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[Reprinted from Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 26, Page 346, July, 1949.]
Walker Laboratory of Chemistry
Rensselaer Polytechnic
PARAPHRASING the
poet laureate of ancient
The late President Ricketts, shortly before his death in 1934, published the third and last edition of his history of the Institute and little of interest could be added here in the way of general information. This article, therefore, deals with the Institute's history only in so far as it concerns the teaching of chemistry. This branch of the so-called "natural sciences" played an important part in the early years, then suffered a gradual decline. It regained its former status, first slowly around 1885 and more rapidly since 1910, so that, at present, chemistry and chemical engineering occupy a prominent place among the 12 courses of study now pursued at the Institute.
It is only a few years ago that Miss
E. M. McAllister, Eaton's latest biographer, came across a letter written by
Eaton to Stephen Van Rensselaer, which indicates that it was the need for equipment
and apparatus used in teaching "practical chemistry," which induced the "patroon"
to act as patron of science. This letter, written on the back of a circular
issued by Eaton and dated
After my last interview with you, I concluded to make a trial as before stated in this circular, with a few young men at my own risque. Since this was printed, about 30 young gentlemen have proposed spending the winter with me. This number will require considerable apparatus. As usual, I again turned my mind to the almost only patron of science in our country. If you could make up your mind in favor of furnishing apparatus to the value of about three hundred dollars (let me select it economically) I could go on and pay myself with student's fees. The apparatus to remain your property, and I would engage to keep it in good repair, and to supply all articles which happen to be broken or injured. In addition to the benefit of the loan of apparatus (which I feel unable to purchase) I could then have the great additional benefit of announcing the School as under your sanction and patronage. This will be the first attempt in the world. And I am very desirous that the plan be fostered by the same patronage which originated the most extensive geological survey in the world.
Eaton had fixed up six rooms in his
place of residence for a classroom, a library, three laboratories, and a museum
of specimens. This unpretentious "
The most distinctive character in the plan of the school consists in giving the pupil the place of teacher. From schools and colleges where the highest branches are taught to the common schools, the teacher always improves himself more than he does his pupils…
Taking advantage of this
principle, students of
The same catalog stated further:
For admission each student must pay $25.00 to the treasurer. Board in the commons amounts to about $1.50 a week. Expenses for chemical substances and damages to apparatus ought not to exceed 2 or 3 dollars for each term.
Each student was required to give in the winter term 15 lectures on chemical powers and substances not metallic and 15 lectures on metalloids, metals, soils, manures, mineral waters and animal and vegetable matter. In the spring term these lectures were 10 and 10, respectively. As a text Eaton's "Chemical Instructor" was used.
Degrees of Bachelor of Arts in
Eaton's original idea was to train young people to become teachers of science. This is clearly stated in a letter which Eaton wrote to the first president of the school, the Rev. Dr. Blatchford in which he said:
My principal object is to qualify teachers for instructing the sons and daughters of farmers and mechanics by lectures or otherwise with the application of experimental chemistry, philosophy and natural history, agriculture, domestic economy, arts and manufactures.
To this end he induced his patron
to offer free tuition to prospective candidates
who agreed to teach a t least for one year in country schools after graduating
Figure 1
On Cook's shoulders fell the task of
carrying on as senior professor and professor of civil engineering, geology,
etc., when Eaton died in 1842. This was a heavy load to carry with only one
part-time coworker: Dr. John Wright, M.D. (later F. B. Leonard, M.D.), teaching
botany and zoology. Cook resigned in 1846 and became later connected with
In chemistry and physics, the student is expected to avail himself of the resources of experiment and observation. The study of chemistry with its facts and philosophy is made a school of mental and mechanical training of fundamental importance, not for the acquirement of chemical knowledge only, but as presenting a most favorable introduction to the general study of experimental science and as constituting an element of preparation essential to the business of research.
It was Greene's intention to acquire a t once a resident full professor in general and analytical chemistry and also, as soon as the necessary funds could be secured, a professor of chemical technology. Meanwhile, these professorships were temporarily filled by Greene, first alone and later in part also by his colleague, E. A. H. Allen, of the class of 1850 who held the chair of geology from 1850 to 1854 and that of natural history from 1854 to 1855.
With the appointment of William
Elderhorst (1828-61) as professor of theoretical and practical chemistry and
mineralogy, in 1855, the Institute entered upon its "Woehlerian" period of analytical
chemistry. Elderhorst and his immediate successors, Goessmann and Nason, were
all pupils of the renowned German master, Friedrich Woehler.
Elderhorst's successor was Charles A. Goessmann
(1827-1910), a former assistant of Woehler who had
emigrated to
The teaching of chemistry occupied
Goessmann during the winter months when there was
little activity in the salt works. Goessmann resigned in 1864 whereupon his place was taken by
his former pupil, Henry Bradford Nason (1831-95),
who had obtained his doctor's degree under Woehler
in 1857 with a thesis on the formation of ether. Nason
was a versatile man of many accomplishments who was already connected with the
Institute since 1858 as professor of natural history, while at the same time
holding a similar professorship a t
This three-story brick building, embodying Nason's plans for an up-to-date course in chemistry and metallurgy, contained on the ground floor the metallurgical laboratory, on the second the chemical laboratory, and on the third the library and the lecture, recitation, and apparatus rooms, "fitted up in the most approved manner for complete courses in general and analytical chemistry."
Figure 2. Winslow Chemical Laboratory
North of
The original Eatonian method of teaching was still used under Director Greene. In a privately published biography of the noted educator, Nathaniel T. Allen (1823-1903), the following statement occurs:
. . .having listened to a lecture, we were called upon the following day to repeat the lecture. This was done in squads of eight with a gentleman "repeater" as critic, an admirable discipline. The whole experience at the Institute I have always considered extremely valuable. . . .
With the larger classes in the sixties, it was no longer possible to require daily lectures from each student and daily interrogations and blackboard demonstrations were substituted. The one-year course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Natural Science had been transformed by Director Greene into a two-year course in 1850 and on his departure in 1859 it was made into a three-year course (or including the preparatory year, a four-year course) designed largely for future chemists.
This course did not flourish and was discontinued after 1871. A total of only 14 B.S. degrees were conferred from 1850 to 1871. The B.S. course was revived in 1885, again as a four-year course of which the first two were identical with the C.E. course while in the last two years less higher mathematics and engineering was included but more natural history, chemistry, and geology. This revival coincided with the appointment of William Pitt Mason, Nason's assistant, as professor of analytical chemistry.
Mason, a C.E. of the class of 1874, had been connected with the Institute since his graduation and enjoyed a great reputation as a teacher. He was, judging from the student yearbooks of the eighties, not only "the most popular and admired instructor" but also "our only original searcher in the tangled paths of science." For his numerous publications extending over a period of 40 years (1882-1922) reference is made to the list published in 1947. [3] In 1885 4 B.S. degrees in the newly revised course were conferred and the B.S. graduation theses from then on dealt mainly with topics suggested by Dr. Mason whose specialty, then and later, was water analysis and water supply. On the death of Nason in 1895 Mason became his successor and was put in charge of all the courses taught in the Winslow Laboratory.
Thanks to the student yearbook of 1897 (p. 137) one can readily get some idea of the kind of instruction imparted to engineering students of 50 years ago (Figure 3) :
From October, when the long aprons are donned for the first time, until March, the wash bottle and evaporating dish, sulphuric acid, and H2S are faithfully used for 3 hours and "boil, filter, wash" is the motto of the day. Then the juniors leave the laboratory for a season while Dr. Mason tells delightful stories to Division A, at the same time giving lectures on metallurgy. The first time a class sees the "lab" is in sophomore year when it is admitted to the third story and takes the course in general chemistry.
Lastly, it finds in the lower regions of the basement a most appropriate place for the course in assaying. Here the juniors come together and in the same long aprons, unrecognizable by long contact with acids and water, they toil before the long row of pot ovens or swelter in the glow of the muffle ovens as they watch the "silver buttons" or lift the covers from the clay crucibles, buried in the fierce glow of the white-hot furnaces. Then the main floor is turned over to its members. One word of parting must be said to "Bummer,' Lab. George, who makes every fellow feel as if he were doing George a kindness by asking him a question and who is always ready to do anything for anybody.
The year 1904 proved to be another
eventful milestone in the history of R.P.I. The Winslow Laboratory, having been
partially destroyed by fire on two previous occasions (August, 1884, and October,
1902), in May, 1904, suffered, for the third time, from a case of internal combustion.
In the same year (June, 1904) the
Figure 3
This last disastrous fire, which gave Trojans a chance to speak facetiously of their "pyrotechnic" Institute, proved to be a blessing in disguise. Wealthy friends came to the rescue of the Institute. As a result the present Walker Laboratory, named after a graduate of the class of 1886, was erected in 1906.
This building, built according t o plans drawn up by Mason, took care of 130 men in qualitative analysis and 74 in assaying. It was remodeled in 1913 and more than doubled in size by an addition completed in 1920. Ample space and additional equipment opened up new opportunities for the training of chemists and special two-year courses were given in the new building. These courses, in which water analysis and sanitation chemistry were particularly stressed, continued until 1925 and trained a number of analytical chemists some of whom, later on, occupied important positions in water works and filter plants.
Figure 4
At the same time (around 1908) new
lecture and laboratory courses were organized in physical and in organic chemistry.
Physical chemistry, which dates back to 1887 when the Zeitschrift für physikalische Chemie
was started, first was taught in
Organic chemistry which had been part of the general course in chemistry for a great many years was not taught as a separate, theoretical as well as practical course until the Walker Laboratory was opened. It was Frederick W. Schwartz (B.S. 1905, Ph.D. Columbia University 1911), Mason's long-time assistant and his successor as professor of analytical chemistry, who, from 1908 until 1925, was in charge of this course.
When these new courses were introduced they took the place of other courses which were eliminated or else given in some other department. The course in assaying for engineering students was dropped in 1915 and a few years later also for B.S. and special students. Metallurgy was turned over by Mason to a former student of his, Enrique Touceda (C.E. 1887), who had become a practicing metallurgical engineer of wide repute. Blow-pipe analysis gradually became a minor part of qualitative analysis and in the early twenties it was dropped altogether.
This revamping of the chemical curriculum
proved to be of great value to the new department of chemical engineering. Under
the vigorous leadership of Director Palmer C. Ricketts, from 1901 to 1935 also
president of the Institute, two new departments, viz., those of mechanical and electrical
engineering had already been established a few years earlier (in 1908). In 1913
it was decided to start a fourth department, viz., chemical
engineering. In doing so, the Institute followed the lead of Columbia, Illinois,
Lehigh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Born in 1888, he was educated at
Charged with the added duties of a professorship in chemical engineering Davison relinquished the teaching of physical chemistry to the writer. In the same year (1925) Dr. Schwartz was relieved from the task of giving courses in organic chemistry and from then on until his retirement in the fall of 1948 confined his activities exclusively to courses in analytical chemistry. Organic chemistry was taken over by Dr. J. B. Cloke, a pupil of Stieglitz, first alone and later with the assistance of Dr. W. Rauscher and others.
Figure 6. Number of Graduates 1910-49
(+ = Graduated in December of preceding year)
Figure 5
The greatly augmented staff and the new laboratory equipment installed in the twenties under the Davison regime was necessitated, in part, by the establishment of new courses in chemistry, physics, and biology. The old B.S. degree in general science, which, in practice, was given to those who intended to become chemists, was replaced by the B.S. in chemistry degree. In addition to this degree three other B.S. degrees (in physics, biology, and business administration) were established. In the chemistry curriculum a new course, colloid chemistry, an offspring of physical chemistry, was given for the first time in 1928. Another new course, metallography, likewise a branch of physical chemistry, was taught t o chemists and chemical engineers beginning in 1924 and to students in civil and mechanical engineering for the first time in 1923. This latter course took the place of the course in qualitative analysis which was discontinued for C.E. and M.E. students. With the establishment of a course in metallurgical engineering in 1936, the teaching of metallography was transferred from the chemistry to the metallurgy department.
On the completion of the Ricketts Laboratory the existing chemical engineering equipment was moved from the Walker Laboratory to the east wing of the Ricketts Laboratory where additional new types of equipment were installed. The evacuated space in the Walker Laboratory became available for more courses in physical and colloid chemistry and plastics.
The accompanying graph (Figure 6) indicates the number of degrees given in chemistry and in chemical engineering (since 1937 the Ch.E. degree was replaced by that of B.S. in chemical engineering) from 1915 to 1949. During these years the number of graduates in chemical engineering averaged around 40 annually, while the number of graduating chemists has never exceeded 14 and dropped to one in 1944. This was due to the fact that from July, 1943, to July, 1946, the Institute operated on the Navy V-12 program, in which there was no place for chemists.
Dr. Davison resigned in the fall of
1942 to accept the position of Director of Research of the Owens-Corning Fibre
Glass Corporation in
Just previous to and during the recent war a number of changes occurred to which brief reference should be made. In the first place, the old "intensive" system of teaching, viz., two classes of two hours each (lecture followed by recitation) and a two-and-a-half hour laboratory period for two successive seven-week periods, five days a week, followed by a four-week review and examination period without laboratory work, was abandoned in July, 1943, when the Navy curriculum went into effect. As a result, all courses are now given on a semester basis and are run on essentially the same plan as that in use at other engineering schools.
Another innovation occurred in 1942, 100 years after Amos Eaton's death when the Institute opened its doors to women, thus becoming a coeducational institution. Eaton, as is well known, was no misogynist (he was married four times!) and thoroughly believed in teaching science to women. Due to the opposition of Van Rensselaer, Eaton was forced to instruct girl students privately in a separate room of his residence, ingloriously called the "sheep pen" by the regular male students. [4] Now, at long last, full equality of opportunity exists and the Institute, at present, has already a few graduate alumnae in chemistry.
In the past ten years the Institute has also abandoned the system of rigidly prescribed courses, to the extent that students in their senior year and in some cases already in their junior year, are permitted to drop one or two scheduled courses and substitute other courses from a list of "technical" and "nontechnical" courses with the same number of "credit" hours. While this system, obviously, is of some benefit to a number of students, the fact remains that unavoidable schedule difficulties make the new system, if not impossible, at least frequently difficult to execute.
Since the war has demonstrated the extreme importance of new developments in science and engineering, new courses have been introduced in various departments and it is not surprising to find in the Walker Laboratory, since 1947, a small well-equipped laboratory for the teaching of nuclear chemistry.
Realizing that the future of the Institute would be better assured by active research on the part of faculty and student body, Director Ricketts inaugurated in 1913 a graduate program of studies, leading to advanced degrees in engineering and science. In order to encourage graduates to take up advanced work, Mrs. Russell Sage, in 1913, established 2 fellowships of $600 each with free tuition. Since 1923 10 more fellowships, likewise of $600 each and free tuition, are awarded annually by the Board of Trustees.
Starting with 2 graduate students in September, 1913, the number increased very slowly at first (6 in 1917, 9 in 1924, 15 in 1930), then more rapidly, and reached a maximum in 1931 when the number of graduate students in engineering and science was 74 (including 37 instructors). Since that time the number has averaged around 60 annually. On the outbreak of the war the number dropped sharply (only 7 in 1943). When the war ended, the number increased rapidly (67 in 1946) and reached a peak of 277 (of which number 34 were enrolled in chemistry and 8 in chemical engineering) in the fall of 1948. The first Ph.D. degree in chemistry was conferred in 1926. Of the total number of Ph.D. degrees conferred in the period 1913-49 (54) no fewer than 32 were given in the chemistry department (15 in organic chemistry, 9 in physical chemistry, and 8 in analytical chemistry). Ten of these Ph.D.'s in chemistry are professors at various universities and colleges, 2 entered the services of the federal government, while the others are connected with oil companies and various industrial concerns.
The results of the experimental and theoretical studies pursued a t the Institute have been published in a number of scientific journals and also, to a considerable extent, in a series of Institute publications numbered consecutively from 1 to 58, which appeared from 1913 to 1943. Of these, a total of 8 dealt with work carried out in the Walker Laboratory.
While a considerable number of chemistry students took up advanced work after graduation (from 1921 to 1949 80 M.S. and 32 Ph.D. degrees were conferred), the corresponding figures for chemical engineering are, not withstanding the much larger number of graduates, comparatively small (from 1921 to 1949: 54 M.S. and 4 D.Ch.E.).
In concluding this brief review of the development of chemistry at R.P.I. in the past 125 years, the writer wishes to thank those of his colleagues who have kindly supplied pertinent data, and, last but not least, the faithful stockroom custodian, "Billy" Bolger, who was present at the opening of the Walker Laboratory and is still going strong after 40 years of service.
[4] CLARKE, J. M., "James Hall


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This AC adapter has an AC to DC transformer in the center, with a non-polarized 2-prong AC plug on a 6 3 cord that plugs into any wall outlet or extension cord on one side and a second 6 3 cord terminating in a 5.5mm female plug for connecting to the telescope on the other. It plugs into the drive base of any Celestron telescope using a 5.5mm DC input jack such as the Celestron NexStar i, NexStar GPS, CPC, CGE, and Advanced Series telescopes (and older Celestron Celestar 8 Deluxe, Ultima 2000, CI700, CG9, CG11, and CG14 telescopes). It allows these scope to be connected to and powered by an ordinary household 110/120 Volt 60 Hz AC power outlet. The transformer has a 2.5 amp 12-volt DC output.
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Victims taken to Kewanee, Peoria hospitals
Three people were shot at a Galva residence Friday night, according to Master Sgt. Chris Endress of the Illinois State Police Zone 2.
A 911 report of shots being fired call came in from a house at 417 E. Division St. at 11 p.m.
The victims, whose names were not released, were taken to Kewanee Hospital by Galva-Bishop Hill Ambulance and one or more are now in OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. No conditions are available.
Answering the call were Galva Police, the Henry County Sheriff's Department and the Illinois State Police.
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STANDISH — From free food to free haircuts and from free medical screenings to legal advice, Arenac County Project Connect is aggressively attempting to serve those in need.
Jennifer Idalski, Arenac County's American Red Cross Case Manager, says the event, being held on Sept. 24 at the Standish Knights of Columbus Hall, developed out of Michigan State Housing Development Authority's Continuum of Care meetings.
She also says she is familiar with the calls of the needy in Arenac County.
"I get calls frequently from people (in Arenac County) saying that they're homeless or that they're doubling up with another family… or staying in a camper, or in a tent in the summer time," Idalski said. "They don't know who offers what and if they can benefit from their services."
So Idalski says businesses, churches, government agencies and civic groups were contacted, and many enrolled, 25 to be exact, in Project Connect (PC).
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According to Holly Bender, Community Relations Manager for St. Mary's of Michigan Standish Hospital, the hospital, in its second year of participation in PC, is expecting a lot of people to take up free physical screenings offered by the hospital.
"We only had a few people partake (last year). … I actually think with the way our economy is right now, I think more individuals from the community will attend," she said. "It's our goal to serve the community and there are a lot of people in need of health care examinations, so this is the perfect event."
Those suffering with putting food on the table can take advantage of assistance offered at PC, as well.
"We're planning on doing 200 food baskets, so first come, first serve," Idalski said. She added Good News Ministries of Twining is housing and assembling the food baskets, as well as delivering them to PC.
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GOLDMINING juggernaut Newcrest has been served with a lawsuit challenging its licence to Australia's biggest underground goldmine, Cadia Far East, a licence granted by NSW powerbroker and former politician Eddie Obeid.
The lawsuit is likely to drag Newcrest into the Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiry where officers from the NSW mines department are scheduled to face questions this week.
Last month, The Australian Financial Review ran a story that covered claims by a small explorer Gold and Copper Resources (GCR)* that Newcrest had been mining in the Cadia/Ridgeway area without a mining licence.
But BusinessDay has obtained a claim served last week on Newcrest which contests the validity of the mining licence itself – and over the leases which cover the underground mine itself.
The problem for Newcrest is that even if its mining rights are legally defensible, there is likely to be a review of all approvals granted by Eddie Obeid, former mines minister Ian Macdonald and development approvals by former state planning minister Tony Kelly.
As a result of explosive evidence tendered at the ICAC inquiry over recent weeks, the NSW government may be forced to act over the granting of mining leases across the state.
As revealed in BusinessDay yesterday, an investigation of the Mines Department by solicitors Clayton Utz had found that there had been a lack of evidence supporting controversial mining approvals as department files had gone
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In its most recent action against Newcrest, GCR has challenged the validity of the grant of ML1472, which covers a third of the giant Cadia East deposit. Behind GCR is a cabal of influential mining identities including the former Rio Tinto chief Leigh Clifford, founder of Barlow Jonker Jeremy Barlow, former Glencore and Xstrata chairman Willy Strothotte, and venture capitalist Mark Carnegie.
Newcrest has already told the stock exchange that the GCR claims are without foundation but it has not moved to strike out any of the four proceedings. This fifth action was served last week but there has been no response.
According to the Mining Act, a licence (ML) can only be granted with an "appropriate development consent". In 2000, the development consent for ML1472 only considered mining purposes. GCR contends that ML1472 should have only been granted for mining purposes, yet it was granted for mining minerals, and GCR claims this was beyond the powers of the minister at the time.
A Newcrest spokeswoman said the company was vigorously defending all five sets of proceedings.
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weight loss is about sensibility
Sensibility is your new mantra. After all, doing everything sensibly in your life is the key to living well. You don't need to feel trapped behind the prison of your own body anymore. All you need to do is control your portion sizes by eating less and eating sensibly. You think that's easier said than done? Well, like all things in life, eating less is a learned experience and takes some practice and patience. Our problem nowadays is that we're too lazy to turn this practice into a perfectly balanced meal plan.
"The problem for most people is that they maintain certain habits that make eating less quite difficult," says Pat Booth, assistant director of the Nutrition Services Department at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center.
Old habits are hard to break, however, tomorrow you'll be looking back at the "old" you and feeling good about the "new" you that's yet to come. Get our point? It also has a lot to do with your self-image. You must first change mentally in order to change physically.
getting started on your easy steps
Anyone who has ever tried dieting knows the immediate feeling of deprivation that accompanies most plans. The result for most of us is that we can't stick to it. Instead of drastically cutting your diet, try gradually accustoming yourself to eating less. Take smaller portions. Leave a little on the plate. In time, you'll find you need less food to feel satiated.
As you practice putting less on your plate, consider these seven steps to eating less (the following list is taken from Mr. Paul Wolf, health correspondent, and we highly recommend it):
1- Mini-meal is the operative word
Ideally, every time you eat, your plate should have some protein, a little fat and a little fibrous bulk to ensure that you feel full and satisfied. This takes some planning. It ultimately means losing the "mindlessly munching on pretzels" habit. "Even if you eat fruit as a snack, healthy as it is, you won't feel completely satisfied because it doesn't have any protein and fat," Booth says.
An apple followed by, say, some plain yogurt, will do more for satiety than two apples. A baked potato, which has 100 calories, contributes more to satisfaction than 20 potato chips, which, at 114 calories, adds up quickly. Top that spud with a quarter-cup of low-fat cottage cheese (100 calories), and you have a filling, healthy snack for 200 calories.
2- Don't deprive yourself
You don't want to feel deprived or hungry; drastically cutting calories will only slow down your metabolism by driving your system into famine mode. Don't count calories; just eyeball your portions. Let's say you hope to reduce your daily caloric intake from about 2,500 to 2,000. Focus on reducing your portion sizes by about 20%.
Within a matter of a couple of weeks, you will be adjusted to the new serving sizes and they will seem normal.
Read on for more of our easy steps to weight loss...
3- Eat delicious and well
Every diet regimen should permit the occasional treat and nice meal out. Eat delicious food, but eat it in smaller portions. Obviously, cream sauces and fudge brownies at every meal will thwart your weight loss goals. Learn to enjoy ordinary food as well as extraordinary delicacies.
4- Eat your calories, don't drink them
A can of Dr. Pepper soda contains 150 Three of these a day is an extra 450 calories. If you add commercial beverages, juices and sugary lattes to your diet, you practically need a calculator to tally the calories that don't do a thing when it comes to fulfilling your appetite. Stick to water and tea and get your calories from more filling and satisfying foods.
5- Exercise is the perfect partner
Your diet will be all the more successful if you combine it with regular exercise. Approach your exercise and diet plan with a focus on how you look and feel, not how much you weigh. In other words, think in inches lost, not pounds. Remember that weighs more than fat.
6- Make meals last
Yes, two Balance protein bars have only 360 calories and also contain vitamins, minerals, fiber, protein, fat, and carbohydrates. But you can down these suckers in a matter of seconds. Where's the chewing satisfaction? A couple of nutrition bars are not a meal or even a mini-meal for that matter. The satiety centers of the brain may not get the message right away that you've had enough. Eat slowly, chew carefully and don't put more food in your mouth when you haven't dealt completely with the last bite.
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What makes you succumb to temptation? Do you turn to the pantry the instant you turn on the TV? For some, if it's in the house, that's all the temptation they need. For others, stress is a trigger. The stress hormone cortisol fuels cravings, according to Pamela Peeke, M.D., author of Fight Fat After Forty. Everyone knows that bigger portions won't fill the empty spaces of our lives or give us lasting relief from unpleasant moments. Discovering your triggers is a step toward self-control, which is the basis for eating less.
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(FOX19) - The Affordable Care Act is behind the first government shutdown in nearly twenty years.
Republicans hate it while national polls show a majority of Americans don't want it, but for now, it's the law of the land.
It's also a law that's been widely misinterpreted, either accidentally or by design.
Myth #1: "Obamacare" is responsible for companies limiting employees to under 30 hours per week in an effort to avoid having to offer health benefits.
It's true that at least fifteen percent of companies with over 50 employees admit they have cut back on hours in response to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). However, according to the non-profit and non-partisan Employee Benefit Research Institute, which has been tracking the numbers for more than a decade, this particular cost-cutting strategy actually started trending back in 2007 at the beginning of the "Great Recession," before Obama was even elected.
Myth #2: Take a look at this recently released TV advertisement titled 'Creepy Uncle Sam' - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FEUoNkF29o
Believe it or not, the ACA is not government-run insurance. In fact, the ACA works by expanding your options through private insurance companies who compete for your business.
Myth #3: The President has made this statement time and again about the Affordable Care Act: "You will not have to change doctors. If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor."
The fact is the Affordable Care Act comes with no such guarantee. If your employer switches healthcare providers because of the ACA and your personal physician doesn't belong to the new network, you're out of luck.
And that is Reality Check.
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Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis (HGE) is a rare infectious disease that belongs to a group of diseases known as the Human Ehrlichioses. The Ehrlichioses are infectious diseases caused by bacteria in the "Ehrlichia" family. Several forms of Human Ehrlichial infection have been identified including Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis (HGE), Sennetsu Fever, and Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (HME). Though caused by different strains of Ehrlichia bacteria, the disorders are all characterized by similar symptoms.
The symptoms of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis (HGE) may include a sudden high fever, headache, muscle aches (myalgia), chills, and a general feeling of weakness and fatigue (malaise) within a week or so after initial infection. In most cases, abnormal laboratory findings may occur including an abnormally low number of circulating blood platelets (thrombocytopenia), a decrease in white blood cells (leukopenia), and an abnormal increase in the level of certain liver enzymes (hepatic transaminases). In some cases, symptoms may progress to include nausea, vomiting, cough, diarrhea, loss of appetite (anorexia), and/or confusion. If Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis is left untreated, life-threatening symptoms, such as kidney failure and/or respiratory problems, may develop in some cases. Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis is caused by a bacterium of the Ehrlichiosis family that has not yet been named. The Ehrlichial bacterium is carried and transmitted by certain ticks (vectors), such as the deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) and the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis).
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2012 News Archives
Indy Library Unveils TCU Foundation Job Center
September 20, 2012 — Individuals who are chronically unemployed or underemployed can receive personal assistance to enhance their employment skills at the TCU Foundation Job Center at The Indianapolis Public Library's downtown Central Library, 40 E. St. Clair Street.
Tech High School Yearbooks Now on Indy Library Website!
September 13, 2012 — Explore the people and the illustrious history of Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis by viewing its yearbooks dating back to 1914 which are now available in The Indianapolis Public Library's online digital collection.
Indy Library Budget Sustains Services and Allows Future Planning
September 12, 2012 — The Indianapolis Public Library's proposed 2013 budget maintains service hours while positioning the Library for change and eventual growth to meet future community needs.
Hangzhou, China Library Ambassadors Visit Indianapolis!
September 10, 2012 — The Indianapolis Public Library is playing host to two representatives from the Hangzhou, China Public Library through September 21 as part of the Sister City relationship between Indianapolis and Hangzhou.
Library Summer Reading Participation Achieves 8-Year High
August 27, 2012 — Over 58,000 children and families participated in The Indianapolis Public Library's 2012 Summer Reading Program, "Gear Up for Good," the highest level of readership since 2004.
Indy Library & Comcast Partner to Bridge the Digital Divide
August 23, 2012 — Representatives of The Indianapolis Public Library and Comcast have announced a partnership to improve the digital literacy skills of Marion County residents through free computer and Internet training classes at the Library.
Follow Indy Library Sister City Ambassadors Online!
August 20, 2012 — Learn about the activities and experiences of Indianapolis Public Library representatives during their Sister City international exchange visits to Cologne, Germany and Hangzhou, China on the Library's website at www.indypl.org/sistercities.
New Church Federation History Available at Indy Library
August 3, 2012 — A new book describing how churches in Indianapolis have worked together over the past 100 years despite their historic divisions to have a stronger voice of moral authority and impact in the community is available at The Indianapolis Public Library.
Free and Legal Music Downloads Available at Indy Library!
July 31, 2012 — Library cardholders can download their favorite music from a catalog that includes thousands of artists, tens of thousands of albums, and nearly three million songs through The Indianapolis Public Library's web branch.
Library Partnership With Comcast Enhances Digital Literacy for Youth
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On February 6, 1945 Robert Nesta Marley was born in the small village of Nine Mile in Jamaica. Forty-four years later, on February 6, 1989 the great dubmaster King Tubby was senselessly murdered in Kingston. One man had become a legend the world round. The other was a legend in the reggae world, and a permanent influence upon recording studio techniques and technology.
Tonight the Echo Chamber proudly presented our annual "Tribute to Tuff Gong & Tubby" special. Four hours of great roots and dub from the masters Bob Marley and King Tubby, and many friends… From dubs to remixes, and cover versions and tribute songs, we had quite a mix of great music. So, in addition to songs from Bob Marley & the Wailers, and dubs produced by King Tubby, we featured: Tack>>Head, Dub Terminator, CeU, Prince Wadada, Youssou N'Dour, Yes King, Neon Black, Marissa Lindsay, Hepcat, Lone Ranger, Rita Marley, Chin Dub, Judy Mowatt, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Cedella Marley Booker, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Mad Professor, the Skatalites, Johnny Nash, Johnny Cash (feat. Joe Strummer), Steady Earnest, Grover Washington Jr., and many more. Finally, DJ Baby Swiss wound things up with another Feb. 6 reggae birthday, that of the great artist/producer Derrick Harriott, here being covered by Giuliano Palma and doing his own thing alongside U-Roy.
Got things kicking tonight with the cumbia-dub-electronica-club sounds of Piper Street Sound and their very cool "Cumbia de la Piedmont" release on Boom One, and did a cumbia-based set a bit later in the program. Also new tonight: Addis Pablo (son of Augustus Pablo) and the Suns of Dub productions; the new album "Free Your Soul" by the Banyans; plus new tracks from OnlyJoe, Freddie McGregor, Moshi Kamachi , Ramon Judah & Conscious Sound (with RSD), Ammoye, Wise Rockers, Justin DeHart, Akasha, DU3normal, Blaminack/Manwel T, Yabass Yabba Radics, and ZionNoiz. The modern cumbia set included fresh music from Piper St. Sound, Rafael Aragon, Kuto Selektah Quilla, and Ondatropica. More great dubwise & otherwise tracks on the eve of Valentine's Day from Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra (ft. Megumi Mashiro), SOJA, Bob Marley/Dubmatix, Prince Fatty, The Specials, John Holt, Mutant Frogs, The Dreamlets, Dry and Heavy, and more…
So much new dub…so little time. Another boatload of new music: the fine new album from Junior Culture (Dan Dada Records); Bombay Dub Orchestra's club-wise "The New York Remixes" (Six Degrees Records); Bomba Estereo's cool new "Elegancia Tropical" (Soundway Records); Akasha's sublime new Into the Web (on Dubmission); and more new material from Trevor "The Technician" McKenzie, Red Star Martyrs, Yeyo Perez/Puppashan, Dub Caravan, DU3normal, La Yegros, Bandulu Dub vs. Krusseldorf, Sorian, Addis Pablo, Suns of Dub, Phoniandflore, Jashwa Moses, and Bonobo. And that was just the first half of the show… DJ Baby Swiss was "Pourin' Dubbles", playing two-fers from greats like Desmond Dekker, Dean Fraser, the Skatalites, Aston "Familyman" Barrett, Tommy McCook, and Big Youth. And rounding things out we included Mayd Hubb, Infinite Third, Impact All Stars, Etana, Martin Zobel & Soulrise, Rebelution, Terakaft, i.rebel meets Dub Dragoon, Fedayi Pacha, David "Fathead" Newman, King Tubby/Jacob Miller, and more…
To culminate Black History Month, the Echo Chamber presented "A Short History of Reggae – from Jamaica to the World". We started things off with Etana's homage to "Reggae"; then a short mento track (the Jamaican equivalent to calypso); and then right into the classic "Oh Carolina" by the Folkes Brothers, and produced by the great Prince Buster; followed by a Nyahbingi classic from Count Ossie. Now that the stage was set, we moved headlong into some great ska, rocksteady, and roots reggae from Bob Marley & The Wailers, Don Drummond, Desmond Dekker, Dennis Brown, Burning Spear, The Melodians, Sound Dimension, Peter Tosh, Jennifer Lara, King Tubby, The Skatalites, Junior Murvin, Bim Sherman, Black Uhuru, and Yellowman. From Jamaica we moved out to the rest of the world and hit tracks from Alpha Blondy, Lucky Dube, Mad Professor, Dub Syndicate, Citizen Sound ("Reggae Is Her Name" feat. Blessed), 10 Ft. Ganja Plant, Pale Rider, and Gato Negro. For the second half of the show, DJ Baby Swiss traveled back to JA and covered Third World, George Nooks & Welton Irie (part of a Joe Gibbs Discomix Showcase set), I-Roy (the middle cut of a "Do Your Thing" riddim mix bookended by The Chosen Few version of the Isaac Hayes song and The Crystalites' Nyahbinghi-fied instrumental), Tommy McCook & the Supersonics, Ken Boothe, Bob Andy, Monty Morris, Phyllis Dillon, Jackie Mittoo, Scientist, Marcia Griffiths, and more. Finally, back to the wider world with tunes from Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell, Minneapolis Dub Ensemble, and fellow Twin Citians Dub Sack. A very nice taste of the history of Reggae music!
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Ricki Lake is a woman on a mission: to help every woman have the kind of birth she wants—and she's well on her way to doing it. Three years after the release of the landmark 2008 documentary The Business of Being Born, which she executive-produced, Lake and director Abby Epstein are releasing More Business of Being Born, a follow-up four-part DVD series that offers a practical look at birthing options and the scoop on a range of celebs' birth stories, including Molly Ringwald, Alanis Morrisette, and Cindy Crawford. She spoke with Parenting.com about how she became interested in the birthing industry, and what she hopes expectant parents will get out of both films.
What compelled you to make The Business of Being Born?
RIcki Lake: My first birth was a success with a midwife in a hospital—I felt empowered, I did have my baby skin to skin right away, was able to breastfeed—all of those things that are so important. But there was this moment when my mother was able to see me right after the birth, and I said to her, "Mom, Mom, this is my midwife who delivered my baby!" And my midwife stopped me and said, "No, Ricki, you delivered your baby." And at that point, I took ownership of what I was able to do. That was the beginning of my infatuation with birth.
A few months after my son was born, I saw a flyer about a birth conference, "The Art of Birthing," and I just got sucked into this world that no one I knew knew about. And as I started learning more and thinking, "Wow! Why aren't we questioning this rising c-section rate?" I wanted to use my celebrity to get the word out—especially after 9/11, I just thought this is a place where I could do some good. And it's been beyond my wildest dreams—just to get the pendulum swinging even a bit in the opposite direction.
I ultimately made this film, but it started off as just an idea I had; it was so personal and so meaningful, and I believed people would care about it if only they knew to care about it.
What kind of reaction did you receive to The Business of Being Born?
RL: There have been a lot of positive things and some backlash—including some from lobbyists and ACOG [the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists]—which made me realize, "Wow, this little movie is having an impact, and we're getting people's attention!" We've heard stories of after watching the film, women speaking up to say, "No, I don't want this drug… No, I don't want my baby taken away to the nursery." We've heard positive feedback from doctors and midwives, including a midwife recently who had been fighting for privileges at Cedars Sinai for years and called to say that she had finally gotten them, which she felt was due in part to the reaction to our film.
One of the points touched on in the film is that a woman's experience of birth often gets overlooked. Why do you feel that women's birthing experiences have been so discounted—with the implication that women should feel satisfied if they end up with a healthy baby, regardless of what's been done to them along the way?
RL: At the end of the day, of course what you want is a healthy mom and a healthy baby. But there's a lot of stuff that doesn't get talked about, like the fact that you can have trauma when things are being done to your body without your consent. Doctors are trying to avoid lawsuits and get paid, and they have to see a certain number of patients in a given time period… But, for expectant moms, knowledge is power, and if all you know of birth is what you see in the media—the imagery of birth on shows like A Baby Story, where the picture you see is a woman numb from the waist down, flat on her back, well, you don't know that it could be any different.
Having a baby is a privilege and a blessed event—but to feel like you were in charge of your body during that time is crucial. For example, when I had my homebirth, after my son was born in the bathtub and I had delivered my placenta, we moved to the bed, and he was nursing—two hours went by before my midwife asked me, "Is it OK if I take him and weigh him?" Getting a mother's consent before taking her baby away?! It's very rare to have that kind of reverence for a mother and a birth—and yet it's a simple thing to offer her, to respect her and her choices.
What advice would you give to a first-time mom who's hoping to have a drug-free vaginal birth at a hospital? Or one who says she trusts her OB to do what's best for her?
RL: Watch our movie and read our book [Your Best Birth]. It's really for that woman who wants to have a hospital birth. There's a lot of scary stuff in books like What to Expect. Our goal was to get these women so they're psyched to experience labor and feel those contractions.
And pregnancy and birth are different for every woman—we've heard lots of stories of women switching practices halfway through their pregnancy or even at the end of it, once they realized that their doctor or midwife wasn't a good match for them. It's about learning to advocate for ourselves—no one can do that for us. It's about getting that information, asking questions like, "Is my doctor answering my questions?" And for women going to large obstetrical practices, "Am I OK with the fact that I may have never met the person who will deliver my baby?"
What do you say to those who discount you as being pro-homebirth and anti-obstetricians or hospitals?
RL: I'm not. I can only say it so many times. I want women to have the information they need to make the right choices for them. I care about the safety of mothers and the babies being born, and I want them to then go on to tell their daughters about their positive birth experiences. I want all women to have beautiful, transformative, positive birth experiences. I can feel the shift happening; it's not about where you deliver or who delivers your baby, but feeling your power as a woman.
What do you think are the biggest roadblocks to better birth experiences for women in the US—insurance companies, hospital policies, VBAC policies, lack of information?
RL: All of the above—and lack of options. Birth centers are struggling to survive and being shut down, midwives being prosecuted when there's an infant death—it's really unfortunate; there's inherent risk in all birth, and not all babies are born perfect, but our society wants someone to blame when things don't go well. It is an uphill battle for anyone to have the birth experience that she envisions. So it's about fighting fear-based perceptions, judgment… it's preposterous that many insurance companies won't cover homebirth. Really, midwives could do all well-woman care and low-risk pregnancies and leave ob's to do what they're best at—dealing with higher-risk pregnancies—and save this country I don't even know how much money. Ultimately, one of my goals is to change legislation and there are so many issues involved that I still need to decide where to focus my efforts.
Why come out with More Business of Being Born? And why DVDs instead of a theatrical release?
RL: We've heard from a lot of parents who still have questions after watching The Business of Being Born. So we address some of those questions, like more information about doulas and VBAC [vaginal birth after cesarean]. It's really an educational tool, not a film with a narrative like the first one. It's more about giving people information, for anyone who is interested and wants more.
Tell me a bit about the Kickstarter campaign. Do you think that it's working because women want to feel a part of spreading this gospel? Why Kickstarter instead of more traditional funding?
RL: We chose Kickstarter [a funding platform for creative projects where Lake and director Abby Epstein are raising $100,000 to market and distribute More Business of Being Born] because we couldn't get funding. And the women who are a part of our online community at MyBestBirth.com are really the driving force in raising this money.
What do you still feel you need to accomplish in the world of maternity care and birth? Where do you see yourself in this movement?
RL: I'm going to continue doing what I'm doing in this area, including supporting midwifery care. I'm also following Ina May [Gaskin]'s Safe Motherhood Quilt Project [inspired by the AIDS Memorial Quilt, it attempts to draw public attention to the current maternal death rates and their underreporting in the U.S.].
Next, I want to see our outcomes getting better—a woman's experience in birth can impact so much other stuff, like breastfeeding and bonding. I am advocating that women have access to the correct information—not wanting everyone to have a homebirth or a drug-free birth—because the power I got from birth has stayed with me through every part of my life.
And, I think for me, I'm all about reinventing myself. I'm going back and doing a new talk show in September 2012, I just submitted a first draft of my memoir, I've got a new platform this fall that I can't talk about yet… I love checking off something else from my bucket list. But this is the most fulfilling work I've done, and it has gone so far beyond my wildest dreams. I think it will go down as the most important thing I have done in my career—and it's from the heart and for the right reasons. I tell my homebirth baby, Owen, who just turned 10, "Your coming into the world has had such an impact on so many people that we will never know!" And he says, "I know, Mom." And I think he really does.
Learn more about The Business of Being Born (available for viewing 24/7) and More Business of Being Born (coming in October 2011) at thebusinessofbeingborn.com.


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The announcement of our win in the Give, Get, Go SEO contest came exactly 11 days after our incorporation for Strider was filed. This was my big step from freelance SEO to running a real business. The team was assembled, things were lined up, optimism was high – and then it became real when Lisa published the list of winners on February 15th. At the time, we were each working from home while we searched for office space. We didn't have a Web site yet. I had barely started training my team in the concepts of search engine optimization... but we were going to SES NY!
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Fact: Search engine optimization training is crucial to the success of your Web site. The more you know, the less likely you are to fall victim to the hype of the day and rampant misinformation. It was a lesson we saw in full effect over the past two weeks.Training Helps You Show Up Prepared
Early this month, Adobe announced that they were working with the search engines to help them finally learn to read Flash files. The initial reaction from the search community was rejoicing - finally Flash was search-engine-friendly. Designers could stray away from the HTML standard and create sites that acted like a moving picture. Or could they?
Lisa Barone was among the most vocal in warning against that idea, advising Don't Build Your Entire Site In Flash. Best practice search engine optimization still means creating an accessible HTML Web site. Despite the advancements of the search engine technology, sites comprised entirely in Flash still present a poor user experience. Bruce Clay himself hit the blog to expand on Lisa's point with Bruce's Guide to Appropriate Use of Flash. If you haven't read it, it's worth a read.
Educating yourself about SEO has never been more important. As the search community publicly wonders what is advanced SEO, as SEO theories get debunked and with questionable advice being shared, it's important to remember that you can't always believe the free information being made available in the blogosphere and in forums. This is when investing in a real SEO training becomes so important.What Kind Of SEO Services Do You Need?
The more you know about search engine optimization, the more informed your decisions will be regarding your own campaign. Over at Lee Odden's Online Marketing Blog he posed the question Should Companies Hire Multiple Search Marketing Firms? If you don't understand how the SEO process works, you may assume that two heads are better than one. However, as Bruce Clay's Lisa Barone argued, hiring more than one SEO firm would only decentralize and defocus your SEO efforts. It's far more effective to spend the time researching which firm best aligns with your needs and to place your trust in them.
There was also some debate this month regarding whether SEO consulting still brings value, with the overall consensus being that, yes, it does.The Power of Good Training
When the embargo was lifted for the much talked about Give It Up session at SMX Advanced and less-than-white hat secrets were made public, it was clear that today's search conferences could be strengthened if SEO training was offered at the events. And it looks like it will be.
Following SES San Jose there will be a one-day SEO training program for attendees looking to attend real workshops and chat with SEO experts. And announced just last week: Bruce Clay, Inc. will be holding its own two-day SEO training class as an extension of SMX East in New York City. The training course will be a condensed version of our Standard SEO Training class and will give attendees an unparalleled opportunity to take what they've learned, validate it, and put it to use. It seems in this day and age, search conferences and SEO training go hand in hand.
Programming Note: Effective today, the SEO Newsletter will return to its monthly publishing schedule and will be published on or near the 15th of each month. By adopting the monthly publishing date, it will allow us to maintain the integrity and authority of the newsletter, while accommodating heavier travel schedules and increasing internal demands. You'll still receive the same great SEO news and educational articles, just in a thicker, more comprehensive format.
In signing ons: Matt McGee accepted the position of Director of Strategic Search with KeyRelevance and former Googler Kate Burns joined Bebo Europe as its new Vice President and Managing Director.
In leavings, Kent Goldman resigned as Yahoo's Director of Corporate Development, Mark Berghausen left Google Webmaster Central to pursue a legal career, Charlene Li left Forrester, Bill Slawski stepped down as an Administrator on the Cre8asite Forums, Jason Calacanis quit blogging, and Fake Steve Jobs said he, too, was sailing away into the sunset.
In corporate mergers, acquisitions and launches:
- Google launched virtual world Lively, gave its Affiliate Network an interface upgrade, and finally added a Privacy link to its home page.
- Yahoo was busy this month as it redesigned My Yahoo, rejected another Microsoft acquisition offer, unveiled BOSS to let users build their own search service, showed their Olympic spirit, killed off Overture's keyword suggestion tool, and teamed up with Click Forensics.
- Microsoft launched Hosted Exchange Deals to compete against Google Apps and purchased semantic search engine Powerset.
- Ask.com signed a search deal with Photobucket, while killing its mapping technology.
- Sphinn released an official blog.
- Digg launched a recommendation engine to help users discover new content.
- CBS closed its CNET acquisition.
- Printed publication Search Engine Marketing Journal announced it will launch next month at SES San Jose. SEMJ will be dedicated to the advancement of search marketing through peer-reviewed articles. We're proud to announce that Bruce Clay and Susan Esparza have been chosen to aid the team as Associate Editors for SEO.
- Twitter bought Summize to help stabilize the micro-blogging platform.
Bruce Clay's SEO Training kicked off in Simi Valley this week and will run through the 18th. Following that will be tomorrow's Social Media Bootcamp, Austin's SEM for SMB on July 16-17, BlogHer in San Francisco on July 18-20, SEO Class in Edinburgh, Scotland on June 23-24, and of course, SMX Local and Mobile comes to San Francisco on July 24-25.
As we mentioned last month, keep an eye out for Bruce Clay's Lisa Barone if you're making the trip to BlogHer later this week. We won't be providing liveblogging coverage this time around, but you'll still be able to catch her around the session rooms.
Andy Beal will be hosting an online reputation management workshop on August 7 at the Sigma Xi Center in North Carolina, and you'll want to clear your calendar for Search Engine Strategies San Jose on August 18-22. The official SES San Jose party list is now live in the Search Engine Watch forums.
Looking ahead a bit, BlogWorldExpo hits the Las Vegas Convention Center on Sept. 19 - 21 and registration for SMX East in NYC is officially open!
Programming Notes: Guestblogging Week on the Bruce Clay, Inc. blog will kick off August 4th and run through the 8th. We'll be giving Lisa Barone a week off and inviting some of our favorite female SEO faces to share their knowledge and expertise with Bruce Clay's readers. Be sure to check it out.
The Bruce Clay, Inc. UK SEO Training class is set to take place September 9-11. These are the confirmed dates, so if you're hoping to attend, make sure to reserve your seat today.
Here at home, Bruce Clay was named one of the Most Dependable SEM Firms in the US by Goldmine Research. You can read more about the honor in the Aug. 1st edition of INC magazine.
Google signed an agreement with Brazil to help them fight child pornography on Google's social networking site Orkut.
To promote the use of Live Search, Microsoft's Australian partner ninemsn has launched a "search secret contest" where users can win prizes simply for using the search engine.
Andy Beal announced the winner of the 3rd Annual SEM Scholarship Contest. Congratulations to Linda Bustos who walked away with more than $10,000 in search prices after taking 11 of the 16 judges' votes.
And happy 1st birthday to SEO's social news site Sphinn.
Word on the Wire
ReadWriteWeb tried to guess where Google was headed next by comparing its product offerings to HitWise's Top 20 categories. They also wondered if Google was about to create an exclusive animated Internet series.
Over on FriendFeed the conversation was about whether Microsoft was interested in buying Mahalo, on Search Engine Journal there were more rumors concerning Yahoo's next move, Greg Sterling continued the Microsoft/Yahoo chatter, while Robert Scoble wondered if Microsoft was trying to enter the photography market.
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The hunt for cheap labor has led to a rash of payroll fraud by companies scraping for any advantage in a sputtering economy, lawmakers say.
As a result, they say, American taxpayers are cheated out of millions, workers are underpaid and the injured are denied workers compensation. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill introduced legislation Tuesday, in conjunction with a Senate hearing, in an effort to curtail what they say has become a widespread practice that hurts not only workers but also law-abiding companies that can't compete with the bad actors.
The issue is common in fields such as those for janitors, homecare workers and cable installers. But it's especially prevalent in the construction industry, where a company can save as much as 30 percent of its costs by wrongfully reporting its workers as independent contractors instead of employees.
The practice is known as misclassification. In the most basic terms, if the employer is directing the worker, including setting his or her schedule, telling the worker what to do, when to do it and how to do it, the worker should be listed as an employee, according to federal rules.
By listing workers as independent contractors, companies can avoid paying insurance, taxes and overtime. It also shields companies from responsibilities of having to protect those working for them.
Matt Anderson of Ira Township, Mich., needs only to look at his left hand to see the potential repercussions.
The former carpenter's life changed two years ago when his left hand slipped into a table saw that cut off one finger and injured three others. He's had eight surgeries to repair his hand and needs more.
"The damage was so bad they had to take bones from my wrist and hip," Anderson testified Tuesday before a Senate labor subcommittee. "And the doctors also needed to take bones from a cadaver to do the reconstruction."
Because he was an independent contractor, Anderson was unable to collect workers compensation. He had become an independent contractor, he said, because his employer, Dave & Marty Inc. of Michigan, had said it was the only way he'd be able to continue working with the company.
Anderson said he had no choice. He had a family to support.
Reached after the hearing, company president David Marrocco said Anderson was not telling the truth about why he became an independent contractor. Marrocco said that he was "flabbergasted" after watching video of the testimony and that Anderson was not forced out and could have remained an employee.
"He wanted to make more money," Marrocco said. "He wanted to go out on his own."
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., estimates the payroll theft has cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars. He introduced legislation Tuesday that would make misclassification a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, would assign penalties for each case of payroll fraud and would create rights for employees to know what their status is and require employers tell workers their status.
"I think a lot of people would be stunned to learn that under current federal law it is not a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act to engage in this kind of misclassification, this kind of fraud," Casey said in an interview after the hearing. "It should be illegal and it's unfortunately not unless you violate some other law."
But some businesses that depend on independent contractors worry the legislation would only create additional, onerous mandates on businesses in an already tough economic environment.
Chris MacKrell, president of Custom Courier Solutions of Rochester, N.Y., testified that his business couldn't continue to operate without the assistance of independent contractors who deliver packages for the company. He said those workers crave independent schedules and would likely leave if forced to become employees.
"Congress must not hinder the entrepreneurial spirit and recognize the great potential an (independent contractor) can provide," he said.
MacKrell said his company employs about 156 people and uses about 225 independent contractors to make deliveries.
Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., warned that Congress must be careful to distinguish between those bad actors and the good guys using independent contractors properly. He said there are "unintentional consequences of depriving a lot of people of work that is legitimate."


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EPA Selects American Rivers to Oversee $1.8 Million Awards Program in Potomac Highlands
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PHILADELPHIA (March 1, 2011) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's mid-Atlantic region today announced that American Rivers has been selected to oversee $1.8 million in environmental grants for projects benefitting communities and rivers in specific parts of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia that comprise the Potomac Highlands.
The competitive grant program will support quality of life improvements in Potomac Highlands communities and protect the valuable ecosystems, some of which host the most diverse and globally important resources on Earth.
"The Potomac Highlands is a unique area that needs our attention. Many people have contributed their time, energy and ideas in developing a strategic plan for this area including U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, our state partners and a whole host of organizations," said EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin. "Great work has already been accomplished in the Highlands and with American Rivers on board, this awards programs will provide a significant boost in remediating and restoring this valuable ecosystem."
Under a cooperative agreement with EPA, American Rivers will design and implement a competitive awards program designed to fund approximately 10 projects with between $150,000 and $300,000 each. All projects must be located within the Potomac Highlands and must specifically and measurably protect, improve, and/or restore the valuable ecological resources and services of the Potomac Highlands ecosystem.
American Rivers, founded in 1973, is a leading conservation organization that works to protect and restore the nation's rivers and clean water.
The Potomac Highlands region is rich in natural and cultural heritage where the environment plays an important role in the quality of life. The highlands are home to turkey, bobcat, black bear, and other species. It is an important migratory flyway for geese, ducks and songbirds. And the forests, which make valuable contributions to ecological diversity, provide an estimated 186,000 jobs in the timber industry. The Potomac Highlands, while rich in natural and cultural resources, has seen its share of ecological damage.
Congress directed EPA to establish and implement the Mid-Atlantic Highlands Action Program by working with other federal agencies, states, local governments and non-governmental organizations. In 2006, the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia joined the program. Using the best available science, the goal is to improve the natural resources and socio-economic conditions in the Mid-Atlantic Highlands. More recently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has provided support for the state programs.
To date, 20 educational and restoration projects have been implemented. For more information, click on https://www.epa.gov/reg3esd1/highlands-plan.html.
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The classic side of Annibale Colombo. The line "TIME" comprises timeless collections of furniture: replicas and re-inventions of items of furniture that serve as testimony to two hundred years of history, through their precious carvings and the display of skilful cabinetmaking. The finest materials transformed with top-notch methods and handcraft mastery are the fil rouge of a collection rich in historical reminiscence that ranges over a wide variety of influences: Louis XV, Louis XVI, 18th century English and Lombard style, Neo-classical, Directoire, Empire, Liberty, early 20th century and Art Deco. An elaborate 200-page catalogue details the features of the thirteen collections that contribute to this product line.
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As in most years, the majority of complaints OCR received in FY 2006 alleged discrimination on the basis of disability (52 percent). Overall, the focus of complaints filed over the last several years has remained fairly consistent, with similar percentages of complaint receipts in each of the subject-matter jurisdictional areas.
Figures 2 through 8 below show the number and percentage of complaint receipts by jurisdiction for each fiscal year, 2000 through 2006. (Note, "other" includes mostly complaints over which OCR had no jurisdiction or that were referred to another agency.) Appendix B provides a breakout of complaint receipts by jurisdiction and by jurisdiction and OCR enforcement office.
The number of complaints indicated on the chart as received in each of the jurisdictions represents those complaints that were "purely" within that jurisdiction. Those complaints that contained, for example, allegations of both sex and race discrimination, are counted in the "Multiple" section. With this in mind, the following represents the total number of complaints, received in FY 2006, that contained allegations in each of the jurisdictions, including in those complaints that contained allegations in the "Multiple" jurisdiction category.
Title VI: 1,585 complaints received containing race discrimination allegations (including 998 complaints that contained only Title VI issues)
Title IX: 670 complaints received containing sex discrimination allegations (including 334 complaints that contained only Title IX issues)
Section 504/Title II: 3,511 complaints received containing disability discrimination allegations (including 3,025 complaints that contained only Section 504/Title II issues)
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I did not see the Ivy League thing in the OP's statement. 3.2 is not to hot for an Ivy League school. 3.2 works fine for tier 2,3,4. Columbia not so much.
Should I apply to an ivy league law school such as Columbia or Cornell with a an LSAT score of 140 but 3.2 GPA and a great personal statement? For that matter, do I have a chance with other law schools such as NYU, Temple, etc?


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MEPIS, one of the more popular Debian-derived distributions, may be moving in a new direction soon. MEPIS founder Warren Woodford is considering building future MEPIS releases from Ubuntu sources rather than from Debian. SimplyMEPIS 3.4-3, which is scheduled for release today, has been quite a challenge to build, according to Woodford. "It's taking up all my time, fighting the Etch pool... We've had a lot of trouble, because the Debian community has become so active, it's been difficult to get this out, so I'm looking at alternatives to getting out stable releases."


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Pearls Of Wisdom - When The Rose Is Gone by Jalaluddin Rumi - Poetry Reading
When The Rose Is Gone -- A poem by Jalalludin Rumi. About the poet -- Jal?l ad-D?n Mu?ammad R?m?, known to the English-speaking world simply as Rumi (1207 -- 1273) was a 13th-century Persian Muslim poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic. He was born in Balkh Province of present Afghanistan. Rumi was an evolutionary thinker and had a philosophical outlook which clearly reflects through his poetic works. Rumi's poetry is often divided into various categories: the quatrains (rubay?t) and odes (ghazal) of the Divan, the six books of the Masnavi. The prose works are divided into The Discourses, The Letters, and the Seven Sermons. Subscribe & Stay Tuned - http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=pearlsofwisdomFor more videos log onto http://www.youtube.com/pearlsofwisdom Also find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pearlsofwisdomchannel
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The list is based on a methodology that projects a company's income from existing businesses, plus anticipated growth from those businesses, and analyses the net present value of those cash flows.
Why: The success of ARM and the ARM partner ecosystem is based on the innovative ARM business model. Alongside the highly scalable ARM architecture, this inclusive model enables ARM partners to drive sustained innovation across multiple market segments.
This includes the mobile industry - an ecosystem and culture that is now driving the post-PC era of computing, as consumers demand an always-on, always-connected and always-ready mobile experience. Increasingly, it also includes enterprise and cloud oriented technologies that are beginning to utilize energy-efficient, high-performance technology from ARM to innovate the server market.
Lastly, innovation based on ARM technology is driving the realization of the Internet of Things (IoT). ARM recently established the first industry forum to help shape this fast moving market. The forum aims to combat what they describe as the 'Internet of Silos' - an unconnected world with less value to both consumers and businesses. The forum will drive a blueprint for how technologies associated with the Internet of Things should and could work together to support the 50-billion intelligent devices due to be connected to the Internet by 2020.
When: 10th September 2012
Where: Globally
Who: ARM designs the technology that is at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes RISC microprocessors, graphics processors, video engines, enabling software, cell libraries, embedded memories, high-speed connectivity products, peripherals and development tools. Combined with comprehensive design services, training, support and maintenance, and the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. Find out more about ARM by following these links:
ARM website: http://www.arm.com/
ARM Connected Community®: http://www.arm.com/community/
ARM Blogs: http://blogs.arm.com/
ARMFlix on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/armflix
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ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Limited. Mali is a trademark of ARM Limited All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders. "ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc; its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM Inc.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Limited.; ARM Taiwan Limited; ARM France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ARM Germany GmbH; ARM Embedded Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; ARM Norway, AS and ARM Sweden AB
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Once Again, The Administration Vindictively Charges A Whistleblower As Being A Spy
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Apparently the Obama administration has not learned its lesson. It has now used the Espionage Act to go after a former CIA agent, John Kiriakou, who blew the whistle on the CIA's waterboarding torture regime. This now makes it the sixth Espionage Act prosecution of a whistleblower brought by the Obama administration. All other presidents before him used it a total of 3 times. As the Government Accountability Project notes, the really stunning thing in all of this is that Kiriakou will be the only person prosecuted in relation to the use of waterboarding -- and simply for blowing the whistle on it.
if you torture a prisoner, you will not be held criminally liable, but if you blow the whistle on torture, you risk criminal prosecution under the Espionage Act.Something seems very, very wrong about this.