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Hypospadias is a birth (congenital) defect in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis.The urethra is the tube that drains urine from the bladder. In males, the opening of the urethra is normally at the end of the penis.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Hypospadias occurs in up to 4 in 1,000 newborn boys. The cause is often unknown.
Sometimes, the condition ispassed down through families.
Symptoms depend on how severe the problem is.
Usually, boys with this condition have theopening of the urethra near the tip of the penis on the underside.
More severe forms of hypospadias occur when the opening is in the middle or base of the penis. Rarely, the opening is located in or behind the scrotum.
This conditionmay causea downward curve of the penis during an erection. Erections are common in infant boys.
Other symptoms include:
- Abnormal spraying of urine
- Having to sit down to urinate
- Foreskin that makes the penis looks like it has a "hood"
Signs and tests
This problem is almost always diagnosed soon after birth duringa physical exam.Imaging tests may be done to look for other congenital defects.
Infants with hypospadias should not be circumcised. The foreskin should be kept for use in later surgical repair.
Surgery is usually done before the child starts school. Today, most urologists recommend repair before the child is 18 months old. Surgery can be done as young as 4 months old. During the surgery, the penis is straightened and the opening is corrected using tissue grafts from the foreskin. The repair may require multiple surgeries.
Expectations (prognosis)
Results after surgery are most often good. In some cases, more surgery is needed to correct
Most males can have normal adult sexual activity.
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider if yourson has:
- Acurved penis during an erection
- Opening to the urethra that is not on the tip of the penis
Kraft KH, Shukla AR, Canning DA. Hypospadias. Urol Clin North Am. 2010. 37:167-81.
Elder JS. Anomalies of the penis and urethra. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 538.
Snodgrass WT. Hypospadias. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 10th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 130.
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As the frost melts and the first shoots appear above the soil, it's time to lay the foundations for your garden to flourish over spring and summer. Make use of these simple garden ideas from the early spring onwards to create an imaginative, relaxing area that also has space for local wildlife.
The spring clean
Start by tying back any unruly climbers, clearing the beds and trimming plants and trees. Some woody perennials (flowers that grow back each year without replanting) like lavender will need to be trimmed in the early spring, as they will only flower on new branches. Start to prune when you see some new growth at the plant's base. Early spring is also the perfect time to deal with brambles or weeds, as they'll have died back over winter.
The health check
Assess the health of your garden and remedy problem areas by spreading compost or moving pots around to give the area more light. Encourage some plants by giving them specific minerals – roses, for example, need plenty of calcium, which you can obtain by crushing eggshells and adding them to the base of the plant. If you were beset with growing problems last year, you can even have your soil checked for mineral deficiencies. Early to mid-spring is also a good time to rake open areas like lawns, giving oxygen to plant roots.
The creative design
As April turns into May, take a design-focused approach to your garden and consider new planting arrangements. Unusual plants like ornamental peppers look striking in your pots, while succulents can be a dramatic addition to gardens with poor soil quality, their intricately interlocking leaves almost like rows of green flowers. Herb gardens with a twist have become popular among urban gardeners with limited space, using plants like lemon basil, mint and even rosemary to create a miniature 'cocktail garden'. String some fairy lights or lanterns in this area to create a unique space where guests can sit outdoors enjoying the scent as well as the taste of your herbs. For a more unusual but higher maintenance cocktail ingredient, add lemon verbena to the arrangement.
The ecosystem
Planting wildflowers and leaving some of your garden to grow relatively untamed is a popular and attractive design trend that can encourage wildlife ranging from field voles to dragonflies. On the other hand, you might want to attract a specific new species to your garden, like butterflies. They love the delicate lilac blooms of buddleia, which you can plant out in well-draining soil during late spring. Bees are also attracted to purple flowers, as well as foxgloves and honeysuckle. When planted against walls, honeysuckle also make wonderful nesting habitats, or you could add a bird box to encourage them to make their home in your garden.
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One of Luke's themes is that religious leaders know the rules but seldom understand the 'heart of God'
Luke is absolutely my favorite gospel. It is the longest of the gospels and with Luke, Volume 2 (the Book of Acts), Luke writes more of the New Testament than anyone else.
He places more unique information in his account of the life of Jesus than any other gospel writer. We would not know of the manger, the shepherds, the Good Samaritan, the Rich man and Lazarus, the two on the Road to Emmaus, or the much loved story of Martha and Mary were it not for Luke.
However, it is the themes used by Luke that frighten me. Let me give you a prominent example. In fact, this theme is on almost every page of Luke.
The religious leaders seldom understand the very �heart of God,� although they seem to know the rules. Those who would be expected to miss the intent of God often seem to understand almost naturally. In the story of the Good Samaritan, the priest and the Levite know the rules and have the best chance of knowing God�s compassion, yet they miss it entirely. The hated Samaritan should have missed it but seems to understand.
Another example would be Zachariah the priest (the father of John the Baptist) who failed to believe when Gabriel came to him. Yet, a young girl named Mary from the backwater town of Nazareth seemed to easily believe and understand. She responds by saying: �Behold, I am the slave of the Master� in Luke 1:38. She reveals an unexpected and uncanny knowledge of the ways of God.
The rich often do not understand either. In the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus, the rich man leaves Lazarus at his gate wishing to eat the crumbs dropped under the rich man�s table. Somehow his riches keep him from understanding �the heart of God� at all. Lazarus understands the truth in the eyes of God, for we see him next at the side of Abraham.
This rather consistent theme in Luke scares me as a spiritual leader. Is it possible that I, too, can know all the rules and then miss the very �heart of God?�
I worry when I hear a truth proclaimed that is beyond what He has revealed. Does it have more to do with the network we listen to and the crowd with which we associate? The answer is �yes� and it can refer to any of us.
Spiritual leaders have to be men and women of prayer to have a chance of knowing His will and that prayer will have to be laced with a great deal of humility. �I do not know your will about this issue; teach me.� �I cannot preach this sermon the way you wish; empower me.� �I fear being prophetic, after I have heard your Word; help me overcome my fear.�
To hear God on this level requires time. Prayer cannot be bookends on the end of each day. Spiritual leaders need an abundance of time with the Master in prayer. Only He holds the answers on issues that spiritual leaders tend to miss.
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Beside for the pounding I took, the hardest part was keeping water spots off the dome. My spit is just not great quality I guess.
These are with the dome port and a 16mm
I have not tried the 70-200 port yet, maybe next weekend with some surfers.
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The Steelers bring back a 5-2 record to the friendly confines of Heinz Field on Sunday to take on the visiting, arch rival, New England Patriots.
The Pats have gotten the better of the Steelers in the past on a regular basis, using the short passing game and heavy use of their Tight Ends. Dick Lebeau's defense has had problems dealing with that type of offense for years so it remains to be seen what scheme Coach Dad will cook up to try and deal with the high powered offense of New England.
The Steelers offense should have no problems, in theory, moving the ball and scoring points against the bottom ranked pass defense that the Patriots are bringing with them. It remains to be seen for the offense also, if the line can protect Ben to give him time to find all his available targets. Will we see the no huddle offense, the short passing game, a strong ground attack to eat up the clock? Time will tell but regardless this is a huge game for the Steelers as they look to continue their winning streak and get the monkey off their back that is the Pats.
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Saturday Afternoon Visits: January 17
Here is some recent news from around the children's and young adult book blogs, for your long weekend reading. I'll be back sometime Monday night with more focused children's literacy and reading news.
There's nothing like a good book party. On Thursday I attended a book launch party for Mitali Perkins' Secret Keeper at Not Your Mother's Book Club. I didn't get any pictures, but I did get a signed copy of the book, and a couple of excellent samosas. It was great to see Mitali again. I also met some new people (both friends of Mitali's and friends of YA books), and got to chat with Sharon Levin, Susan Taylor Brown (see Susan's write-up about the party), Lynn Hazen, Jim Averbeck, Emily Jiang, and Becky Levine. Fun stuff. Unfortunately, I won't be able to make Justina Chen Headley's upcoming book party for North of Beautiful, because it's up in Bellevue, Washington (and I have guests coming that weekend). But if you're in the neighborhood, it's on February 1st, and sure to be a fun time.
Via Read Roger, the new Notes from the Horn Book is now available. Notes is a lovely little email newsletter about "good books for children and teens". I recommend it. The Horn Book also has a new monthly book list from Claire, this one, fittingly, about American Presidents.
Newbery-winning author Susan Patron has an opinion piece defending the Newbery Award in last Sunday's LA Times. I first saw the link at Educating Alice, Monica Edinger's blog. Franki Sibberson also has a nice reaction to the Newbery-related discussions at A Year of Reading, complete with a defense of prior winner Kira-Kira. See also Denise Johnson's Newbery News round-up at The Joy of Children's Literature, and Betsy Bird's Newbery & Caldecott Predict-o-rama at A Fuse #8 Production.
In other book award news, Tasha Saecker has the shortlists for the 2009 Edgar Awards in juvenile and young adult fiction at Kids Lit. She is always up on the book award news. I was glad to see Eleven, by Patricia Reilly Giff, on the list. It was one of my favorites last year.
Speaking of awards, another blog award has been making the rounds. The Prémio Dardos ("Best Blog Dart Thinker") Award "acknowledges the values that every blogger shows in their effort to transmit cultural, ethical, literary, and personal values every day." Aerin from In Search of Giants and Pam Coughlan from MotherReader were both kind enough to grant me this award. I'm grateful to have them as my friends. But I'm also going to take Lee Wind's example and "instead of passing on any more Prize Darts, remind everyone to check out the blogrolls on the blogs you read - That, in my opinion, is the real Prize Cache!"
Sarah from The Reading Zone is encouraging people to take advantage of the opportunity to download a free copy of Kelly Gallagher's new book, Readicide: How Schools are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It. Sarah, along with several other fabulous, reading-focused blogs, will be participating in Kelly's blog tour this coming week. It sounds like an amazing book, though (not being much of a 21st Century Reader), I'm likely to wait to read it until I can read more comfortably in print. See also Donalyn Miller's response to the book at The Book Whisperer, Mary Lee and Franki's response to the book at A Year of Reading. And don't miss Franki's new blog visits feature, in which she'll be giving us a window into her 21st Century Literacy Thinking: "posting about my current thinking and linking to some great posts that helped my thinking each week— or whenever I seem to be finding lots of good stuff around the topic."
Finally, four fun quick hits: First, Donalyn Miler emailed me that "January 27th is the 5th annual Rabbit Hole Day in honor of Lewis Carroll's birthday". The original link is from Boing Boing. Second, Longstocking Daphne Grab had a heart-warming experience at a recent middle school visits, when the students rose up in defense of writing for kids. Great stuff! Third, congratulations to our own Little Willow, who has just opened in a world premiere musical: Pope Joan. Fourth, Farida Dowler has a nice post about the five laws of storytelling, with extensive comments.
Happy MLK/inuguration weekend!
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Net Cat (day3)
In this installment Im going show you how to use NC as a key-logger against a would be intruder. An IDS or a honeypot if you will. The purpose in this is to help you to understand whats going on when you see those ZA alerts. Maybe even learn something about how hackers hack.
For this youll need:
A computer running windows (theres enough *nix nc tuts)
Netcat does come with the option to dump input data from the port its monitoring into a file in hex format:
nc L p37337 0logfile.txt
This is alright except that everytime a new conection is made the file is overwritten.
If we instead re-direct the input to a file using >>:
Nc L p37337 >>logfile.txt
Well get the results of every command entered from all sessions seperated by an ascii 'box'.
Well begin by writing a batch file useing the most popular ports and put it in the start-up directory. (nc is already in the path of course)
It doesnt matter if you dont have these service, you dont need them to listen on the ports.
nc L p21 d >>c:\FTP_NC.txt
nc L p23 d >>c:\Telnet_NC.txt
nc L p25 d >>c:\SMTP_NC.txt
nc L p79 d >>c:\Finger_NC.txt
nc L p80 d >>c:\Web_NC.txt
nc L p443 d >>c:\WebSSL_.txt
nc L p8080 d >>c:\Proxy_NC.txt
nc L p512 d >>c:\Rexec_NC.txt
nc L p513 d >>c:\Rlogin_NC.txt
nc L p514 d >>c:\Rsh_NC.txt
nc L p31337 d >>c:\BO_NC.txt
Here were telling nc to keep listening for more connections after each session ends ( "-L" ). What port to listen on ( -p ) and detach itself from the te console so it doesnt require all the prompts open to do its work ( "-d" ).
You can include all the ports you want or take them out for that matter. Netcat does not use allot of system resources.
After the bat file is run nc will wait for a connection on each port its told. To see whats been happening on each port just open its related text file.
Heres another bat file you can put in quick-launch to make reading the logs easier:
Type c:\FTP_NC.txt >>c:\All_NC.txt
Type c:\Telnet_NC.txt >>c:\All_NC.txt
Type c:\SMTP_NC.txt >>c:\All_NC.txt
Type c:\Finger_NC.txt >>c:\All_NC.txt
Type c:\Web_NC.txt >>c:\All_NC.txt
Type c:\WebSSL_.txt >>c:\All_NC.txt
Type >>c:\Proxy_NC.txt >>c:\All_NC.txt
Type >>c:\Rexec_NC.txt >>c:\All_NC.txt
Type >>c:\Rlogin_NC.txt >>c:\All_NC.txt
Type >>c:\Rsh_NC.txt >>c:\All_NC.txt
Type >>c:\BO_NC.txt >>c:\All_NC.txt
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Kelly Marcel not daunted by Fifty Shades
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Kelly Marcel says she didn't feel daunted by fervent fan discussion when scripting the upcoming 'Fifty Shades of Grey' movie
Kelly Marcel didn't feel pressure while writing the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' script.
The screenwriter had the difficult task of adapting E.L. James' best-selling novel for the big screen, but the British scribe insists she wasn't put off by the fervent fan discussion on social media about how the film should be written and made.
She explained to Collider.com: "It's really fascinating to have it play out in real time. Normally, nobody knows the script is being written, they just hear about it when the film comes out.
"But these massive fans are having to sit there and wait for years. It's very difficult to make people understand that it doesn't all happen in three months. It takes time to build a script, and then it takes time to cast a film, and then it takes time to shoot the film and edit the film. It's interesting to hear their thoughts on that."
"It was also very interesting to hear their thoughts on casting because those characters exist in their heads. I do think the social media thing is really fascinating, but it doesn't daunt me. I like it, in a weird way. It's helpful with something like that. With 'Fifty Shades', it was really helpful to see what people want and see if you can give it to them."
The 'Fifty Shades' film will be directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and will star Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey and Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele.
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Hell's Angel : The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club, by Barger, Ralph Sonny
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 4/5/2010
|Afterword: The Rap-Up
The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club
Chapter One
Muster to Custer
A motorcycle run is a get-together, a moving party. It's a real show of power and solidarity when you're a Hell's Angel. It's being free and getting away from all the bullshit. Angels don't go on runs looking for trouble; we go to ride our bikes and to have a good time together. We are a club.
Most Hell's Angels are great riders. A group of Hell's Angels cruising down the road, riding next to each other and traveling at a speed of over eighty miles an hour, is a real sight. It's something else, a whole other thing, when you're in the pack riding. It's fast and dangerous and by God, you better be paying attention. Whatever happens to the guy in front of you is going to happen to you. It's different from other vehicles. You gotta be alert. Like Fuzzy, an Oakland Angel, once said, "God damn, we do eighty-five or ninety in the rain sometimes. I don't even go that fast in my car!"
When Hell's Angels chapters started getting chartered outside the state of California in the late sixties, that's when we first started our cross-country rides like the USA and World Runs. We'd meet up with the new clubs along the way, and they'd join the run. Man, we used to ride from Oakland to New York on those early rigidframe bikes, and they bounced around so much that if you drove sixty miles in an hour you were making great time. The vibration left you tingling and numb for about an hour after you got off your bike. lf you covered three or four hundred miles in a day you were hauling ass. The other big problem then was that we'd have to find gas stations every forty miles or so, since those old-style bikes with small tanks couldn't make it past sixty miles. Today, on a Harley FXRT, with their rubber-mounted motors and big gas tanks, you not only get a smoother ride, you can log five or six hundred miles a day on a few tanks of gas without breaking a sweat.
The big differences between the Hell's Angels and the rest of the motorcycle world are our bikes and the way we ride. This is serious business to us. Our bikes are us. We know that. The cops know that, and everybody else should know that too. The law and the road are one. Even today, if the cops know a large group of Hell's Angels is headed somewhere, they'll show up in force, alerting neighboring police forces along the way. This mutual assistance pact they set up has been used against us for as long as I can remember. It's no different today than it was thirty years ago. We keep going and they keep coming around with all their surveillance methods and radio equipment watching us and keeping tabs. We don't look for trouble or have intentions of starting any, but by God, it always seems to be around.
The reactions of law enforcement can depend on where you are. We were on the road tearing through the Texas panhandle and on into Oklahoma. As we approached Oklahoma City, ten or twelve Oklahoma state troopers pulled onto the freeway and escorted us right through the city limits. They didn't even want us stopping for gas.
In Texas a cop asked me, "Excuse me, partner, but...why do you and your friends carry those big knives?"
I told him, "Because we're all felons and we can't carry a big gun like you."
Another time in Missouri, fifteen of us were sitting by the side of the road taking a break when a state trooper pulled up, got out of his car, walked up to us, and said, "Mind if I ask a stupid question?"
"Not if you don't mind a stupid answer."
"What are fifteen Hell's Angels from California doing sitting on the side of the road in Missouri?"
"We lost four or five of our people and now we can't figure out where they're at."
The trooper thought for a few seconds. "I just might be able to help you. I could get on my radio and start checking around and help you find them." He radioed around to a bunch of stations and other troopers, and once he located them, he gave us directions on how to meet up with our lost brothers.
On the other side of the coin, there was a cop in Texas who spotted us on a highway outside of Amarillo, got scared, or else thought he was doing his job, and called for reinforcements. They roadblocked the highway in front of us with machine guns. Another time on our way to South Carolina we were stopped and each of us was ID'd. It took over two hours, and all for nothing. Cops can be assholes when they want to be.
The Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club has four or five mandatory runs per year and probably fifteen or twenty parties and smaller runs. If you multiply that by the forty years the Oakland club has been around, that's a lot of motorcycling. But of all the runs, there is one in particular that sticks in my mind, and that was the time we descended on the big annual Black Hills motorcycle run in Sturgis, South Dakota, in 1982. I'll try to describe it as best I can remember it, because in my mind it separated the sheep from the goats. We code-named that run "Muster to Custer."
There was another motorcycle club -- whose name I won't mention because it is a big club and we've been at odds with them for years-who in early 1982 had said...Hell's Angel
The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club. Copyright © by Sonny Barger. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Available now wherever books are sold.
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Daily Show's Aasif Mandvi set for free comedy performance Sept. 28 at ISU
Aasif Mandvi, Baghdad bureau chief on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," will give a free comedy performance at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28 at Stephens Auditorium.
Geoffroy named to Power Fund Board
ISU President Gregory Geoffroy has been appointed to the 18-member Iowa Power Fund Board. The Power Fund is a $100 million state fund that will be invested in research and development to expand Iowa's energy economy. Iowa legislators passed Power Fund legislation last spring and Iowa Gov. Chet Culver visited the ISU Food Sciences Building May 23 to sign the bill into law. Geoffroy is among seven ex-officio members on the board and represents the Board of Regents, State of Iowa.
Iowa State undergraduate engineering programs earn reaccreditation
Ten undergraduate engineering programs at Iowa State have earned reaccreditation. "The reaccreditation process is a valuable tool that helps us to continually improve our college and assure quality programs for our students," said Mark J. Kushner, the dean of the college.
ISU at The Scene
Iowa State University was a major sponsor of "The Scene" over the weekend at Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines. More than 2,000 teenagers attended the free event that included music, video game challenges, a model search, local cheer and dance teams and informaiton about Iowa State. Iowa State has been the exclusive college sponsor of the event for the past four years..
Iowa State researcher studies the sustainability of the bioeconomy
Will a bioeconomy that produces fuel and chemicals from biorenewable resources be sustainable? Robert Anex, an Iowa State associate professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, is leading several studies looking for some answers. One study found an integrated process for producing ethanol from plant fiber could recycle plant nutrients back to the soil. Another project has developed a Web tool that helps farmers simulate how biomass production could affect their operations.
College of Design to break ground for addition
A ceremonial groundbreaking for the pavilion addition to the Iowa State University College of Design building will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, on the north side of the building. The first new "green" structure on campus, the addition will use energy-saving techniques, such as natural ventilation, daylighting, storm-water control with a "living" roof, unique site design and recycled building materials.
Iowa State University, Great Ape Trust create world's pre-eminent collaboration for primate studies
Officials from Great Ape Trust of Iowa and Iowa State University signed a memorandum of agreement Aug. 27 at The Trust's bonobo scientific research center to establish the world's pre-eminent collaboration for primate studies.
Fifth Ames Lab director finalist named
The search committee charged with finding a new director for the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory at Iowa State has announced the fifth of five finalists..
New teaching innovation, entrepreneurship projects funded by College of Human Sciences
The College of Human Sciences Entrepreneurial Program and Teaching Innovation Initiatives offered a total of $75,000 to fund winning proposals related to teaching innovations, and another $75,000 for entrepreneurial-related proposals. Seven new ISU faculty-led projects were funded through this new competitive initiative.
Iowa State is among Washington Monthly's top-ranked universities
For the third consecutive year, Iowa State University is ranked among the top U.S. universities by Washington Monthly magazine. Washington Monthly bills its college rankings as a "guide not just to what colleges can do for you, but what colleges are doing for the country."
Iowa State and DMACC work together to increase engineering graduates
Iowa State University and Des Moines Area Community College will work together to attract more students to engineering. At Iowa State, the goal is 120 more students earning bachelor's degrees in engineering. At Des Moines Area Community College, the goal is more students studying science and technology. That's expected to increase the number of students transferring to Iowa State's College of Engineering.
Ride the free CyRide shuttle to Cyclone home football games
Iowa State University is offering a free CyRide shuttle from central campus to the Iowa State Center on every home football gameday.
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Battling bacteria at the grocery store
Fox News
When you're out running errands, hit the grocery store last, says Sam Beattie, ISU assistant professor and Extension food safety specialist. Avoiding exposure to warmer temperatures helps to prevent contamination of perishable meat, dairy and produce.
White House hopefuls: 'I love ethanol'
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Taylor Swift Hangs with Harry Styles at 'X Factor' Rehearsals!
Taylor Swift performs on stage during the X Factor results show on Thursday (November 15) in Los Angeles.
The 22-year-old singer sang her song "State of Grace" live on television for the first time. Check out the performance below!
Earlier in the day, Taylor was joined at rehearsals and lunch by One Direction singer Harry Styles, who she is rumored to have spent time with together in the past.
"Together in the lunch line (Cheeseburgers) laughing & smiling was @Harry_Styles & @taylorswift13! :) #internationalpoproyalty," The X Factor's official Twitter account wrote.
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What does "fun" look like? Bright colors, games of chance, singing chickens? Playland in Rye, New York has all of that. I found it interesting to explore this Art Deco amusement park- first opened in 1928- and see what happens when you mash-up different decades ideas of "fun"- from Skee-Ball to Space Invaders. Life in the 21st century seems to be obsessed with"fun," albeit a very different kind of fun from the one we knew even just a few years ago. Rather than going to a particular place to find fun, we go on Facebook, or Wii, or watch a movie on our phones. Rather than being something we do with other people, play has become something rather solitary... we play wherever we are with the help of technology we carry around in our pocket. Consequently, the play we still gather to do becomes ever more extreme: a race to fill a clown's mouth with a water gun, or to shoot all the points off a paper star was once exciting, but seems quaint when compared with the laser shows, virtual reality rides and 140 mph roller coasters of modern parks. What I wonder is: where does Playland fit in, in this brave new world of fun?
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End of Year Party, 2012: A Thank You, From Us to You!
Every year in December, the Apartment Therapy staff gathers from the far corners of the country for our annual meeting and holiday party. This year, Maxwell wanted to invite you to join us!
Morgane Saout, the French designer who won our "Design is Not Taught" internship with David Stark, worked together with Max, Cate and Nelly to design a party that would give us all an opportunity to sit back, enjoy one another, and celebrate all of our hard work, each other (and you!). Check out her posts on the development of her design for the party!
Maxwell posted on Apartment Therapy and The Kitchn asking for reader questions for us to answer - and although we couldn't fit them all in the video, we included what we could - and haven't forgotten the ones we couldn't - more to come.
Thanks everyone - it's been a great year!!!
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• Maxwell: Ten years ago, Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan was known as the "apartment therapist," traveling by scooter to his clients' homes to help them make their spaces beautiful, organized and healthy. Part interior designer, part life coach, his touchpoints were simplicity, comfort, and lack of clutter. Unlike typical designers, Maxwell didn't want to dictate where things should go or how people should live, he wanted to arm them with the tools and the confidence to decide for themselves. Maxwell launched Apartment Therapy in 2004, turning the weekly email into a daily blog post, reviewing stores, offering tips, posting photos of Maxwell's design projects and answering readers' questions. Maxwell has a B.A. from Oberlin College, an M.A. from Columbia University, and a M. Ed. from Antioch. He lives in New York's Greenwich Village with his daughter, Ursula.
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Recapping the day's news and newsmakers through the lens of CNBC.
Jack Welch's Words
In a sprawling "Squawk Box" interview, former General Electric Chairman and CEO Jack Welch chimed in on various subjects. Jack thinks:
• The Booz Allen Hamilton employee who exposed the government's PRISM internet surveillance program should be prosecuted.
• The IRS is not the only biased federal agency
• Splitting the chairman and CEO role at a company is the "dumbest idea in the world."
"You give the guy the job or the woman the job. If you don't like them, throw them out [completely]. I'm not against firing them."
—Jack Welch
"When the government unions and the government employees are in subjective jobs, no matter how decent the people are—let's assume they are all perfect—their biases have to come through."
—Jack Welch
Old School at Dole
Dole's 90-year-old CEO, David Murdock, wants to take the company private (again) by buying the 60 percent he doesn't already own at $12 a share, valuing it at just over $1 billion. The value has sagged 32.7 percent since Dole sold its Asian fresh produce and packaged food business last year, not to mention the downward pressure on its shares since banana prices split.
"He pulled off a buy of this company about 11 years ago. It was a larger company back then ... [It had a] packaged food business and other significant assets, and [he] managed to take it private and public again. Back then he did it with 24 percent. This is old school, it feels like."
—CNBC's David Faber
Gamers Try to Game Pricing
How much more would you expect to pay for Microsoft's new Xbox One console than for Sony's new PlayStation 4? $100 would be the correct answer. The Microsoft console will be priced at $499 when it goes on sale in November. That left some analysts and customers a bit nonplussed, especially after Sony announced a price point $100 lower at the E3 annual electronic entertainment conference.
When consumers compare the two systems, price is likely to be a significant factor. Sure, part of Microsoft's strategy is planned scarcity, but has the tech giant gone too far?
"In terms of the games that they're offering, it's a very similar package. Obviously, there are exclusives on Xbox One and exclusives on PlayStation 4. But if you're going to go buy one console this year, the driving factor is going to be price, and at $100 cheaper, that's a big deciding factor."
— Alex Simmons, U.K. editor in chief at IGN
Slimmed Down
Carlos Slim could see his nearly $70 billion fortune shrink because of a new Mexican antitrust law that targets communications companies with more than a 50 percent market share. TelCel, TelMex (both subsidiaries of Slim's America Movil) and Televisa control at least 70 percent of their respective markets.
Though Slim said the law won't affect America Movil's profitability, investors are less sure. The company's ADRs are down almost 27 percent since the election of Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto, who campaigned on reform of the sector.
One possible remedy is a price cap on Slim's companies, but no one else's. Pressed about the hit on his net worth, Slim said it was not a concern and quoted Lebanese poet Khalil Gilbran when asked about his philosophy on philanthropy.
"To think that having more money is happiness, they are in the wrong way. I don't know who thinks that, that having more money is happiness. You need to take care and have responsibility [in] how you invest and how you create wealth. The fruit of the wealth […] is providing the income for people, through […] salaries, and the investments and acquisitions that you do or by the taxes that you pay."
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The Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to begin debate on immigration reform. That's looking less likely now because of bipartisan bickering.
Border security—specifically, its $6.5 billion cost in addition to the $18.5 billion the government already spends—is a big issue. Another sticking point is health care. The Heritage Foundation, in its new report, estimates that granting amnesty to 10 million illegal immigrants will cost about $6.3 trillion. Critics say that number is a worst-case scenario, as the barrier to entry should ensure that less-needy immigrants are granted citizenship.
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Taper Talk Heats Up
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Because the Fed's putting the brakes on its bond-buying program will affect jobs numbers, some speculation since last Friday's report has the Fed delaying tapering to January from November. Other data also support a taper delay, as manufacturing weakness persists amid weak sales. An unfavorable export climate is also impeding the creation of jobs in that sector, likely because of sagging orders and the strength of the dollar.
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Clarkson University Shipley Center for Innovation Students Pitch to Venture Capitalists in Silicon Valley
The Shipley Center for Innovation at Clarkson University recently took nine Clarkson University and St. Lawrence University student entrepreneurs to the Silicon Valley to learn how to "pitch" to professional investors.
Visiting eminent venture capital firms and foundations with a history of investing in innovative technology firms, the students had four occasions to pitch in various formats. After their presentations, they received invaluable input, which the students are already incorporating into their business models.
While in Palo Alto, the group met with lawyers from the renowned firm of K&L Gates, which was founded by Bill Gates' father and specializes in intellectual property protection and legal issues pertinent to start-up companies. They also met with investors from Richmond, ULU and T2 Ventures, as well as with representatives of the Kauffman Fellow Program, an executive program to train future venture capitalists.
They also visited Singularity University at the NASA Ames Center in Mountain View, which brings together executives from around the world for intensive courses and helps to launch start-up companies.
In San Francisco, the group visited the Thiel Foundation and also met with the directors of the Breakout Lab, a new foundation started by Peter Thiel, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal.
"In follow-up discussions, the representatives of these firms indicated that they were impressed by the students' enthusiasm, innovative ideas and drive to succeed," said Shipley Center Executive & Scientific Director Gabor Forgacs, the Karel K. Czanderna '77 and W. Dan Shirkey '80 Professor in Physics.
The Shipley Center accelerates the commercialization of discovery-driven innovations into the marketplace, fostering the exchange of ideas between the University's academic departments and other regional institutions and industry. The center also prepares and educates faculty and students for the 21st century entrepreneurial workplace.
For more information about the Shipley Center for Innovation, see http://www.clarkson.edu/Shipley .
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Photo caption: The Shipley Center for Innovation at Clarkson University recently took nine Clarkson University and St. Lawrence University student entrepreneurs to the Silicon Valley to learn how to "pitch" to professional investors. Above, the students meet in the Palo Alto office of K&L Gates. Front row (left to right): Gabor Forgacs (Shipley Center executive & scientific director), Stephen Akiki, Sean Cheung, Dietrich Diehl, and Emily Webb. Back row: Cameron Jones, Cyrus Schenck, Andrew Wegner, Daegan Gonyer, Chris Behrens, and Matthew Draper (Shipley deputy director).
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Elected to the Placer County Board of Supervisors in June 2010, and re-elected in 2014, Jack has pledged to continue his long record of leadership by example.
Before serving as supervisor Jack was the President of the Roseville High School District Board of Trustees, an accomplished business attorney and Placer County Peer Court Judge, who has lived and served in our community for over 25 years.
Jack moved to Roseville at age 18, attending Sierra College and working as a truck driver for UPS. After putting himself through CSU Sacramento and the McGeorge School of Law, where he graduated with honors, he served as a Deputy Attorney General at the California Department of Justice before transitioning into private practice.
From ensuring oversight of taxpayer approved school bond funds, mentoring area youth and working with local law enforcement to reduce juvenile delinquency, Jack has been praised as one of Placer County's most trusted voices on issues of fiscal responsibility, education and public safety.
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
Interesting comments on breastfeeding, pumping and Milk banks from Rebecca Walker (Daughter of Alice Walker)
So, Kimberly Traylor, the brilliant director of The Village in Texas, passed along this article by Rebecca Walker. She recently had a child and went on to breastfeed for 3 months before quitting due to work and antidepressants. You can read her full explanation and thoughts on pumping, her emotional response to weaning early and her revelations on the milk banks.
While I think it is great that 1) she breastfed at all, 2) she is even discussing breastfeeding and breastmilk and milk banks in the "black community" and 3) that women commenting on her site are speaking about breastfeeding positively, I can't help be a little saddened by her comments. I understand she has to work, has to eat, has to provide, but I just wished we could live in a "perfect world". A world with more support, guidance and acceptance of the postpartum feelings of anxiety, depression and disappointment that so many of us feel. I wish there was a better understanding of the "safer" mood medications so that mothers know how much is getting to their babies. I completely support her decision to limit her baby's exposure to any drug, but did she truly weigh it against the chemicals in formula and the drugs and chemicals often found in municipal water supplies, the water which would have been mixed with the formula to make her baby's food? Did she speak to a health professional (like an IBCLC) who could help her wade through all of those factors before removing the protective bubble of breastmilk for her baby? Probably not. We don't view formula as really that much different from breastmilk when it comes down to it.
As far as work as a reason for stopping, that is even more distressing. If a woman who is basically running her own schedule of speaking and writing can not able to pump...we live in a very sad society. I rent hospital grade breastpumps. I have had clients who are public speakers take pumps all over the country. They pump on planes, in cars, in closets, in offices, in dressing rooms. They send milk home to their babies, carry it on planes or tearfully dump it out in front of TSA officers who don't even understand their own regulations. There are mothers who make it work. Period. They are not willing to do less for their infant because of the demands of their jobs. Speakers, doctors, singers, saleswomen, teachers, nurses, etc. who make sacrifices because they are willing to step out on a limb and insist that their baby be taken into account as part of their "package". Again, I think had she had the support of a healthcare provider who worked with her to keep breastmilk as a part of her baby's life, perhaps things would have worked out differently.
I don't want to point fingers as part of the "mommy wars". She did the best with what she had. She now says she might have chosen the banked milk had she known then what she knows now. Maybe the answer is more IBCLCs, especially more African-American breastfeeding counselors, helpers and IBCLCs. She is a highly educated, probably affluent African-American woman though, surely she knew where and how to get assistance. Surely she read all the books. But for some reason, still found her options limited.
So on one hand I say, "Hooray!" We are talking about breastfeeding, milk banks and how important this all is. On the other hand, will moms look at Rebecca Walker and think if she could only do 3 months, with the resources she has, how could I possibly do more? Let's just hope this opens up conversation about breastfeeding, mothering, choices and more...just like any amount of breastmilk is good for a baby, any amount of discussion about these issues is great too. Right?
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- Blacktating said...
I love Rebecca Walker. We have a lot in common. We're both biracial and Jewish and I felt such a kinship with her after reading her autobiography about 8 years ago and I've kept track of her ever since, reading the anthologies she edits, as well as her book "Baby Love" about her experiences with pregnancy and childbirth. This blog post of hers was disappointing. She is usually an open book and she didn't really dissect why she stopped breastfeeding or why she didn't spend more time looking into alternatives to formula. She has agonized over which pre-school to send her son to in more than one blog post. I guess his food wasn't as important? I have to say, I'm a little bit sad. She's smarter than that.
- June 10, 2008 at 6:52 AM
this is a great post... great thoughts...
- June 10, 2008 at 1:11 PM
- Raven O'Joy said...
I too wonder how i will manage providing breast milk to my daughter if/when i return to work. She was born premature so I pumped for two months but caused an over supply issue. BUT we do need more support as i find that in my family i am one of the only mothers to breast feed! This is insane!
- June 18, 2008 at 4:57 PM
- Dr. D said...
Breastfeeding support is so needed!! As a 1st time mom, I had hoped to exclusively nurse my son, but it didn't happen that way. Due to preeclampsia labor was induced, and he was unable to latch on for 3 weeks. Maybe with more support pumping would have been more productive (I never got more than a 1/2 0z. per pumping session.) He still nurses at 6 months, but is mostly taking formula. I had never even heard of milk banks when I delivered. Breastfeeding can be difficult and when a mom has little support, I can understand why she might wean early. When it was the hardest I didn't think we'd make it to 6 weeks, much less 6 months!
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Started 40 games at third base for Pacific before his season was cut short due to injury. Hit .296 with 22 runs batted in, Second on the team in runs scored with 23. Posted a .369 on base percentage. Tallied nine doubles on the season for a .352 slugging percentage. Recorded 13 multi-hit games, including a pair of three-hit games and two four-hit contests. Drove in multiple runs in a game four times. Had a season-long seven-game hit streak from March 26-April 6. Went 3-for-4 with an RBI in the season opener against Cal (Feb. 17). Turned in a 4-for-5 day with a double, three runs batted in and three runs scored against Creighton (March 10). Went 4-for-6 with an RBI and a run scored against Brown (March 26). Posted a 3-for-3 day with a double against Nevada (April 2).
2011 (Sophomore):
The 2011 Big West batting champion, Torchio hit .369, a mark which ranked 69th in NCAA baseball. Played in all 53 games, including 52 starts. Scored 35 runs while driving in 17 and posting 11 doubles, a triple and a home run. Turned in a .419 on-base percentage, which was seventh in the Big West. His 72 hits was fifth in the Big West. Second in the conference in sacrifice bunts with 15, which was 25th in the NCAA. Ranked in the top 150 in the country in "toughest to strike out" at one K per 10.8 at bats. Moved from second to third base on April 2 against Long Beach State and hit .417 in the final 31 games with 11 extra base hits, and a .502 on-base percentage. Turned in 26 multi-hit games on the season and posted a season-long eight-game hit streak (April 17-29). Went four-for-five in the Tigers' win over No. 13 Cal (April 5) with three runs scored and a run batted in. Added a three-for-four day at UC Riverside (April 9). Posted two or more hits in six straight games, including a six-for-10 series against No. 17 UC Irvine (April 15-17) and a 7-for-12 series at CS Northridge (April 21-23). Went three-for-five with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in the finale against Northridge. Collected seven hits in 12 at bats against No. 10 Fullerton (April 29-May 1). Opened May with a four-for-four day at Fullerton, with a double, an RBI and a stolen based. Posted his lone triple of the season in a two-for-four day against UC Davis (May 8). Added a two-for-four day with his first career home run against Seattle. The homer came on May 14, with the game completed after a two-day suspension due to rain on May 16. Closed the season with four-straight multi-hit games, including a three-for-five day in the finale at UC Santa Barbara with a double and two runs scored to with the conference batting crown.
2010 (Freshman):
Dustin started five games for the Tigers during his first year of Division I competition, appearing in 16 total games in 2010. Torchio went 6-for-27 on the year with four walks, leading to a .312 on base percentage. Against UC Santa Barbara on May 30, Dustin had a 2-for-5 plate appearance with his first career triple, a run and an RBI. On three other occasions Dustin drove in a runner, doing so against No. 18 Stanford (Feb. 24), Seattle (Mar. 7) and Notre Dame (Mar. 12).
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Dustin served as a four-year starter for Santa Cruz High School where he graduated from in 2009. Torchio anchored second base on defense and led the team on offense. During his senior year, Torchio earned First Team All-County acclaim after hitting .350 that season. As a junior, he helped lead Santa Cruz to the Division III championship game, along the way scoring 52 runs while producing 12 doubles, 24 RBIs, 26 walks and hitting .366 as the team's leadoff hitter. Torchio was named to the All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League First Team and the Santa Cruz Sentinel's All-Santa Cruz County team. He was selected as the County's Offensive MVP of the year. During Dustin's sophomore campaign he also hit .350 to make the Second Team All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League list.
Dustin Torchio was born in Santa Cruz, Calif., and is the son of Darrell and Sharon Torchio. He has three siblings, Aaron, Ryan and Hannah. Torchio is a Communication major with hopes of coaching baseball in the future.


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Blinn College • Bryan • Natural Sciences • Chemistry - CHEM
Gen. Chemistry For Engineers CHEM-1410
- Spring 2014
- Section SECTION_303 CRN-20751
- 4 Credits
- 01/13/2014 to 05/06/2014
- Modified 01/08/2014
Meeting Times
- Monday, Wednesday, 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM, S 209
- Monday, Wednesday, 1:25 PM to 2:40 PM, S 226
Contact Information
Professor: Mr. Thomas Jose
- Email: [email protected]
- Office: H building, Rm. 253, Bryan Campus
- Phone: 979-209-7484
- Website: https://www.blinn.edu/brazos/natscience/chem/jose/
Office Hours
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM, H 253
- Tuesday, Thursday, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, H 253
CHEM 1410 is a course designed for engineering majors which will incorporate the major concepts and principles of both CHEM 1411 and CHEM 1412. Applications of these principles will be emphasized. The major areas which will be covered are: Matter and energy relationships, structure of matter, chemical bonding, gases, liquids and solids, solutions, acids and bases, oxidation-reduction, electrochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, and chemical equilibrium.
Prerequisites: Math 1314 with a grade of "C" or higher or an SAT math score of 550 or higher or an ACT math score of 22 or higher.
Core Curriculum Statement
This is a Core Course in the 42-Hour Core Curriculum of Blinn College. As such, students will develop proficiency in the appropriate Intellectual Competencies, Exemplary Educational Objectives, and Perspectives.
- Classify atoms, molecules and compounds
- Describe the characteristics of matter, measurements, and calculations in chemistry.
- Understand the atomic nature of matter: electrons and nuclei, the elements, ions.
- Demonstrate the representation and naming ionic and molecular compounds.
- Demonstrate the mole concept of matter, mass-mole conversions, determining chemical formulas, aqueous solutions.
- Interpret chemical equations to determine yields of chemical reactions, percent yields, the limiting reactant, excess reactants, and reactions involving solutions.
- Discuss the behavior of both ideal and real gases and reactions involving gases.
- Understand the properties of electrons, quantum theory and quantum numbers, shapes of atomic orbitals, and chemical periodicity.
- Discuss ionic and covalent bonding, electronegativity and polarity.
- Draw Lewis structures and use VSEPR theory and Valence Bond theory to describe molecules.
- Summarize the properties and behavior of solids and liquids.
- Describe the energy changes of chemical reactions.
- Illustrate how energy, entropy and free energy affect the spontaneity of chemical processes.
- Understand the field of chemical kinetics applied to reaction mechanisms and rates of reaction.
- Demonstrate the principles of chemical equilibrium.
- Describe the different types of electrochemical cells.
Textbook: Chemistry for Engineering Students, 2nd Edition, Lawrence S. Brown & Thomas A. Holme, Thomson Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning, 2010.
Lab Manual:General Chemistry for Engineers 1410 Lab Manual, Steve J. Rathbone, Blinn College, Bluedoor, LLC, 2012.
Online Homework: OWL (Online Web Learning) Cengage; www.cengage.com/OWL
Calculator: simple scientific calculator (standard, without graph and memory features)
Safety Equipment: safety eyewear (OSHA approved, with side shields - REQUIRED), aprons (Optional)
Student Solution Manual and Study Guide, Steve Rathbone, Cengage Learning 2006. (Optional)
Course Requirements
All sections of this course regardless of location or modality will include:
- A minimum of three major exams
- A minimum of 8 laboratory experiments
- A comprehensive final exam
Lectures and readings are designed to help you develop an understanding of the material being emphasized. Sometimes I will ask you to read material before you come to class and other times after a lecture is delivered. Please pay attention to announcements in class as to where you should be with the readings.
There will be 5 assignments due during the semester worth 20 points each set (100 pts. maximum). Homework will be graded based on the following criteria:(1) Homework is turned in on time, (2) The assignment is complete and (3) The answers are correct. Homework collection and grading will be handled by the Online Web-Based Learning (OWL) System. A code must be purchased in order to access this system. Further instructions are given at the website: http://www.cengage.com/owl/. The deadline for each assignment is the date/time of each Lecture Exam.
Lecture Quizzes
Several opportunities will be given during the course of the semester to earn quiz credit. This credit can take many forms, including small out-of-class projects. Some of these quizzes will be individual and some will be group efforts. There will be a minimum of 5 quizzes given during the semester, of which your 5 best may be counted towards your final grade. Your score on the quizzes will contribute a maximum of 50 points toward your final course grade.
There will be 5 Lecture Exams worth 80 points each given on the days indicated in the attached schedule. These exams may have a combination of multiple-choice questions that will be machine-graded and non-multiple choice questions that will be hand-graded. The Final Exam is comprehensive, all multiple-choice and worth 200 points.
Laboratory Experiments
The laboratory portion of this course counts for 25% of the total course grade. For each worksheet/experiment you will receive a total score between 0 and 10. The Lab Report must reflect information obtained by you while in the laboratory and recorded in your lab notebook. A Data Sheet from your lab notebook must be turned in before you leave; alternatively, a Lab Attendance Sheet must be signed. Lab Reports will not be accepted unless one of these has been completed for the experiment. Lab Reports must be turned in individually (i.e. each student must turn in an assignment). The Prelab Questions should be done prior to starting the experiment. Prelab Questions/Report Forms/Postlab Questions are due the day of the next lab quiz. Neatness and completeness of your data sheets, pre-labs, and reports may be considered when points are assigned. Points can be deducted for materials not submitted on the date due. There will be 13 experiments performed during the semester, all of which will be counted toward the final course grade (130 pts. maximum).
Laboratory Quizzes
In addition, 4 Lab Quizzes based on laboratory material will be given during the lab period on the days indicated in the attached schedule. These laboratory quizzes are worth 30 points each.
The following are required components of a student's final grade.
- Three or four major exams covering the lecture material.
- Laboratory work, which may include quizzes or a laboratory final, represents 25% of the total grade for the class.
- Minor exams, quizzes and or homework assigned at the discretion of the instructor.
- Additional reports or projects assigned at the discretion of the instructor.
- A comprehensive final exam worth no less than 20% of the total grade for the class.
- Participation in both class and laboratory activities will constitute a minimum of 10% of the course grade.
Lecture Points Possible:
Exams (5 exams @ 80 pts. ea.) 400 pts.
Comprehensive Final 200 pts.
Homework (5 @ 20 pts. ea.) 100 pts.
Quiz Credit (5 best @ 10 pts. ea.) 50 pts.
Total Lecture Points 750 pts.
Laboratory Points Possible:
Experiments (13 reports @ 10 pts. ea.) 130 pts.
Laboratory Quizzes (4 quizzes @ 30 pts. ea.) 120 pts.
Total Laboratory Points 250 pts.
Blinn College Policies
Blinn College policies on civility, class attendance; scholastic integrity; students with disabilities; final grade appeals; and electronic devices as stated in the Blinn College Student Handbook, Faculty Handbook, Blinn College Catalog and specific technical program handbooks. All policies, guidelines and procedures in the Student and Faculty Handbook and the Board and Administrative Policy Manuals are applicable to this course
Civility Statement
Members of the Blinn College community, which includes faculty, staff and students, are expected to act honestly and responsibly in all aspects of campus life. Blinn College holds all members accountable for their actions and words. Therefore, all members should commit themselves to behave in a manner that recognizes personal respect and demonstrates concern for the personal dignity, rights, and freedoms of every member of the College community, including respect for College property and the physical and intellectual property of others.
Civility Notification Statement. If a student is asked to leave the classroom because of uncivil behavior, the student may not return to that class until he or she arranges a conference with the instructor; it is the student's responsibility to arrange for this conference.
This statement reflects step one in a possible four step process. The Incivility Protocol is detailed in the Blinn College Student Handbook.
Attendance Policy
The College District believes that class attendance is essential for student success; therefore, students are required to promptly and regularly attend all their classes. A record of attendance will be maintained from the first day of classes and/or the first day the student's name appears on the roster through final examinations. If a student has one week's worth of unexcused absences during the semester, he or she will be sent an e-mail by the College District requiring the student to contact his or her instructor and schedule a conference immediately to discuss his/her attendance issues. Should the student accumulate two weeks' worth of unexcused absences, he or she will be administratively withdrawn from class.
There are four forms of excused absences recognized by the institution:
- observance of religious holy days—The student should notify his or her instructor(s) not later than the 15th day of the semester concerning the specific date(s) that the student will be absent for any religious holy day(s);
- representing the College District at an official institutional function;
- high school dual credit students representing the independent school district at an official institutional function; and
- military service.
Other absences may be considered excused at the discretion of the faculty member with appropriate documentation. A student enrolled in a developmental course is subject to College District-mandated attendance policies. Failure to attend developmental classes shall result in removal from the course as defined by the College District.
It is the student's responsibility to officially drop a class he or she is no longer attending. To officially drop a class the student must obtain the class withdrawal form from Enrollment Services, complete the class withdrawal form, secure the required signatures, and return the completed form to Enrollment Services. The last day to drop with a Q is according to the Academic Calendar.
Scholastic Integrity
Blinn College does not tolerate cheating, plagiarism, or any other act of dishonesty with regard to the course in which you are enrolled. The following text defines the faculty member's responsibility with regard to the scholastic integrity expectation for this and all courses at Blinn College.
It is the responsibility of faculty members to maintain scholastic integrity at the College District by refusing to tolerate any form of scholastic dishonesty. Adequate control of test materials, strict supervision during testing, and other preventive measures should be utilized, as necessary, to prevent cheating or plagiarism. If there is compelling evidence that a student is involved in cheating or plagiarism, the instructor should assume responsibility and address the infraction. Likewise, any student accused of scholastic dishonesty is entitled to due process as outlined in Blinn College Board Policy FLB (Local). The Scholastic Integrity Policy is located in the Blinn College Student Handbook. In a case of scholastic dishonesty, it is critical that written documentation be maintained at each level throughout the process.
Students with Disabilities
Blinn College is dedicated to providing the least restrictive learning environment for all students. Support services for students with documented disabilities are provided on an individual basis, upon request. Requests for services should be made directly to the Office of Special Populations serving the campus of your choice. For the Bryan campus, the Office of Special Populations (Administration Building) can be reached at (979)209-7251. The Brenham, Sealy and Schulenburg campuses are served by the Office of Special Populations on the Brenham campus (Administration Building Room 104) and can be reached at (979)830-4157. Additional information can be found at www.blinn.edu/disability/index.html.
Final Grade Appeal
If a student wishes to appeal a final grade in a course, Blinn College Board Policy FLDB (Local), Course Grade Complaints, outlines the timeline for the appeal and the four steps in the appeal. This policy is located in the Blinn College Student Handbook.
Electronic Devices
Cellular telephones and beepers/pagers must be disengaged while the student is in the Blinn College Library or any classroom/lab, unless otherwise instructed. Any noncompliance with this policy shall be addressed in accordance with the College District civility policy (administrative policy). This information is contained in Blinn College Board Policy FLB (Local).
Course Policies
Attendance Policy Reminder
Missing lecture, lab or both will count as one absence. Two (2) absences count as one week's absence. Students accumulating two week's worth of absences will be dropped.
Safety Equipment Usage
Students are responsible for purchasing and correctly wearing appropriate eye protection during the lab period. Students must wear approved eye protection and closed toed shoes any time chemicals or equipment are being moved by anyone in the laboratory. Failure to wear eye protection or appropriate footwear will result in expulsion from the laboratory for the experiment involved (this action constitutes an absence and the student will receive no points for that experiment)
Problem Resolution
If you have a complaint about your class, you should first request a conference with your instructor to try and resolve the problem or issue. If the problem or issue cannot be resolved at the instructor level, you should request a conference with the Division Chair, Mr. Dwight Bohlmeyer, S 241, [email protected].
Eating and Drinking
Eating and drinking are not allowed in classrooms or laboratories.
January 13
|Chapter 1 Introduction to Chemistry
January 15
|Chapter 1 Introduction to Chemistry
Safety Video / Quiz
January 20
January 22
|Chapter 2 Atoms & Molecules
Exp. 1 Working with Density (shoes & goggles)
January 27
|Chapter 2 / 3
Nomenclature Worksheet
January 29
|Chapter 3 Moles & Equations
Exp. 4 Percent Copper in a Compound (shoes & goggles)
February 3
|Exam 1
lab report work day
February 5
|Chapter 4 Stoichiometry
Lab Quiz 1
February 10
|Chapter 4 Stoichiometry
Exp. 5 Titration (shoes & goggles)
February 12
|Chapter 5 Gases
lab report work day
February 17
|Chapter 5 / 6
Exp. 6 Gas Laws
February 19
|Chapter 6 pt. 1 Atomic Structure
lab report work day
February 24
|Exam 2
February 26
|Chapter 6 pt. 2 The Periodic Table
Electron Configuration Worksheet
March 3
|Chapter 6 / 7
Lab Quiz 2
March 5
|Chapter 7 Molecular Structure
Exp. 8 Periodic Behavior (shoes & goggles)
March 10
March 12
March 17
|Chater 7 / 8
Exp. 9 pt. 1 Lewis Structures
March 19
|Chapter 8 Molecules & Materials
Exp. 9 pt. 2 Molecular Geometry
March 24
|Exam 3
March 26
|Chapter 9 The First Law of Thermodynamics
Exp. 10 Calorimetry (shoes & goggles)
March 31
|Chapter 9 / 10
lab report work day
April 2
|Chapter 10 / 11
Lab Quiz 3
April 7
|Chapter 11 Chemical Kinetics
Exp. 11 Rate of Reaction (shoes & goggles)
April 9
|Exam 4
April 14
|Chapter 12 Chemical Equilibrium
Exp. 12 Rate Law (shoes & goggles)
April 16
|Chapter 12 Chemical Equilibrium
lab report work day
April 21
|Chapter 12 / 13
Equilibrium Simulation Handout
April 23
|Chapter 13 Electrochemistry
Exp. 14 Electrolytic Cell (shoes & goggles)
April 28
|Exam 5
lab report work day
April 30
|Final Exam Review
Lab Quiz 4
May 5
|Final Exam


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GOLDEN, Colo., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A psychologist at Austin Sigg's sentencing hearing in Golden, Colo., Monday noted the admitted child kidnapper and killer was careful to avoid detection.
Psychologist Anna Salter testified in what is expected to be a two-day sentencing hearing, KUSA-TV, Denver, reported.
Salter called Sigg "sadistic" and "narcissistic" when he kidnapped Jessica Ridgeway, 10, noting his behavior was "extremely rare" for a teenager in that "considerable care was given to avoid detection."
The sentencing hearing began Monday, and is expected to take two days.
Ridgeway was last seen walking to her Westminster school in October 2012. Her partial remains were discovered five days later in Arvada, after Sigg's mother called police, saying her son admitted to the crime, KDVR-TV, Denver, said.
Last month, Sigg, now 18, defied the advice of his attorneys and pleaded guilty to all 14 charges against him, including murder, in the death of Ridgeway and for the attempted kidnapping of a jogger in May 2012, KUSA-TV, Denver, said.
It is likely Ridgeway's family will address the judge before the sentencing phase of the trial ends, KUSA-TV said.


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YORK, PA – The York College men's soccer team won their fourth straight Capital Athletic Conference title on Saturday afternoon as the Spartans shutout the University of Mary Washington 5-0 in the tournament title game at a cool Graham Field.
The championship was historic as it makes the men's senior class the first class in any sport in school history to capture a conference championship in all four years. The title gives the Green and White their eight straight NCAA Tournament appearance, also a new school record.
The five goals established new conference records as it was the most goals scored in a CAC Championship game and it was also the largest margin of victory in the 22-year history of the men's soccer championship tournament. The previous record for margin of victory was three, set by three different teams, while the previous record for goals was four, set by Salisbury in 2000's 4-2 win over UMW.
All the distractions of the last four weeks were put in the rear view mirror as the Spartans started the game with the intent of taking the play the Eagles early on. The Green and white didn't take long to carry out that intent. York drew a penalty kick after senior Antonio Bua (Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg) was fouled in the box just 3:42 into the game. Fellow senior Justin Facer (Prospect Heights, Ill./North Allegheny) took the PK and drilled into the back of the net for the early lead.
The Green and White added to the lead just 6:05 later as Bua garnered a loose ball about 20 yards outside of the 18, collected the ball and dribbled into the box where he beat an on-rushing Eagle goalie Tyler Back for his 10th goal of the year.
The Eagles had a great chance to cut into the Spartan advantage in the 20th minute as Kevin Murphy had a long throw into the box. Patrick Kelly snapped off a quick header that Spartan goalie Jesse Derksen (York, Pa./Susquehannock) snagged out of the air to abate the threat.
The Spartan offense pushed the lead to 3-0 with 21:34 remaining in the opening half courtesy of a fantastic individual effort from junior Austin Johnson (Avalon, N.J./Middle Township). Johnson got a pass around midfield and beat the first Eagle defender. As he progressed towards the goal, he faces little resistance as the Mary Washington defense has pushed up in attempt to apply more pressure in the Spartans' defensive third. Johnson dribbled in and about 10 yards outside the box, juked Back who had come out to challenge the play. Johnson settled the ball and hit a shot into the wide open net for his fifth goal of the season.
The Spartan offensive onslaught continued in the 35th minute when juniors Taylor Brummitt (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) and Jake Hower (Lake Forest, Calif./El Toro) combined on a beautiful goal to put York up 4-0. Brummitt collected a pass on the sideline, drove to the end line and unleashed a perfect pass to Hower who was rushing to the goal. The pass was on target as Hower deposited the Brummitt helper into the netting, capping a huge first half.
The second half was much like the first as the Spartans carried the play as the outcome of the game was no longer in doubt.
York increased the lead to 5-0 as Thursday night's hero Brendan Saberton (Wilmington, Del./Salesianum) captured a failed Eagle clear and notched his fifth goal of the year in the game's 65th minute.
The Spartans salted away the win over the final 25 minutes as York picked up its seventh Capital Athletic Conference men's soccer title. The Spartans are now tied with Salisbury for second on the all-time championship list, trailing Mary Washington by one title. The Spartans, Sea Gulls, and Eagles have combined to win all 22 of the conference titles.
York finished with a 17-3 edge in total shots and a 12-2 margin in shots on goal. The Eagles ended the match with a 4-3 advantage in corner kicks. The Eagles also had 15 fouls to just eight for York.
Derksen finished the game with one save in his 66:55 of work while freshman Leonardo Romero (Philadelphia, Pa./LaSalle College) completed the clean sheet with one save in his 23:05 of action.
Back suffered the loss as he allowed five goals in his 76:08 of play. He recorded five saves. Jack Eaton played the final 13:52 and notched two stops during his stint.
Spartan head coach Mark Ludwig was very happy to pick up another conference title.
"These kids have experienced a great deal of adversity during the course of the season," said Ludwig. "But they did a fantastic job of staying focused, maintaining the vision of what they wanted to accomplish and they did what we ask them to do. It is truly all about the kids and they deserve all the credit for this championship. I am proud of them."
The Spartans improve to 17-2-2 overall while the Eagles finish their 2012 campaign with a mark of 12-8-1.
York will find out on Monday afternoon at 1:00 pm where they will be playing the NCAA Tournament. The full tournament bracket will be unveiled at www.ncaa.com. Please check back at www.ycpspartans.com for a full tournament information Monday afternoon.
Team photo courtesy of Zach Clabaugh (www.sharpedgefoto.com)


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Bill Clinton's had an awfully good week.
First, Al Gore gets embarrassed by Masseuse-gate.
Second, Clinton casually explains at a panel discussion in South Africa that maybe we should be blowing up the leaking BP oil well–even though the Obama administration has repeatedly ruled that out. So much for confidence in the administration's judgment. As for the president's personally distant response to the oil spill, Clinton goes on to "defend" the president by saying that presidents need to "be themselves." Ha.
And third, Clinton announced today that he would campaign for Andrew Romanoff, the former speaker of the state house and a Hillary supporter, against Sen. Michael Bennet, an Obama ally whom Romanoff is challenging for the Democratic nomination. Clinton claimed that Romanoff gives Democrats the "best chance" to win in November. Perhaps because he's associated with Clinton, not Obama? (At least this time, it's all above board–unlike the Joe Sestak case in Pennsylvania, where Clinton conveniently failed to persuade his ally to drop out after Rahm Emanuel requested his intervention on behalf of Obama-endorsed Arlen Specter.)
The former president must be in great spirits.


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To store a new piece of data about something for which you already have an Access table, consider adding a field to the table. For example, suppose you have a table that stores the last name, first name, email address, telephone number, and mailing address of each of your customers. If you want to start tracking each customer's preferred means of communication, you add a field to store that data.
Do not add a field if you expect that each unique entity represented in the table might require more than value for the field. Continuing the preceding example, if you want to start tracking orders placed by your customers, you do not add a field to the table, because each customer will have more than one order. Instead, you create a new table to store orders, and then create a relationship between the two tables. For more information about creating a table, see the article Introduction to tables. For more information about table relationships, see the article Guide to table relationships.
In this article
Every field has certain essential characteristics, such as a name that uniquely identifies the field within a table, a data type that defines the nature of the data, the operations that can be performed on the data, and how much storage space to set aside for each value.
A field also has properties that define the appearance or behavior of the data in the field. For example, the Format property defines how the data appears in a datasheet or form that contains that field.
It is important to plan how you might use the information stored in the fields. Try to break information down to its smallest useful part per field. For example, instead of storing a person's name in one field, you should store its components in separate fields for the first and last name. Generally speaking, if you need to report, sort, search, or calculate on an item, put that item in a field by itself.
For more information about designing a database and choosing fields, see the article Database design basics.
Add a field automatically by entering data
You can add a field to a table by typing into the last column in Datasheet view. Access automatically assigns a data type based on the data that you enter. Access may also automatically set the Format property for a new field. For example, if you enter 10:50 am, Access sets the data type to Date/Time and the Format property to Medium Time.
Open the table to which you want to add a field.
Type your data in the cell below the Click to Add column header.
Add a field by picking from a list on the Datasheet
You can add a field to the end of a table by picking from a list:
Open the table, and in the last column, click Click to Add.
Add a field in the middle of a table
If you want to add a new field in the middle of table, you can choose a field from the Fields tab on the ribbon. The Fields tab displays predefined fields that you can add to a table while working in Datasheet view.
Open the table in Datasheet view.
Select the field in front of the position where you want to add a new field. For example, if you want the new field to be the third field in the table, select the second field.
On the Fields tab, in the Add & Delete group, click the field type that you want.
Tip: If you don't see a field type that you want, click More Fields.
Change a field that you just added
You can change various aspects of a field after you create it.
Warning: You can also change these aspects of a field that you did not just create. However, if data already exists in the field some actions will not be available, or may cause data loss.
Rename a field
To rename a field, double-click the field label, and then type the new name.
Move a field
To move a field, drag it to the position that you want. To select multiple contiguous fields to move, click the first field, hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last field. You can then drag the selected group of fields to a new position.
Important: Dragging a field changes its position on the Datasheet, but does not change the order of the fields in the table design. If you programmatically access the fields, the original order applies. For example, if you drag a field to a new position on the Datasheet, and then create a form from the table by using the Form button, the field will be in its original position.
Change the data type or format
Select the field that you want to change.
On the Fields tab, in the Formatting group, select the data type and format that you want.
Note: Not all formats are available for all data types. Set the data type first, and then, if needed, set the format.
Other settings
You can make other changes to a field by using the commands on the Fields tab. Not all of these commands are available for all data types. For Help using these commands, search Help using the name of the specific command or the data type of the field. If you want to change the data type, search using the data type that you want to use.


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A young boy in Wuhan, Hubei province, was left heartbroken over the weekend when he learned that his feelings for a girl in his class were unrequited. After learning the object of his affections didn't feel the same, he decided to ask her directly only to be told "xxx bought me an iPhone 4".
After hearing that sentence, 8 year-old Xiao Xiao (pseudonym) went home crying to his father. His father said to Chinese reporters the following golden sentence, "The boy is young, too young, what do children know of love anyway?"
Well it seems like a whole lot. Xiao Xiao had written a love letter to a girl in his class that he fancied. After giving it to her, he didn't hear back. All he heard for a few days was rumors from other classmates that she didn't like him.
As any man would, Xiao Xiao wanted a real answer. Turns out the little girl's affections were already "bought". She told him another boy also said he liked her, and instead of giving her a letter, he bought her an iPhone 4. An iPhone... 4. An 8 year-old buying an iPhone 4 for another 8 year-old just because he thought she was pretty... Let me quote Xiao Xiao's father again, "What do children know of love anyway?"
Now I don't know the moral of this story, but it seems to me that children in Wuhan are growing up way too fast. I remember when I was 8, I was confused as to why the pretty latina girl kissed me and then ran away giggling. I also don't remember having to buy an iPhone to woo a girl. I guess times-are-a-changing and I'm getting old. My heart goes out to young Xiao Xiao. I hope the romantic in him doesn't go away.
情书不敌iPhone4 八岁小学生被"富二代"夺爱 [Tencent]
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