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This Miniature still life painting was done in oil on heavy paper.Miniature wood easel is included. The painting is varnished and mounted in a light cream color carton with the strong grey carton back. A twisted rope is at the top of it. So the painting can hang at the wall or stand on the easel. Also you can add some frame to it later on if you want to do that.Painting singed on the back of paper and also on the back of the mat. It comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.SHIPPING:4 miniature paintings can be send for one price.Shipping cost includes a T&T number. Shipping without T&T is also possible. It cost EUR 8 Worldwide but in this case unfortunately I can not take any responsibility for the delivery. If you want that shipping would be cheaper then notify me please before payment and I will change the shipping type of the listing for you.All duty fees or addition taxes are the responsibility of the buyer. You can research the duty and tax the artworks will be liable for on DutyCalculator.com.Please understand colors may vary slightly between the actual painting and the image on your screen due to my digital camera's results and your monitor.Let me know if you have any questions! I will be happy to answer.Thanks for looking!
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Gopherlongbeards wrote:My hat's off to all of you guys participating in the youth hunts. You've kind of hinted at it, but for a lot of these kids it isn't really about the hunt, it's about having a mentor to help get them started down a path for their lives. I grew up in a family that didn't hunt, and would never have gotten into it if I didn't have friends who were willing to take a clueless newbie out and show him the ropes. You've inspired me to get involved with the youth hunt next spring, either here in MN or western WI.
Gopher, I am the same as my family didn't hunt. My brother had some friends that took him deer hunting after he was out of high school, and he in turn got me involved. I actually got him to try turkey hunting after I got hooked, and well the rest is history. That is why I have such a passion for the LTH program. I would have loved to participate in it, but it didn't exist at that time.
Scott, you are a good man for what you do. This year for our LTH program we had a kid who has had a rough life. His father is in prison for abusing his mom and him, and we paired him up with a great father-like figure for him. He missed a bird, but the thanks I have gotten from his mom for the mentor I put him with has been awesome. He loved the hunt, but he got so much more out of the whole experience that it makes it all worth while. The rewards from a hunt like that are so much deeper and meaningful than harvesting a bird. It makes all the work worthwhile.

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Just seven miles south of our OSTI facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee is a national treasure – the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). ORNL is DOE's largest multi-program laboratory where remarkable scientific expertise and world-class scientific facilities and equipment are applied to develop scientific and technological solutions that are changing our world. ORNL's National Center for Computational Sciences is home to two of ORNL's high-performance computing projects -- the National Climate-Computing Research Center (NCRC), where research is dedicated to climate science, and the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF).
Every day we are bombarded with advertisements in every form and format telling us that our lives will be improved if we buy a particular product because it will save us money, reduce our work effort, save us energy, or benefit the environment. We are justifiably skeptical because we know from experience that if something sounds too good to be true, usually it is. Light-emitting diode (LED) lighting is one of the exceptions. LEDs benefits are so powerful that they seem too good to be true; however, they actually do save us money, reduce our work effort, save us energy and benefit our environment.
Light-emitting diode (LED) lighting is a type of solid-state lighting that uses a semiconductor to convert electricity to light. LED lighting products are beginning to appear in a wide variety of home, business, and industrial products such as holiday lighting, replacement bulbs for incandescent lamps, street lighting, outdoor area lighting and indoor ambient lighting.
It is truly wonderful when something comes along that speeds access to science. Such is the case with CrossRef's linking network for scholarly literature. Anyone that has ever done a literature search prior to 2000 is completely blown away today when they encounter the time saved and the quality of CrossRef's linking service. I vividly recall my own literature review for my PhD dissertation almost 40 years ago and I want to share my story.
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Spectacular explosions, which can't be detected with the human eye, light up the gamma-ray sky about once a day. These explosions, called gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), are from distant galaxies hundreds of millions of light years away from earth and are thought to be triggered by supernovae or exploding stars. They release more energy than our sun will put out in a lifetime.
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The closest I've seen (and its a long stretch) was the Majesty series, but it was lacking the management aspect where you'd draft rookies, train them, etc.


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Hi, I am 35 years old and I am a mother or two. Elderest is 11 years and the other is just eight months old. I am a working mother and enjoy taking care of my children when I am at home.
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Hi Dinuka,
Welcome to the forum - it's lovely to have you join us!
I look forward to sharing our parenting experiences here.
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Our challenge this week is to discuss restaurants of our childhood. You know, that's hard to do when your family very rarely went to a restaurant. When we lived in Loudon (until I was about 6 & 1/2) there were no restaurants around and excursions into the thriving city of Concord were few and far between. We moved west to Walpole about 1947. Again, the village did not have much to offer in the way of restaurants, even if my folks had been able to find the money to splurge. In a way we frequently ate when the weather was pleasant. Mom packed a terrific picnic! I remember items were packed in bowls or pyrex baking dishes and pitchers and then wrapped in layers and layers of newspapers to keep the food warm or cold depending on the need.
Excursions to the a dairy for ice-cream was a grand treat. When we were in Loudon, we drove to Laconia to Week's Dairy Bar. Delightful home-made ice cream in many varieties. When we were in Walpole, the family would drive into Keene to McKenzie's Dairy Bar. That was a unique experience because the dairy bar was attached to a special barn that had plate glass windows. In the early evening, we could have our ice cream and watch the cows being milked with special high tech equipment. What fun!
As an adult I always enjoy the Red Mill in Westminster and the Old Mill in Sudbury, Massachusetts. I've never found a wonderful spot in the Atlanta area—well, Baby Does, but that place closed over ten years ago.
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"Hello Nukers! I want to inform you that in the background and from my new bunker :) I'm working in the final release for PHP-Nuke 7.0 which will include a lot of nice features, a big bunch of security holes and bugs fixes, few cosmetic changes."
"Hello Nukers! I want to inform you that in the background and from my new bunker :) I'm working in the final release for PHP-Nuke 7.0 which will include a lot of nice features, a big bunch of security holes and bugs fixes, few cosmetic changes."
I normally don't give Scott much thought, as he is just an annoying bully, but this caught my eye, and made me laugh!
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If anything, he is extremely funny. Perhaps he will make it back onto my Christmas Card list. It would need to be the perfect one with maybe a picture of a Pot and a Kettle talking;)
After having a bookmark for SitePoint.com for about 3 years now, I am featured in an interview on the site. They are a little more commercial centric, and that's an area of marketing that many OS CMS's seem to miss.
There is way too much back biting in the OS CMS world, when the real target of opportunity is the commercial CMS's. I do have a friendly relationship with Dries of Drupal and Mark of Tiki, but beyond that, there isn't much of an sense of community within the OS CMS market. Perhaps I am the unfriendly one;) My critics would call me worse, I suppose.
Xaraya .9.0.6 was our first security related release. I had never figured we would have made it this far without something reported that would make us back up and scratch our heads about the archetecture, but alas we did. This one wasn't so bad, and actually was fixed with six lines of code, but it warrented release. Not a bad response either; less than 20 hours with a fix and a new package straight from the BK tree, instead of from a branch.
Its been quite some time since I have written here. Perhaps its the priorities, or perhaps its laziness. Either way, I just haven't kept up to date.
The main reason that I am writing is because I have finally come full circle in CMS's. I started contributing to the PHP-Nuke project by writing a tutorial on how to build a theme. I never thought that it would (a) generate the traffic that it did, and (b) start me on a course on PostNuke and then Xaraya. I came full circle as I mentioned by writing another theme tutorial for Xaraya.
I know that this won't be as widely read in the beginning (and perhaps never, who knows what the future brings), but it felt nice being able to back away and write some documentation. I am coming to the end of my time of leading a CMS project. Once the 1.0 hits, it will be time to step away and explore something new, or finish the projects that I started PostNuke in the beginning for. I will continue to contribute to Xaraya, but its time for the smarter folks to figure out a better plan for a mouse trap for 2.0, and for me to follow rather than lead.
Sentimental over a tutorial;) I really have gone crazy;)
Time creeps up on me now. It used to be that each passing month seemed to go on and on, but now it seems that the months are shorter. Perhaps, I am just less organized than I used to be, or perhaps I just have more to do that I used to have. Perhaps, I am just getting old.
Either way, time is creeping up on me with Xaraya. It is progressing well, and I think that the core is about 80% there. What is lacking is the functionality in the modules in my opinion and some of the necessities of infrastructure that are needed to launch. I am somewhat happy of the progress, although I probably will never be 100% happy with the end result. If we had the luxery of time and a budget, perhaps we could take a little more time to sit back and smooth some of the rough edges that we have right now, although I do keep banging away at them.
I have been thinking more and more about writing a paper on management of Open Source projects once I feel that I can move on and out of the light a bit. It would be interesting to go back over my notes from the beginning of PostNuke and just wax a bit about where I went wrong (which is probably lengthy), what I would change had I a chance to do it over again, and what I did right, so I can reinforce some best habits.
I think at times in reflection I spend too much time on the negative and not the positive. I don't think we would have made it this far without just a little bit of the positive to move us along.
Yet another Thanksgiving! I have always loved Thanksgiving, not because of the dinner, or the holiday, or the start of the Christmas season. I don't know why really. It's not much of a holiday besides a time to reflect on the previous year and to give thanks for what you have and to set goals for the next year. It just seems to be one of the few big holidays which are not melancholy.
Prefix changes in Xaraya are going extremely well. Since we switched to BitKeeper instead of CVS having scenarios work much better. The merging is easier, and the multiple repositories are easier to maintain rather than the branches of CVS which never merge very smoothly (either that, or I never quite learned how best to do the merges).
We knocked out the entire repository in about 6 hours today changing every prefix to xar vice pn. Since we already had a wrapper function in, the legacy should not be nearly the problem that it could have been. I believe that we are still well on track for a public release late winter early spring.
I finished my Business Law class yesterday. Ugly class, tough, and it seems that either I know little about the motivations of business, or my peers know very little. I can't seem to get out of a class without an aurgument. This class' aurgument was on whether safety should be the number one priority, and I contend that it is profit since turning a negative P & L is never acceptible. I recommend that anyone thinking of a career in Business Management look somewhere else;)
I think if you dig around in the installer, you will see that it is modular, and you can do exactly that. There are certain modules that will need to come preconfigured, such as the users, base, permissions, groups, etc, but other than that, the installer is just reading the init file and installing. So what you are asking for, I do believe you already have.
grape -- You make valuable points about the users perspective on software. What I don't understand is when people turn software development into some sort of "moral" or "political" cause. I have bitten my tongue quite a bit on the envolution people, even though a couple of them have thrown enough stones at me to build Bedrock (WIIILLLLMMAAAA!!!). One of these days once I am out of the managing scene for CMS aps, I may write a book;)
How does anyone make something extremely complex also user friendly? The Xaraya permissions system is extremely complex, but at the same time extremely powerful. My task at hand codewise is to figure out how to change the system so that it has better sorting capabilities, better user friendliness, and is still backwards compatible to the .7 API spec.
I have ideas, but without spending time working on them, I am not so sure that they will pan out. I have to basically build two new systems in order to improve the friendliness without degrading the power that makes them what they are.
For the people that have figured out how to use the permissions, they understand what can actually be done. However, I fear that not many have figured them out. Most of all I fear that people writing modules have limited the power of the system due to people not figuring out the permissions GUI (namely only using the Admin and Read permissions and skipping the rest).
I suppose this next week will be fun. I am taking vacation, and spending the time finishing my office (got all of my puter's networked today, along with RH installed as a dual boot on my kids computer) and working on the modules and permissions module of Xaraya. Possibly on the next writing of this journal, I may have cracked the problem, but at 10:30 on saturday night, its not looking great:)
Drum - The constraint. If we can agree that everything upstream from the constrain and everything downstream from the constrain can operate faster than the constraint itself, the the constraint is what actually determines the throughput.
Buffer - If something upstream from the constraint goes down or has problems keeping up with the constraint in the meantime because of "murphy's" then there needs to be a "safety" net of time to allow the drum beat to continue on.
Rope - You do not want to flood the system with "stuff" instead, you want to release into the system "stuff" at the same rate of the drum.
So how does this apply to Open Source Management? The same way that it apply's to project management in general. There are scheduling constraints. You need to apply a certain amount of buffers into the overall system scheduling in order to always be feeding the constraint. And you don't want to start anything new until the constraint can handle it.
What I am confused on is the goal of Open Source in general, in order to lay down a general project management white paper to push forward the ideas in general to increase the productivity of all:) So is the goal the same as commercial projects, to make money in the end? If so, then the constraint and measurements to let you know as a manager of the project needs to be set accordinly. However, I am not so sure that is the actual goal of every project. Some projects have no intention of every making a dime, but rather the goal might be to scratch the "itch", or to do something different, or to learn, or to accomplish something that others said would be impossible.
I could easily set up the goals for the my project, since they are relatively easy. However, I am just thinking aloud, because this is something that is very interesting to me, and I would like to write something from my experiences, and allow others to have a good model not for their organization or project, but rather something to help them plan and manage just a little better, using and applying some theory, and some know how:) I am just stuck at the beginning though on getting started with the actual goal, which I have taken for granted for so many years.
To me, it's an interesting exercise, thats all:) I am not trying to reinvent whats been done before, but rather to apply some of the theories that the commercial software sector has been applying for years, and relating those back:) You see, in many case Open Source has an advantage over the MicroSofts of the world, since the goals are different. However, when you drive the other car (M$) you also have several roadmaps and signs that we do not clearly have. I just think that by constructing some of those signs and maps, we are able to compete more as a community which is a good thing for all:)
Rambling again... Bah, its a diary, I'm allowed:)
Chloe's first ever soccer practice is in 2 hrs:) I am a lot more excited about it than she is.
I need to get my predictions for week 1 NFL as well;) Predicting against the spread is a little more difficult than the out right winner, but it is also a little more fun:)
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From Lucas, Zadie, Dee, Molly, Nena,Edie, 5 Chocolates and one Black(Dee) and ME!!!
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Very happy looking pups , Julie. A very merry christmas to all and a joyful seasons, secular progressive, greetings all around. JD
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Great point Eddie. That scenario really isolates the importance of the line choice.
I recently experienced a similar scenario with a Spey tip system. When I lived out west and used the systems regularly, I was tuned into which tips are which by color coded loops, etc.
When I went ba#### last spring to fish for big natives on Cascade rivers, I had to spend a lot of time changing tips to figure out what would work or not. Even changing the front half of the taper makes a ton of difference.
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I was casting a 5pc. RPLXi #8 and a #8 GLX this weekend with a buddy. I had a S.A. saltwater taper and as usual the GLX was a lazer gun. Firing tight loops off the tip at the speed of light. My buddy had a line that will remain nameless(very stiff/tan/bonefish). The rod was ok. We switched lines and holy smokes if the GLX felt only ok, and the RPLXi was casting like it should.
This reafirmed for me the huge importance that a line plays with performance. So many people buy a reel and don't seem to care what kind of line the spool up. It makes as much, or more difference than what kind of rod you cast.
I have always wish rod manufacturers would recomend lines for their rods, but there are so many conflicted intrests.
The rod might be the engine, but the line is the car.
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Measurement Units for sensor layout
Currently, when we create a sensor layout, we have to write the full name of measurement units if the abbreviation has a superscript, subscript, greek letter or other special character.
I would like to see an easier way to enter the units in the sensor spreadsheet. Entering a long name such as 'meter per second squared per volt' instead of (m/s2/V) looks to me somewhat too much effort.
If we ignore the message that says at the top of the 'Available Measurement Units' page, we have to enter m/s/V for the short version. I would say, the system should be able to identify m/s/V or m/s2/V or m/s_2/V or m/s_superscripted(2)/V directly as 'meter per second squared per volt'


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I think we can agree that we are all entitled to our opinion on marriage, but I haven't heard a cogent argument from anyone (here or anywhere else) as to how any marriage agreement between two (or more, for that matter) adults affects me or my marriage in any way. Most of my beliefs tend to fall in the conservative or libertarian camp. I guess on this one, I'm pretty libertarian. I may have religious beliefs that disapprove of homosexuality and polygamy, but that doesn't mean I want to impose my religeous beliefs on everyone in the country any more than I want ANYONE imposing thier religeous beliefs on me. I'm certainly not a believer in "gay rights". As far as I can tell, everybody has the same rights. In my state, I have the right to marry someone of the opposite sex, but not someone of the same sex. A gay person has the exact same right. If the law is changed to allow us to marry someone of the same sex, we will still have the exact same right, just a difference in inclination.
I guess I just don't quite understand why folks get so worked up about gay marriage. It's not like if they are allowed to marry, they are going to reproduce and take over the world.
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There are so many ways to use this little Lone Star end table...next to a sofa with a lamp on top or next to a bed as a nightstand. The top opens like a trunk so there's storage inside, and at 19 inches high, it can provide extra seating in any room. The exterior of decorative iron and distressed solid pine create a southwestern style that blends well with most other decor.
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- THE people come, the people go,
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Princeton alumni working in the publishing, consumer products, nonprofit and entertainment fields will discuss their career journeys in the new Imagine Speaker Series sponsored by the Office of Career Services.
The series will focus on "the unimagined career journey" and will include the following talks:
- YoungSuk (Y.S.) Chi, a 1983 graduate and current vice chairman of Elsevier — an international publisher of science, technology and medicine information — will speak at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, in 2 Robertson Hall. Chi, an economics major at Princeton and current University trustee, also has worked in the finance and information technology industries.
- Andrea Jung of the class of 1979, who is chairman and chief executive officer of Avon Products Inc., will speak at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall. Jung, an English major at Princeton, has an extensive background in product marketing and retail operations.
- Margaret Crotty, a 1994 graduate who is president and chief executive officer of AFS/USA Intercultural Programs, will speak at 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 7, at Prospect House. Crotty's organization offers international exchange programs in more than 40 countries. A history major at Princeton, Crotty has worked for several nonprofit and educational organizations.
- Marc Rosen, a 1998 alumnus who founded a Hollywood production company, will speak at 1 p.m. Friday, March 28, in the Friend Center Convocation Room. Rosen, an English major at Princeton, is a founder and partner of Rosen-Obst Productions, which is based at the Paramount Pictures studio.
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I have recently aquired this very nice pen wipe made by Sampson Mordan & Co. in London (Leopards Head hallmark), England. Dated and fully hallmarked (C) for 1898, in good condition with articulating handles on the side and mounted on a wooden plinth. Used for cleaning the nibs of dip pens so that excess ink can be wiped off before it drips on the document or drawing. It is modelled after a "boot scraper" that would have been positioned outside of any self respecting Victorian Country Estate front door.
It measures approx. 55mm x 55mm square on the base and is 25mm high. It weighs 42 grams. I did lust after it's "bigger brother" at 60 grams but the Antiques Shop wanted £550 ($880) which I thought was a bit "steep" at the time! :(
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Unfortunately "We The People " voted for the corruption,and the treasonous basturds. And they LIKE it that way,,,,either that or they are incredably stupid ,lazy people.
We all know "Elections have Consequences". The apathy of the sheeple, the ignorance of voters that have zero knowledge of what they are voting on, and the willing promoters of this present concoction of renegades acting like true Americans, will cause a once great nation to become a shambles.
After what you liberals have put into office have had their way, regardless of what 'might' be possible in future elections, it will be for naught. Long before you finally realize you may have made a mistake, there will come the realization there aren't enough of you to reverse course. It will be meaningless. There just won't be enough men or horses to put it together again.
It no longer matters that we are a nation "of the people, and by the people"...because we forgot to be FOR THE PEOPLE. The sheeple have won! Very few of you will get what you wanted...but you certainly will be getting what you deserve. The crime is that you have put the burden of your folly on the backs of your kids and grandkids that are yet to be born.
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Each year, participants in Leadership Marion plan an annual project to benefit the community. This year, the Leadership Marion XXXIII class invites the community to participate in their spring event, the "Spring into Action Fair." In partnership with the United Way of Marion County, this event will celebrate National Volunteer Week by bringing the community together and raising awareness and funds for Marion County's non-profit organizations. The fair will be held on Saturday, April 18, from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Monroe Street in Fairmont.


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MEMPHIS – Kindle "Bud" Davis, who coached the Itawamba Community College "Team of the Century" as back-to-back basketball champions, died Saturday at his Memphis, Tenn., home after a brief illness.
Davis, 86, and his twin brother, Buster of Fulton, were born in Tishomingo County and both ran successful automobile dealerships. They also are among ICC's most faithful supporters, emotionally and financially.
The Davis Event Center on the Fulton campus is named for them.
Visitation will be Monday 5-7 p.m. at the Davis Event Center, then Tuesday 4-6 p.m. at White Station Church of Christ on Park Avenue in Memphis.
His funeral service will begin at 6 p.m. at the church with Memphis Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
A private interment ceremony will be Wednesday morning.
The Davis brothers are U.S. Army veterans of World War II and enlisted the same day.
Bud Davis coached the two undefeated ICC teams in 1960-61 and 1961-62.
He owned and operated Bud Davis Cadillac for more than two decades in Memphis.
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About Civil Society & Human Biotechnology
"Civil society" refers to institutional political actors outside of government and private enterprise, typically nonprofit advocacy organizations and foundations. The term "non-governmental organization," or NGO, is closely related.
Civil society organizations have come to play an important role in ensuring the accountability of governments, countering the power of corporations, and contributing to democratic governance.
For most of todays important issues war and peace, economic growth and equity, ecological sustainability, race and gender equality, and many others there are dense networks of civil society institutions. For the issues surrounding human biotechnologies, a civil society infrastructure is just beginning to emerge.


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To the cynic, the scene milling around in front of the sold-out Wilbur — a jarringly diverse gathering of teens, baby-boomers, yuppies, muttering scalpers, and dudes demonstrating every conceivable way to position a ballcap — could merely have been proof of the power of a hit single. Two years later, people just want to hear "Crazy" in person.
The luxuriously lush disco of NYC's eight-piece Hercules and Love Affair made the wait easier on everybody. Their mythic motif played well with the Greek key meander lining the proscenium, and their Downtown 81 vibe (Kim Ann Foxman's hair-up-to-there; the high glamor of stunningly leggy, busty, and transgendered vocalist Nomi; a pair of jacked horn players; the whole band donning torn-up "BANJEE" T-shirts) played well with just about everybody. Mingling throwback NYC disco with contemporary house and pop (and doing so without the help of Antony Hegarty's high-profile trill), the Love Affair moved from era to era as smoothly as they morphed from song to song. By the time they concluded with their own themesong, they'd all but won over the house — a tall order from a potentially obsequious opening act.
Gnarls Barkley (or "Ceeeee-Loooooo!", as the weirdly obsessed shriekers in the audience might have had it) had less success fusing old and new. Dressed as nerds (a bold step down from their elaborate costumage of yore) this band of seven (including the likeably mum Danger Mouse) flailed around the stage, desperately trying to dovetail '60s soul pop with something more, let's say, collegiate, but their uneven songs sounded as out of their element as the members looked. Although "Run" featured hot call-and-response action and "Blind Mary" stood firmly behind its lax hooklessness, Cee-Lo had to lose clothes to stoke enthusiasm — or just play "Crazy" already. And when Gnarls Barkley half-heartedly sprinted through that, the satisfied crowd seemed, well, merely satisfied. Even an optimist would be hard pressed not to see this as proof of the futility of a hit single.
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Schematic of catalytic fast pyrolysis. Biomass is fed into a fluidized-bed reactor where it is decomposed thermally to form pyrolysis vapors. These vapors are converted into desired aromatic compounds using a novel, inexpensive zeolite-based catalyst.
Researchers combined an advanced catalyst with a next-generation biofuel process to improve the yield of biofuels by 40% compared to conventional methods.
A new process - catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP) - is rapidly moving from the research laboratory to the technology development stage. At full scale-up, CFP could contribute to the petrochemicals industry, valued at an estimated $400 billion annually.
Catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP) is a promising technology for the production of renewable aromatic compounds, including commercially important chemicals such as benzene, toluene, and xylenes, directly from solid biomass. In this single-step process, biomass, including wood, agricultural wastes and fast-growing energy crops, is fed into a fluidized-bed reactor where the biomass thermally decomposes to form pyrolysis vapors, the gases released from the processing. These pyrolysis vapors then enter the zeolite catalysts, which are also in the fluidized-bed reactor, and are converted into the desired aromatic compounds and olefins, types of hydrocarbon, along with carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, water, and coke, a high-carbon fuel. The spent catalyst and coke are sent to a regenerator where they are burned. The advantages of the new process are: 1) all the desired chemistry occurs in one single reactor, 2) the process uses an inexpensive silica–alumina catalyst, and 3) aromatics and olefins are produced that fit easily into existing infrastructures. Research was performed at the University of Massachusetts as a part of the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation EFRC, and has been licensed to Annelotech.
George W. Huber
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DOE Office of Science Basic Energy Sciences program, Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) Program.
Cheng, Yu-Ting; Jae, J.; Shi, Jian; Fan, Wei; and Huber, George W. "Production of Renewable Aromatic Compounds by Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass with Bifunctional Ga/ZSM-5 Catalysts"Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 124, 1416-1419 (2012). [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201107390]
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There Is a Right Way to Wash Your Hair
April 24, 2017,
Sheehan syndrome is a condition that can occur in a woman who bleeds severely during childbirth. Sheehan syndrome is a type of hypopituitarism.
Postpartum hypopituitarism; Postpartum pituitary insufficiency; Hypopituitarism Syndrome
Severe bleeding during childbirth can result in tissue death in the pituitary gland. This causes the gland to lose its ability to work properly.
The pituitary gland is at the base of the brain. It makes hormones that stimulate growth, production of breast milk, reproductive functions, the thyroid, and the adrenal glands. A lack of these hormones can lead to a variety of symptoms.
Conditions that increase the risk of bleeding during childbirth and Sheehan syndrome include multiple pregnancy (twins or triplets) and problems with the placenta. The placenta is the organ that develops during pregnancy to feed the fetus.
Sheehan syndrome is very rare.
Symptoms of Sheehan syndrome may include:
Note: Other than not being able to breast feed, symptoms may not develop for several years after the delivery.
Treatment involves estrogen and progesterone hormone replacement therapy. These hormones must be taken at least until the normal age of menopause. Thyroid and adrenal hormones must also be taken. These will be needed for the rest of your life.
The outlook with early diagnosis and treatment is excellent.
This condition can be life threatening if not treated.
Extreme bleeding during childbirth can often be prevented by proper medical care. Otherwise, Sheehan syndrome is not preventable.
Cunningham FG, Leveno KL, Bloom SL, et al . Obstetrical hemorrhage. In: Cunnigham FG, Leveno KL, Bloom SL, et al, eds. Williams Obstetrics . 23rd ed. New York, NY; McGraw-Hill; 2009:chap 35.
Malee MP. Pituitary and adrenal disorders in pregnancy. In: Gabbe SG, Niebyl JR, Simpson JL, eds. Obstetrics - Normal and Problem Pregnancies . 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2012:chap 41.


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Compare Joel's current time giving site design with the real thing.
Sylvester's problem is cool.
Surprisingly, the rules of go are somewhat controversial.
This game is rather interesting. I figured out at least one position in which O has a simple forced win. A more interesting question is whether there are any positions in which X has a forced win. I doubt it.
I tried out my original rules Bohemia on a 4x4 board. It's a close game, but the first player can always win. I didn't try any possibilities where the bohemian moves first and doesn't pass. Here is an interesting question - If we take a generalizations of this game, in which there are sets of subsets which the square wins if any of them become monochromatic, and the bohemian can pass, and the bohemian can go first, is there any such game in which the bohemian can always win, but loses by passing on the first move? Note that my new rules aren't of this form.


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Looking for wonderful baked appetizers? Enjoy this brie cheese and basil pastry made in a new way.
A bundle of savory flavors, this holiday appetizer, also known as Brie en Crovte, gets its name from the pastry wrapping that covers the cheese while it bakes. If you don't have time to roll out the pastry, you can spruce up Brie with some simple holiday toppers. Begin by heating the oven to 350º. Lightly brush an ovenproof plate with vegetable oil. Place unpeeled cheese on the center of the plate; bake uncovered 8 to 10 minutes or until cheese is soft and partially melted. Top with:
• Pear-Cranberry Chutney and toasted slivered almonds.
• Caramel topping and toasted chopped pecans. Serve with crisp apple slices.
• Sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil and herbs, drained and chopped, and toasted pine nuts. Garnish with chopped fresh basil leaves.
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Emma's 10g Betta Tank
I promised myself that once I got this tank cycled, I'd make a journal. I was deeply worried I'd mess up the cycle and didn't want to make a thread beforehand...
That's not important, though, hehe. The main point is: I am finally getting a new tank for my fish!
My two bettas, Cosmo and Wandisimo, lived in 1 gallon unfiltered/heated "tanks."
History and introductions:
I went into our LFS a couple of times looking for "Wandisimo." I had a name picked out, and needed a betta for it. After ignoring him for the longest time, thinking he was too muddled in color for me to like him, I picked his cup up to examine him and was instantly took by his color. He's probably close to two years old now. He has suffered through fin rot, which makes his once gorgeous crowntail rays dull at best. (My profile picture shows him right after he was put into his new tank.)
He's pretty mellow and relaxed most of the time. He swims awkwardly in my opinion, and I can't help but wonder if it's another side effect of being kept in a tiny tank.
This veiltail came a few months after Wan. Again, I had the name picked out and everything. Though this time I wanted a red betta, which wasn't hard to find. I think he has magnificent red coloration, and has an attitude to match it. He's far more adventurous than Wan. Unlike his counterpart, he constantly flares and is looking for food to dramatically snatch up. Although this sometimes gets him in trouble, since he has now had two swim bladder/constipation problems.
Cosmo was put in last night, and I think he's been enjoying it VERY much. :)
Whisper EX20 filter
(And a Whisper internal filter that I have in there because I was paranoid there was an ammonia problem. It *the filter sponge and cartridge* has been in the 29 gallon for some time.)
Tetra 50W self-adjusted heater
I need to read up on heaters and such. But I'm pretty sure I might need a new heater? It stays at around 76 degrees, but sometimes drops to 74. I'm also pretty sure the EX20 filter is sufficient for this tank. I think, anyways. :/
I'd like to put Wandisimo in there sometime next week. The DIY divider will separate them, of course.
I'm going to try and convince my parents to get live plants in the 29 gallon in the form of showing them what they look like in this tank. I think moss is a good plant to start with. I'm going to see if our LFS can order them for us.
I also don't want this ugly rock substrate in there forever, so I think I'll be switching over to pool filter sand sometime in the not-so-near future.
(*Drip* Acclimation)
(The tank now)
Among the various cycling comments of this tank, there was one that made me giggle...
"So, have you decided what fish you're going to put in there?"
"I'm just putting my two bettas in there."
"Only two fish??"
Congrats on the new tank! I hope they like it there.98L Community
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Thanks! I hope they do as well. :3
Haven't updated this in a week. I added Wandisimo on Friday. He is absolutely loving it!
I don't know what's wrong with his body, though. He sadly still swims weird.
But I can tell they both love their new space. Cosmo goes everywhere, while Wan normally stays relaxed underneath the silk plant or behind the filter.
(I added the 3-10i Whisper filter on his side...they both seem fine with it and it doesn't make much current. I hope it's okay to have two filters in there. :s)
Speaking of silk plants...
Sunday (the 31st), Cosmo tore his fins pretty bad. They looked shredded in at least three spots, and the tips of his tail had the red color "draining" from them. I removed all plastic plants, and changed 50% of the water. Every two days after that, I changed 30% of the water.
They have healed almost completely now. And all of his fins are bright red, even the tips. It looks like he has a pinhole still, but I'll try and keep the water as clean as possible, seeing as our LFS has no "bettafix."
Ooooh, and speaking of our LFS...
There was a lady in there one day, and I was talking to her about guppies. Apparently, she had never seen one before. She was trying to stock a small tank I could tell, but I didn't get to find out how big it was. I gladly told her that guppies don't absolutely need five other guppies to be happy and secure like tetras and danios do. As well as slightly inform her about the male to female ratio (1:2 or 3?)
It was more: "If you have one male and one female, he'll harass her all the time."
"If you have all males, and no females, they won't have any reason to harass each other."
I'm pretty sure that's the right information. It's been gnawing at me for awhile, since I don't know a whole lot about guppies.
Passing by the cardinal and neon tetras, I told her that the differences I've heard were that cardinals were a little more hardier, and had more red than neons do. Also added that when put over black gravel, their colors show a whole lot better.
When she had to leave, she proudly told an employee that she knew what fish she was going to get in her tank. (Either a couple of guppies or a school of neons)
Considering she was looking at the goldfish before the guppies...I'm a little happier/relieved. xD
Sometime soon, I'll add pictures of the current tank setup.
Sorry for the double post...
There's a video taken just now.
Wandisimo made a bubble nest yesterday and today. He used to make them very rarely.
Well, Wandisimo isn't doing too well...
When I changed the sand out of the ten gallon due to mites, I moved Wan into a three gallon with the internal filter that was running on his side of the ten gallon. I also filled it up with water from the ten gallon.
Apparently, he got stressed and got stuck to the intake tube. He was fine after, but when he was put back into the ten gallon, he didn't swim around at all.
From that time until as I'm typing, he is sitting motionless at the bottom of his side of the tank. He sits evenly with the gravel, not obscurely posed or anything, and his gill movement seems okay. It concerns me, though, that he's not as active as before. Actually, the only time he IS active is when going up for air.
I hope he gets better. All water tests were okay today. I did a gravel vacuum water change today after testing.
Maybe it's a sign of his old age, mixed with some stress or shock. "Happy as a clam" wouldn't describe Cosmo well enough. He's happier than that!
I've concluded Wan probably has a swim bladder problem.
(He's on his side in a breeder net because I don't want him to have to swim up so far to get air)
I don't even know how he swims up; he is so still most of the time. And his breathing is quite slow.
Thing is: he won't eat, so a boiled pea is not an option.
I'm going to give him another day or two...
I think that him being older, mixed with him possibly being easily shocked/stressed caused something to happen.
Sadly, Wan passed away last night/early this morning.
I probably should have euthanize-d him yesterday afternoon. Even my family doubted he would make it...
Turning back to optimism, I know he had a good latter part of his life. It may have taken about a year and a half, but I finally gave him care and housing that I had no regrets about.
Cosmo seems so apathetic. It's almost as if he thinks he inherited the other half of the tank and his macho-ness scared the other wimpy betta away. Silly typical betta.
(As for cleaning, I just removed the breeder net. I know when I found him, it hadn't been very long. Thus, I don't think there's any sanitation issues; but I'll still go and read about that as well. Just in case.)


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It's hard to photograph the Mono Lake basin and convey the size of it. The smaller things in and around it are pretty easy. You travel there, you walk or hike to them, you photograph them. The Mono Lake basin though is different, its HUGE and flat. Well . . . ok, not perfectly flat. The slope that is going d...
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A pingueculum is a common, non-cancerous growth of the conjunctiva. This is the clear, thin tissue that covers the white part of the eye (sclera). The growth occurs in the part of the conjunctiva that is exposed when the eye is open.
The exact cause is unknown. Long-term sunlight exposure and eye irritation may be factors. Welding is a major job-related risk.
A pingueculum looks like a small, yellowish bump on the conjunctiva near the cornea. It can appear on either side of the cornea. However, it more often occurs on the nose (nasal) side. The growth may increase in size over many years.
An eye exam is often enough to diagnose this disorder.
No treatment is needed in most cases. Keeping the eye moist with artificial tears may help prevent the area from becoming inflamed. Temporary use of mild steroid eye drops can also be helpful. Rarely, the growth may need to be removed for comfort or for cosmetic reasons.
This condition is non-cancerous (benign) and the outlook is good.
The pingueculum may grow over the cornea and block vision. When this happens, the growth is called a pterygium. These two conditions occur under similar conditions. However, they are thought to be separate diseases.
Call your health care provider if the pingueculum changes in size, shape, or color, or if you would like to have it removed.
Things you can do that may help prevent a pingueculum or keep the problem from getting worse include:
Sugar A, Shtein RM. Pterygium and conjunctival degenerations In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2013:chap 4.9.
Zloty P, Belin MW. Pterygium. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology. 2013 ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2032:vol 6; chap 35.
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Mission and Philosophy
The MFT program at Valdosta State University is an educational program that leads to a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy. The program is shaped by an established set of Educational Outcomes that comprise the following:
- VSU Mission
- MFT Program Mission Statement
- MFT Program Philosophy Statement
- MFT Program Objectives
- MFT Program Outcomes (measurable)
- Faculty Outcomes (measurable)
- Student Learning Outcomes (measurable)
- Four important areas that the MFT Program emphasizes
VSU Mission
Valdosta State University is a regional university committed to outstanding programs that have a magnet effect well beyond the region.
The core characteristics of VSU as a regional university include:
a commitment to excellence and responsiveness within a scope of influence defined by the needs of a specific region of the state and by particularly outstanding programs or distinctive characteristics that have a magnet effect even beyond the region;
a campus-wide commitment to a technologically enhanced learning community that promotes student success, sustains instructional excellence, serves a diverse and well-prepared student body, offers academic assistance, and provides learning enrichment for all students;
a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary academic programming at the baccalaureate and masters levels, as well as a range of professional programs at the baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate levels, including a limited number of professionally oriented doctoral-level programs;
a commitment to public service, continuing education, technical assistance, and economic development activities that addresses the needs, improves the quality of life, and raises the educational level within the university's scope of influence;
a commitment to scholarly and creative work to enhance instructional effectiveness and to encourage faculty scholarly pursuits and a commitment to research in selected areas of institutional strength and focused on regional need.
For the full Valdosta State University Mission Statement, click here
MFT Program Mission Statement
The mission of the Valdosta State University Marriage and Family Therapy Program is to provide students the academic and clinical training required to practice relationally informed clinical work and ready graduates for work in a variety of mental health settings.
MFT Program Philosophy Statement
The philosophy of the Valdosta State University Marriage and Family Therapy Program is guided by a commitment to diversity and the belief that the differences that make up the weave of humanity must be embraced and cherished; a relational understanding that all human behavior and meaning-making are context-dependent; thus, a deep appreciation of each client's context is a prerequisite for respectful treatment; and, the belief that students' uniqueness should be respected and developed through active, engaged learning with an accessible and supportive faculty.
MFT Program Goals
The program will recruit, train, and graduate students from diverse backgrounds.
The program will educate students by promoting an understanding and respect for diversity.
The program will provide education from a relational perspective that values the importance of context in making sense of human behavior.
MFT Program Objectives
Recruit, train, and graduate students from diverse backgrounds
Train graduates who report that the program helped them develop an understanding and respect for diversity.
Graduate students who embrace a professional identity as Marriage & Family Therapists
Graduate students who obtain licensure in MFT or related mental health field.
Graduate students who work in mental health careers that help individuals, couples, and families
MFT Program Outcomes
Recruit, train, and graduate students from diverse backgrounds
Graduate students who report that the program helped them develop an understanding and respect for diversity.
Graduate students who claim the professional identity of Marriage & Family Therapist
Demonstrate that at least 70% of graduates will be pursuing doctoral degrees or employed in a mental health field within three years of graduation
Demonstrate that at least 70% of graduates will pass the AMFTRB or become licensed as a mental health professional.
Demonstrate that at least 80% of enrolled students will graduated within the advertised length of program completion.
Faculty Outcomes
Recruit, train, and graduate students from diverse backgrounds
Participate in scholarly activities that contribute to the field of Marriage and Family Therapy in accordance with university, college, and departmental requirements
Establish and sustain a professional identity as an MFT as demonstrated by obtaining and maintaining licensure in the state of Georgia as a Marriage and Family Therapist or mental health provider (or associate licensure for not more than four years while working toward full licensure).
Establish and sustain a professional identity as an MFT as demonstrated by obtaining and sustaining status as an AAMFT Approved Supervisor or an Approved Supervisor Candidate.
Establish and sustain a professional identity as an MFT by regularly providing supervision that promotes and evaluates the following clinical skill areas: (1)the a relational assessment and conceptualization of client problems, (2) implement a systemic perspective, (3) develop interventions that reflect a relational understanding of human dilemmas (4) articulate a coherent therapeutic stance that is grounded in a variety of philosophical or theoretical informed frameworks, (5) discuss cases in ways that are informed by relevant contextual factors, and (6) demonstrate professionalism, including adherence to legal and ethical standards as well as follow policies and procedures relevant to each clinical setting.
MFT Student Learning Outcomes
SLO 1 - Practice from a culturally sensitive lens.
SLO 2 - Practice from a systemic lens.
SLO 3 - Be prepared to obtain entry-level employment in mental health agencies.
SLO 4 - Claim the professional identity of Marriage and Family Therapist.
- SLO 5 - Recognize the way research shapes the field of Family Therapy.
- SLO 6 - Practice informed by ethics.
The Value of Difference
The VSU MFT program curriculum and faculty members place a strong emphasis and value on diversity. We feel that mere tolerance of difference is not sufficient—we set a higher standard for our students. We believe that the differences that make up the rainbow of humanity must be embraced and cherished. As Mary Catherine Bateson reminds us, it is contrast—the relationship to "otherness"—that makes learning possible.
We believe that to be successful, MFT's must have a genuine interest in their clients, possess therapeutic curiosity, be aware of ethical and therapeutic limitations, and be willing to talk openly about anything a client might wish to discuss regardless of age, sex, sexual practices and preferences, religion, race, sexual orientation, physical disadvantage, political leanings, and level of education.
Students learn that problems and attempts to solve problems make sense when viewed through contexts such as age, culture, environment, ethnicity, gender, health, physical ability, nationality, race, religion, sexual orientation, spirituality, socioeconomic status, and languaged meaning. These give shape and meaning to clients' lives. That these contexts are embedded in more encompassing cultural contexts of privilege, power, subjugation, and susceptibility is a notion that is infused throughout the entire curriculum. Through coursework, practica, and internships, we emphasize the way these contexts inform human experience and meaning systems, giving rise to multiple perspectives.
Embedding diversity in the curriculum
The relationship between diversity and the variety of dominant cultural discourses such as ageism, classism, racism, sexism, heterosexism, and gender are woven throughout the fabric of our curriculum. MFT faculty members strive to explore with our students the ways that cultural and institutionalized discrimination are embedded in culture and language, exacerbating the treatment issues that clients present. We also examine the ways that issues of diversity and discrimination shape the context of therapy. By the time students graduate from our program, they are able to situate themselves in the relational web of issues—class, privilege, and disenfranchisement—that are always at work in the therapy room.
Valuing & Creating a Diverse Student Body
In addition to attending to issues of diversity in therapy, the MFT program attends to issues of diversity in the classroom. We work hard to assemble a diverse student body. We have students who are grandparents and students who have not yet begun to build families. We have students who are well traveled and those who have not strayed far from home. We have students who are active in religious communities and those who do not claim a faith. We have gay and straight students. Some of our students are affluent students; others keep their cars together with hope and bailing twine! We have students in their early 60's, who have owned businesses, raised families, and returned to school for a second career and students in their early 20's, who have traveled straight from high school through undergraduate school to our program. The complex ways that students bring diversity to the classroom is intrinsically immeasurable.
Four important areas that the MFT Program emphasizes
- The Student/Trainee
- A success based approach
- Available, supportive faculty
- Build on strengths
- Context
- Teach an eco-systemic/relational perspective
- Understand developmental issues
- Understand language in interaction
- Multiple Perspectives
- Develop critical thinking
- Develop a unique clinical style
- Develop respect for varying value systems
- Work collaboratively with client systems
- Diversity
- Develop awareness and sensitivity to difference
- Develop awareness of issues of social justice
- Seek diversity among trainees and in clinical experiences
- MFT Department
- 229.219.1281
- Family Works
- 229.219.1281
- Family Works Fax
- 229.219.1280
Campus Address
903 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta, GA 31698
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Valdosta, GA 31698
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Vittoria's "Open" tires are clincher versions of their tubular tires that are so often seen on bikes in the professional peloton. These Open Corsa Evo SC Clincher Tires are no exception, as they're built to perform right alongside the Corsa Evo SC Tubulars. As such, they blend super low rolling resistance with inspiring grip and comfort. These characteristics are the result of Vittoria paying close attention to two things -- the casing and the rubber in the tread. For theOpen Corsa Evo SC, Vittoria builds the tires with their 320 tpi Corespun cotton/poly casing. It's the highest thread count for clincher tires available on the market. This higher thread count makes for a more responsive tire since there is more structure and less matrix, not unlike optimizing the fabric/resin ratio in a high performance composite bike frame. This high density fabric is coated with natural latex rubber to ensure that it's as supple and resilient as possible to conform to irregularities in the road surface, offering the best possible grip through fast corners. The tread received as much attention as the casing. Vittoria caps the Open Corsa Evo SC Tires with their dual compound Twin Tread. As you might expect, it uses a harder durometer rubber in the center to decrease rolling resistance. The shoulders of the tread are made of a softer rubber to increase the grip on the road. Vittoria calls their rubber compound Isogrip SC. Overall, you'll get the best of both worlds -- durability and great performance. Vittoria's PRB 2.0 puncture resistant belting situates a high density aramid layer underneath the tread. This is the same technology they use with the tires supplied to their sponsored teams for the cobbled brutality of Paris-Roubaix. So even though these tires are very light, you won't sacrifice one bit of road-worthiness.The Vittoria Open Corsa Evo SC Clincher Tires are available in 700 x 23c only. They have a Black tread with a natural latex sidewall. - $73.95


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Individual Pennsylvania schools in State System seeking tuition flexibility
Beset by declining enrollment, universities get creative in trying to attract studentsJanuary 21, 2014 10:55 PM
At Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, where enrollment is down about 18 percent from 2010, administrators want to start enticing out-of-state undergraduates with a reduced tuition rate nearly equal to what Pennsylvanians pay.
Another school, California University of Pennsylvania, is eyeing price breaks for active duty military personnel who enroll online. Still other campuses including Clarion, East Stroudsburg and West Chester universities want permission to modify what they charge -- all of them facing cost pressures in an increasingly difficult recruiting market.
Their requests will be weighed today and Thursday as the State System of Higher Education's governing board decides if Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities should have flexibility to alter tuition-related charges up or down based on student demand and what it costs to deliver instruction in some majors.
Administrators across the 112,000-student system say they want leeway similar to what competing campuses in Pennsylvania and elsewhere already have.
The idea has gained momentum of late with state funding to the schools down 18 percent from a few years ago, and with systemwide enrollment since 2010 off by 6 percent -- and by double digits at six of those 14 universities.
"As students provide a larger share of each university's revenue today, pricing flexibility is becoming a more important tool," states material being presented to the system's board of governors, which meets in committee this afternoon in Harrisburg and as a full body Thursday morning.
The six pilot price programs up for a vote are among nine created to date.
Chancellor Frank Brogan has said that with board approval, the modified rates could be in effect this fall.
Edinboro is within about 20 miles of the New York and Ohio borders, but officials say they lose sizable numbers of prospects in those states who are turned off by the current yearly tuition of $9,633, which is 150 percent of the in-state tuition rate of $6,622. That is the best rate that non-residents can be charged under State System rules, say Edinboro officials, but it is still roughly $5,000 more than what New Yorkers and Ohioans pay in their own states.
The Edinboro proposal would eliminate more than half of that gap by cutting the rate to 105 percent of the in-state Pennsylvania tuition, or $6,953 a year.
"This is really important to us because the majority of our out-of-state students are from Ohio and New York," said Edinboro president Julie Wollman. "This allows us to be competitive."
The 7,100-student university, which had 171 out-of-state freshmen last fall, projects the lower price renewable for up to five years for newly enrolled students would produce more than the 71 additional students needed to break even.
Historically, the Pennsylvania Legislature has frowned on price breaks for non-resident students. But Ms. Wollman said Edinboro has seats that otherwise would be empty.
"We have classes that aren't full. We have majors that aren't full," she said.
"There is no additional cost, so it's not taking away from funds that we receive from the state," she added. "It's leveraging those funds and maximizing the value for our in-state students."
At Cal U, meanwhile, active military personnel, their spouses and dependents would see tuition in Cal U's Global Online Program cut from $276 per credit to $250, equal to the Military Tuition Assistance maximum reimbursement rate. They would pay a graduate tuition rate of $399, or 90-percent of the in-state graduate rate.
Cal U officials project that the lower rate would reduce revenue by $15,000 but also yield a 10 percent enrollment increase and therefore a 5 percent net revenue gain over the two-year pilot program's life.
Also, Edinboro and East Stroudsburg are asking to create an instructional fee equivalent to 25 percent of tuition for students in its nursing program.
Clarion is seeking to create course-specific instructional fees for two of its high-cost, high-demand programs: undergraduate nursing and communication and speech disorders. A fee equal to 10 percent of tuition or $28 per credit would be assessed, and increased by 10 percent annually until the programs are fully supported by state dollars, tuition and fees -- a time projected to be three years in nursing and one to two years in speech.
Also being considered are an East Stroudsburg proposal for a clinical semester fee or a nursing course fee of roughly 25 percent of tuition for students in a bachelors of science in nursing and a proposal from West Chester University for a 10 percent tuition cut for undergraduates and graduates at the State System's Center City location in Philadelphia.
Bill Schackner: email@example.com, 412-263-1977 and on Twitter: @BSchacknerPG.


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Lectures planned on economics and psychology, beginning April 3
Posted March 29, 2002; 03:34 p.m.
six afternoons in April, Jean Tirole of the University of Toulouse will deliver a series of talks on "Egonomics: Explorations in Economics and Psychology." The lectures will cover some of the most significant developments in the newly emerging field of behavioral economics.
The topics and dates are: "Homo Economicus Gets a Psyche" (April 3); "The Psychological Immune System" (April 8); "Emotional Investment" (April 15); "The Economics of Illusion" (April 17); "Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation" (April 22); and "Implications for Public Policy" (April 24). All will be delivered at 4:30 p.m. in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
Tirole is scientific director of the Institut d'Economie Industrielle at the University of Social Sciences in Toulouse, one of Europe's leading centers for the study of economics, and also is affiliated with Ecole des Ponts in Paris and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author or co-author of six books, including "The Theory of Industrial Organization," "Game Theory," "A Theory of Incentives in Regulation and Procurement" and "The Prudential Regulation of Banks." He is a past president of the Econometric Society and the European Economic Association.
The presentations are part of the Scribner Lecture Series, sponsored by the University and Princeton University Press .
Contact: Marilyn Marks (609) 258-3601


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Ditto that!
I was just wondering about September's swap. It often takes me so long to come up with a plan, I need to get started as soon as possible!
Glad it's not just me, I thought I had missed it somehow.
Me four! I thought there would have been a challenge by now but I can't find it either.


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It seems that most on the forum have issues with the proposed reforms passed by the Senate (or about to be passed). It does not appear that anyone here agrees with their plan ... though there may be some differing opinions on what would be appropriate solutions.
Hope you've contacted your Congress-critters to voice your opinions.


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Event: The Honorable President of India Smt. Pratibha Patil conferred the honor to the winners of National Award. Filmmaker Priyadarshan's KANCHIVARAM won the best feature film award.
Guest List: Prakash Raj, Pratibha Patil, Priyadarshan, Shailendra Singh
Bollywood celebs Athiya Shetty, Ileana D'Cruz and Arjun Kapoor were snapped at mehboob studio.
Bollywood celebs-singers-directors Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Kabir Bedi, Gulzar, Saroj Khan, Subhash Ghai, Jackie Shroff, Randhir Kapoor, J.P.Dutta, Udit Narayan, Ramesh Sippy...
Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif was spotted with her family at Bandra.
Bollywood actress Tisca Chopra was snapped for 'She The People TV' book store at Bandra.
Bollywood celebs Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Karan Johar, Sanjay Kapoor, Punit Malhotra among others were snapped at the special screening of BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION


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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013...orida-schools/Does this encourage the perception that parents are not needed even to feed their own children? The govt will take care of it.A new federal program is giving Florida's public schools a way out of verifying whether students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches.
The solution: expand subsidized meals to include all students whether they can afford to pay or not.
Known as the Community Eligibility Option, schools and even entire districts can now receive free breakfast and lunch if 40 percent or more of students' families are identified as low-income.


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Prisoner advocates would like the new Corrections commissioner to strengthen his reform of the Maine State Prison by giving more care to the many mentally ill prisoners he is releasing from often-lengthy solitary confinement into the prison's general population.
In the past the 132-cell isolation unit or "supermax" was usually full, but now is down to about 50 inmates, says Commissioner Joseph Ponte. He has agreed with prison reformers that extended isolation tends to worsen or create inmate mental problems.
The releases from solitary are "a huge and wonderful step," says Maine Civil Liberties Union executive director Shenna Bellows. But she adds: "The next step is to ensure that prisoners with mental-health problems get the help they need."
With the $625,000 a year saved by recent Corrections Department staff reductions, Bellows suggests, "one option might be to increase the number of mental-health staff." (For more on the reforms, see "Top Prison Officials Fired," June 17, and "Reform Comes to the Supermax," May 27.)
Judy Garvey, of the Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition (MPAC), also strongly applauds the depopulating of the supermax (officially, the Special Management Unit), but notes that prisoners have written her with concerns about possible problems with inmates released from it, mentally ill or not.
Garvey is concerned that guards be quickly trained in how to properly administer the informal punishments that Ponte is requiring in many cases to replace the "ineffective and expensive practice," Garvey says, of throwing unruly inmates into the supermax. MPAC has representatives on a Corrections Department committee to bring this about. She anticipates "the training will be operational quite soon."
Amid the changes, Garvey says a prison employee told her the Warren prison is "shorthanded." The longtime security chief and deputy warden, James O'Farrell, says he was among those dismissed because he had protested inadequate staffing.
Adding to his department's shakeup, Ponte is shifting inmates and officials from prison to prison. An inmate wrote Garvey that the Maine State Prison staff is "pissed off" with all the changes.
Ponte responds that the prison is going through an "adjustment phase," adding, "There's a learning curve for the staff." While recognizing the dismissals made some employees nervous about their future, he says the positions of those let go — including four guard captains at Warren — were unnecessary.
Ponte agrees there's a need for "a more effective mental-health intervention" at the prison, and he says the department has "some funds" that can be used for this. Plus, he says, he wants more done for prisoners in recreation and "social" programs.
His department clinical director, psychologist Joseph Fitzpatrick, thinks more money for mental-health staff is needed because of "the sheer volume and acuity" of mentally ill inmates, with 40 to 50 percent of prisoners on psychiatric medications.
Ponte says the cost of additional care for mentally ill prisoners hasn't been determined: "Some things will be at no cost; we will use current staff in different roles, and we will see what additional cost remains after we get through that process."
As for the risks of putting mentally ill former supermax inmates in with the general population, Fitzpatrick cautions that "mental illness itself is not a risk factor for violence." The risk, he says, is that their illness won't be properly treated.
Ponte says that when he walks through the prison two or three times a week inmates tell him they appreciate the changes. One inmate reported to Garvey that the shrunken supermax now has few disruptions, a big change from the past.
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Petrosyan Victorious Over Sudsakorn at Thai Boxe Mania
- Written by Dave Walsh
In what was one of this weekend's biggest fights, Torino, Italy's Thai Boxe Mania 2011 has come and gone, and Giorgio Petrosyan, injured hand and all has come out on top, once again. His opponent was Thai standout Sudsakorn Sor. Klinmee in what was a close battle between essentially two injured fighters. Sudsakorn had fought just two weeks ago, and Giorgio Petrosyan still has an injured right hand.
It was a close battle between both men, but Petrosyan had the upper hand throughout the fight and was able to pull off the decision victory. A hat tip should go out to Suds, who put up a great fight and hopefully both men can meet under better conditions in the future. After the bout, Petro confirmed that he hand was indeed injured and that his next opponent was Cosmo Alexandre at Oktagon 2011 in Milan.
Armen Petrosyan was also victorious over Miodrag Olar via decision, moving onward to Yoshihiro Sato, proving that 2011 will be big for the Petrosyan brothers. Also in action, Abdallah Mabel stopping Vladamir Shulyak late in the third.


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To date, I have had numerous opportunities to wax poetic about the indie music scene here in Portland, but of course it is a fertile indie breeding ground in another medium as well: comics! The area is home to both Dark Horse Comics, publisher of popular titles such as Hellboy and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Oni Press, the company responsible for both the somewhat overrated Scott Pilgrim series and the wildly underrated Blue Monday.
This past weekend, the uniformly drab Portland weather finally let up for a few beautiful 80-degree-plus humidity-free days -- and you better believe I did my best to make the most of it. Friday night offered up the auspicious date of 4/20, and yours truly celebrated accordingly at a house show/chili cook-off featuring four excellent bands, two of whom were at one time based in good ol' Boston.
Since I last updated HUB CAPPED, I finally got my first taste of Portland's dance/EDM scene when I caught locals BEN TACTIC (pictured above) and LINCOLN UP opening a Red Bull Music Academy showcase that featured international bass heavyweights XXXY, Nguzunguzu, and Salva. I'm sad to report that, so far, I'm less than impressed with the local offerings.
The past few weeks living in Portland have just flown by in a blur of shows, practices and days spent fighting off a terrible stomach bug and scouring Craigslist for gainful employment. I've refused to let that last one affect my ability to hit the town however, as it is my sworn duty to report back to my east coast counterparts on exactly what it is that is drawing so many of us these days, like moths to a flame, to the pacific northwest.
After a month on the west coast, things are really starting to happen for us here in Portland! Since my last update, I married my girlfriend and RUBY RIDGE bandmate Callan, we bought enough new gear to start playing out and recording again, and she landed a job at Concordia University.
The time of the year between late December and early January always brings back various locals who have decamped from Boston to other scenes and locales over the years. This year was no exception.
In the period between Christmas and New Year's Day, I ran into friends from the area who are now based in cities all over the world, from my soon-to-be-home of Portland, Oregon, to Portland, Maine, to NYC, Philly, Baltimore, various parts of California -- and even Berlin! When the conversation turns to my impending move, the first question they usually ask is: "Why Portland?"
[Editor's Note: This is the first in a new series that chronicles lifelong Boston musician and writer John Von Bittrich's January relocation to Portland, Oregon, where he'll compare scenes and cultures and show us how the other half lives.]
I was born at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton on a snowy January day in 1983.