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One hard truth: The era of cheap oil is over. Even the recent glut of US oil and gas was driven by high prices, which gave industry the incentive to use expensive, risky drilling technology.
The latest presidential campaign may be remembered more for what wasn't said than for what was, especially when it comes to the pivotal issue of energy. We heard assertions that America has a century's worth of cheap natural gas, that domestic drilling will soon free us of the need to import oil, and that the president of the United States is responsible for high gasoline prices – all exaggerations at best. We didn't hear the hard truth about our nation's energy conundrum.
Here's an inconvenient fact: The recent glut of US oil and natural gas production was driven not by new discoveries or technologies, but by high prices. In the years 2005-08, as conventional oil and gas supplies dwindled, prices for these fuels soared. High prices then provided an incentive for the industry to use expensive, risky technology to drill problematic reservoirs. Companies bought up mineral rights and drilled thousands of wells. High per-well decline rates and high production costs were hidden behind a torrent of new gas, new oil, and old-fashioned hype.
Facts have consequences. It's thrilling to trumpet robust oil and gas production numbers, but not so cheery to look honestly at our current energy system. There was no straight talk this election year about what growing reliance on unconventional fossil fuels really means: the need for enormous amounts of water for fracking, the high climate impacts from fugitive methane, the threats to groundwater from bad well casings or leaking containment ponds, and the inevitable social disruption to communities in the oil patch, roiled by boom-and-bust economic cycles. Low-quality shale reservoirs require not only fast and furious rates of drilling, but also creative financing – which Wall Street has been happy to supply, in the process inflating yet another bubble.
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As for gasoline prices, aside from temporary gestures like opening the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, there's almost nothing a president can do since gas prices mostly track the global price of crude oil. As demand escalates from a surging global human population, and as the oil industry goes after tougher-to-access resources (remember the Deepwater Horizon disaster?), costs of production can only rise.
The reality is that America faces profound energy challenges. The "Beverly Hillbillies" era of cheap oil is over. The energy world portrayed in the debates – one in which coal is "clean" and oil and gas companies will lead the US to a new era of energy abundance if unleashed or properly regulated – is an illusion carefully crafted by fossil fuel industry PR professionals and political consultants. The real world is hurtling toward an energy-economy-environment crisis for which no one is being prepared.
Both candidates studiously avoided mention of climate change – which nearly all climate scientists say is tied to our current energy regime. Climate impacts are showing up faster than forecast in even the most "alarmist" scenarios published just a few years ago. Weather anomalies are increasing in frequency and severity –exactly as climate models predict, only faster (think hurricane Sandy). The northern polar ice cap is disappearing before our eyes. Yet the candidates offered no strategy for avoiding or adapting to a chaotically changing climate.
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On some issues, this election offers a clear choice. On energy, differences amount to little more than nuance. Neither side gives voters a sense of the scale of the problem. Neither clarifies the inevitable economic and environmental trade-offs that come with any energy policy. Renewable energy sources have drawbacks too – both economic (intermittency in supply entails a need for investment in storage and transmission) and ecological (covering sensitive desert areas with solar panels destroys habitat).
Neither candidate wants to inform Americans that we need to get used to living with less energy, or that we must adapt to being less mobile. Neither Mr. Obama nor Mr. Romney is willing to help the national conversation evolve from "How can we grow energy production?" toward "How can we shrink our appetites to fit what we can afford and what nature can sustainably supply?"
Pro-growth boosterism may be the lifeblood of politics, but the candidates' failure to discuss these hard problems serves the electorate poorly at a time when sensible public policies could begin remaking the energy economy as if nature, people, and the future actually mattered.
The energy-economy-environment conundrum will require action one way or another. It would go much better if we talked honestly before crisis narrows our options.
By. Richard Heinberg and Tom Butler


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Small businesses gird for transition to health insurance marketplace
ADDISON COUNTY — State officials have spent almost three years tuning up Vermont Health Connect (VHC), a new insurance marketplace designed to make sure all Vermonters have access to "quality, affordable" health care coverage.
On Tuesday, Oct. 1, many Vermonters and small businesses will start taking the new system — triggered by the federal Affordable Care Act — for a test drive.
Oct. 1 is the date on which individuals and businesses with 50 or fewer full-time employees start comparing a series of health insurance options to be offered under VHC and select one that fits their budget. Coverage under VHC is slated to begin this coming Jan. 1. State officials have spent a lot of time publicizing VHC and key dates for its implementation, because insurance plans offered to individuals and small businesses in 2014 will only be available within Vermont Health Connect.
The program will specifically count its enrollees from the ranks of the uninsured; Vermonters who currently buy insurance for themselves; citizens who have Medicaid or Dr. Dynasaur (for children up to 18); those currently enrolled in the state's Catamount or Vermont Health Access Plan (VHAP) programs; Vermonters who are offered "unaffordable" coverage by their employers; and small businesses.
Many small businesses have been grappling with the decision of whether to continue offering health insurance to their workers via Vermont Health Connect, or dropping that amenity and instead allowing their employees to access their insurance through VNC as individuals. Qualifying individuals with low incomes can tap into subsidies to drive down premium costs.
Proponents of Vermont Health Connect have touted the new system as a way of allowing small businesses to shed responsibility for health insurance and the prevailing double-digit annual increases in premiums. This, VHC boosters have argued, could allow small business owners to improve their bottom lines while getting in a better position to offer workers raises and contributions toward their VHC premiums
Many affected businesses have until Oct. 1 to tell their employees whether they will be offering health insurance through VHC. Businesses should log on tohttp://healthconnect.vermont.gov to learn more about VHC and whether they are subject to the Oct. 1 notification deadline. The state has set up a toll-free hotline — (855) 499-9800 — to specifically help businesses with VHC.
"My sense is that more companies are keeping (health insurance responsibilities) than we imagined," said Andy Mayer, executive director of the Addison County Chamber of Commerce and one of several local officials who have been trained by the state to navigate people and businesses through the transition to VHC. Other local VHC navigators are the Open Door Clinic, the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity and Porter Hospital.
Mayer has counseled several county businesses about VHC and its financial implications.
Typically, Mayer said, small companies that offer higher-than-average wages are continuing their health insurance benefits through VHC. That's because they don't want to shortchange their employees who would likely not qualify for subsidies to enroll in VHC plans as individuals.
And there are some small businesses that want to retain the health care insurance amenity as an employee recruiting tool, Mayer noted.
"It's a significant benefit for employees," Mayer said.
Businesses with up to 25 full-time employees that pay average annual salaries of less than $50,000 and that contribute at least 50 percent toward health insurance premiums qualify for tax credit benefits through VHC.
Mayer said he has been responding to a steady stream of VHC-related questions from local businesses during recent weeks. He has been dutifully providing answers. Ironically, the Addison County Chamber's advice on VHC could end up costing it some members. The chamber manages a group health insurance plan for itself and its small businesses membership. Mayer acknowledges some of those businesses are dues-paying chamber members solely for the health insurance plan. Those that opt out of that plan due to VHC are therefore likely to opt out of their chamber membership.
"Financially, it could have a significant negative impact for us," Mayer said of VHC. "But we are also developing new programs to serve future members."
Middlebury-based Danforth Pewter has for the past year been studying its health insurance options through VHC, according to company Chief Executive Officer Bram Kleppner. And Kleppner is in a perfect position to assess the impacts of VHC; he's also co-chairman of the Vermont Medicaid & Exchange Advisory Board, a state panel charged with informing the Department of Vermont Health Access on policy development and program administration for the state's Medicaid-funded programs and Vermont Health Connect.
Danforth has the approximate equivalent of 50 full-time workers, some of whom tend to the company's five retail stores. He explained the company goals at the outset were to make sure all employees maintained access to good health insurance; that it be affordable for all workers; and that costs be as inexpensive as possible for the company.
"And we decided that we should be no less fair than what we currently do," Kleppner said.
Danforth currently pays between 60 percent and 65 percent of health insurance premiums, depending on whether the coverage is single, couple or family. Employees pay the first $500 of the deductible, then the company pays the next $2,000 for singles and $3,000 for couples and families. Employees pay the rest of their out-of-pocket costs (deductible, co-pays and co-insurance).
Company officials decided to only drop coverage if it could be done in a way so that employee costs for buying insurance as individuals through VHC were no higher than they would be under the current insurance plan.
"With all (the) calculating done, we were able to compare, and it turned out that it was roughly $18,000 cheaper for the company to provide insurance than stop providing insurance, so we will offer insurance in 2014," Kleppner wrote in a piece summarizing his company's decision. "Relative to what we do today, employee costs for premiums will go down slightly and the coverage will be slightly better."
Through VHC, Danforth (and other small business) employees will be able to choose from among "bronze," "silver," "gold," "platinum" and "catastrophic" (if they are younger than 30 or have limited incomes), carrying various coverage and premium levels through Blue Cross Blue Shield or MVP. The employer sets the contribution amount, and the employee chooses a plan.
Danforth agreed to pay a dollar amount equal to 60 percent to 65 percent of the premiums for the silver-level, high-deductible plan, but the employee will be free, if the employee never gets sick, to buy the bronze-level plan, which has lower premiums and higher out-of-pocket costs, according to Kleppner. At the same time, if the employee has regular high medical costs, he or she may choose to pay more of his/her own money in premiums and get a gold- or platinum-level plan, and then pay lower out-of-pocket costs as he or she goes and sees the doctor over the course of the year, Kleppner noted.
"We had to make some assumptions," Kleppner said of the company's analysis, which could change as VHC is implemented next year. For example, health care consumption levels are tough to predict.
Kleppner said it is unfortunate that the business community continues to have to play a role in the administration of health insurance.
"It's not our business," Kleppner said.
Becky Dayton is owner of the Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury. She wasn't quite sure on Tuesday what decision she would make regarding employee health insurance.
"I have not made any final decisions about 2014 and beyond," Dayton said in an e-mail. "But it has become clear, after much number-wrangling and consulting, that the new law may help make the Vermont Book Shop a profitable business for the first time in more than a decade … without significant financial detriment to our employees.
"That said, this law and all its parts have been moving targets for over a year now," she added. "I still don't understand all the ramifications of shifting the responsibility to my employees, so I'll be putting off any action until I'm confident my choice is right for both my employees and my business."
Rep. Mike Fisher, D-Lincoln, is chairman of the House Health Care Committee. Like Mayer, he has spent a lot of time in recent weeks talking to citizens and business owners about VHC.
"I meet a lot of people who say, 'Boy, I'm really harmed by what's coming,'" Fisher said. "But when I pull out the (information) sheets and show what (VHC) will mean for them now and in the future, most of those people say, 'Wow, that's not as bad as I thought it was.'"
Fisher acknowledged some people are facing higher premiums under VHC, but most figure to save money. As an example, he displayed a chart showing current Blue Cross Blue Shield premium costs for those covered through the Vermont Health Services Group, which represents small grocers, retailers, the Vermont Medical Society and the Vermont Veterinary Medical Association, among others. Figures provided by Vermont's Joint Fiscal Office indicate those workers figure to save $310 per month through the VHC "gold" plan; $270 through the "silver" plan; and $288 through the "bronze" plan.
"There is a lot of misinformation out there, and quite frankly a lot of bold-faced lies about what's happening in the health insurance market," Fisher said.
For example, Fisher said that Vermont will remain a private insurance marketplace under VHC. He said VHC should help contain the rate of increase in health care costs. But Fisher continues to believe the state will have to take a more dramatic step in order to make the health care system more affordable and accessible to its citizens.
"We need a unified financing system, one that raises the money through broad-based taxes for the people who use it," Fisher said. "There are some very good points to (the current health care law), but some very challenging aspects, in my opinion. This doesn't come close to where I think we need to go to make health care something Vermonters can depend on."
Reporter John Flowers is at [email protected].
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Last week my wife informed me she had seen the first big black rat snake of the year stretched across the road in front of our house.
"What are you going to do about it?" she asked/demanded.
I answered as I always do: "Nothing. I'm not about to kill a snake simply because it has the audacity to breathe the same air we do." And then I launched into my standard "defense of snakes" lecture.
Nonpoisonous snakes are harmless. They eat mice, rats and chipmunks. Having them near the house is a good thing. In fact, I place pieces of sheet metal and plywood lying strategically, but inconspicuously, on the edges of the yard as snake habitat.
When I peek under this cover, I usually find at least one beautiful little ringneck snake, juvenile rat snake or young milk snake.
Some people find this shocking. These are the people who kill every snake they find. "The only good snake is a dead snake," they say with authority." But those are the voices of ignorance.
Most snakes encountered in a backyard setting are harmless. Garter snakes (seldom longer than 36 inches) can be recognized by three longitudinal stripes that run the length of the body.
Ringneck snakes (up to 20 inches) are charcoal gray with a gorgeous yellow or orange ring around its neck.
Smooth green snakes (up to 22 inches) are bright lime green. They blends in perfectly with lush vegetation, so they often fall victim to lawn mowers. In death, green snakes quickly turn blue as unstable yellow pigments break down leaving only the more stable blue pigments behind.
Black rat (up to seven feet long) and eastern milk snakes (up to four feet) are the most intimidating species that occur in backyards and the only ones whose bite might break the skin.
Poisonous pit vipers such as copperheads and rattlesnakes, have triangular heads, vertical pupils and prominent heat sensing pits between the eyes and nostrils. They are not typically found in backyards.
At a glance, milk snakes and copperheads can be confusing. The basic color of each is rusty brown, but the copperhead has a much richer copper tone.
Furthermore, both species have dark bands that cross over the back and reach down the sides.
The milk snake's "saddles" are bordered in black and are widest across the back. The copperhead's saddles, on the other hand, are most narrow on the back and wider on the sides. They have an hourglass shape.
Lastly, a copperhead's belly is unmarked and cream colored. A milk snake's white belly is marked with black squares that create a checkerboard effect.
Young rat snakes also have patterns that mimic copperheads, and each year countless rat and milk snakes are unfortunately killed in cases of mistaken identify.
I admit some of the characteristics that distinguish copperheads cannot be seen from a distance. But if you're close enough to hack a snake with a hoe, you're close enough to detect a copperhead's triangular head.
I understand people's desire to rid their backyards of poisonous copperheads, but I'm certain many of the "copperheads" killed each year are milk snakes and juvenile black rat snakes.
Though the subject of snakes is distasteful to many, here are a few points to ponder as I beg for mercy on snakes' behalf.
• Most snakes, even poisonous ones, are beneficial. They eat insects, mice, rats, and other small rodents.
• Snakes are normally shy and retiring. Their instinct is to slither away when disturbed, not attack. To avoid accidental encounters with snakes, watch where you place your hands and feet when exploring woods and fields, especially rocky areas.
• Though copperheads are more common and widespread than rattlesnakes, their bite is much less dangerous. That's because copperheads are smaller, they deliver less venom, and their venom is weaker than rattlesnake venom. I know of only one documented human death caused by a copperhead bite.
• Finally, treat any poisonous snake bite (which can be identified by one, or usually two, puncture wounds) seriously. Keep the victim calm and quiet, and proceed to the nearest hospital as soon as possible.
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1:15 ratio and limited to 60 people per active use zone. Same children in group with same staff each day, limited intermingling of groups.
Clean, sanitize, and disinfect frequently touched surfaces every 4 hours, disinfect supplies and equipment between each group. Maintain daily opening and closing sanitation schedule to ensure that all items are cleaned.
Reinforce frequent and proper handwashing upon checkin, every hour and anytime someone touches their face, sneezes or coughs.
Transport limited to 30 minutes on bus or van.
Activities should encourage physical distancing, shared supplies and equipment should be disinfected throughout the day, larger group activities should be limited to 20 minutes, not to exceed 30 children at one time.
Food and beverages should be served in individual portions (not family style) and utensils should not be shared (disposable cups, plates, & utensils should be used when possible). Children bringing lunches from home should bring them in a disposable bag when possible. Meals and snacks should be consumed with assigned group and should not share space with other groups when eating. Careful cleaning and sanitizing procedures will be followed before and after food consumption.
Restrict parent access to sign-in/sign-out area at entrance of facility, maintain detailed visitor log of all persons entering facility
Personal items should be contained and remain separate from other children's belongings. It is recommended that Pre-K programs rotate toys and manipulatives weekly to maintain effective cleaning regimine.


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Science, with all its facts and figures, can be a tough subject to learn and just does not appeal to some. But it can be a lot of fun, and that is the main message of the Science Academy Festival in Paris. It encourages young learners to open their eyes and see the wonders of the world behind the dull textbooks and dry statistics. It also aims to challenge the traditional, negative view of making mistakes.
Livio Riboli-Sasco, Founder and spokesperson of Paris Montagne Association explained: "The idea isn't simply to say that science is a life opportunity for young people. It's a way of exploring a scientific approach, of adopting an attitude of questioning things as people do in society."
Research scientist François Taddéi said: "Science is usually taught at school by telling pupils "look these are the facts, now learn them by heart" —how an aeroplane works, how a computer works. But science is also about research, exploring byways and backroads without really knowing where you are. By developing ideas, exploring them, you might trip up and make mistakes, but you learn through these mistakes, you improve and progressively develop new things."
Reality TV might not seem the most fertile ground for scientific inspiration but one popular show in Qatar is taking the format in an entirely new direction. 'Stars of Science' throws together young people from across the Arab world in a fun-filled but challenging environment. We took at how inspiration meets entertainment in Doha.
In each series, 16 young students compete to produce the best scientific invention. It is a challenge both for the students and for the final jury. The top four prizes total 600,000 US dollars. During the show students work with professors and use the facilities at Qatar's Science and Technology Park, which is also a start-up incubator. The park is run by Qatar Foundation. The country is obviously investing in its educational institutions as well as its students, although in some other Arab countries there is still work to be done.
In South Africa the founders of the 'Next Einstein initiative' at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences certainly hope so. Centres of excellence are springing up across Africa, giving new opportunities to tomorrow's scientists and mathematicians.
On the Cape Peninsula, the absolute southern tip of Africa, some of the Continent's brightest young minds are at work. The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences is an oasis of maths and science for Africa's young people.
Out of 500 applicants from all over Africa, only 50 students are selected for this programme. They all have a degree in physics, mathematics, engineering or computer sciences. At the Institute they are taught by lecturers from all over the world – and are aiming for the heights of intellectual achievement.
Students here have research tools which are not always available at African Universities. The institution also provides networking opportunities, which opens many doors for graduates.


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ISAAC IBN JASOS IBN SAḲṬAR (more correctly Abu Ibrahim Isaac ibn Yashush []; also called Yiẓḥaḳi):
Spanish grammarian; born 982; died at Toledo about 1057-58. He is identified by Steinschneider with the physician Isḥaḳ ibn Ḳasṭar or, as Moses ibn Ezra calls him, Isḥaḳ ibn Saḳṭar ("Z. D. M. G." viii. 551, ix. 838). According to Ibn Abi Uṣaibi'a ("'Uyun al-Anba'," ii. 50), he was the physician in ordinary of Muwaffaḳ Mujahid al-'Amiri and of his son Iḳbal al-Daulah, kings of Denia. He was well trained in logic, Hebrew grammar, and Jewish law, and was conversant with the opinions of the philosophers. Moses ibn Ezra (l.c.) called him and Abu al-Walid the two sheiks of Hebrew grammar.
He wrote in Arabic "Sefer ha-Ẓerufim" (the Arabic title of which was, probably, "Kitab al- Taṣarif"; Neubauer, in "Journal Asiatique," 1862, ii. 249), on inflection. It is known only from references to it by Abraham ibn Ezra, who, in his commentary on the Bible, often condemns Isaac's exegesis because of its too bold historical criticism. Thus, Isaac ibn Jasos holds that Gen. xxxvi., in which the genealogy of the kings of Edom is given, was not written earlier than the time of King Jehoshaphat. He also identified the "Hadad" of Gen. xxxvi. 35 with "Hadad the Edomite" of I Kings xi. 14; the "Mehetabel" of Gen. xxxvi. 39 with the "sister of Tahpenes" of I Kings xi. 19; Jobab ben Zerah with Job; the prophet Hosea ben Beeri with Hosea ben Elah, the last king of Israel (see Ibn Ezra on Hosea i. 1, and comp. Isa. xv. 8, where both seem to be mentioned in the word "Beer-elim").
Such opinions, seemingly drawn from Moses ibn Gikatilla, caused Ibn Ezra to declare that Isaac ibn Jasos' book deserved to be burned as the work of a "prattler ["mahbil"] of vain things" (see Ibn Ezra on Job xlii. 16 and Gen. xxxvi. 32). Isaac may likewise be the "mahbil" whom Ibn Ezra opposes because he desired to alter words or expressions in more than 200 passages in the Bible ("Safah Berurah," ed. Lippmann, p. 9b, Fürth, 1839; "Ẓaḥḥut," ed. Lippmann, p. 72a, ib. 1834). This system of substitution had been used for the first time by Abu al-Walid.
- Carmoly, in Zion, i. 46;
- Neubauer, in Journal Asiatique, 1862, ii. 257;
- Steinschneider, Die Arabische Litteratur der Juden, p. 135;
- compare also Wolf, Bibl. Hebr. i. 662;
- Geiger, Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift, i. 20;
- Grätz, Gesch. vi. 42.;
- Winter and Wünsche, Die Jüdische Litteratur, ii. 183, 262, 335;
- Poznanski, Mose ibn Chiqitalla, pp. 54, 136, Leipsic, 1895.


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Nationwide auditions for season three of "The X Factor" kick off in Los Angeles Wednesday, March 6
Online auditions for season three of "The X Factor" continue atwww.TheXFactorUSA.com
"The X Factor" begins its next nationwide search for the best undiscovered new solo artists and vocal groups on Wednesday, March 6, in Los Angeles at the University of Southern California's Galen Center. Auditions continue in Charleston, S.C., on Tuesday, March 19; New Orleans on Sunday, April 14; Long Island on Thursday, April 25; and Denver on Tuesday, May 14.
In addition to the open call auditions, online auditions continue until June 16 at 2:59 a.m. ET. Solo artists and vocal groups 12 years old and over may submit their two-minute a cappella audition videos atwww.TheXFactorUSA.com.
"The X Factor" auditions will be held in the following cities:
LOS ANGELES - Wednesday, March 6
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Tuesday, March 19
NEW ORLEANS - Sunday, April 14
LONG ISLAND- Thursday, April 25
DENVER- Tuesday, May 14
Wristbands must be obtained from the venue the day prior to auditions. Additional audition details, including eligibility requirements, are available at www.thexfactorusa.com/. Hopefuls should check back regularly for updated information, rules and registration forms.
Last season, Tate Stevens was crowned "The X Factor" season two winner and was awarded the biggest prize in TV history, a $5 million recording contract, as well as production and creative support to develop, create, record and shoot his first original track and music video. Tate's video debuted as a Pepsi commercial during the live telecast of the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.
During its two seasons, "The X Factor" has discovered other diverse recording artists such as season two finalists Carly Rose Sonenclar, Fifth Harmony, Emblem3, and season one winner Melanie Amaro, along with season one finalists Astro, Chris Rene, Josh Krajcik, Marcus Canty and Rachel Crow.
Worldwide, "The X Factor" has created global superstars such as Leona Lewis, One Direction, Cher Lloyd, Olly Murs, Little Mix and Rebecca Ferguson. Artists discovered by "The X Factor" format have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, including 110 No. 1, 270 Top 10, and 501 Top 50 releases. Local versions of "The X Factor" are now produced in more than 40 territories and "The X Factor" (USA) airs in 166 countries.


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The LEPC is active in the La Porte Independent School District. The LEPC provides Shelter-in-Place training to new teachers each year through LPISD's new teacher orientation program. This training is also provided to substitute teachers and auxiliary staff. In addition, the LEPC provides Shelter-in-Place education to each elementary school through the Wally Wise Program. We partner with La Porte ISD for many events throughout the year, such as the annual Safety Fair and LEPC drill. This partnership is critical to ensuring preparedness in our schools and providing for the safety of all school-aged children.
If a chemical emergency occurs when your child is at school:
Alert Beacons
These beacons are stationed at all local schools. In the event of a shelter-in-place situation, the schools will be notified immediately regarding the situation and given any special instructions that may be necessary.If a chemical emergency occurs when your child is at school:
- When the schools receive notice that "shelter in place" has been declared, school officials quickly respond by sheltering children safely in school buildings.
- Do not attempt to retrieve you child. School principals are instructed to keep buildings locked and access restricted when a Shelter in Place is in effect.
- Opening a door to the outside puts you and your child at risk of being exposed to a potentially dangerous chemical emergency.
- Do not call the school. This ties up phone lines. Listen to emergency radio station AM 830 for instructions.
- Don't forget to take care of pets before leaving home.
- Keep all windows and air vents in the car closed.
- Use special routes designated by local authorities.
Reminder to Parents
If you have children in school:
- DO NOT go to the school to pick up your children unless you are told to do so by school officials. If you go to the school, you may be putting yourself, your children and other children in danger by opening the doors to allow you to remove your children from their safe shelter.
- DO NOT try to call your child's school. If there is an emergency, phone lines will be needed for official business. Students will be taken into schools and cared for or evacuated by bus to a safe haven.


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The Red Hot Chili Peppers didn't achieve real mainstream success until the release of Blood Sugar Sex Magik in 1991, but by that point they'd been together for nearly a decade. During the 1980s the California group merged funk with hip-hop, punk and psychedelia on classic LPs like Freaky Styley and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan, but the death of guitarist Hillel Slovak in June of 1988 nearly destroyed the band. Instead, they soldiered on with guitarist John Frusciante, and in 1991 they scored huge hits with "Under The Bridge" and "Give It Away." The Chili peppers have remained one of the biggest rock groups in the world through the past two decades, and they're currently on a European tour supporting their new disc I'm With You. Rolling Stone spoke to frontman Anthony Kiedis soon after he found out the band was being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
How is the tour going?
It's going really good. It's really fun. My only challenge these days is that I have a broken toe and a torn calf muscle. I have to kind of tape up and strap up. In the big picture, it's nothing to complain about.
You're like a basketball player.
Exactly. I have my Kobe sleeve over the calf, and my Ron Harper toe wrap. It's actually pretty amazing to go out onstage with Josh Klinghoffer, our new guitar player, and just listen. He gets better every time we play, and he was good to begin with.
Tell me your first reaction to hearing that you made it into the Hall of Fame.
I called my dad. I told him that he couldn't say anything because it hadn't been publicly announced yet. I know my dad is a big Internet freak, and he's been known to be a Wikileaker. I was like, "Dad, you and I are blood. I'm going to tell you something, but you can't tell anybody." I guess it's just something that you want to share with the people that you're closest to, like family and longtime friends. My dad cried.
Did you get emotional?
The most emotional part for me was thinking about Hillel Slovak. That was where it got me. I felt very good about it, but I felt very much like our work has only just begun. Now that we've got Josh in the band, we have a chance to make some great records over the next few years. But there was something about going back and thinking about something that we started in a living room with Hillel Slovak. Because he's no longer with us, it seemed emotional and beautiful. It's really kind of his induction that I'm most excited about. He's a beautiful person that picked up a guitar in the 1970s and didn't make it out of the 1980s, and he is getting honored for his beauty.
Do you feel weird about getting in while the band is still so active? Some bands say they worry it conveys the impression that they are done.
I don't feel weird about it. I know what the next few years look like for our band, and I'm incredibly excited to be playing with these guys. I feel like our creative well is running over. I don't think it's going to stigmatize us. Nothing has the power to diminish the love we have for what we're doing right now. It's just an interesting interlude to be accepted into the Hall of Fame while we're still vibrantly going about our business.
One of the cool things about it is that all of the past inductees vote. So, I don't know, Paul McCartney had the chance to vote for you.
I have an absolute smile on my face while you say that.
And you'll be on the wall in Cleveland near Elvis Presley.
As a kid, I was anti-Elvis. I just didn't get it. Once I stopped being so judgmental I found the great wonder of Elvis and all that he did. I was a little self-centered gutter punk in the early 1980s and all I wanted to do was diss everybody. I remember going to Graceland as a kid and talking shit while I was there. Now if I went there, I'd think about all the great things he did and what a great musician he was.
Do you think that John Frusciante will come to the induction?
Ummm… Wow. It would be a guess on my behalf on whether or not he'll come. I can't imagine that he would, but it's a "you never know" kind of thing. I haven't talked to him in quite a while. I don't know where he's at these days. He'll obviously be more than welcome, and embraced if he does. If he doesn't, that's cool too.
I'm guessing they'll bring your former drummer Cliff Martinez in too, but I really don't know.
I would imagine that he would want to come. Both he and Jack Irons would want to come.
Any final thoughts on the whole thing?
It really fills my heart with the reality of how much we love doing what we do, and how much Flea and I love each other. We have stuck together through thick and thin and we want to keep on trucking and continue to do what it is we do. I feel an immense sense of brotherhood because we actually did it together. Like I said, I'm happy for Hillel. I feel a great sense of accomplishment with Chad and Flea, and so even more excited about the nightly experience of playing live with Josh.


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PITTSBURGH - A privately owned dam collapsed in western Pennsylvania 125 years ago on May 31, 1889, unleashing a flood that killed 2,209 people. The terrible stories from the Johnstown Flood of 1889 are still part of lore because of the gruesome nature of many of the deaths and the key role the disaster played in the rise of the American Red Cross. Here's some of what's known about the flood, one of the deadliest disasters in U.S. history.
Heavy rains and runoff from clear-cut hillsides raised the level of a man-made lake that was an exclusive retreat for industrial barons including Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick and Andrew Mellon. The dam that held back the lake, also the property of the retreat, gave way around 3 p.m., sending a surge of water over 30 feet high down the Little Conemaugh River Valley. It swept away entire communities, 1,600 homes, people and even locomotives.
Debris including floating houses and barns backed up at a stone bridge at Johnstown, 15 miles downstream from the dam. The 30-acre pile, which included barbed wire from a damaged factory, caught fire, trapping many of those who had survived the initial flood and burning them to death.
Some people survived by clinging to the tops of barns and homes. Gertrude Quinn Slattery, 6, floated through the wreckage on a roof, and when it came close to the shore a man tossed her through the air to others on land, who caught her.
Anna Fenn Maxwell's husband was washed away by the flood; she was trapped in the family home with seven children as the water rose. Maxwell survived, but all of her children drowned. "What I suffered, with the bodies of my seven children floating around me in the gloom, can never be told," she later recalled.
The body of one victim was found more than 100 miles away in Steubenville, Ohio. Bodies filled morgues in Johnstown and river towns downstream until relatives came to identify them. Among the victims were 396 children and 99 entire families. About 750 victims were never identified.
Warnings about the safety of the dam had been ignored. There was widespread criticism of members of the club after the flood, but no successful lawsuits. Some historians and legal experts attribute the ensuing fury over the lack of fault to the emergence of strict liability laws in the United States.
"The Johnstown flood was not an act of God or nature. It was brought by human failure, human shortsightedness and selfishness," author David McCullough said in a 2003 interview.
The flood was also first major natural disaster in which the American Red Cross played a major role. Clara Barton and five workers arrived in Johnstown on June 5, less than a week after the flood.
Despite extensive flood control measures, about two dozen people died in a March 1936 flood, and 85 died in in a July 1977 flood that caused over $300 million in property damage.
The fear of big floods remains. University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown professor Paul Douglas Newman describes the city as a giant drain that sits at the bottom of several watersheds, all prone to flooding.
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown researchers have used ground-penetrating radar and computers to analyze the dam site and the volume and speed of floodwaters that hit Johnstown at 4:07 p.m., an hour after the break. Richard Burkert, president of the Johnstown Area Heritage Association, says the research suggests that the dam "was in much poorer shape" than previously known. It also suggests that the dam had been designed with two spillways to handle periods of heavy rain, but only one was in use.


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Bruce Springsteen Reveals Bouts Of Depression
As Bruce Springsteen's career skyrocketed in the early '80s, he struggled with depression and self-isolation stemming from his complex relationship with his father. This news, and many others, are revealed in an extensive piece in the new issue of the New Yorker.
Although Springsteen has never been considered an autobiographical songwriter, his issues at the time should have been evident to anybody who analyzed his lyrics for running themes. However, they have never been laid out as bare before. Friend and biographer Dave Marsh reveals just how deep Springsteen's depression was.
"He was feeling suicidal," Marsh said. "The depression wasn't shocking, per se. He was on a rocket ride, from nothing to something, and now you are getting your ass kissed day and night. You might start to have some inner conflicts about your real self-worth."
In 1982, Springsteen began therapy to try to work it all out, which has continued to this day. He credits analysis with helping him deal with the cycle of self-loathing that shows up in songs ranging from 'Adam Raised a Cain' to 'Dancing in the Dark.'
At 15,000 words, the piece, by David Remnick, is almost as long as a Springsteen concert, but it's a fascinating portrait of the star. Set against the backdrop of the rehearsals for the 'Wrecking Ball' tour, it offers great insight into his life and his career.


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A 50-pound tortoise that disappeared from outside its northeast Kansas has been found and returned home.
Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf says the brown African spurred tortoise was found Friday. The animal was unharmed but stuck on a ledge in a ravine behind its owners' home outside Junction City. Wolf says the tortoise wasn't injured but was a little hungry.
The family pet was reported missing on Aug. 5. Authorities investigated the case as a possible theft. But they also say the pen's gate may have been left open by accident or that the tortoise was frightened by stormy weather and burrowed underground.
Associated Press information from: The Junction City Daily Union


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I'm a Siren and I'm getting almost nothing but Fire elemental guns; about 90% of guns have been fire, most of the rest Explosive and a scare few Shock.
Are the elemental varieties more common at different levels? I've seen zero corrosive/shock guns so far. I'm level 12 at the moment.


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Contraception Mandate's 'Safe Harbor' Not Safe, Appeals Court Told
In its opening brief on behalf of Christian colleges, a legal group on Friday told a federal court of appeals that the contraception mandate's "safe harbor" does not protect religious institutions as was earlier held by a trial court that dismissed two lawsuits against the measure on that basis.
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed an opening brief before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, seeking the reversal of the dismissal of two Health and Human Services mandate lawsuits by the trial court, which held that the government's "safe harbor" protects the religious colleges from suffering any imminent harm and that their lawsuits were thus premature.
"The safe harbor's protection is illusory," Kyle Duncan, general counsel for the Washington, D.C.-based legal group, said in a statement Friday.
On Sept. 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit consolidated Belmont Abbey College v. Sebelius and Wheaton College v. Sebelius in an expedited appeal against the mandate, which requires health insurers, or employers, including faith-based employers, to provide insurance coverage for contraception and abortion-inducing drugs at no cost to employees.
Both the Belmont Abbey College and Wheaton College case had been dismissed at the trial court level after the government granted a one-year "safe harbor." Belmont Abbey is a Catholic liberal arts college, and Wheaton is a leading evangelical liberal arts institution.
This is the first time a federal court of appeals will consider the mandate, which provides for crippling fines in case of violation. It was promulgated by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and issued in August 2011.
"Even though the government won't make religious colleges pay crippling fines this year, private lawsuits can still be brought, schools are at a competitive disadvantage for hiring and retaining faculty, and employees face the specter of battling chronic conditions without access to affordable care," Duncan said in the statement. "This mandate puts these religious schools in an impossible position."
"In sum, both Wheaton and Belmont Abbey have suffered, are suffering, and will continue to suffer hardship if consideration of their legal challenges to the final rule is further delayed," the brief filed Friday states. "Regardless of the Safe Harbor, the Colleges are now experiencing government pressure to violate their religious convictions, and suffering present harm as a result. Like any educational institutions, they must plan well in advance for their upcoming budget and hiring needs."
Current employees at the two schools have expressed deep concerns about the possibility of losing health insurance, about the possible reduction in academic programming, and about increased costs passed on to them as a result of anticipated fines, the brief explains.
"These harms are real and significant. For example, several Wheaton employees have expressed fear that, if Wheaton is forced to terminate their insurance coverage, they will not be able to afford health care for themselves or their families. Some of them may have to seek expensive medical treatments before January 1 to be assured coverage. Others face the specter of battling chronic conditions without access to affordable care."
The federal government has said it will create a new "insurer" mandate during that safe harbor period to solve the religious liberty problem, but religious organizations are not convinced.
"The government has now re-written the 'safe harbor' guidelines three times in seven months, and is evidently in no hurry to defend the HHS mandate in open court," Duncan said earlier.
There are now over 30 separate lawsuits challenging the contraception mandate, a regulation under the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare.
Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., a privately held retail chain with 22,500 employees led by a Christian family, last month filed a lawsuit opposing the mandate in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.


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In January, there was worry in the bitcoin community regarding GHash, a mining pool. It controlled a rising share of the total bitcoin computational power used to mine the cryptocurrency — it's share was creeping towards the 50% mark.
Here's a sample of what was written in January, when GHash was at a still-distant 42%: "[That percentage puts] uncomfortably close to the 51% hash power mark, which some argue is the Achilles heel of bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies."
Why? Because of the potential of what the bitcoin community calls a '51% attack.' In short, once you control more than 50% of the total hashing power of the bitcoin network, you can do nasty things, like spend bitcoins twice, and reverse and block transactions.
GHash went over the 50% mark recently, and held that rate for a period of more than 12 hours, it became generally known on Friday.
This was not well received. A well known bitcoin developer publicly sold 50% of his holdings in the cryptocurrency, and the price of bitcoin fell to the $550 mark. It was trading recently around $670.
Previously, GHash said that it would not break the 51% mark. "Reaching 51% of all hashing power," the company said in a release, "is a serious threat to the bitcoin community."
I contacted the firm, asking why they went over their prior promise. I'll update this post if I hear back.
A 51% attack is something you do willfully. So, GHash would have to want to behave badly. As Ars Techica reported recently, GHash was accused less than a year ago of "using its considerable hashing power to attack a gambling site." As such we're not dealing with an actor that we should implicitly trust.
Ittay Eyal, and Emin Gün Sirer, both of Cornell, detailed the 51% event on Friday. To them, this is "armageddon." Their critique is simple:
GHash is in a position to exercise complete control over which transactions appear on the blockchain and which miners reap mining rewards. They could keep 100% of the mining profits to themselves if they so chose. Bitcoin is currently an expensive distributed database under the control of a single entity, albeit one that requires constantly burning energy to maintain — worst of all worlds.
The two advocate a "hard fork" in bitcoin, to prevent this sort of thing from happening in the future.
It isn't clear what is next. If GHash can in fact keep itself over 51%, it makes bitcoin unstable, which could harm the cryptocurrency's price. At the same time, GHash's percentage could spur others to bring more computational power online, and thus make it harder for GHash to have a shot at staying over the 50% level.
This is the sort of issue, I think, that could keep regular folks from adopting the crytocurrency. Imagine sitting your parents down and telling to shunt their bitcoin into litecoin until GHash is less powerful and thus bitcoin is safe to use again. Not going to work.
If the implicit trust that undergirds bitcoin is denigrated, or destroyed all together, its price will hit the skids. Harder than it recently did.


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text: Types of CookingThe basic methods of cooking include (1) baking, (2) roasting, (3) broiling and grilling, (4) frying, (5) boiling, (6) simmering, and (7) steaming. Salt, pepper, and other seasonings may be added to improve flavor. Baking. Food is baked by cooking it in an oven. In most cases, the oven temperature ranges from 300 to 450 °F (149 to 232 °C). The word baking usually refers to the cooking of foods made from a batter or dough. Such foods include breads, cakes, cookies, and pastries. However, casseroles, a few vegetables and fruits, and some cuts of meats can also be baked. Roasting is cooking food uncovered in hot air. The term usually refers to the cooking of meat. For example, a turkey or a leg of lamb is roasted. In roasting, the meat is usually placed on a rack in a shallow pan and cooked uncovered in an oven. The temperature usually ranges from 300 to 350 °F (149 to 177 °C). Broiling and grilling are cooking by the application of direct heat. In broiling, the food lies directly under a continuous heat source. Meat can be broiled by placing it on a rack in a shallow broiler pan. The surface of the meat lies 3 to 5 inches (8 to 13 centimeters) under the flames in a gas range broiler or below the broiler heating unit in an electric oven. Leave the door open slightly when broiling in an electric oven to prevent the air in the oven from becoming too hot. In grilling, the food lies directly over the heat source. Cooks sometimes grill sandwiches in a skillet on the stove. In barbecuing, highly seasoned meat is grilled over hot coals. In panbroiling, the meat cooks in a skillet over a burner. The fat that melts from the meat is poured out of the pan as it accumulates. Frying is the cooking of food in fat, such as butter or vegetable oil. Frying adds fat and calories to food because the food absorbs some of the fat in the pan. There are three main methods of frying: (1) deep-frying, (2) pan frying, and (3) stir-frying. In deep-frying, a large amount of fat is heated to about 350 °F (177 °C) in a heavy saucepan or an electric appliance called a deep-fryer. The hot fat completely covers the food. Deep-frying is a popular way of cooking chicken, French fried potatoes, and shrimp. In pan frying, also called sauteing, the food cooks in a small amount of fat, usually in a skillet. Chicken, eggs, fish, and red meat are often pan fried. In stir-frying, meat or vegetables cook in a skillet or in a wok, a large, thin metal pan with a round bottom. The food is cut into small pieces and cooked in an extremely small amount of fat. The cook fries the food at a high temperature for only a few minutes and stirs it constantly with a tossing motion. Boiling is cooking food in boiling water, which has a temperature of about 212 °F (100 °C). In boiling, air bubbles rise to the surface of the water and break. Potatoes and other vegetables are often boiled in a saucepan over a burner. Simmering is cooking food in water that is just below the boiling point. Such foods as eggs and meats should be simmered rather than boiled. Cooks often use covered saucepans to simmer foods. Slow cookers are electric appliances that simmer foods at low temperatures for 4 to 12 hours. A cook puts the food and some water in a slow cooker and sets the temperature. Health experts recommend caution when using a slow cooker for meat and other foods prone to bacterial growth at warm temperatures. Use sanitary methods in preparing the food and keep it refrigerated until just before cooking. Steaming is cooking food in steam. It is used mostly to cook vegetables. To steam vegetables, place them on a rack or perforated pan in a saucepan and add water to the saucepan. The water collects below the rack or perforated pan, and the vegetables remain above--and out of--the liquid. Cover the saucepan and heat it on a burner until the water boils and forms steam, which surrounds and cooks the vegetables. Steaming takes longer than boiling. However, steamed vegetables retain better color and flavor than boiled vegetables do. They also have more nutrients because certain vitamins, including vitamin C, dissolve easily in water and may be removed by boiling. Other methods. Some foods that require a long time to cook, such as stews and dried beans, may be prepared more quickly in a pressure saucepan. This utensil cooks foods at high temperatures by means of steam under pressure. Pressure saucepans are also called pressure cookers. Another fast method of cooking uses microwaves (short radio waves). Microwave ovens heat small amounts of foods much faster than gas or electric ovens or cooktops do. Microwave ovens are especially useful for thawing frozen foods and heating soups, vegetables, and leftovers.


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Fedora Events: FrOSCamp 2010 - Zurich, Switzerland
FrOSCamp is a multilingual two-day event taking place sometime on September 17-18 on the premises of the ETH Zurich in Switzerland that is completely free of charge. It's intended to be an exhibition, conference and hackfest featuring free and open source software as well as free content. While various people and projects will show, explain, demonstrate and develop further their works the event is free of any commercial offerings (save snacks and drinks). The event is open to any visitor but it's also strongly encouraged that projects take the chance and exchange ideas and experiences with other projects or hold the project's yearly meeting during the gathering.
While FrOSCamp is being organized for the first time they strive to quickly become the #1 event on those topics in Switzerland and southern Germany. Further they're looking forward to become the top event for the whole community in Europe by allowing the projects to realize their own ideas during FrOSCamp by providing all the space and infrastructure.
Of course this also implies that they'll have a fancy party with creative commons licensed beer and music in the evening of the first event day.
- Visit the FrOSCamp website for further information.
Quick Facts
- Date: Friday/Saturday, 2010-09-17/18
- Opening Times: 09:00-18:00
- Location: ETH Zurich (CHN building on Zentrum campus)
- Party: 19:00-TBD (Bar from 18:00) @ TBA
- IRC: #FrOSCamp on Freenode
- Mailing Lists: lists.froscamp.org
Event owner: WANTED
# | Name | Friday | Saturday | Languages | Comment |
1 | Sandro Mathys | DE, EN | might jump in to allow for a coffee break | ||
2 | Marcus Moeller | DE, EN | might jump in to allow for a coffee break | ||
3 | Fabian Affolter | () | DE, EN, (FR) | - | |
4 | Gerold Kassube | DE, EN | - | ||
# | Name | Friday | Saturday | Languages | Comment |
# | Title | Abstract | URL | Slides | Speaker |
# | Title | Abstract | URL | Slides | Trainer |
- See FUDCon:Zurich_2010.
FUDCon Zurich 2010
FrOSCamp 2010 will proudly host FUDCon EMEA 2010. This goes as far as that the unknowing user might not even be able to separate them as there will be a single agenda for both. Of course FUDCon will have Fedora dedicated rooms and FrOSCamp will have their own rooms - there'll be only one shared keynote room tho. Both events take place in the same building at the same time (FUDCon adds the Sunday tho) and share lots of resources and hopefully also a part of the audience. Seeing FrOSCamp and FUDCon participants in some sort of productive exchange would be great! After all Fedora is friends with all other major distributions, upstream, downstream and all other projects oriented towards free and open source.
Even the party on Friday evening is open for everyone from both events.
- 2010-01-18: FrOSCamp officially announced their event, call for papers will follow


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Pronunciation: sêrj • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Verb, intransitive (no direct object)
Meaning: 1. To billow powerfully, to rise and fall in heavy waves. 2. To move forward in a powerful wave. 3. To increase or improve suddenly and to a great extent.
Notes: I kept hoping that the misuse of today's Good Word would go away before sullying its reputation. Since President Obama repeated it to refer to troop reinforcements in the Afghanistan war, it seems to have spread to the general vocabulary in the US. Even though I have meticulously built a reputation for stretching the sense of words to the maximum, calling a military buildup or reinforcements a "surge of troops" enters territory where even I fear to tread. It is a metaphor that just doesn't work and smacks a bit of warspeak.
In Play: Troop surges are possible: "At the captain's command, the troops surged out of the trenches." Troops can surge through enemy lines when those lines break. The important point is that a surge must be a strong wave-like motion, a push forward, powered by a force within whatever is surging. The buildups in Iraq and Afghanistan were discrete divisions being added to those already in those countries—by no means a surge.
Word History: Today's word came to us from an ancestor of French surgir "spring up, burst forth" from Latin surgere "to rise". The Latin verb comprises sub "(from) below" + regere "to lead, be straight" based on the root reg-. This Proto-Indo-European root apparently had the same ambiguity as English rule "a straight edge" and "to dominate, control". It shows up in Latin regula "straight stick", which Old French reduced to reule, whence English borrowed it as rule. Rex (regis) "king" became French roi "king" and royal, which English borrowed unchanged. In Sanskrit it emerged as raja "king, ruler", a constituent in the compound maharaja "great leader". The first element of this word is the adjective maha "great", a distant cousin of English much and Greek mega "large", used now in such words as megaton and megabyte.
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Science and KnowledgeParque Ecológico de MonsantoIt is the largest green space in the heart of Lisboa, almost 1000 hectares of woodland. Integrated in the park the Lisboa Camping offers visitors two multi-sports areas, a mini-golf course, two tennis courts, a swimming-pool area with solarium and (...)
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Science and KnowledgeCentro Ciência Viva de EstremozWelcome to the Centre for Live Science of EstremozWhat is a Centre for Live Science?It is a place where Science and Technology break the walls of laboratories, coming in direction to the visitor. A place where it is possible to interact with the (...)
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Science and KnowledgeMuseu Nacional de História Natural e da CiênciaThe Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência (MUHNAC), University of Lisbon, is a centre of education, science and culture in the heart of Lisbon. Although its location hosts teaching institutions since the early 17th century, the Museum has (...)
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Science and KnowledgeCentro Ciência Viva do Lousal - Mina de CiênciaThe Centre has been set up in a building that was associated with mining activity in the past and where the Geology Office, the Oil Storage Room, the Time-keeping Room, the Lantern Room, the Working Equipment Room and the Bathhouse were (...)
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Science and KnowledgeQuinta Pedagógica dos OlivaisOlivais pedagogical farm is the ideal place for children from the city to come into contact with traditional rural activities and observe countryside animals.Other activities include embroidery, bread- and cake-making, production of cheese and (...)
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Science and KnowledgePavilhão do Conhecimento - Ciência VivaThe Pavilion of Knowledge – Living Science is an interactive museum that was created with the goal of fostering knowledge and disseminating technological and scientific culture. To achieve this goal, various exhibitions and activities have been set (...)
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Science and KnowledgeCentro de Ciência Viva do AlgarveWith the Ria Formosa and the Atlantic Ocean so close at hand, the Living Science Centre of the Algarve features an exhibition devoted to the sea. How old are the bottoms of today's oceans? Why does the earth shake? What colour is the sea and why is (...)
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Science and KnowledgeCentro de Artes e de Ciências do MarThe Centre is housed in the old SIBIL whale factory, an industrial plant dedicated to the processing of these large sea mammals into oils and flours. It fell into disuse in the early 1980s, but between 2005 and 2007 the SIBIL building was restored (...)
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Science and KnowledgePlanetário de EspinhoThe Espinho Planetarium is a place that is almost mandatory to visit to those visiting Espinho. It is the most advanced planetarium in the country, equipped with a high resolution digital projection system. The projection in the Planetarium is made (...)
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The Conference
On 29th and 30th of November 2013 Casa Convalescència will open the doors again for NoSQL matters. We are expecting a great day of mind blowing talks, various opportunities to network with other experts and lots of possibilities to extend your NoSQL and Big Data knowledge.
Enjoy international speaker, ensuring a large variety of themes and different levels of difficulty.
All talks will be in English.
The Content
NoSQL matters will cover a broad spectrum of topics, including new products, use-cases and field reports of day-to-day operations of NoSQL infrastructures.
Hear talks about use-cases of document stores, graph databases, and wide column stores.
We will zoom in on technical background information and algorithmic innovations, from consistency models to geo-indices, from CAP & BASE to Big Data.
Why should you attend
Get insights into relevant NoSQL products and dive into technical aspects.
Get in contact with the leading NoSQL companies and learn more about their innovative tools and solutions.
Get to know the guys behind the databases and let them inspire you.
Meet and connect with great people from the NoSQL scene and strengthen your network.
The Venue
NoSQL matters Barcelona will take place at Casa Convalescència.
The venue is one of the last great works of Catalan Modernism, forms part of the complex of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau.
The complex was designed in the late 19th century. The whole hospital complex including the Casa was declared as Historical Artistic Monument in 1978 and World Cultural Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1997.
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[PRC148] picked up a Motorola Micom radio from eBay. These are US State Department surplus, but apparently the 125 Watt HF units are top-of-the-line at a tenth of the sticker price. The one hangup is that they're headless; you can't control them without additional hardware. But the Internets are often kind to the hobbyists, and this is no exception. You can get software to run the radio from a PC thanks to the Micom Yahoo Group. [PRC148] took that software as an example and built his own stand-alone interface. [Cached version of the page]
The head unit is an Arduino driving a four-line LCD display and a rather large array of buttons. The forum thread linked above shows his humble beginnings on a breadboard. During the project [PRC148] learned a lot of skills to end up with what you see above. Hiding behind the reused bezel is a PCB he designed in Eagle CAD and etched himself. It allowed him to cram the tactile switches close enough to work with the button overlay on this keypad.
UPDATE: The traffic from this feature took down the forum hosting the content. They requested that we do not link to them because of this. A cached version without images can be found above thanks to [Termm].


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[In Germany, in December of 2001, Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja gave a course on Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's book, Sri Jaiva-dharma. In that book, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura shares with his readers the essence of spiritual life from A to Z through a series of wonderful conversations rich with profound questions and unimaginable answers.
The following conversation takes place between Sannyasi Thakura and his spiritual master, Paramahamsa Babaji Maharaja. Previously, Sannyasi Thakura had been an impersonalist scholar who believed that the Absolute Truth is impersonal and that individual souls are not really individual, but are one in all respects with that impersonal Supreme Being. Since surrendering to his spiritual master, who is an exalted, self-realized devotee of the Supreme Lord Sri Krsna, Sannyasi Thakura has given up his impersonalist ideas.
In Srila Narayana Maharaja's class, he is explaining one of the conversations between this sincere disciple and his self-realized guru. Sannyasi Thakura is asking about the nature of the soul and Reality. In his answer, Paramahamsa Babaji is explaining some important Sanskrit terms from the ancient Vedic literature.
You may find that there are a few terms that are new for you, especially vastu, meaning substance or entity or object, vastava-vastu, meaning eternal, truly abiding, real entity or object, and avastava-vastu, meaning temporary, non-abiding, entity or object. By reading Srila Narayana Maharaja's explanation, we may understand the significance of these terms in our lives. -ed]
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Real and temporary objects
Paramahamsa Babaji is answering the question of Sannyasi Thakura regarding the meaning of vastu. What is written in Jaiva-dharma about this?
[Devotee reads from Jaiva Dharma:] Sannyasi Thakura asked his Gurudeva, "What is vastu?"
Paramahamsa Babaji Maharaja said, "The Sanskrit word for 'object' (vastu) is derived from the verbal root meaning 'to exist' or 'to dwell'. By adding a suffix, this root is made into a noun. Vastu therefore means 'what has existence' or 'what is self-evident'.
"There are two types of vastu: vastava and avastava. The term 'truly abiding substance' (vastava-vastu) refers to that which is grounded in transcendence. Temporary objects (avastava-vastu) are dravya (tangible objects), guna (qualities), and so on. Real objects have eternal existence. Unreal objects only have a semblance of existence, which appear real, although they are not."
[Srila Narayana Maharaja:] Here is an example: Krsna is truly vastu, the one real Entity. This microphone stand is also vastu, because it exists, but it is avastava-vastu, a temporary object. Krsna, maya (Krsna's deluding energy), and the jiva are all vastava-vastu. They exist eternally.
This microphone is an example of a tangible object, whereas a person's nature is an example of an intangible object or a quality. Suppose I am habituated in telling lies; this habit is an example of a quality. If someone is 'virtuous' or 'not virtuous' in this world, this is his quality, but such qualities are mundane, not transcendental. Only real existence is eternal; only transcendental existence is forever.
In the material world there is existence, but it is constantly changing; nothing remains the same for even a moment. The moment after this body took birth, it changed; and since then it has been changing at every moment. We do not realize this, but it is constantly changing. It is therefore avastava, temporary.
Vastava-vastu is not material; it does not change even after millions of years. The soul is eternal; it does not change. The Supreme Lord is eternal; He does not change. There are some vaisistya, unique characteristics or specialities, in each, but there is no change. Both have special unique qualities that are ever-unfolding but never changing.
The unique qualities of Lord Krsna are ever fresh and new. If anyone sees Krsna, he or she thinks, "Oh, I have never seen Him before." Especially Srimati Radhika, who is with Him throughout the day, will see Him and exclaim with wonder, "Who is He?" Radhika's dear friend Lalita will reply, "You don't know? You have just been sitting on the lap of that very person - that tricky person!" Radhika will retort, "No, I have never seen this person before. How beautiful He is!"
Once Padma, the sakhi (cowherd girlfriend) of Candravali, came to Lalita and Visakha to glorify Candravali. She said, "Oh, my sakhi is so fortunate. Today she saw the beauty of the whole form of Krsna, top to bottom." Lalita then said, "I'm very sorry to say that my sakhi is not so fortunate. If She sees Krsna's nose, She cannot move Her sight from there. If She is looking at His cheeks, then She becomes fixed on His cheeks. My sakhi has never seen Krsna fully." Padma then became ashamed, as the consciousness of Srimati Radhika is more glorious than that of Candravali.
Unlike Lord Krsna and the spirit souls, everything in this world is constantly changing. Temporary objects last only momentarily and are ultimately unreal. They are called vastu, because they are manifestations of maya, which is vastu, but they are avastava-vastu.
What is maya? Lord Krsna's transcendental creative power is called Yogamaya. She is real, and she has two aspects: Yogamaya and Mahamaya. Mahamaya, or maya, is the shadow of Yogamaya who manifests and manages this world. Regarding Yogamaya, she personally manages Lord Krsna's eternal abodes - Goloka Vrndavana and all others.
Reality Distinguished from Illusion
[Devotee reads from Jaiva Dharma:]
"Real objects have eternal existence. Unreal objects only have a semblance of existence; they sometimes exist and sometimes do not. It is said in Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.1.2): 'vedyaṁ vāstavam atra vastu śivadaṁ. Only a truly abiding substance, that which is related to the Supreme Absolut Truth and yields supreme auspiciousness, is worthy of being known.' "
[Srila Narayana Maharaja:] In this world everything seems to be real, but actually it is not. You can understand this from Srimad-Bhagavatam:
dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo 'tra paramo nirmatsarāṇāṁ satāṁ
vedyaṁ vāstavam atra vastu śivadaṁ tāpa-trayonmūlanam
śrīmad-bhāgavate mahā-muni-kṛte kiṁ vā parair īśvaraḥ
sadyo hṛdy avarudhyate 'tra kṛtibhiḥ śuśrūṣubhis tat-kṣaṇāt
Completely rejecting all religious activities which are materially motivated, this Bhagavata Purana propounds the highest truth, which is understandable by those devotees who are fully pure in heart. The highest truth is reality distinguished from illusion for the welfare of all. Such truth uproots the threefold miseries. This beautiful Bhagavatam, compiled by the great sage Vyasadeva in his maturity, is sufficient in itself for God realization. What is the need of any other scripture? As soon as one attentively and submissively hears the message of Bhagavatam, by this culture of knowledge the Supreme Lord is established within his heart.
The transcendental vastu is one without a second, and that is Sri Krsna Himself. He is the non-dual Supreme Truth. Everything comes from Him; everything is an expansion of His spiritual energy (yogamaya) and material energy (maha-maya). His personal expansions or manifestations, like Lord Ramacandra and Lord Nrsimhadeva, are non-different from Him. This world also manifests from Krsna, for without Him nothing can exist. He is the advaya-jnana para-tattva, the supreme, transcendental one-without-a-second Absolute Truth. Whatever we read about and whatever we see are only expansions of His power or of His bodily manifestations. The word sivadam in this verse means "very auspicious." It is very auspicious if a person can know Sri Krsna.
[Devotee reads from Jaiva-Dharma:]
"Sri Bhagavan is the only real Entity (vastava-vastu). The living entity, jiva, is a distinct or individual part of that Entity, while maya, the potency that produces illusion, is the energy of that Entity. Therefore, the word vastu refers to three fundamental principles: Bhagavan (the Supreme Lord), the jiva, and maya. Knowledge of the mutual relationship between these three principles is known as pure knowledge. There are innumerable seemingly real representations of these principles, and they are all regarded as avastava vastu, The classification of phenomena into various categories such as tangible objects and qualities, which is undertaken by the Vaisesika school of philosophy, *[See endnote 1] is merely a deliberation on the nature of avastava-vastu, temporary objects. The special characteristic of any truly abiding substance is its factual nature."
[Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja:] The sum-total of material elements is called the maha-tattva, and this is the first covering of the jiva. This mahat-tattva manifests false ego in the three modes of nature: goodness, passion and ignorance. From these modes, material intelligence develops. From material intelligence comes the mind, which is always deliberating on what it considers good and bad, painful or pleasing, this or that. The living entity then develops a particular body, and that body consists of five gross elements - earth, water, fire, air and ether. This is all a manifestation of maya-sakti . We see so many things in this world, but really nothing is as it appears. All is but the magic of phantasmagoric maya.
The Eyes to See
Everything we see by these material eyes is avastava, temporary and ultimately unreal, whereas whatever we see with our soul is vastava, reality. We shall experience transcendental existence when our anarthas (unwanted habits and thoughts) disappear and real prema manifests. Then we can see things as they are. We can have some idea of that real world when we reach the preliminary stage of love of God. At this time, at the stage of bhava-bhakti, transcendental emotions arise in our hearts.
However, in order to actually perceive that transcendental realm, one's heart must be saturated with love, or prema. At that time we will see the Supreme Reality and be able to serve Him in our transcendental form.
We cannot see the form of Sri Krsna with these eyes. In certain special cases it is possible, as in the instance of Dhruva Maharaja. Sri Narada Rsi saw the form of Narayana for a moment. He had been sincerely engaged in devotional practices, and when he came to the stage where he could not live without Sri Krsna, the Lord's expansion as four-handed Lord Narayana appeared to him for a moment. He had been chanting, "Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya," *[See endnote 2] and therefore it was Narayana who appeared to him. Narada Muni saw that Supreme Lord for a moment, and then the Lord disappeared. He then began to weep bitterly, and an aerial voice of Narayana spoke to him, "In your present stage you will not be able to see Me continually. I mercifully gave darsana to you to increase your eagerness. Continue your bhajana, traveling throughout the universe, chanting My name, and singing about My glories. In this way, always be maddened, sometimes rolling on the ground, with tears flowing your eyes and with a melted heart. When Maya leaves you, and when the time comes for you to leave your body, you will automatically attain your transcendental form."
It is stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.2.40): "By chanting the holy name of the Supreme Lord, one comes to the stage of love of Godhead. Then the devotee is fixed in his vow as an eternal servant of the Lord, and he gradually becomes very much attached to a particular name and form of the Lord. As his heart melts with ecstatic love, he laughs very loudly or cries or shouts. Sometimes he sings and dances like a madman, for he is indifferent to public opinion."
Later, when death came, Narada fearlessly placed his feet on the head of death and attained his transcendental form.
Wait for that stage when maya will leave you; then you will be able to see. Now your vision of Thakurji (the Deity form of the Lord) is called aropa-siddha-bhakti. *[See endnote 3] Now you may be thinking, "Oh, here is Thakurji. He can fulfill all my desires." With such consciousness, you may later reject that so-called worship and all other devotional practices. So wait for that stage, and then you will be able to have an actual vision of the Deity.
A Particle of Love
The soul comes from Krsna, but not directly from Krsna. It comes from Krsna when He is only with His tatastha-sakti (marginal potency). Jivera svarupa haya, krsnera nitya dasa. And always remember the second part of this verse: Krsnera tatastha-sakti bhedabheda prakasa. We have not come directly from Goloka Vrndavana.
[Devotee reading:]
"The special characteristic of any truly abiding substance is its factual nature."
[Srila Narayana Maharaja:] As a real, eternal entity, the jiva is an infinitesimal part and parcel of Sri Krsna. The transcendental nature of both Krsna and the jiva is one - and that nature is love. Krsna is love in fullness or completeness, and the jiva is an infinitesimal particle of that love. Although the jiva is infinitesimal, if he takes shelter of Lord Krsna, his love and affection will also become endless and infinite.
[Devotee reads from Jaiva Dharma:]
"The spirit soul is a real entity, and his eternal, constitutional identity is his true nature."
[Srila Narayana Maharaja:] That nature is love - love for Krsna, the love of the part for the whole. That love is the eternal religion of every soul in the universe, whether he is liberated or not.
[*Endnote 1:
Vaisesika philosophy is the teaching of Kanada Rsi and it is the oldest of the six classical philosophical systems. Vaisesika represents an analytical process TO decifer the material objects INto atomic formulas and thus arrive at permanent conclusions, which are not necessarily denying God as a person. It basically views the world as cosmologically atomistic and ontologically pluralistic.
[*Endnote 2:
Krsna is sometimes two-handed and sometime four-handed in Dvaraka as the son of Vasudeva. But here Vasudeva refers to Narayana. It simple means "All-pervading one."]
[*Endnote 3:
Aropa-siddha-bhakti means that the words "devotion to God" are superimposed upon an activity or consciousness that is not actually imbued with devotion.-ed]
[*Endnote 4:
On tatastha:
"All the qualities of the unalloyed soul are above the eightfold qualities such as egotism, etc., pertaining to Krsna's acit (inert material) potency. Hence the jiva potency. though very small in magnitude, is still superior to acit potency or Maya. This potency has another name, viz., tatastha or marginal potency, being located on the line demarcating the spheres of the spiritual and mundane potencies (Sri Brahma - samhita 5.21 purport)."
"When jivas, begotten of the marginal potency (tatastha-sakti), forget the service of Krsna, they are confined in the mundane prison house, the citadel of Durga. The wheel of karma is the instrument of punishment at this place (Sri Brahma - samhita 5.44 purport)."
"Just like in the seaside the shore, the beach, sometimes you see it is covered by water and sometimes it is land; similarly, when we are covered by maya, that is our jiva-bhuta stage, and when there is no more covering, that is brahma-bhuta stage (Bombay, March 30, 1971)."
"Tata means the beach. Sometimes the beach is covered with water, and sometimes it is land. That is called tatastha (New York, July 15, 1976 )."
"The marginal line between the material manifestation and the spiritual manifestation is the Viraja River, and beyond the Viraja, which is a transcendental current flowing from the perspiration of the body of the Lord, there is the three-fourths manifestation of God's creation (Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.9.10)."


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