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After tonight's earlier post, I have along with JXeeno of myNBN.info have taken the time to model the newly discovered rollout delays into the statistics system over there and graphed them out.
The results are published below, and are very troubling for NBNco and supporters of the project.
The biggest problem you will see here is that the growth of connected premises will have a significant hole up until April 2014 when the growth of premises passed will start to come on stream properly. NBNco has consistently called this the ramp up. We have already have seen the initial ramp-up in May, June and July this year, where the active premises has jumped considerably, adding well over double the amount of previously passed premises.
So what happens when you do not pass premises? Well for one, they cannot connect. Now with NBNco looking for all the revenues it can get while paying Telstra the first $7million of it's disconnection bounties, it would seem that you would want people on the network as quickly as possible. Making the total market size smaller will only reduce the increases in revenues which NBNco would have dearly loved.
It is way too early for any real data on exactly how bad this will be. The only silver lining is that with take up rates very strong and at higher speeds than anticipated, NBNco CEO Mike Quigley stated at the Joint Parliamentary Committee in Sydney on April 19th that they were was expecting to beat its $15million revenue target for FY13. This along with Connectivity Virtual Circuit (CVC) charges which have been levied against RSP's for allowing bandwidth onto the NBN Network to their customers has also been much higher than budgeted and is also helping significantly to the revenue base of NBNco and certainly faster than was planned. It will take time to model exactly the impact of these figures, but data of takeup rates due to be released under FOI requests in the next 3-4 weeks will help.
Thankfully, the numbers planned for completion in May 2014 are almost back on par with previously planned number, while June 2014 will see the deficit being cleared completely and beaten by around 56,000 premises, while July 2014 is now also ahead of the previous forecasts. But the damage will have already been done and the revenues since earlier in the financial year will not have been there.
A bit of free advice for NBNco:
- Get your Fixed Wireless towers up, right now. Time to push Ericsson to pull back the deficits in all states, and especially WA and SA. You need to be ahead of plan by the end of this calendar year, and the towers not only need to be active but have active RSP's on their Points of Interconnect (I'm talking about Dubbo WSAMs and also 2HOM-01 recently where the FSAM was activated but Lidcombe POI was not. I am sure there are other examples.
- Make sure that areas already active have sufficient resources applied to them in order for connections to be made. Horror stories on Whirlpool of people going to the back of the line due to either civil works required, or contractors just not turning up because it was a bit wet simply is not good enough. An appointment missed is revenue missed for 2 months.
- Get more MDU's on deck. Your contractors dealing with them are slow and inefficient. Your communication to Owners Corporations is rather dire where nobody knows what is going on and contractors have not got the information.
- Make a database that can be searched along with the name of the MDU, the address, and the contact point of the Owner's Corporation if known. Has the MDU made contact with NBNco? Has permission been granted by the Owners Corporation to have the fibre installed? This would all help people chase their development for you.


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ST. PAUL-A gentle harmonica concert by Rep. Bob Loonan did not provide quite enough calm late Thursday, May 25, as a relatively minor issue stalled the Minnesota Legislature's drive to finish passing the state budget.
The second-term state lawmaker from Shakopee played his harmonica as lawmakers gathered for what they hoped was the third and last day of what was supposed to be a one-day session. But instead of harmonica calm, lawmakers heard a screech as work stopped over a Bloomington walking and biking trail.
House Speaker Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, wanted a public works funding bill to require that a stretch of the trail be unpaved, said. Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk, D-Cook, insisted it be paved.
Bakk said he feared Daudt would kill the public works bill, to be funded by the state selling bonds, if the measure required the path to be paved.
"I am extremely disappointed that Speaker Daudt will not remove problematic language from the bonding bill," Bakk said. "I told him tonight that the provision had to come out of the bonding bill in order to earn enough DFL votes to pass the Senate."
Bonding bills need supermajority votes, so Republicans who control the Legislature cannot pass them on their own.
The dispute, which mostly played out in closed-door meetings, held up work on the bonding bill and the only other major bill left for lawmakers, one funding health and human services programs such as health care for the poor.
Lawmakers said they expected the HHS bill to move quickly once debate began on it at 10:50 p.m.
The bonding bill also was not expected to consume much time, but late Thursday it was not clear if the trail dispute would be smoothed over.
The work of lawmakers was to finish a $46 billion, two-year budget. They missed their constitutional midnight Monday deadline and immediately started what was to be a one-day special session.
The first special session bill to pass, and head to Gov. Mark Dayton for his signature, was one that spends $650 million on tax cuts and increasing state aid to local governments.
The bill already had passed the House and Senate in the special session, but on Thursday the House agreed to a change senators had made: allow all Minnesota bars to remain open until 4 a.m. Feb. 2 to Feb. 5 next year when Super Bowl festivities are centered in Minneapolis.
The House on Thursday followed a Senate vote approving a bill that, among other things, would ban cities from taking actions like regulating minimum wages. However, Dayton says he will veto the bill.
Senators voted 38-25 in favor of a bill funding transportation that the House passed Wednesday.
Democrats complained the transportation measure spends too little on transit and reminded Republicans who control the Legislature that they would prefer to raise more transportation money via a gasoline tax or higher motor vehicle license fees. The GOP-written bill uses money that could be used for other uses.
Senators passed 34-28 a $19 billion education funding bill representatives backed a day earlier.
One bill that passed both houses funding several state government programs did not include money for a 45 percent legislative pay raise set by a council established by a new constitutional amendment. Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk, D-Cook, said the Constitution requires that members get paid before other money is spent, so other legislative work will be under funded.
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Daudt strongly opposed raising lawmaker pay.
As is common near the end of a legislative session, there was plenty of down time for rank-and-file lawmakers.
Rookie Rep. Barb Haley, R-Red Wing, downed a bowl of soup while working on her computer late Thursday afternoon.
"I'm living the dream," she joked in a nearly empty House chamber.
As her first session neared an end, she talked about her philosophy: "Being a legislator doesn't make me important, but the work is important."
A step was taken to improve health care insurance this year, she said, but more needs to be done next year.
"You cannot undo seven years in five months," she said of the federal health care law.
Overall, she said she is happy with compromises worked out between the Republican-controlled Legislature and Dayton.
So was Rep. Bud Nornes, R-Fergus Falls, in 21st year as a lawmaker.
"It was a little more complicated at the end than I thought it would be," he said, and there was too much debate considering the session started with a $1.65 billion budget surplus.
"The surplus was burning a hole in everyone's pocket," Nornes said.
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Band and Music at Expressions
Students learn "music manners" where they sit up tall and participate with good manners and consideration for their peers. Children learn to give their individual best in learning new songs and blending together as a group. We share many stories about composers and musical subjects. Kindergarteners learn to perform by singing for parent/class gatherings.
1st Grade
Students continue to sing songs of American and world cultures. They hear many interesting stories about composers, while they simultaneously color or draw pictures and listen to the music written by the composers. Children learn all about different "families" of instruments, and what they look and sound like. Students in 1st Grade are already getting a strong start in their musical education with beginning music theory (reading and writing music) and learning to play recorders. It is amazing to see a large group of first Grade students focused as if they are one instrument — starting, playing, and stopping together while performing songs they have learned on their recorders. Students sing and perform on their recorders for parents during special occasions.
2nd & 3rd Grade
Students continue to sing, study music theory, and learn about many more composers on a deeper level. Students read and count and clap rhythms; learn about different musical styles; and play and read more challenging music on their recorders (playing 2–3 different parts simultaneously and pieces with varied key and time signatures). Children are now playing pieces on their recorders by composers they are studying. Example: Dvorak's "New World Symphony" theme, Beethoven's "Ode to Joy," folk tunes like Irish jigs, etc.
We have "in class" recitals for each other where children can sing a song or play a piece (on any instrument they are studying at school, or privately at home) for their classmates. Sometimes students will "make up" their own pieces or variations on a piece and perform them, or even orchestrate a song or performance with a group of their friends. Often the children surprise each other with their skills and inspire their classmates to study an instrument. Students are already cultivating a deep love for music at this age.
Near the end of 3rd Grade, students are allowed to try out each band instrument (clarinet, saxophone, flute, trumpet, trombone, baritone, and drums/percussion). Occasionally we have had piano, guitr, bass, or oboe in the band if the student has strong enough skills to manage it at their age. Once the child/family has chosen an instrument, we see if the school can provide that instrument — or if not, how to rent or obtain one. We try our best to match the child to an instrument that works for them, and sometimes have to change instruments to make the best fit.
4th and 5th Grade Band/Music
Band students in 4th and 5th Grade have been trained for "band readiness" since their first day of school.
Students entering 4th Grade have already chosen a band instrument, and we try to get them started over the summer to develop some skills before walking into their first band class in August. Ms. Johanna works with students and their parents to help the child learn skills on
- putting their instrument together;
- placing and using reeds properly;
- instrument care;
- reading and playing first few notes particular to their instrument; and
- practicing, etc.
When students can confidently play some on their instrument, they have a much better experience playing together as a band.
When students have mastered some basic skills of playing their instruments — and together as a band — they begin playing music they love and relate to. Ms. Johanna has worked very hard to listen to students express what music excites them, and then she orchestrates those songs/pieces into arrangements the band can play. Some examples of popular songs the band has played: Viva la Vida, Uptown Funk, Pirates of the Caribbean, Fireworks, Royals, Thrift Shop, All About That Bass, Batman, Timmy Trumpet, Hard Rock Blues, Iron Man, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, a whole cache of Mariachi songs, and more. The band either plays as a full group, or sometimes small ensembles, quartets, etc. We have even had a rock group form this year!
Expressions' Band students typically perform 2–3 school concerts per year, visit and perform for other elementary or charter schools, and play concerts for the community. Example of community concerts either as a full band or small group(s): downtown Friday Night Art Walk, Farmer's Markets, in front of Publix Saturday mornings, Luckys, Art Gallery openings, many different local restaurants, the Oaks Mall, Cinco de Mayo at Mexican restaurants, The Atrium retirement home, etc.
Ms. Johanna has endeavored to help all her band students reach a level of competence to play music they love, cohesively together. Ms. Johanna brings out the strengths of each student, improves the weaknesses with individual or sectional guidance, and improves each student's skills to a similar level.
Many of Expressions' band students are welcomed into middle school performing arts programs and into concert/symphonic bands in 6th Grade, when most students are just beginning to play a band instrument. Our students have shined as leaders, and many have gone on to achieve success getting selected into Alachua County honor bands, Alachua County Youth Orchestra, and Florida All-State bands. Some of our students have gone into college bands, the University of Florida clarinet choir, or created their own musical groups.
We are very proud of our band students, and they in turn have great memories and are proud of us!


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The original solid surface invented over 40 years ago, it comes with a 10 yr limited warranty when installed by a Certified Fabricator/Installer. Corian is nonporous and does not promote the growth of bacteria, mold or mildew. Design and color choices are endless with Corian, as you can create unique seamless surfaces with customized inlays.
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Bear in mind when Michael Jackson used to be huge a mega superstar in the United States? When direct attacks are made against politicians or those within the news media that have tiny or practically nothing to do with their part in society, we are prevented from focusing on the actual events and concerns that are taking location in as well as profoundly influencing the world we reside in. It would be easy to cite any quantity of private attacks created by our media on political representatives and vice versa. Infotainment/glam news…..I want to know like Grayson mentioned: who took our $1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000?!!!
Entertainment nowadays does not threaten family members values but the values of intelligent, pondering, and mature men and women. The journalism organizations that publish news are themselves usually metonymically named newspapers. Be it planet news or general helpful data about any topic below the sky, it is the media which has it all! Really Sean Hannity has had Michael Moore on his show and pushed his final film for him. I doubt you have, as it seems like you automatically anoint a film to be poor if it presents even one particular notion that you never like.
Carole was married to her ABC co-worker Prince Anthony Radziwill (net worth: $50 million), from Poland for 5 years. In addition, Rovio Animation creates and distributes household-friendly animation properties for audiences of all ages about the globe by way of ToonsTV, the multi-channel video entertainment app offered on iOS, Android and Apple Tv. The organization also manages a robust licensed consumer goods organization based on the extremely-popular Angry Birds franchise with a plethora of wonderful partners which includes LEGO, Hasbro, H&M, Spin Master, National Geographic, Brunswick and numerous far more.
Illumination Entertainment has confirmed to be a success right after having developed an animated function movie named Despicable Me (2010) which has received at the box workplace a worldwide gross of $543 million (2nd July 2014). The Haunting of Molly Hartley, a 2008 horror film which just released on DVD starring Hayley Bennett, is a strange film, somewhat derivative of other horror films such as To the Devil a Daughter, Rosemary's Baby, and The Omen. You are spoiled for decision if you enjoy watching Tv shows like I do. Now the dilemma is not what-to-watch, rather it is what-not-to-watch.
Also identified as Fake News", VNRs are stories which a firm, political figure, the government or any quantity of other parties pay a news station to play it as if it have been a story that was independently researched and witnessed. The news offers us info of every little thing that is happening from nearby to international scales. She took other Television and film roles, such as a cameo in the 1967 film, A Guide for the Married Man starring Walter Matthau and Robert Morse. The take away right here is easy: we need to hold each our news media and politicians accountable for their conduct within their roles and not base our assistance on aesthetics or sick burns".


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Gramercy Park is surrounded by a square that recalls the grace of a bygone century with Victorian, beaux arts, gothic revival and mid-century modern architecture. Gramercy is something of an anomaly in Manhattan. The area combines some of the key features one would expect from New York City's most exciting borough — convenient access to everything worth seeing, housing with lots of character — while eliminating the hassles associated with city living. Its buildings have all the charm and grace of the city's oldest neighborhoods, but are sandwiched between modern shopping outlets and a few select parks.
Outdoor recreational areas such as Gramercy Park, Union Square and Madison Park; iconic restaurants such as 11 Madison Park, Craft, Hill Country and Pete's Tavern, John Dory and the Breslin; conveniences such as banks, pharmacies, delis, gyms, dry cleaners, and take-out.
This neighborhood is the birthplace of Theodore Roosevelt, home to "The Block Beautiful", the Palladium, Stuyvesant Square and the famous Gramercy Park. The streets are fairly crowded with Saturday afternoon shoppers, but the neighborhood's unusually low number of bars and clubs mean that there's little of the rowdy nightlife of neighboring areas. There aren't an overabundance of restaurants either, but the established eateries of Gramercy range from moderately upscale, privately owned establishments to chain restaurants and fast food joints. For many locals, this quieter atmosphere has a charm all its own.
There are plenty of opportunities for shoppers to find a great deal in Gramercy, and a lot of green area where people can sit and unwind for a while — the neighborhood boasts more than 3,000 trees. You can enjoy a park bench in one of the area's many pleasant shady spots or relax under an umbrella at a small cafe. Gramercy is also convenient to public transportation: It takes roughly ten minutes to get to Union Square, Columbus Circle or 42nd Street by train. With twelve trains running through nine stations, it is easy to get around.
Widely considered one of the most beautiful places to live in New York, whatever you are looking for, you can find it here. There are modern lofts with lots of windows and open floor plans, but you will also find the townhouses and brownstones for which New York City is famous. There are a lot of pre-war buildings here with their oversized rooms, high ceilings and great details. You're sure to find a lot of character in Gramercy, no matter which style you prefer.


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The Jarbidge has over 125 miles of trails providing access to all elevations and features. The most popular trailhead is the Snowslide Gulch on the northwest end of the wilderness. It is accessible by dirt road from either Twin Falls of Buhl, ID or Elko, NV.
Other popular access points are Camp Draw on the west side, Slide Creek/Pole Creek on the northeast side and Three Day Creek on the north.
Many visitors take the Jarbidge River Trail (105) to Jarbidge Lake and over the crest to Emerald Lake.
A scenic longer trip begins at a broad meadow at Humming Bird Spring (access from Pole Creek Road).
Trail 099 traverses the high basins around God Pocket Peak and Divide Peak, climbing to a divide between Camp Creek and the Jarbidge River.
Travelers can take the East Fork of the Jarbidge River Trail (20) and Trail 020 to connect to the Emerald Basin area.
Only Snowslide, Slide Creek, and Humming Bird Springs trailheads are accessible to stock trailers.
All other trailheads are relatively remote and require driving long distances on dirt grades. Some trailheads are accessible by four-wheel-drive vehicles only.
There are two developed grounds, Pine Creek and Jarbidge.
Guides and outfitters bring visitors up pack trails to hunt deer deer, antelope, grouse, chuikar, partridge, doves and rabbits.
Jarbidge Wilderness was the first wilderness designated in Nevada under the Wilderness Act of 1964 (c) Scott Smith
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When you develop a NetBeans module using the Maven-approach, every time you "Clean & build" your module the userdir, which is placed in the target-directory by default, will be deleted. "Clean & Build" is necessary if you're altering the layer.xml directly or indirectly by using annotations like @ActionReferences. So after that you have to reconfigure your target platform again, f.e. by opening the same projects and files to restore the previous state. That is annoying, but easy to fix.
Add a profile to your settings.xml
<profile> <id>userdir</id> <properties> <netbeans.userdir>../userdir</netbeans.userdir> </properties> </profile>
After that you can choose the profile from the profile-dropdown or in the context-menu of the project node.
This way the configured userdir is used for running/debugging your NetBeans module. It won't get deleted automatically.
Advanced tips: Of course you can also configure an absolute path or even make the profile default by applying activeByDefault
<profile> <id>userdir</id> <activation> <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault> </activation> <properties> <netbeans.userdir>/home/user/myuserdir</netbeans.userdir> </properties> </profile>


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This report provides a summary of ground-water conditions and problems in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee, which compose Segment 10 of the Ground Water Atlas of the United States, an area of about 217,000 square miles. The definition, distribution, thickness, water-yielding, and water-quality characteristics of the principal aquifers in the segment are the primary topics of this chapter. Ground-water source, occurrence, movement, use, and problems also are discussed where appropriate.
Segment 10 consists of parts of seven physiographic provinces (fig. 1)- the Coastal Plain, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, Appalachian Plateaus, Interior Low Plateaus, Central Lowland, and Ozark Plateaus. The provinces have unique hydrogeologic characteristics that make it convenient to describe the principal aquifers in each province.
The upper part of the rock mass that underlies Segment 10 generally contains fresh ground water, whereas the intermediate and lower parts generally contain saltwater. Freshwater is here defined as water that contains dissolved-solids concentrations of 1,000 milligrams per liter or less; the term "saltwater" is applied to water with dissolved-solids concentrations of greater than 1,000 milligrams per liter. For comparison, dissolved-solids concentrations in seawater are about 35,000 milligrams per liter. Water with concentrations of dissolved solids of greater than 35,000 milligrams per liter is called brine.
The source of the freshwater in Segment 10 is precipitation, primarily rain and snow. Long-term average annual precipitation in Segment 10 ranges from about 36 inches in the northern part of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to more than 80 inches in eastern Tennessee (fig. 2). Of the precipitation that falls on the five-State area, about 50 to 70 percent is returned to the atmosphere by evaporation from surface-water bodies and transpiration by plants. Much of the remainder constitutes runoff.
Long-term average annual runoff ranges from about 10 inches in some of the northern parts of the area to about 30 inches in some parts of central and southeastern Tennessee (fig. 3). Part of the runoff is direct surface runoff, and part is water that infiltrates the land surface, percolates to the water table, recharges the ground-water system, and moves through aquifers to discharge into streams as base flow.
Most of the precipitation that percolates downward and becomes ground-water recharge circulates through the shallow aquifers; only a small part enters the deep aquifers. Annual ground-water recharge is estimated to range from about 1 inch in parts of Illinois where precipitation is least and the permeability of the soil and rock at the land surface is low to as much as 13 inches in parts of Tennessee where precipitation is greatest and the permeability of materials at the land surface is high.
Saltwater is present at depths of 500 feet or less in much of Segment 10, particularly in aquifers in Paleozoic rocks. The source of the saltwater is assumed to be a combination of the fresh ground water and the seawater in which the rocks were deposited or by which they were later invaded. The dissolved-solids concentration in the saltwater increases with depth and reaches brine concentration in some parts of the segment. The brine might be derived from the solution of evaporite deposits or from ionic filtration by clay or shale beds during the process of sediment compaction or both.
The rocks that underlie Segment 10 are divided into the different geohydrologic units (aquifers and confining units) shown in figures 4 and 5. These aquifers and confining units are grouped according to the physiographic provinces shown in figure 1 and are described in general accordance with these physiographic provinces.
Throughout Segment 10, the rocks that compose aquifers and confining units generally are divided into three types according to their degree of consolidation-the Precambrian and Paleozoic rocks are consolidated, the Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks generally are semiconsolidated, and the Quaternary deposits generally are unconsolidated. Exceptions are where carbonate cements have been dissolved from Paleozoic sandstone beds, which leaves them partly unconsolidated and friable, and where the younger unconsolidated deposits have been partly cemented or lithified. The consolidated rocks generally are covered with younger unconsolidated deposits or unconsolidated regolith derived from weathering of the consolidated rocks.
Unconsolidated, coarse-grained deposits of Quaternary age (primarily of glacial origin) compose principal aquifers that cover the Paleozoic rocks throughout most of the Central Lowland and the northern parts of the Interior Low Plateaus and Appalachian Plateaus Physiographic Provinces (figs. 1 and 4). Coarse-grained alluvium that has been derived from glacial material and deposited along present or buried major stream channels constitutes aquifers in the same areas. A band of alluvium parallel to the Mississippi River in westernmost Kentucky and Tennessee also composes an aquifer. Where the glacial deposits consist of coarse, well-sorted sand and gravel, they constitute some of the most productive aquifers in Segment 10. These unconsolidated deposits are collectively called the surficial aquifer system.
Semiconsolidated rocks of Cretaceous and Tertiary age compose principal aquifers in the Mississippi Embayment section of the Coastal Plain Province (figs. 1 and 5). Consolidated rocks of Paleozoic age compose principal aquifers in the Central Lowland, the Interior Low Plateaus, the Appalachian Plateaus, the Valley and Ridge, and the Ozark Plateaus Provinces. Consolidated rocks of Precambrian age compose principal aquifers of the Blue Ridge Province.
To a large extent, the geology of the area controls the occurrence, movement, availability, and quality of the ground-water resources. Thus, a basic understanding of the geology is necessary to understand the ground-water hydrology.
Precambrian igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks are at the land surface in the Blue Ridge Province in eastern Tennessee. Elsewhere in Segment 10, Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rocks are buried beneath younger rocks. The top of the Precambrian rocks is about 1,000 feet below sea level in northern Illinois and is about 15,000 feet below sea level at the junction of Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky.
A thick sequence of consolidated sedimentary rocks of Paleozoic age overlies the Precambrian rocks. These sedimentary rocks are primarily siltstone, shale, sandstone, limestone, and dolomite. Tectonic forces warped the deeply buried Precambrian rocks and created arches, domes, structural basins, and fracture systems in the overlying Paleozoic rocks (fig. 6). On the crests and flanks of the arches and domes, freshwater can be obtained from water-yielding rocks that are either exposed at the land surface or buried at shallow depths. The same water-yielding rocks are deeply buried in the structural basins and mostly contain saltwater or brine.
The distribution of the Paleozoic rocks in the area is controlled by the position of the arches, domes, structural basins, and associated faults. The oldest Paleozoic rocks (Cambrian) are at the land surface between northeast-trending thrust faults in the Blue Ridge and the Valley and Ridge Provinces in eastern Tennessee. Cambrian strata also subcrop below Quaternary deposits and locally crop out in a small area south of a normal fault in northern Illinois (fig. 7). Ordovician rocks either are at the land surface or subcrop over the arches and domes, where rocks younger than Ordovician were either eroded or never deposited. The youngest Paleozoic rocks (Pennsylvanian and Permian) are present in the areas coincident with the structural basins (figs. 6 and 7). Pennsylvanian strata are present in the Illinois Basin in central and southern Illinois, southwestern Indiana, and northwestern Kentucky. Pennsylvanian and Permian strata are present in the Appalachian Basin in southeastern Ohio, whereas only Pennsylvanian strata are present in the same basin in eastern Kentucky and east-central Tennessee.
The Paleozoic rocks are covered by sedimentary rocks of late Mesozoic and Cenozoic age in the Mississippi Embayment section of the Coastal Plain Province in the western parts of Kentucky and Tennessee and in southern Illinois (figs. 1 and 7). These Coastal Plain deposits thicken from less than 100 feet near their northern and eastern limits to about 3,000 feet at the southwestern tip of Tennessee. The deposits are primarily semiconsolidated layers of clay, silt, and sand.
In the northern part of Segment 10, the Paleozoic rocks are covered by Quaternary deposits, which consist of different combinations of clay, silt, sand, and gravel. Most of these materials were deposited by the ice of continental glaciers that covered large parts of North America during the Pleistocene Epoch or by meltwater from the ice. The southern limit of glaciation (fig. 7) marks the general southern extent of these deposits in Segment 10, but meltwater deposits are present south of this limit along the Ohio River and many of its tributaries.
The distribution of the different geologic units at depth is shown by the geologic sections in figure 8. From this perspective, the effects of arches, domes, structural basins, and asso-ciated faults on the distribution of the rocks in Segment 10 are more apparent.
Ground water is a reliable source of freshwater for about 15 million people, or 44 percent of the total population, in the five-State area of Segment 10. Public water-supply systems provide water to twice as many people as do domestic wells. During 1985, the people of Illinois used the most ground water (about 930 million gallons per day), and those in Kentucky used the least (about 205 million gallons per day). These data provide an indication of the magnitude of the fresh ground water withdrawn by public and rural water-supply systems.
Fresh ground-water withdrawals during 1990 in Segment 10 are illustrated by county in figure 9. The total withdrawal values shown in figure 9 account for all categories of water use-public supply, domestic and commercial, agricultural, and combined industrial, mining, and thermoelectric power. Withdrawals are greatest near large population centers or areas where industry is concentrated or both. Most of the areas of large withdrawals in Segment 10 are in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. The four largest withdrawal areas are located around Chicago, Ill., South Bend, Ind., Dayton, Ohio, and Memphis, Tenn. The rate of fresh ground-water withdrawals from the principal aquifers in Segment 10 during 1985 is shown in figure 10. During 1985, about 1,488 million gallons per day was withdrawn from the surficial and buried sand and gravel aquifers in deposits of Quaternary age, which are located primarily along and north of the Ohio River. These aquifers supplied about 3 to 125 times as much water as other aquifers in the segment and yielded about one-half of the total fresh ground water withdrawn. Other productive aquifers or aquifer systems that supplied at least 300 million gallons per day during 1985 are the limestone and dolomite aquifers in rocks of Devonian and Silurian age (about 488 million gallons per day), the Cam-brian-Ordovician aquifer system (about 396 million gallons per day), and the Mississippi embayment aquifer system (about 308 million gallons per day). The Mississippi embayment aquifer system is the principal source of fresh ground water for the westernmost parts of Kentucky and Tennessee. During 1985, the total ground water withdrawn from all the aquifers in Segment 10 was about 2,972 million gallons per day.


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Oswald the angry dwarf clicker game is available on various app markets and can be downloaded via your phone, tablet or desktop in no-time. Just simply click on the desired app market, download the game and start playing. We assure that if we still didn't make you happy with the game then we will sure going to make it so if you give us your feedback.
Do you truly love animals - then this game is perfect for you. Buy and exchange animals and watch them how happy are they passing your screen. Since they get hungrey you need to make sure you have plenty of food so you can feed all of them. Animals are your pets and your pets are your friend. Enjoy this beautiful game.
In times of devastation and post nuclear time - some shiny bit of metal emerge from the dust. With his memories wiped out the first name that comes to his mind is Sharpy. As soon as he finds the name he takes the axe and start cutting down things. This game is now available for your device on different market places. Enjoy.
Best painting game with unique painting style. Have you ever wanted to become a master painter? Well - we still don't know how to do it but in our game you can spread some imagination and try to become one. Simple game, unique painting style and all the things a master painter needs is now available on your device.
Once upon a time there was a dwarf, named Oswald. And he wasn't angry at all. His friend Olaf forged him a axe, so powerful, so beautiful, that he was the proudest dwarf alive. And then something terrible happened. His axe was stolen! And Oswald became angriest dwarf on the planet. He swore to chop down everything what was taller than him - that is actually everything.
All custom illustrated graphics by one of the best illustrators practiceing Disney style drawings
If you have a need to hear how Oswald talks you are most welcome to do so by downloading the app
There are many things to be chopped down like Fort Knox Safe, Bamboo, Babylon tower, GSM station and many more - be the one to chop down them all
You are able to upgrade almost anything, from axe sharpeness, luck, trading bonuses, damage, idle type clicking speed and many more
More than 180 achievements waits for you to be completed. Be the ONE and complete them all if you can - we dare you
Did you ever wanted to have your own zoo, your own pet collection. Well this game is all about the animals. You can buy millions of them and watch them parade on your beloved device. Make your own animal parade with over 30+ different animals
All graphics designed from one of the best artists in the world
Click the screen to earn even more money, so you can buy new animals. Multitap
You can shussh the animals with your fingers so they walk faster and faster
Buy buildings for food production, special items and upgrade them so they bring you even more goods
More than 70+ achievements with amazing prize - diamonds. You need them in hard situations
Ultimate art game where you start as apprentice and become a master
Painting as never seen before - just don't let your fingers burn you
Paint paintings, sell them and buy expirience with the money you earned the hard way
Knowledge, training and imagination - if you got them all we are 100% sure you will be well known painter
Here is a tip for you. Don't sell paintings right away. Sell them later cause you may get much higher price
If you draw 1000 paintings the next paiting will be worth a million dollars
Some pictures are so good that you would like to paint them again - well you can also do that in the game
Designed so you can have fun with clicker games
We discovered that dwarf women do exists and they are pretty strong
New "tree like" item that any women would like to chop it down
Dwarf women are even more rare than an Unicorns - you don't beleive - play the game
More than 8 bonuses awaits you in the middle of the game - jump on the train and ride with us
Compete against other players in all time leaderbords in 4 categories
Change your tree if axe is not strong enought. You will earn more money by doing this
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Police forces in the UK can now store information in the cloud, including Microsoft Azure. Microsoft announced this after one of the company's UK data Centres was reviewed by the UK's National Police Information Risk Management Team, which ensures the storing of police information and access to it meet strict standards.
Law enforcement agencies need to ensure that information is held in a Police Approved Secure Facility.
tuServ has been cloud-ready from the start, so we are looking forward to running in the cloud with the police.
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J.K. Rowling is currently writing the screen play, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, an original story set in the wizarding world, some of which will be familiar to Harry Potter fans. It marks her screenwriting debut and the start of a new film series with Warner Bros.
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On a hike to a mountain top ganja patch, a new pal called Foot shares his curing technique to make the chocolate weed, plus opinions on Jamaica cannabis strains, and effects on his stamina. Then, a Rasta bushman called Fire gleefully explains Ital food traditions while grating coconut for a hearty natural stew cooked on a fire before exploring his forest garden of plantains, pimentos, soursop and more bounty – before reaching ganja mountain to squeeze skunk buds with Uncle Weed in the hot sun. "If you worry, it's a problem, if you don't worry, it's a problem – so stop worrying and start living"
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Make no mistake – there's comfort in following the well-trodden path to "success" in its most traditional terms. When climbing the corporate ladder, you always know what the next rung will be, and there is peace to be found in not needing to defend or explain your choices to friends, family and acquaintances.
However, for many, this structure can be stifling, inhibiting creativity and limiting your ability to reach your true potential. If this sounds like you, I challenge you to choose joy over safety. Trust that when you follow your intuition and passion, the universe will cushion your fall and security will catch up with you in the end anyway.


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Fixed and removable bollards are designed to restrict vehicle access while allowing pedestrians and bicycles to pass through freely. The Mantis Series Fixed Bollards are another forward thinking solution from Heald. Like the Fixed Raptor, they're designed for locations where anti-ram security is essential but where standard bollard foundations are not practical or permissible. The Mantis also offers its own unique architectural shape and a choice of higher-level crash ratings.
Manufactured in the USA by Ross Technology under license from Heald Ltd.
Mantis Fixed Bollards offer a unique combination of contemporary style to enhance architectural appeal and an imposing presence to deter potential threats. While boasting higher crash ratings than the Fixed Raptor, the Mantis Series still features shallow excavation depths of just 10" (250 mm) for the Mantis 64 and 12" (300 mm) for the Mantis 80. And like the Fixed Raptor, each model was crash tested as a single unit, so they can be installed as a stand-alone bollard or as part of an array of multiple units.
Mantis Bollards consist of a rectangular shaped element that extends 43" (1100 mm) high and 8" (200 mm) wide for the Mantis 64 or 44" (1112 mm) high and 8" (190 mm) wide for the Mantis 80. The element is anchored below-grade by a structural frame designed to withstand a large impact. The foundations for both models are very compact, and because the structural frames incorporate factory-provided rebar, there is no need for additional rebar mats to be supplied and built onsite. The Mantis series bollards are ideal for the following conditions:
Mantis Fixed Bollards are a great alternative to standard bollards. Because they provide a crash tested security rating with only 1 unit, they can potentially be used to block wider areas than standard fixed bollards, which typically are crash tested in groups of 3 units on 36" centers. The shallow mount foundation makes them a perfect choice where bollards are desired, but site conditions do not permit deep excavation. The XL-2500 and XL-2600 are ideal for facilities located in urban settings such as courthouses, embassies, museums, banks, corporate offices, universities, mass transit facilities and parks.
Ross Technology has manufactured thousands of vehicle barrier systems. Our customers include some of the largest government agencies, general contractors, integrators and corporations in the world. You can find our products serving in a multitude of industries including:
The beauty of Mantis Bollards goes far beyond their contemporary style and single-unit crash-tested rating. The unique shallow mount installation depths of 10" (250 mm) deep for the Mantis 64 and 12" (300 mm) for the Mantis 80 make them capable of being used where standard bollards simply cannot be installed.
They require no pre-casting of the pit or additional rebar, ensuring installation is simple and efficient. Mantis Bollards can be installed in less than an hour by an experienced crew.
Since the barriers are passive, the only recommended maintenance is a visual inspection of finish quality.
The Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) is the security and law enforcement arm of the U.S. Department of State. DS is a world leader in international investigations, threat analysis, cyber security, counterterrorism, security technology, and protection of people, property, and information. The Bureau is responsible for providing a safe and secure environment for the conduct of U.S. foreign policy. Every diplomatic mission in the world operates under a security program designed and maintained by Diplomatic Security.
Applicable Standard: SD-STD-02.01 Rev A: Test Method for Vehicle Crash Testing of Perimeter Barriers and Gates.
ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), is a globally recognized leader in the development and delivery of international voluntary consensus standards. Today, some 12,000 ASTM standards are used around the world to improve product quality, enhance safety, facilitate market access and trade, and build consumer confidence.
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The Department of Defense's physical security concept is to create a layered or "tiered" defensive system which consists of both active and passive perimeter barriers to delay intruders. The Department employs an ASTM International performance standard and testing procedure for both active entrance barriers and passive perimeter barriers designated as "vehicle-impact rated barriers," or "anti-ram barriers." The current standard is ASTM F2656-07, Standard Test Method for Vehicle Crash Testing of Perimeter Barriers.
BSI is the business standards company that helps organizations all over the world make excellence a habit. For more than a century we have been challenging mediocrity and complacency to help embed excellence into the way people and products work. That means showing businesses how to improve performance, reduce risk and achieve sustainable growth. As a global leader in helping organizations improve, our clients range from high profile brands to small, local companies in 172 countries worldwide.
The American Welding Society (AWS) was founded in 1919 as a multifaceted, nonprofit organization with a goal to advance the science, technology and application of welding and related joining disciplines.From factory floor to high-rise construction, from military weaponry to home products, AWS continues to lead the way in supporting welding education and technology development to ensure a strong, competitive and exciting way of life for all Americans.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.
An ANSI-accredited Standards Developing Organization, ASIS works with national and international standards-setting organizations to advance security practices worldwide through the development of standards and guidelines within a voluntary, non-proprietary and consensus-based process.
The System for Award Management(SAM) is the Official U.S. Government system that consolidated the capabilities of CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is an independent, non-governmental membership organization and the world's largest developer of voluntary International Standards. We are made up of our 163 member countries who are the national standards bodies around the world, with a Central Secretariat that is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
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How many medical record vendors get to spend some time with Dr. Oz. Practice Fusion did and today the experience will be on the Dr. Oz show. It was called the 15 Minute Physical.
This is pretty fascinating in what the technology team had to do with creating an API integration process with Alere's lab device, get the doctors and coordinate. Who would not jump at the chance to work with Dr. Oz. They trained 75 medical students on the system basics and how to document notes and talk about a crash course of medical training, this was it. By the way perhaps this was a record training window time as it was all done in a half an hour and they had to train Dr. Oz too.
To show what a 15 minute physical found the results were a bit shocking with a large number being over weight, diabetic and many with hypertension. The good news was that all doctors stated their consultations with the patients were productive and 2 patients had to be rushed off to an emergency room. You can read more about the event at the Practice Fusion website.
The initial blog post done in May can be read here. What a great day and way to really give an EHR a work out. This was the first event and there have been a few other since the first day in Philadelphia where screening patients for health issues within a 24 hour period has helped hundreds of patients get the care and treatment they need along with physician's advice on adjust certain lifestyle practices.
Our team has been working with The Dr. Oz Show over the past year to support his free 15-Minute Physicals provided to patients around the county. Our partnership will be featured on an upcoming Dr. Oz Show episode on December 13. Tune in on your local station—and read on to learn more about us!
It's been six months since we first teamed up with The Dr. Oz Show to bring free EMR technology to 15-Minute Physical events across the US. Since then we've powered events in Philadelphia, Tampa, Portland, Washington D.C., Pittsburgh and Kansas City. In each location, our team set up EHR technology, trained medical volunteers and helped screen hundreds of people for health issues—all within 24 hours, and entirely for free.
At the end of each event, our clinical researchers used the anonymous data gathered throughout the day using the EHR system to present a Report Card on the city's health to the mayor. We've measured shocking rates of obesity, hypertension and diabetes in some of America's sickest cities. Our goal is to leave each person with a plan for getting healthier and each city's mayor with a sense of urgency about the community's health.
Working alongside Dr. Oz has been an inspiration to our team. His passion for improving health shows clearly when talking with individual patients and calling for major public health change. His advocacy for health technology has helped us to encourage doctors across the US to make the switch from paper to electronic records.


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BURLINGTON, Vt. (April 2, 2014) - Champlain College welcomed Brian David Johnson, Intel Corporation's Futurist, to campus this week for a preview of the College's new MakerLab and the expansion of its home, the Emergent Media Center (EMC). The new facilities at Champlain's Miller Center at Lakeside campus represent the College's ongoing commitment to supporting community projects and academic initiatives that will bring students to Vermont to develop new companies, create jobs and deliver on a sustainable Vermont, said Champlain President David Finney. "Today we are celebrating some major steps forward in supporting the creative economy of Vermont and providing new ways for entrepreneurs to quickly design new products and start businesses," he added.
Johnson, previewed his talk entitled "A Look into the Future," about the importance of technology and education in support of the Creative Economy and local businesses. Johnson will speak in Champlain's Argosy Gym in the IDX Student Life Center at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.
The talk capped off a two-day visit to the campus to learn about programs like the MFA in Emergent Media, meet Champlain students and faculty, visit classes, and with Dean of Education and Human Services Laura Bongiorno facilitate a generative thinking session with a class of Mater Christi sixth graders studying science.
Johnson, whose job is described as "futurecasting" works with data and research to determine a vision of the future that he and Intel can then work to build. A big part of his job is the "Tomorrow Project" in which he takes his "futurecasting" research out into the world and gets people talking about the future. "It is a personal passion of mine that everyone should be an active participant in the future," Johnson said in a recent interview with Forbes magazine.
The Miller Center event provided an opportunity to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Champlain Game Studio, now one of the top video game design programs in the country. Finney also talked about the expansion of the Emergent Media Center and expected late-April opening of the new MakerLab at the EMC that will be used by students and alumni, as well as the community.
The Champlain MakerLab, a rapid prototyping facility will be equipped with state of the art 3D printers, laser cutter, vinyl cutter and more traditional tools that will allow students and the Champlain extended community to explore the possibilities for invention and entrepreneurship now available thanks to the unique marriage of digital technologies and once impossible to manufacture physical components.
"This new MakerLab connects the creative economy of Burlington's South End Art scene and the Vermont business and manufacturing community," Finney said. "We plan to develop new academic offerings related to these specialized educational technologies. Using software, prototyping equipment and encouraging the long-tradition of entrepreneurial spirit at Champlain College will ensure our students have a direct hand in building the future." "This space and the students and faculty who will bring it to life, will carry forward Champlain's mission to prepare students to thrive as creators, communicators and innovators. And from day one at Champlain, to think and act as professionals in the media-engaged and interconnected world," Finney added.
He said that Champlain plans to offer a specialization in Educational Technology, giving students majoring in middle and secondary teacher education the knowledge and background to integrate emerging technology skills and concepts into fresh curricula for young learners.
"We are also celebrating our partnerships with the City of Burlington and its Generator makerspace, and employers like Logic Supply," Finney said. Logic Supply, recipient of Champlain's inaugural Corporate Partner Award last May, encourages its employees to always look for new and innovative ways to do business. "Through their commitment to innovation and fostering continued product development, Logic Supply has become a valued member of Intel's Internet of Things Solutions Group," he noted. "Many of Logic Supply's employees began their careers as amateur builders and makers in their own right, and they now put that passion into practice to react to specific customer requests for rugged, reliable, small form-factor hardware solutions."
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Founded in 1878, Champlain College is a small, not-for-profit, private college in Burlington, Vermont, with additional campuses in Montreal, Canada, and Dublin, Ireland. Champlain offers a traditional undergraduate experience from its beautiful campus overlooking Lake Champlain and over 90 residential undergraduate and online undergraduate and graduate degree programs and certificates. Champlain's distinctive career-driven approach to higher education embodies the notion that true learning occurs when information and experience come together to create knowledge. Champlain College is included in the Princeton Review's The Best 384 Colleges: 2019 Edition. For the fourth year in a row, Champlain was named a "Most Innovative School" in the North by U.S. News & World Report's 2019 "America's Best Colleges," and a "Best Value School" and is ranked in the top 100 "Regional Universities of the North" and in the top 25 for "Best Undergraduate Teaching." Champlain is also featured in the Fiske Guide to Colleges for 2019 as one of the "best and most interesting schools" in the United States, Canada and Great Britain and is a 2019 College of Distinction. For more information, visit champlain.edu.


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Jesus Mission
Jesus Mission started as an Evangelistic Team in 1984. Saju John Mathew, who was a student evangelist then, along with students and youngsters of his region started helping the existing churches in its evangelistic activities by conducting street meetings, small conventions and also involved in door to door and literature evangelism. In 1994, God commissioned them to extend their ministry to Northern part of India, and this opened a new phase in the ministry of Jesus Mission.
In 2005, many churches were emerged as an outcome of the evangelism work of our mission where there were no Christian churches: We registered our organisation as a national body. The churches of Jesus Mission are known as "Yeeshu Sangh" which means the people (assembly) of Jesus. We stand for reviving the Christian community in India, establishing worshiping communities in the villages of India, and meaningfully communicate Gospel to each human being in words and deeds.read more →
Your Role
Yea, you can have a role in Jesus Mission. If God has put a burden in your heart for the perishing millions in India, please keep in touch with us. Let us share that burden with each other. Together we will seek the mercy of the Lord so that His Spirit may send a great revival in India that will sweep the land with the gospel of grace.
If you are for a great revival, the Lord wants to see that you are an interceder for the land of India, please contact us. We welcome you to our prayer center in Damoh. You are welcome to our Ashram, to stay for a period and invest your time for intercession. We need to see that more and more people are kneeling down before the Lord for His mercy and signing in for a sacrificial intercession. So you can mobilize prayer by meeting people with the same spirit and urging them for a meaningful intercession for India. If you are on the side of God, in His mission, to win the morally ignorant multitude of India who has never heard the name of the Lord meaningfully, we are partners in His mission. Please keep in touch. Together let us build up The Kingdom.
If you have desire for village evangelism, revival of Christian communities, intercession… and not sure what should be done, where to go, whom to contact…. Please contact us.
Training Programmes
We felt a lack of local workers who could aid in the missionary work that was going on in these regions. Thus we felt it necessary to have training facilities that could be made available to the locals at their respectable places. The local workers would be a great boon to the Kingdom of God as they are more accustomed to the language and the culture of the people that reside here.
First we started our Bible School in Berhampur. Then we transferred our Bible school to Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, so that the medium of study could be Hindi. God helped us to train many men and women through our 'Emmaus Bible School' at Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. We had to stop our school in Kullu and Bilaspur for certain reasons.
God helped us to conduct two short-term missionary training programmes in Orissa. We have trained 30 families in Bhubaneswar for a period of 3 months and placed them in 16 districts of Orissa In another phase, we have conducted 6 month training in Kandamal and prepared 25 youngsters from our Rudhaningh Church.
We also hope to extend theological training by extension to our missionaries in the field. Some of them have basic theological studies and some of them are fresh to theological learning.
We are planning to begin a native missionary training centre in Damoh by the end of this year.


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Will you be in New York City next week? Would you like to know more about maintaining brain health as you age? If so, you have two opportunities to attend our free Successful Aging & Your Brain program!
Successful Aging & Your Brain, formerly Staying Sharp, features a panel discussion on topics such as normal age-related changes in the brain, brain diseases and disorders, and successful aging techniques. After the discussion, there is allotted time for audience questions.
The first session will take place at the New York University Langone Medical Center's "Brain Day"—Tuesday, March 15 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Expert neuroscientists from the Center for Cognitive Neurology will participate. Immediately following the session, attendees are invited to see a performance by The Unforgettables, a chorus for people with dementia and their caregivers, and to hear its Director, Mary S. Mittelman, Dr.P.H., discuss the importance of music and caregiver support. Outside of the auditorium there will be a Brain Fair, where you can learn more about the research being done at the Langone Medical Center.
To register for this Successful Aging & Your Brain event, go to: successful-aging-and-your-brain-nyulmc.eventbrite.com.
The next session will be part of the free "Up With Aging" brain health event, presented in partnership with Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer. The event will take place on March 20, from 12:30 to 5:00 pm, with the Successful Aging & Your Brain portion starting at 1:30 pm. Panelists for this session hail from Columbia University, Weill Cornell Medicine, and New York University, and include Dana Alliance member Wendy Suzuki, Ph.D.
In addition to Successful Aging & Your Brain, there will be a Brain Health Expo with more than 30 exhibits. Activities include: memory-strengthening tips and exercises, a presentation about music and the brain, zumba classes, a drumming circle, educational opportunities for the homebound, brain-healthy cooking demonstrations and samples, and computer training.
To register for Up With Aging, go to: UpWithAging.eventbrite.com or call (212) 669-4564.
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Society raises almost £500 for ill local baby
The Society's branch in Norwich held a charity day which raised £500 on behalf of an ill local baby, with funds split between Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and Great Ormond Street.
"Emmie-Rae Barker is a local baby who has over six different heart conditions, and at six months old had still not been able to go home. Last month she had a major operation that they were trying not to do as she is so tiny but due to her ongoing condition the operation had to take place," said Stacey Rodgers, assistant manager at the Norwich branch.
"Pleased to say that is was successful after a low survival chance. The week after the operation Emmie-Rae went home, where she is currently recovering well.
"During our charity day in the branch, at 6/7 Guildhall Hill in Norwich, we held baby photo competitions in the branch and gave out balloons and goody bags throughout the day. In total we raised almost £500, alongside matched funding from the Society."


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This is my first try at making any type of bag. I had a great time and making these friendship totes is a hoot (smile). I found the tutorial here so I am very grateful to that poster. Be sure to be riding that galloping pony when you look!!
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This one's the right choice for filleting medium-to-large fish. Part of Kershaw's new line of Pro-Grade Specialty Fish & Game Knives, it features premium 420J2 stainless steel with just the right degree of flex to make the job easier. The handle is a proven design that really lets your hand lock into place. In addition, all Pro-Grade knives are designed to be lightweight so fish and game processing is less tiring. Comes complete with its own blade protector. Just slide them on to protect your razor sharp edge (and your gear). Slits in the guard allow air to circulate.


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He wanted to soar,
To places that were beyond,
The reach of others,
The fancies of their minds,
The places no one went to,
Because they would be alone,
And that is what he wanted,
To be alone, not lonely,
Invisible, not blind,
Peaceful, not wanting.
He couldn't explain,
Words failed him,
But the feeling grew stronger.
Until one day, the parrot decided,
To break free and soar.
The Sun had just risen,
Water bowls were being changed,
The door was left ajar,
The others stared at it,
But no one made a move,
Only he flapped his wings out.
He turned to see, the cage that
Looked smaller from afar,
Their red beaks and green wings,
Becoming dots in the vastness
Of what he saw.
And that was his moment of truth,
When he was invisible, but not blind.
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With Every Gift Matters, Carrie Morgridge takes readers into the heart of the world of philanthropy. We all give to those in need at some point in our lives. Whether that gift is in the form of time or money, you will learn how to make decisions that will maximize their impact on the world. Through actionable advice and touching stories, Every Gift Matters will show you how to leverage your gift of time or money—regardless of size—and make it work harder, work smarter, and have a bigger impact on your community.
Every Gift Matters is at once conversational and direct—specific tips on how to make informed decisions are further illustrated through stories of the Morgridges' personal experiences. In this heartwarming book, you will learn to research opportunities for giving and the importance of aligning oneself with others through trust, understanding, and shared goals. Morgridge believes every dollar can always work harder, and she delights in finding nonprofits that seek every way possible to maximize the money they are given. By sharing both the successes and the failures of grant makings, she will show you how to make all of this happen—compounding your gift to others.
Morgridge has a true gift for giving, and she wrote this book for you. To inspire, guide, and encourage you to take the first step, whatever it might be. She believes that every person has the opportunity to make a difference, and she hopes that through this book you find your own passion to change the world.
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PhD Scholarship in Statistics
In the framework of a grant offered by the Villum Fund (VKR023480), a three year PhD position in extreme value theory is available in the statistics research group at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (IMADA), University of Southern Denmark.
The PhD project is entitled "Univariate and multivariate regression on extreme values". The objective of this project is to develop and study estimators for parameters and functions describing dependence between variables at extreme levels, as well as to study estimation problems in the related context of regression analysis on extreme values. The project is based on collaboration between Michael Falk (University of Würzburg), Yuri Goegebeur (University of Southern Denmark) and Armelle Guillou (Université de Strasbourg).
We are looking for a person with a strong background and interest in mathematical statistics and probability theory, holding a Master's degree in mathematics, applied mathematics or statistics. Preference will be given to applicants with good knowledge of extreme value theory. Some programming skills and familiarity with statistical software packages would also be advantageous. Good knowledge of written and spoken English is required.
Deadline: 3 July 2014
Please see the full call, including how to apply, on www.sdu.dk


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Parkinsons Disease with High Intensity Health
This is a fascinating interview with William Curtis a Parkinsons Disease sufferer. William is obvioulsy very knowledgeable about the biochemsitry of Parkinsons Disease. He started off using MCT's in his coffee and then progressed to a ketogenic diet and then onto using exogenous ketones. A must listen to or watch for anyone that has Parkinsons Disease.
Key Takeaways
01:55 Journalist Bill Curtis has had Parkinson's since 2000. As predicted, he was dramatically affected 10 years later with advanced Parkinson's. He lost his job and was unable to work/write. He also had fatigue. When he walked he had a short distorted gait. His tremor exceeded 4 inches on both sides. The drugs he took only worked occasionally. He also had dystonia, the tensing of muscles, and urinary incontinence. They were classic symptoms of advanced Parkinson's. Now the only symptom he has is a slight tremor.
04:48 Within about 2 hours of eating carbs, Bill will begin to shake and feel rigid. He doesn't get the full on symptoms he had before. Through neuroplasticity, he has achieved improvement. The dopaminergic neuron inside your brain is up to 4.1 meters long. It has 2.5 million mitochondria. Those mitochondria live less than a month. You need to make 30,000 new mitochondria each day to replace those that die. Ketones protect the mitochondria and prevent their wide-spread destruction. He is more resilient. Bill now has 53% improvements in UPDRS (unified Parkinson's disease rating scale).
07:38 Bill was in an exercise program. In an attempt to enhance the effects of the program, he fasted overnight and had nothing for breakfast before the workout. His theory was that this would raise his ketone levels, make BDNF and benefit his brain. He found it alleviated his profound fatigue. In his experimentation, he found that carbs reversed the improvement.
11:27 Fasting helped with the fatigue, but there were many more symptoms that were not reversed. Bill continued researching. He wrote to Dr. Veech about ketones and found that ketones are not the solution for everything. He was told not to recommend this keto treatment to people with balance issues, as the lower blood sugar may exacerbate those issues.
13:02 Bill exercised fasted every day for a year. He lost weight, but eventually, it stopped working. As you become fit, you make fewer ketones.
15:04 Dr. Veech suggested that Bill try Bulletproof Coffee after the night fast. Nearly all of his symptoms abated at the end of the first hour. In advanced Parkinson's one often gets one hour of being "on"/clear neural functionality. At the end of the first day, Bill had been "on" all day. The next day he ate some carbs and within 2 hours he was no longer "on".
19:36 The military has been experimenting with Dr. Veech's ketone ester. In mouse studies, a single dose of ketone ester 24 hours after radiation exposure, decreased the death rate by 50%.
22:26 A therapeutic ketogenic diet is one with 80 to 90% of your food as fat. Bill has devised 4 levels of ketosis. One is an overnight fast with a form of fatty coffee in the morning. The next level is this plus limiting your carbohydrates and protein. The third level is a ketogenic diet. The fourth level includes ketone ester. Ketone ester allows Bill to lift weights without a buildup of lactic acid. Ketone bodies go straight into your mitochondria and you make lactic acid in smaller amounts.
30:33 Within the first 10 days of taking ketone ester, Bill no longer had urinary incontinence.
32:07 There is data that an elevation of uric acid it will delay the onset of Parkinson's. If you have Parkinson's, and your uric acid levels are higher, you decline more slowly. Uric acid chelates iron, attaching the iron molecule and preventing it from killing mitochondria. Iron is toxic to dopaminergic neurons. Beta hydroxybutyrate co-correlates with uric acid. When you excrete uric acid, you are in competition with excreting acetoacetate and beta hydroxybutyrate. When you experience high levels of ketones/BHB, uric acid levels elevate exponentially.
36:14 BHB allows you to make more dopamine, serotonin, adrenaline, noradrenaline and nitric oxide. BHB affects your cell's battery, NADPH. The H is donated as a hydride ion, having 2 electrons and 1 proton. This is the source of your body's electrons. The cells battery, NADPH, changes the ratio of tetrahydrobiopterin BH4 to BH2. You will get more BH4. You will adhere more hydrogens in the form of hydride ions and electrons. Making more tetrahydrobiopterin, you increase the formation of dopamine. People with Parkinson's are lacking dopamine. Dopamine supplementation wears off much quicker than ketones/BHB.
38:00 In advanced Parkinson's neurotransmitters are negatively impacted. With ketosis, you are making serotonin, noradrenaline, adrenaline, dopamine and nitric oxide synthase. Nitric oxide synthase is tied to the tetrahydrobiopterin, positively impacting vascular flow, urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction.
38:52 Every antioxidant has to be recharged with an electron from NADPH, directly or indirectly. NADPH is the big battery in your cells. By supplementing with vitamin C, vitamin E, NAD, and BH4, you are installing small rechargeable batteries and doing nothing to recharge them.
39:50 Beta hydroxybutyrate raises NADPH levels using isocitrate dehydrogenase in the cytoplasm, outside of the mitochondria. In order to get the substrate isocitrate out of the mitochondria, you inhibit downstream from making citrate and increase the amount upstream, using isocitrate carriers that allow isocitrate out and takes malate in.
42:24 NADPH in the mitochondria does not correlate with the NADPH in the cytosol. We should measure the cytosolic NADPH. The ratio of free cytosolic NADPH elevates with the ingestion of ketones. This cannot be seen with measurements of total NADPH.
44:09 NADPH voltage is dependent upon the relative concentrations. More equals more resilience. The voltage is determined by the relative amounts of NADPH to NADP. Your NADPH voltage is what determines the acceptability of vitamin C or vitamin E. If your NADPH is low, many things won't run well. There is no at home test, nor a simple lab test to measure cytosolic NADPH.
48:52 Dismutase does not get its electrons from the battery. It does this by taking 2 molecules of superoxide, oxidizing one and reducing the other. It allows dismutase to be independent of NADPH for recharge. This can affect all of the antioxidant systems. You can also affect the inflammation system if the voltage of NADPH is not sustained. There is also feedback between nitric oxide synthase and HIF1-alpha (hypoxia-inducible factor). If you don't destroy HIF1-alpha, it will shut down oxidative phosphorylation and it will also cause growth factors to be produced. HIF1-alpha is turned on by hypoxia or reactive oxygen species.
52:59 You have the ability to use ketones to restore ischemia–reperfusion and turn off inflammation. If you have inflammation, it is not the initial redox oxidative damage that messes you up. It is the ongoing inflammation. Shutting this down can make a huge difference.
54:08 NADPH controls inflammation. A study showed that wound healing is helped with nitric oxide, which opens capillaries and increases blood flow. Measuring the voltage of NADPH is a missing component of much research.
55:04 Dr. Veech found that treating Alzheimer's mouse models with beta hydroxybutyrate kept them from accumulating beta amyloid deposits. Controlling the sulfhydryl relationships in proteins, can keep them from mis-folding. Dr. Veech also treated nerve cells with BHB and found that Paraquat and MPP+ did not kill them.
58:03 Bill believes that TBI will respond very well to BHB, as evidenced by people close to him with head injuries. Inflammation was designed to kill cells that are having problems. Studies take a great deal of money and pharmaceutical companies are the ones with money for studies.
01:02:41 Bill has created an online course to help people help each other. You need a cook, a coach, a nutritionist and a doctor.
01:04:36 Bill still takes his Parkinson's medications. Ketosis helps with symptoms. Work with your doctor.


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Friday, December 16, 2016
Murry "MeatHead" Marconi
A two bit thug with a record and a bad attitude, Murry "MeatHead" Marconi acted as hired muscle for various supervillians. An accident with a strange matter displacement ray replaced his head with a slab of beef, making his appearance match his namesake. He now sells his super-meat powers to the highest bidder.
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Well, the time has come for the Happy House to relocate. We received word last month that we were being transferred so in a few weeks all of our things will be loaded on a truck and moved south. One thing that will not be going on the truck is food.
Whether or not you can ship food depends on which moving company the military hires to pack your goods. In the past our movers have never moved any open food containers, occasionally they will move canned goods, but you never know. We are going to try and eat from the pantry and freezer over the next couple of weeks. Any food left over will be given to friends in the area and hopefully they will be able to make use of the cranberry sauce and evaporated milk. 🙂
Menu Plan
Maple Oat Cinnamon Swirl Bread
served with fruit
served with fruit, orange juice, milk
Eggs, bacon, whole wheat toast
served with orange juice
Cereal/ Oatmeal
Our Lunch List
- Tuna Salad Sandwiches
- Peanut Butter Sandwiches
- Quesadillas
- Grilled cheese
- Leftovers
- Macaroni and cheese
- Smoothies
- Cheese and crackers
- Yogurt
- Fruit and veggies
- Sweet Potato
Spaghetti Pie (made w/ venison)
served with salad, mixed vegetables
Nacho Bake
served with corn bread
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While there is not much reason to be excited about the games that take advantage of the Microsoft Kinect device on the Xbox 360, some of the creative ways that devs are putting it to use for other purposes revives hope in the product. A noteworthy example is how a research group from Meiji University and AIST has used the SDK for the device to make giving video slide presentations easier. Using the Kinect to detect the presence of a human, it allows the presenter to interact with the content displayed on screen. Using gestures, items in the presentation can be moved, slid off screen and even be re-sized using pinch to zoom. The best function however, is that it can rearrange text that is being projected so that it does not get blocked by the presenter.
Programmed in C# using the Kinect SDK, this hack does not actually use PowerPoint for the slides, but Excel as coordinates of the objects comes into play. The Kinect device delivers gesture and location information to the spreadsheet, which then reacts and moves the screen objects in response. The result is a dynamic presentation style that allows interaction with content, which of course has endless possibilities. Motivational speakers across the land will be able to jump and jive around stage while making their content do the same.
With the commercial SDK for the Kinect being released next year, it is a sure bet that we will see some sort of consumer software that has this capability built into it. Perhaps even PowerPoint itself in the next Office version. The full video of the demo is below.
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How the Bookies See It
- Monaco Grand Prix Winner: Lewis Hamilton 6/5, Sebastian Vettel 6/4, Valtteri Bottas 8/1 – Paddy Power
- To Achieve a Podium Finish: Lewis Hamilton 2/7, Sebastian Vettel 1/3, Valtteri Bottas 8/11 – Bet365
- 2017 Drivers' Championship: Lewis Hamilton 5/6, Sebastian Vettel 5/4, Valtteri Bottas 20/1 – SkyBet
- Lewis Hamilton looked like he was on track to lose the Spanish Grand Prix earlier this month because, although he started in pole position, he was quickly overtaken in the first few seconds of the race by Sebastian Vettel. The German driver established an advantage of more than 2 seconds after the first lap, and he remained in the lead for half the race, but Mercedes decided to take a strategic risk and had Hamilton on medium tyres for the middle section, putting him on soft for the end. That decision, and another to deliberately delay the pit stop of Valtteri Bottas in order to hold Vettel up, allowed Hamilton to regain the lead in the 44th lap, and he remained in front until the end of the race. That earned the Mercedes driver 25 points, putting him on 98 for the season.
- Sebastian Vettel finished the Spanish Grand Prix in second place, and although that result added another 18 to his tally, to give him in a total of 104, it will have frustrated him considerably. His early lead wasn't quite enough to thwart the strategy of Mercedes and prevent Hamilton from achieving one of the most impressive wins of his career. Vettel will obviously be keen to bounce back from that defeat in Monaco, but it is difficult to see what he could have done better in Spain, or how he could possibly improve in time for this Sunday.
- Valtteri Bottas started in third place on the grid for the Spanish Grand Prix, and played a major role in helping his team mate Lewis Hamilton to win the race by following team instructions and holding up Sebastian Vettel at a crucial stage. Unfortunately for Bottas, his own race ended on the 39th lap, when he was forced to retire due to engine failure. It was an old engine which had been fitted to his car the day before the race, and everyone believed that it was fine for at least one more run, but that belief proved false, and Bottas failed to pick up any points for his participation. Bottas remains on 63 points for the season, and currently sits in third place in the Drivers' Championship table.
Sports.net's View
Once again, the bookies expect the next Grand Prix race to be won by Hamilton, Vettel or Bottas, and it is Hamilton who is being offered at the shortest price to succeed. Given that he lost the lead to Vettel in the Spanish Grand Prix, remained behind for half the race and still managed to win, we think that he is a solid favourite to win again in Monaco. Hamilton will be spurred on by the fact that earning 25 points in Monaco would put him back at the top of the table for the Drivers' Championship, so we expect him to go all-out on Sunday. With Vettel having no obvious areas to improve and Bottas having looked destined for third place in Spain had his engine been more reliable, we will tip Hamilton to win.
- Sports.net's Top Tip: Lewis Hamilton to win the Spanish Grand Prix – 6/5 at Paddy Power
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Purple flowers are one of the top wedding decorations. Happily, there are gorgeous purple flowers available in every season. Here are some great purple wedding centerpiece ideas for any time of the year.
In spring, there will be an abundance of lovely purple flowers from which to choose, ranging from lilac to deep plum, and everything in between. Bulbs are among the most popular spring blossoms, and many of them do come in a shade of purple. Tulips are iconic of spring and rebirth, and a very simple idea for a centerpiece is to arrange a simple bouquet of elegant purple tulips in a clear glass vase. It is not particularly fancy, but the flowers themselves are so perfect that they need little adornment.
A beautiful idea for a purple centerpiece for an afternoon wedding in the spring would be to plant a collection of hyacinth flowers in a white ceramic pot. For a more casual effect, purple hyacinth planted in a wooden box whitewashed in white or pale green would be lovely. They would also make a great parting gift for guests to take home at the end of the reception. A more lush spring centerpiece design idea is to take an abundance of lavender colored sweet peas and combine them with lilac roses, white peonies and some trailing greens. Arrange loosely in a tall footed urn for a breathtaking centerpiece.
Summer also offers some great options for purple wedding centerpieces. Many brides enjoy planning weddings which feature a range of purples throughout. For instance, the bridesmaids might wear lavender chiffon dresses with plum bridesmaid jewelry sets (or vise versa; rich plum bridesmaid dresses with pastel sets of jewelry). A mixture of purples in one centerpiece is another great way to create depth and interest with your signature color. Try combining dark purple mini irises with medium purple freesia, roses, and fragrant lavender for a beautiful centerpiece. Or create a classic table arrangement with pinky-purple hydrangeas, lavender roses, and lilac parrot tulips.
When people think of fall weddings, the colors that come to mind are often reds, yellows, and oranges, but there are actually some wonderful purple flowers in season in the autumn. The informal look of purple asters mixed with white mums and lilac colored statice would be great for a country wedding. For even more impact, arrange the flowers in a hollowed out eggplant. For more formal weddings, create the centerpieces from bridal flowers which are available year round, such as purple roses and lisianthus.
In the winter months, weddings tend to be very elegant. A gorgeous idea for a winter wedding centerpiece would be an arrangement of deep purple orchids. Try a spray of plum dendrobium orchids arranged in a dramatic tall dark purple vase with interesting greenery for a modern and sophisticated centerpiece. Or create a rounder table arrangement by combining the orchids with burgundy carnations and deep red roses; it would be stunning for an evening reception. Orchids can also be staked and formed into breathtaking Zen inspired table decorations; try vivid purple Mokara orchids paired with bright green accent flowers.
Whatever your style and whatever the season of your wedding, there are going to be stunning purple centerpiece flowers available to you. From pale pastels to exotic dark plums, purple is one of the very favorite wedding colors for the bride with discriminating taste.


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Essays in Literary Criticism of George Santayana
Essays in Literary Criticism of George Santayana
Philosophers are not generally noted for their literary criticism, just as literary critics have rarely distinguished themselves as philosophers. For all its integrity, the philosophic mind always runs the danger of becoming tendentious: it knows too much, and cannot become as a little child. On the other hand, the literary mind all too often resembles the ghost of Hamlet's father: 'tis here, 'tis there, a perturbed and insubstantial spirit that flits about in mysterious darkness. It is a rare genius who can combine good philosophy with good literary criticism. George Santayana was a genius of this sort. One is even tempted to say that his genius was pre-eminently of this sort, and that in the special province of philosophical literary criticism his contribution was more unique and more permanently outstanding than in any other field. In the last two hundred years there have been better philosophers and better essayists, and certainly better poets and novelists, but hardly any critics who have blended philosophical and literary insights with as free and authentic a hand as Santayana. Even among the greatest literary critics there have been few who could do Santayana's "job of work."
Just what kind of work was it? The practice is almost lost among American writers. In the last fifty years our philosophers and critics alike have become technical, minute, and pedagogical in a way that Santayana never was. Ours is an age of instruments: we are devoted to examining the telescope, as Santayana would say, instead of looking through it. Santayana wanted to look. He was an intellectual astronomer with good eyesight and a refined sense of distance. Unlike recent critics, he was not particularly interested in the principles of rhetoric. For better or for worse, his criticism generally avoids both exegesis and linguistic analysis.