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Education: M.Ed.,Stanford University
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Writing, Grammar, Literature, ACT Prep
Education: M.Ed.,Stanford University
Katie is an enthusiastic teacher who strives to make connections between literature and student's every day lives.
Subjects and verbs must agree in number. Multiple subjects must be joined by "and", "or", or "nor". Learn more ways to figure out which verbs must be used with singular and plural subjects.
Alright, now we are talking subjects and verbs, really getting into the sentences and the one thing we've got to know about subjects and verbs is that they have to agree in number. So you've got to decide do you have a singular or a plural subject and if so, what kind of verb do you need with it and you've got to match it up. So you've got "she is", "she" is singular, "is" is the singular form of the "to be" verb so those two fit together. The same way that we conjugate then "they are", so we switch to they are because "they" is plural, "are" is obviously plural as well.
A couple tricks here; this seems pretty simple as you have it but when you get multiple subjects it starts to get a little bit confusing, so one thing to know is that you've got multiple subjects like "she" and "I", then if they are joined by the word "and" you're going to take the plural form of the verb. If you've got multiple subjects joined by the word "or" or the word "nor", then you're going to change it to singular, so that's kind of just a trick of the trade to know when you get to those multiple subjects.
Also, and these I always find to be the most tricky even now, I have to kind of sit down and take my time when I'm writing, when you've got the indefinite pronouns that are up here; each, each one, either, neither, everyone, everybody, anybody, anyone, nobody, somebody, someone and no one, those are always going to take the singular. So it sometimes takes a little bit of memorization but when you get those indefinite pronouns really think about how many people you would actually be referring to if the nouns were there in place of the pronouns and that will help you make that singular decision.
So if we take a look at these sentences, "I hope the cubs and the giants make it to the playoffs." I've got a compound subject here, right? I've got the cubs and the giants, they are joined by the word "and" so if we pay attention to our trick that we talked about then we know that the verb make needs to be in the plural form because we've got two subjects joined by "and". Alright, "My friends and I are going to Wrigley Field." same thing there, we've got my friends and I so we know they are joined by "and" they've got to take the plural verb, alright?
Let's take a look at some fill in the blank examples then and see if we can melt this down. So we've got, some blank this will be the year for the cubs, who blank, there blank always next year. So we've got to take a look at what form of the verbs are going to fit here and so we've got our subject "some" alright, and we want to fill in here, "some say" because we've got a plural subject here, so we want a plural form of the word say, "This will be the year for the cubs, who knows?" Alright, spoken like a true cubs fan, right? So we've got "who" which is one of those again, it's an interrogative pronoun that can also be used, considered an indefinite pronoun because you don't really know who fills in the blank there so we've got to make these two agree in number. And then finally, when we use this word "there" it's always going to be followed, "There is always next year," so we've got to actually look down here, we're talking about a singular next year so we want to make this match up because "there" is actually the pronoun standing in for next year so we've got to make the "is" a singular verb. So there you go; subjects and verbs agree in number, just take your time and really think about some of those tricks we talked about especially when it comes to those indefinite pronouns.


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A Guide for Finding the Best Pool Service Contractor
Your swimming pool has to be well cleaned once in a while to remove all the contaminants in water. Again. If it has been leaking, then repair services have to be considered. Sometimes, you may need pool resurfacing. However, the pool services should be handled by professionals, and hence, you should hire the best contractor for your pool services. On the other hand, the pool services contractors are many, and you would need to read this page because it has enough info on how to identify the right one for your pool service needs.
You have to consider providing the best pool service contractor by considering the referrals and internet search. Referrals would be a guide because some people in your neighborhood or even your friends and coworkers have used the pool services. Hence, when you as for referrals you would be recommended to contractors who offer the best pool services to these people. Still, you can look for the pool contractors through the internet, and ensure they are within your locality. You might have several pool service contractors after you use the referrals and internet search, and for you to identify the best one, you would need to invest in reviews. The contractor with positive reviews has to be chosen to deliver the best pool services.
You ought to consider how long the contractor has been operating while providing the best pool services. You may need pool cleaning services, or even repairing services, and hence, you need a contractor who has enough experience in delivering excellent services. Hence, the contractor who has been in this industry for more than ten years has to be chosen because the technicians who handle this task are experienced enough to handle your needs. This is a way of making sure that your pool cleaning services are exceptional, and hence, you are assured of the best outcome. Therefore, it means that you would be provided with exceptional pool services.
Your budget is an essential factor, whenever you are picking the best pool service, contractor. You need to consider how much you are willing to spend on your cleaning and maintenance services of a pool. It helps because you check out the amount of money these contractors charge. The contractor with a reasonable rate, and according to your budget you can afford it, then you ought to choose it. It helps because you are assured that the pool service contractor you pick for all your cleaning and repair needs would be affordable for you.
You should consider working with a contractor who has been licensed and certified for the pool services. You want a contractor who would offer the right services without the use of harsh products for pool cleaning and repair services. Hence, a license is necessary to ensure that, if something goes wrong, then the contractor can be found by authorities. Again, certification would help to know the track record of the contractor so far. It helps in picking a contractor with a clean track record for the past work, and hence, you are assured of the best pool services.

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The Five Stupidest Kinds of Christmas Gifts
Yesterday we showed you the kinds of gifts to buy people you hate. Today let's look at the gifts you get from people that you hate. It's a big difference, but if you buy one of these types of gifts, the hatred is justified.
There are only so many types of gifts you can get someone for Christmas: toys, jewelry, clothes, a vacation, a car, some money for the prison commissary. There are only so many. Everyone knows better than to buy a fruit cake, but these aren't much better. Here are some classes of gifts that you should never buy from ever again. Get a little bit more creative next time, and everyone in your life will be a lot happier.
A Tie
Really? A tie? A fucking tie? That is the best you could do? Of all the gifts in God's green malls you went and bought the man in your life the most cliched piece of neck silk imaginable. Great, a tie. Where do you wear ties? To work. What does everyone hate? Their job. You just gave someone something that reminds them of something they hate. Congrats. You ruined Christmas.
Donald Trump Tahitian Pearl Tie: $29.75 [Macy's]
Celebrity Perfume
Buying someone perfume or cologne for Christmas isn't such a bad idea, other than the fact that you're saying the other person stinks and he needs to cover it up. But if you do go this route, do not buy a celebrity perfume. There has never been one that smelled good. Period. Have you ever caught of whiff of someone pleasant-smelling and asked what they were wearing and they said "Circus Fantasy by Britney Spears" (which is a real thing). No, they did not, because as sure as the sun will rise and the Dow Jones will fall, celebrity perfumes will be putrid.
Celebrity Fragrance Collection: $500 [Perfumania]
Sex Toys
You think that you're going to buy your partner something fun and kinky to spice up your life and get them to have sex with you. What the recipient thinks is, "You think I can't give blow jobs and I need a Blow Guard." Or, "You're not satisfied with what I do in the bedroom so we need some piece of plastic to make us happy?" Or, "There is no way I'm ruining all the hard work I did decorating this apartment so you can ruin it with some stupid sex swing." Just don't. This is not sexy, and neither is Christmas. Save this for Valentine's Day. If you want to buy your partner something that will make them have more sex with you, try expensive jewelry, a car, a trip to Paris, or some other lavish token. That will get them putting out no problem. If you want to buy a sex toy, just buy one as a present to yourself for "private time." For boys, I recommend the Tenga Flip Hole. It is seriously better than blow jobs.
Anything Intangible
Please do not adopt me an animal. Please do not name a star after me. Please do not give me the gift of charity in a cause you believe in but I don't. You have to give me something real. You have to have something to wrap. Don't you know Christmas is about stuff? This also goes for those kids who give their moms coupons for "time." Never have one of those been redeemed in the creation of humanity. At least make her a damn macaroni picture frame or some shit. Seriously.
Name a Star: $14.95 [Starnamer]
Whenever there is a $50 Secret Santa or that is the limit put on gift exchanging someone has the brilliant idea to buy a iPod. What is this? 2002? This is such a hackneyed idea. Did you even spend more than seven seconds thinking about it? I hate to break it to you, but everyone who wants an iPod, already has a damn iPod. If they don't have one, they either have some sort of device to play their music (and probably organize their calendar, make phone calls, connect to the internet, order them eggs, and tell them they're pretty too) or they don't have the technology possible to put the songs onto the iPod or are too old to figure out how to operate it. Don't ever buy one of these as a gift ever again. Ever.
iPod Shuffle: $49.99 [Apple]
So, what are the stupidest gifts you guys hate getting? Let us know in the comments.


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U.S. Route 58 Corridor Development Program
Project Description
The Route 58 Corridor Development Program is a construction project that encompasses close to 680 miles and finances planning, environmental and engineering studies, right of way, and construction.
Today, about 370 miles are four lanes or more, compared to 240 miles when the program started. Work began on the east coast and is moving westward.
Project Origination
The Virginia General Assembly established the Route 58 Corridor Development Program in 1989 to enhance economic development potential across this largely rural portion of the state. Travel is being improved on the mostly two-lane, winding and hilly road, and most work is now completed through Henry County.
Route 58 is Virginia's longest roadway, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest tip of Virginia. It traverses five Virginia Department of Transportation districts - Hampton Roads, Richmond, Lynchburg, Salem and Bristol.
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Paper federal benefits checks going away March 1
Paper social security checks are going away in just a few days. By law, the federal government will stop mailing paper checks as of March 1.
As of January 8, the U.S. Department of the Treasury was reporting that 5 million checks continued to be mailed to federal beneficiaries each month.
With just 4 days remaining until the electronic payment law goes into effect, the Treasury Department is urging remaining Social Security and other federal benefit recipients who still get paper checks to make the switch to direct deposit or the Direct Express Debit MasterCard before the deadline.
Currently, approximately 93 percent of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments are being made electronically. The U.S. Treasury Department says converting the remaining paper check recipients to electronic payments will save American taxpayers $1 billion over the next 10 years.
The following is a statement released by the U.S. Treasury Department regarding the switch:
"Switching to an electronic payment is not optional - it's the law. The Treasury Department published a final rule in December 2010 to gradually phase out paper checks for federal benefit payments. Since May 1, 2011, all people newly applying for federal benefits, including Social Security, SSI, Veterans Affairs, Railroad Retirement Board, Office of Personnel Management benefit payments and other non-tax payments, have had to choose direct deposit or the Direct Express? card at the time they sign up for their benefits. March 1, 2013, is the final deadline by which all remaining federal benefit check recipients must receive their money electronically.
Switching from checks to electronic payments is fast, easy and free at www.GoDirect.org, by calling the U.S. Treasury Electronic Payment Solution Center's toll-free helpline at 1-800-333-1795, or by speaking with a bank or credit union representative.
If check recipients wish to direct their money into a bank or credit union account, they will want to have the following information on hand:
Financial institution's routing transit number (often found on a personal check)
Account type - checking or saving
Account number (often found on a personal check)
People who prefer receiving their payments on a prepaid debit card or who do not have an account at a financial institution can receive a Direct Express card.
For more information, visit www.GoDirect.org.
- Currently, about 93 percent of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments are being made electronically.
- The switch to electronic payments means taxpayer savings will total $1 billion over 10 years. It costs 92 cents more to issue a payment by paper
check than by direct deposit.
- Electronic payments are safer than paper checks. In 2011, more than 440,000 Social Security paper checks were reported lost or stolen and had to be
replaced - while $70 million worth of Treasury-issued checks were fraudulently endorsed in 2011.
- Beneficiaries are 125 times more likely to have a problem with a paper check than with an electronic payment.
Copyright 2013 KSLA. All rights reserved.


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We're running a segment here at The Big Picture where we'll interview some of the biggest names in the sports blogosphere. What's the point? Well, these guys spend countless, thankless hours writing, so a little recognition from time to time is well warranted. Think of this as the blogger's version of a reach-around or something.
On the hot seat today is Brian Cook from the outstanding Michigan blog, MGoBlog. He also shares his college football wisdom at The FanHouse. We imagine he's been on a bit of a an emotional roller coaster of late, seeing as his beloved Wolverines are toying with their fans' heads. So go easy on him in the comments. But not too easy...
1. The rundown:
Name: Brian Cook
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Occupation: Blogger (seriously!)
Favorite team: University of Michigan anything
Links to your favorite all-time posts you've written. (3-5)
Quod Erat Demonstrandum
Eleven Swans
Zen And The Science Of Third Down Conversions
And, while no UFR (Upon Further Review) is a treasure trove of bon mots, it has become something of a signature offering. A typical example:
Upon Further Review: Offense vs Notre Dame (2006)
During football season: lots and lots, unless we lose to Appalachian State or something. (Like that would ever happen.) I would peg it at eight to twelve. During the offseason much less.
1. Wake up. If I have something prepared for the early part of the day, post it and enjoy a leisurely perusal of bloglines. If not, frantically scramble for something to put up.
2. Either way, I'm reading bloglines constantly for FanHouse items or MGoBlog stuff.
So how do you fix that? Making things not facile necessarily means putting some numbers behind them, or at least reviewing thing systematically to see where the points of failure and success are. It means doing something other than parroting conventional wisdom. Conveniently, I appear well suited for this task. I've always been good with numbers. This is where I note the engineering degrees: computer, two of them. I often joke about "not using" these degrees and how this distresses my parents, but that's not actually true. I use both the skills and the viewpoint the degree imparted to me, and these are both very useful. While the analytical features of the site were not specifically designed to make the blog stand out from other Michigan blogs, they do so because there aren't many engineers -- and I remain one of those at heart -- who ditch the whole well-paid nine-to-five for this adventure.
4. One of the things that impresses us most about MGoBlog is that it's a narrow focus, blogging solely about Michigan. Isn't it hard -- especially during the dreadfully long off-season -- to come up with enough material to keep readers entertained? Any secrets you have to finding content on painfully slow news days?
7. Most rewarding parts of blogging? Most frustrating?
I think we're heading towards a sort of free agent punditry. Occasionally I will follow my blog's referrers, and of late I've noticed something interesting: people are referring to me by my full name. I don't even use my full name except on the FanHouse -- on MGoBlog it's just Brian. But certain people are catching on that I am this person and I write things here and also there and that makes me an Entity. I occasionally get into conversations with people and the conversation veers to these things and I end up saying things like "please don't throw me into a wood chipper, but I am a brand. MGoBlog is a brand, I am a brand, and given traffic vectors and suchlike and so forth this could end up being something major." Orson is a brand, too, as is SMQB. And as these brands grow to a stature where they are not dwarfed by what I often uncharitably refer to as "lolmsm" you're beginning to see credibility attach to them. As this happens and more people start finding blogs they like, the stigma of pajamas-wearing basement dwellers fades, and all we're left with is the content. And, frankly, the best content on blogs slaughters most tepid MSM offerings. It has to to get attention.
But Jones started. Then rumors started spreading on Notre Dame message boards that Jones was transferring. FanHouse's Brian Stouffer was the first person to report on this, and SMQB was the first person to note Jones' registration information popping up in the NIU online phonebook after industrious messageboarders dug it up. It was on ESPN hours later without accreditation. The Internet is becoming a source of information; it's always been one but now all the best information trickles out onto message boards before it hits newspapers. Every major school has Scout/Rivals/indie message boards populated by sources close to players and coaches and these days I know 75% of the actual news before it hits the papers. Knowing the dimly lit alleys of the Internet and knowing who is reliable and who is not is now just as valuable as being an actual journalist, and at some schools even more so.
The start of the season has been the most disappointing two weeks in the history of college football fandom. This is probably not true, but you can't prove otherwise so I'm sticking by it. I call this "The Stewart Mandel Method". We'll know more about whether to care or not after this weekend: beat Penn State and the sucky Big Ten appears ripe for the taking. It would be a comedown after all the expectations heaped upon the program, but 10-3 with wins over Ohio State and in a BCS game would still be a satisfactory season. Lose to PSU and Michigan fans will be hoping for a New Year's Day bowl but mostly focused on one question: Tedford, Schiano, Rodriguez, or Miles?


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Even Detestable Billionaire Jerks Are More Popular Than Katherine Heigl These Days
The poor girl just can't get a break. People are harshing on her all the time. Ah well, she at least beat out the horse movie and some stupid horror thing. At least there's that.
1) The Social Network — $15.5M
Do you think that this film's (moderate) success is giving anyone else any ideas? Specifically, do you think the success of this film means that the Winklevoss boys are gonna go ahead with funding their own project, A Winkle in Time: The Winklevoss Story? Or maybe A Whole New Winkle. Y'know, something like that. That really tells their side of the story. It just tells the regular story of two titan twins who go to Harvard and invent vague website ideas and go to the Olympics for fun and are named Winklevoss. You know, a story that everyone can relate to. I mean, everyone wants to go see Mark's movie, so maybe they'll want to see the twins' movie, right? Right??, they figure as they sit in the darkened theater for the third time this week, waiting anxiously for every moment that Armie Hammer x 2 appears on screen. Stroke! Stroke!, they say in rowing. Stroke! Stroke!. They say it over and over again, until everyone's finished and lying in a panting, sweating heap.
2) Life as We Know It — $14.6M
Stinkhat McGee, better known as Katherine Heigl, has another sorta hit on her hands! This thing might do Ugly Truth or 27 Dresses numbers. It certainly ought to do better than Killers, a movie that should have done really well, considering Heigl was paired up with Ashton Kutcher, America's answer to the question: "What if Walter Matthau had a grandson that nobody liked?" But yes, this Life movie, about life and what we know about it, didn't do quite as well as the box office fortune tellers said it would, but it still did decently. I mean, there you go. In one week they've made back Kitty Heigl's entire salary! Yes! Did you know that she made $12M for this movie? How long did it take you to make your $12M? It took me years and years. And don't get me wrong, I love my $12M more than anything in the world and would never change a thing about how I got it, but receiving your constitutionally guaranteed $12M for making just one little movie? That's a pretty good way to get your $12M. "Hey, do you want $12M? All you have to do is talk to this baby, touch Josh Duhamel, and put this fake poop on your face." "Deal. Deal times infinity."
3) Secretariat — $12.6M
This movie, about Diane Lane submitting herself to the S&M whims of her boss, a horse played by James Spader, certainly broke into a nice trot. Yes, it galloped its way to nearly half of its $30 million-plus budget. So that's good news for everyone, including Diane Lane. I do wonder, though, if this means that she'll have to get into some kind of territory-defending rumble with Tobey Maguire and his "pussy posse", because of his success with the Seabiscuit film. There can be only one uplifting horse picture! I think a bar fight is imminent. I mean, I wouldn't be worried about her. Maguire and his band of LA pretty boys would be no match for Lane and her single posse member, bottle-breakin' brawler hubby Josh Brolin. If you were in a darkened bar trying to defend Seabiscuit's honor and you saw Josh frigging Brolin barreling towards you at a clip, I think you'd run the other way pretty darn fast. You mess with the bull, you get the Josh Brolin. That's just what happens. Tobey can go run up to Maine and cry like a little girl and make cider, is what he can do. Secretariat rules! James Spader forever!
5) My Soul to Take — $6.9M
Yipes. This slasher film did not perform wel, monetarily or audience-wise. Apparently it received a whopping D grade in audience exit polling, which means no one will tell their friends to go, which means goodbye movie. And so close to Halloween! Usually a horror movie is good for a big opening and then a steep decline, but this didn't even get its opening. My theory? People just don't want to see the Coke Christmas commercial kid unless he's singing a cute little song. Put that kid in a thing about murder and mayhem and with NO singing? Unh uh. People do not want that. They want Christmas Coke singing or nothing at all. Take a note from me, Wes Craven. Lean from someone who knows the movie business. Me.
35) Inside Job — $42K
This documentary about financial collapse had the highest per-screen average of the week, with $21k per screen. Yes, it's only on two screens! It's at the Angelika and up at Lincoln Plaza. That's it. And a good number of people went to go see it. Because, gosh darn it, some people like to see documentaries in movie theaters. Mind you, I rarely see a reason to spend movie theater prices on a documentary which could just as easily be watched from the comfort/misery of one's own home, but that's just me. Some folks like to be up-to-date with their movie watching, so they need to see the documentaries right when they come out. I'm not those people. But I know those people. And, yes, they're often hanging out in the lobby of the Angelika and up at Lincoln Plaza.


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While Preview's bookmarks and search features are great for jumping between different pages in a PDF document, sometimes it'd be handy to view more than one page of a single document on the screen at the same time. Unfortunately, Preview (like most Mac OS X applications) lets you have just one instance of a file open at a time. But there's a way around that restriction.
open command line program accepts a parameter
-n that allows it to launch the application again, even if it's already running. So, if you're currently viewing file.pdf in Preview, enter
open -n file.pdf in Terminal. (You'll need to supply the full and complete path to the file, of course; the easiest way to do that is to type in
open -n, then drag the file from the Finder to the Terminal command line.) Another instance of Preview will launch, complete with its own Dock icon, with the PDF document open. Unfortunately, some applications (such as iTunes) resist even this technique, so you cannot launch a second iTunes instance—to, say, have multiple iTunes libraries open at the same time.
If you wish, you can put this command into an Automator service, making it that much easier to launch. Open Automator and select Service from the template list. In the bar near the top of the editing pane, configure the new service to receive PDF files in the Finder. Open the Utilities section in the Library on the left, then double-click the Run Shell Script action from it. In the editing pane, select As Arguments from the Pass Input drop-down menu. Replace the contents of the action's text area with:
for f in "$@"do open -n "$f"done
Save and name the service—Open Selected PDFs in New Preview, for example. Now, when you want to open a Preview document the second time, you can select it in Finder, and then select your new service from the Finder -> Services submenu (or from the context menu that appears when you right-click on the file).
You can, of course, adapt this service to work with other apps and file-types. Just remember that some applications cannot handle multiple open instances of the same document; generally, use this only for viewing, not for editing.


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Dad donates part of liver to save son's life
Little Muhammed Ali Tariq has been poorly since his birth 18 months ago but after the liver donation from his dad, Tariq Mushtaq, he has a new lease of life.
Proud dad Tariq (37), who works in Burnley, explained: "He was ill when he was born and he was jaundiced in birth. His condition was picked up in detail after seven weeks."
Back in early December the two had their operations with part of Tariq's liver being removed and transplanted in Muhammed.
Tariq explained: "He came back home last week. He's doing very well – the project is fantastic. His recovery has been marvellous."
Muhammed had suffered liver disease and needed a new liver and, after consulting with doctors, his father agreed to donate part of his own.
Tariq had a six-and-a-half hour operation, in which part of his liver was removed, at Leeds General Infirmary.
He explained: "They took 20% of my liver. The operations took place at the same time, but my son's was an eleven- and-a-half hour operation."
Tariq, who is a former pupil of Walverden Primary School and Walton High School in Nelson, now works in customer service with Fuel Card Services in Burnley.
Hesaid: "I'm doing well but I'm not fully fit yet. I hope to make a full recovery very soon. Doctors have been pleased with Muhammed's progress and are confident he will be okay – absolutely!
"It has been a tough 18 month for us all, he's been quite ill. It's a message to everyone to never give up.
"This story may offer hope to people who suffer from a life-threatening illness. "I'm overjoyed with everything and the level of support we've got.
"The NHS has been amazing with us we can't thank the medical teams enough."


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CRF1000L Africa Twin – CRF Rally colour
From the start of the CRF1000L Africa Twin project there was one motorcycle that consistently impressed with its balance of usability, poise and handling, on road and in the dirt – the seminal XRV750 Africa Twin. It proved a worthwhile benchmark, even when set against today's myriad choice of adventure motorcycles. The machine that now bears its name may share no common part with the old model but it inherits to the full the essence and spirit of what made the XRV750 Africa Twin so good.
The "go anywhere" approach starts with the engine, which has to perform in off-road situations as well as on-road long-range touring, and all points in between. The CRF1000L Africa Twin's 1000cc parallel twin power plant draws heavily on Honda's off-road race experience in the form of the CRF250R/450R competition machines, and uses the same four-valve Unicam head design for compact overall dimensions. A lightweight cast camshaft – using the same materials as the CBR1000RR Fireblade – operates the valve train, and twin spark plugs fire the fuel/air mixture in each combustion chamber.
Strong and linear power and torque deliver instant response anywhere in the rev-range – accompanied by a satisfying, characterful deep growl as rpm rises. A 270° phased crankshaft gives the power delivery a distinct character as well delivering excellent feel for rear wheel traction. Biaxial primary balance shafts cancel vibration.
The engine's short height contributes to the CRF1000L Africa Twin's excellent ground clearance – another prerequisite for a true adventure machine. It also uses clever packaging of componentry to both dynamic and aesthetic effect. The water pump is housed within the clutch casing, and the water and oil pumps are driven by a shared balancer shaft. Further reducing engine size is the lower crankcase design, which stores the oil and houses the pressure-fed pump.
The lightweight six-speed manual gearbox uses the same shift-cam design as found on the CRF250R/450R to ensure positive changes and is equipped with an assist slipper clutch.
For the CRF1000L Africa Twin's chassis three key attributes – highlights of the original XRV750 – were targeted: off-road performance, touring comfort and the everyday agility that makes for a great all-rounder or day-to-day commuter.
A steel semi-double cradle frame provides the perfect balance of high-speed stability – also while fully loaded – matched to genuine off-road ability, agility and sheer strength. Mass centralisation – with items like the battery packaged at the rear of the cylinder head – contributes to a low centre of gravity.
The long-travel Showa inverted forks are fully adjustable and feature dual radial-mount Nissin four-piston brake calipers and 310mm 'wave' style floating discs. The Showa rear shock has hydraulic spring preload adjustment. Like the CRF450R Rally, the CRF1000L Africa Twin uses 21/18-inch front rear spoked wheels, wearing 90/90-21 and 150/70-18 tyres.
Following its design theme of "unlimited adventure", the Africa Twin is styled with minimum bodywork in a tough, lightweight form that offers both weather protection for the rider and a slim, agile feel. Dual headlights maintain the original's signature presence and the seat height adjusts 20mm to either 870mm or 850mm. A large18.8-litre fuel tank – coupled with the engine's fuel efficiency – provides a range of up to 400km.
To tailor the overall electronics package to capably tackle any conditions on or off-road, the Honda Selectable Torque Control (HSTC)* system offers three levels of control, and it is possible for the rider to turn off the ABS* system for the rear wheel.
The CRF1000L Africa Twin will be available in three colour options: CRF Rally, Tricolour and Black.
CRF1000L Africa Twin – CRF Rally and Tricolour
There will be several versions of the CRF1000L Africa Twin, with prices starting from €12,100 (prices vary according to local taxes).
Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) for adventure
Honda's unique Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) will be available as an option on the CRF1000L Africa Twin, with the use of a common crankcase keeping the width the same as the manual transmission version.
It features the standard manual mode – allowing the rider to operate gear shifts through triggers on the left handlebar – and two automatic modes. D mode offers the best balance of fuel economy and comfort cruising. S mode has now been revised to give extra levels of sports performance, with three different shift patterns to choose from: S1, S2 and S3.
Of course, DCT for the CRF1000L Africa Twin is also fully equipped to operate in an adventure environment, with off-road functionality enhanced by the G switch positioned on the right side of the instrument panel. Pushing the G switch in any riding mode improves traction and machine control – all-important for off-road riding – by reducing the amount of clutch slip during gear changes.
Further new functionality for the DCT system comes in the form of incline detection, by means of which the gear shift pattern is adapted depending on the grade of any incline to provide optimum control.
* HSTC and ABS not available on base version; equipped as standard on ABS and DCT versions.
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The twenty third juzz covers the remainder of Sûrah Yâ-Sîn, Sûrah Sâffât, Sûrah Sâd and a part of Sûrah Zumar.
The Juz begins with words that every person should actually ask himself, "Why should I not worship the One Who has created me, and to Whom you all shall return?" (verse 22)
Allâh also declares, "What anguish about My bondsmen! They mock every Nabî that comes to them. Have they not seen (or have they forgotten) how many were the nations that We destroyed before them? They will certainly never return to them. They will all be present before Us collectively" (verses 30 to 32)
Thereafter, Allâh mentions numerous phenomena that denote His great creative ability. Mention of Jahannam and Jannah follow, when Allâh says, 'Verily the people of Jannah will be joyous in their occupation on this day (of Qiyâmah)" (verse 55).
Allâh concludes this glorious Sûrah by saying, "Pure is that Being in Whose hand lies the reins of everything, and to Whom you will all be returned." (verse 83)
Sûrah Sâffât follows Sûrah Yâ-Sîn. Allâh opens the Sûrah by taking several oaths and declaring that He is the only Master and Controller of the universe and that His system is free from the interference of the Shayâtîn.
On the Day of Qiyâmah, the Mushrikîn will become fuel for the fire of Jahannam along with their idols and gods.
Allâh then mentions how Prophet Ibrahîm Alayhis Salâm and his son Prophet Isma'îl Alayhis Salâm were successful in the trial that Allâh put them through when He commanded Prophet Ibrahîm Alayhis Salâm to sacrifice Prophet Isma'îl Alayhis Salâm.
At the last moment, Allâh replaced Prophet Isma'îl Alayhis Salâm with a ram from Jannah and the act of sacrificing an animal was made a practice for all Prophet Ibrahîm's Alayhis Salâm progeny to emulate.
After making brief mention of a few Ambiyâ, Allâh says, "Yunus was certainly from the Ambiya" (verse 139).
Thereafter, Allâh recounts the epic of Prophet Yunus who grew weary of his people's rejection and left the town without Allâh's permission. When he undertook a journey by sea, a huge fish swallowed him whole. While in the fish's stomach He repented to Allâh and Allâh forgave him. Allâh removed him from the fish's belly and returned him to land.
Sûrah Sâd follows Sûrah Sâffât.
Allâh speaks of the obstinacy and pride of the Mushrikîn who did not want to accept the truth and refused even to listen to Rasulullâh Sallallâhu 'alayhi wasallam. Allâh says that it is strange that "They are surprised that a warner has come from among them." (verse 4)
Allâh then reminds man of the various nations of the past that were destroyed on account of their sins so that people do not follow in their footsteps.
Allâh also exhorts Rasulullâh to patiently bear the harassment of the Kuffâr.
The Sûrah then proceeds to recount an incident in the life of Prophet Dawûd when Allâh tested him by making him judge a dispute between two persons. When he realised that it was a test from Allâh, he fell down in prostration before Allâh and begged forgiveness.
The incident of Prophet Ayyûb Alayhis Salâm, follows that of Prophet Dawood Alayhis Salâm and another of Prophet Sulaymân Allâh speaks about the severe illness that afflicted Prophet Ayyûb Alayhis Salâm which he endured with tremendous perseverance. Allâh then talks about certain other Ambiyâ, all of whom Allâh says were "from the very best." (verse 48)
Thereafter, Allâh mentions that He granted Iblîs respite to live until the Day of Qiyâmah. Although he will mislead mankind, he will have no power to mislead those whom Allâh has specially selected.
Sûrah Zumar follows Sûrah Sâd and explains that Allâh will not guide people who lie and who refuse to believe.
The Sûrah also emphasises that Allâh has not taken anyone as His son.
Allâh is Alone, Omnipotent and does not require anything from the creation.
Every person will have to account for his own doings when people are returned to Allâh on the Day of Qiyâmah.
Allâh says that the Qur'ân is a book of advice and guidance which contains subject matter that is clear and without crookedness.
By heeding its teachings, misguided people may be rightly guided and may save themselves from a grievous punishment.
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Keck Foundation Science & Engineering Program December Cycle 2015
|Chairs and Administrators; Associate Deans for Research; Departments in the Biological, Physical, & Social Sciences; College/School Research Administrators
|Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Graduate Education
|February 24, 2015
|Keck Foundation Science & Engineering Program December Cycle 2015
|Deadline for Internal Review:
|May 01, 2015
Project Description
The Keck Foundation strives to fund endeavors that are distinctive and novel in their approach. It encourages projects that are high-risk with the potential for transformative impact. "High-risk" comprises a number of factors, including questions that push the edge of the field, present unconventional approaches to intractable problems, or challenge the prevailing paradigm. "Transformative" may mean creation of a new field of research, development of new instrumentation enabling observations not previously possible, or discovery of knowledge that challenges prevailing perspectives. Applicants may find it helpful to look over the abstracts of recent grants to understand funding priorities. Grant abstracts may be found on Keck Foundation website within the particular program of interest.
Funding is awarded to universities and institutions nationwide for projects in research that:
• Focus on important and emerging areas of research
• Have the potential to develop breakthrough technologies, instrumentation or methodologies
• Are innovative, distinctive and interdisciplinary
• Demonstrate a high level of risk due to unconventional approaches, or by challenging the prevailing paradigm
• Have the potential for transformative impact, such as the founding of a new field of research, the enabling of observations not previously possible, or the altered perception of a previously intractable problem
• Does not focus on clinical or translational research, treatment trials or research for the sole purpose of drug development
• Fall outside the mission of public funding agencies
• Demonstrate that private philanthropy generally, and the W. M. Keck Foundation in particular, is essential to the project's success
Historically, grants range from $500,000 to $5 million, and are typically $2 million or less. The number of grants made varies each year.
The number of proposals UW-Madison may submit to the Science & Engineering Research Program is limited to one.
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Your School/College Associate Dean for Research will complete the review process and submit one or two proposals to the VCRGE via email to firstname.lastname@example.com by May 1, 2015.
Proposals to the Keck Foundation are sent through the UW Foundation. The PI of the selected proposal will work with the UW Foundation on submission.
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FBI's biggest-ever mob bust shows where Mafia still holds sway
FBI and local law enforcement arrests 127 people allegedly connected to the Mafia, mostly in New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. Officials say the mob is still 'entrenched' in certain industries and has a 'pervasive' influence at ports.
| New York
Even by New York mafia prosecution standards, the haul of alleged mobsters arrested on Thursday morning by law-enforcement officials was eye-popping.
A gigantic dragnet of 800 police or FBI officials arrested 127 individuals who were either "made members" of La Cosa Nostra or associated with it, according to federal indictments. To avoid clogging the courts, the accused mobsters were processed at an Army base. The FBI calls it one of the biggest single day operations in its history and the largest ever against the Mafia.
Those pulled in included Bartolomeo Vernace, who reportedly sits on organized crime's "Ruling Panel," that arbitrates interfamily spats. The haul also included the head of the Colombo Family and 34 members of the Gambino Family. Those arrested included "consiglieres" as well as captains, soldiers and associates.
Altogether, the arrests encompassed six crime families, plus the New England Cosa Nostra which operates in Boston and Providence.
"Today's arrests and charges mark an important step forward in disrupting La Cosa Nostra's illegal activities," said Eric Holder, the US Attorney General, in a press conference in New York.
Mob remains 'resilient and persistent'
The scale of the arrests may come as a surprise to many people. But law-enforcement officials as well as organized crime experts say it shows that organized crime continues to be a blight on society. And even though former law enforcement officials, such as Rudolph Giuliani, former attorney general for the southern district of New York, made inroads in the crime families, the families remain active.
"The mob has shown itself to be resilient and persistent," said Janice Fedarcyk, assistant director in charge of the FBI's New York division. "Arresting and convicting the hierarchy of the five families several times over has not eradicated the problem."
The scope of the mob's continuing crime activities, as detailed in a two-inch-thick stack of legal documents, included murder, loan-sharking, arson, narcotics trafficking, extortion, robbery, illegal gambling, and labor racketeering.
According to the indictments, the Colombo Family has long had control of the Cement and Concrete Workers Union Local 6A.
"The La Cosa Nostra is entrenched in certain industries, especially time-sensitive industries where they can control the timing and flow of goods and the labor force has an ability to impose extortionate demands," says Randy Mastro, a former US Attorney who prosecuted organized crime figures in the 1980s.
The indictments also indicate the Mafia is continuing to operate on the piers. According to the indictments, the Genovese Family extorted members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) to force the men to give a portion of their annual Christmas royalty payments to the mob as a sort of tax.
' "On the Waterfront" stuff'
Paul Fishman, the US attorney for the district of New Jersey, said the indictments showed that organized crime's corrupt influence in the ports was "pervasive."
"The idea that people have to pay to work at the ports, and their union leaders are not representing them is not justifiable at all," said Mr. Fishman.
"This is 'On the Waterfront' stuff," says Mr. Mastro, referring to the classic 1954 movie with Marlon Brando as an ex-prize fighter who tries to stand up to his corrupt union bosses. "Unfortunately, there is still criminal influence on the piers 60 years later."
Mastro, now with the law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher in New York, says the reason organized crime continues to operate is because they continue to recruit new members in what is almost a military type of organization. "It is not just about one figure or one head of a family, it is an organized structure with dons and capos and a quasi-military structure," he says.
If the cases go to trial, jurors will probably be listening to hours of wire tapped conversations and testimony from informants.
"We used every tool in our toolbox," said Ms. Fedarcyk of the FBI.
The charges brought against the individuals carry a variety of maximum penalties up to as much as life in prison.


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CCI wedging U.S. cotton to world need
Harry Cline
Three-of-a-kind has not been a winning hand for American cotton producers. Cotton seasons 1998, 1999 and 2000 have been anything but financially rewarding, partly because of low world prices and faltering demand.
New Cotton Council International (CCI) Chairman Larry Nelson, an Edmonson, Texas, cotton producer, called the past three seasons "challenging.
"We hope that better days are ahead, but those better days will not happen on their own. We have to help ourselves," Nelson said at the CCI board of directors meeting held in conjunction with the National Cotton Council's recent annual meeting in SanDiego, Calif.
One element of that self-help is CCI, the international promotional arm of the American cotton producers. CCI has a daunting task because, unlike the U.S. where cotton is the preferred textile product, the rest of the world prefers non-cotton products. And, that demand is rapidly growing.
In its annual economic outlook, the NCC's economic services staff said all man-made fiber use soared to 144.8-million-bale equivalents in 2000. Cotton was about 90 million bales. Cotton use is rebounding from the decline started in 1998. However, polyester use increased steadily through the market turmoil of that and the subsequent season.
"With 96 percent of the world's population living outside the U.S., we have a big challenge in getting cotton fiber and Cotton USA's messages to mills and consumer around the world," said Allen Terhaar, CCI executive director.
However, the message is getting out. World cotton consumption increased by 8 percent in 1999 to almost 92 million bales, said Terhaar, and it is expected to increase to 92.2 million bales for the 2000 crop year.
Cotton comeback
Restoration of Step 2 set the stage for American cotton's world comeback. Helping also was a revival of economies in many countries. This came in spite of a strong dollar.
U.S. exports of cotton yarn, fabric and finished goods rose 18 percent in 2000.
"New trade legislation for the Caribbean Basin and Sub-Saharan African countries hold the promise of exporting more U.S. cotton yam and fabric to ose countries as a means of combating the influx of Asian product into the U.S.," Terhaar said. CCI has initiated new programs in the Caribbean Basin and Sub-Sahara to support U.S. yarn and fabric exports to those regions.
CCI promotes U.S. cotton internationally by granting licenses to use the Cotton USA logo on 100 percent cotton products containing atleast 50 percent U.S. cotton. They work with U.S. mills, cotton marketers and foreign textile mills to develop eligible products.
Exports of U.S. products to the Caribbean Basin were expected to expand rapidly when the U.S-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act became effective last Oct. 1. This allows apparel made from fabric formed in the U.S. from U.S. yarn shipped to the Caribbean to be sewn and cut and shipped back to the U.S. duty free.
However, several customs issues are yet to be finalized. Only 11 of the 28 nations eligible to receive preferential treatments for textile and apparel have met customs requirements.
One of the more contentious issues yet to be resolved is whether otherwise qualified items dyed and finished would be allowed into the U.S. duty free. Right now, they are, but it is uncertain whether that will be part of the final rules. The council believes dying and finishing should not exclude products.
Until that and other issues are resolved, it will be difficult for U.S. mills and CBI apparel producers to form business plans for the future. Final rules are expected to be released soon. Once those are known, U.S. raw cotton and cotton product uses are expected to increase.
New program
CCI has taken on a new program for the Import Support Group of the Cotton Board. This brought in an initial commitment of $800,000 to CCI to support U.S. yarn and fabric exports to the CBI and Sub-Saharan Africa.
About 25 percet of the assessments levied by the Cotton Board for the work of Cotton Incorporated is from imported cotton products. Like the state support program where funds are allocated to support local cotton production search, the new Importers Support Group uses a portion of its Cotton Board assessments to enhance textile sales.
The future looks good for 2001, according to Terhaar. The dollar is weakening and that should make U.S. cotton and cotton products more attractive. World demand is forecast to exceed production for the third straight year, diminishing burdensome stocks even more.
The new administration and its secretary of Agriculture, Californian Ann Veneman, an experienced and trade-oriented leader also offer hope for more export sales and should assure continued federal funding for CCI promotional efforts.
In the midst of this optimism is the reality of continued lack of consumer demand for cotton outside of the U.S.
That is not new, but what makes it more ominous now is the slowing of the U.S. economy. "There appears to be few options overseas of countries where consumers will pick up the slack from weakened demand in this country," said Terhaar.
Terhaar pledged that CCI "is looking at every option of how we can work independently and in collaboration with others to address the lack of underlying demand for cotton in overseas markets."
One of those partners is Cotton Incorporated, which not only works closely with CCI, but 'has also increased its financial support of CCI to $2 million annually.
"One of our key partners and largest financial supporters is Cotton Incorporated," said Terhaar. "CCI and Cotton Incorporated carry out a number of joint activities and that number is increasing year-after-year," said Terhaar.
While CCI's job is a tough one, success is showing. One measure of that is that the Cotton USA logo is gaining in recognition. It reached a level of 43 percent among consumers in a dozen key countries and as high as 86 percent in some countries. It is to international marketing of products from U.S. cotton as the Cotton Seal is for products in this country.
CCI's program is directed by NCC members representing all segments of the cotton industry. In San. Diego, new officers were elected. They included Nelson and Hans G. Kretschmer, a cooperative official from El Paso, Texas, as CCI's president.
Other CCI officers elected for 2001 are First Vice President William B. Dunavant, Ill, merchant, Memphis, Tenn.; Second Vice President Robert A. Carson Jr., producer, Marks, Miss.; and Treasurer David Stanford, cooperative official, Lubbock, Texas.
CCI elected three new directors for 2001: Robert W. Norris, a cooperative official from Bakersfield, Calif.; Larry R. McClendon, a producer from Marianna, Ark.; and N. Wiley Murphy, a producer from Tucson, Ariz.
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Fancy & Fun: 8 Elaborate Birthday Cakes
What do ruffles, asparagus, and hamburgers all have in common? They're all themes around which people have designed birthday cakes. Some fancy, all fun, these cakes go above and beyond the sheet pan with their impressive and imaginative details.
1. Mowielicous Macaron Cake, via Hip Hostess
2. Fondant Asparagus Cake, via Sweetapolita
3. Ruffle Tower Cake, by Fondant Finger via Cake Central
4. Blooming Flower Pot Cake, via Williams-Sonoma
5. Nautical Birthday Cake by One Sweet Slice via 6th Street Design School
6. Ice Cream Party Cake, via One Charming Party
7. Hamburger Cake, via Coco Cake Cupcakes
8. Construction Birthday Cake, via Fredellicious
Related: Prettiest Cake Decoration: Fresh Flowers
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Like many others, I was the grateful recipient of a Kindle this Christmas. I'm enjoying having such a lightweight reading device and I'm really enjoying the near-ubiquitous free connectivity that comes with the 3G version.
I can't quite bring myself to go on a spending spree for overpriced DRM'd books with shoddy layout and character encoding, so I've been getting into the swing of things with the freely-available works of Cory Doctorow. I thoroughly enjoyed For The Win—actually, I read that one on my iPod Touch—and I just finished Makers on the Kindle.
The plot rambles somewhat but it's still an entertaining near-future scenario of hardware hackers creating and destroying entire business models through the ever-decreasing cost and ever-increasing power of street-level technology.
Cracking open the case of a particularly convincing handset, he offers advice on identifying a fake: a hologram stuck on the phone's battery is usually a good indication that the product is genuine. Two minutes later, Chipchase approaches another stall. The shopkeeper, a middle-aged woman, leans forward and offers an enormous roll of hologram stickers.
Chipchase, mouth agape, takes out the Canon 5D camera that he uses to catalogue almost everything he sees. "What are these for?" he asks, firing off a dozen photographs in quick succession. "You stick them on batteries to make them look real," she says, with a shrug. Chipchase smiles, revelling in the discovery. "I love this!" he yelps in delight, and thanks the shopkeeper before heading off to examine the next stall.
That isn't a passage from Makers. That's from a Wired magazine article by Bobbie: a profile of Jan Chipchase and his predilection for Shanzai; counterfeit electronic goods on the streets of Shanghai …not unlike the Bambook Kindle clone.


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We've spent the past few days polishing the script… folded in much (but not all) of the feedback we got, fixed the typos, found some new words that sounded more better.
Still very pleased with the first draft, the structure overall. The polishing is putting that final sheen on it, but it really isn't getting what I'd call a "second draft". Don't think it needed it. Is that hubris? Could be… time will tell. It is after all a genre movie, and it was pretty carefully outlined as such before we set to writing, so we had a clear structural target from the get-go.
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U.S. SEC Releases Cyber Security Examination Blueprint
U.S. securities regulators have unveiled a road map that lays out how they plan to make sure Wall Street firms are prepared to detect and prevent cyber security attacks.
The nine-page document, posted April 15, contains examples of the questions Securities and Exchange Commission examiners might ask brokerages and asset managers during inspections.
The document puts firms on alert to be prepared, for instance, to provide a comprehensive list of when they detected malware, suffered a "denial of service" attack or discovered a network breach since January 2013. The SEC also plans examinations of more than 50 firms that will focus on cyber security-specific issues.
The document's release comes several months after Jane Jarcho, an associate director in the SEC's investment adviser examination program, announced in a speech the agency planned to scrutinize whether firms have policies to prevent cyber attacks.
The SEC subsequently followed up with a March 26 roundtable where experts debated how public companies, brokerages, asset managers and exchanges can protect themselves from cyber threats, and what role the U.S. government should play to ensure such attacks are adequately disclosed.
The heightened focus on cyber attacks comes at a time when several major companies, from Target Corp to Neiman Marcus Group, have suffered major data breaches.
The incidents have sparked a public policy debate about how customers should be alerted, who should bear the cost of breaches, and how such information should be disclosed both to government and the public.
John Reed Stark, the SEC's former chief of Internet enforcement and now a managing director with digital risk management consultancy Stroz Friedberg, said the SEC's detailed list of questions is both unusual and "forward-thinking."
"With the public disclosure of this questionnaire, the SEC is giving up the surprise of one aspect of their exam program and opting to provide to SEC-registered financial firms a rare chance to prepare," he said.
In addition to asking questions about past attacks, the SEC document also indicates that examiners might gather information about how firms protect private customer information. This includes checking to see how customers are authenticated to access online accounts and what security measures are in place to protect PIN numbers.
The list of possible questions can be found here.
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Many Americans Still in the Dark About Antibiotic Resistance
Poll found misconceptions linger about what it means, how it happens
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
For instance, although almost 90 percent of Americans know that antibiotics are effective for treating bacterial infections, more than a third also erroneously believed the drugs can fight viral infections such as the common cold or the flu.
"It's a common misperception that antibiotics can cure the common cold, and unnecessary overuse of antibiotics for illnesses like colds is dumping fuel on a wildfire of resistance," said Dr. Lauri Hicks, medical director of the "Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work" program at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The number of antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" is soaring. In 2005, almost 370,000 Americans were hospitalized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), up from only about 2,000 in 1993. MRSA and other drug-resistant infections kill about 60,000 people every year in the United States, and add up to untold days spent in the hospital and billions of dollars in health care costs, according to the CDC.
The new poll, which surveyed 1,000 adults by phone and more in focus groups, was conducted by The Pew Charitable Trusts in collaboration with the CDC and is being released as part of the CDC's "Get Smart About Antibiotics Week."
Only 25 percent of respondents had heard "a great deal" about antibiotic resistance, one-third had heard a "fair amount" and a full 41 percent had heard very little or nothing at all.
But even among those who had heard about antibiotic resistance, many misperceptions surfaced during the course of the survey work.
For instance, even though the majority of respondents knew that unnecessary use of antibiotics could harm their health, less than half realized that this could also harm other members of the community.
Many participants wrongly believed that individuals build up tolerance to antibiotics, when it is the bacteria themselves that become resistant.
"They put it on the person rather than on the bacterium," said Jay Campbell, vice president of Hart Research Associates, which conducted the research. "It's not entirely clear to people that there's a huge community impact."
Eighty-six percent of Americans know that the full prescribed course of antibiotics should be finished even when symptoms have vanished, but many said they did not actually abide by this rule.
One expert said the news is not all bad, however.
"There is also good news," said Ramanan Laxminarayan, director of the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy. The data indicates that antibiotic prescribing across the United States has dropped by 17 percent since 1999, even if the reductions have not been uniform. States like Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and West Virginia have had the most modest declines or slight increases in antibiotic prescribing while states like Alaska, Hawaii and California have had significant declines in prescribing, Laxminarayan noted.
Still, there are clear strategies to help outwit the problem of resistance.
"The bad news is that antibiotic-resistant infections are increasing at an alarming rate and we are running out of treatment options for many infections," said Hicks. "The good news is that there are action steps that each one of us can take to stop spread of resistant infections."
First and foremost, consumers and doctors need to understand that antibiotics should only be used when they are really needed, she said.
When they are prescribed, people should use them responsibly, taking them exactly as directed, practicing good hygiene (especially frequent and thorough hand washing) and getting recommended vaccines, Hicks added.
This is especially important in light of the fact that few new antibiotics are coming down the pipeline.
"Finding safe, new antibiotics isn't easy, and new drug development is not keeping pace with the emergence of resistance," said Hicks. "We need to use antibiotics wisely, no matter what tools are in the pipeline."
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After months of waiting, Zack Snyder's Superman short, encompassing the entire 75 year history of the character, finally debuted this past weekend at New York Comic Con and it's now made its way online for you to enjoy.
Here's what DC had to say about the short:
From the creative minds of Zack Snyder (Man of Steel) and Bruce Timm (Superman: The Animated Series) and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, this short follows Superman through the years, from his first appearance on the cover of Action Comics #1 to Henry Cavill in this year's Man of Steel…all in two minutes!
Check out the short below and don't forget it will air on Cartoon Network on Wednesday, October 16 at 6:58 p.m. ET and will be available on the DVD and Blu-ray for Man of Steel this November.


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Electric car infrastructure company Better Place's move to file bankruptcy today marks the end of the road for a billion-dollar bet that Silicon Valley-style technological disruption could wean the world from fossil fuels.
Founded in 2007 in Palo Alto, California, by a charismatic former SAP executive named Shai Agassi, Better Place sought in one stroke to solve a conundrum: most electric cars were too expensive and too limited in their range to become a mass market alternative to the internal combustion engine. Agassi's solution was to separate the most expensive component of an electric vehicle, the battery, from the car. Drivers would buy or lease an electric car for a price comparable to a gasoline-powered model and Better Place would own the batteries. Paying a monthly fee based on how much they drove, drivers would gain access to Better Place's network of robotic switch stations to let them swap out depleted batteries for fresh ones in a matter of minutes.
That vision attracted $850 million in funding from such blue-chip investors as General Electric, Morgan Stanley and HSBC and Israel Corp., and Better Place announced plans to build battery-swapping networks in Australia, California, Canada, Denmark, Hawaii and Israel.
That Better Place has crashed and burned less than a year after launching its first network in Israel underscores a costly lesson for investors: hardware is hard. And expensive. Disrupting century-old industries and changing long-ingrained consumer behavior is even harder.
So why has Better Place become the Webvan of green tech while another Silicon Valley-born electric car company, Tesla Motors, is thriving?
It's all about the network and the disruptive effects of distributed technology. Better Place's business model depended on spending hundreds of millions of dollar building out its network before it could begin to sign up first paying customers. That turned out to be an extremely capital-intensive proposition. Each battery switch station cost about $500,000 and Better Place needed to deploy dozens, even in a small country like Israel.
And once stations were built, the customers didn't come. Better Place only signed up about 750 drivers in Israel. One factor: you could drive any electric car you wanted as along as it was a Renault Fluence ZE, the only model made with swappable batteries compatible with Better Place's network. After six years, Better Place executives could not persuade any other automaker to design an electric car with swappable batteries. Then last September, Better Place's board of directors ousted Agassi and his successor only lasted a few months. Making matters worse, even Renault chief Carlos Ghosn said recently that battery-swapping was a technological dead end.
Tesla, on the other hand, is following consumer demand in scaling the manufacture of its Model S electric sports sedan and the build out of its network of Supercharger charging stations, which add 150 miles of range in 30 minutes to the already-long range car. While Tesla designed the Model S to be capable of battery swapping, the company believes the future lies in fixed-battery electric vehicles capable of going 200 miles to 300 miles (322 kilometers to 483 kilometers) on a charge and that will use a network of fast charging stations deployed on highways to make long-distance trips. Taking advantages of economies of scale, Tesla uses the same components it already makes for the Model S to manufacture Superchargers for just $15,000 each. The total cost of a Supercharger station with multiple chargers and solar panels to supply the electricity is about $250,000.
The cost of a coast-to-coast Supercharger network in the US? Just $25 million and charging is free for Tesla customers. And the company only builds a Supercharger station where its customers want to go. "We're installing Superchargers once we know we have reservations for cars in an area," JB Straubel, Tesla's cofounder and chief technical officer, told me an interview last year. "So we literally can look at the map of where we have cars and then we can actually query those owners and ask what are the destinations you like to go in your region. It's quite deterministic and very targeted."
In a statement issued today, Dan Cohen, Better Place's current chief executive, reaffirmed his belief in the company's business model. "Unfortunately, after a year's commercial operation, it was clear to us that despite many satisfied customers, the wider public take up would not be sufficient and that the support from the car producers was not forthcoming," he said.


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Kaat today, on MLB Network with Bob Costas:
I wasn't Secretariat. I was that No. 3 horse that could go to the post every week and get a check for you. I wasn't a dominant pitcher, or a perennial All-Star... I don't say that to be overly modest. I've just looked at my career pretty objectively. I lived in the Hall of Enjoyment for 25 seasons and you can't beat that.
How running an NFL team is like running a restaurant | Chef Emeril Lagasse
I like that. The Hall of Enjoyment sounds like a great place, even though Jim Rice lived there until 2009, just yelling at reporters all day.


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The Best Way to Sell a House Fast
Maybe you are facing a situation in life that forces you to sell your house as fast as you can, and if this is so, then you may not be able to measure the worry and stress you feel right now. One thing that one might be stressing about is that he or she has a deadline to reach when it comes to selling the house, but the real estate market is a tough one, and it does not promise fast, easy selling. It is good to know that in the modern world of today, there are other options for selling a house besides that of putting it up for sale in the traditional market – one of these is to sell it to a company that buys houses fast for cash. Those who have never heard of this option before will be thrilled to know that it is so different and so beneficial in many ways that selling a house in the traditional way is not.
When you sell your house to a company like this one, you can be sure to love it for a lot of different reasons, and one of these is that you will find the only way through which you can sell your house without stress today. Selling your house in the traditional real estate market is not what you can call a walk in the park, and you can find yourself buried in stress when you are faced with big decisions like which agent to hire, how to go about negotiations and bargains with many potential buyers, whom to hire to stage your house, and so much more. If one is looking for something better, then, a quicker, simpler, less stressful way to sell his or her house, then the answer lies with a company that buys houses fast for cash like this one.
Deciding to sell your house to this company is also a step that you will not regret, as when you do so, you can be sure that this company will allow you to get away with the biggest profits possible for the sale of your house. One who hires a real estate agent might know that there is a lot to think of when it comes to expenses, which include first the fee the agent requires, and then the commission which needs to be set and agreed upon after the sale. The exciting news is that there is a way to skip ever having to pay a cent on commissions, and it is through selling your house to a company that buys houses for fast cash like this one!
One who decides to sell his or her home to a company like this will also be glad to know that through it, he or she will be able to move on with life in a surprisingly fast amount of time. To sell a house in the real estate market in the traditional way can take weeks, and even months, and one will be thrilled to know that this company will buy one's house in only 24 hours!


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I am in the process of developing a technical GIS competency matrix for new employees. The matrix will be used not only to assess new employees but also to monitor employee development. The matrix should contain everything from general GIS concepts to advanced server-side GIS and Web-GIS development.
Has anyone had any experience with such a matrix or can shed any light on how this would look?
My first attempt would look this this.
General GIS concepts: CRS models and transformations, Formats, spatial analysis, georeferencing, heads-up digitizing, symbology, colour
Spatial databases: ESRI, Postgresql/PostGIS, Mysql
WebGIS: O-O Programming, Openlayers, Serverside GIS, Gdal, Geoserver/Mapserver/Deegree
General programming: Python, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, JQuery, PHP
Linux Administration: Shells, scripting, commands, administration, monitoring
I am also interested in finding out what kind of weighting these various criteria should carry. My personal bias is that I think I place more value upon the contextual nature of the GIS-Work than the Technical side, i.e that I find it more important to first understand the data before one develops the tools, rather than first to achieve the technical prerequisites and then try to understand what the data or tool actually represents. Due to this, I would rather employ a planner who learnt GIS-Skills, than a programmer who has later developed GIS skills. Obviously this only applies to GIS projects of a strong contextual nature. If I wanted a GIS-Administrator to only monitor JAVA projects on Linux, then i´d obviously prefer an IT professional.


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OHSU neuroscientist wins presidential award for promising scientists
12/23/13 Portland, Ore.
Damien Fair's research focuses on brain development, providing a better understanding of ADHD, autism
An Oregon Health & Science University neuroscientist who studies the developing brain has won a special presidential award — the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their careers.
The White House announced today that OHSU's Damien Fair, PA-C, Ph.D., was among the 102 scientists and engineers who were given the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers for 2013.
"The impressive achievement of these early-stage scientists and engineers are promising indicators of even greater successes ahead," President Obama said. "We are grateful for their commitment to generating the scientific and technical advancements that will ensure America's global leadership for many years to come."
The award was established by President Clinton in 1996. According to the White House, awardees are selected "for their pursuit of innovative research at the frontiers of science and technology and their commitment to community service as demonstrated through scientific leadership, public education, or community outreach."
"I am honored to have been considered for this award and extremely humbled to have received it," said Fair, who is an assistant professor of behavioral neuroscience, an assistant professor of psychiatry and an assistant scientist in the Advanced Imaging Research Center at OHSU. "The scientific work we've been conducting is really the culmination of several mentors who have guided my training, a large and talented staff who conduct much of the work and many families who feel it important to participate in our research."
Fair's research focuses on understanding and mapping the developing human brain. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, he is trying to understand atypical brain development, including in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism. He hopes to find ways to better understand and characterize what is happening in the brains of people with these disorders so that science and medicine can find better ways to diagnose and treat them.
Beyond his scientific work, Fair also founded an OHSU initiative in 2012 called YES! — or the Youth Engaged in Science program. The program works to expose underrepresented middle and high school students along with their families to scientific research and to the possibilities of science, technology, engineering and math careers.
"Our outreach work through YES! is the result of a truly collaborative community effort, led by two motivated and talented directors," Fair said. "I am happy to have the opportunity to share this award with this inspiring group."
Robert Hitzemann, Ph.D., professor and chair of the OHSU Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, said of Fair: "Damien is an exceptional young scientist whose research has tremendous potential for both determining the causes of and finding new treatments for ADHD and autism. This award recognizes Damien's many achievements and future potential."
Said George Keepers, M.D., professor and chair of OHSU's Department of Psychiatry: "Damien Fair's visionary use of brain imaging techniques to explore the connection and coordination between different areas of the brain has already yielded promising insights into ADHD and autism. This award recognizes the prescience and promise of his work and is a portent of important future discoveries that he and his colleagues at OHSU will make."
Fair was one of 20 scientists from or funded by the federal National Institutes of Health to win the presidential award for 2013. Other scientists were from or funded by the U.S. Department of Interior, the Department of Defense and the Department of Education, among other agencies.
About the OHSU Brain Institute
The Oregon Health & Science University Brain Institute is a national neuroscience leader in patient care, research and education. With more than 1,000 brain scientists and specialists, OHSU is home to one of the largest communities of brain and central nervous system experts in the nation. OHSU Brain Institute scientists have won national recognition for breaking new ground in understanding Alzheimer's disease and for discoveries that have led to new treatments for Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke and other brain disorders and diseases.
About OHSU
Oregon Health & Science University is the state's only academic health and research university. As Portland's largest employer with nearly 14,000 employees, OHSU's size contributes to its ability to provide many services and community support not found anywhere else in the state. OHSU serves patients from every corner of Oregon and is a conduit for learning for more than 4,300 students and trainees. OHSU is the source of more than 200 community outreach programs that bring health and education services to each county in the state.


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Imagine the world's musical landscape without meteoric careers by Busta Rhymes, 50 Cent, Maxwell, or Missy Elliott.
You don't have to, thanks to Mona Scott-Young, one of the leading ladies behind the scenes in the urban entertainment industry over the past 20 years. As co-founder of Violator Management with former partner Chris Lighty, Scott-Young has been a trailblazing guide for some of the legends of Hip-Hop. She stopped by the AllHipHop.com offices just a few days ago to talk about her latest pursuits – here she paints the backdrop for what's possibly a masterpiece of a career:
Mona Scott-Young's business savvy, along with an obvious in-person cool and grace, have helped make her a top name in the entertainment business. After nearly 20 years helping lead Violator, she took a leap out on her own, landing at the top of her own firm, Monami Entertainment. There, she developed a reality TV series called "Love & Hip-Hop" three years ago, eventually for VH1, which profiled a certain Dipset MC known for his strong personality.
There's a lot of love and hate for "Love & Hip Hop" and the variety of shows like it. The series, in its second season, with its rapper antics and rapper's girl drama, has a definite following, to the delight of some and the disgust of others. Over time, the cast and storyline has expanded to include Jim's lady, Chrissy, along with Yandy, rapper Fabolous, Fab's baby mama Emily, singer Olivia, and more. In this clip, Scott-Young talks "Love & Hip-Hop" and why this kind of TV (like it or not) – with personalities like Jim Jones and others – just works:
When you're Mona Scott-Young, there has to be a certain degree of gratification from your work. Her Monami Entertainment is the umbrella for successful divisions in film/TV, artist management, and a digital platform called "The Rocbox." It's clear the lady handles her business – and she, along with her legendary clients, has enjoyed a nearly 20-year career in an industry that is known for being short-lived and harsh, especially for women. Here, Scott-Young ponders the changing Hip-Hop industry, the "Umpteenth Coming of Busta Rhymes," and what's next for her – listen and learn:
Get in Mona Scott-Young's business at www.monamient.com or on Twitter at @MonaScottYoung. Check out more on VH1's "Love & Hip-Hop" here.


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In Zazen, thoughts come and go. We simply learn to not grab onto them, not to get tangled in long trains and tangles of thought that pull us in.
We do not see to be completely free of thoughts, but rather, 10,000 times and 10,000 times again ... we gently, quietly, let go. We call this "opening the hand of thought."
Even with emotions, just let them be what they are without pulling us in. One might then find that, by not fighting or dancing with the thoughts, they begin to settle and loose their power.
One might then find, not merely an absence of thoughts and emotions, but a certain clarity and light which comes to shine right through our thoughts and emotions. Then, they are there, but not there too.
Return to the quiet place between thoughts by, again and again, simply turning from the thoughts that come and rope us in ...
... again and again and again.
Remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells; a sitting time of 15 to 35 minutes is recommended.


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Bid History for Steelcase Two Door Storage Cabinet
Auction Start Date: 06/06/23 3:44 PM ET
Auction End Date: 06/11/23 6:48 PM ET
Asset ID: 28497 Number of Bids: 19
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|Steelcase Two Door Storage Cabinet
|Auction Closed
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|Terms and Conditions
Up for auction we have a Steelcase Two Door Storage Cabinet. Please see photos for condition. There is NO key included. The cabinet doors overlap each other slightly when closing, but will shut entirely with a little force.
THIS AUCTION IS SOLD AS IS, please reference photos for condition. This auction is for the item(s) listed only. Any pallets, boxes, or any other moving materials are property of University of Iowa Surplus and are not included in the final sale.
Dimensions: 36" x 24" x 80.5"
|Questions and Answers
|There are currently no questions posted for this asset.
|Most items offered for sale are used and may contain defects not immediately detectable. . Any inspections that occur must be done by appointment only.
Payment methods for this item are Wire Transfer, PayPal, or credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover) only. PayPal and credit card purchases are limited to below $5,000.00 and Bidders residing in the United States, Canada and Mexico Only. If the winning bid plus applicable taxes, if any indicated, plus the buyer's premium equals to $5,000.00 or more, Wire Transfer must be used. Buyers on level one probation have a PayPal and Credit Card limit of $1,000. If Wire Transfer is chosen, a Wire Transfer Transaction Summary page will provide payment and account information. The Wire Transfer must be completed within 5 days unless otherwise specified below.
PAYMENTIf you are the winning bidder, you will facilitate payment by referring to the My Bids section of your account.
1. Payment is due within 5 (five) business days of auction closure.
2. Any invoice $5,000 or above requires payment via wire transfer.
3. Depending on your history with GovDeals, you may be limited to the number of auctions/transactions that you can participate in simultaneously AND/OR the dollar amount that you can pay via credit card, debit card or PayPal. For additional insight, please visit the Probation FAQ.
SALES TAXWhen applicable, sales tax is calculated based upon the auction's advertised location.
If you are seeking sales tax exemption, you must complete Liquidity Services' tax exemption form(s). We recommend doing this prior to the auction's closure or before making payment. To do so, please visit Liquidity Services' Tax Exemption Submission Tool.
Property may be removed by appointment only and appointments must be made at least 24 hours in advance.Hours of pickup are Monday-Friday 8am to 3pm.(close for lunch from 12pm to 12:30pm) We are closed on all University Holidays.
Items will not be released if buyer fails to make an appointment.
All items must be removed within ten (10) business days from the time and date of issuance of the Buyer's Certificate.
The Buyer will make all arrangements and perform all work necessary, including packing, loading and transportation of the property. Pallets or containers that items are on or in are not included. No Assistance will be provided. Any item left after the 10 day limit will be relisted, buyers will be subject to GovDeals policies.
Purchaser is solely responsible for the loading and transportation.The University disclaims all liability for injury or property damage associated with this purchase.
The University of Iowa Surplus Department does not provide or prepare items for shipping (except for certain clothing items) however there are local companies that will prepare and ship items from our location.
If items are shipped at your request by paying for the shipping you are agreeing that assets are sold as is, where is and without warranty. Once the asset is removed from the seller's premises there is no refund of monies previously paid.
If you are contracting with a freight company,
DO NOT LIST UI SURPLUS AS THE SHIPPER.You must list yourself (the buyer) as the shipper (we would be considered the destination).
Any bill of ladings with The University of Iowa or our staff members as the shipper will be denied.ALL T-FORCE SHIPMENTS WILL HAVE TO BE BE SCHDULED THROUGH THE LOCAL UPS STORE OR WILL BE DENIED
I have included a few local shippers that have done pickups for other customers in the past. Please feel free to call if you have any questions and again thanks for your business.
UPS Store – 319-359-1773 email@example.com
Mailboxes of Iowa City – 319-354-2113>Move it ,for packaging and freight 866-576-0030
Freight pack 319- 471-7009
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|NOTICE: If you are the winning bidder and default by failing to adhere to this sellers terms and conditions your account with Liquidity Services WILL BE LOCKED.
Guaranty Waiver. All property is offered for sale 'AS IS, WHERE IS.' University of Iowa makes no warranty, guaranty or representation of any kind, expressed or implied, as to the merchantability or fitness for any purpose of the property offered for sale. Please note that upon removal of the property, all sales are final.
Description Warranty. Seller warrants to the Buyer that the property offered for sale will conform to its description. Any claim for misdescription must be made prior to removal of the property. If Seller confirms that the property does not conform to the description, Seller will keep the property and refund any money paid. The liability of the seller shall not exceed the actual purchase price of the property.


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6 cups water
2 cups dry white wine
2 cups fish stock
2 (1 1/4-1 1/2 lb) live lobsters
1/2 cup melted butter, salted
1 cup onion, finely diced
1/2 cup carrot, finely diced
1/2 cup celery, finely diced
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cognac or 1/4 cup brandy
1 1/2 cups Tomatoes, seeded and diced (fresh or canned)
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 cup heavy cream
Place the water, the white wine and the fish stock into a wide, deep pot (or a Dutch oven), and bring to a boil on high heat.
Place lobsters, topside down, in the broth. Reduce heat to medium and cook covered for approximately 6 minutes. With a pair of tongs, turn lobsters and cook covered for another 6 minutes.
Remove lobsters from broth and put them to the side. When the lobsters are cool enough to handle, begin removing the meat from the shell, dicing the pieces into ½-inch cubes. Store the lobster meat in the refrigerator until later. Place the lobster shells back into the broth, reduce heat to a simmer and cook uncovered for 20 minutes.
Strain the broth through a sieve into a container and store in the refrigerator until later. Discard the lobster shells.
Put your pot (or Dutch oven) back on the stove under medium heat. Pour in the melted butter.
Once the butter is heated up, add the onions, carrots, celery and garlic. Sautee for 3 to 4 minutes.
Add the cognac (or brandy) and cook until the alcohol has evaporated.
Mix in the flour, stirring with a heavy gauge spatula or spoon until the mixture is blond in color and has a buttery aroma.
Mix the diced tomatoes, paprika, thyme and ground pepper with the cold broth from the refrigerator. Then, pour the broth slowly into the butter and vegetable mixture. Cook uncovered for 30 minutes under medium low heat, stirring frequently so not to burn.
Remove bisque from heat. Blend small amounts of bisque in blender and then puree. Puree all of the bisque and pour pureed bisque back into pot with remaining amount.
Add chopped lobster meat and heavy cream, heat and serve. If the soup is too thick, thin it by adding milk or water prior to serving.
Chef's Tip:
Adding a touch of brandy or sherry to the stock can bring a wonderful touch to this classic preparation.


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Coro::Event - do events the coro-way, with Event
use Coro;
use Coro::Event;
sub keyboard : Coro {
my $w = Coro::Event->io(fd => \*STDIN, poll => 'r');
while() {
print "cmd> ";
my $ev = $w->next; my $cmd = <STDIN>;
unloop unless $cmd ne "";
print "data> ";
my $ev = $w->next; my $data = <STDIN>;
# wait for input on stdin for one second
Coro::Event::do_io (fd => \*STDIN, timeout => 1) & Event::Watcher::R
or die "no input received";
# use a separate thread for event processing, if impossible in main:
Coro::async { Event::loop };
This module enables you to create programs using the powerful Event model (and module), while retaining the linear style known from simple or threaded programs.
This module provides a method and a function for every watcher type (flavour) (see Event). The only difference between these and the watcher constructors from Event is that you do not specify a callback function - it will be managed by this module.
Your application should just create all necessary threads and then call Event::loop.
Please note that even programs or modules (such as Coro::Handle) that use "traditional" event-based/continuation style will run more efficient with this module then when using only Event.
Please note that Event does not support multithreading. That means that you MUST NOT block in an event callback. Again: In Event callbacks, you must never ever call a Coro function that blocks the current thread.
While this seems to work superficially, it will eventually cause memory corruption and often results in deadlocks.
Best practise is to always use Coro::unblock_sub for your callbacks.
Whenever Event blocks (e.g. in a call to one_event, loop etc.), this module cede's to all other threads with the same or higher priority. When any threads of lower priority are ready, it will not block but run one of them and then check for events.
The effect is that coroutines with the same or higher priority than the blocking coroutine will keep Event from checking for events, while coroutines with lower priority are being run, but Event checks for new events after every cede. Note that for this to work you actually need to run the event loop in some thread.
Create and return a watcher of the given type.
my $reader = Coro::Event->io (fd => $filehandle, poll => 'r');
Wait for and return the next event of the event queue of the watcher. The returned event objects support two methods only: hits and got, both of which return integers: the number this watcher was hit for this event, and the mask of poll events received.
Create a watcher of the given type and immediately call its next method, returning the event.
This is less efficient then calling the constructor once and the next method often, but it does save typing sometimes.
Similar to Event::one_event and Event::sweep: The idle task is called once (this has the effect of jumping back into the Event loop once to serve new events).
The reason this function exists is that you sometimes want to serve events while doing other work. Calling Coro::cede does not work because cede implies that the current coroutine is runnable and does not call into the Event dispatcher.
Marc A. Lehmann <email@example.com>
To install Coro, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm Coro
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Coro
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.