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by Shane Stokes
April 11, 2018
Meyer and Garfoot win gold medals for Australia in Commonwealth Games time trial; Movistar trio Landa, Quintana, Valverde recon Tour de France cobblestones; Administration error costs English rider her place in Commonwealth Games TT; Porte, van Garderen continue to build at Tour du Finistère; La Vuelta announces four wildcard teams chosen for 2018 edition; Stefan Küng undergoes surgery on jaw fractured at Paris-Roubaix; U.S. amateur cyclist Dylan Lima accepts sanction for anti-doping rule violation; Video: Danny MacAskill & Claudio Caluori: Home of Trails; Video: Phil Gaimon's "Worst Retirement Ever." Taiwan KOM Challenge, Part 1: The journey
After completing their respective early-April racing at the Vuelta al País Vasco and the Klasika Primavera in Amorebieta, Nairo Quintana, Mikel Landa and Alejandro Valverde joined some a few Movistar teammates on a recon of Stage 9 of the 2018 Tour de France, from Arras to Roubaix.
Together with three riders from Movistar's Paris-Roubaix roster — Imanol Erviti, Marc Soler and Jasha Sütterlin — as well as sports directors José Luis Arrieta and Chente García Acosta, the Spanish squad's leaders covered the 15 cobbled sections of the stage.
"What we wanted here was to get a real feeling about the terrain: how you enter and tackle every sector, which ones of them could be key – it's obvious that it will all be a different story when you're racing and into a furious peloton, but I'm sure this recon will really help us a lot," Arrieta said. "We were also lucky, since we had two days of dry weather, which allowed us covering the entire group of sectors with no setbacks. Taking advantage of all materials we already had here in northern France for Roubaix, we also tested different wheelsets, tyre pressures – it's also about having everyone going into this stage, come July, with absolute confidence about what's best for them.
All three leaders had already ridden on cobblestones this spring, and even if we know that the hardness of those sections is nowhere near the Roubaix pavé, it's significant for us to have them feeling what it's like to go on a cobbled race."
Arrieta said Stage 9 could prove decisive. "As we have seen, you can lose the Tour de France at every stage, and days like these are even more dangerous. You'll need to be in perfect form, know what you're facing, and also some extra bit of luck, because a puncture, a mechanical, can cost lots of time. It's pretty likely that one of the race contenders will leave this stage with his chances ruined."
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Steven Church, author, co-editor of the Normal School literary magazine and a teacher in the California State University, Fresno Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, will read from his new books Friday, July 2, in the CSU Summer Arts program.
Church's reading is part of the public performance component of CSU Summer Arts, a month-long program of courses taught by experts in cultural arts who also participate in public concerts, lectures and exhibitions. In its 12th year at Fresno State, CSU Summer Arts is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Church, the author of "The Day after the Day After: My Atomic Angst," "Theoretical Killings: Essays & Accidents" and "The Guinness Book of Me: A Memoir of Record," will read at 7 p.m. Friday, July 2, at the Conley Lecture Hall in the Phebe Conley Arts Building. Admission costs $10; $7 for students and seniors.
Week 2 of the first 2010 CSU Summer Arts session begins with a day off from public performances to observe the Independence Day holiday Sunday, July 4, then moves into full swing with readings by poet Leslie Heywood and a lecture about animation by Pixar Studios animator Andrew Gordon, who worked on the recently released "Toy Story 3."
The two-week courses conclude with student culminations that are free and open to the public, beginning with memoir writing on Thursday, July 8, and adding seven culminations on Friday, July 9
Details about CSU Summer Arts are at www.csusummerarts.org.

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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Almost there...
For those of you checking on the kitchen progress tonight, the paint work is almost done. I've of course thought of amazing details to add to the "stone tile" floor, so I'll be painting through the night. If you're awake, send some good vibes my way, and check in around 9:00 tomorrow morning.
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About Echo Lake Cafe
Echo Lake Café was first established in 1960 by Dickie Conley and his sister Betty. The restaurant had a few owners after the Conleys, but in 1996 Bob and Christi Young purchased it.
The Youngs spent some time renovating the building and revamping the brand. They used the same logo and menu from Fire Sign Cafe, their first restaurant, which they have owned since 1980.
The couple reopened the new Echo Lake Cafe in June of 1999. Since that day, Echo Lake Cafe has been a go-to spot for locals and tourists alike. In 2019 the Young's daughter, Amy, and her husband, Mark, bought half of the Echo Lake Cafe business. They are excited to carry on her parents vision and legacy!


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Welcome to GIIS Dubai!
In line with our vision of becoming a Global Role Model for Teaching and Learning, we place great importance on developing opportunities for our students to discover their strengths and realise their potential. Besides the rigorous scholastic programmes, our well planned co-curricular and sports programmes ensure that our students are equipped with skills to excel in their chosen field.
Creativity and innovation are integral to an effective 21st century education system, which is why our students are trained in problem solving, critical and inventive thinking right from their elementary classes. The students are encouraged to enquire, question and investigate and thus pave the way for creation of new knowledge through both within and beyond the classroom activities. The Quality Circles implemented from Grade 1 and above ensure that critical thinking and problem solving become a way of everyday learning for our students.
GSF Schools have everything that make up a model school – excellent infrastructure, encouraging environment and dedicated faculty which comprises of highly qualified and experienced teachers who undergo 40 hours of learning on a high tech Learning Management System. The entire team believes that each child is a unique individual with specific needs and our classrooms reflect this belief. Our teaching practices support the learning for each child through differentiated instruction and implementation of multiple intelligence principles ensuring that every child excels in their strength areas and improves in areas where support is needed.
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The following journal entry from Uganda on June 26, 2016, recounts an episode I had of severe gut pain. In retrospect, the experience makes three things clear: 1) after years of high chronic stress, my immune system was weak and my resultant bouts of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) were getting more frequent and more severe, 2) my #1 go-to strategy for dealing with pain is to check out of my body and lose myself in a painless mental world of my own creation, and 3) some things you cannot feel in pleasure can only be felt in pain:
I lost an entire day of my life.
Friday afternoon I lifted weights at the country club, and then the B's came over there to hang out with us before they flew to America. In the dining area, I had a cup of tea and a light snack while A and I talked about music we liked. It wasn't until I got home that my gut started to feel uncomfortable.
By the time we went to bed at 10:30, my gut hurt but not enough to keep me from falling asleep. But then I woke up at 12:23 from the now much worse pain. And so began eighteen hours of utter misery. It felt like what I've had twice already this year: stabbing pain just below my stomach. Yet this was different too. You know how it feels when you need to pee and have been sleeping on your bladder – you can feel the shape and location of the bladder because of the pain. That is how my whole intestines felt. They were inflamed by something and cramping terribly. I spent the rest of the night in the guest bedroom, watching movies, writhing around, constantly shifting because no position provided relief. I had fever with chills.
Like the other two times this has happened, I thought I just needed to pass the offending substances, so I took a laxative and prayed for it to work. I had my first bout of diarrhea around 3:00 – no relief. The second bout came around 5:00 – still no relief. The sun came up, and I was still doubled over in agony. Later I shifted to our bedroom where I stayed in bed till 6:00 p.m. The one thing that helped me sleep from 2-5 p.m. was Tylenol. Seeing that it was more than food poisoning, I took a dose of antibiotics mid-morning, but that brought no relief either.
While Amber was gone playing tennis, it occurred to me that this could be malaria. So I told her that, and she came and picked me up and took me to the hospital to get tested. It came back negative. It looks like I have a virus, a stomach flu of some sort.
It's 5:30 Sunday morning now. I slept about seven hours but woke up with a splitting headache and nausea.
Let me tell you, Friday night and Saturday were hellish. That stabbing pain never relented for eighteen hours straight. By yesterday morning I was so worn down from it all that I started crying.
One wonders what the cause of all this is. Friday night, when I came down with this sickness, was when we handed our new visa application to the B's [after the first had been rejected after months of waiting], making the timing of this suspect. The other thing is that yesterday I really, really needed to make progress writing on my grammar sketch. My new deadline is Thursday, and now that I've lost the last two days, I don't know how I am going to make it. It will be embarrassing to have to ask for another extension [from the publisher], but that might just be what I've got to do.
While I was in the throes yesterday morning, I had a little conversation with myself, or God, or someone. We talked about my destiny, about being true to myself. The message was clear: I am a linguist. I think I've been trying to be too poetic, too literary, too…whatever while writing this dictionary. But it's when I'm describing a language clearly and simply that I'm in my grove. I learn a language and explain its phonetics, phonology, morphology, and basic syntax. That's what I do. I learn a language's basic grammar, its 'first principles'. I don't grapple with the complexities below the level of articulatory phonetics, nor the complexities of discourse, sociolinguistics, literature, etc. – the higher levels. Nor do I work out the practical implementations of grammar: literacy, education, translation, etc.
A little over a year ago, I had the revelation that I should let go of Bible translation and stick to straight descriptive linguistics. Now I have insight into what kind of linguist I am: one who describes the central systems and subsystems of a language – the basic meaningful levels.
In my stricken delirium these long hours, my thoughts then turned to the intellectual horizon. Just as my gift is to learn the basic meaningful systems of a human language, I will also seek to learn the basic grammar of reality. It's how my mind works. I will seek to get a grasp of the underlying first principles of all the systems below the level of human language: quantum physics, atomic physics, chemistry, molecular biology, genetics, evolutionary biology, biological anthropology. I will get familiar with ideas like holarchy, emergence theory, complex systems theory, information theory, biological structuralism, intelligent design, biosemiotics, etc., to see if I can nail down some kind of basic 'grammar' of the cosmos – the λóγος of John 1:1. Then, for the time being, I will not be overly concerned with levels of complexity above the human language faculty, such areas as economics, politics, sociology, etc., and I will not be concerned about the practical applications of my theory. If, at some point, God wants me to get broader or more practical in my writing about Icétôd [the Ik language] or the Logos, then so be it.


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Archive for September, 2010
Winners notified!Author: nmjunko
Sep 26
Wait for it….Author: nmjunko
Sep 26
…heh heh.
We drew names but I haven't even peeked yet. 😉
Here is the rundown: I received 60 orders- thank you everyone!
I wrote down everyone's name on a slip of paper. I could have used a random number generator, but I like the personal touch.
Then, I put them in a *gasp* RSE cereal bowl:
Then, I rounded up my most favorite children 😉 to draw names for me. <snicker>
The first one kept peeking for his favorite customers, and then gave me attitude when I called him on it:
So, I had to go find my other most favorite child, but when he discovered that there was no food in the bowl, he could not be bothered:
Finally, I had to get another of my kids to draw from the bowl. He was very willing to be an Official RSE Drawing Judge:
Here he is looking all official.
Okay, now for the drawing part:
Look at him go!
Notice the look of deep concentration- he takes his job very seriously:
And…. almost done- he stopped at 20 names:
And there we have it!
Now, I'm toddling off to compile the official customs list, and will notify those of you whose names were drawn. If you don't hear from me, your name wasn't drawn today.
HOWEVER, I have a feeling that one of my holiday shows is not going to happen this year. I should know by the end of October. So, I'm hanging onto names, and if I have time to do some more customs, I will have a second drawing around Halloween!
Good luck, everyone!
Having trouble with emails bouncing AND…Author: nmjunko
Sep 22
people not getting the newsletter!
So, the newsletter is at the "customs/how to order" link at the top of the page. You can message me at Hyenacart (I'm "junko") or facebook (June Gonzalez) or at my etsy store.
Sorry for any inconvenience! You have until midnight Saturday to order!
Introducing: The Itty Bitty Dippy Dish set!Author: nmjunko
Sep 18
I'm so excited about these! They are sweet little dishes perfect for dipping your sushi, or fries, or whatever else tickles your fancy. They were a request from Lisa of Healing Pixie and I played around and fell in love with them!
They are raw clay outside and glazed inside, and hold about 1.5 to 2 ounces. Microwave, oven and dishwasher safe as always.
They are so cute, don't you just want to give them a kiss?
Check your Inbox!Author: nmjunko
Sep 15
Holiday custom orders newsletter just went out! 😀
Looking for a yarn bowl? Your chance is almost here!Author: nmjunko
Sep 8
Becky of Becky's Paper Creations has been kind enough to volunteer to host a yarn bowl coop that starts on September 13! They will start at $19. You can sign up here:
The bowls will be available in all my glazes, with one or two slots, and with or without a sheep. Here are some examples:
There will be a small discount which I normally do not offer since I try to keep my prices as reasonable as possible already. So, be ready, because we anticipate these 30 bowls to go fast! 😀


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"Nature is angry"!
Nell'ambito del progetto internazionale Covering Climate Now, i giornalisti Mark Phillips della rete statunitense CBS News e Mark Hertsgaard della rivista The Nation, hanno intervistato il Segretario Generale delle Nazioni Unite Antonio Guterres, ( https://cbsnews.cimediacloud.com/r/Kz6pp4uvNtgU ) in vista del prossimo vertice sui cambiamenti climatici che si terrà all'ONU il prossimo 23 settembre.
Nell'intervista Guterres ribadisce l'estrema necessità, da parte di tutti i Governi, di promuovere urgentemente azioni a favore del clima e ad accelerare l'attuazione dell'accordo di Parigi.
In particolare il Segretario Generale si dichiara fiducioso nel vedere quanto sentito sia il problema, se si considerano quanti giovani, associazioni , aziende si stanno già mobilitando per sensibilizzare i propri i Governi ad agire concretamente.
Guterres dice che, perché tutte le azioni intraprese possano risultare efficaci, le nostre scelte possono fare la differenza verso un decremento delle temperature globali: ad esempio nel modo in cui produciamo cibo, nel modo in cui organizziamo le città e alimentiamo l'economia, nel modo in cui produciamo energia. Tutto ciò , afferma il Segretario Generale, è sostenuto dalla scienza che ritiene non sia ancora troppo tardi per raggiungere questi traguardi e sempre più persone al mondo avvertono l'impellente necessità a che tutto ciò si realizzi.
Aggiunge inoltre Guterres che i cambiamenti climatici si stanno rilevando drammatici non solo per le conseguenze sempre più disastrose attraverso eventi estremi, siccità , alluvioni e scioglimento dei ghiacciai, ma anche per la conseguente diffusione di malattie tropicali che si stanno propagando verso il nord del pianeta e diventa dunque una questione di sanità pubblica.
Quanto all'Europa, in vista del vertice, la Commissione Europea ha adottato un piano in cui ribadisce l'impegno dell'UE a mantenere un ruolo di primo piano nella lotta ai cambiamenti climatici. L'UE è sulla buona strada per quanto riguarda il conseguimento dell'obiettivo di riduzione delle emissioni di gas a effetto serra entro il 2030. Inoltre, fornisce più del 40% dei finanziamenti pubblici per il clima a livello mondiale.
Questo articolo è stato pubblicato originariamente come intervista su CBS News da parte di Mark Phillips e su The Nation da parte di Mark Hertsgaard. E' qui ripubblicato in forma sintetica come testimonianza della partecipazione di Aletheia.it al progetto Covering Climate Now, una collaborazione internazionale di più di 250 testate per rafforzare la sensibilizzazione verso il problema del riscaldamento globale.
"This story originally appeared in CBS News by Mark Phillips and The Nation by Mark Hertsgaard .
It is republished here as part of Aletheia.it's partnership with Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story.
15:45:03;20 All right. I'm Mark Phillips from CBS News. And–
15:45:06;18 I'm mark Hertsgaard with The Nation magazine the Covering Climate Now collaboration.
15:45:11;14 Antonio Guterres. Pleasure to be with you. (LAUGHTER)
15:45:15;15 Please, go ahead.
15:45:17;02 Mr. Secretary General, thank you for making this time for the interview with the Covering Climate Now Consortium of news outlets around the world. You've been working very hard on the climate problem, calling it an emergency. People all over the world are scared. They want action. But you have called the Special Climate Action Summit next Monday because their governments are not delivering that action, at least not yet. What is the one thing that people listening to this interview right now can do to get their governments to lift their game, to act like this is the emergency that you say it is?
15:45:55;14 Well, first, the Republican can mobilize in different ways. We have seen the youth. We have a fantastic leadership in this regard. We see– we see the society, the– non-government organizations. We see the business community, cities, regions that more and more– not only put pressure on the government for climate action– and you have seen that al– already in elections in different parts of (UNINTEL) and Europe in the last– European elections.
15:46:26;14 But that also themselves assuming climate action. We see cities reducing emissions. We see businesses– also reducing their emissions. We see asset managers divesting from coal or from fossil fuels– (UNINTEL). We see the banks– having climate in their criteria– for– financial operations. We see (UNINTEL) taking climate into– their– considerations. Central banks considering climate risks need to be– assumed. So I see the whole of a society being more and more engaged in climate action. And what I want is to have the whole society putting pressure on governments to make governments understand they need to run faster.
15:47:10;15 And–
15:47:10;16 Because we are losing the race.
15:47:12;03 We're losing the race is why you call it an emergency, right?
15:47:15;00 Yes. I mean if you see the way– we– the multiplication of– natural disasters. Each time more intensive, more devastating consequences. I just came from the Bahamas. It is appalling to see what I've seen. Total destruction. Droughts in Africa. That is not only a problem for the population– and a problem for their wellbeing and forcing people to move, it's also more and more something that supports conflict and terrorism.
15:47:43;01 (UNINTEL) is a good– example of that. You see glaciers melting. You see corals bleaching. You see the food chains being– put into question. And– clearly– as we have– the highest temperatures ever– July was the hottest month– ever. The– this five years will be the hottest five years– in record. We see the rising level of the ocean– taking place. The highest concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere.
15:48:10;08 You need to go back three to five million years to get the same levels of CO2. And at that time water level was 10 to 20 meters higher than it was– it is today. So we are really dealing with a very dramatic threat not only to the future of the planet but to the planet today.
15:48:27;24 You mentioned civil society. One of the ideas that has really electrified civil society in the United States and overseas has been the Green New Deal, which of course you know about. Governments creating millions of jobs by investing in climate protection, climate mitigation, getting off of fossil fuels, and preparing for the impacts of those– gases. Here in the United States– pretty much all of the Democratic presidential candidates backed one form or another of a Green New Deal.
15:48:55;12 But only one of those candidates– supports a Green New Deal that has– that meets the science. And we just reported today in The Nation magazine that– Bernie Sanders, the Democratic senator, the– the independent senator from– Vermont– is the one candidate who seems to recognize what the U.N. has been saying all along, that any Green New Deal to work has to be global. That rich countries must help the developing countries to leave fossil fuels behind.
15:49:26;21 That's been a theme of these c– climate summits since 1992 at the Earth Summit. Bernie Sanders' Green New Deal proposes to spend $200 billion for the U.S. to help less developing countries. Are you aware of Senator Sanders' proposal? And is that enough money? Is– do you think that is the kind of proposal that would get support here at the U.N. from developing nations?
15:49:51;05 Well, the Paris Agreement was clear. In the Paris Agreement, there was a commitment by the developed countries from private and public sources to mobilize $100 billion per year to support the developing world both in mitigation and adaptation. And– obviously, it is essential that all countries, including the United States, play a role in relation to this.
15:50:11;20 Because without support to the developing world, even from the adaptation point of view, because climate change is already there, of course the– the impact can be absolutely devastating. So– I very strongly in favor– of– the clarification of the commitments make in Paris to give the developing world the guarantee that what was promised in Paris will be effectively delivered. But I think there are a number of other innovations that are essential, in my opinion.
15:50:41;22 Many times people give the idea that, okay, to put the price on carbon means a cost for the people. Not necessarily. Even if you use the– the– the most radical way, taxation, you can shift taxes from income and (UNINTEL) on payroll to carbon. And that makes the middle class better from the point of view of– their income situation. When we look at subsidies to fossil fuels, they usually are presented as a benefit to the population.
15:51:09;22 But let's be clear: Subsidies are paid with taxpayers' money. I really do not like to see my money as a taxpayer going to (UNINTEL), or to bleach corals, or to melt glaciers. So I think it's more and more necessary to explain things to people in a way that people understand that the biggest cost is the cost of doing nothing. The biggest cost is going down, subsidizing fossil fuels, building more and more coal power plants, having less and less capacity to– understand that we are really facing a climate emergency.
15:51:44;24 Just to clarify, though, that– are you familiar with Senator Sanders' proposal on the Green New Deal?
15:51:48;20 Yeah. Of course. Any– attitude from a country like United States to increase and to boost finance to developing world would be of course welcome. That doesn't mean that we want to interfere in the American election.
15:52:01;08 Of course not.
15:52:01;16 Because that is something that the U.N. cannot do.
15:52:04;10 You– you say that you have to get people and governments to listen to the arguments that you– that you make, such as the one you just did. But you've also just listed a few minutes ago a whole range of dire consequences that we're already seeing, hottest years on record, record rates of melting the polar ice caps, all of the other consequences, severe storms. That this is three years after the Paris Accord were agreed. Are you facing a situation of desperation now? It that why you've had to call this conference, because the Paris Accord– there's no evidence at this point that they're actually producing the result that we all hoped they would?
15:52:40;23 No, I'm not desperate. I am hopeful because I see a lot of movement in society. And I see more and more pressure being put in relation to government. If you look at the most recent poll in United States, you will see that the– overwhelming majority of American cities now consider climate change to be a serious threat and consider the government need to act in addition to that.
15:53:01;05 And that is the reason–
15:53:02;05 A government that's not acting at (UNINTEL).
15:53:03;16 But that– that is reason why I'm hopeful. Governments allow follow public opinion everywhere in the world, sooner or later. And so– but we need to stay the course. We need to keep– telling the truth to people and be confident that the political system, especially democratic political systems, will, in the end, sooner or later, deliver according to the needs that the population feels.
15:53:26;15 The– the latest– coming out of Washington is that the administration may well limit the ability of places you have cited as bright spots in the American context, California in particular, to lose the autonomy that it had to set lower pollution and emission standards than Washington would sanction. If that happens, isn't the– the American impediment to all of this international effort to mitigate climate change weakened ever further?
15:53:53;20 I think one of the best things of the U.S. society is the fact that it is a federal country and the fact that decisions are decentralized. So we always very strong in favor of keeping decisions on climate change as decentralized as possible.
15:54:07;24 But in– in this case, the central government is restricting the ability of one of the decentralized governments, California–
15:54:14;10 Which I believe goes against the tradition that United States always have–
15:54:19;02 –decentralizing decisions for the states, which I think is a good thing.
15:54:21;22 How much more– how much easier would your job be if the U.S. position were different than– than it is now?
15:54:26;24 I mean it is clear that if– we would be able to have– U.S. strongly committed to climate action. If we would be able to have– countries, mainly in Asia– not– selling– coal power plants. If we would be able to have everybody already implementing– what– the– (UNINTEL) government (UNINTEL) climate change deciding it was necessary, which means to have a chance to reach carbon (UNINTEL) in 2050 and to reduce emissions by 45% in 2030.
15:55:03;14 If everybody was on board with that, I would be much better. If it is not yet the case, it is our role to keep putting pressure, to keep pushing, and to keep trying to convince more and more people everywhere that– this needs to be done. Because–
15:55:19;22 –nature is angry.
15:55:21;10 Nature is angry.
15:55:22;24 And nature you cannot– you cannot play tricks with nature. Nature strikes back. And we are seeing nature striking back. And this is a very serious problem. And there are other areas that sometimes people do not talk about. But, for instance, public health. We see the combination of pollutions, climate change killing seven million people per year in the world. And we see tropical diseases moving north and becoming a threat– to countries in the developed world.
15:55:49;24 As the North warms.
15:55:51;14 And so I mean it's not only the question of the glaciers that melted, the corals that bleached; that sometimes people feel are– a little bit more far away. No. It's things that are now related to our daily lives, storms in our home countries, even in the North, droughts in our home countries, even in the North, in case of my country, and– diseases that were completely forgotten– in– the developed world– with risk of coming back.
15:56:17;23 And this is something that– people should be more and more aware of. And this will be, I believe, a very strong instrument to put pressure on governments to act. Because it's the life of people everywhere, including the North, that is being threatened. The last heat wave in Europe killed lots of people, especially elderly people. And elderly (UNINTEL) are becoming more and more important everywhere.
15:56:40;05 Do you still have hope of convincing the Trump administration of the– what you would see as the error of its ways in its approach to climate change and in withdrawing from the international–
15:56:48;20 Hope is a thing–
15:56:49;01 –accord?
15:56:49;15 –that– we should never lose. But in any case– I think there is work to be done with– the civil society, with the business community, with the asset owners, with the states, with the cities. And that work is also proving results that are very important.
15:57:04;12 The– the fact is, though, that even with the pledges for the diminishing of greenhouse production that– that were made in Paris, much of the– none of that would bring the heating levels of the climate down to the desired 1.5%, I think three– 3°, rather.
15:57:24;02 We are still increasing emissions.
15:57:25;11 We're still increasing emissions, even after–
15:57:27;24 This is why we need to change the course, reverse the trend.
15:57:31;21 –even after Paris.
15:57:32;24 Even after Paris.
15:57:34;02 And– and how much of a problem is this that it's Washington's position– are you hearing other countries say, "Well, if they won't, why should we?"
15:57:42;14 No. I don't think that is the problem anymore. Think now, clearly– and I was in Katowice. It was a difficult moment, as you know, to– Katowice was essential to implement the– the Paris Agreement. And in the end, it was possible to have everybody onboard, including, by the way, the United States delegation.
15:57:59;24 My feeling is more and more that countries understand that they cannot wait for their neighbor. They need to act by themselves, because the risk is– is a global risk. It's not a risk for one country or another. So nobody is– in my opinion, able to escape. And so my feeling is that independently of– what one country decides, other countries will be able to more and more commit to the– Paris Agreement and to the increased ambition that we need for the Paris Agreement to be a reality.
15:58:31;24 Simple MARK PHILLIPS: You say emissions are continuing to increase. The temperatures are continuing to rise. All of the consequences, storms, et cetera, are continuing to happen in greater frequency. Is– is– has Paris failed?
15:58:47;07 No. Because– more and more countries are now taking measures that will reverse this trend. If you look at what's happened in the European Union recently, only three countries opposed the– the strategy to have carbon neutrality in– 2050. And I believe that even that will be overcome. If we look at– our solar example is growing– in countries like India or China. It's about remarkable.
15:59:16;24 If you see how even countries– in the small island development states are themselves taking measures to reduce emissions, even if their contribution is ridiculous. You feel that there is a new wind of hope that is blowing. So I think we are getting to the top and will start coming down soon.
15:59:37;21 Just one quick follow up to–
15:59:39;07 To stop emissions.
15:59:40;07 Yeah. If it's a wind of hope, it's– it's a hot wind– that blowing now and– and an increasingly hotter wind. Is it time to, if not give up, at least face the reality that these targets are not going to be met? There's no indication so far that the targets will be met and that the efforts of organizations like the U.N. should be more directed toward adapting to the world we're more likely to face and, if not give up, at least lessen the effort, redirect–
16:00:07;06 We need to do both.
16:00:07;24 –that (UNINTEL).
16:00:08;19 We need to support adaptation and support, especially, the countries that are in the front line of the negative impacts. But what the science tells us today is that these targets are still reachable. But that means we've found changes in the way we produce food, in the way we power our– economies, in the way we organize our cities, in the way we produce– energy. And this is the kind of transformational changes that– I feel are needed and I feel that more and more people, companies, cities, and governments are understanding that needs to be done.


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This is a very complex question. No one really
knows the complete answer. Part of it is genetic.
This means that to some extent your brain is a
product of what your mom and dad gave to you when
you were conceived . This is the part we call
"NATURE"...then there is the part related to the
gift God has given you...that is how well you use
and try and develop your OWN brain.As an
example: what do you think is better for your
brain, going to the library and taking out a book
about WHALES and reading it and looking up more
information that you think is cool, OR watching TV
(cartoons ) everyday for 4 hours ????So ,
our brains need to be used because the more we use
them the smarter we become. But if you sit around
and watch TV then you are not using your brain so
much and that will make it lazy. This part of
brain development is called NURTURE...that means
you take care of your own development (your mom,
dad and teachers and other people can help you do
this too)I hope this answers your complex
question !!!
Almost everything that makes a person unique is
determined by their genes, or their genetic make
up.Your genes are encoded by your DNA. You inherit
half your genes from your father and half from
your mother. Together they combine to make a full
person.Women produce hundreds of eggs over
their lifetime. Each egg is unique from the
others due to its unique genetic makeup. The
mother's egg making machinery makes it so that
each egg gets a slightly different set of her own
genes. So each egg is like her but all in a
slightly different way. The father has millions
and millions of sperm. Each sperm, just like the
eggs, is genetically distinct from the other. In
the same way that the eggs are made, the father's
sperm are made to contain a slightly different set
of his own genes. So every baby that is produced
by one set of parents is totally unique
genetically from each other, unless they are
identical twins (see above question).
Ifone set of parents can produce many many
children all being unique from each other, then
other parents will also produce children that are
all unique from each other. Together everyone is
genetically distinct from one another. This is why
our genes or our DNA is the best "fingerprint" we
have. Each person's DNA is totally unlike anyone
else's DNA. Forensic scientist are
scientist who attempt to solve crimes using
various biological and chemical tests. Because a
copy of your DNA is in every cell in your body, if
any little part of a person (organic matter)is
left at a crime scene, the DNA can usually be
obtained. Even if you only left one little flake
of dead skin, or a single drop of blood, or even a
hair, a forensic scientist could get the DNA
fingerprint from this and create a DNA fingerprint
of the suspect. After a DNA fingerprint is made,
other people's DNA can be compared to this
original fingerprint, and when there is a match,
you know,you've found the culprit.Another
way DNA can be used as a fingerprint is to prove
who the parents of a particular child are.
Because your DNA will obviously be most like your
parents DNA, a comparison can be made between the
child's DNA and the possible parents and if they
are highly similar, then these are the
parents. Your genes or your DNA provide
the blueprint for every protein and cell to be
made in your body. How these proteins and cells
interact with each other and other substances
determine how you look, somewhat how you act, and
to some extent, how smart you are. Your
brain is composed of billions of neurons. These
are specialized cells that convey information to
your brain and out of your brain to the rest of
your body. Since each one of these neurons was
made via your DNA, each neuron is unique from all
the other neurons in your brain as well as from
anyone else's neurons. How these neurons develop
and connect with each other determine how your
brain functions. Certain people have genes that
cause their brain cells to connect in such a way
that information flows very effeciently, and they
can learn quickly.However, no matter how good your
genes are, a lot of intelligence has to do with
learning. The more you learn, the better your
brain becomes at learning and then, the more you
are able to learn. So babies and children who
have their brains stimulated at young ages usually
show enhanced learning abilities all throughout
their lives. When your brain is developing (in
the first decade or more of your life) neurons
form connections with each other so that they can
exchange information. The more this pathway of
information flow is used the faster the info will
flow. You can reinforce your neuron connections
by using these pathways over and over again. This
is why it is believed that we learn things best
when they are presented in a repetitive
fashion.So all in all, we are all
differently intelligent and have different "minds"
because of our genetic makeup and because of the
experiences we have had and how much these
experiences enhance our ability to learn and
think. What are some other things that might help
shape who we are and how we think?
A lot of scientists wonder, too, why people have
different brains, minds, and intelligence. We
know these things come partly from our genes that
we inherited from our parents and partly from
everything that happens to us after our genes come
together. Our genes come together when we are
still only a single cell, so that leave a lot of
time for other things to happen. You can imagine
how complicated it is to figure out what comes
from our genes and what comes from our environment
(everything around us). When I was a
graduate student, I did research on the behavior
of Paramecium, which are animals with only 1 cell.
We could change their genes one at a time and see
how their behavior changed. Changing one of the
genes made Paramecium that could only swim forward
- we called them 'pawns,' like the chess piece.
Changing another gene made Paramecium that usually
swam normally, but when we put them in a salt
(sodium chloride) solution, they swam backward for
a long time. We called them 'paranoiacs.' So
even in an animal that has only 1 cell, the
behavior comes partly from the genes and partly
from what happens to them. This is a very
important question, and if you keep thinking about
it, you will keep finding new ways to understand
it for the rest of your life.


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Turkey Vegetable Skillet
"As everyone who raises a garden knows, zucchini grows overnight!" declares June Formanek of Belle Plaine, Iowa. "I never like to let anything go to waste, so I try adding this hearty squash to every recipe I can. This dish has the fresh taste of summer."
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 20 min.
Makes6 servings
- 1 pound ground turkey breast
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 pound fresh tomatoes, chopped
- 1/4 pound zucchini, diced
- 1/4 cup chopped dill pickle
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- In a large skillet, cook turkey and onion over medium heat in oil until turkey is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain if necessary. Add remaining ingredients. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-10 minutes or until heated through.
Nutrition Facts1 each: 135 calories, 3g fat (0 saturated fat), 47mg cholesterol, 104mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 21g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 vegetable.
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I was surprised at how good this was. I did add a little red pepper and used fresh basil with roma tomatoes. I will definately cook this again.
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Great taste and healthy choice. Very filling.
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Very bland and uninspiring
Oct 14, 2009
this is VERY good!!! and my fiance actually got not just 2nds but 3rds!! the pickels make it awesome! i would recommend it to anyone! and passed it on to my other family members!
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U of W smart-grid gets a $10,000 boost
Project looks to natural gas and renewables
WATERLOO—A University of Waterloo research project looking to expand the concept of a "smart grid" beyond electricity is getting a $10,000 boost from Union Gas.
The research project, led by the University's Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE), focuses using advanced information technology to create a fully integrated "smart energy network", that includes natural gas and renewables while uncovering ways to incorporate new fuels such as hydrogen.
The project builds on work already underway in Ontario. The province is developing a smart grid using digital two-way communication that allows utilities to respond instantly to changes in demand, automatically fix power outages and allow consumers more control over how and when they use power.
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filthy place. Sargent seems pleased.
August 30th. Still damp and cloudy and running wearily back through millet fields to Harbin, will probably get there this P.M. Arrived at 10:00 A.M. Stay here until 3:00 P.M. when we again go back 200 miles or so into first mountains to south of here to botanize. A day or so while waiting repairs on line to Port Arthur. No one knows when they will be completed. Start at 3:40 P.M. Rain. Warm, muggy weather. Barometer 650. Many on train going this way via Vladivostock to Port Arthur. Wish we were, but of course Sargent won't, and he has me in his power. August 31st. Arrive at station in the mountains, 1600 feet elevation, at daybreak and in pouring rain. Crouch for a while back of brick wall, then go to porch of restaurant where I lie on bench all day in horrible pain - indigestion after 3 months of abominally cooked food. Start back to horrid Harbin at 5 or 5 P.M. Arrive at 6:00 A.M. After dreadful night of pain. I told Sargent that we would probably be compelled to go via Vladivostock and Japan after all this passing 5 times over part of road on account of broken bridges. He never seemed to think of me sick or well, or of my studies, only of his own (?), until he feared I might die on his hands, and thus bother him. He was planning another botanical trip to some point on the Sungari, going by steamer, and leaving me alone at some hotel or lodging house. But fortunately learned the railroad might not be opened for a month, and that a steamer would leave Vladivostock on the 3rd or 4th. So back north we again went this evening September first.
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While they were eating their supper I did my bit for global warming by leaving the back door open so we could warm the globe: I'm generous like that and do it frequently.
I also spent a while making a den by putting all the chairs on their backs underneath the dining table and filling the resultant space with all the coats and hats.
She doesn't know it yet, but tomorrow morning Jof will shout at me when I just can't find any of my coats and make us late.
That naughty frequencyI read today in the New Scientist that blue light, especially at bedtime, disrupts the circadian rhythm and thus quality of sleep. Lamentably, for the last few years the shade on my night-light (which I still insist I require) has been a deep azure blue. Thus this evening I put a job card in for Facilities to replace it with a more suitable colour at the other end of the visible spectrum.
My bedroom now has a warm red light. I'm thinking of putting in a Leatherette minibar, a couple of What The Butler Saw machines and some pictures of tennis players scratching their bottoms. I think Erin will love it on that sleepover she asked for.


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Creating a Personal War Room
To take over the world (or at least get some writing done)
Writing is hard. I mean, honestly, look at the requirements. An author creates worlds. They create people. They create themes and plots and words. Lots and lots of words. And that's all warming up.
Next comes revision after revision with at least some self-editing skills. Then professional editing and finding a cover. An author has to sell one's work, be it to an agent, a publishing house, or the readers directly. Somewhere along the line, there's that M word. Marketing. Oh, yeah. And don't forget to keep up a platform of some kind somewhere, not to mention it's great to have a street team and …
The author's life is full.
Sometimes it seems the author has to be a little bit of everything and everyone, while still being just one person trying to get words on a page.
This makes for long hours of lonely work. Rewarding, yes. But when an author spends months or years working on a novel, only to bring it to light in one burst of glory, the focus can slip from living and writing to putting out as many books as possible as quick as possible.
Final products are amazing, but it's in the writing and revising that we spend most of our lives. Which means that, firstly, we need to enjoy and live during those times, not break out of our own world only when we have a new book or story. And, secondly, we should streamline what we do to ensure we are moving forward at the best pace possible for those we want to help with our books.
Everyone has their own way to do this.
I created a war room.
Translation: a personal support group.
The first seeds of the idea came from the 2018 Realm Makers, when one speaker talked about surrounding one's self with others who could help in areas of life we weren't strong in alone. To a degree, I already had that with a few friends as well as hiring a cover designer and editor.
But while hiring people was all very well and good, I didn't have money to keep them at my side all the time.
What I needed was a group, each member having a different strength, to supplement what I did. People I could be friends with. They could help me run marketing. Keep me on track. Help me research. Other authors who could be there for me in my struggles and allow me to return the favor when they needed help.
First, I created positions. A few alpha readers and accountability partners. A director to keep me on track and help with the war room itself and my street team. Someone else to help with marketing. I came up with basic requirements and then sent them out to my street team and newsletter.
In exchange for aid, I offered free books whenever I published one, the ability to be close to me and my writing (which sounds horribly egotistical, I know, but there are many authors who I would love to do something like this for, so maybe it's not so odd after all), and the promise of marketing abilities through my own platform. Also, I created an exclusive Facebook group where all the action would take place.
The result was exciting.
I had several more applicants than positions open, with the alpha readers and accountability partners claiming the most requests. I also had an applicant to help run my team and another to help me research marketing.
While my war room is still a work in progress, and I might make some changes as the months roll around, it has helped in ways I'd not even expected.
Having dedicated accountability partners alone has been amazing, even if (or maybe because) they decided to take it on themselves to make sure I do normalish things like getting enough sleep. Knowing I have to report back to them has helped me with word counts and life in general.
Alpha readers are great for when I need quick feedback on a project. Though I don't have a marketing director actively planning marketing campaigns for me (something I'd love to get someday), having someone to discuss problems with has been great. Not to mention the help when it comes to researching things I don't have time to look into closely myself.
Writing is a long journey, and one I plan to be on my whole life, so I intend to enjoy it alongside other writers. There are many ways to do this, but if you're stuck, maybe you'll want to give your own version of a war room a try and see how it goes.
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Hope Ann likes to think herself a dragon-riding, griffin-taming founder of worlds and explorer of legends. Using chocolate, she bribes a wide ring of spies, from the realm leapers of Aslaria to the double agents of Elkbend, for their stories. She thrives on frost, steel, and the tears of her readers, which she secretly mixes into iced coffee. Deep in her hobbit hole, her actual life involves staying up too late writing, reading, researching stab wounds, and struggling to remember the difference between effect and affect. Based in Indiana, she is the self-published author of the Legends of Light series. Hope Ann helps other writers as a personal writing coach and is the communications coordinator at Story Embers. You can find out more about her at authorhopeann.com


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Tofu and Broccoli Salad with Peanut Butter Dressing Tuesday, July 05, 2016, 09:00 PM
We made Tofu and Broccoli Salad with Peanut Butter Dressing from this The Kitchn Recipe (Local). We followed the general gist of it but made some changes to the dressing.
To cut down on the calories and fat in the dressing, we used half peanut butter (1/4 cup) and 1/4 cup of PB2, the powdered peanut butter. I was a bit weary since I know that you usually do a 2:1 PB2:water ratio but this was certainly still peanut buttery enough. You could even go a little higher and still save a ton of calories. We also did it in the Vitamix.
For the tofu, we just chopped up the Trader Joes "Super Firm" tofu which is really easy and very good. I think we figured about 9 points plus total for the whole thing.


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The Weinstein Co. has closed its bidding process and winnowed potential buyers to about a half dozen, according to knowledgeable insiders.
However, it is still unclear which of the prospective suitors will emerge with the beleaguered indie studio. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that bids approached $500 million, a substantial portion of which is the assumption of the studio's considerable debts.
Bidders include a group led by Maria Contreras-Sweet, the former head of the Small Business Administration; Killer Content and philanthropist Abigail Disney; and Lions Gate Entertainment. The Journal also reported that Vine Alternative Investments and Shamrock Capital Investments were among the potential buyers. Some of the bids are for control of the entire company, while others would extract certain assets while leaving behind a shell of a company that would face substantial legal liability.
At various points, the Weinstein Co. flirted with filing for bankruptcy. Board members Lance Maerov and Tarak Ben Ammar are leading the efforts to sell the company.
The Weinstein Co. fired co-chairman Harvey Weinstein three days after the New York Times reported in October on his extensive history of sexual harassment settlements and allegations. The company was already struggling financially, weighed down by a series of film flops, and came under severe strain as its partners abandoned projects due to negative publicity.
Weinstein has challenged his ouster in private arbitration, and adamantly denies allegations that he engaged in non-consensual sex. He continues to own more than 20% of the company. The Weinstein Company's library of films and television shows includes "Django Unchained," "The Artist," "Lion," and "Project Runway." It was founded in 2005, though the harassment allegations against Weinstein go back to his days running Miramax, an indie film studio that was owned by the Walt Disney Company.
Cynthia Littleton contributed to this report.


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Maryland Code, Education 3-1301
Terms Used In Maryland Code, Education 3-1301
- County: means a county of this State and includes Baltimore City. See
- County board: means the board of education of a county and includes the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners. See
- de novo: means judicial review based on an administrative record and any additional evidence that would be authorized by § 10–222(f) and (g) of the State Government Article. See
- Person: includes :
(1) An individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, fiduciary, or representative of any kind and any partnership, firm, association, public or private corporation, or other entity; and
(2) The State, any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of this State, and any of their agencies or units. See
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
- State Board: means the State Board of Education. See
(b) All seven members of the Washington County Board shall be elected from Washington County at large at a general election every 4 years beginning in 1978.
(c) (1) Each member serves for a term of 4 years beginning on the first Tuesday in December after the member's election and until a successor is elected and qualifies.
(2) The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms of the members serving on the county board as of July 1, 1986.
(3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is elected and qualifies.
(4) In accordance with subsection (e) of this section, the County Commissioners shall appoint a qualified individual to fill any vacancy on the county board for the remainder of that term and until a successor is elected and qualifies.
(d) (1) The State Board may remove a member of the county board for:
(i) Immorality;
(ii) Misconduct in office;
(iii) Incompetency; or
(iv) Willful neglect of duty.
(2) Before removing a member, the State Board shall send the member a copy of the charges against him and give him an opportunity within 10 days to request a hearing.
(3) If the member requests a hearing within the 10–day period:
(i) The State Board promptly shall hold a hearing, but a hearing may not be set within 10 days after the State Board sends the member a notice of the hearing; and
(ii) The member shall have an opportunity to be heard publicly before the State Board in his own defense, in person or by counsel.
(4) A member removed under this subsection has the right to a de novo review of the removal by the Circuit Court for Washington County.
(e) (1) In this section, "Washington County Delegation" means the Senators and Delegates in the General Assembly of Maryland who are elected to represent Washington County or any portion of Washington County.
(2) There is a Washington County School Board Nominating Commission.
(3) The Commission shall consist of the following six voting members:
(i) One member appointed by the Senate members of the Washington County Delegation;
(ii) One member appointed by the Delegate members of the Washington County Delegation;
(iii) One member appointed by the county board; and
(iv) The following three members appointed by the County Commissioners:
1. One member representing the Washington County business community;
2. One member representing the Washington County Citizens Advisory Council; and
3. One member representing the Washington County educational community.
(4) (i) The Chairman of the Commission shall be a member of the public appointed by the County Commissioners.
(ii) The Chairman may not be a member of either the county board or the Washington County Delegation.
(iii) The Chairman is a nonvoting member of the Commission who shall vote only when there is a tie vote among the voting members of the Commission.
(5) The County Commissioners shall provide the staff for the Commission.
(6) The Commission shall:
(i) Advertise the vacancy and provide the procedures for filling the vacancy in at least one medium accessible to the general public, which includes:
1. A newspaper of general circulation in the region; or
2. An electronic posting on the local school system website; and
(ii) Before selecting any nominees, hold at least one public hearing.
(7) Within 30 days of the vacancy occurring, the Commission shall submit the names of no more than three nominees to the County Commissioners for their consideration.
(8) Within 15 days after receiving the names of the nominees provided by the Commission under paragraph (7) of this subsection, the County Commissioners shall select an individual to fill the vacancy on the county board.


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In pictures: Paloma Faith at Market Rasen Racecourse
Top UK artist Paloma Faith wowed race goers in Market Rasen this weekend.
Paloma brought old hits and new to the racecourse on Saturday, treating thousands who spend the day placing bets on the horses during seven races
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Low rates of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surveillance are primarily due to provider-related process failures. However, few studies have evaluated primary care provider (PCP) practice patterns, attitudes, and barriers to HCC surveillance at academic tertiary care referral centers.
We conducted a web-based survey of PCPs at 2 tertiary care referral centers (132 clinics) from June 2017 through December 2017. The survey was adapted from pre-tested surveys and included questions about practice patterns, attitudes, and barriers to HCC surveillance. We used the Fisher exact and Mann-Whitney rank-sum tests to identify factors associated with adherence to HCC surveillance recommendations, for categorical and continuous variables, respectively.
We obtained a provider-level response rate of 75% and clinic-level response rate of 100% (132 clinics). Whereas most PCPs performed HCC surveillance themselves, one-third deferred surveillance to subspecialists and referred patients to hepatology clinic. Providers believed the combination of ultrasound and alpha fetoprotein analysis to be highly effective for early-stage tumor detection and reported using the combination for assessment of most patients. However, PCPs were more likely to use computed tomography- or magnetic resonance imaging-based surveillance for patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or decompensated cirrhosis. Most providers believed HCC surveillance to be efficacious for early tumor detection and increasing survival. However, they desired increased high-quality evidence to characterize screening benefits and harms. Providers expressed notable misconceptions about HCC surveillance, including the role for measurement of liver enzymes in HCC surveillance and cost effectiveness of surveillance in patients without cirrhosis. They also reported barriers, including no being up to date on HCC surveillance recommendations, limited time in clinic, and competing clinical concerns.
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The Bolinas Museum is opening three new exhibitions and a history exhibit this Saturday, June 20, with two of the museum's galleries focusing on an internationally recognized Marin artist, Larry Sultan, who died in 2009. Though Sultan settled in Greenbrae and often summered in Bolinas, his best-known photographs capture seemingly mundane scenes of the suburban Southern California world of his childhood. He used an almost documentary style, yet his photographs suggest complex layers of human relationship beneath the surface. His works are in the collections of prestigious museums across the nation, from the Whitney Museum in New York to San Francisco's Modern Art Museum.
Given Sultan's love for Bolinas, the museum is pleased to share his seldom-seen 1995 series, "The Sailor Who Fell From Grace," in the main gallery. Inspired by photographs found at a Sausalito flea market, he used humor with found or constructed imagery to create a visual narrative of a wayward sailor. Complete with a self-portrait of the artist as sailor, the series explores the gray areas between reality and fiction—a concept with which Sultan worked throughout his creative life.
During his teaching career at the San Francisco Art Institute and as distinguished professor of photography at California College of the Arts, Sultan influenced three decades of students, many of whom went on to become successful artists. The museum's photography gallery exhibition, "Self Made," presents works by Sultan's former students and friends. The show, organized by guest curator Jessica Ingram, an associate professor of photography at the California College of Art and an accomplished artist herself, includes pieces by Tammy Rae Carland, Liz Cohen, Dru Donovan, Jim Goldberg, Doug Hall, Gregory Halpern, Michael Light, Abner Nolan, Nigel Poor, Mike Mandel and Lindsey White. Their handmade or ephemeral objects are creative acts exploring forms that reflect informality or looseness—and the pleasure and fun of their making.
The Coastal Marin Artists gallery presents "Songs From The Wood," new work by Inverness artist Rick Yoshimoto, curated by Charles De Lisle. Thirty-seven years in West Marin has inspired Yoshimoto as a sculptor and ceramicist. He makes plates of hand-foraged clays, stools carved out of ancient redwood stumps and burls, found stones shaped into tools and rubbings on paper, all with a deeply felt sense of the natural world around us.
The new exhibit in the history room, "Getting Here From There," co-curated by Elia Haworth and Dewey Livingston, traces the story of getting to Bolinas by trails, schooners, horses, wagons, stages, ferries, trains and early automobiles, and how the roads we drive on today were made by hand in the 1800s.
Everyone is invited to the preview talks by the artists and curators, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, followed by an opening reception from 3 to 5 p.m. Receptions and museum admission are always free. For more information, visit bolinasmuseum.org.
Elia Haworth is a longtime Bolinas resident and the Bolinas Museum's Curator of Coastal Marin Art and History.


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I had been to New York City on a number of occasions. I went to school in upstate New York and lived for a time just across the Hudson from the city. But I had never been to any of its well-known art museums. When I was visiting in June, with the help of a VIP pass from New York Tourism I was able to correct that by visiting the Met (Metropolitan Museum of Art), MOMA (Museum of Modern Art), Guggenheim and the Cloisters (almost).
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I fell in love with the Met. It was easily my favorite of the art museums in New York City and I think it ranks among the best art museums in the world. It is impossibly large with an incredibly diverse collection of art from Europe, Asia, Egypt, the US, the Pacific Islands, and elsewhere. It also is a gorgeous architectural treat with numerous spacious galleries like the one pictured above.
I did not leave enough time for the museum which could easily take an entire day. I marveled at the marbles, I tarried at the Tiffany and dallied at the Dali. There are armies of armor, a complete Egyptian temple, and rooms recreated to display art as it would have been displayed originally.
I was already in love with the museum even before I had the unique opportunity of a backstage, after-hours tour of the Met by Beth Edelstein, assistant conservator in the Department of Objects Conservation. Context Travel arranged for this special once in a lifetime tour for attendees of the TBEX conference. It was a bit like getting to visit the wizard and getting a peek behind the curtain. In the photo above Beth is explaining the process of restoring some stain glass windows that were recovered from a church in the Bronx.
I enjoyed my visit to MOMA. I am not a big fan of modern art so there were moments where I was looking at "art" thinking that the emperor had no clothes. There was one room that was empty but every aspect of the room was labeled with its dimensions as in an architectural drawing. "Art" you say?
But I loved the pop art collection, the modern design collection and also recognized and enjoyed a number of familiar paintings.
My favorite exhibit was a temporary show (no photography allowed) of the work of photojournalist Henri Cartier-Bresson. I had not been familiar with Cartier-Bresson's work but his photographs were stirring. Most were taken just after World War II and were in black and white. In one photo he captured a woman coming face-to-face with the neighbor who had betrayed her to the Gestapo in a tableau of anger and shame. In another photo, Cartier-Bresson went to a speech that de Gaulle was making but instead of shooting pictures of de Gaulle he shot the crowd and caught some great expressions on incredulity on the listener's faces.
Loved the building. Hated the "art". The Guggenheim was hosting an exhibit of modern photography. It was drivel. I did not see any work that could compare to the Cartier-Bresson exhibit at the MOMA. I paid nothing to get in and still felt ripped off. Take a picture of the outside and then go to the Met.
The Cloisters
At the far northern tip of Manhattan island, there is a second site for the Met which is the Cloisters. The Cloisters houses the medieval collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I have wanted to get to the Cloisters for many years but it is not a very convenient museum to mid-town Manhattan. Finally, on a steamy summer day, I made it all the way up to the Cloisters which is in a beautiful park overlooking the Hudson River north of 190th st. It was closed on Mondays.
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6 Responses to "My Favorite (and Least Favorite) Art Museums in New York City"
August 24th, 2010 at 11:47 am
How might one go about acquiring one of these VIP passes?
August 24th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
The conference I was attending was a travel bloggers conference so the New York City Tourism Board was trying to encourage us to explore the city and write about it. They uses passes like this for travel writers and bloggers at least.
August 24th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Really, can anything compare to Henri Cartier-Bresson's work?
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August 24th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
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August 24th, 2010 at 11:09 pm
I saw "Perseus and Medusa" in your photos. I am a fan of Greek art and literature which makes me want to go there to see more.
August 28th, 2010 at 5:22 am
Re: Cloisters
Oh well, research is always good
The worst thing that happened to me without research: I wanted to visit the site of the Battle of Marathon in 2006. I read that it had been turned into a lake for the Olympics.
I followed a sign and walked 7km to Lake Marathon from the village/town. Didn't look very impressive. And then I walked 7km back.
And then found out it was the wrong lake.
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I had posted couple of articles on why students should register to take current GRE format. Since then I received many emails from prospective student to help them decide about which GRE pattern will be easier to get high score.
So, I requested Daniel to give his thoughts. This article will clear most of your dilemma. In case if you have missed those 2 articles, here is the link to them
Following is Guest post by Daniel Chatham is Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences.
Standardized test changes
Whenever a standardized test changes format, delivery, or scoring, applicants can feel uncertain about how the changes affect them, which version to take (if they have a choice), and how the information will be used by adcoms (admission committee). This uncertainty and confusion can be frustrating and is unnecessary.
The GRE General Test is being revised and will change in August 2011. Changes include changed question types, more flexibility for the test taker, and a new scoring scale, among others. Educational Testing Service does a nice job describing the changes online at http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/know.
From the admissions committee perspective, there are several positive effects brought about by the changes.
Preview and Review
Preview and review within a section, "mark and review", and change / edit answers within a section should end the occasional when an applicant tries to explain weak scores by saying something like "I missed one question early on and it messed me up for the rest of the section".
Verbal Reasoning Section
Changes to this section provide better mechanisms to assess ability according to how language is used and challenges you can expect to face as a student after enrollment. Adcoms may develop an increased sense of validity in this part of the test, when compared to the older version. This section is more true to life so we will likely have more confidence in these scores.
Quantitative Reasoning Section
On-screen calculator – it's 2010 and when do we ever get into a situation where we have to do math using only a pen and paper? This change allows the test environment to more closely mimic the regular environment you face during school and in your career. It is a good change but will take practice for candidates to get used to using the user interface. Adcoms will not want to hear applicants say they had trouble with the on-screen calculator. Practice, practice, practice.
The question format changes also portend an increased difficulty level and may help spread out the score cluster we see at the top of the current GRE Q section. Adcoms would expect to see fewer perfect scores on this section. I personally believe this section will be a better indicator of one's true ability than it is now.
Analytical Writing Measure
This section replaces the former AWA section and will take some use by adcoms to develop stronger sense of how much weight to put into the scores. Some adcoms disregard this section entirely, while others consider it vital, and yet others use it in conjunction with other required application materials to develop understanding of a candidate's communication skills.
Scoring revisions
When standardized tests change score scales there is usually a concordance table created that allows comparison across versions (Google "TOEFL score conversion" for an example). While these are helpful tools, there is already a mechanism that allows easy comparison: the percentile scores. Over time, the scaled scores move, but the comparison with all other test takers in a given year remains valid and is conveyed via the percentile scores. Adcoms sometimes look at older scores according to the percentiles rather than the raw score.
Adcoms will not likely recommend candidates take a particular version and will likely leave the decision to applicants. For their part, adcoms must ensure that all candidates have a fair chance of earning admission and will strive to give the scores appropriate consideration, regardless of format.
Take the test you think you will do better at. It sounds simple, but that strategy will help you score best. If you feel most comfortable with the current version, take it. If you feel that you would be rushed and have inadequate time to prepare for the current version, consider preparing for the revised GRE.
Applicants should put forward their very strongest application, regardless of test or test format.
Daniel Chatham is Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences and a member of the board of directors of the National Professional Science Masters Association. He has been in graduate and business school admissions since 2001 and is on twitter at @danielchatham and blogs at insidetheadcom.com.
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i had cleared gre with 311 score and toefl 107. whether with this score can i get in best uni in usa.i want to do master in artificial inteligence
Pls send me details for online tutoring for GRE and TOEFL and also sample papers for the both of the new 2011 pattern
thank u
plase send me GRE sample papers for 2011.
Sir, I want to know more imformation regarding new gre format. Pls give the info via mail.
thank you
Which institutions in Ghana can we register for the GRE exams this year (2011)? Please i need a response soon.
I have do my ms in us but no idea about gre can u xplain about gre?
new parten score how much nd how many leavels r there
nd how sections each section how many marks got it……………
which book is good …. nd how i am prepare
Hello Sir ,I have stepped into my Fourth yr of engg in IT trade,I want to pursue GRE and as per my knowledge the pattern is changed ,I want to take the exam in new pattern without any coaching .
So ,can u suggest me some tips for starting its preparation well and can get a respectable score .Please guide me .
Plz let me know updates about new gre via e-mail.
I am Bangladeshi.In Bangladesh this is really taugh for me to get proper guide about the new system in gre so please suggest me,please.
hello HSB,
I took GRE yesterday(13th oct) and scored 1330(Verbal-570; Quant- 760). This is my first time giving GRE. Well, i did my B.Tech from IIT roorke (passed out-2010). My cgpa is pretty low(5.9). I am looking forward to pursue my Masters in Transportation engg. well my doubt is whether my score is okay or should i retake GRE.
Please look to the individual schools and programs you are considering applying to for information about their academic averages and statistics to see how competitive your scores are. It doesn't hurt to reach out to the school directly for feedback on this issue too. Hopefully, they tell you they review applicants entire package so they can engage with you about your other credentials and can provide you with personalized feedback.
Goog luck with your applications!
Daniel Chatham
Hello HSB,
I retook GRE as u advised and this time my score is 1330 (Q:730,V:600).
I wanna share my experience but I don't know how to contact you.. other than as comments on posts.. Tell me if there is some other way.. like e-mail or something. I can't post on your facebook wall anymore for some reason 🙁
Still, ETS should have allowed both format GREs to run concurrently side by side from August 2011 till Dec 2011, until there was more confidence built up in the new format.
If ETS consists of reasonable people, which they do, they would probably decide to do it this way. (Hint)
It would be interesting to see both versions live at the same time. Fortunately there is plenty of time to prepare for the revised test or to commit to the current version.
Best of luck with your applications!
Daniel Chatham
Hi Sir/ Ma'am,
I am planning to give GRE in December 2010/early January 2011. Will I have chance to apply for the term starting in August/September 2010? I mean, what is the deadline for applications for fall 2011?
It is unlikely that a school will allow a required admission credential to arrive 4-5 months after classes start. Generally, admissions committees will require application materials to be complete and received before the application can receive a decision. There are some schools that may issue provisional admission, pending receipt of the official score however. I would caution that in this scenario, the first semester of school is spent trying to be successful, adapt to the new environment, and also prepping for the GRE. The GRE results will likely be lower in this scenario because of all you have to juggle concurrently.
Good luck with your applications and the GRE!
Daniel Chatham
Thanks Mr. Daniel Chatham. I really appreciate for your effort. New format of GRE 2011 has created havoc but i believe you have given in-depth view of it.
So i believe it all depends on students' caliber not the format. If a student can score 1300+ in current GRE pattern then he can surely do well in new pattern also.
Also, i believe that the new format is more of an intellectual based rather than cramming based in which you have to mug up huge word lists.
In the end, it all depends upon how much practice you do. If you have an urge to succeed then nothing can stop you from doing well regardless of any pattern.
You are right that effort will lead to outcome, regardless of format. I also agree with your assessment that the revised GRE will not lead to as much cramming and memorization. As an admission officer, I think the revised GRE is a higher quality exam and will be a better reflection of a candidate's ability and preparation.
Daniel Chatham