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China's Stocks Climb to Two-Week High on Stimulus Speculation
China's stocks rose, driving the benchmark index to a two-week high, on speculation the government will take more steps to halt slowing economic growth.
Great Wall Motor Co. (601633) advanced 6.4 percent as it was named among auto companies by BNP Paribas SA that may benefit from government subsidies. Hisense Electric Co. (600060) climbed to a one-month high after the Ministry of Finance said the nation will subsidize the use of energy-saving products. China Vanke Co., the country's largest publicly traded developer, rose 1.1 percent as China International Capital Corp. said the central bank may cut lending rates as early as next month.
"There are expectations China will introduce more stimulus to boost the economy," said Mao Sheng, an analyst for Huaxi Securities Co. in Chengdu. "There's optimism the economy will recover in the second half."
The Shanghai Composite Index (SHCOMP) rose 1.2 percent to 2,389.64 at the close, its highest since May 11. Thirty-day volatility in the gauge was at 15.12 today, the highest in more than a week. The CSI 300 Index (SHSZ300) advanced 1.4 percent to 2,650.85.
Today's gain trimmed the Shanghai Composite's loss this month to 0.3 percent. The index has climbed 8.6 percent this year on optimism the government will ease monetary policies and accelerate approvals of infrastructure projects to spur growth.
The Chinese government's stimulus in response to the nation's economic slowdown will probably range from 1 trillion yuan ($157.6 billion) to 2 trillion yuan, half the size of 2008's package, Credit Suisse Group AG said yesterday. China has no intention to introduce a large-scale stimulus like it did during the global financial crisis in response to this year's slowdown, the official Xinhua News Agency said today.
Auto Subsidies
Great Wall Motor, China's biggest pickup truck maker, advanced 6.3 percent to 17.37 yuan after BNP named it as among possible beneficiaries from Chinese auto subsidies.
SAIC Motor Corp., the nation's largest automaker, gained 0.7 percent to 15.65 yuan. Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. (000625), the Chinese partner of Ford Motor Co. and Mazda Motor Corp., climbed 1.9 percent to 5.48 yuan.
China's cabinet agreed to revive financial incentives for consumers to trade in their passenger cars to help increase demand in the world's biggest vehicle market, a government official said yesterday. The State Council approved a cash-for-clunkers plan last week and relevant ministries are working on details, said the official, who asked not to be identified because the matter hasn't been made public.
Hisense, China's biggest manufacturer of flat-panel televisions, surged 5.9 percent to 18.88 yuan, its highest close since April 20. Qingdao Haier Co. (600690), the nation's largest refrigerator maker, climbed 2.6 percent to 12.19 yuan. Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Co., a manufacturer of washing machines, gained 2 percent to 9.24 yuan.
Boosting Consumption
The promotion of energy efficient flat-panel televisions and energy-saving air conditioning is projected to stimulate consumption of more than 135 billion yuan, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement yesterday.
Stocks in the Shanghai Composite are valued at 10.3 times estimated earnings, compared with a record low of 8.9 times on Jan. 6, according to weekly data compiled by Bloomberg. About 9.5 billion shares changed hands in the measure yesterday, 20 percent higher than the daily average this year. The MSCI BRIC Index, which tracks stocks in Brazil, Russia, India and China, is valued at 8.2 times estimated profit.
Vanke added 1.1 percent to 9.27 yuan on optimism lower lending rates will boost property demand. China Merchants Property Development Co., the third-biggest developer by market value, advanced 1.8 percent to 25.44 yuan. Hangzhou Binjiang Real Estate Group Co. (002244) gained 3.5 percent to 9.76 yuan.
European Concern
The People's Bank of China may reduce the lending rate as soon as June, Xu Xiaoqing, Liu Mingxi and Chen Jianheng, analysts at CICC, wrote in a report yesterday. A deposit rate cut may follow in the second half of the year on easing inflation, it said.
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 1.3 percent today as expectations about China's stimulus plans tempered concern Europe's debt crisis will worsen. In Europe, at least 25 percent of leveraged buyout companies with debt due by the end of 2015 may default as the economy worsens, Moody's Investors Service said.
Spain is trying to shore up its banks and help cash-strapped regions while its own borrowing costs compared with Germany's are the highest since the creation of the euro. As Spain's narrowing market access depends on domestic lenders financed by the European Central Bank, the government is considering using public-debt securities rather than cash to fund a 19 billion-euro ($24 billion) bailout of BFA-Bankia.
Dalian Port (PDA) Co. (601880) dropped 1.8 percent to 3.25 yuan and Rizhao Port Co. (600017) lost 1.3 percent to 3.15 yuan amid speculation trade flows to Europe may slow. The region is China's biggest export market, accounting for about 18 percent of the nation's overseas shipments, according to Shenyin & Wanguo Securities Co.
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Louvre Museum Skip the line!
Today, the Louvre is one of the most important and most visited museums in the world. It is also the biggest museum in Paris, extending over 210,000 m². This former royal palace, residence of the Kings of France has a long history from the Capetian kings of the 12th century to the present day.
During the French Revolution, in 1793, it was transformed into a national museum. In 1988, President François Mitterrand decided to make the Louvre the greatest museum in the world and commissioned the architect Leoh Ming Pei. The latter built the 20-metre-high glass pyramid which forms the entrance to the museum.
The museum presents 35,000 works, in eight different departments: Oriental Antiquities, Egyptian Antiquities, Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, Islamic arts, Sculpture, Art Objects, Paintings, and Graphic Arts from the Middle Ages until 1848. Among the most famous works on show are The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, La Liberté Guidant le Peuple by Eugène Delacroix, The Venus de Milo, or the Code d'Hammurabi.|
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Applied Animal Behaviour Science 100 (2006) 129-139
One of the prime objectives in the management of any abattoir is to prevent bad from becoming normal. This requires training in the behavioral principles of cattle and pig handling. Handlers can be shown how to move animals quietly by positioning themselves in the correct position (Grandin, 1980, 1987, 2000a,b,c). Some of the handlers always used behavioral principles for moving animals, but others would slowly revert back to old rough ways. In some cases, they did not realize that the electric goad was gradually being used more and more. I call this "bad becoming normal" and have observed this problem over and over again in many different places. To prevent this from happening, management must conduct regular measurements of handling. "Bad becoming normal" can be prevented by keeping track of the percentage of animals moved with the electric goad and the percentage that fall down. Numerical scoring enables management to determine whether their performance is improving or becoming worse. Guidelines that contain vague terms like sufficient, adequate or properly are rarely effective. What one person may consider proper handling, another person may think is abusive. Guidelines need to be specific. An example of a clearly worded guideline would be "All cattle should be moved quietly at a walk or trot".
Previous research clearly indicates that vocalizations during handling or surgical procedures are an indicator of stress (Weary et al., 1998; White et al., 1995; Dunn, 1990) in pigs. Warriss et al. (1994) reported that the sound level of pigs vocalizing in a slaughter plant was positively correlated with higher cortisol levels. Grandin (1998b) observed a total of 1125 cattle while they were in the single file race or stunning box in six commercial slaughter plants. A total of 112 cattle vocalized during handling and stunning. All but two were associated with an observable aversive event such as electric goads, slipping on the stun box floor, missed captive bolt stuns or excessive pressure applied to the animal by a restraining device (Grandin, 1998b). Further study indicated that problems with equipment could be identified and fixed by comparing before and after vocalization scores (Grandin, 2002). In one beef plant, an 8% vocalization score dropped to 0% after a light was installed on a dark restrainer entrance. Electric goad use could be reduced because the cattle balked less. In another plant, excessive pressure from a head restraint device caused 23% of the cattle to vocalize. After the pressure was reduced, the percentage that vocalized was reduced to 0%.
Vocalization scoring is more difficult in pigs because it is often impossible to count the individual pigs that are squealing. In plants with very good handling where individual squealing pigs can be identified, they can be scored the same way as cattle. In large plants a sound meter can be used to monitor pig squealing. Another method for measuring pig vocalization is to score the percentage of stunning cycles where the entire room was quiet.
Out of the eight pork plants, six (75%) achieved the voluntary industry standard of 99% correct electrode placement. The plants were also scored for "hot wanding" where the tongs are energized prior to placement. This will cause pigs to squeal. Five out of the eight plants (62%) achieved the voluntary standard of I % hot wanded. All pigs and cattle were rendered completely insensible prior to bleeding.
The U.S. voluntary standard for pigs and cattle falling during stunning and handling is 1%. Falling was either a serious problem in a plant or it was 0%. Since the scoring system was under development, falling scores were obtained in only five cattle plants. In one plant, 8% of the cattle fell and the rest were 0%. The voluntary industry standard for electric goad use for both cattle and pigs is that 75% or more of the animals must be moved with no electric goad. Data were collected in four beef and four pork plants that had well-trained handlers who only used the electric goad on animals that refused to move. This was done to determine the industry standard for electric goad use. The scores for beef were 5%, 10%, 10% and 64% and for pigs 6%, 19%, 15%, and 28%. Vocalization data were collected in six beef plants. The scores ranged from 0% to 35%. The voluntary industry standard for cattle vocalization is 3%. If a plant uses a head holder for either stunning or religious slaughter, the acceptable percentage is 5%.
|1996 USDA survey baseline before welfare audits started (%)a
|1999 Start of restaurant welfare audits (%)
|2003 Fifth year of restaurant audits (%)
|Average percentage of cattle rendered insensible with a single shot. Cattle that were missed were immediately restunned
|Best Plant
|Worst Plant
|Percentage of plants that passed the stunning audit
Tables 1 and 2 show comparisons between the 1996 USDA survey scores and the 1999 and 2003 restaurant audits. Cattle plants had the most striking improvements. In 1996, only three plants out of 10 passed the stunning audit and stunned 95% or more of the cattle with one shot. For a 5-year period from 1999 to 2003, 90% or more of the plants passed. All animals that were missed by the first shot were restunned prior to bleeding. Vocalization scores also showed impressive improvements (Table 2). For electric goad use, the percentage of plants that passed by moving 75% or more of the cattle with no electric prod was 76% in 1999 and 90% in 2003. By 2003 most plants had fixed floors to prevent falls. Out of 50 beef plants and 24 pork plants, only two animals fell.
Improvements in stunning and handling pigs were less compared to beef. The pork industry was doing a better job with electric stunning compared to captive bolt stunning of beef. The percentage of pork plants that passed with 99% correct placement were 79% in 1999, and in 2003, 91 % passed. The percentage of plants that passed the audit for electric prod use were 1999 data not collected, 2000, 79% passed, and 2003, 79% passed. Problems with animals failing dropped to practically none because plants quickly fixed slick floors. A single pig or bovine falling is a failed audit. In 2003, only one pig and one steer fell down. Insensibility scores improved over the years for both species. In 1996, one pig out of 1000 and one bovine out of 1000 were hoisted while still partially sensible. In 2003, there was one partially sensible animal out of 2837 young steers and heifers and one pig out of 4900. All animals were restunned prior to dressing procedures.
|1996 USDA survey baseline before welfare audits started (%)a
|1999 Start of restaurant welfare audits (%)
|2003 Fifth year of restaurant audits (%)
|Average percentage of cattle that vocalized during handling and stunning
|Best Plant
|Worst Plant
|Percentage of plants that passed the vocalization audit with a score of 3% or less of the cattle vocalizing
One of the big concerns is that a two-tier industry is forming. Plants that are audited by restaurants or supermarkets will maintain decent standards but plants that are outside of the auditing system may have more problems. In the U.S., some really atrocious abuses occurred in pork and beef plants that were not audited by a restaurant or supermarket.
A pork plant had to buy an additional C02 machine because their unit was totally overloaded. To keep up with production, they were forcing pigs to jump onto the backs of other pigs. They used an electric goad to force three pigs in gondolas designed for two.
The rest of the plants did not have to buy any expensive major equipment. Their existing facilities were adequate after minor changes were made. Many plants had to install either a nonslip steel floor grating or other non-slip surface in at least one high-traffic area to prevent slipping and falling. Almost all the beef plants had to improve the flooring in the stun box to make it nonslip. The cost of improving the flooring was usually US$ 200-3000.
Most of the modifications required to meet the standards of the audit involved finding and eliminating distractions that interrupted the calm progress of animals to the point of stunning. This was necessary in most plants to enable them to pass the vocalization and electrical goad use parts of the audit. When pigs or cattle balked due to distractions, an electric goad had to be used more often to move them into the stunning box or restrainer. Increased use of the electric goad resulted in an increase in the number of animals that vocalized. Below is a list of simple, inexpensive methods for improving animal movement. In many plants, more than one change was required. To successfully locate the distractions, people had to get down into the race and get an animal's eye view. These are discussed in greater detail elsewhere (Grandin, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000a,b,c, 2002).
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Grandin, T., 1982. Pig behavior studies applied to slaughter plant design. Appl. Anim. Ethol. 9, 141-15 1.
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Grandin, T., 1994. Euthanasia and slaughter of livestock. J. Am. Vet. Med Assoc. 204, 1354-1360.
Grandin, T., 1996. Factors that impede animal movement in slaughter plants. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 209, 757-759.
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Grandin, T., 2000c. Return to sensibility problems after penetrating captive bolt stunning of cattle in commercial slaughter plants. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 221, 1258-1261.
Grandin, T., 2002. Cattle vocalizations are associated with handling and equipment problems at beef slaughter plants. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 71, 191-201.
Grandin. T., 2003. Transferring results of behavioral research to industry to improve animal welfare on the farm, ranch and the slaughter plant. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 81, 215-228.
Gregory, N.G., 1998. Animal Welfare and Meat Science. CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon, UK.
Ramantanis, S.B., 2004a. Cattle slaughtering and BSE risks. Part I. Potential dissemination of CNS tissue during slaughtering. Vet. Bull. 74 (3), IN-13N.
Ramantanis, S.B., 2004b. Cattle slaughtering and BSE risks. Part 11. Alternative and/or additional means of preventing and/or minimizing the dispersal of CNS material during slaughter. Vet. Bull. 74 (3), 15N-26N.
Tanida, H., Miura, A., Tanaka, T., Yoshimoto, T., 1996. Behavioral responses of piglets to darkness and shadows. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 49, 173-813.
Van Putten, G., Elshoff, G., 1978. Observations on the effect of transport on the well being and lean quality of slaughter pigs. Anim. Regul. Stud. 1, 247-271.
Warriss, RD., Brown, S.N., Adams, S.J.M., 1994. Relationship between subjective and objective assessment of stress at slaughter and meat quality in pigs. Meat Sci. 38, 329-340.
Weary, D.M., Braithwaite, L.A., Fraser, D., 1998. Vocal response to pain in piglets. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 56,168-172.
White, R.G., DeShazer, J.A., Treassler, C.J., Botcher, G.M., Davey, S., Warninge, A., Parkhurst, A.M., Milanuk, M.J., Clems, E.T., 1995.
Vocalizations and physiological response of pigs during castration with and without anesthetic. J. Anim. Sci. 73, 381-386.
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In the past several days, as the challenges to Prop 8 and DOMA go before the Supreme Court, more Democratic senators have come out in support of marriage equality. On Monday, Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill, Virginia Senator Mark Warner, and then Alaska Senator Mark Begich publicly offered their support. After 11 senators were listed by Time magazine - Montana Senator Jon Tester came out, as well. Yesterday Senator Kay Hagan, who is up for re-election in 2014, added her name. That leaves Delaware's Tom Carper, Pennsylvania's Bob Casey, Joe Donnelly of Indiana, Tim Johnson of South Dakota, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Bill Nelson of Florida and Mark Pryor of Arkansas.
And The Advocate reported something really startling:
Now, Republican senator Jeff Sessions may have half-heartedly done the same thing. Although his website still says marriage should remain between a man and a woman, during an impromptu interview outside the Senate chamber, Sessions reportedly told the Chattanooga Times Free Press, "I think people are free to marry any way they want to. But churches are free to set standards for marriage."
Hagan's statement after the break.


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Beaumont man accused of dragging cop outside bar
Updated 5:17 pm, Monday, March 18, 2013
A man accused of dragging a police officer outside a Beaumont bar on Sunday has been charged with aggravated assault on a public servant.
The incident happened about 2:30 a.m. outside the Magic City Lounge on Gulf Street, said Officer Joe Ornelas, a spokesman for the Beaumont Police Department.
The officer, whose name will not be released by the department, was treated at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital for broken ribs, a torn rotator cuff and scrapes and bruises. He was later released. No other injuries were reported.
Ornelas said officers were dispatched to the bar about a large crowd blocking the street. When they arrived they saw a car stopped in the street and the driver talking to some people in the crowd outside the bar. As one of the officers walked toward the car, Ornelas said the officer saw the driver apparently get something from the back seat.
Ornelas said the officer grabbed the door handle and ordered the man to get out of the car. The man, however, drove away, dragging the officer several feet. The officer fell down away from the car and the driver sped away.
Other officers chased the suspect. The man entered Interstate 10 and drove eastbound for about 20 minutes before officers stopped him.
Reginald Keller, 34, was identified as the driver. He was charged with aggravated assault on a public servant. Keller is also being charged with evading detention with a motor vehicle, open container of alcohol in a vehicle, failure to appear, driving without a driver's license and driving while license is suspended.
His bond is set for $32,800.
Inside the car, officers found a CO2-powered pistol in the front-seat console.
Ornelas said the passenger who was in the car was found to be drunk.
Major Fisher, 24, was charged with public intoxication and has bonded out of the Jefferson County Correctional Facility.


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SummerFest Moves To Moondance In 2014
Lexington's SummerFest, traditionally held at the UK Arboretum, will move to a new home next season.
The series of plays and musicals will be presented in a location that won't require a new stage every year.
When the cast of A Chorus Line wrapped up their final performance this summer, it was the end of an era – and the beginning of some big changes for the Kentucky Conservatory Theatre's SummerFest. The event began 28 years ago as the Lexington Shakespeare Festival. Now, the productions will be moving to the Moondance at Midnight Pass Amphitheatre in Beaumont Centre Circle.
Artistic Director Wesley Nelson says he, along with the actors and crew, are looking forward to the more permanent infrastructure on offer: a partially covered stage and a lighting and sound system. In the past, a new stage had to be constructed at the Arboretum each summer to accommodate the shows.
The 2014 season will include Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Little Shop of Horrors.


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Darren Ambrose is keen for Crystal Palace to keep hold of Wilfried Zaha.
Zaha is being linked with Liverpool and Tottenham this week.
"It's no surprise to see him linked with other clubs," said Ambrose.
"But Victor (Moses) didn't get much playing time at Wigan last year, although he's come in now. It would be nice to keep Wilfried here because he is a great player for us."
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text: Home > Sports Y'husband tows Sparks over Kaya By Joey Villar, The Philippine Star Posted at Feb 05 2012 09:22 AM | Updated as of Feb 05 2012 05:22 PM Share Save Facebook Twitter GPlus LinkedIn MANILA, Philippines - Phil Younghusband delivered both goals in the Loyola Meralco Sparks' 2-0 drubbing of Kaya FC for the solo lead in the First Division of the United Football League at the Rizal Memorial pitch last night. Younghusband scored on the setups of Mark Hartmann as the Sparks topped their erstwhile co-leaders for their fourth win against one loss. The Fil-Brits conspired for the first goal on the 12th minute then for the second just before the first half ended. "As a team, we changed our formation and attitude because we want to work harder and win after that loss to Stallion," said the 20-year-old Hartmann, stepping up in the absence of brother Matthew, who is under suspension by both the league and the Philippine Football Federation. "To earn six points in two games, that says a lot," he added. Earlier, Army Fritz & Macziol and Nomads Auction Manila fought to a 1-1 draw to remain in the middle of the pack. Toullec Loic opened up the scoring for Nomads with a goal on the 10th minute. But the Armymen, a traditional powerhouse in the league, came roaring back with a spectacular header by Roel Gener, a former Azkals member, on the 30th. The deadlock improved Nomad's and Army's total outputs to five points each – good for joint fifth. There were some anxious moments late in the game with the two teams engaging in a shoving match. Share Save Facebook Share on Twitter GPlus LinkedIn Read More: Phil Younghusband loyola UFL Kaya /entertainment/03/22/18/tingnan-karla-estrada-muling-ipinakita-ang-kanyang-curves/sports/03/22/18/johnson-mcilroy-lose-on-first-day-of-match-play/sports/03/22/18/heat-maintain-home-mastery-cruise-past-knicks/sports/03/22/18/lebron-love-power-cavs-over-east-leading-toronto/news/03/22/18/ibp-wants-oust-sereno-petition-at-supreme-court-junked


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Congressman Roscoe Bartlett held a news conference today in Washington, DC about the introduction of his new bipartisan legislation, H. Res. 762, that would encourage community based civil defense preparations, including distributed generation of 20% of local electricity needs.
Former CIA Director Jim Woolsey and former National Security Advisor Robert "Bud" McFarlane provided statements of support for the legislation. Congressman Bartlett was joined at the news conference by experts on civil defense preparations including: Rich Andres, Energy Security Chair, National Defense University; Jack Markey, Director, Division of Emergency Management, Frederick County, Maryland; Chuck Manto, Lead, National InfraGard Electro Magnetic Pulse Special Interest Group (EMP SIG); CEO Instant Access Network, LLC, (IAN); Mary Lasky, Business Continuity, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab (JHU-APL) and also chair of Howard County, Maryland's Community Emergency Response Network as well as President of the Maryland Chapter of Contingency Planners; and Marshall Hanson, Legislative Director, Reserve Officers Association (ROA).
Supporters of the bill include: Reserve Officers Association (ROA) and the Reserve Enlisted Association.
Congressman Bartlett noted, "The U.S. electric grid is one of our nation's 18 critical infrastructures. However, none of the other 17 will function without electricity. America's grid is vulnerable to widespread blackouts of extended duration. The federal government and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) agree that there are five separate Low Frequency -- High Impact (LFHI) events that could each inflict extended duration grid blackouts, potentially continent-wide including: cyber attack; solar geomagnetic storm electro-magnetic pulse (EMP), coordinated physical attack; nuclear EMP; or a pandemic. In light of these known risks, my legislation encourages communities and organizations to generate at least 20% of their own electricity demand to ensure independent operation of critical infrastructure and vital national security missions and to provide adequate supplies of basic necessities and services. It is critical that we in Congress send the message that it is in the interest of national security that every community and institution, especially our military, reestablish their capabilities to be self-sufficient independent of the grid. We also need to encourage individuals to develop and implement a plan that will provide for themselves and their family sufficient food, water and other emergency supplies necessary to weather an electricity outage when there is no one there to call."
Rich Andres, Energy Security Chair, National Defense University (NDU), said that NDU for the past three years had coordinated workshops in conjunction with other federal government agencies, academics and private sector organizations about the threat to the grid from solar geomagnetic storms. The most recent was Secure Grid 2011 held October 4-5, 2011. "Widespread grid collapse from a solar storm is a serious threat. There are two take aways from these exercises that relate to the legislation introduced today," said Dr. Andres. "The first is that the federal government does not have the resources to adequately respond to an extended duration grid outage. Local, state, and private sector organizations do have these civil defense capabilities and resources. The second is that what these local organizations lack and that the federal government can provide is threat and risk assessment capabilities."
Jack Markey, Director, Division of Emergency Management in Frederick County, Maryland, reviewed a litany of electricity outages that have affected residents in recent years including the derecho of June 29-30, 2012, the snowmaggeddon blizzard, and hurricanes. He said, "These events illustrate that loss of electricity is not unprecedented, but rather a predictable event. I am pleased by Congressman Bartlett's introduction of this legislation because it's important to raise the public's awareness of threats to the grid in order to garner support for necessary investments and preparation by families, businesses and local community organizations for measures such as generating 20% of their electricity demand." Mr. Markey also said that his office is actively collaborating with the local utility, First Energy, on measures to improve recovery from electricity outages.
Chuck Manto, Lead, National InfraGard Electro Magnetic Pulse Special Interest Group (EMP SIG) and CEO Instant Access Network, LLC, (IAN) explained the history of InfraGard. "InfraGard was initiated in the mid-1990's in Ohio. It was formed to address the reluctance of companies and organizations to share their vulnerabilities out of fear that it would hurt them with competitors or become known to bad guys. Members sign non-disclosure agreements. The FBI performs background checks on prospective members and coordinates information sharing by members nationwide. There are now 50,000 members." He added, "In the last year and a half, InfraGard established an interest group called EMP SIG. It is focused on an all-hazards approach to mitigate any threat that could cause a nationwide collapse of infrastructure for more than a month. That work is what led to the recommendation of local distributed generation of 20% of electricity and a great deal of interest in renewable sources, such as solar and wind."
Mary Lasky, Business Continuity, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab (JHU-APL) and also chair of Howard County, Maryland's Community Emergency Response Network as well as President of the Maryland Chapter of Contingency Planners, coordinated an exercise at JHU-APL on October 6, 2011 as an adjunct to the NDU Secure Grid 2011. She said that "Americans have become too reliant upon government to take care of them after an emergency. That's just not realistic in the event of a widespread grid outage. Trying to ignite citizen preparation as this bill does is extremely valuable. Generating 20% of electricity locally is important because none of our other critical functions, such as hospitals, work at all or work well without electricity."
Marshall Hanson, Legislative Director, Reserve Officers Association (ROA) said, "I was in the Navy and learned in my training that that the EMP nuclear threat is real. It was intensively studied by the Soviet Union. Nuclear capability is being pursued by Iran. A non-state actor, such as al Qaeda, could inflict a crippling EMP attack if they acquired the capability to launch a crude nuclear weapon from a scud launcher on a tramp steamer. The importance of this new legislation is that it refocuses attention and effort at the community level. That is consistent with the mission and history of the ROA. ROA not only supports this bill but will encourage members to become involved in their community preparations."
A number of distinguished supporters of the bill were unable to attend the news conference but released statements about it.
R. James Woolsey, Chairman, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, and Former Director of Central Intelligence:
"Congressman Roscoe Bartlett has been an indefatigable leader to change the dangerous vulnerability at the heart of our civilization's ability to operate: multiple natural and man-made threats to the electric grid. Each could cause extended outages for tens of millions of Americans, our nation's critical infrastructures and vital national security assets and missions. We could see a repeat of what is now happening in India but with outages lasting months not days. Congressman Bartlett's new bill sounds this alarm once more with a different tack. It will encourage America's best in the world hackers, inventors, engineers, first responders and entrepreneurs to help lead the rest of us toward having a much more resilient electric grid. Local communities and organizations that take steps to generate 20% of their electricity load independent of the grid will strengthen our national security by becoming more self-reliant and self-sustaining."
The Honorable Robert McFarlane, former National Security Advisor to President Reagan:
"It's human nature to welcome technologies that enhance the quality of our lives while ignoring how our dependence on them poses catastrophic risks. Throughout his life and service in the House of Representatives, Congressman Roscoe Bartlett has been virtually alone in understanding the complex family of natural and man-made risks. He has made it his business to focus on what could go horribly wrong and to propose measures designed to prevent them or to prepare for and cope with the results. He has been the persistent leader of efforts to identify the vulnerabilities of our national electric power grid, as well as the risks we are running by relying on a single fuel -- a fuel that is priced by a foreign cartel -- to power over 90% of all air, sea and land transportation in our country. More importantly, having defined the problems, he has taken the initiative to introduce measures that offer a solution. His leadership in shaping the Open Fuel Standard -- a measure that will enable competition in transportation fuels -- is a landmark measure that will add immeasurably to our national and economic security. It is a measure of his standing on energy issues that he has garnered such solid bipartisan support for his initiatives. Every member of the House knows that Roscoe Bartlett is the go-to man on energy and environmental policies."
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Skip to comments.Fisker Automotive shake-up: Former Chevy Volt chief named new CEO
Posted on 08/15/2012 7:49:09 AM PDT by harpu
Struggling hybrid carmaker Fisker Automotive named Tony Posawatz, a General Motors veteran who oversaw production of the Chevy Volt, its new CEO on Tuesday, making him the third executive to helm the startup in a year.
Lead Fisker board director Ray Lane of Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, the auto company's largest investor, said Tuesday he has known Posawatz for a couple of years and recruited him to replace Tom LaSorda, who was named CEO in February. LaSorda, a veteran of Chrysler and GM, had replaced company founder Henrik Fisker.
Lane said Fisker originally envisioned Posawatz as chief operating officer, but the board ultimately decided to offer him the CEO job, and board members were thrilled when Posawatz accepted.
"It's a big coup," Lane said in an interview. "When Tony decided to retire from GM, everybody in the world called him, from the Department of Energy to other OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). We called him too."
Fisker, based in Anaheim, makes the $102,000 luxury plug-in hybrid Fisker Karma and is working on the Atlantic, a family sedan it hopes to launch in late 2014.
The latest executive shake-up comes amid growing competition from other all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles entering the market. Fisker has been plagued by production delays, software glitches and trouble getting its Delaware manufacturing plant up and running.
Posawatz, 52, is widely seen as an executive with the technical know-how to fix any remaining kinks in the Karma and successfully launch the Atlantic. LaSorda will leave the company but will remain an adviser.
"Tony is the perfect CEO for Fisker," said LaSorda in a statement. "He has been at the forefront of the industry's technological revolution and one of the few people in the world to bring an EV (electric vehicle) to mass production."
Fisker was awarded a $529 million loan guarantee from the Department of Energy, including $169 million for the Karma. But the largest portion of the loan was to support production of the Atlantic and bring a shuttered GM plant in Delaware back to life.
Fisker has drawn down about $193 million, or one-third, of its loan; the remaining $336 million is frozen due to delays in meeting sales and production targets. All Energy Department loan guarantees have strict guidelines in place to protect taxpayers, and companies are only able to draw down funds as they meet certain milestones. With the bulk of the DOE loan frozen, Fisker is actively trying to raise more than $300 million.
"The loan is still frozen," Lane said. "We have to replace what we haven't drawn from the DOE. We have to come up with that money. That's hard to do. But we're actively raising money."
A Fisker Karma was recently involved in an accident in Woodside, where the front left side of the vehicle caught on fire. No one was injured. Fisker announced that the source of the fire was not the battery pack, but the investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.
"Our suspicion is it's the cooling fan," Lane said Tuesday. "We've not had a problem with the battery. A123 has produced a great battery. If you look at our launch issues, we've had fewer issues than most cars. But Fisker is in the press, and people love to write about us and that we're beleaguered. We have to fight that."
Fisker has sold more than 1,000 Fisker Karma's to date. Silicon Valley Karma owners include Lane and Pat Romano, CEO of electric vehicle charging station startup Coulomb Technologies. Former Vice President Al Gore also has one.
He HAS shown he can build cars that burst into flames....
What would you rather have...? A Fisker or a Volt? I'd rather have hemorrhoids...
This guys knows how to save a failure with unlimited tax money.
"For the sake of The One, we need to KEEP this anchor afloat until Nov. 7th
So, let me see if I have this straight — a failing alternative vehicle company has hired the head of the biggest alternative vehicle failure in history to save their company........
Yeah, I see that working out for them.
Losers hiring losers to produce more losers. Great strategy there.
The first thing Fisker did with the loan money was pay $ 18 million for the GM Boxwood plant in northern Delaware.
So they bought an entire industrial site with taxpayer money from an entity owned by—wait for it—the taxpayers.
Then they decided to build the Karma not in DE as the whole reason for the loan was predicated upon, but in Finland.
So, our $ 193 million went to Finland to build 1,000 very stylish and expensive traveling firebombs.
They then said, well, we won't ever build the Karma in DE, but we will build the Nina, a four door $ 46,000 electric car, in DE. This is a car that out-Volts the Volt, if that were even possible. And like anyone will pay over $ 46,000 for this car.
Then a few months ago, they threatened not to build any cars here in DE at all, becasue the Feds wouldn't release anymore money from the loan guarantee to these losers.
Their batteries are built by A123, another DOE loan guarantee poster child. Wow, talk about synergy!
We are still waiting over three years later for ANYTHING to be built here.
Meanwhile the 1800 GM workers and the 1200 Chrysler workers who lost their good paying jobs in 2009 when their respective DE plants were closed by our own government, are still waiting for their promised jobs.
So now, Fisker is hiring a government loser for their loser company, funded by our money.
What could possibly go wrong?
Way to go Obama! Way to go Biden!
Talk about being chained,y'all—we are chained to Communist looters!
Vote them out in November!
-——All Energy Department loan guarantees have strict guidelines in place to protect taxpayers,———
Unless the terms are changed after the loan is made and private stakeholders prevail in the bankruptcy hearings. That was the case for Soylendra where taxpayers got hosed.
There has been no word on how much of the money went to subvendors with sub vendors with subvendors with a subvendor corporation with bearer shares held by Barack Obama.
Only in a world where the purpose of a car company is not to make cars that people want to buy, but to extract subsidies from governments.
Thank goodness the computer industry doesn't work this way. Otherwise we'd have government-subsidized computers with little windmills on them to satisfy the green agenda.
I can't help but wonder how big the golden parachutes were for the last 2 CEOs. For that matter what are the saleries and perks for the top tier of execs at this boondoggle?
97% of America will never hear that truth from the corrupt, criminal media-bots.
Nobody will confuse the auto Fisker Karma with the orange handled scissors of Fiskar. The scissor have not caught fire and burned down any houses... yet....
-—— the orange handled scissors of Fiskar. ———
FYI...... orange handles are on right handed Fiskars.
Left handed Fiskars have red handles.
The handles are color coded to distinguish handing
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Chapter Two
I was ashamed. For the three weeks I stayed with Lily, I just couldn't tell my parents about what I had become. How would they be able to look at their daughter now? I had become a monster.
When I told Lily what happened that night she wasn't scared like I thought she was going to be instead she was worried about my safety. For the remainder of the summer break she helped me through all of the changes. I could now smell everything. It was a bit overwhelming at first. I couldn't go outside for a whole week without sneezing so much. What was once my favorite part about the Evans' household was now my dreaded nightmare. Why so many flowers? The pollen was killing me and it didn't help that I pretty much growled every time I sneezed. Try to explain that to a muggle family.
Today is the day I go back to Hogwarts and honestly I don't know how to feel about it. I sat in a plush compartment waiting for the train to start. I rubbed my temples as the train shouted out yet another loud chu chu sound. For the past three days my hearing has been going off the charts. One second it'll be all fine and dandy then the next I'll be screaming in pain. Lily was off doing Head Girl things and I was sitting alone hating the world as I could hear the iron wheels move around and around faster and faster till I just couldn't take it!
"Oops! I guess this is bad timing."
I turned sharply and glared at the intruder. He gasped at me and I closed my eyes quickly hoping that I hadn't revealed my wolf eyes.
"Sorry Frank, I just have a headache." Poor Frank Longbottom didn't know what do with himself after that. He shifted his weight from side to side standing in the doorway. "Sit down, I'm sure Alice is looking for me."
He blushed and I looked at him knowingly. He was practically in love with the girl. Frank was a good looking kid, quite shy at times but always stood up for himself. He had to be the kindest bloke I know and I didn't know why Alice never noticed him. He sat down and put a hand through his short brown hair and chuckled lightly. Thank goodness because I could hear every little scratch he was making on his scalp. I took in a deep breath and tried to act normal.
"How was your summer?"
His kind brown eyes met mine. "Nothing special, mostly just lazing around the house or helping my mother." He paused for a second looking over my appearance. "Are you alright? You look….different."
What he meant to say was I looked down right tired and gross. I knew it and he knew it. These past few weeks have been a tough one. First my eyesight changes, then my sense of smell and now I could bloody well hear everything! I was different. Oh boy if only he knew.
"I'm fine just a little tired is all."
He nodded not pushing his luck. Alice suddenly opened the door smiling. Oh Alice Goodwell is quite mousy looking yet is anything but. She was small standing at 5'2" and a big ball of energy. She entered the compartment with her mouth already open and telling a story about her summer and I took this time to look at Frank.
He was looking at her with so much affection I wanted to slap Alice for not even saying hello to him. I waited until she was done babbling and said something to the affect of "That was interesting," something like that and I turned to Frank.
"Are you ready for our last year?"
Frank looked a little flustered as he suddenly realized that I was talking to him and mumbled out an answer. Alice glanced at him, her wavy brown hair was tied into a ponytail and it nearly smacked me in the head when she seemed to realize something.
"You were my partner in potions!" Oh for the love everything that is holy! This girl was crushing this man's ego. Frank however looked very pleased and nodded his whole face light up as Alice started asking him questions about his summer.
The compartment door opened yet again and I was getting tired of hearing the sound of wood banging. The glass was making this horrible sound as it slid into place. I looked up in annoyance at the person who just happened to be Lily and she smiled at me weakly as an apology. At first I thought it was because of the door-banging thing but then in walks the Marauders and that's when I wanted to throw up.
Peter Pettigrew came in chomping away like a fucking beaver gone wrong. Honestly he could cut back on the sweets. His gut was bulging and I feared he would rip his pants. Peter has always been the one that didn't sit right with me. He had piggish features. His nose slight turned up with is fat cheeks waiting to be pinched by some overly affectionate grandmother. His eyes reminded me of a snake, dark and cold waiting for the right moment to pounce and paralyze you. He gave me the creeps and I loathed him more as he chewed like an animal.
Sirius Black was a pretty boy no doubt about that but I seriously wondered what goes on in his head. He fell onto the seat, with a loud thud, and I flinched at the sound. Sirius stared blankly at me his face was so close that I could see every detail of his handsome face. His jaw line was strong and he had the distinct Black family nose, long and thin. I had to give him credit though when he was sorted into Gryffindor he never looked back at his Slytherin family and thus started his bad boy image making him one of the most wanted boys in Hogwarts.
James Potter surprisingly wasn't making any noise but his cologne was so strong I was starting to gag. It was musky with a hint of forest pine, which was the strangest combination my poor nose just didn't know what to do with it. James pushed up his wire-rimmed glasses and calmly sat down next to Alice, which just so happened to be the farthest away from Lily. Potter has asked out Lily everyday since she started grows boobs in the third year yet today was different; he didn't seem interested. His hazel eyes darted from Lily to his friends, he simply did nothing and I was grateful for his silence.
Everyone was settling in and my head was starting not to hurt anymore from all the noise but another sense was bothering me. I smelled something familiar I suppose I can say that. Every since I was bitten I've gotten this scent of wet dog all the time. This wet dog smell however was not my own. I searched for the source until my eyes landed on one.
"Why do you smell like that?"
Remus Lupin looked up from his book surprised that I had addressed him so boldly. He looked around and then pointed to himself he looked slightly confused.
"Yes, you."
Lily shifted nervously and nudged me gently as a warning. My curiosity got the best of me however.
"You smell like…" I tried to find a better way to describe this, "wet dog."
Remus gulped, I could hear the faint sound coming from his throat, the reason for this sound I have no clue though. He looked to his friends for help. I looked at Sirius, James and Peter; they all looked frightened as if I had rudely slapped all of their mothers or something. I turned to Lily who was shaking her head at me. I was horribly confused at this moment until Remus finally spoke.
"I could ask you the same question."
And that's when I actually looked at Remus Lupin. His dirty blond hair fell lazily onto his face giving him a rough look and also hiding his green eyes. He looked worn as if he'd been through the dryer one too many times. Large bags sat under his eyes and he had one large scar run from the corner of his left eye all the way down his neck, where it ended, I have no clue. He boldly stared at me waiting for my response and the compartment suddenly didn't have a warm and fuzzy atmosphere.
I narrowed my eyes at the blond. I've never really had the pleasure to talk to Remus before, he was slightly know to be a lady's man. Always jumping from girl to girl, never dating them for more then a month. Even Alice has dated him and she was always complaining about how distant he was, never really trying to connect with her. Personally I just think Remus wanted to keep up his mysterious bad boy image.
I had no comeback for his statement. "Whose your girl of the month this time Lupin?"
He raised an eyebrow at me. "That's none of you're business Bell."
"I'm sure it's some slutty blonde. That seems to be your type." I sarcastically remarked.
He barked out a laugh, shaking his head. "Funny that seems to be the type your brother likes."
I frowned at that statement. My brother graduated last year, he was also a Gryffindor and captain of the Quidditch team for his last two years at Hogwarts. Sadly, Lupin was right. My brother was a sucker for blondes with a nice ass. I knew. He knew. The bloody whole school knew it.
I huffed a reply and thankfully James changed the topic ranting about how he couldn't wait to eat. I sighed heavily. I need to get a grip, my first transformation was going to be in 6 days and I didn't need the Marauders to start getting curious about me. Yet, I couldn't get the smell of Remus Lupin out of my head throughout the feast.
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Tinea capitis (tin'-eah cap'-ih-tiss) is an infection of the scalp with a fungus (Tricophyton tonsurans). It is, in point of fact, the most common fungal infection in children. Some children may develop an allergic reaction to the fungus that causes a large, boggy, oozing sore called a kerion (as in carry-on, nurse).
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I saw what you mentioned below about Brackton Hick and what you had written to me a few weeks ago on the subject and wanted you to know I took it very seriously.
My BH had been continuing, off and on, over the last few weeks. On Wednesday they got bad, one every 10 minutes then every 5. I lay down, drank water... no help. So, I went to hospital.
Well, I was really really badly dehydrated. And I had NO idea! I had been drinking plenty, I thought, but my body did not agree. So, in I went. While they monitored me I got down to 2 minutes apart but no dilation of any sort and my cervix was still 3.9. So, they made me drink a STUPID amount of water, which helped a bit, and then they gave me drug to ease my "cranky uterus". (Their words, not mine!
That did a great job fixing things and they sent me home an hour later.
So, all is well but they said they were very happy I came in and that this was something I needed to be aware of. (So, add that to my list!) I have been FORCING tons of water and all has been well since.
I just wanted to you to know that I totally saw what you wrote and took it seriously and am very grateful!
All well here! 31 weeks and counting!
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- Laura on Jun 30, 2012, 11:01 PM
- BroodyHen on Jul 1, 2012, 1:03 PM
:-) Yeah, that's why!
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Re: :-) Yeah, that's why!
- anna on Jul 2, 2012, 1:36 AM
Are you in a warm area?
- Alli on Jul 2, 2012, 10:10 AM
I was also told 100+ oz per day
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It'll be interesting.
It'll be interesting.
I really wasn't too impressed, don't think I will watch it again.
I think it was alot more interesting then last season, for some reason I think the marrige propsal will be between Gabe and Denise, just a guess, I could be wrong. But there will be alot of drama with the "sophmore girls".
Duncan Donuts Coffee, Dr. Pepper can.
I hate product placement.
I'm still trying to think if this came off as less contrived than last year. And whether predictable things like Louanne's regular boyfriend being the proposer will happen.
This really DOES seem like a group where nobody has changed all that much. The wallflower girl is still really a wallflower, although deluded about it. The geek loner is still a geek loner. The "reformed" snob doesn't seem to be going out of her way to change the company she's keeping, even if she's not consciously contributing to snobbery, the redneck is still a redneck, and the "ex" still appears to be allowing the jock ex-husband to walk all over her (yeah, the Sophmore girls tell a different story, but watching her... she seems kind of pathetic, and the Jock guy seems like a cad).
And the boobtastic Trio of Evil (or if they are to be believed instead of Denise, the boobtastic Trio of Justice)? I'd much rather see them catfight each OTHER. While covered in whipped cream and cooking oil. But the way they've set this up, it's likely to just be a mean-fest without a payoff like that.
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Okay, now the odd thing is that the trio seem to all have slightly different goals. Girl 1 seems to primarily want revenge against Denise--and it seems like tempting Gabe might be highest on her agenda. Girl 2 seems to see this as an obligation to help her girlfriend. Girl 3 seems to have mentioned the incident in such a way that Gabe is the bad guy. She seems to simply want to slash and burn everybody.
One wonders if Girl 3 rails against Denise as well why she wouldn't also be upset at Girl 1--the other girl Gabe was running with. But whatever.
I guess it IS clear why they allowed Denise to room with her cheerleader buddies, when normally a show like this would have split them up a bit for drama. Obviously they want a war with 2 big sides here, with the outsiders looking on.
Well, I really enjoyed the episode. It definitely set up some future conflicts with those sohpmore girls coming into the mix. I don't know about Gabe and Denise though. He didn't seem to happy seeing her there at first, although he did seem glad to go on a date with her. Wouldn't they see each other considering they have kids? I mean, that's assuming they have shared custody. TJ is homophobic...I don't see him changing his views during the show though. Oh well...provides gas for the fire.
On my WB station, the audio was horrible. The music and sounds were all loud, but the talking was very quiet. It was especially hard to hear them when loud music played as they gave commentary.
Heh k already I want Denise and Gabe to work things out and those 3 girls are gunna piss me off...especially the really big boobed loud-mouthed one!
I hope the proposal is Gabe to Denise!! <3
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I don't really appreciate the show's attempt at manipulation. We've got three things we can believe or not here:Originally Posted by starsprite
a.) The sophmores are telling the truth and Denise is some kind of psycho, who will go to any legnths to get what she wants.
b.) Gabe is a player and was playing everyone. For all we know, he made up the story about Denise being pregnant to dump the other girls.
c.) Gabe and Denise cooperated on some strategy to get the other girls out of his life and made the story up together. Or alternately there WAS no pregnancy story and these girls are psychos or years later believe rumors they may have made up themselves to discredit Denise.
I opt for B. Denise seems kind of sad--as in pretty, but pathetic. Gabe just looks like a jerk, who perhaps got caught in a self-fulfilling prophecy when Denise DID really get pregnant at some later point.
Or not. We shall see. Right now I think they want us to believe some variant of C, and I'm not sure I buy it.
I think the marriage proposol will be for Louann by her boyfriend of three years because last season, the girl's boyfriend came on the show at the end to propose... so I bet that's just what it is again. Besides, Gabe is realllllllly reluctant about even being near poor Denise. Gabe's getting on my nerves.Originally Posted by XANDRIA
Well I didn't see it, but having read all of your comments, it sounds like most of these people still think they're in high school. Pathetic.
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Definitions for melaninˈmɛl ə nɪn
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insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers
Any of a group of naturally occurring dark pigments, especially the pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers.
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a black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the epithelial cells of the external layer of the retina (then called fuscin), in the outer layer of the choroid, and elsewhere. It is supposed to be derived from the decomposition of hemoglobin
Origin: [Gr. me`las, me`lanos, black.]
Melanin is an ubiquitous natural pigment found in most organisms. In animals melanin pigments are derivatives of the amino acid tyrosine. The most common biological melanin is eumelanin. This is a brown-black polymer of dihydroxyindole carboxylic acids and their reduced forms. Another common form of melanin is pheomelanin, a cysteine-containing red-brown polymer of benzothiazine units largely responsible for red hair and freckles. The production of melanin in human skin is called melanogenesis. Production of melanin is induced by UVB-radiation simulated by DNA, which is also a photoprotectant. This occurs by means of a process called "ultrafast internal conversion". This property enables melanin to dissipate more than 99.9% of the absorbed UV radiation as heat. This prevents the UVB radiation damage that is responsible for the formation of malignant melanoma and other skin cancers.
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Choose one that provides broad spectrum UVA protection, since these are the rays that are most linked to melanin production.
My suspicion is, at the end of the day, because darkly-pigmented humans can still sunburn like crazy, melanin is not like a roof over your head. So it only has a certain amount of efficacy, so I'm not shocked that the increase was modest.
One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin or the shape of our eyes or our gender instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings.
I imagine a world where you are only judged by how big of an asshole you are - not by genitalia, amount of melanin, whom you choose to love, or geographical location where you happened to have left your mother's womb. Just by whether or not you're a massive, massive dick.
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Also in one of the episodes of season 3 where Dwight quit (I think it was the Return) Angela went to Pam and said something like "I really miss him." Pam said "Dwight?" and Angela said "No John Denver." or something like that. Then she went on to talk to Pam about Dwight. So yeah she knew that Pam knew.


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West Lothian. The earliest progenitor of the Clan was Livingus, who was at least a noble. Some historians even say that he was a knight of the Hungarian court, who accompanied Margaret, wife of King Malcolm Ceanmore of Scotland, on her journey to Scotland. Other historians claim that Livingus was actually a Saxon who joined the train of Queen Margaret on her way through England and Scotland. In any case, records show he called his territories Levingestun, and that the church of "Leuiggestun," and "a half carucate of land and a toft" were granted to the Monks of Holyrood in the 12th century.
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Such was the power of this great Clan, that when William Douglas assumed the Regency of Scotland, from his father, the Earl of Douglas who became regent in 1437, he persuaded Lord Livingston to enter into a compact with him to become the Lieutenant of Scotland. When King James II came of age, William Douglas turned on the Livingston Clan, executed the Chief and seized many of their lands. For the next century the Livingston Clan, probably numbering over a thousand armed warriors, was a power unto itself in its home territories in Linlithgow, and they became hereditary keepers of the Royal Palace.
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Zaks has only recently opened up on Soi 11, Sukhumvit, and is located right next to the Australian Pub & BBQ, across the street from the Grand President Hotel, and only a short walk from Asoke BTS and Nana BTS.
I took my boyfriend here for an anniversary, and was expecting it to be a reasonably expensive night out. Prices are very reasonable, cheap even given the area - house wines start at 100baht, and bottles are reasonable starting at around 800baht. They also have cocktails and other alcoholic drinks if your not big on wine. The Cosmopolitan was pretty good.
Food was great too, yet we did make a mistake - we ordered the lamb chop, which we assumed would be a meal in itself, and for a cheap price of 295baht we thought we couldn't go wrong. Turns out the lamb chop was a Tapas dish, and pretty much only got one large bite out of it. We then ordered a pizza on top of that, which was big and filled up the space. Sausage and mushroom is worth a try!
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The Lord gave me the heart for Africa,to share Jesus with a bible.TO reach those who has not heard of Christ..
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Praise God,The Lord has provided a buliding a year ago that will be opening and will be a new church!
In the heart of Acrra,Ghana West Africa.
The new church's name is "New Beginnings",the pastor is Richard Nunoo a great man of God.
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If you are religious you will love this school. They are very open with religion where you pray in classes and discuss how God is in your life. They have chapel on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday which most people seem to enjoy going to. Even if you aren't religious, it is a great community once you find the right people. You will get a great education here. The courses tend to be challenging but fair in my opinion. If you are going into nursing, chemistry, or biology this is especially true, where the nursing program itself only admits 60% of applicants. There isn't much partying that goes on, but if that's your scene you can find other people who will join you. Believe it or not people do drink at Bethel just not as much as people who go to state schools or large universities.Bethel takes time to get used to, but in my experience it was worthwhile. I've met some amazing people and I love the psychology department. Many people don't understand why I stay at Bethel because I'm not religious, but I've learned to adapt and make the best of the situation. Those who are religious seem to really enjoy the campus and furthering their relationship with God. Overall, be patient and you will see that this school is pretty amazing.
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Looking for something to do after all the presents have been opened and all the parties are over? On Saturday, December 29th at 2 & 7 pm, The Alex Film Society (of which I am a part of) will be presenting the 3rd annual Greatest Cartoons Ever event at The Alex Theatre in Glendale California (216 N. Brand Boulevard).
Each year we select eight great cartoon shorts from the golden age of animation, then project rare 35mm film prints (some of them in original Technicolor; all of the from the studio vaults) on the large Alex Theatre screen. Great characters, great films and an incredible movie-going experience.
This year, our classic animated program will include films from Warner Bros., Disney, MGM and even an amazing pre-sound classic from the Paramount's Fleischer Studio. (I'll post the titles of the specific cartoons being shown in a reminder post right after Christmas). Asifa-Hollywood president Frank Gladstone and I will be there to introduce the program.