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By Ryan McGreal
Published December 14, 2004
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By MBedek (registered) | Posted May 11, 2009 at 15:38:42
So what is the scoop on the old Studebaker building on Victoria North.
As well, what about the old school on West Avenue.
Looking for recent information.
By woody10 (registered) | Posted January 26, 2010 at 19:10:12
Ryan, did you ever think about a Q and A section. I know sometimes I have a menial, unimportant question about a Hamilton issue that is buggin me but don't know where to get a simple answer. Then I figured, what better place to ask than the fine people of RTH, lol. Just a thought.
By ilpo (registered) - website | Posted March 20, 2010 at 19:31:06
woody10 you appear to be looking for an FAQ section
By kendall (registered) - website | Posted September 29, 2011 at 16:54:04
I am the owner and writer of the blog http://theeternalkenaz.blogspot.com/ which can be found in the link section of RTH
Recently I emailed a small group of Hamilton bloggers including Ryan about an idea I had to start a blog page of restaurants in Hamilton aimed at those looking for good and affordable eats. The whole rehash of the background story can be found here,
Since then I have gone ahead and created a post within my blog, linked here http://theeternalkenaz.blogspot.com/2011... The goal is to collect enough submissions to give this post it's own blog. I've had some early encouragement from "The Hamiltonian" as a link of the moment and a couple of antidotes and chuckles from two councilors. I've broken up the list into Wards for easy gathering.I would love to ad more selections from the "celebs" if I can use the term, and the average joe of Hamilton. What better choice than the readers of RTH who always have their ears to the ground in Hamilton.
Goal of "The Hungry Hamiltonian" I am putting together a list of best places to eat cheap in Hamilton- according to the following criteria. The parametres are broad, all cuisines, all eateries, food trucks. Provide a list of what you ate, take a picture even, and provide the cost. Remember 3 courses under $20.00 or a quick snack or sandwich under $10.00. Lets get a list that gives the little man a shout out, the chains can do that themselves.
Kendall Oliphant
By Brian Hatch (anonymous) | Posted March 08, 2012 at 09:15:31
The following is an email I sent to City Councillors yesterday. Please let me know if you would like a copy of the orginal with the attachments.
Brian Hatch
To: Councillor Ferguson March 7, 2012
Cc: All Councillors
Dear Councillor Ferguson
I am sending this email to you, my councilor, because I am disillusioned, disappointed and frustrated with the existing Integrity Complaint Process.
In an email to Integrity Commissioner Mr. Earl Basse on February 17th I stated: "I understand that your investigation needs to be thorough and complete in order to be objective and fair but it also needs to be timely to be effective and meaningful." I filed my complaint affidavit eighty-one days ago on Dec. 19th and since then I have sent Mr. Basse seven emails requesting information on the status of his investigation. (Attached are all of my emails and the three responses from Mr. Basse.)
To date the only progress that I am aware of is that in his email of Feb. 25th Mr. Basse reports he has finally received a response from the mayor. To my knowledge the Integrity Commissioner has not contacted anyone at The Spec, Cable 14, etc. to verify any of the facts in my affidavit.
I have two requests:
First is that council officially request Mr. Basse report on: A) Why is this investigation taking so long? B) What is the current status of this investigation? and C) When will the final report be issued to council?
Second that the current by-law be amended by adding time lines to the investigation process. My suggestion is that the Integrity Commissioner be required to issue interim status reports every 30 days to council with a goal of issuing a final report in 90 days. If the I. C. needs more time then he should be required to ask council for an extension. The existing Integrity Complaint Process is flawed and needs to be amended to ensure it works in a timely fashion to be effective and meaningful. If not amended then it should be eliminated entirely.
I am looking forward to your response.
Thanks and Regards
Brian Hatch
By transporter (registered) | Posted August 04, 2013 at 13:59:56
This comment is about transportation subsidies. According to Transport Canada, $25 billion goes to automobiles, for road building, yearly. And $7 billion goes to transit. The website that I went to does not indicate how much of that $7 billion goes to road building. Governments take in $12 billion yearly, in fuel taxes. So, I see automobiles being subsidized, at the rate of at least $13 billion per year. - I say, "at least", because I don't know how much of that $7 billion goes to building roads (for buses). I have tried asking that question of other sources, but as yet, have not received an answer. But regardless, I see it as an expenditure that benefits automobile infrastructure only, and other transportation infrastructure (ie, for trains, bicycles & pedestrians) not at all. I don't think this is fair. I think that subsidy should be halved: half should go to automobiles (including buses), and half should go to all the others.
By transporter (registered) | Posted January 29, 2014 at 14:23:42
This comment is about the cost of construction of lrt systems, compared with the cost of rbt systems. Many people say: "rbt systems are the same as lrt systems, only cheaper. My reply was always: "It's true that construction costs of lrt's are higher, but that cost is more than made up for, by the fact that the trains last a lot longer, so it doesn't cost nearly as much to maintain and ultimately, replace them. But recently, I read an article written by a transportation advocate, Lyndon Henry. He claims, in an article entitled: "Research: RBT can be truly pricier than LRT", that sometimes, the construction costs of BRT's are higher, waay higher, more than four times as much, in fact. I invite you to go to his website, to see how he makes this case.
Automobiles incur other costs that trains do not, such as: Pollution: Tailpipe emissions cause declining health. That costs a lot, in and of itself, in lives, and of course, money. Noise: Trains are quiet, automobiles are not. Some say that street noise is as bad as pollution, causing as much of a decline in health. What does that cost? Car-nage: A report from the Campaign for Road Safety states: "Some 1.3 million people die every year on roads around the world. That amounts to 3500 people every day. Millions more - 50 million people annually - are injured. And those numbers are probably underreported." It also states this: "Road traffic is the leading cause of death for young people between the ages of ten and twenty-four." The Pulitzer Center recently posted a map, called The Roadskill Map, which shows the rate of global roadkill, by country. As an introduction, they state that the annual death toll "has already reached 1.24 million/year, and is on course to triple, to 3.8 million/year by 2030. If I can extrapolate the 50 million injuries/year now, to 2030, that means 150 million injuries/year, by 2030. How's that, for a cost?
By Brent (anonymous) | Posted February 28, 2014 at 08:34:45
Your home page has no icons or links to social media that I can see. You're missing a huge opportunity to expand the conversation.
By BobAceti (registered) | Posted September 16, 2014 at 13:36:36
LRT is the wrong project at the wrong time. A make work project with less transit relief impact than otherwise thought. Hamilton evolved over 200 years. The design of the city and lack of density makes lower city east-west rapid transit planning challenging. We have a car culture and suburban communities within our city limits - the burbs are close-by and do not entail long frustrating traffic snarls that are common in the GTA-City of Toronto experience. The number of cars and people registered in Hamilton suggest that the LRT will not likely have the sustainable volume of users than expected. Reports from "consultants" who stand to make significant profit from a one billion dollar project will necessarily be concocted to emphasize the positive and down-play or reduce negative assessment.
Hamilton is home to many proud and well-meaning residents. But emotional rhetoric guided by biased reports supporting mega-projects that do not offer our city the growth that is assumed should be carefully reconsidered.
Hamilton's spatial reality is a significant variable: the mountain has a larger population than the lower city and our suburbs and car culture has stimulated reduced urban density that complicates "rapid" transit services. If Hamilton's past Councils had revitalized inner city neighborhoods to avoid suburban sprawl we would have had higher density that lends itself well to frequent rapid transit services that involve short distances. We had sown the seeds of our current economic challenges in the post WWII era when Councils believed that what's good for our steel industry was good for Hamilton. But short-sightedness was a common disease in that bygone period when pollution and greenhouse gas emissions and dwindling steel jobs were noticed but rarely discussed in the halls or power or between the front page and sports section of the Spectator.
The best we can do to advance Hamilton's economic prospects is to focus on rebuilding business/residential centres to increase density and return asphalt and concrete neighborhoods that are derelict and gentrified into parks, bike paths, urban-sized forests and a "National Industrial Park" that offers tax incentives underwritten by Ontario/Canada. A National Industrial Park adjacent to our harbour piers should include a design that rehabilitates or removes 19th and early 20th century idle industrial relics that continue to occupy valuable land without returning the jobs and economic growth that was more evident 50 to 75 years ago.
We are in a new economy where manufacturing automation, ICT digital devices, energy technologies, smarter grids, electric vehicles and food processing trumps steel-related industries. Hamiltonians need to let go of the old Hamilton that evolved on the needs of the steel industry and a suburban car culture. We need to focus on this century so that our children and young adults will NOT need to leave Hamilton, as an earlier generation did, to find viable and sustainable 'white collar' careers. Hamilton's government, health care, steel and related industries help to support Hamilton's economy. These jobs are either funded through taxes or non-sustainable. Steel industries continue to pollute and emit greenhouse gases. The full healthcare costs associated with working in the 'old' steel industry, or living long-term near the 'old' smoke stacks, was hidden from Hamiltonians for decades until most recently.
The citizens of Toronto would NOT permit a polluter such as a steel industry to occupy its waterfront or anywhere – they'll refer the company to Hamilton as the City of Toronto's social services continue to provide advice and bus tickets to welfare recipients to leave Toronto for Hamilton.
If we don't focus on future economic opportunities - i.e.) cleaner higher-value metals processing, incubators of digital economy businesses and other sustainable enterprises, we'll become the invisible shrinking city where layers of unsustainable industries come to play and create a few short-term jobs while delaying our choices to become a contender in the 21st century global economy.
We live in the past. Our memories of old Hamilton start to fade. The 1960s are done. We had over 30,000 men working in Stelco/Dofasco and related steel businesses in the 1950-1970s when Hamilton was about half the population it is today. I predict that Dofasco will not be a significant Hamilton industry in the next 10-15 years. The owners of Dofasco have no long-term deal with our city. Once the next capital investment round is in play, Dofasco's leaders will likely choose to move steel-making operations to the southern USA where cheap non-union 'right to work' labor laws and pollution regulations are lax.
The LRT project is a diversionary distraction: an unsustainable business model that will need subsidies from the get-go and operational commitments to run the trains on schedule. Buses are more flexible and less expensive for our split-level city. Buses will be electrified or operate on clean power fuel cells or hybrid biofuels - a better and more flexible solution to transit than the proposed LRT.
But what's the big picture question? Is bus or train rapid transit a solution or panacea to Hamilton's economic status? Or, perhaps, a placebo? I think we need a strategic vision and urban-industrial revitalization plan that informs the right design for our future transit system. Walking backwards into the future is not a viable substitute for focused and well-funded new urban revitalization planning.
Maybe our well-intended citizens and media will start asking the Big Question to mayoral and council candidates: "What is your vision of Hamilton and how do you propose we get there?"
Comment edited by BobAceti on 2014-09-16 13:53:41
By Ryan (registered) - website | Posted September 16, 2014 at 14:09:35 in reply to Comment 104530
Lots of stuff in this long, thoughtful comment. Let me try to respond:
Hamilton evolved over 200 years. The design of the city and lack of density makes lower city east-west rapid transit planning challenging.
Hamilton's population is not distributed uniformly across the area. The density of the lower city, and especially the downtown core, is much higher than the densities of other parts of the city. That is despite the fact that a large number of properties downtown and in the lower city are still vacant, demolished and under-used, which means there is very strong potential for the density of the lower city to increase even more through new development.
The Canadian Urban Institute conservatively estimates that new development will be three times as high with LRT as it will be without LRT. That means at least three times as much new private investment and at least three times as much new property tax revenue on civic infrastructure (roads, water, sewer) that is already built.
We have a car culture and suburban communities within our city limits - the burbs are close-by and do not entail long frustrating traffic snarls that are common in the GTA-City of Toronto experience.
Hamilton is a large, diverse city that offers a variety of living and transportation arrangements. Many people choose to live in car-dependent single-use suburbs and we have done an excellent job of providing them, but demographics across North America are changing and people - both young Millennials and retiring Baby Boomers - increasingly want to move into more mixed urban environments that do not require driving for every trip.
Hamilton needs to get better at providing high quality living and transportation options for everyone, not just people who want to live in a single-family suburban house with two or three cars.
The number of cars and people registered in Hamilton suggest that the LRT will not likely have the sustainable volume of users than expected.
The east-west route of the B-Line LRT already carries 13,000 transit passengers a day. That would put the LRT in the middle of the set of North American LRT systems on opening day, with extremely strong potential for ridership to grow dramatically.
Reports from "consultants" who stand to make significant profit from a one billion dollar project will necessarily be concocted to emphasize the positive and down-play or reduce negative assessment.
The various reports on Hamilton's LRT plan have come from: City staff, who became convinced to recommend LRT after studying the evidence from other cities; Metrolinx planners, who independently reviewed the City's plan in a comprehensive Benefits Case Analysis; the McMaster Institute of Transportation and Logistics (MITL), which does not have a pro-transit bias; and various independent academic researchers who do not have a financial interest in promoting LRT.
Hamilton's spatial reality is a significant variable: the mountain has a larger population than the lower city and our suburbs and car culture has stimulated reduced urban density that complicates "rapid" transit services.
That is why the first line in Hamilton's rapid transit network will be across the lower city, where densities are higher, the land use is more appropriate for transit, the zoning framework encourages new mixed-use development, and existing transit ridership is already high enough to support LRT on opening day.
Part of the Rapid Ready LRT plan is to start building transit capacity on other rapid transit routes - like the north-south A-Line and an east-west line across the upper city - toward future investment in additional LRT or BRT lines once ridership is strong enough to support them.
If Hamilton's past Council had revitalized inner city neighborhoods to avoid suburban sprawl we would have had higher density that lends itself well to frequent rapid transit services that involve short distances.
We already have high enough densities and strong enough transit ridership across lower city neighbourhoods to support the planned east-west LRT; and the LRT itself will drive still more investment to raise density and ridership higher.
We had sown the seeds of our current economic challenges in the post WWII era when Council's believed that what's good for our steel industry was good for Hamilton. But short-sightedness was a common disease in that bygone period when pollution and greenhouse gas emissions and dwindling steel jobs were noticed but rarely discussed in the halls or power or between the front page and sports section of the Spectator.
It makes no sense to point to past bad planning decisions as reason to continue making bad planning decisions today and tomorrow.
The best we can do to advance Hamilton's economic prospects is to focus on rebuilding business/residential centres to increase density and return asphalt and concrete neighborhoods that are derelict and gentrified into parks, bike paths, urban-sized forests and a "National Industrial Park" that offers tax incentives underwritten by Ontario/Canada.
Yes, we should also be focusing on those objectives, and there is already important work being done (see, for example, the Cootes to Escarpment Ecopark). However, high quality rapid transit is also an essential part of the comprehensive mix of active land use and transportation that will bring this city into the future.
We are in a new economy where manufacturing automation, ICT digital devices, energy technologies, smarter grids, electric vehicles and food processing trumps steel-related industries. Hamiltonians need to let go of the old Hamilton that evolved on the needs of the steel industry and a suburban car culture.
I agree completely, which is why we need to focus on revitalizing urban neighbourhoods with new investment, new residents and a variety of living and transportation options not based around universal car ownership. LRT completely support this goal.
The LRT project is a diversionary distraction: an unsustainable business model that will need subsidies from the get-go and operational commitments to run the schedule of trains on schedule.
That's just not true. The per passenger operating cost for LRT is much lower than for buses. Based on conservative ridership growth, the city will soon be making an operating profit on the LRT line which will help to subsidize expanded bus service city-wide to build ridership more generally and reduce automobile dependence.
Buses are more flexible and less expensive for our split-level city.
The fact that LRT is fixed infrastructure is a huge part of what makes it attractive to new private investment. A bus line can be rerouted or canceled, but an LRT line is a long-term commitment that appeals to property developers.
And as I noted, the operating cost for LRT is actually much lower than for buses. A big part of this is that a major part of the operating cost for transit is the operator, and a single LRT driver can carry many more passengers than a bus driver - even an articulated bus. As such, the city collects a lot more transit revenue per driver on LRT and can run an operating profit on a busy line like the east-west B-Line.
Buses will be electrified or operate on clean power fuel cells or hybrid biofuels - a better and more flexible solution to transit than the proposed LRT.
Practical battery electric or fuel cell buses are still many years away from production. If and when those technologies mature, it may make sense to replace conventional buses with electric or fuel cell buses, but they are no replacement for high-quality, high-volume LRT on our busiest transit line.
But what's the big picture question? Is bus or train rapid transit a solution or panacea to Hamilton's economic status? Or, perhaps, a placebo?
You're posing a false alternative. LRT is a necessary part of a comprehensive solution to Hamilton's long-term economic sustainability. No one is claiming it will be a magic bullet all by itself.
By BobAceti (registered) | Posted September 17, 2014 at 00:08:46 in reply to Comment 104531
The density of Ward 2 is 24 persons per acre. The density of the lower city core – Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, is 10 persons per acre. The density of the core mountain community – Wards 6, 7, 8 and 9, is also 10 persons per acre. Source: City of Hamilton, http://goo.gl/A19EH1
The Canadian Urban Institute's "projected" additional $81.6-million to Hamilton city coffers in taxes and fees over 15 years is exaggerated as a benefit from constructing a $1 Billion LRT. The growth in city tax revenues alone – excluding school "fees" collected in real estate tax bills, for the 13 years between 2001 ($478.4 Million) and 2013 ($764.7 Million) was over $286 Million.
HSR's 2014 projected revenues of $49 Million will fall short of the expected $94 Million in expected 2014 expenses, leaving an expected 2014 operating deficit of $ 45 Million without the LRT. Constructing and paying for a $1 Billion LRT in the lower city will increase the financial burden without measurably improving services as the density in the lower city, other than Ward 2, remains slightly below 10 persons per acre (on average) along the proposed LRT Route - see Berkeley study cited below.
Sources: City of Hamilton Financial Reports http://goo.gl/gQDGVq and HSR 2010 Operational Review (ES9) http://goo.gl/XvImZr
Other empirical LRT/Urban Transit studies from American transit institutes offer additional information that would assist decision-makers to make informed decisions on Hamilton's proposed LRT:
"This paper investigates the relationship between transit and urban densities in the United States from multiple perspectives. While empirical evidence suggests that recent-generation rail investments in the U.S. have in many instances conferred net social benefits, considerable skepticism remains, particularly among the more vocal critics of American transit policy. All sides agree that increasing urban densities will place public transit on firmer financial footing. Our analysis suggests that light-rail systems need around 30 people per gross acre …"
Source: INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, Urban Densities and Transit: A Multi-dimensional Perspective - Robert Cervero and Erick Guerra, WORKING PAPER - UCB-ITS-VWP-2011-6 http://goo.gl/rXUnDV
I asked: "But what's the big picture question? Is bus or train rapid transit a solution or panacea to Hamilton's economic status? Or, perhaps, a placebo?"
And you replied: "You're posing a false alternative. LRT is a necessary part of a comprehensive solution to Hamilton's long-term economic sustainability. No one is claiming it will be a magic bullet all by itself."
I disagree that my rhetorical question presents a false alternative. The bus alternative was on the table for discussion. It is not a false alternative. It is the best option. The proponents of the LRT have been spreading a belief based on faith in consultants' reports that recommend the LRT to improve Hamilton's economic status. If we are not considering the Bus option or LRT to improve Hamilton's economic growth prospects why are we even considering it?
I recommend that City Council does not get hood-winked by consultants' reports and those with vested interests in big money public works projects with high risk and likely higher costs than otherwise reported. In the alternative, I recommend that Council seek a budget commitment from the Minister of Transport to underwrite a more reasonable Bus solution at less cost and the Minister of Urban Affairs to fund a call for RFP's from global urban planners to assist our City Council and city staff to devise a strategic plan and urban revitalization plan to raise Hamilton's prospects in the 21st century.
The LRT issue is placing the cart before the horse. We need a smart strategic and urban-industrial revitalization plan before we commence significant fixed rail transit projects and commit budget dollars targeting only the lower city. And it is distracting attention away from the important business that Council needs to accomplish the next 4 years.
The Bus alternative is a viable interim and possibly a better long-term alternative to meet the needs of New Hamilton this century.
Comment edited by BobAceti on 2014-09-17 00:28:09
By Anon (anonymous) | Posted September 16, 2014 at 21:50:02 in reply to Comment 104531
Is it possible that perceived antipathy to LRT is because bus drivers will lose jobs?
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Words Lost in Words
We at Lexiteria are in the process of developing a collection of folk etymologies. Along the way we have stumbled over an interesting facet of words that might be called "reverse folk etymology". Folk etymology is the conversion of a foreign or unfamiliar word into one that is more familiar, such as the conversion of French dormeuse "sleepy (one)" to dormouse and kith and kin to kissing kin. The opposite would be to make a recognizable word unrecognizable.
The following list of words have "lost words" in them, words we no longer see or hear when we speak:
- sweater (hidden word sweat)
- business (hidden word busy)
- atonement (hidden words at one)
- disease (hidden word ease)
- necklace (hidden word lace)
We no longer think of sweaters as clothing designed to make us sweat but to simply keep up warm. Business in no longer 'busy-ness' and has come to be pronounced [biznis] or even [bidnis]. Atonement is a form of repentence, making up for bad deeds, and not making anything at one with another. The pronunciation of this word makes it clear that it has been reanalyzed as [atonment].
Disease has come to be something much more painful than simple uneasiness or discomfort. But that is the meaning it began with. Finally, Lace worn around the neck is no longer called necklace; necklaces are countable things made of almost anything but lace. Concomitantly, their pronunciation has shfted to blur the word lace: [neklis].
These are examples of two discrete processes. First, semantic drift, the tendency of the meanings of words to drift way from their original meaning over time . The second is the tendency of words to be reanalyzed and pronounced differently over time. The examples above starkly reveal the two critical historical changes that words undergo if they remain in English for centures.

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India videos
India is another of the key battlegrounds over GM crops. Monsanto's GM cotton has been commercialized there but has provoked considerable controversy. And a huge public and scientific outcry stopped GM Bt brinjal (eggplant/aubergine) from being commercialised as India's first GM food crop.
Bt Cotton Adoption in Vidarbha also shows the disastrous failure of Bt cotton in some parts of India, where it has left farmer debt and suicides, poisoned soil, and even reports of sickened and dead livestock in its wake.
A fascinating talk by Dr Suman Sahai of GeneCampaign containing a powerful indictment of the science of GMOs. She talks about how the need to protect the money and power invested in "dominant paradigms", such as the Green Revolution, GMOs and Nanotechnology, has skewed our science. When implementing such technologies, lip service is paid to things like the precautionary principle and the social/economic effect of such technologies, but they have little influence on if or how these technologies are to be implemented. (Time: 19:57)
Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh's cautious stance in imposing a moratorium on genetically modified Bt brinjal has been vindicated, if indirectly and ironically, by none other than seed giant Monsanto. Monsanto recently admitted that pests have developed resistance to the first GM crop it introduced in India. (Time: 2:03)
India could be the first country to take legal action against agribusiness giant Monsanto for so-called "biopiracy" – or taking indigenous farming knowledge to develop genetically modified crops. Are biotech corporations trying to monopolise and patent the world's food supply? (Time: 33:41)
At a moment when India is enjoying record economic growth, The Dying Fields turns to the four million cotton farmers who have been left behind, struggling to survive on less than two dollars a day. PBS News report on globalisation/Bt cotton disaster in Vidarbha (excerpt). (Time 2:52)
Bitter Seeds is the final film in Micha X. Peled's Globalization Trilogy, following Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town and China Blue. The films won 18 international awards, aired on over 30 television channels and screened in more than 100 film festivals. They also connected viewers to NGO action campaigns and encouraged Western consumers to understand their impact on the rest of the world. (Time: 2:38)
Monsanto's culpability in the high suicide rate of cotton farmers in Central India. (Time 5:00)
We are now witnessing the beginning of the second Green Revolution in India, sometimes referred to as the "Gene Revolution". Although touted in the West as being the great rescuer of third-world farming, in this film the Indian food policy analyst Devinder Sharma explains how the original Green Revolution was a disaster for sustainable agriculture and for the environment.
A documentary on GM crops, particularly Bt cotton, in India. The film covers losses suffered by farmers, allergies, animal deaths, field trial violations, state governments asserting their rights to reject GM, regulatory failures, and successful alternatives to GM. (Time for all 5 parts: 35:33)
Dr Mira Shiva is a medical doctor and public health activist in India. She gave her feedback to public hearings on the introduction of Bt Brinjal (aubergine) in India. In February 2010, the Indian Government made a decision to halt the commercial production of GM Bt brinjal/aubergine/eggplant, which contains an insecticidal toxin protein from the soil bacterium Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis). In this video taken at Navdanya, Dehradun, India, Dr Mira Shiva speaks about her feedback to the public hearings on Bt Brinjal. (Time: 13:57)
Vandana Shiva talks about why GM and chemical agriculture threatens food security in India. (Time: 6:02)
In the following interview, Vandana Shiva explains the work done at the organisation she founded in 1987 – Navdanya Biodiversity Conservation Farm and Bija Vidyapeeth, the research and training arm. She reiterates that ecological farming is pro-peace, pro- biodiversity, pro-culture and pro-livelihood for the poor. (Time: 16:40)
(time: 31:00)
Renowned filmmaker and social activist Mahesh Bhatt has launched a scathing attack on multinational biotech companies and their nexus with regulatory bodies for unleashing 'bio-terrorism' in the country. Speaking at a function organized to launch his new film, 'Poison on the Platter', directed by Ajay Kanchan, Bhatt said, "In their mad rush to capture the multi-billion dollar Indian agricultural and food industry, the biotech MNCs are bulldozing warnings by scientists about the adverse impact of GM foods on health and environment, and hurtling mankind toward a disaster, which will be far more destructive than anything the world has seen so far, because it will affect every single person living on this planet".
Vandana Shiva speaking at "The Globalization Conference" in Oslo, November 2010. She touches on On Monsanto, bio-piracy, intellectual property, seed and life patenting, herbicide-resistant weeds, bt-cotton, bt-eggplant, biodiversity, the escalating cost for farmers, escalating farmer debt and suicides, the undermining of biodiversity, self-regulation and biosafety. (Total time: 18:46)
Linn Cohen-Cole and Sean Croxton discuss farmer suicides in India and the link to Monsanto. (Time: 4:01)
The Deccan Development Society aims to warn farmers of the dangers of introducing Bt Cotton and other GMOs onto their farms. This video, made by The Community Media Trust, a wing of the Deccan Development Society, charts the negative impact Bt Cotton has on farmers in the global South. (Time: 50:04)
Film from India on risks of GM foods, including Bt brinjal (aubergine). Subtitles in English. (Time: 1:28)
Genetically modified Bt brinjal could soon be on your dinner table. But activists say consumers are not even given a choice on whether to eat GM foods or not. (Time: 2:20)
Monsanto rides roughshod over Indian cotton farmers, leaving a wake of false claims and doctored information, farmer debt and suicides, and sickened and dead livestock. (Time: 7:31)
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has put an indefinite moratorium on genetically modified brinjals, saying more information is needed on their impact on human health and the environment. (Time: 8:28)
Excellent Greenpeace film (from India, with English subtitles) about the deaths and illnesses that occurred in sheep and goats after grazing on Bt cotton, as well as pest attacks and other problems with the crop. (Time: 16:30)
Given that "public sentiment is negative", Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh says more information is needed on genetically modified Bt Brinjal's impact on human health. (Time: 0:51)


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Join Date: Nov 2003
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How was your day?
So... this is not necessarily for today... it could be for the many days to come...
Anyways... how was your day?
Mine... like always was okay. Except today is a bit worse. It was raining and cold and i felt like sleeping in rainy days. Too bad i have homework or else my life would be very peaceful. Oh well... i cant help that.
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|2003-11-13, 02:58
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A day in the life of Tzu-
I woke up and said 'oh no! I wish it was veterans day agian!!' But it wasnt. Damn. So I went to class against my will. It snowed last night so I ran around in it! whee! Around the trees too! whee! Now I feel better! Aah..deep breath. Then! I got a bagel and I toasted it real good! -toast toast toast- But it burnt my hand went I went to pick it up! 'Ouch bagel!!, Why?' I asked. But it wouldnt tell me. Then! I went to class. Yay art history! Die pagens DIE!! Its time for the christian revolution! Please shade jesus I told them, but they wont, oh how they wont. Then I started coloring a giraffe. Giraffe says- 'Tzu get a life'..oh giraffe you dont mean that. Then I came home and fell alsleep..ah..sweet ascention into darkness. Then I realized I was supposed to registrate for classes today!! PANIC PANIC!! but phew..20 minutes later I am prepared for the future. Drink some tea! ok. Then! I realized I had a four page draft due tommarrow!! PANIC PANIC!! This is when things became bleak -dark clouds appear- But I finished it! phew. Drink some more tea! ok. Now Im drawing more giraffes! -dark clouds dissapear- But then at this very moment while I am writing to you, I just realized all I ate today was a bagel..a hateful bagel. -dark clouds return- Tommarow I will make sure to buy yogurt
The End! Now I am watching Invader Zim.
-That is dumb.
-Dumb like a moose Dib!.. Dumb like a moose!!
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I had a rather frustrating day but a productive one. I got a bunch of homework done and all, but I'm frustrated right now because I got beating 6 times playing games with me friends and it was embarrassing. I guess the homework took a lot out of me. Lol, nice narration there Tzu.
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I'm restless tonight, all because I keep thinking of how useless this thread is. Noooo! The insomnia returns to me! Why did you have to create such a useless thread?! I can tell that this is going to be bothering me for many nights to come... why... WHY must you torment me so?!
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i did some art, watched some porn, took a nap, went and saw "elf"(pretty hilarious), did some art, now watching "finding nemo", and interspersed between all this im on this forum. good times, and nope it wasnt a bad day.
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EliteJounin, I'm getting fed up of your aimless posts. You'll be asking "What sandwich are you currently eating" next....
Closing thread
P.S. There's a ban waiting for anyone who creates a "What sandwich are you currently eating" thread (or anything remotely similar)...
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Newly-named Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat named a group of executives to top positions within the company on Monday, moving quickly to solidify his management team as the troubled mega bank undergoes a broad revamp of its strategy and streamlines its business.
Less than three months after ascending to Citi's top job, and a month after announcing mass layoffs and branch closures globally, Corbat appointed Citi veterans Jamie Forese and Manuel Medina-Mora as co-presidents. He also tapped Jim Cowles as CEO of the bank's crucial Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
Meanwhile, Corbat also nominated Brian Leach as head of the bank's risk and strategy department, which gives him broad authority over audit, compliance, and strategy. Brad Hu, who now serves as head of risk for the Asia Pacific region, will be named the bank's chief risk officer, reporting to Leach.


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Opinion: A Tragic Hero
Columnist Bill McGurn on whether CIA Director David Petraeus should have and needed to resign. Photo credit: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... the ... I ... welcome to Opinion Journal why it on Dan Henninger well the resignation of the art director David betray us is still reverberating all across Washington and here to discuss it with me is our main Street Columnist Bill McGurn and then I don't know ... well of by all means this is a personal tragedy for general deterrence and his family but ... you have been talking to folks about it you think there are some issues to the questions that ... do still need to be addressed to John Wright trades themselves ... right ... look it's it's a deeply human tragedy especially for the innocent the lines ... the children and husbands who were innocent and they'll have their private humiliation dragged out in public ... you when your public employee especially in a sensitive ... position like that ... sometimes your private affairs become public you know and and this especially ... unlike other in Paris I think because another fares tantalizing air with his driver ... she was in writing his biography ... um ... didn't have access to his email account ... she is said to the classified documents ... in her email is around her computer yet ... that they are satisfied he didn't give them to work but someone did get them to were ... we we really should know who gave it to and did she get those ... because he was in this privileged position ... on a Noro value but I don't I don't like my class ... minstrel form around the world in Chino right well there is a smaller question ... which of the trip was leading him to G mail account ... and ... your point ... I would say the phrase private life and C I a director or a contradiction in terms exactly lot of all people and go a lot of people on you know in government ... the security people didn't have ... a private accounts you may be the peak of the private use it to say all pickup Susie header softball game to wipe it apart from that ... PPI details in there that foreign intelligence services with love having a presumed are trying to read I presume ... they're trying to get access to these things now ... into send if the reports are true ... hundreds ... of e mails to this this is is just ... astounding to me know ... what you think oh ... traders should know how to address this in a public forum ... PS dragged out in a public forum ... but I think is truthfulness on things I mean they're a lot of questions the initial reports suggested that the fair started in Afghanistan ... when ... she was traveling there now his friends are saying ... that it started after he left the army which would be ... much better for him because it's a crime I believe ... if it happened while he was in the arm ... oh we just have to hope a new truthfulness on one thing ... affects the credibility of the other look what we mostly care about ... what's the fun out there ... and also on ... what he thought about him causing him we wanna know when he ... spoke to the Senate behind closed doors for the Congress afterward ... he seemed to be endorsing the video aspect ... was any news plane on his mind ... I mean we those are those of very very public ... the question we now have this woman ... it shone and had a iam ... lecture ... talking about prisons or something it can cost you know it's not clear ... whether she was relying on documents when she was implying she knew a lot more than she did ... that ... these have become questions ... because of this and and and we deserve answers


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Wednesday Presser Transcript 10-10-12: Brady Hoke
Wednesday Presser Transcript 10-10-12: Brady Hoke
News bullets and other important items:
- Brandon Moore and Stephen Hopkins still have unclear injury status. They may or may not play Saturday.
- The staff is wearing the Chuckstrong t-shirts on the way to the stadium.
Brady Hoke
Opening remarks:
"Uh, thanks for coming. Good practice yesterday. Liked how we're preparing right now. I think the intensity level hopefully will be the same today from an offensive standpoint. I think talking to Al, they got a lot of good work done yesterday. Defensively, I'd say the same thing. I think both coordinators were pleased. I mean, not happy, but pleased with the preparation that we have."
Were the practices as good as they were last week?
"Uh, I think it was comparable. I think coming off the bye week and not playing for a week, I think you always have a little more intensity it seems like. I think they're comparable."


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There are two main types of Java platforms that can be made available on OpenMoko devices such as the Neo1973.
- Java Standard Edition (J2SE)
- Java Micro Edition (J2ME)
- Hybrid Solutions
Java Standard Edition (J2SE)
This is the incarnation of the desktop version of Sun's Java platform. The majority of its codebase was recently opensourced under the GPL+exception license; the closed bits are quickly being replaced by unencumbered alternatives.
When people talk of Java applications, they're usually referring to software targetted to this platform. Application memory footprints on desktop applications usually include the VM and base libraries into account, rather than just the application itself (this isn't the case in J2ME).
Java Micro Edition (J2ME)
This is the 'lite' edition of the Java platform. Modular and optimised for embedded devices, this platform provides a much more restricted set of language and library features.
J2ME applications are usually referred to as MIDlets (Sun's name for these applications).
When talking about games, and mobile phone games in general, people are normally referring to this platform. J2ME games and applications are expected to function within the strict memory capabilities of the corresponding platform (application descriptors allow the runtime environment to know for which they are intended).
Memory footprints of MIDlets written for J2ME are typically quoted exclusive of the VM or base libraries - this is because they are often delivered to Java-enabled devices over the network. Footprint sizes average 10-64KB, with recent devices supporting up to 1MB MIDlets.
MIDlet are delivered as two files:
- a .jad MIDlet metadata descriptor
- a .jar MIDlet container, containing executable bytecode and any required resources
Hybrid Solutions
Other approaches include mixing and matching J2SE and J2ME in various ways. Standard methods include providing a compatibility layer on top of J2SE to allow it to run J2ME and expanding J2ME to provide more J2SE features.
J2SE implementations
- Cacao is a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) which uses Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation to execute Java methods natively.
J2ME implementations
- PhoneME is basically the code base of Sun's commercial Java ME implementation without those components that Sun can't --or won't-- release to the open source community. It is licensed under GPL2. There are actually two versions of PhoneME:
- PhoneME Feature
- is an implementation of the CLDC (Connected Limited Device Configuration) and MIDP2 (Mobile Information Device Profile) as is common on feature phones (e.g. 'normal', non-smart phones).
- PhoneME Advanced
- is an implementation of the more complex CDC (Connected Device Configuration), designed for more advanced handsets.
- MIDPath is a Java library which provides a MIDP2 implementation and can be used together with the CLDC version of the Cacao to provide an alternative implementation of CLDC/MIDP.
VM Licensing
MIDlet Licensing
Google should be your first port of call for most things Java as it would be impossible to give a comprehensive list of all the useful information out there. That being said, below is a selected list of further information resources.
J2SE Links
sun seems to have ported j2se to the Neo1973. They used it to show JavaFX on the JavaOne: http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf/media_shell.jsp?id=193609
see also http://blogs.sun.com/jonathan/entry/when_not_where


text: Law à la Mode: Brexit and the fashion industry; US Tariff Act; Hong Kong real estate; and more Issue 21 Law à la Mode Series Share this 09 NOV 2016 By: Melinda Upton Ruth Hoy The Australian editorial team is delighted to bring you the 21st edition of Law à la Mode, the legal magazine produced by DLA Piper's Fashion, Retail and Design Group for distribution to clients and contacts of the firm worldwide. This edition contains business-focused articles exploring the relationship between online and in-store shopping in the Australian market, current problems and opportunities in Hong Kong's real estate market and the outcomes of the European Union's preliminary report on the e-commerce sector. Read a selection of articles below, or download the full Law à la Mode as a pdf. We hope you enjoy this edition of Law à la Mode. If you have any comments, please get in touch with the Fashion, Retail and Design Group via our email address: [email protected].


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America irritated by Kipling's 'American Notes'
I recently found the book American Notes, by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), on the books-for-sale shelves at the library. Because of it, I've done some minor research and now I know that Kipling took several excursions in North America. In fact, there's a town in Saskatchewan named Kipling in his honor.
In American Notes, Kipling gives an account of his travels from San Francisco to Vancouver, and thence to Yellowstone, Salt Lake City, Denver, Chicago and eastward. Apparently, he took the trip in 1889, and as he traveled, he wrote letters that were published in a newspaper in India. Later, he put the letters together as American Notes, a book that was published in 1891. A revised edition came out in 1899.
Kipling traveled by rail from Denver to Chicago. He probably took the Burlington line. Enroute, he passed through Omaha, Nebraska, and his comments included the following:
Omaha, Nebraska was but a halting-place on the road to Chicago, but it revealed to me horrors that I would not willingly have missed.
The city to casual investigations seemed to be populated entirely by Germans, Poles, Slavs, Hungarians, Croats, Magyars, and all the scum of Eastern European States, but it must have been laid out by Americans.
No other people would have cut the traffic of a main street with two streams of railway lines, each some eight or nine tracks wide, and cheerfully drive tram cars across the metals.
Every now and again they have horrible railway crossing accidents at Omaha, but nobody seems to think of building an overhead-bridge. That would interfere with the vested interests of the undertakers...
|Rudyard Kipling, about 1915
Many were disappointed in an author whom they respected. Others were just irritated. Mr. G. A. England of Harvard University, in a letter to the editor of the New York Times about Kipling, stated, "His is a bad case of megalomania, complicated with Intellectual myopia."
Somewhere else (I'm unable to relocate the webpage), I read that a dislike of the crassness and excesses of unfettered democracy was behind Kipling's sarcasm in American Notes.
The publisher of the 1899 edition was a bit anxious. He admitted in a foreword, "[The letters] seem supersarcastic, and would lead one to believe that Mr. Kipling is antagonistic to America in every respect." However, he suggested, the caustic flavor of the letters was interesting to students of Kipling, and thus the letters were worthy of publishing.


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What is considered nontraditional preparation?
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- You must meet recency requirements. Recency is defined as: "Having taught at least 160 days or having completed at least six semester hours of college credit from a recognized institution within the last five years".
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What is the cost of the portfolio?
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If I meet 7 of the 9 standards do I need to complete course work to satisfy the standards I did not meet?
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I was already fingerprinted for my current license. Do I need to do it again?
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Can one course satisfy more than one professional core area?
- Yes, this is possible and will be determined by a consultant during the electronic portfolio process.
Can I send copies of course descriptions/syllabuses or do they need to be originals?
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How long will it take to review my portfolio once it is submitted?
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Can I get some type of emergency license while I go through the portfolio process?
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Do I get a chance to re-submit a portfolio section that you have found insufficient?
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posted by David Adams on Sun 9th Nov 2008 16:50 UTC, submitted by Hakime
There's a bug in Android that crosses over from the realm of serious into self-parody: "It turns out the bug in Android I wrote about yesterday was worse than we thought. When the phone booted it started up a command shell as root and sent every keystroke you ever typed on the keyboard from then on to that shell. Thus every word you typed, in addition to going to the foreground application would be silently and invisibly interpreted as a command and executed with superuser privileges. Wow!"


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Content Overlord
Hey guys,
Even though the Oreimo OVAs are now over, we've got a special treat for you! We had the opportunity to interview some of the creative minds behind the whole Oreimo series at Otakon, and you can read about what went into their creative procssess below.
Can everyone give a brief self-introduction?
Kanbe: I'm the director Kanbe, and I worked on Oreimo season 1 and season 2.
Fushimi: I'm the original writer, Fushimi.
Miki: I'm the editor of the original novel, Miki. You might not really know what I do, but nice to meet you.
How did Oreimo get started as a light novel, and then made into an anime?
Translator: It first started with Fushimi-san writing the origins of what would soon become the story. And it got published in a book from ASCII MEDIA where Miki-san works in 2008. When it started to gain popularity, Aniplex came and said they would like to make an anime from it, and that's where the script writer Hideyuki Kurata and Director Kanbe came in.
Are you guys surprised by how popular it's become, both in Japan and the US?
F: I originally wrote the story for Japanese otaku, and I'm surprised it's become this popular overseas, and I really think there are no boarders for things that people are interested in.
Why did Fushimi-san choose this name for the LN? It's not only extremely long, but after Oreimo, there seems to be a rise in the number of anime based off of light novels with extremely long names as well. (Oreshura, Oregairu) What are your thoughts on that?
T: Regarding the long title, it might be some sort of fad that's going on. There was originally a phone call going on between Fushimi-san and Miki-san, and they were thinking of a title that would most easily represent the story. But that really got decided in the very final stages, when the novel was almost at completion. When the basic storyline got decided, which is around episode 3 in the anime, the title was decided on something that would give the image of Kirino, hence, "Imouto". (Note: imouto means "little sister" in Japanese)
Speaking of "imouto", why do you think there are so many light novels and anime in Japan lately that have "imouto" in it? I think a lot of people see Oreimo as the one that started it, but has it always been popular in Japan, or did Oreimo start this trend of "imouto" titles?
T: So the "imouto" genre was already around in Japan. There is another light novel called "Sister Princess" where there's 12 sisters, and when you hear the title, you kind of go "Ehh?" But there were definitely titles like that, and there were definitely fans that were into the imouto-type of works.
M: But it does seem like after Oreimo came out, there's been a lot of "Imouto" type works coming out one after another!
Fushimi-san, why did you make Kirino an otaku? Was it because you were writing for an otaku audience?
F: Now that I think about it, there might have been something like that going on, but originally I was only trying to make characters that I would find fun. And there is a part where I thought that by making Kirino an otaku, the viewers who are otaku could relate to her, "Oh, I'm like that, too."
Is this everyone's first time in America? If so, how are you enjoying this convention so far?
F: We've only just arrived last night.
Is there anything you're looking forward to trying or doing while you're here?
F: We don't have much time, but we would like to feel just how large the US is.
M: In my case, I've seen lots of people that I know from Japan here in the US that I don't see in Japan, and it's sort of become like a meeting spot. (Note: Because there are lots of industry guests at Otakon, everyone is meeting each other)
Have you seen any cosplayers?
T: Yes, there are lots in the hotels.
Between Japanese fans and American fans, do you feel there are any differences?
F: I haven't seen fans in the US yet, so I can't really say much about that. Earlier on, I had that compared to Japanese fans, they are much louder and much more passionate about things.
Who is everyone's favorite character, and why?
M: Kirino.
K: Well, then mine's is Kuroneko.
F: Well, as for a favorite character, since this is an interview I don't really want to get any of the fans angry at me, please just write that I love everyone.
Also, we had the opportunity to interview the all-girl rock band LoVendoR at the J-POP Summit Festival this year, and you can watch their video interview right here on The Live Show!
Haha the author is a smart man, avoiding the character war all together. Thanks for this Crunchy
Oh great anime gods, what do I watch on this day?
Good stuff.
You should have ask them, why the last three episodes feel like they were written by a different person. That would be a interesting question.
Spoiler Alert! Click to show or hide
You should have asked the author if the Incest ending was something planned from the beginning.
Spoilered. ~CS
Content Overlord
For one thing, if you do look at other interviews, Fushimi did have Kyosuke X Kirino planned since the beginning.
If I could meet Tsukasa Fushimi, I would just constantly repeat "Will there be a kuroneko spin off series?" 5 million times
Sad that it's over but I guess good writers need to finish things rather than let their content go on pointlessly forever.
Kuroneko is a fascinating and a marvel of a character, filled with plenty of personality and funny dialogue. I haven't been sad over the disappearance of an fictional character since House ended.
Kuroneko will always be my favorite anime heroine FOREVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Should of asked: Why did you decide to go with this ending?
And then follow up with: How come you didn't include a 10 years later OVA.
It's not unwise to say I'm lesser then you but it's beyond understanding to c...
Hm~ I think that most of the characters were interesting. That's pretty rare for an anime. If I chose a favorite then I would have to say Kuroneko. She has a lot of interesting things going on, both good and bad, but I also just really like her style.
As they said, they couldn't ask about the OVA ending so that's fine.
Nice catch, CR!
There is nothing creative about the people who created Oreimo.. They just added all sorts of deres in the anime along with a bit of incest
I really hate crowds so much that they make me want to puke, but I so wish I could've met Fushimi, Oreimo was genius, and I haven't even read the LN yet which it's considered better than the anime and manga.
Myskers wrote:
Hm~ I think that most of the characters were interesting. That's pretty rare for an anime. If I chose a favorite then I would have to say Kuroneko. She has a lot of interesting things going on, both good and bad, but I also just really like her style.
As they said, they couldn't ask about the OVA ending so that's fine.
Nice catch, CR!
Agreed, most anime I usually have one or 2 favorites, while finding the rest of the cast are pretty boring, Fushimi did really well with characters. My favorite character is definitely Kirino, just love seeing her when she lets all of that stored up love for otaku things come out as extreme excitement, it's always fun to watch.
KyouSayaIsLove - Being A Lemon
Kuroneko master race~
watching anime
Thanks for the interview!


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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
By Nikolas Hedberg, DC, DABCI
An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) occurs when the aorta balloons outward or expands in size. AAAs usually occur in men over 60, but it can happen to virtually anyone at any age regardless of gender.Risk factors for AAA include high blood pressure, smoking, emphysema, obesity, high cholesterol, genetics and infection. Chiropractic physicians encounter many patients with potential symptoms of AAA including pain in the lower back, buttocks, groin and legs, and therefore should be aware of this connection.
Symptoms and Diagnosis
AAAs can be difficult to diagnose because they develop very slowly and may be completely asymptomatic. AAA is a medical emergency and less than 80 percent of patients survive once the aorta has ruptured. Sudden death can occur when the aneurysm ruptures or result in the following symptoms:
Abdominal examination may reveal a stiff or rigid abdomen, a lump or mass in the abdomen, and a pulsating sensation upon palpation. A vascular exam of the pulses in the legs is also warranted. Diagnostic imaging, which may include a lateral lumbar X-ray, abdominal ultrasound, angiogram or abdominal CT scan, many times identifies the AAA.
If the AAA is small enough, it should be monitored every six months by ultrasound to see if it is enlarging. Once the AAA is larger than 2 inches, surgery is recommended to repair the aorta. Repair can be done by a traditional graft with man-made material or a procedure called endovascular stent grafting, which does not require making an incision in the abdomen. Outcomes are usually excellent when the surgery is performed correctly.
The Infection Connection
Recommendations for prevention usually include eating a "heart-healthy diet," not smoking, exercising and reducing stress. However, one of the most overlooked aspects of AAA is the infection connection and the hypothesis that AAA is an autoimmune disease. Microbes can trigger autoimmune disease by a mechanism known as molecular mimicry, whereby microbial antigens share amino- acid sequence homologies with host tissue.
The bacteria Chlamydia pneumoniae has been implicated in various autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's, as well as atherosclerosis, vasculitis and now AAA. Lindholt, et al., found that 16 of 17 AAA wall samples showed cross-reactivity with Chlamydia pneumoniae outer membrane proteins and human immunoglobulin. The authors conclude, "This might indicate that AAA is an autoimmune disease, perhaps triggered by an initial Chlamydia pneumoniaeinfection."
Pupka, et al., evaluated 60 patients who underwent surgery due to AAA; the group included 30 patients with asymptomatic aneurysm and 30 with ruptured aneurysm. The control group was comprised of 30 organ donors. Surgical specimens derived from aneurysm or aorta fragments were investigated forChlamydia pneumoniae DNA using PCR.
In asymptomatic aneurysms, DNA was found in nine cases (29 percent), and in ruptured aneurysms in 14 cases (49 percent). In the control group, C. pneumoniae DNA was not detected in an aortic wall. A large number of aneurysm infections implies C. pneumoniae's role in proteolysis and degradation of the aneurysm wall. The biological effect of this process may cause an enlargement of the aneurysm.
Xiong, et al., evaluated the presence of Chlamydia pneumoniae in all three layers of the abdominal aorta including the intima, media and adventitia in 20 patients with AAA. The positive rate for C. pneumoniae was 100 percent (all 20 patients).
Borrelia burgdorferi is the bacteria that causes Lyme disease and has also been implicated in AAA. Hinterseher, et al., found that 34 percent of the 96 patients they studied with AAA tested positive forBorrelia burgdorferi. They did not find B. burgdorferi in the aortic wall, however, via PCR and thus hypothesized autoimmunity via molecular mimicry, as Lindholt, et al., suggested previously about Chlamydia pneuomoniae.
Chlamydia pneumoniae andBorrelia burgdorferi are both gram-negative bacteria that have the ability to enter vascular tissue and create chronic, low-grade inflammation. Their role in inducing autoimmunity via molecular mimicry has been established. Testing for Chlamydia pneumoniae can be done in serum via IgG, IgM and IgA antibodies, as well as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for identification of microbial DNA. Borrelia burgdorferi is initially tested via ELISA and then confirmed with a Western blot. Borreliatesting is also available through culture and PCR.
Prevention and treatment by diagnosing and addressing chronic infectious involvement in AAA may yield improved quality of life and inhibition of AAA progression when found to be stable or slow-growing. A good history, examination and diagnostic testing just may save a life.


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Fall: January 15
Applications for the Ph.D. program are processed
at the same time after the deadline.
APPLY ONLINE to this graduate program.
Number Required: 2
From Whom: Letters of recommendation should come from college/university
faculty members familiar with academic competence.
A master's degree in any business or business-related
discipline is required.
A baccalaureate degree is required.
The Statement of Goals should be approximately
500-1,000 words and should include the following
elements: your
specific interest in Temple's program; your
research goals; your future career goals;
and your academic and research achievements.
The GRE/GMAT is required. In general, scores should be above the
80th percentile on each portion of the exam.
Minimum TOEFL score needed to be accepted:
600 paper-based, 250 computer-based, or 100 internet-based.
A resume is required.
Number of Didactic Credits Required
Beyond the Master's: 36
Required Courses:
ECON 8005: Microeconomic Theory I
ECON 8009: Econometrics I
STAT 8001: Probability
and Statistical Theory I
STAT 8002: Probability
and Statistical Theory II
STAT 8108: Applied Multivariate
3 of the following 4 seminars:
774: Seminar in International Healthcare
RMI 9001: Seminar in Property and Liability Insurance
RMI 9002: Seminar in Life Insurance and Employee Benefits
RMI 9003: Seminar in Risk Theory
Four electives
Internship: No internship is required.
Language Examination: No language examination is required.
Preliminary Examination:
The purpose of the preliminary examination is to demonstrate critical and interpretive knowledge of current research. The preliminary examination should be completed no more than one semester after the student finishes the coursework component of the program.
The subject areas are determined, in advance, by the faculty of the department. The members of the student's department write the questions for the preliminary examination.
The Department Committee will evaluate the examination. The student must answer every question on the examination in order to be evaluated. The evaluators look for (a) a breadth and depth of understanding of specific research areas, (b) a critical application of that knowledge to specific phenomena; and (c) an ability to write technical prose.
Each member votes to pass or fail the student. In order to pass, a majority of the committee members must agree that the exam has been satisfactorily completed.
Students who are preparing to write their preliminary examinations should confirm a time and date with their departmental advisor.
The dissertation proposal demonstrates the student's
knowledge of and ability to conduct the proposed
research. The proposal should consist of the following:
(a) the context and background surrounding a particular
research problem; (b) an exhaustive survey and
review of literature related to the problem; and
(c) a detailed methodological plan for investigating
the problem. The proposal should be completed and
approved no more than one year after finishing
coursework. Upon approval, a timeline for completing
the investigation and writing process is established.
The doctoral dissertation is an original theoretical
or empirical study that makes a significant contribution
to the field. It should expand the existing knowledge
and demonstrate the student's knowledge of both
research methods and a mastery of her/his primary
area of interest. The dissertation should be undertaken
with rigor; uphold the ethics and standards of
the field; demonstrate an understanding of the
relationship between the primary area of interest
and the broader field of business; and be prepared
for publication in an academic journal.
The Doctoral Advisory Committee is formed to
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of at least three Graduate Faculty members. Two members,
including the Chair, must be from the department.
The Chair is responsible for overseeing and guiding
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of the Committee members, and informing the student
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methodological approach, primary findings, and implications.
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and forward to the student the appropriate forms.
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evidence that the student is unable to complete the dissertation.
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that the student is not capable of completing the dissertation,
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The Ph.D. program in Business Administration
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Time Limit for Degree Completion: 7 years
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