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Burgess Hill Town chairman Kevin Newell has sent a message to the club's fans following the latest defeat.
Ian Chapman's men lost 6-0 to Leiston at the Green Elephant Stadium today (Saturday). This followed a 3-1 defeat away to Folkestone Invicta which resulted in Chapman issuing an apology to the supporters.
And now chairman Newell has issued a rallying call to fans to get behind Chapman and the team. He also showed his frustration at Mid Sussex District Council for their 'lack of support for the leading sports club in its district'.
Here is Newell's message in full.
"We have started the New Year rather sadly with poor performances away at Folkestone and today we came up against a very good Leiston FC team.
"I know Ian Chapman has put his thoughts on the website last week. He feels it very deeply when the team let him, his staff, and all of us down. Nevertheless, now is the time to get behind the team and put these performances behind us.
"The manager's job is not made any easier by the budget constraints I have to apply to him. Running a team at this level is an expensive exercise. I've not been able to make additional funds available, because we have to find from our own resources the expenses to meet the ground improvements which are both desirable and necessary to play at this level.
"Most other clubs are able to get help in the way of grants from the Football Stadium Improvement Fund, but because Mid Sussex District Council won't extend our lease, we don't qualify for grant aid.
"Since I've been involved, I've had to accept a five-year lease three times, because each time the Council have told us the ground is going to be re-developed, but 15 years on and there's no sign of it.
"I met again with the Council before Christmas and received encouraging words, but since then, absolutely nothing! It's more than a little frustrating, especially as the Leisure Facility study commissioned by the Council in 2009 suggested the organisation of a working party with BHTFC 'by 2011/12' to consider the options available. The council have never even approached us on this.
"If you share my frustration about the Council's lack of support for the leading sports club in its district, please raise it with your local councillor. All addresses are on the Mid Sussex web-site.
"So, as a club, we stick together and get behind the Manager, the team and all involved at the club."


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The event included a live auction and award presentations by dignitaries.
Lighthouse awards presented by Assemblyman Todd Gloria went to the Peckham and Hervey families. The Peckhams have contributed greatly to PLA beautification projects, helped update the auditorium at Dana Middle School, and funded the Cancer Center at Rady Children's Hospital along with two ball fields at Point Loma High.
The generosity of the Hervey Family has included a $5 million grant to build the Point Loma Branch Library, among many other community donations for needed projects.
The Community Jewel Award, presented by Mayor Kevin Faulconer, went to Dorothea Laub. Laub is a champion of the Point Loma Assembly and the Point Loma Playhouse, and has been a longtime individual sponsor for the Point Loma Summer Concerts series. She also has provided $60,000 to purchase the kinetic sculpture that will be placed in the Nimitz Boulevard median at the entrance to Point Loma.
PLA treasurer Ted Walker wore the "money hat," with real currency, in an opportunity drawing selling $5 tickets for a chance to win $250.
The PLA is a nonprofit organization of volunteers committed to enhance the quality of life in the Peninsula, advocating for beautification, education, communication, charitable activities and civic collaboration.
PLA chair Clark Anthony Burlingame noted that, "For 60 years, the all-volunteer PLA has improved the quality of life on the Peninsula – beautifying public spaces, and utility boxes, working to remove billboards and aboveground utility lines, erasing graffiti, conducting town hall forums on important issues, interacting with our military neighbors, creating social events with our business partners and sharing ideas and plans with other community groups on both sides of the Point."
Noting PLA "Is not political and does not take sides on divisive issues," Anthony said the organization prefers "to inform and educate the community, alert them to things that could affect their lives, deliver facts and let people decide.
"For our major projects, like the median improvements along Nimitz Boulevard, we use county and city grant money and donations from generous individuals," Anthony said. "For all other operating costs – including maintenance of 17 areas that we have beautified – we rely on membership dues and one major fundraising activity, our annual dinner."
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Myron Johnson & Building Environmental Services, Inc., Appellants,
Key Equipment Finance, A Division of KCCI, CTI Business Management Systems, LLC, Paul M. Candelaria, Rick White, & Brenda Williams, Of whom Key Equipment Finance, A Division of KCCI, is Respondent.
Appeal from
Diane Schafer Goodstein, Circuit Court Judge
Opinion No. 26124
Heard January 17, 2006 - Filed March 13, 2006
Peter Brandt Shelbourne, of Summerville, for Appellants.
Robert T. Strickland and Andrea C. Pope, both of Barnes, Alford, Stork and Johnson, of
Columbia, for Respondent.
Factual / Procedural Background
Appellants entered into a lease agreement with Key to lease a telephone marketing system. The lease contained a provision which included a forum selection clause. The clause read in part:
This lease shall in all respects be interpreted and governed by the internal laws of the State of
New York. You consent to and agree that personal jurisdiction over you and subject matter jurisdiction over the equipment shall be with courts of the State of New York or the Federal District Court for the Northern District of New York solely at our option with respect to any provision of the lease. . . .
Appellants received the equipment and began operating the equipment as directed. However, soon after implementing the marketing system, Appellants discovered that the equipment violated the Federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. Because of the violation of the consumer protection act, Appellants were subject to fines. As a result, Appellants filed suit against Key because Appellants discovered that Key was aware that the equipment was illegal prior to executing the lease. Accordingly, Appellants sued claiming that Key induced them into entering a contract to lease equipment that Key knew to be illegal.
Appellants brought this action alleging breach of contract, breach of contract accompanied by a fraudulent act, a violation of the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act, and conspiracy. The trial judge granted Key's motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(2), SCRCP. The trial judge found the forum selection clause to be controlling and the clause prevented Appellants from filing suit in
|Did the trial court err in dismissing Appellants' claim because the forum selection clause does not encompass causes of action that arose prior to the signing of the lease agreement?
|Did the trial court err in failing to find that notwithstanding a forum selection clause, S.C. Code Ann. § 15-7-120 allows for personal jurisdiction of a party in
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I. Scope of Forum Selection Clause
Appellants argue that the trial court erred in dismissing their claim because the forum selection clause does not encompass causes of action that arose prior to the signing of the lease agreement or those claims that were the product of misrepresentations prior to the lease agreement. We agree.
The issue of whether a forum selection clause applies to causes of action alleging that a plaintiff was induced to enter into a contract or lease by the misrepresentations of the defendant is a question of first impression for this Court. Generally, when wrongs arise inducing a party to execute a contract and not directly from the breach of that contract, the remedies and limitations specified by the contract do not apply. Sterling Financial Inv. Group, Inc. v. Hammer, 393 F.3d 1223, 1225 (11th Cir. 2004); Maltz v. Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Co., Inc., 992 F.Supp. 286, 297 (S.D.N.Y. 1998); Busse v. Pacific Cattle Feeding Fund #1, Ltd., 896 S.W.2d 807, 812-13 (Tex. Ct. App. 1995). Further, the above-cited line of cases is consistent with
In the present case, Appellants have alleged several causes of action against Key including conspiracy, breach of contract accompanied by a fraudulent act, and an alleged violation of the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act. All of these actions relate to events that took place prior to the signing of the lease between the parties. We hold that the forum selection clause does not prevent Appellants from filing suit in
Key argues that the forum selection clause prevents Appellants from filing suit because of the significant nexus between the contract and the events of non-contract claims. See Forrest v. Verizon Communications, Inc., 805 A.2d 1007, 1014 (D.C. 2002) (stating that non-contract claims are subject to the forum selection clause because the events arise out of the same operative facts). However, the events in the present case can be separated because but for the events leading to the signing of the contract, the agreement allegedly would not have been consummated. In addition, the forum selection clause in the present case is narrowly tailored to encompass all events related to the lease, whereas Forrest involved a clause that related to all claims arising between the two parties.
Accordingly, we hold that a forum selection clause that is narrowly tailored to certain activities between the parties does not foreclose the opportunity to file suit in
Because we find that the forum selection clause does not prevent suit in
Based on the above cited authority, we reverse the decision of the trial court to dismiss the case pursuant to Rule 12(b)(2) and we remand for proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.


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Watch Saint Anthony's (NY) High's Mason Gatewood post a big win at the Eastern States Championship
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If you want to watch the best show ever to grace a television you've found it right here. Enjoy! (Just don't buy this 4 pack because it's a total rip-off!)"
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Model IEL100 – Electronic Lock option available on all models
Model IAB100 – Battery Back-up option for operating the unit up to 9 hours, available on all models
Model IAT100 – InoTube storage option available on the backside of models IA1300, IA130, IA2000, and IA200 units.
Model IATR100 – InoTray storage option available on models IA2000 and IA200.
Model InoReel – Reel storage cases to house cut tape and loose components, available in 7 inch, 8mm packages.
Each of the InoAuto SMART cart models with Controllers include the InoAuto Locator software, light pipes, electronics, a barcode scanner and computer.
Each of the the InoAuto SMART cart models without Controllers can be daisy chained to units with controllers, for up to four units in a row.
The reels can be configured in widths of 8mm, 12mm, 16mm, or 24 mm, however, the entire row must be configured the same. Also, if the reels are small 7 inch, then two rows must be configured with the same widths.


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Relying on OnRamp, you're meeting all PCI DSS 3.2 requirements for restricting physical access to cardholder data. OnRamp data centers address the specific requirements around infrastructure deployment and data protection, including PCI DSS requirements 9.1-9.8 and 9.10 defined below.
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Ensure PCI Compliance: PCI DSS Requirements
PCI Compliance REQUIREMENT 9.1
"Use appropriate facility entry controls to limit and monitor physical access to systems in the cardholder data environment."
OnRamp's data centers employ the most stringent physical security measures. Access to OnRamp's facilities are regulated by security envelopes, with all critical areas requiring two-factor authentication, using a combination of card keys and biometric scanners.
To enter the facilities, all visitors must be authenticated in a bulletproof mantrap, a process in which OnRamp personnel match photo IDs with records of authorized access lists. All visitors are escorted by a member of the OnRamp NOC staff to their equipment. Once inside our facilities, visitors are monitored at all times by over 30 cameras which stream to hard drives in the NOC.
OnRamp maintains at least 90 days of video as part of our external audits and certification processes. OnRamp's building management systems monitor several different critical facilities inputs. All of our infrastructure is located behind cages, requiring an additional layer of two-factor authentication to access.
PCI Compliance REQUIREMENT 9.2
"Develop procedures to easily distinguish between onsite personnel and visitors, to include:
- Identifying new onsite personnel or visitors (for example, assigning badges)
- Changes to access requirements
- Revoking or terminating onsite personnel and expired visitor identification (such as ID badges)"
OnRamp employs an advanced, electronic visitor management system and has documented processes and procedures for identifying and distinguishing between onsite personnel and visitors.
Any visitor to our facilities is authenticated by an authorized OnRamp employee, a process in which OnRamp personnel match the visitor's photo ID with records of authorized access lists. Once authenticated, visitors are required to wear an OnRamp-issued badge which has a set expiration time. Any change to access requirements is made by OnRamp's security team.
PCI Compliance REQUIREMENT 9.3
"Control physical access for onsite personnel to the sensitive areas as follows:
- Access must be authorized and based on individual job function
- Access is revoked immediately upon termination, and all physical access mechanisms, such as keys, access cards, etc., are returned or disabled."
OnRamp limits physical access to sensitive areas to only authorized personnel with a legitimate business need. When employees leave the organization, all physical access mechanisms are promptly returned or disabled upon their departure to ensure personnel cannot gain physical access to the facility once their employment has ended.
PCI Compliance REQUIREMENT 9.4
"Implement procedures to identify and authorize visitors."
OnRamp has stringent visitor controls to ensure visitors to our facilities are identified as visitors so personnel can monitor their activities and so that their access is restricted to just the duration of their legitimate visit. Visitors that are authenticated must surrender their photo ID to the NOC personnel before being granted access to the data center and escorted by a member of the OnRamp personnel to their equipment. All visitors are logged in the visitor management system which maintains a physical audit trail of visitor activity. Visitor badges are returned upon expiry or completion of the visit.
PCI Compliance REQUIREMENT 9.5
"Physically secure all media."
Physical security in OnRamp's data centers is arranged in "security envelopes" with all critical areas including data halls, NOCs and critical systems, accessed only by two-factor authentication.
PCI Compliance REQUIREMENT 9.6
"Maintain strict control over the internal or external distribution of any kind of media."
OnRamp tracks all internal media as well as any media that is sent offsite to secure backup facilities.
PCI Compliance REQUIREMENT 9.7
"Maintain strict control over the storage and accessibility of media."
OnRamp has a data center infrastructure management system to identify and classify all media inside of our facilities.
PCI Compliance REQUIREMENT 9.8
"Destroy media when it is no longer needed for business or legal reasons."
OnRamp maintains a Systems Development Life Cycle process that governs the acquisition, deployment, maintenance and disposal of equipment exposed to sensitive data. We enforce a strict Media Sanitization Policy that is compliant with NIST standards for appropriately rendering storage media unreadable and unrecoverable.
PCI Compliance REQUIREMENT 9.10
"Ensure that security policies and operational procedures for restricting physical access to cardholder data are documented, in use, and known to all affected parties."
OnRamp maintains documented policies and procedures for interaction with sensitive data and regularly trains all personnel on the procedures to notify customers in the event a security breach occurs with their infrastructure.


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Never enough sleep
Wake up in shock of what my life has become.
Looking for little missing socks
Prepping meals
Because little ones need to eat
Pretend I don't hear them laughing
During hide an seek
Story time took over my heart
I wipe little tears and clean little scrapes
Gave up the last cookie
Lied and said I didn't want it
And then watched
them drop it!
I'm at the edge of the bed
Two days with no shower
And worried about tomorrows
Spelling test!
Wishing i cloud somehow be there....
Just to whisper
"You got this"
When keeping little promises
Becomes more important
Then keeping friends
suddenly Love has a different meaning
Suddenly everything makes sense
Highlights become
tight hugs
An I love you
Building tents
Telling storys
Sleepless nights are never fun
Five more minutes
Is Never enough
Too much to do
And I do it all for you
My life without you
Was never this fun
I was laughing so hard!! Baby Maya is so heavy it takes both of them to hold her, and not for very long.
Seriously though... mothers don't get enough credit. It really doesn't matter what kind of mother you are. Mom to one kid, mom to multiple kids, single mom, married mom, step mom, working mom, stay at home mom. IT DOESN'T matter, it's hard!! Every one of us has our challenges. I myself have many! I can't even begin to tell you.. I'm the mom who let's her kids play tag at the grocery store.. and never has dinner ready at a set time. I just wanted to say that you are doing great! This mothering thing is quite complex and HARD very hard at times so I believe we should encourage one another and throw judgment out the window cause truth be told no one is perfect. So give yourself some credit!! Follow your mother's instincts and carry on with your beliefs. Your a mother!! Believe it, love it! Live it! Don't dwell on your mistakes we all make them.. I wish you all a long night with rest.. lots of patience in the morning followed by a burst of energy through out the day
Happy mother's day


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Winners of the Three-Stop Rail Jam Contests Will Qualify for the 2009 Vans Cup at Mammoth
Cypress, CA (December 3, 2008) – Vans is proud to introduce The Vans Mini Cup, a new series of three rail jams going down this winter. The top rider from each Mini Cup stop will qualify for the rail jam at the 2009 Vans Cup at Mammoth, widely regarded as the West Coast's most important professional snowboarding competition.
The first Mini Cup stop, presented by Satellite Boardshop, will take place at Winter Park Resort in Colorado on December 14, 2008, followed by jams at New Hampshire's Loon Mountain presented by Eastern Boarder on January 10 and California's Bear Mountain presented by Leroys Boardshop and One Way Boardshop on February 14. The format features an open jam session, narrowing down to a 10-man final judged by the Vans Snow team. The winner from each stop will score an all-expense-paid trip to the Vans Cup at Mammoth and slot in the event's invite-only Friday night rail jam.
The 5th Annual Vans Cup will be held at Mammoth Mountain February 27 through March 1, with nearly $200,000 up for grabs. The weekend kicks off with an invitational rail jam Friday night, where top riders throw down their best tricks for a chance at the coveted Vans Cup and a huge cash prize. The action continues Saturday with a Slopestyle comp and the Vans Cup caps off Sunday with the Superpipe finals.
A special thanks to Satellite Boardshop, Eastern Boarder, Leroys Boardshop and One Way Boardshop for their support!
For Mini Cup registration and additional contest information visit vanssnow.com/minicup today!


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The weather turned quite cold earlier this month and it was time to clean out the summer clothes and load the winter clothes into the wardrobe. Now Aurelia has grown quite a bit since last winter and she wanted me to crochet a new beanie for her. One afternoon's work and here is what I came up with.
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Margaret Pence
The weather turned quite cold earlier this month and it was time to clean out the summer clothes and load the winter clothes into the wardrobe. Now Aurelia has grown quite a bit since last winter and she wanted me to crochet a new beanie for her. One afternoon's work and here is what I came up with.
20 comments:
- valerie said...
Great finishes Suzanne! I love your scarf. Good luck on your delivery. I hope that everything goes smoothly.
- 1 Jun 2011, 09:11:00
- Dianne said...
Love the Bent Creek finish! It's one of my very long time WIPs too...and would LOVE to one day finish it.
- 1 Jun 2011, 09:35:00
- Teresa S. said...
You are getting so much accomplished! It must be that little bit of energy spike just before birth?? Margaret Pence is adorable, but I like Bent Creek too. Good luck with the baby and keep us posted!
- 1 Jun 2011, 09:41:00
- Margaret said...
All your finishes are so great! And you are so prepared! Wow! Meals in the freezer even. Good for you! I hope everything goes well and you'll have a new little one to cuddle this time next week!
- 1 Jun 2011, 09:42:00
- Jackie said...
Congratulations on your finishes! Both are beautiful. Cooler weather sounds wonderful to me.
It sounds like you're very prepared for the baby to come. Things will be much more hectic for you soon so that preparation is really going to pay off!
- 1 Jun 2011, 09:54:00
- Ellen said...
Wow, so many finishes! Love Bent Creek Red Thread Snapper, your stitching is gorgeous! Love your crochet too!
Gook luck and can't wait to see the little one!
- 1 Jun 2011, 09:56:00
- Lisa V said...
Golly Gosh Suzanne, that time has gone quickly, can't believe the baby is nearly here.
Cant wait for that introductory post for the new little one!
Love your stitching finishes too.
- 1 Jun 2011, 10:02:00
- Melissa said...
OMG, 6 days left? Good luck and here you're saying you are all organized and you have all your sewing packed to take to the hospital...are you nutty, or just incredibly organized and want to keep busy? I laughed when I read that!
Seriously though, all the best!
Love your stitching and knitting too!
- 1 Jun 2011, 10:45:00
- Deborah said...
Love your A&E piece. Good luck and can't wait to see the announcement.
- 1 Jun 2011, 12:09:00
- Wendy said...
Wow, so much work! Love the cloche - I made one in white recently.
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- 1 Jun 2011, 20:14:00
- Lynn said...
So many lovely finishes! I love the A&E piece. Despite your problems with it, it has turned out wonderful.
The cloche and scarf are great too!
Good luck with the birth. I hope all goes well. I'll be watching for the announcement of her/his arrival!
- 1 Jun 2011, 20:40:00
- Deb said...
You are getting so many things accomplished! I love your Margaret Pence and can't wait to see her dyed and framed. Love your beanie and scarf too. And your Bent Creek piece is adorable.
May you have a speedy delivery. And hope that you will post pictures of the new little one!!
- 2 Jun 2011, 05:20:00
- samplerlover said...
Hi Suzanne, Margaret Pence looks lovely and I'm looking forward to seeing her framed. Love your Scarf it is lovely. I have always loved this colour and it will be perfect on those cold chilly wind off the Mountains mornings. - Sandra.
- 2 Jun 2011, 10:24:00
- Lois said...
What nice finishes! I hope all goes well with the birth!!
- 2 Jun 2011, 18:03:00
- Sally said...
Margaret Pence is gorgeous and I LOVE your Red Thread finish.
Gorgeous scarf and beanie hat too.
Good luck with the birth:)
- 4 Jun 2011, 00:46:00
- Margaret said...
Gorgeous finishes.
Looks like nesting instincts have taken over in these last days before the arrival of the little one. Sending many good thoughts your way.
hugs, Margaret
- 4 Jun 2011, 02:08:00
- Barbara J said...
Gosh Suzanne, it looks like you've been mighty busy with so many finishes. Love Margaret Pence and the Bent Creek piece. Great work!
- 5 Jun 2011, 14:01:00
- Siobhan said...
Beautiful finishes, Suzanne! I love Margaret Pence--though I am always wanting to call that sampler after Margaret from Days of a Sampler Lover! LOL The beanie and scarf--amazing!!
- 5 Jun 2011, 21:54:00
- Daffycat said...
It's not just you, Blogger is giving us ALL fits these days. I posted a "fix" on my blog recently so a lot of people are changing their comment form so we can comment again.
- 6 Jun 2011, 00:40:00
- cross stitch kits said...
love the adam and eve design. Red thread snappers is beautiful too.
- 8 Jun 2011, 06:55:00


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Former consultant to convicted mayor loses law license
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A former consultant to a Pennsylvania mayor who was convicted on charges that he traded city contracts for campaign cash has been suspended from practicing law.
Jim Hickey's law license was placed under temporary suspension Thursday by the Disciplinary Board of the state Supreme Court. Hickey previously pleaded guilty in December to honest services wire fraud and mail fraud as a co-defendant in a federal corruption case against Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski.
Hickey's attorney says his client has been cooperating, and there will be "additional disciplinary consideration" of his license.
Pawlowski announced Thursday he is resigning, effective 5 p.m. Friday. The 52-year-old Democrat has served as the city's mayor for a dozen years.
The city council president will serve as acting mayor.


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Rajas, strips of roasted and peeled poblano peppers mixed with sautéed onions and tart Mexican crema, are the star of this vegetarian sandwich that's zesty, tangy, and packs some modest heat. Combined with a smear of refried beans, Monterey Jack cheese, and tomatillo salsa in a split roll, they make for a sandwich with surprising flavors and textures.
What to buy: Traditional tortas are made with either crusty rolls called bolillos or softer buns called teleras, available in markets with a good selection of Latin American foods. We've found that brioche or soft sandwich buns make fine substitutes.


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Hardly a day goes by where we don't hear about the rising cost of energy, its scarcity and the impacts of using fossil fuels on the global environment. The media and the general public seem to focus primarily on vehicular and power plant energy consumption as our largest pollution concerns. On the other hand, data from the US Energy Information Administration[1] has revealed that the largest single energy consumer in the United States is in the building sector at 48% of the total national consumption - a staggering 48.17 Quadrillion Btu in the year 2000.
Many believe that the green movement starting in the late 1990's has become the modern-day industrial revolution. The green movement is now well-engrained in politics through new laws, executive orders[3] and energy guidelines, as well as in the disciplines of engineering and architecture. This is best demonstrated, for example, through new and evolving ASHRAE guidelines, private sector groups such as the Green Building Council (LEED® program), and through new academic training; both collegiate and professional engineering.
The focus of this article is on energy efficiency in lab animal facilities. These buildings tend to be high consumers of resources due to the unique constraints under which they operate. Because of the expense of many species of lab animals, it encourages facility owners to use more energy to provide the safest and most stress-free environment available for the animals.
Many other constraints also contribute to the demand for higher energy consumption in this industry such as stringent government requirements for ethical treatment of animals, a certain degree of barrier protection from outside pathogens, a prescribed amount of housing space, and a reasonable indoor air quality (IAQ) for both animals and their caregivers. Other constraints may include the provision of comfortable working environments, the need for sufficient lighting and the requirement for power-intensive equipment necessary in research. When these constraints are compared to the demand for energy efficiency, the job of engineers and architects becomes much less tenable than in previous years.
One More Energy Saving Opportunity
In many cases, the majority of the "low hanging fruit" such as energy-efficient lighting, occupancy sensor driven Variable Air Volume (VAV) ventilation, and highly efficient appliances have already been identified. The next easiest energy-saving item is the design of efficient room ventilation distribution.
Finding the Ventilation Sweet Spot
A plethora of engineering techniques exist to reduce the cost of operation and make the facility greener overall. These techniques include recovery of waste heat from exhaust air as a means of preconditioning for the supply air; premium efficiency motors driven by variable speed drives; low static pressure air distribution; supply air temperature reset to reduce simultaneous heating and cooling; and ultrasonic humidification. However, one of the most significant efficiency improvements that a designer can achieve is through the optimisation of air distribution in the holding rooms. All of the other efficiency improvements listed to this point are upstream and are related to the actual mechanical operation of the ventilation system itself.
Optimisation of air distribution is the most commonly overlooked efficiency improvement in lab animal facilities, both currently and historically. It is often dismissed as trivial in the overall scheme of things, where engineers have traditionally relied upon antiquated or unreliable hand calculations using often invalid assumptions to arrive at their conclusions. For instance, many calculations make erroneous assumptions about perfect mixing of gases (odors) or heat, assume no temperature stratification and presume some ideal flow path of air in the room. Also, hand calculations can neither differentiate between low or high exhausts, nor use point-source locations of odour and heat sources.
The analysis technique we use to help identify the best air flow distribution in a holding room is known as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). CFD is a computer software tool that considers a virtual replica of the space, and using the laws of physics, predicts the dynamics of ventilation air - flow path, temperatures, odour and particulate accumulation.
CFD is the most accurate and visually intuitive way of assessing IAQ and ventilation performance available today. Many facility owners, architects and engineers still don't rely on CFD, but the concept is rapidly building popularity as the green revolution demands greater energy efficiency in buildings.
The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals[4] has recommended the use of CFD since 1996, and many of the mainstream engineering organizations are now recommending this type of analysis as well. Further, the US Green Building Council is offering potential award points toward the LEED program for using CFD[5].
Understanding How Typical Ventilation Behaves
Past observations on room air contamination revealed that the levels can be increasingly controlled with higher fresh air flow rates - not surprisingly. The difference between efficiently ventilated rooms and poorly-ventilated rooms, however, is to what degree lower flow rates impact those concentrations. The behaviour of poorly ventilated rooms exhibit high concentrations at static or low air change rates. These concentrations usually remain fairly constant through the 15 Air Changes per Hour (ACH) range, falling precipitously in the 20 ACH range, followed by diminishing returns after approximately 25 ACH. Optimal ventilation, on the other hand, typically shows the best ventilation efficiency between 10 and 15 ACH (Figure 1.). The net result for most rooms is a drop in the airflow rate from around 20 ACH to less than 15 ACH, or a 25% to 40% reduction in flow.
By efficiently lowering the air flow rates 25% in a facility, a non-linear initial cost reduction of 40 to 60% may be achieved, depending if building is new or renovated. Most of the savings are due to the downsizing of HVAC equipment. Further, the annual operating cost would be decreased by 50% to 55% due to smaller chillers and more efficient air handling[6]. Other non-mechanical savings may also present themselves such as smaller infrastructure and shorter floor-to-floor heights in the building.
Optimal Air Distribution Case Studies
Through three actual case studies, we teach a methodology of evaluating and identifying ventilation designs that can significantly reduce energy while simultaneously improving IAQ. These case studies involve two new lab animal facility room designs, and one older renovated design. The primary species utilized in the three rooms include rabbits, but also consider non-human primates and dogs. The dog kennels are intended to be multi-species designs where small adjustments to the ventilation system can be made and new caged animals could be relocated into the space.
The strategy for all three room types was to benchmark the initial ventilation designs using CFD, then systematically "tune" the ventilation system for optimal performance. The tuning is accomplished by (1) evaluating locations and quantities of exhausts grilles, (2) evaluating flow paths between the supplies and exhausts that effectively wash the contamination sources, (3) making use of available thermal buoyancy to help move the air, and (4) reducing the supply air while achieving the best IAQ performance.
Case 1 - A New Rabbit Room
The first case study involves a rabbit holding room with open metal caging as the preferred housing rather than ventilated racks.
The room is setup as a symmetrical arrangement of 3-tiered, double-wide rabbit racks with supplies and exhausts located on a central soffit on the ceiling. The soffit is a well-proven design that works best for caged animals where significant metabolic heat is densely packed into small areas. The function of this ventilation technique is based on a flow pattern that spreads to the floor, bifurcates toward the walls and cages, rises upward along the walls carrying away contamination, then at the ceiling becomes redirected toward the soffit exhausts.
The success of each design is judged on the airborne ammonia concentrations coupled with temperature uniformity and air movement through the racks. When comparing to conventional room designs, the soffit will use at least 25% less air to achieve better IAQ in the same space.
Figure 2 shows a photograph of the finished room design, figure 3 depicts a typical cross-section of ammonia concentration at 15 ACH, and Figure 4 shows isosurfaces of a barely detectable ammonia concentration of 7 parts per million (ppm). The flow rate could arguably be lowered even further if slightly higher ammonia concentrations and temperature gradients are deemed acceptable.
Case 2 - Renovated Rabbit Room
The second case involves an existing rabbit room with known deficiencies in its ventilation. Caregivers working in this room often remarked about the potency of the odours and its stuffiness. The space is densely packed with eleven 3-tiered, double wide rabbit racks, two conventional ceiling supplies and one low corner exhaust. The flow delivered to the room is in excess of 20 ACH.
A benchmark evaluation was first performed to quantify the room temperatures and airborne ammonia concentrations compared to observation. Consistent with physical observations, Figure 5 shows relatively high ammonia concentrations at 5 feet above the floor, and Figure 6 shows pervasive 15 ppm isosurfaces.
In this particular case, the existing building construction prohibited the use of a soffit configuration, so other avenues were pursued to solve the ventilation issues. An optimisation study followed the benchmark study that systematically replaced existing diffusers with radial diffusers and changed the location and quantity of exhausts.
The final design uses three square radial diffusers with two sets of high/low exhausts at diagonal corners of the room. Figure 7 shows improved ammonia concentrations at 15 ACH, and Figure 8 depicts sparse 15 ppm isosurfaces. Using an Optimised air distribution in this case permitted designers to achieve superior contamination control at significantly lower air flow rates.
Case 3 - A New Hybrid Multi-species Room
The final case evaluated in this study involves a kennel with the capability of being easily converted for smaller caged animals. The design uses a central soffit as described in case 1, but also has low exhausts on one long side of the room. Multiple low exhausts tend to extract contamination better for larger animals where heat is not concentrated and the odour sources are on the floor. When operating in the kennel-mode, the soffit exhausts are closed. If smaller caged animals are used, the low exhausts are shut off and the soffit exhausts are turned on. A similar success in distribution efficiency was achieved in this design as compared to other cases examined.
Figure 9 is a photograph of the final design without dog runs or other caging. At 15 ACH, this room performed with superior function as either a kennel or a room with smaller caged animals.
The Operating Cost Benefit
An operating cost-benefit analysis was performed for this 40,000 GSF multi-species vivarium based on three different US cities; Boston, Dallas (near the actual installation), and San Francisco. Factors included in the energy study are the fan energy, chiller plant, and boiler plant, the facility geographic location and the cost of energy in the respective region. By employing the simple optimum air distribution techniques outlined in this article at 2007 energy costs, yearly operation savings would be $185,726 in Boston, $218,878 in Dallas, and $123,179 in San Francisco7. Additionally, the carbon footprint is reduced by well over one million pounds of CO2.
The continual increase in the cost of energy and the impact that buildings place on our global environment has forced everyone to more closely scrutinize energy consumption of their facilities. Engineers and architects have already discovered many efficiency improvements with mechanical equipment and appliances used in lab animal buildings, but have largely overlooked a substantial and easily-obtained energy savings.
The use of advanced analysis tools, such as CFD, can lead to optimal ventilation distribution design, improvement of indoor air quality, and at least a 25% reduction in operating cost. Additional savings are available through capital cost reductions for smaller HVAC equipment and potential savings through reduced building infrastructure. Air distribution optimisation, when combined with other sustainable design strategies, begin to steer our buildings toward the goal of a zero carbon footprint.
Scott Reynolds, MS, PE is the founder and manager of the CAES Group of M/E Engineering, PC. He has been in the field of CFD since 1988 and has modeled over 500 projects worldwide in that timeframe. The CAES Group, M/E Engineering PC., 441 S. Salina St, Suite 702, Syracuse NY 13202; (315) 218-9569; email@example.com; www.meengineering.com/CAES.asp
Eric Joesten, PE, LEED AP, is the Director of Mechanical Engineering for the Architectural/Engineering Firm EwingCole, specializing in mechanical systems for animal research facilities. He has designed the HVAC systems serving over 1 million sq.ft of vivarium space for a variety of private and government sector clients. EwingCole, Architects, Engineers, Planners, 100 North 6th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19106; (215) 625-4491; firstname.lastname@example.com; www.ewingcole.com
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Pravda to Americans: Never Give Up Your Guns
Under the Tsar, Russia was one of the most heavily armed societies on earth. (Zinnfigur)
Pravda warns Americans today, "Never give up your guns."
These days, there are few few things to admire about the socialist, bankrupt and culturally degenerating USA, but at least so far, one thing remains: the right to bare arms and use deadly force to defend one's self and possessions.
This will probably come as a total shock to most of my Western readers, but at one point, Russia was one of the most heavily armed societies on earth. This was, of course, when we were free under the Tsar. Weapons, from swords and spears to pistols, rifles and shotguns were everywhere, common items. People carried them concealed, they carried them holstered. Fighting knives were a prominent part of many traditional attires and those little tubes criss crossing on the costumes of Cossacks and various Caucasian peoples? Well those are bullet holders for rifles.
Various armies, such as the Poles, during the Смута (Times of Troubles), or Napoleon, or the Germans even as the Tsarist state collapsed under the weight of WW1 and Wall Street monies, found that holding Russian lands was much much harder than taking them and taking was no easy walk in the park but a blood bath all its own. In holding, one faced an extremely well armed and aggressive population Hell bent on exterminating or driving out the aggressor.
This well armed population was what allowed the various White factions to rise up, no matter how disorganized politically and militarily they were in 1918 and wage a savage civil war against the Reds. It should be noted that many of these armies were armed peasants, villagers, farmers and merchants, protecting their own. If it had not been for Washington's clandestine support of and for the Reds, history would have gone quite differently.
Moscow fell, for example, not from a lack of weapons to defend it, but from the lieing guile of the Reds. Ten thousand Reds took Moscow and were opposed only by some few hundreds of officer cadets and their instructors. Even then the battle was fierce and losses high. However, in the city alone, at that time, lived over 30,000 military officers (both active and retired), all with their own issued weapons and ammunition, plus tens of thousands of other citizens who were armed. The Soviets promised to leave them all alone if they did not intervene. They did not and for that were asked afterwards to come register themselves and their weapons: where they were promptly shot.
Of course being savages, murderers and liars does not mean being stupid and the Reds learned from their Civil War experience. One of the first things they did was to disarm the population. From that point, mass repression, mass arrests, mass deportations, mass murder, mass starvation were all a safe game for the powers that were. The worst they had to fear was a pitchfork in the guts or a knife in the back or the occasional hunting rifle. Not much for soldiers…
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If you thought that the small business health insurance exchange would be fully working Friday, prepare for some disappointment. On Tuesday, while testifying at a House hearing, Marilyn Tavenner, the head of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the government agency implementing the federally run health insurance exchanges, said that the Small Business Health Options exchanges would be functional "at the end of November."
It is not clear, however, that Ms. Tavenner's timetable represents a delay, although both BloombergBusinessWeek and the Washington Post characterized it that way. In late September, the administration announced that the small-business exchanges, known as SHOP exchanges, would debut Oct. 1 with limited functions. Businesses would only be able to register and "get an overview of available plans and premiums in their area," as a news release from the Department of Health and Human Services put it. Actually enrolling in a plan would only be possible over the phone.
The press release said that the federal SHOP exchanges would be fully functional "in November," not on Nov. 1. In a briefing that afternoon at the White House, administration press secretary Jay Carney twice also said online comparison shopping would begin "in November."
But he also twice pegged the starting date as Nov. 1—though once he qualified this with "as I understand it"—and that's where the confusion lies.
Nonetheless, at least one critic of the law has seized on Ms. Tavenner's testimony. "As if small businesses didn't have enough to deal with in an uncertain economy, they now must find time to comply with the maze of health law regulations and requirements, and figure out when the Small Business Health Options Program will actually be available for them," said Rep. Sam Graves, the Missouri Republican who chairs the House Small Business Committee, in a Wednesday press release. "This law's rocky enrollment rollout is creating more stress and uncertainty for many Americans and small businesses, and this latest confusion adds to a growing list of frustrations."
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The landscape of small-business health insurance
Whatever political positioning this statement may represent, Mr. Graves raises a valid point: businesses seeking coverage for Jan. 1 must enroll by Dec. 15. And if "by the end of November" Ms. Tavenner means Nov. 30, then, as Mr. Graves pointed out, "small businesses could have as little as 16 days to enroll in SHOP plans."
Chris Jennings, deputy assistant to the president for health policy, said that the administration had not articulated a date for the full SHOP introduction apart from Mr. Carney's remarks at the news conference. But he seemed to acknowledge that the date had been recalibrated. Ms. Tavenner's time frame, he said, reflected the administration's pledge, made last week, that the healthcare.gov website will be "fully functioning for the vast majority of people" by the end of November.
Mr. Jennings insisted that while "SHOP is a very high priority" for the administration, the Jan. 1 coverage date is not as crucial here as in the individual market, because the SHOP exchanges are open for enrollment all year. Many small businesses have policies that begin on other dates, and in any event, companies "can opt into SHOP and opt out of their current coverage at any of the time of the year — they can just stop paying the premiums on their existing policy." But, he added, "I don't want to minimize this; we want it up as quickly as possible."
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The Glass Menagerie
Why did Tom say "Blow out you candles laura for nowadays the world is lit by lightning"?
The end of the play is very interesting. I think light is a symbol of hope,but why should laura blow out her candles since her hope "Jim" was gone maybe it is to say Goodbye to the audiance but it still confusing blowing out the candles just because the world is lit. what is the relashionship between the candle and the light found in the world


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4-H Leadership Newsletters and Materials, 1935-44, 1946-57, 1965- | University of Illinois Archives
Series Number: 8/3/843
Acquired: 9/63; 5/69
Volume: 3.3 cubic feet
Subjects (links to similar materials)
Available for use at:
|Service Location
|Room 146 Main Library, Prior Request Preferred
Description: Duplicated letters to county leaders of 4-H Clubs, including "Timely Topics for 4-H Leaders" (1935-43, 1946-50); "News `n' Views for 4-H Girls and Leaders" (1938-39); "To Girls 4-H Leaders and Members" and letters "To 4-H Home Economics Club Leaders and Members" (1940-44); "4-H Letters for Local Leaders from State 4-H Staff" (1950-66); "Emphasis on 4-H" (1965-71); Illinois Extension Advisers 4-H Newsletter (1971-78); "Cooperative Extension Service 4-H News" (1978- ); "Leadership and Staff Development Notes" (1976- ); "4-H Leader Forums and Conferences" (1977- ); "IFEC 4-H Committee Minutes" (1977- ); Correspondence and materials containing suggestions for projects; program and guidance aids; instructions on reporting activities of local organizations; leadership recognition and junior leaders conference brochures and programs (1969- ) and Illinois Awards Program, guidelines and certificates (1965- ). The series includes material on work with low income youth and families; "Leader Development Resource Notes"; "Volunteer Staff Development"; "Helping You Help Youth" and "Winning Behavior Skills."ÃÂ Includes Series L, LA, LC, LE.


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KINGS COUNTY – Kings County is moving forward with a coordinated strategy for responding to emergency and disaster situations on a regional level.
Kentville, Berwick, Kings County and now Wolfville have each signed on again for the Regional Emergency Measures Organization, which will see Dan Stovel as its new coordinator starting April 1, 2018.
The organization's aim is to not only use a regional approach at minimizing the impact of a disaster on citizens, preserving safety and health and keeping essential services flowing, but also reach out to community members to get them thinking ahead of time on how to best prepare, and what resources to watch for.
"We're looking at sending releases out in April for the hurricane season, for example," he said.
Not just the big disasters
The name is one people in the area may recognize – this is because the REMO initiative was first organized in 2006, when the four municipal bodies first signed on.
After things failed to move forward, emergency planning stuck to a municipal level, until the matter was brought forward again at a November meeting of mayors and chief accounting officers.
Outreach methods are still in the works until the coordinating position officially launches in April. Until his new appointment, Stovel will continue working as the emergency response coordinator for Wolfville, a job he's held since 2014.
This position is not just for addressing high profile hurricanes, winter storms and floods, according to the soon-to-be coordinator.
"Large community gatherings, from music festivals to community events like 2015's Rogers Hockey Hometown held in Wolfville, each have contingency plans – things like shelters and evacuation routes – in place to use should an emergency occur," he said.
Outreach key to new strategy
Potential disasters, such as rising sea levels and ocean-side communities like Halls Harbour, are other areas of focus for the organization.
Stovel will continue working with the province's Emergency Management Office and meeting with other regional coordinators as April approaches.
Outreach strategies like releases, town hall meetings and a new website will be announced in April as Stovel starts his work at the regional level.
"It's really about that regional, collaborative approach, and that's what this will bring to the table," he said.


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NTT DATA Indonesia helps clients innovate across all phases of the application lifecycle. Our Application Development and Management services combine technical and business expertise with client insight to develop solutions to optimize value for your business.
Our vendor-agnostic approach, supported by a robust set of methodologies and frameworks, maximizes your return on investment.


text: I've been noticing a trend starting with Armada. Armada toys were brickish simple designs. With acceptable paint apps. Every series after Armada ramped up the design complexity. And the paint apps held... until the movie toys. With the movie toys we have amazingly complex designs with moving parts and sculpting out the wazoo. We also have the first sign of severe no-no's like unpainted hubcaps. The whole thing seems to have culminated in Universe Prowl and Ironhide. Both are creative and involved molds with almost zero paint, and the paint that is there is ugly at best. Not to mention Prowl's paint stays tacky. Deluxe TFs have been $10 for a number of years. If anything inflation should have pushed that price up. Add in the mind-bending engineering they're trying to pull off and it seems like the well just ran dry for the paint. What do you think? Time to raise the price?


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Are you a busy parent and "techie"? Do you change diapers and blog, build apps and warm bottles, take kids to soccer practice and run your own startup?
You may want to join our group: Baltimore Tech Parents. We're on Facebook and Meetup.com.
Last night, the Baltimore Tech Parents held its inaugural happy hour meetup, at Heavy Seas Alehouse in the city. It was a pretty good turnout for a first event -- 15 or so people showed up.
The guest speakers were Jay Steinmetz, CEO and founder of Barcoding Inc., and Mia Redrick, a "mom strategist", author, blogger and vlogger.


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Seeing Red: Bookbuilders of Boston Interns at the John J. Burns Library
Jen O'Brien '13 and Juliette San Fillipo '13, Bookbuilders of Boston scholarship recipients, have been working as interns at the John J. Burns Library this semester. Bookbuilders of Boston, a non-profit organization founded in 1937, has a membership representing all areas of the book industry: editing, design, production, manufacturing, and marketing. This organization created a scholarship fund to support, encourage, and promote publishing-related education. Participating educational institutions, such as Boston College, award the scholarships to students who plan to pursue careers in publishing anticipating that, upon graduation, they will contribute their knowledge and unique talent to the field.
|Juliette San Fillipo
|Jen O'Brien
Juliette and Jen were an excellent fit for this program; they already have strong backgrounds in publication through campus organizations such as: The Heights, Elements, Laughing Medusa, and Stylus. Their time in the Burns Library has been filled with training by colleagues in all departments, and includes a major assignment issued by Bridget Burke, Associate University Librarian for Special Collections. This article is focused on the conservation department portion of the students' training, the "My Book" project, and the collaboration with the Boston College Integrated Sciences Cleanroom and Nanofabrication Facility.
The "My Book" project was envisioned as a format for the two students to learn about historic book structure in an engaged wayeach was assigned a particular book to study and describe in a paper as they learned the process of making a hand-crafted book. Jen O'Brien had already been working as a Burns Library aide prior to her selection as a Bookbuilders of Boston intern, so her interest in 16th century books bound in pigskin was known. Her book, titled Compendium Manualis D. Navarri, was printed in 1593 and is bound in pigskin. Juliette San Fillipo has a deep interest in sustainable living and re-purposed materials, so she was given a book with a "re-cycled" medieval manuscript as the cover, titled Appendix ad Grammaticum Proteum de Alphonsi de Vargas. Both students were given book history reading assignments, met with Barbara, the conservator, to discuss the structure of their books, and then wrote papers outlining their findings.
Jen and Juliette, in addition to receiving instruction in the conservation lab, also spent considerable time with David Richtmyer, Rare Books Librarian and Senior Cataloger, learning rare book cataloging and early printing processes, thereby rounding out their knowledge of the assigned books. They did an excellent job of researching historic books, but were also eager to find out facts specific to their books. Their books, as well as an 18th century book in the process of being repaired in the lab, all had in common some sort of red pigment on their surfaces. Juliette's book has bold red initial letters on the vellum leaf covering it, Jen's book has deep red colored residue on the leather, and the 18th century book has some bright red lettering. Their interest was also piqued by a red ink recipe in the 18th century book. Was it used to create the red color of the lettering? The surest way to know the chemical makeup of these red pigments was to do materials analysis. Dr. Greg McMahon, Multibeam FIB/SEM Research Associate at the Boston College Integrated Sciences Cleanroom and Nanofabrication Facility, had collaborated with the Burns Library conservation department on other book history projects and graciously aided it again.
Jen and Juliette brought extremely tiny samples of the three red pigments to the Cleanroom, suited up in protective gear (special clothing to prevent harm to the delicate equipment and samplesafter all, since the samples were about the size of a few flecks of dust, we did not want to confuse 16th-18th century ink particles with 21st century dust). Through observing Dr. McMahon as he conducted the materials analysis procedure, they learned about scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Briefly, in scanning electron microscopy, a beam of finely focused electrons is scanned in an x-y fashion across the sample, and the magnitude of the various signals produced at each rastered point can be used to form the image and provide information about the chemistry of the sample within that micro- or nano-region. Therefore, the resolution of the image is dependent on the diameter of the electron beam scanning the sample, rather than a set of lenses as in an optical microscope or camera. In the case of the equipment in the Boston College cleanroom, the resolution is roughly 1.5 nm under ideal conditions. For the operating parameters necessitated by the types of samples that Jen and Juliette brought, it was closer to 5 nm for this study. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy relies on the fact that as the energetic electron beam scans the sample, it is capable of ejecting electrons from inner shell atomic orbitals. This results in an electron transition from the next outer shell, whereby an electron falls to fill the vacancy resulting from the ejected electron, and resulting in the emission of a characteristic X-ray (and X-ray energy) which can be used to identify the atomic element from which it was emitted. Using these techniques, we were able to image and analyze the fine specks of ink that Jen and Juliette brought to the lab.
A SEM image from one of the flecks of Juliette's samples of ink from Appendix ad Grammaticum Proteum de Alphonsi de Vargas is shown in Figure 1.
The area outlined by the pink box represents the region where we performed X-ray analysis. The resulting X-ray spectrum is shown in Figure 2. Here, the x- or horizontal axis represents the energy of the detected X-ray in keV, and the y- or vertical axis represents the number of those X-rays detected.
Carbon (C) and oxygen (O) are frequently found in many materials, but most interesting are the mercury (Hg) and sulfur (S) peaks. The identification of strong peaks from both mercury and sulfur is an indication of the presence of the pigment vermillion in the sample - a red pigment known to be in frequent use at the time (and before) this particular "recycled" cover was made.
Jen's book also showed the presence of strong Hg and S peaks, indicating the use of vermillion, but also of other interesting materials such as barium sulfide, which may have been used as a pigment, but may also have been used to treat the pig's hide.
Finally, the lettering on the manuscript Barbara had been working on was also definitively vermillion. So although this manuscript gave a recipe for a red ink made of organic materials (containing Alum which would have easily been spotted), the red ink used in the manuscript was clearly vermillion. In all of the samples analyzed, the sulfide mineral known as cinnabar would have produced the red color for the vermillion pigment.
The results that Dr. McMahon determined using the Cleanroom equipment came as a surprise to the students because the three reds appeared, to the human eye, to be entirely different shades of red and therefore could have been made from different materials. Without the materials analysis, they would have had to identify the reds visually and by investigating what materials would have been available historically. The ink for 18th century lettering might have been assumed to have been made from the recipe in that book. The Cleanroom visit helped the interns to learn to investigate using all methods available; the library, in this case, served to make the connection.
At Boston College the Bookbuilders of Boston interns, Jen O'Brien and Juliette San Fillipo, had a unique library training experience. While assisting with all the Burns Library staff, the interns learned the daily workings of a special collections library. The conservation department, in assigning them the "My Book" project, gave them the opportunity to learn historic book structure by focusing on one book intensively while using the library's resources. The collaboration with the Boston College Integrated Sciences Cleanroom and Nanofabrication Facility allowed Juliette and Jen to learn specific details about their books and enhanced their "My Book" project in a meaningful way. So that a wider audience can share in greater detail what the students learned, their papers are posted on the Burns Library Blog.


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Experience the DIS
The Department of International Studies is a special place.
The Department of International Studies is a special place. It provides a unique opportunity to study international politics, international economics, sustainability and culture in a challenging and nurturing environment. Being a future-oriented department, the DIS offers a wide range of courses that provide both theoretical understanding and practical know-how. All classes of the DIS are taught in English, by Western professors, in a style similar to American universities. Class sizes in the department are small allowing for a great deal of individual attention and guidance to students. Students who take full advantage of our unique program can truly go where they want to go and be what they want to be.
The DIS is not an English learning department – we are an English using department. Students who join us here are expected to have high-intermediate or advanced skills using English. Our professors are all Western educators who believe that critical thinking and English language skills are the most important tools for a student's success beyond university.
The DIS aims to create a new generation of 21st century leaders, and we strive to make sure each student reaches his or her full academic potential. If you have skills in English and an interest in the world around you, why don't you join us here in the Department of International Studies?


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 8th Aug 2012 22:29 UTC
The future of GNOME - an interesting subject. GNOME 3 has been out and about for a while, and it hasn't exactly been a smashing success. One of the efforts to take GNOME to the next level is what the team refers to as GNOME OS - but in reality, it's a set of improvements to GNOME that are just as interesting to GNOME-the-desktop-environment.
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moving ahead?
by stolennomenclature on Thu 9th Aug 2012 06:36 UTC
In what sense is Gnome 3 "moving ahead"? Moving backwards or moving sideways i can understand, but ahead? How is taking functionality out and making the software less useful moving ahead? Or is the assumption that people are getting more and more stupid and need their software to be dumbed down to suit? Gnome 3 is the "sesame street" version of a Gnome. Good for kids, but what do adults do with it?


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Thank you so much for joining us for Episode 26. Today is Wednesday, 2/18/15
What We're Wearing:
* Brianne is wearing a cowl made out of her first handspun yarns
The calendar app Brianne uses is called Cozi and it is AMAZING!!!
Please Be Our Guest!!! Today someone has chosen to Dance with Brianne... it's the very brave Kristy K (CroKnitGurl), who hosts the Bluegrass Spinner Podcast
What We're Knitting:
* Linda is knitting Something Red sweater
* Brianne is knitting the Featherweight cardigan, House Cup socks and Sockhead Hat.
Bags we used: Stitched by Sasha, Chicken Soup Designs, Thirty-One Gifts
What Came Off The Needles:
* Linda finished Mama Cowl, a crocheted infinity scarf turned into a cowl by starting with only 120 chains. Designed by Nerri Pango. Also finished Cade cap by Heidi May. Both crocheted in Cascade 220 Color 2442. Also completed Handy Hearts from Handspun!
* Brianne finished a cowl made out of her first handspun yarns! The yarn is BFL.
* Linda made Cocoon Yarn and spun art yarn from Rolags. Instructions from "A Spinners Book of Yarn Designs" by Sarah Anderson.
* Brianne finished the second half of the green Malabrigo merino.
Gilding The Lily:
* Brianne received a lovely swap package from Stephanie (HotPinkSocks) and included was some Falkland wool along with some other fun things! Thank you so much, Stephanie!
It's a Good Thing!:
* Brianne and Linda both love knitting friends, near and far, on the Internet or in real life
* Choose Joy!
Winner is #12 wizzknits - Johnny. She said:
"The way I choose joy is when driving in the car and others may be self consumed and forget to turn on their signal or cut me off, I simply say to myself "I've probably have done that before or I may do that and want forgiveness".
I also choose joy when I go to work by not complaining and being happy I have been blessed with a job."
She won the skein of TurtleMade yarn and stitch markers!
* Whip Through Your WIPs
For the rest of January and February we're going to be focusing on wrangling our Works In Progress (WIP) into submission. You can do that in two ways. 1) You can finish the project. 2) You can unravel (aka: rip out) the project.
You may only have one post in this thread but as many projects as you like inside of that post. Just keep editing it to add projects!
Please provide a link to your Ravelry project page for this project, as well as provide a picture. We want to keep this fair for everyone!
This thread will close on February 28th and the winner will be chosen by Random Number Generator on March 1st. Mama Linda and I will be WIPing along with you, but we are not eligible for the prize, which is a beautiful cable needle from Wolfe Farms
*March is for Matching"
In the Month of March we are going to knit something that is inspired by something that someone else has knit! You can knit something in the same pattern, color, yarn... any way that you can match it then you can count it as part of this knitalong!
We are going to have a contest thread and a chatter thread open in the Ravelry group. Please only post your finished objects in the contest thread and make sure that you have a link to your Ravelry project page for the project you're submitting.
The contest thread will close on March 31st and the winner will be chosen by Random Number Generator on April 1st. Mama Linda and I will be Matching along with you but will not be eligible for the prize, which is a pattern of your choice on Ravelry that costs $10 or less.
Bless your Heart:
And I command you today: Love GOD, your God. Walk in his ways. Keep his commandments, regulations, and rules so that you will live, really live, live exuberantly, blessed by GOD, your God, in the land you are about to enter and possess.
Deuteronomy 30:16 (The Message)


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MINOOKA — More than 200 families attended Minooka Intermediate School's fifth annual Family Learning Night on Thursday, April 11. This year's theme was "A Night Under the Stars," so students and their families explored astronomy, as well as the wilderness.
Families were able to choose from 15 astronomy and wilderness-themed activities. One of the students' favorite activities was creating a fossil caste. Students had to follow directions to carefully complete their experiment.
Another popular activity was camping survival, in which families had to determine which survival items were most essential if ever stranded in the wilderness. Students also had the chance to put their creativity on display, as they created nature paintings and dream catchers.
Families were also treated to a few special presentations that focused on astronomy and the wilderness. Professor Art Maurer of Joliet Junior College helped students examine the solar system. He also gave families some helpful tips on how to choose the best telescopes.
By far the most talked about event of the evening was the presentation given by Big Wolf Run Ranch owner John Basile. John shared five of the ranch's most popular creatures: a skunk, a woodchuck, a porcupine, a coyote and a wolf. Families learned about how the animals were rescued, as well as tips on how to keep other animals in the wilderness safe.
Upon finishing activities, students entered a raffle to win prizes donated by local businesses. Families won meal deals to McDonalds, The Shrimp Barn, Fat Boyz Pizza and Stuff, and TCBY. Also raffled off were passes and gift certificates to Haunted Trails, Raging Waves, Skateland, Family Video and CPX Paintball Park.
Students were treated to McDonald's ice cream sundaes, which were purchased by the Minooka Intermediate School/Junior High School Parent Teacher Organization. The Minooka Intermediate School Choir also dazzled the Family Learning Night audience with a performance of "Fireflies."


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Baltimore City and Baltimore County have reiterated their refusals to compromise on changes to the Reservoir Watershed Protection Agreement, prompting Carroll Commissioner Donald I. Dell to say he will negotiate with elected officials only.
Dell wants the agreement reworded to allow Carroll County leeway for industrial development near Liberty Reservoir. He is trying to schedule a session with Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley, and he met recently with Baltimore County Executive C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger, who referred the commissioner to his environmental staff.
Dell said Friday that he is not interested in meeting with administrators.
"Staffs' minds are made up," Dell said. "Why fool around with them, batting us back and forth? We need to meet with elected officials."


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A Randomized Phase-II Study of Patients With Locally Advanced Gastric of Gastro-Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Treated With Induction Irinotecan/Cisplatin, Potentially Curative Surgery With or Without Adjuvant Intraperitoneal Floxuridine, Followed by Prolonged Administration of Capecitabine
A previous Phase-II trial conducted by the same principle investigator(s), utilizing
preoperative chemotherapy and intraperitoneal consolidation, was conducted in patients with
locally advanced, potentially resectable gastric cancer or cancer of the gastro-esophageal
junction (GEJ), both staged as T3N0, T4N0, any TN1 or TN2 disease. The data suggest that
for patients with locally advanced gastric or GEJ cancer, systemic induction therapy,
curative surgery with high Ro resection rates, and IP adjuvant therapy, has acceptable
toxicity and encouraging survival outcome. The Medical Research Council Adjuvant Gastric
Infusional Chemotherapy (MAGIC) trial has also shown that perioperative chemotherapy -
chemotherapy given both before and after surgery - can provide a significant survival
The investigators hypothesize that adjuvant intraperitoneal salvage of cancer
micrometastatic residues after surgery contributes to disease-free survival. The goal of
this trial is to determine whether IP Floxuridine, added to adjuvant postoperative
chemotherapy, prolongs patient's survival. This will be tested during the randomized
open-label trial.
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Number of Patients With One-year Recurrence-free Survival
This is defined as the patients who did not have recurrence of cancer at 1 year since the start of induction chemotherapy.
1 year
Franco Muggia, MD
Principal Investigator
New York University School of Medicine
United States: Food and Drug Administration
May 2008
September 2012
|Norris Cancer Center
|Los Angeles, California 90033
|Bellevue Hospital
|New York, New York 10016
|NYU Cancer Center
|New York, New York 10016


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Darwin Was Our Friend
I want to find the answers
But don't know the questions
I want to see the beauty
From those who have left us
I want to feel the lightness
Up against the darkness
I want to see the senseless
And make some sense of it
Because the world today is darker
It's subtle but it's lighter
Because one of our friends
Is no longer among us.
Darwin went too early
I still didn't know him
And now for all of us
Our hearts have been broken
And he was the fixer
To so many on this journey
And he was the comfort
To so many worries
A puzzle piece left there
Just sitting on the table
With no place to put it
Our minds are unable
Religion is a kindness
Religion is the journey
Religion is learning
Even while we're filled with worry
And people come to help us
No matter how they find us
And there are certain people
Who find a way to bind us
And when they are no longer
How can that make us stronger?
And when they are no longer…
We pray to be stronger.
Darwin was a leader
Darwin was a maker
Darwin was a giver
Darwin was a taker
Darwin was our friend
But Darwin is no longer
We will greatly miss him
Darwin was a friend.
Darwin was my friend....
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