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By Alan Herbert
Find a diverse selection of coin collecting supplies available from ShopNumismaster and reputable dealers, ranging from coin storage tubes, containers, and various other storage systems and supplies.
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No matter what the job, you need tools and other equipment to get the job done. Coin collecting is no different. It's much easier and more fun if you have the right tools.
A magnifier is rated by the increase in size of the image. A 1-power magnifier will show you a correctly sized image. A 10X magnifier will show the image 10 times larger than normal. "X" in this case means "times."
You should never examine a coin just with the unaided eye, whether buying or selling. The mark of the experienced collector is the magnifier hanging from a lanyard around his neck.
Magnifiers come with glass or plastic lenses. It's quite worthwhile to spend the extra money on glass, a good lens will last you a lifetime.
As a collector, you need a low power lens for looking at multiple coins, plus a stronger lens to investigate something you spotted. A low power usually lets you see all of the coin, while a high power may only show you something the size of the date.
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Obviously, a lens allows you to see more. That extra viewing power comes in handy when you suspect a coin of being a counterfeit. The more coins you look at, the easier it will be to spot the problem coins. Coins that appear bright and shiny to the unaided eye, under magnification, may reveal that they have been buffed, polished or even sand blasted to create that bright finish.
A stereomicroscope may also prove invaluable. If you have access to a microscope, it becomes an indispensable tool for authentication or research work. If you have some cash available, a good stereomicroscope will cost a minimum of $300.
For coins you need a stereo model with a 20X to 40X range. Anything over that, such as the 1200X scopes commonly found in schools, is overkill and useless for coins. With 60X you can find something "wrong" with almost every coin.
When using a strong hand lens or a microscope, turn and tilt the coin to get the light from different angles. This will expose such common problems as light, or reflection doubling, caused by the light bouncing off a shiny coin. It will also help you catch defects, doctoring or maybe even some hub doubling, which in some instances can increase the value of a coin. Also, when using a microscope, invert a plastic cup with a flat bottom and put the coin on that. This allows you to turn the coin without touching it, cutting the handling down to a minimum.
A must for the serious collector is a scale. Weighing a coin will tell you far more than cutting or scratching it. Electronic scales are very portable; they will fit in your shirt pocket. You should make it a practice to weigh each coin before adding it to your collection. This will easily catch some of the more flagrant counterfeit coins.
The odds are that you already have a computer, so this would not be an added expense. There is very usable software available to catalog your collection, and some will even connect to a pricing source. If you have a digital camera you can store picture copies of your coins.
If you prefer not to get software for these tasks, you can always use the word processor you already have. Almost all word processor programs have easy to use search capabilities that can be immensely helpful.
A good, heavy-duty stapler is a must, especially if you use cardboard 2x2 holders for coin storage.
You will also need a pair of needle nose pliers to flatten the legs of the staples, to avoid damage to other coins. Some dealers seem to make a game of seeing how close they can come to the coin with the staples, a dangerous game you don't want to play. The staples are a threat and the overhang of the stapler may damage the coin.
An inexpensive protractor is useful, especially when you find a coin with the reverse rotated out of its normal position.
Don't forget a good light. Highly recommended is one of the goose-neck or swing-arm lamps that clamp on the edge of a table or desk and that you see at every coin show. Most lights are fine, but avoid florescent lights, as they tend to distort what you see on the coin's surface.
One of your early concerns as a collector will be coin collection storage and safekeeping. There are many questions about how to store coins, and there are just as many methods of coin storage. There are numerous potential hazards that could damage or even destroy your favorite collectible.
The two topics fit together, some of the things you do to store your coins and some of the hazards go together. Some you can insure against, others you can't, and it's frequently impossible to replace valued pieces in your collection.
Coins need to be protected from handling and from pollution or contamination in the air around us. Add in the possibilities of a fire, a flood or burglars and home invasion baddies that will strip your collection to the bone. Some of these security things you will want to do yourself. Some of you are probably going to have to risk it because of the expense factor. When your collection gets into the triple digits, the best way to store coins is probably a safety deposit box at a bank.
Before you sign up, read the fine print in the box contract. If the vault is broken into, the bank's insurance may not cover the loss. Homeowner's Insurance probably won't cover it either, but you can buy a special policy that will protect your collection at home, or in the bank. Usually there is a discount for coins kept in the bank; after all, bank vaults are designed to store currency. Talk to your insurance agent.
Coins are much like humans. They like the same moderate temperatures and low humidity that we like. That's why the attic and the basement are not where to store gold coins. Your currency storage media will suffer as well, if they are exposed to extreme temperatures or humidity. If you have coins in holders of flips containing PVC, heat will speed up the PVC damage.
An important point is to not only dispose of plastic flips that contain PVC, but get rid of the plastic-vinyl album pages that contain the chemical. Fumes from PVC will seep into your neutral plastic holders stored in a PVC-laced vinyl page. As a general rule, most flips that contain PVC are soft and pliable, while most Mylar and other safe plastics are stiff and hard. Remember, paper money storage using PVC is just as dangerous as coin storage; PVC can damage both.
A closet shelf may come crashing down under the weight of the coins, and those under the bed will catch a lot of lint for the cat to play with. It's amazing how much a small box of coins will weigh. Don't put them in a freezer, as crooks have learned that is the first place to look. A wall or floor safe, securely bolted down is one option, but you will probably have to compromise on a burglar proof safe, as the fire proof safes may contain chemicals that will damage your coins. How to store old coins is a difficult problem, it the answer must often be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. Try and find a storage place that isn't that obvious, which also rules out the back of the closet. Think out of the box. For example, a box buried under old clothes in a clothes hamper is not likely to draw unwanted attention. Use your ingenuity, but gold coin storage and silver coin storage, especially in large number, should probably be dealt with at a bank.
Storage media is a hot topic. I'd suggest keeping an eye on your increasing number of coins. It's an excellent idea to start sorting and pick a value, perhaps $50 or $100. Any coin over the value you pick gets VIP treatment, store them in an inert, hard plastic coin storage cases. These are somewhat similar to the holders (slabs) used by the grading companies. They provide maximum protection, especially for proof or uncirculated coins. Coins below that value may be all right in coin storage tubes or boxes of inert plastic. No matter what coin storage supplies you use, it is important to have a consistent coin storage system, so that no coin of value is overlooked. It is a good idea to maintain a list of the coins in your collection, note down the date and mintmark of each coin, as well as the coins color, or unique aspects of its appearance. This list will not only help you keep track of what you have, but can serve you well if you decide to sell all or part of your collection.
For a pot full of cents, or dozens of dimes, the next best things are inert plastic coin tubes. A glass prescription bottle may hold a handful of coins, but drop it and you'll be picking up glass splinters for days. The hard plastic holders give the coins the best possible protection. Make sure your budget includes proper storage media. Soft plastic bags, like the kind used to store food, should not be used for coin collector storage.
Browse our selection ofcoin flips at ShopNumismaster.
Next come the plastic 2x2 coin flips. Make sure that you get rid of the PVC plastic. Mylar flips will replace them, but can damage coins if they are moved in and out frequently, as always, be careful, especially if you are storing valuable gold or silver coins.
Plastic and paper flips should not be used for long term storage of more than six months. Under exceptional conditions they will protect your coins over a longer span, but the big problem is that they are not airtight.
The same is true of the cardboard 2x2 holders. They have a Mylar window so that you can see both sides of the coin. These can be stapled shut, again with the warning not to get the staples or the stapler too close to the coin. To keep the coin safe the 2x2 needs to be stapled on the three open sides. Again the reminder to use your pliers to flatten the staple legs so they don't damage an adjacent coin. Staples will rust, but there are stainless steel staples on the market.
Next come coin folders and coin boards. These have holes for each date and mint, and in some cases the outstanding minting varieties, such as overdates. These are what you most likely will use to start your collection. Most folders have a paper backing, so you can see only one side of the coin. They expose the visible side to the atmosphere and any pollution, contamination or fingerprints. My recommendation is that you use them for circulated coins that will not show problems. Your uncirculated coins need special protection and proof coins should be left in their packaging. This is especially true for questions on how to store gold coins, if the coin is a proof coin, it should stay in the packaging it came in.
Album pages allow seeing both sides of the coin, usually held in place by plastic strips. This type of album should also be used for circulated coins, as the plastic strips can scratch the coins as they slide back and forth. There are also albums designed to hold the coins in inert plastic holders, such as those used by the grading companies. These of course can be used for proof coins and uncirculated grade coins.
Browse our selection ofcoin albums at ShopNumismaster.
Coin folders are the basis for many, if not most collections, because they often provide several collecting aides. There is a hole for coins for each date. Under the hole is usually the mintage figure, which tells you the relative rarity of the coin. On the flyleaf are facts about the coins, including the weight, diameter and composition, all designed to simplify beginning your collection.
Canvas mint bags are among the poorer storage media. They obviously are not immune to water or contamination. Plus, every time the bag is moved the coins rub and scratch each other, not how to store silver coins, or any valuable coins, for that matter.
At the very bottom of the list are paper wrappers and the plastic tubes used by the Mint to ship coins. The paper wrappers offer only a bare minimum of protection. They tear easily, offer no protection from water damage and are easily penetrated by contamination. The "shotgun rolls" have the two end coins exposed. The soft plastic tubes also offer limited protection, with open ends. As with the paper wrappers, they should not be used for upper grade coins.
The odds are that you may have stored some coins in aluminum foil. This is something you need to immediately change. Any moisture will result in the metal-to-metal contact corroding the coin. I learned this after digging up several rolls of Morgan dollars that had been wrapped in foil and buried in the damp dirt floor of a garage. Every coin had suffered damage that no collector would want.
If you are using a shoebox for coin storage, you are running the risk of contamination. Trade it in for a plastic bin with a tight fitting lid, which will keep out anything in the air.
Summing up, it's very important that you take special care of your coins. I was as guilty as anyone of letting coins fend for themselves in cups or bowls that offered no protection. Nothing will hurt as much as to discover that a coin with some value has lost much of it due to scratches or dings inflicted while they were lying loose. Doing your housekeeping will pay big dividends.
Keep paper (except 2x2 coin flips) such as tissue paper, envelopes and cardboard away from your coins. Paper contains sulfur, which will turn your coins black. Cotton lined flips are relatively safe, but as with the regular flips, they should not be used for long-term storage. A reminder again, use products specifically tested and intended for use with coins.
Even with the best of care, your proof and uncirculated coins may discolor or tarnish. In many cases this is from exposure prior to being packaged. Don't be surprised if your prize coin that's safely housed in a protective holder suddenly shows a fingerprint or a change in color. If you handled the coin correctly, the odds are that the coin was exposed before you got it.
Back during World War II they used a slogan to warn against giving information to the enemy: "Loose lips can sink ships." Today you can lose your collection to a burglar by bragging about it, or openly displaying it. You need to impress on your relatives and friends that they are a risk to your collection if they talk about it to strangers, or even have their conversation overheard.
Coin dealers go to great lengths to overcome this problem. Gangs of thieves have been known to follow a dealer for miles when leaving a coin show and breaking into the vehicle when he stops for food or gas. As a collector you are not likely to face this problem unless you display a bunch of gold coins at the show. Use your head.
You can also rent a post office box so that your home address isn't on everything that comes to you through the mail. Address labels should be removed from all envelopes and other papers before they go in the trash or to be recycled. A paper shredder is a good investment.


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Last weekend i was driving on the Freeway in my country , in my country we dont have the keep your lane rule and we can only pass other vehicles on the left lane , i usually drive 10 km above the speed limit on the freeway , so im am passing cars like a boss.
Them all off the sudden this phat BMW came out of nowhere , and hugged my car while i was driving 130 KM , he was driving one meter behind me , if i would brake just a little bit he would ram me off the road..
So i turned on my alarm lights to warn him to back off , i looked in my mirror and saw this elderly couple , the male driver raised his middle finger.
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I walked calmly to this BMW , when i got their i asked them to turn down the window , they refused , he said we can talk through the glass.
So i said to him if you are gonna Denie my existence or if you think i am merely collateral damage we are gonna have a real problem , the only way you are getting past me now is over my corpse , i told him if he would drive normal and thought about other people's safety on the road we would have no problem , but instead you only made it worse while i tried to warn you , he then told me he was in a hurry yada yada , yeah yeah like that gives you the right to put yourself above others and put ME in danger.
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Even though my European Country has a good infrastructure and Driving Schooling , the people drive like mindless zombies , and in lots of situations with traffic coming from multiple directions they just freeze and panic.
I love Driving though , on my work i occasionally have to park trailers and trucks infront of Docking bays , because it is private property i dont need a truck licence , my boss told me how the controls work and threw me in the deep after one hour , but i quickly learned my self how to drive and park trucks and trailers using the mirrors only , now i park them in a straight line on the first attempt.
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Organization of your super efficient chest fridge is key to sticking with it in the long term. The good news is that I've been surprised at how little fuss it has been living with ours since we've gotten it up and running. Each level is easily removed to access the next one down, with some access available to lower levels available with no removal necessary.
In the picture above you can see the top level of our chest fridge. Frugal Man purchased a off cut of plexiglass and bent it to give it a lip all the way around to create a leftovers shelf. The shelf will hold a full sized dinner plate, as you can see, as well as several other containers. This shelf is supported by two strips of aluminum that he bought from our local engineering shop. Frugal Man bent the pieces so they rest on the lip of the freezer as well as supporting the shelf.
We also have the wire basket that came with the freezer on the top level. We keep high use items like butter, jam, honey, hummus and any extra sachets of milk in the wire basket.
We don't have lots of leftovers in the fridge at the moment, so this is what the fridge ACTUALLY looks like right now. You can also see the supporting aluminum strips in this photo.
Without much on the leftovers shelf, we can see well into the second level bin. The second level bin is a commercial organizer bought off the shelf, then supported with aluminum strips in the same way as the leftovers shelf.
We can also reach a good way into the second level bin even when we can't see in. The container on the right hand of the second level bin is a plastic pitcher that has been re-purposed to hold our cheeses vertically. I used to have various cheese scattered around the fridge so it is good to have them in one place. We also keep high use condiments like ketchup and dressings as well as yogurt in this level.
The other second level area is a silver self that is part of the architecture of the freezer. We keep beer, juice, other drinks and meat for the cats on this shelf.
The second level areas that are coloured blue can be reached from the top without moving anything. We just reach below the leftovers shelf or the basket.
The organizers in the bottom level were also bought off the shelf. One is a milk crate type bin and was used as is, the other was had bought for size but had clips and handles on the side that had to be removed.
We keep infrequently used condiments and other items that were shoved in the back of the fridge in the milk crate. All are labeled on the top so they can be identified without removing the entire crate. Vegetables and milk in a 1 litre stoppered glass bottle are kept in the smaller container. The area coloured blue can be reached from the top without moving anything.
Every family will have an optimal way to organize that is unique. Our primary need was no fuss access to milk. Nine times out of ten when we are opening the fridge it is for milk for Frugal Man's tea. Butter, jam, cheese and veggies were secondary with leftovers and other items straggling along after that. We will continue to refine our system as time goes on, but the system is working admirably as is.
What do you most get out when you open the fridge? Do you have a chest fridge? How's it working out for you?
You might also like to read about how we cut our refrigerator energy costs by more than 90% by turning a chest freezer into a fridge with a DIY modification at Energy Efficient DIY Chest Refrigerator.
Thank you so much for sharing how you organized your fridge. We've had our chest fridge hooked up to our solar panels for a few months now, but there is a lot of wasted space between the bottom of the fridge and the hanging baskets on the top, which I really want to take advantage of. Our fridge looks just like yours inside- design-wise. Your system would work perfectly for our fridge as well. Love the leftover shelf idea! Thanks again!
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Hi there, We're going to put in our chest fridge TODAY!!!! Woohoo been a long time coming. We're a little concerned abbot the air circulation in the fridge. Dot he items at the top of the fridge get warmer than the stuff at the bottom? Have you put a fan in or has your temp probe said the temp is the same top and bottom? thanks.
@Madeleine NZ Ecochick Congrats! Don't worry about circulating the air, it will be fine. We do keep our milk at the bottom, as you can see, where it is marginally cooler, but otherwise, we've no concerns after all this time. We hang the temp probe away from the side in the middle to keep a median temp.
In the Film Wall-E he stores his stuff and spare parts on a conveyor shelf? Have a look . Then you would just have to move the baskets in a rotary motion like tracks on a Bulldozer go around. Instead of track plates you would have wire or plastic crates? Spin them around and the box with what you want would magically move to the top? The down side would be as it rotated it would be stirring the cold air up. Solution turn it slowly?
Interesting. I'll pass it on to Frugal Man the engineer.
This is brilliant. I'm wondering about clean-up though if you've got a spill. It makes sense that it would be easy to clean the boxes but what about underneath? It always seems like we have spills around here.
You'd just lift out the boxes to clean under, but spills are much less likely with this system as anything spillable is much more secure.
Wow, it looks like you've got this down to a science!
great tips. I'm so disorganized with anything to do with the home as opposed to my work. And, in fact, my refrigerator is a major disorganized mess that I'm afraid it's beyond repair. But it's good to know that you've got things under control.
I admire your creativity and frugality. Good job on the chest refrigerator.
Very good! I think I'll use a bigger freezer!
Karen, we think a 300 litre would be more optimal, but the 200 fit in the space we had. if you have space for it, go for a 300.
Thanks for these good ideas!
Hmmm … When you have to lift out a section, where do you set the items while you go fishing around? This seems like it'd be a bit slower to use if you're trying to grab and go while cooking, but your organization system is very clever. Congrats.
When we face the fridge, the kitchen island is at our back, so it is easy to pop a section on the island. Most of what I'm pulling out for dinner is usually veggies and I don't need to remove any sections for that.
It looks like it is very easy to use. Almost easier than digging around regular fridge shelves.
I am finding I know exactly where everything is, so it IS actually easier to use.
Your frugal man and my house-hubby need to join forces. I think togehter they could make the world a better place. They are both brilliant on their own.. Love the fridge and how the beer is hidden in the bottom
Ha! We'll have to meet your man one day.
Looks like you've got the situation well sorted. Why does that not surprise me? And to answer your question: Probably milk as well, for tea, chai lattes, cereal, granola, porridge…you get the idea.
Exactly, the milk had to be accessible with no impediment.
I love the idea of this, but I fear that I'm just not organized enough to pull it off!
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The initial organization is key. After that, you don't have a lot of wiggle room.
Ok, I was skeptical when I first heard about your chest fridge, but the way you've described it above seems totally doable. And makes me think that my ordinary pedestrian fridge should be way more organized than it is.
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I'm loving it.
So clever! I need you to come over and help organize my freezer. I do it all the time – but for whatever reason, it never STAYS that way…
I've got two words for you. Milk crates.
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On April 2, Salon magazine carried a column by Chris Stedman accusing Pamela Geller of trying to drive a wedge between gays and Muslims. To do this, Stedman depicts Geller as a desperate, anti-Muslim zealot who is loathed by the gay community.
The problem: Geller is neither anti-Muslim nor without her supporters in the gay community. But these are facts that appear to have eluded Stedman.
Geller appears to have caught Stedman's attention via advertisements she'll soon be running in San Francisco, alerting gays to the opposition they face from Islamists. At no time in his column does Stedman differentiate between Muslims and Islamists–therefore, he intimates Geller is warning about Muslims in general, when she's actually warning about Islamists in particular.
The advertisements that raised Stedman's ire contained quotes against gays from terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden and the Muslim Brotherhood's Yusuf al-Qaradawi, both of which represent Islamism rather than the views of those who are commonly described as moderate Muslims.
For example, al-Qaradawi said: "The punishment of homosexuality is the death penalty." After learning that, Geller thought the gay community should be alerted.
After lumping Muslims and Islamists together so as to indict Geller as anti-Muslim, Stedman then claims Geller is lumping different groups together via so-called "generalizing statements about entire groups of people."
Cue Rod Serling.
Stedman then says Geller has no support in the gay community.
How does he know this? He knows it because he asked various individuals within the LGBT community and they said so.
Problem–Stedman didn't ask Michael Lucas, SIOA LGBT leader Patti York, or Atlanta gay activist Mark Koenig, all whom have voiced strong support for Geller.
Lucas, a columnist for The Advocate and a film director, among other things, made a statement in support of Geller which begins:
"Gay people usually have common sense and know that Islam is a very big danger. On the other hand, we have LGBT political organizations which are obsessed with political correctness against all the facts on the ground. …I just returned from Tunisia (and I traveled half the Muslim world) and I think gay Muslims, or I should rather say gay Arabs, would agree with your ads because they know first hand the persecution they undergo on a daily basis."


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War of words escalates as Clinton knocks Trump
President Barack Obama lent his voice to the denunciation, saying Trump's aggressive posture towards immigrants, Muslims and women is "feeding resentments" among Americans and urging them to seek out scapegoats for their frustrations and problems.
Amid increasingly brazen attacks on both sides, Clinton and Trump are emerging as the two rivals who will do battle in the general election.
Trump is already the presumptive Republican nominee, while Clinton has begun talking as if she is the Democratic flag bearer.
"We need everybody to show up on June 7," she told a few hundred supporters at a college in Culver City, California.
"If all goes well, I will have the great honor as of Tuesday to be the Democratic nominee for president," she said to loud cheers.
Democrats in six states vote Tuesday, including California and New Jersey. Clinton is already on the cusp of securing enough delegates to defeat Senator Bernie Sanders for the nomination and she is certain to surpass the threshold on June 7.
Sanders has been barnstorming California, hoping for a miracle in which he wins the remaining contests and many so-called super-delegates, senior party figures who can vote at the party convention for whomever they choose, switch alliances and support him.
But Clinton barely mentioned Sanders's name, opting instead for a full-on assault on Trump during her four stops Friday, in Culver City, Westminster, Santa Ana and San Bernardino.
"Donald Trump is not qualified to be president and commander in chief," she said.
Clinton added that she was appalled at the tenor of the political discourse, suggesting Trump was straying from democratic principles.
"We are trying to elect a president, not a dictator," she said in San Bernardino.
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She battered Trump over his character and his lack of coherent foreign policies, branding him "temperamentally unfit" and otherwise unprepared to lead the United States.
"He just engages in rants and personal feuds and outright lies, something our nation cannot afford in our commander in chief," the former secretary of state said.
More than a dozen women — Hollywood actresses, members of Congress, and civil servants — joined her on stage in Culver City to offer their support.
"She is bad-ass, and she is ready to lead," US House Democrat Linda Sanchez boomed.
While Clinton has upped her attacks on Trump as a fraud, Trump has drilled into Clinton as dishonest and "crooked."
But Trump, who has faced repeated accusations of racism and xenophobia, waded deeper into controversy Friday after praising a black supporter as "my African American" at a rally in Redding, California.
"Oh, look at my African American over here. Look at him," Trump said. "Are you the greatest?"
Campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks said there was "no ill will intended, obviously."
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Trump also hit out at the protesters — he labeled them "thugs" — who clashed with his supporters in California the previous evening, the latest in a string of his rallies to be marred by violence.
Hundreds of demonstrators insulted Trump supporters as they tried to leave the event in San Jose. People hurled eggs, and according to the Los Angeles Times a dozen or more people were punched.
Crowds had earlier chanted "No hate in our state" and carried signs that read "Dump Trump" as they marched near the convention center.
Hispanics outnumber whites in California, the most populous US state, and many have been shocked by Trump's characterization of Mexican immigrants as "rapists" and his pledge to build a wall along the southern US border.
Trump stepped up attacks Friday against the judge handling a class action lawsuit of former students against the now defunct Trump University. The students claim the program was a scam.
Trump insists the jurist's Mexican heritage prevents him from being impartial.
The tycoon told the Wall Street Journal there was "an inherent conflict of interest" for Gonzalo Curiel to rule on the case. The judge was born in Indiana to Mexican immigrants.
Clinton sounded incredulous that Trump would insult and attack the judge. "What more represents the American dream than this family?" she asked.
Trump's attack on the judge earned swift condemnation from House Speaker Paul Ryan, the nation's top elected Republican, who only a day earlier said he would vote for the billionaire in November after weeks of hesitation.
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With loudspeakers, virtually every part of the structure vibrates and adds to the overall sound. Even the parts you want to vibrate – the driver diaphragms – don't behave as you might like and you need to understand how the whole of the structure behaves if you are to stand any chance at all of making a really good sounding transducer.
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At low frequencies, driver diaphragm motion is relatively large and you can view it under stroboscopic light, effectively slowing it down or even freezing it. This is typically used to check that the moving parts don't hit any end stops or tilt over at extremes of motion. But at these low frequencies, the diaphragm motion itself is relatively well behaved. It's only at higher frequencies that diaphragm break-up sets in and the motion is too small to be seen by the naked eye. Lasers can detect these small vibrations and the resulting output can be amplified so that the motion can be studied.
It is outside the scope of this article to elaborate on the measuring apparatus itself. What is important is seeing the results and interpreting them. Let's start at the beginning……
Laser holography
In its most basic form, holography is used to create a three-dimensional image of an object that is illuminated by a laser (coherent light) beam spread out using a concave lens to cover the whole object of interest. The reflected light is mixed with light coming directly from the laser and the interference pattern captured on a photographic plate. When a laser beam of the same frequency (colour) is shone through the plate, a 3-dimensional image of the object is formed in the space beyond the plate.
There are variations in the ways you can create the hologram, but in all cases you can only examine movement using one frequency at a time.
You have to know pretty well which frequencies to use in order to see specific break-up modes of a cone, for example, so it was common to look for peaks and dips in the frequency response first, as these were usually caused by specific resonance modes.
The resulting images show a series of fringes corresponding to nodes and antinodes of resonance and, although the stroboscopic method allows you to see the situation at different points in the cycle, there is no calibration of relative amplitude.
This image, taken in the 1970s, is typical and shows the vibration of a plastic tweeter dome. The outer roll surround is easily discernible and the dome breakup is very complex. It tells you that there is something seriously wrong, but it's difficult to interpret in detail
Speckle Interferometry
This method is similar to holography except that, instead of looking at a hologram, you look at a video sensor that is illuminated by laser light reflected by the object itself, superimposed on light directly from the laser. The picture is speckled, but shows similar fringe patterns and lack of amplitude information.
Both Holographic and Speckle Interferometry are not only difficult to interpret, they are also susceptible to extraneous noise in the system (such as amplifier hum) and the effects of creep (where the object may move its rest position by an order of magnitude similar to the very low amplitude vibrations you want to examine). In order to overcome these limitations, a system of scanning the surface of the object was developed.
Scanning Doppler Velocimeter
This technique is the only one that has been used at Bowers & Wilkins and overcomes the limitations of both earlier approaches. It still measures velocity, so the shape of the object is not directly captured. Modern vibrometers are able to superimpose an image of the object in order to restore absolute shape, but this is not necessary in order to examine the motion and, in the sample images that follow, the target appears flat. The technique captures both forward and backward motion with correct relative amplitude and allows movies as well as still pictures to be produced.
The laser beam is kept focused and narrow, and shines on a single point on the object of interest while the device is excited by the electrical signal. Once the data from that point are captured, the beam is focused on a different point and the measurement repeated. The apparatus maps the whole area of interest as a series of points and constructs a complete picture of the motion. Although the technique can be applied to all parts of a speaker, for simplicity we will concentrate on driver diaphragm motion.
The most common signals used are steady state sine waves (pure tones) and an impulse. Like the earlier techniques, it helps to know which frequencies to choose when using sine waves and the standard frequency response graph is the usual starting point.
Here, we show a driver excited by a sine wave at a single frequency and the outer ring of the diaphragm can be seen to move in the opposite direction from the central portion. It is, in fact, the roll surround moving in the opposite direction from the cone and this cancellation results in a significant dip in the frequency response.
But this is only one frequency and it would be rather nice to see what was happening throughout the effective bandwidth of the driver. To display the whole cone movement over the full audio band is a daunting task, but this surround dip and many other effects are close to being axisymmetric – that means the motion has axial symmetry and you can get most of the information you need simply by looking at a single diameter of the diaphragm instead of scanning the whole surface. If the excitation signal is a swept sine wave, it is then possible to display a 3-dimensional graph in perspective.
In this graph, the lines represent the motion across a diameter of the diaphragm. Amplitude (maximum values are plotted) is the vertical axis and frequency forms the third axis, with the lowest frequency at the back. You can thus examine the axisymmetric non-piston behaviour at all frequencies of interest in one go. In this particular example, the lack of movement right at the centre is the result of the driver not having a dust cap and the laser is scanning the stationary centre pole of the magnet system. There is also an apparent reduction in effective radiating diameter as the frequency increases. This is actually a useful attribute, as it gives a wider dispersion of sound than you would get from a theoretically ideal piston.
In this next example, we look again at the whole cone, but now the excitation signal is an impulse. The cone is formed from a uniform sheet of polypropylene, so shows a great deal of axial symmetry. The initial impulse applied to the voice coil causes first the central section to move, after which a double circular wave moves to the outer edge of the diaphragm. You can then detect a wave being reflected back to the centre, after which the outer portion continues to flap. This sort of ringing motion obviously results in sound radiation well after the original excitation signal has stopped and causes a reduction in clarity. Reflection actually occurs wherever there is a boundary between dissimilar materials. So it happens not only at the coil to cone joint and where the surround sticks to the chassis (or basket), but also where the cone and surround meet.
Again, this type of movement is amenable to being viewed as a 3-dimensional graph, looking across just a single diameter, but in this case the third axis is time (going from left to right) as opposed to frequency. In this example, amplitude is further indicated by changes in colour, so it's rather like a contour map. You can see wave motion starting in the centre, travelling to the outer edge and being reflected back.
So far, we have looked at drivers with homogeneous cones, but our woven Kevlar® cones are anything but. The behaviour of the cone changes with radial angle, depending on whether you measure in line with or at some angle to the fibres. So in this example, we are going to look at the impulse response of a typical Kevlar driver. You should compare this with the one shown above that has a polypropylene cone, but is exactly the same in all other respects. The motion once again starts at the voice coil, but this time there is just a single circular wave that moves out. This dies away much more rapidly and a 4-fold pattern appears towards the centre, which shows peaks moving both forward and backward. The forward and backward peaks have an almost equal area and so, although air is shuffled across the surface from areas of high to low pressure, very little sound energy is radiated to the far field. This is part of the reason why woven Kevlar® cones sound as good as they do – they radiate very little delayed sound and clarity is better preserved
Looking at diaphragm behaviour is all well and good and gives a pretty useful insight into how the driver will sound, but it's also possible to see how sound is radiated away from the driver towards the listener. Of course, you can't get an image from air, but you can from sheets of cling film that are suspended at regular intervals in the line of fire of the driver. Cling film is so light that it barely has any effect on the wave motion and it can be coated with a powder that will reflect the laser light. The driver, in this case a tweeter, is mounted and receives a signal in the normal way, but instead of scanning the diaphragm surface, the surface of each sheet of cling film is scanned. It is thus possible to visualise how sound progresses from driver to listener. The driver is actually positioned close to the sheet second from left and the left-most sheet indicates radiation behind the driver.
This article gives just an insight into how powerful laser measurements can be. In a further article, we shall see how the Klippel Distortion Apparatus not only shows you what is wrong, but points you in the right direction to make corrections.


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A country style kitchen is warm, inviting and charmingA country style kitchen is the antithesis of a sleek, hard surfaced, shiny, state of the art modern kitchen. A country kitchen may consist of cabinets that appear distressed, country fabrics such as calico and chintz, bead board and/or wainscoting on the walls and an infusion of striped, floral, gingham, checked or plaid patterns.
A country kitchen might seem completely out of place in an urban high rise; however, if you are a transplant from Nebraska living in the heart of NYC, longing for your mother's country style kitchen and all of the soothing memories associated with that room, then create a country kitchen oasis in your urban apartment. You can take the girl out of the country but you can't take the country out of the girl.
A country kitchen captures the homespun essence, retro-feeling decor and features flea-market finds and antiques. Upholstery and lace or vintage print curtains give a country kitchen a soft and inviting feeling. Country kitchens can vary in style. There is the farmhouse kitchen, the English country kitchen, the French country kitchen, the American country kitchen, the cottage kitchen as well as the Swedish country and Tuscan country kitchens.
If a farmhouse country kitchen is your heart's desire, choose maple or oak cabinets, with recessed panels. The counter tops should be soapstone or laminate and ceramic or linoleum is good for the floor. The backsplash can be simple or a creative combination of decorative tiles and natural materials. The wood in a country kitchen can be either dark or light or both.
An English country kitchen is more formal and features square cabinets that have curved edges. A wood valance, wood cut-outs and rope molding are found in this style of kitchen as are light or natural cabinets, which are frequently constructed out of oak or pine.
Tuscan (Italian) country kitchens often feature distressed or painted furniture and dark or richly colored woods. When choosing a back splash, counter material and a sink, consider using natural materials like stone tiles. The hood over the range is often the main focal part of the room. The overall look is one of rusticity and timeworn.
An American country kitchen is comfortable and usually quite big. Geometric and floral textiles are incorporated into the décor and texture is found in the accessories, furniture and fabric. The cabinets are likely to be flat paneled and rough hewn and pine is often the wood of choice.
A French country kitchen is often done in colors that the countryside inspires, such as the blue of the sky, deep reds of the sunset, lemony yellows, grassy greens. Sometimes the wood furniture in the French kitchen is painted with floral scenes or landscapes.
A country kitchen may, in fact, appear to be a bit more feminine in nature than a rustic or modern kitchen. The goal is to create a space that is comfortably, cozy and inviting.
In a country kitchen, you are likely to see plate rails, white painted cabinets, a farm sink, and weathered cabinet surfaces. Pottery and other collectibles, such as plates, are displayed on open shelves. There is generally an abundance of natural light coming from the many windows in the kitchen.
Country kitchens are often eco-friendly because the homeowners have used reclaimed wood and other re-purposed and re-cycled items in the construction and creation of the kitchen.
Go to your local flea market or second hand store and see if there are chairs or other items that you can use as is or paint and incorporate into your country kitchen.
Bead board on the walls, paneling or wainscoting is closely associated with country design.
Don't forget artwork. You may think, put photographs and paintings in the kitchen? Sure! It adds to the homespun feeling when you incorporate your favorite photos or treasures that you have found on your antique excursions into your country kitchen. Put them on display on open shelves or cover an entire wall with your pictures.
Fabric is also very important. When picking materials for your chair covers and curtains, consider texture, color, pattern and design. For your windows, you can opt for a sheer, lacy curtain or you can use florals, checks or both.


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There is no need to carry so much stuff in your makeup bag. Our 61-year-old makeup artist and super model says less is more. She found you can get rid of some of your makeup brushes and use one product several ways to really de-clutter.
In the industry, she is known as the silver-haired super model. She was discovered at age of 49 on the streets of New York City, Cindy Joseph has worked with the best in the business.
"The first modeling job I ever did was a Dolce and Gabana, photographed by Steven Meisel," Joseph said.
But prior to that, Joseph had been working behind the scenes for 27 years as a makeup artist working with super models that included Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell. So she knows what works and what doesn't.
"When you feel good about who you are, you start looking better," Joseph said.
And Joseph says women are carrying around way to much stuff in their makeup bag.
"Pare it down, keep it simple; it's all pretty stuff but you don't need it all," she said.
So Joseph suggests looking for products that offer multi-purposes. One of her favorites is mascara.
"If your eyebrows are a little light and a little sparse, instead of using your eyebrow pencil and you've already got your mascara, do your eyelashes and then boom, boom, boom, do your eyebrows and you are good to go," Joseph said.
Another one of Joseph's favorite multi-purpose products is clear nail polish -- not just to paint your nails but she learned in the super model world, you can use it also to remove old nail polish by applying a coat and removing the old polish.
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When it comes to all over color for your face, Joseph has a new product from her own line called BOOM! By Cindy Joseph. This one product for $24 is a lipstick, blush, eye shadow and more all in one.
"A lot of these products that we're showing you are not only multi-taskers but they don't use any applicators," Joseph said.
For help removing your makeup under your eyes, Joseph says lip balm works wonders. Her products are called BOOM!STICK Color and BOOM!STICK Glo but she says a lip balm made with all natural ingredients is a good substitute.
"It moisturizers under your eye and it clears up any makeup that has fallen below," Joseph said.
And for those who need to wash their hair but don't have time, here's a super model's insider secret: Don't waste your money on dry shampoo products; Joseph says for years models have been using cornstarch.
Here is one more "two for one" to tame unruly eyebrows: Super models for years have used what is called "Duo" eyelash glue. Just dab a tiny bit on your eyebrows to make sure they stay! Again, no need for a pencil, no eyebrow brush, just one product.


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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Downtown Committee of Syracuse sees surveillance cameras as an extension of the security services it provides to downtown merchants, residents and others, said Merike Treier, executive director.
With help from a $78,000 state grant secured by Assemblyman William Magnarelli, the nonprofit group proposes to spend $137,000 this year for 10 surveillance cameras that would be tied in to the Syracuse Police Department camera network.
To see where the cameras would go, view the map below full size or see the list at the end of this entry.
"For us, a lot of it is the perception,'' Treier said. "Perception can be people's reality. So we want to ensure that we're taking proactive steps to address the quality-of-life issues that our constituents view as concerning."
In its most recent annual survey of downtown businesses, property owners, residents and others, the Downtown Committee asked this question: "Do you feel that surveillance cameras would enhance you or your visitors' sense of safety?"
Of the 500 people who responded, 59 percent said yes, 21 percent said no, and the rest had no opinion.
To civil liberties advocate Barrie Gewanter, the Downtown Committee's push for cameras sounds like "a step too far'' for police surveillance efforts.
Syracuse police installed their first surveillance cameras three years ago on the Near West Side in response to rampant gun violence. Gewanter, executive director of the Syracuse office of the New York Civil Liberties Union, said the amount of crime downtown does not rise nearly to the level that would justify additional camera surveillance.
Gewanter said the city council should carefully examine the Downtown Committee's plan before approving an agreement to have city police use the group's cameras.
"We're talking about police surveillance of people who are just going about their everyday lives,'' she said. "The council should be asking, why?'' Proposed camera locations: -- Two cameras on Water Street, near intersections with Clinton and Warren streets. -- Thee cameras on Fayette Street, near intersections with Clinton, Salina and Bank streets. -- Three cameras on Walton Street, near intersections with the Creekwalk and Franklin and Clinton streets. -- Two cameras on Jefferson Street near intersections with Clinton and Salina streets. Contact Tim Knauss at firstname.lastname@example.com or 315-470-3023 or follow on Twitter @TimKnauss.


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DramaFever and Mister Popo are giving away VIXX's new mini-album, called Error. For a chance to win, submit a song, dance, scene, or parody video based off of ANY member from the drama Boarding House No. 24, which stars Ken from VIXX. Watch the video to find out more:
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Division of Youth Services
The Division of Youth Services (DYS) is the state agency charged with the care and treatment of delinquent youth committed to its custody by one of the 45 Missouri juvenile courts. DYS programs are established to provide the mandated services enumerated in Chapter 219.016 in the Revised Statutes of the state of Missouri. These services include assessment, care and treatment, and education of all youth committed to its care. Toward this end, DYS operates treatment programs ranging from non-residential day treatment centers through secure residential institutions. Additionally, DYS administers the Interstate Compact on Juveniles, operates an accredited school program, and maintains a statewide statistical database of juvenile court referrals. DYS is administratively organized into one central office and five regional offices.
Mission Statement: The mission of the Division of Youth Services is to enable youth to fulfill their needs in a responsible manner within the context of and with respect for the needs of the family and the community.
DYS Beliefs and Philosophies
DYS Fundamental Practices
DYS Frequently Asked Questions
Articles and Publications about DYS:
- "Spare the Rod, Save the Child" (published 7/1/04 in the LA Times)
- DYS Programs and Services Booklet
- Dual Jurisdiction Program: A Sentencing Option for Youthful Offenders
For more information about the Division of Youth Services, call our central office at 573-751-3324, or send e-mail to email@example.com


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Cowon JetAudio ver22.214.171.1240 Plus VX
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- Language English
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Cowon jetAudio v126.96.36.1990 Plus VX
jetAudio is integrated multimedia software composed of a single compact rack. Not only does it play various music and video files but it also has other features such as CD burning, recording conversion to other file formats, and so on. In addition to these features, you have the ability to create your own internet broadcasting by using jetCast, which is provided with jetAudio.
· Supports All Major File Formats
· Video Conversion
· Audio CD burning
· Recording
· Tag Editing
· Multi-channel sound ouput
· Crossfade
· Skin
· Subtitles
· Internet
CD Database
· Convenient album management & Playlist
· Utilities
· Remote Controller
· Media Center Window
· Audio Conversion
· Audio CD Ripping
· Internet Broadcasting
· Various sound effects
· Speed Control
· Resume
· Synchronized Lyric (Karaoke)
· Alarm & Timer
· Equalizer
· Superb Crystal-Clear Sound
· Toolbar mode
What's New in jetAudio 8.0.4
Didn't play next file if Playlist/MC closed while playing
Fixed spectrum display in Windows 7
Sometimes jetAudio froze when running first time after installation
Skins with previous [X] button style (for Playlist/Video/Lyric window) are available on our web site
Fixed other minor bugs
What's New in jetAudio 8.0.2
Can edit file list while converting video
Added FLAC decoding in internal DirectShow audio decoder (for videos with FLAC)
Fixed subtitle display for some MKV/ASS subtitles
Fixed icons in Video Convert dialog box
Fixed other minor bugs
What's New in jetAudio 8.01
Fixed audio when converting videos to MKV/iPod/PSP format
Added J3/V5 video conversion presets
Screen capture crashed when using EVR
Restored progress slider for full-screen
More aspect ratio menus
Fixed other minor bugs
What's New in jetAudio 8:
· New video window display modes: Show always / Show only when playing / Attached
· Album art / Spectrum display in Video window when playing music
· Spectrum display in Lyric window
· New file association method for Windows Vista/7
· Supports subtitle with DXVA decoding
· Enhanced skins
· Supports FLV/MKV formats for video conversion
· dded General Presets for video conversion
· Shows in Playlist window
· Fixed many bugs/suggestions posted in our forum
· Multi-sort in Playlist window
· Enhanced context menus of Playlist/Video window
· Added DVD Pal/NTSC for video conversion
· Supports Crossfade for mono
· Fixed video window resizing for EVR
· Fixed WAV playback (GSM codec)
· Fixed OSD (Music) opacity
· Transparent spectrum background in Media Center (set SpectrumColor_Back/SpectrumColor_Dot as -1)
· All Default skin sources included (only jsc files)
What's New in jetAudio 188.8.131.52
Fixed mouse wheel for full-screen video playback
Fixed OGG streaming for some URL
Fixed other minor bugs
What's New in jetAudio 188.8.131.52.
Fixed video window for EVR/VMR9
Audio Trimmer crashed when using OGG 5.1ch
Added Page Up/Down scroll in Remote Controller plugin (by Prev/Next buttons)
Fixed "Scan for Media" dialog box
Fixed menu language selection in DVD options
Support MusePack SV8 format
Fixed recording device selection in Vista
Resume did not work properly while playing
Fixed FLAC 24bit playback
Subtitle filter did not work with embedded subtitle when using ffdshow
Fixed analog CD playback in Vista
Fixed other minor bugs
What's New in jetAudio 7
New Media Center window
- Device manager
- Tag and image editing
Convenient tag editing
Editing tags and images from multiple files
Powerful audio/video play & conversion
Multifunctional toolbar
MCE (Microsoft Media Center) compatible Remote controller support
Additional features
- Repeat A<->B
- Bookmark
- Bookmark menu is shown when clicking click time information in jetAudio window.
- History (Resume)
- History menu is shown when clicking click track number in jetAudio window.
Guide when using remote controller
If you want to change settings in Navigator window, go to Preferences dialog box, then choose Advanced -> General item in left window. Select "Remote Controller Plugin" then Config button.
for MCE remote controller
- GUIDE button : Display Navigator window
- MUTE button : Delete a file in Navigator window
- MORE button : Sort files (Navigator) or change audio (DVD playback)
- BACK button : Refresh (Navigator)
- RECORDED TV button : Switch to File Mode
- DVD MENU button : Switch to Disc Mode (when stopped) or display DVD menu screen (while playing DVD)
- CH +/- button : Switch to next/previous album/playlist
- LIVE TV button : Change subtitle (DVD playback)
for Streamzap remote controller
- MENU button : Display Navigator window
- MUTE button : Delete a file in Navigator window
- RED button : Sort files (Navigator) or change audio (DVD playback)
- GREEN button : Refresh (Navigator) or change subtitle (DVD playback)
- YELLOW button : Switch to File Mode
- BLUE button : Play disc (when stopped) or display menu (DVD playback)
- CH +/- button : Switch to next/previous album/playlist
System Requirements
Pentium 800 MHz or faster CPU
256MB of RAM (512MB or more Recommended)
40 MB of free hard disk space
Operating system : Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista
Soundcard, speakers or headphones
Microphone (Optional)
Internet Connection (Optional)
Highly recommended software components :
DirectX 8 or higher version
QuickTime 4 or higher version (needed to play QuickTime files)
- fo-j804.exe (30.9 MB)
- fosi.nfo (7.5 KB)
- file_id.diz (0.4 KB)
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The young woman, 18, had been treated for rheumatoid arthritis since she was a child when she met with Dr. Mark Hoeltzel, according to court documents.
She told authorities that the former pediatric rheumatology specialist at the University of Michigan, 46, had told her to make an appointment —her first one with him —at his clinic. During the appointment in 2015, she says Hoeltzel grabbed her from behind and "pulled her butt into his groin" and rubbed his genitals on her, federal authorities said.
Their sexual relationship continued for at least two more years, the complaint said. On many occasions Hoeltzel only had sex with the woman — he did not provide the woman treatment for her disorder.
But an investigation found that he did provide oxycontin and morphine pain medication to the woman, in amounts that went "beyond and outside of recommendations," authorities said, according to the Detroit Free Press. The woman was already dependent on the medication due to her "chronic, debilitating condition," documents say.
Authorities say the sexual misconduct didn't stop there. Hoeltzel also allegedly talked to the patient about his 12 to 15-year-old female patients, commenting on their bodies and describing them as "hot," according to court documents.
Hoeltzel was arrested Monday on child pornography charges after authorities found a flash drive with more than 200 images of child pornography, most of them minor females, at his home in December, the Associated Press reported.
The Ann Arbor, Michigan man was taken into custody after being treated for sex addiction at a clinic in Philadelphia, the AP said.
He was removed from patient care duties in December after the higher-ups learned about the state's investigation, the Detroit News reported. His license was suspended, the publication said.
Hoeltzel resigned last month, the Detroit News said.
In 2004, Hoeltzel was sent to what the university hospital called a "boundaries course" after allegedly exchanging flirtatious social media messages with an 11-year-old girl he'd examined at an arthritis camp, A4 reported.
Hoeltzel's attorney told the AP his client is presumed innocent at this point.


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Locally Grown, CORE New Art Space
Opens Thursday, July 8 | Read more
Local galleries regularly showcase new talent alongside established artists in their group shows, but this exhibition brings emerging artists together in one place. The show will be juried by notable artists, gallery owners, educators, art critics, and members of CORE New Art Space. Be your own judge, as you explore the similarities and divergences among this group of Colorado's next art stars.
More: The Secret Life of Trees | Conversations with Curators: Portraiture in the Age of Henry VIII


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At the heart of the creation in 2009 of the Institute of High Technologies at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv is the fundamental idea of a multidisciplinary approach to bring up a new generation of scientists.
Institute of High Technologies (IHT) at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv has the status equal to that of a faculty. We offer B.Sc. programs in four fields of study: Physics, Applied Physics (with advanced level of Chemistry and Biology), Chemistry (with advanced level of Biology and enhanced Physics & Math training), and Biology (with advanced level of Chemistry and enhanced Physics & Math training). Further, IHT offers a Masters program in High Technology, which is open for students with a B.Sc. degree in any field of Physics, Applied Mathematics, Chemistry, or Biology. Finally, every year we admit 8 to 10 students to our PhD programs in one of the above fields. IHT admits students for Master program since 2010, and for B.Sc. programs since 2014. Study at the IHT is free (there is a competition for available places, based on the grades of state-wide tests). During the study, a stipend is granted to students who achieve "A" and "B" grades. As a rule, all students are able to get a room in one of university dormitories.
Approximately 15-20% of IHT graduates do research (or continue their education) at research institutions abroad, yet about 20% become postgraduate students, others work at the Ukrainian and foreign companies with physical, chemical technology, biotechnology and IT profiles. Among our professors and lecturers there are 14 persons with a D.Sc. degree, 18 PhDs, three Corresponding Members of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and seven winners of the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology. The majority of our professors are actively working world-class researchers with experience and training in foreign scientific institutions, four of our researchers are on the list of top 100 most cited scientists of Ukraine.
The main feature of our curriculum is its interdisciplinarity - our students gain fundamental knowledge not only in their chosen narrow speciality, but also in related disciplines. The obligatory courses in each speciality are taught at the profiling Faculties (Physics Department, Faculty of Radiophysics, Electronics and Computer Systems, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Biology), in the same extent as it is foreseen by their standard programs, while all the special courses (including advanced training in related disciplines, advanced Physics and Math for chemists and biologists) are taught by IHT professors. This training is unique to the Ukrainian education system, and allows our students to compete successfully with graduates of foreign universities. Education that we offer at the Institute of High Technologies is not a "mass product": in total, in all four fields of study we recruit about 40-50 B.Sc. students and 40-50 M.Sc. students each year, which brings the benefits of an individual approach that becomes possible when studying in small groups.
The Institute consists of four departments:
- Nanophysics of Condensed Matter
- Supramolecular Chemistry
- Molecular Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
- Theoretical Foundations of High Technologies


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Your love is unique, your photographs should be as well.
Every couple has their own love story; my job is telling that story in an authentic and organic way.
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Following her promotions of 'The Bad Batch' in Venice, Suki Waterhouse jetted off to Toronto, Canada to attend the film's premiere on Tuesday(September 13th) during the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.
The actress posed on the carpet wearing a short sleeve ERDEM dress which featured a black & white lace embroidered top and a black crepe flare skirt with side pockets which she utilized.
50's inspired skirts & dresses has been popping a lot recently and this isn't a bad look but I do have a few issues. I wish the hair was completely off-the-shoulders and while I don't mind a kitten heel, they don't work for me with this dress. What do you think of Suki's look?
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Aldous Huxley Quotes About PassionQuotes about: Passion
Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn't nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand.
You can't make flivers without steel - and you can't make tragedies without social instability. The world's stable now. People are happy; they get what they want, and they never want what they can't get. They're well off; they're safe; they're never ill; they're not afraid of death; they're blissfully ignorant of passion and old age; they're plagued with no mothers or fathers; they've got no wives, or children, or lovers to feel strongly about; they're so conditioned that they pratically can't help behaving as they ought to behave.
Our conviction that the world is meaningless is due in part to the fact (discussed in a later paragraph) that the philosophy of meaningless lends itself very effectively to furthering the ends of political and erotic passion; in part to a genuine intellectual error - the error of identifying the world of science, a world from which all meaning has deliberately been excluded, with ultimate reality.
Aldous Huxley
- Born: July 26, 1894
- Died: November 22, 1963
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Learn More about Bequests
Gift Details
You'd like to help build the long-term financial strength of The Nature Conservancy, but feel you cannot make a significant gift today. Your solution may be a charitable bequest. A bequest under your will or revocable trust can complement your lifestyle and commitments today while supporting The Nature Conservancy tomorrow.
Donors choose a bequest because
- It is not payable until death, so it does not affect your assets or cash flow during your lifetime.
- It is revocable – you can change the provisions in your will or trust at any time, and
- It is private – your will is not filed or made public until your death.
Let us know if you have chosen to leave a bequest to The Nature Conservancy.
Your giving options are increased
A bequest can deliver a specific gift to The Nature Conservancy ("I bequeath the sum of Ten Thousand [$10,000] Dollars"). Alternately, it can deliver a percentage of the balance remaining in your estate after taxes, expenses and specific bequests have been paid — what's known as the residue ("I bequeath Ten [10%] Percent of the residue of my estate").
If you choose to include the Conservancy in your will or revocable living trust, there are several ways to control how your estate is distributed:
- Specific Bequest: A description of what you want to leave to an individual or organization, whether that is a specific dollar amount or a particular asset. Beware of disposing of the asset prior to your death, which will result in an unfulfilled bequest.
- Residuary Bequest: Leaving all or a percentage of what's left in your estate after specific bequests, debts, expenses and taxes have been paid.
- Contingent Bequest: A contingent bequest is fulfilled only if certain conditions are met. For instance, if your primary beneficiary does not survive you, you may indicate your next choice through a contingent designation. It is always a good idea to name one or more contingent beneficiaries of your estate.
- Codicil or Amendment: A codicil is prepared by your attorney to modify, explain, change or otherwise qualify terms in your will. If you have a revocable living trust, your attorney can prepare an amendment for you to sign that will serve the same function.
Is a bequest deductible?
A bequest from a will or a trust distribution to The Nature Conservancy is fully deductible for federal estate tax purposes, and there is no limit on the deduction your estate can claim. In addition, the gift is usually exempt from state inheritance taxes.
Types of Beneficiary Designations
You may also choose to name the Conservancy as the beneficiary of a variety of assets, including insurance policies, retirement funds (IRAs, 401(k)s, 403(b)s, commercial annuities, pension or profit-sharing plans) and financial accounts (bank accounts, CDs, savings bonds, brokerage accounts, stock portfolios). Because many of these assets may be subject to income and estate taxes when left to heirs, leaving them to the Conservancy can be a low-cost, simple and tax- efficient way to support our mission.
- Primary Beneficiary: You may name the Conservancy as the primary beneficiary of a percentage or the entire amount of your plan or policy.
- Contingent/Secondary Beneficiary: You may name the Conservancy as a contingent beneficiary of all or a portion of your plan or policy. For example, you may name family members or friends as the primary beneficiaries, and then name the Conservancy to receive assets if the named individuals do not survive you.
Benefits to you
- Retain control of your assets during your lifetime
- Modify your gift if circumstances change
- Create a lasting gift to conservation
- May provide estate tax savings or avoid tax burden for heirs
- Qualify for Legacy Club membership
What is the difference between a will and a trust?
A will is your instruction manual to survivors about how you want your property distributed. It is a revocable, private document that only takes effect after your death.
A revocable trust is an entity that holds assets during your lifetime, then transfers ownership of them — or benefit from them — upon your death.
There is no difference between wills and trusts in how they make charitable transfers. In some states the probate and distribution process is simpler with a revocable trust. Your advisors can guide you in choosing which vehicle will work better for you.
Interested in naming The Nature Conservancy as a beneficiary of your will or trust? Find the legal language and tax ID here.
Planning points
- The more narrowly you restrict the use of your bequest, the greater the risk that the program you want to benefit today won't be as vital or as relevant when we receive your gift in the future. Please talk with us as you are drafting your will if you want to restrict the use of your bequest.
- Similarly, please let us know in advance if you intend to bequeath real estate, a business interest, or other specialized property to The Nature Conservancy. Contact us!
- The remaining balance in your retirement plan makes a tax-wise gift to The Nature Conservancy, but don't direct it to us through your will or trust – that will include the plan in your taxable estate. Use your plan's successor beneficiary form, instead.
What if I've already written my will or trust?
You can amend a will or trust to make a gift without rewriting the entire document. Your attorney can prepare a simple document, called a codicil, which adds a new bequest to us while reaffirming the other terms of your will. Similarly, an attorney can prepare an amendment to a revocable trust to add The Nature Conservancy as a beneficiary.
Find our Legal language and Tax ID here.
Use of your gift
- At the Conservancy, unrestricted charitable gifts are used to support top conservation priorities worldwide.
- You may also designate your gift to a specific area or program (such as your state) that you wish to support. If you want to designate your gift, please contact us to ensure your wishes can be met.
- Whether you choose to restrict your gift or not, your support will conserve the lands and waters upon which all life depends.
Information that may interest you ...
Let us know your plans! If you have left the Conservancy in your estate plans we would like to thank you and welcome you to The Legacy Club.
Find out how to name us in your will.
Explore different types of bequests.
You can protect migratory birds and other natural places by making a planned gift with The Nature Conservancy. Contact us today.


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JEREMY SCAHILL is National Security Correspondent for The Nation magazine and is a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute.
Scahill is author of the New York Times bestseller Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army (Nation Books, 2007). Nation Books will release Scahill's second book, Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield, on April 23, 2013.
He is the writer, with David Riker, and a producer of the documentary feature film, Dirty Wars, which won the Cinematography Award for U.S. Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival 2013. IFC Films releases Dirty Wars in theaters June 7 throughout the United States.
Scahill has reported from Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Nigeria, Yemen, the former Yugoslavia and elsewhere across the globe. Scahill is a frequent guest on a wide array of programs, appearing regularly on The Rachel Maddow Show, Real Time with Bill Maher, and Democracy Now!. He has also appeared on ABC World News, CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, BBC, al Jazeera, CNN, The NewsHour, and Bill Moyers Journal.
Scahill's work has sparked several Congressional investigations and won some of journalism's highest honors. He was twice awarded the prestigious George Polk Award, in 1998 for foreign reporting and in 2008 for his book Blackwater.
In 2013, Scahill was named one of nine recipients of the Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes at Yale University.
Scahill is a member of the Writers Guild of America, East.