text:
Deer repellent adds to tools for possum control
A successful trial of deer repellent used with aerial drops of 1080 poison would add another tool for possum control, this week's Environment Waikato Biosecurity Committee meeting heard.
Community » What's Happening » News » Media releases - archived
You can access our archive of media releases since 2000 by using the filter by date range search on the left hand side. Once you have made your date selections, click the filter button.
This archive does not include the recent media releases.
A successful trial of deer repellent used with aerial drops of 1080 poison would add another tool for possum control, this week's Environment Waikato Biosecurity Committee meeting heard.
Environment Waikato's Policy Committee is concerned about the practicality of implementing proposed new national air quality standards.
The Government's Building Bill is yet another Central Government responsibility that has been passed to regional councils without the finance needed to operate it, Environment Waikato's Policy Committee says.
Environment Waikato's Clean Streams project is proving so popular with Waikato farmers that more time needs to be spent keeping up with the demand for advice on how to protect streams.
Young environmentalists who attended a national Youth Environment Forum in Wellington last month have already developed plans for an on-going Regional forum.
Hamilton City has got on top of the smelly problem from its wastewater treatment plant.
The growing popularity of gully sections in Hamilton City is helping tackle the city's plant pests.
Environment Waikato is to prosecute two Waikato farmers for discharging effluent to water.
Environment Waikato Ready Response staff are working to clean up a spill of toxic transformer oil close to the Waitakaruru Stream near Morrinsville.
Environment Waikato Ready Response staff will be cleaning up for the next day or so after a spill of transformer oil close to the Waitakaruru Stream near Morrinsville early this morning.
Environment Waikato today released its strategy to protect Lake Taupo, for public discussion and feedback.
Taupo teachers will learn more about the problems facing their Lake next week.
Environment Waikato has granted consents to build a boat ramp at the Narrows reserve.
Narrow lanes in Hamilton's new subdivisions are creating problems for Hamilton buses.
Environment Waikato has granted resource consents to double the size of Inghams Enterprises Waitoa operations – with the full support of surrounding neighbours.
An Environment Waikato Restricted Coastal Activity Committee has recommended that the Minister of Conservation grant a six-year consent for an existing seawall built partly in the coastal marine area to protect property at Buffalo Beach, Whitianga.

Environment Waikato and Waikato District Council have granted resource consents to allow Huntly Quarries to continue and expand their operations.

Waikato iwi want a share of money collected from any coastal occupation charges which may be imposed by Environment Waikato.
Environment Waikato councillors debated whether they should spend resources on researching how to control pests or more on control work.
Young drinkers aged 17 to 19 are a growing problem in drink driving statistics.This week's Environment Waikato Road Safety Subcommittee heard that young drinkers in the two year bracket represent 22 percent of all drink impaired drivers caught.


text:
Voicebuy VoIP API - Changelog
Voicebuy is a wholesale VoIP (Voice over IP) provider offering Internet Telephony services to carriers, providers and corporate customers. With Voicebuy API developers can create and manage user accounts, manage billing and discount systems and more. The API uses SOAP protocol and responses are in XML. Public documentation is not available.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Casey Anthony Files for Bankruptcy in Florida
(NEW YORK) -- Casey Anthony has filed for bankruptcy protection in Florida.
The 26-year-old, who has been in hiding since she was acquitted 18 months ago of murdering her daughter, is seeking relief from a mountain of legal fees, penalties and back taxes.
Anthony filed the motion Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. According to the filing, Anthony has $1,084 in the bank and owes nearly $800,000, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
The bulk of Anthony's debt -- $500,000 -- is attorney's fees and costs for her defense during her high-profile murder trial.
Anthony also owes $145,660 to the Orange County Sheriff's Office for investigative fees related to the case because she misled them during the investigation; $68,540 to the Internal Revenue Service; and $61,505 in court costs.
The filing also mentions that Anthony is a defendant in several ongoing civil suits, including one filed by Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez for defamation.
Anthony told detectives in 2008 that her daughter, Caylee, had been kidnapped by a nanny named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez.
Authorities found the woman did not exist, but a Florida woman sharing a name with the fictitious nanny filed suit against Anthony.
Gonzalez said she lost her job and was evicted from her house as a result of Anthony's tale. The two women did not know each other.
Anthony later told authorities her daughter had drowned.
Roy Kronk, the meter reader who found the body of 2-year-old Caylee, and Texas EquuSearch, a group that spent more than $100,000 searching for the missing toddler, are also suing Anthony, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
On Friday, a Florida appeals court overturned two of Anthony's four lying convictions for misleading authorities.
Anthony completed her one-year probation for check fraud in August, leaving her free to go wherever she pleases. She resurfaced a few times over the past year via a leaked video diary and a telephone conversation with Piers Morgan, but has otherwise succeeded in disappearing from the public eye.
Copyright 2013 ABC News Radio


text:
At long last, after months of state-side preparation and three weeks of conducting interviews here in Germany, we've reached the end of our project with DHL. Wednesday was presentation day for us, meaning we spent most of the morning and early afternoon fine-tuning content, doing dry-runs of the PowerPoint, and of course, having the occasional last-minute freak out. Oh, and we also forgot to do a blog post amdist all of the final preparations (#SorryKurt).
Mike, Vince, and the rest of the DHL team invited us north to the company's headquarters in Bonn one last time to deliver the final presentation. Through the magic of teleconferencing, our findings would be shared with not only the DHL executives in Germany, but also the US-based team back home. And while a few technical snafus delayed the start of the presentation, we delivered our best presentation yet over the next two hours. Each person on the team brought their A-game and was very knowledgeable on their own section and the entire presentation at large. Overall, our presentation was very well-received and will be a tangible asset for DHL to use when educating employees on the buyer behavior of automotive companies for supply chain services.
However, the success of the project would not have been possible without the incredible level of accessibility and time that each and every person at DHL gave us. Mike White, DHL Supply Chain's Senior Vice President for the Global Automotive Sector was beyond generous with his time, working with us prior to the trip and on a daily basis once we arrived in Germany. Mike connected us with a wide variety of DHL personnel, including Vince, Scott, Markus, Frank, and Jan, who gave us genuine and transparent insight into the business' current operations and what lies ahead in the strategic vision. We owe them everything for their genuine interest in our project and openness to share their thoughts.
We also felt very privileged to speak with many of DHL's customers, some of which headed up multi-billion dollar business units. We greatly appreciated DHL's immediate faith in us that we would represent our sponsors well in these meetings. As this project was very customer-focused, these client interviews were the backbone to our final findings, and without them, we would not have been able to deliver the true value that DHL was looking for when they brought on this project.
DHL also gave us the opportunity to see not just the city of Koblenz, but much of Germany itself. Over the course of the three weeks, we covered over 4,000 kilometers of traveling via the Autobahn (likely accumulating our fair share of speeding tickets once we found out that posted limits were legit and not merely suggestions) and saw much of the beautiful German countryside.
Last night, we reflected back on the past year (our first year as MBA students) officially come to an end with the conclusion of the GAP program. It's hard to believe that just nine months ago, we barely knew each other or where our experience at Fisher would take us. Since then, we've formed deep friendships, survived the competitive internship search, and broadened our business knowledge through the classroom. However, without question, the most memorable experience of the entire year will be the thrill of flying to an unfamiliar land to work on a pressing issue for a Fortune 100 company that will have a real and meaningful impact on their business. It was truly an honor and unforgettable experience to work with DHL over the last few months and we thank them for giving the six of us lifelong memories.
With that, we also thank you, the readers, for following our adventures over the last three weeks.
Auf Wiedersehen!


text:
Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Exploring Communication
|Are These Shapes Congruent? | Try It Yourself: Congruent Shapes | Problem Reflection | Your Journal
After you have explored the Congruent Shapes activity, please answer the following questions:
One point to remember is that for both teachers and students, internal communication helps organize one's thoughts, especially when working alone. This is the kind of work your students are doing as they work on similar problems. Attention to internal communication can help you explain your thought process to others. Making sketches to organize and represent your solutions, using precise definitions, considering connections to other known mathematics, manipulating models or shapes during problem solving, making and annotating lists, and justifying your answers are all forms of communication.
Communication is part of all the Process Standards. Communicating orally or in writing about your thoughts can lead to reflection on your own understanding, clarification of new ideas, and a desire to learn more specific concepts and vocabulary. Exploring your own mathematical thinking will lead to more insights, richer experiences for your students, and better explanations and questioning techniques.
|Teaching Math Home | Grades 3-5 | Communication | Site Map | © |
© Annenberg Foundation 2017. All rights reserved. Legal Policy


text:
Angels' Mike Trout Still Day-to-Day
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim star Mike Trout is out for his fifth straight game. Trout missed Monday's matchup against the Tigers as he deals with a sore right wrist. The MVP-candidate received a cortisone injection Monday morning. He was hurt last week on a steal attempt against Tampa Bay. Trout is batting .309 with 30 home runs and 21 stolen bases this season.
Photo: Getty


text:
Teacher who stomped on flag in front of class gets $85K settlement
WSFA: CHAPIN, SC (WIS) – A Midlands teacher who made national headlines after stomping on an American flag in front of his classes has been paid $85,000 and remains on paid administrative leave until the end of the school year when his resignation takes effect.
Chapin High School English teacher Scott Compton agreed to the $85,000 settlement from the district's insurance carrier in late March, according to documents obtained by WIS through the Freedom of Information Act.
Mark Bounds, spokesman for the District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties, says the district's insurance carrier made the decision to make a monetary payment to Compton after the teacher's attorney notified the district he had prepared a complaint for filing in federal court.
"Upon receiving that information, the District's attorneys advised the District's insurance carrier that a lawsuit was going to be filed by Mr. Compton," said Bounds. "Based on financial considerations related to anticipated legal fees to defend such a suit, the Insurer made the decision to make a monetary [payment] to Mr. Compton," said Bounds.
"We are glad this issue is resolved," said Bounds. "The resolution is in the best interest of the district, our teachers and the children we serve."
The district since January 1 has been billed approximately $31,400 for legal fees related to the case.
Compton resigned in late March due to "personal and family reasons," according to district records. He will remain on paid administrative leave through the end of the 2012-2013 school year when his resignation goes into effect on June 7.
"All parties agreed that his resignation is in the best interest of everyone who was directly involved in this matter," said Bounds.
Compton, who has been a teacher for 12 years, was placed on administrative leave with pay from the district following the December 2012 incident that received nationwide attention. His last day in class was December 13.
Students who were in the honors English class that day said Compton placed the American flag on the ground and stomped on it. He repeated the lesson in three classes that day, prompting a full investigation.
The teacher's attorney, Darryl D. Smalls, says Compton was teaching a lesson on symbolism as part of a unit on All Quiet on the Western Front and "nothing more." "At no point and in no way, shape or form was this lesson a negative commentary on America. It was quite the opposite," said Smalls.
The district placed Compton on leave after parents characterized the lessons as disrespectful and unpatriotic. After a district investigation, Superintendent Dr. Stephen Hefner on January 10 made the recommendation to the school board to fire Compton.
Compton asked for a hearing before the board to appeal the decision. After several delays, that meeting never happened. Instead, Compton's attorney and the district worked out the teacher's exit. Hefner then withdrew his recommendation after Compton agreed to resign.
As part of the agreement, Chapin High School Principal Dr. Akil Ross furnished a letter of recommendation to Compton to submit to prospective employers.
Stomping on Old Glory is "in no way, shape or form a negative commentary on America"? I'm sure Bill Ayers would approve.


text:
Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff
Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff is vice president at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) where he oversees the organization's activities in Germany. Prior to joining GMF, he served as an advisor to Joachim Gauck, the president of Germany. From 2013-17, he oversaw policy planning and speechwriting for the president.
Before joining the President's staff in Berlin, Kleine-Brockhoff spent 12 years in Washington, DC, including a prior six-year stint at GMF where he led work about the implications of the European financial crisis. A member of GMF's senior management team since 2007, Kleine-Brockhoff was responsible for strategic projects and, until 2011, oversaw GMF policy programs and globalization projects.
Before arriving at GMF, Kleine-Brockhoff served as the Washington bureau chief of DIE ZEIT, Germany's intellectual weekly.


text:
|Induction Class of 2006
Mary Barrett was considered one of the top female athletic administrators in the nation, serving as UMass Boston's Associate Director of Athletics for 17 years. Prior to her arrival at the Harbor Campus, she began her career as an Assistant Professor in the education department from 1967-74 at Boston State College. In 1974, she became the school's Assistant Athletic Director and later Associate Athletic Director until finally assuming the duties of Director of Athletics in 1978, prior to Boston State's merger with UMass Boston in 1982. During her time in collegiate athletics she became a trailblazer for female administrators, becoming the first woman to be named to the Board of Directors of the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame, the first woman to be named President of the nation's largest athletic conference, the Eastern College Athletic Conference from 1985-86 and the first female to chair the ECAC East Hockey Tournament Committee. Her highest achievement came in 1992 when she was elected to a five-year term on the NCAA Executive Committee and was the sole representative from Division III on the committee, which serves as the NCAA's governing body. Prior to her ascension to that post, she served on the NCAA Council from 1986-90 and also held positions on a number of other NCAA committees. The Malden native was a member of various ECAC committees during her time as well.


text:
Recap: Crew hang on to beat Fire 2-1, pull even in table
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The surging Columbus Crew jumped out to a quick lead behind first-half goals from Eddie Gaven and Emilio Rentería and made it stand for a 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire on Saturday before an intense crowd at Crew Stadium.
The Crew (5-4-3, 18 points) pulled even in the Eastern Conference standings with the Fire (5-4-3, 18) by winning their second straight match and extending their unbeaten run to five straight.
Gaven scored in the ninth minute and Rentería followed in the 43rd for the halftime lead with both tallies coming in the south end in front of more than 600 Fire fans.
The Fire allowed the opening goal for the ninth time this season when Gaven wheeled after a pass from Shaun Francis, dribbled to the upper left corner of the penalty are and placed a shot under the legs of defender Jalil Anibaba and past Chicago 'keeper Sean Johnson.
Shortly before halftime, Rentería scored his second goal of the season and second in as many games after receiving Gaven's pass into the goal box. The big Venezuelan threw defender Berry off his shoulder, turned and buried the ball past Johnson.
His score came less than a minute after Patrick Nyarko almost made it 1-1 after accepting a back pass from Crew defender Shaun Francis to create a breakaway. Nyarko fired from 18 yards but closing goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum pushed the try away.
Then it was Crew midfielder Dilly Duka's turn to shine. He cranked a shot off the crossbar in the 53rd minute and had a crafty service into the center of the box only to see Tony Tchani poorly finish a header.
Chicago defender Austin Berry pulled one back in the 72nd minute with a powerful header from about eight yards off a cross from second-half substitute Daniel Paladini, but the Crew held from there.
OPTA Chalkboard: Gaven is everywhere in helping Crew remain unbeaten
Columbus now get a break from MLS play until June 16, when they travel to New England, while Chicago are off until June 16, when they also travel to face the Revolution.
Both teams are in action again on May 29 in the third round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Columbus host the Dayton Dutch Lions of the USL PRO which Chicago travel to face the Michigan Bucks of the PDL.
If both MLS teams win, the Fire would host the Crew on June 5 at Toyota Park.
MLSsoccer.com Men of the Match
|What We Saw
|Eddie Gaven
|With the opener and assisting on the winner, Crew veteran carried his team, especially in the first half.
|Emilio Rentería
|Another goal in as many games for big Venezuelan, who was especially impressive in shucking Austin Berry to score before halftime
|Patrick Nyarko
|Should've buried the equalizer in the 41st, but speedster was the only consistent threat for the visitors.


text:
I am delighted you want to check out my personal website, however
please talk to my agents about commissions as they handle all of that for me.
I look forward to working with you.
Judith van den Hoek absolutely loves watching documentaries about Karl Lagerfeld, Valentino and Isabel Marant. They're a great source of inspiration for this fashion illustrator who uses simple yet expressive line work to capture each garment or collection she draws.
Based in Gouda, in the Netherlands, Judith is also inspired by magazines, blogs and books. She does editorial commissions as well as working for fashion labels, and private collectors. Beyond her passion for drawing, she loves the outdoors and cycling, and says that if she weren't an illustrator she'd probably like to work in a zoo.
Give us a few details and we'll get back
to you quickly with an idea of Judith's
availability and fees.
Written a book?
Read our Guide for Authors and Private Commissioners that gives you a helpful idea of fees, briefing and timing.
New to commissioning
Check out our easy 1 minute guide
Want to talk to someone?
Call one of our expert agents
Cookies: Our website uses cookies to help us better understand your needs and so provide you with the best online experience.
You can find out
more about cookies and the information they collect in our updated Terms. By using this site
you are agreeing upon our updated Terms.
or Create a new lightbox
(to access/manage online portfolio)
Your browser settings indicate you may prefer the USA, Canada and the Americas site.If so, please click the flag above to change to it.


text:
larkin on Family Tree Circles
sort: Date Alphabetical
view: full | list
view: full | list
Journals and Posts
johnson and miller familys,rutherford,co.tn. 1804-16,all kin invited to leave any sort of message concerning any family member of those times,thanks, wes johnson,aberdeen,wa.
my wife would like to find her dauhter,adopted,30 yrs ago.in springfield,mo.whats the best way,as this adoption was forced on her at the time by her mother,...thanks wes johnson
william johnson sr. and rebecca larkin johnson
seek info of any kind ,about william or rebeccas parents,william born1740 england,likewise 1743, england,for then,rebecca larkin,thanks grandson, wes johnson
- Displaying 1-3 of 3 Journals
- 1
- of1


text:
The world is awash with conventions and agreements that are supposed to conserve our oceans but none are achieving the right results—reversing the multiple threats that are ruining the health of our marine environment.
Oceans and seas, covering 71% of the earth's surface, contain rich and diverse ecosystems that provide people with a string of social and economic benefits including revenue from tourism and fisheries. But less than 1% of them are protected, compared to about 12% of the land surface. Over-fishing, pollution, irresponsible coastal development and climate change are taking an ever-greater toll on the oceans and the wealth of life they support.
In 2002, recognizing the scale and pace of human-induced degradation of the marine world, most countries committed to establishing networks of Marine Protected Areas by 2012. Yet progress towards this target has been painfully slow. That's why the spotlight is now turning on the World Heritage Convention which many believe has untapped potential to work as well for the oceans as it does for terrestrial conservation.
Of the existing 878 World Heritage sites, only 41 are protected at least partly for their marine biodiversity. In 2005 a World Heritage Marine Programme was launched aimed at increasing the scope of the Convention to promote large-scale protection of the marine environment. Conservationists trying to accelerate this process were given a welcome boost earlier this year when the Kingdom of Bahrain, in partnership with UNESCO and IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas, held a meeting to develop a clear road map of action.
The road map, called the Bahrain Plan of Action for Marine World Heritage outlines the steps needed in the next few years to increase formal recognition of the outstanding values that exist in our oceans and seas. Key experts came together to outline what was needed by both international and regional communities to better manage existing World Heritage sites and accelerate the inscription of new ones. The Action Plan calls for increased training for countries in developing nominations for sites, and improved data and information sharing.
With Bahrain as the host, the first region under scrutiny was the Gulf and Red Sea—identifying and prioritizing potential marine World Heritage Sites. While the Red Sea is famous for its globally-important marine biodiversity, most notably the extraordinary system of coral reefs; the Gulf of Aden, with its nutrient-rich waters, supports prolific fisheries. But the region's existing marine protected areas do not fully represent the range of habitats and species found there including mangroves, turtle nesting sites and important breeding areas for seabirds.
World Heritage is seen as a key element in the Marine Plan of Action of IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas. An area of particular concern is identifying and implementing a network of protected areas on the high seas—the areas of the oceans that lie beyond any jurisdiction. Although the marine conservation community is keen to see a significant expansion of marine protected areas, it is equally anxious to ensure that attention is not deflected from improving the management of existing ones.
"The key now is to keep up the engagement with interested organizations and individuals and to build on the momentum created in Bahrain," says Tim Badman, IUCN's Advisor on World Heritage. "We hope the Action Plan will play a key role in achieving and even surpassing the 2012 targets for conserving biodiversity in our oceans and ensure the preservation of natural marine heritage for future generations."


text:
December 21, 1929
May 17, 1997
Married March 30, 1951
May 2, 1928
June 29, 2007
Contributed on 2/11/09 by murdockpat123
Email This Contributor
Record #: 151015
Thank you for visiting the Arkansas Gravestones. On this site you can upload gravestone photos, locate ancestors and perform genealogy research. If you have a relative buried in Arkansas, we encourage you to upload a digital image using our Submit a Photo page. Contributing to this genealogy archive helps family historians and genealogy researchers locate their relatives and complete their family tree.
Submitted: 2/11/09 • Approved: 5/7/12 • Last Updated: 7/27/12 • R151015-G151014-S3


text:
January 3, 2013
CFTC Orders Mizuho Securities USA Inc. to Pay $175,000 to Settle CFTC Charges of Secured Fund Deficiencies and Supervision Failures
Washington, DC – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an order filing and settling charges against Mizuho Securities USA Inc. (Mizuho) of New York, N.Y., for failing to provide timely notice to the CFTC of secured fund deficiencies in violation of CFTC regulation 1.12(h) and for failing to diligently supervise its employees in violation of regulation 166.3. Mizuho is a registered Futures Commission Merchant (FCM). The CFTC order requires Mizuho to pay a $175,000 civil monetary penalty and orders Mizuho to cease and desist from violating CFTC regulations, as charged.
The Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations contain provisions to protect the funds of customers trading on both U.S. and foreign exchanges. In relation to customers trading on foreign exchanges, an FCM must account for and maintain money, securities, and property (collectively "funds") in an amount at least sufficient to cover or satisfy all of its current obligations to foreign futures and options customers in a separate "secured account." The funds in a secured account are referred to as secured funds. CFTC regulation 1.12(h) provides, in part, that whenever an FCM knows or should know that it has a deficiency in secured funds, it must report such deficiency immediately by telephone notice, confirmed immediately in writing by facsimile notice to the CFTC and the FCM's Designated Self-Regulatory Organization (DSRO).
According to the CFTC order, as of October 7, 2011, Mizuho was required to hold $536,875,879 in secured funds, but held only $524,471,120 in its secured accounts, resulting in a secured funds deficiency of $12,404,759. Funds required to be held in secured accounts are distinct from funds required to be held in segregated accounts. Mizuho met its segregated funds requirements and had excess segregated funds of $122,564,573 as of that date, according to the order.
Also, according to the order, as of Monday, October 10, 2011, Mizuho was required to hold $564,203,212 in secured funds, but held only $523,184,067 in its secured accounts, resulting in a secured funds deficiency of $41,019,145. Mizuho met its segregated funds requirements and had excess segregated funds of $95,458,784 as of that date.
Mizuho became aware of its deficiency in secured funds on Tuesday, October 11, 2011, and cured it that same day. However, Mizuho failed to provide notice of the deficiencies on October 7 and 10 to the CFTC until Wednesday, October 12, 2011.
The CFTC order further finds that Mizuho failed to diligently supervise its employees by failing to provide adequate employee training regarding their obligations to comply with regulation 1.12(h), and because Mizuho did not have policies or procedures in place mandating immediate notification to both the CFTC and its DSRO of any segregated or secured fund deficiency.
CFTC Division of Enforcement staff members responsible for this matter are Elizabeth N. Pendleton, Rachel A. Hayes, Melissa Glasbrenner, William P. Janulis, Scott Williamson, Rosemary Hollinger, and Richard B. Wagner.
Media Contact
Dennis Holden
Last Updated: January 3, 2013


text:
Check, check... is this thing on? My oh my... I guess Facebook has consumed us!
Have a super hump day!
~Jennifer and Sandi
The citation would also apply to other materials typically found in the backseat arsenal of a teen participating in homecoming pranks: Shaving cream, eggs, paint, chocolate syrup or any other kind of liquid, foam, food or solid material.
What has our world come too?
I use to TP all the time because I had to!! It was part of our initiation into danceline.
DUMB. Didn't you TP as a kid?
- Jennifer


text:
[Verse 1: Scoob]
Check it, check it, check it, check it!
This here for the motherfuckin record
Here we here we here we go, here we here we go
Can I can I can I kick a motherfuckin flow
Chitty chitty bang bang, I chitty bang bang
Motherfuckin niggas can't hang
Well oh no, look at the cloud, it's gonna rain
But I don't give a fuck I'm letting niggas know they can't hang
Don't give me no lip, don't give me no backtalk, yeah break North
Don't make me get my gun and blow your motherfuckin head off
Once again, niggas know my style, God damn it
Unless it's on the cut so give me the mic and watch me slam it
Hard like Shaquille, oh you better kneel
When you see me comin, Big Scoob got em runnin
Sex when I flex I catch wreck on the world tour
With dough in my pockets big like the Biscuits in CB4
Set up a contest, I'm coming, I'm taking the dough
They wouldn't pick you even if you had a afro
So don't try me, you better walk by me
I'll do you like the first part in Menace II Society
Like Cypress Hill, yo, I'm insane
I'll shoot a hole in your toe
I'll make you jump like the House of Pain
Bang biggy bang biggy bang bang
Niggas can't hang, niggas can't hang
Bang biggy bang biggy bang bang, motherfuckin niggas can't hang
[Verse 2: The Notorious B.I.G.]
Where Brooklyn at? Where Brooklyn at?
Where Brooklyn at? Where Brooklyn at?
We gonna do it like this
Anytime you're ready, check it:
I got seven Mac 11's, about eight 38's
Nine 9's, ten MAC-10's, the shit never ends
You can't touch my riches
Even if you had MC Hammer and them 357 bitches
Biggie Smalls the millionaire, the mansion, the yacht
The two weed spots, the two hot Glocks
That's how I got the weed spot
I shot dread in the head, took the bread and the lambsbread
Little Gotti got the shotty to your body
So don't resist, or you might miss Christmas
I tote guns,I make number runs
I give mc's the runs, drippin'
When I throw my clip in the AK, I slay from far away
Everybody hit the d-e-c-k
My slow flow's remarkable, peace to Mateo
Now we smoke weed like Tony Montana sniffed the yayo
That's crazy blunts, mad L's
My voice excels from the avenue to jail cells
Oh my god, I'm dropping shit like a pigeon
I hope you're listenin', smackin' babies at their Christenin'
[Verse 3: 2Pac]
Yeah, where the motherfuckin thugs at?
Throw up your motherfuckin middle finger
We gonna do this shit like this
I thank the lord for my many blessings, though I'm stressin
Keep a vest for protection, from the barrel of a Smith & Wesson
And all my niggas in the pen, here we go again
Ain't nothing separating us but my MAC-10
Born in the ghetto as a hustler, older
A straight soldier, buckin at the bustas
No matter how you try, niggas never die
We just retaliate with hate, then we multiply
You see me striking down the block, hitting corners
Mobbing like a motherfucker, living like I wanna
And ain't no stopping at the red lights, I'm sideways
Thug life, motherfucker crime pays
Let the cops put their lights on: chase me nigga!
Zig zaggin' through the freeway: race me nigga!
In a high speed chase with the law
The realest motherfucker that you ever saw
[Verse 4: Shyheim]
Yo, this goes out to everybody from Staten Island
(Ah Mister Cee, and you don't stop)
Yo, times is getting hard, word is bond, I swear to God
I even got caught trying to steal from the junkyard
A born terror, a rebel without a pause
I never had a good Christmas, so who is Santa Claus
I walk the streets at night with my head down
In this lil town you see clowns that wanna be down
So they get a Glock and lick shots to get props
And when shit rocks all you can hear when the shells drop
An old man got shot in the parking lot
In front of my building I hang with his grandchildren
And for the nigga that pulled the trigger then tried to slide
And hide, but he got knocked by the homicide
And this happens everyday around my way
So I pray that I can live another day
[Kane] This how we gonna do it, hold up Cee, aiyyo, let's try this
[Shy] Staten Island in the motherfuckin house!
Wassup, Wu-Tang Clan in here or what?
[Verse 5: Big Daddy Kane]
Now what's the bullshit niggas been saying
Dont try to act like Martin now with that "I was just playin!"
No need to grieve for more, now that the beef is on
Uhh!! Oh yeah motherfucker, your teeth is gone
Just cause you rap don't meant that you're catching wreck with me
Step to this I'll give your mic a vasectomy
I only know one nigga that can come next to me
No, that's a tattle, cause I can't count my own shadow
A battle, I gots to have it, 'lest you're gonna rob me
Like they did, Whittaker when he fought Chavez
Cause when it comes to going against Kane rappin
That's like a pimp trying to pull a nun, ain't nothing happenin
Non-resistible, non compatible
I'm not saying I'm the best, I'm just saying I'm fuckin incredible
And let's just get one more thing understood
If I fart on a record, trust me nigga, that shit gon' sound good
Two of the GOAT MCs in a freestyle masterpiece.
Recorded by Mister Cee on cassette at Madison Square Garden in 1993 for the Budweiser Superfest.
Contains lyrics from:
Additionally, the word "freestyle" is a bit of a misnomer. In the 90's, when this was recorded, a freestyle was commonly regarded as anything not recorded, not necessarily something off the top. This was not off the top. Listen to Big Daddy Kane in the background of some of the verses providing layering, something that would be impossible had the artist been spitting impromptu.


text:
Any chance we could get the forum set up for Tapatalk? In my opinion, this app makes browsing forums on your smart phone MUCH easier/better than web browser.
Thanks in advance,
Tell us what you think of this site, request features, make suggestions, or let us know what you would have done differently. We'll always listen to what you have to say, and sometimes we'll even change things accordingly!
1 post • Page 1 of 1
- Supporting Cast
- Posts: 143
- Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:12 pm
- Location: York, PA
1 post • Page 1 of 1


text:
NFO period: 15th March – 28th March 2016
Highlights of the NFO:
- Scheme type – A close ended Capital Protection Oriented Fund
- Investment objective – The Scheme is a close ended Capital Protection Oriented Fund. The investment objective of the Scheme is to seek to protect capital by investing a portion of the portfolio in highest rated debt securities and money market instruments and also to provide capital appreciation by investing the balance in equity and equity related securities. The debt securities would mature on or before the maturity of the Scheme. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized.
- Product suitability – The product is suitable for investors who are seeking Long term savings solution. A Hybrid Fund that seeks to protect capital by investing a portion of the portfolio in highest rated debt securities and money market instruments and aim for capital appreciation by investing in equities.
- Minimum Application Amount – First investment is Rs. 5,000/- and in multiples of Rs. 10/- thereafter
- Plan/ Options available – Direct Plans having cumulative Option and Dividend Option with only Dividend Payout facility.
- Fund Managers –
- Mr. Vinay Sharma – Equity portion
- Jointly by Mr. Rahul Goswami and Ms. Chandni Gupta – Debt Portion
- Mr. Shalya Shah – ADR/GDR and other foreign securities
- Benchmark – combination of Crisil Composite Bond Fund Index (85%) and Nifty 50 (15%) Index
- Maturity period – 1120 days from the date of allotment
( Mutual Fund investments are subject to market risks, read all scheme related documents carefully.)
Locate ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund Advisors in your city


text:
Like "Cendol Ais Kacang"?...If you are a Malaysian, you definetely know what's that! Its a kind of cool dessert with blended ice, coconut milk, palm sugar and cendol (a kind of green jelly). Its very porpular here, where you can get it everywhere.
Well, if you like that yummy ice dessert, then you'll definetely like this cake too. Top with cendol agar-agar with a soft butter cake base..:)
A very simple cake which takes only 1-2 hours to prepare. By the time you mould out the cake, it'll be half gone!! Really yummy when you take it with a cup of green tea,.....that's what i'm doing now..haha!
Alright here's the recipe for you......
Ingredients (Cake):
120g Sugar
2 tsps Cake emulsifier
4 large Eggs
110g plain flour
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tbsp Water
1 tsp Vanilla essence (optional)
130g Melted butter
~ Mix (A) till well blended. Then add in (B) and whip till thick.
~ Add in (C) and continue to whip till light and fluffy
~ Add (D), miz till well blended.
~ Fold in (E) and mix well.
~ Pour mixture into a greased and lined 9" square tin.
~ Bake at 180'C for 20 minutes. Set aside to cool completely.
Ingredients (Topping):
650ml Water
Pinch of salt
180g Palm sugar (cut into small pieces so that its easier to melt)
2 tsps Agar-agar powder
1 tbsp Instant jelly powder
2 Egg yolks
350ml Fresh coconut milk
45g Cornflour
120g Cooked Red beans
200g Cendol (rinsed and drained)
~ Bring (A) to boil and until palm sugar melted completely.
~ Mix (B) together and add into (A). Continue to cook till thick. Stir constantly to avoid burning the bottom.
~ Off fire and add in (C). Mix well.
~ Pour mixture onto the cooked and cooled cake. Let it cool for about 15 minutes the refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
~ Unmould, serve cold.
Its a nice cool cake serve during this hot weather. Give it a try and let me know whether you like it or not...Cheers!


text:
AutoCheck Terms and Conditions
This report, and any reliance upon it, is subject to AutoCheck Terms and Conditions. If you obtained the report from a dealer, the dealer has been provided with these Terms and Conditions and can share them with you. These AutoCheck Terms and Conditions are also available at any time at www.autocheck.com/terms or by writing to Experian: Experian Automotive C/O AutoCheck Customer Service 955 American Lane Schaumburg IL 60173
About AutoCheck
AutoCheck vehicle history reports by Experian Automotive is the leading vehicle history reporting service. With expert data handling, the Experian Automotive database houses over 4 billion records on a half a billion vehicles. Every AutoCheck vehicle history report will give you confidence when buying or selling your next used vehicle, with superior customer service every step of the way.
Patent Notice
Certain aspects of this vehicle history report may be covered by U.S. Patent 8,005,759.
Experian and the marks used herein are service marks or registered trademarks of Experian. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.


text:
Stop, Eat, Listen:
We offer you an hour of space in the centre of your day. An hour to forget what's going on at home, in the office, in your head, and re-focus. An energizing, organic lunch, an expert's insight into a new theme, a fresh perspective on a familiar topic. Emerge from the peaceful surrounds of the Charleston Library Society rested, recharged, and perhaps also inspired.
To buy a season pass for all Wide Angle Lunches, please call (843) 723-9912 or visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/839978


text:
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks closed with modest gains on Tuesday, clawing back a fraction of their worst losses since June made a day earlier.
Investors welcomed a smaller-than-expected drop in factory orders during December. The stock market had slumped Monday after disappointing manufacturing data on the heels of an emerging-markets rout stoked fears over a possible slowdown in the U.S. economy.
• The Tell: Market news and analysis
• | Canada section
• Columns: Stocks | Oil | Gold | Bonds | Dollar
• My Portfolio: Know where your funds are?
• Real-time currency exchange rates
• After-hours stock screener
The S&P 500 SPX, -0.49% closed 13.31 points, or 0.8%, higher at 1,755.20, a day after sliding 2.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.59% rose 72.44 points, or 0.5% to 15,445.24.
The Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.80% ended 34.56 points, or 0.9% higher at 4,031.52.
Read the recap of our stock market live blog.
"A 3.5% drop in one month is not something to worry about. Since 2009, we had one monthly loss for every three gains, said Frank Fantozzi, president and founder of Planned Financial Services.
"We advise our clients to allocate more money to emerging markets, which look cheap at the moment and to U.S. stocks, as we believe the big macro picture remains intact," he added.
The economic calendar will get busier, beginning with the ISM services index and ADP jobs reports on Wednesday and ending with the closely watched nonfarm-payrolls report on Friday.
In earnings news, Michael Kors US:KORS shares soared 17.3% after the firm reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings and raised its per-share earnings guidance.
J.C. Penney JCP, +17.28% reported a 2% increase in same-store sales for the fourth quarter, marking the first time since the second quarter of 2011 that the retailer has generated a positive quarterly sales result. However, some analysts said the results were "not good enough," and shares tanked 10.6%.
Yum Brands Inc. YUM, -1.58% rallied 8.9% after the parent company of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut said late Monday its fourth-quarter earnings fell. However, the company's adjusted earnings per share were better than projected in a FactSet survey.
Archer Daniels Midland Co.'s ADM, +0.00% fourth-quarter adjusted earnings beat expectations. But shares gave up earlier gains and closed 1.8% lower.
Shares of Microsoft Corp. MSFT, -1.16% closed slightly lower the day the software giant had named Satya Nadella, head of the company's cloud and enterprise business, as its new chief executive officer.
In other financial markets, European stocks fell for a third-straight day, while Asian bourses closed in the deep red. Oil rebounded ahead of inventory data, while gold moved lower. In currencies, the Australian dollar climbed against the U.S. dollar after the country's central bank indicated it is no longer leaning toward cutting interest rates.
More must-reads from MarketWatch:
Hulbert: Two things Facebook must do
How wealth changes your personality


text:
Here's What People Look at on Facebook Brand Pages
In an effort to catch your eye on their Facebook pages, brands have experimented with apps and splashy profile photos. But in almost all cases, it turns out, the humble Facebook wall itself steals the show.
In an webcam eye-tracking study for Mashable by EyeTrackShop, the 30 participants who viewed top Facebook brand pages almost always looked at pages' walls first — usually for at least four times longer than any other element on the page.
On average, the smaller pictures above the wall were noticed 85% of the time, and the "likes" column was noticed just 58% of the time.
Here are some other interesting observations that can be gleaned from the eyetracking maps of Facebook brand pages for Coca-Cola, Skittles, Victoria's Secret, Starbucks, Converse, PlayStation, Pringles and Red Bull:
Content matters. Facebook brand page visitors almost always saw the wall first, and spent more time looking at it than any other element on the page.
The exception: Scantily-clad women. Victoria Secret's page was the only one in which people looked at the profile photo — a busty woman in a brassiere — before they noticed the Facebook wall. When they did move on to the wall, they spent about 25% less time looking at it than they did other brands' walls.
Profile photos can be the difference between seeing and not seeing a brand. Most brand pages' profile photos didn't get a lot of attention. Only 57% of visitors to Coca-Cola's page, for instance, even saw the bottle of Coke that occupies this prime piece of real estate. Generally, profile photos with faces in them got the most attention. An exception to this rule was Skittles, which had an image of a bag of Skittles in the profile photo spot that 90% of visitors saw.
Photos on the wall get attention. The Facebook wall with the most images at the time of the test, PlayStation, was also the one that people spent the most time looking at. On average, viewers stayed on the wall for 4.88 seconds. No other page element on any brand's page held attention for longer than four seconds.
Take a gander at the results of the study in the gallery, and let us know your own observations in the comments.


text:
Javier Bardem + Penelope Cruz Expecting Their Second Genetically-Blessed Child
Oscar winners Penelope Cruz, 38, and Javier Bardem, 43, are collaborating on a new project: another baby. The couple has announced they're expecting their second child later this year.
The pretty pair, who married in July of 2010, already have a 2-year-old child with whom Penelope was pregnant while shooting 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.' But she and Bardem have been fiercely private about their family.
"I want [my kids] to grow up in a way that is as anonymous as possible," Cruz told PEOPLE shortly after son Leonardo's birth. "The fact that his father and I have chosen to do the work that we do, doesn't give anybody the right to invade our privacy."
Even before Penelope had Leonardo, she took part in global charitable efforts with other stars like Bono and Sean Penn, and being a mom has deepened her compassion for kids who are less fortunate.
"When you have your own, it multiplies," she says. "It breaks your heart to know that there are so many children in the world suffering so much."
Congrats to the expanding (and philanthropic) family!


text:
It looks like your browser is out of date.
To use all features of KLM.com safely, we recommend that you update your browser, or that you choose a different one. Continuing with this version may result in parts of the website not being displayed properly, if at all. Also, the security of your personal information is better safeguarded with an updated browser.
Looking for an inspiring destination for a city trip? Book flights to Zagreb and explore the capital of Croatia. Admire the centuries old cathedral of Zagreb, take a ride in a cable car and sip a drink on a patio by the flower market. At night, enjoy a delicious dinner in one of the city's many fabulous restaurants.
Read more
Read less


text: Today Palm announced that a partnership with Garmin has produced a new Palm GPS Navigator with Garmin Mobile XT software. Users of Palm smartphones like the Treo and Centro can now enjoy access to over 6 million points of interest and turn-by-turn voice prompted directions, as well as free access to Garmin Online for info like traffic updates, fuel and hotel prices, and weather forecasts (that's right...free). At this point, the TomTom version is still available from Palm, but that will most likely change when the Garmin version hits this November for $249. [Press Release]


text:
New book The Work of Hope highlights people's need to end divisiveness and acrimony in society
Author Rich Harwood shines light on the issues facing communities across the country and how people can work to restore faith in themselves
Bethesda, MD (November 12, 2012) – The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, a non-profit, non-partisan organization that inspires and guides people to take action rooted in the community and stay true to themselves, has published a new book written by Richard C. Harwood, The Work of Hope. Stemming from conversations Rich had in diverse communities throughout the country in 2011 and early 2012, the book shows that fixing politics or even the economy won't fix what is broken in the country.
More than two decades ago, Rich released the groundbreaking report Citizens and Politics: A View From Main Street America, the first major study to reveal people were not "apathetic" about politics and public life, but rather felt disconnected and pushed out. In this follow-up book twenty years later, Rich learned that society has changed, that people's worries are more distinctly human. The major insights Rich found are:
- The endless acrimony, division and noise of our politics and public life make people feel like they live in the Tower of Babel.
- An endless push for instant gratification now drives our daily behaviors and our unwillingness to make the investments we need.
- We must get back to basics to ignite more compassion, openness, humility and concern for the common good in daily life.
- Americans must kick-start a new trajectory for the country through actions that start small and locally – where we can rebuild trust, relationships and confidence.
- The central task is to restore belief in ourselves and one another that we can get things done, together.
"The book captures Americans' desire to reengage and reconnect with one another in the public square, and their yearning for humanity and humility in public life and politics," said Rich, founder and president of The Harwood Institute. "These aspirations are reflected in my work in communities throughout the country and align with the Institute's mission to spark fundamental change and authentic hope in American public life."
Implications from The Work of Hope can be applied across a variety of channels – from how President Obama engages with Republicans in the House and ways in which religious organizations can better communicate with potential followers to steps corporations can take to have a more meaningful impact in a community and ways individuals can see and hear one another amid all of the noise and acrimony in our society.
The Work of Hope was funded by the Kettering Foundation and published by the Kettering Foundation Press, with a foreword from its president, David Mathews.
Following the release of The Work of Hope, Rich will embark on a 2013 national community tour in which he will speak to audiences on how they can turn outward toward their community to make greater impact and create positive change. For more information on the book or tour, visit workofhope.theharwoodinstitute.org.
About The Harwood Institute:
Founded by Richard C. Harwood more than twenty years ago, The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that seeks nothing less than to spark fundamental change and authentic hope in American public life. The Institute is a leading change organization that inspires and guides people to turn outward, make more intentional choices, take action rooted in the community and stay true to themselves. For more information, please visit www.theharwoodinstitute.org.
Media Contact:
Mike Wood - email@example.com - 301.656.3669


text:
- Home
- News
- Sports
- Opinion
- Obituaries
- Features
- Special Sections
- Classifieds
- Public Notices
HILLSVILLE — Carroll deputies have charged a 31-year-old Woodlawn man with stripping newly built homes of wiring and tools from construction sites in the western end of the county.
Deputies got a warrant to search the Woodlawn home of Joshua Marlin Jones last Thursday, according to a news release from Sheriff Warren Manning. This led to seven counts of breaking and entering and seven counts of grand larceny being leveled against Jones.
If you currently subscribe or have subscribed in the past to the The Gazette, then simply find your account number on your mailing label and enter it below.
Click the question mark below to see where your account ID appears on your mailing label.
|ZIP Code:


text: I am seeing a high promotion rate of gen 1 objects. When i launch a window in my app, all objects in gen 1 are promoted to gen 2. I believe it is happening due to calling InitializeComponent(). If i comment this line out, objects are not promoted to gen 2. Any idea on why this is happening?


text:
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom might as well tote around town in a bus. His current ride, a Chevy Tahoe Hybrid SUV equipped with the latest in mobile technology, has a bigger engine than the latest addition to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority's buses.
With more horsepower than a bus, it's no wonder that even with the gas-electric hybrid engine, it gets only slightly better mileage than the cutoff for the Federal Cash for Clunkers program.
The few of you who rode Muni's not-so-dearly departed 74X Culture Bus might have enjoyed the smooth ride of the new low-floor model bus.
But as laughable as restoring the 74X might be, it stands to reckon it would be less environmentally costly than driving the mayor around California and as far as Montana.
Oh, the irony!
Photo by Matt Baume.
Jackson West wonders why the mayor doesn't just ride 74X on his trips to California.


text:
Crime Prevention
Crime Prevention Topics
The purpose of the University Police Crime Prevention program is to mitigate the likelihood of crime before it occurs. Sonoma State University Police, an accredited state law enforcement agency since 1974 has dedicated the past 30 years to identifying methods to reduce crime in the University environment. University Police also has personnel trained in the field of crime prevention and are available to assist the University community with meeting needs in this area. University Police believes that by joining forces with the community, crime can be reduced through education, training, and communication. University Police provides many crime prevention services (at not cost to you), that include the following:
- Live Scan fingerprinting
- Motorist Assistance
- Safety Escorts
- Bicycle Registration
- Safety/Physical Security Assessments for students, faculty and staff;
- Lighting and landscape/visual obstruction assessments;
- "Town Hall" community meeting coordination
- "Knock and Talk" alcohol and drug abuse prevention awareness conversations
Additionally, the following key tips will reduce the likelihood of you becoming a crime victim.
Residential Hall Security
- Lock your doors at all times, particularly when you leave your room.
- Keep emergency phone numbers by your residential phone.
- Do not leave messages on your door or voicemail indicating when you will be gone and/or when you will return.
- Do not let strangers enter your residence. Call University Police if you observe a stranger around your residence.
- Do not open your door to permit a stranger to use your phone. Call University Police and ask them to assist the stranger with their telephone needs.
- Do not place your address on your key ring.
- Introduce yourself to your neighbors.
- Do not leave your keys in "hiding" places. Thieves can find hidden keys.
- Do not keep large sums of cash in your room.
- Do not place valuables (e.g.: credit cards, jewelry, IPOD's) in front of your windows.
- Report broken lights and locks to Facility Services immediately.
- When in doubt, call University Police.
Pedestrian Safety
- Use the "buddy system" and walk in pairs, especially after dark.
- Call University Police for a safety escort. Officers are available 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.
- Avoid walking poorly lit areas.
- Walk with a purpose and demonstrate and awareness of your surroundings.
- Keep your hands free from carrying unnecessary objects.
- Walk with a cellular phone and program the Police phone number into it's contact list. The SSU Police phone number is (707) 664-4444.
- Do not become distracted by cellular phone or IPOD use.
- Have your keys handy when approaching your vehicle. Being able to immediately enter your auto or residence is critical to your safety.
- Familiarize yourself with the geographical layout of the University.This will enable you to accurately provide University Police with your location in the event of an emergency.
- Utilize the emergency phone stations that are strategically located throughout the University (blue lights and panic button).
- Refer to the telephone symbols on this campus map to locate emergency phones.
Parking Lot Security & General Vehicle Safety
- Approach your vehicle with keys in hand.
- Activate your vehicle's interior dome light (if equipped with unlock remote control) prior to entering your vehicle.
- Look inside your vehicle prior to entering.
- Lock your doors upon entering the vehicle.
- Drive your vehicle with doors locked. If you are alone, be sure your passenger window is up.
- When stopping in traffic or intersection, leave room in front of your vehicle to steer away from potential trouble.
- Don't become distracted by cellular phone use.
- Don't provide rides to strangers.
- Don't leave your mail in plain view inside your vehicle. Criminals can read your address from an envelope and follow you home.
- Don't stop and offer assistance to a stranger whose car has broken down. Use your cellular phone to summon assistance.
- Ensure your vehicle is well maintained with a full tank of gas.
- Consider purchasing towing/roadside service coverage.
- Don't park in poorly lit areas.
- Do select a parking area that is free from large vans, trucks, bushes or other objects that could conceal a criminal or impair your ability to summon help.
- Don't park your car if you see a stranger loitering for no apparent reason. Drive away.
Property Theft
- Record serial numbers of expensive property (e.g.: TV, stereo, laptop computers).
- Engrave valuables with your drivers license number.
- Register your bicycle with University Police.
- Don't leave property unsecured, such as bicycles, backpacks, laptops, wallets or cellular phones.
- Keep your suite door (bedroom door) closed and locked when hosting social gatherings in common areas of residences.
- Immediately report stolen property to University Police.
- Report instances of someone carrying expensive property out of a Residential Community, especially during unusual hours.
- Don't leave property unattended in public hallways, classrooms, the library or curbside.
- Consider keeping the contents of your backpack/purse to a minimum.
- Serve as a leader in your Residential Community by facilitation a "Town Hall" meeting with your neighbors. Invite the police to provide a crime prevention presentation.
- Visit the University Police building (located in Verdot Village) and meeting with a police officer to discuss basic crime prevention strategies.
- Read the Daily Crime & Arrest Log of the University Police website to learn what types of crimes are occurring in your community.
We hope the information here is helpful. Remember that police and community services officers are always on patrol ensuring the safety of everyone on campus but we can't do it alone. Be an active member of this community by reporting suspicious activities.


text:
You are here
United States and Tunisia Launch Small Business Initiative to Strengthen Economic Growth and Integration
Washington, D.C. - Today, the United States and Tunisia launched an initiative to support the growth of small- and medium-sized businesses, boost trade, and promote broad-based economic growth. The initiative, funded and led by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will provide training on the U.S. small business development center model in Tunisia and provide technical assistance to the owners and employees of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to establish external trade opportunities in the region and internationally. Developed under the U.S.-Tunisia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), which is led by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the initiative will strengthen Tunisia's economic cooperation with the United States and improve its prospects for sustainable growth. Using online platforms and partnerships, it will create greater opportunities for trade between American and Tunisian small businesses.
Tunisian Ambassador to the United States Mokhtar Chaouachi hosted the launch of the initiative at the Tunisian Embassy, which was attended by Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Miriam Sapiro and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Middle East Bureau Alina Romanowski.
Ambassador Sapiro stated that "Fostering trade and building institutional ties between small businesses in the United States and Tunisia as well as the broader region will promote economic growth and jobs for both countries, and it is an important component of our work in both the TIFA and the Obama Administration's Middle East North Africa Trade and Investment Partnership."
Acting Assistant Administrator Romanowski said that, "Tunisia is charting a path toward greater economic growth, transparency and openness. The growth of small- and medium-sized businesses is a key component of Tunisia's economic development that can benefit groups that have been historically marginalized, such as women and youth, who have been key proponents of democratic reform throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Measurable economic progress can help bolster democratic reforms both in Tunisia and elsewhere in the region."
The Tunisia SME Project will be implemented by the International Executive Service Corps (IESC) and the University of Texas San Antonio Small Business Development Center.
This SME initiative was developed under the bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), signed by the United States and Tunisia in 2002. The TIFA is designed to serve as a forum to discuss issues of mutual interest with the objective of improving cooperation and enhancing opportunities for trade and investment.


text:
Green Oil's Eco Grease is a medium weight, general-purpose lube perfect for summer applications on areas such as cantilever bosses, derailleur hanger and pedal threads. Bikes in continually hard service (especially those with unsealed bearings and sans guards) will probably benefit from something stiffer, although a regime of wet weather riding coupled with repeated washing has to date, made little impression upon the blend.
The long, narrow spout allows the lube – with a texture resembling apple puree – to be channelled precisely, keeping mess to a minimum, just as well because it's very fluid at room temperature and ideal for drizzling into sprung pedal mechanisms, stem bolts, rack mounts, crank taper bolts or impromptu cleat maintenance without demanding their complete disassembly. A crankset transplant presented the ideal opportunity to give the entire bike's little fixtures and fittings a light application, paying particular attention to mudguard and rack mounting points.
Not only are the contents harmless to organic life but the packaging can also be recycled. Despite the justly strong environmental ethos, Green Oil aren't without a sense of humour suggesting that use as a hair product will result in a very greasy 70's look but the labelling warns against human consumption so be vigilant around storage if you have small children.
Convenient size and do-all medium viscosity facilitates speedy bike builds and/or re-greasing of bottom bracket threads, hubs and headsets, yet its small enough to slip into a jersey pocket for curing those unexpected and infuriating mid ride component squeaks. Free from solvents, it also seems very kind to elastomer shocks and seals, which is a real bonus.
In a pinch, Eco grease even doubles as a surprisingly effective internal frame preserve-just leave in a bucket of warm water for five minutes and apply through the seat tube, rotating the fame to distribute evenly.
Surprisingly hardy and versatile lightweight grease.
If you're thinking of buying this product using a cashback deal why not use the road.cc Top Cashback page and get some top cashback while helping to support your favourite independent cycling website
road.cc test report
Make and model: Green Oil Ecogrease
Size tested: 100ml
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
In short it' an eco friendly, non toxic grease aimed at cyclists who want performance lubrication with minimal enviornmental impact.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
Rather like Coca Cola in the old days, it's a top secret formula produced from rape seed and other natural ingredients...
Generally very good.
Sensibly designed spout makes application easy.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
Despite some initial scepticism, the blend seems highly reistant to the elements and regular washing. It's quick to use and the sensibly long spout minimises both wastage and mess.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
The medium weight and gentle formula mean it's pretty safe to use anywhere-even on suspension fork/seatpost elastomers. Conveniently slips into saddle bag, jersey pocket or pannier too.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Yes
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes, all things being equal
About the tester
Age: 36 Height: 1m 81 Weight: 70 kilos
I usually ride: Rough Stuff Tourer Based around 4130 Univega mtb Frameset My best bike is: 1955 Holdsworth Road Path and several others including cross & traditional road
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: cyclo cross, commuting, touring, fixed/singlespeed, mtb,
Shaun Audane is a freelance writer/product tester with over twenty-eight years riding experience, the last twelve (120,000 miles) spent putting bikes and kit through their paces for a variety of publications. Previous generations of his family worked at manufacturing's sharp end, thus Shaun can weld, has a sound understanding of frame building practice and a preference for steel or titanium framesets.
Citing Richard Ballantine and an Au pair as his earliest cycling influences, he is presently writing a cycling book with particular focus upon women, families and disabled audiences (Having been a registered care manager and coached children at Herne Hill Velodrome in earlier careers)


text:
Bhutan's Government: Gross National Happiness, Yes; Sense Of Humor, Not So Much
from the consistency,-please dept
Aside from its spectacular location up in the Himalayas, the Kingdom of Bhutan is probably best known for eschewing measurements of Gross Domestic Product in favor of Gross National Happiness:
Since 1971, the country has rejected GDP as the only way to measure progress. In its place, it has championed a new approach to development, which measures prosperity through formal principles of gross national happiness (GNH) and the spiritual, physical, social and environmental health of its citizens and natural environment.
Unfortunately, as Global Voices reports, it seems that humor is not included in the GNH:
Rousing suspicions that Bhutan's government does not appreciate the humor of political satire blog Bhutanomics, the website was blocked on January 12, 2013 from a major internet service provider with no explanation or warning.
Blocks happen all the time, and for various reasons. Here's why the current one is worrying:
In less than one year of existence since launching in March 2012, the group blog has created ripples in Bhutan's political sphere with a series of satirical report cards for politicians and government officials, and as a popular open platform for anonymous government criticism and political analysis.
Suspicions of censorship are heightened because Bhutanomics is only inaccessible on Druknet, the main ISP operated by state-owned Bhutan Telecom. It is still accessible through private ISPs like Tashi Cell and Samden.
Political humor is a tricky thing to pull off at the best of times, but it's especially difficult in a nation like Bhutan trying to preserve its ancient traditions while encouraging its people to embrace modernity in the form of online activity. Let's hope good sense prevails, and the happiness that humor can spread is added once more to the nation's store of Gross National Happiness.
Follow me @glynmoody on Twitter or identi.ca, and on Google+
Filed Under: bhutan, censorship, free speech, gross national happiness, humor, parody


text:
Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
A video workshop for K-8 teachers; 8 one-hour video programs, workshop guide, and Web site; graduate credit available
This series has been discontinued due to rights expiration.
Workshop 1. What Is Inquiry and Why Do It?
This introductory workshop presents an overview of why inquiry is such a powerful approach to teaching and learning science — how it enables you to assess and meet the needs of a wide range of learners, how it taps children's natural curiosity, and how it deepens their understanding of science. Go to this unit.
Workshop 2. Setting the Stage: Creating a Learning Community
At the heart of inquiry teaching and learning is a positive environment that encourages and supports students on their learning paths. This program looks at what is needed for building that foundation and preparing your students for inquiry investigations. Go to this unit.
Workshop 3. The Process Begins: Launching the Inquiry Exploration
To inquire into specific scientific phenomena, students need to draw upon a foundation of experience. This program shows how you can encourage students to share and discuss what they already know, and to explore the materials and phenomena in an open-ended manner. Go to this unit.
Workshop 4. Focus the Inquiry: Designing the Exploration
Students' open exploration leads to a range of interests and questions that lead in turn to deeper investigation. This program looks at the design process - how you can guide students to plan and begin their investigations. Go to this unit.
Workshop 5. The Inquiry Continues: Collecting Data and Drawing Upon Resources
This program explores ways that inquirers collect and record first-hand data, just as scientists do, and observe, raise questions, make predictions, test hypotheses, and develop understanding. It also examines how other resources and outside expertise can help your students formulate patterns and relationships.
Go to this unit.
Workshop 6. Bring It All Together: Processing for Meaning During Inquiry
Making meaning from investigations and experience requires that you guide student dialogue, encouraging your students to make connections, draw conclusions, and ask new questions. This program looks at the rationale for this kind of processing, and strategies that can help students construct new mental frameworks. Go to this unit.
Workshop 7. Assessing Inquiry
Assessment is an ongoing process in the classroom. This program looks at a variety of assessment strategies that range from the very informal formative assessments to formal summative assessments, and explores the purposes each can serve. Go to this unit.
Workshop 8. Connecting Other Subjects to Inquiry
This program explores how to use subjects like mathematics and language to further scientific inquiry and understanding of science concepts, and conversely, how science can aid learning in other subjects. It also reiterates the benefits of learning science through inquiry and explores your "next steps" along the inquiry journey. Go to this unit.
© Annenberg Foundation 2017. All rights reserved. Legal Policy


text:
The Urbz: Sims in the City Gameplay Movie 9
Showers and naps are all a part of The Urbz: Sims in the City.
Showers and naps are all a part of The Urbz: Sims in the City.
See what kind of things you can chat with other characters in the game about.
Check out how to start out your new Nintendo DS in this Hardware movie.
A night out socializing involves several different skills including arm wrestling a member of the opposite sex.
Find out why the latest installment in The Sims line would be better appreciated by a younger, hipper female crowd.
Don't miss out on all the awesome games in this trailer that was shown at the Japanese Nintendo DS press conference.
The producer of The Urbz walks you through many of the game's features in this lengthy movie.
Hosted by the California History Museum and nVidia, GameSpot's Vince Broady moderates a panel discussion titled "Graphics: Then & Now" which features Will Wright, Jordan Mechner and Rand Miller as ...
Use your keyboard!
Log in to comment


text:
JACKSON, Miss. -- A settlement conference is scheduled Thursday in a federal lawsuit brought by a man who was injured in an explosion at an International Paper Co. mill in Mississippi in 2008.
Jeb D. Slade was a contract worker when a 12-story recovery boiler blew up as it was being restarted after annual maintenance at the Redwood plant on May 3, 2008. The blast killed 28-year-old Marcus Christopher Broome of Bolton and injured nearly two dozen others.
U.S. District Court records say a settlement conference in Slade's lawsuit is scheduled for Thursday morning in federal court in Natchez.
The lawsuit claims International Paper recklessly ignited the boiler when it was filled with combustible gas.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in November 2008 that the boiler didn't have adequate steam. OSHA proposed a $77,000 fine for two alleged violations. The company contested that and a formal settlement was reached for a $14,000 fine, according to OSHA records.
Slade was on the sixth floor of the plant as part of his job with Cumming, Ga.-based RMR Mechanical Inc. when the blast happened. The lawsuit alleges Slade suffered a traumatic brain injury and other wounds in the blast and that he was totally disabled for two years. He also claims to have permanently lost some of his cognitive and reasoning power and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder with nightmares and flashbacks.
Slade's attorney, Jim Nobles, declined to comment on his cases.
International Paper spokesman Tom Ryan said in a statement, "All issues related to this matter have been resolved with the exception of Slade. We hope to put this matter behind us in the near future."
Ryan wouldn't say how many lawsuits were filed related to the explosion, or provide information about the outcomes, but an International Paper spokeswoman told The Associated Press in January 2010 that 10 suits had been filed at that time.
Slade's lawsuit was filed in January 2011.
Follow Mohr at http://twitter.com/holbrookmohr.


text:
DAYTON: A special education teacher has been charged with assaulting a student in a wheelchair at a southwest Ohio high school.
Montgomery County�s prosecutor says a grand jury on Tuesday indicted 49-year-old Georgia Cox of Dayton on a felony count of assault as a caretaker on a functionally impaired person. Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. says Cox approached a 16-year-old boy as he was eating breakfast in the Meadowdale High School cafeteria and struck him with a closed-fist punch.
Heck says the mentally and physically disabled boy has limited verbal skills and limited mobility and occasionally would swat at teachers and students to gain attention.
A woman answering the phone at Cox�s home hung up without commenting. Court records listed no attorney.
A message seeking comment was left at Dayton Public Schools.


text:
Updated 1:08 p.m.
• HP to Contribute webOS to Open Source – HP decides to punt on webOS, giving it to the open-source community. That dooms it to the world of hackers and enthusiasts, effectively killing it commercially. And Open Source webOS: A Nice Gesture, but a Sad End
• Motorola wins patent suit against Apple in Germany, iPhone/iPad sales to be banned [Updated] and Apple: Motorola Patent Win Won't Keep iPhones From German Holiday Shoppers – Motorola scores a big win in Germany, but it likely won't have an effect on iPhone/iPad sales in the near term.
• How AT&T fumbled its $39 billion bid to acquire T-Mobile – The Washington Post looks at the missteps that likely have killed the deal.
• Zite, the smart iPad newspaper is now available on your iPhone – Follows the release of Flipboard for iPhone and Google's Currents reader.
Original post
• The New Twitter (R.I.P. Tweetie) – John Gruber reviews the new version of Twitter for iPhone and notes that many of the innovations found in Tweetie – which Twitter bought and rebranded as its own – are gone in this new release. Also The new, new Twitter: 10 big takeaways
• webOS all-hands meeting scheduled for tomorrow morning – it all finally comes to a head – The webOS team at HP may learn its fate this afternoon.
• Australia court lifts Samsung Galaxy Tab sales ban – A U.S. court also denied Apple request to ban Samsung's tablet. Also Apple Never Designed the iPad – They Undesigned it
• Apple still making millions of iPhone 3GS devices as demand remains high – Particularly now that the older smartphone is only 99 cents.
• Apple makes its 2011 picks on the App Store and Mac App Store – Instagram is named the App of the Year.
• Apple 3D display & Kinect-style tracking system still in labs – Apple's working on technology similar to Microsoft's Kinect add-on for Xbox. That tech is expected to be part of Windows 8 as well.
• Microsoft: We Can Remotely Delete Windows 8 Apps – Microsoft executives had also said this during the Build conference earlier this year.
• Sorry, Folks, Bill Gates Is Not Coming Back to Microsoft – He plans to continue his focus on philanthropy.
• Verizon ends satellite deal, FiOS expansion as it partners with cable – If you've been hoping for FiOS to come to your neighborhood, you may be out of luck.
• AT&T's 4G LTE network is live in San Francisco – New York could go live by the end of the month.
• Spotify Radio gets a big makeover, goes truly unlimited – There are many new features, even for those who are using just the free service.
• IBM Watson to battle patent trolls – IBM's mega-computer could scan millions of patents to help provide protection against the scourge of our time.


text:
Boehner's stand dims farm bill hopes
\Hopes of salvaging a long-term farm bill in this Congress are fading fast as Speaker John Boehner continues to resist including any such legislation in a year-end budget deal with President Barack Obama.
Both the White House and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner have said savings promised from commodity subsidies could be part of a deficit reduction down payment this year. And as recently as last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urged farm bill negotiators to work "24/7" so they could be the "caboose" on any legislative train leaving before New Year's.
Story Continued Below
But sources familiar with the deficit talks paint a very different picture: of the speaker digging in, saying he can't include the farm bill in any package for fear of losing more Republican votes.
The House and Senate bills promise savings between $24 billion and $35 billion over 10 years, chiefly from food stamps and crop subsidies. But Boehner believes adding a farm bill is too cumbersome at this stage and it is better kicked over to a new Congress.
"We can't drop a farm bill in the middle of whatever is negotiated. A 1,000-page bill on top of whatever is negotiated will just make our vote situation harder," a Boehner aide told POLITICO. "If we can agree on a top-line number, we suspect the committees will have a much easier time getting to a bill next year under regular order."
This rankles farm bill supporters, since it was Boehner who blocked the House Agriculture Committee from even bringing its five-year plan – which was 594 pages, not 1,000 — to the House floor before the election. And Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) is still rooting for a "Christmas miracle."
But if Boehner is her favorite target — or Grinch — this is also a bill dying of a thousand cuts and a certain measure of indifference by the White House and even farmers grown content with high prices. Stabenow may have hurt herself last week by so aggressively – and publicly — criticizing a House offer on the commodity title. And having stayed out of the farm bill debate for much of this year, it is harder for Vilsack to assert himself now.
"There is enormous frustration that nothing is getting done. The biggest problem is the system really is broken," one commodity lobbyist complained to POLITICO. But he admitted, too, that "$7-a-bushel corn doesn't ring the phone as much."
What will ring now is a holiday season fight now over a threatened spike in milk prices when the current dairy program expires Jan. 1.
Indeed, if a deficit deal is reached with the White House, the best hope for farm bill supporters may be to have the Ag Committees included in an expedited deficit reduction and tax reform package to be completed next summer. This path has not been ruled out by Boehner and would likely set an August deadline for action.


text:
CLEVELAND, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NineSigma, Inc., of Cleveland, the leading innovation partner to organizations worldwide, announced today they will work with Cleveland, OH-based Oatey Co. under the Ohio Third Frontier Open Innovation Incenti
CLEVELAND, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NineSigma, Inc., of Cleveland, the leading innovation partner to organizations worldwide, announced today they will work with Cleveland, OH-based Oatey Co. under the Ohio Third Frontier Open Innovation Incentive (OII) Program. NineSigma was awarded a grant by the State of Ohio to help middle market companies, with revenues between $10 million and $1 billion, accelerate time to market and reduce development costs through open innovation. The Ohio Third Frontier OII Program was established to foster growth that will lead to job creation and build a competitive advantage for Ohio companies.
A leader in the plumbing industry since 1916, Oatey manufactures and distributes an unmatched array of more than 6,000 plumbing products. Its stable of brands includes Hercules(R) plumbing chemicals, Cherne(R) underground and testing equipment, Dearborn(R) tubular and bath waste products, in addition to its own Oatey-brand of plumbing supplies.
"To stay competitive, manufacturers and distributors in every industry are embracing open innovation, and Oatey is a clear example of the trend. This company has been supplying quality plumbing products since 1916, and continues to invest in innovation in order to remain a market leader. We look forward to supporting them by identifying new materials and technology solutions from across industries that will further increase their products' value," said Andy Zynga, CEO of NineSigma.
Open innovation involves "looking to the outside" for technologies, solutions, partners and ideas to accelerate the development of new products and services. Through the Open Innovation Incentive, NineSigma is working closely with middle market companies to complement their internal R&D capabilities and create custom external innovation networks to directly address their technology needs. The State is assisting these middle market companies by funding half of the transactional costs of engaging an open innovation company.
About NineSigma? NineSigma connects organizations with external innovation resources to accelerate innovation in private, public and social sectors. The company provides open innovation services to organizations worldwide, including Kraft Foods, Philips, Siemens, and Unilever, to solve immediate challenges, integrate new knowledge, fill product pipelines, and stay ahead of the competition. Named to the 2012 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private U.S. companies, NineSigma's proprietary process has produced billions of dollars in value for its clients. NineSigma has the largest open global network of solution providers and an extensive database of existing solutions spanning numerous industries and technical disciplines. NineSigma's online innovation community, NineSights(R), is the world's first open innovation social media destination, connecting innovators of all sizes with resources and relationships to drive growth. Learn more at www.ninesigma.com and www.ninesights.com.
Media Contact: Jackie Lucas, Warner Communications -- email@example.com, (978) 255-1159
NineSigma, Inc.


text:
Search Constraints
You searched for: Subject Area Cognition Remove constraint Subject Area: Cognition Subject Area Brain Remove constraint Subject Area: Brain Subject Area Neuropsychological Test Remove constraint Subject Area: Neuropsychological Test
1 - 2 of 2
Search Results
1. Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD)
2012. Weiner, Michael W. This data set was acquired with the aim of determining the structural and chemical changes that occur in the brain as a result of ... UC San Francisco.
2. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
2012. Weiner, Michael W. and Schuff, Norbert. This data set was acquired to study various aspects associated with PTSD and includes structural neuroimaging data as well as clinical ... UC San Francisco.


text:
In today's fast moving and ever-evolving electronics market, competition forces OEMs to constantly push the boundaries of innovation to deliver smaller, thinner, and lighter products, without sacrificing quality or safety. As electronic devices become more compact and complex, OEMs and their supply chains have had to miniaturize sub-level components, while also utilizing high density packaging. This exposes the mechanical risk of failure and can impact the quality of products reaching the consumer.
Manufacturers face critical decisions throughout the entire product development process and post production for quality assurance. As a total solutions provider, Instron offers a range of solutions for testing consumer electronic devices, microelectronic components, and general applications, helping industry experts extract key performance insights that enable them to make informed decisions at every stage.


text:
Astronomers say they have uncovered the most monstrous star yet seen – far more massive than some had thought possible – deep in the Tarantula Nebula, a brightly glowing region of hydrogen gas in a small companion galaxy to the Milky Way.
The team of astronomers estimates that at its birth the behemoth, called R136a1, could have been 320 times more massive than the sun. Up to this point, it looked as though the upper mass limit for stars in today's universe was around 150 solar masses, based on observations of other researchers.
If the object turns out to be an individual star – rather than a several stars bunched closely together – such monsters on the Milky Way's doorstep could help researchers to tackle fundamental questions about about how such bulked up but short-lived stars form and what happens to them when they run out of gas.
They also may shed light on the universe's first stars – objects whose masses are estimated to have ranged from 300 to 1,000 times the mass of the sun. The earliest stars are thought to have formed 100 million years after the Big Bang – the enormous release of energy that researchers say gave rise to the universe some 13.6 billion years ago.
The object is one of a cluster of stellar giants roughly 1 million to 2 million years old. Their nebula-nursery sits in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small companion galaxy to the Milky Way. Visible in the southern hemisphere, the mini galaxy is some 165,000 light-years from Earth.
The results represent "a real leap" toward getting a better grasp on how massive stars in the Tarantula Nebula can become, says Scott Kenyon, a specialist in stellar and solar system evolution at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass.
Mysteries of the Tarantula Nebula
In the early 1980s, he explains, astronomers thought that the entire star cluster, of which the new object is a part, was one star. If so, it tipped the cosmic scale at 2,500 solar masses. But improved observations showed it to be a bright cluster of massive young stars, rather than one object.
It's ironic that R136a1, the most massive object the team found in the R136a group, "is a record-holder again – hopefully more permanent than in the 1980s," says Paul Crowther, a Sheffield University astrophysicist who led the team reporting the results in a recent issue of the Monthly Notices of the Royal astronomical Society in Britain.
The object's discovery emerged from a study the team was conducting of two regions of intense star formation, R136a and NGC 3603. NCG 3606 lies inside the Milky Way roughly 22,000 light-years from Earth. There, the team detected stars whose initial masses are estimated at 150 solar masses and more.
Those findings helped them understand what they thought they might be seeing in R136a.
Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, as well as observations take at the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Paranal, Chile, the team noted that several of R136a's stars were burning ferociously, posting temperatures some seven time hotter than the sun's. The team put those up against computer models of stellar evolution and concluded that the stars started burning with masses significantly higher than the purported 150-solar-mass limit.
Indeed, radiation from the four largest stars the team says it has identified in cluster R136a account for more than half of the radiation emitted by the cluster's full complement of 100,000 stars.
Doubts about R136a1
Yet the history of observations of R136a call for caution in interpreting the new results, notes the Harvard-Smithsonian's Dr. Kenyon.
The team has used a range of meticulous observations and marshaled a variety of arguments to support the notion that the objects they see are individual stars. But the observing technology the team used can't resolve closely spaced individual stars 165,000 light-years away, he says. It's still possible that an object the team interprets as a single star could instead be close binary stars with orientations that make them look as though they are a single object.
Others have suggested that the team has detected very tightly packed clusters with stars too close to resolve individually.
Whatever the result, the presence of stars with mass topping 100 solar masses poses some problems for theories of stellar evolution, Kenyon adds.
If they form from a single cloud of gas, it's hard to explain how they could gravitationally accumulate so much mass in the relatively short 100,000-year period in which stars are thought to form. If they form from a collision between several closely spaced, lower-mass stars, the physics behind such mergers remains murky, leaving it as an unsatisfying solution, he adds.
With R136a1 having tipped the scales at 320 solar masses and shining with 10 million times the sun's brightness, "owing to the rarity of these monsters, I think it is unlikely that this new record will be be broken any time soon," Dr. Crowther says.


text:
Fancy frills and girly garb have become Angie Bottemiller's signature aesthetic.
When she attends a birthday party or baby shower, friends can distinguish which gift she brought by the elaborate layers of ribbons and tissue.
Hoping to share her touch of whimsy and feminine flare, Bottemiller and business partner Roberta Perrone opened Perfectly Pink in Afton.
The new "party boutique" offers children's clothing and accessories along with kids' parties fit for a princess.
Bottemiller opened a similar Woodbury business, Pout in Pink, in 2013.
The concept was inspired by a combined passion for children and fashion. Tea parties and playing dress-up, Bottemiller said, were some childhood mainstays she didn't get to experience.
"I think I just craved it," Bottemiller said. "My dad passed away when I was young, so I never had that princess-y time that most girls do with their dad."
Rent prices led to Pink and Pout's closure in 2016. When a retail space opened in downtown Afton, Bottemiller seized the opportunity.
Perfectly Pink officially opened last weekend in a 103-year-old building that originally served as a bank on Afton's St. Croix Trail.
Bottemiller describes the shop's range of children's clothing and accessories as "modern, trendy, very unique, girly - with lots of ruffles."
"We carry those special things you can't just find at Target," Bottemiller said. "There's just not much out there that's really unique."
Perfectly Pink's inventory includes special occasion dresses, dance wear, pajamas and everyday wear. A variety of outfits made out of milk silk, an ultra-soft material, allow for comfortable wear without compromising fanciful style.
The boutique also offers a range of customizable clothing and accessories, including their signature hair bows, distressed jeans and glitzy bauble jewelry Bottemiller color-coordinates with other merchandise.
Along with distinct fashions, Bottemiller said her business offers kids and parents a pampered experience.
Perfectly Pink offers party packages in their decked-out event room that include tea parties, fashion shows, cupcake decoration, makeovers with professional stylists and more.
"We cater to the child, so it's all customized," Bottemiller said. "If their friends are having a party here, they won't have the same party."
Party packages start at $265 and include the party room, invitations, makeovers, treats, and a party hostess to ensure a stress-free event for parents. Add-ons like manicures or princess character appearances are also available for an additional cost.
Future events, Bottemiller said, will likely include professional photo sessions and story times with "princesses."
With its new Afton location, Bottemiller said Perfectly Pink will add another retail destination to attract customers during the community's slower winter months.
"A lot of the businesses that are open really need people to come into this town and shop, eat and have a reason to come down," she said. "Parents can drop their kids off here and go across the street, which is nice."
Perfectly Pink, 3321 South St. Croix Trail in Afton, is open 11 a.m to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays.
Online shopping is also available at www.perfectlypinkmn.com/shop.


text:
Posts Taggedvirus
The internet can be a malicious environment if you're not careful. There are safety precautions that are important to abide by while browsing the web. However, if you happen to be caught off guard and find yourself with an infected PC, completely removing the malware is absolutely vital in order to resume your day-to-day activities.
While there are many tools available that will scan and remove malware from your system, one particular program known as Malwarebytes has been my trusted partner in crime for many years. Malwarebytes is a free anti-malware application that has a reputation for finding just about any trace of malicious software and removing it without leaving any evidence of the offending software's existence.


text:
Based on an original project by designer Donna Gilbert
From American Patchwork & Quilting, April 1997
18x22" piece (fat quarter) each red, green, and yellow print (outside, inside, pocket, appliqués)
3" square brown felted wool (pincushion)
3" square cotton batting
Embroidery floss: brown, green, and gold
Finished sewing roll: 4x11"
Quantities specified for 44/45"-wide, 100% cotton fabrics. All measurements include a 1/4" seam allowance unless otherwise indicated.
Related Links: