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A week ago I reported on a group of servicemen who had been wounded in battle fighting for this country. A group of people from Panama City and other states put together three days of fun and fishing for these vets so they could see this part of the country and sample our hospitality.
A week ago I reported on a group of servicemen who had been wounded in battle fighting for this country. A group of people from Panama City and other states put together three days of fun and fishing for these vets so they could see this part of the country and sample our hospitality.
One vet sent an e-mail describing his experience while in Panama City. It is from Eugene Dufrene P SFC RET. It goes as follows:
I would like to take this moment to thank my Project Healing Waters guides, Ellen, Curtis and Mark for a very fun and enjoyable time in Panama City, Florida. From the first moment I met these three wonderful people they treated me as if we all had been longtime friends.
This was my first time to attend one of these events, I will have to say. They had everything in order and perfectly scheduled for the entire event. It was well organized and planned to the detail of perfection.
From the first day after checking in at the hotel they had us planned to go onto the beach for casting practice. With the help of these three and the other warriors, I was able to tune up my casting. Thanks a lot because it helped me out when it came to fishing for the next two days.
Day two we were linked up with our boat guides. My first day produced no fish but my guide (Capt. Daniel Snapp) worked with me and taught me several new tips to fly fishing when it came to spotting those elusive redfish.
Even though I didn�t land a fish on my first day, I didn�t let it spoil my hopes for landing some fish on day two. We wound up day one with an excellent dinner. The next day it was back to fishing and what a day of fishing it was.
Curtis put myself and my brother-in-law together with the same boat captain due to my first-day guide was unable to attend due to his work conflict. I was placed with Capt. Todd Jones. Todd is from my hometown and it made for an excellent trip on the water. Todd put us on the fish. We landed our first fish within seconds and then it was one after another for the next several hours.
We landed so many fish I lost count after around 20 or 30. We caught some nice fish. I was so excited because I was having so much fun. Fun was something that I had been missing for a long time and I remember how nice it was to have fun and smile again.
That night�s dinner was another outstanding spread. Our final day was sad in several ways. I made several new friends and wished I had more time to enjoy with them all. We exchanged contact information and had a farewell breakfast.
This trip did a lot of good things for me. I got to experience several feelings that had been dormant for a long time. All of us warriors suffer in our own ways from our experiences from combat but events like this honestly help in several ways to improve our lives.
All the warriors that attended were an excellent makeup. In closing, I would like to say thanks to everyone that had a hand in making this trip happen for us warriors.
Special thanks to Bob McGill, Bubba McCants and Ellen Killuogh for assisting with our rooms and guides.
Thank you, Gene Dufrene
I think it is a most wonderful thing that these vets could at least have a few days to enjoy themselves. The people that put these trips together are saints. Most us go about our busy lives not knowing that other people are putting their lives on the line for us every single day.
With soldiers like these we can sleep at night knowing nothing is going to harm us or our families. I say thank you, and I hope other warriors come to our city next year and have wonderful experiences like these warriors had this year.


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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas Department of Health and Environment officials again disputing reports that a proposed bill would allow for quarantine of people who are HIV positive or who've been exposed to HIV.
The speculation stemmed from Substitute House Bill 2183. As explained in legislative testimony, the bill would give KDHE more specific authority to adopt regulations regarding how to handle exposure to infectious diseases among emergency services workers and other first responders, law enforcement and corrections officers, and health care workers.
"One of the most important outcomes of this change is that KDHE would be authorized to specify requirements for testing source patients who might have exposed a first responder or health care provider to a broader array of communicable diseases – for example, as a result of a needle stick or other documented incident that could have resulted in disease transmission – and vice versa," Charles Hunt, State Epidemiologist, wrote in his testimony to legislative committees.
In recent days, however, reports have circulated that the measure would allow for isolation or quarantine of people who have HIV or AIDS. Hunt issued an open letter on the reports March 21st and issued another statement Friday.
"Much of the recent media coverage has been based on the false premise that, if enacted, the bill would allow for isolation of persons infected with or quarantine of persons exposed to HIV," Hunt wrote. "It is not and never was the state's intent to seek the authority for isolation or quarantine of persons related to HIV."
Further, Hunt says the bill would not allow for such actions.
"The law requires isolation and quarantine be based on what is reasonable and medically necessary, and neither of those thresholds are met with respect to HIV," Hunt said.
KDHE says the bill was introduced to address gaps in current law regarding exposures to HIV and other infectious diseases. They say the substitute bill was simply a more streamlined approach to accomplish the objectives by putting the authority in the form of administrative regulations.
The bill is currently in a conference committee.

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Russia downs WHL 5-2 in Game 6 Finale
Victoria, BC – Russia claimed victory in the 2012 SUBWAY Super Series with a 5-2 victory over Team WHL in the final game of the series on Thursday night in front of a sellout crowd of 7,006 at Save-on-Foods Arena in Victoria, B.C.
The victory in Victoria gives Russia a 10-8 edge in points through the six-game series. Though the CHL and Russia split the six games with three wins apiece, Russia gets the edge thanks to Wednesday night's shootout loss to Team WHL in Vancouver. It's the second series victory for the Russians in the 10-year history of the event.
Mikhail Naumenkov opened the scoring for Russia, fooling Team WHL netminder Laurent Brossoit of the Edmonton Oil Kings with a one-timer from the point 7:06 into the opening period. Andrei Sigarev put Russia up by two with just 10 seconds to play in the period.
Ty Rattie of the Portland Winterhawks got Team WHL on the board 8:03 into the second period, but Russia responded just 28 seconds later with Kirill Dyakov restoring the two-goal lead.
Russia added to their lead with Alexander Khokhlachev beating Tri-City Americans goaltender Eric Comrie, who had come into the game midway through the second period.
Adam Lowry of the Swift Current Broncos would get Team WHL within two, netting a power play marker early in the third period. But, that's as close as the WHL would get as Russia added a late empty-net marker to seal the Game 6 win and the series victory.
Goaltender Andrey Makarov of the Saskatoon Blades went the distance for the Russians, stopping 22 of 24 shots to claim the victory one night after turning in a strong performance in the 1-0 shootout loss in Vancouver.
Brossoit, who earned the shutout in Wednesday's game, stopped 10 of 13 shots through the first half of the game, taking the loss for Team WHL. Comrie turned aside 17 of 18 shots he faced in relief.
Khokhlachev finished with a goal and an assist to earn Player of the Game honours for Russia. Rattie, who also had a goal and an assist, earned the honour for Team WHL.


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Low Testosterone Promotes Abdominal Obesity in Aging MenOctober 2010
By Julius Goepp, MD
As men age, many become trapped in a vicious cycle that leads to life-threatening abdominal obesity.
No matter how much they exercise or how little they eat, these men are unable to shed this excess weight that accumulates in their belly. Published studies have shown that low testosterone and obesity reinforce each other, trapping men in a spiral of weight gain and hormonal imbalance.1-5
In spite of this widespread threat to men's health, most physicians do not test for testosterone levels in their obese male patients. If they did, millions of men could be protected against the scourge of metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, and cancer.
If you happen to be one of these plagued men, please have your testosterone blood levels measured and share the results with your doctor.
This article describes the science linking testosterone insufficiency to weight gain and its deadly cousin, the metabolic syndrome. You'll learn how testosterone determines body composition and fat accumulation. You'll read why experts now recommend testosterone testing for most men of middle age and beyond. And you'll see compelling evidence for the role of testosterone therapy as a means of promoting weight loss.
Testosterone Rules
Throughout our lives, sex hormones controls how we look, feel, and even think. Studies in the past few years show that low testosterone levels are strongly correlated with obesity and the metabolic syndrome in men.1 In fact, there's now compelling evidence that low testosterone levels are not only markers for developing the metabolic syndrome, but that they are likely to be part of the cause.2,3
Those findings have led experts to strongly recommend testosterone blood testing in most older men, and especially those with type 2 diabetes or the metabolic syndrome.1,4,5 And many are recommending supplemental testosterone as a way of fending off obesity, insulin resistance, and the other components of the metabolic syndrome.6-8 Let's examine these findings and recommendations carefully, to help men decide if testing and testosterone treatment might be right for them.
Reversing a Longstanding Relationship
It's long been clear that obesity and the metabolic syndrome are linked to low testosterone levels; the question has been which is cause and which is effect.9 The traditional view was that obesity came first, and that low testosterone was simply the result. That makes sense, because fat tissue is an extremely active hormonal modulator, particularly for testosterone and estrogen. An enzyme in fat tissue known as aromatase converts testosterone into estradiol, the major estrogen in humans. Excess aromatase activity decreases testosterone and increases estrogen levels, resulting in a host of deleterious body changes for men.10,11 Low serum testosterone concentrations are closely correlated with high body mass index (BMI), along with elevated ratios of body fat to lean mass.12,13
But we're learning that this is only half of the story. Abundant evidence developed over the past few years now shows that, while obesity does cause low testosterone, low testosterone causes obesity. Indeed, low testosterone levels may be among the earliest detectable signs that a man is undergoing the bodily changes that will later become apparent as obesity and the metabolic syndrome.2
An early clue was provided by studies of men undergoing testosterone-lowering androgen deprivation therapies for prostate cancer. Reducing men's testosterone levels decreased insulin sensitivity and increased body fat mass.14 In one study, more than 50% of men undergoing long-term androgen deprivation therapy developed the metabolic syndrome, manifested in particular by increased abdominal obesity and elevated blood sugar.15 And men who have lost their testicles to cancer generally develop increased BMI and are at elevated risk for the metabolic syndrome.16
Conversely, men who receive testosterone replacement therapy for hypogonadism (diminished testosterone production) experience slower progression from metabolic syndrome to diabetes or cardiovascular disease.17 In those men, testosterone has beneficial effects on insulin regulation, lipid profiles, and blood pressure.17 And in healthy aging men, higher natural testosterone levels are associated with higher insulin sensitivity and a reduced risk of developing the metabolic syndrome.18
Declining Testosterone Levels—Why We Find It So Hard to Lose Weight
Beginning in middle age, men's testosterone levels begin a steady decline, culminating in the so-called "andropause," a state defined as partial androgen deficiency.19,20 On the same time-scale, men begin to gain weight as fat, and to lose lean muscle mass. It's now abundantly clear that these two parallel processes are related—that is, the decline in testosterone levels is a direct cause of middle-aged men's "battle of the bulge."21 That's a literal statement: age-associated testosterone decline is closely associated with deposition of deep abdominal fat, a component of the metabolic syndrome.22
But how does testosterone affect obesity and metabolism? In fact, testosterone, like most hormones, has multiple target tissues, and a correspondingly large and diverse set of effects. We now understand, for example, that testosterone plays a vital role in how our bodies balance glucose, insulin, and fat metabolism.23 One mechanism is its powerful stimulation of insulin sensitivity in men, which can have a major impact when levels fall.24 In fact, experts now recognize low testosterone levels as an independent risk factor for insulin resistance ("pre-diabetes"), type 2 diabetes itself, and the full-blown metabolic syndrome with all of its consequences.25-28
Declining testosterone levels are also closely linked to a steady rise in markers of inflammation such as C-reactive protein (CRP).29 Inflammation plays a critical role in development of obesity and many of its related conditions such as atherosclerosis and cancer. And inflammation is also intimately involved in insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.29 At the same time, the fat deposited as a result of a testosterone deficiency pumps out increasing levels of inflammatory cytokines. That fuels the cycle of inflammation, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular disease that constitutes the metabolic syndrome.30
Together, these findings demonstrate the intimate relationships between testosterone and a host of chronic conditions. Indeed, current thinking is that many of the typical ailments of older men, such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes, lower urinary tract symptoms, and erectile dysfunction are not in fact separate and distinct entities.23 Rather, they are seen as being integrally related through their dependence on testosterone levels. That's a radical shift in the way we should be thinking about men's health!


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A winner was selected from 34 designs submitted by 8 freelance designers.
Design a half page horizontal print ad for healthcare office. Size: 7.5" w x 4.875" h
Desired Color Scheme:
same blue as website
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Please use the content on the home page of our website to include logo and blue color for ad.
There is opportunity for future work with growing healthcare facility. Colors used in ad should also work well in black & white for newspaper. May use appropriate healthcare images that best describe our services.
Interested in ads that standout immediately when turning the page. Want to draw attention and create excitment about the services we offer. Content from web can be changed as long as it does not change the meaning or description.
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Set of sixty miniature heads used in phrenology, Manchester, England, 1831
Phrenology originated with Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828), a German physician, assisted by his colleague, Johann Kaspar Spurzheim (1809-72). Phrenologists believed that the shape and size of various areas of the brain (and therefore the overlying skull) determined personality. Gall and Spurzheim eventually disagreed and went on to promote rival systems of phrenology. These heads are numbered according to Spurzheim's classification. The heads may have been used to teach phrenology but were probably made as a general reference collection. A wide range of different heads are present. For instance, head number 54 is that of a scientific man; head number 8 is recorded as the head of an 'idiot'. The heads were made by William Bally, who studied under Spurzheim from 1828 onwards.
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The rescue of oiled wildlife impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues to be an important mission for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF). Working closely with state, federal and contracted forces assembled to rescue birds, sea turtles and marine mammals, LDWF biologists patrol coastal waters and marshes daily searching for wildlife in distress.
Wildlife rescue forces also respond to calls received via the oiled wildlife response hotline at 1-866-557-1401.
Through Wednesday, July 14, rescue numbers include the following breakdown:
BIRDS (Overview for duration of response) -
2,986 total birds collected within the five-state impact area (LA, MS, AL, FL, TX).
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- 1,555 total birds processed in LA through Fort Jackson rehabilitation center in Buras, LA.
- 837 birds collected alive.
- 718 birds dead on arrival at rehabilitation center, euthanized due to extent of injury or dead after rehabilitation efforts unsuccessful.
461 birds treated and released.
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Wildlife impact numbers are reported to the Unified Area Command from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, incident area commands, rehabilitation centers, and other authorized sources operating within the Deepwater Horizon/BP incident impact area.
For more information related to the oil spill, visit http://www.emergency.louisiana.gov. Connect with us onwww.facebook.com/GOHSEP and on Twitter as @GOHSEP. View photos from the state's response efforts athttp://www.flickr.com/photos/lagohsep.
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Yes – we're now looking after the IT Pro with Azure!
If you just want to register – go here:
If you want more info – have a read of the text below, or go to http://azurecampsuk.azurewebsites.net for the same.
Here is a video to give you a feel for what a camp is like.
UK Windows Azure Camps
We run 2 types of camp for Windows Azure; one aimed at the developer and one aimed at the IT Pro. The developer camp concentrates on the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) features of Windows Azure. Mostly this means Windows Azure Cloud Services, Windows Azure Storage, Windows Azure Active Directory Access Control Service, Windows Azure Service Bus and Windows Azure SQL DB, and Windows Azure Websites. The IT Pro camp concentrates on the Infrastructure-as-a-Service features; Virtual Machines and Virtual Networks.
Windows Azure Developer Camp
09:00 – 09:30
09:30 – 10:30
Windows Azure Compute: Windows Azure Datacentres, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Web Role, Worker Role, Scalability, Service healing, Windows Azure Storage, App development.
10:45 – 12:15
Lab: Web, Worker and Storage
12:15 – 12:45
12:45 – 13:15
Windows Azure SQL DB
Lab: Windows Azure SQL DB
Access Control Service and Service Bus
Windows Azure Active Directory Access Control Service
16:45 – 17:00
Wrap-up and Review
Note: Because you can leave your Windows Azure service deployed and you will have all the code and projects etc. on your laptop when you leave the developer camp, any unfinished labs can be completed at home/in the office.
Windows Azure IT Pro Camp
09:00 – 09:30
09:30 – 10:00
The Windows Azure Platform
10:00 – 10:30
Windows Azure Virtual Machines
10:30 – 10:45
10:45 – 11:15
Lab: Windows Azure Virtual Machines
11:15 – 11:45
Windows Azure Virtual Networks
11:45 – 12:15
Lab: Windows Azure Virtual Networks
12:15 – 12:45
12:45 – 13:15
Active Directory in the Cloud: Windows Azure Active Directory, Running a DC in Windows Azure
Lab: Running an Active Directory Domain Controller in Windows Azure
14:15 – 15:00
SQL Server and Sharepoint in the Cloud
15:00 – 15:15
15:15 – 16:45
Lab: Running a complete infrastructure in the cloud (Sharepoint, SQL Server, Active Directory)
Wrap-up and Review
Note: Because you can leave your Windows Azure service deployed and you will have all the configuration and projects etc. on your laptop when you leave the developer camp, any unfinished labs can be completed at home/in the office.
Depending on the venue, there are usually between 30 and 70 attendees. As an attendee, you are expected to bring a wireless-enabled laptop with certain pre-requisite software already installed. For the developer camp this includes Visual Studio, SQL Server and the Windows Azure Tools/SDK. For the IT Pro camp, this includes Powershell. You are expected to follow this set up before you arrive on the camp. Setup details are provided below. It cannot be stressed enough how poor an experience you will have if your laptop is not correctly configured when you arrive. If you tie-up the time of an instructor with questions about your machine setup, you are denying another delegate who has arrived with a correctly configured machine the help they need. Please be respectful of the other delegates who have followed these instructions.
Have you ever turned up to a training day/presentation where every delegate except you seemed to have done certain preparatory work in advance? Did there come a point at which all the eyes in the room were on you and you had to say "…well, err, ummm, I haven't done that stuff…"? Was that the point you wished you had read the material before you'd turned up? Don't be the one who has to create some last-minute excuse while the eyes of all the other delegates are on you – simply make sure you read this and follow the instructions. You will be expected to have installed and configured your machine to work on a Windows Azure Camp.
You will need a working Windows Azure subscription and you need to have applied for and successfully been granted access to:
· Windows Azure Web Sites - for the developer camp.
· Windows Azure Virtual Machines and Virtual Networks - for the IT Pro camp.
There is a video that describes how to apply for these features here.
Any working subscription is suitable; paid or free. You can get a free trial subscription. This grants you access to certain resources free for 90 days. You will need a Windows Live ID and a Credit Card to register. The spending limit on the free trial account is set at £0.00. When the free trial period of 90 days has passed you will be asked if you'd like to remove the spending limit and from that point on treat it as a standard paid subscription. If you use more than the free allocation of resources in a month, you will also be asked if you'd like to remove the spending limit. There is no perpetually free subscription available for Windows Azure. There are also free trial subscriptions available to certain MSDN subscribers, BizSpark partners and MPN members.
Details of the free trial accounts are here:
· To get a free trial subscription go to http://bit.ly/azureforfree. . To register for this offer, you need a credit card to activate it, but the spending limit on the subscription is set to £0.00 so you won't be charged.
· To add Windows Azure benefits to your existing MSDN subscription, go to http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/pricing/member-offers/msdn-benefits/
· To add Windows Azure benefits if you are a BizSpark customer, go to http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/pricing/member-offers/bizspark-benefits/
· To add Windows Azure benefits if you are an MPN member go to http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/offers/ms-azr-0002p
It can't be stressed enough how much of a dead-end it can be if you leave it till the last minute and attempt to activate a subscription while on the camp. A common example is the BizSpark delegate who tries to activate a subscription only to find a different employee has already activated the subscription. He/she wasn't expecting that and it means they will be unable to complete the lab work. We will be entirely unable to help in situations such as this. Another example is the delegate who has an active subscription but hasn't yet applied for access to the preview features such as Virtual Machines or Windows Azure Web Sites. As it may take several hours for the application to be processed, they will be unable to complete lab-work until the facilities are available.
Developer Camp pre-requisites
If you're a developer who uses a laptop, you'll almost certainly have most of these development components already installed. Please pay particular attention to the SQL Server setup - you'll need to use the same account during the labs as the account that was used to install whichever version of SQL Server you decide on from the pre-requisites list.
· A working Windows Azure subscription – see details above.
· A wireless-enabled 64-bit laptop with Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 8 RTM. The camp is written with Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2 users in mind. If you are using Windows 8 there will be variations in the way the UI is described.
· Bring the power supply: you will be using the laptop all day.
· A basic knowledge of programming concepts and familiarity with Visual Studio
· A basic knowledge of web-programming and how Internet applications work
· An understanding of the Microsoft web-stack (Windows Server, IIS, .Net, basic security etc.)
· Perform the following software setup. Allow 1½ hours to complete the setup.
- Log in to an account that has full administrative privileges on the 64-bit machine. This is the account you will do the machine setup from and also the lab-work. It's essential to ensure you use the same administrative account for both setup and lab-work to avoid permissions problems. By far the biggest problems on this camp are to do with permission problems on machine setup.
- Install Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional or above OR Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2010 Express. Ensure Visual C# is installed as a language.
- Install Visual Studio Service Pack 1 if you have Visual Studio 2010 installed.
- Install SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Edition with Management Tools from this page.
- Ensure you specify Mixed Mode Authentication during the setup steps.
- Use the Web Platform Installer (WebPI) to install the necessary tools and Windows Azure SDK. The WebPI will also install and configure any pre-requisite software for you. Use this link.
Check the setup.
To check that you won't have any time-consuming machine-set-up problems on the Windows Azure camp, perform the following steps to check the installed software works as advertised. This step is important because there isn't enough time to do troubleshooting on the camp for a failing installation.
1. Right-click Visual Studio and select Run as administrator. If prompted click Yes at the UAC prompt.
a. Visual Studio opens.
2. Select File|New| Project.
a. The New Project dialogue opens.
3. In the frameworks dropdown list, ensure .NET Framework 4 is selected.
a. In the Installed Templates pane, select Visual C#|Cloud and click OK.
i. The New Windows Azure Project dialogue opens.
b. Select ASP.Net Web Role then click the ">" button. And click OK.
i. It takes a few seconds but eventually a Windows Azure ASP.Net project appears in the Solution Explorer.
c. Press the F5 key to run the naked Windows Azure ASP.Net solution in the local Compute and Storage Emulators.
i. After a short time the default ASP.Net template appears in the web browser.
d. If errors occur at this stage, fix them before you attend the Windows Azure Camp. Almost all problems with lab work on the Windows Azure Developer Campare related to laptop setup. It can take a long time to fix these errors and you will therefore lose useful coding time. It is therefore best to fix any setup errors before you attend the Windows Azure Camp. The most common errors are to do with the Storage Emulator and the SQL Server setup. SQL Server is used as the store for the Storage Emulator. The most likely errors are that the Storage Emulator is confused by which instance of SQL Server it should use. If there are multiple instances of SQL Server this is very common.
Try some of the following commands to fix the problem:
e. Open the Windows Azure Command Prompt by right-clicking and selecting run as administrator.
i. If you have multiple instances of SQL Server (including SQL Express) installed, the Storage Emulator needs to be initialised to use the correct instance of SQL Server. It is preferable to use SQL Server Express. The following commands are ways to set the Storage Emulator up to point to the correct instance. It is likely that the syntax of one of the following commands will fix the problem. Notice that you may need to provide your own SQL Server <instance_name>.
1. dsinit /sqlinstance:.\SQLEXPRESS
2. dsinit /sqlinstance:\SQLEXPRESS
3. dsinit /sqlinstance:.
4. dsinit /sqlinstance:
5. dsinit /sqlinstance:.\MSSQL
6. dsinit /sqlinstance:.\<instance_name>
7. dsinit /sqlinstance:<instance_name>
· The first two commands are syntactical variations that set SQL Express up as the database for the Windows Azure Storage emulator. In theory, either one should work, in practice, if one fails, try the other.
· Commands 3 and 4 are syntactical variations that set the default SQL instance up as the database for the Windows Azure Storage emulator. In theory, either one should work, in practice, if one fails, try the other.
· Command 5 should set up the default SQL instance named MSSQL as the database for the Windows Azure Storage emulator.
· Commands 6 and 7 are syntactical variations that set the <instance_name> (you need to provide the SQL Server instance name) up as the database for the Windows Azure Storage emulator. In theory, either one should work, in practice, if one fails, try the other.
Once the errors are fixed – your machine is ready for the Windows Azure Developer Camp. If as a result of step 1 you have had to fix the SQL Server setup, please go back to step 1 in "Checking the Setup" and retry the creation of a project to make sure you have no errors.
You will need administrative access to SQL Server.
Note: Of all the problems we get on this camp, delegates not having administrative access to the SQL Server they have installed on their laptop is the biggest. For example:
· If the laptop is domain-joined and an administrator from the domain installed it, that is a problem that is impossible to fix in the camp and you are guaranteed a wasted trip if you were hoping to complete hands-on labs on your laptop.
· If you are using a domain account (with cached credentials) that doesn't have administrative access to the laptop, you will be unable to de-install/re-install SQL Server from your machine. Again, you are guaranteed a wasted trip if you were hoping to complete hands-on labs on your laptop.
· If you have no knowledge of the password for a local administrative account on your laptop, you will similarly be unable to de-install/re-install SQL Server and yet again, you are guaranteed a wasted trip if you were hoping to complete hands-on labs on your laptop.
It is not possible to stress enough how much of a dead-end it is to be a delegate on the camp who has a machine on which he/she cannot complete the lab work because of permission issues.
IT Pro camp pre-requisites
As an IT Pro who uses a laptop, you'll almost certainly have the required software already installed. You will need:
· A working Windows Azure subscription – see details above. You need to have successfully applied and been granted access to the Windows Azure Virtual Machines preview.
· A wireless-enabled 64-bit laptop with Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 8 RTM. The camp is written with Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2 users in mind. If you are using Windows 8 there will be variations in the way the UI is described.
· Bring the power supply: you will be using the laptop all day.
· A basic knowledge of the Windows infrastructure stack (Windows, Windows Server, Active Directory, Web, Security, SQL Server etc) to the level required by an IT Pro.
· Perform the following software setup:
- Log in to an account that has full administrative privileges on the 64-bit machine. This is the account you will do the machine setup from and also the lab-work. It's essential to ensure you use the same administrative account for both setup and lab-work to avoid permissions problems. By far the biggest problems on this bootcamp are to do with permission problems on machine setup.
- Install the Windows Azure Powershell Cmdlets by following the instructions on this page:
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do I need to know about Windows Azure to attend this Camp?
You don't need any prior experience or knowledge about Windows Azure to attend this Camp. The purpose of the event is to provide you with the basic skills and knowledge to get started with learning about Windows Azure.
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Growing up, I wouldn't have been caught dead in a Chicano studies class. My high school had one, but I avoided it like the plague. Although my family background was Mexican, I considered ethnic studies "too Mexican."
Besides, I thought I knew all about my heritage. I knew my ancestors had created two great civilizations. I knew about the Alamo. And that was about it. The high point of my study of the history and culture of my people came in fourth grade, when Greg Mosman and I teamed up to make the pyramids out of sugar cubes.
In hindsight, I could have benefited from a Chicano studies course. It would have filled in some critical gaps in my knowledge, and provided me with a better context for understanding American history. Still, although I regret that my immaturity kept me from exploring my Mexican roots, I appreciate that my school district made the option available.
Students in Arizona are not so lucky. A few weeks after signing the most stringent immigration law in the country, Gov. Jan Brewer signed another law banning ethnic studies. HB 2281 prohibits any school district from offering classes that "promote the overthrow of the US government, promote resentment toward a race or class of people, or ... are designed for students of a particular ethnic group."
The law will take effect at the end of the year.
Arizona is not the only state whitewashing its public education. The Texas State Board of Education recently approved textbook guidelines that give short shrift to minorities in favor of a conservative ideology. There, as in Arizona, citizens are in the process of petitioning against the whitewashing.
Arizona's HB 2281 was the brainchild of Tom Horne, the state superintendant, who apparently doesn't like the Mexican-American studies program offered by the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD). He says that it promotes "ethnic chauvinism" and "divides students by race."
TUSD's Mexican-American studies program is in fact open to all students. Unfortunately HB 2281 is all about politics, not education, and Arizona's students are the losers in this cynical game.
Furthermore, I doubt that anyone is teaching kids in grades K-12 to overthrow the US government. To be sure, I checked the website of the Tucson Unified School District. Nope, nothing about overthrowing the US government there.
While HB 2281 includes an exemption for the Holocaust, it makes it illegal to promote class resentment of any race or class of people. So how are teachers supposed to instruct African-American students about slavery? Or Asian-American students about the internment camps? Many great authors, including Dickens, Wharton, and Dostoyevsky, delve deeply into themes of class resentment. Does teaching them add up to "promoting race resentment?" Are their books to be stricken from curriculums in the Grand Canyon State?
HB 2281 has already led to storm of controversy. Everyone from United Nations Human Rights experts to Latino civic groups to students in Tucson have condemned it as misguided, discriminatory, and unfair.
I might be inclined to view Mr. Horne's concerns as legitimate if he had ever actually sat in on a Mexican-American studies course – something he acknowledged to The New York Times that he has not done. Alternatively, if Horne is dissatisfied with Mexican-American studies in the TUSD, why not reform the program, rather than outlawing it? Why not commission an independent review of the curriculum?
I also question Governor Brewer's motives. According to the National Education Association, Arizona ranks 50th in expenditure per pupil in grades K-12.
The Phoenix Business Journal recently reported that the state is No. 2 in the nation in foreclosures. The state's recent immigration law has led to convention and tourism losses estimated at $90 million. Doesn't Brewer have more important things to do besides ensuring that Arizona's schoolchildren do not learn about the Aztecs in a state that is one-third Latino?
Ethnic studies courses are important because mainstream curriculums often overlook the contributions of minorities. They help put the salad bowl that is the United States into perspective.
Ideally, all students would learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and César Chávez along with other great Americans. But until that day comes, niche classes fill the void. On top of that, researchers have found that minority kids are more likely to succeed academically as a result of a multicultural course of study.
Parents and students in Arizona should continue to protest HB 2281.
TUSD did the right thing to vow to continue its Ethnic studies program. Since Tom Horne is currently running for state attorney general, his measure strikes me as a calculated effort designed to score points with his conservative base. If he and Governor Brewer were truly concerned about Latinos resenting others, they wouldn't pass laws aimed directly at Latinos. As an educator, Horne, of all people, should be committed to ensuring that all students reach their full potential.
The only "ethnic chauvinism" in play here seems to be the idea that children don't need the opportunity to better understand minority history.
Raul A. Reyes is an attorney and columnist in New York City.


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If you're a helicopter pilot, operator, technician or just a lover of all things that can hover, then there's no better place to be this March 5th through 8th than the Orlando Orange County Convention Center—home of HAI's Heli-Expo 2011. In case you haven't attended in the past few years, Heli-Expo has grown to the world's largest helicopter event. This year's Expo will be the biggest ever. According to HAI, the 2011 tradeshow will take up more than one million square feet of floor space and feature upwards of 600 exhibitors, 65 helicopters and thousands of attendees. To top it all off, there are hundreds of hours of meetings and educational courses.
With all that floor space and exhibitors to cover—not to mention navigating through the estimated 17,000-plus attendees—trying to take it all in three-days can be just a bit overwhelming. To help you make the most of your floor time, Rotor & Wing has assembled a short list of not-to-be-missed exhibitors. So before taking that first step onto the Heli-Expo 2011 floor, let your fingers do the walking through our list. Your feet will thank you.
Aspen Avionics
Booth Number: 2255
Contact: Anson Grey, manager of helicopter programs, or Mike McKinney, helicopter sales manager
Not to miss: Demonstration of Aspen's EFD1000H Pro primary flight display for helicopters. The "big things in little packages" experts from Aspen Avionics will use Heli-Expo to exhibit the EFD1000H Pro PFD. Like the fixed-wing versions of Aspen's versatile products, the EFD1000H gives operators an amazing amount of display capabilities, versatility and reliability if a unit that is a direct drop-in replacement for traditional analog instruments. With a list price of under $15,000, the EFD1000H is the lowest cost glass panel upgrade available for helicopters, according to the company.
Aspen says that the EFD1000H is especially attractive to helicopter operators because it uses a unique solid-state AHRS system, which is resistant to vibration-induced problems that contribute to the high failure rates of analog instruments.
Booth Number: 1337
Contact: Mike Guinn, manager of sales and marketing
Not to miss: ESPN commentator Andy Petree's night vision imaging system (NVIS)-equipped Bell 206. The night vision cockpit lighting specialists at Aero Dynamix will showcase the NVIS-compatible lighting system modification recently completed in ESPN NASCAR commentator Andy Petree's Bell 206B. The new system features a complete Garmin avionics suite, including a GNS 530W, 430W, GMA 347, GTX 327 and GDU 620.
The installation also features new Aero Dynamix NVIS-compatible edge lit panels (ELPs) for the switch panel, overhead switch panel, and air conditioning panel, as well as a custom overlay for the entire instrument panel.
Becker Avionics, Inc.
Booth Number: 1652
Contact: Markus Schmitz, president/general manager
Not to miss: DVCS 6100 Digital Airborne Voice Communications/Intercom System. Becker Avionics will be showcasing its latest communications, navigation, surveillance and SAR equipment for airborne and ground applications. Highlights will include the new DVCS 6100, which according to the company is the first airborne digital audio selector and intercom system to achieve FAA technical standard order (TSO) approval in both the U.S. and Europe. The DVCS is specifically designed for emergency and tactical operators. It delivers crystal-clear voice quality for both ATC and cabin intercom communications.
Becker will also display its new MR 510 personal locator beacon (PLB). This new ruggedized, multi-platform PLB features COSPAS-SARSAT compliance, automatic water activation, VHF/UHF voice communication and a 12-channel GPS system based on the latest technology to provide detection and accurate location positioning anywhere in the world.
Booth Number: 1349
Contact: Alberto Costa, vice president, helicopter training systems
Not to miss: Video of CAE's new 3000 Series mission simulator. Along with its usual array of training offerings, one highlight of this year's Heli-Expo will be a video of CAE's new 3000 Series helicopter mission simulator, which was recently qualified for training by the FAA. The simulator delivers a 220-degree horizontal and an 80-degree vertical field of view to create an immersive, mission-focused experience. The view, combined with new-generation computer graphics, provides unprecedented realism for helicopter-specific training scenarios, including offshore, emergency medical services (EMS), law enforcement, long line, high-altitude, corporate and other specialized operations.
CAE will also be using the Heli-Expo stage to celebrate other announcements, including FAA's recent approval of its new e-Learning for "no classroom" initial and recurrent helicopter ground schools and the company's recent acquisition of CHC Helicopter's training operations.
Booth Number: 4028
Contact: Rob Creighton, marketing manager
Not to miss: Cockpit simulator equipped with Cobham synthetic vision. The main attraction of the Cobham booth will be the opportunity to "fly" Cobham's new simulator featuring the company's PFD with highway-in-the-sky (HITS) synthetic vision. According to the company, the simulator's system is similar to the EFIS displays that were recently chosen by both the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the Los Angeles Police Department.
While the new simulator is reason enough to visit their booth, the company comes to Heli-Expo with a host of products from many of its other divisions, including HeliSAS (helicopter autopilot and stability augmentation system); a new HD video surveillance system; new NAV/COM radios; ELTs; and aircrew restraint systems.
Booth Number: 4628
Contact: Mike O'Reilly or Steve Joseph
Not to miss: A total of 22 helicopter products and service providers in one booth. Along with developing more than 450 aftermarket helicopter STCs, DART Helicopter Services is the sales and marketing representative for everything rotorcraft—from a 200-amp starter generator for a Eurocopter AS350 to the Ample Pod luggage carrier for a Robinson R44 and anything in between. DART represents a growing list of helicopter accessory, parts, products and services providers. Companies that will have a presence in DART's Heli-Expo booth will include:
Absolute Fire Solutions
Airworthy Products, Inc.
AKV, Inc.
Apical Industries
Aviatech Technical Services
Bristow Technical Services Ltd.
Cargo Net Innovations
DART Aerospace
Donaldson Aerospace and Defense
Eagle Copters
Flight Management Systems
Geneva Aviation
HELIFAB, Inc.
Heli-Enterprise, Inc.
RSG Products, Inc.
Offshore Helicopter Support Services
Red Barn Machine, Inc.
Red Box International
Spectrolab, Inc.
Tyler Technologies
Wysong Enterprises, Inc.
Enstrom Helicopter Corp.
Booth Number: 3321
Contact: Dennis Martin, international sales/program manager
Not to miss: Cobham (Chelton) EFIS-equipped Enstrom 480B light turbine helicopter. Enstrom comes to Heli-Expo celebrating recent fleet orders for the 480B helicopter. The Royal Thai Army has ordered 16 480Bs and the Japanese Self Defense Force has purchased 30. Both orders are to modernize training fleets. Enstrom is also announcing that the 480B has recently earned certification in China. Powered by a Rolls Royce 250 series engine, the 480B is currently in service in 18 countries worldwide.
The company is also announcing a number of recent upgrades to the 480B, including the Isolar Ag-Spray system and the Safeflight powerline detection system. Along with the Cobham 3D HITS-equipped 480B, Enstrom will also have a new 280FX—the only turbocharged piston engine helicopter in production today—on display.
Booth Number: 2142
Contact: Sherry Bergstrom, director of marketing and communications
Not to miss: Vigor HUMS for Sikorsky S-76D. Goodrich Corp. is showcasing its broad range of helicopter technology, including the Vigor health and usage management system (HUMS). Vigor, currently used on the S-76D, is a new family of full functionality HUMS optimized for midââ¬âsize helicopters. According to the company, Vigor alerts the user to take corrective actions to prevent future costly maintenance and advises of unavoidable future maintenance tasks so the user can minimize operational impact.
Goodrich's booth will also be home to a host of other products, including rescue hoist systems; engine control and FADEC systems; actuation, air data and power systems; interior and seating systems; and customized aftermarket support solutions.
MD Helicopters
Booth Number: 1618
Contact: Debbie Jones, sales and marketing
Not to miss: MD902 Explorer with new VIP SPIFR interior. MD Helicopters is planning to have a variety of models gracing their Heli-Expo booth, including an MD530F, MD500E and a factory new MD902 Explorer—all with new avionics offerings. Along with its new panel, the Explorer will sport the company's new high-end VIP interior, which features a long list of comfort and convenience enhancements, including a five-place interior with leather upholstered Fischer energy attenuating business seats, leather side panels and ceiling, additional acoustic sound insulation, cabin/cockpit privacy window, aft-facing credenza with video monitor and DVD/CD player, cabin ICS with Bose Series X headsets, LED reading lights, upgraded wool carpeting, and more.
Booth Number: 3428
Contact: Adam Aldous, president
Not to miss: NVIO night vision goggle (NVG) computer-based training solution. If you're among the growing number of NVG users, then you need to stop by the Night Flight Concepts booth to demo its new FAA-approved NVIO NVG computer-based training program. The NVIO CBT is an Internet-based, blended training solution that combines self-paced courseware and practices covering a broad range of NVG-specific procedures and operational scenarios. The interactive CBT program combines 3D graphics with advanced synthetic environments and the latest online training methodologies to achieve the highest degree of learning effectiveness and comprehension, while reducing overall training costs. Complementing the NVIO online CBT is the company's recently introduced NVG website: www.NVGsafety.com. This is a new resource website created to help flight departments with night vision systems (NVIS) program management and to promote safe, effective NVG use.
NORTH Flight Data Systems
Booth Number: 4437
Contact: Jeff Warner, president
Not to miss: CVR/FDR with integrated Iridium satellite modem. NORTH Flight Data Systems, LLC will use Heli-Expo to introduce its new flight data system—a multifunction data acquisition unit (MFDAU) with a built-in Iridium satellite modem. The Iridium modem combined with the MFDAU's self-contained 3D movement sensors, engine and airframe data inputs will provide operators with precise, real-time aircraft tracking capability without the need to purchase and install a stand-alone Iridium satellite transmitter and antenna.
NORTH Flight will also be displaying its popular cockpit voice and video recorders, quick access recorder (QAR) and new high-resolution color cockpit camera. To ensure that customers realize the true benefit of flight data recording, NORTH Flight will be offering a complete FOQA analysis and animation service utilizing Part 121 caliber software.


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Near the places we wanted to go to and convenient to places to shop and eat.
Hampton Inn Dulles - Cascades
- Pool
- Free WiFi
- Breakfast included
- Pet Friendly
What's nearby
- Dulles Sportsplex
- 5 min drive
- One Loudoun
- 6 min drive
- 6 min walk
- Five Guys
- 20 min walk
- Washington, DC (IAD-Washington Dulles Intl.)
- 15 min drive
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About this area
In the business district, Hampton Inn Dulles - Cascades is in an area with good shopping. Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts and National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center are cultural highlights, and travelers looking to shop may want to visit Dulles Town Center and Reston Town Center. Woody's Golf Range and Ashburn Ice House are also worth visiting.
What's nearby
- Dulles Sportsplex - 5 min drive
- One Loudoun - 6 min drive
- Great Falls - 8 min drive
- Dulles Town Center - 8 min drive
- Ashburn Ice House - 9 min drive
Getting around
- Burke Centre Station - 36 min drive
- Washington, DC (IAD-Washington Dulles Intl.) - 15 min drive
- BGR — 6 min walk
- Five Guys — 20 min walk
- Taste of vietnam — 20 min walk
- Sweetwater Tavern — 23 min walk
- PF Chang's — 4 min drive
About this property
Hampton Inn Dulles - Cascades
An indoor pool, a 24-hour fitness center, and a spa tub are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and a free airport shuttle are also provided. Other amenities include a 24-hour business center, conference space, and dry cleaning. All 152 rooms provide free WiFi and free wired Internet, flat-screen TVs with cable channels, and conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves. Room service, coffee makers, and free local calls are among the other amenities available to guests.
Property amenities
- Available in all rooms: Free WiFi, Free wired Internet
- Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Food and Drink
- Food and drink
- Free buffet breakfast
- Free reception (select days)
- Room service available
Things to do
- Pool
- Spa tub
- Fitness center/gym
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
Family friendly
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Indoor pool
- Family property
- Free WiFi
- Gift shops and newsstand
- Elevator/lift
Guest Services
- Laundry service
- 24-hour front desk
- Daily housekeeping
- Multilingual staff
Business Services
- Conference space
- Wheelchair accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- Wheelchair accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Assistive listening devices available
- Braille or raised signage
Room amenities
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Private bathroom
- Partially open bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Flat-screen TV
- Cable channels
Food and Drink
- Coffee/tea maker
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Iron/ironing boards
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Desk
Nearby things to do
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
Would book again
Nice comfortable room. Friendly staff, great breakfast.
It was a nice area trash was picked up parking lot clean
It was a great place to stay. With one exception, the staff was very friendly and professional.


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Holder: Heroin, painkiller overdose deaths are 'urgent public health crisis'
Holder vows for DOJ to combat 'epidemic'
WASHINGTON >> U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday called the rise in overdose deaths from the use of heroin and prescription painkillers an "urgent health crisis."
In Connecticut, heroin-related overdose deaths increased by more than 47 percent from 2012 to 2013. Nationwide, Holder said, heroin overdose deaths increased by 45 percent between 2006 and 2010.
Holder vowed in a video message that the Department of Justice would combat the "epidemic" by using a mix of enforcement and treatment efforts, according to a press release from the department. He also encouraged law enforcement agencies to train and equip personnel with naloxone, a drug used to reverse overdoses.
The Register Citizen and New Haven Register reported in December that heroin-related deaths were up in 2013.
The state medical examiner's office says 257 people died from heroin-related overdose deaths last year, up from 174 in 2012. Those figures include heroin alone and heroin with other drugs.
There were 147 deaths involving cocaine in 2013, up from 105 the year before. The medical examiner says there were 490 accidental deaths from all drugs in 2013, up from 355 in 2012. Those figures include heroin, cocaine, morphine and other drugs.
Parts of the state, including Torrington, saw drastic increases in the amount of heroin-related deaths. In 2013, there were 10 investigated in Torrington, up from five in 2012. From 2008 to 2011 there were a total of 11 heroin-related deaths in the city.
According to data from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner received last month, nine people died of heroin overdoses during the first 12 days of 2014. The number represents a slight increase from last year during the first 12 days, when five fatal heroin overdoses were reported by the office in 2013.
Two of those deaths occurred in Torrington. One of the deceased was a Torrington resident, while the other was a resident of New York.
More of the Register Citizen's coverage of the heroin problem in Litchfield County
Hartford County had 82 heroin overdose deaths last year; New Haven County had 65; New London and Fairfield counties each had 34; Litchfield, 20; Middlesex and Windham each had eight; and Tolland had six.
"Scientific studies, federal, state and local investigations, addiction treatment providers, and victims reveal that the cycle of heroin abuse commonly begins with prescription opiate abuse," Holder said. "The transition to—and increase in—heroin abuse is a sad but not unpredictable symptom of the significant increase in prescription drug abuse we've seen over the past decade.
"It's clear that opiate addiction is an urgent – and growing – public health crisis. And that's why Justice Department officials, including the DEA, and other key federal, state, and local leaders, are fighting back aggressively," he said.
"When confronting the problem of substance abuse, it makes sense to focus attention on the most dangerous types of drugs. And right now, few substances are more lethal than prescription opiates and heroin," Holder said in his video statement.
Holder also urged first responders to carry the drug known as naloxone, or Narcan. The drug "immediately restores breathing to a victim in the throes of a heroin or opioid overdose. Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have amended their laws to increase access to naloxone, resulting in over 10,000 overdose reversals since 2001. Used in concert with 'good Samaritan' laws, which grant immunity from criminal prosecution to those seeking medical help for someone experiencing an overdose, naloxone can save lives," according to the press release.
In 2012, Connecticut passed a law allowing health care providers to prescribe medication capable of reversing an opioid overdose to anyone to help a person experiencing an overdose without being civilly or criminally liable for the prescription. Previously, health care providers in Connecticut could prescribe the antidote only to a drug user in need of intervention without liability to that person.
In Connecticut, heroin addiction ranks second behind alcohol as the reason people seek treatment, the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services says. The agency reports 10,183 people were admitted for treatment for heroin last year at licensed programs, up from 8,954 in 2012 and the highest total in the past eight years.
More: States use good Samaritan laws, Narcan to fight drug overdoses
Holder said on the enforcement side, the Justice Department, "is doing more than ever to keep illicit drugs off the streets – and to bring violent traffickers to justice."
He said the department has taken on a strategy to attack the supply chain to prevent controlled pharmaceuticals to get into the hands of non-medical users. "(The) DEA proactively investigates the diversion of controlled substances at all levels of the supply chain," Holder said. "This includes practitioners that illegally dispense prescriptions, pharmacists that fill those prescriptions, and distributors that send controlled substances downstream without due diligence efforts."
The attorney general said the DEA is using its regulatory authority to review and investigate pharmacy applications in targeted areas to prevent storefront drug traffickers from obtaining DEA registrations. They're also targeting "pill mills," he said.
"Since 2011, DEA has opened more than 4,500 investigations related to heroin. They're on track to open many more," Holder said. "And as a result of these aggressive enforcement efforts, the amount of heroin seized along America's southwest border increased by more than 320 percent between 2008 and 2013."
Holder said "enforcement alone won't solve the problem." He said they are calling on partners, including doctors, educators, community leaders and local police, to increase the support for education, prevention and treatment.
Watch Holder's video message here.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Urza's Saga introduces the following new features to the Magic; game. These add new flexibility to your play and are explained on the cards themselves.
Many spells are priceless under the right circumstances but deadweight in your hand the rest of the time. Cycling is a new ability that helps in these situations. If you're holding a card with cycling, then instead of playing it, you can pay the cycling cost and discard it to draw another card.
Cycling is played as an instant, so you can use it any time that instants are legal. You can even use cycling as a response to another instant. Remember, though, that you draw the replacement card as the batch containing the cycling ability resolves, so you can't play that card until the whole batch has resolved. You discard the card as part of paying the cycling cost, so it won't be in your hand during any responses.
Cycling is an ability, not a spell, so it can't be countered by spells or abilities that counter spells.
Echo is a new ability that spreads the cost of a permanent, usually a creature, over two turns. Spells with echo cost less to play than similar ones without it. However, during your next upkeep, you must pay the permanent's casting cost again or sacrifice it.
The payment is required any time a permanent with echo comes under your control, not just when you play one from your hand.
Echo is an upkeep cost. If you have a permanent that requires an echo payment, you can't end your upkeep until you've either paid the cost or sacrificed the permanent. Also, if the permanent has any activated abilities, you can't play them until you've satisfied the echo payment.
New Enchantments
Urza's Saga includes two special types of enchantments, nicknamed "sleeping" and "growing."
"Sleeping" Enchantments
Sleeping enchantments start out as enchantments, but can "wake up" and turn into creatures. They get to "wake" only when an appropriate event triggers them.
Once a sleeping enchantment has changed into a creature, it no longer counts as an enchantment. Most sleeping enchantments change once and stay that way, but a few have a second ability that can "put them back to sleep" by changing them into enchantments again.
If a spell or ability counters the enchantment's trigger condition (such as successfully casting a creature spell), the countered spell or ability doesn't resolve and will not wake the creature.
"Growing" Enchantments
Growing enchantments have a one-time ability that's under your control. These enchantments start out powerless but grow potentially stronger each turn they're in play.
Adding the counter is an optional upkeep ability. If you forget to put a counter on the enchantment during your upkeep, you don't get to back up and add one later.
Remember that if you sacrifice a permanent with counters on it as the cost of an ability, the ability "looks at" the number of counters the permanent had before it left play. Thus, you can decide whether to add the counter before activating a growing enchantment's ability.
Rules Changes for Urza's Saga
In a continuing effort to simplify both the card text and play in general, the Urza's Saga designers have made some revisions to the rules. The two most significant changes are described in more detail below.
Effect Duration
If an effect doesn't say how long it lasts, its duration is "permanently." In other words, that condition will persist until another spell or ability changes the situation.
Trample's effect has changed to simplify its interactions with other cards. It is no longer a damage-redirection ability. Instead, when an attacking creature with trample deals combat damage, the player distributing that damage can simply assign some or all of it to the defending player. Assigning trample damage is subject to the following rules.
Blocking creatures that cannot receive combat damage, such as a creature enchanted with Gaseous Form, are completely ignored for the purpose of assigning trample damage. If such a creature is the only blocker, then all the trample damage is dealt to the defending player.
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The Far Side of the Wreck
I grew up reading The Far Side. My folks owned several of the books, and I can remember many happy nights curled up with the dry wit and bizarre observations of Mr. Gary Larson. I have no doubt this affected my own somewhat twisted sense of humor, because sometimes - usually after seeing something just a bit off - I'll hear an unmistakably Larson-esque narration start in my head.
You know, kind of like this:
After a spritz of soda and a quick scrubbing, no one would ever guess at the dark events that transpired that fateful, frosting-filled night.
"So I says to him, 'Hey, Rabbit, it's my house and I'll hang a singing fish if I want to. And if you don't like his politics, find yourself another honey pot!'"
Buck couldn't help it: he laughed.
Unfortunately, the hunter's hearing turned out to be much better than his eyesight.
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Well, my friends, my retail partners and I have some very big news. I'll just come out and say it: it's time for CakeSpy Shop's brick and mortar location on Capitol Hill, Seattle to pass the torch to the next fantastic retail business. DO NOT BE SAD. CakeSpy as a business and product line is not disappearing, but we've decided to go down different paths than the gallery. While it might be a surprise to some, really, it's ultimately a good thing - and possibly a great opportunity!
It has truly been an amazing experience to share CakeSpy with so many amazing people in this format. It's been humbling to have visitors from far and wide come to share wonderful art, food stories, and of course to buy CakeSpy (and other) art! But ultimately, as the business has grown, the retail gallery has been less and less aligned with the company's mission, especially with my cookbooks--as you might expect, many would come to the store and expect a bakery! So, it's not so much a sad thing as a "time to shift gears" sort of thing.
We do not have a definite shift date yet, but in the meantime, fans of the shop or friends who haven't yet had a chance to visit: make it happen now! Guaranteed that the amazing products and generally feel-good business will make you smile. Or shop online!
Read on to learn more via the letter written by Danny:
- We are asking $10,000. The store's rent will be in addition to this cost. You will get:
- The Bluebottle name and related online properties
- A killer Capitol Hill location (note, the buyer will be taking over the lease)
- A built out and stocked store - purchase will include existing wholesale stock, furnishings and equipment save a couple of exceptions, and existing consignment relationships so that the current consignment stock will carry over for those artists who choose to continue their relationship with the store.
- A software system that serves for point of sale, inventory management, expense tracking, consignment payments and more.
- An existing base of loyal customers


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NEW YORK >> Marian Gaborik played for the New York Rangers for three-plus seasons and scored 114 goals in 255 games before he was traded during the 2012-13 season to Columbus. The Kings then acquired him this past March 5 from the Blue Jackets.
Gaborik makes his first visit tonight to Madison Square Garden since the trade, and it was clear Sunday that he was looking forward to it. Above all, he couldn't wait to hear the roar of the crowd and to get a close-up look at the extensive renovations of the "World's Most Famous Arena."
"I don't think I've met or talked to any player who didn't like playing in the Garden," said Gaborik, who has a playoff-leading 13 goals in 23 games. "You have extra jump. Everybody has an energy. You want to go out there and play well."
Gaborik then went on to sidestep specific questions about whether he might have been a better fit in the system employed by current Rangers coach Alain Vigneault rather than the one used by former coach John Tortorella.
"I haven't thought about it," Gaborik said. "I don't think about the past."
Clearly, however, he has thought of his return to the Garden to face the Rangers.
"I'm grateful to be in my first Final," he said. "To play the Rangers makes it more special."
Why not Regehr?
Kings coach Darryl Sutter went with the status quo for Game 2 after saying one day earlier that defenseman Robyn Regehr "probably" would play for the first time since suffering a knee injury in Game 1 of the second-round series against the Ducks.
Sutter stayed with Matt Greene on Saturday, keeping Regehr out of the lineup for the 15th consecutive game. Sutter said it was a difficult to put Regehr back into such high-level competition after a layoff that reached five weeks Saturday.
"Darn right it's a consideration when you think about it," Sutter said.
Road-ice advantage
Madison Square Garden tends to bring out the best in both teams, according to Sutter.
"I've been coming to Madison Square Garden for 30-some years," he said. "I know it's been refurbished, but the fans are still the same. They love their team and they hate the other team. That's what you like. You like going into buildings that are like that. They're loud and they hate you. All those things.
"It's good."
Upon further review
The Rangers didn't believe Dwight King's third-period goal in Game 2 shouldn't have counted because they said the Kings' grinding forward should have been whistled for making contact with New York goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. King didn't wish to talk about it, ducking a couple of questions.
"I know they came back from a two-goal deficit (Saturday) night, but their third goal, you can look at it any way you want (but) at the end of the day, that shouldn't have been a goal in my opinion," Vigneault said.
"They got three chances in the third, if you count that one. Two of them went in. We were a little bit unlucky. We were playing real solid. Sometimes stuff like that happens. I believe it's going to even out and I believe we're going to win the next game."


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I regard my work to be of interest more for its visual properties than any functional ones. I consider myself as a painter of three-dimensional objects whereby the surface of a pot becomes the canvas. Music also plays an important part in the activity of painting a pot; it helps me to create an atmosphere that reflects my mood and feelings at the time.
My preference generally falls into two categories, which I like to think of, as inner and outer. The inner being more contemplative, which might include Gregorian chants, Indian music and the timelessness of the Shakuhachi from Japan. The outer would cover anything from modern jazz to opera.
see the video of John's work: http://vimeo.com/20118228
John Pollex has worked in all areas of slip-decoration since the early seventies. In the mid eighties he developed a range of highly coloured slips which he now applies to his work with a variety of sponges, brushes and plastic spatulas.
He has recently developed more hand building methods with a range of bottles, winged forms, teabowls and mugs.
He particularly enjoys the personal contact to be found in lecture/demonstrations and has featured in over fifty workshops given in the UK and overseas since the 1970's. He is a Fellow of the Craft Potters Association of GB and the Devon Guild of Craftsmen.
Work generally available from:
Contemporary Ceramics, London.
Devon Guild of Craftsmen. Bovey Tracey, Devon
Simon Drew Gallery, Dartmouth, Devon
Porthminster Gallery, St. Ives, Cornwall.
Online Ceramics. http://www.onlineceramics.com/
Clay: White earthenware
Kiln: Electric
Bisque Temp: 1050 c
Glaze Temp: 1120 c
- Black background: Red Body Clay 68%, Potash Feldspar 9.5%, China Clay 4.75%, Manganese Dioxide 4.75%, Red Iron Oxide 13.2%.
- White base slip for colours: Potash Feldspar 12%, China Clay 22%, Ball Clay 66%
Both slips are passed through a 120-mesh sieve twice.
Preparation of coloured slips:
Dilute 20gm of body stain in about 1cm of water in a 450gm yoghurt pot. Add the white base slip and mix to a thin creamy consistency. I also mix up neat solutions of the of the body stain colours in the plastic containers films are supplied in. Once the range of colours is laid out on a suitable non-porous surface, the neat solutions can be added to them with a brush to create varying tones on colour.
Glaze: Medcol Transparent Earthenware (2414928)
John Pollex studied at Sir John Cass in Whitechapel from 1966-68; he then went on to become Technician at Harrow College of Art during 1968-70. After Harrow he became assistant to both Bryan Newman and Colin Pearson until 1971. He moved to Plymouth in the autumn of 1971 and went on to establish his reputation based on work inspired by traditional English slipware.
From 1985 he changed direction and has subsequently received wide acclaim for his development of highly individual thrown and altered forms; these are richly painted with abstract patterns and images, reflecting personal memories and his interest in Eastern meditative philosophies.
Also influential in his work are the paintings of Sir Howard Hodgkin, Patrick Heron, Hans Hofmann, Robert Natkin and more recently Gerhard Richter. The art of Zen calligraphy reflects his connection to Zen Buddhism.
Slipware" (pub. Pitmans 1979)
TV Appearances: WTV "Which Craft?" 1976
WTV "Preview West" (Arts Programme) 1980
TSW Today South West 1983
WTV Insight 1996
Mary Wondrausch on Slipware. 1986
Ceramic Review. No.132. Nov/Dec 1991
John Pollex by Sandy Brown; Ceramic Series No. 51. Jan/Feb 1992
Ceramics Technical, No. 5, 1997. 'Slip painted ceramics'
The Studio Potter. Dec 1999. Volume 28 No1
The Snake in the Garden, Slipware: The renaissance of a European Tradition, Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Devon Today. Dec 2003
Ceramics Technical, No. 20, 2005. Ceramic Screens - 'The Voulkos Series'
Engoben, A German book on Slipware by Wolf Matthes. (great images) 2006
Ceramics art and Perception. Issue 73, 2008. My tribute to my Teacher the late Colin Pearson.
Techniques using Slip, John Mathieson. 2010.
CPA News, No 142 March / April 2012
1990:- "4 Legs Good, 2 Legs Bad" Simon Drew Gallery, Dartmouth; Solo
Exhibition, Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey; Fletcher Open,
Auckland, New Zealand; Solo, Christchurch, New Zealand; Solo, Auckland,
New Zealand; "Pots Prints and Paintings", Opus 1, London; Showcase, CPA
London; Contemporary Ceramics, New St. Gallery, Plymouth
1991:- "Arts for the Environment", New St. Gallery, Plymouth; Solo Exhibition, White Lane Gallery, Plymouth; CPA Members, Mid-Cornwall Gallery; Solo Exhibition, CPA London.
1992:- Solo Exhibition, Aberystwyth Art Centre, Aberystwyth, Wales; CPA Members, Catalan Craft Centre, Barcelona, Spain; "Mug Shots", Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh; "Plats du Jour", Blue Coat Centre, Liverpool; "Anyone for Tea", Gibbs Gallery, Canterbury, Kent; Solo Exhibition, Jewel and Roberts, Holmfirth, Yorks.
1993:- Heart to Heart, CPA, London; European Ceramics, Knaresborough, Nth. Yorks; CCA, London, Xmas Show.
1994:- Solo Exhibition, Bettles Gallery, Hants; CPA Members, Mid-Cornwall Gallery; "Wall Pieces, Rufford Craft Centre, Nottingham; Studio Potters, V&A Museum, London
1995:- "Jugs", Devon Guild Craftsmen Bovey Tracey, Devon; Gordon Hepworth Gallery, Nr. Exeter, Devon; British Art Fair, Royal College of Art, London.
1996:- "Art 96" London Contemporary Art Fair, The Business Design Centre, London; John Pollex & Ashley Howard, Bettles Gallery, Hants; British Art Fair, Royal College of Art, London; CPA Members, Mid Cornwall Galleries
1997:- Art '97 Design Centre, London; Messing with Mud, Plymouth Art Centre.
1998:- Art '98 Design Centre, London; St. James Gallery, Bath; Montpellier Gallery, Gloucestershire; Bircham Gallery, Norfolk.
1999:- Art '99 Design Centre, London; Solo Exhibition, Brook St. Gallery, Hay on Wye; The Oxford Gallery, Oxford; Bettles Gallery, Hants; St. James Gallery, Bath.
2000:- Art '2000' Design Centre, London; Laburnum Ceramics, Cumbria.
2000 Solo Ex. Bettles Gallery, Hants.
2001 Art 2001 Design Centre, London.
2001 'Use it' Rufford Craft Centre. Notts.
2001 'Kaleidoscope' Coombe Farm Gallery, Devon.
2001 Mainhill Gallery, Ancrum, Jedburgh, Scotland.
2001 'Snake in the Grass' touring exhibition.
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth, Wales.
Collins Gallery, University of Glasgow,
Tullie House Museum, Carlisle, England.
Midland Art Centre, Birmingham, England.
Hove Museum & Art Gallery, England.
Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, England.
2001 Clay no.8' Woodbury Studio Gallery, Devon.
2001 Solo Ex. Dartington Cyder Press, Devon.
2002 Art 2002, Design Centre, London.
2002 'Teabowls' The Oakwood Gallery, Notts.
2002 'Tea Party' Bircham Contemporary Arts, Norfolk.
2002 Sofa – Chicago, USA.
2003 Art 2002, Design Centre, London.
2003 'Tea total' Contemporary Ceramics, London.
2003 'Spring Ex. P.R. Collections. Herts.
2003 'Summer Ex'. Potters. Bristol.
2003 Ceramic Screens. Paul Somerville. Plymouth
2004 Art 2004, Design Centre, London
2004 Gallery Q2, Dundee, Scotland
2004 'Slipware' Rufford Ceramic Centre, Notts
2004 'Clay 11' Woodbury Studio Gallery, Devon
2004 'Images from the floating world', Marshall Arts Gallery, Totnes, Devon
2004 Ceramic Screens - 'The Gemini Series' Paul Somerville, Plymouth
2005 Solo Ex. Burton Art Gallery, Bideford, Nth. Devon
2005 'Teapots' The Queens Gallery, Dundee, Scotland
2005 Ceramic Screens, 'The Hendix Series', Paul Somerville, Plymouth
2006 'What a Dish' Contemporary Ceramics, London
2006 'Picasso theme ex' Wetpaint Gallery, Cirencester
2006 Solo Ex. Broughton Gallery, Broughton, Scotland
2006 'Fire, Form and Function. The Gallery at Bevere, Worcester
2006 'Plates and Platters'. Paul Somerville, Plymouth
2007 Rufford Craft Centre. Notts
2007 The Gallery at Bevere. Worcs
2007 Bircham Gallery, Norfolk
2007 Artmill Gallery, Plymouth
2008 Bowie Gallery. The Guardian Hay Festival, Hay on Wye
2008 'Painted'. Contemporary Ceramics, London
2008 Bettles Gallery, Hampshire
2009 'Summer Ex.' The Gallery Upstairs, Henley in Arden
2009 Artmill, Plymouth
2009 'Clay 16', Woodbury Studio Gallery, Devon
2010 The Gallery at Bevere, Worc
2010 The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Devon
2010 Simon Drew Gallery, Devon
2010 The City Museum and Art Gallery, Plymouth
2010 The Gallery Upstairs, Henley-in-Arden
2011 Ruthin Craft Centre, Denbeighshire
2011 The Gallery Upstairs, Henley-in-Arden
2012 Solo Ex. Contemporary Ceramics Centre, London
2013 Porthmister Gallery, St. Ives, Cornwall.
2013 The Gallery Upstairs, Henley - in - Arden.
2013 Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds.
1990:- Scottish Potters Association, Inverness; Northern Potters, Manchester.
1991:- Potterycrafts, Stoke on Trent; Potters Day, Bridgewater, Somerset; Art in Action, Oxford.
1992:- South London Potters, Bromley; Wealdon Potters, Haywards Heath; Art in Action, Oxford; Midland Art Centre, Birmingham.
1993:- International Potters Festival, Aberystwyth; Chiltern and Dacorum Potters Guild, Herts.
1993:- Chiltern and Dacorum Potters Guild, Herts
1994:- Southern Potters, Winchester, Hants
1994:- Southern Potters, Winchester, Hants
2003:- Westcountry Potters, Devon
2005:- Appledore Arts Festival, Nth. Devon
2006:- South Wales Potters, Abergavenny
New Zealand Society of Potters Annual Symposium, Palmerston Nth, New
Zealand, followed by a series of two day workshops at Nelson, Dunedin,
Invercargill, Hamilton and Auckland
1982:- Podmore Ceramics Seminar, Amsterdam
1983:- Podmore Ceramics Seminar, University Brussels, Belgium; Potterycrafts Seminar, Reikjavik, Iceland
1985:- Potterycrafs Seminar, Bregenz, Austria
1990:- New Zealand, Seven Seminars Tour
1992:- Irish Craft Potters, Sligo, Ireland
1996:- Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pa, USA


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Almost anyone you ask will tell you that eating a healthful diet is important—a sentiment that isn't new. So why is there a seemingly heightened focus on clean eating? A contributing factor is the convergence of several macroenvironmental forces:
The Nielsen Global Health and Ingredient-Sentiment Survey polled more than 30,000 online respondents in 63 countries to understand how consumers feel about the foods and beverages available on store shelves. We examined respondents' self-reported dietary restrictions, including food allergies or intolerances, and the extent to which current offerings are meeting their needs. We also looked at consumer sentiment across 22 different ingredients to uncover what consumers want on store shelves.
Nearly two-thirds of global respondents (64%) say they follow a diet that limits or prohibits consumption of some foods or ingredients, and the rates are even higher in certain regions.
Percentage who say they follow a special diet that limits or restricts specified foods or ingredients


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Tips for Getting Around
Public Transportation in Chicago
Bus and El
Chicago offers the [http://www.transitchicago.com/ Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)], convenient and easy-to-use bus and elevated/subway train lines. The #3 King Drive bus runs down Michigan Avenue and stops at McCormick Place. Cash fares are $2.25 per person, and discount visitor passes are sold at various sales outlets throughout the city. For more information, visit www.transitchicago.com
Real time Bus Tracker for #3 Bus south and north bound routes via http://ctabustracker.com/bustime/home.jsp. There is a McCormick Place stop listing.
Taxis are numerous and easy to use. (about $35 from O'Hare, and $25 from Midway)
Free Trolleys
Free trolleys travel between Navy Pier and State Street along Grand and Illinois. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, downtown free trolleys run every 20 minutes, carrying passengers to some of the city's most popular museums, shopping destinations, and attractions.
NOTE: As of 2009, all free trolley service in Chicago has been discontinued
ALA Shuttle Bus Service
Free shuttle buses, sponsored by Gale Cengage Learning, will operate between all participating hotels and the McCormick Place West during the conference. Service will also be provided for attendees with disabilities. Shuttle bus service schedules with daily pickup times, locations and destinations will be published in Cognotes (the daily newspaper of the conference) and will be available onsite. Don't forget to stop by their booth and say thanks for the lift!
Visit the ALA and City of Chicago microsite for more information. [1]
Per the McCormick Place web site, "Bike racks are located at Gate 3 of the South Building (on Martin Luther King Drive), at Gate 40 of the West Building (on Indiana Avenue), at Gate 38 of Lakeside Center and on the walkway beside the sky bridge connecting the South Building and Lakeside Center (East Building)."


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2010 Manuel Adalid
2010 Manuel Adalid
Viviana Concert Flamenco Guitar
Make: Manuel Adalid
Model: Viviana Concert Flamenco Guitar
Model Year: 2010
Top: German Spruce
Back & Sides: Spanish Cypress
Scale: 650mm
Nut: 52mm
Finish: Lacquer
Tuners: Deluxe Tuners
Country: Spain
Condition: New
Manuel Adalid (b. 1951) is a second generation luthier, and head luthier at Esteve. He is widely respected in Spain as among the most experimental and innovative guitar makers in Spain. Although the Esteve makes production guitars, Manuel Adalid maintains his own workshop within Esteve, where he carries on experiments and personally makes the guitars that he sells under his own name. The Viviana concert flamenco guitar is a signed model that Manuel Adalid has designed to our specifications and builds for us exclusively. It offers a concert quality sound at an affordable price. It is impeccably made-- and has the characteristics that professional flamenco players demand: power, projection, bright tone, great snappy rasp and burn, crisp firm basses, strident popping trebles, solid mid-range, and above a low fast set up.


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Over the past few years, the field of galactic evolution has been thrown a number of observational curve balls. Theory can describe galaxies that look like the ones in our general neighborhood of spacetime, but cannot describe the vastly different types of galaxies that appear to be the ancestors of modern ones.
The problem is that new data is suggesting that early galaxies were an extremely diverse bunch. Astronomical observations reveal that some early galaxies were massive, cranking out stars at a phenomenal rate, and growing ridiculously fast. Others appeared much later than they should, and now evidence suggests that still others are far smaller than predictions suggest. The latest observational data are published in the current edition of Nature, where researchers describe how early massive galaxies had enough stars to weigh in somewhere close to today's elliptical galaxies, but squeezed all of them into a much more compact form.
Recent evidence suggests that massive galaxies, the current day heavyweights, have grown about five-fold over the past 10 billion years. In order for their ancestral galaxies to have had these masses and relatively small physical sizes that we've observed, the constituent stars would need to be moving at a very high velocity in order to prevent a gravitational collapse.
The authors focused on galaxy 1255-0, which has light that is now reaching Earth after traveling about 11 billion light years—it's old enough to represent an ancestral galaxy. The galaxy's key properties are the total weight of its stars (the stellar mass), how fast they're orbiting its core (the velocity dispersion), and how much physical space it occupies. Using data obtained with the Gemini Near-Infrared Spectrograph, the authors derive a velocity dispersion of 510+165-95 km*s-1. Prior studies of this galaxy have derived a stellar mass of 2x1011 solar masses, while Hubble images estimate its diameter to be 0.78�0.17kpc.
That velocity distribution is very high when compared to other, more typical, galaxies in the nearby—and hence more recent—Universe. This high velocity dispersion corroborates prior evidence that hinted at the high mass of 1255-0. This confirmation of high stellar mass in a compact galactic space, however, leads to a big hole in our understanding of galactic evolution. How did these massive, dense, high redshift galaxies make the transition to the more disperse ones seen nearby us today?
The formation of a galaxy like 1255-0 is qualitatively consistent with models that suggest early galaxies formed through a highly dissipative process, although explaining how a galaxy such as 1255-0 formed without forming stars at more distant radii from its core is problematic.
As the authors point out, the simplest explanation for what appear to be massive, compact early galaxies is that the measurements are wrong. However, the data presented in this current letter makes that argument difficult to maintain, since different observational methods give consistent results. So, we're stuck with the alternative: early massive galaxies seemingly existed in a much denser form than they do today.
To attempt to explain the transition from old, compact galaxies to modern forms, the authors suggest that the most plausible mechanism is that of galactic mergers. In the paper's conclusion, though, the authors suggest that "it is an open question whether mergers alone can 'puff up' galaxies by the required amount, as the precise effect depends on the accretion rate, the masses, orbits and gas content of accreted galaxies, angular momentum transfer between stars and dark matter, and on possible evolution in the contribution of dark matter to the measured kinematics."
To answer these questions, the authors say that we may need to wait for the next-generation 8m telescopes and spectrographs, which should be able to "revolutionize" the field of study of galactic evolution in the next few years.
Nature, 2009. DOI: 10.1038/nature08220
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