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Название: A Student's Guide to the Study, Practice, and Tools of Modern Mathematics
Издательство: Chapman and Hall
Автор: Donald Bindner, Martin Erickson
Год: 2011
Количество страниц: 250
Формат: PDF
Размер: 4 mb
Язык: English
A Student's Guide to the Study, Practice, and Tools of Modern Mathematics provides an accessible introduction to the world of mathematics. It offers tips on how to study and write mathematics as well as how to use various mathematical tools, from LaTeX and Beamer to Mathematica® and Maple™ to MATLAB® and R. Along with a color insert, the text includes exercises and challenges to stimulate creativity and improve problem solving abilities.
The first section of the book covers issues pertaining to studying mathematics. The authors explain how to write mathematical proofs and papers, how to perform mathematical research, and how to give mathematical presentations.
The second section focuses on the use of mathematical tools for mathematical typesetting, generating data, finding patterns, and much more. The text describes how to compose a LaTeX file, give a presentation using Beamer, create mathematical diagrams, use computer algebra systems, and display ideas on a web page. The authors cover both popular commercial software programs and free and open source software, such as Linux and R.
Showing how to use technology to understand mathematics, this guide supports students on their way to becoming professional mathematicians. For beginning mathematics students, it helps them study for tests and write papers. As time progresses, the book aids them in performing advanced activities, such as computer programming, typesetting, and research.


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UK – The 8th edition of the Trade Only National Show took place on January 22 and 23, 2014 in the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. According to the organisers, Trade Only, set records regarding both the number of exhibitors and visitors present. More than 3,000 visitors from the promotional products trade attended the show this year – in 2013 the 3,000 mark wasn't quite reached. The BPMA Education Day, which was organised in the Ricoh Arena on the eve of the Trade Only National Show by the British industry association, the BPMA (British Promotional Merchandise Association), who is also the cooperation partner of the event, also went down very well: Approx. 200 participants took the opportunity to further educate themselves in lectures and workshops on industry-relevant themes.
350 exhibitors (2013: 346) – according to the organisers from 55 countries – showed their colours or were represented by their respective country representatives. Many of the exhibitors not only praised the frequency and quality of the visitors, but also the Trade Only team's organisation of the show. Overall, an optimistic cheerful atmosphere reigned, which is an indication that the British market is experiencing an upturn.
Once again, the BPMA organised the Annual Awards Dinner at the evening of the first show day. According to official accounts, approx. 900 guests attended the prize-giving ceremony of the BPMA Awards, which were presented among others to the Distributor of the Year (Brand Addition, LSI, Allwag Promotions) and to the Supplier of the Year (Preseli, The Pen Warehouse) as well as to the "Personality of the Year" (Evan Lewis, Everything Environmental/Ecopromo).
The next edition of the Trade Only National Show will take place on January 21 and 22 at the same venue.
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I really dig a pita pocket every once in a while but I effing hate making felafel and the store-bought ones ain't usually my jive. I decided to solve this problemo by filling the pockets with something else; chickpeas! Pan-fried and spiced to perfection with salad, homemade quick pickles* (quickles?!) and hummus make these guys a healthy, satisfying and bloody easy meal to whip up in no time. These guys make the perfect addition to a BBQ and how convenient that I've chucked them out into the bloggersphere just before the 4th of July?!
* If you have time to pickle the cabbage properly please do, or feel free to use store-bought!
Quick Pickles
- 1/4 red cabbage, shredded
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 1/4 cup caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/3 cup tahini
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 425g can chickpeas
- Salt
- 1 425g can chickpeas
- 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon mixed herbs
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 pita pockets
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1 baby gem lettuce, rinsed and dried
- 1 Lebanese cucumber, diced
- Fresh parsley
- Make the pickles by chucking the cabbage, vinegar and sugar in a jar and shaking. Place in the fridge for as long as possible, shaking occasionally.
- To make the hummus throw the olive oil, lemon juice, tahini, water and garlic into a blender and process until light and fluffy.
- Drain the chickpeas and gradually add while blending to create a smooth and creamy texture, add salt to taste.
- Now it's time for the spiced chickpeas! Drain and place on paper towel to absorb any excess moisture.
- Heat the olive oil in a pan on high heat before adding the chickpeas, cook for about 8 minutes, tossing the pan occasionally.
- Add the paprika, mixed herbs, ground coriander, onion powder, garlic powder, and salt and continue to toss in the pan until the herbs form a semi-crispy coating on the chickpeas.
- Warm your pita pockets and cut in half before stuffing with pickles and salad.
- Get the chickpeas in there, drizzle with hummus and garnish with fresh parsley.
- Serve immediately.


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Jason J. Head
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Steering GroupUniversity of Helsinki
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Steering GroupIndiana University
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This event will bring together paleontologists, ecologists, and quantitative biologists to discuss how data from paleontology, modern ecology, and conservation biology can be integrated to provide a comprehensive framework for monitoring and measuring ecosystem structure and function through space and time.
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Scientific Consensus on Maintaining Humanity's Life Support Systems in the 21st Century
The vast majority of scientists who study the interactions between people and the rest of the biosphere agree on a key conclusion: that the five interconnected dangerous trends listed above are having detrimental effects, and if continued, the already-apparent negative impacts on human quality of life will become much worse within a few decades. The multitude of sound scientific evidence to substantiate this has been summarized in many recent position papers and consensus statements (a few samples are listed on pp. 28-29 of the full statement), and documented in thousands of articles in the peer-reviewed scientific literature. However, the position papers and consensus statements typically focus only on a subset of the five key issues (for example, climate change, or biodiversity loss, or pollution), and access to the peer-reviewed literature is often difficult for non-scientists. As a result, policy makers faced with making critical decisions can find it cumbersome both to locate the pertinent information and to digest the thousands of pages through which it is distributed.
Visit the Scientific Consensus website to learn more.
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Tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has reportedly claimed that he was hurt by Carol Thatcher's comments referring to him as a "golliwog".
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His mother Evelyne commented: "Nobody deserves to be called a golliwog, least of all my son.
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Ever thought of a destination wedding? Maybe in Melbourne, Australia? There are lots of wedding photography locations and wedding venues in this beautiful city. One of our team members recently got married in Melbourne Australia and was blown away by this beautiful city. There is a great selection of high quality Melbourne Wedding Photographers available. It's a difficult choice to select your personal wedding photographer in Melbourne (and of course anywhere else in the world). There are also lots of other ideas she had how to preserve everlasting wedding memories. Here are a few ideas.
How to preserve your wedding memories – here are some ideas
Wedding Photography is something personal. It's a lifetime memory which you will look back to. Your wedding photos are one of the only things which preserve after your wedding day. For that reason wedding photos are one of the more important things on your wedding day – some brides forget this.
Of course there are few other things what you can do to look back on your wedding day:
- Wedding Guestbook – get your wedding guests write a little note in book
- Wedding Postcards – your wedding guests write a little postcard to you which they will send on a specific week within the next years after your wedding – they could contain personal messages or little gift vouchers
- A fingerprint picture – supply a stamp cushion and canvas and let all your wedding guests give you a fingerprint with a little note.
- Wedding Video – Hire a videographer to document your big day
- Wedding Photography – The most common and important one – hire a professional wedding photographer to tell the story of your big day (and don't forget to print the images and get a nice album for yourself and your families).
Selecting a Wedding photographer – 7 Tips to find the best one
As the process of selecting a wedding photographer is not an easy one we decided to give you some tips how to find a great wedding photographer for your wedding day. This could be for a destination wedding in Melbourne, Sydney … anywhere in Australia or any other country. The selection process will be the same wherever you are located.
As wedding photography is an artistic line of business – especially the commercial wedding photography it is very difficult to compare the services. The style of wedding photography which is on offer can be very different and what one person likes might not be what is pleasing to another person. So decide for yourself. There is no best wedding photographer for everyone. It will depend on your personal circumstances such as location, budget, style and time of the year.
But there are few tips we have to select your wedding photographer:
- Have a look at the Melbourne wedding photography portfolio (For example at freshphotography.com.au)
- It's important that you like the work of your wedding photographer. Make sure you really like the work and style he produces. Don't try to change a photographer's style.
- Not only best of shots – you want to see a full wedding which your wedding photographer has shot. Have a look at around 50 to 100 wedding photos to get impression if the work is consistent. Wedding photography requires a lot of skill. Its portrait photography, event photography, landscape photography, candid photography and creative photography … it's from everything a little bit. So only the best photographers will be able to get the different types of photos. It's not easy to get all this in a limited time-frame of a wedding day.
- Select a few wedding photographers and check the availability. After you selected a few (3-5) wedding photographers contact them to check the availability. Lots of photographer (esp. in Melbourne) book out one year in advance or even longer. Thought after wedding days on the weekends are easily booked out for boutique photographers.
- Give your photographer an idea about your wedding day. When you contact your photographer make sure you write him some information about your wedding.
- How many guests do you expect?
- Where will you be getting ready?
- When is the wedding day?
- What time and where is the ceremony?
- What time and where is the wedding function?
- Anything special about your wedding?
- Make sure you meet YOUR wedding photographer. Some big studios in Melbourne hire other photographers. So you might not be able to meet the person who will photograph your wedding. Insist that you meet the photographer which work you looked at. Only he will be able to create that style you fell in love with. (Tip: Make sure the photographers name is in the contract later and you can get out of the contract when this changes.)
- At the meeting don't look at more work. You should have discussed this already via email. Talk about your wedding. Get some ideas how your wedding photographer would handle your wedding. Does he have any ideas? All up: Just make sure that you get along well with your photographer. He will be around your whole wedding day and he is part of the wedding. So it's helpful to have a friendly person which blends in.
- You found you wedding photographer? All the boxes ticked. Then don't hesitate … book him!
A Wedding in Melbourne
A Melbourne Wedding is easily planned. The city has plenty of wedding venues and wedding photographers. It's easy to get a wedding together in less than 3 months even when most people plan for over one year.
When you start planning last minute you might have to make some compromises and your photographer might not be available anymore. But always try (Check out: www.freshphotography.com.au). You might be lucky!
Enjoy the wedding planning. And don't forget – it's the most important thing to have fun on your own wedding day. There might be things which don't go to plan but they are sometimes the most memorable ones. Relax and have fun on your big day. We are sure your wedding photographer will do the best he can to give you wonderful wedding photos.


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Letting your questions uncover hidden emotions
When you are stalled on your Path, asking open ended questions will help you better identify the symptoms and discover their causes. Some of these may be emotions well hidden for years, preventing you from moving forward. They will require a lot of attention and work beyond the first questions. You deserve the effort you will be putting into this even if it may get difficult at times!
Here is a suggestion to make the process easier on yourself.
I like trying to see my answers as objectively as I can, as if I am an outside person, looking in with a magnifying glass, to discover my feelings. If a question about my challenges uncovers a fear for example, I take a position of curiosity. Where does this fear come from? Why? Since when? How have I been dealing with it so far? How is this reaction been detrimental to my path?
This way of asking the questions allows me to be non-judgmental about myself. As you know, we can be our own worst critics and so it is in our best interest to put ourselves in a more objective position. I therefore look at my feelings from the outside and evaluate whether the emotions are still valid today, if they are still logical given my present situation and if I need to change my attitude accordingly.
Let me give you an example.
I may be stalling on a business project.
- My question: Why am I stopping myself from moving forward?
- My answer: Because I am afraid of failing. I have now identified the fear.
- My question: Where does this fear come from?
- My answer: My parents never encouraged taking risks… I realize that it stems from my very conventional, non entrepreneurial upbringing. I got used to taking on projects for which I was prepared with appropriate training only. I never learned to trust my acquired knowledge and experience as proper preparation for a business initiative.
My answer just gave me that ah-ha moment!
And so it goes, from one question to another…
This example is obviously a simplified version of the thought process. I may have to ask several questions to come up with the first answer for instance. Sometimes I will need to dig deep to figure out the underlying emotion as well. I may be in denial, I may resist some required changes… and so forth.
Once I have identified the issue though, I am automatically in a better position to tackle the challenge with more ease. I will no doubt discover something new about myself each time and the process will get easier too.
Are you ready to give this suggestion a try? You deserve to find happiness on your path. I say it's worth a try!
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Catching Up
Posted by Mike on 19th September 2006
It has been so long since I last posted to this blog, that even I was beginning to forget about it! I have just been so busy since moving to the farm. I have also been working on some other blogs and my store. Perhaps I should tell you about them.
First, my new blogs. One is called Free to Farm. This blog is focused on issues that affect the rights and freedoms of ranchers and farmers. The top concern right now is the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). Click on the link above and you can read what I am uncovering about this program which promises to put anyone with livestock under government surveillance.
My other new blog is called Daddy Work at Home. This one is relating my quest to leave Corporate America and work from home. My aim is to be with my family and raise them as God would have me do it. You can click on the above link to learn more and see how it is going.
The third website is my online store called Ten Foot Table. It has been my education in e-commerce and will continue to be! My main product is Celtic Sea Salt, which I sell at a great price. I have a lot of work to do on the store, which I plan on getting to soon.
And I should not forget my ministry website, Close to Jesus. It has been a while since I last posted an article on there too. I have some things in mind to write about. I am waiting for the right time to do it.
Postings should now become regular again, as I am committed to keeping up on these websites.
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European Union leaders warned Moscow they were ready exercise their combined muscle over the long haul in a confrontation with an economically wounded Russia if President Vladimir Putin refused to pull back from Ukraine.
"We must go beyond being reactive and defensive. As Europeans we must regain our self-confidence and realise our own strengths," said Donald Tusk, the former Polish premier who chaired a brief EU summit in Brussels on Thursday.
In comments that were part warning to Russia, where falling oil prices and Western trade sanctions have brought financial havoc, and part exhortation to an EU bloc divided between hawks and doves, Tusk said a united European front was vital.
"It is obvious we will not find a long-term perspective for Ukraine without an adequate, consistent and united European strategy towards Russia," he added, his remarks bringing a briskly opinionated new style to the first such meeting he has chaired as president of the leaders' European Council.
"Today we are maybe not too optimistic. But we have to be realistic, not optimistic."
Meeting on a day when Putin mounted a wordy defence of policies on Ukraine and the economy, then leaders of the 28 EU states conferred on how to handle their giant eastern neighbour longer term after a year of crisis and mutual trade sanctions that have brought warnings of a return to Cold War.
Some in the EU have said they should switch their focus away from supporting Ukraine to seeking a detente with Moscow. That might be in the longer term interests of businesses, which have suffered loss of trade and fear a spillover from the Russian financial crisis.
But for all their differences in attitudes to Russia, leaders made clear their determination to stick together as they have over the past year, while offering Putin both the threat of stick and the carrot of mutually beneficial commerce.
They agreed to keep up financial aid to help Ukraine carry out reforms to its post-Soviet political and economic systems.
"Russia is today our strategic problem, not Ukraine," said Tusk, who as Polish prime minister was among the hawks from Moscow's former communist satellites who pushed for sanctions.
"The biggest challenge today is the Russian approach, not only to Ukraine but also to the EU."
Carrot and stick
Having enacted some previously agreed new sanctions on Thursday, they made no move to further escalate measures against Moscow, and indeed made clear that, like the United States, they were ready to ease them if they concluded Putin was implementing a peace deal made with Ukraine at Minsk in September.
"The door is always open if Russia changes its behaviour," said British Prime Minister David Cameron. "If it takes Russian troops out of Ukraine, and it obeys all the strictures of the Minsk agreement, these sanctions can go."
But German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has taken a lead in unsuccessful negotiations with Putin, stressed: "Sanctions … can only be lifted if the reasons for them change."
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Mogherini's boss when she was foreign minister, is among those concerned not to worsen East-West relations. He said: "Absolutely no to new sanctions."
French President François Hollande said: "If Russia sent the signals we expect there's no reason to take new sanctions and we also are going to look how we could engage in a desescalation."
Jean-Claude Juncker, the former Luxembourg premier who has taken over as head of the executive European Commission, told a news conference with Tusk that dialogue was still important.
"We have to keep channels of communication open," he said. "I have known Mr. Putin for many years and I intend to swim in those channels and take advantage of that communication."
In some tough language that was particularly striking coming from a former Italian foreign minister seen by hawks as "soft" on Moscow, new EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini urged Putin to adopt a "radical change in attitude" and cooperate.
"President Putin and the Russian leadership should reflect seriously about the need for introducing a radical change in attitude towards the rest of the world and to switch to a cooperative mode," she said.
"The world has never been as dangerous and unstable."
Ban on Crimea
Hours before the summit, EU governments banned investment in Crimea, halting European help for Russian Black Sea oil and gas exploration and outlawing European cruise ships from calling at Crimean ports.
The new measures, which will take effect on Saturday, reinforce the EU's policy of not recognizing Moscow's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region in March.
The EU is outlawing investment in Crimea, preventing Europeans and EU-based companies from buying real estate or companies in Crimea or financing Crimean companies, the bloc said in a statement.
The new measure bars EU companies from exporting goods and technology used in the exploration and production of oil, gas and minerals in Crimea as well as for the transport, telecommunications and energy sectors.
European companies are also prohibited from offering technical assistance, brokering, construction or engineering services related to infrastructure in the same sectors.
Companies will no longer be allowed to offer tourism services in Crimea. European cruise ships may no longer call at ports in the Crimean peninsula, except in an emergency.
The measure applies to all ships owned or controlled by a European or flying the flag of an EU member state. Existing cruise contracts may be still be honored until 20 March.
The 28-nation EU has previously banned the import of goods from Crimea and barred new investment in infrastructure projects in the transport, telecommunications and energy sectors and investing in oil and gas ventures.
The annexation of Crimea gave Russia rich oil and gas resources in the Black Sea, depriving Ukraine of energy resources. Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom has proposed to develop Crimea's oil and gas sector.
The crisis in Ukraine erupted after its former President Viktor Yanukovich cancelled plans to sign trade and political pacts with the EU in November 2013 and instead sought closer ties with Russia, triggering protests that turned bloody and drove him from power.
Moscow annexed Crimea in March following a referendum staged after Russian forces established control over the Black Sea peninsula in the biggest East-West crisis since the Cold War.
Pro-Russian militants control buildings in more than ten towns in eastern Ukraine after launching their uprising on 6 April. On 11 May pro-Moscow rebels declared a resounding victory in a referendum in Donetsk and Luhansk, which the West called illegal and illegitimate.
The fighting has escalated sharply after Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ordered on 1 July an assault on separatists. The EU's resolve to punish Russia strengthened after the downing in Ukraine on 17 July of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane, killing all 298 people on board. 194 of the passengers were from the Netherlands.
Western leaders say pro-Russian rebels almost certainly shot the airliner down by mistake with a Russian-supplied surface-to-air missile. Moscow has blamed Kyiv for the tragedy.
On 27 August NATO and the U.S. said Russian incursions into Ukraine took an 'overt and obvious form' and on 28 August Poroshenko said Russia had invaded Ukraine.
>> Read: Poroshenko says Russia invaded Ukraine
A truce was agreed on 5 September, but the situation has remained volatile.


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Alisha Sevens is 13 years old. Her family lived in Colorado and they owned a property that had a stable, plenty good trails and also,a horse named Apollo. Alisha and Apollo were great friends. Alisha's best friend, Stacy, often came to ride on her horse, Charger.
Alisha and Stacy both planned on things to do on summer vacation, which also included on riding on Apollo and Charger. Finally, summer arrived. The first things the girls did was saddle up Charger and Apollo. Then head off to their favorite trails. "Yes! Summer finally come!" Stacy declared. Alisha nodded. "I know, summer takes forever!"
"Lets go out of my property and into see if we can find any new trails to explore," Alisha suggested. "Sounds good to me." AS the two girls went into the woods, they found a trail the seemed to go into a meadow. And it seemed well used. "You want to try it?" Stacy asked. Alisha shrugged. "Okay."
The trail was really nice. Then the girls saw two other girls approach on their horses. "Oh great, that can't be Ashely and Jessie, right?" Stacy groaned. "It is," Alisha replied.
Ashely and Jessie was not very nice girls. They were kind of the stuck-up ones. As Ashely and Jessie got closer, Alisha got more disappointment. "Hi Alisha" Ashely said with a roll of her eyes. Alisha looked at Ashely's horse. A Morgan. "Wow," she mumbled. Jessie laughed, a fake laugh. "Really, you girls sure do need to groom your horses. Or at least, buy new ones," Stacy leaned forward on Charger. "You need to study on your math."
Jessie sat straight up on her horse. "Did you forget it's summer?!"
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Enterprise systems and innovations
This paper analyzes the relationship between the three main enterprise systems (Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM)) and firms' innovational performance. It studies whether the enterprise systems have impacts on process as well as product innovations. Using German firm-level data, the results show that ERP and SCM systems foster the firms' likelihood to generate process innovations. In addition, ERP systems also show a positive impact on process innovation intensity. These results do not only emerge for the short-run of two years or less but remain also stable in the long-run of two to four years. Concerning product innovational performance only, CRM systems increase the firms' likelihood to acquire product innovations, although the impact only emerges for the short-run and vanishes if the long-run perspective is taken into account.
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"Innovation and productivity in SMEs: empirical evidence for Italy,"
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The growing popularity and number of female-centric Marvel comic books over the past several years has been met with a roar of positive approval from fans, with Marvel now having a record-high 20 series with female leads in them! Women are finally getting the limelight they deserve by Marvel Comics–and now, they're getting their own Funko box! The June 2016 Marvel Collector Corps Women of Power Box is now available for order!
I like gender equality in entertainment, and I love fresh and new female-led comics. So when I heard about the MCC Women of Power Funko box coming this June, it drew a bigger smile to my face than any theme Funko has announced thus far.
As for what's going to be in this box, well… who knows? With a theme like this, the possibilities are nearly endless, but I do have some early guesses as to what we may be seeing…
As we all know, the regular version of the Funko Spider-Gwen POP Vinyls figure is now available for order already. So obviously, that version of Gwen won't be headlining this box, even though she's on the box.
That said, with the Spider-Gwen mold already in production, I think it'd be crazy if we didn't get a Spider-Gwen vinyl in this box. My top choice would be an exclusive Unmasked Spider-Gwen POP Vinyl, but I'd be happy with a glitter variant or even a Spider-Gwen Dorbz figure.
Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, is also all over the advertising for this Funko Women of Power box. I noted last month that all of the solicitation listings for the regular version of the Captain Marvel POP Vinyl specify her as "Unmasked". Could we be seeing the eventual Masked Captain Marvel POP Vinyls figure in this box…?
In addition, it's worth pointing out that Carol Danvers Captain Marvel sometimes appears with long hair (in fact, that's her classic look), but short-haired Captain Marvel is far more popular than the long-haired iteration right now.
There is, of course, also the possibility of an all-new character like Squirrel Girl, Red She-Hulk (no, she is not Jennifer Walters), or Hellcat getting their first Funko love in this box as well. Who would say no to a Squirrel Girl POP Vinyl?!
Because she would be an easy repaint, I think Red She-Hulk is also a distinct possibility, but since that character is frankly not all that popular, I wouldn't be surprised to see Red She-Hulk as a limited-edition convention exclusive later this year instead.
I'll post updates to the Marvel Toy News Facebook and Twitter pages as Funko teases more details on what may be included in this highly-anticipated subscription box, so stay tuned to our social media pages for more info.
The Funko Marvel Women of Power Collector Corps Box is now available for order while supplies last or until June 15th 2016 (whichever comes first). As this is a box with the red-hot Spider-Gwen on it, I think it's a strong contender to sell out early like the Villains box (with Venom on it) did.
What are you hoping will be included in the Marvel Collector Corps Women of Power Box, collectors? Are you hoping for variant POP Vinyls of Spider-Gwen or Captain Marvel, all-new characters as POPs, more female Dorbz, or something else entirely?


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You guys! I've been SO excited about this for WEEKS! Today, I'm officially starting the Southern Flair Happy Hour Club and you're invited! It's been in the works for a while… and just know this is only the beginning. I have SO much to say about The Happy Hour Club, so I figured it would be easier to discuss everything through a Q&A style post… so see below for ALL the information.
Oh, and go ahead and mark your calendar — Our first meet up will be next Wednesday, May 17 at Bin 77 from 5-7PM.
This is just another way to connect more with local ladies and help YOU make connections — and bring this little blog OFFLINE and into real life.
What is The Happy Hour Club?
Just some ladies meeting, making new friends and networking over happy hour drinks once a month.
How did The Happy Hour Club come about?
As mentioned above, this was a product of a combination of ideas that came from my Reader Survey. I wanted to take my blog offline and actually connect more with people. I know the local ladies that are reading my blog are probably girls that I'd really like to hang out with! We all love Louisiana and finding local things to do — so why not make our own fun, eh?
Plus, years after graduating college and working in a professional field, it can be hard to meet new friends. It can also be hard to remind yourself to take a break and enjoy yourself sometimes, so this way you will at least have a "fun" break scheduled in once a month to just enjoy good drinks and good conversation.
What's the purpose of The Happy Hour Club?
The main purpose is for us ladies to make new friends, network a bit (ya never know!) and to support local businesses and maybe even discover new local favorites.
When and where will The Happy Hour Club meet?
We will meet once per month at various locations around Baton Rouge. Each location will be announced in the Happy Hour Club Facebook Group.
Who can be in The Happy Hour Club?
Anyone who is over 21 is welcome to join!
How can I join The Happy Hour Club?
There's no need to "sign up" but you should join our Facebook group to make sure you don't miss any announcements. All meet ups and ideas for meet ups will be discussed there.
But don't worry — I won't spam the group or post too often. I know that's annoying! This Facebook group will be exclusive to only meet up posts.
How much does membership cost?
Girl, please! I'm all about cheap stuff to do around town, which is why I have to hit up happy hours for discounted drink prices. There are no membership or sign up fees. And everyone is welcome anytime. All you have to do is pick up your bar tab!
So what's on the agenda for The Happy Hour Club?
Nothing! There's no agenda. Just girls sippin' some cocktails or wine and making new friends!
What if I can't make all the meet ups?
That's totally fine. Every month will be on a different day, at a different time, and at a different location. So hopefully you can find a meet up that works with your schedule.
Can I bring friends to the meet ups?
Yes, our meet ups are open to everyone! In fact it's encouraged to bring friends. The more the merrier. But it's totally cool if you're ridin' solo too. The whole point is to make friends and network, so don't be afraid to come alone!
Where's our FIRST meet up?
We'll meet next Wednesday, May 17 at Bin 77 Bistro and Sidebar, which is located at Perkins Rowe. They'll have $7 select wines and cocktails and $3 select beers. We'll meet up any time from 5-7PM. Feel free to come and go or hang out a while!
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Ah! Finally, we can discuss my TIME TO WINE DOWN tee! This is a new tee by SFT and it sums up my emotions on a daily basis. You can shop it here.
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Granted that a projector comes of great use for office meetings, educational seminars and the like. But the most frustrating thing about them is the setting up part, getting all wires and cords connected, setting up the audio and video and so on. This gets even more complicated if you have a Mac. In this case, HDMI and DVI ports are absent, which makes the going even more difficult. But now, thanks to fast advancing technology, wireless projectors have entered the market, making business very easy for users. In this post, we bring to you the top wireless projectors for the year 2010.
OO High-Definition Wireless Projector
The new OO high-definition wireless projector, cleverly designed by David Riesenberg, makes use of a semi monocoque carbon fiber chassis. Supposedly capable of throwing a 1080p image fed into it thru WiFi or an internal SSD, this is one of the coolest-looking gadgets one has ever laid one's eyes on.
Since it is wireless, you do not need to worry about how to go about connecting an HDMI cable to it. That is a huge plus, is it not? It also works on an internal battery, so has no need for an AC cord. The battery lasts up to 3 hours. The device has three built-in adjustable legs, which also control image manipulation. It comes with a touchscreen remote and can also work without the need for the remote. This gadget looks different too, somewhat like a cute yellow flying saucer with one eye.
DisplayLink from InFocus
InFocus has recently announced a device that would enable users to connect InFocus DisplayLink-enabled projectors to share hi-def content without having to use wires. This technology will soon be available for both Windows and Mac platforms, thereby encouraging its wide deployment in educational and many other industries, especially those where Mac platforms are very widely used.
InFocus will allow Mac users to transfer audio and video and also control the projector, all through a single wireless link, with only one USB adapter.
Logic Wireless to announce world's most powerful cell phone
Logic Wireless has announced that it will be displaying the world's most powerful cell phone at the CES 2011. The Bolt V1.5 had a test market launch and proved to be more successful than its predecessor, the Bolt 1.0. The latest model, it was found, qualified to become the slimmest and most efficient projector phone to date. Now, this phone is expected to emerge as the next evolutionary step in wireless technology.
Alereon wireless projector
BWOne.com showcased their wireless projector technology at the CES 2010. This is supposed to be perfect for schools and other education purposes. Check out the video below to get a visual feel of the device.


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One Line: A wild and intense love story that I devoured! In My Opinion: Add to cart! Wild is a book that is true to its name and so much more. Logan and Georgia's relationship was sweet, sexy, and rough. Something about Jordan's writing can be pretty addicting and she definitely knows how to create one heck of an irresistible guy. After reading this book, I thought, why can't Logan… Read more »
Month: February 2015
Project BG3: Week 27 – 6 Months Old!
BG3 had her 6 month check up this week. Sadly, she's only 14lbs 5oz, which means she's barely gained a pound in two months. Sigh. The doctor says she's still in the 25th percentile, and since her height is only in the 5th percentile, it's not a bad proportion. She's definitely never going to be the chubby baby that I hoped for, but she seems healthy. She is growing, just… Read more »
Blog Tour: Book Review & Giveaway – Thoughtful by S.C. Stephens [CLOSED]
One Line: My heart broke even more for Kellan Kyle! I love him! In My Opinion: Add to cart! I swear, reading this was like watching Titanic for the hundredth time. You know something bad is going to happen, yet you can't look away. If you thought your heart broke for Kellan Kyle in Thoughtless, just wait until you're really in his head, and his heart, in Thoughful. I just… Read more »
Book Review: Exquisite Captive by Heather Demetrios
One Line: A detailed and intricate tale of magic and love. What I Loved: This was my first "genie" book, so I really liked exploring this world and how the author wove it into modern day society. These creatures are basically from another world and I liked how fascinated some of them were with our world's technology, it was funny. It was also interesting how the author created a caste… Read more »
Book Review: Willowgrove by Kathleen Peacock
One Line: An excellent conclusion to a thrilling series. I couldn't put it down! In My Opinion: Add to cart! What an amazing book! I was surprisingly glued to the pages of this book and I just couldn't stop reading. This book, and this series really, is what an awesome paranormal series should be like. I haven't read too many books about wolves, but of those I have read, none… Read more »
Book Review: Riot by Jamie Shaw
One Line: Very rushed and messy, but not bad. In My Opinion: Worth a try! If I had to describe this book, in short, it would be equal parts messy and rushed. Those words blinked overhead the entire time I read Riot. It was crazy how the couple went from hot-as-hell sex buddies to deep, meaningful lovers. Their relationship was all over the place and it was funny that all… Read more »
Project BG3: Week 26 – And She Sits Up Unassisted!
Like I said last week, BG3 has been sitting up without support recently and her back muscles seem to be getting stronger every day. This past week, as long as you put her in the sitting position, she can stay stable like that for a good five minutes or so before getting tired and flopping over. I've also noticed that this girl really hates to lay down on her back…. Read more »
Blog Tour: Book Review & Giveaway – Collide by Melissa West [CLOSED]
One Line: A strong conclusion to an interesting series. In My Opinion: Add to cart! I loved that West filled this last book with so much action and suspense. Usually, with these last books there's too much build up, a lot of waiting around and planning, and then things are rushed and action-packed at the very end. Here, West gives us plenty of action scenes scattered throughout the book and… Read more »
Book Review: Forbidden by Kimberley Griffiths Little
One Line: A pleasantly surprising good read that I devoured. What I Loved: I loved this strange desert world and its cast of characters. I haven't read anything like it was the setting was refreshing. I loved Jayden in particular though because she's just a good person. She's cares so much for her family, despite them not really thinking about her at all. They're not bad people, I just felt… Read more »
Book Review: I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios
One Line: An emotional and gripping story of two lost souls who just happened to find love. In My Opinion: Add to cart! I'll Meet You There was beautifully written and definitely tugs at your heart. My heart broke for Josh so many times while reading his chapters. I feel like this story is more about these characters coming to terms with how their lives have changed and figuring out… Read more »


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Experts Answer Questions on Iran
Guests offer their analysis on Iran's nuclear prgram, its influence in the Middle East and its alleged supply of weapons to Iraq. David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, and Abbas Milani, director of the Iranian Studies Program at Stanford University, also examine the U.S. relationship with Iran.
NEAL CONAN, host:
This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington.
In recent weeks, the U.S. government sent mixed signals about its policy on Iran. First, military officials in Baghdad said that senior Iranian leadership sent lethal weapons to Shia militias in Iraq that were used against U.S. soldiers.
The president dispatched a second aircraft-carrier group to the Persian Gulf as a show of force and, after Iran failed to meet a United Nations deadline to halt uranium enrichment, Washington said it would press the Security Council to impose new sanctions.
But this week the Bush administration agreed to meet in Baghdad with Iraq's neighbors, including Syria and Iran. Some in Congress worry that the president plans to attack Iran's nuclear facilities if talks stall or that an incident might trigger a war. There are lots of questions about Iran's intentions and Washington's, about diplomacy and saber rattling, about very big bombs and very small ones.
Questions and answers on Iran. Later in the program, another visit with The Motley Fool and a look at how the sudden slide on Wall Street affected my fantasy investment portfolio. All right, I guess we'll take questions about your investments, too. But first an Iran Q&A. Our number here in Washington is 800-989-8255. That's 800-989-TALK. The e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com.
We have two guests with us today to try to answer your questions, David Sanger, the chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times. He's with us here in Studio 3A. Nice to have you back on the program, David.
Mr. DAVID SANGER (Chief Washington Correspondent, New York Times): Good to be here.
CONAN: And also with us is Abbas Milani - excuse me Milani. He's director of the Iranian Studies Program at Stanford University, and he joins us from a studio on Stanford's campus in California. Thanks very much for being with us.
Professor ABBAS MILANI (Director of Iranian Studies Program, Stanford University): Thank you for having me, sir.
CONAN: And before we take your questions, David Sanger, the White House is downplaying the agreement to meet with Syria and Iran as no real change in policy, yet the president brushed off a very similar proposal from the Iraq Study Group for a regional security meeting.
Mr. SANGER: The White House is doing this incrementally, and of course this White House is allergic to any admission that they are changing policy, as most White Houses are. This one is particularly vociferous on that point. But something has changed here, and what has changed in the minds of the people in the administration I've talked to is they feel as if they finally have a bit of leverage.
When the Iraq Study Group report came out, the administration's reaction to it at the time was it's not enough to say that we'll just sit down and talk. You have to sit down and talk with the knowledge that you have something that the Iranians need, and at that moment they thought the Iranians sort of had us over a barrel.
They were building their nuclear project and they were helping some group of insurgents and militias in Iraq, and we had very little to offer back. Now what the president believes we've done is put forces off of the Iranian coast - a reminder that we could get to their nuclear program - revealed some of the weapons that the administration says but has not yet proven are coming from Iran. And they believe that this escalating pressure has finally given them a wedge.
CONAN: And so therefore with something in their quiver. At the same time, Abbas Milani, the Iranians are coming to this meeting presumably because they think they have something to gain, too.
Prof. MILANI: I think they have something to gain, but I also think they are much, much more worried about a U.N. resolution than about the armada. I think they have been very clear in the Iranian Web sites and the Iranians papers that the passage of the first U.N. resolution, toothless as it was, was a warning to them. And the idea that there will be a second one coming and that the United States would be able to unite with China, Russia and the EU in imposing limited sanction has truly made many in the regime afraid. It has spooked the economy, and it has convinced them that time for some kind of negotiated settlement might be now.
CONAN: So you're convinced that this prospect of a United Nations resolution, more sanctions, is more important than the kind of good cop, bad cop, United States is playing both roles?
Prof. MILANI: I think so, and I tried to make that argument, in fact, in the New York Times article I wrote last Friday. And I said that it would be a mistake to think that it is the armada alone that is convincing them to change their mind.
If you read what they are saying, and if you follow the discussions that have been going on, if you follow this slide that Ahmadinejad has been on, I think you can pinpoint it to the passage of the U.N. resolution and the recognition by many in the regime in Tehran that Ahmadinejad and his loose tongue and his ignorant ways about the world are causing them serious possibility of losing the diplomatic game and eventually, ultimately maybe even losing power.
CONAN: Here's a question from Jan(ph) in Sacramento by e-mail. She writes: Listening to this administration's drumbeat on Iran sounds just like the buildup to the war in Iraq. I'm very worried that President Bush will bomb multiple sites in Iran without asking anyone. How likely is this, David Sanger?
Mr. SANGER: I don't think it's highly likely, but I certainly wouldn't rule it out. You know, I think Professor Milani has got it just right when he makes the point that a good deal of this effort by the administration has been to force concessions, particularly on the nuclear arena, by not only isolating Iran but making it clear that they're paying a very high price for the nuclear program.
And Iran in many ways is more susceptible to that than North Korea is. North Korea's already one of the most isolated countries in the world. The Iranians need a flow of foreign capital to upgrade their oil fields and their oil equipment. They have a young population that's interested not only in what's happening elsewhere in the world but that wants to travel elsewhere in the world.
That's not the case in the case of the North Korea populace, at least not yet. And so these resolutions actually have managed to create a debate in Iran, and the armada, as Professor Milani has referred to, has created some doubt in the marketplace.
So I think the president is interested in creating enough doubt about whether or not there could be an attack that it helps rattle both the Iranians and the markets. The big question is what happens if the Iranians don't get off of the current schedule they're on, and if a year from now, say, they appear to be close enough to a weapon that the president comes to the determination that no amount of sanctions is going to work and he has to carry through on what he's already said, which is that he would not tolerate a nuclear Iran.
Given the pace of their nuclear program, I think we're a ways from that.
CONAN: Let's see if we can get a caller on the line. This is Jason(ph), Jason with us from Londonderry, Vermont.
JASON (Caller): Hi. I was wondering how much - credibility's not probably the right word - but how much stake people put in the information that Seymour Hersh has put out with his articles about - the last one saying that the president wants to be able to strike Iran within 24 hours or something, and that we're working with…
CONAN: Not that he's going to do it tomorrow, but he wants the capability to do it within any 24-hour period.
JASON: Right. Yeah, you know, it's a contingency plan, but that he's - that seems really substantive. And then the other thing is that we're working with Sunnis within Lebanon, kind of - he says that they're…
CONAN: Well, why don't we stick to Iran, where he says we're working with dissident groups in Iran as well, to mount this - we've been seeing, Abbas Milani, these series of attacks in Iran. I think one as recently as today. And these are Azeri separatists, Baluchi separatists, and according to the Seymour Hersh article, these are being sponsored by the United States or assisted by the United States.
JASON: Yes.
Prof. MILANI: Yes, certainly, that's what the Iranians also say. Particularly, they're working about the Balochistan because not only those have been the most serious and they have been the most consistent in the last month, but the Balochistan province holds a very important key to what the regime is trying to do in the sense of building a pipeline from Iran to Pakistan to India and eventually to China.
And these disruptions are making it almost impossible to think seriously about this. And in terms of the Sy Hersh article, I think if you look at the past evidence in the American archives, you would see that even during the Shah -when the Shah was the closest ally of the U.S. - the president often asked for contingency plans. What would the U.S. be able to do if the Soviet Union, for example, attacked?
The contingency plan doesn't necessarily mean that they're going to attack. What worries me is that these contingency plans are being leaked to Mr. Sy Hersh. And whether they're being leaked by those who are worried about the possibility of this attack, or whether they are being leaked by those who want the Iranians to fear this possibility, or whether they're being leaked by the administration to prepare the atmosphere for the eventuality of such an attack, that's the part that I don't know, and that's the part that frightens me. Because I am absolutely convinced that if that possibility ever becomes reality, it would be a grave, grave mistake by the United States - something comparable, if not greater, than the mistake in Iraq.
JASON: Can I - I think that was my big question. How the information that he puts out there affects not only the conversation amongst, you know, the community, but the government and just the political situation. Because it seems - it's monumental in a certain way. How would it affects the conversation, that's what I'm wondering.
CONAN: Jason, thanks very much for the call, I appreciate it. All right.
JASON: Thank you. Bye.
CONAN: All right. Malcolm from Grants Pass, Oregon writes: I've been following several presidential candidates - John McCain, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton. They all refuse to rule out an attack on Iran. Some of them say we must leave all options on the table. Is there any politician out there that's bold enough to say we should not, under any circumstance, go to war with Iran?
David Sanger?
Mr. SANGER: If there is, I haven't heard one. I have heard a lot of vague statements about under what conditions one might do that. But, you know, if you think you're going to be elected president of the United States and you know that your words will be thrown back at you the day after you enter the White House, you have to think for a bit about whether or not you would want to take the notion of force off the table. Because even if you think it's a terrible idea - and I think, you've heard some arguments today about why it would be counterproductive - very frequently, the threat of force is used or has been used back to Jefferson's time to back up diplomacy.
CONAN: Strategic ambiguity.
Mr. SANGER: Strategic ambiguity is our modern phrase. We've had lots of other phrases for it over the years. And frequently, countries will not negotiate with you seriously if they don't think you have an option if diplomacy fails. And so to take it off the table right away is sometimes opposed even by those people who are most interested in engagement, and most interested in a diplomatic solution.
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We're taking your questions on Iran this hour: its influence, its relationships, its nuclear ambitions. Our guests are David Sanger, the chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times. Also with us is Abbas Milani, he's director of the Iran Studies Program at Stanford University. And, of course, you're the ones with the questions: 800-989-8255, 800-989-TALK. E-mail is firstname.lastname@example.com.
And let's go to Robert. Robert's calling us from Salt Lake City.
ROBERT (Caller): Hi.
CONAN: Hi. Go ahead, please.
ROBERT: A couple of thoughts. Actually, I wanted just to ask you if Iran had a history of nuclear development or that interest back when the Shah was in power in a government that we supported. Did they have a nuclear program back then?
CONAN: Let me ask Abbas Milani. Certainly, the nuclear reactors date back to the Shah's regime, and he was widely suspected of pursuing a nuclear weapon.
Prof. MILANI: The Shah began an extensive nuclear program in 1971. It was a multi-billion dollar project. It was helped at that time by the United States. It was helped by France and Germany and even Israel. Israel was one of the biggest proponents of Iran's nuclear program. There are indications that from 1975 on, Iran, Israel and South Africa were engaged in enrichment of uranium activities that got the United States worried at the time.
So by the time Carter came, there began to have some friction with the Shah over the extensive Iran's enrichment activities. Iran bought more or less $2 billion share in an enrichment company in France, and all of these things. And Carter's very keen interest in controlling the proliferation led to some backroom heated discussions. And all of these came to naught, because of the revolution, the Shah fell, and Ayatollah Khomeini almost immediately shut down the Iranian nuclear program because he claimed that these were imperialist junks sold by America to their lackey, the Shah of Iran.
Four years later, he changed his mind and restarted the program.
CONAN: Robert, thank you.
ROBERT: Well, thank you.
CONAN: Okay. Let's see if we can go to - this is Drew. Drew is with us from Wichita, Kansas.
DREW (Caller): Hi. Thank you.
CONAN: Sure.
DREW: Couple of questions. First is - part of the problem that we - our nation has - our government has in dealing with this situation all through that region, the fact that really it's sectarian groups who run things there, not government authorities.
CONAN: So we should be thinking Sunni-Shia rather than Iraq and Iran is what you're suggesting?
DREW: Yes.
CONAN: Okay. Well, first, let me ask Abbas Milani about that.
Prof. MILANI: I don't think so. There have been much made about this theory that there is a Shiites revival and that there is a sectarian civil war on - looming on the horizon, and that this has been the characteristic of 20th-century Middle East.
But if you look in 20th-century Middle East, there's been almost no evidence of sectarian violence. Contrary, there has been much, much evidence that Shiites and Sunnis in Iraq, in Iran, in Jordan, in Bahrain, in all of these places live more or less comfortably together.
It is the events in Iraq and the events in Lebanon that have been fueling some of this. And my sense is the great majority of the Muslims in the region can and want to live peacefully with one another. They don't want this sectarian violence and the bloodshed that it is getting. And there is a record, the historical record that shows that it can be done.
DREW: Very interesting. The other idea I had or question I have was, China is very aggressively growing their economy, very aggressively trying to become a super power and is just scooping up resources and markets wherever they can. Would further embargos and isolation of Iran really be effective if China -either legally or illegally - is standing right there ready to be customary and (unintelligible)?
CONAN: David Sanger, to begin with, China has a veto, of course, on the United Nations Security Council, which would impose any sanctions.
Mr. SANGER: It does, and the question is put his finger right on the hardest problem at the U.N., and the reason that the Bush administration has been really reluctant to go back to the U.N. and get engaged in another lengthy debate about a resolution.
What the administration has learned is that business interests frequently trump proliferation interests, and their problem in putting together this resolution has been both Russia and China. In Russia's case, they're the suppliers of the new reactors that Iran is building at Bushir. They've slowed down their provision of that, but they do not want to cut themselves out of what's a multi-billion dollar business.
And in China's case, Iran is not only a potentially big market, it's a huge source of oil. And what the Chinese have been doing around the world - not just in Iran - is going in and investing in oil supplies so that they are not at the mercy of the market for their own ability to get the fuel they need to keep their growth going.
And so both countries have been very reluctant to sign on to anything beyond mild sanctions. And come December or January of this year, I was being told by administration officials they thought they had pretty well run out the string at the United Nations, and they we're going to focus pretty much on unilateral actions, sanctions, those aircraft carriers off the coast, so forth.
Now, though, they are interested in going back to the U.N. And they're interested for precisely the reason that Professor Milani identified early in the show, which is that the very fact of these resolutions has had a bigger political effect inside Iran than they anticipated.
DREW: Wow. Hey, thank you both very much.
CONAN: Appreciate you call, Drew. Here's an e-mail from John in Avondale, Arizona.
I have friends who have spent some time in Iran - some very recently. They report the Iranian people, generally, speaking like the United States. They like our way of life, our freedoms, our entertainment and so on. Does anyone see a way to bring these cultural similarities to the table to help us get past this impact? Professor Milani?
Prof. MILANI: I think the person who wrote this is absolutely right. There is overwhelming evidence that what we have in Iran is almost the reverse of what we have in every other Muslim country. In other Muslim countries, we have ostensibly pro-American governments. But the street is predominantly anti-American. In Iran, you have a government that is ostensibly anti-American, but a street that is predominantly pro-American.
Iranians are, after all, the only Muslim country that, on their own, after September 11, came to the streets and organized a vigil. And there are many other anecdotal as well as empirical evidence that that is the case. And that's why I think U.S. policy has a very important responsibility in trying to maintain that popular support.
The U.S. is set to spend $40 billion for public diplomacy in the rest of the world, trying to convince people to like America. And in Iran, where people already like America, to do something foolish that would get people on the wrong side would be, I think, extremely both dangerous and foolish.
CONAN: Thanks for that e-mail. And let's go now to - this is Joan. Joan's with us from San Francisco.
JOAN (Caller): Hi. Thanks for having me on.
CONAN: Sure.
JOAN: I wanted to have comments from your guests on what Washington thinks about the Venezuela-Iran connections, specifically allegations of maybe nuclear exchange, you know, nuclear information exchange and especially being - it being - Venezuela being a site for a terrorist training.
CONAN: President Ahmadinejad has made several trips, I think, at this point, to Venezuela. David Sanger?
Mr. SANGER: Viewed here largely as a symbolic move, combining President Chavez's very strong anti-American and anti-President Bush message with President Ahmadinejad's message. I was at the United Nations' opening in September, and was at a dinner for about 20 people or so that the guest was President Ahmadinejad. And it was the day that President Chavez had made his podium-pounding comment.
CONAN: I still smell the sulfur in the room.
Mr. SANGER: That's right. And you have sort of the sense that President Ahmadinejad felt like he had been a little upstaged that he hadn't thought of the sulfur line, you know, when he was up there. They have an affinity that stretches from both a common view of the United States to the commonalities of two oil-producing nations.
But there's not been many evidence that I've seen that is persuasive of a link, either in nuclear projects or of much of a deeper political connection. Obviously, if they work together on disrupting oil markets, they would have more power. But there were several countries that would team up against them.
CONAN: Thanks, Joan.
JOAN: Thank you.
CONAN: Here's an e-mail - this is from Sonia in New York City. An article analysis in the New York Times today states that Saudi Arabia is hosting talks with the United States and Syria.
The article states that Saudi feels Iran is not part of the Arab world. If this is the belief of Saudi Arabia, which is a major player in Middle Eastern politics, what is the place of Iran today?
Well, of course, Iran is not an Arab nation, or not largely and Arab nation. There's an Arab part of Iran, a minority in the southwestern part of Iran. But Professor Milani, the question still remains, what's the place of Iran in the larger context of regional politics in the Middle East today?
Prof. MILANI: I think though Iran is a non-Arab state, though Iran is the predominant Shiite country contrary to most others, Iran is a very important power in that region. Iran is, I think, the most powerful country in the Persian Gulf and it can play a very constructive role if the leadership of the country was in the hands of people who want to make constructive role in the future of the Middle East.
But I can clearly understand why Saudi Arabia and some of the other Arab states, particularly Sunni dominated Arab states, would be worried about the increasing influence that Iran has over Hezbollah in Lebanon. Contacts with Hamas in the Palestinian side, and contacts, extensive contacts with Shiites in places like Bahrain, that has a very large Shiite minority. And there is a history of Iranians' interference in Bahrain politics and trying to stir up the pot.
On the Venezuela question, I just want to add one point to the very clear and wonderful description that Mr. Sanger gave. And that is when Ahmadinejad came to Venezuela last time, he signed the $2 billion agreement with Venezuela on creating what they called an anti-imperialist fund. This was supposed to help the cause of anti-imperialism.
When Ahmadinejad went back to Iran, he was reprimanded by the Parliament, saying that he had no authority to sign an agreement for this kind of a fund that he was not authorized to sign. So there are many people in Iran who criticize his trips to these anti-American centers of politics like Sudan and Venezuela. Sudan is where he has been in the last two days.
CONAN: And David Sanger, what Professor Milani was saying about Bahrain. Of course, that's the base of the United States Fifth Fleet, an important military base in the Persian Gulf. Is the Bush administration concerned about Iranian influence in place like Bahrain, the eastern province of Saudi Arabia? Again, the oil-rich part of that country as well, and places of some of the emirates?
Mr. SANGER: They are. They believe that the Iranians have visions of reemerging as the biggest power in the Middle East. But they're not the only one with that concern. The Saudis have it as well. And obviously, this is part of the Sunni-Shia divide here. But if you think the United States is upset about the prospect that Iran could get close to a bomb, if you think the Israelis are upset about a prospect that Iran could get close to a bomb, go talk to the Saudis because they are particularly vivid on this subject.
And I think one of the big concerns in the Bush administration is that if the Iranian project goes too far, you're going to see another outbreak of proliferation. As countries, particularly Sunni countries in the region tried to build up a deterrent. Now we had that concern about the Mideast when Israel got the bomb. Didn't come to fruition. In Iran's case it might be a different story.
CONAN: We're talking with David Sanger of the New York Times and Abbas Milani of the Iranian Studies Program at Stanford University about questions and answers on Iran.
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And let's get Brad on the line. Brad has been very patient in Boise, Idaho.
BRAD (Caller): Yes. In relation to our allegations that Iran is supplying arms in Iraq, isn't that something we should look back at ourselves and say isn't that our fault? I mean with nation building, shouldn't we understand we need to secure the borders? Shouldn't we have understood that was a very important part of nation building?
CONAN: David Sanger, there's a very porous border between Iran and Iraq.
Mr. SANGER: Yeah. Not only a porous border, but one that would be almost impossible to control. When you consider the troop levels that we put into Iraq and the debate about whether it was far too few in order to keep peace between Sunni and Shia, keep the militias down and so forth, imagine the number of troops it would have taken to patrol that border effectively.
I'm not sure that it is realistic. On top of which the Iranians make the point, a legitimate one, that they have as much interest in what goes on inside Iraq as the United States does, and they're a lot closer to it. So it's a hard case for us to make that we can play a role inside Iraqi politics and the Iranians could not.
BRAD: Thank you very much. You guys have a great day.
CONAN: Okay. Thanks very much. And let me get see if we can get one last caller in. This is Bob. Bob's with us from Chicago.
BOB (Caller): Yes. I was wondering what affect Israel giving up its nuclear weapons would have on Iran giving up their nuclear missions as well.
CONAN: To what degree, Abbas Milani, is Iran's nuclear ambitions tied to Israel's possession of nuclear weapons?
Prof. MILANI: Well, it is one of the claims that the Iranian regime makes almost ad nauseam. Saying that if nuclear weapons are bad, why is Israel allowed to have them? They have repeatedly declared that if the Middle East is declared a nuclear-free zone, they will certainly abide by it. I don't think there is a credible possibility that Israel will give up its nuclear program. And thus I think the question is essentially academic. But academically speaking, the Iranians are very much on record that they're much worried about this, and that if Israel give it up, Iran will give it up.
CONAN: David Sanger, Iran is a signatory to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, Israel is not. That's why there is some mechanism for the United States and the United Nations to put pressure on Iran. But that dichotomy, besides the paper agreements, that dichotomy exists. Is there a double standard? That's clearly a big part of Iran's argument.
Mr. SANGER: There certainly is a double standard. There are three countries that decided not to sign on to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. And Israel's one of them, and of course India and Pakistan are the other two, and North Korea left it. And this poses a major problem for the United States because it is making the argument that a country that is a signatory to the NPT should not be allowed to develop nuclear technology because we don't trust them. And the argument they make is that Iran hid information from inspectors for many, many years.
The big question now is how do you move past that? How do you get into some kind of a regime? A nonproliferation regime, some kind of an agreement that makes it clear that we have certain countries that can get access only to civilian technology.
CONAN: David Sanger, a chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times with us here in Studio 3A. Thanks very much.
Mr. SANGER: Thank you.
CONAN: And Abbas Milani, director of the Iranian Studies Program at Stanford. Thank you for your time today, too. Appreciate it.
Prof. MILANI: Thank you, sir.
CONAN: When we come back from a short break, it's the Motley Fool. It's the TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News.
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Acute and long-term (up to 56 days) evolution of geometry, structural properties, vascular smooth muscle (VSM) tone and histomorphometric properties of the rat common carotid arteries under induced hypertension were investigated. Hypertension was induced in 8-week old male Wistar rats by total ligation of the aorta between the two kidneys. Rats were sacrificed 2, 4, 8 and 56 days postsurgery. The arterial wall layers thicken non-uniformly during the adaptation process, the inner layers thicken more in the acute phase of hypertension, whereas the outer layers of the wall are thicker than the inner layers at the end of the adaptation phase. Collagen content in the wall media exhibits a non-linear evolution, with a rapid increase in the acute hypertension phase followed by a slower increase at long-term. The elastin content increase is slight and steady, whereas VSM shows a steady but considerable increase which outdoes the collagen increase in long-term phase. VSM tone increases rapidly in the acute phase of remodelling (0-8 days) and this increase in tone contributes to a considerable increase in arterial compliance in the operating pressure range. At long-term (56 days) VSM tone returns to near control level, but compliance is even further increased, which suggests that at long-term the compliance increase is attributed primarily to structural remodelling.
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