text:
Friday, March 02, 2012
Friday's Fave Five #180
19 comments:
- nikkipolani said...
Wait, snow made your list? Have I come to the right FFF? But then I came to "a day to do nothing" and about swooned. And Turkey Dinner in February had me inspired.
- 12:03 AM, March 02, 2012
- Susan@FruitfulWords said...
I have to say that having turkey in February is a brilliant idea! After reading your post, I had to get up to see what I could eat that could fix a turkey-gravy-cranberry sandwich! Nothing in the fridge. :(
Thanks for the link to other photo editing options. I will check that out.
It is awesome how prayer can knit women together; and such an honour too.
- 12:09 AM, March 02, 2012
- Michelle said...
Awww Gee blushing here Susanne :) Have a fantastic weekend
- 12:11 AM, March 02, 2012
- Willow said...
I'm glad you are enjoying the snow. I suppose that snow for you is like rain for us. We need it and it makes our brown landscape green and keeps us from a rampant fire season.
Do nothing days = Bliss!
- 12:13 AM, March 02, 2012
- Gattina said...
Snow ! how odd ! I am at the French Rivera sitting outside !
- 1:30 AM, March 02, 2012
- Jientje said...
I use Photoscape, and have been for a lot of years now. It's very user friendly.
Like you I have used the tulip logo, because I'm counting the days till Spring. I know all about brown Winters, and enjoyed the snow we had a couple of weeks back. But now I want Spring, no more snow for me please!
How nice to discover hidden treasures in the freezer! I'm trying to empty mine as well!
I hope you'll have a wonderful Friday and a great weekend Susanne!
- 1:59 AM, March 02, 2012
- Faith said...
Happy FFF susanne! Well, I didn't have turkey this week but i did make chicken and dumplings and served cranberry sauce on the side...gave me a hint of thanksgiving dinner..lol.
We just had our FIRST snowfall of the winter (not counting the weird 2 inches on halloween day). i must say it IS pretty..but it'll be gone tomorrow (we got 4 inches) because temps are soaring to the 50s. At least my ground got a good soaking.
Thanks for the editing links...I am SOOOO gonna miss picnik. i actually want a site that DOESN'T store them. I store them on my memory stick, hard drive. Have a good wkend.
- 4:51 AM, March 02, 2012
- Mom24 said...
I too am very sad about Picnik. I can't help but feel there's more to the story than has come out, someone has to be bankrolling all those refunds, maybe they'll be resurrected as something else down the road?
I love turkey and, turkey leftovers! I often buy two turkeys when they're very cheap here just so I can make one later. I'm glad you enjoyed.
A day off with nothing on the schedule. Awesome!
- 7:07 AM, March 02, 2012
- Brenda said...
Turkey tastes extra good at other times of the year. I wish I had a freezer big enough to store one!
I'm with you, a day to do nothing is wonderful!
- 7:36 AM, March 02, 2012
- Carrie said...
Tomorrow is MY Saturday in which we have nothing on the calendar. HURRAY! I'm SO glad! I kind of need a break!!
Sometimes eating turkey NOT on Thanksgiving just needs to happen, that's what! =)
- 9:14 AM, March 02, 2012
- Hollace said...
Have a great weekend!
- 9:45 AM, March 02, 2012
- Karyn said...
I could have done without the snow, but I'm sure the farmers were breathing a sigh of relief! Although, I'm not complaining - after all, the calendar says spring is nearly here!
Also, this dump of snow has given opportunity for the sleds to come out!
Turkey on a 'random day' is the best. Kind of like missing work to spend the day with your honey.
- 9:46 AM, March 02, 2012
- Jerralea said...
I adore days with nothing to do! I just told my hubby this week that I needed a "lazy Monday," my version of a day with nothing to do.
Thanks for sharing the photo editing sites. I'm going to check them out.
Turkey and dressing is great anytime!
- 10:20 AM, March 02, 2012
- Bluerose said...
I'm amazed at the snow! We've been having great spring weather, although we are preparing for bad storms the next couple of days. :P
I LOVE those days when there's nothing to do!!!! :)
- 10:30 AM, March 02, 2012
- Barbara H. said...
I'm glad you found another photo-editing option!
It sounds a little strange to have turkey in Feb. -- but then just reading about it has my mouth watering for it. My husband's mom used to make a turkey dinner when we would come up in the summers because it fed so many people. That seemed different, too, but we got used to it.
It's funny, praying with others isn't something I am naturally inclined to -- usually I prefer to pray alone -- yet when I do, it is such a blessing.
I wish we'd had one good snowfall this winter, but we have more than enough last year.
Your day with nothing to do sounds very nice!
- 11:38 AM, March 02, 2012
- Annette {This Simple Home} said...
I happen to like ham and turkey dinners occasionally for no real reason, too. I made TONS of stuffing at TG time...and should have it soon!
I am also a Picnik fan...signed up and fell in love with it about a week before their announcement. I will be looking at those options! Thanks for sharing!
- 11:42 AM, March 02, 2012
- Our Village is a Little Different said...
I kind of understand about picnik, I have been feeling that way about GFC, but it all works out. I'm glad your friend could help! Oh, and thanks for reminding me, I have a turkey in my freezer, too!
We had a snow this week, too. Only three inches, but it was the first in over a month.
How nice that you enjoyed a lazy Saturday! It sounds nice. :)
- 12:15 PM, March 02, 2012
- Hope said...
I found a turkey in my freezer this week too! Haven't made it yet , though, but sure am looking forward to it. I also had a day of doing nothing. Isn't it great?! AND we now have tons of snow this week as well. Great list of faves! Have a wonderful weekend.
- 3:45 PM, March 02, 2012
- Lynette said...
We had turkey last month!
Putzed, not too many people use that word that I know have.One of my favorite words and things to.
- 6:29 PM, March 02, 2012


text:
asics shoes qoo10 sg smart spa
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life SYNOPSIS
Ayn Rand was born in 1905 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Defying the death warrant of the Soviet Union, she came to America as a temporary visitor in 1926 but remained for the rest of her life. Later, she would also defy the cultural and political views of contemporary America in such best-selling novels as THE FOUNTAINHEAD and ATLAS SHRUGGED. Her unique philosophy, Objectivism, challenged the cultural tradition of 2,500 years . . .
asics shoes qoo10 sg smart spa
asics shoes 2017 black and white charger rt 662655asics shoes 2017 black and white charger logo smartphone 662654asics shoes office hr administrator responsibilities and duties asics shoes and rockford illinois zip code 662652asics shoes afterpay appliance 662651 , asics shoes youtube song hallelujah to the lamb 662650asics shoes ranked boost pokemon go tier 2 662649asics shoes running mental toughness quotes in wrestling 662648asics shoes novak djokovic wife argues 662647asics shoes gt 2000 5 women's asics gt-2160 replacement 6626 , asics shoes kleen test careers 662645 , asics shoes akshay kumar daughter only wears 662644 , asics shoes differences synonyms for important part 662643asics shoes quora complaints against companies in nc north 66264asics shoes ranked boost pokemon go tier 1 662641 , asics shoes youtube song converter app windows 662640asics shoes 33 mud claws mt everest 662639asics shoes ranked boost pokemon go tier 3 662638 , asics shoes milwaukee area festivals 2018 music 662637 , asics shoes city center doha qatar cinemas schedule 662636asics shoes akshay kumar daughter photo 2017 facebook 662635 , asics shoes novak djokovic wikipedia español internet and satell , asics shoes reddit news moments quotes 662633 , asics shoes qoo10 seller singapore mrt system 662632 , asics shoes 150 tr meshki boutique instagram 662631asics shoes 33 minutes to hours chart conversion 662630 , asics shoes office zenica uzivo camera clip 662629 , best asics shoes 2016 woman halloween customs candy 662628asics shoes afterpay belgie estland uuraf 662627 ,Jeff Britting (Composer)
AYN RAND: A SENSE OF LIFE | Cast & Crew Bios
asics shoes qoo10 sg smart spaRead More
AWARDS Accolades & Nominations
January 19, 1999: "Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life" won a Golden Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film. The award was given by the International Press Academy at the…
At the 70th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, "Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life" was honored with an Oscar nomination in the category of Best Documentary Feature.
"In a loving—but not fawning—documentary look at this fascinating figure of 20th-century intellectual life, director Michael Paxton has created an exhaustive and definitive history of a challenging subject."
"The film, narrated by Sharon Gless, is an expertly assembled collection of news films, interviews with various people and television clips showing Rand being interviewed by people such…
"...Paxton makes "Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life" a testament to the woman. In explaining the person behind the great novels, the film conveys her sense of life…asics shoes
"...In this absorbing and rich documentary which deservedly won an Oscar Nomination, Rand's life is not merely explored but decoded."
"Details a fascinating life with skill and intelligence....an admirable job of humanizing a previously forbidding subject."
"Engrossing... A Hymn to an Original Thinker"

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Reid could testify for son
Coach's son faces civil suit in alleged road-rage incident
COURTHOUSE — Former Eagles head coach Andy Reid could be called to testify when his son's civil trial in connection with an alleged road-rage incident gets underway, lawyers have hinted in Montgomery County court.
"Are you calling Andy Reid?" county Judge Thomas M. DelRicci asked a lawyer representing a Springfield, Delaware County, man who is suing Reid's 29-year-old son, Britt, in connection with an alleged January 2007 heated encounter along a West Conshohocken roadway.
"We may your honor. We reserve the right to call him," lawyer Steven M. Mezrow responded during a pretrial hearing, indicating at one point that he believed Andy Reid and his wife, Tammy, had been subpoenaed by his law office as potential witnesses at their son's civil trial.
However, a lawyer representing the interests of the coach and his wife told the judge to his knowledge no sub-
poenas had been issued to the Reids. He added that with the football season beginning Sunday, Andy Reid, who served as Eagles coach from 1999 to 2012 before becoming head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, won't have much time available for any depositions.
"There's been no discussion of flying to Kansas City for a deposition," DelRicci addressed Mezrow. If Andy Reid is subpoenaed at this late date, it would likely postpone the start of Britt Reid's trial, which is currently set to begin with jury selection on Sept. 19.
In the suit filed against Britt Reid, Larry Johnson, of Holt Lane, Springfield, Delaware County, is seeking damages in excess of $50,000, claiming he suffered physical and emotional pain, mental anguish, including posttraumatic stress disorder, and humiliation as a result of Britt Reid's conduct, which the suit alleges included brandishing and pointing a handgun at Johnson. Andy and Tammy Reid are not parties to the suit.
In pretrial court documents, Mezrow and fellow lawyer Michael O. Pansini, who represent Johnson, listed "news articles" and a "VHS tape of Andy Reid press conference" as potential trial exhibits. The documents do not indicate the date of the press conference.
That prompted lawyers Edward J. McGinn and David S. Wolf, who represent Britt Reid, to ask DelRicci to prevent Mezrow from presenting newspaper articles, news videos and a videotape of the press conference as evidence at Britt Reid's trial, arguing such exhibits are inadmissible hearsay evidence and that statements and assertions made in news articles and the press conference are "irrelevant and unfairly prejudicial."
"Here, the statements which will be offered are out-of-court statements and assertions by a newscaster, which are being offered for the truth," McGinn and Wolf wrote in court papers. "Any comments and assertions made by the authors of the news articles are hearsay. Any comments and assertions made by Andy Reid during a press conference are hearsay. Any comments and assertions made by the media at the press conference with Andy Reid are hearsay."
When the judge sought an offer of proof about the relevance of the press conference footage, Mezrow suggested he might need the videotape to impeach any testimony Andy Reid might provide if he's called to testify at his son's civil trial.
DelRicci didn't indicate when he would rule on the matter as well as other pretrial issues.
Lawyers for Britt Reid, formerly of Villanova, also have asked the judge to preclude from trial any evidence that drugs were found in Britt Reid's vehicle by the police on the date of the incident and any evidence about prior drug or alcohol use by Reid. The defense also wants to preclude from trial evidence regarding any weapons or ammunition purchased or possessed by Britt Reid, "other than the handgun at issue," according to court papers and testimony.
The lawsuit originally was filed in Philadelphia. However, in 2009, a Philadelphia judge moved the case to Montgomery County after Reid's lawyers raised the issue of improper venue. Britt Reid did not attend the pretrial hearing.
Johnson, according to his suit, was operating a Ford pickup truck along Route 23 in West Conshohocken on Jan. 30, 2007, on his way to a Home Depot to get supplies for work when he encountered Britt Reid, who allegedly got out of a black GMC Denali and "engaged in a verbal altercation." Reid, the suit alleged, returned to his vehicle, reached inside and pulled out a silver .45-caliber handgun and pointed it at Johnson's face and then smiled.
Reid's conduct placed Johnson "in fear of immediate serious bodily injury and death" and Johnson believed "that he was about to die," the suit alleged.
Britt Reid, the suit alleged, lied to investigators about the incident, claiming he had pulled out a flashlight and not a handgun, and made "false, crude, degrading and defamatory statements" about Johnson that harmed Johnson's reputation and character.
In July, Britt Reid's lawyers filed a pretrial statement in which they contended, "There was no physical contact between the parties or physical injury sustained by the plaintiff." Defense lawyers argued Reid "denied pointing the gun toward Mr. Johnson," referring to previous testimony during which Reid allegedly stated, "The gun barrel was facing to the left and up." In court papers, defense lawyers argued the handgun displayed by Reid was unloaded.
The trial, once it begins, is expected to last four to five days.
Britt Reid, according to documents filed in July by his lawyers, currently resides and works in Kansas City.
"He works as an assistant coach for the Kansas City Chiefs football team," McGinn and Wolf wrote in papers in which they had requested a trial date during the "bye week" of Oct. 6.
Britt Reid also faced criminal charges in connection with the West Conshohocken incident. In November 2007, Reid, then 22, was sentenced to eight to 23 months in jail, to be followed by four years' probation, after he pleaded guilty to charges of simple assault, possessing an instrument of crime, firearms not to be carried without a license and drug possession. At that time, sentencing Judge Steven T. O'Neill told Reid he could apply for acceptance into the county's drug treatment court program after serving five months behind bars.
Britt Reid also pleaded guilty to DUI and drugrelated charges stemming from an Aug. 23, 2007, incident during which he crashed a vehicle into a shopping cart at the Metroplex shopping cen- ter along Chemical Road in Plymouth Township. Authorities alleged they found prescription drugs in Reid's system that impaired his ability to drive.
After serving a stint in jail, Reid was accepted into the Montgomery County Drug Treatment Court program in February 2008. In June 2009, Reid, then 24, graduated from the program, presided over by Judge O'Neill, after successfully completing a 15-month treatment plan that included random drug testing and group and individual counseling.
On the same day as Britt Reid's alleged roadrage incident, his older brother, Garrett, was arrested in connection with a drug-fueled, twovehicle crash at Germantown Pike and Arch Road in Plymouth. Garrett Reid pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of heroin in connection with the crash. In August, 2012, Garrett Reid died from an accidental heroin overdose during Eagles training camp at Lehigh University. He was 29.
Follow Carl Hessler Jr. on Twitter @ MontcoCourtNews
Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid addresses the media during a news conference at NFL football training camp in 2012.
7-7-1 (Day: 5-4-2) 1-8-8-2 (Day: 3-7-5-3) 4-6-6-1-7 (Day: 2-3-3-8-0) 04-08-23-25-26 06-22-27-33-45-47 02-16-43-45-51 Powerball: 35 Power Play: 03 01-08-54-69-72 Mega Ball: 01 Megaplier: 03


text:
If utilized correctly, visualization can become quite powerful in getting the very most out of yourself.
So we're supposed to believe that just because we WANT to achieve something bad enough and picture ourselves doing it, it will be done? Well, of course it's not that easy. Unfortunately, we all can't dream our way to a world record (sorry to burst any bubbles out there!), but visualization is a powerful tool when it comes to training, racing, and getting the most out of yourself.
The mental side of running is sometimes more crucial than the physical; we've all experienced the critical moment in a race where you are faced with the decision to keep pushing or back off and relent to the pain. Callousing the mind to the pain of exertion is one battle, another is working against the limits you may be putting on yourself. Believing you can do better is the first step and one way to achieve that is to picture yourself accomplishing those goals.


text:
Background and Goals: MATH 105 serves both as a preparatory class to the calculus sequences and as a terminal course for students who need only this level of mathematics. Students who successfully complete MATH 105 are fully prepared for MATH 115.
Content: This is a course on analyzing data by means of functions and graphs. The emphasis is on mathematical modeling of real-world applications. The functions used are linear, quadratic, polynomial, logarithmic, exponential, and trigonometric. Algebra skills are assessed during the term by periodic testing. The classroom atmosphere is interactive and cooperative and homework is done in groups.
Alternatives: MATH 110 [Pre-Calculus (Self-Paced)] is a condensed half-term version of the same material offered as a self-study course through the Math Lab.
Subsequent Courses: The course prepares students for MATH 115.


text:
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — President Barack Obama says his administration is working with Congress to provide Jordan with an additional $200 million in aid this year.
Jordan's economic troubles have been made worse by the influx of more than 450,000 refugees fleeing the civil war across the border in neighboring Syria. The Syrians are crowding refugee camps in Jordan and overwhelming aid agencies run by the important U.S. ally in the Middle East.
The United States already is the largest single donor of humanitarian aid for the Syrian people.
Obama said Friday that the extra money, if approved by Congress, will help provide more humanitarian assistance and basic services.
He made the announcement during a news conference in Amman, Jordan, with King Abdullah II.


text:
Treasury 10-year note yields touched 2% for the first time since April as orders for durable goods in the U.S. rose more than forecast, another signal the U.S. economic recovery may be strengthening.
The benchmark yield rose even as Fitch Ratings said the temporary suspension of the U.S. debt limit removes the near-term risk to the nation's AAA credit rating. Federal Reserve officials start a two-day meeting tomorrow as investors speculate when policy makers will begin to slow stimulus. The U.S. will sell $35 billion in two-year securities today, the first of three note auctions totaling $99 billion this week.
"The economy is probably getting on better footing," said Scott Sherman, an interest-rate strategist in New York at Credit Suisse Group AG, one of 21 primary dealers that trade directly with the central bank. "People down the road will start speculating when the Fed is going to unwind."
Benchmark 10-year note yield rose four basis points, or 0.04 percentage point, to 1.98% as of 11:11 a.m. New York time, according to Bloomberg Bond Trader data, after rising as high as 2%, the highest since April 25. The price of the 1.625% security due in November 2022 fell 9/32, or $2.81 per $1,000 face value, to 96 26/32. The yield is still less than the average over the past decade of 3.64%.
'Beach Ball'
"The Treasury market is trading like a beach ball -- you just can't hold rates down, they keep jumping back up," said William O'Donnell, head U.S. government-bond strategist in Stamford, Connecticut, at Royal Bank of Scotland's RBS Securities unit, a primary dealer. "There is a lot of resistance lining up about 2%, at 2.09/10 area. A lot of bearish channels and trend lines come in there -- that's why we've been sporting this 1.7 to 2.1 range."
Resistance is an area on a price graph where analysts anticipate sell orders to be clustered.
RBS forecasts the 10-year yield to decline to 1.90% by end of 2013. The yield will rise to 2.25% at year-end, according to the weighted average forecast of 76 economists in a Bloomberg survey,
Orders for durable goods in the U.S. rose 4.6% in December after a 0.7% gain the prior month, a Commerce Department report showed in Washington. The median forecast of 76 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a 2% gain in overall orders.
Copyright 2014 Bloomberg. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Copyright 2014 Bloomberg. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.


text:
Pop Popular Facial cream with AHA. POP AHA is a facial cream treating problems and blemishes of the skin such as acne, freckle, pimple ,etc... POP Pearl cream is specially formulated and nourished with natural extracts from fruitamin to smooth and whiten facial skin, revive skin cells,protect from U.V. damages to the skin and reduce dark spots. POP Pearl cream with extract from natural fruit helps whitening your facial skin feels confident and beautiful. Ingredients : candella wax, Beeswas, white, I.P.M, glycerin, Vitamin E, Steraric Acid, Methyl Paraben, Perfume. Raw Material from USA., London, Paris, Tokyo. Net weight 20 grams. Product of Thailand.
Copyright © 2004 - 2018 GroceryThai.com


text:
Pin It
Antique Dollar Store Tray
Pin It
21 comments:
This turned out just lovely! Don't know if I will invest in all the Annie Sloan supplies, but I really like how your tray looks. You wouldn't know it's a Dollar Store makeover!ReplyDelete
That is so cool. I would have never guessed it was a dollar store tray! You are so creative!ReplyDelete
Awesome transformation!ReplyDelete
Mrs. Delightful
Ah tres chic! What a great dollar store transformation!ReplyDelete
That looks so sweet! In the photos it looks like ceramic or ironstone, not painted metal.....I love the antique-y look to it.ReplyDelete
I am sooooo doing this. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
~ robin @ itsrobinwithani.com
Wow! What a fabulous dollar store transformation! Such a great project to practice your first painting techniques. Thanks so much for linking up to The Creative Spark - I'll be featuring this on my Facebook page. Have a great weekend!ReplyDelete
Jenn :)
This is so neat!! I love the finish! Thanks so much for linking up! xoxo- Rachel @ bubblynaturecreations.comReplyDelete
Awesome! You do the best $ store projects!ReplyDelete
Thanks for linking it up!
OOhh great idea! Thanks for sharing this at last week's Drab to Fab! I always love seeing what you've come up with! Come on back over to this week's party!ReplyDelete
Have a great weekend!
Amy @ Sugar and Spice
What a great transformation! Thanks for linking on Busy Monday at A Pinch of Joy! Hope to see you again soon – the links are openReplyDelete


text:
Aonuma said, "We're certainly looking at different ways to add on content that would enhance the experience for the user – maybe more places to explore or just to enrich the experience beyond what is on the disc."
Makes sense, since N64DD was basically a system to add on content to LoZ:OoT- the Master Quest.
This would certainly be a way for them to keep content coming at a quicker pace.
Also, DLC would not have to be scrutinized as hard (by Nintendo) as the additional content would be extra and not the main or original vision.
It would be a great way to train RETRO, let some of them make DLC for LoZ while they ramp-up for the NEW Samus/Metroid Game.
(I haven't forgotten RETRO... hover my avatar!) >:(
I only want EXPANSION DLC, not things to make the game easier. Play the game, get better at it, and beat the game!
$2 for 500 ruppies? nope!
$5 for a new link costume? nope!
$15 for Ura/Master quest expansion with new items and questline? Sure why not?


text:
You are hereHome ›
Narrow Search
Now showing results 1-10 of 17
The change in the sun's location during sunrise and sunset over the course of a year is explained through this student-lead NASA eClips segment. The resource also includes a lesson that contains a pre- and post-test, and an activity using the Frayer... (View More) model. The Real World series of NASA eClips™ connects classroom mathematics to 21st century careers and innovations and are designed for students to develop an appreciation for mathematics through real-world problem solving. (View Less)
Materials Cost: Free
In this data analysis activity, students compare near surface temperature at the time of the solstices in two different hemispheres, and see how the tilt of the Earth's axis in relationship to the Sun contributes to temperature differences across... (View More) the planet. Step-by-step instructions for use of the MY NASA DATA Live Access Server (LAS) guide students through selecting a data set, importing the data into a spreadsheet, creating graphs, and analyzing data plots. The lesson provides detailed procedures, related links and sample graphs, follow-up questions, extensions, and teacher notes. Designed for student use, MY NASA DATA LAS samples micro datasets from large scientific data archives, and provides structured investigations engaging students in exploration of real data to answer real world questions. (View Less)
Materials Cost: Free per student
This is an activity about seasons. Learners compare the seasons though identifying seasonal activities and drawing scenes in each season. Then, they compare the temperature on thermometers left under a lamp for different lengths of time to explore... (View More) how Earth heats more when the Sun is in the sky for longer periods of time. Finally, learners use a flashlight and a globe to investigate how the spherical shape of Earth causes the seasons to be opposite in each hemisphere. This hands-on activity is an additional lesson as part of the book, Adventures in the Attic. (View Less)
This is a book about seasons. Learners will read or listen to a story about two twins, Matt and Matilda, who are tasked with creating a model of the Earth-Sun system for a science fair project. Through some wild seasonal changes they experience... (View More) while creating the model, the two come to a better understanding of the causes of Earth's seasons. An extension activity is included (Reasons for the Seasons), as well as reading and vocabulary activities. (View Less)
In this activity, learners draw a circle with a single focus, an ellipse with two foci close together, and an ellipse with two foci far apart, and compare the shapes. Learners then measure the Sun in four images each taken in a different season,... (View More) comparing the apparent size of the Sun in each image to determine when Earth is closest to the Sun. This is the second activity in the SDO Secondary Learning Unit. The activity is reprinted with permission from the Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS). (View Less)
In this kinesthetic activity, learners act out the rotation and revolution motions of Earth around the Sun over the course of one year. Learners also physically model the tilt of the Earth and will identify the summer and winter solstice and vernal... (View More) and autumnal equinox locations in relation to Earth's orbit around the Sun. (View Less)
This is an activity about seasons. Learners begin by brainstorming a list of activities and events that occur in each season. Next, learners perform an experiment by comparing the temperature on thermometers left under a lamp for different lengths... (View More) of time to illustrate that Earth heats more when the Sun is in the sky longer. (View Less)
Materials Cost: $1 - $5 per group of students
This is an activity about the relation between day length and temperature. In one team, learners will create and analyze a graph of hours of sunlight versus month of the year for a number of latitudes. In another team, learners will graph... (View More) temperature versus month for the same latitudes. The teams then compare data and draw conclusions from their analyses. (View Less)
How effective would solar cells be in any particular area of the United States? In this activity, students answer that question by analyzing graphs of incoming solar radiation. Students will download two solar radiation graphs, one based on latitude... (View More) and one based on cloud cover. After transferring that data to the accompanying worksheet, students will determine the areas in the United States best suited for the use of solar cells. Using both an overlay graph and a difference graph, students will determine the practicality of solar cell power for a home in various U.S. locations. This lesson uses student- and citizen science-friendly microsets of authentic NASA Earth system science data from the MY NASA DATA project. It also includes related links, extensions, an online glossary, and a list of related AP Environmental Science topics. (View Less)
Materials Cost: Free
This activity enables students to better understand the motion of the Sun and how we use it to measure time. Students create a "horizon calendar" at their school by carefully observing and recording the horizon and the Sun at sunset (or sunrise, for... (View More) early risers) over a period of weeks or months. Part 1 of this activity can be done as a whole group and involves selecting and drawing a detailed map of the site. Part 2 of this activity can be done as a whole group and involves determining the direction west and drawing the horizon line. Part 3 should be done by the teacher since it involves making weekly observations at sunset (or sunrise), which is outside of regular school hours. Part 4 can be done with the whole class and involves using the data from the observations to calculate the average rate of change in sunset time and respond to discussion questions. The activity is not time-consuming, but must be conducted over a period of at least a few weeks. It is best as a semester unit, or even a project for the entire school year. Also, the best time of year to run this activity is around the equinoxes: March and September. The lesson plan includes discussion questions, background information about desert horizons, and a math extension activity in which students calculate how the time of sunrise or sunset changes from day to day. This activity is the sixth lesson in the Ancient Eyes Look to the Skies curriculum guide. (View Less)
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1 per group of students


text:
Tiger wrote:Todd Bersnoozi wrote:FAN wrote:Yes but that's partly because Nonis was too chicken to give anybody a contract for longer than two years except for defensemen. He was constantly looking for guys who are willing to sign one year deals. Gillis understood that in a cap world you have to pay players based on expectations. Sometimes that bites him in the ass, but you can't win a Cup by being conservative.
Good dialogue fan. I respect your views, but it looks like we're getting no where with our views on Nonis & Gillis. Agree to disagree. *offers handshake*
Been enjoying reading both you and Fans posts .. both interesting and factual seeing things from a different point of view..Good to see 2 guys on this forum disagree without being disagreeable .. no personal attacks !!
My take? Nonis and Gillis were both "new" GM's and some of their mistakes were just that.. Newbie mistakes..
Nonis might be blamed for not tying his core to longer term contracts but Gillis's long term contracts are now biting him in the arse.. Right now , going into the playoffs we have over 12 million in contracts who are not slated to play .. Lou, Ballard, Booth, Maholtra.. Not Good ?
Last I checked Lou is our starting goaltender for this series no? Ballard, Booth and Maholtra are all injured no? The only one on that list that is a bust and eating cap space is Ballard, but he is injured right now as well. Fail to see how those long term contracts are biting MG in the ass.
Now talk to me July 1st and I will probably agree with you.


text:
Most people have seen x-ray inspection equipment at airport security points and in medical offices. While the basic technology is the same, the application of inline x-ray inspection on a high-speed food or pharmaceutical production line is quite different -- and the equipment offers many more capabilities. This webinar will cover the basics of x-ray inspection technology and its application in a manufacturing environment. Attendees will learn what it can do and, equally important, what it cannot do. The webinar will also cover the important issue of safety and how you can incorporate x-ray inspection into your HACCP and GMP brand protection programs.
Mettler's expert presenters have many years of experience applying x-ray technology to in-line product inspection. The webinar is scheduled to last one hour and there will be a live question and answer session at the end. The webinar is recommended for product inspection equipment influencers and decision-makers and for anyone who wants to expand their knowledge of product inspection.
To register, visit www.mt.com/webinars.


text:
18.2GB Wide Ultra SCSI-3 7200 rpm 1.6 Drive Wide Ultra3 SCSI Hot-Plug Option Part# 313764-001 Option Part# 313756-B21
Overview:Today' s distributed enterprise is seeing larger more complex applications an increase of mission-critical
data moving to the server increasing demand for transaction processing and critical server consolidation.
In this environment storage has become a critical component of the information system significantly
defining both the systems reliability and performance. This is why Compaq drives undergo an intense
qualification process that eliminates data integrity problems firmware and O/S incompatibilities and
other causes of data corruption or premature failure. All drives are proven to perform in the Compaq systems
for which they were designed.
CategoryHard Drive
Part NumberHP 313764-001
Product ID1687_HP_HardDrives
Access time6.2ms
Drive Capacity18.2GB
Data Storage Device TypeSAS
Data Transfer Rate160MB
InterfaceUltra3 SCSI
Additional informationLVD- Low Voltage
Rotational Speed7200 rpm


text:
MOSCOW (AP) — The international envoy on Syria will visit Moscow this weekend for talks on the crisis, a senior Russian diplomat said Wednesday.
Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said that U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi will arrive in Moscow on one-day visit Saturday, according to the ITAR-Tass news agency.
Brahimi met Monday in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar Assad, but didn't signal any progress toward a negotiated solution for the civil war. Brahimi told reporters after the talks that he and Assad exchanged views on the crisis and discussed possible steps forward, which he did not disclose.
Preceding Brahimi's trip, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad and Assistant Foreign Minister Ahmad Arnous flew early Wednesday to Moscow, according to airport officials in Beirut. The Russian Foreign Ministry made no immediate comment about their mission.
Russia has used its veto right alongside China at the U.N. Security Council to protect its old ally from international sanctions over a civil war that has killed more than 40,000, but it has increasingly sought to distance itself from Assad.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said last week that Moscow would welcome any country's offer of a safe haven to Assad, but has no intention of giving him shelter if he steps down.
At the same time, Moscow has given no indication that it could end its firm opposition to international sanctions against Assad and calls for him to step down.
Lavrov reaffirmed Russia's call for the fulfillment of a peace plan brokered by Brahimi's predecessor, Kofi Annan, that was approved at an international conference in Geneva. On Russia's insistence, the plan left the door open for Assad being part of the transition process and has been rejected by the opposition.


text:
One of the oldest matchmaking services providing Dwight personals to the area. Matchmaker specializes in helping singles in the Dwight personals area find that special someone. Whether you are seeking a serious relationship or marriage; matchmaker.com can help you today. Our Dwight personals service provides the latest in dating services to help you meet Dwight single men and Dwight single women. Create a free singles ad and start dating online, its easy!
DwightJoin Now Free!
Dwight Girls | Dwight Men | Dwight Gay | Dwight Lesbians
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
More Dwight Links:
Dwight Dating | Dwight Speed Dating | Dwight Chat | Dwight Singles | Dwight Love
Senior Dating | Catholic Dating | Christian Dating | Muslim Dating
Black Singles | Asian Singles | Latin Dating
Specializing in Dwight personals services for the past ten years and helping Dwight singles find that special someone has helped matchmaker become one of the best online destinations. Our cupid matchmaking service allows you to receive email updates when new members that match your preferences join out Dwight dating service. Find the best Dwight classifieds and Dwight personals when joining our online dating service today!


text:
TUSCALOOSA, AL (WBRC) - The Alabama Crimson Tide departed Tuscaloosa Friday afternoon for Baton Rouge.
The players - and even Coach Saban - were all smiles as they boarded the bus to Louisiana. We're sure it will be all business once they reach the home turf of the 7-1 LSU Tigers.
LSU currently holds a 22-game winning streak in Death Valley and the Tide is 2-3 at Tiger Stadium in the past decade.
The game will start at 7 p.m. CST Saturday, Nov. 3.
Copyright 2012 WBRC. All rights reserved.


text:
What sort of differences in effect, purpose, performance, etc, are there between a uniform and a constant vertex attribute?
I read (OpenGL ES 2.0 Programming Guide, pp 102-103 and 108-110) that if you disable a vertex attribute, it uses the constant attribute, which you can set with glVertexAttrib4fv, etc. So how would it differ from setting it as a uniform?
For example, say I wanted to draw triangles with one constant color per triangle. I think I'd have to draw one triangle at a time, which I'd prefer not to do. But if I did, I could put the color in a uniform and use it from either shader. Or I could put it in a constant vertex attribute and use that from the vertex shader. (There's one difference--I couldn't get to the vertex attribute from the fragment shader.)
I know I could also duplicate the colors per vertex and draw all the triangles together, but I'm curious about the above options.
Is it quicker to set or access one or the other? Am I right that either way I'd have to draw one triangle at a time, changing the color each time?


text:
mikeg313 wrote:taniaaust1 wrote:
If I get another.. I can post it here. (other then fires, disasters in Australia do not happen very often so its not surprising that two of my precogs have been about fire disasters just before they occur).
I am glad that we are thinking on the same wave length in posting them here as they can provide difinitive proof that we all precog its just that the time span on many we never can remember and feel a little dejavu.
Lets hope others find this forum and do the same. Maybe we can learn from this.
I Know EXACTLY what your talking about! I can see these little clips when the "trigger moment" happens. I know what everyone is going to say! I even say what im supposed to. Its fucking creepy! Its like Final Destination. Some call it dejavu. I call it premenissions. Crazy shit man.
[ Post made via iPhone ]


text:
Elert Archive
HSLDA Alerts & Information (ALL) RSS
Elert Archive
HSLDA Alerts & Information (ALL) RSS May 2010 5/28/2010 Rhode Island--Calls Needed to Block Compulsory Attendance Age Increase! 5/28/2010 Rhode Island--Chariho Requests Documents by June 25 5/28/2010 New Hampshire: Classified as Highly Regulated Due to Hostile Legislative Climate 5/28/2010 Hoekstra test 5/28/2010 California: Visit HSLDA at TCHEN 2010 Convention 5/28/2010 Virginia--Visit HSLDA at the 2010 Northern Virginia Home Education Conference 5/28/2010 HSLDA: J. Michael Smith to speak at National Black Home Educators Conference! 5/28/2010 HSLDA: Opportunity to Speak Out to Elected Officials 5/25/2010 Oregon-- Lowering Compulsory Attendance Age Senate Committee Topic May 26 5/25/2010 New York--Make Plans to Attend 26th Annual Upstate LEAH Conference! 5/25/2010 Florida--We Hope to See You at the FPEA Homeschool Convention 5/24/2010 Rhode Island--Action Needed to Prevent Compulsory Attendance Age Increase! 5/21/2010 Louisiana: Update--Homeschool Graduate Bill Passes Education Committee 5/21/2010 Texas--HSLDA and Generation Joshua at the 2010 SETHSA Convention! 5/20/2010 Virginia--Caution: Public School at Home Programs to Recruit Homeschoolers 5/20/2010 New York--Update on Rochester City School District 5/19/2010 New Hampshire: HSLDA Challenges Absurd Ruling in State Supreme Court 5/19/2010 Arizona--Register Early for AFHE Home Educators' Convention and Save! 5/18/2010 Illinois--Scott Woodruff, HSLDA Senior Counsel, to Speak at ICHE Convention! 5/14/2010 South Carolina--Calls Needed: Driver's License Bill Passed House 5/13/2010 Rhode Island: Compulsory Age Increase Stopped--For Now 5/13/2010 Louisiana: Update--Homeschool Graduate Bill Passes Education Committee 5/12/2010 Louisiana: Please Call Now in Support of Homeschool Graduate Bill 5/12/2010 Texas: Newspaper Article Causes Confusion 5/12/2010 Tennessee--Visit HSLDA at the SMHEA 2010 Family Resource Fair 5/12/2010 Oregon--Visit HSLDA at the OCEANetwork 2010 Conference 5/12/2010 Ohio--Visit HSLDA at the 26th Annual CHEO Convention 5/12/2010 Kentucky--Visit HSLDA at the CHEK 2010 Conference 5/12/2010 Texas--Visit HSLDA at the 23rd Annual CHEACT Conference 5/11/2010 Nevada--Homeschool Requirements Corrected on Scholarship Form 5/11/2010 Rhode Island--Action Needed to Prevent Compulsory Attendance Age Increase! 5/11/2010 Missouri--Act Immediately to Prevent Expansion of Compulsory School Attendance 5/10/2010 New Hampshire - More Action Needed to Protect Privacy 5/10/2010 Washington--Visit HSLDA at the WHO 2010 Convention 5/10/2010 Pennsylvania--Visit HSLDA at the SEARCH 2010 Convention 5/10/2010 Louisiana: Urgent--Please Act Now to Help Pass Parental Rights Resolution 5/10/2010 South Carolina--Visit HSLDA at the SCHEA 20th Statewide Convention 5/10/2010 Texas--Visit HSLDA at the One Day Academy Resource Fair! 5/10/2010 Iowa--Visit HSLDA at the Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators Conference 5/10/2010 Michigan--Visit HSLDA at the 2010 MCH Conference 5/10/2010 New Jersey--Visit HSLDA at the HEART Convention 5/10/2010 Colorado--Visit HSLDA at the CHEC Annual Conference 5/7/2010 New Hampshire--CHENH Conference Deadline Extended! 5/7/2010 Attend EU "Open House Day" at European Embassies Across Washington DC 5/5/2010 Ohio: Update on HB 371--Bad Bill Slows Down But Still a Threat 5/3/2010 New Hampshire: Take Action to Protect Privacy 5/3/2010 South Carolina--Calls Needed: Driver's License Bill Threatens Families 5/3/2010 Connecticut--Visit HSLDA at TEACH 2010 Convention! 5/3/2010 California--Visit HSLDA at the 22nd Annual SCOPE Conference 5/3/2010 Tennessee--Visit HSLDA at the MHEA Conference and Curriculum Fair 5/3/2010 Virginia--Visit HSLDA at the 27th Annual HEAV Homeschool Convention 5/3/2010 New York--Visit HSLDA at the LEAH 26th Annual Upstate Convention! 5/3/2010 New York: Rochester--Come to Meeting Tonight About Annual Assessments


text:
I was trying to send a static inner class from server to client, but I started to get some weird exceptions on the client side.
Gladly I found the source of this bug. Let me show an example:
Let's supose we have the following classes:
package pckg;
public class Foo {
public static class Bar {}
When I try to send an instance of Foo.Bar to the client, the JSON enconder outputs something like this:
That's what is causing the client to get nuts. It should be pckg.Foo$Bar instead of pckg.Foo.Bar
To fix this, just change every reference from Class.getCanonicalName() to Class.getName() in the class JSONEncoder.
BTW, I was getting the following exception on the client when trying to get a message part:
com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptException: (TypeError): Cannot call method 'get' of null
And the message part I was trying to access was not even the inner class that had the problem.
There might be some problem with the decoding on the client, because it is not validating the incoming message.
PS.: All those things I am reporting here are from version 1.3.2.Final
This should work fine in 2.0-SNAPSHOT.


text:
Is your network taking on a life of its own?
Meet the complexity challenge
Networking has always been something of a dark art, but you would have thought it would get easier as technologies mature. In fact, technology, along with users' expectations of it, is making the network manager's jobs more difficult than ever.
Virtualisation and private clouds, combined with unified networking and next-generation data centres, are placing more demands on networks. At the edge, users are becoming increasingly mobile and working from different endpoints, adding to the challenges network managers face.
It doesn't help that they are doing it manually, says Dennis Kennelly, vice-president of development and chief technical officer for Tivoli NetCool network management at IBM.
Surely some mistake
"You get 80 per cent of your problems when people start to make changes," he warns. "Your run-of-the-mill administrator is running around with a set of scripts and configuring these boxes. They are highly trained individuals but they make mistakes, and these things are complex."
The complexity increases as companies move to private clouds, with unified network cores handling everything from virtualised storage through to voice and video. Understanding how those services interact on a shared core is not easy.
At one level, network management is simply network discovery, using SNMP suites to give you a basic network topology.
But network managers need to understand the nature of the services the network provides, rather than simply concentrating on the equipment that is delivering them. Network management tools must start sniffing the packets travelling across the network and understanding the payload.
Frayed edges
While handling the challenges at the core of the network, managers must also be aware of what is happening at the edge. And the edge is fraying.
What used to be a solid, well-defined entity is fragmenting. When employees want to use a panoply of endpoint devices, and those devices travel with them on the road, managing the nodes that connect to the network becomes much more difficult.
"The biggest problem now is detecting rogue endpoints"
"Network traffic becomes less of an issue running out to the enterprise desktop, but security becomes more of an issue. The biggest problem now is detecting rogue endpoints," Kennelly says.
To begin to know which endpoints are legitimate, some form of asset management is advisable. Some companies are turning the whole sorry mess over to third-party cloud providers such as Damovo, which offers an internet-based mobile device management platform.
"You just need the telephone number of someone with a smartphone or tablet device," says Alex Williams, head of technical support.
"This sends an SMS that loads a small app on the device. Once you have that on the device, you can control it in any way you like."
This includes blacklisting apps and setting policies and security parameters. Right now, this is integrated into help-desk systems, but not into network or systems management platforms.
Firewalls everywhere
Mobility is only one cause of this fraying of the network edge, or "deperimeterisation". The growing need for business partners and branch offices to access enterprise computing resources is also driving the move towards more porous networks.
Steve Nice, technical director at hosting company Forlinux, says access controls at each layer of the network are crucial.
"Ensure that servers are both internally and externally firewalled. A lot of firms don't do that," he says.
"Otherwise, once you set your system up, internally you are left wide open."
Measures such as proper internal firewalling and deep packet inspection enable the network manager to move into policy-based networking. As networks become more complex, this automation will become increasingly important.
"Going back a few years, most networks were sold on a plug-and-play basis, and it was only when you went into the WAN that you saw policy-based networking," says Jason Peach, head of professional services at Networks First.
"A lot of customers are still stuck in the view that the network is all about plumbing, but it is about making the network more intelligent, to do certain things as needed."
Policy-based networking is the key to automation, which can help to make networks more manageable.
Script-hugging network managers who like that feeling of control may be reluctant to entrust their network to automated systems, but this will be part of the process as networks become more complex and their jobs gradually change. Are you ready to ride that wave? ®


text:
Your Location: Home >> Limestone >> limestone crusher equipment for sale in india
The 100 ton processing plant that Gulin company have provided for us is very good. Over two years it only have one problem.
We were looking for an international company to cooperate, when visiting the Gulin company we decided to partner with them. Gulin have the first-class gold procesing machine all over the world.
Gulin company provide the gold pans, sluice boxes, snuffer bottles, screens, magnets and books of the their products. Gulin gold processing equipment bring me a big profit.


text:
Employment History
iHub Solutions
Freelance Digital Marketing
In May 2015, I have just started working as a Freelance Digital Marketing for iHub Solutions, an Australian Website Agency which is based in Bali. My job included : * Creating Strategy & Concept for their Social Media – Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn * Back Link Building : creating SEO articles and posting them in high valued community/forum/resources websites in Perth, Australia * Creating blog Articles Concept/Ideas for www.somsweb.com.au
The Cooperative Asia
Digital Marketing Manager
The Cooperative Asia is a Bali-based Digital Agency which caters all the digital assets and inquiries for Oakley Indonesia, we report directly to Oakley Asia Pacific in Australia. My job included : • Managing Oakley Indonesia website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and email blasts. • Regularly liaising with Oakley Indonesia's key-distributors; MAP, PT Bali Bijaksana and Optik Seis. • Analyzing and monitoring competitor activities: Nike, Adidas, Quiksilver, Rip Curl, etc • Preparing Reports of Digital Campaign results as well as strategic optimizations. • Managing Oakley Indonesia Online Contests and promotions.
Enesis Group
Freelance Social Media
Enesis Group is one of the biggest FMCG group in Indonesia. Their products include Soffell, Adem Sari/Sensa Cools, Vegeta, Kispray, Antis, Coolant and Force Magic. They hired me as a Freelance Social Media to manage Coolant's digital assets. My job include : • Creating strategy for Coolant website, Facebook and Twitter. • Creating a monthly online contest. • Creating a weekly Editorial Calendar for website, FB and Twitter. • Creating a monthly competitor report : Pocari Sweat, Tebs Shocking Soda, Mizone. • Creating a monthly digital report including Impressions, Reach, Fan Growth and Evaluation.
Education History
University of Indonesia


text:
I'm Tracy. This blog, LATINAish, began in 2009 as a creative outlet to express my love of all things Latin American, to share observations of bilingual, bicultural life, and to connect with kindred spirits.
Over the years, LATINAish has remained focused on thoughtful content that inspires, educates and encourages respectful discussion on culture, language, and issues affecting la comunidad latina because I believe that through sharing positive stories and honest conversations, poco a poco, we can all grow ourselves and better give back to the world we live in.
The little community that has come together through this blog amazes me and I have learned so much from the conversations it has sparked. I am grateful to all of you who read, subscribe, like, tweet, share, and comment. Although LATINAish is full of stories featuring our bilingual/bicultural familia – it isn't just about us – it's about all of you and the spirit in which you come here to contribute your own histories, knowledge, questions, and positive energy.
Gracias for reading and for helping to create a welcoming atmosphere for both Latinos, and Latinos de Corazón.
Con cariño,
Tracy López is a bilingual freelance writer and novelist. Her writing has appeared online and in print publications such as SerPadres Magazine and Café Magazine; her translations have appeared in print magazine Plaza Familia. Previous positions include contributing writer to latinamom.me, Features Writer and Editorial Coordinator at SpanglishBaby, as well as Owner, Editor-in-Chief and Author of this blog, LATINAish.com.
Born and raised in the suburbs outside of Washington D.C., Tracy writes from her home less than two hours from the nation's capital with her Salvadoran husband, Carlos, and their two sons.
• New here? Visit the Frequently Asked Questions page.
• Check out my freelance and fiction writing here.
• Read the story about how I met Carlos.


text:
Searchers find rope in hunt for Mount Hood climber
- Article by: STEVEN DUBOIS
- Associated Press
- June 28, 2013 - 8:40 PM
PORTLAND, Ore. — Crew members aboard an Oregon National Guard helicopter spotted rope and a spike while searching for a climber who has been missing on Mount Hood since last weekend.
It was unknown if the items belong to Kinley Adams, but they are the first potential clues rescuers have found in their six-day search.
The avalanche risk from warm temperatures prevented ground teams from investigating further Friday. Searchers plan to climb to the site at 2 a.m. Saturday, when it's colder, and helicopters will return later that day.
"There's debris all over the mountain as far as left-behind ropes and all kinds of other stuff, but this one looks a little out of place," said Sgt. Robert Wurpes of the sheriff's office. "It's something we want to take a look at — to rule out or rule in."
Adams, a 59-year-old Salem dentist, indicated he would take the Leuthold Couloir route to the summit, and the items were found east of there.
"It's a little bit off the path that we would have expected him to be on," he said. "That could be because he was disoriented or there was low visibility. There could be a lot of reasons for that."
Wurpes declined to reveal the altitude where the items were found, saying the sheriff's office doesn't want a "rogue" climber investigating in the dangerous conditions.
Adams' family reported him overdue June 22 and his car was found on the mountain at Timberline Lodge.
A climber with decades of experience, Adams had been making frequent trips to Mount Hood in preparation for a trip to Nepal. He is thought to have a cellphone, but searchers have been unable to pinpoint the signal. His mountain locator beacon was found at home, apparently with gear he was planning to take to Nepal.
Bad weather and poor visibility hampered this week's search, with helicopter crews unable to participate until late Thursday afternoon.
"Today is really the first day we're getting a good look," said Russell Gubele of Mountain Wave Emergency Communications. "It's been so socked in with clouds and rain that's it been difficult to see even if you're on foot, let alone the air."
© 2018 Star Tribune


text:
Purple Maxx has been in development for over two years under the name of STACKER. They discovered a combination of organic compounds that would not only encourage plants to "stack" their flowering sites closer together during early flower development but would also stimulate increased resin development later. Plus, it would increase the girth of primary flowers, add mass and stimulate extreme crystallization in resin producing plants. Early testers also found that using a feeding regimen of both Gravity and STACKER reported their plants turned dark purple! Please keep in mind this is an experimental product and is not completely ready for sale, but due to extreme demand is now being released in limited quantities. When applied properly, Purple Maxx enhances the existing purple produced. Plants that do not contain purple may not see any color change.
— Ships from Portland, Oregon USA.


text:
Since the 1970s, there has been controversy in the dental profession regarding the safety of mercury as a filling material. Some dentists contend that no matter what the amount used in dental fillings, the mercury is toxic. At the same time, the American Dental Association (ADA) asserts that only a small percentage of individuals exhibit allergies to mercury, and that once mercury is mixed and hardened as a filling material, the percentage of individuals who are sensitive to it becomes even smaller.
While the ADA has maintained that mercury in amalgam is stable, various researchers have demonstrated that it is not. In 1970, dentist Wallace Johnson and others published the results of their research in Journal of the American Dental Association. The report indicated that "mercury, an essential element of dental amalgams, is not a stable material but one that vaporizes at ordinary temperatures." In 1985, the Journal of Dental Research published a report by dentists Murry Vimy and F.L. Lorscheider, who also claimed that mercury vapor is released from amalgam fillings. These researchers further stated that the vapor is then distributed throughout the body via the respiratory system, but accumulates mostly in the brain, kidneys, and gastrointestinal tract. Some of the symptoms associated with mercury toxicity include a metallic taste in the mouth, severe headaches, dizziness, fatigue, weakness, depression, hair loss, memory loss, coma, and death. Furthermore, a natural balance of microorganisms in the body is upset by excess mercury in the gastrointestinal tract, and this imbalance may lead to candida.
In addition, the previously mentioned researchers have reported that when the metal comes in contact with saliva, there is a "battery effect" in which currents are generated, causing mercury molecules from the surface of the fillings to be released into the tissues.
Another negative report was published in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry in 1983. David Eggleston, a dentist in private practice and a researcher and professor at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry, indicated that when amalgam and nickel-based fillings are present, there is a reduction in the T-lymphocytes of the immune system. Lymphocytes are white blood cells that are the core of the body's immune system. Lymphocytes that circulate through the thymus gland are called T-lymphocytes (thymocytes). They recognize foreign invaders in the body and form antibodies against them. Eggleston concluded that the introduction of mercury into the body might weaken the immune system by reducing the number of T-lymphocytes.


text:
Skip to main content.
The Bard Difference
Extended Professional Internship
Engaged Faculty
Career Success
Integrated Curriculum
Masters Project
Local to Global
Our History
CEP Program
Environmental Policy
Climate Science
and Policy
Environmental Education
Peace Corps
Professional Certificate
3+2 Programs
Financial Aid
International Applicants
Visiting Us
Contact Us
Public Programs
C2C Fellows
National Climate Seminar
Sustainable Business Series
Sustainable Business Fridays
Our People
Advisory Board
Bard CEP News
Sustainability + CSR News
Our students come from diverse academic disciplines and bring to Bard their passion for environmental leadership. All students share a common purpose: to work toward finding viable and sustainable solutions to tomorrow's environmental challenges.
Alumni/ae Profiles
Select a name at the left to view that person's information.
Amy Faust '07
Consultant, Environmental Planning; UK Department for International Developmment/World Bank
Stationed in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Amy Faust works as an environmental specialist at the World Bank on projects related to climate change planning.
"The theoretical and practical training from Bard CEP was key to my entry into international development. My consulting assignments for international financial institutions vary from climate-change planning to environmental impact mitigation to urban development in Latin America and East Africa—all have required a holistic approach and a firm grounding in understanding economic, political, technical, and community angles to develop sustainable solutions with government and donor clients."
Ann Calamai '12
Special Assistant, U.S. EPA, Office of Research and Development
Ann Calamai '12 is a contractor with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development. She acts as the special assistant to the research coordinator for the EPA's Study of the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources.
Jackson Morris '07
Senior Policy Advisor, Pace Energy and Climate Center
Jackson Morris came to the Bard Center for Environmental Policy when he was 28 years old. Jackson received his B.A. in Sociology from Duke University, where he also received certificates in Primatology, and Markets and Management. Prior to Bard, Jackson oversaw an organic farm and managed the wholesale and retail sales of a natural foods store in Woodstock, NY. He also taught math, science, ecology, and Spanish in two schools outside of the U.S., one in the West Indies and one in the Dominican Republic. Born and raised on a horse farm in Kentucky, he has lived in the Catskills since 2004.
During his time at Bard CEP, Jackson interned for Environmental Advocates of New York, an environmental advocacy watchdog group in Albany, NY. As a policy intern, he researched potential abuses of the state's drinking water revolving fund and worked on the Campaign for Community Preservation. After graduating, Jackson went on to work for Environmental Advocates as a Government Affairs Associate and then as the Air & Energy Program Associate. His responsibilities at EANY included finding ways to cut air pollution and to promote the use of renewable energy in New York State.
"My time at Bard CEP provided me the solid foundation necessary to pursue a successful career as an advocate, lobbyist, and policy analyst for environmental issues in New York State. The holistic, intensive curriculum offered at Bard CEP was instrumental in allowing me to hit the ground running in my field, and the full semester internship has clearly paid dividends, as it grew into a permanent position before I even graduated. I would highly recommend the program to those looking for a degree that provides both sophisticated fundamental knowledge of environmental policy and the flexibility to specialize in whatever niche they wish to pursue."
In early November 2009, Jackson accepted a position as Senior Policy Advisor for the Pace Energy and Climate Center (PECC). Working out of Albany, Jackson represents PECC and the Natural Resources Defense Council to advance clean energy policies in the state capital. Jamie Van Nostrand, former director of PECC, mentioned, "We are excited to have Jackson joining us at this critical period in the New York energy scene. Jackson has a tremendous reputation in Albany as an effective advocate for clean energy polices, and it is a strategic time for us to invest in a full-time on-the-ground presence in Albany to promote energy efficiency, renewable energy, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions."
Rachel Savain '12
Policy Adviser, VNG International in Haiti
Rachel Savain '12 is a policy advisor for VNG International in Haiti, a Dutch NGO focused on municipal infrastructure and capacity building. Her focus area within VNG is waste management policy. Rachel interned for this organization during her master's program at Bard CEP and did her Master's Project on integrating informal recyclers into solid-waste management in Haiti through public-private partnerships.
"My internship experience through Bard CEP was a unique life and career experience. I was a project assistant for WASTE, a Dutch NGO (nongovernmental organization), working on implementing an integrated solid-waste management system in Haiti. Being engaged in fieldwork for six months helped me to truly understand the realities while allowing me to perform to my highest capabilities. The opportunity launched my international development career and helped me grow as a young professional. I am currently working at VNG International as a policy advisor."
Jessie Mee '09
Results/Knowledge Specialist for Ecosystems and Biodiversity, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Jessie Mee works in Pretoria, South Africa as a results and knowledge specialist in the ecosystems and biodiversity group at UNDP.
"Bard CEP gave me the knowledge and opportunities to build a career in the field of international development. In fact, my internship led directly to my current position with UNDP as a technical adviser in its global Ecosystems and Biodiversity team. Every day in my work I apply the skills that I gained from CEP. Reflecting back on my unique multidisciplinary education at Bard, I realize that I am truly indebted to the passionate and dedicated CEP team."
Jessica LeClair '12
Environmental Analyst I, Bureau of Energy and Technology Policy, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Jessica LeClair '12 now works for Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection with the Bureau of Energy and Technology Policy. Jess will be working on the state's climate change mitigation goals and processes. She is excited to put her M.S. degree to use by examining the mitigation side of climate change eorts. Jess is among the rst group of students to graduate from Bard CEP with an M.S. in Climate Science and Policy.
"The academic rigor and standard of excellence instilled by Bard CEP faculty and staff has helped prepare me for many challenges and opportunities that young professionals face. I feel that my time at Bard CEP provided invaluable experience learning to interpret and translate scientific fact to create and implement policy decisions that will directly impact my state and my fellow citizens. I am constantly reminded of this valuable nexus between science and policy and feel that Bard CEP puts graduates out in front of the curve."
Rachel Baker '05
Environmental Purchasing, Kaiser Permanente
Rachel Baker works at Kaiser Permanente, as a lead on environmental purchasing and supply chain management in Oakland, California. In this role, she oversees the development and implementation of Kaiser Permanente's environmentally preferred purchasing program. Kaiser owns more than 40 hospitals and 400 medical office buildings, and is the largest health care system in the United States. It purchases more than $12 billion in products and services each year, and Rachel is working on "greening" that supply chain. Rachel recently reached the five year mark at Kaiser Permanente as their lead on Environmental Purchasing and is poised to begin a new job with the company heading up sustainability for our Northern California region.
Nick Martin '13
Policy Analyst, Pace Energy and Climate Center, White Plains, New York
"During my time at Bard CEP, I was supported in securing two internships at leading environmental think tanks, one at the World Resources Institute in Washington, D.C., and the other at Development Alternatives in New Delhi, India. Both of these internships provided invaluable experience in my career field of choice, where I worked on policy research quality issues and climate adaptation/food security issues, respectively. After finishing my M.S. degree in climate science and policy, I was successful in securing a position with Pace Energy and Climate Center as a policy analyst."
Timothy Treadwell '07
Senior Manager of Research and Analysis, California Center for Sustainable Energy
As the senior manager of research and analysis at the California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE), Tim oversees research designed to support effective renewable energy, electric vehicle, and energy efficiency policies and programs.
"The multidisciplinary, thematic curriculum offered at Bard CEP was invaluable in preparing me for this work. It provided me with the tools necessary to both understand and explain the technical and policy issues driving sustainable energy markets in California"
Jessica Albin '07
Associate, Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C., New York, NY.
Jessica (Steinberg) Albin was our first student to complete the joint M.S./J.D. program with Pace Law School. She graduated from both schools in May 2007.
After graduating from the College of William and Mary with a double major in Public Policy and Environmental Studies, Jessica taught middle school Latin and physical science. After commencing her legal studies in 2003, Jessica applied to the joint program with Bard CEP. She wanted to gain a strong background in both science and policy through the Bard CEP program and felt this was important to becoming an informed and active environemental lawyer.
As a student, she was a vice-chair of the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, a first-year intern with the Pace Land Use Law Center, an extern with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C., and the first recipient of the Theodore Gordon Flyfishers' Founders Fund Scholarship, based on her commitment to environmental law in New York City and the Hudson Valley region. She also served as a case note/comment editor for the Pace Law Review. Jessica's Master's thesis, entitled "Appraising Conservation Easement Donations: The Need for More Uniform Standards and Greater Oversight," was published in the Environmental Law Reporter in November 2007.
Jessica is an associate at Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C., one of New York's leading environmental law firms, and practices in the areas of environmental law and litigation.
Ariadne Prior-Grosch '13
Living Environment Teacher, The Academy For Software Engineering
"The opportunity to combine graduate study—Master of Science in environmental policy and Master of Arts in teaching—has uniquely prepared me for a career in science education. Bard CEP's rigorous course work has provided me with a breadth and depth of knowledge and the tools to critically analyze environment problems. These skills enable me to teach not only high school biology in New York City, but also to develop my own environmental courses to share these skills with my students."
Karen Corey '13
Program Assistant, Forest Trends
"I chose Bard because of the Master's International Program. I'd known for years that I wanted to do Peace Corps service and the Bard CEP program has given me the opportunity to fulfill that dream, as well as set me on my way toward a new career."
Karen served in Samoa for two years teaching English and working on environmental projects. Prior to leaving, she worked as an intern at Resources for the Future, a Washington, D.C.–based environmental economics think tank. Now Karen works for Forest Trends as a program assistant for the Water Initiative, developing investments for watershed services (IWS) projects in the global south and building a community for IWS practitioners.
Keith McHugh '12
Sustainability Analyst, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
Keith McHugh '12 is working for Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. as a sustainability analyst. Keith works directly with plant operations to identify, track, and measure progress against sustainability targets in the areas of water, energy and climate, waste, and packaging, and to determine the most appropriate measures to help reduce their inputs.
Katrina Shindledecker '06
Director of Land Preservation, Hudson Highlands Land Trust, Garrison, NY.
Katrina Shindledecker began study at Bard CEP in 2004. She completed her B.S. at Eckerd College with a major in Psychology and a minor in Biology, and graduated from Pace University's Environmental Science Master's Program in 2003.
From 2000 through 2004 Katrina worked for the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) at the Rockefeller State Park Preserve in Mount Pleasant, NY, where she acted as the Director of Natural Resources. Her duties included developing and overseeing natural and historic resource maintenance and restoration projects for the preserve, many in partnership with local partners. In 2005, Katrina's role with OPRHP was expanded to include natural resource initiatives and environmental compliance for the Taconic region, which comprises15 parks and 5 historic sites.
Due to Katrina's extensive professional background, her internship requirement was waived, and she was able to complete her M.S. degree by writing her master's thesis, which was titled, "Land Transactions: Policies and Practices of Land Trusts in the Hudson Valley."
Soon after graduating from Bard in 2006, Katrina accepted the position of Director of Land Preservation at the Hudson Highlands Land Trust (HHLT) in Garrison, NY. The Hudson Highlands Land Trust works with landowners, local residents, municipalities, and regional conservation organizations to preserve the vast and biologically diverse land in the Hudson highland region. As HHLT's Director of Land Preservation, Katrina is responsible for directing and implementing the land trusts acquisition and stewardship program. She is also involved in local land use and acts as the community liaison for the land trust on natural resource issues.
Brandy Chambers '12
Energy Analyst, New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning
Brandy Chambers '12 works in the New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning as an energy analyst. Brandy did her internship at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C..
Bartek Starodaj '12
Program Assistant, Department of Urban and Regional Policy, German Marshall Fund of the United States
Bartek Starodaj '12 is working for the German Marshall Fund of the United States as a program assistant in the Department of Urban and Regional Policy. Bartek completed his Bard CEP graduate internship at the German Marshall Fund and did his master's project on "'Shrinking Cities' and the prospective role of regional governance in city planning".
Prapti Bhandary '11
Senior Research Assistant, International Food Policy Research Institute
"The combination of course work focused on multidisciplinary aspects of environmental policy and an extended internship provided me an ideal educational experience. Toward the end of the program, I was offered the position of senior research assistant at the International Food Policy Research Institute, where I had interned. I assist in the implementation of modeling, scenario analysis, write-ups, and data analysis."
Timothy Banach '11
Senior Analyst, GI Energy
Tim Banach is currently a senior analyst at GI Energy in New York City. Prior to this position, Tim was a senior analyst at the Pace Energy and Climate Center working on combined heat and power systems and district energy in New York and New England. Tim also did his internship at Pace.
"The interdisciplinary nature of the first-year course work gave me confidence to communicate with any analyst across broad research areas, from renewable energy technology to energy markets to energy policy and law. The specialized nature of the second-year curriculum was instrumental in my professional growth. I am now senior analyst with GI Energy, where I model geothermal and combined heat and power systems during development, and measure the efficiency and economic performance of existing systems."


text:
DS is 9 months old, and we are going strong.
I don't know if this would be related to breastfeeding, but since it is a major thing my breasts are doing right now, it could possibly be related, so I thought I would ask you ladies if you have experienced anything similar.
I am having some pain that is a dull radiating pain that starts from my right side near/between the base of my breast and my right armpit. It radiates out from that spot to about the right half of my breast, above it, to my armpit, and around my shoulder. Has anyone experienced this? It's uncomfortable enough that I am not sure I can properly care for my 9 month old and my 3 year old once my husband goes to work for the evening.


text:
From humble beginnings, Brandone Francis is hoping to follow the legacy of another Dominican basketball superstar in Al Horford.
JACKSONVILLE — Here's an idea how much 2014 Florida signee Brandone Francis loves basketball.
Growing up in a small village outside of La Romana in the Dominican Republic, Francis would play pickup games outside without sneakers until the sun went down.
"It was outside, in the street," Francis said. "We painted the street and we needed to stop playing sometimes because the cars needed to go through. And we would stop playing and let the cars go through and keep playing. It really was in the street, and we painted to make it our own court."
From humble beginnings, the 6-foot-5 Francis is hoping to follow the legacy of another Dominican basketball superstar. Francis was 11 years old when Florida won the first of its back-to-back national titles. Gator center Al Horford was a national hero in the Dominican Republic, helping to lead an unforgettable group of selfless players to the first two national titles in UF basketball history.
"He's the best basketball player ever to come out of the D.R.," Francis said. "I hope I can follow his lead, you know, and be one of the greatest ever to come out of my country and the greatest to ever come out of my city. That's my goal. I'm going to work hard for it. I just let it in God's hands."
Francis said he's friends with Horford, a two-time NBA All-Star center with the Atlanta Hawks. The two trade texts or Twitter messages from time to time. But Francis is eager to try to create his own legacy at Florida. After watching UF's two national titles on TV, Francis said he knew he wanted to play for the Gators.
"The way they won back-to-back national championships, it just touched my heart," Francis said. "I just wanted to wear that jersey and see how that feels. I wanted to win a championship and see how it feels."
Francis arrived in America as a freshman in high school, and has played at Arlington Country Day School in Jacksonville since his sophomore year, developing into a four-star prospect. His high school coach, Rex Morgan, compares Francis to Brooklyn Nets point guard Deron Williams and said Francis is a combo guard capable of playing at the point or off the ball.
"It doesn't matter to me" Francis said. "I think I can play both one and two. I feel good when I've got the ball in my hands because I can drive to the basket and kick it for the shot or drive it and finish it. Either spot I feel good."
At a recent workout at Arlington Country Day, Francis displayed his varied skill set, which included shooting range out to the 3-point line, pretty no-look passes and knifing drives through the lane.
"I'm really, really excited about him," Florida coach Billy Donovan said. "He's a really gifted offensive player. Got a really good motor. He's got good size. He can shoot it. He's an explosive offensive player and I'm really, really excited about his potential.
"In just looking at our backcourt, he's a guy that can create for himself. He can really make plays for himself. … I think there will be some times we'll play him at the point, put him at the point. He's got really good vision. Sees the floor. He's a heckuva talent."
At 207 pounds, Francis also has the physical strength to handle playing in Southeastern Conference games as a freshman. Asked about his strength, Francis joked "it probably came from my dad." But Francis said he's also worked hard in the weight room and is careful about his diet.
"I was skinny and then my body just blew up really quick and I started eating, eating a lot and I got overweight," Francis said. "So that's when I realized, my body is going to depend on how I treat it."
Francis said he knows if he has a weakness, it's on the defensive end of the floor. It's something he intends to work on his senior season at Arlington Country Day.
"I want to be a lockdown defender," Francis said. 'I think it's all mental. I think I have showed I can play D when I really want to, but this is not when you want to, this has to be consistent, always. And I realize that sometimes I sleep on D, or when I've got a tough player against me it's hard.
"It doesn't matter who we are playing against. I want to play defense 100 percent, my hardest. I think I need to work on that and then I will be fine."


text:
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alifinance, a unit of Alibaba Group, will soon roll out a credit-line service for businesses and consumers on its e-commerce platforms, the Sina Technology news website said on Friday.
The credit will be provided via Alipay, the affiliated e-commerce payment unit of Alibaba Group.
A pilot version of the program, which will be first available for users of Taobao Marketplace and Taobao Mall on mobile devices, will be rolled out in certain parts of China.
An Alipay spokeswoman declined to comment.
The report said that Taobao Marketplace and Taobao Mall businesses that use the service will be charged an initial discounted fee of one percent.
According to technology research firm Analysys, Taobao Marketplace and Taobao Mall had a majority of market share in China's consumer-to-consumer market and business-to-consumer platform.
(This story was corrected to fix the headline and lead, and to adds the second paragraph to make it clear that the credit will be provided by Alifinance, via Alipay)
(Reporting by Melanie Lee; Editing by Matt Driskill)


text:
by Thomas M. Smith
by Cleveland P. Hickma...
by Michael L. Cain
by Levetin
by Michael L. Cain
by Robert E. Ricklefs
by James E. Bidlack
by Miller
by Jessica Gurevitch, ...
by William D. Bowman
by William Cronon
by Smith
by Manuel Molles
by Miller
by William J. Mitsch
by Jared Diamond
by Robert E. Ricklefs
by Fryxell
by Richard Louv
by Michael L. Cain
Dig Deeper: Animal Ecology, Coasts, Shores & Wetlands, Endangered Species, General Ecology, Human Ecology, Plant Ecology, Population Ecology
Also at This Level: Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Agricultural / Animal Science Economics, Agricultural Business Management / Marketing, Agricultural Ethics, Agricultural Technology, Aquaculture, Botany & Plant Science, Field Crops, Food Science & Human Nutrition, Forestry, General Agriculture Titles, History of Agriculture, Horticulture & Garden Crops, International & Global Agricultural Resources, Nat. Resource Conservation / Cons. Practices, Nursery & Landscaping, Parks, Recreation & Tourism, Plant Breeding & Genetics, Soil Sciences, Sustainable Development, Zoological Science


text:
TOKYO – Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today that it has developed a prototype car display system with an optical engine that can project images on curved, oval or triangular screens to suit a wide range of car interiors.
The system's free-form screen responds flexibly to the increasing use of curves and other design features in car interiors. At the same time, its easy visibility helps to promote driving safety. The system incorporates display technologies that Mitsubishi Electric fostered through its development of rear-projection TVs as well as car electronics that withstand severe operating conditions, ensuring high quality and reliability.
Key Developments
1) In-vehicle display flexibly matches car interiors
Mitsubishi Electric's original curve-variable optical system projects images on screens of various shapes to minimize blur in screen areas with deep curves. The prototype system's single optical engine adapts to a wide range of surfaces, unlike conventional displays that require a designated optical engine designed for a screen's specific curves or shape.
Natural, distortion-free images are projected on curved, oval or triangular surfaces through a screen distortion adjustment process that predicts the distortion of images caused by complex curves, and adjusts visual signal input.
2) Excellent resistance to high temperature, vibration and shock
To ensure steady performance and extended product life, Mitsubishi Electric developed a hybrid cooler that combines systems for highly efficient radiation and natural and forced-air cooling. In addition, the overall structure minimizes distortion of the optical engine and chassis due to vibration or shock while driving, ensuring that images remain crisp and clear. The display also incorporates a plastic screen that absorbs light to maintain excellent visibility in bright environments.
3) Rich colors in high-temperature conditions
The display system incorporates red, green and blue LEDs for its light source to achieve a color gamut 1.5-times wider than conventional displays that use white LED backlights. The three different LEDs produce brighter colors and increased visibility. In addition, a light sensor separately controls light emissions from the different LEDs, each having its own temperature characteristics, and maintains color balance to stabilize color reproduction in a wide range of temperatures.
The technologies announced in this news release encompass 11 Japanese and three international patents pending.
About Mitsubishi Electric
With over 90 years of experience in providing reliable, high-quality products, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) is a recognized world leader in the manufacture, marketing and sales of electrical and electronic equipment used in information processing and communications, space development and satellite communications, consumer electronics, industrial technology, energy, transportation and building equipment. Embracing the spirit of its corporate statement, Changes for the Better, and its environmental statement, Eco Changes, Mitsubishi Electric endeavors to be a global, leading green company, enriching society with technology. The company recorded consolidated group sales of 3,639.4 billion yen (US$ 44.4 billion*) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. For more information visit http://www.MitsubishiElectric.com.


text:
Meet and chat with Hamburg singles at Matchmaker.com, our Hamburg chat rooms contain thousands singles in your local area. Whether you are looking for serious relationships, friendship, or even marriage Matchmaker.com will help you find that special person. Chat with other members with a live video instant messenger or join on of our Hamburg chat site rooms and meet singles today!
HamburgJoin Now Free!
Hamburg Girls | Hamburg Men | Hamburg Gay | Hamburg Lesbians
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
More Hamburg Links:
Hamburg Dating | Hamburg Personals | Hamburg Speed Dating | Hamburg Singles | Hamburg Love
Senior Dating | Catholic Dating | Christian Dating | Muslim Dating
Black Singles | Asian Singles | Latin Dating
Matchmaker is a large and exciting online community where Hamburg chat discussions take place. Members are able to change text, style and color, add graphical smiles, and click usernames to bring up profile details. Hamburg chat rooms and users are organized intuitively on the left side of the interface where users are able to easily peek into rooms without joining, see who is inside, who'sbroadcasting audio and video, how long they've been in the Hamburg chat room and more. Clicking on the detail button or an individual username brings up expanded information on the Hamburg chat room.


text:
With the baseball playoffs and Monday Night Football to compete with, even free pizza and soda couldn't entice more than a handful of students to the Tulane University Political Science Department's viewing party for the final presidential debate. And, as appears to be the case with the vast majority of Americans, most came with their minds pretty well made up.
Tulane junior Brian Bickers' T-shirt made clear his support for President Barack Obama: "Bin Laden is dead. General Motors is alive."
"Tonight is almost certainly not changing my vote," the 20-year-old poli-sci major from Cincinnati declared as he waited for the debate to begin. That said, he postponed mailing in his absentee ballot until after Monday's third and final debate at Florida's Lynn University.
With polls showing Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in a virtual dead heat, both sides were counting on the debate to pick up some stragglers — or at least solidify their bases. But in gatherings in swing states like Colorado and Pennsylvania, and at colleges in Louisiana and the coveted state of Florida, people seemed content to dance with the ones who brought them.
In Pittsburgh, about 50 people gathered at the city's Jewish Community Center for a debate-watching forum sponsored by J Street Pittsburgh, a nonpartisan group that seeks a two-state solution for the Israel-Palestinian conflict. The aroma of fresh popcorn wafted from a festive wheeled cart, and American and Israeli flags hung from the ceiling.
Polls have shown Obama's support among Jewish voters slipping from four years ago. But this JCC crowd was largely — and loudly — pro-Obama.
There were hearty chuckles when, after Romney talked about the tumult in the Middle East, Obama rejoined that "a few weeks ago, you said our biggest geopolitical threat was Russia." And several people oohed when the president said that when he visited Israel, "I didn't take donors. I didn't do fundraisers."
"Romney is full of hot air," said Naomi Frankel. "He keeps saying the same thing over and over, but with different sentence structure."
Attorney Mark Frank, 63, was glad to see a more assertive Obama showed up for Monday's debate. He especially enjoyed the moment when the president responded to Romney's comment about the size of the U.S. Navy with a quip about how "we don't use horses or bayonets anymore."
"I get the feeling the governor was suffering from a bit of the malaise the president felt in the first debate," he said. "He (Obama) just seems to be more on target."
Scott Morgenstern, an associate professor of political science at the University of Pittsburgh, who served as moderator of a JCC debate discussion, was disappointed that the peace process was barely mentioned by the candidates.
"It's an issue they purport to be concerned about, but not willing, perhaps in the context of the election, to talk about it," he said. Overall, he said, "I don't think they differentiated themselves in any way that had not been made clear before."
At Denver's Cowboy Lounge, about 50 people gathered for a Romney watch party cheered their candidate's performance, especially when the Republican steered the conversation to domestic issues. The crowd also whooped when Romney talked about unemployment and health care.
"I'd definitely say he's doing a better job," said Shawn Dean, 22, a senior business major at Colorado Christian University in Lakewood, Colo.
While the GOP crowd's attention strayed to the football game about halfway through the debate, the 80 or so Democrats at a Planned Parenthood shindig at the nearby Beauty Bar were glued to the contest in Florida — perhaps because they could win drinks and T-shirts for following along.
Many Denver Democrats were dismayed by the president's sleepy performance at the recent Denver debate. But there were grins of relief all around Monday night.
"This one I think he definitely did better," said Marc Wren, a 43-year-old web developer. "He was just more outspoken this time, got some good jabs in there."
But the challenger won over at least one Colorado Democrat Monday.
Watching from home, former deputy mayor Fidel "Butch" Montoya had been looking for a reason to stick with Obama. But Monday's debate pushed him into the Romney camp.
"I thought Romney was more realistic about the future," said Montoya, 61, who held the city/county office from 1995 to 2000. "I thought the president spoke about the issues, but I thought Romney was clear — these are issues we have to confront, we can't ignore them."
At the debate site in Boca Raton, Fla., hundreds of students gathered on a soccer field to watch the face-off on inflatable screens.
William Lopez, a 29-year-old accountant who watched the debate with friends who attend Lynn University, said Romney impressed him with his promise of creating millions of jobs in the U.S.
"It's a number that you can grab onto," said Lopez, who voted for Obama in 2008. "I don't think the president has provided any information whatsoever about what he's going to give us."
Andy Auger, 22, an international relations major at Lynn, said he wasn't sure which candidate could be called the winner. He still plans to vote for Obama, but said Romney acquitted himself well.
"I wouldn't feel bad if he does win," he said.
For the first two debate parties at Tulane, several dozen students filled the plastic chairs and desks set aside to watch C-SPAN's broadcasts on a big screen. But on Monday, it looked as if Thomas Langston, the political science department head, might be eating cold pizza for the rest of the week.
Before the debate started, the professor encouraged the dozen and a half students to raise their hands if they heard something they liked, regardless of which candidate they preferred.
"We're doing kind of a reverse Joe Wilson," he joked, referring to the South Carolina congressman who famously yelled out, "You lie!" during a 2009 Obama speech before Congress.
But every hand that went up was in support of Obama.
"No cross-partisan love," Langston lamented.
Senior Jonathan Pick raised his hand when Romney answered a question about former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The New Orleanian said there was nothing the former Massachusetts governor could say would persuade him to vote for him.
"Part of my continuing support for Obama is that I think the Republican party has shifted significantly to the right," he said. "Over the past four years, that more than anything has turned me off."
Besides, as a senior on the brink of entering the job market, he wasn't all that interested in either candidate's foreign policy stands.
"As long as I don't get drafted into the military, then foreign policy is taking a back seat," he said.
Morgan Wolfe, a 20-year-old junior from Riverside, Conn., was the only Romney supporter in the classroom. Wolfe, who will be casting his first vote in a presidential election, said Romney's performances during the debates have only strengthened his support for him.
"At least Romney has stayed consistent throughout the debates in his claims about how he can change the economy, his general stance on foreign policy," he said. "I like the idea that Romney is focused on Latin America, because I think Latin America has a lot of resources for us that are much closer than the Middle East."
As Bickers, the student with the Bin laden/GM T-shirt, suspected, Romney said nothing to win his vote. But Obama didn't impress him all that much either.
"I wasn't blown away," he said. "Even though he sounded strong on Libya, I feel like the rest of the president's remarks sounded a little too 'stay the course.'"
It will be up to the pundits — and soon the voters — to decide who carried the debates.
Allen G. Breed is a national writer, based in Raleigh, N.C. He can be reached at features(at)ap.org. Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/(hash)!/AllenGBreed
Associated Press writers Jesse Washington in Pittsburgh, Kristen Wyatt in Denver, Michael Kunzelman in New Orleans, and Matt Sedensky in Boca Raton, Fla., also contributed to this story.


text:
Speaking to a group of Italian priests on July 24, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI again addressed the topic of evolution.
On July 17, 2007, Don McLeroy was appointed by Texas governor Rick Perry (R) to chair the state board of education, succeeding Geraldine Miller.
Paleontologist Kevin Padian reviews (subscription required) three books about Kitzmiller v. Dover, in which teaching "intelligent design" creationism in the public schools was found to be unconstitutional, in the July 19, 2007, issue of Nature (448: 253-254).
Philosopher Philip Kitcher appeared on the Center for Inquiry's podcast Point of Inquiry for July 13, 2007, discussing his latest book, Living with Darwin: Evolution, Design, and the Future of Faith (Oxford University Press, 2006) with host D. J. Grothe.
The Atlas of Creation, a massive volume by the pseudonymous Islamic creationist Harun Yahya distributed throughout Europe in early 2007, is now being circulated to scientists in the United States.
National Center for Science Education, Inc.
1904 Franklin Street, Suite 600
Oakland, CA 94612
fax: 510-788-7971
For Reporters | Store | Events