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4.1 Different electroplating systems can be corroded under the same conditions for the same length of time. Differences in the average values of the radius or half-width or of penetration into an underlying metal layer are significant measures of the relative corrosion resistance of the systems. Thus, if the pit radii are substantially higher on samples with a given electroplating system, when compared to other systems, a tendency for earlier failure of the former by formation of visible pits is indicated. If penetration into the semi-bright nickel layer is substantially higher, a tendency for earlier failure by corrosion of basis metal is evident.
1. Scope
1.1 This test method provides a means for measuring the average dimensions and number of corrosion sites in an electroplated decorative nickel plus chromium or copper plus nickel plus chromium coating on steel after the coating has been subjected to corrosion tests. This test method is useful for comparing the relative corrosion resistances of different electroplating systems and for comparing the relative corrosivities of different corrosive environments. The numbers and sizes of corrosion sites are related to deterioration of appearance. Penetration of the electroplated coatings leads to appearance of basis metal corrosion products.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
B487 Test Method for Measurement of Metal and Oxide Coating Thickness by Microscopical Examination of Cross Section
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 25.220.40 (Metallic coatings); 77.060 (Corrosion of metals)
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ASTM B651-83(2015), Standard Test Method for Measurement of Corrosion Sites in Nickel Plus Chromium or Copper Plus Nickel Plus Chromium Electroplated Surfaces with Double-Beam Interference Microscope, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2015, www.astm.orgBack to Top


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Advanced link cloaking techniques
The interesting discussion between Rand and Jeremy had me thinking about some of the things affiliates do to protect their links. I am talking about link cloaking — the art of hiding links.
We can hide links from our potential customer (in the case of affiliate links), and we can hide them from the search engines as well (as in the case of reciprocal links, paid links, etc.).
While I think cloaking affiliate links to prevent others from stealing your commissions is useful, I am not encouraging you to use the techniques I am about to explain. I certainly think it is very important to understand link cloaking in order to protect yourself when you are buying products, services or links.
When I am reading a product endorsement, I usually mouse over the link to see if it is an affiliate link. Why? I don't mind the blogger making a commission'; but, If I see he or she is trying to hide it via redirects, Java-script, etc. I don't perceive it is as an endorsement. I feel it is a concealed ad. When I see <aff>, editor's note, etc. I feel I can trust the endorsement.
Another interesting technique is the cloaking of links to the search engines. The reasoning behind this concept is so that your link partners think you endorse them, but you tell the search engines that you don't. Again, I am not supporting this.
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Man's Enthusiastic, Ear-Splitting Rendition of Katy Perry's 'California Gurls' Brightens Morning Bus Commute [VIDEO]
This Katy Perry fan was spotted singing and dancing along with the pop star's mega-hit 'California Gurls' at 8am on a Jersey City bus. Suffice to say, he is a morning person.
Happily, his fellow commuters weren't bugged by his energetic singing: The woman who shot the video told NYC blog Gothamist that "it was pretty much the best bus ride ever!"
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I thought it would be interesting to compare Microsoft's cash on hand (and short term securities) to Apple's. Over the last few years, Microsoft hasn't fared well compared to Apple.
I had a chart that was current as of June 2008, but Apple's cash has been rising significantly, so I got curious. In fact, only two companies have more cash right now than Apple: Cisco and Exxon. I took the original chart, read off the numbers, and then went to Apple's and Microsoft's earnings report for the last year to fill out the remaining four quarters. Here's the chart:
Apple and Microsoft Cash/S.T. Securities in US $, Billions
I believe the big drop in Microsoft's cash in Dec, 2004 was due to a major stock buy-back. Then, after a steady decline, Microsoft was able to, recently, put a significant amount of cash to work in investments and did quite well. (There may have been other factors that I haven't explored.)
Of course, as analysts like to point out, neither Apple nor Microsoft is a bank, and earnings should come from growth in sales, not just investments. Even so, Apple does well with its investments too, and it's hard to blame a company that has decided to hold onto its cash, in the midst of a terrible recession, for investing its money wisely.
Microsoft and Apple have wound up at the same place in the summer of 2009, just a little over US$31B in cash and short term investments. But the long term view suggests that Apple is continuously earning money because people stand in line for its products while Microsoft's revenues come from businessmen who have no where else to turn.
Recently, John Dvorak wrote a solid and informative article about the misadventures of Microsoft: projects that failed to produce and then Microsoft lost interest. Seldom does a long series of failed projects listed there lead to rising revenues, especially as customers, IT managers, continuously seek to minimize costs. So the chart also says that Apple's bet on the consumer, with purchase authority, has been a good bet compared to business for whom every dollar they spend on IT is one less dollar in their own pockets.
As the Magic fortune telling Eight Ball says when you turn it over: "Reply hazy, try again." And that's what we'll have to do now: wait another four to six quarters to see how this chart develops. And cash on hand isn't the sole determiner of the health of a company. For now, the chart is like the stock market. It shows what happened in the past, but it's no guarantee of what the future holds.


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Gross income generally includes the discharge of indebtedness of the taxpayer. Under an exception to this general rule, gross income does not include any amount from the forgiveness (in whole or in part) of certain student loans, if the forgiveness is contingent on the student's working for a certain period of time in certain professions for any of a broad class of employers.New law. For discharges of indebtedness after Dec.


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I admit it. I was born into a Cubs family. At least four generations of them. My great-grandfather was eight-years-old when they won their last World Series. And while my sister is a diehard Cubs fan, my affiliation has been looser. They are "my" team, but I can't quote you statistics, and many years I would be hard pressed to tell you very many names of players. I attend about a game a year, and enjoy the atmosphere, but don't often have the game on TV or radio. I guess I'm kind of a "Chreaster" baseball fan; fairly inactive.
This week my brother-in-law, a fervent Cardinals fan, commented on one of my Facebook posts:=, "#Bandwagon." He's not really heard me talk baseball, and felt I was just riding the wave of trendy Cubs posts. Ouch! Am I?
It got me thinking, and returning to that "Chreaster" comment. Sometimes we are quick to feel a little Pharisaical and judge our brothers and sisters who come out of the woodwork for Christmas Eve "Midnight Mass," candles in hand as we softly sing "Silent Night," and those who come out of nowhere to fill the church on Easter morning, with resounding Alleluias. We look down on them, as if we have a greater right to be there, receiving the Gifts, since we are there every Sunday! Aren't they ashamed to only be in Church twice a year?! How dare she approach the altar?! Was he even listening to Pastor's sermon?! The only reason that family shows up on December 24th, is they hopped on the Christmas #bandwagon!
My friends, you and I have a lot of repenting to do! Not one of us deserves the forgiveness issuing from the manger and unwrapped from swaddling clothes on the altar. Nor are you and I more worthy than anyone to receive the proclamation of the Resurrection Gospel from the empty tomb of the pulpit! So what if someone else is simply #bandwagon and showing up then? The Holy Spirit is still "call[ing] by the Gospel, enlighten[ing] with His gifts, sanctif[ying] and [keeping] in the true faith." Sin and grace. Law and Gospel. Repentance and absolution. The Lord is working on these people, just as He is working on you, delivering Christ in His Holy Gifts to you.
Don't sit and judge the #bandwagon Christians as they show up for these occasional services. Give thanks to God that he has brought them there, and is pouring out His means of grace. Don't think that anyone is favored by God for being in the Divine Service more often than others. The #bandwagon Christian may need to repent of staying away from Word and Sacrament for too long, but the every Sunday Christian may need to repent of feelings of condescension and superiority.
Instead of joining the ranks of Pharisees in personally judging them, pray for them. Intercede, asking the Lord to renew them in repentance and forgiveness. Ask Him to gather them into His Divine Services on a regular basis, that they may be forgiven and nourished to life everlasting. Ask Him to use you as one who encourages and welcomes them.
How will you do at that? You will fail. Every day. Of course, that doesn't give you an excuse to stop living out your faith. Yet our dear Savior is reaching out to you, whether failing in living out your active faith, or being your #bandwagon self, forgiving and nourishing you with those same gifts. He delivers forgiveness, life, and salvation to you. He will one day welcome you onto the biggest undeserved #bandwagon of the Resurrection to Life Everlasting!
Oh, yeah. And whether you are a "diehard" or a "#bandwagon" fan, or anywhere in between, you can still rejoice with these teams in their earthly gifts, and even more so in His greater Gifts!
Rev. Rich Heinz is pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church & School in Chicago, IL - about five miles from Wrigley Field. He also serves as Worship Coordinator for Higher Things Conferences. Pastor Heinz also knows his brother-in-law was giving some good-natured ribbing.
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Swimming Machine
Countercurrent swimming machines made their appearance in the 1970s, initially in the form of pump-driven jetted streams, which caused a certain amount of turbulence and an un-natural swimming environment. They were followed up in the 1980s by propeller- and paddle-wheel driven machines. These provided a smoother stream of water. Many users find them relatively easy to swim in, though some are bothered by the considerable chop – inherent to these small pools, especially when performing symmetrical strokes such as the breaststroke or the butterfly. These machines are also criticized for being expensive, noisy, and wasteful of energy. (A typical machine requires special power connections delivering 3 to 4 kW for the pressure-driven machines, and 6.5 to 11 kW for the volume-driven machines, aside from any power needed to heat and filter the water--usually an additional 5 kW for an electric heater and around 1.5 kW for a pool pump and filter.)
Two types of exercise machines make up the second group. Hybrid systems - self-contained micropools similar to the counter-current type but using a flexible tether to keep the swimmer in place are one type. These systems, being human powered, need neither machinery or electricity but have to be carefully designed to suppress wave formation. The second type of swimming machine allows a person to remain on dry land while simulating certain swimming strokes. Machines of the latter type however can not compensate for the weight of the body and the limbs and thus deprive the user of the benefits of exercise in an aquatic environment. However, the higher effort required by such machines, in the absence of the metabolic effects of immersing the body in water, makes these devices more effective than true swimming if one's purpose is to achieve weight reduction. Similar in purpose, but not qualifying as swimming machines since they require access to a swimming pool, are various tether systems.
Pressure-Driven Machines
These systems depend on one or more pumps. The best ones are engineered to maximize the volume of water delivered, at the expense of high head which here is not needed as the water need not be lifted, only set in motion. Discharge rates of 13 L/s (200 US gal/min) and more are possible, from motors of three or four horsepower (2 or 3 kW). One of the earliest models on the market - introduced in 1973 - was the Badujet which is available only in the form of a bare propulsion system, to be installed into either an existing or newly-built pool.
Also in this category are a number of swim spas, usually fiberglass shells equipped with several pool pumps to set the water in motion. Seen as more convenient since they come pre-assembled, the quality of the swim has been criticized as being somewhat turbulent, as the strength of the current comes from the speed and pressure of the discharged water, rather than its volume.
Volume-Driven Machines
In the 1980s a new type of machine made its appearance. In an attempt to correct problems of turbulence and resulting discomfort from swimming against a jet of water, systems were devised to set the water in motion in a smoother fashion. The first, in 1984, was the SwimEx, developed by Stan Charren together with two MIT-trained engineers. This machine, consisting of a fiberglass pool with the machinery housed in an adjacent compartment, sets the water in motion by means of a paddle-wheel, thus generating a steady stream of water as wide as the swimming pool itself.
In the late 1980s the Endless Pool® was developed by James Murdock, in an attempt to build a less-expensive alternative to the SwimEx. This machine places the water-moving equipment - a large propeller encased in a stainless steel box and powered by a remote hydraulic pump, and its stainless steel water circulation tunnels - inside the body of a vinyl-lined metal pool. Its stream of water is narrower than that of the SwimEx, though the swimming experience is comparable. A couple of copy-cat systems have sprung up since its introduction.
Around the same time, the Swim Gym, a propeller-driven propulsion system developed by engineer Peter Davidson became available commercially. This machine is encased within a large (10" diameter) PVC tee which is then incorporated into the concrete wall of a swimming pool. It delivers a current equivalent to that produced by the Endless Pool.
Hybrid Systems
A number of "still-water" mini-pools have been built over the years, designed to be used in conjunction with various resistance-swimming tether systems. These human-powered devices combine the self-contained aspect of counter-current swimming machines with the low cost and simplicity and freedom of movement of tether systems used in athletic training. They have major cost and energy-use advantages over mechanical swimming machines. They are valuable for aerobic exercise, endurance and strength training, and for stroke practice. However, they cannot replicate open water conditions, in which the water courses at speed past the swimmer, so that for competition training their use has to be combined with open-water practice. One example of such a device is the Swimergy Swim System, which also makes use of wave-reduction technology.
Dry-Land Swim Training Machines or Swim Benches
Since the 1800s, a number of dry-land swimming simulators have been designed to hold a person in a position in which swimming motions could be carried out. The earlier swim training devices were devised for swimming instruction, while later machines were built for the purpose of physical exercise. The Vasa Trainer, Vasa Ergometer and DrySwim Trainer and Exerciser are examples of the latter type. These machines of course are completely silent and require no electricity.
The Vasa Trainer, introduced in 1988, is a sport-specific, strength training machine. You can do over 200 exercises for strength, endurance, power, and rehabilitation, making the Vasa Trainer one of the most versatile exercise machines available today. It works by lifting your body weight up the inclined monorail and then lowering it back down. It has many slope incline settings as well as several other options for changing resistance. It allows swimmers (and surfers, triathletes, physical therapists) to simulate swim strokes to improve technique while increasing functional strength.
The Vasa Ergometer was introduced in 2004. The "erg" allows athletes to simulate swim strokes with variable wind resistance that can be adjusted to feel like a fast or slow current. You can vary the resistance, your stroke rate and your stroke power to fine tune each workout - from light, range of motion, rehab work to swim-set simulations to race intensity simulations to maximum power intervals. An electronic performance monitor that provides precise feedback for: time; distance; pace; stroke rate; right & left arm force; and watts. If one side is weaker than the other, the monitor displays it. It is ideal for doing repeatable training workouts, performance testing, or even indoor racing without getting wet. This latter point is important and useful for those people who have allergies, skin problems or respiratory ailments caused by swimming in harsh pool environments.
The DrySwim Trainer and Exerciser, invented by Swim Coach James Davis and Chief Engineer Paul Dowd, is the first truly ergonomicly designed exercise machine for swimmers. The DrySwim Trainer conforms to the natural and desired body rotation to maintain a steady pace while conserving energy and swimming with "the body" and not just the "arms and legs". There is nothing that you can do in the water that you can't do on the DrySwimTrainer. You can train distance or sprints. You can do long workouts or short ones. You can do drills including "the catch up" or "single arm drills". In fact, swimming on The DrySwim Trainer burns more fat then swimming the same workout in the water.
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ONE MINUTE, you're bracing against an icy wind, the next you're blasted with radiator heat as dry as the Sahara. Your nose is red, your lips are chapped, your cheeks are patchy and your hair feels like hay. This is the unglamorous state of winter skin and hair left to brave the elements unprotected.
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About the hotel
Property Location
A stay at Best Western Plus Dragon Gate Inn places you in the heart of Los Angeles, convenient to Ahmanson Theatre and Walt Disney Concert Hall. This hotel is within close proximity of Los Angeles City Hall and Dodger Stadium.
Make yourself at home in one of the 52 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Complimentary wired Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards, and you can also request rollaway/extra beds (surcharge).
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services. Additional features at this hotel include gift shops/newsstands, a hair salon, and a television in a common area.
You can enjoy a meal at a restaurant serving the guests of Best Western Plus Dragon Gate Inn, or find a snack in a coffee shop/café.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Number of floors - 3
- Smoke-free property
- Coffee shop or café
- Hair salon
- Total number of rooms - 52
- Television in common areas
- Luggage storage
- Fitness facilities
- Express check-in
- 24-hour front desk
- 24-hour business center
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Computer station
- Free breakfast
- Restaurant
- Roll-in shower
- Laundry facilities
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
- In-room accessibility
- Multilingual staff
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Accessible bathroom
Room Facilities
- Partially open bathroom
- Refrigerator
- Free wired Internet
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Cable TV service
- Iron/ironing board
- Hydromassage showerhead
- Air conditioning
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Premium TV channels
- Coffee/tea maker
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Free local calls
Hotel Policy
Know Before You Go
- The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
- The property allows pets in specific rooms only and has other pet restrictions (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Self parking fee: USD $15.00 per night
- Pet deposit: USD 50.00 per stay
- Pet fee: USD 20 per pet, per day
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.00 per day
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(a) Title.
The Rules that follow are adopted as the Local Rules to govern procedure of the Bankruptcy Court until further order, and shall be cited as the "Bankruptcy Local Rules" or "L. Rule."
(b) Scope and Effective Date of Rules.
(1) These Rules supplement or, as permitted, modify the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, and shall be construed consistently with those Rules and to promote the just, efficient and economical determination of every action and proceeding.
(2) On motion or on the Court's own initiative, a judge may waive the provisions of these Rules in any case for the convenience of the parties in interest or in the interest of justice. The Appendices may be supplemented or modified from time to time.
(3) These Rules shall govern all actions and proceedings pending or commenced after the effective date cited in the Standing Order adopting the changes to the Local Rules.
(c) Adoption of Certain Local Rules of the United States District Court.
The Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas shall not apply to any proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court, except as hereinafter adopted. In the event of a conflict between the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and these Rules, these Rules shall control.
(d) Definitions.
(1) "District Court" shall mean the United States District Court.
(2) "Court" and "Judge" shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Court and bankruptcy judge, except when a matter is pending before a District Court Judge.
(3) "Trustee" shall mean the trustee appointed in a Chapter 7, 11, 12 or 13 case, except where specifically designated as "U.S. Trustee."
(4) The Local Rules of the United States District Court shall be referenced as "District Court Local Rules."
(5) The Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure shall be referenced as "FRBP" and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure shall be referenced as "FRCP."
(e) Reference.
See the Standing Order of Reference on the Court's website by clicking here -> District Court Standing Orders Affecting the Bankruptcy Court
(f) Standards of Conduct.
The provisions of Rule AT 5 of the United States District Court Local Rules, which govern Standards of Professional Conduct, are adopted.
(g) Standing Orders.
(1) Standing orders of the Bankruptcy Court apply to practice before and procedures in the Bankruptcy Court for this District, including procedures relating to Chapter 13 practices in the various divisions thereof. These orders may be modified from time to time and are available at each divisional office and at the Court's website by clicking here -> Standing Orders.
(2) In the event of a conflict between a standing order of this Court and these Rules, the standing order shall prevail.
(h) Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Provisions.
(1) The Court on its own motion or upon the motion of any party or party-in-interest may order parties to participate in mediation and may order the parties to bear expenses in such proportion as the Court finds appropriate.
(2) The ADR provisions found at Appendix L-1001-h are adopted.
(i) Court's Website.
The most current Local Rules and their appendices, standing orders, and forms may be found on the Court's official website by clicking here -> U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Texas
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Eligibility for application is limited exclusively to men and women entering their senior year of high school in the 2011-2012 academic year who have at least a "B" grade average and participate in at least one of the 27 sports officially sanctioned by the National Federation of State High Schools. We want to hear from all student-athletes who work hard, are dedicated, and have become role models for your school's underclassmen. Students are judged based on their academic achievements, community service involvement, and athletic accomplishments.http://www.wendyshighschoolheisman.com/
If you've made a difference by volunteering in your community over the past year, you could win $1,000 and a fabulous trip to Washington, D.C., by applying for a Prudential Spirit of Community Award! Even more importantly, you could win recognition that might inspire other young people to follow your example. These prestigious awards, sponsored by Prudential Financial and the National Association of Secondary School Principals, have honored tens of thousands of middle level and high school students over the past 15 years solely for their volunteer work.
Scholarship Criteria
Our belief is that achieving a high grade point average should not be the only criteria for determining who deserves to be helped. For that reason we are offering a scholarship that will be awarded on the basis of character, as determined by evaluated the essays that are submitted.
Scholarships are intended for our future leaders across a wide spectrum of fields of study. This award is available to high school seniors and all students attending a post secondary educational facility.
You are not required to be taking Engineering courses to be eligible.
The Elks National Foundation will award 500 four-year scholarships to the highest-rated applicants in the 2012 competition.
- Any high school senior who is a citizen of the United States is eligible to apply.
- Applicants need not be related to a member of the Elks.
- College students are not eligible to apply.
- Applicants must be citizens of the United States on the date their applications are signed; permanent legal resident status does not qualify.
- Male and female students compete separately.
Applicants will be judged on scholarship, leadership, and financial need.http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars/mvs.cfm
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- Any child or grandchild (or step-child, step-grandchild, or legal ward) of a living Elk who joined the order on or before April 1, 2009, or a charter member of a Lodge that was instituted on or after April 1, 2009, is eligible to apply. The Elk must also be a paid-up member through March 31, 2012. Great-grandchildren are not eligible.
- The applicant must be a high school senior.
- The applicant must apply online only.
- If the applicant's parent and grandparent are both Elk members, the applicant must apply through the parent's Elks Lodge.
- Students may apply for more than one ENF scholarship; however, they may win only one. In cases where the student qualifies for more than one, we will award the scholarship with the greater value.
- Legacy Awards may only be applied to accredited US American schools, colleges or universities. (Note: Applicants from Guam, Panama, Puerto Rico and the Philippines may apply Legacy Awards toward schools, colleges or universities in their respective homes.)
- Applicants must take the Scholastic Aptitude Test or the American College Test by December 31, 2011.
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To be eligible to apply for the Horatio Alger Alabama Scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria:
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$3,000 per year, renewable, to a limited number of Alabama women who have both significant economic need and a sound academic interest. Scholarships are restricted to 4-yr, Alabama, SACS accredited postsecondary schools. Minimum ACT is 23. Must be Alabama resident and US citizen and must be able to prove financial need and academic proficiency. Applications are available online at http://www.linlyheflin.org/ .
Scholarship provides up to $15,000 per year, renewable for 4 years after all other financial aid is applied. Included items covered by the Smith Scholarship are tuition, room/board, books, study abroad opportunities, dorm pack business attire, mentors, emergency assistance, and professional advancement seminars. Qualifications are simple: 1) must be a graduating Alabama high school senior; 2) must have a minimum C+ GPA; 3) must be planning to attend a 4-year college in the state of Alabama; and 4) must have made a significant contribution to family or community. The foundation seeks students who have struggled against the odds whether financial, home life, or disabilities and have proven willing to help those around them. Completion of the online application is encouraged at http://www.smithscholarships.com/ .
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Twelve hundred $1,000 scholarships to students in grades 9-12 living in the US are eligible to apply. Students need solid grades plus community service or work experience.
All high school seniors with asthma who will graduate in 2012; have achieved a level of excellence in one of the following: performing arts, visual arts, community service, athletics, or science; and will be attending college in fall 2012 are eligible.
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The chartist theory that a graph of a financial market price against time that begins to resemble a human head and shoulders indicates an imminent major market fall before the second arm is reached.
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Our Business Divisions
The WILMAC company operates four business segments:
- Retirement Living – Two life care programs in maintenance-free, independent apartment-style settings
- Personal Care – Two personal care communities
- Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation – Four skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities
- Pharmacy – Services for senior care nursing centers and other healthcare providers
Below you'll find more details about each of our business divisions.
Independent Living
WILMAC's independent living division offers unique, luxurious, maintenance-free cottages and apartment units. The moment you step onto our grounds, you'll begin to appreciate the special qualities of our senior communities: The convenient proximity of each location to historic cities and beautiful countryside. The wide range of spacious, richly appointed residence styles. The lovely settings, complete with striking views and landscaped grounds. The rich amenities that define the finest in retirement living. All of this, and so much more, is why you'll find living at our independent living communities such an uplifting experience. Welcome to retirement living by WILMAC. Live Well. Every Day.
Personal Care
This division provides personal care services in an apartment setting. Personal care offers a better way to care for people who need assistance, but not the extensive nursing care – or higher costs – of a skilled nursing facility. In our comforting, homelike personal care residences, residents live in private apartments surrounded by their own furnishings and treasures. Personalized care and services are provided in the privacy of each apartment, in a manner that honors individual choices and maintains dignity.
In addition, our personal care communities offer on-site rehabilitation services through a partnership with Genesis Rehab Services. This means that personal care residents don't have to leave our communities to get therapy. This partnership also maintains continuity of care when a resident moves from a skilled nursing facility back to personal care within the retirement community.
Skilled Nursing Care
WILMAC's skilled nursing division provides residents with a wide range of services:
- Long-term skilled nursing care
- Rehabilitation services, including physical, occupational, speech and specialized therapies
- Therapeutic activities and certified pharmacy, medical, clinical, nutritional and social services.
Through our Rosemont Suites, we also offer specialized programs for residents with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Our dementia care programs are operated by teams of professionals dedicated to addressing issues caused by these challenging medical conditions.
Pharmacy Division
WILMAC's senior care pharmacy division serves long-term care facilities, and is also a pharmacy management business servicing its own nursing homes and personal care facilities.
Although we offer a full array of senior pharmacy services, our core business is providing pharmaceutical dispensing services to residents of nursing centers and personal care facilities. WILMAC purchases, repackages and dispenses prescription and nonprescription medication in accordance with physician orders and delivers it to facilities for administration.


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Gifts Under £25
Here you will find stylish gifts to give with love. Pick up some of our beautifully scented hand wash or hand cream, and give the perfect gift to someone who always has their hands full. You can also find body butter and bath crystals for pampering, or little Christmas trinkets like our snow globes. Thoughtful food comes in the form of our cheeseboard selection, and fudge and tea set, both perfect for the winter season.


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"Brothers" 9x12 watercolor on Arches rough
Here is a painting I did for my oldest son's birthday, he is the one on the left. The reference I used is a snapshot I took as my first and third sons were walking away from me in a crowed parking lot. I isolated the figures quite intentionally and placed therm in a very ambiguous environment. I added a long shadow to help the composition with an uncertain sky the only real background. I used a very limited palette of Ultramarine, Cad. Red and Raw Umber.


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- With all these updates I am doing (some forcibly), I am also slowly adding links to folders on simfileshare where you can download the files from a set individually. You will need to check out the original posts for this link or my blogger for older content I have released. I have only added this to Atwood Living so far, but all sets will have it in the future when i get to it (my net is going to hate me).
- I am re-evaluating whether to offer merged files into the future. It is yet another item i have to upload and quite frankly, merging is easy to do yourself, and the benefit of merging is not always noticeable. So don't be surprised if i no longer offer the option in the future. If you want to merge your files and you can run a windows program (either on a windows computer or a partitioned Mac), then check out sims 4 studio because it couldn't be easier.
- I hate updating cc, but if you find an issue, be sure to tell me because there is one thing i hate more then updating cc, and that is updating cc multiple times.
- Did I mention i hate having to update cc?
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Code-name: Dream (x 4)
Director: Christopher Nolan
Type: Sci-fi, drama
Cobb- Leonardo DiCaprio
Arthur- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Ariadne- Ellen Page
Eames- Tom Hardy
Saito- Ken Watanabe
Yusuf- Dileep Rao
Robert Fischer- Cillian Murphy
Mal- Marion Cotillard
Miles- Michael Caine
Notable Awards & Nominations:
AFI- Best Film of the Year
OSCAR- Best Cinematography
OSCAR- Best Sound Editing
OSCAR- Best Sound Mixing
OSCAR- Best Visual Effects
Nomination-OSCAR- Best Picture
Nomination-OSCAR-Best Original Score (Hans Zimmer)
Nomination-OSCAR- Best Original Screenplay (Christopher Nolan)
Nomination-OSCAR- Best Art Direction
Nomination- Golden Globe- Best Picture (Drama)
Nomination- Golden Globe- Best Director (Christopher Nolan)
Nomination- Golden Globe- Best Original Score (Hans Zimmer)
Nomination- Golden Globe- Best Original Screenplay (Christopher Nolan)
[For Many] The Stand-Out Film of 2010
What a year that was for movies.
I went to the theater 23 times and I more or less became a movie nerd in the process.
Ironically, this being one of the biggest hits and "movies that got people talking," I didn't see it until it premiered on HBO. The same was true with "The Social Network," which I didn't see until it premiered on FX. In both cases, I loved the movies and it was worth the wait. Unfortunately, "The Social Network" just missed making my list, but I'd been meaning to rewatch it.
Every year, there's always a movie people are talking about, asking if you saw it or if you're going to see it (and if you're one of the lucky few, how you liked it).
At the Oscars, it set the tone for "Hugo" and "Life of Pi," in that it procured almost all of the technical awards and missed out on the BIG wins (although Ang Lee won for directing "Life of Pi").
Why didn't I go to see it? I'm not sure. I certainly wasn't frugal with getting tickets. I was skeptical about "The Social Network," afraid of going there and being disappointed with what it had to offer.
How I'd Describe It...
This is the type of cinematic wonder that obtains one of two reactions:
"WTF was that all about?"
"Dude, that was freaking awesome."
In other words, a love it/hate it type of movie.
For me, it was "freaking awesome" and I loved it.
The type of movie you kinda have to see multiple times just to get a better grasp on understanding it. I still don't, but that's okay.
I'm not the type of movie-goer that needs every literal thing explained to them. Additionally, I like to think of myself as someone who takes weirdness and unrealism very well.
Up front, I'll say that if you haven't seen it yet (no worries, I won't wag my finger at the people who haven't), you should be prepared to leave with more questions than answers. Not all is explained. It's more or less left up to interpretation.
Props to the Acting Department
tread lightly, spoilers are afoot
Before I get any further with that, I want to applaud Christopher Nolan for putting together something I actually enjoyed watching :-P I'm in the minority of those who loathe the Dark Knight series, so it's nice there's at least one movie I enjoy from him.
The latest "Dark Knight," I liked more than its predecessor by quite a bit, but I'm still a Marvel fan-girl all the way.
Other than that, the only other Christopher Nolan film I'd watched was "The Prestige." Which I'd been meaning to see, but I just didn't like it. Neither of the two leads had any redeeming qualities, but because I hate his "Batman," I was extra pissed Christian Bale came out on top.
I am grateful, though, that he put together such a good cast for this... and proceeded to bring a couple of them to the latest "Dark Knight," where they consequently stole the show 8-)
As I may have mentioned in my Gatsby entry, it's good to see Leonardo DiCaprio in something I can enjoy. He's a handsome actor and I always harp on the fact he doesn't do movies I'd consider to be "my type." Most of the time, he's in dramas either too serious for my liking or take place in another time/place I don't care to visit.
"Catch me if you can" was a good movie and I enjoyed Leo as the lead, but it isn't a perfect compromise.
(Side-note: Considering how far I'd come as a movie nerd in recent years and that I'd seen several movies by my favorite actors despite less-than-perfect typing, maybe I should consider revisiting or at least doing more research into his resume)
Marion Cotillard would steal my heart in another film further down this list.
Although we only see her character as a phantom in Cobb's dreams, we wonder what happened to her and why she seems to be the one thing standing between Cobb and realizing his ultimate goal: finishing this way of life so he can reunite with his kids.
Ellen Page, everyone saw in "Juno," and as the newest member of this organization, she's the one asking all the hard questions and apparently the only one willing to go all the way through Inception to help Cobb.
She reminds me of a few characters I'd written myself: newcomers to a previously set dynamic of people who ask why things are as they are and feel the need to effect change.
Ariadne derives from Greek mythology as the daughter of the king who established the labyrinth, and after defeating the Minotaur, Theseus runs away with her.
That being said, her character is hired as the new "architect" for the group- someone who creates the maze of the dream world, able to navigate it easily while leaving the enemy unable to escape.
I believe she's hired because Cobb can't be the architect for this final job, seeing as the ghost of his wife Mal always creeps back into his subconscious and throws off the mission.
Although we see less of him as the movie goes on, my favorite contributor was Joseph Gordon-Levitt. I personally hadn't seen him since "Angels in the Outfield," so that alone was mind-blowing. Arthur is Cobb's right-hand man and the only person willing to clue Ariadne in about Cobb's problem with his wife.
It's hard to put it into words exactly, but I really do enjoy watching this guy act. There's just something about his presence. (As a result, I saw "50/50" in theaters and loved him in the latest "Dark Knight").
Let's see if I Got This Right...
I'll explain this the best I can without giving too much away.
Truthfully, this is the type of movie you have to see to believe. Plus, I'd had to set the wrong precedent by fudging the explanation.
For the best explanations, feel free to check out IMDB or Wikipedia... my go-to sources for the movies I don't know like the back of my hand :-P or ones I simply haven't seen in a while and have no means to revisit before the entry date.
Cobb is an "extractor," who steals thoughts and ideas from people in their dreams.
For this last job, his job is to PLANT an idea. According to him, it's a parasite. "Resilient... highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it's almost impossible to eradicate."
They're hired by Saito to accomplish "Inception"... constructing a dream within a dream (and so on) to plant an idea in the head of his competitor, Fischer (Cillian Murphy). His father recently passed so it's up to him to figure out what to do with the company.
The idea Saito wants them to plant is "I want to split up the company."... therefore, Saito's company will dominate that particular market.
Eventually, this is accomplished through several levels of dreaming and Cobb's personal life adds to the complexity of the job.
Cobb's group and Fischer are on a long flight as they're pulling the job. All of them are sedated.
In the first dream, they're in a van driving somewhere. Meanwhile, cars are chasing them, manifestations of Fischer's subconscious trying to defend itself against their intrusion. Everyone but the driver (Yusuf, because the dreamer must be awake to maintain the conditions of that particular realm) is put under sedation.
In the second dream, they're at a hotel. The next layer is set-up and Arthur is in charge of everything running smoothly.
In the third dream, they're outdoors in Calgary.
An additional layer is required, Eames taking care of matters, and Ariadne and Cobb are left deal with Mal.
From there, it's out of my hands to attempt to explain it all.
The storyline with Cobb and Mal is eventually explained.
Supposedly the two of them spent several years in a dream-world they created with their memories. But he convinced her that "the world we're in isn't real." Inception was achieved, but at a cost.
She was left to believe their world isn't real, so she committed suicide to prove this to him... ultimately she dies for real, but the fact he did this to her haunts him to this day.
Other than being hard to explain, the only downfall of the movie was the ending... which took me a little while to "get"... it fell kinda flat for me.
One Final Thing..
I cannot finish this entry without addressing Edith Piaf's "Non, je ne regrette rien."
This song is played throughout the movie, mainly as the signal to the dreamers that it's time to wake up. Or to the people controlling the dreams, it's time to set up the "kick," the motion needed to shake people out their dream state.
After seeing this movie, it was impossible for me to hear the song without thinking of it :-P
About as contagious and hard to eradicate an idea out of your head once you have... tee-hee


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im after a bit of advice on what is the best grahics cards for money and performance
unfortunatly im stuck with an AGP slot at the moment so im looking for my best option
im not rich (actually far from it lol) so im looking at these two cards...
underlined the better of the two
the XFX 6800XT which has a core clock of 350Mhz a GDDR3 clock of 1000Mhz (256-bit) and 8-pixel pipe lines
or the
XFX 7600GS which has a core clock of 400Mhz a GDDR2 clock of 533Mhz (128-bit) and 12-pixel pipe lineshttp://www.newegg.co...N82E16814150190
i may be getting this brand or a different one it all depends ont he supplier down here in oz lol
i think i am in love with the XFX 6800XT due to the massive memory bandwidth and the cheap price plus it has 256-bit compared to the 128 bit of the 7600GS
but the downside to the 6800XT is that it only has 8 pixel pipelines compared to the 12 of the 7600GS
so whats better???? what do i do???
the 7600GS seriously lacks in the memory bandwidth and speed but makes it up with 4 more pixel pipelines
what i was planning to do would be to get the 6800XT and overclock both the memory and teh core do you think it would compeate with the 7600GS???
or is more pixel pipelines more benificial than a higher memory bandwidth and 256 bit interface?
please give me some insight... i need help
i wont be buying the card now but rather in about 2 months so prices may go down but i doubt it
thank you for your time..
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Elder Game, LLC. is excited to preview our totally redesigned and redeveloped Graphical User Interface for our upcoming Fantasy MMORPG Project: Gorgon. The new User Interface was written from the ground up to take advantage of the latest that the Unity Engine has to offer and the graphical appearance was designed by a top-rated UI artist! The UI features a fully customizable streamlined appearance while also housing a tremendous number of new functions and features.
User Customization
The New UI Is Coming!
If you've kept up with these blog posts, you've seen me talk about the "new UI" -- it's been in the works for a long time. But we're getting close! The new user interface (UI) is in the final stages of development, just a week or two away. Let me talk about the logistics of this change, some of the technical details about why this is happening, and what benefits players will see.
What Will Happen
The new UI is a complete rewrite of the
The datacenter that houses our main server is going offline at around midnight on Sunday (EDT). It will be offline until Sunday evening. They are physically moving a bunch of servers, including ours, to a new location, so this downtime is unavoidable. And a one-time thing.
The patcher and the forums will continue to work while the game is offline, so we will update the patcher text and this forum post with any new info.
Thanks, and happy gorgoning!
The "DPS Singularity"
Serbule Hills took the majority of the time in this update, but I did find some time to work on combat balance.
The biggest balance problem that we're seeing at high level is that well-equipped level 70 players can deal far too much damage. This makes group play untenable. Once a game goes past the "DPS singularity", it becomes possible to defeat ANY monster just by having a bunch of high-DPS players shoot it. This makes tanking
Augmentation and Transmutation Changes
We've been gearing up for Steam launch, and one important thing we need to do is make sure that new players aren't constantly competing with higher-level players for resources. There will always be some sticky points -- in fact, having a few shared resources is fun. But right now the game encourages higher-level players to buy up (or farm) low-level gear for Transmutation and Augmentation skills. This update fixes some of that problem.


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After all the fastballs and auditions, the radar guns have been put away. There is little Kecoughtan's Jake Cave and Menchville's Deshorn Lake can do at this point, which only adds to the anxiety.
Will either (or both) get a call Monday night, when Major League Baseball's draft begins and goes through the first 60 picks (first round and compensation)? Or will it be Tuesday, when rounds 2-30 are held?
The truth is, they don't know. Oh, they hear things … second round, fourth round, at some point before the sixth or seventh round. But this is a process that is expected to last 50 rounds and have more than 1,500 players selected.
Projecting the baseball draft beyond the first round is a total crap shoot.
"That's the nerve-racking thing about it," Cave said. "I've talked to scouts who like me and are talking about taking me early. Then Baseball America comes out and has me 170th (fifth round). That's the weird thing about the Major League Baseball draft. You literally have no idea.
"I'll know whenever I see my name on TV. I won't know anything before that."
Even Lake, always a cool cucumber on the mound, is getting antsy.
"You can end up anywhere between 1 and 50 or not even drafted at all," Lake said. "You never know what's going to happen. And I have exams, too. It's going to be hard trying not to think about it."
Pre-draft analysis is often conflicting. On Wednesday, Draftsite.com had Lake going to San Francisco in the second round (86th overall) and Cave in the third to Seattle (121st). Yet on Friday, the site had both going in the seventh round — Lake 193rd overall to Florida, and Cave 205th to Cincinnati.
Either way, it seems likely they'll become the fifth and sixth Peninsula-area players to be selected in the first 10 rounds directly out of high school. And then, they'll face a decision. Cave, a pitcher/outfielder, has signed to play at LSU. Lake, a pitcher, has signed with East Carolina.
It's even money which of the two goes first, but Cave is a particularly intriguing prospect. On the mound, he's a left-hander who can throw 94 miles per hour. His change-up is killer, and around the middle of his senior season he began showing confidence in his curve.
But Cave is equally adept at the plate, where as a senior he batted .594 with 16 extra base hits. It got to the point where few even pitched to him. He drew 26 walks, many intentional, in 91 plate appearances.
Which begs the question: At what position do the scouts most like him?
"It's really 50-50," Cave said. "In baseball, it's easier to go from hitting to pitching instead of pitching to hitting. What works to my advantage is, if guys want to take me as a hitter, and if in the minor leagues I start to struggle, they can put me on the mound. I think some (teams) are thinking about that.
"I'd rather play every day. But whatever will get me to the big leagues, that's what I want to do."
It would seem to be a good problem to have. But Allan Simpson of Perfect Game believes it might hurt Cave's prospects in this year's draft. "The simple solution may be to let him settle the debate on his own in three years at the college level," he wrote on June 1.
Cave sees it another way.
"Once I know what position I'm at, that will give me a big advantage," he said. "If I know I'm just going to hit, then I'll be in the cage every day and I'll work on getting bigger and stronger. But if I know I'll be a pitcher, I'll be doing that."
There's no uncertainty of Lake's position, but he's also intriguing. He grew up in the Virgin Islands and came to Menchville prior to his junior year. He's only 17, but his physique belongs on the cover of Men's Health.
The reason he came to Menchville was to play high school baseball in a formal setting, something he couldn't do in the Islands, and get more recruiting attention.
"It helped me a lot coming here," he said. "You can have the talent, but if no one sees you …"
In two seasons at Menchville, he won 15 of 19 decisions with an ERA of 2.06. He struck out 131 batters and walked 61 in 98 1/3 innings. His fastball has been clocked at 95 mph, and he has a knee-buckling curve.
So far, only nine players from the Islands have made it to the Majors. It was always Lake's dream to get there, though he never envisioned the draft process.
"This is the only thing I hate about baseball," he said. "I can't control anything anymore. There's nothing I can do except sit back and wait and wonder what's going to happen. I try not to think about it too much, but some people in school remind me about it.
"I hope it works out in my favor. If not, there's always school and an education. That's never a bad route to take."
So what will it take to get them to sign? Each has a dollar figures in mind, but neither wants to publicly share it.
"It'll come down to me and my family and my advisors talking about it," Cave said. "The way we look at it is, if I can better my chances in the draft by going to LSU, then I'll go to LSU. But if I get selected (early) in this draft, it could be risky going to LSU and trying to do better than I do now.
"I definitely want to go pro. But I have no objections going to LSU. It's a cool place there. They need some outfielders and some pitchers. I can definitely help them out. I just want to play baseball."
Lake's dream is also the Majors, but he's excited about playing at East Carolina. Former Menchville teammate Austin Chrismon is there, and former Monarch Jharel Cotton (also from the Islands) is transferring from Miami-Dade. It could be old home week.
But starting Monday, Lake will be eyeing the draft … and wondering.
"I'm hoping it's the top three rounds and I get top-three round money," Lake said. "That would be nice, especially coming from the Virgin Islands. If that happens and things work out well, I'd probably be able to play pro ball. If not, then I'll go to school and try again in three years."


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I just had to share that my designs were featured on Style Me Pretty's Little Black Book this week! My thanks to my client and new found friend Jessica for making this happen.
BLESSED } Goosebumps! We were featured in Style Me Pretty's Little Black Book!
Jessica took a chance on me this spring. I was an unknown designer, designing my first set of wedding invitations, for my first client. She was brave!
I had no portfolio of invitations to show her. All she had to go on was what she had seen me present at a couple of Urban Marketplace shows. She has impeccable taste and was amazing to work with! I could not have asked for a better first client and I am thankful to her for sharing her wedding details with Style Me Pretty.
I am on cloud nine this morning and am remembering that you can get goosebumps without being cold!


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Parents need to know that "Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race" is a picture book version of the inspirational true story now well known from the award-winning film, and previously published as a best-selling book for adults and a young readers' edition for 8-to-12-year-olds. The four African-American women featured in the book were, as the book repeatedly puts it, "good at math. Really good." They overcame discrimination during the Jim Crow era of segregation laws in the South, and excelled as human "computers" at NASA, working on the complicated calculations required to design and test new airplanes during WWII, and later rockets for the space race. The book includes a timeline, bios of the four women, and a glossary explaining words like aeronautics, sonic boom, and turbulence. It also explains segregation and civil rights history.
"Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race" tells the story of four African-American women, Dorothy Vaughn, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, who all worked at NASA in impressive STEM careers against a backdrop of racial discrimination. Vaughn was hired in 1943 as a human "computer," to do complicated calculations before computers were invented. Her work advanced the development of faster airplanes for World War II. She later learned how to program the earliest computers and taught other women of color to program. Mary Jackson also worked as a computer, testing airplanes in wind tunnels. She fought for the right to attend an all-white school to take the courses she needed to become the first African-American female engineer at the lab. Katherine Johnson analyzed turbulence and calculated the course rockets traveled through space. Her work was essential for the first manned space flight. Christine Darden worked on NASA's mission to the moon and designed supersonic airplanes.
This wildly inspirational story of four African-American women who excelled in STEM careers deserves to be shouted from the rooftops, and this picture book brings it to young readers. "Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race" covers a lot of ground, packing a lot into its few pages. Author Margot Lee Shetterly worked with Winifred Conkling, author of numerous nonfiction picture books, to present simple explanations of complicated historical events and scientific concepts. For instance, to explain segregation, the book says, "She lived in Virginia, a southern state, where laws segregated, or kept apart, black people and white people." It then lists concrete examples: "They could not eat in the same restaurants. They could not drink from the same water fountains." With similar clear and simple language, one woman becomes an engineer designing "supersonic airplanes — planes flying faster than the speed of sound." And threading the women's stories together is the refrain that each one "was good at math. Really good."
The colorful illustrations by Laura Freeman make the compelling, human story come to life. The women look real in a way that will help kids relate. The art's evocative and emotionally exciting, playing on inherent drama of the civil rights marches and the excitement of sending humans into space.
Recommended for ages 4 and older
Quality: 5 out of 5
Educational value: 5 out of 5
Positive messages: 5 out of 5
Positive role models: 5 out of 5
Violence and scariness: 0 out 5
Language: 0 out of 5
Authors: Margot Lee Shetterly, Winifred Conkling
Illustrator: Laura Freeman
Genre: Picture Book
Publisher: Harper
Publication date: January 16, 2018
Number of pages: 40


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Updates with identity of driver.
An Arizona man was killed after his car overturned early Saturday, Nov. 19, in a high-speed crash along westbound Interstate 10 in Desert Center.
The crash occurred at 6:36 a.m. near the Eagle Mountain Road exit in Desert Center – midway between Indio and Blythe.
Officers found the car about 40 feet from the roadway, the CHP said.
The driver, Anthony Garcia, 45, of Mesa, Ariz., was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the crash. No other information was available early Saturday.
City News Service contributed to this report


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Chinese data prompts buying in mining stocks
Other indices have had a choppy day but the FTSE has clung on stubbornly to its gains, thanks to Chinese GDP data that came in just ahead of estimates. Although hardly enough to get excited about in the longer-term, the data was enough to prompt a resumption of buying in mining stocks, on the hope that the general view of the sector and Chinese growth had become too negative. Nonetheless, further Chinese data later in the week needs to step up and maintain the positive image, lest today's gains slip away.
Shares in BA owner IAG touched a seven-year high today, as the rout in oil prices added to the generally rosier outlook for airline shares.
Both IAG and easyJet enjoyed gains of over 2%, and while the former might face some hurdles in its quest for Aer Lingus, the fact that a bid is still in play is testament to the confidence the firm has in the outlook.
European indices had a good morning but were dragged lower during the afternoon, partly thanks to a weak open in the US and partly due to some jitters around the European Central Bank. The return of volume following the US holiday has also muddied the waters, even if the general expectation is still that quantitative easing is coming down the slipway.
Morgan Stanley suffers slump
US futures had pointed towards a decent open for Wall Street following its day off yesterday but in the event indices rapidly turned southwards. Earnings season continues to paint a decidedly mixed picture, although it is hardly surprising that a company like Halliburton would strike such a cautious tone on its outlook given the rout in oil prices in recent months.
Morgan Stanley joined the roster of banks that have seen fixed income trading revenues slump, although in this case the performance was even more abysmal – Morgan Stanley shares continued their 2015 drop, down more than 1.4% today and off by over 11% in the year so far.
Central bank news sparks positive catalyst for gold
Gold saw its price touch a four and a half month-high, as buying pushed the metal back above $1290. With central banks dominating the news at present, investors have opted for the safe haven trade once more, moving funds to a commodity where they believe the writ of powerful monetary officials does not run.
Deflation and the damage this does to yield means that gold has become more attractive – it may not have a yield, but neither does it have a negative yield either. Deflation and negative rates are all the rage, making it easier to construct an effective case for gold, something that has not been easy in recent years.
BoE minutes under spotlight
The pound has spent the day rallying against the dollar ahead of a slew of news regarding the UK economy and Bank of England monetary policy. Good news on UK unemployment could help sterling hold on to its gains, but it is the minutes of the latest BoE meeting that will command the most attention.
Will the fall in consumer prices clip the wings of hawks calling for rate hikes? If so we could see the pound drop back once more as the chances of a UK rate increase are pushed back yet further.


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AUSTRALIA'S SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD GUIDE produced by The Australian Marine Society (AMCS) is available online at www.sustainableseafood.org.au, or you can download the free app to your iPhone. The guide is also available from most local libraries. And you can request a free mini guide for your wallet from www.amcs.org.au
For more information on sustainable seafood, ocean health and what you can do, visit www.amcs.org.au
THE IUCN RED LIST OF SPECIES AT RISK OF EXTINCTION http://www.iucnredlist.org/ is widely recognized as the most comprehensive, objective global approach for evaluating the conservation status of plant and animal species. At the recent global conference at which 70 environment ministers met, more than 400 plants and animals were added to the list.
Green Renters is a not-for-profit organisation providing sustainability advice specifically for those living in rental accommodation. Renters are a growing part of the community and Green Renters believe their involvement is vital and possible. Their workshops now available online for free! http://greenrenters.org/workshops
THE FIGHT OF OUR TIME: BILL MCKIBBEN'S THOUGHT BUBBLE (3Mins) You Tube Video
Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, global thinker and leader, and author of several books; including The End of Nature, and Earth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet, shares this call to action for what could not only be the biggest fight of our time, but of all time. The fossil fuel industry is quickly destroying the planet, and making the fight to protect our future increasingly challenging as industry lobbying, and unabated growth continues. We all need to come together and rally behind leaders like Bill McKibben, 350.org, and countless others, to save this planet. How? With passion, spirit, and creativity, and as Bill says, sometimes putting our bodies on the line. Will you join the fight? Info: 350.org http://www.postcarbon.org/video/1051028-the-fight-of-our-time-bill
Geoscientist and climate expert Richard Alley connects the dots of temperature to show the difference between short-term trends and long term direction. He uses milestones of his own life to make this key argument personal and memorable. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_qdETSYcDM
"OUR SPECTACULAR BLUE PLANET", an amazing video created with photos from the International Space Station, but none quite like this". http://tinyurl.com/ctw25nq
131 YEARS OF GLOBAL WARMING IN 26 SECONDS – Video
For a quick animation of how the globe has warmed since Industrial Revolution times, you can now watch a simple video from NASA that collapses the story into less than half a minute.
The Center for Biological Diversity has been fighting global warming for many years on many fronts, from protecting polar bears to stopping offshore oil drilling and calling on cities to push our leaders to act now to help the Clean Air Act reduce CO2 in the atmosphere. Then see the impressive force of what we're up against in the 131-years-of-climate-change-in-26-seconds video.
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MONSANTO – documentary
The 2008 film dealt yet another severe blow to the credibility of US based Monsanto, one of the biggest chemical companies in the world and the provider of the seed technology for 90 percent of the world's genetically engineered (GE) crops. The documentary, directed by independent filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin, paints a grim picture of a company with a long track record of environmental crimes and health scandals. 2011/01/the-world-according-to-monsanto-gmo-documentary/
IN THEIR SHOES – ResourceActivity, devised by the group Psychology for a Safe Climate, to help to foster discussion with friends, family, and colleagues about the various responses to news about climate change, and to encourage reflection on the underlying motivations. This activity is a role play devised to assist participants to get 'into the shoes' of others' whose views on climate change may be vastly different from their own. This activity needs 4 to 6 people. Details and to get a copy
THE CLIMATE GAME – Resource
The kit, devised by the group Psychology for a Safe Climate, provides 40 different cards each describing representative views of members of our Australian community, and a 'playing' board on which are 9 different typical ways of describing people's underlying motivations. This can be a group activity for up to 6 players, or you can 'play' it alone. Details and to get the posters
The Climate Commission has released the report: Victorian climate impacts and opportunities Professor Tim Flannery, the Commission's Chief Commissioner said that we have entered a critical decade in the race to adapt for the stresses of climate change. About Victoria and its state of play Tim writes: http://climatecommission.gov.au/report/victorian-climate-impacts-opportunities/
"WELCOME TO THE REST OF OUR LIVES." Peter Sinclair, who runs the blog Climate Denial Crock of the Week http://climatecrocks.com/, just put together this fantastic a compilation of the recent extreme weather events around the U.S. The film's title is a scarily accurate and simple description of our new reality. Must-See Video Compilation Of Extreme Weather: 'Welcome To The Rest Of Our Lives' http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/07/10/513493/must-see-video-compilation-of-extreme-weather-welcome-to-the-rest-of-our-lives/?mobile=n
All Gore's "Gaming for good": UP TO THE MINUTE NEWS ABOUT CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
All Gore's "Gaming for good" by Piers Fawkes on Vimeo PSFK challenged top creative agencies worldwide to come up with gaming concepts that create awareness about the Climate Reality Project. "If you're going to waste your time playing games on Facebook, you might as well do it and help build a better world while you're at it,"
Summers are becoming hotter and our wildlife does it tough in the hot weather – but a few minutes of your time can make a little difference for them, no matter where you live. You can help the animals by simply putting out fresh drinking water, says Monique Decortis, Wildlife Rehabilitator and Educator on Wildlife issues.
Many people have birdbaths in a shady spot in their garden. These are great, but please also put out dishes with water on the ground in a shady, quiet spot in your gardens for animals such as skinks, lizards and echidnas, and for possums and sugargliders who cannot get to birdbaths that are on a pedestal.
Many animals and birds are territorial, so put out several dishes of varying sizes around your garden.Ideally, use a heavy bottomed ceramic or terracotta dish so it does not tip over easily. Ensure that animals that fall into a dish can save themselves, by putting a rock (for shallow dishes) or a large stick or branch in any water container that is left outside.
Bluetongue lizards are staying close to people's homes for water. They are harmless. Please protect them from your pets. Be aware that snakes are also very active in hot weather, and they may be attracted to the water, even in the more suburban areas, so put the dishes away from the house.
If you live on a larger property, you may want to put out larger receptacles as well. I have seen wallabies, kangaroos and echidnas come to a kiddie's wading pool at the bottom of my property.
Dogs left out in the yard at night will prevent wildlife coming to the water. Please ensure that wildlife can access the water you leave out. Keep an eye out for the neighbour's cats that might see the water dish as a source for attracting its next meal.
Water evaporates very fast on hot days. Don't forget to top up the water regularly!! Encourage other people to put out water too, but please do not leave small children unattended near water dishes, even shallow ones.
More and more kangaroos are entering urban and suburban areas, this can be drought related, but is also caused by urban spread. Many male kangaroos are on the move and unfortunately many roos are hit on the roads daily. Please drive a little slower.
If encountering a kangaroo on the road while driving, especially at night, please pull of the road, turn of your headlights for a few minutes and allow the kangaroo to orientate itself and move of the road. Warn oncoming cars by flashing your headlights several times before pulling off the road.
Ringtail possums live in trees in open nests made from small sticks (dreys), they dehydrate more easily as they are more exposed to the heat than brushtail possums that tend to live in hollows. On very hot days, ringtails can often be seen staggering across the road in the late afternoon, delirious with dehydration. Sometimes they do not need more than to be cooled down and offered water. If this does not have an effect, please take the animal to a wildlife shelter or veterinary surgery.
If you encounter wildlife in trouble please contact you local wildlife shelter, a veterinary surgeon or call Wildlife Victoria on 13000 WILDLIFE or 13000 94535 , or Help for Wildlife on 0477 555 611. If large animals need to be euthanised on the road, please call the local ranger or the police.
Monique can be contacted on 9719 7661 or email@example.com


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Bulls' playoff picture gets, um, suspended again
K.C. Johnson
How about this for timing?
The NBA league office just announced that Ray Allen has been suspended for Tuesday night's Celtics-76ers game in Philadelphia for elbowing Cleveland's Anderson Varejao on Sunday. That means the Celtics will play without the suspended Allen or the injured Kevin Garnett.
That certainly increases the chances for Philadelphia to snap its ugly five-game skid. If the 76ers win, they are tied with the Bulls for the sixth seed entering the regular season's final day.
Philadelphia holds the tiebreaker over the Bulls, which means the Bulls would then have to beat Toronto at home and hope the 76ers lose at Cleveland to secure the sixth seed and face Orlando. If the Bulls finish seventh, they face Boston.


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Curriculum Vitae
Susanne C. Moser, Ph.D.
Institute for the Study of Society and Environment
National Center for Atmospheric Research
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Boulder, CO 80307-3000
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Education | Scholarships and Awards | Main Professional Positions | Professional Organizations
Selected Professional Services | Recent Research Foci | Recent Fundraising Experience
Recent Teaching, Curriculum Development and Advising Experience | Selected Publications
Selected Presentations |
Recent Workshops and Conferences | Recent Panels | Media Work | Other Outreach
Selected Highlights from the Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D., Geography, Clark University, Worcester, MA
M.A., Geography, Clark University, Worcester, MA
Diploma, Applied Physical Geography, University of Trier, Germany
(Minors: Geology, Soil Science, Canadian Studies) (M.A. equivalent)
Certificate in Canadian Studies, University of Trier, Germany
Vordiplom, University of Trier, Germany (B.A. equivalent)
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Selected Scholarships & Awards
Aldo Leopold Leadership Program Fellow
Selected fellow of the UCAR Leadership Academy
Global Environmental Assessment Fellowship and grant from the Heinz Foundation, Harvard University, J.F. Kennedy School of Government and The Heinz Center, Washington, DC
Global Environmental Assessment Fellowship, Harvard University, Center for Science and International Affairs, J.F. Kennedy School of Government
NSF Dissertation Award from the Decision, Risk, and Management Science Division for "Mapping the territory of uncertainty and ignorance: Broadening current assessment and policy approaches."
Main Professional Positions
July 2005-
Research Scientist II, ISSE, NCAR
Sept. 2003-
June 2005
Research Scientist I, Institute for the Study of Society and Environment/ Environmental & Societal Impacts Group, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Clark University
Staff Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists, Global Environment Program
Fellow, Global Environmental Assessment Project, KSG, Harvard University
Professional Organizations
Associate Member, IHDP Core Project on Global Environmental Change and Human Security (GECHS)
Member, American Geophysical Union
Member, National Council for Geographic Education
Member, Union of Concerned Scientists, Sound Science Initiative
Member, Verband der Geographen an Deutschen Hochschulen
Member, Association of American Geographers (AAG)
Selected Professional Services
Academic and Outreach Services, NCAR
Member, ISSE/NCAR Earth Day Planning Committee
Member, Advanced Studies Program (ASP) Advisory Council
Member, Synthesis Team, Northeast Climate Change Impacts Assessment (coordinated by the Union of Concerned Scientists)
Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Social Change and the Nascent Climate Movement.
Mentor, SOARS Program for underrepresented minority students in the sciences.
Service in Professional Organizations
Member, AAG Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Committee
Chair, AAG Human Dimensions of Global Change Specialty Group
Secretary/Treasurer, AAG Human Dimensions of Global Change Specialty Group
Member, Board of Directors, AAG Hazards Specialty Group
Member, Board of Directors, AAG Human Dimensions of Global Change Specialty Group
Peer Review
Review of proposals and reports for National Research Council, National Science Foundation, U.S. Global Change Research Program, NOAA-Sea Grant, NOAA-Office of Global Programs (various programs, incl. RISA, SARP); Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (various); Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research; Review of global change research strategies of the EPA, U.S. Global Change Research Program, Climate Change Science Program; Review of journal manuscripts for the AAG Annals, Geoforum, Global Environmental Politics, ARCTIC, Physical Geography, Journal of the American Water Resources Association(JAWRA), Climatic Change, Regional Studies, Local Environment, Global Environmental Change, Environmental Science & Policy, Journal of Environmental Management, Geography Compass;
Review of book manuscripts for Arizona University Press, SCOPE/Springer
Editorial Services
Member, Editorial Board ("Wissenschaftlicher Beirat"), Communication, Cooperation and Participation (E-Journal for Sustainable Societal Transformation Processes)
Member, City of ChicagoClimate Research Advisory Council, City of Chicago and Global Philanthropy Partnership.
Advisor to Mayor of Boulder, CO on developing a local climate change outreach strategy
Appointed member, Cambridge Climate Protection Task Force, Cambridge, MA
Recent Research Foci
NOAA-Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessment (RISA) Program. Evaluation of the RISA experience, with special emphasis on the science-practice interaction; Pilot projects with the Hawai'i/Pacific Island and Alaska RISA centers.
Research on Adaptation Opportunities and Barriers in the U.S. Northeast as part of a large multi-collaborator climate change impacts assessment for the Northeast (NECIA). Also member of the synthesis team for the entire assessment.
National Research Council. Public Participation in Environmental Assessment and Decision Making. Invited Study Participant; focus on the First U.S. National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change.
Climate Change Communication and Social Change Project funded by the MacArthur Foundation; included an interdisciplinary workshop in June 2004 and the preparation of an edited volume (with Lisa Dilling, CIRES/University of Colorado ).
Research on Coping Capacity and Adaptation to Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Erosion in California Project partially funded by CalEPA and CEC (with John Tribbia, Amy Luers).
Development of a Screening Tool for Uncertainty in Decision-Making; contribution to the Weather and Climate Impacts Assessment Science Program, ISSE/NCAR.
Recent Fund Raising Experience
Internal Proposal to NCAR's Weather & Climate Impacts Assessment Science Program, research related to decision-making under uncertainty, the NCAR-RISA collaboration, and science-policy interaction in the context of adaptation in coastal regions ($80,000).
Information Needs to Deal with the Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on Coastal California and Indices of Coping Capacity in California , California Environmental Protection Agency and California Energy Commission ($ 26,262 ).
Toward Successful NCARRISA Collaboration: An Exploratory Workshop. NOAA-OGP ($4,000); NCAR Weather and Climate Impacts Assessment Science Initiative ($5,000).
Climate Change Communication and Social Change Project funds raised from NSF ($5,000), Walter Orr Roberts Institute/NCAR ($6,500), and the Environmental and Societal Impacts Group ($5,000); additional (unsolicited) funds from The MacArthur Foundation ($25,000).
Contributed to various successful proposals to private foundations (e.g., Packard, Turner, Oak, Luce, MacArthur, Marbrook and others for climate change-related projects) while at the Union of Concerned Scientists
Recent Teaching, Curriculum Development and Advising Experience
Invited mid-career mentor, DISCCRS Symposium, see http://aslo.org/phd.html
2006, 2007
Invited faculty staff for the Geography Faculty Development Alliance summer workshop for early career faculty in geography, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Mentor, research advisor for graduate student John Tribbia, CU-Boulder; ongoing mentoring of students elsewhere
SOARS Program Mentor for Clarence Mann ( Morehouse College ), NCAR
Selected Publications
Click here to view Publications list
Selected Presentations
Click here to view Presentations list
Recent Workshops and Conferences (co/organized, co/chaired, recorded)
Exploring the Boundaries of Nature: An Interactive Dialogue on the Environment, Aspen, CO, August 13-19 (co-organizer with Jeffrey Kiehl, Steve Bennett, Galin McGowan, Stephen Foster, Donald Williams).
2005, 2006
Toward Successful NCARRISA Collaboration: An Exploratory Workshop. Organizing/brainstorming meeting, Tuscon, AZ, March 20 and November 15, Arlington, VA (organizer and co-leader with Linda Mearns)
Climate Scenarios and Projections: The Known, the Unknown and the Unknowable Applied to California. Aspen Global Change Institute - Workshop Co-chairs: Steve Schneider and Richard Moss, March 2004 (session recorder and synthesizer).
Communicating Urgency Facilitating Social Change. Three-day workshop on climate change communication and social change, NCAR, June 8-11 (co-organizer, co-chair with Lisa Dilling).
Recent Panels (Contributed, Co-Chaired, or Co-Organized)
Bringing Geography to the World. Panel organizer and chair, AAG Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 17-21.
Getting to the Heart of the Science-Practice Interaction. Panel contribution at the ARCUS 18 th Annual Meeting and Arctic Forum, Washington, DC, May 26.
Work at the Science-Practice Interface. Invited panelist in a session on the Science-Practice Interface, organized by Coleen Vogel, at the Sixth Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Change Community, Bonn, October 11, 2005.
Coastal Futures High and Dry. Chair and panel co-organizer. 101 st Annual Meeting of the AAG. Denver, CO, April 5-9 (co-organizer and co-chair with Diane Horn, Birkbeck College, London )
Media Work
Click here to view Media Works and information for Journalists
Other Outreach
Click here to view Other Outreach information
Contact About Me Research & Projects Recent Publications Recent Presentations CV Links Home
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Thursday, January 22, 2015
By Kamal Swami
Renault Lodgy MPV exhibits its charm for the first time among Indian car enthusiasts
Renault Lodgy from French car maker is one of the highly awaited MPV's in Indian car market and has gained popularity since its first image was released in December 2014. The first image of MPV made curious everyone towards it and people were keen to get latest update associated with MPV. It is now for the first time the Indian alliance of car maker Renault India has showcased the MPV during the recently concluded Star Guild Awards, sponsored by Renault itself. The key of first unit was handed to Bollywood Star, Hrithik Roshan in front of famous Bollywood stars attending the show. The key was handed by Mr. Sumit Sawhney, Country CEO and Managing Director, Renault Operations India.
Addressing the event Mr. Sawhney said offering innovative products to its esteem customers has been the tradition of Renault since its inception 116 years back. The upcoming MPV Lodgy will further carry the custom of car maker to next level offering the new features and specifications that are designed to satisfy all the needs of customers. The new Lodgy will define the new dimensions of MPV and will emerge as trendsetter in segment endorsing company's concept of Drive the change.
In international market the MPV is sold with Dacia badge, but in Indian car market it will be sold with Renault's Logo. The MPV is expected to debut in Indian car market sometimes during coming months and is speculated to receive some remarkable features. Although nothing has been so far revealed by the car maker about engine specifications but it expected to receive 1.5 litre. 84 bhp diesel engine. To know more about Renault MPV stay tuned with car khabri….


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NikeLab unveils its summer AGG collection
Words: @zakimaoui
Inspired by a brown paper bag, the complex design of the ACG.07.KMTR is the latest version of NikeLab's all-conditions shoe. This time it is the first edition of the Nike Komyuter silhouette which came off the back of a bigger need for access and was with regards to wearing the shoe.
The ACG.07.KMTR comes with a four-way stretch water-resistant upper shell that conforms to the foot through an integrated draw cord and stabilizes via a forefoot strap equipped with a Fidlock magnetic buckle.
"This shoe is water resistant, light, flexible, easy to put on, has great traction and introduces a new aesthetic," says Nike NSW footwear designer, Gerald Sullivan. "Moreover, it reduces functional elements to bare necessity — one doesn't need the distractions of complicated entry and lockdown systems when moving around the city."
The latest drop also features a poncho, specifically designed with functionality in mind. Jarrett Reynolds, Nike's Senior Apparel Designer, said of the design "we were talking about summer festivals and the fact that so many people have ponchos with them. We then considered how we could create a pinnacle version of the garment. We used a lightweight three-layer ripstop fabric, added taped seams at the hood and made sure it was packable."
The SU17 ACG collection launches May 18 on NikeLAB.com and in NikeLAB doors. The Nike Komyuter Silhouette will release in a variety of colorways throughout summer'17.