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where to buy Nick and Nora cocktail glasses, which turned out to lead only to a defunct dead end, but my mistake was not for naught. Indeed, on that post, the eminently helpful commenter Rick directed me to Tabletop Style, which sells the lovely glasses, which are, as Rick observes, "reasonably priced at $6.25 each...very sturdy and cleanly made." I would concur with that sentiment. I daresay they are even finer than the Nick and Nora Martini glasses I purchased a few years back I was originally trying to lead you to, being both more sturdy and more elegant. (You can see my previous post for more info on my search for the elusive glasses.)
Minners Classic Cocktails line, made by Steelite International. I don't know much about the history, but I gather that it is a fairly new line of glassware which has cropped up due to the recent cocktail revival. This pdf from Steelite.com (created 6/2/2011), indicates the Minners Classic Cocktails line as a new product. It's not just the Nick and Nora glass that is worthwhile, the Paris Coupe Champagne and Martini Saucer are pretty cool as well, I picked up a couple of those with my order.
|(These two images are shots from steelite's pdf.)
|Steelite Minners on left, old one of unknown origin on right.
|Nick&Nora in recent use at Pegu Club, NYC
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Established over 100 years ago, Rona still retains its historical links with the village in which it was founded. A century later Rona is recognized as one of the worlds leading manufacturers of non-lead crystal stemware.
|From http://www.tabletopstyle.com/Nick-Nora-Glass-p/4854r351.htm, order me there.


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Disulfiram (Antabuse) is a prescription drug that interferes with the body's metabolism of alcohol, resulting in unpleasant effects when alcohol is consumed. It is not a cure for alcoholism and does not stop cravings, but is used as a physical and psychological deterrent— if you drink while taking it, you will get sick.
The negative effects of taking disulfiram and alcohol together can be felt almost immediately after consumption and can last from 30 minutes to several hours, for as long as there is alcohol in the bloodstream. Reactions range from mild to severe and can include nausea, vomiting, headache, chest pain, blurred vision, confusion and respiratory difficulty.
It is necessary to abstain from alcohol for 24 hours before taking disulfiram. Disulfiram should only ever be given to someone who is trying to quit drinking and is fully aware of the consequences of drinking while taking it. Cough syrups, wine vinegar, and other products containing alcohol should be avoided while taking disulfiram.
There is some evidence that disulfiram use is most successful when paired with supervision by a third party. An agreement to have a family member, health provider or other person encourage and monitor use has been shown to increase compliance and therefore effectiveness.
Naltrexone is a prescription drug that works as an opioid antagonist: it decreases cravings for alcohol by blocking opiate receptors in the brain, reducing the pleasure one feels when consuming alcohol. Naltrexone is available in both oral (Revia, Depade) and injectable (Vivitrol) forms and is also used to treat other addictions. Naltrexone should not be confused with naloxone (Narcan), a drug that is used to treat opiate overdoses. Nalmefene, a drug that is made from the same chemical compound as naltrexone, is used to treat alcohol addiction in the UK. Studies have shown that naltrexone is effective in reducing relapse rates and heavy drinking days in people addicted to alcohol.
The opioid antagonists naltrexone and nalmefene are not aversive therapy, meaning that they do not cause the illness-producing reactions that disulfiram (Antabuse) is known for if alcohol is consumed while taking the drug. Naltrexone is not a narcotic and is not addictive. Naltrexone can cause damage to the liver if taken in high doses but is not likely to do so when taken as directed.
Most doctors recommend that naltrexone be taken while abstinent from alcohol to help reduce cravings. For those who also use opioids, It is important that no opioids (such as heroin or opioid pain medication) are used for a minimum of 7-14 days prior to starting naltrexone. Since naltrexone blocks the brain's opiate receptors, an opiate-dependent person who uses naltrexone will enter into immediate full opiate withdrawal.
The oral form of naltrexone is taken once per day. If taken as the injectable Vivitrol, a shot must be administered by a health care provider every four weeks, which is the length of time the drug remains active in the body. A 2017 pilot study found that patients adhered to their medication routines similarly whether they took naltrexone orally every day or as a monthly injection.
Naltrexone has been shown to be most effective when used as part of a larger treatment plan that may combine counseling, social support and medication.
While some physicians believe a patient must detox and abstain from alcohol while using naltrexone, others believe that some alcohol use at the onset of treatment is necessary for the drug to work. This latter approach is known as the Sinclair Method.
Related: NPR: Naltrexone effective for alcohol use disorder>
The Sinclair Method is a treatment protocol developed by Dr. John David Sinclair in which the prescription drug naltrexone is used to reduce cravings for alcohol. It is somewhat controversial in that it calls for the use of naltrexone in combination with the patient's normal drinking habits, that is, patients do not need to go through detox first, or abstain from drinking in the first phase of treatment. In fact, proponents of the Sinclair Method insist that naltrexone must be used in combination with drinking to be effective.
The process by which naltrexone is believed to work within the Sinclair Method is called pharmacological extinction. Naltrexone must be taken each and every time the patient consumes alcohol, approximately one hour before drinking. When naltrexone is active in the body during alcohol consumption, endorphins normally released by drinking are blocked, along with the pleasurable feelings usually associated with drinking and, over time, alcohol loses its appeal.
Because the use of naltrexone blocks the enjoyment one feels from drinking alcohol, drinking is gradually reduced over a period of a few months. Some people who have used the Sinclair Method are reportedly able to enjoy a drink or two socially without drinking to excess as a result of treatment. Others choose to abstain altogether, but arrive at abstinence without acute cravings.
Problems with the Sinclair Method have generally resulted from lack of compliance—that is, patients forget to take naltrexone before drinking, or choose not to. Relapse to old drinking habits is not immediate, but can be rapid when the medication is discontinued.
The methodology and mechanism behind the Sinclair Method is described in detail in a book called The Cure for Alcoholism by Dr. Roy Eskapa. Clinics that practice this method include the Contral Clinic in Finland and New Era Assisted Recovery, a clinic in Florida. Note that the method practiced at the Contral Clinic is similar to and based upon the Sinclair Method, but includes counseling as an essential part of treatment.
American actress Claudia Christian has become an advocate for the Sinclair Method, and has created the C Three Foundation dedicated to promoting it, with a European offshoot.
Acamprosate is a prescription medication that has been shown to reduce cravings for alcohol in alcohol-dependent patients when used as part of a comprehensive program that includes counseling or other support. Acamprosate restores the balance of chemicals in the brain that have been disrupted by long-term alcohol abuse, helping the brain to begin working normally again. It is non-addictive.
Acamprosate may reduce sweating, anxiety and sleep disturbances that many experience during the early stages of alcohol abstinence. However, it is not intended for use as a detox aid as it will not help with the more severe effects of alcohol withdrawal. Acamprosate is generally taken as two tablets three times per day, so a measure of discipline is required to ensure the drug stays active in the patient's body. People who have kidney problems might not be able to take this medicine or might need to take lower doses.
SAMHSA Fact Sheet on Acamprosate>
Topiramate (Topamax) is a prescription medication used to treat seizures and prevent migraines. It is also sometimes prescribed off-label for the management of alcohol dependence. It has not yet been FDA approved for this purpose.
Scientific research indicates that topiramate shows promise for reducing cravings for alcohol, thus helping heavy drinkers consume less. It is believed that topiramate decreases the desire to drink, perhaps by reducing the neurochemical surge that alcoholics get when they consume a drink.
A meta-analysis of seven randomized controlled trials, which included 1,125 people, found that topiramate was useful in helping people with alcohol use disorder to stay abstinent. In these studies, topiramate worked better than placebo to decrease alcohol use and to increase the number of days without drinking. There may be a genetic factor that affects topiramate's efficacy in treating AUD within specific groups.
More research is needed to understand the role topiramate could play in treating alcohol use disorder.
U.S. National Library of Medicine: Topiramate>
Medscape: Topiramate in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders>
A Meta-Analysis of Topiramate's Effects for Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorders, Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, June 2014>
Baclofen (Lioresal) is a prescription medication used to treat muscle spasms. It is sometimes prescribed off-label to treat alcohol use disorder (AUD), and has been widely used for this purpose in France. It has not yet been approved by the FDA for treatment of AUD.
Scientific studies are not yet conclusive on baclofen's efficacy in treating alcohol use disorder. A 2015 study showed that high-dose baclofen supported abstinence in alcohol dependent patients and was well tolerated. However, the largest clinical trial to date, a 2010 study by Dr. James Garbutt, did not find baclofen to be more effective than a placebo.
The most recent study, a meta-analysis of 12 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving 590 people, found that while baclofen is associated with higher rates of abstinence than placebo, it was ineffective in other measures related to AUD treatment. The 2018 study found that taking baclofen led neither to an increase in the number of days a person remained abstinent, nor to a decrease in heavy drinking, craving, anxiety or depression, suggesting that using baclofen as an AUD treatment is premature. The study authors noted that further research is warranted and that baclofen may be an effective option for AUD patients with liver disease who cannot physically tolerate other medications.
Preliminary results from the Bacloville clinical trial [1] [2] in France, in which individually-titrated doses of baclofen were given to participants in increasing doses, found a higher rate of safe drinking (fewer than 2 drinks a day for women, 4 drinks per day for men) in those given baclofen versus those given placebo after a year. Further results from this study are pending.
However, the results of two other clinical trials, the Alpadir Study (France) and Beraha study (Netherlands), both presented at the World Congress for Alcohol and Alcoholism in Berlin in September 2016, showed no difference between baclofen and placebo groups.
A 2017 study assessing safety and efficacy of baclofen for treating people with alcohol use disorder and high levels of anxiety showed that baclofen affected subjective and physiological responses to alcohol, but did not support an anti-craving or anti-reinforcing effect.
A 2016 study found that neither low nor high doses of baclofen were effective in the treatment of AUD although both had markedly high success rates due to the intensive psychosocial support in place.
Dr. James Garbutt, whose 2010 study did not show baclofen to be more effective than placebo, is currently engaged in a new study testing baclofen in higher doses than were used in the previous study.
Further research is needed to discover whether baclofen can be effectively used to treat AUD.
Gabapentin is a generic anti-convulsant drug currently used to treat seizures and some types of pain. It is sometimes prescribed off-label to treat alcohol use disorder. It has not yet been approved by the FDA for this purpose.
A 2013 study showed that gabapentin helped increase abstinence rates in 150 heavy drinkers. In conjunction with short individual weekly counseling sessions, gabapentin was found to be more effective than placebo in helping the alcohol dependent participants to stop or decrease their drinking. It also helped to treat some of the symptoms that may lead people to relapse: insomnia, dysphoria, and craving. The researchers who conducted the study state that larger studies in more diverse populations are needed in order to confirm and expand upon their findings.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) recently completed a six-month clinical trial to study the safety and efficacy of gabapentin enacarbil and will soon publish the results. Gabapentin enacarbil, an extended-release formulation of the generic drug gabapentin, is currently sold as Horizant and is used to treat restless leg syndrome and certain types of nerve pain. It is hoped that this long-acting form of gabapentin, which is better absorbed into the bloodstream, will be even more successful in treating AUD. One of the limitations of the 2013 gabapentin study was that the participants had to take the medication 3 times a day and would sometimes forget to take the middle dose. The extended release form, which only needs to be taken twice a day since it stays evenly in the bloodstream longer, may help circumvent that problem.
The new study enrolled 346 patients in a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of gabapentin enacarbil in patients with AUD at 10 sites across the United States. More information on this study>
Further study is needed to determine gabapentin's effectiveness in treating AUD.
Although medications for alcohol addiction have been available for many years, many physicians are still untrained in their administration and use. While we at PGDF, as well as other organizations, are working to improve knowledge of addiction in primary care, as of this writing, you are most likely to find medication for AUD by seeking an addiction psychiatrist. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor specializing in treatment of behavioral health conditions, and is able to prescribe medication and oversee a holistic, long-term treatment plan.
If you have health insurance, be sure to check mental health services coverage under your plan. You may need to contact your primary care physician or your insurance company for a referral to an addiction specialist.
If you have completed or are considering clinical treatment, many facilities include medication prescription and management as part of their care. Be sure to ask any facility that you are considering how their medication management program works.
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry: About Addiction Psychiatry>
Search for an addiction psychiatrist in your area>
If you do not have access to an addiction specialist and your primary care physician is unfamiliar with medications for AUD, you can provide them with the following information to help orient them. Please note that most of the following links are to articles on the PGDF blog that link to scientific or mainstream news sources.
NPR: Naltrexone effective for alcohol use disorder>
Alcohol use disorder is undertreated, medications underused>
Wall Street Journal article summarizes current treatments for AUD>
From CNN Health: Are Medications for Alcoholism Underutilized?>
Larry King Now: Rethinking Alcoholism>
Diane Rehm Show: New Ways of Treating Alcoholism>
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality publishes new resources on medication for AUD>
SAMHSA: Medications for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder: A Brief Guide>
WebMD Summary of Medications for AUD>
SAMHSA: Physicians' Pocket Guide to Medication for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder>
Up to Date: Review of Literature on Pharmacotherapy for AUD>
Finding new, effective medications for alcohol addiction is a high priority for scientific researchers. As we hear about new compounds that are being studied for this use, we will post them here.
Ibudilast: Asthma drug may be useful in treating AUD>
OSU6162: Novel drug stabilizes dopamine to treat alcohol dependence>
Liraglutide: Diabetes drug may decrease craving for alcohol>
Isradipine: Blood pressure drug may erase addiction "triggers">
D-cycloserine: Antibiotic shows promise for AUD treatment>

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Intel and Nokia have announced plans to build a new class of mobile devices that will deliver a richer Internet experience. They have formed a strategic relationship that will involve developing new Intel chips and working together to advance mobile Linux technology.
Intel and Nokia are joining forces in an effort to reshape the boundaries of mobile computing. The two companies announced plans on Tuesday to collaborate on software and hardware through a new long-term strategic relationship. Advancing the open source Linux operating system and encouraging industry-wide participation in mobile Linux development is one of the pillars of the deal.
The news was revealed during a press conference Tuesday that was conducted jointly by Intel ultra mobility group senior vice president Anand Chandrasekher and Nokia executive vice president of devices Kai Oistamo. They discussed the growing trend towards convergence of conventional computing and mobile communications.
The aim of their relationship, they say, is to explore the opportunities presented by this trend and build new kinds of mobile devices that will give users a richer Internet experience. Noting that Intel and Nokia are the leaders in computing and communications, Oistamo contends that it's natural for the two companies to play a prominent role together in setting the direction of future innovation for their industries.
Although they talked a lot about innovation and creating new classes of mobile computing products, they were extremely light on specifics. It's totally unclear what form these new devices will take. It's not even possible to guess whether the device will look like a netbook, a MID, or a smartphone.
As a result of the ambiguity, the question-and-answer session that followed the announcement was almost comical. When pushed to provide more details, both executives simply repeated, over and over again, that the current announcement is about technical collaboration and that there are no product plans that they can announce at this time. They contend that they are laying the foundation for building a groundbreaking mobile Internet experience, but they couldn't really say what that experience will be like.
The strategic relationship consists of plans to develop new Intel chips that will power the devices and collaboration to boost Linux-based mobile software solutions. Intel has also licensed Nokia's 3G modem patents so that chip maker can expand its connectivity offerings.
"This Intel and Nokia collaboration unites and focuses many of the brightest computing and communications minds in the world, and will ultimately deliver open and standards-based technologies, which history shows drive rapid innovation, adoption and consumer choice," said Chandrasekher in a statement. "With the convergence of the Internet and mobility as the team's only barrier, I can only imagine the innovation that will come out of our unique relationship with Nokia. The possibilities are endless."
The actual product possibilities are vague, but the impact of their collaboration on mobile Linux will be widely felt. Intel's Linux-based Moblin platform is positioned to become one of the most prominent on Atom-based netbook devices and it has attracted strong support from a large number of popular Linux distributors. Nokia's Linux-based Maemo platform, which powers the company's Internet Tablet devices, is a mature and highly-polished solution for handheld ARM devices. These platforms have much in common and share many underlying components, such as Xorg, D-Bus, and GStreamer.
Nokia and Intel plan to more closely align their platforms and boost interoperability with the hope of fostering the emergence of a larger ecosystem of compatible third-party applications. The Linux Foundation, which was recently invited by Intel to help coordinate broader community and industry involvement in Moblin, could possibly play a role in helping to standardize the technology stack that is jointly selected by Intel and Nokia.
Intel and Nokia revealed in May that they are working together to develop a new open source telephony framework for Linux called oFono that will be used on Moblin and Maemo. This project will be one of the centerpieces of their new strategic relationship. It will provide shared software components for facilitating telecommunication and will also give developers a uniform high-level API for building phone software that is compatible with both platforms.
The new strategic relationship reflects Nokia's growing emphasis on Linux-based technology and the declining relevance of the company's Symbian-based S60 platform. Symbian's x86 support is still highly experimental, which makes Linux a more compelling choice for Nokia to use in products that contain Intel chips. Oistamo's only response to questions about the implications for S60 was to say that Linux is a stronger candidate for building the new kinds of devices envisioned by Nokia and Intel—products that will meet the demand for a more desktop-like Internet experience in mobile form factors.
Leaked details about Nokia's Maemo roadmap indicate that the company has been planning to use the platform as the basis for building a next-generation smartphone. Maemo 5, which was announced last year and is under active development, will have 3G data connectivity. Harmattan, the next major version after the upcoming Maemo 5, is said to be destined for release at the end of 2010 and will have voice calling capabilities. Maemo 5 will run on devices with TI's ARM-based OMAP3 chips, but it's possible that we will see Harmattan on the first of Nokia's Intel-powered mobile products.
The strong commitment to Linux by Intel and Nokia is a sign of growing consensus in the mobile industry that the open source operating system will play a central role in delivering the underlying foundation of the software experience on portable computing products.
Source: ars technica


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'Sons of Anarchy' Season 6 Spoilers: New Characters, and the Deadliest Villain Yet
It may be awhile yet before SAMCRO rides for 'Sons of Anarchy' season 6, but thankfully series creator Kurt Sutter isn't afraid to speak freely now and again. The prolific FX showrunner was recently on hand for the FX Upfront, where he answered a number of questions about the acclaimed motorcycle drama's upcoming sixth season, including what makes Donal Logue's Lee Toric character different from any prior 'Sons of Anarchy' villain. Get the inside scoop on season 6 inside!
The 'Sons of Anarchy' will certainly have their hands full going into the sixth season, with two members of Jax's family behind bars, and at least one of them marked for death. Series creator Kurt Sutter spoke with TVLine of the coming season, which will also introduce several new characters in addition to the growing threat of disgraced US Marshal Lee Toric (Donal Logue). Says Sutter:
We sort of fluctuate, where one season the adversary will be in the outlaw world and other seasons it'll be someone from the law enforcement world. And the interesting thing about Donal's character is he sort of falls in the middle. He's law enforcement, but he's ex-law enforcement... He's probably the most dangerous adversary they've ever had in terms of his access to law enforcement information, yet he doesn't necessarily have to follow all those rules.
Sutter also previews that Tara's incarceration for her role in Pamela Toric (Lee and Donal's real-life sister, Karina Logue)'s death will weigh heavily on the relationship between she and Jax, while changes in leadership at the SAMCRO table will also play out with different members in the VP and Sergeant-At-Arms positions. Several new faces will pop up over the course of the season as well, including "an old-school shot-caller that's out of Stockton," and a major female character who is "in sort of the escort world."
While Jimmy Smits (Nero Padilla) was announced to join the series as a regular this coming year, still unconfirmed is the involvement of Billy Blanks' character August Marks, whom Sutter cautioned might not be available for the sixth season. Last year, Sutter told reporters the next batch of episodes would likely open a few weeks ahead in the story, the weight of the season 5 finale's events still fresh. Ron Perlman's Clay Morrow will remain a fixture despite his character's incarceration, while much of Clay's season 6 arc will see the disgraced SAMCRO president coming to terms with being betrayed, and ultimately "doomed" by a price on his head.
Well, what say you? Are you excited to meet new characters while Lee Toric plays bad guy for 'Sons of Anarchy' season 6? Where do you want to see SAMCRO head next year?


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Taddy Blazusiak Wins Ontario EnduroCross
[caption id="attachment_15407" align="alignright"
width="300"] Taddy Blazusiak returned to his winning ways and claimed the
win at the fourth round of the AMA EnduroCross Series - Photo: Drew
Red Bull/KTM rider Taddy Blazusiak returned to his winning ways and claimed the win at the fourth round of the AMA EnduroCross Series held at the Citizens Business Bank Arena.
The afternoon started out well for both Red Bull KTM's Blazusiak as well as Factory FMF/KTM rider Mike Brown. Blazusiak turned the fastest time in the qualifying hot laps while Brown was 2nd fastest. The quick times gave each rider first gate pick in their respective heats later in the evening.
Brown was up first in the second Pro heat. He jumped off the line to a 3rd place start. Unfortunately, he suffered a crash in the matrix early on which cost him a few positions. He was able to recover and finish in 3rd place but was one shy spot of qualifying and had to regroup to return for the semi race.
Blazusiak was placed in the third heat where he launched off to a 2nd place start. He quickly passed into the lead and began to gap the field. He collected the win in heat three to easily transfer into the main event.
[caption id="attachment_15408" align="alignleft" width="300"] Four rounds into the series, Mike Brown sits 3rd overall in the point standings - Photo: Drew Ruiz[/caption]
In the semi race, Brown grabbed the holeshot but suffered a small tip over early in the race. He was able to quickly recover and fight his way back into 2nd position, but again, fell one position short of qualifying. Luckily for Brown, he was able to try again in the LCQ. Brown got off to a great start and led the entire LCQ to transfer to the main event.
In the main event, it was Blazusiak with the holeshot while Brown started around mid-pack.
Blazusiak led the first few laps before a mistake in the woodpile allowed the 2nd place ride of Cody Webb to pass for the lead. Blazusiak was able to stay close and catch back up to Webb. Blazusiak applied heavy pressure to the rear wheel of Webb for the next lap and was able to pass back into the lead when they returned to the woodpile on the following lap. Once back in the lead, Blazusiak was able to pull a small gap on Webb and went on to take the win. His KTM teammate, Brown, who struggled on the start of the race was able to eventually climb back to a 7th place finish.
"We are very happy to see Taddy get back to the top podium spot," remarked Factory FMF/KTM Team Manager Antti Kallonen. "Taddy rode a fast and smart race today to put his KTM out front. Unfortunately, Brown struggled today but was able to still gain some points in the series."
Four rounds into the series, Blazusiak retains the points lead while Brown sits 3rd overall in the point standings.
Next Event: Denver, CO - October 6, 2012
Source: KTM North America
Ontario Overview And Point Standings
2012 GEICO EnduroCross Ontario Image Gallery (Click for full size images)
Overall Results
- Taddy Blazusiak
- Cody Webb
- Justin Soule
- Taylor Robert
- Kyle Redmond
- Colton Haaker
- Mike Brown
- Destry Abbott
- Ryan Rodgers
- Gary Sutherlin
- Jamie Lanza
Overall Point Standings
- Taddy Blazusiak - 99
- Cody Webb - 82
- Mike Brown - 75
- Taylor Robert - 73
- Colton Haaker - 66


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Diluting Environmental Impact Assessment norms: Indian Ministry of Finance report: Expert Group to Examine Schems of Statutory Clearences for Industrial and and Infrastructure Projects in India, 10 Nov 2008
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This secret report suggests that the Indian Government is diluting the norms for Environment Impact Assessment, at the behest of large corporate interests.
News about the report, but not the report itself, is already available in some Indian newspapers.
Our source states "There is a new Indian Government in Place and the Industry Majors are already putting pressure to dilute any remaining environmental standards. This report is a means to get more people to see what is happening and understand that the Government is not for the people it is only for some of the rich people and also the environment is going to lose badly if we don't do something urgently".
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Discussion in 'Member Feedback' started by chicane, Dec 10, 2009.
Funny you should mention that, I'm a member of the Redundancy Department of Redundancy myself......
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Loaded the page using Safari. Watch all the stuff it counts just loading up the front page!
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It might be because the menu options are based on which usergroup you are in.
You don't have to do this with JavaScript menus. And you do not have to load tons of pictures when you first visit a website, that is just poor programming
Those drop-down menus sometimes take a while to actually drop down even after it seems that it's done loading a page. Most of the time I have to wait for the red arrows to show up to do anything on my work laptop, for example.
Late to the party here, but please change the way these drop down menus work. I agree with everyone here. They take way too long to load!
I think this issue got fixed!? It appears that the drop down menus load right away now. Is it me or do others notice this as well.
Thank you!!!!
Clear your browser's cache and try it.
It seems OK when you stay logged in or have remember me checked.
The problem is when you log out and log back in.
For me anyway.
I think I spoke to soon. Still happening.
No change. Like I said before we need to email the webmaster.
The issue with the website's navigation menu is related to the "what we are" picture rotation. The pictures will now load after the menu, so navigation can be done much faster than before.
Why not give the user the option of if they even want to load those pictures or not?
What if you click on the close box link (upper right corner of the box)?
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Ultra-intense lasers hold much promise for improving scientific tools such as laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), and deepening researchers' understanding of atomic, molecular, optical and plasma physics. The enormous intensity of these lasers (attributed to the brief but powerful pulses of energy they emit), however, makes it difficult for scientists to fully characterize and understand them.
Researchers at the University of Arizona in Tucson (U.A.) and the University of Central Florida in Orlando (U.C.F.) report in Science this week that they have found a way to bend a high-intensity pulsed laser beam, a breakthrough they are hoping will help them better understand how ultra-intense laser pulses travel through the air and find potential new uses for the technology.
"People expect lasers to do certain things, like propagate in a straight line," says lead researcher Pavel Polynkin, an associate research professor at U.A.'s College of Optical Sciences. "The fact that a laser beam actually curves is quite unusual."
Polynkin and his colleagues were the first to report bending the beam of a pulsed laser. But a U.C.F. team of scientists (including current study co-authors Demetri Christodoulides and Georgios Siviloglou) in November 2007 demonstrated a continuous wave (or steady stream) laser that curved slightly, turning on its ear the assumption that lasers can travel only in straight lines.
The U.C.F. researchers dubbed the set of waveforms making up this curved laser the "Airy" beam, after English mathematician and astronomer Sir George Biddell Airy , who in the 1820s first articulated the science behind rainbows.
Rather than use a steady-stream laser beam, Polynkin and his team used a high-intensity laser that emits short blasts of light, also called "light bullets," with each blast only 35 femtoseconds in duration. (A femtosecond is equal to one quadrillionth of a second.) Directly from the laser, these bullets are round (about 0.4 inch, or one centimeter, in diameter) and short (about 10 microns), corresponding to the ultrashort duration of the pulses. They resemble pennies, although much thinner and traveling at a speed of light. The researchers reshaped the profile of these pulses into that of an Airy beam using a thin plate of glass with a particular variation of thickness across the plate. "The phase shifts introduced by this plate turn the bullets from round in shape to the Airy beam that looks more like a triangle," Polynkin says.
Because the pulses have extremely high intensity, they ionize the air in their pathways, leaving a curved plasma stream in their wakes. Each bullet becomes an intense concentration of electromagnetic energy that travels along a curved trajectory and leaves a bent plasma channel behind. Overall, the self-bending beam does have its limits—the bullets do not deviate from a straight line by more than the beam's diameter. "If the beam is one centimeter [in diameter]," Polynkin says, "it won't curve more than one centimeter."
Although it may not seem like a dramatic curvature, the deviation is enough to enable scientists to measure, in detail, the distribution of the radiation produced by the bullets along their paths. When pulsed beams travel in a straight line, the radiation originating from different locations along the beam path overlap, and these overlapping patterns are difficult to observe.
"We don't really understand the [structure] of laser beams, which is very important," says study co-author Jerome Moloney, director of the U.A.'s Center for Mathematical Sciences. "The significance here is that you don't expect to see light change trajectory."
Once researchers know more about how ultra-intense laser pulses travel, they hope to put them to good use. One thought has been to shoot a pulsed laser into a cloud to draw out lightning in a storm and use the plasma channel formed in the laser's wake to guide the lightning away from homes and power lines. Another possibility: employ high-intensity lasers as remote illumination sources in spectroscopic studies of pollutants in Earth's upper atmosphere.
High-Intensity Lasers Throw Scientists a Curve
Researchers defy the laws of physics by making a laser beam bend
Ultra-intense lasers hold much promise for improving scientific tools such as laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), and deepening researchers' understanding of atomic, molecular, optical and plasma physics. The enormous intensity of these lasers (attributed to the brief but powerful pulses of energy they emit), however, makes it difficult for scientists to fully characterize and understand them.