-is new legislation needed? Journal of Criminal Law, 69(1), pp. 42-49. ISSN (print) 0022-0183
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Sam Webb on Hakeem Flowers, Kris Frost, and Jack Tabb
For anyone who didnt listened to recruiting roundup this morning, Sam Webb stated that he believes that Michigan currently leads for Frost and Flowers and if they picked today, both would pick Michigan. He also stated that it is his opinion that it is down between us and UNC for Tabb's services. Just a little more good news for the holidays.


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The University of Florida women's tennis team captured the Southeastern Conference overall championship outright with a 4-1 victory against South Carolina at Carolina Tennis Center Saturday afternoon in the regular season finale for both teams.
The second-ranked Gators improved to 18-1 overall and a perfect 11-0 in SEC action, extending their regular-season win streak against league foes to 35 and carry their 13-match win streak into the SEC Tournament which gets underway on Thurs., April 19 in Oxford, Miss. Florida earned the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye in the 12-team event.
Florida actually trailed early in the match against the Gamecocks (14-7, 5-6 SEC), who took the doubles point by winning on Courts 1 and 3.
The Gators, however, stormed back and won the first four singles matches to claim the team victory before the rest of the matches were abandoned once the dual match outcome had been decided.
The Gators have won the SEC regular-season title 26 times in the 33 years the league has sponsored women's tennis. Florida marched through the regular-season with an undefeated league record (11-0) for the third consecutive season and the 21st time in program history. The Gators have won more SEC women's tennis crowns than any other women's team at any school in any sport.
Lauren Embree and Joanna Mather won their doubles match on court two, 8-5, and extended their streak to 16 in a row. South Carolina captured the decision on the other two courts, halting UF's run on court one where Sofie Oyen and Allie Will were upset, 8-3, and saw their 14-match run come to an end. SC claimed the doubles point with a 9-8 (7-2) decision on court three against Olivia Janowicz and Caroline Hitimana.
On the singles court, Embree won her 12th straight match with a 6-1, 6-1 victory against Jaklin Alawi and tied the team scoring at 1-all. Mather followed with a similar score on court three and gave UF a 2-1 lead, before Alexandra Cercone posted a 6-2, 6-1 victory on court five for a 3-1 advantage. Will provided the clinching dual match win as she polished off 6-0, 6-3 decision against Anya Morgina on court one and secure the Gator victory.
No. 2 Florida at No. 27 South Carolina
Carolina Tennis Center * Columbia, S.C.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Final Score: Florida 4, South Carolina 1
Doubles (Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3)
1. #67 Alawi/Stojic, USC, def. #1 Allie Will/Sofie Oyen, UF, 8-3
2. #16 Lauren Embree/Joanna Mather, UF, def. Kanakova/Morgina, USC, 8-5
3. Andersson/Pereira, USC, def. Olivia Janowicz/Caroline Hitimana, UF, 9-8 (7-2)
Singles (Order of Finish: 2, 3, 5, 1)
1. #1 Allie Will, UF, def. #40 Anya Morgina, USC, 6-0, 6-3
2. #10 Lauren Embree, UF, def. #85 Jaklin Alawi, USC, 6-1, 6-1
3. #21 Joanna Mather, UF, def. Dominika Kanakova, USC, 6-1, 6-1
4. #88 Dijana Stojic, USC, vs. #48 Sofie Oyen, UF, 4-6, 2-3 susp.
5. #73 Alexandra Cercone, UF, def. Adriana Pereira, USC, 6-2, 6-1
6. Josefin Andersson, USC, vs. #123 Caroline Hitimana, UF, 2-6, 1-1 susp.
Records: Florida 18-1, 11-0 SEC; South Carolina 14-7, 5-6 SEC
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NUT16: Nutrition Diplomate #16 - Nutritional Considerations in Cardiovascular Health
Juanee Surprise, RN, DC, DAAPM, NMD, DCCN, DCBCN, BCIM graduated summa cum laude from Life University in 1981. She was the first chiropractor to obtain 3 Diplomate certificates in nutrition. Dr. Surprise developed the syllabus used by three Chiropractic college nutrition diplomate programs since 1995 and is currently the lead instructor for the NWHSU program. In addition to being host of her own talk show "2 Your Health" for a number of years, she co-authored the chapter on nutrition in the text, Contemporary Chiropractic, and has written articles published in various venues. In addition to the diplomate classes she also teaches classes on nutrition, chiropractic techniques, and CA duties. Dr. Surprise has served the profession as President of the ACA Council on Nutrition and the former American Chiropractic Board of Nutrition, and she is currently Secretary of the Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition. She is in private practice in Denton, TX.
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Analysis of fires involving smoking materials (i.e., tobacco products), including recent trends, data from other countries, and what materials are most often ignited.
In 2011, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 90,000 smoking-material fires in the U.S., largely unchanged from 90,800 in 2010. These fires resulted in an estimated 540 civilian deaths, 1,640 civilian injuries and $621 million in direct property damage; deaths were down substantially from the year before.
Home structure fires dominated all these measures of loss except for fire incidents. In 2011, an estimated 17,600 smoking-material home structure fires caused 490 civilian deaths (19% of all home structure fire deaths), 1,370 civilian injuries and $516 million in direct property damage. The other 72,400 smoking-material fires in 2011 were mostly outdoor fires (60,200 fires in trash, vegetation and other outdoor combustibles).
Estimates of fires reported to U.S. municipal fire departments are based on data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) and the NFPA annual survey. "Smoking materials" are lighted tobacco products but do not include lighting implements such as matches and lighters. Smoking materials are identified under heat source, and estimates include a proportional share of fires coded as heat source unknown or as unknown between smoking material and open flame source.
The long-term trend in smoking-material fires has been down, by 73% from 1980 to 2011, helped by the decline in smoking, the effect of standards and regulations that have made mattresses and upholstered furniture more resistant to cigarette ignition, and more recently, the adaption of fire-safe cigarette requirements throughout the country.
Reduced ignition strength ("fire safe") cigarettes appear to be the principal reason for a 30% decline in smoking-material fire deaths from 2003-2011. Canada and all U.S. states have passed laws or other requirements that all cigarettes sold must have sharply reduced ignition strength (ability to start fires), as determined by ASTM Standard E2187-04. A simple projection linking the percentage decline in fires or fire deaths to the percentage of smokers covered suggested that when the law was fully effective across the entire country (in late 2011), the reduction in fire deaths should reach 30%, relative to levels in 2003, the last year before the fire-safe cigarette law was effective in any state. This year's report included 2011 fire experience, and as predicted in our last report estimated fire deaths were 30% lower than in 2003. During the same period, the number of smokers fell by only about 4% (as a larger decline in the percent of people who smoke was largely offset by the increase in the U.S. population). Changes in cigarette-ignition resistance in mattresses and upholstered furniture had been underway for more than two decades by 2003, for products whose typical product life is only 10-15 years. It seems clear that the change in the cigarette has been the principal driver in the 30% decline in smoking-material fire deaths.
Trash, mattresses and bedding, and upholstered furniture, are the items most commonly ignited in smoking-material home fires. Excluding trash, these items also account for most associated fire deaths. Three-quarters of civilian deaths due to smoking-material fires involved fires that started in bedrooms (40%) or in living rooms, family rooms, and dens (35%).
One out of four fatal victims of smoking-material fires is not the smoker whose cigarette started the fire.
The risk of dying in a home structure fire caused by smoking materials rises with age until age 85, then declines slightly. Nearly half (46%) of fatal home smoking-material-fire victims were age 65 or older, compared to their 13% share of the population. Older adults (age 65 and over) are less likely to smoke than younger adults. Therefore, their high rates of smoking-material fire deaths per million people are even more noteworthy.
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Companies are awash in data. In fact, Science Daily reported that 90% of the world's data was generated over the last two years. Capturing, integrating, and analyzing massive amounts of data from both social media interactions and traditional in-house systems demands a shift to in-memory processing.
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With Oracle's new SPARC M6-32 systems, customers can now run entire applications in memory. Based on the SPARC M6 12-core processor, these systems have a staggering 32 terabytes of system memory and up to 384 processor cores with 8-threads per core. The SPARC M6-32 provides twice the memory capacity of IBM Power servers and delivers extreme in-memory compute performance for large-scale, mission-critical workloads and databases. And it offers the highest levels of system availability for core business applications.
In-Memory Application Modules
To take advantage of the real-time capabilities of the SPARC M6, Oracle is redesigning specific modules in its ERP stack, including Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, and Siebel applications by adding new in-memory analytic features. This allows customers to analyze unprecedented volumes of data in real-time to create forecasting models and "what-if" scenarios to better understand and manage their business.
Ganesh Ramamurthy, Oracle vice president of Engineering explains, "We have taken essential features of the new hardware platform and married that with in-memory application capabilities. There are 3072 hardware threads on this M6-32 platform combined with 32 terabytes of memory. That is at the peak in the industry— nobody else is doing this stuff."
Most Efficient Virtualization Technologies
With the SPARC M6-32 system, we have doubled the number of cores and doubled the performance of the machine. Plus, customers with SPARC M5-32 servers can add SPARC M6 processors to their existing systems.
Masood Heydari, SVP Engineering
There are two models for utilizing a machine with this kind of massive capability: First, a single image of the operating system where all 32 terabytes of memory can be allocated to a single application. Second, and more typically, customers can virtualize the machine by carving it up and assigning different parts of the machine to different applications. This allows you to put multiple tiers of an application on the same machine, or put different applications, different users, and different departments on the same machine and isolate them from each other by virtualizing them.
Using the industry's most comprehensive suite of built-in, no cost virtualization technologies, these systems help maximize IT resources and bring new levels of server utilization and efficiency to market. They can be virtualized using Oracle VM Server for SPARC "LDoms" (which is hypervisor-based virtualization); using Oracle Solaris Zones (OS virtualization); and through electrically isolated Dynamic Domains (hardware partitioning), which is the highest level of isolation possible.
Benefits of Software Defined Networking
With the adoption of cloud computing, customers are employing virtualization widely in their data centers and starting to understand the benefits of Software Defined Networking (SDN). High-speed networking design affects how easily applications connect, how fast they can talk to each other, and how much that costs. Building a low-latency, high-bandwidth network is extremely complex and expensive to acquire and maintain. Even simple 10Gb Ethernet enterprise networks can run in the millions of dollars.
With Oracle's SPARC M6-32, customers have a 24 terabit-per-second interconnect inside a single system, with 150 ns latency, to network virtualized applications. Oracle also provides the virtual networking tools to control the architecture. This class of networking is not possible with the conventional out-of-the-server approach. This is just one more example of the efficiency and cost savings that come from the technology advances in Oracle's SPARC M6-32 server.
SPARC/Solaris Roadmap Continuity
Masood Heydari, senior vice president of Engineering for Oracle's SPARC systems development, says that customers purchase these high-end machines with the intent of using them over a long period of time and with the expectation that they can be upgraded to improve performance.
"So from a capability perspective, in terms of throughput, in terms of memory bandwidth, in terms of I/O capability, it was designed with that upgrade in mind," says Heydari. "With the SPARC M6-32 system, we have doubled the number of cores and doubled the performance of the machine. Plus, customers with SPARC M5-32 servers can add SPARC M6 processors to their existing systems."
Oracle also continues a long-standing tradition and commitment to SPARC customers with its Oracle Solaris Binary compatibility application guarantee. That guarantee ensures that a customer's existing Solaris-based applications will run unmodified on the new SPARC M6 systems.
Oracle SuperCluster M6-32 Engineered System
The SPARC M6-32 server is also the core building block of Oracle's new SuperCluster M6-32 engineered system. This top-of-the-line Oracle SuperCluster system is the biggest, most scalable, and fastest engineered system from Oracle.
Combining powerful virtualization technologies and unique Oracle Exadata storage and Oracle Exalogic software optimizations, the Oracle SuperCluster M6-32 is designed to run the full range of mission-critical database and enterprise applications on a single system in a consolidated or private cloud environment. SuperCluster M6-32 scales up to 32 processors and 32 terabytes of memory for breakthrough in-memory application performance.
In describing the SuperCluster M6-32, Ramamurthy adds, "What is unique to the M6-32 platform is the combination of big memory hardware and in-memory application software. This engineering allows customers to run a number of Oracle applications in memory on the SuperCluster platform and achieve performance levels never seen before."
Transforming Social Data into Business Intelligence
Nearly 2.8 zettabytes of data was created in 2012 and that number will double again by 2015, according to the consultancy firm IDC.
Having the ability to sort through social media data from an unstructured data source like Hadoop and meld key bits of information with a traditional OLTP database is one more emerging trend for in-memory systems like the SPARC M6-32.
The financial industry is are already mining its website logs to understand what their customers are interested in and combining that data with their online trading activities to provide their customers with timely recommendations and personalized tips. That process usually involves moving some portion of the unstructured data into a structured database, like Oracle Database, and then joining that data to do some analytics—a process easily handled by the new SPARC M6 systems.
The Most Powerful SPARC Server Family
In the past, Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) systems have had substantial price premiums due to the technology required to achieve high performance across dozens of processors and associated shared memory. Oracle's SPARC M6-32 is the SMP server that changes all that. By leveraging a common set of technologies across product lines, the price/performance metric of a SPARC M6-32 server with 32 processors is similar to Oracle's SPARC T5 server with 2, 4 or 8 processors. This kind of price/performance is unprecedented and allows customers to choose the best system for their applications without having to weigh the financial burden of the big system memory option.
This represents a major shift in the paradigm of large-scale computing. Customers interested in deploying large data-intensive applications might consider a cluster of X86-based systems thinking that would be the most cost effective way to build their infrastructure. But a scaled-out architecture like that, with dozens of 2-processor systems in multiple racks connected with high-speed network switches would be considerably more complex, inefficient, and costly than a single SMP server. Just one of Oracle's SPARC M6-32 servers with 32 processors has 5 times the performance of a cluster with 64 two-processor X86-systems, but still costs 20% less. This type of price/performance will completely change the way CIOs look at their computing infrastructures.
The new Oracle SPARC M6-32 server doubles the throughput performance of the previous generation SPARC M5-32 systems to easily accommodate large-scale business critical workloads. With the new SPARC M6-32 server and Oracle SuperCluster M6-32 engineered systems, customers have the ability to host entire applications or databases in system memory to realize breakthrough performance results for their Oracle software and large-scale mission critical workloads.
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EPA, DOE Announce New Steps to Strengthen Energy Star
Release Date: 03/19/2010
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today outlined a series of steps to further strengthen the trusted Energy Star program. This action comes at a critical time for American consumers, many of whom struggle to keep up with their monthly energy bills. In addition to third-party testing already underway, EPA and DOE have launched a new two-step process to expand testing of Energy Star qualified products. This week, DOE began testing of some of the most commonly used appliances, which account for more than 25 percent of a household's energy bill, and both agencies are now developing a system to test all products that earn the Energy Star label. The steps are part of an overall effort by the Obama Administration to improve the energy efficiency of homes and appliances to save families money.
"Energy efficiency is more important than ever to American families," said Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation. "As our economy gets back on its feet, Energy Star is an easy way for consumers to save money and help fight climate change."
"Consumers have long trusted the Energy Star brand for products that will save them energy and save them money," said Cathy Zoi, DOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. "The steps we're taking now will further strengthen and improve the program, building on the results that consumers have come to expect."
Consumers can feel confident in Energy Star because in 2009 alone, Americans, with the help of Energy Star, saved enough energy to avoid greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 30 million cars — all while saving nearly $17 billion on their utility bills.
Taking Action: The Obama Administration Strengthens Testing and Enforcement
EPA and DOE are taking aggressive action to promote confidence in the Energy Star brand through both testing and enforcement.
Testing. EPA and DOE have launched a two-step process to expand testing of Energy Star qualified products:
- · DOE began tests this week on six of the most common product types: freezers, refrigerator-freezers, clothes washers, dishwashers, water heaters and room air conditioners. DOE will test approximately 200 basic models at third-party, independent test laboratories over the next few months.
· EPA and DOE are also developing an expanded system that will require all products seeking the Energy Star label to be tested in approved labs and require manufacturers to participate in an ongoing verification testing program that will ensure continued compliance.
Enforcement. EPA and DOE have taken a series of actions in recent months to ensure compliance with both Energy Star and DOE's appliance efficiency standards, including taking action against 35 manufacturers in the past four months. The Energy Star program helps consumers identify the products that are highly energy efficient and will save them money on utility costs, while DOE's minimum appliance efficiency standards apply to all appliances and set a baseline energy efficiency levels for appliances.
· 7/23/09 -- DOE issued a subpoena to AeroSys Inc. to obtain the necessary test data to determine whether certain air conditioners and heat pumps comply with the applicable energy conservation standards.
- · 12/9/09 -- DOE announced that it would be aggressively enforcing reporting requirements that manufacturers are required to submit to the department certifying the energy use of residential appliance models and compliance with energy efficiency standards. DOE offered manufacturers a 30-day window to submit complete and accurate reports to the department. During that period, DOE received energy use reports from 160 different manufacturers, covering more than 600,000 residential products.
- · 1/28/10 -- DOE initiated enforcement actions against four showerhead manufacturers who failed to certify 116 product models as meeting the federal water conservation standards.
The Energy Star program already has a comprehensive system in place to ensure consumer confidence that products carrying the Energy Star label actually save energy and save them money. Specifically:
- · To receive an Energy Star label, manufacturers must submit data to the federal government showing that their product meets a set of clear, measurable energy efficiency program requirements outlined on http://www.energystar.gov
- · DOE and EPA conduct "off the shelf" and third-party testing of a wide range of products bearing the Energy Star label. For example:
- o All Energy Star qualified windows, doors, and skylights must be independently tested by the National Fenestration Rating Council, an independent nonprofit organization with rigorous testing procedures monitored and supported by DOE.
o EPA regularly conducts "off the shelf" testing to verify Energy Star compliance. For example, in 2009 EPA tested 20 TV models and 16 imaging products and found 100 percent compliance with the Energy Star label.
- o Residential Light Fixtures, compact fluorescent lights and Solid State Lighting systems (also known as LEDs) are all tested by accredited, third-party laboratories.
- · Market driven competition also provides a valuable insurance policy on the Energy Star brand. Manufacturers know that the Energy Star label is very attractive to consumers, and often test a competing product to ensure it complies with the requirements. Suspected violations can be reported to the EPA or DOE for follow-up.
- · When a violation is found, the right to use the Energy Star label is revoked, corrective measures are required and the Energy Star partnership may be terminated. For example, in 2008 under DOE pressure, LG Electronics agreed to pay back consumers for promised energy savings and provide free, in-home upgrades to improve several models of refrigerators. These cases also produce substantial unfavorable publicity for manufacturers which can be very costly and create a major disincentive for companies to violate the program requirements.
Independent Review Finds 98 percent Compliance
Violations of the Energy Star label tend to get big media attention, which is good, because it provides a strong disincentive for companies to skirt the system and risk a wave of negative coverage about their product. At the same time, consumers should be aware that in the past few years the number of violations has been quite small, especially given that more than 40,000 individual products carry the Energy Star label.
In 2009, EPA's independent Inspector General conducted a "spot check" of the program, testing 60 Energy Star products. Fifty-nine of the 60 products met or exceeded the Energy Star requirements. One product, a specific model of printer, failed on one of three tests (not entering "sleep mode" fast enough).
More information on Energy Star: http://www.energystar.gov
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Kristen Stewart - MET Ball 2011
Kristen Stewart arrives at the MET Ball held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday (May 2) in New York City.
The 21-year-old Twilight star walked the red carpet with Proenza Schouler design duo Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez.
Kristen accessorized with a pair of 19th century Berlin iron scrollwork bracelets by Fred Leighton.
The Costume Institute Gala Benefit celebrates the opening of the "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" exhibition, featuring the late designer's iconic work.