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Alcoa Partnering with Clarkson University for Research in Smart Manufacturing
Clarkson University received multi-year funding of $140,000 from longstanding corporate partner Alcoa Inc. to support research in the area of smart manufacturing. The "Alcoa Fellowship in Smart Manufacturing" is a two-year program that runs through to the end of the 2013-2014 school year.
Smart manufacturing is an integrated data platform that helps enable collective innovation, improved decision-making and better results. It utilizes information technology to enable data sharing throughout the entire manufacturing process and across an entire facility, unlike in the past where specific stages or operations of a manufacturing process were managed in isolation.
"Smart manufacturing is going to be key in driving future economic growth of the U.S. economy," said Clarkson University President Tony Collins. "Clarkson University is excited to partner with Alcoa in pushing the knowledge and application of this field further."
"Smart manufacturing allows companies to better understand the performance of their production processes, as well as the impact of business drivers on production results," said Lance Fountaine, Alcoa's manager of Global Primary Products Manufacturing Solutions. "This leads to a higher level of manufacturing intelligence and better business decisions. The end result is a safer work environment with improved corporate sustainability."
Smart manufacturing is a platform that can help retain jobs in the United States by keeping manufacturers competitive in the global marketplace.
Alcoa recently received a surprise honor for its smart manufacturing project in the form of the competitive Manufacturing Leadership High Achiever Award.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: Clarkson University received multi-year funding of $140,000 from longstanding corporate partner Alcoa Inc. to support research in the area of smart manufacturing. Front row: (left to right) Phil Morrissette, CIO, Alcoa Global Primary Products, and Cory Schutz, Alcoa Fellow in Smart Manufacturing. Back row: Daqing Hou, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, Clarkson University; Sue Kramer, IT Manager, Alcoa Massena Operations; and Lance Fountaine, manager, Alcoa Global Primary Products Manufacturing Solutions.
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The launch of the ROentgen SATellite (ROSAT) into space on 1 June 1990 marked the start of a mission that would allow researchers to perform an all-sky survey of X-ray sources with an imaging telescope for the first time. X-rays arise in the Universe in response to unusually hot, high-energy processes, which often entail extreme states of matter such as black holes or neutron stars.
Last update: 25 October 2011, 08:00 UTC (10:00 CEST)
ROSAT re-entered Earth's atmosphere over the Bay of Bengal
On 23 October 2011 at 01:50 UTC (03:50 CEST), the German research satellite ROSAT re entered the atmosphere over the Bay of Bengal; it is not known whether any parts of the satellite reached Earth's surface. Determination of the time and location of re-entry was based on the evaluation of data provided by international partners, particularly the USA. Read more
Since its decommisioning, friction due to Earth's upper atmosphere has been causing the X-ray satellite ROSAT to loose altitude continuously. When the spacecraft re-enters the atmosphere, which is currently expected to occur on 23 October 2011 (UTC), the satellite will disintegrate and most of the fragments will burn up in the extreme heat caused by atmospheric friction. This FAQ provides answers to the most common questions about the ROSAT mission and its re-entry.
In this DLR webcast, Joachim Trümper, Scientific Director of ROSAT, explains the findings of the mission. From 1990 to 1999 the satellite observed more than 9000 single sources. ROSAT is the first X-ray satellite to have scanned the entire sky, and in doing so made first-time discoveries such as X-rays from comets.
At present, a total of about 6700 tons of space debris is in orbit around the Earth. This total figure includes the X-ray satellite ROSAT. In this DLR webcast, Heiner Klinkrad, Head of the Space Debris Office at ESA, explains what the re-entry of Rosat will be like, and enumerates the possible risks.
In this DLR webcast, Bernhard Schmidt-Tedd explains the legal aspects of the ROSAT mission. Space law relates to the non-territorial area of outer space, a region not governed by any national legislation.
In this DLR webcast, Felix Huber explains how satellites are controlled and monitored while in space, and how it is possible to extend the service life of satellites by docking a second satellite to them, and also how to 'recapture' satellites when they start to perform erratic orbital patterns.

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Hydrology Prof Publishes A Rio Grande HistorySOCORRO, N.M. November 10, 2011 – Hydrology professor Dr. Fred Phillips recently published a comprehensive history of New Mexico's signature geological feature, Reining in the Rio Grande: People, Land and Water.
The new book, published by the University of New Mexico Press, covers the entire spectrum of the history, geology, modern regulations and cultural impact of the Rio Grande.
| Dr. Fred Phillips
Co-author of Reining in the Rio Grande
"As a hydrologist, I've studied the Rio Grande for 30 years," Phillips said. "Finally, I decided to put down the whole story that people need to know about the Rio Grande."
While the book is mostly a scientific and historical examination of the river, Phillips finds the river to be a central part of the New Mexican identity – and important personally as well.
"Spiritually, when people think of New Mexico – or when you are away and come back home – you think of the cottonwoods, the Sandias, 'M' Mountain or the blue skies," Phillips said. "The Rio Grande is deep within everyone's self-conscious. The Rio Grande is emblematic of what New Mexico is. And it's a precious resource."
The book is listed at $34.95, but can be found on Amazon.com for $23 http://www.amazon.com/dp/0826349439/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=14280680267&ref=pd_sl_6iqf9gct46_b.
About six years ago, Phillips formed a writing team with G. Emlen Hall and Mary Black. Hall is an emeritus law professor at UNM and the foremost authority on water law in the Southwest. Black is an anthropologist at the University of Arizona and serves as a resource liaison between Arizona and the Native American tribes in the region.
John Nichols, author of The Milagro Beanfield Wars, wrote a review for the book's back cover. Nichols called the book "a fascinating and perturbing story that brims over with rich details and oddball personalities … It is remarkable for such a concise book to be so thorough and illuminating, and also a lot of fun."
Phillips and his co-authors open the book with a prologue focusing on Cochiti Pueblo and the cultural effect of the Cochiti Dam. "Reining in the Rio Grande has brought many benefits to those who live in its valley, but the benefits have come at a price," they wrote. The prologue closes by stating that the book aims to explore "what is gained, what is lost and what possibilities remain for a desert river when a tide of civilization, history and technology sweeps over it."
The first chapter is devoted to a geologic history of New Mexico and how the Rio Grande Rift formed. The basin formed roughly 10 million years ago in the headwaters, but didn't connect with the southern portion of the river until about 2.5 million years ago. The Colorado portion of the river didn't connect until about 500,000 years ago, when groundwater carved the dramatic Taos Gorge.
In Chapter II: Early Cultures, the authors summarize the various early human cultures that inhabited the Rio Grande Valley, including the first Paleoamericans about 12,000 years ago, the Cody people about 10,000 years ago and the Archaic people of about 8,000 years ago. The chapter also explains the advent of agriculture, irrigation and early efforts to engineer water resources.
|Phillips' new book
"Before Spanish contact, human impacts on the river system were relatively small and short lived. … the river always prevailed and was undiminished."
The Pueblo cultures revered the river as more than a resource. Katsina (or kachina) ceremonies developed in the 14th century and are still practiced today by the Hopi and Zuni pueblos. Katsinas are petitions from humans to summon rain and its benefits.
Black, the anthropologist, interviewed Hopi educator and linguist Emory Sekaquaptewa, who said that water is the most basic element of life in Hopi prayers.
Chapter II closes with this passage: "the Puebloan culture is hydrocentric, revolving around water, recognizing that all creatures and plants have an equal share in the living world only because of water. Mastery of water was never a goal."
That would come to change. Chapter III: Newcomers to the Land chronicles the changes in water usage and the rise in acequias (networks of irrigation ditch) after the Spanish began to settle in the valley.
The next wave of settlers in the mid-1800s brought a new regime and a new level of stress on the river and the land. In the 1880's, corporations began building "monster canals." Overgrazing, over-harvesting of timber and the canal systems led to drastic environmental impacts. Soon thereafter, the U.S. Geological Survey responding with a scientific approach, quantifying the river – the volume of water, salinity and other characteristics.
Chapters IV through VII tell the tales of early efforts to control the river, including detailed accounts of the construction of Elephant Butte Dam in the 1910's, the rise of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District in the 1920's and the negotiations that led to the Rio Grande Compact in the 1930's.
The authors devote plenty of space to interesting anecdotes about early survey crews battling the elements and obscure-yet-important historical personalities.
Phillips said the five-year research and writing effort revealed many facts and stories. The authors combed through mountains of documents in New Mexico libraries, including a treasure trove of scientific and engineering reports at the New Mexico Tech library.
While the book is researched and annotated as thoroughly as a textbook (the footnotes, bibliography and index total 47 pages), Reining in the Rio Grande reads like a novel, full of colorful details, interesting anecdotes and plot twists.
One of the most important and controversial figures in modern water resource history was Steve Reynolds, who served as state engineer from 1955 until his death in 1990. Reynolds was a lightning researcher at New Mexico Tech, working with then-president Dr. E.J. Workman, until Gov. John Simms tapped him to take the job once called "New Mexico's water boss," by the New York Times.
"Probably more than any other person, Reynolds is emblematic of the human forces that reined in the Rio Grande," the authors wrote.
Reynolds changed the way New Mexico's leaders think of water resources – even against their will. In 1956, he declared the Middle Rio Grande "a groundwater basin," to be administered by the state engineer. Farmers and developers banded together to sue Reynolds. After seven years of legal battling, Reynolds won.
"Reynold's victory was momentous. From now on, water law had to contend with the hydrological reality that surface water and groundwater are interconnected and that exploiting one will affect the other."
Reynolds approached water issues like an engineer – logically and methodically. His largest task initially was to pay off New Mexico's water debt to Texas. He seemed to be driven to manage the river to accommodate the legal requirements of the Compact. In doing so, he eventually lost touch with the groundswell of ecological concerns. In 1980, he was named the Earth Enemy of the Year.
In Chapter 9: Shifting Values, New Forces on the Rio Grande, Phillips chronicles the move to eradicate invasive species, protect endangered species and preserve the fragile ecosystems related to the river. Through the 1980's and 90's, the movement to restore riparian areas and manage ecosystems took on an organized feel.
The authors focus on the 1999 lawsuit to protect the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow and the impact of that decision. Throughout the book, the authors tell their tale with a high degree of impartiality and detachment. In a sidebar titled "Saltcedar: Scapegoat or Scoundrel?", they present conflicting studies about the invasive tree.
The book closes with a look at "The Future of an Old River," where the authors raise more questions than they answer. They open the final chapter with a question: "Is the river a river or a conduit for a liquid commodity?" As Nichols insinuated in his comments, the book equally a lament for a lost beauty and an ode to a natural wonder.
He wrote that, "Though the river's history is complex and baffling, this book makes it lucid, coherent and very exciting." Nichols also calls the book "an energetic and priceless primer on the development of the Rio Grande from pre-Columbian times to the very uncertain present day."
The book ends with this: "The challenge of tomorrow is achieving peace with a river that both nature and humans can abide."
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A New Hampshire fireworks store has told the FBI that it sold four-hundred dollars worth of fireworks in February to accused Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
The gunpowder in fireworks is often used in bombs.
"He just wanted the biggest, loudest stuff we had in the store," said Megan Kearns, the assistant manager of Phantom Fireworks, in an interview with ABC News affiliate WMUR.
Kearns said Tsarnaev -- the older of the two brothers now accused in the blast -- bought two large reloadable mortar kits during a two for one sale. She said she remembered Tamerlan because of his Russia accent. The store has since confirmed his purchase with store records.
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"Pretty much the only thing that was remarkable about him was that he had a Russian accent, which we don't get too many people in here who have Russian accents," she said.
The amount of gunpowder that could be harvested from the kits—less than half a pound—would not have been enough to detonate the Boston bombs, Phantom Fireworks VP William Weimer said.
Fireworks have often been used by terrorists to power their bombs, including by the man who tried but failed to detonate a car bomb in Times Square. He bought fireworks from a different Phantom Fireworks store, in Pennsylvania.
"Fireworks will give you what you need in terms of blast," said Kevin Barry, Retired Detective First Grade, NYPD Bomb Squad.
RELATED: U.S. Investigators Interview Alleged Bombers' Parents in Dagestan
Barry told ABC News that while the ingredients are easily purchased – the actual assembly instructions are still hard to find and follow.
"What it seems they did was purchased commercially manufactured mortars, ripped them down and ripped out the powder," he said. "When you confine this powder in a pressure cooker it is very powerful."
The charging document filed in the case against 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev also notes that FBI agents found "a large pyrotechnic" in his college dorm room.
Federal agents have analyzed the two pressure cooker bombs used in the Boston Marathon attack and confirmed early speculation that the other components were also built largely, if not entirely of commercially available items, including parts of a remote control toy car, BBs and small nails.
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The analysis was circulated to law enforcement agencies Tuesday evening in a federal law enforcement joint intelligence bulletin.
The report notes that a similar device was found in the thwarted 2010 attempt to set off explosives in Times Square.
"Terrorists can exploit the innocuous appearance and transportability of pressure cookers to conceal IED components," the bulletin says.


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Lamb of God's Randy Blythe Says Arrest Won't Change Band's Approach to Playing Live
Lamb of God put on an energetic show, and even with Randy Blythe's recent arrest in the Czech Republic on manslaughter charges stemming from an alleged 2010 concert incident, the singer doesn't feel that it will change his onstage behavior.
The vocalist told Revolver, "What else am I going to do? We don't have a big production set up or anything. We don't have purple dragons that fly out of the sky and breathe fire. We're just a bunch of dudes who get up there and rock and roll."
The singer goes on to add, "This incident just occurred, it was an unfortunate occurrence. A tragedy. And there's a lot of details that need to be clarified that came out of this, and hopefully they will in court. But it's not going to changed the way we do things, because I didn't do anything wrong. So why should I change what I'm doing? They're saying I committed a crime of intent, like I went out and hurt someone. That's total bulls—. Why would I try and hurt fans of my band? That's ridiculous. So no [I'm not changing]."
Blythe says that if anything were to change from this incident, he would hope that it was more far-reaching than just his band. He explained, "I would hope it would raise awareness for the need for adequate security, not just for the band but for the audience as well. Most of the time, none of this stuff is an issue because security is entirely adequate. Security knows how to keep the kids from getting hurt while letting them have a good time. To the outside world, to people who aren't in our scene, it all looks like a great big violent mess. They don't know that everybody's just having a good time. There is a very big need for security, though, to ensure – especially if kids are going to be crowdsurfing and coming over the barricade and stuff – there's got to be guys there to catch them."
Lamb of God will return to the stage this weekend, performing at Slipknot's inaugural Knotfest. They'll headline the second stage at both the Iowa and Wisconsin shows.


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Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Trailer: Going to the Lab with Labrys
Our favorite, mechanized Shadow-fighter is the focus of this latest trailer for Persona 4 Arena Ultimax.
Back from her fight with Shadow self and her transformation into the Ariadne Fortune Arcana, Labrys returns in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. While we're glad to see her back, the staggering amount of Japanese text in the trailer left us clueless as to what Labrys will be up to in Ultimax. Like last time, Labrys will also be carrying her massive, electronic axe, labrys to battle (why couldn't they think of a better name). The fighting in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax looks like it's right on par with the quality of the Guilty Gear or BlazBlue series.
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is the fighting sequel to Persona 4 Arena. When Inaba City gets encased in a thick, red fog that causes murders to happen within it, the SEES crew from Persona 3 and the Investigation Team from Persona 4 both take it to the streets in order to stop the killings and find out what's triggering these Persona-induced deaths.
Based on the trailer, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax will be hitting PlayStation 3 first on Aug. 28 in Japan. Ultimax's Western release (along with its Japanese Xbox 360 release) will probably be happening later on this fall, but we'll probably find out more at E3.


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Series finale will now air 9-10:15 p.m. on May 16, giving fans longer chance to say goodbye
NBC is extending the length of the final episode of "The Office," with a running time that will now extend from 9-10:15 p.m. on Thursday, May 16.
Drama "Hannibal" will follow the series finale of "The Office," airing from 10:15-11 p.m. with limited interruption.
As for the final episode ... months after the airing of the documentary, the workers of Dunder Mifflin, past and present, gather for a wedding and a final round of interviews. Mysteries are solved, hatchets are buried, pranks are prunked. Guest stars include Mindy Kaling, BJ Novak, Rachael Harris, Dakota Johnson, Joan Cusack, Ed Begley Jr., Malcolm Barrett, Matt Jones, Andy Buckley, Mike Schur and Bobby Ray Shafer.
The series stars Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Ed Helms, Catherine Tate, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, Angela Kinsey, Oscar Nuñez, Phyllis Smith, Paul Lieberstein, Creed Bratton, Craig Robinson, Ellie Kemper, Clark Duke and Jake Lacy.
Since its premiere on NBC in March 2005, "The Office" has established itself as a genuine hit, earning prestigious television honors such as the 2006 Emmy Award for comedy series, 2006 Peabody Award, 2006 and 2008 AFI Honors, Producers Guild Award, Writers Guild Award, SAG Award for performance by an ensemble in a comedy, Ace Eddie Award for editing and a Television Critics Award for achievement in comedy.
"The Office" presents a documentary-style look at the humorous, and sometimes poignant, foolishness that plagues the 9-to-5 world. Based on the award-winning BBC hit, "The Office" is a fly-on-the-wall "docu-reality" parody of modern American office life that delves into the lives of the workers at Dunder Mifflin, a paper supply company.
For more on "The Office," visit NBC.com's official show site: http://www.nbc.com/the-office/.


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Half Time is in excellent condition. Engine room is very clean. Isonglass is in excellent condition and black in color.Owner is getting out of boating for the time being.Reduced 10k on 3/4/09.Risers and manifolds replaced in june 2007.New shaft,water tank,all belts and hoses replaced. Compete engine tune-up including oil change and fuel filters. Props pulled and balanced.3 new fuel tanks are being installed now.2/24/10 at a cost of $22,000.Canvas installed 5/10. New carpet installed 9/13.
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From Perishable to Imperishable - Genesis 15:35–15:49
In AD 50, the Apostle Paul landed in the bustling port city of Corinth. He spent about 18 months teaching that Jesus is the fulfillment of God's plan, the Gospel. In those months, a church was planted. Two years after Paul left Corinth, the church was in trouble. Divisions and factions had arisen. People were flaunting blatantly sinful lifestyles. Arguments over worship styles, clothing, food, spiritual gifts, and marriage were dividing the church. Members of the church were even suing each other. This is the setting into which Paul wrote a passionate letter to the church he planted - 1 Corinthians.
In this week's passage Pastor Bill preaches on eternity, and the hope and rest we find in a practical understanding of what is to come.


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DemoDick wrote:Raw feeding has taken care of any potential problems we may have had in our crew. They all crap dry concrete meatballs that express everything on the way out. And I mean *everything*.
I love my dog to death, but I gotta be honest, going knuckle deep where the doody comes out in order to squeeze anal gland juice isn't really what I signed on for.
We raw feed, too, and all the business is pretty tiny and hard (ahem...), but sometimes the girls still need a little bulk.
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Hope and Thomas P. Ives built a large 2 ½-story, five-bay federal house alongside the original farmhouse. Hope lived a long life at her mansion. When she died in 1857m Hopelands went to her daughter, Charlotte, wife of professor William Giles Goddard. Their son, Moses Brown Ives Goddard, inherited the property in 1881. Mr. Goddard added beautiful gardens and buildings to his 120-acre estate. He made a number of changes and additions to the house in the Colonial Revival style. Upon the death of his widow, Elizabeth, Hopelands eventually passed to a niece, Charlotte Ives Goddard Shaw. She died in 1941 without heirs.
After a century of ownership by the Greenes and another century and a half by the Brown descendants, Hopelands was purchased by Cranston developer Nazarene Melecarre in 1941. In 1948 he sold it to the trustees of the Rocky Hill Country Day School.
The Rocky Hill School, founded in 1934 as a pre-primary school by Dorothy Marshall, has grown to include a series of programs from kindergarten through the 12th grade. The move from the original site in East Greenwich to Hopelands was the beginning of a great many changes and dynamic growth in curriculum. Under the present headmaster, Alan F. Flynn Jr., the school this year has 270 pupils, the largest enrollment in its history.
The school year 1983-84 is a special one for the school, as it marks its 50th anniversary. A number of events are scheduled as part of the celebration, and many of them will center on the Hopelands mansion, which is now the administrative center of the school. It is anticipated that sometime during this year the 1686 mansion will be selected for the National Register of Historic Places. This will be a most welcome event, as the school has undertaken a great deal of restoration on the buildings since 1981. The entire community has benefited, as Hopelands is certainly one of four historic homes.


text: American racecar driver Todd Bodine was born on Feb. 27, 1964, in Chemung, N.Y.He made his Busch Series debut in 1986. He then went into a three-year hiatus until 1990. In 1991, he drove in his first full season of the series and won his first career race. In 2001, he had a mix of hit and misses, with 12 "did not finishes" and winning the exhibition No-Bull Sprint. Bodine debuted in the Craftsman Truck Series in 1995 and then returned in 2004. In 2006, he won the Craftsman Truck Championship, his first-ever championship in any division. And in 2010, he won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title.


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The Environmental Advocacy Project
The Environmental Advocacy Project brings together professors, students, and community activists to aid environmental causes through legal research, counseling, and representation. While EAP projects vary as widely as the environmental interests of the professors and students who develop them, many focus on Boston's urban environment, allowing students to have direct contact with the environmental interests they serve.
The EAP maintains connections with several Boston-based environmental organizations and government offices and often collaborates with such organizations on projects. A sampling of EAP projects follows.
- Participating in a multidisciplinary effort to phase out pesticide spraying in Boston public housing neighborhoods.
- Assisting the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs on developing the Commonwealth's natural resource damages policy.
- Compiling a comprehensive manual on Massachusetts Designated Port Areas on behalf of several coastal communities seeking to develop shoreline greenspaces.
- Representing citizens before the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board in opposition to a power plant siting in an environmental justice community.
- Researching historical industrial activities along the Malden River on behalf of an environmental justice group seeking cleanup.
- Aiding a Belize-based organization in a landmark effort to combat the construction of a dam that threatened the surrounding environment.
- Aiding the campaign to end the legal and political characterization of biomass fuel production as a form of clean, renewable energy production.
- Joining the City of Boston Environment Department in its development of Boston's climate change action plan.
- Developing the Massachusetts DEP Administrative Decisions Database (DADD) to allow topical electronic searches of Massachusetts agency environmental decisions.
In addition to its legal advocacy, the EAP regularly sponsors conferences, discussion groups, and other audience-inclusive events at the law school. Examples include:
- A symposium on the international movement to reduce the use of toxins in commercial and industrial processes and products.
- A roundtable discussion on the City of Boston's green construction and energy initiatives.
- A teach-in about the dangers presented by the planned siting of a high-security biological research laboratory in an urban neighborhood.
- A panel discussion on wind power and other alternative energy development
Students interested in environmental law and advocacy should consider enrolling in Environmental Advocacy, a seminar in which students collaborate with one another, their professor, and outside experts on projects addressing some of the latest issues in the environmental field.


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Lance Armstrong will hold on to his 2000 Sydney Olympic bronze medal a little longer after the International Olympic Committee said it would wait for the international cycling union to inform him before moving to strip him of it.
-Livestrong cancer charity drops Lance Armstrong name from title
The 41-year-old had his seven Tour de France victories nullified and was banned from cycling for life in October after the International Cycling Union (UCI) ratified the United States Anti-Doping Agency's (USADA) sanctions against him.
-Can we really forget Lance Armstrong's legacy?
USADA published a report that said the now-retired rider had been involved in the "most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen."
The IOC decided after its Executive Board meeting it would wait for the UCI to inform the athlete and give him the right to appeal.
"The IOC today will not move because we need to have the situation whereby the UCI notifies officially Mr Armstrong of the fact that he will be disqualified and declared ineligible and that he should hand over his medal," IOC President Jacques Rogge said.
"When he will be notified Mr Armstrong will have 21 days to launch an appeal. It is only after that period that the IOC can legally take action."
Armstrong, who won the medal in the individual time trial, has repeatedly denied doping and never tested positive for drugs.
His accusers, however, said Armstrong -- one of the world's most famous athletes who also is well known for his cancer-fighting charity work -- was not only a willing participant, but the ringleader, ordering team mates to cheat.
In addition to financial payments, emails and laboratory test results that the agency said proved the use of performance-enhancing drugs by Armstrong and the US Postal Service team, 26 people gave sworn testimony, including 11 former team mates.
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Standard ECMA-336
Private Integrated Services Network (PISN)
- Mapping Functions for the Tunnelling of QSIG through IP Networks
(June 2002)
This Standard specifies functions for using a packet network
that uses the Internet Protocol (IP) as its network layer protocol
and UDP and TCP as its transport layer protocols, to interconnect
two Private Integrated services Network eXchanges (PINXs) forming
part of a Private Integrated Services Network (PISN). Interconnection
is achieved by carrying the inter-PINX signalling protocol directly
over the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and inter-PINX user
information (e.g., voice) over the Real-time Transport Protocol
(RTP), RTP being carried over the User Datagram Protocol (UDP).
The inter-PINX signalling protocol is assumed to be QSIG, as specified
in ECMA-143, ECMA-165
and other standards.
The Standard provides for two types of interconnection:
This Standard is applicable to PINXs that can be interconnected
to form a PISN using QSIG as the inter-PINX signalling protocol.
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October 16, 2001
Committee on Ways and Means Approves H.R. 2768,
the Medicare Regulatory and Contract Reform Act of 2001
On October 11, 2001, the Committee on Ways and Means approved by voice vote and cleared (as amended) for floor action H.R. 2768, the Medicare Regulatory and Contract Reform Act of 2001. As reported by the committee, the bill includes the following provisions of interest to SSA.
Provider Appeals
Transfer of Administrative Law Judges from SSA to DHHS
- Would require SSA and DHHS to develop a plan under which the functions of Administrative Law Judges responsible for Medicare cases will be transferred from SSA to DHHS to hear Medicare cases.
- Would require SSA and DHHS to develop and implement this plan by October 1, 2003. Moreover, DHHS would be required to submit the terms of this plan to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and the Comptroller General by July 1, 2003. The Comptroller General would be required to submit to these committees a report evaluating this plan by September 1, 2003.
Beneficiary Outreach Demonstration Program
Medicare Specialists
- Would require DHHS to create a Medicare specialist position. The Medicare specialist would provide assistance and advice to Medicare beneficiaries. These specialists would be located in local SSA offices. This demonstration project would last three years.
- Effective upon enactment.


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Marketing Spotlight: 6:8 Community of Faith
"He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." – Micah 6:8
About 6:8
6:8 Community of Faith is a Vineyard church located in Wynnewood, PA. They believe every person is important to God and seek to get to know people as individuals with their own story. Thus, community is a central focus of 6:8 as they seek to love and serve one another and the community around them in the practical love and message of Jesus Christ.
Being Visible
Part of reaching the people in your community is being visible, allowing people to see you and find you. At 6:8 this is frequently done in the real world through various community outreach and community service events as well as personal interaction with the people they meet. But 6:8 Community of Faith is also visible online.
6:8 partnered with OurChurch.Com through the Top Church Search Rankings service to increase their visibility online. We optimized their website for keywords people would search for when looking for a church in their area. We also setup dozens of local listings listings around the web creating more places for people to find the church (these also serve as citations for the church). In about a year, 6:8 has achieved:
- Over 3,200 top ten rankings
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They are not only ranking well for searches in their city, but also the surrounding cities, like Ardmore and Havertown.
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Several months ago the folks at 6:8 contacted us and told us they were moving locations. They had been meeting at a location in Ardmore, PA and were now moving their Sunday worship to a location in the neighboring town of Wynnewood, PA. In addition to all the other challenges this presented the church, they had dozens of listings online with the old address as well as search rankings which were more focused on being located in Ardmore.
They were able to handle the online issues with a simple email. We promptly went around to the various listings and changed the meeting location for the church as well as updating the optimization on the church's website. They now have hundreds of top ten rankings and even hundreds of #1 rankings for church related keywords in Wynnewood, PA.
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Few will confuse Youngstown with New Orleans. The 49ers hope their players are among that very small group.
The unlikely connection between the two cities comes from a now-annual decision by coach Jim Harbaugh to take his team to Eastern Ohio for the week between a pair of games played at or near the East Coast. The fact that the players had to adapt to an unusual atmosphere has, in theory, prepared them to adjust to being in New Orleans for a week.
"It's a good thing," 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said, via CSNBayArea.com. "We've done this really the last two years, stayed in a hotel, had our meetings in a hotel and go to a facility and practice and get ready for a game."
"We'll be out here for a week, so we have to approach it that way," safety Dashon Goldson said. "We'll get accustomed to a new enviroment and practice in a different facility. We'll have to adapt to it. We've been in that situation before."
Each of the two times the 49ers spent a week a Youngstown, they won the game that ended the visit, blasting the Jets 34-0 in 2012 and pulling off the prior year what appeared at the time to be a major upset of the Eagles, 24-23.
"Once you get done with today tomorrow, the media day stuff, I think it'll be a regular work week," defensive end Justin Smith said. "It's what we'd do normally on the road. We've already done it once with Youngstown. I don't think it'll be that much different."
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Penelope Cruz reminded us why she's an A-list movie star in this frothy mermaid-style gown by Marchesa. The embroidered bodice and tulle-trimmed sleeves and train are exactly the kind of details you can only rock on a red carpet this serious.
Elizabeth Olsen is little sister to Mary-Kate and Ashley, so she's lucky enough to call the showroom for The Row her own closet! She chose a super-sleek black dress from the collection, with a sequined top and a thigh-high slit (which is looking like this season's biggest eveningwear trend).
The only thing I could say when I saw Jane Fonda in this Emilio Pucci gown? "Daaaaaaamn!" Girlfriend looks better than some celebs half her age, and I love how she modified the once-scandalous dress (check out Ciara wearing it here) to have a sparkly underlay instead of showing skin.
You may not have heard of Sonam Kapoor before--I hadn't--but chances are, you'll never forget the Bollywood beauty after seeing her in this Jean Paul Gaultier number. The sculptural silhouette is so dramatic, it takes a truly confident woman to pull it off, and she nails it.
Speaking of drama, Sarah Jessica Parker totally brought it in this flowing, full-skirt printed gown by Elie Saab. Looks like sleeves are the new black, huh?
Diane Kruger wore this Calvin Klein dress like a second skin--who knew she had such a hot bod underneath all of those usually-subtle dresses? Her best accessories were a bright red lip and a Lanvin-clad Joshua Jackson!
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Monday's Iran Live Coverage: This Weekend's Crackdown on the Press --- Why?
2000 GMT: Press Watch. The conservative sites Tabnak and Baztab, as well as Iranian History, have been blocked inside Iran.
Tabnak, linked to leading politician Mohsen Rezaei, was suspended on Sunday amid a crackdown on the press. Baztab has been notable for its criticism of the Ahmadinejad Government.
It is unclear why Iranian History has been blocked.
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A few days ago I told my mother that I wanted to write a blog post for the "4th Annual Swimsuit Edition" of Jasia's COG . We had, over the last year, sorted out the thousands of photos that I have and divided them by surnames. This was the first step in what I envision as a massive scanning and computerizing project. I asked my mother if she wanted to go through the photos of her Kijak family and pull out some for me of swimsuits or activities at Lake Michigan. She didn't seem to think there would be any photos of such events because she reminded me again that she and my grandmother had a deep fear of the water (ever since my mother's younger brother almost drowned) and they never went near the Lake. I persisted, though, and told her I knew there was an old photo of her in a bathing suit at maybe 2 or 3 years of age. The search began.
After several hours of her searching, I went back to see what had been uncovered. Immediately I saw the photo that I had remembered and told my mother - "there it is" to which she laughed and told me "that isn't ME, that's my older brother at 2 years old". The joke was on me but the picture is great and definitely dates back.
Here is a photo of my uncle, Elden Jay Kijak, at approximately 2 years old in 1920 in St. Joseph. Perhaps the family had been to the Lake, I don't know, but at the time they did live in downtown St. Joseph within walking distance of the beach. My grandparents had been married in 1914 and had son, Harris, in 1915 and son, Elden, in 1918. There was a large extended family and I can imagine they did have some picnics and such at the beach.
Elden Jay Kijak
ca 1920, St. Joseph, MI
ca 1920, St. Joseph, MI
In any event, the photo is darling and worthy of this post. By 1927, there were 4 children in the family including my mother, Eloris, who was born in 1925 and younger brother, Leslie, born in 1926. This photo is perhaps the only one I have of my mother and her 3 siblings together in a photograph.
Harris and Elden Kijak
Leslie Kijak (in highchair) and Eloris Kijak (sitting on step)
ca 1927, St. Joseph, MI
Leslie Kijak (in highchair) and Eloris Kijak (sitting on step)
ca 1927, St. Joseph, MI
Today my mother and I live in St. Joseph and I must confess that we don't go into the Lake or take advantage even of the pool in our condo complex. Fears of water can be passed on and my mother certainly did that to me as well. But it is lovely living near the Lake, walking along the shore and sitting and watching the view. I may even go so far as to get my feet wet (perhaps even to my ankles) but that is it!
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With todays update to menu-cache it broke openbox-menu for me. I started digging around to see if I could find out the cause, first starting with rebuilding openbox-menu, then rebooted, was still broken after. So I then tried to run openbox-menu in the cli and see if it would output anything useful and was able to find this error
*** glibc detected *** /usr/lib/menu-cache/menu-cached: corrupted double-linked list: 0x08dafad0 ***
I was able to fix this by downgrading menu-cache to the previous version and was able to use things relying on menu-cache again. Not sure if this is truly a menu-cache issue or if this is openbox-menu. But figured I would post this and how to do a workaround if anyone else sees this.
edit: Mine is a new install as of a few days ago.
edit: Marking as solved since its an AUR package and not supported and the listed work around solves the issue with the new versions. You can find the workaround here
Last edited by vwyodajl (2012-11-17 22:07:28)
The latest menu-cache broke openbox-menu here too. My error was different. I was testing a desktop fix to ripperX and now get
openbox-menu: error while loading shared libraries: libmenu-cache.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Files under /lib/libmenu* currently show
It's a pure systemd box installed about two months ago, clean. Did the menu-cache upgrade as part of normal pacman -Syu operations. Only had two items to upgrade.
Got the same problem here, downgraded menu-cache to 3.3 and openbox-menu works again, need to check if openbox-menu package needs rebuilding...
Mr Green
Got the same problem here, downgraded menu-cache to 3.3 and openbox-menu works again, need to check if openbox-menu package needs rebuilding...
I tried doing a rebuild with packer and it gave me the same issue. At least the quick test did not for me, have not really had that much time to dig into it.
edit:made a more complete sentence
Last edited by vwyodajl (2012-11-16 08:45:13)
A fresh rebuild from AUR got rid of my shared library error. However the program still fails. Haven't tried menu-cache changes.
The same problem.. Only downgrading helps.. Waiting for the fix of problem.
Mine is not new install but problem the same..
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/32701?p … menu-cache
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Uups! http://blog.lxde.org/?p=963
The release (0.4.0-1) tar file was missing a file! So the next 0.4.1 have no problem! (I guess..)
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yaourt -U http://mirrors.sohu.com/archlinux/community/os/i686/menu-cache-0.3.3-1-i686.pkg.tar.xz
yaourt -U http://mirrors.sohu.com/archlinux/community/os/x86_64/menu-cache-0.3.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
It also makes lxpanel not start as well. Downgrading solves it.
I've rebuilt and tested every package (in [community]!) depending on menu-cache and no problems here. Get used to the fact that AUR is unsupported.
The release (0.4.0-1) tar file was missing a file! So the next 0.4.1 have no problem! (I guess..)
And how do you imagine compiling menu-cache with missing header file? Please, next time take a look at our svn.
It also makes lxpanel not start as well. Downgrading solves it.
Lxpanel fails to run only if you don't know how to handle upgrades. Sorry.
Arch Linux - rolling release distro, which users want to downgrade to the previous version
Downgrading menu-cache will allow openbox-menu to work but pcmanfm then does not run. Once I upgraded menu-cache then pcmanfm works again. Openbox-menu will need updating, as stated its AUR so unsupported by Arch devs..
AUR page for openbox-menus gives details on how to get it working again
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Mr Green
yaourt -U http://mirrors.sohu.com/archlinux/community/os/x86_64/menu-cache-0.3.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
Even after doing this, I still get "openbox-menu: error while loading shared libraries: libmenu-cache.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"
Edit There we go. made a symlink "libmenu-cache.so.2" pointing at /usr/lib/libmenu-cache.so.1.0.0. Now it works, hopefully without unintended breakage
Last edited by bobpaul (2012-11-17 17:23:52)
Downgrading menu-cache will allow openbox-menu to work but pcmanfm then does not run.
Downgrading of libfm solves it..
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hi guys, here a solution found in archbang forum
Latest menu-cache update breaks openbox-menu. You will need to do a couple of things to get it working again
1) Edit autostart add the following
openbox-menu -p -o applications.xml -t 'lxterminal -e' &
2) Edit menu.xml
<menu id="apps" label="Applications" execute="cat ~/.cache/applications.xml" />
Log out and enjoy


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Hundreds of friends and colleagues gathered Sunday for a memorial celebration for Armando Montano, a news intern for The Associated Press who died at age 22 in Mexico City.
The service was held at Colorado College, where Montano's parents, Diane Alters and Mario Montano, both teach. It was by turns tearful and full of laughter as those gathered recounted how Montano—who was known as "Mando"— had great passion for journalism, family, friends and life.
"If you are a journalist, take Mando's legacy and tell the stories he would have," said Aaron Edwards, a friend who, like Montano, served as a Chips Quinn Scholar with the Freedom Forum for Diversity in 2011.
Among the tributes Sunday were those from Montano's colleagues in Colorado, Mexico and elsewhere around the world. In honor of his life, the song "Gracias a la Vida" by the late Argentine artist Mercedes Sosa was performed, as well as a video and a slide show montage compiled by his friends and family.
"We gather to celebrate a life richly lived," Chaplin Bruce Coriell said.
Montano's body was found June 30 in the elevator shaft of an apartment building near his home in Mexico City's Condesa neighborhood. The circumstances of his death are still being investigated by Mexican authorities.
He was not on assignment at the time of his death.
Montano arrived in Mexico City in early June after graduating from Grinnell College with a bachelor's degree in Spanish and a concentration in Latin American studies.
In Mexico, Montano profiled the saga of nine African elephants that were flown to a Mexican animal reserve. He captured the flurry of excitement surrounding a Mexico City concert by Justin Bieber that drew an estimated 200,000 fans. And he helped cover the fatal shootings of three federal policemen at the Mexico City airport.
He had planned to attend a master's degree program in journalism at the University of Barcelona in the fall.
Montano covered January's Iowa presidential caucuses as a news intern for The New York Times. In 2010, he covered policy and finance for The Chronicle of Higher Education in Washington, D.C. He was a multimedia and reporting intern at The Colorado Independent, an online news service, and a reporting and investigative intern at The Seattle Times.
At the Scarlet & Black, Grinnell College's student newspaper, he worked as an editor and writer.
Montano received an Ellen Masin Persina Scholarship from the National Press Club in 2008. He was a Newhouse Scholar with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists in 2008 and a Chips Quinn Scholar from the Freedom Forum for Diversity in 2011. He belonged to the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association.
Two scholarships have been set up in honor of Montano:
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Class Agents Celebrate 50 Years of Serving Wabashby Jim Amidon • September 10, 2005 Share:
The Wabash College Society of Class Agents returned to campus in force to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Class Agent system at Wabash. Known as the "Men of Letters," Class Agents from seven decades were honored for serving as the principal link between the College and its alumni.
Click here to see photographs from the Class Agent Banquet.
Greg Miller, Class Agent for the Class of 1983 and a member of the Executive Committee, served as master of ceremonies for the gala banquet. He and President Andy Ford H'03 presented awards to six outstanding Class Agents and named Michele Tatar an Honorary Class Agent. Tatar is the administrative assistant in the Alumni and Parents Relations Office and is responsible for getting Class Agent letters out to the College's classes.
J.B. Bachman '61 earned the prestigious Warren Wright Shearer Award for his exemplary work communicating with the "Many Milers" of the Class of 1961.
The Myron G. Phillips Award was presented to the Class Agents for the Class of 1966 — Stan Walker, Cal Black, and Squier Neal.
The R. Robert Mitchum Award for outstanding performance by young Class Agents went to Jacob Pactor '04 and his co-Class Agent Mark Shreve, who was unable to attend.
Myron Phillips '27 established the Class Agent system at Wabash in 1955; by Homecoming of his first year on the job he had recruited 60 men to serve the College.
"Despite some shortcomings, the system of Class Agents is strong and vigorous, achieving the original goals [set by Phillips] of increasing alumni giving and maintaining a bond with all alumni," said Jon Pactor in his history of the system.
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Home Sales in the Whiffletree subdivision in Plano, Texas have been brisk in 2012, with 57 homes sold. The homes sold were built between the years 1977 and 2011 and the average sales price for a home in the Whiffletree subdivision was $309,136.
The lowest sale was at $162,500 and the highest sale was at $545,000. The average size of a home in the Whiffletree subdivision is 3,305 sq. ft., with the smallest at 1,672 sq. ft. and the largest at 5,512 sq. ft. Homes in the Whiffletree subdivision sold, on average, in 73 days. The quickest sale took 1 day and the longest sale 104 days. The average price per square foot for a home in the Whiffletree subdivision is $92.75.
Whiffletree subdivision is located in Plano, Texas. In 2005, Plano was designated the best place to live in the Western United States by Money magazine. Plano schools consistently score among the highest in the nation. Plano is roughly 71.6 square miles in size and is located primarily in Collin County on the far north side of Dallas.
Overall home sales in Plano, Texas are at 4,410 homes sold, with an average sales price of $265,151. On average, sellers received 95% of their asking price, with homes spending an average of 64 days on the market. Plano is known as area 20 in the North Texas Real Estate Information System. This information is believed reliable but is only as accurate as reported by the system in the month of December 2012.
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WWE Legends of WrestleMania embraces the leading sports entertainment organization's rich history to relive, rewrite or redefine the definitive elements of WWE from the Eighties and Nineties. Players will experience the entertaining lives of 40 larger-than-life Legends and have control over Legendary Managers, each of whom will play crucial roles in match outcomes. The game's new grapple-based fighting system captures the high-energy action and drama seen in vintage WWE matches, while a historically accurate representation of past WWE telecasts will set the stage, including dynamic visual treatments, signature ring entrances, renowned commentators and notable venues. WWE Legends of WrestleMania also includes a WrestleMania Tour Mode that allows players to participate in key matches from multiple WrestleMania events, a Create-A-Legend system to develop the Legends of tomorrow, as well as online functionality for players to compete on the biggest stages in WWE history.
Relive, rewrite and redefine the legends with our strategy guide.
It's easy to envision THQ looking towards its strengths and customer demographics and coming to the conclusion that wrestling, and the lucrative WWE license in particular, are key to the company's future success. While Smackdown vs. Raw has sat atop the world of wrestling videogames for a while, fan reaction and simple math show there are plenty of wrestling fans not playing wrestling games (or if they are, they're playing older games on outdated consoles).
It would make sense for THQ to respond to this information with a game like Legends of Wrestlemania, but unfortunately the game's limitations are such that it falls short, even as a simpler game revolving around a simpler time for wrestling. While I would rather see the right analog stick given as an option to complete moves, I understand the face buttons still hold a certain allure for many. However, when the action caused by using those buttons is haphazard and seemingly random at times, the game goes from fun to frustrating extremely quickly. Read More »
THQ delves into WrestleMania's past in their upcoming WWE game. Read More »
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Wednesday announced a new foreclosure initiative that relies on community groups to identify abandoned properties.
Standing in front of a rehabbed bungalow home in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood, Emanuel laid out details for what the city calls the Micro-Market Recovery Program.
The MacArthur Foundation will provide up to $20 million in loans with the idea of leveraging millions more from the private sector. The goal is to collect a total pool of $50 million. The city will select neighborhood groups to find foreclosed properties. Those groups will use the funds to purchase and then rehab the homes, thus making them market-ready.
"It needs a comprehensive, integrated approach rather than home by home because the system is too big and too complicated for that alone. So we are targeting our resources, both public and private and nonprofit," Emanuel said.
The mayor said the program should get about 2,000 homes back on line within three to five years.
Housing and Economic Development Commissioner Andrew Mooney said local groups can purchase the foreclosed properties by using the pooled startup money.
"The idea is straight forward. If we're really going to address the problem, we have to focus on local markets rather than one building at a time. We need to target our resources to help stabilize values, regenerate market forces and reoccupy foreclosed properties," Mooney said.
The city will start the program in nine neighborhoods: Humboldt Park, Chatham, Chicago Lawn, West Woodlawn, Auburn Gresham, West Pullman, Belmont Cragin, Englewood and Grand Boulevard.
Stan Smith, president of the nonprofit New Pisgah Community Service Organization, was on hand for Mayor Emanuel's announcement. Smith said his group hired local construction workers to rehab the bungalow that hosted the mayor, his staff and the press.
Smith said he'd like to participate in the new foreclosure program because in the past he received federal dollars to do rehab work, but that work was only piecemeal.
"We need to do a whole area, capture an area to focus in on it so you don't end up doing one house here and you have 12 more abandoned houses on the block," Smith said.


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Some people love the clean, pure taste of plain water. They drink it all day, every day, rarely leaving the house without a quart in tote.
Others sip it now and then, but typically opt for anything but. For them, chugging enough liquid to stay healthy is a chore.
Dropping slices of lemon, cucumber and other fresh produce in the water pitcher is a great option. But many people opt instead for those mini-bottles of water drops, concentrated flavor enhancers that instantly transform plain water into a soft drink. These drops are flavored to taste like tea, cocktails, fruit drinks and more.
Some are made with natural ingredients and even offer trace amounts of vitamins, potassium or salt to help with hydration. But the bulk of these water enhancers contain many of the same questionable additives that go into mass market soft drinks. They are meant to enhance flavor of water — nothing else.
Since serving size is entirely up to personal taste, and none of these flavorings offer significant sodium, fat or calories, the only nutrition information listed is for vitamins and other nutrients, if they happen to be present. All of these drops, which come in 1.6 to 2-ounce bottles, contain artificial colors and flavors, unless noted. Below is a drip and sip tour of the options.
Arizona Lemon Iced Tea
A few drops turn water into sweet bottled tea with a twist of lemon. It has a decidedly fresh, natural flavor, thanks in part to shots of pear concentrate and honey, and fewer additives than most. $3.99 at CVS. (3 stars)
Gold Emblem Strawberry Lemonade
The mix of lemon and strawberry makes for a refreshing, tangy-sweet gulp that also delivers a touch of sodium. $2.99 at CVS. (3 stars)
Dasani Drops Strawberry Kiwi
There's no hint of kiwi in this, but the strawberry kick provides a pleasantly fruity, fresh flavor with a good balance of sweetness for those who like a sweeter drink. $3.99 at Lucky. (3 stars)
Propel Berry
These blue drops add just a hint of flavor, and a good dose of nutrients that instantly turn water into a sport drink, adding 25 percent niacin and B6, plus sodium and a touch of potassium. $2.50 on sale at Lucky. (3 stars)
Skinny Girl Sweetened Blueberry Acai Water Enhancer
Less is more with this concentrate. It's minimally sweet with understated flavors, but it works. Its pleasant flavor is due to a blend of sugar, stevia and maltodextrin and its bright color comes from vegetable extract. $3.99 at CVS. (3 stars)
Arnold Palmer Half & Half
The combination of lemon and tea is a hit, but this concentrate begs for fresher, more vibrant lemon flavor. $3.99 at CVS. (2 stars)
Sunny Select Replenish Berry Pomegranate
Even though these drops taste more sweet than fruity — think grape Kool-Aid — they provide a bonus dose of B6, B3 and B12 vitamins. $3.39 at Lucky. (2 stars)
Aquafina Flavor Splash Berry On
Those who don't mind nondescript berry punch flavor might be happy with this enhancer from Coca-Cola. $3.29 at Lucky. (2 stars)
Crystal Light Berry Sangria
When your taste buds can't find the fruit, it's a problem. This uber-sweet concentrate lacks balance, no matter how much you dilute it. $3.99 at CVS. (1 stars)
Mio Strawberry Watermelon
Entirely forgettable. This doesn't deliver either strawberry or watermelon flavor, and the sugar level is over-the-top. $3.99 at Lucky. (1 star)
Nestea Liquid Water Enhancer Iced Tea with Lemon
This fake-tasting concoction doesn't have even a hint of freshness. $3.99 at CVS. ( star)
SweetLeaf Sweet Drops Berry
The overwhelming flavor of Stevia buries any hint of berry in this ultraexpensive, all-natural vial of concentrate. $14.99 at Sprouts. (No stars. I want a refund)
Reviews are based on product samples purchased by this newspaper or provided by manufacturers. Contact Jolene Thym at email@example.com. Read more Picky Eater at www.thepickyeateronline.com.


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From http://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news ... e.28537380
A FEASIBILITY study is currently underway which could determine the future of First Milk's Campbeltown Creamery.
There has been concern among dairy farmers in Kintyre and Bute over falling cheese production and recurring rumours that the creamery could be sold.
These fears have been further compounded by reports that the milk produced by First Milk members on Bute is now being sent on a 320-mile round trip to First Milk's Aspatria operation, south of Carlisle, instead of to Campbeltown.
A steering group of Kintyre producers called for the feasibility study to be carried out, with the cost being split 50-50 by Argyll and Bute Council and the Highlands and Islands Enterprise Board.
Also helping facilitate the study is Fergus Younger, head of the Argyll and Bute agricultural forum. The consultant appointed to do the job is Hamish Renton of HRA marketing consultants. NFU Scotland's regional manager for Argyll and the Islands, Lucy Sumsion, explained: "The marketing difficulties being encountered by First Milk and the unsustainable milk price being paid to its members are already well documented.
"Given the huge importance of the co-op's Campbeltown Creamery to the farming communities of Kintyre, Gigha and Bute, and the role it plays in the wider economy of Argyll and the Islands, it is a sensible and prudent step for farmers to develop a business plan that would look at all the options for dairying in the region.
"Dairy farmers are heavily involved in that process, funding has been secured, a consultant appointed and NFU Scotland is assisting with administration."
With the study still in its early stages, those directly involved have reportedly been 'gagged' from talking to The Scottish Farmer. First Milk was also reluctant to speak. Co-op press spokesman Lee Truelove added: "The study is being carried out independent of First Milk but we will co-operate fully when called upon.".
Mr Truelove also confirmed that Bute milk was going to the co-op's Lake District creamery at Aspatria, and stressed that there was nothing unusual in this, as Bute was part of the mainland balancing pool rather than the cheese pool.
Asking not to be named, a Kintyre producer said: "We are all deeply concerned regarding the future for Campbeltown. Our price is bad enough, but if we don't have a creamery the future would be really bleak.
"The major problem for Campbeltown is one of marketing. More cheese should be being produced at the creamery - the reason it is not is because sales have been dropping. Even our famous Mull of Kintyre brand was missing from the supermarket shelves for a while.
"If The Scottish Farmer wasn't being marketed properly, it wouldn't be selling as many copies as it does. Campbeltown needs a proper marketing effort and that has not been happening.
Perhaps it would be different if the creamery was in different hands."
Bute producer Robert Macintyre added: "The Bute milk should be going to Campbeltown, not over the Border to Aspatria. It is wrong that it is travelling all that distance.
"The sales team at First Milk have not been performing well, that's why the tonnages of Campbeltown cheese have been falling," claimed Mr Macintyre.
"The future for Bute dairy farmers and those in Kintyre depends on Campbeltown. Without it we are all finished. Campbeltown has to survive."


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2007 Third Annual Report Office of the Ombudsman
Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program, Part E
NOTE: The files below are available in PDF and HTML format. In order to view the PDF of the documents you must have a free PDF viewer (i.e., Acrobat Reader) available on your computer.
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- Background: Legislative History of EEOICPA
- The Office of Ombudsman and this Report
- Statutory Issues
- Regulatory, Policy and Procedural Issues
- Administrative or Miscellaneous Issues
- Town Hall Meetings
- Emerging Issues and Conclusion
- Appendix I: Compilation of Comments by Subject/Issue by the Office of the Ombudsman from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007
- Appendix II: List of the current 11 resource centers


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Six Things You Didn't See In Frank Ocean's 'Late Night' Performance
The late-night talk show format hasn't changed much since the 1950s. There's the opening monologue, a comedy bit, two celebrity interviews, and a musical guest. So it felt a bit odd to see Frank Ocean — a young man who embodies a particular changing of the guard in pop music — on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night. I was in the audience at Late Night, and actually, "waiting" to see Ocean would be more accurate, because that's what most of Monday's show entailed for the studio audience.
A majority of you reading this will never watch the first five segments of Episode #0666 (if only Tyler had known), but suffice it to say, the immensity/intensity of Ocean's open letter to a coulda-been boyfriend was not present during the game-show skit "Models With Buckets" or Howie Mandel's pitch to watch a little person named Big Barry on America's Got Talent. Who knows, maybe those shenanigans played a part in Ocean's decision to choose Fallon's Studio 6B for his taxicab confession "Bad Religion" — one of those songs on the album Channel Orange in which Ocean addresses a male object of love. The straight-up silliness of the preceding 55 minutes must have taken some of the edge off. (Insert "Novacane" joke here.)
Anyway, if you watched the show, or even just the clip of Ocean's performance, you probably know most of these things already. So here are six things I took away from Monday night's taping that you wouldn't have seen at home:
1. While the line was forming in the MSNBC Cafe, the giant flatscreen television was airing The Ellen DeGeneres Show — a not-so-subtle reminder that mainstream America was way ahead of pop music on this day. Obviously it's easier to come out in this world if doing so makes you more masculine instead of less, but it was poetic nonetheless.
2. Most of the tickets for the show were allocated a month ago, well before anyone knew that Ocean would be performing, so it wasn't like the audience was full of fans. That might have been the reason that we were asked to stay late after the show to record three more "introductions" to Ocean's performance. Each time, Fallon read the intro as if Ocean was about to step onstage, and each time, we cheered louder than the last. I'm not sure which one made it on to the show.
3. If you didn't already know why Ocean was the talk of the Internet when you walked into the studio, there was no Cliff Notes version to set the stage. Fallon flattered him like he would any musical guest and hawked Channel Orange's early release on iTunes. The only evidence that we weren't dealing with your average pop star was the "hims" during "Bad Religion"'s chorus.
4. Members of the audience had the option of watching Ocean's performance two different ways. You could keep your eyes on the skinny dude barely filling out his skinny jeans on the stage, or you could look up at the perfectly-lit pop star on the monitors above your head. Maybe I'm stating the obvious here, but the performances were dramatically different. What was playing out above me on screen was the preceding week of Twitter buzz, a R&B prodigy opening up on a national stage. What was happening right in front of me was a young man, slightly awkward, shuffling in place and singing a love song. I feel lucky to have seen the human side of Ocean, even if — or maybe because — the hi-res version was better. (And the one you can watch online is better still — Ocean stayed late after the show and helped perfect the post-production.)
5. Watching The Roots play out to and in from every commercial was the best part of everything leading up to Ocean's performance. Actually, strike that — watching ?uestlove slyly peer down at his Twitter feed during the celebrity interviews took the prize. But during "Bad Religion," you forgot they were even there. Same thing with the imported string section. Ocean owned those three/four/five minutes (frankly, I lost track of time watching him) and it wasn't until he lowered the mic and turned toward the ensemble that I thought to give them a moment's notice.
6. The awkwardness laid bare during "Bad Religion" — his voice might have even cracked a bit during that opening "Taxi driver" — disappeared completely the moment Fallon walked across the stage to shake Ocean's hand. I was sort of taken aback by the young man's smile and for a moment, I wasn't sure what I was watching. Was this a conflicted man relieved to finally tell the truth, or a 24-year-old industry vet who knows how this all works? Like most things these days, probably a little bit of both.


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- Toro Rosso news
Toro Rosso announces Jerez launch
- Teams:
- Toro Rosso
Toro Rosso has announced the STR8 will be launched at Jerez on February 4 ahead of the opening day of the first pre-season test.
The new car will be unveiled on the Monday afternoon, with the first test getting underway on Tuesday February 5 at the circuit. It will be the first car worked on by new technical director James Key after he joined the team midway through the 2012 season having left Sauber at the start of the year.
Mercedes is also launching its new car on the same day at Jerez, with the launch taking place at 13:30 local time - four hours before the Toro Rosso is unveiled by Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne.
The two launches on the Monday follow those by McLaren (Jan 31), Force India and Ferrari (Feb 1), Sauber (Feb 2) and Red Bull (Feb 3).


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Perennial to trees, from membranous bulb, fibrous corm, scaly rhizome, or erect caudex
Stem generally underground
Leaves generally basal, often withering early, alternate, generally ± linear
Inflorescence various, generally bracted
Flower generally bisexual, generally radial; perianth often showy, segments generally 6 in two petal-like whorls (outer sometimes sepal-like), free or fused at base; stamens 6 (or 3 + generally 3 ± petal-like staminodes), filaments sometimes attached to perianth or fused into a tube or crown; ovary superior or inferior, chambers 3, placentas generally axile, style generally 1, stigmas generally 3
Fruit: generally capsule, loculicidal or septicidal (berry or nut)
Genera in family: ± 300 genera, 4600 species: especially ± dry temp and subtropical; many cultivated for ornamental or food;
some TOXIC. Here includes genera sometimes treated in Agavaceae, Amaryllidaceae, and other families.
Bulb coat generally membranous
Leaves generally linear to lanceolate; basal leaf 1; cauline leaves 0several, smaller upwards
Inflorescence often ± umbel-like; flowers 2many
Flower spheric and closed to nearly rotate; sepals generally < petals, generally ± lanceolate (ovate), generally nearly glabrous; petals generally widely wedge-shaped, generally hairy inside, nectary near base; filaments ± flat, anthers generally attached at base; style 1, stigmas 3
Fruit: capsule, septicidal, generally ± oblong, generally 3-angled or -winged; chambers 3
Seeds many in 2 rows per chamber, generally flat, generally netted, generally ± yellow
Species in genus: ± 65 species: w North America, C.Am; many cultivated. Bulbs of some eaten by native Americans. Nectary shape and hairs important to identification
Etymology: (Greek: beautiful grass)
Reference: [Ness 1989 Syst Bot 14:495505]
Sect. Calochortus by Bryan Ness.
Stem 3060 cm, straight, generally branched; base generally bulblet-bearing
Leaves: basal 1020 cm, withering
Inflorescence: flowers 16, erect; bracts 12 cm
Flower: perianth widely bell-shaped; sepals ± 30 mm, generally brown-spotted near base; petals 2030 mm, white to lavender, sometimes brown-spotted above nectary, generally yellow-hairy near nectary, nectary not depressed, ± round, generally densely thick-knobby-yellow- (or purple-)hairy
Fruit erect, ± 5 cm, linear, angled
Chromosomes: n=7
Ecology: Meadows, vernally moist places in yellow-pine forest, chaparral
Elevation: 12002200 m.
Bioregional distribution: Tehachapi Mountain Area, s Central Western California, Transverse Ranges, San Jacinto Mountains.
See the CNPS Inventory for information about endangerment and rarity.
Stem: bulblets 0
Inflorescence: pedicels paired; bracts opposite
Flower: nectary glabrous or purple-hairy
Ecology: Yellow-pine forest
Elevation: 12002200 m.
Bioregional distribution: San Jacinto Mountains.


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Need to pray? Try iRosaryCNS Blog
Posted on December 30, 2009 by Dennis Sadowski
Technology has come to praying the rosary.
The Catholic Sentinel, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Portland, Ore., recently reported that a new iPhone app, iRosary, helps guide the faithful through the rosary and the mysteries on any particular day. It also allows a user to stop the prayer and return at a later time in case you're interrupted.
Developed by Dave and Jackie Brown, parishioners at St. Francis Church in Bend, the application has been around for about a year. The couple's idea for the app arose after their young daughter, Isabella, made an unexpected recovery from leukemia. They said they wanted others to experience the comfort of prayer, particularly the rosary.
Isabella is doing fine now. And the Browns are offering iRosary through iTunes at 99 cents per download. It recently surpassed the 20,000 download mark, making it the most popular Catholic application on the site.
Reporter Ed Langlois wrote that the small screen depicts animated beads that can be moved with a touch. Corresponding prayers pop up on the screen along with devotional images.
Another popular app allows traveling Catholics to find local Mass times. It's a free download and is available at CatholicWeb.com.


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Brad Paisley Wins 2011 Male Artist of the Year ACA, Introduces Performance by Alabama
Brad Paisley took home a guitar trophy for Male Artist of the Year during Monday night's 2011 American Country Awards show, as it broadcast live from Las Vegas. Although Paisley was not able to make it to the awards to accept his guitar, he sent in a thank you video that was aired after he was announced as the winner of the category with stiff competition.
"I'm so sorry I couldn't be there today, but we're in the middle of these rehearsals for our next tour," he said in the video, as music played to his recent No. 1 hit, 'Old Alabama.'
He then went on to introduce "one of the greatest bands in the history of country music or any kind of music for that matter."
Much to the audience's surprise, Alabama took the stage to perform a medley of some of their biggest hits including 'Tennessee River,' 'If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)' and 'Mountain Music' — where they lived up to the praise spoken by Paisley.
Following their standing ovation, the 2011 ACA's co-host, Trace Adkins, took the stage next to the legendary and iconic band holding a telecaster trophy. "The first country music concert I ever went to was these guys," Adkins said as he pointed to Alabama's Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry and Jeff Cook. "They were the greatest then, and they are still the greatest. My hat's off to Alabama," Adkins added as he removed his black hat and bowed to the supergroup.
The group went on to accept the 2011 ACA guitar trophy for Greatest Hits Band.


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Geoscience folks on Twitter share resources ideas and information all the time. The sharing usually happens spontaneously and informally, which is one of the joys of Twitter. In watching the success of other community twitter chats, I've been thinking that a chat might be a useful tool for the geosciences twitter community, too.
Would you be interested in an organized, periodic geoscience twitter chat? Post to twitter with your interest (#GeoSciChat) or comment below.
Why a Chat?
A regularly scheduled Twitter chat with a particular topic or focus would allow us the time every so often to get together online at the same time and share those resources in a more organized and focused fashion.
A chat also provides an informal structure in which to make connections with other geoscience tweeters (or tweeps, or geotweeps, as you prefer!), thereby creating opportunities to expand or strengthen your existing networks. Chats would also provide an organized way for new geotweeps to find and connect with others with similar interests. As we've seen, what happens on twitter doesn't stay on twitter – many folks in the geoscience twitter community have engaged in online and offline collaborations and projects.
What would we chat about?
To the best of my knowledge, there haven't been any organized chats about geosciences and twitter, or geosciences and social media in general.
A twitter chat focused on geosciences and social media could explore:
- How do we use twitter and social media tools in our day-to-day work lives?
- What social media tools or resources out there do we find particularly useful?
- How do we use different social media channels or formats to collaborate or communicate with different audiences?
- How can social media support our professional networking?
- A recent paper, report, or resource.
- Anything people are interested in chatting about!
How would a chat work?
Chats could take any format the community is interested in. In all chats, a specific hashtag is used to provide the common thread for finding, following, and participating in the discussion. Some common formats include:
- Open discussion on a topic, where folks just jump in for a free-form discussion.
- Open discussion in response to a set of questions on a given topic. In these, the host posts a series of questions (Q1, Q2, etc.) and folks respond to and discuss each, typically in order.
- Inviting a "host" to share a particular tool, case example, or success story and then engage in a community Q&A and discussion. In these chats, the host could post some tweets and links, to which others can respond and engage with questions and discussion.
The geosciences blogging community has had great success in rotating the "host" role of community-oriented collaborative events, including the Accretionary Wedge and Where on Google Earth? A similar approach could be used for chats, where a basic approach or hashtag is agreed upon, and then the individual chats are hosted and organized by volunteers who drive the topic and approach for that chat. This approach allows for different voices and interests to speak up.
What say we all?
Interested, not interested? Interested but would prefer a different approach or theme? Post to twitter with your thoughts (#GeoSciChat) or comment below.


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Friday, Nov. 23
Martin S. Thomas, 48, of 17 Schobert St., Clinton, was arrested at 10:53 p.m. by officers Brendon O�Malley and Christopher Willoughby and charged with larceny of property over $250, intimidation of a witness, assault and battery on a police officer and being a disorderly person.
Saturday, Nov. 24
James Garrett Regonini, 21, of 35 Vineyard Ave., Clinton, was arrested at 5:41 a.m. by officers Michael Frick and Brendon O�Malley and charged with a marked lanes violation, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor and leaving the scene of an accident after property damage.
Sunday, Nov. 25
Josue Ivan Zavala, 23, of 7 Whitney St., Boston, was arrested at 1:48 a.m. by officers Joanne Duggan, Michael Frick and Brendon O�Malley and Sergeant Brian Coyne and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor, operating under the influence of liquor per se, operating a motor vehicle negligently so as to endanger, a U-turn violation and a marked lanes violation.
Monday, Nov. 26
Heidi Louise Lamb, 42, listed from the streets of Clinton, was arrested at 12:20 p.m. by officers Michael Fazio and Joanne Duggan on outstanding warrants.
Wednesday, Nov. 28
Denise Gonzalez, 36, of 138 Water St., Apt. 2, Clinton, was arrested at 12:35 a.m. by officers James Hisman and Joanne Duggan and charged with domestic assault and battery, disturbing the peace, subsequent offense, and being a disorderly person, subsequent offense.


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