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mmSmiaSSmm S*! Jia_ijar,jiJt!'jBiilLJli»jg»< Vol. IX. ©Ii'^t-rlier PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY, AT THREE DOLLAIl.S PER A.NMIM, ^ i\o. :|60 E. Waterman. Editor. Gcor«eto\vn, S. C, Wednesday, May 26, 1847. E. Wnlerman, Jr., Proprielor, From iht: N. O. Pieaijnnc, Alay 11. Gnerriila War on the Rio Crande. An nttentive eorrespendent at Camargo hn.s enclosed to us the following order, issued by Canales. It was found upon the Alcade offJuerrera, who wa.s at the time in compa¬ ny vvith onc of Canales's captains, and in ooiijiinetion with him, as wa.? siippo.sfd, ta¬ king measures to carry it into efTect. 1 .ieut. Bee, of Capt. Lamar's C'ompany of Rangers, happened to come upon them both, and brought them to Camargo. Prom this order it i,s manifest that the guerrilla mode of warfare is to be enforced j all along thejvalley__of the Rio Grande. It isinortifying to reflect that a fevv (lj.sorderly men, .such as fled from the field of battle at Buena Vi.sta, and hid them.selvfes in the qiiairies before Monterey, have, by their murderous conduct, given color to the chaf- ^gcs with which Canales commences and lariis his order ; nevertheless, it is almost certain that the syslem would have been put iu, Jira dice upon the Rio Grande, as it has been ill the central States, liad not these out¬ rages happened. VVe have had full measures oftlie glories of vvar, but, should the guerrilla plan con¬ iinue any length of time, its butcheries vvill be appalling. Tho perpetrators of acts of violence, have, heretofore, sought to palliate their guilt by pleading the assassiiiation of their comrades as an e.vcuse for retaliatibij. There has been loo much of this abeudy. Bul u'liat will bo the scenes of havoc and biuod vvlien a " war without pitty" is the fecogiiizpd ,gaiigo of battle on both sides. j The order of Canales is peremptory." It ij comm mds his followers to spare neither.age nor condition. Every American ftnind i within the territory of Mexico, vvhether jj armed ur unarmed, iiiusl be put to the svvord. ii This is more savage even than the guerril- ij lu prnclamation of .Salas. Canales is a grad- i: uate ofa sanguinary school. A robber chief by profession and a cul-tliroat by nature, he is just the man to gloat over the barbarities i ol .such il vvar. That he vvill -find e.tciises j' to plunder hi.- own countrymen we have no j' fkiuht, and vve regret to tbink Ije vvill be the la.st to.-uH'cr from the mode of warfare he has adlipled. The defence of the Rio Grande should be under the eireunistances, an object of priiiia- ry con.sideratioii. Thut more troops nre needed there is apparent, without taking in¬ to consideration tho necessities of other di¬ visions of the invasion— FitONTIKlt Bltlfl.VnK OF Cavalrv, \ Camp in San Augustin, April 4, 1847. ^ 1 this day send to the Ailjutant Inspector ofthe National Guards the following instruc¬ tions : I leiirn, vvith the greatest indignation, that ij the Americans have committed a most hor- ji rible massacre at tho rancho ofthe Guada¬ lupe. The}' made prisoners, in their own houses and by the side of their families, twenty-live peaceable men and immediately shot them. To repel this class of warfare, j which is not vvar but atrocity in all its fury, ' there i.s no other course left us than retaliu- tioii; and in order to pursuit this method, rendered imperative-by tho fatal circuin-;: stance above mentioned, you will immedi- ¦;, ately declare martial law, vvith the under standing that eight days after the publication jj of the same, every individual vvho has not taken up arms (being capable ofso doing) shall bo considered a traitor and in,staiitly shot. ISIartial lavv being in force, you are bound to give no quarters to any American whom you may meet or who may present himself to you. even though he be without armis. You are also directed to publish this to all tho towns in this State, forcibly impresiiing theiji with the severe punishnnent that shall || be inflicted for the least omission of this order, li 'VVo have arrived at that state in which J our country requires the greatest sacrifices; 'j her sons should glory in nothing but to be- ii come soldier.s, and as britve Mcxicansto 11 meet the crisis. Tlierefore, if the army of'I invasion continues, and our people remain in the towns which they have molested, they deserve not one rny of sympathy ; nor should, any one ever cea.'se to make vvar upon them. You will send a copy ofthis to each ofyour subordinates, and they are nuthorized tn pro¬ ceed iigainst the chiefs of there .squadrons or ngainst their colonels or any, iiiIkm', evctt a- gainslme. for any infriiciioii of this order— the only mod(> of salvation left. The eneiny wages war against us nnd even aa'airist those peaceabie ciiizens who, actuateii iiy improp¬ er impulses, desire lo remain quiet in their houses. Even these thoy kill, witluuit qinir¬ ters ; and this is the greaici,i Civnr they may expect from thern. The only iilternative left, us under these eircumstanees, is refaliii- tion, vvhich is thc strong right ofthe qfiended against the ofTending. To carry this into eflect attach yourself to the authorities. Your failing to do fhis vvill be considered a oiime of the greatest magnitude. All the ofricers ofthe troops aro directed to a.ssist you in car¬ rying out this order, and it is disfiiK'tly un¬ derstood there shallbe no exceptions. Nei¬ ther the clergy, militiary citizens nor other persons shall enjoy thc pri'ViJodge of rcinain- ingpeaceable at their homes. The vvhole of the corporation shall turn out with the citi-. zens, leaving iwlely as authority of the town one ofthe members who is over the age of si.xty years ; at the same time, 'ifall ofthe members are capable of bearing arms, then none siiall be excepted ; leaving to act S'mc mil' who is incapafile Of miliiary sur- viei'. Von yourself must be an e.\ imple to oill l'l:-:, by conforming tu tbis requisition. And 1 s,-'iid this to you for publication, and charge you lo see it executed in every parti- culan, and communicate it also In the com¬ manders of tho s<]uadr(ins in your city, who will aid you in carrying into eflect these in- striietioiis ; and iu fact you ure directed to do all and .everything which yoiir patriotism may prompt. God and Liberty ! ANTONIO CANALES. troops were acliiaily giving vvay fo the over- ;, head, so that he vvas a very formidable com- wbelmino' number of the foo. The mere.] batant.' Il is said that in his palmy days, ij presence of Grn. Taylor, however, turfieJ ii tho current of events, iind gave us victory in- whilo driving his cab, a clumsy carter drove against him, and, as Uslial accused Hervio slead'of defeat. The '• Lilllo Corporal" vvas ji of being in fault, at vvhich ottr hero sprang (111 the Hiniind, anil his soMiers thought no iJ from hfsseat on lb the back ofthe man, and more of retreat. j'gave hirn a most terrible thrtishing. His .Such is the history of Baeiui Vistn; and i^ feats of .strength in his monkey characters all who read it understaiidiiiCTly, must con Tlie Baltic of Cerro Gordo. We were mado accidentally to sny yester¬ day, that this seems to be the most brilliant aft'air of the .War. Not so. General Scott accomplished all that Napoleon or Welling¬ ton could have accomplished nnder similar circumstances; and so at Vera. Crus. But those alTiiii's eannotbe compared to Buena 'Vista. That vvas, altogether, a very difTer¬ ent concern, and ofl'ered an opportunity fbr distinction whieh very rarely occurs in wholo centuries of vvar. Moniei-ey, Vera, Cruz, and Cerro Gordo, are ofthe same class of battles—where the victors did all that men conld accomplish—all that circumstances would permit. But Buena Vista is another Marathon; it is sui generis—it stands alone ainong the many wonderful d'efences vvhich history records, and in ull biiiiuiu probability centuries may elapse before ,iii opportunity oftering for such unothorsigiial triumph. We lookin vain for anything of the kind in the battles ofthe Revolution or the war 'of 181',i ; and even European History offers nothing sujierior, ifthere be anything lo equal it. But .says u corre.spondent. Gen. Scott, had he been there, wouid have accomplished the same great vvork. Not so in our judgement. Gen Scott would mobly have done his duty ; but neither he nor Gen. Taylor, couhl have made that defence without lhe prestige oi the gallant achievements of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma and Monterey. There lay the secret of Taylor's success, ffe po.s.sesses the exl-rctonliriary prnver, so seldom hestoii'al vpon mnn, of inspiring his nrmy with the conviction that wh,;re.-HE IS, DEFEAT IS IMPOS¬ SIBLE I The French vvere invincible when' Napoleon, vvas in the field, until after his Rus¬ sian campaign. It vvas only necessary to know that the " Little Corporal" vvas in the fight, to set the men to calculating at ichat ho'hr the victory would be vvon I And so it was at Buena Vista. Thc veteran and gal¬ lant VVool, did all that Scott orany man could have done in the early part ofthe day ; and yel when Taylor came on the field; his code that'evsn Tavlor would not have won that j^lorious field biit^for his previous victo¬ ries. .No otiier Geiieriil couhl have saved our army on that occasion : an;l he saved it and ci'own'?d the country with glory, by rea¬ son nf'what he hail Jireviously iiccpijiplislied. We repeat ihi'A;'hin', that tbis success at Buena Vi.stii, is miHiily atliii'Mitable tn the | fittt ol'his pos.sesshig^tho extraordinary quali- j ty of impriLssing his m'-.'n vvitii a confidence of ! success which admits of no defeat, and vvhich , has sn rarely been piissesscfl by man ; nnd vve intend no disi'espec'i to oihei's vvhen vve ,say, that he is the only man living, who could have won tho battle,—whieh is certainly vvilhout any parallel in wiolern history, and which Tn all Iiuman probability, will stanti isolated and alone on the page of history for centuries to come. Next to it in the history ofthe present war, stand the glorious Imttli's of Sacramento and Resaca dc la Palma. As we have said before, Vera Cruz, Cerro Gor¬ do, and iMonterey, vvere nobli,: victories, in which tbose in command vvon all the glory It was possible to achieve : and that they did not win more, vvas no fault of theirs, but siin- ply lack oi opportunity. •' Opportunity" was the watch word of Decatur, and evei'3' sol¬ dier vvell knows hovv rarely it occurs. To Taylor and to Doniphan it hns been awarded but even Col. Doniphan's gloriou.s affair sinks into comparative insigiiincance when compared vvitli Liieiia Vista.—N. Y. Cour. i^- Enquirer. are vvell known. A very good cast oflho entire figure has been made.—.&, paper. Hervio'Niwio, The Man Monkey and G n-i me fly D'lssecled. Every body must rememboi' this curious specimen oilh^.genrs homo, vvho hns exhibited himself often in this city. His real name vvas Harvey Leach, and he vvas 11 native of Con¬ necticut. He died in London on tho 16th ult., bequeathing his singular body lo a celebra¬ ted surgeon for dissection, anil we Jearn from an .article in " the London Literary Gu- zette," the following striking facts, elided by_^the operator; " The head is remarkable fine in form, and the expression intelligent and benign ; the chest shoulders, ami arjns form a perfect model of strength and beauty ; the arms are exceedingly muscular, and the hands very well and strongly formed; when standing thf arms could reach the ground easily, so as to bci employcii in progression or leaping; in the place of legs, thrt'e are two limb,«i, the left about eighteen inches from the hip to the point of the toes, the right about tweiity four from the same points.' The feat are natural. The easiest mode of explaining the nature ofthese limbs is to -say, that it seems as though the thigh bones and muscles had dis¬ appeared, and tho knee joints been raised up to the hips ; the bone on the ono side is tol¬ erably like a leg-bone, on the other it is com¬ pressed into an immensely strong bone of triangular form with the base upwards, and knit to the hip vvith very strong ligaments. These limbs are furnished with the muscles vvhich slioiiid huve belonged to the thigh, and those of the leg are much increased in size; the rnusclesof the calf being compara¬ tively small; on account probably of his mode of walking, coiitribiite to give the limb the look of a lion's fore arm. Nearly dou¬ ble povver must have been obtained over the feet by this arrangement; and this vvoiiM acjountfor his extraordinary fcatsof leaping, such as following a honse at full speed on the hands and feet, and suddenly spiinging A Frenclininn's Tribute to Religion and Chr'istianily. The celebrated and beloved Chatiiubriand, vvho may be said to be the founder nfthe present school of literature in France, is rnp¬ idly declining in health, and, always distin¬ guished for his piety, he seems to gather fronv it a holy comfort in his pathway towards the grave. 'W'riting to a young poet vvho had requested lo he allowed to dedicate a book of poems to Ilim bespoke as follovvs, in all the pleiiituile of Christian reverence, abiding' trust, and moral truthfulness: Ifl Ciiuld begin my life anew, I should not write ii single line and vvould vvish to die un¬ known ; but I shall ever be u Christian asi alvvays have been and even more than I ev- ! er vvas. All things considered, there is but one thing in life—religion. It is religion that gives order and liberty to the world, and after lift; a better existence. I too have had, amidst the sorrows of my life, moments of indifi'erence ; but in advantage to the end to which I shall >i()un arrive, my steps have be¬ come more firm and I have the more confi¬ dence in the increase ofmy moral strength, as niy iiiinil has lo.sl nothing ofthe vigor of youth ; I have roiniiiiied what I always have been. In politics, I have believed in liberly; I wished lo see it established by means of roy¬ alty, because it seemed to me, that emana¬ ting from fhe principle of authoiity, it vvould be less an object of dread und better regula¬ ted. If kings would not have it so, it is nol my fault; and I have often predicted to thern their fate, vvlien thcy hyve mistaken their ' vvay.—Novv kings fall; I remain faithful to tlienj from a sense of honor ralher than from opinion. ' This, thr n. i,-)'my position ; I arn , preparing to dio u free citizen,—a faithful valiant and a sincere Christian, Chrisiiani- ty will ,?hape the future condition of this vvorld ; and it is by means of Christianity, that after a lapse ofone or twi> centuries, the ancient form of society which is now in a state of decomposition, willbe renovated. Iiain Unknown before the Flood. May I request (tbrough the medium of your columns) from my clerical brellteren, the statement of any reasons they may have to ofTer, in refutation of an opinion I hold, that rain vvas unknown in tbe vvorld til! the tirno of the deluge. This opinion I ground on Gen. ii. 5, 6, compared vvith C^en. ix. 13 and 14. In the former passage we are told that" the Lord God had not cati.^d it to rain upnn the earth, bpt thn He "watered tho whole face ofthe ground by a mist, that went up from the earth, and in the latter pas¬ sage, it is intimated that the rainbow v\-as seen for the first time not till after the deluge. Hence it appears to me easier and safer to suppose that thei* htid been neither rain nor rainbow before the flood—than to suppose, that the fall of rain 1 ud been an oi'dinary oc¬ currence for upwards of sixtnen hundred j'oars, without the rainbow being frequently seen, ns it is now ; and the conclusion to vvhich I arn led, that previously to the uni¬ versal deluge, there had been uo rain ; but instead ofit " there vvent up a mist from the earth and watered the whole face of tha ground," aud that, consequently, not till af¬ ter the deluge was the rainbow seen, when the Lord God said unto Noah, " I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall come lo ou its back like a rnonke}-^, or juinpiiin-ten ll piis.s," etc. Wharformof words can, indeed, feet in the air, His mode of fighting, too, 'i more plainly intimate, rather, I vvould say, was most original; he used to spring-in the , declare, that it was then so " set," were oh¬ air, .and at the >:af)i\e iuefuiif jiiiiil the nia«t * jects alike unknown before the flood ? 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Date | 1847-05-26 |
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Looking for some real world advice from those who have used either digital platform of the soundcraft vi series or Midas pro2 desks. Anyone out there have any pros or cons from the desks?
Looking for some real world advice from those who have used either digital platform of the soundcraft vi series or Midas pro2 desks. Anyone out there have any pros or cons from the desks?
Depending on your use case it is very hard to make a concrete list of pros or cons.
One thing, personally, that I like about the Pro2 is the separation between the "pop" group functionality and the VCA style functionality. For how I like to set up VCAs, this is very useful. For instance the VCA could be "Rhythm" and include bass, congas, rhythm guitar, tambourine, etc. The pop ground could be just drums.
Another thing I like about the Pro2 is pretty smart choices for what features have physical buttons on the console. I've never been around a Vi1, so I can't compare them.
PS no Midas fanboyism here, if anything I've been critical of their product.
That's one relatively meaningless datapoint, depending on your use case.
Last edited by Phil Graham; 08-02-2012 at 01:37 PM.
Pro 2 hands down. There is no comparison. If you like the sound of an XL4, you'll love the Pro 2.
I guess if you need or want the Midas effect then the Pro2 wins but with my admittedly limited use/trying out the Pro2 I actually find the aux and Eq controls in partcular awkward, my eyesight is poor particularly on the right also I have toes for fingers so having the controls closely spaced and also the same knob doing different things ie the eq is like a LS9 in that you select a band then adjust using the 3 or 4 knobs, I've never got on with this and I've seen others make mistakes especially in a hurry or when distracted. The Vi1 has IMO the best iteration of the Vi interface it is bright and clear plus its easier to see at a glance whats happening where than theMidas's quite crowded screen. As far as sound is concerned I suspect that what is connected into and what the console in turn is connected to will make a bigger difference than any diffence in the console's "sound" The Vi makes an excellent monitor console as well in fact I think that is it's big selling point as the layout lends itself to mixing multiple outs.
Of course familiarity with the Midas will overcome some of this and not everyone is as ham fisted as me but I still think the Vi is easier to use for walk up engineers with little experience of digital, however as the Midas consoles sell then more people will have show files and I've no doubt that they will be come as ubiquitous as the Heritage and Veronas were which I have to say I also had issues with seeing the markings on the surface - Verona and some of the small controls, auxes and Q especially on the Heritage. I guess that was a long winded way of saying if it's for rental the Midas if it's for yoursef then consider the Vi
Getting older is great, I've made most of my mistakes and nobody pays attention to the ones I make now
When at first you DO succeed...... Try not to look too suprised
I've mixed on both of them. Contrary to Evan's distinct opinion, I far prefer the Vi - hands down :-). The Pro6 is a very nice desk, the Pro2 to a lesser extent. The Pro series do sound very similar to their analog counterparts. The Soundcraft Vi's are essentially Studer desks. Sonically, that is a very good thing. You could do much worse than either of these desks.
Steve Payne
"Too much power is just right" Caroll Shelby
Thanks all - We currently have a Si Compact in our space, but we are potentially moving to a larger console to accomodate larger groups (casino entertainment space), and for the price and features it looked like these two were pretty close contenders. Evan, have you used the Pro2? I know you use a Pro6 (correct?) with ATL, are there major differences in the interfaces other than the size and IO?
If you have to meet riders, I've seen VI on many more riders than the pro series. It seems to me like that the BEs that want them are carrying them with them.
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I've actually had the Pro 2 out with me all summer, and I love it. This desk is going to take off very soon. Especially for the price and the market it's aimed toward. There is no sound quality difference between any of the Pro series desks(that includes the Pro 1). They all use the exact same preamp stage box, and they are all networkable together. I spent a day with the Midas guys. They did a shootout of the Pro series vs the XL4, and nobody could tell a difference, all the way down the chain.
I'm sold on the desks. They sound fantastic, and are a pleasure to mix on. I bounce between an SC48 and Pro 2 daily mixing 2 different bands. I enjoy the workflow of the SC48, but the Pro 2 takes the cake. The surface isn't cluttered, and you can get to anything you need in a matter of a push of a button or tap of a knob. I do not find myself missing the extra bells and whistles of the Pro 6 when working on the Pro 2. And really, the only differences are physical. From a software standpoint, the desks are the exact same. The built in effects sound superb, and they keep adding new toys with each update. The built in comps are great- my personal favorite is the vintage comp. The EQ is super responsive and actually sounds like it looks. I find myself doing weird things on the SC48/d-show to make it sound right- not the case with the Pro series.
Also, between the 6 POP groups, and 8 VCA's, you can get to any channel you need very quickly. And, with the color coding system, you really don't have to read anymore. The screen is also VERY visible in daylight, and it looks great!
The learning curve is a little different on the Pro series, mainly because there's nothing else like it. They went an entirely different route with their stuff, and I like it, a lot. The patching always seems to confuse people at first, but once you wrap your head around it, you realize just how unlimited your options are with this desk.
Oh, and don't forget the networking capabilities! 1 stage box can be used for as many desks as you need. Yeah, you have to do stage box gain sharing, but you can still adjust the digital trim at the desk end as needed. You can patch audio from desk to desk easily. It's really cool!
I've mixed on the Soundcraft desks many times, and have always been left cold. The compressors don't do it for me(no adjustable knee), and the effects leave me wanting more. It's not a bad desk by any means, but the Pro 2 just blows it away IMO.
The pic from the mix position... you now work standing on your head?
I hate to bum you out,
but you have without a doubt,
the ugliest aura this poor boy has ever seen.
You know, on my laptop I can just tip it upside down and view the pic but on my mobile I can't get it to work without tipping myself upside down. What are the southern hemisphere folks doing when we post pics the "other" way?
I've mixed a handful of shows on the Vi and toured with both the Pro2 and the Studer Vista 5SR. While the Soundcraft has the option of Studer preamps and benefits from some technology they created, it is not a Studer desk. The sonic differences between the Vista and the Vi are quite apparent and after spending time on the Studer, I grew to like the Vi less. On the other hand, according to the Midas product manager I was working with on the last tour, the Midas digital consoles all boast the same DSP and Preamps (although there are slight modifications to preamp gain steps) throughout the product line. Sonic quality was so impressive on the Pro2, I started to look past its ergonomic deficiencies.
I'd choose the Midas, but like others have mentioned, in both cases you're dealing with good products.
Just had to do it!
Douglas R. Allen
''You can't teach common sense.''


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The HIMO (Haute intensite de la main d'oeuvre/labor-intensive work) approach improves rural infrastructure and promotes agro-forestry. This "labor-intensive work" strategy creates jobs building infrastructure (primarily roads) to facilitate access to and from remote areas so that trade – particularly agricultural trade – opportunities can be increased. Roads selected are located in areas where agricultural commodity chains could flourish if market access were improved.
HIMO activities also include plantings of thousands of tree seedlings in a specific area to implement erosion-control measures to prevent soil loss. These plantings also help fight deforestation and create long-term opportunities for members of the fuelwood value chain.
HIMO has been implemented as part of the CATALIST project. Helpage, a partner organization of CATALIST, has overseen most of the project's HIMO work in the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa. CATALIST has supported Helpage activities in three countries, resulting in nursery production of more than three million agroforestry plants, establishment of 840 hectares of agroforestry plantations and improvements on 182 kilometers of feeder roads. These activities generated part-time employment for 13,500 people and injected about $350,000 into local economies.
Those employed through HIMO activities are primarily poor farmers, widows and widowers, displaced persons and demobilized soldiers. Women make up about 50 percent of CATALIST's HIMO workforce. Another IFDC project, CATALIST/SEW, also uses the HIMO method extensively.


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Ana from DebtFREE-Revolution tagged me with her new meme, "If I were debt free…" I had to think about this one for a while. Whatever would I do if I had no debts to pay?
First, I would fully fund my emergency fund. I would want to have 6 months of expenses saved. This last year has shown me how important an emergency fund is. I never want to be here again. Our emergency fund is currently down to about one month's worth of expenses. That's not a great place to be when you have no income. :) My husband is very resourceful, though, so I have no doubt that we'll have some form of income soon.
After my emergency fund was funded, I'd throw extra money at our retirement savings. Unfortunately, we don't have a lot of money there either. I'd also begin saving for a down payment on a house.
If we still had time left after we bought a house and funded our retirement, I'd put some money toward our children's college educations.
Beyond that, I don't think our lifestyle would change too much. I'd be committed to staying out of debt, living frugally, and helping others when I can. Being debt-free would just make it that much easier.
What would you do if you were debt-free? I'm going to tag Paidtwice, Erin, and Heather. Have fun dreaming a little, ladies!
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Thanks for the tag! I shall have to ponder :)
Strangely enough, pondering being debt free is part of what helped me see the potential joy of being a stay at home mom. I'm working on a post about that for tonight/tomorrow. :-)
As it is, we won't be debt free when the kids come (I'm guessing) but the idea helped me to see that that was ok too. It was a good meme!
great post! I often dream about what we'd do if we were debt free…things would definitely be less stressful around here…
Thanks for the tag! :) This is going to be fund,fund, fund! errrrr, I mean Fun! lol. I'll write my post later this evening as I have to go back to work for our schools daycare.
I am a writer/publisher with three books on the subject of personal financial management, a personal money coach, and I used to teach the subject at the college level. It was one of my clients who dubbed me "The Debt Whisperer."
It has been my experience that people focus too much on their debt, sometimes to the point of an unhealthy obsession. And, just as often, their most pressing financial concern is not their debt but, rather, the fact that they have no savings.
In my work with clients I help them to get out of debt but the focus of my work with them is to build their savings. In other words, I put the emphasis on a positive rather than a negative.
In fact, at first, my clients often pay the minimum due on their debts, credit cards, in particular. Then I urge them to forget their debts altogether and focus on building their savings. Homeless people are usually debt-free; how much good does that do them?
And, really, debt is only a symptom of the real problem. The real problem is that debt means you have been spending more than you earn. The real problem is over-spending and that is the second focus of my work with clients that come to me with debt issues.
A psychologists helps people deal with their past, a coach helps people develop their fundamental skills in a given area. Learning to budget is one of the fundametnal skills of personal financial management and it is a skill that many of us lack entirely or can use help to refine.
A focus on debt is just one example of someone who needs to work on their fundamentals. I applaud any one who is taking any steps to improve their lot. But if you are focusing on your debt, I would recommend that you consider changing your perspective.
We in this country are fairly awash in a sea of money; every year more and more new millionaires are minted. A focus on one's debt only serves to diminish one's capacity for prosperity thinking.
These are also the things that I do. ;)
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Latest AV Technology and Equipment Set to be Displayed at Local ISSE 2012
Latest AV Technology and Equipment Set to be Displayed at Local ISSE 2012
The ISSE 2012 (International Sound and Sight Exhibition) is happening at Parkroyal from 2nd to 4th November, this Friday to Sunday, from 11am to 7pm. In addition to showcasing the latest AV technology and equipment, this exhibition will also hold live concerts performed by singers and musicians, as well as seminars and talks by experts. Companies specializing in high-end audio equipment will be displaying products including 2D/3D home theater systems along with state-of-the-art audio systems.
Tickets are priced at S$15, or S$20 for a 2-day pass. For every ticket you purchase, you are entitled to one free ISSE 2012 Sampler Disc or LPCD 1630 Sampler Disc with every 2-day pass purchased.
Parkroyal is located at 181 Kitchener Road S(208533).
Here's the list of vendors/brands participating in this year's ISSE:-
- Absolute Sound Distribution Pte Ltd
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Lar has received awards for his caricatures and sculptural paper work from the National Caricature Network, and was the 2004 recipient of the Florence Temko Award from the Origami Society of America. In 2005 he placed 11th overall at the National Caricature Convention in Las Vegas NV.
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"Truthoficty and audiosim: understanding the importance of being truth when you speak" (it sounds right, therefore it is).
GodotDear god, fucking grow up
Isn't the scientific term for that truthiness?
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Current mood: | exceedingly dorky |
Current music: | really, nothing! I swear! |
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Of course this particular comm is just a fun new one for some friends, and has temporarily been repurposed as the "midwintersong and phoenix squee over Tokio Hotel, with some approval from fae" comm. But still. comm! Yay. Semi-public fansquee! Yay. Being irritating in my fangirling? Yay! (deal.)
I reposted them to my DW to have a record of my fangirlism. [post one] [post two] Probably next week I'll look back and boggle at myself. ;)
And um, oh yes, it occurs to me this might be relevant. I had an exam today! It went well, I'm confident about it. Now just three more to go.


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Five Companies Submit Bids For Cape's Trash Disposal
By: Brent Runyon
Published: 08/31/12
The Cape Cod Solid Waste Advisory Committee received five price quotes from companies seeking to provide trash disposal services for Cape Cod towns by the deadline last Tuesday, but the negotiation process is far from over.
Trash contracts are exempt from the state laws governing procurement, so companies that did not submit price quotes are still eligible to negotiate with the county or with towns.
The companies that submitted quotes were Waste Management; E.L. Harvey and Sons in Westborough with a landfill in Southbridge; We Care Organics based in Jordan, New York, with a facility in upstate New York; Interstate Waste Technologies, which hopes to open a new facility in Taunton in 2016; and Sustainable New Energy, a new technology for trash disposal without an existing location or permit.
SEMASS Covanta, the waste-to-energy facility in Rochester, where all Cape Cod towns except Bourne currently dispose of trash, did not submit a price quote, but is still a major player in the process.
Also still in the mix is the Bourne Integrated Solid Waste Facility, which could be an option for Falmouth, Mashpee and Sandwich. Bourne could handle up to 24,000 tons of solid waste a year, according to a letter of interest, but did not provide specific pricing information. Bourne could not handle the estimated 125,000 tons a year from the towns on Cape
Cod and the other 11 towns off-Cape participating in the process.
Cape Cod Solid Waste Advisory Committee met Wednesday to discuss the quotes, which ranged from $78.06 to $88.66 per ton for transportation and disposal for Falmouth, Mashpee and Sandwich. The price will rise each year with escalation clauses built into the contract. The companies submitted bids with contract terms of varying lengths, of five to 25 years.
"I think the group was encouraged by the responses that we got," said Deputy Director Patty Daley. The committee authorized her to meet with SEMASS to discuss possible contract negotiations.
What is clear is that whichever company the towns choose for trash disposal, prices will go up drastically when the current contracts with SEMASS expire at the end of 2014.
Currently, the three towns pay about $37 per ton for disposal at SEMASS. Not included in that figure is the cost of running the Upper Cape Regional Transfer Station, where town trash is collected and loaded onto trains, and a fee of $9.56 a ton to Mass Coastal Railroad to transport the trash to SEMASS.
But the new quotes are also less than the contract extension that SEMASS proposed to each of the towns in 2009 for about $80 per ton for disposal only, Ms. Daley said. The SEMASS proposal is what kicked off the Cape Cod Solid Waste Advisory Committee process.
Since that time, Ms. Daley said prices have dropped. "It's a very good time for us to be having this discussion," she said.
Thomas J. Cippolla, business manager for SEMASS, said he has been in negotiations with individual towns and still hopes to provide trash services to the towns. Mr. Cippolla said the price SEMASS quoted in 2009 was actually $75 per ton starting in 2015, which is around the market price right now.
Mr. Cippolla agreed that prices for disposal have come down, but transportation costs have gone up, he said. Other than Bourne, SEMASS is the closest facility to Cape Cod, and costs of fuel for transportation will likely drive the other prices up, Mr. Cippolla said.
Falmouth Department of Public Works Director Raymond A. Jack said Monday that overall the process of seeking prices from companies other than SEMASS was worthwhile. "Not only do I think the process was worthwhile, I think it was absolutely necessary," he said.
But Mr. Jack said the process of determining a trash disposal contract is only half the story. "This is all about trash," he said, "But there is not just trash; there is trash and recycling." Falmouth and the other towns will have to come up with strategies to link trash and recycling.
Falmouth Board of Selectmen must decide on whether Falmouth should adopt a pay-as-you-throw system when they hold a workshop next month, Mr. Jack said. "They really do need to make a decision one way or another," he said. In pay-as-you-throw, residents buy specially marked trash bags, but recycling collection is paid for with tax dollars. The desired result is that the amount of trash decreases and recycling increases.
Last year Falmouth was awarded a $150,000 grant to implement pay-as-you-throw from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, but that grant must be accepted by October. Mr. Jack said the grant does not drive whether Falmouth goes to pay-as-you-throw. If selectmen decide not to accept the grant now, the town would still be eligible to reapply in the future, Mr. Jack said.
Of the price quotes submitted to the Cape Cod Solid Waste Advisory Committee, Waste Management submitted the lowest, at $78.06 for transportation and disposal for Falmouth, Mashpee and Sandwich.
James Nocella, area manager for Waste Management, said he hopes Cape Cod communities realize that they have more than one option for trash disposal. "Maybe they didn't think they had any options, but through this process hopefully they have found that Waste Management is a viable option," he said.
Waste Management would truck the trash from the Upper Cape Regional Transfer Station near the Falmouth gate of the Massachusetts Military Reservation to one of various facilities in the region. The energy train, which currently transfers trash to SEMASS, would be eliminated, Mr. Nocella said.
The next lowest price for Falmouth, Mashpee and Sandwich was E.L. Harvey and Sons, at $78.37 per ton for transportation and disposal. The trash would be hauled by truck from the Upper Cape Regional Transfer Station to a landfill in Southbridge, eliminating the train.
Interstate Waste Technology quoted a price of $82 per ton for transportation and disposal. The trash would be disposed of at a new facility in Taunton, which is not expected to be operational until 2016. Until then the trash will be taken by a subcontractor, according to the bid.
The highest price was from We Care Organics at $88.66 per ton for transportation and disposal. That trash would be transported by train to a landfill in upstate New York.
Sustainable New Energy quoted a price of $50 a ton for disposal only. The company proposes to install a waste disposal technology at one of the transfer stations or at the Massachusetts Military Reservation. The system uses a technology called gasification to heat trash and turn the waste into natural gas, but is not currently permitted through the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. President James P. Sweeney wrote in his proposal that the new technology should meet DEP requirements and will be permitted in the future.


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As we're not vegan, we've topped them with mini milk chocolate eggs, but the following dairy free alternatives are available, if you're vegan: Divine dark chocolate mini eggs or Whizzers mini chocolate beans.
I generally double this recipe to make 16 cakes.
- 50g/2oz margarine
- 2 tbsp golden syrup
- 50g/2oz demerara sugar (I use soft brown sugar)
- 1 tbsp/½ oz unsweetened cocoa powder (I double this to make them more chocolaty)
- 50g/2 oz cornflakes
Add the cornflakes and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon until coated with the chocolate syrup. Place spoonfuls of the mixture in to paper cases and leave for an hour or two until cold and set.
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A known old malware called DNSChanger will block internet connectivity for lots of users on Monday 07/07/2012, and there's a chance you could be one of them.
The FBI is shutting down domains that have been affected by the DNSChanger malware, which has been circulating the web since as far back as 2007. The malware redirected Internet traffic to sites with paid advertisements where cybercriminals reaped profit from unsuspecting visitors.The trojan's creators — six Estonian nationals — shut down their services when they were caught and arrested about eight months ago.Although the FBI has been urging consumers for months to check if their systems have been affected by DNSChanger, about 275,000 computers are still at risk of not having Internet access on Monday, July 9.The good news is that it's easy to see if your system has been infected and fix it if needed. The DNS Changer Working Group (DCWG) launched a check tool — if you click on the link and the box is green, your computer is clean (If the box is red, your Internet will be dead).Meanwhile, Symantec antivirus not only checks if you have the malware but it takes the challenging part out of manually updating Internet settings to correct the issue.A list of other check tools are also listed on the official DNSChanger Check-up site.
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On my way back to work from lunch, I was listening to Word of Mouth on our local NPR affiliate. This is a really good show because they focus on some really off-the-beaten-track topics, and on occasion they hang a left into Geekville. Today, they were talking about the rise in popularity of "German-Style" board games here in the U.S. If you've heard of Settlers of Catan or Ticket to Ride or Insert-Your-Favorite-Here, then you know what the term "German-Style" board game means. For those who don't, I have no idea how you found this post, but these games are usually more cerebral, require more strategy in order to win, and revolve around some odd themes (the show mentioned one concerning the "Tulip Craze" in 17th century Holland).
I really like these games, although I admit I haven't played many. I played Agricola once, and have only played the electronic versions of Settlers of Catan (I do own the boxed copy, though), Carcassonne, and Small World. Although I like the presentations on WoF most of the time, they seem to consistently drop the ball when it comes to understanding the gamer community. Case in point: parts of the show were contrasting the board game culture with the video game culture, asking questions like whether or not it was more advantageous for kids to play these board games as opposed to video games. Oh man. Where to start?
First, and hopefully without saying around here, the notion that it's "kids" who are playing video games is so epically archaic that my faith in the rest of any argument proceeding such assertions always takes a nose-dive. But I can overlook that in this case mainly because I think that video game players need to share in the credit for the popularity of these kinds of games.
Back Then™, when being a "geek" was a forced condition, and not an outfit one puts on in the morning, board games required that you have people to play with. You could play Payday or Scrabble with your parents, but when geeks were isolated and potentially without like-minded friends, video games filled the void because they didn't require (or yet support) multiplayer gaming. Fast forward to 2012, where video gamers get cranky if there isn't a multiplayer component in their game. Online gaming and social networking have blown the doors off the isolated geek stereotype and have brought gamers and geeks together over great distances – or even across town, where 20 years ago one geek wouldn't even know of the existence of another unless they happened to be at the exact same place, at the exact same time, for the exact same reason.
Seeing as how I have just returned from PAX East, this is such a powerful realization. Here we have seventy thousand geeks, dorks, nerds, gamers, collectors, and cosplayers, all of whom would have been social outcasts 20 years ago, from across the country (maybe even some from other countries, as well), taking what online gaming and social media have given them – the opportunity to easily connect to like-minded individuals – and kicking it up a notch by bringing them together physically to celebrate what they love. And it's not just video games! There is always a massive section devoted to tabletop gaming play, and whole sections of the floor are given over to companies who sell these old-school "German Style" games and their successors.
A lot of the "analog games" (as we'll call them) that are on display at PAX are the next generation of "German Style", and many of them are based on properties that video gamers and general geek society has been privy to for decades, but which have recently been reaching the "non-geek" public: Lord of the Rings, Call of Chtulhu, Game of Thrones, Battlestar Galactica…even The Walking Dead. Munchkin is a card game which has been around for ages, and which is seeing a renaissance of it's own thanks to the momentum of the analog game market.
The popularity of these kinds of games certainly aren't being propelled by the reality-TV crowd. They're being developed and discovered by the geeks and the gamers of other stripes who are maybe introducing their non-gamer friends and family to experiences which aren't as "threatening" as video games are perceived to be. There's no special hardware, no eye-strain, no esoteric jargon to master. It's a lot closer to Scrabble or Sorry! then World of Warcraft is, so it's a lot easier to convince a non-gamers to give it a try. I think that these analog games appeal to the open-mindedness of video gamers who, believe it or not, can and do thrive on social interaction. It's not "one or the other", or one supplanting the other; it's a complimentary opportunity for a demographic that was once marginalized and isolated to come together, even in the face of outdated stereotypes.


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STED and GSDIM: Diffraction Unlimited Resolution for all Types of Fluorescence Imaging
This article gives an overview of two different types of superresolution techniques. Stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy is a versatile and fast method that is based on point scanning microscopy – usually an extension of a confocal microscope. Ground state depletion imaging (GSDIM) is a parallel recording widefield approach that explores inherent switching of fluorochromes and typically comes with a TIRF microscope. The two methods use very different approaches to reach the same goal: to see more details in light microscopes than possible when diffraction limited.
Mar 01, 2013
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Webinar: From Live Cell Imaging to Super-Resolution
The beauty of cells, magnified and resolved by light microscopy, has been fascinating investigators since the 19th century. Today, functional research in living cells is often a prerequisite for biological studies. And keeping the cells close to the necessary conditions whilst under microscopical observation is key. In this webinar, Dr. Christoph Bauer will share his experiences of live cell imaging and talk about how the microscopy challenges, such as optical aberrations at 37°C or focus drift in long-term experiments, can be addressed.
Feb 07, 2013
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Gates Open for Improved Confocal Fluorescence and Super-Resolution STED
True confocal microscope systems feature single-point illumination and single-point detection. The method is called "optical sectioning" since the generated image contains only information from the focal plane. The serial detection offers highly efficient and low-noise sensors for signal conversion. Although the nonparallel detection is not conducive to high-speed imaging, modern scanning concepts allow frame rates above 400 frames per second at reasonable noise levels. This is by far enough for most applications, including the monitoring of fast ion-transport phenomena in living material.
Jan 24, 2013
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Mitochondrial DNA Molecules Are Packaged Individually
At the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing in Cologne founded in 2008, three departments are working on the molecular, physiological and evolutionary mechanisms of the ageing of cells, tissue and organisms. The long-term aim of the research is to help people age more healthily. Here, Dr. Christian Kukat from the department of Professor Nils-Göran Larsson is examining the role played by mitochondria in the ageing process. In close collaboration with Dr. Christian Wurm from the research group of Professor Stefan Jakobs at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen and researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, they harnessed super-resolution STED microscopy to find out new and surprising facts about the mitochondrial nucleoid.
Jan 07, 2013
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Quick Guide to STED Sample Preparation
This document is intended as a quick reference guide for the most common questions regarding the preparation of samples for the Leica SP8 TCS STED, by briefly explaining the theoretical basics required from samples for stimulated emission depletion. It provides information about the most common immuno-fluorescence labeling techniques, working mounting media, basic quality optimization procedures and experiment designs. It also contains a detailed list of reagents, antibodies and disposables frequently and successfully used in super-resolution STED microscopy. In summary, this guide is meant to present the necessary knowledge, including some tips and tricks, to users that are preparing their first super-resolution microscopy sample.
Nov 14, 2012
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Abstracts of the 2nd European Super-Resolution User-Club Meeting
The 2nd meeting of the Leica Super-resolution User club was held from September 25 to 27, 2012 in collaboration with the Science for Life Laboratory at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. With a mixture of engaging talks by key experts in the field of super-resolution microscopy and stimulating discussion sessions, the meeting proved as popular as last year's event, attracting a wide range of scientists interested in both confocal and widefield super-resolution and sample preparation techniques.
Nov 02, 2012
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Depletion and Emission Beam Paths in STED Microscopy
STED is one technology, and it requires already additional beam-routings as compared to pure fluorescence imaging. The Leica TCS SP5 offers configurations with STED, confocal and multiphoton imaging in the very same instrument. This unique concept unites technologies of super-resolution fluorescence, multichannel confocal fluorescence, multiphoton-excited fluorescence and second-harmonic or higher order nonlinear image generation. The various beam-paths are shown and explained in this tutorial.
May 21, 2012
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Stimulated Emission Depletion (STED)
Among the new super-resolution technologies, stimulated emission depletion (STED) is the most versatile concept. Whether the sample is tissue, e.g. muscle striation details, classical cytoskeletons, nuclear proteins, yeast or bacterial details: STED serves for understanding structure and function by showing the very finest details.
May 21, 2012
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Beam Paths of a Continuous Wave STED Microscope
This tutorial gives on overview of the excitation of an detection light path with a continuous wave (CW) STED microscope.
May 14, 2012
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STED Super-Resolution Microscopy
This tutorial focusses on the principles of STED super-resolution microscopy. The underlying photo physical processes are explained - e.g. with the help of a Jablonski diagram - and the integration into a confocal laser scanning microscope.
May 02, 2012
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Gated STED Microscopy with CW-STED Lasers
Among the major steps in the development of Stimulated Emission Depletion (STED) microscopy, the demonstration of the use continuous wave lasers (CW-STED) was certainly contributing the most to a wide dissemination of the method due to the affordability and elegant simplicity of this implementation. Nevertheless, CW-STED was so far not reaching the same spatial resolution as pulsed-lasers STED configurations. A recent investigation on the time-course of the fluorescence emission probability in CW-STED has revealed the benefit of using a gated fluorescence detection (gSTED) to improve further the resolution of C-S
Apr 02, 2012
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Webinar: Beyond the Diffraction Limit
Super-resolution imaging is expanding our understanding of cellular structures and protein dynamics. First suggested more than 20 years ago, fluorescence techniques capable of resolution in the tens of nanometer range are becoming increasingly commonplace today. In this special web seminar, viewers will learn the basic principles behind several of the most commonly used super-resolution imaging techniques (STED, PALM, STORM, and GSD), hear specific examples where super-resolution approaches have provided unique biological insights, and get a glimpse of what the future holds for super-resolution studies.
Mar 28, 2012
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Visualization of the Natural Killer Cell Immune Synapse by Super-Resolution Nanoscopy
Natural killer (NK) cells are innate immune effectors that recognize and kill virally infected and tumorigenic cells. Central to their effector function is the formation of an immunological synapse with a target cell followed by directed secretion of cytolytic granules.
Mar 09, 2012
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Sharp Live Images from the Mouse Brain
To explore the most intricate structures of the brain in order to decipher how it functions – Stefan Hell's team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen has made a significant step closer to this goal. Using the STED microscopy developed by Hell, the scientists have, for the first time, managed to record detailed live images inside the brain of a living mouse.
Mar 05, 2012
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Live-cell Imaging Techniques
The understanding of complex and/or fast cellular dynamics is an important step for exploring biological processes. Therefore, today's life science research is increasingly focusing on dynamic processes like cell migration, morphological changes of cells, organs or whole animals and physiological (e.g. changes of intracellular ion composition) events in living specimens in real time.
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Videos on STED Microscopy and its Inventor Stefan Hell
Here we present an collection of videos telling the story of the invention of nanometer-scale microscopy by Stefan Hell and explaining the basic principle of STED microscopy.
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Subcellular Localization of AKT and Tubulin using Super-Resolution Microscopy
Stimulated Emission Depletion microscopy, or STED nanoscopy, is a technique that uses the non-linear de-excitation of fluorescent dyes to overcome the resolution limit imposed by diffraction encountered with standard confocal laser scanning microscopes and conventional far-field optical microscopes[1]. Compared to traditional confocal microscopy, STED offers exceptional improvements in resolution allowing visualization of cellular events at unprecedented levels.
Dec 01, 2011
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Modern Fluorescent Proteins and their Biological Applications
Here we present two review articles on fluorescent proteins and their biological applications. These first article reviews our current knowledge of blue, green, and red chromophore formation in permanently emitting FPs, photoactivatable FPs, and fluorescent timers. The second article focuses on novel monomeric RFPs and their application for studying gene expression, nuclear localization, and dynamics using advanced imaging.
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Webinar: Applications, Labeling Strategies and Fluorophores for Super-Resolution
The free online webinar on super-resolution presented by Leica Microsystems in association with Microscopy & Analysis took place on Tuesday, 15 November 2011. Register and view the webinar on demand.
Nov 15, 2011
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Neuroscience and Microscopy
Neurobiology, the science of nerves and the brain, has mainly been driven forward in the last 200 years by microscopic investigations. The structures of cellular and subcellular structures, interaction and the three-dimensional assembly of neurons were made visible by various microscopy techniques. The optical microscope is also a necessary tool for visualizing micropipettes in electrophysiological measurements. Thirdly, many types of functional imaging are performed by means of optical microscopy.
Nov 09, 2011
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Abstracts of the First European Super-Resolution User Club Meeting
The first European Super-resolution User Club meeting took place from October 27 to 29 in Göttingen, Germany. Prof. Stefan Hell, the inventor of the STED technology, has hosted this first meeting. The user club is aimed at pioneering researchers from the European scientific community, who are early adopters and developers of super-resolution techniques.
Oct 11, 2011
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Webinar: Super-Resolution
In 1873, Ernst Abbe developed a theory that defined the limit of resolution of the light microscope. Following suit from astronomy, Abbe defined resolution as the ability to resolve, as separate, two point sources of light. The Abbe limit of 200–300 nm is based upon the ability of the light microscope to collect only a subset of spatial frequencies and the physiological properties of the human eye.
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A STED-y Route to Commercialization
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This is about as funny as coconut water gets.
David and Goliath came up with this fun Dunk Challenge game using Blake Griffin. No time machine here.
Super interesting. Apparently it's easier to tell all of your secrets to a robot.
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The brilliant people at Teehan+Lax have developed a way to use Google Streetview and create crazy Hyperlapse videos (a technique combining time-lapse and sweeping camera movements) of pretty much anywhere you want. Check it out and make your own. Make a sick Chicago one somebody!
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Michael "Micky" Moore, a child actor who went on to become a top second-unit and assistant director and had one of the longest continuously active careers in Hollywood, died in Malibu on March 4 of congestive heart failure. He was 98.
His career, both in front of and behind the camera, spanned more than nine decades and over 200 films stretching from the silent days to 2000's "102 Dalmations."
Moore was best known professionally for his second unit work on such films as "Patton," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and the first three Indiana Jones films.
He was the lead director on Elvis Presley's "Paradise, Hawaiian Style," "The Fastest Guitar Alive" starring Ron Orbison and "Kill a Dragon" with Jack Palance. He helmed episodes of television series as "Please Don't Eat the Daisies," "Hondo, Bonanza" and Spielberg's "Amazing Stories."
He was born Dennis Michael Sheffield in Victoria, British Columbia in 1914 and moved to the U.S. with his family the next year.
With a mop of curly hair, he became a child actor in silent films at the age of 18 months after his 4-year old brother auditioned at Santa Barbara's Flying "A" Studio.
The family soon moved to Hollywood, where he worked with stars such as Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson and appeared in as many as 50 silent films, including Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments" and "The King of Kings."
DeMille who would later mentor Moore as he transitioned to directing in adulthood. When Moore's acting career faded, the helmer got him a job in the prop department at Paramount.
At the age of 95, he added author to his resume with the 2009 publication of "My Magic Carpet of Films: A Personal Journey in the Motion Picture Industry 1916-2000." George Lucas and Steven Spielberg provided the book's foreword.
As Moore's directing career came to a close, he still wasn't done with the film business. He mentored many of Hollywood's behind-the-camera up-and-comers with his longtime knowledge a of filmmaking.
Moore is survived by his daughters, Tricia and Sandra, five grandsons and four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife, Esther, who died in 1992, and second wife, Laurice, who died in 2011.
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Micky Moore taught so much to all his crews. A brilliant Director and a brililant person who achieved his goals through kindness and understanding.


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Director : | Malcolm Ingram |
Starring: | Bob Mould (Himself), Kevin Smith (Himself) |
Country : | U.S. |
Genre s : | American Independent, Culture, Documentary, Gay & Lesbian |
Type: | Color |
Year: | 2011 |
Language: | English |
Length: | 78 |
Aspect Ratio: | 1.85:1 |
While the LGBT community has long had to struggle with stereotyping by outsiders, gay men also have to deal with widely held perceptions from their peers that they're supposed to fit a certain image - men who are stylish, carefully groomed, trim and to a certain degree effeminate. But not all gay men fit this profile, and this has led in part to the rise of "Bears" - gay men who are stocky, hirsute, outwardly masculine and proud of it. As gay culture has moved closer to the mainstream, Bears have come out of the closet (or the woods) and become one of the more visible and active subcultures within the LGBT community. In BEAR NATION, filmmaker Malcolm Ingram (Small Town Gay Bar), takes you on a fascinating journey inside a fast growing segment of the gay community where what was once a perceived negative is now redefining the definition of what it looks like to be gay. This award winning documentary includes interviews with rock legend Bob Mould (Hüsker Dü, Sugar), filmmaker Kevin Smith (Red State), who has become a Bear icon despite being married and straight and more!
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Gemini (May 21-June 20) Ready for launch, captain? Whoops, you look surprised; didn't you realize your scheduled blastoff is today? It's now too late to properly calculate the trajectory of your emotional rockets, but you can prepare in other ways. For example: research possible places to crash land, and take stock of your inventory of practicality, flexibility, and resourcefulness. Last minute takeoffs are scary, but I predict: Reasonable preparations on your part this week will make you more than ready—(read: extremely likely)—to find and explore a lush, undiscovered land you've heretofore only dreamed about, and which you'd never have found without this "happy accident." Cancer (June 21-July 22) Lately people have been looking at you as they would at something that's usually dangerous but has been rendered harmless, like a defanged cobra, a stinkless skunk, or a dismantled nuclear warhead, or perhaps a declawed crab. When deprived of a sense, people tend to become powerfully aware of their remaining senses, helping them to compensate, and often revealing hidden talents. In your case, it's your potential for causing harm that's been temporarily disarmed; however, that means you can now plumb the heretofore-unknown depths of your ability to instigate peace, stimulate joy, and radiate harmony. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) I dreamt you started a band called The Unstoppables, symbolic of your ability to accomplish virtually anything you set your mind to, even achieve long-term success in a fickle and unfriendly corporatized music industry. You had the power to pull together a substantial and loyal fan base, get along fabulously with your diverse bandmates, and make a decent living off your music. It was your mission. Is there anything in your life that you can identify as your purpose? Practice saying it: "______ is the reason I was put on this planet, and nothing can derail me from doing it." Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) I'm bored with magicians who pull doves, rabbits, or tigers out of their hats. If you've been perpetuating this kind of un-amazing cliché, shame on you, Virgo. Maybe you could pull something more useful out of it, like a cure for cancer, a cheap, renewable energy source, or a portable time machine. If you're wasting your ability to perform real miracles on paltry sleight-of-hand tricks, stop! I'm warning you, if you don't exercise those stiff and unused muscles and perform at least one minor miracle this week, your candidacy for sainthood (or martyrdom, really) could be called into question. Use it or lose it, baby. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Egyptian pharaohs built pyramids as gravestones. These represented their earthly power and wealth, a tangible symbol of the pharaoh's importance. They also served as beacons to thieves, who knew that these rulers were entombed surrounded by their material fortunes. Eventually some pharaoh wised up and hid his tomb, to help prevent his stuff getting stolen after he was dead. It's a practice I'd recommend for you, Libra—lately you've advertised your achievements more effectively than a pyramid could, and found most of their worth siphoned right out from beneath you. The next time you do something great, shut up about it, and enjoy more of the rewards. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Barbara Kingsolver writes an essay about her pet hermit crab, who'd periodically retreat into his shell and enter a death-like state, not eating, moving or responding to outside stimuli. Eventually, he'd emerge and go about his hermit crab business as if nothing had happened. Finally she deduced that although the crab lived vast distances from the ocean, he was responding to the moon's pull—it was high tide in Tucson again. Your own mysterious withdrawals probably seem as inexplicable to your intimates—and yourself—as a hermit crab's private motivations. The difference is: you're a conscious, sentient being, therefore capable of working with your own tidal moods, or at least not torturing us with them. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Ideas have a life of their own. They seek to propagate themselves, to spread, mutate, evolve and grow. Some persist despite frantic efforts to stamp them out. Even those who despise superstitions can still feel compelled to not walk under ladders or step on cracks in the sidewalk, for instance. This is an example of ideas having a life beyond our conscious thought. I say all this to excite you, not to confuse or frighten you. Your own smart brain is ready to pump out ideas that will last for many years, maybe even forever. Make them positive, helpful ones. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Have you ever dreamt that you're on stage, or delivering a presentation, and you have no idea what your next line is, or who you're supposed to be? This week you may feel as if you fell backwards into a play you didn't know you were in. Shoved out in front of the crowd, you probably won't remember a single line, since you never knew any to begin with. But you must admit you're thrilled to have an audience again, even if you don't know what the hell you're doing. Own your stardom, Cap. Your new mantra, from this day forward: Everyone wants to see me shine. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) A week of run-ins and unlikely confrontations awaits you. You'll engage in a cutting battle of wits with your most devious, brilliant, and challenging adversary. You'll also need to deflect the poisonous attentions of the sexiest, most wickedly aggressive villain in your life. Besides that, you'll probably have to lock horns with that old billygoat who is your most dull, obstinate, conservative influence—and the one you have the most respect for. Be inspired, not daunted. Imagine each foot extended to trip you and hand outstretched to stop you as just another rung on the ladder of your achievement. Be flattered by the attention, not intimidated. Remember; no one would spend this much time and energy opposing you if you didn't matter. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) You're about the only thing going forward this week. Fierce, hurricane-force winds are lofting furiously pedaling witches on bicycles, tranny prostitutes tussling with their pimps, three-piece-suited businessmen, and the fat corner hot dog vendor downtown as you head uptown unimpeded. Don't be distracted. Artfully dodge flying mailboxes, mannequins, and manna from heaven. Your goal is all that matters. Get a good grip on it, the only thing that promises to stay rooted and stable in all this chaos. Then and only then can you safely reach out a helping hand to those who need it, and pull them into the eye of your storm. Aries (March 21-April 19) Before you call the local exorcist regarding your boss or girlfriend, make sure they're actually possessed. I mean, isn't that a little like the pot calling the grass green? You've been so unlike yourself this past week that I'm sure at least one friend has noticed. Are you overworked or stressed out? Maybe. But isn't it more likely that your perpetual quest for true freedom has led you to transcend the restrictions of your own self-definition? In other words, I hope you've realized that you're just an actor playing the part of yourself. The sooner you understand that you also happen to be top understudy for a plethora of other roles, the freer you will be. Taurus (April 20-May 20) In the future, we may travel to distant solar systems inside hollowed-out asteroids designed to function like little worlds. For decades, possibly even many generations, humans will live inside these planetoids while they cross galaxies in search of other life, or planets to populate. There's no predicting what people (or their descendants) will be like after decades inside a traveling asteroid. The same thing, however, is true of ourselves—we may begin an action today with no concept of what the future consequences will be. In fact, I predict that any major decisions you make this week will have unforeseeable results. Not good or bad, just surprising. |


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1998 Evergreen Graduation Speech by Mumia Abu Jamal
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Mumia Abu-Jamal is on death row for crime he says he didn't commit. His pre-recorded message was his representation as graduation speaker to the graduating class of The Evergreen State College of 1998.
Equal Opportunity: The American Dilemma; A debate on Affirmative Action with Dinesh D'Souza and Tim Wise
Publisher: Evergreen, Office for Equal Opportunity
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Tim Wise and Dinesh D'Sousa debate the merits of Affirmative Action at The Evergreen State College. Includes statements and questions from the community audience of approximately 1200. D'Sousa, a political conservative, describes himself as antiracist and sympathetic to minorities. A first generation immigrant from India, he authored the highly controversial book Illiberal Education: The Politics of Race and Sex on Campus (1991) and The End of Racism (1995). Tim Wise is an expert on racism and the political movements of the far right. He is the director of the youth Anti- Prejudice Project and speaks extensively around the country about racial tolerance and understanding. As assistant director of the Louisiana Coalition Against Racism and Nazism, he was instrumental in the political demise of neo-Nazi David Duke. He is the author of Little White Lies: The Truth About Affirmative Action and Reverse Discrimination.
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Reverend James Lawson Jr's talk at the Temple Beth Hatfiloh on 5/5/08.
Reverend James Lawson at Evergreen Lecture Hall I
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The five (5) year limited warranty covers workmanship and materials for structural subfloor elements that comprise the trailer frame on select models. Structural subfloor elements consist of the metal frame support tubes, rails, floor cross-members, and A-frame. Limitations and exclusions are listed in the Warranties section below.
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Henry Ford Museum to Honor Rosa Parks' 100th Birthday
The National Day of Courage will include speakers, live music and presentations.
On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks—a 42-year-old African American woman who worked as a seamstress—inspired a social movement when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, AL, city bus. That singular act of courage helped spark the Civil Rights Movement and a new era in the American quest for freedom and equality. On Feb. 4, 2013, The Henry Ford will acknowledge Rosa Park's 100th birthday and her inspiring life through a National Day of Courage, encouraging every American to take a stand and commit themselves to do something courageous just as Parks did back on that day in 1955. The day-long celebration taking place inside of the Henry Ford Museum will feature nationally-recognized speakers, live music, and dramatic …
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