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Colorado Democrats, jazzed by the Republican's messy straw poll on Tuesday, meet in Denver this weekend for their annual Jefferson-Jackson Day fund-raising dinner.
The JJ dinner, as it is known, will attract the state's top Democratic elected officials as well as little-known candidates running for office this year.
The party also will give out awards; one of them might annoy Speaker Frank McNulty. More on that later.
The keynote speaker is Newark Mayor Cory Booker, known for his political style and passion. Consider this story from Esquire:
The battle for America's soul isn't in Baghdad. It's right here at home, in a place forsaken long ago and ruled by depravity and despair. Then Cory Booker came to raise a city from the dead.
Rick Palacio, the state party chair, said Colorado Democrats are excited, particularly after watching Rick Santorum defeat Mitt Romney in Tuesday's straw poll in Colorado in an enormous upset victory.
"I can't imagine a more fitting coda to Mitt Romney's night than having his press bus take out a traffic sign," he said.


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Europe's Week Ahead: Greek Aid, Catalonia Votes
Negotiations over the release of the next tranche of aid for Greece continue and elections in Catalonia could help further independence claims in the region. On the corporate side, travel firm Thomas Cook and retailer Dixons will issue statements. Sara Sjolin and Andrea Tryphonides discuss.
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Episode Will Tape March 22nd For August Air Date
New York, NY - February 28, 2013 - TV Land announced today that television comedy legends Carol Burnett and Tim Conway will guest star on "Hot in Cleveland" in an episode currently scheduled to air in August. Burnett will play Victoria's (Wendie Malick) mother Penny, a local TV legend and puppeteer on a children's program. Conway will make his return to the series as Nick, Elka's (Betty White) ex-boyfriend, but this time around, Nick has his heart set on Penny. Burnett and Conway are the latest in a long line of extraordinary guest stars who have appeared on the sitcom, including Regis Philbin, Mary Tyler Moore, Heather Locklear and many more.
"The 'Carol Burnett Show' is an American classic that helped pave the way for women in comedy," said Larry W. Jones, President of TV Land. "It is our honor to reunite the dynamic duo of Carol and Tim to make magic with our ladies of 'Hot in Cleveland.'"
TV Land's hit sitcom "Hot in Cleveland" will premiere its summer season with a LIVE episode airing Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at 10pm ET. The west coast will receive the live-to-tape version three hours later at 10pm PT. "Hot in Cleveland," which is regularly filmed in front of a live audience, stars television favorites Valerie Bertinelli ("One Day at a Time,"), Jane Leeves ("Frasier"), Wendie Malick ("Just Shoot Me!") and Betty White ("The Golden Girls").
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March 2008 Journal of Geoscience EducationVolume 56, Number 2
Carl N. Drummond, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
Jane M. Markin, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
The Bachelor of Science in Geology degree is offered by nearly 300 universities and colleges in the United States. The curriculum of these degree programs is composed of three parts: core required and elective geology courses, cognate science requirements, and general education requirements. Analysis of the frequency of inclusion of courses in the required core has lead to the identification of four curricular patterns common to geology departments. Conversely, there is much more commonality in the cognate science requirements nationally in that two semesters of chemistry, physics, and calculus are required by two thirds of all Bachelor of Science programs. The structure and organization of general education requirements vary significantly as do the number of required credit hours embedded in the general education program. Analysis of the Bachelor of Science in Geology degree serves two important purposes: first, it provides a database upon which informed discussions of curricular content and accreditation standards can be made; second, it provides departments undergoing program review a basis for comparison with other institutions and national norms.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar08.html#v56p113
Requirements for a Workable Intern/Practicum in the Environmental Sciences: Experience for Careers and Graduate School
Robert H. Cutting, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Jack C. Hall, University of North Carolina Wilmington
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar08.html#v56p120
Rocks of Mohave County, Arizona, an Educational Landscape Display
Doyle C. Wilson, Lake Havasu City
Timothy Montbriand, Mohave Community College
The creation of an educational geologic display at the Lake Havasu City campus of Mohave Community College was accomplished by collecting boulder-sized specimens of representative rock types that occur within the boundaries of Mohave County, Arizona. The intent of the display is to offer students something more comprehensive than hand specimens, to inform residents and visitors of the county's geologic diversity and history as well as to provide curriculum opportunities for K-14 in geology. Forty-nine boulders typifying rock types of the Basin and Range, the Colorado Plateau, and the Colorado River extensional corridor are labeled with a rock description and a map of the collection locality. An informative geologic timeline incorporated with the Colorado Plateau display and more in-depth information on the college's science website provide students and citizens with a good introduction to various concepts in geology. These components, accompanied by biological, environmental, and meteorological campus displays and by similar information on the website, are part of a growing program to promote natural science within the county.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar08.html#v56p126
An Active Learning Exercise for Introducing Ground-Water Extraction from Confined Aquifers
Karmini Singha, The Pennsylvania State University
The concepts of total stress, effective stress, and fluid pressure are important to understanding where water comes from when producing water from a confined aquifer system. However, the overall conceptual image of pumping confined aquifers is difficult for many students to grasp, because pore space is not drained, but rather water is produced as a function of the water and aquifer compressibilities. I present a simple, inexpensive demonstration, which can be used to help students visualize the interplay between stresses and fluid pressure when pumping a confined aquifer, and can be incorporated into a standard class period of an introductory hydrogeology class. This exercise uses a juice container as a simple analog for a confined pore space, and demonstrates how a decrease in fluid pressure from pumping causes an increase in effective stress assuming a constant total stress, potentially leading to subsidence.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar08.html#v56p131
Examples for Integrating Venus Magellan Imagery into Geoscience Classes
Nicholas P. Lang, University of Tennessee
Spacecraft-collected remotely sensed datasets provide an excellent vehicle for illustrating and conveying geologic principles and scientific reasoning to students. A particularly useful dataset includes synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery from NASA's Magellan mission to Venus. To help illustrate this dataset's usefulness in amplifying geoscience lessons, this paper serves as a virtual field trip guide to three Venusian field areas; each region displays geologic relations that provide ideal settings to address fundamental geologic principles and practice scientific reasoning. The images are available online at no cost through the USGS webpage, map-a-planet. Specific class exercises are limitless and easily integrated into petrology/volcanology, geomorphology, structure, field methods, and introductory courses. Further, Venus' extreme surface conditions (~450° C, ~100 bars surface pressure) add a unique twist in geologic studies and emphasize the universality of fundamental geologic principles.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar08.html#v56p135
A Matlab Script for Visualizing Structure Contours and Outcrop Patterns in Three Dimensions
Martin P. J. Schöpfer, UCD School of Geological Sciences
Structure contours are one of the most important concepts of geological maps, but students often find it difficult to visualize them in three dimensions (3D). A simple Matlab script is presented, which is intended to assist students in the visualization of structure contours in 3D. The currently available versions of the script produce displays of the following types of geological structures: (i) Planes, (ii) sinusoidal folds, (iii) box- and chevron folds, and (iv) folds exhibiting parasitic folding. For simplicity the Earth's surface is defined using simple cosine functions, whilst structures iii and iv are defined using simplified Fourier series. The script is based on a three-step process: (i) Define the topography, (ii) define the geological structure and (iii) establish whether the geological structure is above (eroded) or below the Earth's surface. The last step provides the outcrop pattern. The topography and geology are displayed in 3D and the associated map pattern is plotted in the same diagram. This combination of 3D and 2D plotting provides a direct link between the 3D nature of the structure and its 2D projection (i.e. the map). The 3D diagrams generated with the script have been used successfully in undergraduate geology mapping exercises.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar08.html#v56p142
Earth Science Teachers' Perceptions of an Autonomous Fieldwork Assignment in a Nationwide Online Paleontology Course
Renee M. Clary, Mississippi State University
James H. Wandersee, Louisiana State University
In a nationwide graduate paleontology class of teachers taught entirely online, students (N=36) were required to apply their content knowledge in a self-selected local field area through collection and identification of a small number of fossil specimens. As a secondary requirement, teachers were required to develop an educational activity for their own middle or secondary students using the specimens they procured. This informal field research replaced a traditional laboratory assignment and provided students with opportunities for local field work. Although modification of online interactions was required, students were able to successfully identify local field collection sites with instructor guidance and individualized communication. Students also successfully applied their knowledge through the development of activities for their own classrooms. Approximately 86% of students scored higher in the hands-on fieldwork activity than in previous traditional laboratory assignments. In an anonymous survey, students stated that the application exercise was not more difficult when assigned in an online format. Our exploratory study results indicate that autonomous geoscience fieldwork activities are possible in an online graduate course setting.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar08.html#v56p149
How Gender and Race of Geologists are Portrayed in Physical Geology Textbooks
Steve Mattox, Grand Valley State University
Michelle Bridenstile
Bridged Burns
Emmeline Davis
Alex Koning
Paul Meek
Matthew Ritchie
Neil Schafer
Lindsay Shepard
Angela Slater
Tamara Waters
Amanda Wigent
AGI estimates that 275,000 physical geology text books are sold in the United States per year. We selected 15 texts from nine different publishers. Data was collected from photos with scientists. Gender data was divided into male, female, and unknown. We noted if the individual was Caucasian, African-American, Asian, Latino, or unknown. Of the 307 geologists in the figures, 214 are male (69.7%), 61 are female (19.9%), and 32 are of undeterminable gender (10.4%). Out of 214 males, 168 are Caucasian (78.5%), 9 are racially diverse (4.2%), and 37 are unknown (17.3%). Out of 61 females, 51 are Caucasian (83.6%), 4 are racially diverse (6.6%), and 6 are unknown (9.8%). The books portray males as 3.5 times more likely to be geologists compared to females. This ratio significantly exceeds the current proportion of men and women entering the workforce (58% male and 42% female for B.S. degrees in Earth science) or the near equal proportions in the U.S. population. The books imply that Caucasian geologists are 15 times more abundant in the work force compared to their non-white peers. This ratio differs significantly from the data for recent graduates and the general U.S. population (about 3:1 for both data sets).
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar08.html#v56p156
Assessment of a Weather Forecasting Contest in Multi-Leveled Meteorology Classes
Joby Hilliker, West Chester University
This study assesses an extra-credit weather forecasting contest offered in three different introductory meteorology courses, each consisting of a different student population: general education (Gen. Ed.) students, geology majors, and graduate students. Five semesters of data were collected, amounting to 15 Gen. Ed. sections (423 students), three majors sections (66 students), and one graduate class (16 students).
Student participation in this optional contest is dependent on class level, ranging from 40% for Gen. Ed. students to 90% at the graduate level. Student responses indicate the primary reason for lack of participation is forgetfulness, with discouragement second.
Scatterplots of final course grade versus final contest ranking indicate - to a statistically significant (> 99.5%) degree - those Gen. Ed. and majors students who do well academically will also do well in the contest. No statistical significance exists between course grade and contest ranking for graduate students.
A quantitative assessment of student learning reveals that student forecasts improve relative to computer model output as the semester progresses. When averaged over all courses and semesters, the improvement is statistically significant at the 95% level. As a result of the increased experience that is acquired through contest participation, student forecasts - which initially have greater error when compared to corresponding model forecasts - have comparatively less error by semester's end.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar08.html#v56p160
Just-in-Time-Teaching (JiTT) Improves Students' Performance in Classes - Adaptation of JiTT in Four Geography Courses
Wei Luo, Northern Illinois University
By constructing "treatment" and "control" groups from existing grade rolls of courses taught with Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) method and traditional lecturing in recent years, this study demonstrates that JiTT improves student performance in classes. First, two groups of students were selected from each of the four different courses taught with JiTT such that the "treatment" group regularly completed warm-up exercises whereas the "control" group did not, but both groups had similar first exam scores. Statistical t-tests show that the "treatment" group had significantly higher overall course grade (by one letter grade on average) than the "control" group. Second, statistical t-test also indicates that students' relative improvement between the last and the first exams in a general education course using JiTT method is significantly higher than that of the same course using traditional lecturing prior to adopting JiTT method. In addition, qualitative surveys of students demonstrate that the majority of the students thought that doing Warm-Up exercises helped their learning, because Warm-Ups made them think about the material before going into lecture and thus made them more aware of and keen to the topics that would be discussed. These consistent results in four different courses over five semesters indicate that JiTT improves students' performance.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar08.html#v56p166
Using a Modified Hele-Shaw Cell to Understand the Layering of Strata
Peter Wallace, Dalhousie University
Patrick Potter, Bedford Institute of Oceanography
John Shimeld, Bedford Institute of Oceanography
The modified Hele-Shaw cell lets us simulate sedimentation in a wide variety of situations from a river bed to a sedimentary basin. It illustrates deposition and erosion, stratigraphy, progradation, aggradation, and the origin of sedimentary structures such as beds, laminations, ripples and slumps. Using a narrow acrylic tank based on the Hele-Shaw cell, sediment and water are added at one end and water is withdrawn at the other. As observers watch sedimentary processes in real-time, sediments build up in layers in the tank, demonstrating the nature of strata as a geological record. This engaging experiment is suitable for primary to university education. It has principally been used to teach the fundamentals, but can also be used by advanced students to experiment with other sediment-water interactions such as groundwater flow and angle of repose.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar08.html#v56p172
Experiential Discoveries in Geoscience Education: The EDGE Program in Alaska
Cathy Connor, University of Alaska Southeast
Anupma Prakash, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Alaska's students directly observe their high-latitude landscape changing in response to both active tectonics and warming temperatures. Alaska's secondary school teachers must increasingly provide Earth systems science education that integrates these personal observations with geospatial datasets and satellite images using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology. Alaskan job opportunities requiring Earth science and GIS training are increasing, yet less than 1% of Alaska's university students choose geosciencerelated majors. The EDGE (Experiential Discoveries in Geoscience Education) program provides a year of Earth science college courses, geologic field experiences, GIS instruction, and technical support for groups of Alaskan high and middle school teachers and their students. Since 2005 EDGE has increased the Earth science content knowledge and GIS and computer skills of 34 Alaskan teachers and facilitated the transfer of their knowledge and skills into Alaska's science classrooms. More than 500 middle school students have learned GIS from EDGE teachers and 30 EDGE high school students have conducted original research utilizing GIS related to landscape change and its impacts on their own communities. Long-term EDGE goals include improving student performance on the newly implemented (2007) 10th grade standards-based science test scores, recruiting first-generation college students, and increasing the number of Earth science majors in the University of Alaska system. More information on EDGE programs is available at http://www.edge.alaska.edu.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar08.html#v56p179
2007 NAGT Miner and Shea Awards, GSA Biggs Award
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Every week -- often with your help -- FOOD52's Senior Editor Kristen Miglore is unearthing recipes that are nothing short of genius.
Today: A salad with more color than you've seen all winter.
All winter long, we've been so good, eating our cabbage and kale.
More colorful fruits and vegetables are on the way -- the glowing baby greens of spring will quickly be followed by a red hot riot of tomatoes and berries come summer. We know that. We can be patient.
I don't mean to take away from those very special times we're about to have with sunnier ingredients. But I've got a salad for you -- a Red Salad -- that will upstage July.
It comes from chef and raconteur Fergus Henderson and was recommended to me by Food52er J David B, who lives in Greece and in winter will often make this salad twice a week.
It gets most of its color from beets, the drunken mess of the vegetable world. (You could argue that any salad with beets becomes a red salad, but this one is deliberate and quite clever.)
You'll stir together snippets of raw beet, purple cabbage, and red onion with balsamic, olive oil, and salty capers. What wasn't already red is instantly stained.
Then you plate a heap of it next to some creme fraiche (or strained yogurt if you're J David B) and chervil (or curly parsley if you -- like me -- don't know where the hell to find chervil).
It's earthy, tangy and sweet, like a livelier borscht -- one that makes you want to tear into your next course, rather than go curl up in a warm place.
The genius of this recipe is only enhanced by Henderson's fanciful writing style -- it's inexact, but a salad doesn't really need rigor. You're better served with Lewis Carroll-like imaginary descriptives. That blob looks nustled like a good friend, right? I bet it wouldn't, had I been told to "garnish".
Here's the best part: you've presented your diners with the tools to make fireworks on the plate. As Henderson's last line explains, "A very striking salad ready for the eater to mess up."
Fergus Henderson's Red Salad
Adapted from Beyond Nose to Tail (Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2007)
Serves 6
For the salad:
2 raw beets, peeled and grated1/4 raw red cabbage with its core cut out, very finely sliced1 small red onion, peeled, cut in half from top to bottom and finely sliced 6 healthy dollops of crème fraîche2 healthy bunches of chervil or 1 bunch of curly parsley, picked
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Healthy splashes of extra virgin olive oilA little gesture of balsamic vinegarA small handful of extra-fine capersSea salt and black pepper
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Climbers Alert McDowell Access Update
The management plan for public access in the north end of the McDowell Mountains requires that climbers and all other visitors use the official parking areas and designated trails. The management plan is very much in line with the long term interests of the rock climbing community, by keeping access to historic rock climbing crags open, and in fulfilling the mission of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve to protect the natural desert environment for this and future generations.
Members of the rock climbing community have been working with City of Scottsdale staff to build new access trails. Some of the old routes will eventually be abandoned. They also have been re-working the old climber trails to ensure long term sustainability, an important requirement for the City.
As the new access opportunities are being opened, there will be a gradual closure of those road and trail segments that are not part of the long term plan. The City's main goal is to direct public use onto roads, parking areas, and trails/routes that are included in the master plan. Access into areas not included on the plan will be restricted.
Here are some updates. Please see the latest map, which can be viewed at the AMCs Access Page:
1. The new Toms Thumb trail is now open and can be accessed from a Temporary Toms Thumb parking area in the general vicinity of Morrell's Parking Lot (where the permanent parking will be located). This new parking is found by traveling from the intersection of 128th Street and El Paraiso (the east-west dirt road) and heading east on El Paraiso a short distance to the old road to Morrells Parking Lot. The Temporary Parking for the Toms Thumb Trail roughly corresponds to the familiar Morrells Parking area. Signs have been installed along Paraiso directing users to this point.
2. The only access to the rock crags in the immediate Toms Thumb cirque will be from the new Toms Thumb Trail, as follows. To get to Fort McDowell, Half and Half Wall, and Lost Wall, take the new Tom's Thumb Trail and turn onto the climbers path at emergency marker TT3. For those unfamiliar with the emergency marker system, they are small round markers mounted on posts, each of which depicts a unique set of letters and numbers. In the event of an emergency, the markers can be referenced, helping guide emergency personnel to the location. They also make good reference points for way-finding purposes! This climbers trail also hits the ridgeline west of Toms Thumb and can provide access to Toms Thumb itself, but it may be easier to get to Tom's Thumb by following the main trail.
3. Effective immediately the City is considering the Old Toms Thumb trailhead off limits. This is the road past that lone house. The Preserve Management Plan, and the Rock Climbing Plan, recognizes this closure. Please do not drive on or park on the road that goes past that lone house. Instead, please follow the signs to the Temporary Tom's Thumb Parking area.
4. Gardeners Wall is now accessed from a new climbers path that leaves the new Toms Thumb trail at emergency marker TT5. It traverses across the hillside and into the wash beneath Gardeners Wall, where it ascends to the base of the crag.
5. Glass Dome and Toms Thumb can be accessed from the new Toms Thumb trail. Glass Dome is actually just off the new trail. However, Toms Thumb itself can be accessed by taking the obvious new climbers path at emergency marker TT7.
6. All the traditional approaches to Morrells Wall, Sven Towers, Sven Slab, Rosetta Stone, Granite Ballroom, and Hogs Heaven are still in place. Improvements may be made to these routes to increase sustainability, but they will not deviate greatly from the historic routes.
Please give Erik Filsinger, COS staffs climber liaison, or Scott Hamilton, COS trails coordinator, with questions at firstname.lastname@example.com, and email@example.com, respectively.
Remember the big picture when faced with momentary and perhaps annoying changes rock climbing in the McDowells lives on!
Oct 5, 2009, 10:32 AM
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The area of the old parking lot and original trail to Gardener's Wall and Tom's Thumb are now considered "critical wildlife habitat" and is off limits to all. Please use the trails and parking identified above.
Nov 19, 2009, 10:19 AM
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North Access Area McDowells
Trail Sign Installation
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Note: You dont have to be an AMC member to participate, but we will ask you to sign a Liability Release for the days activities.
8:00 a.m. Meet at Toms Thumb trailhead, North Access Area - Head out in work parties to Install Trail Signs in Toms Thumb cirque
We will be installing the climber trail signage at pre-determined access points along main and climber trails that the AMC helped the City build. We will split into work parties with specific trail signs to install.
The City will provide all tools, etc. Just bring work gloves, personal items, food and water.
It would be a good idea to bring a larger pack (in which to put pre-measured bags of cement and water). A larger plastic bag to line your pack is suggested.
If you can come out and help, please contact Erik Filsinger at email@example.com.
Thanks, and see you there.
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Nov 19, 2009, 1:12 PM
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Hi folks,
I bumped into climbers in the McDowells from Wisconsin, Oregon, and New York yesterday. Hopefully everyone is loving the granite. Recently
I have received some questions as to the best way to get to the new temporary trailheads. Here are two options that may be less well known that the Rio Verde Drive to 128th street approach. Both save 15 minutes of more travel time.
Approach 1 (this will go away sometime in the future when a neighborhood is gated)
From the 4-way stop sign at Happy Valley Road and 104th/Alma School intersection:
East on Happy Valley
Right on Alameda
Right on 119th Way to a stop-sign T-intersection
Left on Casitas Del Rio
When Casitas Del Rio splits into a "Y", take the left hand alternative to the top of the hill. The pavement ends and you are on a passenger car friendly dirt road. This is El Paraiso.
East on El Paraiso past the 128th Street intersection (coming in from left)
Follow city signs to Temporary Tom's Thumb trailhead or follow El Paraiso to end of road just short of old Sven Slab parking area.
Alternative 2 (will be permanent access)
From the 4-way stop sign at Happy Valley Road and 104th/Alma School intersection:
East on Happy Valley Road.
Continue on Happy Valley turns northerly (at some point that road may change names)
Right on Ranch Gate Road to head directly east (paved to entrance to Sereno Canyon housing project)
A short distance further east Ranch Gate intersects 128th Street.
Follow 128th Street south until it intersects with El Paraiso.
Go to either Temporary Tom's Thumb parking or to Temporary Sven Slab parking as desired.
Have fun!
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Update on North Access Area planning
Monday night the City of Scottsdale Preserve Commission met and the City staff and Planner hired by the City to plan the North Access Area presented the results of their preliminary site analysis. They stated that from this point forward, they will continue the site analysis, hold a climber focus group sometime after the first of the year, followed by a public open house where all can attend, followed by a 30% plan submittal to the Design Review Board (DRB). The Commission will be updated prior to the DRB review, and periodic updates will be provided throughout the process. Construction is expected to begin in the late summer 2010 and be complete in mid 2011. Staff pointed out that the early planning that occurred was years ago, and did not include any level of site analysis, thus did not consider the extreme slopes and drainage constraints of the site, and related costs both financial and environmental. That is what they are doing now.
(Note: this was the first time I had seen these plans and I didn't know ahead of time what was going to be presented. I am simply providing you with information and am not trying to argue for the City in any way. The City and Planner are not yet done with their recommendations, but my feeling is that the result of the meeting was that some decisions appear to be fairly well along. Please keep in mind that the major goal I think all of us has keeping the historic rock climbing has been achieved already and that this discussion is only about where we will be able to park and where the trails to the climbing areas will start. I might also note that Staff has repeatedly stated that this will be a long process and that this is just the starting point.).
The Planning team (architects, engineers, etc) presented their preliminary analysis of the opportunities and constraints of the site. The main constraints they took into account related to the topography, but also potential costs. They presented an analysis of how the site alternatives might affect the user groups - climbers, horse riding, mountain biking, and hiking. The main constraints to the site were the washes that run predominantly from southwest to northeast and drain the whole mountain facade. They included graphics that showed the various drainage paths. The biggest constraints were two major washes that show on a 100-year flood plain map. As climbers, we know where these are because they produce the largest wash-outs of the east-west dirt road (El Paraiso).
The City stated that they are planning for 100 parking spaces now, but allow for up to 200 in the future if the need warrants. The Planner presented 4 possible alternatives, and then presented a matrix rating the feasibility of each of the 4 sites, given their criteria. Site A was roughly where the new Temporary Tom's Thumb parking is. Site B was roughly the Sven Slab parking. Sites C and D overlapped El Paraiso closer to the intersection of 128th Street and El Paraiso (further west and north of where the temporary parking is).
The biggest constraints for the City and the Planner with both Sites A and B are the two 100-year floodplain washes that cross those sites. They stated, to the Commission, that it might cost an extra $1.25 million to build either of those sites because all weather access is required per the Fire Department regulations.
These public hearings are a very formal process (I attended the whole meeting from 5:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. just to make sure that all climber issues were heard.) I filled out a Public Comment card and was allowed to speak. Here are roughly the points I made (not having prepared ahead of time, I'm sure that ideally I might have been able to say something better). The process did not result in anyone asking me any follow-up questions.
1. The climbing community appreciates the good working relationship we have had with the City.
2. This area is a major rock climbing resource and climbers come here from all over the country (I had recently met climbers there from NYC, Wisconsin and Oregon).
3. Given the Pinnacle Peak experience, the climbers would prefer to have as large a parking allotment as possible. The 200 spots identified at PPP probably are in the ball park for what the North Access Area will demand.
4. I stated that in my opinion Climbers would prefer parking access as close as possible to the historic parking, which was much closer to the crags than seemed to be the rated higher Alternatives C and D. (In fairness to Staff, C and D were ranked highest based on the outcome of the detailed site analysis that took many aspects into account, like topography, wildlife habitat, viewshed impacts, user access, financial implications, etc.)
5. I asked them to consider splitting the parking into parking nodes, with maybe some of the nodes closer to the historic climbers' parking areas.
6. I suggested they look at a split of the facilities, maybe with the major buildings and infrastructure closer to 128th Street to minimize costs, but that with wet crossings of the washes the remote parking nodes could be considered. I also suggested that bridges might not be needed if they would consider culverts to pass the drainage under key road wash-outs.
After I was done the Staff and Planner responded and heard Commissioners' comments. Of note, the Staff stated that the Fire Department would not want wet crossings of major washes because of emergency requirements of the City - they don't want folks stranded on the other side of a wash where they can't get to them. Some commissioners liked the idea of the Parking Nodes, while others wanted to keep "all that stuff" in one place to minimize impact on the Preserve. Some commissioners also stated that they like the parking pulled back to minimize human impacts in general.
All in all I wasn't necessarily totally surprised, but I was disappointed at the problems identified in the detail site analysis with what were the conceptual plans for the North Access Area (the parking basically where the temporary parking is). It would have been nice to at least park where we can park now. Im trying to keep in mind that we will still be able to climb and that the City has been very supportive of the rock climbing plans.
If you have any comments or concerns, feel free to express them to me at smorefil (at) aol (dot) com. I know that you can also direct questions and comments to the key City staff person, Scott Hamilton, at SHamilton (at) ScottsdaleAz (dot) gov.
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Hi folks,
Quick update -- tonight (Wed, Jan 27) the City of Scottsdale held a Climbers' Focus Group on the North Access Area. Their goal seemed to be to present their current plans and receive feedback on what climbers want and what they don't want in a small group setting of the focus group. City staff lead the meeting and stated certain parameters, e.g., Preserve Mission, Ordinance, budget constraints, design constraints, etc.
The City had done a pretty good job of inviting a broad cross-section of climbers. First names and initials of invitees in attendance included Catherine C., Marty K., Greg O., Deke J., Kathi R., Paul D., John K., Erik F., Manny R., and Mike K. There also was a guide there named Seth whom I just met. Hopefully those folks can chip in to this discussion and clarify points they feel are important. I know Tom K. (of Tom's Thumb fame) was traveling but submitted written comments which paralleled pretty much what this group shared about maintaining the remote feel and primitive nature.
As anticipated in prior posts, some of the plans presented for the actual parking, etc., are not what most climbers were hoping for. High concerns voiced related to the distance parking was removed from historic parking (now near 128th and El Paraiso), the adequacy of parking so that people aren't forced out, putting several parking nodes versus big parking lots, keeping the remote feeling to the place, adequate climber access, night time closures, policy flexibility, etc. Hopefully other folks who attended can share their perspectives on what took place. There were comments about understanding the Preserve and not overusing it.
Paul asked after the formal meeting ended what was the process forward. I believe staff said: a full public meeting for all interested parties in March, finalizing the plans and submitting bid packages for construction to the City in July, construction over next winter and an opening in the Spring of 2011.
IMO, a pretty good meeting with City staff indicating an interest in what they heard and a promise to consider our concerns. Whether they are able to accommodate our requests I'm a little less optimistic about.
Personally, I'd like to reiterate the goal of being able to continue to climb on all the historic crags. We need to be thankful for that while dealing with the issues raised.
If you have input, talk to one of the folks who attended and/or attend the next public meeting.
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The Early Childhood program at Thomas University provides opportunities for the teacher candidate to attend small classes, which allows students to build close working relationships with faculty and peers. A carefully planned sequence of methods courses has clinical experiences embedded to provide early and frequent opportunities to practice in local schools under the supervision of a mentor teacher and university supervisor.
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Physical activity reduces blood pressure, especially if you
have been inactive until now. Physical activity also helps you manage your
weight, but being active will lower your blood pressure even if you don't lose
Regular aerobic exercise can help lower
high blood pressure. Aerobic exercise includes
activities that raise your
heart rate, such as walking, bicycling, dancing,
swimming, and jogging.
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We live in a world where incredible drugs exist to treat many conditions that seemed untouchable in the past. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 48.7 percent of Americans used at least one prescription in the last 30 days. Approximately 21.8 percent of Americans used three or more. It's encouraging to know that there are options out there to address many of our common ailments but the impressive availability of medications also increases the possibility of drug interactions.
Drug interactions are combinations of medication with other substances that alter the medication's effect on the body. They can cause your medications to be less or more potent than intended. They can also result in unexpected side effects, which may be harmful. If you use multiple medications, have certain health conditions, or are in the care of more than one doctor, you should be especially mindful of your medications. You also need to make sure that all of your doctors know all of the drugs, herbs, supplements, and vitamins you are using. Even if you take only one medication, it's a good idea to talk with your doctor or pharmacist about what you are using, so you can identify possible interactions. This advice applies to both prescription and nonprescription drugs.
- Drug-drug: A reaction between two or more drugs. This can involve prescription medications, over-the-counter medicines (OTC), and herbs, vitamins, and supplements. An example of this is someone who takes a diuretic — a drug that attempts to rid the body of excess water and salt —and also takes ibuprofen. The ibuprofen may reduce the diuretic's effectiveness because ibuprofen often causes the body to retain salt and fluid.
- Drug-food: When food or beverage intake alters a drug's effect. If someone taking certain statins to lower cholesterol drinks a lot of grapefruit juice, this can cause too much of the drug to stay in the body. This may increase their risk for liver damage or kidney failure.
- Drug-alcohol: Certain medications that should not be taken with alcohol. Often, combining the two can cause tiredness and delayed reactions, and can also increase your risk for negative side effects.
- Drug-disease: The use of a drug that alters or worsens a condition or disease the person has. For example, certain decongestants people take for colds can increase blood pressure. This is a potentially dangerous interaction for people with high blood pressure (hypertension).
- Drug-laboratory: When a medication interferes with a laboratory test. This can result in inaccurate test results. For instance, certain antidepressants (tricyclic antidepressants) have been shown to interfere with skin prick tests used to determine allergies someone may have.
It's important to educate yourself on your potential for drug interactions but, at the same time, understand this information doesn't tell you everything you need to know. Just because a drug interaction can occur doesn't mean that it will occur in every instance. Personal traits can play a role in whether a drug interaction will happen and whether it will be harmful. Specifics about your drugs, including dosage, formulation, and how you take them can also make a difference.
Personal medical history to consider:
- Genetics: Variations in individual genetic makeup can make the same drug work differently in different bodies. As a result of their particular genetic code, some people process certain medications more quickly or more slowly than others, which may cause the drug levels to go down or go up more than expected. Your doctor will know which drugs require genetic testing to find the correct dose for you.
- Weight: Some drugs are dosed according to your weight, while others are not. This could affect the dose, and could also increase or decrease the risk of drug interactions. If you have a substantial change in your weight, you could need a different dose of some medications.
- Age: As we age, our bodies change in many ways, some of which may affect how our body responds to medications. The kidneys, liver and circulation system may slow down with age. This can slow the breakdown and removal of drugs from the body and may affect how long the drug is in the body.
- Sex (male or female): Differences between the sexes, such as anatomy and hormones, can play a part in drug interactions. For example, the recommended dose of zolpidem (Ambien) given to women was lowered to half the amount prescribed to men. This happened after research found that women were more likely to have high levels of the drug in their system in the morning, when it could impair activities like driving.
- Lifestyle (diet and exercise): Certain diets can be problematic when combined with medication. For example, research has shown that high fat intake can reduce the response of bronchodilators, which people with asthma use to treat symptoms of that condition. Exercise can also change how medications work. For example, people who use insulin to treat diabetes can experience hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) during exercise, and may need to adjust the time they eat and take their insulin to offset the drop in blood sugar.
- How long the drug is in your body: Many factors affect the speed at which the body absorbs and processes drugs. The right dose for each person may depend on these, and may be higher or lower than the typical dose. This is another reason why your doctor needs to know all the drugs you are taking before prescribing a new medication.
- How long you've been taking the drug: The body can become tolerant to some medications over time, or the drug itself may help the body to process it more quickly over time. The doses may have to be adjusted if they are taken for a long time. Two examples are pain drugs and anti-seizure drugs.
Drug factors to consider:
- Dose: The dose is the amount of medication prescribed to be taken or administered in a given period of time. Two people taking the exact same drug may be prescribed different doses. Calculating the proper dose requires precision, and people should not alter their dosage without consulting with their doctor first.
- How the drug is taken/administered: There are many different ways a drug can be administered. Some common ways we take drugs include orally (by mouth), rectally (by rectum), and topically (applied to the skin). The way medications enter the body can greatly alter the resulting effects.
- Formulation: The formulation of a medication is the specific mixture of ingredients the drug contains. A medication's formulation is important because it can determine, in part, how the drug acts in the body as well as its effectiveness.
- The order in which medications are taken: Some drug interactions can be reduced or eliminated if the two drugs are taken at different times. There are also drugs that may affect the absorption of other drugs. Antacids like calcium tablets can prevent the absorption of the antifungal medication ketoconazole, for example.
Speaking with your doctor or pharmacist is the best way to stay informed about your medications, but you should always read all drug labels and patient drug information you receive, whether the drug is prescription or OTC. These will help you to better understand your drugs, and it may also prevent interactions.
Sections of an OTC drug label:
- Active ingredient and Purpose: Lists the ingredients in the drug that serve therapeutic purposes. The "Purpose" section will say what each ingredient does (e.g. nasal decongestant, antihistamine, pain reliever, fever reducer).
- Uses: A short description of what symptoms or conditions the drug is meant to treat.
- Warnings: The section that provides important information about using the drug safely. It will say when to stop or not use the drug and when to consult with a doctor about its use. Side effects and potential interactions are also listed here.
- Directions: Instructions for how much of the medication should be taken and how often. If there are any special instructions for how to take the drug, they will be listed here.
- Other Information: This section often has information about how to properly store the drug. It may also give additional information about certain ingredients the drug contains, such as the amount of calcium, potassium, or sodium. These details can be important for people with allergies or dietary restrictions.
- Inactive Ingredients: List of ingredients in the drug that do not serve a therapeutic purpose, such as colorings and flavorings.
- Manufacturer contact information: You can usually call the manufacturer on a toll free line if you have questions about the drug. Most companies staff these lines Monday through Friday.
Prescription drug labels
There are two kinds of prescription labels. The full label is actually the package insert, which is a long detailed document of the drug information and is usually found inside or attached to the prescription stock bottle. There is usually a summary version of this label that is attached, which is intended for patients.
The other kind of prescription label is more familiar to most people, and is attached to the individual bottle or package of medication that is dispensed directly to the patient. This type of label contains your name, your doctor's name, and the name of the drug, along with the strength, dose, directions and other identifying information. This brief information is there to remind you about how to take the drug. The prescription vial may also have warning labels in the form of colorful stickers located directly on medication bottles. These have information about side effects and potential interactions.
Each new prescription includes detailed patient information about the use of the drug, which is written more clearly than most package inserts. This information is often personalized with the patient's name.
The format and standards of both package inserts and prescription vial labels have been agreed upon and set by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), a volunteer organization which sets national standards for pharmacy. Additionally, each state in the US has a board of pharmacy which further details all pharmacy procedures including labelling of prescriptions.
To learn more about a prescription drug, ask for the package insert. There is a summary section that is primarily intended for patients, and the complete current package insert that is primarily written for physicians and pharmacists. The package insert describes the drug and provides other details, including:
- How the drug works, and information about clinical trials for the drug
- How to take the drug and any precautions (ex: taken with food)
- What conditions the drug is used to treat
- Warnings about potential side effects or adverse reactions
- Possible interactions with other drugs, supplements, foods, or beverages
- Dosage information, and instructions on what to do in case of an overdose
- Other information such as what the drug looks like and how to store it
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist in order to get the most accurate and up-to-date information about your personal risk of drug interactions. Make sure they know all of the medications you are taking. Have a clear conversation about potential foods, OTC drugs, and diseases that could cause problems when combined with your medications.
Some questions to ask:
- How does this drug work? What effect may it have in my body?
- Can I take this medication with other prescription drugs, OTC drugs, herbs, vitamins or supplements?
- Are the any foods or beverages I should avoid?
- Should I avoid alcohol while taking this drug?
- What are signs of a drug interaction?
- What should I do if I experience a drug interaction?
- Where can I get additional information about this drug?
- Can I take this drug while I'm pregnant or breastfeeding? (If applicable)
If you have any concerns or questions about medications you are taking or plan to take, consult with your doctor. In particular, women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should check with their physician before taking any new medications.


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Can Biden parlay veep role?
If a sculptor ever decides to chisel a Mount Rushmore for vice presidents, Joe Biden's image should be prominent. In an Oscar-winning performance for the ultimate supporting role, Biden started the year by brokering the bipartisan deal avoiding the "fiscal cliff." Then he led the effort to develop the strictest gun control plan in the nation's history. Much has been written about the president making history. But as the administration begins a second term on this inaugural week, Biden deserves recognition too.
The history of the vice presidency would have bet against him big time.
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The first vice president, legendary John Adams, regarded the office as among the most bizarre and least consequential ever devised. The third, Aaron Burr, had to hide out from prosecutors after killing a man in a gun fight. The seventh, John C. Calhoun, got so angry in office, he jumped parties four years later. The 13th, William R.D. King, failed to show up for Inauguration. No one got upset. The 27th, James Sherman, died while running for reelection; his party didn't stop campaigning for even a day. The 32nd, John Nance Garner, famously said the office "wasn't worth a warm pitcher of spit." The 39th, Spiro Agnew, became the first national officeholder to resign in disgrace. The 44th, Dan Quayle, endured four years of national ridicule. Biden's predecessor, Dick Cheney, relished his Rasputin image.
As a matter of constitutional law, the office of vice president has not changed for 226 years. Biden has endeavored to give the vice presidency a new stature for getting, then exercising, real authority. While this historic transformation is occurring in public view, it is still unappreciated.
The delegates at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 forgot about the position after creating it. When President William Henry Harrison became the first commander in chief to die in office, the legal status of Vice President John Tyler remained unclear. "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" had changed American politics, the first sloganized campaign in the modern parlance. Still the question remained: Would the Virginian be merely the acting president or fully entitled to all privileges and powers attached to the Oval Office? President Tyler's performance eliminated any doubts on the succession issue. But the vice presidency per se stayed a political appendix.


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This practical activity challenges you to create symmetrical designs by cutting a square into strips.
Can you see which tile is the odd one out in this design? Using the basic tile, can you make a repeating pattern to decorate our wall?
Can you recreate this Indian screen pattern? Can you make up similar patterns of your own?
How many different ways can you find of fitting five hexagons together? How will you know you have found all the ways?
Can you place the blocks so that you see the reflection in the picture?
What happens to these capital letters when they are rotated through one half turn, or flipped sideways and from top to bottom?
What is the missing symbol? Can you decode this in a similar way?
A challenging activity focusing on finding all possible ways of stacking rods.
A shape and space game for 2,3 or 4 players. Be the last person to be able to place a pentomino piece on the playing board. Play with card, or on the computer.
This problem explores the shapes and symmetries in some national flags.
In how many ways can you stack these rods, following the rules?
Which way of flipping over and/or turning this grid will give you the highest total? You'll need to imagine where the numbers will go in this tricky task!
This article describes a practical approach to enhance the teaching and learning of coordinates.
Where can you put the mirror across the square so that you can still "see" the whole square? How many different positions are possible?
This article describes the scope for practical exploration of tessellations both in and out of the classroom. It seems a golden opportunity to link art with maths, allowing the creative side of your. . . .
What are the coordinates of this shape after it has been transformed in the ways described? Compare these with the original coordinates. What do you notice about the numbers?
Can you draw the shape that is being described by these cards?
These clocks have been reflected in a mirror. What times do they say?
How will you decide which way of flipping over and/or turning the grid will give you the highest total?
This article for teachers suggests ideas for activities built around 10 and 2010.
Which times on a digital clock have a line of symmetry? Which look the same upside-down? You might like to try this investigation and find out!


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Fashion Law 101: The trademark troubles, trials, and tribulations in store for F**k Yeah Menswear
"Fashion Law 101" is the not-very-creative tag LAW OF FASHION has given to posts that discuss basic principles of fashion law. (See "Topics," directly to the right of this post.) There haven't been many additions to LOF's "Fashion Law 101" database lately, because LOF tried to cover foundational topics in copyright and trademark law early on in the life of the blog... and also because, yes, this writer has another job. However, a story on Racked.com this morning presented the perfect opportunity for a risqué addition to the Fashion Law 101 vault. As Racked reported, the successful stream-of-consciousness Tumblr Fuck Yeah Menswear has scored a book deal.
LAW OF FASHION congratulates the blog's owner, but LOF is also worried about his or her trademark rights. (Longtime readers might recall that LOF has expressed concern about the intellectual property rights of people in the news before.) Why, you might wonder, is LOF so anxious?
When this writer's firm, Charles Colman Law, PLLC, advises clients on choosing a brand name, the Lanham Act's "immoral . . . or scandalous" bar to trademark registration rarely plays a major role. Maybe CCL's clients are an unusually moral and unscandalous bunch, or -- more likely -- these issues just don't arise that often. Indeed, the courts have noted the "dearth" of case law concerning the "immorality" component of this bar to registration. The prohibition on "scandalous" marks, however, does rear its ugly head occasionally, so it's wise to keep it in mind when deciding on the name of your brand.
As the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure ("TMEP") explains, the predecessor of the current Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit adopted the following dictionary definition of "scandalous": "shocking to the sense of propriety, offensive to the conscience or moral feelings or calling out for condemnation." Courts have further interpreted the word "scandalous" to include proposed marks that are "vulgar," i.e., "lacking in taste, indelicate, [or] morally crude." Thus, the statutory bar has prevented the federal registration of such racy trademarks as:
- BLACK TAIL (for adult magazine featuring women of color)
- DICK HEADS (where phrase appeared beneath caricature of a human head made to look like male genitalia)
- 1-800-JACK-OFF (based solely on dictionary definition)
The following marks, by contrast, were not ultimately barred from registration because of immoral or scandalous subject matter (though the applicants in question did have to fight for their registrations, which can be expensive):
- ACAPULCO GOLD (for suntan lotion, even though some might understand the term as a reference to marijuana)
- WEEK-END SEX (for magazines whose content was not part of the evidentiary record)
- BIG PECKER BRAND (when accompanied by the picture of a woodpecker, which, in the court's view, "ma[de] it less likely that purchasers would attribute any vulgar connotations to the work mark")
As for the good old F-word, a quick search in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's TESS database indicates that 68 applications to register marks that included the word "fuck" have been submitted to the USPTO -- none of which resulted in a registration. Not great odds for Fuck Yeah Menswear.
Naturally, where the government puts itself in the position of making decisions about what is or isn't "scandalous," many people's internal First Amendment alarm goes off (as mine did here and here.) While the Supreme Court has never squarely addressed the intersection of the First Amendment and trademark law's "immoral or scandalous" bar to registration, applicants' arguments about the unconstitutional abridgement of speech under the statute have been repeatedly rejected by the Federal Circuit and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, as the latter observed in a 2008 case called In re Heeb Media LLC. (In that case, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office refused to register "HEEB" in connection with apparel and entertainment services, due to the derogatory connotation that the term continues to carry for many Jewish people -- even if, as the court noted, younger Jews have reappropriated the term. Heeb Media also illustrates the principle that the USPTO will refuse to register and/or will cancel registrations for marks that disparage identifiable groups of people -- the central issue in a seemingly never-ending court battle between a group of Native Americans and the Washington Redskins. But LOF will circle back to discuss that subject in greater detail when some juicy piece of fashion law news makes it more topical.)
In short, if Fuck Yeah Menswear wants to register its mark (and it should want to, for various reasons), the outlook is grim. And the title of its forthcoming book -- whatever it may be -- probably won't give FYM much firepower on the trademark front, either. As LAW OF FASHION has noted before, titles of artistic works receive trademark protection only upon a showing of secondary meaning -- and only the most well-known works are likely to have accrued such meaning for consumers.
Of course, unlike in the copyright context, one can sue for the infringement of an unregistered trademark, subject to certain caveats LOF will have to address at a later date. But legal complications aside, just as a matter of common sense, judges won't be especially inclined to grant relief to the owners of marks that they find morally objectionable. The lesson: it's generally wise to start one's business off on the right foot by choosing a mark that isn't likely to offend anyone.
[This post is for entertainment and informational purposes only, and does not constitute legal advice or create an attorney-client relationship among any individuals or entities. Any views expressed herein are those of the writer on the particular date of this post, and should not necessarily be attributed to his law firm or its clients.]


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DataLink Compatibility
Polar DataLink is an accessory used to transfer data between Polar RCX5, RCX3 or CS500 training computers and polarpersonaltrainer.com.
To use DataLink you need a:
- PC with Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / XP / Vista (Make sure you have updated Microsoft Service Pack before installation)
- Intel Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or newer
To synchronize data, please install Polar WebSync software.
To start using DataLink with your Polar training computer
- Register for free at polarpersonaltrainer.com
- Download and install WebSync data transfer software onto your computer. You can download software in polarpersonaltrainer.com → Applications → Downloads.
- Plug in Polar DataLink to your computer USB port.
- Follow data transfer process in WebSync software.
Make sure you do not wear WearLink® transmitter W.I.N.D./Hybrid during data transfer.
The optimum distance between DataLink and the training computer during data transfer is under 3 m / 9.84 ft.


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Q. What are the Code rules regarding receptacles installed on construction sites?
A. All receptacles used for temporary installations must be of the grounding type, and the receptacle grounding terminal must be connected to an equipment grounding conductor in accordance with 250.146 and 406.4. On a construction site, receptacles aren't permitted to be placed on a branch circuit that supplies temporary lighting [590.4(D)(1)], as shown in the Figure. This requirement is necessary so that illumination is maintained, even when the receptacle's GFCI-protection device opens.
All 15A and 20A receptacles installed in a wet location of a construction site must be within an enclosure that's weatherproof when an attachment plug is inserted. For other than one- or two-family dwellings, the outlet box hood must be listed for "extra-duty" use if supported by grade, and all nonlocking-type 15A and 20A, 125V and 250V receptacles in a wet location must be listed as weather resistant [406.9(B)(1) and 590.4(D)(2)].
Exposed plastic surface material of weather-resistant receptacles must have UV resistance to ensure that deterioration from sunlight doesn't take place, or that it's minimal. In testing, receptacles are subjected to temperature cycling from very cold to very warm conditions, and then subjected to additional dielectric testing. The rapid transition from the cold to warm temperatures will change the relative humidity and moisture content on the device, and the dielectric test ensures that this won't create a breakdown of the insulation properties.


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KUWAIT (Reuters) — Kuwait said three
of its citizens have been kidnapped in Syria and it has asked Turkey for
help in trying to secure their release.
It was not clear why the Kuwaitis were in Syria or who abducted
them. Some Gulf Arab citizens have entered Syria to join rebels
fighting the forces of President Bashar al-Assad.
"There were three Kuwaitis kidnapped in Syria. The Foreign Ministry
is following this matter," Kuwait's undersecretary for foreign
affairs Khaled al-Jarallah told reporters late on Wednesday.
Kuwait has been in contact with authorities in Turkey, which borders
Syria, to try to secure their release, he said.
Kuwait's al-Anbaa newspaper reported on Thursday that the kidnappers
had asked for a ransom of 1 million euros ($1.38 million) and that
the three Kuwaitis may have already been transferred to Turkey.
Unlike other Sunni Muslim-ruled states such as Saudi Arabia and
Qatar, Kuwait has not supported sending arms to rebels in Syria
fighting to topple Assad.
However, Kuwaiti citizens have organized private fundraising
campaigns in homes and on social media, something Kuwait says is
difficult to control.
While many of the campaigns have been for humanitarian aid, some
have openly called for funds to arm rebel fighters.
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The issue is sensitive in major oil producer Kuwait, a U.S. ally
that allows more public debate and political meetings than other
Gulf Arab states.
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