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Senators raise alarm over another possible sale of taxpayer-backed firm to Chinese
Republican senators complained Wednesday that U.S. taxpayer dollars could end up boosting the Chinese economy, following reports that a Chinese firm is leading the pack of companies bidding for a majority stake in government-backed Fisker Automotive.
The troubled California-based electric car maker, which was backed by U.S. taxpayers to the tune of nearly $530 million, for months has been looking for a financial partner. Reuters reported earlier this week that China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is favored to take over, though Fisker is also reportedly weighing a bid from another Chinese auto maker.
The development comes after Fisker's main battery supplier -- U.S. government-backed A123 Systems -- was recently purchased by a separate Chinese firm.
Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, voiced concern Wednesday that Chinese companies are benefiting from U.S. taxpayers' investment.
"Obama's green energy investments appear to be nothing more than venture capital for eventual Chinese acquisitions," Thune said in a statement. "After stimulus-funded A123 was just acquired by a Chinese-based company, it's troubling to see that yet another struggling taxpayer-backed company might be purchased under duress by a Chinese company."
Grassley added: "Like A123, this looks like another example of taxpayer dollars going to a failed experiment. Technology developed with American taxpayer subsidies should not be sold off to China."
Despite the Reuters report, Fisker stressed that the bidding process is still very much open.
"The company has received detailed proposals from multiple parties in different continents which are now being evaluated by the company and its advisors," Fisker spokesman Roger Ormisher said in a statement.
The Obama administration also defended the Energy Department's overall loan program, which originally extended the nearly $530 million loan to Fisker in 2010.
"The department's loan program invests in advanced hybrid electric vehicles because they have the potential to significantly improve performance and fuel economy for American consumers. Every one of these loans has strict conditions in place to protect taxpayers," department spokesman Bill Gibbons said. "The department is working with Fisker to determine the best path forward so the company can meet its benchmarks, produce cars and employ workers here in America."
Fisker has tapped about $200 million of its U.S. government loan to date, while raising roughly $1 billion from the private sector.
The company has run into daunting financial problems since the original loan. Last year, the Energy Department stopped disbursements on the loan because the company purportedly failed to meet production and sales goals on its electric plug-in sedan, the Karma.
The lack of funds was followed by the company halting operations at a Delaware facility, a formerly abandoned General Motors plant.
According to local news reports, the state of Delaware continues to pay utility bills for that facility while waiting for Fisker to resolve its financial situation.
Fisker took another hit when A123 Systems filed for bankruptcy.
Reuters reported that, according to one unnamed source, Fisker is looking to strike a deal for majority ownership by mid-March.
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The Symphony and Music Director Sebastian Lang-Lessing have completed their tour of the four Brahms symphonies and four major concertos and the reviews are in!
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If San Antonio Symphony music director Sebastian Lang-Lessing conducts nothing more this season, he's earned his salary and his laurels with luminous, acutely observed accounts of Johannes Brahms's Third and Fourth symphonies — Mike Greenberg
The orchestra played brilliantly — Mike Greenberg
Lang-Lessing and the orchestra sent the audiences home each night with celebratory encores selected from Brahms' Hungarian Dances. — David Hendricks
The San Antonio Symphony staged six concerts the last two weekends, including two Sunday "Discover" events that each featured a Brahms symphony. In all, nearly 20 arts organizations staged events for the citywide Brahms Festival that started last month. — David Hendricks
Click here for the first review by Mike Greenberg in Incident Light.
Click here for Mike's second review.
Click here for the first review by David Hendricks in the Express-News.
Click here for David's second review.
Click here for David's third review.
Next Sunday is the last Brahms Festival event (offered by Musical Bridges.) Stay tuned for the DVORAK FESTIVAL in January and February 2014!
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- Record you memoir or entire life for your children or grandchildren
- Rewrite the stories in your family, but for a 6-10 grade reading level for your children
- Delight a friend with a "Best Friends Book"
- "I Love you Because...." A gift for grandparents, with a page from each grandchild, including photo and quote about what they love about their grandma and grandpa.
- "Just Like Dad" - pictures and stories of Father and Son doing similar things.
- For the soldier who is now deployed and will miss Christmas with their family. Write a special "Love You and Miss You" book to update them and share photos of what is happening while they are away.
- For the immigrant in your family. Write a book about their life
- For the joking co-worker or friend publish a book of all your favorite jokes and anecdotes.
- For the spiritual friend a book a favorite quotes and prayers.
- Compose a "Grandma Brag Book" of her grandchildren.
- Celebrate siblings with a "Sisters Book" of "Brothers Book"
- Do a "Mother and Daughter" book. She won't be able to hold back the tears.
- Do a "From Daddy's Little Girl" book, and watch him melt.
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Safety Tips for Cheerleaders: Tots to Teens
More than just cheering on a football team under the Friday night lights, cheerleading has become a highly competitive sport with routines that include increasingly difficult and dangerous stunts.
During the last decade, the popularity of competitive cheerleading increased dramatically thanks to ESPN-broadcast competitions and popular movies, like the 2000 film Bring It On.
A 2012 survey reported upwards of 500,000 high school cheerleaders across the country. The number is closer to 1 million participants when cheerleaders of all ages are included – some pick up pom-poms before entering grade school.
Unfortunately, the increase in participation and competition has led to an increase in injuries as well. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics:
- Cheerleading accounts for more than two thirds of catastrophic injuries in high school female athletes.
- The most common mechanisms of injury include basing/spotting, tumbling and falls from heights.
- Cheerleaders ages 5 to 11 are more likely to suffer a fracture or dislocation compared to 12 to 18 year olds.
- From 1998 to 2008, the concussion rates among high school cheerleaders increased by 26 percent each year – a rate greater than any of the other girls' sports studied during that time period.
In an attempt to curb the number of catastrophic injuries in cheerleading, restrictions have been placed on stunts. They range from height restrictions in human pyramids to the thrower-flyer ratio to the number of spotters that must be present for each person lifted above shoulder level. However, in spite of these attempts to make cheerleading less dangerous, the number of cheerleading injuries has not decreased.
Here are some important safety tips for cheerleaders:
- Condition and train throughout the year. As with any sport, proper conditioning and training are important to minimize injury.
- Undertake a program of resistance exercises to gain strength in the lower back, stomach and shoulders. Consult a physical therapist for a customized training program aimed at injury prevention.
- Improve flexibility through stretching, yoga or Pilates activities.
- Participate in preseason physical screening programs to assure that you are healthy enough to compete.
- Use mats during practice sessions and as much as possible during competitions. (Unfortunately, many high school cheerleaders practice on gym floors or in hallways throughout the school when there is not a dedicated and safe place to practice.)
- Practice tumbling and stunt routines under the supervision of a qualified coach.
If injuries occur, immediately consult a health-care professional.
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Tech Student Develops Science Curriculum for Children, April 27, 2006
by Shawna Carter
SOCORRO, N.M., April 27, 2006 — April Hoy, a native of Santa Fe and a graduate student enrolled in New Mexico Tech's Master of Science Teaching (MST) program, has developed several innovative teaching techniques to help teach young inclusion classroom students science concepts, keeping them interested in science.
Hoy's MST project, titled "Exceptional Science-An Inquiry-Based Science Lab Manual for Special Needs Students in an Inclusion Classroom," incorporates hands-on science labs that are fun for both teachers and students, allowing students to learn science concepts in a variety of unique ways.
Inclusion classrooms do not separate mentally and physically impaired students from average students, Hoy says. Through Hoy's recommendations, impaired students are aided through the class work by other students or teacher's aides. The inclusion classroom also allows for multiple teachers and teacher's aides to be in the classroom at the same time, which improves the learning environment.
As an example of the uniqueness of Hoy's approach, one lab asks children to use their feet as measuring tools to find the distance between their desks and several locations that are commonly found in a classroom. The lab allows the children to discover the world around them by employing effective, fun, hands-on activities.
After taking their measurements, students are asked critical thinking questions, such as "If two people start from the same place, could their number of steps be different? Why does this happen?"
"The critical-thinking questions deepen the learning experience and force the students to think about the significance of their science experiment," Hoy says.
Also included in the manual are instructions on how to modify the labs to fit the needs of disabled students, as well as various useful resources for inclusion classrooms including: a list of contacts for companies that sell special equipment for inclusion classrooms; key terms in special education; a history of special education in New Mexico; state science standards; suggested science field trips; common practices in inclusion classrooms; and tables of benchmarks for education.
Hoy is a licensed teacher for both regular and special education students. She says before starting this project, she had minimal experience in science fields.
Hoy says she started her MST project in December of 2004 because she wanted to create a tool to help current and future teachers improve science teaching to young students. In addition, she says these teaching techniques can also be applied to older students in all types of learning environments.
Hoy hopes her science lab manual for special needs students will be incorporated into as many classrooms as possible after the project's completion and her scheduled graduation from New Mexico Tech in May 2007.


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Why Bad Words Are Bad [VIDEO]
One of my resolutions for the year is to clean up my language.
Unfortunately, working in a radio station can make you speak like a trucker which is pretty funny since the fines are so big when using foul language on air. Trust me when I tell you sailors have nothing on what's said in the jock lounge!
I'm of the opinion that a beautiful woman can look ugly when she utters distasteful language. Trust me when I tell you I've been pretty darn ugly before! With that being said, I found this video particularly interesting. It explores why bad language is considered bad, ie: socially unacceptable. Turns out that swearing can actually be cathartic in some situations, but you wouldn't want to kiss your mom with that filthy mouth, would you?


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Spanish unemployment has risen again, this time to a level of one quarter of the workforce. Only Greece has a higher unemployment rate in the European Union. Spanish unemployment today is the highest in modern history and higher than at any time in the 36 years since the death of Francisco Franco. The current unemployment rate is more than double the average in the other nations of the eurozone.
This news comes when other bleak economic data from Spain shows that the plans to save Spain from economic disaster are not working. Earlier in the week, the GDP of Spain was reported to have shrunk by 0.4 percent in the last quarter, making it the fifth consecutive quarter of economic contraction in Spain.
Ebrahim Rahbari, an economic analyst for Citigroup in London, summed up the situation: "There is a huge amount of uncertainty in Spain right now. There are question marks about the banking sector and public finances and economic fundamentals suggest we will see a bailout sooner than later."
Ricardo Santos, an economist at BNP Paribas in London, was quoted by Bloomberg saying: "The situation is serious.There is still room for deterioration in unemployment. Activity is weak and the government will reduce jobs as there are strict targets to adjust the number of public sector temporary workers, especially in health and education."
Justin Knight at UBS in London also viewed the new data with concern, and cautioned that more than unemployment was involved: "Unemployment is one part of a multifaceted problem in Spain. There recession is looking very bad and it looks like it will be worse than forecast. Spain's public and private net external debt is the same size as Greece."
Sara Balina, an analyst in Madrid, noted: "It's unlikely that the government's forecasts will be met next year as fiscal consolidation accelerates.... Third-quarter data were better than expected because they were distorted by a temporary increase in demand before a value-added tax increase and by exports that may suffer from weakening growth in the euro zone." Elwin de Groot, a market analyst in Utrecht, said: "Contracting pressures in the economy persist. It will be very hard for the Spanish government to achieve its budget targets."
This uncertainty has affected the interest that Spain must pay on bonds simply to service existing debt. The interest on 10-year bond yield rose 6 basis points to 5.52 percent after the announcement of the latest bad news. That interest rate is 396 basis points higher than Germany has to pay on its 10-year bonds. Short term Spanish bonds were negatively affected by the news as well.
Spanish banks are doing very poorly too. CaixaBank, which is the third largest bank in Spain, showed profits which were 42 percent lower than the previous year. Declining values of real estate in Spain were a principal reason as was the rise in bad loans, which rose from 5.58 percent to 8.43 percent. Banco Popular Espanol, another large Spanish bank, announced that its profits had fallen by 23 percent.
This bad news comes three months after the European Central Bank offered to buy Spanish bonds in order to keep the borrowing costs of the Spanish government as low as possible. Prime Minister Rajoy is considering asking for a eurozone bailout, and he is also considering stronger austerity measures.
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
12 comments:
- Mr. Mick and Jade said...
Happy Hoppy Birthday, Princess--may you get treats aplenty and all the royal spoiling you deserve.
Happy New Year to everyone and everybun in the HoR!
- December 31, 2013 at 11:10 PM
- LOS said...
Sweet Post, RG. We've done good here. Lots of love at the House or Rabbits. BL
- December 31, 2013 at 11:42 PM
- Auntie Jane (It is official!) said...
You all have done good! And, thank you for what you've shared of that good on this site. RG, as far as the cynical goes, I can only reiterate LT - "No matter how cynical you get, you just can't keep up." As far as reality goes, I've got way too tenuous a grasp to it to add much to the conversation. Like Princess, I am a little old lady. I like to think there are some people critters and critter critters who worry about me, and would miss me, but more and more, I am getting those looks that tell me the generally accepted notion is that I will be outliving everyone around me. So let me just say, I sure hope that you all and The Princess and everyone around you all and the bunns and us including us outlives us. If I have not created a perfect longevity paradox here, let me just say, "Everyone try to stick around." (But, if you can't, it is still going to be okay.)
- January 1, 2014 at 12:10 AM
- speedyrabbit said...
Happy Hoppy Birthday Princess and here's to many treats,xx Speedy
- January 1, 2014 at 1:10 AM
- Crafty Green Poet said...
Hoppy birthday Princess and hoppy new year to all bunnies, humans and cats in House of Rabbits.
- January 1, 2014 at 9:13 AM
- Shadowydreamer said...
Hoppy Birthday to the prettiest princess I know!
Remember, spoiled is something found in the refrigerator .. you can't be treated royal enough. :)
- January 1, 2014 at 12:45 PM
- Brandi B. said...
Annette Tait at The Leveretts Nest just lost her Wesley. I cried all day when I read the news, and I may cry some more. When you lost Goldie and Winnie, I wept. When Babette the Rabbette went to the bridge, I cried, too. When I heard that Rocket and Jemima had passed over at Big Ears Tiny Tales, I mourned.
I think of all of them and the special people that loved and were loved by, them...
I do not say this lightly, or because I am a rabbit person, but there is something exceptional and beautiful about rabbit people.
So onward, and forward, into life we go.
This morning, Spider brought me a tiny baby mouse, still with eyes closed! I warmed the little thing up and wrapped him in a soft nest of super soft stuffs, and asked God to take him if he was not going to live. I hated the thought of that little floofy body in pain until Death, that Old Enemy, took him.
When I woke up from my nap (thank Mr. Mick for the suggestion) and checked on the wee mite, he was GONE. And I PROMISE there was NO WAY he could have escaped.
I will take that as a good omen for 2014, and take life one day at a time.
- January 1, 2014 at 12:56 PM
- Shadowydreamer said...
God says -- there may be death, but there is also birth, and life, and wonder.
- January 1, 2014 at 1:02 PM
- Auntie Jane (It is official!) said...
Hmmm, maybe I should have been a little clearer about the definition of "okay." It is an amazing place to which all that loves or is loved makes its way. It is forever. No matter what, it is going to be "okay" land for all of you dear people and your bunns and etc. I want to make it very clear that "okay" land is NOT Okie land, OK, Oklahoma, or any version of that place where Brandi lives.
- January 1, 2014 at 3:33 PM
- Pepper said...
Hoppy Birthday Princess - and Happy New Year to all of you.
- January 2, 2014 at 1:40 AM
- Brandi B. said...
Oh and Mr. Mouse DID get out! He is currently hiding...IN OUR MATRESS!!!!
But at least he is warm and safe from Spider (who has been a big fat jerk so far this new year)!
- January 2, 2014 at 6:33 AM
- Michelle May-The Raspberry Rabbits said...
Amazing! Happy birthday sweet girl! Indeed, every day is a treat with bunnies.
Hugs and Happy New Year dear friends!
- January 2, 2014 at 5:53 PM


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The body of a baby girl was discovered wrapped in a blanket on a conveyor belt by workers at a recycling center Thursday afternoon, sheriff's officials said.
"Homicide investigators have been dispatched but until we know more, it's a death investigation and not classified as a homicide," sheriff's spokeswoman Cindy Bachman said.
An autopsy is planned, she said.
The baby was found at Burrtec Waste Industries in the 17000 block of Abbey Lane, sheriff's officials said.
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The Paden City Boosters Association once again has approved funds for a project that will improve the academic status of the high school students it supports, this time by paying for courses taken through West Virginia Northern Community College.
Kathi Ferrebee, treasurer of the boosters association, said, "As we embark on this new endeavor, please know that we are excited to once again be of assistance to our children in Paden City." Ferrebee explained the boosters will pay all costs associated with Early Entrance courses offered by the WVNCC New Martinsville campus, "with the stipulation that they must pass the course with a C. Anything less will not be paid for by the boosters because the credits will not transfer to another college."
Larry Tackett, dean of the New Martinsville campus, expressed his deep appreciation for the boosters' assistance. "This effort creates an incredible opportunity for Paden City students by giving them the chance to take college level courses, begin their college careers with courses already complete and at no cost. It just doesn't get any better than this."
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The Paden City Boosters Association will be paying for the successful completion of college work taken as Early Entrance courses by Paden City High School students through the New Martinsville campus of West Virginia Northern Community College. Gathering to show support for the new boosters' initiative are, first row, from left, Lisa Slie, WVNCC New Martinsville campus counselor; Donna Jones, PCHS guidance counselor; Shelley Hulsey, PCHS Comp I instructor; PCHS students Taylor Parsons and Dominique Craft; Kathi Ferrebee, Paden City Boosters Association treasurer; Kelli Goddard, boosters association vice president; Jay Silva, principal, PCHS; and Jeff Bowers, psychology instructor at the high school. Back row, from left, are students Tim Drain, Kyle Staton, Geoffrey Bidwell, Amanda Heasley, Jay Billiter and Taylor Still.
Tackett added, "The fact that the Paden City Boosters are willing to support academic as well as athletic programs says a lot about the enthusiasm the community has for all aspects of their students' lives. It certainly makes me proud to have been a graduate of PCHS and a current resident."
According to Ferrebee, the Paden City Boosters Association, in existence since the 1950s, "each year raises several thousands of dollars for our schools and on an average we give approximately $10,000-$15,000 per year to the Paden City Elementary School and approximately $50,000-$60,000 per year to Paden City High School.
"Some of the organizations that we also support within our school system are the Paden City Elementary School PTA, the Paden City High School Band and Paden City High School Junior Class, each of which receives between $3,500 and $4,000 per year.
"In the past we have purchased two Smart Boards for our Math Department, a copier for the grade school, and microscopes for science at the high school," Ferrebee added. "Every year we give our Science Department approximately $1,000 for materials needed in class and also $1,000 to the Art Department for materials for art projects. We are also building a new Multipurpose Building for our school at no cost to the county or state whatsoever. We also support local community entities such as the Paden City Volunteer Fire Department, the Paden City Lions Club and many youth leagues in the community."
Ferrebee pointed out the boosters support all sports in the school, with each sport receiving new uniforms every four years. "We have a no cut policy in all sports at Paden City and every child is encouraged to be involved in some activity. If they cannot afford the proper equipment, it is purchased by the boosters and confidentially given to the child. The money is never expected to be paid back."
She further explained, though, that the "philosophy of current officers is that if we ever have to turn down a funding request due to lack of funds, which has never been done in the history of the boosters' association, academics will win hands down over sports every single time. We believe it is more important to help kids in the classroom first."
The boosters' proudest accomplishment to date, she said, is paying for every junior or senior to take the ACT test. "We pay for them to take the test one time."
Ferrebee noted, "As you can see, we take our academics very seriously in Paden City. We are proud of our children, our teachers and our parents for taking such an interest in the future of our children, and are thankful that we can be a small part of their success."


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Mergers: Commission approves acquisition of Belgian health company Omega Pharma by private equity fund manager Waterland and Belgian Alychlo
Brussels, 14 December 2011 - The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Omega Pharma NV, a Belgian provider of Over-the-Counter (OTC) health care products, by the Belgian holding company Alychlo NV and a fund controlled by Waterland Private Equity Investment B.V.
The Commission concluded that the merged entity would continue to face effective competition in the markets for OTC pharmaceuticals and other health care products as well as in the respective downstream distribution markets.
Omega Pharma supplies own OTC pharmaceutical and other health and personal care products and distributes third party products. Since one of the funds managed by Waterland controls Arseus NV, which to a limited extent also supplies own and third party health care products, the transaction results in horizontal and vertical effects in Belgium and The Netherlands.
However, these effects are minor in view of the very small increment that Arseus represents for the merged entity, its modest position in the downstream markets and the presence of strong competitors. The proposed transaction will therefore not significantly impede effective competition in the European Economic Area (EEA)1 or any substantial part of it.
The transaction was notified to the Commission on 9 November 2011.
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Domenici's 2003 summer internship program will consist of two sessions, mid-May through the end of June, and July through mid-August. A $1,500 stipend is provided for Washington summer interns who are residents of New Mexico or attending a two or four-year school in the state.
"My internship program is specifically designed to give New Mexico college students an opportunity to be part of the daily workings of my Washington office. In doing so, they should receive a first-hand education on how the Senate works, legislatively and in terms of constituent service," Domenici said. "I think this is a great chance for students to expand their views of their government, their ideas of public service and the U.S. capital overall."
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"If flOw was a haiku, Flower is a poem," Rusty Buchert, the Senior Producer of the game tells me as I watch thatgamecompany's Jenova Chen play the game. It's amazingly fluid—you tilt the Dual Shock 3 to control a swirl of flower petals as they fly around a world that seems to only be made of brilliantly animated blades of grass and sky. I'm handed the controller and told to put on headphones; the music in the game is just as important as the graphics.
For the next ten minutes or so, I go away. The petals handle very well and, as you add more and more petals to the level's "character," the music subtly changes and swells. You also hear different notes as you touch the flowers around the level and, after hitting enough of them, large gray sections of the level turn into lush green grass. It's impossible to describe well, but the feeling is free and very relaxing. If you were a fan of thatgamecompany's flOw, you know what I'm talking about.
I ask when the game will be released. "When it's done," Buchert tells me. I press for a quarter, but he won't budge. I ask if we'll see it this year, and he smiles and says he doesn't know. When the game is done, they'll release it. Each level of the game is a dream, and the theme seems to be that anyone can change the world. The level I've been playing, with the tilting controls, beautiful music, and gently swaying grass, is one of the early ones; it seems as though other levels may be completely different.
The game will also be controlled purely through the motion-sensing capabilities of the Sixaxis and Dual Shock 3. "You have to believe in your own hardware," Buchert explains. "You have to plan and design for it from day one, not just tack it on at the end."
I mention how large the world looks, and Jenova Chen explains to me that they used virtual wide-angle lenses and slight distortion on the horizon to give you as wide of a view as possible. The sense of freedom and movement wasn't an accident; everything from the color palette to the use of the camera helps give you a feeling of gentle exploration and wonder. It's a game that moved me in the short time I spent with it, and even though I'm still not sure what I saw or what the final game will be like, or even when it will be released, it's clear that Sony has found yet another unique title for the PlayStation Store.


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Is there a good software package for doing computations in the cohomology ring of Grassmannians? Things like, I can write down a polynomial in, in fact, special Schubert classes, but it's one where doing the multiplication out is too tedious for me to have any chance at accuracy in the final answer, and want an efficient way to tell a computer to do it (things that will just multiply pairs, and then you input the next set of pairs don't count).
There's a Littlewood-Richardson calculator here: http://math.rutgers.edu/~asbuch/lrcalc/
I usually use the "SchurRings" package in Macaulay 2 ( http://www.math.uiuc.edu/Macaulay2/ ) though. No particular reason why, just that Macaulay 2 is something I am used to using. It's very easy to use, here's an example (it doesn't print correctly on this page) where the 4 in the first command means use 4 variables (so we're working in Gr(4, infinity)).
i1 : S = schurRing(s,4)
o1 = S
o1 : SchurRing
i2 : s_{2,2} * s_{3,1}
o2 = s + s + s + s + s + s + s
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o2 : S
$\begingroup$ Poking around the Macaulay2 documentation, it looks like there's an even more direct answer, the package Schubert2, which is designed for intersection theory. Thanks! $\endgroup$ – Charles Siegel Oct 20 '09 at 12:20
The package Schubsingular.m2 by Alexander Woo, Alexander Yong (available from the authors website) won't do the Schubert calculus for you but it can determine which Schubert varieties are smooth, factorial and Gorenstein by examining pattern avoidance of the defining permutations.
There is something called Symmetrica, which is now bundled with Sage.


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Good to know: The percentage of cacao associated with each bar is essentially how much of the pure cocoa tree is in there.
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Boston Chocolate School
Good to know: The percentage of cacao associated with each bar is essentially how much of the pure cocoa tree is in there.
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Great recap! You really captured a lot of the lesson. My notes were a mess :)ReplyDelete
The class sounds more intensive than I would've thought. So much info!ReplyDelete
Great re-cap! I'm looking forward to sharing some more good eats with you tonight!ReplyDelete
So so fun getting to see everyone! I have to say, I'm the total opposite, I finished most of my chocolate but left lots of wine. Especially the port, that one was intense.ReplyDelete
Ha - love the final glass photo. You got so many of the key details in this post. I totally took bad notes!ReplyDelete
Whaaat?! A school of chocolate! I'd be the head of the class, yum.ReplyDelete
Lots of wine, chocolate, and cheese in one night? That's amazing.ReplyDelete
I like wine more than chocolate, too!ReplyDelete
Best recap! You really covered everything!ReplyDelete
I can't believe you were able to finish all of your wine!!ReplyDelete
well that looks like a fun chocolate course but I think i would have a a hard time concentrating with all that chocolate nearbyReplyDelete
Now thats a class I would never mind doing homework for! Ha. Thank you for sharing the fun facts (devils food, who knew!) and your takeaways aka you like wine more than choc :) So fun!ReplyDelete
GREAT review!! Definitely makes me want to take the class!ReplyDelete
Ok... I want all of that!!! haha! Looks amazing!ReplyDelete
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do you work out?ReplyDelete
is it wrong that i want to partake in this and fail so i can re-take?
- AnonymousMarch 3, 2011 at 9:20 PM
Wow what an amazing experience! The chocolate & wine tasting especially sounds like so much fun!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness, this is definitely the best possible school... yum! So jealous reading all about it!ReplyDelete
Mmm this makes me want Chocolate right now. This was a really informative post!! I love all the information, and that place is gorgeous. I never new it was a B&B and such a great price!ReplyDelete
So great to see you last night!! I really wanted to use that as my post title which was one of the motivations for me to get it done so fast hahah!
wow! what a great event! and only $75/night- what a steal!ReplyDelete
how fun!! great pics too!ReplyDelete
Mmmm, I wish I could have attended. I was too busy living it up in Disney. ;) Next chocolate event, I'm in! Looks like it was delicious.ReplyDelete


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18-Night Brazil, Argentina & Chile With Brazil's Amazon & Puerto Natales Escorted Bus Tour
Buffet breakfast daily (B), 4 lunches (L), 2 three-course dinners (D); Local Host service in each city; sightseeing with a Local Guide and transportation as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary (except intra-vacation flights, which are additional; inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE).
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Day #1
Arrive in Manaus, Brazil.
Arrive in Manaus this afternoon, then meet for guided city SIGHTSEEING of Manaus to view the vestiges of its glory days during the rubber boom. Your first stop will be the famous OPERA HOUSE, built in 1896 with materials imported from Europe. Next, visit a bustling local market filled with regional foods and wares.
Day #2
Manaus–Amazon Jungle.
At the Ecopark Jungle Lodge:
Today your "Meeting of the Waters" CRUISE passes by the impressive British-built Custom House and the floating port. Cruise along the chocolate-colored Rio Negro to its confluence with the yellow-gray Rio Solimões, where the two rivers form the mighty Amazon. For four miles the differently colored bodies of water flow side by side and never mix! After lunch on the river, explore a JUNGLE ISLAND (if water levels permit) with fascinating native flora and fauna. Later this afternoon, arrive at the Ecopark Jungle Lodge on the banks of the Rio Negro inside the Amazonian rainforest. (B,L,D)
At Ariaú Amazon Towers:
Depart Manaus and CRUISE the Amazon River to Ariaú Amazon Towers and come face to face with one of the greatest influences on the world's ecosystem. On your jungle EXPEDITIONS, encounter 15,000 different species of animals and thousands of tree, fish, and bird species. Enjoy canoe rides in creeks, jungle treks, piranha fishing, alligator spotting, folkloric night shows, bird watching, and visit aboriginal dwellings. By the light of the moon, watch your guide snatch an alligator out of the dark Rio Negro. Learn medicinal secrets of the rainforest's endangered indigenous tribes, drink water from trees, watch monkeys swing through branches, marvel at massive lily-pads, canoe through the Amazon waters, fish for piranhas, capture dazzling sunsets, and sleep in your treetop canopy lodge. (B,L,D)
Day #3
Amazon Jungle.
At the Ecopark Jungle Lodge:
Accompanied by a Naturalist, enjoy a guided JUNGLE WALK that introduces you to the flora and fauna that thrives in the Amazon. After lunch, sail up the river to visit a Caboclo's native Amazon VILLAGE to learn about their traditions and culture. Also try your hand at piranha fishing! Later, visit the MONKEY JUNGLE RESERVE, where researchers work to rehabilitate captive primates and reintroduce them to the jungle. Here, you have the opportunity to see a feeding of spider monkeys, squirrel monkeys, woolly monkeys, and capuchin monkeys. This evening you may wish to venture back out on canoe with your Naturalist into the flooded forest to appreciate the jungle at night, with the possibility to spot small alligators and other night creatures. (B,L,D)
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Continue your jungle exploration today with the many included activities at the Ariaú Amazon Towers. (B,L,D)
Day #4
Amazon Jungle–Rio de Janeiro.
This morning, depart your Amazon lodge for a mid-day flight to fabulous Rio. Welcome to South America's capital of glamour—Rio de Janeiro! Your Local Host will be available with suggested activities during your free time. Tonight, you may opt to join an outing to a fun churrascaria for a feast of barbecued meats marinated and roasted over charcoal in true Brazilian style, followed by a Samba show, where the sheer vitality of this country explodes in a colorful extravaganza. (B)
Day #5
Rio de Janeiro.
An included city TOUR takes you to bustling downtown Rio, where modern office towers stand next to relics of the Portuguese colonial past. View the Sambodromo and the Cathedral before visiting 300-foot-high SUGAR LOAF MOUNTAIN. Ascend by cable car to its summit, where you can savor spectacular vistas of the city and beaches. The afternoon and evening are at leisure. (B)
Day #6
Rio de Janeiro.
Enjoy a full day at leisure. Your Local Host will suggest an optional Jeep tour to the rainforest in the middle of the city, Tijuca National Park and its bird sanctuary. This afternoon you may elect to discover historic Petropolis, a mountain resort and site of the former summer palace of Emperor Dom Pedro II. (B)
Day #7
Rio–Iguassu Falls.
Fly to IGUASSU FALLS at the crossroads of Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. This masterpiece of nature encompasses 275 separate falls and spans almost two miles. The afternoon is dedicated to enjoying the spectacle of this 2-mile-wide torrential downpour. With some cataracts as high as 250 feet, it's nothing short of hypnotic. The clouds of spray, the incessant roar, and the surrounding luxuriant tropical growth make this an unforgettable natural wonder. (B)
Day #8
Iguassu Falls.
This morning, take the Ecological Jungle TRAIN and tour the Argentine side of IGUASSU FALLS with numerous walkways that wind under the crashing water. (B)
Day #9
Iguassu Falls–Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Fly to Buenos Aires, proud capital of the vast country that occupies most of the southern part of the continent. After arriving at your central hotel you will have time to become acquainted with the "Paris of South America" and its wide boulevards and outdoor cafés. Enjoy an evening at leisure. (B)
Day #10
Buenos Aires.
Included SIGHTSEEING this morning starts in the colorful La Boca district, site of the city's first port. Take a short walking tour of this unique neighborhood, then on to San Telmo, famous for its late-colonial buildings and a popular gathering spot for artists. At the Plaza de Mayo, see La Casa Rosada (the President's Pink House) and the Metropolitan Cathedral, which houses San Martin's Mausoleum. Drive past the ornate Colon Opera House before reaching the CEMETERY of the Recoleta, burial site of Eva Peron. Spend the afternoon at leisure. This evening, perhaps savor the city's atmosphere on an optional dinner at a local restaurant followed by a performance of Latin America's most sensuous dance—the Tango! (B)
Day #11
Buenos Aires.
Today is at leisure. Your Local Host will suggest an optional excursion to the Pampas. Experience Argentine country life as you visit an estancia (ranch). Get acquainted with the lifestyle of the gauchos and enjoy a barbecue lunch and the warm hospitality of your hosts before returning to the city. (B)
Day #12
Buenos Aires–Santiago, Chile.
Depart this morning on a scenic flight over the Andes before arriving in Santiago, Chile's capital. This country is more than 10-times longer than wide, with 2,650 miles of beautiful Pacific coastline. (B)
Day #13
Located in the center of the country and perched between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes, Santiago has evolved as the country's political, commercial, and cultural capital. Step back into the 16th century on your guided TOUR as your Local Guide traces the city's history and heritage. Start at La Moneda, the official Government Palace, and nearby San Cristobal Hill with its landmark statue of the Virgin Mary. Your tour ends at the Plaza de Armas, the main square, with a visit to the 18th-century CATHEDRAL. This evening, consider the optional Chilean Folkloric Dinner Show. (B)
Day #14
The day is free for independent activities. You may want to take advantage of an optional excursion to the beautiful coastal region west of Santiago. Drive through the undulating hills of Chile's wine country to the historic port of Valparaiso, and continue along the coast to nearby Viña del Mar. This chic seaside resort with palm tree-lined avenues and lovely villas truly deserves the sobriquet "Pearl of the Pacific." (B)
Day #15
Santiago–Punta Arenas–Puerto Natales.
Welcome to Punta Arenas, where you will be met by your Local Host. Transfer to Puerto Natales. (B)
Day #16
Puerto Natales.
Today, visit one of the most spectacularly scenic regions in the world, TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK! Cascading waterfalls, roaring creeks, shimmering lakes, and jagged mountain spires are just part of what you'll experience. Visit the Los Cuernos and Lago Pehoe viewpoints, the spectacular Salto Grande, and Lago Grey, which provides a marvelous view of Grey Glacier. Keep an eye out for the park's fauna, including guanacos, foxes, swans, and pumas! (B,L)
Day #17
Puerto Natales.
Enjoy a full-day BOAT TRIP on Seno Ultima Esperanza, visiting the spectacular Serrano and Balmaceda Glaciers. Also see the incomparable landscape of Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, Chile's largest natural reserve. At the end of the fjord, disembark for a short walk through the unspoiled rainforest to the foot of Serrano Glacier. (B,L)
Day #18
Puerto Natales–Punta Arenas.
Return to Punta Arenas Airport for your return flight. (B)
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Reviewed by Nina L. (age 7)
My favorite part of the story was when Jemma asked her mom if she could keep Flame. This part reminded me of when I asked my mom if I could have a puppy. My favorite character is Jemma. I like Jemma because she likes cats just like I do. I felt happy when I read about Flame using his magic to help Jemma go to a dance recital. I thought that was really cool.
I recommend this book to first graders and up. If you like to read mystery books about animals, this book is just right for you.


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Last month, I posted about fellow Austinite Allison of Crafty is Cool and her awesome crocheted Team Coco Blimp. She sent the blimp to Conan and last week he posted this rad picture of himself with it. Fun! I was excited to watch his first show on TBS last night, and hoped the crochet blimp might make an appearance. Not yet … but I'm still crossing fingers over here. Great work, Allison! Get the pattern to make your own crochet Conan blimp over on Crafty is Cool.
Conan With His Crochet Blimp


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I went to the NYC Tea Party yesterday. The tea parties have been held around the country to protest the stimulus bill. The parties seem somewhat small right now, and amateurish. The one I attended in New York had a bunch of people in City Hall Park listening to a series of folks speaking through a megaphone.
OK -- it is a beginning. Conservative/libertarian protests rarely come close to the protests the left is able to put together. Mostly I think it is cultural. The American right tends to be more individualistic and somewhat distrustful of protests. Protests too uncomfortably look like mobs.
Further, as PJ O'Rourke used to say "conservatives have jobs" and generally have better things to do other than stand around listening to people complain.
And I noticed this comment by Rodak:
Tea Party, my ass. The slogan then was "No taxation without representation".
But you have represenation. It's just that you think that when it doesn't go your way, it doesn't count; it's negated by not catering to your perceived personal interests. Sheesh.
What these things should be billed as is "Wall Street" Parties--as in the movie--as in "Greed is Good". Get real.
Here is how I responded. Feel free to borrow and tweak as necessary if you come across someone who thinks as Rodak does about the 2009 American Tea Party. You might help change their mind:
Rodak, another slogan back then was "Don't tread on me."
And as Thomas Jefferson said:
"A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine."
The "argument from democracy" is morally impotent because the sanction of even a majority of voters is insufficient to justify injury to someone's "life, liberty, and property," another slogan of the revolutionary era in American history.
And in addition, is it fair to say that by funding spending with excessive borrowing (to make an understatement), our government has effectively levied taxes and placed a heavy yoke on minors and citizens yet to be born? You would agree of course, that they have no representation or voice in the matter?
And how can we say that we are being represented when our representatives weren't given a chance to read the legislation before voting on it? The secrecy and closed-door committee meetings seem rather oligarchical than republican.
I share your outrage at Wall Street, so I find it interesting that you would associate me and the other Tea Party protestors with Wall Street. We're just as angry about the financial bailout as we are about the stimulus package. The outrage against both has come from the same quarters of thought and punditry.
I for one, am a university student completing my final year of study in Entrepreneurship. I am a self-employed small business owner who works hard to squeeze revenue out of my business, not a rich, old Wall Street type.
You cannot fairly pigeon-hole us by making unsubstantiated sweeping generalizations. My overall impression of the tea party protest in Nashville was that most attendees were hardworking, blue-collar taxpayers, the same people who turned out and blocked Tennessee's proposed state income tax years ago.


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|Paul Kinsey
|Portrayed by
|Michael Gladis
|First appearance
|Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
|Final appearance
|Christmas Waltz
|Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency
|Romantic Partners
| Joan Holloway (ex-lover)
Sheila White (ex-girlfriend)
Paul Kinsey was a copywriter at Sterling Cooper advertising agency. ("Smoke Gets in Your Eyes")
He was initially featured as part of Pete's "entourage" in the office, often spending more time drinking, flirting, and gossiping as opposed to actually working. Paul was romantically involved with Joan in the past and also dated a black woman who dumped him while they were registering black voters in Mississippi.
He lived in a beatnik neighborhood in New Jersey and espouses more Bohemian ideas than his fellow young copywriters. He is originally from New Jersey and attended Princeton on a scholarship, two facts he is eager to hide. A fan of science fiction and "The Twilight Zone", he has a notably Camelot-era fascination with space. In season 2 he grows an Orson Welles beard.
When Paul first met Peggy Olson, he took a liking to her and encouraged her to pursue copy writing, stating that "There are women copywriters." Peggy rejected Paul's advances on her, and Paul quickly became jealous and more competitive with her when it was clear that she had more skill as a copywriter than a secretary.
As Peggy continued to grow as a copywriter, she began to overshadow Paul's work and ideas. Although Paul survived the wave of firings following the merger of Sterling Cooper and Puttnam, Powell, and Lowe, his influence in the creative department began to wane and he was rarely invited to important meetings with clients.
At the end of Season 3, Don Draper did not consider him to join the new Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce agency. On the Monday morning following the secret exodus, Paul discovered Peggy's office had been abandoned and realized that Don had chosen her instead of him.
Paul did not appear again until late in Season 5, where he met Harry at a coffee shop. Paul had apparently dropped out of the advertising business after jumping around several agencies and fallen on hard times. He reluctantly became a Hare Krishna, but he continued to write on the side and presented Harry with a script for a Star Trek episode. Harry encouraged him to take his script out to Hollywood and start a new life, and gave him a plane ticket and 500 dollars. Paul gave him a hug, saying that Harry was the only person who ever did anything for him. ("Christmas Waltz")


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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2001 Press Releases > October 2001 > Lifelong Learning Center receives donation of computers
Lifelong Learning Center receives donation of computers
The Lifelong Learning Center at Wayland Baptist University recently received 15 surplus Dell computers from the Texas Workforce Center in Plainview for use in their computer lab.
According to Director Amelia Cline, the Lifelong Learning Center has had a long relationship with TWC and she works regularly with Alton Painter, WIA representative, on job placement and training for her students. A casual comment to Painter about needing more computers was set into motion with the help of James Belk, vice chairman of the South Plains Regional Workforce Development Board.
"He really did the work to get the computers for us," Cline said.
"Computer training is the way of the future. Without it, there will be few who can get good jobs," Belk said. "The Lifelong Learning Center lab is ideal for those who need training and are not in school anymore. This helps us train our workforce, which helps the community."
Cline said the computers will enhance learning for the center's students, particularly those enrolled in the Office Technology Program.
"These students have classes in our center and across the Wayland campus," Cline explained. "They'll be able to use these computers on a daily basis, and that gives them more access at a more opportune time for their work schedules."
The Lifelong Learning Center is an arm of Wayland Baptist University where members of the community and others desiring additional skills may receive training. Continuing Education Unit may be earned through a variety of opportunities provided in programs in the professional, business and liberal arts areas.
For more information on LLC program offerings, contact the center at 291-3650 or visit the center at 708 Yonkers.


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This is what I made Cainan for Christmas this year. I bought the shirt at Target, made a stencil and then mixed up some fabric paint and water, put it in an old squirt bottle and started spraying the shirt.
You can see that it is darker around the stenciled area. I went back later and sprayed the rest of the shirt a littel more and flipped it over and sprayed the back too. At first I was disappointed with the big drips coming from my cheap spray bottle but I kind of like the splattered look it gives the shirt.
For my stencil I just printed off this free image I found on Google onto cardstock then cut out all of the shaded area and left the white parts. I laid it on the shirt and started spraying. Super easy and a really cute way to personalize any shirt. This should look great with his Yoda hat. The Sith and the Jedi all at the same time. WooHoo!!


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A set of twins was captured in a video having the best time ever while playing with two rubber bands and kitchen cabinets.
In the clip, the two toddlers can be heard laughing their hearts out as they stretch rubber bands placed on cabinet door knobs only to find they snap right back to their starting position. If you can spare just over two minutes to watch this video, take a peek below.


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How surgery for head and face deformities (craniofacial reconstruction) is done depends on the type and severity of deformity, and the patient's condition.
Surgical repairs involve the skull (cranium), brain, nerves, eyes, facial bones, and facial skin. That is why sometimes a plastic surgeon (for skin and face) and a neurosurgeon (brain and nerves) work together. Head and neck surgeons also perform craniofacial reconstruction operations.
The surgery is done while you are deep asleep and pain-free (under general anesthesia). The surgery may take 4 to 12 hours or more. Some of the bones of the face are cut and moved. During the surgery, tissues are moved and blood vessels and nerves are reconnected using microscopic surgery techniques.
Pieces of bone (bone grafts) may be taken from the pelvis, ribs, or skull to fill in spaces where bones of the face and head were moved. Small metal screws and plates may be used to hold the bones in place. The jaws may be wired together to hold the new bone positions in place. To cover the holes, flaps may be taken from the hand, buttocks, chest wall, or thigh.
Sometimes the surgery causes swelling of the face, mouth, or neck, which may last for weeks. This can block the airway. For this, you will need to have a temporary tracheotomy. This is a small hole that is made in your neck through which a tube (endotracheal tube) is placed in the airway (trachea). This allows you to breathe when your face and upper airway are swollen.
Why the Procedure is Performed
Craniofacial reconstruction may be done if there are:
- Birth defects and deformities from conditions such as:
- Apert syndrome
- Cleft lip or palate
- Craniosynostosis
- Crouzon disease
- Hypertelorism (abnormally wide space between the eyes)
- Moebius syndrome
- Treacher-Collins syndrome
- Deformities caused by surgery done to treat tumors
- Injuries to the head, face, or jaw
- Tumors
Risks of anesthesia are:
- Problems breathing
- Reactions to medications
Risks of surgery of the head and face are:
- Bleeding
- Infection
- Nerve (cranial nerve dysfunction) or brain damage
- Need for follow-up surgery, especially in growing children
- Partial or total loss of bone grafts
- Permanent scarring
These complications are more common in people who:
- Smoke
- Have poor nutrition
- Have other medical conditions, such as lupus
- Have poor blood circulation
- Have past nerve damage
After the Procedure
You may spend the first 2 days after surgery in the intensive care unit. Without complications, most patients are able to leave the hospital within 1 week. Complete healing may take up to 6 weeks.
Outlook (Prognosis)
A much more normal appearance can be expected after surgery. Some persons need to have follow-up procedures during the next 1 to 4 years.
It is important not to participate in contact sports for 2 to 6 months after surgery.
People who have had a serious injury often need to work through the emotional issues of the trauma and the change in their appearance. Both children and adults who have had a serious injury may have post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety disorders. Talking to a mental health professional or joining a support group can be helpful.
Parents of children with deformities of the face often feel guilty or ashamed, especially when the deformities are due to a genetic condition. As younger children grow and become aware of their appearance, emotional symptoms may develop or get worse.


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