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Another day at the hospital. We've moved upstairs to the oncology unit now, room 712, up from the cardiac level that was the only one that had a bed open when we transferred her here. The view is better, but she can't see it from her bed. She's resting about as peacefully as she can right now, although true rest no longer seems possible. She's under a do not resuscitate order, so we could be near the end.
Yesterday was a tough day. The hardest thing about all of this is she wasn't ready to give up yet, but everyone we talked to, including the oncologist my mom trusted most, told us we were out of real options. The option of surgery was one only in theory–considering the risk she'd be under in her condition, and the very small chance of a meaningful recovery, it's unlikely that we'd find someone to actually willing to proceed with it.
We tried to explain this to her yesterday, and it was hard to do. At one point it seemed like she understood where we were going with the conversation, and Mike asked her if she wanted to be with dad. We got the biggest reaction we saw from her yesterday–a sharp look and vigorous shaking "no" of the head. A short while later, I had to explain that we were out of options, and the main thing we needed to do was make her comfortable. I broke down crying as I told her, and she looked at me not out of shock or anger or disagreement, but of concern for a son who was crying.
This sucks so much. I'm angry but have no one to be angry at. She's so young–68–and there's so much she wanted to do. Just days ago she was talking about travel, about being at Mathias' birthday, about visiting her close friend Jean in Marquette. And now she's here and may never leave the building.
Friends and family are coming here today to be with her, to tell her they love her, and say their goodbyes. I hope we get a few more lucid moments from her–we had a great one this morning–so she can see everyone who is here for her, and how much she is loved.
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This is the schedule of weekly shiurim, chaburot, and other learning opportunities with OU-JLIC Brandeis.
Classes meet in the Beit Midrash (located in the basement of Shapiro Residence Hall Room 10B, Massell Quad) unless otherwise noted.
Schedule changes will be publicized in BOO announcements.
Brandeis Kollel
Time: Sunday- Wednesday 9-10 PM
We are pleased to present the all new Brandeis Kollel! Come join the multitude of students learning in the beit midrash several nights a week. Feel free to come join for however long you can! Refreshments will be served
How to Master Mishna Brura
Rabbi David Pardo
Time: Monday 8:00 PM
In a weekly series, unlock the skills to read and independently interpret the Mishna Brura, the most ubiquitous and authoritative code of halakha in use today. Paired learning to be followed by a skills shiur, with notes from modern day poskim.
G-d, Gods and Hashem
Rabbi David Pardo
Time: Tuesday 8:00 PM
Enter the Jewish conversation about the most taken-for-granted borderline-taboo topic in Judaism: G-d. Who is G-d, why does it matter, and so what? Referencing sources and thinkers spanning thousands of years, we will confront the ideas that paved the way for civilization as we know it.
The Variety Show
Rabbi David Pardo
Time: One hour before Mincha, Shabbat afternoon (International Lounge)
Morality, slavery, revenge killing, eugenics, democracy, philosophy, non-philosophy, and electric eye toilets. An entertaining Shabbat afternoon shiur covering a wide range of topics and interests.
Who really wrote the Bible chabura
Ariel Pardo
Time: Tuesdays from 9p-10p in the Beit Midrash
Thursdays from 12p-1p in Sherman
So, who really wrote the Bible? Join Ari Pardo to get some compelling and sophisticated answers to some of the most confounding and challenging ideas you may find in the lecture hall.


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Here's where I "link up" today
June 21, 2015
"I will remember...
Here's where I "link up" today
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Hope your memories are comforting today!ReplyDelete
Beautiful tribute Kathy (and beautiful bracelet too). Thank you for linking up to Sunday Sundries :)ReplyDelete
Awww, a forever photo of you dad. Love that huge smile. Thanks for sharing with us. xoxReplyDelete
Lovely shot of your dad. I'm sure you miss him a lot.ReplyDelete
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A lovely tribute.ReplyDelete
A great pohto and sentiment.ReplyDelete
A truly horrible disease - a wonderful tribute.ReplyDelete
What a smile! So sorry for the loss of him, but feeling so happy for you to have had an amazing father!ReplyDelete
Very well said. Keep smiling. Stopping by from the Inspire Me Monday hop, come say hi!ReplyDelete
Touching words, Kath ... The Alzheimer's decease, robbing ones memories ~ must be indescribable psingul for the person and the close family ... Hoping that the research will find a way to stop the development of the decease, setting it stand by for as long as possible. A wonderful photo of your father ... Smitten by his laughter!ReplyDelete
I bet your Father had a beautiful laugh to go with that smile.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 22, 2015 at 7:31 PM
What a lovely tribute to your dad.. That's a great photo to remember him by.ReplyDelete
Alzheimers is such a heartbreaking disease. My mother-in-law has it. The other three of our parents are gone, and, in essence, she is gone as well. She sits and colors in coloring books and talking nonsense. My only comfort is that she actually seems happier now that she's long past the stage where she knew something was wrong when she wasn't remember things.ReplyDelete
A lovely poem and a great tribute to your dad, alzheimers is such an awful disease for everyone involved #LTTLReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 28, 2015 at 10:26 AM
What a wonderful post for your dad's memory.ReplyDelete


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CReATE researchers Josh Radinsky and Federico Waitoller (University of Illinois-Chicago) have prepared a report that details the impacts of the proposed school closings in Chicago in terms of student relocation and faculty dismissal. These researchers find that CPS statements on this matter greatly underestimate the scale of the impact.
The report on the Impact of Proposed School Closings is available at http://tinyurl.com/d86lzdx.
4/20/2013 Now updated to reflect 2012-2013 Student Data.
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CReATE Researchers Issue Open Letter on School Closures
Education Scholars Agree Chicago School Closures are Ill-Advised and Unsupported by Data
An Open Letter of Concern to
Mayor Rahm Emanuel,
Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett
and the Chicago School Board
We, the undersigned, call upon the Chicago Board of Education to reject the closing of 54 schools at their May meeting, and instead, to implement reforms that are guided by solid research and by a vision of public education that offers every child the very best that our city has to offer. We also urge consulting with the professors in CReATE, who bring both scholarly and practical expertise on these issues.
Chicagoland Researchers and Advocates for Transformative Education (CReATE), a network of over 100 professors from numerous Chicago-area universities who specialize in educational research, has reviewed the literature on school closures and conducted an analysis of newly released data to critically assess Chicago Public Schools arguments to justify school closures and to gain a better understanding of what Chicago residents can expect from massive school closures. The history of previous school closures and school actions reveal that closures negatively impact academic performance and create more hardship for communities already suffering from social abandonment. Our findings do not support CPS' arguments for closing schools and we conclude that school closures will contribute to a separate and unequal educational system in Chicago.
Primary Contact: Prof. Stephanie Farmer, Roosevelt University, firstname.lastname@example.com, 312-341-3746. Complete list of 107 Chicago-area Education Researchers who signed this letter available at http://tinyurl.com/bn34ncb
UPDATE April 3, 2013 - Education Researchers Nationwide endorse CReATE Open Letter.
A complete list of the 100 education researchers from across the country who have added their signatures to the CReATE Open Letter is available at http://tinyurl.com/buasg2m.
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Survey Analytics President and Research Access contributor Andrew Jeavons gave a talk about Big Data and Market Research on Tuesday, November 6th to the Northwest Chapter of the Marketing Research Association. Courtesy of Andrew and the Northwest MRA, here is a video of his presentation and the associated slides. Enjoy!
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Rabbi Matt,
I thoroughly enjoyed your post, with the exception of the outrageous slander against Scientology. I am currently in month three of My Year of Believing in Xenu. And it seems to me that you have a bunch of body thetans to clear, my friend.
Back to Judeo-Christianity. I can understand how you might feel involuntarily defensive while reading the Jerry Falwell section of my book. If you went in search of Orthodox Jews in the Meah Shearim who throw stones at women with bare shoulders, I'd read that piece with a mixture of interest and trepidation.
But I'm still glad I made the trek to Lynchburg, Va. I felt I couldn't write a book about biblical literalism without dealing with Falwell. It'd be like writing a book about jeans and ignoring Levi's. He's the most recognizable brand name. (And, to beat your French-food metaphor to death, I should note that I did explore lots of Le Bernardin Christianity, in addition to Falwell's Au Bon Pain Christianity.)
I actually expected to get—and still may get—readers who think I was too gentle with Jerry Falwell. That I didn't include enough of his inflammatory quotes and underplayed his political agenda. I was struggling with that issue last week when I received a mass e-mail from Falwell headquarters—I'm still on their e-mail-blast list, now written by Jerry's son Jonathan.
The subject header this time was "The Rise of the New Atheism," and I clicked on it, ready to enjoy some fire and brimstone. No such luck. It was the most disarming and disorientingly mild volley in the Great Atheism Wars of the 21st century. Some sample sentences:
I certainly do not believe that the Bible endorses hatred toward nonbelievers. Jesus was never intimidating in presenting Himself as the Son of God and we, likewise, should never be vindictive or forceful in sharing our faith.Compassion should be a crucial component of the Christian life. … My fear is that many people like Sam Harris, who have chosen to live out their lives believing in a godless universe, may have come to that conclusion because Christians or so-called Christians were cruel or uncaring toward them.
So, there you go: Sam Harris just needs a hug. The e-mail was so even-handed, it made me glad I resisted undue Falwell bashing.
I'm also happy you brought up the Holy Land Experience. I visited Orlando's beloved religious theme park during my year and wrote a chapter about it. But I cut it out of the final book, mostly for reasons of space (plus, my friend Daniel Radosh will write about it brilliantly in his upcoming book on evangelical Christian culture, so I figured the subject would be sufficiently covered).
As you say, it's a fascinating place. I was particularly interested in the crowd: large numbers of a curious edge of Christian culture enamored of Jewish ritual culture. They snap up the yarmulkes and shofars at the gift shop. It's weird. Like watching a Swedish guy do gangsta rap.
Thank you for your kind words about the OT. I'd like to extend an ecumenical "right back atcha." Much of the New Testament moved me, and I loved trying to live out some of Jesus' teachings—especially forgiveness, a tough one for me.
A couple of interviewers have asked me: Which is better, the OT or the NT? That doesn't seem like a wise question to answer (as the ever-tactful author of If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans proved on Donny Deutsch's show).
As you probably noticed, I spent more time following the Old Testament, first because I am officially Jewish, and second because that's where most of the laws are. I also discovered that—despite my secular upbringing—I do have a surprisingly Jewish and Old Testament way of thinking. For instance: I am attracted to deed over creed. This, as you know, is a handy Jewish catchphrase. The religion places more emphasis on the behavior than on the belief. It's considered more important to follow the ethical laws and do the prayers than to believe in God.
The weird thing is, my creed eventually started to catch up to my deeds. I became more spiritual during my year. I couldn't handle the cognitive dissonance. Which is how I ended up calling myself a reverent agnostic. I was praying several times a day, and it gave me a sense of awe. I'm going to sound like a high-school sophomore who just took his first bong hit, but I'll say it anyway: My prayers helped remind me of the miracle that there is something instead of nothing, of the unlikely fact the world exists at all.
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My mom had a recipe that she made often for special occasions, including Easter. She called it Heavenly Torte and it basically is a meringue base with whipping cream and strawberries on top. I have her recipe, but I'd never made it. I planned to make it for Easter dinner, but when I saw that I had to make it one day and let it sit overnight in the oven before assembly the next day, I decided to make a variation of the same dessert.
In mixing bowl, beat egg whites, cream of tarter and salt until soft peaks form. Gradually add the sugar/cornstarch mixture, adding the vanilla after all the sugar is added. Continue to beat on high until stiff, glossy peaks form (see above picture). I actually used a hand mixer with no problems. It took about 3-4 minutes of beating to reach stiff peaks.
With a large spoon, drop "globs" of the meringue onto the parchment paper, using the back of the spoon make a slight dent in the top. I made 8 large meringues using this recipe. Reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees and place the baking sheet on the center rack of the oven. Bake 50-55 minutes until shells appear firm, but not brown. Remove from parchment paper carefully to wire rack to cool. They will keep in a ziploc bag for a few days. They are soft and sticky on the inside.
To serve: Whip the cream until stiff, do not add sugar. I placed a meringue on the plate, topped with the whipping cream and another meringue...then covered with berries. You can also do a single layer, filling the impression in the center with the whipping cream and adding strawberries to get 8 servings rather than 4.


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The point of it all
Last year the archive's staff member delivered 38 speeches and presentations, at groups ranging from the local CWI right through an academic conference on World War One. It is an integral part of returning our records and the information contained within them, back to the community.
Recently though we did something we have not done before.
Shortly after opening in the afternoon, we were visited by a man wanting a handout on Christmas Bay, just south of Deliverance Cove at Castlepoint, and visible from the track that leads to Castle Rock. We explained that there was no such publication, and asked what he was trying to find out. He seemed to have a lot of questions, which we answered as well as we could.
He then explained he was a teacher from the Lower Hutt Rudolph Steiner School, and the pupils were having lunch in the park before heading out for a camp at Castlepoint, and would I mend going over and talking to the kids.
It felt a little like an impromptu speech at Toastmasters, but I went over and talked to the pupils and their parents, about Masterton, the park and Castlepoint.
Today in the mail, some lovely handmade bookmarks, and a nice thank-you card from the school.


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Heywood Sanders has been a frequent critic of Convention Center development as a community and economic development strategy, recently writing a book on the subject called "Convention Center Follies." In this review, Thomas and John Hazinski counter Sanders' blanket dismissal of convention center development with statistics and experience in the field. Click HERE to download the PDF.
There are those that diss the Tourism Industry for low pay / low benefit jobs. This piece from Travel Oregon refutes that notion by identifying how Tourism jobs prepare people for success. Click HERE to view the PDF.
The 2014 annual report from WTTC, and produced with Oxford Economics, shows that 2013 was another successful year for the Travel & Tourism sector off the back of an improving economy. Travel & Tourism's total contribution to global GDP grew by 3.0% in 2013, faster than overall economic growth for the third consecutive year and outperforming other global sectors such as manufacturing, retail and distribution, public services and financial and business services. View the report HERE.
WTTC has researched the proportion of taxation paid by the industry in the USA, compared to other sectors and the findings show that the US travel industry is taxed at a higher rate than other sectors. For more on this study, click HERE.
A Pennsylvania State Legislature sponsored Study of the economic impacts that could be acquired with a return to a Traditional Post-Labor Day School Start. Pretty freakin' substantial. Click HERE to download the PDF.


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Randy Fenoli has made it his mission to empower brides to choose the most import ant dress in their life and realize their true beauty . Known for being the Fashion Director at New York 's Kleinfeld Bridal Salon he drew in crowds from all over America. Today as the star of TLC's "Say Yes to the Dress" and "Randy Knows Best," Randy is seen by millions of viewers each week. Randy has also released a book It's All About The Dress to help every type of bride find her perfect gown.
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TW: What are some gown trends for 2015?
RF: Look for strapless, sleeves, and beautiful backs. I have also noticed shorter trains. I think girls getting married today are little more mature and they realize they are going to beat the altar for maybe an hour at most and they will be at the reception for maybe six hours and don't want a big train to bustle up and carry around all night.
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TW: Any trends with veils?
RF: Veils will not be as poofy as in the past. They are going lower and longer instead of the big princess veil. I think that is because brides are more mature and savvy. Today's brides are women, they are business women, they have careers and want to look like a woman on their wedding day.
TW: What are your thoughts on having multiple dresses throughout the evening?
RF: I am not a fan. I feel that while you are away, you are taking time away from your guests. You are really missing out on the day you have waited your whole life for. It is not a fashion show, it's a wedding!
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Check out what OASIS has already done about more general spec/conformance/testing issues at http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=ioc This is the page for the Conformance TC, whose work is complete. Some people you know from QAWG/QAIG were involved. .................David MarstonReceived on Friday, 14 January 2005 20:09:38 UTC
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Scholarships and Funding - Graduate Students
The SFSU Financial Aid office is the first stop for all prospective and current graduate students seeking funding. The counselors will help you apply for the most available general forms of financial aid, including grants, scholarships, loans, and part-time employment.
The Department of Biology Support
There are two levels of Biology Department Employment that support graduate students:
1) Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs). Each semester the department awards Graduate Teaching Assistantships to graduate students, to serve as instructors in laboratory courses.
To be considered for a Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award, complete the application.
Please review the following GTA assignment descriptions. This will help you determine which course you are interested in and eligible for.
2) Graduate Assistants (GA's) are hired by the Biology Department for an array of jobs, including lab set-up, exam reading, and facilities support (e.g., greenhouse, herbarium, conservation genetics lab, insect museum). Available jobs vary from semester to semester. GA positions vary from 5, 10, 15, to 20 hours/week. Contact your major professor or potential research advisor for information regarding available GA positions.
The College of Science and Engineering (COSE) Scholarships
COSE scholarships are for students in all departments in the College (Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Geosciences, Mathematics, and Physics & Astronomy). Check this site for deadlines and applications.
The Student Enrichment Opportunities Office (SEO) lists information and administers several large federally funded fellowship programs. These include the Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (MBRS-RISE) and the MA-MS/PhD Bridge to the Future programs.
The Science Education Partnership and Assessment Laboratory (SEPAL) administers programs that engage graduate students in Biology education.
The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (CSU-LSAMP) Program provides academic support for underrepresented minority students who either intend to major in or are majoring in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) at San Francisco State University, Skyline College or City College San Francisco.
University Support
The Graduate Division at SFSU offers several Scholarships and Fellowships, including the Graduate Fellowship Award and the Graduate Equity Fellowships.
Visit the Graduate Division web site for further information.
The Office of Academic Honors and Scholarships offers updated information on available scholarships.
- Instructional Related (IRA) Research Awards (up to $500.00)
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FAM Small Cap Fund Launches Share Class For Institutional Investors: Lower Expense Ratio
January 12, 2016
Fenimore Asset Management, the investment advisor to FAM Funds, today announced that Institutional Shares are now available for its distinctive FAM Small Cap Fund. The new ticker symbol for the Institutional Shares is FAMDX. The FAM Small Cap Fund seeks to maximize long-term return on capital with a concentrated portfolio of 20 to 30 holdings and focuses on quality companies in the smaller end of the small-cap space.
The FAM Small Cap Fund Institutional Shares provides an opportunity for Registered Investment Advisors and Financial Professionals to invest at a lower expense ratio in exchange for a higher minimum investment. The minimum investment for the newly launched share class is $1 million.
"FAM Small Cap Institutional Shares may complement an investment advisor's existing small-cap holdings in two key ways," said Anne Putnam, Vice President of Intermediaries. "First, the Fund is very concentrated and can provide balance alongside a diversified fund. Second, we seek to mitigate risk through our in-depth research process and focus on quality companies," Ms. Putnam added.
About FAM Funds
Fenimore Asset Management, the independent investment advisor to FAM Funds, was established in 1974 with a focus on long-term, value investing. Its genesis came from the astute sale of a quality, successful, family business. Fenimore invests in companies that exhibit those same top-notch characteristics at what it appraises to be discounted prices.
While having the upside potential of concentrated small- to mid-cap portfolios, the manager seeks to mitigate risk and preserve capital through its in-depth research process and active management. It is this same steadfast investment approach that has helped Fenimore navigate multiple economic and financial market cycles.
FAM Funds includes the FAM Value Fund (FAMVX), FAM Equity-Income Fund (FAMEX), and FAM Small Cap Fund (FAMFX & FAMDX). For more information please visit famfunds.com.
FAM Funds are distributed by Fenimore Securities, Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC
Fenimore Asset Management is an independent investment advisory firm located in Cobleskill, NY since 1974. Fenimore's affiliates are the Fenimore Private Client Group & FAM Funds – offering separately managed accounts and mutual funds. In-depth research. Insightful investing.
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Lifting The Lowest
Tamil Nadu is contemplating a 'quota within quota' for Arundhatiyars, its most marginalised community, writes AMUDHAN RP
WHILE 'meritocratic ' India goes on and on a b o u t 'quality' and 'efficiency' with an attitude of brahminical hegemony and exclusivism, the Tamil Nadu government, with the support of all major political parties, has taken a commendable step towards greater social justice by introducing a sub-quota for the extremely marginalised Arundhatiyar community within the quota available for Scheduled Castes in the state.
Although the government has only decided to appoint a one-man committee consisting of a retired judge to look in to the matter and submit its recommendation, the fact that it is being discussed at the highest level of planners in the state itself is a good sign. Such a quota has been a long unheeded demand of Arundhatiyar activists and movements, yet the immediate trigger was the spate of meetings, rallies and protests recently organised by the Left parties, who seemed to have suddenly woken up to the cause.
The Arundhatiyar community, which includes groups such as the Sakkiliyars, Madharis, Pagadais, Thottis and Adhi Andhras, constitute 13 percent of the total population of Scheduled Castes in Tamil Nadu. They are involved in traditional caste-based occupations such as manual scavenging, cobbling, parai (traditional drum) beating and agricultural labour for centuries and are considered 'lowest of the low' in the state. Without access to education, housing, health and finance, they lack the prerequisites for participation in the modern globalised economy.
While other predominant dalit communities such as Pallars and Parayars have some political clout in the form of parties such as Pudhiya Tamilagam and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal, Arundhatiyars have no party representing them. The existing Arundhatiyar movements such as Adhi Tamilar Peravai, Neela Puligal and others are more in the activist mode, fighting for socio-cultural and political rights without taking part in elections.
Arundhatiyars used to be loyal followers and voters of erstwhile chief minister MG Ramachandran and his party AIADMK. However, now there is a growing voice among the community, especially youngsters, demanding a just and right space of their own for Arundhatiyars, thanks to the dalit uprising in Tamil Nadu following the caste riots in the mid 1990s. As fellow dalits have become political forces, Arundhatiyars too are rightfully keen on taking their share of the political pie.
Present in almost all the districts of the state, Arundhatiyars' population is particularly high in the western parts of Tamil Nadu such as Coimbatore, Erode, Nilgiris, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri and Salem. As they speak Telugu in certain parts and Kannada in other parts of the state, Arundhatiyars are made to feel alienated linguistically as well.
THEY ARE poorly represented in most forms of white or blue-collared employment. You only see them in the street corners surviving on the little money they earn out of repairing footwear and bags, or as cleaners or sweepers in offices. When the tsunami struck in 2004, it was Arundhatiyar sanitary workers from Madurai Municipal Corporation that were assigned to clear the corpses from the coastal areas of Nagaipattinam. If a luxury hotel is built anywhere in Tamil Nadu, the sweepers jobs are immediately reserved for Arundhatiyars, without any second thoughts.
Dalit and human rights activists in Tamil Nadu have for long held that Arundhatiyars were not getting the benefits of reservation, the reason why they have advocated forming a 'quota within quota'. While most major political parties and dalit leaders have expressed their support for the move, the leaders of Pudhiya Tamilagam have suggested that the quota for Arundhatiyars be made outside the existing reservation for Scheduled Castes.
In a state where dalit panchayat presidents still find it difficult to enter their offices, initiatives to 'uplift' communities such as the Arundhatiyars have always faced obstacles. Activists have for years raised their concern about the decades-old backlog of vacancies in posts reserved for Scheduled Castes. Besides, crores of rupees that have been allotted by the Central government for the welfare of Scheduled Castes are being sent back by the states un-utilised every year.
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Parish Life Office
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Phone: (814) 693-9605
Fax: (814) 696-9516
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Welcome to your Parish Life Office! We exist to serve parish faith communities by providing one point of contact for many of the ministries occurring daily within the parish: the Church's initiation sacraments, evangelization initiatives, adult catechesis and stewardship. The office will also serve as "switchboard," of sorts, linking parishes with ministries, individuals, or organizations that have the ability to aid the pastor and lay leaders in their efforts to enhance parish life. Please click on the titles below to access ministry pages.
Adult Enrichment
Deacon Michael Russo, Ministry Coordinator
Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
Jeanne Thompson, Ministry Coordinator
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Hi All!
Bare with me...I've got a few announcements today before we move onto Monica's gorgeous DT Project!
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- HUGE 30% OFF SALE! Starting TODAY until Dec 23 (We will be CLOSED Dec 24 until January1) 99% of the store is included in the sale! Just not handmade items, Liquetex, Golden, Prima Mediums, Julie Nutting Boy stamps, Glitter Dust and PanPastels. Everything else is 30% OFF!!!!
- OK On to Monica's Project!
December Design Team Project - JOY OF THE SEASON FRAME
Hello everyone! I had fun doing this months project - after a short
period of WHAT THE HECK DO I DO WITH THAT!? when I first saw the
inspiration photo. It was a very short moment though, as the minute I
saw the frame in the corner I knew exactly what I wanted to do.
I started with a Kaisercraft Beyond the Page Ornate frame. I had
originally wanted to use it for another project, but it worked great for
this one. I put Gesso on it first, then painted it with the fab Dina
Wakely white acrylic paint. I then used Viva Decor white crackle, along
with some Prima Bloom spray in gold to give it an aged/antique look. I
then used the amazing My Mind's Eye Sleigh Bells Ring paper line for
both the back (the branches paper) and the letters (the Reindeer names
paper). I was originally going to make my own pine cones but couldn't
get them to work as I wanted (at least not in time to get my project
done!) so instead found some at a local store that I funky'd up using
the Glitter Dust in Silver that I got from the fabulous Dawn!!
My final step was to put everything together. I have been asked a few
times how I do this and since there is really no rhyme nor reason to my
process, I thought I might do a video to show everyone just that. I will
be posting it to my YouTube channel right after my project goes up on
the blog, so please check it out and let me know what you think!
Again, I want to thank Dawn and Courtney and everyone at The Inked
Stamper for this great opportunity to be part of their team! Hope you
all enjoy my project and have a very Merry Christmas!
Supply list:
My Mind's Eye - Sleigh Bells Ring paper (Branches and Reindeer Names)
My Mind's Eye - Sleigh Bells Ring bows
Maya Road - Oh Deer Resins
Miscellaneous flowers and leaves from Prima
Glitter Dust by Thermoweb - Silver
Kaisercraft Beyond the Page - Ornate Frame
Dina Wakely acrylic Paint - white
Viva Decor Croco Crackling Colour - white
Prima Bloom Sprays - gold
miscellaneous glues, gesso and other adhesives


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Heaven Scent with Maureen St. Germain: guest Billii Roberti - "Do-It-Yourself" Transformation
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I am almost always a fan of classic, neutral kitchens and love to punch up the space with vibrant accessories and textiles. But lately I am spotting so many gorgeous kitchens with aqua cabinetry! Balanced with lots of natural wood and white it can be such a warm, calming and unexpected color choice. Soft, watery aqua also looks fantastic paired with gray and white marble countertops.
So what do you think. . . . color overload or refreshing beauty?


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One thing you know about a diner is that they've got a great cup o' joe...so here you go!
My chocolate on chocolate Hot Fudge Brownie coffee comes to you straight from Flavortown!
Big, bold and strong like the mighty redwoods, this French roast will get your engine started.
All the flavor from my righteous Caramel Apple Bread Pudding stuffed it into your mug.


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This question already has an answer here:
there I have the following element:
<h1> Welcome in our flat. </h1>
And I would like to modify it with CSS so that what it gonna be displayed will be:
Welcome to OUR flat.
So, I wanna capitalize the word OUR. Does anyone know how I can do that?
I have a variable with this content
"i want HTML"
When I make
{{ variable|capitalize }} the sentence is:
"I want html"
How can I write only the FIRST letter of the sentence big in TWIG and the others stay like they are!?
In a python project I've been working on, I need to capitalize the first character of every 7 letter word from the file
/usr/share/dict/words so I assumed
capitalize() in a for loop would do the trick, but when I print out the results to see if it worked, not every word is capitalized. I don't know if the issue is the file input, loop, capitalize function, or something else. Here is my code...
def solve_1(): file = open("/usr/share/dict/words", "r") for x in file: c = len(x) - 1 x = x[0:c] # ^ to remove the /n at the end of every line if len(x) == 7: if x[0].isupper(): pass else: x.capitalize()
So as you can see here, I opened the file, then looped through it, removing the end "/n" character, then tested each word to find only words of length 7, and if each word is capitalized pass, but if not then cap it.
My results end up looking like this every time...Output
I've been stuck on this for quite a while, if anyone could help, it would be much appreciated!
Is there a function built into Java that capitalizes the first character of each word in a String, and does not affect the others?
jon skeet ->
Jon Skeet
miles o'Brien ->
Miles O'Brien (B remains capital, this rules out Title Case)
old mcdonald ->
Old Mcdonald*
Old McDonald would be find too, but I don't expect it to be THAT smart.)
A quick look at the Java String Documentation reveals only
toUpperCase() and
toLowerCase(), which of course do not provide the desired behavior. Naturally, Google results are dominated by those two functions. It seems like a wheel that must have been invented already, so it couldn't hurt to ask so I can use it in the future.
I have a String description that holds my sentence. I only want to capitalize the first letter. I tried different things but most of them give me exceptions and errors. Im using Xcode 6.
Here is what I tried so far
let cap = [description.substringToIndex(advance(0,1))] as String description = cap.uppercaseString + description.substringFromIndex(1)
It gives me: Type 'String.Index' does not conform to protocol 'IntegerLiteralConvertible'
I tried
func capitalizedStringWithLocale(locale:0) -> String
But I just can't figure out how to make it work. Any ideas?
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I'll admit it, I'm bonkers for Belgium. The little country sandwiched between France, Germany, and the ever-so-small Luxembourg. Much too long ago, I had the pleasure of working there for a summer, and I'll never forget the wonderful experience. Belgians must be some of the most generous, welcoming, people on the planet.
I lived with a Belgian family which had been set up for me by an exchange organization, but I there was a problem part way through, and I needed somewhere to say for one month (because of vacations) in the middle of my stay. Having learned this, all of my co-workers offered me different places to stay, free, and it was marvelous! Even though I worked at a grocery store, and as a result those people I knew, were far from wealthy, I've never experienced such hospitality.
A dear friend insisted I stay with her and her husband who were also residing with her parents and brother in a much-too-small apartment, but they made room. She and her spouse had one bedroom, her parents had another, her brother slept in the living/dining room, the kitchen and bathroom were no wider than a hall, and they crammed a bed in the laundry room for me. It doesn't sound comfortable, but I'm short, and it was fantastic. I was completely at home. Though not wealthy, the cooked marvelous food, as Christophe, my friend's brother, was attending culinary school. He even taught me to flip crepes, which was great fun.
It only takes two and one-half hours to traverse the small country at the widest point, and they took me everywhere. We went to the beach, the countryside, the castles, and all of the beautiful small villages. Everywhere you turn, well, except certain parts of Brussels, is absolutely breathtaking.
Years later, when I visited, my friend's husband picked me up from the airport. We took the train to the nearest stop to his home, which was a nearby village. Then came the fun part. He only had a motorcycle. I brought an outer frame backpack which weighed about eighty pounds. So, holding on for dear life, and being able to see absolutely nothing because the helmet was pushed down over my eyes by the backpack, we zipped up and down the hilly, curvy roads to his house. What fun, oh how I miss it!
I've found though, that it's not just the Belgians I met while I lived there who are so helpful. It really seems to be the whole country. I had to do a lot of research over the internet to make certain that the information I provided in my fictional visit to Belgium in "Destined Love is Immortal" was up to date, and I found that whether it was the spelunking society, the Belgian consulate, the tourist bureau, or the owners of business establishments, everyone was more than helpful in my quest for information.
It's my hope that one day I'll return again to this beautiful country, but for now, I'll travel there vicariously through my characters.


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Simon Swords needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 39 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
Atlas - Creative Software
Atlas was born three years ago in a shed and has grown organically from two people to eight. The two co-founders comprise of a dynamic salesman and an incredibly gifted software developer. Between them they have built a large and loyal base of customers who use Atlas for software and web development services.
Our focus is not on the frilly bits of web design you'll see a number of creative solutions companies churning out. While we respect this type of work, our core skillset lies very much in building the engines that drive websites and software applications. We build booking systems, data management systems (think workflow and audit trail), social networks, and events management systems. Our solutions are web based and we focus a great deal on SaaS (Software as a Service). If there's business data and a corresponding workflow, or a powerful web based b2c app requirement – we'll create you software to manage them.
We love the thrill of being given a problem and providing a perfectly engineered solution. We build long term relationships with customers who regard us as friends and colleagues and not just an outsourced development team.
All software development is undertaken here in the UK. We're not cheap - we offer excellent levels of service and ingenious solutions to complex problems – fast!
In terms of type of company our customers range from web 2.0 start ups to large FTSE 100 organisations. Primarily male, our customer comes to us with a specific set of problems and relies heavily on us to deliver solutions.
Our customer's reputation is intrinsically related to the bottom line. If he manages to improve the bottom line, his reputation will reap the rewards. Often the customer has no idea how the software development process works, and will rely on us to provide knowledge and confidence in the solution.
In summary, we're focusing on company directors, entrepreneurs, middle managers and techies. Primarily between 25 and 45.
We've just had a new logo designed, the new site needs to use this logo
We like the oversized headers trend, so feel free to take advantage of that on our site re design. See the top of this page for an example - http://webdesignledger.com/tips/web…s-for-2010
We don't mind using a very long page (which is also a trend in 2010) for the laying out of a lot of content. In other words, vertical scrolling is fine.
Our website domain name is http://www.atlascs.co.uk. We want google-style doodles to appear on our site which will stand for CS (which currently stands for Clever Software). We're going to have about 20 doodles created and update them once a week. Coding Squad. Creative Squalor, Chinese Samurai...you get the idea.
We'd like site to be visible on mobile devices so keep that in mind
Twitter feed needs to be embedded on the site
We'll need a space on the home page for the various directories and certifications we currently hold (see footer of current website for examples)
Contact details (and maybe a contact form) should be visible throughout the entire website. We don't want people to have to have to hunt for our contact details.
The blog and our twitter feed also needs to be integrated in to the home page (see current website for example)
We're happy to take advantage of modern typography techniques to set our site apart from our competitors.
Home page - the first page the user sees when they load our website
Generic sub-page - for sub page content
Blog home page
There's nothing much about our existing website that we like anymore, so feel free to use it as a reference to see where we've come from but we want a complete revamp.
http://www.younify.co.uk - clean, contemporary.
http://www.versionsapp.com/ - long page and another example of a big header
http://www.foundationsix.com/ - beautiful, clean, nice concept


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Part of National Museums Liverpool
Over the last two years we have been preparing some of our collections of Roman sculpture for the exhibition, 'Age of Reason' at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.
Author: Ashmole, Bernard
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Date: 1929
Description: An illustrated catalogue of the ancient sculptures collected by Henry Blundell and formerly at Ince Blundell Hall.
Author: Blundell, Henry
Date: 1803
Author: Michaelis, A
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 1882
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Courts aren't the problem with school-finance fiasco.
Instead of following the Kansas Senate's lead and altering the state's constitutional requirement to finance public education suitably, House lawmakers should respect why that amendment was approved to start with: The public wanted a higher standard for funding education than whatever the legislative majority happens to decide.
Since its founding, our state has emphasized that education is a public right. That view was reinforced in 1966 when the public approved a constitutional amendment declaring that the Legislature "shall make suitable provision for finance of the educational interests of the state."
The point of the amendment is that voters didn't want education funding left up to the whim of the Legislature. They wanted a suitable level of funding to be a constitutionally protected right.
As with other constitutional rights, concerned parties can petition the courts to make sure the right is being upheld. That helps hold the Legislature accountable.
That's also what some lawmakers don't like � especially when the courts tell them to increase funding. They want to insert wording in the constitution saying that "the financing of the educational interests of the state is exclusively a legislative power."
But a court review is of little value without a remedy for violations. And the courts haven't pulled school-funding amounts out of thin air � they have been taken from the Legislature's own studies on what it costs to fund education suitably.
What's more, these costs are directly linked to mandates by lawmakers. Since the early 1990s, the Legislature has mandated outcomes-based standards for schools. Congress has also passed performance mandates, including the No Child Left Behind law.
As the courts have reviewed whether the state is suitably funding education, they appropriately have asked: What is required of schools, and how much does it cost to meet those requirements? The Legislature's own mandates and cost studies have provided those answers. ...
The problem isn't the courts telling lawmakers what to do. It's the Legislature passing mandates and not paying for them � and then getting mad when the courts call legislators on it.
Instead of amending the constitution, lawmakers need to start following it.
-- The Wichita Eagle


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But back to our day today.
Firstly, I got to sleep in!! This never happens... So I was stoked to be awoken at 9:40am with coffee and toast in bed- what a gorgeous hubby I have! I do hear twangs of jealousy stirring among my followers, but believe me, It was well deserved!
I got home at 2.45am from the annual Trivia night for Sunrise Children's Villlages in Cambodia (shall post on that amazing night and fantastic charity in the next couple of days) the boy who was suffering from man-flu, was ordered (with zero protest) to stay in and rest, so I was extremely grateful when he got up for the munchkins and kept them quiet whilst I slept this morning.
9.40 is an amazing sleep in, especially since promises were made the day before, which meant nagging for my boy started the moment their little feet hit the floor. Finally awake & we were up and out the door... we were headed to the zoo.
We do love the zoo, but haven't been there in over a year since our membership lapsed and I hadn't got around to renewing. So today's trip was quite special, as it was all about the Z-man. The animal loving little mite was going to have his first of many memorable encounters out at Mandai Lake Rd. He's been before, infact I pretty much lived there when he was an infant- the yearly family zoo pass is such amazing value and the park so great with the kids zone, you have to take advantage when you can.... but the last time we were there Z was less than one, so no real interaction happening there.
|Just inside the park, first animal spotted.... tiny Cotton-Topped Tamarin monkeys
We finally renewed our family pass (valid for 2 adults and 3kids, luckily under 3yrs are free) hired our radio flyer wagon to transport the younger kids and bags, grabbed a quick bite at the front of the park & headed inside. At every habitat we visited, there was so much excitement flowing through master Z's whole body, it was a joy to witness. For every complaint about heat, sore legs, the fact that we wouldn't let him sit in the wagon as he's now too big, thirst or hunger that came from the eldest child it was counter suited by the youngest bursting out of his skin at each new live encounter. He could barely contain himself as he clambered out of the wagon in almost a panic state 'quick, quick, QUICK!' at each pitstop.
The excitement continued after a short home rest as we decided to head out to dinner, something we haven't done as a family in a long time. We do lunch alot, but not dinner, so this was a special treat.
We walked the banks of Clark Quay, took in the sites smells sounds, kids skipping down the pathways to end up at Indochine, where Master Z was the centre of attention with the waitresses. After a gorgeous meal, we strode the banks again as the area came alive as dusk fell.
Home again, we've since poured four tired little bodies into beds, with not a peep. Time for me to head too....
A fabulous ending to a fab weekend - hope yours was just as great!
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- Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Formulating the Solution
- 3. The Dynamic Programming Solution
This is the third article for Binary Search Trees, to read more about the previous article, please check the topic Binary Search Tree Basics – a detailed discussion. To get updates on the coming articles in the series, please use the Subscribe feature on the right panel.
Purpose of article
This article explains few more aspects of binary search tree (BST). In the last article we learnt to construct a BST and then we revisited our technique to construct a better BST with the same. So this means that there can be more than one BST possible with a given set of elements. This article addresses the question How many Binary Search Trees are possible for a given set of N elements? Please note that the question says Set and not List, that means we are only addressing the concern when the elements given are unique. HEnce, we will count binary search trees created from N unique elements.
Approaching the problem
I mostly like to solve such problems starting from the known facts, there is no point creating all possible BSTs with the N given elements and then answer. Let us understand it in a bottom up approach. What does the bottom up approach suggests?
Question 1: Do we know the answer for N = 0?
Question 2: Do we know the answer for N = 1?
Question 3: Do we know the answer for N = 2?
Question 4: Is there any relation of pattern?
Question 5: Is there a solution for N = i which can contribute to the solution of N = k where i < k ?
If these questions are answered in a positive manner then we can say that this is a programming problem which can be solved either by recursion or Dynamic Programming. Because this problem is satisfying the two hall marks of dynamic programming and you can find them in the article where I discussed dynamic programming in much detail.
So let us take a set of numbers, fairly randomly distributed so that we get a beautiful BST. We will answer all the questions listed above:
Answer 1: When N = 0 then there is no tree or I can say an empty tree, hence total number of possible BSTs is 1
Answer 2: When N = 1 then there is only one tree, and that is the root as below, so the number of trees = 1
Answer 3: When N = 2 then there are two trees possible:
a) With 6 as root and
b) With 10 as root
So the number of trees = 2
Answer 4: When N = 3 then we will have following options:
a) With 6 as root
b) With 10 as root and
c) With 13 as root.
Then we see that when 6 is the root then 10 and 13 lie on the right side of the root. That means there are as many possibilities as we had with N = 2 same as the Answer 3.
Similarly when 10 is the root, 6 lies in the left and 13 on the right of the root. So, we have those many possibilities on each side as many we had when N = 1 same as the Answer 2. BUt we must also realize that for each possibility of left we can have all the possibility in the right or vice versa. In simple words the number of trees formed from the elements in the right is independent of the number of trees formed from the elements in the right. So the total number of trees will be a product of the total left trees and total right trees.
To explain it more, for each tree of the left we can have all possible trees in the right.
Similarly when 13 is the root, 6 and 10 lie on the left side of the root, Than means there are as many possibilities as we had with N = 2 same as Answer 3.
Hence total number of trees possible is 2 + 1 * 1 + 2 = 5. So there is a pattern.
Answer 5: We also saw in answer 4 that the solutions of the smaller problems (for lower values of N) can add up in solving the bigger problem (with higher values of N).
Now assume we are given N = 8, so how do we solve the problem , it will be same as the one we solved in Answer 4.
We will consider each element as the root once and so we will come up with 8 cases, then we find the number of trees possible in each case and add up total number of trees from each case. That would be the answer.


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Bannock County Fairgrounds
The Bannock County Fairgrounds located in Downey Idaho are a great southern connection for our county. There are 2 Arena's and a Covered Arena for community use. This facility also has barns available for horses, cows, sheep, pigs, goats, chickens and rabbits as well as a covered pavilion and exhibit buildings. This is the location of our yearly Bannock County Fair and is a perfect setting for young and old to come to enjoy the ambiance of an old fashioned fair.
6:00p.m. Wednesday, Feb 13, 2019 – Fair Office
A. Call meeting to order:
B. Agenda Approval: (Action Item)
C. Communication:
Welcome Delegates and Visitors
D. Visitor Input:
This time provides an opportunity for the public to speak on agenda items before the board takes action. Patrons desiring to speak on items not on the agenda need to make a request to be on the next board meeting agenda.
E. Old Business Approval of Minutes, Approval of Bills and Financials: (Action Item)
F. Action, Discussion, Items
- 4-H Report – Niki Dalton
- Fair Report – Piney Morrison
- Facilities Report – Troy Eastvold, Saul Ramirez-Diaz
- Commission Report— Commissioner
- Discussion Items
- Arena Usage
- Collapsed Building update
- Update on Kendrick buildings and use of old shop
- Bi-Laws (Possible Action Item)
- Board Members: Sheldon Barfuss, Tarry Barker, Ivan Bloxham, Jim Bowman, Kelly Fly, Dana Evans, Butch Johns
G. Executive Session Idaho code 74-206 (if necessary):
H. Action from Executive Session
I. Adjourn:
Any person needing special accommodation to participate in the above noticed meeting, please contact 208-237-1340 seven days prior to the meeting.


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SOURCE: Stevens, J. David. "'She War a Woman': Family Roles, Gender, and Sexuality in Bret Harte's Western Fiction." American Literature 69, no. 3 (September 1997): 571-93.
In the following essay, Stevens traces the development of Harte's treatment of gender and sexuality in his short fiction.
By almost all accounts, Bret Harte must be considered a progenitor of the popular Western in America. Although he eschewed the displays of violence central to other frontier texts, his renditions of town and mining camp life constructed the principal backdrop against which the struggle of the Western hero would later take place; and though his characters are not as stereotypical as some critics maintain, they are for the most part representative figures in the "universal" battle of good and evil that later Westerns underscore.1 In Harte's fiction, ethical questions are settled by a contest of souls rather than a showdown in the street, but he...
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Seasonal Employment
Ramsey County offers a number of temporary seasonal positions in a variety of fields throughout the year. We welcome all applicants - you do not need to be a county resident to apply.
Ramsey County provides equal access to employment, programs and services without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex (except when sex is a Bona Fide Occupational Qualification), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, public assistance or national origin.
Please view the current positions below.


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Catalog #: RP-101
This gene encodes tumor protein p53, which responds to diverse cellular stresses to regulate target genes that induce cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, senescence, DNA repair, or changes in metabolism. p53 protein is expressed at low level in normal cells and at a high level in a variety of transformed cell lines, where it's believed to contribute to transformation and malignancy. p53 is a DNA-binding protein containing transcription activation, DNA-binding, and oligomerization domains. It is postulated to bind to a p53-binding site and activate expression of downstream genes that inhibit growth and/or invasion, and thus function as a tumor suppressor. Mutants of p53 that frequently occur in a number of different human cancers fail to bind the consensus DNA binding site, and hence cause the loss of tumor suppressor activity. Alterations of this gene occur not only as somatic mutations in human malignancies, but also as germline mutations in some cancer-prone families with Li-Fraumeni syndrome. Multiple p53 variants due to alternative promoters and multiple alternative splicing have been found. These variants encode distinct isoforms, which can regulate p53 transcriptional activity.
Human wild-type p53 protein is composed of 393 amino acid residues with several distinct regions. The N-terminal activation domain allows p53 protein to recruit the basal transcription machinery and activate the expression of target genes, whereas the core domain binds to target DNA in a sequence-specific manner and the majority of mutations found in human tumors occur in the region of the gene encoding this domain (1-3). The C-terminal domain is composed of predominantly basic residues and modification of the C-terminal basic domain, including acetylation, glycosylation and phosphorylation, is an essential mechanism for regulating p53 function (4-6).
1 unit equals to 1 nanogram of purified protein. 1 unit is sufficient for a gel mobility shift assay in a 20 µl reaction; 50 units are sufficient for reconstituted transcription assay and 100 units are sufficient for a protein-protein interaction assay.
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Thirteen years ago today I nervously left my Uncle Joe's house where I had spent the night and drove to the airport in Columbus to pick up this guy, Phil505, I'd met online and had been corresponding with for 9 months. We started writing in July and it was all emails and letters for the first 7 months. Then he finally called me in January. January 17th, to be exact. We pretty much knew after talking that we had to meet. So he came. He took a red-eye out of Portland. I was running late, and he was waiting for me at the top of the escalator. And we kissed. My very first kiss, I might add. Then we went out to breakfast at Bob Evan's (after we finally found my car because I didn't pay attention to which parking garage I had left it in) where we sat across the table from each other. I was all googly-eyed and I smiled a lot. He held my hand and we finally talked face to face. We spent part of our day at some Conservatory in Columbus and visited the butterfly exhibit. I was too excited to think about asking someone to take our picture. Darn it. I wish I had one. But I have this one, from that weekend.
This picture popped up in my facebook feed this morning because I had posted it last year. . . 12 years ago today. . . Another year has gone by and while he's still my internet boyfriend, he's been upgraded to husband status.


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Pawpaws are a native North American fruit that is finally receiving some well-deserved attention after languishing in relative obscurity for decades.
Of course, the pawpaw has been here all along, but has been known & treasured by a few devoted fans, largely living in rural areas where the wild pawpaw has always flourished.
This pawpaw, the largest fruit native to the United States, once grew wild throughout much of the Eastern US, especially along the fertile, moist banks of rivers and streams. Its flavor, which has been compared to a blend of mango, pineapple and ripe banana, is complex and quite remarkable. Pawpaws were an important food source for Native Americans, early settlers and pioneers alike. When supplies ran low in 1806, the Lewis and Clark expedition was sustained by the nourishing pawpaws which grew prolifically along the Missouri River.
As the old frontier of Midwestern America became settled and "civilized," and their natural habitat slowly eroded, it seems that pawpaws were gradually displaced by other, more familiar European fruits. Remember Johnny Appleseed? Fortunately, the humble pawpaw is finally regaining its rightful status as a delicious, nutritious and increasingly available fruit. A dedicated and rapidly growing group of growers and fans have helped to bring the pawpaw out of the shadows and back into the spotlight. There are now local pawpaw festivals springing up every fall in communities all over the Central East and especially the Midwest.
Media attention helps too. A recent feature on NPR has generated a significant amount of interest and has helped spread the word about the tasty fruit that once grew so widely and was so important during America's early years (read the article and see the video here).
Pawpaw Crème Brûlée with Bourbon Smoked Sugar
Many experienced cooks seem to be intimidated by the thought of making crème brûlée. That's a real pity, because a great crème brûlée is not really that hard to make. It's not that often that we get to have this much fun in the kitchen. I mean, you get to cook with a blow torch. Who can't like that?
It does take a little bit of planning to make a decent custard, but if you assemble all of your equipment in advance and know what to expect, any novice should be able to turn out a decent custard or crème brûlée on the first try. Every cook has his own favorite recipe and method, and some may disagree, but this basic recipe has always worked for me.
You can vary the ingredients according to your preferences, but I follow a basic ratio of 4 cups liquid to 4 whole eggs and 2 egg yolks. The liquid component includes the milk, heavy cream, half-and-half and any purees, extracts or booze you plan to use. I'm not a purist, so I don't insist on all egg yolk or heavy cream. You'll find that you'll get different results with different combinations of ingredients. Obviously, the higher the amount of cream and egg yolks, the richer and creamier the flavor, texture and consistency will be, but the calories will be proportionately higher too.
Without further ado, here's my recipe for Pawpaw Crème Brûlée.
- 4 whole eggs, plus 2 egg yolks
- 3 cups whole milk
- 1 cup pawpaw puree
- 1/2 cup raw sugar
- pinch of salt
- 7 or 8 Tbsp Bourbon Smoked Sugar (regular raw or white sugar will work too)
Select 4 or 5 fully ripened pawpaws. Ripe pawpaws will be very dark, almost black and very soft to the touch. Halve them and scoop out the soft, custardy flesh with a spoon, discarding the skin and seeds (unless you're saving them to plant later, but that's another story). Put the pawpaw pulp into a small food processor or blender and puree until smooth. You should have about 1 cup.
Combine the pawpaw puree with all of the other ingredients and whisk or blend well until all ingredients are completely incorporated. Set aside for a moment.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Position the rack in the center of the oven.
Prepare a large baking pan with sides that are at least 3 inches high. Put 7 or 8 custard cups or ramekins in the baking pan and fill them almost to the brim with the pawpaw custard mixture. If you don't have custard cups, you can use a single smaller shallow baking dish, filling it about 2 inches deep.
This is the tricky part: carefully slide the baking pan with the filled custard cups into the preheated oven. Fill the baking pan with very hot water until it's about halfway up the sides of the custard cups. Bake for 40 minutes or until the very center of each custard is still slightly loose and liquidy, but the edges are set. Very carefully remove the baking pan from the oven, taking care that the water does not slosh over into the custard. Don't worry that the custards are underdone – the internal heat of the custard and the water will cook them the rest of the way. Remember, no one likes an overcooked, rubber custard. Well, almost no one.
When the custards have cooled sufficiently to handle, remove them from the baking pan, wipe the bottoms and sides, and set them on a baking rack to cool completely.
Now comes the fun part! Working one custard at a time, carefully spoon about a tablespoon of sugar on the top surface, spreading it in an even layer all the way out to the edges. Regular white or raw sugar will work, as will brown sugar which has been laid out on wax paper to dry out, but for this special recipe, I used a very cool Bourbon Smoked Sugar from Bourbon Barrel Foods of Louisville, Kentucky. This raw sugar is smoked over oak staves from barrels that were used to age bourbon. The smoky aroma is powerful, but the flavor is surprisingly mellow and delicate. The smokiness of this incredible sugar added an extra-special touch to the exotic flavor of the pawpaw custard. Highly recommended!
Now, take your trusty blow torch, either the common garden variety handyman's propane blowtorch (every chef & cook should have one in the kitchen) or the smaller butane-powered torches that have become common in recent years. Either one will work, but the small torch is a little easier to handle and control. Once the torch is lit and burning steadily, carefully play the flame over the sugar, taking care not to linger too long in one place. The sugar will quickly begin to bubble and melt. It's OK if it gets a little dark here and there – that adds a nice "burnt sugar" flavor, but try to avoid burning or scorching the sugar too much. You'll get the hang of it pretty quickly. It doesn't matter if you mess up a little. Remember, in cooking, we can always eat our mistakes!
Once the sugar has been nicely melted, set the custard (now a Crème Brûlée!) aside, and move on to the next one. Only glaze the number of custards you plan on serving within the next hour or two. If you make them too far in advance, the crisp sugar-glazed surface will soften and melt.
At last, the moment of truth. There is nothing quite like breaking through the crackly sugar surface of a crème brûlée and plunging your spoon into the meltingly soft custard that lies beneath. Enjoy.
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There is a lot of talk about a lack of awareness for securing mobile devices. On a PC we have known and have probably been affected by a virus or malware. Most smartphone users also believe there device is susceptible to these same viruses. This is where experts disagree. Some have advised against using anti-virus software, as it can be bad for the operating system (OS). Anti-virus software makers would like us to be differently. "You could say that the anti-virus software makers have a great interest in playing up the danger, sometimes bigger than it really is," says Juergen Schmidt.
The threat of malware or a virus on mobile operating systems differs across platforms. Android is deemed to be the least secure at this point, though it comes down to not paying attention to where and how you are getting the apps. Once again Apple is the top dog for the most secure platform as Apps can only be installed through the Apples App Store unless you are jailbroken, but that is a whole seperate story. Downloading from a trusted source is currently the best type of security.
One of the reasons anti-virus software is discouraged is because it slows down the phone and drains the battery. All of the manufacturers are trying to get longer battery life and faster phones and an anti-virus app could slow it down and stall that movement foward. Current anti-virus software is not to the ponit where it is beneficial on smartphones. The security needs to start in the App Store or the Android Market. A user must read reviews on apps and in most cases the larger the userbase of the app the more secure it is. It is also a great idea to see what the app will be using, which is a warning before every download on android. This does leave open the people that download third party apps but those are downloader beware!!


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text: Holly-- One excellent resource is /Online Education, /edited by Kelli Cargile Cook and Keith Grant-Davie. They are also preparing a new collection that, I believe, will be out soon. Also valuable is Means, B., Toyama, Y., Murphy, R., Bakia, M., & Jones, K. (2009). /Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies/. Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development. This is a meta-analysis of online education research. I have an article coming out in the December issue of /Transactions on Professional Communication /entitled "Miscommunication in International Virtual Workplaces" that may also help. Finally, I can share a few tips based on my teaching online. I believe it is a critical step to have a regular synchronous meeting as well as asynchronous activities. This rich mixture of technology provides the best results. I also try for one f2f meeting to kick things off though this isn't always possible. Finally, I emphasize meta-communication throughout the class--discussing the communication and how it is going--what's working and what isn't. Best! Pam Pamela Estes Brewer Assistant Professor Director, Writing and Editing Internships Department of English Appalachian State University Manager, STC Academic Special Interest Group phone 828-262-2351 fax 828-262-2133 email brewerpe at appstate.edu Denise N. Rall wrote: > An oldie, but a goodie - especially on getting reluctant students to participate, etc. > > Palloff, R. M. and K. Pratt (1999). Building learning communities in cyberspace: Effective strategies for the online classroom. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass. > > > Denise > > Denise N. Rall, PhD. Special Projects, Faculty of Arts & Science > Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW AUSTRALIA Mobile +(61)(0)438 233344 http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/esm/staff/pages/drall/ > Popular Culture Association of Australia & New Zealand > POPCAANZ Conf. Auckland, New Zealand July 2011 > > > --- On Tue, 31/8/10, Holly Kruse <holly.kruse at gmail.com> wrote: > > >> From: Holly Kruse <holly.kruse at gmail.com> >> Subject: [Air-L] Best practices for e-learning >> To: air-l at aoir.org >> Received: Tuesday, 31 August, 2010, 3:16 AM >> Hi all: >> >> For the first time ever, I'll will be teaching an online >> class. It's an undergraduate communication theory >> class, and it will be offered next semester. There is >> a huge amount of stuff that I need to learn, but mostly what >> I know at this point is that there are lots of bad online >> classes. So I'm wondering what practices make for a >> good online class? If there are any resources to which >> someone could point me, I'd be very grateful. >> >> Thanks! >> Holly >> >> ---- >> Holly Kruse, Ph.D. >> Department of Communications >> Rogers State University >> 1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd. >> Claremore, OK 74017 >> 918-343-7879 >> hkruse at rsu.edu or >> holly.kruse at gmail.com >> http://hollykruse.com or http://www.rsu.edu/academics/comm/kruse.asp >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Air-L at listserv.aoir.org >> mailing list >> is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org >> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org >> >> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: >> http://www.aoir.org/ >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L at listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ >


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It's audition season where I am. Colleges, regional generals, conservatory, etc. It's an exciting time of digestive distress and dreams crushed underfoot.
It even has a smell, and it's rarely a pleasant one.
Back when I was auditioning regularly, my searing question was "What are the auditors thinking?" Just like the number from Chorus Line – how many people does he need? – but also, do they need my type, what sort of material do they like, or hate, and do I stand any chance at all?
But the answer mostly came down to: "You'll go batshit trying to figure that out."
Today, as a coach and director, I can tell you there are many things I was terrified that auditors were thinking about me when I was auditioning — things that now, as an auditor, I'm not thinking at all.
I'm not thinking:
- Ugh, this song again (or the variant: ugh, this monologue again)
As an actor, I used to search all over to find audition pieces that were unusual. No old chestnuts for me, I thought! Well, it was a waste of my energy. A director who's been in the field for a while can read your skills, whether you're skating your freestyle or the figure 8's in your compulsory exercises. If you can totally nail something from the overdone monologues list, it's like you just served up the best cheeseburger in the world. Okay, so it's a cheeseburger. But you NAILED it, right?
Something else I'm not thinking:
- This fool doesn't even know he's out of his league.
One of the crucial virtues for actors and artists is the ability to punch up, that is, to compete above your weight class. So, when someone comes in completely under-prepared for the level of gig at hand, I think "The bawls on this guy! Good for him." I won't actually hire him, unless there are truly no better options, but I try to be as respectful as possible, because this guy could turn up again later – better, bigger, networked, and he may remember me.
Another thing I'm not thinking:
- NO one would ever cast this guy.
Oh yeah they would. Time teaches you that. The guy might not make a living as an actor downtown, but there's someone, someplace, in some tiny theatre in Yelm or wherever, who's going to be grateful for him. He may actually draw standing ovations for their Christmas production, bringing their budget into the black and saving the theatre from closure. So be respectful.
Now. Just because I'm not thinking snotty 7th grade mean-girl thoughts about auditioners, that doesn't mean other auditors aren't.
I had a student last week come back from a college audition where the auditor had whined, "I only asked for 32 bars, but you sang me the whole song…" My student had done 28 bars, precisely.
That auditor was a dick.*
Some really are. Some are playing Nero, relishing the thumbs down, because they're dented inside. Some are marking time, sneaking some Candy Crush, just meeting a union requirement and not really listening at all. And some are normal people, but forgetting to be kind, forgetting that they are the stewards of an entire community.
So this is what I'm thinking now, thoughts not pointed towards the actors and singers, but toward the directors and gatekeepers on the other side of the table:
When we sit as auditors, we do more than cast this show or fill that class roster. We create the storyline of a whole industry. Is it humane? Is it sustainable and healthy? Is it worth caring about?
Or is it a gladiatorial arena, where we pitch our own citizens into the fire to make us feel warm… for a minute, or two minutes, or 32 bars?
* Either he was a dick, or he can't count to 32. Or both.


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So tonight (Thursday 26th January 2017) I attended a talk on our energy future.
The crowd was young. New people. New dreams. In a modern "co-working space".
And yet the discussion was the same as my generation have been having for the past 15 years.
Who will pay for nuclear energy? Why do we need it? Do we need the dinosaur industries that need base-load power? If we have a decentralized grid, how will the poor get their free electricity?
The same discussion. The same fears.
And yet whilst we myopic South Africans stay trapped in our insular world, people like Elon Musk, who escaped these confines, are inventing our future.
It is one of electric vehicles, massive storage systems, 80% fewer cars, no servicing requirements, no parking garages (a huge opportunity for the poor to move into the city centres), a massive reduction in the need for fossil-fueled power, self-driving cars, no need for petrol stations.
We are heading into a massive change over the next 15 years. Nothing can stop it. The tipping points are near.
And the opportunities are immense, not just for the rich. But also for the so-called "poor", who have an immense latent talent.
We are in an age that I call "the childhood dream age". Finally our children's dreams, and our dreams as children, can be realised.
It is a dream come true. If we fight it, we will lose. If we embrace it, we embrace a world where machines, not human machines, do the physical work, whilst the mental work gets done by super-brainy humans.
The Industrial Revolution's education system needs a complete overhaul. The answers are simple, but not easy to implement, mostly due to inertia, but also due to our habit of not listening to our children.
And every single human on this tiny planet is a super brain, a super computer, able to do more than the biggest most powerful machines that we can invent.
For millennia we have hidden in work and in war whilst ignoring the depression that seeps through our society. We finally are at an age where we can focus on ourselves, where everyone will finally be equal, and where opportunities will abound to "fix ourselves" and bring the Messianic Age that we have dreamt about for eons.
Will we continue with the same conversations we have had for as long as we can remember?
Will we continue to ignore the tide of change and bury ourselves in work, and in our fears?
Or will we be children again, inventing and being a part of a future that we have always dreamt about?
I look forward to our new conversations and to everyone being able to enjoy the abundance that we have on our planet, together.
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The Beautiful Sexy and Vivacious "Jillian Barberie" was the host of this Talk Show on the "FX" Network, which stands for "Fox Extended Networks" because it is owned by the "FOX Entertainment Group". Jillian does the wheather on every Professional Football season on the "NFL on Fox Pregame Show" that is co-hosted by "James Brown", "Terry Bradshaw", "Howie Long" and the Coach "Jimmy Johnson". "The Test" debuted on 23 April 2001 and was a very different kind of talk-show where 4 celebrities along with the audience, the home viewers and even people on the Internet could discuss a 10 question quiz or "Test" they had taken earlier that day. It was a "just-for-fun" test of questions that ranged from topics like ethics, everyday occurrences, hypothetical situations, morality, religion and politics but in a way so the show would be fun to watch. The questions were pretty much light-hearted and some of the most bizarre, interesting and amusing questions would be discussed on the show live each weeknight. Supposedly the numbers of Internet questionnaires that were completed on line each day were reported to be in the Millions. Some of the episode titles included "The Commitment Test", "The Fidelity Test", "The Flirt Test", "The Gossip Test", "The Humility Test" and "The Sex Etiquette Test". The show lasted a little more than 6 months with a total of 145 total episodes shown ending its' run on 9 November 2001.
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Though we were too lazy to print and read the new rules, we were eager to play a game again, so we got together for 7 hours on Sunday and used the old ruleset.
We made a few faults, for example playing 1000 Points for each of the 4 players and started playing acrosstthe long side of the table which resulted in 2 turns of approaching.
Still, it was a fun game, with Dindrenzi and Solyrians winning over Terrans and Relthoza.
A lot of critical hits were scored, often resulting in a Distortion field, making maneuvering even more tricky.
Looking forward to play the next game!
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Looks fun! Cool table, too.ReplyDelete
Slippin' in and out and between planets and asteroids has got to be a thrill especially if your ride's guns are firing and making hits! Looks like lots of fun, Von Mojo!ReplyDeleteReplies
Imagine standing on the bridge of your Dreadnought, hearing the capacitors' humming while charging for the double-barrel über-railgun...Delete
The light is flickering as the whole power of the foldspace drive is being sucked in and then... Two simultane blasts enlighten the proximity of the muzzle, the two projectiles head towards the enemy vessel... Meanwhile 2x 11d6 fall from your hand to the table, scoring several exploding sixes(cool part of the game mechanic) and see the face of your enemy, while the core of his cruiser ruptures and the whole ship simply dematerializes, leaving nothing but a gigantic distortion field behind...
This must be it...
Dang, I just picked myself up off the floor. I must have fainted while experiencing 2x 11d6!!Delete
The amount of dice are ridiculously high in this game :-)
7 hours to do as I please. As a wife and mother, I can't even fantasize about a luxury like that.ReplyDelete
How uncanny, I was just contemplating hunting out my Full Thrust stuff when I saw this! I'll have to download the rules and take a look.ReplyDelete