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Before I travel, I read. A lot. Part of my preparation for any trip is to build up a base of knowledge that will ultimately create a more deeply embedded connection with the place. I generate my own touch points for the place, its people, and particularly its history. Here are a few standouts for kids and adults interested in the Maya.
Young Adult Historical Fiction
Seven Serpents Trilogy—Book 1, The Captive by Scott O'Dell Sourcebooks Jabberwocky; combined edition (2009) Scott O'Dell's Seven Serpents Trilogy follows the young Julian Escobar, a seminarian from Spain, who finds himself in the New World during the early years of the Spanish Conquest. The Captive contains Escobar's interactions specifically with the Maya culture (the second two books deal with the Aztec and Inca respectively). The Conquest-era themes run the gamut from the conflicts over religion; monotheism versus polytheism; moral and physical struggles with Indian human rights; and the similarities and differences across cultures. The Captive is a well-told story of discovery and a wonderful introduction to the Spanish Conquest, combining adventure with literature. (Buy the book)
Well of Sacrifice by Chris Eboch Clarion Books; first printing edition (1999) Chris Eboch's Well of Sacrifice is a fictionalized anthropological tour of Maya life set during the tenth century, just as the mighty Mesoamerican civilization is beginning to crumble. While Maya nobility and royalty play a key role in the story, the focus of Eboch's book is on the common people, specifically one young girl named Eveningstar Macaw, and how, through the will of her personality, she changes a Maya city. We read about the Maya culture and religion, as well as their calendaring system. As Eveningstar finds her way through the difficulties of Maya life, the reader learns about the society's professions, food, hobbies, trade, death rituals, medicinal and construction capabilities, and military. Imbued with cultural context, Eboch's narrative makes the educational content fully engaging. (Buy the book)
Travel and History
Incidents of Travel in Yucatan (2 volumes) by John Lloyd Stephens; art by Frederick Catherwood Dover Publications (1963) Stephens and Catherwood traveled throughout Mexico and Central America exploring, documenting, and in some cases, buying ancient Maya ruins. These wildly successful travelogues were originally published in the mid-1800s and still carry a very genuine sense of exploring the unknown. Stephens's natural narrative is enhanced with Catherwood's exquisite drawings from many of the sites they visited, including the popular destinations at Tulum and Chichén Itzá. Print out his drawings of a site you plan to visit and bring it with you. You'll enjoy reflecting on the difference between what was found in its natural state and what's been rebuilt to support modern tourism. (Buy the book)
Breaking the Maya Code by Michael D. Coe Thames & Hudson; third edition (2012) A preeminent Maya expert, Coe continues to update his book, which is part history, part linguistics study, and part mystery. The book digs deep into the world of Mexican and Central American archaeology and the people who have worked behind the scenes to decipher Maya glyphs since the 1950s. It was these discoveries that led to the modern understanding of how the Maya ruled and lived. (Buy the book)
Maya Prophecy and Myth
The Order of Days: The Maya World and the Truth About 2012 by David Stuart Harmony Books (2011) (Buy the book)
2012 and the End of the World: The Western Roots of the Maya Apocalypse by Matthew Restall and Amara Solari Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (2011) Bookstores are stuffed with books on the 2012 Maya prophecy. Some are serious but can't be taken seriously, while others are seriously entertaining and educational. These two books do a nice job of blending history and entertainment.David Stuart is a former National Geographic grantee and is one of the world's preeminent Maya epigraphers (an expert in the study of inscriptions) and historians. With an eye on December 21, 2012, Stuart takes an anthropological, archaeological, and historical look into the far and near past of Mesoamerican cultures and, as Stuart himself writes, "examines history, ancient texts, modern Maya religion, and the early development of research to show how the Maya conceived of a remarkable structure to time and space that's significant on its own as a compelling human achievement."Restall and Solari are professors at Penn State, and their very readable book is more academic than narrative, but does an incredible job of incorporating a lot of info in only a few pages. It's not written for the academic community, but for readers interested in understanding what's behind the 2012 mythos. (Buy the book)
Popol Vuh, translated by Dennis Tedlock Touchstone (1996) The Popol Vuh is the Maya story of creation. The story vividly describes the Hero Twins, who defeat the gods of the underworld and ultimately lay the groundwork for the existence of humans, nature, and the gods. If your kids enjoy stories of Greek and Roman gods, or Viking heroes, these tales will be right up their alley. (Buy the book)


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PureDWTS Season 20, Week 5 – Disney Week Song Predictions 2.0
And Disney week is upon us once again 🙂 Since so many of us (myself included) are chomping at the bit to start speculating about what we might hear, I thought we'd resurrect the season 18 Disney week song prediction post to start the discussion!
First, a little bit of intel: allegedly, there have been some issues with song clearance, AGAIN – which is no surprise, considering there were clearance issues with some of the season 18 Disney week songs ("Be Our Guest" got approved in the nick of time; "Hakuna Matata", however, did not) and Disney is notorious for closely guarding their copyrights. Knowing that – I would not be at all surprised if some of the season 18 Disney week songs got reused. Disappointing? Maybe. Avoidable? Doubt it. Also, knowing this show's penchant for reusing songs, I would not be surprised to see if some other Disney songs used before on other seasons of the show crop up again. So to start the predicting off, here's a recap of the songs we saw during the last Disney week, and songs we've seen on the show before – then I'll share my Disney week wishlist, and you guys can share yours 🙂 Read more..


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'A Lighthouse in NY' at the Shomberg
Misani | 10/10/2013, 2:35 p.m.
There is a lighthouse in Harlem, and it shone brilliantly on Friday, Sept. 27 when the Antigua and Barbuda Progressive Society (ABPS) and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture launched "A Lighthouse in New York," a groundbreaking exhibit that will run through Jan. 4, 2014.
At the opening reception and panel discussion of the exhibit, which commemorates 80 years since the ABPS was founded (in 1934), guests enjoying jazz music of the early 20th century gathered in the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division Reading Room to view materials from records and photos donated to the Schomburg Center.
Arranged in four sections, "A Lighthouse in New York" includes:
- "History and Organization"
- "Political Activism and Diasporic Identifications"
- "Aid and Community"
- "A Bridge to the Past"
Margaret Maynard's oral history captures the history and work of the society, its political sensibilities, diasporic sympathies and pan-Caribbean leanings, as well as her personal background, the Depression and the society's activities. In addition, it offers reflections on the society's past and present.
Also represented are portraits depicting individual immigrants and socioeconomic conditions in Antigua and New York City. A group photo portrays Salome Drysdale, one of the founders of the ABPS.
Valerie Harris-Pole, executive assistant to the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, revealed: "An award has been established in her name—the Salome Drysdale Award of Excellence for Women. In 2007, at the 75th anniversary, I was the recipient of that award."
Later, guests settled into the Langston Hughes Auditorium. A logo of the exhibit, an image of a lighthouse with the motto "Faith, hope, charity and loyalty," crowned the stage as a young female pannist provided some wonderful calypso and Caribbean folk music of the era. The panel discussion then got underway following a welcome by Steven G. Fullwood, assistant curator of the Schomburg Center, who introduced Derede Samuel-Whitlock, director of the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Office in New York.
Accompanied by a video with images of the exhibition period, both in Harlem and Antigua and Barbuda, Samuel-Whitlock welcomed the guests and provided a rich history of the times. He mentioned the 1964 purchase of a brownstone on 122nd Street, which still serves as the ABPS official headquarters.
"This is a story about a journey that many of us, or our foreparents, have taken from our island capital to the capital of the world," Samuel-Whitlock said proudly. "The year was 1934, 100 years since slavery had been abolished in Antigua—one of the first British colonies where slaves were emancipated. Thousands of Antiguans and Barbudans had joined the 'great migration' to the United States in search of better economic opportunities. As freed slaves, they were attracted to a country that appealed to their sense of dignity and worth, where their work ethic would help them advance." She went on to point out how the U.S. was in the midst of the Great Depression, which resulted in the Antiguan and Barbudan immigrants finding themselves on the bread line.
"They were without a support system," Samuel-Whitlock explained, adding: "In 1934, Harlem was home to a thriving community of Caribbean immigrants, including hundreds of Antigua and Barbudan nationals. The ABPS emerged as one of many immigrant community groups formed to provide assistance to the wageless and to help alleviate some of the economic hardships that their countrymen faced."


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We know that the Republicans whose patron saint believed in a shining city where the "doors were open to anyone with the will and heart to get here," have utterly abandoned that principle in fear of tea party rage. But recent legislative moves by the Democrats make it appear they have no intention of passing immigration reform, even as they seek to use it as a campaign issue.
Round One, The DREAM Act
Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) attached the DREAM Act to the Defense Authorization bill. At the same time, Democrat leadership attached a provision repealing the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy and another allowing for abortions at military medical centers.
The American people, including Republicans, overwhelmingly support the actual provisions of the DREAM Act. A poll conducted this June found 70 percent of those polled, including 60 percent of Republicans, supported the provisions of the DREAM Act. I think it is useful to see the actual question they were asked:
Currently, illegal immigrant children who were brought to the U.S. at a young age and have grown up here have no way to become legal citizens and fully contribute to society.
Congress is considering a proposal known as the DREAM Act which would address this problem. This bill provides illegal immigrant students who were brought here as young children with the opportunity to work legally without fear of deportation and ultimately earn permanent legal resident status if they meet certain requirements. To earn legal status, students must have come to the U.S. when they were very young, lived here for at least five years, stayed out of trouble, earned a high school diploma or GED, and completed at least two years of college or military service.
If passed, the bill has the potential to provide children and young people who meet these requirements with improved access to a higher education and a legal means by which to contribute to society.
Would you favor or oppose the DREAM Act?
Admittedly, this question is an argument for the DREAM Act. But it is a fair argument which accurately describes the Act. It is an argument that could and should have been made. If the DREAM Act were introduced as a stand alone bill, with bi-partisan support, public hearings and a well-thought publicity campaign, it is an argument that could have won the day.
Instead, the Dream Act was attached at the last minute to a defense bill with other controversial attachments only days before the Senate adjourns for the general election. Anti-immigrant activists quickly called the DREAM Act "backdoor amnesty" and there was no fair opportunity to give the Act the consideration it deserved. All any Senator wary of supporting the Act in this electoral season had to do was to say he opposed the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and vote the whole defense bill, along with the Dream Act, down. And that's what they did.
Seven Republican Senators who are still in office indicated support for the DREAM Act the last time it was brought for a cloture vote in 2007. At least one Democrat, Claire McCaskill (D-MO), who opposed the bill in 2007 has indicated she may change her vote if it comes up again and was open to debate and amendment. There are a whole slew of senators who were not in office in 2007 who have not had the opportunity to debate or indicate opposition or support for the Act.
Senator Reid's actions in shepherding this bill are not the actions of a Senator who actually wants to get something passed. The fact that he made an impassioned plea for the Act on its merits after the predictable failure of cloture on the defense bill was shameless.
Senator Durbin (D-IL) has re-introduced the Act as a stand-alone bill, but Reid's shenanigans have already sullied the name of the bill. Durbin said he will do "everything in my power" to get the DREAM Act passed this time. Advice – Get a new Majority Leader.
Killing Immigration Reform, Round Two
Yesterday, Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010 (S. 3932). It is a bill that, with some work, should be satisfying to a broad constituency. It includes strong border strengthening and enforcement provisions; flexible visa reform based on market needs and a path to permanent legal status for those already here illegally who pay a fine and go through a multi-year process with no recourse to means-tested benefits. In addition, none of the other provisions of the bill go into effect until the border strengthening and enforcement provisions are achieved.
It is a bill that would have the strong support of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. But it does not.
Utterly superfluous to immigration reform, Senator Menendez has attached the "Unite American Families Act" to his Immigration Reform Act. The UAFA would treat the "partners" of bi-national couples as married persons.
So today, Menedez got a very nice letter from Salt Lake Bishop John Wester in his capacity as US Bishops' Migration Chair commending Menedez for his "ongoing leadership on achieving immigration reform," but
lamenting "that a controversial provision, which would confer marriage-like immigration benefits to same-sex couples, will preclude the U.S. bishops from supporting S. 3932 as introduced."
Bishop Wester also quite reasonably observed that including UAFA "in a comprehensive immigration reform bill will make it far more difficult to achieve the compromise that will be needed in order to enact a fair and balanced comprehensive immigration reform bill."
So we now have two attempts at immigration reform proposals diverted by attaching planks from a secondary agenda. Whatever one thinks of that secondary agenda, attaching it to already controversial immigration reform proposals is a sure way to sink desperately needed reform.


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Welcome to a New School Year!
Next to the quest for peace, our nation's most important goal is the development of high-quality schools that prepare all children for life in a fast-changing and increasingly complex world. With this in mind, the philosophy and attitude of the educators and staff at Kandy Stripe Academy is rather important. Therefore, we strive to maintain high standards for our students. We consider all parents as active partners in this endeavor.
Non Discrimination Code:
It is the policy of the Houston Independent School District not to discriminate on the basis of age, color, handicap or disability, ancestry, national origin, marital status, race, religion, sex, veteran status or political affiliation in its education or employment programs and activities, as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.


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I went for an adventure this afternoon in the hitherto unexplored region north west of Reading. Started in the pleasant village of Streatley and headed in the general direction of Swindon along the "ridgeway" national trail. At first it was a little dull and plodding, the only interesting site being this memorial to a solider […]
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August Bank Holiday
Went for a really long walk last Monday where I discovered the previously discussed tank-tractor. On the way back to Henley there was a really awesome sunset and I managed to take some nice photos with the trees silhouetted against the dramatic clouds.
The latest innovation in farming combines both tank and tractor technology to make this wonderful machine: The farmer is surrounded by more screens than your average software developer. Although after a while he had to stop and poke about with the trailer in a rather low tech way.
Went down to Portland near Weymouth the weekend before last to go camping and climbing and generally be outdoors-y. Here, our encampment! Where we went climbing on Saturday: Nice sunset sky in the evening.


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Teen Advisory Board meeting
February 28 @ 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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Have you considered joining our Teen Advisory Board?
If not, you should! As part of the group, you'll have the chance to:
— Help develop cool programs like movie marathons and game nights
— Have input into the teen book collections
— Make new friends
— Help shape the future of your library
So what are you waiting for? TAB meetings take place before other Teen Nights, so there's always something to do afterwards!


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Rick & Jill Edgar's Home
Our Koi pond is 5 years old and built by our loving hands. The BBQ and Bar were built first, then the Fireplace and Pizza Oven came next in a 2 year project all built by 'us' and is loved by all!
Back Yard Fireplace Garden Large (5,000 - 10,000 sq ft.) Outdoor Kitchen Pond
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Thiis is beautiful. I would love to see pictures of the construction process!
Just beautiful! Did your husband have masonry experience? My husband and I would like an outdoor area such as yours but my husband says (after I showed him your pictures) "I don't know anything about masonry, I can't do everything." After 26 years with the man I think he can still do about anything. I'm more interested in the pizza oven. What ideas can you share about that? thanks for your time and again congrats on a gorgeous setting.
Did you use kits for the fireplace and/or kitchen? If so, what manufacturer and how easy were they to work with?
This was not a kit. My husband designed the fireplace; pizza oven; bar and bbq. And built them all. Thank you for the nice comments!
Congrats on being this week's featured yard. Great job.
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Spectacular fireplace. That must be a fun entertaining area.
This is incredible. Very impressive, and even more so considering you did this yourself. One of the best I've seen....congratulations.
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Cutting off blood supply therapeutically
In these embolization procedures, the interventional team will first create an image of the distorted veins using various forms of angiography. Then the specialists will introduce a catheter (small plastic tube) into a primary artery and advance it to the area to which there is a need to cut off blood supply. The specialists inject a granulized or particulate material that congeals and hardens, thus blocking blood flow. Or, they may insert a metallic coil through the catheter that remains in place so that the body will form a blood clot around the coil and block off the area. The materials used may depend on the size and type of area to be closed and on whether the occlusion is intended to be temporary or permanent.
This transcatheter embolization has a variety of applications, including most importantly:
• fibroid masses. One use of the technique that has received significant attention recently is in uterine artery embolization, where the purpose is to kill or shrink fibroid masses in the uterus. The treatment addresses pelvic pain, excessive bleeding, and other symptoms of abnormalities in the uterus.
• aneurysms. Specialists also use embolization to block aneurysms (areas in arteries that are weakened and bulging) in different locations of the body. The treatment seeks to seal off the aneurytic bulge, as well as the neck of the bulge within the artery. Interventionalists can permanently deploy a tiny coil of soft-metal filament in the aneurysm, providing a much-preferable alternative to surgery to remove the aneurysm. This the procedure has allowed treatment of aneurysms that were previously considered in operable. The procedure reduces much of the danger presented by aneurysms and can sometimes be used to treat aneurysms that have already ruptured. (Note that in recent years, in the hands of neurosurgeons - or at some centers, interventional neuroradiologists - endovascular coil embolization has become a standard treatment for patients who have a brain aneurysm but who are at high risk for complications from a surgical repair of the aneurysm.)
Varicocele Treatment
Varicocele is a common condition among males, most likely to occur in the teens and twenties. In this condition, the tiny veins through which blood flows out of the testicles fail to withstand the reverse forces of blood flow from gravity and pressure, and they become enlarged and misshapen. While they may or may not be visible, these tangled vessels become, effectively, varicose veins within the scrotum.
In some men, they may go unnoticed, but in others they cause symptoms that can include pain and shrinkage of the testicles. Varicocele is a primary cause of male fertility problems. If a varicocele is not visible the radiologist may diagnose it using ultrasound or venography.
Interventional radiologists can provide the most up-to-date solution available for varicocele. By embolizing the abnormal veins present in this condition, they deliver a painless solution that causes the problem veins to wither, the scrotum to return to normal, and the symptoms to resolve. The treatment is nearly identical to interventional treatment for varicose veins. After the procedure, blood detours through other veins that are normal, and the treated veins are gradually reabsorbed by the body. The treatment is highly effective in resolving the symptoms of varicocele.
Partly because awareness of this option is still growing, many men continue to undergo conventional surgery for varicocele. The surgeon must make an incision in the scrotum and tie off the abnormal veins. Patients need weeks to recover from this operation.
But with varicocele embolization there are no stitches (and no incision in the scrotum), and patients usually go home the same day. In addition, they typically return to normal activities within 48 hours.
• tumors. The technique can also be used to reduce or destroy cancerous tumors. For tumor control, embolization is a more likely approach if the tumor is difficult to remove surgically, due to its location. This is particularly relevant for liver tumors or for certain tumors with extensive blood supply such as those resulting from kidney cancer. The cancer team will sometimes use the step to reduce tumors prior to, and make them more amenable to, surgery.
In a tumor embolization procedure, the cancer team can also deliver chemotherapeutic drugs through the catheter to more directly expose the tumor to these cancer-killing agents, and decrease the amount of drug circulated systemwide in the body. This treatment is called chemoembolization. Tumor embolization can be a highly effective step for control of pain resulting from tumor growth, and can help some patients avoid powerful, opiate pain-killing drugs.
• arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Included among vascular problems treated with embolization are arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), an unusual condition in which an artery and vein have an abnormal connection, causing leaking and mixing of blood between arterial and venous supplies
• bleeding. Embolization is an important option in treating internal bleeding and is used for this application more often than for any other purpose. Radiologists employ the approach to stop or reduce gastrointestinal bleeding in cases where ulcers bleed into the stomach or intestines, and for blood-vessel ruptures in or around the digestive tract (mesenteric bleeding). The radiologic specialists also use embolization commonly interventional treatments for trauma, where frequently the technique is essential to stop bleeding into the abdomen or pelvis in individuals who have been injured in automobile accidents. Finally, the IR team may also apply the treatment to stop severe postpartum bleeding and even to stop severe nose bleeds.
• enlargement. Splenic embolization is a newer technique developed as an alternative to splenectomy (open surgical removal of all or part of the spleen). Splenic embolization is designed primarily for patients who are unlikely to tolerate an open surgical procedure well but who suffer from enlarged spleens. This type of embolization involves introducing a catheter and advancing it to the splenic artery to partially plug or block this artery that supplies blood to the spleen. The step shrinks the spleen. Substances injected during this procedure to create the blockage can include polyvinyl alcohol foam, polystyrene, or silicone.
For an embolization procedure, the IR team will typically sedate the patient and insert the catheter into the femoral artery or vein, through a small incision in the groin (although vessels in the arm or neck may also be used). With the imaging guidance, they painlessly advance the catheter to the site of the vein or artery that needs to be closed off.
Depending on the problem and the objective of the embolization, the team may inject gelfoams, glues, or scarring agents (sclerosant), as alternatives to particles or coils, as the embolizing agent. Also, the specialists will sometimes need to repeat the embolization procedure at intervals to fully plug vessels. (For malformations that consist simply of an abnormal cluster of blood vessels or lymph material, the specialists can sometimes inject a scarring agent with a needle placed through the skin, to clot and shrink the malformation, in a treatment called sclerotherapy.)
Embolization is an effective intervention for stopping blood flow to targeted areas. It results in minimal blood loss, and allows most patients to avoid general anesthesia. In addition, unless their condition has caused bleeding, patients who undergo embolization generally have a short hospital stay of approximately one night and will resume normal activities within a week. A few weeks or months may be needed to fully determine whether the embolization has achieved its aim of controlling symptoms (including pain and other tumor-related complications), bleeding, or growths.
The IR team will usually follow up the procedure with additional angiography or other imaging to evaluate the positioning and results of the embolization. The success rates of embolization are high, and the procedure is dramatically less invasive than open surgery, making recovery much quicker and easier.


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Will Syria Follow Libya
Interview of Special Advisor on the Responsibility to Protect, Dr. Edward Luck
Bernard Gwertzman
Council on Foreign Relations
1 September 2011
(…)How important was the UN Security Council action allowing use of force to protect civilians in Libya, which tipped the military scales against Qaddafi?
I think it was quite an important precedent, both in Resolution 1970, which talked about sanctions and referred Qaddafi and some of his people to the International Criminal Court, and then in Resolution 1973, which talked about all necessary measures to protect populations--both of those invoked the responsibility to protect. That resolution led to the NATO air umbrella over Libya and the direct military action on the government forces.
It was important that the members of the council didn't find that to be controversial. In other words, the principle was agreed upon. There were some differences on how to go about it, but it was clear that a government that seems to be virtually at war with its people, that attacks peaceful protesters with aircraft, with advanced weaponry, with military force, with mercenaries; clearly this is not part of normal governance. That, simply, is not acceptable. (…)
Did it help that Qaddafi himself made incendiary comments about "killing these rats" or "cockroaches" when talking about the opposition that had seized power in Benghazi?
Commitments were made by the heads of state at the World Summit in 2005, who said that they would not only try to prevent crimes against humanity but would also seek to prevent their incitement. That summit included important wording on "Responsibility to Protect" which has since become known as "R2P." So, when Qaddafi decided to characterize the protestors as "cockroaches"--the same term that had been used vis-à-vis the Tutsis in the Rwandan genocide [1994]--that was a very worrisome sign. (…)
In Syria, the government has not used that kind of incendiary language. The government of President Bashar al-Assad claims they're fighting terrorists or foreign enemies. Does that make it harder for the UN to do what it was able to do in Libya?
Certainly, the fact that the government in Damascus has been more careful with its rhetoric means that the case there was not as obvious. (…) Over time, it seems that there is reason to believe that crimes against humanity may well have been committed there. When the Syrian government refused to allow the UN investigators on its territory, which had been mandated by the Human Rights Council; when it tried to cut off all media [and] Internet connections, these were clear, worrying signs because one begins to ask what they are trying to hide. (…)
Going back to Libya for a moment, why do you think that the Russians and Chinese did not use a veto, which they have threatened to do in the case of Syria?
I think there are two important factors. One, as I mentioned, is that the responsibility to protect really does have a large public following around the world. These are standards that people expect governments to follow, and they expect the international community, in particular the United Nations, to respond in these kinds of situations. But the other important difference was a question of regional pressure. There was a lot of regional pressure to act in the case of Libya, and I know that even countries that are rather cautious about the responsibility to protect felt that in that particular case they couldn't go against the Arab League [or] against the African Union and try to block this kind of action. (…)
How do you think the situation will resolve itself in Syria?
(…) I think one hopes that there are internal political processes within Syria that will lead to a changing attitude, and we noticed that many countries in the region are hardening their attitude and putting more pressure on the Syrian government to act. Syria doesn't have as many friends as it did in the beginning. And we hope that will convince them to change course. (…)
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FREEPORT, Maine — The Traip Academy field hockey team ended its regular season in style with a 3-2 win at Freeport on Wednesday in Western Maine Class C.
Briana Lameroux, Sarah Noble and Caitlyn Vera provided Traip's goals while Kaylie Andrews, Kendra Kagiliery and Noble provided assists.
Emily Bolton made three saves in the cage for Traip, whose next stop is the regional tournament. Date and time to be announced.
Concord Academy 2, Berwick Academy 1
CONCORD, Mass. — The Berwick Academy field hockey team fell 2-1 at Concord Academy on Wednesday.
Izzy Eldridge provided the scoring for Berwick (1-5) while Alex Wood turned in a solid effort at forward.
Berwick is at Newton Country Day Schoool on Friday.
Prospect Mountain 9, Kingswood 0
ALTON — The Prospect Mountain boys soccer team was a 9-0 winner over Kingswood (0-13) in Division III on Wednesday.
Marc Fernandez scored twice, while Brian Broelli, Joe Perry, Ken Gilbert, Cody Yelle, Kyle Roberts, Jake Troy and Chris Whalen all scored for Prospect (7-5-1).
Both teams return to action on Friday. Prospect is at Belmont and Kingswood looks for its first win at Gilford.
Berwick Academy 4, Landmark 0
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — The Berwick Academy boys soccer team was a 4-0 winner over Landmark (3-5) on Wednesday.
Stephen Sherbahn, Andrew Hawkins, Jesse Morse and Chris Richards all scored for Berwick (4-4-2) while Dexter Doucette, Blake Downey and Sam Hereford all recorded assists.
Berwick hosts Kents Hill on Saturday.
Deering 6, Marshwood 3
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — The Marshwood girls soccer team fell 6-3 to Deering (7-5) in Western Maine Class A action on Wednesday.
Megan McLean, Jillian Gori, and Gianna Riccardi scored Marshwood's goals. The Hawks (4-7-1) are at Bonny Eagle on Saturday.
LCA 2, Berwick 0
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — The Berwick Academy girls soccer team fell 2-0 at LCA on Wednesday.
Caitlyn Winders, Molly Lapointe, Georgia Barlow, Tori St. Pierre, Eliza Hazen, Maddie Balas, Parker Johnson, Olivia Hurley and Emily Borkowski all played well for Berwick.
Berwick will host Kents Hill on Saturday.
Kennebunk 1, Noble 0 (2 OT)
NORTH BERWICK, Maine — The Noble girls soccer team closed out the home portion of their regular-season schedule with a 1-0 double overtime loss to Kennebunk (2-10-1).
Noble (1-11) got seven saves from Shaylee Ashburn. It was the last home game for Knight seniors Bobbi Hilton, Nicole Lanoie, Jessica Demers, Jessica Bickford and Chandler Waterman.
Noble is at Gorham today.
Coe-Brown 3, Pelham 0
NORTHWOOD — The Coe-Brown volleyball team swept Pelham (4-10) in Division II action on Wednesday. Game scores were 25-7, 25-13 and 25-10.
For Coe-Brown, Liz Peabody led the way with 12 kills and six aces. Abby Ahern and Emma Easler each added eight kills.
Coe-Brown (9-5) hosts Kennett on Monday.
Portsmouth Christian 3, Wilton/Lyndeborough 0
DOVER — The Portsmouth Christian volleyball team swept WiltonLyndeborough (4-8) on Wednesday in Division III. Game scores were 25-16, 25-11 and 25-21.
Mindy Hurd led the way for Portsmouth Christian (8-4) with six kills and four blocks. Grace McCleod had four aces and Destini Davis had five kills.
Portsmouth Christian hosts Pittsfield on Friday.
Farmington 3, Inter-Lakes 1
MEREDITH — The Farmington volleyball team beat Inter-Lakes in four sets in Division III on Wednesday. Game scores were 17-25, 25-13, 25-14 and 25-19.
Marissa Peart led Farmington (11-0) with 21 kills and 15 digs. Kelsey Gregoire added seven kills, Shannon Cardinal had seven aces and four kills and Casey Memmolo had 35 assists to go with six kills.
Farmington hosts rival Nute on Friday.
High school roundup: Traip edges Freeport in regular-season finale
FREEPORT, Maine — The Traip Academy field hockey team ended its regular season in style with a 3-2 win at Freeport on Wednesday in Western Maine Class C.


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In a new post to the JSLabs blog today, there's a mini-tutorial showing how to, with the help of the new hooks in PHP 5.2, create a file upload progress meter.
This progess meter is based on the yahoo user interface library and alternative php cache (APC). You will need both of these for it to display properly. PHP 5.2.0 or higher is also required. (I have written a previous article on alternative PHP cache here).
He gives a brief overview of how things work (including the php.ini setting to make it happen) and has a screenshot of the resulting output. You can check out the demo here or just grab the source and jump right in.


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A question was offered to me today from a Morman friend that I am working with. He asked what atheist groups do for society. This was a question that I am unsure of and thought that I would ask this group...any ideas???...not just on what Atheist groups do, but what could we do???
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I, myself, am not a joiner, so I don't belong to any atheist organizations. However, if I may be so presumptuous as to speak for them: the main thing they do is try to free the world from ignorance and superstition. They regularly organize to oppose such things as the removal of science from classrooms. Or the removal of rights from gays and lesbians. Or to maintain the constitutionally mandated separation between church and state. Or to oppose war (Christians dearly LOVE war! Always have).
I, too, have a Mormon friend. He is proud of his leadership with the Boy Scouts - the same Boy Scouts that reject atheists and homosexuals. He also boasts of his donations to pass Proposition 8 in California. And he was a big supporter of the war in Iraq, making it crystal clear that he didn't think the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent men, women, and children was as important as America getting control of the oil. If that's an example of what religions do for society, I think I hardly need to defend atheist organizations.
Only about 24% of U.S. oil comes from the Middle East and North Africa combined. Canada actually accounts for higher oil imports than Saudi Arabia. In fact, we produce 55% of our petroleum in country. 45% are imports. If someone thinks we fought the Iraq war to control their oil, why do we get only 2.77% of our oil from?
The U.S. gets less oil today from Iraq than before 9/11
The largest source of crude oil for the United States is the United States
Iraq has never represented more than 4.5% of crude oil used in the United States
The United States' dependence on foreign oil has increased, but the amount of oil from the Persian Gulf has decreased
We fought to save Kuwait from an Iraqi invasion. Was that to protect our Kuwaiti oil imports? That's absurd. Kuwait is way down the list of countries from which we import oil. We get even less oil from Kuwait than from Iraq. And as far as Middle Eastern countries, neither one of them can hold a candle to Saudi Arabia or Canada.
If he was successful in Kuwait where would he go next? Believe me if there was no oil in the Middle East we would treat them with the same lack of concern as the atrocities in Africa over the past twenty years.
It wouldn't matter where Saddam went next. There's nowhere he might go that would give him the ability to beat the U.S.'s military. I think Saudi Arabia, in sum an ally, pleaded for the U.S. to do something.
We can do without Middle East oil by simply buying more from sources in our own hemisphere as well as developing more of our own oil resources. This idea that somehow we're desperate to have Middle Eastern oil flies in face of the facts. Indeed, if we intervene in the Middle East it's due to the concerns of our allies in Europe in Asia who are far more dependent on it than we are.
We don't risk American soldiers in any situation for purely altruistic reasons. Can you think of one? Hence staying out of so many of those civil war situations in Africa. Can you think of one where we did? Would it be responsible to the American people to be going around doing nothing but righting wrongs in other jurisdictions. What gives America a dog in their fights?
Quick answer, atheist organizations do the same thing that christian ones do (if they are in the same field... medicine for example) but without the added baggage of bibles and forced worship.
My answer to the initial question is I don't know of any "atheist groups". Atheists are another member of society, and as members of society, they get involved in the whole spectrum of society, from volunteering in the community, participating in fund raisers, youth groups and sports associations, local politics, hospitals, etc. As well as donating their time, they also donate money. Society will not collapse if religion and religious groups were not present.
Today, I and three other guys are going to run a tiller to set up our garden here for next year. A number of people I know are out of work, including myself. Focusing on a problem and solving it is good therepy, having a well packed garden can help my family and others.


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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Notes From Rabbit Hill
Two field trips in two weeks is a cool thing indeed.
This past Saturday I joined two of my writing group buddies again, at the Rabbit Hill Festival of Literature, where we were treated to presentations by a group of awesomely talented authors and illustrators.
I took sparse notes, preferring rather to look and listen. Plus I forgot to bring my reading glasses, so I couldn't see what I was scribbling. (But you can make out the pigeon that Mo Willems taught the audience how to draw):
Some brief notes:
Steve Jenkins was interested in science at a very young age. His love of the natural world influences his art.
E.B. Lewis calls himself an "artistrator," and considers himself a documentor of life. For him the joy of making art is more in the process than the final product. He approaches illustrating a book like making a movie, but without the motion picture camera.
Barbara McClintock doodles a lot in her sketchbook as a way to inspire ideas. When she was just starting out and living in North Dakota, she phoned Maurice Sendak in New York to ask his advice on how to become an illustrator. And he graciously talked to her for 20 minutes!
Grace Lin's stories and art are inspired by her Chinese heritage. She wants to create art that has important personal meaning for her.
David Wiesner is a visual storyteller who uses unique points of view in his artwork. Much of his imagery is inspired by his childhood in New Jersey.
Mo Willems thinks of his audience while writing. As an author he wants to get out of the way and let the reader bring something of themselves to the story. He considers himself a craftsman rather than an artist. He spoke about the power of words, and also about the importance of encouraging kids to draw. "Drawing is physical empathy," as he put it, and the individuality of each person's drawing is important. (He is also quite possibly the funniest person on earth.)
For more detailed notes, click here. (Thanks, Julie, for the link!)
8 comments:
- Sara said...
Oooh, nice pigeon. I want to try it!
- October 28, 2008 at 11:43 AM
- Jennifer Thermes said...
You should! He talked the audience through the drawing line by line and pointed out that even though we were all drawing the same thing, no two looked alike. That individuality was a good thing. Cool exercise!
- October 28, 2008 at 2:55 PM
- Alicia Padrón said...
Oh how awesome Jen. I love David Wiesner, he spoke at the winter conference and I was amazed at how humble he is and how much work he puts on those books. It takes him years to finish them! So inspiring...
- October 28, 2008 at 5:14 PM
- Jennifer Thermes said...
I agree, Alicia. He said his watercolor technique calls for putting painstaking layer upon layer... so hard to do without turning it into mud! But his work is worth waiting for. :-)
- October 28, 2008 at 5:55 PM
- gail said...
Thanks Jennifer!! What an amazing line up. I'm so jealous. :) That's an awful lot of talent in one place. And I heard you got to see some E.B. Lewis originals! Holy moly! Wish I could've been there.
- October 29, 2008 at 11:30 AM
- Jennifer Thermes said...
Hi Gail-- It really was incredible. I couldn't believe it was free!
I didn't get to see the originals, as I went to Mo Willems and David Wiesner's breakout sessions in the afternoon. Believe me, it was hard to choose!
- October 29, 2008 at 5:17 PM
- gail said...
Free?!! Really! That would have been worth a plane ticket.
I bet it was hard to choose breakout sessions.
- October 30, 2008 at 11:22 AM
- Jennifer Thermes said...
Oh I should clarify-- Saturday was free, but there was a charge for Friday's author dinner. But still! :-)
- October 30, 2008 at 3:25 PM


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One of our goals this summer is to spend as much time outside as possible enjoying nature. Did you know that July is National Recreation and Parks Month? At the end of the school year, my daughter's teacher gave her a parks passport, challenging her to visit the local parks over the summer. It has helped motivate us to get outside and do some exploring. During our visits to the parks, we also discovered that many of the parks have hidden treasures called geocaches!
Be warned, geocaching is a rather addictive family pastime! Geocaching, a high-tech outdoor treasure hunt, involves locating hidden caches in parks and other areas using GPS coordinates. To see if there are any caches hidden in your area and learn more, visit http://www.geocaching.com. I imagine that, like us, you'll find the number and proximity of the geocaches near you surprising. Some caches are easier to find than others, and the locations and containers vary as well. We found one cache hidden inside a clever structure that looked like a wooden birdhouse.
So far in our searches we've found various trinkets and toys inside the caches, along with the logbooks that you sign upon discovery. My kids like to trade treasures and swap out the items in the cache. We also made a great find this weekend -- a travel bug!
Travel bugs are items stamped with a special trackable code. You can log into the Geocaching tracking website to log the code and view the travel map of the item. The travel bug we discovered started out its journey in Hawaii.
Most of the geocaches are kid friendly, though some are more so than others. The Dinosaur Train Themed Geocaching Challenge is one specifically designed with kids in mind, especially fans of this popular PBS children's show. Each Dinosaur Train geocache features a dinosaur from the online Dinosaur Train Field Guide and includes educational materials about the dinosaur.
Dr. Scott from Dinosaur Train always encourages young viewers to: "Get outside, get into nature and make your own discoveries!" Geocaching is a perfect way to do just that. Check the Dinosaur Train Geocache list to find locations near you. If your family is up for even more of a challenge, create and hide your own Dinosaur Train Geocache. [pdf directions] By the way, fans of the show will be glad to know a new season of Dinosaur Train begins soon. "Dinosaur Big City" premieres August 22 on PBS Kids.
Time to score a special treasure of your own! The Jim Henson Company has kindly offered to give away a copy of the new Dinosaur Train Lift the Flap board book, Let's Go to Volcano Valley! from Reader's Digest. Lift the flap books are almost like geocaching -- fun to explore and you never know what you'll discover!
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Getting the feel back right on time
I'm getting there. I've broken some scar tissue in the area where I had my sports hernia surgery this winter. It happened when I was sliding on a double in our second Spring Training game. I was concerned at first, but Dr. Lewis Yocum told me it was the normal process. He also told me to be ready, because another time it's going to pop, a loud one, and I'm going to feel it. But that's part of the process of breaking that scar tissue.
I've been running first to third, no problem. You learn yourself in the spring, what you can do. Veterans like Hideki Matsui, Bobby Abreu, myself, we know how to bring our bodies along. In my 18 years in the game, this is the slowest it's gone for me this spring, coming back from the surgery. Being a competitor, I want to be out there. But I'm playing a games, taking one off. Pretty soon, with the season coming, I'll be playing four, five games in a row.
Friday in Maryvale against the Brewers and Sunday at home against the Mariners I had some great at-bats, and that was encouraging. I was getting back to 3-2 counts and coming through with two-strike hits. That's when I know I'm seeing the ball well, getting my timing down, when I start working counts and get to 3-2.
It's not about hitting home runs and all that stuff in the spring, especially for veteran guys. It's more about timing. Bobby, Hideki, guys who have been around, they know what they're doing. They'll be ready. The last four or five spring games is when you want to see the ball, get some back spin, hit balls hard. It doesn't matter if they're caught as long as you hit them hard.
It's better in Spring Training to hit a line-drive out than bloop one in for a hit. If I'm hitting .300 and don't feel like myself, it doesn't accomplish anything. If I'm hitting .250 but driving the ball and feeling comfortable, seeing the ball well, I'm good with that. Numbers and records don't count in the spring. It's all about how you feel, not what you do.
In April, of course, all that changes. You want every hit you can get, any way you get it. That's when the real Angels will show up, ready to defend our AL West title.
It's different when you're a guy trying to make an impression, trying to make the ballclub. Then results count. It's like Mike Ryan. He's having a great spring, with the bat and in the field, but it doesn't surprise me.
I've known him for a long time, going back to our days in Minnesota with the Twins. Mike's been that guy his whole career who has come to Spring Training ready to go. He hits .300 in the spring with a couple home runs. He's always pumped and ready to go.
Mike can play the infield or the outfield. He's familiar with all those positions. He can flat-out hit. He's always got a plan what to do up there, and he executes it. I don't know how it'll turn out, but if he doesn't make the Opening Day roster, he'll keep working in the Minors and be ready if he gets the call. He's that kind of guy.
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Keep it up Torii !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We can leave the technical part of the game to the players. The thinking and the practice of what goes on in your head and the knowledge that you apply along the way is incredible. It is always important to talk with your team emebers, pick there brains, see if your thinking and theres can add better play to your game. I have always enjoyed watching you from warmups, to the way you run first out to the field before the beginning of each inning. To the way you greet all of your friends on other teams before a game.
The smile that you greet all your team players and the effort that you play with at each game. Good Luck to you Torii…………Play with passion and stay healthy.
I can't believe they Angels and league let you continue blogging after that last debaucle. Ha. Good for you. I can't wait for the next nuggets of wisdom.
jrubin7, perfectly said. I can't believe this idiot still wants to hear himself talk enough to keep on blogging. "Veterans like me know how to play and know how to bring our bodies along"… *YAWN* For the love of God, shut down Torii's Storiis. You're just going to make aNOTHER "oops" and really ruin your rep.


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Even though some has passed since the 2014 Convention & Expo in Philadelphia, I wanted to share some of what I learned with you. My three favorite sessions were:
Planning for Employment After High School – It Takes a Vision for Inclusion – a Village – and a Toolbox! Nancy Molfenter works with Let's Get to Work in Wisconsin. She spoke about the importance of inclusion in terms of preparation and expectation for the workplace later in life. She also emphasized the importance and the role of vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies. I approached Nancy after the session with a couple of specific questions related to my experiences and the development of my program and we ended up chatting for almost an hour after the session! I came away with the conversation with so many ideas of strategies and approaches to try and good quality questions to ask of my administrators and community figures. Thanks Nancy! Check out their website: http://www.letsgettoworkwi.
College of New Jersey's Career & Community Studies Program. This one really got my gears turning! The presenter made a really strong argument for the appropriateness of college programming and environments for young adults with intellectual development disabilities (IDD). Their program website is http://ccs.pages.tcnj.edu/. There's also a website that lists college programs for students with IDD around the country – http://www.thinkcollege.net/.
Triangulated Goals: Developing Relevant and Genuine Transition IEPs. My campus has been working lately to link IEP goals to post-secondary goals. This session gave a solid way to write goals in such a way that it is abundantly clear how state standards link to industry job standards which supports the post-secondary goals. This website lists specific standards for various types of jobs that link directly to academic skills – http://www.onetonline.org/
Overall, what a fabulous experience! I came away with so many ideas and connections that I cannot wait to try on my own! Thank you to all of the great presenters who took the time to share their experience and wisdom!


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It's time for the weekly update. Much like last week, we had more issues with taking this exam today. I scheduled exam 70-433 for first thing in the morning at a "private" test center. The registration was easy enough. The process is a bit different since this test center is not listed on the Prometric site. The staff seemed friendly and helpful.
The problem this time around came down to lack of connectivity to the Prometric server in order to download my exam. This morning I was there for 35 minutes and then we decided to reschedule. I was going to reschedule for next week but didn't reschedule when I left. I wanted to wait and see. The center contacted me over an hour later and informed me that they had regained connectivity. I scheduled to go back in during lunch to take the exam.
This exam was pretty straight forward. I passed with ample time remaining and only had concerns about a couple of questions. The concerns were in my knowledge base so I figured I could go home and create some scenarios to try.
Next week, I will be working towards 70-450.
Also, I have been thinking of also pursuing the BI MCITP. That track will take more study and practice on my part. But I believe it will be well worth the effort. Thus, these updates may be changing to represent the additional two exams.


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Choose a recessed ceiling fixtures for the bathroom, bathroom ceiling light fixtures advantages, ceiling fixtures for bathroom, light fixtures bathroom, it's beautiful ideas of bathroom lighting, bathroom lighting, bathroom ceiling light fixtures shapes and sizes with installation step by step
Often, looking at the photos of the beautiful interior slips in the idea that it's time to change something in his room. When it comes to the bathroom, you can change the faucets or the bathtub, or put a new light, and even the general atmosphere is changing.Only sometimes a standard cover or bra does not satisfy the needs of any aesthetic or qualitative lighting. Then come to the aid of the original lighting fixtures.
bathroom ceiling light fixture sizes and shapes:
|Light in the tension ceiling
They can be of different sizes and formats. Most often used for bathroom false ceiling fixtures that are easy to install. However, to create a certain atmosphere is better to use embedded. They are also easy to install, but do it better in the process of repairing the ceiling. Especially good if you are going to install a suspended ceiling.
|Built-in rack ceiling
|what we do not see
|wiring to connect
In this case, lighting displays special wiring, and leave space between the door and the main ceiling. Installation of such devices is quite a bit of time, and the result is magnificent. In particular, recessed spot lights will look great with a simulation of the sky. Because of the simplicity of the design and bright light, they look like a star, with a bathroom can be a place of rest from the constant bustle and from work.
Location of ceiling light fixtures in bathroom:
|built-in tension
|combination with LED backlight
|ceiling lights in the interior
Recessed lighting can be arranged on request. This is their charm. That is to illuminate how the entire bathroom, and separate its areas, for example, to allocate a mirror or shower. They can be placed in a specific shape or a perimeter middle outwards, as can be seen in numerous picture web.
Bathroom ceiling light fixtures Advantages:
The advantage of recessed fixtures in the fact that, thanks to their simple design and small size, they can make all sorts of additional elements in the design of the interior with light.
Select ceiling lights snap. The main criterion is the look that you want to give the bathroom, or the emphasis you want to put in a general way.
installation of the luminaire of light fixture:
Markings on the ceiling of the place where there will be recessed ceiling lights. It is better to do a pencil or chalk.
Installing the marks fixtures with fixtures. Any recessed luminaire has a special base (rebar), which is attached.
Next, take all necessary cables. In the case of the stretch ceiling, and the main frame profile should be established.
After a ceiling-mounted, it will have to do special little holes for the wires.
Pulling the ceiling and connected wires are mounted fixtures themselves, but first put on a special plastic ring, which protects the fabric roof, not allowing him to tear. Also at the end of the dresses and decorative edging. In the end, it turns out that the hole made in the canvas ceiling in sight. And it turns out that the ceiling lights are built into the ceiling.


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If you're a good person living in the suburbs, you'll have already decked out your house with the latest in Christmas decoration technology.
I, on the other hand, put out two plastic candy canes and have kind of stopped at that. Which means I'm not the candidate to stick something like a wreath or a bow on the front of my car. I've never quite understood why people do this, but I usually see at least a few people driving Dodge Grand Caravans around an elementary school with these tied to the front and they're inoffensive enough. But why adorn the front of your car with something people put on their front door? And why the bow? This isn't a Lexus commercial.
The thing I'm seeing become increasingly prevalent is the full-blown car costume, the car reindeer. Sold by a company called Mystic Industries, this reindeer costumethat retails for $23, but you can find for much less in many other places. Maybe at that price it's perfect for people who want to dress up their VW Passat or Chrysler Sebring with two window-mounted antlers and a red foam nose on the grille.
No one's really going to mistake a metal thing with four wheels for Rudolph, though. And that nose doesn't light up as far as I know, so you'll have no better luck guiding your sleigh tonight than if you hadn't stuck it on your grille in the first place.
Trouble is, I see this as the automotive equivalent of the sweater with a light-up dancing Santa or those Christmas decorations that make noise and stuff. I feel like you've really got to be in the Christmas spirit to put something like this on your car. I don't know what the demographic for this kind of thing is. It seems like every other car going the opposite direction of me the other day had a pair of antlers. And in the local Kohl's parking lot, I found a last-gen Fusion, an Odyssey and a Volvo XC60 covered in that festiveness.
Of course, some car owners are much more tasteful about this. Some just stick a Christmas-themed Jack Ball on their 1970s-reminiscent fixed mast antenna and call it a day. And maybe that's your thing, too, but if you start having visions of Sugar Plum Fairies dancing in your head, you shouldn't be driving. And keep the Christmas carol humming to yourself. We're barely into December and I'll just walk out of a store if I hear John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John singing about the holidays.
Oh, and if you want to decorate your car for more than one season a year, Mystic Industries will gladly sell you a raft of other accessories to celebrate various holidays. There's an alternative to the reindeer, with the "dress-your-car-as-a-Christmas-tree" collection. Or the snowman or elf sets. Then there's the relatively creepy Santa and Stockings costume. But there's a Valentine's Day costume, a St. Patrick's Day costume and several Halloween-themed pieces (no Slutty Pumpkin costume, sadly). Of course, I'm certain you could find year-round usage for the Cat Car Costume. I am not making this up.
Do you Jalops do this to your car? Share some pics, if you've got them, of some of the car costumes you're seeing this time of year. I promise not to scoff ... much.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Sean McGonagill and Matt Sullivan combined for 43 points and Tucker Halpern posted a double-double to help Brown edge Niagara 75-74 in overtime of their nonconference matchup Tuesday night.
McGonagill finished with 23 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals, Sullivan added 20 points and eight boards and Halpern had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Brown (5-8), which pulled down a season-high 53 rebounds.
Niagara (7-8), which opened the game with a 10-2 run, scored the first three points in overtime, but McGonagill tied the game 65-all with a 3-pointer. Tyler Ponticelli's layup with 52 seconds remaining broke open a 67-67 tie then McGonagill hit two free throws, stole the ball from Niagara's Malcolm Lemmons and converted a fast-break layup all in a 13-second span to put Brown up 73-67.
Juan'Ya Green hit a 3-pointer to cut it to 73-70 but Halpern's free throws sealed it.


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if you have detailed knowledge about the internal files of the system then you can opt manual process to remove SECOH-QAD.exe completely from the system. The important points are mentioned below
Step 1: Open Task Manager by tapping Alt+Ctrl+Del keys together. Move the mouse pointer to "Processes" tab. Detect the fake process created by the SECOH-QAD.exe and click on "End processes" to terminate them.
You can skip this step if you do not find any file associated with SECOH-QAD.exe.
Step 2: Uninstall SECOH-QAD.exe programs from the Control Panel.
Remove SECOH-QAD.exe For Windows 7| Vista
Click on Start menu and tap Control Panel.
Select "Programs" option and choose "Uninstall a Program".
Detect all the malicious programs associated with SECOH-QAD.exe and click on Uninstall button.
Steps to Delete SECOH-QAD.exe From Windows 8
On the right edge of the screen, Click on Search button and type "Control Panel". Click on search button.
From the search results, select Control Panel. Its Window will appear on the screen, click on Programs and Features option.
Identify the unknown programs and click on Uninstall button to get rid of SECOH-QAD.exe permanently.
Steps to Delete SECOH-QAD.exe From Windows 10
Click on Start button.
To show all the contents, you need to click on Settings option.
Tap System.
From the System menu, Choose Apps and Features option.
Find SECOH-QAD.exe from the list.
Finally, Click on Uninstall button to protect the system from SECOH-QAD.exe.
Step 3: Remove unwanted extensions created by SECOH-QAD.exe from the browser.
Remove SECOH-QAD.exe From Chrome
Open the Chrome browser and click on menu option.
Go to tools menu and choose extensions.
Detect the unknown extensions and click on Remove button.
Delete SECOH-QAD.exe From Firefox
Double click on Firefox browser to open it and click on Menu button. Select Add-ons from the list.
From the Add-ons Manager tab, click on Extensions panel.
Tap the unknown add-ons and finally click on Remove button.
Uninstall SECOH-QAD.exe From Internet Explorer
After opening the browser, click on Tools button and choose Manage add-ons.
From the Show tab, detect the fake add-ons from the list.
- Click on Remove button.
Step 4: Open My Computer and go to C drive. Identify the fake files which is created by SECOH-QAD.exe and remove them completely.
- %program files% \808-797-2323 .exe
- %AllUsersProfile%\LocalStorage\{random}.lni
- %Program Files%\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\eEBSvc.exe
- %program files x86%\common files\speechengines\microsoft\ 808-797-2323.dll
- %users%\your user account\appdata\roaming\installplugin\808-797-2323.
- %windows%\system32\drivers\ 808-797-2323.sys
Step 5: Open the Run box by tapping Win+R key together. Type "regedit" to open the Windows Registry Editor. Delete all the fake entries which is created by SECOH-QAD.exe.
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_WMDMPMSP\"NextInstance" = "1″
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_WMDMPMSP\0000\"Class" = "LegacyDriver"
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_WMDMPMSP\0000\"ClassGUID" = "{8ECC055D-047F-11D1-A537-0000F8753ED1}"
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_WMDMPMSP\0000\"ConfigFlags" = "0″


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Tattooing in one form or another has been practiced for centuries. Originating in Asia, the art of tattooing for religious meaning, cultural tradition or just for appearances has spread worldwide. While some tattoos are chosen because the wearer has an affinity for the artwork, many tattoos have a universal meaning that goes beyond the basic graphic.
The following are a few examples of the meanings of tattoos that have a universal symbolism for wearers, artists and admirers.
Maori Tattoos
The Maori, the native tribe of New Zealand, are known for their distinctive facial tattoos. The tattoos are not restricted to the face, but usually take up a part or even all of the face. The deep grooves and patterns of Ta Moko, the name the Maori give the process of making the tattoos, are a storytelling device. People from the tribe who wear these tattoos are retelling the history of their family. In fact, the tribe considers people that are not Maori, but copy and wear the tattoos, phonies who are performing a form identity theft. If a person wishes to wear tattoos in the style of the Maori, they should seek out an artist who is familiar with the original patterns. An artist experienced with this style of tattoo can create one in the style of the originals without copying exactly.
Chinese Symbols Tattoo
Wearing Chinese symbols has become extremely popular in the Western world, however they are not popular in China. When a Chinese character is used for a tattoo, more often than not it is in the form of traditional Hanzi. The written language of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau, Hanzi consists of over 40,000 characters. There is also the option of Simplified Chinese, created to further literacy in mainland China, Singapore and Malaysia. Although they look like delicate little works of art, each symbol has its own meaning. The most popular Chinese symbols used for tattoos are love, strength and family. People who wish to wear these beautiful tattoos must do their research and make sure they fully understand which character they choose. Although all the characters are beautiful to look at, sometimes a person requests a tattoo with a certain meaning, but for whatever reason, ends up with a tattoo that has a decidedly different meaning.
Teardrop Tattoo
The teardrop tattoo first appeared in the 1960's. The meaning of this tattoo can vary depending on how it is drawn. An empty teardrop can symbolize a friend or a loved one that was killed, and now the wearer of the teardrop is looking for revenge. The teardrop is filled in with ink when revenge has been achieved. In prison, the teardrop can also be a warning to other prisoners that the wearer has committed a murder.
Dolphins Tattoo
The dolphin has been considered a highly social and intelligent animal with a special connection to the human race. Dolphin tattoos can have several meanings. Since dolphins have a playful nature, many times people with the same attitude and personality will get the tattoo to represent themselves. The dolphin can also represent being free or achieving a dream. Another common meaning of this tattoo relates to the mammal having a dual nature. It is from the sea but it breathes air and a dolphin tattoo wearer may be representing their own dual nature with their tattoo.
Butterfly Tattoo
The butterfly is an image that often represents change or a metamorphosis. A caterpillar changes into a butterfly and very likely the wearer of a butterfly tattoo has gone through a transition or a transformation. The butterfly can demonstrate a literal change, such as growing from a child to an adult, or a symbolic one, such as persevering through a difficult time.
Rose Tattoo
The rose tattoo is a complex and has many different meanings depending on the color and style of the artwork. Worn by both men and women, the rose can mean love or inner and outer beauty. Thorns added to the rose may serve as a reminder that beauty is only skin deep. A single rose with thorns can mean the pain a person had to go through to achieve true love. A rose that is black will mean love lost or even a memorial. White roses represent innocence and yellow can mean faith and hope.
Clown Tattoo
Like the rose, the meaning of the clown tattoo changes depending on how it is drawn. Clowns can be happy, sad, evil and jesters. While the clown tattoos can be straightforward, they can also represent humor, sadness and uncertainty. These tattoos are sometimes worn by gang members with a laugh now and cry later or a play now and pay later meaning behind the clown image.
Phoenix Tattoo
Richly symbolic in literature and mythology, the phoenix rising out of the ashes is a straightforward image in tattoo art. Resurrection, rebirth and reaching a new height is what the phoenix means in any context. When choosing the image of the phoenix, people tend to choose the phoenix in the process of rising up from the ashes.
Star Tattoo
The star tattoo is one of the oldest, and it has behind it a rich history of meaning. To the sailors who sported the tattoo in the past, nautical stars represented safely navigating home. It has similar meanings now. The tattoo is popular with people in the armed forces and represents returning home safely. Another very different meaning for this tattoo belongs to prison culture. Each point on the star represents a year that a person has spent behind bars.
While there are commonly found meanings in tattoos, it is also necessary to note that sometimes the meanings of tattoos are nothing more than someone liked the way it looked in the book. As any person who sports a tattoo will agree, sometimes a rose is just a rose.
Wolves are seen as symbols of courage, loyalty and strength in Native American culture. The Romans and the Greeks considered the wolf a sacred animal and a sign of power. It is essential to note that the wolf is viewed as a bad omen in the Celtic and Chinese cultures.
The dove is one of those images that has a historic meaning that goes back for centuries. On its own, the dove represents peace. When two doves are pictured together, they can symbolize two people in a loving relationship. To demonstrate a fresh start or a rebirth, often a single dove with a palm branch will be used for the tattoo.
Zodiac Signs
The signs of the zodiac are used in tattoos when people identify with the attributes associated with their sign. There are positive and negative qualities, images, and colors associated with each of the 12 signs that can be incorporated into an individual's zodiac tattoo.
Sun tattoo
Images of the sun are found throughout many different cultures going back to ancient times. Seen universally as a giver of life, a few of the many meanings behind the sun tattoo are strength, endurance, fertility, and rebirth. The sun can be drawn in several different styles depending on if it is representing a specific tribe or not. When the sun and the moon are drawn together, the meaning of the tattoo changes and it becomes feminine. Together, the sun and moon represent a man and a woman who are joined to each other spiritually.
Peace Sign
While the peace sign is a highly recognizable symbol, there are many ways that people who wear it can add variety to it and make it a more personal image. People with friends or family in the military will add a yellow ribbon or dog tags to signify their military connection. A peace sign can also represent that a person who is going through a rocky transformation or a tumultuous time is keeping their mind focused on the goal. Drawing around the peace sign or within the peace sign also turns the symbol into something more meaningful. Often people will request the flag of a country or a dove to make the picture more meaningful.
The tiger has often been considered the leader, or the king, of the animal kingdom. When a person chooses a tiger for their tattoo, they are using the image to convey strength and power. Tigers can also mean pride, beauty, passion, violence, and in some cultures, punishment for those who have done something wrong. The Japanese samurai use the tiger as their primary emblem for all of the same reasons that people choose to have the tiger tattoo. People who are interested in the tiger tattoo should bear in mind that white tigers are only the result of inbreeding, and thus all white tigers are born with handicaps of some sort. This information should be considered by anyone who wishes to have a white tiger tattoo instead of a standard tiger. Siberian tigers can reach a length of over ten feet and represent the greatest power among all the images of the tiger.
Octopus tattoo
The octopus tattoo has a significant meaning to those who choose to wear one. Famous for being able to regenerate a lost limb, the octopus can represent a trauma that a person has successfully triumphed over in their past. Many cultures consider the number eight a mystical number, because it is the symbol for infinity. The octopus has eight legs and becomes sacred when it represents the nature of the sacred number.
The heart tattoo is one of the more famous images, and it is a longtime favorite for tattoo enthusiasts. At the turn of the century sailors often sported the tattoo with the name of a girlfriend, wife, or their mother as a lucky charm. The most obvious current meaning of this tattoo is love. Wisely or unwisely, it is often used to represent a romantic relationship when names are written on or around it. More obscure meanings include representation of the soul or the spiritual center.
Kokopelli was worshiped by Native Americans and can have a variety of meanings depending on the tribe. Commonly, the god is considered a representative of fertility and agriculture, and the overall theme is renewal and growth. He is also associated with tricks and has a fun loving persona. When Kokopelli is drawn, he is often holding what some believe is a flute and others say is a blowgun.
The rose may be in a category by itself, but many flowers have their own meanings when they are represented in a tattoo.
- Pansy – Seen as the flower of remembrance and togetherness, this flower can be used when a tattoo is meant to be a memorial of a friend or loved one.
- Cherry Blossom – Known mostly as a feminine tattoo, the cherry blossom represents beauty and love in China, and how brief life is in Japan.
- Lily – The lily has many different meanings, and depending on the origins, it can actually have opposite definitions. In ancient Egypt, the lily symbolized fertility. In medieval times it was a sign of purity. The tiger lily often represents pride or wealth, and the calla lily can be an image that represents physical beauty. The orange lily can mean hate or anger.
- Daisy – This is another flower that is closely associated with women and is more common for a woman to wear. They are usually drawn delicately and are small. The daisy represents purity, innocence in and loyalty in a romantic relationship.
- Sunflower – A large and bright flower, the sunflower is usually drawn as it is in real life. It can often represent loyalty and strong admiration.


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Emilie Parker: 'Always smiling'
NEWTOWN -- Robbie Parker said his daughter "would be one of the first ones offering sympathy and giving support to those affected by this -- not because of anything my wife or I have done, but because of her wonderful, God-given gifts."
Emilie Parker, 6 years old, was one of the 20 Sandy Hook Elementary School students killed on Friday. Speaking Saturday at a family press conference, her 30-year-old father described Emilie as a talented, playful and caring child.
"I find comfort in the incredible person Emilie was ... bright, creative and very loving, always able to try new things -- except foods," Robbie Parker said. "She was an exceptional artist, always carrying markers and pencils to create cards.
Anytime someone was suffering, her father said, Emilie would make them a card. She recently made a particularly meaningful one, he said, to ride in the casket of her grandfather, who was killed in an accident.
Emilie's younger sisters, 3 and 4 years old, "looked up to her for comfort," Parker said. "It was cute to see how, if one fell or had her feelings hurt, she would look to Emilie for comfort."
Parker, a physicians' assistant at Danbury Hospital, said that, as Emilie would have, he sympathized with the families of all of Friday's shooting victims.
"This is extended to the family of the shooter also," he said. "I can't imagine how difficult this must be for you."
His daughter, "beautiful, blond, always smiling, with bright blue eyes," had kind words for an about everyone, Parker said.
He said he was blessed to be Emilie's father, and by their final moments together.
"I was leaving for work and she woke up before I left," Parker said. "I was teaching her Portuguese and our last conversation was in Portuguese. She just told me `Good Morning' and asked how I was doing. I said I was doing very well. She said that she loved me and gave me a kiss."


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Introduction to Networking explains computer networking basics in easy to understand terms, using concepts common to everyday, non-computing experience. A brief introduction explains how networks have become so important to businesses and individuals. This course emphasizes networking fundamentals, explaining the software and hardware that makes networking possible.
On completion of the course, you will be capable of performing basic computer networking tasks such as DSL connectivity configuring connections to an Internet Service Provider and creating a private network. Be ready to begin training for CCNA Certification or employment in a computer-networking career.
Have you ever wondered how networks started? In your first lesson, you will learn how networks have evolved over the last hundred years. By the time you've completed this lesson, you will have a framework of knowledge that will take you through the rest of the course.
In this lesson, you will jump right into networks and networking, with examples from everyday experience. You will learn how to tell the difference between a network and networking and realize that computer networks are a lot like freeway networks. You will never look at an interstate the same way again.
Have you ever heard someone refer to a computer as a server? Maybe you've heard someone talk about connecting computers in a peer-to-peer environment. In this lesson, you will learn how to tell the difference between client/server and peer-to-peer networks, and when to use one instead of the other.
Many people have heard of Ethernet, but what does that mean exactly? This lesson is all about Ethernet. Is Ethernet or Token Ring the best modern network technology, and why? In this lesson, you will get those answers and many more.
This lesson explores how routers operate, and you will see why routers operate a lot like how a receptionist in a growing company handles telephone calls. Then, you will find out how a single interconnected network (the Internet) can actually span the entire globe.
Computers communicate over a network using something called a protocol. Protocols are similar to languages, and in this lesson, you will learn about the protocols used in networking. You will also learn which protocol has emerged as the dominant computer protocol, and why.
This lesson explores how the networking protocol TCP/IP operates. You will learn how TCP/IP uses addresses to direct data to its rightful owner—it's similar to how you use street addresses.
Have you ever wondered how your computer converts a World Wide Web address into a website that appears on your screen? In this lesson, you will learn how the Domain Name System (DNS) translates names into numeric addresses, and how all that allows your favorite website, email, or file to appear on your computer screen.
This lesson looks at Wide Area Networks (WANs) and how they compare to Local Area Networks (LANs). You will learn all about how data gets sent over long distances and how the Internet changed expensive, long-distance network connections. You will also learn how VPNs secure those Internet connections from prying eyes.
If you connect to the Internet, you use remote access. This lesson explores the traditional means of connecting to remote LANs and how DSL and cable Internet access works. You will learn the means by which many people connect to the Internet, including wireless and cellular networks.
In this lesson, you will apply many of the concepts you've learned so far in this course. You will come to understand what's going on behind the scenes. From there, you will learn how to connect to the Internet using broadband connections, configuring a home router, and testing what you've done.
Your final lesson ties together all the previous lessons, clarifying how new information about networks and networking can be quickly understood. You will learn three categories into which networking knowledge can be placed.
Hardware Requirements:
Software Requirements:
There are no prerequisites to take this course.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.
David Iseminger is a computer and networking expert and an experienced teacher of networking topics. He has worked at Microsoft Corporation as a telecommunications specialist, networking performance analyst, and lead programming writer for cutting-edge network disciplines. Iseminger has also published 12 books about computers and networking. He is a graduate of the University of Washington, where he earned degrees in English and Comparative Literature, with a minor in writing.
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I really, really enjoyed this class and I am a recent Information Systems graduate. There needs to be more instructors like David Iseminger. He is very user friendly. I will take his next course.
I think course was very informative organized very well and the concepts built on each other to help with understanding the topics. I really enjoyed the course and plan to take additional courses in the future.
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Gagnon Receives NSF's Early CAREER Award
Zachary Gagnon, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been selected by the National Science Foundation to receive its prestigious CAREER Award, which recognizes the high level of promise and excellence in early stage scholars.
The five-year grant of nearly $500,000 will support Gagnon's work to develop inexpensive and portable biosensors for rapid, sensitive and label-free multiplexed biomolecular detection. Specifically, Gagnon's work will focus on the development of novel electrokinetic biosensors for biomolecular detection at liquid interfaces. This work, a step toward miniaturizing biosensing systems and making them quicker, less expensive and easier to use, has important applications in preventing disease in developing countries, as well as potential applications in environmental monitoring, biowarefare/anti-terrorism work, point-of-care diagnostic testing and basic biological research.
Gagnon earned his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering 2003 at University of Massachusetts, Amherst and his master's and PhD in chemical and biomolecular engineering in 2005 and 2009 at University of Notre Dame. He was a postdoctoral researcher at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine from 2009 to 2011, when he joined the Whiting School's Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.


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Washington's Blog
Oct 2, 2011
More Than 700 Arrested
Associated Press reports:
More than 700 protesters demonstrating against corporate greed, global warming and social inequality, among other grievances, were arrested Saturday after they swarmed the Brooklyn Bridge and shut down a lane of traffic for several hours in a tense confrontation with police.
Some of the protesters claim they were entrapped, but the police deny this allegation. As AP notes:
Some of the protesters said they were lured onto the roadway by police, or they didn't hear the calls from authorities to head to the pedestrian walkway. Police said no one was tricked into being arrested, and those in the back of the group who couldn't hear were allowed to leave.
"Multiple warnings by police were given to protesters to stay on the pedestrian walkway and that if they took roadway they would be arrested," said Paul Browne, the chief spokesman of the New York Police Department.
They point to videos of police allegedly "leading" protesters onto the roadway:
(More here.)
Harrassment of Journalists?
There are also reports that police arrested the people running the livestream feed of the protests. While this may fit with the theme of police harassing journalists, we cannot yet confirm this particular story.
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TELS and MALS are threshold and majority/minority logic synthesis tools that were developed by Rui Zhang and Pallav Gupta under the supervision of Prof. Niraj K. Jha of Princeton University. Dr. Lin Zhong, of Rice University, was also a contributor.
Both of these tools have been integrated into SIS which is a Boolean logic synthesis and optimization tool for UC Berkeley.
Dr. Pallav Gupta - Villanova University
Dr. Lin Zhong - Rice University
Dr. Niraj K. Jha - Princeton University
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R. Zhang, P. Gupta, L. Zhong, and N. K. Jha, Threshold Network Synthesis and Optimization and Its Application to Nanotechnologies, IEEE Trans. Computer-Aided Design, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 107-118, Jan. 2005, (top 25 most downloaded paper of TCAD
R. Zhang, P. Gupta, L. Zhong, and N. K. Jha, "Synthesis and Optimization of Threshold Logic Networks with Application to Nanotechnologies," in Proc. Design Automation & Test in Europe Conf., Feb. 2004, pp. 904-909.
R. Zhang, P. Gupta, and N. K. Jha, "Synthesis of Majority and Minority Networks and its Applications to QCA, TPL, and SET based Nanotechnologies," in Proc. Int. Conf. VLSI Design, Jan. 2005, pp. 229-234.
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