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Daily Beast says "Near-neocon" Fred Hiatt is 5th most influential liberal
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The Daily Beast has unveiled its list of "The Left's Top 25 Journalists" -- with Washington Post editorial page editor Fred Hiatt coming in at number 5, despite the fact that "many on the left would question Hiatt's presence on this list" because "his near-neocon position on foreign policy enrages the left-wing blogosphere."
Seriously? The fifth-most influential liberal journalist in America is a neocon? Who came up with this list, Dick Cheney?
No, actually, it was Tunku Varadarajan, formerly op-ed editor for the Wall Street Journal (whose opinion pages are notoriously conservative) and currently a fellow at the right-wing Hoover Institution, where the fellows program is generously funded by Richard Mellon Scaife.
I know what you're thinking: If The Daily Beast turned to a Scaife-funded right-winger to pen its list of "The Left's Top 25 Journalists," it probably used a Soros-backed liberal to assess journalism's leading conservatives, right? Nope, that was Varadarajan, too.
Varadarajan also wrote Forbes magazine's recent list of "The 25 Most Influential Liberals In The U.S. Media." Fred Hiatt came in at number 3 on that list, with Clinton-hating, liberal-bashing Chris Matthews at number 12.
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The context: I am from a northern climate municipal electric/natural gas utility. We provide rebates to customers for various energy efficiency projects, including adding insulation to existing homes.
The issue: We've had a few issues with the application of injection foam (spray foam applied directly into closed wall cavities of existing homes). I've attached a few pictures from a customer that removed their drywall about 3 weeks after the insulation was installed (because the area still felt very cold to him, for obvious reasons). The last picture is a "test" cavity one of our engineers rigged up, to mimic some of his existing wall cavities (he removed the drywall covering this portion after 1 week's time). We have some IR images that I didn't attach here, but reveal similar results.
Inspections of several other homes revealed similar results as well. This is typically very expensive insulation in my service territory.
My questions:
1) Does anyone else know if there are any utilities that have banned injection foam insulation projects from their rebate programs for sidewall or basement/foundation insulation?
2) Does anyone recommend any basic ground rules for utility rebate programs that do fund injection foam insulation projects? One basic rule we have at this time is to not fund residential injection foam of concrete block basements (i.e., funding the injection of this foam insulation into hollow cores of cement block walls in a residential basements).
Other utilities in my area do not seem to have policies or opinions about this issue, but do allow this type of insulation in their rebate programs.
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These photos show the importance of having insulation installed by expirenced and trained professionals. Unfilled cavities are the result of improper installation. I've seen cavity voids with all types of insulation.
When filling cavities blind, with any material, experience is key.
Andrew - I agree with your comment 100%. However, you neglected to point out the apparent shrinkage that has occurred. You can tell from the shape the foam had taken at some point after the installation and prior to removal of the drywall - 90 degree angles & flat edges caused by the foam being pushed against the framing. In many areas, those edges are now several inches from the framing. If this was indeed caused by shrinking material, the best installer in the world wouldn't have been able to install the product in a way that would provide acceptable performance. Wouldn't you agree?
You can go to the web page of the manufacturer of this product and download the architectural specification sheet that states"Shrinkage: 2% maximum." Obviously, the shrinkage in the photos greatly exceeds 2%. I would assume that this 2% maximum shrinkage claim is based on the product being mixed and installed exactly to manufacturer's specs. That begs the question - how hard is it to mix and install the product to the manufacturer's specs AND if a really good contractor follows those instructions to the letter, can he still expect between 0% and 2% shrinkage?
If the average stud cavity is 15.25" wide and 93" tall or 1418.25 square inches. If the insulation shrank 2%, there would be a 28.37 square inch gap in each cavity!
David & Curtis - I'm all in favor of third party, independent verification; and common sense would suggest that thermal imaging gives us an idea of whats going on inside the wall, but as you both know, two people can look at images from the same location and arrive at completely different conclusions. The other thing we should consider is that there are lots of thermal cameras out there, but far fewer certifications and training hours to go along with them. On top of that, how would one accurately verify cavity fill jobs completed in the mild months when delta t is very low? Even wall cavities like the ones pictured above could appear to be well insulated under those conditions.
If I were the steward of ratepayer money, i.e. utility incentives, I would be disinclined to offer a rebate for this material without evidence that it is performing as advertised, not only after installation, but for an extended period of time. Unfortunately, I'm not sure a procedure exists that could guarantee such results. It may boil down to conducting long-term studies based on actual consumption reductions as the result of installing the product.
We agree with your last sentence in this post above and have been looking into this. A couple of months ago, our utility has banned this product from our list of products eligible for utility incentives.
Erin Buchanan
No, I do not agree. The applicator has complete controll over the manufacturing of the foam . If the mix is off, if the resin is old, If the ratios are off, the foam may appear good and ready for application. But is the weight right? Is the gel time correct? If not shrinking out of specs. occurs. Hence the need for experienced and trained contractors and aplicators.
The argument is with the self-assured, untrained applicator who believe, that if one cannot see it, it must be ok. Checks have to be adhered to when pumping foam-in-place.
When appllied correctly there is no better, more efficent, cost effective way to insulate the closed cavities. 2% or not. (The application can always be applied in multiple lifts )
Proof is in the pudding.
I agree training is very important and is no substitute for experience. Unfortunately, the installer of the foam from the photographs has multiple crews throughout the State of Iowa and would appear to be installing a lot of this product. Since your explanation for the poor performance of the product shown in the photos is not inherently product failure but is because the installer is untrained, how can we eliminate these untrained installers from screwing up jobs all over the State? Don't the manufacturers of this product provide and/or encourage installer training? If so, what happened?
Also, what sort of "checks" have to be adhered to when pumping foam into closed cavities? I'm assuming you're referring to some sort of self-applied quality control during install? Could you explain the procedure?
You said, "When appllied correctly there is no better, more efficent, cost effective way to insulate the closed cavities. 2% or not. (The application can always be applied in multiple lifts )
Proof is in the pudding."
Even after 2% shrinkage it is the best product out there? If the proof is in the pudding, I'd appreciate it if you could send the data or tell me where I could find it, I would be happy to review it.
If an insulation contractor came to my house and told me that his product would probably shrink up to 2% but that it was the best, most efficient, most cost-effective way to insulate closed cavities I don't think I could keep a straight face. I would probably knock him down on my way out the door to quickly call one of his competitors! Unfortunately, my guess is that those who sell the product don't bother to mention the shrinkage during their sales pitch. It's certainly not in their full-page newspaper ads or radio commercials here in Iowa.
Recently, I've been involved in two projects in which the homeowners obtained bids for both dense packed cellulose and injectable foam. The cellulose bids came from a contractor with over 30 years of experience and a good reputation. In both cases, the cellulose bids were approximately half the cost of the injectable foam - as much as $3500 difference. Is this typical? If so, it would be difficult to say the foam product is the most cost-effective. Even if we were to assume the product does exactly what the marketers say it will do (of which I am skeptical), it would take a long time to pay for a 100% incremental cost increase. In order to receive a 10% return on investment for the incremental cost increase, the product would have to save $350 / year MORE than what the cellulose would save. Do you think this is attainable with an injectable foam?
Finally, aren't the injectable foams of today direct descendants of the urea-formaldehyde foams of the 70's & 80's? Much of that foam is in powder form laying in the bottom of what are now mostly empty wall cavities. I guess I would much rather have 2% shrinkage than powder at the bottom of my wall cavities - have they addressed these durability / longevity issues?
The particular insulation I refer to in this discussion is a "dry urea-formaldehyde powder resin", which is a dry powder that is mixed on-site with water immediately prior to installation. So it's not exactly the same as the stuff from the 70's, which were liquid formaldehyde substances, which led to off-gassing, etc....
However, there are other injectable foams to do not involve powder. In my utility's service territory, we also have an injectable foam provider who uses a different product - a phenolic foam. This is not a powder that is mixed on-site, but a foam that comes ready to install. It is somewhat different from the powder resin. So not all injectable foams are the same.
The sky does not fall because foam is used for insulation.
In the dynamic world foams hold their insulation value better than fibers. As humidity fluxuates so does the r-value of cellulose and fiberglass. ( I wonder if salesmen tell this story?)
All types of insulation have their own attributes. And the balance of these should be weighed for each application. As manufacturers progress, all building materials become new and improved. Yet, nothing will ever become perfect.
Andrew - First, I noticed you provided none of the following:
1. Do the manufacturers provide installer training
2. Procedure/s for the "checks that have to be adhered to when pumping foam in place"
3. The pudding, i.e., any credible study or data that has been compiled that prove this product saves the amount of energy the marketers advertise
4. Whether a 100% incremental price increase over dense packed cellulose is typical, at least from your experience or in your marketplace
Second, I'd like to clarify what I'm after here - Will the product do what it has been advertised that it can do with the following items in mind:
1. According to a manufacturer of this product, maximum shrinkage is 2% (I've assumed that this 2% shrinkage claim is based on material that has been installed to specs - if you know differently, please advise)
2. Can the product be installed, on a reasonably repeatable basis, to manufacturer's specs, and is there an effective way of verifying it, either during or after installation.
3. Injected foams, of the same or similar type installed in the 70's & 80's had significant longevity & durability issues - is it possible this product could have the same or similar issues?
These seem to be simple requests; and if the product is as good as the marketing, I would imagine the proof exists. If not, then I think it's safe to say there are more cost-effective choices that have more successful track records. Again, based on what I've seen in the photos, my experience with local installers, and the general lack of evidence that the product will be in service long enough to pay for the customer's investment, I would be disinclined to offer an incentive for the installation of this material.
I agree with your third-party verifier comment. However - who is that? There is an IR shot included in a comment posted on 3/1 about foam - see above. I can think of a couple of different interpretations for each of the hot spots that show from the exterior - how do we know it was the fault of the foam and that dense-pack cellulose (or the new fiberglasses) would not have resulted in the same problem? There are a whole lot of auditors who will be vying for this work, and how many have looked at more a couple of dozen houses?
Ed Minch
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Beyonce's HBO Premiere Red-Carpet Dress
See All the Stunning (and Sparkly) Angles of Beyoncé's Elie Saab Gown
See All the Stunning (and Sparkly) Angles of Beyoncé's Elie Saab Gown
Beyoncé's HBO documentary, Life Is But a Dream, debuts this Saturday, but first, the singer stunned in an embellished Elie Saab gown — from the house's Spring 2012 Couture collection — and Lorraine Schwartz jewels at the NYC premiere tonight. We would expect nothing less than dazzling from Beyoncé for her big night. Everything from the sheer bodice to the floral appliqué detail to the neutral color is undeniably exquisite, especially on her gorgeous figure. And clearly Beyoncé is also in love with her dress, because she posted this side shot on her Instagram. Without further ado, click on to see all sparkly angles of the singer's spotlight-worthy Elie Saab gown.


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Affirms Vidyo's Leadership in Open Standard Communications
HACKENSACK, NJ, November 28, 2012 – Vidyo, Inc., the first company to deliver personal telepresence, today announced that it has been admitted as a licensor in MPEG LA's H.264 patent pool. Being included in the portfolio of essential patents underscores the leadership position Vidyo has taken in the effort to standardize scalable video coding in both the existing H.264 SVC codec and the emerging HEVC (H.265) codec. Since its launch in 2008, Vidyo has consistently led the industry shift to SVC in video communications, and is today delivering the "gold standard" for interoperability among SVC implementations.
MPEG LA, LLC is an independent organization that creates platforms of grouped patents that make protected intellectual property safe and easy to access by third-party users. Such patent "pools" provide sub-licenses to third parties. Vidyo's inclusion in this pool offers easier access for licensing and implementing interoperable standards-based SVC products.
"From the inception of the company, Vidyo has been committed to open standards-based communication," said Ofer Shapiro, co-founder and CEO of Vidyo. "Our submission and acceptance into the MPEG LA patent portfolio is further evidence of Vidyo's pro-active role in promoting interoperability, sharing our continued investment in R & D, and of our long-term leadership in this field."
Vidyo's SVC Technology Leadership
Vidyo has continued to make standards-essential technology available to the industry through the ITU-T, IETF, and UCIF, and plays a significant role in VCEG, JVT, and its successor, JCT-VC. Over the years the company has won numerous awards and gained worldwide recognition for breathing new life into the video conferencing and collaboration market, with its unique approach to visual communication. As Vidyo continues to drive standards in video communications, companies in the market have followed suit and have now acknowledged that "scalable video" is needed to support the future growth of all video communications. Vidyo's steadfast commitment to facilitating the interoperability of the H.264 SVC standard has been instrumental to making this vital technology available to the growing number of third parties who seek to license it.
The Vidyo communication and collaboration platform is software-based, highly flexible and can be easily customized for individual enterprise and vertical market video conferencing needs. The patented VidyoRouter™ architecture employs Adaptive Video Layering™, which dynamically optimizes the video for each endpoint leveraging H.264 Scalable Video Coding (SVC)-based compression technology and Vidyo's IP. Adaptive Video Layering eliminates the MCU and offers unprecedented error resiliency, low latency rate and resolution-matching that enables natural, affordable, high-quality video to work over the Internet, LTE and 4G networks. The platform allows users to quickly leverage the latest hardware innovations and new consumer devices, making it uniquely attractive to partners. Vidyo has been active driving H.264 SVC and SIP videoconferencing interoperability in various standards bodies since 2005. Vidyo platform partners include Nintendo, Ricoh, Philips and OTN.
Vidyo has also been actively participating in the HEVC standardization process, encouraging the standards bodies to extend HEVC to support scalability and by making technical contributions with proposed scalable coding tools.
About Vidyo, Inc.
Vidyo, Inc. pioneered Personal Telepresence enabling natural, HD multi-point videoconferences on tablets and smart phones, PCs and Macs, room systems, gateways that interoperate with H.323 and SIP endpoints, telepresence solutions and affordable cloud-based broadcast solutions. Learn more at vidyo.com, on the Blog or follow @vidyo on Twitter.
The VIDYO logo is a registered trademark of Vidyo, Inc., VIDYO and the trademarks of the VIDYO family of products are trademarks of Vidyo, Inc. and the other trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.
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Enter the contest - JSnakes
Today was the date limit for the contest we talked about some posts ago, and we can say JSnakes one of the contestants.
Sadly, we are not satisfied with the current state of the game, there are a lot of mechanics we wanted to try but we could not implement them because of serveral reasons. However, one of our main objectives was to at least enter the contest, so that we could establish contact with other developers.
The game version for the contest is on this link, you can try it if you want. That version is not going to change if we keep working on the game.


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Proceedings of the conference 1001 Inventions: Muslim Heritage in Our World organised by FSTC, London, 25-26 May 2010]. In this short note, Dr Zohor Idrisi, an expert on the history of Islamic agriculture, explores the interaction between some folk astronomical knowledge and the agricultural practice in Islamic civilisation. Taking examples from the al-anwa' literature, she focuses on the famous Calendar of Cordoba written in 961 CE under the title Kitab al Anwa' and translated into Latin as Liber anoe.
Figure 1-2: Dr Zohor Idrisi presenting his lecture in the "1001 Inventions" conference. © FSTC 2010.
A work on the lunar stations is attributed to the prophet Daniel and it is also known that India and China had lunar calendars. For their part, the pre-Islamic Arabs had a lunar calendar called al-anwa'. This was a calendar that announced the rainy period and was also used for predictions. The anwa' literature was based on Bedouin tribal lore with a sprinkling of Persian influence. During the first three centuries of the Islamic era, a literary genre of the anwa' flourished. Subsequently, in 11th century literature there is mention of 28 lunar stations or constellations with Arab and foreign names identified as manazil al-qamar (mansions of the moon). The moon, regardless of it's phases, follows the same course as the manazil, i.e. of the 28 constellations, of which only 14 appear at one time in the sky called dahira (i.e. visible). The other 14 are called khafiya, meaning hidden ones; i.e. hidden below the horizon.
Early Muslim scholars made a great step forward by removing pagan myths and creating a new concept based on scientific calculations designed to carry information in a coherent framework. This was the improvement of data-carrying instruments, i.e. the astrolabe. This concept dealt with theoretical and practical matters such as time reckoning, establishing coordinates for navigation, fixing the direction of the qibla (direction for prayer) and following the seasons. In some ways it resembles the solar zodiac but its purpose is different, one of its essential objectives is for use as an agricultural calendar. With its origin in Um al-Qurra, Mecca, the lunar zodiac was divided into 4 groups of 7 constellations. Each constellation was allocated a proper name and covered 13 days, except one (al-jibha) that covered 14 days. The introduction of new and unfamiliar crops meant that the farmer needed precise guidance for their culture.
Rhyming poems were therefore written to help him to memorise the constellations and the tasks that he had to perform for a successful harvest. The farmer learnt that the moon not only influences the tides and waters, but also the soils and the plants. He learnt that in specific constellations, the moon affects the sap of plants and has an energising role on the quality and quantity of agricultural produce. It affects the juice, the taste and colour in different parts in the plant, be it in roots, leaves, fruit or flowers.
A case in point is the calendar of Cordoba written in 961 CE under the title Kitab al Anwa' and translated into Latin as Liber anoe. It was presented by the Caliph Al-Hakam II of Muslim Spain to three Christian leaders: Otto I, the Holy Roman Emperor, the orthodox patriarch in Constantinople and the head of the church in Jerusalem. This calendar showed the rising and setting of constellations and specified the time for planting, fertilising and harvesting; for making jams, medical syrups and perfumes.
Figure 3: Diagrammatic representation of the gradual expansion of scientific knowledge from ancient times up till now.
Figure 4: Diagrammatic representation of the gradual expansion of scientific knowledge from ancient times up till now.
Figure 5: Diagrammatic representation of the gradual expansion of scientific knowledge from ancient times up till now.
[Extracts and explanations from the Latin version of The Calendar of Cordoba, corresponding to and the period July 1 July 16 August]
The scope of application of the lunar zodiac appears in the work of Ahmad Ben Majid's navigation charts, in Ibn al-Awwam's work on agronomy as well as the works of many other scholars. The manazil al-qamar changed the eating habits of people, enriching their lifestyle by showing them what to eat and when, giving them daily information on their diet according to seasons.
Whilst on the one hand the lunar almanacs were established to provide practical advice to educate people in astronomical and environmental matters, the madrassas for their part included this subject in their curricula. Hence, a form of calendar born in the arid lands of the Arabian peninsula was disseminated throughout the Islamic world and eventually, through the medium of travellers and merchants, way beyond the boundaries of that world.
Figure 6: Constellations and plants.
Figure 7: Jardiner avec la lune (gardening with the Moon), based on Rudolf Steiner's voque of bio-culture in 1924.
- Ibn Rusdh, Talkhis al Athar al'Ulwiya, edited by Jamal al Aloui, Beirut: Dar al Gharb al Islami, 1994.
- Al Wasila al Zakiya ila Matalib al Falakiya, Imprimerie al-Mahdiya, Morocco, 1974/1394.
- 'Kitab al Anwa', Arib al Katib, Xth century Calendar of Cordoba, tr. Simonet Santoral Hispano-Mozarab escrito en 961 por Rab ben Zaid", Revista Ciudad de Dios, 1871.
- Ibn Qutayba, Kitab al-Anwa', edited by Hamidullah and Pellat, Hayderabad, 1956.
- L'Influence de la Lune sur les Cultures, Flammarion, Paris, 2002, " La Maison Rustique".
- Revue Mon Jardin avec la Lune, Manuel Ornato, mai 2010, Paris.


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SUPER JUNIOR (슈퍼주니어) / SUJU adalah salah satu Boy Band besar Korea Selatan dibawah manajemen SM Entertainment. Beranggotakan 13 personel Leetuk ( ketua ), Heechul, Han Geng, Kang-In, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryewook, Kibum dan Kyuhyun. Awal pembentukan Super Junior tidak terlepas dari tangan dingin Lee Soo Man. Pendiri sekaligus produser SM Entertainment, salah satu agensi dunia hiburan terbesar di korea. Sepak terjangnya sebagai pencari dan pembimbing bakat diakui orang banyak. Dari produser jenius inilah talenta dunia musik Korea seperti H.O.T, Shinhwa, S.E.S, BOA, dan TVXQ lahir dan banyak menciptakan hits single dan penjualan album yang luar biasa.
Pada tahun 2010, hanya ada 10 anggota yang aktif, 3 orang diantaranya yaitu Hangeng memiliki masalah hukum dengan SM Entertainment sehingga menyebabkan HanGeng keluar dari Super Junior (sekarang bersolo karier di kancah hiburan Mandarin-Pop), Kangin dan Kibum juga keluar dikarenakan fokus pada karier seni perannya.
SUPER JUNIOR Member Profile :
Leeteuk (이특/李 特)
Real Name: Park Jungsu (박정수/朴 正 秀)
Position: Leader, Vocalist, Rapper
Nickname(s): Angel without Wings (날개잃은천사), Gaeteuk (개특, named by Heechul), Special Leader (특별한리더), Peter Pan, Ori (오리 aka Duck)
Date of Birth: July 1, 1983
Place of Birth: Seoul Yeonshinnae
Height: 178 cm/5′ 10.1″ in (said on Star King that his real height without shoelifts is 175 cm/5′ 9″)
Weight: 59 kg/129.8 lb
Blood Type: A
Siblings: older sister Park Inyoung (1982)
Specialty/Hobby: Piano, Composition, Listening to music, Singing
Education: Transferred from Paekche Institute of the Arts to Inha University
Heechul (희철/希 澈)
Real Name: Kim Heechul (김희철/金 希 澈)
Position: Vocalist, Sub Rapper, Visual
Nickname(s): Heenim (희님), Cinderella (신데렐라), Flower (꽃), Kim Pink (김분홍), Kim Moodswing (김기복), Kim Cherry (from Youngstreet), Snake (from the Zodiac), Heerobbong (part of the Bbong brothers with Donghae and U-Know Yunho), Heebongie Hyung (Yesung's nickname for Heechul)
Date of Birth: July 10, 1983
Place of Birth: Hoengseong County, Kangwondo – Wonju
Height: 179 cm/5′ 10.5″ in (stated in his 100Q/100A from August 26, 2007 that his height is actually 178 cm/5′ 10.1″)
Weight: 60 kg/132 lb
Blood Type: AB
Siblings: older sister Kim Heejin (1982)
Pets: Heebum (Russian Blue cat) since 11/11/06, Champagne (Siamese cat) since 7/26/08; used to have Yamchae (Russian Blue cat) given to him by fans from 7/13/05 to 11/3/05, but he ran away while Heechul was away for a few days filming.
Specialty/Hobby: Writing poems, Writing fairy tales, Computer games
Education: Sangji University ; reportedly graduated in 2008.
Yesung (예성/藝 聲)
Real Name: Kim Jongwoon (김종운/金 鐘 雲)
Position: Main Vocalist
Nickname(s): Cloud (구룸), Dog (from the Zodiac), Rabid Dog (광견; Heechul's nickname for Yesung)
Date of Birth: August 24, 1984
Place of Birth: Chunahn in Southern Choongchung Province (충남 천안)(충청남도 천안)
Height: 178 cm/5′ 10.1″
Weight: 64 kg/140.8 lb
Blood Type: AB
Siblings: younger brother Kim Jongjin (1987)
Pets: a turtle named Ttangkkoma (땅꼬마 which means 'small runt') since 12/4/08; he mentioned on "Olnbam" that it cost him 200,000 won (~$150).
Specialty/Hobby: Singing, Listening to music, Exercise
Education: Chungwoon University , Broadcast Music major, possibly transferred to Sunmoon University; reportedly graduated in early 2009.
Shindong (신동/申 東 or 神 童)
Real Name: Shin Donghee (신동희/申 東 熙)
Position: Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer, Rapper
Nickname(s): Dongri Dong Dong (from Ppo Ppo Ppo)
Date of Birth: September 28, 1985
Place of Birth: Moonkyung in Northern KyungGi Province
Height: 178 cm/5′ 10.1″
Weight: 90 kg/198 lb (he stated on his minihompy that he started his current diet at 103 kg/227 lb. Shindong stated during an interview during the Super Show in Shanghai that at one point, he had lost up to 19 kg, but that he had gained 4 kg back so he's lost a total of 15 kg – 11/22/08; as of 3/25, Shindong stated that he's gained back 10kg from his peak weight loss of 20kg so at ~93 kg/205 lbs)
Blood Type: O
Siblings: only child
Specialty/Hobby: Making facial expressions, Making jokes, Dancing
Education: Paekche Institute of the Arts
Sungmin (성민/成 民)
Real Name: Lee Sungmin (이성민/李 成 民)
Position: Lead Vocalist, Main Dancer
Nickname(s): Sweet Pumpkin (단호박 comes from his line in a one-episode drama called "Sea of sisters"), Minimi (미니미)
Date of Birth: January 1, 1986
Place of Birth: Ilsan in KyungGi Province
Height: 175 cm/5′ 8.9″
Weight: 57 kg/125.4 lb
Blood Type: A
Siblings: younger brother Lee Sungjin
Pets: Ari (Yorkshire Terrier dog, name means "Fighting" in Korean. This isn't the same dog that he looked after for a month on "Animal Farm." That Ari was adopted by another family.)
Specialty/Hobby: Chinese martial arts, Acting, Watching movies, Playing instruments
Education: Transferred from Seoul Arts University; currently a student at Myongji University
Eunhyuk (은혁/銀 赫)
Real Name: Lee Hyukjae (이혁재/李 赫 宰)
Position: Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer, Vocalist
Nickname(s): Jewel Guy (보석미남), Monkey (from the Zodiac)
Date of Birth: April 4, 1986
Place of Birth: Goyangshi NeungGok
Height: 176 cm/5′ 9.3″ (mentioned on Yashimmanman that his real height was +/- 2 cm so 174 cm/5′ 8.5″ )
Weight: 58 kg/127.6 lb
Blood Type: O
Siblings: older sister Lee Sora (1984)
Pets: Choco (lives with his parents)
Specialty/Hobby: Dancing (all genres), Exercising, Listening to music
Education: Currently a student at Pai Chai University
Donghae (동해/東 海)
Real Name: Lee Donghae (이동해/李 東 海)
Position: Main Rapper, Dancer, Main Vocalist
Nickname(s): Fishy (물고기, it's actually just "fish" but because of how Koreans pronounce it, it became "Fishy" to international fans), Donghae Bada (동해바다, East Sea), Pinocchio (named by Heechul), Dorobbong (part of the Bbong brothers with Heechul and U-Know Yunho), Tiger (from the Zodiac)
Date of Birth: October 15, 1986
Place of Birth: Mokpo in Southern Jeolla Province
Height: 175 cm/5′ 8.9″
Weight: 60 kg/132 lb (Donghae mentioned on Itta Upta 4/4/09 that he weighed 59kg)
Blood Type: A
Siblings: older brother Donghwa
Pets: Bada (Bichon Maltese dog, name comes from Donghae's name East Sea, thus Bada meaning "Sea"), Meo (Bichon Maltese dog, name is short for "Romeo")
Specialty/Hobby: Dancing, Exercise, Singing, Watching movies
Education: Currently a student at Myongji University
Siwon (시원/始 源) (시원 which is actually pronounced Shiwon)
Real Name: Choi Siwon (최시원/崔 始 源)
Position: Vocalist, Visual
Nickname(s): Simba (named by Heechul), Horse (from the Zodiac)
Date of Birth: February 10, 1987 (Apparently, Shiwon's real birthday is April 7, 1986… Eeteuk said Shiwon's birthday was coming up soon on his minihompy on 4/5/09. The story is that his parents didn't registered his birth until February of the following year for whatever reason so in official documents his birthday is listed as February 10. However, despite the fact that his actual birthday is April 7, February 10 is the birthday he officially celebrates with Super Junior fans so…)
Place of Birth: Seoul Gangnam (south of Han River near Apgujung)
Height: 183 cm/6′
Weight: 65 kg/143 lb
Blood Type: B
Siblings: younger sister Choi Jiwon
Specialty/Hobby: Singing, Dancing, Acting, Taekwondo, Chinese (language), Playing drums
Education: Currently a student at Inha University, Physical Education major
Ryeowook (려욱/麗 旭)
Real Name: Kim Ryeowook (김려욱/金 麗 旭)
Position: Main Vocalist
Nickname(s): Eternal Mangnae (만년막내 literally means "for 10,000 years, the youngest")
Date of Birth: June 21, 1987
Place of Birth: Inchon Bupyung Sanggokdong
Height: 173 cm/5′ 8.1″
Weight: 58 kg/127.6 lb
Blood Type: O
Siblings: only child
Specialty/Hobby: Singing, Composition
Education: Currently a student at Inha University, Theater Arts major
Kyuhyun (규현/奎 賢)
Real Name: Cho Kyuhyun (조규현/趙 奎 賢)
Position: Lead Vocalist, Main Dancer, Maknae
Nickname(s): Kim Kyu (김규, named by Heechul), Game Kyu (겜규) , Jumong Kyu (주몽규) , Chic Kyu (시크규)
Date of Birth: February 3, 1988
Place of Birth: Seoul Nohwon
Height: 180 cm/5′ 10.9″
Weight: 68 kg/149.6 lb
Blood Type: A
Siblings: older sister Cho Ara (1985)
Specialty/Hobby: Singing, Listening to music, Watching movies
Education: Currently a student at Kyunghee University, Post Modern Music major


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Is the Collector...READY?!?!Posted by JJJason (February 5, 2008, 11:35PM)
I like quasi, not-quite-real sports. Let's get that out of the way right now.In our history, there have been athletes who have crossed over into celebrity, and sometimes even superhero, status. Babe Ruth was probably the first, but guys l... (read on...)
You Can't Help Who You Fall in Love WithPosted by JJJason (January 29, 2008, 4:24AM)
Most people who know me around the 'net know I love these guys... ...and I really love these guys... But, if the chips were down (or the house was on fire) and I'm being completely honest, I think I love these guys...  ... (read on...)
I DEFY you...Posted by JJJason (January 25, 2008, 11:56PM)
...to watch this... ...more than once and then get the song out of your head. Although maybe it's just something than happens to Disney freaks like me. Hot Dog!!!-JJJ ... (read on...)
Jason Reviews a Movie (And Starts a Tradition...?)Posted by JJJason (October 31, 2007, 3:58PM)
Last year, at about this same time, I wrote my first movie review here at the mighty TOWBAH. You might remember how it worked; spoiler-free thoughts, star rating (* to ****), then spoiler laden thoughts. That's what we're doing again toda... (read on...)
I Have a Confession to Make.Posted by JJJason (August 23, 2007, 2:28PM)
It started during SDCC. I didn't even plan to watch. I was just flipping by. I swear. When I saw it, I didn't want to like it. Even though I knew they'd once featured AFI. I was drawn in a bit, then I started watching the regular show... (read on...)
Luke Skywalker Can Never DiePosted by JJJason (July 9, 2007, 6:16PM)
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I once had another kind of collection.Posted by JJJason (July 2, 2007, 5:49PM)
This past Friday, my wife and I saw the new film from the reunited (I'm happy to say) Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, Ratatouille. The Pixar films are always an event for us, but I went into Ratatouille looking for more than j... (read on...)
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We move in different circles.Posted by JJJason (March 13, 2007, 11:13PM)
I was in KB Toys last week looking for Rocky III figures (an entire peg of Thunderlips, but still no Clubber Lang). As I rifled, a guy who was in the aisle when I got there sidled up and asked if I collect action figures. I admitted as mu... (read on...)
A Peek at the Man Behind the CurtainPosted by JJJason (January 30, 2007, 5:00AM)
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20th January, 2007 - 11:58 am
Contra Costa Times -
The Warriors are discussing a trade with the Detroit Pistons involving center Nazr Mohammed, a person familiar with the talks confirmed on condition of anonymity.
The source said Detroit has inquired about Warriors combo guard Monta Ellis, recently acquired point guard Sarunas Jasikevicius, swingman Mickael Pietrus and forward Matt Barnes.
According to the Detroit News, the Pistons also have offered Mohammed for Minnesota's Marko Jaric, Toronto's Mo Peterson and Houston's Bonzi Wells.
No way we'd do such a one sided trade, I'd trade MP and fillers straight up for Nazr, but that's about it. The only way I'd do that trade would be if we were positive that monta and pietrus were going to leave this summer.
btw, in the same article:
Center Patrick O'Bryant's return from the NBA Development League was brief; the Warriors announced Friday that the No. 9 overall pick in this summer's draft had been sent back down to the D-League's Bakersfield Jam after playing one game for the Warriors. That's the second of three allowable D-League assignments this season for O'Bryant. ... Guard Jason Richardson (broken right hand) looked on enviously as his remade team went through its first workout. "Anytime you get two guys like (Harrington and Jackson) to help your team out, it's just adding extra weapons," Richardson said. "It's exciting. I can't wait. I'm ready to cut this cast off right now." ... Although Jackson is expected to eat most deeply into Barnes' minutes, Nelson said Barnes will retain a spot in the Warriors' regular rotation, which could stretch as deep as 10 players.
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See also QSR 34, 34a (Addenda).
Note. - In the arrangement of the rolls for binding, the original order was unfortunately broken up by the Record Agents, and the rolls were arranged by years.
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The top 5 percent of hedge funds have increased the gap between the amount they pay traders and what Wall Street banks offer, recruiter Ilana Weinstein said.
"The chasm there is great, and maybe it's time to stop comparing the sell side to the buy side," Weinstein, founder of IDW Group LLC, said in a Bloomberg Television interview with Erik Schatzker and Stephanie Ruhle. "It's never been bigger, that divide."
The biggest investment banks, including New York-based Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley, are setting aside a lower portion of revenue for employee pay amid regulatory pressure and shareholder demands for higher returns. Hedge funds run by Paulson & Co. and Elliott Management Corp. posted yearly gains, and Barclays Plc said this month the industry may see the largest net inflows since 2007.
Greg Fleming, president of Morgan Stanley's wealth-management division, said on Bloomberg Television that the top hedge funds represent fewer than 10,000 people and are not a good comparison with the bigger firms.
"Morgan Stanley has a lot of people. We've got 55,000 employees, and we've got a lot of people working with clients, doing a good job for those clients, and they're well-compensated for those roles," Fleming said. "It's apples and oranges."
While the hedge funds are much smaller, the gap in pay has grown so "enormous" that traders who are able to go to the top funds are likely to leave banks to do so, Weinstein said. Fleming said many things besides pay factor into traders' decisions on employers.
"The Street and Morgan Stanley still employ some traders that are very good in specific areas," Fleming said.


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A delegation headed by Michael M. Miller from North Dakota State University, Fargo, attended the Bundestreffen in Stuttgart on June 18, 1994. Participants in the delegation came from California, Oregon, Colorado, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Washington, D.C.
At the Bundestreffen and in the towns of Offenburg and Weingarten, the delegation gave a program entitle "American House for the Black Sea Germans," which included a slide presentation prepared by Prof. Miller on the history and culture of Black Sea Germans living in North Dakota and America.
American speakers were Dr. Shirley Fisher Arends of Washington, D.C., author of The Central Dakota Germans: Their History, Language, and Culture, who presented a brief history of the Russian-Germans in United States. John Philipps of Fallbrook, CA, talked about his new book, Die Deutschen Bauern am Schwarzen Meer. Margaret Freeman spoke on the Village Research of AHSGR and GRHS in North America, and Michael Miller shared the stories of locating families in Germany and Russia with their North American relatives through letters.
In Stuttgart at the Bundestreffen, Prof. Miller was the only American part of the official program called the Feuerstunde. He presented the Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Rußland with an American flag that had flown over the United States capitol. The American flag was a donation to the American delegation by Congressman Toby Roth of Wisconsin, a native of Strasburg, ND, of Catholic Black Sea German ancestry. Pro. Miller's presentation was quoted in the Stuttgart newspaper as presented in an American Swabish accent.
The Bundestreffen, attended by 45,000 individuals, began at 9 a.m. and continued until midnight. Representatives of various churches and other organizations had booths where they shared information about their activities. There were three large rooms (size of football fields) for the gathering and visiting of the returnees. In each room, long tables were set up with the names of each colony. The American group was given a booth in the room for the circa 1940 returnees. There was much visiting and greeting of friends and family, and even sharing of information in writing and by computer. Another large room was used by the group that had been relocated in Siberia, Kirghizstan and Kazakhstan. A third large room was the youth, and in the evening they had their own series of bands for musical entertainment. The chicken dance was popular there too!
Additional meetings in Stuttgart were at Haus der Heimat des Landes Baden-Württemberg, Heimatmuseum der Deutschen aus Bessarabia, and the Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Russland. The American delegation hosted a special dinner of appreciation at the Holiday Inn Crown Court in Stuttgart for those who welcomed us so warmly in Stuttgart.
In Offenburg, the Americans met with recent German-Russian emigrants and received a warm welcome from Dr. Barbel Buchele, social worker of Caritasberband Offenburg. With the help of emigrants, she organized a surprise for the American group with an original Kazakh meal, monti. The dinner included other German-Russian specialties with a Kazakh flavor. There was also a Kazakh chert put up for the evening, with maps and displays inside showing the travels of our fellow Germans from Russia. The evening continued with poems, music provided by a couple on an accordion and a balalaika with people singing and dancing.
On June 21 the group met again with local returnees where the Americans presented their program, and at the end of the evening the Americans introduced themselves in their (frequently) halting German. Among others, a class from a local school made up of mostly returnees' children attended as a group.
In Weingarten the group toured the Basilica, as well-known Rococco building, and attended a special Mass. They visited and "Anlager," the group of apartment units in which the emigres are initially placed. There are six or eight units in a building, and each unit has three bedrooms, a community kitchen and a community bathroom. Each family is allotted a bedroom, so a room can be used by anywhere between two to eight people.
The head of the local chapter, Ida Jobe, a relative of John Philipps, provided a good reception in that community. That evening meeting with the returnees was well attended as was the previous time in Offenburg. The American delegation was pleased to have recent emigrants from the former Soviet Union join their brothers and sisters at the gathering in Weingarten, Germany.
The Americans also toured Elsass, visiting ancestral villages with Prof. Jean Schweitzer as a guide. It was a learning experience to see the beautiful Elsass, home of many of the participants' ancestors.
The American delegation found many Germans from Russia in Stuttgart, Offenburg and Weingarten searching for their American cousins. Often they came up to members of the delegation with treasured pictures they had carried with them through the years in Siberia or Kazakhstan, and gave the pictures to the Americans as an aid in finding their relatives.
Sharing the American experience was enjoyable for the Americans also. Our Russian and German cousins were unaware of our early years on the North American plains, living in sod houses, the drought, the hail, and the wind that has made farming such a precarious livelihood. Reference was made to the Homestead Act of 1862, the development of the railroads, and the necessity for citizenship, along with the isolated living patterns on the American plains to meet the requirements for land. There was much interest also in the Swabian dialect used by many of the Americans.
Plans were made for an American House for the Black Sea Germans at the Bundestreffen in June, 1996. North Dakota State University is exploring a tour to Odessa and the former Black Sea and Bessarabian German villages before the 1996 Bundestreffen, with the American delegation returning from Odessa to Stuttgart. For further information about NDSU-sponsored tour, write to Michael M. Miller, NDSU Libraries, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108-6050.
About the authors of the article...
Margaret Freeman lives in Redondo Beach, California. She is coordinator of the Glückstal Colonies Research Association. She served on the board of Directors of AHSGR.
Michael M. Miller is the Germans from Russia Bibliographer, North Dakota State University Libraries, Fargo. He compiled the annotated bibliography, Researching the Germans from Russia.
Reprinted with permission of the Journal of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia.


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Counter top ovens
Have noticed several TFLovians are using countertop ovens this summer. After a late, cold, and wet Spring, Summer has settled in with 95-100 degree days. Still have lovely cool nights so won't complain too much. Absent doing the 2AM baking (which I really do love to do once in a while) I've been considering the countertop. My oven just cannot/willnot take to steam baking. About two weeks ago I tried again and the next day the electronics were off kilter enough that it locked itself up three times. That is how the decline started twice before, so as much as I long for that blistered crust I have to accept that until I replace this less than five years old stove, steam just can't happen.
After all that explaining, I really do have a request for help. I would love to have suggestions about the various types of countertop ovens available that can be used with steam. I did check the search and found helpful information about differences in size and models but my real reason for buying one would be steam, steam and more blistery crust steam.
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Bucksbaum Center for the Arts and the Faulconer Gallery
The Bucksbaum Center for the Arts (BCA) was built in 1999 to consolidate Grinnell's art, music, and theatre departments under one roof. The building incorporates two structures, each designed by internationally renowned architects.
The older portion of the center dates from 1961 and was designed by Walter Netsch of the Skidmore, Owings and Merrill firm. This International-style structure was later incorporated into a design by the architectural firm of Cesar Pelli and Associates.
The Bucksbaum Center for the Arts has a radial form that houses each branch of the arts in a separate wing. These varied spaces include Sebring-Lewis Hall, music rehearsal rooms, and three stories of studio rooms for ceramics, painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpting classes. Flanagan Studio Theatre and scene shop are part of the Department of Theatre and Dance.
The building's beauty is accentuated by the variety and quality of its construction materials, which include patterned golden brick masonry, white painted steel, and variegated strand board panels, all of which are emblematic of Pelli's architectural style.
Author: Will Schwaller '09
The Faulconer Gallery
Nestled in the heart of the Bucksbaum Center for the Arts is the Faulconer Gallery, which presents exhibits of regional, national, and international significance. This space has moveable wall panels, allowing the gallery to be arranged in many combinations. The gallery's interior is illuminated by indirect skylights in the clerestory and additional natural lighting from large windows. The far wall of the gallery curves to embrace the circular form of the building. The gallery serves the educational mission of the college while also giving students and the general public the chance to interact with a diverse range of artistic exhibitions, from easel paintings and installation art to drawings and video.
Author: Will Schwaller '09
The Architect
Cesar Pelli was born in Argentina and earned his Diploma in Architecture from the University of Tucumán in Argentina. Pelli is best known best for his Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur (at one time the world's tallest buildings), the World Finance Center in New York, and the International Finance Center in Hong Kong.
Pelli's work avoids creating a structure for solely aesthetic purposes. He believes "works of architecture never exist by themselves; they are always part of a larger whole." Pelli's work at Grinnell includes the Bucksbaum Center for the Arts (1999), the Joe Rosenfeld '25 Center (2006), and the Athletic and Fitness Center (phase I, 2005 and Phase II, 2010), created in conjunction with Sasaki Associates on the north end of campus.
Author: Will Schwaller '09
Statement of Purpose
The Faulconer Gallery promotes learning through artistic excellence and creative collaboration.
Goals and Strategies
Bring outstanding regional, national, and international art to campus.
- Maintain a mix of contemporary and historical exhibitions in a variety of media, so that our audiences see the art of their own time as well as its sources in the past.
- Present every exhibition according to professional museum standards.
- Seek out opportunities for direct collaboration with artists and audiences on and off campus.
Shape and preserve a select permanent collection, primarily of works on paper.
- Expand the permanent collection with an emphasis on works of social commentary in modern and contemporary art.
- Develop collections that directly support exhibitions, teaching and research.
- Increase access to the collection.
Provide a variety of learning opportunities, with art as the primary source.
- Seek ways to make works in the collection a dynamic part of the learning process.
- Across the curriculum, facilitate the integration of the gallery and its resources in the classroom and in research.
- Work with artists, critics, and scholars to create a richer context for exhibitions and collections and to increase understanding of the creative process among all audiences.
- Increase understanding of museum professions.
Reach out to our audiences and build community through art.
- Implement creative outreach to students on campus and in area schools.
- Develop effective promotion and publicity to make our audiences aware of our efforts.
- Work with our communities on events and programs that increase their appreciation for fine arts.
- Make use of new technologies to foster connections.


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NM Tech professor garners DOE research grant, Nov. 21, 2005
by George Zamora
SOCORRO, N.M., Nov. 21, 2005 – New Mexico Tech mechanical engineering professor Sayavur Bakhtiyarov is the latest researcher at the state-supported research university to be awarded a major U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research grant.
The federal funding, which exceeds $700,000, will be used to explore new technologies for recovering residual oil in played-out reservoirs. The first phase of Bakhtiyarov's interdisciplinary research project, titled "Technology of in-situ Gas Generation to Recover Residual Oil Reserves," is expected to be completed in two years.
"We will be evaluating a promising technology that involves in situ generation of carbon dioxide to recover trapped residual oil from reservoirs," Bakhtiyarov says.
"This new technology has at least two unique features that set it apart from existing carbon dioxide injection methods," Bakhtiyarov explains. "First, CO-2 is injected as part of a dense liquid phase, not simply as compressed gas, as is now commonly done. The second unique feature of this new technology is that a proprietary surfactant composition generates foam that drives trapped oil out as the CO-2 is being generated."
Also, since the fluid being injected into oil reservoirs is a dense liquid at ambient conditions, the high costs typically associated with compressing carbon dioxide through conventional methods are greatly reduced.
"It is the injected fluids themselves that usually 'sweep' the residual oil from reservoirs, and the addition of carbon dioxide actually increases the sweeping efficiency significantly," Bakhtiyarov says. "It then becomes a 'double sweep,' since the CO2 gas first sweeps the reservoir and is then followed by the liquids behind it."
While this proprietary technology promises to more efficiently sweep out residual oils left in older oil fields, it can also be used to increase the efficiency of extracting oil from newer fields as well.
"We are hoping to continue to develop and improve this new process through lab studies being done here at New Mexico Tech," says Bakhtiyarov. "Once we're through with this first phase of the study, we'll then move on to testing this technology out in the oil fields."
The New Mexico Tech research project has already generated marked interest from several major and independent oil companies that have inquired about the possibility of testing the new technology on some of their older oil reservoirs.


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Larry works in an office and he likes it very much. He likes sorting and tidying and generally putting things in order. Everything in its place, a place for everything.
But one day, a suitcase suddenly appears at his door. A suitcase with Larry's name on it. And this suitcase has a mission...
Join Larry as his world gets turned upside down by a fantastical flying suitcase in this funny and enchanting show.
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Skylanders: Swap Force Trailer: Mix and Match Your Heroes
Your wallets won't receive respite until the year's over, gamers. And if you're looking forward to Skylanders: Swap Force, then you should probably just mail your wallet to Activision right now, making it your first swap.
The new trailer for Skylanders: Swap Force features some of the older Skylanders trying to do what their new brethren can do and partner up with each other in order to mix and match their powers. The attempts to combine strengths are not so successful and they end up watching the pros swap their parts in order to get cooler abilities.
According to the game's lore, a volcano that acts as a source of Skylands' magic erupted and blasted the SWAP Force to Earth. As a result, they gained the ability to swap powers with each other by switching body parts. It's up to you to collect them all and combine them for over 250 abilities.
Watch the trailer above and look out for the Swap Force when the game is released on Oct. 13.


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Karla L. Thompson, PhD
Assistant Professor (joint appointment with Psychiatry), Facilitator of Brain Injury Support Group, Facilitator of Inpatient Rehabilitation Center Peer Mentors
PhD: Clinical Psychology, Adult Specialty, University of South Florida, 1994
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Neuropsychology, UNC Department of Neurology, 1994-1995
Neuropsychological evaluation and treatment for the following:
- Acquired Brain Dysfunctions
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My Room: Lillian & Abigail
The cohesive look of this lovely room belies its diy origins. Hannah tells us more: The first thing I did to the room was paint it. I used some leftover paint I had lying in the garage. I can't tell you the name of the color because I mixed a few different colors to achieve this shade.
I usually start projects on a whim, so that day I painted this entire room with only a medium size paint brush--no roller on hand. But, by the end of painting my arm felt like it was going to fall off!
Secondly, I made the headboards. I knew I wanted the colors to be various shades of aqua, teal, and pink. I found the fabric on clearance at a local fabric store. I had my husband cut the particle board to size and assembled the headboards in one evening. The hardest part was getting the printed fabric to line up evenly. All in all the project cost under $70 dollars to do.
The remainder of the room credits go to various thrift store finds, a local artist, and Ikea. All in all it was a fun redo and I'm pleased with the results!
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Donald H. Williams, professor emeritus of chemistry at Hope College, is receiving a Distinguished Service Award from his undergraduate alma mater, Muskingum College of New Concord, Ohio.
Williams, who retired from the Hope faculty in 2002 after 33 years at the college, is a 1960 Muskingum graduate. He will receive the award during Muskingum's Alumni Weekend, which will run Friday-Sunday, June 15-17.
Sponsored by the Muskingum College Alumni Council, the Distinguished Service Award recognizes and honors alumni who have distinguished themselves through their professional endeavors and exemplary service to mankind. Any living Muskingum graduate or former student is eligible to receive the award, which is Muskingum's highest alumni honor.
Williams joined the Hope faculty in 1969 after previously teaching chemistry at the University of Kentucky. After graduating from Muskingum College, he had completed his doctorate at The Ohio State University in 1964.
As Hope's Senior Seminar program was implemented in 1969-70, he pioneered development of the course "Science and Human Values." Courses he created also concerned the environmental consequences of electrical power generation, and the history of the atomic bomb.
Williams received numerous external grants in support of his research. He wrote several articles published in professional journals and presented many papers at professional meetings.
He spent 1988-89 as an expert educational consultant for the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management in the U.S. Department of Energy, and he has subsequently toured the country and written articles discussing nuclear energy issues. In the five years since he retired from teaching, for example, he has made several presentations on energy issues at high schools across Michigan as well as to service organizations; has written op-eds published in several Michigan newspapers; and has made presentations concerning energy and history to the annual meeting of the Michigan Science Teachers Association. He has won state and national American Nuclear Society Communication Awards for his ability to communicate with the public.
Among other activities stemming from his interest in environmental issues, while at Hope he founded the Holland Environmental Action Council, consulted with the Holland Board of Public Works and was chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Michigan Low-Level Radioactive Waste Authority. He is currently on the board of the Michigan chapter of the American Nuclear Society, and in 2006 he traveled to Iceland on a Smithsonian tour focused on energy.
In retirement Williams has been active in the community in a variety of ways. He has tutored at Holland High School, volunteered with Tulip Time, coordinates the men's Bible study group at First Presbyterian Church, and co-founded and is on the board of the new Tulip City Camera Club. He also serves on the scholarship committees of the West Michigan Ohio State Alumni Club, of which he is a board member, and the Holland Rotary Club.
His wife, Susan, who is also a graduate of Muskingum College, also retired from Hope in 2002, as director of the college's FOCUS and SOAR programs. They have two sons, Brian and David.


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Here at Vegan Heritage Press, we continue to work hard publishing quality cookbooks to promote a vegan lifestyle. Recently, two of our bestselling titles, Practically Raw and Vegan Fire & Spice, became available for Kindle, and we're also busy getting our exciting 2013 titles ready to publish. We are grateful for your support.
As a special "thank you", we're hosting a special giveaway of our cookbooks. If there is a particular VHP title that you have yet to add to your collection, now's your chance to win it! Just leave a comment at the end of the post telling me which of these six books you'd like to win:
175 Homestyle Recipes from 38 Countries
Leading vegan cooking expert Bryanna Clark Grogan shares recipes from her 22 years of experience in international cuisines. The book includes authentic dishes from around the world that you won't find in other vegan cookbooks. It features an international bread sampler, gluten-free and soy-free options, as well as helpful sidebars, tips, and menus.
A Harvest of Seasonal Vegan Recipes
This book is a celebration of fresh, seasonal produce, and features a wide range of recipes from easy homestyle dishes to creative upscale fare including American favorites and global cuisines. These 175 recipes showcase the taste, beauty, and nutrition of seasonal ingredients. Also includes recipe variations, menu suggestions, seasonal icons, and tips.
A Pantry Cuisine Cookbook and Survival Guide
JON ROBERTSON with recipes by ROBIN ROBERTSON
Your go-to source for gourmet pantry cooking, these easy recipes can all be made in fifteen minutes or less, often in the same pan. With an emergency guide for family and pets, this book is a must-have during power outages. Also ideal for camping, boating, or anytime you just don't feel like cooking.
Delicious Comfort Food from Blue Plate Specials to Homestyle Favorites
This cookbook provides recipes to make vegan versions of favorite comfort food dishes found in diners, delis, and cafes across America. The 200+ recipes will satisfy vegans and non-vegans alike with deli sandwiches, burgers and fries, pastas, pizzas, omelets, pancakes, casseroles, desserts, and more.
Flexible Raw Recipes Anyone Can Make
This innovative raw food recipe book offers cooked options for many of the recipes. Plus, all of the recipes can be made with or without specialized equipment. With creative, satisfying recipes and full-color photos, the book will appeal to seasoned raw foodists, newbies, and anyone who wants delicious, flexible, high-nutrition food.
200 Sultry and Savory Global Recipes
Organized by global region, these mouthwatering recipes from the spicy cuisines of the world range from mildly spiced to nearly incendiary. This book features 200 international recipes that use readily available ingredients. Enjoy spicy recipes from the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, and Asia.
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hey there, im emily, im a 24 year old student at teesside university in the north east of england. i'm also a trained chef although we didn't really cover international foods at college (or anywhere i've worked in the past 7 years)
i've been interested in bento making for a while now and when i moved to student digs i found myself in the middle of an asian/indian community and discovered that the corner shop sells japanese ingredients amongst other stuff you wouldn't normally find in supermarkets :)
i tend to make my own sushi quite a bit but i don't have much fridge or freezer space at the moment so find it a bit hard to keep fresh stuff for bentos
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I wonder what people in Japan did before fridges? Maybe Maki has some ideas on what sort of food to get that doesn't require too much in the way of refrigeration. All I can think of is root veges and tomatoes!
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Beyonce Video Game Lawsuit Moving Forward
Video game developer Gate Five has notched a significant victory in its whopping $100 million lawsuit against the very-pregnant Beyonce. Bey's lawyers applied to have the case, which was launched in April, tossed out of Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday (Dec. 6.) However, judge Charles Ramos denied this request, ruling that the gaming company can move forward with its lawsuit, according to WENN.
Gate Five had been prepping a game called 'Starpower: Beyonce' but the singer pulled out of the deal, and the game, a dance-themed, motion sensor romp featuring her music, collapsed. The company claims that it was forced to lay off 70 staffers as a result of her actions. The company asserts that Bey "abruptly abandoned" the project, despite things seeming to be good to go from the beginning.
If it is indeed true that 70 people lost their jobs due to Beyonce bouncing from this video game, that has to weigh heavily on her mind and her conscience.
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'Letters to Home' will set the stage for a musical tribute to military men and women.
A tribute show of narration, music and dance will be a highlight of the Salute to Veterans Festival this weekend in Kinston.
Nora Parker, owner and artistic director of L�Academie De Danse in Kinston and Winterville, is directing the show.
�I wanted to do something a bit different from our past shows,� Parker said of the 12th annual Salute tribute. �I think this story line created by reading actual letters from soldiers will bring a real life perspective to military service, both past and present.�
Music and dance will enhance the stories from each war and time period, from the Civil War to the present day wars in the Middle East.
The program will feature the reading of actual letters from battlefield soldiers serving during World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, Vietnam and Desert Storm. The readings will be interspersed with dance, handbells and vocal numbers from musicians, actors and dancers from the community.
Performers will include Chris Raines, Eliza Deaver, Eric Loftin, Parker and students of L�Academie De Danse; Joanne Heath, director, and the Gordon Street Christian Church Handbells; Lisa Duke, music teacher, and the Arendell Parrott Academy choral ensemble; and Christy White, music teacher at Banks Elementary School, and Lenoir County Schools students.
Numbers will include �We the People,� �Angels Among Us,� �Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning/Over There,� �Yankee Doodle,� �50 Nifty,� �The Army Song,� �Gee, I Wish I Was Back in the Army,� �The Green Berets,� �Anchors Away� and �Stars and Stripes Forever.�
Salute 2012 is a tribute to the courageous men and women who have served and are serving in the military. The show is free to the public.
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7 p.m. Saturday, Veterans Tribute Show, Grainger Hill Performing Arts Center
2:30 p.m. Sunday, Lenoir County KIA Memorial Ceremony, American Legion Post 43, McLewean Street
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Wanda Maxine Baker, 94, died on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in Perkins, Okla. Strode Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Wanda was born Jan. 31, 1919, in Wichita, Kan., to Earl and Leah Frances (Runyan) Galusha. On Jan. 5, 1937, she married the love of her life, Harold Morrell Coleman, in Newton, Kan. She later married Hartman Baker of Peabody, Kan.
She is preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, and son, Victor Lynn Coleman.
She is survived by her daughters, Fran Miller of Perkins, Okla., and Arlene Berger of Charleston, Tenn.; eight grandchildren; and 17 great grandchildren.
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Are You A John Wayne Or A Chuck Norris? The Duel Has A Distance For You.
So you'd love to run the Boston Marathon, but the traveling and hotel rooms that you have to put up with to run in the qualifying events knock too much off your pace? Streams & Valleys of Wichita Falls has a great opportunity for you: The Duel!
The Duel is a two day running event pitting Trail against Trail, Runner against Runner ... and everyone wins.
The first day is Saturday, January 21st and takes place on the dirt trails in and around Lucy Park, the second day is Sunday, January 22nd and takes place on the paved Circle Trail. Both runs begin and end at the Hotter N Hell Hundred building at 104 Scott Street in downtown Wichita Falls.
The idea is that the fairly level course and hometown location will make it easier for some of Wichita Falls' local runners to hit the qualification mark for the Boston Marathon.
The committee members have been putting in a lot of work getting the dirt trail ready and marking the different courses for the paved runs. There are distances for every level of athlete from a 5k course you can walk or run, all the way up to the Ultra Marathon course of 31 miles.
To make it a little more fun, the organizers of the run have come up with some interesting titles for those who choose to participate. If you run one half-marathon you're a Deputy, two half-marathons and you're a Marshall. Running one full marathon makes you a Rooster Cogburn and two full marathons makes you a John Wayne. For those who simply don't know when to quit running one ultra-marathon makes you a Texas Ranger, and the seriously insane athletes who run two ultra-marathons (That's a total of 62 miles in two days!) will get the Chuck Norris finisher's pin. Which will you choose?
Click here to register for The Duel.
Click here to learn more about The Duel from Streams & Valleys.
Click here to read the Times Record News story about The Duel.
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I've been busy with various and sundry things, bloggable and unbloggable. First and foremost, my work schedule, with its essentially 12-plus-hour days, has been keeping me tied up much of the late winter, spring and summer. The long hours result primarily from fairly par-for-the-course long drive times to mines, projects, and field areas in northern Nevada.
I've started and left a few things behind during the last year or two of these longer work days, and I've got a couple things in process (or at least in mind for future posting):
1) In process/unfinished: my Geographic Center of Nevada posts, the last one here, with a list of those completed.
2) Ongoing but not posted to recently: my Highway 50 series — with a list of posts here (and although I updated the list recently, the list is likely incomplete).
3) Not really started, except for the driving part: driving old U.S. 40 (posts currently tagged highway 40).
4) New: a not started series (perhaps) of a recently completed large-loop road trip which, by state, went from NV, through UT, to and through CO, into northern NM, into AZ, back into NM, back into and through AZ, into and through southwestern UT, and back to NV, for a total of more than 2600 miles in 11 days. A map of this trip, with a few side trips and some details left out, is shown below. Sorry that I didn't have time to visit anyone located along the route (possibly including at least three or four geobloggers). We had a kind of whirlwind tour of the places where we weren't visiting family and friends, but did somehow manage to at least briefly visit five National Parks and Monuments, and passed quite close to at least three others.
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April 2013
Joni Bruce Named Public Citizen of the Year
Joni Bruce, executive director of the Oklahoma Family Network, was named the 2013 Public Citizen of the Year by the Oklahoma chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. The chapter recognized her on March 25 for her work of more than ten years, in which she has demonstrated the importance of partnerships between social workers and consumers in both direct practice and systems development. President Obama Gives Proclamation for World Autism Awareness Day In a presidential proclamation, President Obama named April 2, 2013 World Autism Awareness Day. He stated, "This month, we recognize Americans with ASDs who are walking through doors of opportunity, and we recommit to opening them wider in the years ahead." For the complete proclamation, click here. New Autism Resources from AAP The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is offering new resources about autism to recognize April as Autism Awareness Month. These resources include:
• Sound Advice on Autism ‐‐ a series of audio interviews with medical experts and
• Autism: Caring for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Resource Toolkit for
Clinicians ‐‐ includes screening tools, clinical fact sheets, and handouts for families
• Autism Spectrum Disorders: What Every Parent Needs to Know ‐‐a book designed to
provide information for parents about diagnosis and treatment options for autism
During the month of April, parents and health care professionals can visit www.aap.org/autism for free samples of the toolkit and to preview chapters of the book for parents. Additional
information and resources can be found at healthychildren.org. NICHCY Offers IEP Resources The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) has a number of resources to help parents understand the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process. These resources, available on NICHCY's website at nichcy.org, include: • All About the IEP: This section of the website provides an overview of the IEP process. • Developing Your Child's IEP: This guide for parents is available to view and download. • IEP Training Modules: NICHCY has three training modules about IEPs available to download. SUMMER CAMPS The following is a list of summer camps in and near Oklahoma for people with disabilities. Camp Barnabas (Purdy, MO): A camp for children and teens with medical, physical or developmental disabilities, and their siblings. Call 417‐476‐2565 or visit the camp's website at www.campbarnabas.org for more information. Camp Grey Squirrel (Gore, OK and Tahlequah, OK): Camps for children with autism spectrum disorders. Visit www.campgreysquirrel.org for more information. Camp Perfect Wings (Falls Creek, OK): A camp for children and adults with special needs. For more information visit www.bgco.org/ministries/special‐needs or call 405‐942‐3800. Camp Tumbleweed (Oklahoma City, OK): A camp for teenagers and young adults with disabilities. Call 405‐946‐4489 ext. 504 or e‐mail firstname.lastname@example.com. Loving Hands Ranch (Sulphur, OK): Camps for children and teens who are deaf. For more information visit www.lovinghandsranch.com or call 580‐559‐2498. You also may e‐mail email@example.com. Make Promises Happen (Guthrie, OK): Camps for children and adults with a variety of developmental disabilities. Visit www.centralchristiancamp.org or call 405‐282‐2811 or 1‐800‐299‐2811 for more information. Looking for more summer activities? Try the websites below: Oklahoma Autism Network: www.okautism.org/families/camps.asp Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation: www.okc.gov/parks Oklahoma City Zoo: www.okczoo.com/events Metropolitan Library Systems (OK County): www.mls.lib.ok.us Science Museum Oklahoma: www.sciencemuseumok.org/events.htm
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