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The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) Highlights the Growing Importance of Developing the Next Generation of Hispanic STEM Professionals
Congressional Members and Expert Panel focus on the Dire Need to Promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics careers within the U.S. Hispanic Community.
Washington, DC (October 29, 2009) –The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) today hosted an insightful Congressional briefing on the theme: "STEM: How the U.S. Hispanic Community will Define the Future of U.S. Competitiveness." This standing room only briefing centered on the growing importance Americans of Hispanic descent will have in the future innovation capacity, economic competitiveness, as well as the national security of the United States of America.
As part of its ongoing commitment of highlighting important public policy initiatives, the CHLI Congressional Briefing Series today brought together Members of Congress from both parties and a diverse group of expert panelists who are committed to building a greater awareness and consensus to increase the graduation rates of Americans of Hispanic descent in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields in the coming years.
"As the Hispanic community in the U.S. becomes the fastest growing minority in our nation, our role in these fields will be increasingly important," said Diaz-Balart. "Hispanics should be prepared to be leaders in STEM research, development and implementation. We have come a long way in education reform but more must be done to close the achievement gap for Hispanic students," Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25), Member, House Science and Technology Committee.
Considering the demand in the coming years for a knowledge-based workforce and the growing demographics of the Hispanic community, the United States will potentially lose its competitive edge if the nation does not reduce the disparity in the drop-out rates within the Hispanic community. Americans of Hispanic descent account for approximately 16% of the US population and nearly 50% of the population growth making this not only a Hispanic challenge but also a national challenge of the highest priority.
In the next twenty years, studies show that between seventy to eighty million Americans will retire. While only five percent of the American workforce is currently employed in STEM-related jobs, Americans of Hispanic descent only comprise two percent of all STEM professionals.
Additionally, less than 40% of students intending to major in STEM fields upon college entrance actually complete a degree in these fields. For underrepresented minorities the rate is below 25%. With these numbers and the explosion of the Hispanic population throughout the country, this is alarming, discouraging, and a very serious threat to the competitiveness and prosperity of the United States.
"Today's CHLI Congressional Briefing is a call to action for all stakeholders to inspire a new generation of Hispanic STEM professionals to lead our nation in innovation, in creativity, and to ensure we have the needed skills to meet the yet unknown challenges awaiting us in the 21st Century," said Octavio A. Hinojosa Mier, CHLI Executive Director. "If we, as a society, fail to awaken the passion for STEM careers, especially within today's K-12 students, our national security is serious risk.'
"As a country we have traditionally been very innovative but innovation needs to be continuously nurtured. This country needs a change of attitude towards invention and innovation and it starts with a renewed respect and understanding of science and the diversity of people who make great things," said Dr. Alicia Abella, Executive Director, Network and IP Services Research Lab AT&T Labs.
Other featured speakers and panelists for today's briefing included Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-29), CHLI Vice-Chair; Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15), Member, House Committee on Education and Labor; Victor Torres, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and Frank Flores, Sector Vice President, Engineering, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems.
As one of the nation's leading Hispanic non-profit organization, CHLI also announced its participation in a growing coalition to help drive and increase the amount of Hispanics pursuing and graduating in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The CHLI Congressional Briefing Series is made possible with the generous support of Altria Client Services.
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Pumpkin Spice Caramels (and common mistakes people make when making caramels)
Tell me: Are you a good news first or bad news first kinda person?
Trick question.
Today there's only lots of good news.
Good News #1: I'm giving away my favorite spatulas! More on this below.
Good News #2: By the end of this article I will hopefully dispel any fears you may have about making caramel.
Good News #3: About a month ago I hired a professional graphic and web designer to redesign Fifteen Spatulas…and it's almost done! I've seen the previews and it looks amazing. Every time I see how great the new design looks I start dancing like this:
Only cuter. Though Chandler is pretty adorable here isn't he? Gosh I miss Friends.
But for now let's talk about Good News #2, the caramel.
A lot of people think caramel is hard to make. If this is you, don't worry, I used to feel totally dumbfounded by caramel too. I tried recipe after recipe but something always seemed to get screwed up. Eventually I discovered what I was doing wrong and since then I've realized that caramel is actually very easy as long as you follow some rules. Let's talk about some of the problems with caramel:
Problem #1: When you start the caramel by putting the sugar, water, and corn syrup in a pan, a little OCD person inside of you says "look at how undistributed those ingredients are, stir it, STIR IT!!!!"
Tell that evil voice to shut up and do not stir it. Otherwise, this will be the death of your caramel before you even began, and your caramel will crystallize and get gritty. Even though the ingredients look undistributed, it will all eventually melt into a very homogenous sugar syrup, like this:
Problem #2: caramel requires patience + human beings are not patient = burned caramel
When you make caramel, you need to watch it. Caramel is a diva, you see. It's going to take its sweet time getting brown at all, then when you turn your back to the stove for two seconds to get a spoon, it's practically on fire (okay, I'm exaggerating a little). It's in our nature to look for shortcuts and do things faster but keep the heat at medium and be patient with it.
After the sugar turns clear, it will start to develop a golden honey amber color, like this:
To make these caramels pumpkin-y, heat up some cream, pumpkin puree, butter, and spices in the microwave:
Give it a good stir and you'll have a pumpkin cream mixture:
Standing back (it will bubble ferociously), add the pumpkin cream to your amber sugar syrup:
And this brings us to…
Problem #3: You don't have the right tools.
You can follow all the necessary rules for making caramel but if you don't start with the proper equipment, your journey to caramel will be rough.
- Use a heavy pan with a thick bottom. If you make your caramel in a super crappy, thin bottomed pan, the bottom layer of your caramel will likely scorch.
- Use an accurate thermometer. You need to cook this to the soft ball stage, to 248 degrees F. There's no way you can guess that. Spend $20 and get a thermometer like this if you don't have one. There are several brands that make some well rated thermometers in the $20 range.
- Use a good spatula that can scrape the bottom of the pan well. Okay, so you're probably wondering how can you use a spatula if you're not supposed to stir? After you've fortified the caramel with butter and cream, you can stir the caramel without risking crystallization.
Which brings me back to Good News #1. I'm pretty sure I've found my dream spatula.
I've had spatulas snap in half in my hands (no more plastic spatulas for me).
I've had spatulas taint my food with unwanted smells and tastes that they've absorbed.
And I've had ones that were pretty good quality, but I had to hand wash them. I hate handwashing dishes. Stop for a moment and think about this blog, then think about how many dishes you might imagine I do. Yes, it's a lot.
This dream spatula goes straight in the dishwasher, is heat resistant to 500 degrees F, and has good heft and quality to it…and it's pretty =)
It's made by a small family-owned company named Dexas. They sent me some of their tools to try about a month back, and since I loved them so much, I asked if they would do a giveaway for my readers! Update: this giveaway is closed. Congrats to Jenny for winning and thanks to all who entered!
Pumpkin Spice Caramels
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/16 tsp ground allspice
- 1/16 tsp ground ginger
- 1/16 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- good quality sea salt, for sprinkling
- Line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper.
- Place the sugar, water, and corn syrup in a saucepan (don't stir it together) and cook over medium heat until amber colored (approximately 10 minutes). Again, don't stir during this process (you risk crystallizing the caramel), just swirl it gently in the pan if you need to move it around a bit.
- In the meantime, heat the cream, pumpkin puree, butter, salt, and all the spices together until melted, either in a saucepan or in the microwave.
- Once the sugar syrup has turned to an amber color, slowly and carefully pour in the pumpkin cream mixture, being aware that the caramel will bubble up a lot (wear oven mitts if you're concerned).
- Return the pan to medium heat and cook for about 15 more minutes until it reaches 248 on a thermometer (the soft ball stage), adding the vanilla extract right before it reaches 248. Pour into the parchment lined dish and refrigerate for a few hours until hard enough to cut into squares, then sprinkle the tops with a little bit of sea salt. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes:
You can substitute the spices in this recipe with 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice if you have that on hand.
I've made this both with an electric stove and a gas stove, and as expected, cooking with a gas stove will go much quicker. Be sure to keep your eye on the caramel.
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i do like the look and styling of the SVT rear bumper but don't want a 400 dollar bumper then add painting price...ugh
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The Dear John Letter
Dixie Phillips
4/10/2009 / Family
I've experienced first-hand the love of a father for his child. I've even known some fathers who have laid down their lives for their children. In fact, I consider myself to be in that number. I can say without a doubt that my four children are my greatest assets. I call them my "monuments." They are by far my greatest earthly achievement. I watched as each one of them took their first breath and at that precise moment I was held captive by the powerful force called fatherhood. I pledged my allegiance to them as I cradled them in my arms for the very first time and gazed into their fresh faces. I would take whatever measures were necessary for each one of them to be safe and protected. A father's love was basic instinct for me, but what I wasn't prepared for was the day when the roles were reversed and my only son laid down his life for me. His sacrifice has given me the gift of life and has left indelible "footprints" in my soul forever.
In April of 2008, I was informed that my fifty-five-year-old kidneys were only functioning at nine percent. I was referred to a team of nephrologists at the renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. After a thorough examination, I was diagnosed with End Stage Renal Failure. I was given two options. I could prepare for dialysis or I could bypass dialysis completely and begin the kidney transplant process. After discussing the pros and cons of each lifesaving procedure, the doctors felt I would have a better prognosis if I would avoid dialysis altogether and just proceed with a kidney transplant. I opted for an organ transplant and after a few days of intense testing, I was informed that my name was on the National Kidney Registry. The doctors warned me, however, that it may take up to four years, before a kidney from a cadaver would be available. I was running out of time and knew my diseased kidneys wouldn't last but a few more months. My only hope was a living donor.
My three brothers offered to give me one of their kidneys. Being full-blooded siblings, I was confident we would all be a match made in heaven, but after simple blood tests, we were devastated to learn that none of them were compatible with my rare blood type.
My four children were aware that my kidney's time clock was ticking. They called the Mayo Clinic and volunteered to be tested as soon as possible. I struggled with accepting one of my offspring's kidneys. The mental anguish and all the 'what ifs' were much worse than the kidney disease. I worried if the disease was hereditary. 'What if one of my children gave me one of their kidneys and then years down the road they faced kidney disease?' The doctors assured us that the living donor must endure and pass some stringent testing before they would even be accepted as an organ donor. His words gave us enough peace of mind to proceed.
It was twenty-seven-year-old John, who was chosen as our family's M.V.D. 'Most Valuable Donor.' The surgery date was scheduled on June 12th, 2008 at the MethodistHospital in Rochester. It was just three days before Father's Day.
The night before surgery, a flood of precious memories swept over me. Scalding tears stung my eyes as I took several sentimental journeys. The one memory that kept playing over and over in my mind's eye was the day John was born. It was a rainy day on October 27th, 1980, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. We were only at the hospital a couple of hours when he announced his arrival. He had a head full of fine, brown hair and tipped the scales at a whopping eight pounds and ten ounces. As his mother and I examined every inch of his chubby frame, we were shocked to see he had a black eye. We teased that he would surely be a "prizefighter" when he grew up. Our words were prophetic. Thirteen days later, he was in a fight for his life. He woke up one morning with a high temperature and refused to nurse. We rushed him to the doctor and he was immediately admitted to the hospital. He was diagnosed with a deadly bacterial spinal meningitis and his pediatrician informed us that John's life was in danger. We watched as our little champion fought hard and defied death.
It was a full circle moment for me. 'What if John hadn't survived when he was that tiny baby?' I was still having some "what if" moments, but they were no longer filled with fear and negativity. 'What if John's life was spared years ago so he could help save mine now?' Suddenly I was convinced that my son donating one of his kidneys to me was part of his divine destiny. I believed that John, as a newborn, was given a second chance at life and because of the victory he won, he was now able to give me a second chance at life.
I gasped as hope swelled in my soul. "He fought for his life and won and now our little "prizefighter" is in the ring again fighting for my life."
I pulled a pen and tablet from my briefcase and began writing a note of gratitude to my son.
Dear John,
Life can take many twists and turns. Isn't it interesting that twenty-seven years ago your mother and I gave life to you? Now, God is using you to give life to me. Because of your unselfish gift, my life will be extended. I love you, John, and I will never forget your sacrifice. Thank you. Never forget that I will always have a part of you in me.
PS You are giving me quite a Father's Day gift. I wonder what you'll give me next year. (grin)
Just as I finished stuffing the letter in an envelope, I looked up and saw John walking toward me with a card in his hand.
"Dad, I want you to have your Father's Day card before surgery." he choked.
"I've got a note for you, too." I said as I handed him my letter.
"You read mine first, Dad."
"Okay." I replied.
You are the best dad a boy could have. You have always been there for me. Now it's my turn to be there for you. I know it is hard for you to accept this gift, but I would rather have one kidney and my dad still alive than have two kidneys and not have my dad here with me. Happy Father's Day, Dad. I love you.
John Drake
I reached for my boy just as he was reaching for me. We embraced and wept together.
"Happy Father's Day, Dad." John sniffed.
Brushing the tears from my cheeks I replied. "It's your turn to read my letter now, son."
I watched as John devoured every word. Our deepening bond had been cemented by the difficult circumstances life had dealt us. And at that very moment, my prizefighting son, was and continues to be the finest man I know.
John's eyes glistened. Winking at me he joked. "That's the best "Dear John" letter I've ever read." We laughed together as he continued, "If it's alright with you, Dad, next year for Father's Day I think I'm just going to buy you a tie."
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Maatraan, which is going to hit screens on the 12th of this month, is simultaneously being dubbed in Telugu and Malayalam. In the movie, Suriya will be playing the roles of Siamese twins.
In order to help with the dubbing, Karthi, who is fluent in Telugu, has been called on to dub for the character of one of the twins in the Tollywood remake 'Brothers'. Suriya will meanwhile dub for the other twin. This is the first time Suriya and Karthi are coming together in the same movie. Directors and producers have been trying to cast the brothers in the same movie for years but they have opted out of it since they aren't unable to find an apt script.
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If I ever become a philosophy professor, there's a good chance that at some point I will have to teach a class on ethics, because classes on ethics are in much higher demand than classes on most other areas of philosophy. And if I do that, I think I might seriously consider seeing if I can get away with teaching an entire class on Peter Singer.
Why? Because Singer consistently writes about stuff that matters. He has a tendency to write urging readers to make radical changes in their lives, whether it's becoming a vegan or donating 10% or more of their income to charity. And when he's not urging people to do things that will significantly impact their day-to-day lives, he's at least urging them to rethink how they think about some very important decisions they'll have to make at some point in their lives.
But of course there are advantages to exposing students to a wide range of authors. So: who else goes in the hypothetical intro ethics course? Peter Unger is similar to Singer in his writings on charity, though doesn't cover as great a range of topics. G.E.M. Anscombe is a candidate I like more: coined the term "consequentialism," though she was against it, in fact she publicly opposed Oxford's decision to grant an honorary degree to Harry Truman on the grounds that dropping the atomic bomb on Japan made him a mass murderer. I think Anscombe would be a good counterpoint to Singer.
Who else? Judith Jarvis Thompson, probably. Anyone else?


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Thanks for the research.
First we have stocks...there are only a few MFR's known to me and a few used purveyors, but they're generally enough
If anyone knows of a MFR that I've missed in the next posts, feel free to make a post below INCLUDING a LINK in the very least to their website...preferrably a Link and Picture of the product. Let's try to keep this "Sticky Worthy" and High in Professional Content. I also tried to list the Least Expensive price I could find.
The Action of the Marlin 60 is basically the same as a Marlin 795...the differences start where the bullets load...so Bolt-On accessories are interchangeable for the OUTSIDE, but the stocks are Slightly differnt configuration.
Bear in mind that not all 60's are made alike, you have New style with LSHO, and old style without it. There are SLIGHT differences between the two, but nothing that can't be resolved with a little hand-fitting. Model 60/99/990
Same for the 70/795/995/7000...expect a little modification/pillar bedding to be required for a Perfect Fit.
ATI Fiberforce stocks
For the 795, you cut out the magwell hole & fill in the magtube area with whatever you prefer. HAND FITTING REQUIRED.
Model 60
Model 70
Butler Creek for model 70/995 (have to remove material for LSHO if used for 795)
Midway USA
Model 60 Grey Laminate, they do have other choices on their site
Model 795 Synthetic
NOS (New, Old Stock) & Used Stocks
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I've been bugging the squish out of Richard's Microfit Gunstocks to get a specific line of THESE going...for the 795/60's...but I think it's going to take a lot more letters from a lot more people.
They can at present, be Special Ordered. But feel free to write 'em Richards Microfit Gunstocks
There are 9 million model 70/795's that would love an option of this nature.
However, since most 10/22 stocks, with some WECSOG bedding, would work for a 795, and with a lot more mods, would work for a Model 60. Judge for yourself if it is something you'd want to try to handle, but only the VERY experienced in Gunsmithing/stock fitting, IMHO, should even try.
That's the best of what I've found so far on Stocks
Oh, and don't forget Marlin.com for New Items...and a few oddball items that only the guys in Customer Service/Repair know about.
A firearm should be a tool in the hands of a deadly weapon, not a deadly weapon in the hands of a tool.
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Thanks for the research.
"a little rebellion now and then is a good thing"
-Thomas Jefferson 1787.
When I can find a 60 with a broken stock cheap I am going to do a bullpup for a truck gun set up.
The Model 60 life is too short to shoot anything else.
I have a Model 60 with 35 years and many many many thousands of rounds through her and still shoots as good as the day I got her. I put the ATI stock on her and now all of my nephews are waiting in line to get the opportunity to hand on to her for a few months and basically sharpen their shooting skills with her. I just bought a new 795 pretty cheaply, and I have a birch 10-22 International stock. So you are saying with just a few mods, which I am comfortable doing, I can adapt the stock to fit the 795. I have often wondered about that. Also Blackhawk Knoxx Axiom stocks for the 10-22 are really nice so could modify one of those to work with my 795 also?
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you forgot boyds gun stocks, they make 3 different styles.
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Firearms owned:
1977 glenfield model 60 -22lr
1942 izhevsk mosin nagant 91/30 -7.62x54R
1909 iver johnson break action shotgun -20 gauge
1950s-1960's revelation 100a(aka mossberg 321) -22lr
2013 jaco derringer- 22lr(home built design completed.)
2013 AR15(build in progress)
Since the OP is over 4 years old, surely he's advanced to 597's or 702's.
I know this is an old thread but it comes up early on Google so I wanted to share a new option available for both the 60 & 705.


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February 12, 2014 05:59:15 PM
We love the sleek, mid-century modern look of Lowell's Mod Doc Acoustic Speaker. Would you use it to amplify your favorite tunes?
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February 12, 2014 07:32:52 PM
Sounds great in the kitchen, sounds great on the roof deck, sounds great in the shower (well, not IN the shower, but near it). Looks nice with any style decor and is a great gift for tech-inclined music lovers.
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February 12, 2014 08:05:43 PM
Love how beautiful it is and portable. Perfect to use anywhere. Plus my music sounds so much better and looks pretty.
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February 13, 2014 12:16:01 AM
I have one of these and I use it everyday to increase the volume of my iphone while I'm in the shower. I love it.
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February 13, 2014 09:03:13 AM
Such a great product!!!
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February 13, 2014 09:09:33 AM
nice warmth of tone and appearance, a sleek way to unplug your pluggable device
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February 13, 2014 09:59:42 AM
This item is great for travel, camping or just lounging outside. I am the designer so I may be a bit biased. I make the docks for iPod touches, iPhones, iPad Mini
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February 13, 2014 11:00:53 AM
I love how portable this is! And the sound is much better with just this simple (and beautiful) speaker!
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February 13, 2014 11:00:53 AM
I love how portable this is! And the sound is much better with just this simple (and beautiful) speaker!
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February 13, 2014 03:17:24 PM
I own three of these, all made by Lowell (one painted and designed by his wife, as well). To be short - they boost the acoustics of your players well, they don't need any plug-ins, and they Look Great whether you're into mid-cent modern, minimalist, rural country, or contemporary decor. We have one for the living room, office, and one in the bathroom, that I also use by poolside. Mine are for the iphone, but I plan on ordering one for my tablet next!
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February 14, 2014 01:03:15 PM
Beautiful work, Lowell...
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February 14, 2014 02:39:17 PM
This is the BEST design and is visually stunning and operationally perfect! Lowell has incredible workmanship and is outstanding in the customer service/needs aspect. A true one of a kind. The man is pure genius!
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February 14, 2014 02:42:44 PM
GREAT item! I have purchased 12 of these for every niece and nephew and they LOVE it! Their friends are envious! GREAT, GREAT product! And it is way cool looking.
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February 14, 2014 02:44:34 PM
Got this for my Girlfriend...she loves it and I ended up getting one for myself cuz its THAT awesome!
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February 14, 2014 02:48:48 PM
My mom got me this for Xmas-it is the coolest thing and sounds great! Everyone in my dorm ended up getting one! Thanks, Lowell! You rock!
February 15, 2014 03:13:42 PM
Love the clean design!
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February 16, 2014 01:05:02 AM
My boyfriend and I own 3 of Lowell's speakers, and they are WONDERFUL. Superb craftsmanship!!! We can easily carry one out to the beach or the pool (or anywhere without power where we might want some tunes), and we keep them around our apartment, including in our bathroom - makes a great alternative to keeping a bigger stereo unit in our bathroom, especially with our limited storage/shelf space!!!
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February 16, 2014 01:08:32 AM
My boyfriend and I own three of these wonderful speakers, and we use them A LOT. We keep one in the bathroom, which allows us to play music while we shower without taking up a huge chunk of valuable counter space! We also love to tote these along to the beach, park, pool...basically anywhere that we might want music, but which doesn't have power access! They're fantastic - AND, they look great. Superb craftsmanship!
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February 16, 2014 01:12:41 AM
My wife bought three of these for Christmas and we use them every single day. It's perfect for listening to music, podcasts, or NPR in the kitchen, and loud enough for all but the loudest kitchen tasks (blending, etc).
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February 16, 2014 10:01:15 AM
Not very creative.
February 16, 2014 05:45:31 PM
choices in wood type/color would me a benefit if possible.
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February 16, 2014 06:16:01 PM
I am sick and tired of stuff, even beautiful stuff like this, for apple products! Let's have some creativity for other devices, too!
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February 17, 2014 11:33:10 AM
Aesthetics are sleek and beautiful, but the utility is lacking since this is only good for the iCrowd. Add compatibility with more devices and it will become a thumbs up. Maybe bluetooth remote for many more devices?
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February 18, 2014 08:16:57 AM
clean an dsimple
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February 18, 2014 12:06:58 PM
I have seen similar/better designs of this same product before, but I still think it is cool
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February 18, 2014 03:18:43 PM
its a nice piece personally tho I'm not a fan of electronic related items as they tend to not have longevity
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February 18, 2014 05:35:52 PM
I'm only voting this down for me personally. I'm sure some people would love this, but I would never use it.


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Wallingford council approves hotel tax agreement
WALLINGFORD — A tax agreement approved by the Town Council will save Robert Winston, who plans to build a 139-room Hilton Garden Inn at 1181 Barnes Road, almost $400,000 in property tax payments in the seven years after the hotel is completed.
The council approved the agreement Tuesday night. A tentative agreement was reached between Winston and the council on March 18, and then the Law Department worked to draft a written agreement. The council approved the agreement by an 8-1 vote. Voting against the agreement was Town Councilor Craig Fishbein, who said he was concerned because councilors never received a copy of the hotel building plans.
"There's no way to establish if the other side of the contract would be in compliance if we don't have plans in front of us," Fishbein said.
According to the agreement, the hotel must be built according to existing plans, and the hotel must remain a Hilton Garden Inn. Fishbein said he was concerned because Hilton could change its design standards in the future.
Town Attorney Gerald Farrell said the Law Department has never seen detailed drawings of the hotel plans. The Planning and Zoning Commission has not reviewed plans, either, Farrell said.
PZC approval isn't necessary because there is no change of use. An unfinished structure on the property was being built as a hotel until a previous developer backed out of the project.
Fishbein asked that the approval be contingent on the council's receiving plans, but other councilors weren't as worried as Fishbein because the agreement specifies that the hotel must remain a Hilton Garden Inn.
"To me I don't really see the significance of exactly what the plans will be," Town Councilor John LeTourneau said. "It's just important it's a Hilton Garden Inn."
"If the balance of the council doesn't care about that provision, why is it even in the agreement?" Fishbein said.
Winston, owner of the Raleigh, N.C.-based Winston Hospitality Inc., took ownership of the unfinished hotel just over a year ago. Winston proposed several different agreements to the Town Council and Economic Development Commission. He has said lower taxes will allow him to complete the project.
Winston initially offered to pay $670,000 in taxes over the next seven years. But Town Assessor Shelby Jackson disagreed with Winston's property appraisal and felt the hotel should be valued higher, bringing in about $1.2 million over that seven-year period. Mayor William W. Dickinson Jr. and the Economic Development Commission favored Jackson's assessment.
On March 18, the council reached a compromise with Winston, who agreed to pay $818,000, based on a fixed assessment schedule in the agreement.
Fishbein said he would have voted against the agreement anyway because he is "not comfortable with this whole situation of picking winners and losers with tax dollars."
Winston owns the property through a company called CT Wallingford. The agreement stipulates that Winston remain the managing partner of the company. According to terms of the agreement, the hotel must be completed and certified for occupation by Oct. 1, 2016, or the agreement will be terminated. The property must remain under ownership of CT Wallingford. If not, the town could end the agreement.
Winston has said the town's approval gives him a better chance of getting state aid.
Winston is pursuing additional financial assistance from the state Department of Economic and Community Development's Small Business Express Program. Any business that plans to be operating for longer than 12 months with fewer than 100 employees is eligible for the program. Winston hopes to hire nearly 50 people. The program offers a matching grant of up to $100,000 along with loans of as much as $100,000 and $300,000.
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The pilot project to link Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore as well as China is underway.
Meanwhile, the authorities has also planned to add 33 more GSM radio stations in the biggest city of Yangon to expand GSM coverage which will be launched by local private companies on competitive tender system, an earlier report said.
At present, GSM mobile phones can be used in 80 towns in the country and the country has around 500,000 subscribers, mostly within the military or business elite. Government and military contacts tend to find it easier to get the paperwork to own a mobile phone - but often then rent out those phones to business users.
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A/C, Power Steering, Full Interior - I don't care for these things. Pretty much, beater with a heater (and that doesn't even matter, I have all summer to replace it).
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The pharmaceutical industry has identified a need to extend its HTS capacity three-fold to provide better quality target screening for drug discovery. This research aims to develop the technology required for a ten-fold increase in screening capacity and improve the quality of the data recovered from each investigation. But our new basic technology will do more than discover drugs, it will open a new way of doing research - data driven discovery - that will revolutionise fundamental biology, diagnosis and medical therapy using genomic and post-genomic bioinformatics.
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The bad blood between Hollywood's leading actors unions is boiling.
As the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) enters its 25th day of negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP), the union will hold a rally Monday morning at its Los Angeles headquarters for members.
While SAG bills the event as a "solidarity" rally, some members are expected to use the gathering to speak out against the new primetime/TV contract that its sister union the American Federation of Telvision and Radio Artists (AFTRA) will be sending to members for ratification.
In the meantime, AFTRA president Roberta Reardon plans to meet with AFL-CIO leader John Sweeney to discuss the clash between the two actor unions, which intensified Friday when SAG's national executive board voted 13-10 to spend $75,000 on educating members about the AFTRA deal.
In an e-mail to members Sunday, SAG president Alan Rosenberg outlined what he called contract gains that AFTRA did not get, and said that he and the union's negotiators are trying to win for SAG members. Among them were improvements in money and schedule breaks and a significant increase in the major role minimum; more background coverage and compensation; guild coverage and residuals for all original new media; the right to consent to product integration; improving DVD residuals; and an increase in mileage compensation for the first time in 30 years.
Rosenberg also told members that SAG believes the tentative AFTRA deal and its ratification -- which is expected to be voted on by July 7 -- is a distraction that the AMPTP is using "to delay significant progress in our negotiations."
On Thursday, SAG sent AFTRA a letter asking that its national board vote to delay a ratification vote on the tentative contract.
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Duty hour periods of PGY-1 residents must not exceed 16 hours in duration.
PGY-2 residents and above may be scheduled to a maximum of 24 hours of continuous duty in the hospital. Residents may be allowed to remain on site for an additional 4 hours to ensure effective transitions in care; however, they may not be assigned additional clinical responsibilities after 24 hours of continuous in-house duty.
EUSOM encourages residents to use alertness management strategies, including strategic napping, in the context of patient care responsibilities, especially after 16 hours of continuous duty and between the hours of 10pm and 8am.
In unusual circumstances and on their own initiative, PGY-2 residents and above may remain beyond their scheduled period of duty to continue to provide care to a single patient. Under such circumstances - which include only continuity of care for a severely ill or unstable patient, a transpiring event of unusual academic importance, or humanistic attention to the needs of a patient or family – the resident must appropriately hand over the care of all other patients responsible for their continuing care and document the reasons for remaining to care for the patient in question. Such documentation must be submitted to the Program Director in every circumstance. The Program Director is responsible for tracking both individual resident and program-wide episodes of additional duty.
Minimum Time Off Between Scheduled Duty Periods
PGY-1 residents should have 10 hours and must have 8 hours free of duty between scheduled duty periods.
Intermediate level residents as defined by the respective Residency Review Committees should have 10 hours free of duty, must have 8 hours between scheduled duty periods, and must have at least 14 hours free of duty after 24 hours of in-house duty. Individual residency programs must construct their own duty hour policies in compliance with their individual program's requirements.
Residents in the final years of education must be prepared to enter the unsupervised practice of medicine and care for patients over irregular or extended periods. While it is desirable that residents in their final years of education have eight hours free of duty between scheduled duty periods, there may be circumstances when these house officers must stay on duty to care for their patients or return to the hospital with fewer than eight hours free of duty. Individual programs must construct their own duty hour policies in compliance with their individual program's requirements as to the definition of "final years of education" and the circumstances where house officers may have less than 8 hours free between duty periods. In all instances, such circumstances must be monitored by the Program Director.
Maximum Frequency of In-House Night Float
Residents must not be scheduled for more than 6 consecutive nights of night float. Individual residency programs must construct their own duty hour policies in compliance with their individual program's requirements defining maximum consecutive weeks of night float and maximum number of months of night float per year.
Maximum In-House On-Call Frequency
In-house call will occur no more frequently than every third night, averaged over a four-week period.
At-Home Call
At-home call, or "pager call," is defined as call taken from outside the assigned site. When residents are called into the hospital from home, they may care for new or established patients and the hours spent in-house, exclusive of travel time, are counted toward the eighty-hour limit. Such episodes will not initiate a new "off-duty period." At-home call must not be so frequent or taxing as to preclude rest or reasonable personal time for each resident. At-home call may not be scheduled on the resident's one free day per week (averaged over four weeks). Any concerns or questions concerning the duty hour guidelines must be directed to the Associate or Assistant Dean for GME.
All programs must have policies for duty hours that at a minimum meet the ACGME's institutional and program requirements. Programs must monitor in-house and from-home duty hours on an ongoing basis in a way that provides accurate data. The Duty Hour Subcommittee has established reporting requirements. Each monitoring period must be 4 weeks in length, not a moving average or extrapolated from a shorter length of time. With GMEC oversight, the DIO and the Chair of the GMEC Duty Hour Subcommittee will review program data resulting from internal reviews, annual administrative processing sessions, random audits and other times as determined by the DIO, the GMEC or by the Duty Hour Sub-committee of the GMEC. If a program has received approval from the ACGME to extend the 80-hour rule, if the program received a duty hour citation or if an internal review reveals a duty hour issue, then these training programs must send reports to the sub-committee at a minimum of every other month.
Program Directors must monitor call-from-home duty hours in terms of frequency and characteristics to assure that residents and fellows are following basic guidelines established by the ACGME.
Residents in core programs are expected to log duty hours daily in New Innovations.
Fellows in subspecialty programs are expected to log duty hours in New Innovations regularly but at minimum quarterly (for a four week period):
Program Directors must provide information to residents, fellows and faculty members regarding effects of loss of sleep and chronic fatigue. Currently, the GMEC recommends using the SAFER program available on the GME Website- and asking faculty members of Emory University School of Medicine who have expertise in this area.
The GMEC Duty Hours Subcommittee will review program duty hours logged in New Innovations. GMEC will notify programs that are not in compliance for follow up.
It is the intention of this section of the Duty Hour Policy to establish a process that will address duty hour compliance in a rapid and timely manner when a resident is rotating off service. Problems regarding compliance with duty hour guidelines should be reported to the Chief Resident of the accepting training program. If that Chief Resident does not respond to the report of noncompliance, then the resident should report to the Program Director of the sending program. The Program Directors of the two programs must address the issues that led to the violation of the guidelines. The resident may notify the GME Office at any time. The Associate Dean for GME will report to the Chairs of the two training programs and has the option of reporting to the Dean if the issues are not settled on an immediate basis.
The GME office maintains a direct phone line to receive confidential complaints about all issues including duty hours. This phone number 1-888-594-5874 is private and secure. The Associate Dean and DIO will respond to the recorded messages as appropriate.


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This isn't exactly a plumbing issue but I didn't think any other forum here was more appropriate. We have an old concrete laundry sink from the 1930s (pictures below). We intend to keep it, not replace it. It has decades of soap scum build-up and such. I'd appreciate advice on the best way to clean it up as much as possible (I've tried just a stiff brush and water, but that doesn't do anything). I don't intend to paint it, so I'm not trying to etch it. I don't want to use anything dangerous such as muriatic acid. Would white vinegar be good? Or what about a concrete cleaner (such as used for driveways), although there's no oil or grease on the sink. Thanks for your help. /Rav
Hate to bust your bubble but it's not worth all the time to try and clean it.
Once it is cleaned it now so pitted it would be impossble to keep clean.
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If it was mine, I'd go with the muratic acid- masons use it or something similar on brick. Could even try TSP.
if it were mine....I would see how hits it would take with a sledge hammer to get it out of my house...sorry ben sr
While I agree with the comments about smashing it, there is something to be said about those old concrete sinks. If it's one of the ones i'm thinking about, the thing is huge, and has two giant basins. If you can clean it well enough to get some other kind of coating to stick to it, it might be worth keeping around. (It probably will never look pretty)
Try a concrete cleaner....any good hardware store or big box will have it.
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But the OP said he wanted to keep it so I didn't suggest tossing it.....
I had one of these in a house I owned some time ago. I used Oven Cleaner to brighten it up.
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I wouldn't exactly say it looks pretty now, but I think I was successful at cleaning it up. I used Simple Green Lime Scale Remover, which is relatively mild but did the job along with a Scotch-Brite pad. The drain and plumbing underneath is in decent shape so it was worth it for us to keep this old concrete laundry tub going. If you're interested, on the bottom it says "Maryland Nustone Corp Laundry Tray," and handwritten is "10-13-31." Thanks for all of the responses.
See pics below (view is of the same area both before and after).
Far cry from the HD Plastic shakey legged POS posted, aint it?
I was going to say to sand blast it, then epoxy coat it, as you sound like you are keen to keep it. The problem I saw with these is the Angle Iron Stand rusts out, and the sink is so heavy the stand collapses.
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I've seen lots of them mounted on cinderblocks, never a stand like that.
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This 9 page fraction packet will help your student grasp the idea of fractions through shapes, and then learn to convert them into numbers. This lesson will cover methods such as; writing fractions, numeric fractions, understanding numerator and denominator, and using shapes to compare and gain understanding of fraction concepts.
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Elijah has seen the falling away of the church in America, while I saw it in Canada, where we found it difficult to find churches following the teachings of the Lord. We went to Africa, where they are religious, but many false teachings which came out of America are there. It was the same almost hopeless situation when we went to China, with the government-approved church there, but we did see the humbleness of a few of the Christians who began under the power of the Holy Spirit to meet in homes to seek the truth, and it was there where we found a willingness to change when given the truth. So the Lord allowed us to see this last vestige of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit there in China. So we now see that the time of the gentiles has drawn to a close.
Revelation 22:11, 12:
"He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still."
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GTA V has been soaking up all of my time the past six days, and I won't spend much time yaking about on this one. Because weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals! ... Except the weasel.
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I'm not all that much into New Wave music, but this song is absolutely catchy. It very much forces you to move with the beat. My first encounter with the song came courtesy of the game Rock Band 2, thanks for that, Harmonix. Trivia fact: Elvis Costello appears on an episode of 2 And A Half Men as part of Charlie's therapy group, trying to steal quotes from Sean Penn to turn them into songs.
R3hab is a Dutch DJ whom I first heard of through Spotify. His remixes seem to find their way into my playlist consistently once I find them. This particular remix features the Song We'll Be Coming Back that performed quite successfully throughout the various charts, although I don't recall hearing it so far.
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Training camp's all about establishing chemistry and figuring out which players go where. ESPN's Sean Allen provides some insight and here are the highlights:
Zach Bogosian seems to be penciled in to make the team, and Allen figures him to hit the 40-point mark, but I highly doubt it. I think their top powerplay quarterbacks are going to be Ron Hainsey and Tobias Enstrom.
With Justin Williams out for most of the season it means a spot has opened up beside Eric Staal. The likely candidate is Patrick Eaves, although Sergei Samsonov, who has rejuvenated his career in Carolina, may get a call too. I also think that perhaps Tuomo Ruutu or AHL standout Ryan Bayda may get some looks.
Even with Joe Sakic's return, the Avs are pegging Paul Stastny as their number one centre, who will most likely have Milan Hejduk and Wojtek Wolski on his wings. Sakic will get Ryan Smyth and Marek Svatos, although given Hejduk and Sakic's chemistry together I would think they would stay on the same line, with Smyth and Wolski switching spots.
The Wings want balance and they have publicly stated that Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk will start on different lines. This means that Marian Hossa is definitely getting first-line minutes. Allen notes that Valtteri Filppula may drop to the number three centre slot, but I think that spot is still Kris Draper's and Filppula may just end up on Zetterberg's left wing. Dan Cleary was Allen's choice as Zetterberg's left wing but I think he's better suited for the bottom two lines.
With the addition of Robert Lang, it looks like Saku Koivu will be starting the season on the third line, potentially with Guillaume Latendresse and Chris Higgins, giving them one of the most talented third lines in the league. Andrei Kostitsyn and Sergei Kostitsyn may find themselves on the same line with top centre Tomas Plekanec, allowing the enigmatic Alexei Kovalev to lineup with former Penguins teammate Lang.
Craig Hartsburg wants to break up the Big Three (again) and see where it takes them (again). John Paddock tried that last year with mediocre results and with no significant changes up front it remains to be seen what Hartsburg will do, but it's almost a sure bet that captain Daniel Alfredsson will start on a separate line. The coveted spot beside Jason Spezza and Dany Heatley will be up for grabs, but it looks like the leading contender is little-known Jesse Winchester. Allen notes that Alfredsson may get Nick Foligno and Chris Kelly as linemates, but I would think the speedy Antoine Vermette and/or Mike Fisher would be better fits.
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Tricky and fast-moving southpaw, top contender Makoto Fuchigami (14-6, 5 KOs), 159.25, wrested the Japanese middleweight belt when he battered defending champ and OPBF #1 Tetsuya Suzuki (25-9, 15 KOs), 160, from the outset, decked him with a southpaw left cross in the second and finally halted him with a fusillade of punches at 0:45 of the sixth round on Sunday night in Osaka, Japan.
It was a rematch of the southpaws as Suzuki, the home-towner in Osaka, eked out a split verdict in his initial defense in April 2009. Suzuki, making his fourth defense, tonight inexplicably looked so sluggish from the outset and allowed the taller challenger to land fast roundhouse blows to himself nearly at will. The second round saw Fuchigami explode with a vicious left cross, dropping the champ on the deck. Though raising himself, Suzuki was apparently hurt so badly that he lost his rhythm, zip and reflexes from then on. Fuchigami swept all rounds before he finally caught the fading champ with another overhand left and pinned him to the ropes with unanswered combinations to prompt the referee's intervention. Hachioji Nakaya Gym now boasts of three champs: OPBF/JBC 154-pound champ Charles "Ota" Bellamy, national 135-pound ruler Nihito Arakawa and Fuchigami.
Promoter: Shinko Promotions.
At the same venue, the IMP Hall, there happened another show in the daytime by another promoter. It's common in Osaka as the promoters can share the rental fee of the arena. Japanese #9 flyweight Myungho Lee (11-1, 5 KOs), 112, displayed an excellent form in stopping a durable Filipino Albert Alcoy (12-8-3, 3 KOs), 111.5, at 1:46 of the sixth session in a scheduled ten. Alcoy entertained the crowd with his whirlwind attack, stalking the upright stylist Lee (a Japan-born Korean) from pillar to post in round two. But it was Lee that outjabbed and outpunched Alcoy with sharp left-right combinations to weaken the Filipino as the contest progressed. Staggering to the ropes, Alcoy absorbed much punishment with the ref jumping in to save him from further attack in the fatal sixth.
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Re: Floor[] Not An Integer?
Scott Guthery wrote:
> I'm trying to use some of the NumericalMath approximations such as
> MiniMaxApproximation and RationalInterpolation with a function that
> includes array references of the form Array[[Floor[x]]]. The function
> plots and evaluates just fine but the NumericalMath functions are
> reporting the error:
> "Part::pspec: Part specification Floor[x] is neither an integer nor a
> list of integers."
> whereas the documentation states that Floor[x] IS an integer.
> What am I missing?
> Thanks for any insight.
> Cheers, Scott
Mathematica is complaining that at that point x did not have a value, so
Floor[x] remained unevaluated rather than presenting an integer to the
Part operation.
BTW, 'Array' is a built-in function - don't use it as a variable!
Presumably you expected x to have a value at this point, so perhaps you
should post a little more code - unless you have figured out the problem
by now.
David Bailey