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These Are Not the Blogs You're Looking For
I noted to Kate that this URL had appeared in the list of URL's in a Physics World article on blogs, and she reminded me that the moving notice is no longer the top post on the page.
So here's a new re-direction post that will remain on the top: I'm not blogging here any more, I'm now blogging at:
There's all sorts of fun stuff over at the new site, so come check it out, and update your links and bookmarks.
Posted at 8:22 PM | link | follow-ups | 1 comment
Greatest. Experiment. EVER.
Quite a while back, Clifford Johnson at Cosmic Variance had a post seeking nominations for "The Greatest Physics Paper Ever." Back after a long hiatus, he's now holding a vote among five finalists: Isaac Newton's Principia Mathematica, Albert Einstein's General Relativity, Emmy Noether's paper on symmetry and conservation laws, Dirac's theory of the electron, and the Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen paper on quantum non-locality.
(Newton's Principia Mathematica had a comfortable lead when I last checked, so if you're a partisan of one of the other candidates, go over there and vote...)
Of course, as some have noted, these are all theory papers. This is a natural result of the overabundance of theory types in blogdom, but it still just doesn't seem right. For most of the history of science, after all, the development of theory has been driven by experimental results, not the other way around.
So here's an attempt to restore the balance. I'm soliciting nominations in comments for the best experimental work in physics. What experiment do you think was the greatest, that is, what is the one experiment that you think did the most to change the field of physics (hopefully for the better)?
Continued at scienceblogs.com...
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In Which I Sell Out to the Man
All right, here's the big news I've been hinting at: I'm shutting this blog down.
Well, OK, I'm not really shutting down-- the site and the archives will remain exactly as they are. I just won't be doing my new blogging at Steelypips.org any more. I'm shifting the blog over to a new location, as part of the ScienceBlogs project run by Seed Magazine. The new address will be:
Why am I doing this? Well, they offered to pay me (a fairly trivial amount of money, but more than the nothing I'm getting now) to do basically the same thing that I've been doing her for the past few years. That's kind of hard to pass up... It also means a little more exposure for the blog, and I'm just vain enough to really like that idea.
(Is it really wise, you might ask, to be doing something that will raise the profile of my weblog when I'm facing tenure review this coming fall? I did agonize about that for a while, but let's face it, this blog has been the top Google result for my name for a good long while now-- that bridge has been crossed, burned, re-built, and swept away by a flood. If I wanted to keep it completely secret, I would've gone pseudonymous from the start.)
There will be a couple of other changes, of course. The new site will have ads (they're running a business, after all), and I may start posting occasional images over there, since somebody else will be dealing with the web hosting. The RSS feed for the new site may or may not be a full-text feed, and I don't expect to be able to change that (again, they're running a business, and selling ads). If it's not full-text, I hope that's not a deal-breaker for my regular readers, but there's not much I can do.
There will still be open comment threads (with the same limited threat of moderation as here), and the content will be more or less the same as what you've been reading here. I might feel a little more guilty about posting silly fluff pieces about pop music, instead of Deep Thoughts about Science, but I'll get over that, I'm sure.
Anyway, I'll mirror posts from the new site over here for the first week or two, but I'll gradually stop posting new content here, and shift everything to scienceblogs.com (along with at least ten other pretty cool science blogs, so check it out). Update your bookmarks and blogrolls accordingly. And thanks for reading.
Posted at 7:30 AM | link | follow-ups | 7 comments
Read More Novels Month
I'm sort of marking time for a couple of days here, for reasons that will hopefully be explained soon. There are some interesting posts in the works, but I want to wait for a few more days. Of course, I need something to fill the time, and indirectly via Drink at Work, I find that Foma* has the answer: National Just Read More Novels Month."
I hereby, unilaterally and with no other authority that which I have granted myself, declare January to be National Just Read More Novels Month or NaJuReMoNoMo, pronounced Nah-JOO-REE-Moe-NO-Moe if you really think you are going to have a chance to say it out loud and not sound like a total dweeb.
If you're like me, your book purchasing outpaces your book reading by a good margin. The purpose of NaJuReMoNoMo is to get around to reading all the books you buy and put on the nightstand or hide on a shelf and say you'll get around to reading. January is a great month for this since it's the middle of the winter, there are no upcoming major holidays to prepare for, and everyone is flush with Borders gift certificates.
Now that's an awareness month I can get behind.
(Check out the rest of the blog while you're over there. It's pretty good.)
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"Insert Allusion Here: Pithy Titles in Blogdom," Coming Soon From Oxford University Press
Scott Eric Kaufman finds himself in the odd position of defending pop-culture studies:
Teaching students how to "read" the shows and films and music they fetishize should be among a teacher's first priority. When anti-intellectual critics complain about university professors teaching courses on contemporary rap I can't help but think "Isn't that the role of the intellectual? Shouldn't we concentrate on the materials our students confront daily?"
While I've taken the occasional potshot at the "Let's apply Judith Butler to Titanic, kids!" classes (as they're described in a comment), I sort of agree with this. Insert the obligatory "Shakespeare/ Dickens/ Canonical Author of Choice was writing popular entertainment!" comment here.
I was struck by this the other day when I got a mass-emailed copy of another Chronicle of Higher Education article decrying the fact that campus culture is just going to hell these days, which included among other proofs that our students are all ignorant the observation that between 1992 and 2002, "the numbers of students who listened to jazz and classical music fell from 37 percent to 22 percent." Since I don't really listen to either of those genres myself, I fail to see how this is a major crisis.
I mean, there's nothing particularly wrong with jazz or classical music, I just don't find it credible that being played by an orchestra or jazz band automatically makes a particular piece of music Art, while everything else is just trash. Yeah, fine, a lot of pop music is crap-- so is a lot of jazz. If you told me that only one in five students listened to any music other than cell phone ring tones, I might be a little concerned, but I doubt very much that's what's going on here.
(The fact that another big chunk of the evidence of student ignorance was drawn from a survey by Lynne Cheney's "American Council of Trustees and Alumni" really didn't enhance its credibility in my eyes...)
Now, granted, not all pop music is worthy of studies, and I'm as likely as anyone else to roll my eyes when I see that someone has published "Lovely Lovely Lumps: The Device of Repetition in 'My Humps,'" but there's no reason why popular subjects should automatically be disqualified from being taken seriously. A lot of fairly lightweight things get badly overanalyzed, but then again, so do some of the "classics." And you can find some interesting stuff even in the discussion of flawed and unsuccessful movies.
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Links Dump
There will very likely be exciting developments in blogdom sometime early next week. Until then, some miscellaneous links to help pass the time:
- Chris Mooney talks sense about Richard Dawkins and the promotion of atheism. He gets attacked for it in comments, but I agree with him.
- Bad news from Chez Nielsen Hayden serevs as a reminder that Republicans aren't the only ones waging war on science. Based on some of the things said in the comments, I think they overstate the importance of Ralph Nader, but that doesn't help Teresa get her meds.
- Also via Making Light, The Rules of Cuteness. Just in case you need a pick-me-up after the first two depressing items.
- Kate and I saw the Narnia movie a week or so ago, which would probably rate its own post, except that there's not much to say. As Mike Kozlowski (I think) said a while back, had this come out five or six years ago, it would've been great. Post Peter Jackson, it's, well, not The Lord of the Rings. Which is fine, because the book is sub-Tolkien, too (at least, as I recall it-- I haven't read it in probably twenty years). The movie stars a bunch of unknown child actors, Tilda Swinton as the White Queen, and Liam Neeson as Ian McKellan. Nate at Polytropos has more serious comments, and I basically agree with what he says, except I didn't like the actress playing Lucy. Every time she lisped cutely, I was rooting for Susan Sto Helit to show up and reprimand her. Also, somebody get Mr. Tumnus a shirt.
- Did Jesus ever let a roofing job go unfinished for several months or was he one of the more reliable carpenters? Well, that's going to keep me up at night...
And that's about enough of that.
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Science is Utterly Wet
Posting has been (relatively) light this week because today was the first day of classes. I'm teaching introductory modern physics (relativity and quantum mechanics), a class that I've taught before, but I've been putting a significant amount of time into revising my lecture notes, to keep the class from getting stale.
This has led to a reduction in blogging because I've been preoccupied with educational matters. Happily, PZ Myers comes along with a post about education. It's one of those chain-letter sort of posts, starting with an op-ed by Olivia Judson with some unkind words about high school biology:
Biology was a subject that seemed as exciting as a clump of cotton wool. It was a dreary exercise in the memorization and regurgitation of apparently unconnected facts. Only later did I learn about evolution and how it transforms biology from that mass of cotton wool into a magnificent tapestry, a tapestry we can contemplate and begin to understand.
This was picked up by Tara Smith at Aetiology, who adds:
I think I've mentioned before that this my high school bio class was like this as well--lots of memorization, a good dose of anatomy, but no emphasis on evolution to tie it all together. In fact, I thought biology was boring before I took an intro course in college. I'm happy to admit I was totally wrong (something I don't do very often!).
Finally, PZ chimes in with:
I didn't think biology was boring, but I sure thought my biology class in high school was a waste of time. It was almost as bad as that mandatory health class taught by one of the coaches (who clearly hated being there) that was little more than a study hall with pamphlets. My biology teacher wasn't a bad guy—actually, he was likable and interesting as a person—but the class content was a dogawful bore. My daughter says similar things about her biology course right now.
That has me wondering: how many of you have had similar experiences with the public school teaching of biology? Could this be where the US is going wrong, treating biology as a subject that is drained of life by a stamp-collecting approach to reciting facts and details?
I am not by any stretch a biologist (though I enjoyed high school biology, thanks to a very talented teacher). As a physics professor, though, I can tell you that this problem is not confined to biology: lots of people say the same thing about high school physics.
In the case of physics, the missing unifying concept is calculus. When you try to teach algebra-based physics, you inevitably lose a bunch of the natural connections that are obvious in a calulus-based class. If you know calculus, there's a seamless connection between the idea of constant acceleration and the equation
x(t)=xi + vit + 1/2 a t2
Without calculus to tie everything together, kinematics becomes a bunch of different equations that you just have to memorize.
I think the problem goes a little beyond just the question of mathematics, though. High school physics classes too often rely on "plug-and-chug" problems, where you're given the force and the mass and asked to find the acceleration. This is very far away from the reality of college physics (let alone grad school), where the game is less about plugging numbers into formulae than interpreting complex physical situation to determine how best to describe a given situation mathematically-- sometimes by using a standard formula, sometimes by generating a new and different equation.
I think there are two main results of this-- I'm sure of one, and I suspect there's a second. The effect that I know for sure exists is that we get a lot of students coming into college thinking they're good at physics when they don't have any idea what physics is about. What they're good at is memorization and the manipulation of set equations, and that's not physics.
You can spot those students in the intro classes, because they struggle mightily with dynamics problems-- all those damn frictionless blocks sliding on frictionless planes connected by massles ropes over frictionless pulleys. Again and again I get asked "What equation do we use for this?," and the answer is always the same: "F = ma." Those aren't problems that can be solved by rote memorization-- each problem is slightly different, and there's no finite set of equations that can cover all of them. What they require is knowledge of the essential concepts that let you break a complicated problem down into a few simple equations.
Many of those students did well in high school physics, but they tend not to go far with the subject in college. They end up in some other field (engineering, chemistry, and economics are the big winners-- make of that what you will).
The second effect, that I can't be sure is real, is that students who would be good physics majors get turned off of the subject in high school, because they're bored by plug-and-chug memorization. It's hard to tell if this actually happens, because obviously, we tend not to see those students, but I think there's a lesser version of this effect visible in our introductory classes-- freshman mechanics can be deadly dull, and I think we lose some potential physicists as a result. A lot of people who say "I hated physics when I took it" hated a bastard version of the subject, that doesn't bear much resemblance to what actual physicists do on a daily basis. It's easy to hate a subject when it's taught badly.
This extends beyond physics-- the Regents exam in Chemistry when I was in high school was a joke-- and there are some systematic reasons for it. It's hard to get people with a good science background to teach public school, but a chimpanzee can teach rote memorization. And plug-and-chug problems are readily adapted to standardized tests, while good conceptual questions are pretty hard to write.
The situation is improving-- as noted in a previous post, there are lots of groups actively researching physics education, and there's been a push to improve teaching at all levels with a variety of innovative techniques. There's a group of local high school physics teachers that have a couple of meetings a year on our campus, and they're dedicated people working to really get at the concepts, and go beyond simple memorization. But it's hard work, and more needs to be done.
Posted at 7:51 PM | link | follow-ups | 12 comments
The New York Times Says God Is Dead
As you can tell from the date stamp, it's now 2006, so the World Year of Physics is over. The people behind Quantum Diaries are shutting their blog collection down (though several of the diarists will be continuing on their own sites), and John "End of Science" Horgan pops up in the Times book section to say that there will never be another Einstein:
Einstein is far and away the most famous and beloved scientist of all time. We revere him not only as a scientific genius but also as a moral and even spiritual sage whose enduring aphorisms touch on matters from the sublime ("Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind") to the playful ("Gravity cannot be blamed for people falling in love"). Roughly 500 books about Einstein are in print, including at least a dozen published in the last year. Authors sometimes seem to compete with each other in the lavishness of their praise. Abraham Pais, Einstein's friend and biographer, called him "the divine man of the 20th century." To Dennis Overbye, author of "Einstein in Love," he was "an icon" of "humanity in the face of the unknown." In "God in the Equation," Corey Powell hailed Einstein as the "prophet" of "sci/religion," a spiritual path of revelation based on reason.
So, to rephrase my original question: will there ever be a second coming of Einstein? I have my doubts, but not because I think no modern physicists can match Einstein's intellectual gifts.
So, why are we doomed to languish in the wilderness without a prophet? It's all the fault of those pesky string theorists:
...Einstein seems bigger than modern physicists because - to paraphrase the silent-film diva Norma Desmond in "Sunset Boulevard" - physics got small. For the first half of the last century, physics yielded not only deep insights into nature - which resonated with the disorienting work of creative visionaries like Picasso, Joyce and Freud - but also history-jolting technologies like the atomic bomb, nuclear power, radar, lasers, transistors and all the gadgets that make up the computer and communications industries. Physics mattered.
Today, government spending on physics research has stagnated, and the number of Americans pursuing doctorates has plunged to its lowest level since the early 1960's. Especially as represented by best sellers like "A Brief History of Time," by Stephen Hawking, and "The Elegant Universe," by Brian Greene, physics has also become increasingly esoteric, if not downright escapist. Many of physics' best and brightest are obsessed with fulfilling a task that occupied Einstein's latter years: finding a "unified theory" that fuses quantum physics and general relativity, which are as incompatible, conceptually and mathematically, as plaid and polka dots. But pursuers of this "theory of everything" have wandered into fantasy realms of higher dimensions with little or no empirical connection to our reality. In his new book "Hiding in the Mirror: The Mysterious Allure of Extra Dimensions, from Plato to String Theory and Beyond," the physicist Lawrence Krauss frets that his colleagues' belief in hyperspace theories in spite of the lack of evidence will encourage the insidious notion that science "is merely another kind of religion."
I heard Horgan speak about his book, The End of Science, and he often gets a bad rap for that. Lots of people respond to that book by arguing against claims that he doesn't actually make. What he actually argues (at least in person) is much more limited, and easier to defend than the inflammatory nonsense that people attribute to him-- I'm not sure he's right, but the real argument at least isn't transparently idiotic.
This piece, on the other hand, is just kind of silly.
I don't disagree that cutting-edge physics has become more esoteric since Einstein's day, sometimes to the point of incomprehensibility, but I'm not convinced that has anything to do with the lack of a "new Einstein" in the public imagination. Even at the height of his celebrity, relativity was famously incomprehensible-- that's part of the mystique, after all. And the modern scientist who comes closest to Einstein's iconic stature (in the sense of being instantly recognizable as a famous scientist) is probably Stephen Hawking, and even his popular book is completely opaque. It didn't stop him from selling a bazillion copies.
But a bigger problem with the whole thesis is that it seems to take the emergence of a "new Einstein" as something we ought to expect. I don't think we have any right to expect there to be a "new Einstein"-- in fact, I don't think we had any right to expect the first one.
I mean, look at his contemporaries in physics. People like Bohr, and Heisenberg, and Dirac, and Fermi are towering figures in 20th Century physics (you could make a case that in some ways, they're more influential, given Einstein's rejection of quantum theory) and nobody in the general public knows anything about them. Going back farther, Newton is arguably a much more important figure than Einstein, and the man on the street has only the sketchiest idea about what he did.
Or look at other sciences-- is there an Einstein-level iconic figure in chemistry or biology? I can't think of one. Horgan talks about Francis Crick, who certainly played a part in revolutionizing biology, but I couldn't begin to tell you what he looked like, or quote any of his sayings. Even in the more applied fields, there isn't anyone of Einstein's stature-- Alexander Fleming and Jonas Salk probably did at least as much to shape the world we live in as Einstein did, and nobody's selling posters of them.
"Well, yeah," you might say (particularly if you were John Horgan), "but Einstein was more than just a brilliant scientist. He's also known for contributions in other areas." I have a two-word answer for that argument: Linus Pauling. He's got two Nobel Prizes, one of them in Peace. And yet, he's nowhere near the iconic status of Einstein.
Why does Einstein loom so large in the public imagination? I have no idea. But here's a related question: Why are the Beatles so popular?
I mean, sure, they were prodigiously talented songwriters, and great performers, but there have been lots of talented songwriters and performers before and since, and none of them got to be, you know, the Beatles. What is it that John, Paul, George, and Ringo had that made them blow up to the degree that they did?
I don't think you can say why Einstein is such a huge figure in the public imagination, for the same reason that I don't think you can explain why the Beatles were such huge figures in pop music. It's some complicated mix of talent, personal charisma, the right set of sociopolitical factors, and sheer dumb luck. There's no simple explanation for why the Beatles became such a gigantic international sensation, and there's no simple explanation for why Einstein got to be, well, Einstein. It's some weird emergent phenomenon arising from the spooky interactions of millions of people having their own quirky reactions to things.
And given that, I don't think there can be any rational expectation of getting a second Einstein. The first one was one of those one-of-a-kind, lightning-in-a-bottle events, and there's no sensible reason to expect it to happen again. And thus, it makes no sense to hold the lack of a "new Einstein" against science in general.
The important thing here is that science keeps moving forward. People keep doing new experiments, keep developing new theories, keep discovering amazing new things-- pick up the year-end issue of your favorite science magazine, and odds are you'll find a big list of working scientists who did mind-blowing things in the last twelve months. It's foolish to belittle their accomplishments by saying "Well, they're no Einstein." We should stop looking for the next Einstein, and be thankful for the one we have.
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Year-End Links Dump
I'm not a big one for New Year's resolutions, but this seems like an appropriate moment to go through my Bloglines folders and clean out stuff that I marked "keep new" for later use. Most of those links are now well past their sell-by date, but there are some that are still worth reading:
- Speaking of the MLA, The Little Professor points to 9 Interviews, a collection of short films of fake MLA interviews with job candidates. They're probably funnier to people who've been through that process, but there's some good stuff.
- Staying in the general area of literature for a moment, Book Slut links to recommendations of "Literary Fiction for People Who Hate Literary Fiction" at Emerald City. I haven't read that much of what they recommend, but the descriptions of the things I have read are pretty good.
- If you don't expect to be up to reading Literary Fiction tomorrow, Matt Yglesias offers a bunch of complaints about worldbuilding in the Potterverse. While there is some validity to the "Dude, it's a kid's book. You're thinking about it too much," I agree that they're not books that reward deep thought, for me, anyway.
- If you'd like something completely silly, a passing mention by Eugene Wallingford led me to discover the existence of Ook!, a Turing-complete programming language for orangutans.
- If you're one of those annoying people who plan to remain completely sober, and take up the resolution of Big Issues first thing in the New Year, Setshot offers some thoughts on race in basketball. Don't wake me until you're done with that one.
- It probably deserves better than inclusion in this list, but AKMA has a nice post on blanket denunciations of religious people. Which is dangerously close to ending 2005 the same way we ended 2004 hereabouts, so I'll leave it at that.
Happy New Year, unless you operate on a different calendar system, in which case, um, have a nice day?
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Pith-Helmeted Athropological Reporting
Scott Eric Kaufman of Acephalous is blogging the MLA. (I'm sure he's not the only one, he's just the only one I'm reading...)
As I understand it, the Modern Language Association meeting is pretty much the be-all end-all of humanities meetings. It's sort of fascinating to read about, coming off as sort of a cross between DAMOP and Worldcon (look, a Dealer's Room! People getting a little punchy!).
Of course, most of the things that make it fascinating to me are the areas where it diverges from my experience of professional meetings-- the cattle-call interviewing and the people reading pre-written papers (sometimes hilariously badly). Those are both "What are you thinking?!?" concepts to me-- while there are occasionally people doing interviews at physics meetings, there's no one meeting comprehensive enough to make it mandatory (and there's never likely to be one-- the Centennial Meeting in Atlanta in 1999 was a zoo), and there's a strong cultural bias against reading from a script for scientific talks.
It occurs to me that it would be sort of interesting to hear what humanities types think of the way scientific meetings are run. The few times it's come up at happy hours or whatever, people I know in English seem just as horrified at the idea of a meeting full of off-the-cuff presentations as I do at the prospect of spending a whole week listening to people read from a script, and I'm sure there are lots of other aspects of a typical DAMOP that would be baffling to someone trained in another discipline.
It'd be sort of interesting, in a we-need-to-fill-out-our-magazine sort of way, for somebody to send a scientist to the MLA, and an MLA type to a scientific meeting, and see what each of them has to say. At first glance, this might seem unfair to the humanist, but honestly, I get about as much out of Scott's panel descriptions as an English major would get from an invited talk at DAMOP... Of course, for all I know, this has already been done, and I just didn't see it-- I'd be shocked if I was the first person to think of it.
(I didn't take a laptop to last year's meeting, but if you're dying for a look inside a scientific meeting, there's some DAMOP-blogging at Lundblog. I may or may not attempt to do something similar this year.)
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Mom Season 6
In the fifth season premiere episode, Bonnie gets cold feet when considering her future with Adam, and Christy risks failing an important test in order to help a fellow alcoholic. Missi Pyle... See full summary »
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Actor: Katie Stevens, Aisha Dee, Meghann Fahy, Sam Page, Matt Ward, Melora Hardin, Emily Chang, Nikohl Boosheri, Dan Jeannotte, Stephanie Costa, Elisa Moolecherry, Nora Guerch, Marcello Di Fruscia, Riley Monaghan, Sheena Gaze-Deslandes
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Syfy will air its 200th Saturday original movie this weekend, but it isn't stopping there. On Tuesday, the network announced its slate of schlocky mockbusters for the coming year.
One of them, "Snowmageddon," seems to be ripped from the headlines. A couple simply exploit other TV phenomena, like "Jersey Shore Shark Attack" (Snooki and The Situation get eaten? I am so there.) and "Zombie Apocalypse" (shameless "The Walking Dead" rip-off? Ya think?).
The only movie that sounds like it won't be too corny is "Red Faction: Origins." Star Brian J. Smith promises that it's not. Below find the beginning of the next 200 SOMs.
"Red Faction: Origins" (2011)
Robert Patrick (Terminator 2), Brian J. Smith (Stargate Universe) and Kate Vernon (Battlestar Galactica) star in Red Faction: Origins, based on the hugely successful Red Faction video game franchise. Twenty-five years have passed since Alec Mason (Patrick) led the Martian Colonies to freedom and 12 years since vengeful enemies killed his wife, kidnapped his daughter Lyra (Tamzin Merchant), and left a broken hero in their wake.
Jake Mason (Smith), Alec's only son and an officer in the Red Faction Militia, has his world turned inside out when he discovers that now, 12 years after her kidnapping, his sister is still alive. As a powerful new enemy swarms across the planet, Jake goes out to find her, only to learn that his lost sister is one of them--a cold-blooded soldier sworn to destroy the Red Faction. Red Faction: Origins is produced by Universal Cable Productions and UFO Films.
"Zombie Apocalypse" (working title; Oct. 2011)
Months after a zombie plague has wiped out 90 percent of the American population, a small group of survivors fight their way cross-country to a rumored refuge on the island of Catalina. A production of The Asylum.
"Gretl" (Nov. 2011)
As an adult, a witch hunter (Hansel) returns to the village where he lived as a child to find and kill the witch who killed his sister, Gretl (Shannen Doherty), only to find that Gretl is not dead and danger lurks around every corner. Produced by Chesler/Permutter Productions & Vesuvius Productions.
"Snowmageddon" (working title; Dec. 2011)
A story about a mystical snow globe that makes very bad things happen in the real world when it is shaken. A production of Cinetel.
"Bigfoot" (2012)
1970's pop culture icons Danny Bonaduce (The Partridge Family) and Barry Williams (The Brady Bunch) face off in the hunt for the legendary mountain creature. A production of The Asylum.
"St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun" (working title; March 17, 2012)
An evil leprechaun who has been imprisoned within the roots of a majestic old oak tree, is accidentally set loose on St. Patrick's Day. Once free, he takes out his bloody revenge on the descendants of the people who originally imprisoned him. A production of After Dark Films.
"Roswell" (June 2012)
The story selected by fans for Syfy and ign.com's B Movie Mogul project, 65 years after the original UFO crash at Roswell, another ship from the same far-off civilization comes to rescue their downed comrades–and continue their preparation to invade the earth. Directed by Jason Connery (Area 51, The Devil's Tomb). A production of After Dark Films.
"Jersey Shore Shark Attack" (2012)
While everyone else runs scared, vacationing Jerseyites fend off shark attacks on the shore. A production of ARO Entertainment.
"Dungeons and Dragons 4" (working title; Sept. 2012)
A princess and a rogue knight become reluctant heroes inside a magical kingdom. A production of After Dark Films with Silver Pictures.


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Pate necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 45 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
EscrowMe.com wants the best designers to show off!
This project consists of creating a 2 web pages (PSD only) for the coolest new online escrow site escrowme.com.
* http://mint.com *** Like the layout/colors but prefer sanserif fonts
* http://rapportive.com/
* http://www.dropbox.com/
* http://www.evernote.com/ *** Like typefaces used here
* http://squareup.com/,
* http://blekko.com/
* http://airbnb.com
EscrowMe.com wants the best designers to show off!
EscrowMe.com is a site that allows buyers and sellers to transact business safely online. Buyers and sellers can feel secure when making a purchase, that they don't have to send money, or share banking, or credit card information to a seller that they don't know.
Our tag line is "a safer way to buy and sell online"
The EscrowMe site must have a clean, fresh web 2.0ish look and feel -
The index page must cleverly (get creative here) express what we do. This can be done with graphics, pictures, images etc - NO HOLDS BARRED!
Here is the basic cycle of a transaction at escrowme, its imperitive that this be illustrated as SIMPLY as possible, so anyone viewing the site can easily understand what we do
- "How it works" (Very similar concept to Escrow.com, elance escrow, guru escrow, etc.)
Buyer or Seller Creates account online
Sends message to other party
Other party agrees to use EscrowMe
Escrow $ is deposited online by buyer
When seller delivers goods or services buyer agrees transaction is completed then ok's $ to be released to seller
Additional elements needed on index page - less is more on this project so the cleaner, simpler the design the better - thing "dropbox.com"
. Create account/ sign in area
. Contact us/Support
. About Us
On the index page must have something clear and cospcisous that shows "For Buyers" and "For Sellers" - those would be directed to secondary page
-When transacting on the internet, even with a site like this, consumers can be scared, we must display some "Credibility Enhancers" But these must be displayed elegantly, here are some of the ones we can display: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, verisign trust seal, Authorize.net, Life Lock, Equifax, Experian, Transunion, Google, Yahoo, MSN, BING, i've seen this "overused" in the past, would prefer to tone it down, even black and white them as an option- get creative with it :-)
- Social Media elements, Facebook, Twitter, youtube etc.
Secondary Page
This is the "for Buyers" and "For Sellers" pages
The goal of these pages is to illustrate the process a bit deeper, and explaing the process for them, with the ultimate goal of getting the seller or buyer to create an account
Once we choose the best designer (hopefully you) we'll have you work on additional elements of site, and additional pages at a negotiated rate.
Get Designing!


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TRACY— Polcie say they have arrested nine men who attempted to flee after they were caught growing $300,000 in marijuana plants.
Investigators with the San Joaquin County Metropolitan (METRO) Narcotics Task Force responded to a home on the 1700 block of West Larch Road Tuesday afternoon, after receiving an anonymous tip of marijuana being grown there, said Les Garcia of the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.
When investigators arrived, several men attempted to run, but all nine men found at the scene were arrested, said Garcia.
Investigators say the searched the home and found 205 growing, ready-to-harvest marijuana plants, and about 80 pounds of processed, harvested marijuana. The street value was estimated at $300,000.
Arrested and booked into the San Joaquin County Jail were Tracy residents Gabriel Ochoa Valdavinos, 30; Jose Ochoa Valdavinos, 31′ Antonia Diaz, 22; Jose Magallon, 36; Juan Ochoa, 25; Miguel Ochoa, 27; Jaime Alvarez-Magallon, 25; Zeferino Valencia, 49 and Alfredo Zavala, 48.
All were charged with cultivating marijuana, possessing marijuana for sale and conspiring to commit a crime. The two Valdavinos, Diaz, Magallon and Ochoa were also charged with resisting arrest.
Contact Katie Nelson at 925-847-2164 or follow her at Twitter.com/katienelson210.


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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tony Romo got another chance after throwing a late-game interception at home. This time, he came through.
Romo threw for 337 yards and two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score to Dwayne Harris with 35 seconds left, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the Minnesota Vikings 27-23 Sunday.
Romo's 7-yard pass to Harris answered an 11-yard touchdown by Adrian Peterson that had given Minnesota a 23-20 lead. The East Texas kid raised on the Cowboys had 140 yards rushing in his first game at their $1.2 billion stadium.
The Cowboys (5-4) bounced back from a devastating loss at Detroit by avoiding what probably would have been a more damaging defeat.
"We just have to keep the belief throughout the whole football game," said Romo, who was 34 of 51. "I never doubted that we would find a way to win this game, and we did it."
BOX SCORE: Cowboys 27, Vikings 23
FTW: Bryant's on-field tantrum nearly costly
Q: Romo's heroics prove nothing
Christian Ponder threw for a touchdown and ran for another score against his hometown team, but it wasn't enough to avoid a fourth straight loss for the Vikings (1-7).
Romo's first attempt to answer Peterson's go-ahead score was intercepted on a great play along the sideline by A.J. Jefferson — and was a reminder of the late pick he threw in Dallas' only home loss this year.
Dallas didn't get another shot after that play, with Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos running out the clock and winning 51-48 on a field goal on the final play.
But the Vikings couldn't convert this late Romo mistake into points and gave him the ball back at the Dallas 10 with 2:44 remaining.
Dez Bryant had a 34-yard catch that put Dallas in position for at least a tying field goal, which was possible because Blair Walsh missed wide right on the extra point after Peterson's touchdown. But Romo kept pushing.
He threw 9 yards to Cole Beasley and 5 to Jason Witten, who led Dallas with eight catches for 102 yards. On the next play, Romo found Harris cutting between defenders in the middle of the field, and Harris dived over the goal line.
"I think if you pull back and you really look at Tony Romo's career, people want to talk about some of these plays where things didn't work out," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said. "But if you really look at his body of work and you look at it objectively, he's done this kind of stuff a lot."
Peterson got Minnesota's go-ahead drive earlier in the quarter going with a 52-yard run, then went the final 11 on fourth-and-1. He easily got the first down and carried safety Jeff Heath the last few yards, with Heath trying to strip the ball as Peterson crossed the goal line.
"I don't really care about the yards," said Peterson, who had 25 carries and another 37 yards receiving. "I want to get some Ws. I don't want to rush for 2,000 yards and be sitting at home watching others play."
After there was one touchdown between the teams in the first half, there were three in the first 7 minutes of the third quarter.
Romo had consecutive 26-yard completions to Witten, the second for a touchdown and a 13-10 lead.
A week after Cordarrelle Patterson set an NFL record with a 109-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, he fumbled a short kickoff out of bounds at the Minnesota 5.
On the next play, George Selvie knocked the ball out of Ponder's hand in the end zone, and the Cowboys ended up with touchdowns just 10 seconds apart on the fumble recovery by Nick Hayden.
Ponder, who played high school football in the Dallas suburb of Colleyville, had an answer, finding Jennings for 27 yards on third-and-4 before going to Kyle Rudolph, who bounced off Barry Church at the 6 and finished off a 31-yard scoring catch to get the Vikings to 20-17.
"I need to be out there playing," said Ponder, who was 25 of 37 after being named starter on Friday, and with Josh Freeman inactive because of a concussion. "For myself and the leaders on this team, we need to get this turned around and get out there and win."
The Cowboys were in position to extend the 20-17 lead when Bryant took his team out of field goal range with unsportsmanlike conduct for taking off his helmet and arguing with officials as a pass interference penalty against him was about to be announced.
Bryant, who made headlines last week with a pair of sideline outbursts in a loss at Detroit, later dropped an easy first-down catch on second-and-18 on a drive that ended with a punt.
"I didn't know anything about the helmet rule," said Bryant, who had six catches for 64 yards. "I knew the play was over with, and I thought it was OK. During the timeouts, I always take my helmet off."
Ponder led a pair of 11-play scoring drives in the first half, the second one ending on his 6-yard scramble for a 10-6 lead late in the second quarter.
NOTES: Peterson played the Cowboys at Texas Stadium his rookie year in 2007. Before Sunday, that was Dallas' only win in the past eight games against the Vikings. … Witten avoided a four-game streak with fewer than five catches. It would have been his first since 2008. … The Vikings are off to their worst start since the franchise's debut in 1961.
PHOTOS: Best of NFL Week 9
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Amiodarone Against ICD Therapy in Chagas Cardiomyopathy for Primary Prevention of Death (CHAGASICS)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01722942
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified September 2014 by Martino Martinelli Filho, InCor Heart Institute.
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
First Posted : November 7, 2012
Last Update Posted : September 9, 2014
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|Condition or disease
|Chagas Cardiomyopathy Non-sustained Ventricular Tachycardia At Least 10 Points in Rassi Risk Score for Death
|Procedure: ICD implantation Drug: amiodarone hydrochloride
|Not Applicable
Chagas disease is an endemic problem in Latin America, where millions of people are chronically infected by Trypanosoma cruzi. The disease has also recently become clinically and epidemiologically relevant in several other countries due to social factors related to individuals migration and globalization. Chagas cardiomyopathy occurs in 30%-50% of the infected individuals, leading to considerable morbidity and mortality rates. Sudden cardiac death is the major cause of death in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy. While implantable cardioverter defibrillator and treatment with amiodarone have been recommended and performed empirically for the secondary prevention in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy, no consistent scientific evidence exists on the role of these therapeutic strategies for the primary prevention of Sudden cardiac death in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy and high mortality risk.
The main hypothesis of this study is that implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation is more efficient in the primary prevention of death in Chagas cardiomyopathy than drug therapy with amiodarone in patients with documented non-sustained ventricular tachycardia.
We should point out that the death risk will be assessed using the Rassi risk score for death prediction validated based on non-invasive variables and, depending on the results of this study, it may guide the indication of implantable cardioverter defibrillator in Chagas cardiomyopathy.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|1100 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|CHronic Use of Amiodarone aGAinSt Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator Therapy for Primary Prevention of Death in Patients With Chagas Cardiomyopathy Study (CHAGASICS)
|Study Start Date :
|October 2014
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|October 2017
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|October 2019
Active Comparator: ICD group
ICD implantation will be performed according to the Institution protocol of each participating center; single-chamber devices are preferred and programming should prioritize the patient's own pace, avoiding ventricular stimulation.
Procedure: ICD implantation
ventricular ICD implantation
Active Comparator: Amiodarone Group
Patients randomized for this group will receive amiodarone hydrochloride (once a day) according to the following regimen:
Drug: amiodarone hydrochloride
- all cause mortality [ Time Frame: three and half years ]
- Cardiac mortality [ Time Frame: three and half years ]
- Sudden cardiac death [ Time Frame: three and half years ]
- Worsening heart failure warranting hospitalization [ Time Frame: three and half years ]
- Need for cardiac stimulation in the ICD arm [ Time Frame: three and half years ]
- Need for pacemaker implantation in the amiodarone therapy arm [ Time Frame: three and half years ]
- Subgroup analyses will include gender, age ≥ or < 60 years, occurrence or not of atrial fibrillation, New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class I and II versus III and IV, as well as Rassi score points. [ Time Frame: three and half years ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Written informed consent prior to randomization and any study procedure;
- Both genders, age > 18 years and < 75 years;
- Recent (previous 6 months) documented positive serologic test for Chagas disease in at least two different tests (indirect hemagglutination, indirect immunofluorescence, or ELISA);
- Presence of at least 10 points in Rassi risk score for death prediction;
- Presence of at least 1 episode of NSVT on Holter monitoring, defined as > 3 successive beats and duration < 30 seconds, with HR > 120 bpm is mandatory.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participation in another study currently or < 1 year ago, except for totally unrelated observational studies;
- Other concomitant cardiovascular disease, including uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (systemic hypertension without target-organ impairment is allowed);
- Renal dysfunction (serum creatinine > 1.5 mg/dL or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) < 60 mL/min/1.73m2) or liver dysfunction with diagnosis of cirrhosis or portal hypertension or elevated serum enzymes (AST or ALT) > 3 x the upper normal limit;
- Moderate or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
- Peripheral polyneuropathy;
- Hypo or hyper-thyroidism;
- Current alcoholism or quit for <2 years;
- Mental disorder or illicit drug addiction;
- Life expectancy < 1 year, because of the disease itself or of comorbidities (including NYHA class IV CHF);
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding;
- Childbearing potential during the study (non-menopausal patients who have not undergone a safe and permanent birth control method);
- Other contraindications for the use of amiodarone: previous intolerance to the drug; HR < 55bpm; sinus node disease; type II Mobitz; fixed 2:1 AV block; advanced degree atrioventricular block (AV) block; Complete AV block; QTc > 500mseg;
- Formal indication for the use of amiodarone or defibrillator (NSVT and very disturbing palpitations, presyncope or syncope; SVT; recovery from cardiac arrest);
- Use of amiodarone in the past 6 months, except if started for < 2 weeks and if loading dose had been <10g and maintenance dose ≤100mg/day;
- Current use of betablocker considered clinically indispensable, with bradycardia < 55/min or AV block ≥ 1st degree, without pacemaker implantation;
- Current use of other medications with contraindication to the concomitant use of amiodarone;
- Persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation;
- Previous withdrawal from this study.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01722942
|Contact: Martino Martinelli, MD, PhD
|55 11 26615515
|Contact: Sergio F Siqueira, Eng, MsC
|55 11 26615514
|Hospital Ana Nery
|Not yet recruiting
|Salvador, BA, Brazil
|Contact: Luiz P Magalhães, MD firstname.lastname@example.com
|Contact: Alexandro A Fagundes, MD email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Luiz P Magalhães, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Alexsandro A Fagundes, MD
|Santa Casa de Salvador
|Not yet recruiting
|Salvador, BA, Brazil
|Contact: Ricardo E Pereira, MD firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Ricardo E Pereira, MD
|Hospital de Messejana
|Not yet recruiting
|Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
|Contact: João D Souza Neto, MD email@example.com
|Contact: Stela MV Sampaio, MD firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: João D Souza Neto, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Stela MV Sampaio, MD
|Hospital Universitário Walter Cantideo
|Not yet recruiting
|Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
|Contact: Francisca TM Pereira, MD email@example.com
|Contact: Eduardo A Rocha, MD firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Francisca TM Pereira, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Eduardo A Rocha, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Marcelo P Monteiro, MD
|Hospital de Base
|Not yet recruiting
|Brasilia, DF, Brazil
|Contact: Ayrton K Peres, MD, PhD firstname.lastname@example.com
|Contact: Tamer N Seixas, MD, PhD email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Ayrton K Peres, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Thamer N Seixas, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Edna MM Oliveira, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Marcus VN Santos, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Romeu Mello Neto, MD
|Instituto de Cardiologia do Distrito Federal
|Not yet recruiting
|Brasilia, DF, Brazil
|Contact: José M Baggio Jr, MD email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: José M Baggio Jr, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Renato Bueno, MD
|Anis Rassi Hospital
|Not yet recruiting
|Goiania, GO, Brazil
|Contact: Anis Rassi Jr, MD, PhD email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Anis Rassi Jr, MD, PhD
|Hospital das Clínicas de Goiania
|Not yet recruiting
|Goiania, GO, Brazil
|Contact: Salvador Rassi, MD, PhD email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Salvador Rassi, MD, PhD
|Santa Casa de Goiania
|Not yet recruiting
|Goiania, GO, Brazil
|Contact: Sérgio Rassi, MD firstname.lastname@example.com
|Contact: Antônio MC Lima, MD email@example.com
|Sub-Investigator: Antonio MC Lima, MD
|Principal Investigator: Sérgio Rassi, MD
|Hospital Felício Rocho
|Not yet recruiting
|Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
|Contact: Maria CV Moreira, MD, PhD email@example.com
|Contact: Thiago R Rodrigues, MD firstname.lastname@example.com
|Sub-Investigator: Thiago R Rodrigues, MD
|Principal Investigator: Maria CV Moreira, MD, PhD
|Hospital das Clínicas Samuel Libânio
|Not yet recruiting
|Pouso Alegre, MG, Brazil
|Contact: Ricardo A Teixeira, MD, PhD email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Ricardo A Teixeira, MD, PHD
|Hospital Escola da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
|Not yet recruiting
|Uberaba, MG, Brazil
|Contact: Celso S Melo, MD firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Celso S Melo, MD
|Hospital Geral Universitário
|Not yet recruiting
|Cuiabá, MT, Brazil
|Contact: Júlio C Oliveira, MD, PhD firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Júlio C Oliveira, MD, PhD
|Hospital Universitário Procape
|Not yet recruiting
|Recife, PE, Brazil
|Contact: Dário Sobral Filho, MD, PhD email@example.com
|Contact: Abelardo G Escarião, MD firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Dário C Sobral Filho, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Adelardo G Escariao, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Antonio M Nascimento, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Wilson A Oliveira Jr, MD
|Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Curitiba
|Not yet recruiting
|Curitiba, PR, Brazil
|Contact: Gerson Lemke, MD
|Contact: José CM Jorge, MD, PhD email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Gerson Lemke, MD
|Sub-Investigator: José CM Jorge, MD, PhD
|Hospital do Coração de Natal
|Not yet recruiting
|Natal, RN, Brazil
|Contact: Álvaro RB Costa, MD firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Álvaro RB Costa, MD
|Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes - UFRGN
|Not yet recruiting
|Natal, RN, Brazil
|Contact: Nestor R Oliveira Neto, MD firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Nestor R Oliveira Neto, MD
|Hospital das Clínicas da UNICAMP
|Not yet recruiting
|Campinas, SP, Brazil
|Contact: Márcio JO Figueiredo, MD, PhD email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Márcio JO Figueiredo, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Otávio R Coelho, MD
|Hospital e Maternidade Celso Pierro - PUCC
|Not yet recruiting
|Campinas, SP, Brazil
|Contact: José MN Lima, MD, PhD email@example.com
|Contact: Fernando M Porto, MD firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: José MN Lima, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Fernando M Porto, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Halim Cury Filho, MD
|Hospital do Coração da Fundação de Misericórdia de Franca
|Not yet recruiting
|Franca, SP, Brazil
|Contact: Rodrigo T Silva, MD, PhD email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Rodrigo T Silva, MD, PhD
|Santa Casa de Ribeirão Preto
|Not yet recruiting
|Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil, 14080-000
|Contact: Antonio Vitor Moraes Jr, MD, PhD +55 16 97920407 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Antonio Vitor Moraes Jr, MD, PhD
|HC - FMUSP / Ribeirão Preto
|Not yet recruiting
|Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
|Contact: José A Marin-Neto, MD, Full Prof. email@example.com
|Contact: Marcelo G Leal, MD, PhD firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: José A Marin-Neto, MD, FullProf
|Principal Investigator: Marcelo G Leal, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Elerson Arfelli, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Andre Schmidt, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Adilson Escorzonic, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Jairo R Silva Jr, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Henrique T Moreira, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Maria LRC Pavao, MD
|Instituto de Moléstias Cardiovasculares
|Not yet recruiting
|São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
|Contact: Adalberto Lorga Filho, MD, PhD email@example.com
|Contact: Oswaldo T Greco, MD email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Adalberto Lorga Filho, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Rinaldo Santos, MD
|Heart Institute (InCor) - Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
|Not yet recruiting
|São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 05403000
|Contact: Martino Martinelli, MD, PhD 55 11 26615515 email@example.com
|Contact: Sergio F Siqueira, Eng, MsC 55 11 26615514 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Sub-Investigator: Sérgio F Siqueira, Eng, MsC
|Sub-Investigator: Giselle L Peixoto, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Roberto Costa, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Maurício I Scanavacca, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Antonio CP Barreto, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Barbara M Ianni, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Denise T Hachul, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Edmar Bocchi, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Fernando Bacal, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Francisco CC Darriex, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Germano Souza, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Silvana AD Nishioka, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Anisio AA Pedrosa, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Ricardo A Teixeira, MD, PhD
|Principal Investigator: Jose Antonio Marin-Neto, Prof
|Principal Investigator: Anis Rassi Jr, MD, PhD
|Beneficiência Portuguesa
|Not yet recruiting
|São Paulo, SP, Brazil
|Contact: Silas S Galvão Filho, MD firstname.lastname@example.com
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Let X be a contractible metric space and G a topological group acting transitively on X (i.e. given any two points x,y \in X, there exists g \in G such that gx=y).
My question is the following: is it true that given any x \in X its stabilizer Stab(x)={ g \in G : gx=x } and the whole group G have the same homotopy type?
If the answer is "no", I'd like to know some "mild" hypothesis that could be add to have an affirmative response.
For instance, I know that whenever G is a Lie group and H < G is a closed subgroup such that G/H is contractible, then G and H are homotopically equivalent (in this case H can be seen as the stabilizer of the coset H under the natural G-action on G/H). However, to assume that G is a Lie group seems to be too restrictive. In fact, I'd like to apply this "result" to some groups which are not locally compact.


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1972 - Photo of the Administrative Council. Counter-clockwise from top left: John Collins (BC President), Yvonne Milliken (Associate Dean of Instruction), Bill Heffernan (Dean of Students), Ken Fahsbender (Associate Dean of Students), Dell Whetsler (Audio Visual), three unidentified men, Chuck Carlson (Downtown Center), Dick Harkins (Evening Division Dean), Paul Howard (Police Science), Harriet Sheldon (Director of Counseling), Victor Ste. Marie (Director of Student Activities), David Scott (Director of Research), Claire Larsen (Director of the Library) and an unidentified man. Circa 1972.


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Experts: 'Treason' a tough sell in Snowden case
Edward Snowden has been called a "traitor" and accused of "treason" for his leaks of some of the nation's top secrets.
But is there a case for the T-words?
Story Continued Below
Treason is a crime so old that it's the only one specifically defined in the U.S. Constitution, but legal experts suggest it's a charge that Snowden will most likely never face. And "traitor" seems to fit better in the world of Benedict Arnold and dueling pistols than in today's sea of electronic surveillance and top secret security clearances.
Constitutionally, treason is defined as "whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere."
( PHOTOS: 10 famous/infamous whistleblowers)
That's a tough sell in Snowden's case, legal experts say.
"I do not believe it is treason," said George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley. "There is nothing to suggest that his motivation was to assist our enemies or a foreign power."
A more obvious set of charges for the former Booz Allen Hamilton analyst's leak of secrets from the National Security Agency would include illegal disclosure of classified information and unauthorized removal and retention of classified information, Turley added.
( PHOTOS: Pols, pundits weigh in on NSA report)
Bradley Manning, the Army private accused of leaking classified information to WikiLeaks, was charged with "aiding the enemy," among other charges, but not with treason.
If convicted in his court-martial, now under way in Fort Meade in Maryland — headquarters of the sprawling NSA — he could face life in prison.
There are a number of specific conditions that have to be met for a leaker like Snowden to have committed treason, said John Harrison, a University of Virginia law professor who specializes in constitutional law and history.
"Unless the potential defendant is someone who engaged in hostilities, … the question is whether he adhered to the U.S.'s enemies and gave them aid and comfort, which, in turn, depends on who is an enemy," Harrison said. If the enemy is considered to be a member of Al Qaeda, it opens up all sorts of other questions about the definition of enemy that are still murky in current law.
Harrison clarified, however, that treason isn't an impossible charge for Snowden.
"If you think that one, Al Qaeda and similar groups are the enemy for purposes of treason; two, his actions assisted them in operations against the U.S.; and three, that was his intention," Harrison said, "then the argument that it was treason is pretty good."
House Speaker John Boehner, for one, called Snowden a "traitor" Tuesday on ABC's "Good Morning America," adding that his disclosure of information puts Americans' lives at risk and violates the law.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Renew Turkish Residence Booklet from abroad? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Renew Turkish Residence Booklet from abroad? Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Turkey View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message gloomyGumiJoined: 29 Dec 2010Posts: 353 Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 11:09 am Post subject: Renew Turkish Residence Booklet from abroad? IS that allowed? I wish to renew the booklet at a Turkish EMbassy while abroad. Back to top svenhasselJoined: 04 Aug 2006Posts: 186Location: Europe Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 12:19 pm Post subject: Hard to see why that would be necessary. Has your permit expired and are you abroad? come back in on a tourist visa and apply for the residence then... I've heard of people applying for work permits abroad but never residence permits but you never know. Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15330 Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:52 pm Post subject: If you are abroad you are not resident. Even Nasreddin Hoja could see that. Back to top gloomyGumiJoined: 29 Dec 2010Posts: 353 Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:15 am Post subject: hard to see why the residence booklet would not be valid any longer. once you are a resident and you take a long trip abroad. if you come near the renewal date, lets say it expires this March 1 and next week you need to go to China for 2 months on a business trip.....assuming you dont get the chance to renew it a month before it expires....are you saying the Turkish Embassy in China would not allow you to renew from there? Back to top lucia79Joined: 18 Jun 2011Posts: 156 Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 8:50 am Post subject: You can always call and ask. http://konsolosluk.gov.tr/usa/en/Residence_Permits.aspx Back to top delalJoined: 04 Oct 2005Posts: 251Location: N Turkey Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 5:06 pm Post subject: Er, why not go and extend it before you leave? Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Turkey All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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In Europe, Job Protections for Older Generation Are Barriers for Younger Workers
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By the time the parents of Serena Violano were in their early 30s, they had solid jobs, their own home and two small daughters.
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Each tube is marked with an expiration date.
Note: The base formulations of our sunscreens are identical. We set out to make the most effective safe sunscreen possible. It didn't make sense to make one safe for babies, and a harmful version for adults. While this seems obvious, you should check out what the major brands are doing.
Compare your sunscreen's "safe" ingredients to ours. The best way is to check out The Environmental Working Group's database Skin Deep: EWG.org/SkinDeep
The ratings for each ingredient are listed separately below. Our sun care products have been "1" rated since 2010!
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How do I use Thinkbaby and Thinksport sunscreens?
Applying Thinkbaby and Thinksport sunscreens
Children over the age of 6 months and anyone who will be exposed to sunlight should use sunscreen.
Thinkbaby and Thinksport sunscreens are perfect for daily use and for anyone spending time in the sun, including pregnant women, children over 6 months, and for anyone with sensitive skin. Please note that use of sunscreen on children younger than 6 months of age requires a doctor's prescription. This is true for ALL brands.
Thinkbaby and Thinksport sunscreens are a physical sunscreen which means it works immediately upon application. It is not necessary to apply 30 minutes before you are exposed to sunlight as is the case with chemical sunscreens. Thinkbaby and Thinksport sunscreens are classified as water resistant (80 minutes), which is the highest rating as proposed by the FDA's 2012 Monograph. It will maintain its SPF after 80 minutes of water immersion. The Environmental Working Group and the FDA recommend reapplying sunscreen every two hours.
Thinkbaby and Thinksport sunscreens are perfect for sensitive skin. We recommend testing on a small area of the body to ensure that you don't have any sensitivities.Sunscreens that claim to be hypo-allergenic are nothing more than marketing hype in our opinion. As the population's exposure to chemicals has risen, there has been a direct correlation to things that people become allergic to. Simply google environmental exposure and allergies to view some of this research.
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Thinkbaby and Thinksport formula applies easily and absorbs quickly. Be sure to apply all areas that will be exposed to sunlight, including behind the ears, neck, hands, feet, and scalp. Reapply every two hours or more as needed. While the sunscreen applies very easily, we recommend not spreading it too thin. Otherwise, you will decrease the effectiveness of the sunscreen. Keep in mind that physical sunscreens work by reflecting sunlight.
Why sunscreen?
The majority of sunscreens currently on the market are full of questionable ingredients and known carcinogens. Simply looking at the ingredients you'll quickly realize you don't recognize any of them. Many existing sunscreens have been brought to market with little concern for their safety. Not only do ingredients in sunscreen interact with skin, but data shows after application of lotions, some of the same chemicals can be detected in the bloodstream. Most people wear sunscreen to reduce the chance of developing cancer, so why apply something that could potentially increase this risk? This question has unfortunately left many people moving away from using sunscreen at all.
How are Thinkbaby and Thinksport sunscreens different?
At Thinkbaby and Thinksport, we are continually expanding our mission to provide safe products by identifying consumer product categories with known human health issues. Specifically, we target products that contain high levels of hormone disruptors and carcinogens. We then work with leading scientists worldwide to create safe alternatives.
Thinkbaby and Thinksport sunscreen is highly effective, falls into the highest category for water resistance (as defined by the proposed 2012 FDA Sunscreen Monograph) and has a sensible SPF 50+ rating. A quick look on your local drugstore shelf will show an increasing number of chemical sunscreens boasting ultra-high SPFs of 70 and greater. An SPF higher than SPF 30 offers only minimal improvement in sun protection and does not provide insight into its ability to protect for both UVA and UVB. Instead, these ultra-high SPFs are inflated through the use of chemical UV absorbers. In the 2012 Sunscreen Monograph, the FDA proposed that SPF 50+ will become the maximum value. The proposed Monograph will also eliminate the terms "Sweatproof" and "Waterproof" as false claims.
You should know that the effective difference between SPF 30 and SPF 100 is approximately a 2.5% difference. Don't be misled by ultra-high SPF numbers. Additionally, Thinkbaby and Thinksport sunscreens utilize average zinc oxide particles greater than 110nm. Kevin Brodwick, founder of Thinkbaby and Thinksport explains why: "We always use the precautionary principle and as we expect the debate on the safety of nanoparticles to continue, we asked a simple question: Does the product have to contain nano particles to be an effective sunscreen? The answer is, quite simply, "NO"!
We also do not and won't use aerosol dispensers, nor should you. Scientists have shown that parents apply on average 25% of the correct amount when using aerosol. As the SPF is actually a logarithmic function, if you are applying an SPF 100, you're actually only putting on SPF equivalent of 3. More importantly, there is significant concern that children and parents are inhaling the particulates. If you look at the ingredients in aerosol sunscreens, you'll quickly determine why you probably don't want to breathe it.
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One of the things that makes Telltale's The Walking Dead video game tick is choice. Players get to make a series of both time-critical and leisurely decisions as the chapters go by. Everything from "who is Lee polite to" to "who gets to live and who dies horribly" is up for grabs, and the game tracks those choices from chapter to chapter.
More fun than making choices, though, is arguing about them. You picked who to live? You did what with that axe? But I thought it was obvious what was the right choice there, you mean you didn't take it?
Some decisions in episode two, "Starved for Help," clearly had more universal outcomes than others. Players seemed more in agreement than they did in Episode one, but some decisions were closer to split.
The one I'm most glad to find myself in the majority on? Being in the 65% of players who warned Clementine in time. I think she'll probably grow up scarred enough as is; no reason to add that one to her plate.
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Atlantic Boat Company is a family owned business operating on a 37 acre, 50,000 square foot facility on Flye Point in Brooklin, Maine. In 1995 Duffy and Duffy Custom Yacht and Flye Point Corporation merged to become Atlantic Boat Company. The two companies have built over 1250 hulls since the 1970's. Today, Atlantic Boat Company, the builders of Duffy and BHM commercial boats and yachts, carries on a long-standing tradition of quality Downeast boatbuilding.
These hulls have been developed over the past 150 years for the rigors of fishing off the Maine coast. With a large keel, flat aftersections, and a fine entry, our hulls are steady in any weather. The Downeast hull provides an exceptionally safe and comfortable ride.
We are committed to building exactly the boat you want, and we guarantee quality craftsmanship. Completed as a workboat or a finely finished custom yacht, our boats hold together like no production boat can. We invite you to visit our facility an encourage your involvement with the production of your boat.
Workboats - Sportfishing Boats - Cruisers
Our boats are available in three "levels of finish"; workboat, sportfishing boat, and cruiser. Aspects from these different levels can be combined to meet customer's desires. These levels give us a starting place to discuss the kind of boat you are looking for.
Workboat: Besides the obvious differences in configuration and equipment, a workboat differs from a sportfishing boat or cruiser in the amount of trim work, sound insulation, and level of detail put into the finish.
Sportfishing Boat: Although many of the sportfishing boats we build have yacht interiors, we define the sportfish finish as half way between the work boat and yacht. Smoother interior glasswork, a basic sound insulating package, more cabinetry and trim in oiled teak, and aluminum framed windows are some of the details included in this type of finish.
Yacht Finish: While many of the yachts we build have a very basic interior, they all tend to get the best in sound insulation, very smooth interior glasswork, and more elaborate woodwork. Here the sky is the limit on how much detail you want to put into the boat.
Kit Boats
Each year we build over 30 kit boats from 26 to 48 feet. We define a kit boat as any boat that is not capable of leaving Atlantic Boat under its own power. The simplest kits are just the molded parts, the hull and top. Most kits have the engine set, shaft installed, bulkheads and so forth. Some kits have all the glasswork done and the major mechanical components installed less wiring, plumbing and interior. If you are a handyman, this is a very economical way to build a boat. The ultimate kit we call a "bare running boat". This is a complete running boat less the interior; you get to do the fun part!


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This week, I�m taking a look at beer news from near and far, including news from Sixpoint, Jack's Abby Brewing and Beer Works.
First up, Sixpoint Brewery in Brooklyn, New York, has announced they'll be releasing six-packs of 12-ounce cans for the first time.
Previously, Sixpoint only offered four-packs of its 16-ounce "nano kegs," (they're cans, but they called them nano kegs) or four-packs of 12-ounce cans for their high-alcohol offering.
The great part is that the six packs should cost the same as the four packs - that's eight more ounces for the same money.
Along with the new packaging some of the beers have been reformulated to include new ingredients that weren't previously available, the company said in a press release.
"When we first started brewing Bengali Tiger in 2004, certain hops were not even available to us," said Sixpoint founder Shane Welch. "With the Bengali, we have taken the formulation and the design to new heights. This has been over a year in the making, and I'm looking forward to seeing and hearing the reaction from our fans."
Boston Brew Tours, a company that offers tours and tastings at Boston area breweries, brewpubs and beer bars, has launched a new initiative titled the Summer Single Series.
The Sumer Single Series will cost $50, and a single person can hop on the Boston Brew bus and mingle with other singles who just happen to be beer lovers. They'll visit such Boston-area breweries as Harpoon, Idle Hands, Mystic Brewery, Night Shift and Beer Works. For more information, go to Bostonbrewtours.com.
Speaking of Beer Works, the Massachusetts chain of brewpubs has recently started distributing kegs of its beers to restaurants and bars throughout the state.
This is the first time that Beer Works' popular beers are available on draft outside of its seven restaurants, including the Framingham Beer Works. Bottles of Beer Works beers have been available for several years.
Jack's Abby Brewing in Framingham has recently expanded to a third state. Initially, the Framingham brewery was only available in Massachusetts, but expanded to upstate New York last year. They have now expanded to Connecticut.
Another New England brewery is seeking money via Kickstarter. Worcester�s 3Cross Brewing Company, is seeking to raise $6,000 to put the finishing touches on its planned taproom, set to open later this year. The taproom is to be located on Cambridge Street.
The money will be used for additional seating, a draft system, paint and additional items. Those who donate will receive a host of rewards, from hats and shirts to memberships to the brewery's club.
Foolproof Brewing Company of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, recently released its double IPA, King of the Yahd, in 12-ounce cans for the first time. Previously, the beer was only available in 22-ounce bottles, but it now joins the regular lineup of beers.
And finally, authors Brian Aldrich and Mike Meredith will host a release party for their new book, "New Hampshire Beer: Brewing from Sea to Summit," on June 26. (Full disclosure, I host the weekly Seacoast Beveral Lab Podcast with both Aldrich and Meredith).
The release party will be held at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel from 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $30 and include a signed copy of the book, beer samples and food prepared at the hotel. For tickets, go to nhbeerbook.brownpappertickets.com.
Email Norman Miller at email@example.com or call 508-626-3823. Check out the Beer Nut blog at blogs.wickedlocal.com/beernut. Follow him on Twitter at @realbeernut. Also check out "Norman Miller, The Beer Nut" on Facebook.
The Beer Nut: Tiger in a tank
This week, I�m taking a look at beer news from near and far, including news from Sixpoint, Jack's Abby Brewing and Beer Works.


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OARSI is the premier international organization for scientists and health care professionals focused on the prevention and treatment of osteoarthritis through the promotion and presentation of research, education and the worldwide dissemination of new knowledge.
Strategic Goals
The OARSI Board of Directors held a strategic planning session and the following goals were identified:
To increase OARSI visibility
The society will develop a stronger presence in the field of OA through guideline development, conferences, products and mentoring of younger investigators. We will identify the different stakeholders who have an interest in OA and develop a plan to reach these audiences.
Develop, disseminate and exchange knowledge in OA research and care
This will be accomplished through workshops (Imaging) , Congress, journal, symposia with related organizations and the upgrading of the website. Other OARSI products include the private networking site (OARSI Community) and the Primer on OA.
To advance research and treatment for OA
OARSI has developed treatment guidelines which are currently being updated. In addition, we are working with the Foundation for NIH on a multiyear Biomarker Initiative. We will begin prioritizing an osteoarthritis research agenda.
To develop and foster strategic alliances
OARSI has held symposia in Asia with local societies . We have also worked with PANLAR, EULAR, ORS, the Arthritis Foundation and many other societies and will continue to develop relationships with governmental agencies and societies.
To maintain financial stability
OARSI is in good financial position and as of December 31, 2010 we had 94% of one year's operating expenses in reserve and we will continue to be good stewards of OARSI funds.
To develop international outreach
OARSI will continue to reach out to Asia, Latin and South America to develop symposia and translate and disseminate the treatment guidelines.
Vision Statement
To be the preeminent voice and expert resource in OA research and its application worldwide through a thriving international network of passionate, purpose-driven and progressive leadership
Our Promise
OARSI leads the advancement of understanding, early detection, treatment and prevention of osteoarthritis through its Pillars of Excellence that include international collaboration, education, professional development, productive partnerships and the creation and dissemination of expert resources and knowledge.


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STRAFFORD — With two seats up in the state representative seat in District 3, voters on Nov. 6 will choose between four candidates.
Strafford residents Joe Cicirelli and incumbent Bob Perry are running on the Democratic ticket, while David Bickford, of New Durham, and Kurt Wuelper, of Strafford are the Republicans running.
Cicirelli, of 142 Back Canaan Road, has owned a small business, Learning Structures, Inc., with his wife for the past 12 years. He also works for the State Employees' Association of New Hampshire as a field representative.
Cicirelli, who is married with two grown children, has a master's degree in organizational leadership from Southern New Hampshire University.
A Strafford resident since 1996, Cicirelli is a board member of Dover Adult Learning Center and Nottingham Community Church. He also volunteers at the Homeless Center of Strafford County and chairs the Strafford County Democratic Committee.
In a recent email, he said infrastructure, education, and health care are factors businesses look for when deciding where to locate.
"Our economy is in a vicious cycle," said Cicirelli. "Slashing and cutting budgets has a negative impact on economic activity. As state budgets are reduced, jobs are lost and wages and benefits are cut. Workers are paying more for health care and have less to spend on other economic activities that benefit the economy... After years of reducing and cutting, N.H. must revitalize its institutions."
Perry, 66, of 88 Evans Mountain Road, is the sitting state representative in District 3, prior to redistricting. He is a retired official court reporter for New Hampshire Superior Court.
Perry is a on the board of trustees for the Rochester Opera House, and serves on the board of directors for Coalition for Open Democracy. He is married and has two grown children.
Perry said in a recent email he's committed to continue promoting campaign reform in response to the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, of Jan. 21, 2010, which allowed for unlimited campaign spending by SuperPacs. His other priorities include job creation, defending public education and the middle class, and promoting access to affordable healthcare for all, said Perry.
Wuelper and Bickford could not be reached for this article.
Four running in state rep. District 3
STRAFFORD — With two seats up in the state representative seat in District 3, voters on Nov. 6 will choose between four candidates.