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text: pHPV-16 plasmid in E. coli (ATCC® 45113™) Organism: human papilloma virus type 16 / Clone Type: Clone / Depositors: JE Marich, Syngene, Inc. General Information Documentation Print Email Share Share this product Facebook Twitter Google+ Permits and Restrictions View Permits Designations pHPV-16 plasmid in E. coli GenBank Definition Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16), complete genome GenBank Number K02718 Species human papilloma virus type 16 Depositors JE Marich, Syngene, Inc. Vector Size of Construct (kb): 10.866 Excise insert: BamHI+BglI (insert fragment will include 205 nt of the vector). Vector information: Vector: pBluescript SK- Size of intact vector (kb): 2.960 Markers: ampR Vector ends: XhoI Insert Insert size (kb): 7.904 Genome: human papilloma virus type 16 Gene name: genome, full-length Contains complete coding sequence?: U Type of DNA: genomic Insert ends: BamHI Insert Size (kb) 7.904 Media ATCC® Medium 1227: LB Medium (ATCC medium 1065) with 50 mcg/ml ampicillin Related Products Purified plasmid DNA: ATCC 45113D Biosafety Level 2 Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country. Shipping Information Frozen Escherichia coli DH5α containing the plasmid. Comments Cloned from human papilloma virus type 16 by linearizing the virus at the unique BamHI siteFull-length.The insert contains the following restriction sites (nt from the vector KpnI site [nt according to GenBank accession K02718]): PstI--654 [6791], 870 [7007], 2646 [879], 5463 [3696], 6526 [4759], 7009 [5242]; KpnI--2651 [884], 7148 [5381]; EcoRI - 685 [6818], 1320 [7453].BamHI+BglI will excise the insert with 205 nucleotides of the vector.Restriction digests of the clone give the following sizes (kb): BamHI/BglI--8.0, 1.5, 1.2; PstI--3.6, 2.9, 1.8, 1.1, 1.0, 0.5; KpnI--4.4, 3.7, 2.7; EcoRI--7.0, 3.6, 0.6. Classification Papovavirus, Papillomavirus, recombinant References James E Marich, personal communication Bascic Documentation Product Sheet Certificate of Analysis SDS

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Although the "connected home" concept has drawn considerable attention in recent years, homeowners don't seem to be ready for widespread adoption just yet. In fact, interest in whole-home control among consumers has not increased in the United States since 2005, says CABA's Connected Home Research Council in its recent "2008 State of The Connected Home Market Study." According to the report, only about 5% of mass market consumers have a strong interest in using "technology" for home "automation" or "control." However, a substantial minority suggest they would use home control products that offer compelling benefits, are simple to operate, and are compatible with their lifestyles. While they don't seem to be overly interested in the general idea of using technology for home management, the study indicates that mass market consumers continue to be interested in specific products, especially those used for home security, home energy management, household communication, and paying bills.
Confirming this trend, security systems, programmable thermostats, and built-in high-speed Internet are found in more than half of all homes built in the year 2000 or later. By contrast, energy monitoring/control and lighting control are included in one-fifth or fewer residences built in 2000 or later. To make home control and automation appealing to mass market consumers, electrical contractors should offer easy-to-understand products with discrete functionality that can be linked to a centralized network, ultimately evolving their customers into a connected home experience.
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Sunday, September 6, 2009
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Adjust LED Watch
- $169.00
Available Options
Most people will see triangles. You will see the time. Kisai Adjust features 32 LED triangles that show the digital time. A customisable watch design, you can change the display to one of six vivid colors at the touch of a button.
Six Colours in One Watch Design
A futuristic, cyber-punk watch concept that can be customised by the user is now reality. Change the display to one of six different colors, choose 12 or 24 hour mode, view in horizontal or vertical.
In addition, multi-color mode automatically transitions between all six colors in turn whilst showing the time.
There is also a date mode which can be activated by pressing the lower button, an alarm mode and a light up animation which operates between 6pm and midnight and can be turned on or off in the settings. View the video demonstration below to see more.
The Digital Time in a Matrix of Triangles
As easy to read as a digital watch, Kisai Adjust displays the time using triangles that emulate classical digits.
The matte finish on the surface of the minimal stainless steel case and strap creates a clean contrast against the highly polished acrylic lens, beneath which strong LEDs illuminate to show the time.
A USB Rechargeable LED Watch
Kisai Adjust is a USB rechargeable watch. To recharge, connect to your computer with the USB cable provided. A full charge will take 3.5 hours and each charge should last 1 month. The battery can be recharged more than 300 times. Kisai Adjust also has an adjustable strap making it suitable for small and large wrists.
A Limited Edition Watch Design
Each part of Kisai Adjust has been individually designed and manufactured, including the case, strap, lens and uniquely programmed display. Like all watches from Tokyoflash Japan it is a limited edition design which means that it is guaranteed to be an original watch that not many other people own.
Intrigue Beneath the Molded Acrylic Lens
When the time is not shown and the LEDs are dormant, you can sense the inner workings of the watch beneath the smoked lens creating a futuristic, high tech feel.
Technical Specifications
|Six LED colors in one watch
|Single-color mode and Multi-color mode
|Time and date
|12/24 hour mode, horizontal/vertical display mode, alarm mode
|Adjustable stainless steel strap
|Minimum Wrist Size
|100mm (approx)
|Maximum wrist size
|210 mm (approx.)
|Designed for small & large wrists
|Case & Clasp
|Stainless steel case, & clasp
|Case Dimensions
|30 mm x 53 mm x 11.5 mm
|150 grams
|Water resistance
|PL301517 USB rechargeable battery
|English instructions
|One year warranty
Concept to Reality - A Watch from the Tokyoflash Design Studio Blog
In February 2010, Tokyoflash Japan opened its Design Studio Blog to showcase concept designs and request ideas for new watch designs from fans. The idea for Kisai Adjust was submitted by Nicolas Hélin from Belgium. This is the ninth concept submitted by a fan to become reality.
Find out more about the original concept on the Tokyoflash Design Studio Blog.
Blog reader & watch designer Nicolas Hélin says:
The idea behind Adjust was to tell the time in a simple way, but in a way that looks sci-fi and futuristic at a glance.
I also wanted the watch to look different even when it is "off", and to be modular in a way. I came up with the idea of digits made of triangles, with the same triangles embossed in the lens, and the possibility to change the display.
I felt really honored when I learned that Adjust had been chosen to become an actual watch, and so enthusiastic when I saw the description of the future watch and how it was going to work!
I really appreciated this experience, how Tokyoflash got me involved and shared the challenges and progress in different phases of development.
The result is just amazing. I thank the team that worked hard on it and found solutions to make it so close to the original design. The level of detail, the quality, the finish are truly impressive!
Now thanks to Tokyoflash, thanks to the support and feedback of the fans/visitors of the blog, I wear the watch I once imagined. Thank you, I hope you will enjoy Kisai Adjust!
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I've seen many speculation threads out there and I wanted to pay heed to one of my favorite villains in the MOTU mythos with his own one.
Snake-Face was and is, my favorite of the Snake Men, bar none. I just thought his concept was awesome, having snakes erupt from his eyes, mouth, chest, etc and the appearance being so horrid it petrifies people to stone.
A male Medusa essentially.
I loved his 2002 animated appearances.
So I must ask; if the time comes, how would Mattel pul this figure off? Didn't they say there would be no action features? Would the snakes come seperate that could be inserted into the proper areas on the figure, or a seperate head?
Has me wondering.


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Lance's Dragonite(Redirected from Lance's Dratini)
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Lance's Dragonite in the anime
Lance's Dragonite (Japanese: ワタルのカイリュー Wataru's Kairyu) is Lance's main Pokémon in the anime, manga, and games.
In the anime
In the main series
Original series
Dragonite first appeared in The Legend of Thunder!, in Marina's fantasy of Lance. It made its physical debut in Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution and Rage of Innocence. It saved Ash and his friends from getting hit by Tyson's Fearow's Drill Peck by using Thunder Wave on Fearow. Unlike Ash's Totodile, Dragonite was not affected by the Evolution Inducement Ray that Team Rocket of Mahogany Town built. Lance fled on his Dragonite after it used Whirlwind on Tyson and the grunts. They met up with Ash and his friends afterwards. Later, Dragonite once again used Thunder Wave to save them from a Pokémon attack but from Jessie's Arbok's Poison Sting this time.
Afterwards, Dragonite sent Arbok and the Team Rocket trio blasting off. With the trio taken care off, Lance had Dragonite destroy the Evolution Inducement Ray's source. They fled along with Ash and the gang. Tyson then had a rematch with Dragonite and sent out not one, but two Fearow to take on the Dragon Pokémon. It was a tough battle for Dragonite as it felt outnumbered but it was able to defeat both Fearow with Twister. Since Tyson had no options left, he ended up getting arrested by Officer Jenny. After defeating Tyson, Dragonite took on the Red Gyarados as Lance wanted to catch the different colored Gyarados. Dragonite was able to weaken the Gyarados long enough for Lance to catch it. With the Gyarados caught, Lance flew away on his Dragonite and said his farewells to Ash, Misty, and Brock.
It reappeared in a flashback in Beauty is Skin Deep.
Advanced Generation series
Dragonite reappeared in The Shuffle of Legends to help battle Team Magma and Team Aqua. Lance had it attack the hole Pikachu made earlier in order to free Ash from Team Magma's helicopter. He then flew on Dragonite to take on Archie and Kyogre. Kyogre launched a Hydro Pump which Dragonite narrowly dodged. He offered Ash to ride on Dragonite as Ash, May, Max, and Brock chose to stay despite the situation being dangerous. After Kyogre was defeated by Groudon's Solar Beam, Dragonite saved Archie from falling as the orb separated itself from his body.
Moves used
|An × shows that the move cannot be legitimately learned by this Pokémon in the games.
|A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
In Pokémon Origins
Lance's Dragonite briefly appeared in File 4: Charizard. It was shown battling Red's Lapras, eventually falling to a super effective Ice Beam.
In Pokémon Generations
Lance's Dragonite first appeared in The Challenger, where it was sent out to battle Blue's Blastoise. Although the victor of that battle was never identified, Blue eventually won the overall battle and became the new Champion.
Dragonite reappeared in The Lake of Rage, where Lance used it during his infiltration of the Team Rocket HQ. It easily defeated Team Rocket Grunts' Pokémon and later destroyed Team Rocket's radio wave generator, rescuing a group of harnessed Electrode in the process.
Moves used
|A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
In the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer
Lance's Dragonite appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer. Alongside Cynthia's Garchomp and Steven's Metagross, it battled Cheren's Stoutland, Misty's Starmie, and Korrina's Lucario. Dragonite used Hyper Beam on Stoutland and Lucario after they were incapacitated by Garchomp's Dragon Claw, but Starmie successfully defended its teammates with Light Screen.
Moves used
|A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
In the games
Excluding Pokémon Stadium, Lance uses at least one Dragonite in every game he appears in.
In the core series
In events
Pokémon Game Show event
This Dragonite was distributed at Japan's Pokémon Game Show on August 17–18, 2013 as one of the Champion's Pokémon that appeared throughout all main series games released prior to Generation VI. Their level and moveset are based on the respective originated main game series. It has IVs of 30 for all stats.
The Trainer ID number is based on the game's release date in Japan, November 21, 1999.
|Pokémon Info
|Trainer Memo
|Battle Moves
|Dex No.
|Brave nature.
|Fire Blast
|Lv. 50
|Pokémon League
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|This Pokémon was available in Japan
from August 17 to 18, 2013.
|Lv. 50.
|Inner Focus
|The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date on the DS when the Wonder Card is received.
Pokémon Global Link event
This Dragonite was distributed to players who inserted a serial code that was given away to players who completed at least three battles during the Kanto Classic (Japanese: カントークラシック), an online competition on the Pokémon Global Link that was held on March 4-6, 2016.
This Dragonite can learn the previously illegitimate move Barrier, which is used by Lance in Pokémon Red, Green and Blue. The Dragonite has 31 IVs in HP, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense.
|Moves in bold can be taught again at the Move Reminder as a special move if forgotten.
|Date received is the receiving system's date when the Wonder Card is received.
|This Pokémon is set to the same language as the game that received it.
In the Stadium series
|Pokémon Stadium 2
|Round 1
|Round 2
In the side series
In Pokémon Masters
Lance's Dragonite is set to appear in Pokémon Masters, appearing in key artwork.
In Pokémon Puzzle Challenge
Lance uses a Dragonite in the Challenge Mode scenario of Pokémon Puzzle Challenge, being the last opponent the player challenges in Intense mode.
|Confronting Chase and Elaine
|Key artwork of Pokémon Masters by Ken Sugimori
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Yellow chapter
Lance has raised a Dragonite from a Dratini since his childhood alongside his Gyarados, which was a Magikarp at the time. It was a proud Pokémon because it was ravaged and sickly from human pollution at the time of its capture. It debuted in Extricated from Exeggutor alongside the rest of his team, and was later used during Lance's battle with Yellow at the Cerise Island, using Strength to disrupt the volcano. Dragonite easily withstood the attacks from Yellow's team and sent them flying with its tail. Lance then has Dragonite wait in the lava to strike, greatly weakening it and risking its life as it waits for Lance's signal.
HeartGold & SoulSilver chapter
In One Tough Togepi, after Lance's defeat at the hands of Petrel, a heavily injured Dragonite began rampaging at the Pokéathlon Dome. After it beat Bruno and Koga, Dragonite faced Gold's Pokémon in battle. Eventually, Dragonite was knocked out by Gold's Togebo and recaptured so that it could be returned to Lance. In All About Arceus II, Gold met with Lance at the Ruins of Alph and Dragonite jumped out of Gold's pocket and was reunited with its Trainer.
During the battle against Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina at the Sinjoh Ruins, Lance and Dragonite faced Palkia. With its ability to manipulate the direction of its Hyper Beam, Dragonite was able to hit Palkia even after it used Spacial Rend to send the attack to another location.
Moves used
|A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga
Dragonite first appeared in JBA4, where Lance was flying on it when Jō saw the Red Gyarados. Dragonite was used in the Tag Battle against Ariana and Petrel with Totodile as its ally. It managed to defeat Petrel's Raticate in the end.
Dragonite reappeared in JBA5, where it was the second Pokémon sent out to battle Jō. Dragonite was no match for Jō's Totodile at first since Totodile already took damage from his Charizard. After a long battle, Dragonite was defeated by Totodile's Ice Fang, winning the battle for Jō.
Moves used
|A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Lance's Dragonite debuted in Space Havoc!!. After Red's Clefairy defeated Lance's Gyarados and Aerodactyl, Dragonite was the final test for Red to face. Unlike the former two, Dragonite was a tough foe for Red to handle. With no other choice, Red went in the space shuttle with Lance and Dragonite with Red and the gang, much to their surprise. After landing which resulted in the shuttle getting destroyed by Clefairy, Lance flew away on Dragonite as Clefairy had to deal with Professor Oak, who was not too happy about this.
Dragonite reappeared in The Final Battle!! where it played the role of the dragon that destroyed a village. The villagers asked Red to defeat Lance and his Dragonite to free the rest of the villagers who is working under Lance. Most of the weapons that Clefairy threw at Dragonite were rendered useless as one of them was tied to the catapult and the other one bounced off of Dragonite rather easily. However, Clefairy managed to successfully lasso Dragonite but Dragonite was too heavy for Clefairy with caused Clefairy to fly in the air with Dragonite. When Clefairy got himself fat, Dragonite could no longer lift Clefairy in the air. Dragonite was then thrown into a rocky mountain which made it injured.
Clefairy attempted to beat up Lance for making the villagers suffer. However, Dragonite defends Lance, saying that Lance is his savior, and tells Clefairy his story. Lance found Dragonite when it was a baby Dratini abandoned out in the rain. Lance took Dratini as his own and gave it shelter from the rain and a bottle for it to drink. Growing up, Lance took Dratini to school where it managed to have evolved into a Dragonair sometime during graduation. After finishing school, Dragonair went through serious training by carrying some rings on its tail and fought a wild Pinsir. It evolved into Dragonite way later, and together, they become one of the Elite Four. Red and his Pokémon are touched by the story, and decide to forgive Lance and Dragonite. However, after the story, a car comes by which is revealed to be the wealthy parents of Lance's Dragonite, asking Lance and Dragonite to go home. Lance and Dragonite attempt to escape while Red and his Pokémon chase after them for making up the story.
In the Pokémon Zensho manga
Dragonite first appears in Indigo Plateau. It ends up being Satoshi's opponent after he defeated the first three members of the Elite Four. It went up against Satoshi's Charizard which hits it with a fire attack while Dragonite uses a laser-type attack. After a long battle, Charizard was able to defeat Dragonite.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Lance's Dragonite in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
| Lance's Dragonite
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Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
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- In Red, Green, and Blue, Lance's Dragonite knows Barrier, but Dragonite cannot legitimately have the move in any of the games.
- In 2016, a Dragonite which knows Barrier was released to participants of the "Kanto Classic" Wi-Fi Tournament to reference this.
- Since Generation II, Lance has been using Dragonite leveled lower than 55, despite the fact that Dragonite can only be obtained by evolving Dragonair at level 55 onward (outside of Unova).
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For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Dratini, Dragonair, and Dragonite.
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I can access each page of a site through the browser (firefox). I can also see the ip and port address in firebug, but when I open cmd->ping site ->it says "request timeout".
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New Rule Planned on Guns Lost in Transit
ATF Proposes That Gun Dealers Report Within Two Days When Firearms They Ship are Lost or Stolen
A new federal rule aimed at helping crack down on guns used in crimes would require gun dealers to report within two days firearms they shipped but are lost or stolen in transit.
Federal law already requires importers, manufacturers and dealers to report the theft or loss of firearms within 48 hours of when they are found to be missing from inventories. But there are no regulations addressing firearms lost in transit.


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Prospect of the Week (1.16.12)
This season Bolt Prospects introduced our Prospect of the Week award, an honor (virtually) given to one Tampa Bay Lightning prospect for their on-ice contributions. There are no trophies or plaques, but one day this will be in a time capsule and we'd pay to see the look on peoples' faces when they dig that thing up in 50 years. We wouldn't pay a lot, though.
Quite simply, we wanted to highlight prospects throughout the year to help fans get better acquainted with the next round of Lightning stars while recognizing the prospect's achievement on the ice.
This week's BP Prospect of the Week award goes to … Riku Helenius, Goaltender, JYP (Finland).
Helenius has blossomed as a prospect all season despite sharing the JYP nets with 28-year-old Joni Myllykoski. Recently Helenius started to take control of the goaltending tandem, getting four straight starts – three of which came this past week. He won all four.Â
In the past week, Helenius and JYP beat the Pelicans 4-2 (28 saves), HIFK 5-2 (28 saves), and HPK 2-1 (23 saves and second star). The Pelicans and HIFK are both above JYP in the standings, too. Thanks in part to Helenius' strong play, JYP is now in the SM-Liiga top-6.
And his numbers are sick.
The Lightning's No.1 pick in 2006 is 12-6-2 with a 1.48 GAA (first in league), .937 save percentage (2nd in league), and six shutouts (tied for first).
Helenius is just 23 years old and most goalies don't come into their own until their mid-to-late 20s. It's not unreasonable to think Helenius has played his way into the Lightning's goaltending conversation next year. The key will be if he will come to North America and if he has to play in the AHL (a sticking point with some European pros). He played 25 games for Norfolk in 2008-2009 and a dozen games for the Ads the following season before losing playing time and eventually going home to Europe.
It's suspected Lightning General Manager Steve Yzerman will want rookie goalies to not be thrust into a No.1 spot with Tampa right away, instead learning behind a veteran much like Jimmy Howard did successfully in Detroit. The Lightning could do worse in 2012-2013 than Harding/Elliott/Schneider/Bernier and Helenius – and Lightning fans have seen worse. Much worse.
Previous BP Prospects of the Week:
Brett Connolly, Canada (U20 WJC) - January 10, 2012
*Due to the Christmas break when few games below the NHL level were played, no POTW award was given.
Mark Barberio, Norfolk Admirals (AHL) - December 19, 2011
Vladislav Namestnikov, London Knights (OHL) - December 12, 2011
Tyler Johnson, Norfolk Admirals (AHL) - December 5, 2011
Alex Killorn, Harvard (NCAA) - November 28, 2011
Nikita Kucherov, Team Russia/CSKA Jr. (MHL) - November 21, 2011
Vladislav Namestnikov, London Knights (OHL) - November 14, 2011
Dustin Tokarski, Norfolk Admirals (AHL) - November 6, 2011
Riku Helenius, JYP (Finland) - October 30, 2011
Matthew Peca, Quinnipiac Bobcats - October 23, 2011
Radko Gudas, Norfolk Admirals - October 16, 2011
Carter Ashton, Norfolk Admirals - October 9, 2011
Brett Connolly, Tampa Bay Lightning - October 2, 2011
Mattias Ritola, Tampa Bay Lightning - September 25, 2011
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by Grant Stewart, CEO and president, Stewart Filmscreen
Choose a bad projection screen, and you'll likely have a bad home theater experience. On the flip side, choosing a good screen will not only enhance your experience, it can compensate for high light levels, low projector brightness and other factors that could hinder your system's performance. So it's important to choose a screen that optimizes the picture quality in your space. How to do that? Start by knowing which fabrics, materials and gains are right for your home entertainment area.
– MATTE WHITE materials are ideal for rooms where lighting is easily controlled and where people will be viewing from wide angles (like in a dedicated home theater).
– GRAY SCREENS help reject ambient light and deepen black levels and contrast, making them well suited to multipurpose media rooms.
– GAIN is a measurement of a screen's reflective properties. SCREENS WITH GAINS ABOVE 1.0 do a good job of distributing the light from the video projector across its surface. A high-gain screen can optimize the brightness of the video projector, allowing for a larger image area. A high-gain screen also allows you to use a projector that may not be as bright, or as expensive, as a high-lumen projector.
– HALF GAIN ANGLE is the angle from the center of the screen where the brightness of the image is half that of its peak. The wider the angle, the better the viewing from the sides. This measurement becomes more important in bigger rooms and rooms that sit more people.
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Masking, Hiding and Other Options
Manufacturers such as Stewart Film-screen offer projection screens in a variety of fabrics, sizes and features. Stewart's Director's Choice DC-100, for example, is designed for use in dedicated theaters and supports both horizontal and vertical masking to eliminate black or gray bars. Then there's the Cabaret screen, which features FireHawk G3 material made for multipurpose rooms with ambient light. Consider these options as well:
HORIZONTAL MASKING—Fabric deploys from the top and bottom of the screen to alter its aspect ratio from 16:9 to 2.35:1 (CinemaScope), for example.
VERTICAL MASKING— Fabric moves in from the sides of the screen to alter its aspect ratio.
MICROPERFORATION—Thousands of tiny holes in the screen make it "acoustically transparent," so sound can be heard from speakers concealed behind the screen.
BRIC (BINARY RECIPROCAL INTELLIGENT CONTROL) —A system that enables a screen to be controlled from a home automation system.
DESIGNER HOUSING— Functions as storage for a screen when it's not being used.
TENSIONING—Ensures that a screen lies smooth and flat.
STAND-OFF BRACKETS— Allows the screen to be mounted over a flat-panel TV.
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1st Look was able to get a preview of "The Art of The Brick" last week, an exhibition at Discovery Times Square, by critically acclaimed artist Nathan Sawaya. It was a stunning, playful exhibit full of intricately detailed originals and reinterpreted pieces that would be familiar to any art lover, like Starry Night (see below), The Scream (see below) and the Mona Lisa.
The best part of all, Sawaya's works are built from one of the most recognizable toys in history, LEGO. From a T-Rex that took over an entire room to smaller whimsical pieces such as the peace sign and Buddha, it's a delightful experience that will put you in awe.
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From the very beginning WNPV has been committed to covering local news. Bob Fretz was a seasoned radio and print journalist when he was named the station's first News Director in 1960. The legendary Paul Taylor had a long tenure as ND, following a stint at WRCV in Philadelphia (which later became KYW). Numerous broadcasters have spent time in the WNPV newsroom. Jenny Robinson, Jean Johnson, Pat Toddy, Bill Saunders, Phil Weber, Mike Harfman, Joe Heyer, Joe Moskal, Belinda Bainbridge, Pam Wilson, Jason Richards, Rick Woelfel, John Treese, Chuck Irwin and Darryl Berger are among the ranks.
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Hi guys! It's been a while. I've made a new map for the water gun mode in sandbox. It's a Capture the Flag map set in a snow-covered fortress. It's not quite finished, but I figured I'd post it to see what people think.
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The door opened, and out she went.
As usual, Chloe, the little red-coated Golden
Retriever, burst out of the screen door like a
rocket to the moon. She does this every morning, on
her first trip out.
I imagine her excitement is less about doing
"business" and more about chasing after the
burrowing bunnies and the trespassing squirrels that
often occupy the yard. Her eagerness often echoes in
the slamming of the screen door, like a shot of a
gun that sends any and all wildlife scurrying up
trees and under fences.
Today though, it all happened so fast.
As the door flung open and Chloe barreled through,
puffs of gray rose up from the ground like ash from
a fire. Despite often being flighty, Chloe caught
sight of this and returned to me excitedly. In slow
motion, the little robin who's bosom hadn't turned
copper orange yet, flew to the open door and for
dear life clung to the screen, her wings flapping
furiously, desperate to remove herself from danger.
As she rose, Chloe lunged, chomping—tasting only the
delicious humidity of a warm spring morning.
Immediately I grabbed my golden girl, letting the
screen door slam, leaving the tiny bird in the
sanctuary of my garage, hanging delicately onto the
I grabbed my gloves and crept ever so slowly towards
this tiny bird. As I treaded softly toward her, I
couldn't help but wonder if this is what grace
looks like.
Not my actions, per se: I don't mean that grace was
(only) reaching out and grabbing this terrified
robin. As I stood, I thought that maybe grace comes
from both sides of the relationship: what is equally
significant about grace is our response to God's
goodness and love.
When I opened the door, her eyes darted quickly back
and forth. Her grasp tightened as I saw her little
claws hook tightly around the screen. Terrified and
uneasy about the possibility of freedom, she
remained paralyzed in this moment of possibility.
Gently, I placed my gloved hand around her back,
keeping her wings closed, and her claws away from my
Still, as I pulled, she wouldn't let go.
Afraid to hurt her, I took a step back and simply
held out my hand just inches from her perch. If I
couldn't force her off the door, the least I could
do was ensure her safety. The decision to detach
from the screen had to be hers: if she fell, I would
be there to pick her up. My hope, though, was that
she would fly off on her own.
Instead, she fluttered from the screen and sat on my
index finger. For what must have been 3 seconds, I
held in my hand the lightest form of life I had seen
this spring. It was both intimidating and holy to
handle such a tiny life with such care.
As soon as I started to walk out of the garage, she
realized her opportunity, springing free from my
finger and flying into the tree. She had found the
courage to go and fly again.
Perhaps, grace is just this: that God comes to us,
no matter the season, no matter the circumstance, no
matter what screen we have flown ourselves into and
now cling to in our desperation. What we learn in
scripture is that God is a God who loves us, forgive
us, and longs passionately to come and be with us.
It almost seems too good to be true. But perhaps,
this isn't because we doubt God—but instead because
we doubt ourselves.
I leave you with these words which I have shared
before but that I hope continue to have renewed
meaning each time you hear them:
"The grace of God means something like: Here is
your life. You might never have been, but you are
because the party wouldn't have been complete
without you. Here is the world. Beautiful and
terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid. I am
with you. Nothing can ever separate us. It's for you
I created the universe. I love you. There's only one
catch. Like any other gift, the gift of grace can be
yours only if you'll reach out and take it. Maybe
being able to reach out and take it is a gift too."
~Frederick Buechner
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Q: Do I need to provide indoor shelter for my pond snails?
Jerry – Kernersville, NC
A: Scientists have identified an estimated 4,000 species of freshwater snails, but one that you might find inhabiting your backyard pond or water garden is the Japanese Trapdoor Pond Snail, also known by its scientific name Viviparis malleatus.
These algae-eating gastropods have extra-special shells with a hinged fingernail-like plate that allows them to seal the shell's opening, providing protection from drought and predation—hence their "Trapdoor Snail" nickname.
Though these hearty snails overwinter well in harsher northern climates, they do require some attention when temperatures dip. Here's what you need to know:
- Cool with Cold-Temperatures: These snails really do well in colder temperatures—in fact, some experts say they'll do fine in sub-freezing weather, even down to 0 degrees Fahrenheit. When it gets really frigid, they'll dive to the bottom of the pond, where the water is warmer.
- Adequate Pond Depth Required: In order for them to be happy and healthy through those chilly winter spells, the snails need the water in your pond's depth to ideally be 20 to 30 inches. Down there, they'll happily groom the bottom of your pond, gobbling all the decaying matter like leaves, excess fish food and fish waste.
- No Habitat Required: Because these little guys carry their homes on their back, you don't need to provide shelter or food for them. If they feel endangered, they'll disappear into their shells; if they're hungry, they'll nibble on algae that's on your plants, underwater pots, rocks and walls.
- Aeration Appreciated: Like any aquatic critter, Trapdoor Snails appreciate oxygen-rich water, and that's where a subsurface aeration system, like the Airmax® PondAir™ & Thermo-Pond De-Icer Combo, will help. An unit like this will infuse your pond with oxygen while releasing harmful gases.
If you have other types of snails in your pond or water garden, these rules may not apply—so be sure to learn their care requirements as they may need more attention than these hearty Trapdoor Snails.
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A key part of the success of IRONMAN New Zealand has been the incredible support from more than 2000 volunteers, mostly from the Taupo district. Many return year after year to support the event and you, the athlete. IRONMAN New Zealand simply could not exist if not for the support of the volunteers and their sponsors Mercury.
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You may have many reasons for wanting to volunteer at an event. Perhaps you had participated in the past and now wanted to give something back to the sport, your friends or family may already be involved and they always have a lot of fun, or if you are considering competing in a future IRONMAN event we highly recommend that you consider a volunteer role as this is a great way for you be involved in the event, learn more about the what goes on behind the scenes and will make you appreciate the volunteers even more when you do compete because you have been there!
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One of the most important holidays on the Christian calendar, Christmas is also the most controversial. The so-called "Christmas Wars" garner headlines every year for battles over manger scenes and the use of "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays" (and other seasonal greetings). But Christmas is also a time for theological and spiritual reflection on important foundations of the Christian faith, including the Incarnation and the Virgin Birth.
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A 48-year-old man faces vehicular homicide charges after police say his pickup truck careened through a New Jersey farmers market Sunday, killing a woman and injuring two other people, according to authorities.
James Woetzel, of Hawthorne, allegedly crashed through a barricade and drove into the market, leaving buckets, crates and crushed tomatoes, oranges and apples strewn on the pavement.
Donna Wine, 58, was struck and killed. Witnesses said she was dragged under the truck as it barreled through the market. Two other people hit by the truck are expected to recover.
"I just can't believe what I saw, can't believe someone was dragged under a car right before my eyes," said Blythe Roth, one of the vendors. "It was horrible."
Hawthorne Mayor Richard Goldberg said the truck knocked over several vendors' stands.
"It's just a horrific thing for the borough to have this," said Goldberg. "It's such a peaceful, quiet farmers market. To have something like this happen is unthinkable."
Woetzel was also charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death. It wasn't immediately clear if he had an attorney.
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I was stunned by the article [Sept. 22] reporting that Olive had been murdered. I appreciate being informed even though it was disturbing news. I attended a Chamber of Commerce cruise in late spring and picked up a business card that I shared enthusiastically with others, saying, Look, this bird has her own business card!
I am sorry, but 10- and 14-year-olds know better than to shoot a bird off her nest for any reason. That is not hunting. It's just massacre. Those boys had even heard of the story and knew this bird was special to some people. From what I read, this situation was no different than walking up on someone's porch and shooting their cat point-blank. We all know that would not be accepted. Hopefully Anne Arundel County may be taking action that we are not informed of.
–Mike Mullican, Churchton
It was with great sadness that I read about Olive's untimely death brought about at the hands of two young boys with a gun, who had the audacity to trespass. The osprey are protected by law, and anyone harming them should be punished. So why did the Anne Arundel Circuit Court drop the charges? What are the courts thinking? If the boys got away with this, what next, and who is going to pay the fine?
In my opinion, we need the judicial system overhauled.
–Eyel De Laney, Southern Anne Arundel County
I just joined your online site after reading about the osprey Olive. I was wondering if you could give me any information about who and how I can contact regarding the outcome of the boy's charges. I'm outraged as well as sad that this happened and that there is absolutely no accountability. I'd like to learn more.
–Lisa Kidwell, via e-mail
I was very sad to hear that Olive died brutally at the hands of two kids. I for one think that children should not be allowed to have any type of gun without parental guidance. I think that the PARENTS and the kids should be help accountable for this reprehensible act. While I am not a big fan of hunting, I support the rights of people to own guns (for self defense and hunting). I can not believe Anne Arundle Circuit court dropped the charges. What kind of message does send to these kids? That its OK to shoot at defenseless animals? Animal cruelty is animal cruelty. These children obviously have little moral character and have not been TAUGHT right from wrong. There is a significant correlation between childhood animal abuse and crimes such as rape, robbery, murder, sexual homicide, domestic abuse, as adults. Where will these kids be 10, 20, or 30 years from now? The circuit court had the opportunity to teach these kids a moral lesson but didn't. One night in county jail would hopefully scare them straight.


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Despite the fact that most Native cultures have a deep cultural bond with Earth and awareness of its processes, Earth science expertise in Native communities is low, according to Riggs and Semken ([Riggs and Semken, 2001] ). Native Americans as an under-represented group are of particular concern for Earth and environmental science educators because of the large land base managed by tribal authorities coupled with the simultaneous lack of professional scientific expertise within reservation communities themselves ([Riggs and Marsh, 1998] ) ([Riggs and Semken, 2001] ). Finding ways to raise the expertise of Native Americans in the Earth sciences will result in more scientific and intellectual diversity for the geoscience community, as well as security and scientific autonomy for the Native peoples of North America ([Riggs and Semken, 2001] ).
The Digital Library of Indigenous Science Resources (DLISR) is a library collection of online text, video, audio, and image files of Indigenous science. Included are both knowledge about the natural world and ways of teaching and learning about it.
Investigate Geoscience Education Among Indigenous Peoples
Resources related to geoscience education among indigenous peoples.
- Issues of Culturally Responsive Educational Evaluation Pertaining to Native Americans. This 109-page PDF document provided a detailed account from a two-day workshop sponsored by the National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources. The workshop�s purpose was to discuss issues of culturally responsive educational evaluation as they pertain to Native Americans. The three major themes of the workshop were evaluation issues relating to the academic achievement of Native American students, education/training opportunities for Native American evaluators, and developing, maintaining and expanding a network of Native American evaluators. The goal of this workshop was to offer direction for future planning of evaluations and research activities, and to focus on capacity building within the field of educational evaluation. Appendices include the workshop agenda, a list of participants and participant biographies. (more info)
- Hands-On Geology for Navajo Nation Teachers. [Dubiel, Hasiotis and Semken, 1997] This article in the Journal of Geoscience Education provides information about teaching hands-on geology to students of the Navajo Nation. (citation and description)
- The Indigenous Earth Sciences Project: Exploring the Synthesis of Southern California Native American Traditional Knowledge and the Earth Sciences. [Riggs and Marsh, 1998] This article from GSA Today provides information about exploring the synthesis of southern California Native American traditional knowledge and the Earth sciences. (citation and description)
- Cross-Cultural Education of Geoscience Professionals: The Conferences of the Indigenous Earth Sciences Project. [Riggs and Riggs, 2003] This article in the Journal of Geoscience Education provides information about cross-cultural education of geoscience professionals. (Full Text Online)
- Culture and Science: Earth Science Education for Native Americans. [Riggs and Semken, 2001] This article in Geotimes provides information on earth science education for Native Americans. (Full Text Online)
- Field-Based Education and Indigenous Knowledge: Essential Components of Geoscience Education for Native American Communities. [Riggs, 2005] This Science Education article provides information on field-based education and indigenous knowledge, concentrating on essential components of geoscience education for Native American communities. (Full Text Online)
- Navajo Pedagogy and Earth Systems. [Semken and Morgan, 1997] This article in the Journal of Geoscience Education provides information on Navajo pedagogy and earth systems. (citation and description)
- Looking After the Land. [Semken, 1992] This article in Tribal College provides information about the research of the Navajo Dryland Environments Laboratory regarding the environmental needs of the Navajo Nation. (citation and description)
- NAGT/GSA Symposium on Geoscience Education in Native American Communities. [Semken, 1997] This article in the Journal of Geoscience Education is a symposium on geoscience education in Native American communities. (citation and description)
Tribal College Journal Resources About Educating Native American Students
Resources containing information about educating Native American students.
- Resources for Teachers on American Indian Education. [Albert and Peacock, 1999] This resource is an annotated bibliography of literature and websites about American Indian education. The list focuses is on resources for teaching American Indian students, but also includes materials that explain and/or demonstrate the integration of American Indian content into traditional subject areas. (Full Text Online)
- Resources for Native Education Leaders. [Begaye, 2002] This resource list provides access to information about Native leadership as practice, study, or research. The collection includes a list of institutions and programs, as well as a bibliography of dissertations, articles, and books about Native American education leadership in Native organizations and communities. It also includes citations from Leadership Quarterly on the same subject. (Full Text Online)
- Resource Guide: Culturally Relevant Resources for Environmental Science Instructors. [Engstrom, 2000] This resource guide provides a list of organizational web sites, print publications, and videotapes that provide culturally-contextual learning resources for teaching environmental science to indigenous students. The bibliography provides an annotated list with complete citations and links to relevant sites. (Full Text Online)
- Resource Guide: Tools for Successful Collaborations. [Nichols, 2001] This annotated list of literature and web resources provides information for tribal colleges wishing to collaborate with other organizations, or to organizations wishing to collaborate with tribal colleges. These resources may also help maintain the health of already-established collaborative relationships. (Full Text Online)
- Resources for Families, Communities, and Schools to Help Native Students. [Reyhner, 2001] This list of annotated resources is designed to help Native American and Alaska Native students succeed in school. It includes supporting literature, organizations and links to websites. The list focuses on alcoholism, substance abuse, and family literacy as particularly important issues to address. (Full Text Online)


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Notes from Tempe, Day 3
Roberto Lopez homered off Ervin Santana during Wednesday's intrasquad game.
This post about Wednesday at extended spring training is a couple days late. I came down with the flu as I was driving home from Arizona, and I'm still pretty wiped out. The flu bug was going through camp, so I guess they decided to make me part of the family.
Wednesday was the rehab start for Ervin Santana. It was originally scheduled to be a game at Fitch Park against the Cubs, but the Angels arranged to switch the schedule so they could control the environment with an intrasquad game at Tempe Diablo.
Those unique circumstances led to a memory Roberto Lopez will have for the rest of hls life.
Lopez batted third in the lineup. In the top of the 1st, he fouled off several pitches, but then the pitching coach called an end to the inning so Santana wouldn't get too extended in his pitch count.
Click Here to see the video of Santana's first inning. You need Windows Media Player and a broadband (cable modem, DSL) Internet connection to watch.
That gave Lopez an opportunity to see Santana's stuff. At the top of the 2nd, Lopez asked manager Ty Boykin if he should bat again, or let the #4 hitter bat. "Bone" told Lopez to bat.
On the second pitch, Lopez drilled a homer to left field off Santana.
Click Here to see the video of Lopez's homer.
That was the only run Santana gave up in his three innings of work.
This was also the first game Lopez has caught in a while, due to nagging injuries. The Angels began teaching Lopez how to catch in fall instructional league. It doesn't appear this will be a full-time conversion, more like adding another skill to enhance his résumé.
I recorded a video interview with Lopez after the game. Click Here to watch the video interview.
I have lots more video to come, which will appear on the FutureAngels.com web site over the next few days.
One clip will be of Korean pitcher Pilljoon Jang, who opposed Santana in the intrasquad game. Just to show you how international the game has become, Dominican Santana was caught by Japanese Ikko Sumi. Korean Jang was caught by Lopez, a San Diego native and USC graduate who speaks both English and Spanish.
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Half of Marylanders view Martin O'Malley's performance as governor favorably, but only one in five say they would support him for president, according to a new poll conducted for The Baltimore Sun.
After a rocky year that included two special sessions of the General Assembly and an income tax increase, 50 percent of likely Maryland voters surveyed said they approve of the job O'Malley is doing, while 43 percent disapprove.
Even as O'Malley has taken a conspicuous role in the national political debate, home-state voters reject the notion of his moving into the White House by more than a 2-1 margin. Fifty percent of likely voters said they would not support him for president, while 21 percent said they would.
Pollster Steve Raabe said the numbers don't necessarily reflect how voters would view an O'Malley candidacy as the 2016 race gets closer.
"He's still governor, and the voters of Maryland expect him to be governor and not looking ahead to what he may do next," said Raabe, president of OpinionWorks, which conducted the poll for The Sun.
Meanwhile, the race to succeed the term-limited O'Malley in 2014 appears to be wide open, with no candidate attracting more than 10 percent support. Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown hits that mark, while his likely rivals all place in single digits.
The poll brings mixed news for Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. Those who have an opinion about her regard her favorably, 26 percent to 14 percent. But 60 percent of Maryland voters either don't recognize her name or have no opinion of her.
The poll indicates that Marylanders have favorable views of their two U.S. senators and even — by a narrow margin — the General Assembly. However, the casino industry, which has collectively spent more than $65 million on a media campaign to sway voters in the Nov. 6 election, is viewed unfavorably, 50 percent to 30 percent.
O'Malley remains a highly polarizing figure in Maryland politics, earning approval from 68 percent of Democrats but only 14 percent of Republicans. Independents split 53 percent to 39 percent in his favor.
April Shunk, 31, of Joppa reflects the antipathy many Republicans feel toward O'Malley.
"I just don't believe a thing he says," she said. "He seems very puppetlike and very flaky."
Though he built his political career in Baltimore, the governor enjoys his strongest support in the Washington suburbs. In Montgomery County, 74 percent of likely voters approve of his performance as governor, while 18 percent disapprove. In Baltimore and Baltimore County, only 50 percent like the job he's doing.
Even where his support as governor is high, O'Malley is having a hard time convincing Marylanders that he would be ready to be president in 2016. Half of poll respondents in Baltimore say they would not support him, while fewer than a third would. Among his fellow Democrats, 30 percent say they would support him in a run for the White House while the same percentage say they would not. The rest haven't decided.
"As a prospect right now in the middle of his second term, it's not as if the voters are ready to take the next step. They want him to keep doing the job he's doing today," Raabe said.
Irwin Pikus, a 76-year-old Democrat from Montgomery County, approves of the job O'Malley is doing as governor but doesn't back him for president. "He has it together. I think he's a very competent fellow. He's just not my guy," Pikus said.
For Rawlings-Blake, the poll shows that she has not yet established herself as a statewide political leader in the mold of O'Malley or the late William Donald Schaefer. But where she is known, her numbers are relatively strong. In Baltimore, 54 percent of voters view her favorably. In Baltimore County, 55 percent view her positively. But her name recognition in the Washington suburbs hovers around 20 percent.
"In her home region, she's fairly well regarded," Raabe said. While Rawlings-Blake isn't much known outside the Baltimore media market, Raabe said, her strong showing in Baltimore County indicates she has the potential to appeal to voters in other parts of the state.
The poll shows that most Maryland voters are not looking ahead to the 2014 contest for governor. Two-thirds said they are undecided. Among the potential Democratic candidates, Brown's 10 percent was followed by Comptroller Peter Franchot at 7 percent, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler at 5 percent and Howard County Executive Ken Ulman at 3 percent. Two percent said they would support Republican Harford County Executive David Craig.
"It's a completely wide-open proposition, and nobody seems to have solidified a base within the Democratic Party," Raabe said. "Anthony Brown appears to be perhaps in the strongest position — but that's a relative term."
Survey methodology
The telephone survey of 801 likely Maryland voters was conducted by OpinionWorks, an Annapolis-based polling firm, from Oct. 20 to Oct. 23. The margin of error is 3.5 percentage points.
Half of Marylanders view Martin O'Malley's performance as governor favorably, but only one in five say they would support him for president, according to a new poll conducted for The Baltimore Sun.


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Matt Helf and Daniel Brown spied this hawk outside the Woods Residential Building at Penn State Berks on Jan. 3, 2008. Both were shooting pictures that day and helping to scope out the bird.
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Vincent H. Crespi captured this image of a hawk eating a squirrel near one of the signature elm trees on the Old Main Lawn at University Park on April 13, 2007.
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Deb Fox took this picture of a red fox in April 2008 from the Educational Activities Building at Penn State Harrisburg. An array of birds and squirrels behind the building bring one or two of these beauties out of the thicket during the early morning hours in springtime.
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Joyce Furfaro watched as this young red-tailed hawk waited patiently for a terrified chipmunk that was hiding under the trash receptacle near Kern Building on Penn State's University Park campus on June 9, 2008. The hawk alternated between circling around the trash can, peeking underneath and flapping its wings, and sitting atop the can at his sentry post, all the while ignoring passers-by. Furfaro reports that she watched for a while, but eventually left the area, not knowing the ultimate outcome of the stand-off.
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Gail Hossler submitted this photo of a bluebird at the Penn State Harrisburg campus. Hossler reports that the bluebird population has been expanding at the campus over the last few years thanks to alumnus Andrew Ohrman who revived the campus' bluebird trail by repairing old boxes, putting up more and giving lectures on campus and in neighboring communities. He and his wife Cindy monitor the boxes regularly. Almost every box across the campus this year was occupied and has fledged either bluebirds, tree swallows, chickadees or wrens.
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Judi Jaus came upon this scene on June 5, 2008, while on her way to the Nittany Parking Deck on the University Park campus. She reports that the hawk allowed her to come within 3 feet to take this picture with her cell phone.
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Jennifer Lee sent a trio of photos that tell the story of a red-tailed hawk family. From January through August 2006 the staff at the Intramural Building on Penn State's University Park campus was treated to almost daily sightings of a red-tailed hawk pair hunting, nesting and then raising their two young. This first photo shows one of them hunting for chipmunks in the ivy bank perched on the handrails leading into the building.
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Jennifer Lee sent a trio of photos that tell the story of a red-tailed hawk family. From January through August 2006 the staff at the Intramural Building on Penn State's University Park campus was treated to almost daily sightings of a red-tailed hawk pair hunting, nesting and then raising their two young. In June the two chicks fledged and Lee witnessed flight practice around the tennis courts and fields. This final photo in the series shows the two hawks as they played with twigs and hopped around together for about an hour near the Lady Lion softball field.
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Bob Myrick took this picture of a squirrel that was stretched out on a branch outside his Park Ave Building office, near Hort Woods on the University Park campus. Myrick said, "June 1, 2007, was a very hot day and the squirrel was laying on the branch -- not often seen in such a pose."
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Anne Petersen caught this hawk in flight on March 22, 2006, near the back stairs of Shields Building on Penn State's University Park campus.
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Todd Plummer spied these ducks outside Chemistry Building near Pelick Courtyard on Penn State's University Park campus on April 3, 2008.
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Katie Reed took this photo of a squirrel climbing a tree near Old Main on Penn State's University Park campus.
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Eric Spielvogel looked out the window in the Earth Engineering Sciences Building on Penn State's University Park campus to see this hawk looking back at him.
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Heather Summerlin discovered this baby rabbit, only one week old, on the lawn outside Sparks Building on Penn State's University Park campus, on Aug. 15, 2008. Summerlin suspects he most likely was dropped by a predator -- maybe the famous red-tailed hawk --after being taken from his nest. He is now living in a rabbit nursery at Centre Wildlife Care, is doing well, and will be re-released into the wild when he is old enough.
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Nichole Wonderling spotted a red-tailed hawk in front of the Materials Research Lab on Penn State's University Park campus around 1:45 p.m. Aug. 22. The bird was resting on a light pole, likely preparing to catch his lunch.


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Alfredo Adduard Corbalán was a popular Chilean cartoonist and illustrator. A medical student, he began his artistic career working as a cartoonist for the Santiago newspaper Los Tiempos between 1922 and 1934. He then began collaborations with the publishing house Zig-Zag and the political magazine Verdejo.
With Zig-Zag, he was known for his 1940s covers with chubby children for the children's magazine El Cabrito. He also illustrated children's tales for this magazines, while also making a cartoon for Don Fausto. He started drawing advertising comics in En Peneca in the 1940s, creating 'Don Bilz', a strip about a gentleman who faces his problems by drinking a beer.
He continued to draw for magazines and papers like La Nacion until the mid 1960s. He died in Santiago in May 1969.


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Russia said on Saturday it had "no intention" of invading eastern Ukraine, responding to Western warnings over a military buildup on the border following Moscow's annexation of the Crimean peninsula.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking on Russian television, reinforced a message from President Vladimir Putin that Russia would settle - at least for now - for control over Crimea despite massing thousands of troops near Ukraine's eastern border. "We have absolutely no intention of - or interest in - crossing Ukraine's borders," Lavrov said.
But he added that Russia was ready to protect the rights of Russian speakers, referring to what Moscow sees as threats to the lives of compatriots in eastern Ukraine since Moscow-backed Viktor Yanukovich was deposed as president in February.
The West imposed sanctions on Russia, including visa bans for some of Putin's inner circle, after Moscow annexed Crimea this month following a referendum on union of the Russian-majority region with the Russian Federation which the West said was illegal.
The West has threatened tougher sanctions targeting Russia's stuttering economy if Moscow sends more troops to Ukraine. U.S. officials said as many as 40,000 may be massed near the border.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, in an interview with Germany's Focus magazine, said the alliance was "extremely worried".
"We view it as a concrete threat to Ukraine and see the potential for further interventions," said Rasmussen, who is due to leave the post in October.
"I fear that it is not yet enough for him (Putin). I am worried that we are not dealing with rational thinking as much as with emotions, the yearning to rebuild Russia's old sphere of influence in its immediate neighborhood."
In a sign, however, that Putin may be ready to reduce tension in the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War, the Russian leader called U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss a U.S. diplomatic proposal for Ukraine.
The White House said Obama told Putin that Russia must pull back its troops and not move deeper into the ex-Soviet republic.
The Kremlin said Putin had suggested "examining possible steps the global community can take to help stabilize the situation."
That was followed by a phone call on Saturday between Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. It said they discussed Ukraine and the timing of further contacts on a call initiated by Washington.
Ukraine remains deeply divided over protests that led to Yanukovich's ousting and many eastern Russian-speaking regions are skeptical about the policies of the new pro-Western government in Kiev.
Yanukovich called on Friday for each of the country's regions to hold a referendum on their status within Ukraine, instead of the presidential election planned for May 25.
That election is shaping up as a context between former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko and billionaire confectionary oligarch Petro Poroshenko, after boxer-turned-politician Vitaly Klitschko withdrew on Saturday.
Lavrov called for "deep constitutional reform" in Ukraine, a sprawling country of 46 million people divided between those who see their future in closer ties with Europe and mainly Russian speakers in the east who look to former Soviet master Russia.
"Frankly speaking, we don't see any other way for the steady development of the Ukrainian state apart from as a federation," Lavrov said.
Each region, he said, would have jurisdiction over its economy, finances, culture, language, education and "external economic and cultural connections with neighbouring countries or regions".
"Given the proportion of native Russians (in Ukraine) we propose this and we are sure there is no other way," Lavrov said, and Russia had briefed Western powers and others on the proposal.
There was also a bid for regional devolution within Crimea. Its Tatar community, an indigenous minority who were persecuted under Soviet rule and largely boycotted last month's referendum on joining Russia, want autonomy on the Black Sea peninsula, the Tatar leader said on Saturday.
(Additional reporting by Alessandra Prentice in Kiev, Gabriela Baczynska in Crimea and Madeline Chambers in Berlin, editing by Matt Robinson and Mark Heinrich)


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The Illusion of Money
This is the third of a series of blogs based on excerpts adapted from the 2nd edition of Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth. I wrote Agenda to spur a national conversation on economic policy issues and options that are otherwise largely ignored. This blog series is intended to contribute to that conversation. —DK
In business school, we were taught to assess investment options to maximize financial return. I don't recall that the professor ever mentioned that this meant maximizing returns to people who have money—to make rich people richer. Or that money is a system of power and that the more our lives depend on money, the greater our subservience to those who control the creation and allocation of money.
Nor do I recall asking my professors, "What is money?" "Why do we assume that maximizing financial return maximizes the creation of real value?" "How does the conversion of natural living wealth to financial wealth create real value?" "What about the many fortunes built through financial speculation, fraud, government subsidies, the sale of harmful products, and the abuse of monopoly power?" I may have had some doubts, but kept them to myself for fear of being dismissed as hopelessly stupid.
Perhaps those who taught us economics, finance, and accounting did not themselves recognize the difference between real living wealth and phantom financial wealth.
Real wealth has intrinsic value. Examples include fertile land, healthful food, knowledge, productive labor, pure water and clean air, labor, and physical infrastructure. The most important forms of real wealth are beyond price and are unavailable for market purchase. These include healthy, happy children, loving families, caring communities, a beautiful, healthy, natural environment.
Real wealth also includes all the many things of intrinsic artistic, spiritual, or utilitarian value essential to maintaining the various forms of living wealth. These may or may not have a market price. They include healthful food, fertile land, pure water, clean air, caring relationships and loving parents, education, health care, fulfilling opportunities for service, and time for meditation and spiritual reflection.
Money, a number on a piece of paper or created with an accounting enter, has no intrinsic value. Wall Street generates it in astonishing quantities through accounting tricks, financial bubbles, and debt pyramids. It appears from nowhere and can disappear in an instant, as a phantom in the night.
Those engaged in creating phantom wealth collect handsome "performance" fees for their services and walk away with their gains. When the bubble bursts, borrowers default on debts they cannot pay and the bubbles and debt pyramid collapse in a cascade of bankruptcies.
What is Real Wealth?
John Robbins: We've been measuring happiness in all the wrong ways. How can we find true quality of life?
It is easy to confuse phantom financial assets with the real wealth for which they can be exchanged. Indeed, the illusions of phantom wealth are so convincing that most Wall Street players believe they are creating real wealth.
The market, of course, makes no distinction between the dollars acquired through means that enrich society, those created by means that impoverish society, and those simply created out of thin air. Money is money, and the more you have, the more the market eagerly responds to your every whim. It is still only a number with no existence outside the human mind.
Those who benefit from the creation of phantom wealth may never realize that their gain is unfairly diluting everyone else's claim to the available stock of real wealth. They may also fail to realize that Wall Street and its international counterparts have generated total phantom-wealth claims far in excess of the value of all the world's real wealth, thus creating expectations of future security and comforts that can never be fulfilled.
The deceptions are built right into our language. We refer to speculation as "investment" and to phantom financial wealth as "capital." Indeed, when we hear the terms wealth, capital, assets, or resources we have no way to know whether the reference is to a real asset or only to a phantom financial asset. Our language gives us no way to make this essential distinction. It is no wonder we get confused and fail to recognize that Wall Street produces nothing of real value.
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- Agenda for a New Economy available from the YES! Magazine web store.
Ellen Brown: When we recognize that money is simply credit, we can unleash it as a powerful tool for our communities.
Countries around the world are beginning to apply the science of well-being to the decisions they make. News from the 5th International Conference on Gross National Happiness.
David Korten and David Brancaccio discuss what economic transformation has to do with building stronger, happier communities.


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As the economy moves slowly back to some semblance of normalcy, news reports predict an uptick in commercial residential construction. Regardless of whether time will prove the pundits correct, you should be aware of a number of changes to the chapter in NFPA 72 2010, the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, which contains the requirements for residential smoke alarms and residential fire alarm systems.
By knowing about these new or changed requirements, you can prevent costly errors in your installations and speed up approvals from your local fire inspector. Chapter 29 contains the requirements for one- and two-family homes, but these requirements also apply to the individual living units in multifamily apartments and condominiums.
Compared to the 2007 edition of the code, the technical committee has not modified all the living unit protection requirements. But, for clarity, here are all requirements from the current section 22.214.171.124, as follows (the asterisk indicates explanatory material in Annex A):
"126.96.36.199 * Where required by other governing laws, codes, or standards for a specific type of occupancy, approved single and multiple-station smoke alarms shall be installed as follows:
"(1) *In all sleeping rooms and guest rooms"
"(2) *Outside of each separate dwelling unit sleeping area, within 21 ft (6.4 m) of any door to a sleeping room, with the distance measured along a path of travel"
"(3) On every level of a dwelling unit, including basements"
"(4) On every level of a residential board and care occupancy (small facility), including basements and excluding crawl spaces and unfinished attics"
"(5) *In the living area(s) of a guest suite"
"(6) In the living area(s) of a residential board and care occupancy (small facility)"
"220.127.116.11 Where the area addressed in 220.127.116.11 (2) is separated from the adjacent living areas by a door, a smoke alarm shall be installed in the area between the door and the sleeping rooms, and additional alarms shall be installed on the living area side of the door as specified by 126.96.36.199 and 18.104.22.168."
"22.214.171.124 In addition to the requirements of 126.96.36.199 (1) through (3), where the interior floor area for a given level of a dwelling unit, excluding garage areas, is greater than 1,000 ft2 (93 m2), smoke alarms shall be installed per 184.108.40.206.1 and 126.96.36.199.2."
"22.214.171.124.1 *All points on the ceiling shall have a smoke alarm within a distance of 30 ft (9.1 m) travel distance or shall have an equivalent of one smoke alarm per 500 ft2 (46 m2) of floor area. One smoke alarm per 500 ft2 (46 m2) is evaluated by dividing the total interior square footage of floor area per level by 500 ft2 (46 m2)."
"220.127.116.11.2 Where dwelling units include great rooms or vaulted cathedral ceilings extending over multiple floors, smoke alarms located on the upper floor that are intended to protect the aforementioned area shall be permitted to be considered as part of the lower floor(s) protection scheme used to meet the requirements of 188.8.131.52.1."
The installation requirements for smoke alarms in NFPA 72 2011 offer more details than previous editions of the code. Most of these changes attempt to provide improved life safety protection while minimizing false alarm issues.
You must always follow the manufacturer's published installation instructions, as these requirements always become part of the UL listing. In addition, you must not locate smoke alarms and smoke detectors where ambient conditions, including humidity and temperature, exceed the limits that the manufacturer's published instructions specify. Some of the areas where you must not install smoke alarms are within unfinished attics or garages or in other spaces where temperatures can fall below 40°F or exceed 100°F.
In another cautionary note, the code states that, where the mounting surface on which you plan to install the smoke alarm could become considerably warmer or cooler than the room, such as a poorly insulated ceiling below an unfinished attic or an exterior wall, you must mount smoke alarms and smoke detectors on an interior wall.
Over the years, smoke alarms and smoke detectors installed too close to cooking appliances have initiated many false alarms. Therefore, you should avoid installing smoke alarms and smoke detectors in kitchen spaces. NFPA 72 2010 has mandated that you not install smoke alarms and smoke detectors within an area of exclusion determined by a 10-foot radial distance along a horizontal flow path from all stationary or fixed cooking appliances, unless listed for installation in close proximity to cooking appliances. Additionally, smoke alarms and smoke detectors installed between 10 and 20 feet along a horizontal flow path from a stationary or fixed cooking appliance must be equipped with the means to silence an alarm, or you must use photoelectric detection.
The code has some exceptions to these rules, such as reducing the 10-foot requirement to 6 feet by using a photoelectric detector if the kitchen or cooking area and adjacent spaces have no clear interior partitions or headers and the 10-foot exclusion would prohibit the installation of a required smoke alarm.
Bathrooms can present another source of false alarms. The code requires that you not install a smoke alarm or smoke detector within 36 inches of the horizontal path from a door to a bathroom containing a shower or tub.
Many residential living rooms have circulating ceiling fans installed to lower heating and cooling costs. The code will not allow you to install a smoke alarm any closer than 36 inches in the horizontal path from the tip of the blade of a ceiling-suspended (paddle) fan.
This same requirement applies to installations near the supply registers of a forced air heating or cooling system. In these cases, you must install the smoke alarms in a location outside of the direct airflow from those registers.
Some of the final installation requirements reference where stairs lead to other occupied levels. In these cases, you must locate a smoke alarm or smoke detector so that an intervening door or obstruction cannot prevent smoke rising in the stairway from reaching the smoke alarm or smoke detector. And, for stairways leading up from a basement, you must locate smoke alarms or smoke detectors on the basement ceiling near the entry to the stairs.
Generally speaking, you can best locate a smoke alarm or smoke detector on the ceiling. However, the code permits wall mounting. The biggest change in NFPA 72 2010 regarding wall mounting of smoke detectors comes from the removal of the requirement to avoid locating smoke alarms and smoke detectors in what was known as the 4-inch "dead-air" space at the ceiling wall juncture. You may now install a smoke alarm or smoke detector on the side wall 12 inches down for the ceiling-wall interface. And, for tray-shaped ceilings (coffered ceilings), you must install smoke alarms and smoke detectors on the highest portion of the ceiling or on the sloped portion of the ceiling within 12 inches (300 mm) down vertically from the highest point.
Many designers now use system smoke detectors with an integral horn in the detector's base to "act like" a smoke alarm in lieu of the standard device. This allows the owner to more accurately monitor alarms from each living unit and eliminate the need for replacing the 9-volt batteries in all of the smoke alarms. It also provides additional security for the owner by helping to ensure that occupants do not remove or tamper with the smoke detectors.
All of these requirements outlined above apply to both smoke alarms and smoke detectors installed in residential fire alarm system installations.
So, whether the words of the pundits prove right or wrong, you will eventually install fire alarm systems and smoke alarms in new residential applications. The same holds true for upgrading existing residential buildings. Knowing the requirements of NFPA 72 2010 will help ensure you are not saddled with expensive revisions to your installation.
MOORE, a licensed fire protection engineer, frequent speaker and an expert in the life safety field, is a past chair of the NFPA 72 Technical Correlating Committee. Moore is a principal with Hughes Associates Inc. at the Warwick, R.I., office. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Share information on Bugwise with your students or other teachers with one simple link.
To make it easier for you to share information with your students and other teachers I've been creating sets on our website. Below is the Bugwise set, it contains general information on invertebrate diversity, Web2spider, Plant2pollinator and Herbivor2damage activities all in one easy link.
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|Author and storyteller Jonathan Kruk
photo by Todd Atteberry
I have another passion just as strong as ghost stories. Funny enough I never really discuss this with anyone. My other passions is for folktales. I have been reading folktales every since I was a child. I have been captivated by local tales, regional ones and even those from across the world.
One of the best things about my new radio show, Fieldstone Common, is that I get to explore my personal interests to my heart's desire.
Today on the show I am even more excited because I will be talking with Jonathan Kruk, author of Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley. In this episode I will get to enjoy my love of New York and Northeastern history as well as folktales. While folktales aren't necessarily true stories they evoke the nostalgia of by-gone eras and help us to step into the past more easily.
Jonathan will be talking about one of the most well-known and beloved American tales - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. He'll also be telling us about lesser known tales from the same region. If we're lucky he may even tell a tale while on the air!
So start celebrating fall and join me today at 1:00pm EST to hear about Ichabod Crane, the headless horseman, imps at Tappan Zee, the ghost of Major Andre and much, much more. The show is broadcast live over the internet. For those who can't listen live, it will be available afterward as a podcast.
Oh, and you may even win one of the two signed copies of Jonathan's book that I'll be giving on the show. Hope to see you there!
Fieldstone Common with Jonathan Kruk
1:00pm EST
Thursday, October 11, 2012