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On Tuesday, The Late Show with David Letterman previewed a musical performance from the "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" Broadway show that, for now, is schedule to finally open on March 15. Despite numerous delays and production mishaps, the previews for the show have been sell-outs. It is directed by Julie Taymor (The Lion King on Broadway) with music and songs by U2's Bono and The Edge.
The song is called "Rise Above" and appears to be the primary number from the show.
Performers in order of appearance:
Reeve Carney - Peter Parker/Spider-Man
TV Carpio - Arachne
Jennifer Damiano - Mary Jane Watson


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Calculating MOI of viral vector - (Jan/21/2011 )
Right I am making a lentiviral vector containing my gene of interest, E-selectin, with the aim of infecting a cell line and creating a cell line which will constitutively express this gene. My min problem is now on calculating the concentration of viral particles I have in my supernatant and subsequently calculating the MOI of my virus.
The person showing me the technique for making the lentivirus uses a vector with the GFP protein in, and simply calculates the MOI by seeing the % of cells that fluoresce green under microscope. However I do not have GFP in my lentivector as I wish to use a FTSE labelled antibody later on to examine surface expression of my protein.
Does anyone else have any ideas for calculating MOI or concentration of virus in my supernatant, I have heard that it is possible to do so via RT-qPCR as well but I wouldn't know how to do this. I was also thinking of simply titrating various concentrations of my virus sample onto my cells and measuring how nay of them now express my protein via flow cytometry to get a rough estimate of how much of my virus sample would be required to cause most of the cells to express the E-selectin.
So does anyone have any ideas?
Hola, I´m not of the lentivirus field but I work in Baculovirus. There is a method by RT-PCR for titering (Clontech), it´s fast and you have the titer in 4 h. but for me is a bit expensive. If you are able to see the difference betwen infected and non infected cells, I use the end-point dilution, where you seed 100ul of a suspension of 10e5 cells/ml in each well of a 96 wells plate , inoculate 10ul of each dilution of virus in each file or column. Incubate and see the plate each day after infections. In the wells where the dilution is low symtoms of infection will appear soon while were the inoculum is low in virus takes more days to see infected cells , and where there isn´t virus the cells get confluence. Counting infected and non-infected wells you can approximate the titer, but for an exact data there are some excell sheets to calculate as the Reed and Muench calculator. I hope have to hope you. Buena suerte


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...Socialism is not a movement of the people. It is a movement of the intellectuals, originated, led and controlled by the intellectuals, carried by them out of their stuffy ivory towers into those bloody fields of practice where they unite with their allies and executors: the thugs.
What, then, is the motive of such intellectuals? Power-lust. Power-lust —-as a manifestation of helplessness, of self-loathing, and of the desire for the unearned.Which gets to the subject of monument builders. Rand goes on,
The desire for the unearned has two aspects: the unearned in matter and the unearned in spirit. (By "spirit" I mean: man's consciousness.) These two aspects are necessarily interrelated, but a man's desire may be focused predominantly on one or the other. The desire for the unearned in spirit is the desire for unearned greatness: it is expressed (but not defined) by the foggy murk of the term 'prestige.'Think of "We are the 99%". She continues,
Unearned greatness is so unreal, so neurotic a concept that the wretch who seeks it cannot identify it even to himself: to identify it, is to make it impossible. He needs the irrational, undefinable slogans of altruism and collectivism to give a semiplausible form to his nameless urge and anchor it to reality—-to support his own self-deception more than to deceive his victims. "The public," "the public interest," "service to the public" are the means, the tools, the swinging pendulums of the power-luster's self-hypnosis.
Since there is no such entity as "the public," since ...the concept is so conveniently undefinable, its use rests only on any given gang's ability to proclaim that "The public, c'est moi"—and to maintain the claim at the point of a gun.
...Greatness is achieved by the productive effort of a man's mind in the pursuit of clearly defined, rational goals. But a delusion of grandeur can be served only by the switching, undefinable chimera of a public monument—which is presented as a munificent gift to the victims whose forced labor or extorted money had paid for it—which is dedicated to the service of all and none, owned by all and none, gaped at by all and enjoyed by none.Now we come to an interesting essay that appeared yesterday in Pajamas Media, titled Stealing as Policy, from the Iron Curtain to Robert Byrd, by Ion Mihai Pacepa, a former Lieutenant General in the Romanian Army. Pacepa was "the highest official who has ever defected from the Soviet bloc. In 1989 Romanian tyrant Nicolae Ceausescu was executed at the end of a trial whose main accusations came out of Pacepa's book Red Horizons (Regnery Publishing, 1987), subsequently republished in 27 countries."
This is the ruler's only way to appease his obsession: "prestige." Prestige—-in whose eyes? In anyone's. In the eyes of his tortured victims, of the beggars in the streets of his kingdom, of the bootlickers at his court, of the foreign tribes and their rulers beyond the borders. It is to impress all those eyes-—the eyes of everyone and no one—-that the blood of generations of subjects has been spilled and spent.
Over a year ago, I wrote a post, Maybe there ARE commies under every rock... that quoted Pacepa at length, in an interview where he and two other former communists explained old Soviet plans for taking over Western countries using fifth columns of thousands of communist agents burrowed into every government in Europe. So Pacepa's name caught my eye when I saw the column he penned yesterday for PJ, about how socialists inevitably become monument builders, and how this disease has infected the United States. For instance, he cites the example of the late Senator Robert Byrd:
"Over his long career in the U.S. Congress, the late Democratic Senator Robert Byrd was able to steal $3.3 billion, with a "b," of tax money in order to build his West Virginia into a monument to himself. Several transportation projects named after him gained national notoriety. The Robert C. Byrd Highway, also known as the Appalachian Development Highway System, was dubbed "West Virginia's road to nowhere" in 2009, after it received a $9.5 million earmark in the $410 billion Omnibus Appropriation Act and $21 million more from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. More than 50 buildings erected with tax money stolen by Senator Byrd are now named for him. Here are a few: Robert C. Byrd Community Center, Pine Grove, WV; Robert C. Byrd Federal Correction Institution, Hazelton, WV; Robert C. Byrd Visitor Center, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, WV; Robert C. Byrd United States R Courthouse and Federal Building, Charleston, WV; Robert C. Byrd Academic and Technology Center, Marshall University in Huntington, WV; Robert C. Byrd Auditorium, National Conservation Center, WV; Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope, Green Bank, WV; Robert C. Byrd Library, Wheeling, WV."And this reminded me of Ayn Rand's essay. For years, I've myself lamented and condemned the proliferation of monuments to public officials — especially living public officials. For instance, we no longer name naval ships after things like "Enterprise", "Kitty Hawk", "Lexington" or "Independence" — we name them after John Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Harry Truman, John C. Stennis or George W. Bush.
This habit of politicians has grown so malignant that it's now de rigueur in many of the bills passed by Congress: the real payment for securing funding for some kind of pork is not the votes-- it's the right of a politician to have his name attached to the bridges, roads, buildings, ships, airports, parks, public housing projects and just about anything else that he connived via backroom deals to get funded.
The right to be immortalized for being a looter of the people they pretend to "serve".
The movement is just getting under way for Barack Obama. As Pacepa notes:
President Obama's current redistribution of the country's wealth caused the downgrading of the U.S. credit rating for the first time in our country's history, but it helped the young president to start transforming the U.S. into a monument to himself. Below is just a partial list of projects and places already named after President Obama.
California: President Barack Obama Parkway, Orlando; Obama Way, Seaside; Barack Obama Charter School, Compton; Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy, Los Angeles; Barack Obama Academy, Oakland.Small potatoes, so far, but these are still the kinds of monuments Ayn Rand talked about in her 1962 essay. As she said then,
Florida: Barack Obama Avenue, Opa-loka; Barack Obama Boulevard, West Park.
Maryland: Barack Obama Elementary School, Upper Marlboro.
Missouri: Barack Obama Elementary School, Pine Lawn.
Minnesota: Barack and Michelle Obama Service Learning Elementary, Saint Paul.
New Jersey: Barack Obama Academy, Plainfield; Barack Obama Green Charter High School, Plainfield.
New York: Barack Obama Elementary School, Hempstead.
Pennsylvania: Obama High School, Pittsburgh.
Texas: Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy, Dallas.
One may see, in certain Biblical movies, a graphic image of the meaning of public monument building: the building of the pyramids. Hordes of starved, ragged, emaciated men straining the last effort of their inadequate muscles at the inhuman task of pulling the ropes that drag large chunks of stone, straining like tortured beasts of burden under the whips of overseers, collapsing on the job and dying in the desert sands—that a dead Pharaoh might lie in an imposingly senseless structure and thus gain eternal "prestige" in the eyes of the unborn of future generations.As she notes, our country set itself apart from so many others throughout history:
...The great distinction of the United States of America, up to the last few decades, was the modesty of its public monuments. Such monuments as did exist were genuine: they were not erected for "prestige," but were functional structures that had housed events of great historical importance. If you have seen the austere simplicity of Independence Hall, you have seen the difference between authentic grandeur and the pyramids of "public-spirited" prestige-seekers.And we come full circle today, to the ideal embraced by Obama:
When you consider the global devastation perpetrated by socialism, the sea of blood and the millions of victims, remember that they were sacrificed, not for "the good of mankind" nor for a "noble ideal," but for the festering vanity of some scared brute or some pretentious mediocrity who craved a mantle of unearned "greatness"—and that the monument to socialism is a pyramid of public factories, public theaters and public parks, erected on a foundation of human corpses, with the figure of the ruler posturing on top, beating his chest and screaming his plea for "prestige" to the starless void above him.So when you consider the agenda of Barack Obama, contemplate, for a start, the faux Roman forum he had built to celebrate his nomination 3 1/2 years ago--and from that, you may be sure that what he seeks to erect now in this country is exactly what Rand spoke of 50 years ago: monuments to himself, built on a foundation of corpses.


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I once worked on a team that helped produce a nightly television news show. The format didn't vary much, the deadlines were the same every night and my colleagues and I were experienced pros. But our senior producer had a tough time letting us just do our thing. Even though we sat in offices mere feet from the boss, she wanted us to send frequent e-mail updates on our progress. We could've been the most crackerjack TV producers. If we didn't keep the boss in the loop, she thought we were falling down on the job.
That's because this boss had what management professor Joe Magee calls a strong sense of ownership over the work her staff performed. An authority on power and politics within organizations, Magee teaches at New York University's Stern School of Business. In order to be successful at work, he recommends employees get curious about their bosses' backgrounds, their goals, their values and their day-to-day management styles. To that end, he's come up with 10 questions he recommends all workers ask their bosses.
Of course in these days of Facebook and LinkedIn, some of this info can be gleaned quietly and quickly online. Magee also recommends the proverbial water cooler as a productive place to gather gossip and scuttlebutt.
First off and most basic: What did your boss do before she was your boss? What was her previous position? That information will help you suss out how capable she is of handling all the responsibilities on her plate. "How dependent is she going to be on you to get the job done?" asks Magee. "We think of the boss as all-knowing, but we've all had bosses who didn't know what they were doing," he says. "Help them shine and you will look good in the process."
Following on that question, how did your boss come to her current job? Did someone get fired, and she stepped into the breach? Did she get promoted by default, simply because she was next in line? "That information can tell you what other people think about your boss," points out Magee.
What are your boss' career aspirations? What does she see as her next step? "Is this someone who values power and status?" asks Magee. "If so, you'd better help that person climb the corporate ladder." Or it could be that your boss has hit a plateau and doesn't see much more growth in her future.
What does your boss value in the job? Is she intellectually stimulated by the work? Is she just collecting a paycheck? Does she care more about internal politics or external exposure?
How does your boss fit within the larger power structure at work? Is her political capital on the rise or on the wane? Magee suggests diplomatically asking your boss this question while gathering string from colleagues.
What kind of a relationship does your boss have with her supervisor? This is also a question that requires extra research.
Does your boss advocate for her team? Does she push to get her people promoted? Will she stick her neck out for you if someone gives you a hard time?
What kind of management style works for your boss? What sort of ownership does she feel over the work her team performs? Does she want to make sure you're on track with frequent check-ins (like my boss at the TV news show)? Or, conversely, does she give you so much rope that you can easily hang yourself? "This is one of the big things people struggle with at work," notes Magee. "There is such individual variation." If you work for a micro manager and suddenly get assigned to a supervisor with a hands-off style, that can require a huge shift.
What does your boss value most in the people who report to her? Face time? Creativity? Or does she care more about autonomy, expediency or attention to detail?
Finally, get to know something about your boss' life outside work. Does she care passionately about kickboxing or her collection of vintage humidors? Is she obsessed with her new Shar-Pei puppy? Does her religious or political affiliation affect her schedule, and thus yours? Where did she go to college?
The more you know about your boss' values, management style, background and interests, the greater chance you'll find success at work.
This is an update of a story that appeared previously.
In February 2018, I took on a new job managing and writing Forbes' education coverage. I'd spent the previous two years on the Entrepreneurs team, following six years…
In February 2018, I took on a new job managing and writing Forbes' education coverage. I'd spent the previous two years on the Entrepreneurs team, following six years writing for the Leadership channel. My mission with education is to explore the intersection of education and business. I'm recruiting contributors and also looking for my own stories. I've been at Forbes since 1995, writing about everything from books to billionaires. Among my favorite stories: South Africa's first black billionaire, Patrice Motsepe, and British diamond jewelry mogul Laurence Graff, both of whom built their vast fortunes from nothing. At Forbes magazine I also did a stint editing the lifestyle section and I used to edit opinion pieces by the likes of John Bogle and Gordon Bethune. I got my job at Forbes through a brilliant libertarian economist, Susan Lee, whom I used to put on television at MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. Before that I covered law and lawyers for journalistic stickler, harsh taskmaster and the best teacher a young reporter could have had, Steven Brill.


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Startup pushing to turn libraries into Netflix of e-books
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Readers love e-books. In 2011, just four years after Amazon.com launched its Kindle e-reader, the online bookseller said it had sold more e-books than print books. But you would never guess their popularity by visiting your typical public library's website.
Just 6% of library patrons have ever checked out an e-book, according to a recent survey by the non-profit group Library Renewal. It found that even in the busiest month, only 1% of patrons had bothered with library e-books. If you visit your library's online lending section, you might see why: Most are confusing mazes that redirect patrons to companion websites, which often require users to type in a different user name and password, all with airtight return policies that discourage all but the most die-hard readers from seeing the process through to the end.
"Imagine if you're using Netflix, and every time you wanted to watch a movie it asked you to log in again — and then you had to program your remote," says Andrew Roskill, CEO of BiblioLabs, a startup here. "That's essentially what it is. The sad thing is, there's actually a lot of great content here. It's just that the user experience is awful."
BiblioLabs is pushing to make borrowing library materials as easy as an Amazon "1-Click" purchase. The company grew out of a self-publishing outfit the online retailer purchased in 2005, but it currently has no direct ties to Amazon.
BiblioLabs is working with publishers, e-content licensers and libraries to simplify online lending and, perhaps as significant, to change the way libraries view their collections. Its software allows libraries to deliver any content — e-books, documents, images, video or audio — instantly. Already, 1,700 libraries in Massachusetts have adopted its BiblioBoard platform. The company also has deals with the states of Arizona and North Carolina to give all libraries access to its platform.
Libraries now are forced to treat nearly all books as if they were best-sellers, purchasing e-books much as they do print books. They buy the rights to circulate a set number of copies for a set length of time. So even though the e-book you want is sitting on their server, if all the copies are on other patrons' Kindles or iPads, you can't have it. And once you get it, you'd better read fast, because in two weeks it disappears from your device.
That's insanity, says Roskill, a longtime software analyst. BiblioLabs aims to make materials available on any platform to all libraries' patrons. "No wait-lists, no checkouts," he says.
Think of it as a Netflix video queue. This weekend, when you finally get around to binge-watching all those Orange is the New Black episodes, you can have them instantly, even if everyone else on Netflix is watching them, too. You may not be able to instantly watch the new Tom Cruise movie, which opened in theaters Friday, but that's not why you have a Netflix account. Users love Netflix, Roskill says, because "our expectations are set appropriately."
This is how libraries with limited budgets need to start thinking, he says. "If I can allow one person to read Fifty Shades of Grey or 50 people to read one Kurt Vonnegut book, what is a better use of our resources? If libraries want to have relevance long into the digital age, they're going to have to think long and hard about this. Trying to compete on best-sellers alone is a losing proposition."
In the end, he says, libraries might help themselves most by offering their expertise on varous research topics. In an age when information is everywhere and anyone can download the entire text of Huckleberry Finn in milliseconds, libraries can stay relevant by focusing on what makes them more valuable than a search engine. "Anybody can go to Google and get a million results. Somebody who's an expert in Mark Twain has already done the curation and can say, 'Here are the 100 things that are really most relevant.' "


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* '''Arduinos and Sensors!''' This pairs with the MicroPython class
* '''Arduinos and Sensors!''' This pairs with the MicroPython class
** June 16th, 1-4pm
** June 16th, 1-4pm
** This workshop focuses on sensors and making things using Arduino microcontrollers. Cost is $25, pre-reg required.
** This workshop focuses on sensors and making things using Arduino microcontrollers. Cost is $25, pre-reg required.
** You need to bring your own laptop, preferably with Arduino software installed: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
** You need to bring your own laptop, preferably with Arduino software installed: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
** No programming experience needed (but it's always nice) - this is introductory level.
** No programming experience needed (but it's always nice) - this is introductory level.
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Welcome to Bloominglabs, Bloomington's very own hackerspace!
A space for sharing tools and knowledge to make stuff
Bloominglabs is Indiana's first hackerspace (also known as a makerspace). We are a group of group of people who have rented a shared workshop where we can build projects both collectively and individually. Our space is located at 1840 S. Walnut Street. We are open to the public on Wednesday evenings from 7pm until 10pm and are family friendly.
Stay informed
- Sign up to the announcement mailing list to keep up with our group.
- New! We have a discuss mailing list now.
- Our Calendar of events
- Follow us on Twitter @Bloominglabs, Facebook, and Google+.
- Checkout photos from past events on Flickr
- Our IRC server is at bloominglabs.org:6667, #hackerspace.
- We can also be reached via old fashioned email at contact (]at[) bloominglabs dot o r g.
- Send us email to get an invite to our Slack site.
- Send mail to P.O. Box 2443, Bloomington, IN 47402
Bloominglabs Incorporated is a non-profit registered within in the state of Indiana and has 501(c)3 charitable status. Want to make a donation with PayPal? Please use this link:
- (Note to members - this link should not be used for paying membership dues)
Also, we have an Amazon Smile Account For Bloominglabs. If you use that link to place an order on Amazon, we get a little cut. Thanks!
Information for our members: this is how we process cash and hardware Donations.
Current Events (PastEvents)
- Public Hack Meetings!
- Every Wednesday from 7pm until 10pm
- Come build projects, ask questions, teach things, and learn stuff
- All ages and everyone is welcome
Spring and Summer Workshops!
All workshops are for age 12 and older unless otherwise specified. Some workshops have limited seats available, see descriptions for details.
- Sustainabarrels!
- Any of these dates: April 14, 21, and 28, 11am-3pm
- Make your own rain and compost barrels from reclaimed bulk shipping containers!
- Cost is $40 (includes 1 barrel), 8 students max, pre-reg required.
- Learn to Solder
- Two opportunities: April 20th or July 30th
- Come learn to solder! No prior experience necessary. You will assemble a fun working electronic circuit.
- Cost is $20 per person, class runs from 7-9pm.
- Learn to Laser Cut
- April 21 and 28th
- 11am-3pm (formal "class" time), 3pm-5pm (project help provided)
- Come learn to use our laser cutter to make cool stuff with wood and acrylic!
- Cost is $40 per person, plus $25 for materials.
- Bring your own laptop with Inkscape installed.
- Pre-reg required.
- Machining Fundamentals
- April
- Our appologies, this class is already full. If you are interested in future machining classes please email us at contact at bloominglabs dot org. Thanks!
- Retr0bright Day
- May 5th, 10-3pm
- Do you have an old computer or electronic device from a by-gone era? Has the non-painted plastic case faded from its once beautiful white/grey color to a nasty shade of yellow? Come rejuvenate your device at Retr0bright day! What is Retr0bright you might ask? It's a simple formula made from common household chemicals which when combined with exposure to UV light will remove the nasty faded stain from old plastics to make them look brand new again!
- We'll assist you with the Retr0bright process. You must be prepared to disassemble your own devices as the plastic covers must be removed. We can provide assistance with disassembly, and we will provide the Retr0bright. The process does require several hours of direct exposure to UV light, if direct sunlight does not favor us we will provide an artificial source while you wait with us. Afterwords the solution is washed off to reveal fresh looking plastic once again.
- Cost is $10 per person, bring as many devices as you can work on.
- Arduinos and Sensors! This pairs with the MicroPython class
- June 16th, 1-4pm
- This workshop focuses on sensors and making things using Arduino microcontrollers. Cost is $25, pre-reg required. For members, cost is $15.
- You need to bring your own laptop, preferably with Arduino software installed: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
- No programming experience needed (but it's always nice) - this is introductory level.
- Welding Day
- June 23rd
- This is a beginners workshop, come learn MIG, TIG, Arc, and torch welding, and use a plasma cutter in this half-day workshop.
- Price is $120 for the public, pre-reg required.
- Seats for this workshop are locked until we get further along with logistics. We will make an announcement soon! In the mean time, you can let us know about your interest by sending mail to contact at bloominglabs dot org. Thanks!
- MicroPython, IoT, & Microcontrollers
- July 10th and 17th
- Come learn how to run Python on a microcontroller! Cost TBD, pre-reg required.
- Seats for this workshop are locked until we get further along with logistics. We will make an announcement soon!
Current Initiatives
- Space Improvements
- Tool and workspace arrangement
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Currently we meet every Wednesday at 7:00pm at 1840 S. Walnut Street, Bloomington, Indiana. These meetings are open to the public; anyone is welcome to attend. We usually meet for 2-3 hours and have a lot of fun. Having access to tools is only part of the equation, socializing with people and learning from each other is another large benefit from our group. Pretty much whatever people want to work on or learn is fair game. If it's cool and interesting then we are all interested.
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Asparagus Pasta
A sure sign of spring is fresh asparagus. This recipe would be wonderful for a luncheon celebrating the season. The tomatoes, asparagus, garlic, olives, Italian seasoning and Romano cheese create a sensational taste combination.
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 30 min.
Makes6-8 servings
- 1 pound cut fresh asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 8 ounces uncooked spiral pasta
- 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup diced fresh tomatoes
- 1/2 cup pitted ripe olives, quartered
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- 1-1/2 to 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- Grated Romano cheese
- Place 1/2-in. of water in a saucepan; add asparagus. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 3-5 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain and set aside.
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute the mushrooms, onions and garlic in oil until tender. Add the broth, tomatoes and olives. Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into the mushroom mixture. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
- Reduce heat. Add the asparagus, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Cook for 6-8 minutes or until heated through. Drain pasta; add to asparagus mixture and toss to coat. Sprinkle with Romano cheese.
Nutrition Facts3/4 cup: 235 calories, 10g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 634mg sodium, 30g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 3g fiber), 6g protein.
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Apr 3, 2014
My 11-year-old loved it, and that's saying a lot! Made a few changes... I didn't have mushrooms so I left those out. Also didn't have tomatoes so I substituted a can of diced tomatoes instead. To make it lower in fat, I only used 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Used 2 teaspoons of Italian seasoning, but will probably will add more seasoning next time.
Feb 5, 2014
2 stars because it started out great until the sauce was added-very bland. It has great potential. So to fix it I sprinkled on maybe a half packet of Italian seasoning and vinegar to taste. I also didn't cook the tomatoes or olives. Next time I will omit the sauce and just add an Italian vinaigrette.
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Children return to school in Newtown, Conn., on Tuesday.
When Monday morning came — the first day back after a gunman killed 20 first-graders in Connecticut — Texas school teacher Kelly Froemming found herself looking at her classroom for its prospects as a bunker.
There was perhaps enough room for kids to hide under her desk and under a table. Her classroom door can be locked from the inside and she has an oversized filing cabinet that she could use as an additional barricade.
"We do have intruder drills," said Froemming, who teaches gifted students at a grade school in Plano, Texas. The mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary on Friday "makes it more real. It makes it scarier. You think about the logistics of what might happen and how you could protect the kids."
If the emotional toll for teachers was not enough, many are also reviewing security — racking their brains for ways to safeguard students, wondering whether the school is doing enough to deter intruders, pondering whether carrying weapons could help, hoping they would be heroic in the face of a threat, and wondering if any of it would make any difference in the face of a perpetrator determined to cause bloodshed.
"I've had some pretty dark thoughts as I'm standing there" in the classroom, said Benno Lyon, a sixth-grade science teacher at a school in Portland.
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In the past four to five days, he says, he's thought through everything on the safety spectrum — from "just hoping that it's not us next time," to arming the whole staff. "What is in between those two extremes that might make sense?" he muses.
Many U.S. schools, public and private, have "lock-down" drills — like the intruder drills that Froemming mentioned — just as they have fire drills, and drills for natural disasters such as earthquakes and tornadoes. In general, this means classroom doors are locked, kids shelter in place — preferably away from windows, and if possible, out of sight — in storage rooms, closets, bathrooms.
After Friday's devastating shootings, a national discussion board for teachers lit up with grief -- and discussions of "what if" the worst-case scenario unfolded in their own schools.
There is no standard for school security in this country, but in the wake of the tragic Sandy Hook shooting, there is plenty of talk on what changes schools can make to ensure the safety of their students. NBC's Erica Hill reports.
Like 'fish in an aquarium'
One telling thread started with a "safety survey" of four questions: "Do you have only one entry way to your campus? Can you close your classroom curtains and completely cover your windows? Does your classroom door have an inside locking mechanism? When was the last time you practiced a lockdown drill?"
"Wide open back campus with a fence anyone could jump," wrote one participant. "A gate in back fence, often left just open with a chain on it that small person could squeeze through. Houses on one side where people could hide, use something to climb on to jump the fence."
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"No way to cover many huge, low windows," wrote another. "My room is in the middle of a quad so we would be trapped and it would be like shooting fish in an aquarium."
"I keep (my door) locked and shut during the day, but the teacher in the room next to me, never locks his door or refuses to shut it," one teacher complained. "We share a hallway with bathrooms so, anyone going into his room has complete access to mine via the connecting bathrooms. The doors going to the bathrooms cannot be locked."
"No, my door doesn't have an inside locking mechanism, it can only be locked from the outside," wrote another. "We practice lockdowns regularly but … Nothing would have prepared us for what happened in Conn. There are 32 kids in my small room — no place to hide children."
Missy Dodds, a teacher in Maplewood, Minn., survived a school shooting in 2005 and has ever since been urging school officials to replace glass in and near classroom doors. A gunman entered her classroom by breaking the glass panel next to her locked door, then killed five of her students and a teacher. According to a report from NBC station KARE of Minneapolis, Dodds was horrified to learn that Adam Lanza, the gunman in the Connecticut school had reportedly used the same means to gain entrance to Sandy Hook Elementary.
A North Texas superintendent defends his district's policy that allows teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns. KFDX reporter Melissa Foy has the story.
Allow guns in schools?
There are some teachers — though none of those who spoke to NBC News for this report — who believe that teachers should be allowed to carry weapons to deter or halt school intruders.
"I am all for it," wrote a participant on the Texas section of the national teachers discussion forum. "That is, teachers with a concealed carry license to be able to exercise the same right to protect themselves and their charges that they do anywhere else. The reason mass killers target schools is because they know full well no one will be able to stop them … I hope Texas leads the way in recognizing reality and implementing common sense."
In Texas, a state representative-elect has proposed legislation that would allow Texas public schools to appoint trained and certified faculty members to carry a concealed firearm and to use the weapon in the event of an attack, according to a report from the Dallas Morning News. Similar legislation is being considered in Michigan.
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"In today's world, I'm a firm believer in an armed and properly trained teacher," wrote another forum participant who said their job was as a special education advocate. "It's unfortunate to say, but had there been an armed teacher in that building today, some of those people may have been saved."
But the teachers who agreed to interviews were adamant that teachers should not be armed, though some thought the idea of armed and trained security personnel in schools would be acceptable. The threat of accidental shootings or guns getting into a student's hands was too great, several said. Others said that wearing a gun sends the wrong message from people whose job is to educate and nurture students.
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A nation mourns after the second deadliest school shooting in U.S. history at Sandy Hook Elementary, which left 20 children and six staff members dead.
"How many teachers would shield their children with their bodies?" said Lyon of his fellow teachers. "All of them. How many would keep teaching if they had to carry a weapon?" He would not, he said, nor, he guessed, would many — if any — of his fellow teachers at the school.
"There is no reason whatsoever that a teacher should ever, ever bring a gun into school," said Joni Schultheiss, who teaches 11th grade in a New York City public school. "We are already acting as psychologists and counselors and teaching manners ... Please don't make us soldiers also."
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"The (New York City) school district does a good job with security. But really, to protect everybody at all times, it would be like a prison," she said. "You can lock down the school, put bars on the windows. But you have to be realistic about what the school is for in the first place, and strike a balance."
Lyon warns of an "arms race" in school security and wonders what would happen "if you took all the resources it would take to lock down schools, and redirected that to comprehensive effort on handling people with mental health issues, and some reasonable gun regulations."
In Michigan, Republican Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have let some gun owners to bring concealed weapons to schools and day care centers, among other places, his office said. The bill passed the legislature the day before the Newton shootings, Reuters reported.
'Hyper-vigilant around the kids'
Noble Monyei, who works with a K-5 after-school program in Seattle, also questions whether there is a security approach that could really address the problem of a determined assailant and said the Connecticut tragedy will not change his outlook day-to-day.
"I think for me I'm always hyper-vigilant around the kids. I want to get them back to their parents in one piece," he said.
He thinks studying broader issues — like easy access to weapons, and gaps in mental health care — could lead to solutions. Short of that, and reasonable security precautions, Monyei says, it seems to be a matter of chance.
"I think there's something out there, and it can happen anywhere. If that kind of craziness chooses you, there's not much you can do."
Gene Rosen was finishing up his morning routine this past Friday when he noticed six small children sitting at the end of his driveway. He soon discovered they were some of the lucky ones to escape gunfire alive. He talks about taking them into his home and learning that their teacher, Victoria Soto, had been killed.
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With Beijing's Game 5 win to seal the title, the CBA is done for until October. To discuss an action packed season of Chinese basketball, its Niubball's Jon Pastuzek and Edward Bothfeld swing by to pass judgement on the good, the bad and the ugly of what may well have been the most memorable few months in the league's history.
AC: First things first, Beijing Ducks are the CBA champions. They led the league, then they had that slump, they needed five games to beat Shanxi- how surprised are you guys with the Ducks being the CBA champions?
EB: After getting off to such a hot start, you had to expect there would be a mid-season letdown but with the way they started the season, it showed that they were going to be one of the best teams all year long. With Shanxi, I feel like they could have taken any team to the brink of defeat because Williams and Gaines can really score the ball. The first few games against Guangdong surprised me because I expected Guangdong to win but after their Game 2 victory, it seemed that Beijing might actually be better than Guangdong.
JP: Regardless of how they started the season, I always thought it was going to be Guangdong again. Remember when Xinjiang went 31-1 last season in the regular season and people thought they were finally going to get a championship? Guangdong always plays below their level in the regular season because they know their final goal is a championship, so I never took much stock in Beijing's hot start.
Plus, with Beijing only going seven deep, I also thought there'd be fatigue issues so to see Beijing lift the trophy was a huge surprise to me. That said, I wonder — and this to me is the big "what if" that doesn't get raised enough — if a motivated Wilson Chandler had been playing in the playoffs, would Beijing have even made it past the first round?
EB: Jim Cleamons firmly believed, without a doubt, that if they had Wilson they would have won that series. A motivated Wilson that is. Cleamons also said that the Beijing team knew that too.
AC: That's an interesting point which I was going to ask later but we might as well talk about now- Chandler, J. R. Smith and Kenyon Martin were the big names coming over this summer. Wilson walked out, Smith couldn't get his team into the playoffs and K-Martin bought his contract out after half the season. When we look back at this season, did these three guys justify the hype?
EB: Wilson and J.R. were good when they wanted to be but once the lockout ended, all bets were off. Wilson really struggled once the lockout ended and he saw Kenyon board that plane back to the States so I think if the lockout had lasted a lot longer, the hype would have been justified, but the fact that Kenyon and Wilson didn't even finish the season, I don't think you can say they justified the hype. And J.R. Smith put up impressive numbers but when I saw him live it looked like he was goofing around the majority of the time – attempting impossible passes, etc.
JP: I think Ned is right about the impact of the NBA season resuming. All of those guys signed in China with the expectation that the NBA wouldn't be playing, so for the lockout to end suddenly was huge. You can come out and say that it doesn't bother you, but when you're a free-agent who has the comforts of home and a big money contract waiting for you, of course it's going to impact your performance. When K-Mart first got bought out, and then got his FIBA clearance, that just took things to a new level, but I think it also depends on how you interpret "hype"- even though none of those guys played in the playoffs, they helped to attract more attention to the league than ever before. Ratings and attendance were higher than ever before, so if you're looking it at from that standpoint, I think they did live up to the hype. I'm sure their teams feel otherwise, however…
AC: Indeed. What have you guys made of less heralded names from this season? Before he got injured, I thought Ryan Forehan-Kelly was amongst the best imports in the CBA. Besides Marcus Williams (obviously), who stood out to you as an overseas guy really making a difference in the league?
JP: I'm with you on RFK; his numbers may not have jumped off the page, but he was a huge reason for Shanghai's success before he got hurt. Having played under Panaggio and his triangle offense, in the D-League, he was a big part of their success in integrating that offense in Shanghai. Not only that, he was their best clutch performer and was their most versatile perimeter defender. Just from a fan standpoint, it was sad to see him get hurt. Other guys who stood out: I've always been a big James Singleton guy, I just like his unselfishness and how he's commited to winning. Will McDonald in Fujian was also great to watch, he's one of the most skilled bigs to come into this league in a while and I hope he'll be back next year.
AC: I am a big Zaid Abbas fan. After watching him live, I really have an appreciation for all the little things he does; his hustle, his determination, his shit talking- I want him on my team, and as we've seen, every team he goes to starts doing really well. He's a winner.
JP: Would either of you sign him as a regular, non-Asian import though?
AC: Personally speaking, I would- either him or Singleton would be perfect for Coach Panaggio's setup. I know they are talking about scrapping the Asian import but regardless, he's a proven player. I'd be delighted to see him pitch up Shanghai- the Yuanshen would go nuts for him.
EB: Another guy I liked besides Abbas was Lester Hudson. I realize he hoisted a ton of shots but he was all over the place, getting steals, rebounds, etc- and after talking with him after his game against Guangsha, it seemed like his head was really in the right place and that he was dedicated to winning as a team and becoming a better player personally.
AC: Okay then, lets move on- which Chinese player(s) really stood out for you? I know he flew under the radar because he plays for a terrible team in Tianjin but Zhang Nan looked like a tidy player in the forward posistion. Han Dejun looks like he could be a monster with the right coaching and conditioning and I've got to show some love for Zhang Zhaoxu who is getting better and better every game. The Sharks coaches really like him and he could well be an every night double-double guy next season.
JP: Beijing's Zhu Yanxi was a guy who really caught my eye this season. A big part of the Ducks' championship was their ability to spread the floor and let Marbury do his thing. Without Zhu drawing out opposing bigs, there's no way they would have been as successful as they were. I've always thought China should look to produce more Euro-type big guys who can stretch the floor and shoot it from the perimeter; maybe Zhu will convince coaches of the same. I'm looking forward towards seeing him develop both on Beijing and the National Team in the years ahead. Other guys I liked this year- Han and Zhang both looked good and I also really liked Xinjiang's Xirelijiang.
EB: For Guangsha, I felt like Wang Zirui made a lot of progress in terms of developing. At just 18 years old, he was the youngest player in the CBA. He started the season on Jim Cleamons' bench but was the starting PG by the time the playoffs rolled around. If he continues to develop, he will be a starting caliber PG for years to come.
AC: What about Coaches? I know I'm writing from a Shanghai perspective but I have to say that the turn-around sparked by Coach Panaggio here has been impressive. What are your thoughts on guys who've made a big impact from the touchline?
JP: I agree about Panaggio, and I think Brian Goorjian in Dongguan also has done really well. Both overcame slow starts to make the playoffs and both made it a priority to develop their Chinese players, which is ultimately what this league should be about. Yang Xuezeng was the first coach ever to lead Shanxi to a post-season berth, so I think that has to be commended as well.
EB: Yeah, I also thought Daniel Panaggio did an excellent job with Shanghai. He preached defense and it showed. He also managed to incorporate Marcus Landry into the team's system after Ryan Forehan-Kelly went down with the Achilles injury. Shanghai finished the 2011 season 12-20 and was ranked all the way down at fifteen on NiuBBall's season preview. Coaching had a lot to do with their turnaround.
AC: What teams did well this season? There have been a few surprises this season but which teams really caught your eye?
EB: Qingdao and Fujian were nice surprises. I can't say it enough- Lester Hudson is a hell of a player, although he does shoot the air out of the ball. Qingdao were fun to watch and it was good to see them have some success. As we anticipated, Fujian would get a boost due to the addition of Abbas, who was their Asian import. But I don't think anyone saw them making the playoffs. Besides Abbas, McDonald really came on strong and played well — and if Roberson was shooting well, they really had a three headed monster. I thought they could make some noise in the playoffs, but with Roberson and Abbas battling injuries, they had no chance.
JP: You have to start with Beijing. I think a lot of people expected them to be a playoff team, but hardly anybody thought they'd be serious championship contenders. For a team to go from a periphery playoff squad to CBA champion is unheard of in this league, even more so when you consider that Beijing was among the younger teams this season. Shanghai was another team that surprised me; a new coach, a new offense, lots of young players and relatively unknown imports- I thought it was going to be a long season in Yuanshen.
AC: You've mentioned the improbable success of Beijing but we should also talk about the poor seasons endured by Jiangsu and Bayi- what were the critical factors in their seasons being so bad? Do you think this will be a blip or could you see these teams starting to stagnate?
JP: We all know Bayi doesn't have any imports. Back in the late 1990s and early and mid-2000s, when the league was attracting mid to lower-level imports, that wasn't an issue because they could contend every year knowing they had the best Chinese players. Things are a lot different now, though: First, their star player, Wang Zhizhi, is old and not nearly the player he once was. Second, the CBA is attracting better imports with every passing year, with this season's NBA-to-China exodus clearly standing out as the best crop of foreign players in league history. So with every team around them getting better while Bayi themselves decline, it wasn't a huge shock to see them take a dive this year. For Jiangsu, I think they missed having Tang Zhengdong in the middle. They also did a terrible job selecting their imports. Mardy Collins and Dan Gadzuric were both gone shortly after the beginning of the season. Jackson Vroman was a good pick-up, but Marcus Williams (the UConn one) was without a doubt the worst foreigner in the league this season.
EB: With Jiangsu, I thought the problem was with Williams. He looked really out of shape and only averaged 11.34. That's not going to cut it for an import. Vroman was a nice surprise, but they need an imported upgrade in their back court. As for Bayi, maybe it's time for them to change the system. Their demise was seen eight months ago, when Jon predicted they would miss the playoffs. Wang ZhiZhi is really old — they need a new face to the franchise. When I saw them live, they played without any hint of passion.
AC: Let's return to the players for one last time. Who have been your favorite guys to watch? For me, Osama Daghlas was a masterful point guard- he crushed Shanghai when they went away to Jilin and he'll be another 'Asian' player that teams should look to sign this time next year, regardless of what the status is with imports. Mike Harris could really put on a show and should expect several suitors if he comes back to China. J.R. was also unbelievable in person and was absolutely worth the price of admission.
EB: Marcus Williams was just so efficient. I loved his game. Whether his team needed him to slow the game down by getting to the line or hit a big three, he was there for them. At times, it seemed like he would never miss! Abbas is also a blast to watch. His hustle and passion were infectious and he's so annoying. I would hate to play against him. I was sitting first row behind the Guangsha bench and he would not stop talking shit, "Alright guys- one on five, one on five!" (in the fourth quarter when Chandler was attempting to take over". I really hope he's back in the CBA next season.
JP: I'll give you three: I enjoyed watching Marbury for obvious reasons. He was able to perfectly balance his point-guard duties with his import ones, running the offense and distributing effectively for the first three quarters before taking over himself in the fourth. Shanxi's Marcus Williams was fun to watch, he's pretty much able to get whatever he wants on offense and looks very smooth while getting it. And last, Liaoning's Guo Ailun. I've always been a fan of Guo, he doesn't play the point guard position like a typical Chinese, he's very vocal, energetic and enthusiastic. Plus he can be a beast out of pick-and-roll. All of that is fun to watch, even if he's bricking jumpers and turning the ball over.
AC: Final question then- what has been the highlight and lowlight to your CBA season? I'll take any of the big results Shanghai got against Guangsha, Xinjiang, Beijing, or Zhejiang for the former and the latter will probably be losing both home games in that Shanxi playoff.
JP: The highlight of the season was being a part of the 18,000 fans who filled up Wukesong Arena to watch Games 1, 4 and 5 of Beijing – Guangdong. As for the low point of the year, I think it's a tie between Shanxi fans' behavior during and after Game 4 of the semi-finals and Li Chunjiang ordering his players to sweep the leg and injure someone.
EB: The highlight of the season was watching Jin Lipeng hit the buzzer beater against Shanxi. It was a game that the Lions should have won, but gave away their lead at the end of the game…. until Jin came up huge. The lowlight has to be watching Wilson Chandler and the rest of the Lions team mailing it in during some games. It was so frustrating to watch. Against Bayi, with the playoffs on the line, they showed no sense of urgency. Just thinking about what could have been if Chandler and the Lions had remained motivated. I think that once Chandler had checked out, so did his teammates.


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Brewers OF Aoki to sit out World Baseball Classic
OF says he need time to prepare for 2013 Brewers season
TOKYO — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Norichika Aoki has decided not to participate in next year's World Baseball Classic, becoming the latest Japanese major leaguer to opt out of the tournament.
Aoki told Japan manager Koji Yamamoto that he couldn't take part because he has to prepare for next season with the Brewers, the Nikkansports newspaper reported Wednesday.
Pitchers Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers and Hisashi Iwakuma of the Seattle Mariners already informed two-time defending champion Japan they will not be available for the March 2-19 WBC.
Yamamoto said an offer has been made to Ichiro Suzuki but doesn't expect a response until the star outfielder knows where he will play next season. Suzuki, a free agent, was instrumental in Japan's WBC wins in 2006 and 2009. He was traded from the Seattle Mariners to the New York Yankees in July.


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Good god, media, I DON'T CARE ABOUT IOWA ANY MORE. It's a freakish little local contest dominated by hardcore fanatics, and the only reason the results will mean anything is that the media will do its best to pump up the outcome into a portent of things to come. So when I saw this headline in the Minneapolis Star Tribune at the coffee shop today, I just set it aside, disgusted, disinterested, and disenchanted.
Bachmann isn't going to win. Even if she did, she's one lunatic among a field of demented dwarfs.
What headline next, Strib? "SARAH PALIN: STILL IRRELEVANT"? How about "JOHN MCCAIN AIN'T DEAD YET" or "SASQUATCH PROBABLY WON'T WIN REPUBLICAN NOMINATION"?
I'm ready to call for a return of party bosses in smoke-filled rooms; this obsession with turning politics into a horse race, with every news source fussing over percentage points, is making a joke of democracy.
The only "points" we should be discussing are the substance of their policies.


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Phone are getting smarter, but are their batteries?
As more of us gravitate to smartphones with features such as Web surfing, e-mail and video, we're putting more demands on cell phone batteries. And, while cell phones are evolving, batteries really aren't, experts say. It's up to the individual user to take charge, so to speak, and do a better job of managing battery life.
"There are ways of improving cell phone battery life, but there are very few ways of improving the batteries themselves," said Kevin Burden, ABI Research's mobile devices research director. "Essentially, battery technology is governed by God — there are just no new elements showing up in the Periodic Table."
Almost all cell phones now use lithium-ion batteries, offering better performance than the nickel-metal hydride batteries that were in many mobiles until a decade or so ago.
"In 2000, a lithium-ion battery provided ample power for cell phones, but the power demand is now above what is available," said Isidor Buchmann, founder and CEO of Cadex Electronics, Inc. The company manufactures battery analyzers and chargers.
At BatteryUniversity.com, Buchmann's educational Web site, he notes that the battery industry "is making incremental capacity gains of 8 to 10 percent per year," which is not fast enough to keep up with the hardware and software changes bombarding smartphones, such as BlackBerrys, iPhones and Treos.
Battery life 'critical issue'
While cell phone talk times generally range from 3 to 7 hours, once you add in extra duties, such as Internet use and video, all bets are off when it comes to figuring out battery life.
"There's no doubt that batteries are becoming the critical issue with so-called 'converged' devices," said David Chamberlain, principal wireless analyst for In-Stat Research.
"Assuming there are no chemistry or physics breakthroughs forthcoming, there are a couple of directions we can head," he said.
"One is by having phones with much smarter operating systems that turn off unnecessary functions," including radios in the phones that power 3G, for a faster data network, as well as GPS and Wi-Fi radios when they are not in use. Right now, it's up to the user to make those decisions, generally in the phone's "settings" menu.
Another way to augment battery life is to divide and conquer, said Chamberlain, who describes himself as an "evangelist for the two-device user."
"I think the (Apple) iPod touch is a reason to start thinking about a device that has wireless data connectivity (to the Internet), but doesn't necessarily do voice and text," he said. "That way, our talk-and-text phone can have terrific battery life, while a second device handles the multimedia/navigation/game applications."
But Chamberlain realizes his may be a lone, or at least lonely, voice in favor of that argument.
Smartphone sales are stronger than ever, in part driven by the success of Apple's iPhone, as well as by significant and steady price drops on almost all smartphones in the past year.
In the first six months of 2008, 19 percent of cell phone sales were smartphones, compared to 9 percent for the same period last year, according to a recent report by The NPD Group.
Multimedia phones — those that play music, games and videos— are also increasing in popularity.
Better Bluetooth, screen technology
Cell phone manufacturers "are always examining ways to make devices more efficient from a power standpoint," said Joseph Farren, assistant vice president of CTIA-The Wireless Association, an industry trade group.
There are some efforts to improve technologies that will reduce battery drain. Bluetooth, a short-range wireless technology used for hands-free headsets, is getting more efficient and less power-hungry, for example.
Qualcomm is working on a screen technology called "mirasol" that could help consume "significantly less power," and help extend cell phone battery life, according to the company.
Mirasol, which now is being used in very small-screen devices, such a lightweight MP3 player, "takes the ambient light around you to power the backlighting of the screen," said Burden of ABI Research.
"Obviously, Qualcomm's goal is to get mirasol into mobile phones, but we're talking at least two years down the road before phones using it hit the market."
Phone manufacturers "have been somewhat hesitant to tamper with screen technology, because the screen is what attracts consumers," he said. "When people walk into a store to buy a new phone, historically it's always been the screen that's drawn them to the phone that they want to buy."
More features, less battery life
Burden cites Research In Motion's BlackBerrys as having a good track record with battery life. Many of its models are rated to have a talk time of between 4 and 8 hours.
But, because new features are being added to some models in order for RIM to stay competitive, battery life is going to suffer, he said.
"If you look at the new BlackBerry Bold, there's a lot of radios in that, there's an extremely bright screen — and it probably has the poorest battery life of any BlackBerry that's ever been built," he said. "Unlike other BlackBerrys in the past, this one, you better charge up every day."
The Bold, with Wi-Fi, GPS, video recording, e-mail and Web surfing, is rated for up to five hours' talk time, and up to 13 hours on standby.
One of the selling points of the Samsung Instinct, an iPhone "killer" sold by Sprint, is that it comes with two batteries, considered very unusual in the industry. Each battery is rated for more than 5 hours' talk time.
"This device is built for both voice and data needs, so we expect a good battery life experience," said Michelle Mermelstein of Sprint. "The second battery ensures that you always have the power you need to stay connected."
Apple's iPhone 3G battery will provide up to 5 hours of talk time and/or Internet use using 3G, and up to 10 hours talk time using the slower 2G network, the company says.
The iPhone's battery is built-in and cannot be easily replaced by the user. Apple charges $79, plus shipping, to replace the battery if the phone's one-year warranty has expired.
The company states "a properly maintained iPhone battery is designed to retain up to 80 percent of its original capacity at 400 full charge and discharge cycles."
A lawsuit against Apple by one iPhone owner in the United States contended that the company's battery replacement fee amounted to an annual charge that is not disclosed at the time the phone is purchased. The suit recently was dismissed by a federal judge, who said Apple does provide adequate warning about the phone's limited battery life.
Tips to prolong battery life
To help prolong the life of your cell phone battery, consider these recommendations:
- A battery's life is determined by a combination of the number of times it can be charged and by time itself, says Buchmann of Cadex Electronics. "Batteries age from the day they're manufactured," he said. "Even if you're not using the battery, it ages." Most lithium-ion batteries will last for between 300 and 500 charges. But if you let the battery run down too much before charging, that can hurt its lifespan, he says.
"If you were to deep-discharge a battery each time before you charge it, you'll get fewer cycles than if it only discharged a little before you charge again. "So, if you're at home and near the phone's charger, or cradle, plug it in. With lithium-ion batteries, you cannot overcharge ... There's still a lot of confusion about that, from the days when nickel-based batteries were used in phones, and had to be fully discharged once in a while" before being charged again.
- Heat – especially in the car — is not your cell phone battery's friend. It's one of the elements that can shorten battery life the most, Buchmann says, so don't leave a cell phone on the dash or put it in the glove box.
- Turn off the Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi and 3G radios in your phone when you're not using them, and dim the backlight on the phone's screen, says Burden of ABI Research.
- Turn off "push e-mail," that is delivered to you as it is sent, and instead manually check for new e-mail. "The more frequently e-mail or other data is fetched, the quicker your battery may drain," Apple says on its iPhone Web site.
- And here's one for the frequent fliers who surreptitiously keep their phones on while they're in the air: "When you get further and further away from a cell tower, the faster battery life goes down," says Burden. "When you're 30,000 feet in the air, you can't get a signal, because all the signals are near the ground. But you're phone is trying so hard to pull in a signal, that it drains the battery a lot faster."
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One of the most common question people ask me is whether we all really need an amulet. What if we don't have one does that mean success and luck and protection is going to be more elusive?
The answer to this is that amulets are simply but tools for us to continuously tap into the energies or blessings or power of the Buddha or Bodhisattva or Deity to which an amulet is made from. And it is an effective means of tapping into said power. In fact, His Holiness the Dalai Lama when escaping the Chinese oppression and flee Tibet to India is said to have carried a powerful amulet and a Kalachakra with him. The current and acknowledged 17th Karmapa is said to have a Vajrapani Ruel with him, also another Tibetan Monk who was sent to hard labor and was considered as a political prisoner was also believed to have been given a Vajrapani Ruel to pave the way for his release. You can read the last two stories in a post entitled – VAJRAPANI RUEL STORIES: THE 17TH KARMAPA'S RELATIVELY EASY ESCAPE; THE MIRACULOUS RELEASE OF A TIBETAN MONK FROM CHINESE PRISON AND LABOR CAMP; AND THE WEALTH LUCK BESTOWED UPON THE PRODIGAL SON. So we cannot deny the importance and relevance of carrying or wearing an amulet. However, the truth is the best amulets are those that are aurically created. Something that is not physically tangible but is strong enough to give us physical and psychically protect us and also gives us some of our heart's wishes.
There are many ways to 'make' such an amulet, however, it takes times and some are quite difficult to create and requires a very strong inner chi and deep knowledge of the spiritual esoteric practices or rituals.
Nevertheless, on THE SUTRA ON THE PAST VOWS OF EARTH STORE BODHISATTVA (Earth Store Bodhisattva is also known as Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva) Shakyamuni Buddha (also spelled as Sakyamuni Buddha and also called as Historical Buddha) shared with us one way to make auric amulet. An amulet that is not physically tangible. It does take time to make an amulet but according to my Guru Lama it is one of the most powerful amulet one can have. In fact, according to my Guru Lama when done properly one can also experience an abundance of wealth and financial luck as well as happy life. He is not taking this simply base on the said sutra, but rather he has recommended this to a Singaporean vendor several years ago and who after doing this went to become a very successful and rich businessman.
How to make this auric amulet?
First, it will be easier to do this is you have an image of Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha OR A copy of THE SUTRA OF THE PAST VOWS OF EARTH STORE BODHISATTVA. Light an incense and chant mantra NAMO DA YUAN DI ZHANG WANG PU SA 1000 times a day for 1000 days (which is a little more than 3 years). By doing this, Lord Brahma and Lord Shakra, will always protect you and no harm will come to you and your family, on top of that they will be channel of auspicious blessings that will come your way.
NOTE: It has to be the mantra NAMO DA YUAN DI ZHANG WANG PU SA and not the other forms of mantra for this ritual to be effective.
Note: Will write about Lord Brahma and Lord Shakra in future articles.
I know it's quite long but technically speaking it is not long for something so powerful. According to my Guru Lama doing this will give you an auric amulet that may even be more powerful than the Vajrapani Ruel. And the Vajrapani Ruel is considered as one of the most powerful amulet in the Buddhist pantheon, in fact, a lot of those who requested for it has shared their wonderful personal testimonies.
Remember this has to be done everyday; you miss a day you have to start all over again.
To avoid confusion, you can simply chant 10 full malas, which is equivalent to 1080 a day. My Guru Lama said chanting more than 1000 of the Earth Store Bodhisattva mantra is fine as long as it is not less than 1000 a day.
To know more about Ksitigarbha Bodhisatta / Earth Store Bodhisattva you read the post written about him entitled – Ksitigarbha Buddha is a Bodhisattva Who Vowed to Help Those Who Suffer in This World and In Hell.
You can also read other posts in the Chant – A – Mantra series:
- Chant – A – Mantra: A Reintroduction to the Wonderful Benefits of Chanting A Mantra.
- Chant – A – Mantra (2): When You Need Compassion, Wisdom, and Power!
- Chant – A – Mantra (3a): Daily Mantras to Chant!
- Chant – A – mantra (3b): Daily Mantras to Chant – The 4 Main Bodhisattvas of Chinese Buddhism!
- Chant – A – Mantra (3c): Daily Mantras to Chant – Mantras for Protection, Business and Career, Wealth!
- Chant – A – Mantra (3d): Daily Mantras to Chant – Health, Wealth, Liberty from Negativities!
- Chant – A – Mantra (3e): Daily Mantras to Chant – Two Powerful Mantras that Brings In Loads of Blessings!
- Chant – A – Mantra (3f): Daily Mantras to Chant – Protective Mantras!
- Chant – A – Mantra (3g): Daily Mantras to Chant – Wealth Luck, Financial Luck, and Money Luck Granting Mantras!
- Chant – A – Mantra (3h): Daily Mantras to Chant – Karma Cleansing and Obstacle Destroying Mantras!
- Chant – A – Mantra (4): Effective Mantras to Chant During the Hungry Ghost Month!
- Chant – A – Mantra (5): When Experiencing Some Bad Luck On A Project After A Feng Shui Blunder, Chant A Mantra to Bring Back Some Auspiciousness!
- Chant – A – Mantra (6): Take Away Your Hindrance to Success, Wealth, and Peace By Chanting the Mantra of Cundi Avalokitesvara.
- Chant – A – Mantra (7) & Recite – A – Sutra (8): Additional Protection from the Double Illness Star and Double Wu Wang.
If you wish to know more about the Sutra Amulet (A Special Recite – A – Sutra Article) Series you can click on the links below:
- The Many Benefits of A Sutra: How A Sutra Can Be Use As An Amulet (A Special Recite – A – Sutra Article)
- "The Diamond of Perfect Wisdom Sutra" Is One of the Holiest and Most Powerful You Can Keep: A Special Recite – A – Sutra Article
- Getting Rid of Bad Luck and Bad Spirits With the Use of A Traditional Sutra Amulet: A Personal Testimony of A Reader (A Special Recite – A – Sutra Article)
You can also read the following posts about the Vajrapani Ruel:
- The World's Most Powerful Amulet in the Buddhist Pantheon Called Vajrapani Ruel.
- The Vajrapani Ruel Stories: The 17th Karmapa's Relatively Easy Escape; The Miraculous Release of a Tibetan Monk from Chinese Prison and Labor Camp; and The Wealth Luck Bestowed Upon a Repentant Prodigal Son.
- The Vajrapani Ruel Stories (2): How A Man Got His Land Back After A 20 – Year – Old Legal Bottle.
- The Vajrapani Ruel Stories (3): Early Karmic Death Was Erased with Good Deeds and the Vajrapani Ruel.
- The Vajrapani Ruel Stories (4): Received the Needed Financial and Wealth Blessing to Solve Money Problems.
- The Vajrapani Ruel Stories (5): In the Nick of Time and Money Problems Solved with the Help of the 'Hated' Gift.
- A Reader Receives A Precious Gift from the Abbess of the Lotus Temple and Some Quaint Vajrapani Ruel Stories.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (6): Getting to Work Abroad.
- The Kuan Yin with Heart Sutra and the Vajrapani Ruel Helped an Entrepreneur Solved Her Problems.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (7): Miraculous Healing and An Unexpected 'Miraculous' Financial and Wealth Luck.
- Coincidence or Another Vajrapani Ruel Story?
- Did the Vajrapani Ruel Triggered a Past Life Recall?
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (8): Amazing Financial Luck and 5 Condo Units All Because of the Vajrapani Ruel.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (9): Two Bags Full of Money Helps Solve Family Financial Problem.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (10): Simple Miracles But Miracles Nonetheless.
- Vajrapni Ruel Stories (11): Acquiring A Property, Avoiding Problems Brought About A Natural Calamity, and Life Simply Becomes Easier All Because of A Wonderful Gift of Luck.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories(12): Finding Long Lost Father With A Bonus of Finding True Love!
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (13): Migrating to Canada and Breaking – Up with the Live – In Partner.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (14): Winning A Contest On A National Television!
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (15): 90 Million Pesos Mutual Fund Deal Closed Without A Sweat!
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (16): Chased After By Jobs.
- Understanding the Vajrapani Ruel Stories: Clarifying the Difference in the Miracles and Why The Anonymity of Those Who Experienced It.
- Expecting A Good Harvest and Temporarily Acquiring A Much Coveted Property: Another "Vajrapani Ruel Stories" and A "Wish Fulfilling and Buddha's Blessing Mantra Pendant" Personal Testimony.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (17): How A Man Helped His Mother Get Her Land Backed After More Than 20 Years of Trying!
- Did the Vajrapani Ruel Manifested It's Power to A Person Even Before She Received It?
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (18): Borrowed Luck Lands Him A Job In A Japanese Company!
- Did the Vajrapani Ruel Make Him See the Future that Helped Save His Life?
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (19): A Difficult Pitch That Ended in a Totally Different But Wonderful Way!
- Be Grateful for Miracles No Matter How "Small": Two Simple Vajrapani Ruel Stories and How Those Who Experienced It Are Teaching Us A Lesson About Gratitude.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (20): When A Sales Clerk Unexpectedly Became An Entrepreneur!
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (21): Fulfilling the Dream of Having An Uber Car Service Business!
- A Simple Wish Fulfilled Thru A Simple Vajrapani Ruel Miracle.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (22): Winning A Court Case Against An Influential Family.
- Correct Diagnosis Because of the Vajrapani Ruel.
- Vajrapani Ruel and Surangama Mantra Amulet: A Comparison
- The Amulet From Within: A Story About How The Vajrapani Ruel Failed to Work and How Forgiveness Did.
- Counting Money and Counting More Money: Simple and Short Vajrapani Ruel Stories About Readers Who Increased Their Wealth Luck!
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (23): Carnapping Case Dismissed Without Prejudice!
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (24): Miraculous Wealth Gift Received In Time of Need!
- Is the Vajrapani Ruel Really An Amulet for Financial Luck and Wealth Luck?
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (25) : Illegal Detention and Murder Cases Against An Underdog Politician Dropped! (How The Vajrapani Ruel Saved A Person Without Him Knowing.)
- Vajrapni Ruel Stories (26): Raising Enough Money to Finish One's House and an Unexpected Additional Business!
- A Short But Heartwarming Vajrapani Ruel Miracle Shared By A Reader.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (27): An Actor Experienced A Downpour of Financial Blessing.
- Another Simple Vajrapani Miraculous Story: How A Simple Request to the Vajrapani Ruel Revealed Evidence of Deceit!
- How the Vajrapani Ruel Helped Fixed the Flight Problem of the Personal Plane of My Business Client and Publisher!
- What is the Next Best Thing If You Can't Have the Vajrapani Ruel?
- Financial Blessing, Recuperation of Career, Justice from Maltreatment of School Officials – A Story of A Family Who Received Several Miracles: A Vajrapani Ruel and Ing Deng Pay Personal Testimonies of A Reader.
- The Vajrapani Ruel Brought Blessings to the Children of a Loving Mother.
- Meeting a Long Time Friend Who Happens to be A Generous Actor: How The Vajrapani Ruel Created An Opportunity that Helped Solve a Financial Problem!
- Wealth and Money Luck "Delivered Right At the Doorstep": A Simple Vajrapani Ruel Miraculous Story!
- How to Enhance the Eight Aspiration Energy of Your Vajrapani Ruel Using Crystals (1): Wealth Luck!
- How to Enhance the Eight Aspiration Energy of Your Vajrapani Ruel Using Crystals (2): Love Luck!
- How to Enhance the Eight Aspiration Energy of Your Vajrapani Ruel Using Crystals (3): Mentor Luck and Family & Descendant Luck!
- How to Enhance the Eight Aspiration Energy of Your Vajrapani Ruel Using Crystals (4): Fame Luck and Health Luck!
- How to Enhance the Eight Aspiration Energy of Your Vajrapani Ruel Using Crystals (5): Career Luck and Education Luck; Plus How To Strengthen the Protection Energies!
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (28): Financial Blessing, A New Job – An Overseas Filipino Worker Received Some Miracles!
- Chanting the Mantra of Bodhisattva Vajrapani Creates A Powerful Energy Akin to the Wish Fulfilling Mantra and Negative Karma Cleansing Mantra!
- Combined Power of the Vajrapani Ruel and the Surangama Mantra Amulet Brought Some Financial Blessings and Mended A Family Broken by Financial Problems!
- Breezing Through the German Language Exam (A1 – Start Deutsch 1) With the Help of the Vajrapani Ruel – A Personal Testimony of A Reader!
- Money Comes In With A Simple Wish While Holding A Vajrapani Ruel: Another Personal Testimony of A Reader!
- Financial Blessing By Way of A Mysterious Money Deposit Received Two Days After Receiving the Vajrapani Ruel: A Personal Testimony of A Reader.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (29): Twelve Million Pesos Deal From An Online Lead!
- A Reader Shares Her Stories About the Vajrapani Ruel, Illness Suppression Amulet, Buddhism, and Other Things…
- A Permanent High Paying Job in Singapore Bought About By the Vajrapani Ruel: A Personal Testimony of A Very Vocal Non – Believer!
- Financial Luck One After the Other; Wish Fulfilled; And Saved From A Definite Harm or Even Death: Another Overseas Worker Shares Her Miraculous Personal Testimony About the Vajrapani Ruel.
- Buying A Desired Property for Her Mother 3 Days After Receiving the Vajrapani Ruel: An Overseas Filipino Reader Shares Her Miraculous Story About the Vajrapani Ruel.
- A Mother's Financial Problem Miraculously Solved And Her Wish For Her Daughter Came True – A Personal Testimony of A Reader!
- Half – A – Million Pesos Financial Luck for the Husband; A Career Luck of Promotion for the Husband; And Continuous Flow of Money Luck and Wisdom Luck of Creativity for A Reader Who Got the Vajrapani Ruel and the Illness Suppression Amulet: A Personal Testimony of A Reader!
- 900K Development Fund Released After Experiencing Some Hardships: A Reader Shares His Personal Vajrapani Ruel Miraculous Story.
- From Miserable to Charitable: A Transformation of A Reader Who Experienced Some Blessings Because of the Vajrapani Ruel and Surangama Mantra Amulet!
- A Different Kind of Vajrapani Ruel Miraculous Story.
- Financial Problem of An Illegitimate Child Solved When He Was Able to Claim His Inheritance Thru the Help of the Vajrapani Ruel: A Personal Testimony of A Reader.
- A Problematic Businesswoman Experienced Her First Vajrapani Ruel Miracle Within Three Days of Acquiring It: Vajrapani Ruel Miraculous Personal Testimony of A Reader.
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Legal Question in Business Law in California
I worked and reside in CA and had a question regarding Unemployment Insurance. I worked as a store manager in retail. One day my district manager and loss prevention manager came into my store. I believe their visit to my store was due to the fact that we had two pretty bad inventories that were only about a month apart. I knew they were going to terminate me because I found promissory notes and other LP reports in our printer when I grabbed a planogram. I figured they were terminating me for the poor inventories. I was pretty upset. Not just at the fact that I was being terminated, but also at the fact that awhile back, when my assistant manager was secretly recording other associates without their knowledge (with his cell phone) human resources would not terminate him. He showed the footage to one of my other associates which clearly showed her posterior region when she bent over. She reported him to me, which I then reported to my district manager. Pretty much a blind eye was turned to the entire matter which showed me that this company tolerates sexual harassment. Which did not set well with me. Because of this matter, coupled with the fact that I was being terminated, I decided I was going to walk out. Which I did. No notice. I just walked. I later found out from the payroll department that my check was expressed to the regional office on the day I walked out which indicated to me that they did have every intention of terminating me on that day. I had to file for UI in order to apply for food stamps until I find another job. In your opinion, would you think that I had good reason to obtain UI Benefits?
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While I admit I'm not an expert in this particular subject, my understanding is that if you are fired, you qualify, but if you quit, you don't qualify, for unemployment benefits. It's that simple. There are no exceptions (that I know of) for "I knew I was about to be fired." You needed to let it happen. I hasten to repeat that this is a kind of general understanding of a possibly complex subject, but I do think I'm probably right.
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