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It has been 40 years since the devastating war between the Colonials and the Cylons. 40 years where no one has seen or heard of the Cylons. 40 years where the armistice has held.
Shattered Armistice is the name of the first Diaspora release, and was released on 04 September 2012. The release features a two-mission tutorial, a short single-player campaign and a number of multiplayer missions, including both Coop, Team vs Team and Dogfight missions. The single-player campaign stations you on the Battlestar Theseus, a Sobek-class Battlestar, as you struggle to survive.
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An advanced seminar that explores the design and implementation of forest inventory. Topics are varied to meet the interest of the class, but generally include the evolution and current status of broad regional and national inventories in the United States and abroad. Each week readings are assigned from primary sources that document the development of, and motivation for, various sampling methods for forest inventory. These include fixed and variable radius plot sampling, 3P sampling, double sampling for stratification in forest inventory, sampling with partial replacement, and line intersect sampling. Time and interest permitting, there is discussion of some newer, more specialized methods such as Monte Carlo methods and randomized branch sampling. A familiarity with the precepts and vernacular of probability sampling or statistics is presumedPrerequisites for F&ES 780:


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I have been looking for a set of headers for my car for sometime now. The Doug Thorley headers look great, sound mean, the price was right but they were a real chore to install. I would buy them again.


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Is there a better alternative to the Apple Time Capsule for automatic wireless local backups?
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My girlfriend and I have three Apple computers in all. At the moment we have a traditional wireless router, but I am becoming more interested in using something like Apple's Time Capsule where the router and hard drive are combined allowing for wireless scheduled backups.
What are the best products out there for scheduling automatic wireless local hard drive backups? Does it make a difference that we use Apple computers? Alternatively, what are the best off-site methods like Mozy and Amazon?0
pogoplug with external HD is an alternative.
it took me 5 minutes to do the setup. Real easy to backup and share stuff.. And with the iPhone App I can have access to all of my music, streaming...
I thought Pogoplug sounded great, until I learned two things: 1) it requires an Internet connection to work, and 2) it's dependent on the Cloud Engines Inc (Pogoplug manufacturer) servers. So if your Internet connection is down or Cloud Engines goes offline, your Pogoplug becomes an expensive paperweight.
Other facets to this that (IMHO) might be of concern when considering it for backups are the fact that even though the files you're backing up and the backup drive you're saving them to are both on your local network, every file access has to involve an exchange of data with Cloud Engines' servers over the Internet, and the fact that Cloud Engines' privacy policy is a little on the vague side as to what information they might be sharing with others about you or your files.
If another company offered a similar product without these issues, I wouldn't hesitate to snap it up, but until then I too am searching for a more convenient solution for the backup problem.
I personally use a ReadyNas NV+ to handle my Time Machine backup and network storage needs. Time machine is easy to set up, and this little box can handle quite a bit, although it's not exactly a powerhouse. I use mine for DLNA streaming to my PS3, file sharing to 4 Macs, a Windows computer, an iPad and 3 iPhones, iTunes music sharing, BitTorrent, and ReadyNas Remote for remote file viewing, as well as Time Machine. Right now I have 1TB dedicated to Time Machine, and it has no problem backing up my 400GB Aperture library. http://www.readynas.com/?cat=4
There is also the smaller, two-bay ReadyNas Duo that is based on the same internals, and can handle the same workload. I owned one before trading up to the four-bay NV+. http://www.readynas.com/?cat=3
I owned the Duo for about three months before trading it in, and my NV+ has been chugging away since October with no problems with 4x2TB drives. You will want to do your first backup over a wired, preferably gigabit connection, due to problems Time Machine has with backing up constantly changing Spotlight indexes. Once you have the first backup out of the way, the wireless backup works perfectly.
There is also a very active user forum that has been extremely useful, and there are other features that I haven't gotten into, such as photo sharing and a rudimentary web server.
If you go this route, I would also highly recommend adding the iStat plugin with it's companion iPhone app ($0.99). It is perfect for monitoring CPU, RAM, Network and Disk usage to pinpoint exactly what is going on inside that headless box in your computer room.
I have been using Crashplan for the past 6 months or so, with user files on our multiple local computers backing up to an external drive. The contents of this drive then backup to a drive at work via the tubes, creating a private "cloud". I have watched backups occurring on our LAN while the internet was down, and according to their FAQ this is possible but not guaranteed unless you buy the PRO plan:http://bit.ly/jz1PeI
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The UNF Private Loan Notification Form is not a loan application. Rather, this form notifies the UNF Financial Aid staff that you have already applied for a private education loan with a bank and is a request for UNF to certify your loan.
1. Complete a private education loan application with the bank you have selected. Students will need the bank's lender code to complete the UNF Private Loan Notification Form. To obtain this code, please contact the selected bank directly.
2. Your private education lender will notify you if you have been approved or denied for the loan. If you are denied, you (the applicant) will receive a denial letter from your lender. Some lenders will notify UNF of a loan denial. However, if UNF is not notified of the denial, your private loan will remain on your myWings financial aid award but will not disburse. If you do receive a denial letter or email, please notify One-Stop Student Services as soon as possible. If you have questions about why you were denied, please contact your bank directly for more information.
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4. You MUST include your private bank's name and lender code on the form.
5. IMPORTANT: If you have not filed the FAFSA, you must either file a FASFA (www.fafsa.ed.gov) or complete Section III of the Private Loan Notification Form to indicate that you have not and will not file a FAFSA for the specified aid year. Without a FAFSA or Section III for the Private Loan Notification Form filled out, your Private loan will not be certified. Be advised that students have federally protected rights regarding private education loans; more information regarding these rights can be found at http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/rules/6500-1360.html.
6. Sign the Private Loan Notification Form and submit to One-Stop Student Services.This can be done in person or by faxing to 904-620-2414. Based on the information you provide on the form, financial aid staff will process your request for certification. The amount we certify will be based on your Cost of Attendance budget minus all other aid and resources you may be receiving. The amount certified will depend on your individual loan eligibility based on that formula and therefore could be less than the amount your bank approved you for. The certification process can take anywhere from 10 business days to several weeks, depending on the time of year.
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Unique Agreement Between Columbia University's C. V. Starr East Asian Library and The National Library of China for Transliteration and Conversion of Records for Chinese Minority Language Materials.
March 1, 2002 (March 1, 2002) Columbia University's C. V. Starr East Asian Library has contracted the National Library of China to convert the manual cataloging records and Latin transliteration of 104 titles in the Columbia collections that are in Mongol, Manchu, XiXia nu Zhen, and Miao, Chinese minority languages. Because the records are entered into both RLIN and CLIO, the materials are made accessible both to our own users at Columbia University and to scholars worldwide.
Through the cataloging and conversion process the titles will have full access by title, author, and subject. Prior to this agreement, the titles were accessible only through a supplied Chinese title or in the original language.
The arrangement combines the language and subject expertise available through the NLC with our own ability to adapt the cataloging to US cataloging standards (e.g., by using correct forms of names, adding Library of Congress subject headings in English). The project managers are Mr. Charles Wu, Head of Technical Services, C. V. Starr East Asian Library and Ms. Shen Xiaoting, Associate Librarian, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at the National Library of China.
The highly unique books total 814 volumes in 104 titles, purchased by the Columbia Libraries in the early 1940s, date from the late Qing dynasty through early Min Guo (late 19th to early 20th centuries). Mongol was the language of the rulers of the Yuan dynasty (1260-1368), and Manchu the language of the rulers of the Qing dynasty (1644-1912).
As library director Dr. Amy V. Heinrich noted, "This project begins a cooperation that will not only increase access to valuable resources that have been relatively inaccessible, but with it, Columbia University Libraries expands the scope of cooperative cataloging to new methods and new partners internationally."
The C. V. Starr East Asian Library is one of the major collections for the study of East Asia in the United States, with over 700,000 volumes of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, and Western language materials, with some holdings in Mongol and Manchu, and over 5,000 periodical titles. The collection, established in 1902, is particularly strong in Chinese history, literature, and growing in the social sciences; Japanese literature, history, and religion, particularly Buddhism; and Korean history. The library's web site is located at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/starr/.
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Zoe Ehrensberger leads her fellow students in a flash mob dance as part of the school's introduction video during a videoconference on Friday kicking off the Alex's Lemonade Stand project, which works to find a cure for childhood cancer. Fox is participating in Alex's Lemonade Stand this year in honor of Connor Bobik, a student at the school who lost his brave battle with cancer earlier this year. Photo by Amy Cherry.


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PERS-4013GS, working with U.S. Fleet Forces Command and the Active Duty Augmentation Branch (PERS-4G3), coordinate all Active Duty Enlisted detailing and support for the Overseas Contingency Operations Support Assignments (OSA) program. Active Duty enlisted personnel currently augment to Joint Task Forces in support of Operations Enduring Freedom, Operation New Dawn and numerous others campaigns.
WHAT is an OSA?
OSA is an acronym for Overseas Contingency Operations Support Assignments. This program replaced the Global War on Terrorism Support Assignment (GSA) process for Enlisted Sailors. Members that volunteer and are selected for OSA billets will receive TEMADD orders. These orders will take them from their current parent command to their check-in site (NMPS), through a mission specific training track and into country for their assignment. Upon completion of the assignment, the member will return back to their parent command. O SA Sailor's personnel pay and lodging entitlements will now be equal to those of IAMM Sailors, leading to better quality of life and entitlement equity for all IA Sailors. Read the FAQs here.
WHAT is the process for OSA?
If a Sailor prior to their orders negotiation window (12-10 month's prior to PRD) elects and is accepted for OSA, they will be administratively extended at their present Command for the period of the IA plus an additional 60 days. The 60 days will allow for reunion and reintegration, post deployment health assessments, PCS move preparation, etc. Standard relief requisition procedures will remain in effect to generate a requisition for that Sailor at their original PRD, based on inventory and MCA/USFFC priority. Although the Sailor will remain administratively assigned to their current parent command, procedures are in place to adjust the distribution category to count the Sailor as an IA, vice as onboard and filling a valid billet.
The Sailor will receive OSA TEMADD orders from their current command to training, into theater, and back to their current parent Command at the end of their OSA deployment. They will then have up to 60 days to allow for reunion and reintegration, post deployment health assessments, PCS move preparation, etc. At the end of this period, they will transfer to their new duty station via their Post-OSA follow-on PCS orders. While deployed they will be able to leave their family in place, which will lead to greater family support and care from the current parent Command. The Command Individual Augmentation Coordinator (CIAC) remains the primary point of contact for all issues and the family will keep their current support network. However, if a Sailor desires to move their family to another location INCONUS during their OSA, then dependents may qualify for a Designated-Place move via Indeterminate Temporary Duty (ITDY) orders. For more information regarding ITDY, contact PERS-4G3 at firstname.lastname@example.com or 1-800-444-7789.
HOW do I select an OSA?
Sailors select the "OSA Preference" option in the Special Programs section of their Duty Preference Page in CMS/ID, ten (10) to twelve (12) months prior to their current PRD.
Sailors will be contacted by NAVPERSCOM (NPC) OSA Detailing Cell (PERS-4013GS) after the Sailor has selected the OSA preference option in their CMS/ID SPECIAL DUTY PREFERENCE PAGE. It is imperative that Sailors update their email and phone contact information in CMS/ID prior to selecting the OSA preference option to facilitate timely contact and negotiation prior to the member entering into their normal detailing window. Perform to Serve (PTS) screening and approval is a pre-requisite for OSA selection, unless the current EAOS/SEAOS date is set three (3) months beyond the end of OSA estimated return date. In general, this means that unless your EAOS/SEAOS is at least 15–16 months beyond your current PRD month (for 12-month assignments), you will need PTS approval to establish eligibility for an OSA assignment.
Sailors and the OSA Detailing Cell will work together to find an OSA billet for which the Sailor is a good fit. Sailors are encouraged to have an idea of the theater/country, length of tour, and type of billet they prefer. If a billet is not agreed upon, or no billet is available, the Sailor WILL commence normal Rating Detailer negotiations and CMS/ID applications when the 9 month PRD window has been entered.
OSA nominations will be submitted to U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) for final approval. Once approved, USFFC will notify PERS-4013GS, the Sailor, and the respective geographic BSO/TYCOM of selection. The selected Sailor will be considered "under orders" for PCS detailing purposes until their PRD is adjusted and they roll into their new detailing window. Their PRD will be adjusted once they have completed the Expeditionary Screening Checklist and are within two weeks of first I-Stop (NMPS).
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Pekama Titari or Titari Pekama - This is my great great grandfather
I have a photo of Pekama Titari 1826-1891 I restored and enlarged. It shows him with an impressive moko and although the photo was small, the enlargement shows all the detail. This is as far back in the Pekama line I can go until the name changes perhaps to Titari.
Pekama Titari was the father of Hemi Tahuhunuiorangi Pekama who married Kuini Ngahiwi Kiwikiwi who had Renata Waikakari Kawana Pekama who married my grandmother Reiha Miria Edmonds who had my mother Rhybon who lives with me and is 88 this year.
Interested in any information.
Wihongi Pekama Whanau
Parata Heta-Te Kauwhata
My great grandmother Meriana Kaio Muhanis 2nd marriage was to Parata Heta Te Kauwhata (The Heta and Hetaraka lines from Ngati-wai) who looked after both my grandmother Mereana and my great grandmother with a love far beyond their lives.
I am interested in this line because there were quite a few marriages and ours is only one line of many. There is much confusion over my great grandmother Meriana. Some link her to a marriage she never had to a Wiremu Tairua (although her sister Ihapera was married to him) and others link my grandmother Mereana to a Mere Kerepeti also.
My grandmother was Mereana Chris Galbraith...or in te reo, Mereana Kirihi Kerepeti. This is not Kerepeti for Gilbert although there was a 2 Mere Kerepetis linked to other family lines. SUch is life... learning is fun. Linking is so much better as it makes for a wider whanau.
Wihongi Pekama Whanau
Meriana Kaio Muhani - 1) Chris Galbraith 2) Parata Heta Te Kauwhata. Chris abandoned Meriana and Mereana so my grandmother was raised as a child with her mothers 2nd marriage.
Mereana Chris Galbraith - Atawhai Pere Wihongi
Ianga Atawhai Pere Wihongi - Rhybon Pekama
The Children of John Tucker Edmonds and Raiha Pekama
Kia ora Whanau...
Am interested in the updates on my grandmother Reihas brothers and sisters and their descendents. Living locally and close to Ngawha I am fortunate to still have my mother Rhybon with me and visit St Michaels often. Its a blessing to live amongst whanau but I realise there are still so many I have not yet met. Thats where the website comes in.
It has been exciting learning of Ganny Nanakias (Kereama) line in the East Coast over the past few years. Even more so to recently read of a reunion held in the Coast some time ago. Where would we be with out tribalpages.com, msn groups (now finished but worth its weight in gold at the time) and bebo. Although I tried to start a group I failed miserably in learning how to add people to it so they only link into my personal page. Must revisit that again soon and get the hang of it just to make those connections. Will see...otherwise will start again.lol. I am listed in bebo as dund4u so if your related and you want to be added to my page, just send a quick note by email to [email protected] with your login info and I will search for you and add you.
This is one of the lines I am interested of the many that there are. I am interested in photos of nanny and her brothers and sisters and their families etc. If I have "done this wrong" please forgive a first-timer. It can only get better...
Wihongi-Pekama Whanau xxx
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Eva Longoria Lands Inauguration Role
By CNN Political Unit
Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama's second inauguration will again include a "national day of service" and his inaugural committee includes honorary chairman roles for the four living ex-presidents, the committee announced Thursday.
Obama's public inauguration events will take place on Monday, January 21, 2012, though he will be officially sworn in for his second term of office on January 20. The U.S. Constitution specifies a presidential term begins at noon on January 20th. The public events however will be held the next day because the 20th is a Sunday.
Officials from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority have predicted as many as 800,000 people will use public transportation on inauguration and the preceding two days, a drop from the 1.5 million people WMATA said it transported around the last inauguration in 2009.
Former Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush will serve as honorary co-chairmen of the weekend. The event chairs include top officials of Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.
Actress Eva Longoria, a co-chairwoman of his campaign, and former U.S. Ambassador to Sweden Matthew Barzun, the national finance chairman of Obama's campaign, will serve as co-chairs of the Presidential Inaugural Committee. They will be joined by Jane Stetson, the national finance chairwoman of the DNC, and Frank White, who served on the Obama administration's National Advisory Council on Minority Business Enterprises.
Several top staffers from Obama's campaign will lead key aspects of inaugural weekend events.
His campaign manager, Jim Messina, will head the inaugural parade, while campaign deputies will lead efforts such as the national day of service, inaugural balls.
On the Saturday before his inauguration, Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and members of each of their families will participate in a national day of service. They will encourage "Americans across the country to organize and participate in service projects in their communities," the committee said.
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Dear Vampa : The Pires are cursed with new neighbors. Things were just fine on Nostfer Avenue until the Wolfsons arrived. There seems to be no end to the new family's strange rituals. They stay up all day long, lock their windows at night, and bathe - in sunshine. What's a nice vampire family to do? Ross Collins has created an ironic, laugh-out-loud story that invites you to think about accepting others - perhaps your neighbors are less different than you think.
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BIOL 350W Molecular Genetics (1)
A study of the structure and function of genetic material at the molecular level. Topics to be discussed include: DNA, RNA, proteins and their interrelationships through the "Central Dogma" of information transfer; genetic regulation; recombinant DNA and genetic engineering; genetic screening. Special emphasis will be on the primary literature and research methods employed in this sub-discipline of biology. Laboratory.


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Danish kringle and pastry
In 1949, the 0 & H Danish Bakery was founded by Christian Olesen in Racine, Wisconsin. Home to one of the largest Danish populations in the United States and now known for the danish kringle.
One of thousands who immigrated here from Denmark, Chris brought with him the "Old World" Danish pride and commitment to quality that have become 0 & H Danish Bakery hallmarks. Loved by those who long for wonderful baked goods reminiscent of old Denmark, 0&H Danish Bakery grew and they became masters of the Danish kringle.
Over the years, a strong sense of family commitment evolved, as the extended family devoted their time and energy to produce the finest, authentic Danish Bakery in the country. The wonderful aroma of fresh-baked breads, kringle, cinnamon rolls, pies, cakes, cookies, and a host of other delicious bakery fill the air throughout the neighborhood.
Now, over fifty years after its founding, a fourth generation of Olesens is entering the family business. That's great news for all who have come to enjoy their wonderful creations, especially 0 & H Danish Kringle!


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Tyler Antonacci has been hired to the King Athletic Training staff as an assistant trainer, effective July 2012. The Canton, Ohio native joins the Tornado training staff after extensive work that has taken him through multiple Divisions I and II athletic programs, minor league baseball, and the National Football League over the last six years. He is currently responsible for Tornado Soccer, Volleyball, and Swimming and Diving.
Antonacci joined the ranks of professional athletic trainers after receiving his certification and graduating from Baldwin-Wallace College (Berea, Ohio) in 2009. While working toward his degree, he served as an intern athletic trainer with the NFL's Cleveland Browns in 2006. Prior to his graduation, he also served as an intern with Akron Aeros baseball, the AA affiliate of the Cleveland Indians.
He went on to serve as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at the University of Akron, working with the Zips' women's volleyball and women's swimming and diving teams before moving on to Muskingum University (New Concord, Ohio). While with the Muskies, Antonacci served as the athletic trainer for the cross country, track & field, women's soccer, and women's volleyball teams while completing his graduate work.
While a student at Baldwin-Wallace, Antonacci was a three-year letter winner swimmer where he placed inside the top-10 at the 2006 and 2008 OAC Conference Championships in the 1,650-meter freestyle.
Antonacci earned his bachelor's degree in athletic training and exercise science from Baldwin-Wallace in 2009. In 2012, he received his Master of Arts in Education with an adult education degree. As a part his final graduate project, he developed a six week offseason strength training program for the Muskingum women's soccer team that turned into an entire summer weight training program for the team.
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Hear from a NASA scientist and a NASA engineer as they describe their roles in the design and development of one aspect of the James Webb Space Telescope. The video reveals the importance of collaboration in continually moving exploration forward.... (View More) NASA eClips™ Launchpad video segments, designed for grades 9-12, support project-based and problem-based learning experiences in science, mathematics, and career and technical education classrooms. (View Less)
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This 12-page educational comic book introduces readers to the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission. Using the Japanese anime art style, the comic book explains the satellite technology and the mission goals and applications. Supplemental... (View More) materials to support the story include an overview of the GPM mission, a description of the satellite and its instruments, examples of the data it collects, descriptions of some of the constellation partners, and a glossary of science terms used in the comic. Links are provided to additional related resources, including a template for learners to create their own comic. The Japanese anime/manga style of art was chosen because the GPM mission is a collaboration between NASA and JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. (View Less)
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Lithograph and In Search of ... the James Webb Space Telescope classroom activity
The lithograph features illustrations, statistics and science goals of the James Webb Space Telescope. The accompanying classroom activity prompts students to use the images and text to generate questions about the telescope. Students then research... (View More) those questions on the Internet and present their findings. (View Less)
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Students read and analyze two different articles about medical imaging using X-rays. This activity is from the NuSTAR Educators Guide: X-Rays on Earth and from Space, which focuses on the science and engineering design of NASA's NuSTAR mission. The... (View More) guide includes a standards matrix, assessment rubrics, instructor background materials, and student handouts. (View Less)
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NuSTAR has a 10-meter rigid mast that separates the optics from the detector. Inspired by this, students will design, test, and build a lightweight mast 1 meter tall that can fully support the weight of a typical hardcover textbook (~2 kg). The... (View More) footprint of the mast must be no larger than 11" x 14". This activity is from the NuSTAR Educators Guide: X-Rays on Earth and from Space, which focuses on the science and engineering design of NASA's NuSTAR mission. The guide includes a standards matrix, assessment rubrics, instructor background materials, and student handouts. (View Less)
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This short (11:29 minutes) video features NASA scientists answering a set of student-designed questions related to NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement satellite mission. The set of twelve questions were generated after students viewed... (View More) animations of GPM data; the questions centered on satellite operations, satellite data, and precipitation patterns and impacts. (View Less)
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This is an annotated, topical list of science fiction novels and stories based on more or less accurate astronomy and physics ideas. Learners can read fictional works that involve asteroids, astronomers, black holes, comets, space travel where... (View More) Einstein's ideas are used correctly, exploding stars, etc. (View Less)
Students participate in a series of activities to discover how astronomers use computers to create images and understand data. No programming experience is required; students will use pencilcode.net to complete such activities as creating a color,... (View More) exploring filters and color-shifting, and creating individual images of star-forming regions. These activities demonstrate a real world application of science, technology and art. (View Less)
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Building Intuition for In-water Optics and Ocean Color Remote Sensing: Spectrophotometer Activity with littleBits™
This activity demonstrates optical properties of water: that different constituents in water affect the transmission, absorption, and scattering of different colors in the visible light spectrum. Inexpensive, off-the-shelf components are used to... (View More) build a light sensor and source, creating a simple spectrophotometer that can measure light absorption. In the second part of this activity, principles of ocean color remote sensing are applied to measure reflectance. Using components that are clearly visible allows students to configure them in different ways. Playing with the instrument design gives students a practical understanding of spectrophotometers, in-water optics, and remote sensing. As an extension of this concept, students are encouraged to think about how ocean color is used to estimate the concentration of chlorophyll to infer phytoplankton abundance, colored dissolved organic matter, and suspended sediments. (View Less)
This activity includes a presentation with links to videos about scientists and engineers working with NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (from the Faces of GPM series), as well as other STEM careers videos, followed by a number of... (View More) links to online career resources. It is designed to be used by students working at their own pace, choosing which videos and links they are interested in watching and exploring, but could also be used with a larger group. As part of the activity, students identify personal skills and abilities related to career interests and develop a career goal. Includes a student capture sheet with guiding questions. (View Less)
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Why SGLT-2s may put some spring into pharma spending
Spring 2013 brings a fresh crop of potential blockbusters to the US pharmaceutical market, led by the pending FDA approval of the first entry in the SGLT-2 class of type-2 diabetes drugs, Johnson & Johnson's Invokana. At press time, Invokana (canagliflozin) was poised to receive a thumbs-up or -down from the FDA this Friday, following an advisory committee's January vote of 10-5 in favor.
The SGLT-2 class of drugs features a novel mechanism of action that reduces blood-glucose levels while addressing hypoglycemia. Most patients in the trials also lost weight while taking this class of drugs. While there are safety issues, this new category promises better efficacy for patients who have difficulty controlling their glucose levels with existing treatments and addresses a significant unmet need in the market.
Marketing diabetes treatments in the US
Overall marketing spending on non-insulin diabetes treatments grew significantly between 2011 and 2012—by over $200 million to roughly $1.6 billion for the year. This was mostly driven by increased marketing for the DPP-IV class as marketing spending for glitazone treatments fell.
CHART 1: US marketing spending for DPP-IV anti-diabetic drugs
This makes the diabetes treatment market one of the most expensive for launching a new therapy. For example, in its first quarter on the market, Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly's Tradjenta spent $30 million on marketing. Outlay rose to the $60-$70 million range beginning with Q3 of 2011.
Last year's launches
We have to contrast that with 2012, which saw a number of launches in other classes but no big spenders like Tradjenta…and nowhere near the spending for the products that were lost during the patent expirations of 2011 and 2012.
Most of the notable new launches happened late in the year, so there is limited data available on initial marketing spending. (Pfizer's much-anticipated RA drug Xeljanz, for example, wasn't approved until November.)
With annual spending of $20-$30 million for the leaders in the RA/L04X class, Xeljanz's expected $9-million spend per quarter would make the product a class-leader, albeit far below blockbuster levels of promotion.
CHART 2: Marketing spending for selected US product launches
An earlier SGLT-2 treatment, Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca's Forxiga, was rejected by the FDA in 2012 but approved in Europe (additional studies are under way which are hoped will lead to an FDA approval in 2013/2014). This European launch of Forxiga provides an interesting opportunity to observe launch strategy for the drug and to determine how the American SGLT-2 launches might play out.
Prior to Forxiga's launch in the fourth quarter of last year, the UK market landscape was similar to the US, with Tradjenta, Merck's Januvia, and BMS and AstraZeneca's Onglyza maintaining the top spots for share of spending. Marketed in the UK by sales teams from both BMS and AZ, the launch quickly saw the teams redeployed from detailing Onglyza/Kombiglyza to details for the new drug. With this strong push, Forxiga moved to top position for share of voice in the UK by December of last year.
CHART 3: Marketing spending for the UK Forxiga launch
The two partners executed a somewhat different marketing strategy with the BMS sales team focusing on nurse educators while the AZ team focused more on the GP population. Detail messages for the new product focused not only on the blood sugar reduction/HbA1c control indications and mechanism of action but also on the weight-loss effect from taking the drug.
CHART 4: Specialty targeting for the UK Forxiga launch
We can expect a similar major push in the US market. Given the potential for this new class in the US market, it would not be surprising for each of the competitors to spend in the $200-$300 million range for marketing in their first year with about two-thirds of the spending going to detailing and a quarter going to samples. This would not be all incremental to the market, however, since some of the sales efforts could come from redeployment of existing sales teams.
Jerry Maynor is marketing and business development director for the US at CSD - Cegedim Strategic Data.


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Central Alaska Network
The Central Alaska Vital Signs Network (CAKN) includes three national park units in Alaska: Denali National Park and Preserve, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, and Yukon Charley Rivers National Preserve. Denali is a Class I air quality area, receiving the highest protection under the Clean Air Act. The other park units are Class II air quality areas. Wet and dry atmospheric deposition, ozone, and visibility are monitored at Denali; visibility monitoring is also conducted at nearby Trapper Creek, and wet deposition is monitored at Poker Creek. Information on air quality and related issues in Denali can be found on the ARIS Denali website. The other two park units have no air quality monitoring, and there is no other air quality monitoring in central Alaska. Because of the lack of monitoring sites, it was not possible to estimate air quality conditions for Wrangell-St. Elias and Yukon-Charley Rivers or complete an ozone risk assessment.
The Network map below provides information on air quality monitoring. Ozone, sulfur dioxide, dry deposition, and meteorology are collected by the Clean Air Status and Trends (CASTNet) and Gaseous Pollutant Monitoring (GPMN) networks. Ozone is also monitored with passive samplers and portable continuous analyzers. Wet Deposition is monitored through cooperation with National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network (NADP/NTN). Visibility is monitored as part of the Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual Environments (IMPROVE). Additional details on these parameters are described in Air Quality Monitoring.
Air quality monitoring in or near the network is indicated on the map by symbols, with the blue line showing the approximate borders of the network. The legend shows the symbols for the type of monitoring present, with NPS park units in green. The Class I area has linkable access to ARIS information.


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Keywords: Carex stipata, Ledum glandulosum, Juncus ensifolius, Juncus effusus, Deschampsia cespitosa, Sambucus racemosa, Athyrium filix-femina, Native plants--Washington, Carex, Rubus spectabilis, Allium
I am an Ecologist with Adopt-A-Stream Foundation, a non-profit stream restoration organization. I am creating a planting plan for a golf course in Snohomish County. My constraints: Low-growing native shrubs with extensive root systems to help filter out the golf course irrigation water before it enters the stream. Willow would be an obvious choice, but it would grow too tall and out of control. I was looking at such species as Snowberry (Symphoricarpos), Nootka Rose (Rosa nutkana), Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis), etc. It would have to be a FAC+ (streams and wetlands). Any thoughts?
FAC+ is a wetland indicator status term meaning "Facultative," i.e., more likely to occur in wetlands but also found in non-wetlands.
I found a list in Restoring Wetlands in Washington Publ#93-17 and picked out the FAC-identified ones, eliminating all the tall trees and shrubs. Symphoricarpos (Snowberry) would be a good option, but Rosa nutkana (Nootka Rose) and Rubus spectabilis (Salmonberry) get too big for your purposes. A different rose I could recommend is Rosa gymnocarpa (Baldhip Rose). Many of the following recommendations are grasses of one sort or another. (See the USDA Wetland Indicator status definitions.)
Allium geyeri (non-native) FACU
Athyrium filix femina FAC
Carex aperta (non-native) FACW
Carex stipata FACW
Deschampsia caespitosa FACW
Juncus effusus and ensifolius FACW
Ledum glandulosum FACW
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa FACU
Spirea douglasii FACW
You might also try the Snohomish County Conservation District website.
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Exception Class
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you're developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Represents errors that occur during application execution.
Inheritance Hierarchy
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Public Class Exception
public class Exception
The Exception type exposes the following members.
|Initializes a new instance of the Exception class.
|Initializes a new instance of the Exception class with a specified error message.
|Exception(String, Exception)
|Initializes a new instance of the Exception class with a specified error message and a reference to the inner exception that is the cause of this exception.
|Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception.
|Gets or sets a link to the help file associated with this exception.
|Gets or sets HRESULT, a coded numerical value that is assigned to a specific exception.
|Gets the Exception instance that caused the current exception.
|Gets a message that describes the current exception.
|Gets or sets the name of the application or the object that causes the error.
|Gets a string representation of the frames on the call stack at the time the current exception was thrown.
|Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
|Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
|When overridden in a derived class, returns the Exception that is the root cause of one or more subsequent exceptions.
|Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
|Gets the runtime type of the current instance.
|Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
|Creates and returns a string representation of the current exception. (Overrides Object..::.ToString()()().)
This class is the base class for all exceptions. When an error occurs, either the system or the currently executing application reports it by throwing an exception containing information about the error. Once thrown, an exception is handled by the application or by the default exception handler.
Try-Catch Blocks
The common language runtime provides an exception handling model that is based on the representation of exceptions as objects, and the separation of program code and exception handling code into try blocks and catch blocks, respectively. There can be one or more catch blocks, each designed to handle a particular type of exception, or one block designed to catch a more specific exception than another block.
If an application handles exceptions that occur during the execution of a block of application code, the code must be placed within a try statement. Application code within a try statement is a try block. Application code that handles exceptions thrown by a try block is placed within a catch statement, and is called a catch block. Zero or more catch blocks are associated with a try block, and each catch block includes a type filter that determines the types of exceptions it handles.
When an exception occurs in a try block, the system searches the associated catch blocks in the order they appear in application code, until it locates a catch block that handles the exception. A catch block handles an exception of type T if the type filter of the catch block specifies T or any type that T derives from. The system stops searching after it finds the first catch block that handles the exception. For this reason, in application code, a catch block that handles a type must be specified before a catch block that handles its base types, as demonstrated in the example that follows this section. A catch block that handles System.Exception is specified last.
If none of the catch blocks associated with the current try block handle the exception, and the current try block is nested within other try blocks in the current call, the catch blocks associated with the next enclosing try block are searched. If no catch block for the exception is found, the system searches previous nesting levels in the current call. If no catch block for the exception is found in the current call, the exception is passed up the call stack, and the previous stack frame is searched for a catch block that handles the exception. The search of the call stack continues until the exception is handled or until no more frames exist on the call stack. If the top of the call stack is reached without finding a catch block that handles the exception, the default exception handler handles it and the application terminates.
Exception Type Features
Exception types support the following features:
Human-readable text that describes the error. When an exception occurs, the runtime makes available a text message to inform the user of the nature of the error and to suggest action to resolve the problem. This text message is held in the Message property of the exception object. During the creation of the exception object, you can pass a text string to the constructor to describe the details of that particular exception. If no error message argument is supplied to the constructor, the default error message is used.
The state of the call stack when the exception was thrown. The StackTrace property carries a stack trace that can be used to determine where in the code the error occurs. The stack trace lists all the called methods, and the line numbers in the source file where the calls are made.
Exception Type Categories
Two categories of exceptions exist under the base class Exception:
- The pre-defined common language runtime exception classes derived from SystemException.
Exception Class Properties
Exception includes a number of properties that help identify the code location, the type, the help file, and the reason for the exception: StackTrace, InnerException, Message, HResult, and Data.
When a causal relationship exists between two or more exceptions, the InnerException property maintains this information. The outer exception is thrown in response to this inner exception. The code that handles the outer exception can use the information from the earlier inner exception to handle the error more appropriately. Supplementary information about the exception can be stored in the Data property.
The error message string passed to the constructor during the creation of the exception object should be localized, and can be supplied from a resource file using the ResourceManager.
Exception uses the HRESULT COR_E_EXCEPTION, which has the value 0x80131500.
For a list of initial property values for an instance of Exception, see the Exception constructors.
Performance Considerations
A significant amount of system resources and execution time are used when you throw or handle an exception. Throw exceptions only to handle truly extraordinary conditions, not to handle predictable events or flow control. For example, your application can reasonably throw an exception if a method argument is invalid because you expect to call your method with valid parameters. An invalid method argument means something extraordinary has occurred. Conversely, do not throw an exception if user input is invalid because you can expect users to occasionally enter invalid data. In such a case, provide a retry mechanism so users can enter valid input.
Throw exceptions only for extraordinary conditions, then catch exceptions in a general purpose exception handler that applies to the majority of your application, not a handler that applies to a specific exception. The rationale for this approach is that most errors can be handled by validation and error handling code in proximity to the error; no exception needs to be thrown or caught. The general purpose exception handler catches truly unexpected exceptions thrown anywhere in the application.
In addition, do not throw an exception when a return code is sufficient; do not convert a return code to an exception; and do not routinely catch an exception, ignore it, then continue processing.
The following code example demonstrates a catch block that is defined to handle ArithmeticException errors. This catch block also catches DivideByZeroException errors because DivideByZeroException derives from ArithmeticException, and there is no catch block explicitly defined for DivideByZeroException errors.
To run this example, see Building examples that have static TextBlock controls for Windows Phone 8.
Class Example
Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
Dim x As Integer = 0
Dim y As Integer = 100 / x
Catch e As ArithmeticException
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("ArithmeticException Handler: {0}", e.ToString()) & vbCrLf
Catch e As Exception
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Generic Exception Handler: {0}", e.ToString()) & vbCrLf
End Try
End Sub 'Main
End Class 'ExceptionTestClass
'This code example produces the following results:
'ArithmeticException Handler: System.OverflowException: Arithmetic operation resulted in an overflow.
' at ExceptionTestClass.Main()
using System;
class Example
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
int x = 0;
int y = 100 / x;
catch (ArithmeticException e)
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("ArithmeticException Handler: {0}", e.ToString()) + "\n";
catch (Exception e)
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Generic Exception Handler: {0}", e.ToString()) + "\n";
This code example produces the following results:
ArithmeticException Handler: System.DivideByZeroException: Attempted to divide by zero.
at ExceptionTestClass.Main()
Version Information
Windows Phone OS
Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0
Windows Phone
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
See Also
Other Resources
Handling and Throwing Exceptions
Inheritance Hierarchy


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Release Date: March 30, 2012
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- They're coming and there are a lot of them: lawyers, journalists, businessmen and -women, professors, poets, playwrights, teachers, literary scholars, moms, dads, grandmas and grandpas -- all of them among the more than 20,000 students who have graduated from the University at Buffalo's stellar Department of English with a BA, MA or PhD since UB was incorporated into the State University of New York in 1962.
On April 13-14 the grads will be in Buffalo to attend the UB English Department Alumni Reunion which will celebrate the department's 50th anniversary as a SUNY program,
English department chair, SUNY Distinguished Professor Cristanne Miller says, "We're hoping for a robust turnout, especially of local alums."
All events, except the alumni reading at the Albright Knox Art Gallery (details are below), require preregistration and a fee of $135. To register, email firstname.lastname@example.com. Details and program updates about the reunion can be found at http://english.buffalo.edu/reunion/.
The reunion will offer a number of unique events, on and off campus, including a tour of the UB Poetry Collection exhibit, "Literary Buffalo 1960-1980," featuring little magazines and manuscripts written or produced by UB poets in the collection.
There also will be a guided tour of the thematically related Albright-Knox Art Gallery exhibition, "Wish You Were Here: The Buffalo Avant-Garde in the 1970s," which draws heavily on the work of UB faculty members in the visual arts, film, video, performance, literature and music, all of whom produced critically important, internationally recognized works that remain classics in their fields: Paul Sharits, Tony Conrad, Steina and Woody Vasulka, John Barth, Robert Creeley, Leslie Fiedler, Lejaren Hiller, Morton Feldman and Jan Williams.
The private tour will be followed by a free public reading featuring a few of the hundreds of alumni with UB degrees who have established literary careers: award-winning novelist, poet, short-story writer and essayist Charles Baxter, Edelstein-Keller Professor of Writing, University of Minnesota; Michael Basinski, curator of the UB Poetry Collection and a text, visual and sound poet; poet and editor David Landrey, professor emeritus of the Buffalo State College English Department, who studied at UB with Charles Olson; up-and-coming poet Marina Blitshteyn, who just published her first book of poems, "Russian for Lovers;" and O'Henry Prize-winning novelist and critic Eliott Krieger.
On Saturday, April 14, alumni will have the opportunity to go "back to class" with acclaimed and wildly popular professors Diane Christian, Robert Daly and Neil Schmitz, who will discuss subjects they have taught for decades, and lively interactive "workshop" discussions with faculty members Barbara Bono, Stacy Hubbard, Cristanne Miller, Christina Milletti and David Schmid on a variety of topics.
The program also will feature a panel and discussion, "Why English?," with current undergraduate English majors, and a roundtable discussion, "Why Read? Why Write?," with UB alumni. A reception for past and current students and faculty will follow, as will a reunion dinner of traditional Lebanese cuisine at Byblos, 270 Campbell Blvd., Getzville.
The program also will offer a slide show of former students and faculty members with photographs going back to 1954, the unveiling of a collage of book covers published by department alums and a used book sale to benefit current English majors.
Faculty members who will attend include emeritus professors Art Efron, Carl Dennis, Irving Massey, Howard Wolf and Max Wickert. Several other current faculty members will also attend.
Miller says, "This event promises to be a lot of fun for everyone. It will offer alums a way to reconnect with each other and with the current department, as well as to talk about issues of importance to everyone who cares about literacy in the world today, and to enjoy some of the intellectual pleasures that made their earlier experiences in the department so enjoyable."
The reunion's host hotels are the Ramada Inn and Conference Center, 2402 North Forest Rd., Getzville, and the Buffalo Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Highway. Both hotels are minutes from the UB North Campus, and seven and five miles, respectively, from the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
Patricia Donovan has retired from University Communications. To contact UB's media relations staff, call 716-645-6969 or visit our list of current university media contacts. Sorry for the inconvenience.


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Every argument they make seems like it's coming from a Harvard economist (and probably is), while your arguments come off as "I like money" .
The reason why people come to you is that they a.) don't know how to do something or b.) don't have the time to do it. Most clients know this. Some, however, adopt a "how hard can it be?" approach.
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This Superior Place: Stories of Bayfield and the Apostle Islands captures the unique qualities of this part of Wisconsin that brings tourists coming back year after year. Picturesque Bayfield on Lake Superior is Wsconsin's smallest city by population but one of its most popular visitor destinations. The book, by Dennis McCann, is a historically reliable look at the community as it is today and how it came to be. Because Bayfield is the gateway to the Apotle Islands, the book also features information about the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Madeline Island, and the Red Cliff Ojibwe communtiy.


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Magazine » Social Dance » Chapter of the Year 2011/2012
Chapter of the Year 2011/2012
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- American Dancer
- Date Published:
- March 15, 2012
Written in the mission statement is 'to increase the quality and quantity of ballroom dancing' and that is what the Greater Daytona Chapter #6026 in District 9 has done this year. Increasing their membership by 40% and implementing a community outreach beginner dance program that has serviced 439 people in dance lessons.
Attracting new members has been a goal of President Marta Pascale, determined to bring the joy and benefits (social, health and mental) of dance to the public. The chapter has a strong board that works as a team and supports the chapter in community outreach; performing at nursing homes to bring entertainment, elementary schools to encourage youth dancing, health fairs to promote healthy benefits and raise community awareness and the Mall Ball to exhibit and promote National Ballroom Dance Week in a four hour dance held in the center court at the local mall.
The chapter has established a good relationship with the local studios that provide instructors for the bi-monthly dances who have allowed video-taping so members can review the lessons via youtube.
They hold two dances a month; sponsor a weekly beginner program and a weekly 'practice night' for a low cost to practice what they have learned without the intimidation of following line of dance. Helping one another is encouraged as well as stopping in the line of dance is allowed during practice night.
In addition, the chapter inspired by the "Wounded Warrior Appreciation Ball™ " raised $2400. with a silent auction event and appreciation dance held on Veterans' Day. They also donate scholarships to their local District dancesport competitions and National Championship events.
The chapter also has a few "members only" as an enticement to join along with a Member Benefits package totaling well over $200. when they join USA Dance. To see the complete list the chapter encourages you to visit their website at www.greaterdaytonachapter.org.
Honorable Mention goes to:
The Mid-Michigan Chapter#2043, from Midland Michigan, Polly Bowman, president. With a rise of 20% in the growth of their chapter, they too have sessions of beginning lessons offered to the members and public in addition to supporting the Midland Community Shelter House for abused women and the Open Door for the homeless. And . . .
The Los Angeles Chapter #4031, Herb McGurk, president. This chapter puts together a Showcase event for Pros and Amateurs to perform which raises money for their K12 program supporting 5th grade classes at two elementary schools in the LA School District. In addition, their outreach program visits senior retirement homes over eight times a year.


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Cord blood options for parents
Martha: When you are born, there is a little cord that is attached from the baby to the mommy. Yup, that's where your cord was.
Narrator: Parents of five Martha and Mike have had to make many decisions about their children, including whether or not to bank their babies' cord blood.
Obstetrician Nancy Roberts: Cord blood is a short term for umbilical cord blood, and it is the blood that comes from the placenta then travels through the umbilical vein.
Narrator: Dr. Nancy Roberts, chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Pennsylvania, explains why parents might want to bank, or save, their newborn's cord blood.
Doctor: It is this blood that's the baby's circulation that has the potential for saving lives through stem cell transplantation.
Narrator: Cord blood has the potential to save lives because it's a rich source of special cells called stem cells. These cells have the ability to develop into other types of cells in the body. This means they can be used to treat various diseases by repairing tissues, organs, and blood vessels.
When your baby is born, you'll need to decide what to do with the cord blood.
Doctor: As a parent, you have three choices. The first is you dispose of the umbilical cord and placenta as medical waste.
The second option is to decide that you want to privately bank so that that blood is kept for you and your family for later use.
And the third is to donate to a public blood bank, where you are actually giving that blood to this bank and have no more say in what happens to it in the future.
Narrator: Here's how cord blood collection works.
It's painless and safe for you and your baby, and it doesn't interfere with your partner's choice to cut the cord.
Once your baby is delivered vaginally or by c-section and the cord is clamped in two places and cut, your doctor will extract about 3 to 5 ounces of blood from the cord.
Doctor: The baby and the short part of the umbilical cord go off to the mom or the isolette. And the rest of the cord that's still attached to the placenta is washed off and then a needle is put into the vessel of the cord.
Narrator: Cord blood is extracted using a syringe or using a needle attached to a collection bag with sterile tubing. Cord blood can also be collected directly from the placenta.
Once the cord blood is collected, it's boxed and sent to the collection bank, where it's tested, processed, and frozen for long-term storage.
Deciding whether or not to bank your baby's cord blood – and whether to do it privately or publicly – is a personal choice. There's no right or wrong way to go.
There is some time pressure involved – you may need to make arrangements six or more weeks before your due date.
BabyCenter spoke with three families, each of whom made a different choice:
Martha and Mike, who donated to a public bank;
Lili, who went with a private bank;
and Ashley and Chris, who decided not to bank their baby's cord blood.
Ashley: In a lot of the information that we read, there was a lot of possibilities.
Chris: Cord blood can save lives and you should sign up for this.
Just because it worked for that family does not necessarily mean it's going to work for you.
For the investment that you're putting into it, I wanted to be absolutely sure.
Narrator: Ashley and Chris decided they didn't want to pay for private banking, and their hospital wasn't set up to accept donations to a public bank, so they decided not to bank their baby's cord blood.
Typically in private cord blood banking, you pay a fee for the initial collection and an annual fee to store the blood.
For Lili, the cost was worth it.
Lili: I want to have the advantage of accessing cord blood if my son needs it for medical reasons. Because all the research and all the medical advances, I want to take advantage of it. People get cancer, people get sick, you never know what's going to happen.
Narrator: Privately banked cord blood might help your child in the future, but it's more likely to be useful for a sibling or family member.
There are about 200 hospitals in the United States that are set up to accept donations.
When you donate your baby's cord blood to a public bank, it's available to people in the community who may need it. Donated cord blood may also be used for medical research.
Mike: There was an organization in our local area that would allow us to donate for free. That was pretty important for us.
Narrator: Martha and Mike decided to donate cord blood from the birth of their last three children.
Martha: We just decided that, you know what, it's just about helping other children. And to give that gift of life to another mother was really the deciding factor. Once we wrapped our brain around that, it was a no brainer decision.
Narrator: Talk to your doctor about your options for cord blood banking in your area because if you decide to donate or bank privately, you may need to make arrangements ahead of time.


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Villa Susanna
Susanna B&B is a nice villa in the center of Civitavecchia, at only 5 min walking from the train Station and 10 min walking from the port
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- Air Conditioning
- Breakfast Not Included
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-From the Airport of Rome Fiumicino (Leonardo Da Vinci), take the train to Roma Ostiense train station and then step over to the train with Civitavecchia,Grosseto or Pisa destinations.
Travel time: 1 hour 30 minutes.
-From the airport of Rome Ciampino, take the bus to Roma Termini train station and then the train with Civitavecchia, Grosseto or Pisa destinations.
Travel time: 1 hour 50 minutes.
- From the train station of Civitavecchia:
take the underpass (Sottopassaggio)at the right side of the train station in order to cross the station to the other side , then go at the right side (street is called Via Bramante) and after two minutes walking go to the left (street is called Via Giacinto Bruzzesi). Ring at number 3.
Travel time: 5 minutes walking
-From the Port of Civitavecchia:
from the main entrance of the port, go straight on to the train station throught the sea boulevard.Then proceed as above. Travel time: 8 minutes walking
Located Near
- Civitavecchia train station (five min. walking)
- Port for cruise ships and ferries (eight min. walking)
- Internet point, call centre, open market, beach,
- supermarket, banks (two-min walking)


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STILLPOINT Archive: last updated 04/24/2013
by John Dixon Mirisola '11
"You're not writing about yourself. You're writing about a character that happens to be you."
This is what Bryan Parys '04 tells his Literary Memoir class at Gordon. It's this self-reflective detachment that sets high-caliber memoir apart from the supermarket pulp tell-alls we've come to associate with autobiography.
"We want to be the heroes of our own stories," Parys says, and he considers that a prideful and uninteresting approach. "What makes the writing 'literary' is what pushes you to the outsides."
But how to remove young writers from the centers of their own created worlds? Parys, who asked himself the same question while earning his M.F.A. in creative nonfiction from the University of New Hampshire, thinks illustration helps. So with help from artist and graphic designer Grant Hanna '06, Parys will teach his students to interpret the scenes from their writing visually in order to better understand themselves as characters in their own stories.
"It's about interacting with the material," Parys says, "rather than how realistic the noses look."
The medium doesn't matter; students are welcome to submit sketches, doodles, collages, or Microsoft Paint printouts.
What does matter is that Parys' students work to set themselves among all the other characters and objects within their story's visual frame—to become an engaging, imperfect subject, rather than the polished lens.
Read about how other contexts are being broadened at Gordon College:
John Dixon Mirisola is a communications specialist in the Office of College Communications at Gordon.


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BEDFORD, Mass., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (Nasdaq: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, today announced that its suite of gynecologic surgical products will be on display at the 41st AAGL Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology, November 5-9, 2012, in Las Vegas, NV. The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) is the leading association promoting minimally invasive gynecologic surgery among surgeons worldwide.
This year, Hologic will debut the MyoSure XL fibroid removal device an addition to the MyoSure product line. Both the MyoSure tissue removal system and MyoSure XL fibroid removal device provide incisionless treatment options for relieving abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) symptoms and infertility caused by endometrial polyps and submucosal fibroids. With the MyoSure XL device a physician is able to hysteroscopically remove a 5cm fibroid in less than 15 minutes.
"We are pleased to share real-world and practical insights that deepen the understanding of the safety and efficacy of our MyoSure product family as well as our NovaSure endometrial ablation system at AAGL this year," said Shacey Petrovic, Vice President and General Manager of Hologic's GYN Surgical Products Division. "These products provide options to effectively treat polyps, fibroids and abnormal uterine bleeding without requiring major surgery and underscore our unwavering commitment to advancing women's health."
Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is bleeding that is not part of a woman's normal menstrual cycle. Today, an estimated 20 percent of all women experience AUB. The majority of women are not aware that AUB is a real medical condition that can range from extremely heavy bleeding to irregular periods (outside the usual 21 to 28-day monthly cycle). Because women are reluctant to talk about changes in their periods, they often suffer in silence unnecessarily and forego treatment for years. Hologic's MyoSure and NovaSure procedures are minimally invasive and are designed to treat women with abnormal uterine bleeding.
In addition to the MyoSure product line, Hologic will display the full range of products in its gynecologic surgical suite.
- NovaSure Endometrial Ablation System: Since 2001, more than 1.5 million women have been treated with the NovaSure procedure to reduce or eliminate heavy menstrual bleeding, without hormones or an invasive hysterectomy. Earlier this year, Hologic launched a patient-centered campaign – changethecycle.com – using best-selling author Vicki Iovine ("The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy") to connect former patients with future patients to answer questions about heavy periods and NovaSure.
- Aquilex Fluid Control System: The Aquilex fluid control system was developed to simplify hysteroscopic procedures such as the MyoSure procedure. This high-performance system is designed to minimize the risk of inaccurate deficit readings and maintains constant uterine cavity distention throughout the MyoSure procedure.
- Tower-free Hysteroscopy System (THS): The THS is designed to meet the diverse diagnostic and treatment needs of the gynecologist's office. This versatile platform is compatible with Hologic's full range of gynecologic solutions, including planning for NovaSure and MyoSure procedures.
For more information about Hologic's gynecologic surgical products, presentations and sessions at AAGL, please visit booth 413.
About Hologic, Inc.
Hologic, Inc. is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostic products, medical imaging systems, and surgical products. The Company operates four core business units focused on breast health, diagnostics, GYN surgical and skeletal health. With a comprehensive suite of technologies and a robust research and development program, Hologic is committed to improving lives. The Company is headquartered in Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.hologic.com.
Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer
This News Release may contain forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties, including statements about the use of the NovaSure, MyoSure, THS and Aquilex systems. There can be no assurance the systems will achieve the benefits described herein and that such benefits will be replicated in any particular manner with respect to an individual patient as the actual effect of the use of these systems can only be determined on a case-by-case basis depending on the particular circumstances and patient in question. Hologic expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to the data or statements presented herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such data or statements are based. Certain factors that could adversely affect the Company's business and prospects are described in Hologic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Hologic, Aquilex, MyoSure, NovaSure and THS are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Hologic, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries.
Pat Hall
Stephanie Cilibrasi
Director of Corporate Communications
Product Manager
Hologic, Inc.
Hologic, Inc.
Tel: 781-999-7463
Tel: 339-221-3292
SOURCE Hologic, Inc.


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Chinese processional costume material analysis
The Golden Dragon Museum in Bendigo generously lent the National Museum a processional costume for display in the Landmarks gallery from 2011 to 2015.The Golden Dragon Museum holds a large and justly famous collection of Chinese processional regalia used regularly in the procession at the Bendigo Easter Fair. Most items date back to the 1880s and were made in China, at Canton (Guangzhou). Many were made from elaborately embroidered silk.
The costume lent to the National Museum includes an embroidered jacket, hat and shoes. These would have been worn for many years by the 'Princess' of the parade; a young girl selected each year from the Chinese community.
Gold thread for the embroidery was made by attaching gold leaf on to paper, which was cut into fine strips. These strips were then spiralled around cotton thread. To learn more about these materials, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) testing was performed by National Museum conservators David Hallam and Deb Spoehr. The intent was to test the metallic make-up contained in the threads and the fabrics. Gold and other metals were detected; this information will assist with the preservation and display of the costume.
All photography by Jason McCarthy.
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Cristiano Ronaldo & Irina Shayk: Saturday Soccer Game
Cristiano Ronaldo and girlfriend Irina Shayk watch Real Madrid take on Hercules at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Saturday (March 12) in Madrid, Spain.
Earlier this month, Irina attended The Cinema Society's screening of happythankyoumoreplease in NYC with fellow Sports Illustrated model Chrissy Teigen.
The 26-year-old Russian model also told E! Online how she maintains her fit figure.
"I do work out five times a week when I'm in New York," she said. "I eat healthy. I never diet. I just eat whatever I want to. When you're happy inside and you feel great. You just show it in the body and face."


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Your Windows to the World
Victoria L. Herring practices in Des Moines, Iowa, in an office that has used only Apple/Macs since the early 1980s. She may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Back in December, I wrote about the new opportunity to run Windows programs on an Intel-based Apple Macintosh computer. This experiment has now been going on for half a year, and there are new entrants into the market. There are also some reports as to how these options are working in the real world. Thus, I thought it might be worthwhile to revisit the topic and update the information provided. Of course, all this can change with the release of Apple's new OS 10.5 ("Leopard") operating system, but probably not dramatically and not for several months—OS 10.5 has been delayed to the fall of this year.
A Door Closes, a Window Opens
Apple's Macintosh computers have switched from Power-PC to Intel chips, which allow the hardware to run not only Apple's Macintosh operating systems but also Windows (and other) operating systems. In fact, there have even been reports that Windows runs faster on a Mac with Intel chips, although I can't personally report that from my own experience (not having tried it).
Once the Intel chip architecture was adopted, the next question was how would Mac users get their machines to run Windows and its programs? It's not an academic question because many lawyers use programs that are built to run solely on the Windows operating system. The question is whether those programs can run sufficiently well for lawyers to buy Mac desktop and portable computers to run the best software available to both systems.
According to my count, there are now six different methods for running Windows applications on your Mac computer. This is up from the three reported in my earlier article, and we also now have a track record for this experiment in running dual or multiple-operating systems on one piece of hardware.
Boot Camp
Shortly after releasing its Intel-powered laptops, Apple released a free beta version of a new program it called Boot Camp; it is now at version 1.2 beta, and development is continuing. (The official version of Boot Camp will be part of OS 10.5 when it is released in the fall.) Most reports about Boot Camp are positive—it apparently will run almost every Windows-based program—and the most recent version has support for Vista (32-bit) as well. The main downside to Boot Camp is that you need to reboot your machine in order to alternate between the Windows and Mac operating systems. Obviously, you also must purchase a licensed copy of Windows to run the system. Another downside is that when you are running Windows on your Mac, it's as open to viruses and attacks as it would be on a traditional Windows PC. For that reason, you should either keep the machine unconnected to the Internet when you are running Windows programs, or maintain a good anti-virus and security package. When your Mac is running Windows, it is a Windows machine and has to be treated like one. Boot Camp is a free program, however, and if you have a licensed version of Windows, it may be the easiest and cheapest option for you at present.
Another previously mentioned program that has had more time to develop is CrossOver by Codeweavers. This software is based on the Open Source Wine project and yet is less geeky than either the Wine project itself or another project termed Darwine, which will also enable you to run Windows on the Mac OS. The upside of CrossOver is that you don't need to install Windows at all. It provides everything needed to run your Windows-based programs. The downside is that CrossOver won't run them all. There is a chart at the Codeweavers website that shows which programs will run on CrossOver (e.g., E-Transcript Viewer) and which won't (e.g., LexisNexis HotDocs). Since CrossOver's initial release, the number of programs it will run has grown. (For a full review of CrossOver, see my Mac User column in the December 2006 issue of GPSolo.)
A new entrant to the field is VMwareFusion. A friend of mine uses this program, and I asked him about his experience. Evidently, he has used it on other machines and was already running some VMware virtual machines on those computers, so it was not difficult to test it with his Mac. He reports that it seems to work fine. With VMware-Fusion you can run both Windows and OS X at the same time, without the rebooting required by Boot Camp. And according to the official VMwareFusion website, it will run the most powerful, 64-bit version of Vista (so far, Boot Camp will not). Reading the website was far too technical and challenging for me, but for those with knowledge of operating systems, open source, UNIX, Linux, Solaris, and the like, this might well be a good entrant into the list.
A program called iEmulator is now out, but I haven't found anyone using it yet nor anything written about it (other than promotional material from the software's creators). The information at the website indicates that it is a PC emulator for either PowerPC or Intel Macs, which would broaden its coverage to pre-Intel Macs, as long as they are running OS X 10.3. The program includes a DOS operating system (the "old" Windows), which might be fine for some users, but getting a licensed version of a later, more user-friendly Windows operating system might be best.
So far, Parallels has created the most buzz. That may be because its marketing has been so effective; but marketing will carry a program only so far. More importantly, reports from people who have actually used Parallels to run Windows applications on their Macs have been glowing. Like VMwareFusion, Parallels will run Windows along with the Mac OS at the same time, without the need to reboot. Until the new feature called "Coherence" was introduced, you needed to switch between systems; however, Coherence evidently allows you to run Windows applications from within your Mac desktops. Of course, the cautions as to anti-virus and security protections noted above apply here, as well. According to reports I have read, Parallels will successfully run such Windows-based programs as Amicus Attorney, Timeslips 10, WordPerfect 12, Legal Solutions, Real Legal, ATX tax software, and Time Matters Enterprise. Dragon NaturallySpeaking apparently runs too slowly, and some users have reported USB-related problems—for example, Blackberrys cannot synch to Outlook in Windows XP. (For more information about Parallels, see the article "A Parallels Reality" in this issue.)
Just recently, a public beta version of a program called VirtualBox was released; it is billed as a free, open source counterpart to Parallels. For now, it appears that most "non-geeky" lawyers are sticking with Parallels rather than exploring this option, but perhaps it will be fine for the more technically adept.
Improve Your View
The benefit of all these choices for lawyers cannot be stressed enough. Many lawyers work in specific areas of practice that are tied to Windows-only applications. Others are using Mac programs that date from before OS X and are no longer supported. For instance, users of Timeslips on a Mac know it is "long in the tooth" and increasingly unstable. If you are working in the world of the Mac OS, it might be time to consider switching to one of the fine Mac-native applications such as OmniPlan and OmniOutliner from the Omni Group (www.omnigroup.com), Daylite3 from MarketCircle, Merlin, and TrialSmart and DepoSmart for litigators from Clarity Legal Software. But what if you really love Timeslips and don't want to learn a new program or transfer all your data? Well, now you have the option of simply using the more recent Windows version of Timeslips.
Likewise, practitioners of family law (where child support programs frequently are not usable on a pre-Intel Mac), bankruptcy law, and patent law have all sung hosannas to the creators of these various methods of accessing Windows-based programs while using a Mac computer.
An extensive, documented comparison of the various Windows-on-Mac options is available in the May 2007 issue of MacWorld. If you're thinking of outfitting your Mac to run Windows, it would be worthwhile to check it out.