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as one of its official channel distributors. UniDirect specialises in providing
high-level software, hardware and services, with a particular focus on the
mission critical server market place. UniDirect will supply a full range of Red
Hat products to its customers through the channel.
Duncan Little, managing director of UniDirect commented: "We are starting
to see Linux used by many VARs for applications and services where before, they
have considered using NT. As software and services are our main area of
expertise, Red Hat Linux based systems will enable us to offer our customers
progressive and innovative business systems."
Andy Dickens, European Sales Director, Red Hat Europe, said: "It's
a pleasure to appoint UniDirect. Not only are they very strong in the
distribution channel, but they also provide a vast range of benefits through focused
customer support activities which actually bring business to the VAR, that they would
not receive under normal circumstances. By sourcing Red Hat Linux through
UniDirect, users and resellers can be assured of expert service and excellent customer
The range of software that is included in Red Hat Linux enables it to be used
as a server or desktop both in the work place or at home, offering extra benefits,
security and time savings. As a server, Red Hat has multiple capabilities and
can be set up for use as a Web server, e-mail server, DNS server, news server
and for multiple sites, with virtual hosting. All this can all be done without
the need for additional software.
Packages are offered to implement easy client/server relationships on composite
computer networks. UniDirect will offer the software needed for use as a
desktop client such as e-mail, browsers, publishing tools, calendars, Internet tools,
through Red Hat Linux 6.1. The standard user interface combines the power of
the X Window System with an easy to configure window manager.
Red Hat Linux 6.1 includes the official version of the operating system on
CD-ROM – this comes with a full guarantee and technical support, unlike
the downloadable version. A set of printed manuals are provided in the box set
and customers can choose between 30 days of telephone technical installation
support or 90 days of installation support via e-mail or fax.
Also included, with the Intel version only, is a Linux Applications CD-ROM,
featuring a set of binary-only tools from third party software developers.
About Red Hat, Inc.
Founded in 1994, Red Hat is a leader in the development of
Linux-based operating system software (OS) and services. Based in Durham, N.C.,
Red Hat builds the most accessible and advanced server OS available anywhere
with technical innovations such as RPM and the disk druid installation tool.
Red Hat Linux is available for Intel, Compaq Alpha and Sun SPARC platforms. Red Hat
Linux available directly from the company and through Red Hat's partner,
distributor and reseller programs, which include top PC and server
manufacturers like Dell, IBM and Hewlett-Packard.
Red Hat Linux was named InfoWorld's Product of the Year for four years in
a row, was given a productivity accolade in Software Development's Jolt
Awards, was named an environment/desktop finalist in the Ziff-Davis European
Excellence Awards, won the editor's choice awards from the Linux Journal and
Australian Personal Computing magazines, and won the 'Just Plain
Cool' award from Australian Personal Computing magazine.
At March's LinuxWorld Expo, more than 8,000 members of the Linux
community voted Red Hat a 'LinuxWorld Favorite'. Red Hat Linux recently won a
Product Excellence award from Software Development Magazine.
LINUX is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. RED HAT is a registered trademark of
Red Hat, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. All other names and
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
About UniDirect
UniDirect (UK) Ltd is positioned as a specialist distributor
technologically advanced products, sold through the channel. By developing a
structure and reputation for expert service and positive customer care,
building a progressive and innovative business system, UniDirect offers an excellent
opportunity to channel focused IT vendors.
In support of the sales team there is a dedicated product management which acts
as vendor representative within the company. The product managers are all
vendor trained and targeted and are all UniDirect employees, able to sell across the
range of products and services. This adds tremendous depth and flexibility to
the service we are able to offer the customer.
Duncan Little UniDirect (UK) Ltd. Tel: +44 (0)1788550000
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- About Red Hat
Red Hat is the world's leading provider of open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to reliable and high-performing cloud, Linux, middleware, storage and virtualization technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning support, training, and consulting services. As the connective hub in a global network of enterprises, partners, and open source communities, Red Hat helps create relevant, innovative technologies that liberate resources for growth and prepare customers for the future of IT. Learn more at http://www.redhat.com.
- Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including: risks related to delays or reductions in information technology spending; the effects of industry consolidation; the ability of the Company to compete effectively; the integration of acquisitions and the ability to market successfully acquired technologies and products; uncertainty and adverse results in litigation and related settlements; the inability to adequately protect Company intellectual property and the potential for infringement or breach of license claims of or relating to third party intellectual property; the ability to deliver and stimulate demand for new products and technological innovations on a timely basis; risks related to data and information security vulnerabilities; ineffective management of, and control over, the Company's growth and international operations; fluctuations in exchange rates; and changes in and a dependence on key personnel, as well as other factors contained in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (copies of which may be accessed through the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov), including those found therein under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations". In addition to these factors, actual future performance, outcomes, and results may differ materially because of more general factors including (without limitation) general industry and market conditions and growth rates, economic and political conditions, governmental and public policy changes and the impact of natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Company's views as of the date of this press release and these views could change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.


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Handcrafted Genuine Brown Leather Bracelet with Green Agate Stone-Unisex Gift Fashion Jewelry with Naturel Stone Cuff.
100% handmade quality vegetal leather bracelet design.
Cutting, dying, braiding and stitching by hand.
Each bracelet is made adjustable with a flexible copper insert and finished with hand stitching.
Each product is one of a kind.
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Green Agate is a gemstone that has a meaning and properties of adjusting the energy balance. It has been believed for its power to balance Yin and Yang. This gemstone would give vitality to the owner if the power is getting less. It would save your energy if the power is getting excessive.
Agate forms when microscopic quartz crystals are deposited in layers, often banded with members of quartz, chalcedony or jasper. All Agates are grounding, calming cleansing and protective. They are also harmonising, and as such can be used to balance male-female energy, and balance the physical, emotional, intellectual and etheric planes. Agates help with self-confidence issues, improve concentration, and ease emotional trauma. There are many forms of agate with additional properties.
ABOUT VEGETAL LEATHER : Vegetable tanned leather refers to the tannage, or method of tanning the cowhide into leather. It's called "vegetable" because of the natural materials used in the tanning process like tree bark. Vegetable tanning or veg tan as it's sometimes called, is one of the oldest methods of tanning known to man. What makes vegetable tanning so unique making. Vegetable tanned leather also tends to age better and develops a rich patina over time. And it has that awesome classic leather smell. Sun exposure, daily handling, water, and conditioning give natural vegetable tanned leather a rustic look over time. For conditioning the leather, you can use natural oils and besswax. Also we would suggest something like leather balm. As it says on the can, it waterproofs, restores, and protects.

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A brief introduction to the Aufheben group and magazine.
Aufheben: (past tense: hob auf; past participle: aufgehoben; noun: Aufhebung)
There is no adequate English equivalent to the German word Aufheben. In German it can mean "to pick up", "to raise", "to keep", "to preserve", but also "to end", "to abolish", "to annul". Hegel exploited this duality of meaning to describe the dialectical process whereby a higher form of thought or being supersedes a lower form, while at the same time "preserving" its "moments of truth". The proletariat's revolutionary negation of capitalism, communism, is an instance of this dialectical movement of supersession, as is the theoretical expression of this movement in the method of critique developed by Marx.
The journal Aufheben was first produced in the UK in Autumn 1992. Those involved had participated in a number of struggles together - the anti-poll tax movement, the campaign against the Gulf War - and wanted to develop theory in order to participate more effectively: to understand capital and ourselves as part of the proletariat so we could attack capital more effectively. We began this task with a reading group dedicated to Marx's Capital and Grundrisse. Our influences included the Italian autonomia movement of 1969-77, the situationists, and others who took Marx's work as a basic starting point and used it to develop the communist project beyond the anti-proletarian dogmatisms of Leninism (in all its varieties) and to reflect the current state of the class struggle. We also recognized the moment of truth in versions of class struggle anarchism, the German and Italian lefts and other tendencies. In developing proletarian theory we needed to go beyond all these past movements at the same time as we developed them - just as they had done with previous revolutionary movements.
Aufheben comes out once a year (see subscription details), and to date (September 2006) there have been fourteen issues. This site contains all of the articles from these fourteen issues and also some pamphlets. Since Aufheben is a developing project, some of our own ideas have already been superseded. We do not produce these ideas in the abstract, but, as we hope comes across in these articles, are involved in many of the struggles we write about, and develop our perspective through this experience.
This page contains the editorial from the first issue (Autumn 1992), which expands on some of these points.
"Theoretical criticism and practical overthrow are ... inseparable activities, not in any abstract sense but as a concrete and real alteration of the concrete and real world of bourgeois society." (Karl Korsch.)
We are living in troubled and confusing times. The Bourgeois triumphalism that followed the collapse of Eastern Bloc has given way to fear and incomprehension at the return of war, nationalism and fascism to Europe. The tumultuous events of the last four years have shattered the certainties of the Cold War period. Yet for all the momentous changes that have followed on from the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, it would seem that, after more than thirteen years of Thatcherism and designer socialism, that the prospect of revolutionary change is more remote than ever. Indeed in the Cold War period the very petrified state of geo-politics actually allowed the projection of total social revolution - a real leap beyond capitalism in its Eastern and Western varieties - as the only possibility beyond the status quo. Now, however, we see the real dangers of fundamental changes and ruptures within the parameters of continuing capitalist development. Within these dangers there does lie the real possibility of the further development of the social revolutionary project. But to recognise and seize the opportunities the changing situation offers we need to arm ourselves theoretically and practically. The theoretical side of this requires a preservation and superseding of the revolutionary theory that has preceded us.
Capitalism creates its own negation in the proletariat, but the success of the proletariat in abolishing itself and capital requires theory. At the time of the first world war the theory and praxis of the classical workers' movement came close to smashing the capital relation. But it was defeated by capital using both Stalinism and social democracy. The domination of the workers movement by Stalinism and social democracy that followed was an expression of this defeat of both the theory and practice of the proletariat.
The first stirrings from the long slumber began in the fifties following the death of Stalin and with the revolts against Stalinism by East German and Hungarian workers. This rediscovery of autonomous practice by the proletariat was accompanied by a rediscovery of the high points of the theory of the classical workers movement. In particular the German and Italian left communist critiques of the Soviet Marxism, the seminal work of Lukacs and Korsch in the critique of the objectivism of Second International Marxism which Leninism has failed to go beyond.
The New Left that emerged from this process was in a sense the reemergence of a whole series of theoretical currents - council communism, class struggle and liberal versions of anarchism, Trotskyism - that had largely been submerged by Stalinism. But while a number of groups that sprung up to a large extent just regurgitated as ideology the theories they were discovering, there were some real attempts to go beyond these positions, to actually develop theory adequate to the modern conditions. The period is marked by an explosion of new ideas and possibilities. The situationists and the autonomists represent high points in this process of reflecting and expressing the needs of the movement.
The rediscovery of the proletariat's theory happened in a symbiotic relation with the rediscovery of proletarian revolutionary practice. The wildcat strikes and general refusal of work, the near revolution in France in '68, the 'counter cultural' creation of new needs by the proletariat, in total a successful attack on the Keynesian settlement that had maintained social peace since the war. But with capital's successful use of crisis to undermine the gains of the proletarian offensive began a crisis in the ideas of the movement. The crisis was a result of the attacks on practice. We can see a number of directions in the collapse of the New Left.
One was a reformist turn: Under the mistaken notion that they were taking the struggles further - marching through the institutions - many comrades entered the Western social democratic parties. This move did not act to unify and organise the mass movements and grassroots struggles but rather encouraged and covered up the decline of these social movements. Those who avoided the mistake of being incorporated into the system fell into twin errors. On the one hand many embroiled themselves in frantic party-building. They were persuaded that the problem with the movement so far was the lack of an organisation to attack capital and the state. While they built their party the movementwas breaking up. They were blind to the history of Trotskyism as the 'loyal opposition' to Stalinism.
On the other hand many of those who recognised the bankruptcy of Leninism fell into a libertarian swamp of lifestylism and total absorption in 'identity politics' etc. Meanwhile from Academia came a sophisticated attack on radical theory in the guise of radical theory. The libertarian critique of Leninism - that it is an attempt to replace one set of rulers with another set - was transformed into an attack on the very project of social revolution. While appearing in their discourse to be exceptionally radical, the political implications of the postmodernists and poststructuralists amount to at best a wet liberalism, while at worst a justification for nationalism and wars.
The collapse of the new left parallelled the retreat of the proletariat as a whole before the onslaught of capitalist restructuring. In Britain we had the debilitating affect of the 'social contract' under Labour and the exceptionally important defeat of the miners strike. Elsewhere the crushing of the Italian movement and so on.
This brings us to the present situation. The connection between the movement and ideas has been undermined. Theory and practice are split. Those who think do not act, and those who act do not think. In the universities where student struggles forced the opening of space for radical thought that space is under attack. The few decent academic Marxists are besieged in their ivory tower by the poststructuralist shock troops of neo-liberalism. Although decent work has been done in areas such as the state derivation debate there has been no real attempt apply any insights in the real world. Meanwhile out in the woods of practical politics, though we have had some notable victories recently, ideas are lacking. Many comrades, especially in Britain, are afflicted with a virulent anti-intellectualism that creates the ludicrous impression that the Trots are the ones with a grasp of theory. Others pass off conspiracy theories as a substitute for serious analysis.
We publish this journal as a contribution to the reuniting of theory and practice. Aufheben is a space for critical investigation which has the practical purpose of overthrowing capitalist society.
Aufheben editorial group would like to receive articles from contributors for our 'Intake' pages. Whilst we would not publish something with which we substantively disagreed, we would try to find a way to include material with which we did not agree fully should it raise issues which we consider important to debate. We would also appreciate letters. A letters page can serve as a valuable forum for debate, and would go some way towards breaking down the division between writers and readers. Artwork would also be gratefully received.
Aufheben can be obtained by subscription. It would be of great help to us if as many readers as possible subscribed. This would not only provide valuable financial resources in advance of printing, but would also reduce the amount lost as profit to the bookshops.
"There is no adequate English equivalent to the German word Aufheben. In German it can mean "to pick up", "to raise", "to keep", "to preserve", but also "to end", "to abolish", "to annul".
Now my Deutsch is very basic but wouldn't this duel meaning make the word liberation an effective substitution? To truly Liberate means to raise up the downtrodden and preserve their existence, and it does this by abolishing the forces that suppress the newly picked up.
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When appointing an executor for your estate, the person who first comes to mind won't necessarily become your final choice.
That's because you must consider several factors when making this important decision.
On the personal side, typical choices for an executor could be a spouse, child, sibling or close friend. On the professional side, common choices include an individual's lawyer or accountant, or a corporate executor, such as a trust company.
Any two (or more) of these choices can be named as co-executors.
Spouse as an executor
Naming a spouse is a common practice and can be a prudent choice when the estate is uncomplicated and virtually all estate assets are distributed to the spouse. But if the estate involves complexities, such as business ownership, the spouse could face a stressful period managing the estate. Troubles could also develop if the spouse and children are major beneficiaries and disagreements arise over estate settlement – the executor could bear the brunt of the conflict. Also, if you appoint an executor who's close to your age, whether it be a spouse or anyone else in your life, it's wise to plan on an alternate executor in case your first choice predeceases you.
Naming a child
Another common choice is naming an adult child. It's an easy decision if you're certain the child is capable of administering your estate, and you have only one child. If you have two or more children, this choice deserves careful consideration.
You can name co-executors to treat your children equally and have duties shared, but this arrangement comes with hitches. Any disagreements among co-executors may cause delays and test their relationship. Also, meeting together and co-signing documents at the lawyer's and accountant's office and bank may be difficult if they live in different cities. Appointing only one of the children can streamline estate settlement, but the potential problem still exists of other siblings disagreeing with the executor's decisions.
If you feel certain this route won't cause discord among siblings, naming one or more children as executor can be ideal. But keep in mind, there are too many instances of arguments over estate decisions causing friction between siblings, even to the point of estrangement.
Someone close to you
You may want to appoint a friend, sibling or other relative because the person is someone you're close with. But there are other factors to consider. Is the person capable? Your executor should be highly organized, diligent and able to relate with your lawyer and accountant. Does the individual live nearby? Many duties require in-person meetings, and travel would present a hardship.
Does she or he have the time?
An executor's duties can include making life insurance claims, uncovering and paying bills and debts, taking care of investment accounts, valuing and selling the house and other assets, obtaining probate, overseeing personal and estate tax returns, keeping beneficiaries informed and distributing estate assets. And there are many other time-consuming duties that can stretch for many months, a year, even two years or more.
When to consider a corporate executor
You may want to choose a corporate executor when you face a problem choosing a friend or family member. Perhaps, you don't have an individual who's capable or interested. Or you feel that you'd be placing a burden on someone close to you. Maybe you're worried that naming your spouse or a child will potentially cause discord among family members.
If the estate is complex, a corporate executor may be necessary. Examples of complexity include owning a business, owning foreign property or income property, or having one or more trusts. One way to strike a balance is by appointing a corporate executor to completely administer your estate, or make a corporate executor and a friend or family member co-executors that work together to carry out your final wishes.
It's important to set time aside to evaluate the right person for your needs and circumstance when choosing an executor.
And if you do have second thoughts about your first choice, we advise speaking to someone neutral like a financial advisor, who can provide insight into the different nuances that come with such an important decision.
We know for many people the executor decision can be challenging, so if you want to discuss your options, speak to us.


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"Equinox" Handwoven Hemp Placemat & Table Runner Set
Designer: Istanbul Weaving Studio
Hemp Bouquet placemat and table runner sets include four placemats and one table runner. They are handwoven on commercial looms at our workshop with care and attention to each detail. Hemp Bouquet offerings are all handmade, and as is generally true with handicrafts there are slight differences between each piece. Variation is to be expected as well as respected as a mark of assurance that what you buy comes from the hands of real people. The fringe ends of our placemats and table runners are hand knotted to prevent raveling. The Romanian hemp yarn used in Hemp Bouquet home textiles is grown on local farms from improved hemp fiber varieties using low environmental impact techniques, and the fiber is processed in a modern long-fiber textile mill without cottonization.
Placemat Length ≃ 20 inches (50 cm)
Placemat Width ≃ 15 inches (38 cm)
Runner Length ≃ 55 inches (138 cm)
Runner Width ≃ 15 inches (38 cm)
Total Table Set Weight ≃ 2.6 Pounds (1.2 kilograms)


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This location is close to the 15 Freeway right off El Norte Parkway at the Del Norte Shopping Plaza. Phenix Salon Suites is the premier salon suite concept in the area. Our concept was created by salon professionals with over 85 years of experience. We get you and we know what you need for your business.
We provide you with your own private suite, which you can PERSONALLY DECORATE, in a relaxing and/or upscale environment. Each suite is equipped with the necessary equipment to operate a successful salon.
Phenix Salon Suites is the first "Boutique Salon Suite Concept" that offers luxury spacious salon suites for the independent salon professional and others. Our suites offer salon and business professionals the opportunity to own and operate their own salon type of business without the hassle and expense of facility management and maintenance. Phenix Salon Suites "Boutique" business model provides smaller intimate Salon Suite Properties with spacious Salon Suites. If you are tired of the large scale Salon Suite properties where you are just a renter – Phenix Salon Suites offers a welcome alternative that offers a cozier more relax setting in an upscale "Spa" feel.
At Phenix Salon Suites, we provide the framework and structure to help you launch your business while you concentrate on growing your client base, network, skills, and income all in an upscale, professional setting.
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Welcome to Artbymiran's Challenges
It's time for our "Anything Goes" Challenge
I want to share that artbymiran is looking
for designers for both of our teams
DT Call information can be found here
Congratulations to our winner, Top 3 and GDT invite
for Challenge #31!!
you can see the announcement of winners here
Who will be our Lucky Winner and Top 3 Picks for our Challenge #32
Be sure to check back for our Winner announcement next Friday June 5th
Please join us in Welcoming our Special Guest Designer this week
aka COOPs
Hello, my name is Nic aka Coops.I live in the Staffordshire Moorlands, in the UK.
I have been crafting for a few years now and I love to create a variety of styles.
I don`t think I have a signature style, although some people say they recognise my cards by my distressed edges.
I love to sit and colour, I find it helps me to relax.
My favourite colouring medium is Promarkers and Flexmarkers and lately I have
been enjoying trying Polychromo`s and Inktense pencils.
I am also a big book reader and enjoy spending time with my family and gardening.
Thanks so much to Mi Ran for asking me to be a guest DT for this challenge.
Now for some breath -taking creations
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Our amazing owner and artist
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We are OEM ,ODM , OBM Manufacturer
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What would happen to you if your home life was more organized than it is right now? Can work-life balance be achieved? What are the tools at our disposal? Could scheduling appointments and keeping them at home help us save time and prioritize?
What is the challenge we face? I sometimes find that time spent at home can be the busiest time, especially in the times we live in. Imagine someone working from home, home-schooling children, and sometimes even doing a side hustle. Imagine also the full-time home-based entrepreneur. How do they manage to do all they need to do in a day?. We are living in a time when many entrepreneurs and even company employees have adopted work- at – home culture. This comes with its challenges as the lines become blurred between home and work. These blurred lines and constraints on the limited resource called time result in over-worked, under-rested, burnt-out individuals. Whilst good time management has been encouraged and indeed, embraced in the workplace, I believe more needs to be done in changing the mindset for the elusive work-life balance to be achieved.
What are the tools at our disposal? To manage time effectively at home, there are many interventions one can employ including setting goals for the day, prioritizing wisely, setting a time limit for every task, organizing oneself, and instituting the discipline of appointments. Yes, an appointment at home! We can spend time pontificating on the pros and cons of each intervention, however, I believe we need to focus on appointments and see how this can powerfully change the course of one's day regardless of whether it's a workday or weekend. Life is busy as it is without any intrusions. The question is how do you handle the one who announces that they are at the gate. These can be friends, neighbors, a salesman of some product you do not even need. I am not promoting regimentation here but rather a culture of filling your day with what's important. Everything that we succeed at is because we carefully plan and execute it. I am a firm believer that you cannot manage time if you do not manage yourself thus I implore you to incorporate planning and appointments into your repertoire. I am not talking about something I do not do. I have to achieve many things in a day therefore I set appointments with my work, others, and myself.
Could scheduling appointments and keeping them on the home front help us save time and prioritize? Whereas we have established that it is a normal business practice to set appointments and keep them, we need to abandon the liberal open-door policy of allowing all and sundry to have access to us as and when they please on the home front. Please understand where I am coming from. We each have greatness within us but for us to achieve it we need to culture great habits. Employing the use of appointments at home and seeing only those people you had agreed to see removes non-essential encounters especially during the most productive hours. I know this will vary with culture, geographical region, or even level of affluence, whether you live in a low density or high-density residential area, but doesn't negate the need to be organized and effective. Controlling access determines how organized you are and how well you will work and rest when the time for scheduled rest comes.
What do we need to do differently? We need to be disciplined and diligent, learn to say no, now is not a good time, let's make an appointment for next week. What are the benefits of this approach? You are not always fire-fighting to meet deadlines, You are not always tired because you have not taken time out to rest. You have set aside enough time to spend with your loved ones or a loved one. If you are a busy person, I am sure you appreciate what I am saying. Whether it's time to work uninterrupted, family time, or "me-time", it takes some kind of order to enjoy it.
I am not saying that those that come unannounced are bad people. No, not at all, they probably are people you enjoy spending time with. Nevertheless, there must be prior communication so that you can attend to your visitor(s) when it is convenient for both you and them. It can be quite disrupting and a whole day can just pass by without achieving anything that you had planned to do.
As we grow older we begin to appreciate that rest and recovery need to be scheduled. The fact that I am relaxing doesn't mean that I don't have anything to do. One therefore cannot assume that just because you are at home you are available. Maybe you have scheduled that time to rest. That is important. You need to make an appointment with yourself, spouses need to also set aside time for each other. Parents need to schedule a time to spend with their children. When you have some sort of order in your life you determine who sees you and who you see. It also means that your relationships will be healthy and that makes you a happier person.
In conclusion, I believe that the work-life balance can be achieved. There are many tools at our disposal just like it is in the workplace.I believe we could do more and be happier if we are disciplined enough to make only the commitments we can keep.I am certain that setting appointments and keeping them at home help us save time and prioritize.
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Mike Johanns, the Republican senator from Nebraska, announced Monday that he won't seek another term in the Senate.
Here's more from the Omaha World-Herald:
"Johanns said it was time to 'close this chapter' in his life. He noted that he and his wife, Stephanie, have spent 32 years in public life and that they want to spend more time with family.
"Johanns is a former Lincoln mayor and a two-term Nebraska governor who ran for U.S. Senate in 2007, after serving as former President George W. Bush's Agriculture Secretary."
Johanns' term ends in 2014. The newspaper said that Johanns' retirement comes following rumors last year that he had planned to step down because of ill health. He denied the rumors.
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The Palette is a section of a form that appears by default on the right side of the frame next to the form workspace. It contains UI components which you can visually place on a Form. The default Group of the Palette contains a set of Swing user interface components that you can arrange on forms as needed. The Swing group also has horizontal and vertical Spacers that you can place on the form to define space between components. (These can behave differently depending on the setting in the Layout Manager property of the container into which a spacer is placed.) You can customize the Palette to contain additional groups, as well as your own or third-party GUI components.
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WE DID IT! We made it to 2013. To celebrate, Milwaukee Makerspace built the New Year's Hop Drop. This was epic from the beginning. Jeremy from Art Milwaukee asked me if I wanted to build a giant beer hop for new years. LOL, What? Sure! So here goes the process…
This is the concept rendered by the great Ali Carlucci.
Victory shot after set-up at The Milwaukee Art Museum.
We started out with the skeleton for the hop. Designed by Makerspace's own Shane Thelen.
Here's another Maker, Matt Wittmann, attaching the leaves on the hop.
After attaching the leaves we built the base to support the hop. The hop will rise 20 feet and get lowered at the 30 second countdown to the new year.
Here's Shane painting the base.
Now, to test the motor.
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The COG, with more than 10,000 experts worldwide, has nearly 100 active clinical-translational trials open at any given time. These trials include front-line treatment for many types of childhood cancers, studies aimed at determining the underlying biology of these diseases, and trials involving new and emerging treatments, supportive care, and survivorship.
More than 90% of 16,000 children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States are cared for at Children's Oncology Group member institutions.
The COG believes that the most rapid path to improving the outcome for children with cancer is by engaging scientists around the world. There are many opportunities for collaboration, including by becoming either an individual member, or an institutional member, of our organization.
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The Children's Oncology Group has over 200 member institutions. These institutions perform the frontline work of our research mission, by enrolling eligible subjects and families who agree to participate in our research. Our studies not only explore the entire clinical-translation research spectrum of childhood cancers, from the molecular basis of disease, through phase 1 to 3 clinical trials, biomarker discovery, extending into survivorship issues, but also the critically important challenges that pediatric cancer patients confront, including neurobehavioral consequences of disease and therapy.
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AS Fortuna is a hub of good foodie surprises. Along that street, you'll find a variety of Japanese, Korean, and Filipino restaurants. Today we're trying a relatively new foodie place called Kushiyaki Chikuzenya. Well, it's new only to me because the restaurant is actually operational for almost 3 years now. They will be celebrating their 3rd year anniversary this April. Chikuzenya is one-third of its more famous food chain called Chibori and Barikata that are both located at Cebu IT Park.


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The AquaTrainer swim spa has an adjustable swim current that gives you the ability to concentrate on your stroke technique at your personel swim level.
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For those customers who do not plan on using the Swim Spa during the winter months, it can be easily prepared for the winter by simply draining the water, removing the plugs from the pump(s), filter and heater, adding some antifreeze to suspect areas and covering the pool with the safety hardcover and a protective sheet of plastic. Where a proper concrete pad/foundation has not been installed, further consultation with your Hydropool representative will be required.
Hydropool hot tubs and swim spas are engineered to be the most energy efficient in the world. See Catalog for specific HydroGuide on each Hot Tub.
Like any pool or hot tub, the Hydropool Swim Spa will require the addition of chemicals to kill bacteria and balance the water chemistry. It will contain about 1/10 of the water found in an average pool and therefore considerably fewer chemicals are required. Hydropool employs an inline automatic chemical dispenser that works in conjunction with the pressure-side 75 square foot cartridge filter to make water care simple.
In addition, we recommend the optional ozonator, which is designed to reduce the addition of chemicals while also making the water soft and gentle on the skin. In an outdoor setting, the inclusion of the optional hardcover will keep airborne debris from entering the water while maintaining the set temperature. In the event where dirt settles on the bottom, the jet action of the Swim Spa will usually stir the debris so that it is removed by the surface skimmer.
Regular rinsing of the filter with a hose or in a wash basin will keep the pool water clean and extend the life of the filter.
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The conference calls attention to the politics of nature, a key feature of contemporary neoliberalism and its planetary ambitions. Late capitalism has not only wide-ranging effects on the transformation of labor and subjectivities, but is also causing drastic changes in the government of nature. While the "limits-to-growth" environmentalism of the 1960s placed ecology at the center of the intellectual agenda, and the "sustainable development" movement launched in the 80's replaced old-fashioned notions of nature with "the environment", the current popularity of the category of the Anthropocene and climate crisis are promoting the grand narrative of an Earth-at-risk.
The purpose of the conference is to stimulate a cross-disciplinary reflection on the "states of nature" that are emerging from discourses centered on the threat of abrupt planetary environmental catastrophes, chronical conditions of ecological vulnerability, strategies of security, survival and adaptation, and the political and poetical imaginary of extinction and mutation. What is the role, responsibility, and complicity of critical theory and the arts in shaping the political and aesthetic reactions to large-scale eco-social devastations? What is the relation between the logic of coloniality and the Anthropocenic political episteme of deep history, unpredictable planetary tipping points, fear and resilience? What are the intellectual and political implications of our current, and conflicting, politics of nature?
Federico Luisetti and Emmanuel Alloa (School for Humanities and Social Sciences, Universität St. Gallen)
The conference is sponsored by the Universität St. Gallen, Research Committee, in collaboration with the Italian Thought Network.


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Celebrating 50 years, the Jens Hansen workshop has recreated by hand a distinctive Jens Hansen ring from the 1960's. In this 2018 addition to the Collection, a navette-shaped cabochon cut stone sits boldly atop a solid precious metal ingot.
The design is quintessential Jens - audacious and yet sculptural and well-balanced. A limited number of the Navette Rings will be set with original cabochon cut semi-precious stones which Jens bought in 1960's and 1970's, including Carnelian, Tigers Eye, Yellow Citrine, and Black Rutilated Quartz.
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Common Vision Problems Associated With a Brain Injury
Some 2.8 million Americans suffer a form of TBI every year, which is close to 1 in every 100 people.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) disrupts the normal functioning of the brain due to a strike or jolt to the head. This can cause vision problems, such as blurred or double vision, and difficulty with eye movements, focus, and tracking. This can result in headaches, dizziness and nausea— especially when someone who has suffered a TBI needs to retain focus on a fixed point or task. Over 10 million TBIs occur annually around the world and around 57 million people have been hospitalized for a TBI at some point in their lives.
Studies show that over 90% of Traumatic Brain Injury patients suffer some form of visual dysfunction, yet vision problems tend to be overlooked during the initial treatment of a brain injury. At times, vision problems don't manifest until some time has passed— so make sure to pay close attention to any vision changes you may experience following a concussion or head trauma. If you notice any alterations in your vision, contact Dr. Ingryd Lorenzana right away. The eye doctor will determine the causes of the vision change and will provide the appropriate vision therapy treatment.
What Kind of Vision Problems Result From a Brain Injury?
Often the affected person with a TBI is not aware of their specific vision dysfunction but might complain of one or more of the signs below:
Traumatic Brain Injuries tend to interrupt the communication between the eyes and the brain, which can cause a range of visual dysfunctions. The signs often include:
- Blurred vision
- Eyestrain
- Sensitivity to light
- Reading difficulties
- Attention and concentration difficulties
Below is a more detailed list of the common vision problems that can result from brain injury or a medical condition, such as a stroke, tumor, aneurysm, meningitis, cerebral palsy, and other neurological insults.
- Visual Acuity – Blurry vision, either all the time or can shift in and out of focus.
- Eye focusing – Inability to quickly change focus from near to far objects.
- Eye teaming – The eyes not working in tandem, potentially causing double vision.
- Eye movements – Difficulty following a moving object or losing one's place while reading.
- Motion sensitivity – The disruption of the connection between vision integration and balance system which makes it difficult to process motion properly. This can cause vertigo or unease when traveling, scrolling a digital device, or when in busy environments such as grocery stores, social settings, or sporting events.
- Visual Field Loss – The partial or complete loss of peripheral vision. Visual field loss may cause one to bump into objects, be struck by approaching objects, or experience frequent falls.
- Visual Memory Loss – Losing the ability to recall or remember visual information stored in long or short-term visual memory. This can have a devastating impact on daily functioning as the individual no longer recalls numbers, words, pictures, or any data viewed in the past. Reading comprehension decreases, and the ability to recognize locations and faces declines. One may not remember where a specific object—such as a car key—was put or how to give directions.
- Headaches or Eye Pain – Following head trauma, the individual may experience a range of headaches or even a stabbing pain around the eye — at times accompanied by redness, burning, or itching of the eyes
- Sensitivity to Light – In the aftermath of a brain injury, one can develop sensitivity to light and be unable to tolerate glare. Also known as photophobia, sensitivity to light can be exacerbated by particular light sources, such as bright sunlight and fluorescent lighting. LCD screens, used for computers or smartphone devices, can be particularly intolerable after a concussion.
How Can Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Optometry Help You Recover From a Brain Injury?
People of all ages who develop visual dysfunction due to a neurological trauma or injury can benefit from a vision assessment by a Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Optometrist (neuro-optometrist). These eye care professionals are highly trained in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of neurological conditions that affect the visual system, as well as perceptual and motor disorders. Research studies show that patients having undergone a vision rehabilitation program can vastly improve their quality of life.
An interdisciplinary rehabilitation team is essential for patients with concussions, strokes or other neurological deficits. In addition to optometrists, team members may include nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, physical medicine doctors, neurologists, neuropsychologists, audiologists, and ophthalmologists, among others.
The Brain Vision Institute regularly assists patients in retraining their visual system to overcome symptoms and visual conditions caused by brain injury. If you are suffering from any of the above symptoms or conditions, please reach out to us.
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Do you have a project on one Weblate server and need to move it to another? Weblate 4.14 got your backup! This is the feature we are very proud to deliver in this release. It also welcomes new projects to Hosted Weblate as the backup and restore do not need to include the whole server anymore.
If you want to check the changes, in short, see the docs; there's also the link to the GitHub milestone with every improvement to the tiny details.
There are some other lovely changes in 4.14, so let's skim through them.
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Of course, there are also some fixes, of which we want to point out the fixed parsing of the translations in all Windows RC, HTML, and TXT files.
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My Cat Got a Better Credit Card Offer Than Me
Here are four weird stories of credit card mailing offers.
July 23, 2013 — -- intro: Most people start to receive their first credit card mailings when they turn 18. But sometimes these offers are a little out of the ordinary, arriving for people who are far too young, or family members that aren't even human.
Here are a few stories of people who have received some pretty strange credit card mailings.
quicklist:title: When the Owner's Away...text: When Mike and Debbie Gavaghan bought their first home in Texas in 1996, they furnished it with a brand new entertainment center. But they "decided to have a little fun" with the warranty card, and put their cat Max's name and information down instead of their own.
They made Max a self-employed father of five, who owned a boat and made half a million dollars a year. Soon, Max W. Gavaghan began to receive offers from all sorts of companies: magazines, sweepstakes, country club memberships and grocery delivery companies, all wanting to reel Max in. But perhaps the most enticing offer was a pre-approved credit card from MBNA (acquired by Bank of America in 2006) with a $100,000 limit. On the same day, Max's owner also received a card offer from MBNA — but with a limit of only $50,000. Their cat was more credit-worthy than Mike and Debbie!
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Kelly Sloan has had quite a tough time with getting her point across to Capital One. In 1999, after her father's death, she contacted the credit card company to cancel his account. But she kept getting notices and requests for her deceased father, at which point she took out her frustrations in a creative way. She filled out paperwork in her dog Spark's name, but has now been getting offers for Spark ever since.
Despite the sheltie-spaniel mix's death in 2002 at age 13, he's apparently eligible for up to $30,000 in credit, at 5.99% for 3 years guaranteed. Not bad for a house pet who's already passed away.
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CNNMoney writer Jessica Dickler's daughter couldn't even differentiate between a penny and a quarter when she received her first credit card application. At just 3 years old, she'd hardly learned the value of a dollar when American Express wanted to offer her a credit line.
Confused, Dickler contacted the credit card company wondering why her toddler received a mailing. She found that clothing or furniture sent directly to her daughter in the past was the culprit. Those retailers, as many often do, sold their list of customers to American Express, which is why Dickler's daughter was now raking in the offers.
10 Common Credit Card Complaints
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While Dickler may have thrown her daughter's offer away, a woman in Aurora, Ill., had a different idea. When her then 5-year-old son Bennett received a credit card application in 2007, she had him fill it out. He wrote in his real income ($200) and birthday (2002) and sent the forms back to Bank of America. The family thought little of their silly joke until shortly after when Bennett received a brand new credit card in his name with a $600 limit.
5 Things About Credit Cards Your Parents Never Told You
If you've ever received a crazy credit card offer for a child or pet, think twice before you just throw it away. It's a good idea to call the credit card company to ask where they received their information, and inform them that there's been a mistake. Children must be 13 before they can legally be added onto your credit account (and 18 to acquire a card of their own) and as much as you wish your pets could buy their own kibble, they can't be cardholders either.
Once you clear it up with the credit card company, don't forget to dispose of the offers or cards in a way that protects your identity and valuable personal information. If your child mistakenly receives a card offer, it's a good idea to check their credit report as well, in order to protect against fraud and identity theft.
Lastly, remember that companies often sell their lists of customers, so if you don't act to rectify the situation, it will probably self-perpetuate, leaving your pet or toddler with even more offers they don't need.
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One of the biggest challenges for any conference organizer is to ensure you meet your return on investment (ROI). There are many varied activities and event musts that will assist in achieving this result; however, one major factor is to nail down how best to display those key messages.
Although you may not have control over the actual content in the presentation (if you have external keynote speakers, or senior management-level speakers creating their own), you can certainly make sure that the surface on which the content is displayed is creative and engaging, which will ultimately enhance your delegates' experience.
There are many options for conference screen set-ups and stage designs, one of which incorporates a wide screen within the event stage design--a particular favorite of mine!
Put simply, this is a huge screen, as you may have expected, and is flexible to fit any venue (ceiling heights/internal architecture restrictions) and suit any conference design, as the screens are often custom-made. We have put wide screens in the smallest of venues, even in between venue columns--which really added to the overall aesthetics of the set as we intentionally include the columns as part of the onscreen graphic design!
Using a wide screen opens up a world of possibilities to display video, various presentation formats (keynote, PowerPoint, etc.), live camera footage and event graphics at the same time, as the screen can be split up into "picture in picture" boxes, allowing all the conference media to run together side-by-side.
Your graphics team will be able to create this by producing a background slide complete with subtle animations based on the event branding (colors, logos, graphics, etc.), onto which boxes can be programmed to display the content you want in each box. These can be used for live camera close-ups of the keynote speaker at the lectern, wide shots of panel members, PowerPoint/keynote presentations and video.
As the screen is—literally--wide, the information isn't crammed onto the surface, making it illegible. Rather, it is displayed in a flowing way so the delegates' eyes have a visual feast of information, creating a fantastic impression and an engaging event.
Not only a must for conference production, the wide-screen format is being used more and more for awards ceremonies for maximum finalist exposure, and I believe it's the best way to keep your guests eyes on your show content and off their Twitter feeds!
Joanna Moor has been event production industry for more than 13 years and is currently at VisionEvents, a U.K.-based event production company specializing in award, conference and custom event production with a focus on utilizing the most up-to-date audio-visual technology.


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India's Next Big Idea Fellows Arrive in Canada
Powered by Zone Startups India and the Government of Ontario, the winners of India's Next Big Idea Contest have arrived in Toronto, looking to expand in the Canadian market.
To qualify, companies had to be based in India, and have a globally scalable business with market fit. The five winning founders beat out 389 entrants for the opportunity to come to Toronto and Vancouver to meet with top thought leaders and corporate directors.
"The Indian startup space has a massive growth potential," said Jens-Michael Schaal, counsellor (Commercial—Ontario), Ontario International—New Delhi Trade & Investment Office. "This contest is an opportunity for Indian startups to experience the North American market first-hand and develop valuable new connections."
Travelling with the group is also the jury's choice winner of India's empoWer accelerator, a program designed to encourage and foster startup growth by female entrepreneurs.
To learn more about the visiting founders and their companies, here is more information about the six winners:
Algo Engines is aiming to change the way we receive data about modern energy. It provides operational intelligence for wind turbines, met masts, solar and hydroelectric plants, with other uses as well.
Cloudrino is the jury's selection to represent the empoWer accelerator in Canada. The company is focused on cloud solutions, providing users with a graphical console that enables them to manage servers without any platform or OS independencies.
Data Resolve helps to mitigate insider threat and manage mobile workforce with cyber security intelligence.
Heckyl provides high-end data analytics to financial institutions, including brokerages, hedge funds, and banks.
Senseforth is an artificial intelligence platform that creates a wide range of intelligent action bots for enterprises that address queries, resolve issues, perform tasks, and make product recommendations.
Uncanny Vision delivers real-time optimized AI-based computer vision solutions for IoT devices, like surveillance cameras, and is used by Fortune 500 customers in Japan and the US.
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Composition of George F. Smith's laser group in the early 1960s; laser radar work at Malibu; work on Q-switching with Robert Hellwarth; discovery of the stimulated Raman effect, and some of the follow-up research; and the spirit of laser work at Hughes' laboratories in the early years.
Covers his family background, upbringing, education at the University of Cambridge, and positions at University of Edinburgh, Imperial College, University of Belfast, Royal Holloway College and University of Sussex. The scientific topics discussed include: the development of Newtonian cosmology, the origins and development of steady-state cosmology; work on theories of the solar system. Also prominently mentioned are: Philip Abelson, Luis Walter Alvarez, Hans Albrecht Bethe, Raymond Thayer Birge, Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Niels Henrik David Bohr, Ira Sprague Bowen, Sydney Chapman, Karl Taylor Compton, Edward Uhler Condon, Charles Galton Darwin, Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, Kenneth Dodd, Colonel Dudley, Arthur Stanley Eddington, Robley Dunglison Evans, Enrico Fermi, Richard Phillips Feynman, Ralph Howard Fowler, Friedman, Wolfgang Gentner, Thomas Gold, Sterling E. Hendricks, Fred Hoyle, Edwin Powell Hubble, Henry Hulme, James Jeans, W. O. Kermack, Joseph Larmor, Charles Christian Lauritsen, Ernest Orlando Lawrence, George Lemâitre, Milton Stanley Livingston, Howard J. Lucas, Walter Michels, Edward Arthur Milne, Joe Morris, Arthur A. Noyes, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Linus Pauling, Firth Pierce, George Placzek, Harry Hemley Plaskett, Samuel Ruben, Henry Norris Russell, Ryokishi Sagane, Samson, Erwin Schrödinger, Emilio Gino Segrè, George Paget Thomson, Robert Jamison Van de Graaff, Vladimir Iosifovich Veksler, Warren Weaver, Edmund T. Whittaker, Robert Rathbun Wilson, Charles Thomas Zahn; California Institute of Technology, Cambridge Radio Survey, Germany Kriegsmarine, Great Britain Science Research Council, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Radiation Laboratory, National Institute of Theoretical Astronomy, Princeton University, Proceedings of the Royal Society, Royal Astronomical Society, Universität Göttingen, University of California at Berkeley, University of Edinburgh, and Zeitschrift für Physik.
This interview was conducted as part of the Archives for the History of Quantum Physics project, which includes tapes and transcripts of oral history interviews conducted with ca. 100 atomic and quantum physicists. Subjects discuss their family backgrounds, how they became interested in physics, their educations, people who influenced them, their careers including social influences on the conditions of research, and the state of atomic, nuclear, and quantum physics during the period in which they worked. Discussions of scientific matters relate to work that was done between approximately 1900 and 1930, with an emphasis on the discovery and interpretations of quantum mechanics in the 1920s. Also prominently mentioned are: Niels Henrik David Bohr, Max Born, Gregory Breit, A. C. Crehore, Peter Josef William Debye, Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, Paul Ehrenfest, R. Fraser, Werner Heisenberg, Paul Hertz, Edwin Crawford Kemble, Earl H. Kennard, Ralph de Laer Kronig, Willis Eugene Lamb, Wilhelm Lenz, Maclaurin, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Wolfgang Pauli, Henry Augustus Rowland, Erwin Schrödinger, John Clarke Slater, Arnold Sommerfeld, Otto Stern, Phillip Subkow, Leo Szilard, John B. Taylord, John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, Wilhelm Wien, A. P. Wills; Columbia University, Cornell University, Københavns Universitet, New York City College, Universität Berlin, Universität Gottingen, Universität Hamburg, and Universität Leipzig.
Family background; identification with and influence of mentor Harvey Fletcher; bachelor's degree; calling as a Mormon missionary in Chicago, graduate course in physics with Albert A. Michelson. Work on electronics and acoustics at Western Electric at the invitation of Fletcher; influence of the work of Hendrik Johannes van der Bijl and Harold D. Arnold. Resumption of graduate studies at University of Chicago in 1919 and recollection of his work there with Michelson and Robert Millikan; change of dissertation topic to investigation of a hearing problem using vacuum tube circuits. Research on the hearing of speech in 1929 at University of California-Southern Branch; commission by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Co. for design of sound stages; design of auditoriums and studios; work on measurement of sound absorption. Dean of graduate division at University of California at Los Angeles, problems during his administration in establishing degree programs; his tenure as Vice Chancellor and as Chancellor; political problems with the Right. Director of National Defense Research Committee during World War II; applications of acoustics to anti-submarine warfare at San Diego Underwater Sound Laboratory. Organization of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), role of Wallace Waterfall. Comments on teaching and religion; activities since retirement, nonprofessional interests; recent research in wave acoustics.
Family background and early childhood; religion; early interest in science; learning Copernican theory; Manual Training high school; Cornell University undergraduate (1915-1919); Student Army Training Corps (1917-1919); tutoring at City College; National Research Council Fellowship (1927), travel to Europe; met Linus Pauling, Arnold Sommerfeld, Edward Condon, Howard Percy Robertson, Niels Bohr, Wolfgang Pauli, Werner Heisenberg, Edwin Schrodinger, Hans Bethe, Rudolf Peierls, Otto Stern; Columbia University lecturer; physics research at Columbia University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1940- ).
Discusses childhood and upbringing in Arkansas and Arizona; his undergraduate education at Cal Tech and Pomona College; graduate work at UCLA; his impressions of David Griggs; his postdoc experience in Australia and the geophysics research there; research in earthquakes and high pressure research; his work a Lamont-Doherty and Columbia University; the development of the El Nino model and other climate research; among other topics. Also prominently mentioned are: Lynn Sykes, Mark Kane and Manik Talwani.
This interview focuses on Ramey's experiences as a member of the Harvard Physics Department but also includes information on his early training in physics and his position during World War II. Contains coverage of his own research and inter-university activities before and after coming to Harvard. Discusses his work with students at undergraduate and graduate levels and his involvement with educational innovations and administrative duties at Harvard. Includes comments on women in physics and the job opportunities available to both women and men in physics.
Youth and college education in Queens, New York; graduate studies and research work with Donald Kerst at the University of Illinois, 1941; Pd.D. in nuclear fission, 1944. Contract work during World War II for NDRC, Woolwich Arsenal in England; subcontract work on photo fission threshold for the Manhattan Project (Enrico Fermi); involvement in medical betatron work (Philip Morrison). Postwar transitions at the University of Illinois. Work at National Bureau of Standards as Director for the Betatron Laboratory and, from 1962, as Director of the Radiation Physics Division after Lauriston Taylor's retirement. Work on radiation processing and food rpeservation. Directorship of Standards; his goal for AIP, its independence. Discussion of the scientific information explosions and the National Science Foundation (NSF) grant (Elmer Hutchisson) Manpower Statistics (the Bromley Report); long-range planning committees (Frederick Seitz); effects of Internal Revenue Service audit; 1977/78; classification of physics documents (Philip Morse, Thomas Lauritsen); information as a saleable commodity (Germany, England); electronic information systems (PINET and PIMAIL); translation of Russian journals. Also, major events in reorganization; move to Woodbury and that facility's later expansion, computerization of publishing activities, relationship between governing boards and Member Societies. Attracting new societies, AIP's early (pioneer) ventures: Manpower Statistics, history and education programs, and public relations. Series ends with a brief discussion of the career of Marshak Cleveland: his work in radiation treatment, founding his own company (Radiation Dynamics), and his new venture in Colorado. Also prominently mentioned are: Alan Astin, Edward U. Condon, Michael Danos, Ugo Fano, Evans Hayward, Raymond Hayward, Wheeler Loomis, Harold Wyckoff; and the American Physical Society.


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Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, especially today in the Maghreb and Middle East.
For the ouster of Tunisia's Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has sent shock waves from Rabat to Riyadh. Autocrats, emirs and kings have to be asking themselves: If rioters can bring down Ben Ali with his ruthless security forces, what prevents this from happening here?
Millions of militant Muslim young who have never shared in the wealth produced by the oil and gas must be asking: If Tunisians can take down a detested regime, why cannot we?
America had no role in this uprising, and our diplomats had been appalled at the corruption. Yet Ben Ali was an ally in the war on terror, and what happened in Tunisia could trigger a series of devastating blows to the U.S. position in the Middle East.
For when autocrats fall, it is not always democracy that rises. And in the Middle East, democracy is not necessarily America's ally.
The fall of King Farouk in 1952 led to Col. Nasser in Egypt. The ouster and murder of King Faisal in Iraq in 1958 led to Saddam. The fall of King Idris in Libya in 1969 led to Gadhafi. The fall of Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia in 1974 led to the rise of the murderous Col. Mengistu. And the fall of the Shah of Iran in 1979 led to the Ayatollah Khomeini.
Often the old saw applies: "Better the devil we know…"
And should a new wave of revolts sweep the region, we might see the final collapse of the neoconservative foreign policy of George W. Bush.
That Mideast policy rested on several pillars: uncritical support of Israel, invasions to oust enemies in Afghanistan and Iraq, and U.S. occupations to rebuild and convert these nations into democracies.
Well before he left office, these policies had made the region so anti-American that Bush was himself, in opinion surveys, viewed less favorably by the Muslim masses than Osama bin Laden.
And when Bush, having declared at his 2005 inaugural that his goal was now to "end tyranny in our world," called for elections in the Middle East, he got the results his policies had produced.
In Palestine, Hamas swept to power. In Lebanon, Hezbollah made such gains it was brought into the Lebanese government it has just brought down. When Egypt's Hosni Mubarak allowed some electoral districts to be contested, the Muslim Brotherhood won most of them.
In Iran in 2005, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected and became an instant favorite of the Arab masses because of his hostility toward Israel. The trend continued in the Iraqi elections of 2010, which enhanced the prestige and power of the anti-American Muqtada al-Sadr.
The message from the Mideast has been consistent and clear: When elections are held, or monarchs and autocrats overthrown, the masses will turn to leaders who will pull away from America and stand in solidarity with the Palestinians.
Turkey is a case in point. Before he invaded Iraq, Bush asked Ankara for permission to attack from its territory in the north, as well as Kuwait in the south. The Parliament of this NATO ally of 50 years refused permission.
Since then, Turkey has been moving away from America, away from Israel, and closer to the Islamic peoples of a region Ottoman Turks ruled for centuries.
George H.W. Bush abjured "the vision thing." But George W. had a road-to-Damascus experience during 9/11. He became a true believer that the security of his country and the peace of the world depended on a global conversion to democracy. And he would do the converting.
This is the ideology of democratism. Bush's zealotry in pursuing his new faith blinded him to the reality that whatever their failings, the kings of Morocco, Jordan and Saudi Arabia and Mubarak are more reliable friends than any regime that might come out of one-man, one-vote elections.
Why, other than ideology, would a leader demand that a friendly regime hold elections if it were a near certainty the regime to come out of those elections would be more hostile to one's own country?
Dwight Eisenhower preferred the Shah to Mohammad Mossadegh, though the latter had been elected. Ike backed the coup. Richard Nixon preferred Gen. Augusto Pinochet to Chile's pro-Castro President Salvador Allende, who was elected. The general was with us.
Yet this raises anew the question: Why do they hate us?
In the 19th century, European monarchs disliked our republic, but their people loved us. Through World War II and much of the Cold War, the peoples of the Middle East saw America as the champion of liberation from imperial rule. We were first to throw the British out.
Perhaps we have lost the people of the Middle East, while winning the allegiance of their autocratic rulers, because we, too, have become an empire—and no longer see ourselves as others see us.


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Documents of Contemporary Art Text for Nature was typeset and the mechanical copy of the manuscript was sent to a printer. The vendor then photographed the pages to produce page negatives. Next, negatives were stripped by hand onto large flat sheets known as 'goldenrods,' and the goldenrods were exposed with ultraviolet light. This resulted in 'blueprints," a positive reproduction of the book that is then checked for accuracy. The paper was made from pulp obtained by chemical means, known as kraft pulping. Chips of wood were placed in a large, sealed container known as a digester. The digester contained a strongly alkaline solution of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide. The mixture was heated to 320-356° F (160-180°C) at a pressure of about 116 pounds per square inch (800 kilopascals). Bleaching removes lignin and involves mixing the pulp with a series of oxidizing chemicals that react with the lignin. After each mixture, the pulp is washed with an alkaline solution that removes the treated lignin. Fillers are added to the pulp. A typical filler is a clay known as kaolin. Other chemicals often added to pulp include starches or gums. Rosin (a substance derived from pine trees) and alum (aluminum sulfate) are often added as sizers, making the paper less absorbent. Pulp is added to water to form slurry in order to make paper with an even density. The slurry is pumped onto a moving mesh screen made up of very fine wires of metal or plastic. Water drains through the small openings in the mesh, forming a sheet of wet material from the slurry. The sheet is moved on a belt made of felt containing wool and synthetic fibers, then on a belt made of felt containing cotton and other fibers. The dried sheet moves between rollers known as calendars to make it smooth. It is then wound on a large reel. After the typeset version of the book was reviewed and necessary changes made, it was printed and bound with the cover, resulting in a finished book. The typesetting and printing consists of filming and all subsequent steps are typically done by specialized vendors. Book binding also involves sewing the signatures together, gluing the spine, and inserting lining and trimming the edges. Finally the book is enclosed in a cover. An interview of mine was reprinted in this book and Whitechapel sent a copy to me. It moved with me from Manhattan to Brooklyn. |