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Shipping and Receiving
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The shipping section of Shipping and Receiving serves two main functions:
- To provide a central location to ship goods or materials for legitimate university purposes.
- To authorize the return to vendors of goods or materials originally ordered on a university purchase order.
- Return of goods or materials originally ordered with a university purchase order requires approval by the Purchasing Department and a vendor's return authorization number.
- If goods or materials were obtained with a departmental purchase order (DPO) or a procurement card (procard), they can be returned directly to the vendor without the approval of the Purchasing Department. A Shipping Requisition (PDF) should be used to return items to a vendor. Include the vendor's return authorization number (if required by the vendor), the address, and insurance information. The department's billing FOAPAL is required. Items are usually shipped via ground service. This is an economical means of shipment. All shipments are trackable and the first $100 of insurance is provided at no additional cost. Items may also be shipped next day or second-day air for additional fees.
- General shipments for legitimate university purposes are handled through Shipping and Receiving. A completed Shipping Requisition (PDF) must be sent to the Shipping Department along with the box to be shipped. Indicate on the Shipping Requisition any pertinent information such as the recipient's address, return authorization or insurance information. The department's billing FOAPAL is required.
- Shipping of personal items through shipping and receiving is prohibited.
Expedited Shipping
Departments have two choices available to expedite time-sensitive materials.
Priority Mail is available for 2 to 3-day domestic service through the University Mail Center. Please note that this service is neither guaranteed nor trackable; however, this is an extremely economical way to ship.
FedEx offers many levels of expedited services. To use any level of FedEx service for business purposes, the department completes a Shipping Requisition (PDF). The department's billing FOAPAL is required.
FedEx picks up at the Shipping & Receiving Department daily at approximately 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.
FedEx drop boxes are also available at the following locations:
- Near Wright Copy in the Student Union
- The lower level of the Medical Sciences Building
- Outside the Athletic offices at the Nutter Center
Questions regarding expedited services may be directed to the Shipping & Receiving Department or Materials Management Department.
Receiving and Delivery
The purpose of the receiving section of the Receiving Department is to receive and inspect materials or equipment and to deliver items to University departments.
All orders placed by the Purchasing Department shall be received through receiving unless otherwise specified by the purchasing agent.
Receiving shall make a preliminary inspection of all cartons at the time of delivery. Any damaged cartons shall be immediately opened and inspected. Items believed to be obtained by a purchase order shall be opened and inspected for the proper count, identification and other problems. Capital equipment items shall be tagged before delivery.
Most items are delivered to the appropriate department within 24 hours of receipt. When items are delivered, the person accepting delivery should verify that all items on the list are present before signing the acceptance sheet. Accounts Payable requires this sheet before payments are made. In cases where direct deliveries from vendors or services are utilized, a Receiving Report form is used to notify the receiving department to close the order. If a partial shipment is received then the form permits Accounts Payable to release partial payments to the vendor. Shipments should be checked as soon as possible. No items should be stored for future use without first checking the quantity, quality, and condition.
If the material or equipment must be installed to verify if it is acceptable, the department should arrange to have this procedure completed as soon as possible.
Concealed damage should be reported no later than 24 hours after receipt by the department. All boxes and packing materials should be retained for inspection. A claim must be filed within seven days with the carrier by Business Services.
The practice of having personal items delivered to the university is discouraged. Shipping & Receiving assumes no obligation for reporting damage claims, claiming concealed damage or reporting incorrect shipments, for personal items.
You can find the complete list of policies and procedures governing Shipping and Receiving at University Policy 9440: Shipping and Receiving.
Contact Information
Shipping and Receiving
(937) 775-3200


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text: As exotic as Thai food tastes and as expansive as your typical Thai restaurant's menu is, Thai food is not particularly difficult to prepare. In fact, Thai food recipes are quite straightforward (provided you can get the proper ingredients or suitable substitutes. Although many Thai ingredients may be difficult to obtain outside of Thailand, many recipes indicate substitutes and with some experimentation you may find a creative substitute that makes the dish a unique creation of your own. Armed with the ingredients and a recipe, the only other things you should have are the proper instruments, such as a wok and a mortar and pestle (if you wish to make your own chili paste or spicy salad.) Browse Popular Recipe of Thai Culinary from the list below


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Edison began working for a living when he was 12 years old. As a "candy butcher," he sold newspapers, fruit, candy, and other snacks on a train that ran each day from Port Huron, Michigan (where the family had moved in 1854), to Detroit. He built a small laboratory in the baggage car and conducted experiments in telegraphy during his free time. He continued his experiments as he worked as a telegraph operator in the 1860s. He received his first patent when he was 21 and gained a reputation as an inventor, as well as his first financial success, by developing various improvements in telegraph equipment.
In 1877 Edison achieved international fame with his invention of the first phonograph. Two years later, while working in Menlo Park, New Jersey, Edison developed the first practical incandescent light bulb and a complete electrical power system for making electric lighting for homes and businesses. Edison's invention of the electric light established his place in history, and the sale of light bulbs and power systems secured his fortune.
In 1886 Edison set out to build a new laboratory to continue his work on electricity and to develop a systematic process for turning the endless list of other ideas he had into marketable products. By this time, Edison had both the experience and the capital to build the largest and best equipped laboratory in existence with what he called "facilities incomparably superior to any other for the rapid and cheap development of an invention and working it up into Commercial [sic] shape" (Edison Laboratory Notebook N87.11.15, Edison National Historic Site Archives). Edison worked in his West Orange, New Jersey, laboratory for the rest of his life. Of the 1,093 patents he received before his death in 1931, more than half were developed at West Orange.


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Polio-like illness baffles doctors in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A small number of children in California have been afflicted with polio-like illnesses that led to paralysis in one or more limbs.
The Los Angeles Times reports that state health officials have been investigating the illness since a doctor requested polio testing for a child with severe paralysis in 2012. Since then, similar cases have sporadically been reported throughout the state.
The afflicted children rapidly suffered weakness or paralysis, sometimes after a mild respiratory illness.
Dr. Carol Glaser, leader of a California Department of Public Health team investigating the illnesses, says a virus may play a role.
She wouldn't provide the number of illnesses, but urged doctors to report new cases of acute paralysis so that investigators can try to figure out a possible cause.


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Once plans are approved by Land Development, CDOT, and NCDOT, site construction can commence. Projects involving less than one acre of land disturbance can begin construction immediately. If a project involves clearing or grading of more than one acre of land, the developer and/or contractor should contact the assigned City Erosion Control Inspector (see map below) 48 hours in advance to request a Pre-Construction Meeting.
During construction, the Urban Forestry staff oversees tree protection and the planting of trees on commercial sites and in new residential subdivisions. Urban Forestry Specialists will inspect sites for
Commercial Zoning requirements as well as
Tree Ordinance requirements.
Construction Inspectors review sites for requirements of
City Code Chapter 19 (Streets, Sidewalks, and other Public Places), and also ensure that construction is done per the Charlotte Land Development Standards Manual. The manual is available online at
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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
If you don't have any media on it, and you don't intend on using it for storage, then just ignore it. MDs don't NEED to have a hard disk in them, so I would conclude that it is not necessary, apart from for storage (and as you say, 20 GB isn't going to get you very far).The snapshots are like a bang-up-to-date DVD installation disk i.e. everything you need. Just follow the DVD installation instructions.Cheers,Matt.


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Razorama necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 56 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
Razorama.com or Razorama (derived from Razor - the infamous Razor Scooters)
Razorama.com is the largest retailer of Razor brand scooters, replacement parts and accessories on the planet. We are in the process of redesigning the website and have already hired a web designer but they need the new logo in order to get going.
The personality of our website is inline with the brand products that we sell - fun, hip, urban.
Our end users are primarily kids between the ages of 6 and 20, but buyers are primarily parents and grand parents. Additionally, while a large portion of our business consists in selling kick scooters, electric scooters, electric dirt bikes and other human and electric powered recreational vehicles, the majority of our sales comes from selling replacement parts.
Therefore, we want to help people get the right part for their kid's or grankid's electric vehicle (scooters, bike, etc).
So the emotional appeal is fun, but the aim is pragmatic, practical, friendly.
The limitations and nuance of this assignment will require creative thinking.
First: We need to model the Razorama (or Razorama.com) logo redesign after the trademarked Razor logo
You can see our logo here: http://www.razorama.com
You can see the Razor logo here: http://www.razor.com
The differences and the similarities illustrate the nuance of this assignment.
Additionally, there is no ready made font - the "font" used in the Razor logo is all there is.
While the 'old' logo for Razorama uses the full Razorama.com URL, I want to just use the term Razorama (no ".com").
Since there is no ready made font for the official Razor logo, the "m" in Razorama has to be created from scratch - but the "a" can simply be copied from the official logo and repeated.
Besides the letters, the logo also contains a saw blade. This should be incorporated into the new Razorama logo. See header banner at http://www.razorama.com for ideas.
The official Razor colors are
Red - Pantone 485C
Grey - Pantone 877C
However, We are at liberty to use other colors - note the blues and oranges on our web site. That said, I am not attached to these colors per se.
The idea being that while we need to utilize a similar logo, we also need to create our own identity.
Files attached with various official variations of Razor logos and other backgrounds from Razor.
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There was a discussion in summer that Ubuntu does not support retina displays - everything on the screen is too small. Even adjusting DPI does not help, since such an adjusting scales only fonts, bit not images.
Is Ubuntu 12.10 already optimized for retina displays. if not is it planned for Ubuntu 13.04?


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That game between Illinois and Penn State in Memorial Stadium on Sept. 29 just got much more interesting. After the Illini sent eight football assistant coaches to State College, Pa., on Wednesday to meet with Penn State players who showed interest in transfering to Illinois, coach Tim Beckman defended his decision to move on the Nittany Lions' roster after the NCAA allowed them to transfer without sitting out a year after the child sex abuse scandal.
CHICAGO -- That game between Illinois and Penn State in Memorial Stadium on Sept. 29 just got much more interesting.
After the Illini sent eight football assistant coaches to State College, Pa., on Wednesday to meet with Penn State players who showed interest in transfering to Illinois, coach Tim Beckman defended his decision to move on the Nittany Lions' roster after the NCAA allowed them to transfer without sitting out a year after the child sex abuse scandal."I didn't want it to be a big scene like it was,'' Beckman said during Big Ten Conference football media day Thursday. "Everything we've done has been NCAA compliant. Penn State knew everything.
"We only talked to individuals that would be willing to meet with us. We did not go after them.''If Illinois was caught with its hand in the cookie jar, the Illini aren't the only one leaving fingerprints. Beckman felt no need for embarrassment for following the rules, he said, and Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany only spoke with the coaches as a group after the conference's presidents were unanimous over letting Penn State players transfer within the league.
"I expect (the coaches) to operate and make sense just not under the rules but sense as adults,'' Delany said.On his way to an ESPN appearance Wednesday, Penn State coach Bill O'Brien saw a group of men with Illinois football luggage at the State College airport, and the Illini became the poster boy for programs trying to take advantage of Penn State's mess. Beckman didn't make the trip.
"I have no idea what schools were on campus,'' O'Brien said. "Nor do I care. That's all I have to say about that.''Following protocol, Illinois sent a list to Penn State after initial interest from a handful of Nittany Lions, Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas said.
"I don't think we were the only coaches that were there yesterday,'' Thomas said on Sirius/XM radio. "We might have been the only ones that weren't smart enough to not wear our school logos or have those on our work bags, but that's what happened.''Illinois was recruiting no more than five players who made contact with the Illini, according to an insider. The relationships with the possible transfers were likely built in recruiting circles years ago. Like other schools, Illinois fielded calls from players, their parents and former high school coaches.
Illini assistants were told to stay off the Penn State campus by Beckman, and they met Penn State players at two restaurants: "a Starbucks and a waffle restaurant,'' Beckman said."We went there to reach out,'' Beckman said. "We told them where we were. If they'd like to come and talk to our coaching staff, we'd be willing to speak to them off campus.''
According to a report, Penn State redshirt freshman offensive tackle Ryan Nowicki was leaning toward a transfer to Illinois.
The haves and have-nots had different opinions. The Big Ten's heavyweights said they weren't trying to poach Penn State players -- most likely, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin don't need late roster additions.Ohio State coach Urban Meyer "had a problem'' with conference teams raiding Penn State's roster. Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema talked about "Big Ten brethren.''
"I made the decision that we weren't going to reach out to any Penn State players,'' Bielema said.Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio would react if a player made contact with the Spartans but wouldn't "invest in going beyond that.''
"If there are people who are receptive, I'm here to create opportunities,'' Dantonio said. "I want to do this in respect to Penn State. At the same time, we have a job to do.''Purdue coach Danny Hope said, "We're going to exercise every opportunity we can to enhance our own football team.''
Penn State running back Silas Redd, who was originally scheduled to attend the conference media days, didn't make the trip. According to a report, he was meeting with Southern Cal coaches.NOTE: Illinois senior defensive end Michael Buchanan weighs 248 points after gaining about 15 pounds since a broken jaw suffered in a fight earier this summer healed. Buchanan will serve no disciplinary action because of the altercation, Beckman said. John Supinie can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JohnSupinie.


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init is the first process that is executed once the Linux kernel loads. The default init program Arch uses is
/sbin/init provided by sysvinit. The word init will always refer to sysvinit in this article.
inittab is the startup configuration file for init located in
/etc. It contains directions for init on what programs and scripts to run when entering a specfic runlevel.
man 5 inittab and
man 8 init for a more formal and complete description.
- 1 Overview of init and inittab
- 2 Switching runlevel
- 3 inittab
- 4 See Also
- 5 External Links
Overview of init and inittab
init is always process 1 and, other than managing some swap space, is the parent process to all other processes. You can get an idea of where init lies in the process hierarchy of your system with
$ pstree -Ap
init(1)-+-acpid(3432) |-crond(3423) |-dbus-daemon(3469) |-gpm(3485) |-mylogin(3536) |-ngetty(3535)---login(3954)---zsh(4043)---pstree(4326) |-polkitd(4033)---{polkitd}(4035) |-syslog-ng(3413)---syslog-ng(3414) `-udevd(643)-+-udevd(3194) `-udevd(3218)
Besides usual initialization of system (as the name suggests), init also handles rebooting, shutdown and booting into recovery mode (single-user mode). To support these, inittab groups entries into different runlevels. The runlevels Arch uses are 0 for halt, 1 (aliased as S) for single-user mode, 3 for normal booting (multi-user mode), 5 for X and 6 for reboot. Other distros may adopt other conventions, but the meanings of 0, 1 and 6 are universal.
Upon execution, init scans inittab and carry out appropriate actions. An entry in inittab takes the form
id is a unique identifier for the entry (just a name, no real impact on init), and
runlevels is a (not delimited) string of runlevels. If the runlevel init is entering appears in
action is carried out, executing
process if appropriate. Some special
actions would cause init to ignore
runlevels and adopt a special matching method. More explanation follows in the next section.
Switching runlevel
Through bootloader
To change the runlevel the system boots into, simply add the desired runlevel
n to the respective bootloader's configuration line. A common application of this is Start X at boot#inittab. To boot to the desired runlevel, add its number to the kernel parameters (e.g.
3 for runlevel 3).
The run-level was appended to the end so the kernel knows what run-level to start with. To use another init program (e.g. systemd), add
init=/bin/systemd or similar.
After boot up
After the system has booted up, you may issue
telinit n to inform init to change the runlevel to
n. init then reads inittab and "diffs" runlevel n and current runlevel - killing processes not present in the new runlevel and carrying out actions not present in the old runlevel. Processes present in both runlevels are left untouched. The killing procedure is actually a little complex; again, technical details can be found in the init manpage.
init doesn't watch inittab. You need to call
telinit explicitly to apply modifications to inittab. The command
telinit q causes init to re-examine inittab but not switch runlevel.
In this section we examine common entries in inittab, in the same order as they appear in the default inittab used by Arch. After that there are a few examples to help you create your own inittab entry.
/etc/inittab with
telinit q before you reboot, or a small syntax error can prevent your system from booting.
Default Runlevel
The default runlevel is 3. Uncomment or add this if you prefer to boot into runlevel 5 (which is used for X conventionally) by default:
Main Boot Scripts
These are the main Arch init scripts.
rc::sysinit:/etc/rc.sysinit rs:S1:wait:/etc/rc.single rm:2345:wait:/etc/rc.multi rh:06:wait:/etc/rc.shutdown
Single User Boot
Sometimes your kernel may fail to boot up all the way, due to a corrupted or dead hard drive or filesystem, missing key files, etc. In that case your init image may automatically enter into single-user mode which only allows root login and uses
/sbin/sulogin instead of
/sbin/login to control the login process. You can also boot into single-user mode by appending the letter
S to your kernel command line in your GRUB, LILO, or syslinux configuration. If you would like something other than sulogin to run, specify it here.
su:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin -p
Gettys and Login
These are crucial entries that run the gettys on your terminals. Most default configurations will have several gettys running on ttys1-6 which is what pops up on your screen with the login prompt. Also see openvt, chvt, stty, and ioctl.
c1:234:respawn:/sbin/agetty 9600 tty1 xterm-color c5:5:respawn:/sbin/agetty 57600 tty2 xterm-256color
When the special key sequence Template:Keypress is pressed, this determines what to do.
ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now
X Programs
If you are not afraid to debug, you can figure out how to start all sorts of programs from inittab. One useful type of program is to start your login manager when the runlevel is 5, multi-user-x-mode. In the following example you can see how to start SLiM when entering runlevel 5.
x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim >/dev/null 2>&1 #x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon -confi /etc/X11/xdm/archlinux/xdm-config
Power-Sensing Scripts
Init can communicate with your UPS device and execute processes based on the status of the UPS. Here are some examples:
pf::powerfail:/sbin/shutdown -f -h +2 "Power Failure; System Shutting Down" pr:12345:powerokwait:/sbin/shutdown -c "Power Restored; Shutdown Cancelled"
Custom Keyboard Request
The following line adds a custom function for when a special key sequence is pressed. You can modify this special key sequence to be anything you like, similar to a Template:Keypress.
kb::kbrequest:/usr/bin/wall "Keyboard Request -- edit /etc/inittab to customize"
Trigger the kbrequest
You can trigger the special key sequence kbrequest by sending the WINCH signal to the init process (1) as root (via sudo). In this example, the command:
kill -WINCH 1
wall to write to all ttys:
Broadcast message from root@askapachehost (console) (Wed Oct 27 14:02:26 2010): Keyboard Request -- edit /etc/inittab to customize
See Also
- Automatic login to virtual console
- Disable Clearing of Boot Messages
- Start X at boot
- xinitrc
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China has been semi-famed for launching DDoS attacks and poking around the US's secure networks generally. One Air Force colonel's solution? Build a massive botnet to DDoS the Commie bastards (or anyone else) right back. Because we're on the Light side, our bigass botnet wouldn't infect new computers, but the plan would press millions of computers set for the scrap pile into DDoS duty, as well as every unclassified computer in the Air Force's possession (including civilian government machines).
Bringing the good ol' Cold War days to the future, the system would be linked to the Air Force's high-speed instruction detection systems, letting them immediately strike back at the source. I'm internally debating whether this is a good idea or not, all Skynet jokes aside. Your thoughts? [Threat Level]


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Galicia and its shellfish, an indulgence from the sea
Shellfish from Galicia
Easy to cook and a delight for the palate. This is Galicia's seafood. Tasty, varied and abundant. In Galicia you can try it freshly caught and perfectly prepared. And it's nutritious and healthy too. Come and enjoy a platter of seafood and shellfish in Galicia; the wonderful gastronomy here is just another reason to visit the region.
Galicia is in northwest Spain and has more than a thousand kilometres of coastline. Its cold waters are home to some of the world's finest shellfish and seafood. To get your juices flowing, why not start by trying octopus a feira (with potatoes) in any of Galicia's towns. Once you do, you are sure to want to continue working your way through the long, long list: barnacles, mussels, clams, small crabs, crayfish… Simply prepared cuisine with the most complex of flavours. Our advice? Come and try it for yourself. Here are a few ideas to help you decide where.
A Coruña and Lugo
A Coruña and Lugo are two provinces in the Region of Galicia, and their fishermen bring in what many consider to be the king of shellfish: the barnacle. We would suggest, then, that you try them in the Costa da Morte (A Coruña) area and the north of Lugo province.
The Costa da Morte area is also outstanding for wedge shell clams and the mussels which grow along its coastal cliffs. The former are generally served as a first course in an earthenware dish. The latter are especially nutritious, and are prepared in many different ways: from the most simple (steamed with lemon), to more complex recipes (such as roast or with tomato sauce). The quality of these mussels is acknowledged through the Mexillón de Galicia Designation of Origin.
Before leaving A Coruña, try octopus à la mugardesa in the village of Mugardos. You'll love these dishes for the contrast between their simple preparation and rich, juicy flavour.
O Grove and the Rias Baixas area
O Grove is a fishing village nicknamed "the shellfish paradise". It is situated in the province of Pontevedra and every October is the setting for the Festival in Praise of Shellfish.
The wonderful location of O Grove, in the south of the Rías Baixas estuary region, means that there is good seafood to be had all year round. Especially good are the small crabs, spider crab, lobster and crayfish.
The whole area around O Grove is packed with shellfish beds. In Muros and Noia, a little further north from O Grove, the specialities are cockles and clams. If you fancy trying these gastronomic delights in quiet surroundings, away from the city, then head for Ons Island (Pontevedra province) and enjoy an idyllic setting in the Illas Atlánticas National Park. Here you'll love the bruños which is a kind of spider crab, and the octopus casserole.
The perfect accompaniment, with designation of origin
The experts say that there is no better delicacy that a good selection of seafood and shellfish washed down with local wine. Galicia has a range of wines with the designation of origin that are the perfect accompaniment to shellfish. One of the most popular is colloquially known as albariño, from the Rias Baixas Designation of Origin, a white wine that is quite low in alcohol content. Come to Galicia and savour the excellent seafood and shellfish. You'll want to come back for more.
More information: Galicia's regional cuisine
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Supreme Court health law rulings could have big impact
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will engage next week in a historic three-day showdown over health care, leading to decisions that could ensnare everyone from private citizens to the president of the United States.
During oral arguments longer than any seen since the mid-1960s, the court's nine justices must calculate whether the Obama administration's signature health-care law goes too far and violates the Constitution. The answer — or answers — will:
- Determine who's covered by health insurance.
Congress itself is playing the fanfare, with a largely symbolic House of Representatives health-care vote Thursday to repeal the law's provision for a 15-member independent commission to help control Medicare costs.
Theatrically speaking, the House's curtain-raising action on the eve of the court cases enabled lawmakers to rehearse their arguments and underscore the high stakes.
Across Capitol Hill, the history-making is apparent in everything from the extraordinary 100-plus so-called "friend of the court" amicus briefs filed in the cases to the unusually speedy same-day release of the audiotapes of the arguments. Several dozen talk-radio hosts will be broadcasting from temporary studios near the court. Senators had urged the court, unsuccessfully, to televise the proceedings.
"It's a big deal," said Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa. "The law has become emblematic of the overreach of this administration."
The six hours of arguments will begin Monday morning and conclude around noon on Wednesday. They'll address four key legal questions.
Simply put: Can Congress compel individuals to buy insurance? Can Congress pressure states to expand Medicaid coverage by threatening to withhold funds? Can the rest of the law survive if one part is struck down? And, from the get-go, are lawsuits challenging the measure premature?
The Supreme Court won't delve into every nook of the 2,700-page law that's formally called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The House approved the bill in March 2010 on a narrow 219-212 margin, as did the Senate on a 60-39 vote.
No Republicans voted for it in either body.
As the health care bill was debated in 2009 and 2010, the United States faced three big hurdles related to health care, noted Amitabh Chandra, an economist and professor of public policy at Harvard University. These were to insure the uninsured, improve the quality of care and cut costs by reducing unwarranted, unnecessary care.
"The law only deals with the first challenge," Chandra observed. "It does little on quality and even less on cost. It begins the conversation."
The law contains hundreds of provisions, some uncontested, such as the requirement that insurance companies offer coverage for children up to the age of 26 on their parents' insurance.
Health care exchanges, or marketplaces, will allow consumers to comparison-shop for coverage once they're fully up and running in 2014.
Starting that year, the individual mandate also requires most people to obtain health insurance and imposes annual financial penalties, starting at $95, on those who don't. The law pressures states to expand Medicaid eligibility to those with incomes of up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level; if states don't, they'll lose federal money.
The legal conversation Monday will begin with the basics: Are the lawsuits premature?
Early on, the Obama administration said the legal challenges violated the Anti-Injunction Act. This generally obscure 1867 law blocks court actions challenging new taxes until those taxes have taken effect. The Obama administration originally deployed this technical argument but lost. Now, President Barack Obama and his opponents agree that the health care lawsuits may be addressed on their merits.
The Supreme Court has assigned an independent attorney to make the Anti-Injunction Act argument. Few court observers expect this kick-it-down-the-road case to prevail.
The individual mandate is certainly the hottest topic. It's the latest version of a question that's several centuries old: How much power does the Constitution grant Congress?
The Constitution's Commerce Clause authorizes Congress to "regulate commerce ... among the several states." Separately, the Constitution permits Congress to pass laws that are "necessary and proper" to exercise its authority.
Since the 1930s, the Supreme Court had interpreted these clauses liberally. But in more recent cases, such as one in 1995 that struck down a federal law regulating guns near schools, conservative majorities have stressed congressional limits.
"If you can say to somebody, 'Your failure to purchase health insurance is within the role of the federal government,' why can't the federal government say you have to go to the gym or you have to eat your broccoli?" then-Sen. George LeMieux, R-Fla., declared during Senate debate on the measure.
In response, the Obama administration stresses that the law is all about regulating commerce, because of the substantial effect health care has on the national economy. The uninsured consumed $116 billion worth of health care in 2008 that they didn't pay for, officials estimate. Health care providers shift those costs onto insurance companies, which generally pass them on to the insured.
"The act breaks this cycle through a comprehensive framework of economic regulation and incentives that will improve the functioning of the national market for health care," Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. argued in a brief.
If the court strikes down the individual mandate, justices also must decide whether it can be severed from the rest of the law or the entire law must sink along with it.
Naturally, the Obama administration wants the rest of the health care law to survive even if the mandate is struck down. Opponents do not.
"You can't just carve it out of the bill," said former Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, who initiated an early court challenge.
Practically speaking, though, a conservative-minded court might well hesitate to gut an entire law that's already taking effect. Insurance companies, for instance, already have extended family coverage to some 2.5 million young adults under the age of 26.
The final challenge — questioning the Medicaid expansion, which is set for Wednesday — is a big sleeper that caught by surprise many who hadn't expected the court to go so far. States argue that they're being forced to spend money they don't have to expand coverage. Congress, they say, can't simply coerce them with the threat of withholding billions of dollars.
This could be huge, going well beyond health care. In the past, for instance, the court has allowed Congress to withhold highway funds from states that set legal drinking ages below 21. If the Medicaid expansion falls, future Congresses will lose clout.
"It has not received the same kind of attention as the individual mandate, but it is extremely important," Jane Perkins, the legal director of the National Health Law Program, an advocacy group for low-income individuals, said of the Medicaid case.
The court is likely to issue its decisions by the end of June, when the 2011-12 term expires. The outcome will occur in the heat of the year's election campaigns, when both parties will want to keep the issue alive, spinning the decisions to their own advantage. Expect a summer of congressional rhetoric, followed by campaign ads in the fall.
"There will be a pretty significant debate on the Senate floor," said Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind.
In the GOP-controlled House, especially, a ruling that upholds the law certainly will revive calls for an outright repeal, though such efforts are likely to go nowhere in the Senate, since Democrats control 53 of its 100 seats.
There could be some symbolic votes, though Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, flatly said no he was when asked whether there'd be any meaningful move toward changing the law this year.
"People understand the package has some things they like," Toomey acknowledged.
Forty-one percent of U.S. residents surveyed this month hold favorable views of the law, and 40 percent hold unfavorable views, a Kaiser Family Foundation poll found.
"I find people are grateful. They're grateful that children under 26 can be carried on parents' policies, and they know about the high cost of medicine. They know the exchanges will be helpful," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
One thing the court almost certainly won't do is change people's minds. Janda, the Northwestern emeritus professor and the author of a widely used textbook, noted that the court's ruling is unlikely to convert true believers.
Those who hate the law, Janda predicted, "will hate it regardless."
Supreme Court will consider health care law challenge in 2012
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R. A. Torrey
American Congregationalist evangelist
Reuben Archer Torrey (1856-1928), American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer.
Torrey was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on January 28, 1856. He graduated from Yale University in 1875 and Yale divinity School in 1878. Following graduation, Torrey became a Congregational minister in Garrettsville, Ohio in 1878, marrying Clara Smith there in October, 1879. From 1881 to 1893, the Torreys had five children.
After further studies of theology at Leipzig University and Erlangen University in 1882-1883, Torrey joined Dwight L. Moody in his evangelistic work in Chicago in 1889, and became superintendent of the Bible Institute of the Chicago Evangelization Society (now Moody Bible Institute). Five years later, he became pastor of the Chicago Avenue Church (now The Moody Church) in 1894.
In 1898, Torrey served as a chaplain with the YMCA at Camp Chicamauga during the Spanish-American War. Later, during World War II, he performed similar service at Camp Bowie (a POW camp in Texas) and Camp Kearny.
In 1902–1903, he preached in nearly every part of the English-speaking world, and with song leader Charles McCallon Alexander, conducted revival services in Great Britain in 1903–1905. During this period, he also visited China, Japan, Australia, and India. Torrey conducted a similar campaign in American and Canadian cities in 1906–1907. Throughout these campaigns, Torrey utilized a meeting style that he borrowed from Moody's campaigns of the 1870s.
In 1912, he served as Dean of Bible Institute of Los Angeles (now Biola University) and in 1915, pastor of the Church of the Open Door, Los Angeles.
His last evangelistic meeting was in Florida in 1927. Future planned meetings were canceled due to his failing health. He died at home in Asheville, North Carolina on October 26, 1928, having preached the world over and having left a legacy of over forty books.
Works by R. A. Torrey
Written a little over a century ago, How to Pray is a wonderful treatise on prayer. The author, Reuben Torrey, effortlessly guides even the most seasoned person of prayer into deeper, more significant prayer. Torrey explains what prayer is, what it can do, and when one should pray. He also describes the hindrances that keep believers from praying effectively, and how with the power of God believers can overcome those hindrances. Filled with a spirit of graciousness, this classic work on prayer has helped generations and can also further one's own spiritual maturation in the "essential activity" of prayer.
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R.A. Torrey is one of the greatest American evangelists. Often mentioned in concert with Dwight L. Moody (of the Moody Bible Institute), Torrey spent his life (1856-1928) traveling the world (Great Britain, China, Japan, Australia, India) and spreading the gospel of Christ. Revival Addresses is a compilation of 40 sermons he preached at rallies around the world. If one is daunted by the sheer volume of the messages, "The Greatest Sentence Ever Written" is a good place to start. It focuses on 1 John 4:8, "God is love." This simple sentence inspires some of Torrey's most powerful messages of hope and love for the unsaved. Primarily a collection of sermons designed to bring unbelievers to salvation, Revival Addresses is a masterful resource for pastors, but also for unbelievers or Christians looking for motivation for evangelism.
Torrey's topical concordance happened to be published during the same year (1897) as Orvile Nave's Topical Bible. Although Nave's Topical Bible has remained more popular, many still prefer Torrey's concordance, particularly those within the Reformed and Baptist traditions. This topical concordance contains 628 entries and over 20,000 scripture references. The entries are arranged alphabetically by topic title.
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Admin80 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 38 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
Coral Coast Plumbing is a quickly expanding plumbing and gas business who is re-branding. We Having originally started out as a husband and wife team 8 years ago, the business is now in a position to take our business to move to a new level and allow it to define itself. Our previous advertising has always been basic wording and we are now looking for our logo to match our target market and to make our business stand out boldly from our competitors. We are currently moving into a new premises and wish to open with the new brand just after xmas. At that time, we will employ 9 staff and will also be looking to further expand our customer base.
Our existing markets are:
Domestic ( mainly women) from a mainly, blue-collar employment environment
Commercial ( other large business owners ) This might include, for example, caravan parks, commercial buildings, Real estate agents
Builders Construction companies and home builders
Government (Government Departments and Government housing, requiring general and emergency maintenance)
Mining Both (development and maintenance work on mine sites)
We have picked some basic colours we would prefer to follow -Bright green / navy blue, after some colour research. However, we could be convinced of other colours if there was a marketing rationale behind that scheme.
Our business name matches the area in which we live, Coral Coast in Western Australia. http://www.australiascoralcoast.com…/home.aspx
This helps define where we are avaliable in WA as the area is quite large.
We are looking for something professional, which we can add to almost every aspect of our business ie; signage, shirts, business cards and website. Designers are free to be creative but a reminder that our business is based around the trades and our staff need to be comfortable and to own / like the brand as much as our customers.
We need this in a couple of formats:
Print file format : .ai (CMYK)
Web file format : .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
We do not want:
cartoons, people, animals
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I know, right?! The logistics involved with the ark are just mind-bogglingly dumb.
Seems legit.
Where did they keep the termites?
Maybe the Ark was more like a Tardus, more deminsions inside than outside, so a much greater volume. To go any further, will have to talk to the 'Doctor' for technical specs. If you find the 'Doctor', please pass on my condolences. LOL
You have the Ark at a dock somewhere? I have seen the Spruce Goose, but nothing made out of Gopher wood! LOL
A wooden boat that large would self destruct once afloat!
Then there's the water issue
Early 80's, I went to a local '7th day Adventist' Creationist class. It was given by a 'geologist', that just happened to be a member, wink/nod..;-)
During that class he mentioned that the reason for the great flood was that all the continents sank over a 40 day period. I sat in the audience, with a feeling that, while Washington county did feel a little backward, I did not think that they had gone mad. I waited for a question from the audience, but none came. I raised my hand and asked, 'so what did the continents sink in to?' He suggested that the continents where floating on a vast ground water reserve, which by the will of God had been released! At this point there seemed to be a movement to serve coffee. I left, since I had already worn my welcome out a few places.
you can find the answers here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I225Vcs3X0g HAHAHA!
Yes, sadness is sometimes compounded by a second telling, sorry if I have ruined you whole day. I do wish there had been an very active atheist group that I knew about then. It might have been great fun to be a roving shock troop of sarcastic atheists. This was at the beginning of the Moral Majority period, we could have started a movement and crushed the crap before it started, yah in my dreams. Now we are stuck with brush fires and PAC with lots of money.
What I would really want to know is Noah and family dealt with woodpecker birds? I mean, the ark was built using timber or did he have them birds in cages?


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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Serena Williams' dominating run at the majors ended in a painful loss to American teenager Sloane Stephens.
After the biggest victory of her life, the 19-year-old Stephens is headed to the semifinals of the Australian Open.
Williams hurt her back in the eighth game of the second set, slowing down her serve, restricting her movement and causing her obvious pain.
Stephens kept her composure, blocking out the injury issue on the other side of the net, and rallied for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory on Wednesday.
It was Williams' first loss since Aug. 17, and her first defeat at a Grand Slam tournament since last year's French Open.
The 15-time major winner hadn't lost a match at a Grand Slam tournament since the French Open, where her first-round exit sparked her resurgence in the second half of 2012 that included titles at Wimbledon, the London Olympics, the U.S. Open and the WTA Championship.
Stephens next plays defending champion Victoria Azarenka.
In the men's draw, U.S. Open champion Andy Murray moved into the semifinals with a 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 win over unseeded Jeremy Chardy of France.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - Former Oakland coach Bill Callahan denied allegations made by two of his former players that he ``sabotaged'' the Raiders in their Super Bowl loss to Tampa Bay 10 years ago.
Former Raiders receivers Tim Brown and Jerry Rice both said in recent interviews they believe Callahan undermined his own team in the Super Bowl in 2003 because of his close friendship with Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden by altering the game plan less than two days before Oakland's 48-21 loss.
``... I am shocked, saddened and outraged by Tim Brown's allegations and Jerry Rice's support of those allegations made through various media outlets over the last 24 hours,'' Callahan said Tuesday in a statement. ``To leave no doubt, I categorically and unequivocally deny the sum and substance of their allegations.''
NEW YORK (AP) - Sean Payton is back as coach of the New Orleans Saints.
Payton's season-long suspension for his role in the Saints' bounty program was lifted by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell nearly two weeks earlier than expected.
The decision allows Payton to attend the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., on Saturday, where some of the top college players available for the NFL draft will be competing.
NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL is looking into Tom Brady's leg-up slide that hit Ravens safety Ed Reed in the AFC championship game.
League spokesman Greg Aiello said ``any play of that nature is routinely reviewed.''
Brady could be subject to a fine if the league believes he violated any player safety rules.
Reed says Brady attempted to apologize this week for the slide.
``He actually reached out to me, texted me,'' Reed told WJZ-FM in Baltimore.
NEW YORK (AP) - Jets coach Rex Ryan was uninjured in a three-car accident in eastern Pennsylvania last week.
A team spokesman confirmed that Ryan was issued a warning and no citation after the accident on Jan. 14 in Bethlehem, Pa..
No one in the other two cars was injured in the accident, which was first reported by Deadspin.com.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Hall of Famer Charlie Joiner retired from his job as wide receivers coach for the San Diego Chargers, ending his 44 years in the NFL as a player and coach.
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Jay Ratliff is free on bond after his arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
The 31-year-old nose tackle was arrested shortly after midnight after his pickup truck sideswiped a tractor-trailer on Texas 114 about 20 miles northwest of Dallas.
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said that coach Jason Garrett may give up play-calling duties on offense.
Speaking to reporters at Senior Bowl practices, Jones said offensive line coach Bill Callahan could inherit play-calling duties, but stopped short of saying a decision had been made.
ATLANTA (AP) - A 46-year-old man was arrested in a stabbing near the Georgia Dome following the Falcons' NFC Championship game loss.
Georgia Dome spokesman Jason Kirksey says James Lewis McCoy of Villa Rica was arrested by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority Police Department. Information on McCoy's charges was not immediately available.
BALTIMORE (AP) - Fans watching NFL games on television have grown accustomed to the imaginary yellow line that runs across the field in accord with the first-down marker.
That first-down line could one day become part of the in-game experience at all 32 NFL stadiums.
Alan Amron, with financial backing from former NFL player and broadcaster Pat Summerall, has developed the First Down Laser System. Amron said the system projects a first-down line across the field that can be seen in the stadium and on TV.
The league is intrigued, but not completely sold on the idea - not yet anyway.
NEW YORK (AP) - The woman whose photo was used as the ``face'' of the Twitter account of Manti Te'o's supposed girlfriend says the man allegedly behind the hoax confessed and apologized to her.
Diane O'Meara told NBC's ``Today'' show that Ronaiah Tuiasosopo used pictures of her without her knowledge in creating a fake woman called Lennay Kekua. Te'o asserts he was tricked into an online romance with Kekua and, until last week, did not understand he was being hoaxed.
O'Meara went to high school in California with Tuiasosopo, but she says they're not close. She said he called to apologize Jan. 16, the day Deadspin.com broke the hoax story.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson had a stern warning for Seattle SuperSonics fans who are excited about the prospect of the NBA returning to the Puget Sound next season.
``Don't celebrate too early,'' he said.
In front of a cheering City Hall crowd filled with fans and public officials, Johnson introduced the first part of his four-step plan to keep the Sacramento Kings in California's capital city.
The three-time NBA All-Star guard turned mayor said he has secured 20 investors who have pledged at least $1 million each to be part of a local group to buy the franchise. Johnson said the major partners he hopes will anchor the last-ditch deal to keep the Kings from moving to Seattle will be revealed as soon as this week.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Memphis Grizzlies traded Marreese Speights, Wayne Ellington, Josh Selby and a future first-round draft pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Jon Leuer.
The trade is the first big move by the Grizzlies' new ownership and clears about $6 million in salary in getting Memphis under the luxury tax threshold this season. The Grizzlies rank fourth in the West and are 6-4 over their past 10 games after the NBA's best start this season.
The deal gives the lottery-bound Cavs another first-round pick to improve a team entering Tuesday night's home game against Boston with a 10-32 record - second-worst in the Eastern Conference. Speights also will help replace center Anderson Varejao who will miss the remainder of the season after developing a blood clot in his right lung.
CINCINNATI (AP) - The Reds will host the 2015 All-Star game at Great American Ball Park, the city's first since 1988, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.
Commissioner Bud Selig will discuss the decision on Wednesday in Cincinnati, where he's also appearing to promote Major League Baseball's latest urban youth academy, according to the person speaking on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made.
The Cincinnati Enquirer first reported the decision.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax is going to work for the Los Angeles Dodgers as a special adviser.
The team announced that the 77-year-old Koufax would join them.
Koufax will be a special adviser to team chairman Mark Walter. The former Dodgers great also will work with pitchers during spring training, a role he's held for several years.
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Welshman Geraint Thomas won the short but demanding second stage of cycling's Tour Down Under on Wednesday, avoiding a 15-man fall near the finish that brought down world champion Philippe Gilbert.


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Something I've always wanted to ask the commercial beeks, how did you get started? I've listened to lots of hobby beeks (or whom I assume to be hobby beeks) tell us guys/girls who aspire to go commercial, how most commercial beeks got started, the best way to get started, etc. The most common answer they have given is that you have to have been born into a commercial beekeeping family to be a commercial beekeeper. While I'm sure that is the easiest way to do it, I don't buy it. I have never believe that I can not succeed, and will never believe that I can not succeed. So anyway, I've always wanted to ask these questions:
1. How many hives do you have? I ask this to weed out hobbiest beeks that chime in, no disrespect intended.
2. How many hives did you start out with? And how long ago?
3. What aspect of beekeeping provides the most income, and what aspect provides the most profit?
4. Did you buy your equipment new or used?
5. Where is your operation based?
6. Besides being born into a beekeeping family, in your opinion, what is the fastest and best way to expand into a commercial beek?
7. I sell my honey at farmer's markets, and to other beeks because I can get a higher price. When you are producing 10, 20, 30 thousand or more pounds, who do you sell that to? I assume honey packers such as Sue Bee, but who are major honey packers?
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Ministry of Environment, Government of Nepal
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Mountain ecosystems play an important role in the lives and livelihoods of the people living in the highlands and those in the plains below. Climate change and other global changes have exerted added pressure on the ecosystem goods and services provided by mountains and expanded awareness of the importance of this highland-lowland relationship, and of the vulnerability of these fragile mountain systems. Further discussion is required to forge a consensus among mountain stakeholders on how best to address the issues and challenges facing mountain ecosystems. This has become essential to give voice to a common mountain perspective in global forums such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development ('Rio+20'), to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2012.
Lack of solid scientific data on climate change and its impacts on water availability, hazards, and disasters, as well as the associated risks to livelihoods and infrastructure, is a key issue facing mountain regions. Uncertainty about the impacts and risks is hampering investment and the development of infrastructure and initiatives for water, energy, and food security, including the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the mountains. All of the world's major rivers originate in the mountains, and the water from these rivers, in adequate quantities and of acceptable quality, is essential for people's food, water, and energy security. Uncertainty about water renders mountain and agricultural communities particularly vulnerable to climate change, especially in subtropical mountain regions.
The Ministry of Environment, Government of Nepal and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) are jointly hosting an International Expert Consultation on Mountains and Climate Change to review and enhance scientific understanding of climate change impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation options in the mountains of the world. The consultation will provide a platform for scientists, researchers, policy makers, and development practitioners to share knowledge, information, ideas, and solutions on the complex environmental, development, and socio-cultural issues related to climate change. The consultation will bring together experts from more than 20 countries as well as international research organizations, development agencies, academic institutions, and civil society partners that have been working on climate change and mountain environments and interacting with government policy makers from countries with mountain systems.
This expert consultation is a follow-up to a first consultation held in September 2010; the earlier consultation introduced the concept of the Mountain Initiative for Climate Change, conceived by the Government of Nepal at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP15) in 2009. The Mountain Initiative seeks to enhance awareness and understanding of mountain ecosystems in the context of climate change and to highlight the need to address the environmental, economic, and social issues more comprehensively in multilateral environment agreements such as UNFCCC, CBD, and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
This one-day event is expected to bring about a convergence of scientific ideas and approaches on the mountain agenda, as inputs to the International Conference of Mountain Countries on Climate Change, which the Government of Nepal has organized for policy makers on 5–6 April 2012. The consultation is expected to provide expert analysis and advice so that mountainous countries can better articulate and plan initiatives and actions to be shared in upcoming global forums such as Rio+20, CBD COP11, and UNFCCC COP18. The consultation is also expected to provide feedback to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UNFCCC process, and the Rio+20 outcome document.
For more information contact:
Dr Madhav Karki
Deputy Director General
Email: email@example.com
Recommendations from this expert consultation were considered for the Kathmandu Call For Action reached at the International Conference of Mountain Countries on Climate Change organised by the Ministry of Environment, Government of Nepal.
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Carbon nanotube characterization
NanoSpectralyzer from Applied NanoFluorescence
The near-infrared emission spectra of nanotube samples serve as compositional "fingerprints". Spectrofluorimetry can therefore be used to deduce detailed information about the compositions of bulk samples, which invariably contain mixtures of (n,m) species.
Applied Nanofluorescence (ANF) has developed a specialized fluorimetric instrument designed specifically for single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) analysis. The unique fluorimetric analyzer combines a compact, efficient optical system and sophisticated software that acquires and interprets the data. It allows users to easily and rapidly find the identities and amounts of specific (n,m) semiconducting nanotubes in their bulk samples.
|Characterisation of SWCNT and MWCNT
|Fluorescence detection of SWCNT
|Optical absorption and Raman spectroscopy of SWCNT and MWCNT
Near-IR fluorescence is not emitted by the one-third of SWCNT species that have metallic character, or from multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). However, these nanotubes can be detected and characterized by their optical absorption and Raman spectra. Absorption and Raman also offer valuable information about SWCNT samples. General-purpose spectrofluorometers are not optimized for nanotube analysis. Although versatile, they are bulky, slow, insensitive, and give raw data that need careful manual interpretation. In addition, they cannot measure absorption or Raman spectra. ANF has developed the NS1 and NS2 instruments specifically for nanotube analysis. These integrated systems efficiently measure and interpret multi-mode spectral data to provide the best available optical characterization.
Near-infrared band-gap fluorescence from individual semiconducting SWCNT was discovered at Rice University in 2001. Subsequent research at Rice deciphered the complex pattern of absorption and emission peaks seen in mixed samples. As a result, each distinct spectroscopic feature has now been assigned to a specific nanotube structure. These structural species differ in diameter and chiral angle, and are uniquely labeled by pairs of integers denoted (n,m).
Assessing SWCNT dispersion quality
Dispersed semiconducting SWCNTs can emit near-IR fluorescence if they are free of growth defects, have not undergone sidewall chemical reactions, and are individually suspended rather than aggregated into bundles with other nanotubes. The measured fluorescence intensity from a SWCNT dispersion therefore depends not only on optical excitation power and nanotube concentration, but also on the sample's "quality." To allow simple quantitative assessment of this quality, the NS3 NanoSpectralyzer automatically measures and reports the total (spectrally integrated) near-IR emission power from the sample for 3 different excitation wavelengths.
Determining (n,m) compositions of SWCNT samples
SWCNT samples almost always contain a number of (n,m) structural species, including semiconducting and metallic forms. The semiconducting SWCNT species present in a sample can be detected and identified by their fluorimetric signatures, which involve characteristic emission peaks in the near-IR and characteristic excitation peaks in the visible region. Two-dimensional excitation-emission scans were originally used to observe these features and qualitatively analyze for the semiconducting (n,m) species. The continuously wavelength-tunable excitation light needed for such scans is available only by using a monochromator to filter the output of a broadband lamp. Unfortunately, the resulting lamp-based excitation beam is low in power and impossible to focus tightly. The NS1 instead uses three higher power diode lasers with fixed wavelengths carefully chosen to excite a broad range of semiconducting SWCNTs.


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One of the best known solo acoustic musicians in North Florida, Elizabeth Roth performs at Tradewinds Lounge on Saturday afternoons. Her repertoire is extensive with songs ranging in style from old standards, to folk, rock, modern country and contemporary popular music. Music starts at 1:00pm.
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An area where companies often voice their concerns as we discuss setting up their own blog is that of negative feedback. They worry that people will use the comments section of their blog to express their dissatisfaction with the company and their products or services. Theyre also keen to understand how best to deal with them.
From a personal point of view, I totally understand this concern. As a rule, we dislike negative comments being made about us thats just natural – and companies and company bloggers are no different. Theres an instinctive reaction when we receive anything other than glowing praise for something we've written: for the individual blogger, there's personal pride at stake; for businesses, there's the concern that it will reflect badly on their organisation and alienate customers or prospects who see it.
So, for some, the gut reaction is to suppress it … moderate it out … pretend it never happened. Better still, don't allow anyone to comment! That will also take away the guilt factor of knowing that the comment was made but that you haven't approved it!
Why this really isn't an option
The trouble is that this is the digital equivalent of sticking your head in the sand or perhaps jabbing your fingers in your ears and shouting La la la very loudly. Conjures up a faintly ridiculous image? Well, in social media terms, its equally ridiculous, Im afraid. Why? Because the person who wanted to complain on your blog will still do so, they will just go elsewhere … generally somewhere where you won't have the chance to respond and engage with them.
So whats the alternative? Well, instead, give people the chance to raise the issue on your blog let them vent their frustration. And, in the process, you'll be giving yourself the chance to answer their concerns.
For me, there are three key reasons why I'd want to do that and they're nothing to do with blogging and everything to do with business:
- Firstly, it costs much more, both in terms of time and money, to find new clients than it does to keep your current ones.
- Secondly, customers with negative experiences are more likely to tell people about them than customers with positive experiences. However, customers who have had a negative experience which has been solved tend to be the most vocal;
- Thirdly, it costs more to fix a problem than to prevent it in the first place.
By responding and resolving their issues, we have the chance not only to keep them as a customer but possibly turn them into an advocate for your company again. In any case, by openly allowing the criticisms and answering them, you are more likely to gain respect in the eyes of other readers than lose it.
Feedback has other benefits
You may also be receiving valuable feedback which could help improve an aspect of your company's activities and fix a problem which already exists. Without this feedback, you could remain blissfully unaware of an issue which is costing you clients who have decided not to complain but rather "vote with their feet" and look for another supplier.
Certainly you need to make sure that the comments comply with any guidelines that you have in place – and in a corporate blog, they should exist – but those should cover areas such as abusive or racist language rather than constructive criticism. So rather than suppressing negative comments, you should encourage comments and feedback of all types. While it might sometimes seem a painful process in the short-term, the long-term benefits will prove far more valuable.


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When it is a government employee doing this, on the clock, paid for by tax dollars, as part of their official duties... well that is what propaganda is. Why the hell are we paying for "mass communications officers" in the first place? Does anyone support their tax dollars going to pay for someone to go post positive comments on Digg about government programs? Say, are you by any chance a "mass communications officer?"
Public relations? Winning of hearts and minds? Press liaison? All are fairly legit functions of any administration, as is outright propaganda.
Bullshit. Even the former director of the CIA disagrees with you, as he stated that some of the misinformation campaigns we've run in the middle east have made their way into US news, which is counter to the interests of the US populace and unconstitutional. The army/executive branch may have a legal mandate to plant misinformation overseas, but as soon as it is meant for the US population, they've overstepped their authority. The people should rightly be outraged by this and should require such programs
Because the modern military realizes it is not enough to win battles. You must also convince the homefront you are winning battles. Perception is reality and the loudest voice defines the truth.
promoting pro-Guantanamo stories on the Internet news focus website Digg, and even altering Wikipedia's entry on Cuban President Fidel Castro to describe him as 'an admitted transsexual' (misspelling the word 'transsexual').
Lemme guess: The officers name is Winston Smith, and he is assigned to the Ministry of Truth?Guantanamo spokesman Lt. Col. Bush blasted Wikileaks for identifying one 'mass communications officer' by name, who has since received death threats for 'simply doing his job -- posting positive comments on the Internet about Gitmo.'
As for the pro-Kremlin bloggers, A recent report [rferl.org] by Radio Free Europe states, "A new generation of pro-Kremlin bloggers, for example, is being cultivated to spread Putin's word online -- and to rapidly disrupt the activities of Russia's opponents, both real and imagined.
When Kasparov's Other Russia held a rally in Moscow on April 14, for example, a group of pro-Kremlin bloggers from the Young Guard youth movement flooded the Internet with reports of a smaller pro-regime demonstration on the same day. In doing so, they crowded out postings about the opposition march on Russia's top web portals -- creating a virtual news blackout in one of the last refuges of free media in the county. Pavel Danilin, the pro-Putin blogger who spearheaded the effort bragged to 'The Washington Post' that his team 'played it beautifully.'"
Is Russia becoming more like the USA, or is the USA becoming more like Russia?
A. Yes (to both.)
As a Briton, caught between the two I am becoming seriously worried, both by Putin's increasingly strident attacks on anyone who opposes him and the USA's seeming inability to elect anyone other than a clown as president.
There are plenty of POV pushers who get away with it. During Huricane Katrina there was a team of GOP staffers diligently removing any material that mentioned the fact that the
The incompetence of government
Interestingly there is some research indicating that people acting as individuals can be intelligent, but when placed within a bureaucracy then everyone acts as if they were completely stupid. I think that's a good reason to avoid creating massive bureaucracies. But I cannot understand why people in general continue building bureaucracies over and over again... new departments, bigger governments, massive multinationals, franchises... Everything is overbureaucratised even though everyone with an open m
That said, there's a difference between a propaganda campaign orchestrated at high levels, vs. some bored private being a dork. Then again, powerful people tend to do their dirty work through disposable minions, so it's not always easy to tell.
You can read here [southcom.mil], on page 3 of this pdf, about the most recent rotation of public affairs GIs. They are just kids. Most of what they do are puff pieces -- interviews for the "Chaplain's Corner". Sixty wikipedia edits, of this sort, could have been done by a couple of bored privates, over their lunch hour, the day the Sergeant was out of the office.
More notable is the goodbye essay of Colonel Lora L. Tucker, a retiring PCH officer, on page 2. The way I see it her retiring essay provides a big part of the answer to the question how could American soldiers be involved in abusing captives?
Guarding men, held without charge, for an indefinite term, would be bad for the morale of young American GIs. What I think happened is that officers like Geoffrey Miller, Harry Harris, made the conscious decision to demonize the Guantanamo captives, keeping up the GI's morale by vastly overstating the importance of the captives, the danger they represented, and the confidence responsible officers could have about their role in terrorist attacks.
Colonel Tucker seems to have accepted the unsubstantiated claims of spin doctors at face value.
Back in 2005 there was a brief period when camp authorities allowed the press to interview some of the ordinary troops who served as the camp's guards. I remember a brief clip the BBC broadcast about his frustrations about serving as a camp guard. He made two points:
Guards weren't given enough scope to retaliate against captives who spit on them, or threw urine on them.
(paraphrasing) "Half of these guys killed a US soldier." Well, I checked. At the time the guard made this comment 192 American GIs had died in Afghanistan -- including those like Pat Tillman who were victims of "friendly fire". At that point about 500 captives remained in Guantanamo. So even if every American death could be attributed to a Guantanamo captive, that still wouldn't have been "half".
When examined in detail the allegations faced by only a few dozen captives could be honestly reported to have been "captured on the battlefield" -- for any reasonable definition of battlefield. The allegations against most of the captives don't support the claim that they were "combatants". Under the Geneva Conventions a demobilized soldier is considered a civilian. According to the Geneva Conventions only soldier who are currently part of an army, or militia -- or civilians who choose to engage in hostilities against their countries invaders, are combatants. A veteran might be highly decorated, or admired -- according to the Geneva Convention, if that demobilized veteran stayed home, didn't try to re-enlist, and left his rifle hanging over his mantle, he remained a civilian.
The Guantanamo captives included a couple of dozen grandfathers, who were considered combatants because they fought against Afghanistan's Soviet invaders during the 1980s. One grandfather's military service dated back to 1960s, when he served in the Afghanistan Army when Afghanistan was still a monarchy.
And yet the guards believed, "over half these guys killed a US soldier". The authorities demonized them. And this set the stage for the abuse.
Seriously! Wouldn't that get a lot more goodwill than those recurring fuck-ups?Hello, I am [NAME], [MILITARY RANK AND CURRENT POSITION], and I believe this article is [BIASED / FACTUALLY INCORRECT / WHATEVER OTHER PROBLEM]; I would like to clarify that [STATE YOUR CASE, LIST YOUR ARGUMENTS, PRESENT EVIDENCE IF AVAILABLE]. If any further information is necessary, please feel free to contact the Army's Public Affairs division at [E-MAIL & SNAIL-MAIL ADDRESSES].
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Swimming Pool Blog
by Sean Griffin, September 02, 2009
Algae, bacteria and mold can present itself in your swimming pool in many forms and colors. Restoring your pool and getting back that healthy crystal clear blue water can sometimes become a task. The best remedy is of course prevention. Continually monitoring and adjusting your water chemistry is a must - but unfortunately an algae bloom can occur almost overnight. Some pools are prone to algae outbreaks due to poor water filtration / circulation, a high amount of contaminants and or algae deeply imbedded into your pool finish. Different types of algae have unique characteristics to consider when dealing with.
First let's take a closer look at algae and break it down…It is technically considered any various aquatic, single or complex organism that produces their own food. They range in size from pin points to giant kelp and can be found in dirt, snow, clouds and most commonly floating on water. Another way to think of it is like their plants but with no roots, stems or leaves. The most common way to separate algae types is by color, ranging from yellow to black.
High doses of chlorine with proper water chemistry along with good filtration and the right cleaning tools can defeat most algae. Chlorine in any form is less affective when the ph is unbalanced. Proper water filtration is a must. Dead spots, or areas where water circulation is minimal will allow algae to re-bloom. An adequate filter is necessary in filtering out algae spores. Scoring the heads of green or black algae, to allow chlorine to enter the organism, is also required. A wire brush works well on plastered pools. Corner brushes will also allow you to brush up those difficult areas algae loves to hide. Once algae is killed vacuuming out dead spores and cleaning all components of pool, including cleaning equipment will help reduce the change of future outbreaks.
Green Algae - This form of algae is the most common. This primitive slimy seaweed like organism can be growing on your walls and floor, floating throughout the water, and leaching on to whatever is in the water. The quick fix to green algae is high doses of chlorine and proper brushing followed by vacuuming. In those hard to manage cases algaecide can be used to help destroy and prevent future outbreaks. Extreme pool algae? There may be a high presence of Phosphates in the water, providing a good source of food for our single celled friends.
Yellow Algae - Also known as mustard algae it has been known to be very resistant to chlorine and has the ability to live outside of water for an extended period of time. The ability to live outside of pool makes it a potential threat to re-grow and also to get transferred from one pool to another. It is the rarest of all algae and can be yellow green or brown. Most of the mustard algae infections occur when water balance is off or the water tests positive for nitrates.
Black Algae - Appears at first as spots on your pool walls. It is the most stubborn of all algae. Black algae can be very rough to brush off of pool surface due to its protective coating. Use of a pumice stone, putty knife or a chlorine tablet are all good tools to scrape off the heads. It can become deeply embedded in the cracks of plastered pools. Very difficult to remove, Rob likens it to Herpes "once you get it, you've got it for life" he says. Maintain it with a use of a black algaecide. For eradication efforts, draining and cleaning, or replastering, is indicated. "Bury it alive".
Pink Algae - Not algae but is a moldy bacteria. This slimy mold makes water cloudy. It occurs near ocean waters most commonly from swimmers going from beach to the pool. It can form sheets on the walls, or more commonly, is spotted in small crevices in the plaster or near the tile line and skimmers. Pink algae also likes to set up household inside of a filter tank. Easy to spot when cleaning grids or cartridges. Not a bad idea to bleach your swimsuits in the washing machine after returning from the beach.
Over-coming algae can sometimes seem impossible and in some circumstances you may need to drain your inground plaster pool and perform an acid wash. The acid wash will help to remove most of the roots and dead cells present in the pores of pool plaster. Changing the water will remove the microscopic "skeletons" of algae, which provides for new algae growth. Also consider changing the filter media (sand, cartridge or DE grids) to remove algae from inside your pool filter. Preventative measures such as these can save you a lot of money and headaches. For more information on Algae, visit our Algae Page, one of the most visited pages on our website!
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Schwab Advisor Service's new RIA Economic Discovery Tool designed to help advisors make informed decisions before moving to independence
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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While retaining clients remains one of the top three most important areas of focus for advisors when making the move to the independent model, advisors who have been independent for less than two years say the majority of clients stick by their side once they make the switch, Schwab Advisor Services learned from a series of recent interviews1 with forty "sophomore year" independent registered investment advisors (RIAs) who custody with the firm. Not only do clients agree to transition with their advisors as they seek independence, but most are immediately on board when told about the change.
According to industry research2, the RIA industry has witnessed an eight percent annual growth rate, more than doubling industry assets under management, from $1.3 trillion to $2.8 trillion over the past 10 years.
"As one of the fastest growing segments of the financial services industry, it is clear that the appetite for independent advice is expanding as more and more advisors turn to the RIA space," said Jon Beatty, senior vice president, sales and relationship management with Schwab Advisor Services. "With industry growth comes more choice for advisors as they seek out a path to independence. Schwab works one-on-one with advisors to determine which solution is best for them, evaluates the economics, and helps develop a transition plan tailored to their needs."
In the interviews, most advisors noted "the ability to provide more personalized service to clients" as being a very or somewhat important aspect in the decision to become an RIA, followed by "the preference to work for yourself." Also important was the need to "protect their personal reputations" by moving to the independent model.
Supporting Advisors in the Move To Independence
Schwab helps advisors explore options for independence as they determine whether it makes more sense to start a firm or join one. Schwab's dedicated Advisor Transition Services team then collaborates with the advisor to develop a customized plan for their specific circumstances.
In its most recent effort to advance the understanding of the model's benefits, Schwab launched a campaign ─ "Don't change your ways. Change your world."─ for advisors looking to move into the independent space, which included the creation of new advisor videos and case studies that discuss the entrepreneurial spirit that the independent channel embraces.
Schwab also launched a new RIA Economic Discovery Tool3 that provides a simple, at-a-glance hypothetical view of the financial benefits associated with the RIA channel as compared to other advisory models. After selecting an advisory model along with a few key estimates, advisors receive an in-depth economic analysis of an RIA's earning potential, income growth and firm value over time, outlining what they stand to gain by switching to the independent channel.
"We've found that the economic decision can often weigh heavily on an advisor considering a transition," noted Beatty. "With this tool and a conversation with a Schwab business development officer, an advisor can get a better picture of what the transition might mean to them."
In addition to the RIA Economic Discovery Tool, Schwab has created a comprehensive suite of resources to help support advisors considering a move to independence, including access to industry-leading benchmarking research, proprietary diagnostic tools, templates, and case studies drawn from years of supporting RIAs.
Advisors "Own" Their Freedom
In every single case, the importance of entrepreneurship and the freedom of choice that comes with the independent channel rang true among the "sophomore year" RIAs interviewed. All of them said they would choose independence if they had to make the decision again and nine out of ten said they are happier now as an RIA and would recommend making the switch to their peers.
"In order to do the best job of offering advice for my clients, I realized that I had to become an entrepreneur," said Leo Arms, Owner, Thomas Leo Advisory. "It's very freeing to not have to answer to anybody other than your clients because you know that all you want to do is do a good job for them." Here is more from Arms in this video.
Advisors interviewed also noted that it takes on average two years from the time they first consider the idea to when the transition is initiated. And, almost all agreed that the top benefits of going independent include the ability to earn a larger annual income and the opportunity for greater long-term personal financial success.
"It's nice to see every new dollar that hits the bottom line and how it can impact the value of our firm," said Brian Power, Chief Operating Officer, Gateway Advisory LLC. Here is more from Power in this video.
About Charles Schwab
The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) is a leading provider of financial services, with more than 300 offices and 8.8 million client brokerage accounts, 1.6 million corporate retirement plan participants, 881,000 banking accounts, and $2.04 trillion in client assets as of February 28, 2013. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company provides a full range of securities brokerage, banking, money management and financial advisory services to individual investors and independent investment advisors. Its broker-dealer subsidiary, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (member SIPC, www.sipc.org), and affiliates offer a complete range of investment services and products including an extensive selection of mutual funds; financial planning and investment advice; retirement plan and equity compensation plan services; compliance and trade monitoring solutions; referrals to independent fee-based investment advisors; and custodial, operational and trading support for independent, fee-based investment advisors through Schwab Advisor Services. Its banking subsidiary, Charles Schwab Bank (member FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender), provides banking and lending services and products. More information is available at www.schwab.com and www.aboutschwab.com. (0413-2610)
1 Koski Research conducted interviews between February 14 – March 6, 2013 with 40 independent advisors who became independent during the past two years and custody with Schwab Advisor Services. Those interviewed have been working in the investment advisory space for 15 years on average and manage a median $100 million in assets.
Koski Research is not affiliated with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Experiences shared are not a guarantee of future success and may not be representative of your experience.
2 Cerulli Associates, Charles Schwab Strategy estimates, marketwatch.com.
3 The Economic Discovery Tool (Tool) is intended solely for use by investment professionals. The Tool simulates the pro forma financial results of various hypothetical scenarios for establishing, operating, joining and/or selling an investment advisory practice or firm and compares those simulated outcomes to various alternatives. The scenarios and alternatives covered are not exhaustive and may not be representative of those you actually encounter. The simulated pro forma results do not reflect, and are not guarantees of, actual or future results. Your actual results may be materially different than those simulated.
Third party advisors are not affiliated with or employed by Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. The mention of the firms is not, and should not be construed as a recommendation, endorsement or sponsorship by Schwab.
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Marine Energy general
Generic term that applies to all forms of renewable energy captured from the marine environment, excluding offshore wind.
Marine Renewable Energy
Marine renewable energy (MRE), also known as marine and hydrokinetic energy (MHK), is a broad term for various ways to harness electricity from water. Movement of water occurs naturally in the ocean and rivers, in the form of waves, tides, and currents. This movement can be captured with a variety of devices and converted to electricity that is exported to shore with transmission lines. There are also technologies that utilize the difference in temperature or salinity between water depths to generate electricity. Tethys categorizes the industry of offshore wind separately. The technologies can be classified in the following categories:
Environmental concerns vary greatly based on device design and the location. Some of the primary concerns are animal collisions with turbine blades, impacts from underwater noise, and changes to the physical system from large arrays.
Photo Credit: Sea Generation Ltd, Pelamis Wave Power, Ocean Power Technologies, Atlantis Resources Ltd, Carnegie Wave Energy Ltd