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On two separate Quality Assurance site visits in the past two weeks I've detected elevated levels of Carbon Monoxide (CO) coming from attached garages. I was a bit surprised at this since neither garage contained a car - let alone any active source of combustion. So I did some digging and came up with this great resource from Iowa State on the topic. From my reading of…Continue
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An OC graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry will:
1. Be able to think critically, with special emphasis on application to his or her scientific field. The department will provide a solid foundation of technical knowledge and essential methodologies for learning and practice that will permit these graduates to be productive and successful in graduate school, professional school, or industry.
2. Serve in the Christian community in all areas of life. Graduates will have internalized a personal faith in God exhibited by:
a. Ethical decision making in the workplace;
b. An exemplary work ethic and lifestyle consistent with a Christian worldview; and
c. A stable life that successfully balances career, family, church, and community.
3. Communicate effectively with the tools of the information age. Graduates will have been exposed to both written and oral scientific communication, and will have had the opportunity to both write and present scientific work. Where possible, students will have been involved in undergraduate research and will make presentations of their own research.
Student must complete a minimum of 126 hours including the major, core, and minor if required. Elective hours may be needed to reach 126 hours.
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- MATH-2114 - Calculus I With Analytical Geometry
- MATH-2214 - Calculus II With Analytical Geometry
- MATH-2314 - Calculus III
- PHYS-2514 - Physics I
- PHYS-2614 - Physics II
- PHYS-3313 - Modern Physics
- CHEM-1115 - General Chemistry I
- CHEM-1215 - General Chemistry II
- CHEM-3114 - Analytical Chemistry I
- CHEM-3115 - Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM-3124 - Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM-3214 - Analytical Chemistry II
- CHEM-4014 - Biochemistry I and Lab
- CHEM-4113 - Physical Chemistry I
- CHEM-4121 - Physical Chemistry Experiments I
- CHEM-4213 - Physical Chemistry II
- CHEM-4221 - Physical Chemistry Experiments II
- CHEM-4414 - Inorganic Chemistry
- CHEM-4123 - Biochemistry II
- CHEM-4313 - Forensic Toxicology
- CHEM-4514 - Forensic Analysis
- CHEM-4611 - Research Methods
- CHEM-4612 - Research Methods
- CHEM-4613 - Research Methods
- CHEM-4711 - Practicum in Forensic Science
- CHEM-4712 - Practicum in Forensic Science
- CHEM-4713 - Practicum in Forensic Science
No more than 3 hours of Practicum in Forensic Science courses may be counted toward the chemistry major.
- GNSC-1711 - Freshman Science Seminar
- GNSC-2711 - Sophomore Science Seminar
- GNSC-3711 - Junior Science Seminar
- GNSC-4712 - Senior Science Seminar
Students planning to pursue graduate work in chemistry should include MATH-3013-Differential Equations and one computer science course (CMSC-1113-Programming I, CMSC-1123-Programming II, or CMSC-2133-Object Oriented Programming).
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Sweeter Side
This weekend I decided to get in touch with my sweet side. I made cinnamon buns on sat and croissants, chocolate hazelnut danish and an apricot basket ( unglazed in pictures). I used the recipe out of artisan baking by ciril hitz. My assistant was also helping me out with the weekend bake.
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Imagine the Mediterranean the way it used to be, in a country that has all the essential elements for the perfect cycling vacation- quiet roads, an abundance of historical sites and now, wonderful hotels and restaurants to enjoy. We've created a trip that takes in both Dubrovnik and Split, and the exquisite Dalmatian islands including Mljet, Korkula, Hvar and Brac, each unique and ideal for active travel (and relaxation).
Arrival: Dubrovnik Our trip begins in the historical city of Dubrovnik, now a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the great cities of Eastern Europe. The historical center is well-protected by its fortified walls, making it a wonderful place to stroll. With its strategic position on the Adriatic, Dubrovnik makes for an ideal place to begin our trip.


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Look at me, raising my head up in the internet. Hello, internet! I'm a lot of words this month! I haven't been doing my usual Friday Links while Nanoing, but there are a couple of things I wanted to make an exception for.
Sarah Rees Brennan has written a really important essay on TheToast.net about being a woman in the publishing industry, or any industry that requires self promotion, and how differently the universe reacts to women's self promotion. It's sad but a must-read: A Female Author Talks About Sexism and Self-Promotion.
So, women are often left in a situation where if they want to succeed, they have to promote themselves, via being a person on the internet. And then, people say: "Lady, when you promote yourself, it is bad."
(Sarah Rees Brennan)
Malinda Lo has written a companion piece, also on TheToast.net, about her own experiences in self promotion as a queer woman, and how more mainstream events/promotions for her YA books about lesbians mean having to come out all over again: A Second Female Author Talks About Sexism and Self Promotion.
I don't believe that creative individuals should have to grow thicker skins. I believe that if you're out there creating art, you should make sure you're as open and thin-skinned as possible, so that you can feel every damn thing that arises in you. You need to be able to fully experience those emotions so you can use them in your work, but only within reason. I draw the line at letting mean-spirited criticism into my mental space.
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Both in Flanders and Wallonia, legal frameworks on co-existence are being developed. In both cases, new decrees are being drafted that have to pass through the regional parliaments.
On 10 October 2008, the Flanders government approved its final proposal for a co-existence decree. The decree is now being forwarded to the Flanders parliament which will discuss it first in its agriculture commission, and later in its plenary.
This final proposal contains only a few minor alterations, especially in the explanatory note, compared to earlier versions. These alterations were taken up following discussions with the European Commission and a legal advice of the Council of State.
The draft decree had been notified to the European Commission and was further adjusted after receiving some comments from the Commission, making it now in line with the European Union policy on co-existence.
It is expected that the draft decree will be discussed in the Flanders parliament in the last quarter of 2008 with the goal to finish this piece of legislation before the next elections in Flanders in June 2009.
A few additional executive decrees have also been drafted, one of which is on practical co-existence measures for maize.
In August 2008, the Walloon region has published a co-existence decree. The decree is one of the more stringent pieces of co-existence legislation in Europe. Its explicit goal is to "maximally protect conventional and organic agriculture from the involuntary dissemination of genetically modified crops". This decree makes the growing of GM crops very difficult. Major features of the decree are:
While similar principles are part of co-existence legal frameworks in other countries, the Walloon decree applies even stricter conditions.
The decree is currently only available in French and can be downloaded from the Walloon parliamentary pages.
After the publication of the co-existence decree in August 2008, the Walloon region has announced that it wants to become a member of the network of European GM free regions, hereby publicly reiterating its policy to strongly discourage the use of GMOs in its agriculture.


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Meet Matthew- A Children's Miracle Network Hero
A grade school picture shows a curious boy with a sweet grin, but Matthew Hutsell's parents saw something else.
"It started as like just a red spot on his cheek," said Lynn Hutsell, Matthew's mother.
At the age of five, it was very subtle, but then became very noticeable. On his right side, Matthew's face was slowly caving in. He was eventually diagnosed with Parry-Romberg morphea, an autoimmune disease. His body was attacking the tissue in his face.
"They couldn't tell me too much about it because it's so rare, so I just had to keep looking up things and going to different doctors and finding out everything I could," Matthew's mother said.
"Unfortunately, it's not reversible," said Beaumont Children's Hospital pediatric plastic surgeon Dr. Kongkrit Chaiyasate.
Without a cure, the Hutsells realized surgery was the only option.
Chaiyasate painstakingly transplanted tissue from Hutsell's back into his face.
"It's a technical and demanding operation. So many [things] could go wrong," the surgeon said.
It's called microsurgery, making sure tiny blood vessels connect and keep tissue alive and creating symmetry with Matthew's face.
Days after the surgery, I visited Matthew in the hospital. He was covered in stitches and smiling despite the pain.
In his room, you could hear the sound of a Doppler ultrasound making sure blood was flowing from his neck to his forehead, feeding the new tissue.
After the surgery, what was his reaction?
"He just now saw himself today, and it was for a split second. He saw the yellow things on his face, and he turned away. I think it kind of scared him," Matthew's mother said.
Two weeks later, Matthew was starting to look like the boy in the picture again. Now he is getting stares for a good reason.
"My dad's always staring at my face," Matthew said.
"His dad keeps staring at his face and saying, 'I'm sorry I'm staring, but you just look amazing,'" his mother said.
The doctor told us with the new tissue in place, the disease should not return.
Part of the work Dr. Chaiyasate does at Beaumont is supported by Children's Miracle Network. Beaumont Children's Hospital is a member of the Children's Miracle Network - a national alliance of premier hospitals for children. The non-profit organization is dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for children's hospitals across North America. When you donate to CMNH, you're helping kids like Matthew.
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LEWISBURG, Pa. - The first time Bucknell University senior Lucy Christensen visited St. Bernard Parish, La., in 2010, the grocery stores were closed. Strip malls were deserted. And a storm-battered Walmart with broken windows and an overgrown parking lot was encircled with a chain-link fence.
"What struck me this time was the commercial development," said Christensen, a political science and Spanish double major who returned to the New Orleans area Jan. 8-16 with the University's Katrina Recovery Team. "There has been a lot of progress with businesses opening. I think the residential development, though, has kind of hit a plateau. People still want to come back, but they may not have the means to do so."
More than six years after Hurricane Katrina tore through the Gulf Coast, the hardest hit areas of the Crescent City are showing signs of improvement. The Walmart is bustling. A grocery store has reopened. Schools are expanding. A permanent building is taking shape where portable trailers have long served as a hospital.
Still, in St. Bernard Parish and the Lower 9th Ward, newly constructed homes with abundant gardens sit next to vacant lots, abandoned houses and streets in disrepair. Some houses still have holes in the roofs where residents climbed through their attics to safety, and the tell-tale X used to denote damage and death remains prevalent.
Rebuilding a community
Bucknell's Office of Civic Engagement has organized service-learning trips to the Gulf Coast twice each year since 2006. Christensen was among 20 students and five staff members who participated in the winter break trip. Provost Mick Smyer, a native of New Orleans, and his wife, Pat Piper, a Lewisburg psychologist, also accompanied the group.
Staying at Camp Hope III, a government-run volunteer base in St. Bernard Parish, the participants worked with the nonprofit organization St. Bernard Project to rebuild a home in New Orleans East. Throughout the week, the team learned the many aspects of recovery and the broader efforts to recreate infrastructure, education and health care.
For those who had visited the storm-ravaged areas before, the progress was remarkable. For those who had not, it was shocking to see how much work has yet to be done.
"New Orleans is a unique American city," said Stacey Sommerfield, assistant director of service-learning and a co-leader of the January trip. "The storm was in 2005, and it would seem like everything should be fixed and done by now, but when you really learn about the process, there are numerous things that go into building a community."
Smyer, who has returned to New Orleans each year since Katrina, said that losing a third of its population meant the city has had to make some difficult choices such as what happens to the places where people don't come back. "But in many ways," he said, "the city seems more on a road to recovery even than it was a year ago."
Alumni and resident stories
The volunteers met with several Bucknell alumni and New Orleans residents, who talked about the trials and triumphs of the storm and the recovery effort. Andrew Yaspan, Class of '11 and an AmeriCorps VISTA, served as the group's site supervisor with St. Bernard Project. Yaspan became interested in the Katrina recovery effort through a class at Bucknell.
"I had never been to New Orleans before I took the capstone class on Katrina," Yaspan said. "After I graduated, I contacted St. Bernard Project. It means a lot to have students from my alma mater come down here and help."
Amy Schenkel, Class of '09, teaches biology at a local high school through Teach for America. Describing the challenges facing the New Orleans educational system, she said many of her students struggle with basic reading and math.
Jim Reese, Class of '69 and a New Orleans resident, took the group on a tour of the Mississippi River and the Port of New Orleans, one of the most active ports in the United States. The port reopened less than two weeks after the storm to resume the movement of cargo.
While touring the city newspaper, the Times-Picayune, the group heard how, even as reporters and editors contended with destruction in their own lives, the paper missed only four days of publication. Dr. Fred Lopez recounted the five days he was stranded at the former Charity Hospital in downtown New Orleans with dozens of sick and dying patients and no food, running water or air conditioning.
Many faces of recovery
Because of the large number of volunteers who go to New Orleans in January, the Bucknell team and another group worked in shifts, installing insulation and hanging drywall in a house in a recovering community in New Orleans East. The neighborhood is about a mile from a Six Flags amusement park that closed for Katrina and never reopened. The homeowner, former truck driver Keith Williams, addressed the Bucknell group on its first day of work.
"I was on the road during the storm, and when I saw on the national news that the Six Flags was under six feet of water, I knew we were in trouble," Williams recalled.
Like many displaced by the storm, the Williams family moved to Mississippi for a few years before returning to New Orleans. Insurance allowed them to pay off their mortgage, but the family did not qualify for enough assistance to cover the cost of rebuilding. The family finally found help through the St. Bernard Project.
The homes in the Williams' neighborhood are larger than the typical houses St. Bernard Project volunteers rebuild, the organization's co-founder Liz McCartney said, but the family is representative of the varying circumstances of recovery. The cost of rebuilding was compounded because the neighborhood's original developer had reduced the size of support pilings by half to save money, she said.
At the end of the work week, Williams and his son, Keaton, returned to the work site with pans full of homemade jambalaya, fried catfish, potato salad and peas as a thank you to the volunteers. When Keaton, 18, walked into his bedroom at the front of the house, he said it was looking more like home except, "I didn't have this big window. I didn't have this closet."
Throughout the week, New Orleans residents thanked the Bucknell group for helping to rebuild their city, addressing the questions on many minds: Are volunteers still needed? Should New Orleans be rebuilt? The resounding answer: "Keep coming back."
Christensen and her roommate, senior elementary education major Katie Smith, met on the 2010 Katrina recovery trip. This time, Smith was selected as one of two student-leaders. Both said they wanted to see the progress in the city and to again have the chance to meet others at Bucknell with similar interests.
"As a leader, I was able to guide other students as they went through the experience, and it is a journey," Smith said.
'When time passes, people ... tend to forget'
Xiaolong Li, a civil engineering and economics double major from China, said the Katrina recovery trip offered him a new perspective on cities in the United States as well as disaster recovery.
"Before I left, I thought New Orleans, as an American city located in the wealthiest and most powerful country in the world, should have well recovered six years after the storm. When I actually got down there, I saw that there are still many people waiting to be helped," he said.
"When time passes, people outside of New Orleans tend to forget about the disaster that happened, but it is still important for groups like Bucknell's Katrina Recovery Team to go down and help."
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Landing gear testing capabilities
Liebherr operates modern test and support facilities for the development and integration of landing gear systems, subsystems and components.
Advanced in-house testing facilities
The test set-ups and components are designed and built in-house; they are based on the concept of modular test rigs and fixtures, including electronic control and electronic data acquisition.
They fulfill most of the testing requirements, including fatigue, endurance, static strength and environmental testing. Liebherr's system testing capability includes the integration of subsystem tests, e. g. brake control system.
Liebherr relies on agreements with long-term partners for specific testing facilities such as drop or vibration testing.


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G Meets The Futureheads!
Photos taken with my hand.
Moments after The Futureheads' rocking set at the Bowery Ballroom in New York on June 8, 2010, I met the band. They were all extremely nice! 2010 is set to be a big year for the English rockers as their new album "The Chaos" is taking the music world by storm. I wish them all the best and I expect to see "The Chaos" on my year-end best albums list.


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As Dolphins receiver Mike Wallace sat out practice today, the team was mum about the reason. But now Wallace has revealed that it's the result of a minor groin injury.
Wallace confirmed to the Miami Herald that his groin injury is the reason he was held out of practice today, but Wallace said he's hoping to play in Sunday's Hall of Fame Game.
"It feels pretty good," Wallace said. "I feel like it's getting there."
If Wallace's groin is anything less than 100 percent healthy, the Dolphins will likely hold him out on Sunday: There's no reason to risk aggravating an injury in a preseason game. But it's good news that Wallace thinks he can play, if the team will let him.


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The Evolution of the Bikini – 'Who Says It Has to Be Itsy Bitsy?' [VIDEO]
WIth summer here and looking to just keep getting hotter, we will all be rushing to the water to keep cool. But, what will you choose to wear? Will you grab that tiny weeny bikini? This young woman gives you reason to re-think that choice.
Our swim wear fashions have come a very long way from just a few decades ago. But, have they gone in the right direction?
This woman, Jessica Rey, gives us some insight on the evolution of our swimwear. What she reveals will shock you. Give her a listen and learn a little about what your choice of bathing suit is really saying about you.
Makes you feel a little put off, huh? If you are re-thinking your bikini, fear not. There are plenty of great places to find a more modest choice in swim attire.
Check out Jessica Rey's own swim line. Or you might find something less itsy bitsy at this great website.
May your bathing suit say what you want.


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AMERICUS - Playing in their final home game, seniors Milos Kleut and Matt Shaw led the Georgia Southwestern men's basketball team to a 92-80 win over North Georgia on Saturday night in the Storm Dome. Kleut finished with his third double-double of the season, posting a career-high 22 points to go with a game-high 11 rebounds. Shaw added 20 points to mark his fourth game with at least 20 points this season.
The Hurricanes even their record at 13-13 overall while improving to 9-10 in the Peach Belt Conference. North Georgia finishes the regular season at 15-11 and 10-9 in the PBC.
UNG grabbed a brief lead out of the gates on Saturday. The Saints pulled ahead by five points for their largest lead of the night at 7-2 with 16:41 remaining before the half.
After a 30 second timeout to talk things over, GSW answered with an 18-3 run sparked by a pair of 3-point baskets from Jamon Hawkins to open a 10-point lead, 20-10.
The Hurricanes connected on 8 of 10 free throws during an ensuing 8-0 run to stake a 34-20 advantage where UNG was held scoreless for a three-minute stretch leading up to halftime. GSW took a 46-38 lead into the break.
UNG pulled within five points in the opening minutes of the second half, but could get no closer. The Hurricanes kept the lead in double digits during most of the stretch run.
Perhaps the loudest ovation came in the final seconds of the ballgame when senior Bobby Glover, who played eight minutes in November before tearing his ACL, narrowly missed a shot from the corner as time expired in his brief return on Senior Night.
In a game that saw a combined 49 personal fouls and three technical fouls, the Hurricanes saw plenty of time at the charity stripe. GSW drained a season-high 33 free throws on 40 attempts. Kleut connected on a career-best 12 of 14 and Hawkins hit a career-high 9 of 10. North Georgia saw its fair share too, making 24 of 29 attempts.
GSW finished with three players over 20 points. Hawkins joined Kleut and Shaw with his 22-point night. Alan Arnett was only a point away from making it four in the club as he finished with 19 while hitting 3 of 5 from beyond the arc.
The Hurricanes improved to 9-3 this season when shooting over 50 percent. On Saturday, GSW made 26 of 29 shots to finish at 53.1 percent for the game.
Southwestern led the Saints in rebounding, 36-30, and bench points, 48-25.
Lamar Richardson scored 16 points to lead UNG. Scott Windom added 15, Chris Tanzy chipped in 12 and Ishmael Hollis came off the bench to score 11.
GSW takes on UNC Pembroke in the first round of the PBC Tournament on Friday at 5 p.m. in Columbus.


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Thread of the Day: What Model Names Do You Think Will Disappear?
Some model names just don't stick around very long. The Ford Five Hundred, for example, lasted two years before Ford renamed it the Taurus. Around the same time, the Ford Freestyle became the Taurus X.Chevrolet is guilty of the name change game too, especially when it comes to small cars. After the Cavalier went out of production, the replacement was…Read More


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(Reuters) – Hot and dry conditions in parts of middle America deepened an ongoing drought in many states over the last week, according to a climatology report issued Thursday.
October is typically the third-wettest month for Texas, but instead last month was the ninth-driest October statewide since 1895, according to the Drought Monitor report issued weekly by a consortium of state and federal climatology experts.
Texas and Oklahoma both recorded above-normal temperatures and little or no rain. Kansas and Nebraska also saw drought expansion.
The persistent drought was hindering growth of the new winter wheat crop in those states, as soil moisture levels were too low to spur normal plant development. Grazing for livestock was also poor as pastures remained parched.
Roughly 59.48 percent of the contiguous United States was suffering from at least "moderate" drought as of Nov. 6, down from 60.16 percent a week earlier, according to Thursday's Drought Monitor, a weekly compilation of data gathered by federal and academic scientists.
But the portion of the contiguous United States under "extreme" or "exceptional" drought – the two most dire classifications – ticked up to 19.36 percent from 19.04 percent.
In the High Plains, which include Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas, severe or worse drought levels covered 83.94 percent of the region, up from 83.87 percent of the region a week earlier. An estimated 57.54 percent of the region was in extreme or worse drought, up from 57.02 percent a week earlier.
Climatologists said many areas had not seen much if any rain for three weeks or more and topsoil and subsoil moisture levels continued to drop. Surface water supplies remained short as well.
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My name is Joe Konrath, and I write fiction.
I've sold over a million books by self-publishing.
You probably were searching for "how to self-publish" or something similar and my blog came up.
This post for all newbie writers considering self-publishing. While it would be extremely helpful to you to take a week and read my entire blog to get a full understanding of how the publishing industry works, here's the most important thing you need to know:
Now you can certainly pay people to help you publish. Freelancers such as editors, cover artists, book formatters, proofreaders, and so on.
But when you hire a freelancer to assist you, you keep your rights.
That's very important.
When you write something, you own the copyright. That's automatic, even if you don't register with the copyright office.
Copyright means exactly that; you have the right to copy it, to distribute it, to give it away, to sell it. You own those rights.
But if you pay someone to publish you, you GIVE THEM YOUR RIGHTS.
There are many publishers, called vanity presses, that exist to prey on writers who don't know any better. These presses are sometimes part of big, recognizable publishers, and it's easy to be tricked into thinking that if you pay hundreds, or thousands, of dollars, you'll be published by a major press.
The truth is, major presses PAY THE AUTHOR, not the other way around.
I have sold books to major publishers, and was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars, and then I had to hire lawyers to get those books back so I could self-publish them. Because I make 10x as much money self-publishing as I did by selling my rights to publishers.
If you are looking to get a publisher, do your research.
Check out David Gaughran, Writer Beware, and Preditors & Editors. They have a lot of information about publishers you should avoid.
Learn all you can about vanity presses. Don't get suckered in.
Ask questions. Seek answers. And DON'T PAY ANYONE TO PUBLISH YOU.
Now some Q&A.
Q: I saw an ad for a publisher. Are they legit?
A: Real publishers NEVER advertise. Anywhere. Ever. Not in magazines, or on Facebook, or in Google Ads. NEVER. If they advertise, avoid them.
Q: I saw a publisher at a writing conference and they have publishing packages that they sell.
A: Run away from them. Quickly.
Q: But they told me that self-publishing is hard and they'll do all the work.
A: And they will also KEEP YOUR RIGHTS. You can hire people to help you. Don't pay a publisher. Don't give your rights away.
Q: I have questions about a publisher.
A: Check out the three websites I listed above and search for that publisher.
Q: But if I pay this publisher, they promise to get me reviews and get my book into Ingram and...
Q: Why not? What's the big deal?
A: First, they'll take your money. Probably hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars. Then they'll keep your rights, so if your book does become successful, they control it, probably forever.
I know a lot of rich self-pubbed authors. Not one of them paid to be published.
Q: But self-publishing seems so hard. There's so much to learn. I'd rather pay someone and be done with it.
A: Would you also say, "Investing seems so hard. There's so much to learn. I'd rather pay someone and be done with it."?
This is your money, your hard work, and probably also your dream and your passion. You owe it to yourself to do some work and learn the industry functions.
Q: I got this brochure in the mail...
A: Real publishers don't have brochures. They don't mail out anything to authors.
Q: I got this email...
A: Real publishers don't email authors.
Q: But they sent me a contract...
A: If you still aren't convinced that the contract is bad, have a lawyer look at it. One I highly recommend is David Vandagriff. If you're willing to pay money to a publisher, you should also be willing to have an attorney who knows publishing take a look at your contract. It will be the best money you ever spent, I promise.
Q: I'm confused. I have more questions.
A: Head on over to KBoards and introduce yourself. There are writers there who will help you.
Q: Why do you care?
A: You've probably heard that this is the best time in history to be a writer. That is correct. For the first time ever, it is possible to reach readers without having to go through gatekeepers such as agents and publishers.
But there is NEVER an easy path to success. If something sounds to good to be true, it is.
I began this blog in 2005 for newbie authors. It explains all about how publishing works. It's a public service I provide. If you're serious about publishing, take a few days and read through all of my entries. You'll get the equivalent of a Master's Degree in traditional publishing and self-publishing.
There have always been vanity presses, and unscrupulous predators who prey on eager, naive writers who have big dreams but no experience.
These companies will continue to exist only if writers remain uniformed about them.
Get informed. You owe it to yourself, your dreams, and your eventual writing career.
Sunday, November 23, 2014
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Contact Louise Hose at (505) 234-5561, Fax (505) 887-3051
Carlsbad, N.M., April 12, 2004 —The Carlsbad based National Cave and Karst Research Institute has taken another major step forward in its development with the addition of a new Visiting Chief Scientist. Dr. Thomas Strong, Ph.D. joins the Institute, bringing expertise in cave science research, biology and resource management.
"Tom is a terrific addition to the Institute," said Louise Hose, the Institute Director. "He brings skills and expertise that that will help us grow the institute, facilitate research, and attract new partners." She explained the Visiting Chief Scientist's main role will be in program development. He will conduct research on cave and karst issues, act as a resource to land managers, and assist in the Institute's outreach and education programs.
Dr. Strong holds a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He also earned an M.S. and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Arizona, Tucson. He most recently worked as a project biologist with the Environmental Planning Group in Tucson, AZ. There he was responsible for preparing biological assessments for endangered species and environmental documents for energy production and transmission projects.
"My interest in the world of speleology and cave and karst sciences goes back a long way," noted Dr. Strong. "I've been involved in the exploration, mapping, and study of caves since 1965, primarily in the western United States. This job is a great opportunity for me to blend my biological and caving backgrounds into a position that can benefit the National Cave and Karst Institute and all its partners."
Currently the Institute is housed in the Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center located on the New Mexico State University's Carlsbad Campus. A $4.2 million dollar headquarters building is in design and groundbreaking for the two-story, 24,000 square foot building is anticipated this summer. The facility will be located in the City of Carlsbad's Cascades project located between downtown and the Pecos River.
The City of Carlsbad, the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) and the National Park Service (NPS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in January 2003 that provides coordination among the three entities to facilitate the development and management of the National Cave and Karst Research Institute. The NPS has the leading role in establishing the Institute and provides nearly half of the funding and most of the current staff support. The NPS also offers internationally recognized expertise in cave and karst stewardship policies and needs.
The City of Carlsbad has provided advocacy and secured funding for NCKRI. They are responsible for managing the design and construction of the Institute's headquarters building in consultation with the other primary partners. New Mexico Tech supplies the academic and research foundation for NCKRI. The State of New Mexico contributes NCKRI operating funds through New Mexico Tech. Currently, New Mexico Tech provides two full-time staff positions to the Institute, including Dr. Strong.
The National Cave and Karst Research Institute was created by an Act of Congress in 1998 to further the research, education, and wise management of cave/karst formations throughout the United States and around the world. While the National Park Service was designated as the lead agency for establishing the organization, the Institute is a diverse entity comprised of a broad base of partners from academia, the caving community and federal land management agencies.
For more information, please contact, Louise Hose at (505) 234-5561 or Thomas Strong at (505) 234-5553.


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Trying to visualize a ship that won't be fit for sailing for another 18 months can be like treading in dangerous waters. Yet it's already clear that Quantum of the Seas will be unlike any other cruise ship, and not just because it has a "pod" on a movable arm that will take you where you've never been before, soaring 300 feet above water level to enjoy spectacular views.
This first ship of the Quantum Class, the seventh of Royal Caribbean's classes, is, in the words of the company president, an amalgam of the previous six-though he allows for the inevitable comparisons to Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas.
"It was certainly inspired by Oasis Class cruising," says Adam Goldstein, "but it's taken from what we've learned and experienced through all generations of ships, back to Radiance Class with self-levelling billiard tables. Quantum's all unto her own. We've tried to pick from everything we've learned and added some features."
The North Star-that aforementioned observation pod- might be called the Big Dipper of the new features. It will take 13 passengers - number subject to change, due to superstitions - on a little ride that provides a bird's-eye view of ship, the sea and even the ports. There is no cost. You're advised to check your fears at the door.
Royal Caribbean also boasts that Quantum will have the first bumping cars and the first skydiving experience at sea, plus the biggest average stateroom size this cruise line has ever had.
In another first, it also has a godmother in the pert form of actress Kristin Chenoweth, who plays an active role in promoting the ship and even participates in choosing its entertainment.
And yes, Chenoweth has been in simulators for both the North Star and the Rip Cord, the skydiving experience featuring a rush of air so powerful she guarantees "an instant facelift."
Besides the North Star and Rip Cord attractions, included in the price of your yet-to-be-announced cruise ticket cost, Quantum of the Seas will have a couple of large public spaces. SeaPlex showcases bumper cars on a floor that is also home to roller skating, basketball games and a circus school. At night it becomes a dance floor, a DJ overhead orchestrating the music from his flying pod.
A two-storey great room that Royal Caribbean is calling Two70 (as in degrees of view) will transition from a living room in daylight to a nightspot with entertainment.
Quantum's staterooms are "nine per cent" larger than the staterooms on Oasis Class ships.
Tickets to see this latest marvel go on sale June 4, leaving you plenty of time to prepare to be a North Star.
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A WikiProject is a collection of pages devoted to the management of a specific topic or family of topics within Wikipedia; and, simultaneously, a group of editors that use said pages to collaborate on encyclopedic work. It is not a place to write encyclopedia articles directly, but a resource to help coordinate and organize article writing.A WikiProject, in other words, is a central place for editor collaboration on a particular topic area. It may develop criteria, maintain various collaborative processes, keep track of work that needs to be done, and act as a forum where issues of interest to the editors of a subject may be discussed.
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Violence between the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and Israel has been quietly ratcheting up over the past week. Some fear the current rumblings are a prelude to another explosion of violence, but others are less concerned.
Israeli forces attacked and neutralized a terrorist cell along the southern portion of the Gaza security fence early Monday morning. Israeli intelligence had indicated that the cell planned to ambush Israeli soldiers patrolling on the Israeli side of the fence.
That action came after Gaza-based Palestinian terrorists had fired no fewer than 20 rockets into southern Israel since last Sunday.
Some Israelis fear the Palestinians could begin escalating the level of violence ahead of a Palestinian bid to [unilaterally declare statehood at the UN in September].
While that strategy would seem counterproductive, the international community has demonstrated time and again that its chosen method of dealing with Palestinian violence is appeasement.
But IDF officials sounded a more optimistic tone at the weekend.
"The [terror] groups are blowing off steam," one official told The Jerusalem Post. "We are not viewing this as a real escalation."
Other officials noted that Hamas itself has not been involved in the rocket fire of the past week, even though Israel holds the group responsible for the actions of other terrorists operating out of Gaza.
More importantly, no one has been injured or killed yet in the latest attacks. Israel has a bad habit of not viewing a situation as deadly until someone has actually died. That has been a strong point of contention in the past between the threatened residents of southern Israel and the government.
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The online exhibit "Taking the Oath: 150 Years of Gubernatorial Inaugurations" looks at the inaugurations of West Virginia's thirty-five governors from 1863 to 2013. The first inauguration took place on statehood day, June 20, 1863, when Arthur Boreman became governor. For subsequent governors, the 1863 state constitution provided that the governor's term, then only two years long, would begin on March 4 following an election. With adoption of a new constitution in 1872, the governor's term became four years, but the starting date remained March 4 until the 1930s, when it was changed to "the first Monday after the second Wednesday of January."
With the exception of the first inauguration, which was as much a celebration of the state's creation as a swearing in of the governor, early inaugurations were simple events. In fact, there is no indication that either Arthur Boreman or John Jacob, the fourth governor, had any fanfare at the start of their subsequent terms. The inauguration for William Stevenson, the third governor, consisted solely of taking the oath of office. Over time, however, inaugurations have become more elaborate affairs. Within a few short years, inaugural balls and dinners had become part of the occasion. Processions grew into parades with bands and other groups, and as the twentieth century progressed, technology made the events accessible to more people. In more recent decades, they have become multi-day celebrations. Inaugurations have become more expensive, too, with fundraising components and sponsors being a more visible part of the activities. Although large committees do much of the planning, and some elements are traditional to the official ceremony, gubernatorial inaugurations also reflect the wishes of the governors themselves.
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Chapter Three: Charleston Celebrates, 1893-1909
Chapter Four: An Era of Change, 1913-1929
Chapter Five: Through Depression and War, 1933-1949
Chapter Six: The Era of Television, 1953-1965
Chapter Seven: "Majestic Spendor," 1969-1997
Chapter Eight: A New Century, 2001-2013
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I see a return spring on your engine hook danny, and then on Loyds car no return spring there, but both of your cars have the water neck with a provision for the return spring, I am pretty sure my water neck doesn't have the provision for the spring. Did all 69 Z have that provision? or was this insignificant enough where some had it and some didn't? Or just early cars had it? (didn't mean to hijack just curious if this has been raised before or noticed)
So did the whole production run of 69 Z 's come with the 660 only? maybe i have the wrong one... ( I am not in front of my car just trying to zoom in on a picture of mine, hard to see if it has it or not)


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From everything he has seen so far, Mandella thinks Witty could be every bit as good as his three previous winners — She's Tops in 1992, Supercilious in 1996 and Brulay in 1998 — in the Grade III test at seven furlongs on Cushion Track.
Witty would provide a nice Mother's Day bonus to her dam, Well Dressed, with her first stakes victory. Well Dressed is also the dam of Well Armed, winner of the $6-million Dubai World Cup in March.
By Distorted Humor, the Kentucky-bred filly is a half-sister to Well Armed, who is by Tiznow. Witty is owned by Ramona Bass, Adele Dilschneider and Claiborne Farm owner Dell Hancock, a trio of friends who bought the filly for $400,000 at the 2007 Keeneland September yearling sale.
Mandella is tied with D. Wayne Lukas for the most Railbird victories with three.
Victor Espinoza, who won the 2003 Railbird on Buffythecenterfold, has the call back on Witty in the stake.
Expected to join Witty in the Railbird are: Carlsbad (Tyler Baze), Strawberry Tart (Mike Smith), Burg Berg (Aaron Gryder), Gold Goddess (David Flores), Music Magic (Alex Solis), Ultra Blend (Jose Valdivia, Jr.) and Will O Way (Jesus Rios).
Unbeaten Carlsbad will put a five-race winning streak on the line, with four victories at Turf Paradise and one at Santa Anita by a total of 54 lengths.
Strawberry Tart won her last two starts at Oaklawn Park by a total of 19 ¾ lengths.
Two other nominees considered possible worked on Cushion Track Wednesday: Melair Stakes winner Pretty Unusual went four furlongs in :47.20 and Lady Lumberjack went three furlongs in :35.60.
Third Dawn, runner-up by a nose to champion Stardom Bound in the Grade I Santa Anita Oaks, was declared out of the race by trainer John Sadler following a bout with colic.
Hyperbaric worked five furlongs on Cushion Track in 1:00.40 Wednesday for the $250,000-added Shoemaker Mile on turf May 25, the first Grade I stake of the meet.
Hyperbaric, a 6-year-old gelding trained by three-time Shoemaker winner Julio Canani, will try to rebound from a 14th-place finish in the Dubai Duty Free Stakes in his last start March 28.
Owned by Texan Jack Preston's Prestonwood Racing, Hyperbaric climaxed a brilliant 2008 campaign with a victory in the Grade I Citation Handicap here in November. He has won seven of 13 starts and earned $654,476.
Veteran jockey Martin Pedroza hopes for a June 1 return to riding, agent Rich Silverstein advised Wednesday.
Pedroza, 43, suffered a broken pelvis in a post parade spill at Santa Anita on Jan. 11.
"His bones are healed, and one doctor has released him," said Silverstein. "He's still got to see another doctor for internal injuries, probably in the next week or so.
"He goes to the gym six days a week and is jogging five or six miles," said Silverstein of Pedroza's exercise routine and therapy for his comeback. "He's bending, stretching and doing some light weight-lifting."
Pedroza, a native of Panama, has ridden 3,069 winners and earned more than $85 million during a career that began in 1981.
DAKOTA PHONE BLOWS OUT HALF FOR MERVYN LeROY
Dakota Phone worked four furlongs in 48 seconds Wednesday on Cushion Track for the $150,000 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap Saturday.
Trained and co-owned by Jerry Hollendorfer, the 4-year-old gelding seeks his first graded stakes win in the Grade II test at 1 1/16 miles.
Dakota Phone rallied to finish second, a nose behind unbeaten Rail Trip, in their last starts in the Santana Mile Handicap at Santa Anita on April 4. He has won four of 16 starts and earned $257,010.
Dakota Phone drew the rail under jockey Rafael Bejarano in a field of six in the Mervyn LeRoy.
John Sadler, leading trainer at this meet last year, is targeting stakes here the next three weekends.
Sadler said Wednesday he planned to start Red Arrow in the $100,000 Los Angeles Handicap May 16, Whatsthescript in the $250,000-added Shoemaker Mile May 25 and Black Mamba in the $250,000-added Gamely Stakes May 30.
FINISH LINES — The stewards excused jockey JOEL ROSARIO from his mounts Wednesday because of illness . . . Hall of Fame trainers looked ahead at stakes plans during the meet. Neil Drysdale said that Mrs Kipling, winner of the $100,000 Senorita Stakes Sunday, returned in good order and will make her next start in the $150,000 Honeymoon Handicap May 31. He also said U S Ranger will return in the $250,000 Shoemaker Mile May 25, and Artiste Royal will defend honors in the $300,000 Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap June 6...Richard Mandella said he planned to start both Dixie Chatter and Tiz West in the Shoemaker…Bob Baffert said Guns On The Table would be ready to fire in the $100,000 Los Angeles Handicap May 16.


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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tartan on Your Tiki
Skye Tai
1.5 oz. Blended Scotch (Pig's Nose is great for this drink)
.75 oz. Amer Picon
.5 oz. Orgeat
.5 oz. Fresh lime juice
1/8 tsp. Absinthe
1 dash Fee's rhubarb bitters
Shake everything with ice and strain into double old-fashioned glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a lime slice and a cherry.
I've mentioned Thursday Drink Night before- It's the weekly online improvisational cocktail extravaganza where everyone is welcome to drop in, stick around as long as they like, and experiment with cocktail-making. I like to think of it as a jam session with booze instead of music. It's casual, friendly, and I guarantee it includes more references to Ting than any other chatroom you'll wander into. How's that for enticing?
A few weeks ago, the TDN theme was "Scotch", and I came up with the above recipe right around last call (sometimes the creative gears don't start turning until well into the night...TDN is funny like that). In any case, for reasons I'm still not entirely sure of, I was inspired to come up with a tropical-style drink. Scotch already has a reputation as being somewhat uncooperative in cocktails (with a few notable exceptions), so given my predilection to make difficult tasks even harder, I decided it would be a nifty challenge to see if I could get Scotch to behave itself in a tiki-ish cocktail.
I used the venerable Mai Tai as a loose template, retaining the lime juice and orgeat, but swapping in some new ingredients to take things in a different direction (toward the Hebrides, it seems). I'll be the first to admit it looks odd on paper (or screen), but it's gotten positive feedback from the intrepid souls who've tried it, so I'll consider it a keeper. Plus, it afforded me the opportunity to draw a tiki wearing a kilt and a Tam o ' Shanter, so really, the whole affair was out of my hands from the get-go.
Quick notes on some key ingredients:
1) I haven't empirically tested every blended Scotch out there, but I have found that Pig's Nose works wonderfully here. It's also great if you'd just prefer to dump it in a glass and enjoy it without fussing around with all the juice, syrup, ice and other miscellaneous distractions. As always, I encourage experimentation and investigation, and eagerly await your findings.
2) I haven't yet run across a commercially-made Amer Picon that I'm wild about, but the homemade stuff that my fellow boozeblogger SeanMike Whipkey of The Scofflaw's Den makes is fantastic, and it's what I use in this drink. His version is based on Jamie Boudreau's Amer Picon recipe, which just goes to show how incestuous the booze geek community really is.
If you want some, contact SeanMike directly. I hear he'll do just about anything in exchange for a case of Miller Lite.
One more thing- Since this post revolves around a quasi-tiki drink, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that for the second year in a row, The Pegu Blog has transmogrified into The Tiki Blog for the entire month of February*.
* February is the shortest month of the year, but since Doug posts approximately every 17 minutes, he makes up for it.
8 comments:
- Doug Winship said...
Thanks for the shout out!
And what with all the snow-blowing, it's really more like every 23.5 minutes....
- February 11, 2010 at 5:34 AM
- djweso said...
As a kilt wearer and someone interested in Tiki, I must say that you sir have officially made my year!
The drawing is amazing. I will surely try this recipe if I can get my hands on some Ameri Picon or can make some.
I've been a fan of your art and blog for some time, but this really is AWESOME!
- February 11, 2010 at 5:35 AM
- Stella said...
Very cute drawing. I want it!
- February 11, 2010 at 6:55 AM
- SeanMike said...
- February 11, 2010 at 9:05 AM
- Fred said...
I need to get into a TDN or two more often.
Let me know if there is anything fun coming up.
(Fun drink sir!)
- February 12, 2010 at 2:25 PM
- Tiare said...
Wonderful drawing Doc.
Sadly i missed that TDN as i often do nowadays since i got another job.
Your drink looks really good!
- February 15, 2010 at 3:03 PM
- Dr. Bamboo said...
Doug- yeah, inclement weather can really slow you down ;-)
djweso- Glad you liked it! Thanks for the kind words. As for the Amer Picon, it's been my experience that the homemade stuff is so much better than the commercially made (as is the case with many things).
Stella- shoot me an email and we'll get you hooked up.
SeanMike- I'd expect nothing less.
Fred- Thanks! Yes, you MUST jump into a TDN one of these days.
Tiare- Thanks! Give me your boss's phone number- I'll tell him/her to give you time off for TDN. It's all about priorities.
- February 18, 2010 at 7:56 AM
- Chanel Sac à Main said...
It's a good post!And thanks sharing
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It's starting to look like Newt Gingrich has more in common with Mitt Romney than just a background in vulture capitalism. During the Iowa primaries, Gingrich attacked Romney's "flip-flops" on a number of issues, but Newt has his own list of "flip-flops." Yesterday he added another one to the list, when he flipped-flopped on his attack on Romney's vulture capitalist past — twice in one day.
At a midday book signing yesterday, in Spartanburg, SC, Newt confessed to a supporter that he'd "crossed the line" by attacking Romney's vulture capitalist past.
"I'm here to implore one thing of you. I think you've missed the target on the way you're addressing Romney's weaknesses. I want to beg you to redirect and go after his obvious disingenuousness about his conservatism and lay off the corporatist versus the free market. I think it's nuanced," said Dean Glossop, an Army Reservist from Inman, S.C.
"I agree with you," Gingrich said. "It's an impossible theme to talk about with Obama in the background. Obama just makes it impossible to talk rationally in that area because he is so deeply into class warfare that automatically you get an echo effect. … I agree with you entirely."
Before the end of the day, Gingrich's campaign issued a statement that he's not backing off his attacks on Romney's vulture capitalist resume.
Newt Gingrich's campaign on Wednesday denied a report that he was backing away from attacking Mitt Romney over his career as a corporate takeover specialist at Bain Capital.
"We will continue to examine what decisions he made at Bain,"" Mr. Gingrich's spokesman said. "And the American people can decide whether or not they want an investment banker in chief as their commander in chief.""
…At the least, the episode seemed to show message confusion within the Gingrich campaign, which has cycled through different strategies in the past 10 days to find a potent response to withering attacks by Mr. Romney's "super PAC," which have portrayed Mr. Gingrich as a compromised Washington insider.
In a sign that the Gingrich camp is not backing down from going after Mr. Romney, it posted a Web video on Wednesday, "For the Dogs," which compiles embarrassing Romney moments, including scenes of him being jeered for calling corporations "people" and explaining in an interview why he took a family vacation with Seamus the Irish setter strapped in a kennel on the roof of the car.
Which Newt to believe? If actions speak louder than words, then for the moment it's a safer bet to believe the not-ready-to-make-nice Newt. After all, he's storming into South Carolina in full kamikaze mode. Besides putting together a Romney blooper reel, Gingrich has launched a webcast of his anti-Romney movie, "When Mitt Romney Came To Town" (perhaps ensuring that Romney will be softened up by the time Democrats launch their own Bain-based attack). After all, his Super PAC spent too much on it — $3.4 million — for no one to see it.
Newt is confirming everything his opponents have said about him in their attacks: despite his claims of rehabilitation, his determination to take the party's likely nominee — and perhaps the party itself — with him as he goes down in flames just proves that he's the same old Newt.
More damaging in the long term, conservatives see Gingrich's assault on Romney's career in private equity as the undoing of years of painstaking work to repair his image and reputation.
"I think he's hurt himself pretty badly. He had rehabilitated himself so much after his speakership, to the point where he was a credible candidate for president," said a top GOP leader, who asked not to be identified. Gingrich's latest broadsides against Romney have "just reinforced the perception that he's erratic, but also that he lacks conviction or principles," the Republican added.
"It's like the modern-day equivalent of getting off the back of Air Force One," he said, referring to the infamous incident in which an angry Speaker Gingrich took a hard line in 1995 budget talks at least in part he said because he'd been asked to get off President Bill Clinton's plane by the back stairs. "First the incessant whining, and then the lashing out. It's all seen in that context."
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Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney has begun working with a local Australian children's charity – A Start in Life - which is dedicated to helping families from challenged economic circumstances by nurturing their children's education and growth. The hotel will be working closely with the charity to help a small number of children with their schooling as well as urging them to enjoy life to the fullest, despite the financial restrictions placed on them. The hotel will also be helping to educate the older students about possible career paths and helping them prepare to leave school and find a stable job in their local community.
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Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney will be working with two families on a regular basis to provide financial support and advice on the children's education, after-school activities and family life. Our support will include learning about the individual needs of the family and providing school supplies, sports equipment, uniforms and computers to help the kids learn and have fun.
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Crochet Giveaway #5 - Closed
What was a project that was challenging for you? The most challenging for me what the bruges lace that was oblong and had circles at each end. I messed up my count when attaching the bruges edging, so part of the piece was lopsided.
This will be giveaway #5. I will be giving away 4 hats and 2 matching doily's. The giveaway will run from today March 2, 2oo9 through March 9, 2009. I will draw the winner on March 9, 2009. Everyone from any country is welcome to enter. As the winner, you are more than welcome to alter the hats in any way by removing the flowers and leaves, give them away and share with your friends.
- Comments are open to everyone. You do not need to be registered with blogger to participate.
- In the comment section you can leave a name, nickname or some way that I will be able to contact. If you are posting as anonymous, please leave something unique to identify you or I will not have a way to contact you.
- I will also accept e-mail submissions. Please include GIVEAWAY #5 in the subject line.
- If you have previously won, I am going to ask that you wait 2 months to participate so everyone has a chance.


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Ian Brunskill
Günter Grass recently caused an outcry after revealing that he had been a member of the Waffen SS. But, argues Ian Brunskill, if the controversy has dented Grass's reputation as conscience of the nation then that may be no bad thing; not even for Grass himself.
Poet in pain
Adam Thorpe
In his latest book, Andrew Motion remembers – and unremembers – a childhood interrupted by tragedy.
Beyond the nuclear
M. E. Yapp
There is a sadness, a long unrequited yearning, hidden in the history of Iran's relations with the US. There is also a tale of incompetent diplomats, mutual incomprehension and dangerous rhetoric.
Breath was just another weapon
Bharat Tandon
After the "Technicolor knock-about" of his previous novel, Martin Amis returns almost to top form with his restrained story of the Gulag.
Illumination in the underbelly
Steven Poole
A richly gossipy and diverting new history of Paris reveals the real city, away from stamping ground of literary ghosts.
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CARE's Statewide Student Speech Contest to Award Scholarships
Contact: Marita Noon, Executive Director, CARE
email@example.com, 505.239.8998, www.responsiblenergy.org
Is It Possible to Embrace the Earth and Embrace Energy?
March 15, 2007 (Albuquerque)—Through a statewide student speech contest, industry, education, government and civic groups are joining forces to identify New Mexico's future stars of the energy industry while helping keep these great minds here in New Mexico.
CARE (Citizens' Alliance for Responsible Energy), a New Mexico-based nonprofit organization, has organized a statewide student speech contest that will award more than $10,000 in scholarship monies to the college students who can best articulate the reality of today's energy needs while emphasizing that energy solutions and environmental concerns can coexist.
The regional round of competitions will begin next week, with the first one taking place at New Mexico Tech (MSEC 101) on Monday, March 19 from 4-6 p.m., where four students will be competing for two $1,000 regional awards. Similar competitions will be held later at the University of New Mexico on March 21, from 3-5 p.m. and at New Mexico State University on March 28, from 4-6 p.m.
Through this speech contest, CARE will raise awareness for New Mexico's position as a leader in fulfilling America's energy needs. Most New Mexicans are unaware of the fact that we are a major player in the national energy community.
The CARE Statewide Student Speech Contest was open to all college students but specifically targeted juniors and sophomores in the chemical or petroleum engineering majors. In addition to the targeted fields, the students who have entered come from a variety of majors including management, communication and nuclear engineering. CARE provided the students with a list of proposed topics to give them inspiration but most students have developed their own ideas.
The final competition will kick off Earth Day Celebrations. It is being held April 19 at the State Land Office in Santa Fe. All six finalists will give their presentations before a panel of judges made up of industry leaders, government representatives, professional speakers and civic group decision makers. The winning presenter will receive the $5000 Embrace Scholarship. All final presenters will be "showcasing" their skills in front of New Mexico's energy industry leaders who are looking to hire students for internships and ultimately fulltime employment. Many of the presenters may be selected to give their presentations to civic organizations throughout the state.
Members of the public and media are invited to both the regional and the final competitions.
For more information, please visit www.responsiblenergy.org/projects/display.asp?id=19 where complete details (including proposed speech topics) can be found or call CARE at 505.239.8998.
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Superior Aviation of Beijing, China, has agreed to acquire financially troubled Hawker Beechcraft for $1.79 billion. Under the terms of the "strategic combination," Superior Aviation also agrees to make payments over the next six weeks of the "exclusivity period" to support ongoing jet-related operations as a means of sustaining the jet business until the transaction closes. Since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May this year, Hawker Beechcraft had expressed an intent to emerge from bankruptcy as a complete entity. However, the agreement with Superior does not include Hawker Beechcraft Defense Company (HBDC), which would remain a separate entity. HBDC would continue to manufacture the T-6 trainer and pursue certification of its derivative AT-6 light attack aircraft. In the event HBDC is subsequently sold to a buyer acceptable to the U.S. government, up to $400 million of the $1.79 billion purchase price would be refundable to Superior. According to Hawker Beechcraft, Superior intends to maintain the Wichita-based OEM's existing operations while investing "substantial capital" in the company and its business and general aviation product line. Hawker Beechcraft further notes that the decision to proceed with Superior came "after determining that its proposal would create the greatest value for the company and position it for long-term growth." Hawker Beechcraft CEO Steve Miller pointed out that this acquisition "would give Hawker Beechcraft greater access to the Chinese business and general aviation marketplace, which is forecast to grow more than 10 percent a year for the next 10 to 15 years." If negotiations with Superior are not concluded "in a timely manner," Hawker Beechcraft plans to proceed with seeking confirmation of the Joint Plan of Reorganization it filed with U.S. Bankruptcy Court on June 30.
Superior Aviation Beijing is the company that bought Superior Air Parts out of bankruptcy in 2010. Its chairman is Cheng Shenzong, and its other holdings include Brantly International, Qingdao Brantly Investment Group, Weifang Freesky Aviation Industry and Qingdao Haili Helicopter Manufacturing.
HARRY MADDUX (not verified)
July 10, 2012 - 12:15pm
Another American Company selling out to China- Why did'nt Obama bail this company out ???? Watch that they use China engines and their goes Continental and Lycoming. As soon as they get the tecnology it will go to China and another empty factory in the USA. When will this country learn and start protecting our Industries??? China is already bulding Chevrolets and will build Airplanes too.
Nice going Washington!!!! You are selling out and you wonder why the job market is down. Its time you wake up in Washington and quit selling our oil , gas,coal and now our Heritage to foreighn countries.
Cliff Jenkins (not verified)
July 10, 2012 - 9:24pm
I don't disagree with your political views, but Continental and Lycoming don't provide the engines for the Hawker or the King Airs. Secondly, Hawker was actually a British company that a US Company purchased, and the Hawker 400 was originally manufactured by the Japanese. The King Airs, on the other hand, were most certainly a part of American legacy. I would have liked to see Cessna buy out the King Air line. No disrespect intended to Mr. Maddux's response.
Angelo Edelstein (not verified)
July 11, 2012 - 2:10am
Stop seeing China as enemy!
China, Russia- are your business partners and they are not a threat to the world
IRAN is the threat and you need China and Russia to fight them
Gary Peters (not verified)
July 12, 2012 - 7:10am
I am just disappointed with the sale of ANY American Company to any foregn nation.


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Abigail Seymour necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 481 diseños de 95 diseñadores freelance.
Abigail Seymour
I am a wedding and portrait photographer with a bachelor's degree from NYU in fine art photography. I have only been shooting weddings for five years, with the majority of my background in editorial and lifestyle. My work has been published nationally and my style is influenced by my education in both photography and art history. I have a classic, European sensibility (lived in Spain for three years), but am also modern and fashion-forward.
I want to shift my role in the wedding and portrait industry from competitor and "one of many" to that of industry expert, educator and mentor, and in doing so unveil a completely new brand identity.
I will soon be offering workshops, downloadable e-books, etc. so need an identity that is less wedding-ish and more design-ish. It should have gravitas and authority but also a flourish that is a nod to my appreciation for excellent graphic design.
My primary target market is other photographers (both aspiring and established) mostly women, between the ages of 20-50. They are extremely discerning about graphic design and love things that are beautiful, bold, and innovative. They read PDN, Aperture, Rangefinder and Professional Photographer Magazines. They know good logos and good brands.
My secondary market is wedding blog and magazine editors who are females between the ages of 20-35, also very discerning about design.
My tertiary market is the 20-35 year-old well-educated bridal consumer who is shopping for a wedding photographer. She loves Anthropologie, Boden, IKEA and Pottery Barn. She wants her wedding to be different and creative and her photographer to be in sync with her and her brands (above).
My identity needs to appeal to both industry professionals and the visually discerning customers that will feed in from these original online sources.
I am not afraid of something extremely simple, in fact would welcome it.
**What I really need is an icon, since I know I want to use a simple, sans serif font for my name. It's the symbol that I need your help with. No cameras, film strips or eyes, please!
beware of this! here's a funny observation of the cliche of photographers' logos:
A few fonts that I would like to AVOID, please:
Trajan Pro
designs and identities that I like:
sarahrhoads.com (for innovation, boldness, & use of Helvetica)
http://www.jeremylawsonphotography.com/blog.cfm -- I love the bold, high-contrast look of his identity. It's a little too rock-and-roll for me somehow, but it made me stop in my tracks the first time I saw it.
styles that don't work for me:
frilly, girly, cutesy, emo/etsy-ish looking
things that look like scrapbook pages
no pink or Tiffany blue
favorite logos of colleagues are attached
You can see my current logo and style of photography at:
Thanks for taking time to read this -- I can't wait to see your designs!
**I have given lots of additional notes in the comments section below the current contest**
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Aerojet Supports EE Lab, May 18, 2001
PASSING THE BUCKS -- May 17, 2001 -- The Aerojet office in Socorro recently made a $11,670 contribution to New Mexico Tech to help complete the electrical engineering department's new Controls/Robotics Laboratory. For the past three years, Aerojet has donated $3,000 each year in ongoing support of the development and construction of the lab facility. The new lab will give Tech students valuable experience with industry standard data acquisition and control hardware and software, allowing them to apply control theory to real experiments. Aerojet, a subsidiary of GenCorp, has been a tenant at the New Mexico Tech Research Park since 1985. Pictured (left to right) at the check passing are: W. Dennis Peterson, Tech vice president for administration and finance; Greg Henninger, manager of Aerojet's Socorro operations; and Kevin Wedeward, assistant professor of electrical engineering at Tech.


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Blog entry Women - A Secret Weapon To Fighting Hunger
March 8 is International Women's Day. We at WFP believe women are the secret weapon to fight hunger, and it is a driving force behind the new social media initiative WeFeedback. They bear a disproportionate burden of hunger and malnutrition within the family but they are also key agents of change in fighting and preventing hunger.
Women and girls have unequal access to resources, education and income
Of the millions of people hungry worldwide, many of them are women. The irony is that while they have less food, women are responsible for almost half of the world's food production. In some developing countries, they make up 60 percent of the agricultural labour force.
This cycle of hunger faced by women in perpetuated when in low-income countries, parents may choose to keep girls at home to work or care for the household. Worldwide, for every 100 boys who do not go to school there are 122 girls who do not gain an education.
This is where WFP school meals come in. An educated girl will get married later in life, have less children, and her earning power later in life will increase by 10, even 20 percent. Providing a hot, nutritious meal at school is a real incentive for parents to send their daughters to school instead. When school meals are provided, attendance levels have increased. This allows the girls to grow strong minds and bodies, and to fulfill their dreams.
What is Wefeedback? It is a unique (and fun!) online social media initiative that allows the us, the priviliged public, to share our passion for food while providing a solution to child hunger and empower women, by providing meals to hungry children. For just 25 cents a day, we can give a child a meal at school – and make a valuable investment in the next generation.
Using the Wefeedback Calculator, you enter your favorite dish and its cost. The calculator will do the rest, working out the number of school children you will feed. And then it's up to you to "feedback" or donate that amount!
Sharing food, changing lives. It's all about us each doing a little to make a big difference in the lives of girls like Nyipher in Kenya, who is 14 and dreams of becoming a judge.
I do agree that a lot of women are suffering from hunger, voilence, abuse and lot more.
Women suffer more than Men. If you look at surveys and news, the list of women being abused is higher than men. But it's not only that, when a women is abused it always includes her child/children.
Seriously, women can express their heartfelt feelings better than men can.
And that's whynot a day passes that we women do not think of the poor, suffering people in Japan who were affected by the tsunami. And by donating just that little amount of rice grains (500 = Good, 1000 = Great, 3000 = Making the Difference, 5000 = Saved the Perishing World from Hunger), we are making all the difference to the suffering people.
hey, all the girls here are acting like girls are so much better than guys. There are good and bad people in both genders, thats something you cant deny. As for girls being able to overpower men, they have had the opportunity for advancement for years, at least in westernized countries, so that is still up for debate.
Power to the women! YAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!
WAY TO GO Nyipher! POWER TO THE GIRLS! WE'RE AWESOME! No offense boys or anything but we are awesome. Without us you men would still be living in caves! PEACE
It is soooooooo unfair that women don't have the same rights as men! And people wonder why there is so much war going on. I mean really! Men just try to keep us at home doing chores and stuff because they know that we would so rule them. If we can mature faster then we should be able to rule better! If you think we're weak, think again! POWER TO THE GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Q: How can we stop it from going around
A: We DO NOT help
THAT IS SSSSSOOOOOOOO AWESOME! GIRLS SSSSSOOOOOOO RULE! arent we awesome and caring.
yeah..go girl power!
feed the hungry,starving,and poor.Let no other soul suffer in pain.A call to all wemon and girls feed the hungry!
i dont think we should give food to other countries for a little while, there are still hungry people here in the US itself. George washington said we should stay out of forgien things as much as possible. We need to take care of USA's hungry people first, and while we are doing that, let other countries help poor countries. The reason they dont do it is because they know we are going to do it. but we have problems of our own.
I agree with Tootsie Roll!!! FEMALE POWER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (like Alphagrrrrl)
um.... Kyle no offense but women are awesome and MANkind doesnt mean JUST MEN!!!!!! So there.
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hey, come on, men have taken part also in the history of MANkind!
No offense, by the way. I think that no gender should be treated better than the other-because WE ALL WANT TO HELP!!!
3-14-11 For the third time this week, Free Rice is not working. I do hope that someone can get it up and running again, and keep it running as I enjoy doing the vocabulary and giving free rice to hungry people--and now there are so many more again with the earthquake.
Wonderful entry! =)
Is anybody having a problem with Freerice? I can't play for groups, all this red stuff comes up. Anybody else having this problem?
FEMALE POWER! I mean, men are great and all, but the men... They just don't understand. We women have rights! If you treat us like this, then its just like the olden days. Slaves are against the law, us ladies are more than slaves. We're people. We can do stuff, let us get an education, some food, and we can make a difference. Maybe more than you males. Girls who have a good education with food will follow their dreams, and maybe even put a stop to all this war.
The website wasn't working for several days--then this morning I got on and donated 4000 grains of rice, and just came back and it's NOT working again. Please help.
P.S. I hope women in poor countries aka women around the world achieve all their dreams. Men think they can overtake everything but one day we will be the overtakers.
God bless all poor women that have no food and let them achieve all their dreams! And good luck Nyipher! :)
WOMEN ARE AWESOME!!!!! Poor women I want to help them which is why I am doing freerice.com to help women, children, and people. I really want to help them to achieve their dreams!!!!!! Men make women stay home cause they think we will over power them (which is true) and it is totally unfair!
yes, I definatley agree a nutrious shcool meal is good for body and mind.
thats so cool
Go Women!!!! i have chosen to do this every day and donate some rice but the website isent working and im not able to answer questions
if someone from the FreeRice team reads this Whats Up? anyway hoping that someone fixes the problem soon
:) they are completely blessed by GOD !<3 to help !
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Common Psychology Major Questions
Is graduate school necessary?
Psychology is a broad discipline. The American Psychological Association (APA) entails 56 separate divisions. These divisions are like clubs for professional psychologists. The members share common interests within the field, ranging from ethnic minority issues, addiction, trauma, aging, military psychology, and media to name but a few. While known for counseling, psychologists do much more than that!
For many positions, further education may be necessary, but certainly not all work requires an advanced degree. Our graduates have found employment in a variety of human service agencies, where their knowledge and skills in psychology have gained them employment serving a range of populations. These include those who are developmentally delayed, those suffering with addictions, the elderly, and young children.
Is choosing a minor necessary?
Although choosing a minor is not required, it can be very beneficial, particularly if you choose not to pursue further education. Several students have chosen to combine the psychology major with a minor that complements their unique talents and career goals (e.g., business, graphic design, biology).
Can I graduate in four years?
All Bethany majors can be completed in four years. As incoming freshmen, you will be assigned a faculty advisor who will make it a priority to help you find the classes that will set your studies on the right path. Throughout your education, you will continue to meet regularly with your advisor to ensure that you fulfill your major and general education requirements. Take a look at our psychology sample curriculum for an example of how to successfully structure your psychology courses.
What should psychology majors do to prepare for success after college?
Get involved in research. In psychology, participating in the research process helps you hone skills that will enable you to understand and interact more effectively with others. Most of the research we do in the Psychology department is a team effort and entails on the job training. Previous student research topics include:
- Manipulating the conditions under which people mimic the behavior of others
- Examining rates of viewing pornography on campus
- The use of public postings to increase public prayer behavior
- Decreasing canine barking at the local Humane Society
Research is an exciting and dynamic process. Writing research papers and/or creating a research poster are great ways to get started. There is something for everyone. Come join us!
A student who is successful following graduation will demonstrate:
- Competence using APA style
- The ability to locate and understand pertinent scholarly articles
- Efforts to establish professional connections and stay current in the field through psychology conferences
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Glovers handed points by Pompey
Yeovil took advantage of some poor defending from Portsmouth as two first-half goals earned them a 2-1 triumph at Fratton Park.
The Glovers took the lead after 15 minutes when Pompey failed to clear a Jamie McAllister free-kick and Dominic Blizzard turned the loose ball past goalkeeper Simon Eastwood.
They doubled their advantage in almost identical fashion after 38 minutes when Pompey's rearguard did not deal with another McAllister set piece - this time Byron Webster hooked the ball home.
Pompey's players went down the tunnel for half-time with vociferous boos ringing in their ears.
Caretaker boss Guy Whittingham reacted by hauling off ineffective duo Izale McLeod and Brian Howard and bringing on Scott Allan and local favourite Ashley Harris.
The hosts pulled a goal back after 54 minutes when Liam Walker's cross from the right was hooked back across goal by Adam Webster at the far post, putting it on a plate for Paul Benson to score.
Benson nearly levelled with seven minutes left when he turned Walker's cross on to a post, but a spirited fightback was not quite enough to earn Pompey a point.
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How To Fix Patio Screen Door
Having a patio door is a wonderful idea. It allows you to feel like you are close to nature without being outdoors. If you have a sliding screen door, you can get fresh air into your home without having to be outside with the bugs. There isn't much maintenance when it comes to having a patio screen door. You just need to make sure the rollers and tracks are clean. However, sometimes the screen may get ripped and need to be fixed so critters and those pests don't get in. Many of the newer screen doors are made a frame created with aluminum. It is very lightweight. The screen is generally fiberglass and can be stretched. This is economical but it is easy to get ripped as well. However, you can replace it quickly and easily with new materials.
Before you go to the store to get the new materials, slide your door a few times to see if anything else is broken. If your door isn't sliding well, clean out the dirt from your door's track and try it again. If it still won't slide well, you will need to get newer rollers from the store. If you need to take the door off its frame, lift on it and pull the bottom part from its track.
To start replacing the ruined screen, you need to know two things right away. You need to know about the screen and the spline. The spline is the tubing made from rubber. It locks your screen into the frame's grooving. There are many diameters in which the spline might come in. You need to make sure the new one you get is the same size as your old one. You will need the installation tool to put the new spline in as well. It has a concave and convex end to properly place the spline.