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Edward Tenner, former executive editor for physical science and history at Princeton University Press, holds a visiting research appointment in the Department of Geological and Geophysical Sciences at Princeton University. He received the A.B. from Princeton and the Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago and has held visiting research positions at Rutgers University and the Institute for Advanced Study. In 1991-92 he was a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellow and in 1995-96 is a Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

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While transport has been an essential element in the rapid growth and economic development of Asia and the Pacific, the sector is now at a crossroads more than ever before. Rocketing demand for transport services is putting extreme pressure on existing infrastructure at a time when public budgets are constrained and awareness about the negative externalities of transport activities is growing. The challenge is therefore to ensure that today's transport policies and investments will contribute to a sustainable and inclusive development path for the future.
Trade has the potential to contribute to economic growth and to more and better jobs. Whether trade contributes to growth that is inclusive, in the sense that all people can contribute to and benefit from growth triggered by trade, is likely to depend on country specificities including institutional pre-conditions and policies applied in domains other than trade. This paper identifies specific challenges for making trade inclusive and identifies ways for dealing with them.
The Cocoa Grower's Association (CGA) in the Republic of Vanuatu is a fundamental example of how the organization of local cooperatives can make a significant impact and create an environment for inclusive trade. This paper will review a case study of implementing a governing association that coordinates cocoa cooperatives in Vanuatu, and which is focused on organizing the production and trade in the region, as a method to highlight key lessons learned and potential for scalability in furthering inclusive trade goals.
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Taken in the Grote Markt, or main square, in the city of Leuven. The town hall is nearly 550 years old, and the exterior holds 236 statues. Those of the first floor represent personages of importance in the local history of the city; those of the second, patron saints and symbolic figures; those of the third, the Cou...
The Bondgenotenlaan is the longest shopping street in Leuven, stretching almost a mile from the city hall in the center to the station at the edge of the city. Belgium has few shopping malls, consequently, entire city streets are devoted to retail stores.
"Fiere Margriet", the nude sunbather lays at the intersection of the Muntstraat and the Tiensestraat. The Muntstraat is lined with eateries, while the Tiensestraat is an old way which leads to the city of Tienen (20 km east).
This is the Oude Markt (old market) in Leuven; it is the center of student social life in the city. Dozens of cafes line the square, and chairs filled with students drinking beer often fill the entire square.
This is the view from my sisters' apartment. Their balcony overlooks most of the city of Leuven; several major city landmarks are clearly visible.
This is third incarnation of the University of Leuven's library building. The first version was built in 1725 and burned down by Germans in 1914. The second version, finished in 1928, was destroyed during the German invasion of 1940.
The Friday morning market on the Brusselsestraat in Leuven. For sale are flowers, fruits and vegetables, and baked goods. Foot traffic was very heavy, so there's lots of half-people in the image.
El ayuntamiento de Lovaina es un bellísimo edificio construido en gótico tardío. Es una panorámica compuesta de 21 tomas. Cada una de las tomas tiene los siguientes datos: Canon 60D + 70-200 F4 L IS; ISO: 100; f:8; v:1/250mm; focal: 70mm. Puedes ver otras gigapan en: www.gigapan.org/searchGigapansList...
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The Pocket Rough Guide to Hong Kong and Macau celebrates the energy of these two former European colonies, sitting just 37 miles apart on the south China coast. This fully updated guidebook includes the lowdown on the shopping opportunities and cutting-edge architecture of Hong Kong's downtown, parks, and harborside cityscapes--all existing alongside traditional temples and street markets.
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There have been a lot of rumors lately about the Xbox 2. Earlier this month we published a story about some possible information about the Xbox 2. As some of you may know, Team Xbox found a patent about the design of the Xbox 2. Team Xbox has found yet another patent for the Xbox 2. In this patent, Microsoft plans to incorporate data sharing between games. What this means is that game franchises will be able to share data between games. For example, say you are playing game X then get bored of it so you stop playing it. Then X 2 comes out and you play it. Well, X and X 2 then share information with each other that is used between both games. If you want to unlock some feature in X 2, then a certain mission needs to be completed in X. Also, while playing X you might even get hints for X 2. Now all of this is speculation of what Microsoft wants to do, but many questions remain. Will this put an end to boring or unfinished games? Does this mean that the Xbox 2 will have removable storage?
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WTF happened to Jeff Fuller?
WTF happened to Jeff Fuller?
Imagine a #1 wr on one side, Hartline on the other, a threat te, and Bess and Swope inside.
He's difficult to stop from the slot, particularly when he's matched up on a safety like Vinny Sunseri.
Basically what aTm did was copy LSU from the week prior by utilizing a simple concept that forced Alabama to come out in a 3-3-5 defense.... but 3 of those defensive backs weren't cornerbacks. Bama was forced to go with 3 safeties instead (Lester, Sunseri, and Clinton-Dix) and unveiled a new wrinkle with Dee Milliner playing the 'Star' position.
The concept that LSU used that aTm copied was lining up Swope in the slot inside of a TE split wide on the numbers (in aTm's case the TE is 6'5" freshman WR Mike Evans). What this does is force Alabama to cover Swope in the slot with a safety, which for the most part was Sunseri... who has no chance in man coverage against Ryan Swope.
Swope beat him like a drum all game, and the 11 receptions for 111 yards don't even indicate how difficult it really was for Sunseri. Even on the TD pass that Manziel threw to Malcolme Kennedy matched up against Milliner playing the 'Star', Swope had beaten Sunseri so bad on the other side of the field that Sunseri just jumped at Swope's feet as he ran by and tackled him.
This was two weeks in a row that we allowed the opponent to set the terms of how the game would be played instead of setting the terms ourselves and forcing the opponent to react to the Tide's superiority.
Swope has always been a tough, gritty receiver who excels at making the tough catches in traffic when he knows the hit is coming. An admirable trait that seems to become more rare in receivers as the years go by.
If we can get Swope in the 3rd i would be Happy as a pig in ****.
Keep on mind guys that we don't draft WR's before the 6th round. Our FO thinks drafting playmakers early is against the rules.
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Swope and the RB from A&M would be a nice 1-2 in the 3rd/4th round.
CB and S or LB in round 1 and 2 IMO. Rishard Matthews will be a stud next year.
Hartline, Bess, Matthews, Swope could be a dangerous set.
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Law enforcement is involved , has viewed the video, etc.We are going to the shelters and vet offices tomorrow.
Law enforcement is involved , has viewed the video, etc.We are going to the shelters and vet offices tomorrow.
Bet that truck passed other camera's in the area.....Duckdon
When looking at the video did you see any decalls ,Duck Unlimited ,Browning etc... I would think if a thief was going to take the dog along with your gear he would be a hunter(poacher) and have personnel uses for dog /gear.Contact the conservation dept.and any hunting clubs in the area.
Place an add on CL /Wanted finished hunting dog looking for (give rough description of your son's dog) ,papers do not matter....Something along those lines ...Set a trap.
Good luck ,it knot's my stomach up to think about this.
This is just so sad. I am praying that your son's dog is recovered soon. Please keep us posted.
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Are there any still photos they can get from the video of the truck? There are a lot of LA guys on here and someone may recognize the truck. I would post on Craigslist too and offer a reward. I once got back a dog that was stolen from my yard by offering a nice reward. It was worth the $1000 I paid to get the dog back. I know the person that brought her back was the SOB that stole her but I couldn't prove it and was just happy to get the dog back.
This has to be heartbreaking, I hope you find him.
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Oh Davis, I am so so sorry. I hope Boz is found right away. I know you and Jamie both are absolutely sick.
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Will cross post ASAP on other La forums and let my mafia in Laffy know to keep a look out for Boz. He will be found and you heard it here first! Franco, make sure errybody in the Cajun HRC club gets the info, the Acadiana vets have an association and may have a website. I will check and post if so, pm me your # to list with my post please.
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Wow... What a low life POS!!! Prayers sent for boz's safe return.
Is it ok to cross post this on Refuge forum?
This is what I suggest;
I work for 7 radio stations in Lafayette. I can give the on-air folks the details of the theft and the fact that the police have the theif's truck on video tape. That if the theifs want to avoid being caught and proscecuted, all they have to do is drop the dog off to me at my office and no questions will be asked or they can drop the dog off at the Lafayette Parish Animal Shelter. When you go the the shelter tomorrow let them know what we are doing. If it works, I can bring the dog home and take care of him until you pick him up.
If that sounds like a plan that you are confortable with, call me. I've PMed my phone number to you.
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This is the press viewing area at Kennedy Space Center. The famous count-down clock is still the time standard of choice at the far end of the lawn. To the right of the clock, 3 miles distant, you can see Launch Complex 39A with Atlantis on the pad ready to service the Hubble Space Telescope. To the left of the clock, also 3 miles distant (the closest you can be to the launch pad), you can see Launch Complex 39B with Endeavour ready to mount a rescue mission should anything go wrong with Atlantis. The three tall towers are lightning arrestors. Next to the press area is the giant Vehicle Assembly Building where the shuttle and boosters are put together.
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Anti-Pop Consortium formed in 1997 when Beans, High Priest, M. Sayyid and producer Earl Blaize met at a poetry slam in New York City. The four of them put out a series of mixtapes (proper cassettes!) on their own Anti-Pop Records and called them "Consortium" volumes 1, 2 and 3. The people who were picking up the tapes began to refer to the coalition behind them as the Anti-Pop Consortium and the group as we now know it was born.
The Consortium's emblem – a stylised corporate stick figure with a burning head – was also already in place, created by the graphical smarts of High Priest himself. With it, the team began their assault with an infamous xerox and sticker campaign that landed Priest in jail for vandalism under Giuliani's "increased standard of living regime." Coupled with the verbal pyrotechnics of their live show, the Consortium gained the favor of both staunch B-boy purists and experimental electronics heads. The backpackers were in awe of the group's varied and contrasting, quickfire rhyme styles, whereas the techies loved their four man MPC jams.
Dan The Automator signed the group to be the first act on his new imprint, 75 Ark. The result was "Tragic Epilogue," an album made up of tracks taken from the last mixtape plus some new material. It was swiftly followed by "Shopping Carts Crashing," released on a Japanese label and exported to fans across the world. But then, in an iconic move, APC signed to UK electronic label, Warp .
The classic "Arrhythmia" followed in 2002 and took APC's sound to a worldwide audience. To promote it they went out on Radiohead's world tour and returned to the States to go straight out on a giant DJ Shadow tour. The album was receiving great notices and cemented their status as landmark innovators. But differences over their next creative step, plus the pressures of constant touring all took their toll. "We broke up," Sayyid explains, "six months after that record was released."
In 2007 the group re-formed and signed to Big Dada for the release of "Fluorescent Black." The album was once again rapturously received and the group have been touring on and off since.


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A continued study in ceramics for advanced ceramics students. A total of 12 hours of credit may be earned, but no more than 6 in any one semester or term. Open only to accepted graduate students.
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Friel was born in Omagh, County Tyrone, but moved to Derry at the age of ten. Having attended St Patrick's College, Maynooth and St Joseph's Training College, Belfast, he worked as a primary school teacher until 1960, at the same time publishing short stories in various periodicals, including the New Yorker. In 1962, he published his first collection, The Saucer of Larks, and saw his first major theatrical work The Enemy Within produced to critical acclaim. This paved the way for Philadelphia Here I Come!, which was staged as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival in 1964 and firmly established Friel's reputation. Two years later, Friel published his second collection of short stories, The Gold in the Sea. From Co. Donegal, to which he moved in 1967, he kept an interested eye on political developments in Northern Ireland, producing a number of works, including The Freedom of the City, inspired by events there. He was a founder member in 1980 of Field Day, the theatre company that staged his new play Translations. That work and his more recent Dancing at Lughnasa (1990) have become classics of Irish theatre. Friel has penned more than twenty plays in total, including adaptations of work by such writers as Turgenev and Chekhov, demonstrating consistently both formal innovation and an extraordinary skill in the writing of dialogue.
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I had two pictus cats about 21/2 inches each. They were shy but otherwise fine for months. I brought two more home and everything seemed fine that night and the next morning but later that day I found the two new ones dead and the two old ones sick. Panting and floating straight up from the bottom. I quarentined them and tested my tank. All my levels were 0. And all myy other fish are acting kind of weird hiding in the corner in groups like they are afraid. I don't know what could have happened.
Are you saying you have zero nitrates as well? If that is the case something is amiss in your readings.
Are you familiar with cycling?
what size tank is it?Who is "General Failure" and why is he reading my hard drive?
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Plictus are sensitive if the tank is cycling you might want to test the water. At the very least a test and water change is a good idea.


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I'm watch the growth of bandess from AS49365 aka "Group Vertical Ltd" (GR-VERTICAL-AS) for the past couple of months. As you can see on robtex, the subnet owned by this AS is just very small. It has a size of 256 IP addresses (22.214.171.124/24):
Member of as-fiord
Number of originated prefixes: 1
Regions: 1
IP numbers: 256
Unique IP numbers: 256
Overlapping IP numbers: 0
Source: www.robtex.com/as/as49365.html
If you Google AS49365, you will only find a very small numbers of reports concerning abuse comming from this AS. So normaly I would think, that there is nothing to worry about… but fact is: AS49365 is currently Top ZeuS hosting ISP:
Source: zeustracker.abuse.ch/monitor.php?as=49365
There are currently 32 malicious ZeuS Command&Control server (C&C) in this AS tracked by ZeuS Tracker – 25 of them are currently active.
Let's try to get some more information about this ISP:
as-name: GR-VERTICAL-AS
descr: Group Vertical Ltd
org: ORG-GVL2-RIPE
import: from AS44146 action pref=100; accept {0.0.0.0/0}
import: from AS12360 action pref=100; accept {0.0.0.0/0}
export: to AS44146 announce AS49365
export: to AS12360 announce AS49365
admin-c: VN840-RIPE
tech-c: VN840-RIPE
notify: registry(at)citytelecom.ru
mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-END-MNT
mnt-by: HOSTER-RIPE-MNT
mnt-routes: VERTICAL-MNT
changed: hostmaster(at)ripe.net 20090527
source: RIPE
Group Vertical Ltd has its upstream on JSC "TRC FIORD" (Fiord-AS), a Russian ISP located in Moscow, which is offering Internet connections, web-hosting and colocation services:
Source: www.robtex.com/as/as49365.html
The subnet (184.108.40.206/24) was allocated by Group Vertical on 2009-05-26.
But this AS wasn't always rogue: Most of those ZeuS command&control servers started to show up in this AS between August 2009 and October 2009.
And now the million dollar question: Why has this AS just started to hosting so much garbage in August 2009?
The answer seems to be the fact that the Latvian ISP JUNIK-RIGA-LV has just cut-off its downstream connection to the well known rogue ISP Real Host on August 3rd, which have hosted more then 20 ZeuS command&control servers. So the bad guys had to look for a new home for their crap – and have found Group Vertical.


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I saw Pacific Rim. This was my most anticipated film for the year. I looked forward to this more than any other movie. I went in to the theater pre-loving this film - I mean this was the dream of the eternal twelve year old in me that always wanted to see giant robots on screen, done correctly, handled with love. There was, in my mind, no way this film could be bad in any way.
I finally saw it today and left the theater disappointed. The effects were fantastic. Idris Elba was awesome. There was a lot of care put into the crafting of the film. Maybe it was the story, maybe it was the structure, maybe it was both and more, but I seriously expected a different movie than the one I got and was disappointed as a result. I still hope the film makes mountains of money because I don't want the concept of giant robot films to go away.


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Here they go again! After having their hats handed to them on Election Day, the GOP has clustered behind closed doors for some serious navel staring. After much discussion, they appear to have discovered what everyone knew all along: It wasn't just the economy, stupid!
Women didn't like being talked down to and treated like objects with men deciding what they can and cannot do with their bodies. Gays and lesbians didn't like paranoid conservatives deciding the nature and legality of their relationships. Hispanics didn't like being treated like second-class invaders rushing in to steal all the jobs all the Anglos apparently wanted picking tomatoes, plucking chickens in squalid poultry factories, topping onions, or, working the vineyards by hand under the hot sun.
In short, the Republicans discovered that when you craft your policies and your rhetoric to favor rich, old and xenophobic non-Hispanic whites, you become the party of rich, old and xenophobic non-Hispanic whites, which just happens to be a rapidly dwindling demographic.
Everybody knows how the Republicans ran off Latinos. They insisted throughout the entire campaign that the number one issue was the economy and job creation. It was. But it wasn't the only issue. That's where they went wrong.
So, throughout the primaries, the Republican candidates tried to out-right each other. With the exceptions of Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry, the field of candidates seem to revel in promoting a "boot-'em-out" immigration philosophy. They took turns supporting Arizona's anti-immigrant crackdown, in all of its disgustingly obvious racial profiling glory. Mitt Romney came up with his now infamous "self-deportation" theory of making life so miserable for undocumented immigrants in the country that you want to, or be forced to if they want to eat, go back to where they came from.
And, just in case anyone was unclear on where the Party stood, the architect of the Arizona law, Kris Kobach, got much of the same harsh anti-immigrant policies codified in the party's platform.
Apparently treating people like dirt, doesn't make them want to vote for you. And — shocker! — there's enough Hispanics now that you can't win without them.
Worse, the Pew Research Center just came out with a study that shows that Latinos making babies. Babies grow up. And some of them vote. Enough, in fact, that the Hispanic voting population will double by 2030.
If they can't win without them now, what will the Republicans do then — if the party even exists by then?
Well, survival is an important instinct, even for political parties. As much as they stuck their head in the sand, and try to work their way through this election in denial of the demographics, the turnout and the vote on November 6 was proof that none of them can deny anymore. So now, the Republicans want to change their tune on immigration.
"Just kidding! We didn't really mean we want to kick you out. We want you to stay. But…"
The "but" is the challenge. The Republicans want to seem like they're really trying to change their thinking and their philosophy about immigration, i.e. Hispanics, but what they're offering up is, at best, a joke. At worst, it's an insult. Most likely, it's somewhere in between — either an unintentional racist faux pas, or a sloppily and thinly veiled political sleight of hand.
The Republicans have brought forward two proposals. One is called the ACHIEVE Act, which is their variation of the DREAM Act. The other is the STEM Jobs Act of 2012.
Naturally, the GOP is trotting out some of its prominent players to tell everybody what a wonderful bill it is. Including, of course, Hispanic House Republicans like Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart from Florida.
"I applaud Majority Leader Cantor for the effort he is making to keep families together through H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act of 2012," Diaz-Balart said in an email statement. "The bill will make up to 55,000 visas available to qualified immigrants who have a doctorate degree in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM). Current law provides a visa only for the qualified individual. This version of the bill expedites the visa authorization process for their spouses and children, and facilitates the reunification of these families.
"By extending visas to the family members, we can ensure that these families stay together, simply because it is the right thing to do. This bill not only keeps these families together, but promotes innovation, investment, and research in the United States. STEM graduates create the new businesses that promote economic growth and job creation."
Sounds great.
It's not.
What the act really offers is a legal limbo for what amounts to less than a handful of highly qualified and educated immigrants in fields vital to the nation's strength and growth.
What it offers is:
– legal residency, but no way of becoming a citizen.
– 55,000 visas, which is barely a drop in the bucket of the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants in the country. It's barely a drop in the bucket for the estimated 800,000 young undocumented immigrants whose deportations were halted by President Barack Obama in June.
– and Democrats insist it takes away 50,000 visas from people who don't have PhD's and master's degrees.
So, cutting through Diaz-Balart's biased partisan self-promotion, what it offers is little more than a feel-good snow job to make it look like the Republicans are embracing immigration reform.
The ACHIEVE Act is no better. Some of called it the DREAM Act Lite. But it's really more of a DREAM Act Snipe.
Where the DREAM Act offers those young immigrants brought here as children a path to citizenship if they go to college or serve in the military, the ACHIEVE Act repeats the STEM Act's limbo dance. they can have residency, but not become citizens.
Small wonder, then, that the Democrats are up in arms, and that the Hispanic Caucus on Capitol Hill has repudiated the bill.
"The problem with the ACHIEVE Act is it does not achieve the dream," Senator Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) said during a news conference Wednesday morning.
Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez's reaction to the STEM Act was even more vitriolic. He accused the Republicans of "loading up the measure with provisions that are a slap in the face to the core values of the United States.
"If you support this bill, you are saying that one group of immigrants is better than another and one type of educated, degree-holding person and their work is more important than another's."
If this is really the best that our political leaders can do, then they're not very good at leading or in knowing what their constituents really want. It's time to end the political games, and accept the political reality. It's time to listen to the nation's Hispanics and to understand that we believe in the American dream. And we want to make this country great, too, if you let us.
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Just in time for Memorial Day cookouts... Inspired by a recipe I found on realsimple.com, these bite-sized s'mores are a great warm-weather answer to their toasty, campfire weather counterparts. All you need are large marshmallows, chocolate sauce, graham crackers, and a few pint-sized helpers to pitch in putting it all together.
The only cooking involved is in making the chocolate sauce. The Real Simple recipe calls for fewer ingredients, but it didn't quite work for me (mine turned out lumpy and not very fluid, but maybe I was doing it wrong?). I substituted with a recipe for chocolate sauce my mom used to make. Dessert was always a treat, but when she made this sauce to serve over ice cream, we felt like the luckiest kids on earth.
Turns out, it works on marshmallows, too. Just be sure and cool it before dipping the marshmallows so it doesn't melt them (gooey marshmallows are only good in the campfire version) and so any little ones helping don't burn their little fingers.
See below recipe. Here's to a happy summer!
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Summer S'mores
1 ½ squares unsweetened chocolate
1/4 cup unsalted butter or margarine
2/3 cup sugar
1 small can condensed milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1-2 packages large marshmallows
8-10 graham crackers, crushed
In a small saucepan, melt the chocolate and the margarine over low heat. Add the sugar and the milk. Cook over medium heat until the mixture starts to thicken. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Cool to just warm or room temperature, or chill in the refrigerator for a half an hour.
One at a time, dip marshmallows in chocolate until one end is coated. Top immediately with graham cracker crumbles. Chill for one to two hours and serve cold.


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Mississippi State has one more week of work to do this spring.
The Bulldogs have knocked out 11 spring practices and will be back on the field Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Then Saturday is the big day: The annual Maroon-White Game, at 1 p.m.
"Tuesday and Thursday are going to be big, big days for us," coach Dan Mullen said. "The spring game's always a big celebration day."
Coach-es have been getting a look at several young players they hope will step into important roles next season, and spring has marked the beginning of some position battles.
Mullen has been mixing and matching personnel, giving players opportunities to work with different combinations. Several young players have shown clear progress, including linebacker Beniquez Brown, defensive tackle Nick James and tailback Derrick Milton.
MSU has held two scrimmages at Davis Wade Stadium, but Saturday's spring game will give Mullen a chance to assess players in a different setting.
"I love that situation," he said, "because it puts some guys that haven't been under pressure before under pressure when they've finally got to play in front of a big, sold-out stadium."


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To reach our fullest potential as an organization, we term our volunteer management system a Talent Management Program, incorporating new elements borrowed from some of the most successful organizations and combined with some of the unique characteristics of the Preeclampsia Foundation, as a means of emphasizing the intergral nature of volunteers to the mission of the Foundation.
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Date: 2004-08-02 By: Tau Malachi
The astonishing success of Dan Brown's bestselling book, The Da Vinci Code, and the radical overreaction to it by orthodox and fundamental forms of Christianity is revealing; obviously its subject strikes a powerful cord in our psyche. Although ...
Date: 2005-10-24 By: Tau Malachi
Many people write and ask me what I think about events in the world today and the times in which we are living, and specifically, they inquire into the into the Gnostic view of world events and the teachings of Gnosticism on the second coming of ...
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I recall receiving an email from a dear friend of mine who is an independent bishop and seeing the attachment containing the Gospel of Judas – of course, I immediately opened the attachment with the gleeful anticipation of a little boy at Christmas ...
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The Da Vinci Code phenomenon continues to be amazing, now coupled with all of the sensationalism surrounding the publication of the Gospel of Judas. The idea that St. Mary Magdalene might have been a most significant disciple of Jesus, or that they ...
Date: 2010-02-15 By: Tau Malachi
When we look into the stories told about the life and teachings of Yeshua (Aramaic-Hebrew for "Jesus") we find a very luminous Jewish teacher and mystic, an amazing prophet and wonderworker, and most important of all a holy man who embodies the fullness of the presence and power of God, the Divine—hence, the Messiah, the anointed of God. Likewise, orthodox and mainstream forms of Christianity teach that Yeshua is the Son of God who comes for the forgiveness of sin and the negation of negative karma. There is some truth in this, but from a Gnostic perspective, the Messiah is not only the Savior who releases souls from sin, but it is also who imparts knowledge that allows us to be co-creators of the world. If we are co-creators, can we be co-healers? Tau Malachi, author of Gnostic Healing, explains.
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L-arbutin (also referred to simply as arbutin), naturally occurs in a variety of plants. Most commonly, it is extracted from the bearberry plant, which has been used in herbal medicine as far back as the 13th century. Bearberry was listed in the London Pharmacopoeia in 1788 and is often referred to using its Latin name, uva ursi. L-arbutin is also found in wheat, cranberries, blueberries, and the skins of pears.
When applied to the skin, L-arbutin inhibits the action of the enzyme tyrosinase, which is the precursor to melanin. Melanin is the pigment that forms when human skin is exposed to UVB radiation, primarily from the sun. The darkening of the skin caused by the release of melanin is commonly referred to as a sun tan. The body releases melanin in response to the action of UVB radiation on the skin because melanin is a photoprotectant. Melanin absorbs harmful UV rays and converts them into harmless heat. Melanin is responsible for protecting the skin from DNA damage that is the root cause of skin cancers, such as malignant melanoma.
Although the action of melanin is generally beneficial, some individuals produce melanin unevenly. People with fair skin can find that melanin is concentrated in localized areas of the skin, causing freckles and moles. As skin ages, excessive sun exposure can result in clumping of melanin in the form of age spots. The skin condition known as chloasma or melasma is the result of over-stimulation of the melanocytes that produce melanin pigment. Dark, hyperpigmented areas form on the surface of the skin, most commonly on the cheeks, lips, nose, and forehead.
Individuals who are self-conscious about hyperpigmentation may turn to skin lighteners, such as L-arbutin and hydroquinone. Hydroquinone has been the subject of debate in many countries. Clinical tests on hydroquinone have revealed some serious side effects, including ochronosis, skin irritation, and skin cancer. These test results have led to hydroquinone being banned in Japan and the European Union. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have classified hydroquinone as safe for topical use. However, some individuals may prefer to avoid using hydroquinone, given the negative test results.
L-arbutin is a glycosylated hydroquinone. It produces very similar effects to hydroquinone in terms of blocking the production of melanin. However, clinical tests have revealed that L-arbutin appears to have a gentler action, meaning that it is less likely to cause skin irritation. In addition, L-arbutin is non-systemic, which means that it does not penetrate the skin and enter the bloodstream. This suggests that L-arbutin does not have the same potential for toxic side effects as hydroquinone. However, care should be taken not to use L-arbutin excessively as some studies have suggested that long-term use of L-arbutin may have negative health implications.
L-arbutin is considered a useful ingredient in anti-aging skin creams, lotions and serums. The reason for this is that L-arbutin addresses the discolored areas of the skin known as age spots. These hyperpigmented areas of the skin are a visible sign of the premature aging effects of the harmful UVA and UVB rays that radiate from the sun. Sun exposure is unavoidable. Even on overcast days, powerful UVA and UVB rays emanating from the sun reach the earth's surface. For this reason, it is essential to wear a high factor sunscreen every day to protect the skin from sun damage.
L-arbutin is currently the only chirally-correct skin lightener on the market. Molecules exist in two forms, which are mirror images of each other. The body will recognize one version of the molecule and use it as intended. Meanwhile, the molecule that is the mirror image is not recognized by the body. At best, the body disposes of the mirror image molecule as waste. At worst, the body may regard it as a toxin, leading to irritation, inflammation, and free radical damage.
The leaves of the bearberry plant, which contain L-arbutin, were traditionally harvested, dried, and ingested as a remedy for bladder and urinary tract infections. L-arbutin has an antibacterial action, which contributes to this healing effect. Dried, powered bearberry plant leaves, known as uva ursi, can be taken in capsule form. Alternatively, the capsules can be broken open and made in to a hot, herbal infusion. Care should be taken to follow dosage guidelines as excessively high levels of uva ursi can cause liver damage.


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Honda Motor Co.'s new Fit vehicle stands on display at its launch in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on Sept. 5.
Honda hopes its redesigned Fit will spearhead the car maker's drive toward global sales of 6 million. And its ambitions for the car don't end there. Honda hopes to make the Fit – known as the Jazz in some markets- its best-selling car of all time.
Along with a revamped design, the Fit has a price and fuel-efficiency edge over Japan's current best-sellers – the Aqua and Prius hybrids of Toyota. Those factors suggest potential for doing well, as does a tally of 25,000 pre-orders.
Honda's monthly sales target is also above the corresponding sales goals of its likely rivals. But earlier versions of the car have found it tough trying to lead the pack.
The debut of Honda's long-awaited compact Friday is the first of three strategic small models that Chief Executive Takanobu Ito hopes will push global sales to that 6 million mark by March 2017.
Following its launch in Japan, the redesigned Fit will be introduced globally over the next 12 months. Six regions across the world including North America are now taking part in product development concurrently under a new strategy aimed at speeding up the introduction of new models in all regions. The new approach will also enable Honda to reap economies of scale in purchasing parts.
The sales target of 15,000 Fit compacts a month for Japan, including both gasoline engine and hybrid versions, reflects the company's serious commitment in its biggest market for the hatchback.
The figure is larger than the 14,000 goal for the previous model and, in terms of numerical targets at least, throws down a gauntlet to its biggest rivals – the Aqua and Prius hybrids. Toyota has a monthly sales target of 12,000 for the Aqua small hybrid and 10,000 for the Prius.
Sho Minekawa, the head of Honda's marketing operations in Japan, expects the hybrid Fit to account for 70% of the model's overall sales.
The gasoline-electric Fit beats the Aqua on fuel-economy, making it Japan's most fuel-efficient car, while the price of the cheapest model is lower than that of the Toyota compact.
The hybrid Fit runs 36.4 kilometers a liter, or about 85.6 miles a gallon, compared with the Toyota Aqua's 35.4 Km/L. The starting price of the Honda hybrid compact is set at Y1.63 million ($16,300), compared with Y1.69 million of the Aqua.
Honda expects the latest Fit and two other strategic small models to be launched going ahead to account for about 25% of the company's targeted overall sales of 6 million.
Mr. Ito even said at a press conference for the new Fit that he hopes the compact will someday become the company's best-selling car, ousting the Civic from top spot.
Honda has sold 4.87 million Fits worldwide since the launch in 2001, still less than a quarter of the 20 million sales the Civic can boast since its 1972 debut.


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Known as the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan, the Obama administration's proposal will protect 4.2 million acres of wild and vulnerable public land while setting aside specific areas for clean energy development.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) recently asked President Obama to protect Mojave Trails, Sand to Snow and the Castle Mountains as national monuments in the California Desert, using presidential powers under the Antiquities Act.
The bill, introduced by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), would add federally owned land in six iconic locations to the California Coastal National Monument - first established in 2000 and previously expanded by President Barack Obama in 2014.
California's vast and magnificent deserts are home to iconic wildlife, incredible outdoor recreation opportunities and stunning scenic landscapes, as well as some of the nation's best renewable energy resources.
California has long led the nation with its commitment to clean energy and recently announced even more ambitious clean energy goals for the state.
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For years there has been a growing demand on public lands in California and other parts of the west to support clean sources of energy like wind and solar power.
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Juro, Have you been experimenting with the 2 handed surf rod? Any new developments?
I was playing with my #6 Scott 2hander. I'm not xactly sure what it is going to be good for. I bought it for small coastal streams, but on small streams a single works fine(10' #7).
On a bigger river, I did some indicator nymphing( puffball, splitshot, fly, dropper) with it, but the tangles made by the spey cast were unbelievable. I found that a stimulator with a 3' dropper and a bead head worked great. Great dry fly rod, but setting the hook on a 80' cast is tough, and even 16" trout( stealhead) hardly put a bend in the rod. Hmmm...maybe shad next week.
It is hard experimenting because I find that I can catch more fish with proven methods, so it is a sacrifice as I get up to speed or fail. It is fun casting the 2 hander and I have learned a few cool tricks for the one handed casts. Eddie
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Hi Eddie -
After spending a dozen years chasing steel in the northwest, I came back to striper country and found that there is a definite niche for the two-handed rod out here.
When steelheading, the use of a single-hander cut the effective fishing area dramatically verses the Spey rod due to worry about backcasting room and also time wasted between casts over the course of a season. Not to mention incredible line control for down and across applications (salmon / steelhead). I think people generally agree on that.
When striper fishing in the surf, there is a definite application of the benefits of two-handed casting as well as the giant flies that work so well out here. The most common misconception is SPey casting verses overhand, something that Europeans know a lot about. Some nordic countries specialize in two-handed overhand casting while the british isles use of long rods was for Spey casting. Anyway, my contention in this is that (a) it's much easier to fish all day in rumbling surf conditions with a two-handed rod (b) casts bigger flies easier (c) takes less out of the shoulder (d) easier to fight big fish (e) casts bigger line weights easily. For instance, the modified Sage 8wt European two-hander casts a 12 wt intermediate without difficulty.
I agree too, the two-hander has taught me a lot of stuff for fishing the single hander... like starting new casts with a mini-spey cast or using the singlehanded spey cast verses a sloppy roll cast, even the single haul spey cast that shoots line!
So when are you visiting us here in the Northeast?
Juro, I'm not a doubter, I was just asking for an up date. A few months ago I saw a guy on the Delta blasting monsterous overhand casts with a stock #10 15' euro Sage and leadcore. At least 120'.
As far as spey casting is concerned, I think that it might be pleasurable to swing streamers in strong tidal current. Maybe the Nauset inlet?
While we're talking spey/two handed, I asked Jerry Seim(at a show...we're not buddies) what line he likes on the Sage #6. He said a #9 SA. stealhead taper. I was talking to another guy who was constructing a competition speycast line for a #10, and he was making something that seemed to add up to a #15. If you are using a #9 or #15, is it a #6 or #10?
I might be heading back east in late summer. Eddie
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Didn't mean to imply anything, sometimes trying to be clear muddies the water. Sounds like that guy was launching a rocket on the delta!
I agree w/ your acquaintance Jerry, the new Euro sages cast a lot more than their line ratings. 12wt does fine on a 8wt (reduced in length a bit). This blank is the 12'4" 8wt (3-pc) Sage Euro rod. For a head, it throws the 450 grain QD as well as that thing can be thrown, I need to try a T-400 on it (today perhaps!).
We also have the 6wt 12 footer and the 9wt 14 footer. If you'd like to try out these rods as we complete them, I'll send one out for you to try out on the bay for a while. Your insights on the rod, line configs that you like, and it's use on San Francisco Bay area would be fabulous to know!
Let me know how your plans to head back out here are going, it would be great to hook up for some fishing.
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Dane County coaches crack down on concussions
Coaches trained to teach young players a new tackling tactic
MIDDLETON, Wis. - Matt Vande Sande had his days under the Friday night lights. With the fond memories of his times on the field also comes the realization that he an his teammates didn't treat their injuries with much care.
"'Hey I need you back on the field in a couple of minutes.' 'OK, it's OK to go in there,'" Vande Sande said, describing the coach-player dialogue.
Vande Sande's son is now a sophomore, playing both offense and defense for the Middleton Cardinals JV team. As he helps the athletic trainer hired to be at every Middleton game, Vande Sande said he constantly checks in with the young player from the sidelines, making sure no one is taking serious blows to the head.
"It is a concern, but if we're teaching the kids the proper mechanics now of doing the tackling and how we are being more conscious to be aware of it and to trust it, 18 I think it's going to be better now than when I played, and it's going to continue to grow and be better in the future because we're aware of it."
Vande Sande is also on the board for the Middleton youth football program, part of the Dane County Area Youth Football League. He said starting this season, kids as young as 9 and 10 years old are now learning a new tackling technique aimed at preventing head and neck injuries.
"It's not always the win and loss. We're here for the safety of the athlete." Vande Sande said.
Vande Sande explained the "Heads Up" five-step process that comes from USA Football, a national organization underwritten by the NFL. He said the method teaches young players to maintain a wide stance while stepping quickly toward their opponent, keep their chin and head up, and use a "dip and rip" motion to tackle someone with contact to their shoulders.
All in all, Vande Sande said this technique is meant to train those kids from the start not to go in for a tackle head-first.
"By the time they get to the high school level, they've already been through it. They've already had four or five years of this," Vande Sande said. "So by the time they get to high school, they know what it is, how to do it properly, so they're not getting any injuries."
All coaches in the Dane County Youth Area Football League were trained in the new way to tackle this year.
Dr. Owen Anderson works in the St. Mary's Hospital Emergency Room, and said sideline response is helping to keep the number of child concussions down.
"High school is high school. College is college. They've got their whole lives ahead of them. They need to get checked out and make sure they're safe to go back to play so they don't have any permanent damage," Anderson said.
Anderson said that permanent damage can often come from players, parents and coaches ignoring the symptoms and putting a kid back on the field before the brain heals. He said what's known as "second impact syndrome" can even be fatal.
"If there's another brain injury, you can have dangerous swelling and sometimes even death from a minor head injury while that brain is still in that sensitive period and hasn't had time to heal fully," Anderson explained.
More important than any score, Vande Sande said, is keeping his son and his teammates healthy.
"The whole idea is to keep the players safe, and enjoy the sport, learn about teamwork, learn about yourself in a safe way," Vande Sande said.
For more information on USA Football's Heads Up Program, visit the Dane County Area Football League's website and check out the concussion fact sheets.
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