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Espresso is a beverage that is produced by pushing hot water (between 190F and 195F in temperature) at high pressure (between 8 and 9 bars, or 135 PSI) through a bed of finely ground, compacted coffee. A normal single shot of espresso is approximately 1 to 1.5 ounces of liquid, using approximately 7 grams of ground coffee. A normal double shot is between 2 and 2.5 ounces, using double the volume of coffee grounds. When brewed properly, the resulting beverage is topped with a dark golden cream, called crema.
Therefore, at its simplest, an espresso machine must do all of the following:
That's pretty much what an espresso machine is. The result of the above parameters is that using an espresso machine, a shot of espresso can be brewed in under 30 seconds. When you consider most automatic drip coffee makers take 8 or 10 minutes to brew, espresso, which means fast or quick in loose Italian translation, suddenly seems very appropriately named. You should also keep in mind that all espresso machines also include a steam wand that can dispense hot water for tea or hot chocolate or steam so that you can froth and steam milk for delicious cappuccinos and lattes.
But even though espresso machines are similar in all the ways listed above, different types of espresso machines use different means to reach the same end. Let's take a closer look at these varying methods.
Manual or "Piston" Espresso Machines
Manual machines were the first "real" espresso machines (those that met the requirements above) to be developed, and are still widely popular today. The machines consist of a large boiler that holds and heats all of the water necessary for brewing and steaming/frothing milk. When the boiler is at the correct temperature for brewing espresso, the operator simply lifts the lever, which raises a piston inside the grouphead. Water begins to flow from the boiler into the grouphead and seeps down through the coffee grounds in the portafilter. The coffee begins to drip from the spouts into your cup. When this happens the lever is then pressed down - also pushing the piston down and plunging the rest of the water through the coffee grounds. When the lever is pushed all of the way down, the brew cycle or extraction of espresso is complete and then you can repeat the process to make more espresso. With a piston lever espresso machine, you act as the machine's pump, applying direct pressure by means of the lever and pushing brew water through a finely ground, compacted bed of ground coffee at pressures of 8 BAR or greater.
These machines are not very easy to figure out at first, but they reward the diligent. Those who invest hours or days of practice with the machine can become true espresso connoisseurs that can literally "pull" the most amazing shots possible. As you can see, these machines are not necessarily for weekend warrior espresso fans. These machines are for the diehard espresso lover. But if cappuccino, lattes, or mochas are your thing, then their large boilers provide ample steam for producing perfect foamed and steamed milk.
For the most part, lever style machines have been pushed aside by modern technology and the desire for great espresso with less effort. Electric pump driven machines with sophisticated temperature and pressure monitoring devices and computers are the way of the future it seems, but it will be tough to replace the old world charm and reliable function of the lever espresso machine. La Pavoni and Gaggia continue the hand build the functional work of art to this day.
Semi Automatic Espresso Machines
Semi automatic machines use an electric water pump as opposed to the lever and piston design. They have a separate water reservoir where water is stored until it is pulled into the boiler to be heated and used for brewing or steaming/frothing milk. In short, these machines make the production of espresso much easier and consistent. Semi autos automatically regulate the activity of the water temperature for brewing and steaming as well as the activity of the built in electric water pump.
Semi autos are named as such because there is still a bit of work that you need to do in order to brew. Just like manual espresso machines, semi autos have a portafilter – an attachment that holds ground coffee during the brewing process. Before brewing, the portafilter will need to be filled with ground coffee. Then this coffee will need to be tamped, or compacted, in order for the coffee to fit properly and to create additional resistance during brewing. Then the portafilter is attached to the machine. To start the brewing process, you simply push the coffee brew switch causing the electric water pump to draw water from the boiler and force it under pressure through the portafilter and coffee grounds. When the proper amount of espresso has been brewed, just turn off the brew switch and you are done.
In the same family of semi automatic machines are automatic espresso machines. This term confuses most people because they may think automatic implies the machine does everything including grinding, tamping, and disposing of the used coffee grounds. This type of machine does exist, but is called a super automatic (you can read more about these machines below). An automatic is essentially the same as a semiautomatic except that it automatically controls the volume of water that is dispensed through the coffee grounds. As a matter of convenience you can choose among two to three programmable brewing buttons. The buttons can be programmed by you to tell the machine to run a certain amount of water though the coffee grounds in the portafilter, then automatically stop. Since it can take up to 30 seconds to brew two shots of espresso this automatic feature frees you to prepare other ingredients for your beverage while the machine is brewing the espresso. Many commercial machines use automatic systems such as this to give the drink better consistency and to allow the Barista to prepare other beverages in a timely fashion. However, all of the steps of preparing the coffee for brewing, including adding and tamping the coffee grounds, will still be the same as a semi automatic model.
Super Automatic Espresso Machines
Simply put, super automatic espresso and coffee centers are amazing. Yes, they make espresso, café crème, and they are capable of making all coffee house drinks like lattes, mochas, cappuccino and more. But most of the preparation for brewing is completed automatically by the machine – all at the press of a button.
A super automatic machine has all of the same basic components that semi and automatic espresso machines like an electric water pump, boiler, water reservoir, steam wand, and a variety of dials and switches. What makes super automatics different is that they have an automated internal brewing system and a high-quality burr coffee grinder built in. All of these components come together with the help of an onboard computer to quickly and effortlessly produce perfect and consistent espresso without the mess and guesswork that one might experience with either a semi or automatic espresso machine.
When you push the coffee brew button, coffee beans held inside the machine will be ground and placed into the internal brewing system. The pump will automatically start the flow of hot water through the coffee grounds and then result in espresso being automatically dispensed into your cup from spouts located on the front of the machine. Immediately after brewing has finished, the internal brewing system will take the used coffee grounds and discard them into the onboard waist box for later disposal. From start to finish you can have a fresh cup of espresso or café crème in 30 seconds.
One shining ability of super automatic espresso machines and the reason they are dubbed "coffee centers" as well, is that they can produce a coffee beverage called café crème. This coffee is brewed in the same manner as espresso. However, where espresso is brewed relatively slow (about 15-20 seconds for 1.5 ounces), cafe crème is brewed at a faster rate. Espresso brews slower because the coffee grounds are required to be very fine, which restricts the water flow through the grounds. This helps give espresso its intense flavor and strength. For café crème, simply make a small adjustment to the coffee grinder to make the coffee grounds coarser. This in turn will allow the water to flow more freely through the coffee grounds as required. The result is a wonderfully aromatic and flavor-rich coffee that is a smooth replacement for the same-old drip coffee.
As you can see, espresso machines can be rather diverse despite their similarities. Figuring out which type will suit you best will mainly come down to how involved in the brewing process you'd like to be. If you're a really hands-on person, a manual or semi automatic machine is probably for you. If you're into quick and easy, a super automatic is something you should consider. But no matter which type you choose, you can be sure that your machine will be perfectly equipped to make those espresso drinks you've been craving.
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I owned one of these for about a year. It functioned perfectly, and I even shot it well enough to get a 2nd place finish in a local competition, the first time I shot a match with it. Ultimately, I decided to get rid of it for the following reasons:
- The full-time ambidextrous magazine release used on some of the SF Glock models has a history of problems. Although mine never broke, a lot of folks have experienced broken mag catch assemblies on the ambi SF models. If it breaks, Glock will replace your frame with a frame using a conventional mag release system, and I believe they have stopped making guns with the ambi system, which pretty much tells you everything you need to know about its long-term durability.
- If you have the full-time ambi release frame, to get spare mags you must find/buy the newest generation of magazines that have a rectangular cutout centered on the front edge of the mag body. Older G21 mags WILL NOT WORK with the full-time ambi mag release system. Even before the latest buying frenzy, it was often difficult to get mags, as some online retailers would advertise their Glock mags as the newest/latest generation, but if you bought some, often one or more of the mags would be an older version which would not work in the new ambi-release frame.
- The 21SF was the only large-frame Glock I owned; all the others were the smaller 9mm/.40 frame. A combination of the slightly different SF grip angle and the overall "chubbiness" of the .45 frame was messing-up my high-speed shooting with the other smaller-frame Glocks. This was bugging me, so the 21SF had to go.
- Price of .45 ACP ammo. 'nuff said.
The full-time ambi-release SF models are on the short list of Glocks I will NOT recommend, just because of the mag release and mag availability problems. Once modified to a standard release frame, of if you bought a SF with the standard-style-mag-release-frame at the beginning, then they are good-to-go.

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Exclusive: News Corp, popular tech blog contemplate split - sources
By Peter Lauria and Nadia Damouni
(Reuters) - AllThingsD, the widely read technology blog run by Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg, has begun discussions with owner News Corp about extending or ending their partnership, sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.
According to these sources, AllThingsD's contract with News Corp expires at the end of the year. One of the sources said Swisher and Mossberg have to deliver a business plan by next week to Robert Thomson, the former Wall Street Journal managing editor who will helm News Corp's publishing unit as CEO after it is spun off.
The fact that AllThingsD's contract is up this year is well known, and sources said the website is receiving a lot of "inbound interest" from potential buyers parallel to its talks with News Corp.
Among the names mentioned as having reached out to AllThingsD were Conde Nast, where Swisher recently signed to work as a contributing writer for Vanity Fair, and Hearst.
Sources also speculated that former Yahoo and News Corp executive Ross Levinsohn might be looking at the website given his new role as Chief Executive of Guggenheim Digital Media, which comes complete with "significant capital to acquire and invest in new media companies." The private equity shop already owns Billboard, Hollywood Reporter, and Adweek.
AllThingsD has reported that AOL expressed interest in acquiring it in the past, but said those talks "were preliminary at best."
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So I discovered this great website awhile back called Pc Part Picker, basically it gives you a list of all parts you've selected, their price, a link showing their features and the vendor that has the lowest price. It has a button to use BBcode so that it's viewable in the forum.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($142.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($19.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Patriot Torqx 2 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($341.04 @ NCIX US)
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This is my build from a few months ago. As you can see it's a lot easier to read than a few of the builds posted here linking each part. The only complaint I have is that sometimes the info given for the part isn't very complete.
Definitely recommend using this for any builds being posted here.
P.S. You can also search for parts from a specific website (e.g. Newegg) if you want to buy from one place.
P.P.S. You can also save builds on the site if you create an account.
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Conservacion Patagonica was founded six years ago by Kris Tompkins, Patagonia's former CEO, to restore and protect critical habitat in the Patagonia region. In 2004, Conservacion Patagonica bought Estancia Valle Chacabuco in an effort to restore a critical area in Chile (considered the number one conservation priority by Chilean National Parks for over 30 years) overrun by intensive overgrazing, mining and oil drilling. Since 2005, small groups of Patagonia employees have traveled to Valle Chacabuco, at company expense, for three weeks to help convert what was a ranching operation into a national park. What follows is a dispatch from Lisa Pike, Director of Environmental Programs for Patagonia, who traveled there in the spring of 2006.
The first few days at Estancia Valle Chacabuco I felt a slight yet pervasive nausea. The landscape made me dizzy. When the van first pulled off the main road onto the one leading into the estancia, each of us looked wildly around, not only to take the land in but to give it a context. "It's like Montana or the Yukon." "Those rocks look like ones I've seen in Nevada." We were straining to look through windows coated in dust. From Balmaceda, in the southern part of Chile, it had taken seven hours to reach Chacabuco; 45 minutes outside of town, the paved road had ended.
Looking back, I realize those vertigo-inducing early days were an essential part of forming my relationship with the landscape. Each day weakened my tendency to compare the land with someplace else and slowly forced me to let go of the crutch of the familiar. This 11th region of Patagonia, La Region de Aysen, was, indeed, like no place I had ever been before. From the simple floor covering of its steppes to the changing fall leaves of the high deciduous beech forests to the jagged snow-capped peaks always on the horizon in each direction, its combined attributes are unique in all the world.
On our second day pulling fences, the morning's rhythm of work was broken by the faint yet distinct sound of a helicopter in the distance. The low unmistakable whomp of its propeller approached and then receded. The sound of a helicopter in a remote area always raises more questions than it answers. I worried that someone might be hurt or in trouble or that maybe there was a fire in the area. These thoughts faded quickly as the physical work at hand lulled my mind back into a meditative state. At the end of the day, Christian, the estancia's wildlife manager, drove us to a vantage point where we could see the purpose of the helicopter's flight that day. A single bright red tent was pitched high on the steep rock wall above the confluence of where the powerful Rio Baker meets the Rio Chacabuco.
The next day, the helicopter never stopped – its sound in competition with the silence of our labor on the fence line. Before heading home, we stopped at our viewing spot again. A tent city had sprung up, with eight to 10 tents precariously perched on the rocks. We learned that Endesa, a large multinational Spanish corporation intent on building a series of hydroelectric dams in Patagonia, had two planned for the Rio Baker. It was likely the red tents were for geologists and engineers surveying the location and taking core samples of rock. This particular dam would flood the valley all the way back to Lake Bertrand, where the Baker begins. Prime habitat for the nearly extinct huemul deer and the guanaco, a distant relative of the llama (and, like the huemul, a symbol of the Patagonia region), as well as condors, pumas, the Chilean otter and countless other native species would be affected. Standing there, with the wind pushing hard at our backs, we looked across and down at the raging green and white river. I tried to picture the beautiful landscape swallowed up behind the river's narrowest point. I imagined thousands of miles of transmission lines running up to the cities and industries in the north.
We went to Patagonia to help restore the overgrazed land of an 85-year-old, 173,000-acre sheep ranch. Bordered by the protected areas of the Tamango and Lago Cochrane National Reserves to the southwest and the Jeinimeni National Reserve to the northeast, these parcels combined will become the future Patagonia National Park. Restoration meant pulling up well-constructed fences and digging up invasive species that have compromised the ecosystem and taken over entire hillsides. The downed fences would allow the guanaco and the huemul deer to roam freely, and the removed plants would stop choking native plants and species. I knew it would be hard physical labor. We worked two and three to a post, alternating among shovels, chuzos (a kind of pike) and pickaxes. After bending over for so long, I had to lift my back one vertebra at a time, fearing that if I moved too fast, it might ruin my chances of ever standing up straight again.
The work was slow and methodical, but we could see our progress. Progress for us was rehabilitating the land to its original state. Removing what had caused the damage in the first place, to allow the land to rebalance itself. I thought about what progress means to Patagonia today. I was reminded of a sign proudly displayed by the Chilean highway department alongside a roadway project just outside the estancia. ¡Mira Como Progresa! Translated loosely: See how we progress! It was well positioned for drivers delayed by the construction to see while waiting in their cars. Endesa's plans for harnessing the wild and pristine Rio Baker, I imagine, are being sold as progress, too, on the merits of moving the country forward with promises of jobs and cheap energy sources. Successfully removing another 20 yards of fence, I was struck by how history repeats itself – as we worked to undo the progress of the past.


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The Copenhagen Consensus
In a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) editorial published July 8, K.A. Strassel reports on a new and recent 'Copenhagen Consensus' (CC) meeting in Georgetown, arranged by Bjørn Lomborg, a controversial Danish public figure. I personally find the name 'The Copenhagen Consensus' a misnomer because it does not reflect what it is all about – I think that 'The Lomborg exercise' would be a more appropriate name. The WSJ article and the Lomborg meeting do not involve much science in my opinion, but are mere political exercises. However, since the CC, Lomborg, and the WSJ editorial in my opinion employ rhetorical means for downplaying the importance of climate change, the story warrants a comment on the RC forum. I will try to expose the poorly hidden communication concerning the climate change. Thus, the focus of this post is on the communication concerning climate change as well as the logic behind the arguments.
Lomborg gave the CC participants (that included some ambassadors, most notably the US ambassador to the UN, John Bolton) an exercise, where he asked them to rank (prioritize) a number of problems according to which to be solved first if they had an extra 50 billion US$ to spend. The ranking was done among a number of worthy causes such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, clean water, poverty, climate change, etc. Before proceeding, I think it is important to ask what we can learn from such an exercise. Topics such as HIV/AIDS ('Communicable Diseases') topped the list, but different problems involve different temporal and spatial scales, so framing the problem within a 5-year context already biases the outcome (to be fair, this is acknowledged in the editorial). Does it mean that the longer-term and more global problems such as climate change is less important? Is it valid to think that one can only address one problem at the time, and that there is just one actor? (Ever heard of teamwork, where different people have different tasks?) When there are several pressing problems, sometime all must be addressed, even if some economist manages to place a different price on each of them (how would they know how to put a real price on e.g. climate change?). What if we asked you to choose between breathing, eating, drinking, or providing shelter? (breathing would of course carry a higher price – at least on a short-term scale – than shelter). Thus, the problem with the Lomborg exercises is that it is framed – biased – in such a way to ignore long term strategic decision in favor for short term fixes (so-called 'fire extinguishing').
It also seems to be that it is a given in the Lomborg exercise that all efforts aiming at reducing climate change is extremely costly – never mind that alternative and renewable energy sources may reduce the critical dependency of finite energy sources and improve energy security. I also get the impression that people like Lomborg often do not distinguish wasteful use of energy from productive use – surely burning off the fuel more quickly driving big guzzling cars must be less sensible than using a tractor to produce food? Improved energy efficiency can furthermore go hand-in-hand with lower levels of pollution, but is it not typical to neglect part of the equation to the total cost? An aside to this issue is the focus by some contrarians on the exaggerated degree of uncertainty associated with a climate change on the one hand, and then the statement of how expensive mitigation is on the other. The point is that costs cannot be assessed unless one knows the whole equation – i.e. how bad the consequences will be.
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Last November, I set a life changing goal for myself to lose near 60 pounds. I started at 260-270lbs. Now I am quite tall, about 6'2. Most of my fat was in my ass and hips, which imo is the ugliest form of fatassism. It lead me into periods of depression through high school. I am now trying to recover what I fucked up in school that was a result of my condition (senior now).
Anyways, I began running 2 miles. When I started, my time was a fatasstic 26 minutes. Over the past few months I have continued to run and have improved my time by 8-9 minutes, where it stands currently. Often times I go double or nothing and go 4 miles, but my fucking legs are so tired from carrying my fatass.
The results? I'm now down to ~240lbs. My diet was not the best at times but I really have stuck to losing weight. I think my metabolism is to blame because I can really only eat 3 times a day, probably 2, with my schedule. My depression actually started clearing up for a bit when I looked at the scale. I know for a fact my depression is caused by insecurity and weight.
So what?
I'd like to move on with my life. I'm joining the USMC when I graduate and obviously need to get in shape. I'd like to get a girlfriend, but if I really want to get a girlfriend I need to be happy with myself. That is where the weight issue comes in again.
I want to start a fasting diet. I've read that it really doesn't burn muscle if you do it correctly, and you can lose some major weight. My goal with this diet is to basically reset my body. Start skinny, even if I do lose muscle (or do minor workouts while dieting to keep mass). I would then build up strength and muscle mass. Now, I am already naturally big guy. I'm a mesomorph with a 22" shoulder span. My upper body would remain pretty big even if I do lose a shit ton of fat from this diet.
What I'm seeking here are some tips. I can almost guarantee I won't eat like crazy and regain the fat. I have great self control over what I eat and what I do.
If you gurus know anything about this diet or have tried it please let me know. I'm serious about this, like I have been serious for the past 4 months.


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Discussion in 'Great Skate Debate' started by B.Cooper, May 22, 2013.
Thanks for the confirmation. Dr. George Rossano had first reported this possibility earlier this month in the News Nuggets section of his site as follows:
I wonder if Leah Keiser will go back to him now that John Nicks no longer plans to travel to competitions.
Wonder if Mirai will contemplate a return to Frank. I kind of doubt it, but who knows?
Good for him; and for skating.
Keiser's Team USA bio now lists Tammy Gambill in addition to John Nicks: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101024&mode=I
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Why did Frank move to the other rink in the first place if it didn't have all those things he said it didn't have like a Olympic sized rink and private ice time? Doesn't sound like it had much of what's needed to train world class skaters.
I dont think he could have counted on either Denis being a medal threat or Evan returning to competition. I think he was easing to retirement, but now he has to go full throttle with these two skaters and their ambitions.
Could Ashley Wagner take from him? That would be quite the stable, and Ashley had been channeling Michelle anyway, who better to help her with that.
Frank is a longtime resident/homeowner in Palm Springs area, hence, the development of the "Desert Ice Castle". Not surprised by the move back to El Segundo...I would suspect this was facilitated by Evan and Denis.
And, with Denis's development thru his work with Lori Nichol, I'm not surprised by the relocation. Frank achieved the OGM w/ Evan....why not take a break for one more year, and focus on two elite skaters, Denis and Evan. He will have his hands full with these two gentlemen.
I don't think Mirai will go back to Frank.
Frank addressed his move back to Los Angeles in his interview with Dave and Jenny. He wasn't expecting to be coaching a World Silver Medalist as well as Evan Lysacek in the Olympic season. So it kind of forced him out of semi-retirement for one more season.
That was my first thought. I hope so, but I doubt it, with John Nicks still on her team. But it would've been the perfect match, really. Ashley + Frank + Lori
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It is a video about someone telling the story of star wars. badly..
I am fairly confident this will be the funniest thing you see all day.
It is a video about someone telling the story of star wars. badly..
That was hilarious. They sure would have been different movies if they had followed her version of what happened.
"Counselor Palpatine" and the "Bar Planet" were two of my favorites.
I think that WILL be the funniest thing I see all day Hans Solo....love it.
Saw this last week for the first time, HILARIOUS!
''the bar planet''
She's adorable, absolutely brilliant!!!
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What! No mention of the Fett? Funny regardless.
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Yeah that was funny, I like the way she giggles while she's explaining the story.
I personally don't see whats so funny. That's almost exactly the way I remember it. Although i admittedly had forgotten about the guy who has "white face"
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Jennifer Lawrence Talks Christmas Plans
She's been working overtime with a bustling movie career, so Jennifer Lawrence is looking forward to taking some time off for Christmas.
The "Hunger Games: Catching Fire" babe told press she'll be heading back to Louisville, Kentucky to catch up with her family later this month.
"My brother just told me in an e-mail that we're all going to go clay pigeon shooting. He found this place where they let you shoot clay pigeons and then give you dinner afterwards. He's real excited about it. We've never done it before."
"I don't know what his shooting skills are like -- I'm sure they're better than mine. I'm going to have to bring my bow and arrow."
However, Miss Lawrence doesn't feel an attachment to her hometown these days. "It's where my family lives and it's where I grew up. But I don't know. These days I spend most of my time flipping between London and L.A."
"I love London. I love the layout of the city and I love that it's not Manhattan or L.A. In L.A., people are only interested in your job and how much money you make. In London that doesn't matter so much. People know that there are other things to talk about."
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Indigenous bone marrow donor wanted
Aug 22, 2013 , 4:00 PM by Vicki Kerrigan
Are you between the age of 18 and 45?
Do you have an indigenous background?
Would you be willing to undergo a simple blood test and become a bone marrow donor?
Even if you quickly answered yes to the first two questions, it's the last question that may leave you shaking your head, so let me tell you more.
I'd like to introduce you to a young woman named Kylie Clarke, some of you might know her. Kylie lived in Darwin a few years ago now, she worked at Alawa Primary School and St Johns College and she played netball witth the Waratahs.
Kylie was recently diagnosed with a severe form of leukemia and she is now looking for a bone marrow donor, who like her is indigenous.
Take a listen to Kylie's story because you may be able to help.
If you can help Kylie, please contact the Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry on 13 14 95.
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If its a simple blood test, i could give it a go to help out
Posted by: Neil | Aug 27, 2013 at 10:28 PM
Can you give us more information, how do we go about finding the blood matches and what is involved in a bone marrow transplant for the donor. I may be interested in helping in one way or another.
Posted by: Maree | Aug 28, 2013 at 07:52 AM
I am wathurong,a Victorian mob. I live in Sydney would like to help but need to know more on procedure.I am 42 years old and in good health. Email me thanks.I have children so would need to be arranged around these responsibilities.
Posted by: Leanne Kelly | Aug 28, 2013 at 09:52 AM
I registered about 20 years ago when my son was diagnosed with a terminal illness at the age of 2. I have indigenous family background so I would presume they would have me still on the records? I truly hope Kylie finds a compatible donor.
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Posted by: Khristina | Aug 28, 2013 at 10:57 AM
What about weed smokers? Do they qualify? Cause I don't think they can donate blood?
Posted by: N | Aug 28, 2013 at 12:34 PM
Sorry, should have added I would be willing to take a test also
Posted by: N | Aug 28, 2013 at 12:35 PM
I am keen to help. I am Aboriginal, 22 years old and in good health. Can someone please contact me.
Posted by: Megan | Aug 28, 2013 at 12:40 PM
Im willing to under go test required. I live in victoria. Im 39 I have and aboriginal back ground. Good luck with your search. Katie
Posted by: Katie Ryan | Aug 28, 2013 at 01:15 PM
If you're interested please get in touch with your local Red Cross Blood Service or the Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry. Once you make an appointment with Red Cross, they will have you fill out a questionnaire to determine whether you will be able to donate. From there yes, it's literally a simple blood test to determine your 'tissue type'. Your unique type will then go onto the international registry, where it can be matched with a patient who is seeking your type. It is sometimes very difficult to find matches for indigenous, islander or people of Maori heritage as there are much smaller numbers of people from these cultures on the registry. This is why we need more people to register their unique special type so that one day when someone is searching, YOU could be the match and save a life!
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don't know much about what japan is doing....but i can kind of see their point. i often wonder why we shovel so much money out to countries that stomp on us every chance they get. withdraw of aid might sound cruel. to me it makes good sense. japan dishes out a lot of aid. if that is their bargaining chip, so be it. to bad we don't do the same. Mick, think about how many countries in the world are financially able, and have the moral fortitude to protect, feed, and generally take care of the rest of the world. there aren't many. your country, ours, Canada, england, japan. not that others don't pitch in, but in reality, we (the collective 'Borg' we) carry the majority of the load. the UN is a joke. why do we waste money there? the countries we support would destroy or weaken us if they could. no one gives a darn, they just have their hands out. why are we doing this? i'd like to see a 5 year experiment where the US brought ALL troops home, withdrew all aid, withdrew all State Department personnel, and just sat back and watched what happened. it would be an interesting experiment.kind of got off track....:-) the Japanese should be able to do what the Japanese do. this idea of some international body dictating to all countries what they should and shouldn't do is bull. doesn't matter whether it's Kyoto or whales.oh ya....i'd withdraw from all treaties for awhile too.
You didn't look at much of the site I posted a link to did you?http://www.whaling.jp/english/qa.htmlQ2 Aren't all whales endangered?No whales have ever been hunted to extinction, nor are they likely to be. Out of all of the 80 species, only a limited number traditionally have been hunted, such as blue whales, fin whales, minke whales, humpback whales, sperm whales and gray whales.When whales were over-hunted, species such as blue whales and right whales were reduced to very low population levels, but these species now have been fully protected for decades.Japan strongly believes that they should continue to be protected.On the other hand, there are species which are abundant enough that marine management is needed, such as the Antarctic and northwestern Pacific minke whales and northwestern Pacific Bryde's whales.
there are around 70 species of whale. to say that whale hunting should be abolished because some types are endangered, is like saying all deer hunting should stop because some kind of deer is endangered.
another thing that bugs me about this whole thing is that exceptions are made for groups who eat whale meat as a part of their traditional diet.....except that exception is not extended to the Japanese.
it also ticks me off that tuna...which used to be cheap food for poor folks, now costs 2.50 a can because of darn dolphins.
if these international bodies put as much effort into stopping genocide in Darfur, or nukes in iran....what a peaceful world we might have!
Gosh, that would mean we would have to meddle in the affairs of other nations. Like Japan and it whaling industry.
QuoteGosh, that would mean we would have to meddle in the affairs of other nations. Like Japan and it whaling industry. they will insist on meddling in something. it might as well be something worth while! :)


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Senate Bill No. 508
(By Senators Prezioso, Cann, Stollings and McCabe)
[Introduced March 13, 2013; referred to the Committee on Education; and then to the Committee on Finance .]
A BILL to amend and reenact §18B-10-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to a per-credit-hour tuition demonstration pilot project.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §18B-10-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§18B-10-1. Enrollment, tuition and other fees at education institutions; refund of fees.
(a) Each governing board shall fix tuition and other fees for each academic term for the different classes or categories of students enrolling at the state institution of higher education under its jurisdiction and may include among the tuition and fees any one or more of the following as defined in section one-b of this article:
(1) Tuition and required educational and general fees;
(2) Auxiliary and auxiliary capital fees; and
(3) Required educational and general capital fees.
(b) A governing board may establish a single special revenue account for each of the following classifications of fees:
(1) All tuition and required educational and general fees collected;
(2) All auxiliary and auxiliary capital fees collected; and
(3) All required educational and general capital fees collected to support existing systemwide and institutional debt service and future systemwide and institutional debt service, capital projects and campus renewal for educational and general facilities.
(4) Subject to any covenants or restrictions imposed with respect to revenue bonds payable from the accounts, a governing board may expend funds from each special revenue account for any purpose for which funds were collected within that account regardless of the original purpose for which the funds were collected.
(c) The purposes for which tuition and fees may be expended include, but are not limited to, health services, student activities, recreational, athletic and extracurricular activities. Additionally, tuition and fees may be used to finance a students' attorney to perform legal services for students in civil matters at the institutions. The legal services are limited to those types of cases, programs or services approved by the president of the institution where the legal services are to be performed.
(d) By October 1, 2011, the commission and council each shall propose a rule for legislative approval in accordance with article three-a, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to govern the fixing, collection and expenditure of tuition and other fees by the governing boards under their respective jurisdictions.
(e) The schedule of all tuition and fees, and any changes in the schedule, shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting of the appropriate governing board and the board shall file with the commission or council, or both, as appropriate, and the Legislative Auditor a certified copy of the schedule and changes.
(f) The governing boards shall establish the rates to be charged full-time students, as defined in section one-b of this article, who are enrolled during a regular academic term.
(1) Undergraduate students taking fewer than twelve credit hours in a regular term shall have their fees reduced pro rata based upon one twelfth of the full-time rate per credit hour and graduate students taking fewer than nine credit hours in a regular term shall have their fees reduced pro rata based upon one ninth of the full-time rate per credit hour.
(2) Fees for students enrolled in summer terms or other nontraditional time periods shall be prorated based upon the number of credit hours for which the student enrolls in accordance with this subsection.
(3) In order to implement a per-credit hour tuition demonstration pilot project, community college students at Pierpont Community & Technical College taking more than twelve credit hours in a regular term will be assessed for each additional credit hour based on the one-twelfth calculation set out in subdivision (1) of this subsection.
(g) All fees are due and payable by the student upon enrollment and registration for classes except as provided in this subsection:
(1) The governing boards shall permit fee payments to be made in installments over the course of the academic term. All fees shall be paid prior to awarding course credit at the end of the academic term.
(2) The governing boards also shall authorize the acceptance of credit cards or other payment methods which may be generally available to students for the payment of fees. The governing boards may charge the students for the reasonable and customary charges incurred in accepting credit cards and other methods of payment.
(3) If a governing board determines that a student's finances are affected adversely by a legal work stoppage, it may allow the student an additional six months to pay the fees for any academic term. The governing board shall determine on a case-by-case basis whether the finances of a student are affected adversely.
(4) The commission and council jointly shall propose a rule in accordance with article three-a, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code defining conditions under which a governing board may offer tuition and fee deferred payment plans itself or through third parties.
(5) A governing board may charge interest or fees for any deferred or installment payment plans.
(h) In addition to the other fees provided in this section, each governing board may impose, collect and distribute a fee to be used to finance a nonprofit, student-controlled public interest research group if the students at the institution demonstrate support for the increased fee in a manner and method established by that institution's elected student government. The fee may not be used to finance litigation against the institution.
(i) Governing boards shall retain tuition and fee revenues not pledged for bonded indebtedness or other purposes in accordance with the tuition rules proposed by the commission and council pursuant to this section. The tuition rules shall address the following areas:
(1) Providing a basis for establishing nonresident tuition and fees;
(2) Allowing governing boards to charge different tuition and fees for different programs;
(3) Authorizing a governing board to propose to the commission, council or both, as appropriate, a mandatory auxiliary fee under the following conditions:
(A) The fee shall be approved by the commission, council or both, as appropriate, and either the students below the senior level at the institution or the Legislature before becoming effective;
(B) Increases may not exceed previous state subsidies by more than ten percent;
(C) The fee may be used only to replace existing state funds subsidizing auxiliary services such as athletics or bookstores;
(D) If the fee is approved, the amount of the state subsidy shall be reduced annually by the amount of money generated for the institution by the fees. All state subsidies for the auxiliary services shall cease five years from the date the mandatory auxiliary fee is implemented;
(E) The commission or council or both, as appropriate, shall certify to the Legislature annually by October 1 the amount of fees collected for each of the five years;
(4) Establishing methodology, where applicable, to ensure that, within the appropriate time period under the compact, community and technical college tuition rates for students in all community and technical colleges will be commensurate with the tuition and fees charged by their peer institutions.
(j) A penalty may not be imposed by the commission or council upon any governing board based upon the number of nonresidents who attend the institution unless the commission or council determines that admission of nonresidents to any institution or program of study within the institution is impeding unreasonably the ability of resident students to attend the institution or participate in the programs of the institution. The governing boards shall report annually to the commission or council on the numbers of nonresidents and any other enrollment information the commission or council may request.
(k) Tuition and fee increases of the governing boards, including the governing boards of Marshall University and West Virginia University, are subject to rules adopted by the commission and council pursuant to this section and in accordance with article three-a, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. The commission or council, as appropriate, shall examine individually each request from a governing board for an increase and make its determinations as follows:
(1) A tuition and fee increase greater than five percent for resident students proposed by a governing board requires the approval of the commission or council, as appropriate.
(2) A fee used solely for the purpose of complying with the athletic provisions of 20 U.S.C. 1681,
et seq
., known as Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972, is exempt from the limitations on fee increases set forth in this subsection for three years from the effective date of the section.
(3) In determining whether to approve or deny a governing board's request for a tuition and/or fee increase for resident students greater than the increases granted pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, the commission or council shall determine the progress the governing board has made toward meeting the conditions outlined in this subsection and shall make this determination the predominate factor in its decision. The commission or council shall consider the degree to which each governing board has met the following conditions:
(A) Maximizes resources available through nonresident tuition and fee charges to the satisfaction of the commission or council;
(B) Consistently achieves the benchmarks established in the compact pursuant to article one-d of this chapter;
(C) Continuously pursues the statewide goals for post- secondary education and the statewide compact established in this chapter;
(D) Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commission or council that an increase will be used to maintain high-quality programs at the institution;
(E) Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commission or council that the governing board is making adequate progress toward achieving the goals for education established by the southern regional education board;
(F) Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commission or council that the governing board has considered the average per capita income of West Virginia families and their ability to pay for any increases; and
(G) Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commission or council that base appropriation increases have not kept pace with recognized nation-wide inflationary benchmarks;
(4) This section does not require equal increases among governing boards nor does it require any level of increase by a governing board.
(5) The commission and council shall report to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability regarding the basis for approving or denying each request as determined using the criteria established in this subsection.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit Pierpont Community & Technical College to assess additional tuition for credit hours beyond twelve in a regular term, to implement a per-credit hour tuition demonstration pilot project.
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Hopefully some of you may be able to offer advice. I'm very interested in studying for and obtaining a TEFL Certificate to 'formalise' my experience and 'go official' (!).
Currently I am working in a private academy in mainland Europe and teaching English as a foreign language to children, teenagers, and adults. The course material is from a leading university press. The work is very interesting and I have a background which includes training in a classroom and practical environment. This includes:
- working for a major plc in information technology, in a team leader and coach/mentor role, also
twelve years in HM Forces - general training and promotion courses (supervising/training teams of 4-6), and
15 years part time and 2 years full time (split over seasons) as a sports instructor - 40% in a classroom environment (clearly the relevant bit here). This included instructor training courses and formal practical assessments and examinations including in small classrooms, larger classrooms with OHP/MS PowerPoint etc.
So in the circumstances I do feel comfortable with the idea of taking an on-line course, as the above work history and experience backs up some of the practical aspects. I was wondering whether anyone has further feedback to offer before I further consider enrolling with a school or on-line provider.
Many thanks in advance!
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Dean offers strategic plan for Law School's next year
February 15, 2013
In the Law School's first-ever State of the Law School address, Wayne State University Law School Dean Jocelyn Benson succinctly stated her goal for the next year: "Jobs, jobs, jobs."
She outlined some of the ways she plans to attain that goal during the Feb. 7 address.
"Our obligation … is to help you reach your full potential," she told law students, adding that her strategic plan for the next year is geared toward helping them find the jobs they most want after graduation, and to send them out to be "advocates for justice in our state and our country."
And that means further improving the school's bar passage rate, even though it's already higher than the state average for law schools.
She wants the school to help graduates be "better prepared to not just pass the bar, but pass it with flying colors," Benson said.
With that aim in mind, Wayne Law will cover the costs for student enrolled in preparatory courses for both parts of the exam, and is hiring a new person "whose job will be solely to work with you one-on-one" to prepare third-year students for the bar exam, she said.
Benson also pledged to "invigorate the partnerships" the school has with its faculty and alumni, "bringing our personal networks to bear" to help students find meaningful jobs, she said. She has initiated a speaker series featuring alumni using their law degrees in "nontraditional" jobs.
The Law School's 11,000 alumni are "our secret weapon," Benson told students. "They want to help use their careers to help you with yours."
She will be encouraging alumni to serve as mentors for students. Acting on an idea by Professor Eric Zacks, she has launched a computer "dashboard" where students can put in their contact information and their job field wish list, and be matched up and advised by the appropriate alumni and faculty. If, for instance, a third-year student hopes to work in entertainment law in California, faculty and alumni in that field can contact the student, and counsel, refer or even hire him or her through the dashboard.
Benson also outlined another new Alumni Speaker Series that will help students network and connect to the jobs they want. Alumni will be coming to Wayne Law this fall to mentor students, guest lecture a class and hold brown-bag lunches.
"This is how we are going to use our incredible resources of alumni to work with students and build connections to help further your career," she said.
Other steps toward Benson's goal of improving the Law School and helping its graduates:
*New programs and expansions for the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights.
"No other law school in the area can match our commitment in (public interest law,)" she said.
*A new business law program, to be called the Program on Entrepreneurship and Business Law (or PEBL — pronounced "pebble").
"PEBL will take all the things we're doing and give them some structure and add some new things, preparing students to practice business and engage the community to grow opportunities," Benson said.
*Enhanced emphasis on the Program for International Legal Studies.
That program, Benson said, "is, in my view, unrivaled by other schools in Michigan." She spoke of a partnership with a prominent law school in China that should bring about a dozen Chinese students to work on an LL.M. in U.S. Law at Wayne Law, further enhancing the PILS and its work.
And finally, Benson drove home the point: "My goal is ensuring that each and every one of you are able to fully succeed in the careers you are launching here at Wayne Law."


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Believing that active, engaged learning prepares students for the challenge of global citizenship, Wittenberg's Department of World Languages and Cultures immerses students in a multicultural, student-centered environment, enabling them to learn about different cultures around the world.
In order to understand today's world, politics, and economy and to be competitive in a global marketplace, students must have knowledge of world cultures. And in order to fully understand world cultures, students must have knowledge of their languages.
Abandoning the traditional learning model of composition and conversation courses, faculty experts engage students in courses that integrate language with learning about culture, such as French Film and History or Russian Contemporary Issues.
Through a federal grant, the department developed an innovative Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC) program that promises to give students more than the ability to understand and speak another language; it promises a depth of cultural awareness and insight. Considered one of the most distinctive language-across-the curriculum programs in the nation, Wittenberg's effort to internationalize curriculum enables students to earn credit toward the B.A. by conducting research in their language of interest for any academic discipline on campus. No other department of languages offers opportunities for such a breadth of interdisciplinary studies.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Canisius College women's lacrosse team fell to No. 2 Syracuse (3-0, 0-0 ACC) in the team's season opener on Saturday afternoon.
The Orange scored the game's first eight goals en route to topping the Griffs 18-6.
"I thought our girls battled to the end, which is a good sign, but you can't spot a team an eight goal lead and expect to win," said head coach Scott Teeter. "I thought Kayla played very well in net and Meghan Cuddy did a good job of finishing her chances. But, I also thought we struggled to clear the ball, when you can't get it out of your end, chances are that ball is going to end up in your net."
Junior Kayla Scully tied a career high with 12 saves, and junior Meghan Cuddy scored three times in the loss, including the first two goals of the season for the Griffs.
Cuddy's first goal came off a free position opportunity, then scored again moments later when junior Tori Quinn fed her from behind the net, which cut the Canisius lead to 8-2.
Syracuse would open its lead right back up after controlling three draws in a row, helping lead to five straight goals. The Orange would carry the 13-2 lead into half.
The Griffs got back on the board with the first goal of the second half, as Quinn shot around a Syracuse defender to make it 12-3. Syracuse and Canisius would then trade goals for the next four possessions, with sophomore Caroline Ogden scoring her first goal of the season and Cuddy tallying one more. Senior Maria Kotas scored the games final goal after the Orange tallied three more to end the contest.
The schedule won't get any easier for the Griffs as they travel to take on No. 1 North Carolina on Wednesday. The game is scheduled to get underway at 4 p.m.
GAME NOTES: The Griffs kept up with the Orange on draw controls in the first half, trailing 9-7 in the category at the break, but the Orange won 8-of-10 in the second half… Cuddy's three goals were one short of her career high four, which she set at Manhattan last season... Scully has made a career-high 12 saves on three occasions following today's contest.


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Hey guys,
Well I am going to tackle my FIRST ever Star Wars costume.
I am a member of the UKG and Troop in Resi Evil UMBRELLA Corp uniforms from several of the films, Crossbones from the Marvel Comic. Also have in the works:- BSG Blacks wip, SG Black Offworld wip, SAAB Marine wip and ALIENS USCM BDUs.
So thinking of options it was down to two, one is a little too expensive for me at present the other being Montross, and thinking as I am 6ft 5" MONTROSS seems perfect. As he seems to be taller than Jaster and the others in the comic which works for me.
So have some ref material to work from However as this is my First Mando and first SW would like to get input on this too.
So my questions are:-
Anyone actually done Montross comic version?
Casting your expert eyes over the images, would it be possible for a run through on my list and correct if made mistakes?
Mando lid ala Jango style.
Mando Chest armour.
Blue Turtle neck with adjusted sleeves to be short sleeved.
Blue TK style Pauldrons (adjusted to style).
Blue Cloak.
Blue pants in a Vader-esque verticel padded style.
Brown Leather Belt 2" thick, silver male/female buckle.
Brown Leather belt 2" thick, Silver Skull.
Brown Leather Jango style thigh holster pair.
Light Brown waist Sash.
High leg boots GREY? with Silver plating at Toe and top of foot.
Blue/grey Wrap on Boots upper with Black Banding.
Blue/Grey Wrap on forearms with banding.
Blue fingerless gloves.
Jet pack (seems to be typical Mando style).
So that about right guys?
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Again would really like to hear what you guys think and if the list is about right :D