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When the US government needs intelligence but wants no association with an operation, deniable operatives are dispatched. Responsible for covert paramilitary actions, the Special Activities Division is a division of the Central Intelligence Agency's former Directorate of Operations, now the National Clandestine Service. Members of the unit must bear no identity; no objects, papers or clothing that could associate them in any way with their employees...
Conflict: Denied Ops draws its inspiration from this group of highly skilled individuals. An innovative new two player co-op FPS, Conflict: Denied Ops is set in today's delicately balanced political climate, focusing on two covert field operatives, experts in weapons and military tactics. Conflict: Denied Ops allows players the freedom to switch seamlessly, at any point, between these two operatives to lay down cover fire, explore different paths through levels, create a distraction or pin down the enemy under crossfire.
Destroying store shelves near you, Conflict: Denied Ops ships to stores across North America today for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, and Games for Windows. Read More »
Renowned for his Hollywood caliber orchestral writing, multiple award-winning composer Richard Jacques (Headhunter, Mass Effect) has scored an original music soundtrack for CONFLICT: DENIED OPS, a new two-player co-op first person shooter from Pivotal Games and the fifth game in the best-selling CONFLICT series. CONFLICT: DENIED OPS will be released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC in February 2008. Read More »
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Also known as: Crossfire [working title]
Release Region: United States
Release Date: February 12, 2008
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: February 8, 2008
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
Release Region: Australia
Release Date: February 21, 2008
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
Also available on: PC, PlayStation 3
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What's wrong with the search box in Google Mail? The simple answer is that it's not that quick, and forces you to abandon whatever it is you might be doing in Gmail to access it. CloudMagic is a free browser extension that aims to change all of that. It indexes your Google Mail and Docs to provide a super-fast search facility in its own pop-up window (just click its browser icon), which won't disrupt your use of either service.
Once installed, log into your Google Account through the web page that appears: don't worry, this is all stored offline on your computer, so no sensitive information is transferred anywhere. Once logged in – and you can use multiple accounts if you have them – CloudMagic will start to index the contents of your Google account. Wait a few minutes, then try it out: type your search term and the results will instantly start to appear, divided into three tabs: Mail, Docs and Contacts. Click an entry to reveal its contents in a preview window – from here you can copy and paste content into an email message or Google Docs document in the current window or tab, or use the links provided to open said item in its own tab or window.
A new feature is the ability to search directly from Chrome's address bar: just type c and press [Tab], then type your search terms: you don't get a preview, but you can quickly select a result to open the relevant message or document in the current tab.
CloudMagic is simple, fast and effective, and will even work in offline mode when you're disconnected from the internet or logged out of your Google account. And with support for Facebook and Twitter accounts planned, it could easily become an indispensable add-on for all internet users, not just Google account holders.
CloudMagic is an essential install for Google Mail or Google Docs users looking for an elegant, fast, unobtrusive search tool.

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Whether chosen in White, Grey, Beige, Ash or Red, Funktion will make a style statement in any modern bathroom, with a range of furniture solutions and ceramics that are designed with the user in mind. Choose from wall-mounted or floor-standing vanity units to keep the busiest area of the bathroom clutter-free. Team with a matching vertical storage unit in the same sleek style and finish to keep larger items clear from view but within easy reach.
Sporting a minimalist look, with clean lines and available in a range of on-trend colours, the new Funktion range will make an impression whilst keeping the bathroom neat and tidy.
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Behind the scenes, we have been secretly working on some exciting changes over at Mercantile - just in time to ring in the New Year! So before I even preview all of the kits hitting the store tonight at midnight (central time), here's a little overview of why it's an even better time to become a member of the club. . .
- We are setting our one-time purchase price for the Monthly Papercrafting Kit at $32.50 beginning this month. That means more product in your kit and more value for members as the member price will remain at $27.45 each month.
- Exclusive Papers - also beginning in January, the Papercrafting Kit will not only come with the exclusive stencil and stamp you know and love, but also 2 double sided exclusive papers designed by our own Lisa Dickinson.
- Each month, you will now have the opportunity to add-on a monthly dime store deal. This month it's our JBS Outline Alphabet Clear Stamp Set for only $6 (a $14.99 value)!
- And, because now more than ever is the time to become a member, we are offering this incentive for the month of January . . .
So without further adieu, here's the amazing line-up for January. . .
Each month we will be pulling something from my Studio to use as inspiration for the exclusive paper's and overall kit design. This month we used this sweet vintage flash card. . .
This month's Papercrafting Kit exclusives feature deep raspberry tones and feather detailing. . .
Just a peek at the kit itself. . . it made Doris's heart skip a beat and I'm sure yours will too. . .
The Artisian Add-On has some subtle bling in the form of self-adhesive sequins and glossy Thickers as well as tag and clip embellishments. . .
What I love about this month's Antiquarian Add-On is that the colors blend so nicely with the main kit, yet they are toned down, with that subtle appeal you can only get from "true" vintage. . .
This month's Mini Album Kit designed by Megan Klauer also happens to blend beautifully with the other kits, but stands alone when used to complete the adorable honeycomb textured album as is. I'm predicting that this one will go fast!! . . .
And for those of you who love your digital cutter, don't miss the exclusive cut files included with the Papercrafting Kit (like this Feather set below) and two new sets to coordinate in the Kit Cuts section. . .
And of course new kits means a new Flea Market, loaded full of organizational items this month like these sweet, small printers drawers (really, you have never seen this size before!) . . .
and these vintage mess hall trays (don't worry - they are all shiny and clean, free of meatloaf and ready to hold all of your tiny treasures). . .
This is just a preview - get there first for the best selection!
Also available tonight, our entire fall JBS product release and my brand new punches for Fiskars including Jenni's Label, Pinwheel, File This and Quilt Star. These are a limited release so get them while you can!
I hope you all have a safe and happy New Year!


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Shir Tallit Clip
Sing to G-d, chant hymns to G-d's name;
extol G-d who rides the clouds. (Is. 68:5)
Musical notes float upwards, each note bearing a song of praise. Examined closely each note is a Hebrew letter, spelling the word "Shir " which means song.
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Ever since I was a kid I have loved music. I remember spending hours sifting through and listening to 45's (yes, I'm that old). Later on, like many people, I amassed the large number albums, then cassettes, and then CD's. There was always a few problems I ran into with these:
- Storage
- Finding the music I wanted to listen to
- Portability or taking my music with me
Then came MP3's and digital music. I've spent the last couple of years slowly transferring my collection to my hard drive and love having all of my music conveniently on one hard drive. It's organized and easy to search, buying is much simpler (I don't buy CD's anymore), and adding songs to my iPod touch made portability easier. But there were still some issues such as:
- Insuring I kept the tens of gigabytes of music backed up. Hard drives crash.
- It won't all fit on my iPod Touch so I had to pick and choose what I wanted
- MP3 players crash and I'd have to re-transfer a ton of music I wanted.
Then last month Google launched Google Music out of beta, and it was like my music prayers were answered. Their approach is "cloud based". I uploaded my collection of over 10,000 songs to my account which allows for 20,000 songs to be uploaded for free. Once uploaded, my music is accessible from any internet connected PC or smartphone (Android phones have a Google Music app and iPhones/iOS devices use the mobile Google Music site) to stream my music.
What if I want my music to be available offline? Well, I still have it all on my hard drive or I can make the file(s) available offline by downloading it on my Android phone through the Google Music App.
Buying music is simple and not restrictive. Google also launched their music store through the Android Market Place, but I can also purchase from other places like iTunes or Amazon.com. If I purchase from the other places, I have my Music folder on my hard drive monitored with the Google Music Manager software which automatically uploads the file to my account and is usable. The selection with Google is pretty darn good except for Warner Bros. labels not being present yet, but I'm sure that will change soon. What I like about heir approach to buying is that you don't have to wait for the file to download, it's automatically available for streaming and I can choose to download it if I choose to. The files are a bit larger than normal because they use a much higher bitrate for better quality.
In terms of the issues I ran into before, here's what the difference looks like:
So with Google Music I am able to overcome the issues:
- Storage is easy online in "the cloud"
- No need to worry about crashes or transferring large collections if I get a new PC
- Portability is easy. My entire collection is with me and accessible virtually anywhere/anytime
So if you are a music-lover, this is definitely a service to check out. A little tough to wrap your head around at first I have to admit, but it really incredible and a great great service.
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The Great Eight
Photo by Dennis di Cicco. © Sky & Telescope. Used with permission.
What's this, a new constellation? Spaceships flying in formation? A secret message from the number 8? It's actually an analemma, the figure our sun traces in the sky over the course of 12 months. This patient photographer snapped the sun at the same time every week for a solid year.
The photographer lives in Massachusetts, a state that has definite seasons, and the analemma shows you why it does. Can you guess where the sun was in mid-summer? It was at the top of the 8. Because the sun is higher in the sky and stays in the sky longer, the Earth becomes warmer. At mid-winter, the sun is at the bottom of the 8 and stays above the horizon only briefly, which is why people in Massachusetts have to put up with the cold (and daylight savings time).
Of course, the sun itself doesn't move (at least not this way). It appears to move in our sky because the Earth moves in relation to it. But you can see why ancient people who studied the sky used to be confused about this. Oh yes, one more thing. If you wake up one morning and see this out your window, check your pulse—you've been standing there for a year!
- What is an analemma?
[anno: An analemma is the pattern or figure made by the Sun as it passes through the sky throughout the year.]
- In this photograph, when the Sun is near the top of the analemma, is the Southern Hemisphere tilted towards the Sun or away from the Sun? Write a few sentences to explain your answer.
[anno: When the Sun is near the top of the analemma, the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun. Massachusetts is in the Northern Hemisphere. When the Sun is at the top of the analemma in this photograph, it means that it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Since it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it means the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, and the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun.]
- What would an analemma look like if it was photographed from a town near the Equator? Explain your answer.
[anno: The analemma would not show as much variation in height distance because the Equator is not affected as much as the Northern and Southern Hemispheres are by Earth's tilting towards and away from the Sun.]


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Patra's Other Place
I started out with Patra's Place, primarily dedicated to my linen collection and stitching projects. But I kept getting side-tracked, so I decided to create Patra's Other Place for anything not related to embroidery topics. So you now have a choice. If you are interested in me, read this. If you only want to see my linen and stitching, visit Patra's (original) Place! (Please note that by clicking on any of the photos, they will be enlarged to fill your computer screen.)
About Me
- Name: Gina E.
- Location: Melbourne, Vic., Australia
I am married to Ken. We have no children except a cat and a collection of Australian parrots, finches, canaries and a dozen hens.


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MAINTAINING PONDS IS AN ExCELLENT WAY TO increase your revenue. It assures your clients that their ponds will get the best treatment year-round, and you develop a steady, monthly revenue stream.
However, remember that the maintenance of ponds is part of your business, and as a business, it is all year long. When the weather turns cold, you just have to love reaching down through two feet of 33° water to pull up a burned-out light fixture…or for that matter, any type of bodily immersion during that time of year. Here are several tips and tools that help alleviate some, if not all, the discomfort of working with water in an all but solid state.
The first thing you would need to work in the cold climates is gauntlets (gloves). Search online, and enter "trappers gauntlets." These wonderful gloves come clear up to the average person's armpit. They're much heavier than latex, and usually have a minimal insulation to help stave off numbness for several minutes. They even have enough room inside to wear some lightweight jersey or cotton gloves, to further extend your comfort. Just remember, they can be ripped or torn on sharp objects.
Something else you should add is hip boots. Although like a sauna in the summer, insulated hip boots are the only way to go in the winter months. I've spent, literally, days in the water with these bad boys and have suffered no ill effects, as long as I kept moving and the blood was circulating.
Another point to remember is to bring along a change of clothes. There is nothing worse than taking an unexpected dunking, even if it's not your whole body, in the cold months. There is even a real danger of hypothermia, in some instances.
Having a dry pair of socks, jeans, shorts and shirt can make the difference between lasting out a day in the field or a lost day while you dash back home to get warmed up and dry again. I keep an extra jacket and towel in the truck as well. Put your emergency pack in a Ziploc bag and stick it under the seat. Hopefully, you'll never need them, but if you do, you'll be glad you've got them.
Here's another tip. Moving water never freezes as quickly as standing water. Here in North Georgia, we recommend to our customers to run their system 24/7. Even pondless features that are normally on a timer should have the timer bypassed and be left on during below-freezing temps, to prevent pipes from freezing and bursting. And yes, even so-called flex PVC pipe will split after repeated exposure to water freezing and expanding inside of it.
I had a customer who had dual bead filters that had come with PVC ball valves on the sediment purge opening at the bottom of the tanks. He asked if I would replace them with something a little more professional looking, and easier to turn off and on. I installed brass and stainless steel valves with nice strap handles on them, to make them that much easier to use, and figured I'd never hear another complaint.
Little did I know, the first night we dropped down below 28 degrees, he called the next morning and told me both his valves were leaking water all over the place. I found that hard to believe, but drove down to his place to look for myself.
Sure enough, both brass valves had split along their forging seams, right in the center of the valves. Water had been trapped in the openings and allowed water to escape when the valves were open, between the hollow stainless steel balls and the brass casings. Obviously, it took very little force from the half teaspoon of water that froze and expanded to split the brass.
After a little head scratching and getting two replacement valves, I took the two new valves down to my drill press and, taking note of which side would be facing away from the water when the valve was closed, I drilled a 1/8" hole through to the center of the ball, so that the water had someplace to go without splitting the brass. I've never had that problem again, and have used this method on many other systems as well.
Getting back to keeping water from freezing solid, many times an aerator with stone or diaphragm on the bottom of the pond, running all winter, will do a better job of keeping the ice open than a floating electric heating element. It is beneficial to the efficiency of the system if the air pump is indoors or in an insulated, but not sealed, box so that it's not pumping pure, un-warmed air through your system. You don't want warm, humid air because the moisture will freeze your lines up.
For those in even colder climes, many times it's necessary to shut down and "winterize" a system so that it isn't destroyed by the forces of expanding water as it freezes in the pipes and equipment. Even heavy-duty, spun fiberglass tanks will split from the unrelenting pressure of freezing water. A system in these northern climes should be designed and installed from the ground up, with draining and winterizing in mind.
Make sure that there is at least one drain at the lowest level of the system, to let water drain out gravitationally. For more complex systems, with many turns and levels, you may want to incorporate a valve stem in the line so that low—and I stress low—pressure air from an air compressor can purge the line of water. Never exceed 40 psi, and that is a max. Usually 20 to 25 psi will do the job for you. Any higher pressures and you'll see what a PVC grenade does when it explodes.
External pumps all come with drain plugs, usually two if there is a primer pot—one in the primer pot and one on the impeller housing. Bead and tank filters almost always have a drain/winterize plug towards the bottom. If you have a bead filter, don't pull the plug all the way. Just unscrew it enough to let water drain out in a trickle while holding your beads in the tank, and thus not dumping them out on the ground with the draining water.
Most submersible pumps that reside in skimmers in areas where the water will freeze solid in the skimmer should be removed before the cold season begins. Many have recommended setting them in a non-freezing area, in a bucket of water. I have found no advantage to putting them in the water and just let them set in a corner or on a shelf indoors.
I know of some who don't do any more than just get them out of the water and set them to the side of the pond, to go back in the skimmer with the advent of warmer weather. There seems to be little-to-no harmful effect on the pump. The primary thing to avoid in cold weather is letting the water freeze in an area where its expansion won't damage or destroy equipment or piping.
I'm sure there are other items of noteworthy interest that I have neglected to mention here, but I think I hit many of the main concerns, and I hope I have passed on a couple of tricks of the trade that you may find helpful.
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Last night at the Black Box park all the homies gathered to surprise Tony Cervantes into professional status. Ryan Bobier had a stash of Tony's 3 pro models and the lights out surprise when Tony arrived caught him totally off guard. A solid crew of Black Box's past to present was there to celebrate including Adrian Lopez, Jon Allie, Pete Eldridge, James Brockman, Chris Cole, and of course Jamie Thomas. Tone-Loc's been killing it for so many years, some would say the honor is overdue but after his parts in Fallen's Road Less Traveled and Cold War last year, 2014 is looking bright already. The night went late as LOOM blasted a couple sets on the quarter while a heated sesh and keg stands went down. Congrats Tony!
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Elevation and Elevation Maps of Cities/Towns/Villages in Kalasin,Thailand
Below you will able to find elevation of major cities/towns/villages in Kalasin,Thailand along with their elevation maps.
The Elevation Maps of the locations in Kalasin,Thailand are generated using NASA's SRTM data.
These maps also provide topograhical and contour idea in Kalasin,Thailand. The elevation of the places in Kalasin,Thailand is also provided on the maps.


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It's that d/t business again, but is it an eggcorn? I think it might be- after all, you can gradually decrease the size of some things (like urinal cakes) by peeing on them. About 800 ghits:
He didn't widdle away at it, like how the Last War was fought, he went to the center of power.
They said (and I'm paraphrasing here) they would widdle away at the edges of a woman's right to choose, one state at a time …
They were able to widdle away at Berkeley's lead and eventually cut it to 33-29, with under three minutes to play in the third quarter …
Book three is inching towards completion, while I widdle away at two side projects.
I'm a 19 year old sophmore here at Sac State, and just trying to widdle away at my GE requirements…
Southern defensive tactics have vast areas to widdle away at Union armies, which would have long tenuous lines of communication and supply. ...
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You're taking the micturation …
"Urinal cakes"! So that's what they're called. That's got to be one of the most infelicitous collocations in the language.
from www.wordwebonline.com (an online dictionary):
widdle [Brit. , vulgar] Informal term for urination.
(I don't know how British it is. I grew up in NYC, and I heard it as a kid)
In BrEnglish whittle and widdle aren't pronounced in the same way so there are no similar grounds for any leakage between the two. I suspect that 'widdle' is a term that might be used with children, as it's somehow less impolite than 'piddle' ("piddle away at" yields 186 ghits) which in turn is less impolite than 'pittle', the preferred expression in my locality as a child. And oddly enough both have similar diminutive forms, "wee" and "pee".
I've heard "widdle" out here in California, but not frequently. Like Peter, I have the impression it's generally only used with very small children.
Just had "widdle away" reported to me. Re "pee/wee", there's also "peenie/weenie" which may be eggcornishly "wienie". (I know it is understood to mean "wiener" by some, but that may be a somewhat independent metaphorical formation?)
Ken and Pat are almost certainly right, I think, that baby-talk about such matters is bound to be involved in the fact that this p/w alternation shows up so often in this particular semantic neighborhood. The forms all are at the opposite end of the scale from dignified registers of speech.
In any case, the simple disappearance of the wh/w distinction in many people's speech and the neutralization of t/d in the flapping environments (for me and many others there's effectively no difference between latter and ladder , for instance or grading and grating ) is enough to account for "widdle away at" with no eggcorning necessarily happening. (Many have probably forgotten or never learned about whittling either, so for them it's just an opaque idiom.)
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Yangshuo - Moon Hill
Moon Hill is not only an incredibly beautiful arch, it is certainly also one of the most interesting crags in the area. It comes as no surprise therefore that this was the first crag Todd Skinner equipped in 1990, inaugurating sport climbing in Yangshuo. The walk via the blue markers to the top of the arch and the panoramic viewpoint is highly recommended.
The crag is located within the "Moon Hill Scenic Area" park, entrance to this costs 25 yuan (circa 2.5 €). An intricate network of paths lead to an infinite number of rounded hills and mountains, with rice fields still cultivated by traditional means. To reach the crag follow the path from the entrance directly to the arch in circa 30 minutes. At present there is some tension between the commercial enterprises and the peasants, as the former gain more from tourism than the latter. Along the walk to the crag you will encounter numerous people selling drinks and local products, please sustain them.
Climbing at Moon Hill varies considerably, from technical vertical slabs with small crimps to long stamina routes through the overhangs. Climbing is possible even when it rains and given the orientation, climbing is possible throughout the day.
All routes are well bolted but not all are equipped with a lower-off carabiner. Always take a screwgate carabiner and some additional quickdraws for the lower-off manoeuvre.
Download the introduction to the guidebook "Yangshuo, Rock Climbing" by Paul Collis.
Yangshuo Climbing Festival
The first Yangshuo Climbing Festival took place in October 2008 and the successful international event will be repeated from 13 - 15 November 2009.
The goal of the festival is to promote the sport of rock climbing and a sense of community among climbers throughout China in a fun, friendly, casual atmosphere. The festival organizers will donate a significant portion of proceeds raised through a modest entry fee back into the local Yangshuo schools in an effort to encourage a long-term collaborative partnership between climbers and the local community. For more information check out: www.ysclimbfest.com.cn
Yangshuo, Rock Climbing by Paul Collis.
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Grant to Help Research Unmet Health Needs in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A charitable trust established by the late hotel and real estate baroness Leona Helmsley is providing $1.4 million to research unmet health care services and needs in South Dakota.
Officials say there currently is not an accurate estimate of the unmet health needs in rural areas, and this will be the first statewide research study of its kind.
The grant is coming from the Rural Healthcare Program of the Helmsley Charitable Trust. Leading the project will be two researchers in Portland, Ore., one of whom is a South Dakota native.
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Workers' compensation rates are the highest in Alaska in 2012, according to a biennial report from the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Alaska's average workers' comp premium in 2012 is $3.01 per $100 of payroll. The state took the most-expensive spot from Montana, which dropped to eighth among the study's 51 jurisdictions.
The 2012 nationwide median is $1.88 spent on the coverage per $100 of payroll—a drop from $2.04 in 2010.
The report was cited by two large workers' comp states—Texas and Florida—but for different reasons.
Texas employers saw a 41 percent decline in workers' comp premiums. The average premium in Texas is $1.60 per $100 of payroll in 2012, compared to $2.38 per $100 of premium in 2010.
The state now has the 38th-highest workers' comp premium rates. It was ranked 12th in 2010. Texas has had the most improvement in premium costs since 2010, according to the report.
The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) credits the impact of 2005's HB 7, which "directly addressed the problems the workers' compensation system faced," says Steve Nichols, ICT's workers' comp manager, a statement. "The results have been an overall reduction in rates, costs, disputes and claims."
Another state with a big improvement since the last study is Nevada. Here employers now pay $1.33 per $100 of payroll. In 2010 the premium rate was $2.13 per $100 in Nevada.
In Florida, the report provides "further evidence that [the state needs] to be proactive in considering legislative options to keep rates nationally competitive," says Kevin McCarty, Florida insurance commissioner, in a statement.
The commissioner says rates in Florida declined after reforms in 2003, but the trend reversed in 2010. Now cost drivers in the system are contributing to rate increases.
Florida was the 40th most expensive state for workers' comp premiums in 2010. The latest study reveals it is now the 29th most expensive, with an average premium rate of $1.82 per $100 of payroll.
McCarty says the system can be reformed via legislation to address drug repackaging and reimbursement costs associated with in-patient/out-patient hospital care and ambulatory surgical centers.
Washington joins Florida among the states with the most adverse developments since the last study. Washington was ranked the 26th most expensive in 2010, but rose to the 13th spot in 2012, with an average premium rate of $2.11 per $100 of payroll.
Iowa jumped 11 spots since 2010 to become the nation's 25th most-expensive workers' comp state. Idaho is now ranked 19th, from 29th in 2010.


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Talking With Your Doctor About Pharmaceutical Company Payments
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ProPublica's Dollars for Docs database lets people search for payments to healthcare professionals made by 15 pharmaceutical companies, which account for about 47 percent of U.S. drug sales. The database includes the following payment record:
- Payee: BLANCHARD, DANIEL G
- Amount paid: $358
- Company paying: Pfizer
- Payment for: Meals
- Listed practitioner: DANIEL G BLANCHARD
- Location: SAN DIEGO, Calif.
- Reported: Jan. to Dec. 2011
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Pfizer produces the following notable drugs:
- BeneFIX (hemophilia)
- Celebrex (arthritis pain and inflammation, acute pain)
- Chantix (smoking cessation)
- Effexor XR (depression and certain anxiety disorders)
- Lyrica (epilepsy, post-herpetic neuralgia and diabetic, peripheral neuropathy, fibromyalgia)
- Premarin family (menopause)
- Pristiq (depression)
- Sutent (late-stage kidney cancer, gastrointestinal stromal tumor)
- Viagra (erectile dysfunction)
- Zyvox (bacterial infections)
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Due to heavy rains this week the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is limiting activity on the Delaware River.
The water level as measured at Montague, N.J., is currently at 11.79 feet. It is predicted to rise to 13.7 feet before cresting at 8 p.m.
The river level at the Montague gauge normally measures between five and six feet this time of year. It is running seven to eight vertical feet higher than normal and the water temperature is in the fifties.
By order of Superintendent John J. Donahue, issued on June 11, all individuals are required to wear a properly sized United States Coast Guard approved personal flotation device in good and serviceable condition while on board any vessel on the waters of the Delaware River within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
This order will remain in effect until the river level recedes below 8 feet which is not expected until after the weekend. Additionally, swimming is prohibited during this period.
At higher levels, river conditions include large quantities of floating debris, very swift currents, decreased water temperature and increased hydraulic hazards in rapids and near bridge pilings, as well as increased hazards associated with downed trees and submerged obstacles near the shoreline. It is highly recommended that only very experienced boaters using proper equipment consider a river trip during this period of high water.
Superintendent Donahue would like to remind visitors that there are plenty of alternatives available in the park this weekend. "The park's waterfalls will be spectacular this weekend from all of the rain that has fallen," he pointed out. "And the weather will be perfect for a hike on one of our many trails or a picnic at one of our picnic areas," he added.
Rangers at Dingmans Falls Visitor Center will be offering Ranger Talks at 10 a.m. and guided Waterfall Walks at 2: p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. A campfire program will be offered at 7 p.m. Saturday at Dingmans Campground. All programs are free and open to the public.
Water levels high in Delaware River; limitations in effect
Due to heavy rains this week the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is limiting activity on the Delaware River.


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wouldn't be complete without seeing the birthplaces of George Washington and Robert E. Lee. So I drove
east about 60 miles. It is interesting
that Washington, Madison, Monroe, and Robert E. Lee were all born on this, the
Northern Neck of Virginia, which goes out into the Virginia Chesapeake
Bay. The area is very
|Geese at the Campground, Frederisksburg, VA
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|The Potomac River - now and then
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. It was tempting to do so because that is my
maiden name, but I decided I had better get on back to Fredericksburg because I
still wanted to see George Washington's boyhood home "Ferry Farm" north of the
Rappahannock River. No building survives from George
Washington's day at Ferry Farm in the 1730's but the foundations of the original house was
there. They had a beautiful view of the
river and village of Hague
on the opposite bank. That's where Washington was supposed to have thrown the dollar across the river and chopped down the cherry tree. The Union Army
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of the Civil War a century later. Fredericksburg
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One of the "big three" of current jazz guitarists (along with Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell), John Scofield's influence grew in the '90s and continued into the 21st century. Possessor of a very distinctive rock-oriented sound that is often a bit distorted, Scofield is a masterful jazz improviser whose music generally falls somewhere between post-bop, fusion, and soul-jazz. He started on guitar while at high school in Connecticut, and from 1970-1973 Scofield studied at Berklee and played in the Boston area. After recording with Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker at Carnegie Hall, Scofield was a member of the Billy Cobham-George Duke band for two years. In 1977 he recorded with Charles Mingus, and later joined the Gary Burton quartet and Dave Liebman's quintet. His own early sessions as a leader were funk-oriented. During 1982-1985 Scofield toured the world and recorded with Miles Davis. Since that time he has led his own groups, played with Bass Desires, and recorded frequently as a leader for Verve, Emarcy, Gramavision, and Blue Note, using such major players as Charlie Haden, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, Eddie Harris, and a host of others.
Scofield started a long-term relationship with the Verve label in 1996 with his acoustic album Quiet. He cut the funky A Go Go with Medeski, Martin & Wood in 1997, while 2000's Bump featured members of Sex Mob, Soul Coughing, and Deep Banana Blackout. Released in 2001, Works for Me featured a more traditional jazz sound, but for 2002's Uberjam and 2003's Up All Night he was back to playing fusion. Drummer Bill Stewart and bassist Steve Swallow rounded out the John Scofield Trio for 2004's cerebral and complex live album EnRoute. In 2005, Scofield paid tribute to legendary soul man Ray Charles with That's What I Say. He featured a number of guest vocalist/musicians, including Dr. John, Warren Haynes, and Mavis Staples.
In 2007, Scofield released his debut for Emarcy, This Meets That. Once again, the set was theme-related and featured the guitarist in the company of a large horn section -- winds as well as brass and reeds -- playing original compositions as well as those from the rock and pop vernacular. Two of the more radical offerings on the album were the completely rearranged jazz-rock versions of Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed Doors" and the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." Scofield took another left turn on 2009's Piety Street. He hired Jon Cleary on keys, ex-Meters bassist George Porter, and drummer Ricky Fataar to play on a set of spirituals and gospel tunes, all done in a grooved-out soul-jazz manner. In 2010, he was the featured soloist on the Metropole Orkest's Emarcy date 54. Scofield returned to a theme-based format for his next date for the label, A Moment's Peace, a collection of ballads that ran the gamut from Gershwin to the Beatles, and included some original compositions. The set, which was released in September of 2011, featured the guitarist in the company of drummer Brian Blade, organist Larry Goldings, and bassist Scott Colley. Also in 2011, MSMW Live: In Case the World Changes Its Mind was released by Indirecto Records. The double-length set is culled from the Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood 2006 world tour; its contents reflect material off Scofield's A Go Go and the MSMW studio offering Out Louder. ~ Scott Yanow


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Incomplete abortion - Introduction
A miscarriage is a pregnancy that ends before the baby can survive outside the womb because it has not yet reached viability.
A miscarriage may be early - during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, or late. The vast majority are early - only about 1% of abortions are late.
An Incomplete abortion is an inevitable abortion and some of the products of the pregnancy are still present in the uterus.
The definition of a abortion is a spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before 24 weeks: in the UK we calculate the duration of a pregnancy from the first day of the last period (LMP). A abortion - the medical term for an early pregnancy loss is abortion - tends to start with bleeding, and pain may then develop.
A spontaneous abortion occurs naturally and contrasts with an induced abortion or pregnancy termination.
A threatened abortion is characterized by bleeding early in the pregnancy but the pregnancy continues.
An inevitable abortion means that the pregnancy cannot be salvaged. It may be incomplete, with pregnancy products still in the cavity of the womb or complete with nothing remaining.
The combination of modern pregnancy tests and ultrasound will usually determine the situation quite quickly. Pregnancy tests these days should become positive within ten days of conception (i.e. even before the first missed period).
Ultrasound begins to show a pregnancy within the uterus by five or six weeks (a week or two after the first missed period). On occasion, it may be too early to diagnose the situation accurately and tests may need to be repeated to see what changes occur.
Types of abortion
Table 12.1 indicates the various terms most frequently associated with abortion.
|Type of abortion
|Spontaneous abortion
|This is when the abortion occurs naturally as opposed to being induced.
|Induced abortion
|The pregnancy is terminated artificially.
|Threatened abortion
|There is bleeding and sometimes pelvic pain but the cervix is closed and ultrasound indicates an ongoing pregnancy within the uterus.
|Inevitable abortion
|The pregnancy is not continuing.
|Complete abortion
|An inevitable abortion and the uterus has completely emptied itself.
|Incomplete abortion
|An inevitable abortion with products of the pregnancy still present in the uterus.
|Missed abortion
|There are no reasons to have suspected that the pregnancy is not going to continue but the embryo has died.
|Septic abortion
|The abortion has been complicated by infection.
|Recurrent or habitual abortion
|Most authorities recommend that these terms should be used only for three or more consecutive abortions although there is a tendency towards two.
|Early abortion
|abortion in the first few weeks of the pregnancy.
|Late abortion
|abortion after the first few weeks.
|First trimester abortion
|abortion before thirteen weeks of pregnancy.
|Second trimester abortion
|abortion after thirteen weeks and before twenty four weeks.
abortion symptoms
The first abortion symptom is vaginal bleeding, which can range from spotting to being heavier than a period.
A little spotting may be an early sign of abortion although fortunately this may amount to no more than a threatened abortion and the pregnancy continues.
The second abortion symptom is pelvic pain.
The third abortion symptom is cessation of pregnancy symptoms including breast tenderness, morning sickness and having to pass urine more frequently than usual.
Sometimes there may be no sign or symptom to suggest abortion and pregnancy symptoms continue, and the abortion is only discovered in a routine scan. This is a missed abortion.
A threatened abortion occurs when there is vaginal bleeding but ultrasound confirms a viable pregnancy.
Cause of abortion
Often the cause of a miscarriage remains unknown. The most common cause for abortion is a blighted ovum - the afterbirth type tissues develop but there is no baby.
Another common cause is a genetic defect and nature decides not to allow the pregnancy to continue.
Smoking and obesity may contribute to abortion but do not cause abortion by themselves.
Similarly, stress may play a role in pregnancy loss, but it hasn't been shown to cause abortion on its own.
The cause for recurrent abortions is discussed Q12.16 to Q12.21.
Prevalence Of abortion
It is thought that between 10 and 20% of pregnancies miscarry. Most abortions occur in the early weeks of pregnancy. Ultrasound screening for fetal anomaly has shown the incidence of non-viable pregnancy at 10-13 weeks to be 2.8%
- The prevalence of non-viable pregnancy at 10-13 weeks of gestation. (1996-01)
- Incidence of early loss of pregnancy (1988)
Unsuspected pregnancy loss in healthy women (1983)
Blighted Ovum
Normally the fertilised egg divides and part becomes the embryo (future baby) and part becomes the afterbirth type tissue (trophoblast) and the membranes that form a fluid filled bag around the baby. When there is a blighted ovum, the afterbirth tissues develop alone without the development of the baby. Blighted ovum hasalso been referred to as an 'anembryonic pregnancy'. Nearly half of early abortions are associated with a blighted ovum. It is likely that abnormal chromosomes are more prevalent.
Pregnancy Tests
Pregnancy tests are designed to determine the presence of the pregnancy hormone HCG. Until twenty years ago, pregnancy tests were biological, relying on the affects of the hormone on animals. There could be a cross-reaction with other hormones, notably LH. Many women reaching the menopause could have a false alarm as LH levels rise at the menopause and when they missed their periods their pregnancy tests could be falsely positive. Modern pregnancy tests are monoclonal they react only with the specific hormone they are designed to detect. In the early weeks of pregnancy, the HCG level doubles every two days. Whereas the old pregnancy tests would become positive with a concentration of 3,000 IU (about two weeks after the missed period) the monoclonal tests show a positive result at between 25 and 50 IU and these levels are reached before a period is missed.
The accuracy of modern pregnancy tests are not only useful in the early detection of pregnancy but also in assisting in the management of early pregnancy problems such as Incomplete abortion or possible ectopic pregnancy.
A lady presented with vaginal bleeding and left sided pelvic pain. Her pregnancy test was positive and ultrasound did not show any sign of a pregnancy either within or outside the uterus (ectopic pregnancy). Her beta HCG level was 365 units suggesting a very early pregnancy at most. Two days later the level had fallen to 180 units which indicated that the pregnancy was not continuing. We could not say for certain whether this had been an intra-uterine pregnancy that miscarried or a possible ectopic pregnancy that was being resolved by nature but no operative intervention was required.
Treatment of abortion
The options for managing abortion are outlined in Figure 12.1. If abortion is threatened, you will usually be advised to rest for a few days and a repeat scan will confirm whether the pregnancy is continuing. There have been several important developments in the management of abortion in recent years. The combination of highly sensitive pregnancy tests and ultrasound will usually assist in providing an accurate diagnosis. Many hospitals now have an early pregnancy assessment unit that specialise in these problems. This should allow you to see an expert in a dedicated area where you can receive sympathetic assistance away from busy, and often fraught, accident and emergency departments.
Flowchart showing a flowchart for the treatment management for abortion.
At one time, we believed that if you miscarried between seven and thirteen weeks, there were likely to be retained products of pregnancy and an ERPC (evacuation of retained products of conception) was indicated to reduced the risk of infection and bleeding.
In the days before legal termination of pregnancy (Chapter 19) infection with induced abortion was relatively common. These septic abortions could be life threatening. Current opinion is that the risk of infection and bleeding has been overstated and a conservative approach now seems safe.
From your point of view, this means that you may not need an operation which, as always, carries an element of risk (surgery risks) and furthermore delays waiting for an operation slot are avoided. A repeat scan about ten days after the diagnosis of incomplete abortion will usually confirm that nature has solved the problem for you and the womb has completely emptied itself. If a miscarriage is incomplete, oral misoprostol 600 micrograms may be as safe as surgical evacuation.
If you are Rhesus negative you should be offered an injection of Anti-D to reduce the chance of rhesus problems in a future pregnancy. Guidelines for the administration of Anti-D are currently under review.
The emotional aspects of abortion can be difficult to deal with particularly if you have had difficulty conceiving or if this is not your first abortion. There is inevitably a time of grieving. A trained counsellor with a special interest in abortion can provide support and help you come to terms with your loss.
Pregnancy after abortion.
If you are pregnant after a previous abortion, the chances are that the pregnancy will be successful. Even after three abortions, your chance of a successful pregnancy is 55%.
Usually nature has detected some problem such as a chromosome abnormality (genes - chromosomes) and decides that it is in your interests to discontinue this pregnancy and give you an early chance to start a successful one. A blighted ovum (Q12.4), or an embryo with an abnormality would be reasons for spontaneous abortion. Occasionally there may be a different and perhaps remedial cause which would need consideration if you have three abortions.
- Maternal smoking predicts the risk of spontaneous abortion. (2006-01)
- Obesity in pregnancy. (2006-02)
- Paternal age and spontaneous abortion. (2006-03)
- Cocaine and tobacco use and the risk of spontaneous abortion (1999)
- The role of consanguinity and inbreeding as a determinant of spontaneous abortion in Karachi, Pakistan (1998)
- Determinants of risk of spontaneous abortions in the first trimester of pregnancy. (1997)
- A prospective study of work-related physical exertion and spontaneous abortion. (1997)
- Caffeinated beverages, decaffeinated coffee, and spontaneous abortion (1997)
- Fre quency of abnormal karyotypes among abortuses from women with and without a history of recurrent spontaneous abortion (1996)
- Tree-based, two-stage risk factor analysis for spontaneous abortion (1996)
- Incidence of spontaneous abortion among normal women and insulin-dependent diabetic women whose pregnancies were identified within 21 days of conception.(1988)
- Influence of serum luteinising hormone concentrations on ovulation, conception, and early pregnancy loss in polycystic ovary syndrome (1988)
- Risk factors for spontaneous abortion and its recurrence. (1988-03)
- Drinking during pregnancy and spontaneous abortion. (1980-01)
How can we ensure that I will not miscarry again?
It is an understandable cry from the heart from couples who experience the devastation of recurrent pregnancy loss that there must be one explanation and one perfect treatment. Even if a cause is identified we are unlikely to achieve success rates better than 75% within the foreseeable future. Half of the fifteen percent of pregnancies that miscarry can be attributed to a genetic problem of the embryo and we do not have a remedy for this. It is only in the last ten years that we have begun to find some treatable explanations for recurrent abortions.
For those with identified antiphospholipid antibody problems aspirin alone or in combination with heparin has been shown to be beneficial. Twenty percent of women have PCOS (Q7.2) and this syndrome may perhaps account for a greater proportion of recurrent abortions. Metformin looks promising on theoretical grounds but we still lack the scientific proof that is required. The role of bacterial infection and the possible benefit of antibiotics is an example of a new area that is being investigated. There is a suggestion that 'tender loving care', with frequent assessment during pregnancy, may help. There is no evidence that hormone support in pregnancy or low-dose aspirin for those without evidence of antiphospholipid antibody problems improves the outcome.
There is some evidence that metformin treatment for PCOS may be beneficial but more robust research is required before it can be implemented in routine clinical care.
- Metformin reduces abortion in pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome. (2006-01)
- A randomized study of thromboprophylaxis in women with unexplained consecutive recurrent abortions. (2006-02)
- Anticoagulants for the treatment of recurrent pregnancy loss in women without antiphospholipid syndrome. (2005-01)
- Recurrent miscarriage: pathophysiology and outcome. (2005-02)
- Prevention of recurrent miscarriage for women with antiphospholipid antibody or lupus anticoagulant. (2005-03)
- Recurrent abortion syndrome and infertility due to blood coagulation protein/platelet defects: a review and update. (2005-04)
- Pregnancy loss, polycystic ovary syndrome, thrombophilia, hypofibrinolysis, enoxaparin, metformin.(2004-01)
- Pregnancy outcome in patients with a history of recurrent spontaneous miscarriages and documented thrombophilias. (2004-02)
- Continuing metformin throughout pregnancy in women with polycystic ovary syndrome appears to safely reduce first-trimester spontaneous abortion: a pilot study.(2001-01)
- Guides for practitioners. Recurrent miscarriage: Principles of management. (1998)
- The outcome of in vitro fertilization in unexplained habitual aborters concurrent with secondary infertility (1997)
- Oocyte donation in women with recurrent pregnancy loss (1996)
Recurrent spontaneous miscarriage - Current trends and management (1996)
Support Groups
Miscarriage Support Group (s):
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Ricardo Donoso – The Deck Of An Ancient Ship (Digitalis)
Fucking BRILLIANT. Donoso's previous works have sounded nothing like this. This is new. And not just for Donoso. New for life. Like a freaky hybrid of Gas, Goblin, and OPN. It's an IDM trance. Or an anti minimal techno. He's taken his experience with raves in Brazil and stripped them down. No beats, no drums, just the in between moments. With minimal techno, you get mostly beats and a few skitterings of whatever. Progress Chance is just the skitterings. The motorik is gone. You're left with a mostly foreboding/slightly uplifting beam of dusky arpeggiated synths, beautiful in their simplicity, blissful in their ambience. This is mind music. You can space the fuck out and let your brain imagine soaring through Jupiter's red eye or you can dance to the naught-beats while you brain fills in the blanks. It might not sound all that original on paper, but this is some straight up one-of-a-kind shit. Donoso gets the trophy for coolest synth record of the year.


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People You Know, Jan. 2010 to present
Updates may be sent to alumni at admin.nmt.edu
Sidney Kirschner (56, BS, metallurgical engr.) has joined the firm Raising the Bar as managing director of its newly launched consulting practice. Kirschner will lead the practice in strategic planning, profitability modeling, pricing and compensation for law and accounting firms.
Kirschner is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Northside Hospital Before joining Northside Hospital, Kirschner was the chairman, president, and CEO of National Service Industries (NSI), a Fortune 500 company. Prior to NSI, he was the president of the Electric Motor Division of General Dynamics Corporation.
A graduate of the New Mexico School of Mines, Kirschner spent the early part of his career in engineering roles with Aerojet, Aerospace Corporation and Curtiss-Wright Corporation where he quickly rose through the management ranks. He is currently the Head of School at the Alfred and Adele Davis Academy in Atlanta. Governor Sonny Perdue recently appointed Kirschner to the Georgia Board of the Department of Community Health, the lead agency in Georgia for health care planning and purchasing with an annual budget of $11 billion.
Morris Worley (58, B.S., mining engr.) writes, "I have had two articles published in the Journal of the Mining History Association, the first in the 2008 volume, 'Roll Front to Yellowcake: Innovations in Uranium Mining; Recollections of the Highland Uranium Operations,' and the second in the 2009 volume, 'The Cane Creek Mine Disaster: Personal Observations.'
He adds, "But to show I'm not just a relict of mining history, I satisfactorily passed the exam to become a Certified Mine Safety Professional in October 2009. I continue to manage the zeolite mining operations in Arizona for UOP LLC (a Honeywell company). It's a good way to keep my miner's boots on!"
Dr. Marvin W. Rowe (59, BS, petroleum engr.) has been selected by the American Rock Art Research Foundation (ARARA) to receive the Bock Award, to be presented at the annual conference held in Del Rio, Texas, in March. According to ARARA, the Bock Award is for candidates with extraordinary achievements over their lifetime in the fields of rock art studies, documentation, education, conservation, and outreach. Marvin Rowe, retired after teaching chemistry at Texas A&M University for 40 years, and his wife, Dr. Kathleen Rowe, now live in Santa Fe.
Dr. Frank Carsey (65, BS, physics) writes "I have recently had a piece of ceramic sculpture invited into the CVG 2010 Show, a juried art show in Bremerton, Wash., my home town. The piece is entitled "Holding Tight." I have been working in ceramics for about five years on a sort of half-time basis while serving as househusband and generally goofing off as an old-age pensioner (you can see what that life is like on my blog: http://fcarsey.livejournal.com). Whereas I am no longer hammering at research and development, as a good Tech physics guy should, at least I come to the 49ers every year, trying to recapture the memories, looking for traces of the old gang, to little avail. Please, 60s people, throw away your walkers, flex your hand for holding a beer mug, and come back to Socorro for some green chile and a walk up M Mountain. I will stand you a round while the Vigilantes play."
William A. Faust (79, BS, mining engr.) has been named to the Board of Directors of Pediment Gold Corp. Faust has over 28 years of engineering and management experience, including over 10 year of mine development and operations in Mexico. He is chief operations officer and senior vice president for Crystallex International Corporation. Previously, he served as VP Operations for Nevada Pacific Gold Ltd. and as VP Operations for Corner Bay Silver. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Faust was VP Operations for El Dorado Gold after initially serving as general manager for La Colorada Mine.
In addition to his degree from New Mexico Tech, Faust is a Registered Professional Engineer in New Mexico, and holds an MBA in finance and management from Western New Mexico University and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of New Mexico.
Dr. Nirupam Chakraborti (79, MS, metallurgical engr.) writes that he has just become an honorary professor of "Soft Computing in Materials Science and Technology" at the Abo Akademi University, Finland. He holds a permanent professorship of metallurgical and materials engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
Dr. Tim Callahan (96, MS, geochemistry; 01, Ph.D., hydrology) has been promoted to Callahan is director of the master's of science in environmental studies program at the College of Charleston. Since joining the college in 2001, Callahan has been granted over $400,000 in external funding for local, state, and national-level research projects. He has published several papers on groundwater pollution, the hydrology of Carolina Bays and other freshwater depression wetlands, and watershed hydrology in the Coastal Plain region.
Dr. Jessica (Burks) Deshler (99, BS, math) is an assistant professor of mathematics at West Virginia University. She is running a half marathon in June to raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. One of the people she's doing this in memory of is the late Dr. Curtis Barefoot, her undergraduate advisor at Tech. People wishing to contribute should visit http://pages.teamintraining.org/vtnt/rnr10/jdeshler
Jessica adds, "After getting my degree from Tech, I attended UNM and earned my M.S. in 2001 and my Ph.D. in 2008, both in applied mathematics. I live in Morgantown, WV with my husband, Adam, and our four children Eric, Rebekah, Kaitlyn and Jack."
Israel Vaughn (02, BS, math) writes "I have now moved to Tucson, where I am currently in the Ph.D. program at the College of Optical Sciences here at the University of Arizona (the best optics program in the country). I recently published an article optimizing and experimentally verifying noise reduction in a polarimeter in Optics Express."
"My current work is finding physically meaningful manifolds in remote sensing data for the prediction of the intensification of extratropical hurricanes. Tropical cyclones that undergo extratropical transition and then re-intensify are responsible for a huge amount of economic damage each year, so if we can predict them a few days before they happen it will be beneficial for warning about this damage. I am using math-heavy techniques to do this.
"I recently was married to Erin E. (Hahn) Vaughn. I also bought a small town house here in Tucson when I started in the optics program."
Donald Wenner (04, BS, chemistry) and his wife, Stephanie Smith Wenner (04, BS, materials engr.) had their first child, a boy named Donald Edward Wenner IV on December 22, 2009. Donald is a second-year urology resident at UNM and Stephanie works for Applied Research Associates.
Nathan Wenner (06, BS, biology) married Jalene Clausen in Roswell in July 2009 and moved to Ft. Collins, Colo. in August to start veterinary school at CSU. Jalene works at Well Fargo Bank in Ft. Collins.


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If you need service now, give us a call at 847-729-0114. The experienced, friendly team at Glenbrook Heating & Air Conditioning is here to make sure that your home stays comfortable all year long.
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We've been customers for a very long time and we have nothing but good things to say about Glenbrook heating & air conditioning . They are reliable, reasonable, & most of all honest.- Carol A D. on 09/11/18
It all went quite well. Nick and Brian were great. We have used Glenbrook Heating and Air Conditioning for over 40 years and will continue to recommend them.- Nancy Q. 09/05/18
High quality accurate service; listen to and work with customer; professional; committed to providing high quality customer service.- Linda T. 08/23/18
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Thank you for such wonderful service. You all have been so helpful. The installation was flawless and we love how well the furnace works. What a difference! See you in the spring for our annual cleaning.- George and Ginny H. (Northbrook)
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Playing football with the big boys
With upcoming games against Michigan, Wisconsin, Penn State, Notre Dame, and Florida in a five-year span, the future of UMass football includes some of the sport's biggest programs. Whether the Minutemen will be talented enough to make those games competitive remains to be seen, since UMass has made the decision — criticized by some — to play football at the highest college level after more than a century of lower-tiered success.
The first UMass football team was in 1879, but the school wasn't consistently good until the 1960s, when it was a member of the Yankee Conference. Playing in what was known as Division I-AA, UMass became a national power, qualifying eight times for the NCAA Tournament and winning 22 conference championships. Three times the Minutemen advanced to the national title game, culminating in 1998, when the school won its only I-AA championship, beating Georgia Southern, 55-43.
Team success relies on talented individuals, and over the years a handful of Minutemen have been good enough to play in the NFL. Northampton native James Ihedigbo is a safety who played for the Patriots and Jets, and recently won a Super Bowl with Baltimore. Victor Cruz became a prolific NFL wide receiver, and won Super Bowl XLVI with the Giants. (Who did they beat again?)
The 2012 season was the first for UMass at the Football Bowl Subdivision level, as a member of the Mid-American Conference. The move hasn't pleased everybody, since it requires a much larger financial commitment from the school, and it's temporarily taken games away from cozy McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Amherst, which is undergoing renovations. The Minutemen are playing home games at Gillette Stadium, which has a listed capacity of 68,756. In five home games at Gillette during 2012, the Minutemen averaged 10,901.


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Brianna Makowka — Babe of the Day
Brianna is a Texas babe currently living in Denver, CO. As you can see, southern belle turned snow bunny is a winning combination.
Last August, Brianna won a state-wide model search with Beckwith Motorsports and became their 2013 spokesmodel, which is an exciting beginning to her modeling career. She's also done promotional work for almost every booze brand we drink -- Motorsports and booze? Dream girl.
Height: 5' 2" | Weight: 105 lbs | Measurements: 32B-25-34


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2013 chrysler town-country Model Overview
Vehicle Overview
As the originators of the minivan segment, the 2013 Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan defend the domestic front against the Honda Odyssey, Nissan Quest, and Toyota Sienna. The Town & Country saw its last major update in 2011, which included revised interior and exterior styling and materials, more standard and available safety tech and infotainment features, and a retuned suspension, while the automaker's modern — and more powerful — 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 replaced a trio of outdated V-6 engines. The new engine, mated exclusively to a six-speed automatic, produces 283 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque and is EPA-rated 17/25 mpg city/highway.
In our first drive of the revised 2011 model, we said, "Driving wise, the new Pentastar V-6 is more than adequate to lug the 2.5-ton minivan around. Coupled with the suspension upgrades, we were able to keep up with a BMW motorcycle on top of Mt. Tamapalis for a couple of corners. Hey, it felt heroic to do so in a minivan." Changes to interior materials as well as improved fit and finish impressed us: "It's difficult to over emphasize what a huge step in the right direction these new materials are. The seats are made of finer leather, and even the buttons seen nicer." With the new engine, the 2011 Town & Country
reached 60 mph in 8.1 seconds in our testing. The revised suspension improved handling and drivability "around our figure-eight course and in everyday driving" with "a nimble turn-in that's superior to some of Chrysler's new sedans." We concluded that "the T & C's interior is terrifically improved in appearance and material quality. It can finally hold its head up again its Japanese competitors, but with a style that's delightfully "American," as opposed to the more international designs of the Sienna and Odyssey… makes the Town & Country a player again – and just in time."
With the 2013 Town & Country, Chrysler added an available Blu-Ray DVD player with HDMI cable for video game systems, two rear-seat USB ports for charging electronic devices and higher-resolution rear-seat DVD screens. Trailer Sway Damping and power folding mirrors are now standard on Limited and optional on Touring L models. Leather seats and now standard on Touring models, while the 17-inch alloy wheels on the Touring L model is redesigned. The 2013 Chrysler Town & Country minivan has a four-star overall safety rating from the NHTSA (out of a possible five stars) and is considered a Top Safety Pick by the IIHS for cars built after November 2012.
New for 2013
A Blu-Ray DVD player is available. HDMI connection and USB charging ports as well as a higher-resolution rear DVD screens available for all models. Leather standard on all models, while Trailer Sway Damping and power-folding mirrors standard on Limited and available on Touring L.
You'll Like
- Stow-and-go seating
- Pentastar V-6 and six-speed auto
- Available Blu-Ray player
You Won't Like
- It's a minivan
- Slower than old 4.0-liter V-6
- Lots of options can get pricey


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I'm pretty sure that I learned how to do this sometime during the 2nd grade. Yes, immaturity begins to set in at around that time. And of course, the fascinations boys have with boobs start much earlier than you ladies think. In fact, I remember there being an entire formula of pluses and minuses, complete with a full story. And when you hit the equal sign, you'd get …. BOOBLESS (spelled out in upside down digits). But alas, I can't remember the exact story that I used to tell when showing off the BOOBLESS trick.
Fortunately for us, we have the magic of Google! I found there to be multiple variations of the BOOBIES calculator trick, but I can't remember if these were the ones that I had learned as a kid. In any case, enjoy!
BOOBLESS Calculator trick instructions:
- There once was a girl with 69 boobs. (Type 69 into the calculator.)
- She had too, too, too many. (Type 2 three times.)
- She went to 51 St. to see Dr X. (Type 51 and a times sign.)
- He gave her 8 operations. (Type eight and the equals sign.)
- And in the end she was boobless. (Turn the calculator upside down it should read, Boobless.)
The latest tee from NerdyShirts reminded me of this nifty trick. And although the calculator on this tee spells out BOOBIES instead of BOOBLESS, it's still hilariously awesome. Buy one now from NerdyShirts for $19.95.


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SOCORRO, N.M., April 15, 2004 – Global Village Day, an annual "world bazaar" at New Mexico Tech which brings the exotic sights, melodious sounds, and tantalizing fragrances of faraway countries each spring to Socorro, will again take place on Saturday, April 24, from 2 until 5 p.m. in the Tech Gymnasium. Admission, as always, is free and open to the public.
Each year, international students at New Mexico Tech band together to put on a colorful ethnic festival of native costumes, cuisines, and crafts, allowing everyone to share in the many diverse cultures represented in the Tech community.
New Mexico Tech currently has about 130 international students enrolled this semester, representing 37 different countries.
The various exhibits at Global Village Day will include samplings of flags, maps, brochures, and posters — as well as the always popular food and refreshments — from the students' native countries. Displays will consist of handcrafted items such as woven rugs, leather goods, musical instruments, jewelry, and apparel. Some of the exhibitors also will offer music and videotaped presentations throughout the afternoon.
As in past years, souvenir "passports" will be sold for 25 cents each at the door, allowing visitors to collect "visa stamps" from each of the countries represented at Global Village Day. In turn, visitors who have filled their passports with visa stamps will be eligible for drawings for various door prizes.
This year, New Mexico Tech is pleased to welcome professional dancers and dance teachers Travis Jarrell and Deborah Newberg from Santa Fe. Throughout the afternoon, they will present a colorful program—some of it under a giant silk rainbow — of dances from Egypt, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. They will be joined by local dancers from Tech's Belly Dance Club.
Mark your calendars now, and bring along the entire family to enjoy Global Village Day!


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Join me on my quest to reclaim my office and save some trees as I attempt to eliminate as much genealogy paper clutter as I can from my office.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Follow Friday: Nutfield Genealogy
I first came across Nutfield Genealogy last year when I was doing research for a presenation on social media for genealogy. What really struck me about this blog were two things. First, it is updated almost daily, which means its never disappointing to stop by and see what's new. Secondly, I really enjoyed the posts. While the blog description says its about Nutfield area history genealogy (Derry/Londonderry, NH) there are often posts about other things like general genealogy, Mayflower ancestry, historic sites, etc...
So, if you stop by here and don't notice a new post, take the time to check out Nutfield Genealogy. There's always something new and interesting to read, particularly if you like New England history.
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I didn't mean to guilt you or anything! :P This is a busy time of year for most people. I just wanted to make sure you hadn't dropped off the face of the blogosphere or anything.ReplyDelete
That sounds like an interesting story you've got there! The only news coverage I've found of my ancestors was a little blurb in the paper about my great grandmother and some other ladies running a bridge night for charity. :P It was still exciting!
Brian, I just found your blog and this post! Thanks for the mention and the Follow Friday recommendation. Looks like you haven't posted in a while, but I'll be checking back. I love to read about Maine and genealogy.ReplyDelete


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Perhaps it's the pervasive feeling of love that seems to embrace all things February, but this month is a full one at the Peralta Colleges — Berkeley City College, College of Alameda and Laney and Merritt Colleges in Oakland. Whether it was Black History Month activities or the Lunar New Year, our college students found themselves awash in exceptional educational and cultural happenings during February.
Laney College hosted some outstanding speakers in honor of Black History Month. One was Bill Doggett, an independent archivist, whose talk, "The Journey to Freedom Though the Power of Song and Spirit," was simply inspirational. Doggett focused on rare recital reviews of black concert singers from the 1930s through 1950s and drew from his historic audio archive that includes some of the earliest recordings of negro spirituals. The Laney College Library held an exhibit that showcased Doggett's work with rare images of slaves and numerous other pieces from his archives.
Up on the hill, Merritt College also held a number of Black History Month events, including a free West African dance workshop by Mama Kelly, a guest lecture by Oba T'Shaka concerning intergenerational unity through new African culture, and a talk about the women of South Africa entitled "Always Strong! Always Beautiful! Always Resistant!" by Danea Martinez. There were a range of events too numerous to mention held at the other Peralta Colleges commemorating Black History Month and the Lunar New Year.
The Peralta Colleges Foundation, which provides scholarships and other support to students, faculty and staff, had a surprising start to the new year when its executive director, Romeo Garcia, opened an envelope from the San Francisco Foundation that contained a check from an anonymous donor for $250,000. The amount floored Garcia. The badly needed funds will be used to build the capacity of the Peralta Colleges Foundation so it can serve students in need.
"These funds will help us leverage additional support to increase scholarships that promote student success," Garcia said. The foundation is also seeking to get the tens of thousands of former Peralta students involved in its work. If you attended one of the Peralta Colleges, contact the foundation through its website at http://web.peralta.edu/foundation.
Exciting research: 66 million years ago, a large asteroid or comet impacted the Earth causing the demise of most of the plant and animal life on our planet. What does that have to do with our community colleges? Well, College of Alameda chemistry professor Peter Olds has assembled a team of students — Jon Howell, Jessica Ng and Jenna Luckhardt — who are examining minerals deposited with this impact that could tell us if the rocks are terrestrial or from another world. Whatever the answer, it will be new and exciting.
The college's research is being done at the Earth and Planetary Science Department at UC Berkeley, where at least one of the students plans to transfer. It is hoped that the project could be expanded into a rock chemistry program at the new Peralta Science Facility, 860 Atlantic Ave., Alameda, allowing a greater number of science students to benefit from the experience. A job well done may result in a student qualifying for transfer to a top university or a lucrative employment opportunity at a private or government lab. There are a number of outstanding science programs at the Peralta Colleges, and we'll be watching to see how these students do as they explore the origins of the universe.
That's it for this month. Next time, I'll have more news about the students, teachers and staff who put the word "community" into community college.
Reach Jeffrey Heyman at email@example.com.


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The World's Largest Migration
Every year, as China celebrates its New Year (or Spring Festival, as it's been called since the 20th century), hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens take part in the world's largest annual migration.
In 2011, the Chinese government estimated that about half of China's population of 1.3 billion people, 700 million (more than twice the population of the entire United States), would travel home between January 19 and February 27, taking a total of 2.85 billion passenger trips on trains, planes, boats and buses. An average of 2,265 trains per day were scheduled to be in service, including 300 extra trains added to help carry the record 230 million passengers anticipated over the peak period. Still, ticket shortages were expected.
Many of the passengers in this annual pilgrimage are Chinese migrant workers traveling from coastal industrial centers to the interior countryside. Many of them travel home only once a year to visit family they have left behind.
The migration of the peasant work force started in the early 1980s, when the country first opened its economy. The influx of foreign investment created a soaring demand for labor, and millions were lured out of the undeveloped, western farmland to work in factory towns in the southern coastal regions. Because of the size of China (slightly smaller than the United States) and the quality of the transportation available, trips from these coastal regions to the countryside can take many days to complete.
While China has made efforts to accommodate the mass migration, including adding new high-speed rail lines, officials say it will be another five years before China's rapidly expanding rail network will be able to meet demand. Meanwhile, China has been preparing for a massive population shift from the countryside to cities in the next 25 years or so by rapidly building housing and amenities in urban centers.
China has set a goal to urbanize half of its population of 1.3 billion by 2020, and 70 percent by 2050.
Photo caption: Guangzhou Railway Station illuminated in the dark with stranded passengers impatiently waiting for trains to go home.
Credit: Lixin Fan
» BBC News. "The Second Industrial Revolution."
» ChinaSmack. "Chun Yun: World's Largest Yearly Human Migration, 1995-2011."
» CIA. "The World Factbook: China."
» Fan, Lixin. "A Statement and Q&A with Lixin Fan." Spirituality & Practice, October 2009.
» MacLeod, Calum. "New High-speed Rail Aids China's Mass Migration." USA Today, February 2, 2011.


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Hello, internet world! My name is Jess and I welcome you to my experimental, hopefully, long-lasting and successful vegan food blog!
Eleven months ago (September 2016), I made the decision to discontinue my carnivorous ways and change to a mostly plant-based diet. As a month or so past, I figured why not try this whole "vegan" thing and completely cut out not only flesh, but dairy, eggs, and any other animal by-products from my diet and lifestyle.
I am now coming up on a year since my journey began and I feel better than ever! This lifestyle choice is extremely beneficial for so many reasons including personal health, the environment and of course loving instead of eating and mistreating our fellow earthlings.
Prior to making my positively life-changing decision, I had always had the thought of doing it in the back of my mind. Coming from a Hispanic family and culture where multiple forms of meat are crucial to every meal, I never thought I could actually really commit to it long-term. Once I dove into this challenge I realized it really wasn't even a massive challenge and every day after a delicious meal I thought to myself, "Hey this isn't bad at all!"
The purpose of this blog is to highlight the abundance of vegan-friendly products that are out there and how I included them in my every day, easy to make meals during my transition and even now. I've always been a food lover and am eager to indulge in tasteful meals, snacks, and desserts.
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May 2, 2010
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Sophomore pitcher Krista Cobb held off Long Beach State (21-25, 5-10 Big West) for 10 innings on Sunday afternoon to lead UC Santa Barbara (13-33, 4-11 Big West) to a 1-0 victory over the 49ers and the Big West Conference series sweep.
Jamie Adishian scored the game-winning run at the bottom of the tenth inning on a sacrifice fly hit to center field by Jessica Beristianos. Adishian had opened the inning with a single hit past the Long Beach pitcher Brooke Turner, down the middle of the field and she moved to second after a sacrifice bunt from Jessica Ziegler.
Brooke Putich hit a fielder's choice to Turner, but Adishian beat out the throw to third base and both runners were safe on the play. Beristianos then ended the game with her sacrifice fly.
Both pitchers were phenomenal in the marathon pairing. Cobb (6-11) earned her third win of the weekend after limiting the 49ers to just six hits. She walked one and struck out two in the victory.
Turner (9-10) tossed the complete game for Long Beach and also allowed just six hits. She walked two and struck out 11.
Amanda Ziegler and Adishian led the Gauchos at the plate, each going 2-for-4.
The series win is the Gauchos' first of the season and first over Long Beach State since 2001.
The Gauchos will return to Campus Diamond next weekend for their final home series of the season against Pacific. The three-game set will begin with a doubleheader at noon on Saturday, May 8 and will conclude with a single game at noon on Sunday. To purchase tickets, click here.