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Researchers Identify Disabling Protein that can Stop the Ebola Virus
Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin are collaborating with Mount Sinai Hospital in New York to help identify key vulnerabilities in the deadly ebola virus. the effort, which is led by Dr. Christopher Basler, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology at Mount Sinai and his team from the Icahn School of Medicine, have already uncovered key data about how disabling a protein in ebola virus cells can halt the virus in its tracks, thus stopping it from replicating and infecting whomever has been exposed and afflicted with the virus. The data was recently published in the July edition of the journal Cell Host and Microbe.
Dr. Basler reveals that ebola viruses are particularly deadly because they can essentially shut down a person's innate immune system. The deactiviation of the immune system is caused by the viral protein VP35. When VP35 interacts with a critical cellular protein known as PACT, it stops PACT from turning on the immune system. By doing so, this is precisely what allows a virus like ebola to spread quickly throughout the body.
Dr. Basler explains that, "Ebola viruses are extremely lethal, and are a great threat to human health as a bioweapon. Currently, there is no approved vaccine or treatment. Our findings will hopefully pave the way for future antiviral treatments."
In order to effectively experiment with how this interaction can be disrupted, UT researchers leveraged their special high containment facilities to infect healthy cells with Ebola virus cells that had mutated versions of VP35. According to an article on Eureka Alert, "the mutations disabled VP35′s ability to interact with PACT, therefore allowing it to activate the immune system and prevent the virus from replicating. Next, the researchers overexpressed PACT in healthy cells, and infected them with Ebola virus cells. They found that overexpressing PACT also inhibited viral replication."
The next step will be to use this discovery to determine means by which this interaction be disrupted, or a means to overexpress PACT so that the deactivation of the immune system is thus neutralized.
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Title text: Also, it's not like anyone actually calls up the Nobel committee to double-check things.
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Some pregnancies are different than others, but a universal truth except in cases of Cesarean section is that a baby will always exit a woman's body through the vagina. Cueball is wearing a white lab coat and holding a clipboard, looking like a doctor, telling Megan that until the second trimester, the baby may decide instead to exit through the anus or mouth. The caption reveals the truth, that Cueball simply bought the lab coat, he is not a doctor, and pranking Megan.
The title text implies also that in addition to faking being a doctor, he has also faked being a Nobel laureate, on the logic that people will not choose to verify this claim.
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- Cueball: Well, until the second trimester, the baby hasn't decided which opening it will exit through.
- Megan: What?
- Cueball: We'll hope for one of the lower ones, so it won't be fighting gravity.
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text: Annie Harrison's childhood is full of contrasts. From the crowded family existence of her uncle and aunt's house to misery with her reclusive mother, she eventually goes to live in the Grand Hotel with a rich school friend. Marriage to the dependable Laurie follows and, when her husband dies, she throws herself into providing for her 2 children. Starting at the bottom with a market stall she discovers a talent for designing clothes that develops into a successful business. But there comes a time amidst the success when things happen to make Annie feel she can no longer go on. Then a chance meeting leads to events she has no control over, and at last she finds the happiness that has previously eluded her.


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This year marks The Beatles 50th Anniversary, as well as GCC's annual Homecoming Fall Fest celebration! We'll be playing your favorite tracks on September 26 and 27, 2014. See you there!
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5K Run/Fun Walk Awards - Cafeteria
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I don't think I can defend his innocence anymore. With a heavy heart, I have to say that this list of evidence is pretty damning. I was never aware of it during the time of the trial. So, yeah… I think I believe Wade Robson.
And there goes my childhood.
I suggest checking this website out
Well, maybe that fan needs to revoke his/her fanhood and go ahead and like celebrities who are criminals, rapists, frauds, selfish, evil, racists and foolish human beings. This fan let the media think for him/her so she/he can go somewhere. That is what happens when people believe what they read and see. With all of the resources of information, there are still dumb people. It is really sad. Why even refer anything to this fraud? Let them be. The lesser the better.
Don't forget to check out my blog post on the Q and A I did with Michael's designer Michael Bush. It is an interesting session that I feel every fan should read. Click on the blog link on the top of my tumblr page to read the blog post.
I want to apologize for not updating my blog for nearly two weeks. I have been having a crazy week and the half in regards to my laptop. I tweeted the reason why I have not use my laptop. I am in the process of getting a new laptop and today I found that the process to get my new laptop will be longer than I thought it would be. I will state this: the blog will be updated regardless because I am not going to ignore my duties as a blogger. I will however, update my blog using my father's laptop.
As for the Q and A session that I have done with Mr. Michael Bush for his new book on Michael, it is completed and was ready to be posted on the blog on October 2nd. However, my laptop had to get fixed which delayed everything. Also, I had more questions to ask him. Regardless, the blog post will be posted next week. If I get the additional questions answered after I post the entry, I will add the questions with the answers on there and add "updated" on the title of the blog entry.
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Many young teens looking to become a babysitter or wanting a little advice about watching their younger siblings, learned a few tricks of the trade Saturday at a local babysitter's training class.
The Texas Panhandle American Red Cross hosted the class for eleven to 15-year-olds. The all day course taught these young teens how to handle emergencies, manage young children, how to feed, diaper and care for infants as well as even how to better communicate with the parents of the children they're babysitting.
"We actually give them a certificate so they can take that to parents and say hey look I've been trained by the Red Cross, I've gone through the babysitters training," said Texas Panhandle American Red Cross Executive Director Steve Pair. "So the parents maybe feel a little bit more at ease leaving their kids in the hands of this babysitter."
The American Red Cross typically hosts training classes like this one once every two months. The next is coming up sooner though, and will take place the Saturday during spring break.
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The NHL handed Philadelphia Flyers tough guy Daniel Carcillo a one-game suspension for his role in an incident in the waning moments of Game 1 of the Flyers first round playoff series with the Pittsburgh Penguins. In addition, Flyers head coach John Stevens was fined $10,000.
Carcillo appeared to deliver a butt-end to the face of Pens' forward Maxime Talbot as time expired in Pittsburgh's 4-1 victory in the series opener. No penalty was given at the time of the incident, however the league reviewed the play and held a hearing with Carcillo earlier Thursday afternoon.
"We held a conference call Monday with the general managers and coaches of playoff teams and told them explicitly we would not tolerate attempts by clubs to 'send a message' late in a game when the outcome had been determined," said Colin Campbell, the NHL's Senior Executive V.P. of Hockey Operations. "Organizations, players and coaches will be held accountable for such actions."
Carcillo was suspended for two games while still a member of the Phoenix Coyotes in mid-October for throwing punches from the bench at Chicago Blackhawks' Ben Eager.
The Flyers acquired Carcillo from the Coyotes for Scottie Upshall and a 2nd round selection in 2011 at the NHL's trade deadline.
The 24-year-old had three goals with eleven assists and 254 PIM over his 74 games split between the Flyers and Coyotes this past season.


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>Gears and Wears>Car Seat Cover Recommendations?
Does anyone have any particular brand they prefer? Towels are kind of a pain to keep in place and I'd like a fairly easy to install/uninstall cloth cover so it can be taken out for washing fairly easily.
I haven't used one, but are you looking for something like this:
That may be worth a try.
these are all the rage in Russia:
My wife says i have a short attention spanners are great, aren't they?
Needs more cowbell!
Something to keep in mind -- if you have airbags built into the seat a lot of covers will prevent them from functioning properly.
• 6 duathlons (1 Olympic distance)
• 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)
Feeling the growl again
Front or back? We have some generic backseat cover and it works fine.
Front seats are going to be a bit harder. For sure taking into account the airbag configuration of your vehicle. Thanks to a careless driver, last week I got to learn first-hand just how useful those side curtain airbags can be.
"If you want to be a bad a$s, then do what a bad a$s does. There's your pep talk for today. Go Run." -- Slo_Hand
Fitted crib sheet from the baby department. The elastic holds it on your seat and the back is waterproof so it's soft on the side you sit on, but your seat doesn't leak through on to the seat.
Since everyone else is blogging: http://karenrunsfar.blogspot.com/Upcoming Races: 10/11 Hartford Marathon, 10/12 Newport Marathon,10/18 Baltimore Marathon, 11/22 Annapolis Half Marathon, 12/6 Rehoboth Beach Marathon, 1/17 Charleston Marathon
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How about this? My husband likes his.
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If just the backrest, singlet.
You should go get the clap just so you can give it to her. --beef
This is definitely worth trying. Thanks.
I own the wrap from Orange Mud (see http://www.orangemud.com/collections/frontpage/products/thewrap). It can double as a car seat cover and a wrap that allows you to protect your modesty while changing after sweaty runs or muddy trail runs.
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^^This. I have the base model, and it works exactly as advertised. I can't say any of the features listed on the upgraded models would be worth the extra money for me.
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I own these
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The Effect of Employment Protection on Worker Effort: A Comparison of Absenteeism During and After Probation
AbstractEmployment protection systems are known to generate significant distortions in firms' hiring and firing decisions. We know much less about the impact of these regulations on worker effort. The goal of this paper is to fill in this gap and in particular to assess whether the provision of employment protection induces less effort among workers in the form of absenteeism. Our analysis is based on weekly observations for the 858 white collar workers hired by a large Italian bank between January 1993 and February 1995. These workers begin to be protected against firing only after the twelfth week of tenure and we observe them for one year. We show that the number of days of absence per week more than doubles once employment protection is granted, thus confirming what is suggested by our theoretical model and what is typically assumed in the literature. We also discuss how this evidence can be used to estimate what the absenteeism rate would be in Italy if employment protection were eliminated.
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Length: 22 pages
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Related researchKeywords: absenteeism; employment protection; Probation; worker effort;
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- Ichino, Andrea & Riphahn, Regina, 2003. "The Effect of Employment Protection on Worker Effort: A Comparison of Absenteeism During and After Probation," CEPR Discussion Papers 3847, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Andrea Ichino & Regina T. Riphahn, 2001. "The Effect of Employment Protection on Worker Effort. A Comparison of Absenteeism During and After Probation," CESifo Working Paper Series 596, CESifo Group Munich.
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
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"Behavioral Effects of Probation Periods: An Analysis of Worker Absenteeism,"
Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Department of Statistics and Economics,
Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Department of Statistics and Economics, vol. 221(2), pages 179-201.
- Riphahn, Regina T. & Thalmaier, Anja, 1999. "Behavioral Effects of Probation Periods: An Analysis of Worker Absenteeism," IZA Discussion Papers 67, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
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"The impact of firing costs on turnover and unemployment: Evidence from the Colombian labour market reform,"
Economics Working Papers
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10 Quick Tips to Avoid Becoming a Stereotypical Mom
Want to break the "mommy mold" and be your own person? Free yourself from stereotypes with these simple tips.
Be Impractical Once in a While
On-the-go moms appreciate comfortable shoes, but break out those sexy heels and wear them on occasion. "Watch the way people look at you—and the way you feel as a result," suggests April Masini, advice columnist and author of Think and Date Like a Man.
Walk Tall
Simply changing your posture can have enormous effects on your self-esteem and how other people perceive you. Be proud of who you are and don't be afraid to strut your stuff. Throw your shoulders back, carry yourself with pride and respect!
Refuse to Gossip
If most of your conversations with others begin something like this: "Did you hear about so and so?" it's time for a change. Try to talk positively about yourself—and those around you.
Don't Fall Prey to Bad Hair
New moms tend to go for the easy-to-manage haircut—you know, the one that requires no styling and looks absolutely blah? Being a mom doesn't mean you should go for a matronly 'do. Instead, keep your regular appointments for haircuts and color treatments.
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You don't have to parade around in evening makeup—a bit of lip gloss, eyeliner, and foundation can work wonders.
Unpack the Purse
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Tempted to wear baggy clothes all the time? Try limiting yourself to one baggy item a day. For example, pair a bulky sweater with tighter jeans. Or add a feminine camisole under a looser shirt.
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You don't need to spend oodles of dollars and have every latest parenting gadget to be a good mom. A few favorite gizmos can make parenting fun for you and your baby, but don't go overboard!
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Foxboro, MA (SportsNetwork.com) - The New England Patriots placed All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski on injured reserve Monday.
Gronkowski will miss the rest of the season with a right knee injury that has been reported as ACL and MCL tears. He was hurt in the third quarter of Sunday's wild 27-26 comeback win over Cleveland after catching a pass from Tom Brady up the seam. Gronkowski's right knee absorbed the brunt of a hit by Browns defensive back T.J. Ward.
The 24-year-old finished the 2013 season with 39 receptions for 592 yards and four touchdowns in just seven games. He missed the first six games of the campaign while recovering from offseason back and forearm surgeries.
The Patriots filled Gronkowski's roster spot by re-signing tight end D.J. Williams.
Williams was signed by New England on Nov. 27 and saw limited action in the Patriots' Week 13 win at Houston before being released on Wednesday.
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If you can not find the relevant information you are looking for within any of these guides, then please use the Ask Us form to notify us. If we think your suggestion would benefit everyone we will extend the FAQ accordingly.
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- What is AirPlan?
AirPlan4 is our sophisticated on-site flight planning system. The program runs under the Real/32 multi-user operating system.
The system uses world-wide navigation and meteorological data which, combined with aircraft performance data and either previously saved or automatically created routes, is used to produce a flight plan. This plan is then displayed or transmitted to various local or remote devices.
- What is the new Bureau System?
The new Bureau System is hosted on servers at our Gatwick offices.
Customers pay a one-off set-up fee and purchase an agreed block of plans - thereafter, they pay a monthly subscription for the agreed contract duration (usually 12 months). They can purchase additional blocks of plans during this period, as required.
The size of the plan blocks available, the subscription and the functionality varies with the "package" chosen.
There are special package options for Resellers (International Trip Planning Companies).
Each customer has access to their own secure server - with control over their own data. These servers are continuously updated with weather, notam and navigation data.
The Bureau system is designed to be cost-effective and flexible enough to cater for all sizes of operation.
- What Software do I need to use AirPlan4 ?
AirPlan4 is accessed through our front-end AirLink4 software, which can be obtained by FTP or a CD from us.
All you need is for this to be installed and then either a Company network connection or supported web browser and internet access. Our Support staff will talk you through the installation process and liase with your IT Department .
- Does AirPlan4 require any plugins?
AirPlan4 makes use of two plug-ins. Both of which are FREE and available from Adobe.
The two plug-ins required are; Adobe PDF viewer and Adobe SVG viewer.
- How secure is my data on AirPlan4 ?
Security and data privacy are taken very seriously within the AirPlan4 environment. There are a range of security measures ranging from the physical security of the Data Centre itself, right through to the use of sophisticated data layering technology at a database level.
AirPlan4 isavailable either as an On-site or Bureau (hosted) system.
- If AirPlan4 is a hosted application, how can it talk to the other systems that we use in our Operations room?
Unlike some other centralised applications, which were designed in the days when data exchange and integration were less important, AirPlan4 has been designed specifically to exchange information between the various software systems in normal use within an airline environment.
AirPlan4 supports several common software systems as standard. It also provides several sophisticated mechanisms to interface with other applications - from Crew scheduling right through to financial accounts systems - AirPlan4 can "talk" to these systems as if they were in the same room.
Additionally, AirData can provide an API (interface) to the manufacturers of these other systems to enable support for AirPlan4 to be integrated directly into their applications - the end benefit being a tightly integrated solution for the airline.
- I see that AirData are specialists in the area of commercial airlines. I operate business jets, is AirPlan4 suitable for me?
Historically, AirData have dealt with airlines and cargo operators, but AirPlan4 is designed to cater for all types of aircraft operator.
There is also a Bureau version of the system available for the Corporate operator, offering various packages. This has all the sophisticated features of the main system but removes some of the scheduling and accounting features more typically used by airlines.
If you only have one or two aircraft this system is ideal and can be used in a "pay as you go" manner. If you are operating several aircraft then the On-site AirPlan4 application may be more appropriate.
- What sort of on-line help is available with AirPlan4 ?
Context-sensitive help is included in all parts of the system as well as an on-line helpdesk and telephone access to the Support Department.
- Is there a AirPlan4 training manual or documentation?
Downloadable documentation is available on all aspects of the AirPlan4 system, as well as on specialised subjects. We have also included links to relevant information, such as can be found on the websites of Eurocontrol, ICAO, Met Office, etc.
A very comprehensive Knowledge-Base website, which is continually updated, is available to all customers.
Finally, this FAQ section is designed to be a fast-track source of information on the most common sorts of questions.
- Can I see a demonstration of the AirPlan system?
We are happy to arrange on-line demonstrations of the system (using "Webex" and tele-conferencing) at mutually convenient times.
We can also make arrangements for temporary access to the basic system ("sandbox" trials) - with sufficient functionality for untrained users to get a feel for the system.
- How do I arrange an upgrade or maintenance to the system?
Please contact one of our HelpDesk staff and they will be happy to discuss any concerns or queries you may have and will explain in detail the various options and costs.
Most upgrade work is done on-line by our Support staff, to suit a customer's working patterns. Bureau systems are upgraded in a similar way.
- Where can I download documentation on AirPlan?
This can be downloaded via the HALO website from the quick link icons running down the left hand side of the page.
Our HelpDesk is always available to assist you in this respect.
- How easy is it to learn to use the AirPlan system?
The AirPlan4 system is very intuitive to use in its basic form.
The more complex features, such as the Autoplan scheduler or setting up for optimised Random Routing require more in-depth knowledge.
Our HelpDesk is always available to assist you in this respect.
- How long have AirData been producing flight planning software?
AirData was formed in 1986 and has been producing flight planning solutions ever since.
- I've heard of something called Halo, what is it?
Halo is our dedicated HelpDesk portal. It is accessible to customers only and provides a single entry point to dealing with HelpDesk related issues. It can be used to report faults, make enquiries or request enhancements.
It provides total transparency to our internal workflow processes, allowing you to see exactly where in our system your Ticket is, who is working on it and the current status.
Halo also provides access to our Knowledge Base, customer specific Release Notes and our Navigation Data pages.
- Do AirData provide 24/7 support?
Yes! Our knowledgeable and friendly Support Engineers are available 365 days a year, 24hrs a day. We provide a dedicated telephone number for our HelpDesk, a dedicated email address and our unique HelpDesk Portal "Halo".
AirPlan4 also incorporates a "Status" page, which can be used to gain an instant overview of the system (including functionality to transmit SMS messages, in the event of a problem).
- Do you provide onsite support?
Where a customer has one of our products in an on-site version we of course offer on-site support (site visit). This can be as part of the contract or on an ad-hoc basis.
Our current Fee Schedule will apply to ad-hoc visits.
- Do your HelpDesk staff understand my problem?
Well that would depend on what precisely your problem is! But rest assured that all our HelpDesk staff have been recruited from either a Technical or an Aviation focused background.
We operate a policy of problem ownership, so any request to our HelpDesk is assigned to one of our Customer Support representatives and they will have responsibility for your issue until it is resolved. However, our HelpDesk Portal Halo, provides a mechanism that allows our teams collective experience to be focused on resolving your issue.
- What sorts of training courses are available for AirPlan4 ?
Web-based courses, including basic system usage and on specific subjects, are available by arrangement. Computer-based training sessions, which can be accessed when and as required, are available as CD-Rom packages, covering all aspects of the system. Virtual classroom sessions, using "Webex", which will be arranged on a regular basis, are designed to cover specific areas of the system.
If required, classroom courses can be arranged at the AirData premises or at a customer's site.
- What level of knowledge is required to use AirPlan4 ?
The system has been designed to be intuitive and easy to use. Many of the system procedures and features will be similar in concept to software in everyday use. The Modular construction also means that users can work with as much or as little of the system as they need.
Customers familiar with our AirPlan product will be immediately familiar with with many of the tried and tested concepts included in AirPlan4 .
- How much does the training for AirPlan4 cost?
As far as is possible, the training forms part of the system package and is free. However, if customers require their own specialist training courses these can be developed and will be charged at a reasonable commercial rate.
- Can I be awarded any sort of certification after AirPlan4 training?
Accreditation for different levels of training on the system is recognised as being beneficial to everyone concerned. The more formal training courses will include testing at different levels/grades and include appropriate certification.
Certificates of Training can be provided for individuals if required.
- What training facilities are available for the AirPlan system?
Training courses, either at AirData or on a customer site, are available and can be tailored to suit your needs.
There are written notes on some aspects and features of the system and a basic user manual, which are available for customers on a CD-Rom.
The "Halo" system, which customers can access via the Internet, includes an extensive Knowledge Database.


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I wouldn't mind more difficult instances, but CC doesn't make something difficult. I keep hearing all this talk about the good ol' days where instances were tough. I honestly think it is all a bunch of garbage. The only reason Northrend seems so easy is it took almost no time to go from quest blues to best in game epics. Of course heroics are easy now. You were supposed to be done with them about a week after the game launched because that's about how long it took to outgear them.
Do you know what else was easy? BC heroics when we out geared them. Magister's terrace wasn't hard because it required CC, it was hard because it required learning and knowing what each mob was capable of. Until we learned what they did, we just CC'd them to be sure. After every mob was clearly understood, other methods could be used to deal with them.
There are mob abilities to learn in some of the Northrend heroics as well. How many wipes did it take to learn that someone should do something about the spell flingers in H OK? Once everyone knows to deal with them, are they hard anymore? Would it be any more difficult if you had to have a mage press polymorph to deal with them than it would be to interrupt their casts?
CC doesn't make things hard. CC makes things tedious. After the first attempt you just "learn" instances and do the same thing over and over again. I for one would prefer less trash, and more interesting boss mechanics. Again, it is trivial after you learn it, but I'd rather learn a boss that a trash pull.


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So I'm sitting in my AJC Brainstorming session — it's Day 1, with two more to come — and I just got, of all things, a brainstorm.
I'm going to the Bulldog Club of Greater Atlanta meeting tonight at the Cobb Galleria, and I'll be blogging live from it.
A word or two about this particular Bulldog Club gathering: I've been to a half-dozen in the quarter-century I've worked here, and I always find it educational. Sometimes we as jaded journalists forget just how big college football is in this city, but the Atlanta convocation always serves as my personal reminder.
I've seen all four Georgia football coaches of my quarter-century — Dooley, Goff, Donnan and Richt — appear at this meeting, and the dynamic has always been fascinating. Dooley was revered; Goff was liked but not respected; Donnan was respected but not particularly liked; Richt is both respected and liked.
I was there the night Richt, coming off the 2002 SEC championship, yielded the final spot in the speaking order to
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Multiple earthquakes, with the strongest two measuring 5.7 and 5.6 on the Richter scale, struck the mountainous rural regions of Yunnan and Guizhou, in the Yiliang and Weining counties in southwest
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Since its founding in 1881 by visionary leader Clara Barton, the American Red Cross has been the nation's premier emergency response organization.
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Sexuality is hardly a foreign concept; from Plato to Foucault questions have been posed. Though, getting a firm grip is another matter.
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He was the bad boy of deep ecology. She had escaped the jaws of a saltwater crocodile. Together they changed the forest debate forever.
There is nothing new about a philosopher thinking about love. But it takes a slightly different hue in the era of neuroscience.
Goethe was a big thinker who distrusted big ideas. One work in particular spells it out.
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AP - The number of women in America's state prisons has reached a record high, yet many states have inadequate policies for dealing with the large portion of them who have children or are pregnant, according to a new 50-state survey.
The report, being released Thursday by the National Women's Law Center and the Rebecca Project for Human Rights, analyzes policies in three areas - prenatal care, shackling of pregnant women during childbirth, and community-based alternatives to incarceration enabling mothers to be with their children.
Only one state, Pennsylvania, received an A.
"It's shameful that so many states fail to have laws and policies to protect this vulnerable population of unseen and largely forgotten women," said Jill Morrison, a co-author of the report and senior counsel at the law center.
As a backdrop to its findings, the report noted the number of women in prison - more than 115,000 as of 2009 - has risen at a higher rate than that of men since the introduction of mandatory sentencing policies for many drug offenses. It said most of the women are nonviolent, first-time offenders, and about two-thirds have at least one child under 18.
According to the report, pregnant women entering prison often have high-risk pregnancies, yet many states lack comprehensive policies to ensure they receive essential prenatal care. The report said a majority of states do not require medical examinations as a component of prenatal care, and do not offer pregnant women screening for HIV/AIDS.
The report also said most states have failed to implement strict limits on the use of shackles or other restraints on mothers during labor and delivery. Morrison said the actual use of shackles during childbirth has likely declined in recent years, but she complained that many states lacked firm, clear-cut regulations governing the practice.
The report also urged continued expansion of community-based alternative sentencing programs, including drug-treatment programs, for women who have children and were convicted of nonviolent offenses.


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Along with the majestic nature that visitors can experience while visiting Patagonia, there are some unique opportunities to see animals. Punta Tombo, located on the Argentine Sea in Chubut Province, is the best place to see Magellan Penguins within continental Patagonia. With more than a million and a half Magellan Penguins arriving to Punta Tombo every year to breed, you are bound to see quite a few. Though the first penguins arrive in September and stay at Punta Tombo until mid-March, the recommended time to visit for optimal viewing is after November once the babies are born.


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This is the nicest blog train ever.
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Polar Opposites Blog Train.
This is a blog train from My Life and Scraps designer called Polar Opposites. This blog train will run from June 30th up to July 4th only. So hurry download all the freebies now. I know I should be doing so, too. My search for the cure for hair loss will have to wait for now. No, I am not the one who needs the cure, just someone from the family.
Anyway, you can see the links to the participating designers here.
Free Collab Kit.
I have some free time so I was able to hunt for some freebies. Too bad, as always, my internet connection isn't so cooperative. It is too slow, I can't download the freebies. Sigh. If only we have better ISP's from where I am.
Anyway, you can download this pretty collab kit here.
A Beautiful Spring.
I stumbled upon another blog train. It is called A Beautiful Spring from Bits2Kits. Bits2Kits is turning 3 and so for their birthday, the designers created a Blog Hop. The hop {or train} has eight parts, from eight participating designers. I just have to help a cousin read about financing, motorhome financing in particular, before I download the freebies. Or I might just refer him to goodsamfinancecenter.com instead. I am sure he can find his way around.
Anyway, here are some kits from the train.
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Orange is everywhere. I am seeing a lot of orange lately, one of which is a bag. You see, orange is my favorite color and I really do want to own an orange bag. The thing is, I do not want to spend on unnecessary things at this point. Plus a bag doesn't qualify as a need. I don't work, I rarely go out so I don't see any point why I should own too many bags. Maybe if it was a hair growth shampoo, I'd be interested. I think it will make a great present for my brother who has actually very thin hair. And he's birthday is in a couple of weeks.
Anyway, here's another orange, the New Dawn blog train from Sunshine Studio Scraps. Below are just 3 of the many kits you can download from the train. Go to Sunshine Studio Scraps blog for the links.
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Scrapartist is celebrating its 5th birthday and they are having this really nice blog train. Here are just of the freebies you can grab from them.
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Obituary: Sue Mallick
Date: December 4, 2012
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Sue Mallick, 90, of Sarasota and formerly of Longboat Key, died Nov. 18.
Born in the Belgian Congo to Methodist missionaries, she was educated in Arkansas and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1941 from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, where she was a Kappa Kappa Gamma member.
Mrs. Mallick taught for two years before earning a master's degree from William and Mary's School of Social Work at The Richmond Professional Institute in Richmond, Va. She went on to become a field director of Girl Scouts in Pittsburgh, where, in 1945, she met her husband, U.S. Navy Capt. Edgar Mallick, on a blind date. They married six weeks later and had three children.
The family lived in many homes across the United States and Far East. She often taught school in the locations where her husband was stationed overseas.
Mrs. Mallick was co-founder and owner of The Gourmet's Cup, the first coffee house in Annapolis, Md. After seven years, she sold her interest to take a 100-day University of Pittsburgh semester-at-sea voyage around the world with her husband on the USS Universe.
Locally, Mrs. Mallick served as president of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumni Association of Sarasota and Manatee counties.
Mrs. Mallick is survived by her husband, Edgar, of Sarasota; children Kathryn Nissly, of Lancaster, Pa., Susan Stevenson, of Orlando, and Dr. Edgar Mallick Jr., of Annapolis; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service is tentatively planned for spring 2013.
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HERNDON, Va., April 26, 2007 – Pharmacy2U, an online pharmacy based in the U.K., has consolidated servers and implemented disaster recovery with its use of SWsoft Virtuozzo operating system (OS) virtualization software.
The servers that were freed up in the consolidation are now being used by Pharmacy2U for disaster recovery. Now, the company's e-mail and CRM (customer relationship management) applications run in virtual environments on physical servers. Using the Virtuozzo software, each night the virtual environments are backed up to another server kept in a separate location.
Steven Dobson, head of IT for Pharmacy2U said, "We are an online U.K. pharmacy that fills NHS (National Health Service) and private prescriptions, and in our service-based industry it's vital that we're able to respond to customers as quickly as possible. We needed a disaster recovery strategy that would allow us to continue working even when we can't get into our offices."
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SWsoft's partner, Line 3 Internet, handled the Virtuozzo installation. The implementation includes Virtuozzo management software, which enables Pharmacy2U to control numerous virtual environments across multiple servers from one centralized interface. Both Linux and Windows versions of Virtuozzo are used since the online pharmacy runs the Linux OS on HP Compaq servers for e-mail and CRM applications, and the Windows OS on a server used for testing and development purposes. Pharmacy2U plans to expand its use of virtualization technology to other parts of its infrastructure, such as its server running the unique prescriptions service.
During the selection process, Pharmacy2U ran pilots of tools from both SWsoft and VMware. After evaluating both, SWsoft's Virtuozzo was chosen for speed, ease of use and return-on-investment. Dobson comments, "Virtuozzo provided better performance than other virtual systems and we found VMware rather clunky. On top of that, the price comparison was strongly in SWsoft's favor, so it wasn't a particularly tough decision."
Rob Lovell, managing director, U.K., SWsoft, said, "We're delighted Pharmacy2U chose Virtuozzo to help with their disaster recovery and consolidation needs as another organization utilizing our technology for business critical systems."
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Pharmacy2U is the largest mail order and online pharmacy in the U.K. with a range of innovative pharmaceutical services including:
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PHOENIX (AP) - A judge has rejected a challenge to Arizona's use of $50 million, its share of a multi-state foreclosure settlement to help balance the state budget.
The ruling released Wednesday grants the state's motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging how the state is using some of the settlement money paid by lenders.
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Critics of the Legislature's decision to put $50 million of the settlement money into the general state budget wanted the money to be used for programs and services benefiting borrowers and troubled homeowners.
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Because Apple has never dropped large numbers of features when rewriting their apps? How was FCP's feature parity with the previous version. iMovie and iWorks suffered similar cuts in features when they were rewritten. I would guess that Quicken 2015 is a full rewrite of Quicken. Not just an upgrade from 2007. I'm not going to run out and purchase 2015. But I'll give them the benefit of the doubt to see if they do in fact continue to work to add features.


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Tuesday, August 4th, 1964 was a day of startling news in the White House. President Lyndon B. Johnson planned to work on his legislative program but two crises interrupted his work that day. One concerned reports of a new attack in the Gulf of Tonkin, off the coast of North Vietnam. The second was a call informing him that the bodies of three Mississippi civil rights workers missing since June had been found. Together the two crises would dramatically impact the lives of millions of Americans and Vietnamese.
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Domain experts, who create mathematical models and then implement scientific computing software typically focus on their models and implementation, but often pay less attention to systematic and extensive testing of their software. One reason for this situation is that domain experts usually lack software testing experience and know little about testing tools. However, it is desirable to introduce software testing techniques and tools into the development process of scientific computing software.
This thesis originates from testing the scientific computing package DAETS, Differential-Algebraic Equations by Taylor Series. Documentation driven testing, code coverage analysis, and software testing tools are utilized to help verify and improve the quality of the software in this testing project. First, static inspection is used to check the correctness and completeness of the user guide, and verify the consistency of public interface information between the user guide and the source code. Then, black box test cases are designed based on public interface specifications in the user guide. After that, by executing code coverage analysis, test cases are added based on white box testing. Finally, the automatic testing framework tool CppUnit is used to automate the testing process, which greatly facilitates regression testing. In the DAETS testing projects, 163 test cases (more than 5000 line test code) are implemented, 27 documentation and software defects are found, and 150 lines of dead code are removed.
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Gain additional insight into Cargill Hall's "Revisiting Twain's Mississippi: Photos by Chris Faust" exhibit. Local author John Anfinson ("The River We Have Wrought" and "River of History") will speak on the history of the Upper Mississippi River. He's historian and cultural resources specialist, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. Faust will tell us more about Bosse's work for the Army Corps of Engineers and how he used his training as a biologist and his passion for exploration to re-photograph the Mississippi River a century later from the vantage points that Bosse used. His work is exhibited regularly in galleries around Minnesota. His work is held by the permanent collections of the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Weisman Art Museum, and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
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Co-operative Learning
small group learning is an approach to organising classroom activity so that
pupils can interact with and learn from each other as well as the teacher
and the world around them. Various names have been given to this form of
teaching: co-operative learning, collaborative learning, collective
learning, learning communities, peer teaching and peer learning. But all in
all, there are three general types of group work: informal learning groups,
formal learning groups and study teams.
Points Arising from Research
Pupils working in small groups tend to learn more
of what is taught and retain it longer than when the same content is presented
in other instructional formats
Pupils also appear more satisfied with their
This learning fosters stronger feelings of
Pupils feel accepted by peers and more able to learn
Pupils assume greater responsibility for their
actions and develop co-operative skills
They learn values such as respect and caring for
others, responsibility, helpfulness and empathy. It is important that learners have specific
opportunities to work co-operatively as groups rather than simply in
groups and are encouraged to do so
Key Elements of Co-operative Learning
Discipline/class management issues
need to be given a considerable amount of freedom to work through tasks, with
relatively infrequent intervention by the teacher
Pupils need to
develop responsible attitudes to this kind of work, since such skills are
extremely important in the world of work
By circulating from
group to group, the teacher can maintain a presence in the activity, showing
interest in pupils' progress
In such an
environment, pupils' interest in the task is an important element in motivation
Providing clear
structure to group tasks is important
Pupils usually
arrive in Secondary schools familiar with group work approaches
Size of group
A group of
three is small enough to encourage each individual to participate fully. The
lines of communication are fairly simple
A group of four
can provide a good balance of views, knowledge and skills
With a group of
five or more the lines of communication may become too complex, individuals
may easily opt out, or the group may in practice split into a pair and a
The less
skilful the group members, the smaller the groups should be
The shorter
the time available, the smaller the groups should be
Composition of groups
Low attainment
groups may require a great deal of support. Individuals may not gain much
from other members and there may be little collaborative discussion
High attaining
pupils may proceed quickly and explore in depth but don't assume they have
effective co-operating skills or that there are no benefits for them in
mixed attainment groupings
attainment groups enhance the self-esteem of low attainers and provide
opportunities for high attainers to explain ideas, organise investigation
Decide how
groups will be formed - e.g. self-selection or pupils can express a
preference and teacher makes the final decisions
Give pupils the
opportunity to experience a variety of groupings as individual learning
strengths and difficulties can become apparent
Teacher's role
Clearly explain
the broad goals and objectives
Create group
tasks that require interdependence
assignments that fit the pupils' skills and abilities by assigning
relatively easy tasks at first and increasing the difficulty level as pupils
become more knowledgeable
Assign group tasks
that allow each group member to make an equal contribution and
ensure that there is a fair division of labour
Create an
environment where there are plenty opportunities for learners to talk, and
where they feel safe to share their emerging ideas and incomplete
The teacher
adopts a facilitating role, managing resources and overseeing progress
Training in co-operative skills
Specific skills need to be discussed, modelled and reinforced
such as:
active and
tolerant listening
helping one
another in mastering content
giving and
receiving constructive criticism
Other examples of co-operative skills are:
Staying on task
Summarising for
Pupils need specific instructions about
kinds of
co-operation, e.g. one person to record results and another to check the
answer etc.
Assessing group work
after the task is completed
Video or
tape-record the group at work
Observe the
group at work
Reflection and Discussion
Which areas of the above do you recognise in your current
school/classroom practice?
Are there any strategies that you would consider adopting to
encourage co-operative small group learning in your school/classroom?
Some Activities Relating To
the Issue of Co-operative Learning
Key element
Some examples and
Discipline/class management
Pupils usually arrive in
Secondary schools familiar with group work approaches
Consider how your approach with
S1/2 matches with what your pupils experienced in their Primary
schools. Do they have skills on which you can capitalise? Try
asking them what they think about Primary/Secondary approaches.
Composition of group
Ensure that children experience
working alongside a range of others.
Rainbow Groups: Give each pupil
in a group a number, or a colour. When the group has worked
together, all the pupils of the same number or colour form new
groups to compare what they have done.
Teacher's role
Create an environment where
there are plenty of opportunities for learners to work together.
Training in co-operative
Giving pupils an opportunity to
express understanding, and to respond to the views of others in a
supportive way.
Twos to fours or snowballing.
Pupils work in pairs then join
with another pair to explain what they have achieved, and to compare
this with the work of the other pair.
Give spot quizzes to be
completed individually and calling on individual pupils to present
their group's progress.
Selected References
Further Reading
The following are suggested as starting points. They contain references to
other work, which could be useful.
Davies, B.G.(1993) Collaborative Learning: Group Work and Study Teams
from 'Tool For Teaching' Jossey-Bass Publishers: San Francisco
Hopkins, D. & Harris, A. (2000) Creating the conditions for Teaching
and Learning. David Fulton Publishers
Ngeow, K. (1998) Enhancing Student Thinking through Collaborative
Learning ERIC Digest ERIC Identifier: ED422586
Panitz, T. (1996) Collaborative Learning: Some points for discussion
SCCC (1996) Teaching for Effective Learning. Dundee SCCC
SCCC Developing Co-operative Groupwork Math 5-14 Exemplification
SCCC (1998) Working With Others
Tinzmann, M.B. et al(1990) What Is The Collaborative Classroom? North
Central Regional Educational Laboratory.
Searches for "Cooperative Learning" will produce a
variety of results such as:
Site of the Canada-based Cooperative Learning Network, which provides
a number of links. The site draws attention to the name of Spencer Kagan,
who is associated with developments in this area.
Associated with the Cambridge University Education Dept, this
site offers material of a general nature, which might be found helpful in
the current context.
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