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Denali Park Experience - tour 9150
This 4 day Alaska vacation package features travel by car to Denali Park and the Talkeetna area (South Denali). Your journey will start in Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska.
Your trip includes a late model mid-size car with unlimited miles. Drive from Anchorage to Denali Park, 237 miles. Head down the river on an exciting whitewater raft trip. Overnight at the Denali Bluffs Hotel for 2 nights. Travel deep into Denali Park on a deluxe wilderness bus tour. Drive from Denali Park to the Talkeetna area (South Denali), 153 miles. Explore the Alaskan wilderness on an exhilarating trek in the heart of Denali State Park Stay at the McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge for 1 night. Enjoy a morning kayak trip on Byers Lake within Denali State Park. Drive from the Talkeetna area (South Denali) to Anchorage, 113 miles. Your tour concludes in Anchorage.
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This tour package operates from mid-May to mid-September. Minor itinerary substitutions may be necessary for travel in early and late season.
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In September, Hydro-Quebec released the details of 66 wind energy facility proposals submitted in response to a 2,000 MW request for proposals (RFPs). With an announcement due early next year for the winners of that RFP and projects under a previous 1,000 MW RFP progressing steadily through the construction phase, the next step to achieving Quebec's 4,000 MW wind power goal will be the release from Hydro-Quebec of two 250 MW wind RFPs this spring. Like their predecessors, however, the two RFP blocks come with unique parameters.
According to Quebec's provincial energy strategy for 2006 through 2015, the blocks are 'reserved for the regions,' and 'projects are limited to 25 MW each – to promote the direct involvement of small communities.' The 'regions' include First Nations and regional county municipalities.
'They want to favor a direct impact on the small communities,' says Kim Thomassin, a partner in McCarthy Tetrault LLP's Quebec office. 'They believe the projects will bring in investments between C$700 million and C$750 million.'
Thomassin cautions that while 'it looks really good on paper,' there is still uncertainty until Hydro-Quebec actually launches the RFPs. Furthermore, the possibility for conflict of interest arises when municipalities are able to operate wind power facilities, as they would be expected to do under Hydro-Quebec's 250 MW RFP reserved for municipalities.
'Right now, by themselves, the municipalities cannot do that,' says Thomassin. 'That's not vested within their powers.'
In one phase of a long-standing campaign of government support for Quebec's communities, Bill 21 – an act to amend municipal affairs with respect to wind energy – passed Quebec's National Assembly in June 2006. The bill's amendments include replacing sections 17.1 to 17.3 of the Municipal Powers Act (2005) with five new sections regarding wind energy, including provision in Section 17.1 for local municipalities to operate wind facilities alone or with a partner. A prior amendment had already entitled municipalities to form limited partnerships to operate wind farms.
'When the developers we've worked with saw this RFP, they were worried that the regional county municipalities or First Nations would keep the prime wind spots for themselves and not offer them to the big corporations that have the expertise and knowledge to move those spots forward,' explains Thomassin. She notes that, to date, there are no examples of a municipality refusing to sign agreements for some areas because it is keeping land for itself in the next RFP. Submissions to the 2,000 MW RFP are evidence of the successful cooperation between independent developers and Quebec's municipalities.
'There are 11 projects that were submitted within the 2,000 MW RFP that have agreements either with the municipalities or the First Nations,' says Thomassin, 'so the municipalities already have the ramp up knowledge when we get to their RFP.'
Collective municipal experience in wind energy partnerships and permitting for independent wind energy developments will benefit communities under the 250 MW block, and Thomassin says that the Quebec government will take action to mitigate unfair market activity. Recently, she adds, the government intervened to set guidelines for how much independent developers should pay a municipality per MWh of wind energy in limited partnerships.
'In some instances, developers were overbidding one another,' she adds, 'so the guidelines helped put things in perspective.'
Thomassin's contacts in the Quebec government assure her that Hydro-Quebec will launch the municipal RFP in spring 2008, and she is confident municipalities will not be hoarding prime wind spots.
'There's plenty of wind for everyone,' she says.

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Looks like all Microsoft needs is a little time, as they've finally added the ability to go shopping in their Microsoft Store app. Yes, the app was bumped to version 2.0 today and with it brings a new redesign and the ability to purchase items.
The mobile version of Microsoft's growing Store presence now has Tiles for difference sections, including Windows 8, Surface, Computers, Xbox & Kinect, Office 2010, Accessories, PC Games and Software. Unfortunately, Windows Phone is limited to just accessories, which is most likely due to the contract-nature of smartphone purchases here in the US.
The app still has the Store locator, for those of you who live near one, which includes store hours, phone number and upcoming classes. There's also a built in Twitter news stream from the MS Store Twitter account.
The app isn't too bad though some of it, including the cart for actual purchasing, are just shortcuts to the mobile web version. That means purchases go through a secure web browser rather than the app itself. By implication, that also means this is not a Windows Phone 8 app (as we noticed on our HTC 8X, which still had a black bar at top). Had this been updated for Windows Phone 8, presumably we could have used our Wallet for purchases, but alas, we'll have to wait.
You can pick up the official Microsoft Store version 2.0 app here in the marketplace. Thanks, kevin2577, for the tip!


text: Now one of the least-populated Mexican states, Campeche was once the site of a flourishing Mayan civilization. Campeche is also home to Mexico's oldest carnival. The state's second largest city, Ciudad del Carmen, receives much of its annual income from tourism related to its new seaboard and quiet beaches. The off-shore oil platforms also make a significant contribution to Ciudad del Carmen's economy.


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Explosive Clay[1] explosive chakra. He then moulds it into a shape depending on the abilities he wants it to have and spits it out. After moulding the clay, Deidara can enlarge it to various sizes depending on the intended purpose of the clay. Once enlarged, the clay creations can be brought to life and controlled remotely by Deidara, who can then detonate the clay by saying "katsu" (喝) and performing the seal of confrontation. Though the explosives are powerful, they are all earth-based techniques, and as such, can be defused by a lightning technique.
Clay RankingEdit
Deidara ranks his clay by number in a fashion similar to the C-4 explosive, the weakest being C1 and the most powerful being C4. The other clay ranks are much more dangerous than C1, and any foe that sees Deidara use any rank higher than C1 is usually one Deidara sees as a worthy opponent:
- C1: Deidara's most basic and versatile form of explosive clay created from a single palm mouth. These are small animated dolls that often resemble small birds or insects, though he has once made snakes, fish and some misshapen-like creatures controlled by Deidara through a wire made out of clay which can regenerate themselves, while multiplying. They have little explosive power, making them excellent for covert operations. He can release them at high speeds.
- C2 "Dragon" (ドラゴン, Doragon): One of Deidara's specialties; a large dragon, capable of flight. While Deidara is safely on it's back, the dragon spits out smaller clay figures that attack the opponent like guided missiles. The dragon also produces clay mines, which are used to force opponentst to fight in a limited space.
- C3: Deidara's most powerful large scale bomb, an enormous, roughly human-shaped statue that Deidara drops on targets from above, it's explosive power was great enough to apparently destroy a large portion of Sunagakure.
- C4 "Garuda" (カルラ, Karura; Viz "C4 Karura"): A giant doll, shaped like Deidara himself. When it ruptures, a cloud of microscopic bombs is released. Impossible to be seen by a normal eye, the victims breathe in the bombs, which then enter the bloodstream. Once there, the countless micro-bombs explode, causing the victims' bodies to disintegrate at the cellular level, literally turning them into dust. According to Deidara, he created C4 for the sole purpose of defeating Itachi. Unlike the other Explosive Clay techniques, Deidara consumes the clay using his actual mouth instead of the ones on his hands.
- C0 "Ultimate Art" (究極芸術, Kyūkyoku Geijutsu): Deidara's most powerful technique; a suicidal technique in which a eats a large ball of clay with the mouth on his chest. This consumes his entire body, condensing the body into a large black sphere with jagged teeth and pupil-less eyes. The sphere then opens up and detonates, destroying everything within a blast that covers more than ten kilometers.
- Deidara has at one time claimed he possesses the Explosion Release (爆遁, Bakuton),[2] which suggests his explosive clay techniques are variations of this nature, despite earlier establishment that his techniques are earth-natured. However, this very statement may suggest the earth nature is a component of Explosion Release chakra or that explosive clay is a combination of Earth Release — the clay — and Explosion Release, merged together with the Iwagakure kinjutsu Deidara stole.
- "Katsu" (喝) is a type of shout that is used in Zen Buddhism to stop the discursive thoughts of practitioners, potentially helping them achieve an enlightenment experience. It is also used as a means of focusing energy.


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One of the new beginnings I'm making this year (along with losing 20 pounds and writing the great American novel) is to spend a few minutes every day reflecting on Scripture and its application to my life.
Now, like many of you I'm sure, I've started this adventure many times and after about a week I can't find my Bible, have misplaced my missal and generally don't follow through. I must have an entire boulevard to hell paved three feet thick with all my good intentions.
Recently, however, I found a website that is ideal for people like me whose intent is better than their follow-through.--http://www.sacredspace.ie
Provided by the Irish Jesuits, this website invites readers to "make a 'Sacred Space' in your day, and spend ten minutes, praying here and now, as you sit at your computer, with the help of on-screen guidance and scripture chosen specially every day."
Available in an impressive 18 languages, including Latvian and Bahasa Indonesian, Sacred Space is the ideal prayer oasis for those of us who spend our workdays tethered to computers.
As the site admits, "It might seem strange to pray at your computer, in front of a screen, especially if there are other people around you, or distracting noises. But God is everywhere, all around us, constantly reaching out to us, even in the most unlikely situations. When we know this, and with a bit of practice, we can pray anywhere!"
The prayer session consists of six stages, including preparing body and mind and ending with a reflection on Scripture. They are created to help you "get in touch with God, and God's presence in your life" by doing, rather than just reading.
If I have enough time, I light a candle, turn off the phone and focus on each of the exercises in their "full version" which contains more graphic elements (and thus is slower to load). However, even when I'm feeling rushed and pressed by deadlines, using the "basic version" which is text-only provides a sense of peace and order. (There's even a printer friendly version.)
The insights are crisp and to the point—ideal for busy workers. For example, today's Scripture reading was on the Parable of the Talents and the commentary states:
What can I take from your story, Lord? The cards you dealt me, the talents with which I grew up, are different from other people's: more than some, less than others. Am I to take risks with them? Try out different paths, with the danger of failing? And then learn from my failures? You are telling me not to bury my gifts, not to curl up in safe inertia, but to take risks and use them to the full.
When it comes to introducing a little more prayer into the workday, Sacred Space is one of the best ways I've found.
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I think this article needs to be reworked. Right now it's just single user with weird permissions (which did not work for me.) This needs to be more generalized for multiple users so it can be done properly. I'll look into it and consider some major modifications. --Statix 01:01, 5 October 2008 (EDT)
Still planning to?--stefanwilkens 20:31, 5 March 2009 (EST)
Because MPD is running as another user, it takes full control over the sound device and any other programs starting up as my user cannot open the sound device, i received the error Error opening ALSA device "hw:0,0": Device or resource busy. This differs slightly from the error in the article. As seen here http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/Configuration the two lines here ipc_key_add_uid and falseipc_perm 0666 in /etc/asound.conf resolved the issue which allowed more than one user to read the sound device. This may help someone although its more of an issue with dmix than mpd but i only discovered it due to dmix running as a different user.
--Tama00 08:42, 22 June 2009 (EDT)
I do not understand why installing with MPD running as root initially and then switching over to user 'mpd', is given as the preferred method. I'd like to see an explanation in the page of why this is preferred ,as opposed to installing MPD just like any other program (e.g. putting the config in your normal ~, etc.). For me, the second way seemed more logical and easier.
Mollison 02:52, 15 August 2009 (EDT)
I think it's quite clearly described that you need it to be able to autostart from your rc.d directory. Wuncidunci
So I guess you're saying that the answer is: "because it's a daemon." That suffices, thanks. Mollison 01:12, 16 August 2009 (EDT)
I'm going to resurrect this because, based on my recent install (and from comments in many of the posts on the forums) I think it makes far more sense to detail two clear options:
- 1. Install for single user use (all files in ~/.mpd) - flagged 'recommended'
- 2. Install for multi-user use (files in {/etc,/var,/lib})
For the single user, it is just as simple to start mpd from .xinitrc and it means you don't have issues with permissions etc...
Jasonwryan 01:34, 7 December 2009 (EST)
- That sounds good, I just thought about the same when browsing through the article. Guessing from the timestamp, I think no one has committed to this idea yet :)
- I'll see when I have some time to spare. I also think that lots of Tips and Tricks are scattered throughout the page. It would be nicer if they were tied up in one section and referred to from other sections.
- What I had in mind was:
- 1. Divide up the two ways of setting up mpd (on system start, per-user-basis) after explaining the internal workings of mpd a little (server/client, database, although that may perhaps be a bit too technical)
- 2. Bind up the good advices scattered throughout the article into the Tips&Tricks/Troubleshooting sections and refer to them from within the other sections.
- 3. Rewrite some passages and be a little moar formal :)
- --n0stradamus 17:15, 8 August 2011 (CEST)
Hatten (talk) 23:31, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
I just managed to get an install of mpd going, and that was way harder than it should've been. Made an account here for the sole purpose of complaining that the article is hard to use, which it looks like I'm not the only one to think. If nobody else is gonna do the changes proposed the last few years I might give it a try, being a newbie to wiki editing it will be far from perfect, but I can at least hopefully incorporate some of my experiences trying to install this.
Aside from the whole article needing a rewrite, i suggest (and will do unless somebody stops me :p)
- Switch single-user install and global install around, making single-user be the first thing a newbie sees.
- make it use ~/.mpd/log instead of ~/.mpd/mpd.log (doing the same for the rest), as that's closer to the example config file.
- Inserting it being an option to launch it with .xinitirc, cause i thought that was the easiest way to get it going.
Hatten (talk) 23:53, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
Went ahead and did all "my" changes. Feel free to revert anything, but I think it's a step in the direction of making the article a little easier on the newbie installing it for the first time.
Section 5.4: MPD & ALSA
This section is dealing with issue about hardware mixing not working, and telling to the user to use dmixer. I've get issue with this way of doing thing, enable to set the volume of mpd. Upstream have pointing me to the mixer_type option, which tell to mpd to use hardware or software mixing, what we want to do with dmixer.
The syntax for this audio_output's option is ` mixer_type "software" `. It replace ` option "dev=dmixer" device "plug:dmix" ` --Gkrnours 18:28, 22 March 2010 (EDT)
Article title: acronyms and i18n
Some of the translated pages have different titles schemes, others do not. Should the main title be MPD or Music Player Daemon? Dres 19:08, 23 January 2010 (EST)
- I favor the expansion of acronyms in titles; this eliminates ambiguity. -- pointone 21:59, 23 January 2010 (EST)
- I agree with this, yet Music Player Daemon already exists. I'll move the international pages that are eligible in the meantime. Dres 22:57, 23 January 2010 (EST)
mpd.pd permission issue
I had an error with the mpd user setup technique with mpd not having permission to access /var/run/mpd/mpd.pid . I ended up commenting out that line in the mpd.conf file and things worked. --Mustard 22:50, 29 March 2011 (EDT)
- I guess my solution (I just described it in the article) is more clean, for it keeps the functionality of the pid-file. --FlorianJW 09:51, 29 March 2012 (EDT)
Per-user with systemd: .xinitrc or .xprofile?
The current instructions to add "systemd --user &" to .xinitrc causes problems:
When I try to run `systemctl --user enable mpd` I get cryptic errors. I am using GDM and I didn't originally have a .xinitrc file, so I don't think the systemd command is executed before GDM is launched.
Adding the line to .xprofile, rather than .xinitrc, fixes the problem, as it is called before GDM is launched.
Should the instructions be updated to use .xprofile, or at least provide a note?
MPD native Last.fm playback
Is it still working? The solution mentioned does not work for me.
MPD with GNOME3 running as user
I managed to get mpd & mpdscribble working with GNOME3. Make sure none of the services are enabled in systemd. Then edit the mpdconf file in you $HOME (mine is ~/.mpd/mpd.conf) and make sure the user option isn't set. The open a terminal and run the command `gnome-session-propteries` and you'll get a window listing all the programs GNOME starts once you've logged in. Just add MPD and mpdscribble and all should be working the next time you login. Jonnybarnes (talk) 21:39, 31 October 2013 (UTC)


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Breaking News
Justin Bieber isn't taking too kindly to being told he doesn't deserve a Grammy -- going after the Black Keys drummer who insulted him ... saying, the drummer "should be slapped around."
Bieber added "haha" at the end of his statement -- which he posted on Twitter -- like he was joking.
the black keys drummer should be slapped around haha— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) February 12, 2013
TMZ broke the story ... BK drummer Patrick Carney mocked Bieber's Grammy snub after the awards on Sunday -- telling TMZ, "He's rich, right? ... Grammys are for music, not for money ... and he's making a lot of money."
Grammy count -- Black Keys 7 ... Bieber 0


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After opening the season with a pair of road games, the Revs will play host to Toronto FC at Gillette Stadium on Saturday night | Important TV info for Saturday's match >>
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Already riding the momentum of last weekend's dramatic 2-0 victory over D.C. United, the Revolution is set to receive another boost for Saturday night's home opener against Toronto FC.
Three boosts, actually.
Both Shalrie Joseph and Darrius Barnes have recovered from right hip flexor strains and will be available for selection against TFC. While Barnes actually traveled to LA and D.C. for the first two games of the season and was healthy enough to make a 90th-minute substitute appearance against United, Joseph stayed behind in Foxborough to continue his recovery and has yet to make his 2010 debut.
Joseph originally suffered the injury three weeks ago, prior to New England's final preseason match against the Carolina RailHawks. Despite the fact that he just returned to full training earlier this week, head coach Steve Nicol has no doubts about whether Joseph will be rusty upon his return to the lineup.
"Shalrie is Shalrie," Nicol said. "That's the good thing about him. You get the same guy any time he steps on the field, the same quality."
Joining Joseph and Barnes on the list of available players is Marko Perovic, who arrived in Boston late Thursday night and completed his first training session with his new club on Friday morning.
Nicol has stated that he expects Perovic to be a fixture in the starting lineup once he gets his legs under him, but said in the meantime it would be unrealistic to expect the 26-year-old midfielder to step into the starting 11 against TFC.
Instead, Perovic will most likely be available on the bench, with both Nicol and the Serbian himself saying that his current fitness would allow for a late substitute appearance if necessary.
"If we need him, we can bring him on," Nicol said. "If we don't, then we're probably better off leaving him. He'll be available, but I couldn't tell you right now if he'll get on the field."
While Perovic is not expected to be in the starting lineup, those players who are will be aiming for a better first half against Toronto after admittedly slow starts against LA and D.C.
"That's something we definitely need to improve upon," said Chris Tierney, who could find himself starting at left midfield for the third straight game on Saturday night. "We've come out a little slow out of the blocks the first two games, but have recovered well, come out hard and really have done some positive things in the second half. So that's the type of performance we'll look to bring out in the first half this weekend."
Nicol believes that playing at home will be a major factor as the Revs aim to get on top early.
"When you play at home, nine times out of 10 you start the game further up the field," he said. "You've got the momentum, you've got the crowd behind you, and most teams will come in and keep tight to start the game. We're expecting to start on the front foot, put it that way."
As for the Revolution's opponent on Saturday night, Toronto FC has had a busy week off the field despite having a bye on the schedule last weekend.
Just 10 days after TFC's season-opening loss to the Columbus Crew, club captain and starting left back Jim Brennan surprisingly announced his retirement from soccer and promptly took a front office position as the club's assistant manager.
Searching for its first win – and first goal, following a shutout loss to Columbus – Toronto now must cope with the loss of its chief on-field leader and injuries to Emmanuel Gomez (R knee osteochondral injury), Chad Barrett (R foot surgery), Jacob Peterson (R knee ACL), Ty Harden (R knee swelling) and Martin Saric (L ankle contusion). While Gomez was listed as out on Tuesday's injury report, the other four were all questionable.
The player most likely to spark TFC's attack is the player who will now be wearing the captain's armband, Dwayne De Rosario.
Whether it's been in previous stints with the San Jose Earthquakes and Houston Dynamo or now with his current club Toronto FC, De Rosario has been a thorn in the side of the Revolution since coming into the league in 2001. Last season, the Canada international scored twice against the Revs – once each in a 3-1 win at BMO Field and a 1-1 draw at Gillette Stadium.
"He's one of those players who can score from anywhere," said right back Kevin Alston, who got his first taste of playing against De Rosario as a rookie last year. "Just give him the ball in the attacking half of the field and he'll have some wonder goals. So you really have to keep your eye on him and make sure you know where he is at all times."
While Alston and the rest of the backline will have to keep their eyes on De Rosario and the TFC attack, Revolution fans in attendance at Gillette Stadium will likely keep their eyes on their own team, as they'll get their first live look at the 2010 Revs.
Because of a scheduling conflict with Comcast SportsNet's coverage of the Boston Celtics, Saturday night's Revolution match against Toronto FC will be shown live on an alternate channel on most cable and satellite systems. To find out which channel will televise the game on your cable provider or satellite distributor, go here.
The match will also available on the radio live on 98.5 The Sports Hub.


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Washington, D.C. Greyhound Terminal Model
Washington, D.C.'s old Greyhound Terminal cleverly adopted the beautiful art deco, streamlined shapes of the 1930s to suggest speed, style, and forward thinking. The building, located at 1100 New York Ave. NW, was designed by William S Arrasmith and completed in 1940. It remained a bus terminal until sold in 1985. A spirited and successful campaign was mounted to save the Greyhound Terminal, and developers were persuaded to keep the building as an entrance to an office block built behind it. This architectural sculpture of a stunning example of streamline moderne was handcrafted by the duo Chisel & Mouse in their studio in Sussex, England. It is made of strong plaster that has a reassuring weight and smooth, cool feel. The window frames and door are made of etched nickel silver. See more work from Chisel & Mouse here.
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Electromyography (EMG) measures muscle response or electrical activity in response to a nerve's stimulation of your muscle. The test is used to help detect nerve and muscle problems.
During the test, your doctor will insert one or more small needles (also called electrodes) through your skin into your muscle. The electrical activity picked up by the electrodes is then displayed on a monitor in the form of waves. An audio-amplifier is used so the activity can be heard.
EMG measures the electrical activity of your muscle during rest, slight contraction, and forceful contraction. Muscle tissue does not normally make electrical signals during rest. When an electrode is inserted, a brief period of activity can be seen, but after that, no signal should be present.
After all of the electrodes have been inserted, you may be asked to contract your muscle, for example, by lifting or bending your leg. The action potential (size and shape of the wave) that this creates on the monitor give information about the ability of your muscle to respond to nerve stimulation. As your contract your muscle more forcefully, more and more muscle fibers are activated, producing action potentials.
A healthy muscle will show no electrical activity (no signs of action potential) during rest, only when it contracts. However, if your muscle is damaged or has lost input from nerves, it may have electrical activity during rest. When it contracts, its electrical activity may produce abnormal patterns.
EMG is often used along with nerve conduction velocity (NCV) to tell the difference between a muscle problem and a nerve problem. NCV detects a problem with the nerve, whereas EMG can detect a problem with the muscle.
EMG may be done to find the cause of symptoms, such as muscle weakness, deformity, stiffness, and shrinkage. It may be used to detect whether someone is having true muscle weakness or weakness because of pain or psychological reasons.
EMG may be used to evaluate many problems or disorders, including:
There may be other reasons for your healthcare provider to recommend EMG.
You may feel some discomfort when the needle electrodes are inserted into your muscle. It may feel similar to that of an acupuncture needle. Afterwards, your muscle may feel sore for a few days and a bruise may appear at the needlestick site.
The insertion of the electrodes may also cause false results on a muscle biopsy or during blood tests in which muscle enzymes are measured.
EMG should not be done in people on anticoagulant therapy (blood thinning medicine such as warfarin) because the needle electrodes may cause bleeding within the muscle.
There may be other risks depending on your specific medical condition. Be sure to discuss any concerns with your healthcare provider before the procedure.
Ask your healthcare provider to tell you what you should do before your test. Below is a list of common steps that you may be asked to do:
An EMG may be done on an outpatient basis or as part of your stay in a hospital. Steps may vary depending on your condition and your healthcare provider's practices. Talk with your healthcare provider about what you will experience during your test.
The EMG is done by a neurologist (a doctor who specializes in brain and nerve disorders), although a technologist may also do some parts of the test.
The EMG is usually done right after a nerve conduction velocity study (a test that measures the flow of current through a nerve before it reaches the muscle rather than the response of muscle itself).
Generally, an EMG test follows this process:
After the test, the electrodes will be removed. You may be given pain medicine and warm compresses may be applied to the affected area immediately after the test.
Some muscle soreness may persist for a day or so after the test. Tell your healthcare provider if you have increasing pain, tenderness, swelling, or pus at the needle insertion sites.
Your healthcare provider may give you other instructions after the test, depending on your particular situation.
Before you agree to the test or the procedure make sure you know:
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Jramirez needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 62 designs submitted by 19 freelance designers.
We are a manufacturing company that designs and markets fluid heaters. We sell to companies like Samsung, Hewlett Packard, Seagate, and Medtronic and many more big name companies worldwide. Our products fit into their production lines. In certain areas they need to heat fluids such as acid or high purity water. They need a special heater to heat accurately, safely and still maintain the purity levels of their fluids so that their parts are not contaminated or damaged. Our heaters included patented and proprietary technology which allows us to heat fluids while maintaining the purity of the process. This is important to high tech companies making very critical parts such as semiconductors, disk drives and medical devices.
Our target audiences are Engineers and Technicians working at high tech manufacturing companies. We sell to the companies they work for, but they make the decisions. These people are working at companies that make semiconductors, disk drives, medical devices and solar cells. They are proud to be involved in making leading edge innovative products. Many spend part of their time working in clean rooms. They also spend lots of time on computers designing and taking care of all the details required to successfully make highly sophisticated components. These components then go on into devices such as ipods and computers. They are typically highly educated. We sell worldwide. The international customers know English.
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The average price for a regular gallon has jumped more than 17 cents, or 5.2%, from a week ago – the fastest weekly rate in nearly two years, according to AAA.
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Has there been a focus group about a proposed move to Barton? If not that would be an excellent suggestion Tigger.
The SSSC are ideally placed to offer advice on running coaches. If they haven't been asked already I would suggest they are a good starting point.
The problem I see with coaches - you need them to arrive at 7.40 pm at the latest in order to get people through turnstyles and into seats. If you want to allow time for them to get a drink, food, programme etc then you might want to have them there for 7.20 ish.
Allow the last mile or more might take half an hour or more if the Trafford Centre is busy then the coach needs to be within a mile or so of the ground by 6.50.
Say 6 stops on the way with say 3 mins per stop for people to get on and seated, coach to get in and out of traffic. Round it to 20 mins for stops.
Let's say Macclesfield, Poynton, Bramhall, Davenport, Edgeley Park, Cheadle then on to the M60 as a possible route because it's one I know quite well. In a car, in reasonable traffic Macc to Edgeley Park takes 40 mins, if the motorway is reasonable (big if) then 15/20 mins around to Trafford Centre exit.
So journey = 60 mins + stops 20 mins = 1 hr 20 = assuming last mile or so = 30 mins = 1 hr 50 mins.
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Well, look what we have here. That's Fox Sports' Jay Glazer getting credited—with his actual name this time—on SportsCenter for first reporting that the Browns had fired head coach Pat Shurmur. This is somewhat of a big deal, as it comes on the heels of yesterday's Twitter kerfuffle between Glazer and ESPN news editor Steve Peresman over ESPN's use of the term "sources" when reporting a story that has already hit other media outlets (yesterday's example was Sean Payton signing a contract extension). Glazer's beef was not only an issue of "who had it first," but of ESPN co-opting Glazer as an ESPN asset by dropping the "sources" umbrella over him and other reporters.
But today brings what seems to be a peace offering of sorts. Glazer tweeted that the Browns had fired Shurmur 15 minutes before ESPN's Adam Schefter got around to reporting the same information. Glazer had Schefter beat by three minutes with the Sean Payton story, but today he earned himself some individual recognition. So there you go, Jay. Just beat Schefter by at least 15 minutes from now on, and ESPN will acknowledge you as an actual human being.


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As a federal employee with IT security duties, I truly commend GSA's efforts; Congress, et. al, needs to get over it. Trusted Internet Connection services are a completely new paradigm of security and require highly complex configurations and capabilities; most of which are not used by industry today (which makes me wonder how secure or lack there of "industry standards" are of which so much of government seems to think is the way government should go). TIC capabilities are certainly not something done out of the box. And, did we mention - it costs a lof of money to implement. It saddens me when people think implementing things grow on trees. Let's do it right and move on.
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PARIS (Reuters) - Love was definitely not in the air for Parisian officials on Valentine's Day as they swooped in to remove the growing mass of padlocks that love-struck couples have shackled to the side of a bridge over the River Seine.
A growing tradition has seen lovers flock from all over world to the French capital to adorn its already groaning bridges with locks labeled with messages of love.
For city authorities, however, the romantic tokens have brought nothing but heartache, as the sheer weight of metal tempts thieves who remove them using wire cutters, causing structural damage as they work.
Even on Valentine's Day, an operation was in full swing to replace damaged panels adorned with years' worth of the locks.
Die-hard romantics were undeterred by the whirring of saws on Thursday and continued attaching locks in full view of toiling officials.
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UK's Anti-Porn Filtering Being Handled By A Chinese Company
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UK Prime Minister David Cameron's anti-porn activities have been well detailed here recently, including his insistence that search engines enable child pornography and that ISP-level porn filtering should be on by default. Despite lacking the comprehension of the technology he's regulating or the inherent limitations of his proposals, Cameron has boldly moved on into the porn-free future, all the while claiming these moves have nothing to do with government censorship.
(We can also start taking bets on whether "opting in" to porn [by contacting your ISP and asking to be placed on the perv list] will have an effect on UK divorce rates -- after all, the filtering begins at the pipe and isn't something you can have available on some devices but not others. Let the awkward conversations begin!)
There's no censorship here, Cameron claims, while touting the porn filtering wonders of Homesafe, a filtering system built by TalkTalk and... Huawei.
On Monday the Prime Minister said TalkTalk had shown "great leadership" in setting up its system, Homesafe, which it has offered to customers since 2011.That's right. Huawei, a Chinese firm, is performing the actual filtering for UK web traffic. No one knows filtering better than the originators of the Internet Great Firewall, and even though Huawei is not a state-run company, due to its nationality, there will always be questions as to its overall allegiance. Huawei, to its credit, has been very open about its operations and has invited critics, including the US government itself, to investigate it if it thinks Huawei's such a threat to national security.
TalkTalk told the BBC it was comfortable with its relationship with Huawei, and that the service was very popular.
Homesafe is a voluntary scheme which allows subscribers to select categories - including social media, gambling and pornography - that they want blocked.
Customers who do not want filtering still have their traffic routed through the system, but matches to Huawei's database are dismissed rather than acted upon.
The UK government has had its own issues with Huawei.
But Huawei's position was recently the subject of an Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) report. It criticised the lack of ministerial oversight over the firm's rapid expansion in the UK.So, it's more or less above board, apparently. Should UK citizens be concerned their web traffic is being filtered by a company from a filter-heavy nation? Or should they be more concerned that control over content is being handed to a third-party private corporation rather than an independent organization that would be ultimately accountable to Parliament? Either way, it doesn't seem like this revelation will endear the new filtering system to the British public.
The committee said "the alleged links between Huawei and the Chinese State are concerning, as they generate suspicion as to whether Huawei's intentions are strictly commercial or are more political" - but added that it had not found any evidence of wrongdoing.
TalkTalk certainly recognizes the potential downside of this relationship as is evidenced by some earlier tap dancing it did around the subject.
Initially, TalkTalk told the BBC that it was US security firm Symantec that was responsible for maintaining its blacklist, and that Huawei only provided the hardware, as previously reported.Interesting. While it's unfair to declare Huawei synonymous with the Chinese government, it's not unfair to question why the politicians pushing for this filtering system weren't more concerned about who would be handling the dirty job and perhaps steered the monitoring away from a contractor that would give the system the appearance of being more censorious than it is already.
However, Symantec said that while it had been in a joint venture with Huawei to run Homesafe in its early stages, it had not been involved for over a year.
TalkTalk later confirmed it is Huawei that monitors activity, checking requests against its blacklist of over 65 million web addresses, and denying access if there is a match.
But not to worry, Cameron's keeping an eye on the whole thing:
Mr Cameron said that the actions of ISPs would be monitored to ensure filtering is done correctly.What.
The ISPs are being forced to implement this filtering. They're not in charge of "doing" the filtering. The actual filtering is being done by third parties, one of which is a Chinese company. It looks as if Cameron's more concerned ISPs might treat some customers like adults and flip the switch without making them fill out the appropriate "I HEART PORN" paperwork (which may include divorce papers), or just wants to be in a position to pounce if someone's underage eyes catch a glimpse of x-rated skin.
Giving the appearance that the UK government is hiring censors to help with its censorship apparently isn't as much of a concern.
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GE: Internal Is ExternalBy Reuters - | Posted 2008-11-19 Print
GE, which has lost about 62 percent of its value in the last year, has twice over the past week used its blog to release potentially market-moving news. In some cases GE has used the blog in lieu of more traditional tools like press releases and investor briefings. Not all corporate governance experts applaud the change, though given GE's standing as a leader in corporate America, they expect other companies to follow suit.
On Tuesday, the Fairfield, Connecticut-based company used the blog to tell investors of its planned $2 billion in cost-cutting measures next year at GE Capital. The finance unit has become the focus of intense Wall Street interest as its troubles been the prime reason for the company's 12 percent profit slide so far this year.
That is news the company would not have reported in a press release, Sheffer said.
"We typically wouldn't have even put out anything on an internal reorganization," Sheffer said. "And it would leak, eventually somebody would say, 'Hey, they reorganized Capital,' and then we would respond to it. This is a way of recognizing the inevitability that internal is external these days and acting on it."
The company also used the blog on November 13 to rebut rumors that the world's biggest maker of jet engines and electricity-generating turbines would cut its dividend, after that market chatter drove down its shares about 10 percent.
GE did not issue a press release or hold an investor conference call on either the event, though it would continue to communicate financial news including earnings reports via traditional channels, Sheffer said.
The company is still "learning" what the blog's best uses are, he said. Updated several times a day, it also features video interviews with GE executives, brief reports on company events and responses to articles in the financial press.
Some investors expressed concern that disclosing market-sensitive news on a blog, which requires less-tech-savvy readers go look for information rather than having it delivered to them, would penalize some investors.
"I would probably think that they would be better served if they did both. Put out a press release and then follow up," said Peter Klein, senior portfolio manager at Fifth Third Asset Management, of Cleveland, Ohio, which holds GE stock. "They don't want to be accused of holding back."
An executive at PRNewswire, a division of United Business Media Plc, which along with BusinessWire, part of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, is a primary conduit for companies to talk to their investors, said Web disclosure raises the risk that not all investors see the news at the same time.
"Any time you shrink the number of outlets you use or the number of methods you use, you raise the potential for reaching a smaller audience," said Ken Dowell, executive vice president at PRNewswire. "I don't think that levels the playing field at all."
Companies pay PRNewswire and BusinessWire to distribute press releases. News outlets like Bloomberg, News Corp's Dow Jones Newswires and Thomson Reuters Corp's Reuters News then write stories about them for their customers and the public. They also distribute the press release feeds.
While GE's shift requires investors and journalists to seek out news rather than having it delivered to them, disclosing developments on the Web makes them available to all readers at the same time, while professional channels typically first serve their paying customers -- professional traders.
"This is a way that says, 'If I'm interested, I'll get that information as quickly as any specialist at any company or any hedge fund,'" said Howard Anderson, professor of entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management.
In any case, Anderson said he expects more companies to follow GE's lead in reaching out directly to markets: "People follow GE whatever they do. Even if they're dead wrong, they follow GE."
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CHICAGO -- With the third pick in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft, the White Sox probably can't miss on finding a can't-miss prospect.
They better not miss with one of the few benefits to come from the 2013 debacle.
"It is [important], but essentially it might be easier because the first five players of the Draft, normally you're going to get a good player," said White Sox assistant general manager Buddy Bell of their lofty selection. "You can miss, obviously.
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There's a greater ease to picking at three because the talent field can be narrowed down and a greater guess can be made as to who will go in the two prior picks as opposed to picking 18 or 21 or even lower. White Sox director of amateur scouting Doug Laumann and assistant scouting director Nick Hostetler already have met face-to-face with left-handed pitcher Carlos Rodon, right-handed pitcher Jeff Hoffman and shortstop Trea Turner.
Meetings with right-handed pitchers Tyler Kolek and Tyler Beede and shortstop Jacob Gatewood are on the schedule. Rodon appears to be the clear-cut No. 1 pick for the Astros, and Laumann stated Sunday at SoxFest that he doesn't see Rodon slipping to No. 3.
"If he does, it would probably be under the circumstance that would probably make us question why he went there as well," said Laumann of Rodon. "Then again, there's a lot of baseball between now and then, so who knows?"
Picking someone like Chris Sale at No. 3, meaning a player who could help the White Sox in that same season, doesn't seem to be extremely likely. But Laumann believes the player picked could help soon.
"Certainly if it's a college guy, that's a distinct possibility. If it's a high school guy, we'll probably be sure that we're cautious," Laumann said. "To think there would be another repeat of what happened with Chris Sale or something like that, I think that was an aberration.
"That was kind of the perfect storm that year. If it's a college guy, he certainly fits in with this young core we have that are Double- and Triple-A and young guys in the big leagues that will fit in the next couple of years."
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Guns are the weapon of choice for killing people in America. They were used in nearly seven out of 10 homicides last year, according to the FBI:
Total homicides12,664
Type unknown1,684
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The gun lobby has it almost right when it claims that guns don't kill people. It just needs one more word for accuracy. Guns alone don't kill people.
But why not tell the full reality and stop the spin: Guns in the hands of people kill people.
If we're going to blunt the kind of carnage and heartbreak that one person with a gun can unleash on an elementary school, a shopping center, a movie theater, a house of worship or anywhere else, we must take some steps to rein in the easy access to firearms in this country. We can do that while respecting the Second Amendment.
We are not under the illusion that we're going to end mass killings in a nation of 311 million people and almost as many guns. We understand that to many Americans, owning a gun is as cherished a right as freedom of speech or religion.
We understand, too, that guns are big business in this country, and apparently getting bigger. The gun industry set new records in 2009 and 2010, producing more than 11 million firearms, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Add to that another 3 million or so imported guns each year.
But all these guns are also the source of a lot of killing, whether it's of one person in a domestic squabble or 20 children and seven adults gunned down by a single killer in Connecticut. Guns' ease of use, deadliness, and ready availability have made them the weapon of choice in 68 percent of murders, according to the FBI.
What to do? We could start by insisting that Congress stop trying to keep gun manufacturers happy at the expense of American lives. We could demand that our representatives pass some meaningful gun control laws that polls show most Americans favor, no matter how loud the gun lobby shouts.
We could start by banning the worst of these weapons — semiautomatic rifles and pistols, and high-capacity magazines that can turn one person into a one-man army. Their only use is to kill a lot of people at one time — as mass murderers from Arizona to Connecticut have obviously figured out. So have most Americans, who support bans on both assault weapons and high-volume magazines of more than 10 shots. And this needs to be a real ban, not riddled with loopholes like the one that was in effect from 1994 to 2004. These military-style weapons should be eliminated from common use, starting with an end to their sale.
We should take stock of all these weapons. There is no reason why registration isn't required for all guns, not just handguns, as is now the case. Polls have shown that this, too, is favored by most Americans.
With registration of guns should come registrations of dealers, criminal background checks on every sale, and no more covert, unregulated private sales or transactions at gun shows. All sales of weapons and ammunition should be done face-to-face by licensed dealers.
There's another place to start — with gun owners, many of whom likely know what responsible ownership of deadly weapons means, but too many of whom do not. Groups like the NRA and local gun clubs ought to be out vigorously promoting the use of gun locks in homes with young people. They should be calling on gun owners to think twice about keeping guns in a home with mentally ill people.
And they should not be standing in the way of sensible gun control. Their case grows weaker with every American who has to die for someone else's cause.


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Environmental alarmism
From Conservapedia
Marc Morano of CNSNews.com wrote:
- According to Lindzen, climate "alarmists" have been trying to push the idea that there is scientific consensus on dire climate change.[1]
The Daily Telegraph, of London, wrote:
- In the late 1960s, eco-evangelists such as the best selling author Paul Ehrlich stated: "In the 1970s and 1980s, hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite any crash programs embarked on now ... Before 1985, mankind will enter a stage of scarcity in which accessible supplies of many kinds of minerals will be nearing depletion." [2]
Amy Ridenour wrote:
- Environmental alarmists, as an article of faith, peddle the notion that climate change is, as Greenpeace put it, "the biggest environmental threat facing...developing countries." For one, such thinking runs contrary to the public declaration of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development-a program sponsored by the United Nations-which found that poverty is the number one threat facing developing countries.[3]
External links
- Meteorologist Likens Fear of Global Warming to 'Religious Belief'
- 'Green' website tells when you should die Calculator reveals when your share of Earth's resources fully consumed.
- Video of Earth First group weeping at dead trees


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Consequences of a Criminal Record for Employment Opportunity in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2002 (ICPSR 3599)
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Devah Pager, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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This study examined employers' policies and practices for hiring entry-level workers in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The study consisted of telephone interviews conducted in the spring of 2002 with 177 employers who had advertised entry-level openings in the prior six months. The survey included questions about the company, such as size, industry, employee turnover, and racial composition, questions about hiring procedures, questions about the last worker hired for a position not requiring a college degree, and questions about the employer's attitude toward various kinds of marginalized workers. An emphasis in the survey was placed on assessing employers' attitudes about and experience with applicants with criminal histories.
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The user guide, codebook, and data collection instrument are provided by ICPSR as Portable Document Format (PDF) files. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems, Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided on the ICPSR Web site.
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This study investigated how and why employers make the hiring decisions they do. Questions asked included: (1) How do employers' reactions to applicants with criminal records compare to their reactions to other groups of marginalized workers? (2) How does the type of crime or the context of the sanction affect employers' evaluations of applicants with criminal records? (3) What kinds of formal screens do employers use to evaluate applicants for entry-level jobs? and (4) How do the characteristics of the job, the applicant pool, the customer base, and the company (location, size, industry, etc.) affect employers' willingness to consider applicants with criminal records?
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Data consist of 177 completed telephone interviews with employers. The survey was administered by the Michigan State Survey Center. Calls were made to each establishment, asking to speak with the person in charge of hiring. The baseline survey instrument was developed by Harry Holzer et al. (1996, 2002). It includes questions about the company, such as size, industry, employee turnover, and racial composition, questions about hiring procedures, questions about the last worker hired for a position not requiring a college degree, and questions about the employer's attitude toward various kinds of marginalized workers. In addition, several vignette items were added to assess employers' reactions to applicants convicted of different types of crimes or who had received different types of sanctions. Roughly half of employers were read a vignette in which the subject was presented as White, with the other half receiving a vignette in which the subject was presented as Black.
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Job openings for entry-level positions (defined as job requiring no previous experience and no education past high school) were identified from the classified section of the MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL's Sunday edition between June and December 2001. During this same time period, a supplemental sample was drawn from JOBNET, a state-sponsored Web site for employment listings. All job openings within a 25-mile radius of downtown Milwaukee were included.
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Employers in the Milwaukee area who advertised for entry-level jobs between June and December 2001.
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Data were obtained through telephone interviews.
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Variables include the business's location, its main product, whether it was minority-owned, its distance from public transportation, how long it would take to get from the downtown business area to the business using public transportation, total employees, number of temporary employees, number of unskilled employees, number of positions that did not require a college degree, race of employees in non-college degree positions, percentage of employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement, number of workers hired in past year, number of workers who left the business in the last year, and number of current job vacancies. Other variables focus on details of the application and hiring process for the last employee hired into a position that did not require a college degree, sex, age, race, and education of that employee, kinds of tasks regularly performed by that employee, kind of education and work experience needed for that position, the compensation for that position, number of hours per week usually worked in that position, whether health insurance was provided for that position, and possibility of promotion for someone in that position. Additional items include whether the business would hire an applicant on welfare, an applicant with a GED, an applicant with a criminal record, an applicant with only part-time work experience, or an applicant who had been unemployed for over a year, whether the company required applicants to take a drug test, what percentage of drug tests had been positive in the last year, whether the company asked applicants about their criminal background, percentage of applicants that reported a prior conviction in the last year, whether the company performed background checks, percentage of background checks in the last year that found a criminal record, how background checks were performed, number of employees company hired with a criminal record in the last year, number of those still employed, how positive the company's experience with those employees was, the percentage of applicants who were Black, White, and Hispanic, the percentage of customers who were Black, White, and Hispanic, and the respondent's title, race, age, education, and gender. Also included are answers to questions that described hypothetical applicants.
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The final survey sample of 177 respondents represented a 51-percent response rate. Four firms were dropped from the survey sample and were excluded from the denominator for the calculation of the response rate.
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- Pager, Devah. CONSEQUENCES OF A CRIMINAL RECORD FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 2002. ICPSR version. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin [producer], 2002. Conducted by the Michigan State Survey Center. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2003. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03599.v1
2005-11-04 On 2005-03-14 new files were added to one or more datasets. These files included additional setup files as well as one or more of the following: SAS program, SAS transport, SPSS portable, and Stata system files. The metadata record was revised 2005-11-04 to reflect these additions.
2003-06-19 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
- Standardized missing values.
The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.
- The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented.
This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.


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Here's How to Rent Tesla's Model S With Just an App
If you want to give the Tesla Model S a spin (and you're around San Francisco), there's an app for that.
Getaround, a San Francisco-based car-sharing startup, launched a redesigned iPhone app today — with a pair of Tesla Model S cars added to its fleet to go along with the launch. The company, often referred to as "Airbnb for cars," now has more than 10,000 car owners signed up on Getaround.
Here's how it works: if you own a car, you can list it on Getaround and rent it out to company's users. You'll get paid for renting it out, meanwhile, users can find cars and rent them through an App much like Zipcar.
The company already has a Tesla Roadster in its fleet — but if you're dying to test drive the Tesla Model S, you can now rent one for $20 an hour. Or any of the other cars, which you can browse through on Getaround.
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The new Zyvex Marine LRV-17 Long Range Vessel is a special kind of boat. The world's first manned water vessel made of nanocomposites, its hull is reinforced with carbon nanotubes to make it tougher and stronger—which is why it's going to be used to chase pirates.
The boat has a range of more than 1,500 nautical miles—almost three times that of similar-sized boats—and it can hit 40 knots in the right conditions. That's all helped along by the fact that its nanocomposite constitution makes it significantly lighter (read: faster and more efficient). The boat needs just two operators, but the 57-foot craft can accommodate seven passengers in total, for up to four days.
Its deep V-shaped hull uses active gyroscope stabilization to make it highly manoeuvrable as well as fast. Which is why the first boats are being purchased by Global Maritime Security Solutions based in Dubai, to police piracy off the coast of Africa. Bad luck, pirates. [Zyvex Marine via Design News]


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Review: Geo Angel blue
Another lenses review kindly sponsored by my favorite lenses shop Geocolouredlenses! As I said in the previous dedicated posts (check them here) this shop sells only genuine Geo lenses and offers free worlwide shipping with every order. There are also a lot of lenses with prescription, really important for myopic ones! I chose Geo Angel blue, it was the first time I tried this model, I was really curious 'cause I saw a lot of people wearing it!
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Apple has launched another new iPad commercial, this one called "All on iPad" and once again focusing on the many things you can do with the many different apps available for iPad. The ad copy says:
Read it. tweet it. Be surprised. Be productive. Make a sale. Make some lunch. Make it movie night. Play a game. Or an old favorite. Do it all more beautifully with the Retina display on iPad.
And the description:
From reading a magazine to helping your business run smoothly, you can do just about anything on iPad. And with Retina display, it's all more beautiful than ever.
It showcases someone reading an article on Jamaica, tweeting from Safari, engaging in a FaceTime call, working on a Keynote, using Square for a transaction, checking out recipes, watching a video via AirPlay to an Apple TV and HDTV, playing Real Racing 2 HD, listening to Coltrane, and editing photos in iPhoto.
It's another solid, product and "what you can do with it" spot from Apple, and keeps up their long-going iPad theme of it not being about the technology, but the delight and value of using it. Which makes it a stark contrast from Apple's new, star-study iPhone Siri ads, and Genius-charicature Apple Store ads.
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"타오르미나(Taormina)"의 두 판 사이의 차이
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타오르미나는 매력적인 시칠리아 동부해안의 능선에 위치한 도시이며 시칠리아의 주요한 관광명소이다.Whilst Taormina can be hot and busy during July and August, crowded with Italian tourists, it is far more pleasant and (slightly) less busy during the rest of the year.
Many package tourists stay at the nearby beach resorts of Giardini Naxos (below Taormina on the coastline, some 3 km away to the south) and Letojanni about 5 km to the north..
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Regular trains to and from Messina and Catania. However the station (called Taormina-Giardini) is on the seafront 2km below the centre. There are some buses down, but it's often more convenient to take a long-distance bus from the centre straight to or from your destination.
By bus
Regular buses to and from Messina and Catania.
By plane
Look for flights to Catania. There you can rent a car to get to Taormina.
Get around
By foot
The main street of Taormina is pedestrianised, making it easy to wander around by foot.
By car
If coming in by car, you may enter the town center only to go to a hotel or a rented house: local police may require to see proof of booking. In alternative, it's better to park the car at one of the 2 large public parkings ('Parcheggio Lumbi' or "Parcheggio Porta Catania") that you encounter on the outskirts of the city coming in. From there, either walk to the city center (just 2 min from 'Parcheggio Porta Catania'/around 10 min but uphill from 'Parcheggio Lumbi') or catch the shuttle buses running continously to the center.
However, there are regular shuttle buses down to Giardini-Naxos, the train station, Letojanni and up to Castelmola.
There is also a frequent Cable Car down to the beach at Mazarro. The cable car runs from 8am till 1am during the summer months.
There are plenty of souvenir shops. The Limoncello - a sweet lemon alcoholic drink served chilled after a meal is refreshing and sold widely.
Taormina has plenty of restaurants. The Spada - Swordfish is recommended.
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It was built in 1830 by an aristocratic British family, and was transformed into a hotel in 1950. It's the ideal centre to admire the artistic and natural beauties of Eastern Sicily, Castelmola, Naxos and the Alcantara's Gorges, Etna Mountain, the baroque Acireale, and of course Catania and Siracusa. 0.
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July 2013 Rant - EditorialPosted in Features on July 29, 2013
You've probably never noticed before (nor have you any reason to care), but I'm not really a fan of having my picture taken. Ever since I was a little kid, I've been running from cameras. This drove my mom nuts—still does to this day. Ironically, I ended up on the other side of a camera, taking pictures of what others were doing. This, I did not mind. It was (is) great, actually. Making other people famous is fun. The way I looked at it, this magazine had nothing to gain by having my picture show up all the time—especially when I can put somebody else's pic in print instead! And it worked out well for me, too, since I don't like having my picture taken (or shown).
But my publisher, Steve vonSeggern, has handed me a mandate: I must start showing my mug in editorials. And like the wonderfully policy-abiding employee I am, I was only too happy to cooperate. Actually, metaphorically speaking, I went down kicking and screaming and am probably one of the last editors to adhere to this unspoken rule. But you'd be amazed how persuasive employers who pay you money every two weeks can be. Therefore, I'm happy to comply.
So, this is me. Here I am. Take a picture! Are you looking yet?
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Indiana tops in manufacturing impact on state's economy
A new report details the top 10 states for manufacturing by percentage of the state's overall GDP. The list is fairly evenly split between the Southeast and the traditional Rust Belt states.
According to the Website 24/7 Wall St., Indiana was ranked first based on its ranking in terms of motor vehicles and chemicals. The Hoosier State's $84.15 billion in manufacturing output is 6th in the nation, based on figures it obtained from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, but that is 28.2% of the state's overall GDP. The article's authors cited plant expansion throughout the state, and noted, "Developments like these are critical for the economy of the state, which depends on manufacturing more than anywhere else in the nation."
Oregon ranked second in the nation at 27.8% of GDP. The 24/7 Wall St. study found that almost 69% of Oregon's manufacturing output came from the computer and electronics industry. Louisiana was third, based largely on its strength in petroleum and coal.
Article authors Alexander E.M. Hess, Michael B. Sauter and Thomas C. Frohlich wrote, "During the recession, and in many cases before the recession even started, many states with high manufacturing employment faced steep job losses. Between January 2007 and mid-2009, Indiana lost more than 100,000 manufacturing jobs. In Michigan, nearly 125,000 manufacturing jobs were lost between January 2008 and January 2009 alone. Now, many of these states have seen employment rebound."
Michigan is one of six Midwestern states on the list, joining Indiana, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Ohio and Iowa. Oregon was the only state west of the Rockies to make the list.
The top 10 states and the percentage of GDP derived from manufacturing are:
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Irish women without children make more money than Irish men in a strange reversal of the gender gap reports The Atlantic.
According to a new study done by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Irish women without children make 17% more than their male co-workers.
Childless Irish women are not the only ones with a fatter paycheck. Childless women in Australia, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands also make more than their respective male co-workers. In these countries the gender gap is smaller than in Ireland; generally women make less than 5% more. In these four countries women without children also make more money than their female co-workers who have children.
In the U.S, Germany, Korea, and Japan, men make more than women without children, anywhere between 3 and 24% more. Having children impacts the gender gap. After children, women's pay in the U.S. is about 15 percentage points behind men's pay.
In Ireland, women with children's pay falls just over 30 percentage points behind men's paychecks. The size of Ireland's gender gap is only exceeded by the gender gap in Korea. In Korea, women with children make almost 35 percentage points less than their male co-workers. Korean women are expected to leave their job after they marry and female participation has not seen a dramatic increase in the last twenty years.
During the recent economic crisis in Ireland, women have been laid off less than men. Construction, which had been part of the Celtic Tiger boom, is generally a male dominated field. Married women were also able to supplement household income by adding more hours at work. However, these are just a temporary solution. Crisis driven cuts in the public sector employment, where Irish women are under 60% of all employees, will worsen women's future position in the labor market.
Closing the gender gap is an important part of building a future stronger economy. The Journal.ie quoted OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria, "Closing the gender gap must be a central part of any strategy to create more sustainable economies and inclusive societies. The world's population is ageing and this challenge can only be mastered if all the talent available is mobilized."
According to the OECD report, increasing a father's individual entitlement to parental leave may increase father's share in long term care. The report also recommends about increasing female students' awareness about the consequences education choices have on career and earning opportunities later on.