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VO5 gets image facelift
MELROSE PARK, Ill. Extreme Style by VO5, an iconic 50-plus year old brand, is looking to reinvent itself and reach today's younger consumer through a new Web site, print and television ad campaigns, a celebrity stylist and new packaging.
"We are shifting our focus to how hair can define individuality. Just as today's young generation exemplifies a fresh new direction in life, VO5 begins its journey of changing the way we communicate to this highly eclectic group of influencers," stated Robert Keen, Alberto VO5 marketing director.
Looking to spread the word online, the brand has launched the new VO5.com site where visitors can upload a photo and virtually change their look instantly. Visitors also can participate in the Ultimate Flirting Championship, where they create an avatar and work their best pick up lines live on virtual singles nationwide.
The brand is also sponsoring this year's MySpace Concert Tour featuring artists Hellogoodbye and Polysics.
Meanwhile, the brand launched in the fall new print ads and television spots. The 30-second spots, created by Element 79, are airing on such cable stations as MTV, VH1 and FUSE and speak to a dual gender audience.
To serve as a voice for the brand, VO5 has enlisted the expertise of celebrity hair stylist Erin Anderson. It is also partnering with VH1 to be the official hairstyling product of the new reality show "America's Most Smartest Model."
The new Extreme Style by VO5 line includes Weightless Volumizing Mousse, Curvaceous Curls Volumizing Mousse, Max Hold Hairspray, Volume Blast Styling Spray, Ultimate Hold Power Gel and Reworkable Putty.
Lornamead's Finesse gets a new look
STAMFORD, Conn. Personal care company Lornamead is celebrating Finesse's 25th anniversary with new packaging throughout the entire range of shampoos, conditioners and styling products.
The new packaging features a three-dimensional burst, designed to reflect the nature of all three formulations using primary colors. For example, Enhancing Shampoo is blue, Moisturizing Shampoo is pink and Volumizing is green.
"On the occasion of the brand's 25th birthday, it was fitting that this popular hair care line from the '80s got an update," stated George Russell, chief executive officer of Lornamead.
New York-based firm Muts & Joy designed the new packaging.
L'Oreal to acquire Turkish hair care company
PARIS L'Oreal group has announced an agreement to acquire Turkish hair care products company Canan.
The deal is subject to closing conditions and customary governmental review, including antitrust clearance. L'Oreal expects that the acquisition of Canan will be accretive from 2009.
Founded in 1981, Canan achieved sales of €26 million in 2006, mainly through its brand Ipek, which is in fourth position in the mass-market hair care segment.
Ipek is widely distributed throughout Turkey, both in mass market and traditional retail outlets. Canan has a factory near Istanbul.
According to Patrick Rabain, president of consumer products, "The Turkish cosmetics market is expanding strongly and has a very large growth potential. The acquisition of Canan will bolster our positions in hair care products, the largest segment in the market. With its commercial dynamism and its extensive presence in retailing channels, Canan will also accelerate the development of the division's other brands."

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The dues-paying merchants group, representing a 30-block Business Improvement District (BID), includes about 1,300 businesses in downtown La Jolla. La Jolla Village News is the group's independently owned media partner.
Board member Richard Walker, of the group's Design Division, unveiled a plan to improve public signage throughout the BID. He proposed initially erecting seven wayfinding/directory signs at a cost of $20,000 (about $3,000 apiece), to be financed out of $400 in annual donations from 50 or more merchants each, who would pay for their businesses' names to be included on the signs.
"This is cash positive," said Walker, noting each sign would be 8 feet tall by 3 feet wide. "These signs would direct folks on how to get around town."
Walker suggested signs could be located in Scripps Park and near Seal Rock as well as on Prospect Street and Ivanhoe Avenue, Prospect and Girard Avenue, Girard and Kline Street, Girard and Pearl Street and Pearl and La Jolla Boulevard.
"These sites would provide maximum visibility," Walker added.
Association president Claude-Anthony (CA) Marengo suggested Walker's presentation could be used to sell the idea of the new signage to the Coastal Commission, which is currently holding nearly half a million dollars from past developers fees in a city fund earmarked for Village transportation improvements, including the notion of establishing a communitywide shuttle service.
Marengo suggested the signage could also be used to delineate cultural, restaurant and retail sub-districts within the BID.
"Maybe a more compact sign would be more inclusive for the community," said group secretary Krista Baroudi.
"I would suggest we stay on course with this direction," said board member Nancy Warwick.
"It needs to be usable, it needs to be sustainable," said Walker of the proposed signage program, adding more signs or lighting could be added later at additional cost should the project prove successful.
In other action:
• Bookstore owner Warwick noted she's working on the second phase of the Sparkle & Shine fundraising campaign to clean Village sidewalks and is expected to return with more details April 8.
• Board member Claudette Berwin noted planning is in "full motion" for the upcoming La Jolla Concours D'Elegance, set for April 10 to 12 at the Cove. Posters are out for the annual classic car event. Berwin urged her colleagues to pick up event posters at the association's visitor center, adding, "We'd like to see a poster in every single window. We want to bring as many people to the show as possible."
The association's next meeting will be Wednesday, April 8, at 8:30 a.m. at the Cuvier Club, 7776 Eads Ave.


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Today, the UBC Board of Governors announced an increase in the endowment's target spend-rate from 3.5% to 4%. The AMS is very pleased to hear that UBC's endowment will be able to generate additional resources to support students, faculty, and staff.
As the recently approved motion currently reads, this increase in spend rate has the potential to affect the interest rate that applies to the loans for building of student housing in the future. As such, the AMS has concerns about the possibility that rent may be increased for students living in future housing projects.
We would like to see a commitment from the University that student housing costs will not increase in parallel with this spend rate increase. While this is exciting progress on the stability and growth of the University's finances, the AMS looks forward to working with the Board to clarify the intention of the changes.
What is the endowment? The endowment is one of UBC's major financial assets that exists in perpetuity, generating investment income. A portion of the income generated by the endowment is placed in UBC's operating budget each year.
What is the spend-rate? The spend-rate is the percent amount that UBC withdraws annually from the endowment. This was previously 3.5% and is now 4%.
How is this connected to student rents in residence? The terms of reference that apply to loans used to build student housing directly tie the interest rate on those loans to the spend rate from the endowment. If this motion is applied to all endowments, a higher spend rate would mean higher interest rates on loans for student housing.
Any media inquiries or requests can be directed to the Communications Manager at firstname.lastname@example.com or 604-822-1961.
This statement was updated on December 7th, 2016.


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Holly Wilson
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The Interwoven Dragon, 2017
bronze, patina, cedar and steel, 60x24x68, $22000
When I close My Eyes, 2017
crayola crayon, plex glass, birch panel, 36x24x4.5, $7200
The Four Matriarchs
bronze, patina and wood, 10x36x11 inches, sold
Voyage: Cigar Figures
bronze, poplar, steel, patina, 17x62x4 inches, sold
2 Generations, 2016
bronze and wood, 9.25x2x3 inches, sold
Just a Little
bronze, geode, 6x5x5 inches, sold
bronze, poplar and sterling silver, 24.5x16.75x5.5 inches, sold
bronze, encaustic on birch, 7x10x3.5 inches, sold
bronze, poplar, steel and sterling silver, 62x31x24, sold
About the artist...
Watch a wonderful studio visit with Holly here.
In 2014, Holly Wilson was awarded a prestigious Eiteljorb Fellowship. Learn about the fellowship here and watch her interview on the work here.
Fine Art Connoisseur is a big fan of Holly Wilson's work. Read their reviews of Holly's work here and here.
I am a storyteller. I used the to tell of the stories of others life's that of my mother and her mothers mother. I am a Delaware/Cherokee Native American; I grew up hearing many stories from my mother. I was drawn to those of shape shifters with the idea of a trickster who wears a mask to hide their identity, birds as messengers, and owls as bearers of tragic news. These stories also now run through most of my work in the form of animals with human characteristics, masks of birds and other animals. I anthropomorphize the animals and birds, giving one the eyes of a tired old woman, and another the hands of a strong man holding the branch on which they perch.
Then I had my son and daughter and now those stories have taken on a whole new meaning. I tell stories of my own family intertwined with that of my past and with the past of my mother's family.
I see the world in a new way now that I have children. I feel I am their guides and their guardians. I see the secrets that are whispered in the schoolyard from one child to another and the weight that can carries, from innocent little giggle to that which will shadow ones spirit for a lifetime.
I want to sculpt emotions, emotions that you can put on like a skin and breath in moment frozen in time. I want you to feel another's life, for just that moment to see we are all one below that surface, that surface of skin no matter the color the shape or origin.
My figures serve as my storytellers in the world, telling stories of the sacred and the precious, capturing moments of our day, our vulnerabilities, and our strengths.
They are the quiet echoes of life's delicate balance, telling of the fragility in both life and their own form; how far one can reach, which step may be too many.
The masks some of the figures wear are layered with meaning from creatures in nature to a child's imagined world. As children, we make and wear masks to be anything we want or need to be and we could do anything in them, from being a super hero to a bird in flight. As adults, the layers and meaning deepen and grow and these masks are a way to represent the different personas that we need or desire to be in life. They become an identity that one can live through or hide behind in our roles – I am a daughter, a sister, a friend, an aunt, a wife, a mother, artist, and Indian.
In my birds you see where the bird is shape shifting and he is stuck between the two worlds trying to choose, the world of man or the world of the spirit. He has the hands and eyes of mankind but still in bird form." This is where I must confess I too have a foot stuck in two worlds trying to decide which one to live in.
Visit artist's website - www.hollywilson.com


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Developing Guidelines for the Care and Welfare of Cephalopods
under European Directive 2010/63/EU
The Cephalopod Guidelines will be produced by a unique collaboration between:
Guidelines launched at the FELASA SECAL Congress in Barcelona June 2013
Cephalopods and Directive 2010/63: challenges and opportunities!
The Guidelines will cover all aspects of care and welfare of Cephalopods in research including: supply, capture and transport; environment and control; housing, enrichment and care; assessment of health and disease prevention; scientific procedures; training of animal care staff and users. Specific requirement for common laboratory species will be covered in detailed tabular appendices. Drafting of each section will be led by one or two experts who will work with a small team of co-authors.
Drafts will be widely circulated for comment including to organisations with specific concern for the welfare of laboratory animals to ensure that the final document represents current best practice


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text: Herbalife is the name for success. Its history began in 1980 and still continues to be popular in the whole wide world. Its distributors are located in sixty different countries. The company's founder Mark Hughes created the weight management system which is now supplemented also by the whole range products for your well being. So basically Mark Hughes mission to help people lose weight safely and effectively has been completed. Now Herbalife can offer any regular consumer whatever he (she) needs.


text: Haunted by the spirit of a woman in white seen near the door as well as other places in the restaurant, she is believed to have been Senora Maria Antonia Machado de Silva. Her spirit has been seen rushing towards the flagpole in the center of the Old Town square on many occasions. During the Yankee invasion of California which was then Mexican territory, Senora Machado de Silva was believed to have taken down the Mexican flag to protect it from the grubbing gringo hands. At the time of the invasion the flag rested on the same flagpole in the center of Old Town.


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The Gator Loft: Back to School Lunch Ideas August 13, 2015 11:50
It's that time! Our sweet babies are heading back to school.
Back to school time is the perfect opportunity to start packing a healthier lunchbox that our little ones will enjoy! Here are a few ideas:
- Turkey pinwheels with carrot sticks and grapes
- Bento box with crackers, hummus, apple slices, grape tomatoes and a string cheese
- Ham and cheese roll ups with fresh fruit and a yogurt
- Sun-butter and banana sandwich on whole wheat bread with sliced green peppers
- Tuna salad (sub avacado for mayo) served with crackers with orange slices
- Cubed ham and cubed cheese served with whole grain crackers and a banana
- Pasta salad with pepperoni, black olives, tomatoes and green peppers served with a fruit pouch and animal crackers
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Palm Springs: Passenger Maria A. Mendoza Killed in Rollover Accident
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At about 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, 77-year-old passenger Maria A. Mendoza, of Indio, was killed in a rollover accident in Palm Springs. A 2009 Mitsubishi Gallant struck the 1998 BMW Mendoza was riding in on Interstate 10, the impact causing the BMW to roll multiple times into the desert. Mendoza was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Emergency responders transported the 62-year-old male driver of the BMW and two other passengers to an area hospital. The female driver of the other vehicle was not injured. Authorities are investigating the crash.
"Those who are seriously injured in a collision may hold the at-fault party liable for recovery-related expenses," explained California car accident lawyer James Ballidis. "In the event a victim does not survive the crash, his or her family may file a wrongful death claim in order to be compensated for their loss."
Palm Springs accounted for 11 of the 164 fatalities and 386 of the 10,594 injuries suffered by motor vehicle occupants in crashes that occurred in Riverside County in 2010, according to the California Highway Patrol's Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System. The California Office of Traffic Safety compares the accident data of cities with populations of a similar size, ranking those with the poorest records, starting with 1st place as the worst. That year, Palm Springs ranked 3rd out of 93 cities for the number of fatal and injury crashes that occurred there.
All of us at Allen, Flatt, Ballidis, and Leslie would like to offer our condolences to the family of Maria A. Mendoza, the passenger who was killed in the rollover accident. We would also like to wish a full recovery to the driver and passengers who were injured.
The Press-Enterprise originally reported this Palm Springs collision.
Resources for accident victims and their families, such as books and articles on the injury and the wrongful death claims process, are available to the public free of charge through our office.
If you would like to request one of these free resources, or to speak with a California car accident lawyer, feel free to call 866-981-5596.
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A 47-year-old Hudson Valley man is facing multiple charges, including rape, after state police say he sexually abused a child under age 13.
A joint investigation led by the state police child abuse unit resulted in the arrest of Timothy Antonucci of Newburgh. The child and Antonucci were known to each other, state police said on Saturday.
Antonucci was arrested Friday, then arraigned in the Town of Newburgh Court and remanded to the Orange County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash or $50,000 property bond pending a future court appearance.
He has been charged with second-degree rape (a Class D felony), first-degree criminal sexual act (a Class B felony), second-degree criminal sexual act (a Class D felony) and endangering the welfare of a child (a Class A misdemeanor).
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Having a life,on a family vacation\
According to a recent survey in the UK,working parents prefer the stress at their jobs to a family holiday,with two-third of the respondents confessing they dont look forward to even a week-long trip with their children. The pressure of entertaining kids over long flights,queues and fatigue-induced tantrums can completely take the fun out of a vacation. Lately,Ive been part of some animated discussions regarding holidays,and one of the most urgent issues of travel for some Delhiites is how to organise a visa for a maid or domestic worker to accompany the family.
Ive learnt through friends that getting a visa for household staff to the US is far tougher than procuring one for the UK. And Spain and France are almost impossible. India being India,there are touts operating,specifically in visas for the household help. Someone I know has sent her housekeeper for training on how to ace the US visa interview. Since the landmark judgment in March,where an Indian maid was awarded $1.5 million after accusing her employers,an Indian diplomat couple,of harassment and slavery,the rules have changed. Domestics face something of an inquisition they have to attest that theyre not made to work more than eight hours a day and have weekends off,before their visa application is considered.
Any honest parent will agree,a family vacation is an oxymoron. Travelling with kids is backbreaking work,requiring Gandhian patience. You will enter more McDonalds and KFCs in two weeks than you will in an entire year in your hometown. Sure,the scenery changes a little,and there are rare moments of quiet enjoyment. But if your idea of a time off is idling with a book and long naps,the hassle and sheer drudgery of the exercise of travel always comes as a rude shock.
Having said that,the concept of travelling with a domestic help is a very Delhi thing,or rather an Indian attitude to parenting. While it might be entirely true that I cant handle my kids on my own,Im not sure how comfortable I am with the whole world seeing that. Not to mention the huge intrusion on my privacy. But parents,too,deserve an occasional escape from their children,even if its just for a couple of hours in the evening. After enduring innumerable evenings watching lousy movies like Indecent Proposal in matchbox-sized hotel rooms while my son slept,I got proactive last year and explored the foreign babysitter option.
If youre not a paranoid parent,finding a sitter in big cities like London and Paris is eminently doable,provided the child is four-plus. On a friends advice,I discovered http://www.babysitters.co.uk where,after an initial registration fee of £10 (approx Rs 800) for a lifelong membership,you can hire a babysitter for £ 7 (approx Rs 700) an hour. Post-midnight,you have to pay his/her return cab fare. Its not exactly cheap but,dipanita for a couple of nights,its a justified indulgence. The first day,we had a Hungarian PhD student in her twenties who was also trained in first aid. If the parent asks,the sitter will show you an ID proof and verifications. Its a good idea to make a pleasant but firm introduction to your child before you hightail it out of there,but even better if your child is already asleep. Of course,he should know his parents are going out so he doesnt freak out if he wakes up.
If your child is very young,you may not want to go very far off. Sitters are so much in demand in London in the summer that you need to book two-three days in advance. Another popular website is http://www.rockabyebabysitters.co.uk,which is slightly more expensive. Im told France has similar options,one of which is http://www.paris-babysitting.com but English-speaking babysitters cost more. If youre going to a familiar place where there are friends and family on whom you can rely,nothing like it,but if you want to enjoy a vacation with kids abroad,you should tie up the childcare before you board the flight. Then,the endless sightseeing and fast food restaurants become surprisingly bearable.
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South Florida 14, UCF
South Florida 14, UCF 3May 20, 2005
GAINESVILLE -- In its inaugural NCAA Regional appearance, UCF dropped a 14-3 decision in five innings to USF at the Florida Softball Stadium on Friday afternoon.
Carmela Liwag set a school record driving home 6 RBI for USF on two bases clearing doubles in the third and fourth innings as the Bulls knocked an NCAA Tournament game record 20 hits for the game.
UCF grabbed a 1-0 lead on an RBI single by Amber Lamb (West Palm Beach, Fla./John I. Leonard HS) in the first inning. Cici Alvarez (Pembroke Pines, Fla./McArthur HS) and Bryttani Lindheim (Mission Viejo, Calif./El Toro HS) started the frame for the Golden Knights with back-to-back singles.
USF responded with a run of their own in the second as Christie Chapman hit a double to left field off the glove of a diving Kacie Feaster (Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian Academy). Lindsay Enders (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville HS) rebounded striking out Liwag on a change-up to leave the bases loaded, and the score even at one.
The Golden Knights took that momentum as Crystle Krafft (Jacksonville, Fla./Middleburg HS) starting the home half of the second with a double. Krafft would score the go-ahead run on a fielding error by USF second baseman Sarah Watson.
The Bulls used two home runs to take the lead, 4-2, in the third inning. Tiffany Stewart and Danielle Urbanik provided the damage. Later in the frame, USF stretched the advantage to 8-2 on a bases clearing double by Liwag.
Liwag struck again in the fourth with another bases clearing double, while Stewart poked an RBI single.
Ray hit an RBI single in the top half of the fifth to give the Bulls 14 runs.
UCF scored one more in the bottom of the fifth when Stephanie Best (Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill HS) hit an RBI single into left field for the final score of 14-3.
The Golden Knights continue regional action tomorrow afternoon against the loser of the Florida/Bethune-Cookman game scheduled for later this afternoon. First pitch is set for 3:30pm. You can follow all the action live from Gainesville via radio webcast on UCFathletics.com
Game Notes: UCF fell to 36-6-1 this season when scoring first*22 of the 47 hits for Amber Lamb this season have produced a run*Crystle Krafft's leadoff double in the second inning tied her with Stephanie Best for the team with 13 doubles*Jania Shinhoster picked up her 25th stolen base of the season later in the second inning*The Bulls batted around in both the third and fourth innings.
-- This was the first meeting between South Florida and Central Florida at a neutral site.
-- USF is making its third straight NCAA Regional appearance.
-- UCF is making its first-ever trip to the NCAA Regional tournament in school history.
-- USF broke the NCAA singe-game hits record by notching 20 hits in the five-inning win.
-- USFs Carmela Liwag broke the USF single-game record for RBI when she knocked in six runs to better the previous record of five which had been tied three times this season.
-- USF owns a perfect 7-0 mark against UCF all-time.
-- USFs Carmela Liwag tied an NCAA tournament single-game record as she had two doubles during the contest.
-- Four USF hitters recorded three hits apiece (Christie Chapman, Carmela Liwag, Tiffany Stewart and Danielle Urbanik)
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Head Coach Renee Luers-Gillispie
Opening Statement:
South Florida is a very good hitting team and everytime we play them they hit us hard. We came out of the conference tournament having to play six games and you could tell our pitching was a little tired. Lindsay did a great job those first two innings of keeping them off balance, but in the third it just broke open and we didnt have a lot of backing from the defense. It is tough coming out of a conference tournament playing six games and then being prepared to play a good team like South Florida in an NCAA Regional.
On her teams defensive effort:
We looked a little flat-footed today on defense. In the first couple of hits of the game we just didnt jump off the pitch. Those things happen but you have to hustle. Today we just didnt have that.
On bouncing back:
I think theyll be ok. We have played a lot of tough games where we have lost the first one and came back and won the second one. Weve come from behind in a lot of games and this team has a lot of perseverance. Theyll come back strong in tomorrows game.
USF Quotes
Head Coach Ken Eriksen
On the teams win:
If you work hard, you dont have to work long.
On the effect of the conference tournament on UCF pitcher Lindsay Enders
Its almost a benefit to go 0-2 and get out of there instead of playing three or four games prior to coming to the regional. I think the conference tournament definitely took its toll on her.
Senior Carmela Liwag
On the teams offensive performance:
Once we got going, it was just another game. Its like we werent playing an NCAA Regional, it was just another game against another opponent.
On winning todays game:
We stay in the winners bracket, you have to play less games, you have to play less innings. Winning this game was really big. It gives us a really big advantage going into tomorrow.
Junior Tiffany Stewart
On the teams offensive performance:
There are two types of pitches, balls and strikes. Lay off the balls and hit the strikes. We were able to do that today.
On winning todays game:
Coach (Eriksen) told us if we go on a five-game winning streak and were in the College World Series. Its one down, four to go.
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6 funniest RTI applications filed in India
The Right to information (RTI) application with the Prime Minister's office asking if "achhe din" have indeed arrived is just not one such frivolous petition.
The short history of RTI in India is littered with such frivolous applications, which activists complain, only contribute towards weakening the transparency law.
1) Where are my ladoos?
In February 2008, a UP girl asked NHRC on why 'ladoos' sent by her to US President George W. Bush on 'Rakshabandhan' never reached him and requested the commission to take appropriate action.
2) Tell me about 'paan' chewing habit of MCD official
In September 2010, a Delhi resident files an application seeking details of chewing 'paan' and tobacco habits of an MCD official. He also asked about paan ingredients...


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- "This year, our Padawan [sic] will enjoy the opportunity to care for a class pet, this voorpak from Naboo. Students will make sure the voorpak's soft fur stays clean and feed the voorpak its diet of live insects."
- ―Jedi academy welcome-back handout
Voorpee was a male voorpak, on loan from the Naboo Zoo to the Coruscant Jedi Academy, a Jedi academy on the planet Coruscant circa 195 BBY. The voorpak was introduced to the school by the zoo as a means of teaching students responsibility in caring for a pet, as well as learning about the biology and habits of the species. Students at the academy were encouraged to care for Voorpee at the academy's care center, feeding him a preferred diet of live insects and keeping his soft fur clean. Voorpee quickly proved popular with most of the academy's students, but suffered at the hands of two school bullies who tortured the creature by taking him for unauthorized "walks" and stuffing him in a school locker. Despite the abuse he suffered, he was allowed to return to the next school year, but was used as part of a prank that resulted in hundreds of clones of him being set loose at a school talent show.
Academy arrivalEdit
- "Class Pet 'Voorpee' Delights and Teaches"
- ―Headline in The Padawan Observer, Vol. MXIII #1
Voorpee was a male voorpak, a small, fuzzy creature[1] native[3] to the Mid Rim[4] planet Naboo.[3] Circa 195 BBY,[2] he was temporarily on loan from the Naboo Zoo to the Coruscant Jedi Academy, a Jedi academy on Coruscant, the Galactic Republic's capital planet,[5] as a class pet, arriving at the Jedi academy with the other students at the beginning of the school year. He was part of the academy's class pet program, established by Gaiana, a female Human student in attendance at the academy, who was excited about caring for Voorpee, as she had once visited Naboo and saw a number of voorpaks.[1] The Jedi academy was located within the Jedi Temple,[6] the Jedi Order's headquarters,[7] a number of Padawans trained here under[1] Jedi Master[6] Yoda and various other Jedi.[6] Voorpee delighted the students at the academy, who enjoyed taking care of him, and an article was written about him in the school newspaper, The Padawan Observer. The article described how the class pet program offered the opportunity to study Voorpee's behavior and mannerisms, while also learning about the diets and natural habitats of voorpaks. Students were allowed to care for Voorpee at the school's care center, where one of the regular tasks was keeping his soft fur clean. Gaiana was often assisted in caring for the voorpak by Roan Novachez, a second-year student with something of a crush on her. Novachez became fond of the voorpak despite being scared of the insects which made up its diet.[1]
Victim of bullyingEdit
- "Look at his fur. We should hide him in someone's locker…"
- ―Cronah discussing plans for bullying Voorpee
Cronah and Cyrus, two Zabrak bullies in the same class as Gaiana and Novachez, saw Voorpee merely as an opportunity for amusement. These two had often bullied other students at the academy, and extended their bullying to this defenseless animal. In the first semester of the school year, following a field trip to the snow-covered[1] Outer Rim[4] planet Hoth, they poked at him with a pencil, causing him to hiss and puff out his fur, and threatened to hide him in someone's locker. In the second semester, Novachez, who had fallen out with his regular group of friends, joined the two Zabraks while they took Voorpee for a "walk," placing him on a leash and yanking him around, despite it being against class rules to take him out of the care center. While Novachez did not actively bully the creature, he did nothing to stop it. Gaiana and Pasha, a Human male that had also been one of Novachez's friends, chastised them for having Voorpee out, but to no effect.[1]
Soon afterward, Voorpee went missing, kidnapped by Cronah and Cyrus and placed within Cyrus's locker. The kidnapping was quickly noticed and reported in The Padawan Observer, Vol. MXIII #8. Novachez fell under suspicion, given his changed behavior and previous affiliation with the creature. He suggested that Gaiana might have done it, given how much she liked Voorpee, mainly to try to further impress Cronah and Cyrus. However, realizing they did not really care about his feelings and with Voorpee having been missing for around a week, he decided to try to rescue the voorpak. Using a Force power he sensed a disturbance in Cronah's locker and discovered that the two bullies had made good on their threat. Fortunately for Voorpee, he knew Cronah's combination and was able to rescue the hungry voorpak, but Gaiana discovered him with the creature and blamed him for what had happened. Novachez, not wanting to argue with her, went to tell Master Yoda what had happened, taking the blame for the theft himself. He was made to write a letter of apology to the Naboo Zoo by Yoda, though Cronah and Cyrus were both eventually discovered and placed on academic suspension for their role in theft.[1]
Return to schoolEdit
- "How could Voorpee have gotten so far so fast?! It's impossible!"
- ―Roan is puzzled after Voorpee is found on the soccer field after he just returned him to his cage
The following school year, commencing approximately 194 BBY[8] Voorpee was again loaned out to the Jedi academy after the class visited the Naboo Zoo for a field trip. Gaiana was still fond of the creature and when Cronah saw her carrying him in one of the school's hallways, he teased her about her "new pet," which was actually a reference to Novachez, who was walking with her at the time. Novachez continued spending time with the voorpak and felt that it was warming up to him and that it did not have anything to do with the extra treats he had been feeding him.[9]
Later that year, Voorpee was secretly made part of an experiment by long-time bully Cronah and Ronald Rinzler, a fellow student at the school who styled himself as a politician. The two created numerous clones of Voorpee, then used them to play pranks. Novachez was caring for Voorpee when he found that each time he left the voorpak in his cage, one of his friends would run up to him to inform him that it had escaped and they had seen it elsewhere in the school. He was given a lecture regarding keeping a better eye on Voorpee by his personal Jedi Master, Mr. Garfield, who was not willing to listen to his explanation.[9]
Talent show chaosEdit
- "Another Voorpee?! Wait! There can't be two Voorpees!"
- ―Roan observes the chaos of the prank being pulled on him
Cronah and Rinzler's success with their first prank inspired them them to greater heights, unleashing chaos at a school talent show. During the show, Novachez and Gaiana attempted to perform a talent act with Voorpee. Though they had worked hard training the voorpak and expected a smooth act, he would not respond to any of their commands such as "jump" or "roll over" and then, to their great embarrassment, leaped onto Gaiana and urinated on her head. As Novachez apologized to Gaiana, he spotted a second voorpak interfering with Cyrus's hula hoop act. The auditorium was soon overrun with hundreds of clones and Cyrus's arm was broken during the melee. Gaiana later took the clones with her to the Naboo Zoo during her spring break, though they were not able to accept them all. She gave all but one of the remaining to a Voorpak Rescue Organization, keeping the last as her personal pet. It was not until towards the end of the school year that Cronah and Rinzler were discovered to be the ones responsible for the prank.[9]
Personality and traitsEdit
- "He really likes you! It's like he wants to live in your pocket…"
"Yeah, heh heh!"
- ―Gaiana observing Voorpee behaving affectionately towards Roan Novachez
Voorpee had a coat of soft orange and white fur. He did not actually answer to the name Voorpee, but was responsive to cute noises. He was known to puff up and hiss when angry, but otherwise was largely passive and became somewhat worn down and weary following his abuse at the hands Cronah and Cyrus.[1] He possessed some intelligence and was able to learn tricks, and also cared for those who took care of him and gave him treats.[9] His favorite food was live insects.[1]
Behind the scenesEdit
Voorpee first appeared in Jedi Academy: Return of the Padawan, which was released in 2014 by author and artist Jeffrey Brown,[1] and was again featured in Jedi Academy: The Phantom Bully, a 2015 title.[9] The titles feature a non-canon look on student life at a Jedi academy, borrowing heavily on elements found in the mythos of Star Wars Legends, but often presenting a humorous take on events.[10] Voorpee and his clones are the only pets featured within the series[9] and are among other pet voorpaks within the Star Wars franchise, such as Dotty,[11] Sanani[12] and Taezii.[13] The character was inspired in part by author Jeffrey Brown's experience with class pets in school that ate insects and, like Roan Novachez, he has something of an insect phobia. Despite the bullying suffered by Voorpee, Brown confirmed in an interview that one or more school pets would be featured in the third book in the series, Jedi Academy: The Phantom Bully.[10] The school pet in question turned out to be Voorpee himself, who made a return appearance to the school.[9]
- Jedi Academy: Return of the Padawan (First appearance)
- Jedi Academy: The Phantom Bully
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Jedi Academy: Return of the Padawan
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 These events take place in Jedi Academy: Return of the Padawan. Jedi Academy gives Yoda's age as 700 years old. According to Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force, Yoda was born in 896 BBY, thus placing the Star Wars: Jedi Academy series circa 196 BBY and placing Jedi Academy: Return of the Padawan circa 195 BBY, as it is described as taking place one year following the events of the original book.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Official Star Wars Fact File 106 (NAB46, Naboo - Animals)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Essential Atlas
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace novelization
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Jedi Academy
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑ These events take place in Jedi Academy: The Phantom Bully, which is stated to begin approximately two years after the beginning of the original Jedi Academy novel. In that novel, Yoda's age is given as 700 years old. According to Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force, Yoda was born in 896 BBY, thus placing it in 196 BBY.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Jedi Academy: The Phantom Bully
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Interview with Jeffrey Brown
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
- ↑ Ryoo Naberrie in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ "The Gem of Alderaan" on Wizards.com (original article link, backup link)


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The second episode of The Flash sets up what will likely be the show's basic structure throughout the season. Through a series of flashbacks, we will learn about Barry's life prior to becoming the fastest man alive. In the present, we will watch Barry learn more about who he is becoming and also meet some metahuman-of-the-week. He will fail to tell Iris the truth (about his feelings or his identity) and he will slowly uncover the secrets of his mother's death. And okay, so the format is pretty predictable. It's nearly identical to season one of Arrow, if you replace "metahuman" with "generic corrupt dude" and "Iris" with "Laurel" and "mother's death" with "father's." But despite it's predictable nature, I'm really enjoying The Flash. Grant Gustin is charming and sweet – and only slightly brooding, which is a nice change from Oliver Queen, not to mention the entire cast of Gotham. Plus, I am definitely intrigued by the mysterious Harrison Wells.
In the final moments of the pilot, we learned some interesting things about Harrison Wells. First of all, he's not paralyzed. Despite spending all his time in a wheelchair, the dude can walk just fine. Second of all, he knows the future – it's not totally clear yet, but it seems pretty apparent that Wells can travel through time. That newspaper from 2024 is evidence of that, at least. What we don't know is…anything else. Why is he pretending to be handicapped? Is he actually from the future? And most importantly – why is it so important to him that Barry Allen become The Flash?
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Last week, I mentioned the theory that Wells is actually Allen from the future. I think it's clear now that this is not true – Barry Allen is a hero, not a murderer. So does that make Harrison Wells one of the Reverse-Flash villains? These are villains in the DC universe who take on the speed and power of The Flash but, you know, for evil. It's important to Wells that Barry become a great hero, so it's kind of strange for a villain to travel back in time to make his arch-enemy better at his job, but one of the Reverse-Flashes, Hunter Zolomon (AKA Zoom) does just that.
It's kind of long and complicated, so bear with me – also, major comic book spoilers from here on, so read with caution. Zolomon and The Flash (but Wally West, not Barry Allen) are friends. After Zolomon is paralyzed by Gorilla Grodd, he begs West to use his time traveling treadmill (I know, I know) to go back in time and prevent this. West won't do it, so Zolomon attempts it himself. There's a huge explosion resulting in 1) Zolomon's total insanity and, 2) Zolomon's ability to manipulate time. He decides that West didn't want to help him because he'd never experienced personal tragedy like his predecessor Allen, so he wants to kill West's wife to make him a better hero. Hey, I said it was complicated.
Of course, Harrison Wells as the future Zoom doesn't entirely make sense. First and most obviously, we're dealing with Barry Allen, not Wally West. Zoom goes back in time to make West a better hero, not Allen. But I suppose the show could be melding various incarnations of The Flash together to create one story.
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- The sword, on the opposite side, could give you a lot of intelligence, making you a genius of Stephen Hawking's level, but it would make you physically weak.
- The sword could give you hearing that rivals a dog's hearing, but you will be stricken blind.
- Finally, the sword could give you perfect 20/20 eyesight, but it will make you deaf. If you already have 20/20 eyesight, then this won't happen.
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Our vision is "To work actively towards eliminating barriers that prevent equality within the borough, and to address equality of opportunity and individual needs for all council employees, residents and service users."
Single Equality Scheme
Following good practice, we produce a Single Equality Scheme [145KB]. This sets out our objectives to deliver our vision and how we comply with the Equality Act 2010.
Equality Policy
We also produce an Equality Policy [2MB] which provides a framework for ensuring that we live this commitment in everything we do.
Our objectives
1. Leading by example within the community, promoting equality of opportunity and fairness
2. Valuing and understanding the diversity of our communities
3. Delivering fully accessible, fair and inclusive services
4. Providing equality of opportunities for our employees
Creating fair and accessible services
We carry out Equality Impact Assessments (EQIAs)
An EQIA is a tool for identifying the impact of a policy, service or function on local residents or employees. If there is evidence of potentially negative impacts on the eight protected characteristics identified in the act, we look at alternatives to reduce or remove them.
If you wish to view an Equality Impact Assessment for a particular policy, please contact us.
We improve our services
We monitor the demographic make-up of our communities and compare this to who is and who isn't using our services. Doing so helps us to focus on any barriers to access that might be realistically and quickly removed.
Demographic profile of Welwyn Hatfield 2017 [495KB]
Your right to reply
We endeavour to provide good quality services for all the community, but if you feel you have been unfairly prevented from accessing a service, we need to know. Make a complaint, comment or suggestion. All complaints are treated confidentially and fairly.
Being a fair and accessible employer
Workforce profile
We review our workforce profile on an annual basis to ensure that it is reflective of our community. We also have policies in place and conduct regular training to ensure our staff experiences dignity and respect at work.
Positive about disabled people
We are an accredited member of the Disability Confident Employer Scheme (formerly Two Ticks Disability Scheme). This shows that we have continually demonstrated that we have procedures in place to encourage applicants with a disability to apply for roles at the council.


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Pyow is Available on the iPhone App Store
Update (6/27/17): This post contains information about features and workflows that are no longer available within the MailChimp application. To learn more about MailChimp's mobile apps, visit our Knowledge Base.
A little while ago we sneak-peeked Pyow, our iPhone app that helps store owners send, scan, and track coupons. We're happy to announce that it's been approved and is now live in the iPhone App Store.
In case you haven't heard, with Pyow, you can create a beautiful coupon-embedded email inside MailChimp:
Then your customers can print the coupon, bring it into the store, and you scan it with Pyow:
Since each customer gets a unique, trackable QR code, we can show you in your MailChimp stats who redeemed, and how many friends they referred to you. For more details on how to send a coupon in MailChimp, check out this blog post.
In other MailChimp Mobile news:
- Sundrop Mobile just announced their integration with MailChimp. It allows customers to sign up to your list via SMS. More on that later.


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The Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences help you understand the world around, under, and above you.
Connect human activity and natural events, including issues ranging from the environment to urban planning to planetary bodies.
Are multidisciplinary sciences that help us to understand the dynamic earth: its past, present, and future.
Are hands-on sciences – from the classroom to the lab to the field.
The Case Western Reserve University Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences gives you opportunities to work directly with faculty who care about the learning, research, and teaching of geological sciences.
Date posted: April 25th, 2018
Each year the Northern Ohio Geological Society (NOGS) recognizes one outstanding graduating college student in the geosciences for their academic achievements and contributions to the geoscience community. This year, NOGS has chosen senior EEPS student, Colleen Laird for the John F. …Read more.
Date posted: March 14th, 2018
The Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences at Case Western Reserve University seeks candidates for two one-year, non-tenure-track Visiting Assistant Professor positions for the academic year starting August 20, 2018. …Read more.
Date posted: February 15th, 2018
Please follow this link to read about a recently published paper by EEPS Department faculty James Van Orman, Steven Hauck II, and postdoctoral scholar Ludovic Huguet.
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Help us spread the word about Metastatic Breast Cancer. We need more for Stage IV.
Mary's Story
My story began in January of 2012 when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was a day I'll never forget – the January chill felt just a bit cooler. I then underwent the expected lumpectomy surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. For nine months of my life, I endured sickness, nausea and fought not for survival – for the gravitas of the situation hadn't quite become real – but for just a normal day, a day without sickness, anxiety and fear. I endured.
Fast forward to June 2014, almost two years after my last radiation treatment I received a call I had been subconsciously dreading, a call I'd hoped I'd never ever get.
The breast cancer had metastasized, spread to my bones. "Metastatic breast cancer is incurable," was the only thing I remember from that day. Now the real fight had begun. I had a terminal diagnosis. Terminal.
A terminal cancer diagnosis such as metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is emotionally challenging, but is also physically draining. So I decided to focus my days doing something that I loved. I am swimming across as many lakes as possible bringing awareness and funding to metastatic breast cancer—a poorly funded and all but forgotten branch of a deadly disease.
I swim for the all the other 150,000-250,000 women and men who have metastatic-stage IV breast cancer.
What is metastatic breast cancer?
Metastatic breast cancer (MBC, also know as Stage IV) is breast cancer that has spread beyond the breast to other organs in the body (most often the bones, lungs, liver or brain). No one dies from cancer in the breast; deaths are due to metastasis to other parts of the body. Once breast cancer has metastasized it is a terminal disease – THERE IS NO CURE.
Why we need your help?
For decades funding focused on prevention, awareness, and early detection.
Unfortunately early detection and subsequent treatments do not guarantee a cure. Metastatic breast cancer can occur 5, 10 or many years after a person's original diagnosis. Less than 10% of all breast cancer research dollars goes towards Stage IV.
There has been no significant reduction in annual deaths from Metastatic Breast Cancer
- What biomarkers or intrinsic features of the tumour can be used to identify response to specific treatments and dosing schedules?
- What is the role of immunotherapy for metastatic breast cancer?
- How can treatment resistance be delayed, and minimized?
- What causes (i.e. cellular, genomic changes) breast cancer cells to metastasize, and what changes allow them to penetrate the blood-brain barrier?
- What is the right sequence of therapy in metastatic breast cancer?
- Does local therapy (radiation or surgery to sites of metastatic disease) improve survival outcomes in metastatic breast cancer?
- Is continuous treatment with systemic therapy (including HER2-targeted therapy and chemotherapy) better than intermittent treatment?
- Does early palliative care improve outcomes for metastatic breast cancer patients?
- What are the best methods of education for patients around treatment options and decision making that can lead to improved patient outcomes?
- Can safer, more accurate methods, including blood tests of detecting spread of disease (including following curative intent treatment) be developed?
When I asked my oncologist how long was the longest living metastatic breast cancer patient he had seen, his answer was 20 years. I told him I would beat that by one. 7777 equals a few more than those 21 years I will be hanging around to write this blog, swim lakes and love life. CLICK here to start reading.
If you're like me, you like concrete how-tos, clear directions, tried and true recipes, do this-not that, that sort of thing. I want to know specifically how to be a good friend to those with MBC.
Lacking a map, I've decided to simply ask…The women I talked to were very happy to help me and now I have for you (and me) this list. CLICK here to read the list.


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David Cecil Fuller, affectionately known as Augie, Daddio, Papa and Sweetheart passed away in the early hours of Thursday September 14th 2017. He was surrounded by his loving family.
He attended Granite High School in Salt Lake City. He was a pitcher on their 1970 state championship team. He married his high school sweetheart, Corie. They had just celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on August 12. They have three children: Zach, Jarid and Jayme.
David had a contagious chuckle, a killer sense of humor, a fierce love of family, a passion for fishing and the outdoors. He had a soft spot for fast cars, and loved racing his 1962 Chevy Nova.
He is survived by the love of his life, Corie, sons, Zachary (Amy), Jarid (AnnMarie), and Daughter Jayme Maestas (Aaron). And eight adoring grandchildren: Kenyon, Aiden, Tanner, Race, MyAnna, Tripp, Jonathan and Everett. He is preceded in death by his father, Cecil Fuller; mother Shirley Langston Fuller, Sister Debra Lynn Mori, and nephew Jeffery Jacobson.
Graveside services will be held Wednesday September 20th at 11:00 AM at the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
Our family would like to offer our sincerest thanks to Scott Newton for his devotion, friendship, loving and compassionate care of our favorite person for the last two years. And we would also like to thank the team of AFI hospice and the staff at Sun Ridge Assisted Living and Memory care. Especially those who worked with Dave in the memory care unit. The kindness and care that you showed to Dave and our family is deeply appreciated. You are special people.
Daddio, you will be so missed. Luv ooooo, Always.


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Before you could put in your shiny brand-new ceiling lights you initially have to remove your old fixtures. If you want to set up a light where there wasn't one prior to you need to have an electrical contractor set up a circuit and also electrical box so you have a power supply! Before you also consider eliminating the light you have to do is switch off the electrical power at the keys to secure yourself from electrocution.
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UPDATE: The rifle range road is now open. The pistol range road is still closed.
The road is now open from the highway to the main club house for members to drive in. There is a still barricade preventing vehicle traffic to the pistol and rifle ranges, but it's a much shorter walk than from the gate. The Pistol and Rifle roads are still too soft to drive on for another week or two.
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PathoQuest, a spin-off of Institut Pasteur, offers a game-changing NGS-based metagenomics approach which improves the breadth of pathogen detection.The company's proprietary sample-to-report process, applicable to various biological sample types, addresses current limitations associated with pathogen detection. Major biopharmaceutical companies have chosen Pathoquest's innovative solutions for viral safety. The Company's iDTECT™ Blood test is the first IVD CE marked metagenomic test.


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A good many businesses in the marketplace today make a lot of promises that they just can't meet. One of the few that really match every one of its astronomical claims is Equities First Holdings. The Indianapolis-based financial solutions firm first opened its doors for business in 2002 at the hands of the founder, Al Christy. The business was almost instantly successful. In its first year of business alone EFH completed 700 transactions. It remains a relatively small and modest business, but this in no way should reflect its quality.
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"Carpe diem." To almost everyone in the world, that Latin phrase is instantly recognizable and understandable. Popularized greatly by fictional, yet fantastic, English teacher John Keating (played by the unforgettable Robin Williams) in Dead Poets Society, the phrase implores everyone to live every moment.
First introduced in Odes, a book of poems published in 23 B.C., Roman poet Horace encourages readers to "seize the day, put very little trust in tomorrow." He makes the point that we can never know what will happen in the future, so today is all we have. Particularly in the realm of our relationships with friends, family or romantic partners, we should never leave important things unsaid, lest it become too late to express them.
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Brownfield sites 'incredibly efficient' in capturing atmospheric CO2
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Brownfields could play a significant role in the fight against climate change as the soil containing demolition waste is extremely efficient in trapping carbon dioxide, researchers have found.
Demolition waste containing concrete, dust and lime is rich in calcium, which efficiently binds carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and locks it in the form of calcium carbonate, or calcite.
The research project called SUCCESS led by Newcastle University researchers found that one hectare of brownfield soil can capture and lock up to 85 tonnes of atmospheric carbon per year.
"Scaling that up, appropriate management of less than 12,000 hectares of urban land to maximise calcite formation could remove 1 million tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere each year," explained Professor David Manning who led the study.
The UK has 1.7 million hectares of urban land. The researchers calculated that properly managing only 40 per cent of this land could meet 10 per cent of the UK's annual CO2 reduction target.
"The soil beneath our feet is a major reservoir for carbon," said Mark Goddard of Newcastle University. "Our research shows that we mustn't neglect brownfield soils because they have huge potential for carbon capture via a process called 'carbonation'."
Brownfield soils sequester carbon from the atmosphere much more quickly than natural peatlands.
The researchers believe the soil could be specially engineered to capture and store carbon even more efficiently. The use of specific types of plants could further enhance the effect by channelling carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into the soil.
The research project, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, focused on 21 brownfield sites across Tyneside and Teesside. The researchers measured soil carbon levels and monitored how wildlife recolonises the once industrial land.
"We encountered a great variety of sites – from a recently demolished hospital comprising little but brick rubble and a few brave, early colonising plants, through to long abandoned ex-industrial sites now supporting a myriad of wildlife, including deer, skylarks, ringed plovers, rare insects and bee orchids," Goddard said.
The researchers envision carbon capture gardens could be created in urban green spaces in future, soaking up CO2 but also providing environment for recreation and wildlife.
The UK's 23 million gardens occupy some 433,000 hectares. If a carbon capture function was built in to just 1 per cent of this area, they could remove 300,000 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere each year.
"We are a nation of gardeners, and we see carbon capture gardens as an exciting opportunity to increase people's awareness of carbon capture and to show them that there is something simple that they can do locally to compensate for climate change through soil management associated with gardening and landscaping activities," said Goddard.
"For such initiatives to succeed, we must take soil and vegetation management much more seriously in urban developments, including urban brownfield sites, green space around transport infrastructure, and in land remediation and restoration."


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Running an individual unit test with maven
Individual tests can be run from maven. This must be done from within the folder that contains the source (as in the folder that contains src/test/java), which will likely be either be the root of your maven project, or in one of your modules.
For surefire (unit tests), this will be something like:
mvn -Dtest=com.your.package.YourTest test
For failsafe (integration tests), it will be something like:
mvn -Dit.test=com.your.package.YourIT verify
This is covered in the maven surefire plugin docs and maven failesafe plugin docs respectively, but those examples don't mention packages names, which are required.
Tags: failsafe, integrationtesting, JUnit, Maven, mvn, surefire, Testing, unittesting
Running tests in IntelliJ for a multi module maven project
This post shows how to run all the tests in IntelliJ for a multi module maven project.
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Unit Testing – the Hard Parts @ NYC Code Camp
Thanks to everyone who came to my "Unit Testing – the Hard Parts" presentation @ New York Code Camp. I really enjoyed it! Great crowd, lots of follow up questions. And cool Microsoft office space in Times Square. Thank you to all who attended. My slides are here: http://www.slideshare.net/shaunabram/unit-testing-the-hard-parts
Tags: codecamp, mocks, mytalks, nycc, stubs, tdd, testdoubles, testdrivendevelopment, Testing, unittesting
Test Doubles: mocks, dummies and stubs
Most classes have collaborators. When unit testing, you usually want to avoid using real implementations of those collaborators to avoid test brittleness and binding/coupling, and instead use Test Doubles: Mocks, Stubs and Doubles.
This article references two existing articles on the subject: Mocks Aren't Stubs, by Martin Fowler and The Little Mocker, by "Uncle" Bob Martin. I recommend them both.
Tags: doubles, dummies, fakes, martinfowler, mockito, mocks, spies, tdd, testdoubles, Testing, unclebob, unittesting
Testing private methods in .Net
Feeling the need to test private methods is usually a sign that your code needs refactoring. The recommended approach is that you test your code via it's public interface. Since your private methods are only accessible via those public methods, it goes that if you have thoroughly testing via the public interface, your private methods will have been tested too.
Still, there can be times testing private methods can be useful. For example, while dealing with either legacy code or when using it as a temporary step while refactoring.
How do you do this in .Net?
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AssertJ > Fest > Hamcrest
I have previously blogged about Hamcrest, and using its assertThat methods in preference to JUnit's Assert.
However, I quickly after discovered FEST Assertions, and happily switched to it. It provides the same improved test readability and failure messages as Hamcrest, but has the extra benefit of enabling IDE auto completion, rather than having to search through package and class docs to find the right matcher.
Unfortunately, Fest seems to not longer be actively developed. The last stable release of the 1.x branch, 1.4, was released way back in 2011, and the new 2.x branch never made it to a stable release and hasn't had a commit since June 2013.
Enter AssertJ…
Tags: assertj, fest, fluent, Hamcrest, JUnit
Testing for expected exceptions in JUnit
Unit tests are used to verify that a piece of code operates as the developer expects it to. Sometimes, that means checking that the code throws expected exceptions too. JUnit is the standard for unit testing in Java and provides several mechanisms for verifying exceptions were thrown. This article explores the options and their relative merits.
Tags: exceptions, JUnit, tdd, unittesting
Builder Pattern: Good for code, great for tests
I've found the builder design pattern occasionally useful in code, but frequently useful in tests. This article is a quick summary of the pattern in general, followed by look at a working example of using it in tests. See the code in github.
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Software Quality via Unit Testing
The following post is based on a talk I gave at Desert Code Camp 2013. See also the associated slide deck.
Software quality is critical to consistently and continually delivering new features to our users. This articles covers the importance of software quality and how to deliver it via unit testing, Test Driven Development and clean code in general.
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Tags: cleancode, codecamp, dcc13, desertcodecamp, JUnit, martinfowler, mytalks, talks, tdd, Testing, unittesting
Spring MVC Hello World with Continuous Deployment
Oh dear, yet another 'Hello World!'. But although the functionality is trivial, this little SpringMVC project is complete enough for me to use as a template to bootstrap more complex projects. It consists of:
- HTML/JSP client
- SpringMVC server using a Controller/Service/DAO design
- Maven for build and dependency management
This is an updated version of an older project I created, with the following enhancements:
- Added a full suite of automated tests (unit, integration and browser based)
- Added placeholders for JavaScript and images (both can be a little tricky to put in the correct place with SpringMVC)
- Incorporated into a continuous deployment environment
More details below, but you can find the full source code on this GitHub repository
(Previously I had the code deployed on a CloudBees instance at http://springmvc.shaunabram.cloudbees.net, but CloudBees have since unfortunately shut down their free tier).
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five Democratic and Republican U.S. senators introduced a bill on Thursday seeking to lift the half-century-old trade embargo against Cuba, nearly two months after President Barack Obama announced moves toward normalizing relations with the Communist-ruled island nation.
The legislation repeals provisions of previous laws that prevent Americans from doing business with Cuba, but does not repeal portions of laws addressing human rights or property claims against the Cuba government, the measure's sponsors said.
The bill is sponsored by Republican Senators Jeff Flake and Mike Enzi, as well as Democrats Amy Klobuchar, Patrick Leahy and Richard Durbin.
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"That deal is ridiculous," one analyst said, adding "We should not be rating it."
"We rate every deal," the second analyst replied.
"It could be structured by cows and we would rate it," the first analyst replied.
Moody's Corp. (MCO) and Standard & Poor's lost a bid for dismissal of fraud claims in a suit by investors claiming the companies falsely assigned inflated ratings to notes sold by Morgan Stanley (MS) that were backed by subprime mortgages.
U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin yesterday declined a request to throw out fraud claims against the two rating companies and a claim of aiding and abetting fraud against Morgan Stanley. Scheindlin narrowed the suit, dismissing claims by three of the 15 plaintiffs.
Scheindlin also dismissed the investors' fraud claims against the bank and aiding-and-abetting claims against the rating companies, ruling that it was the rating companies, not Morgan Stanley, that issued the ratings.
The suit was filed in 2008 by institutional investors including Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, based in the United Arab Emirates, and Washington's King County, which includes Seattle, in a structured investment vehicle named Cheyne. The investors claim Morgan Stanley pressured the rating companies to give erroneous investment-grade ratings to the notes.


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Problem For Pharma Research: Blind Trials in the Age of Facebook
If you want to test a new drug, you'll often need to do blind clinical trials, where nobody–neither the subjects of the tests, nor the people running them–know who is getting the experimental drug and who isn't.
It's a system that has worked well for drug makers for decades, removing potential sources of bias from test results. But the blind trial is running into some very 21st century challenges lately, reports the WSJ's Amy Dockser Marcus:
On Facebook groups, online forums and blogs, some patients are effectively jeopardizing the blind. In trials for hepatitis C, multiple sclerosis and ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), patients have been sharing details of their reactions and trying to figure out whether they are getting the active drug.
Patients also swap tips on how to get accepted into trials, even if they don't meet all the requirements. Some who are in trials collect and analyze their medical data and others' to get an early indication of whether a drug will be a success.
More on this after the jump…