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Honda CR-V and Ridgeline Ranked Highest in Segments in Initial Quality Study
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06/22/2009 – TORRANCE, Calif. – The Honda CR-V, the top-selling CUV in the U.S., and the Honda Ridgeline pickup ranked highest in their respective segments in the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Initial Quality Study℠ (IQS), American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today. Honda's East Liberty, Ohio manufacturing facility, which assembles the Honda CR-V, also received a coveted Gold Plant award, ranking it as the top factory in the Americas.
IQS serves as the industry benchmark for new-vehicle quality measured at 90 days of ownership and captures problems experienced by owners in two distinct categories – quality of design and quality of production (defects and malfunctions). The study ranked nameplates and vehicles based on survey reports of Problems Per Hundred (PP100 studied).
Honda vehicles averaged only 99 PP100, an improvement of 11 PP100 over 2008. The Honda CR-V ranked highest in the Compact Multi Activity Vehicle segment for the third consecutive year, with an IQS rating of 93 PP100, and the Honda Ridgeline truck ranked highest in the Midsize Pickup segment, with an IQS rating of 81 PP100.
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About J.D. Power and Associates:
Headquartered in Westlake Village, Calif., J.D. Power and Associates is an ISO 9001-registered global marketing information services firm operating in key business sectors including market research, forecasting, performance improvement, training and customer satisfaction. The firm's quality and satisfaction measurements are based on responses from millions of consumers annually. Find more detailed findings on new-vehicle quality performance as well as model photos and specs by watching a video, reading an article and reviewing quality ratings at www.JDPower.com. J.D. Power and Associates is a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies.


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NTID Permanent Collection
The NTID permanent collection of art contains important works by deaf artists such as Chuck Baird and Morris Broderson. It also includes work by hearing artists. The collection is exhibited periodically in the Joseph F. and Helen C. Dyer Arts Center at NTID.
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A 1-shot sample taken of a special-effects HiHat cymbal combo stack (an 18-inch Zildjian A series Ping Ride as the top cymbal, and a 20-inch Wuhan Lion series China as the bottom cymbal), recorded with an MXL 603 close-mic and two Peavey electret condenser microphones in an XY pair. The files designated "FtSpl", "HO", "SO", and "O" are all 200,000 samples in length, and crossfade-looped with the loop range [150,000...199,999]. Samplers with .WAV file header support should automatically detect the loop range. Just enable looping, set the sample player's sustain parameter to 0% and use the decay and/or release parameter to fade the cymbals out to taste. A MIDI continuous-control number can be designated to modulate Amplitude Envelope Decay and/or Release parameters, as well as selection of the MIDI key to be triggered, corresponding to the strike zone/openness level of the instrument in appropriate hardware or software devices.
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Here's a question to ask yourself: let say your job was based in Washington but your home was on a beautiful walnut farm in the Carmel Valley, and your employer would pay for you to fly back on weekends. Would you spend a lot of time at home?
Me too.
So does Leon Panetta, the U.S. Secretary of Defense with the Carmel farm.
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His practice of returning home to California for weekends, however, is being met by grumbling and criticism in Washington -- according to the LA Times -- presumably by people stuck in the oppressive heat and humidity there.
They argue that a defense secretary managing multiple wars and counter-terrorism should be in the office at almost all times.
But Panetta's critics should have some perspective.
Yes, it's important for a defense secretary to be in communication at all times, but that can be done from California.
A defense secretary who is taking time to relax and think at home might be less likely to make big mistakes -- like plotting costly new wars. A little distance on the Washington bubble is probably good for judgment and mental acuity.
One last, provincial thought: California, even after a generation of cutbacks, remains among the national leaders in defense and defense-related industries.
So here's hoping that Panetta, a strong supporter of his home state and its defense industry during his career, spends time here thinking of ways to protect and boost a business that has been an economic engine for the state and its middle class for most of the last century.
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World Bulletin/News Desk
Some 2,500 Syrians trapped in the besieged Old City of Homs have become pawns in complex negotiations between the Syrian government and opposition, with aid agencies caught up in an ethical dilemma amid reports of starvation.
U.N. mediator Lakhdar Brahimi, who ran week-long talks that ended without progress on Friday, had hoped to broker a deal paving the way for delivering food and medical supplies to rebel-held Homs and the evacuation of women and children.
But each side made demands preventing a breakthrough and putting U.N. agencies, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in an untenable position.
"It is hugely complicated. There was no quick win this week," a U.N. official told Reuters on condition of not being identified.
The government delegation of President Bashar al-Assad has said that women and children may leave the Old City, but that the names of men must be given before men are allowed to exit, according to Brahimi, calling it a "precondition".
The demand has raised alarm bells at U.N. agencies and the Red Cross and Red Crescent, since activists say men evacuated under a previous deal, in the besieged town of Mouadamiya, were immediately arrested by Syrian intelligence.
"It has the potential to be a sanctioned massacre," the U.N. official said of the dilemma over Homs.
"Women would be under pressure not to leave, and if they have to give the names of their husbands or fathers left behind, it would be a death sentence."
Under international humanitarian law, all sides to a conflict must allow civilians in besieged areas to leave for safer areas, on a voluntary basis. They must also protect civilians who stay behind and ease the safe passage of aid.
The Syrian opposition says the government's offer would force women and children to become homeless in return for food.
U.N. aid chief Valerie Amos voiced frustration at the talks ending on Friday without agreement on humanitarian pauses.
"Representatives of both sides continue to work out how to get aid into Homs Old City and evacuate women, children and the elderly. This must happen immediately," she said.
A U.S. State Department spokesman, referring to the Homs siege earlier this week, said: "We've seen the regime do this before, as part of its despicable 'kneel or starve' campaign."
The Syrian Arab Red Crescent - whose volunteers deliver most aid for the U.N. and other agencies in Syria - said on its Facebook page this week that it was ready to help in line with its principles of neutrality but also voiced some reservations.
"We also believe that getting women and children out is not the best solution since it does not include all the civilians and its breaks up the families and might increase pressure on the civilians left inside," it said.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem told reporters after the talks wound up on Friday: "Three times there were attempts to allow civilians to leave Old Homs and the Red Cross failed.
"What delayed the dispatch of those shipments is one of main leaders of the opposition in Old Homs threatening (that) if shipments of convoys enter, they will open fire. Their demand is not shipment of supplies, what they want is to leave with their weapons, with the civilians through a safe corridor to another village," Moualem added.
The opposition says it has given the United Nations all necessary guarantees and access is entirely up to the government.
Dibeh Fakhr, ICRC spokeswoman in Geneva, said that the ICRC had not had access to the Old City of Homs since November 2012.
"Since then, and despite our many attempts, we never managed, together with SARC, to get the necessary authorisation and guarantees from all parties involved to access the Old City in order to bring in much-needed assistance and look into potential evacuation of civilians who would have expressed their wish to leave," she told Reuters on Friday.
Brahimi, speaking to reporters on Thursday, admitted that the issue of access to Homs was thorny.
"What goes first, do you get supplies in and then allow people to come out? Or get people out first and then see about getting aid in? This is unfortunately civil war," he said.
Brahimi, a former foreign minister of Algeria, was asked last Sunday whether he feared a repeat of Srebrenica in Bosnia.
Some 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys ordered for security reasons to leave a U.N. peacekeepers compound in 1995 were killed when Bosnian Serb forces overran the U.N.-designated "safe area" it and separated Muslim men from women. The men and boys were then bussed to execution sites.
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She organised people in her church to give financially to the mission, to offer accommodation to over 40 mission evangelists, and had 30 additional church members helping out throughout the mission week. "I had attended some Malindi Mission planning meetings before the PTC, but I only understood the whole picture of the mission during the PTC training, she said. "After the Mission, I went with the AE-Kenya team to evangelise at the Kampala Mission in Uganda!"
Before this, Franciscah had received no theological or biblical training. She had enthusiasm and commitment, but lacked depth of understanding. So at each class, she lapped up the teaching. "The clear discussions about the Bible and the unfolding themes through the Scripture helped me see the Bible in a different perspective," she said. "The theme of Christ unfolding from the Old Testament to the New Testament made me see the Bible as one." "It's like PTC opens your eyes to see the Scriptures as they are, not as the way we want to see them. It's a common thing to see the Bible being misinterpreted in Kenya by many preachers, but PTC stops this." It has given her and Daniel more confidence in their ministry. "I recently had an opportunity to go and preach the word of God in South Africa," said Daniel.
"The knowledge and the material that I received during the course, helped me with all my preparations. I felt I was more effective and delivering the word of God more appropriately. PTC is now opening new doors for me." "I remain thankful to AE for giving us an opportunity to study the word of God. In PTC, the training is not teacher-centred but student-centred; the discussion groups, the time the students have with the material before the actual training, makes PTC unique."
"Thank you to the facilitators who sacrificially devote their time and resources to come and equip us, the Kenyan church! Thank you too AE for offering this training without cost. The little we pay is nothing compared to the total cost of this training. I am sure there are individuals and partners who give these funds to AE. Thank you for your generous giving."
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At the entrance of the Buskenyi slum in Western Kampala stands Nakulabye West church of Uganda. The side walls of the church actually form one side of the slum gateway, and the back of the church overlooks the slum proper.
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The Foolishness of Idolatry
Every form of idolatry manifests our doubts that God really has the ability to save. Counselors have long understood, for instance, that one of the main reasons people become drug, alcohol, and sex addicts is because they are looking for ...Read More
The Holiness of Christ
When we trust in Jesus, we are His holy people by God's decree, and, over time, we become holy in our experience as we put sin to death and grow in likeness to Christ. In Jesus, we have a twofold ...Read More
Glorifying God in Worship
In worship, we may say all the right things in our liturgies, but if our hearts are not in it, the Lord is displeased with our offering of praise. Similarly, our hearts may be fully into worshiping God, but if ...Read More
The Sixth Petition
Today's study is based on question and answer 127 of the Heidelberg Catechism, which reminds us that the world, the flesh, and the Devil "never stop attacking us." Until we are glorified, there is no point at which we can ...Read More
Serving God in the Here and Now
If our primary concern in life is to change our present situation, then we will have little room to serve God wherever we are. It is not inherently wrong to seek a change in circumstances, and, indeed, a change may ...Read More
Depending on the Lord
Christian growth comes as we learn more and more what it means to depend absolutely on God. Our Lord, since He is a jealous God, will not put up with His people not depending fully on Him. Thus, He will ...Read More
How to Pray
Martin Luther's advice on prayer is found in the handy booklet titled A Simple Way to Pray. Many people, including Dr. Sproul, have found this work to be very helpful for their prayer lives, but even if you do not ...Read More
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Christians make true progress in their fight against sin over the course of their Christian lives. Yet, we continue to discover new sins we never saw before until we die, and our sin-clouded minds need help in knowing the Lord's ...Read More
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Novus Continues and Expands 25-year Industry Commitment at World Pork Expo
St. Charles, Missouri – June 7, 2016 – The playing field for pork production has been elevated and continues to rise in 2016. As producers face more regulations and challenges than ever from suppliers, consumers and the U.S. Government, Novus International, Inc. is looking forward to providing new and innovative programs and solutions to customers at World Pork Expo.
Novus will host an event at their hospitality tent (G269) on Wednesday, June 8, at 3:30 p.m. discussing their approach to these market changes and commitment to helping the industry navigate increased consumer pressures. Dr. Bob Buresh, executive manager, North America technical services with Novus International, along with Jared Hux, senior manager North America marketing, will be sharing Novus's commitments and plans to help its customers in this evolving marketplace.
"We have been doing business in the pork industry for 25 years, seeing trends come and go and watching market conditions fluctuate. We are at a crossroads in production with the additional oversight we are facing. At Novus, we recognize that it takes a holistic view with a team approach and that is what we are looking to provide to our customers and the industry," commented Dr. Buresh.
On Thursday, Novus invites all attendees of the World Pork Expo to stop by the tent at 5:45 p.m. to celebrate their 25th Anniversary with the annual Pig Pickin'.
"We are honored to host a Pig Pickin' again this year with the hog being provided by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and prepared by Lynch's BBQ. As we look toward the next 25 years of business, it is imperative we continue to partner with organizations like NPPC to be successful," stated Mr. Mike Windham, executive manager, U.S. monogastric sales at Novus, who will be on hand for the anniversary celebration.
For more information on Novus events at World Pork Expo or to secure a spot at their event, please contact Rachel Hieston at email@example.com or by calling 317-292-8127.
About Novus International, Inc.
Novus International, Inc. is headquartered in metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. and serves customers in over 100 countries around the world. A global leader in developing animal health and nutrition solutions, Novus International's products include ALIMET® and MHA® feed supplements, ACTIVATE® nutritional feed acid, ACIDOMIX® preservative premixture, CIBENZA® enzyme feed additive, MINTREX® chelated trace minerals, SANTOQUIN® feed preservative, AGRADO® feed antioxidant and many other specialty ingredients. Stratum Nutrition, a division of Novus Nutrition Brands, LLC, focuses on human nutrition through specialty and functional ingredients for manufacturers of foods, beverages and dietary supplements (
Novus is privately owned by Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. and Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. For more information, visit www.novusint.com. ©2016 Novus International, Inc. All rights reserved.


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(Cinet)- Fans of Chocolate Marou now can enjoy their favorite treats in a beautiful café shop, newly opened by the owners of the globally famous made-in-Vietnam chocolate.
(Cinet)- The delicate ingredients, preparation, and presentation of Hue royal cuisine have long been considered cultural hallmarks of the ancient imperial city.
(National Times)- Shares from the owner of Huong Lien Bun Cha Restaurant located in Le Van Huu Street where US President was served dinner on 23th May, which teaches businessmen a worthy lesson.
Insects including crickets, worms and locusts have always been favorite ingredients in the cuisine of Muong people in Thanh Hoa province.
(Cinet)- Tra Cuon village, a tiny village located along Highway 53 in Kim Hoa Commune of Cau Ngang District in Tra Vinh is famous for its savoury Tet Cakes.


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I have added a patch to the Ubiquity source and am attempting to build and install the package to test it, however I get the following error when I execute
checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config checking pkg-config is at least version
0.9.0... yes checking for PANEL... yes checking for CHEESE... no configure: error: Package
requirements (glib-2.0
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cheese-gtk) were not met:
No package 'cheese-gtk' found
Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you installed software in a
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Alternatively, you may set the environment variables CHEESE_CFLAGS and CHEESE_LIBS to avoid
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This is a truncated version - there's far more that came before this, but this is where the error occurred.
I have no idea where to start with this. I tried checking
man pkg-config, but that didn't really help, except I now have a vague understanding of what pkg-config is supposed to do. None of the packages listed as being missing can be found by
apt-get. I got
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Wednesday we ventured into town, for groceries and a bit of sight seeing. I've had Ha Ha Tonka park down on the must-do list since we booked this trip. Mostly..because it looked beautiful. And it was FREE. HA!
It didn't disappoint! We were able to make it to the castle ruins, the springs, the natural bridge, and did 1.75 mile trail before rain caused us to leave. We went back the following day and saw the river cave. We saw many different kinds of wildflowers, and mushrooms, wildlife here and there, animal tracks..so much fun!
Oh gosh. It was so pretty. The Indians used to crawl though and marry in front of the columns. They used to knock on them in celebration, and due to this there are chunks taken out of some of them. People still get married in there today. Our guide told us they have had brides with trains that go back around in the cave, to brides in bikinis that come in off the lake.
One of the things I loved most about this cave was Mystery Lake. They took out a small section out so you can look down on it. Its called this because..its a mystery to why or how there is wood and a ladder at the bottom. The lake is 20 foot deep. They took a team down to carbon date it, and it started disintegrating when they touched it. So they just left everything.
I highly recommend a stop to these places if you happen to be in the area!!
Thanks for checking in on us! I have a an update in the works! Stop by again soon!!


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State correction system officials plan to discuss how to prevent a repeat of the walk-away prison break at the minimum security facility in town.
State correction system officials plan to discuss how to prevent a repeat of the walk-away prison break at the minimum security facility in town.
As police on Sunday continued to search for Manson Brown, 51, who walked away from Old Colony Correctional Center on Friday, Christopher Fallon, spokesman for the Massachusetts Department of Correction, said he expected there would be "much discussion" of possible changes on Monday.
"There haven't been any changes. I expect that there is going to be discussion on, 'Is there anything that we would change?'" he said. "I'm sure that we'll look at all the things that we did as far as response. Anytime something like this happens, we'll review what we did."
Brown was convicted in 2005 of home invasion and armed robbery and was serving a 10-year sentence. He would have been eligible for parole and release in October 2012.
Last week, Brown was indicted by the Middlesex County grand jury for a 1996 Cambridge home invasion and rape. The indictment was made possible by a match of Brown's DNA, which was obtained following his 2005 conviction.
The Department of Correction believes Brown may have heard about the new indictments through the media before it could reclassify his status.
Officials from DOC and the district attorney's office met Saturday to review the facts surrounding the incident, and identified the problem regarding notification.
Fallon says that when Brown is caught, he will be remanded to higher custody status and, if convicted, his sentence could be extended.
'Normal' progression through security levels
Brown, 51, was in a minimum security area of the prison, which has a fence and a gate. He was not present for an hourly prisoner count at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Fallon said. He was last seen at the facility at 5:40 p.m. that day.
"We're not thinking that he jumped the fence. We're presuming that he walked out the gate, so it was a walk away," said Fallon.
According to the state, Brown also had a "walk-away" from prison in 1983 and another one sometime in the early 1990s.
The Department of Correction has four levels of security: maximum, medium, minimum and pre-release, where inmates are allowed as they prepare for their transition back into the community, Fallon said. The Bridgewater prison houses medium and minimum security units.
Brown spent 15 months in a maximum security setting before being classified as medium security risk and transferred to the Bridgewater prison.
He was housed in the facility's medium security area until July 2009, when he was reclassified as a minimum security inmate and transferred to a minimum security unit.
Brown's progression through the security levels is considered normal, according to the Department of Corrections.
Search continues
On Sunday, state and local authorities continued their search for Brown with foot and vehicle patrols. The Massachusetts Department of Correction's Fugitive Apprehension Unit and Bridgewater Police Department set up checkpoints and roving patrols throughout town over the weekend. Additional K-9 teams and manpower were brought in to police the area.
Saturday afternoon, a helicopter was used to fly over the complex and the surrounding area.
Authorities have been searching areas near the prison, as well as local businesses and homes, Lt. Christopher Delmonte said Sunday.
"It's an extraordinarily large area to cover. The terrain, the environment and the weather have made it more difficult the last few days," Delmonte said.
News of Brown's escape prompted an "overwhelming" number of 911 calls to Bridgewater police over the weekend, Delmonte said. Most residents called police after the prison sirens were sounded between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Friday to alert neighbors, he said. The Plymouth County Sheriff's Department also sent out a reverse 911 call to all Bridgewater residents.
Brown is described as a black man, 5-foot, 8-inches tall, weighing 145 pounds. He was last seen wearing gray sweatpants, a white T-shirt, and a blue denim coat issued by the Massachusetts Department of Correction. On Sunday, the DOC said they have "credible evidence" that he may also be wearing a plain black nylon windbreaker jacket. His last known address was Mattapan.
Police are asking anyone who sees someone fitting Brown's description to call 911 immediately, and not confront the man or imply that you are suspicious. Area residents can also call the Department of Correction duty station at 508-668-2760.
"We're concerned about this individual and obviously we're very interested in getting him back into custody," Delmonte said.
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We found this vintage ad for the excellent Daf 44, from the Dutch company that pioneered rubber band drive, now called the very-boring CVT. These things were as fast backward as they were forward, leading to the greatest races of hoonage we have ever seen.
Still, we have no clue what the hats are about. They're probably getting ready for some achteruitrijden, but we can't be sure.
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Now when it's raining, answer and talk to your friends without touching your phone. Leave your phone in your pocket or bag and just tap on your umbrella and you are connected. You can even listen to music. Featuring exclusive Bluetooth technology coupled with a microphone and speaker in the handle. Comes in Solid black, grey and Navy. 46" arc open, 13" length when closed. This umbrella will tell you when it is going to rain! Rain Alertz is an app that will alert you when there is a high probability of rain and comes included with this umbrella. You will never be caught in the rain again!
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Scholarly Concentrations Program
This is an elective program through which Alpert medical students undertake rigorous independent scholarship in a cross-disciplinary field of interest related to medicine, public health, engineering, or a biomedically relevant topic in the sciences, arts, or humanities.
- Aging
- Biomedical Informatics
- Caring for Underserved Communities
- Global Health
- Integrative Health and Contemplative Practice
- LGBTQ Healthcare and Advocacy
- Medical Education
- Medical Humanities and Ethics
- Medical Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Physician as Communicator
- Translational Research in Medicine
- Women's Reproductive Health
Program Goals and Benefits
Essential elements of the Scholarly Concentrations experience include:
- Rigorous independent scholarship
- Cross-disciplinary study
- Mentored relationships
- Group seminars/courses
- Scholarly work across Years 1-4 of medical school
- Submission of a scholarly product
Participating students benefit from the faculty mentor relationship that is central to the Concentrations Program. Students may have the opportunity to publish their work and/or present at national conferences. Additional benefits to students include discussion of their concentration work in students' Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE), a certificate upon completion of the program, and recognition of their accomplishments at graduation.
Program Timeline
Students pursue a Concentration during the summer between Years 1 & 2 during the self-directed learning time in Year 2, and during elective and clerkship time in Years 3 and 4.
|Year 1
|Students identify an area of interest and a faculty mentor. Together, they develop a summer project, investigate summer funding opportunities, and outline a four-year plan to complete the concentration requirements. Completed applications are due to the Scholarly Concentrations Office in February. Visit the funding page for examples of high quality funded applications.
|During the summer months between Years 1 and 2, students engage in an in-depth summer experience (~8-10 weeks). This summer work will provide the scaffolding upon which the four-year Concentration, and the final scholarly product, will be built. The primary source of funding for summer work is through Summer Assistantships. At the end of the summer, students submit a Progress Report form to the Scholarly Concentrations Committee.
|Year 2
|Students continue their participation in the Concentration through the utilization of self-directed learning time (Wednesdays) and through attendance of courses/seminars as required by the Concentration. At the end of Year 2, students submit a second Progress Report to the Scholarly Concentrations Committee.
|Year 3
Students continue their participation in the Concentration through independent work during clerkship rotations and through the choice of electives related to their concentration area. Students will be asked to submit a final Progress Report to the Scholarly Concentrations Committee.
Tips for students on how to integrate concentration work into a clinical schedule.
|Year 4
|Students will continue their participation in the Concentration through independent work during clerkship rotations and through the choice of electives related to their concentration area. Students will present their scholarly project for approval in February/March of Year 4 as required by their Concentration area Directors. Students are required to post their work electronically to the AMS Scholarly Concentration Program Gallery, an online collection of students' digital scholarship archived in the Brown Digital Repository (BDR).
Application Process
Interested students should:
- Explore the different concentration areas and choose one that is of interest.
- Meet with the concentration area Director(s) prior to winter break to discuss potential summer projects and final scholarly products.
- Develop a proposal for participation in the concentration area and apply for funding as needed.
As students begin to work on their academic projects, librarians are available for one-on-one research consultation, to help with all aspects of the research process, including:
Figuring out research topic ideas
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Colonial Parkway murder case getting new scrutiny
As the Morgan Harrington murder, the Shenandoah National Park slayings, and "Route 29 Stalker" cases remain unsolved, authorities are taking a new look at the most terrific serial killings in Virginia history, the so-called Colonial Parkway murders. Maria Glod has the March 31 story in the Washington Post.
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This is what led to my suspicion --the renewed attention to the case, coupled with the fact that it is a parkway and remote setting.
from the Washington Post story
"No physical evidence has conclusively linked the crimes, but similarities in the cases have led authorities to suspect involvement by the same attacker or attackers. In each case, two victims were targeted simultaneously. All were young people traveling in cars."
Parkway shooting -- could this be a reappearance of the parkway murderer ?
NancyDrew-perhaps a copy cat. I had heard earlier this morning that the Blue Ridge Parkway victims perhaps knew the shooter, but this afternoon's Newsplex story states that authorities know of no connection to the victims and believe last night's shootings were random.
My name is Bill Thomas. I am the brother of Cathleen Thomas, who was one of the first two victims in the Colonial Parkway Murders. First, a job well done to law enforcement for the swift arrest of suspect Ralph Leon Jackson, and a speedy recovery to the two victims.
To date, no one has been charged in the Colonial Parkway Murders, which claimed the lives of eight young people, 4 couples killed from 1986 to 1989. I hope that the arrest of Ralph Leon Jackson may lead to information about some of the many unsolved murders in Virginia including the Colonial Parkway Murders, the Route 29 Stalker case which led to the murder of Alicia Showalter Reynolds in 1996, the murder of the Williams and Winans women at the Shenadoah National Park in 1996, the killing of the Childs/Metzlet couple in August 2009, and the murder of Morgan Harrington in October 2009 among many others.
It is time for Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell to establish a task force with the Virginia State Police, the FBI and local law enforcement to investigate the many unsolved murders in Virginia.
Bill Thomas
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Hello, Pummelo! (ウィナーズカップ!フルバトル6VS6!! Winner's Cup! Full Battle 6 VS 6!) is the 31st episode of Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands.
The time has come. Ash and co. finally arrive at Pummelo Island for the Orange League Competition. Team Rocket has a plan to capture Dragonite by letting Ash weaken it. Ash switches Snorlax for his Tauros since Snorlax ate and won't wake up. The Orange league went underway with Drake choosing his Ditto to go up first. When Ash chose Pikachu, Ditto took on its shape. Ash scored his first victory with Pikachu. Drake chose his Onix next and Ash choose Squirtle which was an easy win. Drake chose Gengar and Ash chose Tauros, trying out some beginner's luck. Unfortunately Ash had to recall Tauros after it was hit with Confuse Ray and chose Lapras. The episode ends with Gengar's Night Shade and Lapras' Ice Beam colliding with each other. What will be the result?
Episode plot
Tracey sees they are approaching Pummelo Island, where Ash will have the chance to compete in the Orange League. Due to this overjoyment, he falls in water and climbs up to Lapras. Suddenly, they see something flying. In the lobby, the man checks Ash's badges and confirms they are legit. Tracey sees a statue of a Pokémon and draws it, though has a feeling he saw it before. The man tells Ash he'll fight tomorrow at ten o' clock. Ash goes to go, but Misty reminds him he needs to ask the directions to the stadium. The man gives the gang a tour of the League and enter the Palace of Victory, known as Orange League's Hall of Fame. They see the trophies and displays of people that won the Orange League. The trainer faces the Gym Leader in a 6-on-6 battle, making Ash surprised. Tracey tells Ash he needs to plan what which Pokémon should he use. Misty tells him to imagine that his name could be in the Hall of Fame if he wins the battle.
The man tells them the Orange Crew believes it is necessary to test the trainers and their Pokémon to get into the League. If one defeats them and wins the Orange League, he/she deserves to be here. Tracey asks why is this strange statue here. The man tells it is a Dragonite, who is the protector of this island. Tracey knew it was a Dragonite, as they saw one when they were getting to the island. The man tells it is the Gym Leader's Dragonite, making the heroes surprised the Gym Leader has one. The man wishes Ash luck in the battle. The Gym Leader worries if there is going to be a challenger strong enough to defeat him. Team Rocket appear, remarking his Dragonite. Team Rocket want his Dragonite, but the man's response is an order to his Dragonite to use Hyper Beam, which causes Team Rocket to blast off.
Ash sends his Pokémon for training. Pikachu uses Thunder Shock, Squirtle and Lapras use Water Gun, Charizard use Flamethrower and Bulbasaur uses Razor Leaf. However, this was to wake Snorlax up, who has not. Misty tells Ash he should've waken it up before they got here. Ash brushes off her, telling that he will want his advice when he asks for it. Nurse Joy appears and Ash explains his problem. Nurse Joy tells him until there is problem or is hungry, Snorlax will not wake up. Ash contacts Prof. Oak, who tells him he needs to make a big decision. Ash tells that he needs to switch Snorlax, although Tracey worries they don't know which one to pick as they do not know which Pokémon the Gym Leader uses. Oak tells Ash he can use Kingler (whose claws got him a victory during the early stages of the Pokémon League), Muk (that bounced Bellsprout out of the way) and Tauros (who can make a stampede). Ash decides to use Tauros, making Misty surprised and Tauros happy for his decision. Ash places the Poké Ball, but Misty tells him he never used Tauros. Ash recalls he used Krabby and won, even if he never used it before. Tracey sees Ash hopes for the beginner's luck and he confirms it. The Poké Ball is transferred and Ash receives Tauros. Ash logs out and tells Tauros he is glad to have him.
As Team Rocket wander from their recent defeat, they hear from a van the Gym Leader, Drake, will face a new challenger. Meowth has an idea - he thinks if the challenger would tire out Dragonite, they could swoop in and take Dragonite, making Team Rocket pleased. Next day, Drake and Ash appear in the stadium. Ash tells him he heard a lot about him and shake hands. The referee explains once three of a trainer's Pokémon are defeated, the field changes. The current field is a rock and a water ground. Also, the Gym Leader cannot change the Pokémon, though the challenger is allowed to. Team Rocket watch the fight and see the twerp faces Drake, with Meowth thinking this is more interesting. Drake sends Ditto and Ash sends Pikachu. Ditto transforms into Pikachu. Pikachu uses Thunder, hitting Ditto. Ditto retaliates using the same move. Pikachu and Ditto collide using Thunder Shock, but Pikachu falls down, while Ditto manages to get in a safe position. Ash thinks of a plan to get Ditto away. Misty tells him to switch Pikachu, but Ash knows if he does, Ditto will copy his other Pokémon's moves.
Ash states that Pikachu may be copied, but the original is always strong. Ditto uses Agility, dodging Pikachu's Thunderbolt. Ditto uses Thunder, so Pikachu ducks, causing himself to absorb the attack in his tail. Pikachu and Ditto use Quick Attack, causing each other to collide and fall down. However, Pikachu stands up and defeats Ditto using us electrified tail. Tracey understands Ditto was defeated as Pikachu is in better shape than it is. Drake calls Ditto back and sends Onix. Ash calls Pikachu back and sends Squirtle. Drake knows Ash would send a Pokémon like that. Tracey worries anyone could win this battle, while Misty cheers for Squirtle. Squirtle goes to use Water Gun, but Onix digs to avoid the attack. Ash tells Squirtle to go into the pool, but Onix emerges and attacks Squirtle, then Binds it. Squirtle Withdraws, making Drake think he will win this. However, Squirtle uses Hydro Pump, pushing Onix away. Drake tells Onix to dig, but Onix cannot and gets defeated by Squirtle's Skull Bash. Drake calls Onix back and remarks Ash's skills, then sends Gengar.
Ash calls Squirtle back. Tracey tells Ash he does not have any Pokémon that are good against Ghost-type Pokémon. Ash sees it is time for the beginner's luck and sends Tauros, making Drake see he failed in his choice. Tauros uses Fissure, but Gengar jumps, using Confuse Ray to get Tauros to hit everything. Ash calls Tauros back and sends Lapras, who lands in the pool. Gengar uses Hypnosis, but Lapras dives into the water to avoid the attack. Lapras hits Gengar with a Water Gun. Gengar uses Night Shade and Lapras uses Ice Beam, making a powerful collision, as the heroes, Drake and the watchers see an explosion. With the collided attacks, who will remained standing?
- "I hope this one leaves a good *impression*!" - Drake
- "You did a great job. And so did you Ash, but this next one's gonna *rock* you!" - Drake
- "Well Ash, so far you've beaten two of my Pokémon, but this time you don't stand a *ghost* of a chance." - Drake complementing Ash
- "Who's that Pokémon?:" Ditto pretending to be Pikachu (JP), Dragonite (US)
- This is the first episode to introduce the concept of field change.
- This is the first time Ash had a full 6-on-6 Pokémon battle. He was denied this after being beaten by Ritchie in "Friend and Foe Alike".
Even though Ash caught his Tauros in a Safari Ball, from this episode onwards it will always be seen to have a normal Poké Ball.
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|Other series: Gold and Silver · Ruby and Sapphire · Diamond and Pearl · Black & White · XY and XYZ · Sun & Moon · Journeys


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Resignation letters, especially from teachers, are becoming a genre unto themselves and not infrequently go viral. Perhaps it is because they give voice to some deep sentiments that are true but impolitic to state until after one has tendered one's resignation.
A new entertainingly written contribution to this burgeoning field of literature, a blog post by Penn State political science professor Philip Schrodt, has particular relevance to financial advisors as a case study in what the new retirement looks like, or could look like, for affluent boomer clients.
Schrodt's post is not only going viral but is specifically counseling "going feral" — the post's title — as a life and career move for late middle-age professionals.
Going feral is shorthand for neither retiring nor staying on as a tired, timeserving, tenured salary collector of declining relevance — or as Schrodt puts it in announcing his move to full-time consulting: "I've left to pursue other opportunities and get my fat Boomer butt out of the way."
The lengthy but fun-to-read post essentially argues that boomers, by delaying retirement for longer stretches, are blocking the progress of young people struggling to ignite their careers while failing to use this stage of life to explore other opportunities.
"Why give up a sinecure that pays three or four times the median income and if you just want to do absolute minimum — and plenty of Boomers do — involves maybe 10 hours a week, if that?" Schrodt asks, noting that he is not leaving because of poor health or an inability to perform his job at a high level.
Rather, the reasons to go feral include quitting while you're ahead. Schrodt points to one colleague who died three weeks after retiring but thinks boomers who stay on thinking retirement will hasten their demise are making a mistake. "Even Pope Benedict decided to retire when he didn't have the strength to do the job well."
And he says of his own aging: "The exhaustion following a three-hour class is physically painful; and waking up at 5 a.m. thinking about what needs to done for a class the next day is no longer my idea of fun."
Integrity is another reason for voluntarily discontinuing a long career: "In order to get tenure at any place worth getting tenure, you've got to publish garbage can models, and lots of garbage can models, and that is not going to change any time soon."
And bureaucracy is another—Schrodt describes Penn State as having "a North Korean governance model without the transparency." He adds that "in any large institution, most of the rules exist to make someone else's job easier—or CYA."
The newly free former professor also cites modern advantages that obviate the need to rely on the established institutions that employ boomers: the computing power in his phone alone makes his university unnecessary and he no longer needs to visit the library adjacent his campus office because he can all the reference material he needs free on the Web.
A key argument Schrodt makes concerns the equity of remaining in a professional position that both keeps him from doing things he might otherwise never do while keeping younger people who need the opportunities he is essentially hogging. For example, an academic journal accepting his paper means that it is not publishing the paper of a younger faculty member who needs the credit. What's more, he finds that most older tenured professors do not contribute significantly to research—only a few outstanding scholars who are "fabulously productive" and with whom it is hard to compete.
Finally, Schrodt points to the cynicism that occurs "when you find yourself beginning to feel sympathetic with many of the stereotypical negative things people say about academia," describing the transience and irrelevance of various trendy ideas.
His advice to his fellow place-holding boomers: "It's a magical world: let's go exploring."


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Chocolate Easter Eggs
Total TimePrep: 25 min. + chilling
Makes2 dozen
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup chunky peanut butter
- 1-1/2 to 2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and peanut butter until fluffy. Gradually add 1 cup confectioners' sugar and mix well. Stir in coconut and nuts.
- Turn peanut butter mixture onto a surface lightly dusted with some of the remaining confectioners' sugar; knead in enough of the remaining confectioners' sugar until mixture holds its shape when formed. Shape into small egg-shaped pieces. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
- In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip eggs; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Chill.
Nutrition Facts1 each: 204 calories, 14g fat (6g saturated fat), 5mg cholesterol, 70mg sodium, 20g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 2g fiber), 3g protein.
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I have modified this recipe and this is what I'd done with preparing these delightful chocolaty treats: I used: 3/4 cup CREAMY peanut butter, 1-1/2 cups confectioner's sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla extract, 1 Tbsp. corn syrup, 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts/pecans combined. & the 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut. What I've done was to beat the butter and peanut butter until fluffy; then add 1-1/2 cups of confectioner'ssugar, the tsp. vanilla extract and the Tbsp. corn syrup. I didn't knead the candy mixture per se-I did just use my hands to mix in the coconut and the nuts-just until combined. I did cover the candy eggs and chill 1 hour, then I melted a 14-oz. bag of chocolate candy disks with 1 Tbsp. shortening over boiling water in my double boiler. I then chilled the eggs in order to allow the chocolate covering to set. This recipe made about 2-1/2 dozen-if I make the eggs a smaller size, I can yield more candy! This recipe is a pleasure to prepare! I made them again on 4/15/14! Thank you, Ruth Seitz, for sharing your Mom's recipe!For me, this recipe is definitely a keeper! delowenstein p.s. If I don't have enough candy disks to melt, I would use 1 cup of disks and about 1 to 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips with the shortening to cover the eggs!
Mar 20, 2012
I'd made these treats last year and I plan to make them again! This is a great recipe!Dawn E. Lowenstein
Mar 20, 2012
I had made thiese eggs last year & they were such fun to prepare! I took them to my volunteer hospital job and everyone there enjoyed them! I plan to make them this year, too! Dawn E. Lowenstein
Apr 20, 2011
We loved these eggs. I will make these again. I used my devilled egg trays, sprayed with pam, to shaped these eggs. It worked very well.
May 15, 2010
Very delicious..had a reeses peanut butter cup flavor....I really enjoyed them. I was out of walnuts so I added more coconut and powdered sugar....Very good, will make again!
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These are great!!! I just ran across the recipe & realized I've made these for years. Everyone always loves these easy treats.
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These are great. I made them in the past and just made them today for my kids, 14 and 18.
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Thank you Susan for sending in this chocolate lover's dream cookie! Looks yummy and easy to whip up!
"Hi Marlene,
Enjoy these killer cookies that do a lot to help the "medicine go down". I have friends who come to my house for a meal because these cookies will be served.
I have also provided these cookies on the last day of the semester so even if the class has required blood, sweat & tears, my students are
rewarded at the end for hanging in (I teach at USC in Los Angeles)". Susan T Lindau
Triple Chocolate Espresso Cookies
- 4 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 bag semisweet chocolate chips,
- 4 eggs divided
- 2 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 ½ tbs espresso powder
- 1/2 tsp bkng powder
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 c. toasted walnuts
1. Melt unsweetened chocolate, 1/2 c chocolate chips, and the semisweet chopped chocolate with the butter in a pan placed over simmering water.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt (or mix together with a whisk).
3. Combine eggs, sugar, espresso powder, vanilla. Fold in the cooled chocolate mixture.
4. Fold in flour mixture & nuts
5. Chill for at least 1 hour do not chill overnight (becomes too hard to handle).
6. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
7. On buttered & floured cookie sheet or parchment paper lined cookie sheet, place rounded tablespoons of dough.
8. Bake 7 – 10 minutes. Carefully remove parchment paper to cooling rack, when cool enough to handle, using a spatula, remove from paper and allow to cool completely before packing in airtight plastic bags for freezing. Or serve NOW!! These cookies a great cold – do not store in the refrigerator – they will dry out.


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Hey scrappers! I hope everyone is having a great week so far. We are in the midst of Spring Break here, and so far so good. We enjoyed Easter and the weather is finally starting to feel like Spring. YAY!!! I have some beautiful pages to share with you today. The new kits will be available on Friday so make sure you check them out.
I really like the shades of purple and the turquoise just jumps off the page. The patterned paper is awesome and the word bits are perfect for so many types of layouts. Snips and Snails Designs has done a great job with this kit. I can't wait to see the entire thing.
I really love templates and Angelclaude ArtRoom's new set is looks fantastic! I love all the different photo's and the way they are placed on the paper.
Sugar Kissed Designs has done it again. I love the orange and blue together and I bet you have perfect pictures to go with this cute kit. I love all the stars.
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President Barack Obama shakes hands after holding a round table discussion with first time voters at OMG Burger in Miami on Sept. 20, 2012.
President Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney in Colorado, Iowa and Wisconsin, reaching the key 50 percent support threshold in all three battlegrounds, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls of these states.
In both Colorado and Wisconsin, Obama is ahead by 5 points among likely voters (including those leaning toward a candidate), 50 percent to 45 percent.
And in Iowa, the president's edge over Romney is 8 points, 50 percent to 42 percent.
Read the Colorado poll results here (.pdf)
Among a wider sample of registered voters, Obama's lead is even larger – 6 points in Colorado, 8 in Wisconsin and 11 in Iowa.
While Obama still hasn't closed the deal, says Marist College pollster Lee Miringoff, "The advantage is his in all three states."
He adds, "It is very important in an election when you start closing in on 50 [percent]. In politics that is a big number."
The results from these new polls are similar to the NBC/WSJ/Marist surveys of Florida, Ohio and Virginia that were released last week. Those showed Obama ahead in all three battlegrounds. And they're consistent with this week's national NBC/WSJ poll (conducted by different pollsters) that found Obama up by 5 points among likely voters, 50 percent to 45 percent.
Romney's favorability vs. Obama's
These new surveys – conducted after the political firestorm over last week's attacks on U.S. embassies in Libya and Egypt, and during the melee over a leaked video of Romney talking about the "47 percent" of Americans who are dependent on government and believe they are victims – also show the Republican's favorability rating in an unenviable place.
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In the final push in the 2012 presidential election, candidates Mitt Romney and Barack Obama make their last appeals to voters.
A plurality of likely voters view Romney in a negative light in all three states. In Colorado, it's 43 percent favorable to 50 percent unfavorable; in Iowa, it's 42 percent to 50 percent; and in Wisconsin, it's 43 percent to 46 percent.
By contrast, out of last week's polls in Florida, Ohio and Virginia, just one of them – Ohio – found Romney's favorable/unfavorable rating under water.
Read the Wisconsin poll results here (.pdf)
Meanwhile, Obama's favorable/unfavorable scores in Colorado (51 percent to 45 percent), Iowa (53 percent to 42 percent), and Wisconsin (51 percent to 44 percent) are all above water.
Romney casts himself as 'change' candidate in seizing on Obama comment
Yet the president's job approval rating in these states is a bit lower – 47 percent in Colorado, 48 percent in Wisconsin, and 49 percent in Iowa.
Tied on the economy
According to these polls, Obama and Romney are essentially battling to a tie on the question of which candidate would do a better job in handling the economy. In Wisconsin, 46 percent of likely voters pick Romney, while 45 percent select Obama.
But in Colorado, the president gets 48 percent, and the GOP nominee gets 46 percent. And in Iowa, Obama is up by four points, 47 percent to 43 percent.
Read the Iowa poll results here (.pdf)
Yet when it comes to which candidate would do a better job on foreign policy, the president enjoys a double-digit advantage in all three states.
Other notable numbers
- In Republican running mate Paul Ryan's home state of Wisconsin, his favorable/unfavorable score among likely voters is 49 percent to 40 percent (versus 51 percent to 44 percent for Obama, 43 percent to 46 percent for Romney, and 42 percent to 45 percent for Vice President Joe Biden).
- In Wisconsin's competitive Senate contest, Democrat Tammy Baldwin gets support from 48 percent of likely voters, and Republican Tommy Thompson gets 46 percent.
- Obama is ahead among independents in all three states – by 1 point in Wisconsin, 10 points in Iowa and 11 points in Colorado.
- And there's a significant gender gap in these three states, with the president up by double digits among women and with Romney slightly ahead among men.
The NBC/WSJ/Marist polls were conducted Sept. 16-18 of 971 likely voters in Colorado (which has a margin of error of plus-minus 3.1 percentage points), 898 likely voters in Iowa (plus-minus 3.3 percentage points) and 968 likely voters in Wisconsin (plus-minus 3.2 percentage points).
NBC's Domenico Montanaro and Chris Cillizza discuss on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports Mitt Romney's new moderate tone and new battleground polls showing an advantage for President Barack Obama.
About a quarter of all likely voters in these three states were interviewed by cell phone.
NBC's Natalie Cucchiara contributed to this report.


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Just buy a cheap R/C car and use the wires going to the motors for your purposes.
[...] Is this a good option? They seem to be the cheapest transmitter and receivers on the market
I`m in a low budget
(I know more expensive systems would be much better).
I suppose I can connect the two Hitec 311 servos and the Hitec 72MHz Rx battery box directly to the receiver and then everything will work right away without having to configure anything or use any adaptors, right?
I would just buy it all and test it but then if it didn`t work I wouldn`t have enough money to buy another transmitter/receiver.
This is what you should do:Buy an R/C car Disconnect the wires from the motors. You should have 4 wires in total.Now connect your motors to the wires. Two wires per motor.Now you have R/C. For differential drive you would just have the left side of the remote control motor 1 and the right side control motor 2.
I haven't really looked for R/C cars, but from the ones I have experience with, they generally come with one motor for driving, one for steering. The non-tiny ones anyways. And this makes sense. Realistic scale models of cars would look silly having four wheels and differential drive on just the back two.But I could be wrong.
--> Is this some sort of hardware? I dont remember reading any of this in the $50 bot. Are you talking about Teleoperation? If so, it says in the RC page that its optional... If not, then what are you talking about?
In step two of the $50 bot, he said: "Since I had some basic RC equipment around, I made my robot temporarily remote controlled just for fun.[...] I attached a battery to the velcro, and put the receiver inside the bottle. Both servos were attached to the receiver."So when I read this, I thought it was just plug and play. I thought I wouldnt have to configure anything, just plug the servos and the batteries into the receiver, and use compatible crystals in the transmitter and receiver.
I tried attaching the two DC motors to two cardboard wheels (with Scotch tape). I also made a castor (bottle). Well, it doesnt move because I think the motor is not powerful enough (but it worked with 4 wheels in the original car, and they spin when I hold the chassis in the air). So I was wondering, if I use two plastic wheels (I cant use the ones that came with the car because theyre attached to an axle, but i'd buy new wheels) and an omniwheel as a castor (less friction), should it work?
If not, would any of these motors work?---> "Small Johnson" motor (http://www.robotmarketplace.com/marketplace_motorsmisc.html)Speed-380 Motor (http://www.robotmarketplace.com/marketplace_motorsmisc.html)I'm not sure what to look for because some motors say "brushed weapon" or "brushless weapon" (too expensive) or "We recommend using the Sprite-25 speed controller for this motor, or the AUX channel of your Ant 150 controller". . . . what is a "gear box" and how do I know if a DC motors comes with it?
Also, can I attach wheels to the DC motors through cardboard instead of aluminium? (I dont have a drill and I cant attach plastic wheels with scotch tape)


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Thanks to the Friends of the Children of Tanzania youngsters can get the medical assistance they need.
KAMPALA, Uganda — Matthew McIlvenna, a Catholic from Britain, was inspired by his faith to found a charity to help children with disabilities in Tanzania.
Called Friends of the Children of Tanzania (FOCT), it is a U.K.-based non-governmental organization that provides aid to faith-based action groups on disability in the northwest of the country, around Lake Victoria.
It has helped forge a network of Christian denominations and a Muslim non-governmental organization to work for the benefit of Tanzania's poverty-stricken children with special needs, whom he describes as the "poorest of the poor."
McIlvenna has worked many years for the U.N. World Food Program and spent much of the past 20 years based in Tanzania and other parts of Africa.
What gave you the idea to start this charity?
The origins of the work we're doing come out of the horrific Rwanda genocide of the mid-1990s, when the international community and humanitarian agencies mobilized to deal with a million refugees coming over from Rwanda into that part of northwestern Tanzania. It was a tough, horrific experience for the refugees.
The Tanzanians there were very gracious in receiving them and living up to their international obligations, and that's quite typical of Tanzania as a country. It's been historically stable, historically welcoming and supporting of the freedom struggle of southern Africa, aligned to the freedom movement. So it was entirely consistent that they would receive those refugees, and that's how we got involved.
I was sent there by the U.N. As the refugees went home, of course the international community and humanitarian agencies left town. And so there was a huge vacuum, and we noticed there was a huge need in that area, in terms of dealing with disability. Within the context of Tanzania, it's a very remote area, and there's a lack of social, medical, community services available. When you combine disability on top of poverty, it's an additional level of vulnerability.
Is disability more common in Africa than in most other places?
Yes. You have the genetic predisposition to disability, and then there's acquired disability — and both are more prevalent in Africa than they would be in, for example, Western Europe. In terms of genetics, these are related to nutritional issues, maternal nutrition, during the development of the child in the womb, and to lower levels of inoculation and vaccination.
In terms of acquired disability, there are many factors, malaria being a leading one, which can go cerebral into the brain and causes cerebral palsy. There's a higher prevalence of accidents in this part of Africa.
When you have a worse maintained road, and less maintained vehicles, there's a higher chance of accidents, so you've got a load of road accidents, which are a leading cause of disability, especially amputations. You've got snake bites, often biting the leg. It then goes gangrenous — off.
With the climate here, it's more conducive to infection; you've got osteomyelitis, which is an infection of the bone. It can take root quickly in this warm climate, and, if unaddressed, it can lead to amputation. So you've got many acquired reasons for disability as well.
When you combine that disability on top of existing levels of poverty, then many people in this part of the world, in this extreme, remote area of Tanzania, are in the bottom 5% quantile.
If you are born into the middle class in Western Europe you're in the top 5%. So these people are really the poorest of poor, and when you add disability on top of that, it's very difficult. Often, disabled people here are deprived of education, and there's a stigma attached to it.
Your group is working closely with interdenominational and interfaith groups in the area. Could you tell us more about that?
One of FOCT's key roles is to forge a network of faith-based partners to work together — Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans and Muslims — with the government of Tanzania being a fifth key partner. The government is quite forward-looking. It has passed laws on the rights of the disabled and promotes their rights. It is a signatory to international conventions on the disabled but needs support at the grassroots level to implement those policies to put policy into practice. So we're ensuring through our faith-based partners not only to coordinate with each other but to coordinate effectively with the government to make sure that the activities to support the disabled are in line with government policy.
How did your faith inspire you to start this charity?
I was born and raised a Catholic, and so as a Catholic and a Christian, I know it's demanded of us to promote the rights of the vulnerable, to seek their protection based on the fact that we're all born in the image and likeness of God.
Being here in Africa is also a very sobering experience, because it makes you realize how much we have — and yet the society of the West makes us focus on what we don't have. No matter how much we do have, the cultural and economic imperative of our society often forces us to focus on what we don't have, and that's what leads to a lot of depression and psychological unhappiness.
Here in Tanzania, many people — not all, but many — don't have much, and yet there's a focus on what people have. So I find just working here brings you closer to a sense of God; also because death is always an imminent reality here, which makes you focus on the gift of life that God has given us. It makes you want to use your physical and spiritual energy and time to the best ends possible.
That's really the gift of Africa and Tanzania: They make you do that. It doesn't make you worry about what might happen in five years' time, because there are more urgent needs that require attention now. So it's a place that incubates and matures one's faith and inspires you.
And also the example of the people, who can show extraordinary fortitude?
Yes. One of the defining characteristics of people here who are living in the face of adversity, poverty and disability is courage. You come across it on a daily basis — people suffering often in great loneliness, solitude and pain; people enduring loss and death of loved ones on quite a regular basis. (Most mothers will bury at least two of their own children here.) But it's the fortitude and courage that people display that is very inspiring, and they draw a lot of their strength from their deep spirituality, their faith and their sense of the Holy Spirit and the presence of God in their lives. That's really something that is prevalent here and very much missing from where I come from in the U.K.
You also help street children through your Lutheran partnership. Could you tell us a bit more about that?
Yes, FOCT supports other vulnerable children, not only disabled children. One of the leading causes of vulnerability of children here is when they lose the protection of their home. … We found an excellent partner, the Lutheran Church of northwestern Tanzania, which has a street-children program. There is quite a big street-children problem around Lake Victoria, with kids running away from their districts 1-2 kilometers away from the main town and ending up on the street, running because of violence at home, alcoholism — often the father drinks too much, gets aggressive with teenage boy; the boy runs away, turns to crime. He can be raped, get infected with HIV, and many other elements of vulnerability the teenage youth will face on the street.
The Lutheran Church decided to do something about it and set up a fantastic center — 70 kids were taken off the street — run by an inspiring Tanzanian Lutheran nun, Sister Adventina, reintegrating them into education, and then trying to negotiate their reintegration into their home communities as much as possible. If that doesn't work, then they have the capacity and facilities to keep them at the center.
FOCT is now supporting that center in that valuable work.
Runaway girls are most vulnerable because prostitution is the easiest way for them to survive on the street. And then, normally, they are infected [with STDs] within months.
The local staff you work with has made enormous sacrifices to do this work. What sort of things have they had to sacrifice?
Throughout our faith-based partners, there are also many highly motivated Tanzanians who are leading this work, so FOCT is very much in a supporting role to them.
These are people who have decided to dedicate their lives and energies to this work, with their skills and professionalism. They could be earning an awful lot more in the private sector. These are highly qualified people. They've decided not to; that's a huge sacrifice, especially within a country linked to poverty like this.
Basically, the richer you are in a context like this, the higher you are above what I would call the "death line." The richer you go up, the more security you can provide yourself and your kids and your family, and the less likely you're not going to plummet downwards towards conditions that would induce you or your family's death because there's very little social security here.
The government provides health care, some education, but not like in Europe, where you have social-security programs that catch the most vulnerable, or at least should do. Here, once you start dropping, you drop; until, literally, you drop.
So the professionals FOCT works with have sacrificed a lot of that economic advantage they could have had to do this work. Not just sacrificing time; it's real faith in action we're supporting.
Edward Pentin filed this story from Kampala, Uganda.
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These steps will ensure irrigation success next spring
Taking simple maintenance measures into consideration will translate to financial opportunities in the long run.
Your irrigation system is a lot like a faithful farm dog. It doesn't ask for much beyond a few checkups and TLC, yet it gives you back more peace of mind throughout the year.
While it's hard to give your pivot span an appreciative hug, you can easily throw it a bone this winter in the form of a thorough inspection by your irrigation dealer. That will help ensure it survives freezing temperatures and harsh weather to get crops up and running in the spring.
"We encourage it as a very vital part to the success of their farm and their operation," explains Clark Bauer, U.S. sales manager, T-L Irrigation.
Many dealers offer an off-season preventive maintenance program to ensure your machine is in top condition before the irrigation season, notes John Kastl, product manager for equipment at Valley Irrigation.
The caveat to winter pivot maintenance, as with any upkeep program, is that you must do it correctly. Dealers who represent a manufacturer are factory-trained on the service of the equipment and can perform more exhaustive multipoint inspections from one end of the machine to the other. This ensures each maintenance point is checked and the machine is ready for service, says Kirk Biddle, national sales director for irrigation, Lindsay Corporation. The owner's manual includes helpful recommendations about service intervals that should be followed closely.
"If you are making the effort to prep your pivot for winter, be sure all components are put back into place when you are finished," adds Tony Burks, a Lindsay dealer with TN&W Irrigation in Manito, Ill. "Leaving loose plugs, hoses or fittings will lead to setbacks in the spring when it is time to wake up your pivots again."
Taking such simple measures into consideration will translate to financial opportunities in the long run.
"You'll actually save money relative to not doing maintenance," Kastl notes.
In no particular order, here are several steps you should ask your dealer to perform when looking over your irrigation equipment.
Inspect joints and tires. Make sure pivot points are greased for smooth operation, says Neil Lunzmann, eastern U.S. sales director, Reinke Manufacturing. Such basic steps add to the lifetime of the machine and speak to the quality of irrigation systems. "Pivots are pretty low maintenance," he adds.
Additionally, check air pressure in tires and inflate them as needed to minimize field ruts. Tires can also be pumped up fully in the spring. "If you have a low tire, you're going to have the potential to ruin that tire and have a stuck pivot," Bauer explains.
Inspect the lug nuts on all tires to be sure they're tight, Kastl adds. Take a quick look at your tires and replace those that have cracked badly because of weather damage. Look at span boots to be sure that they are not dry and cracked and that the clamps are in good condition.
Flush it out. Clear the main pipe running from the well to the pivot itself, Burks says, and flush the main line and machine. This is typically done by removing the drain and sand trap and evacuating debris from the machine. If you have an overhang, it's also important to remove the drain at the end of the overhang to be sure it is clean. Once that's done, reinstall the sand trap and drains.
Check for missing or poorly operating sprinklers as part of the flushing process. After you've flushed the machine, check the pipeline drains to be sure they're clean. Drain the main line below the frost level to prevent freeze-cracking. Remove caps on water risers and use a utility pump fitted with a suction hose to evacuate excess water.
On the last tower of each span, remove the lock and drain the sand trap. Then lock it back to keep out squirrels, mice and other pests.
Troubleshoot for performance. Check sprinkler patterns, inspect tower boxes and align the system to make any necessary changes. Yield monitors can offer clues as to possible irrigation system issues, particularly in a drought year, Bauer says. Low-yielding crops in a section of field might in part be attributed to a plugged nozzle, for example. Also, keep an eye out for skips, circle patterns and debris hung up on regulators.
For those irrigating with surface water on a suspended grid, Bauer suggests putting on a new set of nozzles every five years. For those pumping deep well water that might contain suspended sands, verify the system is up to specifications, then review system charts to ensure it is pumping at the right pressure and gallon volume.
Get inside gearboxes. Open up gearboxes to make sure all of the components are functioning properly. Drain any water from the gearbox, and then top off with a manufac-turer-approved gear lube, Kastl says. It's also an excellent time to change the oil in both the wheel gearboxes and the center-drive gearbox.
Depending on the type of pump that you use, you'll need to replace either its gearheads or its electric motors every year or two, Burks says. This will help keep the pump from wearing out prematurely and prevent bearings from rusting.
With T-L pivots, which are powered hydraulically, check the hydraulic filter at the main reservoir to make sure it is clean. While T-L machines use lifetime hydraulic oil, water can enter the oil if a tank cap is not properly secured. In these cases, Bauer says, moisture can be water-filtered or super-filtered out without exchanging the oil.
You can e-mail Nate Birt at [email protected].
For more tips on preparing your irrigation pivots, visit www.FarmJournal.com/winter_pivot_plan