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Kingfisher has to convince DGCA on revival plan: Ajit Singh
Civil aviation minister Ajit Singh today said Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) will have to convince the aviation regulator with a revival plan for renewal of its flying permit.india Updated: Jan 02, 2013 19:40 IST
Civil aviation minister Ajit Singh on Wednesday said Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) will have to convince the aviation regulator with a revival plan for renewal of its flying permit.
"If Kingfisher wants to fly again, they have to satisfy the DGCA," Ajit Singh told reporters on Wednesday.
Kingfisher Airlines' flying licence expired Monday.
Ajit Singh said that no bank was willing to lend to the airline, which has a debt of more than Rs. 7,000 crore and accumulated losses of over Rs. 10,000 crore.
The minister said a complete shutdown would cause collateral damage to many stakeholders.
"(I) sympathise with (the) employees of Kingfisher," said the minister about the airline staff whose salary dues have accumulated for several months.
Kingfisher Airlines had submitted a proposal on December 26 to the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) after its license was suspended on October 20 following a strike by the carriers' pilots and engineers September-end over non-payment of salaries.
However, the revival plan did not have a clear funding proposal, Ajit Singh said last week.
The Vijay Mallya-promoted airline has two years to renew the license to fly.
It has said it is in the process of replying to the clarifications on the revival plan sought by the regulator.
Kingfisher has been unsuccessful at raising fresh cash for more than a year, though it has reportedly been in talks with foreign investors for capital infusion.
Launched in May 2005, Kingfisher has not reported a profit ever.

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Here's a full-frontal of one of Toshiba's Gigashot A100 Full HD camcorders. The A100F has a 1.8-inch HDD with capacity of 100GB, while her younger sister, the A40F has, yep, 40GB on hers. But they both give you 1920 1080 resolution in MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format. They're out in Japan mid-November, a month after the less sexy Gigashot K hits the shops. More pics and specs below.
10 x zoom lens
Real-V engine reduces picture noise.
Records in 1920 1080i and 1440 1080i resolution at 60fps in MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format.
Recording modes of XQ, HQ, or SP
A100 has 12 hours' capacity of full HD video, 23 hours of standard
35 mm Fujinon lens with 45 mm diameter
3-inch LCD screen (320 x 240 res)
SDHC-compatible SD card slot
Audio recording at16bit/48kHz at 384 kbps bit rate
Measures 78.1 135.4 79.0 mm
A100F weighs 495 grams
A40F weights 485 grams
Battery life approx 75 mins
Lithium ion battery
Comes with AC adapter, remote control, USB cable, AV cable and D terminal cable.


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By Emily Rooke-Ley
AFJ Outreach Intern
Just over two weeks ago on the morning on Jan. 15, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing and mark-up on the latest piece of legislation that aims to deny women access to abortion. Just before the hearing, legislators concerned with women's access to comprehensive health care held a press conference outside of the committee room. Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., co-chair of the House Pro-Choice Caucus said: "Women are sick and tired of these constant attacks on our constitutionally-protected right to choose, while priorities like equal pay, fair wages and paid family leave go unaddressed."
The so-called "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act," (HR 7) sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., would eliminate all federal funding for abortion services. The Hyde Amendment, first enacted in 1977 and reenacted as a rider every year, has already done just that by prohibiting federal Medicaid funding for abortion. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., insisted during Wednesday's hearing that the bill be called what it really is: a government intrusion that will effectively eliminate health insurance plans that provide abortion coverage.
According to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, HR 7 will ban abortion coverage in private insurance plans (37 million women of reproductive age are covered by private plans), raise taxes on families choosing private insurance plans that include abortion coverage, and raise taxes on small businesses if they offer their employees insurance plans that include abortion coverage. It will do so with only the limited exceptions for some cases of rape, incest, and life of the mother.
The earliest version of what is now HR 7 allowed exceptions only for "forcible" rape. Another version required the IRS to audit rape victims who claimed a medical expense deduction for abortion to ensure that she was not committing fraud. Although the final version of the bill dropped such language, its provisions on abortion have not been changed and the bill would, in fact, go further than Hyde ever did.
Congresswomen and pro-choice activists crowded the hallway holding signs reading "Where are the women?" This refers to the absence of women in the drafting, debate, and mark-up of the bill. HR7 was drafted by Congressman Chris Smith, R-N.J., the initial House subcommittee was comprised of 12 men, and the full committee includes 35 men and only five women.
Many of those attending the press conference and bill mark-up represented organizations in partnership with the All Above All pro-choice coalition, which includes Alliance for Justice. The coalition strongly opposes this legislation, which severely limits access to women's constitutionally-protected right to safe and legal abortion. The full video of the hearing and mark-up is available here.
Fewer than two weeks after the committee hearing and on the eve of President Obama's State of the Union address, the House voted to pass HR 7. Despite some changes in language—such as the removal of the "rape audit" portion—the bill would still be detrimental to women and families if signed into law. Fortunately, it has little chance of passing in the Senate, and President Obama has already said he plans to veto the bill if necessary.
The Pro-Choice Caucus convened Wednesday morning for a press conference with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, expressing their members' disappointment in the House passage of HR 7. As we reflect on the 41 years that have passed since Roe v. Wade, we must recognize that it is more important now than ever before to be vigilant, to speak out, and to stand up against the relentless attacks on women's reproductive rights.
Find out more about attempts to roll back reproductive rights in our brief video, Roe at Risk


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In the last election, the Republicans invented their brilliant Swift boat strategy to get George W. Bush back in the White House. Challenged by a decorated Vietnam War veteran, President Bush, who couldn't be bothered in serve in a war that he supported, took the offensive. He enlisted a group of right-wingers to invent stories impugning Kerry's integrity and service record.
The media completely failed in their responsibility to the public and treated the lies invented by the Swift boaters with respect. The country was then treated to a he said, she said, in which Kerry had to defend himself against lies fabricated from whole cloth.
Senator McCain now faces a similar situation in this election. He is stuck running on the record of a president who is presiding over an economy that is sinking into recession and is facing the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. By contrast, Senator Obama can claim the legacy of the strong economy of the Clinton years.
Tarred with the most dismal record of job creation and income growth of any president since the Great Depression, it would be reasonable to expect that Senator McCain would be defensive on the economy; but not in Swift Boat America.
Instead Senator McCain is filling the airwaves with commercials telling the public that Obama's tax increases will slow growth and cost the economy jobs. It's pretty scary stuff to anyone who takes it seriously.
Of course, there's no truth to Senator McCain's Swift Boat economics. During the eight years of the Clinton administration, when rich people paid the same tax rates proposed by Senator Obama, the private sector added 15.8 million jobs. By contrast, in the seven years and six months of the Bush administration, when rich people paid the Bush-McCain tax rates, the private sector has added just 3.5 million jobs. And, it is losing jobs at the rate of almost 100,000 a month as President Bush prepares for retirement.
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While job growth is probably the most important measure of the economy's health, almost every other measure also showed that the economy performed better with the Clinton-Obama tax rate than the Bush-McCain tax rate. The real wage for the typical worker rose by 6.6 percent in the Clinton years. By contrast, wages have risen by just 1.0 percent in the Bush years and are now falling. At the current rate of decline, real wages will be lower In January of 2009 than when President Bush took office in 2001. The typical family's income rose by 15.3 percent under Clinton, it fell by 1.6 percent under Bush.
In short, it is easy to show McCain's ad is utter nonsense. The economy had its most prosperous period in 30 years with the tax rates Obama is proposing. President Bush then cut taxes for the rich, and the economy turned in its worst performance since the Great Depression. While the tax rates are hardly the whole story behind the prosperity of the Clinton years or the economic deterioration of the Bush years, the record makes a mockery of the scare story in the McCain ad.
So why would Senator McCain make an ad that is so obviously false? In Swift boat country, there is no place for truth. McCain knows he can say anything he wants, regardless of how untrue it is, and his claim will be treated seriously by the media.
Reporters will now treat it as a debatable point whether the tax rates proposed by Obama will stifle growth and cost jobs. They will act as though Senator McCain has raised a serious point - perhaps Obama's tax plan really will hurt the economy. Reporters would actually have to know something about the economy, or at least arithmetic, to know that McCain's claims are utter nonsense.
The public will have to teach the media. This is not a he said, she said. The economy has performed very well taxing rich people at the rates proposed by Senator Obama. Any reporter who suggests it is plausible to claim these tax rates will stifle growth and job creation is simply too ill-informed to be covering economic issues. Reporters should be telling the public Senator McCain's ads are contradicted by the facts, not pretending that they raise plausible concerns about the economy.


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As I mentioned in an earlier post I have recently moved my blog to a new domain name. This is something I have been thinking about for while but in truth and with hindsight I did not manage the transition all that well. I let the old domain and hosting run down to expiration before getting my new one up and running which meant that I lost control of the old domain and I wasn't able to use some of Google's 'Change of Address' features to help the transition of the old domain to the new name. BUT we live and learn and not all is lost. My new domain has been picked up in the Google crawl already and although it is very likely to be six months to recover in terms of Search Engine rankings and SEO traffic I feel the benefit of the change will benefit my brand in the long run. So although is not quite like starting again I do feel like it has been a step backwards but sometimes a step backwards can help you go forwards. This is an opportunity for me to learn a few things and take my blog and my brand forward.
Over the last couple of years in particular I realised the power of blogging and how it adds to your brand. I work as a SQL Server contractor in UK and as such I run and own a company. Contracting generally consist of short term assignments and the contracts that my company secure generally involve working with clients SQL Server infrastructure. Having a blog can definitely help you secure work and contracts. I will post more on how this has helped me later, probably next year, but my company's business model is based on selling services or more to the point selling me. So I thought a domain name that included my product name and also allowed me some freedom of topic choices would be beneficial which is why I changed my domain to my name - gethynellis.com. I can see the benefits of my blog and the value it adds to my brand and my business because of this I follow a few 'how to blog successfully' blogs and including http://www.problogger.net to try and keep a breast of good techniques and practices.
I'm not going to go into much detail about why you should blog or how you should go about it if you are a SQL Server professional. I will say that blogs can work effectively for permanent employees too, in effect you are improving your brand and employability with potential employers not only demonstrating and documenting your technical skills but also demonstrating and proving your communication which are essential skills for any DBA. I may post on this myself later but for now I'm not going to re-invent the wheel,if you are interested in blogging and you are a SQL Server professional go and check out Brent Ozar's posts on how to start blogging.
It was Brent's post along with fact I read their blog led me to buying ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income. There will be a review to follow but I picked this up over the weekend and having read the first few chapters it seems like a great book for any blogger, who is serious about blogging to read.
This post will be my 100's for the year, which was one of my targets at the start of the year. I'd like to say that my first full year blogging has been relatively successful, hopefully I will be able to continue that success into next year with new domain.


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The art of making materials is ancient; the science of making materials is modern.
Material advances today are the basis for most technological changes. Materials Science encompasses a variety of research activities in which advanced materials are tailored for specific uses. The structure of materials and its relation to macroscopically observed properties forms a central research focal point.
The faculty in materials science act as an advisory body for students interested in research in this field, and for graduate students interested in Materials Science degrees, graduate courses, interdepartmental research efforts, or joint use of the many specialized materials laboratory facilities.
A regular series of interdepartmental seminars brings together UR students and faculty from across the spectrum of materials science. In addition, the UR Chapter of the Materials Research Society sponsors an annual Symposium and other events.
The Materials Science Program at the University of Rochester allows students to be flexible, in that they associate with that department closest to their interest in the field of materials science. Applications are handled by the individual departments, with the Department of Chemistry having administrative responsibility for the program. The Materials Science MS and PhD degrees are approved by Materials Science Faculty.
- Professor Miller and Hanyuan Zhang, PhD student research featured on WHAM Channel 13 News, 12/07/2016
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Courtesy Photo - The Ferris State women's soccer team poses
for a group shot after the GLIAC Tourney victory!
Big Rapids, Mich. - Freshman Casey Shauman's (Portage) unassisted goal with 12 seconds left in regulation lifted the Ferris State University women's soccer team to a 2-1 upset victory over Findlay on the road in the 2012 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Tournament Quarterfinals on Tuesday (Oct. 30) afternoon in Ohio.
The fifth-seeded Bulldogs fought back from a 1-0 halftime deficit to stun the fourth-seeded Oilers in the league tournament and advance to the semifinals, which are slated for Friday (Nov. 2) in Allendale. FSU will face host Grand Valley State in the second semifinal at 7 p.m. (ET).
Weather forced the postponment of one of Tuesday's scheduled league tournament quarterfinals between sixth-seeded Ohio Dominican and number three seed Saginaw Valley State until Wednesday afternoon. The winner of that game will face second-seeded Michigan Tech on Friday in the first semifinal at 4 p.m. (ET).
The Oilers took the initial lead on an own goal by the Bulldogs at 20:55 of the opening half and the score stood until the 63rd minute when Bulldog freshman Ashley Bradstreet (Grandville) was able to beat Findlay goalkeeper Samantha Trimboli for a goal. The score at 63:58 was assisted by freshman Nichole Boehnke (Grand Blanc).
The two teams batted with the score even for the next 26 minutes until the Bulldogs capitalized in the final minute of play. Shauman scored an unassisted goal on a rebound shot at 89:48 to lift the Bulldogs to the victory.
"It was an ugly game due to the weather conditions and both teams battled to the end," said FSU head coach Matt Kellogg. "We were fortunate to take advantage of a good bounce of the ball at the end to pull out the win."
The total shots between the two teams were even as both squads had nine total shots and four came on goal for each side. Additionally, each team had three shots in the initial half and six in the second.
Findlay did own a 5-1 edge in corner kick opportunities, but the Oilers totaled eight fouls to only four for the Bulldogs in the game played under cold and wet weather conditions.
Freshman goalkeeper Maddie Haustein made three saves while playing all 90 minutes in earning the victory for the Bulldogs. Trimboli had two saves for the Oilers in the setback.
With the win, the Bulldogs claimed their third consecutive victory and now own a 9-6-3 overall record this season. Findlay dropped to 8-9-1 overall as the Bulldogs avenged an earlier 4-0 loss to the Oilers two weeks ago (Oct. 13) in Findlay.
The victory was the second-ever conference tournament win for the Bulldogs who improved to 2-4 all-time in GLIAC Tourney action. It marks only the second time in school history the Bulldogs have reached the semfinals following a second-round setback at Grand Valley State in 2008.
This year's appearance in the GLIAC Tournament also represents the first time in program history in which FSU has qualified for the event three consecutive years.
The GLIAC Tournament semifinals will be held on Friday (Nov. 2) with the tournament championship set for Sunday (Nov. 4) at GVSU.
In the other GLIAC Tournament quarterfinal played on Tuesday afternoon, second-seeded Michigan Tech topped number seven seed Tiffin by a 3-0 score in Houghton.
Stay tuned to FerrisStateBulldogs.com for updated league tournament information as it becomes available.
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Shauman's Goal With 12 Seconds Remaining Lifts FSU To GLIAC Tourney Win
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eating SPLENDA causes my ulcers 100%9 messages in this subject.
|Im not going crazy, ive finally found others to support my theory, Splenda = mouth ulcers .. well done guys. i wonder what else its doing to our insides that arent as noticeable...i shudder
|SF Aus 1 February 18
|In the 80's I attempted goi g to diet soda because I enjoy soda so much. I developed horrible, tiny blustery ulcers. I feel as those I has about a hundred slits in my tongue. Basically I couldn't eat or drink anything as the stinging sensation was so bad. Since I couldn't drink any soda my mouth got better. It wasn't until I again went to diet soda and I had a repeat occurrence that I related it to the sugar substitute (aspartame at that time). Because I ended up having to be seen by a dr, I related my suspicions to him. He had never had anyone complain of that but could d my situation "interesting" and "worth noting". I decided it wasn't worth the pain to go sugar-free and was fine...until...it was decided for us that gum shouldn't have sugar. I didn't know about this change until I started having severe ulcers again, especially on the tip of my tongue. I started reading ingredients and realized all gum now has a sugar substitute. I find it very frustrating that others have decided what is good for me. I just want to be able to enjoy drinks and extras like others, pain free. Give me my sugar.
|LLR 10 March 17
|I bought some sucralose tablets in place of saccharin and couldn't understand why I was getting a sore tongue and ulcers. My doctor couldn't diagnose anything wrong so I decided the only different thing I had introduced to my diet was sucralose. I also had a dry mouth and lost my sense of taste. I was feeling pretty grotty so stopped the sucralose and all symptoms have disappeared. I just wish I had thought of this earlier to avoid a few months of suffering, including not being able to taste my Christmas dinner! I wouldn't touch the stuff with a barge pole.
|Elizabeth 9 March 17
|Just use sugar.
|Katherine austin 17 February 17
|Yes, I discovered to my horror that all diet drinks such as Tab, Diet Coke, Coke light, Sprite zero all contain Sucralose, and the multivite I have been taking which is sugar free, contains sucralose, and the side effects listed also state that one may get mouth ulcers as a result. I get a swollen tongue and mouth ulcers in response to sugar itself, but the reaction to sucralose is far more severe. When will the makers of these products realise that by cutting costs by using the sucralose (being 600 times sweeter than sugar, they would use less) that they are going to lose many customers when more people start to assiciate these side effects with the changes in formula. One of the things I object to is the fact that when a product changes its formula, it is supposed to redesign a totally new label. This was not done when sucralose was introduced to these diet drinks, the merely added sucralose to the list of ingredients. Who reads the ingredients on something that they have been drinking for years without any side-effects?
|Belle 6 January 16
|I drink sweet tea all the .I was on coke heavy and I a very overweight.So I would like to know just for sure if splenda is what causes sores for sure.
|Peggy Ingram 15 July 14
|Update to August 12th
It is now November... I am still experiencing mouth soreness in the cheeks and tongue. what I did not mention above was that initially, before stopping Splenda/Sucralose...the very FIRST sign that something was wrong is that I felt like my tongue was SWELLING. Some of what I feel now I believe is because my tongue is somehow larger than what it was before. My teeth are often resting on the sides of my tongue and I occasionally wake up in the morning with a seering pain from having just bit down on the edge of my tongue. I do sometimes sleep with a mouth guard... I was sleeping with one every night for awhile but my cheek lesions started getting worse at the point of contact with the mouth guard. The tests for Oral Lichens Planus did not conclusively diagnos the condition so the doctor is calling it a Lichinoid condition... and the fact that it hasn't gone away after stopping Splenda he is saying it is a chronic condition. (I was hoping in the last entry that it would go away!) Regarding the cause being Splenda... I am SURE that all of this started due to SPLENDA/SUCRALOSE toxicity. I do take blood pressure meds (tricor and diovan) and somehow... my body has been negatively affected. I seem to have a compromised immune system now... with the latest manifestation being SHINGLES. Luckily, it has been a mild case and I am due to go back to work tomorrow. BEWARE SPLENDA and SUCRALOSE! Especially if you are taking the two drugs I mentioned above. I am certain there is a link!
|sandy 5 December 12
|I was told by my doctor in April to cut down on my sugar intake. Over the next few weeks I happened to try Splenda and decided unlike my aversion to other sugar substitutes, it didn't taste bad at all. I didn't use it often (iced tea twice a week?) Simultaneously, I was buying various diet products many of which contained sucralose or Splenda. After buying sugar free lemon drops at Walgreens, I found I liked them a lot and was sucking on up to five a day at work. One day, I noticed that my tongue felt swollen (I didn't even realize this was possible!) After that, it got worse and I still hadn't made the connection. It got to the point that my tongue felt like it was burned...I couldn't even rub my tongue around in my mouth without extreme pain and also, my mouth was SO DRY all the time but in the morning it was rough like sandpaper and actually stuck to the roof of my mouth. When I asked the doctor she thought maybe it had to do with my sugars, looked at my tongue... but didn't see anything unusual. Somewhere over the next two weeks I made the connection when eating a piece of cake (made w/ splenda) on the way to work one morning. By now, anything spicy/citrus caused discomfort or pain in my mouth. One bite and my tongue started to tingle! I was surprised and thought, this cake must have lemon in it! But, later (as I popped a lemon drop) I wondered if the cake was made with Splenda. Sure enough, when I checked at home it was. I cut out all sucralose/splenda at that moment (with one accidental ingestion of FLAVORED WATER). It got better but did not go away entirely. About two weeks later I went to the dentist and mentioned the allergy. I tolerated the cleaning okay (I wouldn't have a week earlier) and he checked and noticed a little cheek biting but said it was nothing worth noting. After the cleaning/treatment... things seemed to get worse again. I went back to the doctor...who still didn't see much but was concerned that now I had symmetrical dry skin patches on both eyelids and a patch near the corner of my mouth and shared all of the above things that were happening. Blood work...everything was normal. My husband had heard from a doctor he knew that it sounded like a fungal infection... I asked the doctor if she would prescribe NYSTATIN...it seemed to help at first...but by the end of the prescription nothing was all that different. BACK TO THE DENTIST...who now noticed cheek lesions and white spots under the tongue. Finally, a periodontist diagnosed it as Oral Lichen Planus. TWO days of a topical steroid Floucinonide and I am already experiencing some relief. However, NO ONE wants to believe me that I think it was the sucralose! They keep saying I'm probably stressed and I keep saying "I'm a teacher who has been off ALL summer!" THIS IS NOT STRESS! It has been incredibly frustrating... but I will keep taking the Floucinonide for a few more days at least to see if I can get rid of all of this. I am biting my tongue less and initially, I felt immediately better...even ate something spicy today! Time will tell but I hope this does not become a permanent condition. I will forever be wary of products made with Splenda and now I'm phobic about any sweeteners... Hopefully, a little high sugars won't kill me as fast as splenda would!
|Sandy 6 August 12
|Ever since I discovered Splenda causes my mouth ulcers, I have stopped having them. But many products (like Clearly Canadian bottled water and Purell fitness water) wont mention containing Splenda, so I have to be VERY careful and read the ingredients for sucralose. Even restaurants like Olive Garden and Sonic have drinks with Splenda (as I discovered after getting an ulcer). I avoid Splenda and avoid ulcers! Anybody else notice this???
|adrienne 28 July 07
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Chemistry: Aaron Wymanby Howard Hewitt • August 30, 2005 Share:
Aaron Wyman is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry who brings unbridled enthusiasm and energy to the classroom.
Wyman, who will at times refer to himself as introverted and other times as a circus clown, thinks his energy level is a valuable asset.
"For me teaching is all about energy and enthusiasm," the Alma College graduate said. "There are people who would probably argue that's not accurate, but for me it works. If I'm excited and giving everything I got, the students know that and typically they'll give me a little bit more as well. There's no greater thrill than that."
Wyman got his masters in biology at the University of North Carolina and his doctorate at the University of Michigan. But he was struck by what was available to him at Wabash College.
"I was immediately struck by this building (Hays Hall), the technology, and what was available at a really small college," the sports enthusiast said. "The equipment here is on par with anything I've been using in my graduate experience.
"The undergraduates here are phenomenal students and they're excited about being here. I love coming to work every morning. I look forward to the next day. I have the opportunity to not just teach classes but to create a course for spring semester."
Wyman plans on teaching a class in bio-chemistry he's designing now. He's looking forward to taking on a research assistant sometime soon as well.
"I had a wonderful mentor as an undergraduate. I really enjoyed that experience of working with her and learning what science is and how it's actually practiced, the history behind it and the idea, the thought process.
"I want to let students do science as undergrads so when they get to grad school they're sitting there saying I have learned all these things; I know the basics. So when they get there they can just go crazy and actually be two or three steps ahead of the next party."
Wyman grew up on a small Michigan farm but was heavily influenced by his mother and her siblings, who were all teachers. "I get no greater thrill than sitting down one-on-one or one on 500 and providing information, knowledge, and a thought process. I'm big on making students come to me – it doesn't do any good to just give them information; they must understand why two plus two equals four. When they make that connection it becomes permanent and makes all the other connections come so much faster."
He admits to being curious about his classes at an all-male school. "I did my interview lecture and I'm looking out at 25 guys," he recalled. "I thought, 'They're happy with this; I'm not a guy who says they should change."
He found irony in that experience because his first teaching experience at North Carolina was with a class of 24 women. "I thought that was the greatest place ever," he recalled with a chuckle.
Wyman and his wife live in West Lafayette. He is an avid reader and loves to participate in and watch sports. "I feel like I've found nirvana learning that 40 to 50 percent of the students here play a sport."
Hewitt is Wabash College's Director of New Media/Web Editor.
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Design gardens with shapes to direct the eye
Have you ever thought about changing the look of your home by changing the shape of the front yard landscape? Before you say no, grab your camera, head out the front door and take a few shots of your home. You can then go to the local drugstore and print out a dozen or so copies, as large as you can. Grab a new black marker, too, if you don't have one.
Each and every shrub, bush, tree or vine creates a natural shape and can be manicured to create even more shapes. We're looking for geometry here. Each shape has a purpose, according to Garden Gate magazine. A pyramid shape will always draw the eye. Rounded or horizontal forms don't grab your attention, although they are pleasant to look at.
Round is typically the most common shape in any landscape. Use it in groups or masses where you don't want to attract a lot of attention. Pyramidal will not only draw attention, but its narrow top will make you want to look up. Columnar shapes lead the eye upward, as well, and the thinner the column the more dramatic the affect. The columnar shape is perfect to use at a tall corner to soften its look.
The horizontal shape gives a stabile, comfortable look to your home. Low plants with flat tops emphasize length. Weeping shapes encourage you to look down. If you are trying to hide something higher up on the house use a weeping shape to distract viewers.
A home that looks too tall can be brought to scale by using a strong low horizontal line of shrubs across the front. A large round tree in the front yard balanced with smaller rounded trees or large shrubs on either side of the house will complete the transformation.
Make your house look larger by planting a tall columnar plant past the corner beyond the actual side of the exterior walls on both sides. A couple of pyramid plants near the front door keep attention focused on that area. Do you have an ugly roof? Use a large weeping-form shrub or two on either side of the house to distract visitors from looking up at the roof. Their horizontal form tends to point visitors toward the front door and visually widens the space, too. Large garage doors on one side of the house can begin to be balanced by a large round tree on the opposite side of the yard.
So grab those duplicate photos of your own front yard scene. Mark different plant shapes onto the photos until you get the look you want. Then the fun begins. Next week: plants choice options by shape.
Joette is an avid gardener and prides herself on staying up-to-date on the latest gardening activities and tips. To share your gardening news with Joette, call (409) 832-1400 or fax her at (409) 832-6222. Her e-mail is joreger [at] msn [dot] com.


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There are plenty of fly-by-night products around(pretty much all of the ones in local stores) that only offer a very subpar purity. Often times such supplements(like ones sold at WalMart) only contain 20 or less HCA- even when they are marked as higher(this was the conclusion of a recent study). Such low-grade products(like the ones from GNC usually) are basically scams, replete with fillers and additives and dont do much to give you the true benefits of the natural extract.
One of the biggest advantages of GC is its ability to prevent carbs from becoming fatty acids once inside the body- which is a result of the HCAs effects. Remember to take the dosage that is recommended on the bottle and do not deviate from it.


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The College provides for Hockey at Junior, Intermediate and Senior level.
Junior Hockey begins during Term 2 of the school year, whilst Intermediate and Senior Hockey are contested during Term 3.
These competitions are held at the Ballarat Hockey centre and also on the recently installed new synthetic pitch here at the College.
Training is held on a regular basis on the College's new synthetic pitch.
14 Aug
1st XI Soccer report - August 14, 2019
St Patrick's Seniors 9 defeated St Patrick's Reserves 0 GOALS: Jordan Armstrong 4, Alex Baker 4, Tyson Strachan BEST: Alex Baker, Jordan Armstrong, Flynn Squire, Maxx Hofler, Jordan Lauton, Patrick Heagney, Connor Gaffney, Tyson Strachan, Kale Huggett BEST RESERVES: Tom Latrobe, Matthew Layton, Brandon Radic, Declan Andrew, Hugh Ollerenshaw, Jac
11 Aug
VSRU 1st XV 2019 Rugby Grand Final
St Patrick's College 1st XV vs St Kevin's College (H) (VSRU Grand Final) (10/08) Full time: SKC 29 d SPC 5 (HT 24 – 0) Try scorers: Tarquin Schreenan Conversions: Ethan Jessop (0/1) Firstly, I would like to congratulate our opponents and this year's 2019 VSRU Premiers. St Kevin's again highlighted the strength of their rugby program in a clin
28 Jul
1st Rugby - SPC d MGS - July 27, 2019
St Patrick's College 1st XV vs Melbourne Grammar (A) (27/07) Full time: 63 – 0 (HT 17-3) Try scorers: Ethan Councillor (2), Ata Seu (2), Kenny O'Connor, Hayce Alama, Tarquin Schreenan, Riley Williams, Tyrese Thompson, Adam Hollingworth, Koni Wolfgramm Conversions: Hayce Alama, Koni Wolfgramm, Tarquin Schreenan, Tyrese Thompson Minor Premiers!! A
25 Jul
Soccer report - July 24, 2019
St Patrick Senior's 9 defeated College Black 0 GOALS: Alex Baker 4, Maxx Hofler 2, Jordan Armstrong, Nil Nilwiset, Nathan Delvescovo BEST: Jordan Lauton, Alex Baker, Flynn Squires, Maxx Hofler, Jordan Armstrong, Nil Nilwiset It took 10 minutes for us to score but we dominated the early play with Alex Baker and Jordan Lauton totally owning the ce
21 Jul
1st XV Rugby - July 20, 2019. SPC d XC
St Patrick's College 1st XV vs Xavier College (H) (20/07) Full time: 39 – 3 (HT 17-3) Try scorers: Ethan Jessop (2), Kenny O'Connor, Hayce Alama, Riley Williams, Archie Pollard, Charlie Delaney Conversions: Hayce Alama (1/2), Kenny O'Connor (1/5) We will consign this performance to the history records very quickly. Whilst there may be an element
20 May
1st XV rugby - SPC 26 d SKC 25
St Patrick's College 1st XV 26 d St Kevin's College 25 - May 18, 2019 Full time: 26 – 25 (HT 7-3) Try scorers: Ata Seu (2), Kenny O'Connor, Hayce Alama Conversions: Hayce Alama (3/4) There are not any more fitting words than those written by our Director of Marketing and Communications Paul Nolan who wrote after this game: "They say rugby is the
23 Apr
2019 SPC Tour of Ireland - Day 13
We made the most of our last day in London. Walking through the gates of Lord's, we were ready for an extensive tour of the home of cricket. The view of the pitch from the Long Room, the Players' Change Rooms with their detailed honour boards and the actual Ashes were of great interest to the boys but the highlight was the pod shaped Media Centre.
14 Apr
Day 12 – London sightseeing
After a cracking breakfast in the beautiful Radisson Blu Vanderbilt, we all set off for Palm Sunday Mass at Westminster Cathedral. Funnily enough we bumped into the Loreto girls after Mass and exchanged travel stories. The boys then divided into groups and armed with maps and underground passes became serious sightseers in London. The Changing of t
13 Apr
2019 SPC Tour of Ireland - Day 11
Belfast - London - Craven Cottage
A very early breakfast set us up for a busy day. We were on the bus at 6.00 heading for the airport to fly out of Belfast. We farewelled our talented bus driver, Peter Byrne, who has enlightened us with local history, entertained us with Irish humour and got us safely 1000 kms around the country. Following our arrival in London we came to truly ap
12 Apr
2019 SPC Tour of Ireland - Day 10
Giant's Causeway & Belfast
After an early breakfast, where the highlight on the menu was fried soda bread, we set off for the Giant's Causeway. The boys were in awe of this magnificent, natural wonder. Armed with audio tours, they had the opportunity to listen to a blend of well-informed history, geology and fable surrounding the battle of the giants. The challenge of climb
11 Apr
Day 9 - Maghera
Day 9 – Maghera We awoke to a frosty but sunny morning and the day only got better. We were told that it snowed this time last week but the day was still and mild. After a huge breakfast the boys prepared their kit for the match against St Patrick's College, Maghera. The first game kicked off at 10.30 with our boys playing three 20 minute thirds.
10 Apr
2019 SPC Tour of Ireland - Day 8
Derry and Maghera
On the bus early, we travelled for an hour before we descended on a roadside inn for breakfast. The proprietors had never served so much breakfast to so many in such a short time. They did a marvellous job and congratulated themselves by clapping and cheering after the final service. Hunger sated, we drove north past the majestic Benbulbin, part of
9 Apr
2019 SPC Tour of Ireland - Day 7 - Cork to Galway
Cliffs of Moher and Galway
Following breakfast at the Imperial Hotel we reluctantly checked out of Cork and commenced a full day of sightseeing and bus travel. Our first stop being the picturesque village of Adare. Thatch cottages, manicured gardens and a group of singing nursery students made our visit unique. Whilst at the Heritage Centre many of the boys explored their Ir
8 Apr
SPC Tour of Ireland - Day 6 - Cobh & Blarney
A breakfast fit for kings - after three days of cereal and toast, to be availed of a buffet where they were spoilt for choice left many boys thinking they had died and gone to heaven! Our first destination was the Port of Cobh where we visited the Cobh Heritage Centre. Students were each provided with the identity of a passenger and a ship and enjo
7 Apr
SPC Tour of Ireland - Day 5 - Waterford and Cork
Blue skies and sunshine streamed over the city this morning. The River Liffey glistened and light bounced off the grey buildings of Dublin as we left the city on our way to Waterford. Hometown of our school's founding father, Blessed Edmund, the trip to Waterford gave us a chance to see some of Ireland's beautiful countryside. We were welcomed to
6 Apr
SPC Tour of Ireland - Day 4 - Dublin
Match 1 - National Sports Complex
Today our plan of attack was to divide and conquer. This morning we split into two groups, one going to the Kilmainham Gaol and the other to the Little Museum of Dublin. Both were exposed to the history of Dublin from very different perspectives. One on the social impact and crime which arose from the 1916 Easter Uprising, the other the impact of p
4 Apr
SPC Tour of Ireland - Days 1 & 2
After traveling for 30 hours the boys fully embraced the Dublin experience today.
After traveling for 30 hours the boys fully embraced the Dublin experience today. The shock of 10 degrees and a brisk wind was mostly welcomed after being cooped up in cabins for so long. Following our check in at Jacob's Inn, the boys embarked on a walk past Trinity to Grafton St. Armed with their 10 Euros they were ready to barter for the best ba
3 Dec
End of an era in SPC football
A remarkable chapter in the history of the St Patrick's College football program has come to a close with iconic 1st XVIII coach Howard Clark stepping down from the role after an incredible 18-year reign. Mr Clark is widely regarded as the driving force behind the resurrection of the College as a powerful football force since he took over the role
20 Feb
Christian Ryan launches new boat
The College was delighted to welcome back former College Captain and Olympic silver medallist Christian Ryan (SPC 1992-95) to be guest speaker at our annual Boat Race Assembly and to officially launch our new racer boat named in his honour. Christian, a two-time Head of the Lake winner in 1994 and 95, shed tears in front of our full school assembl
9 Aug
1st XVIII match report - 2015 Herald Sun Shield Fi
2015 Herald Sun Shield Grand Final St Patrick's College 10.12 (72) d Essendon Keilor College 6.7 (43) Goal Kickers: Jackson Carrick 2, Jacob Wheelahan 2, Jacob Hopper 1, Hamish Coulton 1, Daniel Rioli 1, Leigh Spiteri 1, Tanner Blackney-Noter 1, Bailey Veale Best Players: Joel Cowan, Ben Hurley, Jacob Hopper, Ben Simpson, Ben Lusby, Hasker Dawbo
Contact: Mr Gavin Webb, Head of Sport
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Judge Jon Tigar: The Developing Law on Punitve Damages in American Courts
13.09.2010 (12:30)Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP // Frankfurt
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WASHINGTON - The nearly 20 often-rambling emails that an Army psychiatrist sent to Yemeni terror leader Anwar al-Awlaki painted a confusing picture.
In some he was a believer intent on supporting terrorists and intrigued with the idea of U.S. soldiers killing comrades in the name of Islam. In others he was a man looking for help finding an appropriate wife.
In the end, they weren't enough for the FBI to identify Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a terrorist threat or, as it would turn out, as a man who now stands accused of the shooting spree at Fort Hood that killed 13 and wounded 23 others in November 2009.
The emails attracted the attention of FBI and anti-terrorism task force agents in December 2008, and eventually prompted them to dig up Hasan's personnel records and evaluation reports.
But gaps in the bureau's systems, poor training, antiquated technologies and an underlying fear that approaching Hasan would reveal the ongoing investigation into Awlaki prevented the FBI from pursuing the matter much further.
An independent review released Thursday by the FBI lays out a series of gaffes the bureau made as agents evaluated Hasan's correspondence with Awlaki, and ultimately decided the Army major was not a terror threat. The report, by former FBI Director William Webster, concludes that FBI personnel made mistakes in their handling of intelligence information, but that no one person was responsible.
"We do not find, and do not believe, that anyone is solely responsible for mistakes in handling the information," Webster wrote to FBI Director Robert Mueller in a letter with the report. "We do not believe it would be fair to hold these dedicated personnel, who work in a context of constant threats and limited resources, responsible for the tragedy that occurred months later at Fort Hood."
Much was already known about the series of oversights and missteps the government made leading to the terror attack at the Fort Hood Army post, but the report revealed new details.
The report describes the back-and-forth that went on between agents in Washington and task force members reviewing the emails in San Diego.
The FBI in San Diego had been investigating al-Awlaki, a former San Diego resident, for his possible connections to the 9/11 hijackers. When agents saw emails between Hasan and al-Awlaki, they asked the FBI's Washington office to talk to Hasan's bosses.
The Washington office said no.
The agents in Washington told Webster's investigators that an interview might have jeopardized the FBI's probe of Hasan by revealing that the bureau had access to his emails with al-Awalaki.
And, the report said, the FBI agents believed that an interview and contact with Hasan's chain-of-command might jeopardize Hasan's military career
The FBI ultimately concluded that Hasan's communications were in keeping with his research at the time, and as a result, no formal investigation of Hasan was opened. Hasan was writing a research paper about the effects of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Webster's report says that al-Awlaki deserved scrutiny by the FBI in Washington beyond a simple records check and said it was a mistake not to have interviewed Hasan.
The emails began in December 2008 and the last one was sent in June 2009. His first one laid out a question. What would Awlaki think of Muslims who have joined the military and "have even killed or tried to kill" other U.S. soldiers.
Other emails laid out a defense of Hamas, while a series of others pressed Awlaki to make it easier for people to donate money to his website.
In one he mentions a survey about the U.S. trying to undermine Islam, and in another he talks about a speaker he heard that defended suicide bombers.
Another note added a "PS": "I'm looking for a wife that is willing to strive with me to please Allah," Hasan wrote. "I will strongly consider a recommendation coming from you."
Awlaki responded only twice. Once to thank him for fundraising efforts, and a second time thanking him again for the offers to help, and adding: "Tell more about yourself. I will keep an eye for a sister."
Webster's report makes 18 recommendations for policy changes, improvements in training, information technology and other systems. Many of the recommendations have already been implemented by the FBI, or are in progress
The report also makes some broader observations about the difficulties in identifying lone wolf terrorists.
"Nidal Malik Hasan's transformation into a killer underscores the dilemma confronting the FBI," the report said. "He was a religious person. He had no known foreign travel. Other than his eighteen communications with Anwar al-Awlaki, he had no known contact and no known relationships with criminal elements, agents of foreign power, or potential terrorists."
Webster noted that the case also underscores the challenges presented by the new information age. Advancing technologies, he said, demand changes in the way the FBI acquires, stores and acts on intelligence.
Mueller called the Webster review thorough, and said the FBI constantly strives to improve its procedures.
The FBI and Defense Department have said that they've made several policy changes since the 2009 attack to help stave off similar attacks in the future. One major change was that if al-Awlaki comes up as part of a terror investigation, FBI headquarters would be alerted, Mark Giuliano, assistant director for the FBI's National Security Branch, said last year.
Al-Awlaki, implicated in other terror plots, was killed in a drone strike in Yemen last fall.
Hasan is currently being tried in a military court.
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Florida Moms Help 'Cell Phones for Soldiers'
By Monique Reuben
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 3, 2006 - Two teens' ongoing effort to help deployed servicemembers communicate with their loved ones back home inspired the Orlando-Conway, Fla., chapter of International Moms Club to donate $4,000 to "Cell Phones for Soldiers" June 28.
Moms Club is a nonprofit support group for stay-at-home mothers.
The organization presented Cell Phones for Soldiers co-founders Brittany Bergquist, 15, and her brother Robbie, 14, with a check for $4,000 at an informal gathering at Conway Realty in Orlando. Cell Phones for Soldiers will use the donation to purchase pre-paid calling cards to distribute to soldiers stationed overseas. The Bergquists' venture is part of the Defense Department's America Supports You program, which spotlights ways the American public and the nation's corporate sector support the members of the armed forces.
Betty Tehrain, president of Moms Club of Orlando-Conway, said she never knew that phoning home was so expensive for soldiers until she discovered Cell Phones for Soldiers.
"Family is just extremely important to us, and we had often talked in the past about wanting to do something for the troops," she explained. "We could just only imagine if our spouses were over there, how much that would brighten our day to be able to hear from them."
So Tehrain and the other members of Moms Club of Orlando-Conway held cell phone drives and announced them in their local newspaper. The group also posted flyers in the community and requested donations from local companies.
A local Wal-Mart, Total Site Development, and America's Money Source donated money. Tehrain said that one mom went to garage sales every weekend and collected 74 cell phones.
At the Moms Club of Orlando-Conway annual banquet, the group raised $800 in a raffle drawing. In three months, the organization had collected 585 phones. After recycling the phones at a phone recycling company, they made $4,000 and were eager to donate it to Cell Phones for Soldiers.
"We loved the story of how it began, and we loved the fact that it was started by children," Tehrain said. "Meeting with them the other night, we were all blown away by them."
Brittany and Robbie began Cell Phones for Soldiers in April 2004 after they saw a news report about how expensive it was for a soldier stationed in Iraq to call home. Since then, they have raised more than a million dollars.
"It's really important, because being able to speak to their families is really a morale booster and allows them to be able to hold out until they're able to see their families again," Brittany said.
>From cash contributions and money acquired by recycling donated used cell phones, the organization buys calling cards and distributes them to deployed or deploying servicemembers. The organization has over 4,000 sites nationwide where people can drop off their used cell phones.
Robbie said that the best part about his experience is learning from the people he's encountered and helping soldiers.
His sister agrees. "They're (soldiers) so appreciative of what we're doing," Brittany said. "Learning more about how to help others has been the most rewarding part."
After receiving the donation from Moms Club of Orlando-Conway, Cell Phones for Soldiers gave a National Guard recruiting officer 130 pre-paid phone cards to give to members of his unit.
The brother-and-sister duo from Norwell, Mass., said they receive hundreds of e-mails from soldiers and people showing their appreciation for their service to the troops.
One person who wanted to show his support for their efforts was Montel Williams of "The Montel Williams Show." The teens appeared on his talk show last November to talk about their group.
Williams surprised the teens with a stay at the Royal Pacific Hotel at Universal Studios so they would be able to afford the trip down to Florida from Massachusetts to accept the donation from the Moms Club of Orlando-Conway.
"We didn't expect that at all, so that was a really big surprise for us," Brittany said. "We knew he was going to be supportive of the program. ... He was in the military before, but we had no clue he was going to do this for us."
In August, Cell Phones for Soldiers plans to collect used cell phones at the NASCAR Brickyard 400 Nextel Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Brittany and Robbie said that when they first began their organization, they never imagined it would grow as much as it has. They said they don't see an end to this project because servicemembers, no matter where they are, always are going to want to keep in touch with their families without hurting their pockets.
"It's just incredible, and it makes us want to continue doing this for them because we know we're making a difference," Brittany said.
Related Sites:
Moms Club [http://www.momsclub.org/]
Cell Phones for Soldiers [http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/]
America Supports You [http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/]
NOTE: View the original version of this web page on DefenseLINK,
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There are plenty of online calculators to help you estimate how fast you should be able to run a marathon, based on shorter distances. But by analysis of thousands of marathon runners, Suunto can take you ever deeper. Movescount is able to provide the statistics on what are the real effort levels runners have done in shorter distances. By selecting the different criteria in Suunto Movescount's Training Insights, you can get an incredibly detailed set of information to work with.
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To estimate your marathon time, start by evaluating the shorter distance. You can see that in 5km distance 3h marathon runner needs to do 17:53, 3h15 marathon requires 18:46 and 3h30min marathoners 19:38. If you cannot hold sub 4min kilometer pace for 5km you are not able to break 3.5h. 3h45min marathon already runs 5km in 20:29 and 4h marathon runner 21:10 respectively.
For many people who are doing their first marathon, the half marathon is the crucial stepping-stone. So if you can keep the 4min/km pace you should be ready to break 3hr in marathon as the half marathon has been completed in average of 1:24:09 for sub3h marathon runners. This drops quite a lot for 3h15min runners to 1:29:33, 3h30min runners to 1:34:19, 3h45min runners to 1:39.27 and then 4h runners are in half marathon for 1:45:02.
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In February we reported how Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) had stopped all deforestation in its suppliers' concessions and committed to protect all remaining areas of rainforest in its global supply chain.
However, there is another pulp and paper company in Indonesia that is now the leading driver of deforestation in the sector: APRIL.
Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Limited, or APRIL, is Indonesia's second largest pulp and paper producer. Its website boasts: "Go to a supermarket, stationery store, bookstore or many other types of consumer outlets in dozens of countries and the chances are you will happen to come across an item made from an APRIL product."
APRIL's record when it comes to conservation is dismal, however. It has decimated Sumatra's rainforests including tiger habitat, antagonised local communities and failed to meet its public targets to become 100% dependant on plantation fibre.
The company issued a self-indulgent declaration of sustainability on its website following the APP announcement that, in part, reads:
"We are not about deforestation … The term deforestation is regularly used by critics to characterise our operations in Indonesia. It is an emotive word that makes good headlines but does not reflect the facts."
Okay, so let's look at some of the facts then.
Recent government data reveals that an incredible 60% of fibre supply to APRIL's Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper (RAPP) pulp mill in Indonesia is rainforest wood. In 2012, APRIL planned to feed its Sumatran pulp mill by trashing another 60,000 hectares of rainforest – an area nearly the size of Singapore.
Despite there being little that is sustainable about APRIL's operations, it is extraordinary that the company continues to be a member of the "world's foremost business association dedicated to sustainable development", the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
On joining the WBSCD a few years ago, APRIL's chief executive claimed to "design plantations to protect High Conservation Value Forests (HCVFs) and offer a solution to Indonesia's deforestation". The council celebrated APRIL's commitment to the WBCSD and stated that the company had "emerged as an industry leader, locally and internationally".
The reality shows, however, that APRIL is now the leading driver of deforestation for pulp in Indonesia. Deforestation maps, shown below, and sent by Greenpeace SouthEast Asia together with a letter to APRIL customers in recent days, show areas where the company has recently trashed many thousands of hectares of peatland forests – vital habitat for critically-endangered Sumatran tigers.
APRIL is now the leading driver of deforestation for pulp in Indonesia.
APRIL's membership of the WBSCD Forestry Solutions Group makes a mockery of the group's aims "to protect and conserve primary and high conservation value forests…. to strengthen consumer and stakeholder confidence in the forest sector".
Greenpeace International has therefore written to the WBCSD, asking for immediate action to suspend APRIL's membership until it cleans up its act.
APP has committed to end its involvement in deforestation, but APRIL has decided to carry on regardless. Its failure to change course continues to damage the reputation of the Indonesian pulp and paper industry in the international market place.
It reminds me of a book one of my colleagues recently mentioned to me, Dr Seuss' children's tale The Lorax, that told the tale of the greedy industrialist that kept on cutting down the trees until the last one falls, and then his business fell apart. He failed to listen to the warning signs.
What is it going to take to shift APRIL? A wise businessman that runs such a company would listen to the warnings.
Click here for a PDF of the map showing the deforestation.
Bustar Maitar, Head of Indonesia Forest Campaign, Greenpeace SouthEast Asia
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All these amazing victories including 24 Million subscribers and a growth in donations by 5-10%...
After a couple of weeks of NEGOTIATION...
All these amazing victories including 24 Million subscribers and a growth in donations by 5-10%...
After a couple of weeks of NEGOTIATIONS between APP and Greenpeaces you just made your facebook-kiddie-online-community believe you had stopped deforestation in Indonesia a few weeks ago.
You did so although, O-TONE Bustar Maitar, most of areas in APP's supply chain have already been cleared...which to me means there is no more forest to be cut down because before negotiating with Greenpeace APP has cut down all trees.
When claiming just another of your lousy victories a few weeks ago you did not even draw to other companies...worse, you did not even mention Palmoil... I guess they were only minor threats to Indonesian forest a few weeks...for a few weeks Greenpeace wanted its community to believe Greenpeace had ended deforestation...nice one, as I see you still try to sink a Rainbow.
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A wise businessman certainly would.
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A wise businessman certainly would.
60,000 hectares in 2012, and another 60,000 in 2013, and another in 2014? And then 70,000, and then 80,000, as demand goes up?
How many hectares of rainforest do we have?
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You can create a scrapbook layout, art journal page/s, project life/pocket layout, card, canvas or off-the-page project as your entry.
All you have to do is finish, photograph and upload your creation before midnight on 17 September 2017 for a chance to win one of two prizes (both random). We have created a folder at our gallery (here) where you are welcome to upload your creations if you don't have a blog of your own.
Our only rules are – you follow the challenge, you acknowledge our challenge, your creation is new, you only combine with a maximum of one other challenge that is a sketch (unless we do a sketch) and you have fun creating.
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Liberty faculty member performs at workshop
Dr. Kevin Chiarizzio, Liberty University's associate professor of music, brass and music education, was a featured performer last week at one of the largest events in the world for trombonists. The Eastern Trombone Workshop (ETW), sponsored by the U.S. Army Band, is held at Brucker Hall — the band's state-of-the-art performance center —located in historic Fort Myer, Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
The ETW draws prominent musicians from major orchestras, symphonies and opera companies as well as recording artists, teachers and outstanding college students. The workshop's mission is to give students, performers and educators an opportunity to meet and share ideas, talents, and opinions about the world of trombone. ETW regularly hosts participants throughout the nation and abroad.


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Live Transit of Venus 2012 HD Streaming from Mauna Kea, Hawaii – NASA Edge – June 5-6
Live Transit of Venus 2012 (or Venus transit 2012) this coming Wednesday, June 6, 2012 (Tuesday, June 5 in some areas) can be seen on Earth and visible from the western Pacific Ocean, northwesternmost North America, northeastern Asia, Japan, the Philippines, eastern Australia, New Zealand, and high Arctic locations including northernmost Scandinavia, Iceland and Greenland.
As explained by NASA late last month, this Venus transit of 2012 will start at 6:04 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 5 and will last for around 7 hours. Transits happen when a planet crosses between Earth and the sun. Only Mercury and Venus, which are closer to the sun than Earth, can undergo this unusual alignment.
In North America, the Caribbean, and northwestern South America, the beginning of the Venus transit will be visible on 5 June until sunset. It continues from sunrise on 6 June where the end of the transit will be visible from South Asia, the Middle East, east Africa and most of Europe. It will not be visible from most of South America or western Africa.
Based on the NASA global map of Transit of Venus 2012 shown below, the entire transit of Venus will be visible from Hawaii, Alaska, New Zealand, Japan, the Philippines, most of Australia, and parts of eastern Asia. Countries in the Western Hemisphere will see the transit on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, while those in the Eastern Hemisphere will see it on Wednesday, June 6, 2012.
Viewers in North America will see Venus start to cross the sun in the late afternoon on Tuesday, but the sun will set with the planet still in transit. Observers in Europe, Africa, and western Australia, meanwhile, will see the sun rise Wednesday morning with Venus already on its face.
The Venue transit is a very rare astronomical phenomenon as it happen in pairs eight years apart. The previous transit happened in June 2004 pairing with this year's transit. The last pair happened on December 9, 1874 and December 6, 1882, while the next pair is scheduled to happen on December 11, 2117 and on December 8, 2125.
"People watching this event through some form of safe solar viewer will see the small, dark silhouette of Venus crossing the sun's face over the course of about six hours. Venus's diameter will appear only about a 30th the diameter of the sun, so it will be … like a pea in front of a watermelon," said Jay Pasachoff, an astronomer at Williams College in Massachusetts.
"The effect won't be visually impressive, but that black dot against the sun is a remarkable thing to see," he added.
A simulation of the transit of Venus 2012 can be seen here where the first contact with the sun happening on 6:04 pm ET, Venus to be fully inside at 6:21 pm ET, greatest at 9:26 pm ET, Venus leaving the Sun the next day at 12:34 pm ET, and last contact with the Sun at 12:51 pm ET.
NASA is strongly advising the public not to stare directly at the sun while watching this rare phenomenon since it may harm one's eyes or can cause blindness. Just like viewing the solar eclipse last May 20, 2012, it is advisable to use a #14 welder's glass, a special "eclipse glasses" or telescopes equipped with solar filters.
Likewise, astronomer Mark Thompson wrote on Discovery News last week that one can also project an image of it through binoculars or a telescope onto a white card.
NASA Langley is sending a team to the 14,000-foot summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii — site of the world's largest astronomical observatory. A live stream webcast of the Venus Transit 2012 is available at NASA's site where the coverage starts at 5:45 pm EDT (11:45 a.m. local time in Hawaii). The webcast will be presented by NASA's NASA Edge program and serves as the agency's primary Sun-Earth Day webcast.
The University of Arizona's Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter in Tucson, Ariz., is expecting a sold out crowd during its special Transit of Venus reception on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, which begins at 2 p.m. MST (4 p.m. EDT, 2000 GMT).
The online Slooh Space Camera will offer a complete view of the transit of Venus 2012 from several different observatories around the world, including telescopes in Australia, japan, New Zealand, Hawaii, Norway, Arizona and New Mexico. The webcast will begin at 3 p.m. PDT (6 p.m. EDT, 2200 GMT).
The Coca-Cola Space Science Center at Columbus State University in Columbus, Ga., will offer a comprehensive webcast of the Venus transit here from observation points on June 5, 2012 where viewers will be able to see images from Alice Springs, Australia, Mongolia's Gobi Desert and U.S. transit views from Bryce Canyon in Utah and Columbus, Ga.
Israel's Bareket Observatory will offer live Venus transit images in a webcast here on June 6, 2012, between 5:33 a.m. and 7:56 a.m. Israel local time, which corresponds to 10:33 p.m. EDT June 5 and 12:65 a.m. EDT June 6 (0233 to 0456 GMT).
The Sky Watchers Association of North Bengal (SWAN) in India is also having a live stream telecast which will start at 4 am IST (Indian Time) here.
Live Transit of Venus 2012 – Watch it live – June 6, 2012
The transit or passage of a planet across the face of the Sun is a relatively rare occurrence. Tomorrow (June 6, 2012), you will get an opportunity to view this rare event from the early hours to around 10.20 a.m.
Of all the planets the transits of Mercury and Venus only are possible to be seen from Earth. So watching this occurrence is fascinating. So far only seven such occurrences have been recorded in the years 1631, 1639, 1761, 1769, 1874, 1882, 2004. The next one after tomorrow's event will happen only in 2117.
On June 6, 2012, the last lap of the transit of Venus is visible in India. Fortunately, the Sun rising early due to summer, people in Chennai will be able to watch this rare astronomical event from 5.43 a.m. onwards. Of course, the sky should be clear.
Since Venus walks across the Sun and as we know, we should never watch the Sun with naked eyes, it is advisable to view this grand event with professional sky-watchers and with safe equipments.
Live transit of Venus 2012 will begin to be visible in the Western Hemisphere on Tuesday evening, and will be visible for people in the Eastern Hemisphere on Wednesday at sunrise.
At 6:04 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, the planet Venus will begin to cross paths between the sun and the Earth.
By 6:22 p.m., our sister planet will appear as a black dot moving across the face of the Sun for six hours. The further west you live in the states, the longer you'll be able to view the transit.
As long as clouds don't ruin the view, most of the world will be able to watch the celestial event. The entire transit will be visible for people in the Western Pacific Ocean, northwest North America, northeastern Asia, the Philippines, Oceania, and high Arctic locations such as Scandinavia, Iceland, and Greenland. But the transit will never be visible for those in east South America, West Africa, Portugal, and Spain.
Transits of Venus occur in a pattern that repeats every 243 years, in which a pair of two transits is separated by eight years and each pair itself is separated from others by alternating periods of 121.5 years and 105.5 years. Although we last saw one in 2004, this year's transit will be the last transit of the century. The next one will be in 2117, so it's your last chance to watch our sister planet dance across the largest stage in our Solar System.


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text: Hedge Cost Index October 2019 Print Connect Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Google+ By Ram Kelkar, Daren Lockwood, Xiaohong Mo, Adam Schenck | 01 November 2019 The expected hedge cost for a hypothetical GLWB block (see Index Methodology1) is estimated to be 191 bps as of the end of October 2019, down 10 basis points from the previous month, driven by an increase in long-term interest rates. Download the PDF AuthorsRam KelkarChicago, IL, USTel: +1 312 7260677View bioRam Kelkar, CFAPrincipal, Managing Director, Financial Risk Management, Capital MarketsChicago, IL, USTel: +1 312 7260677Read more>>View bioE-Mail | VCardDaren LockwoodChicago, IL, USTel: +1 312 7260677View bioDaren Lockwood, PhD, FRMQuantitative Development Group LeaderChicago, IL, USTel: +1 312 7260677Read more>>View bioE-Mail | VCardXiaohong MoChicago, IL, USTel: +1 312 7260677View bioXiaohong Mo, FSA, MAAA, CFAPrincipal, Consulting ActuaryChicago, IL, USTel: +1 312 7260677Read more>>View bioE-Mail | VCardAdam SchenckChicago, IL, USTel: +1 312 7260677View bioAdam Schenck, CFA, FRMFinancial Risk Management Principal, Managing Director Head of Fund ServicesChicago, IL, USTel: +1 312 7260677Read more>>View bioE-Mail | VCard Risk Management and Financial Services Enterprise risk management See all topics HealthcareAffordable Care Act researchHealthcare costsHealthcare reform 2.0Healthcare reform reading list: From the ACA archivesLong-term care insuranceMedicaidMedical professional liabilityMedicareMedicare ACOs and Alternative Payment ModelsProviderEmployee Benefits and InvestmentDefined benefit plansDefined contribution plansInvestmentInsuranceAnalytics and modelingCatastrophe risk and insurance-linked securitiesInsurtechLife insuranceLong-term care insuranceMedical professional liabilityProperty and casualty insuranceRisk managementSolvency IITelematicsRisk Management and Financial ServicesEnterprise risk management Your choices regarding cookies on this site This website uses cookies to provide you with an optimized experience. Refer to our privacy policy for more information regarding our use of data or click here to learn more about the cookies we use and how to disable them. Agree and Proceed Required Cookies These Cookies are necessary for you to access and navigate our Sites. Analytics & Performance These Cookies are used by us or third-party service providers to analyze how the Sites are used and how they are performing. We use the following service providers and you can learn more about their privacy policies and how to opt-out of their cookies by clicking on these links: Google Analytics: https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro AI Media group: https://aimediagroup.com//user/themes/aimedia/docs/privacy.pdf Social We use 'social buttons' to enable our users to share or bookmark web pages. These are buttons for third party social media sites. We use the following service providers and you can learn more about their privacy policies and how to opt-out of their cookies by clicking on these links: Facebook.com: https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/ Google Inc.: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en Linkedin.com: https://privacy.linkedin.com/ Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/en/privacy Agree and Proceed Cancel


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Some of the also-rans worth second look
Each year during Oscar season, a lot of movies and actors bubble up for consideration, but only a few are actually nominated. It's not that these "almost nominees" weren't worthy; it's just that something else was a little bit better. Many of these films are just now out on DVD and are worth noting since none of them played in the Beaumont area. Judge for yourself if any of these performances and/or films should have received nominations.
"I Love You Phillip Morris" brought Jim Carrey a lot of attention, and in a good way. He was crowded out of the best actor category, but critics were kind to his performance in this offbeat true story with Carrey as a gay conman who repeatedly breaks the law to be with the man he loves, a fellow prisoner played by Ewan MacGregor. This is the kind of quirky story you can't make up. Rated R.
"Fair Game" is the film adaptation of the real life Valerie Plame scandal during the Bush administration. Naomi Watts was considered a best actress contender for her portrayal of Plame in this political hot potato, but it never materialized. Sean Penn stars as her husband Joe Wilson, whose truth telling got his wife outed as a CIA operative, endangering her life and her family. Rated PG-13.
"Made in Dagenham" is a sort of British "Norma Rae" set in the '60s. Star Sally Hawkins isn't as well known to American audiences but she was also considered a possibility for a best actress bid as the ringleader of a group of female workers at a Ford auto plant in Dagenham, England, take on the union for better pay and a little respect. Rated R.
"Casino Jack" is another based-in-fact political scandal brought to the screen with Kevin Spacey starring as Jack Ambramoff, the lobbyist mixed up with the mafia who is now serving time for currying favor with elected officials using bribes including trips, money, etc. His arrest and confession brought down several congressmen, as well. Spacey, a natural mimic, does a great impression of Abramoff, who fancied himself a real player, which was his ultimate undoing. Rated R.
"Somewhere" is Sofia Coppola's fourth feature and the first after the critical and box office disappointment "Marie Antoinette." This latest effort has been compared to her best known "Lost in Translation" and stars Stephen Dorff as a hard partying rock star living at the famed Chateau Marmont in LA. When his young daughter, played by Elle Fanning, comes to live with him, it forces the usual issues of what's important in life. Priorities, man. Rated R.
"Mao's Last Dancer" may not have factored into the awards season, but its dance scenes make "Black Swan" look strictly amateur. If you've ever seen a performance of the Houston Ballet, chances are you watched Li Cunxin perform. This is his inspiring true story of growing up in China training as a ballet dancer and his eventual defection to the United States. Under the direction of HB creative director Ben Stevenson (Bruce Greenwood), Cunxin went on to become one of this company's most talented lead dancers until his retirement not long ago. Directed by Bruce Beresford, Cunxin is played by newcomer Chi Cao. Rated PG.


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When Emily Fitz Randolf met Ron Wiedenhoeft during a singles group event, she was struck by his charm, intellect and traditional Bavarian outfit.
It was 1996 and Ron decided he would spend his 60th birthday trying something new. From the moment the two crossed paths at the singles soirée, they hit it off. He gushed about his passion for taking trips to Europe to photograph fine art and architecture, and Emily was enamored.
Nearly 14 years later, Ron is different. Lewy body dementia has taken his memory, verbal skills and changed his behavior, reducing him to a shell of his former self. Some days are better than others, but Ron, 73, no longer possesses the skills and desires that defined him just a few years ago.
He originally earned a bachelor's degree in engineering, but later discovered music and art during a fellowship to Germany. He pursued his new loves and received a doctorate from
During one excursion in Berlin in 1968, he was arrested for taking photos of a sensitive historical landmark and held for nine months with little contact with his family. As punishment for playing chess against a cell mate by using apple seeds on a crudely drawn board, the German officers prohibited Ron from sitting or lying on his bed during the day. He was interrogated daily, but never went to trial. Emily feels the event shaped her husband's view on life, but cannot explain exactly how.
Creating memories to last a lifetime
Still, the incident did not deter Ron from traveling. After meeting Emily, the two set off for places like Venice and Salzburg, and created incredible memories that both thought would last a lifetime.
It was during a 2005 expedition to Alaska and British Columbia to shoot photos of totem poles that Emily first realized something was wrong. Ron, who made a habit of transferring all new photos to compact disc after returning to the hotel, inexplicably could not remember the process he had repeated so many times before. Even after Emily showed him the steps, Ron struggled, and went to see a neurologist upon their return to Colorado. The neurologist concluded that he exhibited early signs of Lewy body dementia.
Ron had been diagnosed in 1997 with Parkinson's disease, but had not allowed the condition to affect his everyday life. He was determined to continue his travels despite his latest diagnosis, especially since he had retired in 2001. But Ron's dementia symptoms could not be ignored and eventually affected his ability to go places by himself.
Ron, an independent, free-thinker with a vast knowledge of an array of subjects, was beginning to alarm his wife through his mental slip-ups. During a trip to Germany in 2006, he went missing for several hours at night after becoming lost. Emily, who was unable to speak German, grew worried until a policeman picked up Ron for wandering in the same area for a long period of time. Ron told the officer that it was his wife who was lost.
"Even at that time, it really frightened me," she said.
Nonsensical writing on postcards he tried to send home also raised red flags. On their final international trip, Ron became lost at an airport and told a security officer that he was taking an outbound flight, when, in fact, he had just returned from Budapest, Hungary.
"That was it. That was the end," she said.
Within the next 18 months, he was hurt during falls and became aggressive with Emily, prompting her to seek care from more qualified professionals. She eventually settled on Clare Bridge, an Alzheimer's and dementia care facility on University Boulevard in Highlands Ranch that provides assisted living services. Meanwhile, Emily, 68, embarked on a separate fight for survival when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2008 and underwent a double mastectomy a month later. Ron's dementia left him unable to communicate, and Emily was left to rely on the support of family, neighbors and friends from church to get through her ordeal. But she does not blame Ron. She knows he would care for her if he was able. She has been cancer-free since that summer.
Emily has seen her husband's condition continue to gradually deteriorate. She becomes emotional when she recalls how vibrant his life was compared to now.
"Books define Ron, the slides define him, and his trips define him," she said, adding she has wondered if he is now "bored to tears."
Over Christmas, she admits she cried when thinking about their life. In a way, she feels as though she is a widow, even though her husband is still alive.
"I wept for what we had, and that life had become so narrow," she said.
'I'm married for the rest of my life'
Sometimes, he sits for hours on end in his room with his head down; other times he walks around Clare Bridge. Emily believes the bright atmosphere and good care at the facility has brought comfort to Ron, even if he is not able to express his contentment. She has done her best to fight through the frustration and anger families go through when caring for a loved one with dementia.
"I can come here relaxed and just love him," she said. "I'm married for the rest of my life. I really honor my marriage vows."
Before losing his verbal skills, Ron occasionally reverted to speaking German and recognized his first wife on a visit a few years ago. Emily worries her husband might eventually forget who she is.
"That's one of the things I'm concerned about because I'm in his short-term memory. It's only been 13 years," she said. "Hopefully, 13 years will be enough time."
For now, she takes comfort in the small moments, when she sees the occasional hint of the Ron she knew. Ron went home for Thanksgiving in November. He didn't say much at the dinner table, but as he and Emily pulled away from the house, he waved out the window and said, "I love you." Emily cherishes those moments and the time they have left together on this Earth.
"He smiles at me and every time he smiles…the smiles are gifts," she said, her eyes welling with tears.
This story was first published in the Littleton (Colorado) Independent. Used with permission.


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Ive been tossing around an idea for a new forum. It would be called Ask the Band. The forum would be closed to everyone except the moderators, the Fixx, and those who work closely with them. Questions would be submitted to the moderators, who would determine which ones are appropriate. The Fixx would then decide which questions they would like to answer. The answers would be posted to Ask the Band by the moderators or those with the band. I suppose it would help us if the moderators told us what was appropriate so that no ones time was wasted.
As a longtime member of this message board, I like this idea because there are times when questions are posted, but never answered. And sometimes, IMO, albeit rarely, inappropriate questions are posted as well. The forum would be a place for fans and the general public to learn more about the Fixx, information that might not be obtained anywhere else.
Im not sure how well this would work, if there would too many or too few questions coming in. Perhaps, it would require too much time for those involved. Its just an idea of mine, and I thought it would be good to share it with you.


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