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If you've read my last blog post, then you'll know that I've been attending a boarding school in the United States for the past two years. During that time I've been taking a blogging break (I know, two years is a long time for a break) but I want to start blogging again, because I used to love it so much. Also, I am graduating high school in less than 13 days!!! How crazy is that? Which is why I think that now, since I have senioritis anyway, would be the best time to reboot into the network of book bloggers. And what better way to celebrate my official return (hopefully) into the book blogging world than having a giveaway? I figured that since I'm going to have to move out of my school dorm anyway, I might as well give away my books to people who will appreciate them (A.K.A bookworms!). But before that, I'd like to update you guys a little bit on what I've been up to (again, I know I did that last year too but failed to follow through it), and then you'll find the giveaway at the bottom of my post. Enjoy!
Top 2 Highlights Of My Senior Year: (In No Particular Order)
YES. So I went on the school sponsored trip to Eastern Europe over spring break, and honestly it was one of the best trips I've ever had! Our group merged with three other school groups and we did all the travelling within Europe together. A junior from my school and I were randomly assigned as bunkmates with these two girls from Vermont, and it was like instant connection! The four of us then ended up bunking together as a quad throughout the entire trip. It's funny how you can become so close to people over the course of a week. We still communicate every once in a while, and it would be really awesome if sometime in the future we all had the opportunity to go on another trip together. Our tour group visited four cities: Berlin, Prague, Krakow and Budapest , and other than flying into Berlin and flying out from Budapest, we did most of our travelling on a tour bus. The only part of the trip that I didn't like was visiting the Nazi concentration camps in Auschwitz (Poland), but then again I still believe that it was an important experience because the visit was meant to be a reminder of one of the many things that went wrong in history. And hopefully these past incidents will make us consider our actions in the future and keep us from repeating the mistakes of the past. (Maybe Trump should visit Auschwitz **cough** ,**cough**). Well moving on, below are photographed memories of some "happy" experiences.( I say "some" because there are so many )
Now I started Model UN after I joined the Model UN club at my school here in the United States. So as you can imagine, my first MUN conference was in the U.S , at UConn actually. But the reason why I chose DUNMUN as a top highlight of the year is not only because it was my first MUN conference in Bangladesh, but also because I met a lot of cool Bangladeshi people WITHIN my generation there (and some old classmates as well!) . For me this is particularly important because while I was having an awesome time in the U.S, I kind of grew apart from people my age back in Dhaka. And it was the DUNMUN conference in particular that helped me reconnect with them. I still don't have any solid future plans: I do know that I am going to start out college at Fordham University, but I might want to transfer midway because I am the kind of person who likes travelling to new places and since I've already lived in the U.S. for two years, I think I might give college in Europe or East Asia a shot. But who knows? Only time will tell.
(YES, I am the awkward kid in the red suit)
I also had a successful season in both debate and MUN (lots of trophies and certificates) so super proud of that. I got into fitness in the beginning of the year and dropped a lot of pounds but gained it all back when AP season came around.(What else is new) But that's all I can think of . Without further ado, I present to you, the giveaway!!
What's up for grabs:
Hungarian Paprika from my Europe Trip:
And of course, postcards from each destination I visited on my trip to Europe. (Berlin, Prague, Krakow and Budapest). Giveaway is open internationally and will have four winners. Good luck! :)a Rafflecopter giveaway


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This is generally a busy time for plastics magazine editors. It's a K Show year, and that means we typically get invited to several open houses so exhibitors can give the media an advance look at the technology offerings they will be bringing to the giant exhibit—scheduled for Oct. 16-23 in Dusseldorf, Germany.
But this year, the number of open-house invitations, both here in North America and abroad, has been staggering. We've made it to as many of as these as possible, in addition to the trade shows and other conferences we typically attend. And we've reported on new developments announced at these events.
These occasions have mostly involved injection molding machine builders, but there has been a smattering of news in extrusion, blow molding, and other processes as well, plus new developments in materials, auxiliary equipment, and tooling.
I think all of this activity is telling. And what it is telling us is that after a few years of scaling back due to sluggish sales worldwide, the machinery business by and large has bounced back and has once more turned its attention and investment dollars to R&D to develop new solutions for plastics processors.
From the looks of things, processors are full in recovery mode too. In this space back in February, I wrote that we'd soon be starting a new column that would report on the business activities of plastics processors. This column has debuted with this issue. We call it "By the Numbers, the Processors Business Index." It's authored by Steven Kline, Jr., director of market intelligence for Gardner Business Media, the Cincinnati-based parent company of Plastics Technology.
The index is based on monthly surveys we conduct of our subscribers (A gentle reminder: if you get one of these delivered to your inbox, please respond. It only takes a few moments and will make the results that much more valuable.) Steve's been doing this kind of research for some other Gardner titles, including its flagship metalworking magazine, Modern Machine Shop, and also has a regular economic blog on Gardner's corporate website.
The Index compares business conditions in the current month to those of the previous month. The survey I referenced asks questions about new orders, production, backlogs, employment, etc. Steve then weights the various sub-indices to create an overall index for the plastics processing industry.
A reading above 50 indicates expansion while a reading below 50 indicates contraction. March's reading was 53.2, representing the third consecutive month of growth for plastics processors (see graph). Steve's research is supported by the results of another survey we at Plastics Technology have been doing for decades: our Custom Injection Molding Hourly Rates Survey. This survey shows that custom injection molders' capacity utilization jumped almost 9 percentage points rom midyear to December 2012, and is back to the high levels of 2010 and the first half of 2011 (Yes, we need your participation in this survey too.)
The bitter taste of 2009-2010 will probably remain in everyone's mouths for some time. But I think there is ample evidence to show the trend line is up. In some cases, like for those in automotive, it's up a lot. Even the residential housing market is starting to percolate.
So we'll keep reporting on new technology being developed by machinery and materials suppliers, and how you are deploying them. And, if you receive a survey form, please take a few minutes to help us make the numbers we crunch more valuable.

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Item description: Newton Wallace, Company I, 27th Massachusetts Infantry, comments on his company's movements while in eastern North Carolina, near New Bern. The march was a part of the Union Army's expedition from New Bern to Trenton and Pollocksville. See the entry for 21 July 1862 for a map of his route.
Item citation: Diary commencing Oct. 14, 1861 – ending Sept. 20th, 1863 / Newton Wallace, VCC970.742 W19d, from the North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, UNC Chapel Hill.
More about this item: Eighty-nine page quarto diary, with entries for nearly every day from October 1861 to September 1863 and including entries for distances traveled totaling by Wallace's figuring 2876 miles.


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A Star is Born (1937)
A Star is Born. What a title. It promises greatness, wish fulfillment and a kind of immortality. What could sustain such a fire? What could possibly bring forth such legendary light? Even a star has humble beginnings and we meet our speck of star dust in a provincial home on a snowy day in Smalltown, USA. It is classic Americana movie making that marries depression era silents to the slow emerging prosperity of WWII America still harboring a romantic vision of manifest destiny.
There is an embittered aunt, a struggling pop, a bright but unformed kid brother, but most importantly and impressively a wise grandmother played with brilliance by May Robson. If you ever need inspiration watch her speech to Janet Gaynor's young and determined Esther, as she encourages her to follow her dreams of being an actress in Hollywood. It practically sings with the spirit of the wild west, not to mention female empowerment.Continue Reading


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I couldn't even get it on my KeyFit, so I'm using my sister's SR.
Here are the pictures:
#1- The harness is as tight as I can possibly get it (no pinchable slack). I had an equally car seat crazy mommy check it for me and she was thoroughly satisfied with how it fit. Evie, however, senses it's inherent danger and reacts accordingly. ;-)
#2- What I'm not liking is how the harness is having to twist a bit to come out of the slots in the BM.
Pic #3- See how they have to kind of wrap around the slot? It's re-routing the harness. Quite significantly, IMO.
#4- Picture taken after I removed the BM. I did not touch the harness. By looks (on her one shoulder) it still appears to be tight, but look how much slack I was able to pinch. Baby senses that some danger is now over, but is not confident in her complete safety. Hence the semi-relieved, semi-worried look.
#5- With the chest clip moved down to where most parents (IME) keep it, it was fairly easy to remove both arms from the harness. Baby is now completely terrified.


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Starting Wednesday, millions of American women will no longer pay for birth control pills, Pap smears or mammograms -- not even a co-pay. Women also have the right to free breast-feeding support, supplies for pregnancy-related diabetes, also known as gestational diabetes, and even screening for domestic violence.
President Obama's health care reform is drawing fire from Republicans, as provisions enacted today mandate all employers provide free contraception to their employees. NBC's Brian Mooar reports.
It's not clear how many women will take advantage of the new policy, but the US Health and Human Services Department estimates that 47 million women, ages 15 to 64, have private health insurance plans that will be affected. The 2010 health reform law requires that policies provided by private health insurance companies pay for a list of women's health preventive services, starting August 1.
However, there may be a delay in services for many women. The law applies to new policies -- women with existing coverage may have to wait for their policies to renew for the requirements to kick in, which could take months. Many health insurers already provide this coverage.
The new rules are based on guidelines from the independent, non-partisan Institute of Medicine, which said paying for these services will save money and lives down the road.
"We want healthy women to have healthy babies," said Dr. Jennifer Howse, president of the March of Dimes Foundation, a charity that works to prevent birth defects. "Receiving regular medical care greatly increases the likelihood that important messages can be delivered to pregnant women around issues such as nutrition and tobacco cessation, and provides opportunities to detect potentially dangerous conditions like gestational diabetes or high blood pressure."
There are a few exceptions. Purely religious employers don't have to provide the services to employees if they object. Related groups, such as Catholic-affiliated universities, have objected so the Obama administration offered what it called an accommodation, forcing the insurance companies themselves to pay for the coverage. But the religious associations still object, as do Republicans in Congress. They have promised to repeal the whole law if they win enough seats in the November election.
On Friday, a federal judge in Colorado ruled that a Catholic-owned heating and air conditioning company in Denver did not have to provide contraception coverage for its workers.
Americans also get refunds starting today from health insurance companies that spent too much on administrative expenses. The law requires health insurance companies to spend at least 80 percent of premiums on actual medical care and not on salaries, office rental and other overheads.
While opponents continue efforts to repeal the health care law, HHS secretary Kathleen Sebelius cheered the the promise of free screening for women's health services.
"For too long insurance companies have stacked the deck against women, forcing us to pay more for coverage that didn't meet our needs," Sebelius said Tuesday.
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Judge dismisses suit against contraception mandate
Colorado business wins opt-out of birth control mandate


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A real corker: Endless flow for entertaining
ADDRESS: 2035 Hessian Road
SIZE: 4,000 sq. ft.
NEIGHBORHOOD: Meadowbrook Hills
CURB APPEAL: 8 out of a possible 10
LISTED BY: Roger Voisinet of RE/MAX Realty Specialists
In the '60s, before ubiquitous top-10 "dream retirement locale" lists dominated the media, Charlottesville hardly registered on anyone's destination radar. UVA was still a bastion of white males, and much of downtown retained its distinctly small-town feel, with cars still cruising down today's pedestrian-only Main Street business district.
Some things have surely changed, but many remain the same.
Henderson Hayward, a noted architect of the time, had plenty of space to work with in this lot over in Meadowbrook Hills. It must have seemed at the time to be an ideal location– and it almost still is.
Surrounded by 50-foot-tall trees, this lusciously lemon-y painted brick house is an entertainer's dream come true. The walkway up to the entrance expands into a full-blown patio that– nestled between the trees and the house– quiets the din of the ever-present flow of cars on Barracks Road. Wrought-iron scrollwork on the second level of a two-tiered balcony gives the place a New Orleans feel. Damsels in damask could stroll here quite comfortably and feel right at home.
But it's inside that the house seems especially made for parties. Colossal rooms without doors (except to the kitchen and bedrooms) flow from the front door. To the right, a 15 x 30-foot living room has a wood-burning fireplace surrounded by a hand carved English mantel flanked by lighted display shelves. The other three walls have recessed lighting with dimmers, the better to display artwork, a feature throughout downstairs. French doors to the front patio continue the flow-through theme.
Solid teak flooring leads into a library with built-in bookshelves along two walls and three triple-sash windows (another constant). The comfortable room begs for leather armchairs and a solid mahogany desk.
To the left of the front door, a similarly sized dining room leads into the kitchen. Here, the house plan segues sharply into comfort, which will be welcome after all that partying. The sunny, modernized kitchen with attached breakfast nook and bay window adds a little Cleaver touch.
A single-car garage, a wall of closets, and laundry and family rooms all extend from the kitchen. Here the agent couldn't resist plugging in the central vacuum system to demonstrate the wonders of in-wall Hoovering. What a treat!
The master bedroom suite on this floor has a working fireplace topped by a hand carved mahogany mantel. Adjoining this room only, a new bathroom with jetted tub and separate shower rounds out downstairs.
A sweeping staircase covered in fuzzy pink carpeting leads to the second floor with three large bedrooms and two full bathrooms. Here the architect's hand is evident.
Each room opens onto a terrace or balcony through floor-to-ceiling French doors. One can easily imagine lounging up here on a cool summer day watching the breeze flutter gossamer curtains. A cork floor muffles any extraneous sounds that might interrupt the tinkling sounds of a soiree below.
But wait, there's more! In the full finished basement rooms galore fan out in all directions: exercise room and sewing room and 'whatever suits your needs' room. One has the necessary built-ins for a darkroom. An outside door relieves the catacombs feel.
With so much space, it's hard to go wrong. A professional couple that love to entertain could live here as easily as a family of five or more. The real boon, though, is in this house's proximity to dining and shopping. In-shape hosts can get all the groceries they need for a dinner for four (sans wine) on foot.
On their stroll back for the wine, they can wave again at the people still stuck in traffic on Barracks Road.


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For the fifth year in a row, Del. Eric M. Bromwell has introduced a bill to authorize slot machines at BWI Marshall Airport
It's Bromwell's attempt to infuse the state treasury — specifically the Transportation Trust Fund — with gambling money, and the Baltimore County Democrat said he has no intention of giving up.
"I consider this to be the ultimate alternative to a gas tax," he said. "This is exactly how we pay for roads."
The bill would authorize up to 2,500 slot machines in the airport's main terminal beyond the security screening area. A fiscal review by the Department of Legislative Services has not been submitted, but an earlier report estimated airport slots might produce as much as $13.5 million annually for the state and $3 million for Anne Arundel County.
While the bill faces long odds in a General Assembly weary from last year's battle over a gambling expansion, it did attract more co-sponsors than before. The number has risen from 11 in 2009 to 40 this session.
It also comes at a time when the state needs to generate $700 million a year in new revenue to fund much-needed transportation projects.
A hearing has been set for March 5 before the House Ways and Means Committee.
A large number of BWI's annual 22 million passengers are from outside the region, Bromwell said, "and if they can afford to fly, why shouldn't they spend their money while they're here?"
By serving travelers from outside the region, slots at BWI likely wouldn't compete with the state's existing casinos, including Maryland Live Casino just a few miles from BWI in Anne Arundel County. A representative of The Cordish Cos., which owns the casino, said officials hadn't seen the bill and had no comment.
The machines could be placed in an arcade-like setting to shield children and those who don't wish to gamble, Bromwell said.
This wouldn't be the first time slot machines shared space with baggage carousels. When the airport opened in 1950 as Friendship Airport, it had nickel slot machines that paid out winnings in cigarettes, according to a less-than-flattering feature by Life magazine. The state banned slots in 1963.
The state Department of Transportation opposes the bill on the grounds that the airport wasn't built to be a gaming establishment and the addition of slot machines would require increased security and higher operating costs.
But Bromwell's bill clearly has struck a chord with some colleagues.
"I love this bill," said Prince George's County Democratic Del. Jolene Ivey. "Passengers often have time to kill and if they choose to spend their time on gaming, then the citizens of Maryland will benefit from their losses."
Said Baltimore County Del. Jon S. Cardin, also a Democrat, "Do we need the money? Yes. It's sound policy. The benefits are high and the costs are low."
That said, Ivey doesn't think the proposal, coming so soon after a bruising battle over gaming on the November ballot, will come up a winner this session.
"Everybody needs a break," she said.


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Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
Geographic coordinates: 15° 25' N, 61° 20' W
Coastline km: 148 km km
Climate: tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall
Terrain: rugged mountains of volcanic origin
Elevation: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Morne Diablatins 1,447 m
Natural hazards: flash floods are a constant threat; destructive hurricanes can be expected during the late summer months
Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Population: 72,386 (July 2007 est.)
Languages: English (official), French patois
Capital: Roseau
Divisions: 10 parishes; Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick, Saint Paul, Saint Peter
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Awesome!! - The best wave on the island is a rivermouth just outside of Roseau called Layou. The conditions have to be just right for it to break, consequently once - twice a year is exceptionally lucky, but when you catch it just right, the wave is an a-frame barrel that seems to come out of nowhere due to the deeper water on the outside. Like I said, it is rare but well worth the trek if you happen to catch it. The most consistent wave on the island is a break on the northeast end of the island called L'anse Tortue (pronounced Las Tor-tee). It is a secluded cove with a reef break on the left hand side of a natural channel and a sand bottom beach break that peels off the outcropping cliffs on the right hand side of the channel. The beach is amazing, it is a mixture of white sand and black volcanic sand with palm trees and a miniscule river mouth. In the 10 years that I lived in Dominica, there are only 2 days that I can recall it being absolutely flat at this break. From the beach, the reef break on the outside appears much smaller than it actually is. If youre looking for a solid wave that you can count on as far as consistency and form, this is the spot. As far as sharks go, never spotted any in the entire time there.
By allancarsonsmith , 31-07-2011
moving to dominica - my girl got a job at ross so we are moving down. I on the other hand am gonna be unempoloyed and plan to surf my ass off. I will have a car so any one who wants to surf hit me up! also wondering about access to things like fresh board if i break one. Is there a surf shop on the island? Any way wanna make friends Email me email@example.com. I can bring stuff from the us is there is any thing y'all need. so glad I found a sight that dose not think that dominica is the DR.
By Anonymous , 11-05-2010
Best time to surf Dominica - I was thinking about going to surf Dominica this summer around late July. How is the surf that time of year?
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text: Tucked away from Seoul's flashy fashion and meet-market districts is a unique and foreign world. Geeky and lively, Yongsan is home to major electronics companies, importing thoroughfares, haggling hawkers, and most importantly, a thriving distribution/ manufacturing community. This teem of life and business spans the gamut from massive corporations to one-person electronic chop-shops: an organic melange of commerce and concoction. It is also home to SoundCAT, sponsor of Head-fi, and one of the audio community's most diverse and fastidious distributors.


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In 2011, an extraordinary thing happened in B.C.: More people moved from our province to other parts of Canada than moved here.
Why did more people choose other provinces over B.C.? Because other provinces, especially in the West, offer more jobs and a lower cost of living.
In 2011, a Fraser Institute study found that the average family in B.C. makes less and pays more taxes than in any province west of Quebec.
While it is no surprise that employment in B.C. has lagged behind the resource-driven booming provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, we're also significantly behind NDP-governed Manitoba. In fact, in 2011, B.C.'s unemployment rate either exceeded or tied that of recession-ravaged Ontario for five months.
We all know how expensive it is to buy a house in Greater Vancouver, but government decisions have significantly increased the cost of living as well. In the Lower Mainland, we pay the highest gas taxes in North America — and they just went up two cents per litre on April 1.
MSP premiums are going up and so are hydro rates. Car insurance rates — already the second highest in Canada — are going up as well.
With fewer jobs and a higher cost of living, it's no wonder B.C. has been losing people to other provinces.
When I moved to British Columbia in my 20s, this was the place to be, a place of opportunity and the best place in Canada to build a life. B.C. can be that way again, and that's the economic vision of the B.C. Conservative Party.
There are three essential components to our vision: unleashing small business, getting spending under control, and developing our natural resources.
Small businesses are the heart of our economy and employ 57 per cent of our private-sector workforce. Small businesses do not have access to the lobbyists and insiders who influence the Liberal government in Victoria, and so they have been losing out. Decisions like raising the minimum wage, cancelling the small business tax cut, and the carbon tax have all hurt. The carbon tax in particular has made everything more expensive for both consumers and small businesses, which is why a new B.C. Conservative government would scrap the carbon tax.
In the eight years between 2006 and 2014, B.C.'s debt will have doubled.
Despite all the new taxes and rate hikes, the provincial government is still short of cash because they have a spending problem. In the first year of Christy Clark's administration, her government overspent by $881 million (not including the HST repayment). Recently, we have been treated to examples of millions wasted carelessly — $35 million on the failed BC Place naming deal, as well as revenue lost to fare dodgers and the failure to collect TransLink fines. How can the government ask British Columbians to pay more when their money is being thrown away?
A B.C. Conservative government would undertake a comprehensive spending review and cut and eliminate programs based on the following criteria:
Does this program help economic growth?
Does this program make B.C. a safer place to live, work and raise a family?
Does this program help people who, through no fault of their own, cannot help themselves?
If a program does not meet one of those three criteria, it will be phased out or eliminated outright.
British Columbia's economy is dependent on our natural resources. For the last two decades, the rules about what is required to build a natural resource project have kept changing. Who is going to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into a project if they are told to go back to the drawing board partway through? And yet that is what has been happening.
After the Prosperity Mine was granted provincial environmental approval, a process that requires extensive consultation with local native groups, the premier suggested the company had not done enough to consult with the local band. Second-guessing her government's approval does not build investor confidence.
When it comes to the Northern Gateway pipeline, we still don't know if the premier supports it, but we do know that if it is not built, there will be a chilling effect on big projects in B.C.
A new B.C. Conservative government will take the position that B.C.'s resources belong to all British Columbians and should be developed for their benefit. All affected communities should be consulted, but no one community gets a veto, or will be allowed to unreasonably delay a project that is in the best interests of the province.
British Columbia can do better.
We can attract the best and the brightest to move here.
By focusing on small business, getting spending under control and setting clear rules for development, we can lead Canada in growth of both people and wealth.
John Cummins is the leader of the B.C. Conservative Party.


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Tart 'n' Sweet Grapefruit Peel
I hadn't made this recipe for some 20 years ... then I spotted something in a magazine that made me think of it. The candied peel was so tasty, I don't think I'll put the recipe away again! note to editors: okay to call this candied grapefruit peel in romance, we didn't want to use that for the title because we used that title in 2003 CW Christmas
Total TimePrep: 5 min. Cook: 2-1/2 hours + standing
Makesabout 3 cups
- 2 large grapefruit
- 2-1/2 cups sugar, divided
- 1-3/4 cups water
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- With a sharp knife, score each grapefruit into four wedge-shaped sections. Loosen and remove peel with a spoon (save fruit for another use). Place peel in a heavy saucepan and cover with cold water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Drain. Repeat process twice, draining each time. Cool for 5 minutes. Carefully scrape excess pulp from peel. Cut into 1/4-in. strips.
- In another saucepan, combine 1-1/2 cups sugar, water, honey and salt. Cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Add grapefruit strips; boil gently for 50-60 minutes or until almost all of the syrup is absorbed and peel is transparent, stirring occasionally (watch carefully to prevent scorching).
- Drain strips in a colander; let stand for 10 minutes. Sprinkle remaining sugar into an ungreased 15x10x1-in. pan. Sprinkle strips over sugar; toss to coat. Let stand for 8 hours or overnight, tossing occasionally. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks.


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The X Factor Season 2 finale topped Thursday, but dropped significantly from last year.
The two-hour closer averaged 9.6 million viewers and a 3.1 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, down 18 percent from the inaugural finale last December. However, the Fox series posted its best numbers in two months.
Best of 2012: Top TV moments of the yearABC's CMA Country Christmas (7.3 million, 1.5) was down from last year's special, while NBC's A White House Christmas (8.4 million, 1.6) out-performed its usual comedies in both measures. Rock Center with Brian Williams (3.5 million, 0.8) dipped a tenth.8 p.m.
CBS: The Big Bang Theory (R) 10.9 million (2.8); Two and a Half Men (R) 8.7 million (2.3)ABC: I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown 5.1 million (1.4)Fox: The X Factor 9.6 million (3.1) [8-10 p.m.] NBC: A White House Christmas 8.4 million (1.6)CW: The Vampire Diaries (R) 980,000 (0.3)9 p.m.
CBS: Person of Interest (R) 9.4 million (1.7)
ABC: CMA Country Christmas 7.3 million (1.5) [9-11 p.m.]NBC: The Office (R) 3.1 million (1.0); Parks and Recreation (R) 2.1 million (0.8)CW: Beauty and the Beast (R) 880,000 (0.3)10 p.m.
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The Birds & Arabs in Sado, Beaches and Islands in Setubal with 600 years of historyjulie p March 15, 2018 0 COMMENTS
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There are at the mouth of the river Sado a large number of white sand beaches with serene and pristine waters, sought, especially during the summer season, for many thousands of people.
Stand out, among others, the beaches located in Arrabida Natural Park, including the beach of Portinho da Arrábida, that was considered "the most beautiful natural beach of Portugal" and the islands of white sand that forms in the mouth of the Sado, not forgetting the magnificent beaches of Troia, one with about 70 kms of sand forming the largest continuous beach in Portugal.
The access by land to some of this places is very difficult or even impossible, just being possible to those, just like us, uses boats that allow us to land directly on the beach.
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Dredging at NH-Maine river to start next month
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) � The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start dredging the Piscataqua River in Maine and New Hampshire next month to remove about 15,000 cubic yards of sand and gravel.
The work will be done at a 35-foot-deep channel upstream from the Interstate 95 bridge in the Piscataqua and at Portsmouth Harbor.
The $878,000 project is being managed by the corps and will be done by Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Co. of Quincy, Mass. It will take several weeks to complete.


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Airborne Wireless Network Stops the "Space Junk"
By Amy Lignor
People want facts. In 2018, whether you are talking about business and industry or population figures and locations, data is what the world seeks. Companies that are synonymous with originality, skill, and cleverness understand these facts, and they know how to "fix" things that are most assuredly broke.Airborne Wireless Network (ABWN) is one of those companies.
As technology expands and new ideas are needed to advance the abilities of technology, all eyes have come to focus on ABWN. As this company turns their once "great idea" into a cleaner, better reality, the creation of their virtual airborne worldwide web has shown that it will bring many positives to the world, and eliminate many of the negatives that need to be gone as fast as possible.
One very large negative is stopping the accumulation of "space junk." Here are the facts: For those who are unaware, "space junk" refers to all the disused satellites and other human-made debris currently in orbit around the Earth. In an article by TECH Insider (which you can check out on the ABWN website), it was stated that the amount of "space junk" around Earth has hit critical density levels. It went on to further state that, right now, "more than half a million pieces of human-made space junk orbit Earth and about 23,000 of those pieces are the size of a softball or larger. This junk accumulates over time as defunct satellites are left in space and meteors, as well as other human-made space debris, slam into them, generating even more, smaller bits of junk.
"After these collisions, the junk doesn't simply go flying off into space. Instead, it is trapped by Earth's gravity, and wraps like a belt around Earth, cluttering up our path to space." It is another fact that the windows on the space shuttle had to be replaced regularly because of chipping caused by collisions with small pieces of various space junk.
Because of ABWN's Wholesale Carrier Network, however, for the very first time an airborne broadband pipeline, for worldwide broadband carrier services, will be put into action using commercial aircraft. In other words, standard aircraft that flies 24/7 will be utilized as "mini-satellites." They will offer worldwide data and communications service providers with a new, better way of doing things. Unlike satellites, which constitute an alarming majority of this harmful "space junk," ABWN's system operates in a safe and controlled environment (typically between 20,000 and 40,000 feet). Nothing has to be launched into orbit to make sure this cost-efficient, one of a kind system works. And when it's time for upgrades, maintenance or service, these are simple to do seeing as that the work can be done on the ground.
Think of the majority of people this affects. Not only will industries benefit from this 24/7 worldwide web, but it will also provide first responders across the globe with higher quality services. Emergency and disaster deployable systems and Defense communications will improve and operate easier because of the higher bandwidth and quality signals. In addition, no longer will rural communities have to worry about dropped calls and lousy service, seeing as that this Network will heighten Wi-Fi quality 100%.
The facts have been proven. To learn about this exciting new leap in communications, check out the constant activity at www.airbornewirelessnetwork.comand get ready for a cleaner world, as ABWN puts a stop to the "space junk."
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Why not turn your iPhone, iPad, or other device into a baby monitor? That way you can keep an eye on the little one no matter how far away you are while avoiding the static that plagues many traditional devices.
The $279 device is a camera that also acts as a computer, offering a password-protected connection to any enabled device. Downloading compatible apps—MutliLive or Baby Monitor HD—means you can watch on your iPhone or Droid. The camera then streams HD video and audio, and even has motion-detection and night-vision, too, since high-tech baby monitoring wouldn't be complete without a scary, green-and-black militaristic component.
"Feel safe watching video of your baby anywhere in your house, or anywhere in the world," says this very handmade video made by WiFi Baby.
We assume that the company doesn't advocate leaving your baby alone while you fly to China, but the point is well taken that the new technology doesn't suffer the same distance limitations as its predecessors.
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One of the greatest failings of the Efficient Markets Hypothesis (of which there are many) is its failure to account for the phenomenon of herd behavior. Dartmouth professor Karin S. Thorburn has an article on VoxEU arguing that U.S. companies' failure to voluntarily reduce their carbon footprints (I hate that term) is the result of herd behavior among investors. Yves Smith gets at the heart of Thorburn's article:
Apparently, investors do not buy the idea that investing in greater energy efficiency in an era of of $115 a barrel oil is compelling (and note that despite all the brouhaha about alternative fuels, using less energy will have a far greater impact). How could investors be so ill informed? One possibility: socially responsible investing has gotten consistently bad press. It's generally depicted as a soft-headed way to guarantee inferior investment performance. Thus, being a skinflint about energy use, which like other types of cost-cutting is good for profits, is instead treated as naive do-gooderism and punished.So yet again, the Efficient Markets Hypothesis becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy: investors think that investing in energy efficiency is bad for companies because that's what other investors think; when a company announces that it's investing in energy efficiency, investors flee the company's stock, and the stock price falls; investors then use the fall in the company's stock price as evidence that energy efficiency is bad a investment for companies. This is the main reason I think the massive global warming PR campaigns, while overly moralizing and extremely grating, are nevertheless beneficial in the long-run.


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Tommy Hahn Injury Update
Honda Press Release
Torrance, CA: On Thursday, August 16, Team Honda Muscle Milk's Tommy Hahn was involved in a crash while practicing at a track in Texas. Hahn sustained a back injury, which will take him out of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship for the remainder of the 2012 season. Hahn who is filling in aboard the factory-prepared CRF450R has put together noteworthy finishes throughout the season, grabbing his first podium finish in moto one last weekend at Southwick.
"I'm thankful that it wasn't worse," stated Hahn, who was released from the hospital late Thursday night. "I was out practicing when I swapped out, sending me over the bars. I'm bummed I will not be able to finish out the season but am grateful for the opportunity that Team Honda Muscle Milk has given me and want to thank the team and all my sponsors for their support."


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Après Chávez, le Déluge?
Rumors abounded this weekend about Hugo Chávez's apparent critical health condition. The Nuevo Herald reported that the Venezuelan president could be suffering from prostate cancer. On June 9, while visiting Cuba, Chávez fell ill and was treated for a "pelvic abscess." Since then, the loquacious caudillo, who for over a decade has flooded Venezuelan airwaves with endless TV addresses, has been conspicuously out of sight. All we have is a picture released to the media showing a frail Hugo Chávez holding onto Fidel Castro (aged 84) and his brother Raúl (aged 80).
Speculation increased on Saturday after Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela's Foreign Relations Minister, said that Chávez was waging a "great battle for his health" while admitting that he wasn't doing well. But perhaps the most ominous statement came from Chávez's older brother, Adán, governor of the state of Barinas, who warned yesterday that supporters of the president should be ready to take up arms to defend his revolution. "It would be inexcusable to limit ourselves to only the electoral and not see other forms of struggle, including the armed struggle," said the elder Chávez.
This is where things can get extremely ugly. Nobody knows what could happen to chavismo without Hugo Chávez. Many people expected Chávez to resort to violence next year in case he lost his reelection bid (a real possibility given popular discontent due to rising food prices, food and energy shortages, and increasing crime). This is why he created a socialist militia with tens of thousands armed civilians bent on "defending the revolution" no matter what. Also, Chávez promoted General Henry Rangel Silva as head of the Armed Forces after Rangel stated that the army would not allow the opposition to win the presidential election in 2012. However, in all these scenarios, Chávez was always the one calling the shots.
If Chávez passes away or is permanently incapacitated, the question becomes: Who will take over Venezuela and his political movement? The Constitution requires the Vice‐president Elías Jaua to be sworn it as president. However, it is very likely that Chávez's absence will open a fratricidal struggle within the ranks of chavismo for the control of government power. During his 12 years in office, Chávez has diligently made sure that no apparent successor takes the spotlight. Caudillos don't have real VPs, a situation that could lead to chaos if the caudillo dies while in office.
A historical parallel can be drawn with the passing of Juan Domingo Perón in Argentina in 1974. His wife, Isabel, was his Vice‐President and she took over the presidency after Perón's death, as required by the Constitution. However, her tenure was marked by the increasing violence of the "Montoneros," a radical left‐wing terrorist group that claimed to uphold the leftist legacy of Juan Domingo Perón. The situation reached a critical point when the Armed Forces deposed Isabel Perón with a military coup in 1976 and led a "Dirty War" against left‐wing elements of society that resulted in the killing and disappearance of approximately 30,000 people in 7 years. Perón's death and lack of a viable successor led to chaos and slaughter.
The driving force behind the different forces within chavismo is graft, not ideology. As Gustavo Coronel documented in a paper published by Cato in 2006, corruption is rampant in Hugo Chávez's Venezuela, and it permeates all levels of government, including powerful elements of the military. It is unlikely that those who have been enriching themselves in the last 12 years would call it quits if their leader passes away. A violent struggle could therefore ensue within the ranks of chavismo for the control of government.
Venezuela's democratic opposition movement should play its cards carefully. If Hugo Chávez dies or is incapacitated, the opposition should demand that the Constitution be respected and Vice‐President Jaua take over until next year's presidential election. The international community, and in particular the Organization of American States, should also be assertive in stating that Venezuela would face international diplomatic ostracism (e.g., expulsion from the OAS, travel ban for regime leaders, freezing of their bank accounts, etc.) if elements within the government stage a coup or try to stay in power through armed struggle.
We will know the gravity of Hugo Chávez's health condition by July 5th. He had called for a big international summit that day to celebrate Venezuela's bicentennial anniversary. If he calls off the jamboree, or if he is absent, it will signal that his health has very likely gravely deteriorated, and speculation about his succession will be overwhelming.


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Exhibition - Art and Text
Tuesday, Sep 24, 2019 from 10:00am to 9:00pm
Art Spaces in Fairfield County Libraries, a consortium of 13 libraries that offer curated visual art exhibitions, is pleased to present "Art & Text," a united exhibition featuring the work of local and regional artists. Each library within the consortium will highlight one or more artists, whose work reflects their unique perspectives on the exhibition's theme.
Through mixed media ranging from sculpture and painting to graphics, each library's exhibition aims to promote awareness of visual arts in the libraries of Fairfield County, as well as foster a connection between the community it serves and the arts. The consortium's initiative dates back to 2015, when a meeting between Cynthia Whalen from the Flinn Gallery in Greenwich, Mary Moross from New Canaan Library and Christine Timmons from The Westport Library sparked the idea of establishing a way for those who organize visual art exhibitions in their libraries to share experiences and find a way to promote the exhibitions. The group grew, branched out, and now proudly presents its first united exhibition, "Art & Text."
Libraries participating in the 2019 Art & Text show are: Bethel Library, Cyrenius H. Booth Library, Fairfield Public Library, Ferguson Library, New Canaan Library, Norwalk Public Library, Pequot Library, Plumb Memorial Library, Ridgefield Library, Stratford Library, The Westport Library, Weston Public Library, and Wilton Library.
Ferguson Library Dates: September 12, 2019 - January 16, 2020
For a listing of the individual participating libraries and their exhibit dates, see the postcard at https://indd.adobe.com/view/c1eb8c2e-0b03-4ea2-8bc5-e6b2fa39cd92.


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JACKSON — A nonprofit group tied to energy businesses says Mississippi should consider becoming a storage place for used nuclear fuel.
Representatives of the Mississippi Energy Institute will meet tomorrow at the state Capitol with the Senate Economic Development Committee. After that, they'll have a closed-door meeting at the Old Capitol Inn with business people and Republican U.S. Reps. Alan Nunnelee and Gregg Harper.
Proponents say that since opponents appear to have blocked federal plans to store the country's nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, Nev., there's an opportunity to bring billions of dollars and create thousands of jobs by storing it in Mississippi. They say that because the federal government has moved slowly in creating centralized storage sites, nuclear plants, such as Entergy's Grand Gulf plant in Port Gibson are storing used nuclear fuel in above-ground casks on site.
"When the U.S. decides to have a nuclear power renaissance, tremendous industry will come from that — there will be huge investment and job creation," said Patrick Sullivan, president of the Mississippi Energy Institute. "Whatever the next renaissance in nuclear technologies will be, we believe it will take place adjacent to consolidated storage facilities."
Louie Miller is state director for an environmental group, the Sierra Club. He told The Clarion-Ledger on Friday that the storage proposal is a bad idea. He said there was public backlash over a similar proposal to store nuclear waste in the Richton salt domes in south Mississippi in the 1980s.
"You've got to be kidding me. We went through this fight 30 years ago," Miller said. "Does Mississippi not have a bad enough image problem nationally without becoming a radioactive dump for the U.S. and probably the rest of the world? . I don't care how many jobs it creates, if any. Think of how many it would destroy. This is a bad idea. This is something you don't want in your backyard."
But Sullivan said, "Bad perceptions of the nuclear fuel industry are just that, perceptions. The industry has the best safety record of any in the U.S. Not a single person has died as a result of radioactivity from the industry in the U.S."
Republican Gov. Phil Bryant has pushed to diversify energy options.
"The governor continues to look at other nuclear opportunities and is interested in learning more about this," Bryant spokesman Mick Bullock said Friday.
A white paper from the Mississippi Energy Institute says the state has the chance to "structure a consent-based host agreement that delivers significant economic development, employment and security benefits."
It says in the short term a storage area would see a $500 million site with almost 100 jobs and highway and transportation upgrades to safely bring in the material. Then, the report says, a storage area would see midterm infrastructure and recycling investments of more than $15 billion and creation of more than 18,000 direct jobs during construction and 5,000 jobs for the next 50 years.
In the long term, the report says, "Mississippi's unique geologic salt domes provide an opportunity for co-located repository facilities, making Mississippi most competitive with the ability to fully manage all materials in one area . estimates for long-term disposal costs are roughly $100 billion over the project life of 100 years."
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So you're gung-ho about this year's Sun Run and are thinking about a cool new pair of runners to go with that fresh attitude?
How about those crazy-looking gloves for your feet that you may have spotted along a running path? Well, unless you're a veteran runner with the figure of an Ethiopian marathon champ, today's minimalist shoes shouldn't be your first choice, according to the experts.
The barefoot running trend that spawned shoes like the Vibram Five Fingers has already peaked after athletes started showing up at the physiotherapist's office with injuries to their feet, ankles and knees.
"It's an extreme step from a supportive shoe to a minimalist non-supported shoe," said physiotherapist Dan Wilson from the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre's location at the Plaza of Nations in downtown Vancouver. "It (a minimalist shoe) encourages a more natural running stride with less of a heel strike, but people who have been using a supportive shoe don't have the foot strength in their ligaments and fascia."
A bestselling book called Born to Run launched the movement in 2009 when journalist and author Christopher McDougall told the story of the Tarahumara Indians living in Mexico's Copper Canyon region who are amazing high-endurance runners without the benefit of sports shoes. His discovery led him to ditch supportive running shoes and cured his foot ailments.
This spawned a raft of similar books - there's even an edition of Barefoot Running for Dummies - and new lines of stripped down, flatter running shoes by every major manufacture including Nike, Saucony, Adidas, New Balance and Brooks.
The main tenet of the movement is that shock-absorbing heels, cushy soles and arch support are all gimmicks created by the shoe makers aimed at getting you into a $175 pair of sneakers. Remember those flat Adidas trainers from the '70s? Now that's a running shoe, they say.
Furthermore, McDougall writes, humans naturally run with shorter steps landing on the mid-foot, not the longer stride and heavy heel strike encouraged by today's typical shoe.
Who wouldn't love that idea? Ditch the shoes, save money and start running like your tribal forefathers.
But real-life experience has been different for most people said Scott Fraser, also a sports physiotherapist with the Allan McGavin centre, but at its War Memorial Gym location at the University of British Columbia.
"If you have been in a comortable, more supportive shoe, it's probably not prudent to switch to Five Fingers or a minimalist shoe," said Fraser adding that the injuries he's treated from such footwear include blisters, skin lesions, ankle and Achilles tendon strains.
"It's a veteran runner, used to running on the track in spikes, who's used to running on their forefoot," Fraser said. "For someone with a track background, they can work with it. But for the vast majority of people who are rear-foot or mid-foot strikers, they don't run well in that pattern."
That said, if someone wants to work toward barefoot running, they should start slowly and build up over time, the physiotherapists say. That could mean starting out by walking in a shoe with minimal support, graduating to short runs, but always switching back to a more forgiving pair of shoes until the skin, ligaments and muscles of your feet and ankles are strong enough.
"The people who are successful take a gradual approach," said Wilson.
Vanda Borean, owner of Rackets and Runners in Vancouver, agrees that the swinging pendulum of sports trends may have swung too far to the super-supported shoe, then over to the barely-there shoe and is now resting somewhere in the middle. The result: Shoes with lower heels made of airy materials.
"The big trend that's come from minimalist running is that shoes are a lot lighter."
The other change is the amount of heel elevation. Five years ago, there was typically a 12-millimetre difference between the height of a shoe's toe and heel, she explained. Barefoot-style shoes brought that down to between zero and 4 mm. Many of the latest styles have an 8 mm offset.
That's significant for people with tighter calves, often women who wear high heels at work, who won't be comfortable in a flat shoe.
So what to do? Go to a store that will do a gait analysis, talk about any previous running problems, look at your old shoes for wear patterns and find a shoe that fits you properly, said Borean.
"Don't pick a shoe by the colour, don't pay attention to the latest trends.
"Our goal is to get the facts from the customer and the role of the running shoe is to minimize the chance of injury."
You're looking at spending more than $100, but there's no need for most people to go into the $200 range, she added.
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Radiation Therapy for Osteosarcoma
Radiation therapy uses high-energy rays or particles to kill cancer cells. Osteosarcoma cells are not easily killed by radiation, so radiation therapy doesn't play a major role in treating this disease.
Radiation therapy can be useful in some cases where the tumor can't be removed completely by surgery. For example, osteosarcoma can start in hip bones or in the bones of the face, particularly the jaw. In these situations, often it's not possible to remove all of the cancer. As much as possible is removed, and then radiation is given to try to kill the remaining cancer cells. Chemotherapy is then often given after the radiation.
Radiation can also be used to help slow tumor growth and control symptoms like pain and swelling if the cancer has come back or surgery is not possible.
External beam radiation therapy
This is the type of radiation therapy most often used to treat osteosarcoma. It focuses high-energy beams on the tumor from a machine outside the body to kill the cancer cells.
Before treatments start, the radiation team takes careful measurements with imaging tests such as MRI scans to determine the correct angles for aiming the radiation beams and the proper dose of radiation. This planning session is called simulation.
Most often, radiation treatments are given 5 days a week for several weeks. Each treatment is much like getting an x-ray, although the dose of radiation is much higher. The treatment is not painful. For each session, you (or your child) will lie on a special table while a machine delivers the radiation from precise angles.
Each treatment lasts only a few minutes, although the setup time – getting you (or your child) into place for treatment – usually takes longer. Young children may be given medicine to make them sleep so they will not move during the treatment.
Newer radiation techniques, such as intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), conformal proton beam therapy, and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), let doctors aim treatment at the tumor more precisely while reducing how much radiation nearby healthy tissues get. This may offer a better chance of increasing the success rate and reducing side effects. Many doctors now recommend using these approaches when they are available. (See What's New in Osteosarcoma Research?)
Possible side effects: The side effects of external radiation therapy depend on the dose of radiation and where it is aimed. Short-term problems can include effects on skin areas that receive radiation, which can range from mild sunburn-like changes and hair loss to more severe skin reactions. Radiation to the abdomen or pelvis can cause nausea, diarrhea, and urinary problems. Talk with your (child's) doctor about the possible side effects because there may be ways to relieve some of them.
In children, radiation therapy can slow the growth of the bones. For example, radiation to the bones in one leg might result in it being much shorter than the other. Radiation to the facial bones may cause uneven growth, which might affect how a child looks. But if a child is fully or almost fully grown, this is less likely to be an issue.
Depending on where the radiation is aimed, it can also damage other organs:
- Radiation to the chest wall or lungs can affect lung and heart function.
- Radiation to the jaw area might affect the salivary glands, which could lead to dry mouth and tooth problems.
- Radiation therapy to the spine or skull might affect the nerves in the spinal cord or brain. This could lead to nerve damage, headaches, and trouble thinking, which usually become most serious 1 or 2 years after treatment. Radiation to the spine might cause numbness or weakness in part of the body.
- Radiation to the pelvis can damage the bladder or intestines, which can lead to problems with urination or bowel movements. It can also damage reproductive organs, which could affect a child's fertility later in life, so doctors do their best to protect these organs by shielding them from the radiation or moving them out of the way whenever possible.
Another major concern with radiation therapy is that it might cause a new cancer to form in the part of the body that was treated with the radiation. The higher the dose of radiation, the more likely this is to occur, but the overall risk is small and should not keep children who need radiation from getting it.
To lower the risk of serious long-term effects from radiation, doctors try to use the lowest dose of radiation therapy that is still effective. Still, it's important to continue follow-up visits with your (child's) doctor so that if problems come up they can be found and treated as early as possible.
Radioactive drugs (radiopharmaceuticals)
Bone-seeking radioactive drugs, such as samarium-153 or radium-233, are sometimes used to slow tumor growth and treat symptoms such as pain in people with advanced osteosarcoma. These drugs are injected into a vein and collect in the bones. Once there, the radiation they give off kills the cancer cells.
These drugs are especially helpful when cancer has spread to many bones, since external beam radiation would need to be aimed at each affected bone. In some cases, these drugs are used together with external beam radiation aimed at the most painful bone metastases.
The major side effect of these drugs is a lowering of blood cell counts, which could increase the risk for infections or bleeding, especially if the blood counts are already low.
For more detailed information on radiation therapy, see Radiation Therapy.
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This PixInsight tutorial covers the very important procedure of noise reduction, exploring one of PixInsight's core strengths. Four processes are covered in detail, namely - MultiscaleLinearTransform, MultiscaleMedianTransform, ACDNR and TGVDenoise. Specific instructions and applicable examples are given to guide the reader through the use of each process. Monochrome and colour images are both covered.
- Changed tutorial to cover MultiscaleLinearTransform instead of ATrousWaveletTransform, since the former works identically using the Starlet transform algorithm and the latter is being phased out to obsolete by the PixInsight developers.
- Added brief discussion of each of the algorithms provided by both MultiscaleLinearTransform and MultiscaleMedianTransform.
- Added a fifth section to cover extraction of wavelet layers from an image to analyse noise at different scales.


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By Julie Bawden-Davis
Though online meeting terms like web conferencing, webinars and webcasting are often used interchangeably, as you'll see here, they are distinctly different online tools. Understanding their capabilities allows you to make the most of these powerful methods for reaching an audience.
Web Conferencing
Web conferencing is an interactive method that replicates face-to-face meetings. All attendees of web conferences participate and have an opportunity to speak, offer visual presentations and respond throughout the meeting.
"Web conferencing is particularly useful for small groups of individuals meeting for strategic planning or collaborative efforts such as research and development," says Leslie Buckley, a Unified Communications sales specialist working in the high-tech industry since 1999. "Web conferencing is often used for projects with a short time-line that necessitate promptly gathering key players for a meeting."
When Buckley started her last position, she found web conferencing to be especially useful. "Web conferencing allowed me to meet with top personnel and quickly get up to speed," she says. "Access to those online meetings definitely impacted my effectiveness."
A webinar is an interactive online seminar held by a presenter and attended by an audience. Webinars usually follow an agenda and provide auditory and visual access to the information being shared. Typically, the voices of those attending the webinar are muted during the presentation so that the presenter's message comes across clearly, and then he or she may invite live questions at the end.
Webinars are especially powerful marketing tools that allow businesses to make announcements about new products or services, and they are often used as training tools for the introduction of procedures and policies.
Paula Wilson owns an insurance agency specializing in employee benefits and is considered a national expert on healthcare reform. She often uses webinars to relay information of importance to her clients.
"Webinars are an effective tool for getting across important information in the ever-changing world of healthcare, and they allow me to keep my customers informed of the many changes affecting their businesses," she says.
Webcasts are essentially one-way Internet broadcasts that involve no interaction on the part of the presenters and viewers. Such presentations are often pre-recorded and put up on the Internet for people to view at their convenience.
While they may be somewhat time-sensitive, webcasts often don't require that those who watch them sign on at a specific time. They can be kept up on the Internet as long as a webcaster deems necessary.
Businesses use webcasts for a wide variety of reasons, including CEO "State-of-the-Union" addresses, earnings announcements, training and educational materials and marketing promotions. Television and radio stations webcast extensively to impart news and information on the Internet, sometimes streaming live content.
Now that you understand the capabilities and limitations of the different types of online meetings, you can choose the best method to meet your business goals.


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Thanks to the Edtechtalk elves for getting the server back running! Seedlings talks about livescribe in the classroom
Join us as we chat with Mary McCrackin from Lesley University and Jen Bogard, South Berwick Elementary School, and their topic Revision on the Run! You will hear how Jen is using the Livescribe pens in her classroom. The chat room rocks with great links as well.


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June 6, 2011
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Tracy Coyne will not return as University of Notre Dame women's lacrosse head coach after 15 seasons directing the Fighting Irish.
Notre Dame vice president and director of athletics Jack Swarbrick announced today that Coyne's contract would not be renewed.
The only coach in the team's Division I history (1997-2011), Coyne oversaw the Notre Dame program as it made the jump from a club team, advanced to the NCAA Final Four in 2006 and claimed a BIG EAST Championships crown in 2009. Her Irish squads earned NCAA Championships invitations six times in the last 10 years, including three straight appearances from 2008 to 2010.
"We appreciate all that Tracy has done to put Notre Dame women's lacrosse on the map. She and her staff and players put the bricks in place in building the foundation for the program, and we thank her for those efforts," said Swarbrick. "We now will turn our attention to identifying a successor who can help take the program to the next level."
Since 2006 when the team became fully funded, Coyne's teams put together a 75-38 record (.664), and her 15-season mark with the Irish was 147-98 (.600). In that span, the Irish have appeared in all five BIG EAST Championships, advancing to the title game two of the last three seasons.
In 2006, she helped the Irish engineer the biggest turnaround in NCAA women's lacrosse history, going from a 3-12 record in 2005 to 15-4 in '06 – highlighted by NCAA wins over 10th-ranked Cornell and fourth-rated Georgetown. A 10-9 mark in 2011 included a runner-up finish in the BIG EAST Championships. In 24 seasons as a head coach, her lacrosse teams have a combined 261-124 record (.678) and won 10-plus games in 18 of those seasons. Her 261 career wins rank her ninth all-time among NCAA women's lacrosse coaches and eighth among active coaches.
Coyne earned BIG EAST Coach-of-the-Year accolades in 2004, 2006 and 2008 — and the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association named her the national coach of the year in 2006. Her '04 squad achieved a program-best number-two national ranking. Coyne developed Irish first-team IWLCA All-Americans Jackie Doherty in 2010 and 2011, Jillian Byers in 2009, Shannon Burke in 2009, Caitlin McKinney in 2008, Crysti Foote in 2006 and Meredith Simon in 2004 — among 14 Irish players who received All-America honors a combined 23 times. Foote was the IWLCA national attack player of the year in 2006, while Byers is currently the 10th all-time leading scorer (fourth among goal-scorers) in NCAA history.
During her 15 seasons at Notre Dame, Coyne developed two Tewaaraton Trophy finalists (Byers in 2009 and Foote in 2006) while having six players named to the annual watch list since 2004. Coyne coached three BIG EAST attack players of the year (Byers in 2009, Foote in 2006 and Simon in 2004) and three BIG EAST midfielders of the year (McKinney in 2008, Abby Owen in 2004 and Danielle Shearer in 2002).
Nine of Coyne's former players are now involved in coaching at the high school and Division I level, including Meredith Simon (Black) who was named the first head coach of Marquette University's new program that will begin this fall.
An active participant in all aspects of women's college lacrosse, Coyne has served as chairman of the IWLCA All-American Committee as well as the NCAA West/Midwest Regional Advisory Committee and as Division I representative to the IWLCA Board of Directors. She also was chairman of the Brine Division III national coaches poll and the Division III All-American Committee.
Hired at Notre Dame in July 1996, the Pittsburgh, Pa., native also spent seven years (1999-05) as the head coach of the Canadian women's lacrosse team, guiding Canada to fourth-place finishes in the World Cup in 2001 and 2005. Coyne served as an assistant coach for the United States women's lacrosse team in 1992 and has been a selector for that squad on three occasions.
Prior to coming to Notre Dame, Coyne spent seven years as head coach at Roanoke College (1990-96) and two seasons at Denison College (1988-89).
At Roanoke, Coyne served as head coach of both the women's lacrosse and field hockey teams, compiling a 91-21 record (.813) in lacrosse. She led squads to the NCAA Division III Championships five times, with her 1992 and 1990 teams earning appearances in the national semifinals. Under Coyne, the 1990 Division III Coach of the Year, the Maroons won five Old Dominion Athletic Conference championships. She claimed ODAC coach-of-the-year honors in 1990 and 1995.
In two seasons combined at Denison her lacrosse teams finished 23-5 and won back-to-back North Coast Athletic Conference titles. In her first season at Denison in `88, she guided the squad to a 13-3 mark and a berth in the NCAA Division III Championships. Her efforts earned her NCAC coach-of-the-year accolades.
A 1983 graduate of Ohio University, Coyne received her Bachelor of Science degree in organizational communications. A letter-winner in both lacrosse and field hockey, Coyne helped the lacrosse squad to the 1982 Midwest Regional championship as well as an eighth-place finish at the AIAW National Lacrosse Championships. In 1981, she led her field hockey team to a share of the Mid-American Conference title. Coyne then attended graduate school at St. Thomas University (Fla.), receiving a Master of Science degree in sports administration in May 1985. After graduating, Coyne was an administrative assistant in the University of Pittsburgh athletic department and an assistant lacrosse and field hockey coach at Sewickley Academy in Sewickley, Pa.
Tracy Coyne's Head Coaching Record
- At Denison (2 years, 1988-89): 23-5 (.821)/1 NCAA appearance/2 conference titles
- At Roanoke (7 years, 1990-96): 91-21 (.813)/5 NCAA appearances/5 conference titles
- At Notre Dame (15 years, 1997-2011): 147-98 (.600)/6 NCAA appearances/1 conference title
- Totals: 261-124 (.678)/12 NCAA appearances/8 conference titles


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With the proliferation of lecturers who wish to place material on the web, the Laboratory has decided to rationalise location and management of individual course web pages.
Each year a new set of directories is created to ensure that
outdated material is not left in the main student access path. Each
course now has its own directory, which this year can be found at:
A template file, index.tmpl, has been placed in the
directory, containing basic information about the course. The main index file, index.html, is derived from the template file. A principal
lecturer has been assigned for each course. This person is the owner
of the directory and of all the files in it and is responsible for
the content of the directory. He or she is encouraged to add
appropriate files to the directory and to modify index.tmpl
so that students can access these files. To recreate the index.html file from the index.tmpl file, run the UNIX command:
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[Windows Only] Over the last few years, Microsoft has tried to leave XP behind after releasing Vista, and then Windows 7. Even though they'd like to forget about XP, millions of people and businesses out there are still using it. Some are reluctant to give it up, because it works, and they're familiar with it. If you still have a PC running XP, there are a few things you can do to make XP look like Vista or look like Windows 7.
One feature I sometimes miss in XP is the Aero Flip feature. In Vista and Seven, you can hold down the Windows key and hit the tab key to switch to another application. Here's what it looks like in Win7:
I recently found a cool little freeware application called WinFlip, which gives you the same feature in XP. Here's what WinFlip looks like:
WinFlip is small, and it doesn't take up very much of the system memory while running. It's available in several languages and has plenty of settings. You can access the settings by right clicking on the WinFlip system tray icon while it's running.
• Download WinFlip from Softpedia
You might also want to check out some of the other application switchers we've mentioned in the past.
Techie Buzz Verdict:
There are plenty of ways to make XP look more modern, but sometimes these tweaks make XP run slower. WinFlip is an easy way to gain a cool looking feature without paying a big price in performance.
Techie Buzz Rating: 4/5 (Excellent)


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Tenable Delivers Cybersecurity for U.S. Department of Defense
The Defense Information Systems Agency's (DISA) selection of Tenable Network Security as the foundation of its Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) cements Tenable's standing as the undisputed leader in vulnerability management in the U.S. Federal government.
The award followed a multiple month trial of Tenable products, in conjunction with partner HP Enterprise Services, demonstrating the ability to exceed U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) requirements. Tenable's technology is meeting the vulnerability, configuration, and real-time risk management requirements of one of the largest, most demanding government organizations in the world.
In Pursuit of Comprehensive, Enterprise-Class Vulnerability Management
DISA, confronted with a limited capability to quickly and accurately assess the network security of Department of Defense (DoD) enterprise networks, established ACAS to replace the Secure Configuration Compliance Validation Initiative (SCCVI) suite of software previously acquired by DoD. ACAS will fulfill a combination of operational and strategic objectives, including:
- Provide an innovative technical solution with a flexible cost structure.
- Employ a commercial solution that can be easily ordered and quickly deployed across the DoD infrastructure.
- Support enterprise-wide deployment across the Department of Defense (DoD), with the ability to tier system evaluation and management throughout the organization.
Ultimately, DISA sought:
- Fast and accurate enterprise-wide network security assessment; satisfying the goal of increasing the accuracy of risk assessment and standards compliance verification.
- A highly scalable solution easy to deploy at all levels; from the Central Command to the warfighter on the front lines.
- Real-time risk assessment across DoD networks to provide essential situational awareness, and enable true, risk-based management decisions consistent with existing and emerging federal guidelines for Continuous Monitoring.
The Tenable Solution (Tenable – Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services (HPES) Partnership)
Tenable and HPES established an exclusive partnership to offer DISA an integrated software solution that's accurate, thorough, scalable, reliable, intuitive, and easy to use. It can be easily deployed via download to all DoD agencies – without the need to procure and install appliance devices. And no other tool can match Tenable's unique tiering ability, which allows DISA to aggregate security data in one central location in support of its mission. This team united two key market leaders, which combined complementary skills and experience to offer a superior ACAS solution to DISA and to the rest of DoD.
HPES assessed several technical approaches and vulnerability tools in order to find the right solution/partner. This comprehensive assessment was driven by several key criteria, including knowledge and understanding of DoD enterprise networks, ability to meet Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) compliance and Common Criteria standards, implementation speed and flexibility, ability to meet ACAS requirements, operator ease of use, and ability to meet long-term DoD enterprise needs. Tenable chose HP Enterprise Services (HPES) because of their extensive DoD experience and the wide-ranging corporate reachback they provide as the industry's largest technology company. HPES has one of the broadest portfolios of products, services, end-to-end solutions, and research and testing in the technology industry. HPES also has a long history in supporting Information Assurance (IA) / Computer Network Defense (CND) programs, and is able to draw upon the IA experience of nearly 2,000 certified professionals.
Unlike many security software solutions, Tenable built its licensing and deployment architecture with one goal in mind: to allow customers' security monitoring strategies to be defined by their needs and not by license and cost restrictions. For DISA, that approach facilitates flexible scanner usage across the DoD infrastructure, enables an improved security posture, and enhances satisfaction of organizational requirements such as fault tolerance, ability to target operational scanning windows, and managerial reporting requirements.
The Solution
DISA's selection of Tenable followed an extensive evaluation process culminating with a 6-month, multi-site pilot implementation. During this period, Tenable successfully demonstrated the ability to meet and exceed all of DISA's requirements for a modern, enterprise-class configuration assessment and vulnerability management solution. Tenable's integrated approach to proactive network defense for the DoD is designed to scale easily while maintaining cost effectiveness. It leverages several Tenable components, including:
Continuous asset-based security and compliance monitoring, unifying the processes of asset discovery, vulnerability detection, and configuration auditing. Delivers a central point for discovering assets, detecting vulnerabilities and data leaks, managing events, and conducting configuration and compliance audits.
SecurityCenter is the first agent-less scanning solution to be certified by FDCC and SCAP. The SecurityCenter console works with Nessus scanners to look for policy changes every time a scan is requested. This provides the ability to assess an organization's vulnerability and compliance posture, as well as delivering analysis and workflow tools that allow the user to easily perform reporting, auditing, and remediation tasks.
SecurityCenter ties directly to DISA's Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) system. On receipt of a new or updated information Assurance Vulnerability Alert (IAVA), SecurityCenter immediately deploys a new policy to Nessus scanners. That capability eliminates sometimes time-consuming waits for new policies to be manually written, improving security. SecurityCenter also has a built-in reporting engine which already produces the common reports DISA needs – without advanced scripting. ACAS users quickly gain access to relevant data to efficiently create meaningful reports.
Nessus Vulnerability Scanner
A high-quality, full function scanner covers a breadth of vulnerability and configuration checks across a broad range of different workstation, server, and network devices. Tenable's Nessus scanner supports an unprecedented 50,000 vulnerability checks, and covers more than 10,000 unique Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs). The scanner is fast and accurate, giving clients the greatest possible visibility into the status of connected devic,Ed and systems. The popular Nessus scanner has been downloaded more than five million times.
Passive Vulnerability Scanner (PVS)
Traditional active scanning systems miss transient devices — like smartphones — as well as many cloud-based services, resulting in dangerous gaps in coverage and visibility. So sophisticated security professionals complement active scanning with passive scanning. Tenable's passive vulnerability scanner (PVS) uniquely overcomes these limitations, effectively extending scanning visibility to resources that would otherwise be missed in assessments. PVS introduces real-time monitoring, identifying devices and systems, applications and services, and network connections and eliminating the restrictions and limitations of traditional, schedule-based scanning. The inclusion of passive vulnerability scanning provides a comprehensive solution for DISA.
Converts DISA distributed eXtensible Checklist Configurations Description Format (XCCDF) files into Tenable's Extensible Markup Langauge (XML) format, allowing the files to be imported into SecurityCenter and customized. X-tool also imports and converts Open Vulnerability Assessment Language (OVAL) and DISA generated SCAP content vulnerability files for upload into SecurityCenter.
Visualization and graphical analysis of network and protocol maps, communication paths, and vulnerability maps.
The Tenable Advantage:
- Flexibility – the option to deploy unlimited consoles and scanners allows DISA to build the optimal scanning strategy, reflecting environmental, architectural, and organization requirements.
- Scalability – with the ability of individual SecurityCenter consoles to scan hundreds of thousands of IPs, scanning architectures are based on mission requirements, not technology constraints.
- Accuracy – the comprehensive Nessus library of nearly 50,000 individual plugins helps eliminate missed events (i.e. false negatives), while the popularity of Nessus provides an immediate feedback loop and extra layer of quality assurance.
- Easy to deploy, use, and maintain – Broad platform support for scanners, no relational database to maintain, and no agents to manage.
- Continuous Monitoring – passive scanning capabilities, unique to Tenable, help DISA move from static, point in time assessments.
- Experience – the combination of the world's largest technology company with one of the most widely-used vulnerability scanners gives DISA a partner they can trust.
Tenable's software-only approach means components are easily procured and deployed on industry standard architecture hardware, not proprietary appliances. This means DoD can expand and adapt their scanning architecture as required by operational demands, without the delays and costs associated with buying, shipping, and maintaining appliance inventory. Additionally, our solution can run on the government's existing platform, minimizing disruptions during transition.
For DISA and its constituents, ACAS provides the evolution necessary to properly support today's warfighter. Tenable's solution delivers a holistic, highly automated, and accurate approach to real-time continuous monitoring. Combining active and passive scanning technologies within a fluid, flexible architecture, Tenable's solution provides the sophistication and flexibility needed to satisfy the wide variety of security needs the Department of Defense must support.


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