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During two terrifying days and nights in early September 1941, the lives of nearly two thousand men, women, and children were taken savagely by their ...
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Speaker: Prof. Susan Hill (Associate Professor Of History, And Director Of The First Nations Studies Program At Western University)
We're pleased to be welcoming Professor Susan Hill to the Centre for Indigenous Studies for a public lecture and two lunches where we will have the...
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Joshua Sanborn is Professor and Head of the Department of History at Lafayette College (Pennsylvania, USA). He is a historian of violence, society, an...
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The 52nd Season of the Toronto Renaissance and Reformation Colloquium, founded by Natalie Zemon David and James K. McConia in 1964, is now underway.
Senior Common Room, Victoria College, 91 Charles St. West, Toronto, ON M5S 1K5
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When he was a boy in Windsor, Michael Ocampo never dreamed of working in a travelling circus, but now his life pretty much fits into a couple of suitcases.
Woman Of Steele: Life on the road with Cirque du Soleil
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Cirque du Soleil`s Varekai will be at the WFCU Centre from Jan. 23 until Jan. 26 for seven shows. For tickets or more information check out wfcu-centre.com. Call 1-866-625-4586.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Star reporter and fitness columnist Kelly Steele was recently invited to Montreal to work out with Cirque du Soleil performers.
When he was a boy in Windsor, Michael Ocampo never dreamed of working in a travelling circus, but now his life pretty much fits into a couple of suitcases.
"I've been doing this since I was 21, I'm getting quite used to it," he said. "I'm actually quite good at living out of two suitcases. At home I barely have anything in my closets, all I need fits in two suitcases. You get pretty used to living like that."
Ocampo, 41, is a head coach with Cirque du Soleil. He grew up in Windsor and graduated from Catholic Central high school. Ten years ago he changed his name from Rosenberger to Ocampo, his mother's maiden name, and now lives in Hatley, Que.
This week he was on break after 17 weeks on the road, then will be taking over as head coach for the Cirque's Varekai show after its stop in Windsor.
Varekai, at the WFCU Centre from Jan. 23-26, is billed as the story of a young man who is "parachuted into the shadows of a magical forest, a kaleidoscopic world populated by fantastical creatures."
After Windsor, the show heads to Hamilton and back to Joe Louis Arena in Detroit from Feb. 5 – 9.
Ocampo is looking forward to joining Varekai and working with his partner, Michael Veilleux, the company`s manager. The pair met in 1998, married in 2004 and have always tried to work on the same show.
"Some people on tour are couples," he said. "But there are others who travel with their spouses and some have a wife or husband and kids at home, which can be very tough."
That includes Varekia's Russian swing flyer Pavel Korshunov. He's made his marriage work by having his wife accompany him on tour for the past four years. Korshunov, 24, loves performing but admits the lifestyle can be draining on a marriage.
"I like it but not as much as I used to," Korshunov said. "The arena tours are tough. We are travelling constantly and we don't stay in many places for more than a few weeks. I really want to start staying in one place and starting a life. But raising a family and having them stay in a hotel room isn't the life for them."
While on tour, Korshunov spends his days training and preparing for the next show. At the end of the day, it's back to the hotel room where his wife is waiting for him to come home safely.
"But she also knows I'm not the type to have a typical office job. This is what I do, this is what I love and she accepts that. But it's tough never having a true place to call home."
Varekai's aerial hoop performer Katja Kortstrom, 32, agrees. Kortstrom has been with Cirque for two and a half years and is single because life on tour makes it impossible or her to have a relationship. Typically, Cirque travels for 10 weeks and then the cast has two weeks off. But, as Kortstrom points out, the 10 weeks on the road means 10 cities, 10 different hotels and a tight training schedule.
"It isn't easy to have a social life," she said. " It definitely is a different lifestyle and it can be lonely. But this is what I love doing, this is all I know. I can't imagine doing anything else."
When he was 21, Ocampo joined Cirque's Alegria show as a tumbler and then Cirque's Saltimbanco show as a Russian swing flyer and Chinese pole artist.
"Being part of Cirque wasn't something I aspired to," Ocampo said. "A Windsor tumbler, Justin Osbourne, told me he was auditioning and to come to Montreal and audition. I did and was called by Cirque for a spot and have been involved ever since."
As a young gymnast, Ocampo started working with Windsor gymnastic coach Carey Vigneux and joined the Canadian National team, competing in two World Championship for power tumbling as well as World Cup championships.
"I owe everything I am today to Carey," Ocampo said. "The reason I made it to Cirque and am now a coach is because of Carey. He is the reason I am what I am."
After 10 years of performing, Ocampo needed a change. He was 32 years old, his ankles hurt from the repeated pounding of landing hard jumps and he had lower back problems. He started coaching with Quidam, then Saltimbanco and finally ended up with Dralion.
"I can't necessarily say I miss the performing, " he said. "But my body was telling me it was time to stop. I do miss the jumping, flipping and doing some of the acrobatics. I really miss the sound of 2,500 people applauding – that is an amazing sound."
But being a coach can sometimes be more stressful than performing.
"As a coach during a show you have no control," he said. "It's up to the artists to do what I've coached them to do. Sometimes that is really, really stressful because all I can do is watch. But I find it very rewarding to coach people, to watch someone grow as an athlete. I do love that."
Ocampo has no plans of leaving Cirque anytime soon.
"My entire adult life has been with Cirque and it's been wonderful," he said. "I'm now going to be back working with my partner and I can't imagine it getting any better."

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The Center for Urban Studies has as its principal objectives the fostering of concern, discussion, analysis, and resolution of urban problems, among participating members of the student body and faculty of the College and its community. Recognition of the scope, and impact of urban problems as they affect people is the first objective of the Urban Studies certificate program. After urban problems are identified and open discussion developed, data associated with general urban questions are analyzed to provide the framework for the development of solutions.
These objectives are promoted by an interdisciplinary approach to urban problems. The Center offers a certificate in Urban Studies which has as its core 9 units of urban studies courses and 15 units of urban studies electives. The electives, approved by the urban studies faculty, are selected from a variety of departments. The urban studies core curriculum is designed to be team taught by faculty from various departments. The introductory lecture course (Introduction to urban Studies 201) leads to a discussion colloquium (Urban Studies Colloquium 401). Both courses progressively delineate the most crucial urban problem areas. The final urban studies core course (Field Experience in Urban Studies 402) is a field course which sends small research teams of students into the community under the direction of an appropriate urban studies faculty member. These research teams will seek out data in public agencies, private institutions and the community at large and recommend approaches to problem solution. In each case cooperation between faculty, students, and the community is essential for the success of the program.
Metropolitan areas and local communities provide the laboratory for urban research. The Center will organize and coordinate urban research and dialogue as an essential and integral part of the maintenance of a certificate program of continuing significance.
Interested students should apply to the Director, Center for Urban Studies, FO2-226.
Requirements for the Certificate in Urban Studies:
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2. 24 units distributed as follows:
Required Courses: Urban Studies Core
201 Introduction to Urban Studies (3) F,S
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or higher.
An introduction to urban studies, including a critical and comparative examination of the most crucial variables which affect the urban community such as population distribution, transportation systems, economic and technological parameters, government and politics, and conflict among differing urban value systems, and generalized problems or questions which result from the interaction of these variables.
401 Urban Studies Colloquium (3) F
Prerequisites: Urban Studies 201 and 9 units of urban studies certificate electives or consent of instructor.
An analysis of the general urban problem areas: housing, transportation, ethnic communities, government, open space, legal justice, poverty, and the quality of life and the development of tentatively proposed solutions.
402 Field Experience in Urban Studies (3) S
Prerequisites: Urban Studies 401 and consent of instruction.
An analysis of specific community problems with thorough field investigation in the community including public agencies, private corporations, and citizen groups. Small groups of students will specify the scale of specific problems and their efforts will be directed by an urban studies faculty member.
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Fifteen units from the following courses to be selected in consultation with an urban studies advisor. No more than six units shall be from one department. These urban studies electives must be outside the student's major.
Art 417 History of Interiors and Architecture (3) F,S
418 History of Design (3) S
Black Studies 210 Afro-American Community (3) F,S
330 Politics of the Black Community (3) F,S
420A,B Psychological Needs of the Ghetto Child (3,3) F,S
Civil Engineering 426 Transportation Engineering (3) On Demand
464 Environmental Engineering (3) F,S
482 City Planning (3) F
Criminology 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3) F,S
481 Police-Community Relations (3) F,S
485 The Role of Police in Society (3) S
Economics 336 Regional Economics (3) S
436 Urban Economic Problems (3) F
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Finance 322 Legal Aspects of Business Transactions (3) F,S
Geography 388 Field Methods in Urban Analysis (3) F
465 Urban Geography (3) S
Health Science 320 Community Health Problems (3) F
322 Environmental Health (3) S
History 474A,B American Urban History (3,3) F,S
Home Economics 342 Housing: Study of Environmental Factors (3) F,S
440 Environmental Factors and the Urban Family (3) F
442 Housing Policies: Public and Private (3) F
444 World Housing (3) S
Mexican-American 210A Mass Media and the Barrio (3) F
Studies 230 Chicano Community Organization (3) F, S
300 History of the Chicano in the Southwest (3) F,S
350 Sociology of the Barrio (3) F
Political Science 426 Urban and Regional Political Systems (3) F
427 American Local Government: Organization and
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481 Local Planning Law and Administration (3) F
Psychology 351 Social Psychology (3) F,S
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Edward Rutherford writes big books but you still want to read them in one sitting. I read Sarum before I read London and I think I enjoyed it more because of its uniqueness. London follows the same pattern with an introduction to the area before people arrived then a fictional story about the people from Celts to Romans to Saxons to Normans. It is like a book of novels each telling a different tale the characters joined together generation after gen...
Russka: The Novel of Russia is an epic novel spanning nearly 2,000 years of Russia's history. Edward Rutherford has written about a fictional small village in the heartland of what would become modern Russia. The story follows a collection of inter-related characters over multiple generations. The blurring of fact and fiction can be confusing as many true aspects of Russian history and culture are revealed in spinning this lush and rambling saga. R...


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Another award season without the GMD
Maybe he'll be invited to present at the SAGs or the Oscars. So far though, his name has not appeared in relation to the Globes. And he certainly won't hear his name called on January 24th when the Academy announces its nominees. So we'll get little of Tom Cruise and, therefore, the presentation of Katie Holmes, on the carpets this season.
Maybe next year he'll be honoured for his work in Rock Of Ages. Maybe next year he'll be asked to perform a number from Rock Of Ages at the Oscars.
Anyway, here's the GMD in Pittsburgh yesterday continuing to shoot Lee Childs's One Shot. His wife Katie Holmes meanwhile is in New York, seen this morning with a red bag that you know she wanted to match with her shoes, continuing to baffle with her obvious and, frankly, amateur style.
By the way, Celebitchy posted a totally chills, chills, chills story on the GMD and the Church today about how the Church monitors him, controls him, and f-cks up those they call "suppressors". Just in case you were curious about how Little Sci will grow up.
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Denver Calendar: Museo de las Americas' 20th anniversary, Men for the Cure, Memories Lost & Found, Western Fantasy
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Museo de las Americas presents Hilos (threads), an eclectic retrospective exhibit whose purpose is to help redefine the space of its existing gallery space.
The opening reception is from 6-9 p.m. Thursday.
"Hilos are the threads connecting our collection to the Museo's past," says executive director Maruca Salazar. "My vision for Hilos is to 'unbox the exhibit' and allow the design of the exhibit to speak for the object, not vice versa, which will in turn create a sense of visual enticement for our viewers."
Salazar says Hilos will provide a showcase for the museum's permanent collections of eclectic, traditional, contemporary and folk art, and demonstrate the connections among all styles and mediums found in the Latino aesthetic.


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Covering Dixie Like Mildew - The SEC, where bowl games before Dec. 31 are only marginally acceptable.
Keeping the streak alive.
Mississippi State tries to keep its five-bowl winning streak alive against Northwestern in the New Year's Day 2013 Gator Bowl. (The Jackson Clarion-Ledger)
Break the Cycle.
Georgia tries to end a two-bowl losing streak against Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl. (The Athens Banner-Herald)
Gratuitous Johnny Manziel item of the day.
Sean Lester looks at the end-of-the-year list that Texas A&M Heisman winning starting quarterback Johnny Manziel has found himself on. (The Dallas Morning News)
Alabama injury update.
Injured Alabama center Barrett Jones (sprained foot) and linebacker Denzel Devall (sprained knee) may be able to participate in practice next week for the BCS title game on Jan. 7. (al.com)
The Back-up Plan.
Andrew Gribble profiles Alabama back-up center Ryan Kelly, who may be called upon in the BCS title game if Barrett Jones is unable to play due to injury. (al.com)
The year in 'Bama.
Team Speed Kills looks at Alabama as part of its ongoing look back at 2012.
Thank you sir, can I have another?
Team Speed Kills also looks at the coaching changes in the SEC in 2012.
Peachy Keenh.
Randy Rosetta profiles LSU punter Jamie Keehn who is taking over for the suspended Brag Wing in the Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Bowl. (The New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Defending Dooley.
David Climer tries to give credit to former Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley for leaving the Vols' program "better than he found it." (The Tennessean)


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Anna like Mimi?
As you know, Mariah Carey is barely capable of walking and standing up by herself. If she could, she would go through life being carried everywhere. On several occasions she's made this happen. One of my favourite stories of all time is when Mimi was attending some kind of party in her honour in England and made the car circle several times until there were enough people waiting for her arrival and upon arrival, seeing a large staircase, pouting for a security man to lift her up in his arms as she smiled and made baby faces all the way to the top.
With Mimi it's expected...
But how about Anna Wintour?
Well, Tim Gunn says Anna Wintour is like Mimi when it comes to walking. Or not walking. In his new book Gunn's Golden Rules, Gunn recounts his experience with Wintour in 2006 at a fashion show.
"I was with a colleague from Parsons, and we had been discussing the will-she-or-won't-she-take-the-elevator question, so we ran over to the elevator bay to see if Anna would deign to get on. She wasn't there. Then we looked over the stairway railing. And what did we see but Anna being carried down the stairs. The bodyguards had made a fireman's lock and were racing her from landing to landing. She was sitting on their crossed arms. I ran to the window to see if they would put her down on the sidewalk or carry her to the car like that. They carried her to the car. And I thought: I will never forget this."
Sure. Anna's private elevator requirements are legendary. And it's not like I don't believe she believes she's too good to take a public lift or that she's worthy of being lifted manually everywhere she goes. It's just...
It's not possible to look chic while being carried fireman style down the stairs. Queen Noor couldn't make that sh-t work. And not even Anna Wintour could make that sh-t work. Fashion is better when it's standing. Fashion is never great sitting down. Would Anna voluntary put herself in a position where her outfit could be compromised? She'd rather be lowered by a crane. At least that way her dress wouldn't wrinkle. Her reps are denying it.
More plausible is what Gunn revealed about Andre Leon Talley.
"When we return to the green room, we see that someone has spread a translucent barber's bib over Andre and he's reclining, his arms at his sides. He's being fed grapes and cubes of cheese one by one, like a bird in a nest."
We saw him at the Oscars a couple of years ago, even during rehearsal it was full drama when his director's chair, labelled properly of course ANDRE LEON TALLEY, wasn't brought to him on time. Because his legs were tired. So WHY would he ever bother to feed himself? It's a famine of beauty!
This, this is why he's so much amazingness. Have you seen this video?


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hi i cant seen to access the online journal databases for some reason? it keeps asking for a log in and password>
hi i cant seen to access the online journal databases for some reason? it keeps asking for a log in and password>
Hi William - if you are trying to access the databases from home, you will need to enter your UTS user name and password (the same one you use to access your webmail). Please let us know if it is a specific database that you are having trouble accessing.
yeah still having issues, i have tried, my user name and password for all things such as utsonline, the lib password, my email password and nothing works.
ps it is all the databases, from cinhl to ovid to others
That is odd... they both seem okay to me. I will forward your problem to our IT support team - they may not be able to respond until Monday unfortunately... please keep trying!
Hi William,
I have confirmed that databases are working on and off campus.
The username / password is the same one you used to login and ask this question (you should still be logged in).
What happens if you click this http://www.lib.uts.edu.au/sso/goto.php?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=a9h
hi josh
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Aldosterone blood test
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The aldosterone blood test measures the level of the hormone aldosterone in blood.
Aldosterone can also be measured using a urine test.
Alternative Names
Aldosterone - serum; Addison disease - serum aldosterone; Primary hyperaldosteronism - serum aldosterone; Bartter syndrome - serum aldosterone
How the Test is Performed
How to Prepare for the Test
Your health care provider may ask you to stop taking certain medicines a few days before the test so that they don't affect the test results. Be sure to tell your provider about all the medicines you take. These include:
- High blood pressure medicines
- Heart medicines
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
- Antacid and ulcer medicines
- Water pills (diuretics)
Do not stop taking any medicine before talking to your doctor. Your provider may recommend that you eat no more than 3 grams of salt (sodium) per day for at least 2 weeks before the test.
Or, your provider will recommend that you eat your usual amount of salt and also test the amount of sodium in your urine.
At other times, the aldosterone blood test is done right before and after you receive a salt solution (saline) through the vein (IV) for 2 hours. Be aware that other factors can affect aldosterone measurements, including:
- Pregnancy
- High- or low-sodium diet
- Strenuous exercise
- Stress
How the Test will Feel
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain. Others feel only a prick or stinging sensation. Afterward, there may be some throbbing or a slight bruise. This soon goes away.
Why the Test is Performed
This test is ordered for the following conditions:
- Certain fluid and electrolyte disorders, most often low or high blood sodium or low potassium
- Hard to control blood pressure
- Low blood pressure upon standing (orthostatic hypotension)
Aldosterone is a hormone released by the adrenal glands. It helps the body regulate blood pressure. Aldosterone increases the reabsorption of sodium and water and the release of potassium in the kidneys. This action raises blood pressure.
Aldosterone blood test is often combined with other tests, such as the renin hormone test, to diagnose over- or under-production of aldosterone.
Normal Results
Normal levels vary:
- Between children, teens, and adults
- Depending on whether you were standing, sitting, or lying down when the blood was drawn
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Some labs use different measurements or test different samples. Talk to your provider about the meaning of your specific test results.
What Abnormal Results Mean
A higher than normal level of aldosterone may be due to
- Bartter syndrome (group of rare conditions that affect the kidneys)
- Adrenal glands release too much aldosterone hormone (primary hyperaldosteronism - usually due to a benign nodule in the adrenal gland)
- Very low-sodium diet
A lower than normal level of aldosterone may be due to:
- Adrenal gland disorders, including not releasing enough aldosterone, and a condition called primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison disease)
- Very high-sodium diet
Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
- Excessive bleeding
- Fainting or feeling lightheaded
- Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
- Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
Chernecky CC, Berger BJ. Aldosterone - serum and urine. In: Chernecky CC, Berger BJ, eds. Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures. 6th ed. St Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders; 2013:114-116.
Gruber HA, Farag AF. Evaluation of endocrine function. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 23rd ed. St Louis, MO: Elsevier; 2017:chap 24.


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Discussion in 'Star Trek: Voyager' started by Qutluch, Apr 14, 2012.
It was triplets R.Star and yes, she already has children out there in the galaxy.
I thought "Course: Oblivion" was a risky episode, and one of the best strictly sci-fi concepts the show ever did. It was almost like a Philip K. Dick novel. Have liked it much better on rewatches.
And it's got one of the many deaths of Janeway, so how can you not like it? How many times did Janeway "die" in the show, anyway?
"Course: Oblivion" has a lot of good stuff fans would like to see in a speculative way; it's a bittersweet, touching episode.
But she's already done that... twice.
Make that, THREE times...
And don't forget that Q boy.
One of her strongest qualities is she is maternal.
But if Treklit makes her pregnant with a real human baby I will.. well, I'll do something. With swear words and exclamation marks.
"It must have been your father's DNA!"
As a fellow J/Cer, I understand. It's the reason it pains me to re-watch Endgame. :/
I think Seven was an awesome addition to the show and I think she is hilarious...just not for Chakotay.
I was SO happy with Eternal Tide...not only does Janeway come back to life, but one of the last scenes is her in bed with Chakotay saying "I love you."
Made me happy at least~
If there is a next book and it's nothing but J/C angst and pain I will pretend it doesn't exist...
I choked it down. For the Captain.
Hey, SPOILERS!
Come on... you have to admit it felt natural in the book!
TrekLit Chakotay is better than real Chakotay, I think, anyway.
That's because even though he still doesn't say or do much, we can tell what he's thinking in book form!
I have to disagree there. Real Chakotay was a pleasant man. Treklit Chakotay spent what felt like several books crying and hiding in caves.
Hopefully he's past all that.
He's in Rubber Tree heaven.
What are you implying about Janeway there?
I only ever imply good things about Janeway.
She put TrekLit Chakotay into Rubber Tree heaven and there shall be no more angst or crying! If there is, I refuse to read it! lol
Speaking of TrekLit, I just finished Mosaic (I don't know why it took me so long to read it.) I enjoyed it. Now when I re-watch episodes I notice some subtle references to it here and there.
That was what I was routing for!
Equinox parts 1 & 2
A thought provoking episode.
Voyager comes across another Star Fleet vessel, the Equinox, a smaller ship more suitable for learning and exploration then long term survival. It turns out that both ships were sent to the Delta quadrant by the Caretakers. While the two ships are working together to there were a lot of clues that something odd was happening with the other crew. One of the equinox crew women hinted to Chakotay that she wanted to stay with them, and the Captain Ransome asked Janeway is she ever broke the Prime Directive. He let her answer first, and it seemed liked he was holding something back when he agreed that he had not broken it either. Also, Ransome's crew called him by his first name. their ship has lost all protocol and decorum. On a more humorous note, BLT? Someone actually got away with calling B'Ellana BLT!? Boyfriend or not, I do not believe it, she would have beat him.
At one point, the two Captains kind of come to heads, but in a very mild way. Janeway tells Ransome that they may need to abandon his ship. He tells her that he will go back with his crew. At this point, Janeway quotes protocol that allows her control of the situation, making her lead Captain. He does not look happy, but acquiesces.
Janeway becomes suspicious and starts an investigation. She finds that Ransome has been mass murdering a species in order to take their bodies and convert them into energy that makes their ship faster. He is mass killing an alien species to get home faster. When Janeway confronts him he cites a protocol that says something like they can do whatever necessary; at all costs to get their crew home. Is he in his rights of the protocol? Are there limits to the protocol?
This brings a major issue to light? If this is indeed a protocol how far can they take it? When is it okay to cross the lines of morality? Surely mass murder cannot be acceptable! The two Captains are on opposite sides of the morality issue. Janeway is very moral, but is she too cautious? (Should she have taken Qs offer)? Where is the line between protecting your crew and maintaining your integrity?
In the second half Janeway is on a wild pursuit of the Equinox. Janeway even begins to lose cite of her morality in order to capture Ransome. Chakotay does his best to keep her in check, but he gets removed from duty. While negotiating with the aliens being killed she even agrees to give Equinox to the aliens to be killed.
Ransome begins to see the error of his ways and he wishes to surrender to Janeway, but his crew puts him in the brig. He overrides them, and helps Janeway beam his crew to Voyager, with the exception of the mutineers and Ransome who stayed behind to get his ship away from Voyager before it blew up.
Janeway reinstates Chakotay, and strips the Equinox crew of all rank and put them to work. Janeway and Chakotay kind of make up. She hints that she went too far.
Favorite part: I love it that Neelix is having a potluck to aid with crew moral. I always tell people that food solves everything! My real favorite part was when the doctor and 7 make up. I like them as a duo. The doc lost his ethical program, and became doctor Hyde. He hurt 7, but she forgave him and suggested new security measures and a tune up to his voice.
I like that there was a second story line that looked at morality issues with the doc when he lost his ethical sub routine. He was programmed to be immoral. Is there an argument that after several years of obeying an immoral Captain that members of his crew were programmed to be immoral? I tend to think not, but I can see the argument being made. After all, Ransome was able to see the error in his actions in the end.
The funny thing about Equinox is... flash back to Year of Hell, when -her- ship was beat up and they were desperate. She was acting borderline insane at times, acting rashly to the detriment of the ship, threatening to delete the doctor and so forth. Suppose she ran into those space slugs there, would she have hesitated to use them? I don't think so.
Heck, her whole condemning of Ransom and his crew was a case of the pot calling the kettle black. At one point she was basically saying, "I'm going to kill you if you don't betray your captain to me and help me hunt him down and kill him... because he's betrayed our high moral values!" Riiiiiight... even wooden prop Chakotay calls her on how nuts this is and has to stop her from executing the guy... and gets relieved for doing the right thing.
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20 July 2005
Online Shows Offer Greater Opportunities(HKTDC Electronic Components & Parts, Vol 03,2005)
The innovative package utilises the proved strengths of the TDC's Sourcing Guide to allow buyers to view exhibitors' products anytime, anywhere.
Sourcing Guide's Online Exhibitions offers buyers three main advantages, enabling them to view exhibitors' products:
This hi - tech marketing approach enables advertisers to reap the benefits of additional cost - effective, 24 - hour promotion that can be accessed by existing and prospective buyers before, during and after key trade shows.
TDC head of publications and e - commerce Clare Wong explains that the Online Exhibitions programme evolved from the highly successful Sourcing Guide at hkenterprise.com.
"We are continually reviewing SME needs and introduced a Greater China version of Sourcing Guide covering Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau and the Chinese mainland," she says.
"This has proved a runaway success, so we developed the Online Exhibitions package to further deepen and strengthen our SME offering."
Sourcing Guide currently hosts 566,769 registered buyers, has retrieved 34,929,179 company records according to leading accounting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and receives more than two million hits a day.
Equally important, 57% of Sourcing Guide visitors originated from the major markets of the US and Europe, while overseas visitors in general spent an average 18 minutes a day browsing the website.
"This translates into serious exposure for local companies that take advantage of the Online Exhibitions offer before, during and after local trade fairs," Wong adds.
The TDC alone runs 20 major trade fairs a year and offers preferentially priced packages to exhibitors at these shows who also promote their goods and services via Online Exhibitions.
"The combination of exhibiting physically at a trade show and in cyberspace at Online Exhibitions gives local SMEs the best of both worlds at an extremely competitive cost," Wong maintains.
Online Exhibitions packages range from US$1,264-3,237, which Wong believes is "exceptional value" for the sheer range and promotional scope they provide.
"I think it is fair to say that this is one of the most attractive promotional packages in the market today, and one that maximises the enormous advantages of the TDC's huge database of international buyers," Wong says.
She adds that astute SMEs will combine Online Exhibitions, Sourcing Guide and advertising in the TDC flagship publication Hong Kong Enterprise to create a one - stop promotional shop.
"Sourcing Guide is convenient, can be accessed whenever and wherever the buyer is online and is also efficient, as just one click provides access to banks of information," Wong explains. "It is also very cost - effective as buyers enjoy free access once they have registered online."
Sourcing Guide, which is a key component of tdctrade.com, also features popular specialties like enquiry baskets, a message centre, new product alerts and recommended categories.
tdctrade.com was rated as the "Best of its Kind" among 12 trade promotion websites in Asia by ACNeilsen in 2003, was recognised by the Web Marketing Association of the US with the Standard of Excellence WebAward in 2002, 2003 and 2004 and received CMP Asia's fourth Annual Intelligent20 Award in October 2003.
"Hong Kong Enterprise, meanwhile, offers the advantage of high visibility, in that the magazine can be accessed by anyone in an office without the necessity of going online," Wong concludes.
"Add Online Exhibitions and you have a seamless promotional package before, during and after trade fairs - in fact it is the complete year - round campaign!"


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$500?! You positive on that? Even if it's just to repair the GPU? I suppose it is soldered on...but they would have to replace the whole mother board just for this chip?
Yeah. I call lenovo technical service. They tell me I have pay for $400 - $500 to fix this problem~~~.
Lenovo is really sucks on this point!
Actually every laptop company is the same, which is why you need warranty. You can buy the board on the ebay for around 240 USD, do this repair yourself.
04-18-2009 10:33 AM - edited 04-18-2009 10:46 AM
I wonder if I could still extend the warranty...Too bad their department's closed til Monday.
lead_org, can you post a link to the ebay item or tell us what to search for? I can't find it by typing t61p motherboard.
edit: I found it, just search for T61 motherboard instead of T61p. Now I just need to find out which one replaces mine....
04-19-2009 11:23 AM - edited 04-19-2009 11:24 AM
To people having the same problem, take a look at this thread, while it doesn't offer a real solution, it's good to know that at least a moderator cares about your problem and point you in the right way!
Day 6 without a working laptop here...
I have invested a lot of time into investigating this problem and tried out just about every possible fix by myself, to no avail. Thankfully the helpful admin here, Mark, is caring enough to answer my PM, but I am still waiting for his respond after I gave him my laptop information. I've also been calling Lenovo, and after getting routed to different departments (from tech support to entitlement back to tech support) a couple of times, I've lost faith in Lenovo's telephone customer service. Don't get me wrong, they are nice enough, as I am polite to them as well, to at least listen to my problem, but they don't seem to be able to offer me a practical solution, instead they use the "we are sorry to hear about this, please talk to a different department, and here is the phone number" ordeal.
Until now, I have always been very happy with my ThinkPad, and I have recommended it to so many people--I am a computer tech, so usually I tell my customers to look into ThinkPads when they bring in their dead machine-- boasting that it's a solid built computer which would give them peace of mind. Ironically, my very own ThinkPad died an un-savable death, so to speak, and Lenovo is not there to really help. You'd think the advertisement I gave out for them would warrant me better treatment, but life is not perfect.
I know it sounds like I am complaining and blaming Lenovo for everything, but I bet you would feel the same if this is happening to you right now, knowing the cause to the problem is not even yourself.
To people having the same problem:
If you bought the laptop with a credit card, check with your credit card company to see if you have their extended purchase warranty! In my case, I bought the laptop in September of 2007 with my CITI MasterCard, and I am under their extended purchase warranty until September of 2009. They essentially double the warranty you bought from Lenovo! Right now I'm waiting for MasterCard to mail over some claim forms and if everything goes smoothly they should mail me a $1200 check!
So be sure to call the credit card company and ask about this service!


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>> Friday, May 13, 2011
If there is one fashion clothing that never goes out of style, that will have to be tees. It has evolved so much in the last hundred years or so and yet, it has always remained popular and is one of the best-selling in the clothing industry. Perhaps it is because it has become the basic when it comes to clothing.
But basic need not be boring. Shirts can be cool and funky too, especially if you have custom t-shirts whose designs are unique and have personality. That is why I love retro tee shirts. They never fail to amuse, entertain, and make a statement.
Shirts are especially popular in the summer, when the sun's heat can really put you down if you aren't dressed accordingly. There are now lots of options when it comes to shirts, even personalized clothes. You can have them short-sleeved or sleeveless or as a tank top. You can make or choose your own designs. And because most tees are made of 100% cotton, they are always comfortable to wear. They also come in various colors, with white being the most popular because you can always play around with the designs.
Shirts always go well with just about anything too. Match it with jeans, skirts, capris, leggings, or shorts and a good pair of sneakers and you are sure to look and spell cool.
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"The Best Form of Lead Culture Is Called Democracy"
There was a time, a good 150 years ago, when the Germans – just like the Turks in today's Germany – were the new arrivals in the USA. At that time, New York was the city with the largest number of German speakers after Berlin and Vienna. The Germans kept themselves to themselves. They found it difficult to integrate. They stayed within their own neighbourhoods, built their own churches, appointed their own pastors, patronised German shops, socialised in German clubs, visited German theatres, wore German national dress, ate German food, drank German beer and enjoyed relaxing in beer gardens, even on Sundays.
Emigration has vanished from our collective memory
In Chicago in 1855, an ultra-conservative "Americans Only" party (an echo of the "Ausländer raus" [Foreigners Out!] slogans in modern Germany) successfully sowed the seeds of discord and their candidate, a Dr. Levi Boone, was elected mayor. He increased liquor licence fees by 600 per cent and banned the sale of alcohol on Sundays. On the first Sunday after the ban came into force, he sent police into the taverns to check that it was being observed. More than 200 German beer drinkers and barkeepers were arrested and jailed for breaching the ban.
This sparked a German uprising.
The archives call it the "Beer Riots", which were not as much fun as they sound: the police fired shots into the enraged mob, and the mob shot right back. The German immigrants learned their lesson: they started to take a more active role in politics as a way of defending their interests. Mayor Boone was voted out of office within a year and the ban was revoked.
These stories are largely unknown in Germany. There is no memory of them. Emigration does not feature in the Germans' collective memory and is not part of remembered national history. But if Germans were more aware of their own history of emigration, some of the problems associated with immigration and integration might not have been ignored for so long.
Had the Germans been mindful of their own migration history, they might not be so fearful of immigration. They might have faced up to reality, acknowledged Germany's status as an "immigration country" rather than wrangling over the meaning of the phrase for years, and they might have addressed the challenges that immigration brings with it. They might have been more relaxed and more sensitive to the demands of integration.
Domestic security: the driver of policy
Immigration into Germany has been taking place for the last 120 years – and yet politicians still act as if they were the first to be confronted with it. The history of guest workers in Germany does not start in the late 1950s: it starts decades earlier. The Reichstag, the Berlin underground and the German rail network were built mainly by foreign labourers.
Due to the large numbers of Polish migrant workers at that time, "old Germans" ("Altdeutsche") warned about the "Polnisierung" – the spreading influence of Polish culture – in Germany. The tenor of these warnings was little different from the sounding of alarm bells nowadays over "Islamisation" in Germany. And yet the law-makers responsible for Germany's legislation on resident foreign nationals appear to have no memory of this past.
In other areas, the law is continuously evolving. It builds on the past. It changes, it adapts, and it learns. Legislators make improvements to the law. Parliament, too, reacts to social change by bringing forward new legislation. As a consequence, there were major advances in criminal law and dramatic progress in the field of civil law, especially marital and family law, over the past century. When it comes to the legislation on resident foreign nationals, however, there has been very little progress.
The new Immigration and Integration Act of 2005 was, belatedly, the first small step. When it comes to the issue of immigration and the associated problems, politicians and legislators are always completely at a loss. But politicians with no memory make bad policy.
German politics' late entry into the integration and immigration society has therefore been a step into the unknown, with fear being one of the driving forces. This is still the case today. In German integration and immigration policy, domestic security is the pivot around which almost everything else revolves. It is a policy in which immigrants are seen as disruptive. It is a policy which increases the fear of multiculturalism rather than welcoming and capitalising on the added value that it creates.
A lead culture in the most positive sense
This trend has increased since 11 September 2001 and the subsequent attacks in Madrid and London. Since then, we have been quick to suspect Muslims of being dangerous Islamists. Islam is regarded as a culture that is incompatible with our own. The Koran is seen as a dangerous scripture, a handbook for terrorists. Here, those who invoke Allah as they plot and perpetrate terrorism have much to answer for.
Since 2001, something of the "certain anti-Koran rabidity" observed by Father Georges Anawati, one of the earliest advocates of reconciliation between Christians and Muslims, back in 1986 has become particularly virulent in Germany too. This became especially apparent in the debate sparked by Thilo Sarrazin in 2010. Sales of the book by this former SPD politician, which even casts doubt on Muslims' intellectual capacities, ran into millions.
One of the ideas which invariably still features in the German debate about integration is the concept of a Leitkultur – the prevailing culture that newcomers are supposed to adapt to. Of course, no one knows precisely what this entails. Is it food? Is it customs and lifestyle? What is Leitkultur? In my view, the best form of Leitkultur is one which promotes positive community relations. It's called democracy. It's called the rule of law. It's called basic rights.
It all sounds very simple, but we know from daily life that it's not as easy as it sounds. This form of Leitkultur makes many demands. It demands not only tolerance but also respect from all sides, from those who have always lived here and from the new arrivals. And it is this that will ultimately lead to integration.
It is better to talk of "respect" rather than "tolerance". Our Catholic citizens' attitude towards Protestants and vice versa is a model here: it is not just about tolerance, but about respect for each other's beliefs. That is genuine integration – and it is a task not only for Germany but for Europe as a whole.
Heribert Prantl
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Professor Heribert Prantl is a member of the editorial team and heads the Domestic Politics department at Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Translation: Hillary Crowe
Editor: Lewis Gropp/Qantara.de
Interview with Friedrich Wilhelm Graf
"We Should Not Baptise the Basic Law"
In this interview with Johan Schloemann, Friedrich Wilhelm Graf, the Protestant theologian and one of the most eminent religious interpreters of our time, comments on the current debate about Muslims and the German system of values and explains why the neutral, liberal constitutional state must be defended so that it can recognise the differences between the religions
Interview with Germany's Interior Minister Schäuble
"We Must Give the Muslims Time"
How can one bring about peace among the various religions? An interview with the German interior minister and protestant Wolfgang Schäuble on the integration of Muslims into the value system of the German constitution. Interview: Patrick Bahners
Debate on New Mosque Buildings
Too Weak to Bear outside Influence?
The frequent resistance against the construction of mosques in Germany derives from many sources: an instable German identity, cultural and religious insecurity, and fear of Islam, perceived as a threat. An essay by Salomon Korn


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I tried to install a premium theme called Superb. I'm new to WordPress and I'm having a bit of a problem. I think that it has to do with permission settings, but I'm not sure. This is my situation:
I'm on a Mac running MAMP Pro. I've setup WP on my local machine. When I open my site in a browser, I see the default WordPress page. So far, so good.
I unbundled the Superb zip file and put the directory in wp-content --> themes. I went to WP's dashboard Appearance--> Themes, but Superb was not visible. There was no picture of the theme and no nothing to activate.
So I changed the Superb directory's permissions to Me: Read & write, Everyone: Read only. Now, the Superb theme is visible. I activated the theme.
When I opened the browser, I got these error messages at the top of the page and then the default page styled with the Superb theme:
Warning: include(recaptchalib.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /Users/myname/Sites/mysite/wp-content/themes/Superb/uContact/contact.php on line 136
Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening 'recaptchalib.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/Applications/MAMP/bin/php5.2/lib/php') in /Users/myname/Sites/mysite/wp-content/themes/Superb/uContact/contact.php on line 136
Now, I can't even login into wp-admin and there are lots of warnings as above.
I think that I'm doing something wrong with the permissions. Maybe I made some other idiotic mistake. If someone can give me detailed instructions on how to solve this problem on a Mac, I would be psyched.
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The Wormhole
I'm working on an experimental programming language called Sodium. Although I haven't introduced the language yet, I must share a wonderful idea that recently occurred to me. These examples are written in Sodium, but I've avoided some unusual idioms; hopefully they will make sense to anyone with some programming background.
If I do a CPS transform, I can easily do exception-passing with
continuations, exactly like return values. Every expression will have two
continuations: success and failure (corresponding to
return and
raise). This implies
call-with-current-continuations, plural. And
that means I can write the following mind-blowing function:
def (wormhole promise):
call/ccs (fn (success failure)
(promise.on-success success)
(promise.on-failure failure)
escape is just another continuation, saved at the beginning of the
process, that pops back out to the main event loop.)
What does
wormhole do? Consider the following snippet of typical
asynchronous I/O code:
site = "example.net"
path = "/robots.txt"
promise = (http.get site path)
promise.on-success (fn (robots-txt)
(spider site robots-txt))
promise.on-failure (fn (error)
(spider-all site))
This sort of thing can get pretty deeply nested and ugly, especially if you need to use lots of local variables.
wormhole, you can rewrite it:
site = "example.net"
path = "/robots.txt"
robots-txt = (wormhole (http.get site path))
spider site robots-txt
catch error:
spider-all site
This new example is fully asynchronous, just like the first one, but it is much more readable (as long as you know what's really going on under the hood).
The wormhole operator has pretty serious implications for any callers of your code who expect things to happen in the usual synchronous order. It's not clear if the resulting code is really any better, on balance.
Certainly, anyone tempted to use this device should think hard first. At least until we understand it better and develop rules of thumb. I think this function should be discouraged for library code, but, in the right circumstances, it might do for top-level application code. The end result can be simple and pretty while still fully asynchronous.


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...Ok, so I know Landon didn't actually "Leave the Nest" but it feels like it. I feel like I dropped him off at college. I had no idea moving him across the house to his own room would be so hard...on me!! I have put it off for awhile because I wasn't ready yet but, seeing as how he is getting too big for his cradle I had to suck it up and move him out.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Leaving the Nest...
Before he was born we bought a video monitor for this very moment. Somehow, having the monitor didn't make me feel any better about it. The only thing it did do was keep me for going into his room every 15 minutes to make sure he was still breathing. I could just look at the monitor every 5 minutes to check!
Friday night I got him good and sleepy and put him in his bed around midnight. I chose to do this on a night when I was off the next day because I was sure I would be up several times through the night. He went to sleep pretty quickly and then slept...for the next 7 hours. Don't get me wrong, he did stir a little through the night, but he never full woke up until he was ready to eat at 7:00 AM. I was shocked. I think he loved being able to stretch out and move around. He got a great nights sleep and I was exhausted. Even when I slept, I didn't fully go to sleep, afraid that I wouldn't hear him. After he ate at 7 I moved him into the bed with me, just because I needed to cuddle.
On Saturday, I put him down for his naps in his bed and he went right to sleep again. Once, when he woke up he just laid there and played with the bumper pad until I came to get him. Part of me wishes he would have taken this a little harder. Cried to be with me a little or something but, he didn't. My little man is growing up and it won't be long till he really is leaving the nest...for that I will need a sedative!
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Wordless Wednesday: Daddy's Fishing Buddy
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Friday, July 22, 2011
One Year Later...
One year ago today, Heath and I stood in amazement,
looking at this....
and this morning, one year later, we still stand in amazement,
looking at this...
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Friday, July 15, 2011
3 Months
No, I have not died or fallen off the face of the earth. I have just been extremely busy!!! To busy to blog. Even though I am slightly behind I didn't want you to think I had forgotten that my tiny man turned 3 months old on July 4th! I have no idea how this is even possible but, it is! Here is what the past month has been like.
- My favorite thing is he started laughing! I love this! It may be the cutest thing I have ever seen.
- He is a STRONG little man. He will push off of you with his feet. Grab your shirt or hair...whatever he can get his hands on.
- He drools constantly. We change bibs several times a day.
- He love to "sit" up, well, more like propped up.
- He also loves to be able to see what is going on.
- He loves to hold on to his hands, play with them and put them in his mouth
- The cutest thing is that he sucks on his bottom lip sometimes.
- In the evening we have the best time "talking" to each other. He makes the sweetest baby noises.
- He LOVES music and thinks a spontaneous dance party is all the rage!
- This tiny man does have a big size temper!
- He really enjoys people watching.
These past 3 months have flown by. They have been the best, most tiring, exciting months of my life and I LOVE it! Here is my 3 month old little monkey!
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A winner was selected from 105 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
Fire Island Day Tripper's Storage
Fire Island Day Tripper's Storage is a company located in Cherry Grove on Fire Island. We provide a safe/secure space for visitors to leave their personal beach items in order to free themselves to explore the bars, restaurants and everything the island has to offer. Customers deliver their items to the facility and then receive a claim ticket. There are no lockers; it is a very friendly staff that greets and assists them.
Image: Fire Island Day Tripper's Storage is very concerned with making our customers comfortable. The image we wish to convey is that of relaxation; a feeling of being secure in the knowledge that your belongings are safe and well cared for.
Fire Island is a major gay destination place in the New York region.
Age group: 21 to 50
Income: Middle to upper income
Gender: Mostly male
Interests: Fashion, travel, fitness
Color Palette: The color that immediately springs to mind is pink but we don't want to come across as cliche or worst, stereotypical. We would love to see examples of bold contrasting summer colors such as orange and blue but examples of a subtle color palette like soft greens will be considered as well. The logo should work well in 2 color reproduction and b&w monochrome.
Design: We wish to see examples that emphasize the "Fire Island" portion of the name and examples that emphasize "Day Tripper's". An abstract logo that stands alone and one that includes the above mentioned portions of the name is preferable. A logo that is reminiscent of the beach such as sand dunes or waves would be very nice. Lastly, designs that include beach gear such as beach chairs, umbrellas, coolers, etc. are also highly desired options to be considered.
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Authors: George Rajna
The rapidly developing science and technology of graphene and atomically-thin materials has taken another step forward with new research from The University of Manchester. [17] Researchers from the Theory Department of the MPSD have realized the control of thermal and electrical currents in nanoscale devices by means of quantum local observations. [16] Physicists have proposed a new type of Maxwell's demon—the hypothetical agent that extracts work from a system by decreasing the system's entropy—in which the demon can extract work just by making a measurement, by taking advantage of quantum fluctuations and quantum superposition. [15] Pioneering research offers a fascinating view into the inner workings of the mind of 'Maxwell's Demon', a famous thought experiment in physics. [14] For more than a century and a half of physics, the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which states that entropy always increases, has been as close to inviolable as any law we know. In this universe, chaos reigns supreme. [13] Physicists have shown that the three main types of engines (four-stroke, two-stroke, and continuous) are thermodynamically equivalent in a certain quantum regime, but not at the classical level. [12] For the first time, physicists have performed an experiment confirming that thermodynamic processes are irreversible in a quantum system—meaning that, even on the quantum level, you can't put a broken egg back into its shell. The results have implications for understanding thermodynamics in quantum systems and, in turn, designing quantum computers and other quantum information technologies. [11] Disorder, or entropy, in a microscopic quantum system has been measured by an international group of physicists. The team hopes that the feat will shed light on the "arrow of time": the observation that time always marches towards the future. The experiment involved continually flipping the spin of carbon atoms with an oscillating magnetic field and links the emergence of the arrow of time to quantum fluctuations between one atomic spin state and another. [10] Mark M. Wilde, Assistant Professor at Louisiana State University, has improved this theorem in a way that allows for understanding how quantum measurements can be approximately reversed under certain circumstances. The new results allow for understanding how quantum information that has been lost during a measurement can be nearly recovered, which has potential implications for a variety of quantum technologies. [9] Today, we are capable of measuring the position of an object with unprecedented accuracy, but quantum physics and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle place fundamental limits on our ability to measure. Noise that arises as a result of the quantum nature of the fields used to make those measurements imposes what is called the "standard quantum limit." This same limit influences both the ultrasensitive measurements in nanoscale devices and the kilometer-scale gravitational wave detector at LIGO. Because of this troublesome background noise, we can never know an object's exact location, but a recent study provides a solution for rerouting some of that noise away from the measurement. [8] The accelerating electrons explain not only the Maxwell Equations and the Special Relativity, but the Heisenberg Uncertainty Relation, the Wave-Particle Duality and the electron's spin also, building the Bridge between the Classical and Quantum Theories. The Planck Distribution Law of the electromagnetic oscillators explains the electron/proton mass rate and the Weak and Strong Interactions by the diffraction patterns. The Weak Interaction changes the diffraction patterns by moving the electric charge from one side to the other side of the diffraction pattern, which violates the CP and Time reversal symmetry. The diffraction patterns and the locality of the self-maintaining electromagnetic potential explains also the Quantum Entanglement, giving it as a natural part of the relativistic quantum theory.
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There is evidence that humans can only accept seven bits of information in a moment. If you give us eight, we'll reject them all (see "The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two," a paper published in 1956 by George Miller, a Princeton professor). Three is holy — we can all remember three points.
The first suggestions, "ask for permission," might make women hesitate. After all, shouldn't women stop asking for permission to speak? But that point simply notes that you're asking whether the listener is willing to hear more. In that light, consider it a "check-in" with your listener. What do you think of these tips? Share your thoughts (and your own tips) in the comments.
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- Soluble triggering receptor on myeloid cells-1 is expressed in the course of non-infectious inflammation after traumatic lung contusion : a prospective cohort study (2011)
- Introduction: The triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1) is known to be expressed during bacterial infections. We investigated whether TREM-1 is also expressed in non-infectious inflammation following traumatic lung contusion. Methods: In a study population of 45 adult patients with multiple trauma and lung contusion, we obtained bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) (blind suctioning of 20 ml NaCl (0.9%) via jet catheter) and collected blood samples at two time points (16 hours and 40 hours) after trauma. Post hoc patients were assigned to one of four groups radiologically classified according to the severity of lung contusion based on the initial chest tomography. Concentration of soluble TREM-1 (sTREM-1) and bacterial growth were determined in the BAL. sTREM-1, IL-6, IL-10, lipopolysaccharide binding protein, procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and leukocyte count were assessed in blood samples. Pulmonary function was evaluated by the paO2/FiO2 ratio. Results: Three patients were excluded due to positive bacterial growth in the initial BAL. In 42 patients the severity of lung contusion correlated with the levels of sTREM-1 16 hours and 40 hours after trauma. sTREM-1 levels were significantly (P < 0.01) elevated in patients with severe contusion (2,184 pg/ml (620 to 4,000 pg/ml)) in comparison with patients with mild (339 pg/ml (135 to 731 pg/ml)) or no (217 pg/ml (97 to 701 pg/ml)) contusion 40 hours following trauma. At both time points the paO2/FiO2 ratio correlated negatively with sTREM-1 levels (Spearman correlation coefficient = -0.446, P < 0.01). Conclusions: sTREM-1 levels are elevated in the BAL of patients following pulmonary contusion. Furthermore, the levels of sTREM-1 in the BAL correlate well with both the severity of radiological pulmonary tissue damage and functional impairment of gas exchange (paO2/FiO2 ratio).
- Development and validation of a paediatric long-bone fracture classification : a prospective multicentre study in 13 European paediatric trauma centres (2011)
- Background: The aim of this study was to develop a child-specific classification system for long bone fractures and to examine its reliability and validity on the basis of a prospective multicentre study. Methods: Using the sequentially developed classification system, three samples of between 30 and 185 paediatric limb fractures from a pool of 2308 fractures documented in two multicenter studies were analysed in a blinded fashion by eight orthopaedic surgeons, on a total of 5 occasions. Intra- and interobserver reliability and accuracy were calculated. Results: The reliability improved with successive simplification of the classification. The final version resulted in an overall interobserver agreement of kappa=0.71 with no significant difference between experienced and less experienced raters. Conclusions: In conclusion, the evaluation of the newly proposed classification system resulted in a reliable and routinely applicable system, for which training in its proper use may further improve the reliability. It can be recommended as a useful tool for clinical practice and offers the option for developing treatment recommendations and outcome predictions in the future.


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Royals sign Crow to one-year deal, avoid arbitration
KANSAS CITY -- Relief pitcher Aaron Crow and the Royals agreed on a 2014 contract on Friday, avoiding a salary arbitration hearing.
Crow signed for $1.475 million. He had asked for $1.7 million and the Royals offered $1.28 million, the same salary he earned in 2013.
"It's just the business side of it," Crow said. "But I'm glad it's over with. I put that behind me and get ready for baseball now."
That leaves only closer Greg Holland unsigned among the Royals' salary arbitration-eligible players.
The 27-year-old Crow had a 7-5 record and 3.38 ERA in 57 relief outings last season. His seven relief victories tied for second in the American League, trailing only the eight by the Rangers' Neal Cotts.
"I think the bullpen is going to be great again," Crow said. "In my opinion, we had the best bullpen in all of baseball the last few years, and I just think we can keep getting better too."
Indeed, the Royals' bullpen posted the best ERA (2.55) in the AL in 2013. In fact, that ERA was the second lowest by an AL bullpen since 1982, with only Oakland's 2.35 in 1990 being better.
An All-Star as a rookie in 2011, Crow's three-year Kansas City career includes a 14-10 record, three saves and a 3.19 ERA in 187 games.
A product of the University of Missouri and Washburn Rural High School in Topeka, Kan., Crow was a first-round Draft choice by the Royals in 2009.


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Sunday, August 14, 2011
My great grandfather hates me.
I'm talking about Harold J. Crow(e) (Sr.). I originally thought he and his family had been abducted by aliens, but I finally found those rascals hiding in plain sight, victims of an indexing error. I also requested his military records from NARA. Unfortunately, the fire in St. Louis in 1973 destroyed his records, so they are having to be recreated from some random other records. I contacted the Continental Baking Company (Wonder Bread) company to see if they had any photographs or old employment records from the 1930s ... no dice. I'm still waiting for an answer from General Motors (it's been 2 months). Convinced yet? Wait, there's more ...
As I was going through his file, I realized that I didn't have his birth certificate yet. Birth records weren't officially kept in Indiana until 1907. He was born in 1899. It was a long shot, but I took it anyway. As I mentioned in my last post, I received what I assume is a transcript of his birth record on a shiny new birth certificate (I'm pretty sure I asked for a photocopy, but whatever) accompanied by a handy-dandy "genealogy sheet."
Take a look and you'll see why I was disappointed:
The parents are correct and the date is correct, but there's no way I can use this as proof of anything! Aaaarggghhh! (The record wasn't even filed for almost a month ... I bet my poor great grandfather spent the first few months of his life being called "the baby." At least I know that by June 1900 - the date of the census - they had decided on Harold John.)
Remember the handy-dandy "genealogy sheet" that came with it? Not much more help.
While it does contain some additional information that isn't on the birth certificate (race and age of mother and father, mother's maiden name, etc.), it really doesn't help as far as identification. See? He hates me.
So what now? I'm pretty sure it will be futile to contact the Perry County Health Department and request a photocopy of the actual book page, since the certificate they sent didn't have a name on it, the book probably doesn't either. Is there some obscure record group I don't know about where you have to register your children once you pick a name? Please say there is. Does it qualify as "proof" if you have this sort of birth record and the very next census - 9 months later - shows a child born in September 1899 named Harold J.? Obviously, I'm going to have to equip my "inferential genealogy" hat if I want any answers about my great grandfather.
Just for the record ... school is done. Final algebra grade is a B (which is totally acceptable under the circumstances). Hear that? That was a sigh of relief. I'm so happy to have some time to actually devote to my research now.
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- Unknown said...
Jenny, both my mother and my mother-in-law are listed in their respective county birth registers by the name "female." When we mentioned this at our local genealogical society meeting, it was suggested that we apply for a copy of the Social Security application for each of them. You need to provide proof of identity for a Socical Security account. Both these women had accounts so they proved "something" to the government. We haven't sent for these applications yet. It costs $27 apiece the last time I looked. Hope this helps. (And tell me what inferential genealogy steps you're considering, please!)
Congratulations on the B in algebra; I know it has been worrying you.)
- August 14, 2011 at 4:03 PM
- Unknown said...
Thanks Sue! I already have a copy of his SS-5, so that may be all the proof I need. I think that between the birth record, the census record, and the SS-5, I can make a valid connection. I will probably also see if there is a baptismal or christening record somewhere in order to strengthen the argument.
As far as the inferential genealogy goes, I don't really have a plan at this point, other than what I mentioned above. So far, every document I have gives the same birth date, same parents, etc. for him, so I may not need the inferential-ness just yet. I'll let you know if that changes :)
- August 14, 2011 at 11:25 PM


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DVD previews: 'Monsters University,' 'Byzantium,' more
"Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics" (unrated, Warner): Debuted at the San Diego Comic-Con, this documentary spotlights comic-book villains, from The Joker to Lex Luthor to Sinestro, and attempts to uncover the reasons why they fascinate fans. Narrated by Christopher Lee, the film includes interviews with DC comic book writers, artists and executives, critics and historians and celebrities.
"Monsters University" (G, 103 minutes, Disney): Pixar has a pretty solid track record when it comes to sequels (think "Toy Story"). But until "Monsters University," a new origin story set several years before the action of "Monsters, Inc.," the acclaimed animation shop had never attempted a prequel. The characters Mike (voice of Billy Crystal) and Sulley (John Goodman) are funny enough and their relationship rich enough to make the back story worth telling. Set at the titular Monsters University, the film is the story of how freshmen monsters Mike and Sulley - aspiring students of the fine art of scaring - met and became fast friends. It's also the story of how they became, more essentially, themselves. Where "Monsters, Inc." was a heavily plot-driven tale, "Monsters University" is a two-monster character study. Monsters University gets underway when Mike, the tiny, cyclopean, chartreuse-skinned cueball, and Sulley, the jumbo-size, furry blue beast, are both kicked out of the scaring department at MU, where they've enrolled to learn how to make kids scream. To get back into the scaring program, Mike and Sulley are forced to team with a fraternity of losers to compete in the Scare Games campus competition. If they win, they'll be accepted back in the department. If they lose, they're out of the school for good. It may be children's terror that powers the movie's fictional universe, but it's the energy of its stars that lights up "Monsters University." Contains brief, mild spookiness. Extras include commentary and "The Blue Umbrella" animated short from Pixar. Also, on Blu-ray: "Campus Life" featurette from the characters' point of view; "Story School" making-of featurette; "Scare Games" and "Welcome to MU" featurettes; "Music Appreciation" documentary on Randy Newman's scores; behind-the-scenes with the animators, and other cast and technical featurettes; and deleted scenes.
"R.I.P.D." (PG-13, 96 minutes, Universal): This comic book-based dud squanders a decent cast and succeeds neither as the comedy nor the action film it purports to be. Ryan Reynolds plays Nick, the newbie, and Jeff Bridges takes the role of his partner, Roy, in the Rest in Peace Department. They meet when Nick is sucked into a CGI vortex just after his evil partner, Bobby (Kevin Bacon, playing the caricature of a villain), offs him. The first few minutes of the movie, Reynolds does what he does best: toss off sardonic one-liners. But as soon as Nick meets his new partner, it's the Roy Show. The problem is that Roy is not nearly as funny as the movie's writers think he is. There is also some sense that director Robert Schwentke told Bridges to do an imitation of himself portraying Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit." With the exception of the eye patch, the resemblance is uncanny, as is the garbled lilt.Contains action violence and language. Extras include deleted and alternate scenes, gag reel and making-of featurette. Also, on Blu-ray: alternate openings, "R.I.P.D Motion Comics: Bringing the Avatars to Life" and four other making-of featurettes.
"Byzantium" (R, 118 minutes, MPI Home Video): The human-vampire romance at the center of "Byzantium" has less in common with emotional roller-coaster "Twilight" than with the sweet but creepy relationship in "Let the Right One In." Like that 2008 Swedish film, "Byzantium" is about the friendship between a gawky human boy and a preternaturally poised teenage vampire girl. The marvelous Saoirse Ronan plays Eleanor, the undead adolescent bloodsucker whose narration guides the moody and visually stylish film by Neil Jordan ("The Crying Game"). For two centuries, Eleanor has been forced to move from town to town, accompanied by her mother, Clara (Gemma Arterton), whenever too many dead bodies start piling up. Still, Eleanor doesn't cruelly murder humans; she gets their permission before drinking their blood, seeking out mainly the elderly and the infirm. Clara, too, has her own idiosyncratic moral code. The mother-and-daughter relationship is just as interesting as - and a lot more fraught than - the one between Eleanor and Frank (Caleb Landry Jones), the sickly teen who befriends Eleanor when she and her mom turn up at a British seaside resort. Eleanor has a kind of purity that her mother, who opens a brothel in the seedy Byzantium guesthouse, lacks. Contains violence, blood and gore, obscenity and sex. Extras include cast and crew interviews.
Also: "American Experience: War of the Worlds" (PBS documentary), "Free Samples," "La Notte" (1961, The Criterion Collection), "Margarita," "and "Line of Duty Series 1, Masters of Money" (BBC documentary that explores the lives of influential economists, Athena)," "Heartland Christmas" (2010) and "Move Me Brightly: Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday."
Television Series: "Damages: The Complete Series," "Family Tree: First Season," "Agatha Christie's Poirot Series 9? (four feature-length British TV mysteries, Acorn Media) and "Cook's Country, Season 6."
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Washington Post staff writer Kay Coyte contributed to this report.