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A controversial US-India nuclear energy deal is expected to face a stiff challenge later this week from countries that adamantly oppose nuclear proliferation.
The deal, finalized by Washington and New Delhi in August 2007, would lift a 34-year embargo on the transfer of nuclear material to India, thereby allowing it access to foreign nuclear technology and supplies. The deal is seen as a strategic move on the part of the United States to cement relations with its booming democratic partner in Asia and counterbalance China's rise.
But critics say the deal will roll back decades of efforts to limit the global spread of nuclear materials and create a dangerous precedent for other would-be nuclear powers such as Iran.
Despite fierce lobbying by the US and India to push the deal through, several holdouts – including New Zealand, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, and Norway – could still scuttle the plan. Those countries are members of the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), which meets in Vienna on Thursday and must reach consensus on the deal for it to pass.
If the group does approve the plan, it will then pass to the US Congress for final approval later this year.
The Times of India quoted the New Zealand minister for disarmament and arms control, Phil Goff, as saying his country "has not arrived at a final position" on whether to approve the deal, but "like a number of countries, we do have reservations." In an interview with the paper he said:
"New Zealand, as a strong advocate of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, puts a priority on a robust nuclear non-proliferation regime. India is one of only three countries that remain outside of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.... We don't agree with either India's testing of nuclear weapons or its continued possession of those weapons."
India says it wants to implement the deal to help meet rapidly growing energy needs with more nuclear power. But critics say imports could also be used to ramp up its nuclear weapons program, thereby accelerating an atomic arms race with neighboring rival Pakistan.
Reuters reports that the deal would give special treatment to India, which ordinarily would be barred from accessing nuclear material because it has not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Diplomats have said that several NSG nations are unlikely to approve an exemption unless it makes clear certain events – such as India testing a nuclear bomb or not allowing inspections at its nuclear facilities – would trigger a review.
Most major economic powers, including Japan, Russia, France, and China support the deal or have indicated they will not block it.
According to Agence France-Presse, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura said that it was "biased to view the deal as going against nuclear non-proliferation efforts," and pointed out that it would give India access to international nuclear technology after being shut out for refusing to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Japan had previously been a major holdout and was pressing India to sign the NPT.
The Chinese ambassador to India, Zhang Yan, also said Tuesday that India has a right to nuclear energy if it fulfills international obligations, reports the Indian news website The Economic Times.
The Wall Street Journal noted one reason for such wide-ranging support: Energy companies from those countries stand to reap huge profits from building reactors and other nuclear infrastructure for India.
Earlier this year, before the international community became involved, the deal triggered a political crisis in India. Opposition members of the communist party and others argued that the deal drew India too close to the US. The Indian government easily survived a confidence vote over the issue in July, but rifts remain.
In a commentary piece for The Christian Science Monitor, Manjari Chatterjee Miller argued that the deep divisions within India over the deal reflected the country's lack of strategic vision, especially as compared to China.
Similarly, in an editorial in The New York Times, US Congressman Edward Markey (D) of Massachusetts and Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher (D) of California argue against the deal because of India's "checkered" nuclear track record.
Paradoxically, the Nuclear Suppliers Group was formed in direct response to India's illegal 1974 nuclear test. Its central purpose is to ensure that no other country exploits foreign nuclear energy assistance to make a bomb, as India did. If the group accedes to President Bush's dangerous request, countries such as Iran and North Korea would certainly use the precedent to their advantage.
In a background piece on the US-India agreement, the Council on Foreign Relations noted that under the terms of the deal, India agreed to allow the International Atomic Energy Association to inspect its civilian – but not military – nuclear facilities. It also agreed to continue its moratorium on nuclear testing. The piece cites proponents of the deal who argue that some international oversight over India's nuclear program is better than none. "President Bush's bilateral deal correctly recognizes that it is far better for the nonproliferation community if India works with it rather than against it," the backgrounder cites Seema Gahlaut, from the University of Georgia's Center for International Trade and Security, as saying.


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If the student has already registered and the accommodation forms are completed, the faculty member will receive these forms through the campus mail. Once you receive these forms, the student will schedule an appointment to talk to you about his or her individual situation. At the conclusion of your meeting, both you and the student will sign the form and each of you will retain a copy. The white copy is to be returned to Disability Services. It is the student's responsibility to return the copy to Disability Services after your meeting.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and expanded by Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), Wofford is committed to ensuring that educational programs are accessible to all qualified students. The faculty and staff of the college are obligated to accommodate students in some mutually agreeable form, unless it will compromise the academic integrity of the course.
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We got our first glimpse of the action along the lines of scrimmage at the Gators practice session. There is little question that Steve Addazio, John Hevesy, and Greg Mattison saw a little bit of the good and bad with not as much of the ugly as they had seen from Florida's reserves in past months.
That is exactly what I took away from yesterday's session- the reserves along the offensive and defensive fronts were improved. I'm not talking two deep, just improved. It was a good effort on the first day of hitting and one the coaches had to feel pretty good about.
Offensively, the standout was without question right tackle Drew Miller. During man-on-man drills, Miller kept Derrick Harvey (twice), Javier Estopinan, Darryl Gresham, and Jermaine Cunningham from getting a sniff of the quarterback. In wouldn't categorize it as dominating, but it was impressive.
On the opposite side of the line, Phil Trautwein had a pretty good time. He would have been much better if it hadn't been for the defensive stalwart- Jarvis Moss. Moss gave him fits. Heck, Moss will give everybody fits this year. Traut beat Moss in their first meeting in the drill. However, Moss was in the backfield before Traut got out of his stance during their second rendezvous. Moss took the third meeting between the pair as well. Traut was also beaten once by Gresham. He did a fine job against Derrick Harvey though.
Defensive tackle Steven Harris came out with something to prove. He took out his frustrations by knocking offensive guard Carl Johnson back two or three yards and on his softerside. In his second attempt, Harris attempted a repeat performance on Maurice Hurt. He pancaked the offensive guard, but it lacked the dramatic flair of the Johnson's grounding. I'd have still given it an eight and a half.
Personally, I thought that Joe Cohen had one of his finest practices as a Gator. He was solid in the man-on-man drill. Cohen, who is moving very well, blew by Hurt on his first attempt, Johnson on his second, and by Hurt again on his third and final attempt.
Marcus Thomas appeared to get better as the practice went along- and it went a long time. Thomas beat out Simon Codrington (twice) and Ronnie Wilson (twice). He blew by Codrington in their first meeting. Thomas lost his second meeting to Wilson, but finished the session when he roughed up Wilson on their final meeting.
Carlton Medder had one of his better performances as a Florida Gator. He beat three linemen, including Javier Estopinian, Lawrence Marsh, and Jermaine Cunningham. He was beaten by Darryl Gresham. Medder appears to have gotten much more intense coming off the ball.
Center Steve Rissler and reserve tackle Clint McMillan spilt their two battles. Rissler got the best of Lutrell Alford when he tried to get by the senior.
Jim Tartt sat out of the sessions. The coaches are still easing him into the fray. They are taking a much more cautious approach to his surgically repaired shoulder.
It was the first taste of college football for the young guys. Brandon Antwine got Jim Barrie on his heels during their first meeting. He got the best of Barrie twice today. As you might imagine, none of them stood out today against the veterans. They should improve tremendously in the coming weeks though.
They worked briefly in two-on-two drills. The defensive stunts were by and large successful against them though. One time the two defenders got crossed up and the play died before it ever got started. The offensive linemen stood there rather confused because the linemen were seemingly waiting on each other to step inside for the stunt to begin. Such is the case on the first day in shoulder pads.
When the team went into a brief running drill, the second team offense appeared to have some success pushing the defense backwards twice on runs up the middle. However, the defense got immediate pressure on Tim Tebow, who was forced to run several times.
The first offensive unit kept Leak free from pressure for the most part. They didn't have the success running the ball that the second unit had though. The drill work was pretty short- more than two minutes, but they're sure to get more work on this in the coming weeks.
Again, overall you'd have to say that it wasn't a bad first day of hitting. I can certainly see why the staff is so optimistic of the first group on the offensive front. The second offensive line must pass protect better, but they gave good effort. This defensive front is going to be scary. Really scary.


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Being at a loss for words recently — ahem — I asked Stacey what she thought should be the topic for my column this month. Without hesitation, she announced, "Barking."
Yeah. Right.
I believe her instantaneous response was inspired by her current summer read, a book about canine training by Cesar Millan, aka "The Dog Whisperer." Mr. Millan was made famous by his popular TV series of the same name, for his innate ability to make dogs do what he tells them to do.
This past December my youngest son had been begging and pleading for a dog for Christmas. He wanted a beagle. He insisted he would totally take care of him: walking, feeding, training, grooming, and "picking up" after it.
"I promise, Dad!"
Yeah. Right.
We got him a dog anyway, though I thought a beagle wasn't the best choice, mainly because they didn't have any beagles at the shelter when I visited. But they did have a very cute little dog, barely more than a puppy, that appeared to be part long-haired Lhasa Apso and part short-legged bassett hound. The combination seemed utilitarian, because I thought if we got his belly slightly wet we could use him to damp-mop the floors.
The Dog Whisperer's training mantra is that in order to get your dog to follow your commands you have to be both calm and assertive while your dog remains calm and submissive.
Yeah. Right.
My son adores his dog and has done everything he'd promised.
For a few years now, I've had a morning walk routine, starting from our house on Belmont, down to the post office, up 243 of the stairs, then along the Indian Creek Trail back to the Heights and home. It's always been pretty uneventful, but now that I have a dog I have to walk, it's sometimes a little unnerving.
Not long ago I had the dog on the leash as I climbed the trail. I saw a rather large man lumbering down the trail toward me. I said, "Good morning," as he approached, and he gave a slight grunt and nod, but as he passed he said in a high-pitched voice, "Hey there, sweetheart!"
I'm still not sure which one of us he was talking to.
Another time a dog owner had her little rat-like canine tethered to one of those stupid retractable leashes that can't have more than an 8-pound test. These leashes are just long enough so that while you are walking on the sidewalk, your dog can be out safely in the middle of the street.
This woman's little beast was at least 20 feet in front of her, skittering any-which-way it wished, which meant it headed straight for my dog's nether-regions. As my dog tried desperately to get himself de-mounted from this little lust-weasel, the owner finally caught up, making little tut-tut noises. "None of that, now, Prince," she said, "you know the rules!"
Yeah. Right.
My youngest doesn't like to walk the dog because he's just days away from turning 15 and doesn't like to do much of anything that doesn't involve a joy-stick and some form of animated violence. He also knows that the reason you take a dog outside for a walk is that there are certain things a dog shouldn't do inside the house. But apparently it doesn't help a young man's image to be seen by his peers walking behind a dog while carrying a plastic bag. I tried to make the job more appealing, saying that on cold mornings — once the bag is tied securely — it can make a very comforting hand-warmer.
I've tried to take Mr. Millan's dog-training lessons to heart, realizing that there is more than a little wisdom in his calm and assertive mantra. Because it has worked so well with the dog, I've expanded its use to the boys. They can complain all they want about cruel chores and unreasonably early bedtimes, but I stay calm and assertive. And — just like the dog whisperer says — they quickly come to understand that I am the pack leader, and then calmly and submissively do as they're told.
Yeah. Right.
Craig Danner is a novelist, physician assistant, and semi-pro dog walker living in Hood River with his wife and two teenage sons. He can be reached 541-436-4144.


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Re "Another surgery — while knee-deep in the red tape," Column, Jan. 6
Steve Lopez asks, "Can't we switch to a healthcare system instead of a paper-shuffling, profit-driven, CEO-bonus-building system?" Great question.
There are dozens of for-profit health insurance companies astride the U.S. healthcare "system." Besides profits for their owners, their premiums must pay for exorbitant executive salaries and benefits, lobbyists in Washington, political contributions, marketing programs, lawyers and lawsuits, redundant computer systems and staffs trained to deny claims. These parasitical organizations contribute nothing to actual healthcare.
One day a single-payer system will provide better care at less cost and aggravation. As Winston Churchill said, "Count on Americans to do the right thing — after they've tried everything else."
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Valentine's Day Cake
Today I'm here to talk about a cake.
Not just any cake, a cake that is intended for Valentine's Day. A flourless Belgian white chocolate cake, swathed in white chocolate and rosewater buttercream, and topped with pistachios and house-made sugared roses.
In case you are interested, the roses are fully organic; grown, tended and picked from a friend's garden. With love.
What better way to name a cake? White chocolate, Roses, and Love. I could see it even before I made it. And it was all I imagined it to be.
I'm still on a break from the market, so if you are interested in one, please send me an email. The size is 8-cm round (as pictured) ---perfect for a couple to share, or, if you are like me, just enough to eat on my own. I'm still looking into mail order service, so for the moment I can only take Melbourne orders for pick-up from the CBD. Please allow 48 hours minimum for all orders, and last orders must be received by 12 noon on Friday 12 Feb.
15 comments:
- Julia @Mélanger said...
Indeed what a perfect cake for Valentine's day. Just gorgeous combination of flavours.
- February 2, 2010 at 7:52 AM
- Y said...
What a beautiful cake!
- February 2, 2010 at 8:00 PM
- Jessica said...
Those look just beautiful. So pretty. I too love that combo of rosewater and pistachios.
- February 3, 2010 at 6:29 AM
- jagna said...
I am... let's say I am impressed, but in fact this is too small a word. The cake is beautiful and just about perfect for the occasion it has been made for. And the combination of white chocolate, pistachios and roses...Now I feel urged to come up with something special in less than 10 days... Thanks for the inspiration :-)
- February 6, 2010 at 7:42 AM
- VelezDelights said...
Gorgeous! It seems perfect for a couple. The combination of those flavors must be heavenly. I wish I was in Melbourne, because I would've liked to try it, but sadly I live here in Miami (USA). Happy early Valentine's Day ♥ (@StephanieVelezR)
- February 8, 2010 at 5:42 AM
「不可能」這個字詞,在聰明人的字典中是找不到的。 ..................................................
- February 11, 2010 at 4:41 AM
- TuTu Cupcakes said...
So elegant and beautiful. I absolutely love pistachios & white chocolate. Your Valentine is very lucky ;-)
- February 11, 2010 at 5:38 AM
- Ariana @Artarra said...
Wow, that's an amazing cake! I would love to have one but i guess it won't make it's way to Switzerland :-) However the pictures are great and make me want to have something sweet :-)
- February 11, 2010 at 7:49 AM
- pityenlacocina said...
impressive and delicious, perfect for valentines day and any other day in the calendar, loved it! cheers from london
- February 16, 2010 at 4:44 AM
- Mallory Elise said...
oiiiiiiii. guess i'll feel at home in jakarta :P
no one i know yet has an airconditioner....everyone just seems "used" to it. inside the house during the day is alright, there are ceramic tile on the floors and walls so it seems to keep the place cool.
mmmmm i really. really. really want that chocolate cake........haven't had sweets in...ahhhhh! need some chocolate! this is not a chocolate country.... how sad isn't it :P
- February 20, 2010 at 4:21 AM
- El said...
This cake is beautiful. I use of roses and the name. Just lovely.
- February 24, 2010 at 3:55 PM
- kiss my spatula said...
you have SUCH a beautiful space here! so happy to have found you!
- March 17, 2010 at 5:01 AM
- LosPanistasdePalermo said...
This Cake looks so fine!
Really i think that the taste have to be very soft!
Your work is so good!
The Panistas
- April 17, 2010 at 5:30 AM
- Totchie said...
simply lovely
- May 3, 2010 at 8:32 AM
Beautiful cake! It has been ages since I have dropped by your blog. Funny I just made a rose and lemon cake last week, but it is more of a set mousse one with lemon curd. Yours looks so pretty.
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Some choice words by Gavin Barber.
According to Albert Camus – just about the only notable goalkeeper not to have been linked with a move to ITFC over the last six months – "Life is a sum of all your choices". Decision-making was one of the many woeful aspects of Town's play during Saturday's miserable defeat by Sheffield Wednesday, though in truth there haven't been many good decisions made at Portman Road, on or off the pitch, for about the last five years.
Which is one of the reasons why so many fans are, to say the least, sceptical about Marcus Evans' and Simon Clegg's capacity to get right what may prove to be their most important decision yet – the appointment of a new manager.
After Saturday's game, I heard (courtesy of a fellow train passenger who hasn't yet had the invention of headphones or volume controls brought to his attention, and evidently felt that everyone else in the carriage really, really needed to hear Radio Suffolk's post-match phone-in) several Town fans, and Mick Mills, talking about Mick McCarthy as the sort of manager who was needed, to give our current selection of under-achievers "a kick up the backside". It's a tempting view – performances have, to general astonishment, got more and more spineless over recent months, to the point where we are now pretty much putting out a team of invertebrates every week (in a figurative sense, of course – real invertebrates are much better at keeping their shape). McCarthy isn't a man who tends to inspire a great deal of affection, but if his methods could produce a team that actually displayed some kind of resilience or determination, it would certainly represent an improvement.
But having reflected on it further, it strikes me that we need to appoint a manager who we're confident will be the right choice, not for the next five matches or even the next five months, but for the next five years.
As several supporters have pointed out, short-term thinking has played a large part in getting ITFC into the mess we're currently in. Thinking back to the previous managerial appointment, there was an urgent need to bring in someone who could harmonise what appeared to be a divided and disaffected dressing room – a blokey sort of a bloke who'd provide some form of relief after the players had failed to respond to the somewhat more singular motivational strategies of Roy Keane. And it worked, up to a point – we didn't get relegated that season and some players seemed to respond quite well. For a bit.
But that was as far as it went. It was an appointment for that moment, but not for the times that followed – Jewell didn't have the tactical nous, or the willingness to update his thinking, to compete with more astute contemporaries such as Brian McDermott or Nigel Adkins: and you can only tread water in this league for so long.
So whilst it's certainly appealing to think that Jewell's successor might be the sort of person who would bring managerial boot into rapid connection with pampered player's arse, Evans and Clegg need to be thinking beyond the immediate need. There's a risk that a manager whose main attribute is being "no-nonsense" (surely the adjective most commonly applied to McCarthy – incidentally, what does it even mean? Does it imply that other managers preside over dressing rooms rife with quirky surrealism and non-sequiturs?) could deliver enough strategically-placed rockets to get Town scrambling away from the bottom of the league, but if that's all he can deliver, then we'll end up stagnating again within a matter of months, and the whole sorry spiral of decline will start again.
We may, therefore, have to be prepared for things to get worse (I know, I know) before they get better. Which is not to say that I subscribe to the "maybe it wouldn't be such a bad thing for us to get relegated" school of thought. Ask Coventry fans for their views on that. It would be a disaster – Championship survival has to be an imperative for the next occupant of the manager's office. But we need someone whose remit, and capability, extends beyond those immediate imperatives.
Albus Dumbledore – a more accessible literary figure than Camus, though by all accounts not quite so handy between the sticks – said that "It is our choices that show us what we truly are, far more than our abilities". If Marcus Evans won't show us his face, it's time for him to use this moment of choice to show us what he really is.


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I love bedtime with my kid. We crawl into her bed, settle ourselves among the sea of stuffed animals, Pillow Pets, and books, and I finally have her captive in one spot where I can ask her about her school day. It's blissful. But then I get up to go downstairs to do all my important adult-after-kid-goes-to-bed things -- OK, OK, to veg on the couch with my iPad and the TV remote -- and that's when the drama begins.
As every parent knows, putting your child to bed is easy. Getting them to stay in bed takes Harry Potter-style wizarding skills.
Kids will make up ANY excuse not to stay in bed. No really, their imaginations know no bounds! Behold just a few of the wild and wacky delay tactics kids use daily (nightly?):
1. I have to pee.
2. I need a drink of water.
3. That drink of water made me have to pee again!
4. It's not dark out yet.
5. It's too dark; I'm afraid!
6. I'm just checking to see if you're still up.
7. [Fifteen minutes later] Oh, I guess you're still up, Mom.
8. [Ten minutes later] I thought you'd be in bed by now, Dad.
9. I just wanted to say good morning! [Nice try kid!]
10. I forgot to tell you I love you.
11. You tucked me in, but I had to get my book when it fell on the floor, so I need you to tuck me in again.
12. It's not fair; you don't have to sleep alone!
13. My nightlight is too bright.
14. My nightlight isn't bright enough; I can't read by it.
15. My belly hurts!
16. My foot hurts!
17. I just scratched my bug bite that you told me not to scratch, and I'm bleeeeeeeding!
18. Can I have a Band-Aid for this [points at skin completely devoid of anything even resembling a boo boo]?
19. I need a hug!
20. I need another hug!
21. I didn't kiss Daddy.
22. I kissed Daddy, but I didn't want to make you feel bad. I want to kiss you too, Mommy.
23. There's a giant bug in my room [which will have mysteriously flown away when you get there, Mom].
24. There's a giant bug OUTSIDE my room.
25. But I didn't finish the daily challenge on [insert name of pointless video game here], and if I don't do it, I'll lose EVERYTHING.
26. I want to know what happens next in the story. Just one more chapter, please?
27. My stuffed animal fell out of bed [and I walked past it, down the hallway and all the way down the stairs to ask you to pick it up].
28. I didn't say good night to the guinea pig.
29. My shadow is really scary!
30. I thought you were lonely out in the living room without me.
31. Oops, I didn't finish my homework.
32. Can we go over my spelling words again?
33. I want to make a picture for my teacher because she's so cool!
34. What's this word in Ramona the Pest mean?
35. I forgot to tell you something REALLY important!
36. Can the cat come sleep with me?
37. [Twenty minutes later] The cat is snoring, and it's keeping me awake!
38. Can we have pizza for dinner on Friday night? [This will be asked on a Sunday night.]
39. Where is heaven?
40. [Five minutes later] Is GG-Pa in heaven?
41. [Two minutes later] What about Taylor's hamster? Is there hamster heaven?
42. I can get up now; I'm not tired anymore.
43. I had a nightmare!
44. I had a good dream, and I want to tell you about it.
45. I smelled food.
46. Did you make my lunch for tomorrow yet?
47. [Five minutes later] Just making sure you put PB&J in my lunch for tomorrow.
48. [Two minutes later] Wait, no, I want ham and cheese!
49. Talking about food made me hungry. Can I have a yogurt?
50. Can I have a drink of water?
And they wonder why parents drink?
What are your kid's craziest excuses for getting out of bed at night?
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Liao is the captain of the 2008-2009 Yale women's gymnastics team. As a junior, Liao once again competed in the all-around in every competition, grabbed the Ivy Classic title, and qualified to the NCAA Regionals. She won several competitions, and placed in at least one event every weekend. At the Ivy Classic, she won three individual titles in all-around (38.675), beam (9.675), and floor (9.8). At ECACs, she placed earned a 9.725 on bars, 9.7 on beam, and 9.825 on floor for 3rd place. Similarly, at Regionals, she scored a 9.5 on vault, 9.65 on bars, 9.825 on beam, 9.7 on floor, and finished 11th in the all-around with a 38.675, tying her career highs on beam and all-around. She ended the season with a 9.7 average on floor. Liao received ECAC Gymnast of the Week honors twice for her performances against Alaska-Anchorage and at the Ivy Classic. She was also honored with an Academic All-Ivy selection. In her sophomore year, Liao was the only Bulldog gymnast to compete all four events in every single meet. She qualified to NCAA Regionals for the second consecutive year, where she scored a 9.725 on floor and placed 14th in the all-around. At ECACs, she placed 2nd on floor with a career high score of 9.8. At the Ivy Classic she placed 3rd in the all-around with a 38.15, 4th on floor (9.725), and 5th on beam (9.7) and vault (9.65). Liao set several career highs for herself this season, including the 9.8 on floor at ECACs, a 9.775 on beam against URI, a 9.7 on bars against Brown, and a pair of 38.525 in the all-around against Brown and at Towson. She won the ECAC Gymnast of the Week award twice in three weeks. The first was after a home meet against SCSU, where she scored career highs in all-around and floor and season highs on the other three events. The second time was after the Ivy Classic when she helped the team to a 3rd place finish in addition to her own individual awards. Liao had an impressive rookie season, winning ECAC Rookie of the Year. Along with placing in the top five in at least one event every competition, she qualified for NCAA Regionals in the all-around. There, she placed 15th, scoring a 37.575, which included a 9.75 on beam and a 9.7 on floor. At ECACs, her 9.55 on beam placed 7th. At the Ivy Classic, she won the all-around with a 38.1, making it two consecutive years that a Bulldog had won the title. She also placed second on floor with a 9.6 and 3rd on beam with a 9.675. Throughout the season, Liao was nominated ECAC Rookie of the Week twice. The first time was for her efforts during Yale's comeback win over Penn; Liao won floor and placed 2nd in the all-around. The second honor was after a team victory over URI when Liao won beam and all-around with a 38.125. Liao joined the Bulldogs from West Valley Gymnastics. She was a four time Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals qualifier and has trained at the Elite level, competing internationally in Helsinki, Finland. She regularly placed in the top 20 at Nationals and in 2003, placed 9th in the all-around and 3rd on beam. Liao graduated as valedictorian from Saratoga High School.


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Geographically and stylistically, many Australian wines are a perfect match for Asian food. Here are some "classic" pairings featuring a few iconic Asian dishes with wines that represent some of Australia's best known wine styles.
Hermit Crab Marsanne Roussanne and Massaman Chicken Curry. All that spice needs some rich, fruity flavors to offset it. Relentlessly sunny Australia does a great job with white grape varieties that need a lot of warmth and sun to ripen, as is the case with Marsanne and Roussanne, which hail from Southern France. Ripe and rich, with some great peachy and tropical notes, the Hermit Crab is a lovely foil to the creamy, highly aromatic chicken dish.
Plantagenet Shiraz and Bulgogi. Bulgogi is one of the heartiest beef dishes in the Asian food repertoire. Why not pair it then with one of the biggest wines Australia has to offer, a Shiraz? The Plantagenet Shiraz has the bright, rich berry flavors you probably associated with Australian Shiraz, but it also has a nice dose of pepper and smoke. That's because it hails from a cooler climate in Western Australia, which helps lend some darkness and complexity to the wine.
Brokenwood Semillon and Tonkatsu. Fried food like tonkatsu calls for something dry and refreshing. Aged Semillon, an Australian specialty, works perfectly. Semillon hails from France, where it's featured in the famous sweet wines of Sauternes, but Australia puts its own Oz twist on the grape, fermenting it dry and letting it age for a bit before popping the cork. The result here with this Brokenwood Semillon is a wine with some great mineral and nutty notes -- and only 11% alcohol, which means you can drink even more of it to slake your thirst!
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|Nov 26, 2012
Scientists capture lithium-ion batteries in nanoscale action
|(Nanowerk News) The cherished portability of many popular electronics, from smart phones to laptops, mostly comes courtesy of lithium-ion batteries. Unfortunately, these dense and lightweight energy storage devices begin to degrade over time, steadily losing total capacity even when sitting idle on the shelf. Scaling up this promising technology to better power electric vehicles or facilitate grid-scale storage demands battery lifetimes longer than a decadeand fundamental advances in lithium-ion engineering.
|Now, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energys Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborating institutions have developed methods of examining lithium-ion reactions in real-time with nanoscale (billionths of a meter) precision, offering unprecedented insights into these crucial materials. The technique uses a novel electrochemical cell and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to track lithium reactions and precisely expose subtle changes that occur in batteries electrodes over time. The resultspublished this November in Nature Communicationsdemonstrate the successful technique and reveal a surprisingly fast lithium conversion process that moves layer-by-layer through individual nanoparticles.
|This diagram shows the spread of positively charged lithium ions across the custom-built FeF2 nanoparticle. The conversion reaction sweeps rapidly across the surface before proceeding more slowly in a layer-by-layer fashion through the bulk of the particle.
|Weve opened a fundamentally new window into this popular technology, said Brookhaven Lab physicist and lead author Feng Wang. The live, nanoscale imaging may help pave the way for developing longer-lasting, higher-capacity lithium-ion batteries. That means better consumer electronics, and the potential for large-scale, emission-free energy storage.
|Lithium ions generate electricity within a battery as they move from a negatively charged electrode to a positive one. A fully charged battery contains all these power-packed ions stored in the first electrode. Once discharged, the process is reversed by applying an external currentoften by plugging electronics directly into an outletto send those same lithium ions back to that first electrode, recharging the battery. But for all their efficiency, each cycle of discharge/recharge degrades the materials essential structure and ultimate longevity. Preventing this persistent degradation requires insight into a process that plays out on the elusive scale of billionths of a meter.
|Previous real-time analyses, using what scientists call in-situ techniques, are primarily limited to studying bulk materials and lack the spatial resolution to truly explore reactions at the nanoscale. Even other TEM techniques, which build high-resolution images based upon the behavior of electron beams passing through a sample, are rarely used to track lithium transport and related chemical changes in real time during the all-important charge/discharge cycling. The new technique can do bothlive imaging with nanoscale precision.
|In this study, conducted at Brookhaven Labs Center for Functional Nanomaterials, the scientists custom-built an electrochemical cell to operate inside the TEM. The team then observed the lithium reaction process as it unfolded across iron fluoride (FeF2) nanoparticles, chosen because they have significantly higher lithium capacity than conventional electrodes. These real-time experimental observations, supported by advanced computation, revealed that the lithium ions swept rapidly across the surface of the nanoparticles in a matter of seconds. The transformation then moved slowly through the bulk in a layer-by-layer process that split the compounds into distinct regions.
|Imagine watching a fire spread across the surface of a log and then steadily eating its way through the layers of woodonly rather than smoke, the lithium ion reaction forms trails of new molecules. Just as burnt wood reveals fundamental characteristics of fire, the changes in morphology and structure in these individual iron nanoparticles provided crucial information about the lithium reaction mechanisms.
|The entire setup for the in-situ TEM measurements was assembled from commercially available parts and was simple to implement, so we expect to see a widespread use of this technique to study a variety of high-energy electrodes in the near future, Wang said. We also look forward to adapting this tool to perform more advanced nano-electrochemical measurements with the x-ray nanoprobe at the Labs forthcoming National Synchrotron Light Source II.
|This latest research builds upon two other recent studies: The first, published in ACS Nano ("Chemical Distribution and Bonding of Lithium in Intercalated Graphite: Identification with Optimized Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy"), detailed the development of electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) techniques to probe the nanoscale spatial distribution and chemical state of lithium in graphite electrodes. The second, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society ("Conversion Reaction Mechanisms in Lithium Ion Batteries: Study of the Binary Metal Fluoride Electrodes"), used EELS to reveal that the excellent recharging ability in high-capacity conversion electrodes emerges from electron-transport pathways forming upon reaction with lithium.
|Although many questions remain about the true mechanisms behind this conversion reaction, we now have a much more detailed understanding of electron and lithium transport in lithium-ion batteries, said Brookhaven physicist and study coauthor Jason Graetz. Future studies will focus on the charge reaction in an attempt to gain new insights into the degradation over time that plagues most electrodes, allowing for longer lifetimes in the next generation of energy storage devices.
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July 13, 2011
Emory's {first} birthday party
11 comments:
- Sarah Finebloom said...
Such a beautiful party for a beautiful little girl! I love every detail! Wish I could have been there! Happy 1st Birthday Emory!
- July 14, 2011 at 6:58 AM
- Kandace said...
I love the party awesome details! The birthday girl is adorable!
- July 14, 2011 at 12:22 PM
- alli/hooray said...
Just amazing! Every detail. Such a sweet way to celebrate, happy birthday to Emory!
ps. I LOVE those invites, and the watercolors you all made.
- July 14, 2011 at 12:48 PM
- jennifer little said...
Thanks everyone!
- July 14, 2011 at 1:43 PM
- Cherry Blossoms said...
What an adorable 1st party you had for your princess. I am starting to gather 1st bday party ideas for my little even though she does not turn one till Dec and I LOVE the make a wish cards.
- July 14, 2011 at 4:00 PM
- Teri Andrea said...
how cute are you?! so sad i missed. your children will have the most memorable birthdays!
- July 15, 2011 at 10:33 AM
- paula said...
you are the master of well... all things. The party looked beautiful. And of course Emory was as cute as can be.
- July 17, 2011 at 5:27 PM
- Susan Huber said...
This party is so lovely and thoughtful! The "wish" cards are an exceptional and sentimental idea that could work for any age!
- July 18, 2011 at 5:47 PM
- The Mom said...
Oh my dear, what a lovely celebration! I think you will have us all rethinking our more mundane parties and special occasions. Kudos to you for your creativity!
- July 18, 2011 at 6:13 PM
- Jordan - Polkadot Prints said...
This is beautiful. Love the stationery and images of the day really tell the story. Gorgeous!
- August 29, 2011 at 5:03 PM
- Kathryn Crafts said...
I just stumbled upon your blog while looking for 1st birthday inspiration photos. :) I'd love to know where you found the pair of lamps on your sideboard / buffet? Beautiful dining room!
- April 15, 2012 at 7:56 PM


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A study shows that water may be more effective than acid-inhibiting drugs in its effect on gastric pH.
Study participants were given either a glass of water, antacid, ranitidine, omeprazole, esomeprazole, or rabeprazole. Their gastric pH was recorded for six hours after each drug intake. Water increased gastric pH by more than 4 after just one minute. In contrast, antacid took two minutes, and most of the other drugs took more than two hours.
According to the study in Digestive Diseases and Sciences:
"Water and antacid immediately increased gastric pH, while PPIs showed a delayed but prolonged effect compared to ranitidine."
Acid reflux is an extremely common health problem, affecting as many as 50 percent of the US population. Other terms used for this condition are gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), or peptic ulcer disease. Symptoms of acid reflux, or GERD, include:
Heartburn Hoarseness A feeling that food is stuck in your throat Tightness in your throat Wheezing Asthma Dental problems Bad breath
Typically, acid reflux is believed to be caused by excessive stomach acid production. However, this "conventional wisdom" has been shown to be incorrect.
What's the REAL Cause of Acid Reflux?
It's important to understand that acid reflux is NOT due to having too much acid in your stomach, but rather it's a condition related more commonly to hiatal hernia – a condition in which the acid comes out of your stomach, which is where it's designed to be confined to.
After food passes through your esophagus into your stomach, a muscular valve called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) closes, preventing food or acid from moving back up.
Gastroesophageal reflux occurs when the LES relaxes inappropriately, allowing acid from your stomach to flow (reflux) backward into your esophagus.
In the early 80s, Dr. Barry Marshall, an Australian physician, discovered that an organism called helicobacter pylori (initially called campylobacter) causes a chronic low-level inflammation of your stomach lining, which is largely responsible for producing many of the symptoms of acid reflux.
One of the explanations for why suppressing stomach acid is so ineffective—and there are over 16,000 articles in the medical literature attesting to this—is that when you decrease the amount of acid in your stomach, you suppress your body's ability to kill the helicobacter bacteria!
So suppressing stomach acid production tends to just worsen and perpetuate the condition. I'll elaborate on the hazards of these drugs in a moment, but first, let's review a few gems from the medical literature.
Some Natural Remedies Work Better than Drugs—Including Water!
The first study, featured above, found that even something as simple as drinking water can help suppress acute symptoms of acid reflux by temporarily raising stomach pH.
A dozen subjects were given either:
- A glass of water
- Antacid
- Ranitidine
- Omeprazole
- Esomeprazole, or
- Rabeprazole
Their gastric pH was recorded for six hours after each drug intake. In 10 of the 12 subjects, water increased gastric pH by more than 4 after just one minute. In contrast, antacid took two minutes, and the remaining four drugs took between 50 minutes and almost three hours to reduce pH by the same amount.
The gastric pH remained raised for three minutes after drinking water, and 12 minutes with antacids. The other drugs maintained the raised pH for at least six hours—but again suppressing your stomach acid in this way may eventually worsen your condition, particularly if helicobacter pylori bacteria are involved.
Now granted, drinking a large glass of water may not be sufficient for many with acid reflux (although I'd say it won't hurt to give it a try!), but this study just goes to show that very simple strategies can oftentimes accomplish what you're aiming for, without resorting to potentially dangerous drugs. In this case, one strategy in particular should be at the very top of your list if you suffer with heartburn…
Your First Line of Treatment – Increasing Healthy Bacterial Flora
Ultimately, the answer to heartburn and acid indigestion is to restore your natural gastric balance and function. Not only is it useful for optimal gut function but it is crucial for your long-term health, as your gut flora can increase your absorption of nutrients by 50 percent and create useful B vitamins and vitamin K2. It is very clear from reviewing the literature that you can't be healthy until your gut flora is optimized. That is one of the ways sugars harm you—they push your gut flora balance in the wrong direction.
So one of the first things you'll want to do is to make sure you're consuming enough good bacteria. This will help balance your bowel flora, which can help eliminate helicobacter bacteria naturally. It will also aid in proper digestion and assimilation of your food.
Ideally, you'll want to get your beneficial bacteria from traditionally fermented foods, such as:
- Natto
- Fermented vegetables, like kimchee
- Kefir, a fermented milk drink made from RAW milk
- Yoghurt made from raw milk
However, you can be virtually guaranteed that if you are purchasing products like yogurt and kefir from a conventional grocery store, they're worse than worthless. Not only do most of them have no live cultures but they are loaded with sugar to make them taste better. So make sure to check the labels of any commercial products you buy, and avoid those with ANY added sugars.
Also avoid pasteurized products.
Some health food stores might have the authentically fermented healthy foods, but most likely you will have to make them yourself or purchase them from healthy organizations like Weston Price Chapters that hook communities up to sources of these types of traditional foods.
If you are unable to find access to these traditionally fermented foods then it makes perfect sense to use a high quality probiotic. There is little doubt in my mind that if you can only do one or two supplements, probiotics are the one that should make the cut.
Other Novel Alternatives Indicated by Medical Research
Before I move on to discuss potential drug complications and my top six recommendations to safely eliminate heartburn and acid reflux, I want to highlight four additional alternatives, based on a quick review of the medical literature.1
- Sauerkraut or cabbage juice is one of the strongest stimulants for your body to produce acid. This is a good thing as many people have low stomach acid, which is the cause of their gut problems. Having a few teaspoons of cabbage juice before eating, or better yet, fermented cabbage juice from sauerkraut, will do wonders to improve your digestion.
- Astaxanthin—This exceptionally potent antioxidant was found to reduce symptoms of acid reflux in patients2 when compared to a placebo, particularly in those with pronounced helicobacter pylori infection. Best results were obtained at a daily dose of 40 mg.
- A dietary supplement containing melatonin, l-tryptophan, vitamin B6, folic acid, vitamin B12, methionine and betaine, was found to be superior to the drug omeprazole3 in the treatment of GERD.
Part of the success is thought to be due to melatonin's inhibitory activity on nitric oxide biosynthesis, which plays an important role in transient lower esophageal sphincter (LES) relaxation, which, as I mentioned earlier, is part of the real underlying problem of GERD.
Impressively, 100 percent of patients receiving this supplement reported a complete regression of symptoms after 40 days of treatment, compared to just under 66 percent of those taking omeprazole. The authors concluded that "this formulation promotes regression of GERD symptoms with no significant side effects."
- Ginger has been found to have a gastroprotective effect by blocking acid and suppressing helicobacter pylori.4 According to a 2007 study, it's also far superior to lansoprazole for preventing the formation of ulcers,5 exhibiting six- to eight-fold greater potency over the drug! This is perhaps not all that surprising, considering the fact that ginger root has been traditionally used against gastric disturbances since ancient times.
Drugs Are NOT Advisable for Majority of Heartburn and Acid Reflux Cases
Now on to the drugs… One of the most commonly prescribed drugs for heartburn and acid reflux are proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) or drugs that VERY effectively block your stomach's ability to produce acid. While that may sound like a good thing, in most cases it's the worst possible approach, because as I mentioned earlier, the problem typically stems from having too little stomach acid.
Proton pump inhibitors like Nexium, Prilosec, and Prevacid are severely overprescribed and misused. As a result they end up hurting far more people than they're helping, because these drugs are actually designed to treat a very limited range ofsevere problems. According to Mitchell Katz, director of the San Francisco Department of Public Health who wrote an editorial on this topic,6 proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are only warranted for the treatment of:
- Bleeding ulcers
- Infection with the ulcer-causing bacteria Helicobacter pylori
- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (a rare condition that causes your stomach to produce excess acid)
- Severe acid reflux, where an endoscopy has confirmed that your esophagus is damaged
PPIs were never intended for people with heartburn, and according to Katz, "about 60 to 70 percent of people taking these drugs have mild heartburn and shouldn't be on them." However, I believe the number may be even higher than that, because there are over 16,000 articles supporting the fact that suppressing stomach acid does NOT treat helicobacter pylori infection (which Katz included above). If you're taking a PPI drug to treat your heartburn you're doing two things, but neither of them is actually beneficial to your health:
- You're treating a symptom only; you're not addressing the underlying cause, and
- By doing so, you're exposing yourself to additional, and potentially more dangerous health problems, courtesy of the drug itself
Carefully Weigh the Risks and Benefits of these Drugs Before Taking Them!
PPIs suppress the production of stomach acid, and in the severe cases listed above, they may be warranted short-term. However, since upwards of 95 percent of heartburn cases are not caused by too much but rather too little stomach acid, these drugs may worsen your condition
PPI drugs are also fraught with serious side effects, including:
- Pneumonia
- Bone loss
- Hip fractures
- Infection with Clostridium difficile, a harmful intestinal bacteria
You'll also develop both tolerance and dependence on them, so you can't stop taking them without suffering repercussions. In fact, you should NEVER stop taking proton pump inhibitors cold turkey. You have to wean yourself off them gradually or else you might experience a severe rebound of your symptoms. Ideally, you'll want to get a lower dose than you're on now, and then gradually decrease your dose.
Once you get down to the lowest dose of the PPI, you can start substituting with an over-the-counter H2 blocker like Tagamet, Cimetidine, Zantac, or Ranitidine. Then gradually wean off the H2 blocker over the next several weeks. While you wean yourself off these drugs (if you're already on one), start implementing a lifestyle modification program that can eliminate this condition once and for all.
Safe and Effective Strategies to Eliminate Heartburn and Acid Reflux
The following strategies can help you get your heartburn under control:
Eliminate food triggers -- Food allergies can be a problem, so you'll want to completely eliminate items such as caffeine, alcohol, and all nicotine products.
Increase your body's natural production of stomach acid -- One of the simplest strategies to encourage your body to make sufficient amounts of hydrochloric acid (stomach acid) is to consume enough of the raw material.
One of the most basic food items that many people neglect is a high quality sea salt (unprocessed salt), such as Himalayan salt. Not only will it provide you with the chloride your body needs to make hydrochloric acid, it also contains over 80 trace minerals your body needs to perform optimally, biochemically.
Sauerkraut or cabbage juice is some of the strongest stimulants for your body to produce acid. This is a good thing as many people have low stomach acid, which is the cause of their gut problems. Having a few teaspoons of cabbage juice before eating, or better yet, fermented cabbage juice from sauerkraut, will do wonders to improve your digestion as it can be made with high levels of Himalayan salt and the bacteria in the sauerkraut will help to heal your gut.
Take a hydrochloric acid supplement – Another option is to take a betaine hydrochloric supplement, which is available in health food stores without prescription. You'll want to take as many as you need to get the slightest burning sensation and then decrease by one capsule. This will help your body to better digest your food, and will also help kill the helicobacter and normalize your symptoms.
Modify your diet – Eating large amounts of processed foods and sugar/fructose is a surefire way to exacerbate acid reflux as it will upset the bacterial balance in your stomach and intestine. Instead, you'll want to eat a lot of vegetables, and high quality biodynamic organic and preferably locally grown foods.
Optimize your vitamin D levels -- As I've mentioned many times in the past, vitamin D is essential, and it's essential for this condition as well because there's likely an infectious component causing the problem. Once your vitamin D levels are optimized, you're also going to optimize your production of 200 antimicrobial peptides that will help your body eradicate any infections that shouldn't be there.
You'll want to make sure your vitamin D level is about 60 ng/ml. As I've discussed in many previous articles, you can increase your vitamin D levels through appropriate amounts of sun exposure, or through the use of a safe tanning bed. If neither of those are available, you can take an oral vitamin D3 supplement.
Implement an exercise routine – Exercise is yet another way to improve your body's immune system, which is imperative to fight off all kinds of infections.
For more information, I encourage you to read natural health pioneer Dr. Jonathan Wright's excellent book Your Stomach: What is Really Making You Miserable and What to Do About It.


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By now, most diligent adventurers have likely exhausted the sights, sounds, and quests of Fable II's Albion and are hungry for more places to explore, creatures to kill, and English-accented peasants to help. Sadly, while Lionhead Studios was gearing up to release the game's first expansion, the new island of Knothole has been delayed until the new year.
This marks the second delay for the anticipated expansion, which was coming in December last we heard. Lionhead explained that the delay was the result of "unexpected technical difficulties." The expansion, which includes a new island and a host of new content specifically focused on buffing the game's somewhat lackluster co-op mode, is now scheduled to land in late January.
Though Lionhead did not divulge what exact obstacles were proving troublesome, one can only hope that the team is working diligently to allow visiting co-op players to bring their own characters into their friends' worlds and, if we're lucky, letting them play together online without being confined to a shared camera. Those two small fixes could go a long way towards breathing new life into the otherwise-enjoyable RPG.


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This extends to party games like Wii Sports and Nintendo Land as well. Those games can't exactly sit around on the reviewers shelves waiting for a friend or family gathering to pop up and see how well it clicks. They just have to guess and it's hard to guess whether a party game is going to click with parties or not.
I guess the reason people see a 7 as bad is that there are so many games with higher scores out there.
Explaining the Rev3Games rating system, why do we focus so much on number ratings? (segment ends at 59:00) -- Rev3Games, YouTube
I honestly just play anything that looks interesting and ignore reviews. I like a lot of things that everyone else hated.
I never understood why people complain that Serge is too strong.Isn't it a given that the main character is the strongest? Or is that logic so weird?


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|USA Today crossword of September 14th, 2017 other clues
|Provides roadside service to
|Nintendo exercise game
|USPS delivery from Netflix
|Go from first to third grade, say
|Add nutrients to
|Gem of a singer?
|Clairvoyant's trait, for short
|Not of the clergy
|"Just a ___!"
|To boot
|Servant with many tasks
|Tons and tons
|"Heavens!" to a texter
|Gem of a land?
|Fidel's successor in Cuba
|Morally degenerate
|Alice's trip to Wonderland was one
|Waterston of "Law & Order"
|Makes less thorny
|Light-sensitive part of the eye
|Blitzing linebacker's success
|Gem of a restaurant chain?
|To and ___
|Act that may warm up the crowd
|Any pro draft selection
|Multicolored cereal
|"See ya"
|"-zoic" time periods
|Atom short an electron, say
|Gem of a Hawaiian volcano?
|Pester to no end
|Relax with a cocktail, say
|Trees that symbolize might
|Auditing org.
|Alt-country and emo, for two
|List-shortening Lat. phrase
|Serpent on a pharaoh's headdress
|Mike & ___ (candy brand)
|Actors' interaction
|Jack who avoided fat
|Video chat device
|___ nutshell
|Floral subject for van Gogh
|It may have a .doc extension
|Words from a stadium beer vendor
|Quaker pronoun
|Mulls over, with "on"
|Frigate or cruiser
|Force from office
|One flavor in Sprite
|Nike competitor
|Harrison who played Indiana Jones
|Poet Khayyam
|Scottish monster, affectionately
|Garfield's dimwitted pal
|Horses with flecked coats
|Fleet of 12-Downs
|Vocal cords locale
|Allocate, with "out"
|Sure thing in an election
|Shade similar to beige
|Toffee bar from Hershey
|Water- or wind-powered engine
|Twisty pasta
|Outpouring of criticism
|Revises, as a will
|Fabric purchase unit
|Sierra Nevada lake
|Sign of sleepiness
|Qatari leader
|Prepared to make a sandcastle, e.g.
|Number equal to its square
|Letters before a pen name
|High-speed WWW connection
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Considering the ID Creationism movement is made up entirely of white, aging, fundamentalist Christian men, the sheer number of temper-tantrums we have witnessed in 2007 is jaw-dropping. While us hoity-toity Ivory Tower scientists were busy doing research, it appears Creationists were only willing to expend energy wallowing on the ground, pounding their fists, and screaming until they turned blue.
A few posters were wondering what Peter Irons had to do with any of this-- Why the hell is Irons emailing Big Billy about 'Design of Life' and 'Inner Life of a Cell'?
Thats my doing. I had seen Peters work on Pharyngula before, and thought he would be an excellent contact for Harvard/XVIVO. I mean, you know Harvard Law doesnt think it needs help with anything, but you also know that Average Joes have no idea what Professional Creationists are like, and what they are capable of. Something that may appear to be innocent, turns out to be malicious. And, there is a lot about Dembski they wouldnt know unless they were one of us.
Peter (and Afarensis!) is the one that found Dembskis trail of droppings in the 'Design of Life'. So, after I made my post on the topic December 24th, Peter sent Dembski an email pointing to my blog. Considering the fact that Dembski doesnt read his own blog, I dont expect him to read mine to see my posts about him. Thus, Peters email was a courtesy to Dembski. Now that Dembski is aware of our findings, he can refute them right?
Enter his "LEEEEEEEAAAAAAVE MEEE ALOOOOOOOONE!!!!!!!! SQUEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!" email to Peter.
Several weeks earlier, Dembski was also involved in an email conversation with John Kwok. Dembski didnt appear to be annoyed or bothered in his emails at all (though AtBCers take note-- even in private emails, Dembski writes "BUY MY BOOK"). After the Amazon escapade, John started teasing Dembski about buying him a camera lens as an apology/Christmas present.
Instead of ignoring those emails, or marking them as junk, Dembski who had no problem conversing with John a month ago suddenly needed to scream "LEEEEEEEAAAAAAVE MEEE ALOOOOOOOONE!!!!!!!! SQUEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!"
John got the same email as Peter. But dont forget, Billy D was the one who posted the home phone numbers and addresses of some people at Baylor and encouraged everyone at UD to send them a message.
But Dembski isnt the only baby throwing fits. John West brought out the "War on Christmas" dead horse to address the 'Inner Life' scandal.
Never mind the whole thing happened in September, "EVILUTIONISTS HATE BABY JESUS SQUEEEEEEE!!!" He also found it necessary to replace "Abigail" with "DARWINISTS" to rile up the other Creationist babies, and of course DARWINISTS=NAZIS... "DARWINISTS!!! DARWINISTS!!!! NAZIS!!!! SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Guillermo Gonzalez and Nathaniel Abraham were caterwauling because their Creationism rendered them impotent: "GIMME GIMME GIMME!!!! MINE MINE MINE!!! MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE!!!!"
And then theres Mikey Behe. I thought I was special for getting a "YOURE MEEEEEEEEEAN!! YOURE SO MEAAAAAAAAN! MOMMIE!!! SQUEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!" when in fact, months earlier he had done the exact same thing to David Levine. Ive still got Levine one-upped, though, as Behe didnt tell him to go kill himself (you want your children to have Behe for a teacher, dont ya? Telling students to go kill themselves?).
Banner year for ID.
Its their paradigm shift and theyll cry if they want to.
CRYYYYYYYYYY if they want to.
CRYYYYYYYYYYYYYY if they want to.
You would cry too if you sucked at life too!


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text: '"The bottom line is that we have a guy that's playing in our third goaltender role that would be the No. 1 goaltender on most teams in this tournament," said Canadian head coach Andy Murray. "He's a tremendous young goalie and he's had a great attitude. He keeps everybody loose. I've never seen the guy when he isn't talking.'


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Growing up with God and Empire A Postcolonial Analysis of Missionary Kid Memoirs Author: Stephanie Vandrick
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This book analyzes the memoirs of 42 missionary kids the children of North American Protestant missionaries in countries all over the world during the 20th century. Using a postcolonial lens the book explores ways in which the missionary enterprise was part of, or intersected with, the Western colonial enterprise, and ways in which a colonial mindset is unconsciously manifested in these memoirs. The book explores how the memoirists sites and experiences are exoticized; the missionary kids likelihood of learning or not learning local languages; the missionary families treatment of servants and other local people; and gender, race and social class aspects of the missionary kids experiences. Like other Third Culture Kids, the memoirists are migrants, travelers, border-crossers and border-dwellers who alternate between insider and outsider statuses, and their words shed light on the effects of movement and travel on childrens lives and development.
In this exquisitely written book Vandrick takes a postcolonial look at the experiences of missionary kids. Rigorous analysis of their memoirs and personal reflection are weaved together with sensitivity to produce an insightful and at times emotional account of their journeys. This is a stunning piece of work.- Gary Barkhuizen, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Vandrick's empathic yet unflinching reading of this book's at times painful accounts enables us to understand the contradictory discourses and historical forces swirling through and shaping the lives of these children and the adults they became. This highly original work is mandatory reading for all of us who seek to decode the myriad ways privilege is daily produced and reproduced.- Sue Starfield, UNSW Sydney, Australia
In this remarkably rich book, Vandrick applies the past and lived experiences of 'missionary kids' to a critical discussion of Othering, gender, race and colonialism as they affect us all today. Her excellently accessible application of auto-ethnography and personal narrative brings these topics into everyday contexts of education and language.- Adrian Holliday, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
Stephanie Vandrick is a Professor in the Department of Rhetoric and Language at the University of San Francisco, USA. Her research interests include critical and feminist pedagogies, the use of narrative in research and the role of gender and social class in language education. This is her fourth book; she has also written numerous book chapters and journal articles.


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Before taking on the role of a killer in "The Lovely Bones" Stanley Tucci hesitated.
As an actor who has been careful about choosing challenging material throughout the bulk of his career, Tucci felt it was important that a story involving this kind of violence wasn't simply gratuitous. If the film had been just another story about a multiple murderer who evades police for an act and a half and then starts to slip up and gets arrested, he wouldn't have been interested in the project at all, Tucci says.
"I can't stand stories like that," he says. "But this was a story about what happens to all these characters after something horrible occurs, and it really couldn't happen without the character that I play taking some monstrous action."
Tucci was also compelled to make George Harvey seem ordinary and familiar onscreen. It's by acting normal that the character is able to continue doing what he does.
"This is about the banality of evil," Tucci says. "Someone like this doesn't run around screaming because he'd give himself away. He looks like someone who lives next door. Most of us have a conscience that stops us from doing the things he does."
This isn't Tucci's first time slipping on the shoes of a character who does unthinkable things and then goes about his everyday life. He also portrayed the infamous Nazi Adolf Eichmann in the telepic "Conspiracy."
"The scary thing is people who do these things are human and sometimes live next to us," says Tucci. "I learned so much doing this part, but I wouldn't want to have this character around again."


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Make a milk carton into a Birdhouse or a BirdFeeder. The size of the opening will determine if it is suitable for a feeder or house. This is an easy craft for kids.
Items needed:
- Milk carton, any size.
- Dowel or pencil for perch
- Stapler
- Scissors
- Acrylic paint / brush
- String or wire for hanging
- Wash and dry selected milk carton.
- Staple top shut.
- If making a "house" cut the hole only 1 - 11/2 " wide on one side only. If making a feeder, make a hole that is about 21/2 " wide or cut a square hole (make hole on both sides).
- Make a tiny hole, on both sides, to slide perch into.
- Paint birdhouse / feeder and then decorate with paint or sticky back foam. (* for good paint adhesion, if you are concerned about a lasting project, paint carton with gesso first, so paint will adhere to carton well.)
- Attach a wire or string to hang birdhouse/ feeder.


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Like other vehicles in the Lexus ES family of midsize sedans, the five-passenger four-door Lexus ES330 is defined by a combination of premium features and entry-level pricing.
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Like previous models in Lexus's long-lived ES line, the Lexus ES350 is a refined and roomy entry-level luxury sedan.
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2016 | Sedan
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Introduced as a higher-end sibling to the Lexus brand's entry-level ES300, the rear drive Lexus GS300 was initially marketed as a rival to European luxury sport sedans.
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With the introduction of the Lexus GS350 midsize sedan for 2007, Lexus managed to hit the sweet spot between an entry-level luxury sedan and a premium sports car.
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The eight-cylinder Lexus GS400 debuted in 1998 as a more powerful alternative to the V-6-equipped Lexus GS300.
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Introduced in 2001 as a third generation update of Lexus's high-performance midsize GS line, the Lexus GS430 was powered by a 4.3-liter V-8 with 300 horsepower.
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Part high-end sport sedan and part fuel-efficient hybrid, the midsize Lexus GS450h offers the best of both worlds for eco-conscious auto enthusiasts.
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With a 4.6-liter 342-horsepower V-8 under its hood, the midsize Lexus GS460 is one of Lexus's most powerful premium vehicles.
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The Lexus HS250h compact sedan manages to marry upscale amenities with the fuel economy of a typical hybrid subcompact.
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An entry-level luxury sedan with definite sports car inclinations, the Lexus IS250 was first introduced back in 2001.
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Katie shoots at home
Katie Holmes is from Ohio. She's shooting a movie in Ohio now called Miss Meadows. I guess that's quite a Miss Meadows outfit then. It'd be a Diane Kruger outfit but for the shoes though. Her co-star in the film is James Badge Dale. Some are calling him the next great discovery. And by discovery I mean one of those actors who's been around for a while but finally seems to have found the formula. He was in both World War Z and Iron Man 3 this year. And Entertainment Weekly recently called him the American Sean Bean. What the tabloids might end up calling him is Katie Holmes's next. I wonder if that might be a deterrent for some actors. And a selling feature for others? Like if you told Kellan Lutz he could be in a movie with Katie Holmes and it might result in people gossiping about him dating Katie Holmes, he'd be all over it.


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KnowledgeMama needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 76 designs submitted by 25 freelance designers.
Need a jazzy logo for my start-up information/research company. I'm pretty flexible and want something a little bit sassy!
I'm a new-fangled librarian with a passion for research. My business focuses on trends and consumer behavior. If a client needs info in that area, they contact me. I want a logo that is different, simple and will stand the test of time. Something that will look good on the website, the biz cards, etc.
- Item 1...my "signature" color is lime green, not too bright, a little bit retro. I'd also like to incorporate eggplant and charcoal as other possible colors.
- Company name is Outside Knowledge and my tagline is for research & information (i like the ampersand instead of the word 'and')
- elegant, classy, but as above a little sassy!
- Item 1...While I am a librarian, I do not work in a library, nor is this company "libraryish" don't give me that.
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Tracking data about my GI symptoms and overall health is one of the most effective tools in improving my health. Though, half the battle is finding the time and easy to use interface to input the data I want to capture. The other half is analyzing that data to create meaningful insights and practical steps to act on.
Ari Goldsmith, a strong supporter of WANTED: Crohn's End, developed software to allow you to track your GI symptoms using your cell phone and text messaging (SMS). He is looking for any and all feedback on how to improve his software, called GITracked. Get it? GI tract turned into tracked because you track your data!
Go ahead, test it out and let Ari know what you think of it.


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The irony is truly remarkable. A year ago, the Big 12 was a whiff from the end of days.
Now it merely holds the future of the ACC and the new college football postseason in its hands.
"The Big 12 has been and will be a key factor in college football," interim commissioner Chuck Neinas says.
Only now do we see just how key.
TCU athletic director Chris Del Conte, speaking Wednesday morning on the Texas Tech campus, said the Big 12 has Florida State, Miami and Clemson trying to get into the conference, according to a Lubbock, Texas radio station.
Later in the day, Del Conte told the Fort Worth Star Telegram that he was referring to the "rumor mill"—not confirming interest from other schools.
I'm not buying it.
The president of the board of trustees at Florida State recently said his university should take a hard look at its athletic options, all but daring the Seminoles to evacuate the ACC ASAP. At the same time, conference commissioners for the ACC and Big East and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick all said the same thing during spring meetings over the last week: We're monitoring the situation.
Meanwhile, the Big 12 and SEC spring meetings begin next week, with college football staring at two significant issues: the power conferences eating (another) one of their own, and the yet to be completed four-team playoff. Here's how it could play out:
If Florida State and another ACC team leaves for the Big 12, it will start a chain reaction of proactive protection that will separate the SEC, Big 12, Big Ten and Pac-12 from the rest of college football. It's survival mode for everyone involved.
The SEC can't sit and watch the Big 12 encroach its television markets without responding, and that response will be a run at Virginia Tech and the Holy Grail of the ACC, North Carolina.
One television industry source said Virginia Tech "wasn't interested" in leaving the ACC last summer when the SEC was expanding, but that "the writing will be on the wall" if FSU and another ACC team leave for the Big 12.
Only one move needs to happen to set it all in motion: FSU to the Big 12. If that happens, the SEC—knowing the Big 12 will need (at least) a 12th team—will pursue Virginia Tech to strengthen its television brand potential. Once that happens and the ACC is mortally wounded, North Carolina—one of the nation's strongest athletic programs—will be available.
This is the face of greed and envy. It's volatile and it's vexing and eventually poisons everything within reach.
Why should something as simple as college football be any different?
There's an adage among defensive coaches: see ball, get ball. It fits perfectly here.
See money, get money.
This isn't about a better postseason or a true champion or, for the love of self-involved fans and media, college football powerbrokers listening to the masses.
This is about honest-to-goodness, tangible, television money. How to secure it—and where it takes college football from here.
Once the Big 12 expands to 12 (or 14), it will revive its championship game (more money) and the four major conferences will all have championship games. The SEC, Big Ten and Pac-12 are adamant about keeping the conference championship games, and that means the postseason will have to be tweaked.
By tweaked, I mean more teams added to the playoff.
"There's too much to risk in those games," a BCS source said. "If you're going with conference champions, you're taking a huge gamble that upsets don't happen. Television wants the four best teams."
Or the eight best.
Last November, the SEC did its best to conceal the fact that Missouri would be the league's 14th member. The deal was complete weeks in advance, but conference administrators didn't want anything to overshadow the pending mega-matchup between LSU and Alabama.
The Sunday after LSU's overtime victory in Tuscaloosa, the SEC announced Missouri had joined the conference. At that time, commissioner Mike Slive said he didn't foresee more expansion in the near future.
Of course, four months prior to that, Slive looked at me in Birmingham, Ala., at the SEC's annual media days, and uttered these now infamous – and foretelling – words:
"I can get to 16 (teams) in 15 minutes."
So it might take a little longer. Who's counting?